The Express. — London, England, 1853-02-07 00:00:00

MUSIC. MIL ELLA'S MUSICAL WINTER EVENINGS. The " Musical V. litter Keening." ere s aeries of perfnrmant ••• of clinical instrumental music, supplementary to the well, k no wn and justly successful " Musical Union et which Mr. Vila is likes:se the founder. The " Winter are on the None plan, and of the same quality, as the e ntities of the " Musket Union," and su p p l y , in a morn weenies manuer, this scarcity of musical entertain ments of a high clue at this early period of the season. Tee " Meeical lakes „ is cue of long standing and firmly sesb:hhed ; the is only the second season of the" Winter Etroinks;" but we trust that their success will ensure their continuance, for, if their continuance as beneficial to their spirited projector, it will be no less advaatageous to the musical public. It iveuld be superfluous now to enlarge nu the merits end services ol Mr. Ells as a promoter of the art in Os most refined and elegant forms ; they are now gesserally recognised. The concert of Saturday evening consisted of Mozart's tenth Ueartet, in 1); Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonata in A M a t, which contains the funeral march on the death of • hero ; meintelseohn's Quintet in A, Op. 18; and Schubert's Ihnefurte Trio WE flat, Op. 100. The performers were : —lint tied second violins, N. Molique and Mr. Mellon ; fine and second tenon , M. luffrie and Mr. Webb ; violon Wcello, y Signor Piaui • and piaeofore. M. Charles HAM A p ., e r better qualified to do justice to the tasks assigned them could not easily be fi med. The tigartet of Moran, which began the concert, is cer tainly the weakest of the author's works of this class and is inure rarely performed than any of the others. R • are fat, however, from blaming Mr. Ella for bringing it for ward; for it is desirable that amateurs should have the means of judging for themselves of its merits, with the kelp of a tiuisheil performance. We have always understood that the grtiftstirliess of this Quartet has been more than doubted. N.,thiog whatever is known of its history. Mr. Ella , in his Synopsis, states that it was composed in re); but, though he is usually weleinformed and accurate in points of musical history, here he is evideatly mistaken. it is in the key of 11, and in common or 4-4 time. The authentic catalogue of Mozart's works contains • Quartet s in that key and time, composed in 1789; awl knee Mr. Ella's error. The Quartet in thy catalogs. is dis ale ottt set u( three, numbered 7, M, and 9, which are of the sower tante kind, stud filled with solo passages tor the diffelent ise summate, and the catalogue for the year 1789 contains these three, designated by their keys sot times, and stand ing in the ceder in which we have them. The catalogue is continued, down to the very last days of Mozart's life, and this soicatled No. 10 has no place in it. 11, therefore, it is Mozart's at all, it must be one of his juvenile works,—• su pposition countenanced by its intrinsic character; fir it has much of his peculiar aniline, the town owl of his phrases, and his ingenious construction. Bet it is destitute of the power he was wont to eliiibit in 17b9, a period when his genius was in its zenith. It we interesting, however, to hear it ; and its potion& eon by four such artists was exceedingly agreeable. Its comparative weakness was rendered more apparent by the gigantic strength of Beethoven's pianoforte Sonata, played immediately afterwards by Charles Halle. Mr. (i m bue, of Leicester, in the third volume, just pub lished, of bee " Music and Friends," bes asesibed this wonderfal Sonata in a strain of yostlithi 41111611.1111111 ia lighttul as proceeding from • veteran /B(((asle of bour score and ten. We have nut spew hit the pew .% but we refer to it with pleasure, and to tim eery jeloomot book which contains it. In the whole men of Behoves', works, even his symphonies ineluded.there is not one whisk impresses the hawser more deeply with the idea of power • while its solemn and terrible grandeur is atten d by traits of exquisite tenderness and beaaty. The funeral march, under the nervous touch of Halle, realised every effect that could be produced by the IMAM orchestra. This performance was the great feature of eh* seeming : the presented Wean which attended it Wee betaken bl e p e r im olasiged bursts of applause. Qaintet for two violins. two and eldsoMee, M Ws of those marvels whimsed by aka WWII heMd sacked twenty. Though, Weever, It shies lib greentem of his gen us, it also shows its immaturity. It is enseskely elaborate in its structure, minute is its detente, intricate in its combinations, and consequently diaeolt to execute. Mendelesohn had not yet reached that MeV et the art in which great effects are produced by simple /011/11‘ This Quintet is one of those things which instsumenteliele of the lint class only can render 'festive, as was done us this occasion ; and even then we felt that then was • west of that cleanser, breadth, end simplicity, whisk Wien/ W a consummate work of art. The pianoforte Trio of Schubert, the renowned vocal low peen, sebum Mr. Ella justly calla" the father of German nag," excited great interest, as hie instrumental weeks, though voluminous, an scarcely known La this country. We trust they will boon be better known ; whenthey are, they will be great addition to our musical treasure.. This Trio, charmingly played by Halle, Molique, and Platte gave great pleasure by its elegance m.d symmetry, the brilliancy of the pianoforte part, and the sweet vocal melodies ;nen to the violin and the violoncello. Two graceful little pines, played en the piano by Halle, concluded the Wenn. The audience was full and fashionable ; and " familiar Wes" of noted musicians and am atesn were seen in all parts of the room. DRAMA. HAYMARKET. The seaSsay of theChrirtitaS bill of fare was at lea gth twebea s yra at the Haymarket ea Saturday evening by the maims of new W esunder the title of "To Pane Sea far Eve Peands." The title has the 'lighten peadble esamerien with the plot, which coe dits is the adventures of a gentlamem delighting I. what lie dwelt terms"the tine Angle-Saxon Dame" of lemodr, and whom the realer already eatisipstps to be no saw them Dedmisak dei I. the sad 'art saber hates =mad is his searcri state of ttalnaties. kr. mesa M Tisbridge by appalsamat to meet cis uncle sad dale seeds for the purpose of • wedding sad a subserseat trip by the eassdla Isla to Paris ; sad a Mr. Charles llerldesat, • ham bona of the lady's, arrives about the mime as% pessed by detectives, for the fatal asesquassa if a somit daeL &mak sad he diens asses, tbe ow trios verity, the Ober for safety, and the usual ereroparpome follow, =ifaio s i.g i a is ll the stock fee of this epodes of entertain is arrested, :a .. and 111-used as the aserestative ef Jawailana wags latter meets the uncle sad Sass. sad booms the lever of the mum, lamb ia dhlmstad, sends manages by the 'Seale tele. r ood refuse to pay for them miss $ sapper, which vs eats, and thus mows himself by 111=the la tall round with a help 'slasher which hind pm of the debris of the peabiesi sapper. La tislesasessat follows, in whisk ha Nieves his ease and girt W belie.' Things are " ask pisseant" after the soot idols baton, sod the aadasee, who have bee. taugh t", ell dwearb, hear with as approving cheer that the dem h to be repeated every eveshis until farther notice. AND CLERICAL. 029089, Fn. s.—The list of candidates who afar themselves for responsions this term has jot been publialted ; it commies no leas than 26S names. The follow ing as. the numbers from etch College and Hall :—Usleirt sity, 13; Balliol, 11; Merton, 8; Exeter, 31 ; Oriel, 14; Qaten'e, 10; Lincoln, ; New, 3; Magdalen, 1 ; All Soe:s, 1; Bressoese, 19 ; Corpus Christi, 9; Christ Church, $3; Trinity, 11 ; St. John's, 7 ; Pembroke, 12 ; Wadham, 19; Jesus, 7; Worcester, 24; Sr. Mary Hall, 4; kagdsles Ha 11,13; New ha Hall, 1 ; Alban Hall, 0; Bt. Hdiatind Hall, 3 ; total, 268. CAMBAIDGE, FEB. 4. Slimes PRIZES. Dr. Smith's mathematical prate have been adjudged as lender : —l. Di. Sprague, St. John's College (Senior Wrangler). 2. Di. Batty, Emmanuel College (second ditto). The candi data were but few. Ring's College.-11r. H. Bradshaw, &beta of this College, has been elected to a Fellowship. Christ's CeUege.—The Rey. Thome* Townsend Sale, as., bas been elected a Fallow on the Foundation. AZ/1.11111/111.. Rev. Chula Arthur Perko', to St. Bridget Cs- Dublin. Rev. Robert Halberd, to Tropisms Rectory, diocese of Cloys,. Rev. Edward Metcalf, to Bilges, Cureey, arch dieser.' of Dublin. Rev. Thorn's Denton Milker, to Belford, Perpetual Ca nty, Wilts; 'slue 761. Rev. Thomas Barriagtoe Gem/ Moore, to Brozbouroe Viear:fe, Herbs; value 3611. with resideate ; payee, Be ak R.ahester. o lev. George Parker, to Killaselly Rectory, diocese of CI e. Rev. Charles Matthews Rabies, to be Chaplain on board the yeeht Sylphide. Rev. Thoeipsoo Tlteckeray, M.A. (Head Master or Bishop ' Auckland Onustear School), 4. Usworth Perpetual Curacy, bear Gateshead L . Rev. R. Colli s ion, deceased ; patron. the Hsu. aced R ev . L. W. Demean. V Acen ctn. RlC T ollll6 .—Leekford, Suffolk, diocese of Ely ; value ric with residence ; patron, Sir C. E. Kent, Bert. ; Rev. Mimeo Peyton, jun., deceased. nitezthy, Devon, deans of Exeter ,• value 2941. with ; patrons the re reeentatives of the late maw, the BAIT. T. H. Kiitidee, REVOLTING OUTRAGE AT BAIINELEY.—On Thorn day aftentoon, Mr. Thomas Taylor, one of the magistrates for the Watt Riding , concluded an investigation into a most diabolical outrage committed at the Bainsley Ou Works. It was a criminal ioformation laid bye respectable married woman. named Ellen Johnson, against Thomas Ellis and Oilea Walralley, both =inlet: men, for having on Sunday moraine last violated her person in the g.., menuwrks. and bru tally ill-treated her. Two other married named ThCle. l)ryden and Joseph Richmond, were also charged as ammo. tire. All the four prisouen have been employed at the Barnsley Gas Works for years. The details are of the most atrocious character. Mrs. Johnson identified the prisoners Elie and Walonley as being the two persons who violated ber. Georg, Savage, the captain of the night police, and George Grange and W. Royttone, corroborated the evidence lathe proaecutrix as to hearing screams proceeding from the Pe worlie, and to having seen her before she entered there. Richmond and Dryieu were liberated upon eater mg tato their own recognisaate, to answer any charge at the *wining ; and kil t s un,l Walnasley, w ho, by the ad tut of th eir ...i c i tor, said nothing in their hen, wen fully command for trial a t the assizes. Great sympathy is felt for En. Johnson, ace the cue has elicited great interest and vast. One of the prisoners was foreman at the work,. NEW ARCTIC EiiimitnOiii Commander Inglefield, who annotanded the Isabel, screw steam ves , el, last year daring her enterprising search up Smith's Sound, where he discovered a great ex panse of open water, received a letter on Thursday morn ing last appointing him to the command of the Pheenix, screw steam sloop, at Deptford, which we stated last year had been taken up from Woolwich to that dockyard, to be prepared for a voyage to the Arctic regions. The Phatniz, I screw steam sloop, was beilt at Chatham in 1832, of 809 tons burthen, from a design by Sir Robert Sopping', and she was amongst the earliest government steamers fitted with a strew propeller and oscillating engines by John Penn and Son, of 260 horse power. She can stow 210 tons of coals, and has good accommodation on board teethe coat lost of the crew, with ample room fur a large supply of stores When brought down to !Woolwich, in the course of next week, she will have her boilers, now at this yard, put on board and be made ready to leave in the first week of May nest for the Arctic regions. It is not yet tkcided sport, but it is fully expected that the Lady Franklin sailing vessel, for. merly purchased by government for Captain Penny's expe dition, and now at Chatham, will accompany the Phenix as a store skip, and be also well supplied with coals fur the use of the Phenix and the vessels of Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition. The intention of sending out Com mander Inglefield's expedition is in the first instance to proceed to Beechy Island with a fresh supply of provisions and other stores, which will be turned over to the North Star, Commander Pullen expected to be found stationed there as a rendezvous for the vessels of Sir Edward Bel cher's expedition. The Phoenix having accomplished that part of the object in sending her during the present year to the Arctic regions will then be under a kind of discretionary power at the command of Comnsauder Inglefield to proceed to Smith's and Jones's Sound, and follow up the disco veries he made in the former in 1862, leaving the Lady Franklin sailing tender to toe Phoenix at the Carey Islands, or other eligible winter harbour, at the part of Betlin's Bay at the mouth of Smith's Sound, as a rendezvous for the otficers and the crew of the Phenix to fallback upon in the event of any unforseen accident to the steam-sloop. Lady Franklin, the devoted wife of Sir John Franklin, still enter tains the fend hope that her long-absent husband will again be restored to her, and her whole energies at the present time are directed to the sending out the Isabel screw steam vessel of 16 nominal horse power, but being on the high-pressure principle, capable of working to • mach higher power. STRIKE OF THE SHIPWRIGHTS AT BRISTOL Quite it sensation has been produced in mercantile circles at Bristol, in consequence of the shipwrights of the port having resolved upon an immediate strike fur an ad vance of sixpence per nay on the present scales of wags*, • proceeding which, it is said, will be at once followed in other large ports. A rumour of such intention was current in the early part of the week, but nothing definite was known till Friday, when, in consequence of • meeting held at the trade house, the Ship Tavern, Redcliff-hill, a cir cular in the following form, and addressed to the Messrs. Patterson, Meson. C. Hill and Son, and other large firms, was agreed to: " Respected Sir,—We, the operative shipwfghtsof the port of Bristol, beg respectfully to draw your attention to the present increased commercial enterprise of the country, its consequent action on the mechanic and artisan of every grade, the upward tendency of all the necessaries and com forts of life, and hope you will see no inconsistency in advancing them sup-nce per day on their present rate of wages, to meet the consequent advance of the times. The committee men of the yard are deputed to wait upon you with this memorial, and an answer is respectfully solicited by Monday next, by your obedient servants. For your prosperity in trade and family they ever pray.—By order of the body, " THOS. Norr, Clerk. "Committee-room, Ship Tavern, Redeliff-hill." The strike comes at • time when our ship-yards are unusually busy, all the bands being fully employed, and the masters scarcely knowing how to meet the calls upon them. It has not yet beanie known what course they will take in reference to the strike, but it is thought probable that at least WON of the yards will comply with the de mand. The hone carpenters of the city, • very numerous body, have struck for a similar advance, and at the end of last week a circular was addressed to all the large em ployers, asking them, in reseectful terms, to comply with the requisition of the men. home shops have, it is under stood, acceded, bat others state their intention to enlist the demand. There are rumours of • strike with two other trades, which it will be better, perhaps, to abstain, at present, from mentioning. THE SHIPWRIGHTS IN DEVONPORT DOCKYARD. . _ - - - The artisans of this eutablishment have, for some time past, been working on the job and task system in order to hasten the completion of the St. Jean d'Acre and some other ships in the course of erection, and on altering needs already launched to screw steamers. The Bt. Jean d'Acre, a 100-gun screw vessel, will be launched on the Merck spring tides, and • vessel of similar silo and war power will at once be laid down in themes slip. The eon tremor fur the new dock and basin is also urging forward the weeks la esamtios with these most Important ad ditions to the sammodations of the dockyard. Within a M meths IS will be Ismail:lto to take into dock, for the pewee ef righting or cleaning its bottom, the largest ship in the envy without discharging its stores. This will be • great aenvenience, and • source of very considerable saving in the course of the year. While there is each activity being displayed in all branches of the establishment the excitement and bustle menden: consequent thereon have been considerably in creased by the agitation amongst the shipwrights of thegasetion of an I•CfOrna• of wages. The readies of the /Miry New are aware that a number of them me. at • meeting is the early part of last week, agsmil le • 11•• tidos to the Admiralty, praying their lordships te ism se UWE wages so as to be equal to those paid to men of iso same trade la private shipbuilding-yards. Rarely imbed hes it happened that • short paragraph in any London has led to so much interest and remark within D := period as ths paragraph whisk in the Dear Nam of Thureder, relative Inks bens the shipwrights did la this essalifehmeat an Penny easeving. Seine per wee eseasseed with the iakyusd Weft _semi the pew graph fa teration is the gapes. whisk red here by es =tin Mout haillest ee the evening of pub mile a espy of fS mid.est the shipwrights entering ve et Friday 1110 rift iln peepert was simulated, sad it very esea became tle ealifessiemialies,estael mime the 700 and odd ship but abs bather Mashes of the sepiesk The of the gullibility of the Ausbuity emptying the met of the peddles's so literally as the i te= misa babitei Seek must of the people of the sleben of eupessema ttsigtosi anew tie es at all on seresalle proem'. • ve zr ...l reeling grew up in the course of the day, that if an mower were really given to the petition, nearly all the younger and meet able of the EMS meld at ones leave government emery, and either emigre,' se seek employment of private shipbuilding. As it is, setwithamding the prosper* of supereameation, so much has the sweat news from Australia operated, that several shipwrights of this establishment have deter mined on emigrating, and with that view have taken berths in ships which are to leave in the course of the pre sent and the neat math. We have heard of a ease in which a fine, able-bodied man, within • few months of being entitled to a peados of 201. • year, on being reasoned with by one of dill damn of the yard with • view of deterring him from going, still persisted in his de termination to leave. If he could insure the 201. a year by waiting • few months, he would not obteet to wait, but that was doubtful, and therefore he should go. With such a plenitude of labour, and with so many inducements to emigrate, it would be very unsafe policy to make any re ply to the petition which can possibly be construed so as to weaken the attachment of the men for the government employ. THREATS-NED STEMS Op WOOLWICH AND DEPT PORD SHIPWRIG MTV. -- Nearly 600 shipwrights con nected with the Woolwich and Deptford dockyards have formed themselves into • society for the purpose of emi grating to Australia, and have invited Mrs. Chisholm to make ar meats for their passage out. The reason the society hes ben formed is in consequanee of • Iberians re daction of the men's wages by order of the Admiralty, and the diMeulty of obtaining say prospect of an increase. Several representations have been made to the Admiralty upon the subject, but no reply of any sort has been re turned. During the past week a large number of men left both yards, and obtained employment on the river Thames at g• a day, being just double what is at prima allowed by the Admiralty, while some have obtained employment at Liverpool and other places. Several meetings of the men have recently been held, and it has been stated that in the sewn of the reply of the Admiralty to their representa tions being adverse to their claims by far the greater par ties of the men will turn out. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLILN RAILWAT.—The re port of the directors to be submitted at the ordinary meeting of the shareholders, to be holden this day (the 7th inst.), states, among other thinge,that the receipts for the last half year amount to 5,743 i. 14e. 2d., and the payments to 3,4801.6 e. 4d. That the snit against the Newry, Warren point, and Itostrevor Company, has been terminated by the repayment of 8,0001. lent to them, with all the interest and costs of the suit; a large portion of the forfeited shares, re fused by the shareholders at IL per share, have realised nearly doable that amount, and the iron rails for the per manent way have been purchased at about one-half the present prices •f such materials. Thine combined and successiul results place the Mandel affairs of the company is a very substantial footing, as the balance at the bankers will be sufficient to cover all the engagements of the com pany for completing the line, and leave a surplus available for other purpose,. The directors did hope that by this time the line would have been opened for traffic, but the wet weather which has prevailed so continuously for the last four months may have rendered it difficult fur the con tractors to proceed with the works so rapidly as they ex. paatTal lErl. EARL OF CALEDON had a narrow escape from • serious accident on Saturday evening last, a short way from his own residence. His lordship had ridden out in the morning to attend • meeting of gen'lemen at Bally magrane, and on his return in the evening, when within a couple of miles of Caledon, he met one of his own tenants driving in • gig, and the night being very dark the mare his lordship was riding ran against the shaft of the gig, which penetrated her and killed her on the spot. Nis lordship was thrown, but, fortunately, little injured. F.XPREsti. waNDlor EVENING. lEafbibirtAus TO J. FOX. ILF., AT OLDHAIL Upwards of 3,500 electors and non-elector. of Oldham ammalie l on Friday evening (after pontaking of tea in six separate parties), in the Working Men's Hail, to conglatulate Mr. Fox one of their repres:ntatives, on his re-election ter that b orough. Mr. John Platt presided. One of the most gratifying proceedings of the evening was the presentation to Mr. Fos, by Miss Rye, on behalf of 1,646 of the women o f Oldha m (most of whom were pre sent) of a testimonial, which consisted of • beautiful crim son velvet purse, containing 112 sovereigns (the number I of the majority by which Mr. Fox won the late election), a I signet ring, having& cornelian stone, and the motto, Edu cation, the birthright of all," and an elegant v olume, in which the mimes of the ladies who contributed these gifts were inscribed. The sentiments of the fair donors were conveyou in • poetical tribute to the honou-able gentle- man, written on behalf of the ladies by Mr. Critchley Prism, and now read by Miss Bye. NEEDLEWOMEN'S HOME. On Saturday, the Bret annual meeting was held at this institution. 15, Carburton-street, k'itsroy-equaro, the object of which is to provide • comfortable home for the poor and distre,s^d women, who for a living are compelled to obtain needlework—constant employment—reasonable remuneration for their labour—relief in times of distress — and an asylum fur the aged and infirm. A !wily number of ladies and gentlemen were present. Alter prayers, letters of apology for absence were read front Lady Lister Kaye, Miss Croft, Miss Burton, Mrs. Biggs, and other ladies, tic. A very satisfactory report was read. TILE LATE POLICE OUTRAGE IN OXFORD STILRE i. On Saturday afternoon a deputation of the inhabi tants of Oxford -street, consisting of Messrs. Cottons (of the firm of Cottam and Hellen), Clement George, Michell, and Nicholay, waited upon Sir Richard Mayne, the Chief Com missioner of Metropolitan Police, at his °lnce, in Whitehall place, with respect to the recent outrage and indignity Mr Nichelay's son had iuffered, in conseXpleoce of bdng taken into custody by the police, dragged through a large public thoroughfare of the metropolis at noon day, and treated like a common felon or criminal fur having humanely in terfered to prevent the brutality of a Mendicity Society's officer, in beating the head of a poor boy against the stones of the pavement opposite to his house. The deputation were received by Sir Richard Mayne, and after a statement of the circumstances, and the fact of so Large a thoroughfare as Oxford-strect being left for more than half an hour, notwithstanding the high rentals of the inhabitants to the police rate, without the protection of any constable of the force, Sir R. Mayne said he mild not interfere as to the con duct of the police, as there was a legal remedy if a wrong had been inflicted. Similar complaints were often made, which it wu not in his province to investigate, but the magistrate who heard the case ought to have had it brought before him. Every complaint in writing to him should meet with attention. Mr. Nichelay, in explanation, said he did state the grievance he laboured under, and the annoyaues he and his son had suffered, to Mr. Bingham, the magistrate, who informed him that it wwi not his provinee to investigate it, and referred Lim to the Polite Commissioner. It was elicited that the Menthe:sty Society's officers have no authority to act from the Police Commissioners. The deputation then retired. Since the occurrence and the publication of the proceed ings before the magistrate, Mr. Nicholay has received the following extraordinary and intemperate letter from Cap tain Wood, R.N., the assistant manager of the Mendicity Society : " 3, Red Lion-equare, London, Jan. 25, 1853. " Sir,—l have just read in a newspaper of the 20th inst., a statement of yours in reference to the conduct of a con stable employed under my orders, in reply to which, I beg to inform you that the officer's conduct meets with my en tire approbation in every particular, except that I regret be did not break your son's head with his staff, for obstructing him in the execution of his duty. With regard to your statement (if it is correctly reported) I am bound to add that it is a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end, in tended, I have no doubt, to puff up and advertise your arie• tocratic establishment, and bring yourself before the public in your assumed exal•ed poeition.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " J. F. L. Wool). " Mr. Nieholay, 82, Oxford-street." Upon receipt of this singular communication, Mr. Ni eholay complained to the managers of that society, and in isonsequence a rionamitttee meeting has been held, and the following resolution which the members came to on the subject as to the conduct of Captain Wood, assistant mana ger, has been forwarded to Mr. Nicholay : " Mendicity Society, Feb. 2, 1853. "Meeting of general committee, Tuesday, Fob. 1, 1853 (H. 0. Allen, F,sq., in the chair), and others. " The assistant-manager having laid before the committee a complaint from Mr. Nicholay, referring to a letter ad dressed to him by the assistant-manager, dated January 25, the committee reed the letter, and resolved—' That while they highly appreciate the zeal and discretion hitherto in variably shown by Captain Wood in the discharge of his duty as aseistant.manager, they very much regret that in this instance his anxiety to protect a servant of the society, whom be thought unjustly treated, has led hint into the use of improper and unbecoming expressions in writing the letter complained of, which they cannot attempt to justify, and for which they have thought it necessary to admonish him.' " THE ALLEGED MURDER IN BRIXTON. It is stated that Mr. Jones, the deceased, bad been for many years a confidential servant of Mean. Ward and Green, silversmiths, of Ladgatipstreet, and afterwards of Uockspuretreet, Charing-cross. lid wife, who died about fifteen years since, was housekeeper in the same establish ment, and each of them had sand a considerable sum of money when they commenced housekeeping. On the death of his wife Jones removed from Middle-row, Brixton, re whe he had been living for some years previotaly, to the cottage in which he died, and here Elisabeth Vickers, his wile's niece, came to live with him as his housekeeper. Mr. Jones had as annuity of 601. per annum from St. James's Church, Clerkenwell, which of course died with him. The will found by the police was merely an old draft of a will never eneutel—the real will being of more recent date, and it has been already proved and probate granted. The testator was a native of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, in Wales, where nearly all his relatives live, sad he has named all of them—nephews, nieces, grand nephews, and grand nieces, leaving them sums amounting in the entire to about 1,1001.; to his medial attendant, Mr. Key, 3001.; to he housekeeper the 1,0001. ki per cent. stock already referred to, and the remainder, which, after paying funeral ex penes, In., will amount to between five and six hundred pounds. The habits of deceased were very abstemious; be received few vision, and appeared to be always very mach under the control of his housekeeper. Until within the last two or three years she was very steady and well conducted, bet she was then observed to fall into habits of tippling, which grew upon her, until her conduct became notorious throughout the neighbourhood. For many months past •ft was known that she treated the old man with harehhess and even cruelty, and whenever his faience could obtain ac cess to him reuronstnusees were made to him to send her away ce to leave the cottage, but he alwais appeared a if afraid OT unwilling to do so. After Mr. Key observed him with two black eyes, in the month of August last, he oa one ocession,when the housekeeper wee absent, went through the adjoining pottage, and leaning aeries the wall knocked loudly at the back doer wW W atisk, till he brought the old man out. He then wand him to leave her , as it was evident she was treatise Was haitably—lse offered him a bed in his house till he stinid ennege ts p dowel to Wales to his gelation& The demand inianisid it it would be necessary top beams a meghdrues, seed Key assured him he need only pates hie MS end walk M. that no one could prevent him. Alien some healtatioa ho declined; the same suggestion was Erie to him en a subs t occ asion, which he also hesitated to avail hhneelfet. was w assured that he would be totted seine time es MOW dered in his bed by her dissipated orespeniams. Bgringfield-cottages, in one of which the deesend resided for many years stand a considerable way down in Aars-lane, on the right h and aide, proceeding from the Brisitem-read. They are in pairs; a narrow passage sad warden *Mg separating Mr. Jones's from the neat. The isethiges ar• small, four-roomed, with two windows, eine is the pound floor and another in the storey above, looking hie the read, from which the cottage is separated by a large fore•emart, surrounded by a paling. The entrance is at the side lithe cottage, and there is also a small garden at the back. The neighbourhood is evidently very retired, so that anything unusual occurring was not likely to attract much atten tion, unless from the immediate neighbours. The interior is plainly, indeed shabbily furnished, all the articles being worn oat, decayed, and neglected. The front parlour was the room in which the old man sat, and the room above his bedroom. In the back parlour is the couch on which he died. A policeman has charge of the premises, and no one is allowed to enter until the result of the pend ing investigation shall be made known. The cottages are so slightly built that every word and every movement that toots pl ace in the cottage of Mr. Jones must have been hear in the one adjoining, and we doubt sot that further and important evidence may be obtained from this source. It is evident from the noise and scratching and conversa tions that were heard the morning ho is supposed to have met with his death, that some persons besides the house keeper were in the cottage on that occasion, and that many things were done and matters carried away that would throw some further light upon the case. The police are, however, on the alert, and before the trial comes on, addi tional facts and evidence may be forthcoming to elucidate this mysterious affair. DEPARTURE OP TILE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN MAILS.—On Saturday afternoon the British sad North American Royal Mail steam•shi America, Captain Leitch, sailed from the Mersey for Boston and Halifax, with the mrils for the United States and British North Amerier, fifty-eight passengers, and a very large cargo of valuable merchandise on 'night. The mails were carried out in charge of Lieutenant Ward, R.N., Admi ralty agent. Prior to her leaving the river copies of the Express were placed on board by Messrs. Willmer and Smith, for the public press and newsrooms of the western continent. Fp3RUARY. - THE LONDON COAL TAX. Oa Saturday, at a fully attended meeting of the repremestative vestry of Sr. Mirylobos., held at the Court- J• ST ll, llitiet, Esq., churchwarden, in the chair, ta.l 8. oDOnd, as chairman of the committee appointed to consider and report on the coal duty end tax upon earta levied upon the Inhabitants of the metropolis and its sub urbs, presented the following important and interesting re port trona the committee on thane subjects: "St. Ilisrylebone, Jan. 31, 1333. "At the et:matinee appointed to consider sod report on the coal duty, and the tea upon carts entering and leaving :be City of lendon, present, Mr. Hodges (in the chair), Mr. Brans, Mr. Prowls, Mr. George, Mr. Rew, your eom mi.tee having further considered the matter referred to them, and having inspected the various documenq furnished to them through the kindness of the representatives of the borough, and J. Hume, Esq., 31. P., specially report as follows : " That the question of the coal duties her mourned an ad- ditional importance to the public by the passing of an act 14 tt 16 Viet., cap. 146 (&h August, Dill), entitled An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Vend and Delivery of Coals in London and Westminster, and in certain parts of the ad j acent counties and to allow a drawback on ooals conveyed beyond certain limits.' The corporation of the City of London by clause 18, and the interpretation clause, have been allowed to include many place, in the area of taxation before exempt. By tho operation of this act power is given to measure 20 miles every way in a direct line' from the General Post-efice, thus describien a line of circumference round the metropolis of 120 miles, within which limit the inhabitants are compelled to contribute ls. 14. per ton on ell coals consumed that are brought within that limit. As might naturally be expected this act of aggression on the part of the City authorities has awa kened indignant remonstrances, and your committee have reason to believe has increased, by many thausands, the up ponenta of this tax. In another point of view, the impolicy of a long continu ance of there duties will, upon consideration, he sufficiently obvious. The legislature having, by repeated rnacstnents (confirmed by the country on a late occasion) sanctioned and established large measures of free trade, thereby open ing an extended competition, it becomes the more necessary that a raw material, such as coal, whether used by the artisan or manufacturer, should be obtaintd at a price not enhanced bg taxation. " Your committee are enabled, since their last report, to furnish the total amount reified by the tax of le. Id. per ton, from the year 1845 to 1851, inclusive, as follows : "FOIL IiZVIX TEAM INDING 1851. Sea-borno Coals. Net duties, after allowing drawback and expenses of collection Avirage 171,081 1 31 4,395 16 81 Total ge per annum Coals brought landwise. Net duties, after deducting ezpesses of collection Average It is calculated that the total amount of the tax fur the year 1852 exceeded the sum of 200,0001. " Your committee are enabled, from the annual anoints of the Chamberlain of the City of London, to present the following analysis of the expenditure of the duties for the year 1851: " Total net duties on coals, Sea-borne and landwise, amounting to Is. Id. per ton, after deducting drawback and expenses of collection for the year 1851, 177,6321. Bs. Sid. " By balance of duty of one penny per ton paid quarterly to the account of her Ma jesty's Wood, ate £13,664 13 4 " By charge in aid of city improvement (new line of Cannon-street and others) (are 4d. duty) " By retiriog allowances paid to deputy sea coal meters and others.... (an 4d. duty) 7,607 610 " By charge for interest on various sums raised for London bridge approaches and public improvements out of Sd. duty " By balance of duties carried quarterly to the account of the application of sur pluses for discharge of money borrowed for London-bridge approaches, Ac 89,496 6 3 L 150,772 15 1 " Balance carried to the general account of the corporation' 26,759 11 if £177,632 6 6/ " It is stated by the ehemberlain of the city of London that the balance carried to the general account of the cor poration is applied by them in gal of municipal government, administration of justice at Centnl Criminal Court, main tenance of prisons, magistracy, police, coroner, and other purposes, in respect of which the funds of the Corporation are chargeable.' Bat it should be recollected that the citi zens of London within the walls are exempted from the payment of any county rate, which is levied for many of the purposes above specified on the ratepayers outside that favoured precinct as well as the coal duties. " Your committee have ascertained that the total charges l existing in thumr 1850, u regarded the duties of Bd. and Id., were 9.56,8a1., and that it was calculated that this sum,' with accruing interest, would be satisfied by sth July, 1859. " The remaining duty of 44., which produced in the year 1851 51,0941., after deducting the drawback, is expended in 'sleek% retiring allowances to deputy sea coal meters and others, new street in line of Cannon-street, and the balance carried to the general account of the Corporation as above Takla" these matters into consideration, your committee reousamend the vestry as follows: " First: To petition Parliament to repeal the acts, let end 2nd William IV., cap. 78, and all other sets which levy 4d. per toe on cols, leaving the retired allowances to be paid out of the increased produce of the remaining nine "4l. Besson d. To petition Parliament to pose an act causing the acts 1 and 2 William IV., cap. 76, 1 and 2 Victoria, cap. 101, 8 and 9 Victoria, cap. 101, and all other acts which levy the duties of Bd. and Id. repetitively, absolutely to cease and determine on the bth of July, 1809, or sooner, should the charges before that time be satisfied. " Your committee. as regards the toll upon carts enter ing and leaving the City, have nothing to add to their last report, and present herewith a. petition, as ordered by the vestry, praying for the abolition of the above toll, awl sub mit also to the consideration of the vestry a draft petition against the opal duties." This report is to be considered by the vestry next Satur day. LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX JUNCTION RAILWAY. The second half-yearly meeting of the company took place at the Court-house, Bradford,, on Saturday last, to receive the half-yearly report of the rectors. The share holders preseet were numerous. In the absence of the chairman of the company (Edward Akroyd, Esq ), who was unavoidably absent, Wm. Firth, Esq.. of Burley Wood 'Heine, near Leeds, was called to the chair. I Mr. CAWOoD, the secretary of the company, read the notice coavesing the meeting, after which the seal of the ttois4any was attached tb the register of shareholders. SICILITMIT then read the report of the directors, whisk was very short, and the statement of the cash account of the company up to the 31st December, 1852, and which was issued by the auditor., Henry Jennins and Swithia Aaderton Esqn , and Mr. Cawood, secretary. The report having be en received and adopted, Wtx.r.rin Finn!, Bog , said the basineu of the meeting was of • formal character. There had been a general meeting of the shareholder so recently, that it was almost unneoessary to trouble them with many remarks. The works were progressing favourably, and he hoped in the spring of next year to congratulate the shareholders on the opening of the main Sae. Mr. PALl:smote asked foe any information which the chairman could render as to the new brar.ch line to Gilder. some. The CHailanan said the coal branch had always been a prominent object with some el the shareholders. He was not wean/nine al some of their body, but he bad cordially gone along with his colleagues in the undertaking. It would only be &single line of railway, and would be made with a due regard to cheapness of construction. The quantity of coal supplied from the district into which it was con templated to carry it was extremely large, and the inhabitants of Bradford and Halifax, more particularly, would reap very great benefits from it ; besides, the main line would be fed by it. Ooe large share holder on the main line entertained the very highest opinion of its being made a very remunerative line, and that gentleman had taken great pains to enter minutely into all the traffic tables. Again, if the country through which it passed were no occupied by this company, some parties or other would endeavour ere lung to bring out a scheme to take up this part of the district ; and it would not be within the province of any party to take it up so much asit would be in the province of this company. With regard to the expenses already incurred respecting it. they had been small, and the directors had exercised every economy. He thought the only resolution required to be passed at the present meeting, in addition to the adoption of the report, would be the following, which ho should propose : " That the directors be, and they are hereby empowered to take such proceedings as to them may seem expedient in the preitent et 'skin of parliament, for opposing any bill or pro ject which may appsar to them to be injurious to the inter ests of this company." The resolution was seconded by Thomas Clayton, Esq., of Bradford, and carried unanimously. oar. B , of Bradford, inquired the difference of cost betwixt a single line of railway te Oildersome and a double one. MDI CHAIRMAN said the difference of cost, as estimated by the engineer, Mr. Hawkshaw, would be about 20,0001. It the traffic warranted a double line, no doubt it would be ' eventually made, as land would be purchased and the bridges construtted to admit of it, and there might not be' an improbability of its being extended. The gradients were goal, so far es the hawlage was concerned. The ne gotiations of this company with other companies were on a satisfactory footing, and the district through which the railway passed would be benighted by the arrangements sought to be entered into. No other observation was made, and it was moved by THOMAS CLAYTON, Esq., and duly . seconded, "That the cordial thanks of the meeting he given to William Firth, Esq., for his conduct in the chair." DAVID RAMSDEN, Esq., having taken the chair, the resolution was put. and carried with acclamation. The meeting then broke up. IRELAND. Denali, rms. 5. The breach between the Tenant League and the friends of tenant right in the north is becoming wider, and now seems to be absolutely irreparab.e. While the Notion on the one side, and the Banner of U 'ler on the other, are indulging in mutual ri.- crimination, greatly to the amusement of disin terested lookers on, Mr. Sharman Crawford recom mends a more practical and decisive coulee of action on the part of his northern friends; namely, the formatign of a committee or b..rdy distinct from the kague, to watch over the iteererts of the tenants and the progress of Mr. Serjeant Shee's measure in par liament. Mr. Crawford, in a letter to this effect. addressed to Dr. M'Knight, of the Banner of Ulster, l says: I take the liberty of suggesting to you that at this criti cal moment of the tenant question, when it is certain th.it the diacussioa of it in the detailed form of a bill must take place in a very short time after the meeting of parliament, it would be expo lent fur the tenant-right associations of Ulster to form some channel of communication with each other, so that the genet of the country could be speedily col leeted and expressed on any propositions which should be made in the Howie of Commons with relation to that ques tion. I think this would be best effected by arranging • committee constituted of members of tenant-right associa tions from diffirent districts of the province ; hut in doing this:care must be taken that the selection of such a commit tee does not assume any feria of delegation which would be in violation of the Irish law against delegated bodies. I thiuk if such a committee be appointed, they should be rc gusted to select • sue of their members, if it should appear nece.sary,to act as a deputation, to proceed to London, and to place themselves in communication with Mr. Serj. Shee and the members who are supporters of the tenant right cause, in case questions should arise which required information or advice—ur perhaps to have communication with the go. vernmeat, if such communication should be advisable. It appears to me that if a substantial security can be obtained there ought nut to be an unreasonable adherence to verbal construction, or details not essential to principle ; at the same time WO should be taken that no chariots should he accepted which would give a delusive, but not a real, sent- city fur that great amount of property which the tenants of Ulster have created. For the consideration of points which might be raised in this way the presence of • con fidential and intelligent deputation in London might be of important value, not only for communicating and advising with members there, but oleo for communicating with the tenant-right associations. on such matters as might require the speedy expression of their opinions. It 3 the more ne cessary that a provision of this nature should be made by the tenanis of Ulster, because it is an indisput►ble fact that the tenant right cause cannot be considered as !seine repre sented by the members of pediment generally returned for the province at the late election, but the reverse is the case in the other provinces. Mr. Alexander, the new member for Carlow, has for some days been suffering from an illness of so i serious a character that it was expected the electors of that immaculate borough would shortly have another opportunity of exercising their franchise. His medical advisers arc beginning, however, to entertain a hope of Mr. Alexander's recovery. The renowned Father Doyle, o' New Ross, who made himself so notorious as a violent partisan of Mr. C. G. Duffy at the late election for that borough, has been removed by his bishop into a remote and quiet natal district, where his propensities for poli tical agitation must for the time lie dormant. Five estates were put up for sale yesterday in the Encumbered Estates Court. One, in the county of Tyrone, yielding a net profit rent of 14.51. Bs., was sold for 3,2151., or about 22 years' purchase. A small fragment of the estate of J. A. O'Neill, in Con nemara, was disposed of for 4901. An estate in the county of Wexford and City of Dublin, charged with a jointure, was sold for a rate of about 101 years' purchase ; and one in the county of Roscommon, divided into six lots, brought rates equal to about 12 years' purchase on the average. On Monday, at twelve o'clock, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant will receive an address from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Dublin ; and at half put twelve the Provost, Fellows, and Scholars of Trinity College will have the honour of presenting a similar address of congratulation to his Excellency, on his assuming the government of Ireland. The first public act of their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of St. Germans in Ire -I..nd, will be in support of a most interesting public charity—the Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society of this city. Their Excellencies will honour and con fer a benefit on that society by being present at the annual fancy and full-dress ball on Monday evening next. The bill of indictment against Dr. Betakes, for the manslaughter of a young man named Christopher WDermott, was ignored by the city grand jury this day. It may be recollected that the charge against Dr. Banker was that of having struck the deceased on the head with a cane, when erysipalis having subsequently set is, attended by bronchitis, death ensued. Hr. J. F. Maguire, M.P., Mayor of Cork, presided at a meeting of the inhabitants of that city on Thursday, to petition for the abolition of Minister's Money. Mr. W. Fagan, M.P., and Mr. Cecil Law less, M.P., both addressed the meeting at some length, and strong resolutions against the obnoxious impost were adopted. Mr. Dorgan, the Irish railway-king, has declined an invitation to a public entertainment from the town-council and citizens of Waterford, expressing his warm appreciation of the compliment, but say ing that his habits and course of life led him to pursue his avocations of quiet industry, without seeking or accepting honours. The Mars, Liverpool steamer, sailed from Water ford yesterday, carrying off a hundred and fifty emigrants for America from two parishes alone. " Many of them," the local paper says, " were the eons and daughters of comfortable and respectable parents." The Northern Whig, describing the state of agri cultural affairs at this period of the season, says: The part week, although by no means so fine as the pre ceding one, has yet been such, on the whole, as to have permitted, we are glad to learn, of much progress being made in ploughing. We must also refer to spring wheat sowing, which we regard as moat hazardous. Indeed, al though sown in autumn, we are opposed to extensive wheat growing, with a climate such as our,. It was not the least evil of the corn laws that they discouraged the cultivation of those cereal and root crops for which our soil is so emi nently suited, and widely stimulated the growth of wheat. We would here point to the superiority of the flax crop ; but t ehould the farmer, from any peculiar cause, determine on sowing wheat, let him procure the Tal , or some such species, and not dream of having even a tolerable crop from common country samples. The following are some accounts of the weather and state of farming prospects, from papers received this day: By corresp.ndence received from North Tipperary, Kil kenny, Kildare, and the King's County, we are informed that wheat-sowing, so long detained by continuous rains, is now setively proceeding. General farm operations, for sow time deferred—repairs of the damage committed by the winter floods—neeemary and hurried works preceding the busy tillage season—are affording general employment, so much so as to cause a very observable increase in the number of pauper* applying for their discharge from the workhouses, and also a diminution in that clam applying for admission. This impetus was indeed much wantiag ; for during the last three months agricultural pursuits ad mitted Meonsiderably less labour than has been afforded at any previous corresponding Kasen that we remember.— Lesnefer Express. We have to note a decided improvement in the weather since our last ; but from recent experience it would he diffi cult to say, even though there is at present considerable probability in favour of the supposition, that it will long continue so.—Cork Examiner. Three successive days of fine frosty weather had raised the hopes of the farmer after a two months' deluge of rain, when, unfortunately, all his favourable anticipations were rudely dispelled by the storm and rain which succeeded. In parts of this county, where the soil is livtly, the farmers prepared to pow wheat, but the idea of such a crop in the heavy stiff lands was berg since given up. Notwithstand ing all the wet, the wheat sowed at the usual time, and winter oats, look very well; hut strong apprehension of blight, from the continuous rain, is, of cowrie, general.— Baayshannon Herald. The new flax market established at Cork was opened yesterday for the first time. The Cork Bea lminer, describing the business done, sass: There were ten buyers from the north, and others from other parts of the country, and the attendance of country gentlemen, including Lord Bernard, Hon. H. B. Bernard, Mr. &infield, Mr. M. Cummins, &c., was Tether numerous. The quantity of flax in the market was 30 tons, and for the quantity sold up to 1 o'clock the prices realised were 111. per stone, for a large quantity to Lord Bernard ; 100. 6d. to Mr. John O'Brien ; 108. to Mr. Allman. A poor man from near Ballineen realised 91. 6d. per stone for his flax; and the other prices varied from 9s. to 4s. 6d. per stone. The Limerick Reporter draws a satisfactory picture of the progress of improvement in the trade and com merce of Limerick. William Robinson, Gerald Farrell, and John Rooney were on Friday brought up oa remand from Wed nesday last, before the magistrates of Copal-street Po:ice Court, on a charge of being members of an illegal society, called " ltibbonism," and with having in their possession written signs, passwords, and other documents connected with the said society. They were committed for trial. SPORTING. WILTSHIRE CHAMPION COURSING MEET ING.—Fnn. I 70 4. DItUID CUP, for all ages (16 tubs.), was won Ey Mr. Brtwo's Bedlam Ben; Mr. Rendga's Rabbi; ran 11p. GREAT WISTIME SYMMS, for 12 puppies of Ibol, were won by Mr. Jardioe'e MaragorA and Miss 11..nnah. AMEIBOILY STALES, for 1• pup:nes of 18.)1, rare WTI by Mr. Etwall'a Evangelist; Mr. Lawreuee'e Luey Loclut ran up. STONERINGI STANDS Were won by Mr. Etwall's EMIL HLSTON STANDS were divided by Mr. Wow - v . 4E460r Eye, BEACON HILL STANDS were won by Mr. HCLI , 0111) STALL; were won by Capta.n Wyndham's Whiff and Cabe. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. 11T40 HOUNDS. Ifer Majesty'a, Tuesday, Stoke Common ; Friday, New Lodge—at hull past 11. Cheltenham, Tut:slay, Garrick'a House ; i,lay, Beck ford luu—at 12. Baron Rothschild's, Monday, 11.4 lute ; Thursday, Meutwort —at 11. Pox siOnstna. Alhrighton, Tuesday, Hem Gate ; Thursday, Banton; Saturday, Chillington-at 11. Bedale, Monday, Salutation Inn, Leeming-lane; Thum day, York (fate; Saturday, Cows.; tie Station-at half oast 10. Old Berkshire, Monday, Black Baurtm; Tuesday, Kingston Bagpsze ; Friday, Goosey Green-at halt-pa s t 10. Cambridgeshire, Monday, the Hardwieke Arms; Friday, Ickwell Green-at half-past 10. Carruartheushire, Tues•lay, Cwmdrisd, near Curns:l; Friday, Llandisaillia-..t 10. Cheshire ' Monday, Bradfield Gree n ; 1 soil iy, Pierer ; Thursday, Arley ; Saturday, Pecittortoi-at i,alt-pa.t 10. Cleveland, Monday. !Lindeman-tit d ; '1 hur.day, Court Green-at half-past 10. Mr. Co!yers', ay, Timbard. ; Tns,alay, Bates Wood : Saturday, Royal Oak, tVrothain -a; hall peat le. Nunn Devon, Monday, Eblaerly Ann- ; Tt.tir,:ay. Yard Down-at half.; oat 10. South Devon, Monday, Radon Race Stand ; Thursday, Forte's Cr.its-at 11. Mr. Drake's, Monday, Ham Gret ; Wt , ton Pest Pits ; Thursday, Edgeott Village ; Sould,.;a Gate-at a quarter to 11. Lord Eleho's, Monday, Fishwiek ; Tuesday, 1.1 a!datr. ; Friday, Swinton aliil 'foil ; Saturday, Hi:ling:oil-a: hau put 10. F. 8., Monday, Mylor B. idge ; Friday, Laydack Wood-at 10. Mr. Fine'', Monday, Bezford : F: iday, reigny Village-at half-peat 10. Mr. Garth's, Monday, Hall Pi-see ; Tkurolay, Holdshot Mill ; Friday, Hartford Bridge Flat-at half-past 10. Gwrtheyra, Tuesday, Horeb ; Saturday, Troelwawe (Llang.ler)-at 10. Hainbledon, Monday, Chalton ; Thursday, Wickham Gate ; Friday, Upham Pond-at a qua' ttr to 11. 11.11., Monday, Chasston House ; Tuefalay, Brandean Common ; Thursday, Illislield Church ; Saturday, Upton Gray-at a quarter to 11. Ileythrop, Monday, Boulter's Barn ; Wednesday, Sturdy's Castle; Friday, Little Lksington ; Saturday, Dean Cross Roads-at half-past 10. Hursley, Monday, Itookley Pond ; Fr;tl.y, Cranbury Park-at a quarter to 11. Mr 'Aunties's, Tuesday, Furze°. F.eltl ; Saturday, Winslow-at 11. Mr. Lumun's, Tuesday, Kingaympton ; Friday, Taw bridge-at half•past 10. Mr. Marshall's, Monday, Kennel ; Thursday, Brad worthy Village-at 11. Mr. Morgan's, Monday, Warren's Cress ; Thursday, Long Cross-at half-put 10. New Forest, Tuesday, Moyle. Court ; Friday, Kennel at 11. Mr. Newton's, Monday, Tongue End, near Okel.ampton; Thursday, Gribble Ford Bridge -at 10. South Oxfordshire, Monday, Wheatley; Friday, Stow Wood. Pembroke, Tuesday, Melleston Cross-roads ; Friday, Amruth Castle. Pembrokeshire, Monday. Llawhaddin-bridge; Than day, Steroids-asides-at IL i• 'Mktg Wye, biusid.6). Dassels; Thsralay, t brishal Grange; Saturday, Ardeley Bury-athalf• past 10. Sir H. Seale's, Tuesuay, Burlestone-a teat ; Friday, Hardham. Shropshire Monday, Fox Albrigliton ; Thursday, Lut wyche-at ha:lf-east 10. Simingtoa, Tuesday, Helmsley; Friday, Simin ;ton at 10. Somerset and Wilts, Tuesday, Viaduct Inn; Friday, Lower Wood-at halfpast 10. Lord Southampton's, Monday, Badby Wood, Tuesday, Cowper's Oak; Friday, Astwell Mill; Saturday, Buck cells Wood-at 11. North Staffordshire, Tuesday, Chipnal Wood; Friday, Stallington-at half-put 10. Mr. Lee Steere'a, Monday, Itcbingfitld ; Thursday, Shillingbee Park-at 11. Surrey Uoion, Monday, Kennel; Wean. *day, Huh) Hall ; Saturday, Woodbridge-at half-past 10. Tivyside, Monday, Mandivey-at 10. Thur,ilty, Lling wawr -at half-past 10. Tredsgar, Monday, Coedkernew Pound ; Wtdnesday, Laurumny Lodge ; Friday, Ebbw Bridge -ut half put 11. Mr. Tralamay's, Tuesday, Chaddlewood West Lodge; Flete-at half-put 10. 'rearm's, Monday, Heston; Tuesday, Itedbourne ~....aon; Frisby, Datchworth-.t half-pa-t 10. • Mr. Vaughan a, Monday, Kennel ; Thursday, Dibewidi mtll. Vine, Monday, Overton Kennels; Wedartalay,The Farm lush ; Saturday, Old Basing-at a quarter to I 1. • • Wheatiaad, Tuesday, Spoonhill ; Friday, Oldbury-at tall peat 10. Mr. Wheble'a, Tuesday, Compton ; Thursday, Beech-hill; Saturday, the Plough, Shiplake-at 11. South Wilts, Monday, Chilmarsh.eommon ; Wednesday s Deptford Inn-at 11. NVyeside, Wednesday, Velinvach. Colonel Wyndham's, Monday, Goodwood Kennel ; Wed nesday, Fitahall; Friday, Stanstead-avenue-at half-past 11. Sir W. W. Wynn'a, Monday, Sam bridge ; Wednesday, Brynypys • Friday, Wynnatay; Saturday, Green Dragon. York and Ainsty, Monday, Skipworth-bridge ; Tuesday, Streethouses; Thursday, Copgruve ; Saturday, Linton at half past 10. SCOTCH. Duke of Bueeleneh's, Monday, Melli retain ; Tuesday, Drinkston • Thursday, the ; Saturday, Edden -at half-p eat It. Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, Tuesday, Blair ; Satur day, Broadfield-at a quarter to 11. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire, Tuesday, Bart Hill; Thurs day, Ingliston Gate ; Saturday, Armatlale-hill ollbar-at a quarter to 11. Saturday, Mr. Tre, Ailtsbaw, Monday, Birkly ; unday,' Watb ; Satur day, Dandraw. Aikton, Monday, Whitrigg; Wednesday, Thursday, Fri-. day, Orton Schoo l house—at 9. Lord Bolton's, Tuesday, West Bolton; Saturday, Ley burn—at It. --- Bronwydd,Wedneeday, Penyrherbert ; Srturdey, Glany ravonat 11. - - - Cardigan, Tuesday, New Mill; Friday, Lantood—at 11. Carlisle, Tuesday, Wresy ; Friday, Dal-ton—st 10. Craven, Monday, Nappa Bar; Thursday, Giil Church; Friday, Craven Heifer—at 11. Mr. Deacon's, Wednesday, Goodameavry House ; Satur day, Whiteehurch Down—at 10. Dalverton, Monday, Shilliugford; Friday, Mountaisy half past 10. E.mont, Monday, Lazenby; Wednesday, Winderwath ; Saturday, Pack Horse, Plumpton—at half-past 10. Harrogate, Wednesday, Burnt Gates; Saturday, Salter gate-hill—at half-past 10. High Peak. Tuesday, Winston Turnpike Gate ; Thurs day, Moneyaah ; Saturday, Newhaven—at 11. Mr. Hildyard's, Friday, /salt= Blue Bell—at half.. plot 10. Captain H. Lewis's, Tuesday, Sigstan ; Thursday, Mor ton Bridge ; Saturday, Northallertoa—at 11. Lord Lonadale's, Friday, Wendover—at 11. West Norfolk, Wednesday, West Denham ds er)—at 11. Mr. Okeover's, Tuesday, Ballidon; Friday, Waterhouse. —at 11. Tunbridge Wells, Thursday, Cook's Corner—st half past 10. Yr. B. Williams's, Tuesday, Beer Alstoue Down , Devon; Friday, Ashland Village, near St. Dominick—at half past 10. MELANCHOLY CASE OF SUICIDE AT MALVERN.— On Saturday last an inquest was held at the Swan Inn, Hanley Castle, before C. Best, Esq., on the bedy of Mr. John Mayfield Taylor, farmer, aged U, who hung himself on Wednesday to a beam in his own eart-house. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the unfortunate de ceased had for some time put been in a very desponding state of mind in consequence of the weather—frequently stating that he should be ruined, as he could not Vent his wheat, and on the day in question ho told his mate-servant, Joseph Linton, that he felt very poorly, upon which Lin ton advised him to go into the house, and then left him to feed 'the cows. A short time after he was requested by one of the female servants to call his master to dinni r, and upongain Tutu ua theecertcout him du se he touTd, bu himt life wa s quite suspendedto a b eam. H e tmid i.. sly li u extinct. The jury returned a verdict of "Temporary in sanity." THE GREAT IRISH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.— A private letter from Paris, dated February 4, says—" The greatest interest is fhlt here with regard to the success of the Dublin Exhibition, which is to open in May next. The Emperor takes the liveliest interest in its success, and has already several times inspected the works in progress for the Exhibition at the Royal Pottcelain Manufactory of &nes. I had an opportunity of inspecting them yester day. They are truly beautiful—fully equal to the contri butions from the Sevres manufactniy to the Exhibition of 1851. Amongst other articles there is a magnificent table of fancy wood inlaid with painted Rives porcelain of the most exquisite character, reproenting a huotieg party in India, which it is expected will be the contribution of the Empress to the Exhibition. His Imperial Mjesty bus al s o commanded an equally attractive cullectiou to be iu..1.41;!. the Beauvais tapestry and of (lobelia work from thp i rill manufactories. You will, therefore, see thitt the • French department will be no means the least interesting 'l7 in the Dublin Exhibition." :4; • tri t, r..