The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-31 00:00:00

min T. L. Moor, 4th M.N.1.) ' • lieut. D. A. Chase, g NO. Mr. R. S. Edwards , Collector of Rangoon ; Mr. J. C. Farm, Collector of Bassein. From the Friend of India I copy the following interesting article on Burmese sfLurs : Tht Fire Queen arrived from Rangoon on Monday last with news of stirring interest. The rapidity and success of our tint movements in Burnish had paralysed the BIN- Mee eathunties, and if the blow could have been followed o p, the war would have been immediately terminated. But our matchless inactivity for so many months, the capture sod relisquishment of Promo by the steamers, the coups- ton of l'eeu end our retirement from it, have again given I beset to the AV.& cabiaet, and created a persuasion that it I w as quite possible to drive us back into the sea. The won we have committed have produced a large crop of untoward results. The robben who had sprung up In e very direction in conseq uence of the absence of all go vernment have beal owed to organise themselves, to the devastation and ruin of the country. .la/wog 0 3e oust noted of thew robber chieftains is Mya whe burned down Donabew and Zaloon and sme y other villager. Ile is about twenty•five mile* inland from Rangoon, and with two other chiefs, hi, shout 7.090 men under him. Sway Ban is another baielit chief with 2,01.10 men, thirty-five miles west of Della. About the middle of November he earnn down with a thousa nd men, destroying everything in his course. 144 sa, the Koren chieftain, came into Rang on and assistance to repel him, but was told that he most pro tect himself, on which he collected about 700 men armed with mu skets. *years, and bows sad snows, and an • few days captured 3.i primmer., all robbers, and executed throe of them en the spot, and seat in the rest to Rangoon. His m ein obliged the robber chief to retire to the interior. Others have diligently employed themselves in plundering sad murdering the inhabitants. It was known that the icing's brother-in-lase. MOODWILy01111•101ing was at Shwey pea, about fifty-five miles north of Pegu , with a amidst ab:e force. Our inactivity had inspired him with the hope of being able to crush us by oue vigorous blow. On the second capture of Petro our army again retired, leaving • small force under Major W. Hill of the Ist Madras, Fusiliers in command, pustedon the terrace of the Pagoda. Vufortuastely, he had only two guns and little 411111110 i• hen. A few days after, 2,000 rounds of ammunition were seat up in a large fat-bottomed boat to him. There were 5i Burmese boatmen and 20 senoys on board. The boat was passing a point where the banks were high, and the J angle dense, and they were suddenly attacked by 1,600 Burmese. 1. hwy fought bravely, but tour were killed and several wounded. The Jemadar who was captured was beheaded, and five seism were rescued by a party sent out by Major Hill. Moung-kyouk-leung now sent down a large force from his garrison at Shwey-geen, to retake rept. The villagers were forced into the ranks, and their wives and children shut up in thatched houses, with the threat that they would be burnt to death if Pegu was not recaptured. Six thousand men invested Major Hill's posi tion with sonic guns, and his situation beeame eritical.He sent in four messengers in succession, with • request for re inforcements from Rangoon. His ammunition waslnearly upended, and he would soon have the bayonet to trust to; but hi, men had gallantly defended the terrace of the Pa goda, against the incessant attacks of the Burmese, for four Gays and night'. The =meager, arrived in safety, and ne time was lost in sending off four or five man.ot war'. boats with 150 marines and 200 English soldiers, together with ammunitiou and counoßeariat stores. Both the supplies and the fore.. were considered too small for the emergency, as the enemy were flushed with the glory of having cut off the boat and captured 2,000 rounds of ammunition, and the Burmese had concentrated all their energies for one decisive stroke, and were pouring in troops from all directions. We regret to say that the steamer and the man-of-war's boats were unable to accomplish their object. It was found that the Burmese bad taken up such positions and were in such force that nothing but a miracle 'mould preserve oar small band from destruction if they attempted to force their way to the relief of Major Hill. The little steamer with the 200 Fusileers did not reach the scans of action ; the boats fought fiercely, sod did great execution; the men in one of them killed eleven Burmese in hand to hand fight, but what could 110 or 150 marines do against 2,000 Burmese on lofty banks, sad well entrenched J They made good their retreat, however, with some loss. Animated by this sue seas, Mouuclyouk-loung has come down to Peen from • ghwej.geen with kis best troops. As soon as the repulse of did little force was known in Raucous, the moat energetic measures were taken to send off 1,600 men in boats and steamers. Generals Godwin end Steel both accompanied them and Colonel Stun marched by land with 700 men, including , horse artil lery guns. ihe road Is bud a nd dry, and he will meet no physical impediment. On Monday the 13th, reports were Eying about in all directions that the whole garrison at Pego was cut up. The nest day, the roar of distant artil lery in the direction of Pegu awakened great interest; but happily a letter written by Major Hill, on the evening of Sunday the 12th, which had been brought in by a native, gave assurance of his safety. Thies desperate efforts had been made by the Burmese to take the fortress, but they were repulsed each time with great loss. Major 11111 had lost only three men, and had no doubt of being able to hold out. The garrison were well, and in fine *pints. General Godwin with his force was expected to reach Pegu on Mon day evening, when all fears regarding that little band would cease. THE PUNJAUB. Last mail had not well left our shores when intel- ligence of further disturbances on the Punjeub iron• tier reached Bombay. As it is probable our troops may have some work cut out for them by these, I give the following account of them from the Delhi Gazette, of the 22nd ultimo: _ _ iiseeri;tlUttielilaTi;;;;;• fanatics of MMus ham ognired • mod het ailed Solo, situated near limb, the capital of Jambi Lea's Traas-ladm posseasioas ; this probeldy slay a r/Wrag, as they will asset likely com alktarther daprede soil effect considerable mischief entre their premeds. missive a timely cheek, and it is man panible that they may be no elated by their ewers as is pealed to farther selseses, leave their owa country, mnewhat biped oar bodes, sad prove neeediagly lisablessose asioldsears. It is I. consomme of these die. terlisams that the two Maitland H. A. rase, and the N.I. were sedeeed w me* towards the Pablo Valley, es mesa la ens het Inas. A few days ap, ;the Nemmatie tribe lade • raid sloes to the fort of Ilbenrehar, a spot marked by the malaacholy death of Nemo. Caine mad Tem. es it was from that fort the 11l AIN Assn Mond the day they were murdered. The Kariorasiss had eau — led is srier souse cattle and INN Inenfreg walk their pissoW, idea the Killian of Ihe ihn wish is Aim ba with the an head pan t oe, mad as r King up damned. d • soma wee repulsed. be estaned sad obtained Madera othing awn sad% seeds he pursuit, with son wenn this las, that be reensred risk all the eat& sad killed is.. =of the sonny. One el the nindersre of the ill 11. Cane is amid to have falba is this skirmish, sad tanker is reported te haws boa tam . It is to be hoped that his Identity stay be and the sob of Janes mowers& The H okllkeld peoperies of the fart celled Shosughee beisaglag to debssaill Khaa, situated ea the left beak of she Indus awl within ear bnadery. It ie to this fort that wiz attendee will. la the first laskase, be dinned I es it is the Ullman of the firrifias to aid Johandol Use la *Wiwi the llsessaseise Asa it, sad put the rightfal swam lain awe is pmesliss. All this is win said thee ask as the soma is ishowerable for sentaia Irwin. Ind As tribe lave midmost leikonia able chain of hlak hi r All beck Wm i diwi si bmar mg' very nor, li ttleint NA to less, sad as that do Est set la) my hist lake. It Is nopned by ems that the Naas !antis an la Iselin with Hassanseles, bet this is sere essuleseoes I An their hag attached the Ent et anesterily area Mamba& Klasa's mesas : 18 =; ei rst the II at Ilksamithes Awe are be as awl weal sewast de met eseletease Ana us. • Wine k bas Awakes bees guided that assistance nail be adkedisi >t iskended Khaa se far as the liae of the liver dada tAkk bras the bessadary, bat Seesh it maid sus oily net to =WA ear =irt at 69 lOW Me se Se tallest enact the shisf h bard premed it will an be lees. Ire say ens the Sews he. that quarter will be laimestiag for nee time to is.., sad if the two tribes hue really rimed others may fellow their example. mad the wiener peeve of same impor team than it at dm eight emus. A Peshawar letter In the =se journal of the 2.1111 says that everything wee as quiet and peseeful as could be imagined, and that there we. no talk of any movement of troops from that station in any direc tion, SONDE. News from Scinde comes down to the 27th ult. The trial of Major Shawe had concluded ; the melt is as yet unknown. The commissioner had returned from ilydrabad to Eurrachse to be examined as an evidence for the prosecution, had he been required, and was still at the neat of his government. The major is said to make no secret of having assisted Ali Moored with his counsel, and his defence simulated of a justification of his conduct in so doing. It is ex pected he will be removed from the service. The weather was cold, and wind northerly t sickness was in a great degree abating amongst the European troops. The 3rd Dragoons were expected at huffs chee by the sth January. NIZAM'S DOMINIONS. Colonel Lowe is to succeed General Fraser as re sident at the court of the Nizam. Mr. Dighton is again attracting attention at Hyderabad. TM prim minister appears to have pledged a suable of the Nizam's jewels with Mr. Dighton, foe 410,0001., and Mr. Dighton being desirous of leaving the country, requested payment of the sum thus advanced by him on the jewels. This the minister could net do, so Mr. Dight on p roc l a i me d i n t h e c i ty t h at ea ea ch day he would sell the jewels by public auction ; but it was considered very doubtful whether he would get any bidders, and to take them with him be cer tainly would never be allowed, so long as there were ent-throat Arabs and Rohillaa to be lured to prevent their leaving the city, or waylaying Mr. Dighton on the med. BENGAL AND THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCES. Sir John Little quitted Calcutta on the 11th ult. in the ship Nile, and is succeeded as military member of the supreme council by Sir W. R. Gilbert; Mr. I Doris, provisional member, acting in council till Sir Walter took up his appointment on the 15th ult. The Nile had a narrow escape from wreck on the coast near Waltair, not far from Madras; misled by some lights on shore, the captain kept in too close, when the vessel struck, but as the weather was calm and immediate measures were taken to land part of the cargo and throw some overboard, she was got off without damage. The ship John Leach was wrecked on the Reef Head on the 12th ult. The captain, his wife, and the crew of the vessel escaped with their lives, and it was hoped a portion of the cargo would be saved. The ship Allan had returned to Ked geree Point with her cargo on ilre, and been scuttled on the beach. 286,5881. were realised by government at the last opium sale of the year at Calcutta; the prices paid for both Patna and Senates being nearly 101. per chest lower than those obtained at the previous month's sale. Major Ouse ley, 50th N. 1., recently in 'civil employ, has been snsiended from the service pending the pleasure of the Court ofDirectors, this having been caused by his having sent what the Governor-General consi dered a very intemperate letter to the home authori ties on the subject of his late court-martial. MADRAS. The head-quarters and rig ht wing 94th foot left Cannanore for Bangalore on the 9th ult. A portion of the right wing had been ordered to proceed to Fort St. George, the remainder to follow by-and bye. Dr. C. Daubeny and Ensign the Hon. W. Ar buthnot have retired frm the service. Lieutenant Christie, of the let Fusiliers, has been tried at Ran goon for having been drunk, of which he was ac quitted. BOMBAY. Lord Fitzclarence reached Ahmednnggnr on the 19th alt., and having inspected and reviewed the troops and the artillery school of instruction, re turned to the presidency cia Poona on the 24th. His lordship holds a levee in the town hall to-monow at noon. There was a grand ball at government house on the night of the 31st December, at which both Lord and Lady Falkland were present. The governor is said to have been requested to remain at his post till 1834: on his retirement it is thought quite cer tain he will be succeeded by Lord Fitzclarence. Con sequent on the continued indisposition of Brigadier Wylie, the command of the garrison of Bombay has been conferred on Colonel Morris, of the 12th Native Infantry, just arrived at the presidency. General Staveley quitted Bombay for Poona on the 21st, General Somerset for Ahmedabad on the 27th, and Brigadier-General James for Belgium on the 29th ult , these places being the had-quarters of their respective divisions. The Owen Glendower has just left for the Cape and London, touching at Cannanore for the invalids of her Majesty's 94th Foot. The girder bridge over the railway at Byculla has just been finished, and is a beautiful piece of workman ship : the iron beams, six in number, are 30 feet long and two deep. It is now quite certain that Mr. Jackson, of Cal cutta, has been appointed Puisne Judge of Bombay. He will likely arrive here by the next China mail steamer. Mr. A. B. Warden, of the civil service, has been granted a furlough to Europe. The Bank of Bombay has declared a dividend for the past six months at the rate of Si per cent. per annum. The experiment of producing beer from the beer stone recently sent out to the government, has proved s failure at Bombay. The masonic craft have hailed Lord Fitzclarence as a brother, and the call has been responded to right fraternally. His lordship par takes of a banquet to be given by the brethren on tin 12th instant. The state of trade just now is very alsatiabstory indeed, and seems to puzzle mercantile Maot a little. Freights have risen to 41. ss. and 41.105. for London and Liverpool, and tonnage is 11111111010. Rates of exchange are high. The weather bowl and delightful, and the gay season set in ; ileum is, notwithstanding, rather prevalent amongst illse satires, as it generally . is in the cold weather. P.l3.—From papers received this morning I glean the following items :—The 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers are to proceed to Burmah. Major Newbolt is to be auditor-general to the Bengal commissariat. Ramsay, commissary-general, left Aliahabad IkeValcutta on the 22nd December. The 71st N.L IA Peshawar en the 20th for Kangra in course of relief. An arsenal is to be built at Ferozepore, and the station greatly enlarged. Paymaster Archer Toole, her Majesty's 61st Foot, died at Subathoo on the 2 0th December. Sir Joseph Thackweil reached Delhi on the 28th December on his tour of inspec tion. The gallant veteran was in high health and spirits. Lieut. J. E. Watson, Bengal Artillery, goes home on medical furlough. No recent intelligence from the Hurarah district. Colonel Mackeson was doing his utmost to prevent any ill-feeling arising which might cause hostile operations to be entered on on either side. The 3rd Dragoons were still at Mooltan on the 21st December. On the 22nd Nov., 1852, they crossed the plain on which four years previous the gallant Coreton had met his death. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY PEACE CONGRESS AT MANCHESTER The Peace Congress at Manchester concluded on Friday *wain with a great aggregate meeting at the Free Trade Hall. The member, of the Society of Friends as sembled in great number, and there was a eery erowced and respectable audience. Messrs. Bright, M.P., Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P., and Richard Cobden, M.P., were ea thusiastically received on entering the hall. From 6,000 to 6,000 people were present. Mr. Geoacia Wfinon presided, and stated that the sub scriptions had reached 4,60 W. towards the 10,0001. proposed to be raised. _ _ The Rev. JOHN BrRMIT moved—" That as it is of the utmost importance to the peace of Europe, and to the gene ral interests of civilisation and humanity, that friendly and cordial relations should exist between this country and France, this conference deems it to be the special and solemn duty of all friend. of peace earnestly to discourage what ever has a tendency to revive suspicions and jealousies b - tween these two great nations, and to promote all such measures as shall serve, by extending their commerce and multiplying their amicable relations, to bind them more closely in the ties of independence and friendship." MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in the armies of India since the departure of else mail on the 17th December. Madras.-7th Light Cavalry—Lieutenant-Colonel M'Nell from a Coup de Soleil at Rangoon.-22nd Regiment Native Infantry—Lieutenant Cooke, at Rangoon, from wounds re mired in action. Bengal—Rasign C. L. Morrison, Bth Regiment Native Infastry, at Shahjehaspre, in attempting to cross the rim on koreelmek—llm R. C. Beek, of 67th Bengal Native Infantry, of fever, at Berkampore, on the 9th of December. Int Court. WINDSOR, .7 AN. 19. Prince Albert went out bunting this morning, at nisi by Lleat.-Col. F. H. &roper. The Duke sad Duchess of Neuman arrived torday oa a idt le lee Majesty. .7111 Ilea. Charles A. Murray arrived at the Castle this Tb• whole of the visiting company left the Castle this homes. The hiserkclad the Maras of dialag with low Nolesty Ibis deg s—TMewihiss of Neat, Ow Was @Ed Maass of N the revue. Adelaide of Itelwalebs, the IA& la Waiting the Deplanes of Kest, the His. Charles A. Mur ray, Oal. die His. Clads@ sod Nis. Choy, sad Ns. sad Csveadhh. bad of wist Lib Goad. was is atteadaaos dor ift direr. sad played tho Mowing piano.— _ . iiiiiiy. Ishattert. O A Aldalle kb: Overtme, "Perm^ Waite. Mist lames Gams foes D 0 ; 1 7.1 1 ,... Oned esisetiai d = QeadrUM l.lllmemik, Oak', Dump= UMW* OM Save ths Qualm Her ilaisety's private Mad afterwards alluded it tha CM* hmel w ed the following berretta: sosekt ortam,: airmobe aroesna"...... A. iv? J meraggi. erta. AN. 30. TM gum mad Priam, the Prime enrolee, the Prince. Royal, aad the ?Ibises AIM, with the as of Kent, ea/ tbe Primer Adelaide ef Nehemiah*, the Ladies and Gostrima el the , ant the Dogatetie Household, iambi Direr Servile this amain is the Private Chapel el the Orde. TM Bea. Charles A. Murray was also at the service. TM He.. and Rev. O. Wellesley alerted. The Dube sad Dears of Neuman, with the Count d' liu, the Due d'Alenron, and the Pel2oBllll Marguerite of Orleans, attended Divine Service this morning in the Catholic Chapel at Clewer. The whole of their attendants were also at the sere service. C.irlasZ Daft. The Bari and Connie= Granville arrived at Bowood park on Saturday from Windsor Castle, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. DEATII OP VISCOUNT MELBOURNE, G.C.B.—We regret to announce the death of Viscount Melbourne, which took place at aura o'clock ea Saturday morning, at his lesdrisies seat, Broeket Hall, Herbs. Lord Melbourne was Ishii lOU year. He was the third viscount, 1:1711 sumuisi Ms eldest brother, William Lamb, the viereme. ihe imam prime minister of Great Britain. He wee bisselfgrewieudy elevated to the peerage, under the tide a WWI Damtvale, in ousideration of his diplomatic servile, onesuling over many years, foe which he had also a puska of 1,7001. a year, which sow reverts to the crown. He was best known for many years as Sir Frederick Lamb, at Frankfort, Madrid, and Vienna. where he represented the court of St. Janus for several years. Sir Frederick was the third eon of the int Lord Melbourne, and wu re markable for the union of accomplishments, ability, sad judgment, for which all his family were so much distin guished. He married at Vienna in 1841 the daughter of the Count de Maluku, the Prussian minister at tho Aus• trim court, who survives him. He has left no issue. The title is satinet, for went of heirs male. The family estates revert to his lordship's sarviviag sister, Viscoantess Palmerston. THE KING OF PRUSSIA Las conferred the Order of Merit for Arts and &Amason the Hight Hoa.T. B.Mecau lay, end on Col. Itawlinson.—Liferory Gassers. Mr. HILWRY ASNWORSIII seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. - The Right Hon. T. MILNER °mow, M.P , was enthu siattieally cheered on preeentiog himself. He said—l am afraid, sir, that it will be in m,y uwer to sad but little to the excellent speeches which I we seen reported in the papers of to day, and which were delivered at the peace cow brews of yesterday ; hat, sir, as you have been pleased Se all upon me to make a few observations, I am waft Se give an amount of the faith that is in me on this stims. (Cheers.) This is not an ordinary political meeting, and therefore, in the capacity of one of the members for this important constituency, it would not perhaps be considered Si a matter of absolute duty that I should be here ; but, sir ,1 I have felt it to be a matter of duty to be here,—and why tl It was at some inconvenience, having intended to be is Manchester in the ensuing week ; but it was because I was cautioned not to mix myself with the Peace Society, that I made it a matter of duty to come amongst you to-night. (Loud cheers.) I was cautioned not to mix myself with the supporters of free trade, when that ilmenliga was not in fashion, but I have lived to see the time When those who gave the caution make it their great merit that they are the defenders of free trade. (Hear, hear.) And we shall live to see the time when those who are now de fending large war establishments in times of peace will go back to the safe constitutional maxim of England, to watch with a jealous eye the growth of our military and defen sive armaments, and to take care that the military power of this country, instead of being the servant of the state, does not become its master. (Hear, hear.) Sir, when I look round at the faces of those present to-night, and recollect that they are men whom I have seen engaged in the cause of liberty, the cause of knowledge, and of every object that can promote the happiness and civilisation of this country, I confess that, although I am co-operating with the Peace Society, lam not ashamed of my company. Now, it may be said that a man who is not an advocate for non-reeistanee and for the abolition of all military and naval armaments, has no business here. I deny that proposition. lam here to co-operate with others, OA a friend of peace, and with a view to promote those principles of national po licy that I believe will tend to peace. I am not indifferent to the independence, to the safety, or to the honour of my country, but I believe that those will be best promoted and secured by advo cating such a national policy as will tend to friendly rela tionship with foreign countries, instead of that adverse policy which some recommend, and which is founded upon • constant suspicion of the professions, however friendly, of foreign countries ; a suspicion which is founded on the no tion that we must, of necessity, be an object of hatred and of envy to foreign nations, notwithstanding the friendliness of their professions and the obvious interests which they have in maintaining peace with us. But there is one mom I thhilt,why every true friend to the interests of his country, delis crisis, should endeavour to promote the cause of posse, and also should endeavour to assist the efforts of dime Ike have formed themselves into a peace society. The right Ism. gentleman, after entering into some general arguments, eeueluded in the following terms: Sir, I believe, upon my leaseienee, that there never woe • time when the prospects ef lame were so encouraging as now. (Loud acclaim.) They talk of Cherbourg. Well, what of Cherbourg? People fancy, I suppose, that Cherbourg is something that may come here. Why, I say that the guns of Cherbourg cannot reach to England ; and however many guns or batteries may be erected at Cherbourg, unless you go there, they will not interfere with you. (Cheers,) But there is a great weak at Cherbourg, and which, in point of fact, has formed a great item of French expenditure for many years, in refer 'nee to the port; and that is, the breakwater of Cherbourg. That is a great work, for the purpose of preventing the sea in gales of wind from rendering the anchorage insecure. I know Cherbourg well. I have seen the English union jack and the American stars all glad to take shelter from the inclemency of the weather under this breakwater of Cherbourg and I, for one, instead of viewing all these works with jealousy, or with a feeling that it is something done to Injure us, I view that great work as one in whisk the world has an interest : and I say the commerce of all mankind which may pus through (the channel ought to thank that great country for having, at enormous coat, SOW strutted a work which enables merchant ships to find a seem" anchorage when they might otherwise be stranded upon rocky and dangerous shore. That really is the truth with regard to the works at Cherbourg. But now it is a fashion I that, everything that is done, some unworthy construction is put upon it. I wonder that they do not say that every fishing boat, although the French are very fond of fish, must have been meant to bring men over to invade Eng land. (Laughter.) Why, they say that the line of packets to communicate between France and America can really have no commercial object in view ; that it is merely the mask in order to bu il d an additional wisher of war steamers, for the purpose of landing soldiers in this country. Why, how absurd! Hive not we subsidised great com panies, actually called upon them to build vessels suited for war purposes, to carry the mails to the Wert Indies and the United States, and so forth? Has not America done the same? Bet the moment Frames presumes to have a line, " Oh, it can have no other object but to invade Eng land." I believe that Cherbourg, of which I was speak ing, if them is to be a line of large steamers, drawing much water, ,trading between Franco and the United State, starting from the Channel, is the only place on the French coast in the Channel from which those steamers can with safety be made to depart and to come ; for this simple reason, that it is a roadstead that can be entered in all weather, during day or night, and its communisation with Paris is likely woe to be completed ; and I know Cherbourg well, and it will be just as likely a place for French steamers to start from, in eemmanisetlon with the western world, a it is natural for oar slonmers to start from the inside of the label Wight instead of starting &mums pier, harbour, or scan intricate river whisk is encumbered with sands and dawns. (Cheers.) I, thendorsi, do not enter into all those sinew. I believe the alseerity of this country rests w ear Wag • united people. es Mar being a who have some knowledge sad pppeosiation of the of our hoodtations ; and 'I will esseinde these observations with the weeds of that mime s% mks, Sir James ' llashinemb, when he said—" Small !rase Meflfehmeats, ehl Borne likerty, a Howe of Ose mows *bee of the weed, toessiews of the parse—• people dissmeing= and la ths altoof day the memo stinkse —dome ere doe things whisk bees senhorei happiness Imi mite= upon the British Wash." (Orme ihsilisig 111% COWIN, then rein, and of NUM posliedispy remarks, said—l have never ben myself a aulmisibse W member of the Pates thislath eribeay on WM. Ilea, I don't wish to say that with • view to let it be undesslood that I want to disparage that misty, only I Sahib it is best for all parties that there should be, moos for all, a distinct understanding ; bassos that whisk enables me to eo-operate with the gentlemen who have hitherto formed the Peace Society, will semide all those who really wish either to prevent war afteprias. IR to diminish its cost, or to in any way diminish the sham of war—ft will enable all to cooperate as I have es-sperated. Then, what are our objects? Not pesos, at any psles,it will be said, because there an may who would net meistela mos at the expense elf esgronidsm unprovoked, sitemmdiend ea them selves, when they bed aired every moral sews of seeding a dispute. What is air principle ? Our principle is this : we say, all these wedike establishments are an eviL Some poope may say, they are a necessary evil. We swept them only as a n evil, and we will diminish them as math as we can, and would abolish them if we maid. Now, I say there is no rational being that can deny this proposition—these is no sound economist that can dispute this proposition, that if any armaments are kept up by chi- Used nations for mutualdefence or attack, when both poetise forofeu to entertain friendship for each other, sad to be lieve that pesos is necessary to the preemie; of both, — that if, in these circumstances, their warmest' mild be diminished, pro Ws, by a proper system of negotiation or diplomacy, they might be so duaisisised. pa role, ad leers both these countries in the same relation, position, and strength towards each other. Now, I will take the ease of France. What do we hear alleged against France now ? That they are increasing their marine. And that is the argument that is brought home to us to show that we mustincrease our marine. When the members of this organisation appear amongst people calling themselves rational beings, they taunt us with a desire to reduce our establishments, while France is increasing hers. Well, our answer is, will you help us to impress first on public opinion and then on the government, that our executive shall make • proposition to the French executive to try to stop this evil which leads to this great expenditure ? Now let it be under stood that I draw • distinction between the armaments that are kept by two great nations like France and England, professing friendship and desiring peace with each other, and which can never derive any permanent advantage, but must both sustain inevitable lea and mischief from war. I draw a distinction between the annulments kept up by two such nations, and the forces kep a te a r n as a sort of police to guard against pirates and et savages. I say a tort of police, but not • police that can call for ships of war, properly called line of battle ships, because a police can never require ships of more than two guns to protect your trade from them pirates who are hardly to be found anywhere on the face of the earth ; for the steamboats are doing for the pirates what your toll-bars and railway trains did for the highwayman, driving him out of every nook and cranny ; and if you go te Lloyd's, and ransack his register, I defy you to discover where a single pirate has been ever seen during the whole of the last twelve months. (Cheers.) Now I am always for looking the worst in the face, and that is exactly what we have to encounter. You have • great concentrated interest allied with the aristocracy, and allied with other very influential pro fessions in this country. Well, now, we must meet this as all other questions have been met—as you met the slave owners—as you met the corn monopolists—as everything else ha been met —appeal to the universal public, whit hays JANUARY . 3L 1853; no other interest bet that of justice and sound policy. (Cheers.) How will you appeal to them ? There is no I other way but that which was adopted by Clarkson and his friends, misty or toresraty years ego; yon must appeal to them from the platform by your lectures, and through the press, by deluging them with tracts and publications. And never was there a time se precious sad so pesda g as the present ; bemuse, if this great nestle* had not been held—if we had net bun here to make this demase— If the prim in London bad heaping on, for another month or two, as it has been going on for the last month or two, it might have been too late even to have averted the cala mities of a war. New, I will SIMS* that we provoke a war will France. I presume that we would, in the very polite phraseology of suns of the war parties, " pitch into" France. No one is more prepared to admit than lam that the end would be very disastrous to France, no doubt. Bet is there not anybody else to be considered in the mat ter besides Frame Now, I have heard a great deal of Week talked, and have seen • great deal more written, about whit is to be expected from the United States of America if we declare war with France. Don't deceive yourselves. America is not coming to pat herself in al liance with the Anglo-Saxon race to make war with France. (Cheers.) If you go to war with France I tell you what the llsited States will do,—the first thing they will do will be to assume a very bold attitude, and require you instantly to abandon that right of search, which was claimed and exorcised during the last war, and was left an open clues- Men, even at the peace. Now, you will be obliged instantly essesines the right of visiting Ameriemt vessels. America mill En here allow you, with her tonnage, now nearly swab year own, to do what you did forty-five years ago, impunity. And what will be the consequeace ? Amadei will carry on the commerce of Europe. Do you think with your navigation laws repsaled—aow, I invite the merchants of Liverpool, whose organs talk so glibly of war, to pay attention to what I say,—do you sup pees that, with the navigation laws repealed, that if there is a war between France and England, and our narrow seas swarm, as they will, with privateers having letters of marque —many and many a stout steamer, built on the Atlantic shores, coming over here, with letiers of marque to seise as prises your mercantile vessels--do you supplies that, under such circumstances, anybody will be such a fool as to send one ounce of freight under the Eng lish gag ? Would not the insurance be some 20 or 30 per coat more than the insurance of some Amerisan ship ? and who in the world do you think could carry on competition in any sommoditiea if he had to pay 20 or 80 per cent, more than those who brought their goods in ars_y foreign ship? What must be the effect instantly of war ? Your ships must leave your harbours and go and enter themselves and get registered either u American ships, or Dutch ship*, or Ham burg ships, and be anything but English ships; then you may bring your commodities here under some other flag, and what will become of the shipwrights of Liverpool when all the English ships are gone, and no others building ? They may follow the ships, or they may go to the workhouse. Now I say for myself, I pledge myself—and I have not been want ing in my word in parliament in what I have said in this hall —(cheers)—l pledge myself that I will hold no terms with any government that repeats what I have seen so often done, that iirhilston their lipsyou hear expressions of the most perfect confidence and reliance on the good intentions of the governments of every other country, yet they are in the same breath proposing an increase of our warlike esta blishments. I will hold no terms with that go vernment. call it what you will, Whig, Tory, or Peelite—l will do my best to turn out that government. And when that government is oat, I will give notice to its successors that they shall have the same terms from me, if they _pursue the same course. (Cheers and laughter.) Now, I say this without the slightest feeling of hostility to the present government (Hear, hear.) I say it without the slightest feeling other than of favourable expectations from Lord Aberdeen. Well, knowing, gentlemen, what the convictions of Lord Aberdeen are, and what those of the late Sir Robert Peel were, and fortunately having those opinions recorded before this meeting took place or this agitation was ripened to its present height, and therefore hamg a minister whose opi , alone have gone before this agitation, and cannot be said Ito have been pressed into our service by either feu or hope—(hear, hear)—l think that he, of all men, is the statesman who can, with propriety, take our object is hand. (Cheers.) And what a glorious opportunity for such a work ! What do we ask him to do? To effect a complete revolution in the feelings and relationships of two of the greatest countries in the world. We ask him to put an end to 'he hatred and disaffection which exist between the two countries. We ask him to employ his diplomatists to aid in mitigating the burdens of their countrymen. We ask him to enter a new path, and probably the only path open to him by which fame and honour can be achieved for her name ; and we say if he takes that coarse. although in terest may be opposed to him. though powerful Pertles e a be opposed to him, though the professions may be to him—aye, and although aristocratic feeling oppose him—that there is guarantee enough in this hail— (cheers)—that if he will take the right step he may depend upon it that we will enable him to succeed. (Cheer.) And now, gentlemen, before I leave you, I say, follow the advice that hat been given elsewhere by my friend Mr. &urge. When you return home, let an organisation be created ; let it be understood that you, influential, quiet, peaceable men, who are here from almost every borough in the kingdom —let it be understood that you go back to take apart in the elections of your boroughs whenever they some on ; sad let it be undenteod that if men vote for increase of armaments, if they are found voting for Militia Bills, or for more artillery, unless yon can have some better ground for doing it than you have at present; then, I say, let them feel your resentment when they want your en2port at the poll. (Loud cheers.) And now, there has been something said of a subscription. I am sure I am doing everybody a service who hears me, when I say that now is the time for everyone who wishes to do his duty in this great cause. My fr iend, Mr. Prentice, is just now, I believe, writing or noishing the first volume of a history of the proceedings of the anti-corn-law league. I can imagine with what pride sad pleasure the sons and descendants of the men who were the first to take a part in that great organisation will cherish the volume that records the honours of their parents and forefathers ; and I say, in this great movement let nobody lose the opportunity of enabling themselves to my, er to let their children say for them—when this great movement began In the cause of peace, a cause greater than the muse of the repeal of the corn laws, has been completed—l was one, or my father was one, of the first who gave their mitts to the cause. (Great cheering.) 101 IN Barony, Esq., M.P. for Manchester, who was en thusiastically c heered, said,—l will argue this question of he grounds our ate admit, which not professing Christians sad heaths', and every man of in sad eienems sew, mad memos hu manity, will ; will mpg it %pea this woad, that war is probably the greatest el eii banes admilise—tbat expenditure, in itself, by a goveramesit of the reseurees of the people ever whom it raise, b ea ; and that pew is the soil upon which industry, moslity, iatelligenee. and civilisation, all prosper; sad, therey% I will call upon all men at least to listen to the ; sea unless they can confute me, upon this platform sad upon this ground, I claim to have the opinion of this audience sad on the country. (Cheers.) Now, you have heard what has been said I. the newspapers recently. You will observe that it is a common charge against us, that because =na bob of the peace party—l like that word, there never was • more honourable title given to any body—(cheers)—it is a party that will last when the war party is forgotten, or resollected ealy to be executed—(cheers? ; —but they say that, beams the peace party are again st unneeessery aegmatation of the forces, that therefore we are against all fez: ha : a l t o inch propositioa has ever been submitted by us to ro nt , or • nt, or defended maintained by us in pub lic. e have had a war, forty years age nearly ; some persons recollect many of its eireanutances • most of us have read many of them 111 the histories of th e period ; all of us have felt the prelims, when the tax-gatherer hes called upon us. And I should like to know what were its results? Was freedom established in Europe ? Europe bas been in chains ever since. Wee freedom se cured and established In England ? For forty years it stifled the cry for freedom, and prevented the carrying out of those measures of reform which we obtained in 1832. It landed Europe in tyranny, not better than that which it overthrew • and it landed us in an amount of debt which we yet boa; the burthen of. The nun of oar taxes, spent on past and present wars, amounts to 28 millions for debt, and this year about 16 millions for a peace establishment, making altogether 44 millions. That is • very large pro portion mach the largest paipertion of the whole texas that we raise. Now, take the 20 years from 1826 to 1844. I find, on l ocking back to the returns, that the whole exports of this country during these 20 did not average more than 23 millions pet annum ; yeah, tTuring the whole of that period, or nearly so, or at the preheat moment you are actually paying every year, for the debt of past wars and our eacemoes expenditure now, as much as the whole export of all oar industry to all parts of the world, each year, from the year 18M to 1844. But come to the expenditure only. You will find that as our experts for the last two or three years are not much more than some 65 millions per annum; that under our present expenditure you may conceive that one ship out of four that leave our ports with their cargo, is seised, and that marvellous sum, which we cannot Imagine, or cal culate, or understand is that which we now pay every year for wars that are past and prepare- 1 Lions for wan which we hope are not to come. We were always told that the Duke of Wellington was the 'saviour of this country, and that the battle of Waterloo se cured the liberties of England, and the peace of Europe. Well, it is a very odd sort of security—(cheers)—it is a very odd sort of security which you got in the year 1816, which requires that you should pay some twelve to sixteen millions per annum for the next forty years to secure it, and, at the end of the forty year, the sixteen millions is not enough, and those who said that the peace of the country was neared say that we are utterly defenceless, and must now begin to make oureelves secure. (Cheers.) Now, if I were one of the persons who believed that we were not secure, and I take it for granted that there are some honest and ignorant persons who do believe that—(laughter)—if I were a minister, pressed by the services to add to the military . expenditure, instead of coming to parliament with a ample vote for four, or six, or eight hundred thousand, as the case may be, I would take another course. First of all, and without at all taking the views of the peace party, but taking the grounds which every man who really cares for his country must admit to be true and sensible grounds, I would ask whether' the money now expended is well or ill applied ? I would ascertain whether all oar weapons of destruction were made alter the most improved model. (Hear, hear.) I would en whether ern ships really could sail or not. (Laughter.) I would tako care that half the ships that were built, should not be cut athwart that they might be lengthened—that some should not have the screw, sad afterwards the screw , tiken oat and the paddle-wheel ettbetituted—(gnat laugh ter)—l Weill lake care if it were possible, and as it is per lathe in the mercantile marine, I see no reason why it should not be possible in the navy—that ships should be built seat a manner, that when once built they should be elMeinat for their objects, and that the enormous and ex lineaspint expenditure arising from constant change should , MOM unsteady take place. There is no investigation into , eidassial expenditure! Sir William Moleswarth—a man at bait as much to be trusted in the government as any man that welts Ye seen in the government in our time—Sir William Melesworth, I my in thou admirable speeches I MY* he made ea the eolOnial . question, showed that at bag three millions—l believe tour millions—of money might be saved to this country by a different management of our colonies. Why should we have some thousands of men in Canada at this moment ? Canada has a govern meet much more free than ourselves. Canada has no 'l obe and no newspaper stamp. Canada has a representa tive assembly far more equally representing the people than we have in this country ; and we have not the power, for we shut ourselves out of it by act of parliament, because we found we could not exercise it—to raise one shilling of taxes, or a single man in Canada, by an act of the imperial legislature. We have now thousands of men engaged in a war in India in an attack on the Burmese empire, of which I will only say that of all the atrocious and un j us tifi a bl e wars which have been carried on by this country in India I believe that there is not one of a blacker character than that which we are now waging then. (Cheers.) Having censured the English press for the course which it has taken in reference to French politics, Mr. Bright continued to say—Now, Clem is another side to this French question, and I will ask you for a moment before I conclude to look at it. Imagine yourselves Frenchmen for a moment. There are two fami lies, two branches of one family, exiled from France—the Count de Chambord, who hu the most antiquated title to the throne of France, is visiting with the Empero r of Austria ; the other branch, some of whom have resided for some years past in England, are on terms of familiar and social intercourse with our court. Don't fur • moment imagine that I complain of this. I wish that England may be in the position to offer an asylum to men of all countries. (Loud cheers.) But these two facts are not likely to be lost sight of by the government of France, knowing as that government does know that the courts of Europe are hostile to those claims. What did Europe fight for, but that the name of Buonaparte should no longer be even known amongst the royal and governing families of Europe ? What took place in France had drawn the pen through the most important conclusions of the treaty of 'Vienna, and therefore it is natural to suppose that those courts are hos tile to the present government of France. But in France there are many factions. There is a legitimate faction ; there is au Orleanist party; there is • party repub lican; there are several parties, none of which are favourable to the present government. Never theless, for twelve months incessantly the English press had been endeavouring to influence the minds, net of Englishmen only, bat of all Europe out of France, against the French government. Now I cannot be sup posed to have any leaning to the present French govern ment. lam taking the same line of argument now that I took when I stud on this platform with the ex-goveror of Hungary. (Loud cheers.) I resisted then the appeals that were made to the people of Manchester to engage in any foreign quarrel, any hostile transactions whatever on behalf of any foreign nation. And if I were justified in the course I took then, am I not justified now in asking that the people of England, and the press of England, should regard with a dispassionate, with an im partial, with a just eye—an eye befitting such a nation as this—everything that engages their attention when commenting on the w transactions which have taken place amongst neighbouring nations, consisting of 36.000,000 of human beings? (Cheers.) As to claims to the throne— it was a known fact—the provisional government even knew it, any member of the provisional government of F rance would tell you that their only fear when the election of • president came on was Louis Napoleon. They knew that the Bonaparte family was the most powerful family in the sympathies and affections of the French people; and they knew that the mom en t h e offered himself as the candidate, that his election was certain by an overwhelming majority. I do not ex press an opinion whether this was a wise course or not, but it is a fact; and if the people of England—ignorant, be wildered, mistaken—might make my selection they chose of any great officer of state, supposing that our monarchy were elective, which I hope it may never be—(cheers) — how should we take the comments that have been made upon the French people and the French government during the past twelve months? Would it not bind every man to the government for the sake of his national feeling, even though he might not himself have given a vote in favour of the establishment of that government ? And if war should arise—if war should spring out of these inane proceedings—language wholly foils one to fleeced)* the disastrous consequences that must ensue. I shall draw no picture of blood and crime, in battles by sea and land • they are common to every war, and nature shudd ers a t the enormities of man. But I see before me a vast commerce eclipsed, a mighty industry paralysed, a people impo- verished and exhausted under ever-increasing burthens, and a gathering discontent. I see this now peaceful land torn with factions—l see our now tranquil population suf fering and ferocious—l see sown, as it were, before my eyes, the seeds of internal convulsion and of rapid national decay; and, in the mournful vision which must afflict the sight of any mun who looks forward to these events,l behold this great:nation, the prolific parent of half a future world, sink into hopeless ruin, the victim of its own ignorance and credulity, and of the cowardice and the crimes of its rulers. Mr. Bright then resumed his seat, in the midst of the most enthusiastic cheering. Mr. CARTER, M.P., with a few brief observations, moved • vote of thanks to Mr. Wilson, for his conduct in the chair, which having been acknowledged, the proceedings terminated. A LIBERAL CONSTITUENCY.—The Mayor of Wol verhampton (.1. Wynn, Esq.) has intimated to the Hon. C. P. Villiers that the expenses attending his recent re-elec tion have been entirely and voluntarily discharged by the learned gentleman's constituents. GOVERNEBBES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. —On Saturday, a general court of this inoorpontion was held at the offices in Sackeills-street, Dr. Forbes in the chair, for the purpose of considering the present mode of voting by proxy, and adopting any other mode that might be deemed more convenient. On the motion of Dr. Laing it was resolved , that the present mode of voting be discontinued, and that, in future, the votes be given in the same manner as in the London Orphan and St. Anne's Institutions. The effect of the change would be, it was hoped, that each subscriber would confine his votes to one candidate, instead of distri buting them amongst several ; and by this means a great lose of time and trouble would be saved to the officers and to the subscribers. In ease, however, a large subscriber wished to divide his votes, he could exchange his proxy for miller ones by signifying his intention at the office. BATHS AND WASH-notrBE9.—The following shows the steady increase of bathers and wuben in London. The aggreg ate numbers at seven establishments in the metro is, from January to December 1852 inclusive, amount to 163 bathers, 197,580 washers. Corresponding period of 1851, five establiehments, 657,242 bathers, 132,251 washers. Corresponding period of 1850, three establishments, 609,200 bathers, $6,164 washers. Corresponding period of 1649, two establishments, 297,831 bathers, 9,070 washers. Cor responding period of 1848, one establishment (Goulaton square. Whiteehapel), 48,637 bathers, showing an increase in 1852 over the corresponding period of 1848 of 761,626 bathers, and 197,580 washers; and an aggregate in live years of more than 3,100,000 bathers and washers. The figures in the foregoing statements are irrespective of the bathers and washers at the George-street establishment, which is not conducted aecording to the sets. Apurne.watize' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who their examination in the science and practice of ate rill, and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, January 27:—Alfred Trousdale, Gainsborough, Lincoln shire; Charles George Wood, Bromley, Kent; Charles Frederic Moore, Dublin. SAILORS' SAVINGS BANNS.—We understand that the very large sum of 43,0001. has been paid into the Savings Bank connected with the Sailors' Home, in Well street, in the last year. This is one among the many proofs of the great benefit that these establishments have conferred upon the seamen of the country. We are also informed that in consequence of the benefits of the system the go vernment has resolved to establish Savings Banks at the shipping offices throughout the country.—Shipping Gazette. - - THE BISHOP OP RIPON AND BAPTISMAL REGE NIBRATION.—At the general ordination recently held by the Bishop of Ripon, his lordship refused to admit a gentleman named Hayward, who has for some time past been in deacon's orders, into the priesthood, on the ground that he believed in the doctrine of baptismal regeneration—the point which gave rise to the long litigated case between the Bishop of Exeter aad the Rev. G. C. Gorham. The Bishop of Ripon, in erecting Mr. Hayward, gave him the following cartiftAte : " This Is to certify, that the Rev. George A. Hayward was examined by me as a candidate for priest's orders—that his examination was in every other respect satisfactory, but that I found myself unable to ordain him because he persevered in maintainins that the outward and spiritual grace of baptism is ' a saving grace,' which is ex plained as meaning ' a grace which effectually secures salva tion,' so that none but those who are ulimately saved can have received of this grace.—(Signed) C. T. RIPON." DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS.—On Saturday, at noon, the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain W. Lang, sailed from the Mersey, with the usual mails, forty passengers, and a valu able cargo of merchandise on freight. Amongst her passen gers were the Austrian ambassador to the United States, Chevalier Hulseman and suite. Her mails were under the charge of Lieut. Oaks, R.N., Admiralty agent. DEPARTURE FOR N - EW SOUTH WALES.— The semw-steamer Ann, which was formerly employed carrying the mail between Alexandria and Beyrout, left Southamp ton for New South Wales on Saturday. She went out under canvas, and took no passengers, ller cargo con sisted of clothes, French wines and brandies, and stores for the Peninsular acd Oriental Company's vessels. She took out a mail for Sydney. THE RUMOUR OF CHOLERA AT PARIS.—A rumour having been current that some eases of Asiatic cholera had occurred in Paris, the Union Medicate states on authority that the number of eases of cholera in the hospitals during the last six months has not exceeded 12, which is not higher than the anneal average for years put. In these cases, only one of which was of a serious character, the Asiatic symptoms were absent, and the patients were cured. Influenza (grippe), says the same journal, has been very frequent, but the disease has seldom resisted the medical tivatment. EVENING. NORTH STAFFORSDHIRE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held at the central station at Stoke upon- Trent, on Saturday, Kr. TKONLS BRODILIM the deputy chairman, presiding. The statement of account for the half year has already appeared in the Daffy News. The following report of the directors was read; the usual practice, of previously issuing it, having been deputed from on this occasion, in come ' quence of the circumstances adverted to by the chairman : " The report mule by the directors at the half-yearly meeting, held on the 18th July last, contained a statement of the reference to Messrs. Stephenson and Hepe, of all matters in difference between this and the London and North Western Company. On the 9th of October last a letter from them, dated the Bth October, was received by the directors, and copies were forwarded on the same day to the shareholders, recommending-1. That the London and, North Western Company should acquire the whole property of the North Staffordshire Company.-2. That they should, in consideration thereof, pay to the North Staffordshire Company, upon their ordinary share capital, dividend of 3 per cent. for the first year, 31 for the second year, and 31 for the third and future years.- 3. That capital to be taken at 2,826,0061.-4. The London and North Western Company to undertake the canal divi dend, and all other liabilities of the North Staffordshire Company, limiting the bond debt to 1,080,0001.-5. These obligations to begin when the transfer of the North Staf fordshire property should be legally completed.-6. The two companies to unite in applying for an act of parlia ment ; and in the case of failure, to repeat the application in succeeding 'sessions. Should parliament reject the appli cation three times, the engagements to eerie.—As great in convenience and uncertainty seemed likely to result from a rate of things which might be so long protracted, Mr. Ste phenson and Mr. Rope were requested to consider whether I I en arrangement could not be devised by which the results they desired should be at once secured, until the sanction of parliament was obtained to the complete amalgamation to be applied for. Conferences took place, at which the referees stated that they had arrived at the con clusion expressed in their former letter, under the conviction that a good understanding between the companies was alone necessary to realise such results; and that by a cordial co operation in the working and interchange of traffic, the net profit accruing to the North Staff ;edible° Company would suffice to secure to the proprietors, over and above all charges, the dividend named by them. They recommended, therefore, the appointment immediately, and until the pass ing of the Act of Amalgamation, of committees specially deputed by their respective boards, to manage, in conjunc tion, the traffic affected by the reference : the two boards pledging themselves to give the fullest effect to the acts and recommendations of the directors so deputed, and engaging cordially to co-operate in carrying out the declared objects of the reference. These recommendations were submitted to the shareholders of each company, at public meetings held for that purpose, simultaneously, on the 18th of De cember last, and unanimously adopted by the shareholders of both companies. To carry them out a bill has been brought into parliament to amalgamate the North Stafford shire Railway Company with the London and North-Western Company, and the committees suggested to mansge in con junction the traffic of the North Staffordshire Company have been appoiuted, and are now in operation. The directors cannot doubt the assent of parliament to a meuure so Imperatively called fur by all considerations of public convenience, and which will then effectuate the full ob jects contemplated by them in the projection of the whole undertaking. In the mean time, the line will be worked under the recommendations of the committees, the gua rantee of dividend at the rates fixed by Messrs. Stephenson and Hope taking effect from the let January inst. The necessary arrangements for transferring the through traffic between Manchester and London over the North Stafford shire line are now under consideration, and although the directors fear that they cannot be brought into operation, as to passenger trains, before the lst March next, they ex pect the passage of goods trains will take effect forthwith. It may be matter of interest to the North Stafford shire shareholders, to know that the traffic, es pecially in goods and minerals, is steadily increasing. The cost of maintenance of the whole permanent way de volved on the Company for the fi rst time in the last half year, and in this and other heavy items of expenditure, as well as in the amount of interest on the bond debt, .the charges against the company may be fairly said to have reached their maximum amount. The accounts for the half-year have already been placed in the hands of the shareholders. They disclose a result which enables the directors to recommend a dividend of 3s. per share, free of income tax, leaving a surplus of 1,7091.75. 71" The report was unanimously adopted. A dividend of 3s. per share, free of income tax, was de clared, the same to be payable on the 20th of February. A vote of thanks to the board concluded the business of the day. RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. On Saturday the standing orders were declared to have been complied with in the case of the GLASGOW AND SOUTH WASTEILN RAILWAY.—For ezten sion to the Newcastle and Carlisle near Milton, branches to the Caledonian near Gretna Junction, branch ;to Mayfield and Milton, and Earl of Carlisle's Coal Railway. Also for traffic gement. with the Newcastle and Carlisle, and running powers over the Caledonian, at an estimated expense of 2.50,0001. The opposition was withdrawn. &urn Divots AND TATIBTOCK. RAILWAY.—For the iacorporation of company and formation of a railway from Longbridge, near Plymouth, to Tavistoch, and other purposes. NAVAL ADMIRALTY, JAN. 29. APPOINTMENTS. John Doyle, paymaster, and F. J. N. Kenyon, clerk, to Espiegle. Robert Bone, clerk, to Hogue. Charles Reel, assistant engineer, to Blerilieins. PooxorioNa.—John Boswell, Sinrooni, James Urquhart, Scourge, Robert Jago, Sampson, and Thomas Truncate, Victoria and AlScrt, to be chief engiaeers, first class. PonTsmouTa, JAN. 29.—The Duko of Wellington, 131, screw line-of battle ship, was taken out of dock yes ' terday into the steam basin, and taken under the shears to be muted. When this has been done, she will be fitted and rigged for commission. The Leopard, steam frigate, Captain G. Giffard, was taken into dock yesterday, to have tier bottom cleaned. The Barracouta, 6, steam sloop, Com mander George Parker, arrived at Spithead to-day from Plymouth. The Tyne, store ship. Muter Commander Peter Wellington, sailed to-day far Woolwich to discharge the condemned stores she has brought home from the wan coast of Africa and the Brazils. MILITARY. PORTSMOUTH, lAN. 29.—The Marion, hired tran sport, sailed last night from Spithead, with one prrtion of the 85th regiment for the Mauritius. The Roman Em peror sailed at an early hour this morning with the other portion, including headquarters, for the same deshnation. The depot of the 85th will go over to Cowes, en route to Parkhurst Barracks, on Monday, in the Bull-dog, steamer, which will be manned for that purpose from the Blenheim, 60, Captain Henderson. On Tuesday the Bulldog will embark the 88th Connaught Raogen from Cowes, and bring them over to this garrison, Hadar, and Fort Mocktoa. . _ _ kour companies of the 38th regiment moved over to this garrison from Hasler yesterday. The remainder will fol low on Monday. This regiment will occupy Clarence Bar racks, vacated by the 86th. The hired ships Joseph Some!, Thomas Arbuthnot, and Fatima, will convey the 48th regiment from this port to Corfu, and the 92nd Highlanders from the latter place to Gibraltar. The 71st Highlanders, Ist battalion, will embark in the Emerald Isle, Santipore, and Flom, at Cork for Corfu, which will then embark. the 49th regiment at Corfu for Gibraltar. The Joseph Soamee, Thomas Arbuth not, and Santipore are to convey the 44th regiment from Gibraltar to Quebec, and the 20th regiment from Quebec to Portsmouth. . FORGERY ON MESSRS. HANBURY AND CO., THE BLNILEVAL—Anotber forgery, to the extent of 8001., was on Saturday, we regret to say successfully committed on the above-named firm. The delinquents, as in the former for geg committed some time back, have escaped detection. THE BRIG DARING.—We regret to hear that melancholy news has been received here by the owners re• garding the brig Daring, of Dumfries, lying, at the time the information was despatched, at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, West Indies. The crew had been attacked with yellow fever, now very prevalent in these islands, and on the 22nd December the captain, John Milligan, of Olencaple-quay, writes that only he and the carpenter, Thomas Laurie, of Dumfries, were able to move about out of ten men, six of whom have died, while two were lying ill of fever. The names of the deceased were ;—William Howard, a boy of 13, son of Mr. Howard, ship carpenter, Liverpool, who went out as a passenger fee his health ; James M.Lean, of Kelton, mate; William Aitken, of Kirkcudbright; Jeremy Jones, William Milligan, Isle of Whitkorn—all able sea men ; James Smith, apprentice, of Kelton. William Crosbie and William Martin, apprentices, of Olencaple and Kelton, were lying ill. The captain was in hopes of being able to get the vessel down to Saline with labourers, having got a good part of her cargo aboard, where the climate was healthy, and where hands might be got to bring the vessel home. We had recently to record similar melancholy disasters re garding the brig Luna, of Dumfries; and the nests Row received has spread much sorrow among the seafaring popu lation on the banks of the Nith. None of the crew were married; they were all young men, and one of the finest crews which ever left the port. —Courier. SCARCITY OP COALS IN THE ISLE OF MAN The very unsettled state of the weather, and the prevalence of westerly winds for some time past, have prevented the Whitehaven black diamond" traders front crossing to Ramsey with their cargoes; consequently for about a week coals could not be obtained in the capital of the north for " love or money." On Wednesday week the reamer Lon donderry, plying between Belfast and Morecombe, came into the harbour for a supply of coals, but the commander found, to his astonishment, that there was not a sin. in the harbour, and that the yards were also e , •' tually he managed to get a few tens front a • •. - • which he was glad to obtain to complete the •, ' • price of 20s. per ton.— Motto's Herald. - COMMUTATION OP CAPITAL FUNlslat t.,ej MOP: _ garet Sell, at he h t ow convict ed Circuit t Court capitally ot g fo o r w th i r .of her infant, sentence commuted to transportation for life, in ride` of the recommendation to mercy of the jury, • • • • • • of Lord Cockburn, the presiding judge. ^, • ~t ~~ 4 •• • .."-•4 li