The Express. — London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

STATE or THE BANE or FRANCE up to July 7, with the Corresponding items of the preeedirig week : Week ending Week ending June 29. July T. LWBILITIII. F. C. F. 0. Capitol Capital new hoed banks 23,350,000 0 23,350,000 31611erre Reserve of new Mad banks 2,930,650 14 2,930.050 1 Refers, in real property Bank note. to circulation Do. Branch banks MS tO order Account eurreat of Treasury, creditor 9,791,37 15 4,889,988 66 Dinne amounts current 75,733,43 72 54 77,816,075 4. Accounts current in the branches Iteoripte payable at sight Becelpts pAyablc at eight in the branches Drafts of branch banks payable by tank 4,693,633 99 4,019,326 0 Drafts of tank payable by branch tanks 1,702,070 0 1.03,681 Dividends payable Rank of Ahnena,sum not yet invested in Treasery beta* criaount, Olsen inteteata, ant ex pew 451,060 74 603,407 s pi,,ooooto and diem hstereets to branch bank,. Re-dirconnt loot haMyear 422,932 27 412,932 2, Ditto in branch banks Sundries 601,637,119 61 607,010,471 42 Yin& pole and ingobi flash in tlw brunch basks 80,419,317 45 82,619,029 110 72,152,051 2 73,656029 0 Rills over due 7,623,638 4 4,324,143 04 Sills and am/plan...we is Parke 114,730,352 Ai 113,149,841 83 150. do. in branch busks 145,579,116 76 143,336,430 69 Advances on bulllos Advances on French public rumba— 88,392,682 90 39,323,942 90 Advances on French public lands by branch hanks Advances to the state on Treasury bonds 50,000,000 0 30,000,000 0 Stock forming reserve .... ....... Stank, disposable fund,. 11,243,767 36 11,249,767 56 Investment of new fused basks in public funds Bank buildinge and furniture.. ...... Real property of branch bunks 2,315,103 0 2,373,241 0 Interest to Alper. Bank Interest in Naticnao Ilia. runt Dank 200,000 0 200,000 0 Interest of brunch b dilia in the National Discount Bantus of the provincial towns 230,000 0 230,000 0 Protested bills Protested bills in branch banks 12,516,803 0 12,286,572 :9 Ex pewee ot manaKemeot .. ... .. .. - Expenses of management of b•anch banks Sundries 623,657,110 61 607,010,471 42 SPAIN.—We have received the letters of oar Madrid correspondent of the 3rd and 4th. Intelli gence had arnved by telegraph that the Carlist Ge neral Elio had entered Navarre on the 30th. The Carlist officers at Paniplona who had been reinstated had disappeared from that city on the 26th. Two batteries of artillery had left Madrid,—one for Catalonia, and the other fur the Basque provinces. A most unfavourable account is given in these letters of the state of the Bank. General Alzaa, the Carlist chief, was shot on the mornir.g of the 3rd. All the Carlist officers taken would, it was said, be shot; and as reprizals will be taken, the provinces may be considered now as the theatre of internecine war. The government journals ascribe this C;trlist outbreak to Lord Pal merston and English intrigue. They also announced that Elio was surrounded in Navarre, and would be speedily eaptu , ed. As a reward for his trip to London, and consolation for his ill reception there, Count Mirasole is named captain-general of Madrid according to our own cor respondent. According to other letters before us he is named captain-general of New Castile. We have letters direct from Catalonia of the Ist July, which inform us that Cabrera was actually there at the head of some bodies of insurgents com mand,cl by the Cabeeilles Castella, Mersa!, Pcsaa, and some others. Letters from Granollers of the 29th also say that on that moming General Boizuez arrived in that town with a strong body of troops from Barcelona, and that he had taken the route to Canovas. was thought that this movement was in combination with two columns commanded by Brigadier Marzano and Colonel Jauch, who were following the bands of Ca brera, Morsel, and the others ; for a short time after wards a brisk fusillade was heard towards Tuganem. We have heard that when Gen. Boizaez arrived the two other columns had already put to flight the in surgents, who dispersed whe❑ they found themselves in presence of an imposing force. Thus the arrival of Cabrera has made no impression on the Catalo nians. Th. se bands of insurgents had (it was re presented) committed great tam ses. About 100 of them had got possession on the 27th of a small fort near Bisbal, which had been abandoned by the troops, and had destroyed it. M. 11,81 1 ,, Jun F.—Three per Cents., 201 Paper: after Bola, 201 cash. Free per rents, 124 papa; atter Bolea, 121 mat. Paeans, 44 paper; after Bona, 4. eau►. Cannon., d piper. Bank of St. Per du:and, 20 piper. Lan n,-• to Landon, 90 days, 4. 00 paper. NAPLES.—We have received a long and interest ing letter from our correspondent at Naples, with news to the Ist instant, the day on which the cham bers assembled, and the royal speech was delivered by commission by the Duke of Serra Capriole. News had been received from the theatre of in surrection in Calabria, but the reports publis ed on I the one hand by the journals opposed to the govern ment, and on the other by the official journal of the government, were so completely opposed to each other that it was impossible to arrive at any certain knowledge of the truth. According to the popular journals the royal troops under Nunziate were de feated with the loss of their artillery, and Nunziate himself had disappeared. Only 500 of the royal troops had escaped, it was said, on board the Archimedes. The greatest excitement was produced in Naples on the publication of this news, and it was not until midnight that government published a counter-state ment in the Gazette, asserting that Nunziate had not been defeated, but, on the contrary, had defeated the insurgents. Oar correspondent conversed with some deputies, who said that the truth was that no decisive engagement had taken place, but that there were some skirmishes on which the advantage was on the side of the insurgents. It appeared certain, how ever, that the Calabrian insurgents had received im portant reinforcements from Sicily ; several thousand men, with six pieces of artillery, having been landed from Palermo. Nothing een be more deplorable than the condition of Nap es. On the 30th, the day before the opening of parliament, the inhabitants were in consternation lest another attempt at pillage should be attempted by the Lazzaroni and soldiers, with the permission of the government. The shops were all closed, and the gates and doors all strengthened, the inhabitants coating them inside and outside with iron. Extra guards were placed in the direction of the Villa Reale and Pozzuoli, having reference apparently to the re cent outbreak of the galley slaves at Procida. On the let all circulation of carriages through Naples was prohibited; the railways were also sus pended to prevent the arrival of disaffected from the country ; guards were placed at all the gates of the town, and the aspect of the city was one of complete desolation ; patrols of Swiss troops, headed by a com missary of police, were seen to pass from time to time. No procession was made to the chamber. The speech was listened to in the most chilling silence. When the speech was concluded there was not the slightest expression of any sentiment whatever from the Assembly, which separated in profound silence. Several of the deputies afterwards declared that the speech was unsatisfactory, vague, and mysterious. The number of deputies present was from 90 to 100. 11ALY. LOMBARDY.—The Milan Gazette of the 2nd states that Generals Sonnaz and Chiodo would begin operations against Verona in a few days. The head quarters of the King of Sardinia are now at Rover belle, and the attack of Legnago is considered immi nent. ROME.—Our Paris correspondent writing on Sa turday evening says : I am informed that intelligence has been received by the French government that in consequence of an insurrection in Rome, the Pope has left that capital, and a provisional government has been formed. POLYNESIA.—The intelligence from Tahiti is to the let of January, where business was beginning to re assume a certain activity. Admiral Bruit had left fur France, carrying with him a Tahitian chief named Taariirti, and seven young islanders, whose parents had stipulated that they should be educated by • protestant teacher. Queen Pomare was in the government palace, and she had chosen as tutor to her children the Rev. Mr. Thompson, a protestant missionary. Her family, in consequence of a recent addition, numbered six children. From the Sandwich Islands we have dates to March, where M. Dillon, who had been sent out as tonsil by the government of Louis Philippe, had arrived with the neces sary powers for the ratification of the treaty made in March, 1846. He had been received with great ceremony by Ring liamehameha, to whom he gave a full-length portrait of Louis Philippe. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—Two questions pre-occupied the public mind at Berlin, from which capital we have dates to the 7th inst. These were the present state of disorga nisation of the new Prussian Ministry, and the recog nition by the National Assembly of Archduke John of Austria as Vicar of the German Empire. In the sitting of the Prussian National Assembly, on the 4th inst, Herr Von Anerswald informed the members that Herr Rodhertus had resigned the Ministry of Worship, Education, and Medicine, because his views were not in unison with those of the rest of the ministry, and because he thought, in the present position of German affairs, harmony between the members of the ministry could not be attainable. As it was impossible therefore to obtain complete union in the cabinet the King had been pleased to entrust for a short time the interim management of the ministry of public worship to Herr Von Ladenberg. At the conclusion of a debate on Posen which then ensued Herr Von Auerswald again rose, and said that the ministry had, on its assumption of power, declared its adhesion to the project of the National Assembly at Frankfort, for the formation of a central executive power for Germany ; they now expressed their opinion that each power was properly attributed to a Vicar-General, and that Archduke John of Austria was the proper person to ex ercise that power. The government hoped that the Archduke had accepted the office, and saw no thing to gainsay in his assuming, as Vicar of the Empire, all the attributes grunted to him by the National Assembly. After some further remarks the President Grabow rose, and said that they were all rejoiced at the election of the Vicar of the Empire, and the approbation of all the governmentsto this step must be looked upon as forming the basis of a power ful confederacy. The assembly showed their unani mous approbation of the choice by rising:simultane ously, and giving three cheers tor Germany. The sitting then closed, to be resumed on the 7th. 'rho sudden resignation of Herr Rodbertus has caused some surprise. It is supposed that the ministry cannot last long as at present constituted. A letter from Posen of the Ind inst., 'in the Cologne Gazette, says that the intelligence of the last French insurrection had reached that duchy, and that its effect in ultimately quelling the revolutionary tenden cies of the PoLeh party was such as to ensure the complete pacification of the country in a short time. AUSTRIA.—We have Vienna journals of the 4th inst. It would seem that certain proposals tending to the pacification of Italy, made by the papal envoy, Nlorichini, arc not calculated to lead to any prospect of settlement. It appears that the Isonzo has been proposed as the boundary, a"d it is one which Austria will not, under present circumstances, accept. She h.s, therefore, determined on sending more troops into Italy and acting vigorouply. The news from the Venetian pro vinces is certainly encouraging for Austria, as it ap pears that the strong point of Chioggia, near Fu sine, had been taken possession of by them, and that this was considered as likely to cause the immediate fall of Venice. The deputation from Frankfurt bearing to Arch duke John the official tidings of his nomination to the high position of vicar of the empire reached Vienna on the evening of the 2nd. It was known on the 3rd that the archduke, who was to receive the deputation with great solemnity on the 4th, had determined to accept the election. It was hoped that he might re tain his present poet at Vienna, in conjunction with the higher honours he had just been nominated to. 1 he joyful news was celebrated in Vienna and Prague by bonfires and flags fluttering from every pinnacle. The Wieser Abend:tittle!, has the following inte resting notice concerning Metternich's private in tercourse with Russia : " As the Emperor Aiexander was making arrange ments for his return from the Congress he proposed to the Austrian Chancellor of State that besides the exchange of couriers between the cabinets, they two should establish between thrm a private correspond ence irrespective of political objects, for which the Prince should receive annually a remuneration of 50,000 ducats. Metternich offered his thanks for this condescension and favour, but thought he: could not enter into such a correspondence without the knowledge of his monarch. On his mentioning the matter to the Emperor Francis, that prince at first appeared struck with surprise, and an swered drily, that he would sleep upon it.' However, the next day he said : Listen to me, Metternich. I have thought the matter over. I cannot, after all, forbid the correspondence, and in conjunction with the friendly relations between our cabinets, such an intercourse may be more beneficial than detrimental, for I believe you to be an honourable man. Therefore accept the offer." Metternich kept up this intercourse until Alexander's death. Atter the accession of the Emperor Nicholas no further mention is made of this correspondence. A slight coldness arose between the two cabinets, which continued to increase, amidst which Metternich re ceived from the Czar a letter in which he justified himself, and, after reminding him of the friendship which had existed between the prince and his (the Emperor's) late brother, he expressed his wish that they should commence a similar correspondence, for which Metternich should receive annually 75,000 ducats. - - The intelligence from Hungary was disquieting, if true. In consequence of the conferences at Innspruckl between Prince Esterhazy and the Ban of Croatia, Jellachich, who has been restored to his functions, the Hungarian Ministry of Finance was reunited to that of Austria (indeed, some said the whole mi nistry had undergone that fate), and that, in con sequence of this avowed intention, KosAith had re signed. The inroads of Wailachians and Servians still continued, and fears were entertained lest an army of 60,000 Russians, stated to be aretembled on the Pruth, might be led to interfere. UNITED STATES. By the America, arrived yesterday at Liverpool from Boston, we have news from New York, June 27 ; Boston, June 28. She brings 15,000 dollars in specie. the Cambria had reached New York. Cot ton-holders continued to ask former rates, but buyers were holding off in anticipation of a decline. The flour market continued in a dull state, the supply being more ti an equal to the demand ; the reports of the growing crops continude favourable. Exchange on ' England, l 09; to 110. Treasury notes 1041. Money market rather tight. The whig meeting of ratification is to take place to-night. It was intended to give form to the re sponse of the whigs of New York to the nominations made by the National Convention. The meeting had been postponed for more than a fortnight, I at the solicitation of a few professed whigs who I wished time to make up their minds whether to support the ticket or not. Ample time had been given them for this purpose, and it is to be presumed that their intentions were fixed, and that they were ready either to act with the whigs in support of the nominations, or to join ono of the several parties arrayed against them. By constant and clamorous effort the loco foals had succeeded, to a certain ex tent, in creating ad impression:abroad that there was &esffection in the whig ranks in New York. The Courier and Inquirer says: According to pre sent prospects, Taylor and Fillmore will sweep the field. The whig party will come into power by a majority even greater than that of 1840, and will have the wisdom and good fortune, we trust, to retain the fruits of their coming victory. The country will enjoy the blessings of a whig administration. The whigs in every part of the Union, from Boston to New Orleans, are rallying to the standard which their representatives in National Convention raised aloft. With falling prices in Europe for our produce in the face of large new crops coming forward here, there would be little reason for new enterprises—even though the political condition of Europe were one of settled tranquillity. But while all there is uncertain and fermenting, there can be little tempta tation to adventurers from this side, and hence stag nation mat be looked for in our business. The Courier and Inquirer has received infor mation, not only that the treaty is ratified and that the ratifications have been exchanged, but that several , detachments of our army returning from Mexico have' already reached the United States. Peace, therefore actually exists, although for certain reasons it has not been officially proclaimed by the President. The order of the day of the 29th THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1848. May, issued in Mezioo by General Butler, com manding in chief the U.S. army there, announces to the army that the Mexican war is ended," and states that " a treaty of peace jolt and honourable to both nations has been duly ratified ;" that order further directs the order of march to the coast of dif ferent corps of the army, and it is in virtue of this order that some of thedetachments are already arrived in the United States. _ _ _ Liter news from Yutacan shows that a horrid state of affairs still continues to exist there. The whole coast from edam to Cape Catoche, is now in posses sion of Jacinto l'at, Chi, and their followers. More than 100,000 persons are now crowded into the capi tal of Yutacan, the greater part of whom arc refugees. Should they fall into the hands of the savages there will be a moot melancholy waste of life. SLAVERY IN TOE DISTRICT OF COLIIIIIIIA.-05 motion, Mr. Hale's reeduiion, instructing the committee on the dis trict of Columbia, to report a bill in favour of aboliahing slavery in the district of Columbia, was taken up ; and on the ayes and ones being caled for, it was decided in the ne gative, by yeas 7, nays 36. COMMERCIAL. The state of the money market is improved by the return of peace, and the negotiation on loreign account in part, and reliance upon foreign markets measurably, of the late United States loan for sixteen millions. It is believed that about three millions were subscribed tor on English account, in the first instance, and verhaps, as much more will be sent abroad, to be drawn against, leaving a margin for the chance of sales. Capital seeks employment in the public funds, of which the prices are well sustained. The bids for the late United States loan were nearly double the amount required, and the premium paid fur the 6 per cent. stock averaged nearly 31. So on the 20:h instant, a loan was negotiated by the sate of New York fur a small amount, 800,000 dole., the offers for which. in like manner, greatly exceeded the amount required and the pro min in paid for 6 per cent. stock of only seven years to run exceeded 31 per cent., The inactivity continued in the Stock Market. Sales of Treasury Notes were made at 1041 ; United States O's, of '67, 1041 ; ()hie 6'a, 100 1-3 ; l'ennsylvania s's, 76. 'I he money market is rather stringent, but much gn ater ease is expected after the first proximo. Exchange on England has been in moderate demand, at 1091 to 110. COTTON.—The receipts of cotton at the ports for this week have been large,—three times larger than the average of the last three years. The exports to Great Britain is els very large, 36,000 balm It seems now highly probable that this crop will show more than 2,300,000 bales, and nearly certain that the export to Great Britain will be 1,350,000 hales. Bitioto STUFFB.—Tne Itiur market remains in a dull state, the supplies being more than equal to the d. mend, and dealers buying only to supply Immediate wales. The meg° of price. is 2 dole. 21c. to I dole. 371 e. for the lower grades of Ohio, Michigan, and Oen nod 5 dole. 50c. to 5 dela. 75c. for strait brands and pure (learn. are. Baltimore and tieorgetown, 6 dole. to 6 dole- 124 e. Rye flour, S dolt. /171 c., and corn meal 2 dole. die. to 2 dole. 50c., Jersey wheat is in fair demand at the reduction in price. Sides of Ohio red and mixed at Woc. to Ilk., sod Genesee 135 c. Oats sell at 420. to 44e., per canal. stye brings 70c. to 73c. Barley is out of season. Indian corn for the last week hes been in moderate demand, only at 53c. to to. for Jersey yellow ; 50c. to 52c. for 'yellow southern and mixed western. BELGIUM. , —BRUSSELS. — The project of the ad dress was voted by the Chamber of Representatives by 86 votes against 3, namely those of M. David Lelibre, and Deseleys-Longchamps. The chamber then voted the project of the law relative to the trial by jury. It is adjourned in definitely to the close of the session. FRENCH WEST INDIES.—The official corre so mantes from these islands is to the 9th June from Marti nique, and to the 10th from Guadeloupe. At thee: dates the two commissioners of the republic had taken posses sion of the government of the colonies. At Martinique the presence of the new authority, the official promulgation of the acts of the metropolis for the aboli , inn of slavery, and the measures taken to carry them into effect, had produced a favourable effect. In most of the plantations work hud been resumed, and the commissioner Perrinon had a at agents into the difftrent parts of the island to instruct the people as to their new rights and duties, preaching to them at the same time the necessity that they should work. At Martinique, also, peace and quietness existed, and the recep tion of the commissioner, Mr. Gatine, had been enthusie-tie. —The intelligence from Cayenne, in French Guyana, is to the lith of May, at which time the news of the French re volution had been received without leading to any dis turbance. THE HIBF.RNIA, Captain Shannon, sailed from Li verpool on Saturday for Halifax and New York. THE EUXINE.—ARRIVAL OF SPECIE.—The Pen insular and Oriental Company's steamer Euxine, Captain arrived at Southampton yesterday (Sunday) morn ing from the Black S , .a, Constantinople, Malts, and Gib raltar. This in the first steamer that has arrived without an Indian mail on board. She has brought on freight an enormous quantity of specie, amounting to 250,000!. st.rling ; 5,0001. of it is in rid. be Court. The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the court and the domestic household, attended divine service yesterday, iu the private &ape' of Bucking ham Palace. The Queen, attended by the lion. Caroline Caven dish, Maid of Honour in Waiting, took a drive in an open barouche and four on Saturday. Prince Albert rode out on horseback at the same time. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Sir George Courier, and the Hnn. General Upton, honoured the per formance at Her Majesty's Theatre, on Saturday evening, with her presence. The Duchess Bernhard, and the Princesses Anne and Amelie, of Site Weimar, loft town on Saturday for the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, Bushy House, Bushy Park. A cabinet council was held on Saturday at theForeign office. The ministers present were : Lord J. Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex• chequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. llohhouse, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clan riearde, and Viscount Morpeth. The council sat three hours. lIER MAJES TY'S MARINE EXCUItSION.—IICT Ma jesty's marine excursions will be confined to the Channels and neighbouring islands. The 2ith instant is the day named fur embarkation for the trip; still, we hear, she may visit Liverpool, she may visit Belfast, and she may visit Cork. We shall not be surprised to hear vitne morning that her yacht is safe in Kingston, and herself in Dublin Castle.— Hants Telegraph. TUE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY. A correspondent states, on what he conceives to be good authority, that his Excellency Count Dietrichstein is about to relinquish his ap pointment as ambassador to the British court from Austria. It will be recollected that the noble count had made arrange. ments last February to leave England in the following month, in company with the countess, for Vienna, as was then stated on privet* business," but circumstances ernes which demanded the presence of his excellency in London. The countess and her brother, Count Potocki, however, left Chandos House for Germany, and, as we announced a few days back, the countess has since returned to town, and has altogether abstained from mixing . in society. His excellency has given notice to the retains's tn his household that their services in his establishment will not be requited longer than the close of the present month, when his Excellency and the countess are expected to leave England. THE OPENING OF THE WATERLOO-BRIDGE TERMINVB of the South-Western Railway is to take place to-morrow. Early on Friday morning the bridge over the Westminster-road was tested by the government officer. To ascertain with a positive degree of certainty the eflect of a quick passage of heavy bodies across the immense span, a number of strong rods, secured on a firm foundation, were placed upright in the centre of the etch, and midway be tween the centre and rides. and touching the iron girders. In each of these rods was a groove with a sliding staff, which on the passing cf the trains indicated to a hair's breadth the deflexion of each girder ; and in no one instance was it more than the 3-16ths of an inch. Three of the heaviest engines of the company were selected to make the experiment, and these were closely coupled and otherwise worked in such a manner as under no ordinary circumstances would occur. The four distinct lines of rail were afterwards run over repeatedly with the different engines, and is every instance the points or switches, which are mostly self acting, proved to be in admirable working corder. Captain Simmonds, the government inspector, expressed his satisfac tion at the result of the experiments, and gave the necessary certificate for opening the new line. CONTINENTAL INTERCOURSH—The usual return ei passenger traffic between the Channel ports gives the follow. mg numbers for the week ending July 2 . through Boulogne, 1,2.56; Calais, 221. The corresponding period in 1847 gave: through Boulogne, 1,890; Calais, 393. The 1,256 passengete through Boulogne may be subdivided as follows frees Folkestone, 349 ; Dover, 112; London, 112; total, 673. For Folkestone, 426 ; Dover, 84; London, 173 ; total, 683. THE POTATO DISKABE.—The Gardeners' Chronicle of Saturday publishes reports received from various parts of the country, which prove the very unwelcome fact that the potato disease has again manifested itself in England, Ire land, and Scotland, and that it has already done much mil chief. The communications proving this bad news will be found in the columns of our contemporary, but it may be well to state here that the places enumerated as those whme the disease has been detected are Tunbridge Wells ; Nether bene, near Dorchester; Welling, Kent; Ansport ; Dorking, Petworth ; Lewes; Brentwood ; Cranford ; Enfield; We- T endon, Bucks ; Covey, Norfolk ; Suffolk ; Litunhum, Beds; near Chester ; Preecot, Lancashire ; Hemsworth and Rotherham, Yorkshire; Banffshire ; Llanrwst,' North Wales ; Nenagh ; Hyde, Isle of Wight ; Torquay and Clysthydon, Devon ; and Woolstone, near Strat ton, Cornwall. In reference to the report of the existence of the disease in Mayo, the editor of the Gardeners' Chronicle says "We observe that this is contradicted by the Irish correspondent of the Daily News. We can only say that we received the information from Lord Oranmore himself, along with a sample of young potatoes and haulm, about which there could be no doubt." Unto. voueable reports have also reached us from the High lands, and from St. Peter's, Jersey. It will be seen that in Yorkshire only two places are named in which the potatoes are affected. From other parts of the country more hopeful news is gives in the I Leas Mercury of Saturday, which says:" From the &ppm ante of the tops in this neighbourhood we cannot in di nes., but , on the contrary, appearances indicate the absence of it. Our correspondents in Barnsley, Wakefield, and seve ral other parts of this riding concur in stating that the plant is generally healthy, and that as yet no indications of disease are apparent." The Wilnes, also reports favourably of Edinburgh/hire. That journal states mud the breadth co vered with potatoes is greater than was anticipated, and although a few patches have been ploughed up, the great bulk of the crop are yet as healthy and luxuriant as in an average of searons before the recent malady was heard of. How long they may continue an is a question yet to to solved. POSTPONEMENT OP THE FETE IN AID OP THE DIS TRESS/1D NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—Tho lite and public breakfast announced for today at Vauxhall-gardens is post poned until Friday next, in consequence of several of the artistes who had volunteered their aervices having to 'mist at Drury-lane to-night on the occasion of her Majesty's visit. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—The Marylebone vestry were cn Siturdly engaged in a warm discussion re specting the additional sum demanded by governm•nt for the support of the police. Ultimately the appointment of a committee to wasider the breach • f faith committed by go vercim,.nt, and to adopt such mraturts thereon as might be deemed necessary, was resolved on. ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN TIIF. MODEL LODGING !Louth—During the last few days three attempts have been made by some evil-disposed persons to *et fire to the premiws now being fitted up by the Society for Improving the Condition of the Working Classes, so a model lodging house, in Old Comptonatreet, Soho. Fortunately timely discovery prevented the destruction of the building, and watchmen ate now stationed nightly on the rrethaes in order t.) previa a repetition of the offence. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JULT 9. The club western makes a passing noise, but you hear the sound through the sonorous trumpets of the provii.cial papers, which increase the volume most wonderfully. Half a dozen of the " busy " folk who take the lead paitical in every country town, or ganise what they call s club, and straightway the tens are magnified to hundreds, and a staff of ima ginary officers enter on their grave duties. Tr e country is perfectly free from this vicious system. The rural population have not organised a single club, and without the active support of the catholic clergy they never will. The absence of that support is now decided, for the exceptions are too insignificant to be considered for a moment. They will not endanger the lives of their people by leading them into the ill baited traps of the confederation. Every day mom fully develops the hostility of the clergy to the dangers of club organisation. The most determined reps alert; in Ireland are the clergy of Tuam. Every week produces its declaration and subscription. What they say will be seen below. The clergy of the deanery of Ardagh are even more explicit in theircondemnation of confederates and clubs. "The ally and puerile avowed sentiments of some, and the rash, ill-consi dered, and dangerous declarations of other leading members of the confederation, have induced us to withhold our sanction or approbation from the forma tion of local repeal clubs, and our opposition to these clubs is strengthened by the consideration that their rules and regulations are supposed to be secret." Another prudent clergyman asks—" How can the lovers of peace and order become members of a so ciety whose orators arc not restrained from preaching sedition and treason ?" So you perceive there is no great danger of the club system taking deep root. in Ireland, or of the confederation rising in popular esteem. The Freeman of this morning gives some slight paiticulati of Mr. Mitchel. A gentleman who had conversed with one of the officers of the vessel which conveyed Mr. Mitchel to Bermuda informed the Freeman that he arrived in good health, though his spirits were much depressed. He was very silent and reserved during the voyage. The death of Serjeant Warren is attributed to the homceopat hie treatmentto which he had been subjected for six months. About January last he exhibited a tendency to paralysis arising from softening of the brain. Two homcelathic doctors were called in and continued their infinitesimal prescriptions. The day before his death two of our most eminent physicians (Crampton and Adams) declared his rec,..very impos sible, and ascribed his sudden decline to the treatment he had receiv,.d. . Tr.o "monster repeal meeting," to have taken place in Derry on the 6th, and which was to be inflam d by the eloquence of the confederate leaders, was post poned to the Old Kalends. Parts of the north are greatly excited. Apprehensions are entertained of a colli ion, especially in Donegal, on the 12t.b. An ad ditional mike force hss been ordered to Ha Aloe. CATHOLIC PROTEST AGAINST TIIR LSAOUE.—A letter of protest, in reply to the inquiry Tee, ntly sent round from the Repeal A,so:tation, was received yeAerday from Tuam. It beers the signatures of 2t of the clergy of the rural deanery of Timm—all serving in and around the cathedral and its adjacent parishes, and three of them professors in the archbishop's college of St. Jarlath's. "Ha ing ma turely consi .eted the queries in your circular," say these gentlemen, " we feel constrained to express our entire dis approval el thu contemplat.il league." They proceed to say they twee with BishopCantwell, that every sacrifice short of principle should be made for union among Irishmen. They think the published rules of the league fair and reasonable, eut they express an apprehension, amounting to conviction, that the m. n who is Conciliation Hall, on the day Mr. John O'Connell last addressed the people there, would not listen with n dience to his doctrine of constitutional agitation, would certainly not listen to the mernht r for Limerick at ail in the league. The " disrelish and disapprobation " thus mani fested, the rev. gentlemen intimated to have proceeded from confederates, and it they could not restrain themselves when they were intruders, what will be their boisterousness when in a place where they have a right to speak. The remon strance against " the league " proceeds to say that the lead ing members of the league would honourably observe the rules laid down ; but they distrust two classes, " those who have union on their lips, but who, to gratify some selfish feeling, endeavoured to demonstrate in letters and speeches and articles in newsp .pers, that those with whom they seem anxious to be united were the guilty cause of those divisions the country has such reason to deplore." Even if those persons were wronged, proceeds the remonstrance, where is the wisdom, prudeece, or patriotism of raking up differences? In such circumstances sincere men will act ou the principle of forgiving and forgetting. Manifestly they refer in this to the Natio& ana Mr. S. O'Brien. The nextclass whom they dread is that not so prominent as " Ir-aders ' " but having the capacity for noise and interruption, and they think that those persons, having been stimulated outside the league, by " war speeches" will not within it "patiently listen to the sober accents of constitutional agitation.' Mr. J. O'Connell, therefore, would he "driven from the league within a fortnight ;" and they plainly intimate it would not then retain their confidence or the confidence of Ireland. In conclusion, these reverend gentlemen declare " for the Loyal National Repeal Association—the movement of the liberator's mighty genius which has stood the test of prosecurions." They declare they will take no part in any but constitutional agitation, " in which they sincerely desire the co-operation of all honest repealers." This is the greatest discouragement the projected league has yet received. - • • EXAMINATION OP MR. JOHN MARTIN.—This morning at college-street police-office, Mr. Martin was brought up in misted) of Sergeant Prender of the detective police (to whom he had surrendered himself ), on a warrant charging him with felony under the recent act of parliament. lyndal addressed Mr. Martin, and stated that there had bees infer mations lodged against him for certain articles which appeared in the Irish Felon.—Mr. Martin said he understood so, bat he did not know exactly what articles were named in the information.—Mr. Williams (the clerk) said the infinmations set out in the publication of the 24th of June a letter signed "James Lslor ;" in the publication of the lst July an article headed "The First Step," and signed "James Lahr;" also an article headed " The Confederate and Repeal Clubs," and "A song for the future." Mr. Williams wished to know if Mr. Martin required all the articles to be read ? Mr. Martin said he had heard enough ; he merely wished to know the articles.—Mr. Tyndal said Mr. Martin was charged with the intention of deposing the Queen, and it became his duty to send the case for trial.—Mr. Martin said that the reason he kept out of the way for the last few days wee, that he wished to have a fair trial, and as there was no chance of that at the late commission he merely stopped away until it terminated ; he wished the public to know that, he was not afraid, for he knew the consequences, and was res p onsible for all he had done.—Mr. Williams inquired it Mr. Martin wished the informations proving the proprie torship of the paper to be read?—Mr. Martin said he did not —that was a matter of course. He understood for what he was to be indicted, and he had no hesitation in saying that he would take the legal and moral responsibility on himself of all be had done—he was not afraid of anything.—He was then removed to Newgate. AT A SPECIAL MEETING Or THE COMMITTEE Or THE REPEAL AasociaTion yesterday, at which the Turn document was actively canvassed, the " legal, peaceful, and constitutional" party had a decided majority. The old body shall pars away, but only on the following conditions, which are in fact identical with those which created the confederate schism, and will prevent that body from taking part in the new organisation " That the league be specially and dis tinctly pledged to the use of peaceful, legal, and constitu tional means, to the exclusion of all others ; that the club organisation be entirely abandoned, and the clubs finally die- solved; and that any local organisation to be crested or used hereafter shall be strictly on the above principle, and entirely under the control of the league. Mr. MEAGHER is about to visit America, to stir rap the Irish element in that quarter. lie will, doubtless, delight the folk at Niblo's Gardens, but his friends and admirers a y that 'York is wanted" nearer home. What about fighting for the harvest from the sickle to the ship 2 HARVEST PROSPECTS.—WEIPOILD.—The Wexford paper to-day, in writing an agricultural review, says that the pre vett of potato culture is very fine, notwithstanding that the high winds recontly prevalent, coming after somewhat heavy rein, "had partially shattered the stalks of the earlier tillagr, causing some alarm." In geceral the crop never looked mere healthy. Wheat is very fine, and barley beyond an average.—TzerneanT Nosten.—Tbe wheat crop looks healthy, but does not promise to be so prolific as was ex pected. The breadth of potatoes sown is very large, but there is a slight failure from bad seed," and some injury to forward crops from high w HdA.—TIPPEHARY SOUTH. —The corn crops in this division are described as very flourishing; in potatoes there hu been some "misses" from had seed, but no manifestation of di:ease or blight.-- MAYo.—Nothwithstacding the partial "miss" is some fields in this county, and which is represented to be very rare, the crop we ore promised will be " more abundant than in any season fur fifty years." SCO'T'LAND. EDINBURGH, JULY 8. An illustration of the fully of attempting to keep up the price of labour by artificial means has oc curred at Dunfermline. The weavers in that town have a table of prices, which they rigidly adhere to, and which by intimidation they cause to be adhered to by all and rundry. The consequence is that work can be done cheaper in the surrounding villages, and thither it goes. A great accession has been made to the number of the unemployed in Dunfermline, and pauperism has so increased that the pour rate fur the ensuing year hes been raised to 3s. 6d. per pound, or per cent. Of course the unemployed who abide by the high tariff cannot receive parochial relief, and in due time weaving will fall in Dunfermline to the level of the district. Tne HEBRIDES are about to be piaci din a worse petition than they were when visited by Johnson and Doswell. They have been abandoned by the Post-office in foto. The 'litho ijth e P m t rpsist officestternent is a writer in the Inoerness Courier. authorities," says this party, "have for the present put a stop to the mail-packet between Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye, and Lochataddy, in North List ; and have further prohibited the postmasters at Duovegan and Lochmnddy from transmitting the mails from one office to the other. Parties on the mainland who have eorresp.ind eats in the islands of Harris, North Uiet, South tint, and Barra, need not, therefore, be surprised at not hearing from them, as the usual means of communication have been suspended." WALES. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT SWANSEA.— A meeting of the Local Committee, appointed for making the various arrangements and preparations necessary for the re. ception, in August, of the British Association, took place last week, in the Royal Institution, Swansea. Mr. hlog gridge, one of the local secretaries, reported that considerable progress had been mad: in the preliminary preparations fcr the association. The amount already subscribed, together with sums put down by gentlemen then in the room, came to 5701., this being of course Exclusive of the sum of 5001. voted by the corporation of Swansea to the mayor, in aid of the objects of the ass :ciation. The Excursion Committee reported that a list had been main of the works which it would ba moat desirable to inspect, the coal and iron mines to be visited, the caves and lints stone rocks to he examined. Indeed the principal difficulty did not consist in finding places of sufficient interest to eng:ge the attention of the visitor=, hut in selecting those most easily available. Pro fessor Phillips remarked that not only did this country abound with subjects of interest, but the liberality of the proprietors exceeded his most sanguine anticipations. The report of the Location Committee detailed the accommoda tion provided for visitors, which was ample and at moderate terms. Mr. Grove explain.d the probable routes which visitors would take, pointing out the importance of having additional accommodation on the road between Cardiff and Swansea, and the necessity of t.lstaining first-class steamers from Bristol during the first three or four days of the meeting. PROVINCIAL. YARMOIPTII ELECTION.—On Saturday the poll com menced, and at its final close the numbers were stated as follows :—Sanders, 414 ; Rambole, 334 ; Bagshaw, 300. _ _ LANCASEURE. SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A woman named Davies, lately residing in Major street, Manchester, has disappeared under circumstances of a very painful nature. Her husband, after a lingering illness of nearly twelve months' duration, died about the middle of the week, and his brother had come over to remove the body to Shrews bury for interment. His widow had given birth to a male infant only a tew weeks before her husband's death, and on Thursday night retired to rest with it, but on Friday morn ing she was nowhere to be found. Oa looking under the bed in wheh she had slept the infant was found in a pan of water drowned. In another room a cord was found, and a hook which bad been in tha ceiling was lying beside it. The inference drawn by the friends of the woman under these circumstances was, that after murdering her child she had attempt.d to cimmit suicide. The Rochdale canal passes near to the house, and thinking it probable that she might have thrown herself into it after failing to accomplish her purpose by hanging, a search was commenced in it by means of drags on Friday, and was continued on Saturday, but up to Saturday evening it had been fruitless. An in quest was commenced on Friday right, on the child, but in the state of uncertainty respecting the mother, the proceed ings were aijourned to tnis day. TOpiSHIHE. HETRENCIIMENT.—With a view to effect a redur - tic° of the expenditure, the port of Goole has been rednc, d from the fourth to the fifth class of ports, the situation I landing-waiter there has been abolished, and the salaries o 1 the remaining "ifiCCIB at Goole regulated accordingly. By this arrangement a saving of 3001. per annum has been effected. It is also stated to he in contemplation to make a large reduction in the establishment of the landing depart. ment at Hull, which will lead to a considerable &Ming of ex pense at that port. TCWITIIV ---- MURDER BY A COLLIER.—On Friday Ephraim Blythe was ezarged at Billiton with the wilful murder of his wife. Ellen B:ythe. From the evidence it appeared that on Sunday, the 25th, whilst in a furious paasion, prisoner struck the deceased first in the face, then threw her down, jumped upon and kicked her several times in the lower part of the person. The poor creature, as well as she was able, crawled to a neighbouring house for protection, when the prisoner, after threatening to murder or fight any man who pleased to come forward, run out to look atter his wile and children. with an iron poker in his hand. Not being able to find them he returned home and went to sleep. The poor wonnn was obbged to have surgical amistanca • but, in spite of every at tention, she died on Thursday night. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said he was drunk when he ill used his wife. The surgeon proved that there was a wound three inches long on the top of the head, and an extensive ore in the lower jaw, besides which the lower part of the body was covered with bruises. The injuries were the cause of death. The prisoner was fully committed for trial for wilful murder. WAR I Tun REFORM MOVEMENT.—At a meeting of the committee of the Reform League, Birmingham, on Friday, it was resolved " That the best thanks of the: ommittee be tendered to the editor of the Daily News for his able and independent advocacy of the cause of the Reform League." How POOR'S RATES ARE INCREASED.—Robert Blake, the man who cohabited with Hannah Parker until she murdered two of his children (tor which crime she was executed a short time ago at Newgate), was brought before the magistrates at the Birmingham police.office on Thursday, charged with having deserted his wife and child, who have at times been relieved by the parish authorities of that borough since January, 1843. It appeared from the evi• donee of a relieving otficer that he apprehended Blake at Mr. Plummer's saw-mills, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, on • warrant ordered by the guardi ins of the poor of the parish of Birmingham, and that his wife and children had received relief amounting to 1101. Os. 7d. He was convicted, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment in the house of correction at Warwick, with hard labour. This man's cri minality has been very expensive to the public. DISPUTED RIGIITTOTioTiiii—At the meeting of the magistrates of Worcestershire, sitting at Alcesterlane End, near Birmingham, on Saturday, a case was brought on which excited considerable interest in the county. This arose out of a claim which had been set up to the Beoley Hall estate, which consists of an entire parish of about 4,500 acres. The defendants were : Mr. Whitehouse, a gentleman possessed, it is said, ct large landed property. and re,iding at Ipsley ; Mr. Woolaaton, the steward of the Heels estate, acting under Mr. Oliver, solicitor, of London; to. gether with four others, named Porter, Bolton,. Carpenter, and Ric`imond. They were all charged with nut, and for cibly possessing themselves of the property in dispute. The circumstances of the case, as detailed before the mastis- trate, were these : It appears that the Beoley estate for merly belonged to the ancient house of Sheldon, a family well known not only in Worcestershire, but also possessing extensive domains in the neighbouring county of Warwick. From the Sheldons the estate by purchase fell into the hands of a Mr. Holmes, who, about 60 years since, again sold it in lots to various purchasers. Subsequently to these sales, but previously to the completion of the bargain, Mr. Holmes died without a will, the consequence of which was, that al though his heir and a sister survived him the conveyance of the various properties was never formally completed. Amongst the portions of the estate bought from the Holmes mistily was the mansion and about 300 acres of laud, one of the present defendants, Whitehouse, being tke purchaser. Within these few weeks, however, claimants to the entire estate have sprung up in the persons of several members of a family named Staunton, working colliers, re siding at Bradley, in Staffordshire. They claim in right of the female line (a Staunton having been married to Mr. Holmes), disputing the legitimate claims of the supposed heir to that gentleman, and also of his sister ; and moreover, asserting that the sales made of several portions of the estates were not of the freehold but merely leasehold for a period of 60 years, which time they allege has now elapsed. It is 1 remarkable, however, that not one of the leases said to have been granted by Mr. Holmes, has been produced in support of the claimants' case, and up to the present time their case rests upon mere assertion. In this state of things, on Thursday week a person named Rogers (the complainant in the pre sent case), in company with another man, proceeded to Beoly-hall ; Morriss, • gardener (in the employ of Mr. Whitehouse), and his wife being the only persons occupying the premises. Here, Slaving obtained the keys, they re mained till Saturday evening, when Messrs. Whitehouse and Woolaston, accompanied by a numerous band of followers, proce eded to the hall, and demanded admission. Ike defendants were described as being armed with an axe, bars, and other implements of destroction. Rogers having previously secured the windows and doors den :ed them ingress,when the party ow side proceeded to break in:through the drauing.room windows. The complainant escaped at the rear of the house, locking the back doer. It was for the riot said to have been committed in the manner rel - .ted that the present charge was °referred. In support of the state. meat made by Rogers, Green, the constable of Beatty, wee called ; but instead of corro';orating the corn '.ainam's state ment ac contitedicted it in nearly every particular. The rasgistratts dismissed the ewe. • itnt...rrs. n co TRW ALLEGED FORGERY. — The irioeskr Journal of Friday says : "We hear it currently reported in this town that a partner in a respectable manufacturing istatOishment has been forging bills to the amount of about 2,0001., which he got discounted at two of the banks. We are in passe+ ion of the names of the parties; but, under present c:rcuro. stators, do not feel justified in entering into farther par ticulars. It is stated that the delinquent has absconded. GLOUCEsTEILSHIRE. THE LIBERALS OF CHELTENHAM met in the Town ball on Tuesday, to decide upon steps for reorganising the liberal association in that town. On the same evening a meeting of coaservatives test( place fur the avowed purpose " of taking immediate steps for the prosscatica of a petition against the return of the lion. Craven F. Berkeley, as mem ber for the borcugh of Cheltenham." EMBEZZLEMENT AT BRlsTOL.—Robert Ross Dix, the clerk in the service of Mr. C. George, shot manufacturer, of Bristol, and wha was bound guilty, on Wednesday, at the quarter sessions, of embezzling upwards of 200 a, the pro perty of his employer, was, on Friday, sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. NORFOLK. AN INTRUDER ON SEA BATHERS.—A few days ago, as one of the fishermen of Hunstacton wee employed catening crabs near the shore of that waterieraptece, he oh reed s meeting of a most formidable tee approaching him in the water. The tide was receding, and the man, who was without companions, was a Wain fitty yards of the shore, but much above the waist in the see, when, nothing daunted, he struck !ism:re blow at his new aequaintan e, which he snou discovered to he a shark A regular «mint ensued, the man aiming heavy blows at the head of the tish, and the latter lighting with his tail, with which he struck the fisher man en oor three times severely on the chest Tye man, fortune:ale for himself, never lost his footing. his presence of mind, or fibs strength, and ultimately succeeded in capturing the monster. The tide continuing to ebb, the shark was left on the dry nude, where the old man was seen standing, with much satisfaction, over his captured enemy. The shark measured newly nine feet in length, and was presumed to weigh about 30 stone. The spot or. which it was first seen was close to the place frequented by bathers, a machine having on that day frequently conveyed patties there. SUSSEX. FOUR PERSONS POISONED.—Jane Kemp, residing at Midhuret, with her husband, mother, and sister, a few nights back prepared a supper, of which they all partook. The mend consisted of pork, cabbage, and bacon. They had barely finished the meal when most alarming symptoms were perceptible, the whole family being seized with violent retch ing and excruciating pains. Medical weistance was obtained, but the uutortunate female expired. The ether three suf ferers, though still very ill, are recovering. An inque-t has been commenced on the body, and &aer the above facts were sworn to in evidence the coroner said it would be impossible to conclude the inquiry at present. He considered that an analysis of the contents of the deceased's stautoch should be made, which would allow time for the full recovery of the other thr, c sufferers.. The jury acquiesced in the rtcsm mendation of the coroner, and the nattiest was adjaurned. Tho deceased, who was highly respected, had been married only • le w months. ESSEX. FAIRLOF fair was held on Friday, and was attended by many thousands of holiday-makers. Those amphibious v. bides, the boats, mounted on carriegee, with masts and rigging, the Union, belon ring to the watermen of Wapping, and the Maggot, were the pnncipsl attractions en the road. Each boat contained 25 persons and a band of madcians, and each was drawn by six burst's, gaily caparisoned. The wives and families of the watermen and block-makers followed in open landaus. A third boat was started fur the first time on this occasion. It was built by Mr. Everest, a waterman, at an expense of no leis than 2301., for a Wapping club of water-side men. It was rigged out like • maraolwat brig and daily decorated, and carried 20 passengers. Seven open landaus, each drawn by four horses, and containing wed-dressed women and children, followed. This novel procession, as it proceeded along the Mile-end-road, was loudly cheered by the people assembled. The forest once reached the patties alighted and roamed aaout enjoying the beauties of the woodland scenery. These were • great many theatrical booths and shows on the taw, near the site of the Old Feirlop Oak, which, sifter standing for three or four centuries, was partially destroyed, &haat 30 years ago, through the carelessness of some visiters, ho lighted • bre within its trunk. Tne remains of this monarch of the forest were soon afterwaras felled. Upwards of live thousand per , sans came down to Ilford by the Eastern Railway. Front there it was a pleasant walk clang the green lanes to the fair. Numerous omnibuses, flys, cab, vans, and other vehicles were also in requisition, and the forest echoed with the cheers and shouts of countless thousands. The boats were illuminated en their return to London in the evening, and an immense quantity of fireworks were uischarged from them at TATillls places on their journey home. POISONING FOR BURIAL FEEB.—Tbe discovery of a murder by poison, and the general lislief that as many as fourteen or fifteen human beings have fallen victims under • similar diabolical system, has during the week created the greatest excitement throughout the eastern division of this county. For several days pest Mr. Cedd, the coroner, has been pursuing an investigation into the whole of the facts, and at ten o'clock on Friday night the inquiry terminated in a verdict of wilful murder against a woman tamed Mary May, for feloniously administering lint Ilk , to bar brother, I W. Constable, and thereby causing his death. The subjoined facts, as collected from the coroner's depositieu, briefly detail the whole particulars connected with the dreadful affair. In the parish of Wickes, a small val. ge on the high road to Harwich, about six miles from the Manningtree station of the Eastern Union Railway, lived the deceased, W. Constable, alias Watts. He had not been married. He rnaintaiacd himself by hawking trifling things about the country, and for cemfort sake lodged in the beam of his sist r, Mary May, a married woman. Ho appears to have prepared his own meals. except tea, which he was in the habit of taking with his sister. On the Bth ult. he naurned to his lodgings in good he Ith, and had tea as usual. Shortly af:erw rds he was satackcel with violent retching and burning mans in his throat and stomach. These symptoms cantinued till the following Sanaay, when he died. The aliment he was attacked, the sate r called in Bernal neighbours to see him, lie assured them that it was almost certain that he would die, but, strange to remark, no suspicion was excited that anything had been administered to him. On the de claration of the sister that death bad resulted from natural decline the body was interred . in the uaeish cherchyard, she officiating as chief mourner. In the course ef a few days she called on the Rev. G. Wilkins, the incumbent, for the purpose, as she explained, of obtaining a certificate from the reverend gentleman that deceased was Li good health a fortnight before his death, and that he was in his 38th year —(4B was his real age). This he declined giving, inquiring of her what she wanted it far ? She replied that she hod entered him in a burial club at Harwich a fortaight beer° his death, and that the society would not pay the money allowed for the interment of deceased unless they had • certificate of his good health at the time he was entered. lie told her that the money did not belong to her. She said no one else was entitled to it, as she had done it all herself, and n body else knew anything ebont it. These, and other nuepeiniz circumstances, particularly the num ber of children she had burie d, coupled with the suspicious death of her Comer husband, and the hasty and earnest solicitations she made in this ins'artca to obtain the fees, tram the burial society, led to inquiry, and induced the canner of the distrat to direct the exhumation of the body. This heals done, the stomach and contents were forwarded to Mr. Taylor, the pro fessor of chemiutay at Guy's Hospital, for analysation. The inquest was opened at the Waggon public-louse, at Wickes, and very conclusive evidence was ad luoed.—Tbe secretary of the burial society in question, J. Pratt, of Har wich, said it was designated the "New Mariners' Sociay," and paid 91. or 10/. on the death of a member, the sum de perding on the number of members in the club. Oa the 13th of last May, the female, Mary May, accompanied by the schoolm.streas of Wickes school, called at the cffice and inquired if the club was full. Being told that it had some vacancies, she said she wished to enter her brother in the club. lie was a healthy man, and she had never known him to have • day's Mums in her life, and tnat he was only 35 years of age. The secretary then entered the deceased's name, and she paid the fees,-la. 3d. for entering, and 4d. in advarate. On the 6th of June the sehoolmiatreu trought 2s. for tee payments due, and he (the ee cretary) heard na, more of the party till the 11th of June (Sunday when a man brought a note aigned Mrs. May, stating that Cot stid,:r had just Aied from strong inflammation, and that theechool mithress had seen Mm • short time previous. It was shown that the deceased was in good health up to the time of par taking of the poisoned victuals on the evening of the Bth ; and in contradiction. of ceurse, to the instructions the sates bad given to t • e registrar relative to the cause of death, she having stated it to be " decline"—duratioe of sieknins, " three moults. '—A man named Simpson, who lived in the same hous as the deceased, said that two days infore his death, Mrs. May told him that she had entered her brother Ls a burial pounds, el h wou l d üb . , a coun t ed act on gett ingh e rp his u b urial in bu'iner. She intended to buy a horse and cart, and go about the cou :try higgling. Professor Taylor, F.R.S , stated that arsenic was present la the content, of the atom 'ch. That the quantity was sufficient to destroy two grown-up persons. That it was taken during life in the form of a powder, and that it caused death. Other circumstantial evidence being adduced, sbowiog an attempt on the part of Mrs May to tamper with the principal witnesses, and urging them not to (beeline all they knew, the jury returned a verdict of " Wiltul Murder" against the sister, Mazy May ; she was commit ed to the county gaol for trial at the next assizes. The prisoner has been married twice, and had 16 chilaren, all of whom, with the exception of one, have died under suspicious circumstances. Their exhumation is expected to take place. Sint Ars. A SCENE IN PARIS, BY M. PLITLIPPOTEAUX.... There is now on view at the Egyptian•hall, in Piccadilly, • picture of great animation and merit, representing the Plot de l'llotel de Ville and M. De Lamsrtiue at the head of the Provisidnal Government proclaiming to a frantic people— France a republic—made so by the people, aad (misting for the people. The likenesses are extremely good, the spirit • I and bustle of the scene is sustained throughout. while the grouping is picturesque and the episodes characteristic of so memorable an occasion.', M. De Lmnartine stands on a chair