The Express. — London, England, 1849-06-02 00:00:00

The e• was airsed to, as Ware also the following: 14,104 E for the Judith department La Caseda. 2901. er the tiVi eitabuitlilleat is the Bahasa Islands. 15,0141. foe the salaries of goveraors mad heat.-govsmes 0/ the West limbos entailer. 41.1501. for salsrive, allowances, and osatingessies of the 'drollery justices is the West India colonies and the Mau- Ado. 13.680/. for the civil atablialunitnt oa the western tout of _I a• 890 1 . for charges cliuseeted with the Island of St. lelena. yxof. for charges cossetted with the setthment of Waters Autry,lis. 1.71111 in aid of she settlement of Port Resiegton. Os the vote of 20,0001. for the colony of New Zealand, bk. J. B. SMITH iequired with reference to:the salary gol spot a year to the bishop, whether the ree:caiastical eeths MIAOW of New Zealand was plead upon the same footing ss that of Goads. yr. NAwliti said be could not say that it was ; but tbo Maus of New Zeeland was increasing so rapidly, that he bal eery seas.. to believe that in a short time she would he 111140 d he utopia her own &wit ialalLsl,ilicia. (Hear.) TM vote was agreed to. So also was the vote of 1,0231. its the civil establishment of Heligoland. On the vole of 6,7001. for the Falkland bloods being Prffs Na t Mr. COBDEN objected to it as • most enormous charge, Be 'timid like the U. der Secretary for the Colonies to in- Washey what watt the population of the Ealklan i Islands. exaggerraing when he said it did not exceed 200 ? Mr. HAWES—No. Mr. COBDEN—Then hers was a colony with a popula tion of :00 souls, Of he believed he should be nearer the mark if be said 160, costing 5.7001. a y.ar I' , r government. Ansi 35L a head fee governiag them ! Way they might bring the irltabignats to this count and support them hots tom ortably for less money. (Hear.) He asked of what possible value could the Falkland blonde be to England. The ell, mate was so bad that no one could live these, and . no ship ever touched at their inhospitable coast," as was said by Dr. Johiron many years ego. (Hear.) Mr. HAWES ezuld not aware his hon. friend that this estimate would he altered, though he thought that it would be reduced. The Falkland Islands were not held simply foe colonial or commercial purposes; hut there were political considerations also In the matter. They were moat valuable as a plata of call foe British ships. Mr. COBDEN said, ho understood, however, that British ships never did call there. He could not refrain from read- log over the manner in ethics the mosey was expanded in i the government of those island.. There was, governor, 800 f.; magistrate, 4001.; chaplain, 4001. • Barges, 3001. ; best clerk, 1001.; monad cloth, 150 L ; sehxclesmater, 201.; survey( r's dew:mut, 1,2301.; public works. 1,0501 ; G nachos, 3t)0!.; purchase of stores. freight of Tensely, and incidental expenses, 1,1001.; rations. 7501—in all, 6,7001. Bonl i ll! . this c .entry had move money than it knew what to do w if it were the molt flourishing nation in the world, it would be impassable to throw away its money in a more wastes manner than they were doing. (Hear, hear.) The ergo was then wird tn. On the vote of 25,0001. for the British settlement of Haag Sone, Mr. J. B. SMITH objected to the payment of 7101.17 e, tar the eeclesisatieal estallisiunett in that colony. Mr. HAWES said, if we for enantercial, and highly com mercial, coatiderations took possession of Hon, Kong, and sent people out there it was not unreasonable that we should penile for 0 eir had and spiritual instruction. Mr. V. SMITH observed that the Governor of Hong- Kong received 6.0001. a year, and the colonial secretary and halm 3,'011.10.., whilst the same officers in New Zealand received only 2,5001 and 1,2151. Why should there bo such a mor.ttrous &ream ? Mr. HAWES said that some of the salaries had been, reteace3. It mint he remembered moreover that the duties' of the governor of Hong Kong were not merely confined to tkg mtticment ; but he was the superintendent of trade, and hod to inspect the whole of the consular establishments otChina, which rendered necessary the employment cf a large and expensive staff. Mr. MITCHELL 'invested the reduction of the following salaries to at least one halt—governor 6,0001.. colonial et ere. pry and auditor 3 3011. 10a., treasurer, 1,8551., surveyor general 2,0301., harbour master, 1,1001. Mr. HAWES asked the bon, gentleman at all events to wait till next year. Mr. II GIBSON would like to know how our trade was benefited by the possession of Hong• Kong. He had heard it said that it was not of the slighte•t advantage to Engl end, end he took it upon him to say that the United States would sot have lea trade with China for not having a Hong-Kong. Tne oaly benefit derived from it was obtained by those who got the plans, and those who had the patronage at their dist para. (hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. Oa the vote of 9,8271. for the government of Labnan, Mr. COBDEN sold that this appeared to be a very similar case to that of the Polkaed Islands. We gook possession of a barren reek ; anumed that there would be a I ires trade there ; the trade did not come, hot we planted an establish ascot there large enough for a pent community. Here were the .:peewee: Governor sod commandergo-chief, 2.00 a ; live. governor sad magistrate, 1,3741.; muter-attendant and putiessta, BOW. ; surveyor, SOU ; station surgeon, 4141. 13e. 4d. ; governor's office, 4871. 10s. ; lieutsnaet.go venior's ofik • 1751. ; master attendant's depertmmt, 2031. ; surer roes depiarommet, 871. 10s ; medical department, 1001 ; police department, 43111. 161. Sd. ; public buildings and con tingent charger, 3,6001. ;in all, 9,8271. 10.. That was the charge last year, and it would be the some next year. Now, he would ask, what was Lahnan for ? Were the prospects such as to encourage • hope that:then would be a large trade at Labuen ? The fact was that this was a most extraordi. wry asses It was to a piece of asatimentalism that we were Indebted kr Labiate. An adventurous gentleman sailed in his peat Is the Easton Archipelago and took a fancy to Ss eawak. He got it ceded to him by the Sultan of Borneo, who was lit•le beam than a pirate, and be became the Rajah of Savewsk. (" Hoar, hear," and • laugh.) By dint of puffing—sentimental pufilng—ha wee said to go out to christianise BOOM at Barewak. He appointed bisaselp first nand to himself ; but that was sot all. He took the little island of Lebow, which was 300 miles from Sarawak, and became appointed governor of Labe'''. As it woe clear. however, that he could net possibly do both duties, a Hest,- non•-s overnor was appointed to do his work for him at a sal .ry of 1,175/. a year, and to govern an island when there was so population and no trade. (Hear, hear.) He therefore asked whether government intended to keep up the establishment at Labuan until it was ascertained whether thorn was any trade to that little island or not ? Mr. HAWES said that he was surprised at the statement of the hon. member for the West Riding, as a memorial had been promoted from the Chamber of Commerce at Man clanger and from Liverpool and Glasgow, urging on govern. meet the settlement of Lsbuan. It was not from any feel ing of sentimentality that government had established the settlement. Mr. Brooks was a man singularly qualified from his influence in the island of Borneo to fill the station to which be had boon appointed. When a distinguished man was sent to a miserable spot liko that, was be to go without same corn nation for the labour and doges im posed upon him? If a man of ability was appointed, it was of the utmost importance not to underpay him far the duties which be discos:gas. It bad been found that when small alai ice had been given to covernon of colonies, those ado rns had bass materially increased by fees and other allow ance.. In the cuss of Ceylon, the Dutch governor had 13.0001. a yea r. As bathe mercantile shipping, Labuan pm anted a of refuge. Piracy existed in thaw seas to a great extent, and if any gentleman looked into the papas they would ace cases of piracy in which property had teen sacrificed to a large amount. Papas relating to this settle melt bad been laid before the house this year. He did not thick it right in the hon. member f o r the West Riding to say that got, rnment cr. seed patronage for no useful or be neficial purpose. He believed that the settlement would be of the pnutest possible benefit to the mercantile and steam navy. His hon. fiend had forgetten the report of the China committee of 1937. There was not use word against Hong- Kong. It was deemed to be • commercial on•port of great important", and on the same principle that he defended Hoeg-Koog he would defend Labuan. The Lohman coal would be of great nos to the steam navy. Mr. V. SMITH said that the statement made by the hon. member for the West Riding was perfectly or rrect—that this was a specimen of the manner in which colonies were foundri, wiheut any knowledge of nature expenses. An .. entertaining book ba d born written by Mr. Brooke, which was i ablisEsd. mid read ba an .;..lea in this ea.,u y, amet the c .usequencie was, that the Colcnial-office took the oppor i tunity of working out the colony of Lotman. He did not sly that they did it unjustly, because they were premed to it by a petition ; bat he thought they had a duty of resistance as well as of compliance to perform, and he had not hoard of any sufficient advantages possessed by this Wand of Leman for the establishment of 'colony. The rieht bon. gentleman had mentioned delicately the supply of coals. That would come ander di:London in the Misnlla- IltOtlf Estimates. He should like to know more as to the supply of ccal, and the use made of the coal by our commer cial mains. There was a post master at Labuan at 3001. 4 per encum. Sir H. VERNEY observed that the objections made noun Libuan might have been male against the founda ti Ai of Singapore, which had produced greater benefit to the commercial interests of this country than say establish ment which had ever been founded. Mr. HAWES believed it to be a most valuable posesstion. Frcra the calculations which he had seen, he had tnoon to believe that the Peninsular and Oriental Mail Com pany would obtain coals from one fourth to one half the yet at whic'a they were now taken. From the same cause the pubic sconig receive considerable benefit, and he did not know whether it would not go to compensate the public for the exposes which had been incurred. He thought he was right in saying that the redaction of the price of coal would be wry largo, whenever the coal mines were brought into operation. Mr. COBDEN said that the right hon. gentleman had rated that a memorial had been scat up from the north of England in favour of occupying this island. He believed that, as far as regarded several places in the north, the Ola usei go alled wand T r r n a nc m h e n e s t t Man in chester C h h vo a mu favour e of r s ot this CommerceLi island, w iiie had h w m a e s men mites lens ; but the gentlemen of the Chambers of C''Uteterte of Manchester and Glasgow were too much men of baslueos to send establishments need they ascertained whether the Wand was of any use. He did not believe that 10 white people were living on the island. Sir W. JOLIFFE said that the charges and expenses of ibis colony appeared to be excessive. Everybody !seemed to Pftwto two or three offices ; there was a governor and cont. stabder-in-chief, and he believed the troop consisted of the manses of same ship of war on the smut. A command, r ia-selef me hardly wanted, in addition to the captain of the reesel, to command the marines. It seemed tint neither side of the house wee eonteated with the rutty gnat expense of this sew experiment. Mr. LABOUCHEME called the atteatioa of the house to the aseimeriel preseated from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce to the hoe. member for Tameorth in 1848. is which the emeorialiale implored government not to suffer delay I. securing so desirable a port as that which had lett ly permeated itself oa the coast of Borneo. _ Yr. COBDEN sold th►t what he quarrelled with was that this was s meatextravagaut and profligate eatablishment. CoL THOMPSON mid that there was one reason for thollacility of stirring - th north of England, which had not been given by the hen. member for the West Ridi n :u i nd that was that nterenntile men had great facility in experiments when other people had to pay for ( laugh.) Lord PALMERSTON (in answer to a question from Mr. Newslegate) said that the seas of the Lichen Archipelago swarmed to that degree with pirate., who ran4ed the coasts sad plundered all the trading vess..ll which they fell in with, Seto nesdrr it tseeeseary for ihdJitionsi ships of wit to be rent out to the Colony of Labe's', in order to set in easeert with Sir James Brooke and the Spanish governor of the Phillippine Meade, for the purpose of rooting out these pirates. Mr. CODDEN said that the pirates never attacked square rigged vessels ; all thel did was to prey upon the savage in. habitants of the quail continent of Borneo, much in the same way that the ancient Sundinavians did the inhabitants of the Baltic shores ; and was it the business of Great Bri tain to send eat men cf war, in order to compel these savages to live like civilised people ? He doubted the policy of sash a proceeding, and it wits moat certain that the az penditure would n be reduced whilst such a system lasted. - - - • • • - Mr. MANGLES said that the pirctes in the Eastern Archipelago did sometimes, to his knowledge, attack aquae,- rigged vessels, for a ship which he commended was once in danger of being attacked by them, being accidentally aground lathe Straits. Mr. COBDEN asked how many years ego that was. Mr. MANGLES said the occurrecce happened about the year 1834 36. Mr. COBDEN said that the hon. member had gone back 15 years, is order to preduee an isolated case, which after all only proved that he had not been stacked by the pirates, but only frightened by them. The rote was then agreed us. Ms neat r..te was for 13,6311. to deem the charge of the Colonial Luid and Emigration Bead. Mr. B. HAWES, in answer to questions put by Mr. V Smith and Mr. F. Scott, stated that there were other ex penses incurred en account et emigrants betides the sum in question. The Lon. Under-Secretary likewise declined to gate any pledge that the government would abstain in future tram granting free passages to emigrants. Mr. HINDLEY called upon the government to give a pledge that the whole question of emigration should be taken upon its largest scale at an early period. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was fur 30,0001., on account of the sum required to support captured negro/I. Sir W. JOLLIFFE condemned the preseet ve te, and said that the whole system of the Article coast b;e•ekade was an erroneous eu, and it only rendered the sufferings of the negroes more inter.se. The vote was agreed to. The next vo'e wee 16,8501. for the payment cf the salaries, &c., of the mixed commissions for the supprecelon of the traffic in slaves. Mr. M. 01BSON said that these courts had been esta blished by treaty, but in sore quoin of the recent line taken by over: meat with neje et to the slave trade, they bad nothing to d•. Toe greatest 'onion of that trade wee carried on under the Brimilian fief, aid as le e had recently decided that all ships bend slave-trading under that flag wan amenable to British jurisdiction, toe c,tirt, of mmed • conunlssion had become useless. He should lef glad to hear from his noble trios, at the head of the Foreign office whether aoy casts had recently been tried bef.,re the mixed COtataia , ina C ears Lord I'ALMEitiTON said it was tree that the majority of slave•trade cases were ears for the Vie—Admiralty Courts, but there were still some under the Spanish and Portuguese flags which prop:rly came balers the mixed oommiseion. He heil, how. rem, awed uperi a suggestion which had been *rowel out is the previous year, and had reduced the expenses of theme courts to the extent of 5,9001. a year. He could aware hie richt h. n. friend tt'at wherever practicable, mine:ions would he effected. After an oheervation from Sir W. JOLLIFFE, the vote was armed to. 95,6001, consulter establishments abroad. Mr. HENLEY toki d why there should be a consular establishment at Hong Kong, ene of our own coloni- s ? Lord PALMERSTON said that the ouperintendent at Hong Kong was he- dof all our consular sotanliahments in Chins. Mr. SCOTT remarked upon the large proportion r f our comelier ex eases allots d to China. It se u near a turd of the whole. He olijectect to the appointment den interpreter. Mr. MITCHELL obj cted to the appointment ot a second secretary. Lord PALMERSTON expleiced that one secretary de• voted himself exclusively ts the consular eciererpoudinoe, while the other attended to the general business of the colony. Mr. HINDLEY noticed the great eifferer.ce in the salaries of consuls at different places. Ile should be glad to hear by what principle they were 'reel en el. Lord PALMERSTON said, that there were teary cir cumstances which it:queued the amount of riflery, such as distance, climate, and a variety of idler causes. The Chinese *alarms had been fixed at a high figure by the leak Company, but they wen being gradually P Owed as e cession ofiered. Mr. HENLEY objected to the 1,0001. me& for Dr. Bowriag. Laud PALMERSTON said that the outfit was sea ',Lag le established custom. Mr. HENLEY protested &gated allowing an outfit where emelt a large salary was given as 6,0001. Mr. ANSTEY objected that the etenrule in China were armed with powers which commis in no other part of the weed were invested with, nor ought to be invested with They were, in feet, placed in the reggae of diplomatic "gents, to treat with the Chinese, and to act as judges be tween Chinese subjects and the sulijece of our own grown. These were difficult and delicate duties to be (smiled any where, mere particularly in Chins, ve here the people are so sensitive and so ready to tale: offence; and tee exereise et which was calculated to disturb peiceful relations, which, on a recent wcasion, it had nearly dote. Lord PALMERSTON believed that nothing was more calculated to s cure the enntinuauce of peace betwetu Eng- ' land and Cnina than the system of juritpruilenee to which the hon. and learned gentleman had r (erred. Thee who remembered the state ot affairs previous to the treaty of Nankin, by which that system was established, would be aware that deluges of the meet serious and emharramieg nature frequently arose from the fact that no British subject could be dealt with by the Chinese courts, for to de.ever blot up to one of than mute for any offence, would have been to deliver him up to the most cruel and barbarous deeds The system now in oproim R revented detests' • sad bickeringe . with the Chinese authorities, but it imposed additional duties on our consuls, which enthled them to larger salaries than consuls in other parts of the world re ceived. In reply to a question from Mr. MoreaTT. Lord PALMERSTON intimated that, unless the trade at 1 Locchoo, Foo, and Ningpoe increased, it wise probable the consular establishments at those places would be abandoned. Mr. HINDLEY was anxious to know whether any aeroants had bees received of the arrival of Dr. Bowrieg, and how he had been received? (.. Hear, hear," and a laugh.) Lord PALMERSTON replied that the last "mounts an nounced Dr. Bowrieg's arrival at Hong Kong, but he had not then reached Canton. With regard to his reception, no doubt it would be such as the doctor's distinguished personal appearance and great merits must everywhere cammand. ("And laughter.) The vote was agreed to. Upon the vote of 20,0001. for extra disbursements abroad, Mr. HENLEY observed that, under the head of Spain, the cost of journeys amounted to 3651. He wished to know whether that item was incurred by the journey our minister took out of Spain * hen he came home ? (A laugh.) 7ne ye.. tv. Mr. J. B. SMITH moved that the chairman report progress, and ask leave to sit main. (" No, no," and " Go on.") Mr. COBDEN supported the adjournment. Ile had now been under that roof 12 hours, and he had had quite enough of debating. Mr. J. B. SMITE had also been under the roof 12 hours. After a few words from Lord J. Rnsesum, the chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The house resumed, and the report o a supply wee brought up and received. DEFECTS IN LEASES BILL. This bill was read a third time and poised. PASSENGERS BILL. Upon the motion that this bill as amended be considered, Sir R. FERGUSON expressed a bops that it would be postponed for the prawns, to aifird time for the people of Ireland to express tluir opinions on the subject. Mr. HAWES fixed its consideration for Monday, bat said that it would not in anywise interfere with paseengen from Ireland PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) BILL. Upon the motion that this bill be referred to a se'ect com mittee, Mr. LOCKHART objected to veriout of the clauses, whi:h were thought In Semiarid to be both arbitrary and unconstitutional. The LORD ADVOCATE mid the hon. member, who was in london daring the holidays, ought to have stated his objection before. Mr. SCOTT condemned the preeties of relieving the horse of ell comideratios of bills relating to Scotland, by refining them to committees up stain. Dimwits was thereby smo thered. He wished to are Welt bills relsesod la like maser. (A laugh.) Toe bill was marred to a select committee. SILVER COINAGE. The CHLICCISLLOIIcf the Excitant:an obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the 68 Gee. 3, c. 68. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned et a quarter after 12 o'clock. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1849. ght OffrtfilS. design. His aim was . _ ____iy to keep to the spirit of the treaty with the Sikh Birder., and to conciliate them, whilst easing the people of their fiscal burdens. In these endeavours the correspon dence bears lianas how fully he was supported by the members of the Darbar, even at the very time when be was reducing them to cyphers. Col. LAW RENCE, however, observed the forms of respect, and made the Durber appear at least the ruling power in the country. They in turn were submissive, with per haps one exception, which the Colonel records, not, we think, to the disadvantage of the personage in question : Birder Shere Sinalt's frank and bold manner is strangely contrasted with the demeaniiur of that of almost every other chief in the Durbar." P. 33. Ol; ['GOING MAILS. The Juan mal eveningls far Madeira, the Brazils and Buenos Aires, willbe made ap es of the 4th of The the mails for Vigo, °patio, Lisbon, Wedeln, Cadiz, end Gib:altar, will be made up on the morning of the 7th of fuse. The mails, ria Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Ceylon, India, lions-Kong, ts ., will bested* up on the twining of the /tb of June. Melte ler British North AMMON lad the United States win be made up on the evening at the Sib effuse. The West Ladle Math, erelediog Bermuda, BIM ROL Nemo, floritures, New Orleans, end Attains, aryl ineude,: thus for Msdedra, St. Jean.de.Nlearagea, New Grenada, ChM, and Peru, snit be made up an the morning at the It th June. The mails tot Oibrattar, Malta, Werner, use belie Wand', Egypt, Aden, Ceylon. ladle, Honsolteng, and Chula, vie euruhampten, will be made up on the 20th of June. NOM WATIM AT LONDON lOUDOIL T. D.w —w.aar. Oda pee Anorsees. 0 sr. prt 0. 10-110assw-listrap.ll ma. prt 0. Artrma, 41 Ma. p.m 0. The first result of the great assumption of power by the British wu, as is always the cue, to create a British and a native party. Tee Quesa Mother put herself at the head of the latter and began to pie'. It proved, however, quite facile to the Resident to overcome this hostility, to banish the Queen Mother, to dispossess and punish her partisans. In this all the other members of the Durbar not only fully joined but even led the way. And had they been fairly treated subsequently the very circumstance bound them still stronger to the interests of the British. Interference, however, went on from great affairs of policy to the smallest elements of detail. Not only were the complaints of the population against their fiscal officers encouraged, but even that of the soldiers against their chiefs. And to be a Sikh in place, either military or civil, inevitably exposed the officers or functionaries to a host of inquiries, and tribulations and repri mands, impossible to bear. The more zealous the Bri ti sh officer or authority, the more intolerable was he to the Sikh in authority beside him. Caid. Aanorr, in the Harrareb, evidently set down every Sikh as a traitor and a rogue, and his treating them as such made them so. Majo r EDWARD'S gravely proposed to disarm the who le population of Bunnoo, of the mad impracticibilii of which the Itcsident was obliged to spend much time in persnaling him. It Is amusing to observe that whilst the British authorities were thus monopolising every shred of power, the Indian government accuses the Sikh I authorities of doing nothing. Thus one of the grand reasons alleged for the deposition of the Sikh sove reign, is that his Durbar or Sikh government never paid a single rupee of the two-and-twenty lace stipu lated as the annual contribution. But the fact is, that neither Sikh nor Durbar had the least control tither in collecting revenue or in expending it. Fur the sake of popularity and peace, the British remitted a vary large share of both lewd and customs revenue. The Sikh chiefs ccmpiaiued that this might be very desirable, but that it must diminish their liabilities to the tr.bute. DEENA NATII, however, who was the Sikh chancellor of the exchequer, was cashiered : and Mr. LAWRENCE writes, in Sept. 1847 : We repute that Misr Itlegrai shall have the entire con trol over the treasury, that he be obliged to keep a daily ecconat 01 receipts and disbursements, to be countersigned periodicaily by the Resident, and that no voucher for any item of expenditure be valid without the Resident's signa ture. Whilst the treasury itself was thus placed in the hands of the British official, whilst the customs bad been regulated according to his order, the land tax was assessed in Peshawur by Major LAwneece, in Ilszateh by Captain ABBOTT, in the country beyond the Indus by General CORTLANDT and Major ED WARDES. Nlr.Coces was employed in the south. 'f tau Itecident himself overlooks DEENA NATH in taxing the country east of theJheltim. With such complete, such exclusively British control, how can the Sikhs or their Durbar be teemed of withholding two-arid tweety lace of tribute ? If insufficient taxes were raised, was it the fault of the Durbar ? If what was raised was ill spent, it cannot have been done by Stkh extravagance. The atm of the British authorities, laudable in part, though even in that ignorantly directed, was at once to lighten the burden on the lower class, yet keep the revenue up to the point which would show] the Pun j aub to be a profitable speculation. And this they at tempted of thcmtelves without making mu of the Sikh notabilities. Nay, at last they strove to make up the deficiencies in their budget by mulcting the Sikh chiefs. In so do:ng,they provoked the resistance of MoOLRAJ, and the defection hi SIIEB.E SINGII,—a wet ill-judged, blundering mixture of economy and greedine-a, which grasped at hundreds, and was bud to spend millions in the ill-judged attempt. From beginning to end, however, the series of blun ders, administrative, fiscal, and military, were the acts of British authorities', and of those alone. The Durbar was not even consulted. The Maharajah was in hie nursery. Our officials may cook op stories of conspiracy; but the true and only corspirseywas that of their own fatuity, ignorance and avarice, against the peace of a country, and against the submissiveness of chiefs, anxious to be quiet, bad they been allowed to remain so. The other accusations urged against the Durbar and the Sikh chiefs are really too trivial and too feeble to niei it notice. Oco ia that they called in the Maho medans, the known enemies of the Ilindoo rate and creed, to co-operate with them against the British. Whoever opens the Blue Book, however, will at once see that it was Captain Aettorr who first armel the Mahomedais on the Ilazareh against the Sikhs. Major EDWARDEB did the same, and built his hopes of saving Meehan upon the very circumstance. How can we accuse the Sikhs of appealieg to Aluminium aid, when oar own officers set them the example ? Another point of accusation is, that the Sikh girders were ignorant of gecgraphy, and knew not where Benares or the Deccan lay. Is it possible to adduce proof more complete of these chiefs being devoid of ambition,or of any of that capacity for extending views and intrigues, which we have been taught to dread in the rulers of the Punjaub ? That &MBE SINGH and the ATTAREEWALLA family did, when provoked, make a bold strogile against the British army and British dominion, is not to fiP elenittd. iC.Br vet aCj objeetioa be raised to that family being subjected to the penalties of forfeiture. But the ArrAaEtwALLss were not after all of the old Sikh nobility, no more than MOOL RAJ. It wee we who raised them up, gave them au thority, and then discontented them. But there re- mauled& fair proportion of the S;rders not implicated. The old experieccei head, of the Durbar still remain ed at Lahore. Tee SINGII the warrior, DEENA NATH the statesman, and many more who might well refuse to attend the humiliating scene of the Rajah's deposi tion, could not be considered unfaithful to the treaties or the settlement of 1846. LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 2. THE imperial constitution for Germany, of which we publish an abstract in another column, is at length promulgated. There is no doubt of its now obtaining the adhesion of every go vonment. Bavaria stands too much in need of imperial or of Prussian aid to keep anything like a monarchy alive. Russia may be averse, Land Austria irate, but both have too much at present on their hands to throw any determined obstacles in the way of German unity. The great difficulties are to be encountered ffom the people and from the liberal party, both of whom, we regret to say, have ample cause of complaint in the very sestous modifications which have been made by the princes or their delegates at Berlin, in the im perial constitutior, as frame I and voted by the Frank fort parliament. Ris known that this constitution, like moat of those in being, contested of a Volishans and a Statenhaus, a House of Commons and a Senate, the senate being elected half by the 1 rovincial states or leg, islatures, half by the peopti L To three two chambers the new octroyed constitution adds a third to be called a Fiirsten Rath to consist of six members besides, the Fiirsten Rath to have the power, that no ministerial proposal can be ma ,l e in eviler of the imperial chambers without first receiving the sanction of the Farsten Rath. We must say at orce ' that did we consider Ws monstrous excrescence as likely to make an efficient or permanent part of the constitution, we should at once abandon all hopes of it. But such an absurd proviso, which is like holding an extineuisher over the candle the moment you are pretendi• g to light it, will be imp srible to carry out or act upon. The King of Pattsfirt himself, we believe, has objected to this princely conclave as quite futile. Any member may rise to make a motion in tither of the imperial chambers, and if the motion be carried through both of tt cm, and sceepted by the chief of the empire, of what avail is the preliminary richt of the Fiirsten Rath i> One can only consider it as a bauble hung round the necks of certain big children in constitutional life, in red r to please and console them, but not add to their strength. Another objectionable change is the substituti •n of indirect for direct suffrage. We marvel the more at it, from the bed success of this innovation, as tried in Priewia. In many cues it has renderel the election a mere hazard. The record degree of election is complicated too, in the new imperial charter, by the classification of e'ectora according to their fortunes, allowing Ow richer classes to — return more mem bers iu proportion to their numbers than the poor. This system of voting by centuries, not tribes, as was the case in ancient Rome, is se little likely to endure, as in the constitution of that imperial city. This is a cretchet, that might no doubt be traced to acme professor of more learning than practical experience. For the substitution of an absolute for a suspensive veto in the emperor we were prepared, and think it wise. It was probably the suepeosive veto that first suggested the Firsten Rath. They are both of them suspicious provis e, worthy of each other, and we arc only sorry that they do not disappear together. Instead of the title of Reichschirmherr, ss first re solved on, and certainly little harmonious, that of Reichrrurstmul has ben substituted. Amongst the important ports of the Frankfort constitution the Retch, Gerscht, or Federal Court, was that perhaps most prominent. It was adopted from the American system ; it is repeated in the new constitution, and is d 'veered and made use of even to a greater ergree than the parliament contemplated. All differences between the several rate., quarre's loAvreen legislatures and their princes, all impeach ments not only of imperial ministers bat of state mi elate re, are to come before the federal court, which wilt thus be one of the most important institutions of the empire. Such is a slight sketch of the princiial provisions of the new imperial constitution as well-nigh agreed on by the princes. We have not concealed the dis taste occaroned by one or two of its alterations. But it still preserve* the outline of one of the best consti tutions ever drawn up, that of the Frankfort parlia otent,and necesearily dear from its popular origin to the whole German people. Notwithstanding our objections not only to these alterations, bat even to the very nature end origin of a Chart, octrnycle, we do still sincerely ho e that this c institution may be accepted. Even each as it is, we doubt the pearibility of the Germans having been allowed to adopt or secure it, had not both Austria and Rue sia been severally occupied with Hungary. Although the bravo Magyars are engaged in such a f arful and doubtful contest, they may console themselves oven in adversity with the con sciousness that their resistance has saved German liberty, and consolidated German unity. Ger many in her union navy, ere long, show herself grateful. Meantime that union, under a free and common constitution, is the greatest, not only of all German, but all European objects. And KC ardently hope to see it attained, wfi.ld it i CZetiiS a lain.ble, tae. that is, at present. The popular party alone can at this moment mar it. That party may have the most just reasons for discohtent, and for dissatisfaction even with this new and king-given charter. But let them profit by the errors of their French neighbours, and by securing the chief of their desires, in common and in unison with the middle and the upper classes of their country, let them found a German parliament and a German 'empire. This will be to erect the noblest altar to independence sad to liberty, where such a shrine must be most influ ential, in the very centre of Europe. From thence a light will penetrate into the far east, to dissolve the darkness and exorcise all the awe and the magic of Ir is impossible to conceive anything more ludi crously weak, and more insolently lime, than the series of reasons or pretexts set forth by the India government writers for dethroning" the younger Sikh Maharajah. With regard to this prince, indeed, no grounds for his deposition are even attempted to be given ; nor has any accusation been laid to his charge. The fault, instead of being brought personally home to him, is alleged to have existed in the system, being a system of government by a native council and agents under British control. Whatever the defects of the system, it was however invented and established by Lord HARDINGE, the failure of whore bearded wisdom ought certainly not to be visited on the foetuses or dignity of the beardless Maharajah. It is now, however, alleged, that no plan of govern ment was or is possible between absolute absorption by the conquering power and the subsidiary system, which, we admit, is difficult with a state so rich in military reputation and power as the Punjab. If so, why did the Indian government male such a trial, and why, having made it, and made it under formal stipulations with the native prince and chiefs, were not the spirit and good faith of those stipulations acted up to ? But the fact is, that Indian officials (in India we mean) were horn the very first determined en an nexation, and upon opening for themselves that new and vast field for wesl . h, promotion, and distinction. However desirable, such a step was impossible at first. Public opinion would revolt against spoliation and ambition so barefaced. The very India-house would reverse such a decree, whilst to :obstacles from home would be added the great obstacle from abroad, that the entire Sikh mili tary population would have rebelled. To meet these two difficulties, the system, now declared im possible, • was invented, to allow time and pretext for bringing about annexation, the one-sided and op prtinive operation of that system irritating soldiers ar.d chiefs, and inevitably producing revolt. We must, however, at once acquit Col.......TAwitEscr, the first Resident at Lahore, of any covert or unfair unduubtetil COLONIAL. SWAN RIVER, WE'TERN AUSTRALIA. INSTILS COLLISION WITH THE N• 7 GOVERNOR WOOWDID. On Saturday evening last, says the Perth paper f f Dee. 20, which we find corroborated by our private let tern con...rived to day, the colonial 'Anus? Champion, Lieut. Heiman, commander, arrived in Gage's Road, having on board his Excellency and party, who len on the let of this month, with the intention of visiting the newly discovered country at ;the Bowes, of which Mr. A. Gregory recently , published a report. After some days' Lurneyiog through the hush, during which the party, consisting of his Excellency, Mr. Bland (private secretary), Mr. A. Gre gory, three privates of the 90th, and a boy (servant to the governor), experienced some inconvenience from want of good water, at being centrally brackish, they arrived at their destination. The country about the B iwes was fiend to contain much fine graz'og land, and was well supplied with water. The lead seam on the Murchison, deeenlud by Mr. Gregory, was inspected, and is reported to be at least 320 yards in length, and varying from 8 inches to two feet is thickneu. Occasional parties of the ostlers were seen, but, with one exception, near the head of the Bowu, they appeared friendly. On the return of the expedition, a serious attack was made on the small force employed. On the 11th December, the explorers started from the B owes River, at 35 minutes past 5 a.m., and steered far the west end of King's Table MU, about 20 miles north of Champion Bay. In crossing a gu'ley, they saw several natives, who followed, and, as tt e party got into the thicket near the hill, came down upon them. Tkeir number incre.sing rapidly, every step they advanced they became holder, these nearest beckoning to others to get ahead of the party. It then became evident that their intention was to surround and attack it at some favourable point in advance ; they were repeatedly ordered otf, but would not leave. Mr. Bind, who was some few yards in the rear of the party, found himself suddenly seized, by a native, who held him with one hand, while with the other he held up his dow-sk, evidently jaundice to strike him. Although Mr. Bland had pistols, and could I easily have shot the man—a men' tore that he snail have been justified in doing in self. defence—he was reluctant to commence the affray, and called out to two of the soldiers, who ran up, and on their approach the native let go his hold. A few minutes after this occurrence, some person exclaimed that the natives had thrown a spear at Mr. Gregory. It was believed that at this time they were fast closing in upon the party, many not being more than ten yards off, heated with swan, kiley., and dow-aks. The go vernor then dismounted and shot the nearest man—a savage anidable stature and and who seemed to be a man of some influence bi r th:ening the movements of the ' others; the soldiers also tired. A shower of spears, kileys, and stones, were instantly hurled at the whites, who were fortunately by this time nearly clear of the thickets and be tween two rocky hills, from the summits of which and the thickets behind the natives continued throwing. One spear struck the governor just above the knee; it went through the thigh, sad protruded about a foot from the point of exit; sad had his Excellency net been warned in time by his servant, and taken a hasty _step or two forward, it would have entered his back. Mr. Gregory broke off the had of the spear, and drew out the shaft. The party then made for some rising ground, where they got their ammuni tion ready, and proceeded towards Champion Bay, the na tives following them the whole way, and for the first 12 or 14 miles using eve:y exertion to cut them off, by creeping amongst the scrub, sad hiding behind trees and in gullies. It required the greatest vigilance, and an occasional shot, when they were within musket range, to keep them off. After a fatiguing walk of ten hours, without stopping, the party strived at Champion Bay, embarked the horses, and had just got safely on board, when the natives came down to the beach. At first one man only showed himself, and seemed to Invite their opponents on shore, but from the mast-head, the bush and country around seemed to swarm with natives. The attacking party numbered from 50 to 70, amongst whom were recogn- Lust several that had been seen nix days before at the upper part of the Bowes River, and to whom bread, &n., had been given; in return for which civility they next minting pelted the donors with stones. No masa of offence was given them, nor was even this act of aggression resented. , We rejoice to fled that his Excellency is soon likely to recover from the effects of the severe and pxinful wound he received.—Erecting paper. THE COURT. THE QUEEN'S CONCERT, The Queen gave a concert yesterday evening at Baelciaginat-palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived attet led by Lady Aerate Bruce, Baroness de Spstb, and Colonel Ste George Cooper. Her Royal Highness the Ouches, of Gloucester was attended by Lady Caroline Murray and Col. the lion. Augustus Liddell. Their Royal Higluaesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mcckltnburg Breelite, and were attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. His Royal Highness Prince George was attended by Captain the lion. James Maid-meld. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands was attended bylriee-Admiral Lucas, Lieutenant-Colonel Rigot, end Lieutenant the Cheva lier R. Van Rapped. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold Cosset of Syr..cuse was attended by the Chevalier de Colonise The members of the royal family were received and con duced to the presence of her Majesty and the Prince by the in. Misses Cavendish and Kerr, Maids of Honour in tVaitiog; Mr. H. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Wailing ; Cofonei Wylde, Groom in Writing to the Prince ; Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. B. PApps, Equerry in Waiting ; and Camel Bauvevie,Equerry in Wasting to the Prince. His Serene Highness Prince E lward of Sale Weimar was also present. Her Majesty and the Paine* entered tic state saloons where the company had as-emblcd, accompanied by their illustrious Resat., and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Wa Cog. The august party, followed by the general company, passed into the saloon, which wag fitted up for mu sir, and the mine:rt commenced shortly before ten n'el•Tk. Refreshments were sorved to the company during the evening M the principal dinner room, where alto the supp: r was mud. About three hundred and seventy invitations were issued. The Queen and Prince Albert took a carriage drive yesterday, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, and attended on horseback by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Bouverie. Mr. John Lee had the houour of submitting a carriage, with his patent wheels and axles, to his It iyal Highness Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Msers. Pears. and Coautze, the builders of the carriage, accompanied Mr. Lee. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yester day afternoon at a meeting of the Commimionere for pro moting and encouraging the fine arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at three o'clock, attended by Colonel Bouverte. Tbc commie ei mere prevent were Viscount Canning, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. the S;meker of t h e Howe of Common., Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. Sir R. l'eel, Sir R. H. Ingas, and Mr. Haltom. The searetary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attend ance. The meeting broke up at •ix o'clock. Lieut.-Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps has relieved General Wemyes in the duties of Equerry. is.-Waiting to tLe quote, and Colonel B atv , rie has relived Lieut.-C donel the lion. A. Gorden in the duties of Equerry-in• Waiting to Prince Albert. Her Royal Highneas the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelite visited Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday. THE GREAT SEAL.—It is rumoured that in conso quence of the continued indisposition of tho Lord Chancellor, the great seal is to be placid in comMie• sine. The commissioners are, it is said, to be Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Rolfo,and the Solicitor-General. MR. HUDSON. We have authority tor st g that the letters, pur porting to be from Mr. Hudson , which have been in serted in the Express, And other papers, iespict ing the Millard and the Vsstcrn Counties Railways this week are forgeries. The hon. member has written no such letters. FINANCIAL i;.ND PARLIAMENTARY iIEFORM. THE ISLINGTON ASSOCIA'TION. At a wetting of tto Islington Aetvvilltion for Parliamentary and Financial Reform, held at the Prince of Wales Tavern, on Thursday, Samuel Roberts, n, in the chair, it was resolved— " That this meeting highly approves of the steps taken by the Central Association for calling a public ineetinh• of the inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, returns its & ilerre thanks to the council for the same, and pledge itself, ..ndi• vidunlly and collectively, to use its utmost exertions to ti'r' ward the objects of the said meeting." " That the chairman and secretary of this emaciation, so soon as the time and place of the said public meeting are fixed upon, be requested to address a letter to each of the members for this borough, inviting them to attend the same." " That the secretary transmit a oopy of the last resolution to the secretaries of the Jiff, rent local associetie.s in this borough, recommending its adoption by them." MEETLNO AT COVENTRY. A meeting of the friends of Parliamentary and Fi nancial Ref wen in Coventry, was held in the large nova of the Castle Inn, on Monday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of forming en association to co-operate with tile many Parliamentary and Financial Reform Associati , us which are springing up in all the principal cities and towns in the kingdom. About forty persons were present, and a list was read of nearly id names, chiefly of persona who were not present, but who were favourable to the formation of such an :association, and each of whom had already sub scribed a small sum towards its establishment in Coventry. Several speeches explanatory of the principles of Financial and Parliamentary Reform, were made by those who had been active io promoting the meet. men; and the following resolutions were unanimnualy adopted : ' 1. That the national txpenditure has progressively in crewed, until It has greatly exceeded what is necessary for the security and good government of the country ; and that this increase has tended to foster abuses and corruption in every department of the public service, and is em-lityed to sustain systems of policy which arc ruinous and abeuri. That to provide for that expenditure, taxes are perpetuated which are unjust, burdensome, vexatious, and Impolitic; that various powerful into rests are opposei to each a change as would give to the country any effectual relief. It is there fore necessity that the people ghoul I unite to secure an ho nest and wise administration of the public finance.. " 2. That the circumstances of the country appearing to justify the conclusion that the retrenchment of our national expenditure can be ape , dily effected, this meeting cordially unites with their fellow•countrymen for the realisation of that object ; nevertheless, it is the opinion of this meeting, that this extravaget.t expenditure has arisen from the want of more control on the part of the people over the legis lature, and therefore the increase of that control by the tension of the suffrage, e all be a prominent object of this association. '3. That a Financial and Parliamentary R•(orm As sociation' be now farmed, to ce-operate with all similar bndiea throughout the kingdom, and that all p nons sub scribing ono shilling and upwards, annually, be members of this mod ition."—Cerentry Herald. PLYMOUTII FINANCIAL 2LEFOILII ASSOCIATION. — At a meeting of the committee of this association, wbich was held at the exchange 03 TUellaly lit, it was determined to give a series of discourses on different branches of the nati"nal expendi•hre, with a view to the enlichtenment of the public en the extravagance which has prevailed is them. W. W. Snell, E.g., cumented to t.ke the sublect of the colonial tx• nenditure, w:.ich wia of Weir aff;rd a vast fit la of labour for financial reformers —Plymouth iOWI6III. TUE IiORMONISKS.—The Lincoln Mercury says : " Toe inhabitants of K h tll, near Samford, seem ::eter minet not to allow the Letter-day Saints to make any nitre converts in that village. Antrher attempt was made last watt by an hinerant preacher among the seat to disseminate hie doctrines and gain proselytes ; but as von as it became generally known that he was about to deliver an address, a large asscrubly approached him, and one er two persons told him that bla tenses having already caused dissension in some humble fam.lir, he would not be allowed to give rise to any mere feuds. lFr began to renounrate, but was forthwith seised by the viler and marched oat of the parish. followed by abut 300 people, who h-,cred him till he reached Little Casterton lordship, where he secs dirmi.red whhout reraone injury. The man fortunately kept his temper, or it is probable he would hare bnndrazgtd through the river." PRISON AND OTH/UL IMPOSTS. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. At the meeting of the Middlecez magistracy on Thursday, Mr. Mau4c, the deputy clerk of the peace, laid before the court the repute from the various committees. The report of the cthimit , ee for sccoun.c and general purposes, stated that the committee had examined the sp routs for expenses, &c., sent in by the coroners, and u they appeared satistaetory, they recommended the court to order payment. From the 4th of April to the 11th of May, Mr. Wakley held 126 inquisitions, the charges attending which were intim aggregate 339/. 18s. 3i. From April 7 to May 19, Mr. B ker held 112 inquisitions, the charges on which were 3911. lls. 11d. And Mr. Bedfad, the coroner for the City and Liberties of Weetinin.ter, had held 72 in qui,itions, the charges attending which were 2341. lie. 31. total inquests 310, expenses 9661. is. 3d. On the motion of Mr. KEN/MEAD, the chairmen of the committee, the court directed the county treasurer to pay these sums. COLD BAIR FIELDS HORSE OF CORIARCTION.—ThE report of the Committee of Visiting Justices of this prison vetoed that the number of prisoners within its walls was 1,144, viz. 866 males, 213 females, and 16 children. There was not one patient in the infirmary, and the number of prisoners requiring the at ter li on of the inedical deers was very small. 'fbe commit tee stated that they heti " had under their consideration the present dietary respecting vagrants and ether offenders com mitted to prison for periods not exceeding 21 days, and being of opinion that it would be desirable and expedient to reduce the dietary of such prisoners, and In which opinion the governor, on being consulted, fully concurred, they re commended the court to direct that in future the dietary for vagrants, for prisoners committed for offences in workhouses, for wilfully breaking windows, or assaulting pariah con stables or other officers, shall be as follows : " For those committed for seven days and under, bread and water only. For those committed for from seven to four teen days, bread and gruel only. For those committed for from fourteen days to twenty-one days, bread and porridge onle." Mr. 11. ROSE, the chairman of the committee, in moving the adoption of the report, hoped that the court would direct the suggestions regarding the dietary to be acted upon imme diately. A similar dietary has been adopted in the Surrey and the Sure: prisons, for the description of offenders named in the report, and it had been attended With great success. lie had no doubt that when the " Cadgers" of the metropolis, and those who smashed cost: y windows avowedly to get into prison, knew what they would be fed upon when in prison the number of committals for those offences would be materially decreased, and the magistrates were deter sniped to make the prison 1111 comfortless as possible for these worthies, in order to sec whether this spades of crime could net to some great extent bo repressed. The distinction be tween the gruel and the porridge was that the latter wee boiled with some rice. The CIiAIRMA.N said that before the dietary could be altered, the sanction of the Secretary of State to the altera tion was required. The sugoestions in the report were eventually adopted, and cn the motion of Mr. Retch, the Visiting Justices of the Westminster Bridewell were requested by the Court US odors a similar dietary for the like offenders. IdI.IROSE hoped that through the medium of the public press the change of diet would be made so extensively known as pom>ible. WESTMINSTER BILIDEWELL.—This establishment an. tamed 618 male and 176 female prisoners, exclusive of 17 Owl tree. The general health was good. litlrSE or DETENTION.—This rison contained about the average number of prisoners. The report described the suite uf the establishment as satisfactory. Mr. DEVON moved, pursuant to notice, that the follow ing resolution of the court, pawed on the last county day, be declared a standing order of the court, viz.:—" That no jmtice shall be eligible to servo on more than one of the prison committees at the same time." The motion having been seconded, a discussion of some duration ruined in tho Course of which Mr. WILLIAMS, ad dreried the court, and observed that though he was but a newly-made magistrate, and therefore a young member of that court, he had seen enough to convince him that by a little combination the powers and functions of all the im portant committees of the county could be concentrated in the hands of a select few: and, though he was far from in sinuating that it was PO at present, where such a combina tion could be made and such a system existed, jobbery could exist too ; and as this resolution, it' nude a standing order, would entirely put an end to such a system, he Loped very truly that the motion would be carried. Toe motion was carried by a majority of 1. The numbers were : For, 12; against, 11. PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PRISON. Mr. Rot& gave notice that, at the next county day, he should move :—" That with a view to relieve tho very overcrowded state of the Mouses of Correction at Coldbatb-fields and Westminster, and to the more effectual punishment of juvenile offenders, a committee be appointed by the court to consider the expe diency of instituting a separate establishment for tho con finement of that class of prisoners in the county of Middle sex, and to report thereon to the court." CORONERS' DiQUESTS.—YEbTERDAY. MYSTERIOUS DRAIN BY DROWNING.—Before Mr. Cuter, at the Nag's bleed, Battens*, on the body of Anne Arnold, hired 27, who was bound in a water-cour , e near W ere ek•bridge, Battersea. It ensured from the evidence that on Tuesday morning, alum 11 o'clock, a labourer named Dobbinium we. ring to work in a field near to the Crack-bri•"ge, when he e,w a human hand above the surfxce of a water-ouune or common sewer. Having obtoined the esais.shee of a man named Bedworth, they wok the body of the deceased out of the water. The deceased (who had no bonnet or shawl on) had a wedding ring on her finger, about 2, in money in her pocket, and a magnet. A search was afterwards made for the deceased's bonnet and shawl. The former was found in the river, and the latter wrapped several times r .und a piece of oak fencing and partly sunk in We water about ono hundred yards above where the body was found. Inquiries were instituted by the police, to ascertain who the deceased was, and it appeared that she !and Mien missing from home since Monday night. it fur ther appeared that the deceased had been engaged all day at a laundress's, and, on coming home at night, found that her husband, his brsther and his wife, and some other parties, hat pone to Wandsworth fair. Upon learning this, the deceased became much excited, and, although it was then pouring torrents of rain, dcclsred she would go aud seek her bust:and, and would cot return home until she had found him. She did not meet her husband, however, end, on his returning home at kelf-past 2 o'clock the next morning, and not finding the deceased there, he supposed her to h ave g on g to her mother's, and this, he said, &emoted for kis not in quiring earlier after her. Verdict—" That the deceased was found in a common sewer, but how she frame there, there was no • erMin evidence to show." I.DEXTII FROM SrAitrAnoN.—Bcfore Mr. Baker, at the London Ilotpital, on the body of a female, unkn'Avn, who died from watt and destitution. The deceased was ;tnown in tie neighbourhood of Whitechapel and Dun n., or any friend to waist her. Si. had no habitation, was f o und nh •ry•lane el a mendicant, and she appeared to have no re. and it ~vent by the nerve of Gardiner. She was in the prac ;nig:ftgui;;:b......,en:titem,orein,igayrthaaieic.essut;rtaneeindts o i ali n iam t n h i ii g e o h u n t s. , liT tr i et og i : n e a h l e y !LI a state of a i h e i t ". in a cable. She was out a 1 night on Monday, exhaustion. A plies constable removed her to the : t at i :"." house In Leman-street, where she soon afterwards diet:.^ Mr. Ltldie, a surgeon, ' , aid he had found the deceased o•vo red with old rags, which were completely saturated with water. Ile tad opened the body, and found the I s t o mach quite empty. All the organs were healthy, and Le had no deuht she had died from exhaustion. The body was in a most filthy condition ' and covered with vermin. Ver dict—" Death from txhatution, produced by the want of the common necessaries et life." EXTRAORDINARY COMMITTAL FOR HORSE STEAL ING AT RUGHT.—On Saturday last, Mr. John Wilmot, coach proprietor and farmer, of Lenten, near Nottingham, was brought before Jame' Alty,Esq., on a charge of stealing a h^rte.—Mr. Masters and his sin, two farmers living near Rugby, ptovcd that they had a horse stolen from a field in their possession on the 24th of May, 1847, and that the horse now in the care of the police inspector wu the one so stolsn. .1. Isaac, inspector of the Warwickshire police, matt d that, in consequence of Information he received from a men named Richards, lately convicted of horse stealing, he want on thy 16th lost to the farm of Mr. Wilmot, and from a printed bill he hat with him, and which was published at the time of the robbery, offerinf a reward, he found a horse answering the description therein contained. Mr. Wilmot refused to give up the animal until he had consulted his attorney. Lase api lied for a warrant to seize the horse, but could not obtain one; and on the Friday following he prom , ded with a warrant he had obtained. and apprehended ' Mr. Wilmot at Blanchester. He asked Mr. Wilmot where he got the horse from, when he stated that he bought it at Len'on fair on the 26th of May,1847, of a man who had a cart with the none of William Smith, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, upon it ; that he hod seen the mon before and since , and had net the lent doubt but that he would be at Lenten fair the wee k hollowing. Mr. Wilmot was committed to take his trial at the next assizes at Coventry, the magistrate taking bill for his appearance.—Nottinghans Mercury. A NEW WAY OF RAISING TUE WIND.-000 of the grossest attempts at imposition perhaps ever recorded took place at Dudley, on Monday morning last, in the Market place. A r rson styling himself " The Worm D ctor," end who almost hebdomadally exhibits in the various mark, in of the district pieces of tape and parchment of voluminous LEP., and convolutions, and infinite length, in narrow bottl a of tome transparent liquid, to puff the astoeishing e ffi cacy of his powders, tkc., and secure the hard. earned pence of the unwary and ignorant, thought proper to chaciei his " prefession," and appeared at Dudley on Moaday as " The Great Corn Doctor." Havieg bor rowed a era:o from a crockfry stand, and covered it with the whitest possible sheets of paper, " the doctor " entered the shop of a plater exactly oppcsite to the hotel, and purchased a to: of wafers, abort the colour of which he was very particular, preen being the only favourite. Hating paid a petty for be articles, he returned to his "stand,' and wrapping each wafer in • piece of white paper, ha rangued a crowd of kW es on their efficacy to immediately ,'tract corns root and branch, being composed of the leaves and flowers of a wonderful plant recently discovered 11 , car 'lin aWasted neturalists in the interior of China. Just as he was about pocketing tine penny for one of these wonderful .afere, a abeemaker named Ellis, who hod seen him pur chase the whole box for the same sum at the printer's, made his appearance, and gave such a thorough expose of the gross Imposition the quack was practising, th '• p 'ck, d hie wares, and decamped with all • t • - 'ten, amidst the hiwtowe and groans of the irdigtiant popu lace.—Ten Toms Messenger. . 14: • . s.. • • ' • -.1 . • • .1 . !s's . • - st:4,