The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-23 00:00:00

beigthe &nen Loren" in their respective passages up the P2llllll (111 ec implitied in toy dispatch of the 2tlth ult.), rendered it Incumbent upon edrairal Trehouart and myself to adopt mere' preisautica which might tend to obviate disaster. The heights or harms= of gen Laminate s lyly fret above the river, the face is needy perpendicular, and the a , c am from the edge of the cliff, recedes; • table land, of five or sit rains in length, extends from one end to the other, preventing a e { wtl keel, with every facility for transporting artillery on travelling varnages to My required point. At the north end of this bar ranee, the cliff projects and tends westerly, the offering • point for a [eatery commanding from N. W. to b. E. Half a mile to the southward, • position, nearly similar bad been selected for a seem& battery, and parapets, with embra sure% had been selected fur single guns . along the remand( r of the burr.aica; the general breadth of the navigable channel Is about three quarters of a mile, widening gradually from the north.west entrance, ith a current of three knots per hour running through. It was ob. Om that the &cot gunnery could alone drive the enemy from their i rnins; the immense thickness of the embroures and parapets mo wed them from a tanking tire, and such was the ehanieter of the ground that even with a spy glass nothing could be seen but the wheels of a carriage or musk of a gun. Ilaving carefully weighed there difficultie% Admiral Trehouart and I decided upon the following plan of attack, as bent suited to the protection of our convoy :—That the limey steamer. of both squadrons Amidst anchor and engage the bitter** during the time the convoy were passing ; sod that a marked rocket battery should be prepared on the island in front of the second battery, diettun about 1,200 yards: the convoy in the meantime ;amine at allotted di:games under cover of the sailing ships and small Mown named in the in ugin.t Accordingly, being favoured with a breeze from the uorthward, at 8•30 A.M., on the 4th instant, I made can e eal signal tor the steamers, einem, Firebrand, Alecto, Gassendi, euiton, to weigh. At 10.20 A.M., tho Gorgon opened her tire ; and the Firebrand h oop Gamereli, having reached their appointed m a te" one thomand curds from the north battery, anchored in an enfilading peition. 'the three remaining steamers, Gorgon, Fulton, and Mem, proceeded poet the butteries, and anchored nine hundred vat& from the Merano. , abreeet, and two thousand from the first hotter. (In the first gun being find from the Gorgon, the rocket party unmarked their lottery, and opened a heavy and effective fire, which helped to divert the enemy's attention from the three g r anters who were Foaming within grape and musket range At 10-10 A.M. the action had fairly commenced between the batteries, field piece% infantry, and the steamers of the combined force, and the English rocket party : a channel 51/41 yards wide was left between the ' , learners and the islands for the nosey. At 1l•50 A.M. the Dolphin, leading the convoy, pawed the Gorgon, the respeetee ilivieions railed by in their proper order, about twenty only remained, when I was marry to soe the British Argue Caledonia uninjured, and with the wine dead aft, run on shore on a snail bank off the point of the second idruel. In so ill-aseorted and numerous a convoy of ali sue' , , batty equipped, and lumbered with enormous deck cargoes I COIU - C , I I calculated on the loss of Kline, but I had hopol to hove been spared the pain of witnessing a fine English barque handled in a style by no means creditable to those on baud, and grounded without any remain under the enemy's tire. I immediately Alecto and Ltrard to proceed to her mast once. At 12 . 50, the convoy has ing all passed, I made the general signal to weigh. The Caledonia still remaining ininiovably laud, she had beaten over one bunk, and lay on her port side. with her bottom expesed to the enemy's fire, through which tee or te'ven iibot had retandy been put and this onicers writ on that ?week° being unanimously of *Mon that she eolith not be got off eithout dieeturprlng her cargo, by ni ) direction die was Oct on tire to prevent her falling Into the enesnys Manila and two coasting similarly e also destroyed. This woo the only drawback eo a moat satisfactory day; the arrangemeute answered even Letter than my oalleague nr myself had dared to anticipate. The enemy brought into play mom It to 20 guns ; during five months they lied prepared heated shot and etudierl every stratagem to secure themselves and punish us, instead of which we dismounted some of their guns, and drove them repeatedly from others. We see elm' the steam force in consequence id the advantage which their pivot guns give, and it is difficult to imagine finer gunnery than they displaced. Marvellous to air, that although each of the vernele were balled and hit repeatedly, and that more llamas Oaree.fourtlas of the convoy were severally struck, there i. not a man killed or wounded amongst us. I have received every aseistance and ampere from the officers of this squadron, but some have occupied situations more prominent than others, and I feel it my duty to bring them to hour notice. The of in command of the rocket party were Lieutenant L B. Mackinnon, her Majesty's ship Alecto; First-Lieutenant C L. Bar rant Loyal Marine Artillery, her Majesty's ship Firebrand; Mr. leavid Ilam, gunner, her Majeety's p&p Alecto; the party were obliged ton:main two days and nights concealed under the enem'e now, and they, with the marine artillery and seamen, deserve credi t for the dis cipline and skill with which they conducted their operations, end I eon eider that they rendered m moot emential service. I have repeatedly de rived advantage from the ability and zeal of Mr. Ilenry Riker, minter of the: ship, during my abeence from the Gorgon; he made • meet ex cel!ent chart of the passage and channels near San Lorenro, and he piloted this ship, pealing she eteuni force pest the batteries, mus h to my ssitiefeetion. Monsieur ehmeree,lieutenant commanding the French steamer Fulton, on tieing the disc strom state of the Caledonia. Mo urned to her meistanee, and I hope this officer will permit me to thank hint for his uniform :mil effirtiie en-operation. In all my communi cations I have alluded to the great satisfaction I have derived in having Admiral Trchuuart ci a colleague; dining eight months we have acted together, and I ma i* bahl to my that more perfect har mony and unanimity hat never existed than between the two com manding officers, ho whomourself and Admiral lain entrusted the direction of the service in the lainina.—l have, Sm., :sicatiO Cuss. Mimeos. Ceptain. Ilearetilmienl S. 11. Ingletield, C. 11., Commander-in-Chief. English Gorgon, Firebrand, Dolphin, Fanny, Liraril, Harpy, .%leeto. neh Sian Martin, Fulton, Gamienili, Coquette, Proeida. English: Dolphin, Fanny, Lizard, llarpy.—Frenat Mar tin, Coquette, Frocida. rbe Coml. WINDSOR, TUESDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Royal Family, and attended by the royal suite, arrived at the Castle at half-past ouc o'clock this afternoon, escorted by a party of Life Guards, under the command of Lieut. George H. Cavendish, from Osborne house, Isle of Wight. The royal party occupied five car riages and four. 11.1111. the Duchess of Kent came to the Castle, from her residence, Frogmere-house, to pay a visit to her Majesty and her Royal Consort. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and H.R.H. the Princess of Prussia arrived in the afternoon, from Cashios bury-park, Herts, on a visit to the Queen. The following are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her Majesty—His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Clifden, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Ribert Grosvenor, and Colonel Wylde. Baron Witzlehen, io attenslanee on 11.1t.11. the Princess of Prussia, is also expected to arrive at the Castle. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, JI.R.H. the Princess of Prussia, H.A.H. the Duchess of Kent, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency the Cheva lier Bunsen, Viscount Palmerston, the Lady in waiting on the Queen Dowager, the Countess Haack (in attendance on the Princess of Prussia), Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Ba roness de Speth, the Earl of Denbigh, Viscount Clifden, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Count Puckler, and Count Witzlehen (in attendance on the Princess of Prussia), and Col. Wylde. The band of the Life Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will after wards attend iu the Castle. 11.1111. the Princess of Prussia left Marlborough house at eight o'clock yesterday morning, for Cashiobury rrk, Herta, the residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. A deputation, headed by the Marquis of Sligo and the Earl of Lucan. had an interview with Lord John Rus sell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Earl of Powis had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation from the General Shipowners' Society had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Attorney-General had an interview yesterday witk Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday, from his scat, Broadlands, Hants. THE REGISTRATIONS. LONDON.—The court proceeded with the claims in St. Botulph, Aldersgate. In the course of the inquiry, Mr. Arnold strongly censured the conduct of Mr. Piper, the col lector, in omitting from the list of voters several of the claimants, whose qualifications were most undoubted. If such a thing occurred next year, he should certainly inflict a heavy penalty.—Mr.Wansey said that a number of elaimants whose qualifications were perfectly good, and who were in court all day yesterday, were not now in attendance ; he hoped those parties would bring actions against the over seers for their neglect —Mr. Piper said, if such were to be the case, it would be difficult to get persons to fill the office. —Mr. Wansey : They had better not undertake it, if they don't attend to their duties. Henry William James, of Blue Lion-court, had signed his claim as " Henry James," only. The act requires that the Christian name at full length should be given; but, a after hearing evidence to the effect that the claimant was generally known as Henry James, Mr. Arnold allowed the A claim. 4 Objection was taken, by the Tories, to Henry Alliston, of ' Shaftesbury-place, on the ground that the number of his home was stated " 11 " instead of " 18." Mr. Arnold held that he had power to make the alteration, which was done, land the vote allowed. In consequence of this decision, all similar objections—a very numerous class—were withdrawn. —Mr. Wanscy supported an objection against William Atkinson, of Aldersgate-street, who was described as of %o. 66, Alderegate-street, and rated for No. 67. The evidence showed that he occupied both premises, and the overseer stated that he was rated for both, but only one number was down in the rate book.—The Barrister held thnt he had the power of alteration, and allowed the vote. By a gross blunder of the overseers in making out the list, " Alfred Bowness Blyth" had been substituted for " Robert Alexander Blyth." It appeared that Alfred Boerne's was another person, who had been altogether omitted, except in so far is prefixing his name to that of Mr. Blyth. In the same case there were also errors in the place of abode, and the premises occupied. Mr. Arnold doubted his power to comet such a tissue of blunders, and commented in strong terms on the carelemnesof the overseers. He ultimately decided to correct Mr. Illyth's name and description, and to strike out Mr. Bowness'e, expressing a hope that that gentleman would bring an action against the overseers. In the next case, James Day, of Aldersgate-street, whose • Christian name was entirely omitted from the list, although it appeared regularly in the rate-book, Mr. Arnold supplied the 011 11.824011, and inflicted a fine of 20s. on the overseers, observing that the whole list had been so carelessly got up, that a great part of the time of the court had been occupied in torreeting h'-under. In this instance, Mr. Day's vote had been endangered, and he had been put to expense in attend ing here. Mr. Piper alleged that the omission was mei 6nbil, and imputed the blame to the printer. The fine would be paid out of the rates. Mr. Arnold said he hoped this statement would receive publicity, for a niece improper remark he had never heard. But probably the parishioners ~ would MS to this matter. After some conversaiien, Mr. f• Arnold consented to commute the fine into a payment o: 10s. to Mr. Day. At the close of the list, Mr. Arnold said i.: should not grant any certificate to the overseers for the cost of making out these lists, on account of the extremely care ' less way in which it had been done. Mr. Piper asked if the overseers were to pay the expenses out of their own pockets. Mr. Arnold said he had nothing to do with that, but he should certainly not sign any certificate for their reimburse ment. The lists of the three remaining parishes in Aldersgate ward were then gone through, but no case of interest arose. The result of the two days' proceedings is, that four Liberal, twenty Tory, and eleven double objections have been sus tain/el ; seventeen Liberal, twenty-six Tory and three double objections have failed or been withdrawn; and twenty-two Liberal claims have been sustained, and thirty two disallowed. The ward of Aldgate and Billingvgate is expected to occupy the court the next two days. MARYLEBON E.—At the sitting of the court yester day the case of Mr. Laudet, a report of which appeared in yesterday's paper, and which was postponed for consi deration by the revising barrister, was called on. It appeared from the statanent of Mr. Laudet that he ms,de no applica tion to be allowed to pay his rates from 6th April till the time of the collector's death. Be had called at the house of the collector on 2nd June, for the purpose of paving them, and ascertained that he bad died on 28th May. fie thought that the tender of the taxes would he sufficient to prevent his being disfranchised. lie also called early in July, but no collector had then been appointed, nor was there aty till 10th July, at which time he (Mr. Laudet) was out of town. The taxes were not paid till 6th August, after his return home. After some discussion on the hardship of the CAN the Revising Barrister inquired if there were many votes likely to be disputed under the same cir cumstances, and on being informed that there was only that of Mr. Crickney, which had been decided the dry before, proceeded to say that as far as Mr. Laudet was concerned an interval of nearly two months occurred be tween the time that the meet were due and the death of the collector, of which he might have availed himself to make his payment, and as there was a possibility of paying them, Mr. Laudct suffered by his own " laches." The law must be strictly construed, although the custom might be not to pay the taxes as soon as they were called for. It was also evident that there was an interval of ten days between the appointment of the new collector and the last day for paying the taxes; and although Mr. Laudet was absent from home, still he should have taken care that the payment wn. made. However he might regret t, he felt bound to strike Mr Laudet's name from the lists. An application was then II a !e on the part of Mr. Laudet for a case, in order that an appeal might be prosecuted. The Revising Barrister, however, declined to grant it, stating that the whole question was one of fact, whether the taxes were paid, and no point of law was involved ; ho should, therefore, be laying himself open toe rebuke from the Court of Common Pleas if he consented to grant an appeal. After some progress had been made with the lists, the court ad journed to this day at the Idarylebone Court-house. l'ltO VINCIAL.—I.tvEnPOOL.—The revision of the lists for the borough of Liverpool closed on Monday. In the mune of the proceedings, oiO householders were ob jected to, of whose claims 127 were allowed or withdrawn, 198 rejected with costs, and 250 rejected subject to appeal. The objections to freemen amounted to 541, of which 230 were withdrawn, 122 allowed, anti 189 sustained with costa. ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.-(CONCLCSION.) Yesterday, on the Directors and Guardians of the Poor of St. Pancras re-assembling, for the purpose of further prosecuting an investigation into the charges arising out of the inquest held on Mary Anne Jones, the Vestry-Clerk read the following communication : THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1846. addition of a portion of pea► to the broth. and two pinto of mirk iosavad of int to each gallon of the oatmeal porridge, it woo.' be rendered as nutritive ani palatable as c possibly be de sired, but that means be taken to enforce the proper preparation and cooking of the whole of the food of the inmate.; the committee are therefore of opinion that no blame attaches to the authorities of the parish, in consegnence of the death of Mary Anne limes, provided she did in fact commit suicide for the reason previously stated by bee to the girl Dueling; and the committee recommend that the several improvements in the etas theation, discipline, and dietary of the work house above specified be immediately carried into effect ; also that open areas be formed round the basement, and an eaves gutter round the roof of the main laniktir.g, and the better meons of ventilation be adopted for the female refractory wards, and that means be taken to remove the dampness now ell-tlng in the rooms cie..upied by the paupers in the basement awry." It was then moved and seconded that a copy of the re port just read be transmitted to the vestry at their next meet ing on Saturday. Mr. CLARIE then moved that a copy of the report, with the evidence, be sent to the Poor Law Commis sioners, which was seconded; and after some further busi ness the Board separated. INTERNATIONAL COPTRIGITT.—The Commissioners of the Customs have received it communication from the Secre tary of the Treasury, calling their attention to the sth article of tne Prussian treaty, with respect to the stamping of books intended for exportation to the United Kingdom. It is desired that in carving into effect the orders in council transmitted to tie Customs on the 3rd instant, they will instruct their officer, to admit, on the scale of duties specified in the schedule of the act of last session, cap. SS, all such books as may be stamped in the manner agreed upon in the above article, and to trammit to them, for their information, patterns of the stamps which have been forwarded by the Prussian government for that purpose. Copies of this order of the Lords of the Treasury, issued in compliance with and by direction of the last paragraph in the orders in council affecting the matter, with patterns of the stamps alluded to, have hen furnished to the revenue officers in London, and the collectors and comptrollers of the customs at the several outport, of the kingdom, for their information and government, in carrying the convention into effect. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL.--An elec tion took place yesterday for the admission of pupils to this excellent educational institution. There were fifteen vacan cies for boy s. The number of male candidates was seventeen, but one name was afterwards withdrawn. There were ten vacanei.s for girls and sixteen candidates. The election took place in the school-house of the Society, in Kennington-lane, Lambeth. The polling closed at two o'clock, and shordy after a scrutiny was made, when it was ascertained that all the orphara of both tees on the lists of candidates were the successful competitors. WANT OF SEWERS.—Yesterday, at a petty sessions held at Westminst , r, to hear appeals against poor rates, Mr. Rogue, clerk to the magistrates, as vestry cl -rk of the united parishes of St. John and St. Margaret, Westminster, pro duced a memorial agreed to the precious day, at a meeting of the vestry, and addressed to the Secretary of State. The memorialists alleged there was a large extentof disease, par ticularly in the poorer neighbourhoo& ; that they were called upon to contribute to the sewer rate, while they did not enjoy the advantages of sewers. The memorialists say that ‘. it is expedient to alter the mode of appointing commis sioners, so as to give au opportunity to parishes of electing them from their vestries, in order that each parish may be properly represented that court." Mr. Rogers stated that it was signed by the rector, the churchwardens, the over seen of the poor, and the whole body of vestrymen, amount ing to 150, and Mr. Williams, the collector of St. Martin's in-the-Fi.lels, said it was a fact that along the whole length of Long Acre, adjoining the estate of the Mercer's Company, there was no sewer. PAVEMENT OF CIIEAPSIDE.—At a meeting of the Commi•si^nerve of Sewer, yesterday at Guildhall, it was reported that there was no longer anybody responsible for the wood pavement of Cheapside, the London M ood Paving Company having been relieved of its responsibility. It was therefore resolved that the whole of the wood pavement from how church to the west end of Clicapside should be forthwith removed, and the carriage way be rclaid with the same description of stone as Fleet-street. At the same meeting the sewers' rate was reduced from 4d. to 2d. in the !loam', and the consolidated rate, for lighting, paving, &c., was reduced from 4d. to 3d. CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday a meeting of the inhabitants of Tower Ward took place at Bakers' Hall, in Harp-lane, in consequence of a requisition presented to Alderman Lucas, to consider plans for the improvement of the thoroughfare through the ward, on account of the numerous accidents which have occurred there. Alderman Lucas presided. The tirt rewlutiou aarecd to was: "That the inhabitant• of Tower Went, dc:•ply impressed with the necessity fur an immediate alteration in the leading thoroughfares of Great Timer.street and Mark-Line, in consequence of the greatly inercuiag traffic through the confined street, of the mighbourhoot4 by which inust arbour accidents, and ntoppages in the highway causing su•prnrion to business, are constantly occunino, earnestly request that that part of the City might be presented 11/4 requiring greater facilities for the transmission of heavy pasta to and from the docks, tie., arid that the alderman and common council of the wan! le.• solicited to bring the same before the notice of the corporation with out loss of time." Mr. Wylie next moved a molution to the effect : " That the inhabitants viewing with alarm the alterations contem plated in the formation of 4 new street from Little Tower-street to Trinity-square, which In intersecting Mincing-lane and Mark-lane, would seriously disturb the Colonial and Corn market , . besides de stroying a large portion of the 'mot valuable rentals in their vicinity, and be which also the trade of rim it Tower-street would h• entirely diverted, unit the property in that and the adjoining streets greatly depreciated, tall upon the ,tlikrman and Common Council to state such feelings to the corporation and the Commissioners of Metropo litan Improvements in order that some other plan of alteration might be aduptvd, whereby their intertsta aught out be Nu ,eriouely injured." - This motion having been seconded, Mr. Tite, the architect, remarked that it appeared to him that the resolie ion just pro posed was somewhat inconsistent with the former proceeding, of the ward, and proposed that a sub-committee should be ap pointed, who might consider all the question, rather than by a resolution of that day negative all the proceedings from 1837 downwards. Mr. Sisson proposed the last resolution, which was as follows : " The inhabitants of the Tower Ward having obtained information that the government intend opening, for a carriage way, that part of Tower-hill known as Buster a-row, curl having assert:aims' from d`art survey, that acsess thereto from the east end of Great Tower atrat can be gained without difficulty, earnestly direct the attention of the corporation and the metropolitan commicwiciners, to the plan for widening (treat Tower-street, bring No. 14 plan of the city improvements (1037), by which it was proposed to remove one aide of Toweractreet, n small portion of Barking Churchyard, and two or three houws at the corner of Trinity-terrace, by which alteration vehicles to and from the clocks and the eastern ports of London, would be curried across Trinity-square, a better approach would he gained to the western entrance to the Tower, the traffic would be confined to the leading thoroughfares of the ward, and the ventilation of this pert of the City eon.siderably Improved. leaving also the Colo nial and Corn Markets unnadested, and affecting in a much less degree than any other plan proposed the existing interests of the in habitants of the ward generally.' Mr. Chillingworth seconded the proposition, which was agreed to by a vast majority. Mr. Selson, as one of the re presentatives of the ward, assured the meeting that he would give expression to their sentiments in the Court of Common Council, with high gratification. After thanks were voted to Alderman Lucas, the venerable alderman of the ward, the meeting separated. TESTIMONIAL. TO JOHN BRIGIIT.—A paragraph has appeared in the papers stating that the testimonial to Mr. Bright already exceeds 10,0001. This statement is incorrect ; the cum already subscribed does not exceed 4,0001. The It.schdale committee, with whom the testimonial originated, expressly state in their circulars that they do not ask or wish for large subscriptions, their object being only to obtain an expression of acknowledgment of the services which their townsman has rendered to the cause of free trade. The 4,0001. already subscribed has been received in answers to circulars sent out, no returns having as yet been received except from Wray, an agricultural village ; they have sent nearly It subscribed in shillings and sixpences. - - - - - • - PORTABLE PRESERVES. —A bird-catcher in the vicinity of the Seven Dials announces that he will provide birds, including powder, shot, and the use of a dog and gun, at the rate of 2s. per dozen birds, which he will convey to any " required distance." rftE Stit'Tit EASTERN RAILWAY CONI PAN Y AND THE THILSEITANTS or CANTERRURT.—The following an swer (dated 18th lust) has been returned by the chairman of the South Eastern Railway Company to the letter of the Mayor of Canterbury, including the resolution passed at the public meeting held in the Guildhall of that city on the ith, and reported in our paper of the Bth instant "My dear Mr. Mayor,—l had the honour to receive your letter of the 7th instant, incl.ins a copy of resolutions pissed at a meeting of the inhabitants of Canterbury, in which it is stated that the increased charge for carrying passengers on this railway is impolitic, uncalled fur, and unjust, and is at variance with the farts and principles raid down in an otlicial statement published by us in December last. I re gret vtry much that the inhabitants of Canterbury should entertain opinions that arc in any way unfavourable to us. We hare appreciated their good will and desire its continuance. But we could not purchase it at the pric- of p ersever ing with the fi rst scale of fares, and it is our belief that after due consideration we shall be justified in the coarse we have adopted by the inhabitants of the county of Kent. amongst whom we have already vpent Five Miutoss SrEauxu, with the etc. brain prospect of a large further outlay,—a circumstance that would make us hope . to be considered as having done some service to the counts - , especially as we have hitherto reaped scarcely any advantage ourselves. At vour convivial meeting at the Corn Exchange it is in print that I said that our charge wan for the diagonal distance, but I see no record of any pledge that the experiment we made was to be continuous if it were found not to answer. Nov do I see anything in our statement published in December last that militates against our present arrangement.-1 have the honour, he. .I.3l'Carooa." STEAM NAVIDATION.—On Saturday, the Vesuvius, ' a new iron steamer of 590 tone, built for the Neapolitan Steam Navigation Company by Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, at Blackwell, with engines of 220 horse power on the double cylinder principle by Meseta. Mandalay and Field, went down the river from Blackwell to the Nore and hack. It was high water at half-past one, and there was a fresh breeze from the eastward. The vessel left Blackwell twenty five minutes before two, and tirrited at a measured mile in Long Reach in three minutes and twenty-one seconds, being at the rate of nearly eighteen miles per hour, so that allow ing one fiir the tide being in her favour, she was passing through the water at the rate of about fifteen miles per hour. The passage t 3 Gravesend was performed in one hour and seven minutes, to the Nore in two hours and twenty minutes, and the return voyage to Blackwell was performed in three hours and three minutes, thus accomplishing upwards of eighty miles in five hours and twenty-three minutes. This magnificent vessel is intended to run between Marseilles and Malta, touching at intermediate ports, and will, together with another vessel of the same class and construction, which is expected to be ready in a fortnight, be forthwith put upon the station. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Yesterday, informa tion was circulated throughout the City and . Metropolitan Police aistricts, of Frederick Juby, a servant in the employ of Mr. Richard Parker, of No. 6, Dyer's-court, Alderman bury, having absconded, stealing and taking with him two cheques, one for the sum of 821. 175., and the other for 671. 65., the property of his master. The delinquent is de scribed as being between 25 and 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, stout made, florid complexion, dark hair, thick " Puor-law Commtvion Officr, Sept. 13th. " " Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Corninissioren to acquaint the Brant of Directors of the Poor of the Parish of St. Pancras, that the Cos missiouceii attention has been walled by Secretary Sir G. Grey, M the report in the Times newspaper, published on the 10th instant, of an Inquest held at the Elephant and Castle, St. Pancras, on the sth and 9th instant, on the tasty of Mary Anne Jones, aged 19, late an Inmate of St. Pancras Workhouse, the verdict of thejury being "that the deceased, Mary Anne Jones, drowned herself rather than return to the workhouse, being driven to distraction through the dread of the treatment she would be subjected to in the "shed," mad the jury cannot separate without expressing their opinion that the discipline there in practice is unnecessarily severed" Before the Commissioners take any steps in the matter, they request to be informed if the Directors have investigated the subject ? If this should be so, the Commissioners request that the Directors will furnish them with a copy of any evidence taken by them, and of any resolution which the Bourd may have agreed to thereon. I an, Sir, your mist obedient servant, "ic. CILIDWICIC, Secretary." Dr. Duval:et:max then rose and said, wishing to ascertain if the food of the workhouse were in accordance with the dietary tables, he took the opportunity of visiting there on Saturday last, and ascertained that the soup given on that day was called "ox cheek." lie found it so goad that he was not satisfied with the mere tasting of it, but finished the I quantity given him as a specimen. He then went into the kitchen, and saw the master cutting up beef for the sick and infirm. He had also tasted the mutton—it was as succulent and good in appearance and quality, as that which he pur chased for his own consumption. If ever poverty visited him he would be thankful if he never had worse food set be fore him. Ile visited the place again on Monday, and was confirmed in his opinion as to the food, and he would there fore move that the master of the " house " be desired to place before the board the rations of breakfast, dinner, and the ordinary suppers allowed to the paupers, in order to test them; and also that any gentleman present should be allowed to call in any one or more of the paupers, to ask them if that were the kind of food they were in the habit of receiving. (Hear, hear.) Mr Bowmen( seconded the motion, and stated, that he had also gone there on Saturday for the purpose of tasting the soup. He went and saw it dipped out of the copper before the inmates were supplied, and he had only to express hissatisfaction of the general state of the food as lie had found it. (Hear.) Specimens of the diet were placad on the table before the directors, who evinced their satisfaction. Margaret Odell, aged 62, having viewed and tasted some of the specimens before the board, at once said that they were of a superior qual:tyto that allowed to them.—Mr. Howorth (pointing to one of the supposed allowances): Is that the amount of food you have for your breakfast ? It is not. That is much better than what wo have in general.—Chairman: Do you see that ration of meat, potatoes, and bread? Yes, sir.--Is that the amount you have? No, sir.—flow much less, then? Not anything like that, sir.—ls it the same quality ? No, sir, nut at all timea—Do you have what you call thin skinny-looking meat ? Yes, sir. Sometimes it is nearly as good as that, but certainly not always. 1 don't have so much as that at any time.—Mr. Howorth (pointing to the cheese) : Do you have as much cheese as that: Never, sir. We have sugar, tea, and butter. I know very well that we could cat more than what we get.—Dr. Bir mingham : You complain of not having enough food here. Yon are Irish, are you not ?—Yes, sir.—Did you never get worse food there ? (This question was objected to by the chairman.) Jane Lynes, 62 years old, and had been in the workhouse upwards of six months. Upon the porridge being shown to witness, she declared it to he much better than what was generally allowed. They had to complain in the hall of the short allowance of bread. They had generally about four ' potatoes, and they had afterwards to lay out their own , ' money to buy bread, The meat given was very hard in most cases. There was a pint of beer allowed daily. The broth or soup has been so bad that we have not been able to eat it. It is generally thrown into the hog tub. Ann Farrel—Was 40 yeara old• and had been in the work house 22 years.—The Chairman: What do you take for breakfast? Water, sir.—Do you prefer that? No, sir; I prefer tea, if I can get it —Do you like porridge? No; it is so nasty I cannot eat it; it is not near so good as you have here on the table. I tasted the porridge last week, and the week before, but was obliged to throw it away.—Mr. Clarke: Taste that broth, and see it it is what you are in the habit of having. Yes, sir; but the food is not, the meat has always much fat with it, and I cannot eat it; in fact, the food in general is not fit to set before a christian.—A direc tor : It is useless to take this woman's evidence, for she is evidently insane.—Witness : I wish, gentlemen, you were all as right in you senses as I am. (Loud laughter.) Anne Pcunington : Was admitted in June last. The food on the table was much better than she had been in the habit of receiving. Several other paupers declared that the rations they re ceived were neither so good in quality ner so large in quan tity as those on the table. This being the whole of the evidence the following report was agreed to : TOE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TOR SURD OP DIRCCTORd OF TOM POOR or TUE I'ARI , II uE or. CANTILAA, Is Ile COEMTT or MM. IMMErS:— The Board having resolved dad( into a committee to comider and report upon the verdict—Reports, that there is no place In the work house in which the paupers are employed and lodged, which can be designated a "shed.' That there are two rooms in the basement story of the main building appropriated to the sew and separate loca tion of the female refractory paupers, and a building, consisting of a ground-floor working room, with a 'Roping room over, fur the male refractory pauper'. That the rooms appropriated to the female pau pers, although nut lofty and spacious, with the exception of the damp appearance of a small portion of the wall of the sleeping room, arc more comfortable than the ordinary dwellings of the labouring poor. That it is essential to the preservation of decency, order, and good conduct amongst the paupers generally, that the idle, depraved, and refractory, should be kept separate from the aged and well-conducted and that those who, but for their disho nest and ViCiOliel propensities, might maintain themselves should not be kept in a state of idleness, or supplied with a greater quantity of food than experience shows to be fully sufficient for the preserva tion of their health and stnngth. That the refractory paupers in tit. Pancras Workhouse have the same allowance as the other able-bodied poor, with the exception of two ounces of meat three times a week, and one ounce of sugar and one ounce of butter in the case of the females. That the dietary of this workhouse is equal to that of any similar establishment in the kingdom, and superior to the generality of such dietaries, a copy of which in annexed to this report. That the distinction in the dietary of the refractory paupers, and the orate of separation from the other inmates in which they are necessarily kept, elbnl no grounds for censuring the system of workhouse manage ment established in this parish. But the committee is of opinion that it is desirable and expedient that the refractory paupers of both sexes should be divided into two classes, anti that the oldest and most depraved should be kept separate from the younger portion of that class, and that, until provision can be made for such a claasitication, as few as possible of the latter class should be placed with the former. That it Is necessary that the master of the workhouse should hare the power of punishing the in mates for misconduct, and also of classifying those who come into the house. But the committee are of opinion that it Is not necessary or expedient that the matron, or any other person, should be entrusted either to punish the inmates or to place them in the refractory Wards, but should refer all such eases to the decision of the master. And that the muter should report all such eases, in writing, to the direc tors, at ther meetings ou Tuesday and Friday in every week, for their approval. That an the coroner's jury have considered the state ment made by the girl, Beveling, worthy of credit, the committee will not pretend to say that Mart Anne Jones might not have made the statement deposed to, and might not have committed nuiciik from a dread of being punished for making away with her clothes, if she rc , turned to the workhouse, but the slight punishment applied in such eases in not [oxidated either to produce insanity or to lead a sane per son to commit suicide. Neithersloes the nelf.distruction of !hat unfor tunate individual, for such a cause, furnish it ground for analishing such restraints and punishments) as arc necessary to prearrve order the workhouse, at the game time it Is necessary to observe that tix I matron ponitivelv states that she had never threatened to place Mary I Anne Jones in the refractory ward, and would not have placed her Oero if aloe had returned to the workhouse, and that no person ever h r h!ieen placed in the refractory ward for having returned from ser vice under such circumstances. The committee regret that Mr. Cooper ti:e surgeon of the workhouse, should have mooned in un satiafactory g MIAMI for not calling the attention of the board to any thing which he eonsidered objectionable in the state and management of the house, or she quality and mode of preparation of food of the Inmates, anti the eehh aittee are fully satiated that the dietary of the house is sufficient both :Z ., quality and quantity, and that with the lips, large mouth, small whiskers, a seam on the upper lip which reaches tram the nostril. Since his absconding it has been ascertained that he immediately obtained the rash for the cheques, and received the following Bank of England notes, viz 50/ , No. 56775, dated April 8, 1840; 301., No. 9019, dated August 6, 1846; 101., No. 19845, dated Anev.st 4, 1846 ; 101., No, 3426.5, dated the same; 101., No. 68320, dated July 4, 1846; 101., No. 28541, dated the same ; and 301. 3e. in cash. ACCIDENTS„---FALLING AGAINST A NAlL—Yes terday morning a young man named Ord, whilst in a state of intoxication, fell again t the railings surrounding the old police station-house, High-street, Woolwich, which arc stuck with nails, one of which penetrated the left eye. A medical gentleman was called in and dressed the wound. The nail was discovered to have entered the eye and passed out at the temple. The patient was sabsequently carried to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he expired.—Two PERSONS DROWNED.—Yesterday morning, four persons hired a small boat at Westminster, 5r the nurpose of proceeding to Rich mond for a dad's pleasure. It was noticed that they were not skilful boatmen. They however reached Battersea safely. Here they rowed athwart a barge lying at anchor, land the little boat instantly capsized. Two of the party succeeded in grasping hold of the cable, and were saved by the bargemen. The other two, named James Gascoine, aged 24, and George James, aged 32, residing on Clerken well-green, were drowned. The bodies Were not found. INQUEsrs.-11EATI1 FROM BLOWS.—Yesterday an inquest was commenced by Mr. W. Baker. at the Cock, Cock hill, Ratcliff, on the body of William Harrold Levitt, aged 2i, who died at the house of his father. in Broad -street, Rat cliff, on Monday morning, from the effects of injuries he re ceived in an affray which took place on the ]larking-toad, on Tuesday, the 15th inst. The deceased, the son of a respect able ironmonger, wause family have lived in Ratcliff for the last half century. was returning from Barking, on the 15th in a ebaise-eart, when he interrupted a running -match on the road, got into an altercation with some parties in a barouche drawn by two hones, and struck at them with his whip. One of the men in the baronche left it, and after getting in to the chaise, beat Mr. Levitt, jun., with the butt-end of his whip, about the head, face, and body. The deceased was rendered insensible by the blows, and he was conveyed to his father's residence in ilateliti, where he lingered until Mon. day, when death put an end to his sufferings.—The inquiry was adjourned for sport modem examination.—Au.sosn DEATH FROM PoisoN.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker entered into an inquiry, at the White Swan, Wapping.wall, concerning the death of Hubbard Broekwell, aged GO, a marine store dealer. residing in Star-street, Shadwell. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased was addicted to drink ing, and for some time past been labouring tinder symptoms of deliriuns tremens ' and his wife had left him in conse quence. This appeared to excite him, and he repeatedly threatened to destroy himself. Ile would often place his hand to his head and exclaim, " Oh my head, it is broken." On Sunday evening last, he retired to rest as usual, and about six o'clock the following morning, his wife, who had not seen the deceased for seven weeks, went to his bed-room, and found him lying on the bed quite dead.—A juror said there were several repine circulated through the neigh bourhood that the deceased had died from the effects of poison, and there was certainly a great deal of suspicion at tached to the wife, and that a pans(-mortem examination of the body was necessary. The jury then journed accord ingly fur further inquiry. THE DAGENHAM MURDER. Yesterday the inquiry into the murder of Police Constable George Clarke was resumed for the sixth time before C. C. Lewis, Esq., coroner for Essex , at the Cross Keys Tavern, in this village. The room was crowded by the resident gentry of the neighbourhood. Police Constable George Dunning, K, 397 : I rseollect the night of the 27th of Aug., between 11 and 12 o'clock, I was at the station in the back room, and I heard quarrelling between Serjeant Parsons and hie sister, who were at the time up stairs. I heard her accuse him of something, I could not distinctly understand what it was. but the reply Parsons made to that was, "Do you mean this affair." What affair i be alluded to I don't know. She replied, "Yes, this affair and others Ito." Parsons then began to cry, he cried aloud. I spoke of this to Serjeant Pearson, and made a report about it on the Tuesday following I heard Parsons and his sister quarreling when I was in the street, and I then heard Parsons threaten to throw his sister down stairs if she did not hold her tongue. George Corvan, Police Constable, stated that Dunning hash called him to hear Parsons and his sister quarreling, hut he could not hear distinctly one word. Dunning told him that he heard Pardon' sister say, " You know you are guilty." Dunning denied having used those words. Coroner (to Dunning)—Why you repeated to me word for word, in the yard of this house, that which Corvan has stated. You are a most unfit person to give evidence before this jury. Serjeant Pearson declared that Dunning told him that Parsons' sister had said to him " You knowyou are guilty." Julia Parsons, the sister, said, 1 recollect being at the Dagenharn station on the night of the 27th of August. I was with my brother up stairs on that night. Ilia wife was away from him at her father's at Barking aide ; he had words on that night concerning our own family. I don't know how long we were quarreling, but should say about half an hour.—Coroner: 1)o you happen to recollect what you said to him during the quarrel ?—Witness : I said very little to him during the time we were quarreling. There was no allusion made to the death of Clarke. M y brother was making allusions to his brothers not writing tohim ever since he has been under arrest. Ido not remember what I said to him, but I was in a passion. I did not say that he knew he was guilty of it.—Curoner: Will you undertake to swear that you did not say so ?—Witness : Yes, I will. Ido not remember having said anything like that. Ile called me some names I cannot mention, and at the end of the quarrel he cried. All I accused him of was concerning our own family. I was in a great passion at the time, and may not recollect all that was said between us. I swear that I know no more about the matter than I have already stated. I have no reason to believe the statement I have previously made, about my brother being at horn • on the night of the murder, at the time I have stated, to be untrue Edward Langley-1 am a serjeant of the detective police I recollect going to the spot where Clarke was murdered, in company with Serjeant !'arsons, on the 18th of August. On my return I picked up a handkerchief (produced) in a mea dow adjoining the field where the murder took place. On attempting to pick it up, it stuck to the ground, and I then found that it was clotted with blood, as it i 3 now. The handkerchief is composed of silk, having a blue ground, with a figured orange, yellow, and crimson border, very old, and much torn ; there was a great quantity of blood stains upon it. Mr. Inspector Richardson and Police-serjeant T. Pears in were examined, but their testimony threw no light on th matter. . _ This being the whole of the evidence, the coroner summed up. Ile said he wished particularly to draw the attention of the jury to the medical evidence, as it was most important-- clearly proving that the murder was the result of revenge. The murderer was not satisfied with killing his victim, but mangled him in the frightful manner seen by the jury, and detailed in the medical evidence. Had the de ceased been killed in an ordinary quarrel, or in the per formance of his duty, his assailant would have been satisfied with inflicting on ham a single blow or cut, such as had been described, and then left him. They hail it proved, he further said, that on the morning after the murder, when Clarke was reported to be missing, that Parsons left the station-house with constable Kimpton, and, before he had proceeded 200 yards from the station, he proposed to Kimpton what tale they were all to stick to in reference to his being en duty on the night of the murder. Now that had struck him (the coroner) as being a very strong and suspicious circum stance. With reference to the conduct of the police gene rally in the case, there were no words strong enough in the English language to express the disgust which every right minded person must feel. Ile applied his observations to those policemen who had been guilty, to say the least of it, of wilful and corrupt perjury. They had been the principal means by which the ends of justice had been defeated. They had done everything in their power to suppress the truth. In consequence the greatest difficulty and mystery had been thrown around the ease ; but it would be for the jury to consider whether there was suspicion found( d on the evidence to warrant them in returning a verdict of " wilful murder;" against some person or persons. After consulting for up wards of one hour, the jury agreed to a verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown. Mr. Rawlings, on the part of Sergeant Parsons, wished to know whether Parsons was to remain under the surveillance of the police any longer.—Mr. Superintendent Pearce said he had no authority to answer the question. The Coroner would undertake to say that not only Serjeant Parsons, but the whole of the men who had sworn falsely, would be indicted forthwith for perjury. Mr. Rawlings observed that Serjeant Parsons was quite ready to meet any charge th:X might be brought against him. The proceedings then terminated. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 21. CONCILIATION HALL—THIS DAY. The usual weekly meeting of the members of this body was held to-day in the Conciliation Hall. At one o'clock, Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., Captain Broderick, and Messrs. Fitzpatrick, J. H. Dunne, Clements, &c., entered the Hall. Upon the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the chair was taken by Mr. Wm. M•Guinness. TUE BLINI,TEILIAL PLAN OF RELIEF.—Mr. John O'Con nell read the following letter from his father . "Darrynane Abbey, Caherciveen, Sept. 19,1919. " My Dear Ray—lt is impossible to exaggerate the frightful pros pect of famine and pestilence that lies before us. The failure of the poor man's crop is known to be all but universal—indeed, the fact is so familiar, that it is quite superfluous to repeat it. The pkin for affording relief, through the medium of public works, will be in full operation in the course of the ensuing fortnight. It is, in its nature, sufficiently comprehensive, if carried actively and energetically into effect, to afford employment for the great bulk of the adult population. To be satisfactory, however, it re quires the mast active co-operation of the landowners and farmers. Unhappily, in the present state of the country, it will not be sufficient to procure employment for the people. The great diffi culty is the procuring sufficient food. The great deficiency is in the supply of food ; food is already at a famine price, and the leasing In tar hands of mercantile men the supplying food as a commercial speculation, will necessarily keep it at famine price. The intervention of government is, therefore, absolutely necessary ; such intervention is surrounded with great difficulties, and will impose an enormous additional burthen upon the government. It must, however, be done, or the people will starve, it not being, I repeat, safe to have the people at the mercy of speculators in bread stuffs.' It is true that promises are held out to keep the market down, by pouring in a supply of government provisions. Thus the difficulty meets us again; for the government, in keeping down the markets, will be very likely to drive the mercantile classes out of the trade, so that the supplying of the food will ultimately fall altogether upon the govern ment. Mane plans have Men suggested to meet the difficulties ; especially plans to borrow from government, at a low rate of interest, monies to be laid out on productive improvements on the lands, to be repaid by the borrower. Let it be remarked that there are already a million of pounds sterling in the hands of the Boards of Works, to be lent for the drainage- of Irish enatea ; and so t Yen' kw, indeed, have availed them/ides of that fund. One fl attire In the pre vent exigency affords the greatest letisfaction—it Ia that which ex hibita prows of every anti of every pariniasion, and of every political opinion, combining together, without the slightest relcrenee to any irritating or party topics —but one and all mule:main :it to find out the best mode of mitigating the upptoaehing famine. This has never happened before. It is the first time in Ireland that una nimity—complete and entire—haa atiowo itself among men of various persuasions, and different political opinions, and that unanimity WAS preserved inviolate amidst the fervour of public meetings. - The consequence has been that earicus plans hue been suggested for alleviating the present misery, and anticipating the evils to result, shoukl another year of famine follow the present. When we were dealing with the afflicting, but still partial distress of last year, we fondly anticipated relief from the promising harvest of the prevent year, but it has pleased Providence to disap point our hopes, avid aggravate the evils of our prosrects. Who shall tell us with confidence, that we shall not have another year of similar calamity !—Judging from what has happened in other countries, we Lave great cause to dread the blight will not terminate in the present Year, but that we shall have another famine year to provide for. taster ouch circumstances, every man who produces a plan to obviate the dangers and difficulties of our position and prove ta, is to a cer tain extent a public benefactor. There is another entsidemtion de. serving attention, that the government plan of succour is calculated to produce throughout Ireland a more extended poor Law, necessarily calculated to extend outdoor relief to all adult lahounrs, and then. families, in a state of destitution, u well as to all utter destitute poor. The English statute of Elizabeth Ia being extended to Ireland, and the poverty of the country is about to be placed, far Rap port, upon the properte, especially upon the landed propeny. In seeking to relieve the present distress, it will require the utmost care and vigilance to prevent Ireland being involved in the entire detail of the English poor laws. But the greatest evil of all is the want of combination and co-operation between the Irish gentry generally. The late meetings afford a proof of the peal tiva hility.of such a combination ; but then thue meetings lasted only for part of a day. After conterring amicably, and resolving eloquently, they ilbsolved into their original elenients, and left no combine ! Lady to carry out their Intentions. Now, what I m..st ardently &site IS this—that the gentlemen who resolve to well, and talk so wisely, should make tan their minds to give permanency to their effisrts by the continuance of some committee or deputation. How delighted • I should be to be able, with any prospect of success, to propose tan the gentry in each locality in Ireland should appoint a itelvgation of their Lumber to meet together in Dublin, without delay, in order to organise the test plans for obtaining government and local relief, during the impending calamities of famine and pestilence, and to em body, in practical tore, their suggestions to parliament for laws suited to the emergency. The first duty of such a meeting as I allude to would be to address the ministry, and, if tweessary, the crown itself, to call together without delay the parliament—such a demand. rooting from such • body, would be irresistible. When the parliament nut, the iwffuenM of such a body as 1 describe would neensanly be all-power ful, and mare 110pC would ark- that an etketted plan liar the relief of the people of this magnificent island would lie realised. I may lie anei red at by N.:lle, and laughed at by others, fur making such it i.res postal; it will be said that what I want it , an Irish pall:matt, and I nukes that there would be some rename resemblanie to all Irish pit.- figment in such as raivembhigo—hut there would he name which a British statesumn need apprehend, or the frost timid antis Lepealer object to. There are other topics which I would wish to submit to the 1114 , 0Cillliort, bar, for the present, I lastpine them. Let me, however, conjure the gentry of Deland seriously to retest, that unless they adopt some plan to wake their weight and import ance felt by the government, the English plan of out-dear relief, in its worst form, will be almost insensibly mtnmmti rated to Ireland, and their estates not only burdened but actually mu ftis:god. In the meantime, let the Repeal Association continue its ev.ertion Let It accumulate documents hie the discussion .on the Repeal question in the next modem of parliament. No rational man can object to ouch a discussion in the Eritish parliament; neither can there he the slighti st shadow of a doubt that the union has wonted bully for Ireland. Before the present distress, it was proved, on the eel. memorable Devon commission, that tie, agricultural papillation of Ireland, being *even-eighths of the entire, endured Inure misery than any other people in Europe. Perhaps, now that it Is assert:noel be yond any controersy, that tsar plat for working out the ristoratinn of the Irish parliament is purely and undeviatingly lase-able, there mu) he ouch an amession to our strength as would enlace the Repeal nea data, Belies e ear to he, Very Lillllllllly T. M. Ray, tee:" •• il,ll I. O'CONNI,LI.. Mr. J. O'CoNNett. moved the insertion of his father's let ter on the minutes, and in doing so expressed his regret that an Recount had just reached the Association from Cashel, stating that, at the presenunent sessions held there a few days back, under the Labour Act, the magistrates had sepa rated without presenting one halfpenny for the support of the famishing pour. Such a result could not, however, surprise the meeting, when he (Mr. O'Connell) inbrmed them that the se.siuns idluded to were presided over by Lord Glengall —as miserable an enemy of Ireland as ever oppressed her starving people. (Cheers.) The terrible fear he hod was that the poor creatures, thus oppressed, would be, by the pangs of extreme starvation, driven to nc s of violence ; but he would, for the sake of Repi al, implore them to keep the peace, and he would promise them food. as their reverend pastors had that day gone to th • Castle, to the Lord Lieutenant, to request him to take immediate measures fee their relief. (Cheers.) His (Mr. O'Connell's; father had iu his letter congratulated the country upon the un.,niwity which had prevailed in ear ning out the Labour Act, 1,0 far as he had heard ; but sines that 'letter was written, the blot which he had discovered in the act had been hit, and he hoped the government would take care and remedy it. He regretted the fatality he alluded to exceedingly, and he was afraid that the only re medy which could be applied would be to summon paella m.on within a fortnight or three weeks, to pie.s measures which would comp.l the hard-hearted hu.dlords to bear the burdens which they ought to bear. The mstion having been seconded, was passed. The remaining business of the meeting consisted of the reading of a lotteries= the ltoman Catholic Bishop of Hlphin, declaring his adhesion to O'Connell and moral horns ; same talk 011 the possibility of the penitence and reconciliation of Young Ireland, and the refusal to receive an officer of the army us a member. TILE LABOUR RATE ACT. KERRY.-IVERAoll.—The Presentment Sessions of the barony of Iveragh, held at Cahirciveen on Friday last, would have commanded attention from the mere circumstance of Mr. O'Connell being present, and the Knight of Kerry in the chair. Independent of these circumstances. however, the meeting was important, on amount of the contest anxiety to forward the work of charity which pervaded I* . „ and the business-like manner in which the work wan gone about. Mr. Stokes atteuded on the part of the Hoard of "' cit.', and in ropy to a question tram the chairman:, Pala: "There should be a maximum estimate of each work separately. While the Lill was in promo.. For a wound reading, he Lad made a maximum estimate of all works in the cunty, on the title utility and permanent impoliam e of which there could be no Ile waa, therefore. Inland to lay a li.t ta fore them ' tou^ther with the maxindeu expense. At the name time, it wa% finit e competent for the court to inquire into every other proposition which came berm them." The Knight of Kerry adverted to the justice of giving a fair diatrihution of works to each district, in proportion to its assessment. Mr. O'Connell assented to the suggestion, and added: " I take it for granted that we are agreed on the principle laid down. If there be any diosentient, let him nay no. n we have an imnuns• number of piesentmento talon. UM. It will be imossi ble, in a t rowdol court, to 111.41.15 w the merit's of three preoentinents I submit that we limn a committee of three W . tier , Utkng the assist ante of Mr. sti Ares, and adjourn for three days, as we ore entitled to do under the statute. last the committer come forward with their re port, lased on the principle laid down by the chairman. The, if ;MY masnotrate or tees-payer objrat to any of the works, we'll give every attention in our power. Taking the estimate of the biome at 21,1011. which ,an declansi by Mr. Maliony, the Poor-law eleAr, to be un reel:, we'll we whether the proportionable areesonent 1:11,000) will be adequate to the wants of the larony." Mr. O'Connell then moved that the following gentlemen do constitute a committee for the purpose of reporting to a meeting of the magistrates and eess-payers, next day (Mon day being lived for the sessions at Knuckane) on the works to be resented:—Jamesp O'Connell, James Butler, and James Hickson, &qrs., together with the chairman. There was some important incidental remarks and discussion. It was agreed that the present supply of food in the barony could not by any pomibility be expected to hat beyond the tat of November, and that destitution would be daily increasing during that time. Thu chairman observed that matters would have been still worse but for the providential supply of fish so extraordinary at the season. Mr. O'Connell made a proposal that the estuary at C/173 should be inclosed, giving the Marquis of Lansdowne the land reclaimed on one side of the river, and taking that on the other for himself; he would apply to government for an advance for improvements under the lhainage Aet. (Mr. Stokes estimated the eat of this work at O(kl/.) Mr. Hickson, agent for the Marquis of Lansdowne, said he hod had no communication with the marquis, but was sure he would do everything in his power to co-operate with Mr. O'Connell. The chairman, Mr. Jame. O'Connell (brother to the liberator), paid it would be most important for indi viduals willing to tax themselves in th'a manner, as they would give large employment, and the public would have nothing to pay. Some strictures were passed on the Board of Works for delay l the chairman said the blame did not rest with that body ; too much work bad been thrown upon them. Mr. O'Connell observed that the board had involved themselves in legal in tricacies not necessary under the act. Mr. O'Connell animadverted on government for not giving full wages. " That would never do. The people ought to get higher wages, now that the price of food was high. Wages have always been too low in this country." Mr. Stokes said— ., That the government, seeing the bad return they had got in many places—certainly not in Kerry—last year from labourers were induced to Innen their wagen this sear. Iksides, one of their object.' had been not to interfere with the farmer in the labour market. tike (Mr. Stokes') experience was, that when the wages of the labourer had been cut down, there was a lamentable falling oft in the manner in which the public works were tamales] ; so that, looking to the interest of the labourer and the public, it was better to give fair wages." Mr. O'Connell had thrown out the hint, he said, in order that government might be prepared. With respect to the selection of Dingle as a depot for food for the district, Mr. O'Connell said government had made a mistake: " Every one must know that the prevailing wind excludes us for a great pert at the year from Dingle harbour. It is a tidal harbour, high and dry when the tide is out, and can only be resorted to by us at particular times. If Valentia, indeed, were selected, there would be an excellent harbour. approachable at every hour and with every wind. It is infinitely better that Valentin should be a depot for Dingle, than that Dingle should be a depot for Valenti. Me don't want to interline with tingle, which may have a depot for its own district. All we want is to bare a depot for ourselves at Valenti& I therefore, would suggest that Mr. stokes do remonstrate with the government on the injustice of leaving ue to the services of Dingle harbour." Towards the close of the meeting the Chairman said— " That a suggestion had been made to him by a gentleman con nected with the fisheries, for giving an addition, from that 'sourer, to the food of the people. It was this—that an application ,ho ukl be made to government, to make an allocation of part of the public money for providing the fishermen on our coast with suitable boats and adequate tackling, so as to enable them to prosecute their winter fishing—which would afford a most important addition to the food of the people. It would be taken up probable at a future meeting ; but it struck him as an important fact—and from his connection with I fisheries, as a cornrnirwioner formerly, he knew something of the mine of wealth which they presented—that, under due protection, this branch of our resources might be made the instrument of a valuable accession to the food of the people In general, at the saute time that it would raise vastly' the condition of a most industrious but wretched class of our community." LlMERlCK.—Gtesoulx.—The presentment sessions of the barony of Glenquin, held at Newcastle on Friday last, was presided over by Lord Devon, Lord Monteagle and Mr. Smith O'Brien were present. The meeting was eqoal in importance to that at Cahirciveen. Captain Kennedy, who attended as officer of the Board of Works, suggested an ad journment for a few days to arrange the presentments that , might be made. He read a list of the works which he , thought most important. They are, —new line of road from Newcastle to Bruff—required fir completion. 801 1 !.; road from Arhsvfeale to Dromtrasna Bridge—required for com pletion. 996/. ; Baraa-road —from the emu of Barna. on the Ablicyfeale-mad, to Glyn, 747/. ; road from Tour Bridge, on the road from Abbeyfeale towards Newmarket, 31k1'.; Ba nogue-road, 300/., or 1001. if Mr. Russell shonki pair his pro mised contribution of 200/. ; Killeedv-road, 3001. ; Ballough road from Newcastle to Broadford,l69/.; nocktouch-road, be t ween Broadford and Newmarket. 654/. ; Rooska-mat. 3681. ; The chairman remarked that the amount of these present ments would be 1,6611. ; he al.o suggested an adiourament. Some wonls that fill from Mr. Smith O'Brien, respecting a representation to Government, about finishing the works begun under the Act of 9th Victoria, called up I,onl Mont eagle. His lordship said he had been induced to attend (though not a proprietor) by the sessions being the brat held in the county, and, therefore, likely to serve as a maid. He explained his view of the question raised by M. Smith O'Brien : . _ " In the beginning of the het rereitm of Parliament two Acts were parsed. In on' of them a pmvision was m ,de too obtain cm, eyeneat for the people. and of the expense of that enipiavnient war an atoretate gift front the state, ant the other half sate to be yakt by the mintier. With respect to trLs Art the ate Got Yrnment acted Inigely upon If, and many works were en g noticed which are now incompkte. Another Act halt been panted for the tome puranre„ of affording employment and the propistiw lion, if I understand it rightly, now before or. i that w miry on and complete these work. rt 'peeling which we el tint taa•-half of the expense from the government. but we are now gettine under another art to which no part of the cape tne in t • be borne b: the go. torment. and it therefore is our ditty not to put our pat, ie into a ware position than they were in before. We claim that we have a richt to ask from the government wee-half of the expense incurred by the completion of those works on the term , and conditions tq ..n whirl we enteral into the engagement (Tamil cries of "Ikar, he.e.") The government are bound to do this in point of justice." Lord ltlonteai le went on to say : " That he conk) not conclude it knout adverting to the Creration which has been made its the law. in one particular of width hr ate. dully ago •1. As a proprietor of laud, he entirely agrord with the ult• tattr.an which gists to the proprietors a portion of the expense. hmte.• Atul lie was sure that every one of their torrents WAR of the taint avinion." His lot ship then moved the following resolution, which was carried unanimously : "That whilst we express our fun appr crop of these work., yet the magistrates and rate-toyer" text that it is also their duty to expresa their strong and unanimous opinion that the just condi ta trot of the arrangement between thin barony tool the government for the rumple. lion of such works as have been tominettetal under the tail of the 9 Victoria, e. 1, requires an wilierrnee to the terms of the etyitract." Mr. Sit ru KM rt. ((nested to be heard as a favour, seeing that not having been restored to the commission, he could not claim to be heard as his right: "I apprehend th.tt therein not a single penny of the wets which have been prerentol for but will have to be paid by the Lureonl cad the °erupting tenant. This is an alteration in the law which I, for one, h,tl upon with the greatest tottisfaction. I mean, that the landlords are elitist on to tontribute to the expenses under ;his set. (Hear, amt cheer.) I think the course of prom hug starinst“i alt in all respects just and equitsbh ; first, that the urgent nem...Ty of the ewe should induce tilt, at risk, to pass the amount bef..ra• • eggerted. namely, 4.liftiT„ w hioh, w ill immediately be gone on with ; with nwpeet to thet alien.. they cannot be pm...oiled with till they hat Owen before th - authorities and sanctioned. I think the romse of lord Mont ogle, in calling en the government to fulfil their contract, mint just I also agree wUlt those rerdutionw which lince been newest rullitto on the landlord. to perform their promises and pay their promised contribu tions forthwith. The next thing to he done, in my opinion, is to no what hdonial works are not tinished, and wthtt the a etta.r. i! amount will be. I eertainly %parted that Mr. Lunause would love hen ready w ith a rerut on this subject. I have felt it me duly to look about the mode lOW my return 'home, and I hate hail the opportu nity of seeing that the gloated inconvenichee is occasionsl ha leaving works unfinished. I beg pardon for having intruded on the meeting. (No. wt.)" . . The Rev. lean Coil. drew the attention of the meeting to the necessity of opening dept.ts of food, and to the ques tion of the labourers' wages. '• I don't know a time," stid the rev. gentleman, " when the wars of *be polnursc were in prop.o.t I'll It, hio wants. near, hear.) At no time ha. thin Mere the case, and how nitwit greater is the necessity to Inquire into this matter at the ittesent 'wriest, when pi:meat - en are likely to loyome , Il much dearer, and when his tracts, lops what I ran ilikleistind from the 'lsteutury minutes on this stibje4 t, will pro. toddy lovoine so much le.. At present prowitsiono hie neither cheap not plentiful; yet, when they were both. the wog.. of the labourer were, ao I still betore, instotteivat for his wants. :Uttar.) And vet it has been ouggested that his tons, should be 2.41. per day lower titan tittineetatingaily given by the farowrs of the tlinr;et." The Cu .111tMAN exismsseil his agreement with the Dean, who withdrew his proposition at the suggestion of Lords Devon and Monteagle. Mr. Smith O'Brien expressed his concurrence in Dean Coll's views : "In the Treasury Minute it boo been ' , taint that 11w wage. of labourers employed untliT thin net olimild he 2d. per day It. than the avezon• walmo given by fanner', Now Ido confers that whenever a proper opportunity occurs for giving an opinion em this otthieet, I think that this meeting should nprenetil their ttpinionn tit.: the go. neninient could not wanly proceed on the principle they i...ee Indi cated. (lieut., tour.) 'the limner Wain , in ibis (unlit vy :Ire &I. a day is w Otter with diet. Now. I think that amount would not admit oennluetion. I have lately sonde 140111 C it/col:ries into this matter, awl I have found opinions very adverse tat this point. (Pie perotm said to. per Illy, another oak! It,. lid., anti then they went on till at hot they got to lat. I haie given the oulneet some etmoiderctita. and I am of topi ii i. m that 10d. a day Amok' he tlw minbaltin nutter any eireunotionte. (A Baer: 'nate too low, sir.') (Anotlier Voiert • Bow tan u man work for lad. a day, sir, and have total for his children (*) This to the &flit:tiny in thin matter." The C lIS I Ka A N intimated that the meeting atootl adjourned till Monday, when it would meet, pro fiirositi, to he further adjourned till Tueaday the 29th inst. Some dissatisfaction was expressed, hut it Wan explained that the adjournment would facilitate business, as Captain Kennelly won't,' look over the applications, and give his opinion on tin ut previous to their being sent to Dublin. Tl.l'Pl;ltAltY.--Ctsttat.—The presentment at S•ilinft of dila barony were held on the 19th lust:int. Th.. nillowing resolutions were adopted. Some indignant remarks on them by Mr. John O'Connell will lie found in the report of this day's proceedings at Conciliation-hall . •• lo,savtxt . Tlut we are deeply Moore... All with the magnitude of ife calamity with which this issitilry it, under the tii-Kusotion (4 l`rovith.noit, visited in the general tailor/. of the ordinary hoot Ma very large proportion of the population, anti of ilitt duty intioosed Soon every rhos in the nnommtity of takin, stela nte.elin . . v. may be non. oideranl best caleulat..d to avert or mitigate the thou:era thy impendir.g famine, and prenerve the soei3l instittithonn awl general I rate Of the country. 'that we are detenuined, to utmost extent of our means, to relieve the want, nail outferingn of our feittorriertatuiew ; but feel Slot: one peinate wenn, and the reoutireen ttf the too/Pry are totally inashviaLle to net t the gent owl general ir.iolortuar that ban now befallen it. That we are &Angst of pnanoting the execution et all public work., that may altiord empionment to the people, and be of permanent utility to the country; but cannot lint view with the grtatest apitieheinitoti, the expetalitun• of borrowed money on unpro fitable public work. kw the employ-mint of the ;our, a. we are of opinhat, that a continuant. , lit such a synein wain( proof. n-it otily in effectual for sliCli pliryner, toll It of serious injury to thee...triunity, aisle, ent tinily luring ruin on boll t oemipierand proprietor of the land, by inenneting their habilitieo, without affording ain Means of olituining a return for the eapitil extoentled, anti reightillg iill . lll unable 141 under. take work. that may not only Alm! preoent etoployment, nut Iron their nature produce it permanent anti profitable i mono enteld in the tontlition of the people, and augment the litesns of tic tire employ. meat. 'that we are hilly nnstble that this I Ain Me emergency requires to be met by no ordinary nunotureo, but conoitter that under such a grievous natural calamity, no the failure of that fond on which the great mass of the ishabituntoof thin country' oddly thnentled for the t-unting nine months, sonic proportimi of the means requisite to pro. vide employment and fool for them oheulit he by the national re. ooureett, and not altogether thrown on the landed property, l.s (*intern. plotted by the .Ict 111 Vie., chap. 107. That we entreat but deplore that the pronoitino of the Aet I Vic., elem. 11, enabling the fordo of the Treasure, on the renommendatiuti of the Lord Lieutenant. to male u hew grant of a moiety of the expense of tiny work taidertaLim under oath act, sheathing have been introduced into the .Let I( tit Vitt. chigt.ll.7, as the nwourceo of the country, will ttttt t such assistance. nitt. , t he quite insufficient for the pure see contemplded in that art. llto.t the sud den revolution in the mobil ay-bra caused by tlw II:ilotre of the fowl of the people, noquires that all lUCOIIIII4 derived from charges con land or other rower., nhoubl be nude liable by the Inn:datum on the prin t iple on w hid, the income tax is les tell, to nadribute to the miler of the di-net...11 of that totality from which Kith inconn in derived.— (Hung:ill, V. Lieut. ; flaw anon, 111.., J.P.; Suirtiale, J.P.; .1. Fitzgerald, Bart, 11. L., .I.l'. ' It. Butler 11. Lowe, 1/.1., .1.1%; R. Pennefather, Ill* .1.1". ; Nr. Itarton , 11. I.„ J.P. ; J. ocultv, Jun. .1.1'.; N. Iterbert, 4.1'. Mt. ; L. Keating, J.r. ; W. Murphy, 1.1'.; S. Mar. Pon, 111... J.l'. ; J. Oohs, 1/.1.., J.P. ; C. Clarke, J.P.; E. Sear, J.l', ; J. Itillett, J.P. ; S. Cooper, .1.1..; Xl. C. More, 1/.1., .11.1'. ; M. Ilarrison Briscoe, J.l'. ; C. /iianconl ; J. stewart, J. I'.; IL oul.e, J.l'. ()ITN I; V AND AULT. The presentment sessions for this barony were held at Newport on Friday hut. lticliard Uniacke Bayley, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Craw' f or d, the county surveyor, said there remained in hand, sod available for works unfinished or to be begun, 4,191 q. • he would require additional grants to the ainniiiit of 1,750 1. ilia proposals were adopted. Additional presentments, to the amount of 6,000/. or 7,0001., were also voted. No dis cusaion of moment occurred. LORD MONTRAOLIS AT THE MEETING or LIMERMY MAGlsTßATiat.—This meeting, as already announetd in this paper was held at Limerick on Saturday last. Mr. C. Powell, M.l' , stolen that his object in signing the requi sition was " to allay the great ferment and irritation that existed, by showing that the magistrates and landlords sym pathised with the people." Lord Monteagle, as at the baro nial meeting at Newcastle, explained and defended the government measure, pointing out, at the same time, some of eta provisions which he thought required amendment. The conclusion of his lord-hip's speech was important : " He approved entirely of the principles of tin act which threw on the landlords a part of the burden-flume, hear) -and he k:t to say more-that be had never met an Irish gentleman who objected to this part of it, and when they objected to the art, it was not on this ground. (Hear, hear.) What they wanted was, that labour should be so afforded that it would be prnductive awl remunerative. (Hear, hear, bear.) At the meeting held yestenLiy, at Glenquin, (t was stated that there were other week• to be tarried on u sh e r this act, besides roads, and hills, and bridges. They ought immediately to ask the Government what those other works were f He was of opinion that parliament should be eats! Mgether. If ever then was a Period when impending exigency and dire no:twiny re quired this, the present was the period. Meer, hear., In con clusion, he would allude to an art passed the last smsion-the Drainage Art. By that tut, 3,000,001 W. of money was to be given, not to public works, but deny gentleman wished to improve his property, and give employment to the poor on his estate, he was thus fur nished with the means of doing so. Thus the gentry could employ the people on their own lands, anal not have them on the nsit'ai With respect to that act, it was defective, and he doubted whether it could be brought into operation; but he had obtained the promise of the government to amend it at the next meeting of parliament. But there was no time to wait. ;Hear.) On hours now depend the lives of perhaps thomeals -;hear;-and they were imperatively called on to meet immediately the exigency. Tlear.) This he cow:cited would be best done Gy the completion of the works already begun. There was a controversy a the Glenquin meeting yesterday, respecting the half which the government were bound to pay towards that completion. With re spect to that he might Kay that he bad received a letter this morning from Mr. Labouchrre, stating that her Majesty's government wouid carryout their contract in [bat respect. (Ileac, hear.) (before he sat down be would again say that he concurred in the opinion that Par liament should be immediately convened, for the purpose of dev,-:ng means to meet the great (berms at t resent existing. ,Hear. " A series of resolutions embodying the views expressed by Lord Monteagle were draughted by a committee appointed for that purpose, and unanimously adopted. LORD JOHN RUSSELL ON THE MINISTERIAL PLAN OP REIT Er.—A Cork newspaper publishes the following accoant of the interview of the County Cork deputation with the Prime Minister. The members of the deputation having addressed his lordship : " Lord John Russell. in reply, read a paper before him desehb ing the nature of the measures which (use jut passed through parliament, which he thought idionld be sufficient to meet -xe present emergency. He acknowledged they had PO power of com pelling presentment sessions to pass works, but he did not think, under the present state of the country, they would attempt to leit.so them ; fur such sessions were not only Imponeible to the governmiht for the faithful discharge of their duty, but they were subject to ,a higher responsibility, that of the country deuniniWig such sorbs. ILs