The Express. — London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

*reasoned articles passed eight days ago by the &Moil Assembly; and Bavaria apes Austria, and d e clares that in Mare all its oxreepoedeice with the antra l power in Frankfort shall pees terough the p e eigsoffice. All this provee that the central p ower a mil have hard work of it before it can intr o d uce l aity of action into the idea, and habits of the old j aa l g overnments of Germany; but all this roves e ms that if every refractory government ie , o be de dead to be ao 'ergot a . part of Germany. Germany wine is few days, conetst only of the church of St. ea, esd the bureaux of the mistral power. It to pa l pa bl e thatM. von Gagers hoe mate other mai ir "the rigour with which he treat* Austria t b em im minim to the Central Power ; and it re m ardeoas search to discover that this other ewes io *be ambition and intrigue of Prussia. From l i p very Misusing Prussian diplomacy proposed to you ra agree* Germany into one state, excluding Aspr i a . This has been emote:mining] the obj ec t du* labours of Radowitx, Camphausen, us and Val Arnim. They have published and caused to b e published pamphlets by the doses, all to the Mme tune—a united Germany with Austria left out. it e l m in this mom that M. Hanemann was the first a , propose a " double orgesimatir "—as incorpo rated German empire under the pitsidency of Prussia, aid a more lax connexion with Austria—all for the m ho of ridding the king of a rival claimant of the imperial crown. The game becomes more apparent arm y day ; it i. to be hoped not too late for the Fraokfort Assembly to open its eye* and see where Prussia is leading it. It is carious to remark the skill with which it has persuaded the Frankfcm Assembly to manuficture a constitution in which there is as place for Austria; and how bogy it now is to prevent the door shim in Austria's face from being opened again. The second and third sections of the German constitution partition the Austrian ter ritories; and there paragraphs were carried by the 'Moot the friends of Prussian ascendancy. Possibly good mom may some day regain the upper hand, but it will be with difficulty. At present intrigura are being carried on more busily than ever. Whoever is open ton bribe is bribed, and many votes will ere long be called for in vain by the parties which count upon them. Austria appears to be beginning to see how the game goes, and is rallying its partisans. "The left," which alone retains its original position, wit: lose some of its Prussian votes, but the Austrians and the Roman catholica will vote with it. This is celled a coalition, but the term is calculated to mis lead. There is no co-operation except for the purpose of retaining Anemia as an integral part of Germany, and niisting Prussian domination. Neither " the t," nor its occasional allies, remit their antagonism m other points. This is no coalition. The cry of coalition m a mere trick to divert attention from the tricks of Prussia. The co-operation of the ultra-con sercrives and the radicals will end as soon as they have prevented *he partition of Germany—and I be lieve they will be able to prevent it. INDIA. Intelligence from Calcutta is to November 18. The following are the details of the flight of Major Lawrence from Peshawar, summarily mentioned yes teerlay : Major Lawrence was, at the commence ment ditto Mooltan outbreak, one of those who most earnestly warned the Resident of the danger of hesi tation and delay, and vehemently implored him to show, by determination and promptitude, that we were prepared at eny moment to deal with sedition wherever it might show itself. He was then one of five European office's at Peshawur or that neighbour , hood and bad immediately under hm six regiments of infantry, four of cavalry, and thirty-six guns. about six thousand men in all, of whom two thou-and were 7klahomedans, and considered trustworthy. Ile bad managed to keep these men in a state of subjec tion, notwithstanding the temptation presented them by each successive budget of tidings of the impunity and norm of their countrymen. He was pretty well aware that there was an amount of inducement to join the insurrection that their loyalty could not withstand. The Bunny() defection was a severe trial to them—still more so our retreat from Mooltan : the movement of Chatter Singh, and threatened junction of all the northern insurgents, was more than they could stand. On the morning of the 23rd of Novem ber, accordingly, the whole of the Sikh portion of the force broke into open mutiny, and on the Mewing day, about nine at night, the Mabomedan regiment of Col. Meer Jungle, the one on which Major Lawrence mostly depended for support, fired on the residency, followed by the artillery •, and as the report et the canconade would quickly have brought down the Sikh mutineers encamped on the nate rn side of the town, Major Lawrence cot.sidered that the time had come for vacating his position, and that he could ?0 a t farther good by remaining. So about an hour after the com mencement of the attack, Major Lawrence and Lieut. Bowie mounted, and with Mr. Thompson (the apo thecary) and his wife, uneer an escort of 50 Affghan horse, moved out to the gate at the south. All the Punjubee companies inside the residency compound were turning against them, and it was with some difficulty they got out at all. Five minutes more and they mud have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Thi whole party arrived 'n safety at Kohat on the 25th, where they have since remained unluckier-bd. A return of the sheriffs of Bombay since 1800 has jut been published, showing that, on the twenty-six gentlemen who within the lest forty-eight years have held the sinecure, 100,0001. of the public money has ken bestowed—fume of the more fortunate friends of the ma mbers of government having received from 6,000/. to 10,0001 for which no service whatever was prole sad to be given. The office of sheriff which bas been condemned from the first as useless and a waste of public money, is still continued at the cost of about 10,0001. a year. Some discussion on the subject of the Mint at Bombay has brought to light the fact that the Mintmast er enjoys a salary of 4,0001. • year, he being a civilian placed in office by virtue of seniority, without requiring to poetess, or in general possessing, the slightest acquaintance with chemistry or me chanics. The present fortunate holder of the office was, just before his appointment, Postmaster at Bombay. Bullion is purchased by government before being melted, and is the course of seven years before 1844, 30 000 1 . was set down as umbers loss—there being that much lose coin turned oat than there was specie paid for ! Of Into years, under a change in the raeltership, all loss win this bead has disappeared. At Calcutta and Madras the Mint master is alio Mint segineer—an arrangement by which, in salary alone, government save about 2,0001. a The probably as much more in management. The saving that would be effected by the abolition of the one office and transfer of the other to the bands of an engineer, would is tea years make a hundred miles of good macadamised road at ordinary Indian charges—or open up the way from the cotton districts to the taut ! The Bengal Hurkarn of Nov. 18 says : " Some weak minds here have lately been ;lammed by the discovery of a mad plot for corrupting the aspoys at Barrackpore. massacreing the European inhabitants of Calcutta, and plundering the city. The conepiracy werns to have originated in the crazy brain of the otos celebrated Pertaub Chand, the pretender to the Rajah of Bardwan. An attempt appears to have been Made by agents of this man to buy over some of the .rive troops ; bat it was a very abeurd one in itself, ted,ohourse.was brought to light before say harm was done. The first native soldier tampered with brought the matter to the notice of his commanding officer. The names of various rajahs, chiefs, and native potentates were freely used by the arch-conspirator, but it re mains to be seen whether he had any abettors beyond the circle of his own servants and followers. A Sikh egett of the exiled Ranee of Lahore was, almost as • matter of course, an object of suspicion, and he was accordingly seized by the military authorities ; but nothing being discovered tending to incriminate him, he was set at liberty, not, however, before time had be en Riven to take out a writ of habeas corpus on his Riven Thr; wealthy native shareholders of the Union Bank who continued so long deaf to the demands of the atterive committee, have at length notified that they pay the yams at which they were assessed. The two brothers, Ashootas Day and Promotlionali Day, who wore sash saddled with the payment of 30,0001., lad had mad, over their property to their wives, ander the clauses of the new insolvent threatened with an adjudication of insolvency, ea amount of some transactions which, prima lave, hers a saspicions appearance. The application It,.se tale by a creditor of the Union "ad:. and an ex parte adjudication was granted. 1 : 1 'c 1)4 3s of course 'mined ately gave notice sition the next court day, but signified to the Unica Bank iseunittees that they would my the six lake with will* they had been sisesesd. The petitioning creditor immediately inatreeted his counsel not to op pose the stalment of the Days' oounseL Rajah Nor siageharier Boss has since signified his resolution to pay his assessment. Mr. Willie cantinas@ to battle to the last. but the legal reports give reason to believe there is set mesh more ground to retreat upon. The Hirrkersi: followieg senassery of the remelt is t a k en f rom the The plebe, toskaleally called • sewejeee ea, sapsupon the shersholdies sued, to show sums gaodewes why mew tioa sbeuld est se agaiast them heliviclually. The defend. eats pheisi a misty e 1 special pleas to some of whielt the r' impaled arid demurred—i. e. objected to the sal eine is law of ethos. The deleadalts son demurred to sous of the repliestions, and, at the Name ease, took sere& objestlons to tie plaint. Tin result cm this argument has been that all tie objectless to the plaint have been overruled, all the pleas which were demurred to held bad ,-- a d the replication (with see exeeptica) upheld. The excepted Gee was a replication of the memorial, recorded In mien, by way of estoppel to a pies raising the quw tics whether &readapts an costiauing shareholden of the Bask. The Doan intimated their opinion that this could not be pr perly replied by way of ostoppel—i. e., as a b et' lately precluding defendants from Meng the question as a question ot fit% hinting at the aims time that the mansavial might neverthelns be conclusive, se :11 but conclusive, when such quevion of fact came to he tried. The plaiotiffs accord ingly withdraw this replication, and simply take issue on the point. There are still issues of fact to be tried, which will probably come on in the sittings • but the above deci- ' ace on the demurrers is considered as virtually deci sive of the case generally in Lwow of the plaintiffs. Mr. Colvile was, on Nov. 7, sworn in as one of her Majesty's judges, and took his mat on the bench in the place of Sir Henry Wilmot Beton. The learned judge's patent had been expected by the last two or three mails, but through some delay in the office, it did not arrive until the last mail The general orders, published on Nov. 7, announce the approaching departure from Calcutta of Major- Genera► Sir D ud ley Hill, hitherto in command of the presidency division, for Loodians, where he is to re ceive further orders. The Englishman, of Nov. 13, gives an account of the logs of the ship Wien, of Bombay, Capt. Biale, which, while an her way down the river, wu totally lost at Cu!pee on the 12th. The ship took a shear, which caused her to turn round with her head down the river on a spring ebb tide, with 43 fathoms of chain out; from this the vessel damaged Fur forefoot severely. The commander of the steamer Rattler did his utmost to save the crew. The follow ing are the lives supposed to be lost :—Two female servants, the captain's wife, Mr.. Biale, and two Lancers. The Helen is under 700 tons mea :.urement ; she emit away drawing nearly 22 feet wster, and had on board a cargo of nearly double her tonnage. The Rattler went alongside, to endeavour to take her again in tow, but she rolled so much that the attempt wu given up. [For sarkots we Lit pare.] rbt Court. - WINDSOR, TBUltaßeT.—The Baron Andrian leR the Castle this morning for London. The Chevalier Bunsen is expected to arrive at Windsor Castle this afternoon on a visit to the Queen and his Royal Hiehness. 'Her Majesty bad a small evening party yesterday evening. rho following had the honour of receiving invi tations .—The lion. Mrs. Anson, Mr. and Min Meynell, the Hon. Mrs. Phipps, and Rise Bathurst. The Royal dinner party this evening will include, is addition to the Ladies and Geatlenten of the Royal hems'. bold, the Duchess or Kent, the Decline of Cambridge, end the Princess Mary, Prince Edward of Sa xe W e i mar , Lady Augusta Cailopn, the Marchioness of Waterford, Baroness de Speth, Ludy Fanny Howard, Moos. and Madame Van de Weyer, the Chevalier Benson, Baron Stockmer, Viscount Clitden, Baron Hussebgek, and Capt. F. Seymour. The Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt h. Id a quarterly meeting patorday at the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street. There were present the Kamer of the Rolls, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor; Kr. Highest, Secretary and Comptroller-General wat in attendance. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial ethos f rem the Governor of Malta. SOUTH SBA COMPANY. Yesterday the half rind, court of this company took pleas at the establishment, to Tbr-adneedle street, for tke reception of the company's esseants, and the declaration of a dividend. Charles Franks, In., presided. The SZCIIIITIAT read the arsenate which had been pre pared, showing the state of the company's affairs. From them tt appears that, during the last half year, the income from !nterest from various government ‘ecurities amounted to 156.4411. 4s. 7d. The outgeiags were 88,6&51. 86. 10d., fur half-year's interest to the proprietors of annuities, and general charges, 2,9931. 16.. 11d.; b..ith sums amounting to 91,6791.55. 9d. There remained, therefore, 61,0981. 14e. 6d. for half-year's dividend on South Sea Stock, at If per cent., and a bellanee of 6631. 42 4d. The Damascus then moved that this dividend of 11 per l i mat on the cvmpaay's stock, due on the 6th of January, 1849, be made payable on the same day as the government annuities. The motion having been seconded, Mr. A. L. !locallya said he rose to ask a few questions on the part of a large proprietor ; the sole he had received was to the following effect. The governors of the compeay bad obtained the *neat of a general meeting to purchase South Sea Stock in the market. Had any purchases been made by the governors in censequesce of that resolution; if so, at what price relative to the price of consols; also, were the governess willing to Ix a price, in relation to the prim of consols, at which they would be ro-dy to purchase South Sea Stock is the saiket, so that all the cheap stock might be prevented from getting into the hands of the jobbers ? The CH...tenet( said the governors had the discretion left th ,, in to buy whatever stock they thought the cheapest, and the South Sea stock also if eta reasonable pries. They had already bought, in the year 1848, of old annuities, 12,6001 ; of sew annuities, 23,4091, ; and 1,1211. of 3 percents , of 1750, and 8001. of South Sea rock. During the year the com pany had sold 37,3971. 18, 6d. reduced annuities. The sales and purchases always took place simultaneously. As he had just stated, 8001. had been the only purchase of South ' Sea stark. _ _ . HT. MoCATTA would like to Mow the difference in the The CHAIRMAN said there were half a dosen stocks that they were dealing in, sad he thought it would be unwise to ha any price at which the South /3-a stock should be taken. The plan adopted by the dinettes we to bay that amok when they Wind it advisable. He thought it would be better to leave it to the discretion of the directors to purchase stock when they found it cheap in the market, widmout retinae, to any particular sum. A DULICTOZ said the SOU was bought on the 10th of August, at the price of the day. The CIIAIIIMAX observed that there was but little sleek is the market for the company to purchase. They always bought it in the market at the lowed price, but it would be unnamable to fin • rift. Mr. J oasts @aka if than was not a sum at which the go. venunent could buy up the stock ? The Citatamtw said the 'overawed were answerable to them, but not to p them off at 1001., bet at the nitwits made of 1161 13a. 4 4., because they would not only have to pav off South pea block, but 'amain, sad a guarantee Paid also, so that the dinners estimated at 11th. 13e, 4d. every 31 per east, dividend they paid to the proprieton. It would thus be seen that their stook ban so Wades to swots. _ _ _ After erne observations hour Yr. Jones, and another pro prietor, the dividend was agreed to unaniutottaly.—The court them adjourned. MEETING OF SPANISH AMERICAN BOND. HOLDERS. A meeting of the holders of Peruvian bonds, called together by the aomatittee, was held yesterday at the Landes Tavern, to mein the proposals of his essaiacy the Peru vian Minister. Mrll. — liohisiaost, M.P., who presided, before calling for the sense of the meeting cm the proposals, entered into a brief history of the vertu.s negotiations which had been tor some years past carried on, without effect, b twee° the wow mime sad the representatives of the Peruvian goveroment with a view to the adjustment of the dtbt. At length the Peruvian frovemaseat sent a miaister, Senor Oahu, bare to make deftest* proposals to the bondholders. That gentleman arrived in this coaatry on the 12* of November, bat it we not till the Mad of December that the commit tee remind Senor Chne• proposals, with the general tenor of which they were all oxitudated, the heads having been published. The moment thew proposals were received he directed that the heads of them should be published in the rapers and on the Stock Exchange, in order that no undue advantage of the *formation should be taken by speculators or others. He had seta so many 'Women* in the papers in refer , ease to resent traame.loas is thie stock, that he felt belied to notice them—of pumas being induced to sell through and of others buying in eonsequence of private Information they bad obtained--ratements which, in some *stashes, went so for as to Wheats that members of the committee had availed themselves of the knowledge which officially they had *squired to spesslate is those hoods, or that had given information to other parties to enable them to do so—that be whiled to state em that the members tithe committee had had no to do with such steadatiess. (Hear ' hoar.) He had beard of persons having been recently fadeout to part with their hoods at • low peke t mid that. Wring done es, they bead , them almost beniebasely riseto 50 in the market. If per. sons were so indiesreet. bnowing that Seam Otma had Dome here to make proposals, m to sell before they know what those proposals were, et if there were others so pressed ea to be compelled to realise, could the isomesittee kelp that ? (Hoar, bear.) They had seeking to do with it. The rale they bad laid down in the acktaittee—and that rule was inviolable—was ant to wake ar,y communication to the pubis on mere rumour, , r eon :11 :tore, r turmi.e , antimpa.ion of what might , ccur or uabbt not occur, but the Moment they obtained Mkt, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5. 1849. - - maths of a tangible character, whisk ft was important the hi " dbelden should be is flethewlaa N, the invariably gave diroodose that sack isfemedeashenth be lately en.. reenicated pblicly, la emier thee ae meths advaatage might be taken of It by say saw Oa teeing she of Senor Othea he immethateig sealed • main of are mites' to take them essideethien preview te their he lag stsba tilelsi le a_ pa iato biblatietheief the hmthelthee, end the esasimina ft the siommittes elate wee, that the =were nth sash es they @Wahl regeumeall the bent swept. (Hear, hear.) And *ploy thee t obtain sem medithatian of the propositime mere • le the bandlembeuk, they requested Seat Osma te realm a derethloa of *dr esnaminee, *WI he eausentsd to do. le the ensandme they had *Mimed information so to the *and* widen of the Peruvian government, la regard to * eagenditithe and revs..., and the amount of Riney the gime produd. Can the 200 Nine math Seam Oms math* the deputation, when • disemdmi reek phew, in the muss* c 4 Mich Sauer Osesa stated this ia the mere** bed wale be had as for as, ms el wi th dr hmieneeleas lee , had red from hie resembles's, be said fee, his thee. severthans, ea miaow points, which were net wisp mtherfal, ke might be dhposed, with the view to oath ft to take spa himself souse reeposability. The dam urged upon him the length of time to whisk he preps* to defer the Ist di v ideeda, via., December is the nem yeas— sad, after mash dicamica, he armed that the first half year's interest, of 2 per sees, should 001WIMIC• from the Ist of April, thee making it payable on the let of October. (Hear.) Then the deputation urged the urea. ratableness of requiring so large a deduction mom quarter of the arrows of interest which it was proposed to aphelia— but, ea this point, Senor Osma was in fl exible, stating that if that part of the proposition was rejected the whole mast be referred beck to his government, at Peru. Another modification of some importance was, however, obtained by the deputation, viz., that the in terest oa the Deferred Bonds should commence from the let of April, 1862, instead as from 1854. The responsibility of this alteration Senor Onna took upon himself. They obtained also • fu-they enthiliestioa, via ' that three-fourths of any inarplus that might remain froze the cue-half of the proceeds of the guano after paying the Interest on the bonds, should be applied to the pathos* of constituting • sinking fend fog the redemption of the Active Binds, and the other one fourth for the redemption of the Deferred Bonds. Such were the modifications to which Senor Ossui had after much discussion consented, and the deputation then informed him that they would so far agree to :he pro posals as modified as to bring them before the bondholders for their consideration at • rural meeting, but that as a committee they were not authorised to make any concessions whatever. It now remained for the nee big to consider whether under all the circumstances it was desirable that they should close with these modified proposals of Senor Om& or elect them. Without giving any opioiw himself on this pant, though he was prepared to do so If called upon, he might be allowed to point out to them that if they moaned these proposals there was every ream to hope and believe that the Peruvian government was in a condi lion (unless my unforeseen circumstance should occur—as a foreign war or intersal dissension—which, of course would be likely to disturb any arrangement) to fulfil them, and they w. re assured by Senor Oulu that they would be most faithfully sad religiously fulfilled. He would not remind them of the increased value these bonds would have if they could once be assured that the conditions now offered would be regular) fulfilled. They had also to consider what would be the result of rejecting there proposals. One consequence necessarily would be that the whole matter would be re ferred back to the Peruvian government, and probably • very long time would elapse before any new proposals would be made, while the arrears of ink rest would be going on— no dividend would be paid, and the holders would be sub jected to still further delay and disappointment. Some might 0110C4i11111 that if these proposals wore re jected term might be afterwards obtained so much better as to compensate for the delay. That was a matter for their consideration entirely: he merely adverted to these matters in order to enable them to form an opinion as to the course which should be now adopted. He had re ceived • letter that morning, in tact since he came there, from Senor Onna, the substance of which was that since the deputation saw him on the 29th of last month, be had made arrangements with Messrs. Gibbs and Son for the reception of the guano on the part of the Peruvian govern ment on the termination of the present contract; and • part of that arrangement was that one half of the net proceeds of such guano should be appropriated by Messrs. Gibbs and Son for the payment of the dividends and carrying out the arrangemouts with the bondholders, independent of the Pe envies goverment. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) stated to Senor Gins at the interview, the disappointment and injustice that bad been inflicted on the Mexican bond holders when Lizudi and Co. declared that the money they had received toe the payment of interest was still under the control of the Mexican government, and might be appll-d to any other purpose at the will of that government, and the same with regard to the Yen. zuela bondholders, when Reid, Irving, and Co. allowed 10,0001.t0 be withdrawn from their hands by the government of that date after it had been deposited with them to pay the dividends. He stated this in eider that is this ems the mosey should be so placed that it could not be diverted from the purpose for which it was in tended, and Senor Osena had agreed that it should be placed in the hands of • commission here and applied to the put poses adreed to inde, endent of the Peruvian government. One other point—the committee had taken cars while they had secured the official hvpothecation of half the proceeds of the guano, which they found wou'd be more than suffi dent to pay the dividends, not to release the Peruvian government from the obligation they were under to the original bondholders, viz , that the whole of the go vernment u.s of Peru were mortgaged to them as security for the debt. The committee had proposed certain resolutions, embodying their views on the subject of the propositions ; but it was for the meeting to form their own judgment, and therefore he was anxious to hear any opinions that might be expressed. Mr. POWLISS, a member of the committee, then read the propoeitioas in Arlen" and stated, in answer to • question, that the capital ed the debt was 1,816,0001., of which a por tion had been redeemed in Peru. clerk's salary we may get tham things explained. lam told that the vestry clerk of Moryklare (who mast have four times the work of ears), has only 6001. a year, and that he ie • arst-rus profemional men. I think none or the writers lora this disgraceful subject have toothed upon the un warrantable extravammee of the vestry. If any nee will azasafaa them amount, think he must be struck with msay its For example in pap 63, " Feld with Candy for bu il ding aom wal l,, butments, do., in the banueut of Trinity Church, 21611. lie. Pernaps there is more known abut this than the parties would like to ezpiain, lest they should expose the !gnomes of some, and the lostion of parish money 1111 others. Yore of this author Wu In oat plus in the mob account we find aa item as low as Se. 6d.; in another (pegs 63) we find lumped together, "for farther exiles at All Saints' Church, by order of the asarnincesen, An, 1501. !" Redly we ought tortoise the salary of the vestry clerk, to enable him to enter more into detail; ter bow con he be *tufted to waste his valuable time few only 6601. a year ? Had this officer been able to give legal advice to the Teary, perhaps we 'sight not have had so large an item as that put to the vestry soilcitor's an. count It has been contended that the vestry, in making their massercents, have been guided by the amesminent for the Queen's taxes. Now, how bee this agree with their own rate-book, in which there are two honer assessed slate to the Queen's taxes, and yet the one pays 501 a year more than the other he parochial rates ? But for the prurient I meat not encroach farther upon your valuable space, than to express a hope that the Paddington ratepayers will, in future, unite their efforts to obtai n H o bh ouse ' s A ct. It will cost noting but the treble of going to give their votes, and it will, il obtaintd, emancipate them, and give to the poor as fair a chance as to the rich. I find that in St. George's, Hanover square, the introduction of Hobbouse's Act reduced the rates 60 per cent. the ant year, and they have so continued.—l am, ate., G. V.—Paddington, Jan. 3,1849 PnociANgriox or Otrrutagr.— Yesterday the following persons were called upon at the Sheriff's C.ort, to surrender under penalty of outlawry: B. Rennie, late OS Wceteliall.plase ; J. R. Holster, lace of Hall.street, CST road ; Sir W. M. Stanley, Bart.. of Strattou-street. Piocas dtLy; T. Parka, We younger ; E. Fennell; 1 7 . W. Manias; W. Ward ; W. Horsham, late of Proton's Hotel. Piccadilly ; W. Gramm, of Shadwell ; T. P. L. Cross ; F. E. March, late a clerk in the Tower of London ; J. H. Stocqueler ; T. Desomeaut • J. Laing, of But:clew:l-terrace ; H. J. Janney ; Lord C. immolate ; T. Button ; J. P. Breams ; C. R. sync.; and Lord A. Chichester. Two DATA AT THE CCSTOM was nay misfortune to accumulate, while making a short tour in Frame, some surplus baggage, and to purchase the skel e . tons of half a dozen chairs. Ail these were securely puked and sent per Roulege to Havre, and thence by steamer nomi nally to London, but really no further than to Mireelj down, where I learnt they were held in pledge by her Majesty's customs for soy duties to which they were liable. To pay such duty, and reds. in my package, would seem a simple transaction enough. With the tome , nee, therefore, of a person totally unacquainted with the import trade, I presented myself at a counter of the Long-room in Thames street, for the purpose of " clearing my box. The clerk attired me that I had better employ an agent ; and alter he bad mentioned about four of the forms which were necessary to be written oat and attested, I began to understand that the affair was a sort of arrow which re quired the knowledge of a man instructed in it as a profession. Accordingly I engaged an agent, and he commenced ope rations with one of her Majesty's servants at an inside desk. A memorandum of the cantenta of the pukes', and their value, was made • we went to another desk, where it was found better to tike out two orders; a sufferance or baggage order, and another for the merchandise " ;—• generic term with which they were pleased to dignify Nay six rudiments of chairs. Here the complication of papers increased, and the agent called upon his alert to assist. Presently I followed Ws, gentlemen to two offices in another part of the custom-house, and a fresh;quantity of papers—printed and manuscript, some in red and some in black— was obtained. This, I was told, ended the business—that is to say, the preliminaries—for the real business. the formula of having the articles examined, and paying the duty oo them, bad yet to be done ; but not then, for the clock was consulted, and it was near four, which is the close of every official day. By one o'clock ore the morrow I again presented myself, and my agent having procured—in about an hour—a new accession of docu ments, I was referred to Nic: olson's when Here I round my box open in one pan co the floor, and most of its contents strewed upon a counter, hut in very good com pany : amidst packets of perfumery, bottles of Eau de Cologne, French clocks, Tuscan straw, artificial ti sewers, and a rainy of other fancy win a, many of which I sow materially damaged, in spite of the careful handling, weigh. ing, measuring, and smelling, which they met with from the bands, scales, rules, and noses of the officers. As my agent was absent at the Custom house during nearly two Louis, completing the clearing process for my small matter, and it was erremel• cold, I b gen to be impatient, in spite of the great civility of the chief of that warehouse and the sight of the autograph of Lola Mown, which he was so Scott as to show me, with the remark that that well-Knowu lady had spent all day these on Saturday on business similar to my own. At last, however, the agent appeared, and the gratifying announcement was made that my merchandise and burgs were " out of charge." He then p esented me with hie little bill, as follows • Venezuela ho Havre, 1 dam sof stance htndlagardwr t 2 Duties ca 21011. boots, :petit% sal to ohm" value Its. 4 Duty entry Lightrrage ... 2 Wharfage 1 Commission, trueediag, and clearing 2 SO 1 & I From this memorandum you will waive, sir, that for the honour of swelling the statement of the _quarter's re venue (which I supp tse you will publish next Frida)) with the sum of four shillings and one penny, I am the loser of the most valuable portion of two days in time, and of eleven shillings in cash; namely, 7s. 61. agent's lots, Is. 64. wharfage, and 2i. lighterage. Now, the transit of my box from He.,. to Hoeselydown c tat ss. ; while from the latter place to the outside of Nichiilson's.whart, I paid exactly three titan that sum !—l.simply give you the true history of my two dais at the Custom-house, and forbear to make a single comment. I leave that for your readers. The least intelligent of them will et once reveries the monstrous absur dity of a system which has furnishei this little sp_teimen of "protection." —Ax INVOLUNTARY LANDING WILITRR.— JAN. 3, 1549. ASSAF OF CALIFORNIAN GOLD.—The following is an official statement of the quality of the gold newly dis covered in New M. sin : Mr. .1. CA's'. thought, after the explanation which had been given, that the bondholders coal not do better than accept the terms proposed. If they rejected them a year might elapse before any new proposition would be made. There was also this consideration—if they accepted this agreement they would henceforth be freed from dependence on the political position of Peru for their dividends. It would always be for the interest of the republic to send the guano here, which was the chief nd almost the only market for it, getting back 21. for ttet selves for every 21. paid to the holders. Though not a member of the committee, he had been one of the depntat. t who waited an Senor Ouse ; and, at the request of the Chairman, he begged to propose • resolution " that the w maim, be re quested to conclude the agreement for the adjustment of the debt, on terms not lees favourable than those now submitted to the meeting—it being understood that the whole revenue of Peru is pledged to us tor the said debt." (Hear.) The resolution having been seconded by Mr. Snipes, was, after a brief conversation, carried unanimously. The Chairman having promised, in reply to observations made by various bondholders, that the committee would endeavour to obtain still better terms if possible, said that they would urge on Senor Oa the propriety of giving them the additional security of having one agent, for the reception of their share of the guano proceed*, for themedves. Another resolution, " that on the issue of the deterred bonds two-and-a-half per cent should be placed at the dia pered of the committee to defray necessary expences, sod to pies some remuneration to the agents at Lima," was then Mlby the chairmen, who said that Messrs. Maclean Co., of Lima, had undertaken the agency with. out say promise of payment beyond what the bona holders might think fit to give them. It was true they had failed in their endeavour!' to obtain reasonable proposals from the government of Peru ; but it was not for want of zeal or energy in advocating the caused the bondholders ; indeed, he believed they had in curred the displeasure of that government in consequence of the Wen representations they made on the subject, and it was impeedble to say whether it was net in acme degree owing to those representations that the present proposal had owing Mint of the United States, Philadelphia, Dee. 11, 1848 .— Sir.-0n the Bth last. we remind, as I have already had the honour to Worm you, the first deposit of gold from Cal fornia. It wan deposited by Mr. David Carter, who brought It fres Erna Francisco by the Isthmus route. It weighed 180444 omen troy, of which 142.1.94 wee from the lower curlew seines, and 380.19 from those at Feather river. On the 9th inn. another delimit was end by the Secretary of War, which weighed Ma ounces The gold woe of two eons la extents' ehisracter, though apparently not ddlerent es to quality. The grid, from We o dry dream^ wes to grains, which avenged hoot me to two pennyweights; the mho variety, from the swamps or matures of the streams, being in mall flat maples or which co an average It would take six or seven to weigh one gram. Of mel te d far the larger pert af the deposits was composed. The gold win six tercels, and the km by melting, doe to the earthy and oxidabie matter, white disappears Is this operatics, averaged about 21 per wet of the original weight. The lose thus re ported is moderate, and Moire that the gold hid bees carefully washed. Mays of the netted gold were made wl h great are, sad the nada elbowed a Tarladm la Aeneas tram fige to 897 thousandths —the avenge of the whole Wog 894. This Is slightly below the standard game% which is 900. The avenge vales per wawa of the bullion, Wrote maltiag, is 111 dole. bje ; that tithe woe la ben, after melting, le does. Ms. The whole vaise of We gold ia the two de posits was 89.491 dohs., besides a few ounces reeerved In the native state for the Seaelary_orW. sr, at his requeet.—Very faithful serves; M. Fermate, Direater.—Hen. 8/serettay algae Treanuy. SALE OF CHURCH PEWS.—The English Churchman of yesterday says : " We know a pariah church, in • place of fashionable resort—end we &here it is not a solitary in. stance—in which the greater part of the ares of the sacred build/1g is farmed, or rather leased, to individuals. Various eras of money, from twenty pounds to several thousands, have been paid by these persons, on the prairie of receiving 10 per cent. interest from the pew rents Money has actually been drawn frem the savings bank, to invest in this manner at • higher rate of interest. This, we do not hesitate to say, is a art no Christian practice, and altogetker illegal. We surer the opinion of an eminent lawyer on the subject, which, we trust, will serve r • warning to persons who might be disposed to engage In this =al tragic, that the mentrity et pew mitts is ialspithor (minks of —r the sat eet steels rf pews In rarehes.—lt is quite dos thst • Meeker e a r resew; tricker resist l i ar c z w power =tiers is lie park ank wed WM (the he of mewl am eseerier rear pews) Ss no lifetime sow we Soo Sea mimed by /4 Es moan of se • ram kr thseh owl we debt to deal with then, ithwe i gi a l t o or emir. fry • stria beaky • pew nay be nal imm =llowst le • her o the meek hat sea newt be tbopezwillbo oborolneorder have the power to rip wag.' So gat auntie% oil pan sot 'ppm. taml. The pestowled ty ids ewe , Mat of alteration owl ealereirewe sr thssiersin hes wetidag 'Slew to do with the pew& It Ws mere &ere to woke the eitereska la the church I ow Wog: slain tbot I sea MOW b 416 from A the moon yid* I Wade lw Sid mildpil :itis Is paid without • ssmillsrses• •prohros Cr d reatieed No the partaiwo el pew midi alert he w eay whet pesos hoe right to I Nls Ikepegs isidloot Foondlite h to Meg aa swim is debtor sompitairiest Ym, alwmlrg the ammo is mossy had and m eshed. IMO, ha, ood sassy paid to ids acs, Maas wows he Inn tenet, mown& aid es ow uses st doled. I have so doubt the mosey will he _ _ _ 'AY resseadea was aim carried emilmouly, as was refer osaysylas the thanks of the meths to Lord Palominos Who aid in nudism immeshing to oar minister at Peru to Weed his stippottto the claims of the bondholders. After a seggentism made ►y Mr. HOWNINS, that the new bends should be lesesd kr smaller ems, a order •o render than more available for the payment of datioa in Peru; and another by Mr. J. Carat., that they should bear the ague tars el soots responsible house in London, A Tote of thanks and conlidentie was, on the motion of the last named gentleman, mooed, which terminated the pro ceedings. MASTLIBONII PROVIDENT DISPKNEIART. The fifteenth annual meeting of this useful society wee held yesterday at the institution, in Charlotte -street, Portland. place, Capt. Holland, B N., in the chair. Its object is to afford medical relief to small tradesmen, sensate, end me chanics in the vicinity, on the payment by the meaner' of 4d. a month, the house expenses being met by the aontribu tions of the honorary members. Prom the report read by the hos. secretary it appeared that the number of ordinary neemben had increased - since the last +name meeting ono fourth, the total number being now 790 The cams adminis toed to during the year have been 2,407, being an increase of 475 upon those of the previous year. The entire expense of the honorary members has been under 1001. The report having bean unanisions:y adopted, and thanks given to the chairman for his model* in the chair. the meeting separated. ST. MAIN% LAMBSIII.-At a Meting tir the rate payers ofthis perish, held yesterday, the report of the commit tee on the de il et Mr.T. Woodward, theists ..Lester, was reed. The deficiency on the poor's rate amounted to 1,1471. its. 9d., of which 7501. had been tee teed by the sureties. The deficiency on the church balding rase was 7501., of which only about 4501. would be recovered. The deficiency on the highway rate was covered by securities. The total defalcations of Woodward (who amended some months dace) were 1,9471. 14s. 9d. The committee recom mended certain checks on the oolleettee he the Were, end advised that the security of the Gunnies &misty be takes in all new appointments. The report wee agreed to PADDINGTON ban for some time been in daily expectation elteseing in indepeadeat journal some roomer to via " question relative ts the of the= subscriptions towards the banding af T Surely so large sum aught to appear in the sash menu I think this a pr per question for the Irshap to inquire into for I • spect people 4111 not be very wady to subscribe to the building of cLurche- if they are never to know what become, of their money. P. rh .ps, it the small rAte-payers can be screwed up to was it , utw another 501, or 1001. to the veilly- Safp ----- vrascx.—A Cornish paper in 20911134141 the lino of the ship Palinurus, 600 tons, Cept. Frederick Genre, homeward bound from Demerara, with a full cargo of ram and sugar. She was wrecked during the very strong gale of the 28th alt., off Scilly Islands; and there is reams to be. lien that the captain end the whole of his crew have perished FIRS AT SIR EDWARD ECOTT'll.—Litat night be swam sight end nine o'clock a Eire broke out in the 11111A1i011 bettering to kir R Scott, No. 45, Drtrtone-square. St. Marylebtss. The discovery was made a female living In the house thrinigh hearing • strange no pomading from the upper part of the building. Thinking that thieve had entered the place, .he went to the front door end gave the alarm; and, on the neighboun entering, they brand the doming of the drawing-room in • blaze, and the Games had burned away • great punkin of the flooring, and having desteaded into the parkin they were travelling to the upper part of the mansion with great rapidity. When the engines ' =rent, of water having been obtained, the firemen in getting the masts over the fin, bat it was apt extinguished until very conddereble *sage was done by lire and water. KR W. NAPIER AND THE FINANCIAL , that imeedaties eau be which thus, knowing the truth, pub- Ilibes the false; or what its tine to guide and instruct the nation, if in ignorance, ark's; from want of due Inquiry, it ample, not to vilify and insult oaken having the honour able claim of keg and arduous services to the respect of the people." However desirous of avoiding pasesal ergutrat the area elation may be (and that they are so their &slit is. prated misrepresestation Is a proof), they smog atow a charge of publishing that which is " false," or Of pabliales any mateams without " dee inquiry," to be auk is auk a hem as is the rinses of the 29th Dec , and pme nacestra- MOS, being ere aware that any title which they may poe mate intik sefidecoe must rest altogether upon strict ea sag amielleldel adherence to facts on their part; whil% ea die ease bask k is evident that in minor details, com Mer ., be 1111 the dillesities of obtaining pprreecaiss information upon some petbake, more may eaeaoionally creep into their asteisseas; but the main facts being derived from authentic parliasseatary doessairste, are correct, or, if otherwise, the fault deo set rest with the emanation. That pot et the tract which Major• General Napkr quotes is a eantanielllee of what he does not quote, and to be dearly umbestmed should be read in coneezion with its pew melini ces perepaphe. The subject is the clothing of the army. The ass taken from par li amentary documents, and steed le the army sitinesee, and thus in the tract which le possessed to be take M SIMe e allawattaaa la colonels Lw ilf•Vidiss m aa actabliasseat lipoid allowance to err aoloaal tto Oransetia 7 Outdo. as moborne co satabillsbacat Sheramme oods for prates dolbleg for an modealcus __ al4 Allegaataa to cattalo cavalry mimesis to arm cleft flotsam is Oa snowmen for providing clotalocks IAN 0 0 Oast stpallgarao, marking great costa ne. clothing t7e3,643 13 f 'lntel for clothing ele,ne 4 4 It hums winery at this point to explain is the treat that this sum was not the" total foe clothing • " that greet mete (whilst' are certainly a pert of the 41011166 ale soldier, is the Commie', if not in the military sense of the word) ere charged kg not in the army estimates, theegh wed by the sissy, bat In the ordnance estimates. It wee oleo necessary to remark at this mint that while the rthlis miOt 'mimes the sum of 315,4 8 61.4 5 . 4d. to be expended clothing the army, as the common-sense reading of the estimate would lead them to believe, such was not the ease. The following words were used : " The colonels by whom the clothing is provided are in most instances general officers, who obtain the head colonelcies of regiments to provide the chthing es a matter of trade and profit. They an in the most literal sense of the expression, dealers in clothes. When a regiment goes abroad, becomes sickly, and is thinned by death, the clothing colonel to whom it belongs, sad who remains at home, receives the money not required fir dead or sick men, as his own emolument." Is this that which is " false" ? Is this the insult ? If it be false, it is worn then en insult. If it be true, those who profit by the system must bear its odium. It is true. Let us look at it more closely. Major General Napier signs himself " Colonel of the 27th regiment." A reference to Hart's Army Hi giater shows that he • obtained his regiment " on the 6th of February, 1848. Consequently, he his not yet had it one year, end may not know how much " emolument " (the military word), or profit (the trade word), he will receive. Circumstances, however, will guide him to torts an estimate, or any one else caring to know. la the 27th regiment guy ing in an unhealthy climate ? And is its numerical strength being reduced by death ? If reduced, how far is the number short of the full complement for which he has drawn clothing money ? The latest official returns published are those of " Public Bsleries," 1848, referring to the previous year. Tu.ning to these, it is seen that the officer a lieutenant general, who was then colonel of the 27th, ha d his pay and emoluments, returned by the War eflioe, at 1,2141. 4s. ; the pay as colonel b-iog, for such a regiment, about 6001. ; the amount of emolument, or profit, out of the money voted by parliament, under the head of clothieg, se quoted in Tract No. 4, would be 7141. 4s. This regiment was evidently not at its full 'tuned' then, else the emolument would have been only about 6001 ,whicts, with the pay of 6001., would have given the minimum in- I come from this source of 1,0001. lied the regiment been se much reduced es the 22nd was in 1843 (Sir Charles Junes Napier's regiment), the profit would have been es high as 94/1 9s. Id. The pay of 5001, added to that SOW, gave the clothing colonel, who then held it, the amount, according to the parliamentary document, of 1,4421.95. Id. It i. to be remarked that most of these general officers have other official incomes then the pay sod emoluments of the clothing department. Several made "no returns," but as aeorly es an ge can be calculated, the emoluments from clothing are 75,0001. The estimate, es voted by par liament, is, therefore, this much more than necessary. And the pay of the clothing colonels is 86,8601. 7a. 6d. varying from 1,8001. in the household cavalry, to 6001. in th e infantry of the line. This experience is likewise uneecemary ; it Sir William Napier describes the duties of the colonels truly, they seldom see, may possibly neve have seen, their real mutt; they have no control ever the quality, pattern, or issue of the clothing ; in short they do eotheno—they ere permitted to do nothing. Yet, probably, in respect of them, es of the board of general officers who inspect the clothing, mad protect the regiments from having an interior article imposed on them, the major-general proves too much. No imputation is PM upon that board of officers in the Fiueneiel Reform Tracts; they are not hinted et. But es the major-general chooses to appeal to their existence es a proof that a chid[ apes the Muir of clothing is established it is set unproper to point to the iset in return that eleven out of nineteen of the members of that board are in receipt of pro fits from clothing besides their pay as colonels, of sums vary ing from 6501 to 8781. each. General Napier's mullion, that the clothing in the British army is better than in other services, proves nothing. Be it what it may, it is worse by 75,0001. a year or thereabouts, than the country pays for. Its baling been the same irom time immemorial only Leads to show the necessity for im provement. Another part of that statement which Sr William Napier pronosuces in the Times to be " false," was, that in cases where no profib arise to the colonels, because of the superior quality of the clothing, allowances are made to them accord ingly. The official returns bear out this statement to the very letter. Tee clothing is more costly in the Life Guards than in the Ist Dragoon Guards of the line; and the pay of the clothing colonels is 1,8001. each. It is more costly in the Ist Dragoon Guards than in the 'tad Dragoon Guards, and their pay is, in the former 1,1001, while in the latter it is 1,0001. The clothing is more costly in the cavalry than in the infantry, and so 1,0001. and 9001 of ray is allowed in the former instead of 6001., and large profits in the latter. Moreover some regiments, as the Grenadier Guards, in steed of allowing a profit on their clothing, require, as in the estimate, special allowance to the colonels, as bones on the establishment, 1,0931. Bs. 10d. And es the 11th Hussars, whose scarlet troweers are extras, require, and obtain in the estimates, such au item es the following: " Allowances to .ertain cavalry regiments to cover deficiencies in the allow tuxes for providing clothing, fro., 1,8501." It was such items as these that formed the pro ceding para graphs, which Sir William Napier did not quote, but which he referred to, and would have the public believe to be " false." The paragraph which he did quote, ceased to have its full meaning end force when detached, to do duty by itself. It became neural, to explain (and in doing so that paragraph was written) that though a certain sum or money was voted for clothing the army, that clothing only formed a part of what the soldier required ; that ell linen, hosiery, flannels, forage ups, bags, breeches, gloves, stocks, brushes, &c., were provided cant of the soldier's pay. There is nothing " false " in that :itis a feet. The major general goes into proofs to show that captains of com panies have no pecuniary interest in the issue of those things to their men. The tracts of the association, which he re ferred to as film, did not my they had, nor allude to them in any respect. But ft mentioned quarter-masters of regiments as having pecuniary interest in serving the seldien wi.h thou articles. It might have mentioned others acting between the quarter nesters and the privates, but did not. It stated that the clothing colonels of cavalry regiments at. also horse dealers; that they have • profit on cola end fillies . purchased young, end fed at the niimental charge. The expression horse dealer" may be unpalatable ; but it is true. Those portions or the major gator'''. letter stating how the soldier es encouraged to complain to the inspecting ge neral, and, if he heeds not, to the comminder-in-chief, of the conduct of his regimental superiors, or to his conumend leg officers of any other officer, do not come within the range of Montag berme the Finance. Reform Association. lint if any soldier In the ranks be asked his opinion on those points it will differ altogether from that of Sir William Napier. A soldier who reports his non-commissioned efficen to their superiors, or any of the regimental officers to their superiors, is a " marked man." lie makes to himself a bed of them, on which he must lie so long es he is la the regiment—ge le is said. Sir William F. P. Napier concludes thus: " Such, sir, is the eve em established for the protection et the soldier, who has also the guarantee (no slight one in the British army) of his officer's honour es a gentleman. Will those pumas who hove so wantonly and so recklesslyneeded that system end that honour, make public their system to suds the poor labouring men, women, sad children, true whose ceaseless oil they derive their own riches ? Will they publish a true detailed account of their truck system ? Will they state whet care, what money, whet help, whet protection, they bestow on their sick labouring people when profits are tel ' la c r This paragraph might be left to be answered by its own irrelevance and abserffity, were it not that there may be re sibly somebody to reed it es ignorant of the questioss in volved in it as Its writer seems to be. Therefore it shall he answered. 1. " Such is the system established for the protection of the soldier." [Protection against whom "Who has also the guarantee, no slight one in the British army, of his officer's honour." The Financial Rehm Association mode no reflection on the Meow of the regimental Masers. The elaborate expla nation of " that system" which protects the soldier from them does reflect on their honour. 2. "Will those persons who have so wantonly sad so reck less* treaded that system," &c. wai n t a k t e spstu nsta t of o roteedsi voling ato th n e ey so i l a dier pariimins was not am acme a in 9 1 Providiog dahlia for the army, part of which gamey is afterwards divided, se emoluments, among general officers, some of whom sit an parliament and vote these very tams (7141. 4s, of which is Sir William Napier's share, besides his REFORM Assoctsrithi. other pail which was smailed. Sir,—h the Times, of Dec. 29, there is a letter 8.. Wiil they publish a rue detailed seem" of their signed "W. Napier, Major-General, Colonel of the 27tn truck system ?" Regiment," in which a quo•ation is made from Tract No. 4 They have no track system: nor does payment by truck .Ai the Financial Reform Association, followed by there cult in Liverpool inl the business of c3mmerze et minutia words:—" In oppo-ition to this statement I offer th. folly w. turn. ll it A sits at all, now that laws have b,en enacted to log lams, and call upon the public to my, what the honerar of suppress it, it is wheu " tailing" wheat is given to labourer, as wages iet the rate of 121. • load, while good wheat sells at 101. a load, as explained in the Timer of ILo. 30, as are certain properties about Xi:lmq and Tipperary, probably not unknown to Bir William Napier, where the field la boom is paid by letting sues-acres to pleat potatoes at 81., 101, 121., or 141. per acre, or la paying the daily wages in •wu meals of potato', and batter:Kith, and one of yellow meal. 4. Will they state what are, what stoney, what help, what protection, they bestow on their sick labouring people when proBs are falling ?" Yes, they not only support et all times and under all dr constant,'" their public hospitals for the sick po r , but (as well as their labouring men, women, and children) are taxed to pay for the medical establishment for the sick military officer; they pay for the miasmal hospitals and all their expeuees, except that portion of them paid by the stoppages R attan& on the pay of the private soldier patient% whom otters otte pay Tno prominence you have given to Sir William F. P. Na pier's letter, charging the Financial Reform Amodetiou with publishing falsehoods, and charging them with other sins, which are here replied to, lead them to expect the same favour to this communication.—l am, de Ruiner GLAD. awn' President of the Financial Refo rm Association.— Jaa. 4, 1849. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAN. 4. The northern counties continue to be excited by ' outrages of an agrarian character. The journals of yesterday morning contained accounts of a very annsual character from the north—a considerable destruction of property in the county of Down by in cendiaries. An attempt, almost simultaneous, was made to destroy the rick-yards of six large farmers in different parts of Down, on Saturday night last. The property was net all destroyed, but the damage done orm very considerable. The Gazelle of last night contains a peoclaination placing a portion .4 Donegal under the Crime and Outrage Act ; and, as there are still further accounts from Down of criminal attempts against property, it is most probable the same vet= e will be put in requisition to enable the executive to cope with and subdue the spirit abroad. A letter in the .1 4. )-onnan's Jimsnal, this morning, states that about 30 years since Mr. Perrin (now Jus tice) caused considerable alarm to the crown lawyers of that day, by objecting to a certain grand juror of the county Down, at the assizes, that he was not a freeholder. The crown business was all postponed in consequence. Now he has decided no such qualifica tion is necessary in a grand juror. The two facts are stated as incongruous, but they are not so, because he decided the latter expressly on the ground that the recent statutes had done away with au qualifications. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, JAN. 3. FIRE AT TILE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY STATION.— Early this morning a tire broke out at the Caledonian Rail way station, Lothian-road, and raged with considerable vio lence till between 9 and 10 in the forenoon, when it was ex tinguished. Since the opening of the line • temporary wooden s rection has been used as a booking office, the per - nascent offices being in procees of building. Two of the new sheds connected with the permanent:station have been de stroyed, also two brick buildings, and several coaches, to gether with a quantity of goods. The origin of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The accident will not cause any stoppage of traffic. The damage done must be very great, owing to the large quantity of goods destroyed, consisting, among other things, of a great number of b oxes o f t ea , severa l bales of Mancheeter manufactured goods, and packages of provisions: nine third clan passenger carriages have 10111 been burned, end sit trucks. The officials of the company esti mate the lues at between 6,0001. and 7,0001, but it is said that this will not nearly cover it. PAINFUL ACCIDENT AT HAWICK. —ln Mensre. Watson's factory, on Friday last, • girl, 13 year. of age, named Patterson, employed as a piecer, had one of her legs broken in two places, her arm torn off between the elbow and the shoultkr, and her body otherwise injured, by • lying shaft which revolves near the ceiling. The girl was in the practice of standing upon a box in order ti reach the shaft, woich was upwards of seven feet from the floor, and throw ing her apron against it. This she often did, notwithstand inc the remonstrances end warnings of the persons in charge of the flat; and it appears she hac been again doing so, when her apron having got fastened, she was drawn up and wheeled round betwixt the shaft and the ceiling. There were faint hopes of the girl surviving. PROVINCIAL. REPRIEVE. OF TILE CHAKTIsT MURDERER.—WR are informed that Radcliffe, sentenced for execution at the late Liverpool assizes, charged with the murder of police constable Bright, at Asliton•under-Lyne, in August, has been reprieved. It is said that Constantine, at first tried as an accomplice and acquitted, but afterward% found guilty under another indictment and sentenced to transportetton, has made disclosures of an important kind, in which he ea ulpares Ru.cliffe from all participaion in the crime, and fines it upon a person still at large. A TtsTIMONIAI. WAS PRESENTED TO JENNY LIND on Monday last by the committee and other supporters of the Manchester It iyal Infirmary. It consists of a very handsome dressing case, of Coromandel wood, chastely and elegantly fitted up, and with silver mountinirs ; and a beau tiful necklace of pearls, with elegant diamond clasp or centre. This rich and appropriate ornament is firmed of a single row of 69 pearls, with a vi ry handsome centre, com nosed of a cluster of diamonds, suspended from which is a large pearl of pear shspe. Tnis oiamond centre, with its pendant pearl, can be detached and worn as • broo ch. Upon • silver shield, inlaid in the d 'nu ease, is engraved the following inte•iption :—" To Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, through whose gratuitous services at two conc. rts, on the 19th and 21st of December, 1848, the munificent sum of 2,5121. 18s. 11d. has been realised towards the en whin of an additional wing to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, this dressing cue, together with the accompanyii g necklace of pearls, is presented by the committee, as • sincere token of gratitude for her generous services, and with their hset wishes for her future welfare and happintss.—Manchester. Jan. 1, 1849." ALLEGED MURDER OF A WOMAN BY HER Hutt- ISAND.—On Tuesday morning, about 10 &cloak, a man named David Wiseman, coachman to Dr. Charles Bell, lately residing in Ardwick green, hut whoa.: presentresidence is in Moolerratreet, Manchester, went to the police-station, at the Town-hall, and inquired or Mr. Sawley, to whom he Laid he had an important mater to communicate. The man then stated that he war coachman to Dr. Bell, and was, with his wife and children, living in and taking care of hie mat ter's late residence in Ardwick-green ; that on Monday his *ifs and children were permitted by Dr. Bell to go to that gentleman's house in Motley street to take tea ,• but be leered that his wife was tipsy, and he at at her and the chidren home again. Between 6 and 6 o'clock he also went home him self, smarting under the disgrace she had brought upon him at his master's house, and seeing she was still intoxicated, they I quarrelled, and he struck her once or twice. He then re turned to Mosley-street; but on going home again, about hallpast 7 o'clock, be found her still worse for 1 quor ; they hsd some more words, and he took his boot o ff end struck her with it. He then took the children up stair., and went to bed, leaving his wile in the latch, n. He awoke about five in the morning (Tuesday), and finding that his wife was not in bed, he got up to see il she was in the chLdren's bed, not seeing her there, he went down into the kitchen, and after wards into an out house in the yard, where he found her, bleeding very much about the head. lie took her up stain and put her to bed, then fetehed Dr. Bell, but she died aeon after his arrival. He ( Wiseman) was also into:- elated. The man, after making this statement, was about to go away, saying that he should be found at Dr. Bell's, if wanted. He was, of course, detained in custody ; and on searching the house his shirt was found, the sleeves of which Weill saturated with blood ; the deceased's bonnet was broken to pieces, and her gown stained ; and also va rious other articles of lines, which had been hanging to dry, had spirts of blood open them. It we also found that his boot was not the only weapon which appeared to have been employed, as a piece of fiat wood was found which was enteued all over with blood except the part where it had been held by the hand ; to the edge of it there was also some hair adhering. The inquest was held on Wednesday, when it appeared from the evidence of Dr. Belt that toe woman died ' not from the woundsinfiicted by the husband, but from cold and exposure to the air at a very low temperature during the night. Another surgeon corroborated this statement, but said the effects of the cold had no doubt km* aggravated by the wounds inflict el upon her. Two of the prisoner's children were examined, but there was a dints piney in their evidence. One said the father Ind dragged deceased out into the yard before he went to bed, and left her there; the other (who was the eldest, and nine years of age) stated that when they went to bed the mother was left sitting by the dresser, in the kitchen.—The jury found a verdict that the deceased died from exposure; but the Fie 'over was brought before the magistrao a yesterday, when he case was further investigated, at considerable length.— Mr. Maude, the magistrate, afar a patient hearing said bough death was not direct:y and immediately mooed by he violence of the prisoner, yet morally speaking he was nifty of causing it, and be did not see how he could exo nate himself to his sown °osmium'. However, he had soaped the law, and must In discharged. ham AT THE PRESTON SESSIONL—At the Prey on Bessi - ns on Wednesday an unussai scene occurred. A woman,niused Mary Richardson, was abutted with stealing. at Charley, a half crown from a labouring man sassed Nor ris. The prisoner was undetended. The facts of the case were briefly these :—The prosecutor was drinking at a public hoses called the Fox and Goose, in Charley. Whiles them use pyjama and two other women came in, and he treated them to some drink. Alter a time he went out to the stone in front of the house, being somewhat " fresh." Before gong out he had halts crown in his left-hand —of this , he was certain, having looked at it pocketi at the stone he felt a hand put into the pocket where the balf-crown was, and on putting his own hand in immediately after he missed the half-crown. The prisoner was the only near him at the time, and she was on kis left . He took the woman into the public-home, and charged her with stealing the money, but she denied the theft. However, he gave h. r into custody. A quarter of an hour afterwards the haif.crowa was found to • p a ssage at the end of the house, about two emds trim e t h o w u h n e a re ble th w e a p y ros , : i c t u h to c r e r w ai e n s ty s trudl whethern h 1: 1 7 p r ~db :see; J. 4 • J • I