The Express. — London, England, 1847-02-18 00:00:00

ANIEItICA.—FIRE IN BOsTON.—On the night of the 28th January a greet fire broke out in Baotou, by which *hundred builihnite were destroyed. The fire Ant be gan in t h e bowling saloon attached to the Neptune hou s e in Haver hillktreet, and owing to a strong westerly wind the con flagration spread with alarming speed from street to meet. From 11averhill.street it reached through to Beverley -street and Medi; rd-street, both of • , eh were completely Lii.l , ma re. Thatcher-street was the next to stiffer, and there erreral largo buildings were totally burnt down. The fire was got under lifter much exertion on the morning of the vrh. The amount of damage is not stated.—New Fork Son. SUPPLIES FROM NEW ORLEANS.—The following to a statement of the probable amount of provisions that will tome to New Orleans from the Ist of September past to the 31st of August, 1847. It is impossible to .ay with any ac curacy what portion of it will reach England, al large ships cann ot get to New Orleans for went of a sufficien• depth of water at the entrance of the Mississippi. Tiuis ditfiiulty will be orerconie next year by the recent discovery of Cat Island Harbour, where vessels of the largest class •an be rulmittid and laden with grain and provisions, this tine harbour he ng connected with a short railroad of only 48 miles in length, by which the produce landed from the river Mississippi can be put on board in less than three hours' travel, &c. : Bushels. Quarters. Wheat in barrel. MI sacks Flour in barrels bow, ea re in elm in bulk . 400,000 „ 1,200,1.00 „ 148,000 Ditto rbeilol in sack: Dino meal in barrels oats, barrels and saris 300,000 „ NOO,OOO „ 11'2400 1,606,000 1,500,000 quarters of grain of emery description, to which may be added some pray toiler, and potatoes to small quantities ; Moo 61,000 make of heron, 0,000 mita of Num, 500,001 M. weight of hams in bulk, 45,000 barrels and kegs of butter, 400,000 barrels sea maks of salted pork, 1,000,0 0 0 Mi. weight in bulk of lulled pork, 00 barrels and times of salted beef, 110,00 a barrels of lard, 350,000 Pegs of lard. The total estimate of the value of products teought to New Orkans this year, including saw, molarses, cotton, too hemp, bey, tallow . Mora, lumber, etc., inay be set down at 90,000,11/0 of dallars.--Slts*Eard. COLONIAL CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—The WAR Is Km , PIRLAND—(Frum the South African Commercial Advertiser of Dec. 19.)—1n the last Gazette some official notices bring the authentic history of the Kaifu war down to the begin ning of the present month. These, as well as many unofficial communicatiuus induce the hope that hie excellency may have it now fairly in his power, and also in his intention, to subdue and secure Kaffirland, without suffering any material check, though innumerable details involved in the new arrangements may give an appearance of dilatorinesa to his proceedings. It is nut his design to make a solitude, end cull it peace. He will not be satisfied with the submission of the Kaffir chiefs. The work before him is more compre hensive. His purpose is to establish in the new territory a numerous population, under laws and with institutions con sistent with justice a n d freedom, restrained as well as pro tected by a well-diatributesl force. A private letter states that the chief Maeomo, now at Block Drift, has become insane. Like his father Gallia, this maa was endowed with great na tural !Officio, but, as in the eas- of his father, he has fallen a victim to intemperance. Ploughing and sowing have eimmenced on the border, though the gun beside the plough man, and the powder-horn and shot-belt girt round his body, show bow secure the borderer yet feels after the storm of war. From the Frontier Times : From Col. Somerset's camp we have news up to yesterday, on which day Umbels ar rived with some of his followers. Of the object of his visit we are not informed. A convoy of mule and horse waggons with supplies reached town, with a number of loose mules for frontier service. Cape mail arrived this afternoon. We have information from Upper Kaffir Drift to the 28th inst. We learn that Field-Captain H. Bowker has had many night patrols out lately. Two parties of Kaffir' had been morn at a distance, and also the spoor of three other pieties, ell returning to Katerland. No spoor of Kaffirs had been seen entering the colony since Mr. Bowker's arrival. The old wal:s of the post had been built up, and all the men had been comfortably hutted. We are sorry, but not sur prised, to learn that Sir A. Stoekenstrom has resigned his appointment of Commandant-General of the Burgher forces. The Brilliant arrived at Port Elizabeth on 'Thursday last, having on board for government 40,0001. and stores. NOTICE. Head Quarter., Camp near Fort Hare, Dec. 2, 1846. Since publishing the notice of Colonel Somerset's suc cessful patrols in October last, the forces in the field have been engaged in clearing the ceded territory, scouring the deep klooft which intersect it, and sending out patroles to harem the enemy wherever an opportunity of doing so was offered. The following were the principal of these opera tions 1 Several patroles were made by the Ist division under Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone, 27th Regim , at, between the 1 lth September and the '23d October. In these about 22 of the enemy were killed, several stand of arms, 114 horses, and 475 head of cattle were taken ; 7,450 sheep also were recaptured. 2. On the 14th October a patrole was made by Captain Hogg in the Tambookie country, on which occasion the spirited conduct of Lieut. Fitzgerald, of her Majesty's 91st Regiment, was brought to his excellency's entice. In this meteor nt twenty-seven horses and about seventy head of cattle were captured, and eight of the enemy slain. 3. On the 221 October, and on the 3rd and 4th Novem ber, Sir Andreas Stockenstrom sent out patroles under the command of Field Captain Read of the Kat River. During these op:rations, Fie d Captain Read reports that forty six K affirm wire kill, d, and 1,500 head of cattle, and 1,000 goats were taken. Field Captain Read's services are men tioned in very favourable terms by Sir Andreas Stocken strom 4. His excellency has received the fol'owing report of a patrol conducted by Colonel Semen-et, C.M.R. : (EXTRACT.] " Camp on the Chalumna, Nov. 24, 1846. " Sir,-1 have the honour to acquaiut you for the infor mation of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that I marched for the Beka at 6 a.m. on the morning of the 22ad inst., and encamped with the troops ea the Wanahanna stream, live miles dem. the Kieskamma. At eight cm. I was joined by Captains Moultrie, Hogg, and Bouchier, with 400 men ; halted all day, and at six p.m. I marched with the following force —two gurii Royal Artillery, under Captain Burnaby, one troop 7th Dragoon Guards, under Captain Sir Harry Darell,lso Cape Mounted Rides, under Captain Ka pier, 150 of the 73rd Regiment, under Lieut : Colonel Van der Meulen, the troop of burghers under Commandant Nie kerk, one company of Size's Levy, under Capt. Head:mote, one Fingoe Legion, under Capt an Bird. to proceed to the Kieskamma. I detached Lieutenant-Colonel Maddened to the Shonshou Drift on the Kieskamma, with one com pany of the 73rd Regiment, one company of Sine's Levy, under Captain Lange, and 300 of the Swellendam Native Corps, under Captains Hogg and Beuchier. I directed the whole of these troops to move at day-dawn across the Kieskamma, and attack the enemy's kraals I on the left bank of the river, and scour the valley of the Shoushou to the K icakamma height. Moving with the guns, cavalry force, and 71rd Regiment et four cm., I ad vanced up to the height of the Kieskamma, and bringing our right shoulders forward, I detached the C.M. Rifles and burghers to the flanks. The troops attacked the enemy's kraals at the upper source of the Chalumna, and after a most fatiguing march of ten hours, the several parties returned,l having captured above 900 head of cattle end 16 horses and mares. About tour p.m. the parties detached to scour the valleys of the Shoushou debouched from the bush, having cap tured from seven to eight hundred head of cattle and a few horses. I regret to state that privates Isaac Tiernan and I Adam Dragooner, C.M. Rifles were unfortunately killed at Nonibesiraid. Luse men having proceeded a-head of their party, were incautiously talking to some women at a kraal, when • body of the enemy rushed out of a kloof and fell upon them, Private Tiernan shooting one of the enemy after having received a ball through his body. These men I buried at Nonibi's kraal. Although the beat was exces sive, the troops went through the duties of this fatiguing day with their usual activity. A large body of mounted Kafttrs having shown themselves on some high ground above the Tamaka, Captain Burnaby opened hie gun upon them, which speedily dispersed them. " During tho whole of these operations I received every desistance from the officers commanding corps, and all the officers; and from Major Stocks, and the officers of the staff. The troops were, as usual, moat active and intelli. gent, and performed their work with great cheerfulness. I have the honour to transmit Lieut-Col. Mackinnon's report. About thirteen of the enemy were kill( d during the day. " I have the honour, ft.c. (Signed) H. SomEneirr, Col. " To Lieut.-Col. Cloete, K.H., iftc." 5. His excellency ban received the following report of patrole from the Ist division, under Lieut.-Col. Slade, on the lot rose. : " Camp, Block Drift, Dec. 1 1846. " Sir,—l have the honour to report to you, for the infor mation of the commander-in-chief, that in compliance with instructions received from his excellency in person, I, at two, cm., this morning, caused the columns, as detailed in the margin, to parade for the purpose of patrolling in search of cattle. " I had also directed Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, Re serve Battalion 91st Regiment, stationed at Fort Cox, to make a sortie at the same hour for • similar purpose. I enclose the reports of Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone, 27th Regiment, of Lieutenant-Colonel Erskine, Reserve Bat talion 45th Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, Reserve Battalion 91st Regiment. " I myself accompanied the let column, and proceeded up the right bank of the Churnie for nearly six miles, when we crossed that stream, and bringing up our left shoulders we swept the country until we reached the point of rendezvous ex selected by his excellency. The column under my immediate command captured 668 head of cattle, 32 horses, 98 goats, and a vast number of calves, 6 guns, and several bundles of assegais. Thirteen of the enemy were slain, amongst whom (I am informed) was Yoka, the chief of one of the kraals we swept, and • valued councillor of SandßlL " The cattle and horses captured by the several columns are as follows: Lieut.. Col. Slade, 668 cattle, 32 horses; Lieut.- Col. Johnstone, 332 cattle, 16 hones; Lieut-CoL Erskine, 274 cattle, 8 hones; Lieut.-Col. Campbell, 106 cattle, 9 horses. Making a grand total of captured cattle, 1,419; home, 62 ; goats, 98. Killed of the enemy, 14. "These operations were performed without any casualty 00 001 . aide ; and the troops returned to the camps between. 9 and 10 a.m. ". From the reports made to me, I have every moo me, to believe that all these of the enemy who fell upon this Gem non were slain in resistance to her Majesty's troops. " I have the honour, &c. &e. &c., (Signed) " M. J. Soatte , Lt.-Col., Com. let Div. " Lieut. Col. Cloete, K.H., tic." Many other patroles of minor importance, made in the course of this period, have been conducted with great spirit. Amongst the officers whose exertions on those occasions have been brought to his excellency's notice are Lieutenant Bisset and Ensign Salk C.M.It.; Field-Captains Arlitfe, Bidilulph, Conway, O'Brien, Rom', and Stubbs, and Field- Lis utenant Cumming, dte. The troops of all descriptions, including the new ly arrived companies of her Majesty's 73rd Regiment, emplus ti in the movements made by the let and find divisions, nisv e con ducted themselves in a highly creditable manner. The commander-inthiet has been pleased to direct 4 t the military post now in the course of erection near 3 Drift shall be named Fort Hare, after the late Neatens. , :- governor and colonel commanding the forces in the eastern districts, in record of that distinguished officer's long ser vices in the British army, and his recent administration of I the eastern province of the colony. Sir Andreu Stockenstrom having tendered his resignation of the command of the Burgher forces, the commander-in- I chief has been pleased to accept it. Sir Andreas retires with the thanks of his excellency for the great personal exertions which he has made, and the servic:s rendered by him during the tiling circumstances of the last seven months. Citantes L MAITLAND, Capt. Greo. Guards, Assist-Military Secretary. Mx Zoun. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Count Alexander hlensdorff, took an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four. The equerries iu waiting, Col. the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. attended on horseback. H.R.H. Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, accompanied by Count Alexander Mensdortf, and attended by the Hon. Capt. Gordon. The Royal Family took their accustomed walks and rides yester day, in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace included H.R.H. the Duchess of Keut, Count Alexander Menadorif, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Capt. Francis Seymour. Their R.R. H.H. the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princes Mary and H.S.H. Prince Frederick of Hesse visited the National Gallery yesterday. The royal duchtas was attended by Baroness Hammerstein and Mr. Edmond Mildmey. The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy Governor bad an interview with the Earl of Claren don yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.—The Bishop of Toronto had an interview with Earl Grey yester day. Mr. James Field had also an interview with hie lord ship, at the Colonial-office.—Mr. Ludlow Bruges, Al P. (for Devizes), had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt, on Tuesday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways in Great George-street. Mr. H. F. Tiarks, Conseiller do Legation and kCharge d'Affaires of H.R.H. the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, expired on Monday at his residence in Oxford-square. Mr. Tiarks was accredited u Chargé d'Affaires during the ne toutriga.tion of a convention between Great Britain and Olden- Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Mauritius, and also from the Got inor of the Cape of Good Hope. iE POST-OFFICE AND THE PARCEL COMPANIES. understand that the circular lately issued to receivers letters, by command of the postinaster-general, and ned to in our paper of yesterday, has bens con'idered necessary u a protection to the public, whom it is &signed to guard against the error of supposing that the post-office has any connexion a ith the operations of the companies in question; an error which, we understand, has been eaten nvely disseminated, in consequence of the unwarrantable use of the royal alma, *ad of names, which appear to imply connexion with the poit-siss. COURT OF ALDERMEN. BILL FOR ALTERING THE FILANCIIISL—AIderman Ht•steaaaT said, that in consequence of his absence from the court on the last day of meeting, Alderman Copeland had asked a question relative to the appointment of the committee to amend the Act of George 1., relative to the election of aldermen and common councilmen. He regretted to find that unsatisfactory anewer had been given to that question, although the court had unanimously agreed to appoint the committee, and he wished to know whether it was the intention of the court to carry the motion into effect. . . Alderman MOON was anxious to know whether there was any truth in the statement in some of the newspapers, with respect to the refusal to allow the remembrancer to take his seat in the House of Commons. (Laughter.) Alderman MUMPHIRY: There is not a syllable of truth in it. The remembrancer hes no seat appropriated to him, _ body of the hoes. bit he is allowed to triter into the body of the house, nadei the gallery, as an officer of the City of London. As for that statement it is all fudge.—Adjourned. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL: CORPOII,ATITON REFORM.—A court was held en Tuesday. The summons stated that the court would be special, for the election of the various City officers, and " on noother husinees."—Mr. J.Dixoe, on the Lord Mayortaking the chair, expressed regret that the feeling of some of the members had manifested itself in so objectionable a manner at the last meeting of the court. The LORD MAYOR said he felt much gratified at the expression of regret at treatment which he was conscious he had not merited. After the minutes of the last court were read, Mr. WIRE rose to move that the minute of a former court, en the subject of the proceedings on the Qualification Bill, be amended by recording the tact that a notice given in open court by Mr. Wood, a member of the court, in the following words, was handed in and publis`led by him to the court •. " Notice—Motioa for the next court by Mr. Word • —That the bill to declare the qualification of freemen of Lon don to be elected members of the Court of Common Council be read a third time.—John Wood —Feb. 11, 1847.—And the Lord Mayor declined to receive the same." Aber much discussion, this amendment was adopted. Mr. Low (the chairman of the Committee of Privileges of the whole court) then rose and said he begged respectfully to state that the Committee of Privileges had almost unarm mouldy agreed to adopt the paper which he held in his hand, in answer to the statement made by his lordship at the last court, and he begged that it might be read. The Loau MAYOR: It is not in the paper of basiners, and I cannot permit it to be read. Mr. ANDEISTON : Then I shall move that the court do now adjourn. I ' Mr. Josta : My lord, you are bound to have the paper I read. In justice to the court, 200 members of which have in committee agreed to it, you ought to hear it. You thought fit at the last court to state your opinion, and this is an an swer to the paper you then read. The LORD MAYOR: When the business for which the • court was summoned—the election of officers—shall have been finished, I shall hear the paper read.—The RECORDER said the court ought to consider that the corporation was in a locked wheel, in consequence of the non-appointment of its officers. The LORD MAYOR protested against the ungenerous course of making the officers victims to the disagreements which had sprung up be tween the two branches of the corporation.--Alderman Witeox said it was unreasonable to expect that the Lord Mayor would allow any business to be proceeded with which did not appear upon the paper of business. Mr. WIRT: I am anxious to say a few words, that it may not go abroad that your lordship's speech could not be an swered. (Hear, hear.) There IMO imputations in that speech upon the members of this court for which there was not the slightest foundation. It must not be allowed to be stated that we wish to coerce our officers. There is not the least truth in that accusation. (Loud cheers.) The LORD MAYOR said that such language was unworthy any member of the court. Mr. ASHITHST : Every word Mr. Wire has uttered is true. —Mr. Lawitaxeri said it was quite evident that the Lord Mayor was acting under the influence of the Recorder, in distrusting the court (Hear, hear.) The Loan Mayon called to the Town Clerk to proceed with the business on the paper, and, after a remark by Mr. Powtress, added, that the gentlemen who were constantly rising were quite oat of order. Mr. Jones It is the Lord Mayor that is out of order. My lord, you are out of order. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and " No, no.") The LORD MAYOR Will you, or will you not, go on with the election of officers ? (Loud shouts of "No, no.") Alderman Peruser( : I came here an hour and a ialf ago to elect the officers, and I am not to be kept here all day. All sorts of illegal and absurd things are taking place. Mr. ARRDEST : There (pointing to the Recorder) is the comae of the whole confusion. The LORD MAYOR: I am myself the cause, for I am doing what is right. Mr. Arensitrom I shall persist in my motion for the ad journment of the court. The RECORDER : That motion Is not consistent with your oath as a member of this court. (Loud disapprobation.) Mr. ANDERTON : That is an imputation of direct perjury. (lies!, hear.) Mr. Wigs: The Recorder has imputed perjury to a member of the court. It is an insult to every member. I move that the Recorder be removed from the court. (Great confusion.)—Mr. T. H. HALL moved that Mr. Low be requested to postpone the presentation of the paper. —Mr. HARTLEY seconded the motion.— The LORD Maros: No, no ; I shall not put that question. After further altercation, Mr. PRENDEROAST said the court was actually trifling, and called upon the members to proceed at once to the election. The Town Clerk rose with the list of the names of the officers in his hand.—The Recorder again and again asked whether it was the pleasure of the court to proceed to the election. — After the objections to this course had been repeated again by several members, Mr. Marriott said the members were fighting with a shadow, and proposed to them the magnani mous act of being the first to retire from the contest. (Loud • cries of " No, no.") Mr. Marriott then moved, and Mr. Williams seconded, the motion that the court proceed to the election of the officers.—Mr. Wire immediately rose to op , pore the motion, and began to read the paper containing the answer to the statement of the Lord Mayoras pert of his speech, but the Lord Mayor, before many 'enemies had ; been read, rose, and orderingthe mace-bearer sad the sword bearer to precede him, retired from the court.—The gallery ' was filled during the discussion by persons who seemeti to be struck with astonishment at the whole of the proceedings. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING TILE AMEND MENT OF THE LAW. A general meeting of this society was held yester day evening at ita rooms, in Regent , street ; Mr. Commissioner Fonhbinqtae in the chair. Upon the motion of Mr. P.Taylor, the draft report on the principles of punishment presented at the last meeting was received. The sum of it was that it is desirable that all secondary punishment should be awarded sad conducted with reference mainly to the reformation of THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRU. the prisoner ; that they should be corrective sa well al for Mr. Mittea then read to the eoeirty the report of ate committee appointed to enquire into the best method of amending the preen must inefficient and mischievous practice in the master's offices. Basing observed Om " references of any importance, where the parties are a 'verse, are seldom completed in less than two or three years; that, in many casts, the reports have not been obtained in less than seven or eight, or even ten years, after the decrees di recting the reference ; while in other, the parties have been dr.ven by the delays and difficulties in obtaining any final reports to abandon their claims alto,uther, or have submitted to heavy sacrifices, rate r than incur the risk of a protracted and ruinous litigation," the report suggested the "assimilating the proceedings before the master as nearly as possible to proceedings in the ordinary courts of justice. That each master should have a daily list of causes, and each cause be called on in its turn, and be proceeded wilds continuously, until the whole matter capable of being ass sidered and disposed of had been gone through. That to afford facilities for the attendance it counsel, the masters' sittings should be from II till 5 on alternate days, and that no cause in the list, to be attende I by counsel, should be called on before 3. That either party not being prepared to proceed when the cause was called on, should pay the costs of the day to the other party, which, in case POlicitors only attend, should be fixed at two guineas; and in case counsel should attend, at five guineas unless a satisfactory reason were given for the default. That each maser should keep a book, to bo called ' The Masters' Entry Buok, in which should be entered all hearings bef ire him, specifying the cause or matter, the solicitors, or parties and counsel who appeared before him, and, in his own handwriting, the points ruled, or opinions finally exproased by him, such re cord of the proceedings being producible when required by either party, or by the court or taxing master, before the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Itolls, or the Vice.Chan ' fullers ; and before the taxing master on any taxation in the suit. That the master should fix a time within which each party should be bound to complete his evidence, and that sic evidence should be allowed to be brought in after the expi ration of the time fixed, except by sp,mal leave of the master subject to appeal." 'The reporters added that several of the rules they sug gested had been introduced by Sir Edward Sugden into the masters' office in Ireland, and bad been attended with the utmost success. The consideration of the report was postponed till the next general meeting. REPRESENTATION OP DIARYLEBONE.—TFIE MART LEBOSE Raronx SOCIETY.—A numerous public meeting of electors of the borough of Marylebone, resident in the densely populated district of Somers-town, was held on Tuesday evening at the Bee Hive Tsvern, Chapel-street. Mr. Douglas stated the objects of the association, and hlled for union amongst all classes of reformers, as it had been broadly asserted that Mr. Bond Cabbell was already in the field, and organising his committees in that borough. The principles of the asseiatian were an extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial parliaments, the abolition of all re strictive duties on commerce, and a determination not to pledge thems:lves to the support of any particular candi date, but the best candidates who accorded in the principles of the association, which now alre.tdy numbered 50) or GOO members. After several speeches on voting by ballot, a con siderable number of electors were t nrolled. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND.-Yegerday after noon the eighth annual meeting of the members of this testitution, established for " granting permanent pensions to actors and actresses, chorus singers, dancers, ptantominnets, and prompters." took place at the saloon of the Lyceum Theatre, for the pupae of receiving the reports of the cent mittee and auditors. Mr. Buckstone (treasurer) was called nn to preside. Mr. Cullenford (secretary) then read the report, from which it appeared that the committee had invested 3,461/. Bs. in the public securities, and that a balance of WC 19s. Sid. remained in the hands of the treasurer. After discharging all demands there was au increase in the receipts of last year of nearly 4501. as compared with those of the preceding year. The report having been adopted, the Secretary stated that the committee, at their last meeting, had received such a flattering statement of the finances of the institution, that they had recommended the allowance to annuitants to be increased 51. per annum-viz., from 251. to 301. a year. -The chairman then announced that Mr. Macready had kindly consented to take the chair at the ensuing anniversary festival of the fund at the Londen Tavern.-The Secretary read the following letter from Mr. Charles Dickens : - " Paris, February sth. Dear Sir,- Ilhave been very glad indeed to hear through Mr. Macready, before receiving your letter, what chairman you have secured ; a more appropriate one, or one more likely to do service to the fund, and good service too, in the public recognition of it, could not, I am certain, have been found. I am bold to say, and I hope the committee will not be uninterested to bear that I shall be able, please God, to attend the dinner this year. I hive arranged so to leave here as to be in London and at home again on the 27th of March, and I beg you not only to insert my name in the list of vice-presidents, but to keep a seat and a toast for me, both of which I will do se much honour as my cordial in terest in the meeting and its object. can muster. Dear air, very faithfully your, C. DICKENS.-To W. Cullenford, Esq." -1 he list of subscribers contains the names of the late Duke of Northumberland, 601. ; the Duke of Devonshire, 10/. 10s. (annual) ; Charles Kean, Esq. 601.; W. C. Macready, Esq., 301. ; W. Yemen, Esq., 301 1 .: B. Webster, Esq., 201. ; Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, 101. ; Luke J. Hansard, Esq., 251. • Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq , 211. ; Earl Fitz hardinge, 51. ; Earl of Ellesmere, 5/. ; Douglas Jerrold, Esq., 61. ; Charles Dickens, Esq . 51. ; John Forster, Esq., 51 ; the Hon. T. Hope, 101. ; Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., 10!. ; John Stnitt, Esq., 101. ; W. H. West Betty, Esq., M. ; Sir A. Barnard, 51. (annual); Mies Helen Faucit, sl . (annual); Mrs Glover, 51.; J.Yandenhoff, Esq., 6/. ; T. P. Cooke, E.g., 51., &c. The erection of officers followed.-Trustees: Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Charles Dickens, Esq., and Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq. Honorary Tresaurer, J. B. Buckstonc, Evq. Committee: Messrs. A. Younge, E. F. Saville, Worrell, William., G. Osbaldeston, Buckstone, Attwood, H. Lewis, on, Cullenford, Cowls (vice N. T. Hicks), Saker, J. Hward, H. Hughes, and Morelli. Auditors : Mr. H. T. Craven and Mr. W. Searle. Secretary: Mr. Cullenford. The customary vote of thanks was presented to the chair man. Mr. Buckstene, in an appropriate speech, briefly ac knowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. FRAUDS ON PAROCHIAL AUTHORITIES BY THE Pooa.-At an inquest held yesterday before Mr. Mills, the deputy-coroner, at the King's Arm., Frederick-street, Regent's-park, on the body of a child, the parents of whom were in the receipt of parochial relief, Mr. Coullart, one of the relieving overseers, explained to the coroner the vast amount of imposition and fraud practised in order to nbtain parochial assistance, more particularly amongst able-bodied vagrants and Irish labourers. Mr. Coullart said the deputy coroner would remember some remarks made by him at the recent inquest on the child Joseph Woodward, to the effect, that it was quite clear that " the strong, the violent, and undeserving were the first to obtain relief, whilst the humble, meek, and feeble, who were really deserving, either were kept all day to obtain relief, or they did not receive it at all." The directors of St. Pancras, determined to prevent this, had, since the inquest, on persons presenting them selves at the workhouse.door for relief, directed the porter to give them a tin ticket bearing a number, and the parties were entitled to go before the relieving officers in rotation, in ac cordance with their number. The average number receiv ing relief at present wuBoo per diy, and when the doors were opened, the rush was so greatthat the able-bodied managed to get the eulkickets, and it had been discovered that they made a ma et of them in the following manner :--The bolder of Tic et No. I was entitled to go in first, and so on, and he would make it his business to get into conversa tion with a poor widow perhaps, or some such person who had left a family of young children at home. and who would be glad to get away. He would ascertain her ticket to be numbered 50 or 60, so that she most stay an hour or two before her turn came, and she would be glad to give 3d. or 4d., if she had it, to exchange her ticket for the early one, knowing that she would get Is. or ls. Bd. and three or four loaves. The early ticket-holders would then sell this latter ticket to a person perhaps who held ticket 160 and so on to No. 600 or 600 and, bane e made 14d. or 15d., would walk off with the la ' st ticket in his pocket, and perhaps sell it to some one else outside. Under the management of the old select board it was • common thing for the monthly pensioners to pawn their relief tickets, and for the pawls broker's man to come up with the ticket for the money. lie. Pike, another of the officers, stated that so great was the imposition at the present time, that one day last week, out of 70 cases he had to inquire into, there were 48 who did not live at the addresses given. REFORM AND REGISTRATION ACTIL-Yefitlaq evening • meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Ifte , vern, Strand, for the purpose of petitioning 'melamine to repeal the rate-puing clauses in the Reform and Resides tion Acts. Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., took the chair, and was supported by Sir Hugh De Lacy Evans, M.P., Mr. Dun combe, M.P., Mr. F. O'Connor, Mr. Cochrane ' and other gentl emen .-The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, re marked that he, with his hon. friends near him, had just come from the House of Commons, when they had gained a splendid victory in carrying the second reading of the Tea Hours Bill by a majority of 106. (Cheers.) Labour had been too long the slave of capital ; but by this bill, whish he be lieved would per in afew weeks, that evil would be remedied. It was hoped that the attention which had already been paid to the social condition of the people was beginning to have its effect, and that laws would be enacted for the protection of the suffering slaves of this country (Cheers.) The peo ple, however, should exert themselves generally, for if they did not spread this feeling throughout the length and breadth of the land, trickery, manoeuvre , and deceit would do their work. The cisject of the meeting was, curiously enough, to assist • Whig administration in carrying outthe principle of their own act. (Laughter.) In the Reform Act there were various persons qualified to re gi ster, and if he had had the drawing up of it he would have given to every man the right to register. The first provision of that act enacted that a man must reside in a place for 12 months before he was qualified to register, and it was also enacted that a man should pay his rates six months previous to his claiming a vote. He contended that such reatrictions were oppressive. His hon. colleague, Mr. Doncombe, had brought the subject before the House of Commons, but he regretted to say that he was not supported as he ought to have been out of doors. It was his hope that such apathy would no longer be exhi bited, and that this meeting would prove itself an earnest of Paton awarme in getting rid of these obnoxious clauses. -Alm * nearetary had read letters, apologising for the wil of Lord J. Russell, Sir Benjamin Hall. Mr. i i M.P., Mr. Geo. Thompson, Lord Ro ble . r .8. O'Brien, and other gentlemen, Iles Illenoe Clark proposed the Ant resolution, which was aNnaill W Idr. Cardinale : it was to the effect, " That it is Abe ophdon of this meeting that the rate and tax-paying dares la the reform and registration ants are vexatious and Zirs:ye, end opposed to the progressing spirit of the age, and to be repealed forthwith. - -Oeneral Sir Hugh de Lacy Evans, in supporting the resolution, said ' 18, 1847. that the Reform Act when it 141bonPussab wu was which was considered aceeptableir " nol the bill which the people should have 4 °":" 1:led ,• In 1 ' 341 „. h2II en as to deprive the t a o f t rely nox itn", qu"litits. he Memel( had endeavoured to eltentre th e `ah""' and though his bill had passed the House of Commons, it We. thrown out by the House of Lords; or, ge it was called, the hospital Of incurables. He had made did , tame attempt emblequentlyi but was equally unsaacesat a i, U. hoprd, however, that the bill which Mr. Dancombe intended to Introduce for the pur pose of repealing the eat'-paying clauses, would be attended with sums as. The brio. and ..!sllant gentletean concluded by showing how oppressive were hhe ratepaying clauses of the Reform Act, by the power which they gave to the parochial I authorities to refuse the rightiof regiatering.--Mr. rearms, I O'Connor also supported the resolution, which was unions- I mously carried.—A petition to parliament, founded on the above resolution, was then read to the meeting, and, being unanimously approved of, was committed to the care of Mr. Duncombe, fur presentation to the House of Commons.— Mr. Dencombe having addressed the meeting, stating the satisfaction he would feel in presenting the petition, and coodeouning the rate-paying clauses as unconstitutional and vexatious, a deputation was appointed to wait on Lord J. Russell, to impress upon him the necessity of having them repealed, after which the meeting dissolved. SOIREE OF THE WHITTINGTON Cum.—The founda tion of the Whittington Club was celebrated last evening, by a gathering of the members and tneir friend., at the London Tavern. The room was so full that many could not gain admission. The choir was occupied by Douglas Jer rold, Esq., the president and founder o( the club, round whom were congregated on the platform a large number of distinguished individuals, including laclik. Mr. Jerrold opened the proceedings in a pithy address, which was received with enthusiasm. He adverted to the intellectual progress of the people, which an institution like the present would encourage; and dwelt eslecially on the necessity fur union of purpose in carrying out its objects. He then described the Objects of the club, ind the advan tages which would be enjoyed by its membv-a reading, conversation, & c. Mr. Jerrold concluded Li prophesying the highest and most beneficial results from the institution, both in our own, and in times to come.—Addresses were then delivered by Dr. Mellinger, Mr. Dawson, Dr. &wring, and other gentlemen, the entertainment being further sup ported by distinguished vocalists, among whom were Mi.s Itainforth, Mi.c Banana, Miss ?dement, and Mr. Wetherbee. A new song. written and composed for the occasion, was warmly applauded.—Mr. William Howitt proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by Mr. Nash. —Mr. Jerrold briefly returned thanks ; after which a large proportioned the party dispersed, the remainder staying to partake of various amusements, of which dancing was the principal feature. - - ANTI-SLAVERY LEAGUE. A public meeting of this association was held yesterday at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, D. W. Wire, Esq., in the chair, on the subject of American slavery. The chairman, in opening the business, said that the meeting was convened for the purpose of interesting the public of this country in behalf of the slave of the United States. The question was an important one, and commended itself to the sympathies and best wishes of every Englishman. (Hear, hear.) He trusted the meet ing would listen attentively to the statements which would be laid before it by the delegates who were to address the audience. The chairman then called upon Mr. 11. Smith, the sectetary of the league, who dwelt upon the relation which England sustained towards the United States. He showed the influence which this country exerted upon the public of the American Union, by reference to the constant tutereoune--eoeial, commercial, and religious—which is maintained. He then referred to the influence of the elaveholders in all departments of activity, to prove that the politics and religion of the nation were overridden by the pro-slavery spirit. The constitution of the United States gave to every slavehelder three votes for every five slaves, which were to him, in every other respect, only what the sheep and cattle were to the resident in the north. Thus, if a slaveholder held one thousand slaves, he exerted the influence of tit hundred and one freemen in the north. Mr. Smith concluded with a powerful appeal to the justice, humanity, and religion of the British community.— Mr. Frederick Douglas (recently an American slave) then addressed the meeting in an eloquent and powerful speech. He remarked, in the course of his observations, that the slave was reduced to the condition of a chattel by the laws of the United States. The elaveholder possessed irresponsible power; all the rights of the slave were stricken down at a blow, and the whole of the union was involved in the guilt; for'every man in it was bound by an oath to contribute his wealth and physical power, and the whole of the army and navy was at any moment liable to be called upon, to crush the slave into obedience should he dare to as sert his right to liberty. Irreligion and robbery were the allies of each other. It was death in one of the states for the second offence of teaching a negro child to read, and there were 3,000,000 American slaves, all of whom were prohibited from being taught to read the bible. The Bible Society had circulated the Scriptures throughout the states, but one-sixth part of the whole population was thus omitted. These 3,000,000 of human beings were without human rights, without marriage, the bible, ellpthe blessings of the gospel. He concluded by calling on theilaiseting and Chris tians of all denominations to avow no fellowship with slave holders, a sentiment which was heartily responded to. The chairman, in acknowledging a vote of thanks, commended the Anti-Slavery League to the support of every one who desired the extension of human happiness and the extinction of human misery. MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOClETY.—Yesterday, the 13th, a general meeting of this society was held at the King's Head Tavern; R. Godson, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report was read, from which it appeared that there had been 159 proposals for new assurances, to the amount of 130,0001. The total number of policies issued up to the 31st of last December, was 1,224. The total amount at that time in existence was 984. The capital sum assured under these policies amounted to 688,388/. 150. ; and the annual income of the society from assurance premiums alone was 23,5141. Ils. Ild. The capital of the society up to the same date, consisting of money in the funds and sound securities, amounted to 10.5,1281. Os. 3d., or nearly one-sixth of the entire sum assured. The amount of claims occasioned by the death of deceased members, was oonsiderahly below the expected average, and very few members had withdrawn. After an ample and cautions valuation of the society's 'Willi in and assets, the directors were enabled to declare a divisible surplus of 59,6851. Os. 3d., which was equivalent to 7s. Bd. in every pound contributed to the funds of the society. This surplus would enable the directors to augment the sums originally assured to the members under' their policies for the current year. In iv ply to la question from a member, Mr. Hardy, the actuary of the society, said that about eight years ago an option was given to any party to apply the addition or bonus on his policy to the re duction of the annual premium, at intervals of not less than seven years. In reply to another member, Mr. Hardy said that only 44 deaths had occurred in the society, and that the claims tbr these deaths amounted to 42,0001.—The Chairman then addressed the meeting, and congratulated them upon the prosperous cmdition of the society. He pointed out, and illustrated in several ways, the benefits which the assured would derive from the system adopted by the Mu tual Life Society, and said that the fact of there being onl 120,000 persons in the kingdom whose lives were as cared, showed that there was something in the system formerly adopted by assurance offices which discouraged people from insuring in them. It was his intention to bring in a bill in the House of Commons, to remedy certain defects which ex isted in the law as it stood at present with respect to sun rance.—The report was adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated, and the usual forms of voting thanks to the directors, chairman, and officers of the society having been duly observed, the meeting separated. DESTITUTION OF THE SI'ITALFIELDS WEAVERS.— On Tuesday night a meeting of the unemployed broad silk hand-loom weavers of Spitalfields and its vicinity was held at the Crown and Anchor, Waterloo-town, Bettnel green, when the following memorial to her Majesty was adopted : vo ram 4CILF.X . B 113er ..,~.. The lomble Mel of the inempleyea WM silk bend-loom names of nglisildna and its the meipluel Bilk 2,2 " 2,2 del‘l2_ l6 . 22 d 22 visdmddly mere le e pees& pm 2l essmy, takes skfteasst d sir rem= li=mit to whisk in how* am unt glaMen. Tar haulm be vee, deremel mad= be akw dim , aging le dig th en:ar m ee: :rod nod la s n imm darai st god sdiesb Ihsk eann ad. lass Ma mud* is Me WM hi do sewhlerei id* Are, rather Oda he an mph* Mee all the Mier des of arms we mot ewdNda wtr mpoelist k bar heaboil. aid the sidldisa trent** perads, modmi Mk* ea wider every mein efldiallea and Mum ire sat* se, Mot add year Mei* her hat enedhemsdik pert Orkin hd use that pop Idol sad West wale be *gm be love Main um of leer whfeseswisioselntag so meg L Test immeledits alsg. wed,f4eaaestt diet pm Mem be hiselep w lma ne isad a sar b empirints, dinar! with disk impi likenrs las aid thst m a n die le be sm r~te ie her g osi j: thve le that used pikes he Me they met te bead ed, eat ow etlaWa =sTadr is ow d 7=7. M M T pel mi r =Oh es In dab bound, veto ewer pray." A cossaidee was appointed to leave the esseiseisl with Lord J. Remit for presentation to her Majesty. THE IRISH PARTY AND THE PRESS.—The Irish party have determined to exclude the representatives of the press from their meetings, and have directed their secretary to famish to one particular reporter an outline of their pro ceedings, who, on application, will give to the other reporters an account of what transpires. Such is the substance of a statement made yesterday by Mr. Godley, the secretary, to a gentleman who attended from this °Moe. The public, knowing the manner in which the reports of the proceedings of the Irish party are concocted, will rate those reports at their proper value.—Son. INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE IN A CAMTEE- Eoree.—By adjournment, before Mr. Payne, at the Crown, Lambeth-road, touching the death of John Davis, aged 90. Toe deceased, on Wednesday last, hired a bed at the Shake. 'ware coffee-house, St. George's-sirens, and whilst there he swallowed a quantity of oxalic acid, which destroyed his life. A silk handkerchief, found round the throat of deceased, showed that he had previously tried to strangle himself. A letter, written by the deceased, was found in kis pocket, in which he bade • fare well to this earth and all contained."--John McCabe said that the deceased was • boot-closer, and had resided for some time put at 14, Plough. court, Fet ter-lane. About a fortnight ranee a lad named Atkinson had accused deemed of improper conduct tomes his mother. That circumstance had prayed deeply an 11 mind, and on the 10th lost. he wrote a letter to kis Insert at Bath, in which he dated that his panties in misty, add also his character, had been blasted by a unlisieen mad un founded report, and that he could not bear up whist k any longer; be was, therefore, determined to dielsy Ids own hand, although he deeply regretted the ansiirspia.—The jury haring consulted, they returned a verdict of " Topa tau insanity.' IRELAND. DUBLIN, Fen, IG . There arc no accounts from the Galway'election on which reliance can be placed to a later hoar than one o'clock on yesterday. At that hour the numbers were on yesterdiY's poll, Monahan, 123 ; 01 7 1aherty, 118 ; leaving a majority on the day's poll, at that hour, for Mr. Monahan of 5, and a gross majority of 19. It was not anticipated that the election would close before five o'clock this evening; but the result of yesterday's polling would decide the election. The constituency would probably be then exhausted, leasing but the gleanings of the field for this day. The Repealers, notwithstanding the returns given above, are san guine of success; and 1 was assured, to-day, by the near relative of a Young Ireland leader, that at two o'clock yesterday the Repeal candidate had a majority over the government officer. A ruse had been played off in the course of the morning, which probably contributed to this result. A rumour was put in circulation that Lord John Russell had positively resigned, that his administra tion was broken up, and consequently that Mr. Monahan was no longer Solicitor-General for Ireland. The falsehood was very ingeniously contrived. letters were addressed to the several newspapers of Galway purporting to come from the Messrs. Johnston, the respectable news-agents, which letters contained printed slips, stated to be copied from an express edition of the Sun of Saturday night. I need hardly say the name of Messrs. Johnston's firm was used surreptitiously. They have offered a reward of 100/. for the discovery of the forger. Cork is the centre of destitution, and, in justice to its press, the representatives of public opinion in that quarter understand the value of constant repetition. They robe everything in a dreary suit of sables ; every village is a tigolino's dungeon ; and indeed it is sur prising how the population has continued to live an long without absolute annihilation, when positive statements declared a condition inconsistent with the possible maintenance of human life. It is neverthe less impossible to under-estimate the universality and intensity of the suffering. The Cork Examiner fur nishes a variety of correspondence, shaded, of course, very strongly ; but there is sufficient truth in its coloured pages to develops a misery still increasing. In Coaehford, a village within nine miles of the city, there were nine deaths from starvation on Sunday, and an average of three each day during the week. In one townland in the same district, 700 are represented as starving out of a population of 800. In Kanturk workhouse, built to contain 800, there are 1,800 paupers; or 1,000 be yond the proper accommodation. In the workhouse hospital there are 480 ; and in the fever-hospital, built to contain only 74, there are 250 patients. The physician says that " these patients were conveyed from a distance of twelve Irish miles in cart-loads," and deposited or deserted by their friends in front of the workhouse. He also states that on Saturday last he found nine persons lying of fever in one email mom, and all turning with horror from a tenth, who lay dead among them, and remained unburied since Thurs day for want of a coffin; and yet in the district where this fearful misery abounds there are many landlords, six-and-twenty altogether, with incomes varying from one hundred to one thousand a year, of these, it appears, five subscribed to the relief fund—one the proprietor of the town, Sir Edward Tierney, very liberally—five argumentatirely—four polite but posi tive denials, and seventeen observed silence. In the City of Cork the mortality is progressive. The desti tution in Dungarvan, in the county of Waterford, is painted in fearful colours. " Every day is seen issuing from the workhouse-gate the dead cart with three, four, or five of its dead inmates. 'This day the number of persons dead in the 24 hours were six. In its gloomy dead-house, at this moment, may be seen ten dead carcasses—nine inmates of the house, and one man found lying dead on the road." I informed your readers some days since that at a meeting of the relief committees of Clare, Sir Lucius O'Brien presiding, resolutions suggested by the state of Ireland had been adopted. They urged Lord John to open depots, and sell food therefrom—to buy seed for the people, and to place them on their own lands instead of the public works, paying them the while. The following is Lord John's reply through his private secretary, Mr. Keppel : Lord John Russell directs me to state that the members of her Majesty's government regard with the deepest sym pathy the sufferings endured by the people in the county of Clare, as well as in other parts of Ireland, from the prevail ing scarcity; and although his lordship cannot give his assent to some of the propositions contained in the resolu tions which you have forwarded, he driers me to assure you that the anxious attention of her Majesty's government is given to every measure which they consider calculated to alleviate the distress. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, FEE. 16. Amongst other provisions in the Reid bequest, an annual concert was ordered—but, like most of the arrangements of the munificent donor, the executors carry out the design but tamely. At the outset the concerts did not attract paying audiences, and then the plan was conceived which has since been acted on, of giving the tickets to the professors, to be by them handed to their friends. This, of course, causes great exclusiveness, and grumbling, loud and deep, par ticularly from the students, continues to be mani fested at the return of each concert. Certainly some tickets should be set aside for students and the public, gratuitous to the one, and monetary to the other. And, seeing that the professors have behaved so stingily as to the fitting up of the music class-room, it would have been but a fair re compense for their liberality had their shoals of tickets for the current year been somewhat reduced. With laudable kindness, Professor Donaldson accom modated the girls of the Blind Asylum on the orches tra seats, and it were creditable to all concerned if more of this spirit were exemplified. As to the concert itself, some of the favoured hearers have been shedding ink in the newspapers to its dispa ragement, apparently forgetting the proverb as to how a gift animal should be criticised. Besides, is it not impossible that Professor Donaldson may be re stricted in his concert expenses, especially if the Senatus has the management of the purse strings. RENIAIIKABLIS ESCAPIL—An Thursday last, while Mrs. Hamilton Nisbett Fergusson, of Dirleton, was coming from Archerfield to Edinburgh, in a carriage drawn by four horses, shortly before reaching Gosford (the seat of the Earl of Wemyss). one of the wheelers fell, and the coachman was thrown off the seat. The leader being suddenly checked, reared and threw the postilion. The horse that fell, however, soon got on his feet again; and the four spirited animals, now left to themselves, set off at fall speed. They left the high road, leaped over a hedge, three or four feet high, into a turnip-field, where sheep were &lading, dragged the carriage after them, and pressailed at a gallop across the field, tsll feared by a labourer eizerheyed in the field. The animals Van wheeled shoat, a reed time made a circuit, and a Mind time von Persed, sad had commenced a third circuit, Ines they est aimegled in the sheep-nets and were anuesiL MIL Fuses's, daring all this trying scene, quietly kept her neat is Ile esmiege, lowered the windows to avoid the risk of *Ws hem the alma, and escaped without the slightest him. The 1:011Choun and postilion fortu nately did ad esetain swim injury, but the four horses wen much htP 04 ar. act the least remarkable circum stance is, that sot • match could be discovered upon the carriage.—Edesberg Adoertieer. PROVINCIAL. A PALM'S Yaomax.—OnlM7cfay week an old farmer west es the aeopestablidament in St. Georp's Ward, near this sessuadnage, Preens, and during the bury attendant trill dm &Huey he .**aged to get a hem of sup, for whisk be paid one-haltpeeny, and sit himself down on a lest, BIM WI 11811111 dirty ragged lads, wire be soon emptied ham of be asaaude. Hub, node sip hie mind to " ems et • pew " be suss fruit Ids scat and aid—" It's mu geed sk reatbar beetataL" He then paid meselese bal4s y, remised a tvertbrar supply, and sat him self awn with the mine group as before. The eleervedisa "it's urea ' wu, however, over bard by ale el the who watched their new essismee. Mikis he was net an object of charity, and be meows miserly lalividual who had seeppai ia te queellsael net se le hie awe, Ira* sail residues ; the Era Worm& Yesthst le Neebird fa —, near Gusting, and that he wads tam "What landlord do you live emir ?" said Yes amendlessuen. " What leadleed I " rejoined the termer, lie temper " why, me lesikai." Oa hethartagelsy. it wee Its= the MM. who sesta sit Erma maw a peep of mad end filthy hews, est bay he fag —wee that whisk - wee head ter thedesibile m ac wee eatally apeman reakMas ea Me ova elate I Me wee seemly he his easisel, and eds.& *beat W beim It wee da enred eheeverat VW Ibis Ins art his lea slime. A Bt ROLLS Sairti—bibmadim boa ban received at the polioe-olbeep dhaponage burglary, in which ass of the thieves ins Mod. It took place at Errwoog Hasse, near %Asa. dos sea of flomael Grimshaw, Esq. Mr family are abuses at and the house left in &ergs of servantn 0a poiaoeij night, it is said, a gang of Wrgtars broke fa aig smiomly ill-treated the servants ; bat whilst they we» owed in ransacking the house, the gamekeeper came up and fired amongst th m, tilling one of the party on the spot ; thereat made their escape. Stafford shire Mercury. . ..... DRAINING IN TOR Pratt.— A tract of swampy land at Rushop Edge—which was imperfectly drained y.. 24 ago by a person named Wood, who, at that time, was considercd a clever and skilful drainer—is now, to the extent of four or five hundred acres, undergoing the process of scient'fic and effectual draining, which, it is calculated, will render this hitherto unproductive tract at least one-third wore valuable than at present. The I ,In srow r suploy.d, frequently meet with what they call " rigge.ts" cr covered gutters, a few inches only beneath the surface, and these rometimea traversing, apparently at random, escry direction but the right one, and list unfrequently completely being blocked up with soil, which should not have been the taro had the proper construction of a drain keen uuderst-axl by the persons employed. . .................. A RIOT OCCURRED ''''''''''''''' on Tatoulay last, he tween the police and a large body of iet*ons I:a emblvd to continue a rude sport enjoyed on Sh: ove Tuesday in that town from time immernonsl, It hue lava the custom to bold what was denomivated a " Itotheram Fair," on a large open piece of ground, called the Newark, the spectators of which ordinarily amounted to many thousands. An arena was formed, and men, grotesquely attired, and called Whip ping Toms, with long and fewful.lo-king whips, entered, displayed their dexterity in wing the imitrituleet upon those who had the fool-hardihood to contest with them. and he who exhibited the greatest skill in escaping the lash with • shinny stick was rewarded by the applauve of and a collection among the spectators, the money being shared among the whipper* end the whipped. This exhibition having been latterly productive of much tumult and disorder, the magistrates of the borough resolved to suppress it, and for this puepose Maned a bye law, enacting it an offence, puni'hoh.e by a hue of M. for any person to appear with a whip, cudgel, or instruments of that nature, on Shrove Tuesday, at the place above men tioned, and several whippers were informed three weeks ago of the determination on the that of the et.itheritiev to carry out rigidly this provisioo. This being known to the inhabitants curiosity was felt to see tali: thee any oppwition on the part of the whippers would he offered, and on Tues day last several thousands assembled on the spot. The pelios mustered in considerable force, and were ateulted with sticks and pelted with brickbats. The 1 iot was ended by the capture and conveyer nos to gaol of " t xi) vas, full of pet. son era," escorted by upwards of one hundr e d anal, City con stables. I , DERRYSI,II,ItE. Deane FOOT-C ALL. —Therit was no a nt to renew the game of foot-hall in this borough on Tu y, had it may now be regarded as oh slithed. A troop of 4th Dragoon Guards, front Nottingham, came into th on Fnday, for the purpose of assisting, if that hail emery, to preserve the peace; and a large number constables were sworn. There was, hoe ever, no to call upon the soldiers, the special constables Ailing pl on the lead ing thoroughfares, and not permitting persoes to assemble in the street*. The town was es orderly as ual, no indica tion of &disposition to play being apperenlk and no influx of strangers from the neighbouring plates. •: o . NORFOLK. 1 THE FOLLOWINO Bates:ere have been isde by the late Mr. Gurney : —To the Monthly Meeting of Friends in Nor wich, 100/. • to the poor belonging to them, 50!.; to the Friends' school at Ackworth, 1001.; and 501. each to the fol. lowing schools belonging to the same body.. Croydon, Wig ton, Sidoot, Ayton, Salford, Raw don. To the Norwich Dimpeneary, 1001.• to the Norfolk and Norwica Hospital, 100/. ; to the Sick Poo y, 1001.; to the Magdalen In stitution, 1001.; to the'Distriet Visiting Society, 1001. JlAusu. lIER MAJEATIT'S THEATRE.—"La Favorite," the opera chosen for the opening of this theatre tin Tuesday, stands widely apart (roman the previous works of its author. It rises to much above them in loftiness of conception, severity of style, dramatic effect, impassioned expression, and command of the resources of harmi.ny, that, ir. listening to it, one cannot identify its composer with the Donizetti with florid and unmeaning prettinesses the musical stage has been so long inundated. Ile seems, at the dose of his career, to have begun to free himself from the trammels in which his genius had been so long enthralled by the e:hool in which he was bred; and we may lament thathis career was broueht to so sad and untimely a close at a time when he was giving promise of achieving a solid and permanent fame. It is plain that Don:zetti had begun, before the pro duction of "La Favorite " to study the gust German masters, to emulate their depth and solidity of style ; sod his employment to write for the French stage, in competition with Meyerheer (after Mozart and Gluck, the moot dramatic of all composers), stimulated him to the production of the opera on which his future fame will mainly rest ; and there l is no doubt that it is to "}dulcet le Diable, - and " Lee 1 Huguenots," that we owe "LA Favorite." Much of its peculiar character, too, as compared with his previous j works, may be ascribed to its has ing been written, not only for a Parisian audience, but for the singers, the orchi.stra, and the chorus of the Academia Royale tie Musique. For Duprez it was necessary to furnish, not vocal embellishments and fsorituri, but a grand, sins de, unadorned cantilena, mingled with phrases of passionate declamation ; for the orchestra, richness, variety, and brilliancy of instrumenta tion were demanded, unheard of at the Scala or the San Carlos ; and for the chorus, those grand and dramatic muses of sound which Gluck first taught the Finch to understand—a lemon they have never forgotten. All thee Donizetti has done in " La Favorite," without, certainly, escaping the faults of the modern French opera—exagge rated expression, vocal effect carried to excess, and orchestral force frequently too much for the human tympanum. Adding to all this the simplicity, skilful treatment, and deep interest of the story (notwithstending the painful nature of the nut ' ject), we have in " La Favorite" one of the most remarkable productions of the modern lyrical stage. Mr. Lurnley's goad Judgment in selecting it for this occasion was manifested by the great impression it made on the audience. In the first place, it exhibited, in the most favorable light, the powers, both vocal and dramatic, of Galtllollj. He is very young, rather tall, light and graceful in figure, with a face of remarkable beauty and variety of expressien. His voice is a tenor, not so round and full as Mario's, but clear, sweet, and penetrating. with a naturuly plaintive tone, which is often inexpressibly touching. Armrding to the fashion of the modern vocal school. he sings with treat simplicity, indulges iu few embellishments, and trusts to the effect of beautiful tone and expressive delivery. lie m-ikes hardly any use of the falsetto, for which, indeed, he PAS J little occasion, his full chest voice reaching without effort to jA,or 13 flat. In peewee of emotion he makes happy use of the secs riornea—that voice which nature itself dictates as the expression of agitated feeling. There is also in his voice, as well so his whole aspect and manner, that youthful fresh ' nem which, fleeting as it is, is never an object of indiffer ence. As an actor, as well as a singer, he has ev , deetly studied in the school of Dupree. His elocution iv beautifully clear, articulate, and emphatic. He is tender and pathetic, and at the same time capable of expressing the fierce and terrible passions. There cannot be • greater contrast than the scene in which the abused Fernando hurls in the fate of his deceitful sovereign the badges of his dishonour, and that in which he is afterwards seen hanging in agony over his dying and repentant Leonora. To be unmoved by such a scene requires " sterner stuff" than we can boast of. Its effect, and that of other scenes of deep interest, would have been still greater had the excessively difficult character of the heroiue been represented by a performer of more power than Mademoiselle Sanchioli. The music of the part, having been written for Madame Stolz, a contralto of immense com pass, was not suited to her voice ; and in the principal air she had to contend with difficulties much beyond her strength. She failed, too, in tenderness ; though she some times exhibited a vigour and energy which told upon the audience. Signor Superehi, who represented the Xing of Caelik, evidently possesses powers beyond these which he had an opportunity of exerting. The part is an ungrateful one ; but though it gave him small scope as an actor, it did not prevent his high vocal qualities from being made mani fest. His baritone voice has the sweetness and flexibility of a tenor ; in which, as in several other respects, it resembles that of Fischek. His principal air, " Ab, se amaze it Re to was a piece of cantabile singing which we have rarely heard excelled. The powers of the orchestra were well Meted by the instrumentation of this opens, which demands mach force, precision, delicacy, and variety of light and shade. The numerical strength of the band seemed to be consider ably increased ; the individual performers able, and the general discipline excellent. The delicate and subdued manner in which the recitatives and airs were accompanied, sustaining and bringing out the voice, without overpowering it, deserved great praise. There was toe mach strepieo, indeed very often, and the bran instruments in such pas- • sages sounded coarsely. How much the real power of an orchestra is heightened by the diminution of its melee The improvement in the chorus since divet season is immense; Weed we before heard such admirable chorus-singing wi the walls of this theatre. 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