The Express. — London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

THE DAILY NEWS AND THE OVERLAND EXPRESS. The following paragraphs appear in the various iin:incial papers n huh have had the honesty to acknows gracefully and pointedly, the source whence they is ." 7 ' 4d the earliest intelligz_nee from India, on Saturday, tits 2nd inst. : veeroue Yew, on Saturday, quite stole a march upon Ma high priced contem pasties ; and, with a cleverness that is peculiar to the ma nagement of that paper, detected two of them in an act of meanness which deserves the severest reprobatiou. The high-priced journals, it appears, unite at the expense of get *lig their Indian and other more costly . news, but will not permit their low-priced contemporary to join in this econo mical arrangement, iii the hope, perhaps, that he will thus be driven from his enterprise. On this day, however, through the medium of Lieut. Wastliorn, the Neter woo the first to receive and publish the information brought by en extraor dinary express aid Trieste. As the bigh.priced papers had beta in the habit of pirating from the Svcs, without ac knowledgment, the editor, previous to handing the copy to me compositors, altered some portions of the text, to enable his to establish identity. Shortly afterwards, two of the combined issued second editions, in which the Indian intelli gence, exactly as it appeared in the Daily News, was duly set forth, without the slightest intimation as to the source whence it win derived. The being first in the field with the news is quite a feather in the cap of the cheap p aper; while the attempt of the dear papers to rob it of its justly-earned honours has brought shame and disgrace to the dear papers which stooped to so mess in. action.—BATH liestean.— We received at our office, on saturday morning at twelve o'clock,an express copy of the Daily Nears, containing the despatches in advaurc of the India mail. The papers were brought by Mr. Waehom, rid Trieste, and the Daily Nets. anticipated the journals which received their de spatches by the Marseilles route by two days—their India intelligence not being published until Monday.—Yoke eat bed to acknowledge the courtesy of our daily contemporary in forwarding to us a copy of his express edition en Saturday last, containing the early intelligence from India. anticipatory of all the other morning journals. This is certainly vanquishing the combination of the Timer,l Herald, and Chronicle, upon their own ground.— ---Btart SG HMI Jut:lt-VAL. —The Trieste route has again obtained a triumph over that by Marseilles, and the Daily Nowt having succeeded in securing the express, displayed great promptitude in circulating ies contents through the length and breadth of the country. The express was received on Saturday morning, and before any of the other morning papers could avail themselves of the intelligence, copies of the Netrs were extensively circulated. The express edition, containing ample abstracts of the news, reached Binning ham by one o'clock that day.—NIANCHISsTeIt TIMES.— Mr. Wheeler, of the Arcade, wan libli3ing enough to send us a copy of the Daily Newt, meow' edition, on Saturday even ing, which the conductors of that journal had expressed down here, containing the Indian mail in anticipation of all the other journals. The express arrived here only about three hours after the first edition of the other morning journals, end the news (especially that of a commercial cha racter) was loosed to with interest, and its arrival thus un expectedly, tacit d much surprbie and gratification. It is hardly to be expected that the evening papers would have gone to the expense which the obtaining of this intelligence co-t the Doily .‘ews, and thus we have to thank the pro prietors of that journal fur sending it us two days earlier (owing to the intervention of Sunday), than it could other wise have been obtained. MARYLEBONE VESTRY.—DEFICIENCY OF FUNDS TO 'KELT Tile Diana:KM OF Tits Pool--On Saturday, a numerous meeting of the Marylebone Vestry took place Mr. J. Williams in the chair.—Mr. Daniell brought forward a motion relative to the financial state of the parish. He said he had been induced to bring forward the subject owing to the parish having overdrawn to the amount of 501. on the poor-rate account. This he considered had arisen from the board of directors and guardians having asked for a sum less by 3,0001. than the estimate, which amounted to 4,500/. It was moved that a resolution, embodying the statement, be forwarded to the directors of the poor. —Sir J. Hamil ton said, be thought that the circumstances which led to so large an increase in the expenditure were such a- no human itimmlit could have anticipated. The prices of provisions had risen in a most unexpected degree. In 1846, Hour was but 41s. 6d. per sack, now it was 535. 3d. ; cheese, in 1846, was 575. per hundred weight, in 1847 it was 62, ; oatmeal per cwt. was lls. 6d., now it ie 16s. 9J. ; barley was 13s. 6d., and no a 141. 3d. ; peas, per bushel, were 7s. (ht, now they were Bs. 6d. ; and with regard to potatoes, whilst in 1816 they were obtained for 755. per ton, they had gradually risen to 1205., and now they were 1904. par ton. All this, coupled with the fact that they had given 9,819 meals to the casual and houselee, and that there was an increase, of nearly 3,000 • poor as corneal. d with last year, or nearly 9,000 in all, he thought showed that the board of directors and guardians were not blameable in the matter.—Mr. W. Eyre said, the fact was, that the workhouse wasnow so full that they could not let another person in.—After some further observations the resolution was adopted. THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS.—DEPRESSION OF Tun SILK THADE.—On Saturday night, at nine o'clock, a meeting of the Broad-silk Hand-loom Weavers' Union of BpitalBslda, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Waterloo town, Bethnel-green, to consider the propriety of presenting a memorial to the Board of Trade in reference to the state of the silk trade, Mr. G. Ferdinand° in the chair. Mr. Van domme stated that it was to be lamented that funds were so deficient as they now were, when parliament was about to ensemble. They ought to endeavour to show in what a state they were placed by the late measure of Sir R. Peel ; also, what had become of all the good things that they were told by the free-traders they should enjoy. They were told that they should have plenty of work, better wages, cheap food, and be in a state of unexampled prosperity. But the eoniary was now the case. He had had work lately given • him, which was to he brought up at a reduction of 12n per sent., which he could not do, and declined M accept it, and that was the way work was being dote through the trade. Hs was informed that there were 500 persons in the work house, and many more wire applying at its doors daily for relief. Such a state of things called loudly for something to be done.—Mr. Sherrard observed, that about two years ago, he, as the secretary of the trade was called upon to draw up a memorial fur presentation to the Board of Trade, in which he was to Rive a history of tlin trade, and to state the effect of the various ;awe that had been passed for the regulation of the trade. Since that period great changes had taken place in public opinion, ant he was now disposed to be in favour of a moderate protection, with local boards of trade, being of opinion that the)) would never have prohibition, and believing, that by advocating a moderate course they might succeed in their application to governmeet and the parliament. He ha I been in many of the country districts, 1 sad he bad heard similar expressions in all parts.—Mr. J. T. Ferdinand° advocated a prat cove duty of from 50 to 60 per Pet. He moved a resolution pointing out the necessity of a heavy duty for the protection of the home trade to the British producer, with the establishment of local boards of trade. Mr. B,ater seconded the re , olution, which was sup ported by Mr. Moles, who stated that there were 1,626 power looms in the north, by which about 1,091.552 yards could be manufactured per annum ; and that two persons could con duct a power-loom by which 508 weavers would be thrown eat of employmeot. He knew a weaver, who had a child dead, whose wife was near her confinement; he had ax children crying for food, and he was out of work. Ha (Mr. Moles) contrived to raise threepence for him. He Imew many others in an equally deplorable state of siestitu flat—The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and the Meeting separated. PROVIDENT SOCIETY OF DANCERS.—At a general Meeting of this society, held st the Haymarket Theatre, On Saturday, a discussion took place (alter several new members 1 bad been elected) as to the propriety of adopting Mr. Edgar Webster's proposal for forming a school in connexion with the society ,• to be under the management of a committee of masters, selected from the members of the society, and the expenses of which he estimated at 3001. a-year, the income at 1,0001., yielding a profit of 7001. a year. The proposal likewise comprised a pens of 101. for the best essay oa some subject connected with the terpsichorean art ; but it was not adopted by the meeting, who were generally averse to any steps of a speculative nature. A vote of thanks, howevi r, Was pawed to Mr. Webster, who was recommended to print his proposal, and circulate it amongst the members for future eonaideration. The society's receipts for the last 3 months amounted to 5.51. 10d. ; •the expenditure to 271. 4s. bd. ; leaving a balance of 281. 14s. sd. on the quarter, which in c the funds in hand to 408/. 17s. 7d., independent of 1 1 701. due to the society. Mr. James Byrne, who presided at the meeting, had tendered his resignation as chairman of the meaty, being er lilted to go to the country; but, at the re quest of several members, consented to hold the office until the annual meeting next midsummer. LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE FAMILY OF T. 11001).—It will be seen in the subjoined copy of Lord J. Russell's letter to the friends of Mr. Hood's family, that the seotinuanee of the pension lapsed on the death of Mn. Hood is impossible, a fact which his lordship states with a kind expression of regret. It is to the last degree disgraceful to the country, that the fund available for such purposes is a pitiful 1 , 200). a-year. Better, far better, to abolish the bounty altogether, than to stint it so miserably, for the nig. = ii d g ole measures the national liberali7 with the moiit exactness. Some one in Parliameut should propose Wiwi augment the fund, or to sweep it away, with the einholen that the state denies the claims of distressed lite- Ivry merit. The comparison between the prodigality to military services (however questionable both the inerfte of She seweees, and the revolt), arid the measured parsimony to hiatus and science, is ton odious. Dwialiaipatre . et, Jan. 4, 1617.--Centlemen--1 ham had the honour I crave! your otter of the 30th D. ember. Aker -tilting the eircum eleguk of the grant of a pennon to Mrs. Hied be her majesty. IM moat me to advise th. Queen to "resew the treat in the' men li . taie to the ben • dt of the very whjects for whom 11103 _, intended." It necessary that I should extils.o to Crcannot be done. lieu the neor,don of the ore* at k rem determined by I.aloatacut, on ao recterunendatua ISNlMittee. of the House of Comm sus s that, Inst. ad of a axed POI Umillinated in pensams. ass ne wtd sum of I,Netl. should be At the of the Crown. Under the farmer plea, was a pen-ton ail kink k could be renewed to soy member or memberr of the Lin dl ; err the pr esen t = e ngem. o t, the pensiou lapse to the lealliMeet be reviewed. It Is true a pennon can he granted If any ▪ d the 1,20u1. remains redeemed of ; b u t that In not at lltm~tekeease. Th e want ewe hen been alnwety teem...rd. and MPat I should recomm• ad 'or the childri would be nicest MIL I much mere ate teumstanor. I ebould hoer been *es have recommended the continuance of thi. pension, hut UM Drat the Crown has not the power to want any pcieou rte OM! have the noway to be, your Obrdlela VENJ. Rossau..—ments. D. nlomons, W. Elliott, and Maas .— Kreacker. EROUS DONATIONS.—A generous donation from anonymous individual has been presented to the Hope Committee of Middlesex Hospital of twenty deem of Pert wise, "for the use of such patiente of the institution who, in 111 ,2_ 10 Pinion of the physicians, may require it." A similar w matice it is presurm d from the same individual, was. the week, presented to the Royal Metropolitan Free eatelltY for sick poor, in Careyntreet, Lincolu'anon-fir 'ds. LARGE COLLECTION. , IN ONE DAY FOR THE DIS MISSED IltlSß.—Yester lay three charity sermons were preached at St. John's C upel , B.dfoni-r r.; two of them by the Hun. and Rev. B plist Nod. The collection at the m - truing and afternoon services amounted to 8001. The:pre cise amount gathered in C evening could not bo learnt, but it was thought to exceed '2lOl ; making the total receipts of the day upwards of 1,0001. COLLEGE FOII THE S')NS OF MERCANTILE CLERKS. —The Metropolitan Clercs Association hove commenced the formation of a college 1 the board and olunttion of the sons of clerks. Amongst the patrons of the institution (after a canvass of two days mile) are the Bishop of London, W. Cotton, Esq. ' Governor of the B an k of Engla n d, Sir J. W. Lubbock, and G. F. Mathieson, Esq., each of shorn have made the substantial addition of 1001. to their patronit4e. THE POWER OF THE VAPOUR OF ETHER TO INDUCE INSENSIBILITY DURING SURGICAL OPERATIONS has been totted in several hospitals during the put reek. Mr. ler /rumen, at King's Colle-re, and Mr. Macinurdo, at the London Hospital, have both operated eucseasfully upon patients, who being placed under the influence of the vapour, deelsred, upon the return of sensibility, that tho surgeon's knife had caused them no pain. " RESERVE MY BED."—on Saturday morning an impudent robbery was effeeted on the premisioi of Mr. J. Shipman, Sun Coffee-houo 13:i, St. John-street. On the previous night a gentlemai ly man called on Mr. Shipman, and after partaking of supper, engaged a bed and retired to rest. He waited on the following morning until the other inmates of the house had gone down-strain, and then he broke into Mr. Shipman's sleeping, room, from which he stole a dark suit of clothes, consisting of a dresscoat, a double-breasted wai tcoat, and block troarsers ; also &mourn ing ring, a breast pin, and other property, the whole of which he concealed about him. When he 'came down-main he threw the attendants the house completely al their guard, be praising the accommodation he had received, and requested that they wonli: reserve the binl for him, at the same time handing over the price of the same. He then walked away. He is about twenty-two years of age, 5 feet G inches high, and was dre:sed in • Taglioni cost. SUICIDE FROM LONDON-ERIDOE.—The man men tioned in the Express or Friday as having thrown him self over London-bridge, -.as found on Saunday afternoon near Waterloo-bridge, an his body deposited in the Water loo church vaults INQU EST.—.NIANSLAUGHTER.—On Friday evening, by adjournment, before Mr. Carter, at the Roebuck tavern, Great Union -street, Southwark, respecting the death of Mrs. Sarah Phillips, aged 68 years. Elisabeth Smith, of No. 56, Ewer.strei t, Gravel-lane, Southwark, depswed that she re sided in the same house as the deceased, who, with her husband, occupied the en am on the ground-floor. On the night of the 26th Dec. witness heard tne deceased and her hu.band quarrelling. Sous afterwards witness was alarmed by hearing a cry of" mur ler," which was cortanly the voice of the deceased. Witnt came out of her ow n room and stood on the landing-place, when she heard the deceased say, " You murdering villain, you have been trying a long while, and you have done it at last." Witness came down stairs, and found that the man Phillips had pushed her into the street and fastened the door. Mary Ann Steadwell, of No. 58, Ewer-street, stated that on the night in question the de• ceased came to her mother's house and asked permission to remain there for the night, as she had been and turned into the Street by her husband. The deceased was taken in very ill, from some violence, end the inclement weather, as she was chilled acid shivering wit) cold. She was put to bed, where she remained until the morning, when she appeared so much w ,rue that Mr. Wood, a surgeon, was called in, but she continued to get worse, and died on the Tuesday morning. A verdict of " Manslaughter" was returned rigaiast the husband. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAm. 8. There appear strong signs of disagreement among the Irish gentry as to the course to be pursued in the present crisis. The spirit that dictated the resolu tions contained in the Marquis of Sligo's circular is of a different character from that which dictated the subjoined resolutions which have been definitively adopted by the committee, and will form the basis of the conference. An " Irish party " is the pervading soul of the one set, and suggestion sharpened by re monstrance animates the other. The meeting, yes terday, which was attended by Mr. O'Connell and his son, discussed the principles on which future legisla tion should be based, and adjourned over until to-day. In consequence of the near approach of the session, it has been found impossible to hold the contemplated meeting of peers and representatives apart from the meeting of the landed proprietors. Both are to unite in the shape of a conference on Thursday, the 12th instant. The statement that the revenue service had been placed at the disposal of the central relief committee nas been partially contradicted by Sir James Dora brain. He states that arrangements have been made by him to discharge cargoes with all possible expedi tion after their arrival on the coast, but that he had no orders to take in the cargoes at Dublin or else where. That part of the proceedings must be at the expense of the committee. TOO ItIer.ODUCTIVE WOURP COYMITTLE. At a meeting of the Reproductive Works Committee, held on Thursday, Sir Montagu Chapman in the chair: Resolved—That for the purpose of considering the present alarming sue, a the eseatry, and the temporary mcomreis w:rich may be nalameer le maths adds, the sect etaries be iniitructed to convene meeting of the lee, ambers of parlument, and landed proprietors of Leland, to be bells at the Rotondo, on - Thursday, the 14th at twelve (Meek ma meeting to be °onlinel exclusively to the con sideration of the remit social mann., of this country, and all en tromoseis tonic me party poll*. to be strictly excluded. Ilea the mieetlog to be MY shall be one for conference and discus sion, as/ that dmaellere, the prim Mall be excluded, and no part at the except the rowlutions agreed to, and the ca the 6 Z Wing Y. Moisratir Cli•elaxN, Chairman. Sir, —la piessoma des remiutlone herewith inclosed, we take the liberty of requeeting Vet ear Woe at a conference of peers, mem. tiers of ent, ma Yodel peomietora, to be held at the Rotund.", on Thu rsdayhe 141 k Wt.. to cenaider the beg mean" or meeting the diakonal, that sew imeeei them. and will level obliged by your commealieeting the some et this circular to the several landed proprietors dyer aggithstorlood, and urging their attendance. At the /gag dm ye te Wen you • copy of the resolutions intem led et be seleibled le the maileratton of the meeting, and to inform yes dot eimiehet le the meatine will be solely by ticket., which MR be eilleel ball the committee, M their riarns, Id, College. =Z.** dig previous to the meeting.—Signed by order of the Jame. IMOLOSNOoI—TIOSPO.aS a tan sea I. That burr. It heyeed all other oatuiderations, is the salute. of bus of the rare and we therefore deem it our solemn duty —re acme{ err e Mtn signally tenet—to call upon the govern ment lei ate foreire terms to totes rich measures u will seer, leri Unfired hed eaktient to keep the people alive; and to rerillatt= el mey that may be necorny to attar that Seg, de re as that uy neglect or delay in that mat ter wort re preermat respo.ible for the safety of the people of I. obi gaset peak he multitudes unless impelled with food. 2. T reird hat as Os posple ef Ids goestry are suffering front a most eatra mdurviedfembefebbeasortie deficiency in the rock of food, epos the goverment to m.o. all artificial int pettimais le Or supply of that deficiency, by the temporary sus. if the nertga,Sn laws, sod the duties on the imports- Mine a and also to roe teetered facilities to that Isar reillee e yr remitting sea reels of her 14 iiesty's navy r ems be upend to be eared in the trOrtspOrt provisioas. S. Tee we ecarder it wrid met desirable, that the unreitrit ted re of sops rag grime la eer hanieriee and distilleries shcadil be permitted mar =Maw dream he order to as for more useful peepers g pore el the pais sow well in those Nubile- OWL 4. Mat tee nammemi Met relief oommitU. , u should be erre le silted gaielket or le the de -Ilium In their reweave selghbeadater, Mg that Mir debar so should not duentitle them be mooemmeet amtelballeme he aid of their funds. 5. That It is an iseeredeed lab OM re Nearly of seed in this tomer, will bc &d -etest, mid lo ma earnestly recommend Mateeed depots be ..ekbahm paserament. I. That while we Alms that it is the eve omd perammat eas et the state to tube Cale the provish nbe ode fee die amtlesta we regret that the means hitherto selopted let that mem lam see Iha me bead proved inoommensurate with Ihe es% me ea Os Mbar heed lime induce.' the espenditure of Mg VMS it 04/44 spa maw or pernicious works.- 7. flat abs moat voided 41p1111141411141, tending as It do. to diminish our asimese s sr to imam the retabilitiee of future famine, has not teen elm Issl<agleg#aet m the pert of the ofd, nt proprietors of Irelen4 _but den ImpuM pernieioul law, W they have been cornered to Is Abet, eotwithstandiiig repeatid protests to the ceinferia. IL OW* entirely wittiest log in the jostles of im=pea He West a ma of all money s r vaneed ir re sodoaw~ft ro protest, in the nam of the owners esprit the principle of charging exclehely ag Orr repel, the mosey which thee hare been forced to wirer regeedrierterles. O. That the destruction of the staple foot of rain ofdam Offereviabieeti cannot he t In in other Sea OM et re airraity ; and we chile it .me 616 lbe bmileta viand lam it, so f it pus hues est mgareggethe works, should fall on the empire at Orr, mad get bi trews era Indeed alma, mist t v ern th. ve ela -see Is bard whir love entered met est . ..rely from et. 10. That ebearb madder bottle prows Latour-rate A,t n u met m j.dursollnell6ll4 to he ask wls nr err a tv•tgr humvi eon b e wrapper, pet Is order le prevent the oontimunce of their pre. sent waft geritry. we tall upon governor:et to stored the Act, br wallas selli proprietor le take ups t.lervelf ht. tan itortion of the I>. rad meeeetsat,_to sepmded tvprotinctive Works open oit=lat rawroy be disetattp himself from any nether ta astral be Si pertleolec asse-eneut ; and that the Amt. to +aril& leasaba Me le applied eh udel b. mewled to oil per manent ingesatiireele el the keg. 11. nut vie have heard with earls sad Mug, lir la diaries Ireland tee 11-1.1.01.W15S of land bill 444 bees ma Lamm be pen.iss,l for ea ration, owe, le gle weft el the occupant., rod conermootly Flu be treelearbellhe at year; and whi'v rousdectir rely ors the esertlyes et** pregetteri to peobot this tiossiitrY from the prat trello Ilia meet blade from coat input, no e.atiot s void eelfige Ifie spier Motion of governs..at to the alarming P pants whir hove reneged us or that linportint suloorL 13. That s.were should be given to the tremup advinor money in way of ton,. to railway companies tha t have nbtoined their acts -sti , is money to be laid out in making the earthworks of the railway. That r there must be a large amount of popul.dien der.odent for soSol-SCOOa daring this year. upon 'MOW or prOrste ,hority, provision 'Mond be ✓ule for assisting those to emigrate (with their fantileal ash menet le -imported in this country by the eon , is of indipeaden: Liar. - - DUBLIN, JAN 9. The same doleful recitals from day to day crowd in with horrid sameness of result—via., death front lack of food. Every provincial paper has its catalogue of horrors, which the lover of humanity would fain ascribe to an excess of local colouring, with the laudable object of inviting attention to the suffering spot. Unhappily tho facts are too numerous and distressing to adm.t of duubt—the circle of destitution grows alarmingly wide, and districts which hitherto partially escaped the pes tilence are now yielding to its fatal presence. Looking south we find that Bantry is likely to rival Skitv- I bereen in suffering and sympathy. Six inquests were held in one day, and the unanimous and immediate I verdict of the jury was, " Death by starvation." THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1847. Four other cases were postponed to the following day. It will naturally be asked where aro the landed proprietors of the district? Why do they not come forward ? Where are the public works, and what do the poor-houses do? Nearly the whole district is held by two proprietors, the Earls of Kenmore and Bantry. I The eldest eon and heir of the latter, Visct. Berehaven, lived in the town, he is now sweeping through the Continent. The Earl's own residence is nut far. The other noble proprietor, Lord Kenmore, is one of the best men in Ireland, and though his income is muni ficent, his practical benevolence is proportionate to his ' 1 power of doing good. His tenantry in Bantry, I understand, are very comfortable. They are farmers, not fishermen. The difference of pursuit marks the difference of social condition along the coasts, not of Cork alone, but of all Ireland. If we go northward, among the manufacturing districts, we find the destitution not so intense, but still sufficiently severe. The county of Dawn, with its happy mixture of agriculture and manufactures, was the model of comfort and prosperity. But hunger is here also. At a late meeting of the Banbridge guardians, 104 paupers were admitted, and the ac commodation was insufficient for the applications. Banbridge is the centre of the linen trade of Ulster. In Dublin hunger has assumed the dangerous shape of plunder. Yesterday and this morning several bakers' shops were broken into and plun dered, and the bread carts were stopped in various parts of the city, and cleared out, notwithstanding the exertions of the police. The horse patrol is now parading the scene of plunder. I saw a number of able-bodied men, about 30, with loaves and rolls piled on their arms. They looked very unlike the city population, and appeared to belong to some of the railway gangs. The plunderers were moving to-' wards the terminus of the Dnblin and Mullingar line, careless of police or patrol. The details are below. The poor of the city, notwithatanding the public institutions and the flow of charity, aro suffering very much. The test of destitution is the mortality which follows it. The returns from one cemetery of the burials for the months of November and December in 1845 and 1846, show a very large increase in the present year. The total for 1815'was 902 ; for 1816, 1,439; or an increase of about 68 per cent. Seed time is pressing on us. and as yet no prepara tion is made. The Public Works absorb the labour- I ing population, and as there is no other mode of absorbing and feeding them as yet develo,:ed, they must remain there. The future however should not be overlooked, and days will soon count as precious stones. Mr. Burgh, a gentleman of property in Kildare, proposes a plan for securing a plentiful crop next year. It is that the people should be employed under the Board of Works to till the farms of any persons applying for that purpose; that the money should be advanced by the government, and the produce be a lien for the sum advanced, and also for three per cent. interest. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Coax.— A meeting to give expression to the feelings of the public of Skibbereen, held on Tuesday last, is reported in the Cork journals of ye netday. I weed not furnish vou with the details. Mr. Downing said, " 140 persons have died in the workhouse within one month; and out of the number admitted on Thursday last, eight have since died, for they come into the house merely and solely for the purpose of getting a eoffin.' Muth murmuring was male, because •he government had not given the relief committee, even in the most extreme cases, the power of globe gmtuitoue relief, or even of sell ing provisions to the destitute at a low rate. It was stated that only nine proprietors of land in the district, which con tained four parishes, had sutheribed, and, among others, that Lord Bandon had not given a sixpence. The following resolution was agreed to : Beeoleed,—That we pest' the government to order that the persons at present employed Or unemployed, on the particular public works, proofed a , der the Labour Act, be thrown upon the aviculture of the country, supplying a certun proportion of the wage. neceseary meet the achanced prices of f.o I, or supplying them at their own homes with a certain gratuitous 3 simmer In a small degree to en able or oblige them to go to the c iltivation of the roil, and avid the formers who cannot pay the eidv.inee of wages--or the present awful state of the country will not only be perpetuated, but increased to a degree most frightnal to conteraplo r. FUTURS Aoaicuzrvutt. PROirEerts or IftELAWII.—On Tuesday, a meeting of the landed proprietors, clergy, and other inhabitants of Kanturk and its vicinity, was held in the court-house of that town, for the purpose of considering the means moot advisable to be recommended to he farmers for the future tilling of the land, and also to organise a sub scription for the importation of the potato, or other seed, to be distributed among the tillers of the soil. The meeting was very thinly attended. The High Sheriff presided, and the following resolutions were agreed to: Resolred,—That subscriptions be entered into for the purpose of establishing, in Keetteil, a depot for supplying the farmers with sound seed potatoes, and all hinds of terming reed, such as turnips, carrots, beans, and parsnips, at east prices; and that a committee lie appointed to solicit subricrimions for this poronse. Thai the govern ment he fervently • ntreatid to import corn inter s e country. and form depots in the ppone nil towns of the kingdno, in 'Mee to supply the surrounding disMeu wish food, and thereby prevent famine and the hundreds of deaths that are daily occurring. DONEGAL.—The Bolles anon Herald states that the deaths in the workhouse arc unusually large, owing to the dislike of the people to enter it until they arc actually starving. THE FIIHRHIES OP DONROAL.—The Board of Works has appointed • fishery superintendent at Killybegs, in this county. Agents have been appointed for superintending the purchase of fish from the fishermen, no as to keep them em ployed; the fish is cured on the brat principles, so as to ren der it nutritious and polatab'e when eaten with Indian or other meal. Similar agents are appointed at Roundstooe, Galway, and Belmullet, Mayo. DuRLIN.--OUTARE tn. AND PLUNDER IN Tilt hIETRO POLDA--The Freeman's Journal of this morning, thus de tails the proceeding" of yesterday's rioting and plunder : On yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, a number of able-bodied m.u, evidently from the rural dis tricts, amounting to between forty and fifty in number, came in a body down Great Britain-street They surrounded a bread cart belonving to Mr. Welsh, baker, of No. 3, Dorset-street, and at once commenced rifling its contents. In spite of the resistance of the driver, they succeeded in taking away forcibly twenty losses of bread and about a 1 dozen rolls, value about ten or eleven shillnazii. They then went off, some devouring the bread with evident voracity. Afterwards, between one and two o'clock, a body of twelve =ts assembled in Marlborough-street, in front of the of a provision dealer named M'Coy, living at No. 20 in that street, and afterwards at the houses 91 and 92 in the same street, tenanted by Mr. Cavanagh , and Mr. Fitzharris, bikers, and demand. '1 bread. The men were relieved at each place, and name gentle. men passing by at the time gave them some money. Inspector M•Mahon despatched Acting Serjeant Petit after them with four police-constables, who followed them, to watch their future movements. They proceeded down Marlborough-street to Eden-quay, and again stopped before the door of Mr. Coyne, the bread and biscuit baker, residing there, and repeated their demand for bread; but on seeing the police approaching they retired, and passed over Carlisle bridge, in the direction of Westmoreland-street. A mob surrounded the shop of Mr. Jeffers, baker, of Church-street; but the police being in the vicinity, they were called on, and succeeded in dispersing the mob. Several bread carts were stopped in the outlets of the city, and their contents taken. Tau. DAT.—The Weekly Register contains the following account of the renewed rioting which took place this morn ing :, About half-past six o'clock this morning (at which time the bakers' carts are sent out), a largo bade of people from the surrounding country assembled on Essex-bridge, and,separating, stopped and rifled an immense number of bread carts of theircontents. All the bread-shops in Capel-street were then visited, and completely emptied. - A party marched down Britain-street, in which the shops fared a similar fate. All the carts, also, which were not protected by the whey were despoiled of their contents. At this hour (eleven o'clock) the few baker.' care passing the streets have police mounted on them to protect them from plunder. The horse police are patrolling the neighbourhoods most liable to attack. The state of the liberties—at the best of times a sink of des titution—is described to us as truly teightful, the people dying of disease and famine unheeded and untalked of. All the bread-shops in Patrick-street, Francis-street, &c.. were Kited this morning, and more or less of their contents carried off by a vast number of country people who came down from the Dublin mountains and neighbourhood. It is expected that all the shops will be closed at an early hour this evening, ea it is feared a vast concourse of • tearigers will colon into town tonight, to renew more extensively the scenes of plunder which took place this morning. I may add to this, what I myself know to be a fact, that of two and three sturdy fellows are now visiting the L7t ti se: in the suburb', whose male inhabitants they suppose to be absent, and knocking at the doors force an entrance as soon as it is opened, and then by menaces compel the female ininates to give them money. Sever it of the rioters have been brought before the police magistrates during the day, and when charges were substantiated against them they have been committed for trial in other instances they hove been sent to hard labour in the penitentiaries in default of bail to keep the peace. The parties thus arrested ere not destitute, but idle, profligate fellows, who could procure labour if they were willing to work. Some of them arc butcher...boys. The leader is said to have recently drove a baker's-cart—hat the great innjority are from the o itleta of the city, known as the haunt, of dishonest and dangerous eharaeters RENEWAL or roe DIETVERINCta IN THALES,—The Newry EzeonMer relates the following pnrticulars of a re newed outbreak in Tralem—On Tuesday morning, a body of labourers, about 400 in number, again entered the town, and forthwith commenced breaking into the bakers' shops, from whirls they took every morsel of food they could find. A wolfish struggle arose amongst the crowd as each chop was rifled of its contents. The labourers were proceeding in their course of plunder when they were met by the Rey. Dr. M'Enery, P.P., who entreated of them to desist, represent ing to them that such canduct mud be eventually ionrious to themselves, end could not relieve their shoeing families. The reverend gentleman's word., tar the Mat time, perhaps, were unheeded by the excited crowd. They passed him and pro ceeded to the relief committee's stores, which they were with difficulty prevented from plundering. Whilst here as sembled, a rumour spread among the crowd that there were provisiom on board the vessels in the Canal.hasin. A general rush was Immediately made in the district of the basin. There was there but ono vessel laden with corn, and the master, upon the approach of the crowd, attempted to push out into the middle of the basin; some labourers, however, laid hold of a rope coanectel with the vessel, and prevented the master's design. She wu immediately crowded. The next thing Piet attracted attention was a considerable quan tity of bacon which lay piled upon the quay. At this mo ment 0. 1). Stokee ' Esq., J.P. arrived. He pro mised employment if the labo u rer, would remain quiet for two days, and, after many entreaties and consider able difficulty, be prevailed on them to disperse. There are 081 paupers in Tralee workhouse, of whom 204 are in hospital, not including 37 who are sick of fever. Dur ing the proceedings at the Board on Thursday, the Rev. Dr. M'Enety stated, unless immediate employment be given the shops will be broken, and there will be a public scour° of property in the open day : and the people will not commit a crime in arising property, unless they commit personal vio- lence; they are literally starving ; they are willing to work, but can get no work. Tits KIND'S AND QUEEN'S COUNTIES.-The Leineter Express of to-day is Stied with records of larcenies, robberies, and instance of phinder committed in those counties. Kil ling sheep and bullocks has become a thing of frequent, al most nightly occurrence, and the stoppage of provisions on the public highways not unusual. Meantime, the resident classes in easy circumstances are interesting themselves for the relief of the destitute. In Tullamore a soup kitchen is established, and soup retailed at 1 id, per quart; at Maryboro' the relief book informs us that for the week ended 2nd Jan., 180 families, consisting of 1073 individuals, were supplied with 1381 stone of oatmeal, at the reduced price of is. 6d. per stone, or 12e. per cwt., the m aket price being 2s. 6d. ; and 22 families rees iced 114 stone gratuitously. The com mittee received 10/. Se.. 14d. at the reduced rate ; and the loss on distribution was 111. Yid. Again we are informed that at liorriaoleigh they hare relieved since the Ist August last 3,030 iudividuils per week ; some by gratuitous distribution; some by sales at reduced price.. The number of psupers at present la the Mountmelbek workhouse is over 1,050 ; the applicants yesterday, mays the Leinater Ezpreu, for admis sion were over 2:o0, two-thirds of whom could be admitted only for temporary relief. MONAGHAN.--The Northern Standard says that the late Quarter Simeon, for that county was the heaviest, both in civil and criminal business, that has been known in this county for many veare. There were no lees than 1,200 civil! bill entries ' not more than 100 of which were defended there were 36 ijectmeats, and 76 bills of indictments. It is calculatedthat not lees than 23,000 processes were served in the county for these unions. Blnxi o RANI Gres.--The Northern Standard states that in that coulity three lives have been lost during the last week by the bursting of cheap guns, imported into the country (rum Birsuinftham. One at Aughnacloy, a female, who was I standing beside her father when trying his new purchase ; another at Middleton; and another near Carrickmacroee. This should serve as a warning. TIPPERARY.-The Tipperary Vindicator relates the fol lowing facts, illustrating the generosity and benevolence of; Lady Oleagall to the poor of Cahir : She provides bed coy( ring and eedsteads far them, and as a further proof of her ladyship's most charitable disposition, she attends while soup and bread are being distributed three days in the week to 205 families, comprising 1,026 individuals; and on every Friday 120 f onilies, comprising 600 individuals, are supplied with a certain quantity of real gratuitously at her ladyship's ' expense, and 110 famil.es, comprising 520 individuals, get it at half price. limit LIGHTHOUSE DUES.- The Ballasteffice having applied to the Queen in Council for permission to mike a further reduction of ten per cent. on all light dues payable for lighthouses on the coast of Ireland, have received a war rant under the Privy Seal, which enables them to make the proposed reduction; and they have sent instructions to all the collectors of customs in Ireland, and (through the Trinity House and Northern Light Commis:ions) to the col lectors of lighthouse dues in England and Scotland, that in future they are to deduct this further sum of ten per ent. from all dues payable to the Irish Lighthouse Board. THE CENTRAL RELIEF Cosemirree continues to receive very liberal eubseriptinns. Among the last are 1501. from Robert Leslie Ellis, Esq., of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1201. from the Professors of hlaynooth, 1001. from Sir Matthew Barrington and Co.. 1001 from the Wakefield Ladies' Committee, and various mailer sums, amounting altogether to 620/., the receipts of yesterday. A northern paper has it on " authority," that government has rent out by the Hibernia and other Teasels more than half a million sterling, for the purcha.e of corn in America. The authority can be only referred to one of two sources. credulity or invention. It is probable the intelligence, if true, would be communicated through some other channel than a local paper. The markets see everywhere rising. On yesterday, at the Corn Exchange, the supply was small, with a further ad vance of 2s. per barrel on wheat, and 6d. on oats and malt ing barley. A good deal of foreign wheat and Indian corn has arrived. but the extravagant prices asked checked the demand. There have been large receipts and sales of flour, and 6d. to ls. per cwt. advance obtained on the prices of this day week. There is more Indian meal offering than hereto fore. No change in value. Oatmeal is rather limited in ' quantity, and our quotations easily obtained. White wheat, 46e. to 50s. ; millers red, ditto, 445. to 48s. ; barley, 255. to Th. ; oats, 21s. to 235. 6d. ; seed ditto, 265. ; first flour, 26e. to 28s. • second ditto, 245. to 2.55. 6d. ; in ferior ditto, 20s. to 22. ; thirds, 17e. to 18s. 6d.; oatmeal, 23e. to 26a.; Indian meal, 20s. to 21s. Receipt& of flour, 21,980; sales ditto, 23,773 sacks; average, 255. 34d. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Jaa. 8. The destitution in the highlands and other parts of Saitland is gradually being unfolded with the characteristic " slow bat sure" induction of the nation ; and the remedial measures in progress exhibit marks of similar caution. No time hos elapsed sufficient for the Edinburgh committee to collect any details regard ing the distress ; and still less for the exhibition of returns in any systematic or digested shape. The leaders of the Free Church are said to be in possession of abundant proof that the visitation is one of peculiar hardship, but except occasional extracts from private letters no general statistics have yet been published by them. There can be no question however that the distress is wide in extent as well as intense in degree. The Highlanders, however romantic in Scott's novels, or Jacobite memoirs, have long been an impoverished and improvident people—not probably improvident in the sense of squandering acquired means; but impro vident in the sense of being indolent in the e ff orts used for obtaining independence. Instead of accumu lating savings, they have, as in many partsof Ireland, been sing from hand to mouth—merely solicitous to satisfy the clamant wants of the day, and having no thought of the morrow, living principally on potatoes and fish ; the total removal of the one, and the com parative scarcity of the other, has made them poor indeed. Thus reduced to the lowest ebb, mere tem porary relief will not suffice; and it will be the duty as well as the policy of the country to devise some comprehensive measure to raise such helpless creatures to such a position as may prevent them from sinking at the recurrence of every season of pressure. Up to this day the Free Church collections for the Highlanders amount to 11,3341. 6s. Ild. The amount collected by the general committee has not yet been published—it will, perhaps, be about the same. The correspondence section of the latter body has resolved on sending deputations to London and the principal towns in England, where, judging from the collec tions already spontaneously made in London, Torquay, &c., they will, doubtless, be well received. Two deaths from starvation are reported to have taken place a', Long Island. A meeting was held in Inverness on Monday, when it was stated that there were 214 applications for relief made by fe males , and 42 by males—in all 258 eases, which had been refused. Of late there had been many applications; many had not been dis posed of; but, supposing about 144 were added to the destitute, there was a total of 400 male and female indigent persons for whom there was no relief. This was only a general idea of the state of matters. The poor on the parochial roll at present numbered 725, and on the occasional roll 87. Notwithstanding this local, and we hope temporary, distress the ge neral aspect of affairs in Scotland is cheering. The extensive applications for assistance in drainage is symptomatic of an improved order of things, and it is worthy of remark that the Scotch applications far exceed the English. Thus: in Eng land there have been 17 appLaitions for loans for the drainage of 180,390 acres, for which 33,7931. were. required. In Scotland the applications have been 41, amounting to 15,4571., for the drainage of 568,238 acres. In England the sum required is about 21. an acre; in Scotland, res. By a blunder in jhe act, cor porate bodies cannot avail the inselves of its privileges; and this has prevented two Aberdeen institutions-- Gordon's Hospital and the Intirmary—from applying for loans. The mistake is so ebvions that it will pro bably be remedied early in the session. The Scotch income tax, which was 399,8941. in 1844, was in 1815, 403,390/.—another good sign; and of the same d,weription Wti the increase of 11. on the average account of each en rings bank depositor for the same period; it being alt somewhat remarkable that the average deposits in England, Wales, and Ireland were all augmented by a similar amount in the same year. The distillers having raiood the price of whisky nearly 2s. per gallon, owing. to the high price of barley, the retail spirit-dealers in different parts of Scotland have revolved to cliorge malt whisky at 4d. per gill, and grain whisky, 31d. LUNATIC A.T..- We have alrt ,dy called attention to the promptitude of the sheriff of P..lishire, in announcing the provisions of the Sinitory Act 1" JI t 10 Vict., cap. 96), and we now refer to a proclamation 4'd by him in reference to another statute, which, althou,th not of such recent origin, should by no ;limns be lost sigh: al l the public. It is as follows: _ _ - . By the gbrriff of Perthahlre.—Wterees, by the let of 9 Geo. IV., e. 34, It Is sanded that M 9lel ISO melee tato LY ezeistsive este and maintenanm (except be be • relation) any one insane povon, without having; an order and certificate signed by two physienue: or aurproni, and that ecery such penun en having received into Lie charges:li insane pets" Mall, within bee day. thereof, trs - amait the sherig a the snooty a copy of such oertlfrate, and shall also atate t b pariah wherein such home gall a eituated, sad the name 0, the omuoier thereo', end also= the fleet day of January, or within seven days thereof, in every year, every meta permit Mull elm tranarolt to such sheriff a certificate Maned by two phyaicitins or wren., deaciabing the then actual cute of such imam pinyon; and In cane of the drain or removal of co -h insane person, he *ball fnrth withnotifythesameto such aheriff —all under the penalty of fifty poun Is stecliag. Notice is hereby given, that pensins who WI forth with to make the neemeary original and renewed retains to the eberiff, will be proceeded against as the law directs. —Coo .ty Build ings, Perth, Jan.& TUN Lena TILAD. sv HAMILTON.—Perhaps few are aware of the extent to which the lace trade is carried on in the town of Hamilton. Under the head of the lace menu lactose is included veils and demi-veils, lace-dresses, pele. rises, capes. scarfs, and muslin robes. This trade is the means of giving employment to many thoussnds in this town and neighbourhood, chiefly women and girls, when otherwise might be very destitute and a harden upon others. i On • gross average, about 7,000 demi-veils are manufactured in Hamilton And the neighbourhood par week. A good lace-worker will earn from about 4s. GI. to Gs. 6d. per week. At prevent the deacand for the Hamilton lace perhaps, not quite en pressing as it has been for the last two years, still it nn scarcely be said that the manufacturers are get ting burdened with a heavy stock, nor is there any reduction of wages at present, or in prospect, to occasion any alarm.— Hamilton and Clydesdale Monthly Advertiser. MOILTALITY Iv PERTH.—The number of deaths this sea son, so far as the winter is vne, is much greater than in preceding years. In ll.cemlscr, 1846, filly-four interments took place ; but during the same month last year, no fewer than sixty-nine were buried in the Ofeyfriars• Cemetery. Since the commencement of the present year matters hive continued in much the same ratio—from tote to six funerals taking place daily ; indeed no taxer than eight were cm signed to their last renting-place on Saturday. This year the number of still-born infanta is also much greater than formerly. As the population has much increased of late by the influx of railway labourers, this may account, in some measure, for the increased mortality ; . but, after making every reasonable allowance for that new of the can., there *till remains a large gap to be supplied. Will the present dearth of provisions have anything to do with the matter ?— Perth Advertiser. _ _ THE GRAVE is PERTH.—At a recent meeting of the council of the fair city, Mr. Bunt drew attention to the crowded state of the Oreyfriars burying ground, which he represented as overflowing, and nearly as bid as what was represented of the London cemeteries. On Saturday, the avediggen wire actually at a loss for room in which to deposit the dead. To such straits were they driven, that they could not get some of the coffins more than 18 inches below the surface. lie hoped a committee would be appointed to investigate and report by next meeting. The l'iovest en deavoured to palliate matters, and in the end it was agreed that, in anticipation of a government measure, the subject should be let alone. Run on ito x KMA KY.— Some excitement has been caused in the medical circles by the disminsi of Professor Syme, as one of the acting surgeons of this institution. Mr. Syme is professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh ; and as the university hag no hospital attached to it like the University or King's Col:ege, London, the stu dents must lack instruction, or a new hospital be opened— unless the man-igen and Mr. S 7 me make up matters, at an adjourned meeting, announced tor the 18th inst. The cause of dispute is the refusal of Mr. Syme to docquet the case books of the elerlui, they being drawn up, as he antes, in a manner In perfunctory as to preclude indonation by him. A NEW BKIDOE ECHOES THE TWEED. —General Sir J. Reseell, of Ashiesteel, is shout to erect a bridge across the Tweed, opposite to his mansion, which will prove a great or nament to the landscape. It into be built of whinstone, and to be of a single arch, 130 feet in space : the radius of the arch 100 feet.—l'eebkishire Adoertiver.--(Ashiesteel must be familiar to the readers of Lockhart's " Life of Sir Walter Scott," as his resitleuce at the dawn of his vast fame as a novelist.) PROVINCIAL. EterLOTMP.NT OP Wustate is COAL-PITS.—At the Cherie?' Petty Sessions, on Tuesday last, J. Hargreaves, Esq., was charged by D. M'Crea with empinying Jane lialliwell as a drawer to a collier in his coal-pit, in Coppull, contrary to the statute, on the 24th Nov. last. Mr. Hilton, in opening the ease, said that several complaints had hitherto been made against Mr. Hargreaves for employing women in his coal-pits ; but until the late lamentable explosion, oy which three women lest their lives. it bad been utterly im poxsible to procure such evidence as would brine the charge home to him.—Mr. J. Ellis said I live at Coppull, and am manager of Mr. John Hargreaves' pits there. and was so on the 24th of November last. I engage and dismi. the workmen ; females were working in the pits on the 24th November ; on that day Jane Ilalliwell, Mary Booth, and Jane Moss were wilking there ; they went d a wn the shaft for the purism* of working; can't say that I had knowledge of it then; did not see any of them go down that morning. A few days before the explosion I thought I raw Jane Hal liwell in the pit, drawing for her father, and I told her father of it, and he denied it. I know it because I found their dead bodies after the explosion. Jane Halliwell was killed on that days—Cross-examined Mr. Hargreaves has asked me if we had females working in the pita ; hut no other person has ever named it to me. I went down into the pit on the 24th of November, and saw Jane Nellie/tire body ; her father worked in the mine, and was also killed ; I have since learnt she was a drawer for her father, who was a collier; the collier employs his own drawers, and employs or discharges them as he thinks fit; we don't pay the drawers. When I told Jane Halliwell's father, a few days before the accident, about her drawing for him, he said she did not. I said I was sure the person was a girl, and if he did not send her out, both should be turned away. He swore she was not a leas ; I said she should be ex amined as she came out of the pit ' • he said, " If anybody examiaes a drawer of mine, I'll sen d my pick through has liver." She had on trowsees, a flannel shirt, and a cap like a lad, and was so dressed when her body was found Mr. Hargreaves complained of something he had heard; he said he had heard we had some females employed, and asked if it was so. I said we had none to my knowledge. He then raid, "If I have any females working in my pits, I will put • stop to it, or Pop the works. How an I, as a magistrate, act justly in similar eves, if I allow it ? " I told him to my knowledge no females were employed. In con sequence of what he said, I gave notice that no women must be employed, as Mr. Hargreaves would not have it. It makes no difference to him whether boys or girls are employed as drawers, as the colliers are paid according to the quantity of work they du. Ralph Ainneow said : I am a collier, and work for Messrs. Porter and Co., of Birkadie ; worked for Mr. Hargreaves, at the Coppull pit, at the time of the explosion. A good many females worked in thst pit, but I can only give the names of those who were killed. Saw more go down. I went to seek those that were killed. Saw Jane Halberd]; she had worked there twelve Months to my knowledge. Ellis gave all the girls notice to change their dress four months before the explosion took place. He said they must come in hats or caps, without bed-gowns; I heard him say so. Any man might know they were females, from ordi nary observation. Have been on the brow when Jane Hslliwell has gone down to work and come up again ; have seen Ellie on the brow when women have come up and gone down the pits, and have seen ;him when the police were about to give signals to prevent the women coming out of the pits. The bookers-on at the shaft have a signal for every lase and a man or boy coming up the pit shaft ; they jingle the rods below, and knock three times to let the ban kmart know a female is coming up, and the baaluman at the top jingles the rods three times if the police or strangers are not there, for the women to came up ; but if anybody is about, the banksman does not answer the signal till all is clear. A different signal was used for men and boys. Ellis had a full knowledge, and was the first who employed woman in the Coppo ll: pit. There were plenty of men who bad females for drawers, Holding's wife drew for him. Ellis said to him, " Charles, let thy wife come in a jacket and hat or cap and breeches." I have worked at three different places since I left Coppull in November. Applied to Ellis for work, and he refused to I employ me. By Mr. Gukell—l was summoned to give evidence on the inquest. When I asked Ellis to employ me again he refused. I said to dim, "Aml to come back slug with the others?" He said, " No." I said, " What have you against me ? " He said, " Thou would have done me an injury if thou had been examined at the inquest." Anybody that has eyes could know the women from the men, as the women wear their hair in a lump behind their heads, and their front hair drawn behind their ears. Mr. Hargreava did not know of women going into the pit; but Ellis did. Drawers pull everything off but drawers and shift when at work ; have been many times with Ellis when be was talking to the women in this state.—Richard Kenyon laid that on the day of the explosion he was employed to bring up the dead bodies; brought up Jane Halliwell's body. She could not have gone town the pit es a boy in the state and dress she was found in, without being discovered to be a female. The ma gistrates retired for consultation for a short time, and on returning, Mr. Parker, the chairman, said it was the opinion of the bench that no case was made out against Mr. Hargreaves, and the cherge, so far as he was concerned, must be dismissed ; but that evidence had been given which shows d that women were employed in the pits, and that Mr. Hargreaves' servants most have fieen aware of it, and had taken no steps to prevent it. Two other rases, grounded on the employment of Mary Booth and Jane Moss, were then abandoned by Mr. Hilton, the evidence in support of them being the same as that Risen in Halliwell's COM. LlVeiteneL AND Ft:limn:Dr PORTS.--The following state. ment is gathered front a valuable document compiled by Mr. Court, of the Underwriters'-rooms : Verde. Taw. British. Resign. British. V.neirn. Binko/ outwards... 1444 ... 2,056 1028 .. 1164,3,9 391,;34 Ilitto . 140 2,840 1232 . 8913,196 4711,387 Ditto 6...666 1816 ... 2,631 1236 .. 878,995 417,531 There has thus been a decrease in the number of British vessels from 1841 to 1846 of 125, and an increase of foreign vessels of 228. The British tonnage has slightly Gillen off, while foreign has increased nearly a fourth. LEEDS AND WEST RtDIND BANKING COMPANY.— In the Leda District Court of Bankruptcy, on Friday, Mr. Bond, solicitor, appeared to show cause spinet the adjudication of bankruptcy under the fiat which ba.l issued on the 9th of December last, against this banking company, and he deli vered an argument Mulct-at ire of the points which lic m-ant to raise. At theconohosion ol his address, Mr. ih'estmacott, who appeared as solicitor for the petitioning creditors, stated that, since the ironing of the fiat, their debt had been paid by some of the 'shareholders of the bank, and that, therefore, they had no interest in sustaining the adjudication or further prosecuting the fiat. Mr. Bond thereupon urged his honour forthwith to annul the adjudication; but the learned Coin miaattiner expressed hie doubts se to the propriety of the comas proposed. Three sol:eitors, who appeared fur di/fame banking firms who were creditors of this oomp say, signified their concurrence in the coarse proposed, believung that it , would be most beneficial to the interests of the general body sof the creditors. His honour said he would take till Tree. day neat to eoasider his judgment, and in the meantime the matter must stand adjourned. CHEsIIIRE. THE PRISON SETTER TIIAN rue WORLHOUSS.—The magistrates of the cour.ty of Chester met on M Hid ~, at the Castle of Chester. The report of the visiting justiem stated that forty-four persona had been committed fur dis orderly conduct in the union workhouses of Stockport and Macclesfield, all of whom bad avowed they had so con ducted themselves because they preferred the dietary of the prison to that of she workhouse. Something, the report aided, should be done to prevent this abuse; and it was suggested that representations should he made to the Home Secretary with that object in view. Potatoes being 18e. a load, Aniarican peas had been substituted for them in lino prison dietary. Mr. Williams suggested that the diet in gaol should be lowernol to the scale of that in the union workhau.es. The evil would then cure itself. The Chair man said that wax impossible. The gaol dietary was regu lated by the Secretary of Sat-, and the mogisurates could not alter it. The treatment of erisoners in the gaols yam es cellent in many point.. Each orisoner had a room tohiat self, a separate much to sleep on, and books to read. la: t s union workhouse the treatment Man not so good. de Daintry and several other mosistrates protested against the inference going abroad that the dietary in the union work houses was inferior to that in the house of correction. Eventually a ru solution was pa•sed approving of the visiting justices' report; and, with regard to the disorderly paupers, the vi'itinp justices were requested to communicate with the officers of the workhouses so question, urging them to be cautious in taking is parties who thus become a charge upon the county, as the legality of their commitments seemed doubtful. .. EAST WORCESTERSHIRE EU , ElON.—Captain kwhout will b • n•turned this day (Monday) at Drintwich, without opposition. The sitting member, Mr. Taylor, has replied to Sir John Pakingtou'a stricteres on his former addreea to the constituenry. The proceedings at an uncontested election are not likely to prove very interestiug.— Woretatorshird Herold. NOlin iLli. THE NOIiEOLIL ARCHACOI.O;;CAL SOCIETY held their annual int taut on Thursday last at the Museum, Norwich. The report congratulated the members on the prosperous state of the • 'rimy, it now numbered 300 members; a num b. r never before attained by any similar led ssciety in the nine length of time. This was a most satisfactnry proof that the objects for which the society had been funded, weft very widely appreciated, and that their endeaeouis to inves tigate and d'avontte, :mud as far a. may le, to rescue relics of " ancient praisc aud art," from übscurity and destruction had awakened an interest. attend, d with highly beneficial results. This interest had not shown it.elf mess ly in the increase of subscribers, but also in the increased attendant.* at the meeting., and the value of the contributions. Several papers were read. BEttIOITTRE. ACCII/CYT AT TER CAVALRY BARRACX., WINDAML— Whilc Mr. 'rani rew, the sodimint-surgenn to the Ist Regi. ment of Lit- Gitiirdo, was tryiog s using horse over the leap ing bar in the riding-school at the barracks, the animal fell, throwing it. tiiler with great firer to the ground. Mr. Tardrew, wl.o fell upon hi. head, woo renderedtetally insea sihle, and for some time it was feared death Mid emitted. Howe%nr, sfter the lapse of upwards of two hours, the suf ferer wan restored to a date of consciousness. Nleanwhile Mr. Teed:colt servant mounted the bore which hadthrown Ina mast. r, ■nd proc edc.l, at full speed, into Windsor, for medical assistance. The horse rill away with the *errant in the Spiral-sad, and, being perfectly utimansateable. rushed into the Ctiu non lieer.shop, at the corner of Peescodatrest (throwing the man), and made put of the wsy up stairs to the first II on. The servant (who again set off upon the animal fir a doctor) and the hoarse both ea-aped uninjured. Only some slight damage was done to the bar of the beer shop, through which the horse rushed to the staircase. PORTPYoUTH. J.tx. 10.—Theas towns, for some months past, have been kept in perpetual earm by Hume rows bur glaries. On Tuesday last, upon the evidence of an accom plice, Thorns's Ueorge Holder, a son of Mr. 8. Holder, a col lector of ass, cocci taxes, two brothers of the prt,vecutor, Mr. 8. Holder, were committed for trial for breaking into, and robbing monies from, the house of the lam-named. The pri soners, on Friday last, were tried, eons ;cud, and sentenced to fifteen years' transportation each. The evidence of the son proved that there exists in this vicinity a large number of organised depredatory, and that the fear of the law or police have little elf. et; for, on the Thursday evening pre vious to the trial, no law tic .0 four burglaries and attempts were again male, and partly successful. This morning, about three o'clock, two men and a woman attempted a rob bery on the premise. of Mr. Pomeroy, St. Jams.'wroad, Southern, but being disturbed by the appearance of Mr. Po meroy, the thieves fl• d, followed by a discharge of swan-shot, trot of which, it is Iwlieved, wound, d one of the men, as expressions of pain were immediately heard to follow the report. The police are useless. KI:%T. POST-OFFICO Drt. tTs. —A correspondent of the Dover Chronicle states that letters and paper , p sG d in London at six or seten o'clock in the evosing, and which rec.ch Dover at twelve o'clock the slime night, are not delivered till eight, nine, or ten o'ol itik nest cloy! Morning letters and papers front London are not delivered at Dover till tour or g va o'clock in the afterronn ; although the London m or n ing newspapers, gent by pared, reach Davrr, in the summer months, by half-pest ten a.m., and in the winter months, at half-past eleven a.m. SURREY. ...... ACCIDENT ON TOE SO I'TH.ITENTERN RAILWAY.-Art accident ctended with fatal conacquenees occurred at the Weybridgc station, on the South-Western lint, on Saturday evening. Amongst the passengen by the half-past five p.m. train from Nine Eliot was an elderly person, the schoolmas ter at the Chertscy eniou. Ile had paid his fare to Wey bridge, but when the train arrived there at 20 minutes past six o'clock, although the name of the station was called out repeatedly, and several passengers alighted, the deceased was not swan of the fact until the train was in motion, whca he asked if that was Weshridge. Upon being told it wan, he instantly opened the door, end, as the other passengers thought, tat alighted in safety, as the train had tot then etc iced the platform. He was thrown down between the platform and the rails and dragged several yard.. The deceased was conveyed with the greatest owe to the station, and the attendiunse of a surgeon procured as speedily as possible; hut of course his services were of no avail. The body, it appears, was afterwards taken to the lland and Spear tavern, adjoining the station, but the landlord refused to receive it. Mr. Keene, the governor of Horeemunser-lane wed, was in the same carriage as deo:lewd, and he, with other gentlemen, concur in stating that the servants of the company are not in any way blameable. smss Arts. THE NEWLY-POUND PORTRAIT OF SIIARSPEARE,— The supposed portrait of Shaltspeare which we announced some weeks sine. on the credit of the editor of Tire Builder, to have come into the posasmion of the Bishop of Bly, has now been seen by our contemporary, as he states, and he is iuclined to favour the opinion of its genuineness. It is, he states, without the beard, closely resembling the engraving in the folio edition to which were appended Ben Jonson's well-known lines. The painting is one panel, 1 foot 8 inches by 1 foot 31 inches—and when found was in an old ebony frame, covered with dirt and disregarded. It was bought fur a few shillings, solely on the ground of its like nem to Shake peare. The data and age (1603, wtat. 39) serving to confirm this impression, were not discosered till afterwards; these are in the left-hand corner of the picture, at the top—in the same positien as thee are in the portrait of Cornelius Jan son, dated 1610. elf fieneewn. RAILWAY STATIONS A MEANS OF DIFFUSING A TARTE row ART.—ltliz Sulam rley, in a letter published in the Athenwuni, earnestly advocates the decoration of railway station. with works of art. " Decorate the princi pal railwarseations," he says, "with painting. and statues, coloured windows and mosaic pavements ; and the multi tudes awaiting the arrivals and departures of the trains will thus be educated in art, with the least poasible parade of being no taught. An opportunity will be afford, dto gratify and improve busy, herd-working thousands — especially of the manufacturing clam—who have no means of seam to private picturo collections, and little leisure or opportunity to visit our one National Gallery. • • • What a noble work it would he to have a series of frescoes illuetrative of communication and commerce adorning the walls of the waiting-moms at Eustonsquare or Birmingham —the windows resplendent with stained glass and the Soma decorated with mosaic pavements! But the coot?—toms may salt, hesitatingly. At once let me my, that a railwar should not he asked to decorate its stations with high art until. it pays a dividend of 10 per cent. Surly, it will he more beneficial to spend a part of the surplus profits in this way, than hand over the whole to some utilitarian dreams of Mears. Morrison and ' Cato.' " It is, however, a qui etion whether such forbearance be neerwery, and whether the tasteful adornenentof railway stations may not in itself be a source of profit. A station made highly attractive for its art would directly benefit the traffic. The passport to the pic ture-hall would be the passenger's ticket. 0-some (louse.—Mr. Dye° has been COlTlnlis sinnill to paint, on the walls of the stair ease at Osborne illtl.e. in fresco, a poetical subject—" Neptune yielding to Britannia the Sovereignty of the Seas." The finished study for the picture having been submitted to Her Majesty and. Prince Albert, they expressed their satisfaction by ordering its immediate execution. friusit. Inv. RIVAL ITALIAN OPERAS.—The directors of her Majesty's Theatre and of the new Italian Oiera in C menegarden, it appears, are nr.king strenuous efforts to open the approaching campaign with Ida,. It is announced officially that Covent-garden Tbeitre will open the first week. in April; her *sleety's Theatre, we believe, will open some weeks earlier. From the preparations of both parties, there can be no doubt that the entertainments at both houses will be of unprecedented magnificence. Who the Co. nt-garden compmy will include Griai, Per siani, Mario, T.anburim, Selvi, ltoceoni, and Mari etta lleambilla, the company in the Haymarket will comprise Jenny Lind, Castellan, Lablaelie, F. Lithbehe, Osrdoui. and Staudigl. Of the engagement of Jenny Lind __ ..._. and of Staudigl we have information whieh we are e.a.n spi isr, .. • 1 , ... , correct The Covent-garden orchestra, under the di t• at • . / of Or•tre, will he of unpreeedented strength, besides inelitHipg ',,. 4 ) the Cite of the old opera band ; . bile, on the other %add, , . '• 4 Mr. Lumley has been busily recruiting in 0-rfittuy ~.._ sod France, and has engaged M. Panofka, a Pskistan .. -) 1 composer ano violinist of high talent and reputation, arprdrie • 4 eipil director of the choruses. TLe approaching competition •• •- - - --1 will neemearity stimulate the efforts of both houses O. tote a rich and varied repertoire. At both, it is - said, : ',. ,' ' l'; maw of the greatest weeks of the Qum= seitool—iadvAlkt )7 . ~ . .t •.: i \ 0 sailor! of the Bishop of Bly, bus :emporary, as he states, and he is on of eta genuineness. It is, he closely numb; ing the engraving it were appended Ben Jonson's thin is on a panel, 1 foot 8 inches hen found was in an old ebony i disregarded. It was bought fur e ground of its like nee to 6W1164- [603, Tut. 39i serving to confirm diten‘ered till afterwards; these of the picture, at the top—in the o the portrait of Cornelius Jan- a. A bil.ANg OF DIPI 7 IIBI-111: A lumnserley, in a letter published ;ly advocates the decoration of aof art. " Decorate the princi- ye, " with paintings and statues, asic pavement* ; and the multi- and departures of the trains will nth the least possible parade of' opportunity wilt be ord,d to sy, hard-working thousands- 4eturine clues—who Dave no x pieta,e collections, and little it our one National Oallery. • • • rl he to have a series of frescoes an and commerce adorning the at Eugoniquare or Birmingham wish stained glass and the floors vements! But the oast l—some once let me ray, that a railway ate it. stations with high art until. cent. Surly, it will foe more the surplus profits in that way, e to some utilitarian dream , of D.' " It is, however, a fiLeation be necessary, and whether the sy stations may not in itself be a made highly attractive for its art Mile. The paoport to the pie- nger's ticket. r. Dyes ban been commis- Ile of the staircase at Osborne subject—. Neptune yielding to f the Beau." The finished study submitted to Her Maim, and ed their satisfaction by ordering MUSH. OPERAS.—The directors of d of 'he new Italian Oeera in are in...king orenuoue efforts to alga with Ida', It is ann..uueed n Theatre will open the first week metre, we believe, will open some preparations of both parties, hat the entert iinments at both cedented magnificence. While pony will include Grial, Per- e, Salvi, Itoaeoni, and Mari- moony in the Haymarket will astellan, Loblatite, F. Lableche, If the engagement of Jenny Lind. ['formation whieh we are as. irreC:•.,, t lea orchestra, under the di • ,•.. ~, adentell strength, besides inel • • I:, nand ; v hile, on the other • . busily reeruitmg in 0-redifity. nsisted M. Panofka, a nano& • . high talent and reputatiou, . 4 set. The approaching the efforts of both his. j : 1 1 moire. At ilant ai t irdi lk is of the Qualm •