The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-20 00:00:00

derived frosnan authentic mune at Copenhagen, that it was projected to unite in one the chanoer:es of Denmark, b o hleswig-Holstein end Lauenberg.—M. Olahausen has been set at liberty, bat is bound to appear if called upon. RUSSIA.—ST. PSTERBRGRO, (Ice. o.—All the matommixdoned officers on leave have been ordered to join their respective regiments. The Emperor has just conferred the order of St. Anne, first class, on Lieutenant-General Freytag, commander of the left wing of the army in the Caucasus, as a reward for his having driven Schamyl out of Cabardia in April last. A section of the Council of State is appointed to prepare a civil and criminal code for Poland, adapted to existing circumstances. The civil code will give the nobles the same privileges as the nobles of the empire. TURKEY.—THE LATE MINISTERIAL CHANGES. —The Frankfort Gazette, which has always given proofs of soond judgment in itsappreciation of affairs in Turkey, makes the following remarks on the promotion of Reschi d pasha to the dignity of grand vizier :—" The change in the office of grand vizier in Turkey has always been an set of great importance. At the present moment it may be regarded in the light of a great political event, not only for Turkey, but for all the governments of E u rope which attach so much importance to any act likely to operate a modification in the condition of Turkey. Reschid pacha has a reputation too well known in Europe to make it requisite for us to point out the signification to be given to his accession to the highest power. It is now beyond a doubt reform and are the order of the day. The colours un f u rled by hid Pacha are this time planted by the Sultan himself on the ruins of ancient ideas and fanaticism, which as yet it had been vainly attempted to overthrow. The no mination of Ali Effendi was not less favourably received ; it is perhaps even more popular, as he has fewer enemies than Beschid. Ali Effendi is a man of high talents, and of great honesty, and is gifted with an affability of manner which captivates all who approach him. It was impossible to select a better man. Ile is reputed by all equal to his ap pointment; he may be regarded as the right arm of Reschid Pacha,to whom he is entirely devoted, and with whose opinions be coincided, and this will probablygreatly facilitate the exe cution of the plans of the new ministry. Other changes are spoken of as likely to take place shortly. Ahmed Fethi pasha, brother-in-law of the Sultan, is spoken of as likely to be appointed to a higher poet than that he now occupies ; meantime, he has just been presented with a portrait of the Sultan richly set in diamonds. Reschid Pacha is the first Grand Vizier who can speak a European language. The following is an extract from the firmin addressed to Reschid Pieha, by the Sultan, on his appointment to the post of Grand Vizier ;' Thy portfolio of Foreign Affairs is entrusted to his Excellency All Etf ndi. By thy nomination to tke functions of Lieutenant-General of our em pire, the high direction of all the affairs of my dominions with out exception is placed in thy hands, and the office of Grand Visier being the natural source to which all high functionaries turn themselves, we trust, that, with the aid of the Most High and the inspiration of our Hely Prophet, thou wilt apply thyself to realise oar wish, that is to say, the prosperity of the empire, by working for the welfare and tranquillity of all our subjects by taking every Step which may tend to the general prosperity, and principally to the happiness of our subjects ; by introducing promptitude and exactitude in the management of affairs ; and by seeing that the different functionaries fulfil the charges of their respective offices, and do not go astray from the path of justice drawn out by the divine law. Thou wilt give thy care to the military institu tions established since the organi-ation of the army. Thou wilt especially turn all thy solicitude to the establishment of the university, and to the carrying out of every measure concerning public instruction, which, at present, is an object of our greatest interest. In all these measures thou wilt act in accordance with my faithful Straskier Kosrew Pacha and all our other ministers and high functionaries of the empire, and, in concert with them, thou wilt neglect nothing to realise our wishes. May the Supreme Matter of the universe extend his protection over thee, as over all those who, in accordance with thee, watch faithfully and zealously over the interests of our people.' " ST. JAGO DE CUBA.—The Redactor of Sept. 19 contains an ordnance dated Cuba, the 15th of that month, which commands all persons who have liberated Africans to present themselves within fifteen days at the Secretariat with the documents of consignation, to give an account of them, and of their progress in learning the dogmas of the Catholic religion. A fine of 50 to 100 piastres (according to the cir cumstances of each case) is to be imposed on every person who fails to appear. The Redactor announces th t a work on the ancient history of the island—of the aborigines and the first settlers, is about to be published at the capital. Its title is At chico Cubano, and it is the joint composition of four of the most diatinguiahed literary ammeters of Cuha. UNITED STATES.—WHIG STATE CONVENTION rle Mitesaenuarrre.—On the 23rd of September, the Whig State Convention met in Fanucil Hall, Boston. No less than 720 members presented their credentials. It was re solved, by acclamation, that the lion. George N. Briggs, and the Hon. John Reed (the present governor and lieute nant-governor of the state) be nominated for re-electiou as the Whig candidates. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions recommending these candidates to the electors, and declaratory of the pr eciples of the Whig party. The doctrines, argued at length in The resolutions, were more briefly, but with much eloquence, enounced by Mr. Sumner in his address to the meeting. Mr. Sumner remarked that some had wished to have the convention assembled out of Boston, from an opinion that " in the country is the spirit of freedom, in the city the spirit of commerce :" fur his part he was happy that it was held in Fsneuil Hall, " walls faithful only to freedom." Adverting to a remark of the chairman, that the Whigs were Conservatives, Mr.Sumnerremarkedtbat in a just sense they should be " not of forms only but of substance, not of the letter only but the living spirit." The Whig party of Massachuirette refilled "to identify itself exclusively with these measures of transient policy which may, like the Bank, become ' obsolete ideas ;' " it did not neglect questions like the tariff, int mal improvements, &c. ; but it treated them as subordinate to the great principles— truth, freedom, right, humanity. It was the slavery ques tion upon which Mr. Sumner dwelt in moot detail. He maintained that Congress may by express legislation abolish slavery, Ist, in the district of Columbia ; 2d, in the Terri tories, if there should be any ; 3d, that it may abolish the slave-trade between the States; 4th, that it may refuse to admit any new State with a constitution, sanc tioning slavery. Mr. Sumner's speech seems to us to mark an advance on the part of the Whigs: never before do we remember the party approaching so near to the abolitionists. The chairman had previously thrown down the gauntlet squally unreservedly to the promoters of the war with Mexico. These are the fair features of the Whig code of principles: the drawback from them is that hostility to free trade, lightly touched on by the chairman and still more lightly by Mr. Sumner, but dwelt on fondly and at great length in the resolutions. Mr. Webster appeared at the meeting for a short time towards the close. The tone of the meeting was sanguine, and the recent victories of the party in Hampshire and Maine entitled it to be so. The Whig party throughout the States appear to be making a vigorous rally. As friends of peace and foes of slavery, we wish them all success; would that we could only add as friends of free-trade. COLONIAL. WEST INDIES. JAMAICA. POLITICAL NEWS.—The Morning Journal of 22nd Sept. mentions that it had transpired that Hon. Col. Bruce was about to leave the island, to join his brother, Lord Elgin, in Canada. The question had been raised who was likely to succeed the colonel as secretary ; and, according to the paper we have quoted, Capt. Darling (who acted as secretary to Sir Lionel Smith) was, from his relations with the lieutenant-governor, thought likely to be the man. A vehement controversy was waging between the Despatch and MorningJosintal, arising out of the parish re gistrations which were in progress. The revising banister in St. Ana's had disfranchised certain six-pounders, on the ground that " he had taken the annual value fixed by the assessors for purposes of taxation, as the actual ialue, instead of taking evidence of the amount which the land yielded to the proprietor." How many names were expunged from the register in St. Ann's on this account does not appear : in the parish of Tex, we learn from the lkspatch, there were sixty voters declared to be disqualified on this plea, in Port Maria two. The Despatch adds that, had objections been duly served, 200 might have been struck off the roll in the last-named parish for the same reason. From the tone in which the controversy is waged, we fear this disqualifying process will be resumed next year. There is a show of justice in saying that a man ought not to be allowed to represent his means as low for the purpose of taxation, and high for the purpose of registration. But the fair method seems to be to register hem according to the proved value, and correct the entry in the rate-book, if too low. The plan adopted by the revising barristers is calcu lated, and we believe intended, to diminish the number of voters, and render elections more easily managed by the planter or conservative party. This is bad policy: it excites discontent and envenoms politics. No doubt many of the new black freeholders are a difficult class to deal with ; but time, attention, and justice, will mend this. The future prosperity of the British West Indies depends upon the political equalisation of races; and the crusade against small freeholders commenced this year is intended to perpetuate the exclusive sovereignty of the whites. Between the despateh of the mail just arrived and of that which preceded it, there has been great talk about parish meetings (the pa rishes of Jamaica are equivalent, our readers will bear in mind, to counties in this country) to protest against free trade in sugar. Up to the 23rd of September, however, only one of these meetings appears to have taken place—in the parish of St. Andrew's. No less than five series of resolutions were submitted to the meeting by different gentlemen. The general drift of all of them was much the same, with the exception of those moved by Mr. William Douglas, one of which declared that the conduct of the mother country ren dered it incumbent on them to withdraw their support from its government, and to that end to resolve that no monies should be raised for payment of the Governor's salary, or the salary of any other officer employed by government. On the motion of baron Ketelhodt, a committee was appointed to digest the various sets of resolutions into one. The result was the adoption by the meeting of eight resolutions, to the effect: that the comaiereiel policy of the home government threatens ruin to the islands ; that the position of the colo nies is extremely critical, and a firm effort needed to over come the difficulties in which the government measure will involve them • that strict economy and retrenchment is the duty of the legislature and the island authorities ,- that all Pestrictions on West India produce ought to be abolished ; that the existing navigation laws afford an unfair monop , ily to British shipping ; that all restrictions on the introduction of labour into the island ought to be removed that the parochial taxation ought to be reduced. The pifrish of St. David's was to meet on the 3rd of October. GENERAL News.—The rains set in very heavily on Sun day night the 20th September, with every appearance of an October season. Spanish Town was visited in the course of the afternoon with a heavy thunderstorm. A meeting of the shareholders of the Jamaica Bank was held at Kingston on the 9th of September to receive the report of the directors for the hail- ear ending December 30 ; a dividend o f 3 p er cent. was declared. The instal half-yearly meeting of share holders in the Planters' Bank was held on the 11th of Dee., when a dividend of 6 per cent. wee declared. The Diocesan Church Society met at Kingston on the 17th September; the archdeacon stated that the bishop had instructed h'm to defer the appropriation of grants till kis lordship's return; that return, however, had been so long delayed it would be best to pr o ceed to appropriate them. 2,2401. wens accord ingly appropriated to twelve chapels. FROPOSED LINE or PACRETS PROW New YORK TO CRAORIEL—The Spiteful, U. S. war steamer, arrived at Port Royal on the 19th of September, en route to Cbagres. It is said that the United States government contemplate the establishment of a line of packets between that place and New York. The Jamaica papers seem anxious that the linen should touch at Kingston. They state that they are in the direct line, and that their intercourse with the Re public is now very considerable. GUIANA. AGRICULTU RA L IMPROVEMENTS. The Royal Gazette speaks of the experimental tile.draining on La Penitence estate in the following terms : So far as the experiment on La Penitence has gone, it has been highly proodidng so to the complete success of subsoil draining in tide colony. Dr. Shier and the committee of the Agricultural Society, under whose ;judicious superintendence the operations have been carried on, have proved that our clayey land, stiff and tenacious as it Is, admits of the percolation of water through it with as much free dom as the soil of any district of Great Britain, drained by tiles. The establishment of that fact, so long doubted, is one great Pint pined. Other questions, however, remain behind which must be cleared up Ina manner equally mitisfactory, before we can hope to see the open trenches in our fields replaced by covered drainage. One question is, —and we have adverted to it before,—what is likely to be the ex pense? It mast be admitted that the same rate of cost which may be overlooked ss of little importance in a public trial of limited extent, intended to erne as a mere test of the abstract practicability of subsoil draining in Guiana, might nevertheless render the system generally nugatory by placing it beyond the MAIM of private Indi viduals, whose object in pursuing cane or coffee cultivation is, not to find In it an amusement, but a business, and who, when they do make inoomilona on their accustomed ways of going to work, are wont to make them, not for the purpose of elucidating a theory for others, but getting a better livelihood for themselves. Closely con nected, then, with the La Penitence experiment, which reflects so much credit on all the parties, is the vulgar question of outlay. Hence it is that we would remind the agricultural chemist and the committee, not, among the other details to which their attention will have to be directed for some time longer, to lose sight of those regard ing the costs they will have incurred from the commencement to the end, or rather which they would have incurred had they had to pay for the labour expended on the experimental field. A table Uustra tive of this subject will not be the least useful part of the information which they will have it in their power to lay be:ore the public." WAOEB OP AORICULTrILAL LABOUR.—The same paper placts in striking juataocnitimt the rates of remuncratiuu to the Wait Indian and English labourer: OVIANA. WZOTERN COVNTES or ENGLAND. 8. d. B.d. s. Able-bodiedAkio-bodied man, martd, =Ear a dap gar week, at twelve from five to kw? work each day ... 8 to 7 eight boon 410 to • Alinkodied man, onmar- Women 4 4 _ did, for ditto ditto ... 5 " Children " 0 a Pats auowanoe for the Employ meat constant. I whole harvest time ^0 Cottages, Medical At- ; Deduct Is. to 2s. per week Marna, go., as for house rent, and W. with the Coolies. to 7/. per acre for rent of 1 potato land. In sickness I or when or of employ, I the Union. ,dvantres I --cider and grist. . Cottages inspected by no one, and approved of by nobody. ' Employment uncertain. WINDWARD ISLANDS.—POLITICAL NEw3.— The Barbadoes House of Asse.nbly was adjourned on the 24th of September, to meet on the 30th. The Al. Vincent's Gazette intimates that five hundred stand of arms have been sent out for the militia of that island. The arms are muskets and accompanied with rifle accoutrements ! OBNERAL News.—The Barbados, Globe mentions that the appearance of the crops continued to he most promising. At St. Vincent's also alternate showers and sunshine pro mised the best results. Barbadoes was visited on the 12th of September by a severe gale : During the entare of Friday night, the atmosphere appeared sur charged with electricity, the lightning flashes being almod incessant from every point of the compass, and the thunder, at intervals, loud and tong.csntinued. Saturday morning dawned cloudy and gloomily, and with all the threatening appearances of approaching bad ellbither, which were speedily verified, for, by half-past six o'clock ft blew fearfully strong from the area -south-west, and almost every householder made preparations for the worst, by shutting 4 . r ia t i ll s ir scarce opened doors, and doubly securing their ske . tera, he to rate extent—yet still •02110 injury has been done to the trees and growing earn, and same of the needs in the bay have been uriven on shore, and become to all intents anal purposes total wrecks. The bark Caleb Angus, of London, drifted on the Pelican Reef, near Rkkett's flattery, at an early hour, and speedily went to fragments. Very little bus'aiiis was trimsacted—the stores and counting-houses being almost all closed; but in the bird killing line, the snort was " A 1 at Lloyd's," such a "flight " of Plovers, Curlews, he. six. sic., being scarcely remembered. The following vowels rode out the "blow,' and are now safe in Carlide Bay Barque Dunlop. brig Bermuda, brigantine Catherine, brigantine Talent, brigt. Cumberland, brig,. Pursuit. The earthquake of Sunday, the 7th Sept. (noticed in our yesterday's publication) had been felt at St. Vincent's, as well as in Grenada and Trinidad. The phenomena in St. Vincent's appear to have been peculiar, from the following paragraph in the Gazette of Sept. 10: - - - An earthquake of extraordinary duration was felt here about 13 minutes past 12 o'clock on Sunday last. The several places of worship in this were at the time filled with their congregations, and among most of them the greatest consternation prevailed. In the Kingstown Church (where, from all we can learn, the shock wee most severely felt), several persons fainted from fright, and the utmost alarm wee crested ; but, strange to say, in the Wesleyan Chapel, just opposite the church, the shack was scarcely perceptible by the congre gation, who were in the act of moving out. The oscillation was dif ferent from that of most other shocks, the motion brine remarkably quick and short, and this probably is the nose why the houses in town received no damage. The shock was attended by a load rum bling noise. be Zorn.. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Tho Marquis and Mar chioness of Lansdowne took their departure from the Castle this morning. The Queen and H.R.11. Prince Albert, attended by their mite, left the Castle for Cashiobury-park, Herta, on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at fi ve minutes past three o'clock this afternoon. The Royal party occu pied three carriages and four, and was escorted by a party of the let Life Guards. . _ _ The Royal party arrived at Cashiobury-park, Herts, at a quarter-put five o'clock. Her Majesty was escorted by the Hertfordshire Yeomanry. General Sir Andrew Barnard (Clerk Marshall to the Queen Dowager) attended the Queen on horseback through Cuhiobury-park. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager accompanied by H.R.H. the Prlneess of Hesse, and attended by the ladies in waiting, and the Lord Chamberlain of her household received her Majesty and her Royal Consort on their arrival. H.S.H. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, arrived at Cashiobury-park at ball-past six o'clock last evening from town, and joined the august circle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has bestowed the vacant brotherhood in the Charter-house on Mr. Come hue Webbe, whose claims as a man of letters none who have read the " Glances at Life in City and Suburb," and the " Papers of a Man about Town," will dispute. This is the second nomination of literary men which his Royal Highness has made to the same charitable foundation. The Hon. Harriott Grimeton expired at as early hour on Sunday morning, at her residence in Upper Grosvenor-street, m her 70th year. The deceased was the only surviving sister of the late Earl of Verulam. The present Earl of Verulam succeeds to the deceased lady's property, which is almost exclusively funded. HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERTS VISIT TO CASHIOBURY. Yesterday afternoon, the liveliest excitement was manifest at Watford and its vicinity in consequence of the visit of the Queen and her august Consortto Queen Adelaide at Cashioburylark. The entire arrangement% were how ever conducted in so private a manner, that beyond the at tendance in the park of some hundreds of the respectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood, the visit of her Majesty did aot assume more importance than that of a private Inds , vidual. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort came from Windsor Castle by Uxbridge, where the homes were changed, and on the arrival of the Queen at Harefield an escort of the Harts Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of Captain Halsey, M.P., was in waiting to receive her Ma arty with due honours. The yeomanry corps, preceded Captain Robertson, chief of the county constabulary, escorted the royal carriage, by the Pinner and Radii, road, to Batch. worth-heath,and thence, through the Marquis of West minster's estate at Moor Park, to the main entrance towards Watford, and, after passing along Hayden lane, entered the park by the Casinoe-gate. A strong . body of the county police force preserved orde- within the park. In accordance with the expressed desire of her Majesty, I not the slightest display was exhibited on the part of the Inhabitants of Watford or Rickmansw. rth, so that the Queen's visit was unattended by any public demonstration whatever. At eight o'clock dinner wrs announced, when the circle comprised her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Serene Righness the Princess of Hesse, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Mar quis of Ormonde, the Countess of Gainsborough, the Earl Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, Lady Clinton, Baron Meysen bach, Baroness Scheel, Sir Horace Seymour, the How. Miss Stanley, Sir Andrew earrard, Colonel Buckley, Colonel Seymotir, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Miss Mitchell. His Royal Highness Prince Albert sat on the Queen Dow ager's right hand, having on his right the Princese of Heise. The Queen sat vie cl via Queen Adelaide, with Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Earl of Denbigh on either side. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, who were honoured by an invitation to join the royal party at dinner, were unavoidably absent, owing to the demise of her lady ship's aunt, the Hon. Harriet Grimaton. Cashiobury Park belongs to the Earl of Eimer. There is but little to herald of the mansion as it now exists, although the late Earl of Essexwxpended a large sum of money in its partial . restoration by Mr. Wyatt. But a small portion of the original structure remains, and that so altered, that the house is neither an old abbey nor ancient domestic country residence. The cloisters, which were formerly the most interesting part of the house, have been enclosed, to as to lose all their former character; and the spacious chapel, years bygone so much admired by visitors, has now been converted into a sale d manger. Notwithstanding three alterations, there are some very elegant apartments belonging to the mansion. The collection of paintings which adorn the in terior comprise numerous family portraits of the Ca* family, particularly that of the " Lion-like Cat,el" and his widow, and two children, besides others by Lely, Kneller, Vandyke, &e. In the collection are several masterpieces by our nikoderu mists. The gardens of Ceahiobury have for lengthened period maintained a high character from the superior taste, combined with completeness, by which they are distinguished, and no expense was spared by the late Err' to render them inferior to none in this country. The variety of shrubs and choice pants cultivated there surpass those of even Chatsworth or Woburn abbey. The domain, with the exception of Hatfield-house, is the largest in the county. THE REGISTRATIONS. Sorts CuEsnutr..—The following is a statement of the gain to the Liberals on the revision of the wh.le district :—Birkenhead : on new claims, 750; on objection., 154. Chester: claims, 131. Conaleton : claims, 54; ob jections, 1. Northwich : claims, 24. Sandhach : claims 12. Total gain on this year's revision, I,l2B.—Liverpool ✓ourno!. _ . _ PLY MOIITH.—In this borough the Liberals gained 12 votes. STONEIIOrBE.—In this smaller borough 34 new votes were added to the Liberal party. DEVONPORT.—Forty-seven votes have been gained by the Liberal party in the revision of the Usti of this borough. SIIREWSIMIRT.—In this borough the Liberal party have gained 61 votes. AIRDRIE.--The revision of the lists of this Scot tish burgh has produced 83 new votes for the Conservaives. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1846. SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.—Mr. Goal, the wan ralist, who was some years absent on an oroiftbole;tical tour in New Zealand and Australia, is about to leave En. and on an expedition to Guatemala and other parts of Central America, in order to esplore the natural history of those retons. THE SMALL DEBTS ACT.—Sir,—The Small Debts Act having paved Into a law, whereby the homed tradesman is enabled to recover his account at a small expense, I am somewhat surprhcd at the tardiness of the government in ca r r ying out the pro- I Maim:m.l so excellent a measure. The vacation in another work will expire ' when al the old complicated and expemdre machinery will be res umednmed only to benefit the harpies of the law; for it will be readily admitted that if the debtor Is unable to pay the demand, my W., he must necessarily be unable to pay the addition of costa, amounting at least to 121. or ID. more, and which fall of course on the unfortunate creditor. Sincerely hoping, that, by thesid of your powerful pen, you will be ab'e to bring the mutter tinder the seem of the de partment of the government whose duty it is to see the provisions of the act carried out, that the public mar receive the henegt of its pro visions. We have been promised cheap law for the last twenty years; awl the return of writs Issued for the last six morals (for debts under 20f.) amounting to nearly 00,000 ! ! is, I think, a sufficient realms that the :Ina'. Debts' Aet should be no longer delayed. The judges, hsve, no doubt, ere this. returned to town, and contacted the mem nary rules and forms to be used in the practice of the several courts.— Ilespectlffily yours, A TIADIEMIAN. THE Sr. PANCRAS POOR.—Yesterday afternoon, vestry meeting of the parish of St. Pancras, took place at the rooms in Gordon-square, for the purpose of adopting some measures for the amelioration of the condition of the poor. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., vicar of the parish.—Mr. Chur c hwarden Howarth proposed, in a 1, ngthened and elaborate speech, the f 'Bowing resolu tion : " That the vestrymen present avail themselves of the opportunity offered by the attendance of the lice. T. Dale, vicar of this pariah, in vestry this day, to make known to him the satiefacaon with which they regard his appoint ment ti the high ant imp wtant office which he fills in this extensive and populous parish; and whilst they are well assured that he will zealously and efficiently discharge all the spiritual duties of his office, they are disposed to believe that he will cordial:y support that beneficial system of local self-government now estailished in this parish, in eon nes on with the election of vestrymen freely chosen by and responsible to the whole body of rate-payers."- I%e resolution having been carried nem. con., the chairman said he could nut receive this mark of their kind confidence without endeavouring to acknowledge it. He felt that the p - aition which he had the honour of occupying involved duties of a most arduous and responsible character—he hoped they would allow him at all times to throw himself upon their candour aid good intention--he had come amoogst them without any previous knowledge of the affairs of the parish, but he bond them a body of gentlemen to whom the mane .tement of those affairs were entrusted. With regard to the principles of self-government he could not but admit that it was the only just and fair government. (Much cheer ing.) They were perhspi aware that he was not there merit , from his own choice; the act of the legislature which had constituted them for the management of parochial matters had likewise placed him there, and it afforded him great en couragement to be amongst a body of gentlemen by whom he ffi.d been so kindly received, lie regretted to find the eccle siastical affairs of the parish in so unsatisfactory a state. All, however, that he would say at present on the subject was that he trusted to bring a scheme for the promotion of the spi , itual out, rests of the parish, and he hoped he should re ceive the support of all those who wished well for the sp:ritual and temporal welfare of the parish. (Hear.) They must do all in their power to ameliorate the condition of the poor of that parish, and he (the chairman) spoke necessarily as one altogether untried, but he had lett a parish in perfect peace which he found in a state of division and irregularity. After some further remarks the Rev. Chairmen resumed his *eat amidst much cheering.—After some further discussion the meeting adjourned. TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.—Yesterday evening, the ninth anniversary of the Walworth anti Camberwell Total Abstinence Society wascelebrated by a public meeting, in the school-room, Queenhead-row, Newington. The meeting was most numerously and respectably attended. The Rev. W. W. Robinson, M.A., presided. The report stated that 400 persons had joined the society, and that amongst these were several of the most inveterate drunkards in th, district; that .500,000 persons in Great Britain were notorious drunkards; that no less than 60,000,0001. were spent annually in intoxicating drinks; and that 50,000,000 of bu s hels of grain were used to manufacture them, and that at a period, too, wffi n one of the great arti cles of human sustenance had been destroyed, and thousands were on the verge of famine. Resolutions to support the society, and promote the cause of total abstinence, were agreed to, after which the meeting separated. TILE ALLEGED SCARCITY.— n.,—The enhanced Price of the common necessaries of life now so serion.ly affecting the ower orders, induces me to offer a few observations thercon. The alleged scarcity which is the mascot this rise I do not believe to exist; for although the potato crop has failed, the principal grain (wheat) is an average crop. I am, therefore, of opinion, that we are a prey to a contbikation between dealers and speculat ors! in corn, and the ProtectioniMic; who. between them, have run up the market for their own Pettish ends, aided by the generally improved minditien of the cultivators of the moil, who are enabled to bold back their corn for a further rise. What 1 would urge is this that if it be true the loss of potatoes has caused this rise, why nut at once give up the planting of them altogether, on a larg wale, until it is aamrtained that the disease has abated !and thereby not risk a further serious loss of capital, labour, and valuable land, which:m*4 be profitably used for the cul tivation of grain. It cannot be Jona that by the use of this (I had aimed said filthy) root, the Irish have contracted habits the most in jurious and degrading to themselves, and disgraceful to the land owners, whose selfishness and utter disregard of the interesta of the peasantry has reduced them to their present abject state. The season has now arrived for planting wheat, and potato land is of fair average quality, and it will be the fault of the owners and occupiers of the roil :f, after this year, we hear any more about scarcity. There is plenty of land in the country to grow abundance of wholesome food, but it is not the interest of the great lend lor,h, to hare It produced, leg be its becoming cheap their rents should be lowered; and we suer jwige of their philanthropy by Lord Stanley's descanting so earnestly upon the great value of turnips us food for the poor.: If he had tiused to provide plenty of mutton with them, it would have redounded more to his credit. A most sts'utary measure would be, to allow every agricultural 'slimmer with a family a quarter of an sere of gmund, one half to be cropped with wheat, and the other with vegetables. This would supply the low of porn. toes, make him more independent of his employer, and elevate his own character. But, as this would find few advocates amongst their emplojers, who are generally careless of their labourers' welfare, I see no means of its being carried out largely, except by a society or ganined to hire land in the vicinity of populous places, who could rc let it at a moderate rent in the quantity I have stated. An anxious desire to see the lower orders freed from the impealtions and neglect to which they are now subject, is the only apology I can offer for thus intruding myself upon your notice. I am, sir, your obedient servaut, 8.—0et.16, ISIS. - - POTATOG9 FROM LIMA.—A vessel arrived from Lima (South America) has brought, in addition to 1,412 packages of capper ore, and other articles, 23 barrels of pota toes, the production of that distant quarter of the globe. Potatoes have before been imported from Bermuda, and tt`scr of the West India islands, but we are not aware of a similar importation having taken place from the SLuth American continent. ROYAL EXCIIANGE IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday, a sale by auction took place of the building materials of the extensive range of premises forming the corner of Thread needle-street and Old Broad-street, in the rear of the Royal Exchange, for the intended improvem•nts. These premises embrace a long range of shops and warehouses, extending to the Hall of Commerce, which, when cleared• away, will afford a noble view of the back front of the Exchange. COMPARATIVE COST OP REFORMATION AND PUNISII MENT.—In the "General Summary of the Reports of the I War wick County Asylum," recently alluded to by Mr. Ser jeant Adams at the Middlesex Sessions, it is stated that in 1827 a comparison was instituted between the MC of reform- , ing criminal boys and the cost of punishing them in the , ordinary course, and it was then shown that the average cost of reformations in the asylum, was 241. each for boys between fourteen and sixteen years of age ; and 241. 17s. 6d. for those under fourteen. On the other hand, of the 81 boys ; whose names were taken from the gaol calendar, 38 re turned to crime, and these thirty-eight cost the county, , for expenses attendant on their subsequent prosecu tion and punishment, no leas a sum than 7161. 2s 6d., ' or on an average 181. 16s. 10d. per head, and this, be it observed, exclusive of expenses defrayed by goverment, and lows caused to individuals by their depredations. Besides these expenses, every transportation Costs the go vernment 13/., independent of the charges incident to penal settlements. Now add this 15/. to the 181. 161. 10.1. fur county expenses, making the average cost of boys transported 331. Hte. 1,0 d., and the result is, that to punish a criminal boy without reforming him, costs more than it does to reform him. It may be said that aU criminal boys are not trans ported ; but it will be answered, that if they continue to 4 support themselves by crime in England, the kiss incurred by the community in the destruction of property, and the cost of punishing them, is at least an equal expanse. THE ENGLISH RAJAH OF SARAWAK. Sir,— , Mar re bears occesismolly of Me elevation of a rarer to the Peens% awls apt to ask, What wood has he dam? MI what good will It do hint And wiry peat sad orattehrery, lamest mem, is the maw tat who (atom Ost the Orr Ims of ide delighted to hanser) his shown lir sinews ray trite mas Mos our gallant mid ressrlass 601111117111 M Jams Prostr pthi s tiarawak, and are igoleateo spot Is leggssa WO re ge= IN if disfraimer gpsidomen he remitled to His stresmrseis sr act nit as Is admit of poorisey reward ; and by , hasamerr his we drat freed to hagessfing ownelce, among a pew* rtio rim rook sr Ode Aro wear. Hive we hanorary wswwassily flig Own rue Oa se sitters l Is it a small thing for a war, at its sir aspire sad remleled, to ham resod a whole candosst to or =moingiatioars mane acquainted with Mr. Were or his ; bet I moor help thinning there melt be , mash* someircesger kir *Acton , ' to Jet . some room an me who has dime etrtwintirtAt Bengt influencein the East. I I —I on, year obedient serving, P.--Loodon, Oct. It, 1516. I DESECRATION OP THE DF.AD.—Workmen, to the ' number of five or six and twenty are still engaged at the I revolting task of moving the dead from Short's-gardens, which, according to present appearances, annot be brought to • termination fee many days to agase. Some I idea may be formed of the quantity of human remains die turbed, from the fact that, although the portion of ground already excavated, is some eighty or a hundred feet long, by . twenty or thirty in breadth, end fifteen deep, the workmen still continue to discover coffins taped so closely together, that they at first resemble a heap of tsrda crushed together by the supenncumbent weight.. All the coffins, however, discovered up to the present period, did not present this appearance, as some of :11e.a were found, upon inspecaon, to be quite firm, even after the lapel of so many years' expo sure to the air and the operation of removal. It would appear, that at the time the more ancient coffins were depo sited, it was not the custom to affix ireicriptien plates, as many of the lids, still sound, bear the initials of the deceased person, and the date marked out in metal nails. Yesterday morning four of the temporary boxes or coffin", each contain ing the relics of about thirty persons, were conveyed in the pariah hearse to the new burial-ground, St. Pancras-road, SUICIDE AT WATERLOO Ban:oz.—Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, • female, whose name is su ppose d to be Mary Brown, about 20 years of age, threw herser P i ? : d Lo the river from Waterloo-bridge. An alarm was raised instantly and the Thames police galley was put off from their ship. In about ten minutes the deceased was picked up, and conveyed to the house of Mr. Wildred, Fox-under-the-hill, and no time was lost in recuric , g the attendance of medical . gentle gen, who, for three-quarters of an hour, endeavoured I in lain W restore life The body remains fur an inquest. FIRE AT NORWOOD.—Yesterday afternoon, between 1 and 2 o'clock, a fire broke out at Ifilt mansion, the resi t deuce of T. Grit/Ides, Esq., at Norwood, Surrey, which de stroyed the librory and a number of valuable oil painting', the staircase, the kitchen, and one of the rooms on the floor shoes the library. The firemen then succeeded in extin . guishiag it. The building was insured in the Alliance. ACCIDENT.—A young man, named Chriatopner Penn, a bargeman, was proceeding up the river with a barge laden with coals, accompauied by a boy, and when off Chelsea, he over balaneed himself, fell into the water, and was drowned. His body was not found. INQUESTS.—DEATH PROM FRIGHT.--By Mr. Mills, at the Cheshire Cheese, Phillips's-buildings, Somer's-town, ' on the body of Elizabeth Stubbs, aged two yearn, the daugh ter of a mechanic. On the afternoon of Friday, the 9th inst., the deceased was in a shop buying some "sweet stuff," when a boy with a red mask on looked through the win dow, which deceased seeing she became dreadfully fright ened and ran home, &tying, " the bogie-bogie Looked through the window at me." She trembled violently, and her hair was wet with perspiration. Her mother trinfto soothe her, but in vain, as day and eight Ala would say the same words, and cry if left a moment by herself, or in the dark. On Wednesday night lent she started up repeatedly out of her sleep, exclaiming, "the bogie," and in the morning, ap pearing very ill, a surgeon was called in, who ordered her to be put into a warm bath and some leeches to be applied to her forehead, observing that her head was affected. In the after part of the day Mr. Mansell, of the University College Hospital, saw deceased, whose death took place at six o'clock the same evening. Mr. F. It. Mansell stated that be was called to see the deceased, who was sighing convulsively, with the face in a stat e o f s p asm , an d eyes fi xe d , her whole appearance indicating great terror. He was satisfied with the treatment of Mr. Roper, and merely prescribed a draught, after which he saw deceased no more alive. He never saw a child so young in such a state, or knew of one dying from fright. His opinion was that the fright, from the severe shock it produced on the system, was the cause of death. The boy who had exhibited the mask said that he merely put it on and went to the shop window to see, from the reflection of the glass, how it looked. It was a red Guy Fawkes mask. He did not see deceased or any one else in the shop. The coroner cautioned the boy ; and the jury, believing that he did not wilfully frighten the child, returned a verdict, that " The deceased died from fright by axis adventure."—SUDDEN DEATH.—IIy Mr. Mills, at the • King and Queen, Paddington-green, on the body of George Owynne, erred 60, a schoolmaster, of Wallingford. Deceased had formerly been in the army, had seen much service, and lost a leg at the Battle of Salamanca. Having °trained his discharge, he got his living by keeping a school. lie cams to town last week to see a eon, and on Thursd night slept at the White Lion, Edgeware road. The next morning he was found dead in his bed, and a post modems eximivation proved that apo-plexy was the cause of death. Verdict given accordingly DEATH FROM SCALDINO.—By Mr. William Baker, at the London Hospital, on the body of Elizabeth Ann Coade, aged sixteen months, the daughter of revectable parenta, residing at No. 12, Coventry-street, Bethnal-green. De ceased was playing on the floor, close to the fire, on Monday the 12th instant, when she caught hold of a coffee-pot full of boiling water, standing in the fender, and upset the whole contents over her. She was conveyed to the hospital, where she lingered until the following Saturday, when she expired. Verdict: "Accidental death."—DEATH mom APOPLEXY.—By Mr. Joseph Payne, deputy-coroner, at the White Hart, Fetter-lane, an adjourned inquiry on the body of John Mullins, aged 36, a pensioner from the East India Company's Service, who was alleged to have been hocussesl in East Smithfield. The particulars appeared in our paper of Saturday.—On the re-assembling of the jury, Mr. Kelly, surgeon, stated that he had made a careful frost niewtens examination of the deceased's body, and had analysed the contents of the stomach, but he could not detect any appearance of poison whatever, and he attributed his death to apoplexy. Verdict : " Died from apoplexy." --FALL FROM INTOXICATION. —By Me. W. Payne, at the Robin Hood, Shoe-lane, on the body of Mar a May, aged 41.—The deceased was a married woman, living at No. 14, Robin Hood-court, Shoe-lane, but her husband had left her on account of her bad habits. On Friday morning in a state of intoxication she fell down a flight of seven stew, and struck her head against the kerb atone. She was Licked up insensible, and conveyed to her room, it being supposed she was only labouring under the effects of drink ; but on the following morning she was discovered in the same position she was left, quite (lead and cold, and, on examination of her head, a fracture of the base of the skull was discovered, which was the cause of death. Verdict: "Accidental Death from intoxication."—SU ICI nE IN THE FLEET-ETREET STA TION-HOURE.—At the Red Lion, Poppin's-court, Fleet- Street, the adjourned inquest was concluded by Mr. William Payne on the body of the woman who committed suicide in the station house. Her name is now ascertained to be Maria Gibbs, and her age 40. She was so often taken up for drunk enness that her absence created no surprise. The jury added to a verdict of "Temporary Insanity," that the bar and wirework to which the deceased hanged herself should be removed to a different potation, but that the police were not in any way to blame for what had taken pace.— BEATH 1110111 THE FIRE IN SOUTHWARK.—Dy MT. J. Payne, at Guy's, respecting the death of John Centel), aged 21 years, who died from the effects of injuries received at the late fire in Kent-street. As in the other case, the jury re turned a verdict of " Accidental Death." At the same time , they expressed their unanimous disapprobation of the prac tiee of allowing children to make fireworks, especially in a crowded neighbourhood.—A CHILD KILLED HY DRINK ING FROM THE SeuUT 01 , A TEANETTLE.—AIso by Mr. ' J. Payne, at St. Thomas's, on the body of Sarah Workman, aged 4 years, who drank some scalding water from the spout of a teakettle, and died in two hours afterwards. Verdict : " Accidental Death." THE TOMB OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL.—The fol lowing characteristic account, dated April 21, we extract from a correspondence of the Jewish Intellemeneer We went this morning to sit in the hall of the tomb of the Prophet Ezekiel. This is a large wooden case, about twelve feet long, live feet wide, and five feet high. It is covered with several dresses of chintz. It receives a new dress of chintz every year. It is put up to auction, and the Jew who pro mises to give the motet money for the uew dress, has the honour of buying it. The room in which it stands is about forty feet long by eighteen wide. This room has, within the last year or eighteen months, been beautifully pointed in a flowery style, in gold and other colours. The room is very high, and has a dome with a short thick spire over it. Beside the tomb of this prophet, there is another large room adjoining, with four other tombs, but these do not get so many dresses as the Prophet Ezekiel's. This room is very long and spacious; but I could not find out who were buried there. Leading out of this is a little dark room, which they call Elijah's. I asked them if they be lieved he was buried there ? They replied, they did nut, it was only allotted to him." IRELAND. DUBLIN OCT 18 BOARD or PusucWoale.—The following alvertiaement appears in the government evening paper of this day : • The Commissioners of Public Werke will be prepared to receive tenders, addressed to this office, on or berore the 20th instant, from workers in hard wood, manufacturing smiths, he., for delivering to their agents, at the undermentioned stations, the implements is wood and iron hereinafter enumerated, pattern, plans, and specifications fur the staking of which may be seen at this office, and ut the offices of the engincers, in the several diatriets in the country where public w.rlte &relating carried on. The °mei Wooers do not pledge themselves to accept thclowret, or any offer, unless the termspropmed are faired reosonable. They hold a large stock of every clam of working imple ments in their stores in Dublin, with which they will be prepared to ' supply the remote works, should unreasonable demands from local artificers, or delay in their supply, compel them to do so: sod thus the advantage of the employment, which the manufacture et the implements would afford, will be Iced to the neighaourbood. Parties tendering are to state the number of each ere/peeler dam of imple ment they will be able to deliver, and the time they will require to make their deliveries. Tenders to he addressed to Jos. C. Walker, Esq., Secretary, sod endorsed ss Tender for Implements."—By order, Jos. C. WALlien, Secretary.—Dated this 16th day of Ottober, 1846." Then follow the specifications, which include everybarony in Ireland in which extraordinary an ssions have been held, numbering already 278. The articles to be contracted for are wheelbarrows, handbarrows, clay picks quarry picka, and falling bars, pointed at each end, 5ILto 6 ft. It would oocupy too large a portion of the columns of the Daily News to insert the whole specification a the articles for which it is intended to contract : but the quantities of each ankle bear a certain proportion to the other throughout, indicated by the figures for Carlow, for instance, which are as follow : Handbarrows Clay picks Quarry picks lulling rs LABOUR RATE ACT. CORK.—BARONY OF EAST Muexeitay.—The sessions for this barony were held on Thursday ; Charles Colthurst, Er.q., presided. The Secretary said that sons^ presentments. were passed in Kinoatalloon for drainage, sad were duly forwarded to the Board in Dublin ter its apprera. The fol lowing post he received • letter, requesting it to be stated whether, in making these preseo,truento, the cessions com plied with paragraphs one or two of Mr. Labsuchere's demo lar. In west Istusbrm, useful present nests were passed, and he believed they would fallto the grimed in oo of the sessions not proceeding as he suggested n HsC= their proceedings& this day would not - he as irregular as they were at Macroom. TIM total amount of the works applied for was 36 6001 ., sad the total valuation 60,0001. —Mr. Warren, after mush of the Wainer had bees gone, thrones, called out that he and several other gentlemen near kiln were almost ..ffocate& It was impossible they could remain there.—'The Chairman : W. all have our trisda--I've only the corner of a chair, sad I can neither see nor hear.—Mr. Jeffreys Cannot we adjourn to the County Court HOUS.?—The Secretary • Is it all the way to Cork I—Mr. Warren : 'Tia very well for you, gentlemen, who me not incommoded—but I'll not remain hero.-The Chairman : I'll adjourn the Court for • quarter of an hour, and I'll have it cleared of every man who has not business here.—Mr. Warren: Sir George Colthurst, who is one of the highest rate-payee in the barony, her been obliged togo out. The court was then adjourned for • quarter of an hour, and in the meantime arrangements were made for accommodating the magistrates and ems-payers. On rooassembling, the bun nem was resumed. Amongst the presentments applied for was one to make a road from Mologhroe to the bounds of the barony at Innialinga.—Mr. Cross said that the work would involve the barony in an expense of 10,0001.—Mr. K. Allen : That's a gross fabrication. (Oh ! oh !)—Mr. Crone : It would take 1,0001. to build the bridge over the Lee Doom eary to complete the work.—Mr. Allen : What Mr. Cross • has stated is a time of fabrications from beginning to end. (Cries of " order.")—Mr. Cross: If I had you outside the , court, I'd let you know whether it was or not. (Confusion.) I —Mr. Allen : You will hare rat Wade the court,-.The Chairman: Gentlemen, You must keep order. (Cries, chair.")—Mr. Gullock : expellee of the bridge would certainle he 1,0001. on the barony.—A Voice : That would not lay the foundation.—A poll was then taken upon the application, when it was rejected by • large majority. FOOD DEP6TB.—Sir Randu!ph Routh has tuldret.seri the subjoined le:ter to Lord Bernard upon the subject of food depots; "The Castle, Dublin, tat. 10. "My Lord—l have the bonny to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship's letter of the Isth instant, and I regret to perceive that your lordahip diasente from the memares which her Majesty's ment bare sanctioned. The interferences of government in th ewply of food to the people Is at all timeri a eery delicate question. It is much heater to encourage and even waist pkvate enterprise than to Inter fere Itself in ouch arrangements, far se means that a •gorenament can employ can ever equal even a small tem of the operations of trade. The 'treasury minute explains: the grounds which have induced the government to leave M northern, eosins, and routhcm porta, and those parte of the innrior which are ordinarily supplied from them, Vs the foresight and enterprise of private merchants. The duty on Indian corn, and the uncertainty Which attends the introduction of a sew description of fried, ore circum stances etich prevented the adoption of this principle during the past arson, bat a, three difßeulties are now removed, it is desirable to avoid every pnesibk interference with the ordinary course of tride and industry. Your torch:hip is aware that this is no local deficiency —but a general scarcity emended over the railed Kingdom, and the whole of Western Europe, France, Hull mil, end Belgium are Is competition with us in the food minket, : nd if we re fuse to offer the value of the article imported from foreign countries, we shall certainly fail to se-cure our proportion of it is the market, and if, as the resolutions seem to intimate, I should attempt to control there high prices by melting at a rate below their value, I should invite all descriptions of pressure on the depot or locality where such a ale_ ten is pursued, and exclude all mercantile assigance and apeolution from it. I hove ratan to believe that her Majesty's government con finer to be decidedly of opinion that the public safety, as well a' the public faith, indispensably requires that the pledge given, that no Interference will be exerviwd with thv provision trade in the eastern ohision of Ireland, should be strictly ob served. I trust that your lordship, on consideration, will be disposed to give this opinion a fair trial, and that with the countenance of your lordship' s authority, either by private subscription or by loan fords, or by such other individual exer tion as may encourage tnide, you may commence a System of opera tion which mar not only he beneficial to them who have forwarded to you these resolittions, hut also be an example to others. I beg to sug gest to 3 - our Lordship that the country is nowhere destitute of sup. plies, that whole wheaten meal may be obtained sn reaomtsable terrine, that burley MICA may also be manta* Imported, and that the home produce may be benUght into consumpUon very advantageously SO the holders before toe large importationu now on their way to this country shall come in competition with them. The difficulty this year is to provide au-ten:ince from this salad until the lir of iinuary, and it is not to he denied that the main support must be the abundance of the late h wrest now In the country. 'reward:, the end of November these supplies will begin to arrive, and as the winter advances the importa tions will increase. I con persuaded that rour Lordship's authority and example will tic found a most valuable inducement to the exer tions it behoves us ell to adopt.—l have the honour to he, yoor Lord !bilis very obedient servant, R. 6. Bourn, C.G. " The Viscount Bernard, Castle Bernard." IRISH RAILWAYS.—GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— _ "Treasury Chambers, October 12, 18 "Sig—Having laid before the Lords Commissioncei of Her Majes ty'a Treasury your application, dated the 21st ult., as a director of the Limerick and Fauns Railway Company, for a loan from tar govern. meat in aid of the prosecution of the Limerick and Ennis Railway, I am directed by their lordships, to acquaint you, that after a fall cum& devotion of the subject, it has been determined not to adopt hams to Hallway Companies m a means of relieving the suffering alisr from the failure of the potato crop. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, C. E. 'Jammu/Ai, "John O'llrien, Esq., M.P., Carnelly, Clue entitle." PRESENTMENTS TO CHEAPEN FOOD.— Govtinaltili has refused to sanction a presentment for 6,0001., paned at Lime tic's, for the purchase of Indian meal, to be retailed to the poor at a cheap rate. EMIODATION TO EQUADOR.—The following letter in re ference to a subject, the discussion of which has done much service to the people of Ireland, and has won for the Ex press the approval of Irishmen of all classes, appears in thu Limerick. Chronicle of yesterday : ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. The usual quarterly meeting of the committee of this society . which was founded fur the purpose of affording relief to officer; in the navy who may have fallen into dis tressed circumstances, and also to render assistance to their widows and families) was held yesterday at the Thatched- House Tavern, St. James's-street. Admiral Sir C. Malcolm waa called to the chair, and the minutes of the last quarterly meeting having been read and confirmed, the secretary (Commander Dickson) communicated a letter which he had received from Admiral Sir R. Stopfurd, resigning the office of president of the institution on the ground of ill-health pre cluding the possibility of his attendint to the interests of so deserving an establishment. The re;ignation of the gallant admiral was ac opted with the expression of the deepest re gret on the cause of his retirement from a post he had so zealously and ably filled; and the chairman undertook to convey the sentiments of the meeting to his gallant brother in arms. On the motion of S:r E. Codrington, seconded by Admiral M'Kinley, Admiral Sir Thomas Brain Martin, G.C.8., was unanimously elected as the successor of Sir R. Stopford in the presidential chair. The statement of the quarterly account+ from the Ist July to the 30th Soptember, showed that the disbursements amounted to 6681. 28.; the receipts to 1,4071. 10s. lld ; leaving an available balance of 839/. Ss. 11d. We have already recorded Fiat the minutes, including the audit of the accounts, were read and confirmed. The real business of the day, how, ver, was the antici pated discussion upon a motion of which the Earl of Cadogan had given notice, with reference to the case of Min Hoare, who, some two years back, was a claimant upon the benevo , lent funds of the charity, but whose claim was rejected on I grounds which involved allegations against her private repu tation. The matter has already been before the public in the records with which they nave ad interim been furnished through the usual organs of intelligence. A lengthy war fare, in the shape of publications of accusations and contra dictions, ensued, and, at last, a special committee was ap pointed to inquire into and report upon the claims of the lady and the conduct of the secretary in the matter. That com mittee reported that they were unanimously of opinion that Miss Hoare was not entitled to " present relief." It must be mentioned that the secretary, in accordance with the rules of the society, had caused inquiries to be made respect ing the character of the claimant, which he communicated to the committee, and the ninth has been already stated. The motion which the Earl of Cadogan now brought forward waster the effect, that a committee of the members of the society, of any number not less than five, to be chosen by ballot, be appointed to inquire into the circumstances of the charges preferred against Miss Hoare, and that Miss Hoare be furnished with copies of the correspondence upon which those charges were founded. The gallant and noble earl said he did not appear as the vindicator of the claimant, or es the accuser of any individual, but he came fora ard simply to afford a lone and - unprotected female an opportunity of vin dicating her character against aspersions and accusations which had been widely spread among the public, and which, if true, justified the rejection of her claim upon the fund. of the charity. But Miss Hoare had not been allowed the opportunity of a reply to the grave imputation, ss.d he was anxious (actuated solely by a pure sense of ) j ustice) that the accuser and the accused should be brought face to face. 'the secretary had made the accusations, and he ought to substan tiate them. . . _ Commando. Dtc►sos denied that he had made any accu sation against the claimant, or that he had done anything more than his duty in submitting the information he had received to the committee to which Miss Hoare's claim was referred. _ _ _ - --- : - Sir E. ConatNoTors, in seconding Lord Cadogan's motion, said that the secretary stood in the position of accuser, from the fact of his having purchased and circulated copies of the Morning Herald, which contained not only charges against the claimant, but violent aspersions upon the members of the committee who took a different view of the caw.—A lengthy aad somewhat acrimonious discussion ensued, in the course of which Captain Drew moved, and Captain Sherwin seconded, an amendment to the purport that, inasmuch as nn accusations had ever been preferred against Miss Hoare by the secretary, or any other member of the society, the motion of the Earl of Cadogan was uncalled for, and that all letters and communications made to the se cretary being of a confidential character, could not be com municated to the claimant without a breach of confidence, or without rendering the society and its agents open to litiga tion.—The original proposition was energetically supported by:the Earl of Cudogan, Sir E. Codriogten, and others, while it was as warmly opposed by Captain Dickinson, Admiral i‘l‘Kinley, Captain Frail, and others. At length the chair man took a show of hands, when the numbers appeared— for the amendment 49, against it 8, majority 41.—A motion made subsequently by Lieut. Gardner, and seconded by se veral members of the committee, to rescind a previous reso lution to refuse all further communication with Miss Hoare, was lust by a majority of 13, the numbers being—for the mo tion 15, against it 28. The Earl of Cadogan, Sir E. Codrington, and others, complained of a denial of justice, and expressed their determination to retire from all connexion with the society.—The remainder of the sitting was occupied in dis posing of memorials for assistance, and in voting about 5001. in aid of the claimants upon the funds of the charity. THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S CHANGE. —The Lord Bishop of London delivered yesterday his triennial charge to the clergy of his diocese in St. Paul's Cathedral, There was a large number of the clergy present, and nearly all in the archdeaconry of London. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. M`Caul, from 3rd chap. 2nd Timothy. The usual formalities having been disposed of, the Right Rev. Prelate proceeded to deliver his charge, which was of great length. He commenced by expressing his regret that the recommendations contained in his last charge h d tilt been more generally carried out. He cm:Ceased that to the propriety of those re commendations he still adhered. He had been con vinced, and he was still convinced, that a much more strict adherence to the rubric than had hitherto been observed was extremely desirable; but yet as ill-informed per eons had taken offence at what they regarded as the introduction of new forms, he would not recommend the clergy in such cases to oppose themselves to the wishes of their parishioners. In no case, however, could he condemn the clergy for adhering strictly to those laws which, by their ordination oath, they were bound to obey. His lordahip proceeded to express his reasons for condemning the ne ly-formed Evangelical alliance, He recommended the general principle of kindly concession; but de tutted the means adopted to secure that end by the alliance. After enlarging u; :nn the ne cessity that existed for increased thumb accommodation, and referring specially to what had already been done in Bethnal green by the munificence of the laity and others. His lordship proceeded to remark upon the Government scheme of education. He condemned, in the strongest terms, the idea of the state providing a secular education for the people, and leaving their religious instruction to the voluntary exertions of the clergy, or the ministers of other sects. He contended for the necessity of all education being based upon religion. With regard to the recent conversions to Popery, his lordship remarked that though they could not but be regretted, he had much rather that me* eateru • m ng • the inherent notion, of an infallible church shou ld at once go oat from aninnrt them, and appear in the ranks of their opponents as open enemies, than that they should remain with them under the mask of friend=. Though there war much to regret in the events which had transpired since he last addressed them, yet there was undoubtedly much cause also far rejoicing to be found in the increased and increasing munificence of the laity as a body, in the extraordinarily devoted and continuing energy of the clergy, and in the great measure of success which as a consequence had attended the ministration of their labours. His lordship concluded an affectionate ad dress by calling upon his rev. brethren to root out all animosities front their minds, and to unite in furthering the good cause of the Gospel. THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT BElTAlN.—Yesterday morning, says the Liverpool Albion of yesterday,, Captain Harken, R,N., the commander of the Great Britain, arrived here, rid Belfast, from Dundrum Bay. He will remain, during his stay in Liverpool, at the Adelphi Hotel. Yesterday he was waited upon by several nautical gentlemea, and, to-day, he will hate an interview with the agents of the vessel, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. We believe that, a ft er a brief stay here, he purposes going to Bristol, to communicate personally with his directors. LORD Rouses TELESCOPE.—The Dublin Leaning Pest publishes a letter front Mr. Dobbin, of Armagh, with whose name the account of the attempt to deicer, Lord Rosee's telescope was signed, stating it to be a forgery. We are happy therefore to state that neither Lord Rome's nor Dr. Roberston's telescope have been injured, as was conjectured. The forger of the letter to the Belfast Chcemicir will have the insane satisfaction of having perpetrated • very silly, but it must he admitted, a very successful hoax. The ma chievous paragraph has been copied into nearly every news paper in the three kingdoms. CAVENDISH SOCIETY.—A new re-publication so ciety for the works of the mod celebrated chemical writers has just been formed under this title. There are now no fewer than nine societies in existence in the metropolis for restoring the works of the earlier authors in the different departments of literature and science—the Camden, Parker, Cavendish, Ray, Percy, Shakspeare, and Sydenhata societies, besides the Oriental Translation rand. To THY tamiloi or Tart Sir—On my arrival In Limerick, I was not a little surpriaed to find that placards were posted up through this city, annted by • person named Walcott, declaring that the approaching emigration to Equa. doe was neither mare nor less than a military expedition, destined to fight in on unwholesome climate. Mr. Wolcott ankh*, that he a se cretary to a government commintion for emigration. Now, if this be the cane, I tannin a little astonished that n person better acquainted with common geography and statistics wait not selected for that pint, and that one en indiscreet, an to venture ao groundless an Inuendo, should be Poked upon us fitting to fill so important a situation. I my this advisedly : fur it 3L'ullogh, Ilumbolt, or even Brookes, hod been consulted, he would have found that Equador biscuit the finest and met salubrious climate in the world. 'lad he referred to myself, or any of the other gentlemen going out (many of whom hold stating in the world too high to lend their names to env deceit) he would have found that we do wt, a. settlers to a new country, accompanied by agrhulturi.ts and mechanics, fitted to improve and radar a grateful roil. My determina tion to settle in Equisclor is not of reci nt d. te. the pmsent pro. jest of filling this krtile and splendid country with British net. Urn is not an idea of yesterday. I have been In cones. pondenoe on the subject now above twelve months, and ft is on no haste or illsligested reaolution that myself and fellow.emi. gran* hat,- made up our minds to try a new world, where the common csautorts, at land, ore within every one's reach, tool where the scourge of fanzine (which now, unhappily, threatens this country 1 unknown. I, therefore, have, by hand-bills, invited every Irishman al gloat character (agrieithorists and mechanics alike) to come out with toe- not as soldiers (as designing persons would lead them to .apprise)—tat a the objets of anon, mous or sordid specohttion (as ignorant peewits have eel forth), hulas moral and baril.working inhabitants of a soil which requires but industry and good will to render it the moist flourishing spot on the globe. Nature has done all idle can —it Is left to us to prove (under Provi. deny) that we can, and will, do the test.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM OGILVIE, Bart.—Limerick, October IS?' _ Sir W. Ogilvie, you will perceive, makes no mention of the four thousand stand of arms, at 14s. each, manufactured at Birmingham, and which mighthave been included among the " tools and implements" of the mechanics and agricul turalists in question. All vessels fitted out in the united kingdom for the South American " Patriot Services" have adopted a similar process. The frigate that carried out a Mexican ambassador with an armed force (his Excellency General Michellens) passed in the docks in London as a Danish merchantman, called the Aryl l'rimden ' or crowned Prince. and had a Danish merchant captain on board when she sailed out. But no sooner was the frigate in blue water " than down went the Danish tiag, and up went tho Mexican eagle-and-serpent; and down below went the Danish merchant captain, while the command was assumed by nn English post captain on half-pay, the Artie Priasien being at the same time newly christened as La Libertad. Does Sir William Ogilvie imagine these little manceuvree are not known ? _ _ THE WEATHEE.—There hat been great abundance of rain lately, and with a mild and almost a warm temperature this morning. About half-past three p.m., there was a storm of thunder and lightning, the lightning very vivid, and the thunder apparently near. THu MARQUIS or WtoynnaTu.—This nobleman, from whom a recent letter has appeared deprecating the idea that Irish tenants should be forgiven any portion of their rents this year, has demanded of a lady, having a mortgage on his estate for 12,0001., that an abatement equal to twenty five per cent. should be made th. noble debtor this year, in consequence of the calamity which has fallen on the country. LANDLORD AND TUNANT, IRELAND. —A t s misting held at Whitechurch, near Cork, on Thursday last, at which a vast number of tenant farmers and agricultural labourers, er with a few gentlemen, were present, the resolutions Ism olned were agreed to. following resolution was proposed by Joseph Nash, Esq., and seconded by Mr. John Martin : "That the tenant farmer oocapies a position of the greatest import snoe ; upon his Intelligence and successful curt:lona depends the prop, pretty of the whole conformity from the highest peer to the meanest pauper. And it is, therefore, of the first importance that he should be encouraged to active exertions." The next resolution was proposed by Mr. J. Ahern, and seconded by Mr. D. Hegarty " That the failure of the potato, and the rink attending its future euthire, with the imperalbility of finding a substitute for it in ammo non with the unrcetrictol competition of foreign grain In our market, compel us to took to the landlord or the government fur curb o redw. tion in our rents as will enable us to beer the incroainst taxeptof the state, and In support our poor as well as to warrant us in hoping for profitable return from future exertions and outlay, those rents Ming contracted for, under the protection the late Con-laws afforded.' The next re solution was proposed by Mr. Joseph Cronies, and se em:Wl by Mr. John Forrest That a committee be appointed with a power to add to their numbers to cooperate with other similar committees to petition par. tomcat to effect an equitableadjustment between landlord and tenant, in order that the rents, present and future, of lbe landlord lm mowed, and the tenant encouniged to renewed mations, whereby the la bourers will be employed, and cheap food be ;seduced foe the com munity." The next resolution wasmused by Mr. John Creaky,. and at tended by Mr. Timothy o That the adjustment wwpray should be immediate, or fhe tenant farmer email be expiated to engage In the usual laboma of the sea son, the smonaequeneeet Math will be, that the poor patient starving Maurer will remain unessicind, Mode will go out of cultivating, oats will be last, and the whole oommunity left dependent *on foreign counties far bed." TM next resolution was proposed hp _Timothy Moe., tad. lord and poemlaw gairdin, and secomdad by Timcdry Creedam Asq., io Thst dised it L squiffy the intros of the landlord as of tbs. tenant that the general seasagement we pray for sheaf& be effected, else titbit the tenant isonable to pay rent and expose will be lost, and poverty taxed Ytr presentment smalosts mole heavily dram it can bear, to enable the lahauera (his aught to be engaged bribe null fanning operations) In earn a sultifilence from =profitable sad un productive webs"' The meeting fully concussed in the wisdom of the rerolu hens, and bops , revived in the breams of the destitute, that they would seas be rescued from she .fear of famine and pestilence, which was fist doing the work of destruction among them.—lt was tutored thug Joseph sash, EN., be called to the chair, ant that the mannest thanks be given to Mr. Wiseman for the efficient manner in which he acted, which ca. was m r i e t c tee c.v mad ed, I:l a tia se f ectia. ..atitud o o f ~berTy useful present. The o T f h a e Belief reproductive nature to be presented for at the extraordinary presentiment sessions of the barony. The multitude °o pened after invoking providence for fortitude and patience in their afflictions. SZMICRIPTIONO IN LID OP EXPLOYIIIINS.—County Limerick.—Tbe gentry . of the barony of Kenry, county Limerick, ham entered into a subsoription Itir the relief of those poor who are clastimte and unable to work. Some hundred pounds have been eolloeted. County Kerry.—At the meeting of the Trak* Relief Committee, on Thursday William Denny, Esq., in the chair, the Chairman state that Mt. Fairfield, D.L. had received instructions front Lord Kenmore to for m : a relief committee for this district under the inetructions of the 24th of September. Yesterday (Friday) the magistrates met at the Court House, when William Denny, and George D. Stokes, Esqr.., were unanimously selected. Those gentlemen, accompanied by the Reverend A. Denny, adjourned to the committee room, where they were joined by the Rev. Dr. M'Ennery, and John Lynch, Esq. Arrangements were then made for the further organization • 'unposed of fifteen individuals, William Denny liminaries were consideration • Lion list was dowa his name would give 1001. was not to be ow then gave 201., should put his wed that last year, and .3 j ;' • ,4 - 11 'ration of the committee, which is com poeed viduals, of whom nine ere clergymen. Mr. my was re-elected chairman. After those pre- re arranged, the oommi red into the of supplying the a , • • subserip- opened by the patting le for 3W. The . ..." • ' 1 1•"' ' the 301. on the part . •De which considered as a fiao • 43 1°1 1., adding _that • OM arttiin rfs7 one is shoulders to *y 1. lit..2cff cup- family would ginaasl _..steteft PIM*: atZt , ad added that j1211111.411/lr 3t) :).;/