The Express. — London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND. — TLIE RUMOURED INTERVEN TION IS SWITZ6ILLAND. -1 t appears, by a paragraph in the E r ma:furter Journal, of the 22n4 inst., that the resolution oldie Prussian cabinet to go hand in hand with the English ore , with reference to the affairs of Switzerland (a revolution which been adhered to by the King of Bavaria) ham Le aved Austria and France to abandon the idea of an armed intervention in Switzerland. The Narrateur Pribourgeois states that at the popular meetieg at Friburg, on the 1-ith ice., the el p ti j., non of the Jesuits of the Liguoritte, and of the " Brothers of w r y.," was resolved upon. PittaiSIA.—BERLIN. — TRIAL BY June.—This sub ject, which has occasioned such lively discussion among the various Germanic bodies, was greatly defended by Dr. Mit termaier,;in his admirable speech. ' Gentlemen," said he, °i t is my firm conviction that you have no choice; if you wish for open marts and verbal proceedings you must like- wire have trial by jury. The committee has not proposed that the jury shall be immediately introduced into Germany, here or there, that is • state question. Bat wisdom and experience must speak here, and they will Vvtify that if the first step has been taken—namely, open courts and verbal procee dings, trial by jury must follow as a matter of mane. It is the key atone of a legal process founded upon openness and verbal procedure, and when these necessary preliminaries shall have been constituted nothing can stand in the way of its introduction." According to the Caloane Gazette of the 23rd inst., the committees of the Prussian General Diet (Standie Aur chime) will be convoked on the 15th of January next ; but its labours will be limited, it appears, to a discussion of the penal code. TILE LATE PRINCE ELECTOR OF HESSE CASSIP.I. was in his 70th year, the age given by one of the Frankfort journals not having been correct. lin son and successor was b o rn on August 20,1802. POLAND.—PROSPECT OF FURTHER Tool BLF.S IN POLAND. —The Augsburg Abend-Zeitting, in a correspon dence from the frontiers of Galicia, asserts that the Polish proparenda are doing all in their power " to plunge once mere the inhabitants of Galicia into woe and misery." The events in Italy (it is added) are exercising much influence, sod the conduct of the above society or club removes all de lusion with respect to their intentions. In Lemberg, a plan of incendiarism has been detected in good time, and the go vernor, Count Stadion, has deemed it advisable to remove the political prisoners to a plate of security, as he has de tected • conspiracy to release them during the confusion oc casioned by the fires. COLONIAL AUSTRALIA. EMIGBATION.—A correspondent of the Liverpool Journal, who signs himself " An Australian Squatter," maki s the following suggestions:—" The in creasing cry of want of work in the manufacturing districts —the wailing. of the houselees poor of England, and of tho ejected tenants of Ireland, have struck my ear. as such a strange echo to the loud outcry for labourers that they used to tingle with in New South Wales—for I am an Australian squatter—that I have been induced to muster up courage and address this letter to you, equally in hopes of benefiting my satire and my adopted country. Now, Mr. Editor, I am only a plain old bushman, and it appears to me that, as I want a few shepherds, and my neighbours a good many, and the whole Australian colonies some twenty or thirty thousand—and you want to find employment for at least that number of men, we might '• make a deal," as Jona than says. We will take them off your hand., give them good dry and airy dwellings, forests for fuel, 12 lbs. of beef, 1011 s. of flour, llb., in some instances lb. of tea, and 21 1 e. sugar a week, and 161. a year wages, per head. Now, as our men do not want above a fourth of the clothing they require with you, it follows that they can save at least one-half of their wages. You will be benefited by gettiag rid of your poor, we shall be benefited by receiving them, and they will be benefited by coming, thus beating even that twice bless.il prerogative of mercy which blesses him that gives and bias that takes. The only difficulty is, who is to pay the passage money ? I answer all three. Let tho government advance the money by a four years' loan, besting interest at b per cent. Let the employer pay the interest. Every sheep farmer or employer in Australia who is in want of shepherd., and all are and must continue so, would willingly pay his 1/. per head for four years. The reason is obvious: the influx of labour would decrease wages to at least double that amount. Let the emigrant, in the same number of years, repay the principal. There can be no hardship in this ; he is taken from " poverty, hunger, and dirt," to comparative affluence, at least to a most luxurious abundance; he is taken from hard toil, in many cases in an unhealthy occupa tion, in all cases from a miserable dwelling, to the lightest of all labours, the healthiest of all pursuits, the finest of all climates; he is taken from the sharp fangs of cold, second only to those of hunger, to a land of perpetual summer ; his old scanty meals of vegetable diet are changed to a couple of pounds of beef, as much bread, and tea arid sugar enough for half a dozen old women. In return, he is only expected to repay, by instalments of a fourth of his wages for four years, the actual advance that his country, like a generous friend, had made him. Sydney, Port Phillip, and Adelaide, collectively, would take annually twenty thousand emigrants, who would of themselves form no small addition to the market for your goods. There is no rival country to reach by crossing the border, as in Canada; there are no mouths in the year in which passages could not be effected; there are no short dap, there are no gloomy months, there is no frost and snow: June and December there are not more different than Jane and August here. The empl syment is that of the patriarchs of old, and with care and no drunkenness, who knows that the life might not last almost as long ? A poor man's ' , ruing. are not there to be reckoned in an inverse ratio to the number of his family. There is no need of seven years' drudgery to learn a trade which may, in after life, just keep body and soul together for a few 3 ears, and, at the se paration, leave the latter to the parish for sepulture. The meanest capacity can soon learn the duties of a shepherd, and a steady end saving man may, in less time than be could in England imagine possible, acquire a flock of sheep. Some 'stringent law, to enforce the repayment from the emigrant, might ho necessary, but if certificates of good character were in every cue demanded, and the strictest inquiry gone into, the black sheep would be few. Emigrants should be made to consider it what it really is, a great boon—no less then a friendly loan, without interest, to set up a poor man for life. There is no danger of lowering wages below a reasonable standard ; they are, whilst I am writing, as high as 261., and in some places 291. a year, with the usual rations. Sheep in crease nearly 90 per cent. ; and, as long se you can take oar wool and our tallow, there is no fear of too many shep herds. There was a time when a sheep, like a Bond-street dandy, was worth nothing but the coat on his back; but boiling down was tried, and a good sheep was found to be worth 4s. 6d. without his cost, and a good bullock 31. The time may tome when by some cheap process, not more wonderful than the making gun cotton, we may be able to send them fresh beef and mutton to Newgate and Leadenhall markets. The probabilities, twenty years ego, were no greater of sending live cattle in one night from the pastures of Lincolnshire and Cheshire to the stalls of Smith field. Then let all your lovers of beef and mutton bestir themselves and learn to take a more lively interest in what is the nucleus of a great empire in the Pacific, and which can maintain more cattle than all you John Bulls would tat in a month of Sundays. We want your poor ; you want to get rid of them—pass them over to us ; we will be every man's bt Court. - - - Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain, left Osborne, Isle of Wight. on Wednesday afternoon, for town. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock yesterday at the residence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, in Berkeley square. The ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Vis count Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobliouse, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarsle. the Right Hon. H. Wencher', and Vismunt Morpeth. The council at three hours. Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P., Mr. Tenieon, M.P., Mr. French, purr., Mr. Callaghan, M.P., and a deputation of thirty-two other Irish members of the House of Commons, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. A Deputation from North Shields, consisting of Mr. Pon, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Meese, Yr. Rennison, Mr. Crighton, Mr. Dale, Ilr. Rippon, J.P., Capt. Linakill, Mr. Barker, and Mr. Lietch, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing. street. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. William Gray, M.P. The Ecclesiastical Cornmiasionere for England had a general meeting yesterday at their office, in Whitehall- The Rev. Dr. Hampden had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. DEPUTATION OF IRISH REPRESENTATIVES TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Yesterday afernoon a numerous deputation of Irish representatives waited on the Premier ter the purpose of bringing under the consideratioa of the government the resolutions adopted at the sittings of the council in Dublin, and to urge the necessity of prompt and effective relief for the population of those districts in Ireland where distress and destitution exist. The deputationista were courteously received by Lord John Rowell. After the formality of in troducing to his lordship such of the members as now served in parliament for the first time, Mr. 11. GRATTAN opened the proceedings by stating that he and his brother representatives waited upon the noble lord for the purpose of formally bringing under consideration the resolutions adopted at the sittings of the National Council, and with the view of obtaining from him an expression of opinion on the various measures which the deputationista, after mature and most anxious deliberation had resolved ought to be introduced and enacted during the present session of parliament. Whatever shades of opinion might exist among the Irish members with regard to the best mode of practically effecting a permanent improvement, morally and socially, in the condition of Ireland, they were all unanimous in considering, that great distress existed in' many districts of Ireland, and that in order to prevent the sacrifice of human life, or rather, he should say, to check the fearful progress of destitution and death, the most prompt and effective measures of relief were imperatively necessary, for no matter what might be said to the contrary, the pre gent poor-law was inadequate to the material alleviation of suffering throughout the entire of Ireland. The repre sentatives of the Irish people were impressed with a sense of the awful responsibility imposed upon them, and intimately acquainted as they were, from personal observation, with the dreadful sufferings which thousands of their fellow-country men were at that moment undergoing, they conceived it to be their duty to lose not a moment in urging her Majesty's ministers to take the alarming state of the country into their immediate consideration, with a view to remedial measures. They wet e anxious to carry out the principle of a poor-law in its integrity, sad to promote as far as thee could the collection of the rate • but still they felt convinced that the resources available fr om them alone would not be sufficient, generally, to mast the distress which should be relieved. Lord Juno Russets, said he could not be expected to give en explicit answer to a series of resolutions which were so numerous, or to go in detail through the various measures suggested by the National Council, but, u to the topic particularly and emphatically dwelt on by 'Mr. Grattan, that of immediate relief for the disuses prevailing in Ireland, the government had made every inquiry upon the subject, and they had ascertained that twenty-two unions would not be able out of their own mourns to supply the wants of the distressed population. In thou usions the population was estimated at over 1,2110,000, and they coaxidered that, aided by the poor-law, with suchineans as the government had at their disposal, and assistance from other quarters, 600,000 could be sup ported for four months. When that time had expired, they should consider what was necessary further to be done ; but as to the rest of the country, they relied upon the poor-law, with the increased employment which would he afforded by the gentry, who had raised money to the amount already of 500,0001. under the Landed Property Improvement Act. It would be moot pernicious to allow the people of Ireland to think that they could rely always upon the giving of alms by the United Empire. It bad already been found that, in consequence of the rations distributed last year, they had been induced not to wake the usual exertions for the cultivation of the soil, and in the case of fishermen they bad been found to refuse going to sea, relying for support upon the bounty of government. This wee a state of things that should be guarded against. Besides, if a different system were proposed, it would be rejected in parliament by large majorities. All parties who wished for the regeneration of Ireland were anxious to excite a spirit of self-reliance among the people. Measures of temporary relief, therefore, would not be carried into effect except in these twenty-two unions to which he had alluded, and as there was a store of grain in the government warehouses remaining over from last year, the government would avail itself of that store to meet any local emergency that might arise. One of the deputation remarked that it would he necessary to establish additional di pots of food in order to save the people from starving. Lord J. Rustiext. said the government had already made arrangements for meeting cases of distress where the poor law would he found ineffective. Mr. J. O'Coneam, observed that the gentlemen forming the deputation could not share in the hopeful expects. tion of the government that the new poor law would prove adequate to the support of the people, While the experiment was being made the people were starving. Even where the new law had come fully into operation deaths were occurring, and relieving officers were resigning their situations, as they found themselves unable to relieve the enormous number of applicants. In the voluntary action of what capital was in Ireland before the first attempt was made by the poor law of 1838 to' . give it compulsory action, there was a deficiency of employment and means of maintenance for nearly three minims of the people. Since then Irish capital was diminished, at least in the present year, by twelve millions, representing the un supplied loss of the potato, end by six or seven millions or upwards, representing the low in pigs, sheep, cattle, to some extent, and poultry. This low (to say nothing ef the cost of the machinery of the two poor-law acts) much more than neutralised any advantages over the voluntary action and distribution of Irish capital which were predicted from the stimulating and coercive effects of compuLery provision for the poor. 'Emigration had taken a good deal of capital out of Ireland in small quantities, and the increasing indebteducts of landlords, em ployers of all kinds, and traders, swelled the ordinary out goings of Ireland to a very liege extent. In fact, between the deficit of the potato, logs of stock, increase of debts, and ebstrectiou of capital by emigration, it was no exaggeration to say that Ireland was, at the very least, 20.00,0001. poorer this year than she had been since the union. The measures as yet beard of as intended fur Ireland, this session, held out little hope. A grand jury bill must be one of mere regulation of an existing institution, and in no way creative of capital. A landlord and tenant bill, if equitable to the tenant as well as the landlord, would indeed tend to check further emigration of small capitalists, by the encouragement it would give them to spend their capital on the land. But why wee it not first on the list ofgo vertiment numinous ? If it were so, however, all its possible be nefits could go but a small way in checking the exhausting drains from Ireland. And, under these drains and lotus, how was it possible that the people could be saved, much less future prosperity worked out? A parliament in Dublin WAS the only sure, efficacious, and natural means of bringing about the great desideratum, the stoppage of money ~rains from Ireland, and the securing the benefits of a thorough knowledge of her condition and identity with her interests in the body having the charge of her legislature. But something might be done towards those ends without repeal. The government might share the ex penditure of the state more equably between the two eoun triss. An occaoinnal session of the Imperial Parliament in Dublin would be of much use, particularly at the present time, as real knowledge of Ireland would thereby be acquired, and Irish business be much forwarded in consequence; and the very expenditure of the members of parlia ment and officers of the government would be of considerable service. The Irish members were pre pared to point out measures of immediate relief in the employment of labour to utilise the outlay already expended (and which would otherwise be lost on the making of roads) —alp to point out the necessity of an extensive system of food depots. They would also point out some measures of a snore permanent nature, such as the reclama tion of waste llnds, facilitation and enl argement of the Drain Act, and a tax upon absentees. ,The government might have something like an argument against repeal if the most bene ficial effects did not follow the adoption of such measures; at all events, whatever was to be done for Ireland should be something te increase the circulation of money in the coun try. The hen. gentleman coacluded by calling upon the noble lord to adopt • liberal policy towards Ireland, so as to prevent a recurrence of the late dreadful calamity which , had visited that country. Mr. ilelinear observed that in his own district, that of Killarney, there were number, of ahle-bodied men who were willing to work, but that they could not earn a subsistence for themselves and families. If this was the ease at Kills ney, where there were a number of resident gentry, attached to the locality from the peculiar beauty of its scenery how much would it not be in places not at favourably eitua ted? Mr. Fox aesnred the noble lord that the information which the government had received with respect to the wore ' ing of the new poor law was quite incorrect. The soil of Ireland was at present quite inadequate to the support ef the people. ' Mr. Reynold!, Mr. MauriccO'Cormell,and other gentlemen having addressed the noble lord in support of remedial measures, ' Lord Jonst RIMELL assured the deputation that the go vernment was most anxious to legislate in such a spirit for Ireland. He regretted extremely that it would be necessary to recommend coercion partially, but her Majesty's govern ' cent were prepared to accompany that coercion by measures I , of a remedial character, calculated to ameliorate the condi ' tion of the people, and restsre security to life and property. The deputation having thanked the noble lord for tke courtesy witk which he had received them withdrew. TILE WESTMINSTER REFORM SOClETY.—least night a numerous meeting of the members of, the West minster Reform Society was held at the York Hotel, Upper Wellington-street, Strand, "for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed to superintend the regis tration of votes for the city of Westminster, and on other business ;" Mr. John Thomas Campart, of St. James's, in the chair,—Mr. 0. E. Deones, honorary solicitor to the so ciety, read the report, which was to the effect, that in the course of the previous year upwards of 1,000 claims to he rated had been distributed by the secretary, Mr. Haggett, in the parishes of St. John and St. Margaret, to persons entitled to be rated and registered as voters, and tbst notices bad been served on the overseers to that purport; the effect of which was—the parish officers having taken the opinion of the Attorney-General, which coincided with the view of the society, "that it was illegal to rate the landlord as an occupier "—that 300 claimants were placed on the rate-book. In 1846 the number of voters on the list was 12,390 and which did not much vary to consequence a the last registration. There were 424 objections made by the society, of which 351 were sue tamed. There was a gross grin to reformers of 373 voters, there having been only nine claims allowed to the conser vatives. No costa had been paid, while a greater proportion of objections had been sustained in Westminster than in any other borough of the United Kingdom. The report was unanimously adopted.—Mr. Orton read a letter from Mr. Monett stating that Mr. Nunes had offered to give his professional assistance gratuitously to the society.—Mr. Prout moved, and Mr. Knight seconded, that the offer be accepted, which was resolved, and thanks were voted to Mr. Demme, who expressed his willingness, on behalf of the cause of reform, to support the interests of the society.—A financial committee of five members was then ap pointed.—Mr. Cribb observed that he understood they were to have taken into consideration that even ing the question of the repeal of the window duties, He wished to know if it were intended to introduce the sub ject to that meeting.—Mr. Gecein said be was not uneasy with regard to the question of the repeal of the window duties. There had been a meeting of delegates from various parishes of the metropolis, at Marylebone, who were watch ing the conduct of the government in reference to that matter. The question would in a short time come before another meeting of the delegates, which would be of some importance, as there were 1G members of parliament assisting the delegates, and who would be ready to support the ques tion of the repeal of these duties in the House of Commons. They would be happy thus to hear that the subject was not likely to go off. Mr. Geesin stated that in the report, published by authority of the go vernment, in reference to the revision of the taxes, this was referred to as one that war to be got rill of Mr. Hocken remarked that he could not see how the window duties could be maintained, when the question of sanitary improvement of towns was before the legislature. There was a necessity of the revision of taxation, as the working classes were unable to pay what they did.—Mr. (lemon said that when the deputation waited upon Lord J. Russell, of which he was one, Mr. Pattison, M.P., told his lordship that the City of London was opposed to the window duties, and that it was an important constituency, of which he be lieved the noble lord was aware, His lordship smiled. He was also informed that a property tax ought to be imposed on the Marquis of Clanriearde, the Marquis of Waterford, and other Irish landlord', when he could do without the window duties.—Other members addressed the meeting to a similar effect, it being understood that the society shsuld wait to see what steps the government intended to pursue upon the subject. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1847. NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Att in. noel general meeting of the subscribers to this society, which was founded in 1812 for granting pensions to aged tubs , " governorate, and ether distressed members of the middle classes, was held yesterday in Fresraesone-hall, Great Queen-street ; Mr. 8.8. Cabbell, M.P., presided. I The report for the present year showed the continued pros. parity of the society, but pleaded for additional subscriptions on the account of the decease of many of its most liberal friends, and the increasing number of applicants for its I bounty. At Christmas, 1846, the number of persons receiving pensions of 201. or 301.• year was 238, of whom 16 were males and 222 females, their average age beinglupwsrda of 72 Team The total sum disbursed is pensions since the fematton of the society was upwards of 109,4901. The entire receipts from September 30, 1846, to September, 1847, including a balance from the previous year, were 89271. 17s. 7d ; end the total disbursements 7,8691. lls. 3d.—•natnell, Pensions, 6,2071. lOs; purchase of fended property, 1,8381. lOs. 7d.: and expenses, 8231. lie. sa. Dr. Vivian, Dr. Bapp, the Rev. E. J. Smith, and other gentlemen, supported several complimentary resolutions, thanks to the royal family, to the various officers of the society, &c. The usual election of pensioners was then commenced, there beine 24 vacancies to fill—namely, 15 to be elected by the votes of the day, seven, who from their first ballot inclusive had polled in the aturro pate the highest number of voice, and two whose names had been for the longest time upon the books of the society. CHURCII ACCOMMODATION IN ST. PANCRAR—The directors of the London and North Western Railway have granted the use of a portion of the "old station," in Pancras. vale, Camden-town, for the purposes of divine worship. Last Sunday it was opened with a full service, and was crowded to excess. In addition, the company have also given Fa mine for the purposes of a school until the intended new church and schools at Haverstocichill are comyleted. i PRESSURE OF THE EXCIME-LAWS ON LITERATURE. . . —;;;;;;pie of the effect of the excise laws in checking the efforts of those who desire to supply the humbler classes with cheep and wholesome literature is furnished by the Messrs. Chambers in the last number of their Edinburglt Journal . The cheapest of their publications has just been completed, and they affirm that of 25,7661. spent in paper, 6,4311. was paid to government for duty. This sum exceeds, they say, their own profit. On this the Messrs. Chambers proceed to remark : " We leave the candid part of the public to judge whether, even taking the work in its lowest aspect as a mer cantile enterprise, it be quite right and proper that the government—for such is tho fact—should reap *greater share of profit [that the revenue should be benefited in a greater degree] than those who have undergone the who's of the risk and toil." ----- SALE OF AN ALLEGED AUTOGRAPH OF SHAM SPRAWL—Yesterday, at a sale at Mean. Southgate and Barrett's rooms, in Fleet-street, an autograph, stated, in the catalogues to be " undoubted," of William Shalopeare, was sold. The autograph is on the title-page of an old folio volume, called " Blouut's Hiatorie of the Rights of the King of Portugall to the Crowne of Castile. Emprynted et Lon don by ArnHattield, for Edward Blount. 1600." Blount, it is well known, was, conjointly with 'laggard, the pub lisher of the first edition of Shakspeare's "Comedies, Histo ries, and Tragedies," and this book is dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, Shakspeare's greatest patron. The cata logue states " that this undoubtedly original autograph of the immortal Bard of Avon on the title of the above volume, came into possession of Mr. Hamilton (of Islington, the late possessor) many years since, during which time several eminent collectors have peen it, who are unanimous in their opinion of its authenticity." The auctioneer stated that it could be proved to have been in possession of one party 80 years, which would take it beyond the period when the clever fabrications of Ireland were done. He had taken it to the British Museum, and also to Doctors' Commons, and all who had seen it were of opinion that it more closely resembled the writing of Shakspeare than any they had ever seen. The cause of the book being in such a filthy dirty state was that for sixty years it was kept amongst a lot of old lumbar, and was sold to Mr. Hamilton with a quantity of old books as waste paper. It was not until three years after Mr. Hamilton had it in his possession that he discovered the name upon the title. The book was handed round the zoom ; there were no covers to it, and it was so water-stained, that a strong magnifying glass had to be used to distinguish the writing. The signature appeared to be in much smaller characters than the one in the Museum, and leas formal, but still there was a great similarity. Five euineu was the first offer, end after a languid bidding it was knocked dawn for W. to a gentleman named Maxwell. CONFESSION OP THE MURDER OP MR. NELME BY HIS GRANDSON. —Yesterday considtrable excitement was created in the family of Mr. Nelme by the production before the grand jury at the Old Boil y of a written confession of the boy Allautt as the murderer of Mr. Nelme, whose was terious death has excited a great sensation in the parish of Hackney for some weeks past. It appears that on Wednesday morning the prisonerasked his turnkey for pen and paper, and shortly afterwards addressed a lengthy and somewhat inco herent epistle to his mother, fully admitting his guilt of the heinous crime charged against him. The letter, which filled two pieces of paper, was, after a perusal by Mr. Cope, detained and ordered to be placed before the grand jury as evidence. The document was of a singular character. The substance of it, obtained from authentic sources, was to the effect, that after hearing the chaplain of Newgate on Sunday last preach on the subject of confession, be went to bad; that he dreamed that two angels were standing by him, who mid, " William, confess, and your sins will he forgiven." He then awoke, and found it was &dream, and he was then in a dreadful fright. After a short sleep, be dreamt again ; he thought be sae the place that had been represented to him—a place of punishment and torture. He then awoke, and again it was but a dream. The epistle proceeds—" Dear mother—had hou known the state of my mind at that moment, you would ave felt for me. I again went to sleep, and again I dreamt, dear mother. I dreamt I saw Ged sitting upon his throne. In my dream I saw the angels in glory standing around Him, when He said, ' confess, ant your sins will be for given you.' There were large numbers of sinners stand ing round him : those on the right hand had confessed, rind were in heaven ; those on the left hand had not confessed, and were going to eternal torments. When I awoke, dear mother, it was light, and I then wrote that which you now see." Other rambling sentences follow, and then he states— " I thought then, dear mother, I would warms. On the 22nd of October I saw grandfather go to the bureau where the arsenic was kept; I sfterwarda took one of the keys, got sons° of the arsenic, put it in a piece of paper,and afterwards placed some in the sugar-vase which was in the cupboard, and I also put a portion of it in a glees. And I now hope, after confessing, I shall go to heaven, dear mother." Little else of importance is contained in the letter, of the contents of which up to a late hour last night the prisoner's profess simnel advisers were entirely ignorant. INQUEST YESTERDAY. DEATH UNDER THE TREATMENT OF • NON-QUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTI- TioNEE.—By Mr. Baker, held at the Rose Tavern, St. George's-street, St. George's-in-the-East, on the body of Catherine Watts, two yearn old.—lt appeared that the child had been labouring ender the measles for some weeks past, but had not had proper medical attendance. She died sod. deal, on Sunday evening.—The Coroner Did you have medical advice for the deceased ? —Witnese : I had advice from a chemist, sir, but not from a doctor.—The Coroner I Have you been giving the child any pills ? Witness : No, sir.—Tke Coroner : Were you not aware that ehensists are not the proper persons to apply to in such a I cue, and that they sometimes give things that are very dan- Igerous 2—Witness (with great 'simplicity): No, sir ; when I first went to the chemist he told me, after I said deceased had the measles, to bring her, and I did so, when he pee scribed, and gave me medicines accordingly,—By the,lary : He said he wanted to WO the child, to be certain that it was a case of measles.—The Coroner : Who M the chemist ? Witness : Mr. Ambrose, of Charlotte-arrest, in this neigh bourhood.—Mr. Gardiner, surgeon, said that he saw de ceased on Sunday morning ; she was then sinking rapidly. Inflammation bed come on.—By the Coroner : Witness was bound to say that if the deceased kad had proper attendance from a medical man is life might have been saved.—The mother was now recalled and severely lectured by the coroner, who said that the omission on her part to seek proper medical aid for her child had evidently caused its death. The matter was a very serious one, and but for her ignorance in the neglect the case was clearly one of manslaughter ; but he (the coroner) doubted net the jury would, under the circumstances, take a liberal view of the matter, and not charge the witneu with each a crime.— Verdict, " Natural death." IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 24. The royal speech is now the subject of dis cussion in clubs and courts. The relianoe on the poor law as an adequate remedy for the distress, even in combination with the Lands Im provement Act, will not gratify the landlords, while the suggestion of repressive measures will be equally ill-received by the classes for whom the chas tisement is intended. Then the favourite appeal for tenant-right is but slightly regarded in the para graph which hints at a solution of the landlord and tenant difficulty. Taken altogether public opinion does not, so far as collected, appear to view the royal message with much favour. Certainly no similar document has ever been so coolly received in this country. The usual excitement attending its annual receipt has subsided into apathy. There has keen some slight disorder in Rem—the old county, par excellence, of Irish peace and order— arising from the extension of distress. The potato fields were ransacked by troops of tho destitute, and resistance being offered, violence was received and returned. In Limerick there have been violent out• rages, but not of so dangerous a character as those of the preceding weeks. In Tipperary, something lace quiet exists. Mr. Gaily appears to be in a very dan gerous state. The Limerick Reporter announces his death, but the Tipperary papers of yesterday only mention his declining condition. Public bodies, touched with the distress of the times, are exercising a wholesome and clipping eco nomy in tho public departments. In our city, the grand jury apply themselves to this salutary necessity with zeal and prudence. All the old nests are being searched ont and purified of their extravagance, with out any diminution in a fair recompense for honest services. The whole prison staff, which comes directly under the control of the city grand jury, subject to the fiat of the Queen's Bench, have been cat down, and their salaries proportioned to the actual work they accomplish. In this economic movement they have found a willing co-operator in Mr. Justice Perrin, who boasted, and with some just pride, that since his ele vation to the bench he has always inculcated and enforced the justice of economy in the public depart ments. The National Art-Union is taking steps to have ex hibitions in the provinces. Applications have been made by Waterford and Clonmel, whose committees ffer, in case the prizes and such other works of the society could be rest down for exhibition, to be responsible for their rare, and bear the expenses of transit and superintendence. The effect of such an application of the uses of the society would be bene ficial, and could not fail to exercise a refining influence on the provinces. ELECTORAL DlviSlONs.—Tifit POOR LAW.—The poor law comrnissior.en have refused to be parties to the project suggested by the trustees of the estate of the Earl of Devon, namely, the consolidation of those estates in Limerick into ono electoral division. The commissioners very justly say, that the suggestion is neither more nor lees than that the estates of landed proprietors should become an area of taxa tion for poor law purposes, and, " after mature considera tion," they state that they have arrived at the conclusion that, even suppling that the principle were in itself, both practicable and expedient (on neither of which points do the conunissionen propose to ex press soy opinion on the present occasion), it would be improper for theist, so a purely administrative body, to act on that principle, unless it previously received the de liberate sanction of the legislature. That the legislature has not thought fit to sanction this principle the commissioners assert, for though in some eases the areas of taxation may hare the same boundaries as particular properties, still " the making an estate as such, the area of taxation is a principle wholly unknown to the law ;" and as this " cannot proceed from any indifference or from the idea not being presented to the consideration of parliament," they conclude that the legislature "considered'itaimmcdiate adoption not desirable." The weight of their objections, however, and the immediate cause of the commissioners' re fusal is thus summed up : The coniraiss.oners are fortified in this view of the question by the consideration that eves usurping the principle to be in itself practicable and expedient, ite adoption would produce obvious conveniences and injustice, unionism...stunted by further alterations in the law of rating, and of chargeability on electoral divisions. For example, it is evident that one of the immediate effects, as the law at present stands, would be, in many instances, to cause the polling clown of cottagew, to give a stimulus to clearances from estates, and to throw an undue and overwhelming burdenoncertainlomlities, such as small towns or large villages in which, owing to the great number of proprietors, there would be nn systeruatin unity of action to prevent the influx of ejected tenants and persona bordering oa pauperism. The fact that such localities would become unduly taxed, In the present state of the law, Is fully conceded ; and in order to ob viate the palpable injury which would be inflicted on them. it is pro. posed that when their poor.ratee exceed a certain amount, the balance required for the relief of their deaUtution should be levied either as a onion or a national rate. But, without entering on the question whether a union rats or a national rate, in such cases, would Sc would not be expedient, it es evident that no such rate could be made without an alteration of Me law, and without admitting principles of taxation for poor-law purpoeeo, different from theme sanctioned by parliament in any part of the United King& m. SCOTLAND. EDINBUROH, Nov. 24. The Queen's speech was telegraphed to Edinburgh by half-put fire o'clock, being four hours after its delivery in London. The negative character of the speech in reference to the points chiefly exciting inte rest in Scotland, viz., the Bank Act, the colonies, law of entail, &c., has caused some disappointment. Fever in Glasgow is re-acting fearfully on hospital and other officials. The new parochial inspector has scarcely commenced the duties of an officer, vacated by his predecessor falling a victim to the pestilence, than he is himself laid up. The superintendent of the Clyde-street Fever Hospital has been seized ; so have his clerk, the apothecary, and eight nurses; while ene porter has died. If this be regarded as extensive havoc, let the provocatives be duly considered. Since Juno 3,000 patients have been under treatment by this one superintendent, and, as a local authority coolly remarks, "of these we understand less then 250 have died." How many poor wretches would these phlegmatic statists wish to die ? In the mean time, talking about remedial measures continues as rife es ever, every orator at parochial, police, and council boards holding forth learnedly and in leech fashion, about the connexion between fever and filth ; but as closes must be swept by brooms, not words, it is a pity that so much eloquence should be wasted. Take a sample of this. The Board of Supervision writes to the Glasgow board about the Nuisances Act. " Oh," says the chairman, " that act does not apply to us, and I hope the Board of Statute Labour and Police will see to it." And very likely the members of the latter body will administer the opiate to their 'consciences that the Board of Supervision did net apply to them. Then the district surgeons have hitherto received twenty-five guineas for risking their health anti lives. Forty pounds was modestly pro: posed as their future remuneration ; but it has ac tually been carried that they shall receive a gratuity of tea pounds for the current year, this munificent sum on no account to be regarded as a precedent for future years, should these sinecurists live to see them. But after all, the Glasgow surgeons are better:off than the physicians of the Edinburgh Infirmary, who literally do not receive one farthing. In Dumfries things are looking better. Mr. Ewart writes his constituents whether they have any facts or statements to make about Dumfries, in order that they may appear in the Health of Towns Report ; and this leads to a sanitary discussion, which results in a resolution to appoint an inspector of nuisances, and to remit to the committee of wurks the execution of drains for the town. Of all towns Dumfries should be up and doing at this emergency ; when visited by cholera, of 837 cases officially reported the deaths amounted to the appalling number of 422. Ia Dundee the deaths at present are above what they were during the prevalence of cholera; and in that town, as well es in Perth and Glasgow, catarrhs are so prevalent, that in churches the voices of the clergy men can scarcely be heard for the coughing of the congregations. Coughing in Scotch churches, like snoring in American chapels, is often the result of bad habit, not disease ; but at present physical causes are really at work. PROVINCIAL. DIOCESAN TRAI,INO SCHOOL.—A local committee for the collection of funds has been established in Worcester, in connexion with the committee appointed at the Binning. ' ham mediae, to promote the establishment of a diocesan training school. The promoters say, "It is computed that not lees than 1,000 pupil teachers will be 'menaced, under the recent minutes, by August, 1348 ; and that it is probable that at the end of five years there will be of the Queen's scholars to be established by those minutes not less than from 300 to 450, or, at the lowest calculation, 300. Whereas the provincial training schools now under inspection accommodate about 150 only; of these schools, we find that at Exeter reporting that ' the demand for teachers is far greater than the supply;' the Durham, that the demand has been 3 to I, but is now expected to be es 2 to 1; the York and Ripon, that it is as 10 to 1 ; the Chester, that the demand is double the ripply. Independently also of this probable supply of Queen's scholars, whose services will be lost to the cause of church education unless training schools are provided for them, the great encouragement held out to schoolmasters by the government, in the shape of augmentation of salary and retiring pensions, will certainly have the effect of attracting many more persons to that pra te/aka than are now found willing to engage in it. For all these training schools will be needed, if their powers are to be turned to the beat account for the promotion of the edu cation of the poor." WARWICKSHIRE. .... INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.—The members of this institution met by adjournment at Birming ham on Wednesday. The attendance was numerous, and included gentlemen connected with various mechanical works in different parts of the kingdom. Mr. Stephen son being unable to attend, Mr. J. E. M'Conoell, of the London and North-Western Railway, pre aided. Several papers upon subjects of interest to the scientific world were read, and each elicited use ful discussion. Amengst these was one explaining certain improvement. in the construction of engines for 'mime trains. It appeared that the engine referred to (the Atlas) belongs to the class called " inside cylinder en gines," and that it has inside framing, and six wheels, all of them coupled that the weight of the engine, in working condition, is 24 tons ; the cylinder" are secured to each other by internal flanges ; and the valves are inclined towards each other, situated in one chest, and being placed below the cylinders, afford a direct exhaustion to the chimney. The engine referred to, on one occasion, drew a train con sisting of 101 waggons, weighing 697 tons, a distance of 29 miles, at an average speed of 13,7 miles an hour. The same engine, in the month of June last, ran 3,004 miles, with a consumption of coke of 0.2141 M. per ton a mile.—The chairman said that, in his opinion, these engines would perform their work at one-half the met of the coke required for others: the plan on which they were constructed was of the best description, and the provision made for the expansion of the boiler was a point of the greatest importance, whilst the arrangement of the valves, gearing. &c., reflected the greatest credit on those who had carried the plan into operation. Of hie own know ledge he could say that one of these engines had stone more work of she same description than any other he had known.— Other papers having been read, and the business of the meeting concluded, the Chairman announced that since they last assembled he had had an interview with the railway commissioners and their engineer. and that they had signified their approval of the plan for effecting a communication be tween engine driver' and guards of trains, the principle of which he had explained to the members at the last meet ing of this institution, and that the same having been ap proved by the directors of the London and North Western Railway, preparations were making to carry it out Oa those lines. lie further stated that he had another scheme in view as arising out of this arrangement, but that as it was not yet sufficiently matured, he should defer the announoentent of it until another meetine.—ln reserving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the mayor of Birmingham expressed his anxiety that the railway companies would be prevailed upon to grant free passes along their lines to enable the members of this institution to attend the meetings. Seeing how important it was to them that inch subjects should be discussed, he did net doubt but that if spoliation were made in a proper 111161 Mar it would be successful.—The meeting adjourned until January. LITB.RATU.RE. A Free Currency the Remedy for Ireland. London: 1847. Irish violence and ingratitude furnish a too ready theme for those who are more inclined to punish than to prevent offences. For our parts, we are strongly convinced of the truth that every step towards im proving Ireland has been more the result of forbear ance, than of putting forth strength and rigour, by England. When we have abolished a cause of vexa tion, a corresponding energy in the cause of social order has exhibited itself in Ireland. English minds were a long time in coming to the conclusion that there were in fact no wild Irish. What nursery-maids and grandames may have figured to themselvesaa the type of this character which figures in legislative enactments and royal proclamations, we do not know. He may have been a loss as a bug bear : but the country improved when all its inha bitants were estimated fellow-subjects. This relaxation, no doubt, only made other oppres sive enactments appear in their true light. The bloody papist was substituted, and answered as a sub stitute for those, whose vitiated fancies delighted in distorting God's image into monsters. A justification, indeed, appeared in the fact that many highly re spectable families in England and Scotland were equally outlawed for the same offence, and hunted down with the same ardour. The Irish, therefore, were supposed not to have a right to complain. They did complain, however, and managed to get the penal laws repealed, whereupon England as well as Ireland found itself none the worse and none the poorer. The United Irishmen, Whiteboys, and other classiti , cations of traitors that followed, are in the recollec tion of most men of the present generation. We led nothing by drawing our social bonds tighter than before by the union, nor even in making Irishmen ministers, commanders-in-chief, and governors-general of India. The economical side of the connexion between Eng land and Ireland begins from the period when security of person and property was recognised by the govern ment, and all Irishmen admitted to have equal claims on the state. Unhappily this is an occurrence of com paratively recent date in its full sense. Bat for the purposes of industry it may be assumed to date from the settlement of the country after the rebellion of 1798. With the present century, the " union " began by imposing taxes on all goods imported from Ireland, and export dues on most objects sent to that island. Fiscally, therefore, Ireland was then treated as a foreign country. There were years in the war when we were starving, and actually importing from France, but what statesman had then the courage to propose abolishing the ditties between England and Ireland, and thus inducing the Irish to improve their cultivation ? No ; the English parliament was willing to vote bounties to Irish spin ners and weavers, to prescribe crops and manufactures —but to let the Irish think and act for themselves— who could propose such a measure? What would parliament find to do if this business were taken off their hands? Well, after a time, somebody did pro pose it. The result was, that good farming imme diately spread in Ireland ; grain and flour poured into England ; and yet parliament found something to do. But as it is difficult to let well alone, the corn laws were suggested, and, unhappily , the Irish landlords were as little able to resist the bait as the English. They swallowed it, and have been struggling ever since in vain for re lief. The effect of limiting supplies of food with a rapidly increasing population, was to reduce the greater part of the people of Ireland to grow food instead of growing market crops of another descrip tion that would have sold well elsewhere, and have furnished wherewithal to bay food and a great deal more beside. But who could venture to insist on the truth of this maxim a few years back? Why the Standard and Herald _maintain at the present moment that potatoes are a better crop than flax, beef, or butter, and would have the laws that superseded the last-tiamed crops by the former back again ! Then came Mr. Cobden and the league, who declared that every man had a right to buy and sell when and where he thought proper. They came at a lucky time, for if we had not made up our minds before last year to use foreign supplies, and be thankful for getting them, there would have been few of us left to chronicle the wisdom of oar legislature. Ireland by this law is set free in two ways. First I she is allowed to buy her food instead of being forced to grow it, if she prefers so to do ; secondly, sho gets Ia good market in England for her beasts, her dairy produce, and her flax—a market all the better for the price of bread being such as to allow John Bull to batter it. He may even afford in time to wash this good cheer down with a mug of Guinness's brewing. Bat, to ! here we make another valuable discovery. Ire land is runied by this change—the farmers will grow produce, but where are they to get money to pay their rents? Lots of land that were deemed sufficient for the support of a family are now discovered to be too small for a cow and her calf; potatoes had to be grown upon half en acre, but flax, it seems, re quires farms of 300. And for this the land is being cleared, and how ? After tying a popu lation down by stringent laws for a quarter of a century to grow its own food under circumstances most disadvantageous, and accumulating a mass of hopeless inhabitants in localities where nothing but such laws would ever have brought them together, we turn round upon them and accuse them of causing the evils which can be traced to the working of acts of parliament and to the preaching of English wise acres. But the law must be respected , and a man must do what he will with his own, is the cry! Is this fair in men who never have let the Irish peasant do what he will with his own ? Is not the law for both parties? The landlord had the benefit; why should he withdraw from the responsibility entailed by the corn laws? He crowded the people on the land unprofitably, and, therefore, gave them • claim to stay there until some other provision is forted for them. We have no doubt that if the Irish are left to them selves they will find a way of thinning the over peopled agrarian districts ; but they must be allowed to exert their own intelligence, which (with leave be it said) is quite equal toithat of their neighbours. AU restrictions on their industry are now removed but one, and it will just as little justify the maintenance of this last, that Englishmen are willing to put up with it, as the same argument justified the keeping up of the penal laws. We allude to the currency restrictions. If restrictions on banking are to be resumed, on which subject it seems nobody can say whether they will or will not, let them be voted for England, in heaven's name, if English members are content; bat let Ireland be left out of the bill. England is peace able, rich, and fond of risking crotehetty experiments. Why should she not do so? Ireland is poor, disorganised, suffering under dan gerous excitement, and very desirous to mend her state in a quiet manner. We have no doubt that the immense responsibility attaching to the manner in which this question is directed will be felt by every member of both houses„ We would but call to mind the obvious fact, that if it be a question deeply involving the condition of England, it still more deeply touches the condition of Ireland. AND CLERICAL. Oirostn, Nov. 25.—1 n a contraption holden this morn ing the following degrees Were confined :—Doctors of Divinity: Ten. C. C. Clarke, Archdceorin and Canon of Cit. Ch, osnd «imp.; RIM. T. H. Whorwood, Lod Rey. T. 11. Newman, Fellows of Magdalen. Bachelor of Divinity: Bev. 0. Gordon, Kaden of Ch. Ch. Masters of Acta : W. C. Ribbert, Rev. G. Butterworth (grand com p ), sad Rev. W.V. J. Kaye, of 8.11101; J. O. Englebeert, Student of eft. Ch.; Rev. H. A. Wake, Univ. • B. B. Venable', Warily= Bachelme of Arts : W. S. Prout. Wortnter Coll. H. Jackson (sohdar), and W. M. Willis Branum ; R. Bliley (grand comp.), and J. T. Parma. Balliol ; R. Thornton, Fellow of St. John's: H. Baker, and A. S. Sat. t o p y t eier ; F. Wayet (grand comp.), New lan Hall ; H. L. D. Ward, J. H . Jams (eeWar), Utat . .• N. M. Benson Catmint:, and H. Roundell, Ch. Ch.: and F. M. Nichol. (scholar), 11. W. Blandford (scholar), J. Macaonght, T. G. Welch, and A. A. Lee, Wadham. A. convocation wan holden immediately afterwards, when the names of the following gentlemen, who have been nominated to succeed to the aloe of select preacher at Michaelmas, 184 S, were ap proved of by the house--via., Rev. H. Wellesley, D.D., Principal of New Inn Hall; Rev. R. Walker, M.A., of Wadhain ; Bev. J. °erten, M.A., of Broeeneee: Rev. H. O. Liddell, M.A., of Chr. Ch.; Rev. 0. C. Hall, M.A., of Magdalen. Ina convocation holden in the Sheldonian Theatre, at two o'clock, the tauten degree of Doter of Civil Law wan conferred on J. Brooke, Eq., RaUli of Sarawak. Mr. Smoke was presented by Dr. Phillicnore, Regius Professor of Civil Law, in a Latin spent, which at intervals was loudly cheered by the numerous company as sembled to witness this murk of esteem paid to coe who has so much diatintalehed himself to promoting the muse of civilised:n=l emendlag education, la connection with the oharoh of among tbe arvage tribes of die island et Borneo. The mega Mr I Brooke be* kb seat modest the doe** ebeering talt undcriteinstie Ia tba vary was very leek Med trrlM amend minu the th Ae same time mu accepted lie benaiseden of J. H. Maria uad, Egg , Lad, Ida treaseme et Oa tothe kr tM Popme• don of the Hegel fa !brews PaeAr e T&Lbese per Ont.Medte ' on condition that the dividends be pit *Melon to the crdbia7 payment, aas tele c =aftelsee the antvervity upon •• Church Eateries ever the NM De. penderielea of the Belli* Empire." It wee dm selmattatt sad ap proved of by the house, that the sermon be paushid manually la the afternoon of Trinity Sunday, and that the prosiber be appointed by the viocelmnoellor. The altered form of the statute recommended by the curators of the Bodleian Library, relative to the aMpus ot that !nab totem, and promulgated in congregation un Meaty buit, was aloe aP ap ed utetions previous to taking the degree dB D. will be held In the Divinity eehoois on Monday sod Tuesday next, between the Rev. J. M. Wilson end the Bev. M. Harrison, fellows of Corpus Christi College. THB New CHI.7II.CR AT STAPLETIFLD-COMMON, SUSSEX, woe consecrated on Saturday, by the Mellon of Chichester, and added or • chapel 0 1 lose to tho vicarage of Cuekfteld. About 630 persons were present. The church is built of omit stone dug on the spot, and ly hr the early English style. It consists of a nave 60 feet by 25, and 40 feet pitch to the point of the roof. This to the only portion net apart for the congregation, and boo seats for about 350 persinc, moot of which are free. A bold and henchmen° Fantod arch connects the nave with the ellannel. The building cost about 2,0001., the principal portion of which is ratsed by subscription. The foundation stone was laid on Nov. 19, 1844. It is dediestod io St. Murk. PIICFRILMeNTS.—Rev. W. Kerr, vicar of Woodbattwick, Norfolk. to Tipton P.C., Staßordah., die. Lich, on cachalot with the Rev. IL P. Donner ; pat. of Tipton, J. 8. Haler, Req. ; value 4101. of Woodbestwick, J. Cantor, Esq. ; 2061.—Rev. J. M. Wesley, to Over. wale It., Leicestersh., dto Peterb. ; pat., Sir T. Greeley, Bart.—Rev. T. A. Drought, to Mosley C., Nortlumptonalx, die. Peterb.—Rev. T. Mitchell, to Long Clawson C. Leiceste.h., dio. Yetiwix—Rev. J. 11. B. Grem, to Gicalield C., foletotersh., tho. fetal.—Rev. J. Oldham, to Wdooken C., Norfolk, din. Norte.—Rev. J. Leary, to octirabsncy of new district of Holy Trinity, Willenboll. Staßordeho die. Lich.—Rev. W. Yorker, to Bolton C., Cumberland, die. Carl. — Rev. H. Fowler, Pell. and Dean of Sidney Sussex Coll., to the head masterehip of the Holston Grammar School, vacant by the resignation of the Res. C. A. Johns. VACANCIES.—Prebend of Carlisle, by death of Rev. W. Vanslttart, D.D., who., demise also vacates Shottobroolt V., with White Waltham V., Berlisti., die. Oxford; 5134., with reoirkner; pat., A. Vanaittart, Req. NAVAL Tint NAVAL 'Heir hefoilowing is the official dr elder which has been Lased by the Admiralty with reference to the naval uniform:—" M Lesds are pleased to direct that a eurtout frock coat shall be ealabiiehed fur the underanentioned Others with the following distinctive marks, viz.—Admiral, with four ruin of lace of fire-eighths of an inch on the cuffs, with or without epaulettes. —Captain, with three roes of lace, of half an inch on the cuffs, with epuntettee.—Commanderts, with two rows of We, of half an inch on the cuffs, without epeuli nee. lieutenants and maaters, with one row of lace, of half an inch on the cuff,. without epaulettes. The nor tout °oat of all other officers to be perfectly resin. The enatto be of blue cloth, double-bresated, with the naval uniform button. War rent officers, midshipmen, masters' asistante, and cadets, to wear their present deem My lords are further pleased to direct, that when on shore in full deem, or lean widens can. with ePauletteth no emu miasioned officer thall wear a cap, but must appear in the regulation cocked hat and morel. Patterns of the surtout est, as well as attic belt and sword, to be worn in future, will be scot to the several home pore and foreign stations for the guidance of the ottioers. No scales are in future to be worn. Admiral., and all officers in commend, are desired to pay strict attention that these regulations bo rigidly ad hered to.—llycorrammd, H. G. Waite" PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 'Ls.—Admiral Horeby hoisted his tag day morning, so board the Aka, and received the usual conscomplimentary astute. Thus morning the Asia rece.ved drepatehee for e Queen Dowager, with directions to call at Madeira, and will sail this evening, wind and weather permitting. The Cockatrice, tender to the Asia, in hinting her ballast shifted, a wheel Instead of a tiller, and many other altenthms made, so that she cannot Ic ire the port berme the Bth of lkeeuilser. The Victoria arid Albert royal yacht is to be paid of and reviiiniii,,ioned. Toe Otrron, at.-'.., having made good her defects, shit tall on a trip yesterday to try her enema The Usdine le making_geod her defens. DEVOIIPOST, Nov. 24.—Wellesley, 72, is ordered to be brought forward fee exerabeica u a gagship, and is to be reported when ready to receive men.—Alert, 10, Com. Dunlop, has morel from the harbour into liarspook to complete her equipment and have compasses adjusted. &be will take a mail to Ascension. WOOLWICII, Nov. 25.—The Driver, st..v., is to have an 84 ewt. 10-Inch gan fitted on a piss by Lieut. J. Roberts, of the Rey..t Marine Artallery.—The suombon, Commender Lord H. Beau.. clerk, is ordered to be got ready immediately. She is to have her funnel fitted on the eliding principle.—The Acheron, et.-v., will be out of the handa of the workmen next week, sad will then proceed on a surrey to New Zealand.—Nammyth's steam hammers were tried at the smithies on Tweaks , the presence of the ermines] sr-superb, tendent. Th ey seemed to work remarkably easy. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 25.—PROMOTION8.—D. Spain and F. H. Lambert to be lieuteasata —J. Mitchell to he surgeon.—L. Beckett and C. D. Gourd to be paymasters and pursers—J. Chawyer to be leading men of etewehouss, Portsmouth yard. THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL, through the Marquis Lisboa, ambassador, he. isommunieated his high satisfaction at the conduct of the officers superintending the repairs of the Conetituesto, at Ply mouth yard, amanthanied with °Mersa( knighthood wale loran Wed.; the vdosal superintendent, Sir S. Pyin ; W. Edye, DN. master shipwright; Theron Spina, Eye., Rest assistant; Mr. Mechem, foreman of ehipwrights ; and Mr. Darling, foreman of caulkers. We (Plymouth nut's) onderetend the several diplomas have been re turned to his excellency, the rules of our mrvice not ailinatiag es:n ines to receive ouch foreign distinctions. MILITARY. Poarestount, Nor. 24.—The let Di•iaion of the Re serve Battalion of Pith Regiment will arrive hm on the Pth instant, and the god Billaton on tha following day, to embark in the Bellero phon troop.ehip for Corfu. SPORTING. TA/TERBALL'B.-ThrIISDAT. A few bets were laid on tie IYaniiiiirton Open Steeple Thaw at the following prlees:-6 to 1 •pK Allow ; 8 to I •int ud. Chandler; 8 to 1 art The !twitcher ; 12 to 1 3gst it. Ruth; 12 to l es Standard•guunl; 20 to 1 •get Evergreen. Nothing done on the Derby. CHSIIIIIII Cur (name or not).-1,000 to 15 eget Conyng ham (t); and 1,000 to to sgst Gamester (t). LEAMINGTON STEEPLE rHtfIEP. TUESDAY 71111IT:—ZON110;;iirtiliiiItnCiiCV of 15 1101111. each, S ft, and 21 added ;4 in —The Roarer, flat Sib; Proceed, ' I 1 at 71k; Little John, 1 Int 3lb; Walter Gay, list; Chronometer, I Ist ; Carlo, I Ist nd Red llawthorn, lest 1210; Warwick, test Pb. rester, 10st ftb; Sir William, 10st Mb. • Acceptances for the Grand Open Steeple Chase Stakes of 23 som. each, 15 ft, and sft only If &Tiered, with too added. About 4 usiks.,Mt. Leger, 124 41b ; Swltcher, list. 131 b; Latest, list 71h; chandler, list 2lh ; Profligate, 11,1; Young Lottery, 10et 12th; Riehatd the First, Ida 121 b; The Roarer, lOst 10I0; Mt. Ruth, lOst 101 b; Rough and Brady, lost sib ; Alice Gray, lest Fib; fkm keeper, test 2.b; King of the Valley, lest 2115; Standard Guard, lest 21b; Retailer. Sot ; Sparta, Ott 121 b; Evergreen, 9st 12lb; The Eagle, lint 10lb ; Canary, Out 101 b; Pembroke, Or: 71b; Iftp Brier, eft 21b. ee , The acplaneca for the Hurdle Race nand be declared on Friday evening., and the entries for the first ram must be mirdo at Ihernlngton by eight o'clock on Monday evening. It Is arranged that the riders in the Steeple Chase are to meet at the grand stand nt Warwick at 10 o'clock on the morning of the race to be shown the mound, and the stakes ite each of the races mug be paid by styes o'clock on the evenuing before running to the secretary at Leamington. A fine meeting is anticipated. tato inteittgenct. • Corry or CoMMON Pius.—Nonce.—This court will, on Saturday, Dee. 8, and three following days, told sittings, cad will proceed in disposing of the badness now pending in the pa vof new trials, com mencing with the new trials to Middleecx end Landon ; and will also proceed to givejodgment in certain of the matters now standing over tor the consicieratko of e ta court. The *Moil. "Davis appellant, Barrett respondent," from Jamaica, dated June 2t, was omitted in the list of appeals to the Privy Council EQUITY COURTS. Before the linger of the Balls. Matriesais e. Fosizz.—APPLICASION 701 A Esc/LIVER.- Mr. Cheadle's moved in this mut that a receiver might be appointed, and that the order might be made omitting the usual direction as to the giving security. The suit was hostile one between two partners; but both parties consented to the order being taken in that form.—The Muter of the Rolls refused to make the order as asked, and said he was lees inclined to do so because both parties wished it made in that form, in itself a circumstance of suspicion. At all gestate he should decline doing so until aoine authority for it was brought forward. Before the of Enloe. STEINER v. HEALIL—MOTION FOR AN INJUNCTION. — PATENT.—Mr. Stuart and Mr. Giffard moved for an injunc tion to restrain the defendant front infringing a patent ob tained by the plaintiff in 1843 for a particular method of en. treating a colour called garencin from madder. It 'p =eat formerly the colour known as Turkey Red had tracted from madder, and the refuse of the madder was thrown away ; but the plaintiff discovered a method of extracting garancin from the spent or need madder by an a k plication of sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and subjecting it to a jet of steam for the space of about two hours. The complaint now made was that the defendant was employing the same method of making garancin as that for which the plaintiff had obtained his patent. The only difference which could be ascertained was that the defendant stated his pre paration to be boiled.—Mr. Bethell and Mr. Bassigette ap peared on the other side, but were not called upon to address the court.—The Vice-Chancellor said it struck him as being a remarkable thing that the plaintiff alleged the infringe ment to have taken place by boding, and the specifimtion did not state that the substance was to be boiled, but merdy that a jet of steam was to be applied beneath it. It would have been very easy for the plaintiff to have stated that the steam was to be applied until the preparation boiled, but he had not done so, and he was of opinion that it was a fair case to be tried at law; he should, therefore, let the motion for an injunction stand over, with liberty to bring en action in the usual way. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Tint QUERN r. MRILEWRATKICR TA:AMIS.—JUDGMENT FOR LIREL.—The defendant, who is a member of the bar, had, under the advice of the Attorney-General, as the bead of his profession, pleaded guilty to a criminal information tiled against him for having published a libel on a relative, touching the making of a will by another relative. The real author of the pamphlet was the father of the defendant ; the latter had not taken any part in its publication, but had allowed his designation to appear on the titlepage as that of the author. In an affidavit read in mitigation of udgmer.: the defendant expressed his regret at having allowed his name so to appear.—Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C. (with whom were Serjeant Shee and Mr. Claydon), was heard in aggravation ; Mr. Martin, Q C., and Mr. Pashley addressed the court on behalf of the defendant. —Mr. Justice Coleridge de livered the judgment, and said : The defendant was now to receive the sentence of the court for the publication of a moat serious libel, imputing to a relative of his own the offences of con spiracy, fraud, and perjury. The charge wee one that affected not one only but several people. It had been urged that the defendant had done no more than permit the words " barrister-at-law" to be printed on the titlepage of the pamphlet which constituted the libel, he having • general belief, founded on his reliance on his fa ther, that the staterneats therein contained were true. A person in the situation of the defendant should not resort to special pleading. The defendant had adopted the unlaw ful and wicked set of another—of one who, it was painful to say, was his father; and that fact was pressed, not unnatu rally, as a ground of mitigation. The court would be reluct ant to limit the sacredness of the feelings that should bind •