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v i n es can govern itself; and " hopes " that all Jamaica governors are not tyrants. The Montreal Courier intimates that Lord Cathcart has taken apartments in Donegana's Hotel, and does not intend to return to England till spring. A re port was current that he would retain the etlice of Com seander-insChief. The ministerial arrangements were still unsettled and unexplained : this state of affairs will probably continue now till Lord Elgin's arrival. A boundaryi controversy was wagiug between the newspapers of New Brunswick and those of Canada. The arguments of the former rest upon the same assumption• as did those of the State of Maine in our national boundary controversy with the United States; the latter adhere to the British claims. \ Vill the concessions made to the Union by the Imperial Govern ment affect the relative elainis of the two British provinces,? One of the United States geologi . sts, employed to expure the upper region of Lake Superior, is reported to have passed through Toronto. He spoke in high terms of the extent and value of the mines on the British side of the lake, A reduc tion of tolls has been made on the Rideau canal. Lord Cathcart has inlaid an order that no toll shall hereafter • be exacted from emigrants forwarded at the cost of government. The water was to be let into the Lachine canal on the evening of the lith of September, and the navigation was to be opened on the twentieth. The weather continued -sem and genial for the advanced season : according to the ,‘„Nazette it almost appeared that the country had , W f ten degrees to the southward. Comparatively f ew pollarrlts have been planted this season ; but an unpre cedented breadth of land was sown with maize, of which the c rops arc meat luxuriant. The Montreal Herald and deserts were engaged in a controversy respecting protective &ries and the navigation of inland waters. The general tone of society in Canada at this moment appears to be practical and tranquil. CAUTION TO EMIORANTS.—The 2lfontreal Times of the 29th Aegu.t states that the hero of the thllowing trick upon some niwispecting emigrants has been arrested ; his name is John Keefe: "The day before yesterday throe industrious emigrants, reeent'y arched, were looking about fir work on the wharf, when they were scoxted by u person who soon discovered their object, and uttering to g l ee them a job, he directed each to pick up a tor of iron, and follow him w ith it. They did as they were directed, and followed bun through some streets, when, spying a police °Meer, their kind.. hearted employer thought it prudent to make himself scare as fast as possible. 'The officer took them into custody, and being unable to give any satisfactory aecount of themselves, took them and the pro perty to the police office. Here they met Captain Wiley, who, being satisacsl of their entire innocence, liberated them, and the police have since been in pursuit of the guilty party, to whose identity they have I mane clue." NEWS TOE THE CANADIAN NARlLET.—Yesterday, says the Montreal Times, some wag caused the following hoax to be printed, and posted up Et several corners of the streets. It was very neatly " got up , " a nd we corner, suspeet that the printer who perpetrated it has had some experience in the " extra " business. The bait took, and crowds of lingerers swallowed the news as readily as could I be desired. The marriage of Mr. O'Connell with the Duchess of Kent, however, was too winch of a good thing, sad prevented the joke from going down after the first feel ing of surprise had passed over : EXTRA. ARRIVAL OF TUE BRITANNIA.—BY EXPRESS. RECALL OF LORD CATHCART. The above steamer arrived at Ruston on Sunday, making the pas sage in tiviDe days, and having on board the Right lion. Clarke Rutter and suite. 'Lis excellency Is accompanied by the now Mr. Pert MS private secretary. Tremendous excitement in England! The fillgit question rejected n the 'louse of Lords by a majority of four. Duel between Earl Grey and Lord Stanley; the latter slightly wounded. The men market has greatly improved.—Deficient in the harvest. MAIMIAGE tie O . CONNIML TO 101 DITTILI. or la. Manation throughout England on the sub)ect. Reconciliation between " Old " and Ireland." An extra, with hill panic Warn, will be issued in the curse of the ibrcneon. We atop the preee to announce the resignation of the Mon. kV. U. THE BOMBAY OVERLAND MAIL—The evening papers of yesterday published the following letter from Mr. Waghorn, in correction of a misapprehension in n our publication of the same day. We supposed, by the fact of Mr. Wughorn's arrival, that, as a matter of course, despatches bad arrived with him. We were, it seems, mistaken ; though Mr. Waghoru's statement is anything but " all clear " " 34, Cornhill, 30th Sept., 1846.—Sir,—The Daily News has been led into error by its Dover correspondent ; I have not broucht the despatches rid Trieste. My messenger will follow with them. I came on to see all clear for his arrival. —With my compliments and thanks, I remain, sir, yours, very truly, Taos. WAGIIOUS." ing (Cann. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. — The Marquis of Down shire awl a deputation from the Flnx Improvement Society of Ireland, had an interview with his Royal Highness Prince Allan to-day, fur the purpose of explaining the pre. sent state and prospects of the society, and the steady advance of the produce of the Irish Ilax. Specimens of linens and cambric& were presented to and graciously received by her Majesty. His Excellency Baron Brunnow, the Duke and. Duchess of Norfolk, and Lady Mary Howard, and Viscount Morpeth left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle, this evening, will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the lady in waiting on her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, Sir Robert and Ludy Peel, Mr. George Edward, and the lion. Mrs. Anson, and the lion. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of the Scotch Fusilier Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend in the Castle. TIIF. STATE ADARTMENTS, WIN DSCHI CASTLE.—We have authority to state that the ISAR° or tickets to view the state apartments will re-commence from the lot of October. VISIT OF TIIE QUEEN DOWAGER AND TILE PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA TO BUCKINGHAM PALACI:. — Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the Princess of Pnicsia, accompanied by his Serene highness Prince Ed wardof Save Weimar, went yesterdayto inspect Buckingham Palace. On leaving the palace the royal pnrty went to inspect the Wellington Statue, and afterwards proceeded to Westminster Abbey. Yesterday was the birth-day of her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia. The Princess received a visit of congratulation in the forenoon, from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, who arrived in town from Frogmore, from their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and his Serene Highness .Prince Frederic of Hesse. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent returned to Frogmore House in the afternoon. Baron Rehausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign office. Lord Morpeth arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle. LORD BROUGIIAt arrived at Widmer Castle on Monday last, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, from Brougham Hull, Westmoreland. The noble and learned lord was to set out yesterday for Calais and Paris, on his way 1 to his chilteau at Cannes. . OF THE BARONESS McSKEItRY.—We have to announce the death of the Baroness Alubkerry, wife of the third Baron Iduskerrv, an Irish peer, which took place on the 25th instant at Merrion-square, Dublin. The deceased, Louisa Dorcas, was the second daughter of Henry Deane O'Grady. Esq., of Lodge, county Limerick, and was married to Lord khr.kerry in 1825, having had is.ue three sons. The baroness was a most accomplished as well as a most hene trolent lady, and her death will be much deplored. In numerous circle of the nobility and gentry both in England and Ireland. I _ TIIE I)EATH OF LORD 310UNT-SANDFORD took place on Friday morning at Stowey, Somersetshire, at the age of ninety years. The deceased, George Sandford , Baron Mount-SUndford, of Castlerea, county Roscommon, in the peerage of Ireland, was fourth son of Mr. Henry Sandford, by the Hon. Sarah Moore, eldest daughter of Stephen, first Viscount Mount-Cashel. Ile was burn 10th of May, 17:6, and succeeded his,nephew, Henry, second Lord, who was killed in a riot ut Windsor, on the 14th of June, 1828. The late venerable peer was unmarried. His brother, Henry Moore Sandford, was created a peer of Ire land in 1800, with remairuleri n default of - trate t issue to his brothers and their male descendants. On the death of the late lord's nephew, the title and family estates devolved on the deceased. His lordship had retiredjrom public life for a long series of years. He was formerin the army, and subsequently represented Roscommon in Parliament. By his lordship's death the title becomes extinct, and the estates of his lordship in Ireland revert, we believe, to his nieces, Mrs. Wills, and Mrs. Pakenham, the wife of the hon. and venerable Archdeacon Pakenham. Mrfi TON'S OPINION OF MR. DOMBET. - I knew you would admire my brother. I told you so before hand, my dear," said Louisa. Miss Tox's hands aed eyes expressed how mu it. " And as to his property, my dear !" " Ah!" said Mb pox, with deep feeling. ' in%—mense! " "But hi Arm- nt, my dear Louisa!" said Miss Tox, " dignity ! No portrait that I have ever . -5. r.. ham I.een half so replete with those qualities. :I- • • „ma ly, you know :so uncompromising :so " ‘ks the chest : so upright ! A p ecuniar y Duke lctl . n.. love, and nothing short of it ! " said Miss : •! 's what I should designate him."—/Apnbey ‘.• .• TLACITEIt IN CIE. ()w EN'S INFANT , • methods adopted for the youn - er children •reumstances. There was, in the first instance, • ' ..*.ntioa of forming an infant school, but the ..; to walk was to be admitted, on the prin . ' •••' • n should begin from the cradle. That this • •'• ~tent did not utterly fail, ans many similar • • • 1, and end in the dismissal home to their • ••• , • a.. . little children, may be attributed to the •,,py accident of a teacher having been found for this bra nch of the establishment with the patience, tut, and in ventive fatalities required for a novel position. James Bu chanan sucteeded in a task under which all commonplace schoolmasters, wedded to old methods, would base broken down. lie found out the art of winning infantile attention - - amused while he instructed Ye little classes with pictures and objects, instead of books, and made them happy. His success was complete, and the New Lanark children, in great Part at least, through hi; exertions, beeam2 an object of attraction to tourists. Thousands visited the place from curiosity ; amongst whom were some of influence and station, who became des.rous of big similar establishments in Eng tend. Henry Brougham, l. 'rd Lansdowne, John Smith, James Bill, qtr. Wilson, and others, formed a committee in I' 1818 for this object. They opered an asylum for infancy in Breweessreen, afterwards removed to Vincent-square, Westminster, and borrowed James Buchanan of Dir. Owen to conduct ft.—Westminster Review. THE REGISTRATIONS. ------- --------- , LONDON.—After a two days' recess, Mr. Arnold resumed his court yesterday, at the Guildhall. The perish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, occupied the court during the day, there being no less than 330 objections. Walter Stone, a Liberal claimant, had signed four claims to be rated on tour several rates, at the same time. Mr. Arnold said he inclined to the opinlon that claims signed in this wholesale way were not sufficient ; but in deciding against the claim, he did not du it on that ground alone ; there were other circumstances which led him to think it insufficient. There were two I voters on fhe list of the name of Thomas Brown, both of whom had been objected to by the Tories, and one by the Libzrals, but as none of the objections distinguished which Thomas Brown was meant, and as no intimation of this had beers given to the overseer, Mr. Arnold held them all to be bad. No other noticeabh case occurred; indeed, most of the cases might lie said to be undefended, as, owing to a pre vious investigation out of court, the parties were struck off on their names being called,without remark. We shall give the general result at the close of the revision. Liberal objections I sustained 17, failed or withdrawn 26 ; Tory objections sus- Wined 134, failed 72; double objections sustained 67, with 4 withdrawn. By claims the Liberals gained one vote. PIIOVINCIAL.—WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. — The lists for the Sheffield polling district were revised on Monday by Messrs. Blanchard, Boothby, and Temple. The result was favourable to Liberals to the extent of 139 votes. Of claims, 125 were established by that party, and 6 by Conservatives, whilstthe latter lost 47 votes by objections ; 2'; objections were established against Liberal votes, which were accordingly struck off.—On the same day, W. lilan shard, Esq., held a Court in the Town Hall, Rotherham, to revise the votes in respect to property situate within the Rotherham polling district. The proceedings were of the most uninteresting character possible. The following is the icsult of the revision: that .54 new claims were established on the Liberal side and 2on the Tory. Of objections, 43 , were sustained to the loss of Liberals and 4 to the loss of I Tories. STIEFFIELD.—On Monday, William Gray, Esq., barrister-at-law, held a Cougt in the Poliee-office,Town Hall, to revise the lists for the borough of Sheffield. The proceed ings were very uninteresting, and occupied only a short period. There were no objectious, and ouly ten claims for the whole borough, of which about one-half were disallowed. WAKEFIELD: A correspondent sends us an amended statement of the rc-ult of these registrations, which shows a gain of 12 for the Liberals, in,teud of (what the re turn supplied us stated) 10 for the Tories. STA3IFOIID.—John Mellor, Esq., held his court on Thursday, at the Town Hall, when the Liberals made and substantaated 11 chums, and also made 13 objections sub stantiating 9. The Tories made 12 claims, and failed in 2 cases: they made 4 objections, which were sustained. I.lLAcKistatN.—The revision for this borough has resulted in a loss of 59 vot:a to the Conservatives. NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. A Special Court of Proprietors was held yesterday at the Company ' s house, Brood-street-buildings. 11. A. Aglionhy, Esq., M.P., took the chair in the absence of the Deputy-Governor. The other directors present were, — Jeremiah Pitcher, Esq. ; George Lyall, juu., Esq.; J. R. Gowen, Esq.; G. F. Young, Esq. ; Sir J. Pirie, Bart. ; S. Manoribanks, Esq.; A. Nairne, Esq.; A. Currie, Esq.; It. 1). Mangles, Esq., 14. P. ; J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P. The SECRETARY read the twenty-first report of the Court of Directors, in substance as follows:—Two acts of Parlia ment relating to a loan to the company were passed during the late session. The first of these (9 and 10 Victoria, c. 42) authorised a loan to the company to the amount of 100,0001. The second so far modified the provisions of the first as to allow 32,5001. of the loan to be applied in payment of deben tures falling due in the present and ensuing months. The object of the meeting was to obtain for the directors the proprietors' formal approval of the terms of the loan. The report went on to state that the directors availed themselves of the opportunity to inform the proprietors of circumstances that had occurred in reference to the loan ; of the causes of the continued suspension of the company's colonising opera rations, and a few additional matters. With regard to the first and second heads, it was observed that Governor Grey's proceedings at the Day of Islands were only known hero in June, and that the final result of his measures, " admirable as these appear to have so far been,", is yet uncertain ; and that the delay in issuing crown deeds of grants has retarded the resumption of the company's land sales. The proprietors were reminded that the directors had formerly deelar al that self-government and free institutions analogous to those of this country are in dispensable to prosper• us colonisation ; and that, in conse• quence, resolutions had been adopted to dyne the affairs of the company, and seek compensation for the losses of pro prietors and settlers, unless legislative measures to that cud were adopted before the rising of parliament. lutimation of these resolutions uas made both to the late and the present ministry. A favourable answer was received on the 6th of August from Mr. Hawes; a satisfactory interview was had with Mr. Charles Wood; and on the 14th, a bill meeting the views of the directors was brought in, which on the 26th re ceived the Royal assent. •• The conditions prescribed by this bill were so just and reasonable, that we had no hesitation in accepting them in your behalf. And it is proper to inform you, that in anticipation of your approval also, the govern ment has most considerately already advanced to us the sum of 20,0001." The report next adverted to the Act (9 & 10 Vic , cap. 382) obtained by the directors to consolidate the *constitution of the company. The directors regret that the ). cannot speak with precision with respect to the company's lands, or to the deed: of grant executed is its favour by the late Governor. Of the Act (9 and 10 Vic., cap. 103) "to make further provision for the government of the New Zea land islands," they say, it "is based upon the principle of separate municipal corporations, having the same powers as borough corporations in England ; separate permanent pro vincial legislatures, distinct from these corporations; and oar general legi.laturc, having supreme legislative authority upon nine particular points, and upon those only." The Act dues not entirely meet the views of the directors ; but it " is so great an advance upon all modern legislation on colonial matters, affords such ample opportunity for the development of individual energy and local self-improvement, and affords so strong an assurance of future progression in the same liberal course, that, not to acknowlollge it as a real and great im provement wont), in our opinion, be equa.ly Impolitic and unjust." The Report concludes with an ex pression of the directors belief that " Government is sincerely desirous of adopting an enlightened and comprehensive policy in the promotion of systematic coloni sation ;" and that as for themselves they are conscious " that our success is, and ought to he, but another term for the success of those as whose trustees and agents we act." The S IicItETAItY then read a series of resolutions adopting the report, and authorising the directors to borrow a sum not exceeding 100,000!. from the Consolidated Fund, and A. Aglionhy, Esq., M.P., aud S. Marjoribanks, Esq., to receive the sum of 32,300/. out of the said 10000/., and to grout receipts for the same, and any two of the directors to receive any suns not exceeding the remainder. In reply to a Prqpnetor. the CHAIRMAN said, that the government at first had granted a loan of 100,0001. on the security of the lands of the company, the company at that time expecting to be able to pay their debentures out of their own proper profits. This month, however, debentures were coming due •to the amount of 32,5001. in all ; the land sales, through unfortunate circumstances, had ceased altogether, and the company was utterly powerless. The question with the directors came to be, how they were to take up these debentures ? It was in this position that they applied t a Government. Her Majesty's Ministers had de termined to support the company in carrying out their prime objects, and had introduced a measure to make a relaxation in the terms of their first loan, and to give immediately 32,500/. to be applied for the purpose named. At the same time he (the chairman) ought to state that this 32,3001. would not be diverted from the first objects of the company —the purposes of colonisation; for if the company should recover themselves, this sum would be repaid out of the proper profits of the company, and, if not, then the unpaid call-, the surplus capita , should be given in repayment of this sum. An 116 n. Proprietor wished to know what amount of uncalled-for capital there was?—The Chairman said the original amount was just 108,000/. An hon. proprietor wished to know whether this 100,0001. was in addition to the former 100,0001. The Chairman said the proprietors had given them power to borrow 100,000!., which they had exercised to the extent of 70,500/. ; and this was an additional 100,000/. on lands, 20,000/. of it hav ing already been got on the security of lands in Otaga and other settlements. The present sum was on the security of about 100 millions of acres of land, and the repayment of this was to be, according to the arrangement, within three years. After some further discussion, the resolutions were agreed to, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the TILE RECENT CHARGES AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES OF ST. PANCR ).S. On Tuesday a special meeting of the Board of Directors and Guardians of the Poor of St. Pancras was held in.the Board-room of the workhouse for the pur pose of reconsidering the late serious charges made aaainst them by the Coroner's jury in the case of Mary Anne Jones, and of catering into a more rigid and searching inquiry into the dietary, and the whole discipline of the workhouse, as well as fully to investigate the conduct of certain officials en gaged there towards the poor, with a view is remove, if pos sible, the degree of public odium which the directors consider has been unjustly cast upon them. It is impossible to de scribe the sensation created in the immediate neighbourhood as Cie fact became generally known that another official inquiry was about to take place, intelligence of which spread through the whole parish with the utmost rapidity ; and up to halt-past six in the evening parishioners of all grades were anxiously inquiring as to the result. The proceedings occu pied nearly nine hours, and the chair was taken by Mr. Wright, who made a few preliminary observations, and after some further routine business, Mr. Newmc Cuorcit said he wished to call the attention of the Board to the case of the man Whitt. From a letter that appeared in the Times of that day, it would appear that that unfortunate individual had been suspended, and thus deprived of the little earnings he received in the carpenter's shop, by Mr. Lee, the master, merely in consequence of the evidence he had given before the Board on a recent nceacion. If such were the case, he (Mr. Crouch) though': it was a matter quite derogatory to the conduct of the Board. The letter in question was sent to the coroner (Mr. \Vakley, M.P.), and which contained, as he (Mr. Crouch, presumed. facts that were calculated to cast shame upon the Directors. He col‘sidered that tit y (the Direetsrs) ought to be desir ous of setting themselves right before the tribunal of public THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY E. opinion ,• and hoped, therefore, that thee would a b -ree with him in the paramount necessity of a rigid investigatio‘s ; and that it should be forthwith commeaced, iu order to sit . ? the matter to the bottom. (Hear.) At the suggestion of Mr. Crouch, the letter in questio: and another communication, both forwarded by Mr. Wnktey to the editor of the Times, were then read at length by Mr. Pitt, the accountant agent, in the presence of the Master. who was brought forward by order of the Board, fur the purpose of hearing the statement. Mr. HOWAIMI (a churchwarden) considered that Mr. li Wakley had taken a great deal upon himself It would ;r s sibly be a good thing if Mr. Wakley were made Governor- General of the workhouse. (Much laughter.) Mr. Caourtt requested to know from Mr. Lee whether he had or had not dismissed the man Whitt, on account of the evidence he gave before the Board at the time in ques tion? If Mr. Lee had done so, he considered it unjust towards the man, and acting against the interest of the Board and the parish. Mr. HOWA RTH at once rose and defended the dismissal. He perfectly approved of Whitt'a dismissal from his employment. and was ids , ' much disposed to object to the employmert of paupers as workmen about the workhouse. It was true that their local act allowed them to give such persons that which they considered equal to one-sixth of their earnings, and seeing that this man earned 12s. a week, he must have re ceived 2s. ; and in his (Mr. Howarth's) opinion, if he were able to earn that sum, he had no right to be in the work house. Mr. Howarth continued to oppose the general sys tem of employing paupers in workhouses ; and in this parti cular case he thought the man Whitt ought not to have the privilege, in consequence of his misconduct; and, lwtly, he considered that the master had done quite right in dismissing _ . . Mr. Lee was then interrogated at some length by the Chairman and various members of the Board. He assigned as a reason for dismissing Whitt, that he had complained to the Board of his inability to eat the food, and that being the case, he feared that it might be considered cruel to put a man to work when his health was so bad that be could not eat the food there. Moreover, Whitt had scandalised rot only himself (witness) but the establishment also. With regard to the alleged stealing of the wood, he (witness) threw that entirely out of the question, as he would not have considered that a sufficient ground to justify his dismissal. —Mr. Crouch: Then you do admit that you deprised Whitt of his employment in consequence of the evidoice he gave here ?—Witness replied in the affirmative.—Mr. Crouch again denounced it as most unjust and impolitic. Examinttion of the witness coatinazd : Could not say that he had admitted he was a martyr to the case. With reference to the rations which were brought forward to de ceive the board, witness had informed the board before they ' were produced that they were not the rations of that day, because they were then under the process of molting; but the beef produced was a slice of the Sunday's food. Wit ness declared all the rations placed before them were exactly the same as was usually served to the paupers; there might have been some difference in the potatoes. Sometimes they ran larger than others. It was, however, a fair sample of what was generally allowed.—By Mr. Douglas : The broth was not better that day than on any other. So many gen tlemen had called to taste it, and had taken so much of it, that there was only a very small portion of it left ut the bottom, and that might have made it a little thicker than usual.—By Mr. Crouch: Solemnly pledged himself that the rations were not produced before the beard with the view to deceive the public. The food in that workhouse was always such as is good enough for any poor man's table.—Mr. Douglas : It is alleged that since this inquiry steps have been taken to improve the food. Have you done anything for effecting that end ?—Witness : All I have done has been to put two pounds more of meal in the gruel, and two quarts of peas into the soup, besides some other little additions; but that has been chiefly on account of the increased number of paupers in the house. The proportion of water has been in accordance with the increased number. . Mr. White, the schoolmaster, was next examined: He remembered Mr. Smith, the vestryman, having called at the school-room, and requiring the children, 190 in number, to hold up their hands for those who had partaken of certain articles of diet, and but 14 out of that number held up their hands. The second time Mr. Smith visited them, no one I used such an expression as "The children lapped it up now like young pigs ;" and witness had never heard the expression until he saw it is the newspapers. He had never told Mr. Smith that the food was better within the last ten days than it had ever been; nor did he say the children did not cat their gruel. Mr. Smith's statement was, hi that respect, quite untrue. Mr. Lee, the master, here said, that since this agitation had been going on, Mr. Smith and Mr. Cooper had, upon several occasions, gone over the workhouse, an' excited the 000 r to express their dissatisfaction of the dietary.—Mr. Fllonglav : It has been alleged that when Mr. Cooper orders wine for the sick, they are prohibited from having it on your authority. Have you any power with respect to the diet of the sick ?—Tho witness Lee: I am the chief butler, as it were, of the workhouse, and I give out the wine to Mrs. Had:lige, the matron of the infirmary ; and, in case Mr. Cooper orders wine, it does not come from me to the patient, but from Mrs. Ilildrige.—Bv Mr. Bray : Had never altered the diet in the house in the slightest degree since this inquiry had commenced. John Bradley examined: His duty was to Berra out various articles to make broth, &c. &c. I)uring the Ia three weeks there hid been no alteration in the diet, except an addition for the increased number of pauper+, which was about 25. This witness gave corroborative evidence to the above. Mr. Lee said the charges against him certainly came with very bid grace from Mr. Cooper, for it must be recollected that when he (Mr. Cooper) came into oltice, he reduced , rations of the sick poor, such as wine, porter, &c., softie:int to induce him to boast that he had saved the parish 400!. n year. He could also prove to the board that Mr. Cooper , did not keep his books quite so close as he ought to do, and in fact he knew no more about those who have wine and spirits in the infirmary than an entire stranger. Robert Hayeroft : Ilia duty was to make soup and gruel for the house. He had not increased the strength of the soup within the last few days. There had been a greater number of persons in the house, and there had been water in proportion. There had been no alteration what ever,, only in seem dance with the number of persons there.— 1 By Mr. Crouch: Never said the amount of meat had been increased from 28 to 35 pounds. Mrs. Ifildrige, matron of the infirmary, then produced a book, and said her attention was directed to the name of George Stockbridge, who was entered as having been ordered a gill of wine on the 4th of September, the day of his death. Witness had heard it was alleged that the deceased did not have the wine as desired. She begged to contradict this statement.—By Mr. Crouch: When the wine is ordered it is given to the nurses to administer to the patient. Witness had not in this case seen the wine administered herself.—By Mr. Douglas: Witness moat solemnly pledged herself to what she had stated. Anne Stockbridge, widow of deceased—Witness's husband was attended by Mr. Cooper the day before his death, and that gentleman ordered some wine, and, as witness believed, in about ten minutes after, he received it. Witness could undertake to say that deceased, at the period of his death, wag in a condition to iyeak. She never left his bedside that afternoon. Never heard Mr. Cooper come and ask him if he had had the wine ordered, nor did she (witness) hear her husband say he had not. Mr. Lee, in addressing the directors, said he trusted that they would do him he Justice to take steps in the matter, and go into a more rigid inquiry than had been done into his (Mr. Lee's) conduct. He had been the master of alit work house for a period of forty years, and this was the first time he hid ever had the slightest imputation against his charac ter, either for humanity or otherwise, and he had never even met with a rebuke from the board, and he now therefore felt very acutely the attacks made upon him, especially by the public press. He begged to assure the board that he felt much grieved. He would however only call upon them fur justice. Isle. DOUGLiS thought Mr. Lee, being a public character, and an officer of the hoard, could not feel himself in a worse position than the directors, who, as far as regards the attacks of the press, were placed in the same dilemma. The proba bility was, a farther and much more rigid inquiry would still take place. The board then adjourned for a short time. On the re-assembly of the Board of Directors in the hoard room, they proceeded with an investigation into the circum stances attending the death of a pauper named George Abrahams, urn whom as inquest was held by Mr. Wakley, M.I . The deceased, it may be remembered, was alleged to have died from the improper administration of medicine in the infirmary, owing to the improper labeling of the bottles containing mixtures despatched from the surgery The chairman having taken his seat, a sealed packet was placed on the table ; and Mr. Cooper, in reply to a question from Mr. Crouch, said that was the packet which had been sealed up by Mr. Pitt, and he bad not the slightest objection to its being opened in the presence of the board. Mr. Pitt was then called, and he deposed that the bottles had been sealed by him after the inquest held by Mr. Wak ley, on the bode of the deceased. They had bon in posses sion of Tiffin, the summoning officer, who had informed him (witness) that he had been called upon by Mr. Mills, the deputy-coroner, to desire him to deliver them up to Mr. Cooper. Tiffin asked his (witness's) advice as to whether he should give them up or not, to which witness replied, he would offer no opinion upon the matter.—Mr. Cooper: Would swear that that was the parcel sealed—Mr. llowarth: Whose seals are on them ?—Mr. Pitt: Mine. The Chairman then opened the packet, which contained two six ounce bottles, both bearing labels upon them, one containing the name of " Coombes" upon it, which seas slightly erased, and also contained the words " Two table spoonfuls of this mixture every three or four hours." The other bottle had written on it, " Two table spoonfuls every night and morning " Mr. Cooper was then called on to explain the contents of i the bottles. The former one was an injection, and consist: El of a solution of eatAteu, two ounces ; tincture of opium, two drachms; gum acacia, two drachms; and water. The second bad one grain of the powder of kin°, and mixture cretr, six ounces. Mr. Douglas wished to know if it was the practice at that establishment to send medicine to the patients with erroneous labels upon them ? Was it customary to send a clyster in bottles which were labeled for other medicines.—Mr. Cooper: It was oat the practice generally with respect to injections, unless it were an " enema," which was not used once in six months.—By Mr. Crouch: When injections are poisonous they invariably labeled them " injection."—Mr. llowarth : The deceased was evidently affected with an un governable diarrhira from the first, which his treatment had proved—he had pills of acetat, of lead and opium, and with I regard to the medicines now produced it was a matter of perfect indifference whether the deceased had taken them the contrary way or otherwise. Tiffin,the summoning officer, then deposed to his receiving the b mks; he had them in his pocket when the inquest was held. and the reason he did not produce them was be cause Mr. Wakley never asked for them.—By Mr. Howarth: He bad been complained ()flu' Mr. Wakley on that occasion, ; but it was in his (witness's) absence, having gone to procure :VE NING, OCTOBER 1, 1846, , some evidence.—By Mr. Crouch : After the inquest was over he detained the bottles so as in the event of u sub,equent enquiry he should not he blamed for having part' d with them.—By Mr. Howarth: Witness first heard ol the deceased's . thath by a 1. tter from the coroner's office; he (witness, ' then forthwith mad: enquiri,s at that house and ascertained :hat the deceased's death was the result of the improper ',A:ministration of certain medicine. It reached the coroner's ear , he b.'liesed by a letter from some attached to the insti• tutiot , .—Mr. Howarth: How came you to give up those bottles ?—Witner.:: I was asked for them by Mr. Coop r, sir, hut i refused to do co, and kept them for my own pro. tection. ) heard nothing more of the matter until the next inquest hels i by Mr. Mills. when Mr. Cooper broached the Suhj,,ct to hie:. and Mr. Mills told me that they were the property of the coroner after the inquest was over, and I had no right to have de'ained them. He then desired me to hand them over to Mr. Cooper, wl'ich I did accordingly. Mr. Cooper, in n few remarks in explanation, disapproved of the course that was adopted by Tiffin. A GENT LEY .I.N found fault with Mr. Cooper's conduct, and certainly thought that under no circumstances could it have anything to do with the coroner, inasmuch as it was not even brought forward &011ie inquest. Mr. DOUGLAS, considering the bottles belong to the parish, he could not think what Mr. Mills had to do with them. Mr. Maund, assistant to Mr. Cooper, was here call:4 and examined : Ile admitted that there was no fixed rules for the use of bottles in cases of injection. He believed that the bottles now produced were sent in that state from Mr. Cooper's surgery, and that the instruction: for their use was only given verbally to the men, Savoury er Allen, two of the male nurses. Witness was quite aware that the de ceased had taken it as a dose, and nit as an injection. Mr. Cooper was not at all aware that the injection had been improperly administered until after the deceased's death, but the medicine was of that nature that it might be taken with safety either way, without endangering life. Mr. Cain - cit.—The board appeared to be in po.session of all the facts of the case. It was clearly established that the medicine had been sent without bang properly labelled, and that thus the mistake arov. Mr. DOVOLAA was r.ot satisfied; he wanted to know the reason it was given ? It was quite clear that proper caution was not taken at that workhouse in the administration of medicine, and very FeriJus consequences might result. Mr. Douglas then woke as to the un‘atisfictory manner in which the medical officer appeared to perform his duty. lie (Mr. Douglas) thought the board ought to adopt some measures to remedy so great as evil. After some further discussion the following resolution was agreed to: " That the board of directors cannot help expressing their surprise regret at the lii awl inedicient mode of administering medicines to the pour of that srorishouse, ailuiged by Mr. Cooper, and request that in future all medicines ;Administered should be properly labelled." The board then adjourned, the proceedings having occu pied nearly nine hours. INAUGURATION OF THE NEW SHERIFFS. Yesterday, being the day after the Feast of St. Michael, the newly-elected sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr. Kennard, according to ancient custom, entertained the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and members of the corporation, as well as the livery of their respective esrupanies, the butchers and carpenters, to a public breakfast at the London Tavern, after which they came in procession to Guildhall, from whence they again started for Westminster hall, tor the purpose of being sworn in h, fore the Cursitor Baron (a. Banks, Esq., M.P.) of the Court of Exchequer. The procession took water at the City-pier, Blackfriars, but owing to the state of the tide did not arrive at its destination until long after the expected time. The civic functionarit , s at length were ushered into the Court of Exche quer, where the Recorder presented the newly-elected sheriffs to the learned tzaron, who, he said, from their position in so ciety, their probity, and honourable conduct, had been called upon by the independent voice of the livery of the City ot London to take upon themselves the high and important office of sheritfs of London and Middlesex. The learned recorder then proceeded to give a detailed account of the career of Mr. Ald. Challis and his colleague, stating that while they would maintain the rights, charters, and privileges of their fellow-citizens unimpaired, they would, at the same time, maintain the peace and dignity of the crown. From the experience which Mr. Alderman Challis already possessed as a magistrate of the city of London, he had no hesitation in saying that the rights, privileges, and charter: of the city of London would remain unimpaired in their hands—The Cursitur Baron said he bad the pleasure to in form the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London that her Ntsjesty had graciously deputed him to state that she fully concurred, in the choice which the citizens of Lon- don bad made, that while they maintained the dignity and independence of their office, her l'slajesty was fuffy sati•fisd that they would also maintain the right and dignity of the crown. The learned baron then proceeded to compliment the two shoals on hosing been chosen br the unanimous voice of their fellow e.t'zens, was satisfied that the , high privilege which the citizens possessed in electing their own sheriffs would not be impaired by any act of theirs doling their year of office.—The necessary oaths and forma ities having been gone through, his lordship was invited to par take of the entertainment which the sheriffs would give.— The Cursitor Baron having accepted the invitation, the civic procession retired in the same order as it had entered the court. THE DINNER constitution, and to remove all that Impaired its efficiency, matter of history. and would be appreciated by a grate ful p.isterity, when the feuds and differences which had associatod themselves with his efforts to that cud should be forgotten. '' (C h e e rs.).rd John Russell and her Majesty's Minis ters," was drunk with three times three. Lord Jona; Itressat said—My Lord Mayor and gentle ! men: In returning my grateful thanks for the honour you have done me, I shall not attempt to enter into any of these thorny and debateable questions to which the hon. Sheriff has referred. Without doubt those topics or,e of tie utmost importance. All I will venture to assure you is that to those, as well as to many other subjects relating to the welfire and prosperity of this eour.try, Her Majesty's Ministers will give their unceasing and conscientious attention — (hear, hear)—and will endeavour, whether in admi nistration or in proposing measures of legislation, to eff ec t that which they believe to be most conducive to the permanent benefit of the great country to which they have the honour to b. long. ( Hear, hear.) In stating this ' I should add that it is part of the duty of the government, in considering the position of this vast empire, to take measures for conveying from those parts which are strong, succour to those parts which may be weak—(hear, hear)— I and to carry relief from those parts which are in a state of I prosperity, to those which may be unfortunately in a state of suffering and privation. (Hear, hear.) Of this I am convinced, if that you in this City of London, partaking and sharing in the feelings of the whole country, and indeed speaking the feelings of the whole country have a sympathy with all parts of this great empire, then all our fellow-subjects, who live in ell parts of the Queen's dominions, may, in their hour of need, rely on efficient assistance—(hear, hear)—and will feel that you con sider them as brethren under the same crown, and as having the happiness to live under the same free constitution. (Cheers.) Thus those who live in other parts of th : world may be taught to rely upon you, and may be made to enjoy the blessings of freedom which we have happily had so long established among us, and which 1 I trust will, with the light of the Gospel, ere long pervade all parts of the earth. (Cheers.) I will only now add, that I propose to you the health of your sheriffs; and I am sure, from the earnest you have already had of those gentlemen, you may rest confident that they will pay the utmost atten tion to the highly important duties which devolve upon them. lam quite sure that any plans of reform or anselio ration which may come before them will receive their fullest consideration—(hear, hear)—with a desire to promote the welfare of the lowest, and even the most guilty of their fellow-subjects—(cheers)—and in this way they will earn, lam sure, the approbation of their fellow-citizens. And let us hope that those great problems, many of which have hitherto been hidden in obscurity as matters scarcely worthy the attention of statesmen, but which, nevertheleas, do touch the social depths of the community —let us trust that thwe questions will receive such attention that both here and elsewhere the condition of the great mass of mankind may be improved, and that not only may our gaols be made places of less suffering and greater hope of reformation, but that by more attention to the means of diffusing education, many may be preaerved from what they are now pursuing in utter ignorance of their duty to God and man. Such ignorance, I need scarcely say, ought not to belong to a great and enlightened Christian country like this ; but, it is quite true, as your sheriff has observed, that where there is the greatest amount of civiliza tion—and in this metropolis, where civilization is supposed most to prevail, that civilization does somehow or other leave behind it in its progress amongst the poorer classes of society, persons who receive less instruction, who possess less information, and too frequently live in a more miser able and lower scale of existence than was the case with any part of the community centuries ago. (Hear.) Experience has proved to us this fact; but let us pursue the useful path of improvement, with the hope that we shall nut only benefit those among us who are in this state of destitution, but that other nations will be induced to strive with us in this honourable emulation that in future the nations of the world will seek rather to surpass each other in improving the condition of the people than in those destructive arts on which too many consider national glory and renown to depend—(Hear, hear) —and that this may be an era which future generations may look upon not only as one of prosperity and wealth, but as one in which we have done our duty to all our fellow-men, and have endeavoured not only to improve their condition in point of wealth, but to raise them in those moral relations which constitute the highest pride of our existence. (Hear.) I bog leave to give the health of the Sheriffs. The toast was drunk with honours, and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Cii 51.1.15 , and Mr. Sh eriff Kies PIAUI) severally returned thanks. Lord Jung ltesaeld. then proposed the health of the Lord Mayor, which was drunk and duly acknowledged. Mr. Slit:Karr Keg:ea:in gave, "The Lord Chief Baron I and the Judges." The Lunn Cuter &snots returned thanks. Mr. SHERIFF CHALLIS proposed "The Cursitor Baron." Mr. BANK ES, M.P., acknowledged the compliment. The following toasts were also given, and respnnded to:— " John Masterman, Esq., M P." ; " The Aldermen of Lon don;" " The Recorder;" " The Late Sheriff, ;" " The Master and Wardens of the Butchers' Company :" " The Muster and Wardens of the Carpenters' Company," and the " Under-Sheriff." Mr. Parker acted as toast-muter in his usual effective manner, and the proceedings were enlivened by several vocal pieces, executed by Messrs. Hawkins, Hobbs, Lackey, Gear, and Machin. Yesterday the inaugurarion banquet of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for the ensuing year (Mr. Alder man Challis and It. W. Kennard, Esq.), was given at the London Tavern, 13ishopsgate-street. The far celebrated cuisine and stores of Messrs. Bathe and Breach were brought into requisition to produce an enter tainment the most re , cherclu , in its details, and in every way worthy the occasion. At six o'clock the chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, who was supported by Lord John Russell, M.P.; Mr. Masterman, M.P.; 31r. Lyall, M. P. ; Sir F. Pollock (Lord Chief Baron) ; G. Banker, Esq , M.P. (Cursitor Baron) ; O. Hudson, Esq., M.P.; his Excellency the Beloian Ambassador ; the Sheriffs, Alderman Challi s and Mr. Ken nard; the late Sheriffs, Messrs. Laurie and Chaplin ; Alder men: Kelly, II ery, M.P., ibbs, T. Wood, Sir (; Carroll, Sir J. Duke, Musgrove, Hughes, Moon, Farebrother, Wilson, ' Sir W. Magnay, Hooper, k arncombe, Hunter, and Sidney. The Recorder of London ; D. W. Harvey, Esq., the Cite Police Commissioner ; the Rev. Dr. Russell ; M. Bauveui, Messrs. Baylis and Tillcard, the Under Sheriffs, Messrs. I). W. Wire and Birebam, the late Under Sheriffs, and the Master and Wardens of the Butchers' and the Carpenters Companies—the former being that to which Mr. Sheriff and Alderman Challis, and the latter that to which Mr. Sheriff Kennard belong. About 300 guests sat down to dinn2r, and the banquet was graced by the presence of several ladies, who were spectators of the scene from the gallery. ' The bill of fare was as follows : Viler Coca:ie.—Turtle, pie& de tort tie ► Is mutelotte, rolipee l e', eseallopes 3 l'ltallenne, pits de Mime turbots, dories, tilo'stcr salmon, mullets, crimped cud, saute whitings with oysters, smelts, matelotte of tench, synched eels, boiled soil roost chickens, rai.d pies, venison pasties, stewed rumps beef, sauce l'Espagnolc, roast capons, roast rumps beef,;hams, tongues, chimo mutton, blame; de emu aux champignons, cote:cat., do moat is 3 In soubise, compote de pigeons I la Victoria, rt. de vrall aux tomates, cotelettes d'agneau aux concombres, filets de lapereoux it la sultan, fricandeau de veau au sorel, vol au vent with ragout. Itiasosas.—llasusches of venison. SECOND partridges, pheasints, grouse, tur key malts larded, leverets, mayonnaise of lobsters, prawns, croustade of nester', 'Steal 3 la Ma !ewe, ample tarts. fanchnnettra, Italian, Noyeau, and Rhenish creams, nugst with cream, 3lariscluno, I lantaic, Noyeau, and apple jellies, cite:mot apple, Houdin St. Chdr, rospberry, apricot, and green gage Mulles, trines, souffles, plum and corset puddings. lb.s.oar.—Pine apples, hot-braise grapes, peaches, nectarines, melons, apples, pears, ;;ages, plums, filberts, walnuts, almonds and raisins, ornamented takes, brandy cherries, ginger, oboes, ices. WINE.--rhampignr, sherry, hock, sauterne, musette Micelles, madeira, claret and port, lime puucb. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal and constitutional toasts given and responeed to with due honours, The LORD NLVTOIt gave " Prosperityto thetrade and com merce of the City of London." Mr. J. Dittos acknowledged the toast. He hoped the commerce and trade of London would n-it be pursued solely with the view of enriching individuals, but that the free in stitutions of that City would be, in the hands of heaven, the means of civilizing mankind. (Cheers.) He congratulat the City of London that it had had the good sense to choose as their representative the noble Lord—the Prime Minister who was now their guest ; and he congratulated them still more that that noble lord had accepted the trust. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman and Sheriff* CHALLIS row to propose the next toast on the list, " The health of Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Ministers." (Cheers.) That was a toast which had always been received by the citizens of London, without respect to political party, and however desirous they might be to do honour to their illustrious guest, he was sure they would not do justice to the nob'e lord's feelings were they to introduce on such an occasion any sentiments cal. ciliated to produce the slightest discord in a meeting like I the present. (Hear, hear.) But there were features con- j nected with the circumstances in which, at this moment, the ! country was placed, and which came more izume.liatily under the cognisance.and superintendence of their sheriffs, ' to which he might allude without giving rise to any dif ference of opinion. He believed they might well trust to her Majesty's ministers to deal with such matters as per tained to the education, the social advancement, and the civilisation of the community, with wisdom and discretion. (Cheers.) We were apt to associate the ward civilisation with our ideas of the liberty and social advantages we enjoy as compared with the condition of the inhabitants of foreign and barbarous countries, but if we could be conducted to the cells of our own prisons and to the habitations of our own poor, we should see that the work of civilisation was not yet completed its this great metropolis. (Hear, hear, hear.) There was one thing he might speak to as needing amelioration, viz.: the Poor-law—if not in its principle at least in its administration. (Hear.) It had been said by a witty member of the Church of England, a contributor to some of our periodicals, that if you make your civil' too comfortable the poor will be more ready to break in than criminals to keep out ; and it did so happen that the poor were often found willing to commit crime in order to obtain the asylum of a gaol rather than submit to the tyranny of the underlings of the Poor-law. He might also refer to the administration of the criminal law as a duty in some degree devolving upon the Sheriffs. It would be the object of himself and his colleagues so to carry out the law as to make it a terror to evil doers, and a protection and encouragement to those who did well. He was quite sure that the authori ties of the City of London were quite prepared to carry out all necessary improvements in prison discipline. It was their earnest de,ore that permanent good should be effoeted, eo.d that those miserable assertions and sophigries which had been advanced against the City of London on this subject should be refuted. As to the important question of education, hr hoped and believed that the bounty, the inte"rity , and the firmness of her Majes:cy's ministers would bear down all - vette jealousies and paltry prejudiec 'that might disturb the commii nity in regardtr•it—(hear)—and that all would join 'neart and hand, to carry nut the great obje-t hi view. aVi.ch regard to the political conduct of their noble reiirftent. , :iire anti guest, hit desire to preserve all that was valuable and useful in our would cling—for the cone nous weight *bon: to be ir..poe d on it. The removal of the various fastenings snd bolts by means of which th_ statue was secured to ttus car, o melded no smaller a space of time than six hours, e;:., hem 9 a.m. e mild ~iPttn,o.),:a.dr.:::;,kc.,,,Yopo;r:titknmirt,:ish,,,tn.higiredti,..ed.Awt:hitiepdnfte,bt.g't3yasih' additional a i t tne f ' : ;: r cii i n :' li iinfet b a es ' i dn y , a n t beatihtil3lfreoie,,:*tit.Ti.uh,ll,,unee.. machine. fni to r e te f p s o d i t' rl u f e lv te havi ng d e era i n r fi p il , !lu field ing fn : - e nb cc c I . ‘ . whic h ui nn peas ! b: i t t 4 .3 1 e to the platform on the summit, where the meis were engaged penderous weight was being lifted, it was curious to observe Thus 32 nier. important operation. " falls," to raise considerably more them. ton each, they being placed at a height of 11.1 feet above the object which they were lifting. The operation proceeded with great caution on the part of Mr. Ellis end his assistant; and it is highly gratifying to be able to state that no accident of any description occurred. At six o'clock the statue was raised to the height of about forty feet, having gone up at the rate of three inchcscvery minute during the two bineg w : o ewe rk oh: ‘ ,. . , as iiits st .: o xie p .. pe r d h t te a cei n nt d eh t : h tt e stth ia op ek oip, l n e t l r ie ht i ,, n ioptbec.d g n p ii ru i pe lt :l b : hours and three quarters that were consumed in the process, as far as it had been achieved. At twilight the further thinpro g rt m o t o f t ori' thei the satisfactorily e completed. 'I here i n still about 3.1 feet of the secured, t statue was loft in charge of the foreman until is to roll the platform with its hurthen, awl the workmen on it, to the proper situation for lowering the statue into the position which it is intended to take ; and this, it is believed, will constitute even a more difficult and haaartlous task than that which is already partly achieved. Several of the nobility were present to watch the operation, amongst whom were noticed, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cambridge and ?decklenburgh Strelite; l'rinee George, the Duke of Rutland, Col. Trench, the Earl of Cardigan, Lorca Murpeth, Viscount Sydney, and Lord Char:ex Wellesley. THE ONE GREAT SCILIF,CT. GOVernMent gave sundry guns to Mr. Wyatt, towards the Wellington statue— gues captured by the Duke . • who, when he took them, litth thought that his own countrymen would so cruelly tura them against hinuele—Thoge, STOPPAGE 01 CITY THOROUGHFARES.—YeatgIA3ay • a notice was issued at the Office of Sewers., that during the month of October the following thoroughfares will be Stopped, viz.: Lawrence Pountucy-hill, Lawrence Pount ney.laue, Duck's-foot-lane, Cloak-lane, Bell-yard, Grace church-strect, Little Bush-lane, Bride-lane, Poppin's-court, Hosier-lane, Shoe-lane, and Old Fish-street, during the formation ..f sewers. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOIIs.—Last wed: a smaller number of deaths was registered in the Metropolitan districts than occurred in the corresponding weeks of any of the six previous years. During the week which ended on Saturday last no more than 808 delete. were registered: th editoil,,.. i: sit,h_et:s‘ g ert ua ore.Roeff. r tp,t t hi e ,:et r ieli , whilst the lowest number during the thirteenth week of the : e l f n ei t a s gt ai t t aw , vy . l ee is o l agf kk e tb s e w l o fil i .: r p e fr : 4 : mrs t l 9 .l' i de l a w l wa pie h r t el d l s hoc l iet tle . L ari o rs eir s o '4 , e ; f ooatftsrlieB::t7oth weeks,a average.baethe: Those caused by epidemic and endemic diseases appear from the present report to be remarkably few ; exhibiting a marked contrast to the returns made in Aneust.—The num ber of births during the past week was 1.280. COeleslOS ON THE NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—. Yesterday morning, between two and three o'clock, a goods train wnson its way to theWatfurel Station, from the Leiehton Buzzard Station, and an engineer, named Edward GibhS,who had been propelling it behind, was afterwards employ el to bring forward a lighter train of the same description. The morning was unusually foggy, so that the driver could not see five yards in front. an arriving near tilt` Watford Station, Gibbs with his engine ran into the other train. and both himself and the stoker, a man named Thomas Cole, were thrown oft' by the violence of the slux.k. The men on the other tender, which was in moion, did not feel the shock, and proceeded onwards. Assistance was quickly obtained from the Watford Station, and Gibbs, on being picked up, was found to have both his legs broken in a dreadful man ner, having fallen between the engine and tender, and Cole hail his right anele broken. Gibbs was immediately removed to the University College Hospital, where the fracture of one of his legs was reduced. Cole was subsequently brought to the same iustitution, and it was found necessary to ami utate one of his legs. Last evening both we--c going on favourably, although in a state of considerable danger. The authorities state that Gibbs is greatly to blame in not using more caution, as, having assisted in ``rebelling the first train, he must, when lie started from Leighton, have been aware that in a short time lie would lie in clolle proximity to it. IRlsll l'oaß.—Crowds of Irish labourers passed through the metropolis yesterday, the mail from Kent being dotted with them fOr miles. Nut leas than e'er applicants of this class applied fur relief at the City of London e idea, Cannon-street, City. S ti lel OR AND 1 WATT! FROM DitowxlNo.—Yesterday evening a decentlyalreesed young woman threw herself into • the water off Chelsea. She was observed by a man veined l'ayne, aged 21, at work in the neiahltourhod, su.d ho plunged into the touter to save her. lie caught hold of her garments, but her struggle.. overcame hint' he was found out of his depth, and being unable to swim before igastanee could reach him, he too was drowned. The bodies were not found before night intervened. ISeteissers.—Meisteoitot.V Feet..—By Mr. Payne, at St. Bartholomew'a Hospital, on the body of klieg TILE MAYORALTY ELEVllON.—Yeatertiny the poll- bro l3tiLii n lt ii , b a cie t, in eo t Hunt, aged 31i, living in Plough-court, Fetter-lane. On the ing commenced it nine o'clock, and proceeded throughout a he . lu t e , stage of pr i z e i t i t un a cev ei r r o h o .g t w o as a bundle Jr firewood, a hieh y la; l it el the 11. or. She was re the day decidedly in favour of Alderman 1V , .0d. At three moved to that hospital, the limb set, and she went oil well o'clock the fol.owing numbers were exhibited amidst the shouting of the crowd aseenibled be-lore the hustings -. until the birth of u male child, still alive, on Wednesday week. Inflammation of the pleura then took place, on Wood, 602; Carroll, 308; Iloa er a 130. Alderman Wood account of her tut .el.l, d state, and promsl fatal 011 Tuesday. then came forward and was much elosered. He said he had Verdict, " Death front intlamuc.tion of the pleura, uectle the pleasing satisfaction again to return thanks to the livery rated by the fall."—DEATHrime Beows.—lty Mr. Baker, for haring placed him in so elevated a position on the poll. an adjourned inquest on the body of J. 11. Levitt, whose Ile thanked! them for the confidence they reposed in his in- death, and the previous proceedings consequent th. neon, tegrity. (Cheers.) The result of that eles's exertions, un the part of his ; rieds, proved that they were sot unmindful were recorded in this paper of Saturday lest. On the of hi. interests that dug had looks .1 with a proper feeling at jury re-assembling yesterday, Mr. W. Coulson, surgeon, j des y cribed the wounds and bruises received by the deceased, the positson in which he stood, and were determined to give him their support in his efforts to obtain that to which he heel MN byth e 11 rVO MIA uttributid death to the W ined was eutitled. They knew that he was engages! in a contest fur the protection of the rights and privileges of the livery. sy s tem OCenviolled by the injuries. Richard Levin, the brother, said the deceased was a strong, active, healthy They were all involved in that contest, and he hail only to yo ung men, end be was sure lie died of the wounds lie eacived. Several witnesses eu¢firmed the evidence rleeivecl request their continuance of the . fforts they had already made until its &see. It had been aid that he was afraid of d BOdd on thelast madden lOW three men, maned Mesas oud, Idrieneh, any, rcontest. Ile never had any fear of theerind. Three were were Proved to have beaten the deeessed. The in • •wa s then further ndjourued until Friday i yet— engaged in it about whom he had no apprehensions, mill in St !lu imexlisseette.—By Mr. Payne, at the Sugar Loaf, their hands he should leave it. It had lain also said that the contest had been got up privately by him. lie men on Great St.. Helen's, on James Bruce, aged 68. Deeeased was gatekeeper at the Itlyal Exchange, On Tuesday morning, equivocally denied that he knew anything whatever about it whilst going along Grueechurch-street, lie was suddenly mad it was commenced upon the hustings. It was for those who did originate it to answer for themselves. Alderman seized with a vomiting of blood; he was , assisted into the of Mr. Ray, where he died almost Wood concluded by calling upon the meeting to bring up surgery instantly. Ver their friends next day, and expressing his conviction that diet, "Natural death, from bursting a bland-venal of the lungs." And on Henry :Mayhew, aged 11. Deceased was their success would be certain. The ball then adjourned. son alouday morning found lying at the foot of the water- SCOTTISH 110SPITAL.—The quarterly general coort of the Scottish Hospital was held claret quite dead. The surgeon attributed death to disease of governors YestsrdaY at of the heart. Verdict aceurdiugly.--DEATII AT SEA. — the house of the corporation in Crane-court, sleet-Street. Also by Mr. Carter, at the Cookers Arms, Rug-ell-street, Dr. John Webster presided. The secretary read the accounts Bermondsey, on the body of Daniel Lyons. About them fig the previous quarter. The total amount received was months ago, the mother went on board the Cyrus steamer, 309/. 7s. 9.1. ; and the sum expended in charitable purposes for tSe purpose of seeing her friends in Cork ; and while on 7.57/. WA. lel. A long disceemon then took place on the sub- board was confined with the deceased. On Thursday she ject of an appropriation male lay Mr. I'. M. Stuart, the se- again embarked in the same vessel at Cork, with the de cretary, who, it appeared, had paid over the half of the pro- ceased. On the same night it was tattoo PI ow Ply month, ceeds of the last Caledonian ball, the proeerty of the Scottish and (lied. A box was made for it, and on the arrival corpnratian, to the Caledonian Society, the ball being given of the vessel in the river it was taken to Bermondsey work for the joint benefit of the two The same course had been house. The Coroner said the captain ought to have pursued last year, and excited some discontent, and its repe- had the death registered. edict, '• Natural clestli." — tition gave rise on the present occasion to some severe com- D EA TH OF A CIIILD.—By Mr.' Carter, at the residence of mentary. It appeared to be the general feeling that M r . Th o mas Henry l'orter, the rope manufacturer at Bee theV money ought to be refunded, Mr. Stuart having, mon d se y L e vel, on W. Henry Porte, aged two ytars, his in his letter to the Caledonian Society, intimated son, who was drowned.—Mrs. Elizabeth Porter stated de -1 the possibility of such a step being necessary - in the ceesed was her child. On Saturday adorning, he had been event of the committee not concurring in his measures. A playing about the house and garden, and about half-past ten variety of resolutions and amendments were proposed, prin- she suddenly missed him, and upon going to the end of the cipallv with this view, all of which either fell to the ground, ga rden she tho'sght she perceived him in the stream which or were negatived by others. In the end, a resolution, moved runs past it. She screamed for assistance, but got him out by Mr. Hamilton, was adopted. It stated simply that the before any came, though he was apparently quite d..ad. She had nut missed the poor lay above ten minutes, and she be th a. c o o ro u r ld fo n r o th t a e cq a u p i rdw ce pr ili ati th a e o n a rr f ri t ng be e m m o e i n o t ty pr o o t p th osed e pro- b/' lieved his death was accidental.—A verdict of " Accidental reeds of the Caledonian Ball, which was g i ven f or th e j o i n t death " was returned.—DEATll 11/ 0 34 DRINKING.—By Mr meeting tre benefit of the Caledonian Asylum and Scottish Hospital. W. Baker, at the Grittiu, Leonard-street, Shorediteli, on the Some routine testiness was then transacted, and the meeting body of Mrs. Ann Metcalf, aged 47. Decease d was of very separated. intemperate habits, and for the last three weeks she had ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, SEPT. 30. been in a dreadful state of intoxication. On Monday morn- At the Comitia Majora, held this day, the following gentle- ing hut she complained of violent pains in her head, and men received the license to practise in London, and were drank an immoderate quantity of gin; it made her worse, admitted members: Richard Quain, M.D., (Lorl.), Gower- and in the evening she expired almost immediately after street; Willoughby Marshall Burslem, M.D., (Edin.), Ches- wards. A surgeon attributed her death to excessive drink ter-place west; Itrotheroe Smith, M.D. (Aber .)), John-street, ing. A verdict was returned accordingly. Bedford-row; William Francis Choiley, M.D., (Cantab.), FATAL AFFRAY AT lIAREFIELD, MIDDLESEX. — Leeds, Yorkshire. Yesterday two young men of the names of James Carpenter THE RAJAH OF SATT.ARA.—A public meeting Wag and George -Norman, boatmen, were brought up befige held last night at the British Institution, Cowper-street, Messrs. T. Dsgnall and G. firesille, the sitting reagittrates City-road, for the purpose of laying before it a statement of of Uxbridge, for examination, the former charged with the case of the ltajah of Sattara, and enlisting the sympathies having caused the death of William Norman, aged 23 of the British public in his behalf. The chair was taken at years, and the latter with having aided and abetted in 7 o'clock, by George Cross, Esq. The meeting, which was causing the same.—Samuel Jordan deposed that he was the rather a full one, was addressed at great length by George keeper of the Ilareheld lock, on the Grand Junction Canal. Thompson, Eel., who gave a copious and lucid statement of On the morning of Saturday last, between 7 and S o'clock, the details of the Rajah's case. He said that the charge the prisoner James Carpenter came to witness and said he originally brought against the ltajah of intriguing with the wanted to fill the lock for two boats to go through, but he native powers to overthrow the British rule in India, was had not got the lock ready when the boats came up to the unfounded and disproved by the official reports sent from lock. William Norman, the deceased, was steering the first, every court in India. Alf that he wanted on behalf of boat which came up to the lock, and some . very high a•a rds the Rajah was a hearing, which, though sought for through took place between the deceased and . • the presoner Carpenter every source, had heretofore been denied him. He promised because the lock was nut ready. The deceased thengait out that the charge brought mrainst the Rajah would he di-proved of his boat, and used some very agg , meeting expressions to before any impartial tribunal. A statement of the facts ...f wards Carpenter, upon which Carpenter asked deceased Who the case drawn up by Rungon Bapojee, the agent of the Rajah could make him what lie had called him, and deceased said in London, setting forth the improbability of the charge, and he either could or would, witness could not tell which. De the discrepancies of the witnesses brought forward to sustain ceased then immediately threw off his cap, and began fencing it was also read to the meeting. Resolutions were then at the prisoner Carpenter. Both Carpenter and the deceased agreed to, stating that the treatment which the Rajah of then walked on to she rued which cro-seas the •bridge at the Sattara received was in the highest degree discreditable to lock, and began fighting,.and fought for some time. Wanes' the British Government ; that the right of every- man being did not see who struck the first blow. After they had hey had fought heard in hi- defence was involved in the case of the ltajah; for about ten minutes, witness went on to the bridge, which and they therefore pledged themselves to use every means to was about ten yards off from them, end called to them to obtain for h:em n full and impartial hearing; that the in- leave off, saying they had hash quite righting enough, and justice and illegal proceedings adopted against a friendly they had better attend to their boats. the prisoner, George ally of the_ British Government was a stigma on the English Norman, is a brother of the deceated, and was e name, w Rich the representatives of the people ought to use then there present, as he had been from the first of th their exertions to remove ; that the meeting tendered to the affray. He likewise begged his brother (the deceased) to depo red ltajah the assurance of their deep sympathy for the give over fighting, and go about his business. The prisoner sufferings and disgrace which had been inflicted on him by Carpenter made the reply, " That's just as he likes," , meats- , th.., authorities in India, who had acted in t his case in ing deceased . Both then went into Mr. Goodman' ¢ field •Stefiance of every principle of equity and law recognised in which as'ejoins tree canal, and ren this coveter. . miatt'..es afterwards witness went into the field, an en Tin: WELLINGTON STATCE.—The operations for raw the deceased down on the grabs . i b na.:' d -,4 - 466-,-?- 47 : 4 ( .. 4 t placing this unwieldy object on its pedestal at the apex of. his brother (the prisoner Norma ) r e d' .. -4 1 .. s „ him up. The prisone 711 7 . ' cI Decmal Burton's arch at Hyde-park-comer, were trying to called t a .a a _ water,a. m. . . 11. „Int y„..., e yesterday morning, at about 9 o'clock, under the wetness, out ur j f g 't to tisor• *all 'ras - 5. ,r a.... superintendence of Mr. El:is who constructed the sceffold- smutty fetched; and, as he . gate 1 ~ f. . ~ , s . es „ e ~ ~.....4 w the ' rick work ehich. Sias been allied to the arch in nt.'s stooped, and looked in deceased N .ce,„•.. fed* .. 4.1* , ... ,... in and e The prisoner u • •• • • iy, 0 er to fit the strnetare--as much as its radies:i unfitness said he was a corpse. X , — '',.l . , s • .i i ii :ri a.; , c .1:', .. • .4 Z ie. ....:t... ' • • 0 -..- 1- • - A 1 :. ir