The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-31 00:00:00

out ,—ws mean the want of accordance in character. w e to erect a Co Put rinthian altarpiece inltalian a gothieam cor ' t c rocketted pinnacles on an a lire were to place on the bead of a statue per - P - 0 be of the Greek period, a helmet belonging to ,be Roman, the incongruity would at once be pointed „ m ad. Yet in the case before us, on the repre. aof a strictly and peculiarly Roman monument, a , the costume of tho nineteenth century is to be K ! In the glare of the other even more apparent D s, this, which of itself in ordinary circumstances e fatal, has been overlooked. — The Builder. iBLTAT lON PER TELEGRAPH.—The services of trio telegraph between Norwich and Shoreditch were , requisition on Thursday in a novel manner, being le means of communication between a physician in and his patient in the former place. On Wednes- L_--, a celebrated obstetric physician, was sent for melon to attend a lady, lying there in a dangerous a his return to town, leaving instructions to the attendant to convey information of the state of the the next morning by means of the telegraph. This gi ptly done on Thursday morning, and the prescrip -555 promptly returned. This, it would appear, was more than once, the service of the telegraph being rd commaur hours. Unhappily the telegraph corn ta nications by announcing the death of the [DENT FROM Gus COTTON.—We have to record fent to the sets of the eminent gun•ranker of Bond which might have been attended with serious oonse ,. Laitenter was engaged with Mr. Taylor in some experiments on the projectile power of gun and several charges of 50 grains each, with 13 ounce had been tired from a strong 14 gauge gun with per- Ay, when on increasing the charge to 83 grains and of shot, the gun burst with great violence. The f Mr. Lancaster's coat was torn through, and he re vend slight wounds on the fleshy part of his arm, which, we are happy to add, are of a serious cha in some previous experiments which Mr. Lancaster de with the cotton of Dr. Schonbein, in the presence gentleman and Profeeur Farsuly, the same quantity a hail been tired with perfect safety. We, therefore those who may be trying experiments with thii illy explosive compound to be exceedingly cautious, xident has occurred even in such experienced hands. ,n used by Mr. Lancaster had been previously proved is ounce of powder and a ball fitting the bore. — rd. LS OP LEADING POLITICIANS. The Duke of gton is 77 ; Lord Lyndhurst, 74 ; Daniel O'Connell, seph Hume, 70; the Duke of Rutland, 68; Lord am, 67 : Colonel Thompson , 63 ; Earl Fitzwilliam, • Robert Peel, 58 ; the Duke of Devonshire, 56 ; Sir Graham, 54 ; Dr. Bowring, 53 ; the Duke of Rich -53; Lord Stanley, 46; Earl Grey, Lord Morpeth, rd George Identinck, are each 44 ; Sir W. Molesworth mor on FAT:vs.—THE SOUTII WESTERN RAIL IRMISCS.—The residents in the vicinity of this (Nine Elms) are drawing up a remonstrance against the umber of waggons, carriages, &c., which accumulate to extent every night as to form a complete blockade, riles are obstructed from free ingress and egress to Louses. A great number of signatures have been d. COVERT OF A ROM 1N TESSELLATED PAVEMENT, CNEArSlDE.—Yesterday forenoon, while some men rearating the ground in Little St. Thomas Apostle, ng the houses in Queen-street, Cheapside, for the pur forming a side opening or a main-trap into a sewer is in the course of construction in the first line of street, scovered a beautiful specimen of the Roman tessellated ant, which was in perfect condition. It was met with pth from the street of about six feet, being higher Le surface than any yet found in the City; and it is rd to be the border of a pavement of some extent. In on of the discovery was forwarded to the Commissioners ors'-office, Guildhall, and that part of the work for was stopped. In the course of the week, during the ions for the formation of a sewer, the men had to cut Leman wall of filty feet in lengh, which was composed t, Kentish rags, and mortar; and it was within this at the pavement was di-envered, which the men say sl to be the basement leading from a Hight of steps. it has been visited by some antiquaries, by whom an i is entertained that the wall, which is above eight feet and some parts of which have been tunnelled for rer, forms part of the site of the Temple of Apollo, is recorded to have existed in the City of London, but ndations of which have not, during any former exca , been brought to light. In the course of the preced r, south of the above locality, above an acre and a half inderground was found to be intersected with walls rine each other in vat ious directions, and which were ed of the most solid materials. CONFLAGRATION AT LIMETIOESE. - ADDI PARTICULARS.—The fire which broke out on Thurs. Church-row, Limehouse, was attended with a greater Sou of property than was at first expected. From made yesterday, it appears that the buildings ; the cooperage were not less than 300 feet long, and wide. The principal portion of the erections was which will account for the extraordinary progress y the flames in so short a time. During yesterday, eavour was made to learn the cause of the disaster, bout success. Whilst the fire was at its height, a umber of persons forced their way through the mil lion, and getting upon the line, narrowly escaped ut to pieces. The money-taker, as soon as he could, the door of the station, and ran up-stairs on to the hen, to use his own words, he was horror-stricken at the people running backwards and forwards with as unconcern for their safety, as they would have had ?Ly been in the open street. By shouting to them, he led in getting them off the metal; but a female, with in her arms, was in the act of crossing the rails just up-train came in sight. Had the stetson-master not resent to have stopped her, she and the child must cen instantaneously killed. It was at one time feared rite of the property belonging to the railway was ed. This, we arc happy to my, was not the case. Rowing is a copy of the official report of the damage which has been furnished to the reporter by Mr. rood, the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade : rch-row, Limehouse—Messrs. Cordons, coopers. The buildings used as the cooperage, covering a space of t by 75 feet, burned down ; the roof stables and front of counting-house scorched. In= radon and Norwich Union Fire Offices. Oak lane— latehard, shipwright; stock in open yard destroyed, ed burned ; insured in the Sun office. Thomas Pier bricklayer ; sheds burned down ; not insured. Joseph d (private) ; back windows and aide door burned out, rash-house seriously diunaged; uninsured. Richard a, carpenter; considerable damage to workshops by id pulling down,. and contents damaged by removal ; ▪ the Plurals. The engines that attended were, s of the brigade, one parish, one private, the West of cad one, and the 1) float." QUESTS.-BURIED ALlVE.—Before Mr. Esker, Haberdashers' Arms, opposite Ho:ton new church, ing the deaths of James Haynes and Joseph Allen, en, who were killed by a tall of earth while cutting a I, as reported in our paper of Wednesday.—James , labourer, was the first witness called. He deposed to ' et that while he anti the two deceased men were em -1 in the tunnel, at a depth of twenty-two feet from the eof the road, and twenty-five feet underneath it, a ity of sand and gravel fell from the top of the cutting, ' se the two men who were foremost in the tunnel, and 'lately under the road-way, which was only partially rd while they were so employed. They could plainly chides passing over them; and to the fact, that car- I were so permitted to pass, witness attributed the acci- No surveyor of the highways, or any other person , ned them as to the work being insecure . The deceased • who had been engaged in the box cutting, said thing was quite safe.—George Smith, labourer, stated a did not consider the tunnel altogether safe, and he d to the master to have the road stopped entirely while sin was making.—Richard Merrion, bricklayer, stated Ir. Hughes. the contractor, having engaged with him the drain, had wished him; to apply to the proper rides to have the road stopped while he did the work. ass went on the morning of Tuesday to Mr. Tanner, the for of pavements ; but, in reply to witness's applica 11r. Tanner said he could not take upon himself to stop ad ; only one-third of it. That was done. The acct. ecurred the same day, at twenty minutes before one k.—Evidence with reference to the finding of the I, and testimony of a medical character, being adduced, Droner summed up, and, in reply to some observations by s veral of the jurymen, as to the desirability of memo ing the Commissioners of Sewers, so as to prevent simi seidents in future, the learned gentleman observed that jury did so, they would get no relief whatever. There no power to compel them to do so. Legislative enact t, in such a case, to effect such a purpose, was necessary. fter some desultory conversation, the jury returned a act of " Accidental death." A liberal collet:- was made by the jury for the family of Haynes, to ▪ the worthy coroner contributed half-a-sovereign.— :the IN A POLICE STATION.—By Mr. Wm. Carter, at Lamb and Hare, Kennington-lane, on the body of Ed- I Nathaniel Edmonds, aged 27, a groom. The deceased been apprehended on a charge of breaking into a stable stealing harness. He was taken into custody on the sing of Ve'ednesday last, and locked up in Park-place, worth station. The same morning he was removed to ,beth Police -court, in order that the charge might be in gated by the magistrate. Previously to the case being SI on, the deceased was placed in one of the cells belong to the station, connected with the court, where he sue ed in hanging himself by a handkerchief which he had .ned to an iron bar at the outside of the top of the cell. accomplish his object, he was compelled to put the hand hicf through a small opening in the door, and afterwards pit round the bar at the top of the cell door. Eliza Ed t's, of 30, Leifer Queen-street, Camberwell, said that the 'seed was her husband. She had been married to him it four months. lie had been out of a situation since the k after he was married. Since that time he had only casually and occasionally employed. On Tuesday night eturned home, and whilst sitting at the fireside he ap red very dull and miserable, but he did not state what a him. The following night witness heard that he had taken into custody, and had committed suicide. De ed was a very sober man, and had never been in custody re. Had no doubt that deceased committed the set toga moment of frenzy produced by the disgrace he bad fight upon himself, as he had a situation to go on Monday next. The Coroner having summed the jury returne d a ver di ct of "Temporary Insani e IDE HASTENED By LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—y Mr. ter, at the Hanover Arms, Rye-lane, Peckham, on the y of Mr. Thomas Coppard, aged 47.—Mrs. Coppard osed that deceased had repeatedly been insane during the Star, and was attended by Mr. Lodge, a surgeon. On "eldey night they went to bed about 11, but he was no THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1846. sooner in than out again, and went down stairs, returning in a short time with pens, ink, and paper, and she asked him to whom he was going to write, but he said " never mind." He went to the drawers, and she thought he was writing, but upon her going towards the door she observed he was bleeding from it wound in the throat. He hat}, inflicted it with an old razor; the others she had taken into her own possession. He had been served with a writ two months ago, and on Tuesday last with a copy of a declaration, and from that time he became much worse. He died almost in stantly, having divided all the principal vessels.—Mr. Lodge and other witnesses having been examined, the former said he had no doubt the serving of the copy of the declaration made his mind much worse. Verdict: "Temporary In sanity." IRELAND. DUBLIN, OCT. 29. LOUD JOHN arsina. ON THE DUTIES OF THE GOVERN- 'MEET AND THE LANDLOIius. The following important communication front Lord John Russell to the Duke of Leinater on the respective duties of the government and of landlords in the present conjuncture, appears in the Evening Post of this day : "Downing-street, October 17th. "My dear Duke,—The Royal Agricultural Society, of which you are the head, sent a deputation not long ago to the Lord Lieutenant, re pretienting that iudead of public works of an unprofitable nature, the Baronies should have the power to undertake works of a useful and profitable nature. It Waltham our hope and expectation, that landed proprietors would have commenced works of drainage and other im provements on their own account: thus employing the people on their own estates, and rendering the hied more productive for the future. In that case, it would have been only the surplus labour which would have been employed on nada, and other works, not immediately profitable. The Act, however, was put in operation in the baronies, in a spirit the reverse of that which I have deecribed. It was taken for granted that the public works were the chief objects to be regarded, sad proprietors began to adculate, that as so large a sum was to be repaid from their estates, they should nut be able to coctunenceor even to continue private enterprinee for the improvement of their own lands. When the ease was brought before the germ ment by the Lord Lieutenant, we lamented the wrong direction in which the act had been turned; but, admitting the neceaaty of the ease, and anxiona to obtain the willing co-operation of the landlords, we authorised the Lord Lieutenant to deviate from the letter of the law, and gave our sanction for advances for use• fed and profitable works of a private nature. But, after having incurred this responsibility, I am sorry to see that, in several parts of Ireland, culls are made upon the govern ment to undertake and perform tasks which arc beyond the power, and apart from the duties of government. For instance—it seems to be expected that we should not only pay at an unusual rate of wages, but that we should maintain, in the' time of scarcity, the usual price of food. A moment's thought will show that this Ia impossible. A smaller quantity of feed is to be divided among the same number of human beings. It must be scarcer—it must be dearer. Any attempt to feed one elms of the people of the United Kingdom by the govern. ment would, if successful, starve another part—would feed the pro ducers of potatoes, which had failed, by starving the producers of wheat, barley, and oats, which had not faded. All that we have undertaken with regard to food, therefore, is to endea vour to create a provision trade, at fair mercantile prices, where no provision trade has hitherto exited, and where, without assistance, none might be willing to undertake a new and unpopular occupation. nut that which is not pos sible by a government is passible by individual and social exertions. Every one who travels through Ireland observes the large stacks of corn which are the produce of the late harvest. There is nothing to prevent the purchase of grids by proprietors, or by committee., and the disposal of these supplies in shops furnished on purpose with flour at a fair price, with a moderate profit. This has been done, lam assured, in parts of the Highlands of Scotland, where the failure of the potatoes has been as great and as severe a calamity as it has been in Ire land. There is, no doubt, some inconvenience attending even these modes of interference with the market price of food. tut the good over balances the evil. Local committees, or agents of landowners, can ascer tain the pressure of eistretei, measure the wantsof a (depict, and prevent waste or misapplication. Besides, the general effect is to bring men together and induce them to exert their energy in a social effort di rected to one spot; wherries, the interference of the state deadens private energy, prevents forethought, and, alter superseding all other exertion finds itself at last Lateral to the gigantic task it has under taken. There are other questions, however, extending beyond the exigency of the day, which, it seems to me, demand the attention of the landed proprietors of Ireland, much more than that of the Government. It has been calculated that one-fifth of the cultivated land in Ireland bus hitherto produced po tatoes. After the present lamentable failure what course is to be taken! Some men of science deem that the potato can no longer be relied upon as an article of ford ; others say, that time may remove the disease. The Editor of the Gat timers' (lire. sick states, that the explanation of the potato disease, founded on the hypothesis of some unknown miasma, cannot be accepted as satisfae. tory ; but, neither ran it be rejected, seeing how signally all other explenations have failed. Seeing then, that science furnishes us a ith no means of estimating the effects of the prevalent disease upon 'the petit., plant in future years, it would be impoemible far the govern ment, with any propriety, to give any advice to the owners or occu piers of land in Ireland. they must form their own conclusions from the facts that are known, and the experience of the present and past years. It is clear, however, that potatoes cannot be relied upon as they have been hitherto. A ember cannot hope to be able to pay a large rent for con.arre, and the farmer cannot hope to obtain the cottier's Latour by allowing him land for potatoes, which may, probably, fall. It is, therefore, a most important question for the people of Ireland, In what manner the deficiency of food is in future to be supplied. The nature of the grain or root which is best adapted for this purpose—the course of husbandry which ought to be followed—the means of procuring seed—all these are important problems, to which the attention of the Agricultural Society of Ireland cannot too soon be directed. One thing is certain —ln order to enable ' Ireland to maintain her population, her agriculture must be greatly improved. Cattle, oars, poultry, pip., eggs, butter, and salt provision.% have been, and will probably continue to be, her chief articles of export. But beyond the food exchanged for clothing and Colonial products, she will require in future ' a large supply of food of her own growth or produce, which the labourer Should be able to buy with his waves. In effect ing this great change, much good may ultimately be done. But, unless all classes co-operate, and meet the Infliction of Providence with for titude and energy, the lore of the potato will only aggravate the woes and sufferings of Ireland. " Such, then, is the great lesson which, by the influence of the higher classes., and of such good land lords as yourself, may be taught to the Irish people. They should be taught to take advantage of the favour-able condition of thee soil and surrounding sea ; to work patiently for themselves in their own country as they work in London and Liverpool for their employers; to stUdy, economy, eleanlinem, and the value of time; to aim at improving the condition of themselves and their children. I would here conclude Lids letter, which is already too long, but I cannot do so without expressing my conviction, that there is every disposition in persons of property in Ireland to meet their difficulties fairly, and submit to any ;writhes which the public good may require.—t remain, my dear Duke, your's very faithfully, (Signed) " J. Rt - atiau.. " ills Grebe the Duke of Leinater, tic., &c." THE LABOUR RATE ACT. G ALWAY. D PRESENTMENT SESSIONS. An adjourned meeting of the magistrates and rate-payers of this barony was held at the chapel of Clare-bridge on Monday last. Owing to the fair of Tubberbracan, the at. tendanee of the country people was not as great as on the previous day, but the number of the gentry and secs-payers was numerous. There were present a troop of the 7th Hussars, under the command of Major Bush, and a com pany of the 49th Regiment, for the purpose of keeping order. This was owing to an anonymous notice served on the Chairman, the Hon. Denis Daly, to the effect that if something was not done for the people recourse would be had to violent measures. However, everything was very peaceable and orderly, and the meeting passed over in a very satisfactory manner. The Chairman said that that was an adjourned meeting for the purpose of determining on pre sentments of a reproductive nature, and to the amount of 30,0001., which remained unaplotted since last day of meeting. He would read over the amount to be levied on each electoral division in the different unions. The list read as follows Galway Union, 12,5921. ; Loughrea Union, 7,291/. ; Gort Union, 10,1171. ; total, 30,0001. Mr. James S. Lambert proposed the following resolutions, which having been seconded by Mr. Lynch, passed unanimously : Resolved—" That we respectfu ly request that the several sums presented this day for reproductive works be charged exclusively on the immediate townlands to be improved and benefited, and not on tho electoral division." Resolved—" That a deputation, consisting of the following gen tlemen, Lord Dunsandlc, Hon. Denis Daly, and Christopher St. George, Esq., do wait on his Excellency, and solicit his attention to the above." The meeting then separated. COUNTY DOWN.—COLERAINE.—A presentment ses sions was held on Friday, for the half barony of Coleraine, under the late labour rate act. The attendance was very large. Presentments to the amount of 3,799/. were passed. THE Duxoassais RIOTERS.—Fifty-one persons impri soned (for the recent riots at Dungarvan and elsewhere in Waterford, 'were indicted on the 27th inst. at Dungarvan sessions. The whole of the parties pleaded guilty, and Mr. Hatch'', Q.C., who prosecuted on the part of the Crown, then said, that " taking into consideration the circumstances under which the prisoners violated the laws, as well as the feeling of regret they have manifested for their ;transgres sions, he would not, on the part of the Crown, call upon the court to pass the sentence of the law on them, except on one of them, the ringleader of the mob, and even him he recom mended to the merciful consideration of the court."—The men were then severally discharged on finding sureties in 40.. each to keep the peace, with the exception of the ring leader, a man named Power, who was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. FOOD. SUPPLY AND PRl6E9.—During the last week there has been a decided and remarkable fall in the prices of fat cattle throughout Ireland. The peasantry throughout the country are disposing of the; small pigs, not more than two or three months old, for whatever they will bring, as they are totally unable to rear them. It is well known that "it was the pig that paid the cottier's rent," and it would seem to follow that the cottier class in Ireland will feel great difficulty in paying next year's rents; it would also seem to follow that the position of the Irish landlords will not be much improved next year, and that very little bacon can be exported from this country to England. The price of oat meal at Belfast is 181. to 191. per ton; India corn and meal, 141. to 151. lOs. per ton. The millers of Athy have entered into a resolution to prosecute, for breach of contract, all farmers selling corn by sample, and not delivering agreeably thereto. Of 201 car-loads of potatoes at Limerick market in the last week, only 37 were sound. The prices varied from 9d. to 111 d. per stone. Bread is generally substituted for potatoes at the dinner table in housekeepers' families. But what, says the Limerick Chronicle, must be the privations of the multitudinous poor, unable to have a sufficient meal of one or the other in twenty-four hours ? Meal of Indian corn has risen in Limerick to 18!. • ton, and oatmeal to 20/. The Limerick Relief Committee sell at 121. a ton, being 21. over the price of last season ; they lose, therefore, 61, on every ton seld. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. LIMERICK.—A correspondent of the Limerick Examin records the following outrage committed on Monday night last, within four miles of that city.—The house of a man named Lillis was attacked last night and robbed of 9/., to gether with his wife's wearing apparel. The man himself was so severely beaten that the Rev. Mr. Scott was called out this morning at three o'clock to attend him. The son of Lillis had his hand broken in a struggle with the miscreants who committed this outrage, and who are well known to be strangers, so that the crime can be no reproach to this peaceable barony. The police and some of the people are on the alert, and I am gratified in being able to state, that the family of Lillis will be able to identify the guilty parties.-1 am informed that a farmer, residing in this neighbourhood, whose name I could not learn, lias succeeded in growing Indian corn, and has a small crop about one foot high, in the most promising condition. On Monday evening, as a party of carmen were proceeding along the road, from Tipperary to Limerick, with malting coal, they were attacked just outside Tipperary, by a num ber of countrymen, and severely beaten. Two men named Meany, and one of the name of Patrick Hogan,vrere severely beaten, the last man (Hogan) so seriously, that ho was obliged to be taken back to Tipperary. The reason assigned for this outrage is, that the carmen were accustomed to take back house coal from hence, to dispae of in and about Tip perary. The Meanys and Hagan lived in Cashel. On Sun day, while tho family were at mass, a party of seven men, who came from the direction of Broadford, entered the house of Mr. James Frost, of Derra, above hleelick, and told the servant-girl they wanted fire arms. Having searched the dwelling, and broke open a desk in which money was depasited, they did not remove a shilling, but decamped with a few loaves of bread they found in a cupboard, and an old gun which was is do bedroom. Several armed men have been for some ttspast near bridge, county Clam, on the road roadford. They visited two tenants of Mr. Jackson's, tar arms, at Mount-Rice, and beat them severely; also, a tenant at Clontra, and cut his head in several places. After leaving them, they fired shots. A police station would be much wanted at hillally bridge or Ssllybank, on the present toad to Broadford. Eleven armed into, firing shots, paraded the neighbourhood of Trough, county Clare, on Sunday, and threatened destruction to any person who sent corn into Limerick. We have been informed, says a Waterford paper, that robberies are of frequent occurrence at present in the county Kilkenny. Bands of marauders are going about the country at night, entering the farmers' houses, and carrying off' everything they can lay their hands on. The police should patrol every night in their respective districts, and prevent such occurrences in future ; or, if those well paid servants neglect to do their duty, the farmers should form themselves into a police force, and protect both themselves and their property from the attacks of fellows who are taking advan tage of the present excited state of the country to rob and plunder with impunity. HORRIBLE PICTURE or lIISERT—MACROOK.—The fol lowing picture of abject misery and destitution I extract from a communication in the Cork Examiner of yesterday : I visited on this day a lane In the town of Mseroom, calk l "Hol land's Lane," where I was informed a portion of the destitute people resided. I entered the miserable cabins, and I say, without fear of contradiction—for, if necessity compelled it, I would appeal to the observation of a respectable inhabitant who accompanied me—that in more than one or two instance, I saw persons absolutely dying for want of sustenance. I saw persons, who informed me that they had not tasted a morsel of food during that nor the preceding day—because their able-bodied providers were unemployed, and because tkey were nut themselves strong enough to crawl to the work house for the waist:use afforded there. This was the ease particularly in a hovel, occupied by a Mrs. Lynch, her mother and three children—the young woman lay extended on the mud floor, apparently in the last sage of exhaustion, occasioned by this lengthened abstinence from food; and the children were clus tered about the wretched tire-place, where a few sods of turf were burning. In another of these cables, the extent of which was about twelve feet square, with a single dm', exclusive of the lower apartment, I was informed that right families existed. I was actually shown the "beds," completely destitute of covering, on which they lay at night. There are in this lane, extending a distutee of 127 test, a population of one hundred and Jeff y-fire persons, and this exclusive of other families and individuals that ocatitionally procure a lodging here. In many casesthe furniture of these tenements was confined to the sop of straw which fermi d their bed—for long since every disposable article has been reluctantly con fided to the care of the pawnbroker. Of course, the inhabitants of the other lanes and inferior streets are In a similar position ; and in some instances these localities are even notorious for, if posaible, more extreme destitution, and an equally dense population. I called at the workhouse to-day, hearing that out door relief was afforded to a con siderable extent ; but my information fell far short of the eight which the interior of this establishment presented. In the yard of this building there were assembled one thousani and fifty persons on the master's author ity —able-bodied labourers and doerepol men --women, young and active ; others, so reduced that it appeared extraordinary how they could have crawled there—boys capable of perfsgm lag active labour, and children of the most tender years —each waiting for the nourishment afforded in a solitary toxin of stirabout, without a drop of milk. In several eases I was informed that these people had arrived from distances of from six to eight miles—occasionally bringing an infant, or delicate child, to share their scanty meal, and then returning home six or eight miles more, to continue without food until the next day would provide a similar subsistence at the expense of similar exertbm and fatigue. The ma jority of those applicants arrive about II o'clock; and, alter receiving the wretched food for which they endure so much hardship, remain from three to four hours in the workhouse-yard, and then, about three or four o'clock, prepare to return to their homes. The rate of wages here is, however, a shade better than that paid In the Fermoy district. There, n man is paid only at the rate of Hit per day, =led there is a family of four dependent on his exertions, in which ease he gets 10d. per day. In this district, the general pay is 10d. per day to oven, when employed, and tad. per day to boys ; in all conscience little enough, or too little with food prim such us theyjnet now are. In Kilworth the rate of wages is roily ad. per day to "able - hodied " workmen; and a more wretched or famine stricken-looking set of creatures could not well be am eeiced ; in fact, it is a shameful mockery to term them " able bodied." They only resemble the ghosts of such. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.—An English company has been formed to work the valuable slate slab quarries at Valencia Island, on a scale of magnitude which the increased use of the material appears fully to sanction. The slabs from this (the most western land of Europe) have been used in London and in the colonies, for a great variety of purposes, from a topof a billiard table to the flooring of a factory or sugar house. SCOTLAND. A COLLIIION OCCeRRED ON TUB EDINRCROII AND GLASGOW RAILWAY ON MONDAY.—It appears some coal trucks had been left on the rails at the Coratorphine station, and when the express train from Glasgow reached the spot about five o'clock, it run amongst them and smashed one, at the same time being thrown off the rails and crushing some of the chairs. The engineer, it is said, observed the ob t.truction, and after passing Coggar stopped the locomotive as much as possible, so that instead of nearly forty miles the train had only an impetus of about seven miles an hour at the time it reached the spot, otherwise the accident nr , ght have been productive of fatal results. PROVINCIAL. LANCASIII!tE. ADULTERATED FLOUR.—At Liverpool on Thursday, T. Lightbound was charged with selling highly-adulterated flour to Philip Ennis. The complainant stated that he obtained a livelihood by making and selling light cakes and muffins. He went to Mr. Lightbouod's shop, Cockspur street, and purchased 75. 6d. worth of fine flour. The same evening he mixed a portion of it with salt, water, and harm, and put it to rise as usual over-night. The following morn ing, when he came to examine it, he found that it had not risen . ; and when he put it to bake, he still found it would not nee. On taking it out of the mug, he found a coarse and slightly consolidated sediment at the bottom. He placed a small portion on a plate and afterwards made another batch from the remaining portion of the flour, • hen he again, found exactly similar results. Suspicions arising in his mind he took a small portion of unmixed flour, together with the sediment, to Mr. Vosc, • chemist, who, after examining it, said that the flour submitted to him had been adulterated with Yorkshire spar (gypsum). In his cross-examination, Ennis said that he hail purchased flour before at the same place, and found partly the same results, and on going to the shop and coin he was told it had been mixed by mistake with some / P estle our. Mr. Vose was sent for, and stated that he had not made a sufficiently careful examination of the flour to warrant him in affirming positively with what it was adul terated. Mr. Rushton said he considered it his duty, both to Mr. Lightbound and the public, to have the flour ana lysed by one of the most skilful chemists, and that he would againiconfer with the parties. Mr. Harden, who was counsel for Mr. Lightbound, wished to have the parcels to get them analysed, but Mr. Rushton said they should not go out of his hands until they were placed in the hands of an eminent chemist. CONDUCT OP THE GOVERNOR or LIVERPOOL WORE aorsz.—Catherine Comerford, who had been remanded on a charge of concealing the birth of a child, state again brought before the magistrate on Thursday, at Liverpool. Evans, the governor of the workhouse, with Mr. Orimsdale, the surgeon, appeared in court, agreeably to a request made by Mr. Rushton, at the previous investigation. From the ad ditional evidence produced it appeared that the prisoner went, on the 29th ult., to the parish-office, and obtained an order, under the name of Roberta, for admission into the lying-in ward of the workhouse, but being in a fit state to be sent to her native place in Ireland, measures were adopted according. On her way to the steam-packet, in the care of a parish messenger, she contrived to get away, choosing rather, u she said, to remain in Liverpool, where her clothes and other articles were in pawn, than go to Ireland, where she had neither friends nor home. She then went to the house of Mies Darby, Hart•street, there gave birth to the child, and was afterwards admitted into the workhouse. Mr. Rushton asked police-officer 165, to state what transpired when he went for the prisoner, when he made the same statement as on Saturday. Mr. Rushton said if she officer's statement were true, the conduct of the governor was exceedingly improper, and highly reprehen sible, and was not admissible, however hard the case might be in a public officer. Evans, in reply, said the statement of the officer was a mixture of truth and falsehood. Mr. Rush ton said, when persons coins to the workhouse in the state:in which the prisoner was, they ought not to be ill-used in that manner, but be carefully and hospitably treated. Such lan guage and treatment to a poor female, in a weak and deli cate state, was cruel and inhuman. Evans made an attempt to speak, but was again reprimanded by Mr. Rushton. He added that there was no reason for detaining the prisoner, and immediately ordered her discharge. YORKSIIIRE. ANOTHER POISONING " ST MISTAKE."—At Huddersfield, during the past week, another case occurred illustrative of the danger of permitting ignorant persons to deal in poison ous drugs. W. Ratcliffe, wholesale tea-dealer, was charged with a misdemeanor, for " selling a poisonous drug," whereby the lives of three 'persons, viz., Joseph Armitage, his wife, and infant child, were endangered."—Joseph Armi tage, butcher, of Crossland Moor, said, on Sunday morning last I sent my little girl aged 14, for one pennyworth of cream of tartar. I had had sore eyes for a week, and I thought a cooling drink would do me good; I had not been advised to take it by any medical person. On the child's return I put two teaspoonfuls of it into a tea-cup, and then poured some tea on it. My wife took a teaspoonful of the mixture, part of which she gave to a child two years old, and the other part she took herself; and I took the remainder in the cup and drank it off ; I had a little tea after it, and I then set off to a shop I have r Mow bridge, about half a mile distant ; as soon as I arrived them I was taken very poorly and began . to vomit ; I was also very much purged, and a cold shivering came over me ; I went to the Warren-house Inn, to my brother, and called for four pennyworth of brandy, warm, but I could not drink it; I then went up stairs and lay down on the bed ; in about three minutes I was called down, and informed that my child was dying ; the gig was got ready, and I was driven home ; I could not walk ; I was then paddled into the house and con veyed up stairs to bed ,• I saw my child on some woman's ; knees in the house, and I thought it was dying. When I got up stairs my wife was in bed, and had suffered very i much; she was affected in the same way as myself. I eon , tiaued in the same state till about three o'clock, when I felt better ,• the surgeons gave me something that relieved me. I had not taken any cream of tartar for eight or r nine years, and could not distinguish a genuine from a spurious article.—Mrs. M. Hartley: I am a small shop keeper, at Croesland-moor ; my husband has left me, and I live with my brother-in-law, David Crossland. On Sunday morning last, just before I went to chapel, I sold Armitage's daughter, Maria, one penny-worth of cream of tartar ; my daughter weighed it up, butl stood over her while she did it; I believe she put it up in a clean paper ; I keep the cream of tartar loose in a drawer. I got it from Mr. Ratcliffe's; his traveller called at my shop and pressed foran order, and I gave him one fur two pounds of the cream of tartar and several other things ; in a few days after they were sent ; each parcel had the name of the article it contained written upon it; I had no ere un of tartar but what was sent from Mr. Ratelitto. I have dealt in cream of tartar before ; I thought this was of a dirtier colour than what I had formerly had ; I make ginger beer, I made ten quarts, and put half-an-ounce of the tartar into it . • my little girl has drank of it several times, and has always been taken ill after it; I once took some at night, and I thought I must have died after it, I was so ill. One or two of my neighbours who had purchased my ginger -beer, were taken in the same way after drinking at.—Mr. John Dow, surgeon, of Lockwood, said, I called at Armit age house on Sunday last, in the afternoon ; my assistant had been there in the morning. I found the family recovering. My assistant had seized the paper containing the remainder of the cream of tartar. I examined it, and Mund it to con tain 25 per cent, of tartar emetic . ; the remaining portion was cream of tartar. Tartar emetic is a strong poison, and would produce all the symptoms as described by Armitage. The next morning the constable went to Ratcliffe's shop, and purchased hslf a pound of cream of tartar, which, on my analysing, I found to con t a i n tartar emetic.— John Stanclifte is in Ratcliffe's warehouse: he deposed to the fact of the cream of tartar in question being purchased on the 3rd of July last from Mr. Robert Jacques, a druggist, —Mr. Barker, ]solicitor, made a speech for the defence and showed that there was no case against his client.—Alter a short consultation of the magistrates, W. W. Bettye and Joseph Starkey, Esqs., Ratcliffe was discharged with a caution. THE BOARD OP G Of the Leicester union were busily engaged on Tuesday investigating a charge of forgery against " some parson or persons unknown." It appears that at the last election of the board of guardians, several forged voting papers were given in, and the imposition has only recently been detected. No decision was arrived at by the board. WILTSIIIRE._ THE RECENT RETUBAIOPTHIiVICAR OP WAR MINSTER to bury a pauper was brought Wore the board of guardians of the Warminster Union, on the 19th instant, when the following resolution was passed : Resolved : Oa the motion of the vice-chairman Mr. t•. Morgan, seconded by the Hight lion. Lord Heytesbury (the chairman being present) that the refuisal by the Rev. A. lane, vicar of Warminster, to inter the remains of the late Sarah Gerry; a pauper beton:zing to Warminster parish, should not be allowed by the guardimm t, pass unnoticed, and they therefore further resolve, That the clerk shall give notice to each guardian, that at their nest meeting to be held on Mon day, Nov. 2, the subject will again be taken Into consideration, when proof of the facts will be brought forward and a further resolution entered into. VIOLENT DEATHS A MUTHF.It AND SUN. Two in stances of violent and sudden death, of a very affecting cha racter, have just occurred, and remarkable, chiefly, as occur ring in one tamily in such a short interval of time. Mr. Jabez Ball, a commercial traveller, in the employ of Mr. Coleman, grocer, of Banbury, met his death by his skull being fractured, on Friday night last, between nine and ten o'clock, about d 4 miles from Banbury, on the Southam-road, and in less than twenty-four hours afterwards his mother net her death near to High Wycombe, by a coach wheel passing over her head. She was on her way to Banbury, and was spared the affliction of hearing of the death of her con. Mr. Ball had been from home about a week, and on the night in question, was expected to return from Coventry. Ile was last seen alive at the Inn, at Fenny Compton Wharf, perfectly sober. About ten minutes atter he left there, another gig, containing two men, passes' in the same direc tion:these two men shortly afterwards gave an alarm at Mullington Mill, a house by the road side, about five miles from Banbury, that there was a man and horse lying dead in the read; and proceeded on to Banbury, where they made the same statement to the police. Parties went to the spot, and found Mr. Ball lying there dead; his horse and gig standing by, and the contents of the gig scattered about. On examining the vehicle it was very clear that he had been driven against by something going in the same direction, which had occasioned a violent concussion. Suspicion fell upon the parties in the gig, who gave the alarm. They gave the names of Richard Webb, who said ho was a railway contractor, and John Kemp, ostler at the King's Arms, Suutham, who had been employed to drive Webb to Banbury, The latter had returned to Southern, but not the way he came ; he went another and a circuitous road. They were taken into custody by the police, and before the magistrates on Monday, and remanded until Wednesday ; but a verdict of manslaughter being returned against them by the coro ner's jury, the coroner committed them to Warwick gaol for trial, and the hearing before the magistrates was not pro ceeded with on Wednesday. Mr. Ball was the support of his mother and sister, who resided with him ; and the latter is now left penniless, and almost friendless. The mother met her death under the following circumstances. A short time since Mrs. Ball, who was widow of the Rev. Mr. Ball, left Banbury and proceeded to Gravesend, to attend the funeral of a son-in-law; and on her return, having a sister residing at Wycombe Marsh, she determined to pay her a visit. She remained at her sister's two days, and between one and two o'clock on Saturday afternoon she left, to meet the Blenheim coach, which usually passes through about that time. On the arrival of the vehicle, Nash, the coachman, got off the box to assist Mrs. Ball in getting up behind, the fore part of the coach being engaged by four lathes, into one of whose hands Nash had placed the reins. By some means the unfortunate lady, whilst in the act of getting up, fell be tween the near hind and fore wheels of the coach, the hind wheel passing over her head, and fracturing it in such a dreadful manner as to cause instantaneous death.—An inquest was held upon the unhappy lady. Verdict " Acci dental death." EX.TRAORDINAItY CllOl. of WHEAT.—One grain of white wheat was planted on the 17th of August, 1844, and the plant was taken up and divided into six on the 6th of Octo ber; these were subdivided into 18 on the 24th of January, 1845. Five of these plants were destroyed by the frost, and the remaining 13 yielded 112 can and 3,72.1 corns, which were dibbled in November, and cut in July, 1846, and yielded half -a-bushel (minus three-quarters of a pint) of good wheat, which weighed 301 b. Goz. ; the straw weighed 791 b. 9oz. The superiority of dibbling wheat over the old system of sowing it broadcast, has been well shown in one of the allotment gardens of Horsham. One-eighth of an acre was equally divided, one part being dibbled with wheat, at the rate of two gallons of seed to the acre; the other part was sown broadcast, at the elate of two bushels of seed to the acre. The product of the first, or dibbled seed, was at the rate of 13 sacks to the acre; while the produce of the second was at the rate of 10 sacks. This experiment was performed in one of the allotment gardens (which number 105) in Horsham. fllustc. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.— Monsieur Jullien com menced, last evening, his concerts in Covent-garden Theatre. He has come out this season in more than usual strength. His orchestra is increased in numerical power, and includes the most eminent performers on every instrument that Lon don can furnish. Among the violins there are Sainton, Tol becque, Nadaud, Case, and Collins; the principal violon cellos are Roussclot, Hausmann, and Hancock; Howell is the principal double. bass; and among the wind instruments are Bauman, Prospere, Barret, Lazarus, Harper, Platt, and many other distinguished names. Miss Birch, more ever, is engaged to sing—a new feature of these entertain ments. Last night the theatre was crowded to over flowing. The promenade seemed a luau, a non lu cendo; for, spacious as it is, it was so closely packed that promenading was out of the question. The audience, however, in every part of the house, seemed to suffer no inconvenience ; they paid the utmost attention to the music, and, from the vehemence of their applause's, appeared to enjoy it heartily ; and it was satisfactory to observe, as a proof that the public taste is sound when it has fair play, that orchestral pieces of a high order, evecially the scherzo, fugato, and finale of Beethoven's great sym phony in C minor, were listened to as silently and applauded as ardently, as if the audience had been habitue:, of the Phil harmonic Concerts. The public taste, to be sure, requires cultivation, by placing before it objects of pure and classical beauty in all the arts ; and this, in regard to music, is pre cisely what Jullien has been doing for some years. When promenade concerts were first introduced, they consisted entirely of dance music. Overtures were gradually intro. duced, and still more gradually listened to ; and now, com positions of the highest order, performed in a way which would satisfy the most fastidious taste in Europe, are the things which afford the greatest pleasure to the mixed multi tudes who nightly fill Covent-garden Theatre. Besides the portion of Beethoven's symphony, last evening's entertain ment comprised the overtures to "Euryanthe" and" Robert le Diable ;" Pischeles famous song, " The Standard-bearer," played with a remarkably vocal effect by Prospers, on the ophicleide; a very clever song, by Roch-Albert (a nom de guerre, we believe, for Jullien himself), sting by Miss Birch, and admirably accompanied on the cornet by Herr Ktenig; a scene, from Ernani, sung by Miss Birch ; and a capital selection of quadrilles and waltzes. It has been somewhat too much the custom to ridicule Mon sieur Jullien and his concerts. The ridicule is misplaced. He is improving the public taste by popularising excellent music ; and he is giving employment to a hat of musicians, with whom, as we understand, his dealings are distinguished by punctuality, fairness, and liberality. THE CONSECRATION OF THE NEW DISTRICT CIITICEI AT YROTEL, took place on Wednesday bet. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, ac companied by hie Chaplains and Chancellor, was met, in the 72 by a large body of the neighbouring clergy, at the Mermaid H wbo, with his lordship, formed an imp wing procession, and to the church, which was crowded. The Consecration Sere= the service for the day, having been gone through, a sermon to the occasion was grmd, by the bishop, after which a liberal collection woe made during the reading of the Off sentences. Piartarmem—Rev. M. H. Becher, M.A., to -}e-beck V., Lincolnshire, vacant be the death of the Rev. C. Booth value, 1401. Patrons, Ch. 0 Coll. ' Ch. of SouthwelL —Rev. J. rector of Ashwichen, Norfolk, Si be Rural Dean of the Damn/ of Lynn Regis.—Rev. 0. W. Murray, MA., vicar of Kinlet and Geo bury Mortimer, to &endow V.,near LichAeld, vacant by the retire ment of the Rev. W. Villiers ; slue, 4881. Patron, Bev. J. Peel.— Rev. E. Chllde, to aeobury Mortimer V. Shropshire, vacant by the Cntiof the Rev. G. W. Murray. P atron, W. L. Chiba, Esq.— ort n n Garbett, M.A., rector of St. George's, Birmingham, and Rev. IL Seymour, M.A., recta? of Einwarton, Worcestershire, to honorary Canonries in the Cathedral Church of Worcester, on the nomination of the lord bishop of the diocese—Rev. Warre, to the Incumbency of St. Saviour's, Liverpool, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. R. Hunt.—The Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., to the vicarage of Pareham, Haat; vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Harriman ; value, 4301. Patron. the Bishop of Winchester. Vscazer.—SC Augustine's Everton, P.C., near Liverpool; value, 300/. Patrons, the trustees; by the death of the Rev. T. Tatter shall, D.D. NAVAL. - The Eurydice, 2G, Capt. Anson, arrived at Devonport on Tuesday afternoon from Portsmouth, where she is to wait for nual orders previous to her sailing for the Cape station to relieve the Conway, 26, Capt. Kelly.—The Recruit, 12, Commander Slade, is expected to return to Devonport, when it is understood Mr. Walker has obtained the authority of the Admiralty to correct the attraction which the hull of the vessel, being of iron, has upon the compasses—The Swallow, s., bound to Tralce with provisions, was driven onshore dur ing the late gales, with but little hope of her being saved.— The Tartarus, a., arrived at Devonport from Ireland on Tuesday, and proceeded thence to Woolwich.—The Scourge, s., Corn. C. Coffin, arrived at Devonport on Saturday, with marines for Ireland, who were transferred to the Stromboli, s. Commander Fisher.—The Stromboli sailed on Tuesday for Ireland, and the Scourge the day previous, for Rochfort. —The Cyclops, steam frigate, Capt. Lapidge, is ready for sea at Portsmouth, and is expected to sail immediately for Lisbon.—The Gladiator sailed on Thursday for the same destination.—The Constitution, Brazilian frigate, has been towed into Devonport harbour, and placed alongside the Vigo hulk, to which the crew and stores of the Constitution have been transferred, and the Sealwrse is to be taken out of dock to make room for her. The officers are to be very par ticular in complying with the orders sent down by the Ad miral : the ship is very tight and not in want of much repair. The Alert, 10.—A notice appeared in last night's Gazette that an account of the wirers' moiety of the proceeds of a Portuguese brig, name unknown, captured by thissloop, on the 4th June, 1841, and of the tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will ba delivered into the registry of the nigh Court of Admiralty on the 9th of November next, agreeably to Act of Parliament. The Cleopatra, 26.—A notice was also published in last night's Gazette to the officers and company of this frigate, under the command of Captain Christopher Wyvill, that an account of bounties, &c., received for the capture of the fol lowing vessels, will forthwith be deposited in the registry of the Court of Admiralty, viz.: The l'royresso, captured on the 12th April, 1843; the Definsios, captured on the 11th July, 1813 ; the :leak, cap*u.red November 29th, 1843 ; and of another vessel, name unknown, captured on the same day. Arrols - ramns, Ocr. 30.—Master A. S. Knight, to the Sphynx. Chaplain C. S. Bell to the Amphion. Purace and Paymaster W. G. Mann, to the St. Vincent. Midshipmen IL B. I). Freeman, to the Penelope ; T. If. B. Fellower, to the Thetis ; and G. Whiting, to the Mutine. Naval Cadet G. IL. Broadhead, to the Thetis. Clerk A. J. C. Buxton, to the Penelope. Clerk's Aseigaut J. W. Griffiths to the Excellent. SPOR: NEWMARKET HOD Tsrunar Mon LATEST BETTING ON T 2 to 1 apt Sultana. 11-2 Agnes. 7 I Zimarah colt. II I ('nntier 't.) 12 —1 Circassian Maid '77NG. 7011 T ON MEETING. IT. 12 o'Ctric-0. ruE NURSERY STAKES 13 to 1 art Mies Whip a& 14 1 rink Monet. 15 1 20 1 Dr. libotlall. Strascatrnos Roox=. —Mr. Gierille and Mr. Drinkakro term hosing expired this meeting Mr. Payne woo nominated one of the committer on the part of the Jockey Club, and Mr. G. W. Rush elected la the room of Mr. Drinkahl. As an instanceof the careless mode of settling accounts on the turf, we may mention that Andrews, the clerk of the rooms, found the two halves of u 500/. note under the grade on Tuesday he immediately placed it in the hands of Mr. Isaacson, who caused inquiry to be made, and the requisite identification having been furnish d, it woo reatorod to the loser, who rewarded the integrity of the tinder with 25/. FRIDAY. ftwErrersicrs of 10 AOVA. nai h for 2-yr olds, 7st 71b; three, 94 11b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if ikusanded„ Sm. T.Y.C. (7 subs.) Mr. Gully's br f Main-ltraeo (A. Day I Lord Chesterfield's brother to Stitch (J. Sharpe 2 Mr. Newton's Redwing (S. Mann 3 HANDICAP SWELPI,A.ES, of 20 sore each, and only 3 ft if declared, Se., for 3-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (9 subs.) Mr. Eddison's Little John, 7st 110 (Simpson) I Lord Milltown's Due-an-Dusrus, 74 810 A. Day) 2 Betting: 3 to 1 agst Due-ansDurres; 1 to 1 agst Wilderness; 0 to 1 art Coma Nut ; and b to 1 each agst Laundry Maid and Skeleton. The running was made nt a capital pave by Wilderness and collinswood, the favourite and the winner waiting on them. This lot remained in advance to the cords, where Due.ansDnrras and Little John singled themselves out, and finished the ram, the gelding winning cleverly by a length, Cocoa Nut and Wilderness were third and fourth. Moroi, 310 b ft, A.F. Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy, let 21b (Nat), beat Lon! Egliaton's Sotades (Marlon). 2tol on Conspiracy. Won by two lengths. Armin: Esii Snags of 30 soon each, 10 ft, for bones of an ages, 2-yr olds excepted. A.E.C. Lord Exeter's Hydrangea, 54 tab (J. Sharpri 1 Lord E. Russell's, Duleet 2 84 $b (Manion 2 Mr. Wignim's Becht:rig, i 4 Betting : 3 to 1 art Ilydranger; 3 to 1 agst Wolf Dog; 7 to 2 art Dulcet; 5 to 1 art liesbeng ; And 5 to 1 art Mowerina. licslieng made the running, followed by Ilsdrolgea and Mowerina, the pace indifferent enough to keep the whole lot in a cluster, until they were within a ihstonce of home. ID drangra then took the lead, kept it, and woo, but only by a head, Dulcet, who came ut the last, making the lame so doubtful, that until 'o. 7 sr..a telegraphed, many thought it was a dead heat. Keelung was beaten two lengths. h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Orfurd's Prussic Acid, bet (Nat), beat Mr. W. K. Stanley's Muttons, bet Sib (Robinson). 5t02 on Paultons; won by a bead. FIFTY POUND. for 3-yr olds, 74 Gib; four, Net Mb; and fire and upwanbi, Set 10lb. The winner to be sold fur 10..1 sunk if dom.nded, •:e. A.E. Mr. Shelley's Campanile (s Mann') 1 CoL Peel's Queen Anne (Nat) 2 Mr. llerachine's The Slayer's Daughter (Langstaff) 3 Mr. S. llowletes Libation (W. Ablate) 4 netting 7to asset. Caingssalla, mid 4to 1 each sod Queen Anne and Polka. Mr. Itanalleld .mole the lead, and with Thu Slayer's Daughter, Campanile, and two or three laid up, mate running at a good pace to the T.Y.C., Campanile then went in front, was never zfterwards caught, and won redly by a couple of lengths. Queen Anne to the second place In the bottom beating The Slayer's Daughter by half a length. The winner was claimed. Msree.—loo h ft., D.U. Mr. Dilsitdestone'a Sat 41b (F Butler), beat Mr. Ileseeltine's Fitzwilliam, Sat bib (Ilumby) by two lengths. Stol on Giaelle. KtIVERT Stases of 25 goes. each ; fur two year-olds. D.M. (18 subs.) Lord Exeter's f by Ifetroan Flatoff out of Galata. fad 91b. (J. Sharpe) I Lord Strathmore's Sultana, 7at 9lb (Nat) 2 Betting: Sto 2 agst Sultana ;5 to toed Galata, filly ; 7 to I spit 7.ipporah colt; 9 to I agst Circassian/114d ; 9 top aglid Agnew ; 10 lot I agst Crozier ; and 10 to I kind Pink Bonnet. Alter one false start they got off in a line, the running being taken up by Martinsrale and Agnes, the favourite, the winner, Dr. Goodall and several others very forward, but the whole lot laid up. The pace was so moderate that nothing was beaten off until near the ropes. The Galata filly then went to the front, followed, but was never caught by the favourite, and won cleverly by a length. The Lipp orah cult, Pink Bonnet, Dr. Good ' all and Crozier were well up, but so close tsgether that the judge could not place a third.—Run in I min. IG at 7. h ft, T.Y.C.: /dr. Oshableston*s Vice Consul, Sot 71b (F. Butler) beat Lord E. Ituoiell's f by Theon, dam by Wanton (J• Marlon). Won by a neck. Even betting. SwiAiIITAKE* of 10 shove. each, tar 3-yr olds, 7st Glb ; four, Set Mb: five and upwards, get ?217, The winner to be add fur too sera. if -- Mr. Mostyn a Wiklernow (W..tbilaie) 1 Cul. Peel's Garry Owen l'Sat) 2 Mr. Rolt's 11Mhop ltoinford's Cab l'. Butler) 3 Betting : 6t04 on Garry Germ and 3to I eget Mackie. Won by a length and a half, the cob a respectable third, the Queen of the Gypsies a bad fourth. Marro.-200 Bova., h ft. Cambridgeshire Course. Mr. Stewart 's Cranebrook received ft front Mr. Nun's Prior of st. ]tarj'arrt'•. Morn.-200. Duke of Bedford's Foragune, Sot 101 b, received 50 110 Yr. ft from Lord Chmterteld'a Free Lance. I ato Enteltsctue. EQUITY COURT. Before Vice-Mancellor SirL. ShadwelL. ATTORNET-GENERAL V. THE ELHL or DEVON AND OTHER/.—Judgment in this case, which has been before the public several times already, was delivered by the Vice- Chancellor on Thursday. The dispute arose as to the ad ministration of the school at Tiverton, in Devonshire, better known as Blundell's School, and which was founded by Peter Blundell, a native of the place, by his will bearing date the 9th of June, 1599. The chief points to be decided were, whether it was the intention of the founder that boarders should be admitted into the school; what the testator meant by the term " foreigners ;" and whether the school was to be strictly a grammar-school, that is, confined to in struction in Latin and Greek, or whether a more extended system of education might be introduced. His honour ob served that this case had been before the present Lord Chancellor and Lord Lyndhurst, and, feeling that the present was a new case, he had studied both their judgments carefully. Lord Cottenham rested his decision upon the statutes of the school, and thought from the true interpretation of them, boarders could not be admitted. Lord Lyndhurst adverted to the powers given to the trustees of augmenting, expounding, and reforming the statutes, and thought that although they never had been altered, yet that the taking boarders being in the cognisance of the trustees was an equivalent to an alteration, and referred it to the Muter of the Court to inquire whether the practice should continue. From the judgments of both these noble lords be had it, that in order to determine what should be the rule of government in cases of this kind, it was the duty of the court to look at the founder's statutes, and first of all as to the great question whether boarders should be admitted ; the testator, after mentioning many things not relevant, directs that in the said school should not be taught above the number of one hundred and fifty scholars at any one time, and those from time to time to be of children born, or for the most part brought up, before their age of air years, in the town or parish of Tiverton. And, if the same number be not so filled, his will was that the want should be supplied with the children of foreigners, and those foreigners only to be received and admitted from time to time with the assent and allowance of such ten householders of the said town of Tiverton aforesaid, as for the time being should be most in the subsidy-books of the Queen, for ever. His Honour observed here, that the term " foreigners " was ob scurely used by the testator, but that by it he clearly in tended to describe these children who were not born in the town or parish of Tiverton, and were not brought up therein before the age of six years. The testator then says that the children of such foreigners only should be received as were of honest reputation, and feared God, without regarding the rich more than the poor ; and that no scholar should be or continue in the said school as a scholar above the age of 18 years, or under the age of 6 years ; and none under a gram mar-scholar, and a schoolmaster, who should for the time being have the use of the rooms and buildings, and also one usher, who should have in the said building one chamber to himself only; and the schoolmaster for the time being should have yearly for ever 501., to be paid quarterly, and the usher twenty marks, to be paid in like manner quarterly. Then he uses these emphatic words : " And my hope and de sire, and will is, that they shall be satisfied and content with that recompenee for their trouble, without seeking or exacting any more either of parents er children which procureth favour to givers and the contrary to such as do not or cannot give, for my meaning is that it shall be for ever a free school and not a school of exaction." Now there is no ambiguity in the words themselves ; the only question is whether the taking boarders is comprehended within them, and his Honour was clearly of opinion that if it was meant that the school should be a „free school and a school without exaction, it was most manifest that boarders must be excluded, for you can sup no plan which will not bring to the masters takingboarders some profit ultra what the founder intended. The words of the founder are explicit and on their own face unfold his meaning, and his Honour felt that he must take it as a rule laid down by the founder himself, that hoanlers should not be admitted. Such was his decision, and if any damage should arise to the school therefrom, parliament alone must interfere. With respect to the admission of foreigners, there had been a failure of the testator's inten tion, inasmuch as the subsidy books were now done away with; yet when the trustees elected foreigners from a deficiency of native boys, and when exhibitions were granted them, they still required that whimsical form of exhibiting a shadow which appears not such a thing as the Court would allow to continue. His Honour's notion being that it must be referred to the Master to determine who the ten householders should be, it being plain that the testator meant those who appeared to be most wealthy. The next question is, whether the school is to be considered alto gether as a grammar school; and the testator evidently meant by a grammar school, a school in which at least Latin and Greek were taught. His Honour then adverted to the statutes passed for regulating charities, and observed that, taking it for granted that it was a grammar school within the statutes, there was no reason why thPre should not be a scheme for giving instruction in other matters besides Latin and Greek ; it was the surplus only that was sought to be so applied by the Attorney-General, and there seas no desire that the fundamental rules of the school should be varied. It was also plain that the testator required something in the way of exhibition of proficiency even in the youngest child brought as a candidate, because the master was to de cide whether he was six years old, and not under a grammar scholar; that is, whether he had received such a preliminary education as would fit him for receiving the more extended education of the school. His Honour made this observation because many of the witne-se's wished to show that there was a great hardship in the people of Tiverton being obliged to give this preliminary education, many being so poor as to be unable to do so ; but it was a mistaken notion to suppose that the court would not attend to the testator's intention and would make the school a sort of village school or com mercial academy ; it was not so; those who would have their boys enjoy the advantages of the school must take care when they were admitted, that they were not, in point of proficiency, under a grammar scholar. It was quite consistent both with the language of the statutes, with the wishes of the parties, and he might say with the very purposes of the trustees themselves as exemplified in their amended scheme in 1439, that there should be some other instruction than that con fined to the learned languages, and any doubt that he (the Vice-Chancellor) had on the subject was completely cleared. up by the evidence of Mr. Almond, who was examined in chief by all parties, and on where evidence he could place the greatest reliance, not merely because he had been educated at Cambridge, but because he had filled. the situation of mathematical and classical tutor, and he was clearly of opinion that the system of education might be extended with great advantage to other branches, and include mathematics and one or more of the living languages, such as French or German ; in this opinion his Honour entirely concurred, and therefore it should form a part of the decree that the master should con. eider a scheme for that purpose. Tho only other point for his consideration was this. It was alleged, on the face of the information, that much inconvenience arose from the fact that of the trustees, one lived in France, and another in Guernsey; but, from the answer of the masters, it appeared that such allegation was expressly denied, and that there was not a word in the evidence to support it. Orig:ually, it might be necessary that the trustees should reside near the trust, but the facilities of travelling were now so lunch in creased, that that objection was done away with ; the words of the testator are, that any vacancy in the trust was to be supplied by the heirs of the feoffees or other near inhabi tants, and it wag plain, when he says heirs of (Coffees, that he has not made it absolutely requisite that they should be near in any sense, and " near inhabitants" was a very vague expression. There must be a reference to the masters to inquire and state of what the charity property consisted, and its clear income and value, and a declaration that the whole surplus, after all exile: es were paid, ought to be applied for the benefit of the school, and that neither the masters nor ushers ought to receive any payment front the boys educated at the school, or to take boarders ; that foreigners" should mean children not born, or not brought up bi fore the age of six years in the town or part-h of Tiverton. The master to settle a scheme for the proper application of the surplus in come, and to consider whether it would be proper to add to the number of ushers and assistants in the aa1 . .001, and what part of the said income should be applied in any and what matters of science and literature, including one o' more of the modern linguagea. An inquiry what should be a more proper qualification for the ten householders, in the will mentioned, in lieu of the qualification therein contained. • The costs of the relators and defendants to be taxed and paid by the trustees out of the moneys in their hands belonging to the school, with liberty to apply. COURT OF BAN KRUPTCY.—YESTERDAY. Minn Mr. Commissioner Shepherd. Taiwo, READISO, AND BASISOSTOKE It.tILN.tY Co.— Mr. R. Ford, solicitor for the committee of shareholders, to day applied to the court to grant an order to inspect the books and papers in the possession of the official assignee, belong ing to the above company, and for copies of the several ex andnations (private) which have taken place in this case, upon the ground that it was necessary for them (the share holders) to inspect them, preparatory to the meeting fur the proof of debts, as he (Mr. Ford) intended to insist upon the part of the shareholders that the debt, sought to be proved were not properly contracted by the committee of manage ment, and, therefore, could not lo proved against the fund which the shareholder,' had subscribed.—Mr. Lawrence, so licitor, stated, that he had no objection to the application, as he 11 as anxious to afford the shareholders the fullest, oppor tunity for investigation ; but whatever questions might here after arise between the directors and sharcholdera, the right of the creditors as to receiving a dividend could not be af fected.—The court made an order fur the inspection of the hooks, but refused to permit copies of the examination to be taken. ARBITRATION COURT. SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY AND THE NEW TERMINUS. —Teat( rday, Mr. Abbott, under-sheriff of the county of Sur rey, with Mr. Wallinger s as his assessor, held a court in the great rooms of the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to hear the several claims of owners of property against the above company, which refusing to accede to their demands, the matters were referred to arbitration according to the late act. The proposed extension is from the Nine Elms station to a point on the hank of the Thames as terminus (between Hungerford and Waterloo bridges), and has obtained the sanction of the legislature.—The Attorney-General, Mr.lllll, Q.C., and Mr. Merewether appeared for the company; Mr. Montague Chambers, Mr. Bagley, and Mr. Bramwell for the claimants. A jury of ten gentlemen, selected from the grand panel of the county, of which Mr. Freshfield, late M.P, was foreman, was sworn, and they at once pro ceeded to view the property of the Reverend Mr. Stretton, situated in the Bridge-road, and .Marsh-gate, Westminster. The reverend gentleman resides at Reading; he is the chief claimant, his demand being 20,000/. The property consists of nine houses, copyhold tenure. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury is lord of the manor. When tho jury re turned, Mr. Chambers addressed them at great length on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Stretton. The property consisted mostly of ground-rents, and had been during several gene rations in his client's family. The present income from it was 6:131., and 20,000/. would hardly buy such an one in the funds. He thought this property even better than funded property, for whereas there was almost a certainty that the latter would not rise but be probably depreciated, there was every likelihood that this property would increase in value. The pulling down of Westminster-bridge would rather enhance than deteriorate it. He hoped the jury would consider in their verdict that this was a compulsory sale, and that they would award more than 20,000/. The learned counsel called several witnesses, amongst whom were three surveyors. These gentlemen valued the property in question at from 17,0001. to 18,4001. The ground in Bridge-road was estimated at 31. per square foot.—The Attorney-General replied in a speech which occu pied more than an hour in delivery. The company was at great inconvenience and immense expense in carrying out this scheme, in order to remedy the defect of the present ter minus, and could not expect a corresponding return for the large outlay it would occasion. The company had offered to refer the arbitration of the claim to some tim-rate surveyor; but that offer the rev. gentleman declined. lie contended that the pulling down of Westminster-bridge, so far from enhancing, would materially depreciate this property. The true value of it was 13,500/. In fact, the greater part of this purchase was forced upon the company, by the claimant, for otherwise he would have resisted the bill in I'arliament. Mr. Chambers interposed that that portion of the pro perty of his client over which the line would not imme diately pass, would be quite destroyed by its closeness to the works.—The Attorney-tieneral proceeded, and commented on the evidence at great length, calling upon the jury to re member that the company had not merely to remunerate the Rev. Mr. Stretton and the other owners of property there, but to buy the good-will of the occupants of the houses, which were all shops—The assessor summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of 16,7001. for the claimant.—The great rooms were crowded with the ratepayers of the neigh bourhood. The inquiry commenced at 11 and t2rminated at half-past 6 o'clock. The investigation, of the remaining claims was deferred. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT .- YESTERDAY. - OLD OutlliT.—Before Chief Baron Pollock and Justice Erte. John Franklin, 2.3, William Wilkinson ' 26, and JoAs IValker, 40, who were convicted on Thursday, the two former of stealing a quantity of cloth, the property of Thomas Gordon, draper, in the Blackfriars-road, and the latter for feloniously receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen, were placed at the bar to receive sentence. The evidence adduced in support of the charge showed clearly that the prisoners, Wilkinson' and Franklin, were adepts in the commission of felony, and that the other prisoner was a wholesale receiver of stolen goods. His proceedings had been watched by Mount, Gray, and Whall, three of the metropolitan police, belonging to the C Division, and they appeared to have acted with great zeal, discretion, and intelligence in the proceedings they adopted to detect the guilty parties. —Mr. Clarke applied to the court to exercise the power it possessed of ordering a reward to the constables who appeared to have conducted themselves in a very meri torious manner.—Mr. Justice Erle said he considered the prosecution a very important one, and that the exertions of the police had brought to justice a pervn who could not be considered in any other light than a wholesale author of crime, and that it was a great public advantage to check the career of such a person. He, therefore, should direct that the usual reward given in such eases should be awarded to the officers concerned in the case; and with regard to the prisoners, the sentence upon Franklin and Wilkinson was, that they be transported for seven years, and Walker for 1 1 fourteen years. FORGERY.-Mr. Ballantine applied for a postponement of the trial of Bridget Sullivan and Villiers Pearce, charged with forging a cheque for 151. on Messrs. Coitus & Co. There were a great number of letters produced against the male prisoner, copies of which were only delivered last nigh the prisoner had not, therefore, had sufficient op • examine them, and instruct his attorney on the Mr. Doane resisted the application. The letters W: l *-7) (44,11'v p„‹