The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-08 00:00:00

t hst e qual incomes from laud, houses, and trade are, ,bra aipitalised, of the proportional values of 4, 2. ol d 1, respecti%ely. If land be worth 30 years pur ths,-e, housi-i will be worth 15 years purchase, and todiug c apital 7; years purchase. Tas total annual income jnow chargeable to the th co ine tae is about 200,000.0001., of which land and t h e fund. vield about 82,000,0001. houses, &c., yield 3.;..4,0,1510/. ; and trades and professions (in cluding tamers and government officials), yield about 62,000,ti0i1t. Under the present income tax of 7d. Is the pound, the owners of first-class property (iu 'land And funds), and the owners of third-class On trades and professions. cotribute equal r - si s to the state—about 2 j mi n millions each. • ‘ l1: the tax were proportional to property, in stead of income, the class of traders and professional men woidil contribute one-fourth part only of the srii,unt c ontributed by the class of fund and land hello. At present, under the Income Tax, the b oo r iroperty pays about one-half as much as is so d by the property in land and government funds. tehr a property tax, the house owners would pay ise-fourth part only of the amount of tax payable the cloos of fund and land owners. The incidence of an Income Tax, as compared with th a t of a rroperty Tax, may be best viewed by l i king the per tentage of the total tax contributed by each of the three taxable classes of the British upalation. Under thelncome Tax as now existing, at;t4hiss property (land and funds) pays 41 per cent., second-0 as property (houses) pays 18 per cent., and third doss property (trades and professions) pays 41 per cent. ot the total tax. If the tax were changed to a tax pmportional to property, first class property would pay lis per cent., second class property would say 15 1,.-F c ent., and third chaos property would pay 17 per cent. of the total tax. It thus appears that by the sulkititution of a property tax, the owners at house property would have their taxation reduced is t h e prporiiou of 18 to 15, whilst the class of traders and proti,Aionil men would have their taxation re ducat in 'he proportion of 41 to 17. That is to say, the change would relieve house owners from one sixth part, and traders and professional men from more than out-half of the weight of taxation to which they are subject under the present income tax. JULIUS. THE COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTRRN RAILWAY. THE INQUEST. This inquiry was proceeding on Thursday night when our report was dispatched. After that the examina beof the 'rimers Frederick Jackson was proceeded with, nothing Wither of d o was elicited front him. The met witness was &MIMI Tivlin, porter at the Oxford Station, who stated that he iris on duty on Monday afternoon, at half-past 5. He saw the 30 train getting ready. He assisted in put ting the leggage in the I.4gage- van. The guard was on the pfttf.riu. Joseph Kineh was the guard. He wee either on the platform or in the brake. Kinch was quite Mier. The train's starting was delayed, waiting for the *I train. Ile heard Mr. Hayes speak to Kinch, and tel. lies am to start the train till the coal train came in. That was jest about the time the train should have started. je did not hear Hayes say, if the coal train I OM in sigh', he might v. Mr. Blott gave M caw. to layes to tell Kinch not to start before as ead-train came at. That was before he heard Hare te lie did not hear Kutch say anything to Hayes. Helm leery the driver; he wee sober. He law seethierg printer in his condition. Witness did not hear Mr. BIM =es Kinch. He heard no order given for the train' fie Ile did not hear Kinch tell the driver to the en, se see him make any motion or signal. Thee* were other persons on the platform ; be did wet nonce who. The other porters bad gone don Is see if the coal-train had come in. Wiliam MC met speak to the driver when he started. lie maw Kinch ea the engine. It was a minute or two before the train started. Ue did not notice Kinch get into his brake van. Tb. whistle had just sprang. Whether Kinch got down to his van before the train .carted be could not say. Kinch was in his van before the train pored. Witness said nothing to him as he passed. lie did not recollect who lashed at the tickets that night. He did not see it done. Began Hayes when the train was going, and he called to the driver, to say the coal-train was not in. Hayes said, " John, tle coal-train's not in." He could not say whether the driver could have heard Hayes, for the steam ad blowing. He did not hear Hayes speak to the guard lithe point to Hayes. Witness knew the coal train was is is tun, because lie stood looking oat. He had seen the maim of the ballast train come in. It was at the bottom of the rd. He guessed it was the ballast engine, but he pat tell by the beat of it whether it was borthened or not. He did not recollect seeing Suggest Gwynn ou the *t hus. He could not say to a few minutes bow long it was after be saw ttte ballast engine that Use train Started. It may have been five or six adman Be bad no hand signal lamp. lie did not recolleed say IMO Irving them bat the policemen. He made no atleegt to step the tram. He had no chasm. As soon as the w iYYs !mai it was off. It was re rapid start. He did not speak ki a:sag:rd. ike him tha t H t ayes tra lut sspoktzw%tohuetdaruivtrer. authority, OS it was net in his department. lb. Hayes was here re-called and identified by the wit ness Frederick Jackson as the pima who looked at the tickets Mr. Hayes said that he did not look at them ea Mese, son. Joh * a Parson, porter at the Orford station, stated that he was ea duty ea Monday afternoon, and helped es marshal the 3.30 train. Heard ea directions given about manias the train. Knew the seal train was dm, but not ewe is. The 5.30 train was Eden& la emasemeene of the eml-train nut having come is. N• w jesters ea the *trona when the 5.30 train sieseani. H. bil hen dawn to the first but with Mr. Hayes Musk Ea gainsama . 1f the tool train was coming.. The pongees NM It was not. The talleet engine, with a white vla beat s Minn one in. He was at the head of the phillimma tit he sew the ballast engine muse in. That am Was lawn to the policeman's hut. (This witness no nun with regard to a discrepancy in his evident ea the of the ligkes of the bellies engine, sad }subbed laE he saw it with a white HAL) He this Setlg that he knew it was net the min of *s seal trim As be came beck be. the poloomma's bed ha IsalittEllijeleabi bed slatted an woe snag eat *of die denim. liThma be beard the togas while, is mat as fast as yondlde with Hayes to try is step h. Ham and wines banged as loud as they add. Ile (Mann min " Juk e no eel train is am ia." Is En& is Meth hawedke bin The driver did not Sena Ids speed. TM Mk cog gang eat very sharp. He sod Hams dm basin to the road, saying the coal , beta wee seam The gaud did am say anything that he Mai. Be did an w big put sea the bake. If the nit hod Ina pain, be should aot be,. beard it, as 16 steam wee oIL Ho (urnmat. Ilita ran up the het. He had no woes Is fry ON asspa the Sand Imanteed kiss. Re ha )son to the pollsassa to use the ▪ by Kr. lieu's dboollat, mad be did see it, but Wastaktrale. +Si dissamoo them The driver was e lbe Sam whoa gnaw hallooed to hiss, mad it he MI ale low him. ehleotdpe of tat pammodimp it was ascertained that the out lien to be eseadeeed cow the guard Kitsch ; bat it me Mint that is seasagonse of the Injuries he had m eting* wee pernabie tint some darn went Marne bete he wit ha la a mann ea be Isought The Jul aerosol a many desire that la mew npanArn of Me peossugers by the train on Kinds y nun be elm- Mined ; and on inquiry it was found that MO or two who In been itr e a s but were able to travel, lid airs ady left Oaten. hammer , yenned seasequase of their Mac to bear reamoal preseat. It me, thesefore, decided that as adjournment &odd take place IM a few days, in order that these gessethgers who should le seasisatly reemand eland be ozonised ; as well as to is Mather any of the OSUMI at the severely injured termi nal fatally or set. An admuu rat consequently took nM nos until Tuesday next, at -past 10 o'clock. RAILWAY COLLISIONS. TO TEI IDITOI 01 THI lIPIIIIII. Sta,— It is to be hoped that the proceedings with Monne, to the recent slaughter near Oxford wilt not be Cored to terminate without full inquiry into a very im part of the ere. The working both ways on a sinß le line of rails wee beyond all gestation the primary ague of the mischief, and it should be unattained whether that was unavoidable. It must become a question whether, when the chief acuity against a similar catastrophe is that no driver shall ever after nightfall mistake a " Wiest engine" for a " coed train," the working a single line on each a railway can be under any circumnances allowed. One good mast result from even the present tragedy: the legitletare cannot sanction any project for the working a mai, with large traffic upon a single am, rec., bat:W.-square, Jan. 7. A. Z. TRAVELLING IN LOMBARDL—The Opinion of Tuna states that the Milan diligence was attacked on the sued to Mantua, on the 20th nit., near Baulk), by eight armed men. O ne o f t h e p assenge rs was ro bb e d o f 2,000 fr. is sold ; bat the money entrusted to the diligence for con veyance escaped, the robbers being unable, after repeated "'septa, to break open the chest in which it was contained. tswn hearing a none at a distance the robbers took to tight, and left the diligence to contilliie its way. IRE UNITED STATEn MAIL PACKET MEHMANN, which left Southampton on Wednesday with the American awl, returned to that port yesterday, on account of tome dlilloage her deck recei ve d o ff P or tl an d by a heavy sea. It is kneeler that the United States mall packet W.ohington, which left Southampton a month ago, was obliged to re turn on uremia of meeting with a similar disaster off Port- Among the passengers for Lisbon on board the Oriental company's steamer Tagus, which hilt Southamp- I" Yesterday with the Peniusir mail, was the Duke of Terceira, his lankily, and suite SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Faro,►:. The betting doom oat last has been limited, mad the only bones that hare been hacked with anything like spirit, are Redmond Dilution for the Metropolitan and West Austra lian for the Derby. LIVERPOOL GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. 15 to 1 apt Miss Mowbray (taken) 100 to 6 Sir Peter Luria (taken) 20 to 1 Knight of Gwynn, (taken) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 18 to I agat Richmond (t) 20 to 1 Galvanism (t) 25 to 1 Hirsute (t) 23 to 1 Hatchet (I) 2.5 to 1 Redmond O'Hanlon (t freely) 30 to 1 Grapeshot (t) 33 to 1 Lampedo (t) CHESTER CCI'. 60 to 1 .get Scarecrow (t) 60 to 1 Merry Biro (t) 1000 to 15 Bardolph (t) DERBY. 14 to 1 agst West Australian (t freely) 16 to 1 einea4 16 to 1 Umbriel (I) 20 to 1 Sittingbourne (t) 25 to 1 Hurworth (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4 to 1 agst West Australian (t to 600 Cdarrrea Cl/P.—The addition of War Hawk, omitted in the printed lime, inereues the entry to 217. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. bTAO 1101NDS. Her Majesty's, Tuesday, 13rackuell ; Friday, Stoke-com mon—at 11. _ _ Bath, Tuesday, Beckington ; Friday, Farrington Gur ney—at half-past 11. Honourable F. Petra's, Monday, Beaumont Oats, Broom field ; Thursd ty, Moreton—at halt past 11. Baron ltuthschild's, Monday, Blackgrove ; Thursday, The Grange, Hockliffer—at 11. _ rox MOUNDS. • Athentnne, Monday, I:Ashby-gate ; Wednesday, Moira Station ; Friday, Uleathorpe ; Saturday, blondes —at a quarter to 11. Duke of Beaufort's, Monday, Trouble-house ; Wednes day, Dyrham-purk ; Friday, Rood Ashton ; Saturday, Ye:. Rocks. Old Berkshire, Monday, Buckland-park ; Wednesday, Choney, near Wallingford ; Friday, Badbury-hill—at half past 10. Badsworth, Tuesday, Darton ; Thursday, Man Village ; Saturdar, South Hiendly—at half-past 10. Bramham Moor, Mondiy,Woodhali ; Wednesday, Bram ham Moor Cron-roads ; Friday, Manton ; Saturday, Pool—at half-past 10. Lord fly. Bentinek's, Monday,Linwood-by-Ruen ; Tun day, Fristhorpe ; Wednesday, Blankney ; Thursday, Put ter Hill Bar; Saturday, Hardney—at 11. Cambridgeshire, Monday, Childerly Hate; Friday, Stowe Fox—at half- p ast 10. Cheshire, Monday, Warmingham ; Wednerday,Withing ton ; Thur sday, Tabley; Saturday, Belmont. Col. Conyer's„ Monday. Abridge; Wednesday, Black more ; Saturday, Easton Lodge—at 11. Cottesmore, Monday, Wing; Tuesday, Tilton Wood; Thursday, GrinrithorpeoPark ; Saturday, Ayston—at 11. Craven, Monday, Tottenham Park ; Wednesday, Knights bridge ; Friday, Alborue Chan ; Saturday, Caddlewortb Village—at a quarter to 11. Crawley and Horsham, Monday, Rowfant Lodge ; Wed nesday, Dancing,' ; Friday, Palkill Park (ate—at a quar ter to IL _ _ Mr. Draz's, Monday, Yarlington ; Thursday, Longbur too—at 11. Durham County, Monday, Cole Pike Hall; Wtdoesday, Easington • Friday, Wi ll ington—at half past 10. East Hsieh, Tuesday, Finehingfield Town ; Thursday, Felix Hall; Saturday, Gordald King's Head—at 11. Eases Union, Wednesday, Hazeleigh Hall; Saturday, Hadleigh Common—at half-past 10. South Essex, Tuesday, Denton Blacksmiths ; Saturday, South Oekendou—at half-past 10. Essex and Suffolk, Tuesday, Wesley Street; Friday, Ashington Hall Gate—at a quarter to 11. Mr. Farquharson's, Monday, Broadley Wood; Wednes day, Dunel.ffe. Earl Fitsmilliam's, Monday, Holme Wood ; Wednesday, Titchmarsh—at 10. Herefordshire, Tuesday, Hall Court ; Friday, Myrsde Park—at 11. iieytiteSp, Monday, Heythrop ; Wednesday, Lough borough Gate; Friday, Fanninster Grose; Saturday, Blenheim—at half-put 10. Kuwaiti, Tuesday, Enteroommon ; Saturday, Loren Bridge—at half-past 10. Holders's', Monday, Tickten ; Tuesday, Lakington ; Thursday, Rise Park ; Friday, Beverley Queen's Gate Bar—at a quarter to 11. Mr. M. Ingram's, Monday, Chartley Castle ; Thursday, Swarkstone Bridge ; Saturday, Needwood House—at a quarter to 11. Bast Kent, Monday, Sandhog Park ; Thursday, Rein deo—at half-past 10. Mr.Lushington's, Tuesday, Rainhant ; Friday, Dod dingtna—at half-past 10. Ledbury, Monday, Roughborougb ; Friday, Kigknam— at half-past 10. Ludlow, Tuesday, Munalow Gorse ; Friday, Bircher Common—at half-past 10. Mr. Lumley's, Monday, Jockey House ; Tuesday, Saud beck Park ; Thursday, Shooter's Hill Gus ; Friday, Dart bon Bar—at half-past 10. Monmouthshire, Tuesday, Tregare Church ; Saturday, Leadevey Court—at half-past 10. Mr. Morgan's, Monday, ?ability Lodge Gate ; Thurs -140, Long Cross—at half-past 10. Oakley, Monday, Carlton New Barn ; Thursday, Clap ' Ismroll Bar ; Saturday, Knotting Fox—at a quarter Oa 11. Patheridge, Monday, Barkway ; Wednesday, Stanstead, Lees ; Saturday, Throckings—at half-past 10. ji m t l ehley, Monday, Carlton ; Tuesday, Baton ; Wed- Braybrooke ; Friday, Cottisbrooke ; Saturday, Illad&;Weed--at a quarter to 1L , Monday, Winston Bridge ; Wednesday, Bart lett\ t Friday, Wilton Bridge--at half-past 10. Monday, Olapwell ; Tuesday, White-posts; Tbseeday, Lawton ; Saturday, Thoreaby-park—at half pad 10. Dolma Rutland's, Monday, Staunton; Tuesday, Bromley kraal; Wednesday, Croton-park; Friday, Oippla—at hisii-peut 10. libeepshire, Tuesday, Bicton-heath ; Friday, Amhara brides. eamerest tiebeeripden, Tuesday, Baneombe-hill ; Friday, Clremehill—et ha ailest 10. Lard Strethomptes'es Monday, Farthingstow ; Wedoes %keyllawn ; Friday, Bradden ; Saturday, Shrob -1 we, Monday, Barley-mow, Selmsaton; Friday, Askeumb-.4at half-past 10. eelfdw Tuesday, Rougham-hall ; Thursday, Sylverley twee ; Saturday, Broekley-green—at a quarter to IL dunes Union, Monday, Plough-ina ; Thursday, Healy park—at half-past 10. Mr. A. Smith's, Monday, Tedworth Kennels; Tuesday, Oars Bill ; Wednesday, Pill Heath ; Thursday, Ownswood; Friday, Nathanson ; Saturday, Rosh* Court—at 11. sir R. Sutton's, Monday, Shearsby lan ; Tuesday, Wid ;2lllnn ; Wedaerday, Bowsaw Park ; Thursday, ;• Friday, .Rateliffe—at 11. o,ll=Moviday, Whisperer Build; Wedonday, Gat* Helmsley and Stamford Bridge; .• • t half-past 10. Waririebriire, Monday, Henley-in-Arden ; Tuesday, Naha Bridge, at a quarter to 11; Thursday, Newbold ltlewy, at 12; Friday, Burton Toltgate; Saturday, Cub- Gate, ate quarter to 11. Wyndham's. Monday, Whiteway Lodge; Wellies .4y, Cocking Hill; Friday, Bathurst Park—at half past 11. Woreestenhire, Monday, Wit • Wednesday, Brooms grove Licks • Friday, Grafton Wo od — at halt-pelt 10. Sir W. W. 'Wynn's, Monday, Chink Castle ; Wednesday, Baseiturch ; Friday, Baschurek ; Saturday, Holt—at half past 10. Wheatland, Wednesday, Harpsford ; Friday, Monkhop un--at half-past 10. to B. V. H., Wednesday, Hingeomb Bun, Chesilborne ; Saturday, Toomey Gate—at half-pmt 11. Lord Bolton's, Wensaday, Boat Future; Saturday, Couseue—at 11. Brighton, Monday, Patellar& ; Wednesday, Thunders Barrow ; SAturday, Dyke—at a quarter to 11. Brookside, Monday, Newmarket Hill; Thursday, Tabl eaus Tyae—at half-put 10. Thanet, Monday, Updown; Wednesday, Minster Mills —at half-past 10. SHOCKING CABE OF DiSTlTUTlON.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the board room of the Strand Union workhouse, on the body of a mac, named George Reed, aged 4S, formely residing at 4, Old Boswell court. From the evidence it appeared that deceased was found on Sunday evening in the Strand, insensible, and with a bruise oaths right temple ; his left hand was also cut. The police procured a stretcher and removed deceased to I the station-house in Bow-street; whence by the direction of I Inspector M'Keosie (who said it was more than a drunken case the unfortunate man was taken to King's College Hospital. Hera the stomach pump and electrifying machine were brought into operation, by means of which the man came to a little, and the police were ordered to take him back to the station-house, with a message that it wee "a case for a station-house, and not for an hospital." Before, however, deceased reached Bow-street, he fell down quite in!ensible. and n rallied. The Coroner said that the conduct of the person who, after treating this unfortunate man medically, had ordered him to the cell of a police court, was highly repre hensible. Deceased presented a moat shocking appearance. He was emaciated, and covered all over with sores. He had seldom seen • more deplorable ease. It was to be regretted that when unfortunate persons like this were found in the streets, they were generally treated as if they were drunk, merely because they were ins. nsibls and unablo to speak. The evidence of the surgeon who performed the post mortens ezansination went to prove that the whole of the organs were is a most healthy state. Thera were two dots of blood over the brain. one utoler the injury on the right temple, the other on the opposite side, as if caused by a tall or blow. This was sufficient to cause death. and deceased appeared to have died in a state of starvation. There being nothing to prove how the injuries were inflicted, the jury returned a verdict embodying merely the facts. THE EXpRESS, SATURDAY SEIZURE BY THE ADMIRALTY OF A PORTUGUESE VESSEL AT BRISTOL. BRISTOL, JAW. 7.—A • good deal of interest has bees created in our commercial rooms and among adroit tile circles, in ennsequeuce of the seizure, under warrant from the Adinirelty, of a Portuguese vessel, called the Segredo, which had brought in a cargo of fruit here, and was about to sail for Lisbon with bricks, &e., and con nected with whose history is an extraordinary degree of romance, she having been seized coins time ago as a pirate ship. It will be remembered that some time ago an accoset was published of the discovery by her Majesty's steamer Virago, while cruising in the Straits of Magellan, of a: rebellion having taken place at a Chilian convict settlement, called Punts d'Arenas, and of the subsequent capture of a brigantine, then alleged to be pirating under Chilian co lours, called the Eliza Coruish, of Liverpool. When first the officers of the Virago went en shore at Punta d'Arenas, they were received by a person ..ho was riding about on horseback in a gay hall dress with epaulettes, who styled himself General Csmbiaso, stated that he was second in cimmand, the governor being sick, and who was attended by a body of men with lances; and after leaving the settle ment, and going to Valparaiso, the commander of the Virago there fell in with the crew of au English ship called the Lima, from whom he learnt that she also had called at Punta d'A.renas, where she discovered that there had been a revolution among the prisoners fomented by Casubiaso, that the governor had been shot, an English barques and a brigantine taken, their owners and the captain of the litter murdered, and the vessels prepared for sea to join the rebel General Cray, who, it was erroneously thought, was still making head against the Chilian government and the Governer Monte. The Virago then kept a look-out for the Eliza Cornish, with whom she fell in, captured, and boarded her. Iler Majesty's crew were heartily welcomed by the English men on board, who stated that they had been in prison nut in dimmer of their lives from the rebel pirates, as were aka Captain Salsa and Lieut. Diet, offieersjuf the Chilian army, who had resolutely refined to join the rebels. The cunt minder of the Virago now learned that when the Elise Cornish touched at the convict settlement she bad a rick freight amounting 1. 95,000 dollars, besides a valuable bal. last of silver ore. An invitation was sent by the sham governor to invite the captain and Mr. Dean, the owner, on shore. They complied wish the invitation, but had scarcely got on shore when they were arrested and cast into prison. A boat full of men were then sent of heavily armed, and by them Mr. Smith. the chief officers and the crew were captured, and all the money seized. TM next day Cambiaso made a false charge that the captal• had drawn a knife upon him, and he cansed him and the owners of the two vessels to be brought out, placed owe bench, and shot in the presence of a large body of rebels, both men and women, who shouted and clapped thine, hands, and indulged in every kind of fiendish exultatim Every insult which could be deviled was offered to the dead bodies. They were hung up by a greased rape to • tree, were afterwards taken down and burnt, and ask ashes mingled with the remains of dogs. A calf was also killed on the site of the murder, and a savage revel kept up. After her seizure the Eliza Cornish was sent home to this country in the charge of a British officer, but instead of being brought home she was taken into Faye', where, it is alleged, she was improperly condemned as not being sea worthy, and was sold to a Portuguese fur 2001. Alter this she was chartered to Brictol with a cargo of trait, consigned to a Bristol firm, which she had delivered, and was pre paring to return to Lisbon when the seizure was made, and she was carried up the Bristol floating harbour. It is stated that upon inquiries being made by the representa tives of her former owner at Liverpool, it was found that when she was condemned as unseaworthy there was little the matter with her, and that nothing was required beyond the insertion of a couple of planks to fit her for the voyage from Portugal to this port. She will remain in the hands of the sheriff under the Admiralty warrant till the pending suit has been determined in the Court of Admiralty. A TRAGEDY LN NORWAY. A correspondent who wag present during the in quisition held relative to the tragedy which has taken place in Kautokeino, in Finmarb, caused by the religious fanaticism which is daily spreading among the Finns and Laplanders, has favoured us with the following account : _Ellen Asleh's daughter Sunby, a young Finnish woman Ablest 28 Jean of age, of come personal beauty,. and looked up to as a saint by the people of her race, was, together with her husband, sentenced last year to imprisonment in die house of correction in Christiania for two years, butsuc seeded in making her escape and keeping herself concealed although repeated endeavours were made to discover her. The tribe of mountain Finns to which she belonged had bound tl•emselves to defend her at the risk of their own lives, and to kill every one who attempted to capture her. However, not content to remain on the defensive, they determined, on Monday, Bth November, to make an attack upon the authorities in teen. neighbourhood. At 8 o'clock in the morning the tribe, numbering about 30 men and women, armed with clubs and rods, arrived at the house of a merchant, by name Ruth, where the Leasmand, or gover nor was residing, quite determined to set fire to the church, the parsonage, and Ruth's house, and to slay every one who refused to pan them and accept what they call the only true and saving faith. On their arrival they sent in some chil dren to induce the Lesasmand to come out to them, and on his so doing they instantly felled him to the ground, beat ing him with their clubs and rods, and stabbing him with knives. On hearing the Lmeemend calling for help, Mr. Ruth, a young and vigorous man, rushed out to his assist ance, and having succeeded in wrenching a club from one of the savages, laid about him with it for some time. Ulti mately, however, he also succumbed; but, although both their victims were n ew extended on the earth apparently lifeless, the people continued to ill-treat them in the most inhuman manner. Mrs. Rath, who had some out of the house to implore them to spare her hus band, was at once struck to the ground by a blow on the head, and a servant-girl who had followed her mistress was whipped with rods; after which the wild horde rushed into the house, which they commenced pillaging. In the meanwhile the servant-girl sad Mrs. Ruth, who had recovered from her swoon, fled to the neighbouring pumas*, and related the dreadful tale to the pester and his wife, who had not the least inspielees of what was taking place so near them. The peeller at once determined to go forth and emilsomared to appease the infuriated wretches, but no Immo ill ho mike his appearance among them than the muss de Opsa him with savage yells, and he was forced le maintain a anded struggle for ids life. While the sitieges were igrid wish tie pastor—who, though much Waved, ultiemeft Mado Ids maps into the parsonage, the dowse which were then well secured—Om Less mead who bad recovered from hie sesta of insensibility, enseseded in dregglag himself into the home, and locking himself up in use a 1 the mess, nod threw* himself um a bed. He was, however, ma abseil ; the hem was searched, amid the moot ea ye and howling ; the deer of the room fa which he t refuge was famed open, and the leader of the , one Ail& Hotta, rushing in, attempted at once to despatch him with his knife, bat on finding that the " knife would not bite," as he expressed it, be and his younger brother repeatedly I placed the knife against the unfortunate Leinsmand'i breast. and drove it in with a club, which they used as a hammier ; end the rest of the wretches following their ex ample, hammered away at the unhappy victim as long as any alga of life was remaining. Mr. Ruth's housekeeper, who la her fright had sought refuge la the same room, 5 with a severe whipping. In the mean er : ems of the female furies who had remained , pereeiviag that Mr. Ruth was moving one of his embed ea kelt bar, placed it under the out, and then battered the latter with a club until 'be onesseded in ereallag it she then proceeded to do the same with his other arm, sad esatinued the inhuman pro -1 ewe until every appanage of life was extinct. When loth's house had been rempletely pillaged, it was set on see, and the savages the* proeeeded to the parsonage, where they were emetles Miler scenes, when the Finns, who have given up their amide life, and are settled in =crime to the rescue, led on by a man who had been by the assailents on their way to the scene of eat. auk awl who, suspecting their intention, had gone in effigellemes. A wallet now commenced in w Same Fla we wonted. Seeing that there wait hop of be with their booty, Aslak Haas ci i =4 OBS ele should thrown into the . easel a pet was the resistance offered by them knees% Illise bemire toesegne the men, it became necessary to fell MA Mee tO Ilse ground with a blow, and then to Mel MOM& sad foot. In this way the whole trib i ; i 4. trempieb .. .i dodge. to Bosekop, and lodged is the there. They have since openly confessed that it wee thels intention to slay everyone who refused to accept the tens • idth. The x say that they have reed that the apostle landiemeaCX the same, and declare that they do not repent of wine they have done, for that the day of wrath has come, est they are only instruments in the hands of the Lord, for the glorification of the faith, and they even express regret at hot having been more successful. It is supposed, how ever, that there is a good deal of bravado in all this, as they all look considerably crestfallen. Then are signs of the epidemic having spread among the Finns in other localities' also, and it is hoped that the punishment awarded to the present delinquents may be sufficiently severe to act as a check upon the other fanatics. • THE MURDER IN DEAN FOREIT.—DETBROOK THURSDAY.—The inquest on the body of William Peake, who, as already reported in this paper, was found dead in the road near this place, with a stab in the face through the eye to the brats, has, after two adjournments before Joseph Lovegrove, Esq., coroner, been at length concluded. It will be recollected that a man, named James Greenbelt .had been taken into custody on suspicion of being concerned in the murder, he having been seen last in his company, and having been known to have accompanied the deceased a Dart of the way home .— The jury found a verdict of " wilful murder " a.iainst James Greenhill; who was ea cordiogly committed to Gloucester for trial at the next assizes. Tut WEnTurt.—THE CEOPS.—With the excep tion of yesterday, which was a beautifully line, genial day, the weather has continued very stormy and wet, and com plaints are made, by our correspondents in several parts of Down and Antrim, of the very backward state of all art • cultural operations. From Banbridge, our correspondent writes :—" The weather continues very stormy and wet, so much so that any kind of fi. Id labour practicable at Ilya season cannot be proceeded with. The wheat crop, which would have been extensively cultivated this year, is entirely prevented by unfavourable weather fur the last two months, and the crop will be very limited, except for what may be sown in spnog."—Northern lVhig. ITV:ENING. JANUARY 8, 1853. IRELAND Dosing. .7a.s. 7. ARRIVAL OF THE EARL OF ST. OERMANS. _ ------.—. After a somewhat rough passage of nearly See hours, the steamer conveying his Excellency the Earl of St. Germans from England arrived at Kingstown about half-past eleven o'clock this day. There were in waiting to receive his Excellency the Right Hon. Judge Keating and the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Esmonde, as Privy Councillors ; Captain Cust, and other aide s-de-camp ; Mr. Brews ter; Mr. George Roe, and Mr. Magee, Directors of the Kingstown Railway. As soon as the steamer was made fast at the jetty, the gentlemen in attend ance went on board, and when the usual prelimi nary introductions to his Excellency had taken place, the noble earl lunched, and proceeded to the railway terminus, where the royal carriage and an express engine were in alendanee, and in about ten minutes conveyed his Excellency to Westland row terminus, where he entered into a private car riage in waiting, and proceeded to the Castle to be sworn in. At 1 o'clock his Excellency proceeded from the private apartments in the Castle to the Council-room, attended by the principal officers of state. At the council table were seated—His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin and the Hight Hon. Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Blakency, K.C., C. 8., Lords Justices, who remained covered, whilst the other privy coun cillors, as well as the Lord-Lieutenant, were un covered. The Privy Councillors present were—The Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's - Bench in his state robes, the Bishop of Meath, Baron Green, Judge Ball, the ex-Lord Chancellor Blackburnc, Judge Keating, Sir Thomas Esmond°, Bart., the present Lord Chancellor Brady, the Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, Judge Perrin, Mr. Itatchell, Mr. Na pier M.P., ex-Attorney-General, and Mr. Alexander `'Donnell. There were also present, Judge Moore, Mr. Brewster, Mr. William Keogh, Solicitor-Gene rid, Mr. Corry Connellan, Capt. Bernard, Sir W. Betham, and several other persons of distinction. The oaths having been administered by Mr. Mar mion Savage and subscribed by the Lord Lieutenant, the ex-Chancellor Blackburue read the Queen ' s Letter appointing the noble earl to the office of Viceroy. The Archbishop of Dublin delivered the Sword of State; Sir Win. Bedlam invested him with the _ _ Collo: and Chain of the order of St. Patrick, and THE CONVICT KIRWAN. (ay ELicruce TELEGRAM) DUBLIN, FRIDAY Evssimo. Informations were sworn this day at the Head Police Office against Kirwan, for the murder of a man named Boyer some years since. Kirwan is to be transferred to Spike Island to morrow. A land-steward was murdered on Wednesday in Tipperary. CLERICAL. PILEFEKKENT. Rev. Arthur Wilson Upcher, to Ashwelthorpe Rectory with Wreningham-cum-Nayland, annexed, in Norfolk, on the presentation of the Right lion. Henry William Lord Berner.. NAVAL. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 7.—APPOINTIIENTB.--Lietd. J. R. Eugledue to be restored to the list of lieutenants. Acting assistant-surgeon W. H. Carter, and assistant sue spon's H. F. M'Clinton, and G. J. M'Donogh to camber latsd ; clerk 0. M. Blyth. to FireCrand. Postrostouni, his. 7.—The Medea, 6, steam sloop, Commander Bailey, was taken into dock this morning to have her bottom overhauled. The Bulldog, 6, steam sloop, I went out of harbour his morning to try her engines ; she returned in again this afternoon. The Simoom, iron screw steam transport. Captain Kingcome, was paid up wages yesterday; she is under orders for the Mediterranean. Toe Plumper, 9, screw steam sloop, Commander Nolloth, was paid off yesterday. Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, commander in-chief at this port, has gone on leave of absence. Ships in commission at this port—At Spithead : Prince Re gent,oo,Capt.livitton (flag of Rear-Admiral Corry) ; Rodney, 90, Captain C. Orahaln ; Vengeattet, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell ; Phaeton, 50, Captain Elliot; Leander, 50, Captain King ; Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Fre mantle; Encounter, 14, screw steam-corvette, Captain O'Callaghan ; Pallas, Russian frigate, and Diana, Russiin corvette, and a Prussian store - ship at the Motherbank.— In har bour: Victory, Captain John Shepherd (flag of the Commander-in-Chief)) ; Neptune, 120, Captain E. J. Scott (flag of the Aumiral-Superintendent); Loudon, 90, Captain Mundy ; Sidon, 22, steam. frigate, Captain Goldsmith ; Furious, 14, steam-frigate, Captain Scott; Odin, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Loring ; Excellent, gunnery-ship, Captain Chad.; Royal George, yacht; Fury, 6, steam ' sloop, Commander Tatham; Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Com mander Hon. I'. Egertna ; Rolla, brig, Lieut. Fenwick ; Fire Queen, steamer, Master Paul; Sprightly, steamer, Master Allen.—ln dock : Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard ' ship, Captain Henderson. MILITARY. The let Royals have left Portsmouth during the week for Wake, being replaced by the 19th Regiment from Wiachaster. LADY JOHN RUSSELL'S PRESENTATION OP LORD Joint RuesaLL'e PORTRAIT TO THE LEEDS MECHANICS' INSTITUTION AND LITERARY SOCIETY.—We are much gratified to learn that this very interesting memorial of Lord John Russell's visit to Leeds, was accompanied by the fullowing very kind expression of Lady Russell's feeling on the subject, conveyed to the institution by the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P. : Hudiagley, Jan. 3rd, 1863.—My dear sir,-1 am honoured with a commission from Lady John Russell, which I have the greatest possible pleasure in erecutiag. Her ladyship writes—' I wish to send an en graving of Lord Atha to the Mechanics' Institution at Leeds, as a little memorial of his visit, and as a token of the gra tification with which I shall ever look back to the hearty welcome ha met with from your fellow-townsmen. I hope it will be at Leeds by New Year's day, and I venture to trouble you by directing it to your care, as I suppose you will be there for your election.' I have duly received the portrait, and I now beg leave to place it In your hands, as President of the Mechanics' Institute. I am convinced that the members of the institution will re solve very thankfully this gratifying mark of her ladyshig's regard, though I believe they require no memorial to re mind them of the honour of Lord John's visit, or of the pleasure and advantage which they derived from his valu able addresses—Believe me, my dear sir, yours, most faith fully,—M. T. Raisne.—James Kitson, keg., President of the leads Mechanics' Institution and Literary Society." At a meeting of the committee of the institution, held on Tues day evening, Jimes Kitson E. (president), in the chair, it was unanimously resolved—" That Lady John Russell be respectfully requested to accept the best thanks of this committee for presenting to the Leeds Mechanics' Institu tion an engraving of Lord John Russell—a present highly valuable in itself, and still more so in their estimation as a memorial of the visit with which his lordship has honoured the institution, and of which its members and friends will longretain a grateful remembrance. That the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P., be requested to inform Lady John Russell of the above resolution." THE CONDEMNED CULPRITS AT YORK.—The con demned prisoners, James Barbour and Alfred Waddington, will undergo the extreme penalty of the law on the scaf fold in front of the Castle at York, at 12 o'clock this day (Saturday). They will be executed by Nathaniel Howard, the functionary for this circuit. On Thur-day the con demned sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Sutton, the chaplain, at which Waddington only attended, Barbour having refused to do so, notwithstanding the entreaties of those in whose care he is plated. When closely pressed to attend, he replied with that force and determination which characterised him during his trial, that if they compelled him to attend he would disturb the congregation, and he did not attend. Waddington, on the other hand, is peni tent, and as composed as a criminal in his circumstances can be expected. THE FORTHCOMING HILARY TERM.—On Tuesday next Hilary Term commences, when Lord Cranworth will take his seat for the first time as Lord Chancellor, as also Sir George T as one of the Lords' Justices, and Sir W. Page Wood u Vioo-Chancellor. The lists of arrears, just exhibited, numb-r 93 rules. Ia the court of Queen's Bench there are 50 rules ; consisting of 6 special cases and demurrers for judgment, and 8 for argument. There are in the new trial paper, 3 for judgment and 21 for argument, whilst of enlarged rules there are 11, and I appeal from a county court. In the court of Common Pleas there are only 18 rules, of which 4 are demurrers, 2 enlarged rules, 9 new trials, and 3 appeals from county courts. There are 26 rules in the Exchequer, Including 3 in the peremptory paper, 1 in the inecial paper for judgment, and 2 for argu ment. Of new trials there are 3 fir judgment and 16 for argument. PORTRAIT OP THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR. —The independent electors of Finsbury have expressed so general an anxiety to have a portrait of their worthy repre sentative Mr. Alderman Challis, that Messrs. Lloyd, Brothers, of Ludgate-hill, have been induced to commission Mr. Solomon to paint a full length, a task which he has executed with considerable success. The head of the City did not "sit" in his grand robes of office, but, with com mendable humility, has preferred &simple walking costume, in representing which the artist has very happily hit on the attitude and general effect. The face is a decided likeness in feature, although perhaps a little too florid in corn plexion. Whether Mr. Solomon has calculated on the action of time to mellow his canvas, or on a year of civic hospitality to mellow his original, we do not know ; hut, as it is, a little superfluous brilliancy of tint is Blithe fault that the most critical can find with his portrait. The pic ture, which is a little over cabinet size, is to be engraved, when all Finsbury will no doubt rush to obtain the likeness of their popular member. PARLIAMENTARY PAPUA—Yesterday a return was printed, from which it appears that in 8 years, from 1814 to 1831, the sale of the parliamentary papers produced 40,9821. 1 is. Id., out of which 3,7231. 2s. 11.1. was paid for . , rent, clerks, &c., leaving the net produce 36,9591. 16e. 2d. ITERABY AND ARTISTIC DINNER IN BIRMINGHAM. ( thridged from the iffredegliesa Journal.) The festival of literature and art, of which the • idea f has thus note of preparation has been sounding for the last two fulfiiled honouring the months, took place on Thursday . evening, and in its agree ablesipe expectation s orf, its s d wepr. projectors. The in i ts literature and art arose out of the increased attention which had been called to one of these departments by the esta blishment of a prise fund ; and it is due to the Society of Artists, and to its vice-president, to say that they cordially co-operated in carrying out the intentions of its originators. How the meeting passed off—the assembly at the rooms of the Society of Artists, and the banquet at Dee's Hotel—we must now leave our reporters to tell. Very soon after the hour fixed for the minor incident of the day—the presentation of the testimonial to Mr. Dickens —the reams of the Society of Artists were crowded by as gay and distinguished an assemblage as has ever met in Birmingham or any other provincial town. It was not until nearly half-past five that the presentation was made. A circle being then formed at toe upper end of the prin cipal room (the Iliad salver and the diamond ring being placed on a handsome papier maeh6 table in the centre), Mr. Councillor Brisband, as chairman of the testimonial committee, briefly stated the nature of the presentation about to be made, and called upon Mr. 0. L. Bucks to read so address to Mr. Dickens, which had been prepared fur the occasion. Mr. DICKENS then said—Gentlemen, I feel it very diffi cult, I assure you, to tender my ackuowledgmente to you, and through you to those many blends of none whom you represent, for the honour and distinction you have thus conferred upon me. I can must honestly assure you that it is nut in the power of one great representative of numbers of people to awaken such lumpiness in me as is inspired by this token of goodwill and remembrance, coming to me di rect and fresh from the numbers themselves. ((fear, hear.) lam truly sensible, gentlemen, that my triends who have uuited in this address are partial in their kindneve and relearn what I have dune with too much favour; but I may say, with reference to one class, some members of which I presume to be included there, that I should be in my own eyes very unworthy of their generous gift and generous feeling, and this occasion, instead of plea sure, could give me nothing but pain, if I were unable to assure you and those in front of this assembly, that what the working people have found me towards them in my books I am throughout my lite. (Hear, hear.) Gentle men, whenever I have tried to had up to admiration tneir fortitude, patience, gentleness, the reasonableness of their nature, their accesaib:liy to persuasion, and their extraor dinary goodness one towards another, I have done so be cause I have first genuinely felt tl.at admiration myself, and have been thoroughly imbued with the sentiment which I have sought to communicate to others. (Hear.) Gentle men, 1 accept this salver and this ring, so far above all price to me, and so very valuable in themselves, as beautiful specimens of the workmanship of this great town, with Muck emotion, I assure you, and with the liveliest gratitude. You remember something, 1 dare say, of the old romantic stories of those charmed rings that would lose their brilli ancy when their wearer was in danger, or would press his finger reproachfully when lie was going to do wrong. In the very improbable event of my being in the least danger of deserting the principles which have won mu these tokens, I am quite sere that diamond (pointing to the presentation ring) would assume a clouded aspect its my faithless eyes, and would squeeze a throb of pain out of my treacherous heart ; but 1 have not the least misgiving on that point. Aud in this confident expectation I intend to remove my own diamond ring to my left hand, and in future wear my Birmingham ring on my right, where its presence will keep me in mind of my good friends here, and preserve a very vivid remembrance of this very happy hour. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, in conclusion, allow me to thank you and the society to whom these rooms belong, that this presenta tion has taken place in an atmosphere so congenial, in an apartment decorated with so many beautiful works of art, amongst which I recognise the productions of professional friends of mine whose labours and triumphs will never be subjects of indifference to me. I thank those gentlemen for the opportunity which enables me to meet so many of those friends, and though last, not least, that charming presence which is here, without which nothing beautiful can be com plete, which is endearingly associreed with rings of a plainer description—(laughter)—and which, gentlemen, I must conies% awakens in my mind at the present moment a very strong feeling of regret that I am not in a condition to offer those testimonials. (Renewed laughter.) I beg you, gentlemen, to commend me very earnestly and grate fully to our absent friends, and to moire them of my affec tionate and heartfelt respects. We may here state that the salver formed one of the specimens of Birmingham art manufacture sent to the Great Exhibition by Messrs. Elkingten, Mason, and Co. It bore the following inscription : This salver, together with • diamond ring, was presented to Charles Dickens, Esq., by a number of his admirers in Birmingham, on the occasion of the Literary and Artistic Banquet in that town, on the 6th of January, 1833, as a sincere testimony of their appre ciation of his varied literary acquirements, and of the genial philosophy and high moral teaching which characterise his writings.' The rug is in its way ano less creditable speci men of our manufactures. It was "got up" at the esta blishment of Mr. Thomas Aston, jeweller, Regent-place. It is very valuable, and is a novel and appropriate design, the feather of a pen being introduced. The Mayor presided, the Presidents on either side being Alderman Smith and Mr. John Jaffrey (Chairman of the Committee of the Fine Arts Prise As.ociation). The Vice- Presidents were Mr. Peter Rollin., Mr. Henry Harris, and Mr. G. L. Banks. Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy, sat on the Chairman's right, and Mr. Dickens on his left hand. Amongst those present were Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Mutate: M.P., Mr. Scholefield M.P., Mr. (leach, M.P., the Ven. Archdeacon Sandford, the Rev. Chancellor Law, the Rev. E. H. Gifford. the Rev. J. B. Owen, the Rev. C. Clarke, the Rev. C. Bradley, the Rev. A.. Vaughan, the Rev. E. Landells, Mr. G. Dawson ,111. A., Mr. David Roberts, R.A., Mr.T. Creswick, ILA., Mr. D. Me diae, R.A , Mr. S. A. Hart, R A., Mr. C. R. Cocked% R.A., Mr. John Hollins, A.R.A., Mr. E. M. Ward, A.R.A., Mr. Willmore, A.E.It.A., Mr. David Cex, Mr. K. Meadows, Mr. John Forster (author of the " Life of Goldsmith"), Mr. J. Pye, Messrs. Martineau, Peyton, J. T. Lawrence, Baron D. Webster, W. Lucy, S. Beale, A. Ryland, W. Chance, jun., J. 0. Mason, John Rawlins ; Dr. Haslop, Dr. Bell IFletcher, Dr. Evans, Dr. Russell. Altogether about two hundred gentlemen sat down to table, forming one of the moat intellectual and influential parties ever assembled in _ Birmingham. After the usual loyal toasts, Mr. J. T. LAWRENCE, in a few complimentary observa tions, gave "The Clergy;" which was acknowledged ,by the Venerable Archdeacon Sandford. Mr. GEACE, M.P., then observed that if they were accus tomed generally to do honour to the clergy and the ministers of all denominations, this was more especially an occasion when it should be so, when the clergy and ministers as sembled with them to do honour to literature and art. He would not interpose longer between them and their illustri ous guests tbaa to say that he hoped the time had come when no longer jealousy between professors of literature and the ministers of religion would exist, believing that their union was abselutely necessary. He would give, therefore, " The Ministers of all Religious Denomina tions." The toutbaving been most cordially honoured, The Rev. R. A. Vaticinate acknowledged the compliment. HENRY SMITE, Esq., proposed " The Royal Academy and the Fine Arts of Great Britain." (Applause.) Sir DRAMAS EASTLAKE, on the part tit the Royal Aca demy, returned thanks. Mr. SeacoLsrmu, M.P., proposed the health of Mr. Charles Dickens. Mr. Caaamsa DICKENS, who was loudly cheered on pre senting himself, said: Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I am happy, first, in behalf of many labourers in that great field of literature to which you have pledged the toast, to thank you for the tribute you have paid to it. Such an honour, rendered by acclamation in such a place as this, seems to me, if I may follow on the same side as the reverend archdeacon who lately addressed you, and who has inspired me witk • gratification I can never (eget— (cheers)—auch an honour, gentlemen, rendered here seems to me the two-sided illustration of the position that literature holds in these latter, and of course " degene rate " days. (Cheers and laughter.) To the great com pact phalanx of the people, by whose industry, perse verance, and intelligence in their results, such places as Birmingham, and many others like. it, have arisen—to that great centre of support, that comprehensive experience, and that beating heart literature has turned happily from individual patrons, sometimes munificent, often sordid, always few—anti has there found at once its highest pur pose, its natural range of action, and its best reward. (Loud cheers.) Therefore it is right also, as it seems to me, not only that literature should receive boaour here, but that it should render honour, too, remember ing that if it had undoubtedly done good to Birmingham, Birmingham undoubtedly has done good to it. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, from the shame of the purchased dedi cation, from the scurrilous and dirty work of Grub-street, from the dependent state of sufferance at my lord duke's table to-day and from the sponging- 1 house and Marshalsea to-morrow, from that venality which, by a fine moral retribution, has degraded statesmen even to a greater extent than authors, because the rates man had but one idea as to his low belief in the universality of corruption, while the author, yielding to his dire neces sity, brought such evils on his calling as set literature free ; and my creed in the exercise of that profession is that lite rature cannot be too faithful to the people in return, or cannot too ardently advocate the cause of their advance ment, happiness, and prosperity. (Loud applause.) Gen tlemen, I have heard it sometimes said, anti, what is worse, as expressing something more cAdhlooded, I have sometimes seen it written, that literature hiss suf fered by this change—that it has degenerated by being made cheaper. I have not found that to be the case. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Nor do I believe that y.. 0 have made the discovery either. But let a good book, ice these " bad times," be made accessible, even upon an abstruse and difficult subject, so that it be one of legitimate interest to mankind, asd, my life on it, it shall be extensively bought, read, and well considered. (Cheers.) Why do I say this? Because I believe there are in Bir mingham at this moment many working men infinitely better versed in Shakspeare and in lililmn than the aver age of fine gentl , men in the days of bought and sold dedi cati.ms and dcar books; and I ark any one to can idt r for himself what would have been the use or the motive of disseminating such useful works as Macaulay's History, Levant's Researches, Tennyson's Poems, the Duke of Welliagon's published Domatches, or the minutest truths, if any truth can he called minute, discover,: . `,.. .1 1 ,ar ,by the genius of a Herschel or a faraday ? (Great ••••• ' . • • please.) It is with all these things, as with tlig g reat ` -v.- ''t e.• . . 0 . 4 . I music of Mendelssohn, or a lecture upon art tle4Serned, k,.. , a ss 7 '..,.... *.:,/ .... i ,•''' t ri ...AS ....)., 11 ..:- e then the Lords Justices uncovered and vaeated.their seats, upon which his Excellency put on hie hat and sat at the head of the council board. The room was then ordered to be cleared, after which his Excel- lency held his first Privy COuncil in Dublin Castle. The Council sat for a short tune, and then his Excellency proceeded to the Presence Chamber, where he held an undress reception, at which the principal persons who were present at the Council had the honour of being presented to his Excellency. It is not as yet known whether or not his Excel lency will return to London to-morrow or Saturday, but it is understood he will not come over to resume ' the government of Ireland until the latter end of the present, or the beginning of the next month. The Earl of St. Germans has appointed the Very Rev. the Dean of Leighlin to be his Excellency's First Chaplain. A numerous and influential meeting of the Roman catholic clergy and electors of the borough of Carlow was held in that town on Tuesday evening, and Dr. O'Meara having been called to the chair, Mr. Sad leir, the late representative of the borough, who was loudly cheered on his entrance, gave, in a frank and lucid speech, a complete and satisfactory statement of, his parliamentary career, from the period of his first entry into public life, in 1817, to the present time ; and also, of the circumstances which induced him to accept office under Lord Aberdeen. After hearing Mr. Sadleir's address, which was listened to through out with the most marked attention, and received with frequent bursts of applause, the following reso lution was unanimously adopted by the meeting : Resolved—That it is the opinion of this meeting that Mr. Sadleir's statement of his parliamentar, career has been ' clew and satisfactory ; and that his political consistency his been throughout strictly maintained; and that we, the ' lelectors of this borough, therefore, pledge ourselves to use every legitimate and proper 'Beaus in our power to secure the reelection of Mr. Sadleir, as the representative for this borough in the House of Commons. Among the gentlemen present at the meeting was Mr. F. Lucas, kI.P., who has been one of the most prominent in assailing Mr. Sadleir and his other Irish colleagues for taking office under the present government. - - Mr. Gustavus Tuite D'Alton, step-son of the Mar quess of Headfort, has been appointed private secre tary to Sir John Young, Chief Secretary for Ireland. Shortly after the conviction of William Burke 'Kirwan for the Ireland's Eye murder I stated that snadry rumours were afloat of crimes of a dark na ture said to have been committed by the convict in it former part of his career; but that, until his fate would be decided by the granting or refusal of a re prieve, no publicity would be given to those rumours through the press. The repnevo having now been obtained, the principal difficulty has been removed, and we find, iu fact, that the police authorities have been for some time making enquiries which can no longer be kept secret. The Evening Packet says: Yesterday the magistrates of the Head-office of Police were engaged in the preliminary investigation of a charge of a most serious character against the convict Kirwan. We uaderstand that it amounts to murder. An artist named Boyer, who had been on intimate terms with Kirwan, dis appeared from Dublin in a most mysterious manner some years ego. Ilia wife has tendered evidence calculated to criminate this wretched culprit in his disappearance. -The .Freeman adds the following further explana tion relative to this charge: The above charge ha ban. the subject of public rumour and reap ever since the proceedings were taken on the part of the crown a discover and seise the property of the convict elm his evanesce. The stortin circulauon, whatever be its atmemeny, is. thus:—Mrs. Boyer, who had been receiving sasasaity et 401. per swam from Kirwan for some years, case forward and claimed the house in which he had been living, in Kernels-street, together with other bosses, and a asp portion of the furniture, pictures, and ornaments, en the ground that Kirwan, who had been a constant cow. pales of her knatuid, whose property they were, bad ob tained perreselea et them from hien ; that her husband sud denly and isysiseiessly pearied, and that Kirwan had a deed whoseby, as he her kneboad had made over tell his pagesig to him; bet that he agreed to pay to Mtn ßore the east of 401. pee miasma daring her life. She, isht being In a conditios to contest the point, was obliged to swept the arrangement ; but when his conviction at own stopped her annuity, and seised all that was his at the time to the me of the crown, she threw herself upon the just 's. and mercy of the law officers to regain possession of what was hers by right. The examination into the truth or falsehood of her strange story has led them, step by step, to the investigation which is now pending ; and, if rumour speaks truly, there will be even further investigations into other mysterious matters connected with the career of the culprit. The Dublin correspondent of the Limerick Ex aminer thus alludes to an affair which is well known here, and which has tended to oast a deep slur on the character of Kirwan : Now that there no longer exists a doubt of the commuta tion of the sentence of this man, there can be no injustice done him by the mention of a passage or two in his previous life, which would nut be so appropriate if his position were unchanged. Some four or live years ago Mr. Kirwan in dusted a young and interesting girt, of respectable con nexions here, to abandon her home and accompany him to England, where they lived for some time together. After the eagerness of appetite passed, the unfortunate creature was abandoned in Liverpool. I have net learned what her fate was since he returned to Dublin. After his return helwas met by the brother of his victim, who attacked him and gave him a tremendous beating, by which he was p ed for a considerable time from appearing in public. So soon as he was recovered, however, he summoned his assailant before the magistrates, seeking informations fur the assault. The pro vocation, however, transpired before the magistrates, who, after a no very complimentary comment on his conduct, dis missed the charge. Much stress has been laid in the consi deration of the circumstances of this man's case, upon the feet that it had not been proved on the trial that the de• ceased lady was aware of the existence of the other party who shared or owned Kirwan's affections. There was evi dense given to show that Mrs. Kirwan had called at the house kept by her husband at Sandymount. But there add have been, I uuderstand, farther evidence given of **same fact, for I undentacid that Mrs. Kirwan traced her husband to a house at the north side of the city, where either this woman, now Mrs. Kirwan, or some other woman resided—that she found them together, and that this was previous to his tenancy of the house at Sandymount. A house which Kirwan owned, in a remote part of the outskirts of Dublin, and in which he was never known to live, is now in the hands of the police, for the purpose of making a strict search in the pre mises. The following expression of opinion on the new government, by the Londonderry Standard, should nut be overlooked, that paper being, a leading organ of the presbyterians of Ulster, and one of the most respectable journals published in Ireland. After dis cussing the circumstances under which the new ministry has taken the reins of government, the basclonderry Standard says : The inference we draw from all this is, that the govern ment of this empire by a single party is quite impossible. Then can be no government without a majority in parlia ment, bat no party has that indispensable condition of power. What, then, must be the consequence ? " How," as the great duo sisked—" how is the Queen's government to be itarried on ?" Shall parliamentary government be virtually abolished, and must we, as Sir James Ill'lntosh remarked, submit for ever to a standing Court ministry, while " the opposition must become merely a sort of Tribu nitian band, who, being unchecked by those hopes of suc ceeding to power, which at present moderate the temper of their opposition, and prevent them from committing themselves to rash opinions or impracticable rues ' sures, would run into all aorta of violence, and produce such shocks as would at last ruin the constitution..' The experiment of Lord Derby has proved that a go vernment by the aristocracy, carried on in an aristocratic spirit and for aristocratic ends, is impossible. Hence a cosii tion government is the only one practicable. But in the present government the coalition is virtually between the aristocracy and the people; and it is the only sort of enicis try which the centripetal and centrifuge) forces of the con stitution will keep moving harmoniously in its proper orbit. As a contemporary has remarked, it is composed of the very best administrators of previous cabinets, the very beat speakers of the Commons, the very best statesmen to collect public opinion—. a cabinet made out of the strength of many cabinets." Lord Aberdeen and Lord John ltussell have taken a great step in advance in not excluding from office those who are pledged to the principles of tenant-right as embodied in Mr. Sharman Crawford's bill—men who are not bought and shipped off to places in the colonies, but ap-' pointed to the most influential posts in their own country. It is another great step in advance, that the ballot is an open question in the cabinet; and still more significant, as • sign of the times, is the fact, that so many gentlemen con nected with j ntrnalisat have daces under Lad Aberdeen. We have had a severe gale from an early hour this morning. The English mail of this morning is now some hours overdue. A most gratifying proof of the success of the best laugar experiment is Ireland was afforded at Mr. Stokes's sale yesterday. The .Mountmelliek Com nany's manager, M. Hirsch, had sixty-seven bugs brought forward, representing three qualities. The lowest (yellow grainy) (welled 41s. 6d. to 425. per cwt.; the medium 445. 6(1., and the finest 455. 6.1. per cwt., while. the finest white Bengal fetched no more than 40s. 6d., and Demerara 41s. The finest quality of the Irish beet sugar is very beautiful. In colour nearly pure white—in grain almost resem bling crystallised Jamaica ; whilst its flavour is supe rior, and its saccharine qualities are quite unrivalled.