The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-09 00:00:00

ro destve esterase in the game. The reservation of isserted in all farming agreements as of e l:* and any objection thereto on the part of the *sa t wjU generally be taken by the landlord en ma ne of personal offence. nu incident of recent occurrence will place this teener is a Coro point of view. A large landed Puntiocist M P., " a fanners' rZ ri b il. ; not a game preserver—stated, that a first rate farmer tad been in treaty foe one of his (the la n downer's) farms, but no agreement had been oome to, busses the fanner insisted on having complete control over the game, and that he (the landlord) should feel humiliated if he allowed any of his tenants to have a right to the game upset their farms." Here we have an indication of the semi feudal rela tion soteistieg between landlord and tenant in &g -land, which is so phi. g and pecuniarily isjut ions to the tenantry, and which the landlords maintain go pertinaciously. Now the practical effect of turret , g the game to the landlord of a farm, is to crests two ibcoosistest rights over the seam land. The tenant hires the farm with the belief, and upon the calculation, that the rodeos be can grow, and all the anim als be can sisititate, upon the land will be his own. His profit depends upon his doing so. But at the same time the landlord retains an undoubted legal right to keep upon the same land the largest "bead of game" the ingenuity and vigilance of his gamekeeper can mina ble. Ilia sports depend on the maintenance of a large head of game," and his pride must be gratified by slaughtering hundreds of semi-wild creatures in a three hours' buffo. But the produee of the soil, be it ever so abundant, cannot support live stock and game. The turnips and the tares intended, when at maturity, to feed sheep and /settle, are eaten off pre maturely by the game ; the grain crops, in all stages of their growth, are so mach damaged by game sea serionaiy to lessen the remarries of the farmer ; and constant disputes or smouldering discoatenta are the inevitable result. Everywhere amongst farmers the most deep die. weirefaction exists about game,andthe more intelligent members of the body are teenteriog, in the revision of furnirg contracts now about to take place, to be re lieved from the cppression of game preserves. And undoubtedly complete relief from the game nuisance must be ob'ained by farmers themselves; but the legislature is bound to repeal the odious and penal laws which specially protect game. That is an India pessable preliminary to any general amendment. Game, hares, pheasants Gam e, and the like, should have no special law to protect them ; and if the landlord and tenant like to enter into any contract omens* these creatures, such contract should be enfueesd to the some way as other covenants. Though the ' English farmers do not actively agitate against the game laws, a settled conviction that the repeal of Wee laws is essential to their welfare has taken possession of their minds, and will be found here after to have a decisive influence on many county elections. In Scotland, however, the National Anti-Game-law Association is doing good service ; and the progress it is making in public opinion may be judged of by the temper in which the subject is discussed by the organ of the game preservers. In Blackwood's Magazine we find an article upon " The Game Laws in Scotland,* which, though sophistical and dosiogentious, is far lees offensive than the manner in which the subject wee treated in the same periodical some two oe three year. ago. The writer argues after his fashion that the game laws in Scotland require to be amended, not repealed, and he shadows forth amendments which would bring the game law north of the Tweed into pretty nearly the same condition as it is in England. Of onru s h* dents largely in imputations against the public men who have moved in this question. Thus he ups : The °mien of the soil have not yet bowed low enough to the Beal of free trade ; their indurate le not altogether obliterated, nor their privileges sullitiratly curtailed ; tad, therefore. NIL Bright and the Aati-Gente-law association have buckled on their among ease more, and the tenantry are again invited to join is a trends against these who, they are sword, bare always been their inveterate oppresson ; and, to est off se much as pewible the remotest chance of an amicable settlement, it is preelalsed that no concession will be accepted—no proposal of ethastmeat listened to—ehon of the spud and immediate abolition of every statute on the subject of game. This is sheer nonsense; sad nothing can be more aboard than to-attribu'e the movement against the game laws to anybody's desire to diminish the lode ellt3 of tie oeners of the soil. There is no doubt that the pinion of the landowners for game preservation, and the coasequences resulting therefrom, do greatly lessen their influence ; and that nothing would do more to set them right with the farmers than the aban donment of game and the abolition of the game laws. So far from a demand for a total repeal of the game laws being urged to prevent an amicable settlement, it is insisted on as the only way of effecting an ami cable settlement of the questions game has produced between landloeds and Wants. There are two aspects in which the game laws must be regarded ; first, as demoralising the rural popula tion by facilitating the first steps to crime; and, secoodly, as disturbing and injuring the cultivation of the soil. Now the effect of game preserves in un dermining the morals of a rural district es faintly, if at all, denied by the game preserver*; and the only answer they make to the imputation is, that with or without game laws the :andowners of Great Britain would continue to keep up such a " head of game," sad would still produce all the evils now c implained of. We very much doubt that; we believe that the prettiest difficulty and expense of defending their wild animals withent the aid of their forest cods would soon lead the great majority of landed proprie tors to abandon game reserving. At all event., the sanction of a special law would no longer be afforded to an immoral practice, and we are oonvinced that the game law advocates who assume that the proprietors as a body would defy public opinion, greatly . belie the class whcee " privileges" they profess to maintain. ' But se betweai landlords and tenants, the total abo lition of all game laws is indispensable. If game is to be maintained at all, it must be done by the tenant with his eyes open and as a matter of contract. There must be an end of all shuffling and delusion upon the subject It will not do for proprietors to treat the re- St rvatios of game am a thing of course, as a necessary part and parcel of their seignorial rights ; and at the same time to tell their tenants verbally—they hive richly decline to commit to writing any engigement about game—that " they shall not be injured by game," that "no large head of game will be kr pt, and so forth. We believe that no game, with, rrhape the exception of partridges, can be permanently kept upon well cultivated land, without the aid of game laws, because, if suffic:ectly protected, they will in crease so rapidly by reason of the abandacce of food, as to compel the occupier to destroy them, and that each destruction will necessarily be extinction. This was the deliberate opinion both of Lord HATEIERTON and Mr. PUSET when examined before the game-law committee, and its accuracy is unquestiouable. Good cultivation and game cannot co-exist on the same land, and where game preservation and cultivation are carried on by one person, he of neceesity makes either game or farming a secondary object. This, in the case of the farmer, will of course be the game, while not a few occupying preprietors preserve game at all hazards and cultivate their land as they best may. But where the farmer looks to the land for cultivation, and the landlord to the same land to furnish him game and tuatara, a conflict of inconsistent objects ari-es which always ends to the detriment of the tenant. Get rid of game laws and their anoma lies, and game preservation can only take place on the land occupied by tenants under compacts in which the modes, extent, and consequences of preservation must in the subjects of con sideration and arrangement. Let that become neces sary, and game preservation will soon be given up. At present game is in most cases preserved, so far as the tenant is concerned, under Wm pretences. He is told when he enters on the farm that there shall be no great quantity of game, and, though his crops may be constantly ravaged, and his farm constantly made a baths field, both landlord and gamekeepers protest most vehemently that "there is no game to hurt." For the credit of the gentry, it is time these things should cease; but the first step must be to repeal, at once sad for ever, all gum laws. EICBI.I FROM KINROSS JAIL—On Tuesday after sees, a man named Drysdale meaped from this jail. Bar lag limply been detected la trying to mw throsgh the iron patios is the bark yard whither he was allowed to go for air and immix, he was in lien of tbi., permitted the am of the jsli garage, from whence he got into the debtors' room, from the top of a bed in whims be broke through the minim, led from thence gat to the belfry skylight , not secured It ..Mkt egret, sad Inia thence let Mime f down by mast of his hammock rope. Having bees rase betas convicted, he west* have been tried at the an* 'Wait at adding. Re lias Rot yet been captiind.—North Dritig Mail Ste Court. DMUS, AVOJIIT s.—The Hoye Squadron arrived is Kingstown at about 7 o'clock this reship, having bad a rough gamins to the Trim Light, sad a very ins ono from theses to ILiogrown. Snort, after the Queen's arrival ilia Royal Mightiest Prince George of Carbridas came on hoard to visit Her Maj. sty. Tie Matasis of Breadalbana, Lord Chamberlain, paid hie repels to Mar Majesty. Aeonav 6.—At half put are **dock this taming Hie Royal Highest. Priors Georg* of Oesairidge, the Primate, the Arekbhhop of Dublin, the Chsamllor, the Mks of Limier, Masser of 'Airflows', ale el Ormond*, the Marquis of Clatters/de, the Eul efossety, the Earl of Hearth, Viet:oast Jocelyn, the Mir J , the Com reader of tea Prose, sod other sehitmen sad racial lona trossaries, arrived ea board sad paid their repots to Her Majesty and Hie Royal Highness Prises Albert. At Fecierly tea o'clock Her Majesty the Clare, His Royal Higlinre the Prism Albert, their Real Highaemos the Prince of Wales, the Primer Royal, the Princess Alice, Red Prise, Alfred, sad the Ladies end Gentlemou of the Suite, landed and promoted at are to the railway carriages. ' The royal party festered her Majesty's canines at Sandy mount. In the Art farrago were her Majesty, the Prince, the Prism of Wales, sad the Primers Rryal. In the second, her Royal Highness the Prisons Alien and Prince Alfred, ' Viscountess Isoelyn sod the Hos. Mir Darr*. In the third were the Right Hos. Sir George Grey, Earl Formate, Lient.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Mr. Awns. And in the fourth, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Sir Jura Clark. sad Mr. Birch- The royal party arrived at the Viceregal Lodge at 12 o'clock, and were received by the Sri and Counter of Clarendon. In the afternoon her • Majesty, attended by the Counties of Clarendon and Via. countess Jocelyn, drove oat to re the Botanical Oozier and round the Phenix Park. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Earl of Clarendon, rode on boratback. against the independence and liberty of Hungary, and ff.- premta la the strongest manner the armed interferon. of Russia with the ...lenient of a quintile between the house of Ramberg and the anemias =doe, as newuranted sad opposite. to itself, hadik to the rights of an iadepon deat pools's, perilous to the pesos of Europe, end threaten ing even to 'Manger ultimately its sill isotioa and hoodoo." - The karma gentlentaa — peenedad to shier thit - ii - ires — Che honest of Beim* for the wpm" of preserving the pease of Europe, tomodeavoar to peewit theeztearion of the Russian power, sod amidadedi by promelog his resolution. Tw reeelsikm tem segesdett by • Mr. FEARER, a wok lag ems. sad semelsouste eatvied. The Rev. Dr. HETHERINGTON then moved the neat reseed's, which was as follows: That, La the opiniee of the meettag, the govermust of Great Hrhsis should 118111411111111 mem oppornmift peessiag opts that el Austria the duty of dm drabs do althimpt which, with foreign aid, it is now cumin es w emsh the independents of Hary, and to emetimer dot senetits don which the eovedo of Austria ham tailmody arkeew lodged sad sworn to widalein i alidef reareastrating with the Korner of Russia as his isteettreme by fame of arms in the internal affairs of mother esse.y." A nometranee of the kind proposed in the reselation, he contended, was not likely to saw war, but to stop it by the calm might of morel iofitienee. Mr. JAMES MONCRIEFF, advocate, in seconding the neolation, rid he did so on two general grounds—because on the sae hand the mutest now waging in Hungary bad a moat noble end =madam. aspect for freemen to look upon, and on the miter because the struggle was frenetic with in termits most momentous and important to Britain. He re ludiated the calumny which had been Industriously circu ated on this subject, that they were anxious to pledge the country to .war. When he considered from what quarter these taunts came—that the um who attired them were the representatives of thou who had embroiled all Europe in e war that hod hung a talllutose of debt about their necks to establish a despotism that was now the plague of Europe, he could not but be indignant that they shoed set up the bug • beer of a continental war to prevent them from doing that whisk was the what and surest mew of averting it. (Hear, hear.) Oa the LORD PROVOST patting the resolution to the meeting, Dr. Wit. GLOVER (the C:iartist) roe from his scat on the platform far the purpose of moving an sonadment. His appearance wee the signal for • loud burst of hisses and die eordent sounds from all parb of the hall, which effectually drowned his voice, and prevented a word he uttered from being beard five yards from whets he was steatite& vehe mently ladatin ea his right to be heard. After be had per severed for some time, amid the greatest disorder, a person of rather oohs appearance started from his seat (also on the platform) in a stets of great • scitement, and, by an alarming eshiti era of de " cane," appeared to threaten the Doctor with stunniary proceedings. Bat nedther the menaces of this enthusiastic geodes..., nor the groans of the audience, could turn the per en:in doctor from his purpose, and, after the Lord Provost had succeeded in obtaining some thing like order, he reed his amendment to the effect that the oretieg was of opiaioa that the Royal Hems of Austria or Hapsburg hal forfeited all claim ...throws( Hengary, and that the Hungarians had a perfect right to Moose what form of goverement they thought prorr, depeadent of all foreign interference, end that the mole( memorialise her Majesty to acanowledge the independenes of Haaasggeery and its editing government, end to withdraw' , her am on from the este. of Russia, Austria, Frame s 1 and every other government violating the laws of nations and the rights of humanity. The doctor attempted to sop poet his amendment, but the Doha was immediately re mood, and is the midst of it an episcopal clergyman from America (Mr. J. C. Richmond) rose from the body of the ball, and attempted, in a great measure nuance's/dully. to address the meeting, as representing twenty millions on the other side of the Atlantic. Ultimately, the confusion wee ended by the Led Provost putting the resolution and amend meet to the meeting, when the latter fouled only two sup porters, and the resolution was declared carried. Mr. BROWN (a werkieg man), seconded by Mr. J. F. MACrLaLANI, moved the following resolution, which was also adopted: " Teat s memorial be presented, in the name of this meet ing, to her Majesty's government, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, pray.ng and urging them without delay to use their influence with Austria and Russia for put ting a stop to the warfare and armed interhreace so much deprecated by this meeting; and, farther, to endeavour to bring about the restoration of poem on a basis which shall mere, in a manner a itisfactory to the people of Hungary, their religious and civil liberties and rights." On the motion of Mr. HARRISON, it was agreed to pre pare a suitable address to the Hungarian nation, to be trans vatted to Kossuth ; and after a vote of thanks was given to the Lord Provost, on the motion of Mr. DUNCAN, 8.8. C., the meeting separated. Captain Denham, R.N., has proceeded to Liverpool, Bristol. and Glasgow to ngolato the systom of carrying pas. rengen in mom vessels. according to rules recently lad down by the Lords Committee of Privy Conseil for Trade. His Exec% ncy Count Kielmantegge is about to leave the Hanoverian Legation on leave of absence, to visit several of the German Bpas and also repair to Hanover. The noble Coast fa not expected to be absent beyond two months. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1849. INDEPENDENCE OF HUNGARY. MEETING AT EDINBURGH. A public meeting of the citizens of Edinburgh was held in the Music-ball, on Monday, for the purpose of " ex pressing sympathy with the Hungarian nation la their glorious straggle for constitutional freedom." On the motion of Mr. /LTA's, the Lord Provost was cell. I upon to preside. The LORD PROVOST, on taking the chair, said they were met that day in the meted eawe of liberty ; and he was delighted to see so large a meeting of his fellow-eitisens assembled at a time when, as a friend neer him hat re marked, Edinburgh might be said to be out of town. At ere time he entertained some doubts about the propriety of a meeting of this kind, lest it might have been found to do evil rather than good; but, after the speech of Lord Pal merston in the Honer of Commove—(applanm)—and the effect which that speech had already produced, all doubts bad been removed from his mind ; and remembering, as they must ell do, that this was not the. ant time that Britain had interfered in the muse of Hungary, he thought they would be far behind their pnede- Miners were they not on this occasion to take some notice of their struggles for liberty, and to express towards them their cordial sympathy and good will. (Cheers.) Mr. HARRISON stated that he had received letters of apology for absence from Lord Dudley Stuart, the Rev. Dr. Candlish, the Rev, Mr. Geoid, the Provost of Leith, Bailie Tullis, sad others. He also anaoanosd a donation of 61. from Mr. John (Dant. Mr. COWAN, M.P., then gross to move the first emir Hon. Referring to the lama's and enthusiasm if she meeting, be said there was no place more likely than las capital of Scotland to respond heartily to the cell semis en them to sympathise with the persecuted and cruelly treated subjects of Hungary. Their forefathers, in former days. had nobly vindiesW their national existence in the face of fear ful odds. He need only refer in proof to the 11131111-11011 household words—of Bruce and Wallace, who, five hundred years ago, in the tea of English power and English tyranny, maintained eacesedully the national existence of the king dom of Scotland, (Cheers.) He was sure the hearts of the descendants of these men, and the inhabitants of the country for which they had fought and bled, would be filled with indignation when they read the accounts which were re ceived day after day through the newspapers, garbled as they were, of the injuries perpetrated on the sale Hungarians by those cowardly tyrants, Rue sia and Austria (hear, hear) for he hardly knew whether the execrable cowardice of these mighty tyrants did not exceed the outrages sad barbarities which they were *dotting against that brave and sable people. He trusted such a shout would be raised by the mated voice of Europe and of Christendom as would speedily put a stop to such tyrannous proceedings. (Applause.) After expressing his sat-sfsetion at the peaceful tendency of the recent foreign policy of the government, the hon. member concluded by proposing the following resolution : " That this lasting heartily sympathies with the Hangs riaa nation in the noble and determined efforts which they are now making to maintain their constitutional indepead *ace, and to secure the permanent .njoymeot of civil and religious liberty ; which efforts, the meeting ardently hopes, may soon, by the blessing of God, be crowned with a glotions sucoess." The Rev. Dr. ALEXANDER seconded the resolution. They were called together, he said, to maintain a great prin ciple is the.. science which had been justly denominated the ethics of mations—they were called to maintain the faith of treaties and the sisaty of oaths—they were called to lift up their protest, in the spirit and accordant with the deepest conviction of this nineteenth century, that might was not neht, and that the attempt to wrest by brute force from a free people their chartered and cherished inde pendence, we. an oakum upon humanity, and an offence in the sight of Ood. (Cheers.) They were met to offer their sympathy tea free people struggling for that which was the dearest possession both of individuals and of nation, and, ea far es they had the power, to aid thing in bringing their straggle to a glorious and successful (Renewed apples's.) It was of great importance that they should have distinctly l-efore them the cause as it exactly stood which had brought them together. They bad met not foe the purpcse of contemplating the ease of two great maven attempting to settle a quarrel between them by an appeal to era, nor of taking part with any body that had braes loose trim former restraint, and was seeking to am apart from legitimate authority; but they were met to look at the ease of a free people—of a people who had always, in historie , l memory, been a free people—who were seeking nothing but what they had always been aceortomed to poser, but from whom a great power was seeking to wrest their ancient independence, and for this purpose had called in the aid of another, perhaps a greater, certainly a more despotic, power, in order that they night trample un derfoot the treaties which many centuries had sancimetl, and might bring under bondage and slavery a people that had always called themselves free. From the time that the crown of St. Stephen passed into the possession el the house of Hapsburg, at every demise of the crown, and every sue emotive catenation, the independence and freedom of Hun gary had always been secured in the most solemn and im pressive manner. It was, therefore, in the fart of every thing that went to establish the freedom of the people, that Laurie and Ruaaie were now waging war on tali plains of Hungary, sad they had, therefore, before them a eat so el, ar and simple, that he could conceive of no man hesitating to give an expression of his sympathy towards the struggling party, resisting that argresinue on his rights. If it was asked w hat right had they to lunches at all in the matter, be would say at once, if they had no right before, Kuria had given them an unquestionable right. (Lied chem.) He believed there was such a thing a• just and siomeary war, and that when war was so it was honourable, and might be commended. He saw nothing in religi on or ia morale which forbade a man to defend the sacredness of his own hearth and home, even by an appeal to arms, against the plundering invader— (hear, hear)—and when he read in Scripture that the magis trate was not to wear the sword in vain, he inferred that if he might employ the sword against one of his own subjects for the protection of the whole, much more might he employ it for the protection of hie country spilt a foreign foe. (Cheers.) He would not be understood as apo logising for war, for he could cordially say he hated It; but he hesitated not to say there were worse evils than war— there were long years of tyranny, 'injustice, and wrong— there were fortresses filled with a foreign, a lawless, a line- Mons soldiery—there was commerce interrupted, letters sus pended, the seeredne s of domestic rights invaded, honest eitisees interrupted in their vocations, the dignity of matron, insulted, the chastity of vir gins our-reed ; dungeons filled with innocent victims and scaffolds netting with noble and virtuous blood. These were worm than war with all its hateful horrors, and when he looked to the character of the powers that were now waging weir against Honesty—when be thought of the policy of !Metternich, of toe dungeons of Speilberg and the vast wastes of Siberia—when he remembered they had to do with men who spared none from their revenge, and who had, even within his own memory, violated evay sense of decency, outraged every feeling of humanity by lacerating the flesh of virtuous and noble women by the degrading anl torturing scourge —when he saw they were the peril seeking to obtain dominion over Hungary, he said at one., tan thousand times give him war with all its horrors, with its quick despatch, and with its hasty but deci sive agonies, than this long-continued, des dating, dis tract's' pl quo, which, like the fatal epee tree. in fects the very air with death, and under which all truth, virtue, and honesty languishes and dies. (Auntie's.) The resolution was then put to the meeting, and enthu siastically alerted. Mr. ALEXANDER DUNLOP, advocate, said he re joiced that they had not left the Hangman people to struggle on without their sympathy, as they had left the Romans till they were tramp'ed under foot by the despotism intake, under the garb of a friend. (Hear, bear.) He =, too, that their government bad taken the position r l it had done is expressing the ',aliments of the poople OEMs& ; but, even though no expression of their opinion bed been ghee, he held that it would have been equally ingeoade• s the people of this country to have raised their wagielnerielpMfge with the Hungarians. The resolution kile ha psers• was to the following effect:— : er s a g shoggdng deeply deplore the war willed by the Angina adlawkiss, tad that with each barbarous cruelty, READING ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. WZDNZSDAT, AUGUST 8. At noon the Mayor (Mr. Thos. Harris) announced the final date of the poll, and declared the votes to hays been reeorded as follows: — Mr. Stanford (conservative) 607 Mr. Bowyer (whip) Mr. Norton (liberal) The announcement called forth a loud and continuous cheering from the weneervatives. Mr. STANFORD said he felt so overcome, or so inadequate to explain hie sentiments, or give expression to the feelings that actuated his breast, as he did at that moment. He would nos enter into a diseuseion of political questions, bat content himself with thanking them heartily, cordially, sod sincerely, fur the support they had given him, by which he had been placed in the honourable and distills/edged pa sition of being the representative in parliament for the borough of Reading. Mr. NORTON (the liberal) having addressed the peop:e, The proceedings were brought to a close by a vote of thanks—ptopose d by Mr. Stanford, and seconded by Mr. Norton—being formally mused to the Mayor. Toe honouralde member afterwards went through the ceremony of " chairing." The town resumed its usual quietude at an early hour in the evening, and the election thus passed off more orderly seed peaceably than for many years past. THE "RECIPROCITY ASSOCIATION." The Glasgow Daily Mail says:—The secretary of this association here has received from Henry Drum mond, E.q., M.P. fir Surrey, the following docu ments, now published by permission: " Albury•park, Guildford, July 27, 1849. "Sir, —I have received the lett. !sand enclosures sou were good enough to end me; and I enclose a espy of the re. solutions which I intended to move in a committee of the whole house (ike only way in which, according to its forms, a meaiure relating to trade and taxation can be entertained). ii I had carried my nrrion for the house to realise itself into the said committee. Yon will perceive that these resolutions arc analogous to the sentiments entertained at your meeting. " I am, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " HINtIY DRUMMOND." " P.S. I have given notice of the following motion for nest mutton That the burden of taxation be removed by a graduated scale front the noorer to the richer classes, and that all duties be ebo:ished which prevent any /amino from grow ing hops, or making malt, soap, candles, or bricks for their o an use.' " RESOLUTIONS: I —That the amount and ciistriiitrion of the pretext general and local taxation are heavy burdens on the produc tive industry of the country. ll.—That, in order to alleviate the we'ght of these bur dens, it is necessary to levy, as far as possible, all taxes, st:mps, and other duties on the same principle as that on which the assessed taxes are levied. 111. That, in order to diminish the general expenditure, it is expedient to discharge all public servants who are not regrind fir immediate service, especially those in the civil de pertments of the army, navy, and ordnance. IV. Thar, in order further to dinsinists the sold expendi ture, it is swampy to reduce the salaries of all public ser vants who are retained in °fills, governars of colonies, fo reign ministers, and especially such as had their salaries formerly a.vanced on the ground of the increased prices of eolamod ties. V. That, in order to afford greater encouragement to manufacturing industry, it is esp-dient to remove all restric rimss on commerce between Great Britain and her depen dencies. Vl.—Thst, in order to tromote the better cultivation of the colonies, Galante the circle of the home market for our manufactures, and relieve the poor-rates of the mother country, grants of land and free passage in the public ships eh mid be given to all labourers who are a burden on the in dustry, and confined in the unions, of Great Britain and Ireland. Vit.—That, for the purpose cf raising a revenue necessary for defraying the expenses of government, a duty ad valorem shall be levied on the productions of all countries not subject to the crown of Great Britain. Vlll.—That, in order still further to relieve the poorest classes, all duties shall be remitted on such portions of malt, hops, bricks, candies, soap, and tobacco made or grown by any person for his own consumption. IX.—That, in order to set free capital that is locked up unproiattivi Ip, and to promote its employment produc tively In agriculture and manufactutes the government shall be empowered to buy up such pubis: annuities as are off-red fix sale from time to time in the market. X.—Test the funds necessary to enable the executive to effect these purchases shall be raised, as required, by a duty on property and t n land, which funds stria be appropriated solely to the above object." REPRESENTATION Or WEST SURREY.—A 001Te spon,,ent eye: "A sew candidate for the representation of the western division of the county of Surrey his appeared, in the person of Mr. Thurlow, a gentleman who. os a previous occasion, wee the unsuccenfal candidate for Guilford. Mr. Thurlow entertains liberal opinions, similar to those held by Mr. J. Ivatt Briacoe, whose address is already before the electors. Teen appears to be ery considerable doubt on the subject of Mr. Frishileld's be c oming a candidate. The Fa tretinr , ios ars eausassiag is hiabebelf with great seal ; but Mr Frmb6•ld bee made no °facial announcement of his in tentions. Mr. Shaw, of the Mark-Jaw Express, has been spdten of ; bet it is quite unsertaM at present whether be will start. Both patios are resolved to put oat their whole strength, so that a keen contest may be anticipated." NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF IN VESTIGATION. The following are the prieeirl portions of the .• Rep di of the Committee of Investigation," which is to submitted to a meeting of the shareholders of the North British Railway Compaq, to be held at Edinburgh on Thursday next. The report is divided Into three heads, via ., the extent and preens coadition of the mein limo, branches, buildings, kid end rolling stock—forming the property of the tom pay ; its past management ; and future prospects. I.—TRIII PROPS/MT OP Tan cOMPANT. Under this heed the committee make the following state smen' with regard to ground and builithige purchased from Learmont : With referees, to future improvements of the Edio hank Mateo, the committee find that a block of bund le., with land adjoining thereto, his been purchased by the stospeoy of their chairman, Mr. Loarmonth, at the pries et 211,1031. to which the particular attention of Use smokes* kes Imes directed. The enateittee are of opinion that the situation of this pro ny renders it of great important's to the future acco on of the company's traffic, especially with nferemos to its connectioa with the Edinboro/It and Northern line, provided a OWSTatt sior ion under Um North-brid ge can be obtai ned between it and the exists, statios-room. A difficulty, however, pretests itself =this taint. When the purchase of Mr. Learmeatia's property was made, the directors expected to obtain pareeetion of the desired coot maniestioo by virtue of an act of parka at • bat in this they were tiaseecessful, on the opposit on of the; then autho rities of Eliabersh. The committee venture, :however, to hope that, bearing in mind the vast advantages con ferred upon the city of Edinburgh by the North British Railway end the railway system in general, the authoritke of that city will reconsider this question, and afford yen anemia to the property you have purchased, which will tints be made to contribute to the misivenienee of the public, and promote the interests of your compan The pries to be paid for tins y. property was settled by Mr. James Smith, arceitect and valuer, of Edinburgh, and the commits,are positively enured, in a way which leans no doubt of the fact upon their minds, that another party was willing to give eves • huger sum for it at the tints the per • was effected. Toking all thus conaidercion, eat the peculiar positive et them p rime s., with reference to your station—beingln the very centre of the town and ad joints; the termini of two other railways—your committee are usanimouly of opinion that the pries is not unreasonable, and that the directors consulted the interest of their share holders by securing this most important property. 11.-21111 PACT UANASINKNT. The following paragraphs Denten the most important Mau ments made under this head : It is with extreme gratification that the coutin:ttee are enabled to state that, after the most diligent nriries on their own part, and the systematic investigations: the se- coasts by Mr. Cape, of Manchester (an experienced railway acesuataut, and entirely unconnected with the North Britis h die rict), they feel convinced of the perfect fidelity and cog. romans of the accounts, the accuracy with which capital and expellees have been charged to the proper head, and lathe unquestionable integrity with which the directors have conducted your affairs. Nothing has been communi cated to or come to the knowledge of the commit- e, sites the most careful inspection of the minute books of tie dine tors, and of every other document in the office for which they have called, that leaves the remotest doubt on this ' portent question= their minds. The committee find that the directors, during the excite ments and struggles for the reiession of different districts of country in the sears 1845 and 1846, became connected, by the purchase of shares on behalf of the company, with fear neighbouring projects, :—The Edinburgh and Northers, the Tyne Valley and East Lothian Central, the Edinburgh and Perth, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway,. In the Edinburgh and Northern they took, as the share holders may be aware, 1,004' original 251. shares, by Tina, of the Bth and 9th Vi.., cap. 82, sec. 46 (1845), and also 1,000 new 201 shares, in right of the original met, all of which were subsequently sold, leaving a profit to your COM pally, in October, 1845, of 1,3401. 15e. In the East Latino and Tyne Valley they took, on their own responsibility, 5000 original shun, and in January, 1846, paid thereon 1 6,0001. On the failure and winding up of this anthem they received hack, in the years 1846 and 1847. 7.0621. 10s., leaving a lose to this company of 2,9371. 10s. The Edinburgh and Perth transaction is of such import anc• and has attracted so much notice, that it is desirable to explain it more fully. It appears that in the autumn of 1845 the directors thought It expedient to obtain a commanding interest in this projected line from Queeneferry, by Kinross, in nearly a straight line to Perth, and for that purpose, be tween the 20th of October and the god of December of that year, purchased, through a stockbroker in Edinburgh, • large number of shares, at a met in all of 94,1261. 18s. 6d. On withdrowiog from the concern in 1847, a Use accrued to the North British Railway Company of 84,9541. frs. 9d. After the purchase of the above shares, the directors agreed upon terms of amalgamation bet nen your company and the Edinburgh and Perth, and thereupon your then existing connexion with the Edinburgh and Northern line was broken off, your shares therein having been all sold be fore the commencement of the above purchase of shares in the Edinburgh and Perth, the Edinburgh and Northern re garding the Edinburgh and Perth as a rival and hostile scheme. The committee are distinctly assured by the chairman, deputy chairman, and several other directors, that they in dividually held no shares in the Edinburgh and Perth, nor, to the best of their and our belief, did any other member of the board, directly or indirectly, hold any, when the above purchases were made. Upoa Use whole, after ell the investi gation that they have been able to give to the subject, the committee have come to the unanimous resolution, that the shin purc h ase of Edinburgh and Perth shares, however unfortunate in its results, and however little it may do credit to the judgment and foresight of the directors, wee dons in perfect good faith, and was entirely free from any motive of parental or individual interest. They farther think that the motive for entering into it was a sincere desire to benefit the North British Reilwey by the connexion and influence to be this obtained as regards the northern traffic ; and to effect this public object, the directors did not hesitate to expose themselves to a very serious amount of individual respond biiity. As to the purchase of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway shares, the committee have oily to observe, that it was en tered into, as they feel satisfied, in the same disinterested spirit, to promote the extension of your line to Carlisle, and your traffic southward over the wet lieu; but as the Wisc. tors had most handsomely taken upon themselves and exonerated you from all lots incident to that investment, the cminaittee do not feel it nacersary to trouble you with any details. Upon these four transactions the committee would observe that, setting the gain npm the Edinburgh and Northers against the lose on the Tyne Valley shares, and considering the manner in which the directors have taken upon them selves the Lancaster and Carlisle shares, and the good faith and zeal for the interests of the company with which they have acted in these affairs, they feel called upon, as far as thi y may be permitted so to do, to advise the shareho'don to chide by the resolution of the general meeting in February 1106. The calamities having attached gnat importance to certain statements in the half-yearly reports of February and September 1845, and February 1846, of the satisfactory terms upon which the land had, up to that time, been pro cured for the company, and which, alth iugh touched upon in the statement of November, 1848, had remained in effect uncontradicted, until the speech of the chairman, Mr. Learmouth, at the March meeting of this year, submitted certain extracts from these reports to the directors, and requested an explination in writing of their discrepancy with the facts so mentioned by Mr. Learmouth, and which the committee find fully borne out by the accounu of the com pany (Append 13). The committee have carefully exa mined the somewhat voluminous reply of the directors, and I ere unavoidably compelled to state that it does not obviate their above mentioned objection. Whilst the committee express their surprise and regret that such statements should have bean permitted to appear fathom reports, and lament the veserious miscalculations Into which tonsten io the North British Railway hove in masequence been led, they do not hesitate to declare their *pinion tut the directors have made great exertions to ob tain t: e land required on the best pootible terms, and have spared no pains to keep down its cost as much as was in their poorer. The committee have compared the wages and duties of the I different officers and servants of the company with those of east line., and are of opinion that th ere is considerable teem be reduction in the numbers of them. This may well be nerempanied by drafting deserving men frm where they are at present place I, and appointing them to the branches sow about to be opened. In 1 instances, also, con sidering the chi amine of all articles of consumption, and the diminished incomes of all classes of society, particularly of the owners of railway property, the amount of remunera tion to the officers may be reduced. They also think that the number of clerks in the central office may be revised with a view to their reduction. The committee have given their best consideration to the policy of issuing the prefer. see shares, and are unhesitatingly of onin:on that it was absolutely necessary to complete the works which had been so far advanced, and that no bete?, more economical, or more equitable mode of raising the re quisite foods could be deviled. Had the directors applied the resources of the comnoy to portions of your lines seriatim, and completed one part for traffic before any . great outlay was incurred upon the rein, instead of attemptit g so large an extent of maine at once, a great saving in interest of money, and probably in salaries to env. eers, and prices to contractors, would have been made, and earlier returns upon the expenditure secured to the shareholders. Is order to oboists • misapprehension which is generally prevalent. it may be as well here to state that Mr. Dasidsos, though known only as the at cutters., is, and from the com mencement has been, also general manager, affording to the company the benefit of his legal knowledge, the ordinary duty of secretary having devolved upon Mr. Nairn., the assistant-secretary. This arrangement the committee think it for the advantage of the company to continue until the construction account be erased and the share capital of the company consolidated. which, they trust, may all be accom plished before the expiration of twelve mouths from this present dins. 111.—PUTURS PROOPICTB. With regard to the future management of the affairs of the company, the committee consider that much good might arise won • portion of the directors selected from the share holders resident at a distance, sad removed from all local inhumes The committee have great reason to believe such an admixture would streagthea the hands of the directors in promoting a wise and judicious economy, and give the con posy the streatage of the ksowiedge and 'modem* which has been obtained in other districts. Sieving in mind that above three-fourths of the shareholders are resident iu England (Appendix 12), and that tin y have subscribed above three fourths of the capital, it la only reuonable that they shculd be represented at the board, which has, practically, never yet been the ans. The committee think that the direction should not conaist of less than twelve ambers (u at present), and that at the ant op por tunity not lass than throe or four new direeton should H elected from smart the English shareholder, the sealants so appointed distinctly pledging themsares to attend to the dada of their °lke. _ _ They ele3 recommend that the haltyearly statements of capital and revenue shall be drawn up on a ant orm plan, and that interest of loans, and other periodically recurring expenses, shall not be mixed up with the charge for stamps, and other oceasiosal end finite expenses. They also advise that two auditors, in strict comp •anus with the act of par liament, shall be appointed and examine the accounts,ineteed of one, as has cf late been the practice ; and that an wan whose period of service has expired shall not be mew Efor a period of one year (the vacancy thee mob sintaig tsl r il by a nt ed' eise li t i:y tre in e o f r l der u t e l i l l;; :Li?. of dae pediaal change thus secured in the individuals who .13. beamee auditors. They also think that economy may be Innalhell by the directors employing temporary clerks for a I sheet time previous to half-yearly meetings, or other busy than in the office, and extra porters and savants at parties lar stations on Saline, when public lan or other exessimal events may greatly increase the usual amount of labour: by this mesas the permanent staff and weekly drain upon the xesenzees of the clammy will be rednoed. The committee hem great pleasure in giving it as their =Lothat, from the nature of the country sae its popula tad the very recent partial opening of the Remick line, and facilities that the unopened branches will afford for the traffic of their respective disunite, the present receipts of the oompany fell very coasiderably sheet of what may soon be expected ; at the Mine time they look forward to a gra dual, bat they believe certain rather than to any sudden &agglutination. They are al so pled to say that, from the opening of the Orem Northers' Railway south of York, and further railway moomeaodation to the north and east of Scotland, and the general development of the railway system throughout the kingdom, they have every reason to expect a steadily improving traffic and revenue. There are also several matters of local regulation, from which they conceive increased revenue may be obtained, viz., the running, during the finer part of the year, half-hourly trains during the day at low fares, between Edinburgh and Portobello, a &seam* of only three miles, and between which, for bathing purposes, the intercourse is very great, and as yet imperfectly provided for by your railway ; and by other matters of detail, not individually of sufficient importance to find a place in this report. The committee have repeatedly considered the question of a depreciation fund; but are not prepared at present to is. commend the formation of one, beyond a small stun to mem 'amilede in order to meet any sudden end unexpected demand open the income of the company. They ate also of opinion that, with peeper economy in the erection of the nations on the morsel branches, and in empleting the ether works now in hand, capital prrvided by the existing acts of parliament is sufficient for all par posse required, as they entirely approve of the abandonment by the directors of the Jedburgh, Selkirk, and Cocktail* branches. In conclusion, the committee have the gratification of stating that they have received ev. ry attention from Me directors and facers of the company, and have experienced the greatest alacrity in furnishing them with every docu ment and information, verbal or ortherwise, they have from tints to time required. It is also a subject of no small Delis faciim to be able t s say that, though they have enasavJured diligently to scrutinise every transaction, they have none of the painful disclosures to make which have fallen to the lot of other committees of inquiry ; and, finally, tbat they have conducted their protracted and anxious laborite, though previously unknown to each other, and assembled from different parts of the kingdom, with uninterrupted harmony, and have unanimously agreed upon the report now sub mitted to your consideration. RICED. SUORTRIDGM A chairman • L MARK SPROT, JOAN JOWITT, Ono. KINLOCII, JOS. LAITOCK, JOHN ALFRED CROWNS, F. D. Jonxsox.—C. WILYIEBON, lion. Sec —Edinburgh, July 20. THE CHOLERA. Return of cams of cholera reported to the General Board of Health yesterday, August 8, 1849: Attacks. Deaths. In London and vicinity, viz. : Lambeth Bermondsey 39 3 Strand Union Whitechapel l4 4 Camberwell Other 1 c.alities in London 99 42 In Ent/land and Wales Livstpiol Mirth) r Tydfil Dowlais Plymouth l3 8 Holy well Other towns in England 155 99 In Scotland : Dundee 22 16 Other tom in Scotland 7 2 Total WOOLRICH.—Bins our last report on the condition of Woolwich, six cues of cholera hsve been reported to the police. The first three of these, though very severe, fortu na•ely did not prove fatal, the patients, who were ell persons in the prime of life, having by timely araistance, passed through the stage of collapse in safety. Oi M inday, Mr. 'bawd, a respectable and long-ettablishcd tr.rdertnan, te• siding in Artillery-place, went to Gravesend on a pleasure trip, and returned in comparative good health in the even ing. On Tuesday morning he was seized with cholera, and though immediate medical assistance was obtained, he ex pired about siz o'clock in the evening, after 18 hour.' Hi ne s. On the same day, Mrs. Wails, the wife of the re lieving officer of the parish of Woolwich, was taken ill with the same disease, end died yesterday morning, after 24 hours' illness. It is a singul.r feet that Mr. Mulford and Mrs. Watts w.-re related by uearriege, and that the latter had previously boat a son and daughter-In-law by the laze terrible disease in the metropolis. LEEDN.—There have been some new cases of cholera, hut not many more deaths from it in this locality. Tao more deaths occurred at Hunelet. An inquest was held yes erday morning on John and Ann Craven, who cied of cholera, after a lee hour.' illness, on Mouthy last. The inquiry took place in oneequence of a rumour that the decurred ban been neglected by their medical attendant, but the &silence com pletely negatived the charge. A verdict of died of Asiatic cholera was returned. _ ..... PLYMOVIII —Schoolmaster Sergeant Sutton and Sergeant Shek, of the 82nd lilt., died at Devonport on Monday, at the Military H tepital, Stoke, from ckolers. Private Green we) died at the hospinal next day, and six or sight from the same regiment remain under treatment. Sume amount of precaution has been taken by the distribution of chloride of lime, Ac. NA NTWICH.—It is gratifying to find that the cholera has very much abakd. Tee number of deaths (rum ctofers for the week ending 29th July was 35; whilst the total number of deaths for the w,-.k endit g the 6th inst. was 13 only. There has been a subscription entered into by the noblemen and gentlemen of the neighbourhood, which fund is placed at the dispos.il of the rector, for the bens fit of the poor of the town g. liy, and for assisting the '1..61M clubs, most of which (through the number of deaths from choir re, end the consequent claims upon them) are in a stare of inulvency. The conduct of the rector, the Rev. A. F. C eater, has been most praiseimathy. He has visited every person attacked with the disease since its flint breaking out, both by night and day, asks ieg the sufferers both by tie purse and his advice. A soup ki'chen hu also been opened in the town, from which the poor daily receive a liberal supply of nutri tious food. —Chester Courant. Batterox.—Tne returns yesterday were of a more cheering charact,r, not only as regards the parishes csmprisid within the limits of the ancient city, but also ia reference to the out parsies added to the civic jurisdiction by the prov:sions of the Municipal Act. In St. Phillip and Jacob (out) there have only been 3or 4 new cases and 1 additional death. In Bedminster there is a marked diminution of the epidemic, not only as shown by the daily numbers of the health committee, but ale r borne out by the return to the registrar of deaths, and the statements of private surgeons. The state meet of the committee ye.terslay was es f : —Cramp, 1; cholera, 4; diarrhce I, 6; death, 0. In the eta city the scums have been much I es frequent, and it is to be hoped that the rigid attention which is at length being paid to many poin s of sanitary improvement will have the effect of improving the general health. The official etat' meat is as fellows : August 8. Dianince t, 15; approaching to cholera. '2 ; rho. lera, 3 ; deaths, 3. Thaw, of course, are all of them pauper cases, but there is no reason for believing that a return of the re-silts of private practice would more than proportionably swell the numbers. LoLA MosrEs.—We understand that the Countess of Landtfeldt and Mr. Heald left town on Monday evening for the continent.—Globe. FANCY FAIR AT LlTERPOOL.—Yesterday com menced a three days philanthropic festival at Liverpool, the object of which is to provide funds fur the three hospitals which do honour to that town. The plan originated with the mayor, and all clans have liberafy tec-nded his inten tions. Tee scene of the fancy fair is the Princes-park, and as the day was fine, and business generally 'impended, the park and every avenue leading to it were crowded with gay, fashioaable, and happy visitors, many of whom were from the country. The preceeds are expected to reach 4,0001. ANOTHER CAPTURR OF SIIUGOLERS.—As a coast guardman was walking in the parieh of Titchfield on Tuesday a tart sad bor.s with two men passed him in a Mae. Huowirg one of the men to bee suspected smuggler, the cwt-guard stopped toe cart, and found 36 kegs, contain ing 113 gallons of brandy, 45.0 over proof. After consider able resistance, the two men were made prisoners and con veyed with the cart and its contents to Portsmouth custom house. This morning one of the onset guard at Langston harbour, with the aviation" of a telescope, observed a large pleasute brat boleti g in tube, and cha-e was immediately given. and in such a clever fashion that the mum boat was alongside before the smugglers were aware of their coming. Fifteen tubs, erntainin; 46 gallons of brandy, were found and captured. The crew, consisting of a man end his son (Alymen) were made prisoner*, and with their boat conveyed to the custom-house, Portsmouth. The Royal Charter steam-vessel, captured inane time since, and released upon a bond, of 5001, has bad the Amid cancelled. The Ariel, yacht, captured s ion after, is detained as a seizure by the custoraa. IRELAND. GREAT FIRE AT B.%LLYSHANNON. BALLYSRANNON, DONEGAL, AUGUST G. I have to communita'e to you a few particular. of a most Caro ing and ee.tructive fire, whiCh occurred here yesterday, at about haltput 1 o'clock, just as the people were coming from the different places of worship. It broke out in the dthhiphouse of a tanyard, at the rear of the premises of Mr. Wm. Boner, of Marketstreet, and, in livery short time, communicated with several houses situated in the front street, sad continued to spread with great rapidity for upwards of three hours. The day being intensely hot, the smallest spark caused the bonne that were thatched to ignite. The alarm baring spread, the entire inhabitants turned out to a man, both " gentle and aimp'e," using the greatest possible exertions to arrest the pralines of the flumes, which assumed the most alarming appearance. At this time the detach ment of the 67th regiment, under Captain Stanley and Lieutenant Smyth, with the barrack engine, arrived on the spot, also the eustabulary. with Captain Hayden at their head, and Head Consul:v:6 hfacartney and the revenue police, with Sub-Lteateaant M`Fiulden, all of whom used the most praiseworthy exertions to stop the prcgr‘u of the fire, end also to protect property, which lay scattered itt immense piles in the adjacent streets. Several persons are serious sufferers. I this day counted no lies than liftesu houses in the back street which are completely unroofed, but the interior of any of them does not appear to bath suffered much damage. The owners of the princial of them are Michael Gavican, general mercha nt; Wm. Boner, tanner ; Michael filHowan, Martin M'Oowan, baker ; H. /Manus, butcher ; T. M'O,wan, biker ; . M'Vity, publican; Mn. Ertzeimon, Mrs. Msgragh, &c. At one time it was gthady fined the entire town would be consumed to ashes. The fire was quite visible at Hindman, a distutos of three miles. The hoe" aof the Messrs. Wm., Stephen, in /darkst-street, woollen-drapers, hada most nar row escape, but did not receive any injury. The bash:tants owe a deep debt of gratitude to C sptaia Stanley, and his floe body of men for their very effective assistance. bidet d, it were almost inviduous to particularise any, where all seemed to vie to see who would render moat service. I cannot, how ever, omit to notice the laudable efforts of the Earl of Cale don, who might be seen, with bucket in hand, running to and fro to lend a "helping hand" whirs must needed; also the Rev. George Tredeuick. Rue. Ileum. Coyle, C.C. ; men, C C., hi*Guire, P.P. Inismactaint ; Captain O'Neil, Messrs. P. Brady. H. Crittick, J. Stephens, Swan, Trumble, Ac. The Earl of Caledon is staying here on en angling ex • carsion.—Freeman'sJourwii. RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—Rev. IVm. R. Townsend, Rector of Aghadda, Whitegate, seer Cloyne,. county Cork, will be much olid,ged to the editor of the Ex press to acknowledge for him the following donations for the poor of Aghadda. To such as have sent money and sab scribed their names he writes dire c.ly • Rat-sovereign from P. M.; do. (subscription for the !rifle), I'. M. ?ashore, re gistered letter, gold,; 104. ; J. 13. M., Dublin, p. order, 10e. ; A. D. A., by the hoods of the Rey. E. Singe, first half, . 51.—Aghadda, Aug. 7, 1819. ° THE DOLLY'S BRAE AFFAIR. CASTLEWELLAN, AVOCST 6. Daring the examination to-day, the question arose. whether the Rev. Mr. Morgan, as a priest and confessor, could give up the names of certain ribbonmen who were ac tively engaged in the not. Mr. Berwick, the commissioner, decided that such a requi sition was decidedly it:epee/se r. Ile thought the clergymen alluded to, who had so much influence over their Bucks, had done all they could to promote peace, and that it would be very unfair to ask them to identify or give the names of puties on the hill whom they knew. Mr. Rae—And I am prepared to show you two decisions to the effect that a catholic clergyman is not in certain cues bound to give up the names of parties ; and I have no objec tion that the same rule should apply to clergymen of other churches, even though nut acting as mediators. Mr. Be rwick certai3ly thought that the question should not be snswered, asst would undoubtedly tend to destroy the influence of clergymen in the country—those clergymen have done all they could to prevent disturbance. Mr. Moore—The observations of the commissioner are en titled to every res; out, sod his ideas are exactly those which struck my mind at the time the proposition was first made. I made that proposition, which Mr. Rae indignantly rejectel ; and certainly he has got the full benefit of it in the papers. Mr. Raw—Well, we need not get into a passion about it. After some obiervatioos from Mr. Rse and other gentle men, the Commissioner decided on not allowing the question to be pressed ; and Mr. Moore au4 the other counsel said they would consult as to the coune they would pursue. Ellen King examined by Mr. )tae—Our house was wrecked ; it is the long house near the cross road at Masher mat o. When the disturbance began, I saw Mr. F. Beers, and beard him say, " Come, boys, you are into M'Mullan's land ; d—n their souls! blow them, man, woman, and child, out of it." The persons be said that to had badges on them, and I supposed them to he Orangemen. I heard the firing commence. This was raid by Mr. Beers about half a quarter of an hour after the lint shots began. Mr. Beers had nothing in his hand, barring a rod or walking elk k, and a "guy " tl ick staff it was. I did not wait to see which way be went they that, fur I took in through a corn field to James Ward's house. It was on flee, and I was down in a field he side it. Mr.Reers was on the roadside at the time, and so was I. Arthur Trainor's house and nor house was on fire at the time ; I did sot know the parties that did the work ; the plies were running up Meghermayo bill at the time; 1 did i not see Murphy's house set on fire; there was a brae be , tween me and it. Mr. Beers to Mr. Moore—l declare to Almighty God that what this woman has stated ii a falsehood. Mr. Rae—On your oath, did you ever commit an in dictable offence in your life ? Mr. Hamitic— Don't answer that. Mr. Berwick—if the g, wlemen of the prep inn taken down this question, I hope they will also take down that I prevented the qoestion being put. Mr. Quinn, J.P., here stated that the girl was com mencing to make a statement, and that the coroner stopped her making her statement, saying it was irrelevant. Ile added, that he heard her snaking urn of some of the words she had now used at the time. Elizabeth M'Poland examined—l saw Mr. Francis Been on the twelfth, sbout a quarter of an hour after the firing began. I saw him a few perches from the ►choolhouse. lie was in the field when I heard him using the words (I sup pose to his own party), " Fire, and kill on." When I heard thee) words I ran away to my own field, and one of the party fired a gun at we, and the hal went through the sleeve of the gown upon me. (The witncu chewed a rent in the sleeve, as if made by a bullet, but there was no correspond ing hole to show what direction the bullet took ) The bullet did not touch my skin. I could net may who field at me. Mr. Beers was then recalled—l decla.e, in the meet solemn manner, to God, I toner t xpr-astd the words attributed to me by the witnese. Witness—Well, well, I told you the truth. To Mr. Reilly—l camp here along with the neighbours to tell what I knew. I warrant you I told this story before. To be sure I was shot at. Mr. Berwick—M!.. F. W. Beas is arxious to go away, baying an engagement in Dublin, and I now wish to know whether you, Mr. Ric', or any of the other gentlemen, wish to examine him. _ _ Mr. Rae—l don't want to interfere with Mr. Beers' jour ney to Dublin; but I think Mr. Ruliven, the crown solsciter, ettottld tender informations, and have Mr. Boers arre.ted, as wviald be done to a pennon iu an humbler spurn of life. Mr. Berwick—l don't know but I may have informations sworn on both ticts. It would he highly improper for me to say what I intended to do. Tao m.stter has only been put in a train of mite, stigation. Margaret Traitor examined—When the work commenced I was in our own lard, coming down to see the soldiers that were riding. When I was coming down in our own held, I hrazd the tint shot on the road. I saw the smoke. 1 will not say whether it was a squib or not. I had not time to ray a word until I heard many. I ran up my own field and lay in the " though," and a man with a sash on him came up and said, " D—n your souls, boys, here is a impish, and I'd smother her." He had no gun, but he lifted a stone and threw it at me. I ran on, and then saw Mr. Beers, and be said, "D—n y•iurit.uw, boys, pop hcr." I then ran on, and took a tile direc ion from them, and heard two shots passing by my head, and I saw no mere. I saw no police there: I could tot, for the ditch. There was rot • soldier there at the time, that I saw. Mr. Beers was doing nothing, he was only walking ; he had no gun or blunderbuss with him ; he had no staff, that I saw. Mr. F. W. Beers then came forward and said, What this witness has stated is false, on my solemn oath." Mr. Rao then made an application for an adjournment of the inquiry, stating levers, reasons in support of his appli cation. Mr. Berwick said he wial.ed to allow the gentlemen on each ride every reuonable laq:une, but he understood that there were some mime's., present who wished to be examined, and the investigation must therefore be continued. Margaret King examined—l wu in my own house when the door was broken open. I made my escape, and one of the Orangemen, wide a gun in h a hand, li ted • stone and knocked me do en wich tae stone. I returned to the gar den and saw three of them stabbing my tuck. I hid in tue byre, in a little straw, and some of them name into the biro and stabbed the cow in two places; they then broke the stake and let the cow out. I then went out end saw my mother with my uncle, and I tack him on my knee, and my uncle lived about ten minutes atter. He dicd on my knee. _ . . . To Mr. RAC—They d—d my grandmother, spat in her fate, hit her on tn.: hen 1 with a stone, and cut her arms, and then lifted a chair and smashed it on her forehead ; the chair is there to be seen yet. James M'Orady, examined—l was on the brae after the Orangemen pawed by ; I heard the shouting commence ; I went and hid and heard Murphy's house broken into ; I saw two of th e Orangemen charging their guns, and fire up the mountain, shouting, "No Pope ;" they charged again, and one of them, as he fired, shouted always " No Pope;" one of them shut toe g• At ; a man on honeback said, " Yew God's sake,_ bays, come away ;" Ley then returned, and one of them said,— who the hell shot the goat ?" another s.ici —" By Heavens, it was me ;" I then went oa, and law Sweeney dead ; I know the parties whom I saw on the road at that time ; I lived with one of them. Mr. Rae—Don't mention their name,. • Mr. Reilly—But I'll insist on having the names. Mr. Berwick, . Mre-eing counsel for the Orangemen, said —lf you press this matter, I shall adjourn this part of the ease till Monday : tike the Informations of the boy in a private court, and order these three parties to be arrested. Mr. Rathven—Hers is evidence if a very serious felony,