The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

was Wowed by three cheers from the amiably. The semshers, however, broke up into small knots, eagerly ensnaring the meaning of the enigmatic words, The government knows how to make the laws res EDull these words prove to be anything more theft a mere expectoration et spleen, they an only g e engthen the popular leaders. Among the members who refused to vote the standing committees were M. Hinsemann, Von Vincke, and Saneken. The strictly smarchical spirit of the opposition has conciliated the popular sentiment. At Berlin they have the 17m polies of the townsmen entirely with them. A hen Von Beekerath, Sancken, or Hanemann, pm, every et a ! tops to look after them with affectionate respect This feeling will only be confirmed if they are to experience any kind of persecution. I yesterday transmitted to you the royal menage relative to the election of the committees, and some exceptions taken by the estates to the terms of the patent of Feb. 3. 'two other messages; were forwarded at the same time. One was a simple intimation that his Majesty, learning that the business before the chambers would be got through by the 25th, had resolved to dismiss them on the 26th, and that as he would be from home himself, the task would be performed by the commissary of the diet. The other was to the following effect : We, Frederick William, &c., &c., give our melons greet ing to our faithful estates assembled in the first united diet. Through our commissioner in the diet, we have received notification respecting the doubts which, during the discus eon of the motions of our true estates, regarding the altera tion of the patent and of the ordonnanoes of Feb 3, were exercised with reference to the signification of the 4th and 6th sections of the ordonnanoe relating to the formation of the united diet. In order to remove thou, doubts, we are desirous in unison with the previous explanations of our royal com missioner, to make the following communication to our faithful estates I. If, in the 4th section of the ordonnanee Inspecting the formation of the united diet, those loans which ganstot be otherwise contracted than with the cooperation and joint guarantee of that body are designated as loam for wish the entire property and wealth of the state are to be given as securities, it was never our intention to exempt from the required approval of the united diet such state loans as night demand as security only a putt ion of the na tional property or the national revenues. On the contrary, it is our desire that, is time of peace. the acceptance of na tional loans, and the thawing up of financial documents re. lating to such loans, RA well as the increase of that portion of the national debt which consists of circulating treasury bills, and which does not bear interest, shall only take place with the consent of the united d;et. This provision, however, is not applicable to the current debta of the government, be came such debts are merely temp manly contracted in anticipation of the national revenues, and do not im pose any new burthens on the country. For such go eerament debts the approval of the estates will not be required for the future any more than during the past. Ia the cases (provided by the 6th section of the ordonniusce emir formation of the diet) in which the assembling of that bob may be prevented by political relations, it is expressly set heck that only the co-operation of the national debt cons sales of the estates is - required ; consequently, it was not Ow Intention to confer upon the said committee the right of eirmilg to such loans. In order, however, to remove all doubt or& the subject of our views, we de not hesitate to state his explicitly to our faithful estates, that the national debt merttee of the estates is not empowered to replace or to .west the united diet in its legal attributes respecting the 441Mintiog to the raising of state loans. Given at Berlin, the NO of June, 1847. (Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM. Thus, then, has closed the first convention of the Missal legislature of Prussia, " but the end is not FRANCE—PARIS, JICNE 29.—ACCIDENT ON THE Ser. Emmen ItAILWAT.—A animas accident wcurred on the 26th inM., on the Bt. Etienne and Lyons Railway, by the want of foresight of one of the keepers in the tunnel of Comm, near Rive de Gier. Two train, of waggons, one of which was drawn by a locomotive and the other de ' scending the incline, ran into each other in the middle of the tunnel. The 'hock was terrible, and two men who directed the locomotive wore killed instantaneously. Another man arm t►rown to the roof of the tunnel, but he was not killed. A great number or waggons and the tender of the locomotive wereensashed. The sub-prefect of St. Etienne, who hap. pined to be on the line in the discharge of his duties, caused the passenger train from Lyone to be stopped, and then limemed by a special train to Rive de Gier, where be or dered the keeper of the tunnel to be arrested for having al• lowed the train drawn by the locomotive to enter it, although he was informed that another was descending. The sub prefect also caused the tunnel to be cleared before him. Two bows later the train was able to proceed to St. Etienne. 'IN court. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, took an airing yesterday, in an open berouche and four. The Equer ries-in-waiting, Lord A. Paget and Col. Bouveris, attended on horseback. _ _ Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Peter and the Prince's of Oldenburg visited their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgillllll yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. His Majesty the King of the Belgians visited his Imperial Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg yesterday, at the Clarendon Hotel. Their RR.HII. the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Ro3 al, the Princess Alice, and the Prinetes Helena walked and rode on ponies yesterday, in the garden of the Palace. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at flack ingham Palace. The company included their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians. H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester, their I I.HH. Prince Peter and the Princess of Oldenburg, H.R.H. Prince George, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Countess Vandentraten, Lady G. Bathurst, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Viscount and Vie. countess Palmerston, Le Comte di Lalaing, M. de Knu driaffsky, Llajor de Moerkerke, and Dr. Carswell. Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: the Portuguese Minister and the Baroness de Moocorvo, Baroness de Brun now, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. Leveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquia and Marelsionms of Abercorn, the Marquis and Marcluonees of dilesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady E. de Burgh, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount and Visoountess Can. niers, the Bishop of Oxford, Lady Alfred Paget, the Dowager Lady and the Hon. Miss Lyttleton. the Right Hon. Sir G. and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Sir J. and Lady Graham, the Right Hon. Sir C. and Lady M. Wood, the Right Hon. S. and Mrs. Herbert. Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Gen. the Hon. A. Upton, Lieut.. Cal. the Hoc. C. B. Phipps, Col. the Hnn. Sir E. Cant, Sir R. and Lady Gardiner and two Mimes Gardiners, and Col. C. and Mrs. Bentinck. A concert was performed during the even ing. The following was the programme Parte prima. Overtna( Prometheus)) Hasairrin AZ* "Dom eons," MU; Lind (Le Some di atr na/v) Nan pin andral, Bl. l=Labbebe Masa Soma Varissionl, and violin, Mrs Andean and Y. ton (lawmen; "Ili peep," Mk. Lind Parts mond& Enna Kamen Atha. Arles, Manama (, amor ) Lanham Asisbeilm Pantmia, violin, M. Minton Palace tu der itt Der Nennierine,” Der Milner and &hub ., der nab," Mdlie Lind . Mrs. 'Merton presided at the pianoforte Her Majesty's private band attended, under the direction of Mr. Anderson. Their RR.HH. the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, and their Imperial Highnesses Prince Peter end the Princess of Oldenburg visited Her Majesty the Qum Ildwager yesterday at Marlborough-hones. A deputation from the parochial schoolmasters of Scotland had as interview yesterday with the Lord Presi dent of the Council and the Earl of Minns, at the Privy Coancil.office, with reference to the recent minutes of the Committee of Council on Education.—Mr. W. &indent and a deputation from Deptford, respecting the Health of Tovros Ball, had an interview with Lord Morpeth yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Captain Denham, R.N., bad an interview with the Earl of Clarendon on Tuesday.— The Astronomer-Royal and Mr. Airy had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strut, on Tuesday, at the office of the Commissioner of Railways, in Great George-street —The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.—Col. Brereton, C. 8., has arrived in town from Canton, and had, Yesterday, an interview with Bari Grey, at the Colonial- Mike . Lieut.-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison left town yesterday an a tour. Lord John Russell had a parliamentary dinner party last evening, at hie re,idenre, in Cheehamplare. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of New South Wales and South Australia. CITY OP LONDON CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIANTON.— At the annual meeting of the Conservative Assoeiation for attending to the Registry of the City of London, held yes terday at the London Tavern, Mr. I. D. Towles, on taking the chair in the absent,. of Alderman Thompson, observed that although they had met merely to receive the report of The committee, it woe impossible not to east their eyes towards the approaching election, He had hoped that the City would have been spared the turmoil and excitement of a tented, by the unopposed election of two gentlemen on either side ; but their opponents, upon what ground be knew not, having resolved upon attempting to exclude the whole conservative body of the City frost any representa ti on in par liament, he thought they would not be properly meeting that attempt unless they too entered the field with four can didates. The reformcarty said that they could command a Majority of 1,800 votes, but as in 1843 the conservatives had a majority of 300, he could not understand how the opinions of those who registered since had been ascertained, or hove that result, which was certainly fallacious, had been arrived at. The adoption of the report, which stated that the assehelew lad NM lila se seesteshd r drag the kid pre, wee raw wad by Mr. T. Mktg. wile Willer eery pantile esereelew lad kiss Wheedle that wr I tat Sr berthilleed emailidsw it; err. Cj= am drew Enna the idellasee, sad with thee *Rehm teed" seet the per. M say mite "eat ee bail hang tlat klt the 0001MITSP " 14 tweed Ike keep tit bade with sad, iftheyild. be rna letbrearewa—A WAS timeline*. eider" the bake tad ef Ike maw elation be be pined stew disposal et aera aso i . aid Aldermen Jabots, the two ereavadve who reapearry atirsei thanks; mil newel sestlemt bevies warewed Ups that two other maathates w kind l se ed IMO hewer in the same intend, the tettete. • WREGNe OP EMIGRANT SHIPB.—The Nig iir Sanderiamd, Captain Thomson, master, was elentemell Irish emigrants by Lord Palmerston early in Acell lssl, ma sailed from Sligo towards the clews of the month with nee* 200 on board. In so far as wind and weather waft cien oerned the voyage was at the lint prosperous, hut there was much fever among the passengers The vend encountered a strong gals on the night of the 19th of May, and was driven about two o'clock next morning on a dangerous shoal about silty miles east of Cape Rosarie, and went I. pieces in the course of two hours. Not more than twenty-two of the two hundred passengers escaped; the crew were saved. The vessel is stated to have been fully insured. Two other emigrant ships chartered by government were lost about the same time as the Carrick. One is the imogen, Gime Foreman, master, Rom Liverpool, and the other the Zenobia. The Imogen. which was 348 tons burthen, was wrecked five miles south-wetter the island of Scattarte, on the 20th of May, by running ashore during a thick fog. She had 173 em grant, on board, who, fortunately, with the crew, selected a safe landing. The Zenobia was lost off Nanadian ; she had 300 emigrants on board, who were also saved. The emaireet ship, Miracle, recently wrecked off the Magdalen Island, with 60 of her passengers drowned, is also stated to lave been chartered by government. INFLUFNCE OF THE IMAGINATION. —The danger of Riving loose to the fancy is frequently pointed out ; but we have seldom heard so sad a case es that of a friend of ours, who having lately been feeding on haricot beans, in conse quence of the dearness of bread, hr taken it into his head that he is changed late a hone, and has made various at tempts to draw his own gig, while he is neglecting his ordi nary avocation+. What makes the matter worse is the fact that the poor fellow who fancies himself a horse is suckled with an enormous family; end be has been running about exclaiming, with Aleebeih, At least well die with hennas= our tacks" all over his neighbourhood. —PnocA. INQUEST.—ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF A BLACK BOY.—Yeeterday an investigation took place before Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., coroner, and a most respectable jury, at the Bedford Arms Terms, High-street, Camden-town, concern• ing the death of Daniel Hunter, a youth of colour, aged 18, alleged to have died from being compelled to sleep in a dirty, dark, and damp underground cellar, by his master. Mr. Bd. ward Pinder, chemist, of 123, High street, Camden-town. The coroner and jury viewed the body, and the place where the deceased had been in the habit of sleeping up to the day previous to his death. It WAS a perfectly dark opening under the shop, about four feet and a half high, between the joists supporting the shop Soaring, the only veatilation being a few holes in the steps entering the shop above. In it was a stump bedstead, and at the bead of the bed some bricks. which were so damp that when Tiffin, the summon ing officer. placed his finger between them and withdrew it he found his finger covered with wet. The boards were rotted through, and the place was filled with straw and all kinds of refuse. The following is a narrative of the cir cumstances connected with the deceased as detailed to the jug:—lt appears that about five years since the deceased, who was a native of the. West Indies, was brought over to this country by a lady named Hutton, wbo made a will in his favour. About three yearn &lee this lady, under the authority of a commission of lunacy, was dragged from her house at Bromptoo, and conveyed to a lunatic asylum, where she shortly after died. At the time Mrs. Hutton was being dragged from her door to be placed in a cab, notwithstanding the cries of the deceased, Mr. Weaver, of Park-street, Cam den-town, was pusicg, and on making inquiries, epd hear ing the boy was loft friendless, he took ham home, and he lived under his protection until about ten mouths since, when Mr. Pinder, wanting a lad as an errand boy, en gaged deceased, agreeing to give him half-a-crown a week. The deceased was a lad of an exceedingly mild and easy dis position, and never complained. The evidence went to show that about three weeks age he caught cold, through going out to Chalk Farm, and sitting in Nis wet clothes, and be came very ill, so ill as to be unable to do his work. He was medically attended for cold on the lungs, but notwithstand ing be was labouring under this complaint he was allowed to remain in bed for eight dam in the place above described, and on Thursday last he expired. No notice was given to the coroner, but, at the desire of Mr. Pinder, a post mortem examination was made by Mr. Hield, of }line ament, and Mr. Hillier, of Francis-terrace. The body was be have been interred on Sunday ; but, by order of the ca lmer, the funeral was suspended. The medical gentlemen aimed stated the result of their examination to be, that the demand had died from pneumonia and pleratis, sunned by 41111111111111 t to wet and cold.—Several of the jury commented very streeglT on the conduct of Mr. Pinder, who had de tiered that his previous boys had slept at the same place, and that all others should do so. They ultimately returned a verdict—" That the deceased died from dimes of the lungs keen exposure to wet and cold," and appended the following That, having viewed the place where the deceased was kept while labouring under the disease from which he died, W jury consider that place to have been a very improper ass as a sleeping place, not only for a pantie affected with disease of the lungs, but even for a person in good health. and earnestly recommend to Mr. Pinder not to require any servants of his for the future to occupy that piece at night." THE EXPRESIVInitIOSD SPArisip. ASA Its. Mos rad ftPerNerli o Wle Wins iNlfts MS INS bI mat' drietb me ik a mum NIF I ZI N a t Mr. I. Mr. W. Lbm4. bb list IST I Por of mow*. ; osib a bsrul aad Le Mord% bra sad dbastass of et or at ma oboe =lll elg t=if et la— Dr. Ompailar'srsoft 1161 Mlear bo t plass, mot miesile II k smersr.— INS at Sir Memel irl Sr muNNO hr the wrlMllmslo Mormarm 011foar. Itusserreue nor umeruis Omar ar Mester.—Tbetir anew doe be mak le Me Lab Ornienno MIL trete • err. vied dr liss a W se =4 1. 2 11 111: =iof lbe lide•-rnest tem& lip th=l „ / f the m. net Lila , *esnyMe it is wh perensa Ms U.S ebeerullus, ish reasered CMissi s dray adessit le be rale; an the Meer Or riste or iron el drosbrretler be be revered the kirk Awed& tirsorit •umbe be berg Mesuret and VMwd, awl asillealell with swg ears whir lover= reds er rtg be le ere. —net Os AM Dr. Whew& Ile admered le =emir eedessider the Ms Obserreres rade by**. Mr J. C. der rid Mr I. Beieber, ia the Pride amen vim • taw te dr ef te stirrers for a /Ids isperillos.—net espies MIL ef Lassie Rod L Lids be perressd be M. erne, IL , hies. J. C. Aber old Medan& lbsepreolot—The kirk larrielka Ml ash* ihelrgellenesf inedtang a dirsst c =lswr ie ters. pielre with as taw leirendre aesse es dr :=de ef leetft reel le the survey el rat Daustre, sad Axe ot Media sow le regress Neer the diners' ef ;Vamp Mane eat re siemens ire enrollee and Skyway, weal that emir Mw esery deb S: llrilse Arn ail re eutho riMMibelbeessidie net Inds , by Li.-Gals lveret, et ~: ea mew* beeletely her : sal tee rensleiten la the OM maddres Or , Wry MI be Mese by Lb sort ef Ikeda. kr fed thee Vary teM, It ' pmelblia annslilt le an trf whir re ire enedarffi m 7 is istallbt be eni tees nusW somered. beret the soma that NI ajniieseine he meste ea the Ifemommli, Oren of Direstors of the East fade" Osrposy le rent the rend bet. Uty for effecting this ocenarlein—ShaLtr i Azadmere, el d = termer's, to prepare • report se no dreleced is ectice.—net Mr. M. slim be nerstal le ender Ns es re sterceise et Una railer ari see rd sir—That If=f Menewer be sneers* Is report yea thesirdeal arkple ef dr rawhistst at *errs lewe.--111rt Mr. V. theesper be seureted le preens • muirratery wrest es the *TM of IsdarL—That 114.11absit MeMle isepritrite peeper* • relpen all SW elute of base ef tbe Peal Yew. et the Warr indiellowrothet else esseriless de esaaraVar ensawhisaide win Crier Pines 1 17 . = art to wetset Das Be. dehlaser Perrier Card Nallen—Therbe Ypres eirrnierisse =le diererlagleprindet NI Ingthereat i Sti den vis : Oa IL debefer reel ern dos ha Verne ,b Dersisprer et MM. la MOW= lar end and Maw. Ptiehg ri ssaglirry ea Mdeelegy. by needier Boom; es tha brillers et asei bp lerelleare arms; au the Mar ef seder Pries earls tarn If raceme Dom; en re Teellne, Ms d*lft- The creadtles, beret brine edillsiden bserve the serest hedge roma( t the *Mt Al at nehmen lad leer* sf nelelbre, sad Prceime ` tom ` Ire this epper=s= those pedeieery no illsinnaliel with when In ou reerelek si =e i =ll . elreered the Immerge whin Ms Bair te • asiebthis men if It be porn* eta ilagesnel sod Melseragrel Obeinelay is rimerlsor, se • stern 'bre tb• citeessrea id tree seders esseldle reit ; Miens* that *be 1 obareettor wbiall bare be= =im he elmermills i t with siiii ' =wet et Cleldbrie war be 1.1101111W4 sr that the may he pailionsel be se aft • dine es from dr' amesteree may be rid revairt. net Seeder D and E he biserperated under Ode rim MIL he ef sir listany hishilenPhrfleitny_ TIM M@ eared he If lir shall think IN Seednine um periestlen (If( the terreetitas two parts, to be p deter raterdwdy, at their dieenetion, In cedar to manure an earlier delivery of seek pawn as may teat ewe nedyks polationion. Sir R. Dluacitreox next rose and rid—Mr. President and Gentlemen , In the various stations I hare held in the Bri tish Association, from its foundation to the present day, I never yet had to perform so agreeable a duty as that which is now assigned to me, of calling on you to return our thanks to the men of science of other countries who have honoured this Oxford meeting with their presence ; for on no former occasion have we seen among us so many representatives from various parts of the world, and so many distinguished leaders in science, who have willingly participated in our labours. To attempt to analyse, at this, our parting hour, the various merits even of the moot eminent of these individuals would be a task difficult for any one—on my part, a hopeless effort. But whilst I shrink from such an effort, I may be permitted to glance rapidly over the long array of upwards of 50 names of them distinguished strangers, and to make a few passing allusions. And first, as to America: let us rejoice that cultivators of science from New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Has. sachumets, and other states of the Union, have been headed on this occasion by Mr. Bancroft. Let me remind you, gentlemen, that this is the third time we have been honoured by the presence of representatives of the United States, and that the last who so honoured us was that eminent scholar, Mr. Everett, who now worthily pre sides over the Cambridge University of New England. On this occasion we have had among us the accomplished indi vidual who unites in his own person the historian and repre sentative of his countrymen, and who specially love. to dwell upon the deeds of their ancestors, our common fathers. Turning to Europe, I will commence with the far north east, and, traversing the kingdoms of the continent from north to south, will terminate with the country nearest to ourselves. Front Russia, we have, indeed, a host in the person of the renowned and veteran astronomer S•ruve, who, gaining fresh laurels in each succeeding year, under the auspices of an emperor whose munificence towards miener is acknowledged by all, has completed an observa tory at Pultawa, which is justly the admiration of Europe. It to not for a mere geologist like myself to attempt to praise— for my praise would be valuelt se—the important discoveries in sidereal astronomy of such a man as Struve"; but when I know that through his indefatigable labours and clear methods the greatest extent of triangulation in Ehoe e 36, been effected, already extending over upwards of 197 al latitude, even I, a mere man of the earth, can a such results; and, above all, what I do admire in sore e man is, the love and devotion he has shown at this meedag 1 for the memory of his first instructor, Sir W. Herschel, in 1 urging the British Association, with that warmth et heart and energy of purpose which so characrairiee him, to honour the memory of that illustrious rut by collecting together his various scattered offeffinbe in one great work, thus doing due honour to the petted ti our Bntish astronomers and ensuring from British met alf science their grateful thanks to Struve. From Sweden srek have received among us Professor Nilsson, of Lund, and one' next volume will testify how much he has served our caws; in working out the difficult subject of the tribes, or rates of man, who have successively inhabited Scandinavia, and hap proved to us how that continent has undergone depression and elevation from remote periods to the present time, wrist Professor Langberg, of Christiania, has, in his second visit, testified, by an excellent memoir on the application of math. ' matics to thermal phenomena, the warm interest he takes in the pursuits to which he is so efficient a contributor. And, gentlemen, whilst I mention Professor Georgii M. Svedbom, M. Esmark, and other Swedes and Norwegians who are present, let me here include in the list of foreigners to whom we are indebted, if not by his presence, yet surely by his works, the heir to the throne of Sweden and Norway, hi Royal Highness Karl Lndvig, the Crown Prince, who can boast of a sire who has not only laboured hard and suc cessfully for the benefit of his people, but who has published works on education and the reform of the criminal law which do equal credit to his head and heart. The first efforts of the eldest son. of such a father are the beautiful maps developing the natural productions of Sweden, entirely executed by his royal Matures, and which have been so well explained by Count A. Rosen. Whilst our great scientific infantry of the last year was Oer sted, of Copenhagen, I may onnounce, that if that great philosopher cannot be among us, because he is now preparing the meeting of the Scandinavian men of science, about to be held at Copenhagen, he has sent to us good re cruits in his young disciples, M. Puggaard and Dr. Shaw. Holland has furnished us a strong column in the persons of that distinguished naturalist and comparative anatomist, whose works have been so justly appreciated, Dr. Vaa der Hoeven, end in the prote•sors of ' botany and chemistry, De Vry and Groshans, of Rotterdam; whilst the celebrated chemist, Professor Molder, has contributed a memoir to our second section. Of Petunia, must I not my, that her enlightened monarch , ever forward in advancing knowledge, is here represented by the profound scholar Bowen, who has given fresh proofs to w at this meeting of how the early history of man and the science of ethnology can be en riched by hi. pen; and have we not here, from this same Prussia (the country of Humboldt, Von Buck, Karl Ritter, and from which we have derived our own Schonaburgh), the philosopher who has revealed to, and described to us, mil lions of created beings hitherto unknown, through the powers of the microscope ? And let me say that if our illustrious forciga momenta Ehrenberg was gratified when we geologists gave to him the Wollaston medal, and whale M. oration war offered to him when he first attended th• British Association at Newcastle-upon-Tyne--let me my that his true glory was best seen when he was surrounded last night in the boantifel Radcliffe Library by the profusion of those mieroecopes with which our countrymen are mdse. vowing to imitate his bright example. I cannot traverse southwards from Germany, in which the names of visitors from Austria, Bavaria, as well as from smaller state., might be enumerated, without saying that Switzerland has fur bished a good contingent of a young guard who are destined to replace our old troops, among whom are Dr. Sabine of Assess, with Professor Mmaire, Dr. Plantamonr, and M. Gautier of Geneva. As soon, however, as I pass the Alpe, and notice the names of Comm° end Oorini, it is with true delight that I see Italy represented by my old and valued friend, Charles Buonaparta, Prince of Canino, who, from his earliest youth, has devoted his fortune, his brilliant talents, and hi. untiring energies, Lathe cultivation of natural &Aim*. The solid zoological works he has produced on the ornitho logy of America, and on the fauna of Italy, are indeed • noble mo ument, which he has reared for himself, and which will render his name imperishable ; and let us ' who heard him speak, on Monday evening, at the festive board, when he propesed the health of our president, never forget the sublime sentiment& which fell from the lips of the nephew of the great Napoleon on the supremacy of intellectual and scientific pursuits over all the glories of war. Lastly, gen tlemen, let us turn to oar nearest neighbours, the French, and see how nobly they have responded to our call, end how they have honoured us by sending hither their countrymen, from Paris, Bordeaux, and Moiatpellier, with each men as Milne Edwards and Ls Verner at their head. Them two eminent members of the French Academy of Sciences, the one well known for researches in physiology, which have placed him at the very summit of his science, the other for the grandest astronomical discovery of our epoch, need no eulogy of mine ; and your thanks to them are, I know, most warm and sincere for their lively participation in our labours on this occasion. And here it is my duty to state, that these two eminent members of the French Institute, Le Terrier and Milne Edwards, come hither net simply as individuals to greet us, but also as deputies from the University of Paris, and its grand master, M. Salyandy, the Minister of Public Instruction, thus to testify in the most public manner the respect of that great and ancient seat of learning 1 for the cultivators of science In Britain, and specially so now that they hold their meeting within the walls of the ester university of Oxford. It has, gentlemen, lam sure, pretti fied you to see the cordial manner in which the Le Terrier Of France has co-operated with the Adams of England, and •Mer /, 180. thviebolds* out forther root, tad alti the MIA enhatteaf, aftho voloo tho ororpoitita ohoorro ewe elleedotio rtereers airadiogimmikgr sepecitise, and to tto rtormfoi Sr the r Yaws= =Bi =tots et lira are orrhot by = pas m= mo. byte• bo me eddy =lei ma* their at • lt Ink Mot tolvoro ma mat of by odsose. Introris peit dig W, ray aroloir et Dottie ehee+rw, dasesiellina, tr.larlogreakt dear Judos to /he seeries dal= I all as yea to or sum die Own& =o mot y ollarts. " C a r a y As =rib at Oro odor w : e n. I..therillel4lllllWllll.6 arm shut NOM *rim hoffroo to the soloort hai& ahlboophor who lays bortord the Oxford waft et doottiftowith their. protor. 1.D.1r Iftweraa, foisemodog the =Mk= =pram= the Citagtelikeilion he bad Aloha Inn the prams of the Arno, and this hulloed= be hod low= la their aporowarotisos. (Hear.) The somilodos was carrind with acclamation. Y. hennas relied upon the indulgence of the succiation while he endeavoured to express In English weeds those feel ings of gratitude which he, in common with all the foreign =who had had the opportunity of milt* at the tooting of the British Aasociadon, met entertain. Why 'ollindd they not feel gratitude on as Oensilen when tbphod received much instruction and encouragement to in science, and, moreover, the kind= hospitality ? trtrwas not called on to be the organ et aII the =signers present. He regarded himself at that smadog as tbe scien tific representative of Russia—as the Brits nressattlys of practical astronomy. In his oony, eltrtisimy was a national science ; but he could net bat remember that nearly all they knew of the motion of the bodies eisapeelsg the solar arum was based on Greenwich otoormeisse—on the observations of British astronomers. (Hear.) Perhaps, during the last fifty years, in no country had astronomy been so much promoted as in Russia. By command of the Em peror, stations were azpointed for taking obaervatioea, and these were provided with instruments of the most reset tioraret. He had the honour of being at the head of the of these stations, the astronomical establishment at L a rtat l a, and, while engaged in his duty there, nothing would ggive him more pleasure than' the knowledge that he was AOowiog the example, and enjoyed the sympathy. of •= t names in British astronomy who pur- Mira as the great bond of union be. Z i ge ". H o e b afg h t :d th b a t z e i n t :toe Un n iversity v t r it y an o l ether mere on this occasion. But here he was wrong ; ▪ was frt a foreigner, for three yens ago the university, by the beds= they then conferred on him, had made him en Oxfordism (Cheers ) Sir H. 311016111110 N must be allowed to supply an omission into whisk - be band he had fallen. He found he had (or- CuPiel ids enumeration of the countries from which they egessentatives at this meeting, to refer to Denmark. •Bo User now to extend the expression of the thanks of the nosatiog to those gentlemen of Denmark who had hentlesied association with their presence. (Hear, hear.) • M. La 'nazism then speaking in the French expressed hlo Aria to the amsciation and the university or the kindness they had exhibited towards him. He felt the honour done to him was an honour done to his country, and on the part of the French nation he thanked them. This meeting of the British Association at Oxford, and the hospi tality he. had there received, would always be present in his mind, and the pleasure and insbuotion he had derived from the scientific men with whom he had then been associated would be lasting. (Hear, hear.) The Marquis of Nonneamerox then moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Vice-Chancellor, and other authorities of the university, and to the local treasurer and secretaries for their hospitality and admirable arrange ments ; to the mayor of Oxford for the use of the Town-hall, and to the trustees of the Radcliffe library and the curator for the nee of the library for the evening meetings. The meeting at Oxford must always be remembered with gratitude ; but, if they were grateful for their reception on this occasion, they should be much more so for that which they had received in the same place some years ago. (Hear.) Upon that first re ception, the existence almost of the association depended. Oxford then, without thinking that, if the association didnot succeed, some of the odium of failure would attach to those who had encouraged it, received and cherished it while a tender plaint, and now it returned to her a full-grown use. He differed with the president in thinking that philosophy and religion were separate studies. He thought philosophy. ersediseply and intimately connected with religion. He had aeon heard higher philosophy than in the sermon preached by the Bishop of Oxford on Suncity, in which they were told that a religious spirit was that which was best calcu lated to foster high philosophy, and that without it true yellesophy could not exist. The Prince of Canino seconded the resolution, and observed that his insufficiency to address them must, in this ease, yield to his gratitude. He, as a foreigner, had to thank them, not only for that kindness and peculiar British hospitality which makes the Englishman's home the borne of his guest, but he bad to thank them for the mass of isa (ormatie. he had be.. collecting at tais festival of science, and in that teemed intelleatual life. (Hear, hear.) The nesimeiss wee denied nuanimously, and Dr. Sim mor.da, Ibs IfisoZbencelier, and the Principal of Oriel, secerellymelmerAciend doe compliment. The thanks of the meets n& ellft then, on the motion of Sir T. D. Acland, seoonde4 by Dr. D►ubeny, Toted to the President, which haying been duly acknowledged, the meeting adjourned till the 9th of August, 1848. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. HULL.—Sir James Graham is to be amadidate here. Harrivros.—lt is stated to be the intention of Mr. W. Downing Bruce to offer himself is a candidate, KNAII,IIAIIOIOOOII.—The Hon. W. 8. Luc-ales concluded his personal cancer of the electors here on Saturday last ; and has since published en address, in which he states that the result is such as to leave no doubt whatever in his mind that when the election arrives he shall be placed by their suffrages in the position of their representative. The usual squibbing and phicarding is going on with reference to the special claims or passed alleged delinquencies of the several candidates, especially with mare to local railway matters. Towita Hamcerre.—Sir Wm. Clay has issued an address to the voters. Ile says : "As soon as the pressure of parliamen tary business will permit I shall have the pleasure of meet ing you in your several localities, to give an account of my stewardship, and to confer with you on the great questions which must hereafter occupy the attention of the legislature, and which must, I fear, be, in no ordinary degree, difficult and anxious." LYME Reale—Sir Fiteroy Kelly is in the field as a can didate. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Juin 29. A struggle has been going on between the chief commissioners and relief committees, and between the latter and the claimants for relief, as to the expedi ency of issuing food in a raw or prepared state, as well as, in the latter case, of having the food, to be used as rations, whether in the shape of meal, flour, rice, or biscuits, thoroughly steeped. The order of the com missioners, resisted in various districts, has been con firmed by the Lords of the Treasury, and the inspectors are required to have the order carried into effect with out a single exception. If the local committees should not comply, the advances from the Treasury will be stopped, "That," says the secretary, " beiag the only remedy." The statistical returns of the Dublin metropolitan police exhibit the social state of the capital up to the let of January last. From these, it appears that the total number taken into custody for the year 1846, was 38,226, the proportion of males to females being as 21.6 to 16.6. The crimes varied from murder, which was confined to a single case, to drunkenness, for which were committed 7,354 males, and 5,813 females. Of these, 1,068 males and 716 females were for trial. The greatest number of committals was between the ages of 15 and 20. In respect of edu cation, 7,183 males, and 10,720 females, could neither read nor write ; read only, or read and write imper fectly, 12,542 males, 5,812 females; read and write well, 1,658 males, 78 females; of superior education, 238 males, females none. Of the number tried sod convicted—namely, 1,068 males and 716 females-304 males, 265 females, could neither read nor write ; 282 males, 141 females, read or write imperfectly; 21 males, 2 females, read and write well; of superior education, 5 males. Compared with 1645, there was a diminution of 2,453 in the numbers taken into cus tody, of 48 in the number of acquittal, ; and in the convictions as increase of 292. Cases in which pro perty ties lost, 14,469 ; amount recovered, 3,792 ; oohed ham, 10,677 ; compared with 1845, a clam-see 414466 eases. Proportions of recovery to loss, 26 gger amt. ; of recovery to total number of losses, 32 per sent. Number reported more than once for fe lony, 328 ; of these, 10 have been reported more than five times ; 3 under 15 years of age, 4 under 25, and 3 under 30. Total reporte against carmen, Bc., 3,272; of whom, 1,881 were convicted, 1,391 dismissed. There were 699 complaints against public-houses, of which 430 were convictions, and 269 dismissals ; 116 against grocers: 56 convictions, 59 dismiseals ; 7 against tavern-keepers: 4 convictions, 3 dismissals. Number of gambling-houses, 128, of which 26 are superior, 103 inferior; 14 billiards, 51 cards; other games, 63. There are 7 houses in which gaming is ex clusively carried oei ; other places, such as cigar divans, 121, of which 18 are frequented by imperior, and 109 by inferior persons. There is no hazard hell. In this latter class there has been an increase of 4, and a decrease of 7 in the year. 14 suicides, all males ; acts prevented by police, 29 ; by others, 18. Common mode of self-destruction, drowning. 12 infanticides, of which 9 were from wilful neglect. Number of deserted children, 160. Of deaths, with inquests, 224 males, 112 females ; 20 from drunken ness. Fires, 29; property lost, 9,7344 ; saved under roof, 17,6061. ; lives lost, 3. Number of mendicants seen in Dublin at S and 9 o'clock P.M., on the 27th of March last :—Men, 743 ; women, 1,588 ; children, 1,323; total, 3,654. At same hours on the 3rd of ; April:—Men, 899; women, 2,023; children, 1,822; total, 4,743: increase on week, 1,078. The execution at the Fever Act since these dates has cleared the streets, and rendered the police labours in this respect more light. Tiita lamp Corwcia...-This body had a meeting to-day— the last until alter the beet madam. The High Sheriff of the Clesea's emeatt emoted lb_eibedr. A motion tor • nib emeimiliee sera det Me abed* was moved far by Mr. Barepele IwdM, a gealept erne elect with a parties sr the asontt7 to which al**l wait be certainly a NM*, Curfew. It WM /11110111k4 by Mr. Webber, a brefi ter, Wio stated **he wasarilmeledwidta idling comply, which, however head ma woe: OtherAestlemen went at length into the Isisterzef 11111twite-41 Ithglary drawn from . blue book.-. fer WIIIO they professed to bare the moat pro- Siund esiess Mr.Webber,bowever,enuasiated one propo si:ien which deerreee to he remembered ; it was this,that evs. r should be done for the Irish fisheries /MIS be done, not through bounties or protections, but through the organisa tion r,f private capitalists. Mr. Chetwetho supported the ocenstetee, u a means of pediseing an Irish navy, and turn leg the tide of American and British emaammte to Ireland, as the g roat and the beet mob et intintenlmunication be tween'Enetnd and Aameita. • Mr. Merell proposed a com mittee upon poor laws. His view et the 'abject appears to be briefly Rae : In the county of Dorset, the meaty of Eng land possessing the moat dense population, the proportion of population there to rating was one man to every 41. Ss. of rating. In one- fourth part of Ireland the population was two millions, end the rating in that part of Ireland we. 1,901,0001. only. Mr. Monsen cos. tended, therefore, t'et some means most be provided e ith er of =tenoning or removing the population in that one-fourth of Ireland to as to bring it, at all events, to the same proportion as the agricultural labour of Donwtehire before they should rest satisfied. Mr. tdonsell real a good deal of statistics to the same effect, and then proposed his committee. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion condemning the employment of the people under the Labour-rate Aot, and stating, in which the gentlemen present expressed con sul:rent* in the usual manner, that while the landholders paid the levies for reproductive works, they should by every legal means oppose the repayment of the money expended spa reade.--[The meeting had not concluded at poet hour.] Ora: Bt.scrioir.—This election opened on Monday. Mr. Freeman, of Castleoor, proposed Mr. Lender. He de nounced the late government for it. abandonment of the landlords ; he denounced the present, and promised that Mr. Leader would oppose this government ; he would also 7:M repeal. Mr. Townsend seconded the nomination of ader. Mr. Luke J. Thea, J.P., proposed Dr. Power se a repealer end a supporter of tenant-right. The Rev. Mr.. Doheny, P.P., Dunmanway, seconded the nomi nation. Mr. Leader came forward, and said the landlords asked, through him, the support of the people. In political principles there was little diffe rence between him and Dr. Power—the latter began with repeal, he (Mr. Leader) looked on it as at best a measure to be tried after all others. He attributed all the poverty of the country to repealer, not looking for poetical measures. He professed himself favourable to emi gration, and to a settlement between landlord and tenant on a basis of 19 years lessee- (This latter sentiment was loudly groaned.) Dr. Power then came forward. The doctor of course enforced the necessity of repeal, attributing all the evils of the country to Mien legislation. He was for the Ulster acceptation of tenant-right—for leases of three lien and 31 years at least, end with a right to tenant compense sation at the end of it. The Sheriff having called fora show of hands, pronounced it in favour of Dr. Power. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Leader, which being granted, ;he court adjourned. Mr. Smith O'Brien was present, as &voter of Cork, to support Dr. Power. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 0 X/PORD:IIJNE 30.—Three or four of the sections who were unable yesterday to Rot through the whole of the business set down for them met again this morning to dispose of those papers which stood over. Atone o'clock the general committee met to receive and confirm the recommendations of the committee of 1 ; and to confirm also the appointment of oftleen and piece of meeting for the next geselen, as arranged at the previous meeting, after the trawled:ion of which business the committee adjourned to Wednesday, the 9th of August, 1848, at Swansea. TEE CONCLUDING GENERAL MEETING was held at three o'clock in the theatre, and was fully attended. The Pao eincsir, on taking the chair, said he was unwilling that this meeting of the association should separate without a respect ful acknowledgment to those of its members by whose labours the proceedings of the session had been brought to their present stage, so much he believed to the sat faistion of all parties--(cheers)—and without on acknowledgment alio of the benefit the association had received from the cordial co operation of men of other languages, but not of other minds —(hear)—who had been pleased to unite with them on this occasion. He was fully justified in saTing that this meeting of the British Associalon had been emmently successful. It lad been successful in the numbers who attended it both from this and from other countries ; it had been successful in the value and importance of the communications received ; and it had been sueceerful—and this was far above every other consideration—in the harmonicas Wiriitiat i... reigned throughout. (Cheers.) He had said that the number who had attended this meeting from other ecrintries as well as this was very large, and he might now inform them that of the subjects of other !sovereigns who had joined the avio elation at this meeting the number was 66. (Cheers.) And what was more remarkable, a large proportion of them 'peke English. That morning he h ad heard two pereoos whose names must be ever united in mienoe—Le Vernier and Adam.— interchanging their ideas in the English language. (Haar.) The meeting had also been distinguished by the presence of the only honorary member of the association—Prince Albert— (hear) —who had attended several of the sections, and displayed much interest in and expressed much gratification at than proceeding.. That there should be a large attend ance at Oxford was not surprising, when its advantages of 'aridity were considered; but they might well distrust their love of science if the same spirit of inquiry which brought them to Oxford did not next year carry them to Swansea. (Hear.) Then, with regard to the papers read—besides many valuable ones contributed by inhabitants of these kingdoms they had had in Section A communications from Le Vernier and Admin.- in Section E a remarkable paper had been °attributed by Professor Lemberg. which was to be printed es extertso. In the other sections they had had the ',han kie of the presence of Ehrenberg; of the Chevalier Mewmiss of the most illustrious names in Europe ; and other distinguished philosophers from Danmark, and other oontinentel states. They had W ale • royal contributor, the Crown Prince of Sweden, mlesbnd forwarded to the association the!valuable maps he W me) of Scandinavia, and, by the mouth of one of his ailliell tarot distinguished subjects, the Count Rosen, ex plained them. In conclusion, he observed that, if the pro seeding* of the association were guided by the light from heaven, which he felt they would be, they must osnduce to the national prosperity and to individual happiness as much =employment of the human intellect not directly con . with religion could possibly do. He would now call ripen the treasurer to read the financial report. Mr. TAYLOR, the treasurer, then read the report, which stated that the total number of tickets issued at this meeting was 1,229; being 496 associates, 18 new life. 40 new annual, 101 old annual, 314 old life members, 203 ladies, end 68 foreigner.. This exceeded by 200 tickets the issue at the Cambridge meeting. The total amount received for contra butions was 1,0681. Col. SAAIMIS, the general earetary, read the report of the resolutions passed by the geared eonessietae as follows : RaoLcnomr, la VOLVINO MOM 01•STS,41•• a paws, containing angccotiona on olverranona Of nal samara = be iodated nod circulated, under the dictation et hears purga mad taps a awa not ex gran kr Oat lhat 1 .. sad Dr. Mill ceeding er be requested to ted esuilase Star ressenises aa ltr y line dap, with a renewal of the origami pent of 11/.. set AITS: peoded.—That Dr. Schanck be relasolol ki andlese kis rennin on celoinitag matters wed to the Me, Wit the banes SiJ t ) of Ike original peat of 101.—Thet dm eimmildblo agridalill of la. a. lio triellsag, Dr. Doubting, llMlsmae m. =, and Porlessee ossiess. be regimented too adams UN& en Ss vitaard of seek, with area or 01.—Tha Dr. t u i r N ame. t riroa , 0w.% lel 11: i ow p a= i s t =lino la solkease la km sok. dial Phasterst ef mama sed aegslai with • larwal pane a 106.—TIvat a am it ai. lea 1111. le gifted at lbe Mama et ID. Mot as esakiets his resort as Alasepierisal Wawa—That a committee, eassisting of Mr. Ileasite end Pk. T. V. Walsoba, le rex quested to old Mr. G. Newport In PlEllift kk ar_ea the Geer p piookho and Taxiway Arabian. eln i :Ana se W ii n . lna• mitten, ocniating of t.tr it. T. De k Vs W. l . . De. Danbeny, Dr. J. D. Rooker, Mr. A. Mil/kwfiselligx. B. Emt. he no. 0..,,,,i,d ~, omelette the Wawa el sailarie said ea the peva et plant* allied to those Naiad la the eaml-kroatlia, wills a gnat of 201. That Mr. Ronnie eta Mr. Rebut alma le re. .i /hs w i td p t's "W ofessor ri tl orinsT e ri i r. oood v a r r i ,S h r! paw'r e , m 's,=. son, Mr. Ball, Mr. .1. Math, Mr. Coo* Professor drawl, Mr. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Jvirs 29. Model lodging houses for the poor have been opened in Glasgow. The Herald thug describes the first series &these useful institutions: ne pit= Maim me situated near the bottom of Mitchell grad ; the Waft& imbrillei the attb dem, Is of four stories ; and tha ismostialle• Mei tit beepolit Mb On the grounMfioor b the beim Musa lib aim usisehi vitae met et the re N eilVeleez a l li e " ma; awl the sebm et abbe be Ilmalls. " 1•6 Sat Is amply yeavia weir awl Mbar ammissem The mom are ati b etneseepemasompreleie by el mail Imerdba ix kat In ma ask ilia anti bei be me Mew the other, as eimbeat. bea it mimes am in !web The bob us ideb et mar.; dock Preddei ‘ l = B, 1 . 11 toistbae—the hit Nal Mat ileyrUND—sheals wed ; sett it la bible to amp habeletka cote a beleash4 ee slew, If netts The li h.bbsse rile • ebb eiewit *ppm ma% gib le !ma the ebeartar a be Imbli but =.1 8. ! =na g :: arahkami. "l. ab m . tope et ithailiglhis leMbramen Mille a palace of smarm UMW am hs Mai year hermalty throws Its bob to Me me imps Area* ledger is se. per dell; awl ail may ham klelduterr mive et pude. see butter oak et sad almer. eta kith iiitambe a bread, Chet he Rio am It le blerine at op bot Ws Is • vacant space bid be hiding, ili all bey me aa the alarm of Id. per bead. U shapaNly ampzrted, tie belltuttem 11:011 become tell- TLa parliamentary return on the Scotch Ordnance Survey stated, that from April 1, 1846, to March 31, 1847, 60,677 acres had been surveyed, which, to the uninitiated, looks like progress, but as Scotland contains 19,000,000 acres, the amosnt surveyed is only about a three-thousandth part of the whole. The survey was begun in 1811, and, at the above rate, it will not be finished within a period which it were ludicrous to quote. Mr. Steel is still going on with his equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, which is intended to be placed in front of the Register Office. It is a noble work, and will at least have the benefit of a solid pedestal. How the site will suit otherwise, experience will show. SCOTCH LITIGATION.— in moving for an increase of salary to the sheriff substitutes of the lower ward of Lanarkshire, the writers in Glasgow have given the statistics of litigation in that part of the county. In ordinary actions the number of judgments pronounced excluding those on a verbal hear ing, has been : in 1813, 1,361 ; in 1846, 2,207. In summary actions, in 1843, 1,638; In 1846, 2,099. In the Small Debt Court, in 1843, 10,301 new actions, in 11346, 1.5,617. In the I criminal trials by jury a proportionate increase is apparent. SCOTCH Ygommear.—ln 1846 the cost of 889 officers and 13,818 men amounted to 87,9481,' An these gentlemen arc fond of amateur soldiership, it strikes us that all this expense , might be saved to the country. Rather than give up their accoutrements and prancinp, the yeomanry would probably bear the expense out of their own pockets. SERIOUS RAILWAY OFPENCIL-081 the evening of Fri day last, says the Ayr Advertiser, an attempt was made to throw the last train, from Glasgow to Ayr, off the rails. It was made in the neighbourhood of Dairy, or rather near to, Swinlees, where twenty stones about the size of a man's fist were laid upon the rail, it is supposed in the expectation et the iron rod in front of the engine wheel passing over them. Fortunately this was not tested, as a surfacemen travelling along part of the line discovered and removed the obstruc dons. A short time afterwards, one of the contractors coming past the same spot, saw a piece of an iron railway chair firmly fixed on the same rail, which leads to the sus picion that the wretch who placed the stones must have been lying in the neighbourhood watching the result of his murder-' . ous attempt • and, on seeing the removal of the stones, had, the hardiho od to come upon the line again and fasten the grooved iron on the rail. Alluding to en alleged attempt at, concealing this misdeamenour, the Advertiser goes on to re • mark " Surely the public have a right to know, through the press, both that such an attempt has been made, and whether they are likely to be protected from such danger in future by the aoprehensioe and punishment of so reckless an offender. So far as we can learn, he is yet at large." PROVINCIAL• An EXTENSION OP OW(RTNOPRIVILEORS TO XANCRIS TRIL los just been obtained of considerable importers... WM& Maachester waa first—now severaleaare ago—made • beeike perk it was restricted from sending goods are ware housed time ander bond, to any other wt, until the cus toms had been paid ; and as fhia /es • ,IsSm bee hem fond to work very injuriously sad vezaliously,atismes hasten made to obtain its resmeaL Them attsmplshave at oasmartal, as will be sow by the mesa ealeMm firwardai by Mk. Mass Gibaira, to the mg ; sz i d uisen toroad the lowa ..seal parka el malsesslimelepasalberbeflogleedkekes, hi erase Si garb warebesen at Membrerer ler=ml tete remould aim needle Waft sissitheme at Air apes emillseusearlielew lbay are Is me sew *le sip= from sweiwombssee. Ma ear is to mama Mom be bane NS- NsyNsIINNIIMI mew *seer voodooism J. Paws& wrestle, boomer, b etll Mpg the Weds of the cue tom-hew aim emerged to oelleet ensiema without any control as to the umber of worth, er the Alloent of thew salaries. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND LW OP 141711 AT KIRK. ciss-HALL.—On Tuesday, about am o'clock, an explosion of firs-damp, fatal in be emengesenes, took place at the col liery, known sometimes es the Milker Patricroft Colliery, but more properly as the liddmalsall Colliery, about two miles from Wigan. The musk of the accident, as far as could be learned up to dm °Week in the afternoon, was the death of two persona the wary mime injury of eight or ten others, and the Wiry, mere or lees, of at lest a dome more. From inhume= hastily celketed an the spot, wed that the SOUS Si the merles saws from the up a cmantity deem by as of the sea, obi& sot it a Ire and. ba th e the doe amid be Mesita ay or ma. tingelsked, the amidhat esertmed. Tho Ifardhador Giardina Oda, that the Orbs Of esal by the =lama, whisk b ~.aloesp ostabad to som Maar own Labor, l is m Oloo rale bid dews by thl= ef priston the and es Mt seinelsa woe pe without their sr esamat. Moat 11 in the morning, ma tithe sma had beta bads. a" v" art tha coassipsthe be the sethw ea las the mad la tha pas aloha with said to be at a Wily bkomdatua and la dammabk Mama. Ike thiebraktr, Omega irroaa, ea the first alarm Waggly's, abated ek hit alas to the Om sollastsi his best era kr the paoposs e = amend oat agar* kr wkly. The meths in the IWO homhood boiled's& as So the amber of psalm in the pit when • enealreed. it maybe wall to state that the pak ath statiths, eel& Is =lt the daft .ad Masithat. la ads Sedan, we thlrtythth poem mom Os OA eempMmat maployal Sr seat dews la the work* 01 Om els sr diet atm mat op, and bad OM la - ibis kme, rad the ramiabig parties were at the plan dem maths. Alas an Maas tad WNW to pat eat the fro, all the Atha ef Moira appear to have been ahead le the dais or bail% up t4t pet white the Ihe bendec; sad Ise mainmast of the mr, mid sersipeuet eltypag et the meal wont Is Ivy ON that direction, Is supposed to have ensimi the explosion bat tie underlooker being severely Witted, and the other men on the spot knowing little of it, or being incapable of supplying any information, no positive facts can be at pres en t atoned. Immediately after the accident the efforts of all we r directed to the getting out of the injured parties, and, up t five o'clock, twenty-three had been brought to the top o the pit; of these, two or three belonged to the other wade of the mine. It was found, however, impracticable to pram cute the search with safety until the fire had been effec tually blocked up; but at five o'clock one man only wee said to be missing. The following is, we believe, a correct list of all those brought up after the explosion, none of whom, it is said, escaped unhurt: J. Cartwright, dead. J. Wilkinson, a boy, said to have died on his way home. R. Wilkinson, father of the above, seriously injured. J. Berry, very badly burnt, with no hopes of recovery. J. Rhodes, O. Evans, underlookers, H. 11111•9011, J. Riley, Ashmore , • boy, and S. E vans , very b a dl y b urnt. W. Dainty, J. Holcroft, J. Bolton, J. Naylor, J. Penman, E. Monk, W. Jackson, R. Currie, J. Webster, J Belshaw, J. Mills, T. Laureneon, and S. Sinskin, more or less injured. R. Southern, the only one said to be missing, and supposed to be dead. LI. SEP • THE MORDZIL OP COLLIB. —A PP FLEUR:MO:I OP ANTRONT L•wr.—Our readers will recollect that at the last Derby wines, John Platte won condemned, and subsequently exe cuted, for the murder of George Collis, of Chesterfield. Three persons were distinctly proved to have been parties to the murder : one Morley, a butcher, who is dead ; John Platte, condemned; and a third person, generally supposed to be one Anthony Lent, a pot man a t B rampton. ro his conies elan, Platte implicated Lent, but his name was suppressed in the published confession. It will be recollected that one witness (Slack) saw a man as if in • drunken state plashed by two others into Platt's shop, an d t h at he (Slack) remarked to a woman who was stand ing near, but whom he did not know, that the drunken man would have "a cold nittht's lodging." This woman turns out to be Mrs. Redfearn, who, since Platte was hanged, has told all she saw and knows ; and Lunt was taken into custody, in bed, at 6 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday last. llis examination took place yesterday, and he has Leen committed to take his trial at the next anises. It is stated that there is new and important evidence, and that circumstances will transpire conclusive of the opinion expressed, that Platteconfesmon 7ol.l.i.neorrect. AN IMPRISONMENT OF TWENTY.THRES YEARlT—Jeffery Harvey, a miller, of Wedmore, in this county, in February, 1805, mortgaged his lands for 3001., and an 1812 further mortgaged them for 3001., to William Barrow, of Wedmore, the clear annual value of the property being 801. In 1817 W. Barrow took possession and received the rents, and Jeffery Harvey has not had a penny from the property since the death of W. Barrow in 1830. On the 4th of September, 1824, J. Harvey was arrested at the suit of W. Barrow, for 7001.,,f0r principal and interest alleged to be due on the mortgage, and was lodged in Ilchestir goal. The cause having been tried at the Lent Assizes in 1825, a verdict was given against Harvey for 8261. 10s., and he has ever since been retained a prisoner, although the judgment has never been revived by any of the representatives of the deceased plaintiff. In Easter Term last, Mr. Edwards benevoltntly moved the Queen's Bench Court for Harvey'. discharge, there being no legal detaining creditor, and on the 25th of May the rule for his discharge was made absolute. Thus after 23 years imprisonment, during 10 years of which he has been a recipient of the gaol allowance, this unfortunate man is now at liberty ! It is alleged that upon a fair ac count, a con,iderable balance would be shown to be due to Harvey from the representatives of the mortgagee, and pro ceedings are to be adopted accordingly. Before his impri sonment Harvey was always a miller, occuyying a windmill at Wedmore. During his imprisonment he acquired the art of making and mending clothes. Mr. Gene, with that kind feeling which has ever been his characteristic, allowed the old man to raise a small *am of money for the purpose of procuring his discharge from prison, by making county clothes. Mr. A. Coombe acted gratuitously upon the occa sion, and his agent, Mr. John Gilham, of Bartlett's build ing', Ilolborn, did the same. The public officers made no charge for the rules, and it is a remarkable feature in this case, that the late Mr. Quarntock, when sheriff, imued the warrant for the detention of the old man in prison, and that the son (the present sheriff) should have liberated him after such a very long continued imprisoummt.— Taunton Courier. KENT. Soya-RASTIRN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday, a branch of this railway, about 9 miles in length, and extending from Minster to Deal, was opened by the chairman sad directors of the company, with the usual ceremonies The stations along the new line were handsomely decorated. The whole population of the neighbourhood assembled to celebrate the event ; huge flags were seen fluttering in every direction ; shops were shut and business suspended ; and, in fact, it was a complete holiday. At half-past 4 o'clock a public dinner took place in the Town-hall of Deal, every corner of which was occupied. In the absence of the mayor, who was prevented by illness from being present, his deputy filled the chair, and was supported by Mr. M'Gregor, chairman of the company, Lord Clinton, Mr. 11. Harding, Capt. Tyndal, Mr. Mediae, R.A., Mr. C. Dickens, Mr. J. Stuart, Mr. Herbert, secretary to the company, Mr. C. Emerson, the lion. S. Lush ington, Mr. Browne, and Mr. Walter, superintendent of the company. An excellent dinner was provided on the occasion by the landlord of the Royal Hotel, and the company having done ample justice thereto, proceeded by a succession of ap. propriate toast* to celebrate the event of the day. Many speeches were made in the course of the evening upon the benefits likely to accrue to Deal from railway communica tion, and all present appeared sanguine in their expectations that their ancient port was awakening to a new existence. Mr. M'Gregor, in acknowledging the kind manner in which he and his colleagues had been received, shortly reviewed the position in which the company now stands with respect to its projects before parliament and the question of direct coa -1 munintion in Kent. His observations drew forth the warmest approbation. It wan past eight o'clock before the directors and their friends left Deal by special train on their way back to London ; but their departure did not close the festivities of the evening. The rapidity and mute with which the new line was passed over, both going and coming, fur nished satisfactory evidences of the solidity with which it has been constructed. SUFFOLK. •The paper of inquiries to church wardens, issued by the archdeacon, always contains the question, "Is there any ivy growing on the walls, &c ?" A rural dean has appealed to the Archdeacon Ormerod, on his primary visitation, to consider before he issues his flat for the removal of this ornament of many of our churches. Ile contends that, so far from the ivy rendering the struc• ture damp. and so hastening its decay, on the contrary, no thing so effectually keeps the building dry, as may be seen by examining beneath the ivy after rain, when it will be found that the walls are dry, though everything around is deluged with wet. And, further, he contends that " its exuberant and web-like roots, inswing, as they do, from every portion of the branches, and running all over the surface on which it grows, bind everything together that comes within their reach with such a firm and intricate lace-work, that not a single stone can be removed from its position without first tearing away its protecting safeguard." In proof of this, he refers to ruins of our ancient castles and abbeys; " for while in those parts of the structure that have not had the advantage of this protection, all has gone to utter decay, where the ivy has thrown its preserving mantle everything is comparatively perfect and fresh. and oftentimes the very angles of the sculptured stone are found to be almost as sharp and entire as whea first they came from the mason's yard."—Bury Post. ttEllTrtallJsll/11.E. AN INNOCENT Cot vtce.—A highway robbery was committed in the early part of 1846 by four persons, near Hertford, and three were taken into custody and tried at the February assizes held there, and being ell found "guilty," were sentenced each to 16 years' transportation. William Beware, one of the persons convicted, declared his innocence c; as fa s i t a participation is the crime after sentence had been upon them ; but the testimony of his fellow-convicts was of a doubtful nature, owing to their silence on the sub ject previous to conviction. Another of the guilty parties having teen recently taken, confessed to the chaplain of the Hertford gaol that William Bowers was innocent of being a participator in the crime of which he was convicted, and named the other person still at large ; and it now having been satisfactorily established that Bowers was really inno cent, a free pardon for him was received from Sir George Grey, Secretary of State, by Mr. Masterman, governor of the Warrior convict hulk, at Woolwich, yesterday, and the prisoner was immediately liberated. The poor man ap peared greatly delighted with the prospect of his immediate return to his wife and three children, from whom he has been separated during the last eighteen months, and his ere is one deserving the consideration of the authorities at Hertford to enable him to become again a useful member of society when his innocence has been proved. _Musa. THE ANCIENT CONCERTE.—The concert of yester day evenina was the eighth and last of the present season. It was under the direction of the Duke of Wellington, for the Bul or Westmoreland, who is now at Berlin. Its pro gramme exhibited little research, consisting chiefly of things which have long been stock pieces at the Ancient Concerts. Some of them derived interest from the novelty of the per former. The pretty romance from hiehurs "Joseph," so often sung by Miss Hawes, " A peine au sortir de Penfance," was gang by M. Roger with great sweetness and feeling; ha deo sang the beautiful air, "PHs the apuoti," in Ciasarosa's " Matrimonio Segreto." The duet from " Joseph," between Jacob and &walnut, was sung in German by Madams Caradori Allan and Herr Pisehek, very beautifully by both performers. When Pisehek has a tender subject, sad sub dues his gigantic voice, nothing can be more charming Ora his performence. The well-known air, "Vo fromVinere.Arliamens," received eery great justice from blim Bitch ; bar kiss was beautiful, and her (motile's& rassark , ably smooth aid masked. 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