The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-07 00:00:00

of his tea, but in that of many other luxuries or neces saries, as they might be far more wholesome than those he is obliged to consume. We need but mention the we of French wince. ONE can scarcely imagine, much less credit, the fact of thirteen Englishmen meeting and supporting 'each other in the determination to hush up a murder. Yet the conduct of the Risbridge board of guardians is little less. Had the unfortunate pauper WEBB been found in the fields, or in his own cabin, wounded, bleeding, and expiring from violence, what power could have stopped inq uir y , and after inquiry, prose cution, until the punishment of the law, as far as it could reach, and that of public,' where it could not, befel the perpetrators and a beTfors of so foul and unmanly an act. Is a poor-house, then, a place chartered for cruel and sanguinary acts? Are deeds of violence, tolerated no where else, to pass with impunity, because com mitted in those sacred precincts ? Is authority, as despotic as that of the captain of a vessel, to be abandoned to the first pauper amongst the workhouse inmates, who has strength of muscle and violence of temper to awe the rest ? What if the keeper thus chosen be known to be of most savage habits ; if his threats to doArthose under his charge are hourly heard, and if his acts be known to be quite in accordance with these words? Are men, who entrust such a creature with authority, and who give the lives of the helpless to his keeping, to shake off all responsibility and go unscathed ? Are they to be permitted to shut the door of their heartless conclave against public and publicity? Are they to be allowed to go home with the cor,ciousness that in providing a keeper for the poor, whose task is not to feed, but to do for, them, they have performed a prudent act of duty by the rate-payers, and an excusable one for themselves ? Verily this must not be. For should such conduct succeed, we may have Poor-House keepers who might argue that it was far safer to slay troublesome paupers with a rope, or by knocking their heads against a stool, than merely to starve them. And wa might have Boards of Guardians who would employ none, save SLerene, to nurse the poor who were at their cost. The circumstance will be a warning to juries, called upon an inquest of the kind, how they return a verdict of natural death in cases of death from unna tural violence. No doubt the verdict in this case was because the death took place in a workhouse, where such deaths are natural, especially with such nurses. The jury, indeed, had a full sense of the enormity of the case, and, with some reason, attributed the crime less to the wretched instrument of it than to those who tolerated and employed him. The jury were right in this opinion, but, unfortunately, their repri mand is idle, whilst the verdict which preceded it, is a bar to prosecution. If a poor-law, new or old, is to subsist in this country, prevention must be found for such deeds, and punishment for such conduct... The enactments of the Poor-law were indeed inevitable; the destitute must be cared for, and can only be fitly and econo mically cared for within walls. But these walls should have nothing of the prison but confinement. If we continue to make indigence penal, flesh and blood will not bear with such pcnality. Of this Risbridgc Board of Guardians, consisting of fifteen, thirteen were against allowing the public to be at all cognisant of their proceedings, and thirteen were against any prosecution or further investigation. Sir JOHN WAL.SIIAM, we understand, was one of the two who wisely and humanely courted publicity, and recommended prosecution. The Paris journals of Thursday are occupied chiefly with the intelligence from Portugal, brought by the Royal Tar, being of later date t h an any which had been receivcd in Paris through Madrid. Otherwise these papers are altogether destitute of interest. The Duke and Duchess of Montpenaier arrived at the Chateau of St. Cloud on Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock. The Kin- , and Queen of the Belgians had departed for Brussels the day before, after a visit to the royal family. The circumstance of leaving the moment before the arrival of their newly married relatives, and appearing to avoid the very natural opportunity of offering their personal congratulation on an event regarded by the Orleans family in general as the most momentous that has befallen them since 1830, cannot fail to excite attention and animadversion. One of the jour nals of Thursday (L'Elprit Poblic) says that the King of the Belgians, before his departure, again and again refused his intervention in the quarrel between the Court of the Tuileries and the Cabinet of St. James's, and adds that the most pressing instances were resorted to induce him to wait at St. Cloud till Thursday, for the arrival of his brother-in-law, which be peremptorily resisted. marshal Souk is expected in Paris about the middle of the month. The recal of Marshal Bu- geaud was spoken of. La Presse says that the reply of Lord Palmerston to the last note of M. Guizot occupies a hundred pages, and took more than an hour in the reading ; and that it presents no argument which had not been already ad% aneed, and no objection that had not been already aii,rcred. The Madrid mail of the 31st was received at Paris late in the afternoon of Thursday. Disagreements in the Cabinet continued to be rumoured at Madrid, and not contradicted but rather assented to by the minis terial journals, which observe that the differences which had arisen in the Cabinet on promotions pro posed in the army, have caused the Minister of War to postpone his intended favours. Oae of the journals states that the Portuguese government had applied for an immediate interven tion, and thereupon the British minister at Madrid informed M. Isturitz that the first Spanish soldier who should set his foot on Portuguese territory would be a signal for war between Spain and Great Britain. El Tiempo, of the 31st, says, that within the last few days a report was generally believed that General Sanz and M. Mon would retire ; and that M. Isturitz had formally declared that he would withdraw from the Presidency of the Council. No one doubts that there are serious difficulties and dissensions in the Cabinet, in all of which the French Ambassador has figured. On the 30th several deputies observed signs of dissen sion between MM. Mon and Armcro, which were the more remarkable as these ministers appeared for some time on excellent terms. Et Nriero Evectador announces that M. ArTratia was about to be named political chief of Madrid, in place of M. Rode ; this, however, was inexact, the former supplying only temporarily M. Rode's place. Mr. Cobden was at Seville on the 27th. PORTUGAL—Accounts to the 30th ult. inform as of three engagements between the rebel troops and the Queen's forces. We yesterday noticed the suc cess of General Schwalbach over the Algarve insur gents under Calestino. It appears also that Viscondo de Setubal bad completely routed the rebel forces at Viana in the Alemtego, and that Baron Cazal, with the troops from Tras-os-Nloutes, had been victorious at Villareal, near Penafiel, and marched upon Oporto. The following telegraphic despatch had been re ceived at Lisbon : " I arrived at the camp of the Baron de Estremoz at 11 on the night of the 27th inst., having been informed by him of the union of the sth and 6th Cagadores and 4th Artillery. The Baron and I marched with our entire column at four in the morning of the 2Sth to meet the enemy. We met them at haliperit two o'clock in the afternoon, in a strong position in the town of Irian*. I attacked immediately, and at five o'clock p.m. we had completely routed them, they leaving in our hands several cart loads of ammunition and other effects, with two pieces of artillery. I calculate their lore at 200 men, between killed, wounded, and prisoners. On our part we have had an officer killed and two wounded, together with some soldiers and horses. I will send you, when time permits, more details of this day of glory for the servants of her Majesty the Queen. " Vtitcorir DB SETUBAL. " Vises, Oct. 29, 1845." The following is the official news of Cazal's success: " Baron Cazal, on arriving at Villareal, met the demo cratic forces under the, command of Veisn, Rebello, and Beira'. He defeated them completely, killing an immense number, and the two leaders, Venga,.onel Rthello, died; the people of the district being struck with such terror in conse quence, that the provinco of Tras-os-Montes need give no farther concern. The Baron next arrived at Penaflel with the 3d and 13th Infantry and 6th and 7th Cavalry, and went in pursuit of Almargetn, who fled by Valongo to Oporto on the 28th. The blockade of the Douro has been acknowledged by the English Cor std. The consequence is, that no money. is remnsed at the Custom-house, winds produces insubordi nation amongst the insurgent troops, and despair in the mob." PARIS, Nov. 4. The Paris papers have spread reports with more or less of truth in them on the causes which have determined the king to continue without any modification, the Cabinet of the 29th of Octobe ' r. It has been asserted that M. Guizot's not obtaining the Presidency of the Council arose from a species of edo exercised by the British government. The paper which stated this, the Cunstigiitionsel, I believe, only knew half the truth. It comes to this that if the English Cabinet thought it could interfere in thecomiiinations of our internal policy, it ought not to have limited itself to the ex pression of the wish that no new dignity should be conferred on the Minister for Foreign Affairs in addition to that which he already enjoys. I have learnt, in fact, and from the best source, !hetet the interview which Lord Normanby had with the King, he demanded the dismissal of M. Guizot, a step which England would have considered as an expiation, suffi cient for the present, for the sums§ of French diplomacy at Madrid. 'The king, it is said, resisted all the iubtanets of Lord Normanby. Indeed, he could not have yielded with an show of honour ; for it would have been a disavowal of his own acts. I may add, that if the English government wished to make M. Guizot popular, it would not have been easy for them to have chosen a better way of doing so. We are not fond in this country of the interference of other countries in our affairs, and the most decried minister would at once rally round him the support of public opinion, if it was thought he was to be victimised by the cabinets f London, Vienne, or Berlin. The proceeding of Lord Normanby , besides its unconstitutional character, appears to me an unskilful attempt on the part of his government. We have all of us blamed the ridiculous intrigues which M. Guizot has sought to keep up with the Tory party. The intimacy of Lord Normanby with M. Mole, or with any other pretender to the office of Minister, would excite the same suspicion. Let your government complain of M. Guizot, if they please; they have the right to do so; hut it belongs only to the Chambers to keep a French statesman in his place, or to drive him from it. Hitherto, M. Guizot has been the most unpopular man in France. The national sentiment is too quickly excited h: re to admit of his being forgiven for having provoked the invasion, for having emi grated, and for having returned to his country in the wake of foreign armies. Add to this, that if, in his private capa city, M. Guizot has acquired a real esteem, in his public life he baa no other consideration than that which attaches to a man of talent. We have seen him attach himself to every party in turn ' • we know that this apparent infle xibilit y con ceals a complete uncertainty of opinion, and an unexampled servility towards power. His influence is felt as if it were the influence of the King ; but none amongst those even who rote for ministers, do him the honour of believing that he has an opinion of his own, or any system by which to guide him. Your government will perform a miracle it, by dint of showing itself hostile to the man whom your journals have flattered so highly, it recommends H. Guizot to the sympathies of France. Be sure of this, that however the position of M. Guizot may have been Fltaken, the attack, of the English press have re-established him. At present, the ministry appears as firmly fixed as it is possible to be. The King and Queen of the Belgians left Paris the day before the Duke and Duchess de lilunipensier were expected to arrive here. This inopportune departure is much criti cised. People say that King Leopold would have done better not to have come et all, if he intended to go away so sud denly. But this departure, which has the appearance of a flight, is explained by the delicate position in which he ' stands. Accustomed to negotiate between France and Eng land, to serve as a link between the two governments, he sees with regret the rupture of the entente cordiale. After having shown so strong a maniferation in favour of M. Guizot, lie finds himself, so to speak, compelled to disavow him. The more difficult the posture of affairs the less it ought to be prolonged. King Leopold has felt this, and hence his abrupt departure. If this be not a proof of affection given to the royal family, it is at least an act of diplomacy. 0. FRANCE.—TIIE JOURNEY OF THE DUKE AND Dueness ox Nloareenstru.—The M!Dats, in announcing the arrival of the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier, says : " Alter Bordeaux the Ptes necessarily ceased on account of the recent disasters. At Angoul4me only the town was illu minated to honour the passage of their Royal Highnesses. But beyond that place they could only meet with the serious respect due to royalty. Of all the privileges conferred on them by.their birth and position they wished to exercise only one — that of relieving misfortune. Thus at Blois and Orleans they leR generous marks of their passage. Their Royal Highnesses showed a touching interest in inquiring from the local authorities the extent of the calamities which had occurred. They will convey to the king the precious infor mation which they have thus collected, and his Majesty will find new resources in the inexhaustible inspiration of his goodncas." COMPLIMENT TO THE DUCHESS DE NIONTPENSIER. —The Princes and Princesses of the royal family, wishing to make a present to their sister-in-law, the Duchess do Mont pensier, conceived the idea of offering her an album, corn po,ed of designs by the most renowned French artists. The work consists of 43 compositions, by Gudin, Delaroche, Charlet, Also:, De Dreux Tony Johannot, It. Fleury, De lacroix, H. Vernet, H. Sc heffer, Itoqueplen, Isabey, Ary Schiffer, Ingres, &c. All these artists have produced deli cious specimens of their talents, but the gem of all is con sidered to be a water-colour painting by Ingres, of " The Infant Jesus preaching iu the Temple en the midst of the Doctors." _ _ --- CHARITY OF THE DUKE DE MONTPENSIER.--On leaving Pau, H.R.H. the Duke do Montpensier leR 2,000 f. for the bureau de bienfaisance of that placa, 1,0004 for the honpital, and 2,000 f. to be distributed to different persons who had applied to him for relief. MUNIFICENT ACT OF LORD NORMANDY.—His Excellency the Mareiuis of Normanby, immediately on hearing that a subscription bad been opened by Messrs. Galignani and Co. for the sufferers by the inundations, put down his name for 4,000 f. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—A suicide of extraor dinary character, and showing a great determination, was committed a short time ago at Loon le Saulnier (Jura). A working man named Odebey. aged forty-eight, stifled himself by wrapping round his head and face a wet sheet, folded four times thick, and binding it tightly round his neck with a cord. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—A young girl lost her life, a few days ago, near St. Venant (Pas de Calais), in the following distressing manner. She went out to meet a wed ding party returning from the church with a bouquet, to he presented to the bride. She met them in a cart decked with ribb , ns, and in her eagerness to play her part in the honours of the day, approached so near the vehicle, thatshe was knocked down by the shaft and crushed under the wheel. TIMBER LAND IN FRANCE.—One of the Paris jour nals, in alluding to the question of replanting the hills near the Loire with timber-trees, gives the following account of the present quantity of timber-land in France :—Of the 52 millions of hectares in France, 8,623,128 are in woods and forests; of these, 1,073,256 are the property of the State; 1,823,833 belong to the communes or public esta blishments; 106,929 to the Crown, and 5,619,110 to private persons. It is added that the forests of the State are the best attanded to, and therefore the most productive; they yield a revenue of 32 fr. per hectare, whilst the woods and forests of the communes and private persona only yield 24 fr. GEIiMANY.—VIENNA, Ocr. 26.—The accounts from Olin brought by the Archduke Charles, who has re turned from that place, respecting the health of the Arch duke Palatine, are now favourable, so that hopes are enter tained that the life of this Prince will be still prolonged fur a time. --• Lord Ponsonby, the new English ambassador, appeared the day before yesterday for the first time in the salons of Prince Metternich. The reigning Duke of Nassau has arrived at Vienna. The health of H.I H. the Grand Duchess Mary still causes great anxiety : she suffers from intermittent fever, and is not sufficiently strong to undertake the journey to • more southern climate. The Vladika of Montenegro, who is staying as Vienna, is, it is said, awaiting the permission from the Emperor of Russia to proceed to St. Petersburg, where be wishes to come to some definite agreement con cerning the lake of Seodra and the islands Lessandria and Vranina. As, however, the Russian minister at Constanti nople has already taken the necessary steps in this matter, it is not unlikely that the journey of the Viadika to St. Petersburg, which is not agreeable to the Ottoman Porte, may be deemed unnecessary. BERLIN, OCT. 29.—The royal birthday has by, and the expected amnesty has n o t t a k en place, passed gti hoped for by all, but few thought it likely at • moment when the trial of the Polish prisoners is to take place on the new system, and how was it in the power of the king to grant pardons when no investigation has as yet been set on foot ? Nothing certain is known as to when the trial is actually to commence, but certainly not in the pre sent year.—ln the manufacturing districts of Prussian Silesia symptoms of great distress are manifesting them selves. Threats are muttered by the oppressed apprentices against the manufacturers, and great anxiety prevails. The interests of the poorer classes in Prussia are not represented in the press, and pamphlets which attempt to advocate thiir cause are not looked upon favourably by the government. The same distress is also evident in the Rhenish provinces. " The joyous songs of the vintners," says the Dusseidorfer Zeitung, in a correspondence from Muhlheim, " resound in our streets, and would call forth an echo if our factory men had the courage to join us in the chorus. But it is not so. Owing to the failure of business at the late fair of Leipzig, and other unlucky commercial combinations, hundreds are thrown out of work. One of our velvet manufacturers has already stopped 500 looms. Thr approaching winter adds greatly to the dread ful situation of the poor men." Why, says the Augsburg Gazette, is German money expended for foreign manufactures' whilst our workmen are starving and the country gradually imposcrii•hed ; we hope that the Zollverein will take speedy and efficient measures to procure bread fur the hungry and tranquillity and order for the country.—ln the new model prison at Berlin prisoners continue to arrive in small num bers. The Councillor of State Meketta is very busy in preparing for the great Polish trials—The report that General Badowits, Prussian Ambassador to the Court of Baden, was to succeed General Bo en as Minister of War, does not receive much credit at Berlin.—The late consider ! able bankruptcies in London have had a most unfavourable effect on the Berlin bourse, as some of the first houses are losers to a large amount. One of the greatest spirit-mer chants at Berlin has just failed, to the amount, it is said, of 70,000 dollars. A stockbroker was arrested on the same day for a sum of 30,000 dollars ; thus in one day 100,000 dollars were swallowed up in unlucky speculations.—The English Airabassador to theCotirt of et. PetzratituX, Load Illeosullatid, 'pared. through' li ra on , the 119th nit., as! Itiverar , Losteas FiteirrießB OP °MAMA,. 0ct.24,—1D the vicinity of Wadowice, trains of a new conspiracy have been dine ' vered; and even some made uniforms have been found. A veteran soldier has been arrested. Nobody knows what chances this infatuated Jaen reckoned upon, unless he imagined he could procure the assistance of the peasants, who, however, seem disposed to-act aoonriling to their own I suggestions, and to be by no means inclined to support their former oppressors. For the last few days martial law is in force. The ' sew safety guard is only for the ten western districts ; it consists of a body of 600 men, all picked men. The sup pression of the communal courts of justice, which are to be replaced, will meet with some difficulties. Meantime, things are in stain giro. The new commissaries, with full powers, are to remain. A project fur the redemption of the coerces is ready. FRANKFORT, OCT. 29.—Count Von Munch Bel -1 linghauseu, President of the Diet, has prolonged his stay in lour city up to this time, and intended, if we may judge by his reparations, to leave Frankfort in the middle of last week, and to return to Vienna. It is now affirmed in our circles, that the events in Switzerland:have caused him to delay his departure, because the German Confederation, after the military measures which France and Sardinia have thought necessary to take, cannot be wholly indifferent It is now considered that the provisional legislation of the press, wlrch has beeuenforced in Germany since 1819, shall not be altered for the present. The Cologne Gazette and the correspondent of Nu remberg announce that the accession of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg to the Zollverein, will be proposed at the Diet which is to be held at Malchin. It is said that M. Lutzow, the directing minister, had conceived this project for a long time past, and has had several conferences with the Prussian government on the subject. MAYENCE, OCT. 28.—Large cargoes of wheat and corn continue to arrive from the Rhine upwards, as also from the Maine, and although the greater part is bought fur the government storehouses, still a large quantity finds its way into the neighbouring states. As a large quantity is expected from the Lower Rhine, and much is already stored up, and as the potato-crop is abundant this year, the fears for the winter have subsided. - - - • -- NASSAU.—A governmrnt order, dated Oct. 22, pro- hibita the sale of potatoes for the confection of brandy, under the fine of HI. 301. a cwt., half of which is to belong to the informer, or imprisonment; the potatoes to be confis cated for the benefit of the poor of the distlict. DENMARK.—ALTONA ' Ocr. 31.—News has just been received here by the les t train from Kiel, that the assembly of the States of Schleswig has been dissolved. Although this requires confirmation, the report was universally believed, for how else was the govern ment to act, which can only count upon two votes in the assembly, and is yet determined not to make the slightest concession. The position taken by the Duke of Augustenburg, and the language he has held, point him out as the leader of the Ger man movement, and his motion on the question of the ad ministration of the duchies has had a decisive effect on the constitutional participation of the nobles. The royal com missary, M. N. Scheel, sees the cause of the embarrass. ment of his situation. The only objection to the motions of the States is that of incompetence. The Danes are in a pre dicament, and the political turn which the question has taken on a reform in the administration is anything but pleasing to the Copenhagen Cabinet. S W EDEN.— STOCKHOLM, Ocr. 23.—Prince Augus tus, Duke of Dalecarlia, youngest son of the King, who was taken ill on his journey to Norrkoping, and could only look at the festivities there from his window, has been confined to bed since the day before yesterday, and is therefore obliged to remain at Norrkoping,where he is attended by the Queen. It appears that a bilious fever is coming on, though it is expected to take a favourable turn. It is stated in letters from Gottenburg, of the latter end of October, that it was commonly reported the King (of Sweden) had taken the firm resolution of granting a general freedom of commerce, such as was demanded by the spirit of the age. ALGERIA.—We have received the Algiers jour nals to the 30th ult., inclusively. The following from Bugia of the 25th, in the Akhbar of the 29th, is all that we find of any interest For some time past the environs of Bugia had been pretty tranquil, and. the Kabyles in general had abandoned the plain, with the exception of the ?denies, who could not make up their minds to leave the only place where they could find arable and pasture land. The hostilities committed on this point were, therefore, always their act. In the middle of the month they attacked several officers of the garrison, who were on a shooting excursion, and who were obliged after a vigorous defence to fall back. It was not long, however, before vengeance was had for this aggression. A few hours after the return of the officers, the native tirailleurs carried off a flock belonging to the Kabyles. On the 17th a more important razzia was made by order of the command ant of Bugia. The enemy lost 200 head of cattle, and had several men killed. On the following day the Kabyles, in small numbers, came and fired a few shots at the government flock, but they were soon driven back, and pursued beyond the marabout of Sidi Bou Amenr. Our neighbours the idea zias, in their turn, meditated vengeance for their successive checks. On the 19th an ambuscade of the Kabyles endea voured to take the government flock by surprise, but it was itself surprised by some native tirailleurs, under Lieutenant Oiacobbi. This officer, notwithstanding the number of the enemy (estimated at 700) did not hesitate to attack them at the head of only 45 men. lie took up a good position in ambuscade, and each discharge killed its man, but the great number of the enem, the exhaustion of our ammunition, and the absence of al l succour, rendered the affair perilous. The Mettles called out to the natives of the detachment to , abandon their chief and join their co-religionibt., but fortu nately this appeal was not responded to. Alter an hour and a hairs fighting, the garrison was perceived an its way to succour the detachment. The commandant did not content himself with releasing the detachment, but pursued the enemy to the mountains, killing a great many, burning ten villages, and making considerable booty. On the return the marabout of Sidi Bon Ameur, which was the rendezvous of our enemies, and the centre of all their inttigues against as, was battered down with cannon. Our losses in the affair of the 19th were small. We hail only one man killed, and a few wounded. On the following day some mounted men of the enemy came into the plain. One of them was struck by a shell and blown to pieces ; it is said that he was one of the assassins of the commandant Salmon de Mimic" HAVANNAIL. THE HURRICANE. —We have been favoured will the perusal of private letters from an officer of artillery to a relative in London, which mention disasters not noticed in the accounts of the hurricane that have already appeared. One letter is dated Oct. 11, and states:— . . . Since writing yesterday, I have witnessed the most fearful hurri cane you can imagine. It was blowing yesterday, with some rain, on our netora home from a boll. The wind continued to increase ; but I went to bed, and knew nothing of Ito eau eine violence until 6 a.m. when I was awoke by being informed that some of the upstairs lodger had been tamed out by the force of the gale. The wind was increas ing : the windows in front of the hotel were all blown in, and parti tion-walla and rarapets were tumbling down about our ears. As you may Imagine, I was not idle during the scrimmage in assisting to nail up one part, pull down another, &c. When no more was to be done, we went down to the quay, and such a scene an there presented itself you can scarcely imagine. Sldps clashing against each other, others with only their masts out of the water, and many with none ; plenty stranded, and a report just arrived that the French squadron of three ships or more have gone ashore. A New York liner arrived last night, got on the rocks, and they (the crew) were two hours before they could get a hawser to the shore. There were eighteen pamen gem, principally ladies, all of whom were obliged to be placed in a chair and slid along by the hawser. As I and party could not be idle on the wharf we assisted in getting a heat fastened which had got adrift, and which became es entially serviceable. The loss of pro perty must be immense. On the wharf balm of goods are lying about indiscriminately for two or three miles; packages are strewed in all directions. ()cr. 12.—The loin of lifr they find is greater than was expectiAL A gentleman was standing with his brother-in-law and a black ser vant under the porch of Ilia house, when it gave way and crashed the three todeath. Our cook, who was sect to market, was seized hold of by the authorities, and compelled by them to assist in earning a dead body. The roof of the theatre has been taken off bodily, and now lies along side the bare walls lithe home. So you may guess that there has been a smart blow "of it. Everyone almost is prevented from leaving the island, or will have to go by different routes to their destination. Colonel Bruce, who came in the Pickle schooner, was obliged to go to Haman b the Royal Mall steamer, the Thames, the only one fit for sea out o f a noble fleet that were at anchor on Saturday. The loss of the Thames wan only a quarter boat, which was ran into by the old Rodney.—lt. C. F. THE EXPRESS, SIyKURRAN, irVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1846. Inc Court. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert rode out en horseback this morning. The Hon. Miss Deverenx was in attendance on her Majesty. The Equerries in Waiting, Major-General Wemysa and the Hon. Captain Gordon, were also in attendance on horseback.— The Royal Family took their usual pony exercise this morning. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hesse, attended by Baroness Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch, arrived at the Euston-square terminus of the London and North-Western Railway yesterday morning, from Cashio bury-park, Berta, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. The Earl of Denbigh received the Princeu on her arrival in town, and attended her Royal Highness during her visits of inspection to the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, the Mansion-house, the General Poet office, and the Zoological Gardena in the Regent's-park. Her Royal Highness, attended by Baroness Scheel and Baron Meysenbuch, left the Euston-square terminus at half past five o'clock on her return to Cashiobury-park. A deputation from the Rectifying Distillers, con sisting of Mr. W. Nicholson, chairman, Mr. Seeger, secre tary, and Mr. Bowerbank, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence:in Downing-street. The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting yesterday. There were present Viscount Morpeth, the Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. J. C. Berries, Mr. Alderman liumpbery, Mr. H. T. Hope, and Mr. A. Milne. The Lords of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council have been summoned to meet in the Exchequer Chamber, at Westminster, on Thursday the 12th November, to settle the roll of Sheriffs for the ensuing year. A deputation from the City, accompanied by the City Remembrancer, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir It. Schomburgk bad an interview with Earl Grey at the Colonial-office yesterday. Mr. Alderman Lucas, Mr. Deputy Finnic, Mr. Selson, Mr. Barkley, and Mr. Spearman, waited on the Commissioners of Metropolitan Impebvemcnts during their meeting yesterday. Mr. George Moffatt, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. ' Lord and Lady John Russell had an evening party yesterday at their resideoce in Chesham-place. • The Hon. Ralph and Lady Mary Ab er cromby and Lady Harriet Eliot left Earrance's H otel y nterday for St. Leonard's-on -Sea. [From last night's Gazette.] WntritttAtt., Nov. 4.--The Queen has appointed the Right Hon. Granville George Earl Granville, the Right Hon. Sir E. Ryan, Knt., and Captain H. R. Drandrith, Royal Engineers, to be three of the Commissioners of Rail ways. Notice is hereby given, that the Right Hou. E. Strutt. the Right Hon. Granvi.le George Earl Granville, the Right lion. Sir E. Ryan, Knt., and Captain H. R. Brsndreth, R.E., appointed by Her Majesty Commissioners of Railways, under the provisions of the Act 9 & 10 Viet., c. 10.5, will begin to act in execution of the said Act, on Monday, Nov. 9, 1846; also, that the office of the said Commissioners is at No. 29, Great George-at., Westminster. Dowsnio-sTitEET, Nov. s.—The Queen has ap pointed J. Simms, Esq., to be Assistant Judge of the Su preme Court of Judicature in the island of Newfoundland; and E. M. Archibald, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Atto rney- General for that islar.d ; and C. D. Stewart, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Solicitor-General for the island of St. Vincent ; also, R. Hayward, Esq., to be Colonial Surveyor and Engineer for Sierra Leone. AN EXTRA GAZETTE.—The Ga:ette of last night contains the following notice:—" In consequence of the nu merous notices of applications to Parliament for Railway Bills, and other bills, which notices must be inserted in the Gazette before the expiration of the present mouth, a Gazette will be published this (lay." WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 6. 7th Drag. Gds.—N. C. Nagle to be cornet, by par., vice Johnston, who ret. Std Drags.—Brev.-CoL H. Falvey, from b..p. Coat., to be lieut.- cool., vice J. F. S. Clarke, who each. ; Major St. V. W. Ricketto to be lieut..eoL, by pur., vice Salwey, who mt. ; Capt. H. D. Griffith to be major, by pur.; Lieut. H. T. C. K. Pigott to be apt., by pur Cornet W. W. Hosier to be limit, by pur. ; Ens. W. C. Domino., from 13th F.. to be cornet, by pur. 14th L. Drags.—Cornet W. 16'Mahon to be lieut., by pur., vice Hod eon, who mt.; H. Edwards to be cornet, by pur. 15th F.—Ens. C. W. C. East to be lieut., by pur., vice Hatchet', who ret. ; S. J. Blenoowe to be ens., by pur. 37th F.—Asaast.-Surg..l. W. Fleming. from 70th F., to be assist ants. 44th F.—Ens. G. L. Ottley to be lieut., by pur., vice Nooke, who ret.; W. Fletcher to be ens., by pur.; Lieut. J. A. L. Philipps to be acljt., vice Noske, who res. 46th F.—Lieut. A. J. Macpherson, hom 6th F., to be lieut., vice Yoe" prom. ; Ens. J. F. Lyons to be lieut., by pur., vice Mac pherson. who ret ; C. 8. M'Alestn to be ens., by pur. 66th F.—Brev.-C • F. Browne, from h.-p. Rifle Brig., to be major, vice &vv.-Lieut.-Cot W. L. Dames, who each.; Capt. Sir W. Gor don, &wt., to be major, by pur., vice Browne, who ret. ; Lieut. J. H. B. Birch to be capt., by pur.: Em. It. Conner to be Rent, by pm. 70th F.—Assist-Surg. J. W. Johnston, M.D.. from Ist W. India R., to be resist-surg., vice Fleming, app. to 37th F. 88th F.—Lieut. E. J. V. Brow* to be rapt,. by par., vice Towns. bend, who ret. ; Ens. C. 0. O'Vooel to tie lieut., by pur.; J. S. Bayley to be ens., by pur. 97th F.—Licut W. Murray to be apt, by pur., vice Kinderley, who ret.; Ens. 11. G. Woods to be lieut., by pur. ; W. F. Norman to be ens., by pur. Ist W. India Regt—W. S. Saunders to be assist-aurg., vice Jobn ston, ape. to 7ntb F. 2nd lA . India Refit.—E. J. 8. Knapman to be ens., without par., vice Strachan, whose app. has been cane. 13m:rim—Capt. W. 11. L. D. Cuddy, of 55th F., to be major in the army. Crarracurn.—Brev.-Major G. T. Parke, from Ceylon Rifle Regt, to be major, without bur. HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the General Committee of the Health of Towns Association was held yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Statistical Society, No. Li, St. James's square, Lord Adiley in the chair. It was nume rously attended. The minutes of the proceedings of the meeung held on the 12th of August last having been read and confirmed, . . The CHAJIVAAN rose and said they were to-day assembled for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of distributing through the country the Report which had been prepared under the auspices of the Association, and was now ready for circulation, in order to draw public atten tion, and that of the government, to its contents. He (the Ch airman) thought the subject-matter with which the report dealt, namely, the sanatory condition of the poorer classes, was one which, in all its bearings, was the most important that could be agitated. It affected the condition of the people in all its aspects, and unless prop -Hy handled, it would neutralize every aloft for their moral and physical improvement. He did not speak from books on this subject, but from experience ; for, during the last two or three years he had gone a good deal amongst the people in all parts of the kingdom, and he could say that not only in the metropolis, but elsewhere,such was the condition of their dwellings, such the want of ventilation and drainage, that every act to amelio rate their condition in other respects would he neutralised, unless the causes of the mischief which intercepted all human enjoyment were removed. Ile had before hint a document published by the authority of the Registrar- General, containing a table of the number of deaths in lid districts during the quarter ending the 30th September last, and it showed the number to exceed that of the correspond ing quarter last year by 15,227 deaths. On this extreme mortality, this comment was made by the Registrar- General : "In the annual reports and quarterly returns the causes of these differences in the mortality of the s veral parts of the country and the population have been discussed. The high mortality of towns has been [rated to crowded loilgthwi, dirty dwelling., personal uncleanli nss—the concentration of unhealthy emanations from narrow streets without fresh air, water, or sewers. The rapidity of decomposition, and the facility with which all kinds of animal matter become tainted and run into putrefaction, enable to to umlerstand how a summer like the past, in which the temperature was unusually high, the disaw.s referable to an impure atmosphere, should be so prevalent and fatal." The consequences of this state of thing, and the degradation to which the survivors in families were brought, defied all description. Dr. Southwood Smith would bear him out when besaid that fevers of the description which caused this mor tality, invariably fell upon the heads of the families, and hence the father cut off in the prime of life left a family of children to become the occupants of a workhou,e. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible to go into the dwellings of these classes, and not sec that their physical degradation had a powerful influence upon their moral and social condition. So long as the people were in that state, it was useless to build schools or chapels. So long as they were left iu their present condition at their homes, every sort of temptation 0 mischief and to habits of inebriation must follow. In ti e same document he foundithe following comment made by the Registr.r of deaths for the Deansgate district, in the town of Manchester: " How pitiful is the condition of many thousands of children born in this world. Here, in one of the most advanced nations of Europe —in one of the largest t .wns of England—in the midst of a ula. Hon unmatched for its energy, industry, and manufacturing skill—in Manchester, the centre of a victorious agitation for commeteial free ' dom—asairing to literary culture—where Percival wrote and Dalton lived -thirteen thousand three hundred and sixty-two children dial in seven scars over and above the mortality natural to mankind. These ' little children' brought up in unclean dwellings, and impure streets, were Jett alone long days by their mothers, to breathe the subtle, sickly, vapours ; soothed by opium—a more' cursed distilla tion than behenon ;' and when assailed by mortal diseases, their stomachs torn, their bodies convulsed, their brains bewildered, left to die without medical aid—which, like Hope, should ' come to all ' — the skilled medical man never being called in at all, or only summoned to witness the death and sanction the funeral." (Applause.) From his experience, and (rent what he had seen in connexion with the Ragged Schools, he could assert that this statement was in no de gree overcharged and he repeated that which was the conviction of his mind, that no permanent good could he effected for the moral and social improvement of the people, so long as matters remained at their domiciles in the state in which they were now to be found. With these feelings, he hoped that the able report, which was now ready for circulation, would be made generally known, so that the Government would at last be excited, first to the sense, and next to the discharge, of its duty in this respect. (Applause.) The Hon. Mr. Brice moved the first resolution— " That this association regards with great se prehension the exclu sion of the Metropolis, and of Scotland and Ireland, from the imme diate operation of any sanatory measure, and respectfully urges upon Her Majesty's Government the desirableness of causing a report to be prepared, developing any special and peculiar means that may appear to be necessary for bringing these Important portions of the empire under a general act ; and in doing so drew a lamentable portion of the evils arising from a deficient sewage in the City of West minster. The Rey. Mr. CHAIIPNRTR, in seconding the motion, de picted the state of disease and wretchedness arising from the same cause, which existed amongst the poorer classes of the extensive parish of which he had the spiritual charge—that of Whitechapel. He was wholly at a loss to understand the principle upon which the metropolis was to be excluded from the provisions of any legislative sanatory measure. Owing to defective sanatory regulations, the average duration of life in his parish was only 25 years, while in the next parish, not a mile distant, the average duration of human life was 45 years. He heartily hoped that the facts detailed in the able report on the:table would be made extensively known, and that the government would be induced to consider the sanatory condition of the metropolis—the heart of the empire—when they legislated for parts around it. The resolution Wall put and passed unanimously. Lord EMU:4O7Og, after expressing his regret that his official duties at the Treasury had prevented him being present at the commencement of the proceedings, said he had great pleasure in moving the resolution just put into his hands, which was to the effect that Oopiro of the report of the association be forwarded to the authori ties of the principal towns in Scotland and Ireland and to their repro sedatives In parliament, requesting their co-operation in carrying out an eflieient and general sanatory act. The noble lord suggested that the great difficulty which stood in the way of the government in this matter was the existing indifference of the public on the one hand, and the strenuous opposition of interested parties on the other. The most enlightened men of the late and of the present govern ment were fully alive to the importance of this subject; and if this associatiou could be the means of moving the public indifference to lively interest, there could be little doubt, with that assistance, the government would be enabled to induce parliament to consent to a general measure of sana tory regulations, which, although it might be unpalatable to interested individuals, would be of essential service to the well-being of the state. Before sitting down he could not avoid suggesting the adoption of a plan which would show, in a tabular form, the lamentable loss of human life which the body of the report disclosed. Dr. Sot • rttwoov Baum intimated that he had prepared a resolution, in the form of an instruction to the sub-com mittee, for that purpose. Mr. GRAINGER seconded the resolution proposed by Lord Ebrington, convinced as he was of the necessity of a general measure, which should not only comprise the metropolis and the large towns, but the villages and the rural districts.— The resolution was carried without a dissentient voice. Mr. TOYSHEE proposed the next resolution— That the rib-committee be requested to communicate with the I branch associations and with those municipal authorities who have taken active stem for the sanatory improvement of the population, in a general measure of legislation, which their own local observation and experience has shown to be needful for insuring the adoption of complete and efficient prerendve measures. The speaker pointed out the evils and malaria arising from the existence in various parts of the metropolis of slaughter houses, as calling for legislative interference. He felt con vinced that as typhus could not be successfully treated, if proper sanatory measures were adopted, bath scrofula and consumption could be wholly eradicated. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. Hower seconded the resolution, which, like its predecessor, passed unanimously. Mr. Hien, M.P.. moved a resolution to the effect That her Majesty's government be respectfully requested to grant to a deputation of the association a conference on tie Kum/cations con tained in the report, and that deputations from the several branch associations in England, Scotland, and Ireland, be invited to attend. In moving this resolution, the hon. member observed that, though an humble member of the government, ha felt con fident that any administration would feel anxious to be made acquainted with the valuable and interesting information contained in the report prepared by the labours of this asso ciation, and he was satisfied that the noble lord now at the head of the department of Woods and Foreste, whose atten tion had been as xiously turned to the subject, would rejoice to receive any information from a deputation of this society. Dr. SOUTHWOOD SMITH seconded the motion, and ob served that he thought it would hardly be right for him to allow the meeting to separate without stating that the expe rience of the London Fever Hospital was in strict accordance with the statements contained in the report of the Registrar- General, which had been referred to by the noble lord in the chair. In the early part of the present year fever was not very prevalent in London, but latterly it had been again an epidemic, and of a ch aracter more then usually severe. In the country districts the mortality had been more than the usual average. Such was tho case at Ox ford. In Sheffield the number of death, was double those of the cmresponding quarter of last veer, with 149 more ; and in Birmingham it was 2.39 more than the double amount of the usual average. The notes appended to the report of the Registrar-General from those of the local registrars, stated the melancholy truth that the amount of deaths in the last quarter more than doubled that of any quarter sirce the Ristgistration Act had come into ope ration. (Hear. hear.) It was now ten years since the con dition of the labouring classes in Whitechapel had been brought under the notice of the public and of the Govern ment, and yet to this hour nothing had been done to remedy the evils. In the language of the report, " the returns of the last quarter prove that nothing effectual has been done to put a stop to the disease, suffering, and death, in which so many thousands perish. The improvements, chiefly of a showy, superficial, outside character, have not reached the homes and habits of [lin people. The house and children of the labouring man can only be kept clean and healthy by the assiduous labour a well-trained industrious wife, as any one who has paid the least attention to the subject is aware. This is overlooked in Lancashire, where the woman is often engaged in labour from home. The consequence is, that thousands, not only of the children but of the men and women themselves, perish of diseases, formerly so fatal, fur the same reasons, in barracks, camps, gaols and ships." He earnestly supported the motion, in the hope that the government would be led to consider the im portant suggestions put forth in the report. The resolution was agreed to, as was also one (suggested by Lord Ashley) to the effect that a gen , rel appeal be made to the public for contributions in aid of the funds, which are nearly exhausted, with a view to the circulation of the report, and fur the other purposes of the association. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who acknow ledged the compliment, and the meeting broke up shortly before six o'clock. THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the various members and friends of the above aaaociation took place last night at Exeter Hall, when the chair was taken by Mr. J. Hamilton Stmey. After a prayer from the Rev. Dr. Holloway, Th..: CHAIRMAN, in opening the proccedirgs, stated that he felt it to be the bounden duty of all men to do their utmost to prevent the progress of popery, which, under the auspices of the Catholic Association, was maklng great and insidious strides, both in Ir. land and in this country•. The Rev. J. R. BIRKS moved the first resolution, expres else of thanks to Almighty God for having delivered the Protestant Church, on the sth of November, of the present workings of popery within the pale of the Established Church, being an evidence of the displeasure of the Almighty God fur the national insensibility to the blessings granted to them. Captain GORDON seconded the resolution. He hoped that every Protestant would do his utmost to prevent the further progress of popery, of that church whose history was cha racterised by the Gunpowder Plot, the burning, of Bloody Mary, the persecutions of Simon de Montfutt, and of Louis XIV., and the massacre of the sixty thousand Protestants in Ireland,—of that church which was founded by a mur derer, and which was the living and p-actic.il type of the murderer Cain. (Loud cheers.) He declared that the pro gress now making by the Church of 11.' me was entirely owing to the principle adopted by the Established Church of letting the Roman Catholics alone; and he urged the estab lishment of a great Catholic mission, for until the church re turned to the practice as well as the principles of the old re l i - formers, and revived the suspended work of the Reformation, by making Protestantism an aggressive force, there would be no suspension in the advances of popery. (Hear.) The resolution was then carried. _ The Rev. lit:O11 STOWELL proposed the second resolu tion, declaring popery to be opposed to every principle of Christianity, to civil freedom, and to national prosperity; and that it was incumbent on every christian freeman to use his utmost endeavours to prevent any encouragement or en dowment of the church of Rome, by returning to parliament perwins who coincided in these views. lie regretted the ab sence, on this occasion, of many friends whom they were in the habit of meeting in that hall, at their various bible and -nisaionary societies, as it wu necessary that they should all unite to crush the reptile that had been nourished in the bosom of the church. Although the purport of his reso lution might be political, and it might be east in their teeth as it was often done, that they were meddling with what they had no business, he could not see how politics, which were the promotion of the general good of the nation, could be separated from religion or adverse to re ligion ; it was only when politics were adverse to the principles cf ChriAlanity, that they felt it to be their duty to make their voices heard. They were not met to oppose the present government. They knew not the name of Conservative, or of Itacileal, of Whig, or of Tory ; they were Constitutionists, w Ito wished only for the national good, by the promotion of Christianity. For his own part, he would rather have the honest Whig than the dishont st Tory ; he would rather see that man in power who boldly said he would endow the Roman Catholics, than the man who, under the cover of Christianity, nursed in his bosom the cockatrice egg, which, when hatched, brought forth the Maynooth Grant. (Hear, hear.) It was not, therefore, with men but with principles that they were warring ; but be hoped that there was a mighty spirit of confederation ruing up in the country, as shown in the National Club, and in the Protestant Association, which, without the aid of party, would, at no great period, enable them to succeed in warding off the future blows impending over Christianity. It was the misfortune of the Protestants that their efforts had generally been too late ; their proper time for exertion WAS, when Parliament was in the egg ; as the man then, who had branded their protest against May nooth as the bray from Exeter-hall, would on the hustings at Edinburgh bow and cringe before that self-same bray. The next Parliament would either make or break this coun try, and though they might have been deceived once, they would not be betrayed again, and it was their bounden duty, if they wished to tell on the next Parliament to work at once on the constituencies, and to find true Christians and honest and zealous Protestants to represent and defend Christianity in the next Parliament from the attacks of unwise statesmen After enumerating several signs of the increasing dominion of Popery, the rev. gentleman, being aware that the reporters ' were not taking notes of the whole of his very long and very violent speech, declared one of the signs of the times to be the want of moral courage in the reporters to report his speeches ; and another to be the want of spirit on the part of the newspaper proprietors. The rev. gentleman, after a sharp attack upon the frivolity and folly of Punch, Nicholas Nieldeby, and other works of the same kind, which he de clared to be one of the great evils of the day, concluded by denouncing the scheme of state education without religion, as pernicious and sinful, and as a great additional aid to the advancement of Popery. The resolution was seconded by the Rey. J. C. GOOD HART, and was carried unanimously. Dr. KELLEY proposed the third resolution, to the effect that the late proceedings at Madeira, with regard to the treatment of both native Portuguese and British subjects, manifested a determination to crush all efforts to examine or to recede from the erroneous system, and that while Portuguese of the Popish religion were permitted to remain in this country without molestation, and also to seek the advancement of their religion here, it ought to be provided by treaty that the same social and religious liberty should be accorded to British subjects in Popish countries. The reverend doctor favoured the meeting with a long narrative of the late re ligious disturbances in Madeira, reports of which have ap peared in this piper, and exhorted the meeting to com bine and struggle against the further advances of Popery. The resolution having been seconded it was carried unani mously, as was a vote of thanks to the chairman, and, after a prayer and a collection, the meeting separated at tea o'clock. ROYAL LONDON MzuriA.—Commission by her Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy.--C. S. P. Hunter, En. to be Capt. vice Capt. H. Butterworth. PARISI' OF ST. JAMES.—INEQUALITIES OF ASSESS ' II EXT.—This question, whick was not heard at the last special petty sessions held at the vestry-room for this parish in August last, in consequence of the Hon. Mr. Byng being the only magistrate in attendance, came again before Mr. Byng and Sir J. Kirkland, Mr. Tidd Pratt, and other magis trates. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Cooper, of Old Cavendish street, appeared as counsel and solicitor for Mr. Cafe, the appellant ; Mr. Clarkson appeared for the vestry, with the vestry clerk. Mr. Ballantine, in stating the case, remarked that Mr. Cafe came forward iu this instance as an old in habitant, having considerable property in the parish, which in consequence was very likely to be more highly rated. He, however, came forward on public grounds, and with a view of convincing the magistrates, and also the vestry, that the system they were pursuing in the assessment of the parish was unjust to the poorer classes occupying houses in the nar row and confined streets ; they were rated on the actual rental, while the greater portion of the best streets, including Pall-mall and Regent-street, which had increased in value very much, were rated at two-thirds, and frequently at only half their rental. Mr. Clarkson objected to the form of Mr. Cafe's notice, lie did not state himself aggrieved ;in fact, put himself out of court in stating he was underrated. Mr. obje c ti ng to tt 0 aPladlantialmiele be t an II : ol yt l i a pen a f ti l o o e ur. co areq n n t i e un n ihr d ua ed bitita t a h nt at the p. rotth, for inequality or underrating of others."lTt'se„. having decided that the appeal ought to b e ee„.:/_ 41 4, Mr. Ballantine quoted, amongst other in Oxford-street, returned to the inc om e. ' 165!., rated to the poor at eee and 61/.. taz etq Regent-street, returned to the asee ee . " %.. - - 3001., and 267/., rated at 1301. 12 1 0( and Pall-mall, returned to the income " -""^ at 210/ ;tt 6251., rated at 901., 771., and 1401 • respect' e l„, - e cases in Pall-mall being selected, ale H i re,„„ l Tl- '' clerk, was called to produce the rate-book 0 - ''" house in Pall-mall was rated on a g rental per cent. was the deduction, leaving 77!. of the The rate was made on a valuation in 1832. then 861., the value 961., from which 20 Der deducted. Every house in the parish is sinelarll Income-tax assessor end collector prey e d Income-tax 270!., and that the house was worry"re let again. Mr. Clarkson contended no legal e ,; - 'l. l . been given, and the Income-tax was n - th ee -- poor-rate. After remarks from Mr. Ily: hia e oche crates, that they were not of Mr. Clerke e e - , room was cleared, and on the re - admie.ion, 31, - 1 chairman, said the magistrates were of ope eee • was not in accordance with the l'arochial t y and that, after this intimation, the vestry * e a", "ecrethwaseAassifelse:dislttTrahiLe)OtenteNPasi nrwrdoijolvallyunl.TdueuvathirE.yhnelnei"ity:dtade..galNijan:twesunittrthh:heete:dthtiithtPreiseeseetom°7-Pwr'ex*:)ht: m p u ee bl : i e nir m , e as etin th g Eweed f :o u rp r ;rof. t i:r h trp:y e rla: a yi bo ddr:..r l ofott o thi n :e o l, f u_wcg: t hmth h ikb e yits:u p tt. u thn : ::; h :_eee , ::: t Scientific Institutiun, Hackney-road. Ch ee k, CZ took the chair, and introduced the Bev. Mr. of r g : L eon n uti t ni, l d., e cin m eo, nufaleinikrlieym. crime e o f " That the punishment of da tb was utterly inipk ui He felt certain that the experienced and unfit...jute ish death had totally failed in preventing crime. Th e , of this country o:early proved that fact. Some e l m the abolition of punishment by death, brought f ee Scriptures and the old Mosaic economy, to prove th rity which they had for taking away life. R e stand on the Scriptures also, and without going b e , old Mosaic doctrines, whose jurisprudence we founded on the principle of retaliation, k allude to another lawgiver, who came r,„, Heaven to rebut the meneiple of T 0440 to prove that the ancient law was tuned instead of good purposes. Tnere was not passage to be found in the New Testament rem, or justifying the punishment of crime by death, attested by universal experiene2 that bad and bee laws produced a bad people, while on the cok e laws, which left opportunities of retormatioa to created: a good people.?-1 hos. Arundel Tegg, Ea.,. the resolution, and impressed the meeting with th sity of getting rid of a law which was at once nex t unrighteous. He repudiated a system which Watt to return, in many instances, verdicts contrary e deuce brought forward, in consequence of thee to expose even a guilty man to a punishment waie demoralising and unchristian. (Hear, heare-le the Rev. Joshua Fielding, and other gentlemen, he dressed the meeting in favour of the resolution vi put forward, it was unanimously adopted.-Tluab been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separefei ItEGENT'tt CANAL COMPANY.-A meeting proprietors of this company was held at the ea office. Macclesfield-street, City-road, yesterday. to the expediency of forming a line of railway free I t in to the Thames, in cenjunetion with the exists. The chairman (Mr. Bethune) commenced the pro by reading an elaborate report of the committee of prietors, recommending the adoption of the where application to parliament for pewee to amend theeth fur constructing such railway by the side of the tats be worked in connexion with it. The reponof the Meiners appointed by her Majesty in April last to inert various railway projects of which the prom s' , nations, according to the schemes then beta liament, would be situated within or in the is vicinity of the metropolis, was entirely In to the construction of the proposed line. I port of Mr. Kende), the engineer, as to the pisti of the proposed line, was also read. It steed i expense of the line would be about 68.5.000/.; the, he carried along the north bank of the canal, nor d in any instance more than 100 yards from it; thee distance of the proposed main line to Limehouseele be about eight miles, and a branch to the West lett about one mile. The engineer also stated the • would not interfere with any valuable property, it would be easy of construction. Alter a loot sultory discussion, the report of the committee, aid of resolutions founded on it, were carried with mly, sentients, in a et °wiled room, one of the resonate that the expense of the application to parliament the ex reed 255. (per share. Thanks having been wed chairman, the meeting dissolved. INQUESTS.-SUICIDE OF A CoLOUR San e THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS.-Before Mr. H. lath coroner for Westminster, at the canteen of St. GMT racks, as to the death of Colour-Serjeant Richard Ca age, id 38, of the first battalion of the Coldstream Gee blew nearly one side of his head off with his mai John Webster, Guards, pay said, a cnlou ra-t 20 serjemaniLetNt tthe lithe the Coldstream a was going up to his room, which is immediately reT ceased's, who is a single man. Witnesee wife . telai and said a gun had gone off in the deceased's m smoke was coming out of the key-hole ; the dawn and the key had been taken out. The door was not and the deceased was found sitting en the bed with I against the wall and his fusee between hir legs; t? side of the face was shot away. The fusee oughtan loaded, but ammunition is kept in his room. He to want his discharge, for he could have discharged his he had served 18 'mane-Setae Major A. Hale sts a key was found on deceased which opened his box, i was found 51. 6s. Bd., and his ledger on being Mai found to be quite correct.-The Coroner: Can 'Du way account for the act ?-The Setaeant-Major sa i d t morning at 12 o'clock the deceased was taken hel commanding officer for taking a sum of 18/. from Smales to pay for his (Srnales) discharge, which contraryto the standing orders of the ormy. He was by the commanding officer to produce themoney whon a ceased said it was at a friends outside. The commie car told him to write a letter to his friend, and the major should send it. The deceased wrote SS order on Mr. Dicken of the White Hart, Tottenham - o n Mr. Dicken sent an answer, " I have nomoney of I Gardener's, nor ever had." While the serjeant . w with the letter the deceased committed the set -act Belcher, who had been on guard with the deceased, he had seen no difference in his manner. He m about the 18/. to him, and the deceased smiled ant was all right. He was a very high-spirited man, far above his station. The money had been gives, liens for Sruales discharge, and he believed they had to the commander-in-chtef to know why be had n ot it. The money in his box was only sufficient tn company.-Dr. James Morro, the was at 21 minutes past one. He examined the said the deceased, when he saw him Pl , l3 W ' which was that of a musket-shot. The right nct e e nt, and head were quite shattered. The ball orbit. under the chin, and, passing right up, had l had iroke.° of the face, and came out just above the never recollected him to have been ill or he Sh seen him.-The Coroner shortly summed up the e , this deplorable mem, and after a short delibera 1 0 a i m cian qw. to u the ..de r returned the following verdict, "That the deco himself while in a state of temporary insanity, arc pecuniary embarrassment." -VoLUNTARY SIAM .%1 Mr. Mills, deputy-coroner, at the Royal Midelnpman street, Clerkenwell, on the body of Elizabeth C . 117 ,1 72, a single woman, who was in possession of in which she pa cui i n n m t a h ir e t lia ces n , k a o to f fN E ,o n o. f u l l ai ta_ry. d r , y an eos d ta l a o tit di on :cd fr- un T il h e e r the folk a week. She was of very eccentric manners, allow but two persons to enter her room, which cleaned. She was of the most miserly habits, one herself of the common necessaries of life, being c . effects of whet She living her Neely was reduced to a skeleton. bread hraing pendent afonrd u h po peer n i,din, w_ p h une a d t drl fo n oil , feo w ro an ium r sth - ted ,c e n o h f er a . hai lf fpe sh n e ! b; been out of bed for a fortnight, where she was 00 seen by the wife of a tradesman, of the name . I living in the neighbourhood. On Tuesday morale but seen alive by her landlisdy, who, on going gf her about five o'clock, found life extinct. The Coroner observed that death was produced bye? intent of destroying life, but for the purpose of t ffro h ro e mm dec hwe c ar a n s dt e m d oiref diet nnoou f t ro ri m t4sh whichm v s o pee l n u nt t: d ta h ry er m trrva apeype t . i s on r"l . -le n rdicit : money." Her property goes to a niece, who is in la ItISBRIDGE UNION.-CASE OF ABP SLATER. lIAVERIIILL, SUFFOLK, FRIDAY.-A the guardians of this union assembled this mortal); purpose of taking into consideration the recommes the commissioners relative to the prosecution of I on a charge of cruelty and misconduct tower& a pauper, named Webb, which recommendation ht out of an investigation made by Sir John Wald assistant-commissioner, the particulars of which asi the Daily News of the 22nd ult. Sir John Walsha attendance. The board consisted of the following s D. Pannell, sen., who in oonsequence of the Rev. having refused to officiate in that capacity, after the decision of the board against Slater, presided as c' the Rev. Mr. Syer, the Rev. Mr. Mad, Messrs. l! Purkiss, Pannell jun., W. Day, E. Woolland , Fry son, Green, Turner, Goodchild, Payne, Johnso n, Lamprell, Spencer, linwin, C. Decks, Sturmete , Bumpstead, and Daily. It having been intimated to our reporter that soll tion bad been raised to the admission of reps addressed a note to the Chairman, stating that the , his visit was to report for the Daily Nees the prnet , the board in reference to the case in question, asd to be informed whether be would be admitted for I pose. After about half-an-hour's delay, he was inf. Mr. Jardine, the clerk to the guardians, that ams been made by Mr. Martin, and seconded by Mr. " that reporters be not admitted," which was I' amendment " that reporters be admitted ;" and that gival m ition had been carried by 13 to 2, the only who voted for the amendment being Mr, Johnson