The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

They bailt schemers almost without materials, with out the necessary tools: they replenished their purses by a theesand ingenious tont nvances tug were never at a few, and never without hope. The . r presence on the whams has caused a new set of ideas to string ap in the shads of the New Gt00440•12f, and trade, egricelture, and commerce have revived in that as aatry ander the stimulus of their example. To give yea an idea of their operations, I will relate a amie eireamstance. Livirgeten, Wells, and Co., of this city, early last winter, resolved to establish an aseveriese wens the isthmus. They *sae a hove at Ban Francisco, and plated three assets between Chains wed Panama to take care of * l le property. Tasty sent out an iron store house, sa g an ken life-boat, rowing twelve oars, and sarrying ails to navigate the river. The b aal , though weighing bat 800 pounds, and drawing bat 8 inches of water, was not able to sand the river in dry warner. The principal agent therefore took his opportunity, and sold her to a party of emigrants at double her cost. These undertook to carry her across the isthmus. rth a e mule path then in use it would have been tm powible ; so they took her up a branch of the Chime River slew. ()orgasm, dragged and floated her by tarns along its bed, then cut her way through a level forest for a few miles, and launched her .gain in a small stream which emptied into the Pacific, and was navigable at certain times of the tide. They all embarked and arrived safely at Panama. The boat was afterwards sent op to Ben Francisco, and realised several thousant dollars profit. It is now officially announced that General Taylor ls about to make a visit to the north. The injudicious conduct of his cabinet has cooled the eathesuism of a large body of his original supporters. I may be allowed to say this, who have by no possibility any favours to ask of him, and yet supported him warmly from the first. We did expect a high, magnanimous, patriotic career, bat the men around him seem inca pable of appreciating the wants of the country, or the true public sentiment. Tney have used his name to cover their private animosities, or to gratify private friendship ; and they will, if they continue to control his'personal action, transform an honest, high-minded man into n scurvy politician. We hope mach, how ever. from 0-neral Taylor himself. Ile is said to perceive the perilous condition into which his cabiect his led him, and it is quite possible he may dismiss a portion of it. Of all his secretaries, Mr. Meredith of the Treasury has been least proscriptive and most tolerant. In my last I alluded to the abduction, as was sup posed, of a Spaniard, named Rey, by the Spanish Consul at New Orleans, and of the probable conse quences of such a transaction. The proceedings against the Consul had been very rigorous, and only yester day we learned that the American government was engaged in au examination into the circumstances. A rumcur was abroad that the home squadron was about to proceed to Havana to demand the restoration of Senor Rey. I suggested to you that this might ho made a pretext for eventual operations against Cuba, and it was certainly a very pretty quarrel as it stood. AU these predictions and calculations are for the present knocked on the head, by the arrival of the British steamer 'frent,at Mobile, bringing the in formation that, when the aforesaid Hey arrived at Havana, he was transferred to an American vessel, was then visited by the American consul, who offered to take him under his protection, and to me him in edgy outside the harbour. The Senor, however, de- Blared he came back of his own accord, and our consul, Col. Campbell, thereupon left him to take care of him self. Thus another storm is dissipated, and we most wait patiently till we can get up a new excitement. The steamer Trent reports that Havana was un usually unhealthy. Her most valuable freight con sisted of quicksilver. The news from Canada presents nothing of much import. The Canadian League has held its meeting—Mos ridietarts naseitur. It declares itself a permanent body, to meet at any time when called by its officers. The only point made by it was • re commendation for the federal union of the British North American province., the real object of which is an organization by which the French of the Lower Canadian province may ho thrown into a perpetual minority. It is very evident that the English in the Canadas do not like to give up their personal con nexion with the old country. Having made • de monstration sufficiently strong to alarm their friends at home. possibly strong enough to gain some new legislative protection, they repoee foe a time under the shadow of the " brave old oak," trusting that its shadow may never be lees. Sympathy for the Canadas is with us below par at present. The address put forth by the League, when ana lysed, contains the following assertions : The Canadians have been unsurpassed in loyalty, and for this they enjoyed commercial preferences. In the promulgation of free trade principles England has lost sight of the interest of her colonies. While the Canada have consumed a vast amount of British ma nufactures, their products have only paid for them at a tremendous sacrifice. The legislature of the provinces has, in connexion with these disastrous etrciunstanom, legalised the principle of rebellion, and proposed to increase the public debt by paying the traitors of '37 and '3B. This led to the formation of the League. It is essential, then, that a tariff should be adopted to sustain the industrial clangs, that the public ex penditure should not be recklessly aneeonornie.al. We have a telegraphic from Montreal to day announcing the deatti l , s t i Pctiolera, of Col. Fen wick, of the Royal Engineers, at Kingston, Upper Canada. The public health at Montreal is improving. The effort has been made by . the present ministry so to arrange the electoral districts as to swamp the British voters, and to give to the legislative council, not only a subordinate authority to the Assembly—by making it the mere echo of that body—but to secure that subserviency by elevating to it persons of very doubtful merit. Farther extension of the League is recommended, and the following project is est forward : 1. A anion of all tU British provinces. 2. Retrenchment and reform in the public expen diture. 3. Protection to home industry. In this address we read nothing of annexation, or a dissolution of the connexion with the British crown. We take it for granted that the disorders which took plebe in Montreal were only a scarecrow set up in the Canadian cornfield to frighten the home government. A fracas occurred at Madame Laborde's concert room. The French Canadians called for the " Mar seilles," and the result was that some of the officers and civilians drove them out of the hones. DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT , (From the Net, Tort llereid.) At about a quarter past 8 o'clock on Thursday morning, Amnst 2nd, as the early train from Philadelphia to this city had reached Clarksville, about two miles the other sibs at Princeton, • terrible accident occurred, which has ere this marled mourning into many f a milies. The beta, as sear as our rei,orter could learn them meths spot, IMO these: At the place where the accident ocenr, there is a turn out, leading to the bank of the Delaware and Raritan Canal. For the peones of making this tors-out available, there is, of sons, • switch, which, when turnedin the proper direc tion, will not interfere with the direct progress of the cars, but which, when occasion requires, will lead the ear or can off from the direst teach and conduct these, of nocessity, to the brink of the canal. To guard this switch and to provost accidents the company employ man, who, with his family, live near the mot, end whose sole hominess is to see that the switch is kept In • proper direction. As the cars were pass im; this spot yesterday morning, the engineer perceived, when too late to avoid the accident, that the switch was tamed the wrong way, and that the ears were feet making their way for the easel. The engine was immediately reneged, but the impetus we. too great—the speed, hellions 30 miles per hour—to t disaster. Shot to relate, the engine pl headloeg into the , dragon' after it the platform ear, on wkkh was the freight sad baggage crates. A tremendous cosenseion, of wares, ensued, and the first and seemed prompt ears came in violent contact. To me the expression of a witness to the terrific scene, they were dovetailed together. The scene of horror that ensued may be uneffilled, but cannot be definitely described. Bath OM were Wed with peseengen, and the bodies tithes. peemagere, of coons, in terposed between the eesddsg end analog parts of th e Cite. The engineer leaped trom his perikine position, and escaped unhurt; the Inward brakeman fillilined at his post until the very last moment, when, seeing that he could do nothing to avert the catastrophe, he also leaped off, and was injured but slightly. On testing about, it was found that Mr. William Canova, of Trenton, superintendent of repairs on the canal, we. killed, as was also an unknown man, apparently an 'neh men, who had taken passage in the second-clew ears. These an this only two persons who were ascertained to have been killed out-right. An inquest wealeell, and the verdict of the jury wee, that the saddest was caused by the sot of some unknown pence in turning off the switch. Bach • verdict been heavily on the oempany, and they offered • reward of 1,000 dole. teethe detection attain unknown pens. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1849. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Mows* llAnus% NnW Toast, Ann. 7.-The Meek market dellimes wry meek depressaL tbestaticat me elsedily rafts lbw% bib l ar sa il i Zi to be imporkle te arrest fiat. TMs. art sees pent 0 1 ovary roe la ea M. bat Ws an eld U. At As Int bard Mad Low lad al se seal.; 1; 168 g bird. I; lissese Minsk I; Used noes es IVA snare par seL teameles wen to • vale deed neet tad. amiss tbe meinware maned gels *ally lasdeg Mead inl Loft Mr& Masi mime Ms sat bass le is way asses damsel kr nett-'- by dr leasept. Damn era armor Y leek esmark, sod dr nes ban tr. nee. We emote lend bale ea Lemke at If to 9 per sat: OW. 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De. • Ise and unutepectet at 4 dots. 121 e. to 4 dam Vie.; aims rata and lazed weatent at 4 des. 57a. to 4 dole. 94e.; strelgtit date and good Nichlgen at 3 digs. to 5 dots. 000. • dzsight mod good Obi* at 5 ekes. 123 e. to 5 dots. Ilk.; pure (keno; at S dole -123e. to dole. 230 • heal state and Oldo at 5 d01e.230. to 5 dole. fik.; sake Ohio at it dement. to 3 dole. tate.; elks themes a• 6 dole. to el dole. 30e. Of the abide Wes, about 2,300 brio were made for ex port. Of southern hoar, sales of 200 brie. Brandywine were made at S dole. 120.4 100 ditto of Baltimore at S dole. lile. to S dots. 25e.; 790 brit. (kowtow at 5 dots. 31e. to 5 dots. 37te. Rye hour sales of km brio were made at 3 digs. 061 c. to 3 dole. 120. Corn meal Jer sey would seursd 3 dole. 1113 e., and dales of 1100 bets. of Brandy wine wen made at 3 dela. Sk. Wheat : .Is of 000 bushels of red Gamete (fr Mediterranean said at dol. 130, and 2,500 betides prime Ohio at 1 dol. 1210.4 Genesee was held at 1 dol. 23e. to 1 dol. See.-Bye : Quota ttitllllooooeaaessss were nominal at Stte. te Ne., at which the pat mks wars made.-Oats were eater, by the ' auto, at 44e. to 45a-(bra Tbe sales readied about 20,000 buthelo at tic. to Ere. for wide= mind, Ole. to Ole. for roam' white awl wastes Oat yeiker, 640. to b3e. Mr ro und northern yellow-the built Isere e Sr smainets far she, to lbs east. t o wan e omnal, awl there was but little offering, eel the few mkpiplerat made to Liverporl were effected at about peek= reestalisse. Weernisrlliere was no change to notice. Pales Were Made I et NS Ibis Osman rosin at roe. to Ulm; and 130 MAL mirk* tar- I sad= at 32c. to 324 e. aeh. Ono-There is no material change intim market. The sales of lin seed sea 4,00' gallons, at tic. ton*. for e:nalish, and 63e. to 6340. for entertain. 01 ohm. sates of 200 baskets at 2 dole. 76a. rIitrIVIIONA.-The sake in park amounted to 900 Ibis. at 10 dais. 73c. to 10 dole. v meta, and 9 dolo for mime. Mee mai nretty active, with sales of 100 blast good Ohio, at 13 dok. 30c. sod 300 prime at 12 doe. In lard, sales were made of 300 able'. at nfe. le. Le good to prime. Butter and cheese were unchanged. at meets were dull, bring out of ream. Ktcm-The market was eery inn, with sales of about 100 make and tierces, at 4 dole. per cwt. Beerams.-A steady and firm menet, with /ales of shout 200 bhde. Porto liked afet. to 3.1 e. Vitaw-llis market was dull, and the on'y sale made was 30 qr. casks Port at 73 m %Somer.-TM tune was easier, with sake of 350 able. of Obio and State Prime at 23:e. to 24c. cash. Drudge is heavy, with sales of 70 ands. et Me. tune. Vfnm.-Taere has teen a mcderate bedtime going Steward in this article shim our lad tal e . repot. The male& sonthioes firm. The sates are 20,0001ba deem to We. easit, eel 3,04011 at. pulled lamb's wool at 27c. to 3lks.. eagerly 27e. to Ma. TM sleek of fleece on hand is fad inereming. Tux COTTON Totem-The isgrapas esentst• de staple up to the latest deem ie seek d the pest dine pus we as anuelid Wyman* es Corm is esin User Seem Bake. Receipts at ports area Sept. 1. 2 , 601 , 34 Corresponding deem bet De. de. yew ..........._.« 1, 7 3 4 , 090 Esparta seem Weed Mats*, sirs 1;1110 .... 2,190,337 C o nsegmadei der let year Do. de yes before Esperb Great Britain, lass eat I. 1eN 2 . 733 G magenler ides last year ..... 1.111,414 774,415 Ds. do. year ben It co tti=eg ports 14 receipt .... 111,101 date last last year Do. do, year adore The receipts at this port since sine* the LW Wt bow base 5,303 asks; capon', 1,04 e; taken by 'planers, 4,4100; Wm en mends tics, 1111,0 N. deceits city, 60,000; amount as mall, 1,000. There me ' bat few petits now who depute that the forthcoming are ear be a kW Ma, madequently the cheeses of its being a lame leas as ones tbs nasally abundant rains In sow parts of !AMA ad lerbsee have undoubtedly injured lbs plant in these set tle= al the marry wawa rain wee leaw; while Is others, t he ilg in Onsge ord wh o Cddies. inekture weewented, t ems re memssedesehli bensiNed k. arm sod fry weather howeed. Nis and no me Moll.absolarty armed for aMr sew wed) as see hue enabeilall the led beck. wardire et es veiroasuld MIR aleadlegesele ledeatel of wed as map wag evaterlis be Mk et Ws utmost, Ie but sea. lade Is es asteass mpg ea eat Whisk is maw &why; to a deo Ansa Impswilie. TM done quetationela kis Ember were as amazed: stymies CLAIMMCLII O2I . N. °ekes's, Nebile, Uplead. Tiorida. and Texas. West Ordinary Middling si to to 91 Good middling ... 10 to 10 Middling fair lof to 1 o ] l to ii i Fair luf to 1 fully ...... NotaineL Good fair Fine THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. NEW SOUTH WALES.—SYDNEY. Sydney journals, to the beginning of May, replete with the all-agitating sub set, anti-transportatio , which has called forth the warmest energies of the colony. To such • degree of public reprobation has the system of transportation reached, that should it be resumed, and a convict vessel arrive at Sydney, • public meeting is arranged to be convened ea the ground adjacent to the Circular-quay, " there to protest spinet the shame, injustice, and tyranny of gals making New (bath Waage penal settlement." ' PORT PHILLIP. Melbourne jotirnela are to hand to the end of April. The quantity of wool exported from Geelong during this Imes is set down at 19,000 balsa. or 3,700,000 lbs , to easel ply whisk no less than 1,233,333 sheep wen shorn. Ia esemple of the ill mann of the system of sending exiles to thellliesies, one of the Melbourne:jouroas remarks that at the last criminal solllliooll at that oboe there were 34 prisoners be trial; of which comber 11 (nearly eta-third) was ose of whom wee asavicted and executed for mar dm. Up to the last skated wasions 1,368 exiles bad boss Soled at Port Phillip, or about me-fifteenth of the whole adult mistake ; sad yet the exiles furnished owthird of the shaman shagged with the most seri me assess. This resat ought to satisfy Earl Grey of the total failure of the experiment. Aa amphitheatre and ortez afar the aeons of k notleree is s„ w course a insist Kolhourne.—The whammed in thiseoloey has enamel highest degree of wativation, mad is not excelled by the sprlateat Many other 'many ; bat se plentiful has Use the hermit that the farmers in theneighbourhood of Ow hog demists the warrant prices of wh ne eat so low as bendy le seer the camases of raising it (the market rate for the lest Mhele being Sa. W. per bushel), and as a remedial mmetare, the farmers had proposed forming as memiaties to eapert their modems to • British or other moism, • Ohba mai Java. In the month of April, at Mal. himenne Geeloog, the atrocities committed by Salim set only on the whites, but upon them gjcpsr eke or on neither withholding the talk:dog, nor ellering security against wounds, were almost of daily occurrence. To such ea extent had ;hese native suicidal acts proseeded, that the settlers in the north. eastern district of tie colon y bad presented a petition to the Bore r nor, is which they not only detail grievances, but boldly grasp with the main difficulty, end ask for a law for the more immediate control, sad more summary punishment of the offenders. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Swan River (Perth and Freemantle) papers are to dos middle of May. ills rapid and retrograde movement in Western Australia sad tbe unwillingness expreeeed by the colonial department eSfmg le augment the anima of the parliamentary grant er te simmirad even the present go ems being eontinued snah lentelk Itm breed the vernor, Captsia F itz to Osseo same is order to reduce the expense s the isiwiy. The wretched state of Swan River dmaces, trialthelendlag the *Sons are ill-pad compared to Sher Austrailas settles's% or b mused much pale to the misdate, and is a soros of anxiety to the govenor, who has beet called on to clip the existing low salaries of the various fasetionaries conneeted with the ma chinery of government. The task, soda any circusstances, i n euxecioas Gm, but in the instant* of Swan Biel r it is v e mire pailful by the coadderatios that the salaries woee lame to the nature sad amount of service re ed, es yas the knife has been applied to the in r sea It is degas to observe the perversity of the Colooial.oSee is keeping up the useless department connected with the earveyor.graeral ; far, although the ire Insists (even the first settles), after e xpending their all in a fruitless attempt to settle, are forced to suit the place and seek a livelihood elsewhere, sew townships are laid out, huh espeditioes of discovery are undertakes apparently for no ninthly use thee to keep up an sales end ezpassive establish ment for the seke of the passage appertainieg to it. Rock iest's% Williamsburg, and some kalf.dessa mks town sites, are knows wily in name ' • their area is but rarely trodden by natives, erg have not revived the imprint of an Enro. Mtkr yeas. With the view of augment- Celfbe revenue, the Governor had announced his intention to propose to the Legislative Council the imps ins of an additional day of two shillings per gales ea spirits, an increased duty ca cigars end snuff, but a Malden was to be made on leaf tobacco. The latter re levities is owing - to the externem me of leaf tobacco in abominating. The local government have at last resolved on remising the native prisms' from the wretched island of Bottsest, and in future they are to be employed on puSlic works at Perth, FIVIIIIISSar, sad elsewhere. From the government Gautts, April 10. we gather that the liabilities of the Bank al Western Australia,to Morn 31, amounted to 16,7761. end the meets to 25,5101. ; notes wen I. circulating to the extent of 3,3981 ; and, awes the ions. bills mineable are in down at 10,8081.—a soon what leer Innewet, skin the deposits Indrvirate awe Mau 13,0001. NEW ZEALAND. Accounts received by the India and China overland nail, to the middle et April, give insurable reports of th e *Mad intelligens of this noon sonny. At Auckland, is blank last, tbe Soprano Coast essenbled for the atib of admiral Miness, whoa tbo Jodie neiratulaW the grand jay on tie abases of mine, is Wasted by a bans. Woodsy. Maids s sealeos are not sonatas la Auckland; with an lairessiug populating, it is uantlag to observe cock a kik irate of morality. A bill was Wren to be Mtn snarl lute causal to estab lis h a peak market at Auck land. The akin GanU. amnia@ a notice of munben of sews, saborb, and gentry lots to be end ea Jane 19th. Au boatswain annotation was in course of kirmatica at AssidsaL THE LATE PASHA OF EGYPT. We yesterday announced the death of his Highness Mehemet Ali niche, at Alexandria, on the tad instant. We new present • sketch of his life: MaMewl Ali, who had reached his eightieth year, was beta hi the town of Cavallo in Roumelia, the ancient Made dada He first commenced life as a tobacconist in his native town, bat afterwards volunteered into the army ' where he ems obtelaed . high favour with the Governor of Cavallo by his assisteses in quelling a rebellion, and on the death of his corammadieg Wiest he was appointed to fumed him, and married hie widow. In the efforts for the eipul.ion of the French from Egypt, Mehemet All distinguished himself by his conduct and valour, and he rapidly rose in rank. Altar the evacuation of Egypt by the French, in September, 1801, the Sultan appointed Mohammed K Carew Viceroy of Egypt, at which time the Mamelukes were actively engaged in en deavouricg. to recover their ascendancy, and the two principal Maraduke Heys, Osman /3ardiuy and Mohammed illy, came to an engagement with the Turkish army and defeated P. Mehemet Alt, with his troop of Athenians, was under the orders of Kkoorshid Pasha but, took no part in the beds. Tae Turkish general irritated at hie defeat, complained of Mehemet Ali to Khoo raw, who summoned him to his presence ; he refined to attend, sad took edvantage of an insurrection which then occurred among the Albanian troops to join the Matheluk.• under Oman Bardiasy. In 1803 he attacked Khoerew at Damietta, and brought him prisoner to Cairo. The Porte then sent to Egypt Ali Gezauli Pasha to replace Khoerew Pasha, but he was 'tail leas fortunate thin his predecessor, for he was put to death by the Matnelukes soon attar his arrival. In 1804, Mehemet Ali judiciously appointed Khoor shid Puha, then Governor of Alexandria, Viceroy of E gy Anew and formidable insurrection broke out, and Khoo'. .bid's soldiers put Cairo to the sack. The inhabitants of the town were in the utmost alarm, they deposed Khoorshid Pasha, addressed themselves to Mehemet Ali for protection, and made him viceroy Mehemet Ali was installed in the Pashalic —r. of Egypt in 1806, on condition that he should send to the Sultan 4,000 punts, wi ich represented at that time the sum of about 240,0001. sterling. Ihe iirs• step ne took to secure his pswer was to satisfy the demands or the troops. He represented to the inhabi tants of Cairo that it was at their request that he had as sume 1 the commend, and that, to avoid further disturb ances, the wants of the army should be eathtled. Re there lore levied contriba:isns, which were readily paid. In 1808 Mehemet Ali received orders from the Porte to attack the Wahabees, a sec; of the Mohammedan religion, who had pillaged the cities of Mecca and Medina. The Viceroy determined upon first putting a Baal end to the power et his old allies, the Mamelukes, and on the Ist of March, 1811, the Mamelukes were invited to the citadel at Cairo to attend at the investiture of the Viceroy's son' Toussoon, as chiet of the expedition against the Wahabees. When the ceremony was over the Mem , lultes mounted their horses, but on reaching the citadel gates they found them closed, and they were massacred by a sudden discharge of musketry from soldiers placed on the walls. It has been computed that 470, with their chief, Ibrahim Bey, perished in the citadel; and in the city and throughout the country no loathes 1,200 were killed. In 1811 Mehemet Ali sent his army into Arabia against the We.hallees. This war lasted tin years, and after costing the viceroy immense sums of money and a great number of men, was finally ended by Ibrahim Pasha. In 1813, Mehe met Ali himself went to the Hedjas for a time, to butes the result of the expedition. During his absence, the Porte ap pointed Lateef Pubs Viceroy of Egypt, but Mohammed Bey, Mehemet Alt's Minister of War, pretending to enter into the views of Lateef Pasha, engaged him to declare him self publicly Viceroy of Egypt, and then decapitated him. Mehemet Alt afterwards offered the Sultan to assist in quelling the Greek insurrection against the Porte, and in 1824, Mehemet Ali's fleet of 163 vessels sailed fur the Mena, under the command at Ibrahim Pasha, who for three years kept the country in subjection. In 1830 the Porte conferred upon Mehemet AU the admi nistration of the Wand of Candia. Mehemet Ali then thought of obtaining pommies of Syria, and 6,000 Egyptians having emigrated thither hs d e manded their restitution from Alals Pasha, then I O,vernor of Acre. lie was told that the emigrants were subjects of the Sublime Page, and that they were in the Sultan's dominions as well in Syria as in Egypt. The Vice roy sent word that he would come and take his 6,000 subjects "and one man more," and in 1831 Mehemet Ali sent into Syria a powerful army, under the command of his son Ibrahim Pasha, and in a few menthe reduced the whole country to submission. On this the I Porte declared Mehemet Ali a rebel, and sent a strong army into Syria; but Ibrahim Pasha's troops overcame the Sul tan's, sad several battles were fought, which insured to the Egyptians the possession of the country. The European powers interfered, and peace was signed on the 14th of May, 1833. Syria, end the district of Adana were ceded to Mehemu Ali, on hie acknowledging himself • venal of the Sul:an, and miming to remit to the Porte the same tribute as the former Pashas of Syria. According to this arrange ment Mehemet Ali paid for Egypt 12,000 purses; Syria and Adana, 18,000 purses; mil Candi*, 2,000 purses—makiag WV:32,000 purees, or 160,0001. sterling per annum. feweet Ali pamessed Syria peaceably until 1839, when the Sultan Mahmoud sent his troops into Syria under the oonimaad of Has Pasha to expel the Egyptisns, bat Ibra him Pasha proved too powertul for him, and the Turkish ems had to retreat. England, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, beninetion with the Porte, signed a treaty on the 15th of Sully, 1840, aid informed Mehemet Ali that he was uo katipt to MEWS is Syria, but the viceroy, confiding in the oniolenes of the Preach, seemed determined to Csi li tteonatq. e Allied Powers, finding that the vicero would net fly evacuate Syria, determined upon driv ing him out force. The first engagement took plans on the 10th of , 1840, near Beyrout, when the Egyptian army was somplowly routed and the town taken. Cuffs, and Saida men bombarded in the same month, afterwards Tripoli and libnoons, and on the 3rd of November, Acre. Alexandria wee blockaded by an English squadron: still Mehemet Ali 1 , was net inclined to submit, bat in the end he acceded to the Itsima proposed, the hereditary pashas of Egypt in his own family being secured to him. It is well known, to his credit, that during the period that the English were attacking his troops in Syria, and block ading Alexandria, Mehemet Ali allowed the India malls to proceed as usual through Egypt unmolested. The Porte also treated to Mehemet Ali the government of the provinces of Nubia, Darfonr, Selmer, sad Condo ha, and all the territories annexed thereto, situate ant of Etpt. elenset All had by his wives end consubinas 16 chil dren, of whom five, three sons and two daughters, ere living viz , Said Pasha, admiral of the Egyptian fleet, bon in 1818; Halms Be'',, born in 1826; Mehemet All Bey, bon in 1833 ; Mesh Bantus, born in 1797, widow o f the Defined', Mohammed Bey; Zeinab Barnes, born in 1824, and serried in 184 S to Kamil Puha. Hales= Bey was fear years in Paris, where be received a liberal educa tion. Memunet Ali had twelve brothers and two sisters, all of whom me dead. be court. BALMORAL, Atroust B.—Yesterday her Majesty and the Priam walked eat is the snorniag. In the alter- anon her Majesty, attended by Viseounteas Jocelyn and the Roe. Mho Dawson. bolt a drive through the forest. His Royal Highness Prime Albert went out deer stalking. The royal disuse party included her Majesty, the Prince, Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Mies Dawson, the Rigid Hon. Sir George Grey, Lint. Colonel the Han. AlexaMor Gor don, and Mr. Anson. Sir hall Clark left Balmoral yester day fora few days. Mr. Blum:dr, the American Minister, returned from Perk as fkiturgai. Lord John Russell left his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, yesterday morning for Mahe Parer, York. on a skit to th e Arebb;rhop of Yor k noble noble lord will afterwards proceed to Balmoral. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo. Mal Alm horn the Governors at Hong Lyng, Ceylon, end the Mesrinas. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. IRELAND. DUBLIN, ATIOCBT 20, Captain Larcom and Mr. Lynch, Q.C., have been appointed to re-divide the Dublin wards. The names appear to c h: i r i r s i se fiven satisfaction. Mr. Lynch was , the junior for the crown at the treason trials of last year. It is likely that there will be a movement made this year in favour of absolute religious equality be tween catholic* and protestants. It is quite a mis take to suppose that the church question Las been set at rest here. The accounts from the country are still favourable, I though of coarse there is mach anxiety arising from the quantity of rain that has fallen. But the crops are still in good condition. At a meeting this week of the Cork Town Council, Sir William Lyons, the Mayor, obierved that her Ma jesty had expressed in the highest terms her approba tion of the city of Cork, and its river in particular, and the gratification she felt at the reception given to her, her only regret being to see the pavilions unoccu pied, which she attributed to her unexpected arrival; in consequence of which she supposed that individuals had sustained heavy knee. There is no truth in the report that Mr. Magas s the member for Westmeath, is to accept the Chiltern Hundreds. The appointment of Mr. Stephen Woulfe Flanagan as secretary to the Etcumbered Estates Commission has given much satisfaction. Mr. Flanagan is ne phew to the late Cole! Baron Woulfe, and is a gentle. man of tried abilities, having been one of the most painstaking of the poor-law inspectors. Tss EXPLOSION AT ABERDARIL—The inquiry opened on Friday concerning the recent fearful loss of life at the Lettley Shenkin Colliery, was continued on Saturday till a late hour in the events, at the Towitlall. Mr. Blackwell, Ike government limpet*, of mines in the South Wales district, was present, and aniseed the inquiry in questioningthe several witnesses as to the ventilation of the e dliery.lllr. Dobson. the mineral surveyor to the Hon. E. Clive, also 'Mended, in order, after viewing the *and beer lag the evidence, to Rive an opinion es to the cause of the lamentable catastrophe. The evidence was uninteresting. Tee prowedinp were again adjourned. MEETING AT SYDIINHAM. Yesterday evening a preliminary minting, for the the purpose of forming a branch society of the National Msoriation in the parish of Lewisham, was held at the Beehive Tavern, Sydertham. The Rev. Wu. LINWOOD in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in the enure of his remarks, said— Wes it right in a time of profound peace, that our naval and military establishments should be kept up on a war basis? Was it not better to trust to the safeguard of national content ment, union and prosperity, than to the bravest of remiss ? Were not the people sufficiently enlightened to make law which they were compelled to obey, and punished for dis obeying ? They might not be po l ished, but still they were enlightened. (Cheers.) There were men at our univenitles full of classic lore, of ancient poetry, and heathen mytho logy. They *perhaps would be thought fit to vote; but what, after all, was the use of all knowledge of antiquity In comparison with a thorough com prehension of the springs of human action, and of the wants and requirements of the present age, as exhibited around them ? (Cheers.) Tile working classes, then were in a condition which justified a de sire for cluing*. The chairman then entered into an explanation of the principles and projects of the London a'sociation, end exhorted all classes of reformers to lend it their aid, u those who went beyond it would still find it wise to go as far es possible with it, remembering that while the, lost nnthinz in principle they gained much in practice. Mr. ELLIOTT moved the following resolution : " That it is desirable that the members of the National Reform Association resident in Sydenhem form themselves into a local association for the purr,* of extending the in fluence sod promoting the objects of the council ; that the association meet weekly, v;z., every Monday evening at the Beehive Tavern, Sydsnham, to enrol members, hear lac IIITCS, and generally advance the C. 4260 of parliamentary and financial reform." The reselutinn was carried unanimously; after tab:hill was moved by Mr. Was; and seconded by Mr. Siang : " That the following gentlemen act as the sammittins M carry out these objects—viz., Mr. West (chairman), Messrs. Elliott, Smith, Butes, Wright, Adams, and Brows." A short discussion followed, after which the thanks of the meeting were voted to the chairman. who briefly replied. The meeting separated about ten oclock. BERKS.—We have bzen requested to give publicity to the following correspondenea:— Wokiegbam, June 13. See,—l have been instructed by the members of the com mittee which usually superintends the popular petitions sent :ram th:s place to parliament, to express their thanks for your persevering eff.,rts to keep the attention of the House of Commons directed to the demands the whole country is making for parliamentary reform. Sines the mass of pea tiqns presented last year bad no effect, and Lord John Russell thinks he can afford to encourage the House of Commons to set public opinion at defiance, the committee have not thought it desirable to petition the house any fur ther in support of that measure, hut have determined to take those steps which must eventually be effective. They will, therefore. avail themselves of the 40e. freehold, and give every possible support to that movement ; and by that means take what they have first respectfully asked, but what the Hover of Commcns have so ungraciously denied them. The committee, therefore, beg to hope you will net cease re newing your motim till it become the law of the land, &goring you the country will give you their determined sv l remain, Sir, your obedient servant (on behalf of the committee.), A REFORMER, for Geo. GarratL To Joseph flume, Esq., M.P. 13ryanstone -square, August 1. Bir,—l have now to answer your letter of the 13th of June. lam pleased to learn the spirit of parliamentary re form is abroad at Wokinghans, and that the reforms» are determined to persevere in thoes demands, and to be united in their efforts to obtain those eights under the constitution, which, as freemen, they are entitled to. If the friends of financial and parliamentary ;reform have attended to the proceedings in parliament in the session this day closed, they will find overwhelming reasons for a change in the constitution of the house of Commons : aed 1 trust that all clams. of reformers will now be convinced of the neceesLy of union amongst themselves to give them a chance of suttees in their rightful demands. Until class legislation be put down, and the mass of the people represented in their Commons' house of parliament, there will be little chance of economical and good govern ment; and therefore I enclees you a copy of the motion I have placed on the books of the House of Commons for the next session—a motion which! shall mate yearly as long as I have the honour of a seat in that ammildy, with confident , hope that ere long the electors who new have the suffrage will exert it to effect those reforms HO my bill would tarry out if I were stowed to pass It. Bet that will require a ; close union end continued exordia of all reformers to over ' come the monopoly that now exists In the aristocracy of the country to rule the I na ßouse et Cummet. da, yaw eisedhat servant, JOSEPH alibi& THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT. roars AND SOUTH lltatsom.—Crowded meet ings have been held during the last week is North and South Durham for the establishment of societies to create 40a. freeholders, with a view of " winning " both divisions from their present political occupants; and the result has bean resolutions unanimously passed to commence forthwith freehold land societies, and we are sure, from the position of the gen tlemen who have consented to take upon themselves the duties of committeemen, &c., the object will be soon attained. We are glad to hear that a few working men have deter mined to commence one in Leicester, and that Sir Joshua Walmsley has consented to preside at a public seating In that town. Tag FREEHOLD LAND flociarT.-I'his revolu tion/Ay nightmare t. lords, squires, and whirs, continues to more on in the even tenor of its way. Nothing can carpus the progress alibi' society,cer bring about in a shorter time a real reformation in the parliament of the eeastry. The re- ceipts °patinae to average shoat 3401. per sight, and the progress some of our neighbours are easkiag is truly stetonish ing. The Wolverhampton people have jest eifeeted • pur chase of more than 60 eau of beautiful freehold land, which, together with their tint estate, makes a total quan tity o f nearly 70 acres which they have parahonoci, although their society r only 12 swathe old. Depend epos it the doom of wh iggevy is sealed. It is idle nonsense for Lord John litamW to keep chirping about his " &rims constitu dos,. sad =skies declarations that the middle and waking classes do not waist reform, when we eaa point to Drary bum and things like thees: To Sir Joshua Walmaley and Drury rho people of Drury•lane we my lead on, and we la the pre Times will follow you. We are heartily glad that the radi cal party in the House of Commons have new stepped let* their true and natural position, sad henceforth intend to 1:?d the people on to victory and reform.—Birminghom Nan DIN,* NER GIVEN TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- Two OLD PIOPLIL—On Tuesday a dinner wea given by Mr. William Maurer*, of Oldham, to 122 poor old people. The repast consieted of • fine sheep, weighing 104 lbs., roasted whole, two rounds of beef, and 18 large risk plum.puddings, with a plentifel supply of al*. So great was the interest ex cited that thousands of a came to see the peeperation before dinner. Mr. Da nielills, • hale old man 89 years of sgs, presided. After dinner, the day being bCantifully fine, the whole were seated on fortes in front of the house. and • glass of ale was given to each men, and a s!=l if ticket wine or gin to each woman. They sang and accompanied by the violin, the handbells, and as excellent bud. Two of the men, named Clough and Soho oldestaged 75 and 80, ran • rue, in which the won. There wen one old ma n , named John Taylor, aged 78, who has attended Manches ter races 58 con ',cativo years, three days in each year, excepting cue year, when he mimed one day. He has always gone as foot, and he has Weed walked to York rases. There were two twin misters, spd 83. The oldest person present was Mrs. Ren shaw, onfaion•street, who is aged 99, and has had 19 ehild• Ten. Oae old woman, aged 78, has never used an umbrella or ridden in a ouch in her life. Another, aged 81, appeared in her little black bonnet , which she h ad when she we. 18, sad a gild ed petticoat and bedgewn. The united ages of those present were 9,272 years, or aa average of 76 years each. There were present eight persons from the age of 60 to 70 ; 48 persons from 70 to 75 ; 34 persons from 75 to 80 ; 23 persona from 80 to 85 ; nun persons from 85 to 90 ; one person 93 years old, and one 99. Towards night the rela dees and friends of the old folks assembled, and joined in the festivities. CAPTURE OP A MURDER3I.—DI the month of De ember, 1847 • person named Thomas Hay was murdered on the line of railway, then in the Boone of construction In the perish of South Aston, in the oounty of York, the par 'kaiser' of which at the time appeared in the newspapers. Wm. Watson, the person aussed of o misrelates the murder, made hie maps, and although he was in the Hose and Cry, and every other possible spans re used sorted to for his disc gory, yet he succeeded in evading the hands of the °Moen of justice till Saturday last, when he was found work ing in a lime-stone quarry, near the secluded village of Aekelby, in • lonely and remote district la the western di vision of Cumberland. He hes been removed to York, where he awaits his trial. THE CHOLERA. Return of Gum of cholera repotted to the General Baud of Health yesterday, August 20 : _ _ Is London and vicinity, vie. : Lambeth (from 17th August) 109 26 Whiteohapel Rotherhithe Ilt. Saviour's, Val= l7 6 Ilsssondesy Othor localities Is Ilat i ond Wass:- 86 24 (Marne foe nook) Karats Tydfil Thowlids Plymouth Newoortla-under-Lytas Leeds In other towns In Scothuid Dundee (from 17th) 129 40 Other towns Attacks. Deaths. General total 1 lO6 491 THE MORTALITY IN THE WANDSWORTH-ROAD. Mr. Higgs resumed et the William the Fourth, Wands worth-roan, the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the Reverend Thomas Harrison, aged 61, a Wesleyan minister, late of Albion-terrace, Wandsworth-roaA. The particulars of this case appeared in the Express some days ago. Evidence having been given as to the defective state :of the drainage in Albion-terrace, the jury returned the follow ing verdict : That the deceased Mr. T. Harrison died of Asiatic cholera; that the recent fearful outbreak of the said disease in the generally healthy locaiity of Wandsworth-road was confined to a certain number of houses in a continuou row in which the drainage is shown to be very defective ; that • large quantity of filth was allowed to accumulate, and that the water, owing entirely to the faulty construction of the tanks, and their immediate proximity to and connexion with the cesspools was excessively impure and unfit for we ; and the jury, whilst they see no cause whatever for alarm in the neighbourhood general:7, cannot separate without expressieg a hope that the owners of the property will take immediate and effective means by ins: roved drainage and a different mode of supplying the water, to prevent in future, so far as human means can go, the recurrence of so terrible a calamity." Wictow.—Within the last few days the prevailing epi demic has manifested itself, in its most avrious form, an the township of Wigan, which had hitherto been, comparatively speaking, exempt, whilst the mortality in the surrounding neighbourhood was most serious. Biturox.—The epidemic still continues on the decrease in Bedminster, the returns for the two days, Sunday and yes terdsy, being as fellows :—Sunday : Diarrtnea, 20; cramp, 2 ; cholera, 6 ; deaths, 2. hioneay : Diarrtnes, 15; cramp, 3 ; cholera, 6 ; deaths, 2. MERTHYR —The returns for this district are of a more encouraging character, and give reason to hope that the epidemic, which has swept away so large a proportion of the population, has at length begun to disappear. BILSTON.—On Thursday last six additional victims were buried in St. Mary's churchyari, and eleven cases are now under treatment. PLEASURE GROUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE. A numerously attended meeting was held in the Town Hall, Stoke, on Wednesday, called by J. Ayshford Wise, Esq , the Chief Bailiff, in puriliance of a requisition, for the purpose of promoting the procuring of a piece of land upon which provision may be made for the healthful recreation of the inhabitants of the town, particularly the working chases. Tire CHIEF BAILIFF (who presided) said that he received and acted upon the requisition with very great pleasure, for he thought it furorshed one among many other proofs, that the time was CAM when the va rious classes of society de ired cordial co-operation for the common benefit, and were willing to meet together, free from the intrusion of political discord or social differences, fur an object which he believed would be found to have more to do with the general happiness than might at first be imagined. And he judced it proper to state at the outset, that the originators of this movement proposed to carry their project forward by means of voluntary subscrip• tions and donations, so that there was no danger of its be- coming a question of rates and taxes, of which the people thought—and he thought with them—there were too many already. Mr. 'THOMAS GRIFFIN, junior, moved the first resolu tion, which was declaratory of the desirableness of obtaining a piece of land for the public use, and of encouraging ra tional games and pastimes thereon. lie said he felt proud that Stoke was taking the lead in this matter ; and trusted the example would be followed with to much spirit that, ere long, there would be • spacious park provided, where all the people of the Potteries might meet to enjoy themselves. Mr. KERRY seeoaded the resolution. Mr. R. GARNER moved the appointment of a committee for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, and selecting a suitable piece of land (12 or 15 acres in extent), with power to enter into negotiations for a lease or the purchase. Mr. Garner said that although he was not one of the originators of the business before the meeting, he was one of the regal pitioniste, and highly approved of the undertaking. It was an excellent nievemen , , and mast lead to some thing good and noble. He hoped no one would feel die couraged by apparently feeble beginnings. When the Stoke Athenteum was commenced about three years ago, 701. was required to give the thing a Van, and some thought that sum too much to be raised. There had since passed through the hands of the treasurer about 5001., and the Athenaeum had a library of 1,000 volumes, • laboratory, a museum, philosophical apparatus, &c. Mr. M. D. HOLLINS seconded the resolution in a short address, in which he expressed the most unqualified ap proval of the design of establishing a place for public recrea tion, and also thought the allotment scheme desirable if practicable, but he could not concur in the idea of making a profit out of letting of small portions of land to working men —be would rather say that they should pay a reduced rent. [lt was explained that Mr. Garner wished the profits upon the allotments to go in aid of the pleasure grounds, in which the enigmas would have the same interest as others, and that to make the profit, it would not be needful to shame more than the ordinary rent of garden ground ] Mr. 1. A. STEVENSON moved the appointment of a seemetary and treasurer, and said he differed from both the mom and seconder of the last resolution on the subject of allotments. The resolution was wended by Mr. Write, and in putting it to the meeting, the Cuter BAILIFF paid a compliment to Mr. &resting, the chief superintendent of the county con stabulary in the Pottery district, for the part he had taken in promoting the object in view. before the business concluded a resolution of thanks was passed to the Duke of Sutherland, for hie kindness in allow ing free access to Trentham Park during holiday occasions in the Potteries. It was proposed by Mr. %BART, seconded by Mr. T. GRIFFIN, jun., and in putting it to the meeting, the CHLIZYMI spoke of the noble duke as the model of nobleman and gentleman. The various addresses delivered in the coarse of the pro ceedings were heartily applauded, and the resolutions were passed with acclamation. REPRESENTATION OF WEST SURBET.—Tha protec tionists have prevailed upon W. J. Evelyn, Esq., of Wotton, to contest the reproseatation of this division. Mr. J. Ivan Briseoe'a friends are working hard, and a sharp contest may be anticipated. METAL STEALING IN BIRMINGHAM. Perhaps there are few persona engaged in ands in the country who suffer so extremely from robbery as those of the =inutile turas of Birmingham, who have necessarily large quantities of metal on their premises. The facilities for stealing are so considerable, and so great is the difficulty of detection, that rebindes to an enormous extent take piece in almost every 'manufactory. A sees of this deseription has come to light in one of the oldest and most respectable braes-foundry seta Alabaman. The facts are than narrated in the Journal of Saturday :—" It is a trite maxim that the receiver makes the thief. We have strong reason to believe that these readying shop', or fences,' are more numerous in Birmingham them the public have any idea of. Valuable metals are wry port able, and the thief has always a market for the dispciad of his spoil. Many thousand pounds, in motels alone, are that disposed of annually in Birmingham. We regret that the chances of capturing receivers are so small, inasmuch as were they discovered and punished, a main incentive to theft, that of facility for the disposal of the stolen articles, would be taken away. Them men, like smuggles , en no immorality in it. It would be quits right if the law did not say it was wrong. Where, then, a sense of right would not dictate an honest mune, it is always desirable that the severest penalty should be inflicted en detected criminals of this character. We are induced to make these remarks from a circumstance which occurred on Saturday last. It appears that for some time past the attention of the police has been directed to the shop of a man named Charles Knowles, a marine store dealer, residing in Pak-street. There were strong grounds for believing that he kept a 'knee,' and ac eordingly in the evening, before a light was brought into the shop, detective-officer Morrow, who had been on the watch, entered. A female was in the shop at the time, and Morrow asked if Mr. Knowles was ia. She mid he was • upon which Morrow went to the kitchen door , wh i c h led from the shop, whispering cautiously all the while, and apparently anxious that he should not be observed. The bast took. Ia the dark Knowles conceived that it was some "knowing one" seeking his mamma in the disposal of plunder. "What have you got ? " was his interrogatory. The officer made no answer. " Have you got any white — [indiscriminately applied to silver and men] —what are you going to drop ?" Convinced that hie suspicions were cor rect. Morrow said he merely wished to drop some words about some metal he had purchased. Knowles, evidently prov ited at his mistake, but yet ignorant of his customer, denied that he had bought any metal, and turned away to enter the kitchen. Morrow instantly informed him who he was, and he was determined to search the house. Knowles would not allow this at first, but on being informed that there was a force in reserve, he submitted ; and under a heap of rage was found a considerable quantity of brass cast ings, in an unfinished state, and other metal. Knowles quietly delivered himself into cu'tody, remarking that it was seven yeas for him. Inquiry subsequently showed that the castings had been stolen from the premises of Messrs. W. and J. Harcourt, Bristol-street. Knowles was brought up at the Publk-oface on Wednesday, and committed for trial. EMBEZZLEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE LEEDS INFIRMARY. Mr. William Beckwith, the secretary and collector of the Leeds Gonad lafinnasy, has been taken into custody on the charge of having embezzled more than 1,0001. of the foods of the institution. The prisoner was examined yes terday before the mayor and other magistrates. The esti demos taken spinet the prisoner was very lengthy, but the following is the meet impatient part of it. Henry Hall, Req., who has been We: surer of the infirmary for the last 33 years stated, that the irisoner had been em ployed as secretary and collector of the subscriptions of the charity since the year 1837, 12 years ago, when he was ap pointed to the of by a general meeting of the trustees. His salary was 801. a year, and hie duties were to keep the books of the institution; to conduct the correspaedenee with distant trainees ; to attend the meetings of the weekly board; to enter the proceedings of that board; and to collect the subscriptions by personal application to subscribers resident in the town, and by lower from those resident at a distance who did not remit them at the proper time. It was his duty to enter lo a book kept for the purpose ell subscriptions received by him, end present that book to him (Mr. Hall), an treasurer, on pay ment of the money or when called for; he had to pay over the money monthly, and in the month of Janu ry, when the subscriptions were aue, two or three payments were usually made by Line. The last Bum of money paid in by the pri soner was 521. 18s., which he gave to Mr. T e last Fri day. On many occasions be (Mr. Hall) had gone through the list of subscribers with the prisoner, and had latterly felt much surprise at many parties beinz in arrear who he felt sure would have paid on being called upon. Mr. Joseph Mason Tennant said Ise was one of the trus tees of the infirmary, and last Friday he efficiated as chairman of the weekly board. After the business had been transacted, and all the members of the board except himself had left, he asked the prisoner if he had succeeded in collecting the arrears of subsaiption which be had on the previous week bun tad to get in. The prisoner, who appeared much affected, replied that he had not collected anytWng, and added that he was sorry to say he was ade fau!ter. On being asked to what amount his accounts were eh ticient, he said he could not tell, but entered all the sums he had received and not accounte d for in the treasurer's collecting book. These entries, on being cast up, he (Mr. T.) found ansuoted to 11,0201.75. After this oisclosure, he (Mr. T.) took the book to the treasurer, and showed him bow matters stood. The pa isoner had:frequently:been interrogated in reference to the non-payment of subscriptions by parties who appeared to be several years in arrest, and who, it wat , wall known, would pay on application, and be had generally trained some excuse such as that the , partics were not in when ko happened to call, or that he had been requested to coil again. The total amount of arrears was about 2,0001. Mr. Richard Hardwick, woollen draper, Mr. Henry Hud son, machos'. Mr. J. tideland, budder. Mr. Joy, oil mer chant, Mr. Henry Ludolph, well merchant, and various other parties resident in Leeds, who se satscriptions had been represented as in arrest in Leeds, deposed to having paid their subscriptions regularly to the prisoner, and produced receipts for the same in kis handwriting. At the close of the examination the prisoner's solicitor Kilted for a remand till this day (Tuesday), in order to give him time to make an answer to the charge preferred egaiost hie client. The application was acceded to by the mayor and magistrates. EXTRAORDLNARY CASE AT HORBURY. The village of Horlanty, near Wukcfi, Id, has been thrown into a state of great excitement by a painful occur rence that has come to light within See pest week. An in dependent gentleman of the name of CIRTIU lived in the village in respectable style. Ile was a bachelor, and a you-g lady lived with him as housekeeper, who was kr.own as Miss Craven, sail was reputed to Le his natural daughter. In the middle of last week a report prevailed that title young person had giv.n filth to a child, which had been made away with, and that the body had been found buried in the plantation belonging to the house. Toe report reached the ears of the meltable', who instituted inquiries, traced the report to a man who bad seen the body of the child, and then intermed the coroner, who directed that an itquest should be held forthwith. Accordingly, on Saturday, the body of the child having been proateed, en inquest was held over it at the Fleece lan, when the following tacts were elicited : Thomas Nettleton said: I live at Ilorbury, and am a butcher. I was told by Ellen Sykes (Mr. Craven's servant) that she saw Mr. Craven burying somethicg in the I 'ante tion, and in consequence I went to the place. I tech some earth up with my hands, and found a bundle wrapped in brown paper. I tel.& it up and opened it, and found a new born child. I made another hole and buried it grain. I showed it to Ellen Sykes before I buried it. It was a boy. This was on Tuesday morning. I was called upon by Mr. Roger Ring, Mr. Joseph Berry, and Mr. John Gee, on Friday morning. They are constables for llorbuty : they ask• d ins to meet them at Stu Fleece Inn, in llorbury, and to bring the bundle I had found. I went and dug up the bundle and brought it to tl:e Fleece. I laid it on the table in the room in the eresence of the constables and other persons. 1 left it with them. Ellen Sykes told me not to say anything, so I did not mention the finding of the child to the constable nor to any one. Ellen Selma told me she SIM Me. Craven digging something. She told me she suspected semeti.ing was up. I never denied I knew anything about the child, or had it in my possession. I groom and work occasionally for Mr. Craven. Ellen Sykes, upon her oath, siid—l am a single woman. I wee servant to Mr. Edward Craven, but was discharged last Thursday by Miss Craven. Mr. Craven is a bachelor. Mies Craven is about 24 years old, and lives in his house re his daughter. I bad been there three years the let of last June. I never told Nettleton I saw hlr. Craven digging or burying in the plantation, but I did tell him I saw Mr. Craven graving is the garden—by graving I mean working In the garden: he is in the habit of doing so ; be (Nettleton) said he ens —pWed something wit up, and said he supposed I suspected. I laughed and put it off, and a little girl came in and we said no more at that time. This conversation took place on Tuesday evening. I never told Nettleton not to mention the finding of the child to any one. It was last Monday morning, betwixt nine and ten, when I saw Mr. Craven working in the garden. Nettleton told me I was not to name it to any one that he found the child. At the time Miss Craven was confined to her bed, I had reason to suppose she was delivered of a child. My rea son for supposing so was the difference in her appearance before she was confined to her bed and after she came down stairs. She came down stairs about four o'clock last Monday afternoon. I saw the bed linen was changed and taken ►way. There were finer sheets on the bed than were put on before. I did net attend her en Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Craven himself attended to her on those two days, but I wont into her bedroom occasionally. Medical testimony concluded the evidence, and the coroner then weat over the evidence very minutely, and directed the jury as to the law of the ease. The jury returned a verdict of "Stilhborn." On Monday, a solicitor applied to the magistrates for war rants of apprehension against the parties concerned in the above offence ; but the magistrates required some evidence to be produced before taking this step, and issued sum monses to the witnesses already named to appear before them. • Mr. and Miss Craven have left Horbury, no one knowing 4 whither they are goneßradjord Observtr. a A GAOL CLIAPLATN TORTURING A CONDEMNED PRl sowsa.—Whilst Mary Ball was Icing in her condemned cell at Coventry, the Rev. Richard Chapman, who was chaplain of the gaol, burnt her hand with a lighted candle, for this purpose, as he informed her, of giving her a foretaste of what hell was. The following are the particulars as given in evidence :—On Saturday afternoon, the 4th of August, the governor of the gaol, Mr. Stanley, had occasion to go to Bir mingham; on returning, shortly after six o'clock the same evening, he was informed by Miss Winter, the assistant matron, that during his absence, the chaplain had visited the prisoner, Mary Ball, then under sentence of death, and by force, in her presence, had held the condemned woman's hand over a lighted candle, thereby burning and blis tering it. Mr. Stanley immediately ran to the cell, when the prisoner showed him her hand, which he found to be blis tered as he had been informed; the prisoner expressing herself glad that he had come, and complaining of the Rev. Mr. Chapin in's treatment. Susanna Winter ales informed the magistrates that it was about half past five o'clock en the Saturday afternoon that the chaplain visited the prisoner, and immediately on entering the cell he called for a lighted candle, which was brought to him He then took the candle in one hand, and with the other laid hold of the hand of the prisoner, Mary Ball, which he held over the candle, and asked her if she felt it. After a time she snatched her hand away, having previously endeavoured to withdraw it, say ing at the same time that she did feel it. The c *plain asked her what that would be compared to the tor ments of hell, where her whole frame wo.ild be burning for a hundred years? Whilst the chaplain held the prisoner's hand over the candle, she tried hard to get it away. Miss Winter gives it v het opiaion, to the best of her judgment, that the hand of the prisoner was held over the candle two minutes. The candle was first held at a dietaries from her hand, and brought nearer to it gradually. She tried hard to get it away, what , ' it was being held. After Mary Ball had got her baud away, Mr. Chapman told her not to think he was actuated by any motives of cruelty towards her, and that his design was to give her some idea of what the torments of hell were. Theo statements having been made before the magistrates, in the peeeence of Mr. Chapman, he admitted that they were sub • stantially correct. He added that he was actuated by the best of motives, and that what he did was to facilitate her notion of pain. The magistrates have suspended this Chris tian chaplain until the next general quarter sessions, when, of course, he will be dischareed. We have gleaned the above particulars from the Coventry Herold of Friday. A MAN KILLED BY A BULL.—A fatal accident happened to Mr. Samuel Crumpler, of Lytchet, on Sunday last. About five o'clock in the evening, whilst crossing a field, a young Norman bull ran at him, and knocked him down ; he immediately regained his feet, and was 'shout to chastise the ferocious animal, when he was again knocked down and gored. Some children who witnessed the occur rence then ran for assistance, but on its arrival, Mr. Crumpler was dead, and the enraged animal standing over the body, which presented a most distressing spectacle The clothes, excepting the boots, were all torn off, and the body torn and pierced in many parts. Mr. Crumpler's hat and stick were found about 100 yards from the body, and the Impression is that the animal had taken the body on its horns and either carried or dragged it to the distance at which it was found. An inquest was held on Monday before Mr. I. 0. Chislett, deputy-coroner for the hundred of Cogdean, when the jury gave directions that the bull should be killed. lied ceps been on the horns of the bull the consevencee would not probably have been so distreseing.—Poole Herald,