The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-06 00:00:00

site ervreoo. TO CORRESPONDENTS. +Weed Fdlttaa ;I '.ll..F4yeeee. "eeetaursair The wise eveideire put,limbed every Toad., ead trte.ey WAWA Am kr NIL A tvestienreste Intended tar " TM Lapreem." Lodes rvesiar piper, =R.t be at the /AC*, 19, lioeverie-etreet, W Two e'eAmet ea dr Op et pribiieaties. NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. fen Me—lllerning. 111 Na. .111insea. Ili. Dr To-sissow—Moralm Ge. LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6.- it accompanies the grant with conditions which oblige those who accept it to a continual warfare with noxious influences. The whole history of the repreeentation of Oxford confirms this view. We look with awe when we see a pro mising young statesman fling himself, like Christian is the allegory, into the valley of darkness; but we are sure that if he battles successfully with the oppo nents who cross his path, he will emerge all the stronger . for his warfare, and be at liberty to go on ward with his hopes and powers increased. Thus it was with Sir ROBERT PEEL. Oxford would willingly have tamed down his energies and fettered his aspirations for progress. It was only when he was victorious over all the opposition it was in the power of Oxford to place in his way, that he was enabled to devote all his strength to the maintenance of the enlarged views which be entertained of the proper emirss of policy which it behoved the greatest nation of Europe to adopt. We cannot tell whether the some fate awaits Mr. GLADSTONE. PEEL escaped from the Cimmerian darkness of the University to become Prime Minister. If Mr. GLADSTONE at the end of the election finds himself freed from the heavy fetters with which the University would willingly bind him, the possibility . is that he also may be enabled to pursue without interruption the course which his aspirations may dictate. Whatever may be the result of the election, therefore, there is no paradox in saying —in the language of a sec tion of society dear to the late Pasuuto—that Mr. GLADSTONE "goes in to win." If he loses the election, he is freed from trammels which will every day become more irksome. If he is elected, he will have postponed the date of his en tire emancipation, it is true, but he will have ad miedeesesd "a heavy blow and discouragement" to , on unprincipled faction. If he is rejected, he will get rid of a drag-chain which must always have im peded his progress, and he will be free to employ his great capabilities subject to no other restraint than that imposed upon him by the necessities of time and I pl ace . We then can affird to look very calmly upon • contest which is agitating parties in a manner almost unprecedented. Disposed as we are to look upon', Lord ABLADEEN'S Ministry from an indulgent point of view, we should still be very sorry to be forced to think the safety of the liberal came bound up in it. And however highly we mg estimate the value of Mr. GLADSTONE'S services in the present Ministry, we should be very loth to believe that the rendenng of these services is wholly depen dant upon the honourable gentleman's re-election.at Oxford. It is more than probable that a rejection at the University would have the effect of endowing Mr. GLADSTONE with claims which will be recog nised by constituencies with a far more powerful voice in the destinies of England than the rabid factions which influence for good or for evil the Oxford Masters of Arts. But while the result of the Oxford election is a matter of comparative indifference to us, it is impos sible to restrain the indignation which naturally arises at the unprincipled manner in which the op: position to Mr. GLADSTONE has been carried 611. there were no other reason why the Muters of Ade should elect that gentleman and reject his ens cent, a sufficient one would be found in the wear city imposed upon them to clear themselves from the disgraceful position in which the Carlton Club has p lace d them. From Saturday until Monday were the members of this body who were called together—not by any well-known representa tive of a great principle--not by any one whom they knetr or had faith in—but simply by an ordonnance proceeding from the Carlton Club —"the friends," it was stated, " of the late Allininistration"—franifiatur day until Monday were these men boasting at having ansaived distinguished degrees from the highest uni versity in the land, kept together, like sheep in a pen, or like slaves in a slave-market, without the slightest knowledge of who was to buy them. They were actually driven together in herds to their various places of meeting without being made acquainted with the name of the person for whom they are to vote. On arriving at Oxford, they must have found that they had been summoned there, not by any influential body of University men—for there was no one there to tell them who was the mob date for their votes—but by sonic body external to the University, which had not yet made its dream as to the candidate to be put forward. These aimless YESTPRDAY that national Balance Sheet—" The " Quarterly Abstract of the net Produce of the Re- " venue of Great Britain for the years and quarters " ended Jan 5th,1852, and Jan. 5th,1853, showing the I " increase and decrease thereof"—was issued by the Treasury. The figures are highly satisfactory, and suf ficiently indicate that the present flourishing condition of the people,—based on free commerce,—has had its usual influence upon the national resources and filled the national treasury. We have an increase both on the year and on the quarter. On the year the in crease amounts to 978,92GL, whilst on the quarter it is no less than 702,776!. Remembering the dimi motion of Customs duties,—the reform of the Stamps,—and the abolitions of taxes that have formed an essential element of oar financial system since the establishment of Free Trade, this growth of the revenue gives another proof of the wisdom of our present policy and offers another argument for extending it still further. Turning for ',compa rison and contrast-sake to the revenits statement issued in October last, we find there a decrease on the year of 437,3971., induced mainly by the aboli tion of the window tax and the relief given on tim ber, stamps, and bricks. Only three months later we hive the present total increase of no less than 978,9261. In other words, the loss from diminished taxes of a sum approaching half a million shown in October is converted to a yon of nearly a million, as shown in January. Such is the elasticity of our resources under the system of Free Trade ! The present highly prosperous condition of the people is shown by that unfailing test—an increase on the consumption of exciseable articles suffi cient to give—under that headingalone —an expanded revenue upon the year of 263,810. The Stamps exhibit a still further improvement under the new law, affording an increase of 353,712/. Notwith standing the repeal of the obnoxious Window Tax, which at one comp relieved the population of the country of that heavy burthen, we find the gap tilled up by the expansive powers of the present system— only 180,1191. now appearing as the decrease under the heading of Taxes for the year, whilst in the same column for the quarter the decrease is most agreeably supplied by an increase of 233,9511. The Post Office shows a diminution on last year as compared with the Great Exhibition year which preceded it—but the exceptional diminution is seen to progress of repair, for the Post office return for the quarter shows an increase of 26,0001. Crown lands, miscellaneous, and repay ments of advances, all likewise contribute figures to the columns of increase. Numbering all the entries together, we see on the year and quarter fourteen entries of increase to six of decrease • —the figures of decrease on the year being 303 , 153 1 ., whilst en the quarter they are but 31,452/.; showing thus a most satisfactory tendency towards the vanishing point —the totals (as we have already stated) being an in crease of nearly a million sterling on the year, and of more than seven hundred thousand pounds on the quarter. We may tabulate the condition of the quarter's revenue as follows : Increase on the Quarter. Stamps Taxes 233,951 Property Tax Post-office 100,282 26,000 Crown Lands Miscellaneous Imprest and other monies Repayments of advances.. The decrease on the quarter is only 18,1281. in Customs (notwithstanding the reductions in duties); and 13,3241. in the Excise .—the latter, on the ear showing, as we have said, an increase of 263 ,8 11 1. The last trade return affords in formation only up to November 3, and there fore is not ready to afford exact information as to any items of falling-off that may go towards making up these lessened Customs figures of 18,1281. But this amount is trifling, and that return does show that a positive and considerable increase had taken place in the imports and consumption of thosearticles in which the comforts of the bulk of the people are most concerned—in tea,coffee, sugar, wheat, nce, rum, brandy and tobacco; the diminution to November being in cocoa, glass, foreign timber, and some few other trifling articles, such as gloves. Again the false cry . of ruia to the landlords by the loss of their Protection, is replied to by the revenue returns. If the landlords need a tax on our bread, or relief from a tax on malt, how does it happen that, under the heading of Property Tax, we find an increase of more than a hundred thousand pounds paid in the last three months? No doubt much of this sum comes from the pockets of prosperous traders and Industrious professional people; but if rents had fallen, as the landlords pretend when they ask for relief, any increased taxes from trade-profits must have been swamped in making up landlord deficien cies, instead of figuring as th ey'd* now, to make up this new increase of Property Tax. The continued improvement in the Stamps return preaches an important lesson to our new CHANCEL- Loa of the &nirvana& The Stamp Act was reformed, and the rates of that mode of taxation were made more equitable, and more in accordance with the rational demands of the people. Sir Cusaus WOOD was hard to teach, but was at last drilled into a plan at once practical and wise, and the result was a new law upon the subject, by which the industrious and saving portion of the people were bene fited—the transfer of moderate parcels of land was rendered more easy and cheap—and other public advantages were gained, and public reliefs granted. At first there was, of course, a falling off in the produce of this class of taxes, but that loss was only temporary. Each successive month and each succeeding return showed an increase of revenue under the new and more rational law, until now we see the Stamps giving an increase on the last quarter of no less than 187,6441. What a suggestive fact is this for Mr. GLADSTONE. How it points out to him the true direction in which alone he can wisely move. How it must tend to teach him the only ratioral and practical and safe mode of dealing with tho Income-Tax difficulty—the first great stumbling-blcck the Ministry ma expect. Public opinion urged tho reforms made in the Stamp Laws, and the Whig Chancellor of the Exchequer who made the changes may now be honestly proud of the result. The Stamp Tax was revised, graduated, and made to sit more lightly, equably, and easily upon the shoulders of the tax-payers. The nation were relieved and grateful, and the revenue erases to suffer. The public now ask that a sound and rational consideration shall be given to Income Tax reform, that it—like the Stamp Tax— may be made more light, equable, and easy to boar. If Mr. GLADSTONE will condescend to follow bir Camas WOOD'd example, and permit the fair hailaiaa at proper pressure from without,—will ease Oa oda we the over-loaded shoulders of that good will's& ming Rum Bum, all parties may hereafter valako oar lamas Tax reform, as they now find OM tar 0011111dIdation in the results of their former aaeaHoratioa d the Stamp Tax. The surplus revenue on the 10th of October last, attar providing kr the charge for that quarter, was 18,4324 ; whilst the surplus, after providing for the charge on the Osalolidated Fund and for the pay ment of supply swim for the quarter ending yes terday, Jan. 5,1863, was 474,9181. (it were men of education, of standing in society, and yet when we think of them waiting there until a messenger from " the friends of the late Administra " tion" alias the Carlton Club should bring them the name of the person for whom they were to vote, is it possible to re frain from thinking of the miserable electors of Derby, imprisoned in their party pot-houses, wait ing until FRAIL or Ftzwitma should bring them the decision of the Carlton? Well might the Rev. B. C. Wootcomna, woof the speakers at the Convocation, My " For myself, I confess that I have never come " into a house of Convocation with such decided, such " unmitigated disgust. I understand a difference of " opinion—l can tolerate, I hope, strong and " vehement opposition—l can bear a defeat ; " but one thing I cannot understand, I " cannot tolerate ; and that is, bad faith. " No, I cannot endure that we should have introduced " into this venerable house the lowest and basest acts "of the most unprincipled electioneering. One can " didate—no, I beg pardon, one honourable person— " a man of the highest character, of the greatest in " tegrity, who never at any one time was a candidate, " has most amply vindicated himself and his own " spotless honour. Another candidate, we are told, is " forthcoming—another has been named. I confess " I think we might well demand the proof of his " consent to be named, we might ask for his own hand " and seal. One thing I will say ; one entreaty I " will again and again make, and that most urgently " —let us not allow this our venerable house of Con " vocation to become an object of contempt, of dis grace, and opprobrium. Let us not tolerate for a "moment that the acts of the worst electioneerers, " which would be scouted with indignation from the " humblest town, should here find a refuge, amongst "gentlemen—amongst members of a University— "amongst clergymen. This is no question of party— " the honour, the credit, the character of the whole " University is at stake." We leave the Masters of Arts to digest this appeal at their leisure. We have never been the indiscriminate advocate of Mr. GLADSTONE. We opposed him when a ques tion arose as to the propriety of choosing between him and the Duke of Newchartr., and tor this rea son, that the latter was the more decidedly and intelli gibly liberal of the two. We have always taken pains to point out the errors into which the hon. gentleman is apt to fall from his tendency to shade away all bold distinctions between opposite principles by the aid of a subtle logic. But making allowance for some faults, there is no denying that Mr. GLADSTONE pommies in an eminent degree many of the qualities of s statesman. He has exten sive - knowledge, much industry, administrative qua lities, and an acquaintance with all forms of public business. When we add to this that he is conscien tious and eloquent, and we believe sincerely honest, we have said quite enough to show that he is toe good for Oxford. If the University reject him she will be the loser, while the public will be the gainer in seeing him in a position where he will not be influenced by the sneers of ignorance or the hootings of bigotry. THE EXPLOSION OFF THE ISLE OF MAN.—The Moots Sun gives the following account of the statement made by James Kelly, of Port St. Mary, the only survivor of the 30 persons who were employed shout the wreck of the Lily, when the explosion took place on Monday, the 27th ult. When they first approached the wreck they imagined they smelled smoke (it wu about half-past six o'clock at this time); this soon proved to be a fact ; but as they knew the powder was in the fore and aftennost parte of the vestal, and the smoke about midships, they did not apprehend danger, although several spoke of leaving the wreck. However, some began to clear the cabin and sail-ease, and others to try to discover the cause of the smoke by cutting a hole in the deck ; and he thinks that as soon as they cut the bole in the deck a current of air was created, which led to the exploding of the powder. The on of the Are is a mystery." The Mans Sun also states that the miners who were working in Ballaeor kill mine at the time, a distance of three miles from K it terland, felt the shock se much that they hastened to the surface. Their candles were extinguished, and one /11111 was knocked down. An inquest has been held on the bodies found, and the verdict returned was to the effect that the men lost their lives by the exploding of gunpowder on board the brig Lily, of Liverpool. Of those who perished, 25 belonged to Port St. Mary, two to the Howe, anti two to Castletown, leaving to lament their loss 22 widows sad 72 fatherless cluldroa. OLD JODN BUNYAN must surely have had Oxford in his prophetic eye when he penned the wonderful allegory of the ' Valley of the Shadow of Death." The passengers through this fearful pass had to con tend with all monstrous forms of evil, and even with the arch-destroyer himself; but, when victorious, they emerged into the path which led them to glory, and honour, and content. Oxford prepares the hie re 'option for the sincere and the valiant who pass through the portals which it opens to legislative die *dim. It grants a passage, it is true, but THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6. 1853. FRANCE. PARIS. THURSDAY, RAMPART 8 A.M. The Ministers of the United States, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, TuscanT, Hanover, Baden, and Saxony have received their credentials. PARIS, WiDIIIIIIDAT EVIININO. A special supplement in the Xonitewr announces that the Russian minister delivered to-day his cre dentials to the Emperor. It was confidently stated at the Bourse to-day, that the Prussian and Austrian ministers would have presented their credentials at the Tuileries this morn ing, but that the Emperor was prevented by indis- position from receiving them. The Russian creden tials have not, it is said, yet arrived in Paris. The Moniteur says : The ratifications of the commercial convention between France and Belgium of the 9th ult. were exchanged on the 31st at Brussels. It is known that this conventian which again places in vigour the treaty of the 12th De:ember. 1845, until the conclusion of a new t, mutt respectively receive its application from the 1 inst. According to accounts from Rome of the 24th ult., the relief of such corps of the army of 000uption es had not been changed since the arrival of the expe dition in 1849 was expected. These corps ars—the regiment of dragoons, the ariillery, the waggon train, and the engineers. This relief will not, however, take place until after winter. It results from this that the oft repeated reports of the evacuation of Rome by the Frenth troops must be considered as unfounded. Vbe (Dull. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, with the Prince of Leiningen, attended by the Countess of Charlensent. the Ron. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord Chas. Fitsroy, and Lient..Colonel P. H. Seymour, drank tea with the Durham of Rent at Frogmore last night. The Tyrolese Minstrel performed • selection of favourite airs. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley aad Limit-ColonelEid dulph had the honour of receiving invitation*. Prince Albert, attended by Litut.-Colonel 8e our. ho noured Mr. Ward with • visit at his studio at Upton Park Villas yesterday to inspect his historical picture of the eza entice of Montrose. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Prince,. Mary of Cambridge are expected to-day on • visit to her Majesty ; and M. and Madame Van de Weyer, the E ,rl of Aberdeen Viscount and Viscountess Harding., and Major-General Sir George Bowles have been invited and are expected this afternoon. Sir W. Gore °Ansley had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his Aloha residence in Downing strut. The noble earl left towb yesterday afternoon on a visit to the Queen at Windsor Cutle. Earl Granville left town on Tuesday evening for Woburn Abbey. Viscount Palmerston a:rived in town yesterday afternoon front Tiverton. THE FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTE WESTERN RAILWAY. The Archbishop of Paris's sermon on the opening of St. Genevieve has broken the last link that bond him to the republican party, and has given gmt offence to liberals of all shades. He asserted em phatically that amidst the revolutions of empires the constitution of the church had ever remained un changed. This, in a country which shook off the yoke of ultramontanism in the time of Bossuet, and has never submitted to it since, was a hardy Amer tion. In fact, nothing can be more unlike than the constitution of the catholic church, as laid down by the Council of Trent, and that of the independent, and, to a certain extent, reformed, though still professedly the Roman Catholic Church of France. The Pope, instead of being the absolute king of catholicity, as the ultramontanista hold, is in France merely the constitutional executive power of the church, and can only exercise his power according to rules concerted with the civil govern ment. It is too much to say, after these highly prized Gallican liberties have been wrenched from Rome, sorely against her will, that the constitution of the church is not as subject to oe modified ly re volution as those of empires. The archbishop made a violent attack upon Louis Philippe for having res tored the Pantheon to the profane uses to which it was devoted in the first revolution, and plainly inti mated that his fall was imputable to the withdrawal of the protection of St. Genevieve. He thca pro nounced a much more enthusiastic eulogium than he has ever before done upon Louis Napoleon, and prophecied long prosperity to hint and las _go vernment as a reward for his catholic zeal. His grace however forgot to explain how it happened that the Empire and the Restoration, which both put themselves under the protection of St. Genevieve by successively restoring her church, were in their turns swept away by the tide of change, after endu ring for even less time than the government of the King of the Barricades. The restored church's now daily crowded with pilgrims, who come from many leagues round to place lighted candles round the gold shrine supposed to oontain the heart of the Saint-Grand. THE INQUEST. Yesterday morning an inquest on the bodies of the sufferers by this collision wee held at the Star hotel, Ox ford. Captain Brueyeres, the superintendent of the Loudon and North Western Company, and Mr. M'Connell, were fa attendance. Mr. Hester, the Town Clerk of Oxford, ap peared to watch the case for the London and North Wcs tern Company ; Mr. Small, of the firm of Smith and Small, of Buckingham, on behalf of the family of John Tarry, the driver of the train; Mr. Menem, for Mr. Blott, the station-master; Mr. Hayes, of the lirza of Parker, Hayes and Co., tie solicitor; to the company, wee also in attendanse ; as was Captain Wynne, the government inspector. The jury then went to view the bodies. On their return the following witnesses were called : James Smith, foreman over the engines and engine-men at the Orford statioo,stated that he had accompanied the jury to view the bodies. He could identify the body at the in firmary as Samuel Wilcox, a fireman in the employ of the company, attached to No. 220 engine. That engine was on Monday lest bringing a coal train from Rugby to Oxford. The driver was John Lee, who escaped. He also identified the body of John Tarry, engine-driver of engine 148, attached to the passenger train from Oxford at 5.30. Robt. Bugden was the fireman, whose body he also identified. Jose h Kind% wee the guard. He also knew the body of Thomas Landon, fireman to engine 124, the first attached to the mai train. The driver of that was Robert Law, whose body was at the Victoria Inn. It was his duty to see the engines were in working order and the , men fit to go with them. In his absence it was the duty of the station-muter and the policemen to see that the men were in a fit state to do their work. He went to Beater at four o'clock, and saw the engine 148 at Islip. He in tended to return by the oosl train, but stopped till the six o'clock train. There were spatial directions in the time line about the coal trains. He had no communication with the driver of 148 engine, but he saw enough of him to see that he was fit for his duty. He was bringing in the five minutes put four train from Bletchley to Oxford, and was waiting at luip. He did not speak to Tarry, but he saw him en his engine. After taking in that train he would have to return soon. He might have had • few minutes liberty, but very little. Tarry was • sober, steady man. Witness knew him four or five years as a driver. When Tarry got to Oxford, be would have to turn his engine, and take water and coke, and then shunt the train from one side of the station to the other, which would take above half aa hour ; and he had to lesve again at half-put 6. Them bad been only one line of rails at work between Islip and Oxford since the 15th or 16th of December. It was the up line. The contractor had the other for the repairs of the tunnel at Wolvercote. Under the tunnel there was at this time only one line of mill. There was no one at Oxford in witness's absence who was reseinsible for seeing whether a driver was in • fit state; but if any one on the platform saw him the worse for drink, they would take notice of it. If witness had been at Oxford, he should have examined the engine; and if anything had been the matter with it, and he had not substituted another, he would have been responsible. Since the 16th December, it had been the practice for the half-past five train to remain in Oxford till the csal-train arrived. When he saw Tarry at Islip he was satisfied he was fit to proceed with the engine. A coal-train was due every sight at twenty minutes after five. John Lee, d • f engine 220, stated that that engine was on Monday at work from Bletchley to Rugby, aed from Rugby to Oxford, with • coal-train. There was one engine (his) from Bletchely to Rugby; and two from Bletchely to Oxford, number 124, of which Landon was fireman. He left Bletchley at 10 minutes after three, and war about 20 minutes behind time. There were two en gine. on ...meet of the lanavy load, there being 54 waggons or coal and a break-waggon. The coal-trains stopped at Winslow, Islip, Bluster, and Banbury-road. When he arrived at Islip station he asked the policeman if it was all right to go on, and he said " yes." He stopped at blip from 7 to 10 minutes, while changing lines, erasing from the down to the up line, in consequence of the works going on at Wolvercote Tunnel. He had driven along the line since the change almost every day. He never left Islip station without instructions from the policeman that the line was clear. It was on the printed bill that the coal train should stop at Banbury-road if required. He knew there was a telegraph between Islip andeOsford, and also between Oxford and Banbury-road. He did not enquire at Banbury-road if the road was clear, as h- bad • caution signal (green) that it was all right, but to go slowly. He went at about five to six miles an hour to the tunnel, and about four miles an hour in the tunnel. After be got through the tunnel the speed was increased to about seven or eight miles an hour. It is an incline from the tunnel to Oxford. There is a board u you come out of the tunnel oa the Oxford side on which were the words, " slacken speed." They were coming down the line, witness being on the second engine, and he saw the lights of a train coming up, about 60 yards from the wooden bridge going into Part Meadow. At first he was not sure it was a train,bat MI • emend look he saw it was, and jumped eg liMi sr gine. He was going about six miles an hour, tisekadas speed,—before he saw the train coming. He called to the fireman that a train was coming, and he had better come off; he appeared to misunderstand him, and he (witness) set the whistle open. The fireman was Samuel Wilcox. Witness fell as he jumped off, and did not recover before the widest, although be got up se quickly as he could„ and he was not stunned. There war a collision between the two trains. All three engines and tenders were thrown off the line, and both trains brought to • stand-still. Wham he trot up, the steam was blowing off, which p ted his seeing at flirt. He was on the Oxford aide of the bridge when he jumped off. When the steam blew off, he found Wilco: oa the foot-plate of his engine, wheh was not overturned. Wilcox was alive then, but was injured in the legs and thighs. Witness got him off, but he was not able to tell him what it was that injured him. Witness asked him if he was very much hurt, and he said he was. He asked witness to take care of him, which he did, and that was all he said. Witness then went to the passenger train, and found two carriages, one • third and the other a second-class, upset. They were not in the water. He found two persons, a female and a man, among the ruins, neither of whom were dead. They were both near wit ness's engine. He helped to get them out of the broken pieces of carriages. He saw the fireman of the passenger train an hoer after. He was dead. The passenger engine was lying in the water; and so was the Ant engine of the coal train. He heard no signal at all from the passenger train—no whistle or anything. If threshed been a whistle, very likely he should not have heard it. He saw no signal of danger or caution. The down line was used only by the contractor, he believed. When be brought in a coal train he did not go Late the station, but went to the left, into the coal sidings. He did report to the station-master that the train was in, but he could not say whether the brakesman had instructions to do so or not. He then took the engine to the shed, and then to get coke and water ; but he would be off the main line. He had no knowledge that there was a report of the arrival of the train to the station master. He weld not say at what rate the passenger train was going. There was a green light on the front engine of the oul-train, and also on the second, as well as a white side tender-light, which were to instruct the policeman as to the difference between goods and pas senger trains. There was a red light behind, and coloured blue lights at the sides of the brake at the end of the coal train. There were two white lights in the passenger-train. He did not hear the whistle of the leading engine of the coal train. It was about three quarters of a mile from the Oxford station where the accident happened. At times he had met the half-past five train at Islip. He had known that train gone after he bad arrived at Oxford. He bad passed it at different places on the line. Once he waited at blip till it parsed ; and once he passed it at Bice.- ter. Both lines are at work between Islip and Beater. He was stopped at Islip on that OCCSSISE by the Policeman on duty, who told him the r train had left Oxford, which he had learnt by telegrap . He could not account for the passenger train advancing on his train in the face of his lights. He thought it strange. The pas senger trains have white lights ; the goods or coal trains have green lights. There was no time to do anything to stop the train. The steam was shut off, which was all that could be done. There is • signal at the iron river bridge, and an auxiliary signal about two hundred yards further up the line beyond the ticket plat form. The signal at the iron bridge would inform the driver of the passenger train whether be was to go on or not. If the danger signal had been turned on at the bridge ke did not think he could have seen it before the accident occurred ; but he could have seen the auxiliary signal if the up-train bad not hid it. He could see the auxiliary before be came to the wooden bridge. He was looking for it on Monday night. He saw it, but could not tell what signal it was, as he saw the other lights coming, and they attracted attention. The policeman at Islip always gave instructions what to do, whether to stop or go on, since there had been only one line of rails. William Hayes, foreman porter and ticket collector at the Oxford station, said his duty was to see the carriages all marshalled for travelling, and that the porters do their duty. It was hie duty to be on the platform at the starting Some heavy sentences were pronounced yesterday by the tribunal of correctional police against five in dividuals convicted of the offence of speaking ill of the Emperor. Ido not know the exact terms of the language imputed to them, but the numerous prose cutions for words lightly spoken, and reported by officious by-standee, is a remarkable feature of the present times. I believe no former sovereign of France ever made such frequent appeals to the law courts to punish expressions disrespectful towards his person, and it is curious that a government professing to have for its basis an unexampled amount of popu larity should find it necessary to resort to measures which a monarch, "by divine right," could afford to die nse with. The men convicted yesterday are tradesmen of the better class. They were sentenced to imprisonment varying from three to six pontes, with fines of from 100 fr. to 500 fr. AU the clerks and employes in the ministry of the interior received a New Year's gratification, amounting to a twelfth part of their salaries. This makes the third bonus given to these fortunate gen- tlemen within six months. The first was on the oc casion of the Emperor's Efts on August 15th, and the second on the day of the proclamation of the Em pire. It will be remembered that in all the public offices there was a general augmentation of salary at the beginning of last year. The popularity of the Empire in certain quarters is, therefore, not to be wondered at. of every train. He, and all the other servants, wire !In itialled with a printed book of instructions. He had such a book, and had reed it. By those rules it is the guard's duty to give the signal to the driver to start by whistliag. The drivers were subject to the direction and control of the guards. (The rule providing for this was then put la.) The guard's duty was to go to the statioa-master or witness to ascertain if all was clear to start. He was on the plat form on Monday evening, when the half-past five train should have started. He was on duty. He knew a coal train was due at twenty minutes after five, and that the coal train so due bad not arrived at Oxford. ' He could not ascertain from the platform if the coal train was clear of the line, and he had orders from the station master to ascertain st the coal train was clear of the line before the half-past five train started. It was a general order since there had been one line of rails, to ascertain that it was necessary for him to go near the swing-bridge. He left the platform on Monday night to ascertain that. He went near the swing-bridge, and while there the ballast train came in and ran into the sidings. It came over the swing-bridge and went into the coal wharf line. He knew from the telegraph that the coal train had left Islip, but he ascertained that it had not got to the ticket platform. He returned towards the platform having his proper signal lamp with him. Before he got to the plat form the train was started. He did net hear the guard's whistle, but he heard the driver's whistle. He called after the driver to stop; but he was blowing off his steam from the waste pips so loud it was impossible for him to hear. The lamp witness had had no red glass, it was not a signal lamp. He had no other means of apprising him but calling him. He went to the guard (Kinch) as the train passed, and told him that it was the ballast train and not the coal-train that had come in, and he instantly put on his brake. The guard was in the last carriage. The train went out of the station very fait—faster than ever witness knew it. It was about seven minutes after its proper time of starting. lie saw the driver (Tarry) about 28 minutes after 6on his engine, and spoke to him. Tarry appeared sober. Witness told him the coal-train had left Islip nearly half an hour, and that he could not leave until it arrived. Me said, " Can't we leave till it comes in 1" and witness said, "Certainly not." Witness left the train stationary when he went to examine. He had ex& mined the passengers' tickets, and then told lunch, the guard, the train had left Islip half an hour, and that he must not go on. He under stood' witness, for he said, " Would it not be bet ter for the driver to open his whistle ?" Witness said, " No," for the line would not be clear whilst the red signal was on the bridge. The red signal was on at the bridge facing Oxford. The opening of the whistle was used to call the attention of the policeman. Witness than left the platform and went up the line, as he had stated. The red signal was on when the half-past five train started, and it certainly ought not to have started. The guard is usually on the platform when he gives the signal to go on, wheu the driver opens his whistle, and the train moves on. The red signal was plainly to be seen from the platform. When witness found the train leaving the platform be ran to the policeman, who was about 40 yards off, and told him to show the red signal in his hand-lamp, to show that the train had passed, which he did by waving it violently. The red signal was up till the train got near the bridge when the driver whistled twice, when it was turned off. That was before the train passed the bridge. It was usual, if the driver saw a red signal, to blow his whistle, to call the attention of the guard or policeman. He did not know why the signal was turned off. If it had been kept on, according to orders, the train should be stopped. A man named Bonner had the charge of the signal on the bridge. When the red signal was turned off the green signal was turned on, which means "go on with caution. The red signal signifies " danger, and to stop." It would be the duty of a driver not to go on after seeing a red signal. Witness did not notice any change in the auxiliary signal. It did not show towards Oxford, and was intended for trains coming in. When the green signal was on the driver should have gone on, but with caution. Wit ness had no other means of giving signals than those he had used. He did all in his power to stop the train. lie was apprehensive of danger. Mr. Slott, the station master, was there. Witness saw him on the platform at half-past five. Mr. Blott was at the station from three o'clock till seven. Witness was certain there would be a collision. He had communicated to Mr. Slott that the coal train was coming from Islip at five o'clock, which he had ascertained by telegraph, and asked him if the line would be clear for that train to come on. Mr. Blott said, " Yes, it can corns on immediately ;" which answer was sent to Islip. Witness directed the delay of the passenger-train, therefore, till the coal-train had ar rived. Witness left the porters on the platform whin he went up the line. No one would act in his place, unless they got instructions from Mr. Blott ; who was on the plat form a few minutes before. Witness was away from the platform four or five minutes. He knew by the light that the train which came in was the ballast, and not the coal train. The ballast-train had white lights, and came down the contractor's line and net the working line. The double line was worked between the ticket-station and the platform. There was no time for the guard to say anything after the train started ; but he &hewed he understood witness by putting on the break. Witness' was the person to ascertain whether the coal train was in or not, and whose duty it was to state that it was in, and give directions 'to the passenger train te start. The engine driver ought to be aware when the break was put on. The guard had no whistle to communicate with the driver, but he had his signal lamp. It was the duty of the cngineman to look back and see if his carriages were all right; and if he had he must haveseen my signal. The passenger train con sisted of one third-class carriage next the tender, one second class adjoining the third-class, one first-class and the guard's break van. There was no luggage van. There were 2l pas sengers booked at the station. There were no first-class pas sengers booked. He thought the majority were third-class. There was no one on the engine but 1 arry and Bugden. Witness followed the train with Mr. Slott as soon as it started They both ran as fast as they could. Mr. Blott was on the platform, and was running towards the line, when he met witness, and asked him who started the train. Witness said " he did not know : he did not, but had tried to stop it." Witness and Mr. Blott went after the train, and called to the policeman to put on his red signal, which he did. Witness and Mr. Blott went up to the scene of the accident. He did not hear the concussion. Witness had been in the company's service nine years. Ho was not aware of any audible signals by which the guard could COM. 'simian) with the driver. It was not right, and in defiance of orders, to start from the platform while the red signal is en. By the 42nd rule of the company the driver was entirely under the control of the guard. There was one , policeman (Sergeant Owyme), who was on the platform ' when the train started. It is a rule for the driver to sound r i his whistle when he leaves the platform. If the engine , man had observed the 21st rule, to look back at his car , hones, he must have seen the guard's red signal. At this stage of the proceedings an adjournment took place till this day. LORD DERBY'S SPEECH AT LIVE OZ At the dinner given to the American Liverpool (noticed in our publication Elliot' Derby, in acknowledgement of I from the chair, delivered the following d. et and gentlemen : The kindness of the for the first time, I have received this as proves to me, in • manner most gratifyit that a public man, however he may agree s. those with whom he is associated, may assume, may retire, or perhaps be expelled from elf without forfeiting in the slightest degree r' and the personal good Cueing of his who, whatever may be the soundness &savoured anxiously and diligently t Gentlemen, I assure you that I deck which you have paid personall; also to that body of which , member, and over which I do exercise one-tenth part of the to me by my hon. friend the president , men, with regard to myself Iran only say grateful for this high mark of your confidence gard, that I shall endeavour, on every occasior public or private life, a i to con.luct myself, a t agree or differ from me in political matte sever have reason to condemn or to ecusure t shall pursue as a private person. (Applause. tlemen, perhaps I may be permitted • upon the subject of that body with whi tilled me this evening, the body of v nour of being an unworthy member, upon that body. which is, I concei essential past of the monarchical constii And I say it rather, because I say it honourable gentlemen with whom ' knowledge the friendly relations ourselves ; I hope I may say, and between our countries—with whose would be highly incongruous, and in cordingly it buds no place. And yet, country, in that great republic—in that increasing empire as we may call it, hy' an emperor—(hear)—in that growl public, we find that the wisdom and great and illustrious founders of that c,.. greater and wiser men have seldom appeared lie stage of history) found it incumbent, en flush of the triumph of popular feeling, • barrier between immediate legislation tion of the popular will. True it is t' they had it would have been wholly institutions, an hereditary chamber; different manner, wisely adapting it ti and system, a barrier interposing betw. tative institution and the It gislation e upon the elective principle wisely , institutions—founded, although upon yet with a different basis, and representing of interests ; and it is singular enough tli countries —now, I may say, almost refuge of liberty throughout the world. tries under which, with diversities of cities of habits, there exists at the formity of principle, and a great eimilarit . laws as of language—that these two great have formed their constitutions starting polite points of view. In this count' people and the liberties of the people ' tardy growth. We started from the with almost unlimited monarchical and feudal power of boundless extent rights of the people, as the enlighte proceeded, have risen their way and pondennce, and they have attained state in which I will venture to le the great republic of the United States, in which a larger measure of rational than that of which I have the honour (Applause.) We have reduced in this c the crown and the power of the nobles deprives the one and the other of all all offensive privilege—(hear, hear)—a us . only so much influence as to steady and balance chine of the constitution, and prevent such es-' start fluctuations as might arise from the UM vise of the immediate popular will. (Applause., starting from the other and opposite point, let us the great example of the republic of the United Injustice—l don't hesitate to use the word—led once; resistance led to revolution ; revolution full erjoyment and full success of the poput popular rights ; and yet in the very and success, when some excesses might hove . dotted, in indulging a spirit so congenial to the of the country, and which had acquired so triumph, the far-seeing statesmen of that day . would be necessary, to a certain extent, to check dominance of that purely popular influence, an' pose. Not, indeed, that they borrowed from country, but interpose some check which woul. balance to the constitution, and as a counterpoise valent to the Howse of Lords in the mother country, as such an equivalent can counterpoise. Gentlemet ne doubt may be said against the doctrine of ' succession, and more especially hereditary' let me be permitted in reference to a wet fell from the president on this occasion. one instance in which the example of the wholly lost on the son ; and some seven or eight. years ago I was led—a much younger man—to republic which he has likened to an infant Her my son, inheriting his lather's desire, has visit , tared republic—there seen the rapidity of the fp institutions, and the moral and material pros , country, and been able to estimate how rapid growth of a country whose institutions are woven in the hearts and affections of the country. (Applause.) Gentlemen, no legislation much may be said against—much plausible, and much that [is very sound ; and far befit to say that all the members of that house have the honour to belong are perfect :model' tors—(laughter)—or have made ample use of all ' Sages they possess. Yet I will venture to say th advantages in that hereditary legislation of It Lords, which are not to be overlooked in an like this, and which form an important link in our free monarchical constitution. it is something, perhaps, that the certainty, course of human events, of being called upon form the duties of legislation encourages the sons of peers, at an early period of life ' themselves to public service, and instead their time in idleneu and lolly, to apply t to the public interests, make themselves masters affairs, and to enter life not as members of an e body, but applying to the favour of the people for the popular house of representatives. (Applause.) they learn their habits of business—there they learn sacrifice and devotion of their time and labour to the lie service; and when in the course of nature they ' to the Upper House they bring with them those business, those habits of labour, but still more those pathies and those affections, as directed towards the termite of the public and commonalty of the cone they could hardly learn in any other school so &popular assembly elected by a 'popular franc/ tlemen, I may also venture to San, there is tage. As we all know the next object to the a position and a place in society is the country of transmitting that power and who are to follow ; and depend upon it, in e great exertion, and calling forth noble by it in the ranks of the army, and the commerce, or of professions, be it known to all tive is not a small one, which looks not securing present and personal advantage for for transmitting to our posterity the I tages derived from that position, and son. from the name of those who have gone before plause.) Now, gentlemen, allow me to say, of Lords in this country what in some other may be, an exclusive branch between which and the community there is an impassable gulf. Then countries in which noblemen and the commonalty In far separated that from generation to generation within the same country, but not connected s different societies, and incapable of passing which subsists between them. Happily, far different case with us. The House of Lords in this country stantly receiving fresh reinforcements and - the popular element, constantly receiving of new blood, while on the other hand, in the ration at all events, the younger sons of the merged in the commonalty, and become a port' sera mass of the community without any sej Gentlemen, 1 , think I could hardly take a stance of the manner in which these reinforcements House of Lords take place than those which have oc in the last ten months—in three cases, the only t' which I have had the honour of advising the crown a peerage. These three cases were drawn from th. ferent professions. One was &noble and gallant officer, nected originally with a distinguished family, but more distinguished for having been many years the handed counsellor of that distinguished and lameete this country has lately lost. In the chiercommand army he had attained a military name, and his • were well known to every military officer, and In that position was well and highly apprecia plause.) The second was a gentleman of a family origin, but whose services in the diplomatic career reflected even additional lustre upon that y which you in this town had many years ago the privilege of calling your own representative, b. same of Canning. (Hear.) The third was a whose parents were of the very humblest class, whoa had no higher rank then small shopkeepers in country town, who started in public life with no beyond those of his own ability and his own ens yet, by his own labour and own talents, without an: Wiens advantages,:passing through all the higher . that laborious and learned profession to which he i voted himself. It will ever be a satisfaction to me advised the Crown to call to the House of Lords, ' High Chancellor of England, the son of a small of Lewes, who has illustrated his own name ant as Sir Edward Sugden ; and who has reflects. , v s e t• t Lc ur o e n t ard o e h a i r g . h h er ea h e r , a ot o t a r b c y he t e h n e I nam o e of entieni ls o: I can hardly give, I think, three stronger iataaas to show that while, according to the working 9 1 constitution, a seat in the Lords is an object.' just and laudable ambition, how far that rhstinelra is constantly open to every rank and class, and . 1 10 ! by the instance of three different professions, the only. or in last year raised to that rank hail the opportueitl n r . showing the favour of the sovereign conferred upon ' victuals possessing high and meritorious claims in those r a fessions. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I trust you will MY' no. understood ininorit hour. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH MOROCCO.—The following is a copy of a memorial transmitted yesterday by the Manchester Commercial Association to Lord John Rus sell, as Foreign Secretary: "To the Right Honourable Lord John Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.—The Memorial of the Directors of the Manchester Commercial Association, by their Chair man, humbly showeth,—That your memorialists would re spectfully call your lordship's attention to the present con dition of the trade between Great Britain and Morocco, which, although formerly considerable, and still capable of being largely extended, has of late been subjected to re peated discouragement. by the injudicious, and (as your memorialists are led to believe) unwarrantable course pur sued by his Majesty the Emperor of that country. That the sudden, frequent, and arbitrary changes made by his Majesty in the nature and amounts of import duties, and the continued extension of a system of monopoly affecting almost every article of large consumption, threaten the an nihilation of our commerce with Morocco at no distant period. That your memorialists have reason to believe that the acts complained of are contraventions of the spirit at least, if not the letter, of the commercial treaty existing between the Emperor of Morocco and the British crown. That your memorialists are convinced, from the good feel ing at ell times displayed towards the English nation by the Emperor of Morocco, that a friendly remonstrance, ad dressed to his Majesty by the mouth of an accredited agent from this country, would be attended with the most satis factory results. That your memorialists would respectfully beg leave to mer,tion .to your lordship the name of J. D. Hey, Esq., her Majesty's Consul-General at Tangier, who has been represented to them as a gentleman eminently qualified to conduct so important and delicate a mission. May it, therefore, please your lordship to take the subject into your early and favourable consideration, and adopt such steps as in your wisdom may seem best calculated to restore the trade between Great Britain and Morocco to a footing more consistent with the intereets of both countries. And your memorialists will ever pray." LONDON AND COUNTY FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANT.—Yesterday the first annual general meeting of the policy and shareholders of this company was held, at their offices, 484, Oxford-street; Mr. S. Bettelley in the chair. The report of the directors stated, that four calls of ss. each had been made, and that the consideration of 2501., to be paid to the originators of the company, was postponed to the second annual meeting. In the life department 494 policies, insuring the sum of 47,8291.55. 3d., were com pleted, on which the annual premiums are 1,7991. Bs. sd: In the fire department there were effected 515 assurances, covering 62,2911., on which the annual income is 6301. 95. 7d. The auditors reported that the total income of the company since its formation in October, 1851, has been 6,2031. 111. 71d., and the outlay, including all pre liminary expenses, 6,7541. 19r. 101 d., leaving a general balance of 4481. 111. 9d. The directors have as yet received no compensation. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that considering that during the past year no fewer than 64 other offices had been started, with which, as well as with the old offices, their office had to compete, they Lad every reason to be satisfied with the por tion of business which they had obtained, and he assured them that he looked forward to a much larger increase of business before the close of the year. The motion having been seconded, was unanimously carried. Some routine business was transacted, when the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to those engaged in the management of the company. THE SOUTH SEA COMPANT.—The ordinary half yearly court of the proprietors was held yesterday at the South Sea House; Mr. Franks in the chair. The statement of accounts showed that the income of the society was 147,1151. 7s. 7d., while the outgoings amounted to 81,8871. Os. 3d. A dividend was declared of 1t per cent., leaving a balance of 1,1291. 12s. 10d. 411114 ♦ag rt.g togetl: nou majori ..E E iIIdREUE VALI iladstor thou) seven led ox I o a c a is i— - - - - - - - .... s ee ut..ri ,eh:rni A g A tit,e, al wi,yerio m t j ' e l nyui e hfi L tmni a r ,7,,iig,s i iife l e hratt up,i,twin.an. nutters, . wt.rn oac 0 " a l . t t .1.7,41 .yrrn i , 4 1' eybe la wcet i i a r j i s e ebu. - tw :viia i e , 1-__ ::::, z, b : '.. u:tteeaw't hufohiprcoohunbselainsh;lynahvgoue4iab:: Ring address: N T , 4'7 4 e ut of hei he Lath, p a r e ,':' 41 also, I will venture government, and o of the receptionw: this country, to e. this evening in th in . ` strongly I am sure e, friendly feeling whi y agree with or dig e t f " has been manifesto , I from ottice-N uh :lat Leer ly to serve. tanks.' lee ply feel the -•-) w o w_ malty to ome reet this occesion the • wb t l t u :i t n iaca s alh a n t y l , :e ,l,:i a .o p a, r iai e : f d se rt e :n b e t T L l .i. la a cco m modation dacbu.pe brethr en n u m:,oii it,paeyoe t a r Tpottd y tshohie soniy.... fet ..)ao omitted to otto d ep: t m isns h dp- h ei e or.t l arc.h , r ia i iLt indebted: etup l I doii L i n , i t'l2l4vtotr o i :helet f etrnewl ndtclyetwnohyd occasion, t " hi: ed i nhut c nlea h on;uy'eteevtnYu h hlPes i :h7 v7 b: i whetherill' 'i ' . ri ': "4 : 1 : " 717: 1 ;1. great country, oriel: enin g. G . (Applause.) N o av -i 1 ad l im a: o sur u ma I 71 6 , oul liiiii n : s h o ah wett sien:lttPubit:eeeturerc:llo:u country, b a h : l' ; i 3 ( c ewt ri.,!:,,, i h n d o ut a d hmi muldi maintain itt oa e to le eh ane v w f • c nt p e ra i h dc t ep r l t i: , l l, : us, and some P and remark -I o •aceive, an impor tant --,., occasion u this, c onstitutiou oi this cee m ."*" of that question, I best mode of await tween this country I woll say, also, th, moderate cornmeal ono institutions thee 4 temperately pat t d in whose i ns t i t ution part of the retires( ofd tyet, g o en i t , lo t •i t ue t e , ,:thi i.dtk And lam sure o in that rising and r er d„. t oe arie a ntrimin7eiodrs t tsr t w i lhe'd' w e iiangi n p o nn e ptgt & h i e n ae t t d et h orhe il l'ae l : th it i ur e uue t tP° ol t e emii ir t grau t Pfttm e h r c e t : p i t r e l ae u"Pit: any important righ of the parties, eve makes it, so on the best maintained by which they believe by is moderate an, rights and privileg especially with rep part all that plain t is they had nut, sede dealing, derived, o n i t ly uo i g n gh cona retahta i t a c t o e tu o hn t eu w it i ew te i l zu . Itch aucestora, soli ter; but they supplied*, the worse of a t it to their own instate', ao he hi yde c ti co . t ion of the country, fe eatal aely adapted to their est erFch the two c n t l a d i ' ' b h c a nty t upon tp x. similarityat h t i e n a el e as c i t t i di v ff e : p i ri er r i k t: 4 ;:•y4 , arisingGe ro t b e a t: w , have l rea t l, almost the only holm ta i of common langua ie world-these great cats apeete-we have tl St e cs ian o ut Lartic p e o l u l f e l tpou ni . l nn i tg av t oe if e t ri t ted u :be h i pni tir n d i h rg o ec tard han f ier tsi ig a: d d lo l ot ad w yta gE . : try b t ia h a u s e t; e r e wl i s t rho i r g t h h e t e other se m a n e e n t let end d f e o t af h a r e th e 'l Tht ° ae o a ae ll i . ' ' '•: ' ' ties of rapidly • ct i t w o u e a lat i hint e ' ...a (rave b u i su a s e 7t owi tics, ga i e ll t a li friendly e n c i having c o z un a ariau n i ari ii ta iiiisa n ge t ag dbta.o e tfin , wt a aeh n eiiu d ap tai, t tt l i i ;, communication war lied in this count / asst :, his immediate pro to state that, not cur - the frank, liberal, I States, there is no mum . firm devotion to tl rational liberty is mope time that he resp• honour of being a nem ' en the part of this in this country the powers • - and lam sure we nobles to an amount viLee' • those duties than r of all °livable() power, it' has honoured us, hear) and 1 In. . His lordship, agui teady and balance the rte seat amid eothusi revent such rapid and ne . . e from the unchecked cot . • r will. (Applause.) Noe mite poiut, let us leer. TI die of the United Sta ,se the word-led to rtes ion ; revolution led tote • ON of the popular principle se S the very flush of trism # • The polling c( • sea might have been pie no statement was s congenial to the feelda : understood that had acquired so great I minority of yeste men of that day foresaw t .3. 1 1 f, hour, n extent, to check the ps Gladsten alar influence, and to into •' ‘ Perceval borrowed from the mode . In another hou heck which would tend u a '. creased his major, . as a counterpoise gad o". o'clock, the mother country, as fe . Gladston :erpoise. Gentlemen, mid ; Pereeval the doctrine of heredity, At one o'clock hereditary legislation. Ye , stone's majority I ice to a word or two whet : - Gladston is occasion. He hsa mtoxf ' l'crceval :ample of the father is m :. The poll was ao to seven or eight and twang re-commenced, at rounger man-to visit tax . quarter to 3 the a to as infant I - ferniest-14 • , Gladstoe desire, has visited that •:: Peree viol rapidity of the growth of th . • After this Mr. 1 material prosperity of thi numerous than tt ate how rapid and great tit the poll for the d: [dilutions are deeply iiim , . Gladatoe thins of the people of let Perceval 'men, no doubt hereditget against-much that a oaf y sound ; and far from mt.• The poll will b rs of that house to whiell • (Odle, day). L perfect ;model s of legia , , The number L ample use of all the Ideas,. the " Oxford C venture to say that thereon . •• Tho number at legislation of the Honest'. - than it was then. rerlouked in an old comer . Amongst the u an important element sad. ' votes in favour of constitution. Gentlemos L man; Sir Willia hat the certainty, in IN' , Russell, D.D. ; I being called upon to pe j H. H. Milman, 1 on encourages the elet son; H. L. Chep • period of life to dens • , kiss, D.ll ;R. I e, and instead alumna. Rev. W. K. Ham l o lly, t o apply theme* i ,; D.C.L. l P. ruse themselves masters of yek • Clifford, D.C.L.; a members of an es Amongst the • air of the people for assail Gladetoue ; Sir tatives. (Applause.) gm Phillips • P. WI iaess- there they learn Of 4 Whorwolid, D.ll time and labour to the pe 1 W. Marsh, D.D. curse of nature they wog Hen. L. Irby ; I t with them throe halite d Mr. PERCIM Le, but still more those stir -, letter from Mr. 1 is directed towards the in ' . 18.53.-" You kin °natty of the country-the ;or,: of my churchmai the good old higl before the days c y a other papa sc lar h o f r e a l a so i er w i al 1 ag. :, : ; :0 SOT, there is some sine No. 90 ; equally t object to the acquisiticad -:: Popish encroaen• ociety is the power in tha ' convocations of t • power and place to that . ming the latter. I upon it, in stimulating [lto low church view g forth noble enterprei - Club, which Ihe army, and the law, et' views in order ; be it known to all the eas . quheuu's Paper which looks not only n , Iso doing." advantage for oneself, b 5 !ray the permanent adest• on, and something puha?' . r• HETI ye gone before them. (tir _s England,•owhgc°_Gp)eaur present rn t . T u i eit. v ijm b l di c eb .eoe s . , V b ° ba d a l l y P r t i: d N e i h . P: ( d cli m we l tio i b' a s ki ro i n yter I l t i m pi h e . a l tti I i L n ow so m m e c t° o s t a ll y e ' r is co t u h n e trim a l ' ium tween which and the Tot al mpassable gulf. ' then 0 :ion athe to co g m ea m m on ti a a lt a y th are erg l ~...', ~,.., not connected together - en . 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Gentlends• stone, and by ti ~ three stronger iodat e° presumed to be ag t, the wor ki n g of ou, ceedings were f e Lords is an object °' 13aillie C oc h ran how far that di:nineties rived early: but rank and class, and Ice after ten. lie it professions, the only WI owing to the pe r nk had the opportuoitY ;. contest, very li • !reign conferred upon ICI; 40Ore• ritoriour claims in dote r^ Tht court ba n , men, I trust you will 100' GERMANY. In the sitting of the Germanic Diet, on the 30th ult., the Prussian plenipotentiary, as acting president, submitted the draft of a reply to theofficial announce ment of the accession of the Emperor Napoleon 111. to the throne, which was adopted without discussion. ITALY. The Neapolitan governmeaLtr u l i iished two de crees, dated December 26, one • • the exporta tion of potatoes, dried peas, beans, an maize i and the other, levying on the exportation of olive oil four ducats the cantara when in Neapolitan vessels, and six ducats the canters in foreign bottoms. The import duty on olive oil is reduced from eight ducats to four the canters, and the consumption duty for the city of Naples is diminished 60 airlines the canters. The reason assigned by the letters received for these mea sures is the scarcity of the articles specified. THE UNITED STATES. We add the following items of intelligence received by the Arctic : Dates from Rio to Nov. 17, and from Porto Prays to Nov. 19, have been received. The intelligence from the former port is nothing. From Porto Prays, we hear that the schooner Advance, of New Orleans, had been seized there, by Com. Gregory, of the United States squadron, on suspicion of being a slaver. The vessel was afterwards released upon a representation from the authorities that they did not allow craft to undergo unauthorised seizure in a neutral port. The Perry was accordingly despatched to Brava to obtain the assent of the Captain-General, and the offending vessel would probably be sent to Baltimore in charge of an officer. A heavy commercial failure has taken place at Halifax, N. S., in the firm of John McDougall and Co., whose liabilities reach 30,0001. The Nova Bootie legislature is to meet on the 20th proximo. The unlucky American fishing schooner, Creole, whose seizure has been recorded, has got out of her difficulties by the dismissal of the libel sued against her owners, for alleged infringe ment of the Fishery Treaty. Sundry vessels for Australia are " up "at Halifax and other provincial port he . T fishery question has been reopened at St. John, N. 8., the citizens of which place are moving for a meeting to petition her most gracious Majesty against any negotiations with the United States to which the colonies are not a party. Some 700 firkins of Irish butter, imported per steamer, Niagara, were put up in Boston on the 24th, at auction, 100 firkins being sold at 22c. to 22tc. per pound. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herold states that the negotiations for a treaty with Great Britain relative to the fisheries, recipro city in trade, R:c., are nearly concluded between Minister Crampton and Secretary Everett, and that the formeris now awaiting instructionsfrom London. It is understood that the Hudson's Bay Company have managed to wring in their pretended claims for possessory rights in Oregon, which gave rise to considerable discussion some four years ago. Should this claim have been guaranteed in the treaty, it is hardly probable that the latter will over be ap proved. Under any circumstances, the labours of Messrs. Crampton and Everett will not receive the sanction of the senate during the present session.