The Express. — London, England, 1847-12-16 00:00:00

m oot, ate a Boum of consolation to me ' • for they give me t h e meurance of the good sentiments which animate the maaieipsl magtistetcy,whose duty it is to watch over the in terests of a city so remarkable for its souvenirs, by the cul tivation of the fine arts, and by so many other qualities, and which is to me the object of so muck love. I have already mid many time, and I etyma it, in order that it may be re meetbeted, tha t I instituted the communal repreeentatian far the a elt+re of the Raman population. Your adminis ostler, wi I, I doubt not, produce happy results for industry a d „ mo p ; but especially through you will flourish what is toe greatest of all possessions —true religion. I pray Goderere slay for the public proaperity. To-day, I will pray him epeeislly that he will deign to guide your labours. and that he will maintain among you union and concord, which ars the most solid bases of society. May God especially maintain couoord and make peace to shine over all Italy ! Nothing necessary u peace to cause industry, commerce, t h e arta, and public felicity to flourish. The arrangement effected between Tuscany and Modena. ..o far as it will affect Ficirsano, has been announc,tl in two proclamation which have appeared in the journals of Sardinia and Tuscany, one issued by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the other by the Duke of Modena. These proclamations are as follow : PROCL SHATION OP THR GRAND Dena OF TORCAMT.— Whatever may have been the misunderstanding made up by the istervention of the Pontifical and Sardinian envoys with the govcrunient of hII 'dens, relative to the escoutiort of the treaties, be which the territory of Fivizzano is to become a part of the latter state, it most deeply grieves es to be oom lolled to field to necessity, and to see you, inhabitants of piliZZaRO, by the force of compacts long since concluded, rated tense the Tuscan population. Henceforward you pa.; under the government of another priiee, wh will We you, we are well convinced, AI we have loved you but the affection we bore you, and which Las ace unpanied you to his throne, can be cancelled. Therefore, absolving you from your oaths of allegiance towards our person, and from your duty of obedi ence, we exhort you to remain with sour new sovereign, B.R.H. the Duke of Modena, to whose feet I accompany you with the moot heartfelt recommendations, and be to him the good and faithful subjects you have ever proved yourselves tome, and show, by your conduct, that the government wu for us magistrates • government of love and concord, and that you were inspired with a love of obedience to the autho ruin and to the laws.—Given this 4th December. PROVLA ITION OP THE Dean OF MODENA.—The momentary misunderstanding which had taken place with the Tuscan government has been settled on honourable' terms ; ws have sent our commissary, Dr. Carlo Geleotti, to I receive, in oar name, the oath of allegiance of our new sub- 1 j tete, the inhabitants of the countries which have been made over to us by treaties. Inhabitants of our new poesesaions of Lunigi.ina, in conersaing to you the assurance of reign ing over you with justice, and of watching over your pros perity, we will also assure yoe, including thews among you who, since the sth of November, have left Fivizzano, that no trouble e hitever shall accrue unto you on account of the manite , ta bins in which you have joined since that date, and we fully trust that we shall henceforth find throughout the whole population aff.ictionate and faithful subjects.—Given in our palace of Modena this day, the 2nd December, 1847. Our a !vices from Rerne to the 10th, report that Sir Stratiord Canning had anticipated the decision of Lord Palnserston as to the course to be pursued in the actual situation of parties in the Confederation. The ambas-ador-extraordinary delivered his creden tials at the interview which he had with M. Ochsen bein on the 9th, but signified his intention to with hold any note on the subject of the contemplated mediation, until he should receive further instructions from London. He is reported to have assured the president of the Diet that, in consenting to share in the propcwed mediation, the more especial purpose of the British cabinet was to prevent any encroachment on the independence of the Swiss nation by other rovers, and not to interfere unnecessarily with the internal affairs of the Confederac. He considered that the readiness with which tie cantons of the League bad relinquished their resistance to the fede ral government, the very small loss of life which attended the late struggle, and the present tran quillity of the country, must necessarily impose on the British government great circumspection, before it will consent to participate in any interference with the affairs of the federal government. According to the report of a correspondent of the Conatitutionnel, who has been hitherto generally well informed, Sir Stratford Canning said to M. Oehsenbein, that it was at Paris, and especially in _the highest quarters there, that the chief opposition to the federal government was concocted. It is added, that the ambassador declined taking any proceeding which could be interpreted as an assent on the part of England to the collective note of the cabinets until he should receivetsuch further instructions as the changed situation of Switzerland might render necessary, and that to him personally any interference appeared at present untimely. The federal council of war has published a report of the killed and wounded during the late war, from which it appears that the total numbers were, 88 killed, and 385 wounded, on the side of the govern ment. The loss on the side of the insurgents has not been ascertained, but it is supposed to be three or four times greater. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 19. The Indian transit question has always been looked ca as a reserved one, only to be discussed under certain events, and it is not without surprise that a movement by Lord Palmerston, bearing upon it, has been made known. The last English steamer brought the news that hencefor ward the steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company will leave this port immediately they receive the mail* on board, and the English post-office agents are directed to ex pedite their transit as quickly as possible from Alexandria to Baez, and rice reran. Now there is a contract between the Peninsular and Oriental Company and the Egyptian Transit Administration, by which the latter is obliged, under a vary heavy penalty, to transport all the pitmen/en, luggage, and goods from Alexandria to Suez, or rice terra, in tame to go ost in the other steamer. There is always, unavoidably, a period of some hours, and at times a day, between the arri val of the mails and passengers. The general opinion is that whatever the Transit Company may do, they can never fulfil their contract, 6o as to bring the panengers,luggage, gooda,&e., Over in the same time as the post-office agent with the mails. Int court. Professor Sedgwick arrived at Osborne, on Tues day, on a visit to her Majesty. General Prince Caatelcicala bad an interview yes terday with Lord Palmerston, at the Foreign-office. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer oa Tuesday, in Downing-street, Mr. Kin aaird had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Home-offiee. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial aka, from the Governor of Gibraltar. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. OP THE Jews.—Yesterday a reeeivell Mart was hold is amesquence of a requisition re....fed by Me Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of taking beto consideration the following notice of motioa by Mr. An dodos, viz. "That this court do petition both homes of parliament to remove the civil and potical disabilities affect her Majesty's Jewish subjects . " Mr. Anderton said that, as a very humble member of the protestant church. it afflorded him very great pleasure to call upon the corporation of London to unite with him in petitioning the legislature to wipe away from the statute-book for ever the last remnant of intolerance which still affected the extensive, influential, and moot loyal body of her Majesty's subjects—the Jewish eammunity : he could not for a moment suppose it possible that any member of the Court of Common Council enter tained a thought of sanctioning the continuance of their die graceful exclusion from those privileges to which all the rest of the world were considered entitled. It would Operate as a reproach to the 7,000 voters for the Mum of Mr. Rothschild for the City of London, if there could be found in the Court of Common Council *Mc like opposition to the feeling by which that man s supporters were influenced. If the electors ahem as my, "Wt shall have Montefiore, or Rothschild, or Saimmina" would the Court of Common Council presumo to that judgment? The community to which be owed much to Mr. Salomons. The country owed to him for the powerful aid he contributed in breaking In pieces the odious prejudices which had been so long fomented by the genius of intolerance. Mr. Anderton concluded a long' speech by moving ithe resolution of which he had given notice.—Mr. Wire seconded the motion.—Deputy Corney did not view the question as a corporation question, and he considered that as such was the case, the court ought not to entertain it. The people of Englan d were represented by persons adapted to the business of representing a community of Christians. The country was Christian, and the members clthe legislature were Christian, and a system which had existed for so many years beneficially to all ought sat to be infringed upon without the production of acme cogent argument in favour of the change. Hone Jew were to get into parliament he could not see why 60 should not follow. Only think of 60 Jews in the House of Commons' Why, Lord John Ruesell was prettily bothered to manage 50 of the Irish members . what a condition would his lordship be in if 60 Jews were to be added to the 60 Hiatt ? Deputy Carney concluded by moving as an amend ment the'previons question.—Mr. John Dixon seconded the anteedment.—The motion of Mr. Anderton was then carried by a large majority.—Yetitions to both homes of parliament were then agreed to, and ordered to be presented on Thum-- atty.—The court, which was specially called for the conside ration of this comities, was thee adjourned. MOaTALITY IN LONDON.—The rer issued 701- *day by the mistrar•pneral displays mho Awes that made the ofileud statement for the d 4roMmts aian = as rernarkable. Daring the seven days en Dec. 11, ' 2,416 penows died in m metropolis • an Taw mortality Mr the penal ban 1,046. Me mist nail &masa haw bra thus abaft dr awn at saapapaffar fluamalea of the 'lslip* issaroyall fa taw MIS dap, 299, the average for the week being 39 ; Inflammation of the i suhrtanoe of the longs killed, 291, the average being 109 ; asthma was fatal to 78, the average being 21. Under the heading of " old age," the average number of deaths for the week is 65; in the present retnru we Lind 134. The relative mortality of different districts will be seen by the following portion of the registrar's report Population Average Deaths in 1641. Deaths. last wk. Levelagets ; teeter' et. Osage, ; ftwe Werataater sibLildlie.W.Jurste 300,711 it Ihnlibeine; IL Peas; Is 3yaMen; mil; pert et Mato nempstsse 375,971 St. WIS suel IL Owes ; Wised; 432 HAIM 1 aorlismwell ; IL Lake ; Enterable; West Geer ; Loabia. 373,633 Shotwillity loglinaLgran; White ning's' ; IL Osorge-ln.the-East ; fbeoser St. Saviour: l r Ohre; Brrmond. ▪ St. Gomm Bouthwerk; Newington; Landreth; Wanda worth and Clapham; Camberwell; Botharhithe; Greenwich; Lewis ham 301,190 thuds 1,948,421 I,OIG 2,416 ELECTION PETITIONS.—The following have been selected as the twelve chairmen of election committees for the present session ;—Lord Ashley, Hon. E. P. Bouverie, Mr. Deader, Mr. Divett, Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. G. A. Hamilton, Mr. Hay-ter, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, Sir J. Pakiogton, Mr. H. Ker Seymer, Right 119 E. J. S. Wort ley, and Mr. Wrightson. GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORS OF ST. ANDREW, HULTORN, AND Sr. GROROE TRs Minima.—The usual weekly meeting of the board of governors and directors of this parish was held last evening, at the workhouse, in Little Gray's-inn-lane. The meeting was made special, in order to adopt or reject certain resolutions, of which notice had been given. This was the first occasion on which the pro ceedings of the board were thrown open to the representatives of the press. Mr. Geo. Taylor took the chair. Mr. M'Christie moved— That It is the opinion of this board that the board ought to be abolished, that therefore no clerk be appointed permanently to all the prevent vacant odic* of clerk, but that a committee be appointed to take steps for the purpose of having the act constituting the board repealed as soon as possible, retaining to the parishioners tbe power of ascertaining and calculating the amount of rates, se reserved to them by tke 12th and 13th senior of the local act. Mr. M'Cbristie proceeded to show the advantages of his pro posal, which he maintained would effect a great saving to the parish. Nearly the whole of the business which for merly fell to the share of the governors and di rectors to transact, was now performed by the other authorities, tad that of ascertaining and collecting the rates was the only employment which remained to the board. The cost of the government of the strain of the parish amounted to about 9081.; and of this 4071. were the ex penses of the board of governors and directors. He consi dered that the business of the board could easily be trans acted by the board of guardians, the salary of whom clerk he proposed should be augmented by the sum of 1671. There had been for a long time great ill-feeling existing between the board of guardians and the present board, which was continually leading to litigation, the cost of wi ich amounted, on an average, to 8001 a year. By the proposed arrangement these expenses would be avoided. The board could not be abolished without an application to parliament, which would cost about 6001., an ex pense which be considered would soon be covered by the diminution in the present current expenses. Mr. Doun, a churchwarden, seconded the resolution, which was opposed successively by Mr. Cant, Mr. Butt, Mr. Talbot, and other gentlemen, who maintained that the proposed measure would be a very inconsiderable raving to the parish, inasmuch as the board of guardians would have to engage additional assistance in order to transact the extra business ; and that the expense of going to parliament to abolish the board would involve a far greater outlay than had been stated, and would involve also a liability to which they con sidered it inadvisable for the board to expose itself. There was also some doubt expressed as to the correctness of Mr. M'Christie's statements of the present expenses. After some discussion the resolution was negatived by a majority of twenty. A resolution was then brought forward by Mr. Talbot, " To rescind the resolution of the board fixing the clerk's salary as it at present stands." The resolution was carried, and it was determined that the salary of the clerk, which is at present 2301., besides additional fees, should be reduced to 2001. on the vacant office being filled. The board then pi ...ceded to the discuesion of the measures to be taken for receiving the names of candidates, &c., and sepa rated after having disposed of the remainder of the business before them. St'SPENSION OF A PARISH SURGEON.—Yesterday the usual meeting of the board of guardians of the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, was held, Mr. Ryder in the chair. After the usual routine of business, Mr. G. Chancellor said he intended to draw the attention of the board to the con duct of Mr. Warder in continuing to allow Mr. Gundry, who was not a legally qualified medical practitioner, to attend the inmates of th e workhouse. He then proceeded to draw the attention of the board to an order of the Poordur Commis sioners, which directed that "all medical officers should name to the board some legally qualified gentleman as a sub stitute." Now by an entry he found in the minute-book of the proceeding' of that board, that on the 14th of July last an order was made that Mr. Gundry, not being a legally qualified practitioner, be no longer permitted to attend the inmates of the workhouse. He wished to know ifs copy of that minute had been lent to Mr. Warder ?—Mr. Warder would at once admit that he had received a copy of that minute; he, however, wished to know if the matter was to be gone into in the nature of a charge against him, or how I If in the nature of a charge, then he would my he should require time to answer it —Mr. Chancellor was prepared to contend that, according to law, it was not necessary that notice should be given. He moved "that Mr. Warder's disobedience to the resolution of the board of guardians, of the 14th of July last, in allowing his assistant (Mr. Gundry) to visit and attend to the sick inmates of this workhouse, m defiance to their express order, and contrary to the instruc tions of the Poor-law Commissioners (Mr. Gundry not being a legally qualified medical practitioner), it is resolved, that Mr. Warder be suspended from his office of medical officer to the workhouse.—Mr. Cooper seconded the motion.—Mr. France considered that before a public oflleer was censured by the motion be fore the board, the members ought to be well acquainted wi'h all the fact. of the case. He thought that Mr. Warder had an undoubted right to have his assistant at the work house to assist him in dressing wounds the same as the ear. geons at the different public hospitals had. He for one could not allow the character of a medical man to be frittered away without Riving him every opportunity of defending himself. Mr. Warder had come down that day prepared to meet the charge respecting his report to the sanitary corn s:l'44ol,er,, but not the one now before the beard.—Mr. Jelf moved as an amendment that the discussion be po.tponed.— Mr. Murray said the question Mr. Warder had to answer was so simple that he could require no preparation. The charge was a non-compliance with the order of the board and the instructions of the poor-law commissioners ; and the point for the consideration of the board was, is be to be punished or not ?—Mr. Warder was called upon to say any thing he might wish in explanation of his conduct. Me stated that it used to be the practice for Mr. Gundry to at tend at the workhouse in the morning, and he (Mr. Warder) in the evening; but it was on all occasions the custom (or Mr. Gundry to treat only'the trivial eases. On the receipt of the order of the board alluded to, Mr. Gundry'sattendance was stopped, and he (Mr. W.) had ever drum attended himself daily. 'There was however, sometimes some trivial matters to be done, or message to be sent, for which purpose alone Mr. Gundry had been sent. He therefore considered he had obeyed the order of the board, both as to the spirit and the letter.—Mr. Warder was then directed to withdraw, and the Chairman put the amendment, which was lest by a majority of two. The original motion was then put and carried by the earns majority.—Mr. Symons asked, as they had sus pended Mr. Warder, how did the board intend to proceed for medical attendance?—Mr. Murray moved that Mr. Muller be requested to take temporary charge of the workhouse, and that Mr. Keene be requested to do the same with the northern district.—Mr. Fielder suggested that Mr. Warder bad better be requested to continue his duties in his district until the decision of the poor-law commissioners on his sus pension could be ascertained.—Mr. Warder was called is and informed of his suspension. He declined continuing his duties.—Mr. Murray's motion respecting the appoint ment of Mr. Muller and Mr. Keene pro tees. was then carried.—Mr. Ryder then vacated the chair (which was taken by Mr. Chancellor) and proceeded ti open the motion of which be had given notice, and for which the board had been specially summoned.— Mr. Warder had shown that he was under the impression that he was net responsible to that board. The other medical officers were, however, not of that opinion ; for one (Mr. Muller) had sent in a copy of the report he had sent to the sanitary commissioners, and a very important document it was ; and another (Mr. Keene) had, on being again applied to, sent the substance of his report. Mr. Warder had, how ever, set the board at defiance ; for, out of four letters which were sent him by the board, he answered three, stating he had no copy, and the fourth he treated with contempt. He moved . " That, in consideration of Mr. Warder's continued disobedience to the orders of the board respecting his report to the sanitary commissioner*, which had been ordered to be forwarded to Mr. Brand, and which he had neglected doing, he be forthwith suspended from his office of medical officer to this board, and that information of his suspension be for warded to the poor-law commissioners, with a request that they will sanction the same." Mr. Chambers seconded the motion, which was carried by the same majority of 2.—The bond then proceeded with the other business of the day, and, at its conclusion, adjourned. CLEANSING AND PLIRIFTING THE DWELLINGS OP Tits Pooa.—Yesterday, a general meeting of the subscriber' and committee of the baths and washhouses for the labour ing-climes in the north-west district of London, was held at the in.titution in George-street, Eustemageere, the Rey. W. Dodsworth in the Chair, to take hate etheitheetith the propriety of providing the poor, mare mie these radd tug in the north-west districts of ile agents—chloride of lime, lime weabast a leubes, lll :6, lll lln other necessary means, to enable them te cleanse sad parifj their dwellings. A resolution to the AM effect was and ordered to be carried into impulses execution. t was also resolved that in cases of illness, oe Ober circumstances of inability in the parties to do the work, the committee will, by their agents, do it for them. The above objects will be carried out by fund, to be raised for the purpose. It wee that the Duke of and the B et Darken had seek Oct dumdum of towards the fiends. The report retheetthe the baths and washhooses statadtheelranathe °plain of be mesblithatent, on the 3rd of Await, NW to November lath 131,568 males and 14,377 female' lied need dm faiths; the went avenge of women and their theelthie provided by tie bilitatisa 'lit clean linen, by 111•111 of their writhe sal geolla i : et Ole same, is 4,000 weekly, and the number of Rudy 40,000. THE NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION held its twelfth annual meeting yiaterday, at the London Tavern, Mr, Lucas, one of the directors, in the chair. The report commenced by congratulating the shareholders on the steadily increasing prosperity of the institution, as shown I in the reports of every sucee.sive year ; the last year having, notwithstanding all the discouragements, shown a result of 1,234 policies, representing an amount of 21,7221. for annual premiums, the number of new proposals for life insurances within the year being 133. The receipts and disbursements of the society had been audited up to November 20 ; the former were 103,2011., being a surplus over the disbursements of 712171. The value of the capital stock of the society was 367,1721., showing an increase since the last report of 67,4971. The claims, by reason of deaths, paid during the year amounted to 18,9141. There was still due on this score the sum of 3,4931., which had not yet been claimed by the holders of the policies. The period had now arrived at which the surplus funds must, according to the laws of the institution, be apportioned amongst the shareholders, and the actuary was engaged in making a cal culation of the amount payable pro rata to each shareholder, which might be claimed in money or credited to hint in diminution of his annual premium. The report concluded by stating incidentally, that in consequence of the decease of Dr. Bevan, the medical adviser of the institution, Dr. Hodgkin, one of the directors, had been appointed to the vacancy, and in consequence there were three vacancies in the direction to be filled up.—The Chairman moved the adoption of the report, which was tweed to, end ordered to be circulated amongst the shareholders. A question as to conferring some gratuity on the officers of the Instittrion was mooted ; but on its being stated that the pro. posed gratuity on the scale suggested would amount to 1,6001. the subject was dropped, not, however, before a distinct re commendation by two of the auditors present in favour of the proposition had been made, and a promise on the part of the board of directors to take the subject into consideration. The auditors were reappointed, and the gratuities or pay of these officers, and of** board of directors, were also voted. The meeting then elected three new directors. COMPARATIVE RATE OF SPEED ON RAILWAYS.— The principal railway companies have fixed the sneak rated speed at which the trains will run during the winter quarter, the following comparative rates:—Express trains on the Great Western travel at the rate of 48 miles an hour; North Western, 39; South Eastern, 35; Brighton Coast, 35 ; Eastern Counties, 29 ; and South Western, 39. First and second-class trains, Great Western, 32 ; North and South Western, 28; South Eastern and Brighton Coast, 23; and Eastern Counties, 24. Third class, or parliamentary trains : Great and North Western, 16 ; Brighton Coast and South Eastern,lB ; South Western, 24; and Eastern Coun ties, 14. Mail trains travel at the same rate as first and second-class trains. THE ELECTIONS. STOCKPORT. Yesterday the nomination of a candidate to serve in parliament for this borough, in place of Mr. Cobden, who was elected to sit for the West Riding of Yorkshire, took piece in the presence of • large assemblage of electors and other inhabitants of the borough, probably 8,000 to 10,000 in number. The two candidates and their friends took their place on the hustings a little before ten o'clock, and Mr. Edward Marsland, the mayor, having opened the proceedings, and called upon any elector to come forward and propose a candidate, Mr. Alderman Baker then proposed, as a tit and proper person, Mr. James Ker shaw, whose name was received with great cheering.—Mr. Alderman Reyner seconded the motion.—Dr. Turner pro posed Thos. Moreland, Esq., of Henbury- hall. —Mr. Gra ham, surgeon, seconded the nomination. Mr. KEILIIHAW, after alluding to the circumstances under which be came forward, said lam here at the request of between 600 and 700 of the electors of Stockport. I had the honour to receive a deputation from this borough, • highly respectable deputation, bringing with them a document— I might say, in legal phraseology, "signed, sealed, and de livered," containing an earliest request that I would stand forth on the next occasion that occurred for the representa tion of this borough. This requisition I say was duly pre sented, and it was publicly acknowledged through the press. In that acknowledgment I declared that I was ready to come forward whenever • vacancy occurred. I have come for ward. (Cheers.) Here lam —not to rely upon that peti tion, upon that requisition alone—though on that I will rely until the very last moment—but I come before you on the broad ground of liberal politics. You are the trends of freedom I profess to be the same. You are freetraders : I am the same. You are they who would adopt reform in church and state: I am of your mind. I would appeal to you, therefore, on these broad and patriotic principles, and I ask you to be tote to your pledges. Let no man disgrace himself by failing of that who signed that requisition. How I can he? I will read the form of that requisition: In the event of our present highly distiaguisbed member, Mr. Cobden, electing to sit for the West 'tiding of Yorkshire, se, the undersigned electors of the borough of Stockport hereby request Al. derman Jame. Kershaw of Manchester to allow himself to be put In nomination for Stockport, and we pledge ourselves to give him our votes end our Wive sewed. Now, if I 11131 to rely upon the solemnly pledged assurance of the electors of this borough, my return is doubly safe, and I am not the man to doubt the hosour of the electors of Stockport. I enter upon the next topic with very great pain. I have , o refer for • moment to the tactics and morality of my opponents. What were their tactics at the last election ? (Uproar from the friends of Major Marsland, and en attempt to interrupt the speaker.) Did you not—(cries of '. No, no, we did not f")—nay, how did you know the question I was about to put? (Laughter and cheers.) Did not you win the election by swilling and treating the electors ? (Cheers, and cries of " No.") Now one question as to the present election. Are you not now, and is not your only chance of winning founded on the hope of inducing some of the elec tors to violate and forego their solemn pledges? (Cheers, and cries of " No" and " Yes.") Why it is recorded is the tory newspaper organ of the party that " unless the voters can be removed, there is no hope of gaining the elec tion." (Loud cheers.) Now, so far as I understand it, that is the plain common sense, the plain English of the matter. Well, I should like to know from what school of ethics this morality proceeds. Mr. Kershaw proceeded to contrast the professions of his opponents at the last election with those they were putting forth now. He said on that occasion they contended for the qualifications of an accomplished orator and free trader: now they had brought forward a man who had been in parliament, but whose speeches he had looked for in vain, and for this reason he was told—that he never made any. The two charges brought against him, Mr. Kershaw, were—first, that he was not a friend of educa tion—which he appealed to his whole past life to contradict, as directly opposed to the truth ; and secondly, that he was a free-trader, ani wore • French bat, but it happened to be one made in Oldham. (Laughter.) Mr. Kershaw recapitu lated his politiml creed in favour of free trade, extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, education, abolition of church rates, modification of taxation, and repeal of the game laws, and was loudly cheered. Major MAIIALAND, who was ales received with loud applause, said that he appeared before the electors of Stock port for the fifth time to solicit their suffrages. Having lived amongst them for a long period, and served them in parliament for three sessions, they could have nothing to learn as to his character, and he was, therefore, relieved from the necessity of makin e long speech in his own praise, as Mr. Kershaw h a done. He had no expec tation whatever of being called upon ; but, having promised, at his first election, to come forward whenever they were in want of a candidate, he had come forward in fulfilment of that pledge. He had been most enthusiastically and spontaneously received by the electors and his old friends. He would say, however, that he hoped the electors would choose that gentleman whoa they considered best fitted to re resent their interests. This he must say—that he would yield to no man In his wish for the amelioration of the condition of the working classes. When Mr. Kershaw declared that be was a free trader, and taunted him with not being one, he must tell that gentle. men that he had been a free trader long before he (Mr. Kershaw) was known in this country. He (Major Mars land) was a free trader under Mr. Haakision's government, He (Major Moreland) was charged with having changed his principles, and with being a monopolist. (A voice—" Are you a free trader?") He was; but he did not know why the question should be put; he was afraid that it was asked in order to misrepresent him. For the last 40 or 60 years he had maintained a character in Stockport of being a firm supporter of all the rights and privileges of the people ; and for this he hoped he might be put down as their real and sin cere friend. He had been called a protectionist; but he was no protectionist. He had refused to serve on the committee of the Cheshire Protection Society. He had en deavoured to the utnost of kis power to promote agriculture, being convinced that if the same energy and science as were brought to bear on manufautures were brought to bear on sericulture, this country would be able to supply its whole population with a sufficiency of food, and thus relieve us from the necessity of importing foreign produce. (Cheers.) He had already been returned three tomes for the borough of Stockport, without having entered into a single pledge; and if he were now returned, it must be on the same honourable conditions. (Cheers.) Free trade he looked upon as a great experiment; and Mr. Cobden himself bad all o wed that it was only an experiment, and that it had notbeen sufficiently tested, or, in other words, that it had not answered expects. done. (A cry of "We have not had free trade yet.") Oh, yes, there had been a year of it. lie had been taunted with having used the words, "a fair trial;" but what did any sensible or reasonable macs expect but a fair trial. He would give it a fair trial ; and he hoped to God that in the end it would answer all expectations. (Cheers.) The Mayor called for a show of hands, when there ap peared a considerable majority for Mr. K ershaw; but some tories called out that the majority was in their favour, and the mayor then requested the electors to repeat the show. This was done, and he then declared the majority for Mr. Kershaw amidit loud cheers.—Mr. Cruttenden, son-in-law of Major Moreland, demanded • poll on behalf of that gen tleman.—The Mayor, who is the son of Major Mandand, then adjourned the proceedings till next morning (this day), when the poll commences. WEYMOUTH. Yesterday the election of a member for Weymouth, in the room of Mr. W. D. Christie, who has ac cepted the Chiltern Hundreds, took place at the Guildhall in that borough. " It was rumoured in the town," says our correspondent, "that Mr. Christie is to be appointed an assistant secretary to the now poor law board. The certainty that no opposition would be offered to the return of the candidate agreed upon, mad* the proceedings very brief and uninteresting. The Hon. Frederick William Childs Villiers was proposed by Sir George Thomas, and seconded by Mr. John French! Hodges, and, no one else being nominated, Mr. Villiers wee declared_ the mayor to be duly returned to serve as a member for Weymouth. NEWCASTLB-UNDER-LYNE. Yesterday Mr. Roes (whig) and Mr. Christy (conservative) were proposed se At persons to represent this borough. Mr. Ross had the show of hands. A poll was demanded, and was ordered to take place next (this) day. LISKEARD. The election for Liakeard took place on Tuesday, when Mr. Charles Buller, the now poor-law commissioner, was re-elected without opposition. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1847. LITERATURE OF THE LOWER ORDERS. BATCH &NTH. We feel no inconsiderable satisfaction in witness ing the interest and discussion which our articles under this head are creating. It was an undertsiri.q, of a stern and somewhat onerous kind. The evil loudly demanded inveriti gallon, and no one offered to conduct it. A sense of public duty urged us to take the initiative. We knew the task, — like the exposure of any other abase,—most prove itself an unpleasant one ; but we felt its necessity, and in our charac ter of publicjourualisui did not hesitate to accept the respon sibility. The consciousness of doing a service to the cause for better and sounder education for the maws is our ample reward. We have now briefly, but broadly., glanced at some of the more salient points of the literature of the lowerorders. We have indicated some of the principal genera in the system— the horrible, the sensual, the murderous, the blasphemous, the brutal, the trashy, and the diaorganiaing—and referred to specimens illustrating and representing these classes. We have pointed out—so far as our limits and the character of the subject would admit—the nature and magnitude of the evil; butte prescribe a certain and unexceptionable remedy le not so eau. To some extent. however, the course to be Mowed is clear enough. Reading habits are already formed; the appetite for intellectual food has been created, and it must and will be satisfied. It would be obviously idle and unwise to attempt to discourage those habits—on the con trary, they ought to be fostered and cultivated; for them lie the germs of salvation and advancement in the social order for the labouring community. Sounder mental and moral nourishment must be substituted for that which now acts Go viciously. How that substttu ties shall, or can, be effected, is a question which must be ereasidered as still open to discussion. It would be prema. Sere to offer an irrevocable opinion on the point at present. We invite discussion. Before we venture to offer any plan *four own we shall carefully consider such suggestions as may be offered to us—or as may be raised in the discussions now going on in several portions of the press on the subject. To the latter we convey our earne.t thanks for the aid which they have afforded in the attempt to expose and eradicate a subtle poison which is tending to corrupt the very principle eat social ethics. In the meantime we proceed to indicate the existing re lources which are available for the purposes of substitution. And here we must note—as our heading may he liable is a misinterpretation of our meaning—that we do not +dilate convey the idea that the works about to be enumerated ere now literature of the lower orders—on the contrary, we knew that some of them circulate very extensively in what me' called the respectable circles of society—but that they ore more or less admirably adapted in tone, character, and cane, to become the intellectual ministrants of those orders. Per haps we should have styled them literature for the lower orders; but we wished to preserve the continuity of our title unbroken. These are—Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, The People's Journal, Hogg's Week!y Instructor, Sharpe's Magazine, Howitt's Journal. All these periodicals posses certain attributes in common. They are all respec table—all high-toned, moral, and talented—although not equally . so. They are nearly alike in size and price—each gives sateen pages, and sells for three halfpence, being nearly equal in cheapness to the lowest rubbish of Holywell street, and certainly not beyond the means of the poorer class of English artisans and peasants. But here their Mil. nines end. For the greater number they have each a spe ciality, individuality, and purpose, quite distinct—represent ing different shades of opinion and principles of progress, notwithstanding that they may all be said to belong to the great section of humanity which recognises an onward-move ment in the social and intellectual world, and the necessity of keeping pace with it. The priority of particular notice is unquestionably due—on account of its long existence and extent of circulation—to Chambers' Edinburgh Journal. This periodical was started when the immense success of the Penny Magazine had proved how vast was the market which might be opened for the consumption of sound and useful literature issued at a low rate. Its influence and circulation have been unparal- Idled; and we may add, its conductors have well earned their success. Besides this serial, they have produced many other works which have done good service in the gradual cultivation of more refined and intellectual tastes amongst the people. Their Miscellany of Tracts is a marvellous monument of cheapness. The information—which is com piled, of course—is always sound, and for the mat part useful and amusing. The Journal is, however, the heart and centre of their literary undertakings. Its circulation once reached nearly 100,000 copies weekly—chiefly in the manufacturing districts of England and Scotland. It is, perhaps, not suffi ciently progressive for the temper of the times ; a stereotyped Moe is seldom a permanent one. Its tone, too, is somewhat sold—its manner formal. A certain air of reserve hangs ever it. This is probably incidental to it+ plan, as it colon Wily denies itself to the divcussions of the moat important question which the genius of man is challenged to the solu tion of. Yet the immense popularity of a journal con stained so cautiously and addressed only to the present tutu, le ea invincible evidence of the real healthiness of the pope ler mind. Still it is nearer to the bueimess than to the bosom. of working men. It is unquestionably useful to them ; butts it does not undertake to deal with their more serious interests, it cannot appeal to their more active sympathies. In its chosen sphere, however, it reigns alone; and the intellectual arena is large enough for ail correct and generous competitors. It is one of the moat curious and significant phenomena of the age, that there is a large and constantly increasing clue of workers who devote themselves to:grave, social, and political studies—imperfect though their opportunities must necessa• rily be—who are awakening to a consciousness of the many mysteries of our social arrangements and governmental *roe nisatioes, and seeking such solutions of their difficulties as may be within their reach. For such men the merely utili tartan possesses but a secondary interest. The coldness and the lessons of practical science have fewer charms for them than intellectual courage, large views, powerful convictions daringly expressed, and generous sympathy with their higher interest& Of all these latter elements something may be found in the pages of the younger rivals of the Messrs. Chambers' Journal. During the last few years • vast flux and movement has been witnessed in the mind of the masses. New wants have been created—new modes of thought evolved—strange longings for • lore, long forbidden to the pariahs of society, manifested ,—and these literary and popular organs have sprung up to cinema those sew necessities, to advocate those interests which might other wise have remained unheard. Each, however, has its dis tinguishing feature—though all are liberal and progressive. Hogg's Weekly Instructor, and Sharp's Magazine lean to the liberalism of epiecopacy—Howites and the People's Journals, to democracy. None of them appeals exclusively to the mere intellect, or even to the material interests, of its readers. Even more than instruction, the reflecting portion of the labouring classes desire sympathy. Knowledge also they wish and look for—but their first demand from the press is a community, a frateraity of feeling. Their instincts are more potential than their logic:--sad all who would success fully appeal to the popular heart, must carry to them a kindly sympathy with their aspirations and their hopes. The religious element on the one hand, and the politico-social element on the other—both of them powerful and attractive to certain constitutions of minds—form the mainstay of the periodicals last named. The People's Journal stands high 111 the list of the cheap periodical press ; it is pro-eminently the organ of progress; the social is its especial field of opera tion, the various abuses of which it deals with in a manly and temperate spirit, but it does not deny itself to the equally grave and important questions of politics and his tory. Some of the most distinguished writers of the day are announced as constant contributors to its pages— Douglas Jerrold, Harriet Martineau, Ebenezer Elliot, Walterflavage Landor, Lord Nugent, &a. In two respects the People's Journal departs from the arrangements of Chambers' Edinburgh Journal—in the annals of progress which it furnishes, and in the engra vings. Two pages weekly are occupied by these annals. They consist of bonded. communications from working men, and others, describing the doings of their particular order in their own looalitiee—their . 'watery, social, educe . 60044 and mental movements and improvements—all given In their own simple language; the secretaries connected with popular societies also record every important fact relating to their progress in these annals; so that much curious information respecting the condition of the muses, and the constitution and operation of the secondary orga nisatiorui of the people, can be gathered from them. Hogg's Weekly Instructor is an imitation of Chambers' Journal. It was projected, we believe, by a certain section of the Scotch church to counteract the supposed too cold and worldly tone of the latter. On their plan and under their auspices it is carried out It aims at uniting religious with secular information—and to give a sectarian interpretation to the revelations of nature. The necessity for such a work was, we believe, ample and intelligible, and we are led to supposethat an unequivocal moues has crowned the efforts of its originators. Shaeye's Magazine occupies almost similar ground in the southern capital. It boasts of the patronage of several high dignitaries of the established church—some of whom are understood to contribute to its pages. Its contects, with the tone which this connexion must necessarily give to them, are of miscellaneous charac ter, with • tendency, perhaps, towards the encyclopeclian. A very aico story, under the title of Frank Fairleigh, is appearing in its columns. It is also handsomely illustrated —but has no claim to be considered peculiarly as an art journal. Of Howirt's Journal it is not nec.emary to say much, as nearly all that we have said respecting the plan, arrangement, and objects of the People's Journal will apply to this. With alight differences in value, these five chest, and popular periodicals are all available for the purposes of the public teacher. All are moral, sound, useful, elevating on the whole in tone and tendency. They may be commended to the attention of these interested in the education of the masses. Each of them may be safely resorted to, to supply the place of those groaner publications which have merited condemnation and banishment from the cottages of the industrial @leases. IRELAND. Dusult, Dec. 14. Ramoar here fills up the vacancies u follows : Mr. Moore to be the new dodge ; Mr. Monahan attorney, and Mr. Hatchel solicitor-general ; with Mr. Baldwin as adviainngg counsel to the chief secretary. It makes the ohairmaneki of Loath vacant by the latter appoint ment, and fills it with Mr. Chu. Granby Burke, brother to Sir Thomas, member for Galway, and lately a competitor with Mr. Gorges. It by no means folWira - that the appointment of Mr. Baldwin should be at tended with the consequence described—neither, in that event, is the success of Mr. Burke so certain. As to Mr. Ba/dwin's fitness for the new office, there is no question. Mr. Fitzstephen French's bill for the completion of the unfinished public works has been much canvassed by the landed proprietors in Ireland. Opinion does not appear to run very strongly in its favour. The objections are twofold. First, that it excludes un finished works on which the sum originally presented for has been expended —an exclusion which would leave some of the most useful undertakings in their present imperfect state; and, secondly, the mode of raising the funds. The objectors say, with some reason, that no person would lend his money at 5 per cent. on the mere security of the rate, even supposing that there was money in the country to be lent for the purpose. The roads will never be completed by such an expectation. The Rev. Mr. Sheehan, in a letter to the Clare Journal, gives a lamentable account of the state of the poor in parts of that county. He states particular instances of starvation, with names and dates. That there is great destitution along the sea-coast of Clare is very certain; but it is Equally certain that the law of relief is not worked there with the same effect as in other districts. What a vast difference between the condition of the people this season and the corre sponding season of last year! With all its heavy drawbacks, the poor law has immensely contributed to the preservation of human life. In fact, no well authenticated instance of starvation has appeared since its operation, however imperfect the mode of relief. THE PRACTICAL INSTRUCTORS. There are further reports from the practical instructors. The general effect and bearing of their reports continues the same, except that the gentry, while they do not oppose thrm as heretofore in Killarney, or neglect them as in Bal• linrobe, or discourage them u in Westport, take generally little care to &mist them. There are, however, many excep• lions. The priest and the parsons still sestina to stimulate the acquisition of knowledge by the people, and the people manifest a great avidity to acquire it. STATE or TIIR COURTRY.—Tke country journals contain several copies of notices circulated in King's County, West. meath, and Cavan, threatening with various aorta of ven geance, for various causes, the parties to whom they are Addressed. It is seldom the loud bark is followed by the deep bite, and we may hope, therefore, that nothing will follow these billets of Lady Rook and Mrs. Molly Maguire more hurtful than paper squibs. Lord Clonbrock is one of the parties on whom a mission has been served : his fault is that he keeps an obnoxious steward. Mr. Cole Hamilton, of Fe h, is another noticed proprietor, and the Mar quis of rogheda has been also threatened; the mode of conveying the notice being after this fashion, as recorded in the Mail:—" The villain, killed one of his sheep, and left the skin at his door with the notice stuck in it -denouncing and abusing hint for marry ing an English woman. It appears that her ladyship found fault witb the lazy manner in which the workpeople in the house were carrying on their trades, which obliged them to procure other hands. Since the offence, we under- stand, the family intend leaving the country." Now I can-' not help thinking that this is a little plot of the marquis's lazy servants, and that the most meet punishment and the most courageous would be, to send them all about their busi ness, and supply their places with mere active domestics. The noble marchioness is daughter to Lord Wharncliffe. MILITARY ESCAPADE.—The Cork Examiner records the facts of a " freak" in which some officers stationed in that city have been engaged, not very creditable to the discretion of the " red mats." This is not the first or second time Cork has witnessed such fracas, and there would seem to be something particularly disorganising in the air of the "beautiful city." The following is the tale of the Cork PaPer On daturday morning, about three o'clock, some officers of the 67th Regiment went to s Loose of doubtful repute, dtinte in Dungeon lane, and wanted to gain admittance. They were denied anentreace, es it was stated that the place woe already occupied. However, they succeeded in forcing their way to the interior, where their stay was opposed, and as affray occurred between the party and some persons already Weide, the result of which was, that the former had the worst of It, and were obliged to retire, which they did, one of them having first received a cut in the scuffle. About two hours after they went away the same persons returned. The house was then shut, and they forted a door Marling into an area enclosed by a high wall In front of. They knocked as before, and were again refused admittance. Upon this one of the ' party threw a stone and broketheinndow of the room in which the proprietress slept. On hearing the noise she ran to the window, and drew aside the curtain, and the some moment a pistol was tired, kid 4= d from which a bell through the ■ g lean and several folds of the curtain, and In the wall user the bed la thoraces. One of the gentlemen, whoa to be inside, a Mr. 8., rushed out, and the party lan away. e pursued, however, and overtook one of them in Wlnthropstreet, who had a poker la one hawk end a pinol, which was cocked sod camed, and anertained to be loaded with powder and ball, in the other. As he came up the dime turned round and struck him a violent blow with the former weapon. Nothing damned, however, Mr. 8., a penes of active and powerful frame, knotted down his assailant, and wrenched the pistol, loaded as it was, ham his hand. lie then brought him a primmer to the house, where the youthful inmates of the fair sea became so excited, that to are the delinquent flan a tate more unpleaaant then even his detection be was obliged to put Wm in a cal-hole. in this convenient refuge the offending soldier remained, until steps were taken to have lum dell vi•red over to the police. When conducted to the Motion he gave his address as Lieut. Davy, of thereeiment before mentioned. SCOTL4ND. EDDIBUROH, Dec. 14. It is rumoured that there is to be a vacancy in the chair of clinical surgery in the University of Edin burgh, by the resignation of Professor Syme. The patronage of the chair is held by the crown, and, in volving a permanent hospital appointment, will be an object of some ambition. Mr. Syme, it is understood, goes to London. The tidal harbour report of Capt. Washington is inflicting a heavy blow and sore discouragement to our Scotch harbour trustee., who, if not in their neighbours eyes, have in their own, certainly been paragons in engineering and finance. A spirited meeting was held in Glasgow yesterday, for the formation of a sanitary association. Bailie Stewart presided, and a large and well selected com mittee was appointed to carry out the object. Since the insolvency of the Forth Marine Insurance Company no joint-stock association failure has ex cited so much interest, or will involve more Ins to tke parties concerned, than the Ayrshire Malleable Iron Company. The liabilities are variously stated. Shareholding in joint-stock companies is one of the most prevalent forms of investment in Scotland, but unless with rather ardent speculators iron companies were not favourite schemes, so that their downfal will not cause general embarrassment. From Paisley the trade report continues most unfavourable—the bad times there being severely felt by the middle classes. House property, as a matter of course, partakes of the general depression. A short time ago certain property of this description was offered for sale at various rates ranging from five to nine and ten years' purchase. Although the tenements were comparatively new and substantially erected, not an offer was received at these rates, and the sales were stopped ; but the agents were resolved to effect a sale at whatever price, and accordingly the houses to be disposed of, were set up at sums varying from two to three years' pare-ham, and attracted a good deal of attention. The result was, that one house, rental 341. 65., feu duty 11. 18.. 7d., set up at 801., or two and a half years purchase, was knocked down at 1351.; another, rental 261. Is., fen duty 1!. 18s. 7d., set up at 501 ., or two years' purchase, was knocked down at 1251. ; and a third, rental 391. 6a., feu duty nominal, set up at 1001., was knocked down at 1751. An unostentatious but effective system of education . _ has for a year or two been follovied in Edinburgh, under the title of apprentice schools. The object is to assist boys who at an early age are obliged, by the poverty of their parents, to leave school and commence their callings for life before anything in the shape of useful education has been acquired. The schools are ten in number, and are very numerously attended, instruction and books, &c., being supplied at nominal rates. ROBBBRY BY TIMMS POLICEMBN.—On Friday night a sailor in • state of intoxication was conveyed to the Edin burgh police-office for protection by three watchmen, whom he again met after his dismissal in the morning, the men then returning home from duty. After some conversation, they entered • public-house, where they indulged rather freely in liquor, during which, tempted by the display of • considerable sum of money by the seaman, the policemen contrived to rob him of 191. On coming to reflection the sailor became aware of his loss, and lodged information at the police-office, where the men were identified, and taken l int* custody. PROVINCIAL- CRIME IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICT..— The Mane Assess Courier says .—" Although trade through out the whole of Laneeahire was never before known to be is so depressed a state, yet, to the credit of the whole nom. =unity, but particularly the hungered and helfetarved working population, crime sensibly duoiniahas. THE COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR BOLTON.—OII Saturday we mentioned the death of three men by an accident at a colliery at Harwood, belonging to Mr. Hard castle. On that day an inqurat was held upon the bodies of Wm. Smith, aged 43; John Ramwell, 16, and Wright Jack son.—Mr. R Sampson, surgeon, described the state in which the body of Win. Smith, one of the colliers, was when taken out of the pit. There was a neaten cm his leR leg between the ands Bed Meek sod bell bones are fractured. There is alas • sewn loin on the right temple, sad a dislocation of Os varelsies.--By Mr. Roberts: The bruise upon the heal IRO not im. gt= should think muses of death was from the' in the beck.—Mr. Bsbals old he 'Mehl make - application that a piece of the rope and of the fasten ing should with a copy of the depositiuos, be sent to the Secretary of State.—Abraham Pilling was then sworn, and stated that he was a miner, twenty-two years of age, and had worked in a coal mine about fourteen years, at Brown low Field, Harwood, and Turton. The coal miss at Har wood belongs to Mr. James ilardeastle. The deceased, William Smith, was a miner, and met with his death on Wednesday morning last. Re does not know if it is the duty of the bankaman to be there before the tub goes down, nor of any printed orders or regulations. The wag gon is not over the pit when we get into the tubs. The tubs are level with the pit eye :or us to stride into them. On that morning I and five others went down in the tubs about six o'clock. There were three in each tub. The tubs were letdown and wound up again before we got in ; but, as usual, they were empty. Junes Howarth, the engineer, let us down. The minors an let down and wouud up slower than the empty tubs or coals. Witness did nut discover any thing wrong until within about four feet of the bottom, when they dropped down faster than usual, and our lights were put out. I can give no opinion as to • the speed in going down. When we got out, the usual signal, by knocking at the iron rod, was given for them to go on again. When coals are to be wound up they knock once, and when colliers want to come out they kneel' three times. The tubs came down by five minutes afterwards, very quickly. He could hear , but could not see them. ven men came down with the tubs, and they were all hurt, and two of them killed. He could not see them for want of a light till about ten minutes after the accident. Smith was then dead, and he had not spoken previously. The tabs were both broken and Smith lay under the rope. The others were Wright Turner or Jackson, William Smith, Thomas Ball. John Entwhistle, William Collier, and John Hallowell. Barnwell was also dead, but none of the rest. Has never known more than seven colliers go down the mine at once.—By Mr. Roberta The tubs we descend in are the same as those used for Cringing up coals. About four hundredweight is brought up in two tubs.— By Mr. Gasket' We have been grumbled at for so many going down at once. Has heard the colliers say that they had orders for not more than two to go down at once.—Thomas Hamer, a young man, stated that be never knew six men go down at one time before that morning, the usual numbers being four and five.—Thomas Bell, a boy of fourteen years of age, has beard the manager say, that not more than fear should go down at once, but has seen seven both to go down and come up at once. On this occaaion seven went down, and witness was in the tub with John Entwistle and his brother, who has both legs broken. When they had got about fifteen or twenty yards down, our speed began to increase. Smith said, "Oh lads, what a fall we should have, so many of us, if the rope was to break," and he had scarcely spoken before it began to %lip, end he then called upon us to stick—witness became insensible, and due not recollect anything afterwards. All were either hurt or killed with the exception of himself. John Davenport James Pilling, and John Ramwel: proved the fastening of the rope, and believed it to be quite safe.—Mr. Heaton, the manager, gave it as his opinion that the rope had been cut. Other evidence of a similar nature having been given, the inquiry was adjourned nil! Friday. 'tiORKSIIIRE. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAI LWAY.—A fatal accidtnt mcurred on Tuesday at the Burton Salmon station, on this line, owing to the Hull mail train having run into a partion of a cattle train, which had stopped there. Three lights bad been hung at the rear of the cattle train, but, at the moment of the train advancing, two or three of the trucks were in course of being removed to a siding, and therefore the lights were not seen. The colli sion was very severe, and, in addition to the damage to the carriages, two persons (cattle-dealers from near Hull) were killed, and one bad his arm broken ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAIL ,AY.—On Monday afternoon as the express train, which leaves Bradford at 2 o'clock, wee passing through the deep cutting at Armley, about a mile from Leeds, one oldie cranks of the engine snapped, and caused the engine to incline out wards ; and before the train could be stopped the engine turned upside down and imbedded itself in the @idea of the utting, throwing the whole of the carriages 'cross, the line. The stoker, a married man, named Charles Smith, was killed instantaneously but fortunately the engineman and the other passengers escaped with alight injuries. LITBRA 7 (IRE. LANMAN'S ANGLER IN CANADA.—Sir,—WiII you do me the favour to contradict In your columns a statement made by a critic in the IVeekly Chrottick of this day, which is calculated to be injurious. In a notice of Mr. Lanman's " Adventures of an Angla in Canada," &c., the writer, calls the publication in question en American reprint. As this statement is likely to mislead, and induce some unscru pulous persons to reprint the work, I beg to state that it is an English copyright, being now first printed, and from the original manuscript, by me.—l am, dte., RICHARD BENTLIT 8, New Burlington-street, Dee. 11. CLERICAL. ELDAD CHAPEL, PLYMOUTH, has been purchased by the Incumbent of the new parish of St. Peter's in that town, for the purpose of being osnacerated so the parish church, the turn of with which the purchase wail elected, having been made up by the Rev. E. Godney, the minute[ of St. Peter's, and • few friends., On being consecrated the building passes from the purchaser's ownership, and becomes appropriated to divine worship for the parishioners for ever. NAVAL. DIVONPORT, DEC. 14.—Swift, 6, Lieut.• Com. W. Lery, was towed out of harbour yesterday, and sailed this rooming for Falmouth.—Manceumer, lighter, arrived this morning with stores from Portanseuth.—Pitt, 16, Ina undoeked yesterday, hauled Loot side the sheerhulk, and masted, and brought back to the dockyard to be fitted for commlsion.—ltater, 10. woo taken into dock this morn ing to be repaired. SPORTING. rOV STEEPLE CHASES.-Ttimmy. HANDICAP ~SREEPSTAEIt6 V of 20 core, each , end 100 added ; 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. About 4 miles. (45 subs, Vof whom declared.) MI. IL 11. Janet's b ``by Glenna, list Sib (Mr. Brellierton ; 1 Mr. J. 6 0 obbi ad Richard the First, llst Sib (4aunders) Mr. Jan Mytton nd Marengo, list 101 h (Mr. A. Wlionogh) 3 The following alto darted, but were not plead -Br. Leger, Ths Switcher, The Chandler, Catrodbik, Jack, Chronometer, Tamsrorth, goopian, Bribery, British Yeomen, Red Lances, Edward the Font, Velocity. A fine race. MATCH 1 200 hft ; 12st each ; 4 miles.—Capt . Alleyne's Nigger (Mr. Powell) beat Mr. J. Mason's The Romer (wan). BcLuNo Bream of 5 GOTS. each, and 26 added. 4 miles. (to mat.) Mr. Brooke's Eagle, Get Mr. Dotaklson's Variety, lout 7th (Turner) 2 Mr. Ilarkhamli The Governor, 11M (Laud) 3 (Whom and Moonlight also ran, bat weenie MATCH; 100, 25 ft; 3 miles.—Mr. t a beta's Slacking Harry received forfeit Ram Mr. Smith's Rapture. HUNS &reale of 3 aor.. each, and 20 added. Gentlemen riders. (10 subs.) About 3 miles. Mr. Jno. Brown'. Hipbrlar, list. 71b (Owner) 1 Mr. Johnstooe's King 0/the Valley, list 11b.—(Mr. P Wilms) 11 BETTING AT MANCHENTER.—Tcravar. DRRBY.-11 to 1 art Surplice 12 to 1 art GI, Mower, 16 to 1 apt springy Ja& (t), 20 to 1 amt Annuli ( ofik to take), a to 1 agst Stinger (offs to take), 13 to 1 apt Nil Deeperandion, too apt 811v0 5144 4 33 to 1 apt Bargibi.er, 40 to 1 apt The Fowler (0). tato EnteUtgenct. EQUITY COURTS. Before tbs. Maker of the Ras. CHILD V. CLIVLLINJUNCTION.-Mr. Turner moved oa behalf of the plaintiff fora reosiver and injunction to re strain the defendant from working certain coal-mines near Tunstall, in Staffordshire. The defendant claimed an in terest in the mines, on the ground that they were perchued for the papoose of thetpartnership, which had existed man years between the plaintiff and the defendant, but which the plaintiff had dissolved by notice. The plaintiff claimed the mines as his own property, on the ground that he had bought them on his own account. And the question in the cause wu whether the mines were partnership property,— The blaster of the Rolls refused to interfere, on the ground that no use of wute or mismanagement was made out. Before the of Reiland. WALDIOSAVE 0. JetaIe.—IXJCNCIIOR TO RESTRAIN THE REMOVAL or FIXTOREB.—Mr. Selwyn moved, on behalf of the Counter of Waldegrave, who was the owner of certain mines at Radstock, in Bomersetshire, for an injunc tion, ex parte, to restrain the defendant, who was a lessee of the mines, from removing several ateam•enuines and other haters.' which bad been erected on the property. It appeared that the lease of the mines being about to terminate, a nego tiation had been entered into with the defendant for the pay ment of a sum of money for the fixtures, but as no agreement could be come to, a proposition was made on behalf of the plaintiff that a certain sum should be deposited equal in value to the fixtures. The defendant, however, would not agree to the amount proposed, in consequence of which this application was rendered necessary to restrain their removal. —The Vice-Chancellor granted the injunction. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH. Num Pares.—Bdoro lard Demon and a doedal Jury. WALE! O. 1111.11.--BTOCK EXCMANGI TRANSACTIONK IN BAILWAYB.—This was an action to recover the amount of a bill of exchange given far the balance of transactions in the purchase and sale of scrip shares in railways, in which the plaintiff had acted as broker for the defendant. The defence was, first, that the bill of exchanee was obtained by fraud and oovin ; and next, that the defeadant was entitled to a act-off, in consequence of the plaintiff holding some shares belonging to the defendant, or of his having sold them at a profit, without allowing the amount in aiscoust. The circumstances were stated to be these :—The plaintiff and defendant hod long been acquainted, and the defendant had purcheaed some shares is the Great Munster Railway and the Cork and Killarney Railway, in the early part of 184.5. Of some of these shares he was an &Kate*, and as ouch had signed the parliamentary contract. Having thus become possessed of the shares, he handed them over to the plaintiff, with instructions to keep them and deal with them ea would be beet for the defendant's interest In the latter part of May, 1845, Mr. Morley, the kriat promoter Imanager of these railways, desired to give a fictitious na to the share■ in the Imarket, sad, therefore, deter mined to do what is called " rig the market." He gave a law swam of shares to a Mr. Barnes, whom he employed hg 1W , and for selling time shares Barnes was to get IL Qd, par share, while, fer buying them in ag ain, _ in , a gog ag am up their Tains, he yr M be paid m a e m shave Th plaintiff was, ia Ida ears altaaea to thaw two railways, ad In idaWras M Daeaap e • • I =I, ask was asatiamisi as dr peat al the failimilies, IR Ib iafMsist'ati is aras aim Tim aim won at dot limis at' a , ‘,:•4:A prodins. awl ilimas it was asaiwidal past Wl eta dehogiost rat beams adidad Is iha bloat praufilis masa dr aipiettlie I Wili bs prdiailka • daemon of !rand, it yea m ra dr tiff heal . ::* 4 il la the July . .1