The Express. — London, England, 1848-02-14 00:00:00

e which nd we which 13 are It that iter of miring escape 'or de. us. 'mined sought ling, at eta the which result is now 1. The in pr e . 'as dis vduced made Lee to najority try the number ninistry his qua eported, r a spirit tumult, at and to sup d by a by M. rho has )roposed d in the ;the pa )anquets iced in a escribed L•itation France links of ibited at Ki with speeches hiltel, at he pies profound Oambre," dmtnt of Chamber ese to sit it to rise. it seats. convey ich fol t among and sit- Others t. The Deputies ie around ;izot and which it went 185 of 43 for put, the ; to vote. president f voting, lis raised pposition, ver again ident. A elution to You have a of the Lrd, not as •esident of kraals that Iceforward ies. nt though power of ?ersons as ral to offer r who had !tit of that was insuffi ands filled ees in the within the id not dare without in- n received. tion of the id complete 6 ithout any iis was, of pular joy. cr of War he General ice. These a well re- ved further Naples had urating the , onstitutiou. L the utmost or had taken I is contra against the Lment would on the 4th oval gavern re were M. th of whore ut who are the govern- arrived ; its e below the it the corm r to the 26th, if the greatest of the Porte, orps diploma- Some eases, ie villages of issurus was to ME, FEB. 3.. r nal city t his Naples, and is sties. People hey stand on g one day and the next. St. ul a month of After all, Ld but to sign twenty miles w longer ran. ole province of puha, down to or gone over s he had only efore Palermo. Id, to take its ten sheer fright 2ontessor Coele, o, and to call ccession of all which now ;in of the Yu,'l an event of which the Romans appreciate the full im portance. Piedmont can now count on its own army of 140,000; being backed by a united force of 160,000 from the rest of the confederacy ; and let old Field-Marshal Radetzki draw his sabre if he likes, a blade which he tells us has bad 63 years seasoning (the veteran is 80 years old). In the Alba of Florence I find the following French epitaph ready made for the octogenarian warrior : ci Fit Itadetzki. compaitnen de Mark, Fulda N defetocur du tab. II ...ow aft mmee, feillards, ebbno Globe 1 reitC•e de sobtante-eirui ana ! This e vening, to judge from the preparations I see ' in every street there will be a monster illumination , of this capital, such as to dazzle the optics of the few remaining obseurantists among us. lklidlions of paper lamps have been ordered, each consisting of three transparent colours—greenwhite,and red—such being the Italian tri-colour. The residence of the Neapolitan ambassador, which you know is the great palazzo Farnese, is to outshine all. This structure, forming the side of a large square, is the model from which your Reform Club is built, only that in dimen sions it covers a space equal to that occupied by the Athenieum, Travellers, and Reform put together, and has a proportionate elevation. It was taken bo dill. out of that noble stone quarry the Colosseum, and, strange to say, is scarcely missed out of that Cy clopian structure. I will not promise that there will be uo riotous behaviour this evening, for the people are quite intoxicated with triumph. The following dithyrambic lines appeared in the Cutemporanco this morning, a journal of uniform sobriety : 11 wk. sina.. A:dine:lo in Apron, There's a spur flat nn Italy n hoof, E locos.vin ncl Anne, "Ili, Toil the news to each auto . crut nor. E to mesno neltlanco alio pon.one. Cite Nano 11 Im:di oWU ...nu„ French trimmer and Austrian aranti. Mule. itnna min vattcne Ic4n Anil hone biped that will not to Cie eh OR 1.1e•le ,lat ent., 1., teas. roma& Vattenc ltdin mia rattenc ' Masi with Joe .air Peninsula foils Viva chi proloi in PA KOLA I That heciser h hoed to Just now in her L'i the land fr,nnitAlttltv4y.haken 'lark- to him nh...c wit": first cried The great coach owner, Ranucci, has placarded the town to the effect that his carriages are offered gratis to all Neapolitan refugees and exiles who wish to re visit their regenerated native land. But you will have earlier news concerning Naples than I can give, as the steamers from that harbour distance our land mail. The only . remarkable occur rence of domestic intelligence here is a meeting of the Itoman lawyers, the occasion of which, and the pro- ceedings of the learned paternity, were they not gravely reported in the Bila,oid newspaper, would be taken for a translated page of i'mach. It appears that the greatest alarm is felt by the bar, and its ministering angels the attorneys, at the decrease and almost total stoppage of litigation among the Romans since the accession of Pio Nono ; and the meeting was held to consider how best to remedy this must alarm ing (to them) symptom of a disorganisrd social system! MALTA FEB. 6. An advocste named Schembri was tried in the criminal court, on the 26th, for a libel on Judge Bruno, in the Porto foglio Maltese, and condemned to three hours' imprisonment, or a tine of 55.: This prosecution has cost the government 501., and the attendance of three judges to try it. The Nor wegian corvette Nordstjernen left, on the 26th, for the west ward, as did also some 40 vessels that have been lying here, wind and weather bound, for a month. The French steamer direct front Marseilles to Alexandria came in early this morning. The Egyptus, trom Alexandria, due on the 24th, has only just artist& The mail for Marseilles will cline at 4 p.m. UNITED STATES.-MEXICO, The Cambria, Captain Harrison, arrived at Liver pool yesterday morning. She left New York on the 29th ult., and Halifax Ist inst. She brings 10,0001. in specie. The Acadia had arrived out at I lalifax the day be fore the Cambria arrived there. The all-absorbing topics of conversation in New York were the rumoured fact of Mr. Trist's having concluded terms of peace with Mexico, and the recall of General Scott. The rumours rt specting Mr. Trist, which, indeed, were all but confirmed, were to the effect that he had, notwithstanding his recall, been in secret negotiation with the commissioners of Mexico for a treaty of peace, and that they had ac tually come to an agreement upon the terms of such treaty—subject, of course, to the ratification of both governments. The terms, it is stated, are nearly identical with those previously refused by the Mexicans. The fact of the recall of General Scott was officially made known to the Senate by Mr. Cass on the 26th. In answer to a question put by Mr. Crittenden, he said, " General Scott is suspended from the command of the army in Mexico, and the command now de volves upon the next officer in rank, who is General Butler. General Scott, as I understand, will attend the Court of Inquiry directed to be held at Perote, for the purpose of investigating all the difficulties which have arisen—as the Senate and the country well know many difficulties have arisen—between the higher officers. General Worth has been suspended from his arrest." The other proceedings of Congress were uninterest ing. The Ten Reghnents Bill was still under dis cussion, and no vote had been given on any important question. A curious financial error of nearly seven millions of dollars had been discovered in the treasury depart ment. It had been occasioned by the omission of an important item by one of the clerks in the bureaus of the treasury, as stated in the annual report of the secretary. A meeting of the democratic members of the senate and house bad decided that a democratic national convention should take place at Baltimore in May, for the purpose of proceeding to the nomination of candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency. There is not much intelligence of interest from the scene of war. The dates from 'Mexico are to the end of December. By last accounts from Queretaro, under:date Ike. 20, the government was doing all in its power to assemble the new congress. At that date about 30 of the new deputies had already arrived, and by the sth or 10th of January there would not only be a quorum, but nearly if not the whole of the congress present ; there would be no opposition to the negotiation of a peace, except among the deputies from the states of San Luis de Potosi and Jalisco. The new president Herrera, is known to be in favour of immediate negotiations. The present government had succeeded in de stroying the old army, and organised a new one, composed of the National Guard. Despatches were received at Vera Cruz on the night of the 31st of December, by a courier from Mr. Doyle, the British charg(t d'affaires at Mexico. They were at once despatched by the brig of war Daring. Though nothing was known as to these despatches, the opinion formed at Vera Cruz, from the fact that they were forwarded by a vessel of war, instead of awaiting a steamer, was, that they were of great consequence. A small command had been despatched from the city of Mexico for the mining district of Real del Monte, on the road towards Tampico, for the purpose of col lecting the revenues from the mining companies. Another had left for Toluca, the capital of the state of 1 Mexico. The trains going up from Vera Cruz. to Mexico had again been attacked by guerillas, who had captured 000 pack mules and 100,000 Lars' worth of property. Ten Americana out of thirty who had charge of the property had been killed or cap tured. The English mail steamer Thames had arrived at New Orleans, from Havana, on the 13th of January. Accounts have been received of another terrible steam-boat disaster. The steam-boat Yalabusha, Capt. Scott, loaded with cotton on her trip from Red Ricer to New Orleans, was burned to the water's edge, by which terrible disaster thirty-five lives were lost. MARKETS. NEW YORK, JAN. 20.—COAL. — Sales of Liverpool hovel Seco ma& at 8 doia 87i wnts. to 8 dol.. 50 cents. A cargo of New-i cattle and 200 ton, Sidney have been disposed of on terms not made public. Caures.—ltio ranee has been in good &marl, sad 8, 000 bags ban beta sold at 60. to re.. principally at 61c.; 600 baps Java eta. be g • e.; SO Maracaibo sc.; SW Sumatra, 6jc. to 7c., , four to sin mon at Sle.ths; 7 !Air. d Moan on private terms, and 300 bags e.t. Donnngo to Ge. cash, Corrwc.—We have had a dull mark et for the last three days, but without any further change in prices. in the early part of the week a s li ght reduction was sulanittt d to. Ihr tales of the week arnount to 6,00 hales, viz. :— F`me rune. none. 1 Upland & for. Mobile & N. 0. 4,400 balm 1,640 butes. Inferior ......... ... .., .............. none. _none OnUnary to ...... ordinary ......... 7to 7i ?diddling to good middling . • n toe Middling fair to fair l3l, to 81 .... . Si tog t ully fair to good fair Fi oi ii.—The market remains in a very quiet ante, holder. only selling as their necessities require. Shippers appear unwilling to 0111 5 after the Ist of Feruary, and the article u, of course, saleable only for the city trade in a small w'a'i t probably about 29,000 barn's, houerer, told during the week, mo;s on Saturday and Monday, for THE EXPRF.SS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14. 1848, tax go mi. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, at tended a meeting nt the office of the Duchy of Cornwall in Somerset House on Saturlay morning. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Bake and Duchess of Saxe Coburg end Count Arthur Menadorff, honoured the per:ormance at the Lyceum Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suites consisted o p the V iscountess Jocelyn, Madame de Waugen. helm, the Earl of Morley, Colonel Buckley, Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, and Baron Fritsch. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of Sase Coburg, and Count Arthur Mensdorff, and also the ladies awl gentlemen of the court, and the domestic househ, Id, attended divine service yesterday in the private chapel of the palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtney denim It has brought us to misery, shame, end sorrow. The heart d man con 11•Mly pity w : only one shed • tear of wooer on ml misery at my trial—dist was Mrs. Morn 1 wish you to pay some MU. debts br me. I shall die much hapsirelf you will. I owe the milkwoman eightsome. Bridget did one half day's work be aim and likewise Mn. Washington a trine, and the grrommeer be ends I think 2s. ed. Be sure and answer this directly, and tell me you will °comfy with my last request. likewise get my marriage Imo fro. Mrs. Mears; you ma inclose It in the letter; Ii wilt be • satirfactioc to ill. Now Robert I mast conclude, and that God In mercy may forgive. blow, and mower you and yours, to the sincere pray... of the bean that dictated these linen—Fran the unfortunate Hamer Punk's. SACRlLEGE.—Yesterday morning it wan discovered that the Roman Catholic Chapel, Duncamstreet, Islington, had been burglariously entered, and the silver, ceborums, chalices, patens, &c., used in the service of the mass, the property of the Rev. H. Lee, carried off by the burglars. HIGHWAY ROBBERY ON SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE.— Yesterday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, as Mr. Jooph Archer, of No. 29, Pleasant-place, St. George's, was pas.ing over Southwark-bridge, when near the centre he was met by two men, one of whom, without uttering a word, knocked him down by a violent blow on the head, inflicted, it is sup posed, with a life preserver, rendering him insensible ; whilst to thi s state the ruffians rifled his person of two 51. Bank of England notes and four sovereigns ; on recovering he made his way to the toll-gate and gave the alarm, but the fellows had escaped. THE LONDON-ROAD.—This morning, shortly after one o'clock, a fire, which. had it not been so opportunely discovered, would in all probability have been attended with a lamentable loss of life, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Nathan, a furniture dealer, at 24, London-road, Southwark, next door but one to the extensive floor cloth factory of Messrs. Southgate and Co. Police constable No. 24 L, whilst going his rounds, perceived smoke pouring forth from the basement of the house. Ile imme diately sprang his rattle, and after some trouble he suc ceeded in making the residents sensible of the great danger to which they were exposed. Before, however, he had succeeded in so doing, the fire had gained head considerably, and upon the inmates attempting to descend the staircase, they were nearly knocked down by a powerful body of fire and smoke. The several parties in stantly made for the first-floor, from the window of which they happily succeeded in effecting a safe retreat. The neighbours of the adjoining houses took the parties, who were in their night-clothes, into their habitation'. The engines of the London brigade, tram Southwark end Waterloo-roads, with that of the West of England office, quickly attended, and owing to the combined exertions of all parties, the fire was subdued before two o'clock, but not until a considerable amount of property had been destroyed, the less of which will fall on the Phecoix Fire Office. — Yesterday another fire broke out in a straw-bonnet factory in Aldermanbury ; and a third at an ollehop in Old-street. Both were subdued before much damage had been done. INcturwrs, SATERDAY.—SUICIDE.- 13 y Mr. Mills, at the Angel Inn, Highgate, on Emily Richards, aged 18, barmaid at the Angel Inn. The deceased, who lived seven months in the inn, became latterly much depressed in spirits, in consequence of her imagining that she was suspected of having stolen a gold breast pin that was mined. On Friday evening she went to Hampstead and purchased two phials of the essential oil of almonds, returning at four o'clock, when she retired to her bed-room, emptied the phials into a tumbler. and quaffed off the deadly poison. She then placed the phials in the drkwer ot her looking glass, and the tumbler upon the basin-stand; after which she stretched herself ups her bed, where the was found dead two hours afterwards. In her workbox she left a letter directed to her mother, stating that she was heart broken, in consequence of having been suspected of the theft, and t she resolved mi destroy her self. Deceased's mistress g tha ave her • meet ex eellent character, and wept bitterly during her evidence. Verdict—" Deceased destroyed herself: but there was no evidence of her state of mind at the time."—ReelOVAL OP A DYING CONVICT FROM GLASGOW GAOL.—Before Mr. Bedford, in Millbank Pinson, touching the death of Patrick ill'Ginty, aged 26, a convict who had been removed from Glasgow gaol, being at the time in the last stage of a disease under which he rapidly sank and died.—Capt. Williams, owe of the inspectors of prisons, was present by direction of the I Secretary of State, to watch the proceedings, and was at. tended be a shorthand writer to take notes of the evidence. —Capt. Bohn Richard Groves, the 'governor of the prison, deposed that the deceased was received into the prison on the 21st of January lest from Cilaegew gaol, having been convicted at Glasgow on the 2.13.. h of the previous September, of eortati assault an The d rob re we re se ve ral other ntenced to prisonseven years' trans. on.prisoners brought with the deceased, the whole bring under the charge of one of the Sheriff of Edinburgh's officers, and his assistants. The medical certificate which accompanied the prisoners, and which was signed, David Gibson, M.D., set forth that they were all free from mental or bodily diseases, and that their healths would not be endangered by their removal to Millbank prison. Two hours afterwards, however, hie attention was particularly attracted to the de ceased, in consequence of a certificate from Dr. Baly, me dical superintendent of the prison, stating that the deceased was in the last degree of debility, suffering from severe internal scrofulous disease, and witness thereupon ordered deceased's immediate removal into the Infirmary. On asking him what medical comforts and diet he had had in Scotland, he said, principally gruel; no wine, ale, or beer, but once a little gin war given to him. Deceased rapidly sank and died on Thursday last.—. Anthony M•Ginty, a prisoner, but no relation to deceased, who was , chained to him during the journey from Scotland, said, when leering Scotland the dammed seemed very bad and weak, and said he thought he should die. The food given to pri- I mere in Glasgow gaol was broth and bread, and porridge, essueed of Indian corn and oatmeal. They never tasted =lag food. They came to England by railroad and steam ' beat, in which latter deceased was so ill as to be obliged to keep his bed, witness being chained to him all the time. Deceased was so weak that he could scarcely occasionally get up. but he said he should be afraid of complaining at Millbenk prison, for fear of being cent back. Deceased was very poorly clad, and com plained bitterly of the cold. There was no medical man on board, and the men in charge of them gave deceased some tea and beef, and mutton, but he could eat but little. They were examined by the doctor three or four days before leaving Glasgow gaol, but not on the day they leg.—Captain Williams here said that the whole circumstances of the case, se far as had then transpired, had been laid before the Secre tary of State, by whom he had been authorised to say that if the coroner and jury required any evidence from Scotland, every facility would be atforded them for obtaining such, by corresponding with the Lord-Advocate.—The Coroner said the imp irtance of the inquiry rendered it imperatively ne cessary witnesses from Scotland should be present, and on that subject he should communicate with the Horne-office. —The investigation was then adjourned for a fortnight. of Sir W. C. Ross, R.A., has bad the honour of at- tending deity at Buckingham Palace, by command of her Majesty, taking sittings our a miniature of the Ducker of Saxe Coburg. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock on Saturday at the Foreign.uttite. It was attended by Lord J. Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Eitzheguer. the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. Hubhouse, Lord Campbell, the Mryais of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. H. Labou- chere, a iacount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat two hours. Count de Reventlow, the Danish minister, trans acted business, ou Saterday, at the Foreign-office. A deputation of members of the Society of Friends had an interview wills Sir O. Grey, on Saturday. at the Home-office, on the subject of military defence.. The depu tation Is as composed ot J objets Forster , Peter Bedford, George Stacey, Samuel Gurney, Richard Barrett, Robert Forster, and John Hodgkin. Mr. Barkly and Mr. Higgins had an interview with Earl Grey, on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. A deputation of the Airdrie and Bathgate Railway Company, consisting of Mr. S. Nisbet and Mr. Deans, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt on Saturday at the office of the Commissioners of Hallways in the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a committee meeting on Saturday. Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Van Diemeo'sleand. The Speaker of the House of Commons gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening at his residence in Eaton square. Sir John and Lady B. Johnstone and Miss John stone arrived at their resideme in Grosvenor-square mt Saturday, from Ha:knees Hall, Yorkshire. Viscount Nevill arrived in town on Saturday. His Excellency Mons. Bedini has just arrived in this country from Home, on a special mission to the British government, from his Holiness the Pope. His excellency It's had an interview of the Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, and was among the per,-wages of distinction at Via- countess Palmerston's reception ou Saturday night. The presence of his excellency engroeoed considerable attention among the distinguished company that crowded her lady ship's saloons. Lord Brougham is expected to arrive in London at the close of the present week lrom Cannes, his seat in the of France. DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. Gilbert is ap pointed Consul of Great Britian at Alexandria. Mr. Bed worth Williamson, son of Sir IL Williamson, Bart., is ap- Anted unpaid ateach to the British Embassy at St. Peters . burg. The queen has appointed Dr. Allen Thomtson to he Prot nor ot Anatomy in the University of Waggon. Mr. Dodd, solicitor-general and member of the executive council at Halifax, Nova Scotia, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of that colony, vice Wilkins, deceased. Mr. Jennings is apnointed Chief of Police is the Island of St. Lucia. Gen. the lion. Alexander Duff is appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Elgin and Moray. In consequent of the lamented death of Sir Charles Dalbisti her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieutenant-General Alexander Woodford to be president, and Major•Goiaral the Hen. Henry F. C. Cavendish, First Life Guards, to be the cavalry officer of the Acting Committee of the Board of General O ffi cers for the inspeaion of Army Clothing.—Obserstr. A FLOURISHING COMPANY.—DEAR AND CHEAP Gas.—The beneficial effects of a well-timed competition in the all-irapertant article of gas were strikingly exemplified in the meeting of the Woolwich Consumers' Protection Gas Company, held at the George the Fourth, Woolwich, on Friday evening. For many years the charge made for gas by the old pany in Woolwich was Lis. per 1,000 cubic fret, a charge which, after considerable agitation, was re duced to 13s , and ultimately to Ile. Beyond this point, however, the existing company refused to move, and it was not till a new company had been actually formed that they consented to reduce the gas to 91., contending, at the same time, that this price would be ruinous to the shareholders who embarked their capital in the company. Remonstrances being found vain a few of the tradesmen resolved to form a new company, and commenced by charging tbe suns af Bs. per 1,000 feet. As soon as this company commenced opera tions the old company, although they bad previously stated that 9s. would be a ruinous price, reduced their charge to Os. per 1,000 feet. The tradesmen, however, preferred paying Si. to the new company to paying 6s. to a company of whose conduct they had had such strong reasons to complain. By the deed of settlement of the new company no material reduction in the price of gas could take place till the guar antee fund realised 1,0001., and to protect the non-consuming shareholders the dud provided that any decrease in the price charged for gas should be accompanied with a corre sponding increase of dividend on the paid up capital. At the meeting held on Friday the directors reported that theguar antee fund had reached the sum of 1,000/., and they declared their intention of reducing the price of gas, on and after the ;net of March next, to 55. Gd. for 1,000 feet, and of iacreuing the dividend to 6 per cent. upon the paid-up capital. After the meeting it was unanimously resolved by all the shareholders present to appropriate the sum of 251. from the surplus funds of the company to purchase a suitable piece of plate, to be presented to Lewis Davie Esq., through whose exertions the company was first started, and by whose un tiring assiduity it had since been upheld. Mr. Davis, who was absent when the vote was passed, On his return acknow. ledged the compliment in suitable terms. A subscription , was a lso commenced amongst the directors and shareholders, 1 -- 'to increase the value of the testimonial, which has been al- IRELAND. ready augmented to nearly 501 . DUBLIN, Fan. 12 THE GOVERNMENT CHARGE FOR ADVERTISENIENTS. Dr. Kennedy, the Roman catholic Bishop of Kills -Liberal statesmen are eloquent rn the blessings of popular lone , has been called on to deal with a case of den uncia education. It is, we say, their theme in parliament, at philanthropic meetings, at athenteums, at mechanics' ineti. tins from the altar by one of his clergy—the Rev. lutes. Cleanliness and education are the mouth-exalted Mr. Nolan, P.F., )lasses. An ejectment had been, handmaidens of social dignity and happiness. And soap is in carrying out the instructions of th courts of law taxed, and light is meted out a t a certain price, as the excise- in Detain, nailed to the door of the e chapel of Mr. man metes out alcohol, gauging heaven like a liquor-cask, Nolan's parish. This was done because resistance to and paper is taxed, and a fiscal stamp is levied upon the per miesion to ask for work! — " As wet nurse, a respectabl e service in the ordinary way was deemed dangerous. young woman "wants a place. " Eighteen-pence," says the Mr. Nolan denounced the bailiff who posted the pro- Chancellor of the Exchequer ; " eighteen- pence pen to the state case and the policeman by whom he was accompanied, before you can advertise ' a Rood supply of milk' in on the] ensuing Sunday, from the altar. The lan the newspapers."—" As needlewoman, or to wait upon ,tter was reported. Mr. Nolan's bishop was two or three young ladies ;' is the desire of humble 6 to, appealed who appointed Thursday last to honesty to earn her daily bread. " Very proper," says the Chancellor ; " nevertheless. eighteen-ponce, if you investigate the ease. On that day, the Rev. pleay. for leave to advertise your needle and thread." "As Mr. Nolan having arrived in Nenagh, " submitted" good pla'at cook in a gentleman's family," is the desire of a says the locnl paper, and acknowledged he had used middle- aged woman without incumbrances. " t mk," the language attributed to him. What further step cries the minister, " the necessary, the inevitable eighteen- Dr. Kennedy will take I cannot inform you, but the pence, ere by means of the newspaper you Can get footing in a kitchen." Wherever industry would ask for employ- effect of this example must be useful in restraining the meet—if asking through printer's type—the hand of the exuberance of discourse of some of his reverend bre state, the brazen inexorable hand is held forth for the thren, not alone in Tipperary, but other places. eighteen-pence. To be sure, vans see untaxed; and we 'the United Irishman appeared to-day according to wonder that hitherto no inventive speculator has started a of promise. It has had a run, but i t seems a tame sort of " Want Places " vehicle , whereon the qualities each advertiser might be stated in brief, with the further enough publication to those who exp ected it would recernmendation, a daguerreotype portrait of "A. B. C." or have flashed forth a second " thunderer." "X.Y. Z. in want of employment. For vans, though large Judge Keatinge and Mr. Kyle have retired from as ma nsions on wheels, are free—a chartered nuisance c anvassing the electors of our university. No candidate 1 in the highway. Now the newspaper the beneficent ; remaiiis save Mr. ly Napier. Mr. Robinson is hard y s heet that liberal statesmen love to eulogise , is thrice taxed looked taxed in paper, in stamp , and in advertisement, ere it be upon RR one. permitted to enter our houses. Dead walls are free to be Poison has been diseove.ed in the remains of the late disfigured. Warren may from brick or paling ask a thought- Rev. Thomas Maguire, as well as in those of 'his bro. ther and sister-in-law. fail people to •• try " him, using his paint or chalk gratis. If, however, lie approach the newspaper desk for the pub- ~ The vacancy in the crown prosecntorship of this licity of newspaper ink, the Chancellor of the Exchequer from behind the counter cries out " Eighteen-pence... In Lunnaught circuit has bees filled np — no appoint fact, the advertisement duty is a mischievous and annoying mint being yet made for Galway. Mr. Peter spirit ; haunting all places, and distressing all manner of Nl.Keogh has obtained three counties, Roscommon, Sligo, and Leitrim, and Mr. Isidore Blake, Mayo. 1 people front the auctioneer in his counting-house, to the out- Galwar was prematurely assigned to a Mr. (non _ll,- of -work tempuras in her back garret. It is a tantalising imp that still cries to the unemployed, " seek work througß the readiest channel, but first—eighteen-pence before you sin . the general opinion of the bar is unfavourable ask for it." —Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper. to the splitting up of the circuit, which was formerly ST. MARYLEBONE BANK FOR SAVINGS. —At the held in its entirety by the late Mr. Hickman. The 18th annual general meeting of this institution, held at the same course was pursued in the home circuit, and the highest authorities declare that the division has not office in Welbeck-street, Cavendish.square, the Rev. Dr. Spry in the chair, it was stated that no fewer than 2,206 . new contributed a more effective administration of cri minal justice. It is hard to reconcile this opinion deposits had been made in the last year ; 18,119 deposit ac counts remained open on the 20th November last, of which 13,437 held balances averaging less than 31. 7s. Id. each. with common sense, which suggests that a number of At that time upwards of 301,6631. was invested with the active and intelligent officers can do the Waimea, Commiedone re for the Reduction of the National Debt. better than one. THE CON vICT HARRIET PARKER.—The following The Skibbereen guardians are doing their duty letter appears in the Sunday papers. It is said to be from fairly by the poor, and ministering the law according to i ts i ntent andspirit. W'thin three months the wretched woman who now lies under sentence of death 1 for the murder of the t we children of Robert Blake, to between e whom it is addressed : eight and nine hundred persons have bean Dear irober4 —vpi,, i s t h e l a st time you will ever receive advice brought before the magistrates under the Vagrancy from inc. My days see num bered ; ran dafintrinight I ' II be Act. Last year has touched the poor with a strong silent in the grave. Take, therefore, these few Into consideration : . „ near again trine with &woman as you have with me. Promise to prejtmice against the workhouse. In Killarney the guardians have substituted money for the food rations forsake ; le l o in tb ,p ers, ur abtectUng—thotie wife e agr yo t ur o h b else m bo ought to nob il m d fit: sh.,t I sineerelv wish. I have deeply injured her, and eon ease you. to the out-relief paupers, at the rate of fourteen pence I, faster. then. after this, have your herr ard purest affections. Oh per stone of meal . The auditor has approved of the 1 , Robert,had we parted long since. as I requested, my life, arid d that of change. those who were near and dearto Pg. a tar awful fate, and God give me etrenwomuntohlgovethroubeengTraleld; a i nd ,,,z.i di a r e The Commas' ioners of Fisheries have issued a Robert, play that when the bitter cop has passed I may be notice to the landed proprietors of the south-west of , by Him war drank a more bitter ooe than mine to saw us all. God in mercy forgive us! I freely forgive you all your snoop to me. I Cork, to meet them at an early day at Clonakilty. I urb! The object is to enlist them in some practical scheme thee prayed tut lie will fit vetoyu for the heavy trial I have bil . ) „, upon you : and, oli,may we meet in that land in which KV _ sac . i . revtving the dee., sea fishing along that coast. misery will flee away ! I only ask that you will sometimes shed Is et e ua tear up pity and fotTivenses over my unfortunate lot. Tou may . Y --- be happy in this world with Y.ether. lour innocent children I TER ECCLESIASTICAL BOARD AND IRISH CLERGY. — t 111 heaTes. Ts ioto me great comfort, and I pray that it may The ecciniutiai eemetimitmete some time since refused to be to you. Awful as my fate is I would rather die than live again the supply certain church requisites, acting no doubt on a prin. wretched life I bare done for the lart ti months. be ciple of just economy as well as influenced by the great in unwed, Robert, and remember that *ore who break the sacred te n. board. in the number of places of worship supplied by the rat P = three e irallis alm ean a tGerifywtoilltbnerriribiTtrso 'by m bitter en. board. Among the other requisite' disallowed was wine for export. Vallee&lyn and NT. York City Mills the price has been N dein.; Oswego and common Genesee., 3 dote. Glc., chasing at dole. : E do Genesee, principily for horns use, at ti dots. 121 c. to 6 dots. 13c; 1,000 barrel. Weetern, deliverable In May next, brought 5 dole. 50e.; about 4.000 barrels et New 011,aus, meetly Ohio Wanda, have been selling to the trade in lots, at S MAL 13c. to G dolt. for coninion. and 6 dole. Sur. to 6 doll. 6 2 C. for SurY Southern la in more request, and cello at 6 dots. 25e. to 6 dots. 37 1 e. for Alexandria, Peterahurg, Georgetown, and Baltimore ; 3,000 to 4,000 byrele City Mills, part for the army, has been sold lately on private terms; NO barrel, Ilovmrd threat and Petersburg Mountain braugt ti dole. 7 3 1. Nye flour ! ,11 ••• at 4 dolls. 250. to 4 dub.. 31/e. There hos been more doing in corn meal. and sales are reported of 1,000 barrels, 1,00.1 barred of which were of Brandywine, at 3 dole. 18 . e., mot the remainder Jersey, at 3 dots. 12. th. to 3 dole. 25c. • 1,000 barrel. foe March, delivery at 3 dole. 25c., and 1,000 barrel, ior April, at 3 dole. 13;e. Gams.-There is a narderete Inquiry foe wheat for milling here, and mien of 3,04)0 buelois Long and Staten Island have then made at 125 e. to 121 k., and 1,501.0 bushels inferior Ono Oa at 112/c., to 40044. Sales hare also been made of 5,000 to 0,000 bushe:,of Gentwee at 135 e. Rye sells tor distilling at Sae. to alc. Oats are dull and have declined, -Inc. to 49c. canal and river, und 12c. to v3e. foe Jenny. 2,006 buahela earthy deliverable on the OtIDRI4 . of the canal, have chomp!! handset 80c.; 2,300 bushels prime have then sod at about B.lc. to 85e. ; at la held at 90e. for • good artick.-Corn COADDIDIP in fair demand, with out much variation in prices ; there are POMC tranatetioth lot export, probobly 20,000 to 30,000 busht•Ls, within the loot week at kltes for white and yelthw Jersey new for hatnediate shipment. The sales of the week reach near 'lO,OOO Mathis of ail kindit, at ble. to 11.1 c tor in ferior to goal old mixed, said 63c. to With. for new southern fair, and 61c.. to Asc. far good ; Ole. to 84)'c. for New Orleaus ; one cargo of very handsome white North Carolina brought 1,9 e. for export. The new southern begin* income to hand mote freely, and the market chees rather heavy. Nos.-Owing to levee arrival, o! Scotch pig and hotter supplies shortly expected prices have vivra way. We notice wiles of Slit tons at 21 to 25 dole., cia.h. and 21 to IS dote., ell 1.10111 , . The market has a downward tendency. There have teen sale. of English bars at 5.5 to 51 3:1 dohs. Other kialv see inactive. LiAu.-Soke of 1,2021 pipe lower mine have been made at 4 dole. 18/c., and 1,500 do. soft loud at 4 dole. 311 c, then. TA...W.-1 1 0,0 11 0lb , prime tallow has been sold in lots at Mc. to Mc. per lb. cash, principally fur hake oar. Tont, co.-The sale, include about 110 hhtle. Kentucky, In lots at price. varying trim le. to de.; 33 caeca old aced leaf, common, at tic.; COCK Florida, at from lot. to 32th.; and Ili bales TAT% on private term,. 'Air:ca.-350 quarter-m.los Burgundy Port have been sold at 330.; 30 ditto Sherry, 85e- to I dol.; bat ditto Madelro, One. to I dot 25c.; 30 ditto Port, Stk. to I dol. ; 100 ditto Sicily on private tenth. Wom--The market in without mote l al change; tales of all de. seriptions are light. AO balm Buenas Ayres sheep skis bath barn sold on private terms. V14.11D1 ID EISTODe have become dull, and a slight reduction has taken place in rates. the vote :-'7o Liverpool' co ttatn, er lb., average 3-10 d. ; beef, tierce., .1e; beef and perk, pe 2e. p ; SORT. fid. to le. dal.; turpeuttnr, Is. ; leather, per lb., -d.; heavy good., per ton, 220. lid. to 25e. grain, per boated, fkl. to tiitL To London : tobacco, per hbd., -..; Sour, per brL, is. 61; tur pentine, 3a.; amine of turpentine, per 252 gala., 315 e. to 31e. • mea ,oreaeot 1p..0 . d5, per ten, Sr.; heavy gods, ;Ws. to 350. • beef (301 to 336 lbs.), rel. to eis.; beef and pork, per WI., 3.a. .To Havre: °Won, equate boles, per lb., le. to Ic. • fl our, per brL, -c. ; whew per ton, 8 dots. to lo dols.; rice, b dol. to 9 dots.; measurement goods, 8 dole. to 10 doh.; quervitron bark, 10 dole.; tallow, 6 dela.; whalebone, per lb. SLAVED'. want STORKS.-To Liverpool and Ram, per month, 15 dole.; North of Europe , 15 dots.; MTllitetl,lllo6D, IS dole.; Yost 'mike, 12 dole; South ADICIIKR. 13 dole. to 14 dohs.: Went ludic., 15 dole.; coasting, Mails. to 10110111. NEW OKLEASs, Jas. 20.-COTT6N. - The Cotton market opened title morning with a moderate inquiry, butlater in the day the demand thereseed, and the aale, sum to 6,500 bales, taken chi* , for the north and continent of Europe. Prot, are quite steady. FIAR a.--For the pest few du), the dour market has premented a very languid appearance. Tositay Matteis have piths way, and we notice sacra of 5, tie barrels, including Laki hotels St- Louie, at 5 dol.. 800.; tOo at 5 dole. 25,.• I,tok) Illinois, at 5 dols. ; Y 0 choice, at 5 dole- 35e. • and 111 Ohio, three tote, at 5 dot,. per DTI. OGAID.-Of . oofll, stock on hand of good shippin; lots a small; flat boat corn is plentiful. Holders ore offering freely we hoot finding pur chaser., The attire to day arc 1,200 recta white, yellow, and mixed, at 41 lc.; 54.0 yellow, at 55c. ; 400 in two lots, at 53c. per bushel. Of cote, small who at yeeterday' , prices. Excowsow-There is no alteration in foreign exchange.. Sterling, 109 to 1104 ; Francs, sf. 27 e. to sf. 32;e. ; Sew York, to dare, 2 to 21 percent. die.; checks, Ito 11 per cent. prem. JAIL 22.-Cotton is lees animated than yeatenlay. Sugar, fair is quoted at 3 2-3 c. to 4e. Molasses, quoted at lajc. Flour quiet and drooping. Freights:Gotten to Liverpool taken at 15 32d. Exchange limited. COLONIAL. —— - - BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. CANADA.—The result of the general election has been the return of an overwhelming majority hostile to the present (by the time we write it may be the late) ministers. There are said to be only 19 ministerial, against 52 opposi tion and 7 doubtful. Of course nu action could be taken, in this state of affairs, till the House of Assembly met ; but it was understood on all hands that ministers would resign as soon as the legislature met. Lists of new ministry were being handed about ; some were more, when less complete ; some presented variations of the general theme; but themain features of all were the s.sme.tAll concur in representing that Mr. Sullivan is to be president of the council, M. Lafontaine provincial secretary, and Mr. Baldwin attorney-general for Canada West. Mr. Caron is named in all as president of the legislative council; M. Morin. in one or two, as speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Aylwin is mentioned in some lists as Attorney General for Canada East. Some put in Mr. nineties, some Mr. Ho'nies, and one M. Morin, as Inspector-General. These are cabinet offices. Mr. Blake is announced as Solieitor•General for Canada Wsst ; .M. Duman, by some, and Mr. Balaton, by others, for Canada East. M. Lafontaine was returned without opposition fur Terre bonne, and, along with his colleague, Mr. Holmes, by an unexpected large majority, for Montreal. The excitement in that city had been tremendous. The bulk of both p arties appar to have provided themselves with fire-arms. The Quebec CArokide states. " It is generally believed that th, first and most important act of the ministry will be the establishment of a paper currency by bank issue, to the credit of the province, suitable to present emergencies." Another journal states that they have a Registration Act in petto. Some snow had fallen at Montreal at the time of the latest despatches, and the routs were in consequence more prat. ticable. NOVA SCOTIA.—The new House of Assembly met on Saturday, the 22nd of January, and proceeded to the election of a speaker. Mr. How moved that Mr. W. Young be elected to the chair. This was opposed by . the attorney and solicitor-general, by the former especially, in a speech of great bitterness. Mr. How called upon those gentlemea to name their candidates which, however, they declined doing. The solicitor-general said he opposed Mr. Young " because he was not politically honest.' He believed that if a ques tion were put before the house to-morrow between the two parties, the speaker would not give an honest decision. He (the solicitor-general) would not trust him." 'I be learned orator immediately added.—"ThislVASnot•personal attack." We should like to know what the solicitorgeneral of Nova Scotia considers a personal attack. A vote was taken, when there appeared for Mr. Young, 28; against, 22. He was accordingly declared elected, and this having been an nounced to the governor, the opening speech was delivered. It touched upon the railroad to Cliietsec, projected post-offLe reforms, and pauper emigration, but was guarded and gene• sal. On Monday, the 24th, the address, in answer to the speech moved by ministers, was met by Mr. Uniacke with an amendment which contained a direct declaration of want of confidence in minister.. The debate wan adjourned and re sumed on the 28th, and again on the 26th, when a vote was taken, and there appeared for the amendment 28 ; against, 21. The amendment was then added to the other para graphs of the address. The address was presented on the 27th, when the governor simply said that he " would take such measures to restore confis.ence as he should deem expe dient." The majority carried a motion that only one chap lain should be chosen, and be from any religious body the house might see fit, by a vote of 28 to 22. On the 28th ministers announced that their resignations had been ten dered and accepted. The town was full of rumours about ministerial negotiations, but nothing trustworthy bad tran spired when the packet sailed. NEW BRUNSWICK. —The provincial legis lature met on Wednesday, the 19th of January. The speech of the governor intimated that the revenue had been amply sustained last year, but that a deficit might be anti cipated in the present, in consequence of the repeal of the imperial duties last session. The speech referred in general terms to the late extraordinary influx of pauper immigrants. Measures for the support of comm , rce, sericulture, and the fisheries were recommended, as also. aAitional measures to promote education. The Canadian boundary, the railroad, the post-office, and the late orange riots, were touched upon. The address was an echo of the speech. THE AVENGER. COVRT-MARTIAL ON LIEUT. ROOKS.—A court-martial assembled on the 31st January on board the Trafalgar, to try Lieut. Rooke ' and p the survivors of the A v e n g er for the loss of that shion the Sorelle rocks, off Galita, on the night of 20th December, IS-17. The court lasted two days. The prisoners were honourably acquitted, and Lieut. Rooke was highly complimented by the court, for his skill and gallantry in reaching the shore in a small I boat, and saving even four lives. A question was put to Lieut. Rooke, "Whether the Avenger had any I Mediterranean charts on board." He replied, "He I did not know It is a well known fact, that, although the .harts are public pperty, and intended ro for the use of all the officers of the ships of war, yet in many vessels no persons but the captain and master ever see them ; thus the vessel is left to the infalli bility of two individuals, and meets with some catas trophe, which, had the charts been open for the use of the lieutenants. mates, and second masters, would probably ha.c been avoided. --- TUE BRITANNIA, Capt. Lott, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for Halifax and Boston. MASONICBALL.—A grand masonic ball was given on Friday evening. at the Freemasons' Hall, the object being to collect a sufficient !UM to complete a building fund for the asylum for aged and decayed freemasons. We believe the fund already amounts to a considerable sum, and it is to be hoped that the assistance afforded by the entertainment will be sufficient for the carrying out of the benevolent purpose in view. The hall is very well adapted for an occasion of the kind, and last evening presented a very , brilliant appearance, being filled by a numerous assemblage of the "brethren" and their friends. The former wore their collars and jewels of their respective orders, which contributed in no small de gree to the effect of the scene. The quadrille band of Mr. Adams was in attendance. CONTINENTAL INTEBCOVICSE.—The returns of pse senger traffic in the Channel ports for the week ending Jan, .5, show the number to have been through Boulogne 623, through Calais 110. The numbers for 17 the correspondog period last year were 641 through Boulogne, and 8 through C a lais. The 623 passengers t hrou g h Boulogne may be rub divided as follows ..—From Folkestone, 183 ; from Dover, 61 for ; and from London, 47 : total, '291. For Folkestone, 230 Dover, 11; for London. 62 : total, 332. purposes,:ahich excited considerable elerys Oa a strong r!pseasatatian sacramental I. among the =isthmus they indignation to the nom- we withdraw; their objection. SCOTLAND. EDINIIIIIIOII, Felt. 12. Yesterday was signalised by one of those not very creditable outbreaks, which happily have of late seldom disturbed our quiet city, but which were rife enough is the old time—a " bicker" or wee riot of University students. The provost of Stirling has called an anti-currency meeting for to-morrow. In Ayr, the town council has dispensed with this formality, and have petitioned against the Bank Act without consulting their consti- : tuents. The West Stirliugshire road trustees are going on with their "decussated and reticulated in-' tereections," having called a meeting to consider inter olio, " what measures should be taken in reference to the application to parliament for power to make a branch railway from Uempeie to Strathblane, and also to consider the propriety of removing the present check bar at Killearn Bridge to a point to be deter mined on, and of erecting an additional check bar at Old Blanc Toll." The Lord Advocate is about to introduce an entail bill at an early period of the session. It will proba bly precede the Marriage and Registration Bills, and may conciliate some of the county meetings in favour of the latter measures. Although toll-bar statistics have of late been fre quently quoted, yet any figures that show the matter in a new light are useful now that Mr. Pagan's plan is receiving interested opposition. Of this descrip tion are some financial details given in the Witness. In the first place the Scotch staff of collectors, toll keepers, surveyors, &c. is nearly as cumbersome as the English, while it ought only to be a seventh or eighth. The several bars are let at rents less than 101.; 36 under 201., and 338 from 201. to 1001. It ie obvious that nearly one-half more than those tolls are rented at must be levied to le,cp the toll-keeper, who over all in his own proper person is supposed to con sume from 30 to 40 per cent. of the whole tax. There is, therefore, peculiar significancy in this wor thy being called the keeper. Mr. Hawes has addressed the following letter on emigration to the Highland Society : DOWNING...BELT, JAN. 2,5. - Sir, --I am directed by Earl Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 211th utt , Ann , sting, no the part of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, that. with the view of facilitating the emigration to South Australia of Scotch shepherds. and agricultural lab itirers, vi reels should eceasion ally be despatched from the Clyde. Toe emigration commissioners, with whom his lordehip has been in conimuntoition on this subject, have now stated that the question of embarking emigi suits in the Clyde bad not been overlooked by them, but that, after the nowt attentive consideration, they have come to the conclusion that It is better to confine the despatch of emigrant ships to the ports London and Plymouth, even when the emigrants are drawn from remote parts of the United Kingdom, both holuae it is much more economical, and bemuse in London and Plymouth there arc properly regulated establishments for receiving and . lodging the ems. grants. The otoseqmnee is that their embarkadon, aid the various precautions accessary for insuring health and comfort on the voyeur, are superintended by officers of great experience, acting under the im mediate supervision or the commissioners. This arrangem nt, however, &came interfere with the selectien of emigrants from different parts of Scotland, as they are es nveyed by 'deserters, free of expense, to the depots belonging to the commisitaners at Plymouth and Deptford. Under throe cireuinetaneee, Lord Grey tun- CUM in the opinion of the commismioners, that it would Dot he advisable to make any alteration in their present practice of paying the passage of Scotch emigrants from the Clyde to London, in pre ference to rending vessels to the Clyde to embark such per-on , on the spot. lam to add, however, that should any considerable number of Scotch shepherds be found wilting to emigrate to Australia, the corn misoioners would readily make arrangements for bringing them round - *oomers (rum the Clyde to Plvinnuili. b. 11,VVI. ARCH.EOLOOY IN EDINBURG H.—At John Knox 'a house a board is stuck up, intimating that it is exhibited within, while a shop at the bottom of the stairs bears the title of "John Kneed Tavern." Nelson's Monument is a coffee shop and steam-boat signal station ; Burns' Monument, until very recently, was a regularly advirtised exhibition ; and the house in which Sir Walter Scott was born was, not long ago, advertisel as being famous for the quality of its ale and for having the advantage of en excellent " skittle alley f" Skch is the report of the Leith Herald, and it ought to infuse some reel into the Antiquarian Society. EMEILSON EDINRIMGI4.—Emerson delivered his Ent lecture in Edinburgh on Friday evening. The phrenologists were suspicious of him on account of his spirituality—the clergy on account of his creed—and utilitarians on account of his transcendentalism; - but he wilily avoided disputable points, and in lecturing on the "traits of aristocracy" (men tal not hereditary) gave general satisfaction. WALES. ....--- AIIEnTSTWITIL—SIIIPWRECH AND Loss OF LIFE. —Ou Wednesday, the 9th inst., about eleven in the forenoon, a vessel was seen approaching Aherystwith in an unmanage able state. liundrids of people gathered at the extremity et Rowfawr, near the entrance of the harbour. By this time the vessel had reached within ten yards of the beach, and was then driven by the tea on one side ; the captain and crew took to the rigging, where they remained for some time. The life-boat was manned, but ere it could be of service two of the men fell into the sea, and were seen no more. The remaining two, a grown up man and a boy about 16, held to the rigging fur a ahort time afterwards; still the unrelenting storm continued, and they apparently had nothing before them but to share the fate of their comrades. One of them, the eldest, managed to creep to the end of the mast, and was laid hold of by some persons on the beach and safely landed. The lad cried aloud,and held to the mast evidently with all his strength. By this time, the life-boat was placed between the wracked vessel and the shore. Ore of her crew, Richard Boughton, a young seaman, notwith standing the violence of the storm, succeeded in laying hold of the reasd, and crept up her side, proceeded to the rigging to the almost exhausted lad, took him in his arms at the risk of his own life, and lauded him safely. PROVINCIAL. OXFORDsIiIItE. PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.—A meeting of the leading gentry of the diocese of Oxford has been held at the bishop's residence, Cuddesden Palace, present the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Viscount Barrington, M.P_, J. W. Hen ley, Esq., M.P., J. 11. Langston, Esq. , M.P. , C. G. Du p re, Esq., M.P., J. Walter, Esq., M.P., and others, when it was resolved to establish a school, in connexion with the Oxford diocesan board, for the purpose of offering a sound English education to the sons of farmers and others ; the number of boys to be limited to 150, who are to be admitted upon an annual ayment of 251. ; the right of nominating to be vested fo r life in the contributors to its funds. A committee of noblemen and gentlemen, under the presidency of the bishop of the diocese, has be en formed for the purpose of collecting donatio: a and carrying into effect the object of the meeting. Upwards of 1,1001. has already been subscribed, and, in addition, Philip Pusey, Esq., M.P., has given 101. per annum for an exhibition, to be awarded by Examination as to general proficiency ; the candidates to be the sons of farmers of the, three rural deaneries of Abingdon, Wastage, and Faringdon. LANCASHIRE. THE BOILER EXPLOsION AT 'NIANCIIESTER. Robert B.nson, aged 19, who was hurt by the boiler explo sion on E riday at the spindle manufactory of Mr. Riley, died the same evening, after our account of the accident had been despatched. This makes nine lives which have been sacrificed by this accident. Mr. Chapman, the borough coroner, commenced an inquiry into the circumstances on Saturday evening, hut, after calling witnesses to identify the bodies, adjourned the case, to give time for scientific evidence as to the cause of the expTloOßsi o n oto be obtained. sHIRE. IMPORTANT IMPROTEM EST IN THE SAFETT-LAME.— At the meeting of the Geological and Polytechnic Scciety of the West Riding of Yorkshire, at Huddersfield, on the 3rd inn., the Rev. W. Thorp produced • new lamp, which will effectually remedy all the defects in the lamp of £Cr Davy; H. affording five times more light, and being, it is said, perfectly safe iu every condition of the coal mine. The lamp received the unqualified approbation of a great number of persona, nine of whom were coal owners, or viewers of collieries, and more conversant with fire-clamp than, per haps, any other persons in Yorkshire. Two great detects exist in the old lamp of Sir H. Davy —first, it affords' too little light, and therefore the miners frequently pre fer to work with a candle in danger than use it; secondly, it is not safe; and the Miners' Associative of Newcastle have just publielied " an Exposition of the inse cure nature of the Davy and other lamps as applied to coal mining, taken from the parliamentary report for 1‘ , 35." In order to obtain more light, the Rev. W. Thorp intro duces, with considerable inienfaity, the Remind, or rather the solar burner, characterised ty the circular wick, and the air admitted through its centre from the bottom of the lamp, protected, of course, by genres of wire. Connected with this pert of the lamp is an adjustment, placed outside of the cistern, by-which the wick can, with the greatest ease , be raised or lowered. Oyer the light is applied a chimney of iron, based with a few inches of glass, with air admitted to supply the exterio of the flame from the inside of the lamp. This as so securely fixed, that it cannot be displaced or broken from the ordinary falls or minor casualties to which these lamps are liable to be exposed. Haying obtained the great d es id e ratum, viz., a much higher illuminating power, or more than five times the quantity of light the Davy lamp affords, or that equal to two mould candles generally used by miners, the next object being to ensure perfect safe, - in every condition of the mine, there are inserted into the chimney four or live chambers of wire gauze, so that the flame of ignited gas has to traverse eight or ten meshes before it can possibly reach the exterior fire damp; but as one mesh, as in the old lamp, is perfectly safe, unless exposed to a current, and ESSEX. as no lateral current of gas or air can be exerted upon the COMMITTAL OF A CLERGYMAN FOR AftSAULT.—At flame en accoust of the chimney, the lamp is perfectly Isle. the Dunneow Petty Session on Monday, the Rev. T. Jet, And it is found, by any artificial means. utterly impossible who has been vicar of Thaxted for upwards of forty , years, to paw flame through these chamber of gauze, so that it and was for many years an active magistrate of this county, appears to be quite side under every circumstance and con- acting in the Dunmow Hundred, was charged with assault dition of the mine. There are other advantages . over the lag Marian, wife of the Rey. T. Harvey, curate of the same Davy-lamp of no incoderable value: 1. It requires trim- place, and who has been for some time past so conspicuously wing only once • wee k; 2. The oil does rot fall oat if laid before the public, in consequence of his misunderstanding ; on one aide 3. It is much easily ;4. The with the Bishop of London.—Mrs. Harvey deposed e cheapest oil can be w more ed in it. The price clean of the ed lamp will Bishop of Rochester had (with the consent of Mr. J ee) that given bs only three or four shillings more (perhaps less) than the her hushand • license of the posawson and use of the Davy lamp ,• and the latter can, at • small expense use vicarage house, the furniture, dm. during his residence shillings), be converted into the new lamp. A cast metal at Thaxted as curate, which license she now produced, instead of a braas cistern can be made, by which the new at the same time M r. Jet was to retain the sole use of lamp can be sold for era a less price than the Davy lamp. what rooms he pleased. Mrs. H. further stated that As no patent will be taken out for the new lamp, and the she was superintening her own domestic arrange whole of the improvement is generously giTell to there in- meats as to the list of croc ker y on Thursday, the di inst., terested in cc/Series, the Rev. W. Thorp expresses an Earnest when Mr. ice came into the drawinproom, and told her wish that all lamps may be purchased of Mr. W, Itamsden, with great violence that she must not assign anything as her of Wakefield, through whose valuable assistance sod labour he has been enabled to i reduce the lamp. SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE OF LEEDS.—O 7 day and Wednewlay. Mr J. B. Hume, barrister-at-law, and Mr. W. Tile, architect, the surveying officers appointed by Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and Mr. N. Beard more, C.E., the sure:nine officer appaiated by the Lords of the Admiralty, under the provisions of tine act of the loth Viet., " for making preliminary inquiries in certain cases of application for local acts," held sittings at the Court-house, Leeds, to make an examination and ourrey of the district likely 'o be affected by a hill now he fore parlia ment, for amending the Leeds Borough Improvement Act, by which the town council propose to take powers for effecting on an extensive scale the sewerage and drainage of the town. The solicitor to the town council, who are promoting the bill, attended with Messrs. Leather, the engineers, to furnish the survey log officers with details o; the plan, but most of the docu ments were handed is without being read. A solicitor for the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, Another for the 1.• eels Watersvoiks Company, and the solicitors for the two gas companies, attended to watch the proceedings, and to suggest the introduction of "protective clauses'," but there were very few other spectators of the proceedings. DISGCSTING Eau interns.—A remarkable instance of the depraved curiosity of a numerous cleat of persons has just occurred in Leeds. A showman named Purchase, on the day of the execution of Patrick Reid, for the .hliefield mindere, bought Irons the hangman the clothes of the cul prit. and the rope by which he sag strangled. To Purchr.se''s exhibition a new attraction was speedily added, in a full length likeness of Reid, attired in the very apparel in which he was executed, tog• thee with the fatal rope. The desired effect was pniduced : thousands of pertains of depraved taste flocked to the exhibitim in such crowds as often to incom mode the free passage along the streets. At this rate the euterprtse went on until a few days back, when some suspi cion as to the genuineness of the digesting spectacle gave a temporary cheek to its cueoess. But on Tuesday lit a new feature gave another impulse in the former direction — namely the hangman of Reid, Nathaniel Howard, who was present at the exhibition its propreei pet sorni, express from York. displaying the mode of managing his horrible profes sion deposing to every new auditnce to the veritability of Itent's clothing; and actually, by experiments with the rope and the waxen liaure, showing the causes which made the nixie partially inctfee'ual at the execution, and attributing the slipping of the rope to the " culprit's curiosity in turning pound, and to the rope being heist' stiff !" " :needy," con cludes the Leeds Mercury, which reports these facts, " this must he the climax of everything revolting to the better feel ings of humanity ! " ETAEPOROMIIRE THE COAL ISIINE EXPLOSION AT WEST BROM wicit.—At the stage at which the inquiry into the cause of the accident bad arrived when the report was des patched on Friday evening several of the jury expressed an opinion that the evidence went to show great blame existed somewhere, inasmuch as the safety-lan p was not taken into that part of the pit where the deceased men wi re at work, but merely into :he gate-roads ;in consequence of this, and of the absence ol other important evidence, the inquest was adjourned until Friday next. CHESHIRE. AFFRAY WITH HIGHWAYMEN, AND TWO MEN SHOT, —On Friday afternoon, a cheesefactor, on his way to Mac clesfield, whilst walking along the high road leading to the briJge over the London and North-Western Railway, at Adliugton, Cheshire, was attacked by two men , who 'pre sented piatols and th naandid his money and watch. lie had courage enough to refuse compliance with the demand, and the highwaymen were proceeding to win his scotch guard, when fortunately a fourth person ame up, ,ma demanded if their object was murder ? Startled by the unexpected inter. ruption, the highwaymen made off; but the other parties. net being armed, did not Hs' nit it prudent to pursue them without obtaining aid. The robbery bad been attempted near to the railway-bridge, err aide of which there is a public liou-e, and thither they instantly proceeded. The landlord, having heard their account of the daring outrage, mounted his Lone and rode in pursuit. He was suc cessful in overtaking the men, but they presented their pistols when they had ascertained his object, and threatened hi, life it he did not desist from any attempt to secure their apprehension. Intimidated, but still bent upon their capture, the landlord rode to a neighbouring quarry, and obtained the assistance of two labourers, with whom he renewed the those, and so successful was his eccond pursuit, that the highwaymen were rim down at a distance of about • mile and a ha:f further, or about three miles from where the robbery was attempted. The name of the place is Bann's Fold. Bit though out of breath and no longer able to run, at this place they turned fiercely on their pursuers, and threatened to shoot the first who should attempt to get within arm's length. The two labourers, however, who are brothers, named Whyatt, rushed torward at them. The highwaymen were as good as their word, Mint almost simul taneously, and, I regret to sac, with such off. et, that both discharges took dirt. The younger brother. Whyatt, it is feared is dangerously wounded, a ball, which is of large size, having been discharged from a cavalry pistol, entering hi abdomen, end glancieg off obliquely to the outer port of his right thigh. The elder brother, Tho mas Whyatt, was shot clean through the arm Delisut the ball having touched none of the bones or arte ri es, Ito suffer much from the wound. The highwaymen did not escape, however, notwithstanding their successful shots. The I landlord of the Adlington public.house, who had led the pursuit on horseback, having raised such a hue and cry, that immediately the Whyatts were disabled, there were other men ready to follow up the attack, and the two robbers were 'ensured, and subsequently given in charge to two officers of the county police. They stated that their names were Walinoley and Bates, and, like the highwaymen appre hended for the robbery of the Rev. Mr. Gormon, at Man chester, had assumed the garb and occupation of hawkers to cover their real designs, and that they might attract less at tention. The event soon created coiaiderable excitement in the neighbourhood, and a number of gentlemen resident in it, including several magistrates of the county, interested themselves in procuring the best surgical aid for the brothers Whyatt, by senyling messengers off on horseback to the nearest towns. William Whystt's wound was dressed about two hours afterwards, the ball b. ing easily extracted from its seat, not far from the skin outside the thigh. As hinted above, however, it is thought not unlikely it may prove mortal. The prisoners will no doubt be sent to Chester for trial at the next 'mitre. One of them refused to walk, and was drugged along on a hurdle. One of them is an Irishman; both see strangers in the neighbourhood, and neither of them is strong or stoutly made. There were taken from them a brace of new hone pistols, of the largest Imre, evidently but just discharged. Beth the Whyatts are power ful men,married, with families, and bear excellent characters. NORTHUMBERLAND. FOUR MEN WERE DROWNED IN THE TYNE early on Thursday morning. They and three others were crossing in a seuller-boat from North to South Shields, and when in the middle of the stream they discovered two steamers ap proaching rapidly in their direction. They shouted lustily, and were heard by the captain of the steamer which seemed most likely to do damage. lie altered the course of his vessel, but in ignorance of the precise position of the parties who lead called; and as daylight had not broken, it unfortu nately happened that both the steamer and the .culler-boat were turned to the same point. The consequence was, that the steamer ran down the boat, and four of the seven men perished before help could be afforded. wARWICKtiIIIBE. ACCIDENT ON THE BIRMINGIIAi AND DERBY RAILWAY.—A collision, attended with contequenees of a s erious nature, occurred on this line on Friday. It appears that I the train which 1 Derby at eight o'clock in the morning, and which contained between thirty and forty passengers, had proceeded at its usual speed till within about one hun drol yards of the Tamworth station, Ma ni a signal was msde by a person on the line to stop. t at the same moment the enginedriver was enabled to discover through the heavy fog that a train was standing at the station on the tame line of rails. Immediately he shut off the steam. reversed the engine, and applied the brake, but it I was impossible to prevent a collision. The passenger train dashed into the luggage vans before it, of which the other train was composed, smashing to pieces the last van, on which was the guard's brake, throwing live or six others off the line, and all into the greatest eonfusion, The shock threw the passengers into the greatest alarm, and some were injured, although, fortunately, not to any very serious extent. The principal sufferer was the guard of the passenger train, who was thrown from his seat to another carriage, and trots thence precipitated to the ground. On being lifted up, it was found that he had fallen on his bead and was much injured. Mr. Banks, of the well known firm of Banks, Foster, and Co., Keswick, happened to he in the seventh or eighth carriage from the engine, and was Totaling • newspaper, when the collision threw him for ward on his face, inflicting a severe wound above the right eye, and bruising one of has lags rather seriou,ly. A gentle man in the same carriage escaped unhurt. Dr. Palmer, of Tamworth, was immediately sent for to the station, and paid the wounded every attention. Their wounds were dressed there ; but it was Impassible for the train to proceed onward, as the lino w.a strewed with the wreck of the luggage vans. At length the rails were cleared, and after ie delay of about three hours the train proceeded onward to Bir mingham. As soon as poesible after the accident had occurred, information of it was telegraphed to Birmingham and to other places along the line, and a pilot engine was despatched to take the train onward. The train was drawn by two engines when it left Derby, one an entirely new one, which was being c onveyed to Hampton; it sustained great damage from the collision . " There appears," says a - cor respondent on the spot, " to have been neglect somewhere, or this accident would not have °muffed. The luggage train was nearly two hours after its proper time, and, the morning being foggy, it was imposaible to discern objects far off; it appears, moreover, that the signal-man, instead of making the signal to stop at least three-quarters of a mile from the station, was not more than 100 yards from it, when • collision was i ne vitable. Some inquiry appears to be necessary." legeOf me by which his sir turned epeated lered as camber, iea who at the re qu ad hos-