The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-19 00:00:00

9 -------- 2sth —Brer.-asai. E. Lugarcl, from 31st F., to he capt, rive L'Es %raw., who each. 314 p.—Capt. n. P. L'Estrange, from nth F., to be cap.., vice Login!, w ho exch. 34th E.—Phut. M. O. Best to be djt., vice Bombe, who rca. the milutancy 4 4 t h p,—Aseist..aurg. E. Robertson, M.D., from 69th F., to be ,i ce yurral, prom. on the stsff. 4;th F.—Capt. G. T. Evans, from 74th F., to be rapt., vice Patton, who each. 34g, p. —E. J. Mathias to be ens., without par., vice Marriott, app. quartermaster. 614 F.—Lieut. C. It. Richardson, from G2d F., to be lieut., vice . martasell, who exch. R~p.—Lieut. It. Ilaunsell, from Gist F., to be li eut., rice Richard . leh• 640 p.—C. U. Shuttleworth to be ens., by pur., vice Daring, app. to tar Coldstream F. Gds. 69th F.—To be captains, without purehaoe.—Lleut. G. Losaek, and p e at W. J. 11.311'14.0d Moore. To be lieutenanta, without purchase.-- Lieut. F. G. W. Fearon, from Mth Y. ; Em. G. H. E,1111.• ; and Ens. D . fl a nge, rice Losack. To be ensigns, without purchase.—l. Behan; C. Gilbome ;R. Fitzgeral d , vim Evans; and O. Costhupe, via Dunne. To be Assistant-Surgeon.-3ssist.-Surg. R. V. George, hail, from 3d W. I. Rept., vice llobertson, prom. in 44th F. 1.--otpt. W. D. I'. Patton, from 47th Y., to be rapt., vice Enrl4, who nett. Bah 1. -Ens. R. C. Gordon to be lieut., without pair., vice Bottle, usu. .rterniaster ; quartermaster-Sem. R. Crawford to be ens., • kastim ; Lieut G. Itodle to be quartermaster, vice Hayes, the. Pith F.—}Mir. D. O'Brien to be lieut., without pur., vice WOmn, dee. 24 W. I. ktegt. —Ens. T. P. Wright to be lieut., without pur., vice paw, dee. To be Ensigns, without purcluise. —Serj -MaJor P. miLeuglitin, from Coventry recruiting distriet, vice Dagg, prom.; and W. 11. P. sttighan, vice Wright. 3d W. I. Regt.—A. Lkinc.annts, M.D., tobeamist.giurg., vice George, app. to 6tala. Sena. —Beer. Lieut-Ccd. H. Havelock, of 534 F., to be dep. adjt.- gen, to her Majesty's furors serving at Bolutuy, vice Lieut--Col. kutin, dee.; Veterinary-Stag. C. Brett, from 12th L. Drug., to be veterinary-surg. to the cavalry deudt at Maidstone, vice Black, dec. lloserrat STMT. --Surg. D. Murray, M.D., from 44th F., to be staff surf. of the first class, vice C. Q. Palmer, who ret. upon h..p. THE REGISTRATIONS. CrrY OF LONDON.—Mr. Arnold made considerable in the livery lists yesterday ; those from " inn ?2Teer:a" to " silk-throwers," in alphabetical order, havicg been disposed of. The following was the only noticeable case Thomas Pickford, of Mortimer-terrace, Kentish Town, had been objected to by both aides, on the ground that he was dead ; but, much to the surprise of all parties, be gave vital proof to the contrary, by appearing in court. Raving thus established his vote, he claimed costs from both parties. It was contended by Mr. Charles Shaw, fist the Tories, that the costs ought to be confined to the expenses actually incurred. Mr. Arnold said that was clearly not the intention of the statute, as the costs were limited to 205., and in many eases that sum could not be an actual compensation. He had no right to make any inquiry as to the expenses of a party, but he had a discretion as to ordering leas than 20s. r. Shaw referred to a contrary decision by Mr. Espinasse, at Hertford ; but ultimately an order was made in favour of Mr. Pickfuril fur 10s. on each party. The result of the three days' revision are as follows :-613 Liberal, 80 Tory, and 53 double objectless were sustained; whilst 91 Liberal, 288 Tony, and 21 double objections failed or were withdrawn. Three Liberal claims were sestained. Tito remainder of the liviry lists will be gone through to-day. Oa Monday the householders' lists will be commenced, but the court will confine itself to one ward, that of Aldengate Within and Without. MARYLEBONE.—Yesterday the first sitting for the ision of voters in this borough was held before 1). C. Boylan, Esq., the revising-barrister. The Conservative party was represented by Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Ivimey end Mr. Allen appeared to watch the proceedings on the part of the Liber ils. The number of claims and ()ejections ore as follows :—ln the parish of Mars lebone : claims, 6; objections, 610. In St. Pancras: claims, 101; objections, .)26. In Paddington: claims, 10; objections, 81. The objections re taken by the Conservative side alone, none being brought forward by the Liberals. The list of objections fur the parish of Marylebone were partly gone through, and cost of them were sustained. No ease of any importance everted, and the Court adjourned to this day. PROVINCIAL.—NORTH I)unnam.—R. Mathews, Isq., the barrister appointei to revise the lists of v' tees for the county of Durham and the boroughs therein, opened his court at the city of Durham on Tuesday last. Mr. Colon, the secretary of the North Durham Reform Registration Society, appeared on behalf of the Liberals and Free-traders; Mr. Tiplady, for the lion. 11. T. Liddell; and Mr. Stafford for the Marquis of Londonderry and Lord Seaham. Both sections of the 'fury party, although °Freed to each other, are equally strenuous in their opposition to the votes of the Free-traders. The following was the result cf the revision for Durham polling district:—Objections made by the Liberals, 70; objections made by the Tories, 39: total, 109. Tho Liberals sustained fifty-three objections and failed in fifteen. Two of the Liberal objections stand over for final adjudica tion. The Tories sustained twenty-two objections, and failed in seventeen. Majority in favour of the Liberals thirty one. The result of the revision has not been so favourable to the Liberal party fur several years. LivEttrooi..—On Tuesday, the court was opened in the Sessions House, before T. S. Brandreth, Esq. The business was not proceeded with until Wednesday, when the claims and objections in the out-townships of Bretton, Kirkdale, West Derby, and Toxteth-park, were taken. Mr. Bretbcr ton, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Reform party, and Mr. Bremner for the Tories. On Wednesday the Refotmers succeeded in striking off 200 from tho lint fur the out-towe ships. Yesterday, the claims and objections for the borough were proceeded with, when the Reformers struck off sub ject to an appeal, from want of sufficient proof of service. PUBLIC BATUS AND WASII-110USES IN ST. MAR TIN'S PARlBll.—Yesterday, a meeting was held in the vestry roost of St. Martin's-in-the Fields, for the especial purpose of determining whether the Act for providing baths and wash-houses for the poor should be adopted in this parish. The chair was occupied by Sir Henry Duckenfield, who strenuously advocated the measure, and its immediate adoption by the parish. The greatest praise was due to Lord Courtenay, Sir G. Grey, and Mr. B. Hawes, who had brought the measure forward, and to the Government for supporting it. Two-thirds of the votes of the meeting would be required to carry the measure, and the Government would advance the funds, which would be repaid in twenty years, a twentieth of the principal being paid off every year, with the interest. The arrangements would ha independent of the Poor Law Commissiouers, and every year two auditors would be appointed to examine the accounts ; and he had nu doubt that a considerable surplus would accrue to the poor's rate every year. The lowness of the prices would enable all to avail themselves of the convenience, and the clothing of the poor could be purified so perfectly and cheaply that, in fact, the measure would prove a universal benefit, and one which would elevate the moral and social condition of the poor. Mr. Hall proposed, and Mr. Staunton seconded, a resolution, to the effect that the measure be adopted in this narish at once. Mr. Cobbett, Chairman of the Board of Guardians. said the guardians were most anxious that the measure should be adopted. Dr. Bainbridge. and other parishioners, supported the resolution which was put from the chair, and carried without a dissentient. The meeting then broke up. THE ST. P.tNCRAS ADJOURNED OFFICIAL INVEs- TlGkrtos.—Yesterday afternoon the directors and guardians of the in of St. Pancras, assembled, pursuant to adjourn ment, n the board-room of the workhouse, for the purpose of further investigating the recent charges against them at an inquest held by Mr. T. Wakley, M.P. on the Bth and 9th inst. Mr. C. E. Wagstaff, junior churchwarden, was in the ehair.—Mr. Harrison, one of the district surgeons, stated that upon looking at the dietary as it now stands, there could not be much objection to it, provided the things were of proper quality. lie (witness) thought, however, that even the refractory paupers ought not to be disallowed animal food entirely. With regard to the milk porridge, if it were good he did not consider it was insufficient ; but, on the contrary, if it were imperfect, then it was decidedly not enough. He had heard that the milk porridge was very thin ; that one quart of dairy milk was applied to six quarts of oatmeal. —A Director : Yes, that is right.—Witnees : Then it would not be milk porridge at all, but water gruel. (Laughter.) If refractory paupers were kept for a week on the dieta-y of the workhouse without meat while in a sound state of health, they would be all the worse for it when out--I mean unwell; I think it would he decidedly prejudicial. It might not have so severe an effect upon some as it would upon others. —Mr. Howorth I want distinctly to know from vou whether able-hodied refractory poor cannot be deprived of two ounces of meat, allowed them three times a week, with out being injurious to their health ?--Witness: It is in gene ral injurious to health. The " shed" Ido not see so much to complain of; but it is, perhaps, rather too low—Mr. Erasmuth Wilson thought the food excellent diet, with one or two exceptions. If the broth were made a little more pa- Biteable there would be no objection to the living. In answer to a question, put by Mr. Howorth, witness said that the depriving them of the two ounces of meat ought not to be resorted to.—Mr. Harrison: I have seen the "shed," and think it improper and capable of much improvement ; hut still it is not so bad as I had expected to find it. I have just brought a specimen from the walls, which were per. feet!): wet through—that is not a place fit to sleep in. Some of the damp plaster from off the walls was here banded round the court. Similar testimony was given by the other medical men.—Mr. Thomas H. Cooper, the house surgeon, said that it was written in the dietary table that each individnal had four ounces of mutton, whereas a consi derable portion of that was mere fat, and bond fide they did not get any thing like the expressed quantity. If the diet were carried out, it would be quite sufficient fi r the poor. He had fe and from time to time diseases which probably did arise from the confined situation.—A long and desultory dis evince: here ensued ; after which, the Board adjourned to Taer day next. IIrACTs FOR THE FRIENDS OF NATIONAL EDUCA- Vton.—lt was stated in the first annual report of the Ragged School Union, that the number of children who were with- eat education of any kind in London considerably exceeded 100,00 0. This statement has since been confirmed by a reference to various statistical details. To mention one or • Spitalfields and Bethnal Green, out of a population of 112,000, it has been lately ascertained (by examination hem house to house) that 16,000 children are without any weans of instruction. In the parish of St Pancras it is reckoned that at least 10,000 out of a population of 140,000 we growing up uneducated. In the annual report of the London City Mission, just published, it is stated that in the district bounded by Portland-place, Oxford-street, Great Marylehone-street, Thayer-street, and James-street, out'' of 652 families of the poor, 312 adults could not r ead; and 447 children went to no school.--In ashy Parts of the provinces, matters are no better ; in the Eighth Report of the Town Missionary and Scripture Readers' Society, it is stated that "in Liverpool there are 2 ' 5 ,000 children going to no school whatever ;" while in one street in Bath " out of 320 children only 70 go to school."— Satain, in Wales, it was lately stated by the Rev. Mr. Grif fiths, Principal of the College of Breeknock, that out of 50,000 children who ought to he at school, there were 70 , 0 00 who did not attend any school at all, " while the ra elcrity of those who did, were receiving unytb' good education."--In turning to the youth who swarm our prisons, we find that the return from the Cold Bath Fields !lawn alone for the past year is as follows:—Under twelve years, 83; between twelve and fourteen years, 176; between fourteen and seventeen years, 526; between seventeen and twenty-one years, 1,905: total, 2,690. All of whom are more or less m a state of destitution ; and nearly all without any education whatever, much less any sound moral training. The following fearful statement is contained in the Metro politaa Police Returns for 1845 :—Out of 59,123 taken into custody, there were 15,263 who could neither read nor write; of whom it might be said that the schools of vice had been their only means of instruction. NATIONAL EDUCATION SOCIETT.—The committee of the National Society for romoting the Education of the Pear in the principles of the Eetableihed Church, have re solved on the establishment of two examinations yearly, ana logous to thole in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with a view to impart an additional stimulus to persons pre paring themselves for the office cf schoolmasters. To those who creditably pass, formal eertificstes will be given, and there will beimmediately afterwards an examination of a higher kind, in which candidates who shall have passed the first trial will have an opportunity of showing their profi ciency in any additional branches of knowledge, directly or indirectly useful to an elementary teacher in the exercise of his vocation. For the " pass ' examination, the subject* are to be reading, writing, grammar, the Liturgy and Scrips tures, arithmetic, geography, history, vocal music, and the theory and praciice of teaching. lu the " examination for honours," most stress will be laid ou high proficiency in the branches above enumerated—on 'kill in English composition, the elements of history and philosophy, and knowledge of classics and mathematics. The first examination is to take place in London at Christmas next. —Mooting Post. SINGULAR FRAUD ON TILE RAGGED SCHOOLS. — An ingenious fraud, practised at the Ragged School in Broad way, Westminster, brings to light the eagerness with which admission is sought by some of the benighted children, for whose reception these institutions are intended. hey in curred the expense and trouble of printing admission cards, and forging the signature, being a facsimile of those issued by the superintendent. These were bought by others for a halfpenny each, and gained admission till the forgery was detected. MUNIFICENT &lir END.—A clerical correspondent to the Times writes that he has been offered the chaplaincy of the union-house belonging to six parishes by the local board. The temptation held uut is 134 per annum. HORSERADISH AND STRAWBERRIES. Since the operation of the new tariffs, the variety of imports into this country has very much increased. Fifty bundles of horse radish have been recently brought by a steamer from Ham burg, and the Hannah has arrived at Hull with sixteen casks of strawberries from Prussia. SALE OF OATLANDS PARE.—Yesterday, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane, Messrs. Shuttleworth and Son brought to the hammer in six lots the Oat lands estate, situated in the parishes of Walton and Wey bridge, Surrey, and which was formerly the property of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, having been pur chased from his Grace's trustees in 1824. It consists of a neat villa residence and upwards of twenty-seven acres of pasture land, with garden., orchards, &c., adjoining. The estate is well stocked with timber, and is situated near the South Western Railway. Mr. Peppercorn became the pur -1 chaser of all the lots for 3,2001. BURIALS IN THE !MIDST OF THE METROPOLIS.— The indecencies perpetrated in the Hackney-road, to which the dead of St. Matthew's, Friday-street, were removed so improperly, have again attracted public attention to the sub ject of burial in towns. A correspondent to the Times com municates the following facts, scarcely less revolting than the Friday-street affair : Euon Chapel, Clemente-lane, is entirely surrounded by houses of the pour. The interior consists of two rooms. The lower part or vault, as it is called, is separated from the chapel by a wooden floor, without anything to prevent the unpleasant smells from entering the chapel. Indeed, the floor is so carelessly put together, that the light shines through the crevices. The vault is about 59 feet by '2B feet 8 inches, and about six feet in depth ; so that, at a moderate calculation, it would hold, when quite full, about 1,150 coffins, supposing one-half to be grown persons and the re mainder children. Yet it is stated, from good authority, that more than 10,000 interments hove taken place in it since 1823. How it has been "managed" is a problem which will make an undertaker shake his head and say he cannot tell. It is now closed, I believe, through the instru mentality of Mr. G. A. Walker, a gentleman who deserves great praise for his assiduity in bringing such matters before the public. Another indecent exposure took place on the 11th of October, 1839, at the burial ground behind the Globe-fields chapel, but I tear the particulars would occupy too much of your valuable apace."—We perceive that at a vestry meeting to be held in St. Anne's, Westminster, on Wednesday evening next, a requisition is to be presented, which we subjoin : " We, the umlcrsigned ratepayers, deeply impressed with the ne cessity, from the state of the burial-ground in this churchyard, of pre venting may more interments therein, as injurious to the health ofthe neighbourhood, hereby respectfully request you to convene a public vestry of the parishioners, to consider the propriety of closing the hurea-groung, and to take such other steps as may be deemed fur the interest :And well-being of the niliabitunts." PROGRESS OF THE NEW PALACE.—In the House of Lords, to which, more particularly, attention is now directed, the works ore maiming rapid progress. The ceiling and upper part of the walls are finished, and carvers and joiners ore occupied in every corner of the place in fixing the wainscot fittings, both in the house and lobbies. Those in the former arc most cluborately carved out of the solid, and reflect great credit on the workmen. The decorations will he gorgeous—dazzling. The ceiling, formed into deeply suitic panels, is covered with gold and colours. Under each wall-piece, from principal timbers, is a sculptured canopy and niche, solidly gilt where finished, between which occur the windows, to be tilled with stained glass (six on each side), and compartments for fresco. — The Builder, ARREST ON 31ESNE PROCESS.—A bill, which was printed on Thursday, was laid on the table of the House of Commons at the close of the late session, and ordered to he printed for consideration during the mem., to restore ar rest on mesas promos in civil actions tinder ceruin limita tions. The bill was prepared and brought in by Mr. War burton and Mr. Leader, according to the customary indorse. ment on such mattere ; and by the preamble it is declared that " it has been found, by experience, that the abolition of arrest on mesne prows has greatly increased the expense and difficulty of com:selling the payment of debts, and has enabled debtors to continue to resist their creditors until the greater part of their assets has been wasted or concealed, or distributed amouget favoured creditors, and it is expe dient to restore the power of arrest on means process in civil actions, with prope: precautions to prevent such power from being abused "the evil pointed out by the preamble do I exist, and there has been of late a growing disposition among men conversant with the law of debtor and creditor that the power of arrest in certain cases should he restored, to prevent the waste of property obtained by debtors and to teach them there is such a thing as punishment for their misconduct. By this measure it is proposed that no arrest should take place except by order of the Court of Bank ruptcy ; that no commissioner is to issue an order unless the creditor first swears fully to the particulars of his de mand, nor unless there is a prinstifitele case of debt due, and of two applications having been made for the same. On the debtor bring taken on a writ of tapir's, he is to be bra ight immediately before the commissioner, with liberty to show cause against the arrest, and the commissioner may either discharee the party or order him to find bail. The party arrested may be discharged on the payment of money nro court, or on filing a declaration of insolvency, or a pe tition as an insolvent debtor. The suggestions will probably he considered by the Lord Chancellor, who has promised to give his attention to the law of bankruptcy and insolvency. —Times. OPENING OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TO BAltßlSTEßS.—llitherto no counsel had the privilege of pleading at the bar of the Common Pleas except serjeante at-law ; but an act passed lust session (9 and 10 Viet.. r. 51) abolishes this exclusive privilege, and next term juniors will have right of " audience: The act is unusually cone se. It runs thus:—" Whereas it would tend to the more equal dii tribution and to the consequent despatch of business in the superior courts of common law at Westminster, and would at the same time be greatly for the benefit of the public, if the right of barristers.at-law to practise, plead, and to he heard extended equally to all the said courts; but by reason of the exclusive privilege of eerjeante-at-law to practise, ' plead, and have audience in the Court of Common Pleas at Westminaer during term time, such object cannot he effec ted without the authority of an act of parliament: be it therefore enacted, by the queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament ateembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this act all barristers-at-law, according to their respective rank and seniority, shall and may share and exercise equal rights and privileges of practising, plead ing, and audience iu the said Court of Common Pleas at Westminster with the said serjeants-at-law ; and it shall be lawful for the justices of the said court, or any three of them, of whom the Lord Chief Justice of the said court shall be one, to make rules and orders, and to do all other things necessary for giving effect to this enactment." CLUB CHAMBERS FOR THE MARRIED.—" A Pro fesional Man," a correspondent of The Builder, suggests that a society should he formed to purchase land or houses, upon the site of which a handsome anti commodious build ing should be erected suitable for chambers for married people, each suite of rooms to be complete in itself, and to contain, say two handsome dmwingrooms, communicating with folding doors, a best bedroom and dressing-room, kit chen, and servant's offices. Rents to vary according to situation, from about 50/. to about 150/. per annum (a few sets might be let furnished, at an increased rental), so that persons who are now compelled to mai le in small inconve vient houses in the remote districts of Islington, Pentouville, or Camden-town, shall be enabled to live in handsome apart ments at less expense, and in a better and more central situation. This system is universal on the continent and in Edinburgh, and indeed is very popular in London with bachelors, who find, by combining, they may occupy apart ments at a trifling cost, which would require an income of ten thousand a-year to maintain. FIRE AT ROTFIERIIITIIE.—Yesterday evening, shortly before five o'clock, a fire, by which several hundred pounds worth of property was consumed, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Thomas Knight Tippett, an oil and colourman, 3, Stringer's-row, Lower-road, Rotherhithe. Whilst the proprietor of the building was passing through they kitchen, with a measure containing four gallons of spirite of turpentine, he fell over a chair, and the spirit flowed over the flooring and into the fire-place. In half a minute the apart ment was one immense sheet of flame, and it was with the greatest difficulty that Mr. Tippett could effect a safe retreat,The engine from the statical in the neighbourhood, belong ing to the London Brigade, quickly attended ; but, unfor tunately, could not be set to work for upwards of twenty ' " MS - while the flames made Rd. :'3 THE POISONINGS AT CLAVERING. ADJOURNED iNtIUE.,T.—The adjourned inquest into the deaths of Joseph and James Che , hain, the children alleged to have becu poisoned by their mother, was resumed yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock, before C. C. Lewis, Lsq., the coroner, at the Fox and Hount:s Inn. The jury-room was tilled with respectahie inhabitants, and the house was surrounded during the day by a large number of people.—Mr. Hawker, solicitor, watched the proceedings on the part of Sarah Cheaham. Philip Chesham, the eldest child of Sarah Cheaham, deposed that lie remembered the deaths of his brothers Joseph and Janes ; that he got home about seven o'clock on the Saturday night before Joseph died ; went to bed about an hour arta he got home, and slept in the same room with his brothers ; had some supper before he went to bed. Ile bad a dog which died shortly before the death of his elder brother ; he never gave it a " mesa," or any part of a mess for supper the night before he died.—Coroner: hied you any conversation about that time with a person named Bar ker, about our mother carrying poison about with her 'r— Witness : I never had. Father and mother were out the whole of the day on which the elder child died. He bad never seen acy arsenic in his father's house, and never knew him ti have any - for the purpose of destroying rats. He bad never known his mother to have had any, although he had heard his father say something about " poisoning stuff " fur the rats, as they had a large quantity about the house; that was previous to his brother's decease. Was a little ill before his brother's death, and took /some powders his mother gave him. Had not taken any gruel or " mess" that morn ing. Had had, with his younger brother, some conversation on this matter, but he did not say he (witness) bad managed the business very well during the inquiry. Mrs. Ann Deardes was r. called ; she had omitted to state that one day as she was passing Cheaham" house, the accused woman accosted hi r, and said, "I count I shall soon hang upon Chelmsford gallows, and be buried beneath it." That was aft.sr the death of the children. Since that event Chesham had appeared wild and comical. Her eyes always appeared as though they were starting out of her head, and s he was constantly crying about her boys. Charles Cole, a labourer, was called, and manifested great reluctance to being sworn, repeatedly declaring that he " Know'd nothing about it." Having at length been pre vailed upon, he deposed in answer to the coroner, that he had had some conversation with John Chesham, the second boy of the accused woman, but what passed on that occasion " had quite slipped out of his memory." James Low, a ratcatcher, repeated his testimony that the woman Chesham hid asked him for some arsenic, but whether that was before er alter the death of the children he could net recollect, although he thought it was before. He did not give her any, because he thought he should not get paid for it. The Rev. G. J. Brooke, vicar of Clavering, deposed that he knew both the boys. Recollected heating of the death of Joseph and James, when he called at Chesham's house. Oa that occasion he saw the mother and her daughter. She told him, in reply to his questions, that one of the children, if not both, had died from violent intlammatior, of the lungs. She complained of Mr. Thomas Newport's treatment of the elder boy, who had been severely beano by him. Perfectly recollected the boys being buried nt one coffin, his (the rev. gentleman's) permission havi - .4 been obtained. He per formed the service, to the beet of his belief, on Seturilay, January 25, 1845. Is. i e saw the coffin and the children also when they wer•J exhumed, and knew they were taken from the 'game reeve in which they were placed. When he called at Cheit s ain's house he recollected seeing one of the surviving be.ys sitting in the chimney-corner very ill. A jnro*: asked the surgeon who had attend ed the bo y s, whether he had ever given the accused woman reason to he lms:, that the boys had died from inflammation of the lungs? —The surgeon replied that he had not. Susan dreen stated that on the Thursday night previous to the last sitting of the jury, she heard the boy John Cheat hem talk to Cole about the evidence he was to give et the inquest. The boy replied," Oh, I know what to say, for my mister has told me." Cole works at Mr. Thomas Newport's. (sensation.) The boy John Cheaham was confronted with ___'' , !^Jo who did not attend any school at all, W 111.1: an, - of those who did, were receiving anything but a minutes, from a want of water. Meanwhile the flames made open a uoor ior grcal• CALTII. V 4 4W•kj • a• • •••-v - _-- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1846. dreadful havoc, extending from the kitchen and the shop to the two upper floors of the budil.ng. As soon as n supply of water could be obtained the firemen set to work vigorously. but upwards of two hours were spent before they euecteded in extinguishing the flames, and not before the whole of the stock in trade was consumed. The police had a difficult task to keep the many thousand spectators out of the way of danger. FIRE. IN THE GROVE, BOUTHWARK.—Last night, shortly before 11 o'clock, a fire t roke out upon the exte.osive and old established oil, mustard, and saw-mills, situate in the Grove, Guildford-street, Southwark, the property of Meters. Saddler ' Firth, and Ross. The first discovery was made by some of the inhabitants of Little Guildford-street perceiving smoke issuing trom the mill, a building about 70 feet long, and near 40 wide, filled with articles of the most inflammable character. An instant alarm was spread, but so rapidly did the flames extend, that before any assistance could be obtained; the whole of the building became com pletely enveloped, and as the fire broke through the several windows and roof, it roared like a number of furnaces in full operation. The light thrown out was so great, that the neighbourhood far round was completely illuminated. In a short time numerous engines were on the spot. For some time, however, an abundant supply of water could not be obtained, and the large flakes of fire tha• were wafted over the surrounding factories csused the most lively apprehen sions for their safety. At one period the destruciion of the saltpetre works of Mr. Hawes, sod the enaineering works of Messrs. East and Amos appeared inevitable. At length, however, a 6ufficiency of water was procured from the mains in the streets, and the various factories hard by, which was scattered upon the right quarter; by that means the firemen were enabled to cut olf the turther spread of the flames, but before they were extinguished the whole of the valuable stock of trade in the mill was consumed ; the costly steam apparatus it contained is supposed to be destroye ', and the building was nearly gutted. The total loss must be very considerable, and it could not be ascertained whether or not the sufferers were insured. A number of poor people renting houses in Guildford-street and the adjoining districts will be serious ',men by a hasty removal of their furniture. It is believed that upwards of 'lO,OOO persons were present to witness the progress of tee fire. FIRE NEAR HOUNSLOW.—The day before yester day, two stacks of clover, worth 400/., "belonging to Mr. Sherborn, of North Hyde, about two miles north-west of Hounslow, were destroyed by fire. The origin of the calamity is unknown. A ItAll.wAY TRAIN ON FIRE.* On Wednesday evening a fire broke out in one of Mr. Cheal'e vans attached to the mixed train from Exeter. It was first discovered after the train left Ealing, a few minutes before eight o'clock; and, after ineffectual efforts to subdue it, it was considered advisuble to detach it from the train near the junction of the West London Railway. The inhabitants in the vicinity of Kensall-green lent their assistance to extinguish the fire, but their efforts proved unavailing. The contents of the van were couaumed, excepting two barrels of ale. The cash-box and invoices cannot be found, so it is to be presumed they have been destroyed. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. INQUESTA.-1)EATII FIT FALLING FROM A CHAIR. —By Mr. Payne, at Guy's Hospital, on the body of Ann Steed, aged 62, of Tower-street, City. She fell from a chair six weeks ago, and fractured her thigh. Her constitution was tacit so impaired by a long illness, that there was but little hope of her recovery. and she died yesterday morning. Verdict " Accidental Death."—DEATH FROM A KICK.— Also by Mr. Payne, at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the body of James Fames, aged 36. On Tuesday the deceased was driving a team from Eltham to Maidstone, when his horses suddenly started oft: In his endeavours to atop them he was kicked on the head, the lower jaw broken and otherwise injured. He was removed to the Hospital, but died at the gates. verdict '• Accidental Leath."—DEATH "'KOK Poises.—late on Wednesday night an adjourned inquiry was concluded by Mr. W. Payne, at Guy's Hospital, on the body of Jane Robertson, aged 35 years, who destroyed her self on the afternoon of Monday, the 31st ult., by swallowing poison in a coffee-house in the Westminster-road. She lin gered until the Bth instant, when she died. Mr. Lund, the assistant surgeon, mado a post-mortem examination, and found that the deceased had died from the effects of a large quantity of eorroaive sublimate. The summoning officer stated that he had made every inquiry, but no clue to her relatives could be obtained. One of her articles of clothing was marked " Lambeth Workhouse, On Loan," but the authorities at that place knew nothing of her. The deceased was heard to say while in the hospital that she took the poi son through distress of mind. The jury, after a long con sultation, agreed to a verJict of " FeM de se."—St mine. —by Mr. W. Baker, at the Sash and Crown Tavern, on the body of James Guest, aged 47, whose case has been noticed in Worship-Street report. Verdict, " Temporary Insani ty. '— DEATH FROM VlULENCE.—Adjourned inquest by W. Baker, Esq., at the Hare, Cambridge Heath, on the body of Mary Comber, a widow, aged 43, lately residing ut No. 13, Martha-street, Cambridge road. The jury having viewed the body, on which were many marks of violence, Mr. James Smith, a surgeon of Denmark terrace, deposed that he was called to attend the deceased on Tuesday afternoon, and on entering the room, was struck with the stains of on the floor, as also the broken glass in the window-frames and on the floor; he found the de ceased in bed quite insensible, in which state she remained until her death the next morning. Ile ordered Inc stimu lants and sent her some medicine. Sbe had nn incised wound on the left side of her forehead, which appeared to have bled a great deal, and the hair was in it all matted to gether with blond: the wound wss about an inch and half in length.—To the coroner • It is, I think, possi ble for the woman to have inflicted the injuries herself; the cot on the forehead might have been caused by corn ing in contact with a pane of glues, and breaking it. — I have made a post-mortem examinatiun of the body, and I found externally marks of violence or bruises on the arms, hips, thigh., and legs, but none on the trunk of the body. Both eyes were black when I first saw her. On opening the body, I found the contents of the chest and abdomen quite healthy. On reflecting back the scalp of the head, I found extravasated blood throughout its whole extent, parti cularly beneath the external wound. Oa removing the skull-cap, I found the vessels of the brain enormously con gested, sufficient to cause death, and which 1 attribute to the external injuries. To the Ceroner: Excel-site drinking might have caused such congestion. There was no evidence in the hods that the deceased seas a drink( r The sisti rof the deceased stated that the deceased had formerly been in Bermondsey workhouse, but about 15 months ago Mr. Gray, a s ,lieitor, got her to go and live in his house, and he received for her board and lodging 301. a year, hieing the interest of 1,0001. in the funds. A woman lived with Mr. Gray 11 , ‘ hie wife, and of this woman deceased was much afraid. Wit ness went to Mr. Gray's to see her sister on Sunday, :std was admitted into the house, and saw her sister in the back kits hen. She was very dirty; and on witness asking Mr. Gray if he had no dean clothes for her, he said they were in soak. She took her sister home to tea with her, and she entreated to be taken away from Mr. Gray's, for Mrs. Gray ill-used her and beat her a good deal, took her muff away, and threw water over her, and she was afraid she would kill her before long. Mr. Gray would lock her up in a room sometimes, because his wife, who was deranged, should not get at her, but he was out nearly all day, and the deceased, who had been subject to epileptic tits for the last 14 years, was left without protection. hlary Ross, the datiahMr of deceased, stated that on Monday last she went to see her mother, but Mrs. Gray told her, through the window, she could not see her, for Mr. Gray was not at home, and she would not let her in. She went three times that day hut was not admitted; she went again the next evening on having been told her mother was thing ; she was then ad mitted; her mother was insensible and could not speak, she died te next morning: she then left the house.—George Ross, the hushawl of the last witness, stated that after the death of his father-in-law about live years ago, some papers he left behind gut into the hands of Mr. Gray, who insti toted some law proceedings, but the family could never get any satisfactory answer from him relative to the property, further than that at the death of Mrs. Comber her children would ehare the I,oool.—The Coroner here remarked, that as the deceased had no power to will the property to Mr. Gray, or any other person, it would be rather his interest to keep her alive than to hasten her (bath, and he would, with the consent of the jury, examine him.—Mr. William Gray, of 13, Martha-street. Cambridge-road, said I am a private gentleman, the deceased came to my residence to board and badge with me, and paid 11 shillings a week by the year; she had bud health, and was subject to fits about once in a fortnight. I have tried to per suade her to go back to the workhouse but could not succeed. She had a fall on Thursday, and fell on her face. On Saturday evening I ease her about nine o'clock, she was then in bed, and I saw blood on the floor, but a little blood makes a great mark. I thought she had fallen down again in a tit—Coroner : Do you know of any injury done to her by any one ?—Witne.'s: No.—A juror: Do not you think you ought to have had medical assistance ?—Wituess : You are putting a question I am not bound to answer. Coroner: The witness is quite right there, he is not bound by law to criminate himself—Fore man of the jury : It is merely a straightforward qu. stion, and deserves an answer ; it seems strange Mr. Gray should have a person in his house seriously ill on the Saturday night, and not send for medical assistance till Tuesday evening.—Witness: 1 did not send at all. Some woman went for Mr. Smart. The fact is, I did not know she was so near her aeath. I have been her best friend in the world. I got her property for her. They drove me into Chancery. Here is the decree of the Master of the Rolls. I have never been paid vet. 100/. will not pay my expenses out of pocket. Pray, Mr. Baker, did you order the post motley; I.—Coroner : I thought it necessary. I don't charge you.—Witness : How dare any man charge me ?—The Coroner: No one does charge you. I say you had an interest in her living, none in her death.—Ultimate:y the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased died of conges tion of the brain, but whether it was caused by violence, of which there were marks, or by natural causes, they had no . _ evidence." FLOGGING AT ROCHESTER uTniorr A COURT-71IAR- TIAL.--FRIEND: The Duke of Wellington, in his evidence 1 before the committee of the House of Commons on military punishments, is reported to have dwelt much on the fact that flogging is always inflicted in public, and he is said to have used these words:—" It is done in public, and there is a security that it will not go to any excess." My present object is not to inquire how iar this alleged publicity, and the preliminary of a cotr, omartial have had the effect of preventing all excess., for public opinion is in a measure matured on this n'Ant; but I am anxious to invite your attention to the floggings inflicted in the district military prison, Fort tlarence, Rochester, without the publicity to 1 which th'.., duke refers, and—what is more important — without the formality of a eonst-martial. Having collected the following fragments of information on nne rach case, that of private —, 57th Regiment. I shall state Mem as they came itaier , may notice, with etwollier comment than this—that the reservation on the part of the government of the power to inflict 50 Luhes, now appears to open a door fur a great excess of cruelty. Private —, 21st Regiment, stated in substance as follows :—Private was sent to the prison for desertion. It appears that he spoke to another prisoner, which is f o rbidden by the regulations of the prison. He was reproved by a corporal, and some altercation ensued, when he struck the corporal with the leather stock from his neck. He was put in close confinement, and by order of the visiting officer for the week, received fifty lashes. " The mutilation which this poor creature suffered, his groans and writhing; were beyond description, causing an involuntary shiver to creep over my body. I have frejuently seen men receive by public flogging 150 lashes, but their punishment was not so severe as these fifty. The blood ran down his poor body as water runs down the kennel. I was compelled to stand by and see it. (You may put my name to this statement) " Soon after giving me this information, Private em barked for ladle. I therefore hesitated to make a public use of it load I could meet with some collateral proof of its correctness. With this view, I called on the colonel, and inquired of him if it were true that had received fifty lashes by his order, and without a court-mar tial; and I asked him to put me in a situation to contradict the stat, ment, if it were untrue. This he firmly though courteously declined to do. I then went to the governor of the prison, alai asked him if he would authorise me to con tradict the statement that had received fifty lashes by order of the visiting officer, and without a court-martial ? This the governor, like the colonel, declined to do ; but sug gested that I could ask the prisoner himself on the day of his liberation (the 20th of last month). I accordingly saw him on that day, when he stated as follows :—" That he was re proved by the corporal for speaking to another prisoner,some words passed on both sides, he struck the corporal with his stock and was put i i close confinement. This wasabout the end of May. Two or three days after he was marched out before Col. —, who said, " I have ordered you fifty lashes without any unnecessary delay." Is quite sure Col. said, " I have ordered." He did not say, "The Court orders you." The governor stood by at the time; there was also another officer:: does not know whether he was an ensiga or what; knows that he was not one of the visiting officers. Had no opportunity of making a defence ; was simply marched out t hear his sentence. The neat morning received fifty lashes in the usual mili tary style by two drummers. Tore a piece of the lining out of his trowsers to bite during the punish ment. Durst not take a button from his dress lest it should get him more punishment. Bogged repeatedly of one of the drummers during the punishment not to flog him over the seek and chest. At length the non-commissioned officer standing by, said, "Strike lower," and then he did so. Sat on his bed for three days afterwards with wet cloths on his back and a rug over them, keeping his shoulders as still as possible. In eight days was sent to beat stones; it was very painful and difficult. Went at length to shot drill and the other "hard labour" of the prison. Was liberated this morniag. liad lost 24Ibs in weight in the four mouths. Takes off his upper clothing, shows marks of corporal punish-tent on the shoulder-blades, neck and chest , also the brand . . D,' under the arm. It is also elated by one of the wardens, tha: "corporal punishment is inflicted in the prison, not by order of the governor ' but of the vi-it ing officer, and without a court-martial. They now go as far as fifty lashes. For some time after the opening of the prix m , they were limited to a smaller nunaber."—FßE n WHEELER, Rochester. [Our correspondent has put us in possession of the names of all the parties mentioned in his letter; but fur obvious reasons we refrain from publishing them.] THE " TIMES" AND ITS STATISTICS.—Sir: Mr. Hudson has, unluckily fur himself, provoked a com parison between the principles on which the system of railways and the system of the press are respectively emilucted, both subjects In ing considered as matters of commercial speculation. The Times has ably and triumphantly demolished not only the attempt to set up an analogy between the two eases ~e nerally, but has com pletely vindicated itself from Mr.'lludson's charge of com parative cupidity, founded on the fact that the Times charged 3!. ISs. for an advertisement fur which the Chronicle charged only 3/. 34.; indeed it is surprising that so acute • person as Mr. Hudson should have made such a charge in the face of the obvious fact of the immense difference between the circulation of the two journals. So far the public will no doubt syinpathise and agree with the Times. But in the count of its arguments the Times makes statements which will not meet with such ready acquiescence, nor will the in ference he readily accepted which it covertly draws from those statements, namely, that a newspaper charging Is,* than :id. per copy cannot pay. Take the following, which is correctly copied from the Times of this day : Cost of paiwr fur each copy of tins 'a publication.. Newseentlet , ' profit Sale to the public Profit on each paper ......... ................. Now, admitting these figures to be accurate, the calcula tion is too bare to enable the public to pronounce judgment to the effect that it would not be possible to supply the public with a well-conducted journal at " a lower tariff than the present." Yet the Tim's coolly suggests this infe rence, and further, that to continue the operation of a lotyer tariff " invoices one of two conditions—either that the pro prietor, shall always be able to fall back on ti.e ample sub sidies of some undisclosed millionaire, or that they shall be eventually ruined." Hut unless the Times discloses fully and entirely its whole p out and loss account, showing its profits by adrerlisements, and from every other source, we shall not adopt its dogma that less than sd. cannot be a pay ing price, and we may go so far as to assert that the partial sk , tch given by the Times to show the profit on a single copy might even show a loss, and yet the paper, on the whole. be n highly profitable concern. The Times enjoys, and des,vvedly enjoys, gloat influence, and no party grudges its influence and its reputation ; but fair play is tAO bright a jewel to be given up even to so great a public favourite ; and therefore I venture, on behalf I f the Daily News, whose spirit arid talent hate justly woa it both the gratitude and support of the public, to deprecate the side blows aimed at it by the Thunderer, and nut allow the imputation of reckless ness to stain the good name which it has so worthily earned in the cause of the people.—M. 1). TUNDRIDGE AND ITS VICINITY r. THE SOUTII EAsTNUN Itattway.—Sir,—The train 4,1 the South-eate'rn company, which ought to arrive at the town of TunbritLte about five o'clock in the morning, is frequently as late as nine and half-past, thus causing the greatest delay and in convenience, not only to the town itself, but to the numerous small carriers who come to this place from the viliaoes round. The time of receiving goods iu London fur the goods train is live o'clock in the evening, so that in a town situated only 'orty milts from London, sixteen hour; elapse Wore they are at the station, and it is usually two or three hour. after this that we have them delivered at our place of business. Surely we may as well go back to the good old-fashioned road waggon , , unless we get better accommocl ited than this? The rate of cairiage, too, is quite as high as the smallest colliers would charge.—A TRALESM AN. the witness, and denied that he made such a statement. Cole spoke to me, and told sue to mind what I said at the inquest. I made no reply No persuasions or threats could induce the witness to say another word on the subject. Coroner: It is very evident to me that you have been tampered with in the moat unjustifiable manner, and it is confidently stated that your master is the person who has interfered with you. It appears that your master is a Person named Wisbey, and at the present moment sitting in this room as a member of the jury. Mr. Wisbey declared that he bail done nothing with the boy, further than counselling him to tell the truth. Mr. Spencer, a juryman, said : Mr. Wisbev, it seems to me that you allowed your servant+ to take a liberty. with you, which no servant of mine would dare to take with me. When that boy, John Chesham, left this room on the last inquiry, h.: touched you on the arm, looked up in your face and smiled. You then said," Well done, boy, you did it very well." C•ironer (to Wisbey): I have no doubt you made that re mark to the boy, and that could not have been done without an object. It was a strong remark to make, because it was the conviction of all present that the boy had committed perjury. Has any one mentioned the subject to you ? Wilber : No.—Coroner: Not either of the Newpurts ? WisheY : No. I never spoke to them on the subject.— Coroner: Have you not been up there occasionally of an evening to talk about this subject ?—Wisbey : Yes, I may hare been up there to talk about it tom times.--Coroner: Was anything said about the boy ?—Wisbey : Not that I recollect —A Juror: Did Thomas Newport say anything about arsenic ?—Wisbey Yes, he said something about it, but I forget what. Air. Spencer, a juryman, expressed his conviction that the conduct of Wisbey had been disgraceful, and that his crimi nality hail been increased by the fact, that as a juror he had sworn to do justice. Mrs. Cheatham, the mother of the accused woman, recalled. Corner: Mrs. Melton, have you since the last inquiry said that you were not going to let the jury know all the informa tion you had about the deaths of James and Joseph ?—Mss Chesham: No, I have not.—Coroner: Now, on your oath, did you not say to several persons, when you left this room, after being examined on the last occasion, " I was not going to tell them all I know ?"—Mrs. Chesham: I never said anything of the sort.—Mr. Spencer (a juror) : Mr. Thomas Newport told me you said so in the presence of fifty people.— Mrs. Chesham : It is false, and Mr. Newport dares not come here and make that statement while I am present. While the children were ill, I made them a little gruel, and one of them said they would rather have a quart of water, as they were so thirsty. John Chesham, hnahand of the accused woman, deposed that on the Saturday before the children died, he was out all day at Litticbury. He went out between dark and light. When be got home he found the children very ill. Ile did not into bed, hut went to call Sarah Parker and Mr. Hawkey. the surgeon. I never said to Mr. Hswkes that ho should not go down. That was all the evidence, The Coroner said it now became h;a duty to offer to the jury a few observation+ respecting the very important and mysterious inquiry in which they had bees engaged, prior to the consideration of their verdict. They had it clearly proved that the deceas,d Joseph Chesham died on the Nth January, 1545, and his brother James on the 22nd January, but three days afterwards. It had also been proved beyond dispute that both these children had died from the effects of arsenic, and it would be the duty of the jury, if passible, to sac how or by whom the poison had been administered. The cvideuce having been read over, the court was cleared, and the jury remained for a long time in deliberation, when the Coroner said - From certain eireumstanees which have been disclosed, and of whirls until just wow 1 was perfectly ignor .nt, the jury as well as myself feel that a further ad journment is necea...rv, in order that evidence may be ob tained which will in all probability prove of a very important and conclusive character.—The investigation was ad;ouroed for five weeks. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Seer. 17. Tits I.snorn RATE Ac-r.—The following last T from Mr. O'Contiell respecting the Labour Hate Act appears in the Dublin ErtPlioty I'ust of this day : " Darrynane Abbey, Caloirelveen,Monday, 14th Sep!. Isle. " My I/ear t lawny --I have only Ws morning gut the Labour Italy bet, and thus am rob:e to stole its provisions accurately. I .11 tine more anxious to do so, an my former 'statement of its contents war necessarily JAM Irons the niaort ot speeelosw in parliament. Act provide- that the laird Leutennot, ottani Infurnusl Of the est,- tence of 41P-trews in :Inv diAriet, shall, by proclamation, direct anal require 'an Extnionlinury l'resesitment Se...Cons' for sorb district. This is rotonelatr.ry lusts the l'restootnitoot Sessions; they are bound to meet on the slay mentioned in the proclamation, and they will be guilty of a violation 01 the law if they du not mss - t upon that slay. nessmilly , -1 he Pn sontment Sessions having met, they are bound to make Presentinents for Public Works within their star. feast This clause, ohm, is sciesthifory. It would be a violation so:' the law if they were to refii-e or neelert making Presentnonts. Thirdly - -Tioe Lords so the Tri - asury ate bound to unit eons all sums of Mollee, without spreilied limit, to the amount newseary for the works illehldiVi in such l'reventionnts. FOlllll4 --The Board of Works art' 1101111t1 w put 11110 fire:lt:NM the WOOLS PO presented for wittiest any delay. Stith is an :distrait 44 the operative part 4o! the S t atute, us far us relates to Public Works. There are, sins, provisions fur the re payment, by instalinents, of the money to be mhaneed tor those works. The repayment is not to eoTilliiellee until the next year, 1847, cos that the landlords are, by the Act, left all their re-moretv krr the present year, untouched by the poyment of any rote. Soo specific remedy is aisen by the Statute It the Pre,entment Sesisionsollsob - y the LIM, and refuse or neglect to make press sit Meas. lAA it be remiLks:cd that it they 1 , 0 refuse sir toss:het, the exi-tang diners in the district will remain not tatty univtimost alai unmitigated, but naturally in nitOssity and severity. This N.II be .4 ptlifhg a promote , upon the en - sautes-sit session., that it is not likely that they will ' anywhere rause to make presentment% sad by midi relived team the starving labourers without relief. But, sup rasing any l'oestoitiossoot Sessains so to Ware, they are seinen to legal comisiligion as well us to poinishugnt. Fur exsolople, the .tet beim( mandatory ca the Pretieut nient session., It they reties . to do tbot duty they are liable to be pris. eeeiled tinniest, erinlinally, by indictment, or by erbainal infortici tiuic., at the proeavotion of the Attsriwystieneral. on appli cation to the toss's iterleh, morodamois .111114 iti the So-rshnin to mule pnvvt mein tweording to law. 1 take it that the sorts of the tores,ding. would be Vi.ittli Presentment sesollonn. It is, therehre, to the last degree inopovitrible that any coos ,es vs 1 rthise hi make prereatinenoi. Lti it he moils semi taut ii.r toile nanted at pr. - ..elit i• food; that ioresssiore for fund in i/litriellint,: flint the supplying of Mild cannot he factponeil without the utniunt itilournauity, nay, eumut be postponed si illowitet) to any class. Food the people want, :and roust it is the duty of every body to provide for them : suo well the Government us the tmilkiolo- - in short, evi - ry, holy. having any means whatsoever. 'floe Guys rn tuent plan suggests the mode of obtaining Mon" is by earning wages - such N:iiten tube paid fur the sit ration of public work.. it is quite true that many faults may liC hniltli unit, the this eriiiiient plan ; lost then it is eophi ore:rotation, and rapidity of action Ls, under existing einaimstances, of the nostst vital int:satinet . . No plan can he of any value to meet the tonsent horrible omen:envy Mot a rapid pl in. 'there is no time for delay or pristptonvosient. The penalty of delay would be death-in fart, death" Milano - table. From ten to twelve millions of psoansh sterling will, I fear, be nectsaviri to bevy the people alive; but, while many are writing or talking, the people are starving. I nth sort al all to the dla,aiv..ntage M Is; m, nut mot. yon works the are not, in thonosolves, proshoutive of direct profit -but, the craufilicatkm fif interests -the yrnyertica of miters the propertito vested i n trustrees for married woos n - the properties in the hands of itemisers of the Court of I haneury, and of other creditors and unknoitiusts -all then' anal many soda r complicated rela tion., would venni, much time and kibour to arrango• iuorder to tanner any Rosemont lit lik.ns marl, for prolitable work., and it would etirl.4lllit` lamb time ta luvestnr.ite titles, and ascertain the validity of securities. . In the nieiintime, the cry is loud and universal for food.' food Ever:Moog must lie dune to get the host tor the yeti- Isle without delay. Itapitlity constitutes, 1 repeat, the Issenee of humanity and µshnrrl ,gatity. It seems alnualantly Cletir that there nom be an early • very early inceting of the Parliament. The prat heal defeess of the Labour Rate I{lll must be amended, and other modes oi rola . ' will require It) he suggested and worked out. But in the meantime let us Me alai all struggle to procure wages and food for the people. Let us do the best we ton with the existing law, ilaSead of defects arid proclaiming them to a stio - viiis tsco Let us, if possible, inspire in that pimp, a esonlislenee in fair exertions, and let us convene them, that we will leave no praetnal means untried to prt-scrve the country Irmo famine and pectilenee. Believe me to be, very faithfully yuuni, " Pun Lie WlPltKa.—linder the Treasure of bud year, which authorised advances from the public funds is Mil of local contributions 14 cinphling the people, several work , . had commenced but were nut completed. Itecently a treasury order has been issued to stop all those works, and much dis pleasure was felt at the order, as in sonic places very little had been done towards their completion while conaiderable lassie, had been made on account of them from the propery of the cuutitry. The Lord Lieutenant, taking these me- Cumstances into his consideration, has issued the firllowing instruction : Dublin Castle, sth September, Is It. ••tientlement---The Lord Lit titeu.int 11.1Viug had under his connidera tint, the statemnts u loch hare been mane to him, in reference to Ow sioppotte of certain works which had been improved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, or by his Exceltney to anticipation of that sanction : I ant directed to inform yvu, that it is his Excel lency's pleasure dot all much works shall be proevidcti with. es far as the sum. Arlin h may have beea w sanctioned tor them respectively will admit. Should 'he balance nut be sufficient to complete the works, a presentment should be sought for that purpose at the en suing Pre-entownt Sesnions (IS Cie., c. 107 j, if the nett in a desira ble one to imdertake.—l itigiaccl) IL. L bllkt II . '• The Commissioners of Public Works." ENPLOYXENT YOU THE PEOPLE.—Meetings to afford em ployment to the people have been held during the week in Clare and Kerry. In one barony of Clare, 17,0001. were ap propriated to employment. Mn. R. L. Sitim.—The right hon. the Master of the Mint arrived in Ireland this morning, and is about immediately to visit his constituents, amongst whom the must frightful dis tress prevails. The right hon. gentleman is accompanied by Mrs. Shell. RISE IN THE MAYO MAREETS.—A correspondent of a Mayo paper notices the fact that oatmeal within the space of a week or two has risen in the market of Castleber from 14s. to lbs. 6d. per cwt. The Indian meal in the government depot has been at the same time raised 2 0 per cent. THE FxstlNE DISTI:EBANCE t i DI:NOAUVAN.-011 Monday last there was a meeting held under the Lsrd Lieu tenant's proclamation at Dungarvan, Sir Richard Keane presiding. This meeting had under consideration several public works, arid agreed to certain of them, the cont of which must amount to several thousand pounds. They then decided upon adjourning to a future day. At this stage of the proceedings (says the Waft diprd Freeman) the multi tude outside the court began to manifest symptoms of ex citement and impatience on being told by some imprudent and thoughtless person that the " magistrates were doing nothing for them, but passing away the day in squabbling amongst themselves," rushed into the court house. The greatest disorder and commotion ensued. The labouring classes from the country districts asked aloud in Irish " what were the gentlemen doing for them, or were they doing anything i' One man from the body of the court forced his way to the presence of the magistrates, and said that he was requested by his fellow-labourers in distress tu state to the "gentlemen" that they wanted only work to keep them from starvation. The man spoke indrish, which was explained to the heath. The chairman said they would do all in their power for them, that they should get work and not starve, but that this con duct would only mar their exertions. He therefore requested that they would keep themselves quiet, and allow them to go on with the business of the men ling, but the excitement and confusion were so great that the people chi not amide , stand or heed what the chairman - said. The Rev. Dr. Fogarty, P P., of Li•sni‘re, then addressed the people in Irish. Ile requested them to be peaceable and patient for a few minutes longer, and they would hear that gentlemen were most determined to give them employment : the magistrates and clergy and all the other gentlemen pre sent, he assured them, were doing all in their power for them. On this day, he conjured them, in the name of their holy religion, not to attempt any breach of the peace, or y ea . lm ' i f n h g e rev. commit a a n n 's y ad v dress iolen" had on the Pe rap n py or eff P ee m t P ef rrt down their excitement, and order being restored, the magistrates resumed the business of the meeting. The sums which Mr. Carbery wanted to finish the works in Dungarvan, Abbeyside, &c., were instantly and without opposition granted, and, on the representation of the different relief committees, two or three presentments for each district were passed, in order to set the labourers of each locality imme diately to work. The wages question having been mooted, the Chairman said 10d. per day, b u t th ere were l ou d cries from all parts of the court-house of " no, no-2s. would be little enough." The question of wages was then put off lest it would further excite the people, and the chair man said that presentments for works to the amount of 9,000/. were now sought to be granted for the district of Dun prean, and observed, accordingly, that 50,000/. would be re quires! on the barony. The meeting was then adjourned till Thursday, us they could not possibly go through the vast num ber of pees fitments they bad to dispose of in one day. But t v , mt e, a it s % vizs bu th t e ch T i x a c . i ,, tA l me y n c t . wh pa ie rt hlv i e o va tt i w lstin ne th o e u c t r d rt e: the town semis' as if it was besieged ; soldiers and police men were drawn out with fixed bayonets in every part of the streets. All the shop. were ordered to be closed, sad it was apprehended that the country people would be mad and tbolisti enough to attack the military or the shops. Some misguided mouetaineer threw some stones at the police. but through the exertions of the Catholic clergy, particularly DoctorFogarty and the Rev. Mr. O'Gorman, the multi tude was dispersed and sent home, and preserved the peace of the town—the p-esence and exhibition of the military had nu other effect sin the country people than that of ex asperating their teelinge, fir they seemed as if they no longer sit any value on their existence, such was their reckless impruileuce and fuolhardiuess. The riot act was read twice. We are very glad to state th it not one of the poor labourers et Dungarvan or its vicinity took any part in the turbulence which was so needy terminating in a tand disruption of the public peace on this dreadful occasion. Thanks again to the Catholic clergy, everything turned out very happily—u s person remised any injury either in his person ur property, and the military and police acted very becomingly on this °erasion, though some of them, wo believe, were assaulted by wome of the " wild youths from the mountains."—On Sunday- night, about ten o'clock, all the neighbourfng hills were studded with slisial tires,. This is the cause that all the police of the county were called into Dungarvan on Monday, us it was rumoured that thousands of the peasantry would come into town. There were two companies of soldiers in Dungarvan on Mends y. An out break on the part of the people was apprehended. These arc alarming times indeed. OuaHUEetc is Ltstrstiett.—ln consequence of the partial outbreak in Limerick, the following proceedings were taken by the local gentry : —A special private meeting of themagis trate& was held at twelve o'clock, the mayor presidine. Col. Mansell also attended. We undenitund a memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant was adopted, urging the absolute necessity of immediate employment firs the destitute labouring representing the impssssibility of the low scale of wages (did. to Ital. a day) laid dowu by the Board of Works, being ade quate to procure sufficient loud for their families—and advi sing opening the Cloven:anent stores for the sale of Indian corn, in order to reduce the high and advancing prices charged for provisions. A resolution was also 'sussed was ning the stewards of the inteialed race meeting at Newcastle of the danger to be apprehended by bringing a multitude of persons together at a crisis when famine tWeat no the land, and recommending that they would ;than:lon or defer the race meeting. The mayor and magistrates, aided by the military authorities, have take.* the uecessary precaution of holding the troops in garrison ready fur duty when called upon—and last evening the Alban, war Warner , ly , ng at Ilaney's-quay, near the Ferryodip, mounts d additional piecos of bras. ordnance. This morning the labours rs again pros-mks' in a Imely to the alungret-road, where seas cal were put to work by Mr. Kearney, county surveyor. Those who led not get employment again paraded the streets, but in a quietly orderly manlier. The magistrate% were on the alert, and the city e, under Mr. Williams, mustered in their barrack, William street, ready to turn out, should their ser vices be required. SCOTLAND. THE MANAGE/IS of the Definer. IlAi:noun have re solved to procu edwith the erection of the un•h intended to commemorate her Majesty's lauding at that port, on her visit to the wilds of Athol. Lord l'anmure, the tither of the lien. Pox Mnule, contributed LOW. tun ards the expense. The delay in executing the work has arisen from the amount subneribed nut being equal to the estimated DISEASE IN Tittts.- In various parts of the parish of Elgin, in the parish of Kinknoi, and other districts, the leaves of the poplar, and other delicate fibres, present the identical black and withered espeet of the stem of the potato. The poplar is particularly attacked, weuse leaves present a slim, Heil and decayed form contrasted with the hardy green of the oak and fir in the woods. STATE or CHlllli IN EDINIII uoit—The superintendent of the Edinburgh County l'olice has published his annual return of the crimes and offences report d by his tune from of July, 1844, to the 110th of June, 11446. The tables, which are arranged with gnat perspicuity, exhibit au in crease under the principal head, viz., those tried before the High Court of J uatieiary, butt this is to be attributed to no lees than 13 having been tried and convicted for being coll et:flied iu the serious riser at Fusltie Bridge during last summer. Leon the average there is a decrease of comic thaw, which Pc very satisfactory, when we ( .7ler r 'try) reflect that neatly 4,000 additional lalaiurers from uarious parts have been employed on the railways now forming within the county. 't here Las been an increase of petty offences under the general turnpike net, which was to bee spurted from the great additional traffic in eunveying matt r alt. for the railway Nitrations. Un the whole the re turns may be regarded as eery tavourabie. A MEETINI: OE THE GI ANI:OW Axe-Cade-Law Agee- • cult nets. W. held on Wednesday, far the pumice of express ing the approbation of the uusuciation to If. Cob:eu, Esq., and the other mentle•rs of the Anti-Cora-law League, as also for appointing a committee to watch over the interests of free trade, until the final abolition of the Corn-laws. PROVINCIAL. LANCASIIIRE. THE POST-OFFICE IN Lol OLT COMPLAINED OF by the Liverpool papers. The Mercury of yesterday concludes a long article upon the subject with the following e vie, which, if corr«.t, tells V 4.1 y strongly against the existing manugement. --!• The city of - Cheer is only about It miles from Liver pool; 12 railway train from each end run between these towns daily, from early in the mumble till late at night, and yet ut no business hour of the day eau a man en Inusiness in either town write to a person in the other town and receive out answer on the same day. Nor is this all. Ifa letter be dropped into the box at Liverpool after 6 o'clock in the even ing, it will not be delivered by the carriers in Chester till alter 11 o'clock the next day. It is a fact, proving how com pletely the Post... Alice has of late been mesmerized, that the morning mail is not despatched by the first train, that is, at 6 o'clock, nor by the second train at 7 o'clock, but by the third train, namely, at eight o'clock, so that when it arrives at Chester the carriers are all out, delivering the. London and aouth letters, after performing which service. they return to sort the Liverpool and north letters, and sally out again at eleven, so that, at a few streets distance, letters and paps rs do not reach their destination till Mkt • noon day. l'he despatch by the first train would be its time for the Ant delivery ; and if the north of England letters d not arrive in Liverpool early enough, they ought to be set it by the first truiu after they errive. There are twelve trai as during the day, but mails arc only . despatched by two . of them; and strnnge to say, the two trams so used are nut" her the first in the morning, to reach Chester fur the first nor the teat at night to serve the Liverpool law i d e e u li :Th ery . So Siren HAS TYPHES INCREASED of late, say A the Lirerpuul Mercury of that the recent mine 'lance waent that the Fere r liospit:d was full has been fu dewed by most painful circumstances. Further accumm elation *sight to be provided immediately. A pour frieudle so Irish servant girl the other day, suffering from incipient typhus, was advised by a medical gentleman to apply to V se parish for shelter and assistance. Weak as she was, she walked to the proper office, thence to Bruwnlow-hill, and wa s there refused admittance. She returned to the gen'aeman in a state bordering on despair, and had to wend the greater portion of' the little money she possessed met .r hire before she obtained shelter, and where she succeed , Al in doing so we have not heard. There ought to lie a temporary ad ditional fever hospital opened at once; and seeing how necessary this is, it will be obvious that pies entive measures ought to be adopted with more energy thart ever. Death is making extraordinary havoc in the tov.n just now, from causes, too, which might be avoided. A Puntie MEETIND was held on Tuesday, in the l'oetico, Newington, for the purpose of forming an instiVation, to have for its object " the iatellectual and spiritual improve ment of Sunday-school teachers," and the fer..nishing of means to aid them in their educational efforts. Upwards of 600 persons were present and various resclutions were adopted. YORKSHIRE. TILE RETCRN OF THE AID lIIIISHOP OF YORK TO BISHOP,THORPI:. YORE, TiII:E.SLAI I:VENING. The occasion of his Grace's return from his seat at Nuneham Park, Oxford, to his archiepiscopal ree.dence at liishope thorpe yesterday was an occasion of great rejoicing among the inhabitants of the village, who, with a view to express the deep respect and reverence whic', they entertain fur his grace's age, station, and virtues, a , d their obligation to his grace for his many manifestations of liberality and Christian feeling towards them, assemble, at the school-room, and pro ceeded in procession, precedes . ; by the village band, to Mid dlethorpe, where they avo!_lted the arrival of his grace, which took place about four o'clock in the afternoon. The horses were immediately taken from the carriage, and ropes being attached, it drawn forward to the palace by a large body of the villagers, amidst the plaudits of an assembly of betweeu four and five hundred persons. The entrance to the pal/tee was decorated with a triumphal arch, bearing across its centre the inscription, " God save our gracious bene factor ! " On his arrival, an address of congratulation was presented, to which his grace returned a suitable answer, and retired to the privacy of his palace. The demoestrations of popular satisfaction were continued outside for some time, and then the people dispersed. I.L.NCOLNSIIIRE. REPRESENTATION OF THE NORTHEP.N DITISION.—T I r death of the Earl of Yarborough havir g caused a vacancy in the representation of the division 'of the county by the ele vation of Lord Wonky to the pus . rage, the names of various gentlemen in the Liberal inte - , ea e h a ve Ares*/ been men tioned as likely to come f',rward as cattrllflates ; amongst these are the lion. Dudley Pelham (onlylikither of t he • . I sent Earl of Yarborws ) *,i, George }load ittenerge 117; igsg., 11