The Express. — London, England, 1853-10-12 00:00:00

au ( w oe t•;•4 'mbar an island intervenes, cutting of pe 6.1,4 oboist twelve miles to the south). The Wee he ; • :0 may be scattered over the intermediate pints. joy r. turn th- ships were housed in, stores landed, and every preparation made for winter. As it had been tatiwatiil to Ise that magnetic oliserrAtions on a consulate , e ,.; e during the winter would be important, an observatory eras cosstrui .sol on shore, aail the de,iination magneto eart.r sot rip. lam happy to say tb,a volunteers from both vessels are crowed sn this dsl:cate, but tedious, duty. aid I trust that our records may be able to tell their own tale. A. ay •it despatches will be sent by the Spriug W° .t.l to Witt Captain Kellett to the S W., and iolumandv: Puilen to the S , I w.tl wut until the period r ,tsrlino irrivcs, chin I hops to ba able to state our yrespects intention. more fully. " I illTe the honour to he, sir, Your most obedient s-rvant, " ED%VAILD BELCHER, "Captain Commanding Arctic Expedition." Vitt Court. - 4. - The Turkish Mini to visited the Earl of Cluerdon yestioday, at the Fort ign-office. The Lent Advocate of Sc , stland had an interview with the E of Aberdet u yastcrilay, at his rssid , suce in Donainipstreet. ROYAL POLVIECIINIt INstlnilos.—Yesterday the Burma . lirsanow sad the ltassian royal family pa.d a 'kit to t)t Wad:Mimi. MR. GLADSTONE .4 T MANCHESTER. Mr. GI% lateen's first appearance in public since his arrival at Manchestsr was on the Exchange, yesterday morning. whin he was escorted by Mr. Robert Barnes, mayor of the city, and accompanied by et* Right lie,. Has Bishop of t .bford. There was a large assemblage in front of the Exchsnge, and the interior of the building wax ' crowded Pf •übsorilote, who with difficulty formed a lane, through which the distin7uishcd visitors could pass. Mr. Gladstone leaned upon the Mayor's right arm, and the bishop upon his left. In this order they proceeded from the west to the extreme rest end of the building. Thetis's was half-past one, the hour of "high change," when mer chants awl manufacturers are supposed to be most deeply immers'el ,n husiuese ; but the fact was that many haw dreds, fur fully half an hour before, had done nothing better than collect as nest the front door as possible t• Waft the best place for obtrining a view of the eminent statesman. Several loud, if not very hearty, cheers weft given duvet g Mr. Glaclstoae's presence in the Exchange, which th. ii,at hon. gentleman acknowledged by alight tow. In T 1 rem to time, es he passed along. The visit aid not last more than a few minutes. It was a curious cir cumstance that the Chanccaur of the Exchequer's arrival should hay, been ao peculiarly timed as it was—his visit to the merchants and manufacturers of Manchester, yester day, brio; on the first day ni his new stamp law coming into edict. Copies of the new stamps had been freely !lauded about before his arrival, by such as had been able to procure mortis, ; and, without any disrespect meant to the eminent financier , the law was characterised by many persons a, s nuisaxce. The old receipt stamp was compa ratively in eperative, not because of its high rates (though that was wmetkine, but because the sale was graduated according to the amount paid, and parties could hardly be expected t i have with them a stamp of the right amount. Hundreds of manufacturers were on the Exchange, yesters their ' day, who scarcely ever pea 4 reasipt stamp in lives, even w',, 11 receiving sums of a thousand or ten thousand pounds. The facility for applying the new stamps ',Milliken tenure them to be much more generally if not universally, given and accepted; and many houses here expect that they ail p 701., 801., or 1001. a year in the penny receipt stamps where they paid notLtng before. The large "coun try " or home trade house", will doubtless incur a charge which w'.ll In quite new to them, and a serious addition to their income taxes. That the Chancellor of the Exchequer should have been received with a general feeling of good will on such a day says much for his popularity, therefore, and not a little for those who welcomed him oa this occasion. Previous to his reception at the Exchange, Mr. Gls& doe, ace( ospaitied by the Bishop of Oxford imigtagg thou, had paid a private visit to the @stodge wrl6 st Mon. Joseph Whitworth and Co., machisonakere, when be arrived ab.iut half-past eleven, and renadood nearly as hour and a half, inspecting the various seebanical appti 'aces in operation. Mr. Gladstone was received by Mr. Whitworth in person, who conducted him through the the establishment, which is almost entirely devoted to ma• nufacture of • class of machines commonly called, for want of a better term, engine tools, being in fact machines for the making of machines, including all those which are aseessary in the construction of • railway locomotive or' steamboat. Among them were large numbers of planing and shaving machines, worked by steam, under the opera tion of which the solid metal becomes as pliant and yielding as wood in the hands of the carpenter. There were also self-acting lathes of various dimensions, employed in time big wheels of locomotives and for other railway priest*. Among the novelties were many duple: lathes, whisk legs the work on both sides at once, so that there is a bobsled forces, whilst double the amount of work is done AMON possible with the older machines. In one of the 1101116118 was a self-acting crane, capable of lifting a waist* twenty tons, worked by power, under the direction dean man, the driving abaft being 100 feet long, in one bar. Mr. Gladstone was much interested by • beautifully simple ma chine for making standard measures of six, for engineen, which is capable of determining with the greatest nicety the very smallest differences of mcuurement, even to the millionth part of an inch. It was expected that Mr. Gladstone would visit several other of the principal industrial istablisbninits of the town during the day. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IN WINCHESTER GAOL. Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held a lengthened in quiry at the Queen's Prison, Southwark, on the body of William PI" aged 53, en inmate of that prima (to which place be had been removed by habeas corpus from Win chester Gael about three Meths ago) where he died of fewer on Saturday night lest. The pr.ncipal witness was William Sills Poulton, a debtor in the Queen's Prima, who said that a penes named William Miller, who had been in Winchester Owl Sot 43 y-ars, wrote to bin en the 27th of July to inform bun that Jones ( MIS esmkg, and mentioned the dreadful treatment that d them were then receiving. Witness had been those Its LI swaths before he waa re- moved on the 17th 411 AVG W that prison. During seen months of that time be saws tossed animal food, and no nutenaace whatemi bst loud owl real. Witness was in that prison for Md. It is a gad fee felons as well as foe debtors. Whets diet west there be was pat into the sheriff's ward, whisk is a plass for debtors, when they wen kept for 14 days ; but if they did not settle their debt et make application to the insolvent Court they were »- moved to what was seised the maYiet prism It is Galled the D wing, nadir as falsali psi. Tits diet for lieedess was, for breakfast, illbe pint st rod and Ow some of bread ; for dinner, throe sows of asses sad Ass semis of bread. In the the Imp as Dm Isseldlist. Every day the same it sal e % Monday the dime susish4 _baskaild A ss "WSWwa perhaps, bait a pesed. and her semis st brad. day's din Om mom if &slid sad Mat SONO of broad. W Mum Ace ems as on Mader (Ow Pstotool). ItiThusday's dbesmithey had what was teemed s quart of um and four maim of breed. Friday's asset laselmed ftes ammo of demos sad four mesa of hush dm hsi As isms es se Thursday t they Id es swat sdrva. Tbs asap, be understood, was made from the water in which the felon's beef was boiled. Witness was not allowed to masts anything, so that Roney was of no use to him. Everything they remised must come to them through the post, eves to a sliest of Paper. Witness used to complain to the =MOSS is NNW silence of a rupture he was troubled with. He wishadldia to get away from the prison, or the diet would kill Wm. He had been confined in bed for two days without swim food, because he could not touch the prison diet. Heeds* to the doctor, and asked him for • little tea, but he merle no reply, and pointed to the rejected gruel. All the dueler prisoners there were kept on the same allowance. The pri soners did not associate together, as each had a separate cell to sleep in and a separate yard (20 ft. by 30 ft.) to walk in. When witness first came to the Queen's Prison he was under the care of the doctor for several weeks, in conse quence of the treatment be received in Winchester Gaol. He had several letters from Miller on the subject of his treatment, directed to witness in a different name, as the governor would not let any of the prisoners correspond with any person who had previously been • prisoner there. In answer to a juror, the witness said he understood the dietary was regulated by a bye law made by the visiting justices. He had complained to the board, but nothing had been done in the matter, and he was soon after removed to this prison. As soon as he had settled his debt he should bring an action against the county for the infamous treat ment he had received whist he was in Winchester Gaol. He bad written to the Secretary of State, calling his attention to it. The Jury, after a consultation, returned the following verdict • That the deceased died from fever, and the jury are of opinion that the evidence given before them am to the dietary of the debtors in Winchester Gaol ought to be in quired into by the Secretary of State." The Coroner said he should send a copy of the verdict and of the depositions to the Secretary of State, u be con sidered, after what bad transpired u to the different gaols throughout England, that Winchester Gaol ought to be in quired into. It was entirely out of his jurisdiction to in /sire as to the dietary of a prison, and the general treat ment in gaols ; but it was • matter that came specially under the operation of the royal commission appointed for that perpose. The verdict was thensi ned, and the proceeding, termi nated. TIM STAMP DVTT ON FIRE INSURANrit.—From a return jut issued it appears that in the year ended the sth January, the stamp duty on policies roc lice insurance amounted to no km a sum thaa 1,162,9134 CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday a eaurt was held, Mr. Deputy Pr_teoct: in the. chair. The Clerk to the commission ettted that he had received the fol:..w.ng letter tram the Govern:4 of the Tower, in reply to the letter w kith Le had been instructed to write to that nobleman with referei.ce to the removal of the barrier at Pustern•row, It the purpose of carrying out the pr. jetted im,orcvements in the City : Combennere Abbey, Oct. 7, 1853. " Sir,—l Lave to acknowledge the re ceipt of your letter of the 3rd io.t., communicating the wishes of the Commis sioners of Sewers respecting the remr.al of the barrier of the Postern row, and I beg you w:11 have the gu >dues' to inform the court that I shall be unit happy to meet their wi•hee, if upon inspecting the premises in Nostruber I hod that it does on interfere with irranttemeris :bout to be made in the vic.nity of the Tower.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient and humble servant, "J. Dow, Esq." " C0N111111311112. Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR %aid be thoniht home further notice ought 9.3 be taken of this emmunicatim, as he antie , pated that there could be no difficulty in the way of throwing open Poitern-row, a step in which the citisens of London were most deeply inter, sted. (11..ar, hear.) The letter was ordered to be tamed to the Goleta: Parr• poses C,usnaittee. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1853. Henry Cooper claimed in right of a rent charge issuing out of freehold land and tenements Noe. 1 to 17 inclusive, situnte in Perk-terrace, Old-ford. Mr. Sidney Smith defended the claim, and contended that under the 40th section of the Registration Act :he re vising barrister had the di-cretionary power to supply any deficiency in the description of the qualification. A leugthened argument ensued, and the Barrister ruled that he should not be at liberty to change the description of the qualification wit appeared in the list, except for the purpose of more clearly and accurately defining the same. Mr. Sidney Smith asked for a case to the Court of Com mon Pleas, but the Barrister declined to grant it, as it was a I I question of fact, and not of law. The claim was accordingly disallowed. THE CHOLERA. (From the Caen] bout of Health, Oat. 1!.) LONDON. In consequence of a memorial presented to the General Board of Health by the Health Committee of Blackheath, presided over by , John Flint South, Req., late President of the Royal College of Surgeons, complaining of several grievous bat removable nui sances endangering the health of the inhabitants, and praying that the shameful condition of certain parts of the village might be made the subject of immediate inquiry, Dr. Milroy yesterday inspected the districts. As an example of the condition of some parts of this pleasant village, to which so many resort for air and healtp, it is stated that there is a double row of small houses, &c., known by the name of Dartmouth passage—(the Earl of Dartmouth is the lord of the manor)—to which not a drop of water is supplied, although it only requires to have a pipe laid down along the street, there being an abundant supply from the Kent Waterworks in the village. Pheenix-vale is stated to have become a filthy bog, from the foul water that is constantly thrown out upon it, having no kind of outlet or escape. A long, wide, shallow, stagnant ditch is represented as extendin7 from one end of Blackheath-vale to the other. !his ditch or pool receives all sorts of im purities; and after heavy rains overflows into the gardens and basement stories of the houses, in which the water has for several weeks stood a foot in depth. These are merely specimens of numerous other localities in the village in which the like im purities and causes of disease abound, to which the immediate attention of the Board of Guardians of Lewisham, in which parish it is situated, is urg e ntly required. 24iothing as yet appears to have been done. In the second report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners it was reported that marsh diseases prevail at times amongst the agricultural population of the Plumstead, Kent, and Essex marshes. In one of these marshes the proportion of open ditches stagnating and giving off emanations from animal and vegetable decomposition was stated to be l 8 acres of ditch to 450 acres of land. After the wind has prevailed for some time from these lands in the direction of dwelling-houses, marsh diseases arc constantly noticed amongst the adjacent population. Sir Culling Eardley, the proprietor of Belvedere and much of the Erith marsh land, has represented to the General Board of Health his willingness to co-operate in any special measure having in view the marsh drainage so important to the metropolis. Another leading proprietor of Essex marsh land has made similar representations. NEWCASTLE•UPON-TYNE. DEATH. Oct. 10.—Cholera The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhma in Newcastle during the present outbreak has been 1474. Ia the same period (viz. the first 40 days) during the prevalence of epidemic cholera there in 1831-2, the number of deaths was 270. HARPENDEN (ST. ALBANS). Oct. 10.—Cholera HATFIELD (THORNE UNION). Oct. 10.—Cholera _ GATESHEAD. Oct. B.—Cholera —v--- 6 Oct. 9.—Cholera .. The total number of deaths from cholera and diarr heas in Gateshead to the present date has been 402. During the like period (viz. the first 33 days) in 1831-2 the number of deaths amounted to 143. Resent inquiries have shown with reference to many towns which suffered severely during the former visitations of cholera, that much improve ment has been effected in the way of extensive cleansing', and in the active removal of nuisances, while in several considerable progress has been made with combined and permanent works. For Morpeth and Alnwick, for example, where great exertions have been made in the operation of superficial cleans ing, the works for drainage and water supply are in an advanced state. With respect to Morpeth, Lord Carlisle, who holds a large area of land in the district, and much house property in the town, has given upwards of ten acres of land near the outlet of the sewer, for public uses, and has ordered that the whole of his house property be properly sewered and drained, privies and cess pools to be removed, and proffer soil pans and water closets to be substituted. This is now being done, not only on this property, but throughout the town, all the owners of property voluntarily availing them selves of the public sewers, though many opposed the introduction of the act. With the improvements already effected, the dis trict is reported to be above the average. On the visitation of cholera in September and October, 1848, there were 145 cases of cholera in the town; up to the present time there has not been a single case reported within the district. At Ormskirk, now spring soft water supplies are completed with the public drainage works, for less than 2d. per week ; similar works are reported to be completed at Penrith, at a like expense. New works are also in progress at Lancaster and Berwick. We derive from other manes the following items of in formation on the subject of cholera: CITY OF LONDON UNION. Yesterday, at a nomerously-attended meeting of the Board of Guardiaos belonging to the City of London Unita, Mr. T. Thornton in the chair, Mr. Bishop, one of the guardians, reported • ease of mono at cholera which had taken place that morning, in the mum of Ann Davis, apd 40 years, who resided, with her husband and *vs children, in one room, at the hams ausbored 7 is Clasomo'r sou% 13enne's-hill, Doctor'srageggema The boos Is lb Pokily of a proctor by the moo 241 1 1117. _ th. Nan there are sight houiss,all of thus ovird, there Wag la the out shoat NO lama babes. In accord. moo with the modes 1111 Mr. Wasp, orders were given for the burial of the body without delay, and for the shelter of the children in the school at Norwood until the funeral is over end the house properly purified. The Board spud she to the following report of the Health Committee: "To give to the medical offioers permission to attend all cease of diarrhccai handbills to that effect to be circulated forth with." They also state in their report, "That u the above veec , -----Aatioa may involve some extra labour on the pert of the medical akin's, the subject of remuneration be pos ad until the extent of the extra services be more y ascertained. CONSCMPTION OF SNOILI. Messrs. PAINE and COXPANT. of 102, Lcadenhall•street, appeered at the table and ex:A/kited and explained a model and drawicgs of their newly-invented furnace for the con surnrion of smoke. The CHAIRMAN, after thanking the inventors for their explanation, adv,a,d tileni to see the parties who were in the daily habit of committing the nuisance of sending forth large bodies of smoke from their mills and factories in the City, which he thought might hare a beneficial effect. (Hear, hear.) As the law at present stood, the court could only interfere to punish those who committed nuiaanees. (Hear, hear.) The court would feel obliged by the inven tors' letting them know when they had one of their furnaces in operation. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR thought diet the court ought to go to all Mow who bed otfcode•l Jgainst the law, for the purpose of showing them that there was a mode of getting rid of the smoke musance. (Rear, hear.) TIIC ouzAr CiPiSCIIPTIOIIi OP 811011 QUUTION. • Mr. HAYWOOD (the surveyor to the COMM pre sented a long report on this subject. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said, that to receive an able and faithful report was one part of the duty of the court, but he conceived that • duty of equal importance was, that they shou'.l come to some rcsolicion with regard to it. (Wear, hear.) It was notorious that Messrs. Calvert, the brewers, had been summoned respecting a nuisance which had fee quently been committed on their premises; they had been I allowed a certain time for the removal of the nuisance ; months had ;elapsed since the specified time had expired, and yet the nui,anee from their chimney was as bad as ever. (Hear, hear) He considered that the court ought immedi ately to take some steps against M . Calvert, or they would act bo discharging their duty; at all events that firm ought to be summoned in order that the court might be able to judge whether they were doing all that they pos sibly could for the purpose of preventing a continuance of the nuisance. Doing less than.this was an idle consumption of time. (Hear, hear.) A meet important fact was communicated to the court in the report which had just been read, namely, that another brewery of ;an extensive character, and to the partners in which too much credit could net ;be given, had by mechanical contrivances suc ceeded in abating the nuisance so loudly complained of in the case of Messrs. Calvert. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WATEKLOW said that Meson. Calvert had been sum molted, and as the court had then allowed them time to remedy the evil complained of, he was desirous of know ing whether the period of grace had really expired? The CLnan replied that it had. The CHAIIMAN said that the smoke from the chimney of Mewl. Brawling caused as great an annoyance to the inhabitants of the City as that of Heflin. Calvert. Deputy KnnueL assured the court that Messrs. Calvert were most desirous of totally getting rid of the alleged nuisance, and that for this purpose they had consulted and been in frequent communication with Sir It. Stephenson and Mr. Brunel. (Hear, hear.) lie believed that Messrs. Banton and Amos were at work at the brewery doing everything that ingenuity could suggest, with a view to the; consumption of the smoke. (Hear, hear.) It ought to be borne in mind that there were difficulties with respect to projected improvements to be encountered in the pre mises of Messrs. Calvert, which were not to be met with at Messrs. Truman and Hanbury's, the first-named firm not being able to abate the nuisance without pulling down • very large portioa of their premises, whilst with the latter the task of improvement had been one of easy accomplish ment. (Hear, hear.) It was ordered that the above-named parties be summoned before the court. TVS 0/LSAT CZ N AAA L OAS CONSUMIRS . COMPANY. 34.11. L. TATLOSILILI4 be wee very 11112/0111 that the court should learn from Professor Letheby his statement with respect to the quality of the gas supplied by the Great Central Company, especially es coals were much dearer in pries at the present time than they were when the contract was made. It was very important that the court should learn from a public officer whether the gas companies sup plying the City were doing their duty, and it was there fore highly essential that the quarterly report of Professor Letheby should be read in open court, espacially se the greater the publicity given to documents similar to the one in question the greater the confidence in appoint ments. (Hear, hear.) The Clerk then read the following report : " To the Hon. the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. " London Hospital, August 9, 1863. " Gentlemen,-1 have the honour to report that 1 have made 120 experiments during the last quarter on the illu minating qualities of the gas supplied to the City of London by the Great Central Gas Consumen' Company, and the following are the results :-1. When the gas has been burnt from an argand of 16 holes, according to the act of parlia ment directions, it has furnished a light which, on the ave rage, has been equal to 13.9 sperm candles or 16.9 wax, each consuming 120 grains of eambustible matterr hour. 2. When the 4u has be burnt from a batawlag j et at the rata of 4 cubic feet per hour, its light has been equal to that of 9.6 sperm candles or 10.3 wax, and when consumed from the same jet at the rate of 6 cubic feet per hour, its average luminosity has been equal to that of 11.8 sperm or 13.6 wax. These results show that the gas has been of good illuminating power: in fret, they prove that it has been rather more than 31 per cent. better than that required by the act of parliament. The chemical quality of the gas has been of average description. " I have the Miaow, Ike., (Signed) H. LathiriX, M.D." IN •TPUR One of the centractors for cleansing the streets was con victod in several penalties, amounting in all to the loin of 29i., for ►avlag neglected to fulfil the provisions in removing mad, dirt, d•o. Mr. DAR road a report on this subject, which concluded as follows : "Feeling it was desirable 'to sesertain what had bees the swabs/ of interments dark" the:rabesqueat years, we ahead the dark to obtain me. 'stormed°a for us from the mikes peddles and the Wens la the City of Leaden, which he esserabgly did, sad Yd ban as. As this has I been is doe whole printed sad aleedeeed asses( the warm hors of your barourable matt, we need here 'sly add, that boa deem ..muss do !Ober that the avenge number of inlements within that dies may be ered to have hem Moat 1,71 err FOR mown. it "!rot as it that, hem visions ammo, a very assumable amber of penny sepedelly of the wealthier ialmbllents of the City of DIA" lave, for some years pest. been paiMally prodding plows of temporary sepul ture kr Med Yam ke Ms oalisMem eirombpords or oseasterles, who will, no dad*, bersobsit Mots intensent ia the City Cemetery, we found it smaisity to selsalate the future probable amount of claimers Mr kteement at a higher average than that above weelledi emit ups mature consideration of all the alremeteasee, Imo beipely detailed in the printed report of year seedioal oflose of health and surveyor, dated March last, to whist vu bop to refer your hocourable court, we same to the esemdadam that the re turn of the average number of deaths, given by your medical officer at 3,136 per enema, or thereabouts, should be adopted. " Having also agreed in opinion that any cemetery should be surrounded by a belt of and of conaiderable depth, to be applied either for ornamental planting or retained se pasture land, so as to prevent person. from building too isesly to the depository for the dead, it follows that a lOW pin Wpm& ler a cemeterT hr the City should not be lees them from 100 to 120 acres in superficial area ; and we are also of *aka that it should be immediately coa -1 tiguoas to a railway, so as to afford the readiest access for all parties from the City. " Upon coming to these ooncluaions, we directed the clerk to advertise in the public journals for a plot of free hold ground of each an extent, restricting the locality to the north of the river Thames, which for many nevus we considered most eligible, and considering that it ought to be as near to the City of London ite we could obtain it, we described the limit of distance to be eight miles from the General Poet-office. These particulars we also communi cated to the chief estate aunts in London. "The result has been that we have had communications thereupon from different parties; but our attention hu been more particularly directed to the neighbourhood of Epping Forest, as affording from various circumstances more advantageous sites for such purposes. We have con ferred with the Commissioners of Woods and Works upon the question in relation to this locality, have viewed several plots of ground thereat, and have negotiated with the various parties interested. The most latUfactory ;offer that has been made to us has been that of a plot of ground sear Ilford, consisting of 120 acres of land, at present forming part of and cultivated es a farm, and having a farm-house and buildings on it. This is offered at the rate of 1601. per acre for the freehold, and the sum of 2,5001. for erecting new farm-houses and buildings, in place of the present which will be destroyed. The lessee, who holds for an unexpired term of six years, will have to be compensated, and he has signified his willing ness to surrender his interest on terms to be settled by reference. _ _ . " Thu plot of ground is situate about seven miles from London, and is immediately &Opining to tie Rutern Coun ties Railway, from which a siding may at once be run into the cemetery. " We have taken preliminary steps to aommunicate with the directors of that oompany,so as to facilitate the arrange ments that must be modem soon es you are in a position to do so, in the conveyance by rail of bodies, mourners, ac., upon a regulated system ; and we have been assured by the board that t h ey will suet our within in the mot friendly spirit, and having, with the chairman of the board of direc tem visited their station, we do not doubt that arrange ments may easily be made by the surveyors of the two parties for the convenient accommodation of this peculiar traffic from this station at Shoreditch direct into the pro- posed cemetery. " We have, therefore, at present to recommend to your honours de court that ycu should report immediately to the Court of Common Council, and obtain their approval of the site, and authority for your honourable court to exercise all the powers and authorities of a burial company under the act of parliament, and to raise the necessary monies on the consolidated rate in such manor as you may see requisite to effect the purchue cf the ground in question, and to pay for the lessee's interest therein, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of the act." The report was without disnssion unanimously agreed to, and ordered to be laid before the Court cf Common Council for their approval, iu order that the v.commerda lions be carried into effect without delay. Adjourned. CLOSE OF THE GAOL INQUIRY AT LEICEsTER. - - - LUCE:. lElt, TUESDAY. The inquiry was resumed at 11 o'clock this morn ieg. Joseph Brown, a discharged prisoner, an engineer and model maker, who had been in prison sit months, com plained of having bees ill while there, lied of the surgeon treating bins 63 an impostor until he ii.gan to spit blood, when, owing to the interference of the governor and Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Benfield was very attentive, ordered him to bed, and gave him medicine. From a full examination of the entries in the surgeon's journal, the commissioners felt satisfied that he had been properly treated. Several other discharged prisoners deposed to the severe and debilitating effects of the crank labour, combined with stoppage of meal,. The prisoners on whose statements the most reliance might be placed were several poachers. The first of these was Isaac Weston, a middle-aged man, a framework knitter, living at Oadby, who bad been in prison for three months, from the 11th of December 1317, for shooting at " a stuffed pheesant," which was designated "poaching." When put to the crank, he worked until knobs came upon his arm. He showed it to the surgeon of that time (not Mr. Benfiel I), who took him off the crank. A few days afterwards, the governor ordered him back to the crank. The surgeon afterward. excused him several times for two or three days together after that. The next time he went to prison was also for three months, for night poaching. When he went in he weighed list. 311bs. ; and when he came out he did not " draw lOst." He complained several times to the surgeon, Mr. Ben Geld, of pains in the back and ankles, but he received no attention. The labour was so severe that he tried twice to break his arm across the crank handle to get away from it, and he would slot have cared if he had broken his neck. Richard Chesterton, another poacher, who was committed to prison in October, 1311, for three months, said before he went to gaol he had one of his wrists broken by a fall. He worked at the crank till this arm was very much swelled, almost up to the shoulder, and he could not open hie hand. He complained to the surgeon, who told him it only wanted working. He pulled his neckerchief off and put his hand in a sling, and worked three parts if a day with one hand, when he complained to the governor, who told him he should not work at the crank with his arm in that state either for the surgeon or anybody else. The governor then had him removed from the crank cell. When he had been in a fortnight he had rheumatism very bad across the loins, and the surgeon told him there was nothing the matter with him. He went oa till he coald not walk to school or chapel, and then the surgeon ordered him a mustard plaster, which was put on and taken off by the warder Davenport. He had it on two hours, till it drew him double. Mr. Bonfield, in answer to the commissioners, said he had not the slightest recollection of this case. He recognised the man's face as soon as he saw him, but could not recol lect anything about his arm. Mr. Musson recol:ected the man very well, and bad an impression that he had a had hand, but had no recollection of telling him that ho should not work at tho crank either for the surgeon or anybody else. Mr. Benfield could not remember anything about the mustard plaster. It ought to have been entered in his journal, but he could find no entry about it. William Pratt, who bad been in prison two months for getting turnip-tops, said be had five mustard pluton on during the time ho was in gaol, and always had to go to work the next morning after they were taken off. William Godfrey and Davenport could not recollect these particular instances, but said they frequently did put mus tard plasters on prisoners by order of the surgeon. Mr. Reeve then said he had seen a great deal of Mr. Musson during the last tan years, and had witnessed nume rous instances of his kindness and humanity. Mr. Webby said he could believe all that Mr. Reeve had said on that subject. All that had come out during these proceedings showed that he was a man of great humanity and honourable feeling. Mr. Perry also bore testimony to Mr. Masson's kindness to prisoners, and said that at the same tints he was a man of firmness sad determination to carry out the rale,. He wu also very undid in relating all arrearastantoa, whether the y told against himself or not. There bung no further evidence, the commissioners, at a quarter peat five o'clock, closed the Inquiry. THE REGISTRATIONS. WESTMINSTER. The revision of the lists of voters for the City of Westminster was last week completed by John Fraser McQueen, Esq., the revising barrister. The reformers made 38 claims and 423 objections. The tones made 41 claims, but did not make any objections. Mr. Goals Haggett appeared for the reformers. No agent appeared the INNeereaUve party. 84.Masproelt parish about 40 members of the Na tional ask eilolesed to be on the register ; amonst which were Philip Benset, M.P.; Viscount Mandeville, M.P. ; Richard Bpooser ; C. N. Newdegate, M.P. ; C. H. Prowess, JP.; J . P. Plamptre, M.P. The whole of the claims were objected to by Mr. Hviggett, and were disallowed. In Bt. Martin's parish, Thomas Somers Cooks, Thomas Somers Cocks, pm., sad Reginald Thistlewayte Cocks, whose names aspeased es the list for Cocks and Biddulph's i bank, wise aligested to and tzpinged. °bioptics . were also made to Askew Mortimer Dnismsesd, Andrew Sept. Dreamed. Modes Dreamed, Mewl Diemen.. Mar vel Dessemesd, and Mier ittheliVe niaser nsmsd‘ whose semen appeared on Ai list for • Nash, Oberlng•Oles, all of which Were entwined boa Ilme The fellow*, is the result of the reviles. and slam mode by reformers Awes. Installs I, idled 1; 81. Closest's, objelliene esstabsed 10 ; Bf. Gaispes, objectless stslideed 114 Iblled 3 ; claims eselained 16, failed 2; M. Imasea, *MM. ens- Mined 16 MOM 3 ; St. Jobs's, claims r e d h4l; ditto, objesdans sustained 76, failed 1; It a, claims sustained 4, failed 1; ditto, °Welling smetaked St. Martin's, claims sutained 3; ditto, ohlestime milalsed 90, failed 10; Bt. Mary's, objectless subdued 11. aam 1 ,• Bt. Pub's, films @attained 4 ; ditto, objeetims melained ' 14. easteised 436, failed 23. Claim Nude by series ;--Bt. John's, claims allowed 1, dimileared 1; 81. Margaret's, claims disallowed 38; 81. Pad% dim allowed allowed 2, disallowed 39. Melbas dims a; ditto objeetioos sustained, 404 ; tory didms 30 ; total, 476 ; deduct tory claim allowed, 2 ; salseity is favour of reformers, 473. :WM SURREY_ Archer Ryland.2aq; the fifth reviiing banister, held las fth court at the Town-11•11, Gail ord, on Monday last, and revised the lista in the parishes of Albury, Arting ton, Bromley, Zest Glendon , West Clandon, Compton, Cranky, Ewhurst, East Horsley, West Horsley, Holy Trinity (Guildford), Morrow, Ockttant, Tottenham, St. Mary (Guildford), St. Nicholas (Guildford), St. Martha (Guildford), Send and Ripley Shalford, filters, Stoke next Guildford, Wanborough, , Wonersh, Woking. and Worplesden. Mr. ti. Edgar Donna, solicitor, of London ; and Mr. White, solicitor, of Guildford, attended for the reformers. The wrist were not represented. The reformers took 38 objections and sustained 36, and 30 new reform claims were allowed, making a majority of 66 in favour of the reformers on the day's revision. MIDDLESEX. Mr. Shadwell held his court yesterday at the New Globe Tavern, Mile-end-road, to revise the lists for the parishes and paces within the polling district of Mile end, including All Saints Poplar, St. Anne Limehouse, St. Botolph Without, Aldgate, Brntley, St Leonard, St. George, St. John of Wapping, St. Wary Stratford, Bow ; St. Mary Whitechapel ; Mile-end Old Town, Shadwell, Ratcliff, Precinct of the Old Tower Without, and Pariah of Hely Trinity, Maoris'. In the parish of St. MWhiteelapel, the overseers to the name of W alter Michael Oppeuheim, de scribed as of 20, City-road, Finsbury, qualtion, free hold land in Goodman's yard in bison occupation. The overseers stated that they MIN willing to withdraw the objection, u they were led to consider that a piece of land adjoining, with a shed, gave a qualification for the borough. Mr. Sidney Smith appeared to defend the claim, and con tended there was nothing in the case which could destroy the right et the claimant to vote for the county. The yard alluded to was a timber yard, and the overseers objected to the qualification because there was in the timber yard, a saw pit with a roof over it, without sides. The ground of objectioa wu that the freehold ground might be called the antilage, and that being within the borough, it would destroy the right to vote for the county. No goods how ever were stored under the temporary roof, it being raised solely for the protection of the workmen. The Barrister said he entertained the same view taken by Mr. Smith, and considered the claimant entitled to a vote for the county. The name was retained. YEZEHOLD LAND SOCIETIES. . - In St. Mary Stratford, Bow, many objections were taken to the claims of the membe rs of the National Freehold Land Society, whose names in many cues were retained upon the register; others were expunged is consequence of the property claimed for not being entirely free from all charges. kiNT CR LR07.8, A number of claimed+ for freehold rent charges were objected to by )Sr. T. A. Jones, the conservative agent. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. Last night's Gazette contains the following notice : Board of Trade, Whitehall, Oct. 10. The Hight Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have re ceived, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affair., copies of despatches from her Majesty's Consuls at Naples, Rome, Bilbao, and Barcelona, reporting that in conse quence of the existence of Asiatic cholera in Great Britain the following quarantine regulations have been adopted in their respective ports :—At Naples, all vessels from London and Newcastle are to be subjected to ten days' quarantine at Niaita ; and from all other ports of Great Britain to seven days. The Roman government has subjected to a qua rantine of twelve days all vessels arriving from British and their merchandise to twenty-one days. At ports,i the Board of Health of Biscay has ordered that all vessels arriving from London are to proceed to Vigo, to per form quarantine. At Barcelona, all vessels arriving from Great Britain will be subject to a quarantine of observa tion of five days, which will be increased to seven days when coming from places where cholera is known to exist. By order, J. EXIMON TINNEIT. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY'S NEW ENOINE-BOTSl.—Yesterday Mr. T.Wakley held an inquest on the body of John Dring, aged 23, a labourer, who was killed on Saturday evening last by the fall of some principal of a new engine -house in course of erection at Kensal-green. A great quantity of evidence was taken to show that the best materials had been employed, and that no reasonable precaution to pm vent the disaster had been omitted. The Coroner said there was a clearer cue of accident, and a verdict to that effect was immediately returned. THE MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL—This ancient edi fies is undergoing a thorough repair, both internally and externally ; the whole of the square tower is undergoing an satin refacing and pointing, the stone buttresses and pin nacles being reinstated by newly carved stone work. SPORTING. tVMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. BETTING.-MONDAT NIGHT. THE CESAREWITCH. The room was so crowded, and the betting was cf so un settled and contradictory a chara ter, that we cannot vouch for the accuracy of the following quotations. We believe, howcver, they will be found as near the mark as possible. Wo did not see a bet laid against King Pepin. We give only the price offered by parties ',Lose transactions are gener►lly most in accordance with the tune of the market. Songstress was in request at 9 to I, 10 and 11 taken about Indian Warrior, 1,000 to GO and 14 to 1 to 1751. about Nabob. Teddington fluctuated between 13 and 20 to 1, 15 and 16 to 1 taken to some money about King of Trumps, and the same about Garforth. 16 and 18 to 1 about Angelo, 2•i freely about Dove, and 30 and 26 to 1 :about Nervous. Closing prices : 9 to 1 agst Songstress (t). 9 to 1 King Pepin. 10 to 1 Indira Warrior (t). 14 to 1 Nabob (t). 15 to 1 Kicg of Trumps (t). 1G to 1 Teddington. 16 to I Garforth (t). 16 to I Joe Miller (t). I'', to 1 Angelo (t). 2i to 1 Dore (t). 25 to 1 Nervous (t). 30 to 1 Reiver (t). 57 to 1 Placid. SIMIAN° SWEEPSTAILE9.—Monday—" or the Libel," should have been omitted after Sirileol. TUESDAY'S RACES. MArcu.—Sst 71b each. Cambridgeshire Course. 200, h. ft. Lord Derby's Hobby Horse, by Ithuriel (F. B u tl er ) I Lord Glasgow's Coalition (Flatman) 2 Betting : ti to 5 on C oa liti on . Toe favourite made the running to the cords, where Hobby Ilona went up, de prived her of the lead, and beat her cleverly by a length and a half. MATCH.—A. F. 200, h ft. Duke of Bedford's Pensioner, by Lanercost, Bst Glb (S. Rogers) 1 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Carocara, Bs. Sib (Mimeo) 2 Betting : 2to 1 on Pensioner. The favourite made play all the way, and won by a length and a half. ROYAL STAKES of 200 save. such, 120 (t, for three yr olds; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, use 21b. Certain con ditions as to the declarations of forfeit. Penalties for winner,. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Al'. (12 subs.) Mr. Knowles's Talfourd, by lon, Bst 71b ..(Bumby) 1 Lord Esrlinton's Vanderdeekeo, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2 Lord Exeter's Filbert, Sat 71b (Tatman) 3 Betting : ji to ion Talfourd, and 2to 1 agst Filbert. Tal fourd jumped off with tie lead, and Filbert held second place to the flushes Hill, where he was passed by Vanderdecken, who went vigorously to work to catch Talfourd, but the latter maintained the lead throughout, and won on easy tersas by a length. Half a length between the second and third. CLICARWELL STAKES of 30 sees. each, 20 ft, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Set 71b, and fillies, Eat Sib. Certain winners extra. T.Y.C. (32 subs.) Lord Exeter's Miranda, by Lanercost, Sst 61b (Marlow) 1 Mr. lloward'r eby Cowl, oat of blinerva, 7lto (Wells) 2 Lord Clifden'a Astolfo, Sit 71b (F. Butler) 3 Mr. Russell's Ruminator, 84 71b —.:(Bartbolomew) 4 Mr. J. 51. Steaks's fdirabcau, Bst 71 - 0.,(J. Marson) 6 Mr. Grevilltea Mortimer, Bst 71b (Flatman) 6 Betting: 2to I eget Minerva colt, 5 to 2 each agst Mi randa and Astolfo. They lay nearly side by side until they had run about half the distance, when Miranda came out with the lead, followed by Minerva colt, who made a good effort, but was beaten by a neck ; a length and a half be tween the second and third ; three lengths separating each of the others. CUAIIIIMITCH STAxII9, a Free Handicap of 25 son. each, 16 ft, with 300 added by the Jockey Club ; for 3-9r olds and upwards. Certain penalties. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 son. out of the stakes. Cesare witch Course, 2 miles, 2 furlongs, 28 yards. (77 subs.) Mr. W. Barrett's Haco, by Old England, 3yn 6st 121 b (Palmer) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Nabob, 4 . yn, sit (A. Day) 2 r Mr. Howard's King Pon, 4 yrs, Sat 81b ..(Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Teddington, Mountain Deer, King of Trump., Torment, The Renee, Songstress, Mus covite, Jce Miller, Indian Warrior, Rudolph, Garforth, Cariboo, Talfourd, Nutshell, Catherine Heyes, Black I Doctor, Dove, Gossip, Missive, Radcliffe Hero, Pancake, Strawberry Hill, Nervous, Peacock, Winter, Pastrycook, Placid, Angelo. Weathergage was struck out at 10.49 a.m. this day. Mr. Sykes and Nutpecker were struck out between 11 and 12 o'clock. Lord Exeter declared to win with Dove. Betting at Starting : 6 to 1 agst Songstress, 8 to 1 agst King Pepin, 10 to 1 agst Indian Warrior, 12 to 1 ags t Ted dington, 12 to 1 agst Angelo, 15 to 1 each apt King of Trumps, Nervous, Nabob, and Joe Miller, 16 to 1 agst Oarforth, 2.5 to 1 eget Dove, 30 to 1 agst any other. All got off well—Winter, with Missive, Mace, King Pepin, King of Trump', Songstress, Teddington, Nabob, and three or four others occupying good places in front of the ruck, made the running to within a short distance of the Bushes, where Haco took it up, followed by King Pepin into the Abingdon Mile Bottom, where Nabob, who had taken second place in going ;down the bill, headed Hero, but in the next stride or two Hero was again in possession of the lead, which he maintained the remainder of the dis tance, winning cleverly by a hoed, the second beating the third lengths. Songstress, Black Doctor, Talfaurd, Indian Warrior, Danforth and Teddington, composed the next lot. Muscovite was beaten off at the ditch. Indian Warrior lay a little o ff to the Bushes, where he drew up and was about fourth or fifth in going down the hill. Angelo was beaten off a long way. Mountain Deer brought up the extreme rear. Good steady pace throughout. Maven. Last half of Ab. M. 100, h ft. Mr. Newland's Grimalkin by St. Lawrence, 2 yrs, bet 121 b (J. Goater) 1 Lord Glasgow's Senorita, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2 Betting: 6 to 4 on Senorita. They ran together to the Bushes Hill, where Grimalkin took a decided lead, which he held to the end—winning rather cleverly by a length. BILLING HANDICAP SIINIPSTAILIS of 10 4044. each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Last half of Ab.M. The winner to be sold for 100 eon., if demanded, dn. Mr. Blose's Lord Albemarle by The Emperor, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Charlton)) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Snarry, 4 yrs, fat 11 1 b (Alderoft 2 Capt. Scott's Leybourne, 5 yn, Set 716 ....(Wells 3 The following also ran :—Tonic, Convulsion, Sophistry, Macaw. — Betting: 3 to 1 each agst Leybourne and Snarry, 4 to 1 ages Macaw. Macaw went off with the lead, followed b Lord Albemarle and Leybonrne to the cords, where Lord Albemarle took tip the mining, which he carried on the remainder of the distance, winning by a length, the second beating the third two lengths. The other', with the excep tion of Convulsion, were well up. CRALLIROI POR ?RR WRIP ; 200 eon. each ; leat. B.C. Mr. Morris'. Kingston by Venison, 4 yrs (Baba's) 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddiagton by Orlando, 5 yrs (J. Maroon) 2 Mr. Magson's Wathergage by Weatherbit, 4 yrs (Marlow) 3 Betting: 2 to 1 on Teddiagton. Kingston made slow running until they were through the ditch gap, when he went on at a good steady pace, and achieved the famous trophy by six lengths. Teddington wee second all the way. Weathergage, a long way behind, pulled up at the distance and walked in. Swinrsrixas of 5 eon. each ; for 2.yr-olds, fist 101 b three, Bst Blb ; four and upwards, 94. The winner to be sold for 70 son., if demanded, &c. Rutland Stakes Cosine. (13 subs.) Duke of Richmond's Homebrewed by Chatham, 4 Fro (Flatina 1 Mr. Adkins's Heroine, aged (Bartholomew 2 Hr. French's Coleraine. 3 yea (G. E. Sharp e) 3 The following also ran:--Chesterton, Tame, Mantilla, f by lon out of Palma, Economy, Babette, Hotcbpot, Priam the Third, Lady Lotty. Betting : 2 to 1 seat Economy, 5 to 1 art Heroine, 13 to 2 agst Homebrewed. A fine race in with the first two. Won by a head, two lengths between the second and third. The winner was claimed. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 aget Nabob (taken freely). The Cesarewitch Stakes occasioned little spirited specu lation. Up to the hour of starting comparatively few horses were backed, and on those the outlays were not re markably extensive. Myers. rumours caused the retro gression of King Pepin from the position which he had for many weeks maiatained. He was reported lame, but the confidence of his party was seemingly undiminished ;—at tempts, however, to arrest the downward tendency in the betting were ineffectual, and Songstress took his place as leading favourite. Still the investments at the post were apparently regulated by no fixed scale of quotations, they were seemly guided solely by the fancies and re book" of the layers and taken. Hence the difficulty of giving an accurate statement of the odds at starting. The principal incidents of the race ere described above, but amidst the confusion and excitement which prevailed It was impossible to gather more elaborate details. The most important changes are however accurately indicated. The favourites were beaten, King Pepin however notwithstand ing his lameness ran a thoroughly game horse, and his performance was at least respectable. The result occa sioned no little surprise, Haco, the winner, having been much slighted in the ring. And no won der, after his wretched exhibition at Doncaster, and elsewhere. His owner and friends are large winners, having always entertained a very high opinion of the hone's ability. In bets alone his owner wins 20,0001. Haco was formerly the property of Sir Joseph Hawley, and was bought at the sale of that gentleman's stud some two or three years back. He now belongs to Mr. Wm. Barrett. Additional interest was imparted to the proceedings by re th n e ce race . K fo i r np th t e o r wasth a s eon fo t r e: s t n w a h te ich ,, is chai no l w eng of e rare e, ocemtnur the race the hones were much distressed, Teddington espe cially, was very leg weary, and we hear that he broke down • cirettailltanoo Little wptising When we CODlidet that he had only an hour and a half before competed fur the Ce e itch, with 9,t 7lb on Li. back. The sport commenced at 12 o'clock, and was brou..3.t to a conclusion at half-East four. About an hour al!,.r the last race a "special" conveyed the '• exeureionista to Landon. The day was cloudy hut no rata fell, and the weather was favourable to th. eafry:aent of tt.c sport. 'f to attendance on the heath was fully equal to the av,ray. - - (RV ELECT/11C TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET.—iIIts DAT. The list to-day comprises nine races. The West will take place at 12 30. Twenty horses are handicapped for the Oatland's Plate; fifteen for .9 seepstakes for 2-yr-olds ; elevvu for tiweep• stakes for 3-yr-olds and upwards. PRENDEUGAM—BIight, Apropos, and licase CASSE: EiC struck out. MR. HENRY DRUMMOND OX THE PE.4CE CoNFEBENcE. Mr. Henry Drummond, M.P., having received the circular inviting Dim to attend the Peace Conference at Edinburgh, on the 12th and 13th iut., has returned following reply to tho secretary : " Allrary Pork, 3Uth Sop!. " Stn,—You have invited me to fki ,iowsi to Edinburgh to assist at a conference of persons calling themsslves ' The Friends of Peace ;* and you have desired me. if I cannot be miseut, to send you my written adhesion to the chisels of the conference. All pesile;;;:t;;;Ce. If the Emperor of Russia be allowed to keep possission of Wallachia and Moldavia, and to detach the subjects of the Porte from their duty to their own sovesoign, no man will be more peaceable than Nicholas. The title, therefore, of the body is not very ap propriate nor distinctive. " In your address, there are many trite truisms describ ing the evils of wur, against which eommon•places no thing can be said You consider it as an Utopian dream to bring about suddenly a miraculous transfo rma ti on o f human notate,' tt.e indulgence of which you disclaim • but your whole address proves that the only par of the dremn you differ from is the suddenness of the' miraculous trans formation,' and that you sic, propose to yourselves to be the means of nrhering in an universal 'reign of peace by means of conferences. Of the first two men barn into the world, our killed the other ; and in this say ' human na ture ' lass manifested itself ever since that period, and ever will, unless it undergoes a miraculous transformation.' " You endeavour to cast obloquy on the profession of arms, and are indignant at ' successful warriors occupying pests of distinction to court/ and cabinets.'fake the army rind the navy as a class, and take any other class of men in this country merchants, tradesmen, manufactu rers, savans, lawyers ; compare them together far talents, patriotism, honour, virtue, disinterested nes- kindness, self- devotion —for, in short, every quality that ennobles man ; and 1 assert that the military class is, beyond meuure, superior to any other. You would prefer to sec statues erected to those who have been most eminent in the money-malting arts of peace ; nod in stead of statues to Marlborough, Wellington, Duncan, and Nelson, you would prefer to see statues to the inventors of spinning-iennies and railroads, or to Kant and Jeremy Ben tham. You think a hroadbrim in bronze more picturesque than aco Iced hat. You arc seat re upon Mars and Moloch, and prefer Mammon to both. Idolatry, like statuary, is an rfairof taste, but Milton, who seems to know as much about devils as you do, tells us that Mammon was the basest and meanest of all, " Yltt quote the opinion of 1,,0rd John Russell, that the last sat was unnecessary. It was not undertaken until the French government had proclaimed war upon every crowned head in Europe; and they who were loyal. urged their sovereigns to reply to these manifestoes with grape shot—the only arguments with which revolu tionists shadd be treated. The whigs said it was not necessary, merely as every faction not in power takes the opposite side of every question from the one that is ; but when they came into office, although they bad coquetted with treason, and palliated sedition (as they have ever since continued to do, whenever by so doing they could strengthen themselves), they were nut one whit less alive to the true safety and honour of the country under Mr. Fox and Lord Grey, than their predecessors had been un der Mr. Pitt. _ _ " It requires matchless impudence to speak of the de fenceless state et this country, and the sense of its dan ger, to which the people were with difficulty awakened, as absurd and fabulous tales for which there was not even a shadow of a foundation.' The President of the French Iti.public had reiterated assertions, with oaths, that he would preserve the republic entire : it has been since manifested that, at the very moment he was making those assertions, he was plottiue to seize upon the govern ment, and make himself Emperor. Yet on this man's truth, and professions of peace, you advise us to rely in lamblike security He made no secret of saying that he would, at a proper time, invade this country. A phut for its invasion was given in to him whilst he was President of the Repub lic, which he would not look at then because he had other business in hand. Atter he was Emperor, be referred that plan of invasion to his ministers, who replied that the plan was good, if it bad been carried into effect at the time; but, now that the English were roused. and their mili tary spirit awakened, as had been proved by the calling out their militia, the time had gone by. He himself pro posed a plan for the re-partition of Europe, whish was pot as end to solely by the Emperor of Russia. Louis Napoleon has raised the largest number of screw war-ships that France ever possessed—which cannot be to protect its colonies and commerce, because it has none. He Lisa been long practising his troops in embarking and disembarking by night—which cannot be for going to Vienna, Rome or Bt. Petersburg and which can be solely for a descent on our shores. Petersburg French people prefer glory to gain, hate the English with a perfect hatred, and long to revenge their defeat at Waterloo. " While such facts as these stare us in the face, who shall say there is no need" of common sense to hold up to scorn and derision that party in this country which "excites public opinion" to meet such dangers by a cocference for peace ? " You state that the flower and strength of European manhood is living in coerced idleness at the expense of the rest of the community, in eider that they may be ready to fight;' it would be more tree if you had sail, in order that the rest of the community may be able to spin cotton and grow corn in quiet. Agreeably to the cant of the age, you try to mix up some fragments of Holy Writ to sanctify your folly; and, ins guung that you are to be the means of introducing the Millenium, you ask if there is nothing which Christian men can do' towards that end ? You want an universal peace without the .Prince of Peace : you want the world more quiet, that men may be left more undisturbed in the enjoyment of selfish gratification; and you think that no one can penetrate the darkness in which you have enveloped history, both sacred and profane. Yes; you can do some thing to bring in universal peace : join together to beseech the Prince of Peace to come again, as He path promised to do, in the same way as that in which He was seen to go, and He will come and bring peace with him ; but without him ye shall do nothing. " At this moment, every sovereign in Centinental Eue rope has usurped over the rights of their nobles and of their people ; the Emperors of Russia and Austria, the Pope and his priests, the King of Naples, and all the minor absolute German princes. For this usurpation the people are vowing vengeance; and from England their lateen have issued proclamations calling on all subjects not to war with each other, but to unite in warring on all the reigning families, end put them to death. If you have any honesty and sincerity amongst you, transfer your Confer ence to Moscow, Vienna, or Constantinople, in all of which I can venture, though unauthorised, to promise you a re ception much more consonant with your deserts than the urbanity of the Scotch is likely to give you in Edinburgh; and when the inhabitants of that city, and of Manchester, have been brought to dismiss their magistrates and police, and to rely upon the pacific disposition of the rabble in ' those towns, it will be time enough to begin to think about what may be done with the rest of Europe. " I am, air, your obedient servant, " HENRY DRUMMOND. " Rev H. Richard, 19, New Broad-street." EXTRAORDINARY AND SUSPICIOUS DEATH IX BERMONDSEY. Yesterday Mr. W. Payne resumed and concluded an inquiry as to the death of Ann Roberts, which had been adjourned from Saturday last, fora post martens examina tion to be made of the body. Dr. Challice described the appearances presented by the body, and attributed the death of the deceased to suffbea lion. The coroner—Da you mean by the ligature round the neck ? Dr. Chalhee—l cannot tell. Roberts, the husband, having been duly cautioned, said he was drunk on the night in question, and went to sleep on a sofa in the parlour. He got up between two and three in the morning, and went up stairs and lay on the bed, until live o'clock. He then went dowu stairs, drank water, and returned to the parlour, where be remained until seven o'clock. He then went up stairs for a key to open his shop, when he discovered his wife suspended from the bed-post, and cold. Roberta then declared in a furious manner, that his wife had tramped up things against him to injure his cha racter, and said his wife was not in a right state of mind, through the bad conduct of her daughter, Mrs. Cooke. A fishmonger, named Nightingale, who was called by Roberts, said the deceived had told him that he, Roberts, would not be long before he was in prison again (having just been released for assaulting her and breaking her arm), as she had done all in her power to tempt him to strike her. While he was drunk and asleep she took some money front his pocket, and, finding it so little, she became excited, and said she hoped that the Lord would take her before morning. The Coroner, in summing up, said this was a very mys terious case, except from the fact of deceased having died from suffocation ; but the medical evidence did not show how that suffocation was produced. The whole of the evi dence did not throw any light as to whether the death was caused by :any other person, or whether it was the de ceased's own act. Perhaps it might be prudent to return an open verdict, leaving it to the police silently to Innis. the inquiry if they obtained any evidesc.o to enable them to do so. _ . _ The jury returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died from suffocation, but how that suffocation was produced there was not sufficient evidence to show."