The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-28 00:00:00

and other private boa staircases rise, will n main, these being cepa :lief of the audience part of the euedict Albano has the direction of kkr. I .e so good as to print my last me to vrrite again. I want now to stem lam not going to write about ly affected the plant, nor its cure ast as ignorant as all the learnmt en so much is the papers; but I ir ks on the present price of this n markets. I am told, on good re now selling by the retail dealers they large towns, at five shillings a this Pico is u njustifiable, both seller, I hope to benefit your ntion to the fact. There is .no crop has suffered from the ire ary disease both this year attd hut, es culent has conse q uently risen iu was never so high during !am year ithstancling all the prophemes us to my no failure in the supply during months of April and May last, were coming in, q uantities were t-heap ; for, owing to the peat icy were useless at the latter end of for cattle. It is now generally &d -rop 13 better than the last (and, Id not be admitted unless the tact o be denied), and yet potatoes are bushel! But those who ere rich o pay this price surely cannot are really dearer than wheal. their potatoes are freed from that, weight for weight, wheat rices, are both actually cheaper tothing of the relative qualities of my object is to show that there is no sea, even from our own country, and mended are therefore unreasonable. etice in this county, in the counties inoolnshire and Norfolk, which are am best acquainted with, to grow k I might say millions) of tons of ho purpose of feeding cattle ; but the price referred to can be rill certainly be sold for human ny Lord Carlisle, who is the 'ceder of cattle in these part-, does as food for his favourites; but mural'' , be followed : the bulk of all :don be thrown on the market, and, Duch hosered, it will ba found, as was t quantities of this useful root, which t with avidity by the poor at a mode nter, will have to be thrown away in you will let these things be known. eady very popular in this county ; its sly, and honest: it cannot fail, and it r or less esteemed by advocating rea ceesaries of life. As OLD Yo Rea lila& ER TO BE SOLD TO THE CATIIO may state with confidtmee that a me g newspaper is about to pass into the ta, and that a distinguished Homan in a midland county, will be one of N.—Church and State Gazette. erday, Peter Johnson, aged 31, in Law ;and Co., floor-cloth manufse id, as engineer, was standing on a lad , of the machinery, when the fly-wheel d drew him round with fearful vele m could be stopped, he was jammed teen inches square, and two hours and e could be extricated; to accomplish it down. He was released in a much received a compound fracture and , f the left arm, large scalp wound at ecerated face and neck, together with and bruises over the whole of his per in Guy's hospital. lI.DaY.—ANOTHER I)EATII IN THE —By Mr. Bedford, at the Millbank if Richard Curry, aged 18. Deceased and received into the prison on the He was then in good health, and re ,yy last, when he complained of a sore dd. He was seen by the resident who prescribed for him, and the fol ding him apparently worse, although aoved into the infirmary. There his dine every nourishment was admi eased, till the afternoon of Wednesday, shown by a post tnartem examination, l ulceration of the bowels. Verdict, DROWNED IN A DITCH.—By Mr. an& Bowl, Poyle, near Colnbrcok, on sith, aged 54 years. Deceased was the "spectable farmer in that village. On day last as deceased was returning from a, at Colnbrook, whets she had met her and had two glasses of ruin and water , and was drowned. Verdict, " Found, ', having fallen in accidentallr.'— Num.—By Mr. Bedford, an adjourned a Dragon, Villiers - street , Strand, on the , aged 21, a servant in the family of Walworth-road, which situation she left ay last. On Monday morning she was iveyed to the Charing-cross Hospital, eta being searched, a phial, labelled n," was tound. The stomach pump was .pired the same night from the effects she had taken.—Verdict, " Died from re is not sufficient evidence to say how or what was the state of her mind." — e NEOLECTED THOROUGHEATtId.—By Five Bells, in Threecolt-street. Lime- A' James Webb, a smith, aged 20 years. on deceased went down a passage, lead oining the premises of the David and in Fore-street, when he fell into the river The landlord of the David and Harp age was in a most dangerous condition, imilar description were occurring daily. nstantly annoyed by cries of a man over ;e was formerly a plying place for water a abandoned by them. There was no mesons from entering the passage, and uainted with the locality was very likely . erdict, "Accidental Death." DAL-MINE EXPLOSION NEAR lint arts. CHURCH OF ST. JAMES'S, PICCADTL Vt.—The gegh;.ectural student will do well to pay an early vba to the church of St. James's, Piccadilly, newly re-decorates, and never seen to greater advantage since its first ejection. Some of the ornante4ts, it is true, arc Matted with white-wash and paint, but the wh,ole structure has gained in general light ness and effect. A new altar-rail, of marble, has been made, and the rich foliage of Grinling Gibbons. which surrounds the Commandments, cleaned and repaired with taste and skill, thmlgh it was unfortunately found nemssary to take from its crispness by a fresh coat of paint. Wrea speaks of this church with more than his usual enthusiasm. ' I can hardly think it practicable," he says, "to make a single room so capacious, with pews and galleries, as to hold above 2,000 persons, and all to hear the service, and both to hear distinctly and see the preacher. I endeavoured to effect this ! in building the church of St. James's, Westminster, which I presume is the most capacious with these qualifications, that hath yet been built, and yet at a solemn time, when the church was much crowded, I could not discern from a gal lery that 2,000 persons were present in the church I men tion, though very broad and the nave arched up. And yet, as there are no walls of a second order, nor lantern, nor buttresses, but the whole roof rests upon the pillars, as do also the galleries, I think it may be found beautiful and convenient, and as such the cheapest form of any I could in vent." The font, by Grinling Gibbons, in this church, is well known, but not so the fact (recently discovered) that Gibbons was born, not as is supposed by Walpole and others, in Spur-alley, in the Strand, but at Rotterdam, on the 4th of April, 1648. We may add that the church re-opens for Divine Service to-morrow, and that Mr. Wailes's window looks extremely fine. $ esrlcrril 12th April, 1843: nom 652. Is. 10d.; Captain, 1162. 13e. 34 I first class, 341. 4s. 10d. ; ece.md, 111. 10s. 10/d. ; third, - 1. Ss. 51i,; fourth, 4/. 16s. Md.; fifth, 21.65. 5i:L ; sixth, It. 12a. ; seventh , . I6s. 1;d . • Defensive, captured II th July 1843: flag , S9l. lgs. 9ld. ; Captain, 112/. 94. lirst clam, 211. S.. 25d.; second. 121. IS.. 11d. ; third, 62. 7e. 61d.; fourth, 41. 3s. 0 d.; filth, 21. 24. GO.; sixth. 11. Se. 4d.; seventh, 14s. 2d. Atala, captured !Mb Nov., 134 3: nag, 501. 4s. 34d.; Captain, 94/. 3s. ; that clam, IN. Od. ; second. 111. 4s. &I.; third, 31. lac lid.; fourth, 31. 14s. 9d. ; fifth, 1/.1'4.404 sixth, U. 4s. Ild.; seventh, Its. Sid. Name unknown, captured Elk Nov., 1843: Flag, 11111. ISs. lid. ; Captain, 1511. Ba. 4d.; Brat elms. 301. la. 04d. ; second, 18/. Oe. 74d. ; third, 91. Os. 3jd. ; fourth, CL Cs. Sid.; fi fth, 32. Us. lid.; sixth, 21. Os. id.; seventh, IL us. 0441. Ilalford and Co., agents. Tien Fassen Navv.-The A/askew publishes a royal ordonnance, dated the 22nd, fixing the extent of the naval force of France in time of peace. Art. 1 dectarta that it shall, within the period axed by the law of July 3, 14441, be brought up to 323 vessel.i, vle.:- Sailing Vessels : 10 Ist elms three-dockers: of from 110 to 120 guns each ; 10 god class two-deckno, 92 to 100 guns; 10 3rd clam ditto, 84 to 99 g WS; 3 4th class ditto, 80 guns and under ; 15 Ist elms frigates, 52 to 60 guns; 20 Sod clam ditto, 44 to 30 guns ; 13 3rd class ditto 32 to 40 guns; 20 Ist class corvettes, 28 to 30 guns; 28 2no elms ditto, 14 to 24 guns; 30 1s class twigs, 16 to 20 guns; 20 find clam ditto, 8 to 12 guns; 30 light vessels, 2 to 6 guns; 16 tnamports of about 600 tone each. Steamers :10 frigates of 450 to 600-home power, 20 4030 611 s 20 corvettes, let ease, 320 to4oo ditto, 9 to 12 guns; 23 2nd clam ditto. 220 to 300 ditto, 4 to 6 guns: 30 &Mem (advice boats), let clams, 160 to .00 horse power ; 20 2nd elms ditto, 120 and under ; 2 Boating bat teries, of from 4 0 0 to 800 horse power, with 40 to 50 guns each. total, 323. Art. 2 orders that, of the 48 ships of the line and 211 frigates, 21 ships and 40 frigates shall he constantly kept afloat, and lei ships and 10 frigates shall be kept on the stocks in a stated pro ' grew, '22 twenty-fourths. By Art. 3 there I. to be a reserve o! ships and frigate, in an average state of progress of 14 twenty-fourths, t ae number to be regulated by the Minister of Marine, according to the demands of the service. room:suns, Nov. 25. -Mr. 31armaduke Cremour French, assistants surgeon, to be surgeon. Areolsrmesui, Nov. 23.-Clerk John J. Lindsay, Queen.-Nov. 2t.-Boatswain Alexander Gunn, nets. I THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1846. 'RESTON.—INQUEST. lust an inquest was held on the eight heir lives in the explosion of fire-damp it the Coppull colliery. Particulars of the aced in this paper.-- William Booth said — le employ of Mr. John Hargreaves, and c called the " Coppull Pit." Every morn rkmen go into the pit, a fireman goes down imp, to see if all is safe. About an hour down, the workmen go down to work, it onsidered that an hour is sufficient to enede o through the pit. On Tuesday morning ist four o'clock, Thomas Grime, the fire the pit with a Davy lamp, to examine and safe. I was the first person to enter he fireman. I work between 200 and ,e the place where the fireman was own. I commenced undressing me to Ark, and during that time several of :people passed me to go down to their c where Thomas Grime, the fireman, was. tot my clothes off before I heard a loud re ver part of the pit. James Turner, another a Davy lamp, and we went together lower o search for the workpeople. We found the fireman; he was insensible. We got ad not been able to get lower down before ion took place.—By the jury : I have not ached to any one. I do not think the fireman perienced man, as he was not brought up in a e Coroner : The fireman has acted six months. res a man with a full knowledge of a colliery ierienee. Ho has been an engine tenter at Ir. Gaskell: I have never complained of the one. Ido not think a man not brought up a fireman. said—l am the manager of the Coppull-pit. 1. Grime is a competent person to fill the eman. He has been employed for the last It is my opinion that this acecident would iened but for the workpeople themselves rules of the pit. It is the duty of the fireman :andle in a workman's place until after he has it it is safe, and the placing of a candle by the nal that the pit is safe, and the workmen may n Thomas Halliwell's place of work I found acket, and working materials. There had not placed there by the fireman, consequently ',ell must have gone into his place of work candle before it had been passed as safe, which n explosion of fire-damp if the pit was foul.— The fireman was going to Halliwell's place. been with a candle before the fireman in are.—A juror : Halliwell seems to have been. not Grime.—BT Mr. Haskell The three females aployed below in the mine. Halliwell himself daughter as drawer. I have frequently told not bring her again, as Mr. Hargreaves would Halliwell said I did not know it was a female here all dressed in men's clothes). I told him her examined. when he replied, " If any body drawer,' I'll put the' pick' (an axe) through ury, after consulting for a few minutes, re- Mowing verdict—" Accidental death, caused by T HAM CHARITIES are likely to form a subject for the Court of Chancery. Up to the present have been appropriated under the auspices of it, from the erection of two new churches, it ble that a portion T , hould be distributed by the of each, viz., St. John's Church, Stratford, and Plaistow. Several meetings have been held in ward with a view to facilitute this arrangement ; en was last week presented, by two or more of in.to, to the Court of Chancery relat ive to the mess an immediate and satisfactory arrangement it is probable that a protracted Chancery suit HABLE FALLS OP THE CLIFF have taken place at within the last few days, and fresh groynes arc to 'n betwee n th e Wi,b awl Seaside to prevent the ;rouhment of the sea. THE "DAILY NEWS." AND THE COMBiarma, JOURNALS. THE hearty and general assurances of support which we have received, and continue to receive, make individual acknowledgment impossible. We must, therefore, entreat our subscribers to hear with a little personal talk —even though our self-reference may have the appearance of self-complacency. Let them regard the present article as a " Notice to Cur-1 respondents" gone astray, —and masquerading it in larger type than altogether becomes the modesty o f so personal a paragraph. Good wishes with the worldly wise pass, we know, for mere words ; but in an experiment like that to which we are committed, they are a great deal more. Good wishes are the very element out of which our success is to be made ; and, for ourselves, we have faith and find encouragement in them. But we have that to show which passes words—which even the worldly wise must accept as of value. When strangers come forward with proposals to share our risk—when subscriptions are offered to carry on the paper—when persons, with whom we had no previous acquaintance, desire to print and distribute pro spectuses at their own cost—when merchants forward information received from their private corre spondents—when men of position and influence at foreign ports offer all the services in their power, to the extent, even, of acting as agents without fee or reward—when bank-notes, and orders on bankers, are remitted to us without waiting for our previous acceptance—there is no questioning or over estimating such tokens of public feeling and determi nation. The Times itself cannot mistake these thingsfor signs of bankruptcy or death.—Orders on bankers, bank-notes, and all such substantialities have, of course, been returned, with grateful thanks. We did not venture on our bold experiment without having calculated the cast; and our fends are sufficient as well for our original purpose as now to defeat the short-sighted policy of the Newspaper Combination. Pecuniary aid we do not need,—but all other forms of public support are welcome : welcome, were it only as proot that our cause is recognised as good—has for it the public sympathy and adoption,—and that the question of a cheap newspaper literature is settled now and for ever. This manifestation of the public will is, in itself, sufficient to dispose of all sophistries and mystifica tions. The calculations of the great Arithmetician and the hopes of the great Combined alike vanish in its presence. That the Combination cannot succeed, some 9f its members—perhaps all—begin already trembhngly to suspect. But the lesson which they are learning from the present was already written for their instruction in the past ; and might have saved them from the pain of a personal experi ment, if selfishness could read with a steady eve and interpret with a simple and honest heart. They are but playing an old game over again—and so are we. The same principles, as we have shown, have triumphed heretofore in France and in America:—aye, and so they have in England. It is now, if we mistake not, some fifteen years since the Athetueum took the first bold step in the direction of cheap periodical literature. That paper preceded the Penny Magazin e, the Satur day Magazine, Chambers' journal, and, of course, all the cheap works —the numbers numberless—that followed in their train. The price of the literary journals was at that time Ba. and Is. :—the Athenwum came down at once to fourpence. We well remember the confidence! with which failure was predicted. There was no such thing, it was said, as a literary public to whom the difference in price was a consideration ; and wagers were Laid that " The Fourpenny," as it was con temptuously called, could not hold out for three months. Well, the three months passed away-- and the Athenaeum lived on. It lives still, to discredit the prophets; and its lusty and vigorous manhood speaks trumpet-tongued of the abundant nourish ment to be found in low prices. The only changes that have since been made in it have all been in the same direction, of increased cheapness. From time to time, it has en largcd its size—from 16 to now 24 pages--still con tinuing satisfied with the despised fourpence. Ulti mately, it has dragged down the most obstinate and reluctant of its opponents, with a shattered constitu tion, to seek—if not too late—for healing on the name ground w h ere on itself had gathered nourishment sad strength. If it be strange that this " foregone conclusion" should not have had its influence, as a teacher, with ' the Combined. it is yet more so that they cannot read the signs and portents of the coming hour. The principle which the Daily News has asserted is fast ; spreading before their eyes. Already, there are half a-dozen cheap newspapers started in the provinces. At the moment, we remember the Blackburn Stan- ' dard, published at threepence ; the Norfolk News, at threepence: the Bolton Free Press, at threepence: the Hampshire Guardian, at threepence:—and our paper last week contained an aunauncement of the Lirerpool Weekly News, at threepence. I to t e me tropolis, too, the wise infection has begun read. The Atlas and the Court Journal have each, this week, reduced their price to sixpence, and the Ernirerse is now published at fortrpcnce. Do the Combined really imagine that it is in the power of Combination to defeat a movement like this ? Do they believe that a London morning newspaper has a charmed life, which enables it to stand unmoved and un harmed in the direct tidal way of an onward rush of circumstances like these ? Will all old experiences reverse their oracles for the " thunder " of the 7lmes? C a nnot the Combined see--because they have been enabled to maintain a monopoly for half a cen tury—that the public are now awake, and that therefore the days of monopoly—almost its hours —are numbered? Surely the Times, which has been itself successfully engaged in the destruction of monopolies so much more powerful, might read the certain fate of all monopoly in its own columns,—if it dare look into them on such a question, for very shame! The lesson , h owever, cannot befact"—b esca ut ped. The Daily News is not merely " a great a fait accompli ; the " glass" which has, now, to show to their reluctant eyes the " many more" that are following and to follow. As we have been compelled to speak of ourselves, we may be allowed to make a clear breast of it. It is desirable, now, that every part of the principle on which we rest our claims to public favour— ; respecting which, on sonic points, there appears to be a want of knowledge—should be put clearly before our readers. Many} persons, for example, have recom mended us to publish double sheets more frequently than we do. Our answer is briefly, that the difficulty, at this period of the year, is to find news to fill a sinyk s h e et. To insert all reports, inquests , accidents, para graphs, and so forth, as hey reach us—and as they arc inserted in the morning papers generally — would be a far easier and simpler task than that which we prescribe to ourselves. We could thus, indeed, and very easily, cover an acre of paper if it were desired,—and spare ourselves much labour. But the newspapers have long needed revi sion in more important respects than price and the economy which we offer has not for its sole expres sion the pecuniary one. Every paragrap h that ap pears in the Daily News has been previously tested, compared, and edited — st ri pp ed of its non-efficients— with labour and cost. We will put the matter fami liarly: Let the reader of a column, or two columns, has of intelligence in any other morning paper, when he gone over it carefully, tell us what he has extracted. When he has repeated all that he has gathered and brought away—that, we reply, in the same succinct and substantial form and in clear unincumbered Istatement, is what we desire that he should find in our columns without the labour of expressing—ex pressed, in fact, to his hands—for threepence. The additional twopence he pars for the vetbiage which he has rejected, as yielding nothing—the mere worthless residuum which he throws away. of What ever be the price of the Daily News—or any other cheap paper which furnishes him with all the intelligence to be had—just so much is the real value to him of the Times, Chronicle, or Herald; and all above that, their purchaser pays for what it were ga in . to him, every way, to be without. For the extra price is not the whole of his loss. Not only does he pay twopence a-day for this mere husk,—but time besides. He pays for the privilege of wasting what is man's mos t precious capital , be his calling what it may. lie pays threepence for the nut--twopence more for the shell—and has, besides, to crack it. If the Daily News saved him only that labour and loss of time, it would be a cheaper paper than its rivals—even at their higher price. Nay, he would be a gainer if he paid the double price for the smaller, b eca use sifted a nd carefully e dited, paper. The Daily News saves him time and trouble--carges him of for doing so; and affects no Quixotic spirit of self-sacrifice in all this: but shows that there is pin for all parties—for the reader and the purchaser most. Since we have entered upon these confidential com munications, we will reserve some other explana tions and remarks that occur to us in further illus tration of the subject, for one more personal talk with our readers :—and then, they may go forward with us in the cause of economical journalism, with a good understanding and a full determination to make it triumph. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 26. Ilene:OUß IMPROTEMENT.—Captain Bedford is at present surveying the port and harbour of Galway, which afforded an opportunity to the Harbour Commissioners of communi cating through him with the Admiralty as to certain improve ments which would render that port one of the first in the empire. How a small and well-applied outlay stimulates commerce and develops our; resources is proved very strongly in the case of Galway. When the commissioners procured their bill they were authorised to borrow 53,000/. on the security of the tolls. At that time the tolls brought in 3001. per annum. On such small receipts they obtained a loan of 20,0001. for the construction of docks. The improvement rapidly increased the value of the tolls. From 3001. they increased to 7001.—thence to L2001,-1,7501., and now they exceed 2,150/. per annum, having in a few years increased 700 per cent . The commissioners now seek the re mainder of the sum they were empowered to raise, and car- i thinly they come before the government with strong claims ifs rapidly increasing revenue be an adequate security. Gal way, too, contemplates the preference of its port as an Ameri can Packet Station, which would shorten the sea-going dis tance by nearly 400 miles, and bring England two days nearer to her dependencies and connexions in the western world. Valentia, however, is a very formidable rival. POOR EMPLOYMENT Act.—Sir Richard Levinge, vice lieutenant for the county of Westmeath, applied for informa tion to the Government on the following questions: I. If drainage is asked for only by some persona in an electoral division, will those persona be subject to a portion of the tax of the public works of the whole barony, or only of those belonging to their own electoral division?-2. Will there be any additional ex pense Upon persons applying for drainage presentments beyond the amount of the preamenuent—if so, of what nature, and to what amount ?-3. Can a landlord charge an additional rent upon a tenant holding a lease, if he guarantees the payment of the tax !--4. Whe ther we are to consider drainage presentments made at road sessions W be under the 9th and 10th of Viet., chap. lot, or under any or which of the drainage acts t-5. Whether there is any particular form of guarantee to be given by these who ask for drainage presentments, and where to be obtained. The following is the reply : Dublin Castle, Nov. 21, 1846. Sir,—l am commanded by the Lord Lieutenant to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of toe 14th inst., submitting certain queries with respect to the Poor Employment Act, lac., and in reply I am directed to acquaint you-1. That if the proceedings at any sessions are conducted in the manner pointed out in the Chief secretary's letter of the 4th of October, each electoral dist, let will only be liable for its proportion of the atom agreed to be assessed on the whole barony; and that if only a part of that amount is appropriated to drainage in such electoral district, it will be ehargeut.le for other works merely with the residue of the angement thereon, and not with any portion of the assessment noon the remainder of the barony. 2. In drainage or other works, no greater amount eau be charged upon the lands than ban been actually presented, out of which the expenses of overseeing will, as in ordinary works, be defrayed. 3.11 is proposed that the conuniseionere shall have the same powers of declaring what increared rent stall be paid by a tenant holding by lease, as is given under the general drainage act, 5 and 6 Viet., chap. 89. 4. The drainage presentments which are passed at sessions under Mr. Laboucheres letter, cannot be considered as made in vecordance with the 9th and loth Victoria, c. 107, which applies to strictly public works; neither can they be regarded as applicatiorue under the ordinary drainage acts. 5. rearms of proceeding, and also of the necessary guarantee, are in the porseseion of the cittc en. of the Ward of Works, and a copy of the former is herewith dent for your informatkin.-1 have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, T. N. aILUINOTUX. THE MAGISTRACY AND MEDICAL PROFESSION.—The memorial to the Lord Lieutenant, adopted at a meeting of the physicians and surgeons of Limerick, was on Tuesday laid before the Executive. I give a passage or two : Your memorialists respeethily submit to your Excellency that, however wide a discretion may be given to a Lord Chancellor as to the selection of magistrate,—however limited it may be is each indi vidual CA.e taken on its own merit, he cannot emstitutionaey pro. scribe whole classes of her Majesty's- ,objects, nor deprive them of privileges which the law of the land hes not denied them. Such an arbitrary exercise of power, if once woictioned, would obviously be pushed to an extent which would not only indict great injustice on inuividuals, but tend to weaken the eontidence of the people in the administration of justice. Independent of the -se cinsiderations, we submit to your Excellency that it is difficult to understand upon wiled principle physicians and surgeons are marked for general proscription. Your memorialists presume it wa not the Lord Chancellor's intention to insult them Ina class that he did rot mean to insineate--they were lees upright or Independent, less intel ligent, or leas humane than the practising merchant, practising hur risme, or practi.ing attorney. Your memorialists believe that in all these points your excellency and the public will admit that they are at le 4 us eligible: and, in their intimate knowledge of the relation of the social condition, the virtues and vices of their humbler country men, they are indubitably more so. Your nienuniaiints cannot but consider this new rule of the Lord Chancellor's, no regarding practis ing medical nien, in every way intompreleneble, and whether as re gards the medical profession or the public, equally calls for expla nation, and such explanation seems the more imperative, as it was not acted upon by former Lord Chancellors in England or Ireland. SUPPLY OF FOOD.—A correspondent of the Cork Exa miner states the following: "Since the date of my last communication there have been some arrivals of flour and meal. Last week the Nancy, of Baltimore. with forty-two tons of flour and meal, and the Jame. and Ellen of the same port, with thirty.cight tons of meal, arrived at our pier. Mr. Charles Sugrue, of Cork, sent down the smack St. Patrick with thirty-cive tons of barley meal for his own tenantry. A great reduction has taken place in the price of ali sorts of provisions. Indian meal is now selling at Is. 1011. per stone, and when some other vessels that are expected every day come in prices will be much lower. A briga ntine from St. John's put into the harbour on Saturday, for orders. She states that on the passage she saw a number of wrecks. Tit: Kerry Examiner complains that there is out a single pound of Indian meal or corn in Tralee. The same journal complains that there are fully 1,000 men without employment in that neighbourhood, in consequence of the limitation of the pre sentments by the Board of Works to 4,0001., whereas the presentment sessions had allowed presentments to the amount of 16,0001. Further it is stated that if new works be not immediately sanctioned, those in operation will be exhausted in three weeks within this district, and 3,000 men will be thrown out of employment. Within the last week 11,639 barrels of oats were exported from this city to London and Glasgow, and in the , same time 2101. duty waid on the importation of Indian corn. 47,000 firkin a s s of p butter were shipped from this port since let May. Only 67 loads of potatoes were brought to market last week at Limerick, less by 19 than the week hef ire. Price, 10d. to Is. Id. per stone. Of 700 labourers employed in the city of Limerick by the relief com mittee, many of them earn 9s a-week each, at task work, which system is now universally adopted, in preference to daily wages. The ship Samuel, from Trieste, with Indian corn to J. N. Russell, of Limerick, is supposed to be lost, baying Railed four months ago. Indian meal sells at the rate of 2s. 4d. per stone, or 181. a ton. Some of the worst descriptions of potatoes, called " lumper," have, says the Telegraph, been hawked about at Isd. a stone. DEATH IROR Sraievarros.—The Cork Examiner of last night states, that art inquest was to have been held on Mon day last at Skihbereen on the bodies of three men, said to have died from the effects of sta rvation. On tho examina tion of the bodies, after being exhumed, there was found no trace of food in the stomach or intestines. The greatest sen sation pervades the locality, it being currently rumoured and believed that certain officials connected with the Board of Works are averse to, or wish to procrastinate, an investiga tion into the cause of this dreadful mortality. SCOTLAND. SUNDAY IN EDINBUROH.—in Edinburgh, there are 986 licensed public houses, of which 431 are open ou Sundays. One publican declares that on a recent Sunday Le drew 20/. after the gas was lighted ; but taking him as a Tilton among minnows, and assuming 51. as the average Sunday income, we hare 21701. spent on drink every Sunday, or 112,8101. per annum. Most of this expenditure takes place round about the very house where John Knox lived and died. Paris is remarkable fur having somewhere about an equal number of sch.aols fur teaching mathematics to of schools for teaching dancing, and henceforth Edinburgh will, or ought to be conspicuous for having open on the first day of the week, a nearly equal number of spirit shops and Sabbath schools. The juvenile part of the population taught theo logy, and the adult drunkenness—where is all this to end ? A correspondent says, " Bailie Gray, who supplies the above statistics, threw himself into the breach, is order to curtail the number of licenses. Be lost his seat in the town council in consequence of that, and for having voted against ,Ir. Macaulay ; so that it would appear vintners have influence not only with their victims, hut with ten-pound electors. Nevertheless the time is coming when Britain, like America, will cease to be drunken," COMMISSIONS BT THE LORD LIEUTENANT, DUMBARTON. Sir A. I. Campbell, Bart., and W. C. Bontine, Esq., to be Deputy Lieuts. the New Poor-taw, Friel& of the short-time bill and of early closing, Opponenta„of all usonopodes : John Walter, Esq., is the man to re present youth Yerftement!—therefore reserve your votes, as means enticing taken to induce him to consent to be put in nomm..tion. The appearance of this placard led many people to doubt whether Lord Linc o l n was oom i ng forward, and it wan sup posed that the Conservatives had gone to Mr. Walter as the ' next best" man. A few hours dispelled this doubt, how ever, for in the course of the forenoon, the Conservative agents wore seen . carrying a printed requisition to Lord Lincoln about for signature. It is now a fact pretty well known that a deputation consisting of Mr. Alderman Potter, Mr. Jeremiah Garnet, editor of the Manchester Castro:inn (both gentlemen being Whigs who have deserted the Liberal camp from pique at Mr. Bnght's nomination by that party) ands Conservative gentleman left Manchester a few days since to wait upon Lord Lincoln, and have writ ten to say, that if a numerously-signed requisition is for warded to him, his lordship will consent to be a candidate. There can scarcely be a doubt that a very numerously signed requisition will be got up, for it will have the whole strength of the Conservatives, and the names of some half dozen or half-a-score Whigs attached ; and then it is almost equally as certain that Lord Lincoln will stand. Mr. Walter, for a place like Manchester, would stand no chance ; it is probably only a ruse of some injudicious friends of the short time movement; if Lord Lincoln comes, it will be a better fight, but with little prospect of success for his lord ship, for there never was a time, perhaps, when the Liberal party were so strong on the register—the Conservatives having disbanded their registration staff in despair two years since, and left the other party in undisputed possession of the _ _ n e inign e: R :mt , P oM: U mui mile 7: v ery roygfa MEETINGihn her r mp erort Majesty y governmenta. a n d c w h om e t t hp e Manchester on ssi presided j:octe. over th by e opp ressi ve r E e a v n o ah conduct Armitage, of t h including em French ayo, Thurs day evening, for the purpose of considering the propriety of ies, 41 w i as ti. attended o n f th e e in e e : ta b t y - . clergymen t* blishmeat, and mi nister, of dissenting churches. Before the immediate Medina% was entered upon, the Rev. Dr. Massie read a circular from the London Missionary Society detail ing the circumstances under which the French government have taken possession of Tahiti. The Mayor opened the business by expressing his own sympathy with the objects is view, and called upon the Rev. Dr. Rally, Indepeafiest minister, who addressed the meeting at some length, sad was followed by other speakers. Ultimately, it was agreed to address Lord Palmerston.—The memorial, which is of great length, states that the memorialists have long observed with pleasure the progress of Christianity and eistlisation in the islands of the Pacific, and especially in the Georgian and Society groups, which had always maintained frieudly rela tions with this country, and had been raised by the efforts of British missionaries to their present condition of moral and religious advancement, yet who have been brought by French aggression to a state in which it was y robable that, without the friendly interposition of her Majesty's goveru went, those labours were likely to be lost. That the memo rialists have no wish to dissurb the friendly relations between this country and France; that they - believe interpotitious of a friendly character have often prevented war between nations; that they have reason to believe the Society Islands, KR distinguished from the Georgian, have never been under the sovereignty of Queen Pomace, and that therefore if the assumed protectorate of the French over that sovereign were to be acknowledged, the Society Islands ought to retain their independence, and if that could be guaranteed they would afford a safe and hospitable reception ior the persecuted Queen and people of Tahiti; and that it is believed if the people of Tahiti were assured of such a refuge, they might be induced, with the assistance of the London Missionary Society, to avail themselves of it. The document concludes : " Your memorialists therefore most earnestly implore your lordship and her Majesty's government to adopt such mea sures on the one hand as may secure elan and distinct recog nition of the independence of the Society Islands ; and on the other, may obtain an assurance from the French govern ment that the n rives of Tahiti, in peacefully leaving their island, shall suffer no molestation from the forces of France. Should this concession be obtained your memorialists will have the great pleasure of attributing to her Majesty's go vernment the honour of preserving a friendly, civilised, and Christian people from the horrors of extermination by fa mine, or of destruction in desperate a- d useless attempts to obtain the liberty of their country, ur to avenge their wrongs upon their oppressors." YORKSHIRE. TERMINATION OP THE WOULCONIBERS' STRIKE AT K mon ter.—Within the last few days arrangements have been made between the worsted manufacturers at Keighley and their woolcombers for terminating the strike which has existed for some time fur an advance of wages. Through the good offices of Frederick Greenwood, Esq., a magistrate re siding in the neighbourhood, it has been agreed that the cumbers who can obtain work shall take it at the old prices, on the understanding that should improvemeut in toe trade of the district take place before the beginning of the next year, sufficient to warrant the increased prices asked, they shall be given from the commencement of January. WARWICKSHIRE. THE LONDON AND NORLII WESTERN RAILWAY AND THE CAEKIi.RS. — A meeting of the merchants, traders, and i others was held at Birmingham, yesterday, to take into con sideration the notice given by the London and North ' Western Railway to the carriers on the line to the effect that they would be excluded from carrying goods on the Southern section of their line after the let of January ; to endeavour to ascertain how far the interests of the public would be affected by the change, and for adopting such measures as might be deemed advisable. The circular convening the meeting was signed be the house of Scholedield and Son, and by all the principal merchants and manufacturers. Jame Bourne, Esq., occupied the chair, who having briefly stated the objects of the meeting, T. S. James, Esq., moved the the adoption of a memorial to the railway commissioners, fully setting furth the question at issue between the railway company and the public, and the injurious te Idency of a proceeding by which the entire traffic of this important district would become a monopoly in the hands of a monster company . it went on to allege that the general carriers were the best acquainted with the wants and wishes of their customers, to whose interests they were com pelled to attend, consequent on the competition that existed amongst them. A number of resolutions were paned. The first, setting forth the probable injury to the trailing com munity by the adoption of the proposed plan, was moved by Ciament Scholefield, Esq., and seconded by G. F. alatchett, Esq. ; and in the course of the discussion which followed, it was asked how it was that the carriers could be driven off the line, seeing that they possessed the power of carrying on it on certain condolems : to this it was rejoined that such right was all but valueless, inasmuch as the company were allowed to charge a certain rate of toll to the carriers, who had, in addition, all the trouble and expense of collecting, loading, delivery, ete. but in order to run the carriers off the line, it was believed that the railway company intended, for a time, to carry goods from a trades man's door in Birmingham to the warehouse of the con signee in London, tit the same rate as they have hitherto charged the carriers. It was further stated, however, that there was reason to believe the rates would speedily be in creased when all competitors were out of the field, and the public would then have to pay even a more excessive charge than at present. Mr. Lloyd cited a case in proof—that of the Birmingham and Gloucester Company, who at one time took the carrying department exclusively into their own hands, the result of which was great public inconvenience and loss; and as a proof of the domineering spirit of these companies, he observed that having himself refused to sign an agreement to send the whole of his corn and merchandise by the Gloucester Rail way, if he required a truck from the company, he was told to go down the line and seek it ; such, in fact, were the annoyances to which he was subjected, that, ultimately, he was compelled to scud goods in the name of his clerk. Mr. Lloyd entered into some arguments, to show the necessity of a competing line of railway, and declared, in conclusion, that he fully coincided with the memorial which had been adopted. Other gentlemen spoke to alike e ffeet, and resolu tions were next passed for the formation of a committee, in order that the requisite steps may be taken to early out the object of the meeting. NOTIMCGELAMBIIIRE. SEWAGE MANURE COMPANY IN NOTTING KAM. —ThC mayor of Nottingham presided at a meeting on Thursday last, the object of which was the formation of a company for the purpose of (*lining the manure of the town, and apply • ingit to agricultural purposes. DISCOVERY OF A DEAD CHILD IN A RAILWAY PACIIAOE. —About a fortnight ago a wicker basket was booked at the Nottingham railway station, and was sent oft' by train to London. The person bringing the basket particularly re quested that it might not be placed outside the carriage, nor crushed, and if possible that it might be put upon a Rat along with the passengers. The parcels office being thronged, particular notice was not taken of the person bringing the package, but who is recollected to have been a female, rather low in stature, and of dark complexion. On Thursday the basket, having been refused, was brought back to the sta tion, and was, according to usual custom when an owner c innot be found, opened. To the amazement of the porter (whose name is Willoughby), he discovered it to contain a dead infant, decently attired. Under the infant was a quantity of clothes, and a letter ad dressed to a gentleman in Suffolk , village within six miles of Notti n g ham. It enjoined the from a young female in a father of the infant to take care of it, and warned him against seducing any one, as he had done the writer. The basket and letter a ere handed over to th e police, and in the even ing a coroner's jury assembled, which was, however, ad journed till this evening, to allow time for a post ntortem ex amination, and to obtain evidence. The police have been despatched to apprehend the parties supposed t o be implicated in this affair. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. GLOUCESTERSHIRE AGKICI:LTURAL ASSOCIATION. — GLOUCESTER, Fatoicts—The fourteenth annual meeting of this association was held yesterday. The exhibition of live stock was inferior, as compared with that of former years. In the evening, the annual dinner tool place, under the presidency of Robert Blagdon lisle, Esq., M.P., one of the members for the West Division of Gloucestershire, at the King's Head Hotel. The speeches were unusually dull and uninteresting, and did not present a feature worthy of notice. Draining, the present state of the agricultural labourer, and leases, were the only topics tsuched upon. Some parties inclined to the belief that Mr. Grantley Ber keley would attend. Not one member, however, of the house of Berkeley was present and Earl Duds, the principal prop of the association, was, through indisposition, absent. The health of the latter gentleman was, however, received heartily. At the close of the meeting, Mr. Clifford, of Frampton, near Gloucester, alluded to the subject of leases. Some of his opinions were combatted, and there appeared an evident desire on the part of several tenant farmers to speak in opposition to his views. The Chairman, however, together with the leading members present, who thought, we suppose, disciedon the better part of valour, vacated the chair, while a young farmer at the lower end of the table was attemptiva to address the cha;r. The party Rparated at 8 e'clock. lEbe Drama. ST. JAMES'S.—Perlet made his first appearance last night; but (in consequence, no doubt, of his late severe ill ness) only in a single piece, in one act, called " L'Homme de Soixante Ana; ou, La Petite Entetie." It is a very pleasing little drama, and afforded M. Perlet the opportu nity of showing his fine qualities as a comedian—his great simplicity of manner, quiet humour, delicacy, and feeling. He performed the art of Monsieur St. Julien, an infirm old gentleman, testy and abrupt, but warm-hearted and benevolent • one of those characters which the peculiar talents of I. arren have rendered frequent on our stage, and in which Perlet constantly reminded us of our English comedian, though where they differed the Frenchman had in some degree the advantage. He was more suemasful in the art of concealing his art ; and his acting consequently appeared more impulsive and natural. This old gentleman is to marry a young girl, the daughter of a friend; but Angelina, of eaurse has a younger lover, Ertgke, the old man's nephew. .4ayeliita is a hot-headed little damsel—a petite entete'e ; and the lovers have a quarrel on account of the o'd gentlemen's eddies-es ; the youth being jealous and the lady resentful! Meanwhile the treaty of marriage goes on, and St. Julien has an interview with the young lady, in which he prose cutes his suit; an excellent scene of quiet comedy, in which the old gentleman is very candid on the subject of his years and infirmities, and describes, with much grave humour, the " worshipful rociety," his wile will enjoy at his chateau in the country. The denouement is a sort of comic version of the " Bride of Lammermoor." The parties ore assembled to sign the mar riage contract ; the notary with parchments ; Anyelina, pale and trembling, but resigned to her .elf sacrifice ; her lovcr burning with grief and anger at her infidelity. The bride. groom signs the deed, and the ftanci , e, with a violent effort over her feelings, fellows his example. The lover sees that all is over, and the girl sinks fainting into her chair. The old man's eves are suddenly opened; in a tumult of agitation he rushes after his nephew, brings him back, and bestows upon him the object of his love. This scene, which was well acted in every part, was extremely affecting; Perlet's performance in it was an exquisite mixture of quaint humour with simple pathos. The curtain fell amid shouts of applause, which continued till Perlet appeared to make his bow of acknow ledgment. The high spirited young Icily was exceedingly well represented by Mademoiselle Vallee; and Berou was an interesting annual. Resides this piece, three others were performed, in all of which Mademoiselle Brohan appeared, and in each of them was a soubrette. The first was L.sette in " Le Roman dune dente," already per formed several times ; the next was another Lisette, abso lutely identical with the first, in a lively one-act piece called " Le Mari and L'Amant ; " and the last was one of hloliere's admirable animates; Marinette in "1,. Depit Amoureux ;" which was reduced to a very entertaining two-act piece, con tainiug the quarrel of the two pairs of lovers, and their racommodeneent. Nothing could he richer than the humour with which Cartigity and Mdlle. Brohan, as the valet and waiting-maid, imitated the quarrel and rt. conciliation of their master and mistress. The house was crowded, and the boxes full of fashionable company. RIOT IN COVENT-CARDEN I'ItEATRE.—Last OWIIIIII4 Covent-garden Theatre was the scene of a riot which lasted during nearly the whole of the first part of the concert, and which at one time threatened the most serious consequences. No sooner were the doors emit than the entire space of that immense area was speedily crowded from the baisemt ut to the ceiling, stage and all. /slotwithstanding this money was still taken at the doors, andthe stream kept poring in until the people were li..erally packed together in one solid mass. The first overture, " was played by the band, and the usual movement was attempted towards what is most im properly termed the " Promenade," To this movement a formidable obstruction opposed itself at the proscenium on either side rat' the orchestra in the shape of a barrier, which, on being discovered, excited the indignation of the audience, at least that portion which had the misfortune to be located in the Promenade." From this moment a scene 5f uproar commenced which almost baf.es description. The music was stopped by groans and yells, and it was with much difficulty that even Miss Birch obtained a hearing. The - e were loud and repeated cries of " Remove the barriers.' The new Vella., The Garland, and the solo perfor.aances of Herr Kmuig, were dumb show, and the appearance of a body of police only added fuel to the flame. Another piece of music was stopped, and M. Jullien esuiyeal to tnlas CS,. the I discontented; but the groans and hi sex for seine time pre vented his being heard ; ultimately be declared that those who were dissati.fied should have tickets given for the fol lowing evening. (Cries of " Why take our money when the place was over full ?") lie assured them that a placard was put out, announcine that the theatre was full. (Cries of " False, false.") The music ag An proceeded; but the riot now assumed so serious an aspect that a reinforcement of police was deemed necessary, and in a few minutes a large Lady of the I' division, under the orders of Mr. Superintendent Pearse, made their appearance and took up their station at the barriers amidst yells of disapprobation. The post, how ever, was not yielded until the police truncheons were exer cised pretty freely. The concert proceeded amidst cries of " shame,"—" Jullien, give us • the police quadrille,' Jul lien's new police polka,' " &c. &c. Ultimately, the first part terminated hut not until nearly an hour after the proper time. A general feeling appeared to prevail that the num ber of persons admitted ought to have been limited. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS. °renal., Nov. 27. —C arrsaserr lho mows, - The Rey. the Regius Professor of If rbres (Ike. Posey), at Christ Church, Sunday morning; Rev. It. Mueslestone, Woralater College, Sunday afternoon at St. Man's; Rev. Palmer, Worcester College, ut. Andrew's, nt St. Mary's. CAMSRIII4I., Nov. 27. The Regius Profeoiot of Divinity ham Riven notice, that be intends to mume hb lectures on the plirty-nine Articlis neat term. PEETEPNE,ETA—Rev. W. Sprigs., to Brickley 8., Suffolk, r 1.30. Rev. J. H. Warneford, to Salterhebble, P.C., Halifax. Rev. R. Wilson to be chaplain to H.M.'s ship Queen. Rev. M. H. Whbh to Alderley, R., Gloucester; value, NOS., with residence: patron, It. 11. 11. Hale, }:sq. Rev. 0. James, MA., to Klribaugh It., Northumber land ; TAithe, 70/.. VACANT.—WaIthAIIIkOW, St. John, P.C., Essex : ,ho. London : pat., the Vicar of Walthamstow : by the death of the 11ev. K. K. Nichotlx. lexltltzwell V., Devon. ,e. IlittlilanibToot-Saints C., dio, Exeter; value, ilaff. with residence: patron, Col. W. J. Jonas; vacant by the death of the Rey. C. W. J. Jones —, Itearley P. C., Warwickshire, dio. Worcester; value, G 21.. patron., King's College, Cambridge; vacant el death of Rev. P. h. Ward. l I M THY. NEW Bt-nor AM, tits ILLIIPTON IJX`TCIUS. —lt has been assumed that. because Archdeacon Shirley ha. been elevated to the see of Sodor and Man, he is there fore. disqualified for fulfilling the duties of Bampton lecturer, to which he was appointed during the last }faster term. This is, however, an error. A bishop may deliver these lectures quite as well as an archdeacon, without infringing any of the clauses of Mr. Psutiptmes will. The sole qualification named by the plow cannon of Salisbury was, that no person should preach the eight sermons, or Ireton., who had not taken the degree of MA., in rate of the two Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. We may add, to set the matter at rest, that we are informed by good I authority that the venerable archdeacon, notwitlistsoiling hls eleva tion to the insular see above named, will deliver the Hampton lectures at Oxford daringthe ensuing year. New CHUUCH At COLN I,IOIOK, Bef go—ln consequence of an ex treme want of church areommodation at Colebrook, it bus been deemed advisable by the Bishop of Oxford (in whose diocese the patifh i., situated), and also by the incumbent, that a church should be built on a new site, capable of containing 450 sittings, of which 3on should be free. An estimate of the expenso of crectnig the pro posed new church, securing tbe additional advantage of a burial and around it, which would amount to not more than 1,5001., has ust been submitted to the bishop, with all the nocessary plans, awly approved of. IWGILLAi to,' I'IAEVIE3I.—The Rev. Thomas Pascoe, the vicar of St. m ir y, in Cornwall, has altered the parish register. The woo', in the schedule, which en prescribed by the Act of Parliament, the Re gistration Act, are "according to the rites and ceremonies of the Eatablished Church ;" but in the parish church of St. Hilary., parties are described as having been married according to the rite. and ceremonies of the "Anglo Catholic" Church. A writer, who has called attention to this alteration, says that Mr. Pascoe ha' , rendered himself liable for ranking this alteration to a proseeutiur . for misde mcsutour.—Charck and State Gazelle. NAVAL. POF.TPMOUTH, Nov. 27. The CYocodik was to mroirsioned this morning for the Irish s•;ition.—The Murine is twine into harbour to have her composes tuljusted.—The IPlfriale, Ce pt J. Kingeorne, arrived last evening at St. ilelen's.—The Royal Ir'rederick, building in this yard, is to be completed with as much sp..“l as the otter engagements of the yard will penult, as she is to a be latuiched early text spring. Woonwieu.—E•LAIWICIENT OF WOOLWIC.I DOCKTAID.—It has been positively stated that a gentleman ft um the firm of Messrs. Gine! and Peto, the eminent contractors, 'nag recently surveyed the lead between the Dockyard boundary wall at New amion, a nd th e Manor Way in the Greenwich mashes, • .ith the view of preparing estimates to be submitted to parliament in the isent !elision, for con verting a large area of the numb land into a capacious basin fur the vessels of the Royal Navy. Dislanonlo• or Pate . -741 exee• —T ne Gavler or last night con tains a notice to the officers and company of her Majesty's ramp Alert, who are entitled to chase fur the Portuguese brig, name unknown, captured on the 4th of .; one, 1511, that a distribution of the moiety of the nett proceesls, and of the tonnage bounty granted for the said capture, will be made at N u. 22, Norfulk-rtreet,Strand, on the sth • k _r of December rust : and t . tat the shares not then paid will be re- called at the came place, acri.rehly to act of Parliament :—Com mantle?, 70. 10s. 6d.: fire:class, 30/. 17e. fitd.; second, 141. lOs. 7 1. 1 . ; third, W. ba 3 :d- : fourth , r, /. 3 . 6 0.; ft th, W. is. so. ; sixth, 21.15.2 d. • reventh, if. Os. 7d. Ihr.mauney, Son, and Co., agents.—Notice is aim; ' given to the decent and company of H.M.'s chip Cleopatra, Captain Christopher Wyvill, that, on the 16th of Dec. neat, they will be paid, as above, their nruiturtions of bounty money reerived forabe following prises: and the ai r re. nil: I— re.alled every Wednesday nd Thu sing for three months to come, agreeably to Act of Parliament —Progrougi, WALES. - - - MONMOLTIISILIRE.—SIR,—I recently observed in your ' paper an observation, that the committee investigatin con g the state of education in Wale s, were makin g s iderable progress, and were obtaining returns from the respective parishes of the funds applicable to edu cational purposes. This reminds me of a circumstance • which came to my knowledge about twenty-five years ago. The late George Jones, of the Maindee, near Newport, who was a magistrate for Monmouthshire, and who died some years ago at the age of 90 and upwards, possessed considerable property in Newport and its vicinity; and amongst others some common field land which was intermixed with lands claimed by Jones of Lla narth, Sir C. Morgan, of Tredegar. Re pointed out to me an old building in Newport, then, I believe, let out in private tenements, but which, when he was a child, was a school, to which certain lands appertained for the education of the children of the residents in Newport ; and some of the lands above alluded to, which were I believe then in the possession of Sir C. M., Mr. George Jones perfectly recollect ed to have belonged to the free-school in Newport. Should you deem it right to draw the attention of the present com missioners to the above, it may tend to serve the cause of education, which you advocate with such credit to your journal. I am not aware whether this foundation school was noticed in the former commission of inquiry.—A I CAMBRIAN. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.—It is now certain that there will be a contest for Manchester. Yesterday ' morning there appeared on the walls of the borough larg e placards, of which the following is a cop) :- 1 Electors of Manchester, —Couscrvotive , , Free-traders, oppont.nts of tab) Entrittuntr. LAW NOTICES. —TUTS Day. Corer or QUELY, Bexcn, Westminster, at half-ran nine.—Middle. ex common jurtes—threll v. Tait; Brandon and another v. Rolls and another; Webb v. Sylvester; esinfery v. Cola; Irvine v. Baker; Day v. Dizon ; Jefferiee v. May • Richardson v. Berkeley; Cowan v. Merrick; Reeve v. Dayrell, }.4 The last PALM is No. e 3 on the printed list Corer or Comets Puts% Westminster. at halt.. 3, st nine.—Middle. sem °amnion juriea—Pilthes v. Inwellt; Wortliey v. William. ; Varney v. Dickman; Walker v. seivers ; Cooper v. ltieletrds• Everett T. Park ; Pooley r. Taylor; Bayne r. Worms; Clark v. Lloyd: aadefended ; ilotittren v. Cockcrell, umicleudni. The but &leaded came is No. 33 on the Est. COV NT or Exciirsieze, Westminster, at ten.—Middlesex common jurien—Brown v. ; Biggs v. Murk.; Beiviliteli v. Caber; Kerr v. Dobson; Edkins V. Wilon; Pidileek V. Fitzgerald; Crock hod v. Lord Maidstone ; Geraghty I', Bernard; Chapman v. Pon , ford; White V. Hodgson. unileteuiled ; Shinty v. Wallis, undefendeil. ' The lad defended muse is k10..6k0n the list. . ISANERrPICV CA . ,11:1", Baeinithaltitreet.—Before Mr. Connuiveloner Goulburn.—W. Elliott, dividend (11) ; A. Wilde, dividend (Ili ; W. Enoch, wvukud (12); J. Gieborne, dividend (121) ; W. J. Ilarris, audit and dividend (I); J. Yorke, eltoitc of tvsigneeb (2). HIGH COURT OF CIIANCERV. Sittings after Mutt:loll4LO Tenn, 144 G, ut Lintsfin's-inn. Before the Lord Chancellor. Dee. 1.-First Seql. Appeal Motions and Apceals.-2 and 3: Annear. -4: Petition day. l'noppesed petitions and Appcals.-5 Appeala.-7 : 41.0011(1 Sea'!. 9, and 10: Appealia.-11 : Petition day. Unopposed petitions and Appeals.-12 : Appeals.- 14 : Third Seal. Appeal Motions and Appeals.-13, 10, and 17 : Ap peals. -1a: Petition thy. Unopposed petitions and, Appeals.-21: Fourth Seal. Appeal Motions and Appeula.-22 : General Petition day. liefeire the Vice-Chancellor of England. Dec. 1 : First Seal. Motlons.-2 and 3 : Geraral Paper.-4 . petition day (unopposed first.) Short Causer and Cuurr.--5 : General Paper. 7: tia COIIII Seal. Motions.-S, 9, and 10: General Paper.-11: Petition day (unopporrel drat). Short Causes and Causes. -12: General Paper.-14: Thinl Seal, Motion.-15, 10, and 17: General Paper.- 10: Petition day 'unopposed first." Short Caters and Paures. -10: General Paper.-.l: Fourth Seal. Motions.- 22 : General peti tion dry. Before Sir J. Knight Bruce. Der. I : lot Seal. SIOtiOIIA and Causes.-2: Bankrupt petitions and Causes.- -3: General Paper.--4: day. Pt titions and General P intr. - •5: S'aort Catess and 4'uters.-7: Scnind seal. Motions.-- 8 : lien:rat Viper.-9. Bankrupt l'etitions :and General Paper. -d0: General Paper.-11 : Petition day; Petitions and (Amend Paper.- 12: Short (Nausea and Causes.- 14: Third Seal. Motions.-15: General Paper. : Bankrupt Petition. and General Paper. -17: Genet-II : Petition day. Petitisns and General l'api r.- 19: Shirt ( nines and ran-er. 21: Fourth Seal. 51tations.- 22 : General Petition day. Petitions.--2A : Bankrupt Petitions. Before Sir J. AV:grant. Dee. I : Find Seal. Motions and Causes.-2, 3, and 4: General Paper.-S: Cause Petitions (iinoppoied first.. Short Carafes and Cloaca.-7 : Second Seal. Motions and Causer. -5, 9,10, 11: General Paper.-12 Caere Petitions (unopposed first:. Short Ifiuses and Chula.-14: Third Seal. Motions and Peurr.•-15, 16, 17, tic tiend Paper.--19: Cause Petitions tunopposisi final. Sort, Dauber and Fourth Sc:,!. Motions and Canis, -22 : Petition Day. ROLLS COURT. Slttin;.7. of Vic *.tl aster of the 11.011 s auer Michaelmas Term. Om. 1 :.1t the Roll'. 110tions. —2, 3,4, : At the Judicial Orim mittce.-7 : .1t the Rolls. Motions. —B, 9, 10, 11 : At the Judicial Conindttee.-12: At the 11.4 k. Gourd' rocr.-14: At Cie Hulls. Niotusia.-13, 16: At the Judkinl Committee. —l7, 18, 19: At the Itolls. General Paper. 21 At the 11 .11x. Mahal& —2l At the Petitkets (the unuppeeed tintt).-23 : At the Rolla Remain ing Motions and Petittuns.—Caunu, by cement, ea Dee. 12 and 19, at the sitting at the Court. EQUITY COURT.—YESTREDAT. Before the Vice-eliuntAtor of Los land. FR/LIKCIA O. DWIEL—INJUNCTION.—PttoczEDINGS AT I,sw.—This was a motion to dissolve an injunction a hich had been obtained to restrain the executon of W. Dwyer from suing at law upon a promissory note given to them by the platuttlf, Enoch Francis, on their handing over to him certain 'marines part of the testator's asset , equivalent in amount to a legacy which the testator had bequeathed to a trustee for the benefit of Enoch Francis and Sarah his wife, and her ekildrett.—Mr. Ruh appeared for the motion, and Mr. Bethel' against it.—The Vice-Chancellor directed that the proomaitifni should be stayed, and the legacy paid into wart by the executors. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Nun Pan A. heSsee Mr. Justine Kee and common Juries. ILES E. EWINOTON.—GiVING IN CiIAILGE Fuli EDINY. —Mr. Pearson appeared fur the pluiutiff in this action, which was brought to recover damaged frau the d, Pendant for having caused the plaintiff to be taken oet of his bed at night on a charge of Loving stolen the defendant's tools. The see cant at the station-house to which th e p laintiff was taken, dismissed the charge as unfounded. The action was not defended, and on proof of the facts just stated, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.— Damages 10/. MO1:NIAIN O. WILMEIT.—I'ILTUKE DEALING. —This was an action brought against the executor and residuary le rratin, the Oe t t gates of a Mr. Knight, who died in the month of November, wed 1112, to recover the sum of 187 1 . fur pictures supplied to that in l K y e n a i r g , night by Zil th u e ri p n ! g a l utiff,w he o • a h t o h a s t of th A tie n tim g".he e occupations of picture-dealer and cobbler. Mr. Knight lived alone in a house in Nassau-street, in apartments nearly filled with pictures, which it was the business of his life to accu mulate. Ills penurious habits, neglect of cleanliness, passion for collecting pictures, were such as to raise doubts of his sanity when living, nod to cause the judicial übrogetioa of a will made shortly before his death, by which he bad be queathed 1001. to the plaintiff, whose wife bad uttended him during his last illness. At his death, it was found that he possessed about 1,800 pictures: They . were sold by auction, and produced 1,0001. The plaintiff insisted that a portion of those pictures had been supplied by him during the months already mentioned and left unpaid. The es‘ cutor was of opinion that the particular pictures claimed bud been in the possession of Mr. Knight, at some time anterior to six months before his death, and he refused to pay fur therm Theme upon this action was brought. For the plaintiff witnesses were called who attempted to show that certain pictures were delivered by the plaintiff to Mr. Knight during the time mentioned in the declaration, which were afterwards sold by auction with the effects of the deceased. The evi dence of ideutitY of the pictures was, the identity of the sub jecta, and if the treatment was uniformly similar to that of the story of Leda, as deposed to by one oats e witnesses, who described a family party composed L tbc traditional undress, the Swan, and Castor and Pollux, it would appear to have been sufficiently original for the purpose. On cross examination, however, it appeared that in respect of some of them the view originally entertained by the executor was correct. Admissions en the part of Mr. Knight were ti a me lso s poken to, but it appeared that they were made at a and under circumstances which threw a doubt on the sanity of the testator at the time he made them. For the defendant it was contended that a claim for the keep of a dog had been made without mentioning the demand for picture s, and was paid to the plaintiff, who then admitted that no more was due to him from the testator; that the claim was advanced too late ; and that it reset would have been preferred at all had it not been that the will had been set aside, andhat so the the legacy avoided. In reply, however, it was urged t plaintiff had been prevented from bringing his action by an imprisonment under a sentence on a conviction for man slaughter, and that he had always been willing to accept the legacy in liquidation of his bill, for which object it was proved that it had been bequeathed. Mr. Whitehurst, C., and Mr. Ogle, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Crowder sad Mr. Kerslake were counsel for the defendant.—Mr. Justice Erle having summed up the case, the jury after a brief deli beration, returned a verdict for the plaintiff with damages, 1001. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. TILE SERINOAPATAM.—ILEAYY DAMAGE.—The IC:07101 judge (Dr. Lushington) was aided in this CR , C by two of the Elder brethren of the Trinity-house. The Seringopetam, on the 26th April, ran into the Danish ship Ilarriett amidships, and did her so much damage, that her owners entered an action for 15,000/. Most of the facts of the case were not disputed, but the ci vilians fur the Seringapafore, tam not liable th she was iu the charge o f a pilot, and, there The damage occurred off Bcuchy Ilestl.—The Queen's Advo cate and Dr. Robinson contended that the East Indiaman was to blame.—Dr. Addams and Dr. Deane were heard _ . contra. The court addressed the Trinity masters (Capta. Ellerby and Gordon), and asked their opinion. They decided that both vessels were to blame, and the dam'ge must be divided —Judgment accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. iisi Prito.—Before Sir Frederick Pollock, C. 8., and Common Juries. DEVERNARDY V. HELL.—THR HON. MR. BERKELEY twentyult foraßuisroL.—i was an action brought to recover eight guineas attendance as a witness, and for assistance alleged to have bees rendered by the plaintiffin arranging certain evidence in R suit instituted by a banker at Calais, named Laveuz, against the Hon. F. Henry Fitshard inge Berkeley, one of the present representatives for Bristol. It appeared that the plaintiff and a Mr. Roaclotty, wh, were in partnership in 1844, as accountants and foreign agents, were employed by Mons. Lanai to recover a large sun of money alleged to he due to him by Mr. Berkeley, and an agreement was entered into that Mona. Uterus should pay then 20 percent. upon whatever -um they succeeded In recovering. Not being themselves attornies, they employed the de fendent, who is a solicitor, to couct the necessary legal proceedings, and they agreed t o p3y him 10 per et nt. upon the amount he recovered, providing that that sum should cover lid of the table was attemptiu.; to address tue 1 ,6 7 " : nsao, =Own ue e party separated 11% 8 o'clock. F or Ulm months to come, agreeably to Acid Parliament —Frog* •