The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-16 00:00:00

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Wire appeared at the bar and pre • statement of the reasons the Common had for recommending that a new gaol within the city of London. b'erred to a Special Gaol Committee of S OF eiIIMMIL—GUILDRALL—THE ,nrrnto TO PRODUCE SANITORT Re- Hay the Commissioners of &wen for assembled at the Court, in Guildhall, for of business; Mr. Deputy Peacock in the ted Fsnshawe applied for amistance. He part in forwarding the views of the street n in his own neighbourhood, that of ✓ Whitecroseetreet, and the adjoining hich were in so filthy and unwholesome • gymeci could not venture to AO** For this he had drawn down the WI/- the gratitude of his neighbours. They Int to cleanliness, for the moment She ere turned, the courts and alleys we., e by putrid vegetation and other sdlhL 'hag neighbours to reason, Fanshawe was of the notices issues by the Court of the penalties of persons throwing . ashes, 'Sett, lane, court, or alley , two o f which and and placed outside his house. The e operated most powerfully upon the in s-buildings, the whole of whom, men and am, herded by one Coghan, who, armed Nifty destroyed the board and the meths& dons than they proceeded to attack Fan- Is, when, but for the speedy interfere's...A would have been sacrificed. Coghan, leader, was brought up to Guildhall, to answer the charge at the Sessions. sented himself for some pecuniary aid, .osecute the defendant, and the other in , they being more or less implicated in chairman and several of the members licant as to his motives for interfering outhawe, in reply, stated that he had • first instance by some of the parties to Street Cleansing Association, who ger that was likelyto arise from so much to the court; and because he after e was new living in danger of his life. subscribed 71. to defend Coghan, while, in life he was unable to expend as rosecuting the defendant. After a long t informed the applicant that the Com rs had no funds at their disposal for such ere, however, of opinion that he was , ; and the Street Cleansing Association setae on his behalf; especially as they had t fficulty. TION.—CITY OF LONDON.—Thomas ~ the barrister appointed to revise the e City of London, opened his court yestar • Common Pleas, Guildhall. By previous usiness yesterday was confined to reeeiv te whole of the overseers and secondaries hes in the City were summoned to attend Ir. Wasney appeared in support of the , as at the Reformers ; the Tories were . Samuel Brown. The following is a ms and objections on each side : Saner OBJUCTIONS. 283 xs_ TOklf 0111 wr tor a. $77 TO n new claims ; the Merles not more than 6 or sad In plating MA new maim an the list, =lets rated. Ire le Of l iees elldmied hank bp lath peatiaa a the awry 114 es Ms purls f elf, KUL Of them emaid Amu the am arm 111 idea with the dse d er A I ham M . mum, Z r urli 111 seta the lltehemme. that the aims and objee lista should first eensidered, and be og of the court this 'worsting. Mr. rrsng with the agents, decided on not in that list, on the first day, than the mother arrangement made in the course r was, that the applications for costa by xived themselves objected to on frivolous made at the claw of each list, and not, as appointed for the purpose, after all the hrough. This arrangement, Mr. Arnold owe more convenient to all parties con hours were occupied in receiving the rs generally were in attendance when were some few eases of absence. The I till ten o'clock this morning. N THROPIC SOCIETT.—A public meet hjects of this society, which was stab s relief of the poor during the winter sat evening at the Hall of Commerce, Dr. Carlyle presided ; and having re of the society, Mr. Stolworthy, the eport of the committee, which set forth exists for a society like the present, from wing cases which had come under their gto the public for increased support. ter the committee had distributed 1378 the best coals, and the same number for The total receipts and expenditure was which a balance remained of W. 18e. read from Viscount Lake and the Conn nutting their names to be added to the patronesses, the Rev. M. Talbot moved ce rep o rt, dwelling at some length on ▪ society, which would be more daring the approaching winter, as reason to believe it would be • so in consequence of the failure of the Ted, therefore, that those who had the 'urward and add to the comforts of many through the agency of this society, by —Mr. L. Thompson seconded the reeolu lotions were passed unanimously, to e of thanks to the ohairman imi l tur rho, buss the compliment, observed, upon which gsve him peculiar pies the subscriber to be his own imposed on those who enjoyed its sishgation. He always rep to see ng to charity schools muted and man ce their ()audition fully apparent. He rgestfon to the committee for the better object, which was, to call district meet sof the great metropolis, when the ob suld be fully stated ; which plan he felt re commensurate support. A vote of ised co the secretary, which terminated OFFICIAL brfIISTIGATION.—Yenter g of the directors and guardians of the was he'd in the board-room of the work nto the imputations thrown on the ma- Pancras workhouse at the inquiry into ones, a pauper, II described in the Ex st. Mr . E. Wagstaff, one of the church chair. Having opened the proceeding', ecessity_of entering into the investigs arden Howarth stated, from the reports appeared in the papers, it would appear of the inmates of that workhouse were and placed in the refractory wards, that out of between 1300 and 1400 in there were never at any time more than h sex in those wards. The persons so nen and women of that disorderly and that it would be • gross wrong and great he aged and Juvenile well conducted L characters to be mixed in their society. laded most positively that them wards mer's inquest were places of confine terely wards of separation; and the in ge themselves whenever they pleased, ,on to the board or the master and ma- Mtement was, that the women's " &ed," but 26 feet long and 10 wide, with two out there was a day-room for the women ms, where they were employed in feather , instead ofbemg 20, Wm 40 feet in length. ie not fairly represented was, that with iet. The fact was, that the diet of that i many years, and that at a time when officer, Mr. Cooper, was a member of I er he Ziff any other medical officer ever complained to the board that It was too low. The only dif ?moue between the dirt of the refractory ward and that of the general diet of the lases was, that four ounces of meat was given, instead of ix and cue mines of eager is trursweek. La haled efrogether nine folleemeL ia llt=e MOM Of the establishment were examiasi, and, except the seersiesh who described the diet as insallisisat, Nury spoke of the saamagement as proper, and the pauper whom= at the inquest as very bad charac ters The investiptlem was adjourned. DRURT-LANI TlBlLtir.. At the annual general ma*, Odra pragrielm ot this theatre, hold yesterday in the Wets of the iNablidunent, and consisting only of Yr. B. B. Cabbell, who was in the chair, sad ten other gentlemen, a report was read by the secretary, and was, alter some conversation, agreed to. In it, the committee recommended that a proposition made by Mr. Bunn, the lessee, to appropriate a balance of 6551. on the rent account to decorating and otherwise repairing the theatre, should be complied with; and further that a balance of 6891., as set forth in their last report, should be devoted lbs repairs, which the report of the architect represented as . There was no surplus income wherewith to dia -1 eh aate arg li rtKe liabilities of the corporation as regards the bond ho'ders' claims, which in more prosperous times had been reduced from 30,0001. to 6,0001., but both principal and in terest had ceased to be paid for the last ten years. The accounts had been audited by Major Nayler, and the standing debt was shown to be 7,6531. 16s. 3d. The whole of the liabilities of the concern for the past season, amounting to 4,0871. 19s. 44., bad been discharged, and the balance on the bankers' acessmall, applisable to discharge the current quar ter's expenses amounted to 6824 10s. 31. The report wen' unanimously adopted, and the proprietors concurred in a suggestion of the committee is to a better arrangement between the renters, trustees, and the proprietors than at present existed. The committee and sub-committee were re-appointed, and the meeting was dissolved. HUNGERFORD MARKET STEAM-BOAT PIES.—Tile long-pending dispute between the liusgerford Market and Charing-cross Suspension Bridge Companies is now in course of arrangement, and will be finally settled this week, when the public will be allowed to land and embark from the Sus pension Bridge, and the ricketty floating-pier which is so great an obstruction to the navigation of the river will be removed. A PROFITABLE SLIP or GROUND.—The narrow slip of ground called the Burlington Arcade, in Piccadilly. containing seventy-two houses, produces an annual rental of 8,6101. INGENUITY IN SMUGGLING.—A novel instance of the ingenuity exhibited by smugglers occurred recently at one of the quays near the Custom House. Two cases were imported from Hamhurgh, said to contain furniture, and on examination of the packages by the officers of the revenue, each case was found to contain a chest of drawers, the whole of the drawers being empty. Suspicion was, however, aroused, and the officers instituted a rigid examination into the workmanship of the articles, when it was discovered that behind false backs 1001bs. weight of manufactured tobacco and cigars were secreted. The whole contents, as well as the packages, were seized and confiscated, and it is probable that the party concerned in this nefarious transaction would have been prosecuted, but that he was not to be found ; the address at which he purported to be located being discovered to be entirely fictitious. REWARDS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES.—At an inquest held yesterday, it was suggested by a jui-yman that a small fund, at the disposal of the coroner and jury, might be most advantageously applied to reward individuals who distinguished themselves in putting out fires and saving lives. A shilling apiece from the householders of a district, it was said, would form an ample fund for the purpose. ACClDENTB.—Yeaterday, at Moser& Tilley's, tire engine -makers, Blackfriars-bridge-road, a young man named James Elwell, aged 27, was employed in the engine -house, when one of the straps of the steanvengine came off the drilling machine. In endeavouring to right it (notwith standing the engineer cautioned him against the attempt until the engine was stopped) his right arm was drawn in, and his body carried round several times. On the engine being stopped it was found that his hand above the wrist was completely severed, merely hanging by the skin, and the arm above the elbow crushed to pieces. He was conveyed to Guy's Hospital.—On Monday night, about twelve o'clock, whilst the gallery audience of the Surrey Theatre was leaving, John Morris, a lid about thirteen years of age, in the general rush, was knocked down on thegallery staircase, and, before he could be picked up, was mampW upon in such a shocking manner es to break one of his arm!, and otherwise greatly injure his person.—Globe.--On Monday an aquatic excursion to the Nore in the Gnome, a Woolwich steamer, terminated very unexpectedly on the river. The vessel was returning to London with 300 passengers on board in North fleet Hope, • short distance from Gravesend, and off the village of Grays, the Ruby, a Gravesend steamer, came into a most fearful collision with her. The Ruby struck the Gnome close to the larboard paddle-box, which she carried away. A scene of indescribable confusion took place on board the Gnome. The screams of the women, the cries of the children, and the shouts of the men, mingled with the crash of timber, and exclamations of "the vessel is going down!" were appalling. A great many passengers on baud the Gnome were knocked down and bruised by the shock. The two vessels were locked to each other for some time, and the passengers in the smaller vessel rushed on board the Ruby as fast es possible ; and numbers, regardless of the danger, jumped from one steamer to the other. The two captains endeavoured to allay the excitement ; but ultimately the passengers on board the Gnome were transferred to the Ruby, which conveyed them and towed the disabled vessel to Gravesend. The Ruby, having landed her own passengers, left the Gnome at Grave send, and conveyed the excursion passengers to Woolwich, where they landed about ten o'clock. The excursion on board the Gnome was for the benefit of Mr. William Warren Hawkee, the master, who is a great loser by the affair.—ln the Strand, last evening, a blind Turk, who was in tke habit of selling small pamphlets in the vicinity of the Strand, was ran over by a cab, and was so dangerously injured that he was removed in a hopeless state to tke hospital. BRNEVOLENCE.—At an inquest held on Monday evening, Mr Carter, the coroner for Surrey, stated that in consequence of the publicity given to a cue of destitution, from an inquest into the death of Francis Moody, he had received two communicatioas containing money for the aid of the widow and family of three children. The worthy coroner then handed Mrs. Moody • cheque for 21. from a lady, on the Borough Bank ; and a Post-office order for 21. from a gentleman, which bad been forwarded to him (the coroner) for her use, which he trusted she would put to some good purpose. The pony ,woman, with tears in her eyes, earnestly enured the.ssforoner she would, leaving the court seriously affected with.. her unexpected good fortune. The woman is well known fnr her cleanliness and propriety of conduct. INQUESTS.—DEATH BY FIRE.—By Mr. W. Payne, the City Coroner, at the Rase and Crown, Bartholomew close, on the body of Jane Gould, aged 76, a widow, who lost her life at the fire that occurred in her apartment on Sunday morning last, as stated in the Express of Monday. The particulars of the event were then stated. Verdict ' Acci dental deItII."—DIATII PROM AGE AND DESTITUTION. —By Mr. W. Payne, at the Gibraltar, St. Ge's-. road, Southwark, on the body of Mr. J. Hodges, aged 77, formerly a feather-bed, palliasse and mattress manufacturer, carrying on busthess at No. 155, ldinories. Deceased, who occupied a small room in Temple-street, and who had formerly been well off, was latterly so much reduced, that he had only sustained his existence by pawning his things. Last Monday he was found dead in his room. Ver dict " Natural death."--SVDDEN DEATH PEON Dle- SAEE.—Byy Mr. W. Carter, coroner for Surrey, on the body of Ralph Wilcoxon, Esq., a gentleman of property, who resided on Dulwich Common, and had his place of business in King William-street, City. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that on Sunday the deceased was in I excellent health, attended divine service, and dined with his family. About nine in the evening he suddenly complained of shortness of breath, and went to the window for air, hat feeling no relie f fla ea rooeeded down stairs, with the view of getting into the but he had got no farther than the hall, when he on hi; knees, and died. Verdict "Natural death."—DEATHPROM A FALL.—By Mr. Payne, at the King's Arms, Old Kent-road, en Mrs. Sarah Ruler, aged 76 years, a respectable widow. On Sunday evening, deceased was crossing the road opposite Pitt-street, near the Brick layer's Arms, and in the act of stepping up • mound of earth leg by the scavengers on to the footpath, when missing her footing she fell backwards into the road, at the moment an Blthem omnibus was passing, striking her head against one of the fore wheels. She was conveyed to a neighbouring sur gery, when she died almost immediately. A verdict of " Acci dental death" was returned, with an addenda that such acci dident was caused by the scavengers allowing the mounds of the road scrapings to remain longer on the .—Bfoot._ path than neesseary.--•—•DEATZ TROY NEOLIGINC2y Mr. Baker, on J. McCarthy, a labourer, aged 63. Deceased was employed as a labourer at Messrs. Seaward and Co.'s, engineers, Millwall. On Thursday night last, about 8 o'clock, the deceased had just concluded his labours, and was crossing the build ing, when he fell into a pit, • distance of 7 feet. The light had been incautiously taken away, and the pit escaped the notice of the deceased. He was conveyed to the hospital in sensible, where he died on Monday last from a fracture of 1 the spine. Verdict "Accidental death."—DEATH mom Dnuritixo.—By Mr. Payne, at the Red Lion, Basinghall street, on view of the body of G. Davis, aged 48, a law writer ' who called at various public-housee at which he was in the habit of taking small draughts of ardent spirits. On Saturday night last he died suddenly. The surgeon who made a post-mortem examination described the stomach to be " completely blown up," the usual effects of dram drink ing, without proper nourishment. Verdict " Natural death from apoplexy." INSECURITY OF POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS. — A correspondence has taken place between a gentleman in Scotland and the public authorities on the insecurity ofrest office Money-orders, the substance of which may be intent*, to submit to oar readers. The gentleman referred to, I= had odeasion for some eel money-orders, was with the apparent mystery of the forms, and at the Same time with the feet, that this mystery gave no security What ever against fraud. The mystery consists in the order for payment bearing no • name, but that it ist o o fft l - s o e f gd to the person named in a separate letter from the people, in which also is the name of the sender. ow, supposing a person to steal a letter containing a money or der, he finds the name of the paean who is to receive the money on the hack, and that of the sender in the letter. He has, there ' fore, only to write the name of the receiver, and give the ' Elmo of the sender, and the money is paid to him. Indeed, the officials at the window ars not very particular in inquir , (rig whether they pay to the right , party or not. To render money orders secure, the gentleman prepared certain simple form, and submitted them to the post-offite authorities Edinburgh, preparatog:rtorearcelying=rs from the VW 1111r7 and the General r authorial'. tialeddy admitted the defect of the existing farms, and the ellissay of the form proposed ; but they stated, verbally, some dificul ties in the way of their adoption, to remove which seemed to the gentleman referred to, quite sag. In order, however, to enable him dearly to show how the difficulties could be removed, he requested a statement of them in writing. The answer to this requtst was neither a compliance nor • re fusal, but en advice to apply to the London anthodtish This evasion is characteristic of office. But until them who have the management of post-office concern, show • little more desire for improvement in • most important depart ment, the public are not one whitmoresecured against fraud by a post-office order as it is, than if the names of the sender and receiver were written on the order at full length. The make-believe of the authorities may be said to be a mere deception—professing to give security where none is given- Their refusal to listen to any improvement not suggested by some of themselves will of course surprise no one. PRISONS AND PRISONERS.—Sir,—The grey interest excited throughout the country on this all important subject, and the intended revision of our Criminal Code, made me RIMIER, to ascertain the state of prisons and the discipline is France : my official duties enabling me to devote a few days, I visited Paris last week for this pu rp ose, and had been there only a few hours when I received the gracious command of his Majesty the King of the French to dine with him on Saturday at Netully ; my reception was indeed I gratifying, and cannot ever be forgotten by me ; the kind ness and affability, the terms ex pressed for the welfare of both great nations the lively interest he takes in every thing connected with the city of London, is a compliment that must make us ever hold so great and so exalted a monarch in the highest estimation, and long may he be preserved as a bleming to both countries. I was offered every facility by the authorities to inspect the gaols, which I found in many cases inferior, but the discipline far superior to ours, and affording us awful lessons for improve ment. lam now on my way to Belgium and Holland, and mean at a future period, to proceed to Germany ; for the practical results of our neighbours will afford us much statistical information, which will be of much benefit to us, especially as our Home Secretary has promised his serious attention to this most essential subject for the well being of society. In raising through town I could not refrain from intimating how deeply I was impressed with the gracious reception from the King and Queen of the French, and from all the members of the Royal Family, who stand so justly prominent in the hearts and affections of the wile' and good of both countries.—l em, sir, your obedient servant, JOBS' LAURIE, Sheriff of London and Middlesex. NATIONAL EDOCATION.—SIR,—I have just read, with some degree of dissatisfaction, the article in your paper of this day,. on the abuse subject; for though I am quite of opinion with yourself, that to a very great extent elementary education is conducted in this country both ineffi ciently and incorrectly, yet I cannot go with you so far as to assert that the system practised, except in a few schools, is altogether a mockery. I think you should, at least, have mentioned one system of elementary education of the present day, as an exception to what you designate an almost universal absurdity. I refer to that of the British and Foreign School Society, now so extensively in operation throughout the country. It includes not only instruction in " reading, writing, and arithmetic," but also a thorough training of the mind and its various faculties ; and that " drawing out of the human powers and affections " to the importance of which you appear so fully alive. lam convinced if you will but take the trouble to visit the model school in the Borough road, or any other in which the system is practised, you will see that your assertion requires considerable qualification. Thu', though I confess a necessity exists fora greater num ber of !Scent educational institutions, I do not consider that there is se great a deficiency as you deplore ; and if these institutions continue to multiply in the same proper don as of late, I imagine there will soon remain no necessity for complaint. I was somewhat surprised that you did not follow up your remarks with some observations upon what appears to me the great barrier to further educational ad vancement, namely, the small esteem in which the position of " whoolmaster" is held, and the want of inducements to any one of first-rate mental powers to efficiently qualify himself for, and engage in, the work of instruction. This always has seen, and until it is removed will continue to be, an obstacle in the way of an improved system of education. Let the office of instructor be made worth acceptance to those who are qualified to fill it, and then we may expect its duties will Le competently discharged.—l am, sir, years very respectfully.—J. C. F. - - POTATO PLANTING.—Sir; In reference to commu nications respecting the potato disease which have appeared in Owe late numbers of the Express, I beg to state that my practice for the last two or three years has been to plant, without cutting, Me largest tubers I could procure; and this has bees attended with the best results, especially in the crop of this season. I can safely say, while most of my neighbours, who cut their potatoes, do not think it worth their while to dig them out, mine, uncut and planted far apart, are a fair average crop (with a diseased one here and there) of the beet quality.—l am, Sir, your faithful servant, FRAWIL Hewsox, Incumbent of Ch. Ch., Noilaea.—Ch. Ch. House, Mama, Sept. 12. THE LosT BRASS CUM.—Sir I have seen a date meat in your paper of the 9th inst. from Woolwich, that the brass guns, which were supposed to have been stolen from the Royal Arsenal, have since been discovered to have been used for Nelson's Monument in Trafalgar-square. Your reporter says that I was taken into custody on suspicion of stealing them, and that I am at present employed in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. I beg to inform you that I was not taken into custody on suspicion of stealing the guns: I was at that time serving as a private in the Royal Sappers and Miners at Woolwich, but I have since been discharged on a pension of Is. a day, and I am not, nor have I been, employed in the Royal Arsenal since I was discharged from the Royal Sappers and Miners. Your reporter says that two privates of the Royal Sappers and Miners were taken into custody on suspicion of stealing the guns: I can assure you, sir, that there was but one private taken into custody for the guns.—DANTEL CAMPION, a pensioner front the Royal Sappers and Miners, Woolwich. FUNERAL OF LORD METCALFE.—Yesterday after noon the mortal remains of Charles Theophilus, first and last Baron Metcalfe, were consigned to their la st resting place. It has idready been stated that the much-lamented nobleman died at Malshanger, near Basingstoke, hut his body was removed on the morning of the funeral to within a few miles of the church of Winkfleld, in Berkshire, to be de posited in the vault with his ancestors. The country seat of the Metcalfe family is Fern-hill, in the parish of Winkfleld, but for many years past that residence has been held by successive tenants of the deceased peer, the last of whom was Sir Felix Booth ' • its present occupant is the Dowager Lady Granville. On this account, therefore, the mourners and attendants did not assemble, as under other circumstances they would have done, at Fern. bill, but et Hill-bowie, the residence of his lordship's nephew, Sir Heaketh Fleetwood. Hill-house is also in the parish of Winkfield. The obsequies of the deceased peer were con ducted in a manner grate becoming his high rank and the great personal esteem in which he had ever been held, buret the same time with no unusual or ostentatious display. There were, of course, several mourning-coaches and four, the church was hung with black cloth, the coronet of the de ceased was borne upon • crimson velvet cushion, the coffin was covered with crimson velvet, the hearse was adorned with paintings of the arms, coronet, &e., belonging to the I deceased, and every part of the ceremony was performed with impressive effect. Amongst the mourners were Lord Monson, Sir Alan M'Nab, Mr. James Metcalfe, Mr. Tho. mu Metcalfe, Mr. Brownrigg, M.P., Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, I Bart. ' Messrs. Martin. Brownrigg, Smythe, Howell, &c. The private carriages of several noblemen and gentle men followed the mourning coaches; amongst the latter we noticed that of Lord Ashbrooke, the brother-in-law of the deceased. It is understood that Mr. Brownrigg has been appointed Lord Metcalfe's executor, and that the bulk of his lordship's property will go to Mr. James Metcalfe. His lordship's brother, now in India, inherits the baronetcy, to which the deceased peer succeeded more than twenty years A RAILWAY AMUSEMENT.—Oa Friday night, on the arrival of the down mail train at Winchester, three gentlemen, who appeared to have been out for a day's shooting, got into a first-class carriage. Between Bishop stoke and Batley the passengers by the train were suddenly alarmed by the explosion of fire-arms. The firing, which was ascertained to proceed from the compartment of the carriage into which the gentlemen had go: at Winchester, continued at intervals for several miles, and greatly increased the terror of the passengers. On the arrival of the train at Fareham, the guard found the door of the compartment in which were the gentlemen alluded to open, and the window broken, and it appeared as if the gun had been discharged through the glass. When the terminus at Gosport was reached, the gentlemen were asked for their names and places of abode. These they positively refused to give, and they were consequently consigned to the lock-up. On' Saturday morning the "gentlemen" were taken before tke bench, when one of the gentlemen, who gave the name of Wallop, admitted that he had fired the gun, and that he had also opened the door of the carriage just before the train arrived at Fareham, when the wall caught it and broke the glass. Mr. Wallop was fined 40s. and costa for the firing, and 15a. for the amount of damage done to the window. The defisdants were then discharged with an admonition. MEANS OF REGENERATING THE POTATO. Haying seen an important article in a foreign paper which I am in the habit of receiving, on the means of rege nerating tie potato, and thereby putting an end to the disease which has attacked it here and in other countries, I take the liberty of handing yen a translation of it, so that you may publish it or ?iota' st think proper. It is ex tracted from the Preue A and Mr. Zander, a Prus sian agriculturist of the ' of Potsdam, who has dis covered this method, and who poetises it with complete success, is the author of the snide He writes : " For several yeas past oar potable ere sadist with the dry-rat, eel with a sort of scrofulous gangesse, abide idea netters them mit he am& bt what engirded le de the Mee et eseader the gated by sowing he seeds. lberdere I tried i lodd me Amen be fed , ~lvor swag, potato* completely Wee. mat per ) grows ; g tai I gogietedate myelitis= laving seeo. The het el gregadei pedlar *ma the geed Is ad new, be they have bra ededied cad Wei et dfddltdd doe ; bat It slays look them tee, eed tnayure._ Mar Wha cks bei meet thdr di irmelL a reme a ri ed the first time, View the meet fhb • Myra Os' of ate Geese el seedy I eldeleal deed Sag idea ado et go ndol% earry ar = et the seed . ewe gas Iniassrben potable" IMPS gilled e/ aille the rat eel .bee ela Masi Tele Me" the Paltddle b 7 Node eed they Newham =Se imisnielidi lad year wader the peeler Is all Europe, and while *de teethed Men a Wit degree& tehmetty, spared all theta list I bed predeedgebbleed reed del, de wen as them wlii W beet remedy sem. The same was the else with theeslhet ,i,hed to my teemde sae ftleede. here and fa , the whl&werepeasemd thee Alesees s last 'shish 146 Thes the whets amalley• heeled Addled •nse at s. dear die* tea tea temedmerld leaddel the atedese hem the sashay et the lakeder, le nook an the sM gmertglatbe truth tithe feet a s lm dieliseed teddis„ idea viz WOW Wein. " I have, Is load the le melmeerellie proot that it is only by seed that eme me ememed to ebtalebet sound and substantial watts's; sod. Ineseit, se These abeedy observed. all those that I have regimented Ibr six years pest by sowing, have been preserved iron all dims; and surpass is ivellty and in quantity all the old .EXPRESS, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1846. knows menden This result, as ohms above, has teen authenticated is es SIM watmaar. "The thileraing ISM to pnamel Mahan the seed of potatoes. hrPmttlMlnkile *OM Ste fret Ws WNW are gathered. aid they at harm le~w of Petesery, fa a dry lawn eela ; !My ON with hinds t a d tili q kl i t t lesele dam ps a t s L t huset bs ezw is tim a jge i .. muue tte ms y %/ ow patpeneal nod SO see t Zsed tossgenae the mem Was Miner poi, Wins ih=l. aellielmay partial deist Is • maw awl It is WO min the thweatearni• 111 Phiata tbe operand by swift is the megemihnmehle to neassre. md. newertiriew sloe taseliseentam pos!pla 'NAM"' lase Mewl smear; .bsellse it hand SW tresiplented la • .estille than whit altar: it Is inflgenesa, cad the le dm same MM. kit Met tolmMe. I. omesganatly in that Sae et easy War but with tillbsityo ill a s at aliOr star* Ira mile' iseiellees et ann =li Vas Is se hi he dam se ea aims et maistere; I hew bliniate that the amine whisk et billeeni here One* *et pie; awl did net at ea. edit wi** the midway - whisk it was gendoel het year, te n wit e grefia ft*. limes, media thendelmf telwlstre team a t e delay and esseesM4 hem fats Its best variation of the dr mamas as ea r goleles• is the Wale at wawa in whisk they medusa eneral yews In eemegmsee et a swig et leges. damksasasery le *de =O ere Oast el by the estasa ebolitel ettbajimsegisim and at the gem Tile=ps satire of feel countries, like Peru and isle M our mg disease for th eir berries to reach el_ghilr_ In the epee air smile gnaws goad ass& Themfors Ze o t MUM airsle gather their basin beim Me ant ewe it the mina time to cheese Ise ars all le keep hasmesibie Reid. so that theft ffeed est= their andthetthesserbeme reach their perMst the harks lase lbws awed, they are quite esTleisi7d plat asked; in January se atilethes when they weragetheret hem the plants. Ilan seeds item berries, the ripen= et whisk bee thus been aamPistel, are twist lamer than them rat have bets shed be anti me. reee last, sot only an sat wintestiel bat be sides Payers bat insergeetly developed, and ilia lestamsen maks et Met seed which has the power of germinating. Oumegmaly, k is weds Mat a seed which is set sompkeely formed predates only set Milihrent plant and that vegetligies of that sort protium end are fruits matt In a mall quaff " The mos therefoMierty was that the seed of potatoes, which had net a ant dent degree af woe sews we that It took three or four mers ham on. email time tubes at the usual sine, and suet too Is the soma 'Myth, growing et podium by sow ing ham ban given up. Molt 04 I dems eneemM everearning the difilookies which OM way et iiiess " Towards the end ef March. or et Maingerning at Apeo the seed of potato is to be mown ea a bed hula with horse -dais, taking great care to hem a epee of a quarter of an Melt. For want of a frame to men the heft they may be covered at night with matting, because tkl =le me very tender. wham the Minute is milder than Pan, It Is perhaps Vlikal lbw tiri walk cane, but, nevertheless, it is i=sie to heel Wilk teaming the beds that we to be mown, that the seed of pebble ie a hag time In coming up, and that in our climate It is absolutely senamery to give it an artldciiel heat to stir up and hasten its growth. De mowing the seed on a said bed it does not begin tomes up before the beginning of May, and the c; op thereby is later endless abundant; whereas, by proaeling as just shown, one nom M eals. as early as the snddie of ay, plants mono enough to be trans *seed in the open air. As long se the seed has not grove, the where it is sown must be kept moderately moist, but as soon as the weds see up, it may be watered more plentifully if there be an rain. "when. in the *rinsing, or towards the end of the first fortnight ettlry, the plants have remelted the height of four inches, and previous to the appearance of the young tubercles, they are pricked out and irallaPiellek in a belt and fertile mil, at the same distance at which potatoes are usually set. It is proper to perform this operation during Woody weather, or immediately after rain. ' It is important besides to plant the young pleat two inches lower than the depth they occupied on the bed, thus the formation of new roots will be promoted ; they spring from the neck of the plant, and it is from those roots that the finest and most numerous tubercle* are produce& Me pints to the beds math from five to Oil inches in height beam theyme provided with tubercles, they mar, without hllOOO. undue, gimped three inches lower than the depth they bad is the bpi, and the fink will be a greater growth of roots ; but great tore must be !Mess le stoke sure that the young planta, as long so they are in the hods!, have not made tubercles before bring trans planted ; because, if they be transplanted after the appearance of the tubercles, they will km • greet portion of their power of production. " Potatoes planted be thn way require to be earthed earls and without excess; bemuse if the Reason at which the plants hare Men pat In the open sir Is not too unfavourable to them, they will not be long ere they grow extremely vigorous, and then the surface of the ground which bears them is crowed in all directions with an infinity of tender emir., which must be unavoidably , destroyed by earthing the potatoes late, and at too great a height. Thereby the formation of the tuberelea is put back of a fortnight or three weeks, and the crop is leavened. "l finally , I must observe that potatoes thrive best as a rich sandy land, and deeply ploughed. I am, sir, yours very respectfully, " Nottingham, Sept. 11, 1846. JAL D. C.. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. As the session of the Association draws towards its close, the interest in its proceedings appears to diminish. To-day the sectional meetings, with some few exceptions, as theft for geology and mechanics, were far leas numerou sly attended than they have hitherto been, and in fact since Prince Albert's visit yesterday, a vast number of the mem bers have left the town, which is now beginning to assume its usual tranquil appearance. The sectional business of the day was,— blernrasncat mos Perivicsi.Scivicx --Summary of Researches in I.:iestro-Physiology, by M. Matthaei. Paper on Electro-Phadaogy, by Dr. J. Bulbar. Account of some new Experiments with EL:etre-Mag nets, by Profaner Wartmana. Papers on Magnetic Investigation', by W. PONY, Eat. On the Deviation of Falling Bodies from the Perpendicular, by M. Oersted. On the Phenomena of Magnetism In Steel and Don, by Rev. Dr. Scoresby. On • new Equatorial Mounting for a Teleaope, by Dr. Green. On a new dark gins Eye.plsee, and anew Method of contracting the Aperture of the Object Glemi, by IL Lawson. Report on the Meteorological Observations at Kew, with an Mona of the Photographic ticif-Registertng Apparatus, by Mr. F. Ronald. On some Meteorological Phenomena, by Professor Wart mann. On a new Siecerteat Multiplying Condenser, by Profaner Somber'. On a new Anemometer, by Dr. Banks. M observations at Aden and at Bombay, oommunicated by the of Northampton, by serjeant Mayes, 17th Regiment. On Aberration, by the Rev. B. PowelL ON ANICAL Sense; INCLTIAINO era APTLICATINN TO AOMIerLIVRE AND TIM ARM—Report on the Corrosion of Iron Rails in and out of use, by R. Mallet. On the Solubility of the Fluoride of Celcium, by Dr. Wilson. On the Application of the principles of a Natural fades of Organic Chemistry te the explanation of the Phenomena occurring In the dimmed Potato Tuber, by Dr. Kempe. Nome In ' prides into the F.xtrit, Cannes, and Remedies of the Fungi destroctive Agriculture, by J. Peideaux. On the influence exerted by finely divided Patina on the !Methods, of a Voltameter, by Dr. Robinson. On the Eleetrolthatice of Needles In different Media by Preform MatteuecL Report ea Colouring Madero, by Dr. Seitink. On the Differences In the Phy siological Actions of the Yellow and Red Prus sians, as an Evidence - of their possessing dissimilar Radicals, by Br. Letheby. Notice of • Gas Furnace for Organic Analysis, by Dr. Percy. On the Nature of lanipic Acid, by Professor Connell. ODOLOOT AND PHYRICAL GOOGRAPII7.—Report the Fishes of the London Clay, by Peeks/see Aped& On made on the Une of the Great Vreatern Railway, between Bristol and Taunton, by W. Sanders, Req. Observations on the Muaket Band, commonly tilled the Black-band Ironstone of the Coal Field of Scotland, by It. Bald, F.G.S. General Results of the Examination of the Coal of Northern India, being an Analysis of the Report communicated to the Indian Government, by ProMmia Assisi. On some new Fossil Manimalla from South America, by Professor Owen. On Graphic Granite, by M. :dart Notice of a new Species of Hypantbeerinito, by Mr. Bedouin. List of the Backlash= Tombs, by Mr. Edwards. ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY. —On the Production of I'N& in showing that the Mulberry Tree and Silkworm might be =i cultivated in this country, paper from Mrs. Whitby. On the true Character of the Tendrils of the Cucumber, by Dr. Bell Salter. On the Development of Vegetable Cello, by A. Henfrey. On new and rare Marine Animals dredged in the British Sao since the bat meeting, by Profeaor E. Forbes and Mr. M'Andrew. On Additions to the Fauna of Ireland, including males new to that of Britain; and Comps:bons of the Periods of the Flowering of Planta in the early sating of IM6, In the Botanic Garden of Belfast, and the Jardin des Plante' at Psis; and Notts. an Additions to the Fauna of Ireland , by Mr. W. Thome. son. On the Hibernation of Snails, by Mr , soles Oa the Marine Zoology of Cornwall; and a paper from Mr. Couch, on the Egg purse and Embryo of a special of Mytiohatis (new to the British Fauna), by Mr. Pesch. Report on the lifiewascopie /structure of Shells. (inclusion of Enquiries Into the Natural history of certain species of the Ow ache, Corregoni; and tlalmondete, by Dr. Knox. On the Applicata., of Photography to the Microscope, by Dr. Car penter. Report ec the Perk:dial Phenomena of Plants and Animals, by Prof/thaw Owen. Oa Mould containing Phosphorescent Vegetables, by Hon. W. Fox Strangways. Notice 0! the Application of the Fibres of the Tree-Mallow to Manufactures (communicated by Captain Ibbetion). by Captain Peterson. Report on the Vitality of Seeds, by Mr. Straka/ad. thritheruth—On the Criminal Statistics of F.ngland for 1812, 1845, and 1844, by Mr. Nelson. On the Statistics of Education in Goer in ISM, by Mr. Liddell On Statistics of the Government Charitable Dispensaries of India, by Colonel Sykes. Meccas lea—An Amount of the Conetruction and Performance of two Sailing Valais bunt on the Kaye System, by Dr. Phipps. Description of an Apparatus for Storing and Preserving Corn In large National Granaries, by Mr. Bodmer. The Results m obtained from the Experimoats is ceonexion with the proposed Tubular Bridges across the Conway and Mss Strata, by Mr. Fairbilrn. On the Chinese Method of Baring, as practised on the Continent, for the Ventilation of Mans; and in conjunction with Farnell's System for the Boring of Artisan Wells, by Mr. Vlgnolles. [The Chinese me thod here alluded to was explained M he a heavy bar of oat-bra, six to ten feet long, and from four to six inches diameter ; the lower end furniehed with a luring tool combined with • modals pipe, and which is suspended by a rope parsing over a large pulley need oar the bore hole. The rope t o wound round • VIDARM - , and the whole is so con trived that the weight may fall from any regnhad height. The tendon given to the ropeproduces a circular motion sufficient to change the Mime of the cutting tool at each deemed.) On Improvements in Marine Wean Engines, with Models, hy Mr. Bran. Sursterme or ENTROLOGY.—Report on Eatbological Philology, by Dr.R. G. Latham. On the Origin of the Modern Greeks, by Mr. Finlay. Oa the Nebrasoweser of Bessarshis, by Dr. Twining. And a paper teed by me Secretary, m the Natives of Conpang, Timor, and ltaeasser. At Are o'clock to-day the member of the association dim together in the long-room, on which occasion the pretident, Sir R. Murchison, will take the chair. At eight o'clock a discourse is to be delivered at the Victoria Rooms, by Mr. Grove, on the explosive substance lately discovered by Dr. Schinbein, In the course of which Mr. Grove will communi cate some recent researches of his own, on the decomposition of water into its constituent gases by beat. The Dean of Winchester today again entertained several members of the association at his residence at Rishopstoke. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Barr. 14. -RETELL Asaomanow.--CONCILIATION HALL.—TBDIDAT. The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association was held to-day. Mr. Edward Clements, barrister, in the chair. Mr. Clements is the gentleman to whom Mr. Meagher ap plied the term " Apostate," upon the ground that it had been stated that he had accepted • plate. On taking the chair he addressed the meeting—his address contained no thing particularly interesting. Mr. Jour O'Corrsl.L having risen to band in some money, read a letter from Mr. James Naughton, a re spectable merchant in Dublin, and • well-known philui threpist, desiring that his name should be withdrawn from the roll of the association, upon the ground that " free &mission" bad been prevented in Conciliation Hall. Mr. Hauftlem declared that he was opposed to the warlike therms of Young Ireland, bat he Nought they ought to have had their views combated in the Hall, and that they should not he driven from it. Mr. Join O'Coirmis denied that they did not allow the fulleat freedom of &envision, which could be permitted with safety, and keeping within the law. Mr. Tionts LLOTD, of Beechmont, County of Limerick, tequested his name should be removed. Mr. Lloyd stated no grounds for this step. Mr. J. M. M•cDoeleara., M.P., handed in the subscrip tion of a Catholic clergyman, of Norfolk. Mr. MacDonell took that occasion to contradict • rumour, that be bad a place bestowed upon him, and declared that he had never asked • personal favour if any government, and never would. Captain Liivin, in seconding the admission of the clet, gyman, said he had known several Catholic clergymen in the Borth of Ireland who refused to join the association m 1843, because it was then confidently rumoured that there was in tended a rising of the Reo alers, and a general assassination in the ensuing winter. The recent proceedings in that hall must have quieted those apprehensions, ani • now hoped those respected gentlemen would join that body. Mr. O'Conneu., in commenting upon a letter referring to the potato-blight, and the consequent condition of the people, referred to certain letters published in the Ereming Mail, in one of which the writer, wh o wu ca ll e d b y t h e j ournalist " a respectable gentleman in Tipperary," spoke of the neces sity of pressing upon the tenantry to pay their rent ; that person, whoever he was, was nothing better than a demon in human form, who, in such a time, could urge the landlords to sub a course. Mr. O'Connell then proceeded to review the ellisdition of the country, the extent of the famine, and the means which should be necessary to take for its relief. lie Insisted that the money to be given in this season was not English mosey, but Irish. Ito contended that the grant of 50,0001. was much too email, but he hoped that the power of unlimited loans, which might be issued under the Labour Rate Act would be so largely drawn upon as to protect the people from famine. A letter was read from Mr. Steele, in which he stated that the poor of the .City of Limerick were subsisting upon an admixture of boiled cabbage, with pepper, mashed up with diseased potatoes, thus endeavouring to counteract the putri dity of one vegetable substance by admixture with another which is wholesome. Capt. BRODERICK and other gentlemen addressed the as sociation, after which it adjourned. The rent was o'er 1001. DISTRESS MEETINGS.—The Western Star, a journal pub lished in Ballinuloe, contains a brief record of the proceed ings of a recent meeting held at Loughrea, over which the Earl of Clanwty presided. Resolutions were adopted there in accords •ice with those sentiments expressed by so many of the landlords in the south of Ireland. From all the proceedings, it is manifest that the Irish landlords are in the utmost possible alarm. First, they are alarmed at the pros pect of the monies which must be raised this year to afford employment to the people—levies which will remain a con stant charge upon their properties. Secondly, because there exists a very strong disposition upon the part even of those tenants who have-corn, crops, or butter and pork for sale, to keep the pork, corn, and butter for their own consumption, sad to leave the landlord without his rent. The latter, there fore, looks forward to a large and certain outlay, and to a very uncertain return from his tenantry. Meantime, there are other means at work of impoverishing the people, while I cannot think they will improve the landlord's prospects. The Pilot of to-night contains the following dated from Westport: The potato crop la entirety gone, and yet the Marquis of Sligo blushes not at having recourse to enement processes for the purpose ' of getting in his rents. This is the second means he has made usc of for that purpose, first literally tilled all the pounds on he estate with the cattle of the poor, till he compelled many of the tenants to have manes to the Bank of Ireland, and these peas bills for the amount of rent due, and paid him, and he has now served with ejectment* hundreds of them who have not acted in the above man ner, and more particularly those who at the late election of this county made use of their franchoe in favour of our representative, Mr. M'Donnell, and according to the dictates of their swat conscience. If he persevere in this course, I fear the consequences. It can Namely be hoped that a people, already a prey to the keen gnawing, of hunger, will be paeuive under such treatment. Such are the favours which this nobleman confers on his starving tenantry after an absence of years." PROPOSED RIMER BLAGE OP LABOURERS IN CORK.— The Southern Reporter of Saturday contains the following narrative ; it is well deserving the notice of the English puble We were today informed that n number of unemployed talcums propose assembling on Monday in the northern parish of the city, and proceeding to the establishments where others see at work with view of inducing the working men to join them. About two o'clock on Friday a number of labouring men, from a distance of over twenty miles from Cork, the neighbourhood of Ballyfoard, came into the o ce of this wore, and prevented a documen written evidently by one of their own body, and containing a • narrative of the sufferings which the • labouring pope in the baranz p e Kinnalea—which they stated them es -elv to represent as a tation —were enduring. They intimated a desire that it should be ad vertised, as a public maioe, and desired toknuw the nest of puW aling It In that kern. On readina over the document we found it to ex press, besides relations of misery and dire want, declarations that they would not be quietly borne any longer—in a word, it wns a funnel notice, that if certam conditions were not complied with, such as world procure food for the tarnishing labourers, their wives and children, within a certain apecilied time, and fur which they were willing to give In return their labour, that forcible means would be bad recourse to procure it. Such is the most mitigated form in which we can at present express, the substance of the notice. The connected with this }carnal, to whom It was re took occasion to point out to the people who brought it the dangerous nature of the course they took, and to represent how much they might inerraac the misery they complained of, and bring aggravated aulfering+ on themselves and their families, by the slightest violation of the rights of property, or the least approach to I insubordination or outrage. Their replies removed any suspicion that they were deposed unnecessarily to commit any act of an illegal nature—but they pleaded this one, by us unanswerable, argument, What are we to live upon—what shall we give our children to eat We have no potatoes, and we can get no work." Such was the burden of their brief tale; and after having made several additional state ments they were induced to return to their distant and coralortlas homes, on receiving an semeiotic that their distress would at lout be made known to the public—a promise we have thus far endeavoured to redeem. Boca after we received this document an opportunity was 'fielded us of knowing the opinion of a Wily.influenual gentleman connected with that locality, and laying Wore him the at-Meow:se it contained. He natured us that he considered the actual condition of the Iwo* not over-stated therein. That put of the county comprising the homey of Rimer* was one of the largest potato-growing dis tricts, and, in consequence of their total doitruetion, the labouring classes are entirely without fund —the farmers having to forego the rents of the exidem ground, and not being able to pay money wages to their labourers, have discharged them, and the means of the Relief Committee are so limited, that they eon only supply casual labour to one working-man out of each family, at the rate of six pence per day. Another cause stated of the increased distres• among the labouring elapses there, is the discontinuance of tho employment large numbers of them obtained in previous Ma sons by carrying sand in boats for manure, by which they earned one shilling a day, but which has now entirely ceased by moon of the fanners no longer requiring it ea manure for potato ground. It is further stated that only flee farmers iu the entire parish have kept them labourers at work. and are supporting them--namely, Bartho lomew Covent' , of Old Castle, and he bro the rs, and Michael Ahearn, of Mew, and that the prier of Indian meal baa been raised from 14d. to Is. Id. per *tone. We are further informed that a number of them unemployed labourers went in a body to Luke Joseph Ithea, Eq., a gentleman highly esteemed throughout that du tee, and represented to him the suffering they were enduring, and we have moon to believe that it is mainly to his admoni dons, and to the whim at the respected Catholic curate (the parish priest being absent frem the stat, of his health), that the tranquillity at the barony is owing. Mr. Shea promised to come in to the county meeting, and see his best exertions to procure some relief fur the poor creatures. Ds was yesterday enabled to obtain employment from Mr. Benson, county surveyor, for fifty additional men in that neigh bourhood, but such a Rumble would searcely be meted out of the hundreds requiring it. We hove to express our surprise that no steps hive yet been taken to intrafiroe adequate works, under the oyeration of the data Act, in that isiony, and we sincerely hope that some such exertion will deferred. COmMiltOn .—A proof of the daily increasing commerce of /is, t a second steamer is about te ply between that po and 4 Liverpool ;in addition to which the Londonderry col par are building a first-class steamer to replace - the ill-fated RaMbler. A few years ago an attempt was made to establish steamers in Sligo, and it totally failed, while the traffic .is at present so great ma to inditee a second company to send swami here. THE WEATHER IN THE WEST OP 'REILAND. —THE CROPS.—The Sligo Champion says:—" Nothing can ex ceed the fineness of the weather: up to this, September has been decidedly the best month in the year, and as it is the month which chiefly decides the fate of the grain crops, the consequence is, we are happy to say, that all the oats and wheat have been safely got in. The crop is a good one— more, we believe, than an average—hut if it were all kept in the country, it would not support the population, now that the potatoes are destroyed." • - . . - THI SLIGO MARKETS.—The pries of every article of food is (says the Champion) rapidly incmaing; the demand for meal and flour is at present quite unprecedented ; and the former is already 191. a ton, with an evident tendency up wards; owing to Mr. Abraham Martin, the flour hu been kept down, but he, nor all the millers in the country, wil not be able to mishit the pressure. The supply is not egad to the demand, and, consequently, prices must get up. As to potatoes, even the rich, who can afford to pay anything demanded for them, have to give them up, as an article of food, not so much on account of their dearness, as for their wretched quality. COCHTT Or COII.—THE Dirrans.—Mr. Gibbons, a gentleman of the county of Cork, in presenting the Lord Lieutenant on Saturday with a memorial on the subject of the Courcies district, in that comity. said: " In the rural district of COU2Vien, with which be was more isx mediasely connected and with the condition of whale people he was mately amuainted, there were 400 families, whose foie daily sub. aistenor was six pounds of Indian meal to each family, Wetted by the Relief Committee on labour tickets. Though the smallness or this allowance necessarily produced great privations, where the families were large, yet there had not teen, up to the time of his tearing the district on last Tuesday, a single act of theft or outrage committed. When their own supply of provisions was exhausted, the poor 'Hopis came to the Relief Committee, bssse'hing that employment should be provided for them. Their words were, •• give us work or food; we am starving ; we are not beasts ; we cannot eat gram." - - _ . LIX2I.IOLCOVITTY lisoli.—As it frequently happens, from session to session, that in coorequence of the often disturbed mats of this county, and the difficulty of apprehending °leaders (with the dill greater difficulty of finding wit nesses), numbers are committed for trial who are subse quently set at liberty, it has been very wisely and benevo lently devised that efforts should be made to give the inmates of the prism some means of bettering their isondition for the future. To this end, many of them are instructed in some branch of trade -or handicraft. The: gaols divided into ten classes or wards. Even those who are committed for the worst offences—capital crimes before trial (Ward No. 3), and those who are in the Whiteboy class (No. 4), for burglaries and robbery of arms—are yet employed in a way lfieely to be advantageous to all who escape sentence of death. It is true that some of them are set to the almost un profitable slavery of cleaning flax and breaking stones; but the ' great majority work at shoe-making, mat-making, twine making, and the manufacture of worsted rugs, often of a bright colour and handsome patters. If anything wildv a sud denly sobering effect upon the mind of a very Limerick Rockies, it surely must be the contrast between the cabin he has just left, and the bed-room appropriated for his especial use and benefit in the county gaol. Instead of the low, sloping roof of black turf or rotten thatc h, with a co c k and two hens perched on a stick just over his bed's head ; instead of his mud-walls, and wet muddy ground-floor (literally ground, when not manure) with a dense cloud of smoke filling all the cabin ; and instead of his wife and family all sitting upon stools of bricki, or little embankments of clay, around the bog-turf fire, or else moving about in all direc tions, in conjunction end amiable contact with the pigs, the dog, and the gem, or any other members of his [allay, and all uplifting theireeveral voices together, perhaps, the last time he stood in his domestic circle;—instead of all this, he radenly fields himself between *ivy close end narrow walk. most alarmingly clean, white, and high (in comparison with their nemesis/es), with level atone &or, andiron-grated window, an iron-plated door, and an iron bedstead, with clean bedding upon ft, in addition to the general and perfect cleanliness of the place, which from its utter strangeness, cannot but have a sort of depressing, if not alarming in fl uence upon his imagination. It must remind hint that he has been living in a filthy dark stye all his life ; and when the door is closed and locked upon him, he looks round and sees that his career is ended in a white vault. As the Roekites and other " roving lads" of the county of Limerick are often first-rate runners, leapers, and climbers, it has been found expedient to provide against the exercise of these active accomplishments in the construction of the walls of some of the wards. In these yards the walls are about twelve feet high, to begin with. Along the top of them is raised a second wall of about five feet high, all of open work, being built of large white bricks laid loosely together, with the light showing through. At the back of this opeu•work wall run wires, and to these wires a multi tude of bells are attached. The fall of a brick or two is sure to ring a bell or two; and there is always the chance of • peal of bells, together with a whole volley of bricks upon► poor Paddy's head. But, notwithstanding all this, "instances have been known." We believe, however, that the attempt has never yet been suocemlul. SCOTLAND. THE CEREMONY or LAYING Till FOUNDATION &TONI OP TRINITY COLLEGE, Perthshire, was performed on Tues day, last week. The rain fell in torrents, but, nothwith st►nding, a large concourse of people from the surrounding country assembled to witness the imposing scene. The be ginning of the proceedings was announced by the appear ance of the principal dignitaries of the episcopal church in Scotland, the Right Rev. Primate Skinner, Bishops Russell, Moir, and Low, followed by a large number of the clergy, and various noblemen, gentlemen, and ladies, walking two and-two from the College. Amongst those present were the Right Hon. Lord Gray, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Hoa. .1. C. Talbot, Sir John Gladstone, and Sir P. M. Threipland. The ceremony commenced by prayer. after which Sir John Gladstone received the bottle containing the documents, and deposited it in the cavity prepared under the stone, after the usual manner on such occasions. The War den of the College then delivered a long address ; and, alter the benediction had been pronounced by the Primus, the procession returned to the College, to partake of a sumptuous de:feigner. Tun Renter marmots COURT at Edinburgh has closed its labours after an unusually protracted sitting. The follow ing is an abstract of results :—Liberals admitted on the register, 1,097 ; Liberals expunged from the register, 208 ; Increase of Liberals in the interest of the present members for the city, 889 ; Conservatives admitted, 194; Conserva tives expunged, 119 ; Increase of Conservatives, 7i. Sup porters of Sir C. E. Smith admitted, 313; Supporters of Sir C. E. Smith expunged, 163 ; Increase, 1.50 ; Admitted claims of partiee whose polities have not been ascertained, 91; Total increase on the register, 1,20-5. UNIVERSITY or GLASOOW.-At a meeting of the Fa culty, held on the 11th instant, Mr. William Thomson, 8.A., Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, was unanimously elected Professor of Natural Philosophy, in the place of the late Dr. Meikleham. . . REPRESENTATION OP STIRLING.—At R meeting of the electors and other inhabitants of Stirling, held on Wednes day night, to hear an address from John Smith, Esq., can didate for that district of burghs, Mr. Smith stated that he was no party politician, but a practical man, opposed to all class legislation, commercial, political, and religious ; that, as a practical man, he had during eighteen years devoted him self to the subject of free trade, as being, in his opinion, of more importance in its consequences to the well-being of the people than any other. Tnat now this great question had been settled, so far as the acknowledgment of the justice of the principle, and the importance of carrying it out to the fullest extent, ho began to look about to see what was the next most important question to be decided, and he thought it was the question of education, as it lay at the foundation of all future progress. An ignorant people were a vicious people.—Glasgow Argus. RUMOURS!) CHANGE! IN THE STEWARTRT.—A corre spondent of the Wigionshire Free l'ress reports a rumour that a vacancy is likely to emir in the Stewartry, by the promoti of its representative, the Solicitor-General, to the , on the retirement of one of the present Judges of the Court of Session early in spring. FAILURE OP THE POTATO CROP, AND SCARCITY IN THE WESTZEN HIORLANDS AND ISLANDS.—During the last week we had an opportunity of witnessing, in some measure, the extent of the failure of the potato crop in the Western Highlands; and the result satisfied us that so far from the:evil having been exaggerated, it is impossible for any one who has not seen its devastations to form an adequate idea of its extent. The truth is, that throughout the Western High lands and Islands the potato is extinct. In order to enable the reader to judge of the amount of lam in the district of Lorn and neighbourhood, and in several of the western is lands, we have obtained from an intelligent farmer, near Oban, the following statement, which may be depend d upon as a fair and well-considered estimate of the ansual quanti ties of potatoes raised for Pale and fur consumption in the district, and, consequently, of the amount aloes this year, when throughout the wide tract of country embraced in trig estimate, the crop is an entire failure.— 40 tamper 1001. of rent, on 20,0001., being one-half real rent of districtlo,4oo 20 do. prr 1001. cidltto on Inland farina, nay 26,0004. .3,2004 20 do. for Wands et Nall, Time, Coll, Ruin, Muek, and e.tnna; and ha 1111V/A.lClogcrloeb, Ardnannuroban, Son mart, and Ardour. .......... ....... 2,3(0 47,900 Total twos raised for sale Population of above disirTeta:=- lure Mull 47,162 Deduct one-half for Infant population 23,4til Allow each KT 14011 a barrel of potatoes a fortnight, for nine months in the year, or a ton each for the whole year Total ton. of potatnea raised for rale snd cessomption in the districts 41,4S I Value of 41,500thn0, at 2/. per ton 0.3,1400 Ditto of fre4cht on 18,0110 tons, at lOn. per toe 9,1100 [lino of pig. fed on potatoes, and kraa as Mon, may 10,000, at 21. each t 112,1101 There is every reason, as we have said, to regard this as by no means an exaggerated estimate of the loss from the potato failure in the district mentioned ; and we press it upon public attention the more earnestly, that no time may be lost in inquiring into the condition and prospects of the population who are thus deprived of their chief, and, is the majority of instances, sole, means of subsistence. We have seen some startling indications of the destitution which begins to prevail, and which, we have no hesita tion in saying, is on the eve of involving thousands of the poor islanders in all the horrors of starvation. They are reluctant to let their circumstances be known even to tech other; but we have obtained information from those to whom they freely confide the secret of their privations, we mean their clergymen; and it is to these gentlemen that we would entreat the authorities instantly to resort for an account of the real condition and prospeota of the people. In one island we have accompanied the minister in his visits, and have had families pointed out to us who wore already deprived of the means of procuring their next meal. We have heard a poor woman acknow ledging, in her native tongue, that a small contribution from the hand of her pious pastor and benefactor had ena bled her to procure the only food she had received for four and-twenty hours. The benevolent lady of this gentleman had, a day or two before our visit, called upon a Wally whom she suspected to be in straitened circumstances. She found the children crying bitterly for food ; and their mother told her that there was none to give them. The husband, who had been out fishing, return( d home unsuccessful while the lady war there, anl in her presence fainted twice ficon. hunger. Some of the people are reduced to one meal a-day of the eoarsest fare. Others are living on shell-fish, arid eking out their wretched meal with sea-weed. Many are parting with their pigs, because they are unable to feed them; and the pittance they receive for them is all that stands betwixt them and want. We saw a vessel laden with pigs, setting o ff on her voyage for the Glasgow market. Poor people are selling their cows for the same reason; and some are reduced to the sad alternative of disposing of their boats. In not a few cases which came under our observation, the people are in this predica ment:—for a small piece of potato ground, obtained from the crofters or small farmers, the cottager' give their labour when it is required ; and after losing their potato crop, many were obliged to remain at home to implement this engagement, who might otherwise have been employed at the well-paid harvest-work in the low country. It is indeed gratifying to know that an unusually large number of tke people have been thus employed at remunerating wages during the harvest ; but they bear a small pr :portion to the masses of helpless poor who have no prospect before them but want and misery during the approaching winter. In some. of the Islands disease has already. appeared in the most afflictive forms,—but too evidently resulting from inadequate or unwholesome food In tke island of Tiree, we are informed, this is already the case to an alarming extent; and there is no disguising the fact that unless something is doneimmediately with the view of affording supplies of food to the inhabitants of the islands generally, consequences will inevitably and speedily ensue, which it is revolting to every humane mind to contemplate. We observe that the Free Church Synod of Argyll sent a deputation last week to the Lord Advocate, to urge upon his attention, and, through him, that of her Majesty's Govern ment, the clamant state of the Highlands and Islands. ft is apparent that it will require the united efforts of the land lords and the government, supplemented, perhaps, by public nbecriptiona, to avert the worst effects of one of the most awful calamities withlwhich it has ever pleased Providence to afflict these lands.—ScottisA Guardian. WALES. REPLESENTATION OP DENBIGHSHIRE. — It is rumoured that the Hon. W. Bigot. does not intend again to offer himself for the representation of the county in parliament. That the Lieutenant thereof, Colonel R. M. Biddulph, will become a candidate . • a nd that Charles Watkin Williams Wynne ? Esq. son of the right hon. member for Nonage meryshms, will be a candidate for the Denbighshire barougba. v;ee T. hhietwaring, Beg., as it is said that this gentleman will not a second time seek the suffrages of the electors. PROVINCIAL. LANCAMME. CHANGE AGAINST A CVEROYMAN.—lnformation having been laid (says the Manchester Guardian) before the Lord Bishop of the diocese by Mr. W. Belling and Mr. J. Mawds ley, two of the trustees of the property belonging to the lec tureship of the parish of Bolton, charging the Rev. Henry Richardson, the lecturer, with drunkenness, his lordship directed soommiminu to issue to inquire into the conduct of the rev. gentleman. On Tuesday hat the commissioners sat in the school-room attached to the parish church. The court con sisted of the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, the Rev. Archdescon Rushton, the Rey. E. Girdleston, and the Rev. Mr. Brand reth. Mr . Watkins appeared on behalf of the trustees, and Mr. Winder defended Mr. Richardson. Mr. John Travers and Mr. Leah Lord were called to say that Mr. Richardson did not bear the characte of a sober man. Mr. W. Bolling, Mr. J. Mawchley, Mr. J. Horrocks -