The Express. — London, England, 1848-05-02 00:00:00

lie re ,le bat nately, do the was an atter extinction of those magnificent craft which, whether or not they were the missionaries of a good or bad polity, were ever among the most Wl poeing objects of tho seas and harbours which con nect Europe and Asia. There is now to be another change. The monotonous reign of the union jack below Calcutta and at the Sandheads, is to be re lieved by here and there the flutter of the American stars, and here and there by the more modest ensign of our old rivals of Amsterdam and the Texel. It is hardly likely that the variety of foreign figs will be greater, for France has barely a single merchant ship competent to so long a voyage, and Portugal knows little of India save the traditions of an early and long laet success. But the eq ualisation of the duties on the two orders of shipping does not exhaust Lord Dattioustes re form. lie has also revoked the annoying customs duties which prevailed between one port of India and another. This is a reform locally considered as great as the more general clause of the new statute. The repeal of the cotton duties by Lord IIsuDINGE in Decem ber last had probably removed the 1 more pressing portion of this local question, but when the great staple of the Western Presidency had been set free, there still remained a large and impor tant coasting trade which will not fail to profit by the wise alterations that have now ben made. Viewed, therefore, under every aspect, we congra tulate the Indian public on this auspicious commence ment of the carver of their new viceroy. Probably the direct and immediate effects of the present change may not be great. It is certain, that whether great or small, they will be full of advan tage as far as they extend. Every additional ship which leaves a cargo at an Indian port is a new inducement and a new facility for the extension of those industrial enterprises to which we must mainly look for the substantial welfare and progress of the country. The curse of India is the curse of a pan periled population living and dying upon the misera ble produce of a miserably cultivated soil. The want of India is the wan: of a species of industry or manufacture which shall relieve the pressure of the population upon one single and insufficient resource. The abolition of the navigation laws will assuredly not accomplish this end, but it will do something to wards it ; and it is to be welcomed because it indicates a desire, in the highest quarters, to look at difficulties in their true light, and make laws not to patch up interests, but to promote the welfare of all who owe them obedience. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—The Berlin newspapers of the 29th should have come to hand, but their non-arrival ii explained by the fact, that circumstances had not per mitted the printing of a single journal. The editors of the rillSsian Stole Ga,:ette issued a notice stating that their paper would not appear on the 29:6, in consequence of the difference between the principals and the workmen on the subject of wages. Thc compositors of that journal considered that they could not well retrain from taking part with their colleagues, although they themselves hal no just cause for doing so. The state of Posen is the great subject of comment in Berlin. A correspondent writing from that capital says In the midst of the general incertitude and exaggeration in which the reports from the duchy of Posen are here bruited about, fairness as well as humanity impose upon us the duty to admit only such as proceed from official sources. I should till several columns were I to enumerate all the shocking accounts of battles, robberies, murders, and whole sale butcheries, which have ultimately proved false or grossly exaggerated. 11 you meet a Pole, he will toll yon that the origin and the fault of all the disturbances lie exclusively with the Germane. If you take up a German journal, and believe its statements, you will be obliged to conclude that there could not be found on the face of the earth greater monsters than the Polish inhabitants of the duchy. Tak ing, however, none hut the official statements into account, and making eve.) , allowance fur the irritation and excite ment on both sides, I am strongly inclined to think that tee Pules are the more injured party of the two. Availing themselves of the change brought about in Berlin, and of the altered state of public opinion towards them, they made an armed demonstration in favour of those rights and liberties which were stipulated to them by the treaty of Vienna. They preserved by this means peace and order in the province. After some hesita tion the King seceded to their demands. The royal cummissery, sent for the pnrpo ;0 of re-orgaaisiog the pro wince, concludes with theta a final agreement. They lay down their arms, and begiuto disperse. But the Germane, enrgied st the prospect of being placed on the footing of equality with the native populatien, take up arms, diereg ird the royal orders, ill-treat and expel the King's commissary from Posen, and, supported by the soldiery and the disap pointed functionaries, make the last effort to regain their former ascendancy. General Colomb, instigated by Stein. esker, .sends moving columns in every direction of the province. The soldiers, still smarting under the re collection of their defeat in Berlin, think they will re trieve their fortune by attacking the inoffensive peasants. who wire already returning homo unarmed, and in small parties. They &WIC and burn whole villages. One of the reports of the Polish committee says that in the village of Najewo every man, woman, and child, has been put tu the sword by them. I have seen to day a letter from a gentle man high in office, who states that their conduct at Goetyn has no parallel except in the messacre of the inhabitants of Osziniame by the Ru-sians. What do the Poles do in the face of such treachery and atrocities ? They retaliate. In spite of the efforts of the nobles, some of the 'peasants would not be restrained from taking a signal vengeance foe such wanton cruelties. Others have again assembled under the commtmil of Mieroilaweki, in a camp near Miloslaw, and are determined not to lay down their arms until they see that the King's orders are obeyed. Such is at present the state of things in that distracted country. The Polish come:Attee affirm that up to the 15th inst. not a single case of murder or manslaughter can be brought against any Pole, whilst the nomination of Brocki—of the two brothers Lipski, and of Count Potocki, who was slain by the very soldier, whom he saved a few hours before from the hands of the armed peasantry—would have given a suf ficient provocation to much calmer tempers than the Polish scythemen are known to possess. It is known that Colomb and Ve Ilse° are at daggers-drawn. The latter being here— for he is come to Berlin to get the Kieg's ratification to his treaty with the Poles—has no power to make his orders be obeyed, whilst the former, placed at the head of 40,000 men, wields an uncontrolled authority. Beuerman, the civil governor, has stepp.el forward as pe:xemaler between them, but with no effect. Another questimi, which widens still mere the chasm between the two populations is the con templated separation of the Germanised districts from the duchy of Posen. The Germans claim not only the best part of the duchy, but even the town of Posen itself. I have been at some pains to ascertain the relative numbers of the two populations, and I find that there are 800,000 Poles and 400,000 Germans and Jews. Of the latter number there are only 150,000 born in the duchy, and they are almost all favourable to the Poles. The remainder is composed of all sorts of func tionaries, adventurers, speculators, having no connexion whatever with the province, and no interest in its prosperity. The 'population of the town of Posen (40,000) is equaLy divided, but among the 20,000 Germans and Jews there ate 7,000 temporary rcaldents, fur the functionarie., with their families and servanos, cannot be otherwise considered. To account for this large number it must be mentiored that no official appointment in the province was ever given by the Prussians to a Pole, and that even lamp-lighters and street sweepers are Germans generally brought from other parts of Prussia. As to the soil, 9-10ffis is in the hands of the Polish prcprietary. The above numbers axe taken from the census made in 1815. The following is also from a correspondent : Posen, April 21.—The Polish Provisional Government of Posen has issued a protest against the dis memberment of the grand duchy under any pretext by Prussia, appealing to the treaties by which the partitioning powers bound them selves to the rest of Europe to destroy neither tho nationality nor the integrity of these uroeinces which they retained after 181:t. The Polish leaders complain also bitterly of the false position in which the unsteady policy of the King of Prussia has pieced them, he having first excited them to prepare for an attack on Russia, and now bring induced to place fahh in a military reactionary movement turns round upon them and uion his own commissary - general , Willisen, as traitors and revolutionists. Tl:e generals of the old des- potic unfitly, system are in almost open conflict with the new ministry et Berlin, and act independently if not in op action to their orders. The appeal of the Polish National Committee is accompanied by a sveat quantity of documentary matter attested by witnesses before magistrate& AL STRIA.—In consequence of the intelligence having been received that Naples and Tuscany had lent regular troops to the assistance of the Lom bards, e Austrian government, in its official journal Of the 26th, announces that those functionaries have rceived their passports. The minister of war juts received the following re- Ports from Italy : The macer or the ordinance, C , unt Nugent, reports from the camp of Coesignacco, under date Afro 2.2, that the actingacin government of Udine, in pursuance . resolutir city, adopted. on the evening of the 21.51, entered into a ne• gonstion with him, and that already on this day, the 22nd, at 1 o'clt ck, preliminaries to a defi n ite cabochon of the provireeof Primal was concluded, which we kloPe will lead to vary eatislactory results. The master of the ordnance states that all the troops have gently distinguished themselves, especially the artillery. AThu u. erePorle from Count Iladetsky are da ted Verona, r No essential change has taken place in his position. "GOIITT, Arum 2.l.—Atti r the ratifications of the con nation the imperial Ooops entered Udine ycsterdsy after nom, at 1 o'clock, Where they found weapon, animniailion, and three field-pieces. .4 The Istperiid trims, fa their progress from Tarris, et. (tensity attacked ths enemy at Ponteho, and forced him to retire. " Expresses are being sent off in all directions throughout the province of Friuli, for the purpose of suspending hostili. ties, and of rendering the roads secure. " This day the troops are continuing their much from Udine, and will besiege Codroipo. " Count li.tarto. "To His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs." According to the Austrian Allgenun . iie Zeitung, published at Vienna, the chief officers of the circles in Galicia are organising a peasant force to act in concert with the military; the officers are named from the numerous officials employed by government, who are almost all Germans. The proceeding has very much alarmed the landowners, especially as direct proof has been obtained of efforts made to set the pea sants once more at variance with them on the subject of the labour rents. A certain commissary named O,termann (a German) has been named in an affi davit attested by SO nobles and landowners, as hav ing told the peasants to put no faith in the offers of the landowners to release them from the labour rents. The landlords, it is asserted, wish to be in demnified for what they give up out of the national revenues, but the Emperor has the intention of abolishing these rents unconditionally, and will effect his purpose at the latest in July next. The province is said to be kept in a sadly disturbed state by these proceedings, which have been moat actively adopted by the magistrates of Przemyol and Stanis lawow. The Bohemians, it is said by the Austrian Allnsinrine %sitting, have refused to send deputies to the Diet at Frankfort. The superior, President Tinder, has published a proclamation of the imperial commission at Cracow, which sa)•s: " In order to prevent the further ingress of the Polish emigrants, who are pressing in large masses on the Royal Prussian territory to Cracow and Galicia, the frontier towards Prussia is occupied by military, and the frontier authorities are commissioned not to permit any Polish emigrant, who is unable to prove that ho is an Austrian subject, to enter the country. BAVARIA.—PubIic tranquillity was seriously dis turbed at Nuremberg on the 25th ult., in consequence of a quarrel in a tavern between some soldiers and people: the house was torn down. Assistance coming on both hands, the drum Ira to arms, and the gar rison as well as the civic guard turned oat. Several were wounded on both sides and ono killed. At mid night order had been restored. BADEN.—We have announced the capture of the republican leader Struve and some of hii companions, at Sackingen. It appears that es soon as the fact of their arrest was known threats were made that the town would be burnt if they were not set fres, and accordingly the municipal authorities ordered the liberation of the prisoners, and they made their way safely out of the grand duchy into Switzerland. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIFS. The most important intelligence from this quarter is the fact that Baron Von Oxholm, Chamberlain of the King of Denmark, who was sent on a special mission to St. Petemburg, to ask assistance from the Emperor fur his country in the war with Prussia, bad met with a decided refusal. The Emperor declared that he should not interfere in the affair at all. Accounts from Flensburg of the 27th state that a Danish messenger had come to parley. The result was not known. A regiment of guards had mean while received orders to advance towards Iladersleben against the I)aues there. General Halkett had or dered an attack against the island of Alsen. A letter from Schleswig of April 27 says " Apen rade is garrisoned by the Germans. Here we have about 600 wounded. Yesterday 11 soldiers were buried ; the day before 121 men, among whom were 5 German and 4 Danish officers. Yesterday 3 Danish officers, among whom was a colonel, were brought in prisoners. Everything is perfectly secure on the road between this place and ltendsburg, even daring the night" M. Tatin, the Prardan Consul at Copenhagen, has tendered his resignation. Cbe Court. The court will, it is expected, leave Osborne this day (Tuesday) afternoon for Buckingham Pelee.. The Right lion. R. Vernon Smith had an inter view with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Major-General D'Aiguilar had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Duke of Cleveland had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley and Mr. D. %V. Harvey had also interviews yesterday with the tight hon. baronet at the Home-office. Mr. Borthwick, agent for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. and Sir Alexander Crichton had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his offi I 621 residence in Downina.strect. Colonel Anson had also an interview yesterday with the right hoa. baronet. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, New South ales, South Australia, %Vest Australia, and the Mauritius. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the governors of the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, and the West Indian colonies. BIRTHD Y OF THE DUK E OF WEL LiNGTON.— Ycsterday, b( ing the birthday of the Duke of Wellington, when his Grace completed his 79th year, a numerous party of his tradesmen and their friends assembled to do honour to the occasion at the Albion, Aldersitate-street, where a very elegant entertainment was proeidcd. Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, M.P., in the chair. THE CHAR'fIST ASSEMBLY. Yesterday . being appointed for the congregation of ; the delegates in the lecture•room of the Literary and Scien title Institution, John-street, Fozroy-iquare, many . of the ; leaders in the recent " demonstration' on Kennington common reappeared on this their former arena. Mr. Feargus O'Connor and his ally, Mr. Cuffay, were however absent. , After a delay of upwards of two hours, business was cons- , menced by Mr. William Dixon being called to the chair, by , Mr. bit'Rae being chosen as deputy-chairman, and by the appointment of Mr. Sharron as secretary. The CHAIRMAN then read the credentials certifying the , election at public meeting' of the subjoined &legates : 1 Tower Hamlets, J. Shaw and A. Shaer.; Sheffield, T. Clarke And Town Councillor hiring' Nottingham, the HET. T. O'Malley and Is M'Douall; Bristol, S. Bartlett; Norwich, W. Dixon; West London Vernon; titalrybridge, J. Crossley; Lancaster, J. Matthews Bolton, AL Stevenson; Hyde, G. ; Northampton, J. Pehunly Paisley, K. Cochrane; Dundee, 1. feltae; South London, T. M. Wheeler; Itarnsley, J. Shaw ; Lynn , J. Thwahcs; Halifax, E. Jose.; Glasgow, A. Harley and J. Adms; Oldham, S. Kydd; Leeds, W. Brook and J. Barker ; Falkirk , S. Nt'Lran ; Edinburgh, J. Cumming I and H. Ranker.; Manchester, J. Leach Donovan; Hanley and the Potteries, P. 11.tirath ; London, J. Pamela and H. Child. Several other delegates, whose credentials had not arrived, were in attendance, and by a resolution of the assembly were allowed to take their seats. Mr. CLAIAKH announced that he had received a letter from Mr. Mitchell, of Dublin, 'dating that though he had been elected as delegate for Rochdale, he did not think ho should be able to take his seat in the National Assembly. The CHAIRMAN having announced that the object of the present National Assembly was to memorialise her Majesty to call such ministers to her councils as would adopt as the basis of their measutes the principles embodied in the " People's Charter, " an order was made that the pu blic should be admitted to the galleries on the payment of one penny each, and that to the body of the hall visitors shnuld be received on the free orders of the delegates, a privilege which in the course of the day was extensively exercised, and the result was a crowded assemblage. After some unimportant business the assembly (at one o'clock) adjourned as usual. When the delegates re esaembled athalf-past 2, the Chaim man called attention to some 'natters of routine business which required immediate attention, and accordin sly a finance committee, a general business committee, and lastly an " agitation committee," to direct and conduct the move ment in the metro,:olis, were severally appointed. We may also add that the election of a money-taker and a chef k taker to officiate at the doors farmed part of t'ao resumed proceedings. Capt. O'BaYAN was called upon by the chairman and, in obedience to the call rose and adireased the assembly, but in so low a tone as to be almost wholly in to us, as the a" quel will show he was to many of the delegates. As far as we enuld catch a word, we uulentooil tee gallant gentleman to say that, in accordance with tho ir vitation of the late convention, he had been deputed, together with Mr. DJ'.crp y, by the Irish Coot deration I to state that the confralerstion had studied the statute com monly known as the Conn.:l6,m Act, and had corns to thus opinion that, under existing circumstances in Ireland, it would not be prudent send delegates from Irciand to this ' national assembly. The existing euvernmeet bad eheadl commenced a ruclilem and cruel prosecution against some of Ireland's best and bravest SODS. The state of things at r present existing in that country showed that the g teero went meant to proceed in a cruel, and, he would say, blood • thirsty, m anner. Under such eircumstauces h had eon. , suited his own solicitor, who be in gof opinion that it would not ho prudent for him, an Irish confederate, to sit at the al -1 sembly of any coastituency whatever, he had therefore re solved to forward to the Eliglislimen who had chosen s him as their delegate, his resignation of that trust and honour; and after making this announcement he , should withdraw, with urgently recommending the as sembly to organise a well-arranged agitation in this country: it was determined such an agitation should be pursued in • Ireland. By these means the government would he wholly - disabled front concentrating (as they designed) their who'c , fames in Ireland. Such we gatherei, to bc the seatontes ad dresind the speaker to the Meeting. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1848. Mr. KTDD moved, and Mr. LEACR seconded, a vote of r thanks to Capt. O'Bryan for his manly explanation. Mr. ADAMS objected to the vote until he heard of what the statement eulogised consisted. fie (Mr. Adams), though sitting close to the gallant captain, had not heard a single word which bad escaped his lips. (Laughter and hiss...) Dr. M'Douatt. Mime to the rescue, and on his recapitula tion of the points of Capt. O'Bryan's speech which had been lost en the auditory, the vote of thanks to the retiring dele gates was unanimously agrerd to. A long discussion then ensued on the question raised of se curing the publication all full and noomme report of the pro ceedings of the assemble. Much contrariety of opinion was expressed as to the manner in which the transactions of the late convention had been recorded, and it was strenuously asserted that the organ of the chartists—their own journal, the Northern Star--had failed to discharge its duty. A commi tee was in the end appointed to inquire and report to the assembly as to the best means by which tho discussions of the delegates should bo conveyed to the public. The next question raised was as to the validity of the elec tion of Mr. Cnarles Macarthy, and after a somewhat acri monious disputation it was resolved by a majority of 12 to 9, that as du' notification had not been given, bin election was null SISA void. Some farther formal business was then disposed of, and the assembly adjourned at fire o'clock until nine o'clock to-mor row (this day). Mr. Bond Hughes, the government shorthand writer, was in close attendance during the whole of the day. THE REFORM MOVEMENT, MEETING OF THE COMPLETE SUFFRAGE -ISTS AT BIRMINGHAM. Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock a meeting of electors, convened at the instance of the complete suffrage party, was held in the Town-h.dl at Birmingham, to hear an address from Mr. Vincent on the present state of the country. The attendance of electors was very numerous ; that part of the ban allotted to the public was crowded to excess. At least 8,000 persons must have been present. Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Schnlefield, M.P., and many other influential persons in the borough were present. Mr. Aid. PAL/lett having been called on to pre4dc opened the business of the day with the observation that the time had arrived when they were called on to exercise the right they possessed as freemen. They were living (he said) in perilous times : society was Agitated from one end of Europe to the other, throats were falling, and ernpirt s shaken in all di rections.lnEngland greatdissatisfection and distress prevailed. The time had arrived when something must be done. The question was, what that shotild be. All sensible men were agreed that the people were borne down by taxation until it could be borne no longer. They had arrived at the break back point. Government appeared to have no thought fur the people but to tax them. The people, on the other band, thought they were taxed enough; they believed that the time had arrived when the expenditure of the country must be reduced. Something must be done. The people were suffering the greatest privations—trade was stagnant—ma nufacturers were discharging their men, and living on their capital, instead of on profits. The working classes were dissatisfied. They felt that labour as well as capital ought to be represented in the House of Commons—that the landed and monied Aristocracy had full sway in the country—and that there must be an alteration in the peo-le's house. Of all things it was important that this agitation should be conducted peaceably. Anarchy and confusion would du no good, hut, • n the contrary, would create uni versal ruin. If the people were but firm and united the aria tom Key of the kingdom must ultimately bow before them. In his opinion it depended entirely on the wisdom of the middle classes whether the country was saved from revolu- iron and ruin. Mr. VINCENT was then introduced by the chairman. lie delivered an address which occupied upwards of an hour. He commenced by observing that the present parliament was so notoriously corrupt that it ceased to command the respect of the enlightened and virtuous of the working classes. He repudiated the Principle that the duty of a government was to provide the means for enriching any portion of the com munity : no man ought to expect to get rich except by honest labour, sobriety, and thrift. His conviction was, that the true philosophy of social progress was in the labour of each individual man, and that the labouring clauses were destined by God to lift themselves out of their present degra dation. The time had come when new blood must be in nisei into the House of Commons. The expenditure of the country was progrroyively increasing. This year the ex penditure was twenty-a:x millions, exclusive of that which was required for the payment of the interest of the na tional debt, which was an increase of eleven mil lions since the whigs came into office. An expression of Mr. Cobden's had been much carped at, that the annual expenditure of the country might be reduced ten millions, without injery to any branch of the public service. But this would never be till the tax-payers, as well as the tax-eaters, were represented in the House cf Commons. Mr. Vincent then entered into a long detailed statement, illustrative of the inequality in our present system of repre sentation, and then went on to c :press his belief that a large portion of the Bensible and thinking men of the country were in favour of an extension of the franchise. It was no question of anarchy—no mere demagoguism—but a move ment in which he believed men of all parties would •ally to save the country. The middle classes were altogethee unie presented in the House of Commons; every questim for a reduction of the expenditure was treated with laughter and derision; and a voice must again go forth from lliorninahano, in the name of peace, law, and order, demanding, firmly and resolutely, for the great bulk of the people, their full share of political rights. Mr. Mvsiz, M.P., a ft er a few introductory observations, said that he had always been in the habit of' calling things by their right names, and. if it was a het that the people were rubbed by the Meuse of Commovis, then the represen tatives of the people (as they were called) in the House of Commons were thieves. lie condemned the goverment for having brought in the gagging bill—fur having been frightened into doing so—a bill which (he said) he had op posed in every shape and form. Thereafter the hon. gentle men went on toshow the policy andexpediency of the people not being too ultra on either the one side or the other. lie had ne objection (he said) to universal suffrage himself ; 1 he saw no objection whatever to it, providing they could get the ballot with it ; without it there would be all sorts of bribery and interference. Now (continued the hon. gentleman), can yeti, as the people, get the charter without the consent of people in other places. You all re member seeing in the papers an account of a meeting of members of parliament to take into consideration certain refoims for which there was just now an agitation in the country. At that meeting all the hearings of the question were discussed, and after a long and reasonable discundon it was thought better to take no steps whatever in the matter until after Mr. O'Connor 's motion. They did not wish the public to see that they were divided on it ; but the feet was, that of those who were present at the meeting to which he was referring, four-fifths would have voted against univer sal suffrage; now he put it to them whether they were prepared, by persisting in their demand for the suffrage, to give up the support of the 100 members of parliament who would, under the circumstances, go with them. (Hear.) A very extended household suffrage, with the ballot, trim ni d parliaments, and electoral districts, would give them such power, that nothing would prevent their getting universal suffrage it they required it. He had laboured many years in the cause of the people. In 1830, when the tint political union was formed, ho presided at a meeting at Beardsworth's Repository, which was the surprise of the world ; the proposition then was , that they should have household suffrage, but the whip suffered the Reiorm Bill to be filled with such absurdities of all sorts that the 101. franchise, fettered as it was with rate-paying and other clauses, restricted rather than in ased the franchise in many places. If, however, all householders possessed the suffrage, and all lodgers who had held possession a certain time, the franchise would be very greatly widened. lie had once thought it objectionable that soldiers tad sailors should be permitted to vote, loot if there was • restriction as to residence the objec tion was done away with, and a very smell portion of society would be found to be unrepresented. He deprecated the spirit that seemed to actuate some chartists who de sired all or none; it seemed to him (he said) like the man who wouldn't go to the top of a church until ho could jump up it. For his part ho was as extreme a radical as anybody, and always had been ; but he should like to know what that party ever got of themselves, but, when they were joined together as they did in the political 'union, they made a great demonstration, and, if they did not get all, they got a great deal. Amongst other things they obtained the power of sending members to parliament ; and it was a fact that the larg e constituencies were the only honest coustituencics that now existed. (Hear.) For he would venture to erty that there was not a small borough in the country where bribery and intimidation was not exercised. At the present time the dis tress in the country was becoming unbearable. He admitted that the suffrage, per or, would not mend the condition of the people, but it would give them the power of enforcing the adoption of such mea sures as would make them happy. (Mar, hear.) His counsel therefure was for the middle and working classes to unite together in one solemn bond of union, and they would obtain a large proportion of that which they were seeking to obtain. (Hear, hear.) At the present time there were time parties in the liouao of Commons—the whigs, the good cou Peelites, rine the tories. All tho,o were broken up, an no ld be expected from either of them. The s tory party could not move an inch—the Peel party had been pushed out —the whigs came io, and these two parties playtd into each other's hands on all important (pee -1 tient', sometimes getting up a quibble on a little thing ; but in fact there was 1.14 hone fide opposition in the House of Commons. This state of thiess neeld not, however, exist much longer ; 100 memb. rs going from one side of the house to another, would make a rather considerable dif. ference. The whigs came to him sometimes, sneaking and sneering, but se. y frightened, and they said, "You'll do no good you'll all tumble to pi, e , s ; " but the fact was, that minor ditferenei s would but sink into insignificance when they all united together for a common object • and it would bo the fault of the people themselves, if they did not ob tain a better system of government. (lieu.) It VMS his intention, as soon as all prices and profits went down to the continental level (which would be very Khortlyl, to make a motion to the effect that all salaries he reduced to what they were prior to 1797; profits were reduced to the l i lowest pose:ble figures, salaries ought therefore to be reduced in proportion. Nothieg in the shape of reduction could be expected from the whigs ' who were in office ; nor from the Peelftes—they expected soon to be in; but the tories, when they had sufficiently suf. fered cooseignent on rents not being paid and from other causes, would not be very backward in agreeing to such a motion. (Cheers.) The ther day he (Mr. Mums) read in the Exprest Sir Joshua Walmaley's letter to the electors of Leicester, and a mare sensible production he had never read. He edyined thou present to peruse it, for in his mind the principles tbereia entestciated and expounded, if carried out, ought to be andleilut to satisfy any reasonable men. In his opinion, those entertaining extreme opi nione were bound to make a slight sacrifice in order to obtain household suffrage; then it would be impossible for any government to withhold • more extended reform, if the people required it. Fur his own part, he tied always relied on the mass of the people in his elections, and so he had told the House of CoolasoMe All the people had to do was to hang together. la faller le emancipate tnemselves from the thraldom which degratied I them, sud would exist, so long as the aristocracy were par mitttd to purchase power at the expense of the integrity of the people. (Cheers.) Mr. ticitotartzeo, M.P., who was received with entlea. I gamic cheering, rose to address the meeting. He remarked, that after the very admirable address of hie hon. colleague, in the principles of which he most cordially concurred, he felt he should not be warranted in taking up the time of the meeting by speaking at any length, more especially as he saw other gentlemen around him who would doubth se wish to explain their mites upon the subject. So far as hie own views went upon the matter before them, he would say he had not changed them, and those pm. lent knew the principles upon which he said he would stand when returned to parliament (Applause.) They knew the extent of his views upon the suffrage ques tion ; they knew that he sincerely and deliberately advoeated the principle involved in the term universal suffrage ; and to that principle he now as rrongly adhered as he bad ever done, and more so. He had, however, signed the declaration in &your of the movement for household suffrage that he might join iiithat movement, which he believed would stir up England from end to end. (Hear.) Ile (Mr. Schelefield) had a certain distance to go, and he would get as many as he could to accompany him to the end of his journey; but at the same time he would go as far as they went with those who did not intend to go the whole distance, and when he sepa rated from them he would part with them in friendship, while he should pursue his course and go the whole length of his journey, though he should have to travel within the law to his journey's end. (Applause.) No doubt a great deal of mistake had existed between the I middle and working claws, for the middle classes had treated the working classes as though they (the middle classes) had interests in which the working classes had no share ; hut he thought it cool I be shown such was not the caw. Largely as the middle classes thought they were re• unseated, it had been shown that day how small a propor tion of them were represented in reality. Had not the middle classes their grievaocee from the existence of such a system ? Had not they heavy taxation and bad trade ? And were not those the same grievances of which the working classes had to complain ? And the middle classes and the working closers should know that it was only by their being united that those grievances could be redressed. (Cheers.) He would not detain them further than to assure them of his desire to see the charter fully carried out, and he trusted they would not accuse him of falsifying one single promise that be made when elected ; and it he understood himself he never would give them an opportunity of making any such cheep. The hon, member then resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Mr. 0. Dawsort, MA., said, the wishes of the working claws are well known; the charter defines them simply and clearly. The question is, are the middle classes pre. pared to go that length. I th ink they are not. What is to be done ? Are the two climes to be regarded as contracting parties, who must each make concession; or are the work mg classes to insist upon their whole demand? Can you get the charter if the middle classes do not join? Will they join ? If not, what will you do? Will you refuse a part because you cannot get the whole ? Some of us will not. We will ask what there is a likelihood of oh tabling. In so doing there is no departure from principle. lam well aware of what will be said. We shall be called double:faced. Apply the epithet to your members. They aro for universal suffrage, and yet have signed the household declaration. Call them double-faced. The beet way is to an ticipate sham, and by prophesying it take away its sting. I expect, then, all universal suffrage men who now join a movement for leas will be said to be deserters—unprincipled, expediency-men, double-faced, whiggish, panderers to pre• judice, timid, unjust, half and-half, and so on. Say BO; we expect it; it will harm us not. Let the questions be fairly stated and answered. Is there any chance of your carrying universal suffrage ? Is there any chance of household ? Shall we refuse the one because it is not the w hole? If the chartist feels ho cannot go for leas than the charter, let him go for it. He need not oppose the other movement. If union is possible, unite—if not, let the parties pursue an independent but friendly course. if the two are to be antagonistic, then I will join the most practicable—not feeling that in so doing any principle is sacrificed, but a tri• bute paid to that genius of progressive reform which is so dear to Englishmen, who have so much of the conservative element in them. To those working men who, though char tists, are wiling to join the household movement, I would say—" Be not deterred from so doing by what may b e said. Moral courage is never more shown than in doing right when it may be called wrong." Many chartists feel that they cannot demand less than the charter. So be it ; bullet others who feel they can, without inconsistency, join a household movement, at once do so. (Immense cheering). Mr. Josson Srunon next addressed the meeting. He expressed his delight at seeing so large and so harmonious a meeting, and his hopefulness that if they could only obtain their object they would not quarrel about the name by which is was fated. Though he had nut read the letter of Sir Joshua Walmsley, to which reference had been made, still he did think, if he could understand that letter rightly from what Mr. Monte had said, that both himself and Sir Joshun came very close together in opinion. If he (Mr. Sterile) understood rightly, man, as man, was worthy of full political privileges without any re ference to property. As far as ho understood Sir Joshua's letter, before a man could vote for a repro eentative in parliament, he must have a settled residence ' for a certain period ; and, if that was all, did not they then agree together in principle ? That being so, he begged of them not to quarrel about a name. Again he would say, was it not wrong to condemn a whole class as working men becatoe of a few physical terse men ? (Rear.) There were thousands, tens of thousands, whom providence had placed in a position above that of the working men who would, seeing what was going on upon the continent, have taken a part in politics now, if it was not that they were afraid of so doing. But they might as well charge upon religion all the dire effects of the inquisition, at to charge upon the whole of the woeting classes the faults of some of their would-be leaders. (Applause.) It was he knew their duty to advocate equality of political rights, hut he did implore them, if the , could not agree upon all points, not to disagree upon details. He trusted they wool" look upon those who did not go the whole way as agreeing with them, and join ing in going a certain distance, as far as they could now see their way. But he thought hie friend Mr. Dawson was rather too senguinc about the matter, and he (Mr. Sturge) should prefer going for the great principle. (Cheers) In conclusion Mr. Sturge called upon all parties present, who were in (Roque of an extension of the suffrage, to unite together for the purpose of supporting so desirable an object, after which he resumed his seat amid much cheering. Mr. H. V.INCENT then again rose, and expressed his de light at the catholicity of feeling displayed by the meeting, and his hope that the objects fur which they had met would be realised. He trusted by a little good temper the dietinc.- tiveriess of names might be done away with, and a firmer union effected. lie wanted a union between the middle and working chimes, and a full and fair representation of the working closes. Mr. J. Marlow, chartist, said that his friend+, some of them who had neokee, had been more candid than he had ex pected, and he expressed his desire to know what household suffrage meant. He did not think thatthe chartists were fana tics. lie bad been a chartist for years, but no fanatic. Hewes one, too, who never called other persons by hard names ; and be thought they should not look back upon the errors of I the chartist', or it might rake up other unpleasant reminiss mum. He would say to those who were fur obtaining household suffrage, " Go on, and get es much as you can," and let the nnivereal suffragists assist them where they could. But he called upon them as men of principle to re collect, that when that bill for granting house. hold suffrage went into the houses of par lament there would be amendment upon amendment, until the promoters of the bill would find that the one passed was not the one they wished for. (Hear.) They (the complete euffirage party) had declared their principles ; they did not complain of the exertions of those who did not go quite so far, but he would rather lay let them get as much se they eonld. That declaration had been signed by men of both parties, both working men and middle-class men, which showed there was a mutual desire te co-operate. He would tell the meet ing plainly he wan a chartist, but he did not upon that ac count rice to attack the two honourable members pre sent, or Mr. Dawson ; they must all be aware that their two honourable representatives had much to go through, which those present knew nothing of. Whilst, then, these honourable men would stand upon what they considered they could obtain, he would, upon principle, stand upon what they (the working classes) ought to obtain; and if they did not do that they might depend upon it they would not get the household suffrage they wanted. He (Mr. Mason) now found hundreds of middle ease men cheer ing the very sentiment , ' which, when he tittered teem a few years ago, be was imprisoned for so doing ; and the reason was that the middle classes now saw that the working classes in their principles were right, and that nothiug 1 could be done without a union of the two. (Hear.) Mr. Mason then went on to remind the meeting that in a co-operation of the middle and working classes there was much to be forgiven sad forgotten • and urged that they should rather unitedly take their st and on the principle of universal suffrage than on the accommodating expe dient household suffrage, at the same time reminding the meeting of the fact that the men of Birmingham were now being led by men who would cause them to work out their object by peaceable and legitimate means and no other. Mr. B. SMITII (of the firm of Martineau and Smith) con sidered that while in the days of the agitation for the Reform Bill it was said that " taxation without representation was tyranny," should they:not now take the converse of that, and argue that the man who bad a voice in the representation should be one affected by the taxation of the country ? He thought that a system of fair and eqnttable taxation might be adopted. Mr. O'Nziet suggested that it would be better to ask dis tinctly what was the nature of this " household suffrage "to which reference had been made that day. Mr. MUNIZ, M.P., replied that, at present, there had been nothing definitive settled by the new liberal party in reference to the extension of the suffrage. He had (he said) before told them that there were a certain number of liberal members who had agreed to endeavour to obtain " an ex tension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial parliaments, and electoral districts." A meeting bad been called to arrange the matter, but, in consequence of the postponement of the motion of Mr. F. O'Connor, that meeting had been adjourned. As to the Reform Bill, it was the tault of the eovernment of the time, who would not let it be passed in the form it ought to have been. He had told the People over and ever spin that it would be so altered and emasculated that it would sot be the e s bill they wanted or expected. Bat there had been ; something done by the Reform Bill ; it bad put • stop , to the old beroughniongering system ; and by means of new ; boroughs, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Shef field, and others, had sent what he termed real represents tires of the people to parliament. Mr. Monte again referred to Sir J. Walmsley's letter, which was subseqoently read to I the meeting by Mr. O'Neill, the Chairman having handed to him the Doily News fur that purpose. Mr. O'Neill said the contents of the letter were the sentiments' of one man only, but it certainly embodied some of the leading points in the charter; and so far he declared himself satisfied with it. Mr. Him., a chartist, considered the question put by Mr. O'Neill, in reference to the full meaning of the words, " household suffrage " as very proper, more especially 14 they should rightly understand the question before the meet ing of Wednesday, prior to which be contended the parties who celled that meeting ought to define precisely what im provements they were going for. Mr. MUNTZ explained that he had received a letter from the gentlemen by whom the meeting on Wednesday was called, inviting hint to attend a meeting that morning to define and determine upon the princ•ples the should adopt, so they would all see there was no desire on t he part of those gentlemen to withhold the information required by the last speaker. Mr. DAVI., a chartist, followed—His party (he said) wanted the suffrage, believing themselves to he entitled to it. Some others were for household suffrage, and for his part, he said, if they could get 10s. in the pound, it would be better to take that instalment of a right then refuse it alto gether. He regarded it as is the highest degree unjust to deprive them of the suffrage, and his motto was " The charter and no surrender." The meeting broke up with this expression of opinion, and without the adoption of any resolution, but there appears • no doubt but that Mr. Sturge and all the most influential , of the complete suffrage party will unite with those who are / going for the very extensive reforms comprised in their de- I elsration, including household euffrage, the ballot, electoral I districts, and triennial parliament,. LEICESTER REFORM MEETING.—In our report of this meeting, on Thursday last, the following typographical ermrs escaped correction:—" N. Briggs, Esq., Mayor," fi r "John Biggs, Esq., Mayor ;" the Rev. C. Barry," for the " Rev. C. Berry ;". .and the " Rev. I.,Scudimore,'• for the "Rev. J. Smedmore." ANOTHER NEW STEAMER, belonging to the British and North American Steam Company, called the Niagara, intended to run between Liverpool and Now York, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, from Glasgow, where she was built. She is commanded by Captain Kyrie, late of the Ilibereis. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual meeting, of the members of this society was held Yesterday at their rooms, No. 21, Regent-street, .7. J. Blaady, Esq., in the chair. From the report of the council it appeared that owing to the unfavourable state of the weather last year the profits on account of the exhibi tions at the gardens at Chiswick had been diminished to the exteat of 7481. 15s. 3d. Nevertheless, in conse quence of the economy practised by the council, the debt of the society had been reduced by the sum of 6691. It had been resolved that all life *Ascriptions (or compositions) should henceforth be funded; and the whole amount under this head in the present year had been invested in the Three per Cent. Consols. The exhibitions at the gardens. bad maintained their accustomed reputation with the exception of fruit, in the quality of which there had been so marked a decline that the especial ate ntion of the exhibition committee was directed to the subject. The committee had recommended abetter classification and more minute sub division of prizes, together with the abolition of what were termed collections of fruits, and an exclusion of fruiterers from ethibition. By the new arrangement 26 heads of com petition were provided instead of 6. The number of tickets issued for the gardens was 21,073, while in the previous year it was 23,917. The total receipts amounted to 6,0911. Ils. Id., and the expenditure left a balance in hand of :5841. 15s. 3d. Some valuable contributions to the collections at the ger dens had been received ; amongst which were—from Vis count Palmerston, various vine cuttings from Pen:a, which, if they can be made to grow, will prove highly interesting ; from Captain Munroe, through the Earl of Auckland, a your g plant of Amherstia nobilie, dtc. The committee hod to thank Mr. Lindley for two lectures on heat and coa bastion, and they had to report that Dr. Lindley bad deli vered 14 lectures on various subjects connected with gar dening. The report having been adopted, and the council and other officers elected, the meeting separated. INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, WANSTEAD.—An an nual meeting of subscribers was held yesterday at the Len. don Tavern, Bishopurte-tr. presided. The commit a tee s of m an agement reported l tha M t the number of orphans on the establishment at the time of the last annual meeting was 216 ; there had been since admitted by election 100, and by purchase 2, making a total of 318. Of that number 47 had left for other asylums, or the are of their friends, and 8 had died. The number would be increased by the election of that day to 313. The income of the charity bad very considerably exceeded its expenditure; and after defraying) all the claims of the year 1817, a large proportion or the life subscriptions re mained for investment. The committee, however, begged to reiterate what they had before stated, that until the asylum was filled the economical working of the charity could not be adequately developed. They acknowledged the receipt of 250 guineas from her Majesty, in the name of the Prince of Wales ; and among several legacies, one from the late Mr. J. W. Bridger, amounting to 2001. The usual business—the election of officers, stc.—having been gone through, the proceedings terminated.—The poll was then opened, and was closed at three o'clock, when 60 out of 169 candidates were duly elected to the benefits of the charity. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. —An adjourned general meeting of governors was held yesterday, at the house of the ficottisa Corporation, Crane-court. aleet-street. The Marquis of Breadalbane presided. After a short conven tion with reference to some observations which had been made at the former meeting, the minutes of that meeting, and of the subsequent proceedings of the directors,were read. They stated that, in necordance with a resolution of the general meeting, a committee had been appointed to inquire into the circumstances and management of the institution. That committee, after receiving a report of the finance committee, came to the unanimous decision that a complete change in the arrangements arid management of the asylum was necessary. They recommended that the services of the secretary should be dispensed with, and another officer ap pointed under the title of eretary and superintendent, who should reside in the asylum ; also, that the services of the principal master should oe dispensed with, and another person appointed in his place ; that the office of assistant master he abolished; and that the instruction of the junior classes should be conduct( .1 by pupil teachers. The committee recommended the abehtien of the office of assistent-school mistress, and also the dismissal of the drill-sergeant, another person to be appointed in his place. With regard to the tieaucial condition of the asylum, they found that far the last two years the expenditure had exceeded the income by 2,0481-, and that both the capital and income were fast dim ni.hing. They suggested that the funded ca pital should at no tics be reduced below 10,0001. They had laid out a system of bye•laws for the future management of the asylum, which they re commended to the attention of the directors. The directors had adopted, with some reservation, the recommendations of the committee, the principal of which was with regard to the proposed dismissal of Mr. Burney, the secretary, who they considered might be continued in his office, to which should be added the additional duties of superintendent. A long discussion took place upon the proceedings of the board, in which some diversity of opinion was expressed. The result was that the minutes were confirmed. FISTULA INFlRMARY.—Yesterdas, the anniversary dinner of this institution took place at the London Tavern. The L: rd Mayor occupied the chair. Atter the usual loyal and complimentary toasts had been honoured, his lordship called especial attention to the toast of the evening— " Prosperity to the Fistula Infirmary." He said it was especially satisfactory to notice that, notwithstand ing recant events and the generally depressing aspect of the times, the funds aid prospects of the charity had not suffered. The objects of she institution deserved this decided support, since at sought to relieve a class of diseases which nom their character rendered those suffering from them the objeetsof compassion. Ilia lordship referred to the chief points of the report for the year ending December, 1847. It referred to the fact that, notwithstanding the sad inroad death had wide among many of the early friends of the institution, there was yet an increase in the amount of its annual subael:ptions, thus affording a sub stantial proof that the niunha of those who are'not on. mindful of their poorer brethren, languishing from privation and sickness, is not diminished. The report furtherstates that the infirmary, which has reached its twelfth anniversary, has been the meant of affording permanent relief to nearly 6,000 sufferers, of whom above 1,7,00 have undergone surgical operations. It was regretted, however, that although the charity had suffered no retrograde movement, yet the accom modation was still fur too circumscribed to allord assistance to all who are eligible objects of its solicitude.. The rover non of the infirmary, therefor s, entreated not only a con tinuance of pecuniary, but als • a bestowal upon it of moral, support, by enlisting the sym, achy of fricuda andconnotions in the praiseworthy cause—a e .use it was considered that every one who values the ^drancement of science, the alleviation of human sufLring, and the happiness of his fellow creatures, is called upon to promote. — Sir James Law Lushington, in prof *sing the health of the (winder (Attie charity, bestowed a warm eulogium on the excellence( that gentleman; and Mr. Salmon, in returning thanks, said that it his friends and the pus lic wished to mark their recognitian of any services he had been able to afford to the case of charity and the suffering poor, the best mode they could adopt was to continue their support to the Insti tution, the twelfth anniversary of which they had met to celebrate. The donations of the evening amounted to nearly 400)., which, with the minuet subscaptions, made a total sum of abeut 5001., as the produce of the anniversary festival. IRELAND. DUBLIN, APRIL 30. The "Irish ambassadors," after their Cork enter tainment, are invited to pay a visit to the urba intleta. This will scarcely be practicable, as Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher must appear personally in the Queen's Bench to-morrow, and so on from day to day until the hour dime. Mr. Smith O'Brien and his subor dinates will be received Via evening by the Sar.field Club. Mr. Mitchell's recepti m was very dishearten ing. The Liuurick. CAroacle thus describes his ar rival yesterday in the city of the violated treaty: — When the mail drew up opposite the Post office, where a largo crowd of ' Old Inlanders' had as sembled in expectation of Mr. Mitchell's ..rtival, they commenced groaning that gentleman, to whom much indignity . was offered, with foul threats of per sonal injury, in consequence, as they stated, of his calumny of Daniel O'Connell. Mr Mitchell appeared quite surprised at such discourtesy, and said he did not anticipate such a reception from Irishmen. Several members of the Confederate Club who were in waiting to congratulate Mr. Mitchell, and endeavoured to suppress the indignity, were themselves abused and insulted. Messrs. Mitchell and Meagher reached Cruise's Hotel in safety. It is not unlikely that a melee will take place at the soiree this evening between Young and Old Ireland. Tho " calumny" to which allusion is here made is con tained in the following passage from the floated Irish- Illan of the 22nd of April : The great Irish abler and abettor of these English plunderers was one Daniel O'Connell, throughout his life the upholder irt " middle— class" rule. in all its plows, crimes, huxterlee, and by ocriries, and on all occasion the mortal enemy tf the Iris h working man, tiller, and artificer. Ilia was the principal agency by which trades unions and combinations of workmen were broken down in Ireland, and labour left naked and unarmed to the mercy of capital. lie upheld landlordism, and held down the working farmer to the -tmost of his power. The soirr'e at Limerick, to Messrs. O'Brien, Mit chell, and Meagher, was not concluded when the last accounts left. The entertainment was given in the lower floor of a large store, in Thomas-street. There were about 300 persons present. At half-past 'even o'clock "The Prosecuted Patriots" arrived, and, after receiving a long round of applause, the festivities commenced. After the first set of cups of tea were drank, the toasts of the evening were proceeded with. The first was " The Queea of Ireland," which was boisterously received, with some few marks of disapprobation. " The People, the true source of Legiti mate p oser, —" The Prosecuted Patriots"—and " Ireland for the Irish," were responded to by Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Mitchell, in long, but, as compared with their recent harangues, moderate, speeches. Mr. Mitchell was not well received. The opposition to him was incited by the Rev. Dr. O'Brien, for his recent attack on the character of Mr. Daniel O'Connell, whom he designated as the " enemy to the work in g men of Ireland," and " an abettor of English plunderers." The soiree was avowedly given by the Sarsfield Club, which is composed of members of the Irish Confederation, and was not, as originally supposed it would be, a compliment from the United ltepealers of Limerick. Mr. O'Brien appears to lez in high favour with the Old Irelanders, as well asYoung, here. While some of those think he is going too fast, they do not hesitate to say their city representatives are going too slow. Notices have been posted through the town of Rath keale, convening a " monster meeting" for Sunday, at the Market-square, "to sympathise with the pro secuted patriots, Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Mit chell, and to subscribe in aid of the Defence Fund." The placard concludes with these inflammatory words :—" Rally to the Rathkeale meeting, rack rented and cruelly-taxed farmers, idle and starving tradesmen and artisans. Rally to the meeting, starv ing labourers, hungry able-bodied paupers, and prove that you think an feel with those noble and generous patriots, who are daily wasting time and property for your frecdom." A meeting of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the county of Down assembled yesterday at liillsborongh Castle, the residence of the Marquis of Downehire. A declaration of attachment to the crown and in maintenance of the union was unani mously agreed to, and forwarded for signature to the magistracy, clergy, i.nd yeomen of the county. The marquis was requested to correspond with the lieute nants of the other counties in Ulster on the same subject. Among the list of toasts we find th e " Memory of O'Connell," the first tribute ever paid to the name of O'Connell since his death. The military organisation and discipline of the police force is scarcely inferior to that of the line, and it is intended by the authorities to assimilate them gradually in rank and honours. The first step has already been taken, and the three grades of sub inspectors 1,2, 3, will henceforward assume the title and dignity of captains, lictitcoants, and ensigns. The fleet under Sir Charles Napier is expected round to the Shannon. A very remarkable circumstance is mentioned in a letter from Killarney. When the defalcation in the savings bank of that town became known at the union workhouse, a considerable number of the paupers made their way out of the house, and, with their pass-books in hand, rushed to the savings bank, demanding the amount of their lodgments ! This extraordinary fact is given upon such unquestionable authority that it is impossible to entertain any doubt of its accuracy. The Limerick Chronicle mentions a somewhat similar fact in the following terms: A woman went into one of the Cork banks on Monday, and asked for gold for 121. in notes, which she had just drawn from the savings bank. She got the gold, and while folding it in piper a gentleman present, whole attention was attracted by her poor appearance, recognised her as receir ‘o out-door relief in the neighbourhood of Macroom. LIMERICK ADDRP.BS TO HIS EXCELLENCY.—The follow ing address of confidence in his excellency has received nume rous signatures in the county and city of Limerick : We, the undersigned inhabitants of Limerick and its a iciaity, having witnessed with deep regret, the attempts which have bean made to accustom the minds of men to violence and bloudshcal ; and to introduce into one part of the United Kingdom the horrors of civil war, approach your exullency with this expression of our conviction, that such atrocious attempts are not only reprobated by us, but by what may legitimately be called public *Maim' in this neighbour hood. We entertain not only various but conflicting po litical opinions ; and for the support of there opinions we have contended, and arc prepared to contend again ming only In such contests all the means permitted by our free constitution. We do not attempt to deny the existence of rnentabte distress and Msery ; but we are convinced that constitu tional liberty is at an end, when internecine strife begins; and we be lieve, that no permanent relief can be given to poverty, except through the employment of the poor—that no employment can be given except through the investment of capital-rand that no capital will be invested where life and property are threatened with destruc tion and confiscation. When we temember that Ireland already poe. Wats that freedom of speech and of the press, that representative system, that trial by jury. that responsibility of ministers toe which so many other nations have been, and still are at, uggiing ; we feel the more ashamed and indignant that language, such as we have alluded to, should go forth to disgrace her through the Christian world—language not only counselling bloodshed, but modes of war fare so horrible, as to seem the suggestion of demons rather than of men. A strong sense of public duty has impelled us to lay before your excellency our opini nn on the state of our country. We boon done so in the firm ciinfideoce that your excellency, Influenced no low by your well-known kindlinem of heart than by • sense of justice, will not rest satisfied with vindicating the cause of order and of law (in which we promise our moot earnest co-operation), without at the same thee tracing our many satin; evils to their origin, ono applying each remedied as may, with tune and God's blueing, diminish pau perism promote employment, develop industry, cement order, and make the empire, to which we gloty in belonging, strong in the support and to the affection of a contented, prosperous, and loyal people -BT4TE or THE COUNTRY.—A paragraph in the Limerick paper of to-day, written by a person who has traversed within the last week the whale of that valley which lies betwe. n the Keeper mountains and the Galties, and from the boundary of Waterford to the river Maigue, describes the state of cultivation in the most cheering lan g uage. Not only is there more corn sown, but the breadth of potatoes down equals that of any former year. The " cheerful song of the peasant is again heard in the open field ;" and, save in those places where extermination has been at week, " the general appearance of the country is p.culiarly delightful." The writer suggests, whiala I cannot but feel is inn great measure true, that if the landlords would observe a little forbearance next year the country would again be pros perous. May we not hope that even for their own ultimate advantage they will do so ? Tho wretchedness of Gal way who can attempt to describe ? Amongst the pain fad tales related in the local papers this week, is one in which a woman and her daughter, driven through hunger to feed on the carcass of a dog in a putrid state, died of the horrid meal within 24 hours, in the moat awful agony. The Lough Corrib drainage works are at length in progress, and all to some extent relieve the labour market of the town of Galway. There are 60 men now upon the works. SCOTLAND. EDINEUROU, APRIL V. In a recent royal proclamation the church of Scot land was ordered to offer prayers on Good Friday, an edict which has given offence to the Presbyterian establishment, which rejects all week-day festival'. 'I he Synod of Moray has "overturned " the General Assembly on the subject. whores., It le of great importance that no mil should Ise made upon the church by the government of the rountry fur lin services in oda: worship, race such me may be in tu:l concord with the constCution and practice of this church—in which case much calla will alw.tys be received with perfect welcome, and acted on with great willing...es: and whereas, notwithstanding , an injunction b y the Q ueen in council seems to bare tamed on the lath of this month, in which. by ennui tnistnice, a certain Friday is %amused m a slay of public won.bi,n in the pra.tice of this church it is humbly overtaxed by the synod of Korn) to the ensuing General Aseembly that the smeernbly do take Waal steps may in its wisdom scan right to guard ligainst such Mis takes in time to come. EXTENSION OVINE SCEPHAGS.—It is stated that a re quisition addressed to the lion. the Lord Praroat ot Glasgow tor a public meeting of the electors to be held on an early iffy, " to confider the pr,priety of petitioning the legislature for a full, fair, and free representation of the people in the House of Common'," is at present ia oourse uf signature, and has already obtained upwards of 300 signatures of electors. Tue REPOILY MOTEMENT.—The new reform party do not urge universal suffrage, and we are glad of it. It is as ex tension of the suffrage they reek. How far they are prepared to go in this (Erection, what qualification they dee-a it ne cessary should be possessed by those who hold electoral rights, what test of espability to ozonise the franchise