The Express. — London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

ITIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. f or kesth =Mal seittillir of the menthe?, if w a n ds* leek yhese em intesday at the London Tavern, mga writ MOM tee tke mast nap in the dirreti w espeamil. the attendance warnvery nweetwas and the og ... o li vie, elsray. The chair was takes at %wades ;;Oot by Mt. flawons. IDITCLOST LUCAS, who meted T i ; os boot with emit Nelms and impartiality. Tog o wl raged stated , g o the pad year 1736 policies of assurance bad been s—se the wawa maims on which amount to 117-1-*. it .. 3d.. so d 225 ogaiii,,nal proposal. declined. The st osei imam new 1100OSta to 151,9761. es 7d. The Wanes o ggim over the diebwamests is 77,2141. Ils. 103., imos e . the capital stock ef the institution to tke finen of 97 , 14 L 0. Id , art i n ch is invested in reel awl gwernment siggritirs. The sums des oar pelisse* of deemed members ha o t a year sanest to 460753 de. 64.. of which 119191.15.6 d. bite ben paid, and the rtme:tider, 19.1 W Is., IMewerve of payment. It 'ppm, that, if the deaths had olo ovel et die rate meemed in eompotieg the table of pre mium, dser• wallet . , daring . the thirteen years, have nese e ase 627 policies, whilst tke deaths that hays really ;Wg have given rise to no move than 297 of inch claims, kekeg Awl 43i pee amt. etch* estimated mirtelity." lbe CSAIBM/L'i, 'Undies to the favourable pnitinn of ge Imettetine, mid that so vivid hail hien its progreso, that 'Addend of foorteen tears lb, y found themmlves in pots oubei of a espitsl stock of more than half a million sterling.l ( gat kid beard that the position of the institution Tad sweated the marked attention of mare than one of the elesublsked life musics companies. (Haul The ritu.ino was eardled under the acts of parliament relating to Madly tsi ormietie., and the Chancellor of the Es/im fedpel hees asked by the repreuntativ. a of the life t) m odify these as to matviially affect the operations of the r t ..viaeat and other institutions. Tee members might rest t aw*, that, shouid any attempt of the kind be made, the ditectote would take the hest meanares fur the de:once of their privileges. (Cheers.) Tee report was adopted, and the meeting proceeded to 611 l y e fur vacancies in the B had of Director.. The gentle• she recommended by the board were William Mil!ce Cunt". Esq., and William Tyler, EA , whs.. retired in rota tion, but were eligible foe re elution, and John Breaery, E.q., &a Thomas Cutle, EA in the room of J.Ain St Babe. Es 9 , resigned, and William Caah, Evq , deeosaog. la opposition to these, Mr. Charles Whtthato, ol Greet therch•strat, sea Mr. Bonstiad, were pr.•posed, and them evue very warmly cuateetvd by their aection of the meeting . Seeml gentlemen addreined the meeting amidst cow siderablo uproar between the contending navies. At keetli► a res-iltrion wse submiled to the effect that the ',mut of the travelling sameness of voters was a proxy en irsulat with desire, and tenclinT much to injure the 'testi- two .. otter much ari<v discussion, the resolution was pot sad curia saaninsou•ly. Upon which Mr. BALI—AM moved another resolution, declaring it to be isconsi.tent with the in.erestsnf the insti;ution that tht twi d of downy, if a board, should, in any war•, by cir vex or othe►wise, internals in the election of members to seats in the direction. s Tie CHAIRMAN mid he bad no objection to the wb eh was aim put and unanimously agreed to. ju m ,h i tions srpointl , g cams, dlc., and granting the sum of 1,5001. se remuneration to the directors, having been also corded, the meeting adjourned until four o'clock, when the skins wee derl.rol to have terminated as follows; eve, MO; C.loe. 431; Bradbury, 430 ; Christy, 419; Tyler, 401; Bmsfi , ld, 102. The tour first were. *pose questl, sleeted. Tits announcement that Mr. Whetham was at the head of the poll was received with enthusisetie eheerine. The successful candidates resumed {harks, sad a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceeding•. TYPOGRAPHICAL WIDOW, ORPHAN, AND NOMINEE FUND. Oa Sitarday eventeg last a public Meeting of wespotiters favourable to the establishment of a Wil.l4)W. orphan, Lad nominee fund, was held in the British School. rum, Neville'r court, Fetter-lamb for the ourpoes of toting into consideration the regulations and Inks prepared for tree government of the crop:teed inetitution b 7 the pro,,w„noi meami•tee wbich had been app tinted on a previous nec union, end whose labours had been brought to • close. The meet tog was very numerously attended, and Mr. EIASTIWILL, of the Daily Naos, was unanimously called upon to preside. Ti. CHAIRMAN .aid he had often had ocrnsian to esk. part in the proceedings of meetings which had in view objects ainiiier to that on whisk they were new east salikd, and be thought that every wanting mind must tel the nrnernity of PL.m. scheme or plan like that now in eontem. p:ation being acted upon. (Hear, bear.) The honorary eserstary would read the roles, which, after much eiseassioa sad coesidaration, lad been prepared by tae provision& committee. Mter that, he (as chairmen) should submit each rale striation to the meting for its adoption re rejection. Mr. JAMES LONGMAN (the honorary secretary) then reed at length the roles as prepared by the provisiocal coin. shim. The CHAIRMAN then put to the 'seethe the flat nil*, which was, " That the society shall be emitted the Metro politan Typegraphieel Widow, Ocphaa, and Nominee Fend, eel that its object shall be to afford pecuniary mistime to the widows, orpheas, or nominees of deceased members." This ra e, kis almost needless to state, met with the ma- SWIM apposes' of the meeting. The CHAIRMAN having submitted the second rub, "That the society be erenponed of comp chore of fair era nets, wine have agreed sewn years to the husinern, Of who ere otherwise entitled by psteimay, including also thorn peatlemen whm are holding situations either as printers or meters ; also reader* who ho se not served an apprentice ship to the business always irevided that they meet with epp-obstiou at tee committee in attendance fur the ad missies of members " This and tile remaining rules were adopted. with a few vi rbal weendmests, the principal of which were fining the amount of subscription at 3d. per week, with Is. entrance fee, and gilt ler the sum of 2W. at a meseber'a death. The CHAIRMAN said the neat busineu would be to elect three treater., and he was happy to say that Luke Reward, Req., bad consented to become one, espressinuat the same time the greatest interest in the society. The mantel's Manlove suggested the appointment of Luke Hewn& , Mr. John Chapman, printer of the M.res rno and Mr. Jackson, printer of the Morning CLooicie. The name of these gentlemen having been put to the meeting, were carried by acelainatiom. Mr. C. Cooke, cf the Morning Chronicle office, was elected Treasurer ; and Mr. J. Lemmas, of the Morning Herald, S. lottery. Tee Provlaion.l Committee were re-anpoluted as the com mittee kr the ensuing year, with power to fill up any escudo la their number from gentlemen cnneeud with the hook department ; Mr. Hell, et Ty leer, and Mr. Mitchell, of Hansard% being added to the committee. Totes of thanks were then given to the Provisional Com mittee and the Chairman. Tke CHAIRMAN, in acksowledging the almove, an nounced that the secretary would wo H tend at the White art, Caberine-street, ti;rewd, every Saturday night until further lobes to enrol members. The meeting then separated with three hearty cheers for the proposed society. SOUTH WALES. The report of the committee appointed by the shaesholden of this company at the half-yearly general meeting in AusTust last has just been issued. " Having given our best consideration to the affairs of the South Wales Railway Compeny," say the committee, " we have now to report to the proprietors that it is our una nimous opinion, sunp:rted by the judgment of all the many enaperent parties whom we have consulted on the .abject, that, under existing circumstances, any further expenditure en that wart of your line to the westward of Swansea, would. if the question could be determined solely on its own merits, be waiteful and unwise in the extreme. Even if the Irish railways, which were expected to bnnah traffic to the w es t ern extremity of the South WCee line, had not teen abandoned, we apprehend that, looking at the matter through the more sober, medium which recent experience has afforded for the estimation of such projects, no company governed by ordinary prudence would entertain the notion of carrying a line between Swansea and listeuard. Indeed, on this point, there really is and can be no difference of opinion ; and if there were no guarantee in the case, the directors of the Great Western Company would as holders of more than one-fourth of the paid up shares, be the first to urge upon the South Wales Company the aban donment of this portion of the undertaking. That they do rot openly take this wise course, by meeting our advances to that end, is attributable, we believe, pertly to the erroneous supposition that the South Wales Company will break down in toe attempt to reach Fishguard, sad thus be unable to bring tte guaran.ee into opera'ioo, and partly to the very natural disinclination which they feel to present to their proprietors, in the existing difficulties of railway proirerty, any p-sitive and immediately praising liability. " With respect to the accounts, we have hit it question able whether it strictly fell within the mops of our appoint ment to eater into any minute examination of them ; but without Intending cr wishing to east the slightest imputation an any parties, we cannot but think that it would add much to the welfare of the company, and the future confidence of the shareholders, if such accounts were to undergo a stringent cud searching examination by some accountant of high standing and respectability ; and we would further e amend that such accountant be appointed at the present meeting, with directions to prepare his report, ready to be orroisted amongst the proprietors ten days prior to the nez Fe,brury meeting. 'We recommend that the number of directors be reduced from eighteen to twelve, with a proportionate reduction in the amount divisible amongst them. There will then be eight Slum Wales, and four great Western directors, a number amply sufficient, with moderate at ttntien, to superintend our intereete ; end the segregate amount of their salaries will be 1,2001. per annum. We recommend the propriety of the retirement of those gen. setnen from the board who represent interests no longer il•ntical with thee' of the South %Val line proper, and we . " 114 further recommend that at etc nee half yearly meet- Ine one half of tho reenaioing directon be requested to plum their seats at the disposal of the shareholders ; and that in the election of new directors a similar course should be adopted to that which has lately been pursued is etkctiall THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 17, 1849. new direeton for the Great Western Railway Company. We have great confidence in oar peewit chairman, but must declare our conviction that up , to the time of his scansion to that oldie our director, as a body, were too mo th under the inflames of th e Great Western Itsilway Company, sad we dosed 'member an instance is which any of than supported theeharebeideniaopposing she investasestoftlisir pecperty in echelon foreign to the originally proposed undertakimi. " We do not Immilee that mere ma Ins say question between the Great Western Company and ourselves as to the separate payment of the inter. et cm the cams &doused ne subscriptions to the Irish and Welch limo, for which they became • absolute rafientens; but proposals for lush advances ought a to have been listened to by our direc tors, who we cemeive would have beet consulted the inter ests of their constituents by condaing themselves to the completion of Ito original engagement with the Crest Western Company; and we now recommend that the sub ject of the inter. et on the sums 'speeded on these linm mein the imam into atk ntion of our directors, and that a clear sad separate account be kept of these transactions. " elethough we do not &prebend in this or in any other matter immediately before us the necessity for legal proceed imp, it is skundantly evident that our interests and the policy adopted by the Great Western Company may became no longer co . petible ; end, consequently, that eke period may sot be fur distant when the emploT ment of legal ' advisers, wholly unconnected with that company, will be absolute!, mammy. R. MACRACIRTILN, C. MORZIIION. C. 8. MORTIMER, A. K. Boxes, PATRICK Stun d " 449, West 8 rand, L ndon, Dee.ls, 1819." THE LATE UNNATURAL MURDER IN HARLBY•S fILERT. On Saturday, long before the usual period for nom. nearing business at the Marylebone police -curt, some ban deau of persons congregated in the v.einity in he hope of obtaining • view of the women Sarah Drake, who was a mended on Friday, the 7th lust., upon the heiletus charge of baring murdered her thdd, Le wis peek., aged two years. At belt-past 12 the prisoner was plead at the bar, and, upon the application of Mr. Herring, abe was allowed to be vated during the inquiry. She held her hendkerehief to her face. end scarcely any one in the court cou!d, fri m the con.menc, meat to the close of the investigation, obtain a sight of her features. The particulars of what previously transpired in reference to the horrid effete have already been mate public; and is will be remembered that a box containing the dead body of the child was seat cif by the prisoner from her master'. (Mr. Hulk's) house, N s 33, Upper Harley-street, editressed to Mr. Theopoilus Burt.io, her brother-in-law, a black smith, residing at North Levert in, Notts, and that from the appearaut es which the body presented no doubt could 'shit co to the chill having been brutally murdered. Ao eqnest was held by the coroner, and adjourned for the panel.* of gnarling the officers to get up the eviderce. Mr. Pnillips, the elerk, read over, by direction of the magic rate, the whole of the depositions tak a down by him on the 7th inst. At infervals the prisorer sobbed intensely, and it was quire spienent that she felt acutely the atria. situation in which, from the confession of her guilt that she had made to the sere' er, abs was placed. The additional evidence taken was as follows : Sarah Powell ezaroined.—l am keesemeid to Mr. Huth, of 33. U..ptr Ilarley-street, and I remember Wednesday, the 28th of November. About a quaver to eleven th d morning a frit nd cams loses me, and, wishing to teke her into the housekeeper's room, I went to the door of It, ant foetid it locked. I called out "Never mind" to the pri soner, who, I believe, was inside, and I did not bear her ::newer anything. did not see her go into or out of her room. I saw the door open in the course of an hour or two afterwards. Mrs. .1.11711 Johnson was neat examined.—She stated the , she was the wits of a policeman. residing at Shirley-coin ,cos, Croydon. In the month of Jazusey, 1848, she was de sirous of having a child to nurse, and she applied to a Miss ilairington, who teen lived at Chelsea, to do all in her power to recommend her. Shortly after this prisoner was introcuced to her by Mild Harrington, and she took the child, which was three nionttui old, with as understanding that she was to bring it tip by hand as if it were her own, and she was to receive Gee. per week for its supgrat. For the first three months witness was paid by the prisoner, and in the course of visits which were ad interim made site under rood from the prisoner that the father of the child wee • Roma& cstnolie, and she knew the child by no other name that, that of Lewis. She was not then in posse Mon of tks prisoner's name. In June the chill became very ill, ad she bed it baptised in the name of Lcwu. The payment. ceased in Apia of last year, and in February witness saw Mrs. Drake at Shirley.commoo, where she (willies.) nail removed from Peckham. Mr. Long—What passed between you and ha thee ? Witness—She then add she would take away the child seed get it into an institution established at Boul Sae pee me a soareign, and said she would pay the rest as sees es eke could. She took the child away thee, and 1 aid sot expect to have it returned to me again. I saw her again melt day between eleven and twelve at night. I was in bed when she returned. I got up end took the baby, and the pismire told me that, ohs had toc. a toe doctor, who tun h. r W child had go• the water on the h. al, and that it would not l i ve long, cud that one led better bring it tuck to where the child had always bee, brought up. See slit she would mot take it away eta more, and that she would do the beet for the thilldg I would but keep him again. I dtdir.t say anything to leer then, se at any other time, about her having taken di(- react nevus. I took the child back again. She then paid ins Ifs. more, in liquidation of the old debt,rend I told her then I would keep the child for 61. a week from that time. did not ace her aft rwards until I received a layer on the 27th of last moth, which was dated the 26:11., and whieh caused me to g n to flarlerstseet oar the 28:11. Last August I received from her 101., and she lad sent me 21. previously to that, which did not pay the whole of the debt. Ido Lot r. collect the amount of the debt then. The lest letter referred to was then put in and read, and was to the following effect. Mrs. Johroon—lt hi webs trembling band andbroken heart I write the utter to you. You will bc to to Mac that I hare bete obliged to at thc chief fart of my clothes to pay nay Clitorises. lam a Rene ervature very weak end ill, and when walking in the park us Words/ for the benefit of the Mr. I accidentally met with Mrs. —, whom knew wben I was lining in a family at klatebester, and Onto:el use she would take me with her to unfold. I hope to tee you Wars I go. I dull not write to you, for they ere an stations to me bin. Ong lig main& them tokeow my addreaa. You my Lim not Una Millehifd. I hope pm will sever have the tr o uble I have hod about Mo. I have wined greatly on his account, and Ido not wish you to get mere for klin than I could pay for. It will take me some time to leap what i already owe. My wages ere act ill. a year, sal I am not auto brim Mtn up respectably. It is not la my power to etis mythic more for him than 1 kite dime. I whit him to go to the puiala, and If 1 return 1 will do all I can for kite. If I die, an my things shall be Ps d, sod the mosey sent to mu, but you num pay woe money 1 hammed from you, fur, If doe truth was known, my Pir" l,6 w.Uld curse is mo o r ve. If I had not done thia h a v e we vaginae, lleged to go to tipain:, I murk have been starved tit death. If I am spared you shall bear from me in a few months; It may be Mx or twelve months before I return to engpe yo land. If 1 leave. It will be about six o'clock this evening. 1 hou are all well. God Diem you. Yours sincerely, 8. Dose& The witness Johnson said the letter was dated "22. Edward-street. D vett-square, Nov. 26, 1849." Mr. Long—When did you receive it ? Witness —The nest day, the 27th, and I went on it to 2?, Edward-street, and from information I got there I went to Upper Harley.street, but dia not know the number of the house. I went to Nos. 24 and 25, and several other house., but did act find lire. Drake that night. On the nest day, Nov. 28 - [this is the day on which the child is supposed to have been murdered], I went again, and found the prisoner at No. 33, Upper Harierstrat. I saw ker there, and had the child with me. Mr. Long—l wish you to tell me, as distinctly as you can recoller, all that then pus, d. Witness—l taw her in her room, and there was no one present but ourselves. She said ehe did not know when the was going *bread, sad that the Write had put it off unti: April or May neat. I said, " Mrs. Drake, do not say that ; fur you lea 1 sever any intention of going to Spain." She then asked me if I would have anything to eat, and I told her no ; arid she then said she thought the child was very much bettr than when she last saw him. I and he was quite well e d nd a hearty little fellow. I told her I must not take him hoes , any more, for it was the second time she had deceived me ; for when she went into the connery she said she was going to the Isle of Man, when in reality she was going into Nottinghamshire. She then asked me to take the child beck fete week or so, until she could get some one to take mire of him. I told her no, that my husband said 1 was to leave the child with her and not bring him back again. The sum of 91. 10s. was due to me at this time. I went down last Saturday morning to North Leverton, and saw the child there, dead. I am sure it was the child I had been bringing up. The witness then identified the clothes found in the box as those worn by the child when living. Evidence was nest given as to the receipt of the box by prisoner's brother-in-law, Mr. T. Burton (before referred to); the said box was fully and completely sworn to as being that which was sent from Mr. Huth's house by the prisoner for c onveyance Vito the country by the London and North Western Railway. Mr. Francis 131agg, examined—l am a surgeon, and reside at South Lennon, and have been in practice since the year 1830. 1 was celled in to examine the body of the child, and I was examined as a whams at the coroner's inquest held on it at the Royal Oak, North Leverton, en the 3rd inst. It was the body of a snide ehhd, from 18 months to two years &A, as I judged from its appearance. It seems 1 to have been dead only a very short time ; not longer than a week, perhaps not so long. Mr. Long—Can you from examination of the child's body form a judgment as to the cause of ifs death ? ?dr. Blagg—l can. Oa viewing the child I observed great redness, amounting to lividness, of the face and forehead, sod particularly of the eyelids, which were swollen. The tongue was compressed b tween the teeth, the banes clenched, and the mils blue. I observed a bruise on the left side of the forehead, and there was also a brute on the lower part of the left ear. By the direction of Mr. Falkner, the coroner, I opened the head, and on turning back the teelp, I discover.ot extensive bruises correspond:ng with those I had observed osi the outside of the left pert of the Lead. Mr. Long—Were they such bruises as might have been inflicted by blown or violence ? Mr. Blage—Yes, by a blunt instrument. —I should say by something obtuse. Oa removing the scull, I discovered cor responding marks on the membranes of the brain ; and on turning back the doom seates.l found a considerable quen.itv of extravasated blood on the left hemisphere of the brain. I also found extravariated blood in the ventricles of the brain, and at the hese of the skull. The bride generally was cos geided. I then opened the body Red toek out the stomach, and found in it about half a pint of thud resembliag gruel. I also found several poeticise of undigested meat. It ap peared to have been cured or salt meat. The Emmert:l was parimily healthy, as were all the abdominal Ti.cera. 1 then opened the chest, and found the right lung completely col lapsed. The left lung, with the exception of the lower part, wm in the same state, end I found there a very sm. II quan- tit y of air. I ought to have said that there was a handler ' 'hie( th d twice round the neck of the child. A pert ot the handkerchief appeared to be tight. There tea • mirk round ' the neck, and 'braised skin by the a de of it, and she, consi derable ecchymosis in the situation of the mark. Violence would have produced the eff-cts I discovered in the brain, sad in my opinion they could not be produced me+ pt by external violence, end such violence, in my judgment, was sufficient to cause death ; and I also say that those appear ances could not hays been produced after death. Mr. Long—Did the appearance of the neck indicate such a degree of presents on it as must have produced death ? Mr. Blegg—Yes, sir, and led me to suppose that the child had been hanged or strangled in addition to receiving the Wows. I am of opinion that death wee caused by one or the other of them. or by both together. Sergeant Whitish*? said that as the 6th inst., accompanied by Supetintende at Kistler, he went to Harley-tree, end on searching the boom issued three white linen aprons, marked " 8. Drake," in black ink, and numbered " 1 1 . 1 3, IS, 24." He bed compered them with the :pion found in the hex by constable Smith, &W.:they esrreeponded in name, make, and texture. He had received • bunch of keys from the pri soner, one of which unlocked the box in which the deed child had been found. Mary Ann Wignell identified the box as the one abs had brought down. It was the only one the prisoner had un packed when she came to her place. This witness also iden tified the wrapper. Mr. Herring, who, in the present stage of the proceedings, deemed it unnecessary to put many questions to either ot the witnesses, applied for • remand, principally with the view of having en opportunil cf perusing the wit le of the letters to which alluston had boon made. Mr. Ling sow no objection to this course, and reminded the prisoner till Saturday next. She was then removed by the gaoler to one of the cells, acid, in the *owes of the after noon, wasoonveyed away in the prison van. The examination lasted upwards of three hours and shelf. on 80. The verdict was received with symptoms of applause in the court, and has given a great deal of satisfaction out of doors. _ _ The Freeman's Journal of this morning contains the following account of a very melancholy catastro phe, briefly snnounoid by a correspondent : Kilsmsb, December 13,1819.—A most hurt-rending scene occurred within two miles of this town about four o'clock yesterday. The ferry-boat at Commogue, on Moyssts Bay, in craff, was upset with 41 persons on board, five of whom were taken up alias by another bast and are likely to recover; thirty-one bodies were found on the strand this morning, and five are still missing. Those persons were all returning from Karma market with provision for their fa illes. Daring the early part of last night it blew &terrific gale from the S.W. THE lltlBll STOCY-FaCIIANGE.—The Government Commission of Inquiry into the mode of conducting the Irish Stock-Exchange, recommend that without raving an apprenticeship my respectable person should be licensed by the Lord Lieutenant to act as a stockbroker on an entrance lee of ton gainess.—Sawnders. Itzatorranos.—We understand that Mr. Corinne, Q.C., has resigned being a comm 'norm of national educa tion, and Mrs being &commissioner of the board of charitable M questa.— Saunders. Colonies upon which military settlers may obtain land in the British colonise. It will be perceived that Neva Scotia and Cape Breton have been excluded from the number of those colonies in which privileges axe allowed to military and naval officers in the acquisition of land. " By command of Field-Marshal the Dake of Wellington, "Commander-in Chief, Joan MACDONALD, Adj.sGen." Dawning-street, Nov. 21.—My Lard,—l am directed by Berl Grey to request that you will move the Commander in Chief to caum the accompanying copy of the paper en titled f Information for the use of Military and Naval Officers purposing to settle in the British Colonies,' to be republished tor the information of the army. His grace will loannina that Nova Scotia and Caps Breton have been excluded from the number of those colonies in which p. ivilegss are allowed to military and naval officers in the acquisition of land.— I have, ffie., (Signed) "H Mniaivain. Lieut.-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, &C." INFORMATION TOR THZ ran OS MILITARY AND OPFICIRS PIOPOSINO TO SZTILB IN THZ BRITISH COLONLIS. 1. To. colonies in which military and naval offices are allowed privileges is the acquisition of public lands are the following t—First, the Australian settlements, consisting of New South Wales, Nan Diemen's Land, South Australia, Western Australia, and the northern province of New Zea land ; secondly, Ceylon ; and thirdly, the Cape of Good Hope 2.. In the different Australian settlements, in Ceylon, and at the Cape of Good Hope, land is disposed of by sale only ; but cfficers purchasing land are allowed a remission of the purchase-money, acoordine to the under mentioned scale : Field officers of 25 years' service and upwards, in the whole £6OO Field officers of 20 years' service and upwards, in the whole Field officers of 15 or less years' service, hi the whole 4OO Captains of 20 years' service and upwards, in the whole 4OO Captains of 15 years' service or less, in the whole 3OO Subalterns of 20 years' service and upwards, in the whole 3OO Subalterns of 7 years' service and upwards, in the whole 2OO Subalterns under 7 years' standing are not entitled to any remotion in the purchase of land. Regimental Staff Officers, and Medical 0 fficen of the Army and Navy, are allowed the benefit of this rule. 3. Officers of the Army or Navy, proposing to proceed to the colonies, in order to take advantage of this indulgence, should provide themselves with certificates from the office sit the Commander-in-Chief, or of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, or of the Master General of the Ordnance, showing that their emigration has been sanctioned, and stet 1 , lug exactly their rank and length of service. No document ' from the office of the Secretary of State is necessary. 4. Officers on half-pay, roaring in the colony where they propose to settle, are admitted to the privileges of military end naval settlers, without referring to this country for testimonials, provided they can satisfy the governor that there is to objection to their being allowed the indulgence, and that the statement of their rank and length of service Is accurate; and provided, if they belong to the navy, they producetheir letter of leave of absence from the Admiralty. 5. Military chaplains, commiaaari at officers, and officers of any of the civil deportment' of the army ; pursers, chaplains midshipmen, warrant-officers of every description, and officers of any of the civil departments of the navy, are not allowed any privileges in respect of land. Although mem bers of these chases may have been admitted formerly, and under different circumstances, they are now exclude& Mates in the royal navy rank with ensigns in the army, and mates of three years' standing with lieutenants is the army, and are entitled respectively to corresponding privileges in the acquisition of lands. 6. Gentlemen who have ceased to belong to her Majesty's service are not allowed the advantages to which they were entitled while in the army or navy. This rule, however, is not to affect off:en who desire to quit the service for the express purpose of settling in the coke ales; it is only required, that when they resign their commissions, they should apply for a certificate from the commander-in-chief, or from the lords com missioners of the Admiralty, or from the Master-Gcneral of the Ordnance, that they do so with the view of emigrat ing ; and such certificate, if produced to the Governor of any of the colonies before mentioned within one year from its date, but not otherwise, will bo a sufficient warrant for allowing the bearer the same advantages as officers who are still in her Majesty's service. 7. An actual residence of two years in the colony must be proved before the titles can be grunted, except in cases in which death may have occurred before the expiration of that period. 8. For the convenience of officers, the following heads are subjoined of the rules for the sole of land in the Australian settlements lands are disposed of by sale alone, and must have been once at least f 'posed to public auction. The lowest upset price is not less than U. per acre; but the government has power to raise the same by procla mation, though not again to reduce it. The lends are die. tingui-hed into tbr,e different classes, viz., town lots, subar ban lots, and country lots. Upon the town and suburban 1,..t5, as well es upon a proportion not exceeding one-tenth of the whole of the country lots offered for sale at any auction, the governor has she power of naming a higher than the general or lowest upset price ; these last to be designated • special country lots." Town and subarbsta lots are in no' case disposed of except by pubic auction ; but country lots shich have already been put up to public auction, and not sold, may be &spaniel( afterwtrdsby private contract at the upset price. No laminas sold by private contract, except for reedy money. When sold by public auction one-tenth at least of the whole purchase-money must bo put down, and the re mainder within one calenlar month, or the deposit is for feited. Lands are put op for sale in lots not exceeding one equate mile in extent. 9. In Ceylon, land is sold by auction at an upset price, which is to be fixed by the governor, but which is not to be less than 11. per acre. Before the lands are exposed for sale, ' they will be surveyed by the government and duly ad mused. 10. The several prices above mentioned are of course sub ject to a revision at any time by the proper authorities, and tho pecuniary amount of the remission made to officers can not be increased on account of an increased value set upon the lands. November, 1849. REDUCTION or TUB Anur.—" The plan proposed for a diminution of the troops ii, we hear, to ab intlon the West India colonies as military stations, which will relieve and place at the disposal of the home authorities six regiments of the palter of Saturday. ' COLONELCY or TtIR 80vit Foor.—This appointment is Mill vacant, but Major-General Mercer has been reported u likely to succeed the late Sir E. K. Williams. Tug BARRACK MARTERAIIIIP AT HONG KONo.—This appointmeat has been lately given to Lieut. Oxenden, late 43rd Light Infantry. 41T11 AND f 9TK ReottellNTS.—Detachments for these regi ments embarked oa Friday last at Cowes on board the Waverley to join the head quarters at Malta. Ira (FaixcEss ROTA 01) DRAGOON OUARDS.—Head Quarters, Brighton.—A young man, now serving as a pri vate soldier in this regiment, has lately come into possession of lanced property in Ireland to the value of twi Ire thou sand pounds per annum, in addition to a large amount of cash. He becomes of age in a few moths.—British Army Despatc h. MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLTOE or Sum:norm—The following gentle men having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meet ing of the Court of Examiners on the 14th inst.: Messrs. Joke Burdett Steward„ Birmingham; John Willington Clement, Pocklington, Yorkshire; Charles Atigustus Jame. Tompson, St. Helen's ' Lancashire; Henry Horlock, New port, Isle of Wight: • Crosby Leonard, Bristol ; Nathaniel Crisp, Bristol ; Edwa rd Akers. Halifax, Yorkshiee; Alfred Howse, London; Charles hi'Leod Murray, Sudbury, Suf folk; and Daniel Meadows, Witeesham, Suffolk. New Exastzeze.—At a meeting of the council of the College of Surgeons on the 13th mt., Mr. Cesar Henry Hawkins, of St. George's Hospital, and late Examiner in Surgery at the University of Lydon, was elected a member of the Court of Examiners in the vacancy tensioned by the decease of Mr. John G. Andrews, of the Lona.. Hospital. SPORTING. BETTLNG AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. Cinema Cur.—Nothiog done beyond en offer to lay 1,000 to 15 spinet anything, except Peep-o'-day Boy and Lady BT4 170. DERBT.—The only tuts on this er , et were 300 to 20 apt "be Italian, and 3,000 to 45 apt Yew Tree. 25 to 1 apt Sweetheart and 25 to 1 sot Voltigenr (offered). OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. We regret that we cannot record a more decisive and satisfactory result for one of the best races which the mem bsn of the two Universities have untested ever sisal the &mous seven oar match at Henley. The event, which excited the greatest interest from the known character of ' the crews, arid from the tact that three or four of the men in each bust had rowed in former races, was also regarded with anxiety by aquatic amateurs, because of the con te.iding statements mule by some of the beat judges who saw the tend pulls 'act week. The p:culiar jerk of the Oxonians, which tells so well on their own river and on smooth water, was said to be exaggerated by the present crew, while many were of opinion that the stroke of the Cambridge men, :hough marked by is usual easy 'cog sweep, was deficient in the power and muscular energy which had so often made them victors on the Thames. The Cambridge men have been training since last Tbur.dey over the course, under the guidance of Robert Coombe., who had been up for some time previously giving them his assistance in getting over the water of the Cam. On Thurs. day both crews had a good turn for practice, and afforded an opportunity to the connoissturs to see what stuff they were made of, On that occasion but little difference was visible except in the style of pulling, and in a slight pre ponderance i.f weight, well backed by condition, in the Ox ford men. The betting was even—Cambridge for choice if anything ; but a taw ardent men on each side were prepared to lay d to 4 or 4 to 3 is favour of their own pets, and were m any md thi w nif th bu it t le p uh ropi o ti f o cl u o s.. d t talt,n up by gentlemen equally enthusiastic. str O on n g S b a ree tur s d e ay do th w e n w t e h at e he r r iv w er u t charged with rain, which vented itself continually in a stal ing drizzle. The tide, running up strongly, was met by the wand so heavily, as to r.se a tisty muddy little sea in a:l :he " reaches," and to cause some uneasy anubts for the sects city of eight eared out-riggers. But, notwithstanding these digeouragemente, a stream of cabs of all sorts, carriage', 'busses, horsemen, and pedestrians, set in steadily to. SCOTLAND. THE GLEN TILT CASE.—SCOTCH LAW JARGON. — The following announcement of an important decision of the &Wish bench is from an Edinburgh paper, hut conveys no information whatever to persons not technically canv-runt with Scotch law terms : This case, involving the public right of way through the valley of Glen Tilt between the village of Caatletown of Brackens: and other places in the valley of the Dee, and the village of Blair Atholl, &e., in the valley of the Garry, alter frequent discussion before the Lord Or dinary, came before the First Division of the Court of Session on Wednesday, in the form of a reclaiming mote in behalf of the Duke of Atholl against the inter locutor pronounced by Lord Ivory on the 15th of June last, sustaining the title of the pursuers to insist in the action, and finding the defender liable in the ex pense of the preliminary discussion, and on the merits reunite to the issue desk for preparation, with a view to trial Indian a jury. The pursuers in the ease were Alexander To, rie, Esq., advocate, Aberdeen ; Robert Cez, E'q , W.S. Edinburgh; and Charles Law, Esq , merchant, Perth ; and the concluiioas of the summons were to have it declared that the "old road communicating between the village of Castletown and Braemar, nod other places in the valley of the Dee, and the village of Blair Atuoll, and other places in the valley of the Garry, in so tar as the same passes ..hrongh the property of the defender, is a public road; and that the pursuers and all others ate entit.ed to the free and lawful use and enjoyment thereof, as of any other public road;" and also prayinc to have it deel 'red that the de fender should immediately " remove all gates, fences, or Aber obstructions likely to interrupt passengers either in the said old road, or is the new pierce substituted for parts of the same," &c. The Lord President announced the unani mous judgment of the court, adhering to the interlocutor of th^ Lord Ordinary, with additional expenses. We are obliged to yesterday's Examiner for what we hope is a correct translation of the above : A most important decision has been given in the Scotch outs upon a point raised iu this case. In the first division it the Court ol Session, on Wednesday, the decision of the Lord Ordinary in favour of the title [to sue) of the your suers was unanimously sustaked. The judges, the Lora Justice-Oeneral, Lord Jeffrey, and Lord Mackenzie, were ma clearly in favour of the title that they declined to hear my reply fur the pursuers atter hearing two counsel for the duke. The pursuers in the action are parties at a diatance from the road through Glentilt. The objection taken by the Duke of Athol was that they had no right to come into court unlesa they belonged to the neighbour hood. The effect of the finding, u the judges have put it is the important one that every inhabitant of Scotland is entitled to raise an action to vindicate a pubic road for the public use. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CXMlinlidig, Dec. 15.—At a special congregation bonen this day, the following degrees were conferred : B.D.—J. A ',remit. Trinity College ;W. Selwyn, St. John's C ge B. Smyth, Jesse (Akio,. Crotiten den, Downing College. There will be congregations on the following days at the ensuing Lent Term: Saturday, Jan. 26 (B.A. commence ment) at 10; Thursday, Jan. 31, at 11; Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 11 (Ash Wednesday) ; Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 11; Wednesday, March 6, at 11 ; Friday, March 15 (M.A. Inceptors) at 10 ; Friday, Much 2t (end of term) at 10. Br. CULLERS, BunBEditm.—Three exhibitioners will be elected on the foundation of this 'witty, on the Gth of Ftbruuy, 1850, at New Shoreham, and candidates must be members of the University of o:ford or Cambridge, and must either have taken a degree, or be in the last year of re. sidence. The /Hun of souk exhibition is 501. per annum. and they supply a title to holy orders. Fell particulars may be had on application to the Rev. N. Woodard, Sr. Nicolaa' Coil ge, Shoreham, to whom must be sent the name, age, and date ~ f matriculation of each eandidate, together with a certificate of good corduct, from the head of his college or hall, on or before January 27th. The electors are the Arch deacon of Cnich , ster, the Archdeacon of Lewes, the Provost of St. Nicolas' College, and the head muter of the New Soorehant Grammer-school. Courts CHRISTI COLLEo3.—TheEistbridge Scholar. ship at this college has been appropriated to Mr. Robert John Ilium, and Mr. Edward Gordon has bees appointed to one of the scholarships founded by Sir Nicholas Bacon. CONSECRATION.—The Bishop of Clientr consecrated, on Wednesday, the New Church of Saint Peter, Leighton, cum Mioshull 'Vernon, in the township of Minahull Vernon, in the parish of Middlewich, in the county of Cheater. The original church of St. Peter, Leighton, although consecrated but a few years since having become dilapidated, was some time sauce taken down and the church just consecrated was erected on a more economical site. It is a handsome and substantial structure, built of atone, and containing seats for 216 persons, which, with the a:caption of two pews are free. It has a cemetery attached and a parsonage house is in the course of erection. The land was given by Eiward Loyd, Re., of Manchester, banker, and the church has been built by the did of subsoriptioas and of grants from church build ing societies, inclading one from her Majesty's com missioners. PetePhituvit.—Rev. W. Clarke, to Firbank P.C.. West moreland, dio. Ches , value 831.: patron, Vicar of Kirkby- Lonsdale, vacant by resignation of Rtv. T. Andrew, the late nt Vac:stem—The chancel!orship of the diocese of Bangor, by the death of the Worshipful Hugh Wynne Jones. The Appointment, which is of considerable value, is in the gift of toe Bishop of Bangor. NAVAL. Powturorrit, Dec. 18.—The Argus, st..aloop, designed hy John Fincham, E.q., master shipwright of this dockyard, to carry engines of 350 horse-power, was launched this morning. She was laid down soon after the Arrogant was launch d, having been about eighteen months building. Her dimension. are:--Length between perpendiculsn, 190 feet; length of keel for tonnage, 168 feet 4 inches ; breadth, ex. teem., 33 feet ; breadth, moulded, 32 feet 4 inches ; depth of hold, 20 feet 11 inches; burden in tons, 975. Tne keel of the Royal Sovereign (120) is to be laid down on the clip of the Argus. Her timbers have been some time out out and are tolerably seasoned. She is to be builtby task ;120 shipwrights, hesides labourers, are to be employed to oomplete her frame by the end of the financial year. Toe sum allowed for the purpose is 2,5072. to put in frame, dub to anntling, &e. She will be commenced on Monday.—The Furious, steamer, is now building on the third covered slip. She is of greater tonnage than the Argue, and will be launched in about three months, when the Marlborough will be laid down on her vacant slip. There will be then, on three contiguous covered slips, the three large 120 gun ships—the Prince of Wales, the Royal Sovereign, and the Marlborough. They are all to be of one lesion and size, on the improved lines of the Queen, 110, with saneioued alterations therefrom by Sir B. W. Walker. There will be some difference in their dimensions and thee" of the Queen ; this latter vessel being—length between per pendiculars, 204.2 1 ; keel for tonnage, 166.5 4 ; breadth ex treme, 60 ; depth hold, 23 9 ; and burden in tons, 3,104 ; whereas the dimensions of the three new ships will be— le meth between perpendicular.,2lo ; keel for tonnage, hreadth, same as Queen ; depth of hold, 241 ; and burden in tons, 3,186 61-94. WOOLWICH, Dec. 15.—Investigator, Arctic discovery ship, was docked yesterday to be coppered and prepared for sea with all expedition. The f Mowing offizers have been appointed to the Enterprise:—Geo. A. Phayre and John T. Barnard, lieutenants; Francis Snead, secoud master ; Edw. Withehea.l, clerk in charge. The only orders at present re ceived are to get the vessels ready immellately, but no time has been named for their departure, and it is questionable whether they will leave England before the spring of 1850. i The mere question of their departure rests urn the receipt of advice* from the Plover, and as this is a matter of saw uncertainty, it is idle to speculate on the plan that is likely o be pursued with regard to the departure and course of this vessel,. lithe Plover has received may intelligence of Sit JAn Franklin, we may receive inhellineuce, rid Charm, at an earlier day than we anticipate. In the meantime every eftzt is being used here to get the vessels ready for sea mcdiately. Desperate, st. sloop, was unlocke d yesterday, having been coppered. Hermes, st:v., is ordered to be brauatit forwara for commission. Nankin, 60-gun frigate, which was announced to be launched early is January, will nor, it is now stated, be launched till the latter end of Feb ruary. Terrible, et. frigate, Capt. Hope, is still entering men, and will be ready to leave Woolwich in a few days. —Ships, &c., in Harbour: Fisgard, 42, Capt. II Austen, ; Terrible, if. frigate, Capt. Hope ; Black Eagle, st. yacht, Master Commanding S. B. Cook ; Lightning, st..y., Master Commanding J. Petley ; Monkey, at. tog, Second Master W. Brian; Sampson, Advice, Jasper, Grappler, Minx, and Ariel at. Dock : Enterprise, Capt. R. Col tinsels, C.B. ; Investigator, and Retribution, at. frigate.—ln the Basin : De. perste, Vulcan, Alecto, Hermes, Rocket, Inflexible at.-vessels. MILITARY. MILITARY AND NAVAL COLONISTS. The following important memorandum and letter on this sial,ject have just been pablishcd, for the information of the army and navy : .• MEMOIL11.:131:31 —HORSII GrAILDS, Nov. 2t.—The Commander-in-Chiet publishes, for the information of the cfficers of the army, the annelid copy of a letter and enclo sure from the colonial department, communicating the terms and conditions fixed by the Seeretary of State for the THE LATE GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL NOTTINGHAM, Er:rDST. Yesterday the sentences en privates Ball, Butter. worth, and Knox. tried in this town by geeeral courts martial on the 6th, 7th. and Bth of November list, wore communicated from Sheffield to Nottingham, having Men ufficiarly annhunced ti tt e prisoners in the former town on he previous day. The unsteteticed prisoners were removed to Sheffield at the time the nveral troops exchanged quarters a few days ago. As is usual in such eases, the official minutes of each trial were read in the presence of the assembled troops; and th: judgments of the courts, affirmed by the Commander-in- Chief, mid appeased by the Mueen, were made knowu to ell E.ch cure consi.t.ei of C done' C. G. J. Ar'iuthnot, Commander of the North Midland District (President) ; Lb ut..Culonel the Hon. J. Yorke Scarl.tt. sth Dragocu Guards ; Major Henry Benny, 81st Foot ; Captain George Lloyd Reborn. 51 Dragoon Guards; Captain Junes Cuu. hieghant, VA Di agoon Guards; Captdu Sir Ut-age Curs nn Balmy, Bart., 12tn Foot; Captain F. L. Dashwo d, 16th Lenten; Captain William de Carionnel Eenhaw, let Halal Dragoons; Lieu - errant George Campbell, In ft rya, Drauuons: Lieat:Culonel John Patten, 12th Foot ; Ceptaiu Frame H. Forster, 4th Dragoon Guards; Captain T. Pattle, IGth Lines. a; Captain J. Arthur Gildea, plat Foot; Captain Thomas D. Perry, 81st Foot; Captain Herber Morgau, lit Royal Dra, n usa Guards; Lieutenant Michael M'Creogh, 4th Dragoon Guards; and Captain J. Francis mpt, 12th Foot (Acting Deputy Judge Advocate). The following is a brief summary of each eme : No. 7b7, Prorate Hobart Knox, charged with having, on - 10.141 of Oetuber last, left the Nottingham Barrecka wren entiued thereto, and not returning until the 151; also, as a second dines, with raising his hand, lit wive', au a large stone, ogaihst Sergeant-Major Davis, and uttering insubor dinate words in a menacing manner. Toe first charge was admitted. To prove the second, S fgt.-Major Davis deposed:-1 was teat in charge of eit.k,t in search of men, of whom the pr-loser was one. I went to the Gate public. house in Breerimuse-yard, alai was endeavouring to secure two of the absentees, when the prisoher rued another ran away. My party gave chase. On guiog clues to thi in, private Knox turned round ; he raised nos Laud, in which, to the heat of my was a large .tone, and exclaimed, " Da, you b —," or words to that effect, se if in Atiance of my securing hint. I knocked bits Mown with my sword, and broke it. l cut him &MN the bead. Civilians &Leewards rescued the prismer. Sergeant-Major Davis's evidence in the but tine was objected to because he had been disbelieved on his egth by a enart-martial at Glasgow; bat this being overruled, wit limits were called who ilita• that the sergeant major's sword was broken during a row that t review:ly occurred L. the Gate pub:ic-house, and that when he struck Knox it was with a short piece of the broken mud, the prisoner having his back towards the sergeant insj n at the time, and no: making use of any menace or e spression of deG dice what ,ver. The prisoner's age was sail to be 26, his service two years, and his disinter very good. Guilty of the first charge; not guilty of the second. Tu be imprisoned and k• pt to hard !thous for tbr,e calendar mantas. Nu. 607. Private William Butteeworlt, fur breaking out of barracks at Nottingham, when confin,id thereto, on the 14th of October, and not returning until brought back by a leeket oa the 15th; and, secondly, for iusub.)rdir ation 'sizing and detaining Troop Serjeint-Major Davis in the Gate public-house whilst two prisoners escape.l, saying ineanwrol-, "I will not hurt you, serguntatejor, but I will hold you." or word. to that effect. The evidence for the prosecution and in favour of the pri soner was very lengthy. The prisoner's age was described as 28 years, his length of service 8 yeere, and character indifferent. Guilty of the first charge, and partially guilty of the se cond. To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. No. 849. Private Edward Ball, charged, Solt, with break fog out of barracks when confined thereto at Nottingham, on the 14th of October; secondly, with escspsoa from a pasty by whom he had been captured she same nigh., and not returning until the 16th of the same munch ; thirdly, with usiog insubordinate language to &quint-Major Davis on the 14th, and saying," You ate nu man, Se rjeant-Major," or words to that effect. From the evidence it seemed that the prisoner was one of those who escaped from the Gan public house at the time , Berjeant-Major Davis was endeavouring to capture some of toe absentees, on the evening they absented themselves nom barracks. On leaving the public-house lie went a circuit round Winton, and was at Bedford, in the vicinity of 01- oarracks, when a second picket observed him, and gave chase. Ho ran down Dnibproa 4 , and entered Notting lam market-place, when Sergeant-Major Davis and hi. party met him. Both pickets pursued the prisoner up Perk-street, when he took refuge in Mr. Shuttltworth's passage, which «as very dark at the time. He was observed to enter by two policemen, who save information to the pursuing pickets, the commanders of which ordered the policemen to follow, with their lights turned on. They then entered themselvee, followed by their men, when the prisoner was observed lying on the ground at the top of the passage. Lieutenant Whitby ordered his party to "handcuff him ;" when the prisoner exclaimed, "I will go peac.ably, but wits die rather than be hiendeutfed." Sergeant-Major Davis cried to his party, " If he stirs, cut him dawn;" and suiting the action to the word, he cut the prisoner acne. the herd with his sword, and Corporal Sturges+ at the same moment thrust the point of his sword into the prisoner's mouth. " Then it was," said the prisoner, in his defence, " that I made use of some remark to the effect that they were not using me a a fellow-soLUer, or as a man." He was, however, secured, and given in charge to a small party, whose vigi lance he eluded at the Park corner, a dark place, and a second time escaped—not returning to the barracks until two days afterwards. The prisoner's age is 27 years, length of service 3 years ; character indifferent. Guilty of all the charges. To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 calendar months. During the late unhappy troubles, a great proportion of the men compeeiog two troops of the 3rd Dragoon Guards have been punished for insubordination and misconduct in one way or other ; 3 have been tried by general courts. inertial, 13 by district courts, about 30 have been disposed of summarily, 2 were lined by the Nottingham magbtraes, and 1 souped. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur, to whose illegal order for con finement of the troops to barracks the Duke of Wellington has attributed the wide-spread spirit of insubordination which followed, is under orders, it is stated in the regiment, to dispose of his commission by the 10th of March next. Ali the offenders sentenced to imprisonment have been re moved to the military gwl at Weedon. IRELAND. DCHLIN, Dec. 15. The Glengall memorial is the subject of general discussion. It is din great " fact" and rallying point of the protectionists, who spare no pains to gather under their standard other classes of Irishmen, and are sanguine enough to suppose that it will form the programme of an organisation that may assume • very formidable aspect. There can be no doubt that the Freeman's Journal has accurately described it as a manifesto of landlordism, and that little faith ought to be placed in any thing ema nating from the Irish landlords, however plau sible their pretexts, where the interests of the country are at stake. The landlords have too long led the hostile ranks of the opposite party, their con version is much too abrupt, and the motives for it much too obviously selfish, for any confidence to be now judiciously placed in them ; yet there are not wanting liberals who are deceived by the tone of nationality assumed by the Gllengall party, nor others who, althour,h not so deceived, think the movement one which 'de well to pat on the back as one which can do this country no harm, and may lead, at least indirectly, to some good. The action for defamation against Captain M.Nlanus was brought to a conclusion yesterday, the jury mulcting the defendant in the amount of 3501. and costs. The case had occupied the court duricg six days, and the public interest which it created was sustained to the last. The plainti Devine, is about 30 years of age, and thedefe n dant bordering 3 . , wards Putney from mid-day, and there was a tolerable spriokliog of .pectaton on the banks, on the bridges, and in the environs commanding a view of the course, not to speak of those desperate horsemen who render the footpath be tween Putney and Mortlake such a perilous hippodrome on these occasions. The steamboats chartered by the Mean. Searle, by Coombe., and by the members of the two Univer aides, were tilled, and came up to their gu►rten slave Put ney-bridge shortly alter two o'clock. The time appointed fee the match was half-put two o'clock, and both crews turned out some minutes before, and gave their friends a shofar " on the water. Oxford bad an 'num:ally heavy mat at No. 1, and an unusually light man at N. 8 ; while their Na. 4,6, 6, were uncommonly muscular, well-built men, and in excellent condition. Cambridge exhibited a splendid crew, but bad a decided disadvantage of a coxwain of the preposterous weight of lOst 121bs , which was not CO21• pensated for by any extraordinary skill on his part, or any superiority over his rival Panama, who Will only 9 stone weight. - The names of the crews were given as follows; but we be lieve some of the gentlemen worked art roan :—Oxford : J. J. Hamby, Bnuettou Houghton, Brasenose Wood house, Exeter ; J. W. Chitty, Balliol ; J. Aitken, Exeter; Steward, Oriel ; Sykes, Worcester ; Rich, Christ Church (stroke); Cotton, Christ Church (sten reit). Co lour, dark blue. Cambridge: A. T. Baldry, let Trin. ; H. W. Wellep, 3rd Trin. ; A. R. Be Retsen, 3rd Trin. ; C. J. Holden, 3rd Trin. ; W. L. Brgshawe, 3rd Trio. ; H. J. Miller, 3rd Trio. ; T. W. Richards, let Trin. ; J. C. Wray, 2nd Trio. (stroke) ; C. G. De Booth, Ist Trio (steerer). Colour, light blue. About ten minutes after the half hour the boats took their places, Oxford, having won the toss, clue on the right, or Fulham store of the river, and Cambridge I) log well along side them. The signal gun flashed, and, before the smoke could follow, both boats had dipped blades and were off. Orord seemed not to fall into work at ones, while Cam bridge went away in the most beautiful style, and soon drew a dear boat's length ahead. Opposite Messrs. Searle's yard that advantage was meintainea, and from the steady, rapid, and clean pulling which every man put forth, seemed likely to be permanent, if not increased. The Oxford crew put on fresh steam, however, and soon began to prove what latent power they possessed. At the 'Logic of the river, a little be yond the booths, the boats made an attempt to diminish their course by cutting out for the centre of the stream; here Cambridge was about two lengths ahead; but Ovord les sened the interval considerably in the next minute. The race now became most I.:eking—both boats were in rough water—tut they went as steadily and drily as if on a pond. The mechanism of the men was perfect—not a hair's breadth of difference could be dis:overed in the dip of either bank of oars; the cheers of the spectators were tre mendous, and, thus encouraged, the men Were exerting themselves in such a wry as to give every prospect of one of the Jilt races ever run, when an unfortuos:e accident occurred which must be regretted by both parfds, victors and vanquiatied. A few hundred yards or so below the Old Crabtree public-house, on the Hammersmith side, both par ties sought to escape the wind and rough water by altering their course. Tne Os miens had plucked up considerably, LA were not far Detrnd the Centabs, supposing that both boats were steering parallel. At this point, how ever, the Oxford hoot at:empted to change water, and a simile, attempt was made by Cambridge. The steerer of the latter, inking so, tare hued on his starboard or righthand yoke-line, and the coosiqu, nee was, that she came across the Oxonians, so as to occupy what they claimed as their water, but without striking against their boat or oars. In fact, there was a " foul." Whose fault it was. all depended on the course of the boat., for it was evi dent that it Oxford artempte t to alter tier umrer, NOR astern of Cr nibridge, and in the attempt brought their rivals' boat right betore mem, they must bear the consequences ; while it was equally char that if Cambridge, from bad steer ing, had ends ivoured to pull across Oxford and take her water, when their boat wu not sufficiently advanced to allow it to cross without fouling, they must lay the penalty, and lose the race. Oxford at once claimed the " foul," and tossed up their oars. The umpire, whose boat appeared to us to be astern of both Oxford and Cambridge, is understood at on. e to have declared it was " a teal " on the part of Cam bridge, but that the raw should be continued. All this did not occupy an instant. Oxford dipped blades at once, having lost about seven strokes in the interval, and their ro Mg now demonstrated their splendid condition, and increased the disappointment felt by furry one that there would not be an even lair race from post to post. It was a hearty display of bottom, skill, and strength. Cambridge, however, did not keep her own—yard after yard the du pers's exertions (of Oxford shot their boat a head—at the railway bridge the distance hatwo, n them being nut above twee lengths. The efforts of both crews were tested to the utmost for every second after, and at Barnes' rails, Mortlake, where the winning flag was stationed, Cambridge came in about *length ahead, and Oxford were declared the victors on the grounds of "the foul" amid the repeated and tre mendous cheering of the Sons of the Isis. •rho bus go by the umpire's decision. The distance, !I miles, was done m minutes. lIUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Carlisle harriers, Wedussday, New Inn, Aunathwaite ; Friday, Rsd Muse, li , rkliutou-9. )140106t ha ' , Wednesday, Nowton ; Saturday, Little .. Salkeld—half•past 10. Dumfriesshire hounds, Tuesday, Ratuersoales; Saturday, Castlemilk—at hall pest ten. Tiverton bounds, Tounday, Yar lgate, near Noninaolton ; Saturday, Bth milts:ton oa the Oat Southmolton road — half-past 10. 1 Durham County hounds, Wedneeday , Sunderland brid g e ; Friday, Seaharn Lodge—half-pant 10. llurworth houuds, Wednesday, D^igliton village; Satin __ day, Herworth. Baby hounds, Wednesday, Roby Kennes; Friday, Mid dleton Tyas-half-past 10. Mr. llildyard's barriers, Friday, Carlton guide post half-past 10. Cambridgeshire hounds, Friday, Putton wood-half put 10. Mr. Brand's hounds, Wednesday, Kimpton Mill; Friday, Rabley lleath-half.past 10. ruckeridge hounds, Wednesday, Langley-green; Satur day, Throcking-halt.past 10. Sir Clifford Constable's, stag hounds, Wednesday, Wk6t. Newton-half-past 10. Lord Ekhu's hounds, Wt dneitlay, Ki sum; Friday, Ho. wick ; S eturday, Kyloe-half past 10. Hayden hounds, Wednesday, Star Plantation ; Saturday, Kennel. Tindate houtels,Thursday, Kiikley-half-paA 10. Morpeth harriers, Tuesday, Kennel ; Friday, nit lington. York and Ainsty hounds, Tuesday, Ship Bridge; Thu° - day, Scriven-park ; Saturday, Melbourne-Hall-half-pact 10. 13'-dale hounds, Wednesday, Norton Conyers, Filthy. Streatham village-half-nut 10. Binnington hounds, Tuesday, Cawton ; Friday, Caster Bridge-10. Nanableton hounds, Tuesday, Boltby village ; Saturday, Bambino° hotel-half-past Cleveland hounds, Thursday, Middlesbro'-halfpast 10. Harrogate barriers, Friday, Kennels-half-past 10. Baron Rithschild's stag hounds, Friday, Broughton-11. Mr. B. Lowndes's hounds, Wednesday, bidden Wind mill; S .turday, Two-mile-Ash-half-past 10. Lord Lonsdele's harriers, Tuesday, lIalcot; Saturday, Pinion° Oreen-12 Heythrop hounds, Wednesday, Bradwell Grove ; Friday, Bledington Kill; Saturday, Wilcete-half-past 10. Norfolk staghounds, Thursday, ',Amide Bridge-half past 11. Eget Norfolk harriers, Friday, Harbro' Hill-11. West Norfolk harrien, Ft iday, Harpley-it. Mr. Drake's bounds, Tuesday, Shelawell house ; Thursday, Chilton village ; Saturday, Chtalton Townend-had-put 10. Mr. nine's harriers, this day, Quartermain's Ground; Saturday, Crowmarab. Berkshire hounds, Wednesday, Cokethorpe Park ; Friday, Natchtield-half past 10. Mr. Phillips's hounds, Tuesday, Stanton St. John; Fri day, Brayen. W. H. hounds, Tuesday, Swindon Town; Thursday, Williamatnip; Friday, Warneford House; Saturday, Ken tett village. Mr. Trelawney's hounds, Tuesday, Marley ; Friday, Wadham-half past 10. Sir Henry Seale's hounds, Tuesday, Sandridge Gate; Thursday, 1:;1;t:::' Mr. Morgan's hounds, Thursday, Deer Bank. Mr. Marshall's hounds, Thursday, Eutcott Wood-half past 10. Mr. Fume's hounds, Wednesday, Ilarpur Broke (Bca. ford, ; Friday, Buirington-10. Tiverton hounds, Tranday, Yard Gate, near Nerthrnol ton ; Saturday, 6th riglactoue, tiouttimolton.road-half pest 10. Dulverton harriers, Friday, Grants-half past 10. Ashburton hounds, Tuesday, Warborough, near Torquay -10. Esmoor Forest hounds, Tuesday, Bray Ford ; Wednesday, Huh Mill ; Thursday, Yard Dunn ; Friday, Markham Down Crow ; Saturday, Gibbet Mnor-half-pest 10. Albrighton hounds, Tuesday, Saville; Thursday, Little Orin ; Saturday, Cbillington-half-past 10. Mr. A. Seymour's bounds, Tuesday, !delimit Bottom; Friday, Lawrenny-half-past 10. Cottermire hounds, Tuesday, Knosaington ; %litchi( °Joy, Stocken ; Friday, Mistletoe'; Saturday, Witham-on the-hill-half-put 10. Donisgton hounds, Tuesday, Cavendish Bridge; Kalif - day, Cahn Abbey. Mr. Praia hounds, Wednesday, Cranford Brilge, Spetis bury ; Saturday, Boise Farm. East Essex heunds, Tuesday, Totham Maypole ; Friday, Ficchingfield Town-half-put 10. &nth Essex hounds, Tuesday, South Ockendon; Satur day, Dalton Blacksmith-Wilms 10. Essex and Suffoik bounds, Tuesday, Golgrove ; Friday, Assiagton Hall Gate-half-past ten. Essex Union hounds, Wednesday, Naylind Hdl ; Satur day, St:ckbreok. Herefordshire hounds, Tuesday, Harewood's End ; Thurs day, sth milestone, Wearbide. East Kent hounds; Friday, Ashley-half-past 10. Ledbury hounds, Tuesday, Asbperton Village; Friday, Bethel. pit 1 aniline, Staunton-half-past 10. Mr. Lushington's hounds, Thursday, Lees Cann ; Saw. day, Gore Court-11. Mr. Beeper's hounds, Thursday, Hasoomb; Saturday, Lizwood Bridge-half-past 10. Oakley hounds, Tuesday, Notting Fox • Thursday, W aven dow House ; Saturday, Hail Westan- q uarter to 11. Mr. Foweli's hounds, Tuesday, Treaseleth; Friday, Hen retha Village-half put 10. Pytch ley hounds ' Wednes'lay, Lilburne; Friday, Brix worth; Saturday , Arther.g wo. B. V. H., Tuesday, Stunninster Common; Friday, Back land Knoll-half-past 11. Berwickshire hounds, Tuesday, Blukadder ; Thursday, Ladykirk ; Saturday, Pestew-haltpast 10. /. • tor • ~, s _~ _ I !el mi -414. IA '1