The Express. — London, England, 1852-12-31 00:00:00

Vie Court. WINDSOR, Die. 30. Thom' a ho dines' with her Majesty . yeaterday were I) „,u,s of lieut. the Prince of Leskinen, the Prin. of llobenlohe, the Lady is Wo the pcchrw of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, amid S i,ir James u ,, majesty's private band attended is the Castle is the rcsicg anJ "toyed the following compositions: ows% lid act "Le Lo4oW" M sax aerie m tv eduetioa. " LiProlOslos" AJ , dist or Meese et Chars "L'lneent Fro " diem • roast Aibcrt, accompanied by the Prince of . 0 o at *bootleg this morning, attended by Calomel the gs. C. U. rapps, Colonel the lion. Charles (trey, sad c,rcti Boos , lir. fle CA :owing noblemen arrived from tows to-day, and a a .t wiliest., of her Majesty Toe hlsrivais of Easter, on Taiping the office of Lord .-conat Newport, on resigning the office of Vice•Chana• besot. le , Earl of Sandwich, on resigning the office of Carel' fiastrisen at Arms. fdif r olviile, cm resigning the office of Clerk Marshal. h. Brace, on being appointed Vice Chamberlain. L./0. Ilesinlrang, on being appointed Comptroller of the g j orhold. lAA Foley, on being appointed Captain of the (bristle- Arres tors's cliiney, on being appointed Captain of the I,oseci of th, Bawd ; and h ea t d'ol Lirant, w it. liver up the stick of office of Caiitais et th, Yeomen of the tidlird, in the absence of Lel de lros Lod John Russell, the Qacen's Principal Secretary of putt tat 1 at - ago Affairs, held a diplomatic levee at one toris torseterd iy afternn, at the Forcign-oflice, Downiags c ot, Ow iceeptiou vi the representatives of (orifice al, The hollowing ministers were present :—M. Vau me liehrtan minister; Baron de Ceti*, the Ba• vast minist.r ; Baron de Ltrunnow, the Russian minister; Clad Jr K.elmansegge, the Hanoverian minister; the f:lrs.,:ier Bowen, Trani= minister; Baron de ltehaumn, t ar Peones miaister ; Senor Isturitr, the grunisa moister 'fricoupi, the Greek minister ; M. the Tulin& clumsier • Baron Bentinci, the firtbetisals minister; 'ant de I:avradio, the Portuguese muster, M. de Bill*, the Danish minister; Count Col "ask, the .tustriaci minister ; Mr. Ingersoll, the American simmer. The falovriag Charge d'Affaires also attended tar reception - Colonel lam, the Mesican Charge d Adore.. the Mantnis ()Waist]. Sardiaias Charge Aduris. aml the k renib Charge d'Affaires. Their ks:..ieni. , • attended the levee in tuff offitial costume. Ile Eseeisency Truitt dv Carini,the Neapolitan minister, ow presented attending the levee by the baptism of his g..4hter basing been appointed to take plate at the same rm. The chetah niug of the daughter of the Prism* and fruierss we. waemaised at the embassy, in Perkins.,. by Carintal Waimea. The infant was named Maria Con ti/OV' TM apron were Commodore tle Martino and th , Coutes. de LICITSdiv (prosy for th., Countess de Los large.). There were present at the ceremony the Austrian Waster lad the Ponstess Coauredo, the Danish Minister sa; Madame de Bale, the Tortuga." Moister and Coun ties Lairradio, the Brazdian Minister and Madame and K i dem ise::e de Macedo, Mr. Miami, consul-general for lispls.. the Marquis o:doini, and several of the gentlemen studied to different foreign legation. After the e, renmay the company partook of a rlejewler. Ire foaowing ministers were present at the Earl of kerlecia's dinner party aa Wednesday .—The Lor ! Chau , raSsr. the Marqvis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, Earl tiriaril:e. the Duke of Anna, Viscount Palmerston, the Pare of Neweestle. the Chaarellor of the Rachequer, Sir Jests torattasa, the High: Hon. Sidney Herbert, tad W41::201 M leswortki. Pr Jame. Graham leR town, yesterday, for Netherby. L rd and Lady Jobs Russell Dad a dinner party, yesixr du. at their residence in Cheshans.place. Mr. Arthur Russell has been appointed privets s.-. lay W Lord John Uwe& TILE NEW ELECUONS. LORD JoHN RUSSELL AND THE MY OF LONDON ELECTION. !tome general announcement of the intentions el Om ail/ _rearmament were made at a City aice4ng yeaerilay. The circular sammemiere this meeting woo as by Nowa J. J. Traver% iW. Crawled, awl W. J. 114 sad stated that " • usemmehmelem Ire bees mods le thee d so impormat almememe. with b thew mime dt mom to lay before • strictly primes mediae of isterestut in the repremntation of the City." li C hi i= ass,citicia made Is, however, of too important • dimealatle to hi cocci.l.4 from the phis, whom it alone ~em s sad we have therefore, se Imeltedien ia disregarding the mystery with which the eirtrehr, maw unwisely, attemtglo mg to shroud sod ~eel what woe certain, after befog ma Maud, quickly to GSM cut. Itt this strictly Film* meeting," the shah was taim by Mr. Willis. !newts. sad Wows. Ti.,.. emil Creedal .woad that seemeeleetlems boil bow nude to them es le Reform el Preflemeschbeessb the gentleman by wheat Lent Jobs Besse. eseehy oseeemeisteee with his Chi treads—Mr. Jobs Abel NM* he eimesehbent of mom to suet so wearies Is en absurdity—wed is to the Sows awl the Comma, by two patloasaa omensrsd with the eh. amistrstiou— Poetises, it we. mmetestmei. N *eh emu erre sot mentiswid. Them oommewilathene rtes m Wir effect that it was the iatestiow el the Oablesele mean mai ~bmit to the leshestan " • loge of Eleeeseel reform: - to brim Steward • bill Ow YMmiy the fans oath takes by membess ef the 1t.... of Oommemes ; sod to wmose, at et e. whitest the dolor of geming smelt • tees. rue. • notation le the Moues of Crmeetms he miteittirs I,es to mats la that house, to wields reseintims, it wee Matti, they masted to be side to proem the eemearemme tot crest of the MOON of Leeds. And es the sohjese the Cesisses. • thong% 'Miss of the admilaistratiom awl the whisk system was gelestest Atm this ermeseedesdem bed be.. received,Mr. Rehm Carrie moved that the geadeMish pressat sliouhl support Lord John Rumen. To me • tilaistion it Was objected by Alderman Wire, that same. might I. Rorie; oat of the tosimunieatiOno that had bees se ratharkatively made to the meeting ; sad this vim menet sad mad samigh is Self, the allengea =Cid is aro which °Midair tad the effect tarliag of • great "'Monty permit w ilie r illi fes rayon Lied John—a result scaretly, perhaps, aatieipated by the spikes sad his !wads. Aber one Wade diellernialit e sessistiss wai Owed se m Wok relheeses lie psalms list had Isis made. tad thee eased That bliss dew, Mr. It Nrea=he hits andidets hg the City, with wry good taste and undagedd mat, waved th• thanks of those puma t• Lewd I. Rama for consenting to ewes OM sesally se Vaselss Berretta" after haring for as bag essupied the What roadies el Pm. Mianter—a ressistim shish sal heartily sad 'mac, adopt e d buil' peewit. Wheisspis, thanks having been voted to Mr. Haste, the meidsg asssrated. Wahout placieg say emir imistesee IS penises of tarsaurre the whole mks of whisk merhao Is lisle details. tie fact of these essuseaboatims Imilisise a may Mimi dream no the part of the aside lied m reams the fWi confl4enes of the !Obeid way sad the mew try. the worth of which am badly be eassera • tit wine that it is only by measures lased mid etwopro. hasty. that suelteenfidease ma% Fostered. BIR GEORGE GREY AT MORPETH. MORPETH. Dec. 29. Sir George Grey arrived in this town this morning, bos he *eat .t Felled's'', for the purse of enlivening the for the seat vacated by Captain Howard. The gat' hos herenet proended to hit semmitte►resa, at the Black Ball. when a amber of &Mem wbs idastiled tbenteleet with hie eons* during the Igo ening foe die 'whore division of Oils county, had atentliel to suet ets °Roans OW, Is addratiag his siggeoteees ale It arm a peeul in gratifimilas Is lint ft emdtweewr Alia • mat la parliament se the maidgelesi Yeagetk k e base wit lithe connerins which lad saiitod between li asil his family mad the Is shish it was situate. Ines sae members of the Ma gememsat same isle isass they found it eftemlig m ahassies tM *ley tel they bad strenuously while la eggstillem sad that policy they were to abolition la the atwdltlta of rhea remaining is power. It was imgeilleall tba dean try now to know and feel that an open and dietinefi s West • limey, avowal had been elicited from the leffellsammsbers tithe govirnimeat that the policy width they lad Mio mid ie opposition wr ins which, with the delis and respnesibilitin of office, they were nimble say lenges Is *stave to support ; and that • parlimmit immisamed almost specially to misider and dime the gemition had disused the system of free trail by aa isensimos majority— Swat, isdeed, with perfect unanimity—to be one from Nish the country had derived the greatest benefits. Re eiokti pertieulsrly of the benefit and advantage which had teen conterresl upon that importaat class the Pester properties of whom wee not possessed of the *lotto. (manse, by the establishment of that system of hes trade +lsbell, he theugbt, wa• sow P hietd loyon.l the reach of controversy. (Own.) • soul* the its tosemniest, after the almost unaoimom &deka which both hours of parliament recently arrived at 'woe the Sive!. would have f e lt it th e ir d u ty M abstain from any attempt to reverse that policy ; but, Olt that point, t Bir ( Dice Grey) coallamed he felt inlaitely greater coisfiJeace overtimes% nes who lad long advocated sempristag teat •olity. and ISM of wises had made so ismasiderabla twin for its othabliebsesst and maistesiumse; and he was emSbat they might lea to the goverameat of Lord ablrlsen for as wasseies of that system of commercial Wllv. ;Awn whwis hid lima already fraught with arch bene ficial ressas to the isemmusity at large, and which he trusted. with Oed'a bisselag, would tend still more to alta... "h the P=llethis country oft a firm and laying bawls. Lac ( ) trusted that it would * so , of the Ow °Nitta of the g team /writ the maintain sed intend that policy. and tithes y rutted edfiee—whbh he hoped would be, lla remote period—that they w add be enabled to poet to 4 •l o. operity of the community , etrengthesed sal is lyewwd he the measume which they bed iswoduseed. Haw. kid tile Mier el • part of the present imam as at. he (Sir Omega Cl he lley had toe lately bees relieved from the arduous duties sad reeptaiddiltbst K sear to think of mesa* these at Ws iseeesia ; sad, Sadie, from seensanitstises tibia bs bad bed with bis kinds is Lin da' that Was ass a ssisisat amber st state &ilia seabed ability sad of hisb ebesseter Isle well ready to take part in tie girrersesest, be was wawa to be relieved tram taking say sham is it ; bat if, through the-favenir of the Weans of this town, he should be fortunate games to girlie • lost in the House of Commas, hrt Masted he disald be able to giro that government aa Mama and &s -talemated support, for in so doing be thought he should be best asestilting the interests of this gnat muntry. (Chem.) Sir Giorgi then nroceeded to canvass the cwastiteenoy. The returning carer has fined the election ter Sstarday. TIVERTON. LORD PALMERSTON'S ADDRESS. The Mayor of this borough has received the writ f.,r the election of a representative, in the room of Vimount Psimeratos, wbo has &emitted °lnce under the new adminis tration, and Monday neat has been dud kr the nomina tion. The noble viscount has issued the following address to the electors, soliciting a renewal of their coalldeone: " Gentlemen,—Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to signify her intention of entrusting a with the seals of the Home Department, my seat k the Howie of Commons has become vacant, and I beg again to present =polies a candidate fur a renewal of that malldence nib which you lose so long honoured me. In the present pos ture of affrs, it is manifestly desirable that an administra tion should he formed, combining within itself as any ele ments.. possible of strength, and I trust that the new govern meat will answer the just expectations ol the country. My principles are en well known to you, that it cannot be necewery for me on the present occasion to make any declaration on that subject, but such as you have found OM is the put, such als t you will find me in the future. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient and devoted servant, *. PALIIIII.2ITON... The election elutes bat trifling interest. A contiet is very unlikely. HALIFAX. The nomination for this borough is to take place on Monday nest. Sr Charles Wood, whose address has already appeared is the Doily News, is main opposed by Henry Edwards, Esq , of Hope Hall, a gentlamso of con siderable local influence, who was one of the representatives of the borough in hat parliament. Mr. Edwards, when returned to parliament, avowed Minitelf a protectionist; but like his leader, Lord Derby, ha is now willing to support the principles of free trade. A good deal is , bitterness was displayed by Mr. Edwards at the last election, sad no doubt both he end bill friends will see every effort to tarn out Sir Charles Wood, but it is not believed that they ran be successful. At the election in July, whet there were four c•ndidates in the field, 84 Charles was returned at the head of the poll, the numbers being—fur Sir Charles. ; for Mr. Crossley, 373; for Mr. Edwards, 321 ; for Ernest Jones, 37. 'I hr present election will take plus on the new register, upon which the liberals stand better then upon the oid one. From the address of Mr. Edwards he appears wishful that the question of &swish aggression should he made the pivot on which the election Is to turn. We subjoin his address My Friends and Fellow-Townsmen,—ln olsedienee to the numerously•sisned requisition you have this day done me the honour to present to me, I come forward again as a candidate for the high and responsible ogles of represent ing you in pirdament. I come forward as a arm supporter of those protestant institutions to which we owe our civil and religious liberties. Those institutions are justly con• sidered to be endangered by a ministry whose Premier, with many of his leading %algae), opposed the recent 1111.11ilte for resisting the aggressissis of theehtireh of Rome, and who are mainly indebted for their present possession of power to the influence of her priesthood and the votes of the Irish faction. I feel honoured by your Coe fi leans in my determination to defend our pro testant citadel from the open attacks of the Romenists, sad from the insidious approaches of the Jesuits or Pnciyites. My votes it the last parliament against the Maynooth grant, and in support of the Ecclesiastical Tithe Bill, are, I trust, 'silkiest guarantees for ay future con duct on this all important question. I believe this will be the pivot on which the election must turn, and that every other consideration is comparatively of minor importance. Os this occasion the eyes of all England are turned tawerds the electors of Halifax. Will you return to parliament a supporter of protcstantism, or a colleague of the men who refined to defend it from the aggressions of Rome ? Upon other subjects my opinions are so well known to you, that it is scarcely necessary for. me to repeat them. I will, however, briefly state that I am prepared to support free trade to its fullest eztent, end every maws calculated to carry out those principles of commercial poliey which are OM recognized by all parties. To accomplish this I will support a reduction of the lazes on tea, end all other necessaries of life. which press heavily on the poorer elms of consumer. I world support a readjustment of the in. come tats on equitable principles, drawing a fair distinction between lemma from filed property and income from trade or professions. When Sir C. Wood, as Chancellor of the , Eschequer, proposed to seemed the imams tax frees 7d. to Is in the pound, and when he proposed to double the mourn of the present hew tax, I opposed him. I am now equally adverse MUM proposed lacrosse of the house , tan. I would lo all in my power to promote the restore ' hos cf a ten hours factory act, se guarded as to prevent in , fringemeat or evasion. And I wiu support all juoicious unwires for the im t of oar institutions, and the , general benefit of 4:misery, from whatever government ; they mar emonate. With the fullest confidence in the instil* of our miss, and is your strenuous exertions to crown it with success, I /taiga, gentlemen, your faithful friend and servant, Manic EDW....LIM—Hope Hall, Dee. 28, 1852." OXFORD CITY. OXFORD, TM:11111MT. A correspondent states that Mr. Cardwell has eommenced a canna which promises to he most smaasful. The right boo. gentleman has received promises of support from all classes, including a good sprinkling of radicals. while the refusals hare been few. At present there is no other candidate in the flelJ. The Mayor (J. C. Dudley, Esq ) haa Bud the nomination for Tuesdsy nest, at twelve o'clock. OXFORD U Oar Oxford correspondent saps:—" At present nothing is knows hire °leap opposition to Mr. Gladstone ; sad it is expected that the right boa. gentleman will be luminously sisstei." WOLVERHAMPTON. Up to four o'clock yesterday afternoon the sheriff's writ for a new election for this borough had not his. re. calved by the mayor, neither had any address been received hem Mr. Tillien to the constituency ; but no opposition st the todeelisei of the hon. and learned Judge-Advocats McMfMplei: eertainly, no candidate, whatever his poll. the is Inetemiens, would have the slightest chums of WO MB. Then an bat fen towns in the country WM is to be is halepadent a constituency as that of Wotan. banspenm. r rawer still when the relationship subsist a; between' Os sernber end his esastituents is of so gratiNag adenenebit, ft where it syyresehes so nearly 60 that Wadi men* rube the vet/ spirit of the oinetiludia. For nes* ! mire of yam Mr. Villiers, without the aid of bed isOniese of any kind, except that (the met punt sy do—olthidt his ova sterling sad *My Ilene amass la the premetien of the f ills whist* bet re essomuled lice Nabs dulls. st orkfteut pall toeselee of say bledb—bee bees retnned nasypund WM toyer elms* awl sapnrehasable ernadirseasy ef the lest of haring* bestasha. Any nes night be wad et seek a eersdlisersey, and of the litesast pride with whisk the Mod= speak of Mr. Villisna—mf his triumphs la the Me linda ellevigle—sad of the elnule-siindedsers sad Mime reeleimes which hes not peallop hen is smaylteify ea belled la say member of Mom et Oinuese able the time M Andrew Marvel. That the amino of Mr. Tabun shed/ be well appreciated, and so folly remembered by his u creditable in every way to them ma it meg le gratifying to the hosonrable and learned gentia ns= limeelf. The election is not expected to take place before Tuesday next. Sir JUszander Cockburn arrived at Southampton, yesterday, and addrassed a largo meeting is the parish of t. Miry., last night. Sir Aleasoder will be opposed by Mr. Bailie Coishrsae, his &Rated opponent at this last gamma decrial'. The writ failed to reach Southampton peolliday. having, it appears, been miswent to seam other lowa hen London. Ths following is Mr. Coshrans'a address: "To the electors of the borough of Slew Gionlianes.—One of your repreenstaimo Mans meted hi; seat by the eseepteme of 7;47r the lama governmeet, it wry intentioa spin l solicit the hieser elf year nollesou short a time hoe elopood den es lost elealien. the it is unnecessary he me to mull re ozpreedee of my political principle; ; all 1 feed tap let that mime 1 held the boast of addressing you, thaw ham nee ezperieneed ray shone that sew, se then, I taithhlly adhere to our penentest iartitutish; church and Kite, and that my an= shall always be given to time mamma whisk atoll te tide spirit mad meinale their eflisimaj• The pe=ow pssdtog wire the Mors made at drew* destien will, I ma MI advised, prey* that he Messaffra Cludibussi is IF= been la the aymmelks enn e r sis te is remot end mot inuth his A 1 sba I . preseat ; pa tios eal pry be the met. Under there circumstances I shall alai lb= any settle estetest, but at the sem time I shoaled Mot grolollal to dim friends who will do Ma the harm a record their wales le my favour, it being my &wettest's,' to re to the poll.—l remain, fiestlentits, your obedient faithful smut, " ALII•NDIS B•11.LIB COCltaliaa. " Cadland, Dec. 30, 1642." THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1852. them a report somewhat diffsnat from skews which they had made es previews measiele. They had the farther emeletiew benikel Mgt Ws they obtained the MUM of imitsibi Ns leeks all the reports whisk they bad mode were befits out by sob eirummt cututosemmmi. At Use first miseries they daalered that they would at owe take steps tot L= any easesessery expenditure ; and the en were wallower* of the state of their eoaosira ia that respect. Apts. Obey stated that they would seed rag Ma alive and intelligent agent, await his return, and ties meet to the elsaretueldun. The time for 'liaise the 'report bed hew arrived, amid the directors had felt very great grams in peruke the portion of their report which referred to that subject. They had formerly de clared that they believed they had • good agent in Captain Hitching, and it now appeared that their belief wee well fouaded. Thou who had gone through Captain/Mu-hiss:l report must have seen various matters alluded to which had beea tested since that gentleman left Aus ualia, the malt of Mr. Foster's creations having been so far to bear out Captain Mitehins's views. The directors regretted to have to iaform the shareholders that copper mining was again suspended ; but, although actual operations had been deferred, it was impossible to perceive the extraordinary prices of copper to London without feeling that their property was in fact considerably improved in value. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt that gold had been discovered in South Australia in considerable quantities. Parties had been prevented from siukiag pits by the winter rains, and therefore it was only near the surface that gold had been obtained ; but, never. choices, gold had been found within seven miles of the company's property. As they were informed in the report, they would be very favourably situated in GM gold should be found in quartz, as it was to so large an client in California, in a state which required crushing operations. He need scarcely tell there that when the day labourer could obtain tram Ids. to 11. per day, the expense of tran sporting and erecting machinery must be very great. But for all this the company wee quite prepared. (Hear, hear.) At one period the directors felt sorry that so large an outlay had been made for machinery, but thee now sp. peered likely to benefit by that circumstance. There was already erected at the compruay's mines a stamping ma chute fully adequate to stamp 30 tons of quartz per day ; and there was at the port crushing machinery quite ready for removal to the spot. Captain Hitchins had made no re port on the state of the colony generally ; but the directors bad informed the shareholders that there was one particu lar property recently secured, and he had no doubt it would prove advantageous. With regard to the state of the copper mine, he had that morning had the pleasure in showing some specimens at the °Cur to the largest ahare• holder in the Barra Burrs. That gentleman on smog them at once exclaimed , " Oh, these are Burrs Burrs. ' He (the Chairman) answered hies that he was mistaken, and offered to refer to Capt. Hutchins, who happened to be present; and when the specimens were put side by side with some Burrs Berra specimens the two appeared of pre cisely the same character. (Lsughter.) He would not have the shareholders to imagine that they were going to work the copper mine directly : but they were in this happy position, that if labour came, and it must come unless a large quantity of gold were found in the colony, they might prosecute copper mining, and if gold were found either on their property or in proximity to it, they were better pre , pared to work it than h a t al other company in the colony. They had agents, they land, they had never-faille{ streams of water, and they bed cleellent machinery. The next question wh ich he skould introluce had reference to the amount of the shared It was felt by some gentlemen that 201. shares were too large in amount, and ought to be redwood. On that subject he must observe that when they had este got ander • legal deed, it required a great am if he might so express it, to get round. If they went to the west-end to request that their shares might be reduced to 61., some difficulties might be raised; and on the whole, therefore, it had been thought best to postpone the matter. When, however, the directors had ascertained the exact terms upon which the gutter could be arranged, they would, with the sanction of the proprietors, take such steps as might appear best for the interest of the company. (Cheers.) Mr. ANDERTOX salted what was the state of the finances? The C11•111MAN Said at present the directors weft not in want of money. They had certainly come loan notes oat, but some of tee largest holders had offered to renew them at • reduced rate of interest. Mr. ANDIRTON said he had never attended a more satis factory meeting, and he thought all present must feel highly indebted to the directors for their very able manage must. He had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the report. Mr. Asstwam., in seconding the motion, congratulated the shareholders upon the excellent manner in which their again were conducted. He had been enabled by friends at the board to ;earn nearly all that had pawed, and he mast say that everything that he had learnt had tended to in crease his confidence. He found that the location was even more favourable than had been supposed. They bad access to the southern portion of it by the River Murray, which, according to Governor Young, was about to be navig teed with a steamer, and which might one day occupy • positioe seisewhat similar to that of the Thames between London I and Gravesend. The depth of water in may places was Not lam_ that 3 or 4 fathoms. TIN CHAIRMAN observed that the Peel River was oat of the tributaries of the Murray. Mr. Amtwatt continued—Their property consisted of more than 20,000 acres, which if they did not yield gold, wield @Mord mow, and which would be highly valuable he What it would become when Adelaide was wield not pretend to say. He knew Captain miresisally and was cony need that the company selected: is a better man to represent it in the whey. MT. Awoinvox Hiked how far the property was from Adelaide ? - • The CHAILWAN replied that the distance wu forty reply to (tuitions from Mr. Ludo, The CHAIZXAN said that the actual extent of the aim• puly's lead wu 22,000 acres, put of which was let oat as • astAngetimmin said that some late advice. which he MI meshed kiwi Meads at Adelaide bore very high me thaw t• dm 'endue of their present agent, Mr. Foster, sad UM see Um as it appeared on reasonable grounds, ok ease pegM> would prove very valuable, whether 011 won apse It or not. There could be no doubt Oat mbar sollosin would look to Adelaide to supply them with a Wee gematity at Sow ; and he was informed that snivel awn of Mad, which • short time ago would not bars Moiled awn than V. or U. per sere, bad recently bow said at Mum 101. to 151., and even 181., per sere. Assam - laid he believed that ins be M.d ea the estate, and wished to know whether OM *iron did not think ;hat if labour were abundant lela i.e *IN be profitably worked ? Tbe Murmur' said that having had some experiethe el inn we, be was consisted that if they were to be tooted as amit, they meat be in private panda. Kr. iingit would be glad to know whether the thew E si ni. ngli nth get Chinses labourers. He hal herd Mill idle were ingsreed tuned oat very thesUsat TM — Czeinmax was vary happy to mate that the Arnelies Want* won et ant time raaking as Wort to gotObitene labwarion Madre_ poootat anamemento all Ms army raised tor kaweatbe Meer men be lownrdod to Ragland, to toed est lingthenten. The matboreewatry, however, was Isl e : preen that Imeldmen es the other sido o th• are quite anal& K Male( ohm their rim a ; .ad Idris the ealesiets were allowed to govern themeless they would be alio to import Chinese quite as cheaply and as ruddy u the Yankees of California. The report woo Dna adopted. On the =aim of Mr. ANDIZTON, sotteadod by Mr. Batson, • vote of thanks woo given to Captain Kilobits for the mammy is wbieh he bad peohrosod his dative. Tho Camammt said it was dee es Mr. Foster sad Ms. R. Davenport to seeks siseilor asbnoldedgeosate to As regarded the Wee reithwas Well Awns that whoa Cieptala Hitsbla4balsa hi the eel.:l, with perms teeepse guri l l , i tge weriti s jeL sr, e i r ti rea l t .egielative Oat i ort, aad fries Ids he teedved dodos hi: stay the Waded and mot moral aid. 111110kTlitert . t1OM TOW to Mr. Foster end Mr. Daven port respeedvelend subsequently to the ehalrman sad the beard. after*Welt the webs separated. CANADA COMPANY. Yesterday the half-yearly general court of pro piston was held at the Canada Heine, St. ; Kr. FRAMs' is the 'hair for the purpose of declaring a divideed. The minutes if the previous macaw of the &Luton having been read and esefinsed, The CHILI/ULU! proceeded to give a ranneary of the progress of the affairs of the onapany from the Ist of Jan uary In the 10th of Deeentber, 1&52, front white it ap peered that the ,Litad sold to 10th Dee... 22,430 aorta, at 14e. 2d. per sore. Lea lased „ ..66,356 „ 19s. „ 77.786 acres, at 17s. 9d. per acre. Receipts in Clanado. to 10th Dee. .... 61,9481. its. 3d. During the aim peeked is 1861 the total number of acres sold was 21,11 ell Us. 18. per acre, showing an inerease in the year 1862 OM. th illailli Miel sold , and of le. per aare in pries. The lands lamed in 1862 were less by 61,000 urn than in 1861. Tbde arose from the fact that they had km land be dhpese et, but it was matter for sow rmaimittlhey bed pa lb ld. per sere more for the . leneeL The pumbese mosey received in 1862 was 1 3901. ; In 1661 16,3081.; hag ea Mamas of 8841. under • head of porthole mew received. Bills re. eitivable and interest of am) foliated in 1452 16,868/4 in 1861 21,3041 ; , )eisy eAsareme of more than 4,0001. But it was lobe recollected that the amount so to be col lected had dimmed considerably in amount. The rents received in 18.52 amounted to 14,2041., in 1861 to 16,6011., being a decrease of 1,3971. under this head. The result was, that the total sums collected in 18.52 amounted to 61,9151., as compared with 56,3811. collected in 1851, show ier • decrease of 3,4361. ; but still the amount of money collated was large. la 1862 the lessees of 17,082 acres paid the pure:ham money, amounting to 11,4971., of their trmuolds, before they were required to do so, as compared with the lemem of 10,617 acres who paid 7,1611. in 1851. This showed a very prosperous condition of the colony. The funds in the bands of the company amounted to 13,4801., besides a considerable balance in the hands of their bankers in Canada. The liabilities amounted to dioool., which left 10,0001. in hand for the payment of vidend. The only additlestal feet ho bad to water* was that during the year they had diehiritet 11,411/01. of the &beaten debt. The etas it the meta* simony waa one of the greatest prosperity, and when the railways in Canada were completed, they would add materinLy to the value of their property. With respect to the our : nagement, be had to aasounco that they felt it to be their duty to dispense with the services of Mr. Jones so commissioner, and that Mr. Widders was now their first commissioner, and Mr. Robinson, a member of the Irgida• tire and executive councils, their second commissioner. Mr. Wiettusa moved that a dividend be declared at the rata of six per gent. per annum on the capital stock of the company, paid up free of income tan. A PROPJUSTOII hoped that the services of Mr. Jones, w►o had been in the employment of the company twenty three yean, would meet with due appreciation from the court. . . . The CHAU/MAK said that the court were disposed to dod kindly and fairly towards Mr. Junes. (Hear.) The ai...tios wee then put and carried, and the meeting separated. IRELAND DCBLIW, DPW. 29. The undress morning reception at which the Earl and Countess of Eglinton propose to take leave of the citizens of Dublin has been fixed for Tuesday next, and the noble earl and countess take their de parture from these shores on the following morning. A steamer will be placed at their disposal to take them dire ,t from Kingstown to Scotlaud. Yesterday, in the corporation, the question of pre senting an address to Lord Eglinton on his departure came under discussion. It was ultimately resolved, by a majority of 33 to 4, that the house adjourn to this day, for the pur• pose of receiving a report from a committee of the whole house on the address. Another instance of the manner in which au Irish landlord can treat his tenantry who have dared to exercise their franchise according to their conscience, is afforded by the following letter, which appears in some of the northern papers. The writer of it ap. pears to be an under agent of Mr. Stewart, of Ards, a gentleman who figured in a similar way in the now papers a few days since. The letter is as follows: Laurenectown, Banbridge, Dee., 1852. Dear Sir,—Captain Bowen desires me to say that he has received inetnietions from Mr. Stewart to call on all his tenants, who plumped for Mr. Crawford at the last election of the county Dawn, for the immediate payment of their respective rents in full, without any abatement whatever; and, if not paid, to proceed against them. As you are in the list of those who did so, Captain Bowen now requests that you will, on receipt of this, pay the rent due out of your holding in Clare to Mr. Stewart, and, if you do not, he must, however painful it may be to hint, proceed against you fur the recovery thereof, agreeable to his in structions. Ile gives you this informatioa to prevent your being put to any coau .— l am, dear sir, your obedient servant, Janes DEACON. Mr. George Lockhart, Lurgan. Tho Lout/s and Doren Pilot, a liberal protestant journal, in some remarks upon the preceding letter, " : r. Stewart seems determined to bring odium upon his class by the arbitrary exercise of his power so a landlord. and we think that clan an bound in self-protection to reprobate such conduct. We could point to hundreds of landlords who would feel themselves degraded by the slightest attempt to coerce the consciences of the humblest persons on their property. To men of this character Mr. Stewart has done a grievous injury; for the general public, especially in the niter country, are but too much in the habit of classing all manner of landlords under the same head. W. have a strong disrelish to the system of voting by ballot, as cowardly and ten-British, feeling that every man should be allowed the privilege of avowing his political convic tions without let or hindrance ; but while we have such an exhibition of authority perverted from its legitimate pin. poses as is evidenced by this latter, we really can discover no ether protection foe the tenant than the ballot. We hops some independent Irish member, if a landlord so much the better, will bring this business before the House of Com mons. It would do more towards the adjustment of the vexed relationship of landlord and tenant than many elo quent and argumentative speeches, and considered in this light, Mr. Stewart has become, though inadvertently, the friend of those whom he would reduce to the vilest bondage —the bondage of the mind. A Limn& paper attributes similar conduct to a landlord of that county, whose tenantry would not be dragged to the polling booth to vote against their own convictions, The following private communication respecting negotiation. for a commercial treaty between Eng land and France, appears originally in the Evening Post of last night : Paris, Dec. 23. I have learned that the Emperor Napoleon and the Bri tish government have been secretly engaged upon a treaty of commerce ; and, from the facts that have reached me, 1 think it neeassai7 to urge that a stir ought to be made in the interest of Ireland without a moment's d,lay. Accord ing to the proposed terms of this treaty, England will be served in her coals, her chits ware, her cutlery, and pro bably her cotton stuffs; and she will not, probably, insist upon the abrogation or diminution of the duties—prollibi tory in effect—imposed by France on Irish linens, and which are rendered more injurious to Ireland by the rivalry of Belgium. There is not an instant to be lost. That such treaty is in progress you may rely. Saunders' News Letter says : We have observed a paragraph going the rounds of the ppaaper darts, the last week, to the effect that Lord St. Leotards —the late Lord Chancellor for England—had dis posed of all the business in his lists, and lilt no arrears to embarrass his successor ; and we have great pleasure in making a similar announcement, and stating that our own Chancellor (Mr. Blackburne) rose nearly a fortnight since, after hearing every ease entered Ur his adjudicate n. The lists of the last term were much heavier than usual, and his lordship not only disposed of them within a very short period, bet during the three terms which he has occupied the Chancery bench he has got through a large amount of arrears. The Countess of Eglinton and her daughter, Mise Cockrell, accompanied by the Private Chaplain, the Archdeacon of Rsphoe, and Admiral Montgomerie, paid a visit to Guinness's Brewery yesterday, at her Excellency's special desire, and were taken all over this great concern by Alderman Benjamin L. Guin nee& The Lord Lieutenant has directed D. B. Franks, Esq., R.M., to take charge of the district of Mary borough, in the Queen's County, under the peon eions of the act 6 Wm. 4, e. 13, in the room of Thomas Cannon, Esq., retired from the service. The Rev. William de Burgh, B. 1)., of Bt. John's, Bandymount, has been elected Donnellan Lecturer for the year 1833. DCIILIS, Dec 30. The boisterous weather still continues. The wind again rose yesterday to something like a gale, and during the night it was only a little leas in violence than the great storms at the beginning of the week ; not, indeed, sweeping away roofs, and tearing up tress, bat quite sufficient to affect the navigation of the Channel disastrously. The English mails have been constantly two or three hours late for some days past; and the express parcels due in Dublin at 11 o'clock last night were not delivered until half past 3 this morning. For the last twelve hours, the gale has blown from different points between the west and south. The provincial papers are filled with accounts of the injuries inflicted by the gales, but fortunately no great disaster seems to have occurred on the Irish coast.. In the western and southern ports there are several vessels. A great many small boats lava swamped, and a schooner belonging to Peiheaddaelty sad bound from Slip to London, was dashed t• N=on the rocks near Kilrush, the crew easskig. l and other property along the western ease have also suffered .more or less damage hen the gales and floods. The new ministerial elections in Ireland are not likely to pass without opposition. The moving of a new writ for Cavan has been the signal for raising sundry war-cries in that quarter. On the one side the constituency are called on to elect "an honest Mod to tenant-right," and to reject the new Chief Bowstasy for Ireland, who is pronounced a traitor to the mem ; and on the other side, the tories breathe sat desperate threats of opposition. The Moil swears that Cavan must be contested, and says: There are three men of undoubted fitness, one or other of whom will step in to prevent the county from being disgraced ►y the return of a tenant-righter of the eve or of the morrow of en original Roman brigadier, or of • rens pd. Orangeman, who, when necessary, would see no more difference than Lord Aberdeen between Pio Nono and Queen Victoria. The lion. I :',avendish Butler, brother of Lord Lanesboro', Mr. WM. Humphries, of Ballyhaise, and Mr. Robert Borrowee, of Btr•done, are each ready to come into the field, and each willing to combine with the others to strike • blow at the distinetion-without.difference ad ministration, similar to that which was inflicted upon Lord Derby's in the county of Kildare. In this con test will be, to • great degree, involved the determination of the question of whether this country shall be permitted to proceed in its present course towards presperity and permanent quiet, or be again made the battle-field for the conflict of base English factions. To the true and prote'- tent men of Cavan we say—Oust Sir John Young. a. d you will de, the state good service. The Freeman denounces its old friends Mr. Keogh and Mr. Sadlier, and raises the old alarm•cry of centralisation. In its leading article of this morning that journal says: One of the leading principles on which the coalition cabi net is said to bars been formed is that of centralisation, not only as regards the higher functions of government, but liwwtsa witl% ream, W tha surttgr cants of natty sad law. When these projects were saner.ed before, we had the happiness of being ruled over by • •Yie•rel who had the way for it. abolition. Th e man i s c h ant actually accepted office for the purpling of „ preparing but not the purpose. Lord St. Germans comes to Irvin,. 4 w ith the /Me understanding as that upon which Lord t.' l er'ed° 4 came. He is to hold himself in readiness to be sup "ee 4 " at any moment that may be oonvenient fez the perpet.'""e• of the old job. Like his whig predecessors, he will . bees the assistance In the noble work of sapping and mint. ig, from which he means to draw is the interim 20,000/. • year—of a chief secretary who is pledged by his rote lapse , hament to the centralising scheme. Sir John Young sup ported the bill introduced in IWO by Lord John Russell for the extinction of the local executive government of Ireland. And this, no doubt, is ooe of his chief recommendations for the post, to which neither his abilities or services in any way entitle ham. And elsewhere, through the pen of its "special correspondent," the Freeman endeavours to arouse feelings of hostility to the new government, and especially to the Irish members of it. In the corporation yesterday the draft of an address to Lord Eglinton wan brought up, and, after some discussion, adopted by a majority of 37 votes against -dO-...., ••• BRIGHTON. 131tIfiHTUN, THURSDAY NORNINO. The office of a Lord of the Treasury having been steepled by our con., rvative candidate, Lord Alfred Her vey, a vac Lary net are to the represtotation of the borough. Y. ,dray intelligence was received that a new writ had b. moved for to the bosom, and is the eveniog aseetiage et the tthenl SRI erravervative electors took place. The Armor decided on rtqwestiag J. S. Mimeo', Esq., who ellbleated the .ate election, to eowto forward en the liberal ARAMs; and the tattoo at ono* Lath Illtwares for en =woleethre of Lord A. Hervey, who bad intl. bib alllingsees w gaud. There Is a pretty general peedmies is the borough that Ms lordship will be defeated, is a etmeifferable camber of liberal votes were added to the mister at Um late 'veletas. A esesties of Lord Heresy's mipporten will be holdea this entelao, at aye and ►ie lordship will be present. A gentle, of the liberal suitors nil also take place in the Town-hall. At two o'clock this afternoon the wider-sheriff, W. Kunst, Esq., reed the precept is frost of the Town-ball, appoietinie the u3niaatios for Monday sad the election fur Tuesday neat. Lord Hervey has isseed his address. He says that " Use declaratioa recently mad* is the Hoses et Leeds by the bead of the new cabinet of the poliey of Ms mmeransaist affords an ample gunman that, while • Ana rem steam wall le offered to :ash and &airfoils insevatioas, them measures of wise sad safe reform which 1 have on former occasions declared my iatratioa to support, will be strain- ously bet cautiously carried out by tie pewit mialiary." His lordship then proceeds to state that, limier t►ese eir cunataaces, he bad had no hesitation is aosepting the °Mos offend him. HERTFORD. The nomination of a candidate to represent this borough in parliament, in the place of the Hon. William Cowper, who has bean appointed one of the new lords of the Admiralty, takes place to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Cowper presents himself for re-election sad, ao doubt, will be retuned mopped. SCARBOROUGH. ----------- - --- The re-election of the Earl of Mulgrave, who had vac .ted his mat by accepting the office of Treasurer of the Houwhold, is almost certsis. In cue, however, opposition should he brought forward at the eleventh hour, an active canvass is being pursued is behalf of the noble lord, who will be resumed, it is said by his supporters, triumphantly. The writ has arrived, and the easdidate has issued his address. The Reatiaation will take place to-morrow (Satur day.) I • THE AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY. An extraerdtnery general meeting of the share .holders of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the directors' report on the result of Coale llitchins's inspection of the company's proper", in Australm, and to take all such measure% thereon as may be deemed advisable." The chair was taken by Mr. R. F. The SICIIIIIAILT read the following report: "At the 1 general meeting la .Taly last the direc tors reported that as won as they should have had the helmet of personally communicating with Captain Jahn Hitching, oa his return from Australia, ma extraordinary general meeting would be called to consider the tonne to be taken for the further promotion of the interests of the shareholders. The written report of Captain John Hitching has lain at the company's orate for some time open to the inspection of the sharenolders, and this with the specimens of ores brought by that gentleman, and exhibited at the tame plate, has afforded ample opportunity to all interested to become minutely acquainted with the geological cha racter of the company's property, the estimate formed by Captain Jetta Hacking of past operations, and his views GI to the future. _ . . . " This report will therefore osly deal with the general conclusions founded on this document, sad with the soars. of proceedings which, is the penal extraordinary pukka of affairs is the colony, Fr to be meet sib/sable. " First.—de to the Mk evident bun ellfilin Jaw Hitchis's ripen, owl tem Ober owns esuodlio your director% Mat the twature business is the aiserf a so as well their aim* operations so boos ostriol w a most eztrivesest sad injudicious oassaer, sad thee wader bettor amusement mach e:ppssusaM might have lees sued, and fir greats' roam resWM. It aut. however, be sailifectory ta the shareholders ta be assured that the pest filtraTV&ACiell have loss sines hissa effectually and finally arrested. " It is equally evident that the Tin killo mine bas not been properly tried, and that there exists good ground for anticipating profitable returns from those operations which Captain Jebel Machina recommends, sod which he believes may yet result in the discovery of remunerative di. posits of copper ere, there being a considerable quantity of very rich ore in sight in maiden ground that can be natty raised whe he labour market returns to a nor mal condition. These operations are minutely indicated is hie report, and their cost calculated after a close personal inspection. The recent letters from Mr. Foster, the company's agent, ecerobmte Captain John llitchines views, humus% that an far as he has been as yet able to prosecute the trial workiags referred to, the captain's meet favourable satici pations have been fully realised, but the superior attractions of the gold fields were again suspsudiag operations in copper mining, not only on the company's property but on every other Ash.. in the celery ; at the same time Mr. Poster ezpreeses himself with some maildeues that the labour market will is the course of a short time become mare favourable.. n As copper 01•111.14 whenever °kcal:Mari allow the company to resume that character, it may be desirable sot to rest exchtsively on the Tungkilio Mine, but to ebtala upon equitable pees some of the many minas of promise w• are ameettined to exist in the colony, , and here the will dative great benefit from the enmities given by leis Hitching to his men general servey. Al lied, tbs fikeeton bays wand the option of a mine whittle/ in fair prospects of immigration, bt l intli for rim that will be readily appreciated, the directory ahstaia hem describing more particularly at the present tame. Dig his madame in the colony, the impr es. Weine of the ismli attracted Captain Jelin Hitchines Of the Mks% Omsk estate, many all the have been eke* based apse teenszlt y sitheveh bis Ai asseses vorls for the km we lady so be been by raseat greats, esesideelag the elsaraeter limit pukka of this prepesfer i lle essegeley's amid survey at Heed, Creek, whisk 110111101.1111161 keep ark to soak. obeli 4 mike bee east is hart. alai*. talon. 20,000 imeleds wee as it. sneak be oasherege or e eltivatioe, a oseilierabio sent memo is be - ealtelde Ice dairy farms, the WA seaseally bake sal searieseied. sad certainly better reseed the, ma fiblolots he the colony, OR whisk asionat Yes mho i ilsbly milled by colonists tally seweetest Mee ill rest diareeler. Had the esmosare prespesuk, kerelhai, renshaed ha the state ia which they were when Opplais Jake Eitehlos left the colony, the diseases would pole* have felt it their duty to the shareholders to reeammomil a Unger exer cise of patience fur the natural deadweight of the value of the land and the proarmatioa of sash reasseehal is mining as the state of the labour market might allmi, but minis his departure from the (*lousy an entirely sew stalls of has arises. Resauserative gold fields - have bees so near the company's property as to induce the expecta tion that It may be found sport the company's land, or Is such proximity to It aa to sleet its value most ma terially. " As already stated by the last esseaats, it that copper mining had bees spin but it is most gratifying to perceive that, the since re fused to engage for more work at eaggerr, solar slowed favourably the prospect M st peopeis yeedoselas geld that they had agreed with l it . Teller, mks So= meat at Mose Wales esesedolo samasees mei& weasel* dl b setlew. is embus peels et the estspare hod. Ia sue it me be edged the mope, emit fell to is lhoomeeill advantage or the Oa eereries, sad IMO erpeaalb h sing on active saddest agent, prepensi p mad lidmaell of every gyp/Meaty for ' promoting Mrs anspany's laterals, and Oda beds l& di rectors hohlesielly p smite to you hew itvautelge a ' position the sewpsay eseemiel so compared with away others. ' It will be la the niellestisa of the shariteliter! that Wl* eilliall ash Ws ilea USK. ems bearied is the *mhos, ma amiss of killo—aw amemillowe Yourei dailli nteas w ilialh =4 .ll 4 at a reolomb OW, ma utabissiy aria be presoold ii • **nab* Mpe sag waned at a .low rate. This oar aunty. yam directors as* happy Is say, Is perfectly op pliable is the stamping sad .-dashes of gold are 5.... .". is situated am the he era wever-alligeraeli t aid by • medal steramaibta. Taw dim*. Wine sr - els bat ma *Mr earapas aspire I. ail Ibe Awe sling mis sies, and that is pared by the Base Berra Cesamay. To assaskistare in isglasd, sad mats week at aay at the gob! kids I. llaelnlia, Malin =slimy twat at tba rant sesmat maks time aid wet tamely admilllyi at say appromiewlie too. flu lava Ma a elm at Pert Arklakle . a MI sweat *elmpt•a, wad WWI. 7:=lo74nri i Oa sbe il k leg id ligirmea r te stis :o% l X ewe gaits goillwaril Owes* at tbs Wog Arm thoessa opgarleMiOr ea mike apieline la sold= minima ea lielliawl amt sallabb, Want sapplimilimita The 411batioos tbarelhow poop* to avail. thesmaimik Me .1M Mesa of the 1111411 W, Of the' bight, sivarawilinewsloon brillated ; to ' bet a thaw wives * maw= ft womb oar - or ow* Was la NerMaisa wilt *a reasurin of Sleek mint poem% sad aper ch**, to r atell = Ft of lima aormary oposatitas, nib 0 the of dwit and the Masai et en IRK wilialt promise rad MI be asilial wow as obewmeamse sa•tr alit blo. la Sae% wbibt arwitilaiseg flan *Ely dad week, to eater apes sash besisem es may promise a weedy return, sod ler whisk their poet egoism awl the* pinkies in Amu** Over Wiwi whawasee pueseasi by lbw abs.. •• The dinette onast doso this palm of ibis report without alluding to der very highly reabliratery way I. Niel Copia Joint MINN* ham WSW bie rair*aa • bob is retuallag Ma onspeay 'e Lima mad is reportiai visa *sir gaim*,..aaesay ; sad It Awe *Outer. WO SO MC that his an, lally boar& mare eztemively available piesr interests. " The eaa* oppertasity wain the directors to inform the eh i rebellion that the very ilavoarable opinion they were led to form of Mr. rater bee bees In every way borne out by their farther esperimee, wed they beve opals to record itheir high same of Ms valuable sid they have received from Mr. ltdmt Novaya* is ileo mislay. I 0 Ceder the 140th swim el the eerpwny s deed, the di rector, are 11114119011nd 10 array for a ahvtar or as act of imorporatiss. The sisped of applying for the former i has fur sameillme been the subjoin M - eomiderstion ; but with that 111111110011 which they trust has guided all their arts, the dittoes, bens deferred doing so saki they were in • mill* to asks this present reprrt. • 0 The late Isterreenrin in the politisel world his some what lateribrog with their *intim be ads fee, but the dime*, Me* as ao distsa u t a il, la haw to otnice the 1 e;mpsay me isoorporated a ayalaitaelor." The Onanitur ma be Nelti allaila die Atareholdete that it was me estbemlory is the aria* Is lay *lon THE LATE STORMS. I regret to say that we cahoot yet speak of the storm us a thing pissed, tor even now i: blows a a. v..-re gale, aid, as the wind is now from the •lat, and directly is the teeth of the express steamer from Kingstown to Holy head, there appears but little chance of your Irish express parcel reaching you in time. 1 subjoia some particulars from the provincial journals of the effects of the recent tem pest in different parts of Ireland : Coax.—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights this city was visited by nearly the most violent hurricanes it has ever experienced. The streets were strewn with slates and tiles, by which several persons narrowly escaped being killed. In I parts of the country large trees were torn up by the roots, stacks blown down, crops demolished, and cattlo severely injured. The loss to the farmers must have been immense. Queenstown during Sunday presented an un usual number of weather-!wand, water-lugged, and shat tered vessels. It is said that the Cork Steam ship Company's steamer Ocean suffered damage. Coucurrently with the hur ricane we had an extraordinary fall of rain, the depth of which was upwards of half an inch. It has been stated that the wetness of the months of November and December in the present year has been greater than usual. This, however, does not appear on examination to be the ease. Batraar.—On dabbatbssight last, this town and the sur rounding country were visited by a storm more severe and more serious In its effects than any which has occurred since the memorable hurricane of the 7th of January, 1639. Both on Friday night and on Saturday morning, gales were ex perienced which must have preyed disastrous along the cost lines and at NM, thou.ih no damage worth noting oc curred in town. About twelves o'clock on Sabbatti however, the storm of the previous two days increased in intensity ; at about two o'clock it had gathered strength and impetus threatening the most serious consequence. both oar sca and land ; and between four and fi ve o'clock at had reached a perfect hurricane, terminating in the toppling of many chimneys, is the unroofing of numerous houses, in the complete prostration of at least two or three build ing., and in the destruction of a considerable amount of property in the town and its vicinity. In ionic of the older thoroughfares of the town the damage done by the falling of chimneys, the dilapidation of parapet walla, and the dislodgement of slates. was certainly more lextensive than in newer localities; still there were tow streets, old or new, in which houses didnot suffer more or le* t injury . A large number of buildings were partially unroofed li n High -street, North street, John-street, Carrick-hill, field, Talbot-street, Academy-street, Nelson-street, and the t ladjoining districts, and the new buildings in Waring.street. Victoria.strect, and Ann street, atferded evidence that they. , too, had not been suffered to escape. The storm continued rage with considerable violence, and with imminent danger to life as well as property, till about one o'clock in the afternoon, portions of cnimneys and dislodged slates still continuing to fall at intervals on the footpaths and in the middle of the streets. Several individuals congratulated themselves on basing had almost InifaClllolll. compes. Pro habit as great or greater injury was caused by the river, which rose to an extraordinary height—eome six feet higher than usual, and which flotded all the localities in its ucigh bourhood, up even to the centre of the town. Gamble street, Tooth-street, Corporation-street, Great George street, Earl•street, Trafalgar-stgeet, Fleet-street, Gar mills street, and the adjiiniug streets and lanes, were im passable at an early period in the day, and remained so during hours. In the direction of Sandy raw, Durham street, and the Pound, the overflow of the Blackstaff did its accustomed dirty work with the inhabitants, and the sweep of the Lagoa river over its backs placed the pcople in the low-lyinglocalitiza about Murp'-iy-itreet, Friendly street, and the streets contiguous to May's-tields and the markets, in a position not mere comfortable. In this latter locality, as well as in the former, including the fields on either side, the whole, as far as the eye could reach, was one vast sheet of water, and the inhabitants were obliged in numerous cases to leave the lowsr floors, which were inundated to the depth of two or three Ivo% and retire to the higher. On the line of the Holywood Railway, considerable in jury was done—so much so, indeed, that it will require a few days to repair it. The tide at half-past 10 o'clock rote to such a height that it overflowed the Kinnegar, and cams down with great force on the line in its neighbour hood, washing away the top dressing or " balluting," and loosening the sleepers and roils. Such was the power of the waves, that a schooner was actually forced on the em bankment, and remains there high and dry at the present moment. The damage done to the line was most fortu nately discovered before the next due train reached the spot, so that no injury was censer: to passengers, carriages, or stock. The traffic on the line has been suspended till the necessary steps are taken to conduct it with safety to the company and to the public. THE RECEiT HIJRRICANE DEVONSHIRE. The hurricane on Sunday night and Monday morning did much damage to property in various towns of Devonshire. The gale was very violent on the south coast. At Torquay chimneys blew down, roofs were injured, and several fishermen's boats were dished to pieces. In Tor Abbey a number of trees were torn up by the roots. At Newton Abbott the river Lemon overflowed its banks, and the marshes were covered with water. Considerable damage to property hes been done. At Totnes the roofs of several houses were blown off. At Ashburton the gale lasted 12 hours. Hundreds of apple trees were rooted up, and the roofs of houses and chimneys were much shattered. In the north of Devon the hurricane was very violent. At Crediain considerable damage was done to houses. The towns of Torrington, Southenolton, Bideford, Barnstaple, and other places, have more or less sustained damage. SOUTH DEVON. FALL OF A CLIFF ON THE SOUTIL DEVON RAILWAY. The south coast of Devon has been visited by , severe storms daring the week, and property has sustained great damage. The mail train, which leave, Exeter at 4 a.m. on Monday , was much im p eded by the violence of the storm. On arriving just below Powderham-road bridge, on the South Devon Railway, the engine was struck by a falling tree, and the buffers were knocked off. Fortunately this awkward accident did no further injury, and the train proceeded. The passengers were rather skewed, as they felt the concussion, and imagined that the train had gone off the line. At high water, and the wind blowing to the S.S.E., the sea broke on the shore with greet violence, db leg some damage to the more exposed parts of the South Devon line. At Teignmouth the sea was very boisterous ; the waves dashed into the streets of the town; and since the great November gale, in 1824, when the bodies of the dead were washed out of their graves from the East Teignmouth churchyard, such a gale has never been witnessed. The waves dashed against the East Teignmoutb Church wall, huge pieces of rock, weighing more than a half-hundred weight each. A most extraordinary occurrence took place on the South Devon line, en Wednesday morning. Between V tw lish and Teignmouth, there are some rocks, of a grotesque formttion, known as the " Parson and C lark. " These rocks have been tunnelled through ; and in doing so, it was neccatary to cut away a portion of the Dawlish cliffe—the base of which has been so undermined that they have, for a long time, overhung; and an accident, at some time or other, was predicted. The continual wet weather has loos ened these cliffs, and on Wednesday one of them fill with a tremendous crash upon the line of the South Devon Railway. The immense quantity of earth and stones which are now lying there had completely blocked the way, and the mail train which was due on 11 ednesday morning at Newton by 6 o'clock, did not retch until 10. The mail bags were obliged to be taken out and sent on by omnibus to Dawlish. By this obstruction, which will take some time to remove, the passengers by railway are obliged to go from Dawlish and Teignmouth, and n . ee versa, by omnibus, which of course causes much delay. THE CASE OF THE MADIAIL—PIIBLIC MEETING AT BILIGHTUN.—A vary crowded meeting wu held on Wednesday last, at the Pavilion Rumen in this town, Sir T. W. Bloomfield, Bart., in the chair, for the purpose of hearing from Capta.in Trotter an account of his recent mis sion to Florence an company with Leeds Roden and Cavan, In the hose of procuring the release of the Hadiais from the Grand Mike of Tuscany. The gallant captain gave very many interesting details concerning the spread of protes tantism in the city of Florence and its immediate neigh bourhood ; a result which he entirely ascribed to the num bers of English Bibles which had been introduced into that country in spite of the vigilance of the Roman catholic au thorities. Captain Trotter further stated that within the last few weeks the Grand Duke had introduced the guillo tine into Florence fur the purpose of checking the progress of the protestant movement, and had actually appointed a public executioner with a salary of 101. a month. Ile also describe , ' the system of espionage to which all persons were exposed in Tuscany who were suspected of entertaining the least protestant sympathies, and the power of the state authorities and police to arrest and imprison inchei•luals, though innocent of any overt act, upon the merest suspicion of favouring that cause. Ile stated that Francesco Madiai at Volterra, and Rosa, hie wife, at Lucca, were aulferinet seventy in health from the effects of their close imprison• anent, but that they were much comforted by the assurance of English sympathy. Ile al , o stated that a college was the course of erection at Geneva fur the purpose of rceeit'wg these converts who were forced to lea‘e Tuscany on ar,:oune of becoming Protalbutts, and announced that tho co',lection made at the doors of the, r o om would be applied to that sr. pose. The meeting was closed with prayer by awis crissicklabl• swum Wm, ?.•• • • if: