The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-12 00:00:00

TILE REGISTRATIONS. loNnott.--Fftwait.—The revision of the house ' bolds" llamas again proceeded with this morning. After u „u ut t h r ough the list for the parish of St. Martin Outwkh, Mr. Arnold disposed of the lids for the following eggs in the ward of A CLonnpp do legate-within : St. Alban, oodetreet ; St. Iphage,n-wall : St. Mary Mag anion, Mille-otreet ; St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbnry ; St. Michael, Wood -greet; and St. Olave, Silver-street. Rev sult of the day's revision : Liberal objections, sustained 15, failed 29 ; Conservative objections, sustained 46, failed 74 ; double objections, sustained 12, failed 4 ; Liberal claims, au gained 4, failed 24. On Saturday, Mr. Arnold went through the lists o f St Giles's, Cripplegate, and St. Augustine, Christ ! c h u rch, and St. Faith, in the ward of Farringdon-within. I. the case of Henry Fendt, who was objected to by the Tories as an alien, the question whether he was born in England was put to him directly, which he refused to answer. —gr. Ledger contended that the question, being one which m i g ht invalidate the man's own vote, could not he put.—Mr. Arnold held that the question was a legal one, but said he I na bound to inform the witness that he had no power to co mpel bins to answer, if he declined to do so.—Mr. Fendt of course declined, and the name was retained. In the parish of Christ Church a number of Liberals had 'tent in claims to he rated, in compliance with which the overseer End entered their names on a separate page, prefixing to each the proper number of the assessment, there being no room for them in their proper place in the rate. After a long argument on the sufficiency of this rating, Mr. Arnold decided that it was sufficient, and all the claims were allowed. The result of the day's proceedings was as follows: — Liberal ohjeition , sustained, 4; failed or withdrawn, 22. Tory objections sustained, 9S; failed or withdrawn, 126. Double objection. sustained, 9 • failed or withdrawn, 1. Liberal claims sustained, 1 ; failed' or withdrawn, 9. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—LIVERPOOL, OCT. 10. — The following litter from the agent for Lloyd's has been received by Thomas Court, Esq., secretary to the Liverpool Underwriters' Rooms : Warreepoint, Oct. 9th, 4 p.m. Sir, —By tetter received this morning from Tyrella, the Great Bri tain steam-ship ha„ altered her position. She now lies east and west on the shore, and is making much water : it wan above the deck of the saloon. The rivet is higher up on the bench, and is labouring on the tide.—l am, sir, respettfully, your obedient servant, Thomas Court, Esq. LEONARD WATSON. People have, by general consent, abandoned the Great Bri tain to her fate; and the general talk is, that she will never be got off—that the real cause of the disaster was correctly stated by Captain Claxton, and that the compass was in no way to blame. The leas, it is said, will be immense; that the vessel cost 110,0001. ; and that she is insured for a sum far below a moiety of that amount. Great sympathy has been expressed for Captain Hoaken, and those who have seen him describe him us much altered and dejected. The last report on 'Change was, that the Great Britain has drifted dill further on the shore, and that the bolts had begun & o give way. The engines, four in number, may be got ou • but the machinery will be of little value. Liverpool Journal. . VIRGIN GOLD SOVEREIGNS.—The circumstances attending the charge erroneously made against a young man named k rewen, at Marylebone police court, are of a very curious character. It is the custom of the officers of the Mint to coin a few sovereigns of virgn gold. These sove reigns are not intended for circulation—they are meant for presents, and to be kept as curiosities. Of course such coins are much softer than the sovereigns coined for circulation. and, if one were tendered in the way of business, it would naturally excite the suspicion of the party to whom it was offered. It appeared that one of these virgin gold sovereigns came into the possession of the Baroness Rothschild. The baroness, in mistake, paid it to her butler. The butler parted with it to one of' the tradesmen, and in this way it came into the hands of Frewen. The shopkeeper to whom Frewen offered it, finding that it bent like lead, suspected it was a counterfeit, and gave Frewen into custody. The mistake was soon discovered, and Frewen WAS of course released. The sovereign is in the possession of Mr. Powell, the Mint Solicitor. Many persons would freely give 30s. for one of these curiosities; its intrinsic value is nut more than 20s. FIRE AT A TARPAULIN MAN CFACToßY.—Between the hours of six and seven o'clock on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in Mr. Orchard's tarpaulin manufactory, Port pool-lane, Gray's-inn-lane. Owing to the great number of sheets of prepared canvas that were hanging upon the racks in the building, the entire structure soon became encircled in flames, and the p. rsons living in the houses in 'rash-court were oblige to make a precipitate retreat into the street in consequence of the dense smoke that entered their houses. The private engine from Meson. lteid's l,rewery, and the brigade engines from the city and west-end stations were soon on the spot and in full operation ; they were followed by the West of England, and one from the Waterloo-road station. The mains of the New River Company afforded an abundant supply of water, but before any impression could be mien upon the flames, the whole of the stock in trade in the building was totally consumed and the manufactory gutted. Some of the surrounding premises are damaged, hut, owing to the exertions of the firemen, not to any great extent. How the fire originated could not be ascertained ; it is stated by the men employed in the place that none of the coppers had been lighted tor a considerable period, and it is their opinion that some of the canvas overheated itself, and ignited spontaneously. The official account of the damage states that the contents and building were insured in the Royal Exchange Office. 'I he roof burnt off, and most part of the manufactory destroyed; the whole of the conten scon sumed ; the reunting.house and shed a joining damaged; Tash-court, Niro. 3, 4,5, 6,7, and 8, have the back fronts and skylights d .maged. INial'hsTe.--De.arif OF A CABLIST OFFICER.—By Mr. Bedford, on Saturday, at the George the Fourth, Leicee tir-street, Regent-street, on the body of Le Chevalier Cour tarde du Perez, aged 57, a colonel in the Spanish service. Deceased was a colonel in the Spanish service, hut he had been banished from his country in consequence of favouring the pretensions of Don Carlos. Since he had been in Lon don he had subsisted by teaching foreign languages, but in which he had not been successful, and fur some time past he had been in very indigent circumstances, which greatly de pressed his spirits, as he had a very handsome property in Spain, but which he could not touch. On Wednesday even ing last he was in good health and spirits, and spoke in a very animated manlier of the Duke de Montemolin, and his prospect of more active employment ; hut complained of a slight muscular pain in his chest. On the following day, be tween one and teo o'clock, deceased was discovered lying on the bed of his room &corpse, life having been extinct some hours. Mr. French, surgeon, of Great Marlborough-street, deposed that he had opened and examined the body, he found that the cause of death was extensive disease of the heart, of long standing. Verdict : " Natural death."-- CART Accluevt.—lty Mr. Mills, at the University College Hospital, on the body of J. White, aged 25, a carman. On Wednesday evening last, deceased was leading a horse and L cast into a yard in Stanhope-place New-road. The horse ' was a spirited one, and started beneath the gateway. De ceased, whilst trying to atop it, got jammed between the cart and the wall, and then fell, one of the wheel. passing over the lower part of his body. He died from rupture of the bladder, and fractures of the bones of the pelvis, on Fri day morning. Verdict : " Accidental &nth. —Deatir BY SCALDING WATEIL—By Mr. Baker, at the London Hospital, on the body of Mary Lawrence, fourteen months old, whose father, Thomas Lawrence, is the lamplighter at the above institution. On Thursday afternoon, while the father of the deceased was removing a saucepan full of boiling water from the fire, the saucepan slipped out of his hands upon the deceased, who was sitting on a c u'pet, and the whole of the water went over her. A surgeon was sent for, who applied fl.,ur to the injury, and the child was imme diately taken to the hospital, where it died the follow ing day from the siecident, being extensively scalded over the head and shoulders. Verdict "Accidental death."— &Acme OF rue SWISS GIANTESS.—On Fridria evening, at the Red House Tavern, Battersea, by Mr. CarNr, on view of the colossal remains of Eliza Laurence, alias Madame de Letzi, better known as the Swiss Giantess, which had been picked up in the Thames on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, Rock, a water man belonging to the Citizen Pier, near the Red House, observed the body of the deceased floating up the river with the tide, which he took on shore. On search.ng her pockets • piece of paper was found, upon which was written, " No. 3, Shorter's-gardens, Seven Dials,--knock twice and ask for Emma." Rock called at the address, and on knocking twice, as directed, was answered by Emma, a diminutive female, who had been accustomed to walk with the deceased. On taking her to the Red House she at once identified her old companion, the Swiss Giantess. Deceased was seen on Tues day night, when she called at a public-house in Sherrard street, Golden-square, and asked for a penny, saying she was in great distress, and had nothing to eat for 24 hours, or very - little from the Monday before. She also complained of the gate of abject poverty to which she was reduced, being without a farthing or a farthing'e-worth of pro pe rty to raise money on, and said she was going over Waterloo- bridge. and that she had a great mind to stop there and make a hole in the water. She was, however, seen upon Waterloo-bridge at ten o'clock on tho Tuesday night, which was the last time she was seen alive. She was 51 years of age, and had never been married, but had one child, a son, who dill not live with her. Verdict, " Suicide while labouring under temporary insanity ." This woman, who was well-known to the pedestrians of London, not only from her extraordinary height, but also her proportionably bulky appearance, passed many years of her life in a caravan, and wu conveyed from town to town and exhibited, under the title of Madame de Letzi, the SWIM Giantess. During this time she naturally acquired idle habits, and when she was turned out upon the world, in consequence of her want of continued attraction, she adopted the dissipated life which eventually led her to commit suicide. She more than once went to Waterloo-bridge with the intention of destroying herself, but wa s dissuaded from committing the crime.— Deer,' rifest Fenster. —On Saturday, by Mr. Wm. Baker, at the Cape of Goad Hope public-house, Limehouse, on the body of borate Heeling, sped 68 years. It appeared from the evidence that eke-pasta icsideded with her daughter in Five Bell -alley , Limehouse. About two months ago, a woman named Driscoll threw the old woman in a gutter, and injured her very seriously. The deceased kept her bed more or less ever since that period. On Monday night Driscoll again guarelled with deceased's daughter, and in a furious passion, armed with a poker, tried to break open the door and win dows of deceased's dwelling, and actually demolished a panel of the door and window shutters. In the midst of the out rage deceased was seized with violent trembling, from which she never rallied. She continued to get worse until Satur day morning last when she expired. Mr. Pritchett, a sur geon, said that when he was called upon to see the deceased, she was in a nervous state, and nearly insensible. The state was such as would be brought about by a fright, deceased being. . from intemperate habits, predisposed to nervous Cation- He attributed her death entirely to the shock to e nervous system. Verdict, "Death from fright." Caskies . Duke Ilemps Taxa =s Ta2 Crown Lends lll l Jan. 5, Are 1645. 11145. £4,902,135 4,401,606 3,530,010 1917445601,658 1, , 742, , 481 1,880,490 145,945 487,541 1,905,711 146,000 178,000 50,000 38,000 9,190 415,016 la.nc ended Oct. 10, 1845. 18,652,552 12,089,215, 6,951,370, 4, 228,281 5,127,126 6,8,000 143,0001 902,960, 1 ear ended Oct. le, 1846. Wig anissey maw Imp ßepsymais rest sag elm amp Mimi= ....... - - 12,307,624, 10,742,124 144,739 , 206,001 23%9601 413,342 411,774,504' 406,6191 1,323,7401 _ Total Intossa Applied to Comolid. Fund, cactus. of Advances Data applied as Advances Do. applied as part athe ways & means of the year Total 12.703,013 11,366,11 su,sotkessl 9,6219,736 1 7,2740771 2640011 290,000 34,229,370 / 1,293,5021 2,1112,9341 1,713,: 14,984,011 4,636,817' 12 706 011111 ~.s;, 30,306,1443 1 so_;_ tlarLel 10,245,172 13.1%4.7331 14,350.444! of the COB ABSTRACT of NET PRODUCE of REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN, in the YEARS and Oran Tana ending Oct. 10, 1845, and Oct 11,1!46. 1 eur !Weal ULL. 10, 1846. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1846. i tawu-ter entum it,, 1846. 182,717 21,729 10,279 202,031 114,900 462,472 226,420 4,041 144,245 6,000 15,000 3.811 18,150,933 12,251,932 6,983,129 4,238,500 5,332,157 11 4 2,000 115,000 1,924,548. 49,1111%,239 224,747 1 1,172,1411 5k303,147 Oet. 10, 1846. 5,110,4,35 4,1111,031 1,774,364, 209,940 1,972,124 217,000 45,000 405,551 7,617,433 1 / 4 421,921j 4:2,201 1,319,031 6,260,309, 19,834,1481 12,411,518 1 29,2621 182,3541 12,6 A 6,23.5,30: 101,301 SS0,00( 4.266.0711 7,639,9971 613,0771 ♦,391,4071 9,733,790 32,909 436,473 10,243,1721 4,323,7241 3,4101,353' 140,000 438,0011 13,01!,1671 ' - ii:iiiil 111,6071 13,196,7: 8476,134 91,301 14,110,7471 .33.9! iii:iiii 4.631.1 14,550,441 421,5581 93k57 , . 933,3741 867,1101 10,i0( I 167,110 iDed Deer. Increase On yell' 869,19 39 548 T.E;ic9 273,999 80,3 - 91.147 180 . ',MATED FUND, in the QVAILTEIL, ended Oct. 10,104.5, and 1846. I 839,338 I Ded. Decr. Increase I = Quarter INCOME. 1845. 1 1848. CHARGE. 1845. 1646. Customs Kirin Stamps 1,780,175 1,774,354 Intension Exchapate 11111 a hoard to mot Chow on Omdlittod Tad 254 Taxes 703,118 Property Tax 1,813,883 1,972,128 The Civil List Pura Mix - 999,000 217,000 Other Charges on the Consehdated fluid 363,882 460,933 Crown Lands Miscellaneous 13,102 187,910 Total Charge Produce of Money Toodola tuna Chin Imprest and other Mama 24,591 33,815 Repayments of Advances 473,48 1 13,821,874 14,360,447 199 ' 882 Amount of Exchequer Bills issued In meet Chargeon Dessauudatedp,,,,d, 13,621,074 14,360,447 for the Quarter ended July 3, 1840, and paid off out of the growing 2..9344 To Cash brought to this Account to be applied le pay dr Deficiency Bill £13,821,674 £14,360,447 ducting £370,000 paid off out of the Sinking Fund Amount ev.ued in the Quarter ended Oct. 10,1846, in part of the Sums i 6,260,306 •, granted be Parliament out of Conrolidated Fund fur Supply Serrices f 1 Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1846 I 3,762,370 498,13 8 I Prnbabk Amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the 1 Corerderbded Fund. Quartet ended Oct. 10, 1940 . . i 727,482 NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL_ PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 10.—A court-martial assembled this morning on board her Majesty's ship Victory, in Ports mouth harbour, to try Lieut. Henry Alexander Story, senior lieutenant of H.M. steam-frigate, Retribution, for having, on the 13th of August last confined one of the crew of that ship in the coal-bunker, without having an order for so doing from his captain, the man having died while so confined. The court was crowded with officers. _ . _ . have caused him to be severely punished if reported to me.—By the prisoner : When you heard of my having put , men into the bunkers for offences which, had I reparted them to you, would in all probability have ensured their being flogged, did you disapprove of my conduct in so doing? No, I did not.—Did you think the system pursued by me tended to decrease the amount of corporal punishment ? Very much. Did you sanction my use of the black list with out ref rence to you ?—I did. Ilan any complaint ever been made to you by the men since I joined the ship of my having confined them in the bunker, or for having abused the authority vested us me by you ?—No complaint his ever been made to me whatever. Will you have the goodn es s to state I whether my conduct as firs'-lieutenant has given you general satisfaction ?—bloat certainly. llow long have you known me? —Since you joined my ship as a midshipman, in 1528. Since that period have you ever heard any thing against my character, more especially as regards violence and inhu manity?—Never in my life. On the contrary, I have al ways heard you spoken of as a kind hi arted and humane man ; and since you have been first-lieutenant of the Beth- bution, I most gladly bear testimony to the truth which 1 had previously heard. Lieut. Bickford, seeing -lieutenant of the Retribution, I being sworn, said the usual punishment was watering the grog, and occasionally the first watch, without appealing to the captain. By the Prisoner—What is the ordinary punishment for such an offence as that committed by Rtelpath ?—lis ships' that I have served in, a petty officer would have been di*. rated, and a seaman punished with corporal punishment. —This witness bore testimony also to the lenient aad humane conduct of Lieut. Story. This closed the case for the prosecution. In his defence, Lieut. Story said that he was actuated by the best motives in ordering the man into the coal-bunker ; as, had he reported him to the captain, his offence would have exposed him to a much more severe punishment. No person had felt more regret at the death of the man than himself. lie then called a number of witnesses, both officers, petty officers, seamen, and marines, belonging to the Rs tri bution, who all bore testimony to his human'ty, and his uniformly kind treatment of the ship's company. The court was then cleared to consider the sentence, and after an hour bad elapsed, they found that Lieut. Story had been guilty of punishing the man without first reporting him to the captain ; but, in consequence of its being cus tomary for first-lieutenants in that and other ships to place men in the coal-bunkers for punishment, without so report ing them, the court fully acquitted Lieut. Story of any blame connected with the death of the deceased. Before the proceedings commenced, Lieut. Story objected to Rear-admiral Parker, and Captains Pasco and Chads, sitting as members of the court, they basing previously con ducted an inquiry into the eireumatances of the case, by order of the Admiralty, and the present court-martial being ordered on their report. The court was cleared, and the validity of the objection allowed. The three officers referred to then rose and withdrew. The court was composed as follows : Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, president ; Commodore Sir Francis Collier, Captains Elliott, of the Euridiee ; Shep herd, of the St. Vincent; Williams, of the Avenger ;" and Stanley, of the Rattlesnake. Samuel Arnold sworn—lie was doing duty as master-at arms the 13th day of August last, on board the Retribution. H. A. Story was then hrst-lieutenant of that ship, and E. Redpath was captain of the hold. About 10 o'clock on the morning of the 13th of August last he received an order from Lieut. Story to place E. Redpath on the platform . n the coal hole. He was to be visited and reported to the officer of the watch every hour, and let out to have a wash and get an air- ing between one and two, pm. Having received this order, Edward Redpath was accordingly placed on the platform, under the grating in the coal-bunker, on the port side, about half-past ten o'clock, a.m. I again saw him about one o'clock, p.m, when he came out of the coal-bunker. He was then in the head and he then appeared to be very well in health. I next saw him about half-past seven p.m., he was then sitting on the platform. I observed him then through the grating as I was going aft. I did not see him again until he was taken out of the coal-bunker dead. I went immediately for the surgeon. Edward Redpath was sober when I placed him in the coal-bunker, and to the beat of my knowledge he continued so while there. He was put there for being drunk on the night of the 12th August. The ship was, at the time, on her way from Gibraltar to Corfu. I have not been more than five months in the Retribution, I have known two cases beside the one in que.tion of persons haviug been put in the coal-bunker for punishment. The man could not have fallen from the platform on the coals where. he was found, as it was a distance of some feet. I never heard it hinted by . any person that it might be dangerous to place a man in the coal-bunker. Redpath did not com plain to me of his punishment, or make any remarks thereon; he merely said to me that he was afraid that he would be disrated. In answer to Captain Williams, witness stated Redpath was to have been taken out at eight o'clock that night.—By the President: Did you ever put a man in the coal-bunker before ? Yes.—Was that considered a dangerous place ?—Not to my knowledge.—By the prisoner: Do you consider that Red path was a sober man —Deeidedly not. —Was the amount of punishment less in the Retribution than in other ships ? —Much less.—Has my conduct been harsh in using the black list ?—No, never. You have always shown a great inclination to avoid reporting men to the captain, in order to avoid a greater amount of punishment. John Matthews, ship's corporal, deposed that the man seas put into the coal-hole between ten and eleven. a.m. Witness gave him his dinner at twelve o'clock, and did not again see him until seven, when he visited him. He was then sitting on the platform. Witness asked him if he was all right s ; he replied " Yea, yea," When witness visited him ut eight o'clock the man was not in the same place ; he gut a light and took the bunker lid off and looked in, and called out to him. Witness then went down to the after stoke-bole, and asked Thomas Rumley, the stoker, if he had seen him : he replied, no. Wanes. asked Itennhy to go into the bunker and look for him. Rumley went in and called to witness " We had better fetch him up, for I think it is no .rly a case with him." Witness reported it, and they then got a rope and put down, and hoisted him on deck. It is not customary to confine men in the bunker; witness had knewn three cases in the Retribution, but he never knew any bad effects result from it before this. Never thought it was dangerous.— By the President : If it had been a cold winter's night, which would you have considered the must lenient punish ment—to be put to look out on the weather-gangway, or confined in the coal-bunker ?--Witns%s : I would sooner be confined in the coal-hunker. By the Prisoner : Had you orders to report the man to the officer of the watch every hour ?—I had not; I only made my reports at eight o'clock.—Prisoner : Has my conduct to the ship's company generally been harsh or violent ?—No. Thomas Rurnley, leading stoker, deposed to finding the man in the coal-bunker in a state of insensibility, and corro borated the statements of the last witness. Witness was not aware of any danger from confinement in the coal-bunker; but said the candle burnt very dimly when they went in to take him out.—By the President : Did you feel any ill effects from being in the coal-bunker yourself ?—1 did; and have also felt ill when in the bunker before. By Capt. Williams : How long have you worked in a coal bunker at one period ?—Four boars. I felt ill at times when I worked there that time. I felt pains in the head and across the eyes. When the coals will not run out in the stoke hole it is usual to go in the bunker to trim them ; that happens every ten days when the steam is up. In hot climates I have found ill effects when taking coals in. Where the coals are dry, it causes a stilling effect. I have been eight years and a half in steamers. I have frequently known men put into coal-bunkers for punishment in all steamers that I have been in. It is a customary punish ment, and I do not consider it a harsh method of punishing. By the prisoner: Were there not stokers in the same bunker that day trimming coals? Yes, all that day.—Has my conduct generally towards the ship's company of the Retribution been harsh ?—No! I think Lieut. Story has been very lenient, according to the crimes which have been committed. IMPORTATION OF Ftsn.—A ship jUist arrived from Labrador has brought 111 hogsheads, 184 tierces, and 10 barrels of salted salmon, and 100 boxes of the same descrip tion of fish in a preserved state, and 832 quintals of cod fish, and is worthy of mention among the numerous arrivals of provisions from all parts taking place at the present tune. GICCU.N I'ARK 111PlilSONMENT.—Sir : Whoever it is that has the making of the arrangement , for the thoroughfare through the tireeu Park, does not, in my opinion, show proofs of good judgment, or of any care for public convenience. On Thursday re en ing, October I (and possibly every evening since), about two dozen children, ladies, and gentlemen, were imprLsoned in the park, from 9 to j past le o'clock at night, much to the inconvenience of many, and portkularly eo to my friends, who had to travel five miles alter their liberation. My friends entered the park through the gate by the Wellington statue, at ten minutes to 9 o'clock, crossing it to Stafford-house, on their way to Parliament-street. On arriving at the gate at two or three minutes past nine, they found a number of peruirts, who, like themselves, had taken that way for the nearest, collected round the gate, which had been locked whilst many of them were within speaking distance of it. and were told they must remain till the guard was changed, when the officer would have a key; that it was of no use to go elsewhere, as no other gate a ould be opined but the one close by. Some gentlemen escaped over the high iron rail ing' at the risk of their necks. hut the children, ladies, and gentlemen with ladies, had to remain till ten, when the officer of the guard arrived without his key; thus another quarter of an hour was lest. It was suited that there were hoards to tell people that the gates would be closed at nine that it WAS no part of the policeman's duty to inform parties if they reseed the park, that they would be too late to get out. And so, aU strangers ethoeriter the pork at dusk, and are r thus not able to read • hat is written on the boards, must find by experience the danger of entering any park or property under the care of government authorities. Any tither body of managers would have bad the sense to give orders that too person should be admitted for half an hour before closing the gates, which would have given time for all turtles to arrive at the lodes at which they intended to make their exit, or the sentinel might have a key entrusted to Inns to let persons out, for at least ten minutes after the hour. Any plan would be better than the one now adopted -it could not be worse.—J.A.l. The Surgeon of the Retribution being sworn said, I was called upon on the evening of the 13th Augu.t last, to attend Edward Redpath. 1 found his body on the port side of the upper deck warm, but I believed dead. Doubtful whether he was dead or not, I resorted to such means as I thought fit in suspended animation. I made • post morlem examination. I found the appearances on the body such as are known to exist on persons dying from the effects of respiring carbonic acid gas. I examined the body very minutely. I found the lungs gorged with blood, dark in color. The blood about the heart and large vessels, was of a dark color. The body was generally livid ; in other respects it was healthy, except rather an unusual quantity of serum on the brans, and very slight trace of in flammation on a portion of the inner coat of the stomach. The cause of death was the respiration of the carbonic acid gas. By the President: Is such gas likely to be respired in the coal-bunker of a steamer ?—Generally not. —Do you consider there to be any danger in confining a man in a coal-bunker ? —No.—Do you consider the effects of the coals having born moved about to produce an unusual quantity of carbonic acid gas?—lt might do so.—Was the temperature of the coal-hole very high at the time?—From 76 to 80 degrees.— Would a high temperature tend to generate an unusual quantity of carbonic acid gas in the coal-bunker ?-1 believe that it might disengage carbon from the coati, and so tend to form carbonic acid gas.—By Capt Williams : Have any of the stokers been on your sick list from the ill effects of working in the coal bunker ?—Not to my knowledge.—By Capt. Shepherd : Had you ever been consulted as to whether the bunker was injurious to health ? Nu: Were you aware that deceased was placed in the coal-bunker ? No. By the Presi dent : Have you ever requested any precautionary measures to be taken by the stokers ? No. By the Prisoner: Do you think it probable that cubonic acid gas could have been formed where the man was placed on the platform ? No. Under what circumstances could there have been danger ? Under existing circumstances, his health being previously bad, though he had not complained of his health to me. He was generally a healthy man. Witness stated that Lieut. Store always rendered him every assistance in his treat ment of the sick. Capt. Lushington, of the Retribution, stated at 8 p.m., Lieut. Story reported to me that the man was found very ill. I knew of other men having been confined in the coal bunker: it was not done by my orders. I was not reported in the log book nor did I enquire into the circum stances.—By the Court : Did you consider it a trivial pun ishment, which the first lieutenant might adopt ?—The wit ness said he did not consider himself bound to answer this question.—The court was cleared to consider the point, and on being re-admitked, the question was again put, when the witness replied, " Certainly not, fur a tripe offence."—Was it a trivial punishment for this man's offence ?—I consider it was. —Did you allow the lieutenant on former occasions to inflict the same punishment without reporting it to you ? No, I do not approve of the punishment, but did not find fault.—Did you disapprove of it ?—No, 'did not —Are those In the black list reported to you?—Not those who are put in by the lieutenant's orders to avoid reporting them to me. The crime which the man had committed would EASTERN COUNTIES.—A RAILWAY WRECK. On Friday evening, immediately after the depar ture of the up fast train, which leaves Cambridge at nine o'clock, p.m., an enuine, with a train consisting of thirty five trucks, partially laden with coal and corn sacks, and par ieny empty, started from the same place, en route for Stratford. At about half-past nine another train, consisting of thirty-three carriages laden with wheat and other species of grain, also started from Cambridge on the up line, and on its way to London, drawn by engine No. 97, and driven by a man named I'arker. On the arrival of the truck train within a mile and a half of Bishop's Suirtford station, and a few hundred yards of the New-road Brii:ge, the feeding pipe of the engine became out of order, and rendered it unable to proceed. The driver and stoker set to work re. pairing the engine, and about half-peat twelve o'clock, having completed their object, the train was set in motion ; hut had scarcely dune so, when the train laden with grain was heard coming up. l'estal, the guard of the truck train, with all possible speed ran down the line, and exhibited the red sign ; but too late to stop the grain train, at that moment approaching the New-road Bridge at the rate of twenty miles an hour, on the same line as the truck train had been standing. Every exertion was used by Par ker to prevent the occurrence; but without avail • in an instant after the collision took place, the engine of the grain train dashing with tearful violence into the tail of the truck train. The crash is described as frightful in the extreme, a fact to which the appearance of the line bore ample testimony throughout the whole of yesterday morning. Eight car riages of the grain train and eight or nine of the truck train were smashed to atoms. . . . THE ALLEGED POISONINGS AT CLAVERING.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Solomon Taylor, the illegi timate offspring of Lydia Taylor, was resumed before Mr. Lewis ' at the Cock-inn, Maundeit, on Saturday. 1). Wood house deposed to seeing the infant's grandmother come out of Taylor's house crying, and upon his going in he mw the child foaming at the mouth; it also had its eyes turned up, and was looking very wild. I said to Mrs. Chesham, " You are a sorrowful woman to serve that child so ; " when she replied, •. All I have done has been to give the child a piece of bread, and I picket it a bough, which it put into its mouth." John Cowell said he had seen the accused, Mrs. Chesham, in company with Mr. Thomas Newport. Police-constable Polly deposed to taking Mrs. Chesham into custody. On her way to the police-station she asked, "Are you going to take Mr. Newport as well as me ? " and I replied, • I did not i know." Mr. Clarke, the superintendent, proved finding several packages in the accused's house, which have since been analys4sl by Professor Taylor, who deposed to their being poisons of a more or leas dangerous ehar.eter. Mr. Brook, a surgeon of Newport, said he had usista d at the post-mortem examination. The coats of the stomach were in an intlaned state, but the appearance of inflammation ahem after death. Poison administered to a child several times in small quantities might produce the appearances he had seen. The inquest was again adjourned for three weeks _ _ POTATO PLANTING.—Sir : In the present potato crisis, considering that one plain fact LI worth a score of speculations in promoting practical maxi, I bag to give you the result of my expe rimier in the cultivation of potatoes for the last four years. In a garden of rather more than half an sere the bulk of me potato crop— emanating ut A-11-leaf, seismal earliest, anal late redo—has keen pLuited, in (Huber, -ix )oenu. alt cp, traveled he .table or pig manure, the earth then drawn over the manure, and a little raised above the ordi nary surface ; the produce has .aloe r , exceeded by INIC4111111: that of the potatoes planted in the spring. the sea-n I/113-41, previou. to the now prevalent disease, I had alternate rows planted in the same quarter, in October and April, when tae result was the s-une in quan tity as above ; and in the N. ionn% 1045, Isatal, my potatoes have lout taken up a gonad cram, nearly tree of disease, the exception being about to c potato in every three mots, and the undid plant genera,ly near the sari WC. A quarter of my garden adjoining the aartanni plantaxl potatoes, in which a spring crop was raised, is much diseased. Till/1101 a friend to Let, I should he awry to exclude experiment, anal shall therefore have the portion of ground in which the crop failed this year planted immediately, In ray usual way, and a kigh..prink lino( of not strewed user the manure. -I am, sir, your obedient ser vant, JOHN 11 , 11111,..—WOUtballe, near Darlington, Oct. 9. The line was completely blocked, and the rails of the up line torn up for a considerable distance. Oa either side lay the scattered carriages in a ditch, whilst the engine, No. 91, lay on the side of the embankment nearest the up line, with rods waggons on either side completely over it. The line itself was covered with wheels, springs, and other fragments of the carriages, and sacks upon sacks of loose grain were apparently mixed in with the soil. The escape of the engine driver and stoker of the engine of the grain train was mira culous. The stoker was thrown into the field adjoining the line for a considerable distance, and as the engine turned over, l'arker, the driver, who had shut off his steam, and was at the time holding on by the break, turned over with it down the embankment, and was shortly after got out from under it, in at first an apparently insensible condition, from which, however, he speedily rallied, after being extricated from his perilous situation.—A special engine was despatched to London for aid, and Mr. Kitson, the chief of the locomotive department at the Stratford station, with 200 or :300 labourers, pieeeeded to the spot, and were set to work in removing the wreck of the two trains front the line. They commenced their labours about 3 o'clock in the morning; and notwithstanding the immense number of men employed, the down line was not cleared in sufficient time to allow the 15 minutes after seven o'clock train, due at Bishop's Stortford at 18 minutes after 9, to won. The consequence was that this train was detained until 9 o'clock before it got into the Bishop's Stortford station. Throughout the whole of Saturday all the trains between London and Cambridge were detained a considerable time; and it was not until a late hour on Saturday evening that the up-line was thoroughly cleared, and the rails relaiu, so as to allow trains to come up with safety. Several of the directors, accompanied by Mr. Money, the secretary, visited the spot during the day, and it is under stood a rigid investigation will be instituted by the board to ascertain who are the culpable parties The engine of the grain-train is completely destroyed, and the loss altogether is calculated at not less than 3,0001. DEATH FROM JUMPING OUT OF A RAILWAY CAR- 1 RIAGE.—Oa Friday evening, at half-past eight o'clock, im mediately before the up train on the Eastern Counties Railway had reached the platform at Brick-lane, where the tickets are taken, a young mats named Stewart, a servant of the company, opened the door of the carriage in which he , was seated, while the train was at full speed, and was in the act of hastily descending, when his foot slipped, and he fell on the rail. The wheels of the carriages passed over him, literally cutting his body in two. The accident was solely attributable to the unfortunate man himself. It app an I that he had been married only five or six weeks, and that he was on his way up from Tottenham, where he is stationed, , to see his wife. 'fhe reason of his quitting the carriage , before the train stopped was, that he had no ticket, and as i the company charge for their servants the same as for other persons, when they travel, however short the distance, he sought to evade payment of the fare by getting out before the train reached the place where the tickets are taken. LEVERRIEIed PLANET.—M. Arago has sent the fol lowing note, referring to M. tulle's remarkable &lawyer'', and M. Leverrier's yet more remarkable prediction, to a French paper :—" On examining with greet care the analy tical theory of Uranus, M. Leve tier ascertained that the great irregularity shown by the observations that had been made on the motion of this planet arose from the action of an unknown body, whose exact position and diameter he determined by calculation. All the predictions of the theory have just been verified, and our solar system is enriched by a planet which in 1,2:50 millions of leagues (about 3,125 mil lions of English miles) distant from the sun. Its volume is ab , ut 230 times that of the earth. Antroromers will learn with pleasure tha• the position of the new planet is precisely that watch M. LP% trrier assigned to it in the theory which he sent to M. Galle. The diameter resulting from the ob servations at Berlin is of three seconds, as M. Lcvetrier had said. M. Galle appears disposed to call the new planet Janus, from considerations borrowed from the hypothesis that it may be on the confines of our solar system. M. Le• Terrier, to whom belongs the right of naming it, does not agree to the too significative name of Janus, but will consent to any other—Neptune, for iisstance—which would have the went of astronomers." _ . THE NEWLY-DISCOVERED PLANET.—Sir In it not very ilea/ire that there should be any doubt and discrepance en ing in the mind* of astronomers , with regard to the name to be even to the newly-dissavertd planet! If frequently the discovery of a new slwei's 01 some Paltry grass is made the memo of perpetuating the name of its (wail disiviverer, with lams much more uftequateness and propriety ought this new planet, by being ilikined after its dis coverer, he made the mear.s of bonding down to posterity the gloriona name of "Les eerier," who achi•-yol one of the proudest triumplus of the human mood, and by the grateful acknowledgment of which, we but honour and pay homage to the dignity of our own nature. I think it would be a eery mocha] and grateful improvement intro duced into that sublimeet of sciences, into agronomy, if, instead of peopling the arena, that everlasting revelation of the living Goa, as it were inairofitne mockery, with the torren names of the nonentities of a monstrous mythology of pagan, if we were to imitate these latter so far as to raise and trans!er the name: of the great and good of this earth amongst the aura in the skim, and thus make of these one soot grand Walhalla of human greatness+ and worth. The contemplation of a thus located heaven would have an additional apiritualizing interest for the beholder, and could be made to answer excellent end: in national education. For patterns of wisdom, virtue, faith, and hope, our searching glances would then be directed to the constellations of the heavens, which. beautifully realising and verifying, at last, the belief of the astrologers of old, would then shoot down living influ ence on our courae, am they ever did and do on our physical nature. But I am afraid thin proposition will be considered rank revolutionary hemsy by the conatituted a tronomical authorities and powers that be, the carrying out of which, they would my, threatens to derange and throw into confusion their heavenly sphere., and I w.ll theref ire con fine myself to my first proposition, on which I orenunugy insist via., to name the new pkuiet by h. discoverer " Lererrier." " Palmation icral, goof ineritit." I haw the honour to be, Sir, your obedient !errant, Da. ILersiden Dm—A/et 10, 1016. IRELAND. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERIES AT NINEVETI.— Mr. Layard, an English gentleman, has for the last twelve month been pursuing the track—first laid open by M. Botta —at Nimroud, near Mosul, on the Tigris. His excavations have not only settled Ike precise position of Nineveh—the very existence of which had become little better than a vague historic dream—but have brought to light some of its buildings, sculptures, and inscriptions. According to accounts received at Constantinople some months since, and communicated in the .4lhena•um of Saturday last, Mr. Layard had discovered an entrance formed by two magnifi cent winged, human-handed lions. This entrance led him into a hall above 150 feet long and 30 broad—entirely , built of slabs of marble, covered with sculptures. I The side-walls are ornamented with small banreliefs, of the highest interest—battle sieges, lion hunts, &c. ; many of them in the finest state of preservation, and all executed with extraordinary spirit. They afford a com plete history of the military art amongst the Assyrians ; and prove their intimate knowledge of many of those machines of war whose invention is attributed to the Greeks and Romans - such as the battering ram, the tower moving on wheels, the catapult, &c. Nothing can exceed the beauty and ele gance of the forms of various arms, swords, daggers, bows, spears, &c. In this great hall there are several entrances — each formed by winged lions or winged bulls. These lead into other chambers; which, again, branch off into a hun dred ramifications. Every chamber is built of slabs covered with sculptures or inscriptions : whence some idea may be formed of the number of objects discovered—the far greater part of which, in fact nearly all, are in the best preservation. Mr. Layard's excavations have been hitherto confined to a very small corner of the mound, under which these antiqui ties have for ages been buried ; it is impossible to say what may come out when they can be carried forward on an ade quate scale. DUBLIN, Ocr. 10. THE LABOUR RATE ACT. KING'S COUNTY.—CLONLIt.K.—On Tuesday en ex traordinary presentment sessions was held at Shinrone for this barony, Colonel Lloyd in the chair. A sum of 5,700/. was prtoented for the employment of the people for three months, being Is. in the poun•t on the poor-law valuation of the barony. At the close of the proceedings the Rev. Mr. Stoney divided one pound's worth of bread amongst the labouring clauses who thronged the streets. Such was their rapaciousness, it is said, from hunger, that they insisted on getting it out of the oven half-baked. TIPPERARY.—IKERMS: BARONT.—On Wednesday, the sessions for this barony was held at Roserea : " Notwithstanding the inclemency of the morning," says the local journal, " long before the tame of meeting the passages leading to the court were dt nsely crowd II by the labouring poor of the barony, and the unemployed artisans of Rescrea and it , vicinity. The destitution and suffering; of the poor of the barony of Ikerrin at this moment are appalling —many of them declared to me that they had not partaken of food for twenty-four hours, and that unless instantaneous relief and employment he given to them, hundreds of them would un doubtedly die of starvation. Their gaunt countenances bespoke their doleful condition. The attendance of the Catholic and Protestant clergy and gentry of the barony was most numerous, and indeed I must, to the credit of all who attended, observe that the meeting was chara.eterined by a laudable anxiety to give the people employ ment The lint L. A. Pritte, Corvine, was called to the chair. Mr. John Lanigan, Richmond—Mr. chai rtnan I think it would he of the utmost importance that we should agree to a resolution here to day, to call on government to pass another act of retrlbunent to tax the monetary interest of the country ; for I contend that it is very wrong, and a grievous hardship, to !cry the entire amount of taxation on the ratepayer+ and eewpayeta and landboloera for indeed they .re heavily taxed alreaLy. I say that the tundholders of Ireland should be taxed. :Hear bear.) Chairman—And the ateentee Landlords. (" Hear. heir," Lad cheers.) Mr. Lanigan—Most certainly, they should be taxed. (Hear, hear.) We will Lear our owa portion of the taxation, and we are willing to shire our last shilling with the people. ," Hear, hear," and cheer.) Chairman—Mr. Lanigan, have the kindness to put to your proposition in writing, and I am sure it will be agreed to. Mr:Lanigan accordingly drew up a resolution to the above effect, which was seconded, and earned unanimously." A proposition to present SW/. for the erection of a new Roman Catholic chapel at Roscrea was rejected, on the ground that the sessions had no power to present money to be expended on any other than manual labour. The Burn of 8,7001. was then presented for three months' employ ment, and the session was dissolved. KILKENNY.—Butoxv or GALMOT.—A presentment sessions was held in Urlingford, for the barony of Galmoy, under the Labour-rate Act, Captain I)elayney, J.P., in the chair. Some useful new roads were passed; also 1,5001. to open mead stores in each of the three villages of Urlingford, Johnstown, and Lisdowney, to sell meal twenty per cent. under first cost; also, on the suggestion of Mr. Cahill, 6001. to build a fever hospital, which is very much wanted for the district, provided the money should he all laid out in labour, and the building materials supplied by a sub,criptien. Total sum pasted, 11,3381.: Poor-law valuation of said barony is 27 0001. _ _ _ CAVAN.—On Tuesday lost an extraordinary sessions was held at Killyshandra, county of Cavan, for the barony of Tullighunco, at which the magistrates and cess-payers as. sembled, in anticipation of the instructions contained in the Lord Lieutenant's letter published in Thursday's Daily News, after passing 6,0001. for ordinary roads, &c., resolved upon presenting, " for thorough-draining, fencing, and other permanent improvements of all the townlanda of the barony, tending to increase the productiveness of the soil, or the absolute value of the said townlands, the sum of 12,700/. —the amount to be expended upon each townland being, in every instance, equal to one-half the yearly value of such towuland, according to the last poor-law valuation." This presentment was passed by acclamation, with the unanimous consent of every farmer, labourer, magistrate, and cess-payer present, the proposal nut eliciting the expression of even oue dissentient voice. CLA Or ISLANDS.—There was a meeting of magistrates, gentlemen, and eesspayers, on the 6th, in Newmarket-on•Fergns, for the purpose of concluding the businessof the Baronial Sessions , held on Thursdy se'nnigkt. It was numerously attended. Many of the people were rather disorderly in shouting for work, and attaching blame to the gentlemen, for what they termed unnecessary delay of the work. They were very ably addressed by the Right Rev. Dr. Kennedy wad Mr. Singleton, who showed that the gentlemen were doing an much u they possibly could to obtain immediate employment, and food for them. After speaking at some length, they partially succeeded in quieting the discontent of the people. The Bishop read a letter from Mr. Hill, county surveyor, in which it was stated that every thing possible was done for them, and that they would get immediate employment. Some cases of extreme want were adduced, after which the business was proceeded with, and all went on in perfect harmony. Sum granted, 42.5991. 17s. INCUR/I:lN.—There was an extraordinary sessions held on Saturday last for the barony of Inchiquin, F. J. Fitzgerald presiding, when the sum of 64,6721. were presented for the employment of the destitute. KERRY.—DINOLE BARONY.—The extraordinary ses sions for this barony were held on the 3rd insttnt, the Right Hon. Lord Ventry in the chair. Works to the amount of 40,00 W. were presented for, and the proceedings, though unimportant in their character, did not terminate until eleven o'clock at night. BARONY or SNEEM.—The sessions commenced here on the 6th of October. Mr. Daniel O'Connell was amongst the parties present. The first portion of the proceedings took place in the chapel of Sneem, and the justices and cess payers voted the sum of 20,0001. for public works, to ho ex pended in the half-barony of South Dunkerron. After the sum was voted, a committee was formed of the Justices, &c., to apply the sum in accordance with the wants of the people in the several parishes within the half barony. Mr. O'Con nell declared, in addressing the people, that heconsidered the sum voted was not adequate to the want, of the people ; however if necessary when occasion required, he with the other Justices, &c,, were ready to meet the emergency with further grants,. SUPPLY OF FOOD.—LoRD MOUNT CAoRELE.—In a letter which the Earl of Mount Cullen has addressed to the Com missary General for Ireland, his lordship says : I addremed a few days since a pressing letter to Sir R. Booth, begging, as an act of mercy, that he would allow me to purchase from the govereitnent odor." , at Cove two or three tuna of Indian meal per week, in order to gave the people here from all the horror of want. Yesterday, I received his reply, by which it appear* that through cone secret influence only the inhabitants to the west of Skibbereen are to be favoured, whilst the .toning thousands in the counties of Cork and Waterford are to hr abinshoned to their own desperate resources." (The noble earl proceeds:', "Does Sir R. Routh not know that the price of wheat and barley exceeds con siderably that of lonian meal, even at the exorbitant pow the mer chants and dotter.. now ask for it! Is he ignorant that Kink flour now sells here for An. the hundred weight ; seconds, Ins to 195., and hour...hold front 17s. to las.; and that as ment cosh. 17s. Ad., whilst the actual price of Indian meal is lea. lid. per ewt., or Is. I Id. the atone, which include,. a very moderate profit of the retailero, and an allowance for unavoidable waste! Row, I ask, ran the poor man exist, who has no employment! and the labourer who gains his std. per day, how can he support a large family of helpless children, when food is at the above prices Ills lordship concludes by recommending a bllc granaries, as in Egypt, Rome, and more recently in Switzer- To this epistle Sir R. Routh replies, that it were better the corn grown in the country should for the present be con sumed than Indian meal at the prices Lord Mount Cashell quotes ,• and the wholesomeness of this advice would seem also to have occurred to the Clare Journal, in which I Lind the following paragraph:— " Our country pimento at this time on extraordinary anomaly. The people are in great distresa for want of food, yet there is pleuty and to spare of food in the country —that food, however, which the people should consume, is every day bring gent out of the country, and the people are looline to receive fool five thou,ind net, aw a y, t o aißed them support. Where is there any onuntry to be found %finitely cies mood:irked Why are we to hay the corn grown by the stronger be fore we consume mar own ! We have scares of pers o n porehasing 'Huhu' corn for the Irish, and those WIMP persona buying Inst. now for expotation—buying Indian corn sit 6.1. or 7.1. a atone, and expect ing to diiposs. of that to the Ire , h at the times thecae boring Irish curs at lod. and In, a atone, and disposing of it at lot. or 2.1. ' APPALLIND DEsTITUTION IN MAYO.—The Very lies. James Mac Hale, P.P., lisllymount, Mayo, in a letter dated October 9, draws the following appalling picture of the condition of that county : "ikathis I regret to we, innumerable from starvation, and its dire ful effeet•, plunder, robberies, and main attacks on property, are tiCelll ring every day, the bonds of society are almost dimolved. Par liament has made ample provisions for obviating thew unparalleled evils, and yet they are suffered to oontinue. panipered appointed to carry into eteet the merciful and just ilispewitions of the legislature, removed, RA they are, from these saner of heartrending dimmest, can have no idea elf them, and do not appear to give them- Relies much trouble about them, though well paid filir doing so. Were th• y, however, to see the tear, running down the squalid faces 14 the manilla when their children were crying in vain for food; were they to hear the piercing craw of the poor children; were they to witness the scene that occurs when the clergynuM is rolled on to administer the last cilia of the church to the (snow enisturea sinking wider the weight of destitution, then, indeed, might they, if they could at all bestow a thought On such things, form some idea of these appalling ore 1arr1 . 11(14.... OrTRAUES.—Ott Saturday night last two sheep were killed in a field near this town, and the flesh and fleece carried off. The entrails were scattered about. —Last week seventeen sheep were stolen off the lands of Kilflynn, and driven to Newcastle, county Limerick. AVe understand one man has been arrested fur the robbery.—A correspondent of the Weekly Register, writing from Ballinrobe, Mayo, says, that sheep are killed on the land around that town every night, and their carcasses taken away the skins ere always left. MERTINOs Eon (iItATEITDI2B RELIEV.—NENAGII.—A meeting, called by requisition, was held in Nenagh on Thursday, "for the purpose of originating a collection to raise a sum of money to supply the poor in wholesome pro visions, at a reasonable price." There were but few persons present. At one o'clock, the appointed hour, the !tee. James H. Poe, was called to the chair. A subscription list was opened fur the purpose of purchasing Indian meal, and selling it at first cost to the ptor of the town, when the sum of 50/. was instantly subscribed for that put pose, as well as ; to afford in some cases gratuitous relief. In relation to the distress existing in North Tipperary, 1 Sad the following in the Nenaglt Guardian of this day "In our last publiintion we noticed the forbearance of the peaanntry of this district, in the awful circumstances in which they are placed, and we cannot hut feel adtnination at the ralmneo. with chid, they await the promised Mid which the government have so long and so repeatedly held out to them; but it is not in human nature patiently to endure starvation ; and, unless we shall very shortly heir of some thing more substantial than promises to satisfy the cravings of our famile-itricken population the oldest or the wieciit amongst w cannot fontell the fearful results." ABANDONMENT OF THE INTENDED LANDLORD MEET ING.—The letter of the Lord Lieutenant authorising the application of the Labour Rate Act to reproductive works, • has caused the abandonment of the intended meeting of landed proprietors. APPREHENDED DISTURBANCES AT BANDON.—The ma gistrates being apprehensive, took the precaution of obtain ing a reinforcement of military for the protection of the town in addition to the usual number stationed there, and accord. ingly a detachment of the s.ith regiment front Cork garrison marched in on Tuesday evening in aid of the civil power. The troops were placed under the direction of Mr. Little, R.M., and remained under arms all day, ready to turn out at a moment's notice. Most fortunately, however, their services were entirely dispensed with, the town being perfectly quiet all day, with the exception of the bustle Incidental to the usual monthly fair, which was being held here. Shortly after dusk, the Cork journal continues, a number of the unemployed labourers of the town assembled • about the court-house, asking to be employed next day on the public works, and expressing the privations they were enduring by reason of the want of employment hitherto, and the high prices of provisions. On hearing this, Mr. Little, • R.M. ordered the court-house to be opened and lights brought, and in a few miuutes a large concourse of them was collected in that building. Mr. Little addressed them to the following effect : Ile wished to announce to them that there were now eight new road, in the neighbourhood of the town ready to be commenced to morrow morning ("Glory to you, sir"). Every pesetas recommended by the relief committee woula be employed. ("tang life to them"). ! The wages would commence - at lid, per day. (Murours of dig. approbation, and cries of " What good is it!") But be had better news for them. (A Voice—" That would be easy.") There was a possibility that it would be increased. Athough there appeared to ; be some prejudice against task-work, they would all find it would be much to their advantage to take it. An erroneous impression pre vailed that task work was very severe and the labour ill-paid for; but the contrary was the case ; an ordinary labourer could earn loom 10d. to Is. per day by it, and a good labourer, who would exert himself, from Is. 4d. to Is. bit, Labourers who would not exert themseleem and work task work, should be governed by the Treasury minute, and paid accordinglv. The price of breaking atones would vary so as to enable a diligent man to earn a good day's wages. Now, he thought if there was ever a generous and fair proposal to give relief by the employment of the people, that which he had explained was. They would be paid for the wet day IV well as the dry day. (Cheers, and cries of " That's right.") lie hoped the exertican+ which were being made In their behalf would amply compensate them Air the patient manner in which they had hitherto borne all their privations, and which all the authorities and the government were quite aware of." THE LATE AFFRAY AT CARTLECONNELL.—The soldier of the 88th who waa wounded at the time, and who, we un derstand, was a very young man, scarcely eighteen years of age, from the Silvernunes, of the name of Gleason, expired on Thursday, after enduring great agony. The excitement continued very great in eastliconnell, and the police were very generally blamed for their me of fire-arms, notwith standing the provocation they received. An inquest was yes terday (Friday) held by Mr. Bennet, on view of the body of the soldier, and a verdict according to the facts was returned. —Tipperary Vindicator. SECEDERS FROM TALE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The Pa tio» of this day says :" We publish to-day 45 other seceuions Quarter,. ruwid July 3, 184 S, 1. 49 ? ,, 1,965,684 1,031,076 2,000,541 909,991 155,000 80,000 Oct 10, 1043. 4,8411,3 G 1,953,101 1,780,17: 201,2;1 1,623,88: 209,001 30,00( 463,10: 13,312,902 24,591 473,281 13,811, Jan. 3, 1446. 4,334,799 3,2411,437 1,792,402 1,676,031 346,963 189,000 23,00(1 346,471 imas,sss MAI 404.179 t2,e00,75el Quarters mufti Mel 5, 646 3,961,918 1,626,458 1,66,868 146,142 1,963,882 215,000 45,000 91,5221 July 3, Ib4& 4,1423„39 9 :1 3,104,711 1 730 4 3,806,831 1,009,163 181,000 331,614 191,8721 153,619 from Liverpool and London, 12 from various parts of I exclusive of the Repealer of Ralleghaderrin, and hundred and sixty Dublin remonstrate." CULTIVATIoN.—Mr. Justice TOlTenl hu announced that he will give premiums to his tenantry, on all ' is Derry and else. here, for the cultivation of rye. PRECAUTIONARY EASURF.S.—A letter from Clonmel, - the Cork Ezansiner, says :--" I am informed teat the police have receive I instruction. to take charge of all arms - - may be delivered to them by civilians, and to deliv, same into the charge of the different storekeepers and rack-masters in charge et ordnance, armouries, and magazines. This measure has been adopted, I understand, throuoi• of the present impending scarcity, which might populace to seize on those arms in the posses-inn scattered through the country, and thereby hecome formidable antagonists, should any further riots tale This may be, and no doubt is, a wise precaution, but that the govern-tent are fully aware of the condition the country is placed. Let them, therefore, adopt I at once for affording employment to the people, establishing commissariat depots for the supply of ft.- reasonable rate, and they need have no fear of s intent commotion. Let merelrints, landlords, and country men in general, come forward generously and liberally of their famishing countrymen and dependents, and they safely keep their arms and their wealth; but, should delay or refuse to adopt this course, I fear, from the - aspect of affairs, tnat the time is not far distant when soldiery or magazines will be no protection to them properties." IRISH RAILWAYS. CHEAP FOOD. PROToRT AnnEsOMENTO.—RELIEF FOR TIIE DEKTITUTK.—) tation of gentlemen from the county of Longford interview with the Lord-Lieutenant on Wednesday the subjoined memorial was presented:— •• That, in the opinion of memorialists, the prevent unprecedented prospect of distress requires the most prompt and energetic - both on the part of the government and the people. That ; to memorialists impoweible to provide adequate employmeni fur the numbers who will require it, by merely brincrilig act 10th Viet., chap. lid, aided by the 'rent of 50,105. c... test s saleolseed, in mensortatisui. opinion, to throw a heavy upon the land, without any permanent improvement, and whi, leaven numbers unubl to work dependent upon private. thari• y. . your memorialists would st.ongly impresel upon the goveniment advantages which would be derived lath& county by their roman the following measures, sit.-1. The immediate construction of railway between Longford and Mullingar, which may be effeetee limn Crum guveniment to the company. 2. Such an alteration • act 10th Vic., chap. 107, as will enable the labour tee be employ. the land, instead of being confined to public works, which rally unremtmeratire. 3. 11w immediate formation of dc the principal town., for the supply of food at a cheap c which great distress is inevitable. 4. An enactinent, whereby eons may ke obliged to contribute their portion to meet the 1.- - trews. S. Some fund may be provided to relieve the utterly 0.. The memorial proceeds to put forward the reasons upon for those demands. The result is thus gi --- Evening Mail: "Mr excellency entered Into conversation with the I the deputation, on the various mitten referred to in the explaining that with reganl to the first me-asuie proposed, the government were debarred from seceding to the contained in the memorial; and, with reward to the sentence, his Excellency referred the deputation letter, published on Tuesday, which, he trusted, would measure remedy the defect complained of. As to ' measure, his Excellency explained that the 0. General received all hue instructions direct front England his Excellency regretted he could not by any meane reducing the in lees o' fodl du. supply of which is left to pr Unitise, the ministry beincrpledged not to interfere with the of the merchant. His Excellency remarked that the fourth had been very frequently brought before the legislature, •- elined giving any iicsidot opinion upon its praciicability. \ to the fifth measure, his Excellen.y entered fully into the the depot akin, referritor to the rule( afforded by the poor unclerstausling that the pour-hource; ht Lotqfford were ale full, whilst numbers remained unprovided for, ex reward' mush a painful state of affaire, but emit' sugyea no other re... private ehiu ay. It having been intimated to his Excellency deputation that considerable delay appeared to talc:. Board of Works carrying out the works prevented for I.CkiLl66, he expnwed ins anxious desire to hasten, by 14 his power, the employment of the reside, eoneurritn: with t Ilion in the advantages which wooled he derived when Labe lotelv commenced, and in their commendation of the wiener I. exhihited by the distreesed taxer in the county Longford. Excellency received the deput don with marked courtesy awl Lion, etch-ring with evident interest into all the statenientr forward by the different individuals comprising it, and - much impressed with the anxiety of his F.xcelleney ' -seers ealculatnl to relieve the existing dietrys., be limited by the Ee- Eamon. that hss ate powers appearcd to or _Ai by the Menthe EMIUILANT East:lA.—The charge of in.treatini passengers preferred against Captain M•Lareu, r grant ship Metoka, has ended in the following the magistrates of Core, county of Cork. o with reqsvt to the first charge, that in nonsequence elect and inattention of the captain, two of the !WWlliferot board, we lolly acquit the captain. Iterpeelinir the so --that provision and water were not storied to law --we are of opinion that this charge is , we acninlingly lOOVirt Captain 11.1.aren in the mitigutnl of 25/. sterling, with costs. We are thus induml to oo.' penalty, as the dune" of the ship could not L performed than the totally inadequate numbs r of haunts navigate her, and we attrihnte the limited quantity of nut to the passengent more to the shortneut of hands on the want of a sufficient supply or wilful neglect on the captain." Captain Irvine, on behalf of bit brother magistrates, it was their unanimous opinion that, if the line levied on the owners of the vessel, instead charged by the captain, they would he justified, in fining them 5001. It is understood that this conviction had under the recent regulations affectin; tion. THE New KNIGHT OF ST. PATRIGH.—Tht iuseAment of the Earl of Fingal with the order trick, of which I previously sent you an intimatic officiall7 confirmed. Reid K A'.l . lArto,r.—We are authorised the Evening Mail, that the Relief Association, on o cation of the famine in the west of Ireland, 18:11, has been reorganised for the benefit of Ire rally, and will be in active operation in a few day btnt.ts Cunt F.,ceit.t%tig nviderate supply of farmers' grain, and we le note an IVIVILIWO of Is. per barrel on the quotot day. Here is fid. per barrel higher, but barley I without alteration. Flour has again advanced and 21s. has been nbtaioed for prime first , . Nu the value of oatmeal or 1 titian corn. White wheat, 34, to 350.; millers' red do.. 32 34 r. to .. to 170. • told tour, 19, to 21s ; burr, IKr. to 2.1 r.• barley, end &Ur, 225. to 245.; second do., 19s. to 21s. (id.; 16a lid. to 11(e. hil.; third", 13a. to lho. ; oatmeal, .lit. do., 14s. to rst. COHN GKINDINIV—MiIIing power is very mt in Ireland. The supply will not, it is feared, be to the demand. Several mills that have been fu disuse are being put in repair. Government paid millers lust season for grinding 22,0001. I itisu I:volt:ay.—There has been a great bd.. the Dingle coast, Kerry, particularly of mackarel. of an immense size was taken, being about seven ! and of corresponding thickness. EMPIAJTMENT IN K LIMY. —The men employ, Slate-works, Videntia ' are now only to the tie There were about WO usually employed. At Killorglin, on Wednesday, 169 tickets were unemployed labourers to be admitted on public open this day in that locality. Mr. Greenwell, of Works, left Killorglin yesterday for Caherriv, tickets for immediate employment in that quarter. The public works in Kenmare and Tuosut parishes, the Kerry Examiner, Wen• recommenced under the Board of Works, on . Ina., and from the great rise in the markets miner tinuaneetof the work, though short the period is, it Or to Bawd of Works will raise the wainct of the labourers, as enable them to prot tire food —the works being relief works, tilde of giving hire, has to obtain the relief nree,try, ; nano-:red on the board. Indian meal has risen in Kenna:ore the then prier, and provision of all kind. IN bearing an r Barg • advance in their priors, in a locality dependent on for ooppbieo to be brought into it. I have can, on the i; illaturokni notices of sale for rent due and requited to be paid up." SCOTLAND. THE DEATH OF MR. GILLON, late M.P. for Burghs, is announced as having taken place on last from typhus fever. Ile recently issued an at nouneing himself as a candidate for the suffrages constituents at the next general election. DEATH OF A VERY OLD SULDIER.—OR Fridai the Aberdeen Journal, Alexander Duncan died at the great age of 11 iyears. He was a native oh of Curtsey. He enlisted in the army in 1777, and charged in 1803, returning to his original craft maker, and drawing his pension for 43 years. All a s cr e ea t r o ance p bes ai p: u k t e until within a of ft e . r w tr in em on er For some years after he had completed a century, larly drew his pension, in propr,a persona, on w Boas he faired not to drink his overeign's healt due loyalty. ECCLESIASTICAL SINECURES.—It appears tht went do not intend filling up the two eel sinecures in the Scotch Church presently, vacant death of Dr. Bennie ; but purpose applying them to dowment of a professorship of Biblical Criticism University of Edinburgh. It might be thong/ official successors of John Knox would be glad to suppression of two do-nothing offices, bearing such titles as ".Dean of the Chapel Royal," and " Chef Queen"—especially as the funds are to be convert educational chair for the training of their own atom ao—loud objections are made against this vandalistit lion of the purest establishment on earth—as it will en op the "lettered leisure," which enabled her Itobertaoni Erskine., and Blain, and Henrys, and Macknight. to/ the world those celebrated productions which reflect so a lustre on her put history. Now we must take the of saying that " lettered leisure" is not generally f to literary incubation—and we have no objection. the point on the histories of the parties named—for all occupying collegiate charges latterly, not one t received pecuniary rewards until after their "eel, productions" appeared. After they acquired a name literary world, deaneries, chaplainues, and pensions down upon them all, with the exception of Ei Macknight, who, so far as we recollect, got no share things going. liti• since those times the fashion reward merit by anticipation ; for what " productions' emanated from Dr. John Mackenzie, Dr. Grant, Dr. William Boyce, Dr. David Lamont, Liam Singer, Dr. Duncan Meares, Dr. Archibald Dr. Norman Itl'Leod, Dr. Duncan Macfarlane, genus antes r Let the Scotch Church produce Ito and Henrys again, and we promise them mow the day has gone by when mere provincial decorum rewarded by public money. The state does well v supports established clergy, and their own con; who receive immediate benefit from them, should "extras." It is really melancholy to obServo 11 influence of vested rights on ecclesiastics. Whitt' dissenters teach their students the elements of ciarn,, the establi,hed clergy, who have the theological faculties in five univenitiep, have fessor for this department of divinity: and.. government generotoly comes forward to audit icing their work, they become absolutely rude loliP parts of Ireland, Trio, and of two s has announced on all his estates of rye. from Clonmel, in al that the police if all arms which al to deliver the keepers and bar- *, and magazines. rid, through fear might induce the session of people hecome rather riots take place. Lion, but it shows ondition in which ", adopt meatures people, and fur pply of food at a ar of violence or country gentle- id liberally in aid rite, and they may but, should they from the present ant when English I to them or their PROPoitTI oN ATE ITUTE.—A clepu- Longford had an Nednesday, when Nent unprecedented energetic meantime*, ile. That it appears mploymen , and food someone in force the aryl whkla ,row .1 heavy burden mot, Alia which still private ehori•y. That the government the r by their forwarding oinstructnin of the may be effected by a an alteration in the to be mutated upon eke, which are gene- ation of depUta itt all , cheap rate, without rut, whereby all tier. meet the present ais- le utterly destitute." the reasons relied :bus given in the ith the members of to in the metnurial— pro he feared rig to the rictuaat. aril to the ranainil Reputation to Iris nen, WOUI.I in 601110 As to the third the Commissary- from England ; and. any means assist in is left to the m- ere with the iaterests at the fourth measure ri.lature, and he tie. imability. With regard y into the feelings of y the poor.lavre ; and, Wen! RIP al). nearly 's rawest his regret at no other rrm,vii, iii Llseellencv ty she to tee,, loam in the tall for at the baronial Urn, by arts moans In acing with the demo. nl when labour shoo- fthe 11'11101M hitherto anty Longford. His .11 courtesy and alt's- le statements brought it it, and who retinal !enemy to forward ..terw, but regretting rtglwh Exemitise.“ ill-treatment of his 'Laren, of the °mi- ming " finding " of insequenor of the ne- ts tuwiwmetrnt on mg the SPIN/11.1 chirito eriell out ae , ording arse is proved, and the mitigated penults duty.' to mitigate tie Ad not be property r of Itionla engaged to entity of water serail hands on board than 'et on the part of the magistrates, stated he line were to lou nstead of being die- testified, if possible, hat this is the first 111% affecting emigre- cg.—The probable he order of St. Pa- intimation, has been Dried to state, says siation, established Ireland, in the year t of Ireland gene- few days. —'lhero was but a we have again to quototiong of Tires- berley and oats arc tuned Is, per cwt., • No alteration in 325. to Wm. Cats, Ilia • moiety, 17s. to Eve. ; 21s. fid.; inferior lif` 1 , to l'Ai.; lnlian very much wanting aced, be ,tall equal e been fur years in lent paid the Cork rent take of fish on macka.rel. An eel art seven feet lung employed on the the number of 80, kets were issued to , public works that nwell, of the Board !aherriveen, to issue quarter. want parishes, says Cork., on Monday, the tietii antic the ilevrim- Slt to tie hoped t h e labourers, and thereby relief works, the mean- time...try, aliould be in lienniare to double 'acing tin enornimmly admit on anctutations on the public place., es to be inunediately P. for the Stirling lace on Wednesday ed an address, an- suffrages of his late )a Friday last, says n died in this city, native of the parish 1777, and was (Ba- nal craft of a shoe- an. Although his me age, yet lie was tonths f his death. century, he regu- la, on which ocea- ;ilk health, with all tears that Govern- two ecclesiastical ly, vacant by the ng them to the en- I Criticism in the thought that the glad to behold the ing such " Popish" d "Chaplain to the converted into an own students. But vandalistic spolia- -as it will entrench ten Itobertoons, and ack nights to give to ich reflect so bright led take the liberty morally favorable ilijectiont to stake med—for although not one of them their "celebrated red a name in the mentions showered of Erskine and no share of the good fashion has been to productions" have ac, Dr. Andrew Lamont, Dr. Wil- Archibald Bennie, r i , a ,d ef u e co rlan u e . , be e rt f so h ns ue hem reward ; but al decorum is to be love well when she awn congregations, , should supply the serve the so .or Whi - is of ~ stave' •, rude r uat i rt".. • A • .1 Al 3