The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

hts to titer thou!? Absolutely nobody ; rho /m o m put of the individuals composing the diffetentloardi it , di s persed, some dead, some out of piliteol lire, few left of so greet a multitude. Had the First Lord o( the Adteiralty bean a naval officer, the country wo ad lave fixed the responsibility on him—he could Do s e ar; bat it would be unjust to throw the blame Cilleiviiian who does not know whether a butcher's hay ors washing tab was the best form fur a man of web 'ball be told the naval officers are there tt in street him. I can only reply that expetienee his rid Mat it doss nut answer. Wny, then, ehould it be mann P" • nod • ( m a quite aware that it is useless to endeavour to pom ade your lordship, aid, indeed, any other prime m inister, that a naval officer ought to be at the head the as vT, as s military offi,er is at the head of the am p bitaisterial men will never (rive up the prize of fret lord wihout a straggle ; it is quite unimport at •hether the 7 are tit Mt it or sot. The present k irst Lord is a very good man, and I balm a good man of business ; but he has been ;ught up in quite a different line • he has ben l a the rottenly and Chancellor of the Exchequer, ma d MI be can know alma niival affairs is his biting represented Portsmouth for a good mony years. West would be said of a prime minister, were he to take a slaw, one of the lords of the admiralty, aid m ake him Cimocell it of the Exchequer without hav isz the least e xper • race of Smite: ? But one is not a bit mire ridiett mu than the other. Why should naval officers be held in such low e.ti melon by saMiaterial men that it is never thenght g roper to place one at the heed of his own pre treaties? la. eattstitxl it is a great mit-Like ; but so it ie. And Ism' just tike things as they err, and endow ur to i m prove them, which, after all, I do net o matelot' very difficult. The first step to improvement would be to reduce the admiralty to thre.—a first lord and two ghat, who rhoull, tor 'he time being, be vice and rear admirals of Great Tney should eppoint a caved a Ricer Surveyor of the Navy during pl. aware (but not to be removal u • tbing of coons by a use ministr)); this °Meer should have the entire in taagrene of the dockyard., and soder him should be a depnty-surveyor, wh sa prin. gpil duty shoo!: l be the et irekoper's department. The medical victualiing department should be seder a naval officer alw). Wee officers should be frequently in the do-A ye:de and vteta &big and hospitel doom tmtntp, and m g pass through th•sn with railroad spied as the Adisitip.r now do. T e Ac. oint int-General at the heed of ha own depor mint should be the Caan mike of the Exchequer ..t th.• n .vy, aid exercia• a wholeweine con•rcl over the ezp nth . um. All thme acme m-nto etioul.f be oriel , the same ro.f ; every sea r.ould to w thi t hearing of t , e hoard roum led —es running backwards and !onside to S *merest bre*, Imirg tense, and paying messengen aid nu merous eddit.o .al el. rks. may be said, stub Vie • zee p• ion of being undee deems rod, that is the present atomize meat ; that the Mmieslty is divided into departments, aid a krd has char.° of e .ch. Bu ,my lord, they ore not vveuneible. 'They di not, in • matt, give Vieir un divided time to the departneen - . They ell meddle eith and e.ntrol one auuther. They have no d;rtitet paver ath to distinct respoteihility. I would gave the rower to each min in his own de pa bunt, and he should be rtspouaible to the Admiralty and the Let al friaries how things are carried on now in the rwreyer's &pit. , meet. li es six mass. IV, each of whom be is obliged to easel' individual y. If he is ab or. repaire r or fittmg out a ship he gi el to the first sea lord ; if Mad balling, to Lord John Hay; if about the gam to Captain Berkeley ; it eb in: the pockets, to Mr. Cowie r; if ab .u°. the d• ckysi de generally, to the first lord at id the secretar ;if ab stores, to Gop:sin Milne. More than keit of his time is occu pied is ruining trom the Admiralty at borne:sel fsame to the Admir.lty at Whitehall- If be want+ to se the first lord, be us y be at a cabinet council ; if say of the other I weir, or the see•tcaiy (doring the airiest of rsrliamere), they may be to committee, and all his city is lea. Siurtild the Admiralty levity a plan or an euti nate—whic by the bye, they do now for every trifle —they write to Sontererto huu-e, who again write to a dockyard; tic doekyord rend the Ilan to Semerset loam, who put something e n the cov.ir e f the letter, sad and it to the Admiralty; tho y eu: &scratch spin I, end 'rend it beak ; it gets masher reistoh, and le tups to the Admielty. S enerset House is then intend to write the letter ; it «Imes back to the Admiralty to be signed, and is then fi sally despatched. there br any mi•toke it is retarued, and plr futon the suing number of telexes over azaia. I Vieve this system i uns throuc!li al! the departments, sod, if I am not mistaken,the urns scretehings on the le:t.,r are much oftener mule by the clerks than by train lordoltiew. N iw, my Intl, ennidor all thew delis s, consider tho numb .1' of cli rks who must be emit yed to curry on this c orrespondenee ; and, atter all, who is responoih:e f Alosolerely nub ,dy. I would abolish all that system. Let every man be held responsible for his owu department, and let the Admiralty soperiatend the *hole; they will have enough to do without going into details— which th, y cannot do, and which the clerks are obliged to do for them. Torre is no want rf talent in the country; a hatter man cannot be found f r the Surveyor's &- pad:sent than Sir Baldwin Walk r. Give him rope 'rough, and I will answer for it hundreds of thou sands of pounds e ill he saved, and there will be no more bunglir g. Whi n a ship is Ordt red tr be built, he will send for the burlier and explain to him what is wanted; if that builder per furnie his leek badly, pat him oat, and get a better. Do away with all your planners at Somerset-house ; let your Surveyor em elt the practical men at the ditforoet ports; instead of running backwards and forwards t Whitehall, let him g r to the dockyards, and leisurely examine what is going on, and not run through them Sr tte Admiralty now do ; give more power to your superintendents of dockyards, arid a great deal less office work ; when ships are commies:cooed, put a stop to ill changes at the whim of every command r, and teach them to Iceip their ewe ships in repair, do at home what they ate obliged to do abroad—viz., take rare of heir own ships—and where are they in such gocd order? On the home station, if you fit out a ship to the eastward, the probability is, if she touch at Portsincuth, she be a long lilt of defects. Make them good, and send her to Plymouth, there will be mother list. Pu: a stop to all that. I know from experierce it can be dine. Let every captain have as account of the annual expense of his ship. Show favour to those who sail their ships with the greatest economy, and avoid employing these who sail their Mips expensively. Be emu ed a reform in that respect will speedily take place. Whether your lordship will approve of three sug gestions or not I cannot tell; but unless things are tended I :eel quite certain the country will get tired of giving more) to the navy to be expended without doing good. Thousands of pounds might be saved is your dockyards. That is where you ought to eccnomise, net in paying your semen, whom you hive enoouraged to come into the service, and whom you may want when le it expected. I remain, your lordship's obedient servant, CHAItLES NAPIER. Merch'stoun Hall, lily 29. Tire ItFE O II3I Ansocturtow.—The first eggregate public mee re of this association will be held on e cr. tin; of Monday, August 13th, at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. A magnificent sasemhly is anti cipated. Sir hellos Walmaley, M.P., will take the chair at mesa o'clock. Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., Mr. M. Gibson, NI.P., Mr. B. Osborne , M.P., Mr. G. Thompson , M.P., and other lead ng reformers will address the meeting. Tickets of adtwesion an to be obtaited at ths aims of the association, 11, Poultry. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY or Los DoN.—The monthly general awls" of this se-iety was had yesterday, Dr. Gamble is the chair. The follow's" war Wales for the fel lowship were balloted tee, and detVared duly elected : L. B Pinter. Bq , David laid', Bog., John Hunt, E.", James Purity. E N ., Jean Tears's*, B-q., 8. C. Baker, Esq., H. D. Wolff, E-q., sad Mrs. Beim. Toe wows of the °oared a-a uneed th .t She number nr visitors to the gardens during th month of July wae 37,789 ,• and that the total increase 401. number of ,M ae sines the lit of Jsewary, as tour wed with the sorrespindkg period of 1848, amounted to 1 4 ,397. The report c stain( d ea interesting list of donations In t h e main riN /nand fine, the low mewing, forluflio" • erotism el Bus divinlinink. hem 8.. Lneia, presented by Lieu% Tller, It large louses from Jamie& (Cy cler& C..lei). pr. snow% by Dr. Andrew Smith. It .hs sa a utwed r • complrties of a wing so the Gifellebetines wh eh bed heen ret.dered iodispen-ahk by the thereemri hunter d brie Ktaatalia ?tautly adtle..l moths seilistlis giit (Court• 0111101 INK, Mies% sad Hie Itcyal Hiehmes 1111111M41816141 by His Royal *home the Prmes of Wales. tin Primer Royal. and their R..yal High stems Prince Alfred sad Princess Alias left Oshsrne at three Wel- eh Sus afternoon, and enibarksa from Osborne pier on hoard the royal steam yacht Victoria awl Albert. commanded by Lord Adolphus Fiteelarenee. Her Majesty was nttemded by Viscounts.. Jocelyn, Led, in Waiting, Ste Hoe. Miss Daimon, Meld of Honour. and Miss Hansard; the Earl Porteous', Lord Steward ; Sit Georg* Gray, * Bart., Secretary of State for the Home Department; Colonels the Hon. C. B Phipp., and A. Gordon, Equerries in Waiting; Sir Junes C ark. and Mr. Birch. The royal squadron which consisted of the Vittoria sad Albert, the Stromboli and Sphync. stoats sloops of war ; and Vine sod Black E.gle, swim yachts, Kee under weih about half past three, and proceeded throsgb the Need les down &sand en route or Cork. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. PROGRESS OF THE ROYAL SQUADRON. CAM Guard Station, Swenage, Darset, Wedaseday night. Tsee loyal yacht, with her Majes , y and iltu•trious consort and children on bird, bound for the Cove of Cork, ward this starion at 6.30 p.m. It wu fine, bright, clear weather, with just stave.% wind to be pleasant. Her course is neer as possible was S.S.W. Only two ►seamen eccompanitd the yacht the purports of religion and iutruction in the colony. (Hear, hear.) The Hindman ended his obeetvations with • hoN that after a twolmmonth the proprietors would be no troubled with Wk. 4. 1 1 1: estimate for the ensuing par was mad to the meeting, by whisk it appeared that the receipts from land would be 1,6001. ; from wool, 1,000 i.; and from live stack, 1,0r,01. ; together. 8,6601.; against tau expenditure of 2,073 i. 10s. ; heaving_aliont 1.6001. in favour of the company. Mr. PALMER in.ived, and Mr. SHEPPARD mounded. e vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, which was pared weesistwelly. The Remiss then adievresi. St. Alban's Head, Wednesday night. The Victoria and Albert royal pis', and the steamers fannies the royal escort, wen abreast of this headland about seven o'clock this 'tiling, although wan miles distant. The weaker was, as u•nal on royal trips, very favourable. son from th porno the fleet wee k it was almost pretty certain that the royal voyage would be continued oaring the might Weymouth, Tbunday Morning. Contrary to general expectation, her Mejerty's royal S it on its way to Cork did not pat In hero last evening for the odeht—a eireuensteees which has noted no tr fling disep. poisitmont to the visi on of this highly fashionable waterlog plies. We believe that the necessary arrangements were made for the royal squadron running into the bay fur the bight, and the fact having been burned abut the town, all were on do tiptoe of expectation for the ruysl anise . Evening w non, however, but so squid/on made its sp pearenee.. The weather wan CO , ming, and it was then cur mitred that, se there was every apparent • of its trontinuing favortalte during the ni•ht, her Majesty, with her lasUAl alacrity in marina tripe, would keep out to sea and pursue the voyage. Toil roved to b' correct, fi r the coast-guard authorities of this district sighted the massing of the royal yaeat and squatfron by Poniand betwe, n yen and tics o'clock, but the fl et was too far off t.r then to mem more quo a men recognition of the royal awed,. They were p.• ceding ate nisi I rate, cad, should the sp.. 4 t • kept up, there is every irobabili y if her Majesty taking the bleat eitintas of Cork by 171 VW,. It is considered rather likely that her 14 ajeety will not put into any of the ports in the Chattel, but make direct for Cont. Falmouth. Thursday, 20 to 10 a.m. It is report° 1 hen that the ViCtT.:l aod Albert, royal stoma yawit, passed by, deep a fl, at 5 a.w. this morning, asoamusbied by two other steam: re. This is on the audio rite of et.' of our look-out men, but nothing further can be definitely a•cittained At Cow, the commander iniehief, Rear Admiral Mani Devoe, he. made his dspoeitio•s for rec. ising the royal squolron. the Admiralty left it to the chWct• n; the Reboot admhal to shin h:s tie from the Cr codele to ant other ship that edges be there: and it war • greeted that h's selection would WI rpm eV- 6antee, 84, Ceti, Smith, C.D. Cionsnuoler Wolfe, who has be ea surveying at itolettia, has twin recalled 'rem his surv-yi• g donors, and is in recli ners at Cove to pilot her Majesty is and cut of C. k Harbour. It is possible that the Queen may visit Waterfold en route truss t.:ork to Dublio, el-her from choice or trim erns of weather; awl to prow le for such a casual tr, Comm saner 0. A. Fraser, starve ping to toe south-east cot, in th • Spar row, kete o , ha b en dinned to novel neer the Sal•ees, va as to be in radiates is pilot the royal squadron Into Wattrfurd lierbayr. Off Kinastnent the royal squadron will he received by the Dowse, 8. steam-fidgau, Capt. W. H. Hall. the gallant eaptain &seising to place and &senor the royal vinyls, the following then hinnies the royal naval cortige of astern re: YAMITS ANO PACKETS —Vieterh awl Alton, R .yal yacht, Cent. L rei A. Fircliotei.ce ; Fairy, rtrewsereder to ditto, Master Corn. Welch; Black Rode, Admiralty yacht. Mauer Com. C ; B nutter, assess-pack 4, Master (tom. W. i Saithett ; Vivid, steam-packet, Muter Cato. L. Snithett 11111 M-Or-WAR EPOJILT.-11 - 4tah, 80 frar.ll, 500 ems, screw two-il eker, Capt. n'D goal; Arrogant, 48 gone, itrin men, screw-frio its, Capt. ft Fiesroy ; Dragon, 8 gees, 200 mop , lii,ate, Capt. W. 11. If ; Si.kinx, G guns, 160 a, C .m. De Alen; !lamb di, G gees, 160 Jaen, stoop, C tee. L re A fleaurierk; Trill, o t, b guns, 66 men, gen • as-I, Lieut. Risk; Luca. r, 2 guns, 55 torn, gun vessel, Lieut. E. Lloyd. On the departure of the royal squadron from Dublin all the shove named vessels win tinned to astre tin:ante wi'h her Mnesty, when the II nue, Arrogant. end Dtag. I will part company with the royal standard, and ponied to Deir.,llooTt. The squadron will then go on to Bolfent, and thence to Oren neck; and a ter the deb aka: on of her Majesty and Pri, ce Alb. rt, the royal wish the Fetiry, Stromboli, ,eel Splint , will "'citrus to Portsmouth ; the !' snider and Trident, to Cork; the Banshee, to 11 •Iyhearl ; tie Vivid, to Dover; and the Dian k H igk, to Devonjeort, to await the orders of tie Admiralty. It Is stated that the Lord Mayor of DAM will incite Sir lames Duke, the Lord Mayor id London, to Dublin upon the aocasna of I.er lelaje-ty's tint to tl•e ceyie d of Ire labd ; end that the motive is the dJub!e one o: paying respect to the Queen and ineresoing the confidence of the Irish people in the I. termination of the rister kingdom to mike the meet strenuous efforts for the service of THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1849. YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIET MEETING AT LEEDS. _LIIDII, AUGUST 2. THE GREAT DINNER. The dinner took place in the large hall of the Stock Exchange, when upwards of 400 pentlemen sat down, under the presidency of the Earl of Canxim.s, the tier-chair Wag Ailed by the Earl of HAIIRROOD. There were elm gorttt the Mayor of Leeds (J. H. Shaw Ent ), Wm. , Eq., . Viscount Galway, the iNan of Ripon (Dr. Erskine), Sir J. V. B. Johnstone, Bait, MY., J. G. Smyth, Esq., H.P., 3411MM1 Brown, Efq , of Horehills atom, Leeds, Capt. Shaw. of Braningham, T. W. Lathe, ' Beg., of Leeds, and John Gott, Esq., of Lead.. B. Denison. g ag ., M . P., Bee. W. Sinclair. of Lei de • Col. Tempest, of I Tees-ball, W. R. C. Brimfield, Eq , Me.P , R. Milligan, I Esq., of Bradford, and Thomas Banyan, Eq., of Glednow, seer Leeds : _ . _ -- ----- The noble CHAIRMAN called upon the company to drink the health of her Majesty. The ether loyal touts haying been disposed of, The Earl of HAREWOOD, in propeneg the toast of the evisiet. said,—l cam coogretulate you upon this being one of 'be best agricultural shows I have ever attended. I have never attended the exhibition of the Halal Agricultural Society of Ragland, but I am sure when I see the presence as* many gentlemen connected with this county and the show of snivel. exhibited today in t,.• show.yard, that we need not be afraid to compete with soy sockty in the world. Oentlentev. I have to congratulate you upon the first ' of ell things in these agrioultural show., that it is a fi ne day. I rejoice silo to see on this ocertsion a sort of amal gamation—as we call it in railway mutton between the ern cultural and the anunercial part of the community. The award of pies fa stock at this show bas not ben made known, yet I believe a great camber of the prises for pigs which have been awarded were to the commercial body. That shows, gentlemen, that three societies have done some go tel to the working men. I am exceedingly gratified in attendee, this meeting, for, as I said before, I think it is the best meeting I ever did attend. The toast I new have to propose will, I am sure, be drunk with the greatest teethe sium—" &Mete to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society," _ with three met dim. .. _ Sir J. V. B. JOHNSTONE, But., having returned tha%ks, Mr. DENISON, M.P., proposed the health of the presi dent, the Earl of Carll.bs. The mold, CHAIRMAN, is retarni igt thanks, sal d—l ' • am sure It will he quite soon fluous for me to assure y ou bow deeply and unfeignedly I teel the kindness—the more t h ee kindnen—with which you have received the toast just pro posed to you ; proposed, ton, I must take have to observe, in a manner only rendered too partial by the good feeling of the person who proposed tr, but which mutt b moat acceptable to soy own feelings when coming from him who is my worthy successor. It has been, indeed, a matter of peculiar gratifitatioo te me to have been able to be among you upon the present occasion. And this up n more than one account. In the first place, after ell the nil and wear of a six months' session of parliament— after the wrangle of parties in the strife of polities, I assure you it is quite refreshing to escape from those sounds and associations with which, during that period, I have been most familiar—to emape even from the eloquence of the aerate, and to transfer myself to those, perhaps less ietelli geht but more peaceful noises which are supplied by the 1 owing of oxen, the bleating of sheep, and even the squealing ei gists . In the next One, I have been very r i fled, hy my at tendance open this occasion, to pay the homage which I think is befi eine( to the cause of British agriculture. Now, gentlemen with reference to the more especial objet of our ineeti- g I think that it is now ten years ranee rat Yorkshire Society. having in the subeequett interval taken a circuit of the other districts of Yorkshire, finds itself again assembled at Leeds; and I am sure that every one of those who have been present on this occasion will agree with me in tbiekerig that no locelity could be more happily and appro priate:ly Wetted. I will just ask your leave to repeat to you the Menem, of the entries of step k which have suecentlyely die ingaished the meetings of the Yorkshire Aericultural S cloy.. At the first meeting at York in 1838, there were 3el entries of stock. Then when they came to Leeds, ten years ago, there were 210 ; at Northallerton, 308 ; at Hull, 304; at Y. rk, 383; at Doncaster, 289; et Riehne nl, x. 70; at Beyetley, 3;3; at Wakefield, 364; at Sear tneugh, 313; ar.d in 1848 we were merged in OW great meeting of the Iteyal Society at York. Bat now, at Leeds, I have to aequaint you that oa this owe- .ion the entries have risen from 313, in the last year of the society's exhibition, to how many do you think in this / To 780. Now, this number is considerably more than of •übte the eras les of any former period, and, I am int caned, greater than ever entered at the show of the Royal Satiety. Now, gentlemen, what I do feel ought to be the great ob ject of all the cultivators of the land, of all the patrons of agriculture, of all instetutions like Oki!, to endeavour, in every possible way, to increase the general alnuolance —to struggle as peneverinely as we eon with all those difficulties with which it Kerns to be tie will and wis !am of Providence to surround all undertakings and punuite—to a d as much es we can to the general store of those products which contribute tothe health,thec mforr,and the enjoyment of man, and alma all to inns me the stock of that daily bread which sustains the at re. gtll ,it laddehe the counteance,aug me nts the happiness,and pr.-lot-Ty the eel-tense ot our race. Aud in connexion with this topic, you will, pi rhaps, allow me for a moment to allude to a measure which has just pose d through the houses of parliament, and which, 1 hope, in its sphere and in its deer- e, will be found to contribute to this gr at end. 1 allude to a bill for allowirg the borrowing of money by private individuals for drainage on their own properties. It .as a bill brought in and suggested by the Duke of Rich. mood, to whom the promoters of British agriculture always feel a large debt of gratitude. And it fell to my lot, on the part of the government, to mrry the bill through the greater pen of its stages, and, perhaps, this afternoon—this very moment —lt is receiving the no al anent. I will just explain shoney the purpnen of the bill. You will remem :ter that, terra years ago, the sum of two millions we. allowed is be advanced on loan, to be employed in the drainage of litede. These two millions were allotted to 'Mend and Seethes& But, gentlemen, our Scettith subjects on the other side of the Tweed, who ere very calinie chins, loam when they get hold of a geed thing, they eiok are to be found " wide awake," they put in a claim file, and they got, I belhere, thee* fourths of the entire RIM alln+ed, and the gentlemen of England, who flatter she m selves that they soupy at least a hug- r portion of her Ma jet- y's dominions, were put off with leas than a quarter. It remained with them to consider what they wi alit do. They would have been very willing to borrew moneys from the state ; but my worthy friene, the Chant:eller of the Zs chequer, who is a very rood Yorkshire country gelatinises, , ' and who had fondly bored to be hi re, and to have explained 1 his views to you, some way or other has had many dealing with another interesting part of her Majesty's &minima. and just now he finds that he has had eneugh to do with lending money. So it al peered that the treasury doors were I kely to be kept very fast. But still a great many land owners and occupiers were anxious to borrow meant for this purpose—for the more effectual drainage of the land. If they wen offered good security for the purpose, there were many who had the money in their potkets—trers sure of cal kid, who would he glad to lend it upon such terms. Because, as has been rightly said, I rio not see why the canital of this country may not be justly and ,egitimately applied to the improvement of the soil, as well as to every eth• r branch of occupation and employment. Well, then, by this bill, which has just passed through p rliament, it is proposed that nine machinery which has worked extremely will in the applies- ti in of money lent by government, wtich money was lip plied under thesuperintendenoe of the drainage commiedoss, of which I am an humble member, and who employ mope- tent, intelligent, and practical men in the superintendence of these operations—it is proposed, I say, that through machinery shall again be employed. And the best point, I think, of the good working of that com mend-in is, that so little fault has been found with it—so little cemplaint has been made—so little noise ha. been seined about it, that a great many pe ple have not been aware of its existent. It is proposed to apply the same machinery under the same superintendence, and with the same cheeks with regard to the money which one private owner of property may borrow from another private associa tion, or any private possessor of capital, for the purpose of carrying on improvements in the drainage of his property. And you will observe as to the borrower of the money, and his successor, and all the remainder even (for by the mode in which estates are at present settled and eutailed, in ninety cases out of • hundred, the owner is prevented from applying the spare cash, or borrowing fresh, to improve the property) that for their preteetient—for the protection of the borrower, aid of his success r and of the remainder men, whoever they may be,— there ill be the security of an or ganised superintendence, and of the execution of the work by Allied and practical inspectors. And for the protection of the poison who lends the money, there will be a first charge made on the property so Impro a, equivalent to the inerearet amount of value which has been imparted Lb the property. Aod, as the amount of interest will not excem five per cent , it is calculated that by allowing three per Cent adeitional, to repay the prit cipal, a sum total of eight per cent. will pay off both principal and interest in the couree of twenty-two years. You understand, then, that the person who is to sowed to the estate will have the security of com petent and practical men that the money shall be well laid out, and that no more shall be laid out than the actual money's worth ; and the lender will then have this security, that in the space of 22 years the whale sum, con sisting of both principal and intermit, will be r paid to him. In this war a loan will be made to a person with nit nty of money to lay out in the improvement of his edate, and whe et is prevented doing so by reams of its beirg so strictly settled, that he den not 1 ke to run the risk of a.lvancieg a sum of smutty, the whole ben-fit , tf which mill be rajoyed by pinks for whom he comparatively cares little. Such a p non will be able to lend to hires• lt, or rather to the land, with the security that the whole sum will be repaid, either to himself or to his successors. After some furtht r &nerve tions, the noble earl resumed hit seat amid.t loud at d reiterated cheering.) Various either toasts having been given, the company in I separated. FIRE ON SAFFRON-lllLL.—Yesterday morning. shortly before 3 o'clock, a fire br , ko out on the premise of Mt. Jaws Shayler, a fur and skin dyer carryirg on basin. as at 21 Little Saffrolvhill, and was st , 4 entirely tease aished until the engine room was gutted and its contents consume'. The back front of workshops and the roof are eso eantaded by fire. The origin of the fire is unknown. EMIGRATION PROM ELTMOUTH.—On Wednesday last the William and Mary ta+led for ttydney with 162 female Irish orphan s acc , rapaniod by the proper matrons. Tree Nsvarino, 650 tons, the 14.1. in, 603 tons, the SUCC•fIi. 621 tors. and the Himalaya, 417 tons, have arrived during the we. kto embark emieran.s at this rcpt. They ay* eh it. tared b. the Colonial Emigration ComadisAaners.— Western Luminary. VAN DIEMENI LAND COMPANY. Yesterday a special meting o? tLis cctnpany war held at the offices in Winchester-street, Old Brad-staret, for the purpose of forfeiting shares on tibia eids were in arrear. JOHN CATTLEY, 111., having taken the chair, raid the directors had deferred this meeting as long as possible; but they thought it only justice to thcso in...Tricots who had paid their calls regularly, that thy should now at ones strike off from the register those names which they' could no longer reckon upon as proprietors. (Hear, 'here.) With regard to the list now to be read by the secretary, he begged Se say that the directors had shown the utmost forbearance, both iu consideration of the times and the circumstances under which this company lad been placed. Even now, late as it was, if tbere were any of these unfortunates whose names were in the list desirous to redeem their shares from confiscation, he should be happy to erase their names from the list of defaulter,. As every cam which appeared in the list wee utterly hopeless, as far as could be ascertained, he should at once call upon the secre tary to read the list and the resolution prepared for the meet ing. The SECRETARY, then read a list of 610 shame, and the names of the prtprieton, who were in arrears. The CHAIRMAN mid that out of this number 310 shares belonged to their late governor and his family, but the par ties were quite unable to pay the calls, which he dare my would be confirmed by Mr. Sheppard, whom I e saw pre , sent. Nose than two calls were in arresr en all the shuts now to be fnefetarl. Mr. BROOKSBANK staked U this was the first forfeiture of shams ? The CHAIRMAN replied that 140 odd tad beta forfeited vote years ago. The whole number was not large madder ing the unfortunate state of the company. Mr. SHEPPARD hoped no one would bo allowed to gat off who had the means of plying. The person there men ned he understood was likely to come into a considerable ' sum of money. The resolution, forfeiting the 610 shares, was then passed unanimousle. Mr. BROOKSBANH asked what were the liabilities of the 111031pinv. Tne CHAIRMAN observed that about six years aro the board agreed, in order to induce parties to come on their lends, to take their province for a period of seven years at fixed prices, which, under the circumstances of the colony, had turned out disastrous to the company. There was no alternative bet to let the stipulation run out, which he was happy to say would arrive in March next. (Heir, hear.) Atter that tune he could tell then what the liabtlities ot the tompony were; at present, be could only speak of their tairagemen la. Mr. BatiOICRANK, Mr. RICHARDSON, and another pro prietor, spoke in layout of a committee ut investigation to go into the expediency of winding up the company ; but the CHAIRMAN oprosed it, as he said a meeting mast be celled specially for tie purpose. The CHAIRMAN would say, that, after they had ra.t all their engagements as honourable men, and another year had expired, they would find no further calls nen seat), sad w :aid know the worst that could happen. Their tenantry were now prosperous, and with thdr increase and prosperity the value of the lead of the company must be 'shinned. They had the prospect of a steady ren.tel, provided they got tenants for all land fit for eultivatica, of 4,2001. a year. He was not pre) aced to ray that this would be all in money, but it would be in that, cleared land. produce or something of value. A PROPRIETOR thought that produce would net answer foe payment for rent. The CHAIRMAN could not see why produce should not be u good payment as ant thing else; they would not be bound to 8:4 prices. (Hear.) He wou:d here mention that the live stock on the company's estates on the let Febru sry was 9 622 sheep ; cattle, 2,299; hews, 204; and 72 deer; the total value of which was estimated at 9,0001. They had at their bankers' 1,8641.; there was e h donee of call yet to b • received, with the other call of 4,001., and the estimated prods., of 76 bales of wool, 1,2001.; so that after making this call the directors would nor. have too large a balance in hand. After sone &minden, in which Mr. PALKIR, Mr. YAM, Mr. SR aPPARD, and others took part, The CHAIRMAN read en account from a Yen Diemen's Land Journal of the visit of the. Bishop of Tasmania to the Company's property at Cinder Head, when his lor&laip expressed hi-hselt mach pleased to wd nese the prosp•r.rua state of the eet•leri, and the Imp sums which the company had devoted to BOSTON ELECTION. On Wednesday eve►ing there was a meeting at the theatre, at which above 2 000 peruse ware present. A repo luSs was roused in favour of the ballot with The sees en thusiastic applause, and a very hay diste set of blue flap were proemial to idr. Wire, the °Ming of the ladles of the borough. Yesterday the pill commenced at eight o'clock in the Nanning, and was carried on with vigour but gnat good humour to the close, when the numbers were : Wire 329 Pelham . . . Wire heeded his opponent until elevtn o'clock, at which time means were r. torte 1 us which may form the sub ject of future procmdinr. Captain Pelham was amonget the crowd about 2 o'clock, when he WI is with some workmen from the railw►ys in th• neighbourhood, wt .o got rourd the gallant captain, hustled, and strut& him tame severe blows before he could effect his escape. l• ohould be nnderstocd (says cur correspondent) that Mr. Wire's party aye the al Hues cf •he hiends sud supporters of John Wilkes, the celebrated advocate of civil and religious Weeny Ili+ opponents are the conserva tives (who finding Mr. Freer field ill parted, transfer Choir support to their nearest of p.diticsl kin) ard the more mode ato whigs, who have tomakrn their old friends, and dater:et' their *ld principles, for the sake of the honour, and in rime noted instances proft , , to be t xpected from supporting the brother of an earL" At 5 p.m. toe candidates and Voir friends anembled at the New Roosts is hear the declarotion of the Tae mayor was reseived with pi rnps toe most awful yells that ever pelted human b-inp, am not a single person e uld hear hies awe nn whom the election bad laden. The paper he held is his hood, however, steel the numbers to be: For ' Captain Pellh.m. 426; L. W. Wire, E-q.. 329. Capttio FELHAAI was received with tremendous hissing and uproar, and it wee with the greatest difficulty those standing mist to Lim mould hear a w rd. He said: Ormilern n,—lt now 0•C/T011 my duty to thank you for halt g placed me in the proud position of number for the borough of Boston. I can only say that I consider it my luty to study the interests of every penoa in the borough I um vary sorry if by one single act or one single earission I have given offence to any , t race ib the borough. I now make my bow,suil thank you fur your exertions. (Oro o 1). W. WIRE. Esq., was roe iv,cl. with the most enthu sieric applause. He said : Glecitiemen,—We bare been defeated, bat we are not dis heartencd. The shameful means by %Lich the motives of my opponei.t has beau m cured may be glitter of futute iequiry in another plass. (Uproar.) The borough has been sld. it;beers ) If the fres voles of the people could have been eonithe I, I should have ebong-.1 plies with my opponent. I do not envy tine his such a .hin I recOlect the means by wh:sh many who plum aid me Lave been inducer , so break Mei , pr. misers I now take my leave, and big to thank you all to ymit a kinilne.e. During Das sh.rt speech Mr. Wire was frequently in terrupted by the navvies, who the day before bad intenr d with the order 01 'be meet ag. Mr. Wre ards au .r. mid a large assembly of per mits from tho window of Mr. Noble, bookseller. After going into a tomer, of the cartes: he said, I will not say that I take my bud have of Mesta:. (sheen) I may ~turn with amber good Literal by my aide, and we &hall then lee whici piny will he sikitosim. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH aeon a very l - ing and huntrunu, ei:dresa, to ma, non, " 'for tee! Mr. Freahtield Inn sold )cu Writes; Ca Wit Felts= las bought you. Radial...! The oyor has delivered you." Mr. Smith promised that • 4-arching inquiry ghoul he made into the Luc:ketone cases of tiriberj +Lich bad lost Mr. Wire Lis ilLction. Mr. HALL, of Casters Mous.. quay, • member of the Ct y of Limon Firtanci 1 11,:ono Amociation, made a very bog sine eloquent addres , , iliurratirg the necessity of Inanoial re'crio and r. 144; con of expeuditure whieh was ant heartil revived, as wa. the promise ihat a branch etwocletims augur i be •Aarli.led iu Boston. Copt. FEU/An passed :Le Mark, t-place in procession durin , the time Mr. Hall spoke, and w.is hissed tl %at . a the present tn liberal igiuest is BATAIII is r aueintlatid. REPRESENTATION OP READING. A hew codidatv, Mr. 'I bona. Cle.rk, arrived from Own L U tiding last evoking, and issued the loLosill addrrav: . . . . — tijutimen,—At. the solicitation of a number of the active r.fuessereut )our boriugh. I weent my eel ts y ur notice se a est.dichre for the wr..uur of repruseatiou you in the Houma 0.11111114iL s; aud, u my tli , iions are kn .wn but to sew .song 7..5, 1 toko this u , uortw i y of offuriag them for lOW 1.04 , iltrat s•pteAlly i.t es ,ar us they bear span the esdiag riatima q •re lust of the present time. ELLcrivs Flux' cuts'. Tag derignatlem of the popular bran , tt of the le gitlitore of this of ezplstus what it ought to be—nan.l), the Coro ..owa Home m Paellamint, or the house f the common peopl.t. Tao common people, however, know it only as 411 instrument Grown el eu, end a; a ape:ions airiest for depriv ing th.m of 'hear prom ray i various ways, but more a..p .- M a l 4 through the re sine cyst , m of taxation, by means of wb ch a sum exceedieg 60,000,0001. is aonu.lly entracte. , from them, a great in to ion el smith is employed in the niainteoence of Ins itutions the btrbareus splendour of which steels out in relief, uvtking ins suffering and toil which di,tieguish the enaction pete ‘ de of all claws sin the United Kingdom. lam for making the House of Commons refill the house of the pri..pl by the tremion el the suffrage to every male adult who hes attain, d his 21st year, and who: shall not be incapacitated by hisse.i.x, or the ceanniaision crime from ezercising the rigote of British freemen. I am also an advocate for the protecti n of the Notre by ballot. I sin strongly in favour of 1 elections, believing one year to be a term too km: for the retention of an unworthy repre sent dive, and not too short a p.riod for the faithful steward, who lean not short reckonings. The disgraceful snomslies of the present distribution of representatives I would remedy by making population the basis of representation. That no man may be debarred from occupying a place in parliament shou d his couotrymen think fit to elect him, 1 sm resolutely opposed to what is at pr sent called property ,qoalitleation, and would substitute es tests of fitness, bound nee of mind, matnri : y of age, and the tree choice of a consti tuency. As I do not believe that the maim has a right to the time or talents of any citizen, even as a senator, without awarding a competent remuneration. aid as the abtence of wealth ought not to be an imp. diment to public usefulness or sena tonal distineion, sod so that genius, virtue, and patriotism, even in the Men lowly estate, many have a fair opportunity of developing the . selves in our La ional councils, I would treat 'ambits of park +meat like all ether public servants and functionari. s, cud p .y the m for their services. COMMEUCIAL RiiSTKICTIONB. I em for the mo4costiplete system of tree trade, believing emery restriction to con= trial enterprise to be a national law. I would vote the abolition of our custom and excise laws, stamp duties, &c., and imp lee in their stead a tax upon property, which shoved prow upon each man in proportion to Lis 'macs. STATR CHURCH. lam hostile to the coaoec•ion of any church with the state, and condemn, in the most unequithcal and unreserved manner, the practice of the established church of this coun try forcibly p. seeming itself of the means of its dissenters for the maintenance of doctrines and opicioes which they dis avow and repudiate. The morality of this practice I take to be in direct variance with our Laws for the punishment of felony. MILITARY AND NAVAL ARMAMINTe. I view with much admiration the growing feeling of the country against our War establishmet to, and shall be meet ensrgetic at all times in re bruhating them. Men *ere not in tended to slay and kill their kind. There is a special corn mend, "Thou shalt not kill." 1 consider it the high• st duty of government to pee terve the lives of those for whom they act. To p the effasiou of blood, is the molt su'lme mission that m,n can fill. It is in peace only that rational liberty can exist, the arts flourish, end science subdue to the wants of our sp,cin the illimitable resources of this gintie. In me, there fore, armies and navies wilt flad a humble and consistent an tagonist. POOR-LAWS. The principle of the present poeulaw I regard with un mitigated abhorrence, and would employ every legitimate means for its alteration. The amount ot pauperism I believe to be the result of the reverie' monopolies by which the re sources of the eountrr ere surround d, and to the removal of such monopolk a, and the Rife and proper administration of OW public affairs, I look for the elevation and independence of that class of our fellow subjects, who, through the opera tion of our laws, are debarred from employing their labour. and are thus reduced to poverty, such poverty afterwards enbjectiog them to the torture and degradation of workhouse - . - treatment. Upon weevil other questions of public interest I will delay consist nt until I sha°l have an opportunity of sa l than in ptrson, which shall he at the • ar lost pothilk. tam THE OPERATIVE BAKERS' SOCIETT.—Lhat night a crowded meeting of the journeymen and master baker, of London, members of the above toasty, was held in the Theatre of the Literary and Scientific Institution, Leicester square, to receive • report on the progress mode in the objects of the societ'• viz.—the abolition of sight work bakehouses. Lord It •beet Grosvenor, ELF., took the cheit, and said that on the 17 , h of last month he moved for leave to bring in a bill to abolish work in bakehouse*, during certain hours in the night, and thus to give to balz , rs that portion of rest enjoyed be other classes of workman, but was defeated by • large majority. The object of the bill was not act by • single valid objection, ell the hen. members who oppo.ed it totally mistaking its terms; and he had every reason to hope that when the bill was better understood, it would be more favourably received in the House of Commons. Ile would *ugliest that they she'd not abandon the bill, which was now supported ht the masters as well as the journeymen, and that it should he brouaht forward again next session. Arepat detain,/ the oper►tions of the commit. ee was then read, and rea.lutiota in fat ,or of the bill mentioned were corri.d unanimously. A vote of thanks to tke chairman closed the proceedings. BRITISH ARCILEOLOOICAL SOCIETY. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY. This morning, ME- HICKLIN, editor of the Chester Courant delivered an interesting lecture on the history of the once magnificent Conway Castle, from which it appeared that E ward 1., having resolved to complete the subjugation of arni.agst other places of af mull, commenced the buildiag of Conway Castle, which he completed in 1284. Edward made Conway • suet g military station, and dratted the town a charter, securing to the burgesses consi derable privileges. The speaker deeeri'sed the various bus- tale proceedings which were mule bef,ra the final ea) jug -- tion of the Welsh people, and passed on chronologically in its history to later times. The castle is at present Meld from the crown by Lady Erskine, at an annual rent of Bi. Bd. and a di -h of fish to the Marquis of Hertford, whenever he panes through the town. Conway is the scene of the tragedy of " The Castle Speer'," by Lewis, and farms one of the subjects of Ora) 'a " Ode of the Bard." The remainder of this day's proceedings were not of suffi clout general importance to merit special notice. RAILWAY MEETINGS. READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE. Yesterdsy, the shareholders of this company held their first half yearly meeting, at their cffices, No. 2. Royal Es. change-buildings, Mr. Alderman SALOMONB in the Muir. The SICILETAM proceeded to reed the report, which was as follows ''Thechreetors of this company are happy to announce to the shareholders at the present meeting that the works along the entire line of railway, which this eocipanty is empow ered to construct, viz., from Reedieg to A-h, being 20 miles, and from Stratford to Red-hill statien, being 191 mitt', are completed and ready kr opening; aet rtsin portion forming , pert of the main line, viz., from Stratford to Ash, tieing 6e miles, is tinder construction by the Sonth-Westere C em puny, but the directors have every assuranc, that such per. tion wli be ready for opening witain the pre. ent month, thereby completing the whole of the line. Tie two ex•reme pars of the line, viz ,trom R-adiug to Farnborough, and frs , m Dorking to the Redhill station, were opened for tr dfic by the South-Etstern Company on the 4th of July last. The direc tors observe with regret that the Brighton Company intend to amid the D.rect Portsmouth Company in their attempt to mtke a line from Epsom to Leatherhead. Situated us that place is, midway between Epstein ant Dorking, such a line would necessarily have an injurious effect on the interests of this company and its lessees. The Brighton Company do not hesitate to avow in their report, that their a , sistancc to such a scheme is for the purpose of diverting the teethe 'rem the Reading, Guildford, and R , igata line. The directors feel assured that this prj et will tail; that neither parka. mint, nor the courts of law, will sanction such an unwar rantable procteniag ; and it is the duty of the company to protect their own property and that of their heves by every nh fins in their potter The half-yearly ec counts, which have been duly audited, are annexed. The directors have to ask of the proprhators their sanction te the iseue of such an amount of debentures as may be required to fulfil •he engagemen'aof toe mops -y beyond the capital of 600,0001. For this purpose the directors uropose that such sanction he giveu for a sum not exceeding 60,0001. The el:rec tors hove pleasure in testifying te the great skill dieploged by dlr. Barlow sea practical engineer in cure log out the woe ka of the line. The direst tees have every reason to hope the' when the line is c3ropleted and opened for treffig it will prove remucerrive to the South E est. rn Csempanir The following statement of acceuuta was submitted to the shareholders— Jan. 16, 1649. l h d. To balence... 48,921 12 10 To amount received on calls 105,281 0 0 1.4414 on ditto 671 1 1 Transfer fees- lt I b S . a. By exeenditure, as -- per detailed =- tenet 137,819 3 11 By balance et bank..rs By ati,unt el petty .1611 ±. ..0 813311:8 O , J. F. nacos Ind broth rocuca. t it. report and the ba au:n and printed kr circulation Ileh being unanimously I arind to directors to raise 60,0301. by Osaka having been TOILIi to the /154,524 16 5 Audited and signed bl Mr. SALOMUNS mewed tut sheet ai.nixed be received, amongst the shareholders, will to, • rt sAution authotiting debentur. s was passed, and th . . ct air, the assettog separate.% NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN. Yesterday en ordinary general m eting of the proprietors was held at the Guildhall Cense-house, Lord N Edens ant' Mouse in the chair. After the minutf s had been read, The hi:entreat, Mr. BRYURN, read the report, Allah wee es rotheser 'Tne accoun's, to the 30th June last, and balance• el e. 0 , duly hu•ltrd, are submitted to the pre prit t ere. The 30th June and 31st December have been ad. tared as the peel al fo b ilanciog the accounts, is accerdence with rai:wey ttd mercantile usage. Tne re sisfanfat wbish coolant& sto he offered by government to applicatiooe for aid to rf.hways in the ninth of Inland has been the memo of further pro'rect mg the construction of the Daldin end Belfast June' ion line betwe.n G's rah and Peireadown. The fact, howes r, of so large • sum as half a mill on of mo .ey hiving very re cently le en grat.ted tie ni.l in the canstructioa of early a part of the lie e ail user campaay iii the wet; of Ireland, Justine' the corfid-gat expectation which the dire cent. tuterfain that the claims of the northern part of the country canoe.. in • his; respect ba much longer overleoked. The sharche ,fees are aware that, ue tel the line is opeued to I'ortadowe, the pa tine of the Newry and 14 Inlet:Blot line between ear; and Wish must remain aproduetive. The dinettes feel assured that, as soon as that pert of the juncdo a coulter y's line is likely to be cempleted, they will be enabled to make reel: arrangements reepecting the company's property between Newry and crab as will admit of a coneiderahle reenti the sieerebolders. The meet opening of the Neese', War renp,int, and Rostrevt r Rail efay will materially fecilifate this Wiest. In the inlet im it is caneide red that era. ge• went. can be effected where by the expense. of management may be reduced, and the director- 'weed to forego all furtlotr remuneration fur their services until the affairs of the cent peny are in a more favour elate to 010., At the presert halt-yearly meeting three d.rectors and the audit go out of (Ace, and they ate e , i'tible for reedeetio. - . In re termer to the auditore report, the directors consider it due to themselves to remind the share holders that it etas at their reques • that the lean to the Newry, Warret p and Rostrevor R il ay Company was made, in orde r to ex petite the eimpletunt of that lice, anti thereby essentially to Promote the interestof tie Newry and Enniskillen Company. The shareholders were at that time lolly aware that the so manta of Messrs. Wallace and Co., end Mr. Deegan, lead nut been rendered, end that the emoted" IMO to them wen ma c; rtain ; it war not intended thst the loan ale ell be de ferred, but that the company she old snake it as soon SR pos• sible, la as to realise interest at 61. per cent. per annum. la order to give effect to the wishes ui the share holders, and at the same time to facilitate an curly retura of the sum ad vanced, the directors stipulated for the repayment thereof ea I Bows, viz , 5,0001. in December, 15e19, wad the remaining 3,0001. in J al, uary, h.ieg a much earlier period than any other portion of the debentores of the Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway Company will become due. The directors have no doubt whatever that the return of the money thus advanced is perfectly secure. They also feel allured that the funds in bend, with the amount that will speedily be realised from the tercets of calls, will be sufficient, or nearly so, to discherge the outstanding claims when adjusted. As several shareholder have red ntly intimated a wish that the b nerds of these two companies sh ,uld be distinct, and three directors have now to retire by rotation, Lord Newry, William Chadwick, Eel , and James John Kinlock, Esq. (being directors of the other board), avail themselves of this opportunity of placing their seats at the disposal of the company. In couclueion, the directors deem it a source of congratulation, and recent ex eeriest* smp'y justifies the feeling, that the measures they have recommended far the adoption of the shareholders have been the means of saving the propiietors from a course which, if it had been persevered in, must have entailed up 'n them generally a serious loss and much individual suffering.' The motion for the adoption of the report having been carried, Mr. SPACRMAN said he could not consent that the noble lord should retire from the chair without making a few re mark.. As the shareholders sanction. d the Newry loan, pet haps they could not complain, hut he wished their liabili ties had been discharged first. There had been a general expreemon of opinion that the position of the retiring gentle men, as directors of the two companies, should they come into collision, might cause difficulties, and place the directors in a very anomalous poeition. It gave him the greatest seeisfarien therefure that the wishes of the shareholders ha I been so handsomely bowed to, and he wished the noble chairman would remain until the ehareholders passed the vote of thanks which it was his (Mr. Spackenan's) intention propose. They . would be happy . to co-operate with his lordship is future In his connexion well the other company. Some conversation then arose as to the expenditure on the works, and the CHAIRMAN, in reply, stated that no money hal been paid without the sanction of the cm:ismer, and that there was a large margin left upon the bile of the eolie veer and contractor, which would secure the sharehold•fra soinstover- pay ment. The Chairman then re tired, in favour of Mr. Hemmer (one of the die ever.), who moved the forfeiture of the shares —This was carried. Mr SPACKMAN then proposed a r Solution " that this meeting highly eppreciate the motives which have in duced Lord Newry and Morne to retire from the company, and the pea management cf the directors and attention to the interests of the company." L'.rd Newry had sweet d them in parliament and elsewhere, and if they had taken on better times, they might have be. n more eurces.ful ; hut they were greatly indebted to Mr. W. Chadwick, who visited Ireland, and reported against the desirability of proveiling with theundertakiug. Mr. Kiel och alto deserved their thanks. The resolution was carried. The following new directors and auditors were then elected:—Mr. Spackman, Mr. J. Dankin, and Mr. J. It. Burhidge ; as auditors, Mr. A. Samu I and tar. W. Conquest. Mr. SPACKMAN then esid that as about ore-half the shares were forfeited, he hop. d they would eventually get back for those who had paid up 31 15s. to 41. per share. but much would depend upon the liquidation of the claims sg inst the a, and their pr eperty being bought by some other line. It was then r solved that all further salaries and allow ances should cease, and the estaldishment of clerks, &c., be broken up, and the meeting adjourned. se NEW ISCLOSIIRE ACT.—By an act of the late ' , Pions (12 & 13 Vic., cap. 57), which received the royal an ent on S —St. aturday, the inclosure of the fol 4.wirg lands wall directed : Harmon, Radnor ; 1441t011, Somerset ; S atm- ninettin, Brandiston. and Haverlond, Norfolk; Snared Chart, Kent; St. Wee Down, Cornwall; Creighlytheo, Ralnor ; Hailey and Crawley, Oxford Rumbru.h-common, Stiff ,lk ; Hartshorn, Hellingly , an d Arlieron, S oder ; itrinstead, Southampton; Ponsonby, Cumberland; Calder, Cumberland ; Crosby nnd RAI', Cumberland ; Rotherwiek, Southampton; Brock ley, Bc2olk ; Bedfield Long-peon, Suffolk ; and Draifield St, Gaorge, SuffoA. THE QUEEN IN IRELAND. DUBLIN, Auo. 2. The Lord Mayor has issued Lis proclamation that Dublin should be ►lluminated. Yesterday there was a discues;en in the corporation on the stion of addressing the Queen on behalf of S O'Brien.O `Smith lnstead of a direct negative an ad journment was moved, for which 21 voted, and 19 for the original motion. In the mttority were conserva tives end liberals. The minority was certainly a large one, and proves that there is still here the nucleus of a large a zitatien party. An anti-illumination meting was called lest night, which was neither numerously or respectably at tended. There was a goad deal cf " Young Ire landism" in the ape chet, but the me ting is little thought of bete. Mr. Martin Burke, of the Shelburn Hotel, the juror anathematised by Lord Brougham, attended and moved a retention in an address to her Majesty about Smith O'Brien. Mr. Joseph Bream], the editor of the Irishman, also attended, and harenge d somewhat in the old etyl.• of Contedere.- tion The c user the day approaches for tiv royal visit the greater Le anxiety becomes. Duhlin is tea"ly not like the same city it was a m•mth aco, so cre it is the bustle and sciivity everywhere perceptible. Even already great go d is done by the reiolve of her Ma jesty to visit her Irish suljects. " Slie has put life and heart where nothing but dea'h and despondency were brfore." Such were the words I heard yester day from one of the most dis'inguish.d m :motes of the Dublin faculty, and to men FCC more of society than the leading physicians, as they are conversant with all circles and patties. As to the fee lir g of the Irish towards the Qaren, the best proof is the readi tie PS with which every effort to do her honour is made. It is almost impossible to get a seat at a friend's window to view the sirht of the pr .csasion. Sir Nicholas ntzsimon, Ii spector-General of Prisons, has died of the attack of spoplcxy. He was one of the Irish nwenbers who seer., returned in tl repeal cry in 1534. It is not yet known who will get his plate, worth 1,200/. p-r annum. THE DOLLY'S-BRAE CONFLICT. GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION. BELLI %AT, J CLT 31. At the ri.tting of the court to-day the first witness was George Shaw, Esq., sworn—On the 9.b cr 10th of July 1 receivel an imonemen letter, which I hand in. The letter was as follows: July the sth, '49.-Im,—As wee cad you at a meeting of ours Sochi! on fridaway wee tuned to rive you notice you an I muore and the Beers and Roden and Hill Skinner and aU other triagestrats with the Pia drovers the police and your Hanful of Sn'aers to meet us on Dolley's Itray en the 12 morning Inst to chew your v.ll ore But Re. member yam will n n and us King James er Ms men there is no Rives Convenent that wee Could drown you In Hut, wee wilt Blow you to the editor...le with go d yonder and bull, and the town of Shall Quake afterward us it Is the but 12 ever the Blond Hounds shall willt .n or thumb this (buntrey and wee Bid Bellcore to ail ller 114esty's autborrty or powers—Rep:all, Kemal, Repoli for mere -gam. TUC Itinedesete. On that or the mat day r party of police and military came lupe the town and a -tipendiary magistrate. I took WO steps myself on receiving that document. I had not the slightest eppeebeesion of an affray. I thought the letter woe a mere idle threat. To Mr. Itea—At th. Castleerellan Petty Sessions before the 12th of July I am ilot awe that the msgistratee took eels, steps to preserve the r gee ct the ceuntry. I did not think it necessity to calf any meeting of the magistrates. Tee Commis-other sold he had famine d the hastily, and satisfied hieteelf that the new road was convenient, wide, and level, while the old road threueh D .11e'a-tise wait mountaineus, bad, mud ineinveniert, though probably more direct. Witness to Mr Moylan (counsel for the Orengemenj—The old need is shorter teen tae new—it is more direct. To tie. itu,hiren—Tae essembly of Orangemen on that day did net .:rust' any terror in my mad, nor did any out eepreee coy terror to Trieste Sean, . J.P., detailed at great length the efforts which wer.• math! by him and others to prevent coin %ion between the Oran..emen end the peasantry, by endea eoseing to prevent time Orangemen Irma coming through Leillyeet.rae. Weet io.o Castlewellan vice time moors. ohm. At Tollysnere-park we saw a Mr. Seriven, end I think we Led teen him before •.11 the road. We went into the park in hopes ot seeieg Lord Roden. We rem tote where we were until Lord Rodeos cc me up. Mr. Scriven iiitro.lueed Mr. Fiternausice to Lord Roden. Mr. Fitynnurice told him what he eai come for, end r .quested him •0 use I.is influence wall the Orangemen not to go over Delly'sebiaa en their ri tune 1 as.d, "My tont, if they wanted a triumph they lava Rained it Low, and why go bask to run the ride of 1,10 &heir He said they merely came to pay him a visit there, but that he would sp ek to Mr. Bette, tee county matter, to us his influence with th. m. I itiek half the prate ',Pi in consisted of women and children. Each Orange lodge WAS receded by its flog, and fife and drums The wenn. th. n pr. ceded to describe the affray. Metier his i.nore laden to be th .t the Orangemen were first fired se by the peer,. I saw tw VOW run down from the bode ou the hilt, cod I saw then fiee at the Orangemen. There war a most dewily voile:, fired from the eel alter that. As ler as I know there wr- no shots fired from the rate until t' e• 11 y came from the hill. 1 then ran up the hill end I wee fireu at from both sides as thick as the belie could come. I omen th tit was the Ribbon party fired at inc. 1 sew a fellow put 4 gun into tee thatch of a house—one of the Onte ge party—else NA it ue flee. 1 rushed at ki - n, lint he Rot out of the way, end into the body. I wouldn't know tt at maw if I saw him air en. I saw two flows on their In est taking aim at a feet thse were Orangemen. I struck one of them wetil the butt of a gun, aid he .veined to think he was shot. They said there were persons Stine at them ,rum that place. I then formed the military, awl we drove the Orangemen cele in the direction of R ithfriland, and cxertid myself as much as I could prevent any mec eief b tog done. The neat thing I noticed wait fiting sh As it to Buck Wards. I sow a fellow puttit g a fun into the house and brill/ in. struck at him, hut lie Rot away. I would'nt know that man If 1 SAW him again. I took two guns from some ot the party who were attaeking the house. One was leaded with a bullet, the other was not. 11 ft them at the poet-office of Bailyward. The imps. s-ion was that the whole cranny, into Rathfrilaed, would be up in arms. I saw a cart or; the road with, I b.liere, two woueded men ou it. I think they belonged to the Orange party. One of the men was shot through th., breast, but 1 don't think he is dead. I omitted to state that en the 11th of July a placard was pl.ced up in Ratliftilaed intimating that the Orangemen le Islet have a sham field on the 13;h of July, to come off on the course of Itathiriland. On those occasions one petty rope bents King Willi an's men, and the celier Ki• g jAM.S'S men; after slashing at each other for a weile, King James runs away. (L tughter ) There was a meeting ot magistrates on the 13th, and it was di sided that this sham ti.ht should not be peraittet. On the 13th the Orangemen were coming throu h the town for the sham fight, with their drums beating, and I went out and stopped them. They yielded. I made a prisoner of one fellow who was beating • drum, who seemed depend to re sist me. Mr. Jamie, the police officer came up, and he re fused to take the min into custody. I did'nt t.ll him what 1 had taken the man tor. Ile knew me to be a magistrate, and I did'nt think it necemary to tell him the why and wherefore. If I, ite a magistrate, am to be treated that way, I think 1 have he d the commisinn of the peace long enough. He said he wes marching, bat I conceived that was ne excuse. To Mr. Rea—l think the Orangemen would have at tempted to pass through the brae at any rick, mu if the military and police were not there. To Mr. Reilly—Mr. Redington toed me nothing whatever ab tut the procession ben g illegal. To Mr. Rea—l led Mr. Redington to believe that this would be an armed procession. George Cubits, captain. 9.h Regiment of Foot, sworn.— • Reached Mr. lleere's, at liellywaid, with his party, at ten o'clock on the 12th July. Ile took bis company into Mr. Bet re's grounds, and piled arms. C iptain Tighe anrgested he should go on to wh-re the old and new roads meet, and there told him to stop, as it was uncertain by which road the, Orangemen would return. Mounted police came with orders to them to remain where they were. About six heard the drum; shortly aft. r two oho's, and then cross firing. Captain Tighe then er the men to load and advance Then they met a crowded Orangemen, and posed throug' a them in snide fi'e. Saw Major White with drawee a. Went up to him, and (leeched tienkine parties throuth f tee fields to prevent the Orange men dole g mischis f. Sac . a body of sixty Orangemen to the right of the police purse .ing a body of flyieg people. Sew Orangeman firing into hot Agfa, several of which were hurnina. Cross examined by Mr. Meerut.= and Mr. 31•003 e- -. I saw Ward's house itomp t ett ly fiddled. Mr. Rea—l have received a lett r stating that veer el pri soners were taken and afterwards discharged by cot apetent authority. Captain Cubitt—One man was given to me as a_prisoner, but Mr. Scott releured him imin .diately after. The min had presented his gun a t sne of the houses, but didn't tire. One of my men, named Carroll, had an Orangemtn down under him. with his bey met neatly fizod in him, but I turned it off. lily me a were mush excited at the treatment they received from these op'e. Some of the other offic;rs resent at the cur-flint were ex amined, and repeated the test molly given by them on the inquest. Mr. Bill, sub inspector, then repeated his format evidence as to the occurrescel at Magheramsyo and Dolly's brae, with scarcely any variation from the etatement made by him at length on his eras-examination before the coroner, repeat ing the orders he gave kis n en to fire " for God's sake," and to cease firing "f; r Ged's sake." I "'Wanly swear that I didn't see ea Oraneeman'fire a shot, or I would have wonted him ; though, of course, there is no doubt they did fire. L. being near six o'clock when the - direct exmatnation of the witnessconcluded, the court was adjourned to ten o'clock next morning. Mr. ILU, Mayor of Toronto, and Mr. Count( r, bad an interview with Earl Or y yesterday at the Coloniel•o18ea. John C. B. DAvia, Esq., newly-appoi..ted Stcretary of the intit.dState, Legation in Lonft*P, has entered upon his official chains. r- ~.. ~ r , . . 3 $ ~ ' 4x 4 ., t I -4 II I