The Express. — London, England, 1853-02-10 00:00:00

iphie &speck hum Trieste which we gave yester sth the addition that the Montenegrins were ai;hleil into two factions, of which one held to Prince inia the other to . Pero Petrowitch, his uncle. Ti,e, news, it Is stated, is collected from the reports of the tuouataiacers who came down to Cattle() to ;sad. lEe rou restore Da:mato of the 30th ult. has the ' 4o ,g g a t,ment, front which a previous tele devatch was derived :—" We lately an rsoucettl that the corps trarnit'e under lteis Pacha eri t,-td ihe ht.ghts of Planiniva on the 16th, and barn: down the convent of Ostrog. Prinz I)aniel, u po hearing of this proceeding, marched at the head st a whet lone, and on the 18th a bloody encounter • p late. 16e t luntenegrins flew like a pack of :Vat rabid' mum) at the Turks, who iu ther• m: fl e d, and !ost au entire batallion. Tho Turks w i t kdrew d.jtct d to Povia, not far from the i r oner of ll c rzegove ma. Reis Pacha himself, accord it r z to 3 s purt. tvhseh, it must be said, wants con was taken prison er . " It thus appears t hr.r.v that the victory claimed for Montenegro in thi.ttixoun:er wa, not of the most decisive character, 111 in that t.ute the lurks under lteis Pacha would base hue Criven through the puss to Nikisch, as the • Ilia:Mr 111411,14 they had been. A letter frotn sciltufi of the 18th also informs ns that the Trit.te report, which stated that several Albanian gis:riets haat! , aired in favour of the Montenegrins, oat c ompletely ta'.,e. Tlv I idoui 1,/•Vil says: "According to reports d ived from the Montenegrin frontier, Omer Pacha ky66 twastl a stringent order to his soldiers enjoining sathim to ay.i.l ti e exercise of any needless cruelty towards the Christians." t'fie Court. WINDSOR, Pin. 9. Thu fullow:ng had the honour of dining with her Ntt,ty ye.t.rd.y. The Duchess of Kent, the Primers Ade: id* of Ilinridolir, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Dui hew of Wellington, the Lady in Waiting to the Melt.. of Kent, the Baroness de Sped), Lady Caro bs: Ilariagtue, Viscount Harding., and Sir Jame. Gtsliam. The bawl of the lid Life Guards attended in the Castle dais? dinner, and played the following music : lritery. " Ira 11,4 :ivy ale Ai Is, leerusi " solo Trades', t.sens Dceizettl. Wi;:e, Psogaril " Geri erinten. " I luirueeute " Meyrrbeer. ' Warr., " ner• " beep." !modem " Gm: -see ttv theta Mitesty . s private band afterwards attended, and rimmed the tsllowing compositions : Owfturr, " Ins Marton " le Diable " bleyerbecr. Pelic.ol4 " 4.t I• 4" The Vwes wan Prince drove oat in an open carriage tLu alurtieun. Lord Alfred Paget and Lieutenant-Coloncl were in attendance on horseback. l'esnise Augsdur of Sass Cobourg Is expected this aftenorm on a sod to the Queen. Lord Gone L. nano and the Rev. Dr. Polling have ties u k eital, sal are also expected today. Archbisu-p of Canterbury, the Duke and Duchess el Welltegton. and Sir James Graham left the Gestic this knows for London. A deputation on the mihject of Battersea-park, consisting lOW. M , Mr. Runt, Mr. Joust , Mr. Junes, it Swabs, dr. Wilson, and Mr. Nate, tad an inter- raw with Sir Mulesworth yester4y, at the Otice el Weeks sad Public Buihliaga , in Whitehall-place. The Dale of Baccicuch, Loyd Ashburton, Mr. Hall Min ion ;•eeretary of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of gotland), and Mr. Hudson (secretary of the Royo Agricultural S-iciety of England), had an interview will the Right Mau. Edward Cardwell and Lord Stanley Si Aliterky, at the Board of Trade yesterday, on the sub ject of miieultural statistics. The Right Hon. M. T. Bear•, Pt►ident of the Poor-law Board, mai also present. The 'Whop of Quebec had an interview with the Rake of N,acastle yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord John Russell had a dinner party on Tuesday at his nsidel.ce in Clir.hans-place. The cempany consisted of thi BeLisa Mini-ter and Madame Von de Weyer; Count de liirkaanserge, the Hanoverian Minister; the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen ; the Marquis d'Amtlio, Su diauan Minister; the Turkish Minister and 'Madame Musurus; Baron Brntinck, the Netherlands Minister; the Portuguese Minister and the Constant do I..anailio; Mr. lnittl,..ll, the American Minister; Mr. Macedo, and Earl Granvine. The I. hancellor of the Exchequer had a dinner party on Tuesday, at his official residence, in Diwning-street. The company included the Right Bon. Edward Cardwell, the Right 1100. W. G. Ilayter, so: ,ho Herschel!, Sir Rode n:li Murchison, Mr. M'Gregor, Ml'. (Glasgow), Sir A. Duff Gordon, Mr. John Shaw Lateen, Mr. G. Dawson, Er. M'Culloch, Mr. Crater, and Mr. Wilbraham. will hold a The General lime at one o'clock at Teadaj, the lad. last. THE EPIDEMIC AT CROYDON. It appears by the latent returns of the mortality a the WWII and chetriet of Croydon that the num ber of deaths from fever has very greatly diminished, and if the present weather should continue there ap pears to be every probability that it will very speedily ciappeu entirely from the town. AND CLERICAL --- CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 9.—At a congregation this day holden the following degrees were conferred: B D.—J o h. Abraham Andras, St. John's College. LL.B.—George Jobe Wild, Emmanuel College. B.A.—Richard Cockburn koidersley, Trinity College ; Fres. Traven Buckley, St. Jobe . ' College ; } red. Wm. Earle, Bt. John's CoUege ; Thomas Arthur Parmenter, St. John's College ; Chu. Renton Wood, St. John's College ; Alfred John Blagden, Pembroke College; Alexander Crumendl, Game' Cigie • Ricbsril Kirwan, Emmanuel College J _ham Winkimena, Emmanuel College; Eyre Lloyd, blypleime College. At the mane congregation the followlegGreeexpeseed the Senate To confer the degree of DOIIIIR of Divinity, by royal mandate, on Charlie Old Ooodhed, M.A., of King's Codere. To add the Regius Pmessmer eif Divinity to the Syndicate, which was appointed as Wednesday, the 2nd lest., to draw up a Scheme of Regulations for the Imam bon of the Greek Testament Prise. To appouot Mr. J. J. Prresat. of Corm Christi College, an Examiner for the Bill Scholarships, in the place of the Regius Professor of Laws. To appoint Mr. Day, of Caine College, an Exa miner et doe preciius examination of the present year, in the place of Kr. Brown, of Pembroke College, who will be engaged is the examination of the Classical Tripos. NAVAL AtIIII.4LTT, Fin. 9.—APPOLTTMENTS.—Master T. Wsll.i, to Furious ; Sceond-utaster F. Ta lor, to Duke of We'toeites; Awiataatn orgeon W. Richardson, to Victory ; sad Clerk J. J. Weeks, to Espitgle. DEvoNPORT, Fr.e. 9.—The Vengeance, 84, Capt. Lord E. Russell, was paid down yesterday (Tuesday), when pan of her crew were granted 14 days' luso of ab react. The Rhadamanthus, 4, steam.traasport Muter commander lklaw, which arrived here on Thursday even. Mg from Portsmouth, with a screw for the Edinburgh, and Pv44l4lms boats for the Valorous, steam.frigate, and other cces, is now taking in it irev for Sheerness, and will be complete to.ciorrow (Thursday). She will also take supers samsniries 4,r the eutera ports. The Tortoise, lighter, uneed ea Sunday with stores from lisalbowline and Pem broke. Mt. Gardener. muter of the steam dredge versa as; loyed at Keyhanc, died on Sunday at the Royal Naval Stenebouve, after a short illness. littlri FROM l'Eac.—Thu Swift, 6, Commander lr C. kdbam, brought home a skeleton of a Peruvian, Sess4 ia that country, supposed to have been interred for sectaries, with a variety of satin, domestic, and other ar txtr., discovered near the te,dy. The skeleton, &cc were landal at the Cu•tomhosse, whence it is said they will be rest to the British Mama. A RIFLE CORPS FOR TORQUAY. The inhabitants of Torquay, after the example of 44d a "eabouriag towos. are takiag steps for the for ma ti o n atl6 corps. A Nitrite meeting was held at the Town nail ( *Saturday last, to consider tits espedieney of con k... erb atiagese company to the South Devon Volunteer lofts - ..alkoss, secoldance with the regulations constitubng r'4! corps, as approv e d o f by her )I:Oily's government. Riole Weft present about 150 of th e resident gentry and uumaen. l'entral Erg captain of Vthe corps, . Crab., Vol., lieutenant, W. Dennis Moon, msg., ad mat sal secretary. J. W. Harris, Esq : . aargeon, and W. lave. • private, attended from /Laster se • deputa taw Kr. AT. GIORGI took the chair. nv :r• WAR'. 1151Tld the appointment of a committee for ar the names of members, and making other mecca- kr, a nArtalento; which arm seconded by Capt. Punt- it* tol:winna gentlemen were then named as • commit lc". awl! power to add to their number:—Mr. W. Kitaon, e u rwl t Hr. St. George, Mr. H. C. M. Fhillippe, g - 74 1. .4 1rey, ldr. Oeorge Warder, Capt. Wards ‘„ea lt. Mr. J. C. Roby. and Mr. Edward secretary. The names of several individuals ,7- 1 1 to • May wag pin the fo re rps were mentioned, and the following tiledo atonmg members. 4 I'ol4 thank. was passed to the chairman, and the /1 / 4 1.44 81 terminated. Svr, r bit Tr . 9I72 DAT IS Southampt o n for the 411 . dthz3 the von of two jean. MEETING OF P. Parliament meets to-day. The following are the notices of motioni now ou the books of the Rowe of Com mons, for which no particular day bee been fixed : Mr. U. BRIMILZT—BiII to protect the parliamentary decors of (heat Britain and In land against intimidation, violence, and the general edalversation of the franchise, by causing the votes to be taken by way of ballet. Mr. T. DCNCO3III6—To move the following resolution : " That it is the opinion of this hence, that the present rata of the representation of the people in parliament demands the immediate attention of the legislature, with a view to an enlargemeut of the electoral franchise, and a correction of these abuses which the It-form Act of 1832 was intended I to effect, but which it has failed to accomplish." Mr. L. K txn—Bill to make the franchise in counties in England and Wales the same as that in boroughs, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tenements of the an ; anal value of 101. Lard D. SICAXT—BiII to repeal the Septennial Act and shorten the duration of parliaments. Sir W. CLay —Select committee to e , ntider whether it be cot expedient that provision should be made fur taking the votes of parliamentary electors as the votes sr.: now by 14w taken in the elections of poor-law guardians—uaturly, at the residences of the electors. Mr. G. Burr—Ball to shorten the time between the pro elamstioo aad day of election in counties, and between the receipt of the writ or precept and the election in boroughs, and otherwise to regulate the proceedings in the election of members to serve in parliament in Eagland and Wales. Lord Ilt,lllAN—Lill to preclude the judges of the supe rior courts of law and equity, and the judges of the ecclesi astical courts, from sitting and voting in the Mouse of Commons. Sir H. Inoue—Select committee, to consider the best MUMS of providing fur the execution of the mike of Speaker in the event of Mr. SNAker's unavoidably absence by rea son of illness or of other cause. Sir Ds L Ev.tvs—That, in any measure which may be submitted to the hous: for supplying the deficiency in the representation arising from the disfranchisement of bud , bury end St. Alban's, he will bring forward the claims for two of the four vacant seats referred to, to be given to Chelsea and Kensington, as containing the largest unrepre sented town population in the kingdom. Mr. Hay woou —On any measure which may be hi...tight forward for supplying the deficiency in the representation arising from the disfranehieement of Sudbury and St. Al bans, to submit the claims of the University of London as a constituency to be represented in parliament. Mr. SPOONER—That the house do resolve itself into • committee, to consider the Act 8& 9 Vie., e. being " Au act to amend two acts passed in Ireland for the better salutation of persons profesaiug the Roman catholic reli gion, and for the better government of the college esta blished at Maynooth for the education of suck persons, and also an act passed in the parliament of the United Kingdom fir amending the said two acts, commonly called the last Maynootb Act, with • view to the repeal of those clauses of the said act which provide money grants in any way to the said college." Mr. Senot.Erirt.n—On Mr. Spooner's proposed resolu tion respecting Mayuooth, to move the following amend ment :—To leave out all the words atter the word " consi der," and to substitute the following words, " all enact• meats now in force, whereby the revenue of the state is charged in aid of any ecclesiastical or relitions purposes whatsoever, with a view to the repeal of such enactiaenta. ' Marquis of BLANDFORD—BiII to make better provision for the management of church property, with a view to swan adequate endowments for existing and future parishes and districts. Mr. O. H. Moons—That this house do resolve itself into a committee on the established church in Ireland. Mr. IlEankast —To ask whether it is the intention of her Majesty's government to introduce any measure for the alteration of the laws of mortmaia. Sir W. Czar—To move a resolution for the abolition of church rata,. Sir B. HALL—BiII to regulate episcopal Mr. COLLlER. —Ecclesiastical courts. .... Mr. i.;;lZThat the rate or called ministers' money is a vexatious and impolitic impost, distasteful alike to the Roman catholic people who pay, and to the pro testant ministers who receive it ; hurtful to the beat inte rests of religion, and destructive of that peace and good will amongst Christian sects in Ireland which it is the duty of this house to encourage and extend. That the transference of this tax from the occupiers of rated houses to the owners thereof, while it may diminish its most pain ful' incidents, would not contribute to that social harmony and good feeling in Ireland which this house is by its legis lation so anxious to produce—firstly, because the owners of house property in the right towns subject to the tax are principally Roman' citholice, and consequently such trans ference would be but the placing of an impost for the main tenance of protestant ministers on one class of Roman Ca tholics instead of another ; and secondly, because it is a matter of doubt whether the occupiers would by such transference be effectually relieved therefrom. That this tax being leviable only off the goods of the occupiers, can not without injustice be made payable by the owners of houses to which it does not attach in the same manner as does the poor rate, or the tithe rent charge to the property in land. That, for these foregoing reasons, this house is of opinion that ministers money should be wholly abolished, and an equivalent suns for the protestant ministers who receive toe tax, be made a charge on the re venues of the ecclesiastical commissioners of Ireland in sub stitution thereof. That such charge, in the opinion of this house, CM be put on the said ecclesiastical funds without preventing their efficient application to other church pur poses, or without requiring any increase of the annual tax now paid in contribution thereof b 7 the established clergy. That this can be effected by making such amendment of the Church Temporalities Act, as will encourage the pur chase of perpetuities by the immediate and under tenants of church lands in Ireland, as will enforce the annual pay ment of renewal fines by the tenants of the ecclesiastical commissioners, and as will give the said commissioners • more beneficial control over the Perpetuity Purchase Fund, so as to enable them to use a requisite portion of the an nual receipts thereof as income, if this new demand on their revenues require it, until the time arrives when their prospective income, by the avoidance of certain bishop rics, dignities, and benefices, will have reached its maxi mum amount. _-- -----.. Mr. Roots—That this house will resolve itself into a committee to take into consideration the present mode of levyin it_ the duty on home-made spirits in bond. air H. LIALIPOELD—BiII to secure the payment of wages without s polonel to ltifr i nar —Fire insurances. Mr. Pintas—BM to amend an act passed in the parlia ment of Ireland, intituled, "An Act to promote Trade and Manufacture, by regulating and encouraging Partnerships, and to promote Agriculture, Trade, Manufactures, and Commerce, by further regulating and encouraging Part nerships with limited liability." Mr. A. Psra-irr—Select committee to inquire into the subject of oaths, and the operation of the Act 6 it 6 Will. IV., for abolishing unnecessary oaths, and for substi tuting declarations in lieu of oaths, in the customs, excise, and other public offices named in the said act. Mr. OLivninx—To move the following resolution : That a reduction of the import duties on foreign and colo nial wines to one uniform rate, not exceeding Is. per impe rial gallon, will tend to the benefit of trade, the mecca.. of consumption, and the augmentation of revenue, and is re commended as well by sanitary and moral considerations as by the encouragement which it will offer to the adoption by foreign nations in their inters arse with this country of the principles of free trade, and to the extension of inter national commerce, and by the additional securities thus afforded for the maintenance of peace. Mr. 11. DAVXMOND—BiII to facilitate the transfer of land. Mr. to establish an office for the registra tion of ballast heavers in the port of London. Mr. Herecurge—To move for the revival of the commit tee on coal mines. Mr. Ewaar—That it is ezpedient that the principle of unrestricted competition should be especially applied to arti cles constituting the food of the people ; that therefore the protective duties on provisions, as butter, cheese, eggs, hams, p oultry , and other articles of food, should as speedily as Ws be repealed. r. of the inequalities of the tariff. Lord R. GILOSTENOR—BiII to repeal the attorneys and solicitors' annual certificate duty. Mr. MUNTZ—Perforated Postage Labels—Copy of all letters addressed by the patentee of the machine for perfor ating postage labels to the Lords of the Treasury and the Commiasioners of Inland Revenue, since the let day of May, 1852, and of the replies thereto. Sir CI. PECIIILL—To call the attention of the hens* to the lion of the Public Health Act, 1848, and to the ap tion of the provisional orders to the several towns and eta. /dr. W. Witt.taws—To call the attention of the house to the injustice of exempting real property from paying probate sad legacy duties, while personal property of every descrip• does is subjected to the payment of the said duties ; and to /love that, in the opinion of this house, real property should be made to pay the same probate and legacy duties as are now payable on personal property. Me.. W. Witzlates—Thatit appears, by a return ordered by this hoses in the present session, that an enormous amount of the public money is annually intercepted on its way from the people's pockets to the Treasury, and ex pended without the sanction and control of this house, and ' in violation of the constitutional principle, that no taxes shall be imposed on the people, or the product thereof ex ' pcnded without the authority of their representatives in ! Parliament That the said return shows that " the amount !intercepted and expended iu the year 1851, which never ' reached the Exchequer, was 6,072,1511. 9s. 9d., of which amount 5,622,2571. was deducted from the gross receipts of the taxes by the various revenue departments and ex pended by the said departments for the payment of their officers, and other purposes, without the supervision and control of parliament. That for the security of the public moneys, and accurate keeping of the public accounts, it is' indispensable that the whole of the public income should, without any deduction whatever, be paid into her Majesty's `Exchequer, and that no portion of it should be issued therefrom, on any plea or pretence, without the unction of ' parliament, as it was recommended by the commiu'uon, I which consisted of members of this house, appointed by the Crown in the year 1831. Mr. Wuth—To call the attention of the house to the pre sent law of settlement, with a slew to i , .s total repeal, and to a more equitable mode of assessing the rates fur the relief of the poor. Mr. lle we—To move the following resolutions:-1. That each person should be taxed for the support of government in proportion to his ability, and as that ability is measured more accurately by the value of his property, under the pro teotion of the state, than by any other , t..indard, the tax, to be equitable, should ceuy year be levied on thin value of the HE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVEN CMI, FEBRUARY 10, 1853 . property, labour and skill being the property of large canes of the community. 2. That the existing &assessment of the income tax (under the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 35) should be so I modified as to make it a tax on property, including, und%A. that term, the espitalised value of all industrial inceme. 3. That all the property, real, personal, and industrial, in the United Kingdom, should be taxed at one uniform tate on its vahte. 4. That all realised property, under schedules A and C, be assessed an I taxed in proportion to its value, and that all industrial incomes under schedule: B, D, and E I be assessed and taxed nly on the capitalised value of that portion of each person's income exceediug 501. in the year. 1 , 5. That, in levying the tax for the financial year, April 1853.4, the schedules and the returns of income, under the I ' Act 5 and 6 Vie., c. 33, be taken as the basic one hich the • property is valueu and assessed for that year, subject to the following medificseions :—(a.) The profits or income of the clergy, now under schedule A, who have only life interests in their incomes, to be transferred to schedule E. (Ii) The profits accruing from the occupation of farms, nos under the schedule B, to be returned and assessed in the same minter 114 the profits of trades and professions under schedule D. 6. That, for the financial year, April 1833-4, the assessment on the value of the respective properties be taken as under :—Sche lule A. (Exclusive of life incomes', payable to the clergy.) (a) Land in Ureat Britain to be' v.lued at 30 year,.* purchase on the rents, subject to a de- I duetion not exceeding 10 eer cent. for necessary buildings and repairs. Land in Ireland to be valued at 20 yea,' purchase on the rents, sub;ect to a deduction not exceeding 10 per cent. for necessary buildings and repairs; or valued at the number of year.' purchase for which the land of Ire land has sold under the Ineumbered Estates Act. (A) Reuses to be valued on the rents at 20 years' purchase, subject to a deduction of 10 per cent. where the repairs are made by the landlords. (c) Itailways, canals, gasworks, mines, frau works, quarries, fisheries, and all other property now under schedule A, to be assessed on the value as determined by the price of shares on Ow 31st day of March in each year, or as may be found most convenient and equitable. Schedule C That the value of all the property in annuities and dividends under this schedule, and of securities of every kiud, be as seined on the values or the current prices, on the 31st day of March, 1853. Schedule E That for the year, April. 1833-4, all the salaries, pensions, and payments, under this schedule, including the life incomes of the clergy, be taken at 15 years' purchase; and in subsequent years be valued as the government life annuities under schedule C. Sche du'es 13 and I) (farm., trades, and professions)—Tkat for the year 11153-4, the incomes from the profit, of farms, trades, and professions, be taken at 15 years' purchase ; that, in subsequent years, the value of the capital and stock be taken a. in an ordinary balance sheet, and assessed at the same rate as other property; and that, after deduct ing r. per cent. for interest on this capital, the rest of the income he valued as a life annuity imperfectly secured, and assessed acco-dingly. 7. That, to serve as data for the assessments of the year 1854 5, tables, chewing the prices on sales or valuations of the various kinds of property in the United Kingdom, should be prepared and presented to par liament in March, 1854, and in each succeeding year. 8. That any revenue which parliament may deem it right to raise in the year 1853.4, by continuing the act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 35, as modified above, be assessed under the schedules, at such a rate per centum as shall be adequate to provide the required amount on the value of property. 9. That the basis of the valuation of property and the rate of taxation be subject to revision in 1854, and in every subsequent year, with a view to correcting inequalities. Mr. 3l'Mattox—Bill to amend the laws relating to the Irish fisheries. Mr. MossELL—Committee to inquire whether any regu lations or practices exist by which Roman Catholics in the public service or in workhouses, prisons, or other institu tions supported by public or local taxation, are impeded in the due exercise of their religion. Mr. Moune—Motion on toe subject of the consolidated annuities, and tho recommendation of the committee of the Lards thereupon. Mr. M'Cawrxxv—Select committee to inquire into the proceedings and working of the Incumbered Estates Court, since its establishment in October, 1849. Mr. litlingoott—ltcsolution to the effect that the restric tions on the manning of British ships should be repealed, and that dues fur salvage, pilotage, tolls, lights, ballast, stamps on charter parties, bills of lading and marine assurances, should be adjusted, and, as far as can be, abo lished. Mr. 11. iiIRDERT—Select committee to examine and re port upon the present state of communication between England and Ireland, in regard to the expeditious convey ance of the mails, as well as the speed, safety, and conve nience afforded to the public, and to the Irish representa tives in particular, in their attendance on this house; and to report what improvements modern science can suggest to establish a more efficient, speedy, and commodious commu• ideation between the two countries. . _ ..... Lord D. STUAKT—Address for copies of any correspond ence between the government of this country and the go vernment of France, and between the Foreign-office and the representatives of her Majesty at foreign courts, respect lug the recognition of the Emperor of the French. Mr. Iltimn—To ask the Secretary of State for the Colo nies if Sir James Brooke is still Governor of Labuan ; and whether it is the intention of her Majesty's government to permit Sir James Brooke to hold any other appointment until his proceedings at Borneo have been subjected to par liamentary inquiry. Mr. ADDERLISY—To cell the attention of the house to the state of uffairs at the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. T. DeNCOSlßE—Address to her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to use her good oflices for the purpose of putting an end to the continued occupation of the Roman States by the troops of Austria and of France. Sir Ds L. EVANS—Address for copies of correspondence between her Britannic Majesty's government and those of the American United States, Spain, and France, concern ing the repeated piratical invasions lately undertaken against the Island of Cuba, and the projects alleged to be still entertained of the conquest or annexation of that ter ritory by associations of citizens of the United States. Sir Di L. Evaxe—Address for copy of correspondence between the Governor-General of India and the Governor of Madras, relative to the despstch of troops from that pre sidency to Rangoon, and of such public notice (if any) which may have been transmitted to India in respect to the same by the Board of Control or Court of East India Direc tors. Viscount JOCELYN—To call the attention of the house to the general question of railway communication in India. Mr. Rice—Select committee to consider the expediency of adopting an uniform system of police in England and Wales. Mr. CH/Antall—Select committee to inquire into the management of the National Gallery. Mr. L. Elmo—Bill to amend the law of sttcceuion to real estate in cases of intestacy. Mr. EwAßT—Total abolition of the punishment of death. Capt►in Sconnu,--To call the attention of the house to the difficulties and delays in manning her Majesty's ships and vessels of war when first commissioned, and to the periods for which such ships and vessels of war, when manned, are usually kept in commission. Mr. PRILLIMORE—Address, that her Majesty will be pleased to appoint commissioners to digest the law of Eng land into a code. Mr. Csuurran—Select oommittee to inquire into the conTtitation, practice, and process of sheriff courts in Scot land, and the office of sheriff, with a view to the introduc tion of such reforms and alterations as may be required fur the purpose of securing cheap and speedy Justice to suitors in the coo,. courts. Mr. 11. Baowx—To call the attention of the house to the I lamentable loss of life incidental to railway travelling, re sulting front the absence of better regulations ; and to the necessity of a direct interference on the part of her Males. ty's government, for the purpose of correcting the irregu larities and disregard evinced by railway companies to the public safety. Mr. Wn.u.Lar —Returns of the legal end parliamentary expenses of each private or local, or public act, promoted by private individuals, taxed by the taxing officer of the house, setting forth the average expenses of each class of acts pissed, whether railway acts, railway amendment acts, private improvement acts, or others forming a class. Of the expenses of the concession of privileges to private un dertakers or companies, as far as they can be ascertained, for the formation of any and each railway in India, or of any undertaking for which, if it had been in England, the anthorisation of a private or local act would be required. Of the total number of commons or waste. inclosed, and the average expenses of such inelogares by the method of pro visional order of the Inclosure Commissioner, confirmed by act of parliament. Of the total number of cities and owns to which the Public Health Act has been applied by provisional order of the General Board of Health, sad of the average expense of each case. Of the total number of towns to which the Public Health Act has been applied by order in council, and the average expenses of such applica tions ; and of the number and of the average expenses of preliminary inquiries in relation to private or local acts, directed by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. Sir BIRDER:I* MADDOCK—Return of the principal iron mines in India, showing where each is situated, and the capabilities of such as are situated on or near projected lines of railroad to furnish the whole ore portioh of the iron re quired for those undertakings; and papers relating to the erection, in 1824, of an iron suspension bridge of 200 feet span, over the river Bios, in the Sanger district, constructed entirely of iron from the mines of that district. Sir lantana:l* MADDOCK—iteturn of the population of the British territories in India, showing the name of each district, its area in square miles, number of its inhabitants, population per square mile, and classifying the population under the following heads :—British, European, or Ameri cus, natives, including Catholics, Protestants,Mahomedans, Hindoos, and other classes, and stating the principal towns of each district, and their population. Sir HSKBEKT MADDOCK—Lisa of natives of India liable to be summoned to serve on grand juries is the Supreme Courts of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay ; and lists of the names of all other native gentlemen who may be selected by the governments of Bengal, Madras, sad Bombay, and by the Lieutenant Governor of Agra, as qualified to afford valuable information to the select committee on the affairs of India. _ _ Sir HIRDERT NADDOCI—Report of all school In the different Presidencies of India, in which the natives of the country can obtain European instruction in painting, sculp ture, andengraving, in surveying, mining, and mechanics, with the result of such instruction, u proving the capa bilities of the natives of India to excel in the useful and ornamental arts. Mr. OTWAY—Cornes of all despatches, minutes, or other documents (not already laid before parliament) relating to the attempts of Dbackjec Dadojee to bribe the Bombay government and its servants. Di all reports or replies (not rare tdy laid Wire parliament) returned by political, reve nue, or judicial officers of tho Bombay government. to the circular letters on tho subject of Khutput (illicit influence) addressed to them by the said government in May, IsdO, with the dates on which they wero received by the Bom bay pvernmeut, the Indian government, the Court of Directors, and the Board of Control respectively. Of all aorrespondence and papers (not already laid before partia -1 meat) on the subject of the sail circular letters, or the said rep lets or replies, on the belief of the natives in the corrup tibility of the Bombay government or its subordinate offi cers, or the moan, of cradle icing the same ; of all correspon deuce and papers (not already laid before parliament) on the subject of the conduct of the Bombay government in "arresting in linsine" some of Colonel Outram's most im portant investigations of official corruption, as described in the political I tier of the Court of Directors of the 23d I June, 1852 (Parliamentary paper No. 560, of session 18.52. page 17), or on the subject of the charges against Colonel I Outram, contained in the minutes of the Bombay govern l- meat or its members, of labouring under monomania (Pee liamentary paper, No. 560, of iUll 18.52, page 1,265), and of being emitted by " rancorous personal feelings" (Parliamentary paper No. 560, of seesion 1852, page 013), in his conduct of certain of those inquiries which the Court of Directors afterwards declare to have been conducted with a " zeal, energy, ability, and success " entitling him to credit (Parliamentary paper, Na. 560, of session 1852, page 27). Of all documents on the records of the India House, a owing, or tending to show, the viewsof individual directors in reference to Colonel Outram's removal from office, or in reference to the treatment he received from rho Bombay government, or in reference to the probable conse quences of his removal, Sr in reference to the measures by which these consequences might be best averted. Of all documents tendiug to show what measure* have been tskea by the B entuy government, or ordered by the Court of Directors, far the pu r p ose o f eradicating the belief in the corruptibility of high OfficiAls, which has been declared to exist at Baroda by Col. Outratn, sari also by Mr. W. E. Frere, the commissioner despatched by Lord Falkland's government to report OR certain allegations made by Col. Outram, and who furnished a report, dated the 72nd day of October, 1351 (Parliamentary paper, No. 560, of session 1852, page 1,013), and by other public servants: And of all documents tel.ding to chow if may or what measures have been taken to effect the removal of, or convey censure to t the mini sterandothermembersoftheOuicower'adults r, pronounced guilty by the Bombay government of hosing laboured to thwart Col. Outram's legitimate and official inquiries, and to interpose difficulties in the way of his doing justice to oppressed individuals entitled by guarantee to British protection (Parliamentary paper, No. 560, of session 18.52, p. 17, and P. 411 .) Mr. WODEHOUSR—Return of the average quantity of malt exported from the eastern ports of the United tiaiig dom—viz., Harwich, Lynn, and Yarmouth—under the operation of the act of 1696, to which a moderated rate of duty of per bushel, with a rate of bounty on export, was attached ; specifying also whether any and what extent of export of malt appears to have taken place at that time from the ports of Kent, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, or any part of Wales, either to Holland, France, the Channel Wands, or any other part of Europe, most of which parts may be assumed to be in some degree adapted for the g row th o f barley, and all equally disposed to avail themselves of any advantage which the existing state of circumstances might hold out to them. Mr. W ODE1101:88 —Copies of the statements made by Mr. Presaly, the Secretary of the Board of Stamps, and Mr. Tre vor, the Comptroller of the Legacy Duty, before a commit• tee of the House of L irds, iu the month of April, 1849, on the burdens affecting real property; showing that a large number of estates were devised to be sold fur the purposes of sub-iquent partition, and therefore not, in point of fact, exempt from the operation of the act affecting probates and wills. Mr. WODEItOtha —Returns showing the total amount of taste remitted in the beginning of the session of 1816 by the vote for the discontinuance of the property tat, and the subsequent abandonment of the war malt duty and other duties of excise (reaching to a sum between seventeen and eighteen millions), which, according to a "memorandum laul befire parliament respcc'ing the proceedings of govern meet ar to the unfunded debt from the year 1815," were intended to form a part of the ways and means for a much longer period, "by which the revenue became wholly' uneu ail to meet the charge upon the country without some extraneous aid." Of the total number of taxes re-imposed in 1817, with the date of the issue of Exchequer bills for the relief of the poor and the encouragement of public W 0141., at the opening of the session of 1817, in the spring and summer of which year it is distinctly stated tin the document above referred to, that "a great improvement had occurred in the internal situation of the country ;" specryieg that the funds, which had been 63 at the begin niag of the year, rose about the month of August to 81, and in October to 82 and upwards. And, of the average price of wheat for the years 1815 and 1816, the average price of wheat for the years 1817 and 1818, and the averve of the year following, viz., 1819, with the date of the special commission by which Mr. Hunt and others were Wet by Mr. Justice Bayley, upon an indictment preferred against them for a conspiracy, at Manchester, to alter the legal frame of the government and constitution by force and threats. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TUESDAY. METROPOLITAN lIANDICAP. 7 to 1 apt Contentment (t) 20 to 1 Lamm:lo (t) 25 to 1 Snowdon Dunhill (t) 25 to 1 Maria (t) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. to 1 aget Miss Mowbray (t) 8 to 1 Oscar (t) 11 to I Sir Peter Laurie (t) Very little done. Tits Dzaiw.—Elmsthorpe, recently sold into W. Day's stable for a large sum, and backed on Monday at 20 to 1, died on TuesilAy at Woodyea•cs. KIRKHAM ST] WIIOILTS TOIL TUE FYLDE OP.AND HANDICAP EIWIIIP- STALES. Age at.lb. Age sub. Vaiiihone British Yeoman a 10 13 ern Ploughboy a 10 10 Tallman a 9 4 A.bd-cl•ltodir .. a 10 71 Little Charley Carrig a 10 4 l Daphne Shinrone a 913 I Vengeance a 9 2 Forfeits to be declared on or before Feb. 16. W 1101124 POR THE ISNLEIPZINS . HANDICAP. Age st.lb. Age at.lb. Ploughboy • 11 4 The Screw a 10 Heroine Poll .. • 10 6 Tom of Timm .. 6 6 Johnnie Barrie.. a 10 4 Royal Blue ..... • 4 Freshwater a 10 4 Lady Wilton—. a 4 Pride of tbeNorth a 10 4 Uncle Tom Clatterbox Widow Machree.. • 10 0 Harmony A SILVER MINE IN INvERNEs•IIIRE.—There is a tradition in this part of the country, handed down from sire to son, that there lived in Easter May, on the Seaforth property, some two or three generations beck, a blacksmith of the name of Ferguson, who was never known to run short of a supply of silver. It is said that he found the metal in abundance below and above the rocks of May, and, to escape detection, always went in search of it in the dusk, or through the night time, on account of which some of his more superstitious neighbours had him convicted of holding communion with the banshee. On one occasion, some of his newly-coined shillings fell into the hands of his superior, Mackenzie of Fairburn, at • market held in Ocilla. This part of the Seaforth property was ppceassaawsseed by the lairds of Fairburn till the late Lord orth's time, who soon traced out the maker, and he, it is said, threatened him with the simple but sure puishment of hanging if he would see any more of his new shillings in circulation. In these good old times it was customary to hang at the bidding of the laird, and to escape this Fer guson discontinued his diggings. Subsequent to the time in which Ferguson lived a number of his coins were found in a pit at the foot of the rocks by people employed in planting. It was supposed that they were bidden by him when he was thruuned by the laird. Immediately below these rocks, in the pools of the Cotton, are found pearls of considerable value, which are of two kinds, brown and white. These pools are visited annually by a blind man and his better half, whose occupation is that of fishing for pearls, by which means they manage to earn a livelihood. This blind pearl-fisher says that, without doubt, there is a silver and a gold mine below these pearl beds; and, strange to relate, he will know the shell that contains the pearl without opening it, which saves him the trouble of opening all the shells he takes out of the river. This so far corroborates the tradition regarding Ferguson's silver m'ne. There is no doubt, if a practical geologist was to explore these rocks, but silver would be found in sufficient (panties to remunerate more than the labour, when Fergu eon in his night rambles managed to find of it, without great labour, as much u kept him in a comfortable way. It is also said that Ferguson was employed by the laird to dig a sufficient quantity of the metal, which was at that time converted into plate for the family of Fairburn. It is worthy of remark that Ferguson's great grandson is • mechanical genius, living in this vicinity.—/neersess Ad vertiser. WESTRUP 8 CONICAL FLOVR MlLL.—Westrap's new patent flour mill, which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, and Which then excited great attention both in the scientific and agricultural worlds, has for some time been at work on the premises of Messrs. Tavitt and Co., of the Anchor Mills, Wapping ; and yesterday a large party was collected to witness some experiment, the result" of which appear to be highly satisfactory. Grinding against the ordinary mill, the result is this— that the conical mill ground thirty-eight pounds and a half in five minutes, and that the ordinary mill (one of the hest on the old principle in London) ground only 15lbs. in the same time. A document put forth by the patentee says," Lord Beaument and Sir J.V. Shelley stated to the two Houses of Parliament is a petition, asking for inquiry and adoption, that by this invention 81,8.37,120 quartera loaves, in addition to those that are made from the same quantity of wheat, would be produced, giving a clear saving of upwards of 2,000,0001. per annum. Also that it effected an economy of time and labour of cent. per cent., while it produced better and healthier article than the flour usually sold, lasting longer, being stronger, and not liable to become sour and unwholesome; possessing in colour all the advantages of Parisian flour." Several practical millers and bakers stated facts yesterday in support of those assertions; and we are informed that the flour from this mill is being gradually adopted by the trade, while mills upon the same principle are being or & red orate constructor, Mr. Middleton, from various parts of the continent and from places in this country. Among others, Sir John Shelley is constructing ono of these mills On his traits:sin Sown. OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE ON SUNDAYS. The adjourned aggregate meeting of the working classes in favour of the above object took place last evening, in Drury-lane Theatre—the former place of meeting, St. Martin's-hall, being too small fur the numbers who • ere expected to assemble on the occasion. In u very abort time after the doors were thrown open the spacious pit was densely crowded ; the boxes and galleries were also well filled The delegates, of whom about WO were present, were accommudated on the stage. On the rising of the curtain the whole of the stage was diecovered, with the beautiful representation of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham on the proscenium. In the absence of Mr. 11. Mayhew, who presided at the former meeting, Mr. I'HlDRAVl.cabinet-makers'delegate,was unanimously called on to preside. He observed that the committee, fed ing the righteousness of their cause, had resolved en holding the meeting in the largest 1.1 ire which they could possibly obtain. (Cheers.) Ile alluded to the presence of the Ladies, as giving an auspicious sanction to their agitation. Mr. WRMSTER, carpenter, moved the following resolu tion :—"'feat this meeting, recognising the fact that Sun day is the only day on which it is possible for the working man to obtain that recreation which is necessary for health and to improve his mind, earnestly hope that the legislature will sanction the openiug of the Crystal Pal ;co on Sundays, and thus enable the working classes t s obtain on that day a higher, purer, and more intelligent and moral ansteement than ie now available to them." He referred to the neces sity of physical recreation and eletcese for the working men, the great body of where were in Invour of this. object. In fact, it was opposed by none hut such persons as composed the Lord's Day Observ..nce Society—(hear, Iseur)—who, after abortive attempts to stop railway trains nod steam boats, and shut up the Post-mace on a Sunday, had now embarked en a crusade against the new Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Ilewerer good might be the motives of those persons, they could net e1...4d the example of Christ, or his precepts, for lie had declared that the " Sabbath was made for man, and not man fa the Sabbath." Religious gentlemen should bear in mind that it was quite as neces sary for the working man to take care of his clay tenement as to attend to his religions duties. (Cheers.) Why should the working man be enedemned for so doing ? Mr. 'Leese, brush-matter, seconded the resolution. He said that nineteen-twentieths of the society he repel sented were decidedly in favour et opening the Crystal retiree on the Sand .y ; alai he believed the name might i.e said of the working classes. generally. (Cheers.) This was the case, notwithstanding the disreputable means resorted to by many emelos en to I. t the free expression of their epimon. Amongst others, Truman, Itaebury and Lux. ten had recommended their workmen not to seen the peti tion of this body. (" Hear, hear," and " Shame !") All kanw what advice or recommendations of employer to the employed amounted to. (Cheers.) If these gentlemen wished to be consistent, let them refuse to serve such houses with beer as opened their doers on Sundays. (Cheers.) But if they were unwilling to sacrifice their pockets to their principles, they must be hell guilty of the veriest cant and the most palpable humbug. (Loud cheers) The rev. gentleman who opposed them et toe 44 meeting (Mr. Bayles(' who was againon the platform), could visit the Crystal Palace, if he chlse, en a Saturday or • Monday, without any sacrifice if his Meeme ; bet the working man could cot du this. (Ileer, hear.) Let the Sabbath Otter ratite Society attack those high in authority, if they were sincere. Was it not a desecration of the Sabbath for hands to play, and the military to be called out on that day, as much as for some poor shoeless urchin to sell a little fruit to get himself • dinner, or far the Crystal Palace to be opened to the working man ? (Hear, hear.) But it was said it would lead to the opening of other places, as the British Museum and the National Gal lery. And why not these, as well as the Painted Hall at Greenw ich? Why might not works: of art be admired in the National Gallery as well as at St. Paul's ? (Cheers.) Some objected that, by the opening of these places, more persons would be employed on the Beesley. But why not carry out the principle? Why should the bell-riegers and the pew-openers be employed on Sundae ? (Cheers.) Could nut the congregation go to church at the proper time, and take their appointed places, without re quiring the services of these persons ? This was re time for the people to be priest-ridden. (Cheers.) Their motto was "Onwards;" and they ought to act up to it. (Cheers.) Mr. W. NEW rox, engineer, in supporting the resolution, referred to the monster meetings of the Anti-core Law League, held in a neighbouring theatre, and hailed the overflowing attendance on that occasion as an earnest of success. The question was eminently a social one, and when advocated on social grounds must be more powerful than any consideration arising from particular " modes of faith." &Imlay was tho only day en which the working man could take healthful, moral, pure recreation ; inaskrs would not pay the same for five days as for FlN—(hrar, hear)—coneequently the working man was obliged to take advantage of the Sunday to obtain that relaxation which was necessary after bciug pent up in close and ill-vecti lated apartments all the week. (Cheers) Would any of their opponents contend that the Crystal Palace and its grounds would excite feelings more deseoralisiag than those of the tea-gardens, or Battersea-fields ? If not, let them avoid standing in the way of the working clesses obtain* ing a higher species of relaxation. (near, hear.) Many oven of the clergy were iu favour of the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday, believing that its influence would be of a highly moral sad religious character. Amongst them was Professor Maurice; and if the opponents of this project could answer his arguments, they would have setae ground to stand on. (near, bear.) If the deny knew how the Sunday was now spent by many of the working men, they surely would not oppose an improve ment in the relaxations and amusements of this class. Looking at all the arguments in favour of this measure, there was very little doubt that it would obtain the sanction of the legislature. (Hear, hear.) It was said the publicaus —who were the only parties having a direct license from magistrates (many of them clergymen) to sell on Sundays —were opposing the opening of the Crystal Palace ; but surely an objection of that kind would come very ill from them. (Hear, hear.) Our aristocracy drove about the streets and parks at the west end on Sunday; and they had • perfect right to do this; but had not tho poor man the same right to be driven on a railway, if he chose, to sec the Crystal Palace? (Hear, hear.) If the mention of divines was received with a jeer or • hiss, in any audience like that, they had nobody to thank but themselves for it, for not taking more pains with the moral and intellectual culture of the working classes. (Cheers.) The great oh- jection to this proposal was, that it would necessitate the employment of many worieuien on Sundays; but was not property protected on a Sunday— did nut ships sail, and goods trains run on a Sunday—and why should not the health of the working mon be protected on • Sunday ? (Chem.) They were the right arm of the country ; mal whilst wealth was rapidly accumulating by the exercise of their industry, our sanitary arrangements did not keep pace with their requirements; and one of the most important was the establishment of large open spaces for air and exercise in the neighbourhood of all populous towns. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, and it was carried, with but one or two dissentients, amidst the loudest acclamations. . Mr. EDWARDS, compositor, moved the adoptioa of the following petition: "The humble Petition of the United Working Classes of the metropolis and its vicinity, in public meeting as sembled, aheweth, " That a meeting of your petitioners and others took place at St. Martin's-hall, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of Feb., 1853, when the following declaration was adopted, with only seven dissentients out of an assembly of two thousand persons: "1. That the working men, in this movement, wish it to be understood that they are iu no way desirous of question ing the authority of the decrees upon which the institution of the Sabbath so this count!) , is founded, but merest' assert for themselves the right to interpret those decrees as their consciences dictate. .2. That the mode of observing the Sunday among the early Christians proves ineontestibly that the present Sab• bath is a social Institution. "3. That the Sabbath, whether viewed as a divine or a medal institution, is designed especially for the benefit of the labourer. _ "4. That while the working classes are desirous of ob taining such a relaxation of the present rigorous modo of ob serving the Sabbath as will bring it back to its true uses— the recreating and refreshing of the labourer, they are like wise especially anxious to guard the day of rest against any other encroachment than that which is absolutely neces sary ; and, at the same time, to procure for their fellow workmen, who may be engaged in ministering to their ne cessities on the Sunday, some other day of rest in the week, so that the boon of the Sabbath may be equally extended to all. That the working classes desire no infringement of the day of rest but such as is absolutely required for their physical and intellectual necessities. "6. That physical recreation is as necessary to the working man as food and drink on the Sabbath. "7. That refined and intellectual enjoyment, as well as the means of obtaining information, are even more neces sary to the working man than physical recreation on the Sabbath ; and that if these necessities be denied him on the present day of rest, then two Sabbaths must be appointed in the week, one to be observed as a day of mere rep os e, and the other as a day for the recreation of his mental and bodily energies. " That an adjourned meeting took place on Wednesday, the 9th of February, 1863, at Drury-lane Theatre, when the following resolution was adopted: That this meeting, recognising the fact that Sunday is the only day on which it is possible for the working man to obtain that recreation which is necessary for health and to improve his mind, earnestly hope that the legislature will sanction the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays, and thus enable the working classes to obtain on that day a higher, purer, and more intelligent and moral amusement thin is now available to them.' " Your petitioners, for the above embodied reasons, ear nestly hope that the legislature will allow the Crystal Pa lace to be opened on Sundays, believing that that step would lead to the social and moral elcv.dion of those who now spend their day in a more objectionable manner; that it would cultivate their minds and improve their habits, and help to render them better citizens of the state and mem bers of society. " And your petitioners will ever pray, Bre." Tho classes who were interetted in this cbject might very reasonably be estimated at half a million of adult make, or a million and a half including their families ; the whole of wham would be prevented visiting the Crystal Palace on any day but Sunday. (Hear. hear.) The majority of them could not take any other day without perilling their situations. Who then had a right to stet , En and say— " You shall spend this dry accor,Lug our dictates;" or tell ! them thst the whole time ought to oe given up to religieus worship? (Cheers.) They could not force men to church, even if they were prevented from going elsewhere. (He,r, hear.) The opposition of the publicaus was eiody under stood: no malt liquor erns to be sold in the Crystal Pal Ate. (Cheers.) Hence the up;maition of the great brewers, whose liberality was such that, while the materials of their manufacture had fallen 50 per cent., they still exacted the some price from the working men for his no of herr. (Hear, hear.) Such was the intolerance of some of the ' clergy that they would not only shut up every railway and {top the stsambosts, but wuutu hardly d.low the sun to shine if they could help it, aad would like to e a No vember fog every Sanctity. (Cheers end laughter.) Tee Her. John Jordan, vicar of linatonc, in a recut publica tiuu, said that no cno ought to walk further on Sunday than to church and hack. (Laughter.) It was not by such means that the dery weld win the heart s of th u people—a:ready suincien y alienated from thtm. The great !nine pieple of the Anglo Sazon race Iris tceedona, rot oclv of trade, but of conscience . • and the object now soug ht was one means of asserting that freedom. (Cheers.) Mr. MACKAY. reookbsnu r , seconded the sdoptem of the petition. The clergy had never come to di] rescue of the working classes when the oepressor's loot weal upon them. In proof of this, he would crier to the positien of his own trade, and to what had been dune with the binder. for the Ilible Seciety. (Hear.) Their waves had beta reduasl no less than 30 per ccut. (Hear.) If the clergy were really the friends of the working classes. they would support the opening of this " Sunday School." (Loud cheers.) Tito pc mien was adopted amidst loud cheering. The ellAlitllAN said the me,ting was one entirely of working men, at whose cost the turatre had been engaged; and a subscription would be opened to defray those ex penses. Next de;, a deputat:on of working mea would wait on Lord ralin.rstan, to lay the case Wino him. (Cheers.) " . _ On t c motion of Mr. NEwrox, tho thanks of the meet rag ware voted to the chairman. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SEAIIAII AND BUNDRRLAND. The want of railway communication between the important ports of Seaham and Sunderland has long been telt to be a serious inconvenience by the inhabitant. of both these towns. Oa Tuesday last took place the interesting ceremony of " turning the first sod " of a rii:lway intended to connect tlu two ports, which has been projected by the Marquis of Londonderry•, and which, strange an it may ap pear in them days of roilw4 depression, is to be executed throughout by his lordship, at an estimated cost of .10,0 , 301. The scene was highly animated and picturesque. A hand: me platform, oc.mpyiag the site of the intended Seah on Station, wis erected iu the centre of a field, commanding a flue sea view on one Pith!, and upon the other the atie:ent church of Seaham, with the family mansion of Lord Londonderry in close proximity. The gucots invited to he pr sent met M the town of Seaham at one o'clock, and shortly afterwards moved in proceision, headed by two excellent bands belonging to his lordship's collieri..s, to the scene of operation•, where they were met on their arrival by the Marquis of Lontiondarry, by whom the ceremony was performed. THE CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. The fifteenth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Col CHATTER.. TON in the chair. The following report was read by the secretary : Your directors sec nothing to shake their confidence in the ultimate remunerative character of the Cork and Ban don Itaileay. On the contrary, they are of opinion that the arrangements in course of settlement with the Pest nffice authorities, the impulse which the Great Industrial Exhibition, to be held this year, must give to the tourist traffic, already so important, and the largely improved con dition of the agricultural districts, are in themselves ele ments of a prospective increased revenue. They would re fer you rho to the numerous mining and other works now in progress in districts westward of your railway, and above all these to the probable and early realisation of a scheme to which allusion was made at the 14th hail-yearly ordinary meeting held on the 11th of August last. On that occasion it was intimated that some gentlemen of cripi;sl and influ ence had it in contemplation to form a company for the ex tension of the line to Bantry. That project has since as sumed a defit ite shape, and it being deemed inexpedient, from prudential reasons, to bring it out as an independent company, your directors have entertained it as an extemion of the Cork and Bandon Railway, and taken the nicessary steps to procure parliamentary sanction to it during the present session." Ffo7ll the balance.sheet it appeared that the receipts for the ha:l-year ending December 31. 18.12, aniuultt dto 4,9031. ss. Id., and the expenses during the aims period to 6,4101. 2e. 6d. . _ On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. Coox, the report was, after some conversation, adopted unani mously. The retiring directors and nudity were reelected, and certain shares declared forfeited ; after which the meeting I separated. COTTON FROM TRINIDAD.—We have had sub mitted to us, by a mercantile firm in town, a very beauti ful sample of cotton, grown in the Island of Trinidad, for warded by a correspondent. From the letter enclosing the sample we give tho following extract :—" I am thoroughly convinced that this island presents one of the finest cotton fields in the world, and is well worthy the attonti..n of our manufacturers. If the matter were taken up in a spirited manner, and skilled implimented agricultural action krought to bear, we could not only grow the staple as well, but as cheaply as anywhere else. The American free coloured people are admirably adapted to this, and from intercourse with them, it is fund that they would gladly emigrate, provided they could make an advantageous and permanent settlement. The cotton enclosed was grown by nn emi grant from America ; and, I am informed, has been remu nerative in its production."—Manchester Examiner. CORN AND POTATOES.—Consequent upon the re cent change of wind, importaticns of all kinds of grain hare been very considerable ; so much so, that some of the merchants find a difficulty in obtaining warehouse roma for it, but we apprehend that it is merely a glut, and that the fuantities recently come in will find a ready sale, from th e act that the quality is generally good. The supply of pota toes from Yorkshire, Scotland, and the French ports has also been considerable ; they appear, however, to have vege tated much, and many of the tubers are considerably affected by disease. An idea seems becoming prevalent that as a preventive of the disease, old tan may be used to much advantage upon rich soils, without any other manure. Some of the gardeners in the neighbourhood are resorting to the use of it, and we hope and trust it may prove success ful. We believe that in the neighbourhood of London and Manchester it is used to a great extent, but whether such may prove efficacious, remains to be area.—lVestein Courier. WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE IN FRANCE.-I cannot help being a good deal struck by the fact that, amongst a ' people so fond of change as the French, there are some customs which never alter. For instance, no new year arrives which does not bring in its train the same amount of bon bona and gifts of all imaginable sorts, for young and old. Revolutions come and go, and dynasties sink and rise, but all France still keeps constant to its sugar-plums. A great day, before the greatest, is the Gth of December, which is dedicated to St. Nicholas, a benevolent patron, whose special care is the entertainment of children. Ile used, in former days, to figure in effigy over the bins bon shops in his bishop's costume, having by his side a tub fall of children, one of which was always trying to get out. Tradition says that he found some infants starved with cold one hard winter, at apc riod beyond the memory cf man, and resuscitated them by his prayers. The lively one in the tub is intended to represent their sudden return to life. Dickens's " household Words." _ _ CUPID AND THE MEUF-GRAS.—An accident which at one time threatened serious consequences, took place at Blois on Thursday last during the procession of the " haul mi." When opposite the Hotel d'Angleterre, a small dog barked, and the ox becoming irritated brake away from his leaders, and began to break the shop windows right and left, after which he ran oat of the town to a village a league distant from Blois. lie was there captured and brought back, and his fury having subsided he was tied to a cart, and in this state resumed his place in the procession. When the animal first broke loose, there was a young girl on his back representing Cupid, but she was fortunately removed without having sustained any injury. PROSAIC END OF A DUEL.—In consequence of some expressions used by M.lGhislain, agent at Compiegne for the Mons coal company, an explanation was asked for by Captain Variut, of the ith Chasseurs, and in the end a hostile meeting with pistols was decided on. The adversa ries were placed at fifty paces distance, with liberty to fire when they pleased. Captain Varint received a slight wound in the thigh, which was healed in a few days. But the commissary of police, having heard of the circumstances, considered it his duty to have the whole of the parties con cerned, principal and seconds, the wounded roan excepted, brought before the Correctional Tribunal of Compiegne/At the trial, which has just taken place, it was proved that everything had passed over with perfect regularity; but the present jurisprudence not alloying any recourse to duelling, the court condemned the various parties, for in flicting cuts or wound', with intention. &c., to the follow ing fines : M. Ghislain to pay INC ; Captains Grandin and lAnel, of the 7th Chasseurs, seconds to Casitain Varint„ 60f. ; M. Danger, landowner at Compiegne, who had acted as second to M. Ghislain, 25f. ; and Captain Beaune, of the 7th Chasteurs, the fourth second, whose intervention be fore the duel had not appeared sufficiently conciliatory, 1 4 0 f. In addition, they were condemned conjointly to pay the costs.—Galignani. A SCOUNDREL MEETING MIS DESERTS. —On Saturday, a Waterman, named Mainly, undertook to con vey a sailor's wife, with her husband's clothes, on board the Magicienne steam-vessel, in the Sound, for 21. In going through the Sauud he carried away his mast, when he threatened the woman that, unless she paid him for the damage, he would take her to sea. In passing the Vulture steam-vessel tho woman gave an alarm ; pursuit was given, and the boat was soon brought alongsid, and the Waterman taken on the quarteedecs, made to returid the 25., and threatened :f he did not sink dily make his exit he should undergo summary punishment from the crew. llis next appearance was at :he stern of a rigger's launch, haying prevailed on the crew to take him in tow. As : oon as this was perceived from the Vulture, a boat rowed after her and told the tale. The fellow was immediately cut adrift, nr.d when last seen by them he w.`7 adrift in CAWS:4IIa Bay. lainsouth Mai!.