The Express. — London, England, 1849-11-21 00:00:00

r gut court, WINDSOR, Nov. N. The awn walked *is ivising is the &epee asa 'n ow re ai Taal, soy took sondes rod posy meow 1 0 loyal aishresee Prime Albert MISS eat 'heeds' this a iggsmiiii De lr he t i t Doke of Bedford mid Sir Liost.-Culesel Boa. C. B. 1 01▪ 4 0soka a ril u t t L.Delesel Hes. A. tirades. were la dittos& litr i ta ble p= hero a a lsk aadiesee ash, Qom. asd &r -oot le Mr Baiesty the preseedia. of some warts Safis L oo eg o a m our party this males b y bar I* i b e Dodson or Restlattroded by her Roy R al Blob -11.....▪ v 70,11,• is Weida.), the Duke sad Dasher of Bedford, tr A si t &bat, Lad, sod Mire eeL '"iisp KGs'. , Lord Portals*, Sir David Deadu, mad R i o Bed. Those, Pestbertoa Leigh, are expected at 0 so wo k die day, sad will have the honest of *ohs' the m g pow at Naas THE QUEEN DOWAGER. Moo Priory, Nov. 20, 1549. tM QOM Dowager las prod as ladifareat ...o' lot a mush notlosoara noo kat bota ao martial 'duration is bat Majesty's „ f oam Sods. Wlist tweet/Joan hosts. " DAVID DATIL., M.D." A d e putation, sonsialiag of_ Sir William Wintiatt, ige ow.h, Mr. de aad Mr. Maniple Forster, had aa / wow with Mart a , yesterday, at the Ceteedal-oMes. DIATEI or LIZITISIIMIT-COLOIIIL WRIGHT, RE „..Lintessat-Colosel Challis Wtight, K.H., died on the iks last, at his seat in Haupehire. as was oat of the searers to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and ; e l kr pears on the staff et the Royal 11 , 1itary Col rzellaadhunt. He entered the nosy in 1807, with the nek of captain, neon having ocempted say lower ea% Oa promoted to the rank of lieutenant. &Gael in 107. Lientessat-Cokinel Wright,;wbo was decorated with kit order of Yeiglat Cenapasien of the Royal Hanoverian geelphis ardor, does net appear ner to ban non any per twin actin envies. (Tram last tires Genets.) FOREIGN-OF/10E,19.—The Queen has been dosed to approve of Mr. Israel de Wolf Ad drew, as Consul, la pew Brunswick sad Curds, for the United Stat, s of ime& CltowN-OrnuE, Nov. 19.—Member returned to IMO is this present parliament he the city of Cork : Cal ham Charles Chattarton, ia the rem of Daniel Callaghan, Bp , deceased. COMMISSIONS SHINED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OP nonevent alt.—Lieut. Beery Farquharson to be eaptaie, Comet John Edward Bridge to be lieut., in the Queen's Own Berimeat el `geometry Cavalry. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF YORKSHIRE —BenJans , is Corded", to be veterinary ear. geoa la the Ist Regineento(W.st RidingYerimaary Cavalry; Comet John Dent Dent to be lieut., the Bon. Franck L e k to be slyest. In the Yorkshise Hamar Regiment of W e e Riding Yeomanry Cavalry. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or Norrt AAAAA suma.—Rieherd Sutton, Gent to be lest, Charlaa Sutton, fleet, to be cornet, in the Southern R. gimeat of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM GREAT MEETING IN EDINBURGH. In compliance with a requisition signed by upwards bSOO of the most influential of Music-hall, MAP:hones of Edin- rgh, a meeting was held in th e usic-hall, Edinburgh, on Nadal night, to receive Lotd Dudley Stuart, M.P., Sir join Wilmeley. Joseph Hume, Esq , M.P., and Osage Thompson, Esq., ILP., who are at present in Soot hed as a deputation from the National Parliamentary and Fiasainl Relent Association. The admission was by liners, sad notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather (a deinly rain falling during the evades), the begs hall was crowded to overfloring. The misting, Ia bet, was equal to any ever held in Edinburgh. Amos; Tess ea toe p'atform were—The Lord Provost, Bailie Selina. Dean of Gadd Wilson_, Councillors Fyffe, mond. Gray, Redpath, Miller. Hay, and Anderson Drum. Da. Nimble, Piaci*, and "Meson ; Rev. J. R. Campbell Mr. Muir (Leith), Rev. Mr. Crawford, and Rev. Mr. gsmsrvnLe ; Desna li•lesrea, Esq., William Tait, Esq., !home Inland, Esq., J. H. Stott, Esq., Thomas Russell, 14 J. W. M Alms. B q., F. 0. Mitchell, Req , James Euelost, Esq., Peter Waxes, Eser , ika. pa the moduli of Councillor OZAT, the Loan Paovosr yes failed to the chair. The LORD PROVOST, after taking the chair, add that he was very glad to have this opportunity to most with Ina as immerse camber of his fellow-eitions is that large MIL Goes.) The meeting were aware that wane be impeed hewer of presidiog on this occasion, he Tot so that ansplearos by stating that he should be give hi sera *aim upon the questions to be Ohs eat. lie hod, however, sines thought that, in the int place, it would be very Inczpedient that he should do to; sad, in the seenad plows, that it would not he courteous be were in say way so attempt to discuss these mitten with the honourable entleneon who were to address them, sad therefore hi scald min himself simply to this state mat, that he was in as way identified with the associatin which them geatlemes represented. (Disapprobatiom, and ASIA ahosirlat) He did isat mind a little of that work, as it was very wholesome. (Lemiht. r.) lie bad bees with other movements hitherto ; sad he might be snowed to my that whilst he thought it was the birkright of those whom his was now addressing to have the matters that wen to be brought Ne in them folly and fairly discussed, it was also his right to dissent, Uhe thought proper. (Cries of " Her, hear." end cheers.) He knew that the very gesilsemea who were to address them to-might was willing to nos pt a dividend of whet they wished; and if be was inclined to go so for with these gest:man, he though: he, was at Itiosrif to say so. Having stated this. he would cell oa Baiilie Stott to real a Letter from Joseph Rune Oren Yarmouth, Bromley Hall, Nov. 14, 1849. Deer Bw,—Your letter of the Bth instant has been for warded to me here, and 1 hasten to Wenn you that I an much peened to learn that there are mopes:muss of vitality in E iinburgh, as restuds Parliamentary mid Financial Reform. It is quite evident that the present minis:en will do nothing although they were nee the advocates for reform and rode into office on the people who placed confides:me in them, and believed that they would, whilst in office, tarry out all re. quoin reforms, until the power of the people should be established in the Commons House of Parliament to regu late and coatrol both the taxation and expenditure of the moan. Lord John Russell's declaration, on which the reformers relied, was, that glass legislation should Gems, and hossination to the Mown of Commons, by say influents, or power, except by the electors, should ha dome away with. A pledge was ginn that no representation should be In any MO less than 300, sad that the Jumpier should be fairly re presented Ia parliament, Ac. It is not neceseary that I should Demise say facts or statements to convince you of this, m the itate of taxation and of expenditure sufficiently prove that the people have little to say in these matters. The inequality of the representation of the places where members are elected has given a complete In anely of political power to the aristorracl, who in sulky, govern the country for their own interest, is their own way, isaviag the largo mass of the adult Mslatioo unrepresented, unequally taxed, and greatly dike I have alwsys regretted that Edinburgh (when in I:914 parliamentary reform was strongly agitated by men who dessonsurated the necessity of extensive reform to plot e the country in a mate of contentment and repose) should have been so backward at this juncture to join in the monotone for parliamentary reform. I enclose copy of the notice I have peen for the ensuing sesdon, and I don't believe that any less extensive scheme of reform can meet the wishes of real reformen, or enable them to carry out the reneges which have become necessary in the present suite of this country sad of the world. The day may be palmed, but there is danger in postponement, which man me unions to me the reform progressive, and to be carried out without delay. I have not altered my opinion (eine I placed the Inscription on the mooniest of the political martyrs on Carlton bell) of the cause of parliamentary reform, and as kag r I have health I shell be the humble and zealous advocate of that change. But the situation I am in here *dils private asks precludes me from incepting the in *trim you give me to visit Edinburgh, and to assist at the Palofit meeting to be held in furtherance of parliamentary and financial reform. It is painful to all those who laboured ter!lace the whip in power to find them now *gaunt those r--forms which they ia other days, when out of power, asserted were necessary to the prospe ri ty of this country, and I expect the people will have to look to Sir Robert Peel and other rasa for the improvement that is now wanted in this country. Bat we shall not have reform from any class of po heical men, whether whig or tor y, until the middle-clue electors (who have the power, if they would honestly •ZOT- Ole it, of forcing on the timely reforms I have pointed out) shall join *oldie-11y. I can only wish you success and unse *laity in your proemdinis.—l am, &C., JOSEPH Hum.. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY, M.P., after passing a worm eulogises on Mr. Hume, whose absence he regretted, said it wax he slight source of gratification and encouragement to the National Porliamentary Reform Association, of which his bon. friend (Mr. Georg, Thompson) and himself were the representatives on the present occasion, to know that the highly intellectual inhabitants of this great city, in common with many of the burghs and 66' of the north, felt a deep and lively interest in the objects which the association was endeavouring to promote—onjects which they believed in vo.ved ant only the politial rights of millions of their fel low-men, but the peace, happiness, and prosperity of their common aoltatry. (Applause.) It would be his (Sir J. elaseley'sj dirty. on the present eocasion, to submit, as timely and es plainly as he eesld, the objets and proposi trim wbkhtbe Parliamentary aad Financial Reform Associa tion endeavored to carry out ; and he should leave it his fellow-labourer ii: this good rue to explain and to support the - (Applause.) The hon. amber then went on to explain iltat the oijectof th e deputation was to promote the cause of Parliament a ry mons, with a view to the attainmeat of such amendments in their financial, fiscal, colonial, and mododastio al Wm as should be is atrorderes with the whim and feel. Ws may be do what be ought net with asothes'a Ifir. Thompson rhea west, at von length, late the quetha of tuition. =dank* its egessolve smut is tens cicus, sed elpins that a ?Amid Hesse of Commons mai seem{ this evil seed may Shim It the middle deems did not suite with their dithanablesd fellow-sabjests ed the warble( Sams is this seem's% it wee his ellbsones opisdes that seateson moil set go ea long es Mg bed bees Ming. Of this, beam; be wee awe, that II Or middle dome woad messolos the rigits of their In animeldead lellemoubjeges, so sinewy would nub leapt dalsipMmilind andi a measure of reform is they ennead. themerseg mined mew that they sought, bat the ea- OfeethisaMost al every mss who was rase is logiesei to OW Pliff—ilea had • teed habitation and g Via, Tat, wad aide Ai :made, sad the soldier. He that this meld bring within the frassides a may visions peruses ; teat he doubted if titers world more visional" misted min the rumen system. He was soadassil that there were may who would go from that moSkag lase ebaserity that were as mush entioled to the fesathise es any who at present held it; and who woad, NINA atordse it as well ands faithfully. He hail that there were may each as deserving of the Iran thise se the thief magistrate who presided use their muting (Applause.) It had bus mid that the working-dams had beim tedialeet; but me. were generally disposed to be tor. Went when they were sensible of being wronged; and they met to judge what the conduct of men would be when righted, by what it had been when they were acting under a seen of 'Oily. (Hear, hoar.) It did not follow, however, that a bad man would elect • bed representative. They know too much of the evils of their own elus to do so. At all events they knew too much of themselves and their needn'- t:as to pot a man exactly UM themeless in a situation where he could do so much injury. (Applause.) He was disposed to think that society was not jest so vicious that they mold not get Mondale° of materials to control or leaves, in a matter of this kind, what was bad. In his bends judgment there was tar too much importance attached to the giving of the right to vote to the unto franchised classes. It was a trust which no doubt required to be exuded wisely ; but a man almost every day in his life discharged duties which were calculated to have as groat an lads's°, on his fellow-men as this. The working classes were already morally and intellectually enfranchised, and why might they net be politically enfranchised. They had the franchise of speech; they exercised the dud" of foam and husband', of master' end foremen, and other important duties in life; and why should they not have a rips to vote tor those who represented them in parliament ? (Applause.) They were surely as well qualified to exercise it as the people of America or of France. It was, therefore, no beget a matter of doubt or experiment. It had been tried and proved beyond all cav4 or dispute. (Applause.) They had an infleitely better population hers than existed in Americo when the suffrage was mistrial ; and what was to hinder the garage being extended to them ? The honourable gentlemen then stated that the association stopped a little short of the demands of the chartist, and went a little beyond those of the moderate reformer, and said that having cone this they had happily obtained tbe oo oporarna of both. Mr. Thompson °occluded by calling upon man to east aside party, and by urging reformers to unite and to trust to themselves. Thou who were ready to go their length, and yet did not declare for it, merely because the ward had nos yet come from Lord John Russell and Lord Orgy, should at ono* make up their minds, irrespective of them parties, for they might depend upon it that they would place them in a false position, for when once the whip found that they must either move on, or move out of office, they weald adopt the former instead of the latter alternative. Mr. Thompson then read a letter from Lord Dudley Stuart, expressing his regret that severe domestic affliction prevented him from being able to come to Edinburg. Mr. W. TAIT (the former publisher on Tait's Magazine), then moved the following resolution : " That the inhabitants of Edinburgh here assembled, be lieving as they do, that good and economical government will only be second by a large extension of franchise ; a shortening of the duration of parliament ; protection to every man in the exercise of the franchise, and a w ore equal distnbution of political power, through the means of tom. Hied electoral districts, heartily sympathises in the object aimed at by the National Financial and Parliamentary Re form Association, and of the means used to effect those ob. jams ; and this meeting tenders its warmest thanks to the madonna of the deputation for their able exposition of the principles of that association upon the present occasion." Mr. TAIT said be did not appprove outand-out of the Par liamentary Financial Reform Association. His objection. however, was not that it went too far—but that it did not go far enough—he being of opinion with Jeremy Bentham, that the suffrage should be universal. (Applause.) Mr. FYFE, S S C., seconded the motion, which was tar ried amidst the most enthusiastic applause. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY and Mr. THOMPSON then severally returned thanks . • and, after a vote of thanks to the Lord Provost for his con duit is the chair, the meeting broke sp. lags el the peat majeeley of the peepte sad dead amble them I. re(iee end haeli ee the unequal brim of taxation. (Applaud) [tale expieedies was aims la the Sr Ileft. I, la a report of dr Joshua's spook at New ' Mak, gad seed ad be repaid hue.] After • silaht lateres cosemplase of the pressave of the mood fa slis flit JOSHUA WALKIIIL/LT preemded—Emey One who teak em demos in the isidtimeateri debelm, sa re l:= lo 7 ils of hal series, odd set bat ham the dikanies ia de musbers el those who mgd d all =ophist every moms is whisk the gespla had teYdsaarielemet. Ho *might that these rusks =be Wild to thee to whisk he bad alluded-ire Odd espeedledee maim. Ia every vaserise *Mk dozed 614 a deep istswese.-esek as • large lekells l la the dation el alleitedka, de ipmtlea of the l lit i b uls 'erele and Its anomalies. sad de n = wow bases the meting, whisk ma heroes dr. Hume—dicey suet all ham realarbed the pad, d numbers of those who voted ou the sill of th: p Lei t mad have se that the repeesentatives who Mei ter the people in all these great questioce were the Milahlial of large canstituescies. (Hear hear.) Indeed de sleets of the lacquality in their reposentative wets felt and appeoci seed by every member rre immensity, in dm heavy end swing 'minima of woks. is the noequal distribution of the fonds of the state, awl la their Leitrim effects upon the commerce, sad ta4ile, sad amateetures of the country. It had been stated that them was sanely any limit dread which taxation weld ate be home with perimeter provided the musky far k ewe evident, and the funds were teddies spills& Sae they were indignant when they saw the reseasse of de werentry squandered upon profitless armaments, in misgoverning the soloales, ea useless placemen, and on undeserving !Meanies. (Applause.) They would swain the crown ma its peers mat with beaming spleadear ; they would gladly sewed ell who had does anythiag to advance their sountry's wet- I WS ; bat they would drew • wide line of didastion betwees the dignity of the crown sad the safety of the state, and that meld pageantry which was kept up set der the beads of 22, but for the benefit and dienakel adeatsge st of the osaunanity. They MAMA to ese sash a cheek placed upon their rulers as would MOM the strictest ammemy in every department of the dad madded with the mumsl faith and the national ham& tbsp wield =4l state funds to properly state wpm They ask the government to leek ups) the r tioad treasury is a sacred treat placed la thole hands for the benefit of all, and ant for the particular advantage of &privileged few. They would endeavour to do away with that feeling which exitrod between their adore presentative* and the people, and have them strive to nal* by affection rather tbaa by coercion. The associatios which he bad the honour to represent appealed with earnestasse to all pestles in the community, to pat ..id. far a time their Jodi- Tided objects of agitation, and to unite In that which was ant only the most import ant, bat that ea whisk all *nets should be based—the will of te great majority of the people. They believed that all practical reforms would be beet attained by such a concentration of their energies; and whether it was free trade or protection—state church or separation, direct or indirect taxation—paper or gold—war or peen—education by the state or by the voluntary system —that all might safely be coniiied to the honour and integrity of the British people, if their let were fairly ascertained by mows of • full, free, and fair lemons tation. (Lou 1 applause) Their prep nt system, he theeght it would be agreed by all, was most disastrous. It had la. volved the eouatry in an enormous national debt, ia orb= extravagance, in discontent and disaffection et home and ebroad, and had rendered their position as a matins ems M I ioubt and disquietude. (Hear, hear.) The changes that the National Reform Association sought could scarcely be mem than the pressed state of t - p. They loseteme, Wised that they would be infisitely tter, medley we., as lad, bassi es Justice and equity. They were deed es th e l e ardirehat they should rule by the will and for the et am. raker than for the few ; sad if they did set result to geed, sheep, and efikient government, they would, at least, mow every just cases of discontent. The amedation sought to obtain these things by level, peaceful, sad e N astitasional mow ; and, strong in the justice of their Baum, they called with confidence for the support of the good of every clam, creed, and party. tOreat cheeriag.) fir Joshua concluded by stating that, although he was no orator, he would, in advocating the claims of the National Raf,rm Asuciation, endeavour to make up what he lacked in that way by seal, honesty, and integrity, and he resumed his met amid bowl and enthusiastic cheering. Mr. 0. THOMPSON, M.P. who was moat entbusies dorsal received, osid,—My lort , Provost : tlad I not taken up the cause or parliamentary and financial reform, as I have taken up every other, from the deepest conviction, had I not believed that was competed (competent, however, only in to far as the cause was good in Itself) to demonstrate that it had claims to the support of this meeting, I would have been led to hesitate by the sanoaneemeat, on the part of the chief magistrate of one of the most enbehtened cities in the need, tuat he was to be considered as in no way identifird with such a movement. (Hear, hear.) I did not think that in regard to • society which bas published oa the wings of the press its principles, its objects, its measures— that has challeaged the moo searching oroof that there is ought in its scope or design that is injurious tu the stability of the throne, or the maintenance of our present form of go vernment—l say that I did not thick it was necessary to have announced to a meeting like this that the chief magis trate of such • city was in no wto be identified with sash a movement . (Laughter an d great cheering.) I see identified is every way with that associetioe. It seeks to extend the liberties of my fellow subjects, therefore lam identified with ft. It seeks to stem the demonlieing torrent that floods this country wh e • general election takes plant, and when, from two ty two and a half millions of the wealth of this country are spent to de base the intellect, corrupt the conscience,, and buy the votes of the people. (Cheers.) 1 am with it nature Ido not be• Wive that virtue, intelligence, patriotism, and piety—loyalty to our Queer. and reverence to our Ood—are confined in this country, within to narrow a compose as 850,000 voters of the whole population of the united kingdom. (Cheers.) I am with ten association because I believe that the hour is come when true conservatism consists is doing justice, not in denying it: because I believe that the people, in the midst of surrounding tionvel skme—with poverty amongst themselves, and a dull, and eold, and insulting denial of any, even the smallest, right at the bands of the government—have shown (when thrones were enabling, and our shorn were crowded with exiles to-day that were monarchs and ministers yesterday) by their observance of the law, by their respect fur property, by their cweemone to their fellow-subjects. all that can be shown cod/penetrate their fitness to be at once admitted within the elective franchise. (Cheers.) I am with this emaciation bemuse whin Ter the degenerate sons of noble sire, be that may beaabeent from this platform to night—and I do not regret theirvabeenee—l am here to advocate • cause advocated by their fathen three quarters of a century ago, and bequeathed to them to be accomplished, but which they have treacherously betrayed, and are aot here to-night because they have not obeyed the voice of their fathers. (Applause.) To morrow sad its revelations, however, will, I trust, read these men a lesson ; for the hour is come for the breaking up of the domi nation of cliques, and clubs, and parties. (Great applause.) I know that there are many who were asked to-day, and yesterday, and the day before, to be here. but who have " Have any of our rulers believed in him ?—(a laugh) —is the cause fashionable ? or is the Lord Provost with it ?' (Reamed laughter, and much applause.) They will now learn to-morrow t hat he is not with it. (Hisses.) I hope the canoe will go on notwithstanding. (Laughter and ap plause.) I do not think that I shall feel it necerary to pack up my portmanteau, and Marta across the Tweed, while, from the Lord Provost in the chair, I can appeal to the enthusiastic thousands before me with • full coavietion that, ere I sit down, I shall demonstrate that every man here ought to have the franchise. (Cheers.) Let me guard the awociation—for the assmistioi has been put upon its trial to.night—from the misrepresentation of those who lie in wait to deceive. We seek no change in the exist ing form of government. We are for no revolution save by peaceable means. We do not seek to destroy the peerage of the country. The head and front of our offending is this, that we wish to have in the Commons House of Parliament a just and constitutional counterpoise to the infiumsee red power of the other two states of the realm. That is aSW stitutioaal object. We have not three states of the reds et the present moment. We have but one. My Isemeew able friend has said truly that we do not live leader a gove rnment of Queen, Lords, and Commons. We ere under a government that is an aristocracy—purely an aristocracy, as the democratic element has no Wheel" whatever in this country. M hat is the constitution of the house at this moment—the teople's house,—the Common House of parliament? Six marquises, seven earls, 21 de estate, 34 lords, 25 right honourable', 47 honoasablse, baronet', 8 lord-liestenanm, 74 deputy lieutenants, IS sow ftera....les, 83 placemen, 108 gentlemen, who an palms elf in the church, and so on. That is the people's house at Minklat. (A laugh.) Do you ask anything in that hones kr the people, it is denied. It consists of 868 mss Ask the ballet, end there are only 80 that will vote /sir k. Ash for an inquiry into the appropriation and &milkman Si the tenwriMities of the church in Ireland, anti - 100 tidy VW vote for it Ask for any measure of financial reform, sad only 78, 79, and 80, will vote for it. Ask for the sztession of the suffrage, and only 84 will vote for it. Ask ho the People's Charter, and only 15 will vote for it. (CUM) What is the object of this association ? It Is II east parliamentary and financial reform. Now, the as. sesnerment of such an object as that necessarily prisapposes the existence of wets, and perhaps malmeations la oar sp. sem of representation and finance. Ile who says that he eanuot be identified with this movement, in effect &des this, and I will prove it. (A slight hiss.) Now, my lewd, with regard to financial reform, there is no difference of opinion. The universal cry is that taxation has reached its limit, and the universal admission is, that it is injurious to the interests of the people; that it interferes with industry ; that it paralyses trade and commerce; that it is un equally imposed ; and that the mode of its collection is vexatious. Why, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer were to attend here to-night, he would till you that there was no question that taxation wee in tolerable. He would admit the absurdities of the system, sad sympathies with those who paid the taxes. He would admit it to be the duty of ministers to be economical, and to imprt taxes fee none but legitimate purposes, and with great impartiality. But he would, at the same time, con clude his speech by saying that he mew no way out of the dif ficulty, and would go on levying them as usual. (A hush.) Well, doubtless we are heavily taxed. I think, my Lori Pro. vest, that you will admit this, that taxation is not a luxury, that it is not something that is done to give us pleasure ; and that if any corporation, having the power, exercises it to take mosey to the extent of ten millions out of the pockets of the pads, they ought, at beset, to be able to show • good assame of whet the ; have done with it, and prove Iblossivae Ibldifol an d just in regard to it. A man may imeally do what he likes with his own, how much THE WRECKERS ON THE ESSEX COAST. CONVICTION OF TWENTY SEVEN SMACIDOIEN.- Oa Monday last the magistrates for the Tendring Ilandnd of Essex were engaged dosing the greater pert of the day in the hearing of • ease against no lees than twenty seven imacksmen and stone-dredgen, beloneing to the ports of Colchester and Harwich, for unlawfully boarding the brig FINK*. of Arbroath, Scotland, lately wrecked on the Essex oosst, when in the charge if parties employed by the master, and forcibly taking possession of the cargo, with the view of obtaining salvage upon the same. The ease had been uriginelly charged as one of felony, but failed foe want of proof of appropriation, and was now brou.ht forward under 9 & 10 Vie., e 99, sec. 45, for the infliction of penalties not exceeding 501. each. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Adi ince Marine Insurance Company; and Mr. Rodwell, barrister, appeared for the defendants. Mr. Clarkson having stated the ems, • number of wit nesses were examined, by whose evidence the following facts were proved : Oa the night of Saturday, the lith October, the brig Fleece, while on her voyage from St. Petervbarg to London, with a cargo of hemp and tallow, received damage by striking on the dionfleet Sind, but was assisted off, and in endeavouring to make Harwich she filled, and sunk on the flat of the N are , off Walton, but in such a position as only to be covered at high wat r. After the captain had en gaged the hands of three or four crews to min in working oat the cargo, a number of othen applied for, but were refused, employment ; and some of the defendants were pointed out as among the number. In consequence of the eontiimed violence of the weather very little could be done oa the Monday, bat in the evening the wind molerated, and during the night the wreck was completely surrounded by fishing smacks and store-boots, the crews of which, in spite of the warnings of the men in charge, and the subse quent order of the master to desist, crowded on board to the number of nearly 150, and in the most lawless =acne, cut away the rigging, broke up the dicks, and literally scrambled for the cargo, so as completely to put a stop to the measures which had been commenced for lightening the yeast and getting her afloat; and which, it was the opinion of the most experienced witnesses, would otherwise have been successful, instead of her becoming a complete wreck, L as was eventually the ease. After hearing Mr. Rodwell in defence, the Bench decided to convict all the parties—four who were proved to have been previously cautioned, in penalties of 41., and the re , mainder 40s. each, or in default imprisons's= for one or two L months respectively, the chairman remarking that but for an impression which appeared to prevail that they had a right to act as they did, much heavier punishment would have been inflicted. Mr. Clarkson remarked that the parties for whom he ap i peered bad no vindictive object, but merely desired to put I down a system of lawless violence which had for some time gr eened, and he was sure the decision of the Bench would L of considerable benefit to all those who might in future meet with disasters on this amt. AN ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE ELECTRIC TELE onArm.—Ose day last week Mr. Mosey, the superintenden of the Elinbugh police, received information from New castle, by means of the elelerio telegraph, of the Sigh' of a man from that piece by the seven o'clock train for Edin burgh, carrying with him them= of 641., the property of his employer. Measures were adopted for his apprehension on the arrival of the train, but it was found that the party had left the train at a station some miles eastward of Edin burgh, upon the shrewd conjecture, no doubt, that the tele graph would be pat in requisition to announce his delin quency and flight. Mr. Mosey immediately put himself in communication with the authorities dutch towns as he con sidered it likely that the man would visit, and on Saturday he received information from Mr. Barclay, superintendent of the Aberdeen police, to whom notice had been sent, that the party in question had been apprehended in that town the peeceding day, with 601. of the money in his pee imeioa. THE EXHIBITION OF KINCEACTITHES AT BIRMING NAM.—The Lord Mayor end a number of the members of the corporation of the city of London are to visit Birming ham this day to inspect the exhibition of manufactures now open there. As a proof cf the interest taken in matters of this sort, it may be mentioned that since the exhibition opened on Sept. 2, upwards of 61,000 persons hare paid for admiiiion, in addition to 2,000 ethers who purcheeed seasin rickets. Up to this time the receipts have not only been inif• iicieni to pay all the expenses, including the erection of the building, but the committee have several hundred pounds in hand. The exhibition closes early next swath. CITE COMMISSIONERS OF BEWERS.—Yeaterday, court was held, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. There were but few members present, the consideration of Mr. Simon's important report having been specially appointed for this day, when a long discussion will take place. The Inspector, reported favouraly of the condition of the seve r 1 districts of the city. A communication was received from the Secretary to the Commissioners, being tl• e evidence given a year and a half ago by Mr. Toynbes and Mr. Bowie, surgeons at Gerydyr House, on the state of certain parts of the City of London, reported to the Committee of Health. After the transaction of some business of no public interest, the court adjourned. FIRE AT DALEEITH PALACE.—On Friday after noon last a bedroom in one of the attic. of Delkeith Palace, the residence of the Dolt. of Beocleuch, was discovered to be on fire. A flre•ongine belonging to the palace, and one from Dalkeith, were promptly brought into requisition; and as they were most efactentlp worked, and well supplied with ' water, the dames were extinguished before they had time to /Vend beyond the apartment in which the fire originated. I The damage done is consequently not very great. The casualty is said to have arisen from some plumbers who wire employed in repairing the palace, inadvertentlylisving a portable stove on the roof when they went to dieser, the heat from which Is sup to have melted the *den roof, I and set the to the woodwork above the bedroo m which was barned.—Scolawson. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1849. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THIS MIEE• The skeitho Ikea all einem regieesed in the metro rheas diarists la the weak ending Lot Ilatardo7; um 878. This umber ethibits a thanes .1 984 deaths on the weekly average of *vs penises autumns, corrected far Lenses of population tgad the returns of the last ten lean chow that the prewar low ran of nortality is without magpie (within the period of einervation) at this adorned none of the le e tr i s ashes the year 1841 mar he gxesleod "" "Ono' ree we yrs 827, bit th. I !_resialigm less than at the mein O+.TM nonally is tie earl part of November km usuallyeased inn 110) to of 1,200 Loathe. The deaths mined int wee the ninon or opidemis elms of Mann won nip whir the avenge is 307 ; dine Iran dhows of the (ozahnlvo ot plating) ran 134, whir th e anrogo w t l l . l4. Bat the smeary rem plithigh (ate mmenetpdoa) and brostehitie nem to thereon an is en then the average; and [ahem wee dual to Mar young parson sad as adult The deaths from diarrhea gad dysentery I. the week wen 72, which is shout the same as in former years at Mignon ; those La the last four weeks have been suonsively 61, 40, 29, 22. From cholera, 8 Maur wan rogistend, or two non thus in the pnesding week ; but in two gang the penes died of disease eoewgasat on cholera, from which they had previously suffered. One piths 8 denksootorrod In Holland cottages, St. John Wostainstor ; ono in Earl-atnet, Lbsoge grove Ma2libone ; one in Hines College Hospital (the 'mat In bon brought from Drury-lane) ; one is Job.. street, lerktuwoll ; one in Green-walk, Bermondsey cm In Lambeth ; one in York place, South Lambeth ; had one in Nightingale-vele, Woolwich. A boy or 6 yews died of diarrhea after 62 hours' illness. in Frederirk-street, Bra.. My, as overcrowded and dirty mighbourhood, where shame lstely was rife. The mesa height of the barometer in the week was 29-863. The mesa daily height was above 30 inches on Sudsy, Monday, and Siturday. The seen tem perature of the week pas 45 2 deg. ; on Saturday it wag 39-3 deg. It wag above the average of the same days of 7 liars on the first four days, and below it during the rest of the wank.—Registrar-General's Report. IRELAND. Dente, Nov. 20. Two meetings, the approach of which has been more loudly trumpeted than that of any meeting held in Ireland foe a long time, take place in Dublin to-day ; and yet it is strange how very small a share of public attention either of them attracts. The app eal object of one of them—that of the Grand Orange Lodge—is, according to the Erening Mail, " to ex pose the treachery and deceit" of the government. The Orange organs are exhausting their vocabulary of hard words in abusing Lord Clarendon, and threatening to tell tales; but it is curious that, not withstanding all their threats of disclosures, the only candid account of any secret transactions in the matter in question yet given to the world has been that published by Colonel Phayre. The last " secret' told by the Orangemen themselves is the form of the oath which they sq was taken by them when they received the arms which, according to their amoont, were furnished to them by government. This oath, se published in the Moil of last night, ii as follows : " I, A. 8., on my declaration, as an Orangeman, do so lemnl7 swear that the arms I am now about to receive I will keep en good and serviceable order. I will not sell, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of same, and that in the event of my leaving the district for any length of lime, I will return them to my own lodge on receiving the sum (if any) for them which I originally paid. I further declare, that when I MR called upon by the Grand Lodge, I will be ready and willing to support the constituted authorities in the lawful discharge of their duty. And, finally, that when called upon by the Grand Lodge, or any of their officers, properly appointed, I shall produce those arms which I now receive (the right hand holding the Bible) for inspection. So help me God." The other great meeting of the day is that of the " National Conference," to be held to-night in the Music Hall. To this meeting admission will be by ticket, the price charged to the platform being half-a crown, and that to the galleries a shilling, so that the assemblage may be expected to be tolerably select. It was only yesterday, at a meeting of the council, that the resolutions were finally decided on. At the Repeal Association yesterday Mr. John O'Connell was most earnest in warning his audience against the " Nation piety," as he designated those who style themselves the " National Conference." The amount of subscriptions for the week announced at his meeting yesterday was 291. The recent defeat in Cork has had the effect of calling people's attention to the registry; and as some very startling event was absolutely necessary for that purpose, so profoundly apathetic) were the popular party, it may be no harm, after all, that the election should have resulted as it has done. Mr. Thomas Deasy, a respectable brewer a' Clone kilty, in the county Cork, accidentally fell into one of his Ten vats, aka° full of boiling liquid, a few days since, and died from the injuries received. The Poor-law Commissioners hive diemissed the whole batch of officers at the Carlow workhouse, in consequence of an investigation recently held into th. it conduct. A " rebellion" of 500 female paupers in the woekhonee has been the consequence. CAUTION TO RAILWAY COMPANIES.—On Sanday night some thiaves took advantage of the darkness to steal about 50 of the hew handles from the carriages on the line of the London and North Western Company, at the station near Birmingham. DEATH A POST-OFFICE RUNNER IN THE ORK RBI's —On the afternoon of Thursday week, Robt. Tulloch, -ne of the post runners, when entering with the south mails, and within a few miles of Kirkwall, complained to the three men who were assisting him in carrying the additional mail bogs that he was unwell ; and he almost immediately fell down and expired. The mails to and from Orkney are con veyed between Kirkwall and the ferry at Barwick, in South Ronaldahay, on the backs of the post runners, who travel on Mot. The distance going and returning is thirty two miles, with about eight miles additional of ferries. The weight which the runner has thus to tarry is sometimes 60lbs. to Brb i s t , and as each runner has to perform this duty twice a week on an average, travelling neatly half the distance through a district where ie has literally to wade through mud and water, it is only to be wondered that men can be got to bemoan such slaves for the paltry remuneration of fn. a trip. out of which they have to pay their expenses when detained by bad weather, as frequently occurs. Yet such was the and service to which the deceased was subjected for a ling aeries of years, and there is little reason to doubt that it has at last led to his sudden death. Sober and honest in character, and obliging in disposition, he was much esteemed, and will be deeply regretted. He was upwards of sixty one years of age, and hes more than once made application to be superannuated, but was refused, on the ground that no re tiring allowance is granted to those who are merely post runners. Such was the reward of one who served the public faithfully and most laboriously as a pest runner during the long period of 29 years, and during that time has travelled 117,000 miles by land on foot, and 13,000 miles by sea across ferries, makiag a total of 130,000 miles. This is no vague assertion, but is taken from a calculation made by the writer some time ego, from data famished by the deceased. That the ineeseent toil and fatigue to which the deceased was ex was the cause of his sudden death, seems confirmed by the fact, that the last poet runner who died at Kirkwall expired suddenly after many years' INITTiCe.—John co' Groag Journal. MORE INCENDIARISM IN ESSEX.—At about seven o'clock en Thursday amines bast it was discovered that a wheat stack, containing the produce of about 17 acres, and situate on the Whits II ins, Farm, at West Bergholt, near Colchester, occupied offhand by Mr. Thomas Daniell, had bean fired at the corner nearest the quarter from whine a strong breeze was then blowing from the west—a point eel. dandy chosen by the incendiary with a view of involving the whole of the farm-buildings and dwelling-house in de struction. Immediately on the discovery all the horses and live stock were got out and turned adrift oa the adjacent common, and a messenger was despatched to C o lchester for the assistan ce of the fire-brigade. A bean stack, which stood beside the wheat stack, was, by ex traordinary efforts, saved from the flumes; but the stack o giiciailly bred, with the stables and barn, the largest in the pansb, which =Mixed • considerable quantity of whew, barley, and oats, the exertions of the firemen and their 's auteing were unable to save. The stables ware fortunately tiled ; had their roofs been of thatch, a shed which stands between them and the dwelling-house would have been burnt, and very probably the house itself would not have soaped destruction. The farm belong to J. W. E. Grua, Esq.,and was insured in the Baez and Suffolk Equitable ; for Mr. Daniell's lees in produce , the Protestant Disoentem' office will be answerable.—Eases Henan. GORED RI A Buu..—Herbert Limer, aged 44, a married man, with six children, in the service of Yr. Knowles, farmer, Tinsley, died on Wednesday evenMg last from injnriee inflicted upon him about a month previously by a bull belonging to his master. On the day when tho accident happeced the deceased was assisting a man named Marshall, a saddler at Attereliffe, to fit a head collar on the animal's head and a " hint!" over its eyes, preparatory to its being sent by railway into Lirco'nshire to some gentleman there to whom Yr. Knowles had a to lend it. The articles were fitted on in therng shed where the bull was housed. When the blurt had been pet on the saddler withdrew, but he had not been out of the shed many minutes be fore he hued a scream, and on going back he saw the bull forking timer through the rails or fence through which the fodder is usually put. The poor fellow was dreadfully injured about the breast and beck. He lingered M a state of greet suffering till last Wed nesday evening. He bad been out of health some time prior to the occurrence. The binft was found lying on the floor, from which it wee supposed that Lima bail taken it off the beat's head before it attacked him. It was • very ferocious creature, but was generally tractable with the de , ceased, who had almost succeeded in subjugating it. The bull is well known among farmers and cattle-benders as the celebrated" Tinsley," and is said to be worth 300 guinea. --Mejfeld Times. RAILWAY BOULOGNE AND AMIENS. Yesterday a Mosili this CO* my took plain at the Loodin Tavern, Bishemestostrmt, mLitarzoi.ors= oo[ra rotes to the 1 1 11 his =dutch's& CICADA= , took the teak. Mr. Wan (the swintay) then reed the report, it obi* the &Mem put Steward a amber of peculiar dr mumlimem is omoszien with the nadatakiag, from which they 1.1... the mollusks that, from the pardenlar altar liet seth from the wesithes of the Amine sag &Mips lime, it ought to have hem beladed is the esteem of these railways whisk establith themselves only - trill the so °paean of the Sate. That "reparation has berm granted to reamers pissed it • mice barter positisa than the Bou logne Pommy ; to the Orteate Company, is the shape of a marantee of home ; to the Bones Company, by a lean of 18,000,000 f. ; to the Have. Company, by a grant of 8,000,000 f. and a lan of 10,000,00 M. ; to the sompanies of the Central of France, of Eitrasboarg, of Orleans art Bodeen: of Toms and Nantes, DI putties three-fifths of the wit of eanstruetion to the sharp" of the state, and to the Avignon and Marseillas Company by a grant of 80,000,0004 sad a guarantee of Merest an an equal sum. In flat, the ger eramaat has jest peeposed to grant the Paris and Avignon Railway to a compontogether with a want of 180,000,0001 and a guarastee of interest ea 140,000,00 f. There is not one of the above Una, the memo of which now or at ems future time mid not reach a soak lamer amount taut the reeeipts upon whisk the Amiens sad Bou logne Company can rely, sad nom men them is situated in such eirmastano • of competition se mat ever edit between the Northern and the Boulogne Conspaties. Those dram. stases. did not aid at the period when the contract was made between the deb and the Boulogne Company, and the Boulogne Company are threatened with a taw aggravation of their position by farther exasessites being made to 141 Northern Company of an Menses. of their lease, in epli smes with their own solicitatks, the subject being now ender the consideration of the Freud& government. From I the above considerations the Aimless and Balkiest Company think tkenuelme attitudes& to call span the State for allmodiflcetion of the law of concession made to them. There appean but one marts to ameliorate the dm- Sion of the &Mrs Compaay, that is, to give them the fall advantages of the law of 1842, or to grant the.. the gar tame of a saitimast rats of it.terett. To these reasons of equity, a consideration of general utility uni•oe itself. The holders of the 1,000,000,000 f. engaged wady in railway en terprise I. Franca can alone cooperate in the execution of the railway from Paris to Avignon ; but how can that co operation be expected so long as the railway property they now bold in France is of the uncertain end depreciated cha racter it now bears, and which, as respects that of the Bou logne Ccmpany, it is hoped the ameliorations submitted te the coadduabon of government will remove. A SHAREHOLDER inquired what species of " Ima mate." they would require from the French government ? The CHAIRMAN replied that they wished to stand In the same position in which railway. constructed according to the law of 1842 were platted. By that law 60 millions of francs were necessary to construct a railroad; and the go 'Ailment were bound to furnish 30 millions towards that sum. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether this w► en absolute gift, or whether it was expected to be returned out of the proceeds of the line ? The CHAIRMAN said that if the concession made by the railway company had been made according to that law the company would have had 20 'editions to lay oat ; and the state would be called upon to supply 30 millions. This sum would have been given to the company for the purpose of working the line—so that the emptily having laid out 20 millions would receive such en income as might be produced by a capital of 60 millions. The line was completed and the company had furnished the whole 60 millions our of theft own money. If they applied to government sad a.ked them for 30 milliou—tbe proportion of capital which, under the circumstances mentioned, they would be required to supply— the newer would be, as they very well knew, that they had ao money. It :would be useless, thereto's, to wait for en sneerer when they were certain that the answer would not be such es they desired. If they could not obtain money from the government in capital, let them endeavour to get it in intiere-t. The company had found the whole of the money, and the question was whether the government ought not to pay them for it. This was the proposition which the direc tors now desired to submit to the general body of the share holders, and they would be happy to hear the observations which any gentleman present might think fit to offer upon the subject. They asked for the support of the meeting is pressing upon the French government the nocessi:y of , giving them what they considered their due. After some further discussion, Mr. IVYLEAFE roped the following resolution: " That the memorial now read be presented by our Paris administrs ion to the president and council of the Fennell re public, and that their best efforts be exerted to obtain the concession so necessary for our undertaking." The resolution, having been seconded, was carried unani mously. A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether, in the event of their not succeeding,then was any possibility of their cutting down this expenses. The CHAIRMAN replied that they had exercised the strictest economy in the management of the line. lie was well aware that this question would be put, and he was now prepsred to let the meeting know what the expenses actually amounted to; but he would reserve this information until the conclusion of the business of the day. Toe second resolution was then proposed and noodled,— " That it is just that the Amiens and Boulogne Railway Company should be placed in the same position Os it woul d have been in if the line had been constructed under the law of 1842." The motion having been carried, the Secretary read the 3rd resolution, which was as follows :—" That we hear that the Northern Railway Company have made application for an evension of their lease from the French government. We tiltrotore resolve to offer no objection to such a measure, provide d the coacresions asked for by the Boulogne and Amiens Company be accorded to them." In reference to the terms of this resolution, the Chairman explained that the Northern Company was trying to get an extension of the lease from 30 years to 99 years, but in order that they might be induced to grant them this boon, the government expected them to construct a branch line from St. Quentin to Mauberge. A discussion took plate as to toe propriety of adopting the resolution, several gentlemen being of opinioa that it was unnecessary, whilst others thought they theuld be committingthemselves to an act of hypocrisy by leading any assistance, however io dized, to the Northern Railway, a line from whose directors they had experienced most ungentle treatment. The modem, however, having been duly proposed and seconded, wee unanimously adopted. M. ADAM suggested that Witte: of demanding a Rua- I vertu of 36 per cent. interest upon the entire capital as proposed, they should ask 5 per cent. open the money which the company considered to be due to them from the govern ment. The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the 'minus of this pro position, and at once expressed his wil l ingness to accede to it. It was then proposed— " That a memorial be prepared for the signature of the proprietors and the public generally, urging upon the Hag fish g.vernment the conveyance of the mails, aid the Boulogne railway, and that a committee of three proprietors be appointed to carry oat this proposition ; that Messrs. Wright, Ivyleafe, and Fisher be selected for the purpose : and that the expenses incurred—not exceeding 201.—be paid by the ineepany." TWa uton having been adopted unanimously, The CHAIRMAN said he would now explain to the meeting the expenses of the line : The out of the construc tion of the line was 1,500,0001. for 77 miles, that was 19,5001. per mile. As regarded the expenses of working the line, estimating the number of trains at 10 per day, tad the distance travelled at 20,000 miles per mouth, the expenses HlMllastiod to 3s. Ild. per mile, er 4,0001. a month. no mot of the maintenance of the line was 1001. per mile per annum. There were as many as 105 level crossings on the line, and the cost of these in wages to those who had charge of them amounted to 4,3001. a year. They were, however, endeavouring to reduce this item, by having the =kept by women, whose salaries will be fixed at a rrata. The cost of the traction was ls. 7d. per mile, the pries of coke being much higher in France than in Rag land, and the consumption of that commodity amounted to 201 b. per mile. The speed of the trains was estimated thus : 77 miles in three hours, the stoppages being about ten. The meeting having expressed much satisfaction at this statement, some conversation ensued in reference to the course pursued by the shareholders residing in Boulogne. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meeting separated. Tun Born 'flow:cr.—Then is now a prospect of this great and necessary work being proceeded with. We under stand that the directon have entered into a contract with Mr. Dugan for in construction, and that preparations will be mate for proceeding vigorously with the work in the spring. —lnate Railway Casette. DIRECT LONDON AND EXETER RAlLWAT.—Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, the winding up of this company's affairs came on before the Muter in Chancery, Brougham, at bis court in Southampton-buildinge, Chancery-lane. After a long discussion, it was resolved to admit, for the sake of !argu ment, the statements contained in the official manager's re port, giving him liberty to amend the same, and to discuss them in the nature of a demurrer at the next misting. The Muter intimated that the Court of Chancery baying dis missed the appeal in re Parbury, be would proceed on the 30th with the final settlement of the lint of contributories liable under the act. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIMINT.- 00 Saturday last a fatal gecident occurred on the Manchester and Sheffield line of railway. Shortly after 12 o'clock a train, consisting of seven luggage waggons, stopped at Guide-bridge station, on its way from Ashton to Manchester. After waiting a few minutes the train was again put in motion, when the guard, a young man named Jackson, aged 19 years, per ceived that • box, which should have been left at the station, had not been removed from one of the carriages, and the signal was made for the engineer to stop. In the meantime Jackson was lifting the box off the carriage, and had nearly succeeded in landing it safe on the platform, when the en gineer backed the train, and the unfortunate man was thrown off his feet and fell under a wheel, which pared over him and cut off his left arm and left leg. He was removed to the Royal Infirmary at Manchester by the same train, where proper attention was paid to his injuries, but he died the same night. An inquest was held en the body by Mr. Herford, coroner for the borough of Maattester, yesterday, and a verdict was returned to the effect that the occurrence was accidental. CLERICAL Coirucuarios.-.Dioonsaojliiimeasayss.—On Satur day, the 17th, Um Laird Bishop of Manchester macerated the sow Church of All Saiato, liaberghant, by which a new p ar ks i s sesssiist,i,ndar the act 6& 7 Vis., e. 37. Dr. Monk proallsod the serenoa. The aura is a most eleasat stnistas• aphis se sostalaiag about 700 persons, sad hn boos ormasd mataly4 the snuniflosem of Kay Ethano -1 worth, En. sad his (who gave the ohs, together with 1,0001. towards ft), the Moms. Digthno, the eminent maanfaotarers, who wore doaon to the amount of 3,0001. Paarsatimm—Rev. G. C. Smith, M.A., to Carlton w. Liadrick K., Nottlagbasashire, die. Lincoln ; vane 676/ per imam, with reddens; pat., the Avohbihop of York ; Rev. C. W. Eyre, ceded. Vecencw.—Rodborse—Chassy V.,WOW, dio. G.aad B.; vales 961. ; pat., Rev. A. Swan; Vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry T. Strootoa. NAVAL Pommy: urn, Nov. ii:— Eltrousboli, et: sloop, arrived yesterday from the eastward with supernumeraries for Liable& and Davenport, and came late harbour.—The Scourge, at sloop, sailed for Davenport and Lisbon yesterday. Pair. MONIY.—Tsz HILOINZ. Notice is given, in last night's Gazette, that an &wont of the balance of pro ceeds of and tonnage bounties for the Brazilian slava brig Mercurio, seized on the 7th of April, 1818, by her Majesty's .loop Heroine, and her Majetty . s steam-sloop Firefly, will be depleted is registry of the nigh Court of Admiralty, oa the 18th inst., agreeably to act of parliament.—J. G. and T. Stilwell, agents, No. 22, Arundel-street, Strand. MILITARY. ..... - Tax 26va Rionsamr.—With reference to tbe intimation some weeks ego, in the Express, to th• affect that the 26th Foot would proceed to Gibraltar early next year, it may be Mated that the following arrangement is official :—The 28th is to embark for Gibraltar ; on arrival there, the 34th will proceed to Barbadoes, to replace the 88th—to proceed from the West Indies to Halifax, N.B. ; and on the snivel there of the 88th, the Royal Fusiliers will return home. It is expected that tannage will be provided fee the 26th, to enable the regiment to embark at Cork for its destination, early in January, if possible. CAIRIALTIZII HY DRWIR in the Anatol of India, TO• ported since the departure of the mail os the 3rd Oct.: H. M.'s Tnnors.—Lient.-Col. H. N. Douglas, 78th High landers, at Hyderabad, &hide, on the Ist October. Captain H. Holbeth, 60th Attlee, in Dublin, on the 25th August. BOlinkT.—Lienten.mt•Colonel J. Brooks, 2nd Light Cavalry, at Naples, on the 27th August. Captain C. W. Prather, 27th N. 1., at sea, on board the whip Herefordshire, on the 15th May. Boign R. H. Colebrook., 18th N. 1., drowned at Poona, on the 3rd October. Manath.—Lientenant and Adjutant J. W. Bannister, 33rd N. 1., at Jaulnab, on the 30th September. Lieutenant J. ILlter, 23rd N. 1., at Kamptee, on the Bth September. Col. W. Straiten, 10th N. 1., in England, on 4th September. BM:GAL.—Vent. J. B. Bennett, 41st N. 1., at Smile, on the 27th Sept. ; Lieut. R. Fersruss , n, 4 It N. 1., at Jullund , bur, on 15th Sept.; Lieut. A. Walker, assistant commissary of ordnance, veteran establishment, at Cawnpore, on Sept. Eau InteUtsence. EQUITY COURTS: YESTERDAY. 86,0112 Mt UZI) CtIAIICILLLON. Punt v. INSALL.-INIANT HEIREI3B.-MARRILON All- TICLES.—DEBTS OF ANCESTOR. The Lord Chancellor gave judgment in this ease, which was an appeal from a decree of Vice Chancellor Wherein, and was argued before his lordsh'p in November, 1848. The facts were thew:—Thomas Stanley Hill died intestate in 1837, leaving a insiderable real estate, and personal estate also, but insufficient to pay his debts. He lett an only child, a daughter, who was then a minor, and during her minority married the defendant Intel!. l'revious to the marline, artier' were executed by which the young lady and her in tended husband covenanted to settle the real whiter, which dreended on Mir Hill from her father, for the benefit of themselves and the issue of the marriage. The articles on. Irked a proviso that within six months after the lady att tined the age of 21 she and the husband might vary the limitati ins of the articles by a new settlement, which should contain a power of revocation and new appointment. In May,lB4o,more than six months after MIL Intel' attained her age, she and her husband executed a deed, purporting to be in punuutee of the said articles, and containing a power of revocation, which Tower they exercised soon after by making provision for pay ment of the debts of Mr. Hill. Mrs. hull died in 1840, leaving two children, between whom a suit was instituted in 1844 for impeaehiog the settlement of May,lB4o, and the Vice Orwell°, of England decreed that the same wrs iavalid, and that the descended estates were bound by the articles of 1837. The present suit was then instituted by Mr. Hill's auditors, and Vice-Chancellor Wigrun, by his decree pro nounced in June, 1848, bell the estates comprised in the articles to be subject to the payment of the debts. The children of Mrs. brill brought this appeal against his Honour's decree. His Lordship, after stating the facts, referring to the decree of the Vice. Chancellor of England, said that disposed of the deed of 1840, and the effect of it was to raise the qui s' ion as to the validity of the articles. The heirs, of the intestate debtor being an infant at the time could not make a binding contract. That was what in substance the decree in the present suit declared. To that decree there could be ao valid objection. Hi. lordship, after noticing the cases of " Spielman v. TimbreU" (8 Simons) and " Hewing and Archer" (7 Beaver), which were cited for the appellants in the arguments of their counsel, end " Simeon r, Jones" (2 Russell and Milne), cited contra, affirmed the decree, and dismissed the appeal with costs, BMWS VICFCBANCZLLOR Wwur. AITORNEY-GENEMAL V. LAVIEL--CII.IIILITATLII Bial VEST. His Honour delivered judgment in this cue, to the effect that there must be • decree declaring the bequest valid, and directing a reference to the master to approve of • scheme for the appropriation of the annuity bequeathed. His Honour observed that his only difficulty during the argument bad been as to the effest of the alternative gift in favour of the church in Newman-street. Subsequent con sideration had, however, satisfied him that this would make no difference. If the gift were confined to the first alternative, and were considered as a bequest in favour of the churches in formation under tee cireum stances mentioned in the will, there would be no difficulty in holding it to be a:general chariteble bequest. In that case the benefit of the gift would clearly exteod to all ministers and members who should thereafter belong to any eangrega lion, the formation of which had commenced before the date of the testatrix's will; and he could not help thinking • .bat it would include mild/tees or members of any churci.es or congregations formed after that date, in consequence of the ejection of Nr.lrving from the church of Scotland. The tes tatrix clearly intended to speak not merely of any particular congregation known to her to be in the course of formation, but generally of an congregations the formation of which might be regarded as • consequence of that circuenvonce. The bequest in that case woula clearly be construed as cha ritable, though, on coupling the bequest with the gift in favour of the church in Newman-street, it might be doubtful whether the testatrix herself intendeu a general charitable gift. Wes the gift, thin, r.ut to be sustained merely because the testatrix had thought :fit to permit one half to be applied ter the benefit of the church in Newman-street ? The gift in this case was for • general charitable purpose, with a power to apply a moiety to another purpose. That circumstance he thought not sufficient to divest the gift of its character of charitable. That question, however, it was needless to con sider, as the gift in favour of the church in Newman-=treat was sot an invalid gift, and the report, which had not been excepted to, had returned that there were objects that might take. With regard to the question of coats, he was anxious not to shake the settled rule that where the litigation had reference to a particular fund after An severance from the general fund, the particular, and not the general, fund would bear the cost. Bat where the question arose be tween the parties claiming the particular fund and the general estate itself, whether the particular fund was or not effectually given. that did not amount to a severance within the meaning of the rule suggested. In such a cue the fund could not be considered as severed till the right had been determined by the decree of the court. Were the case then before the court for the purpose of a general administration of assets, and there had been no admission of meta, a direction that the costs should come out of the estate would have been of course. Then did payment over of the residue make a difference ? Could it be treated as paid over in face of the fact that the leeatee was the administratrix, submitting in that character to have the account teken, and admitting wets to pay the legacy in question? The admis.'ion of assets was an admission of liability to pay the costa of suit, if properly payable out of the estate. The question yeas whether, as between the legatee and the estate, the legac; was or not payable out of the estate, and the mere payment ever of the residue could make no possible difference in the que:tion as to cads. BAIL COURT—YESTERDAY. DIMS Me. JUPTICI P 111,10014. THE QUEEN v. PARTRIDOE.—Quo WAREANTO Mr. Cowling moved for a rule to show canoe why a quo warranto should not issue against Thomas Partridge, calling on him to show by what authority he exercised the office of town councillor of the borough of Colchester. The borough is divided into three wards,called the first, second, and third. On Ist November there were two vacancies in the second ward, and en election of councillors was held. There were tour candidates, amongst whom wire Partridge and a Mr. Daniel, on whose behalf the present application was made. Five votes were reserved for examination, of which three were given for Partridge, and two for Daniel. Those given for Partridge were all received, and one of those for Dottie refused. Partridge and Daniel bad an equality of votes, and the assessor gave his casting vote for Partridge, who had been consequently elected and made the required declara tion. One of the voters for Partridge, named George Bar tell, signed the voting paper by affixing his mark between his two names, written Burrell George indeed of George Burrell. It was objected that this was an improper signs tare, and the vote was bad, no such person as Burrell George being on the burgess roll. The desermtion of another person who voted for Partridge was differently given in the voting paper to that which appeared on the burgess roll, and this, it was contended, renderzel the vote bad. An objection had been taken to the vote of a person who voted for kr. Mittel, on the ground that the property in respect of which he was rated was improperly described in the voting paper, inasmuch as the street :a which the property was situated was in two parishes, and in the burgess roll the name of the street only was mentioned, while in the voting . par i a h was a dd e d. On this ground the vote was .- 4.A;4110-- I It was now urged that the addition of the parish yew:. • I such a variance as would nullif y the vote. ' Mr. Justice Patteion ssid that he did not think theli t ir o -' anything in the objection that the name of George *, was improperly given in the voting paper as Burrell 911rya, 7, 4 1',• Ircr u the man was only a marksman. On the other vino tor , .. 'll ja, cads would be granted. 1 Z" r.' , • • ~ I