The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-09 00:00:00

3 on the post-office department, for at, were lost, but no other inoonve revolt from this. FROM THE ARMY. —General Worth, with the first M at the new deOt established by him of Seralvo, a bo ut 70 or 80 miles dis ;be upper route rid Mier to Monterey. ) Smith. with the 2nd brigade, is r oad Mier, and is to halt temporarily ige my 30 miles this side of Seralvo. third brigade will both march shortly. iome 2,000 or 3,000, will then follow. leralvo will take place till the arrival that point—say about Sept. 10th. oath is actively wowed in increasing portation, reconnoitring the routes position, &c. The people of very graciously. Colonel Hays, it mounted Texan Rangers, has long march to San Fernando, his regiment to rest and recruit on the San Juan, above us. In oh edge of the country—from San Fee country—in conciliating the people trough which he passed, and learning I our army and government—this ble and well conducted in the highest three thousand of the refugee troops are now in Monterey under Mejia, y opportunity. Cantles and the pre pbe traversing the country hence to g to impress all the rancheros into see the whole ranchero population have rhood, possibly to join the army volun ly to secrete themselves from military bas b ee n recently in Monterey, but ,mmander. No opposition from the is anticipated; it is understood they ay on the approach of the American numbers 6,080, will be in possession 15th to the 20th of September, and The troops are generally well—the some of the Ohio (Ist and 2nd regi rom sickness. The greater port ion of s ins behind at this place and thelower necessary supplies from this country the army. rleans papers of the Bth state that the laatista had declared for Santa Anna, r General Traconis, the commander commandant of the department of well understood, now, tt Yucatan it separating from the rest of Mexico, isbee is in favour of Santa Anna. The ay that the commander of the U. S. in at Laguna on the 3rd of August visions, had given an intimation to mann would soon be included in the Tat Court. DAY.—Their Royal Highnesses of Cambridge, accompanied by his e Frederic of Hesse, abated her Royal of Kent at Frogmore House this ess the Duchess of Kent visited )yal Consort at the Castle to-dap. party at the Castle this evening Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his e Frederic of Hesse, the Marquis and der, Viscount Palmerston, Sir Straf ing, the lion. and Rev. C. Lester First Regiment of Life Guards Her Majesty's private band after kink. Queen Dowager, accompanied by he Princess of Hesse, arrived at her h-house, Pall-men, at a quarter before from Cashiobury Park, Herta, and re dock to Cashiobury Park. arrived in town yesterday. Mr. Isle of Man, had an interview with in the afternoon at the Home-office. !partment of the Board of Trade um the office of the Board of Trade, Lt George-street. EVENT.—Captain Francis Lovell, s, stationed at Windsor, is on leave of sell was compelled to have his left arm 1 years since, in consequence of an acci from the bursting of a gun. He is y instance of an officer having lost hi permitted to retain his rank, and per gallant captain is highly esteemed and the regiment, in which a commission is f Worcester, the brother of Lady Rose TIIE STATE OP TRADE.—At this country is threatened with a short harvest of 1846 was not more than an I is about equal to it, though it is much se potato crop of last• year was greatly hit—this year potatoes in Ireland are 'ed, and in England anti efeotianct they arming extent In many parts of the aha, the harvest has turned out deft only does there appear to be a very eat and Indian corn. Our readers will , gan to suffer about October or Novena reports of the failure of the potatoes, 1, were then such as to create uneesi and men engaged in business became criol of distress was approaching—eon trade was shaken, buyers became more • of nroerity was checked. The break e of Sir Robert Peel's administration in rly meeting of parliament, the intro s% bill, the tierce opposition it cocoon , of its fate, the increasing difficulties of wts of a probable dissolution of parlia ation of Sir Robert Peel, and the resto -all these events tended to prevent that which is necessary to the regularity sad Losactions—and the trade of the country I e now come to the present season. The and is a fair averagethat of inferior ad barley, is very • t, and that of at measure tisereyol. This is true of ontinsat al wall MB of our own country. coosequently rising, and the inevitable languid and unprofitable trade. But misfortune exists as regards the principal The accounts of the cotton crop of the ry i unfavourable, and a considerable ad e n the price of cotton in the Liverpool nost serious disadvantage to the cotton the rising prices in the grain markets, he depression which now exists in the Whatever there is of gloom in our pre minty not increased by the recent changes nee that change was made we have had r millions of quarters of foreign grain into consumption at a duty of 4s. per ich would have been excluded if the old led in force, and the quantity admitted Ll greater if the duty had been entirely let the duty is 9s. per quarter, and this as the average price rises, and from pre is likely to fall down to its lowest point, a few weeks. It is, however, a monstrous • should exist at a time when scarcity is 2 government is advancing money from and feed the starving people of Ireland. ured that parliament will meet before further measures for the relief of Ire- the case, a great effort must be made to id immediate repeal of the present corn be left to impede the activity and enter s in their endeavours to import food from rhe Rochdale Spectator. REGISTRATIONS. ie court eat again yesterday, at ten led with the parishes in the ward of , including those of Allhallows, Honey- Grua, Allhallows the Less, St. Antho hog, St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Martin Aldermary, St. Mary Colechurch, St. Poultry, and St. Pancras, Soper-lane. float entirely of a routine character, the ed over, and either withdrawn or held ietween the parties,—the result of a 'we nt of court. The only case which pre nterest was the following :—Mr. James set, was objected to by the Liberals. He No. 46 and also at No. 63, Watling een two rates in the course of the year ; was rated for both premises, but in the , while be had been placed on the list house for which he was not sufficiently after hearing arguments, said it was her to have claimed to be rated for No. a a claim to be placed on the register in a he had done neither of these things, [lounged. The result of the day's pro ler :—Liberal objections sustained, 21 ; fetions sustained. 58; failed, 52. Double 21; failed, 2. Liberal claims sustained, s rejected claims, four are subject to ape he nineteen wards or electoral districts through. These comprise 71 parishes, y 40 parishes in the remaining 10 wards, set of the revision being brought to a re the ultimate period prescribed by the or the sitting of the court,—probably it e end of next week. NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND. — present week, the Free-traders suffered cision of the revising barrister (Mr. J. ur claimants, who had purchased small them to vote in parliamentary elections, ifteation as " freehold houses," instead of old houses ;" and Mr. Hogg being of case, the omission of the words " a share objections of the Protectionists were names were struck out. ICKSIII RE.—The refistration for the et of the Northern Division of this county lay, at the Public Office, before 0. Hayes, titer. The business did not occupy more 're being no claims or objections but those hurchworden.s and overseers. The total or the parish of Birmingham was 97; for the perish of Aram, 63 ; for the parish of Edgbasten, 7. The objections were very few. Bismittoasit.—Tbe lists of voters for the borough of Birmingham were revised on Thursday by A. Hayes, Esq. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR. A special Court of Aldermen was held at eleven o'clock yesterday, for the purpose of receiving certain papers relating to the late trials in Ireland in respect to the 1 alacre Mining Company.—The LORD Mavoa having laid them on the table and caused them to be read, Alderman COPILA%D said he regretted that Aldernein Wood had not relinquished his claim to the civic chair for another year, at least until a full inquiry could be made into the truth of the accusations against him. The worthy Alderman requested certain papers relating to the conduct of Mr. Alderman Wood to be read, which was accordingly done. They stated that although the verdict against Alder man Wood had been reversed in a second trial in the Court of Queen's Bench, Ireland, the cause of Howard v, Shaw and Wood bad been carried by writ of error to the highest tribunal in the land, viz., to the House of Lords. He wished bygones to be bygones, but he felt it his duty to state that the legal proceedings egainet Alderman Wood in Ireland had not been brought to a conclusion. Alderman Woofs strongly denied that he had kept back any information of which he was in possession. lie fear lessly asserted that the charges and allegations which had been made against him by his brother aldermen and in the , public newspapers were totally without foundation. The action which had been decided in his favour was not carried to the House of Lords. If he had been met in that court by his brother aldermen as a gentleman, it would not have been necessary to trouble them with hie own affairs. The documents which had been laid before the court clearly proved that the charges which had been made against bim were unfounded. lie had been most basely calumniated in the public prints. He had applied ta the Times for the name of the writer of the letter inserted in that journal signed " Truth," but shortly before he came into that court he received a verbal communication from the editor, declining to give the name of the author of that document. Alderman Wood here read a number of letters and docu ments relating to the late trials in Ireland, in which he was concerned, and contended that they fully bore out all the statements he had made to the public. It was averted that there was a writ of error to the House of Lords; it was well known that a writ of error to the highest tribunal in the land could not he brought without the appellant giving security for double costs, and the appeal must be lodged within a limited time. Neither one nor the other had been done, and, therefore, no appeal could now take place. Gentlemen at the bar often slandered and calumniated individuals in the discharge of their prufeMonal duty ; he had been unwarrantably attacked. The worthy alderman then alluded to what took place before the Lord Mayer at the Mansion House yesterday. He declared that on Monday all the fees to counsel were paid into the hands of counsel, except as regarded Mr. P. Wood, and neither that gentleman nor his clerk were at the office, therefore the fees were left with the clerk of Mr. Kinderaley. If Mr. Anderton hail come to hint ho would have produced the receipts for counsel's fees, but ho did not do so; he chose rather to placard the streets with a gnu libel. He had pub lished a falsehood, and had staked his veracity on its truth. He knew of no language too strong to condemn such conduct. Falsehood was published as truth, and he believed by many, but when contradicted Mr. Anderton did not publish the contradiction, and therefore it had acted most injuriously to his (Aid. Wood's) interest. He hoped, whatever might be the termination of the contest, that he should never disgrace himself u a member of that Court, or in his character of a gentleman. He thought it hard that private affairs should be raked up by the press for the put pose of doing an injus tice to individuals. Sir GEORGE CARROLL denied that the letters complained of by Mr. Alderman Wood emanated from his committee room—Alderman FAREDROTHER said he understood the trial against Alderman Wood, which had taken place in Ireland, was not brought to a final conclusion. A writ of error had been brought and security given, and therefore at present the judgment was not perfect, but as far as it had gone the verdict was for the plaintiff. He could not stultify himself by coming to a different opinion to what he had ex pressed on former occasions; he was friendly disposed to wards Alderman Wood, and exceedingly regretted that he had not taken the advice given to him, and retired for a time from becoming a candidate for the highest honour to be conferred on a citizen of London. The action in 'rel.-nil was not settled even according to Mr. Wood's own state ment, and therefore he was not justified in asking the Court of Aldermen to place him in the civic chair.—Alderman Wool) repeated, that as security had not been given for carrying the decision of the Queen's Bench in Ireland by writ of error into the House of Lords, the decision of that court was final. —Sir P. Leems said if that were so, Alderman Wood ought to have given them notice of it a month ago ; in that case an opportunity would have been afforded of obtaining official documents from Irelend. It was too bad to conic forward on the eve of an election and ask the Court to place reliance on the statements which had been made.—Alder man COPELAND felt firmly convinced in his own mind that the legal proceedings against Alderman Wood in Ireland had not been brought to a close, and therefore further in quiry was nee-eery before he was elected to the office of chief magistrate of that great city.—Alderman Cu LLIS suggested that all the papers and documents which had been referred to should be submitted to a committee.—Alderman HUGHES MEOHES WU Of opinion that nothing which had b e en .aid had removed the allegations which hod been made against Alderman Wood, and therefore he ought to retire until a full inquiry could be instituted.—Alderman MOON wished Alderman Wood to retire on the present occasion ; if not he should feel it his duty to vote against him ; as he cond. dared he was at present placed in circumstances that disquali fied him from filling the office of chief magistrate of the City of London. Alderman SIDNEY said that if Mr. Thome+ Wood was not qualified to occupy the civic chair he was not fit to discharge the duties of magistrate or aldermen. He, how ever, WAS of opinion that Alderman Wood was in every respect qualified for the office to which he aspired, but having been assailed in the manner he had, probably it would be the most prudent course to retire from the contest on the present occasion, and stet wait for an adverse vote of his brother aldermen. A rest objection had been raised against Aldershot Weed es secount of his being a poor man. —Alderman Paimenmufwwft, end several saber of the alder men, &tamed in the stresyst manner that the question of Ahlareaaa Weedbelfig a pew or rich man, had never come wader that imarilisiniaa. 'They were of opinion that he had set memuffed the serious allegations which bad been made agaimet bias—Alderman SIDNEY continued :-16-14 livery men' had recorded their votes in favour of Alderman Wood, thereby showing that they considered him qualified to fill the civic chair; but, under all the circumstances at present existing, he trusted his honourable friend would on this occasion retire from the contest.—Alderman HUMPRERY explained that there could be no objection to Alder man Wood because he was poor, for the City allotted sufficient funds to uphold the dignity and hospitality of the office of Lord Mayor.—Alderman FAREBBOTHEE: I did not find it so. (A laugh.).—Alderman HUMPHRRY: Being poor is no crime. How many members of that court had put money into their own pockets from the salary of the office. (Great confusion, and cries of "Name, name.") The sum was sufficient if judiciously laid oat. [Sir P. Lazrie : I wish, for God's sake, you hadn't got up.—Alderman Hum phrey : Yee, my dear fellow, but for my own sake I am glad of it.—A scene of confusion here ensued, several of the aldermen baiting Mr. Alderman Humphrey with extraor dinary questions. He proceeded.] He would not mention names, but the fact could not be denied. (Cheers.) 8,0001. during the year of office was quite sufficient to keep up the hospitality which was expected from the chief magistrate of the City. lie should give his vote in favour of Alderman Wood. Alderman WOOD said he was not sorry this discussion had taken place. He had been gulled and entrapped into . an unfortunate joirr-stock speculation, which would render him more cautious in future. He bad been most unfairly, most wickedly assailed. He cared not by what tribu nal he was to be judged, he cared not in what earthly court his conduct was to be investigated. He had a con science void of offence, and which assured him that he had acted uprightly and correctly. He had been injured by ca lumny, and forced into expenses which ought not to have I been imposed upon him. After some further ob-ervations Alderman Wood said, having heard the opinion of several of his brother aldermen, he felt it his duty to take the sense of the Court. He had been returned to that Court by the livery, and, whatever the decision might be. he should lie down on his bed that night in peace. Alderman COPELAND moved that a committee be appointed to inquire into all the allegations against Alderman T. Wood. Several aldermen objected to the appointment ; but a show of hands was taken, which was in favour of the resolution. Another amendment was proposed, to the effect that the sheriffs' report be now received, which led to a very desultory conversation. The motion for receiving the sheriffs' report was then adopted, and the resolutions for appoint rag a com mittee negatived. The Court of Aldermen then sat with closed doors. The Hall was not re-opened until half-past three o'clock. The Recorder then announced that the choice of the court had fallen upon Alderman Sir George Carroll, whom he ac cordingly declared to be Lord Mayor for the year next en suing. The announcement was received with some applause, but far more general disapprobation. The Loan MAYOR elect returned thanks to the livery for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon him, and assured them that it would be his pride and his pleasure to support all their rights and privileges, and to exercise the hospitalities of his office. He trusted that at the expiration of his year he should have given no class of the citizens rea son to regret the distinction with which they had invested him. Alderman WOOD then came forward and was cordially received. The return made of the votes of the liv.ry was. that of the show of hands in the first instance, and had frus trated the expectations of those who thought that their calumnious imputations would cause the livery to give him no countenance whatever. On the contrary, the livery had sent him up to the Court of Aldermen, backed by a number of suffrages only nine fewer than those received by the ex cellent person who had been adopted by the cou t. (Cheers.) The Court of Aldermen, after a long discussion, harefused to receive the justific story documents which he had offered to its examination. The livery and the public would judge for themselves of this conduct. (Hear, hear.) The cilium- nies of the writer, who monstrously called himself " Truth," had been thoroughly confuted ; the whole public was now enabled to appreciate his utter want of truth (hear, hear) ; and numbers of livermen who had given their votes against him (Alderman Wood), or who had abstained from voting solely in consequence of the mendacious slanders of " Truth," had since the appearance of his con futation in the public prints, assured him that they deeply regretted what they had done. (Cheers.) Whoever the man was who hail anonymously assailed him under this most perverted appellation, he challenged to t come foim r ward and meet him publiclfe, and he would convict h THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1846. directly'of utter falsehood, would brand him with infamy. (Cheers.) Thera had been insinuazions made against the position to life of the liverymen who had voted here fur him ; he would venture to assert that among them would be t...nd names rivalling in respectability and character the first in the city of London; but, even were it not so, it was common to all elections for various classes to exercise at them their electors! franchise, and he hail always conceived that in this great community, and under our noble constitution, the vote of the poor man was as good as that of the rich and powerful. (Cheers.) The liverymen, he would repeat, had fully de clared their approbation of his conduct, but the Court of Aldermen had thought proper to reject him, though the next in rotation. He was not, however, dispirited roe dis heartened, and he looked forward with confidence to the day whin he should have to return them the same thanks which he now most heartily offered them, under more suc cessful circumstances. (Cheers.) Mr. Paton then moved, and Mr. XING seconded, a vote of thanks to the late sheriffs for their able and humane exer cise of their of &e, and more especially for their indefatigable efforts to promote the improvement of our prisons and of the condition of the prisoners. The thanks proposed were cordially given, and acknow ledged by the recipients. Alderman Wool) moved the thanks of the Common Hall to the present sheriffs for their kic.d and able conduct during the present election. Mr. BENNOCIC seconded the resolution, and took occasion to express his opinion that the conduct of the Court of Alder men towards Alderman Wood, confirmed, if confirmation were necessary, the prevalent opinion that a thorough refor mation of that body was essential, nut only for the interests of the City, but for the purpose of rescuing the Corporation from the contempt and odium in which the proceedings of the Court were too goierally calculated to involve it. (Hear.) Even had the conduct of Alderman Wood been what it was represented •..o have been, which was not the fact, there were other members of the Court notoriously more open to condemnation than he. It was highly desirable that the constitution of the body should be, without delay, so altered as to admit of the expulsion, from time to time, of any objectionable members who, in any way, might have crept into it. Mr. Bennock, in conclusion, palled upon the friends of Alderman Wood, as the Court of Aldermen would not examine the documents prof ferred by that gentleman, to secure the appointment of a committee of impartial gintkrnen, who would thoroughly investigate the whole business, and report thereon to the Livery and to the public, before the next nomination of a Lord Mayor came round. (Hear, hear.) The vote of thanks to the present sheriffs was then car ried without opposition, and acknowledged by Mr. Sheriff Challis. Mr. Deputy Bnowsi proposed, and Mr. Wairs seconded, a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for the indefatigable manner in which he had performed his duties, for his im partial administraCon of justice, his assertion of the rights and privileges of the City, and fur his munificent hospitality. The thanks were cordially voted, and haring been ac knowledged by the Lord Mayor, the common hall broke up. TRE.VIMF-XT OF THE ST. PANCRAS POOR. — Yesterday a meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras took place at the rooms in Gordon square, for the purpose of consider ing the recent charges against the directors of the poor, and fur other parochial business resulting therefrom. Mr. Churchwarden Howarth was voted to the chair. Mr. Bolting moved a resolution : " That this vestry consider the reasons aseigned by Mr. Lee for dismissing the man Whitt from the carpenter's shop are most un satis.actory, frivolous, and absurd. 'this 'miry do therefore respect fully request the directors will immediately cause the said man Whitt to be reinstated in his former occupation." A stormy discussion ensued, and on a show of hands there appeared for the motion 23, and against it 19. Mr. Douglas then pressed for a division, when the numbers for the motion were 24, and against it 19. Mr. Smith begged to observe that out of this minority the chairman had himself voted, and 17 of them were directors of the poor. (Cries of " Shame, shame," and much confusion.) Mr. Howarth then indignantly announced his intention to naign the chair, which was received: with great cheering, and Mr. Cht rch warden Wagstaff was unanimously voted to the filling of that office, whilst Mr. Howarth departed amidst groans, hisses, and other marks of d.sapprobation. Some other business was then gone into, and the meeting dissolved. EXPENSE AND INEFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE.—At a special meeting of the Marylebone vestry yesterday, held at the Courthouse, for the purpose of taking into considera tion a notice from the Receiver of Police, that if the balance of the last police-rate, 5,403!. les., is not paid before Friday next, the quarter of the rate usually paid by the govern ment, 3,4671. 19s. 4d., will be refused. Mr. Savage said that the number of police employed night and day in the parish of Alarylebone was 212, for which, whilst the men themselves only got 18s. per week, the parish were charged at the rate of 112/. per year per man. (" Shame, shame. ') The actual value the government gave them in the shape of police was but 11,0001. per annum, fur which, however, they charged them at the rate of nearly 24,0001. per year. (Re newed cries of " Shame.") The fact was, that the rate payers of Marylebone were called on to pay for other dis tricts, and the employment of police at the royal palaces, horse races, and other places with which they had no con cern, and a large amount was swallowed up annually in the shape of salaries at Scotlandlard, for services which could easily be dispensed with. (Hear.) Several gentlemen tes tified to the inefficiency of the police. Several other gen tlemen spoke upon the question. The resolution to pay the money forthwith, however, was carried unanimously. BATHS AND WASIIIIOUSES.—At a very stormy meeting of the vestry of St. George's-in-the-East, held last night, it was resolved by a large majority of the paeros pre scut not to adopt the new act far erablishing baths and washhousesin that parish. The motion to adopt it was prin cipally objected to on the - ad that it would add much to the parish SLIM and • ' the people with pauperism. Only or, Only a however, of the rate - payee was present; and r a w as granted, to take place on Monday and Tuesday, ' the :ion of the vestry may possibly be reversed. ROYAL SEA-BATHING INFIRMARY. A General meeting of the subscribers to this excellent institution, founded for the purpose of affording medical relief by sea bLt . th . - ff, at a trilling expense, to poor invalids, took place ay at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate hill. H. ' c ' est;ough, Esq., one of the vice-presidents, having been i l called on to preside, the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. The Institution still enjoys the patronage of her Majesty and Prince Albert. There are now upwards of 160 invalids in the infirmary at Margate ; and during the season, above 7 , 30 had partaken of its benefits, being a much larger number than during any previous season. The anni versary dinner was appointed to take place on the 29th inst , the Lord Mayor having consented to preside on the occasion. A vote of thanks having been awarded the chairman, the meeting s:parated. ata WORKS AT KENSAL GREEN—A meeting of freeholder's, leaseholders, and proprietors of houses and land in the district of St. John's, Kensal Green, was held yester day afternoon, at the William the Fourth Tavern, Kemal Green, for the purpose of adopting measures to prevent the cora pletion of the new gas-works now in course of construction. The chair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Pemberton, incumbent of St. John's. Mr. Thorn, the vestry clerk, read a statement to the mer:ing, detailing the circumstances under which it had been convened. Great stress was laid on the injury to health invariably caused by the contigt.ity of gas.works, and the consequent deterioration in the value of property. Amongst the proprietors of land opposing the progress of the works are the Wardens of All Souls' College, and the Kernel Green Cemetery Company. A condemnatory resolution having been proposed and seconded, Mr. Maxwell addressed the meeting on behalf of Sir 0. Talbot, from whom the Gas Company had purchased their site, his main object being apparently to show that Sir 0. Talbot had not granted a lease of land until he had satisfied himself that the company would manufacture their gas by a new proems, by means of which a more brilliant light would be secured without the emission of any smoke, or the creation of any vaporrs, calculated to interfere with animal or vege table existence. Mr. Maxwell concluded by proposing an amendment favourable to the company, which was rejected by a majority of 26 to 6, and the original resolution was adopted. Notwithstanding what they had beard, several gentlemen who addressed the meeting expressed their appre hension of consequences in ' strong terms, and Mr. Thorn stated that scientific men who bad been consulted declared that all experience justified alarm.—Mr. Palmer, the civil engineer of the gas company, declared that by his new pro cess of manufacturing gas, the nuisances hitherto existing would be altogether avoided.—The meeting adopted res 'lo tions for memorialising the Board of Trade against the enc. tiau of the works, and for appointing a committee to further the object. SOCIETY FOR ABOLISHING THE ECCLESIASTICAL Cotters.—Yesterday a public meeting took place at the British Institution, _Cowper-street, City-road, to hear from the Rev. Edward Muscutt a statement with respect to the Ecclesiastical Courts, and his reasons for their immediate aboli tion. The Rar. Dr. Campbell was called to the chair, and on introducing Mr. Muscutt to the mec ting expressed his con viction that the result of the inquiry into the constitution of these courts would be their speedy and total extinction. (Cheers.) Mr. Muscutt traced the history of the Ecclesias tical Courts from their origin, dwelling particularly on the " peculiars" which he said owed their existence to the dis sensions which in times past sprung up between the Pope and the subordinate bishops. To check the bishops the Pope gave wealthy laymen authority in that part of the church which was in immediate connexion with their estates, so that the power of the bishops was to that extent completely annihilated. He contended that in matters purely civil, the church had no right to interfere with the liberty of the sub ject and demand exorbitant fees, as was now, and had fur centuries been the case. He instanced cases of alleged neglect and misconduct prevailing in the diocesan courts throughout the country, and showed that, by their removal, the benefit of the community would be secured. Cpan these and other grounds, he claimed the support of the meeting in favour of a society which had been formed to procure the abolition of these courts, a course to which the present Arch b:shop of Canterbury and other dignitaries of the church are not, it was said, opposed. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr. Muscutt and to the Rev. Dr. Campbell. WHITTINGTON CLEB.—A public meeting WaS held last evening at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, for the purpose - of adopting measures to establish an institu tion under the ;bore name. Mr. Price having been called to the chair, in the absence of Mr. Howit, who was unavoi dably absent, he shortly stated the object of the meeting, and the intended character of the institution, after which the secretary read the report, which strongly recommended the firmation of such a club, which was to combine coffee rooms, with all the other accommodations of the best clubs, besides classes of mutual instruction, lectures on literary and scientific subjects, conversaziones, soirees, gymnastics, dan cing, concerts, and all the other means of moral and intellec tual culture. With all these advantages the terms of sub scription were to be very moderate, being for gentlemen, to con stitute a fife member, ten guineas, or a yearly subscription of one guinea, with 10a. 6d. entrains, if residing within seven i miles, and t being a principal &awe of the institution that ladies were to be admitted both se 'members and visitors, their subscription was to be 10s. 6d. annunlly. It was hoped that the great Corporation of London would grant a piece of ground for the erection of a suitable building, and, in the meantime, it was recommended that a temporary house should be hired hi the neighbourhood of St. Paul's, and fitted up fur immediate use, as soon as a sufficient number of sub scribers was had. These we - e the chief features of the report, which was unauimou ly adopted by a very numerous and respectable assemblage of both sexes, and resolutions were agreed to to carry out the recommendations it contained. It was mentioned that several literary ladies of distinction had already agreed to join the institution. FREEMASONS' FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL—A quar terly court of the governors of this charitable institution was held yesterday in the School-room, Westminster-road, for the purpose of electing four children to fill up vaeancies which had recent'' occurred in the school, and for other buainem. J. Udall, Esq., having taken the chair, the minutes of for mer courts were read over and confirmed, and a letter from the treasurer, B. B. C.abbell, Eiq. , M.P., read, announcing that the invested capital of the institution now amounted to 1,1901. 14s. 2J. A ballot was then taken for the children, when the votes in fa vour o f th e f our successful candidate; were as follows: Keraol, 741 ; Henderson, 587 ; Lovelock, 577 ; Lanibin, 565. It was ment i one d he course of the proceedings, as an interesting fact, that two grandchi'dren of the Chevalier Ruspini, the founder of the school, had re. centli been provided for in the institution. ESLETAN STATISTICB.—The Wesleyan Missionary Society has just published its annual report, from which we have taken the subjoined statistical abs•ract. There are con nected with the society 284 central stations, composing 2,522 chapels, 397 regular missionaries, 847 paid catechists, 6,832 unpaid Sunday-school teachers, 103,1.10 accredited church members, 4,310 candidates for membership, 71,625 children and adults attending schools, and eight printing establish ments in full operation. The receipts for the last year were 112,8231., being an increase of 7,0001. beyond former years, of which 92,0001. was collected at home, and 11,6001. collected amongst foreign stations. The general expenses of the year flamed 104,3061., and 8,0001. was paid off an old debt, leaving abalance of 700/. JEWISH PRAYERS FOR THE APPREHENDED FAMINE. —The Bev. Dr. Adler, chief rabbi of the members of the Jewish persuasion in Great Britain and Ireland, has issued a form of prayer to Almighty God to avert the calamitous consequences of the famine apprehended in all parts of the country. It is ordered to be offered up in all the synagogues of the British empire on Saturday week, and the two follow ing aabbaths. THE WELLINGTON STATUS.—Numerous workmen are busily employed in removing a portion of the scaffolding by which the colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington wee raised to the top of the triumphal arch at Hyde-park-corner; but in consequence of the firmness with which the timbers were braced together, the progress is very slow. No correct idea can be formed of the general appearance which the statue will present when it is fully exposed to the view of the public.--Sen. CORN PROM VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—A vessel ar rived in the St. Katharine's Docks from Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, has brought, consigned to different hands, the large quantity of 5,349 packers of wheat, besides a variety of other articles, the production of that distant colony. CHEAP DAILY PAPERS.—It will be remembered that De Oirardin, the founder of the Preue, killed Armand Carrel, the clever editor of the National, in a duel. The l'resse was started at forty franca a-year, at a time when the general price of newspapers was eighty francs. The expe riment was bold, but it fully succeeded. The thing was done well and thoroughly ; the paper was in all respects equal to its cotemporaries ; us talent it was superior to most of them, surpassed by none. De Girardin and his associates made a fortune; the majority of the other papers were compelled to drop their prices, some of the inferior ones were ruined. The innovation and its results made the bold projector a host e enemies, and he would have found no difficulty in the world in gettinq shot, had he chosen to meet a tithe of those who were anxious to fire at him. But after his duel with Carrel be declined all encounters of the kind, and fought his battles in the columns of the Prase instead of in the Bois de Boo logne.—Blackicood'a Maga:iiie for October. THE LATE COURT-MARTIAL AT ITOUNSLOW..-- SENTENCS ON Marritawson.—On Wednesday afternoon the finding of the late Court-martial was read at Hounslow Barracks, the sentence being imprisonment fur six months, including solitary confinement at various portions of that period not exceeding two months. It is understood that Private Matthewson objects altogether to the legality of the proceedings of the Court-martial by which be was tried and sentenced, on the ground that he was tried by the name of Thomas Matthewson, while his proper name is John Thomas Matthewson ; and it is stated that a report of the objections he has made was to be forwarded yesterday to the Horse Guards. It is also believed that formerly that objection would have been fatal to the proceedings ; but since every ' man entering the army has latterly had a number given him, by which he is alone known and tried, it is considered that the objection will not stand trood. HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY LADB.—On Wednesday evening between 6 and 7 o'clock, as George Lerner', a lad 13 years of age, in the employ of Mr. Levy the toe ...- tractor, was proceeding from the toll-gate in the Brompton road, to th.., Kensington turnpike up the Gieweester-road, he was met by five or six lads older than himself, who knocked him down and rifled his pockets,. from one of which they took a brown paper panel eantaiaing about 81. in gold and silver, wheat be was entrusted to curry to the Kensington gate, sad got dear off. Policeman T 67 heard the cries of the horsed hastened to the spot, but by the time he reached the thieves had escaped. ACCIDENT.—BRAVE CONDUCT.—Yesterday morn ing, George King, aged 21, was proceeding up the river in • small punt, the wind blowing a gale, when he suddenly fell overboard. A man named Clark, in a skiff, hastened to the spot, hut before he could catch hold of King he sank. Clark dived in with his clothes on after him, and succeeded in getting hold of him, hut his struggles compelled Clark to let go his hold in order to save his own life, and he was so much exhausted that he would probably have shared the melan choly fate of the man he had endeavoured to save. if he had not been succoured by other boats who hastened to his assistance. INOCERT.—DEATH FROM FALLING FROM A CART. —By Mr. W. Baker, at the London Hospital, on the body of Thomas Jamison, aged 61 years. It appeared from the evi dence that on Saturday, deceased was driving a horse and cart laden with furniture along the Wandsworth-wed in a most furious manner, when he fell on to the ground, and the off wheel passed over him. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital, where it was found that his ribs had been fractured. lie died on Tuesday. Verdict—" Accidental death." NATIONAL ANTI-POOR-LAW PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT UNION. SAINT ALBAN's.—Yesterday a preliminary meet ing convened by the Mayor (Mr. Kentish), for the pur pose of considering the best means of dispensing with the New Poor-law system, by encouraging and promoting an association of the industrious classes under the above title, was held at the Town Hall of St. Alban's. The chair was taken by the Mayor at 12 o'clock, and there were present B. B. Cabbell, Esq , M.P., the originator of the scheme, R. Etwall, Esq., M.P., Capt. Lyster, Rev. Dr. Bowles, Rev. Dr. Bowen, Mr. Westrake (the Surgeon of the Andover Union), Dr. Cox, the Rev. J. Brogden, Mr. Story, and about .50 or 60 of the local gentry, and some 100 to 120 of the wking classes. Letters apologising for non-attendance were read from J. Walter, Esq., Lord Ashley, Mr. Wakley, M.P., Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Mr. Douglas Jerrold, and the Marquis of Salisbury, and several other noblemen and gentlemen. Mr. B. B. C A !MELT., M.P., after thanking the Mayor for giving the sanction of his autho-ity to the meeting, said, that he was not one of those who thought there should be no Poor law. He looked upon the Act of Elizabeth as the Magna Charts of the poor, and it had been said, he believed with much truth, that it had saved the country in many trying difficulties. But it must be a source of astonishment and lamentation that in a country, distinguished above all others for its charity, a law framed by the great counsel of the nation, fraught with so many difficulties, cruelties, and inconveniences to the poor as the new poor-law, should continue to exist. The measure he had to propose was no new thing ; the principle had been long in operation. He had the honour to belong to an insti tution which had existed for twenty-five years, precisely on the principle he proposed: he alluded to the charitable 'indi cation known as the Artists' Fund. That institution con sisted of two branches ; a provident branch and a benevolent branch. The great object of that association was to bring the rich and the poor together ; and so to provide the means of giving relief immediately to the poor when needed. His object was not that there should be no poor-law relief, but to relieve the industrious classes from the necessity of requiring it, by placing them in the way of securing their independ ence by economising their means and of obtaining good and well ventilated houses with good accommodation, and ulti mately the elective franchise in exchange for their present incommodious and filthy dwellings. He was no advocate for great changes until the necessity fur those changes was proved, but, let that necessity be proved, and he was always ready with heart and purse to combine to carry them into effect. (Hear, hear.) The resolution he was about to move had been in some respects altered ; and he should be willing still further to amend it, should it be desired. All he wished by it was to put on record a resolution condemnatory of the Poor-law in its present state. The resolution, as altered, was: Thatthis meeting considers the New Poor Law Br am to be tad in principle and worse in practice; loading to tyranny, cruelty, mi sery, and immorality; and that the general working of the law, as shown by the recent exposures at Andover, Ilaydoek, St Pancras, fcc. prove it to be • public nuisance that ought to be abated." Although ng bill was necessary for the purpoae,as his scheme might be carried out under certain measures of last session, he had embodied his views in the draft of a bill, thinking it was a scheme that, if adopted, should have the special sanc tion of the legislature, and be carried out by the govern ment. That draft he would read. The bon. gentleman then read the synopsis of a bill for rendering the industrial cla.ses independent of the New Poor Law system, providing them with better habitations, conferring upon theta the elective franchise, and permitting a provision to the families in case of decease. (The enactments embodied the resolu tions subeequently paned, and provided that members out of work should be paid half their average wages; in sickness, three-fourths; and in old age half, on condition of certain monthly payments being kept up to the society ; also, that members be assisted when endeavouring to obtain work in distant parts of the country. All rights of member ship to be forfeited if the member be a drunkard, be con victed of a criminal offence, or neglect attending divine worship, if well. Other enactments provided for improved dwellings, to be obtained on the principle of building societies.) The bill was comprised under three heads, a friendly society, a building society, and an assurance society. One important part Of his scheme, from which he expected much good to ' result, was, that it provided for the support of a man and his family while endeavouring to obtain wont in some other part of the country. It appeared by the reports of the Health of Towns Committee that the average rent paid by mechanics in London, whose wages average 245. weekly, was 201. per annum, or 7s. Bd. per week, being nearly 15 per cent. on the cost of erection, while by his scheme they would be enabled to obtain good houses, with gardens and every convenience, for 2s. 6d. a week. The amount of money levied for poor-rates in the year 1841 was—on land, 3,316,6931.; on houses, 2,376,2211.; on other property, 660,0141., making 6,351,828!. Total expendituro for in and out-door relief in 1841-2, 4,036,1531. Hence the loss was 2,315,3651. The total number relieved in 1811 was 1,429,3-56, and the cost per head was about 21. 164. The number of persons engaged in agricultural and manufacturing labour was 3,757,715. Fivepence a week on this number would produce 4,070,8591., and the expenditure iu relief being 4,036,453/., there remained an excess of 34,4061. in addition to 2,000,0001. the cost of mansg, went. (Hear, hear.) Sap pose the labouring population paid Is. 3d. a week more rent than was sufficient to pay interest on the coot of theft dwell- I ings, they would pay three times 4,070 8591., or 12,212,677/. per annum, and receive 4,036,4.53 t., thus leaving a balance of 8,176,1241. (Hear, hear, hear.) He trusted his scheme would have the cordial support of the meeting, for though it was at present addressed to them, it must be evident that the appeal was made to the coun try generally, and to all who had the means of carrying out • great and comprehensive mewure, and he trusted it would be carried out in a way serviceable to the industrious classes, acceptable to the wealthy, and honourable to the character of the country. Mr. Erw.vm., M.P., seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. STORY moved— •--• " That the industrious thaws of Great Britain be incited and 'orbited with pecuniary aid to form themselves into a National Anti- Poor-Law tmvident Benevolent Union, for the purpose of provid ing for each other when out of work, idea, infirm, and in old age; and that the entire Duna", meat of all the district branches of ouch union shall be la the loads of the working clurses wt.o shall elect their aim 'ommittees, relieving Olken, Sze., front among their own body." This resolution aro,. secouaed by the Rev. J. Brogden, and carried. • Several resolutions for carrying out the object were then named. The speeches made in support of them by Mr. Renton, the Rev. Mr. Collier, Mr. Upton, a Baptist 'sinister and a Poor law Guardian for St. Alban's., Dr. Bowles Mr. Westlake, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Rumball, being generally condemnatory of the harshness of the Poor-law, espec iallyand - of the power exercised by the Commissioners, by whom the good inton e tions of the guardians were constantly thwarted. Mr. Upton stated that the medical officers were most inade quately remunerated in the St. Alban's Union, but when the guardians decided on allowing one of them 101. a-year additional salary, the Commissioners refused to sanction it. Cases were also stated of paupers being compelled to walk four miles to the workhouse and back, ree times a-week, for their loaves, thy authorities refusing to give more than one at a time. _ _ _ A Tote of thanks was, on the motion of Mr. B. Cabbell, awarded to th, , chairman, and duly acknowledged, and the meeting broke up. At sit o'clock the Mayor, and mo.t of the gentry and farmers who attended the meeting, sat down to a substantial repast at the Town•hall. Mr. B. Cabbell, it was stated in the room, had contributed one thousand guineas towards carrying out the proposed association. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Oct'. 7. ARRIVAL or TROOPS.—Some troops of the 7th Hussars (head-quarters) arrived here to-day, and depart en route for Limerick this evening. REPORTED ALTERATIONS IN COAST GUARD AND Re- VENUE POLICE ESTAELISIIIIIIINTS. —lt is reported that these forces are to be amalgamated, and placed under one authority. It is, we hear, intended to make the Coast Guard a purely naval service. AU the civilians now in the Coast Guard are to be superseded by Lieutenants of the Royal Navy, and the Inspectors-General by a Post-cantain of the Navy : the civilians, including the Inspector-General, to retire on pensions ; and the service altogether stripped of its civil character. MEETING air LANDLORDS.—The Evening Mail con jectures that the bold and decisive step taken by Lord Bee borough with respect to the Labour Rate Act, will prevent the assembling of the landlords in Dublin. It is certain that many peers and commoners have already Rioted the requisi tion calling the meeting. The following letter from Mr. H. Grattan to the conveners of the meeting appears in the papers this day : The Abbey, Celbridge, Oet. 2, 1946. Gentlemen, I had the honour of receiving your letter, and beg to say you are at liberty to aftlx my name to the requisition. But you I commit a great mistake in not calling for a parliament in Ire land --a parliament that would procure immediate relief, *ad provide useful and remunerative employment The great loss the country suffers is not that of a potato, but a parliament. A domestic sod presiding legislature, resident lords and enntmeins, a final judicature, influential stolidity, a prowling gmtry, native manufactures, commerce, and profitable employment, are OM , mu of Ireland. Ido not think she ail obtain any of these in dlap;ta.. able benefits Rom a parliament rat Weslmin.ter, culled together steed to wander the 9th and 10th Victoria. This unprecedented and tleyexrfe ext, reckless in its application, anti ruinous in its 1 remits, sae mortgage all Ireland and all her value to the British treasury, hut will not relieve and mitore Ireland to the Irish people. I regret that in conseamenee of an evident I lately met with, I have bent unable to attend the meeting in the voinity of tebir.hl2 have the honor to be a representative, but I hope to he sufficiently Avovered to attend the national comirottee wheat, er it assembles an Dublin.—l have the honor to remain, gentlemen, your very obedient and very humble unman, lissuy Gramm. To Sir Michael Dillon Bellow, Bart., Sir David Roche, Hart., Sir Richard O'Donnell, Bart., Robert Archbold, M.P., ate. Re. COUNTY or WEXFORD.—ADDRESS TO THE LORD LTEUTENANT.—AgreeabIy to a requisition. most respectably and numerously signed, to the High Sheriff of this county, a most influential meeting was held at Wexford on the Bth instant, at which an address to the Lord Lieutenant was adopted, and a committee nominated to present it. It wag attended by the noblemen and gentry of the county without any distinction of politics or creed. THE RELIEF Or OUT-DOOR DESTITUTE UNDER THE IRISH POOR-LAW.—The Cork Constitution of this morning con tains the following important record of proceedings at the Cork Workhouse on Monday. They have reference to the ractice of relieving the destitute at the doors of the work - Rouse:—The board held its weekly meeting on Monday, Colonel Burke, chairman. bk. J. Burke, A.P.L.C., was present. State of the house. Number at end of last week, 2,868; admitted during the week, 380. Total, 3,248. Discharged, 263; died, 6; remained out, 9; total, 278. Remaining in the house, 2,970. Concern ing the numbers who received breakfast in the yard, during the week, the report of the master for the past week I was that on Monday, 1,641 • Tuesday, 1,831 ; Wednesday, 1,803 ; Thursday, 2,00 2 • F r iday, 1,727; Saturday, 1,689 ; Sunday, 940—total, 11, 633 had been relieved. The expense of supplying those was twopence , per head, making 91/. 13s. 10d. for the week. The total number relieved for the former week was 4,258, showing an increase in the past week of 7,37.5. The expense of each pauper for subsistence in the house is Is. 104 d. per head, and multiplying that by 2,970 inmates, would give a sum of 278/. 9e. 9i1., which, added to the 1001. expended in out-door relief, make.' a twat of 3781. 9s. 9d. per week, or on the whole year, of 19,656/. distributed in food alone ! The Clerk read the minutes of last meeting, and the following letter from the Poor Law t.OMFllloarlOtleta Orr. s.—Cdr: The Poor Law Commissioners have had under their Utak:all consideration the system of relief which the guardians of the Cork Union have adopted in daily giving food to poor persons on the workhouse premiere without requiring them to become inmates and to be lodged and wholly maintained in the work. house. In the judgment of the cornmissioneni there are grave objec tions to this course, which deserve the itilMelltalP and serious atten tion of the guardian. In the first plasm, the eurnmissioners belieee that this system of relief was not intended by the Legislature to arise under the provisions of the Irish Puor Belief Act, and It certainly to one which has not been contemplated in the reguletions issued by the controacionere themselves for the • =of Boards of Guardians, and the government of work aSeis Ireland, icenoragr, this system of relief, as it appears to be carrkd on at Cork, is without precedent either th England or Ireland, and is fraught with • probability of mil consequences to the moral and social condition of the labouring clawmi, of which experi ence only can develop the full extent. Thirdly, if the sy-tem were free from danger and from objection in other respects, the commis sioners submit to the serious consideration of the guardians, as administrators of public funds entrusted to their we, whether the sums necemory to support the continuance of such a system of relief can he levied under the provisions of the Irish Poor Relief Act, with out entailing on the ratepayers under that wt burthene too grievous to be borne. The mmmWilocere have directed Mr. Burke, the assistant commisaioner iu charge of this di.-trier, to inquire into the expediency and legality of these proceeding., but have not yet received from Mr. Burke any report upon the subject. The oommissionent are not informed to what extent evil °onse t:menu. may have already arisen from the adoption of this system of relief at Cork, neither are they informed whether any sudden and paramount neoeasity hmexilited for ice adoption there, notwithstanding iu evil tendency; but they deem it right at once to call upon the guardians to take a deliberate and careful review of the course which they are pursuing, in reference to the points which have been above net forth for their cowideratioa—l am, au, your obedient servant, — A. Moose, Chief Clerk." After some conversation it was resolved: " That the r‘ystem of giving breakfasts at the door being contrary to law, cease, and that all means of providing additional accommodation in the house be taken, and that applicants be admitted in the usual way.—Mr. Burke said he wu present by direction of the Com missioners to investigate the charge against the officers of having bought without tender 2,000 yards of check, 1,500 shawls, 100 yards of flannel, and 2,000 yards of twilled blue stuff. Mr. D. Magrath of Clarence-street had made the complaint. After some time spent in examining the matter it was agreed that the act was very irregular, but that no blame rested with the storekeeper as he had sent in the re quisition. The mistake should in future be avoided. Mr &infield said the board was indebted to Mr. Magrath for calling their attention to the matter. The board then ad journed.—Abridged front the C9nstitution. THE LABOUR RATE ACT. The following additional proclamations ordering the hold ing of Baronial. Presentment Sessions under the above act appeared in the Gazette of last night: DONlttial- - Itaretij of IntaahOWCl l tA Cat, at Boncrana, Oct. GALWAT.—Barony of Athenry, at Athenry, Oct. 2s; Barony of Dun kellin, at Caren Bridge, Oct. 19. Kithmrer.--Barony of Kilkenny, at Grace's Oldcaittle, Oct; 19. • Mum. —Barony of Upper Moyfeneath, at Longwood, Oct. 16. Traose..—Barony of Lower Strabane, at Strabane, Oct. 17 ; Barony of Uppper Strabane, at Gortin, Oct. 16 ; Barony of West Omagh, at Castdederg, Oct. 19. Knama.-13wooy of Kilkea and Moone, at Castlederniot. Oct. 19; Barony of North Naas, at Naas, Oct. 19; Barony of East Offaley, at Monasteremn, Oct. 90. Wick tow. -Barony of South Ballinwor, at Tumbely, Oct. 16. CLARE—Nine of oar baronies have held meetings under the provisions of the 10th Vittoria, and levies have been agreed to, amounting to 395,3771. Ile. 3d. The two remain ing, Lower Bonratty and Inchiquin, will likely make the total half • million. LOWER Hi; snarry.—At the sessions held for the above barony under the 9th and 10th Victoria, and Newmarket on-Fergus, on Thu r.d ay lut e there was • large attendance of m:gistrates (l 5 in number), when the ;till complement of rate k , ayers, many of the Catholic clergy, and other re nsectable inhabitaou, with en immense cone some of ple. The proceedings appeared to mate she wit Intones interest. Thews* Studdert, Z. of Bonistty, was called to the chair. The following altos was carried unani mously : That we oonsidor as abs tea both equitable, Not, and low& called fur ander Se promantolosiostaaoss of*. ma*. to be levisit only upon tho rinses ofinsitimporeloassis set hellinsally giro dot employ:non thonwpon. wales midis* *Os ho_ wpyoasd to events to a tax, we we of opinion. woad to hosfts of is. sabsublis benefit to the country, conswaging nikoinyrenlin• them from it. operation to tenttase in lbe use Owns, and "Ahem by Felt-interest to IbilOW an example await with as annabloneet to the country in the loproeeniect of its MI awl the Mitt of IY destitution." WATERFORD.—CALLMIANZ.—At thems sessions, on Monday, Sir Henry Winston Barron, Bart. M.P., in the chair, the sum of 7,8001. was presented Bart., and passed, principally for repairing and making roads, lowering hills, ate. The sum of 4001., however, was voted fur repairing the quay and docks at Passage. TIPPERARY.—Emookurv.--Sessions have been held under the presidency of N. Mabee, Req., M.P., on Friday and Saturday; and on Monday a very numerous meet ing of magistrates, clergy, gentry, rate payers, &c., re assembled, V. Maher, Esq. M.P., in the chair, when various public works were applied for and passed, among others that portion of the projected canal which runs through the bar, fly (Eliogarty) from the bog of Allen to Cashel. The following resolution was proposed by Major Arm strong and unanimously agreed to: •' Resolved that our Chairman be requested to summed to the govern. meet the neerwity of establishing depots of Indian corn and meal in the diatriet, and at suet, priers as will enable the labourer to purchase food for his family.. The magistrates aereed that they would not enter that day into the list of presentments applied for, and they accordingly adjourned until Monday. KILSEMANAGit.—On Monday a presentment session was I held in the court-house, Dundrum. A vast concourse of poor people attended. Lord Hawarden was in the chair. A sum of 5,5001. was presented for giving immediate employ ment, and 4,400/ for improvements in the various parishes or the barony. The Rev. Mr. Mackey said one-fourth of the people is the parish of Clonoulty were starving, and auuther reverend said he knew many who bad not tasted food for twenty-four hours. KING'S COUNTY.—Ctosuss.—The sum of 5,0001. has been presented for the employment of the people in this barony. CORK.—Deitattow.—The extraordinary presentment sessions for this barony was held at the Ka..turk Court-. house on Saturday. At 12 o'clock the chair was taken by Thomas Ware, Esq., J.P. The Chairman said it would be satisfactory to know front. Capt. Broughton whether all the works which should be passed that day would be under taken ?—Capt. Broughton : Certainly not—a selection will be made.—Mr. O'Leary: Decide on the sum you will give for the use of the barony. The entire valuation of the barony is about 85,0001. In Fermoy a fourth of the rental of the barony was granted—and that proportion if passed at the present sessions would be ample for the distress existing. —The Chairman said the entire valuation of the barony was 92,0201.—the population 78,364.—Mr. Leader thought that 20.000/. would be sufficient to grant for works in the barony. This proposition met with an unfavourable reception from the majority of the people assembled, some vehemently calling out for 40.000/., and others for 60,0001. Mr. Leader said he would then propose that a third of the annual rental of the barony t about 30,0001.) should be granted. That sum ought certainly to be sufficient to meet the wants of the barony tiU the opportunity should arrive of intro ducing other measures of relief. Mr. J. E. M'Carthy said he would not be disposed to be holding out expectations ea the people of new measures. He would take the present law as he found it. lie was sorry to say that the people were ready to drop with hunger, and he did not thick he would commit an error by suggesting that employment should be struck out that day fur the people to the amount of 45,0001 (Cheers.) The High Sheriff did nut see how they could agree upon granting any fixed sum for the barony generally, before they considered the amount of destitution in the various parishes. (Hear, hear.) Let them take up in parishes the applications for works—the Roman clergyman from each parish telling the meeting what he conscientiously believed was required in that district. (Hear.)—Mr. O'Leary said that 30,0001. would keep 10,000 men employed for three months--and he did not think they could grant more than that amount without swamping their barony.—The Secretary then took a poll upon Mr. Leader's proposition, which was lost. The total granted for public works in the barony was 69,1871. KINSALK.—The extraordinary presentment sessions for the Barony of Kinsale was held iu the town of Kinsale, at 12 o'clock, yesterday. J. J. Heard, Esq., J.l'., in the chair. The proceedings poissessed no feature worth recording; the presentments made amounted to 11,4801. IRNHE LANDLORDR AND THEIR RENTR.—No clan or the inhabitants of Ireland is likely to escape the dreadful effects of the failure of the potato crop. The landlord RR well as the merchant and the tradesman will be inevitably victimiees. Comfortable temint.farnicrs who hold umwy acres of land are heard, in all directions, openly avowing their determination "to pay no rent whatever this winter." Those of them who possess sufficient means, and are suspected for honest inclina tion• to discharge their landlords' claims, are menaced with vengeance and personal violence if they attempt to deviate from the resolution adopted by their poorer neighbours. The following extract from a letter received yesterday by an ex tensive Dublin trader, from a proprietor of land in Ireland, may be taken as a spceinien of the language now held, and the course intended to be adopted by the Irish tenant-farmers and cotters during the ensuing year. The writer is of the utmost respectability, and incapable of exaggeration " I had a letter from a tenant of mine who owed me two years' rent. I forgave him one year, which woo MI., if hr would my me one year. Ile said he would mil some corn to do so. This day I had a letter from bim saying he offered bin corn fur sae, but was threatened, if he paid any rent till the winter was over, that he would be Mot before Christmas-day; this is a sad prosprct, and in u county 110 near Dublin as the county Wicklow ; however, we MUM hope fur the beet." SCOTLAND. TIM LORI/ PROVOSTSHIP.—The citizens of Edinburgh, of all parties and ranks, have received with no ordinary satisfaction the announcement made in the town council that Mr Black has consented to retain the office of chief magistrate fur another year. The admirable manner in which Mr. Black has discharged all the duties of the office is matter of universal admission and congratulation, and by consenting to the continuance of his services he largely in creases the debt of obligation due him by his fellow-citizens. TRANSFER or HERITABLE PROPERTY. --OR Friday public meciing of those interested in the transfer of heritable property, residing in Dundee and its neighbourhood, was held in the Town Hall, for the purpose of considering what steps ought to he taken for obtaining a simplification of the modes of transferring heritable property in Sc.tlsnd, and reducing the grievous expense incurred in effecting such sales, and in granting mortgages on such property. The hall was filled with an audience consisting chiefly of the gentlemen belonging to the legal profession in town, the landed gentry in the neighbourhood, and house proprietors in Dundee and Lichee. Mr. Wallace, late M.P. for Greenock, addres►ed the meeting at considerable length, and concluded by recommending those present to insist upon the abolition of swine and infeftment, and that recording the disposition should equally stand good in every case, as it was secure in the case of private property taken for canals, railroads, and budding! in towns, under act of parliament. He had, under considerable difficulties, endeavoured to get the evil remedied, and to place the transfer of heritable rights as nearly as possible upon the same rational footing as that of personal property. Though he had as yet been un successful, he had done his best to effect an improvement which he was confident would ere long be obtained. For obtaining this desirable object, let immediate steps be taken, as Parliament would likely be called together in November. Resolutions were put and carried by acclamation, and copies of them ordered to be transmitted to the home Secretary and the Lord Advocate. PROVINCIAL. YORKSHIRE. CONDITION OF FaYALE FACTORY OPERATIVES. —An important and interesting meeting of the inhabitants of Bradford was held on Wednesday, to take into consideration the best measures to be adopted for improving the moral and social condition of the females employed in the factories of the town and its vicinity. The Rev. Dr. Sroreshy, vicar of Bradford, presided, and a numerous compapy thronged the theatre of the Mechanics' Institution. Amongst the assem blage were Viscount Morpeth. and Wm. Buskild, Esq., M.P. ; Joshua Pollard, Esq., William Rand, Esq., Alfred Harris, Esq., E. S. Sichel, Esq., Henry Forb. s, Esq. ' Mr. Baker, Sub-Inspector of Factories, and a number of the clergy of the town. The ERv. James Cooper read a report detailing the circumstances which led to the con vening of the meeting, from which it appeared that there are 98 factories in the borough of Bradford, employing about 12,000 females, of whom about 2,000 are married women, and from 1,000 to 1,200 are young women living in lodgings apart from their friends. A more particular analysis of the number chows that those under 13 years of age arc about 1,000 ; from 13 to 14 years old, 4,500; and those above 18 years of age, 6,500. To aid in the promo tion of habits of prudence, economy, and forethought, it is proposed to establish a general sick club for female operatives of all ages, avoiding needless outlay in the management, and to facilitate and encourage deposits in savings banks. It is also suggested to provide comfortable boarding-houses for those who arc separated from their families, and have no home near their employment, to be under the care of competent matrons, by whom provision may be made for their evening instruction in domestic matters and in religious and mental improvement. After some prefatory observations from the chairman, Lord Viscount Morpeth moved — That as it appears, on careful inquiry, that not fewer than 10,000 young women are engaged in various departments of the trade of Bradford, of which 2,000 arc married, and 1,000 lire in lodgings, and as the employ mad and situation of these younif woolen, especi ally the married and those not residing with their own families, lay them under great disadvantages, and expose tbrin to many moral dangers, it is the duty not only of their employers, but of all the inha bitants of the town lii auty col:amended by powentd mon-mato Christian minclaq, to cherish a Wy aympathy and' thls large and interesting part of the community, assist them in efforts to improve and elevate their own character and condition, and leave no practicable and p r udent means untried of promoting their welfare," The noble lord said that he t hou g ht the reasoning of the re solution which he had read mast commend itself to the acceptance of all present. Whatever might be the proper limitation of the hours of factory labour, a ques tion upon which he was not about to enter, lie thought it must be felt to be desirable that those ten or twelve thousand female workwoinen should be protected from the dangers and the temptations to which they were more particularly exposed, and that they should be provided with effective, decent , and healthy lodging. Among the more prominent recommenda tions of the system of amelioration proposed, he thought it was especially to be noted that it did not aim at any exclu. Avenel's or see distinction ; indeed, had it been other. , i/ 'II