The Express. — London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. 'M Dies* h as a very intgregting article ea this orkeel which we corset the following : ya of the Wham, of Papas has exceed to ;We - b - e color of political specalaties. California bee s li te the her , and it name fail to be carried 0117. slot ,sjan. Toni te and mem el ideas turned te this quashes, hat statesmen ateglected &Joe the United States have become masters of Cali. tees, t od its extraordinary gables, the Isthmus of e .,µµ lese wen enestsbered by traveller* sad goods. se the MS to the 111 Dorado. Ti. geed am ▪l▪ 111 Aiot tpass, so justly turned is every am to meat et the meens of communicatien, tb s St means of b e lieve that tits* is money , has r - ndered th e m ....nap w ith the transport sorts the is Imes 1 110 ports of Chums and Panama The true r " s itietpan er twenty leagues requires two er three th µ boats ea the river, and pertly on *meg k the begs, which have replaced sw im %a n d mods of POMO,. A company has been eosei la the United States fur the comm. ction of a railroad wdl redeem the journey to one or two hones. In the w.*-40 t ef A a rawall the company have obta ined from the ttlu remea New Grenada the coaceesion of the line, with :o u mit privileges for fiiteen years; the povernment giving Mem elm the netessary land in lieu of stonamp, weerve of tee United States have obtained the gearsome of this eonermion by *Fetid treaty with see thumbs; sad it has taken care to stipulate for the ivy of the isthmus, on far as is possible, without prep 00 MO SO the government of New Grenada. Tee article is the Dalai then enters into thathatica sod tesserots of **company and the measures has abroad/ o w e. Ilts aphid is tined at five million dollars, tams lime io ta oreepleted in eight years from the date of the MON& ; ad the company have been required to dope* gala bases es a pu irantee far the fulfilment of the caw mut. Ten b e vies been done, an officer of the GMT** pegal Eogineen of the United States tray (Cul. Hughes), w a 'rut to the tetbmus fur the purr:ingot surveying the land ; labou rs us just completed, and they completely cos t.. all the easements made by the French engineer, Oarelo,l sent thither by 11. Guisot; who stated tel the live would be eons rutted without any gri ater de new thin 90 metres shove the sea, sad that its length might be reduced to 74 kilometres. Supposieg naceordfneo Maher gtoradthis le. ients) t o r equired than in 90, the expense, nAtigoot Aver, would not be more * than 16,000,000 fr., in. dada g asst to Col, Hughes stimates the espies. at death the late that would be necessary in the United States. The eoutruetion of tte line will be united into two parte; it µice the iatention of the company to commence by mu wariest all their efforts on the portion between the Gorgoas and Panama, which it hopes te complete in eighteen months. Vie other p •rtion between the Gorgon& sad c url s, Or, rather, the Bay of Limon, will then be thaw mat ed. This portion of the road is at pretest trammed by small Mea ner which carries port en up the river from amens. The enterprise may be regarded as already in course of eueutioa. So long as the affair mimed unlikely to become profitable, it remained • project ; hat now the stream of traveller' to and from Cal.foreia, united with thou Eie. lies to Pent end Chili, as well is the quantity of geode that will be carried, at Me topsail's' of the United States • prospect of sadist rotors& For so short a journey it le thought ref, losable to &mud a high fare. The maximum tariff per mitted in France is 10 cents per kilometre i that isf the sum a t the isthmus be ten times as great, to s ay, lfr, per head, or per ton of rods, the r ceiptt will be 7lir. for the journey from one contiaent to the other, gem each passenger, or each 1,000 kilogrammes of mar audio, a moderate sum compared with the preterit *sperm el pewit. It is manifest ale:oil:tat with the inereuing develop nest of passergers and goods tra ffi c, consequent upon steam µDeaths, this route will be adopted by most persons grim vellum from the United States, and even from Europe so Chisa, and the Phillippines, and the different islands of the Praia. Thus the relations of our occident with these different regions are being =elliptic? with great ralidity .wry day. The arias then refits to the proj fo a ect r a nal, whisk t ssys it sets aside by the question of expense, which M. (Arens hie estimated at 130 or 150 millions el gum, sad by the great engineering difficulties. It asp, however, that it would be desirable at sone future period to cut a canal through the Isthmus, sad misrelate an opinion that the route of the canal shot Id be different from that of the eel:way, through Central Ame rica, hem the month of the Nicaragua to the celebrated port 4 lt.alejo. At the remit moment, lo ,king at the state of affair., at the present revairements of the trade, it is hopos siblc to think of anythiag else than a railway. This railway—says the article—will not fulfil its object, Wen It is suds a neutral postage for all nations without &Section and on aa equal footing even in case of ear. The ! absolute neutrality of the isthmus is indispentable to the rural interests of commerce. No maritime power should be permitted to passer itself of the railway to its own exclu sive advantage sad the detriment of all the rest. A diplo• matic contention for this object would be very ad irsatseeoue. The company to whose interest it mast evidently be should be tho find to solicit this guarantee, and tit. re can be little doubt that it would be granted ; end It is believed that the company will be du pscd to do an, for it was only at its r* quest that the United tetee government entered into negotiations with New Grenada on the subjeet. To a y of this nature the conmeeting parties should not only be New Grenada sad the United States, but France, England, and eve Zara, whose territories are bounded on the west as well as ea the soot by the Paella Ovals. Can should be taken that the oegotiatioas for the purpose should not be procrastinated watil it ie tee late, and it is to be hoped, therefore, that MI reties interested will seamy thmaselves with the (Lucian without daisy. _ GAM' CIICT.LTT AT BT.A.—The Packet says "At the Police-court, on Saturday, Frauds Cosine, master el the Mentor, was summoned by one of the crew named Askew Johann, a youth 17 years of age, for Veining him in a most Inhuman and b•rbaress saucer. It appeared from the Satanist of the winless, which we gine below, that the complainant shipped en board the &enter seen sediaary somas on the 6th of August, at Dichibucto. Two days alter they had sailed defendant went to the complain ant at the wheel, sad began to curse his. lie then knocked hint down with kis fist, sal beat his with a rope's end After that he beet the complainant every day for • fortnight wino ha went to the wheel in a lmost unmerciful tonermanr Be err se ill-seed that the: poor ellow was obliged limit Wow aneems* the ergo, and he was in that 'hu- Imp Geo knew where he was. A sisal tea 40 hove Wen was made fa Wm, but met bong found it was supposed that be had jumped evesbeord. At length he showed him sit to the men, gad they, in order to earns the poor fellow from further ill-treatment, advised him to Say when he , sad each gave him a portion of his f o od every day to_b sist epos. The captain all this time 'epochs he was drowsed. He resented bidden until they reached 11.11—• period of tine weeks, end the sufferings he endured, it will In sees by the following evidence, were dreadful in the el tram Willis said—l was chief mate on board the Stouter. The seater had beat the complainant every day, and almost every hour. He beat his too bad for say man to bear. I have men kin throw him oa the deals, and jump ea his.—H. M. Croft—l was ea board the Stouter. I have men the master behave very bed to the cotoplainaat. I ear him kick him, and knock him down, and jump upon him, end then beat his with a thick rope. I saw him pull the hair produced oat of the boy's hnd.—The captaie in his defence, totally denied the eisanltsThe magistrites decided that the ca ptain must pay • fine of 51., or be im prisoned two months in the house of correction. Treis sue was brought before the magistrates again ea Wednesday, in consequence of the owner, Mr. William White, Tensing to pay the lad his fee the nine weeks that he had been cow esaled ia the held, which were 6J. 17e. and IL lbs. for deficiency of provisions. In this investi gation the facts of the ems sae out in • more extended form than be fore. The complaisant stated that, two days after they left Itichihucto the seater ill-seed hint in a very shameful manner, until the blood ran from kis nese. He coati used this treatment to him every day for a fortnight. The taptan frequently stated that he had had enough of Hull crews before, and he would have it out of the Hull men on thls voyage. At last his ill-treatment became as cruel that witness could not sleep at night foe the Pala, sad was afraid he should not live much longer if he was aimed any more. Os. Sunday night, alter be had been on deck eight hours, the captain sent him aloft to rig some of this sails. In consequence of this shameful treatment mimeos bid himself in the lower hold of the yaws), between the ends of moue deals. He was so Sleety jammed, that he could not get in without taking cff some of his clothes. In order that no one might see him, he was obliged, from eight o'clock st night until twelve, to re main suspended by his hands from some of the deals. After twelve o'clock he could creep out and lie on the deals. lie subsisted for forty-eight hours in this situation on the bread that he had saved the day before be hid himself, and when the men left their cabin be used to go and pick the bones they had left. When his bread was gone and he had nothing to eat, be made himself known to some of the sea. They advised kis to stay where he was, or the serer would further ill-use him. He therefore remained %ere, sad the men fed him by_ each of them giving his a parties of their provisioas. He cntinued concealed in this sitarist until the vessel i arrived n Hull. Mr. White, the met, admitted that in the position the lad was is, while he was entailed between the timber, he was liable at Say laelneat to be crashed to death. Mr. Rollin ' oa the part of Mr. White, said that his client was quite ready to pay the lad his remuneration for the services he really did perform daring the voyage, but he objected to do so in eon sequence of having received no services from the lad for aims weeks that he was concealed. It was a question of hardship by the esptain, and the owner himself was quite en hmosset mu. The magistrates, however, decided that they were a opinion that the boy was entitled to the amount that he eleised." FLOODS IN THE MIDLAND DISTRICTS.—A corns rakes sap: "Is consequence of the recent bsavy rains the wall. y of the Treat, from its source to its junction with the Humber, is one inland see, eccationally extending for miles on either side; and on the banks of the smaller Sig ' NUS, in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire. it h the tame, but to • somewhat more limited extent. The effect of all this upon the different neighb.uning lines of railway has been troublesome, causing some risk to the trains- In eke neighbourhood of BurtemosPon-Trent, on M°11,41, a portion of the embankment was washed down, delaying snake of the subsequent trans for a eonedereole time; and from Monday morales early until Tuesday merlin, the whole of the traffic upon the Lowish Valley branch was entirely stopped. Now, however, the broken portion, of the eiabanksarmt have been repsh.ed, and the holm bate recoonaeseed running ea seta" Vbe Court. OSBORNE, Dn. 4. The Clam sad Prices took an early walk tide MSS itia the pork sad grounds of Osborne. Tile Prime of Wales, the Prisons Royal, and younger members of the Royal Family, walked sad rode aa utasi. There waa no Miklos to the royal dieser party. yeeterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloacestee arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Brighton. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Berme Mailmen the Dreher Ida of Sane Wei mar ea Monday, at the Priory, Steamers. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign oMee. It was attended by all Use *Moister.. The council sat three hears. A deputation, oonsistiag of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Mastansaa, M.P., Mr. Depot, Harrison, and the City Re membrancer, had an interview with the CosineDor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resident* in Downieg- Street. A deputation of merchants connected with the southern and western districts of Ireland bad an interview Exchequer. with Lord John Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Hon. H. Fitzroy had an interview with Sir Gems Grey yesterday at the Home -ogles. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of th- Board of Inland Ravaaav, had as leurview yeste:day with the Chancellor of the Rzelsequer. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colesieldelllce from the Governors of the North American DerWches were sent off yesterday evenieg from the CuWatal-011:. for the Governor of New South Wales. (Tram last alaitt's Gasette.)l WHITEHALL, DEC. 3.—The Queen hu been Pleased to appoint the Rev. Atebibeld Campbell Tait, D.C.L , to the Deanery of the cathedra church of Corbel., void by the promotion et Dr. Samuel Rinds, late Dean hereof, to the Bishop's' of Norwtch ; also, to present the Rev. Thomas Minty, Master of Atte, so the Ptah md of Ufftoo, in parte Deems:, founded in the cathedral church of Lichfield, void by the promotion of Dr. Walter Augusta, Shirley, since de ceased, to the Bishopric of &vier and Man. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or Dolllllllllllthl.—William Lasky.? Freeman, Reg P., and Boozy Ralph Willett, Eq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or Cummins in the B a of Cheney's Regiment of Yeo manry Cavalry.—Juteph Leigh, E.q , to be Cornet. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TUE LORD LIEUTENANT tt Kincouutur.autas.—The Right Hun. Francis Alex ander Eon of Kinking and Sir Altman Burnett, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenants. THE LATE QUEEN DOWAGER. ORDERS FOR MOURNING. A Supplement to yesterday's Gautier contains the follow log orders for the Court sad general mourning : LORD CHAMBIBILLAIN'S Orrtca, Dsc. 4, 11149 Orders foe the Court's goieg into mourning on Sunday next, the 9th instant, fur her late Majesty the Queen dowager; viz.: Ihe ladies to wear black bombez:nes, plain mtplin or long lawn linen, crepe hoods, shamoy shoes and gloves, and crape fen,. The gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons on the sleeves and pockets, plain muslin or long lawn cravats and weepers, abeam shoes and gloves, crape hatbands, and black swords and buckles. Caruso■ or Aawt, Dam. 4, 1849.—The Earl Marshal's order tor a general nr.urning for her late Majesty the Queen Dowager.—ln pursuance of her Majesty's commands, these are to give rub' c notice, that upon the present melancholy occasion of the death of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, all persons do put themselves into deep mourning. KoaroLA, COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public business. THn DSATH OFTEN QUISN DORAOIIII. The full tug notice on the_paper took precedence of the other business of the court, "To express the sense of the court on tn. melancholy event of the ...miss of her Majesty the Queen Dowager." Sir PETER LAURIE said the first business of the court was to agree to • resolition of condolence with her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the rest of the royal family, upon the lamented death of the Queen Dowager. He telt the greatest anxiety to propose a resolution to that effect, inennunek as her late Majesty had done hiss the high honour if ',hide, the Kinston Hones in his mayoralty, as honour e mullet ion of which could Ms memory. The coed was, believed, restricted so the We of • mere resolation of condolence, and bad not the privilege of approaching the throne with an address. He should therefore mere a resolution Impressive of the feeling of the court upon the lea of as malted individual, who had been remarkable for deeds el (MeV and the must unbounded benevolence. (Hoar, hem.) Aldermen HUSIPHERY said it would give him the Weigle gratification to second the resolution. He had also • rseolloction of the visit of Queen Adelaide to the House, for he bad attended as one of the sherio enring the mayorslty of Sir Peter Laurie, when Queen Adelaide partock of a clejerinif at that place of civic festivity. (Hear, boar.) The resolution was then agreed to unani mously. 21111 CHARTISTS IN NSWOIII. Kr. Alderman and Sheriff LAWRENCE, and Mr. NICOLL, the other sheriff, presented the reports irons the several prisons of the City. The health of the inmates was represented as very good, and the condition of the prisms wee stated to be extremely class, and yell ventilated. Kr. Aideirstrut LAWRENCE presented petitions from Besot and Shaw, the chemists, who had been sentenced at • period of gna t . public excitement to imprisonment in Newgate for chartmoi. It appeared that the two chartists had upentheir introduction to Igewgato taisconducted them selves in the moat estramigant manner, and so abused the vary great privileges to which they were admitted that it be anie necessary to limit those privileges and to plan them on Um system prescribed for the regulation of persons convicted ef cAmes under ordinary circumstances. A :great change had, however, been wrought in the conduct of the refractory alsartists. Far some time they had both acted with remark able proprioty, end the language of their petitions now pre sented to the coati exhibited the improvement unequivocally. Beam, who, it appeared, bad a poetical turn, wished to have opportunities, not of translating the Psalms of David, but of turning them into verse. The two prisoners prayed too for an increase of light and lire, and the use of paper and pen end ink, not for the ;purpose of inculcating and disseminating dangerous doctrines, but for that of • more frequent and agreeable communication with their families. T psi. lioness also prayed for some alteration in diet, • and me there was good reason for believing that their conduct had under gone very advantsgeens change, it was to be hoped that the court would listen favourably_ to the application. (Hear.) Kr. Alderman COPELAND said he happened to be one of the visiting magistrates when the refractory conduct of the chartists was complained of in the prison, and certainly during his experience he had never witnessed behaviour more incompatible with the discipline necessary to be ob served in • place appointed for the confinement of criminals. If, however, the court were of opinion that fiti.h could be placed in the sincerity of the atop stated to have taken place, he would not oppose the relaxation of the restrictions to which they had been subjected. (Hear, hear.) After some further discusmon, the petitions were referred to the Gaol Committee. TEI ROYAL ARTILLERY COMPANY. Mr. Alderman HOOPER moved with closzd doors. as we were given to understand, that it be referred to the Com mittee of Privileges to inquire into the recent changes made in the Honourable the Royal Artillery Company, and to re port to the court the result of that inquiry. The motion was agreed to. FRA3ILINGIIAM FARMERS' CLUlt.—Tile tenth an niversary muting was held es Tuesday last. About 45 gentlemen dined at the Crown and Anchor Inn, the chair Wag takes by J. Pierson, Esq. The secretary, Mr. D. W. Freeman, read the report, which gave a brief summary of the proceedings at the meetings of the pest year, witti the recommendation, which were adopted. On the subject of leases, the report stated " that the n o of a very long leases, evening's illacussion produced the following heads of a lease, as being the best adapted to the county of Suffolk, more particularly the Framlinghant district (heavy land) Term—l 2 yeere ;if ne notice is given four years previous to the expiration, by either party, then it is to extend eight I yeah from that period ; and iuraW, if no notice is given rev years previous to the termination of the eight years, then it is extended eight years as before ; and this arrangement to continue till either party give four years' notice. Cropping —A clause preventing the tenant growing two white straw mops in sueosasion. Pastures—As the tenant consumed all his hay upon the farm, he shall be at liberty to mow the grass land as he pleases, except is *Oast year, when he shall sot mow more than one-half. Seeinterland—The outgoing tenant shall do all the work, ceder the (-Mention of the land lord, or his agent: in no case less than four clean ploughings. As regards remuneration fey nitexhansted improvements, it was considered that it would be sufficient, if repay ment for draining done during the last years of the lease was secured on a graduated and seaway understood scale, soy, for pipe draining done during the last eight years, the whole amount if done the last year, dropping one-eighth for each previous year. If other materials were used, the allowance to extend to four yam, dropping each year. It was decided that artificial manures do not enrich the land more than one, or at most two years, and that it would not therefore be necessary or right to ask an incoming tenant to repay any part of such outlay. One-half the hoeing of wheat, beans, end peas, done in the last year, and also one half the weeding of barley. The landlord ta pay the rent -charge , land-tax, and quit-r ents the tenant the parochial charges. Stones—The tenant shall keep his roads, gate-ways, and mouths of ponds in repair, before cart ing into the public roads. Oases—The tenant to be allowed to kill all vermin, and also hares and rabbits, he not tres passing into any wood or on ce plantat. Repairs—The land lord to do all reasonabl• repairs farm buildings ; the tenant finding beer to the workmen, and carting all ma terials." In the c urseours of the evening various s p e eches were made in reply to u drank. THE FRPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1849. CAMBRIAN tY SOCIETY. A cOnverteeiOne, designed to further the interests of this institution, was hsld yesterday evening, at the Classes Hotel, Aldersgate, almost dandy opposite the rooms of the society. Tee friends of the Principality, of both sixes, assembled in considerable numbers. A ter partaking of tea and coffee, they adjourned toe spacious room, where, at hateptst sous, the chair was taken by G. C. LZWUN Esq., M.P., and Under-Secretary of State, who was sup petted by Mr. J. 8. Knowles (the dramatist), the Rev. W. lona, and other Restless.. The CHAIRMAN observed that the isstituties led originat-d in • desire to provide a plus of intellesthal meeting for persons coming from Wales, who might diet. wise be exposed to the temptatioas of them i anvil although its commencemeat had been he trusted it would c.imbine the energies of a great sushi. a parsons for a common and most becieficial end. The elgeth was to afford instruction by means of the reading ul cations, and the holding of weekly meetings for diastase es literary and other interesting topics ; and it was hoped that a foundation would that be laid for establishing a useful trusty, open to all the members. Such an institution re quired no !ketone to commend it to cordial support. was obvious,that to young men coming from the Principality it must prove exceedingly advantageous. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the cultivation of the Welsh language, without intending to disparage that ancient tongue, he must my, that although it comprised many poems of undoubted antiquity, it was not at the present time what could be pro perly termed a literary language It was not the lan guage of the current literature of the day—of the laws, or of government. No foreigner acquired it with • view of studying Welsh literature, or of conversine in Welsh. In sal log this be was far from wiseieg to wound the seasibilities of any Welsh gentleman whoa* patriotism was bound up with the language of his native country. The Welsh hernia was, in truth, in the same position u many other languages In the British Isles and on the continent of Europe. They all knew that the Gaelic was spoken in the highlands and islands of Scotland and in some parts cf Ire land. In Belgium the upper classes for the most part spoke French, while the Flemish tongue was the language of the people in one part of Belgium, and the Walloon in another pert. In Malta the language of the government and of upper classes of society was Italian, whereas the lower classes spoke an Arabia dialect a relic of the fiaracenie occupation of that island. lits object in making these allusions was to show that the env of the Welsh people was by no means a solitary one. Wherever such a state of this's existed, however, it stud -1 tined a hurler between different classes of society, and those who spelt, what he would term the non-literary language exclusively were necessarily impeded in their career in life. However great might be their industry or their abilities, they were, to a certain extent, kept in that class of society in which they were born. (Hear, hear.) While he could set advocate the extinction of the Welsh language, he must say, with great deference to the ariembiy, that he sundered it a misfortune to any person to have been educated exclusivsly in Welsh, and to possess no knowledge of the language of the t literature, of the laws, and of governments 1 he diffusion of the English language would conduce to the welfare of those who acquired it, would tend to unite the different classes of society, and to throw down the barriers which separated the rich and the poor, and would give to all, whatever might be their station in life, a fair chance of realising their own best littered'. He hoped that whenever natives of Wales who resided in Lon don visited the Principality, they would take occasion to urge upon those of their countrymen with whom they name in contact, the advantage et cultivating, as far as prac ticable, the English language, and of assisting in the re moval of the bar:ier to success created by an exclusive so tetaintince with the Welsh. (Cheers ) The SECRETARY then read a report setting forth the advantages presented by the institution in terms substan tially the same as those employed by the Chairman. The Rev. Mr. JONES, incumbent of All Saints, Rotes.- bites, moved the adoption of the report in the usual form, and remarked that although the lower classes in Wales were undoubtedly deficient in general literature, they were nearly all excellent divines, and were well acquainted with the Bible Mr. J. S. KNOWLES hoped that Welshmen would sot forget the advice of the Chairman, not to love their lan guage too well. (Hear, hear.) Kiwis( travelled in Wales, he had found the people ieconveniently prejudiced in favour of their own language. (Laughter.) He admitted that the prejudice was • patriotic ono, but he weld desire in future the English language might be always tenet in conjunction with the Welsh. (Hear, hear.) He rejoiced to see the establishment of that institution. Next in importance to the love of the Creator was the duty of cultivating the faculties winch his boundless munificence had bestowed. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put, and unanimously adopted. Mr. FEROVSON moved the following: " That this meeting approves of the efforts made by the committee of management to extend the usefulness of the society, and fully concurs in recommending that application be made to Welshmen generally, soliciting their co-operation in carry ing out so desirable an object.' of r. EDWARDS, in seconding the resolution, remarked that it was almost impossible to cure the evil pointed out b the chairman by estinthishing the Welsh language, which would probably last for hundreds of years, and that the most effectual mode of promoting the eventual diffusion of the Eng lish tongue, which be admitted to be an object of great impor tance, was to afford instruction in Walsh on a more liberal and extended scale, by which means the tone of the Welsh mind would be more assimilated to that of the English mind, and • general desire for improvement would be The resolution was then adopted. Other speeches, partly in Welsh, followed, and the ocra. don proved on the whole a most interestiag one. CITY COMMISSION OF Yesterday the commissioners assembled in the Othldhall, Mr. Deputy PIACOCN. la the chair. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR mid that an error bad ithearrisd in the report Mao proceedings of Tuesday last. Upon that day a oomplelet had been made of the unnecessary inthrfer ease of Um Metropolitan Board of Health with matters which had rtheressin to the City Sewers alone, end from mistake no doubt the asterisms°, objected to was attributed to the Metropolitan Comminthoen of Sewers. Ho wished the impression should be removed, as the two metropolitan bodies were quits distinct from each other. (Hear.) The reports of the impassion stated that vigorous efforts had been made during the week to improve the drainage and cleanse the streets and lanes and alleys of the City. It was resolved by the court that the sum of 151. a year should be added to the salary of oath of the inspectors un der the commission in consaquenes of the severe additioual duties imposed upon them under the new set. There was co hennas of pith& Importance transacted during the day, bat the commeni gave farther proof of their uetermination to km no oppermatty et earring out the prominent points in Mr. Simea's annual report. EXETER BUILDINGS RAGGED SCHOOL, CHELSEA.-EMIGILATION. The second annual meeting of the friends and sup porters of this institution was held yesterday morning at the Ced-gan Rooms, Sloane-square, Chelsea. Lord Aaithae, M.P., presided ; and there was • crowded attendance of the W 61111414 inhabitants of the district. The proceedings were opened with prayer. Lord ASHLEY mid that last session he had renewed his effort in parliament to obtain a grant for sending out the children of these schools to some of our colonies. - That pro poeel was rejected ; sad he was not sorry for it, as it would be the means of throwing the friends of egged schools on their own /MUMS. Some scheme of emigration was Ono lutely necessary; and, as ancillary to it, • central school into which the best of the children might be drafted, and there taught the useful arts So essential was this that be thought it desirable now to come to some resolution as to the Lame of the institution. A benevolent lady bad sug. gestsd to him that it should be called " Tee Colonial Traieieg School." (Hear, hear.) He thought the scheme of emigration would be mush facilitated by • proposal whicn would be made, in • day or two, by himself and Mr. Sidney Herbert, wi th reference to that erraordinarily oi/i -temised class, the poor needlewom-n. Hear, hear.) He had attended a meeting, the preceding . night, of about 1,800 of these poor creatures, who looked just se if they bad been disinterred. He had suggested that their diadem could only be relieved by decrefoi,g their numbers ' and in this view they cordially concurred. At present he believed the num ber of females in this country exceeded that of males by about half a million; and whatever occupation was offered for women was sure to be overborne by numbers. He pro posed to them to enter into a scheme of emigration to the colonise, where their services would be in demand: and it this plan were carded out, it world much facilitate the emi gration from ragged schools, the orphan children of which might be placed under the care of the women and families thus sent out. Therefore, in appealing to the➢public we bee half of one object, the appeal might be made on behalf of the other, for both were equally deserving of Christian charity. (Hear, hear.) By tiod's blessing much m i g ht y et be done to restore the balance of things in this country, and produce as great an amount of hap piness as bad been enjoyed at any time during the last two centuries. For every object of this kind there was no want of agency. There was also a great amount of sympathy and good feeling ; nothing was wanted but fund to tarry out all the benevolent schemes now proposed. At other times there had been a lack of benevolent feelings on the part of the powerful classes, or an indisposition in the poor to embrace the advantages held out to them. This was not the ease now ; it was rrtectly setonishir g, in perambu lating this large town, to fi nd the general conviction pre veiling on the part of the poor that some de was needed, and such would beg ladly embraced. Of thin they might be certain, that if some of these benevolent schemes for relieving the pressure of the poor on the labour market and giving them instruction were not carried out, there would soon be an end to the peace, the honour, and, most undoubt edly, to the Christian character of this church and nation. He prayed that such a catastrophe might be averted. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PORTER, the boa. secretary, after announcing • donation of two guineas from Mr. Sheriff Nicol, read the annual report of the committee : It stated that 181. 12s. was the balance yet unsubscribed of the epeeist fund for providing a more commodious build ing for the girls' school, which bad been occupied. An induearial clam was attached to the boys' school. The avenge number attending the day erthools was 160; of these, 13 were without shoes, 51 without stockings, and 16 with out hats or caps. The weekday evening school embraced a different clue ; youths of more advanced age, who dis played great anxiety for instruction. • few of the elder had been permitted to avail themselves of the openings for emi gration. Last winter the committee had distributed bread te the 'nest destitute of the children, and proposed to con tinue thin charity. Mr. Watts had contributed 51. for this purpose. Of the boys, 31 had obtained situations during the year ; 15 remised them, sad were doing well ; and 11 girls had been placed out. Litre* gentlemen of the committee whn had provided situations for boys reported extremely well of their conduct. The financial statement showed that the Income of the year amounted to 1791. 15s. including • grant of 2 41 from the Re gged School Union. 'This sum bad been expended in carrying en the schools, leaving • balance in hand of only 17s. sd. On the separate account for the building fund there was a balance of 181. 12s. due to the treasurer. The report was adnpted. An evening meeting was held at the same place, in sup port of the some institution, at whisk the lioa. ARTZOZ etas presided. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WI In the week ending last Saturday, the deaths regis tered in the metropolitan d'ericts were 931 The return continues to show a considerable decrease on the weekly ave rage, which is 1,162, es calculated for increase of population, from the mortality of former autumns ; but it exhibit s a slight increase on the returns of the five weeks immediately preceding; during the greater part of Nevember the deaths fluctuated between 837 and M. The ineresse is apparent in deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs ; hoop. ing-cough carried off 23 children, about double the number of the previous weak; pneumonia, 94 persons (of whom 78 were under 16 years of age), being an increase of 12 on the p rev ious week ; airtime. 21, an increase of 9 ; and phthisis, 134, an increase of 30. The deaths from all epidemic diseases were 173, whilst the autumnal average is 307. The fatal cases of typhus have d eclined to 35; those of diarrhcei and il)sentery were 20; and only one death is returned as caused by cholera, and in this case the deceased sank under debility, the coneequence of two a ttacks of the disease which she had suffered previously. She was a woman of 27 year", and died in the month-west istb-district of the City of London. A case is recorded in which the fatal diseases (atrophy and {Minas) were the Inult ol intemperance. 12 women died after childbirth. the return s for weeks ending Septemb er 22nd and 29th, diagrams were published, showing the deaths from cholera to every 10,000 inhabitants, in each district of London. A tabular statement is now given, showing the mortality from cholera in 68 weeks, in each of the sub.distriets into which London is divided ; the population of each sub-district, the deaths horn cholera to every 10,000 inhabitants, and the number of inhabitants to every death. To take a few examples :—Lambeth contains 8 sub divisions ; in Waterloo road (first part) the deaths to 10,00 of the population were 159; in Waterlwroad (second part) they were 145; in Lambeth Church (first part) they were 118. These plates are in the neighbourhood of the river ; but the sub districts which are more remote, present more favourable results; for in Kennington the deaths were 110 to 10,000 inhabitants; in Brixton the y were 79, and In Norwood only 7. Waadsworth and Camberwell also exhibit the greatest contruts in the comparison of the sitb-distr.cts iato which thee are "Literally divided, the deaths ranging from 17 in 10,000 in Putney to 175 in Battens*, and 182 in Streat ham and Tooting; from 6 in Dulwich to 182 in Camberwell (sub-district). In St. George Ilanover.square, the Belerave sub-district, which is of low situation, suffered a mortality of 33 in 10,000; while the average of portions more favour ably situated, was not more than 8. In St. ore f the rate of morality was 208 deaths; in Rother hithe 270. The above are semis of the general results, but in the table the sub-districts, which contain workhouse, hospitals, sad other public institutions, are distinguished, as allowance must be made for persons taken into them from I other districts, after they hail be en attacked by the disease. The births registered in the week were 1,291. The mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.803 ; the daily mean was above 30 in. on Tuesday. The mean temperature of tke week was 34 deg. 5 min., and was lower than the average ot the same week in seven years by 9 deg. 1 min. On Wednesday, the daily mean was lea than the average by 17 deg. 5 an y, SINGULAR ACCIDDIT.—A caanaty of a most sin gular and melancholy nature occurred on Thursday evening to one of the crew of the ship Rienzi, bound for Valparaiso. The Rienzi had been lying in the Birkenhead Docks, taking in a cargo of coal and fire bricks. As she became laden else began to draw too much water, and was hauled into the river, where she was moored midway b e t we en Liverpool and the s' Cheek', shore, opposite to the Seseonsbe Slip, to receive the residue of her cargo. About a quarter past six o'clock on the evening of the day mentioned the second mate, a fine-built, good•hearted young fellow, about 25 yam of age, wh-se name, we believe, is De Brassy, accompanied the tug steamer Quzen to superintend the optration of potting on board a quantity of stowsge and tale's% in provisions. The night wee somewhat rough. Ds Brassy stood upon the paddle•box of the steamer as she lay alongside the ship. and held a lantern containing a lighted cssidle. adroitlyddenl the light disappeared, and it was found that h nate young man bad fallen front the paddle box into the water, between the ship and the steamer. The machinery of the latter had been thrown out of gear, but the paddle wheels were in motion, occasioned by the action of the water upon them, as it was blowing fr.eh and the tide 93w atrouly at the time. Active measures were immedi ate; resorted to by the hands o I board, to render W he n adistce to their unfortunate shipmate. t was found tha got jammed between the ends of the floats of the wheel and the sides of the steamer. It was a considerable time before he could be extricated, and that not until some of the wood The had been cut away. at which time he was quite dead. The deceased was dreadfully erushed.— Lie Cowier. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY. Yesterday a general meeting of the proprietors took place at the company's officsa Surreystreet, Strand. The lion. P. P. Bourns/an in the chair. The following report was read and adopted: The tonnages for the half-y ear ending 30th June last amounted to 40,6961. 15s. bd., being 2,6091. Bs. 10d. more than in the corresponding six months of the preceding year. The amount expended during the same period in the ana -1 emanos and repair of the canal and works has been larger then usual. The committee have been desirous of restoring, without delay, such of the works u from dilapidation, were in a state of danger that threaten ed stoppages of trade or claims of damage. Accordingly, during the y ear ending in June last, two locks have been almost entirely rebuilt, and fifteen pun of lock-gates, with new sills and hollow quoins, have been erected ; wbilo, in other respect', great progress has been made in the substantial repair of g the canal. The cost of materials d labour hs been proportionally largo sa ; but the extra expendit a ure on works of a durable nature is not to be regretted. The canattee are happy to state that the changes in the surveying staff, mentioned in former reports. but wk could not be brought into operation before January lest, have effected a saving of 1,2001. yearly, without impairing (to say the least) the efficiency and seatuluess of that depart ment. The company's carrying business has continued le I ntend ; so much so, that the toni4 2 e: on the Grand Jen moueties Canal arising from it, moue in the six months end. ling 30th June last, to 13,3231. 12s. ; while those of the immediately preceding half-year were 5,9121. 14e. 6d. only. A portion of this increase wee attributable to an addition Wes to the rates Winnebry last last, independently et snot addition, the sgea the of these periods INTO ilia Ora double of those ia the first. The coal and other heavy traffic on the canal has recently exhibited indications of revival. Great savings in the carries' of coal by water have been effected by the company ad the fact is beginning I to be known that many of the inland outs are no whit in ferior in quality With, aeaborne,wkile they possess some peeve liar advantages, besides being considerably shaper Jamie,. The demands upon the committee for the mans of bringing these coals to the London market have lately been more than they have been able to comply with ; but they an taking the means of affording ample facilities to all parties, and agencies in London for the sale of inland coal are be. ginniug to spring up. The rapid extension of the carrying business has been attended with tome extra expense ' which, contrary to the hope expressed by the committeein ;their last report, has increased the amount of the preliminary and initiatory expense account; bat as the carrying department is now fully organised, the committee propose to dose that account at the 30th June last. In connexion with they ar rangements, and to give effect to them, it will be necessary hereafter to include in the divisible revenue, the net earn ings only of the carrying department, instea d of charging it, as at present, with tansies upon the articles carried. The great increase of the carrying trade, end its multiplied nisi intions, having rendered it expedient for the company's interest , to increase the number of supuier of in that department of thej com pany's business, so as to divide the duties of it, and to separate the management of it from the superinten , donee of the canal and works, Mr. Origami, who held the appointment of general manager for a fixed term of some years, consented to cancel his agreement, and to substitute a new arrangement during the same period, by which it is proposed that he shall be relieved of the resposibility and charge of the carrying business, and shall thereupon ratio ' quiet the grater proportion of his present salary. For the remainder he agrees to continue the charge of the canal and works, and to give his counsel sad advice in the future con duet oldie company's carrying trade. Now that the ardu ous took el organising and establishing that trade has been essomplisked by him, the committee believe that it may be conducted at an expense smaller than the proportion of salary relinquished by Mr. Omuta. These arrangements are subject to the approbation of the shareholders, sod the heads of the proposed agreement will accordingly be laid before the meeting. The revenue of the canal from all sources, daring the half year ending the 30th of Jane last, including the sum which remained over from the previous half.year, amounts to 50,6681.11..5d., and yields, after deducting the Ordinary expenditure, a profit of 30,0501. 10s. 11d. The dividends due on the preference stock, being charged against thsearrying business, the above profit will 'fiord a dividend of 21. lOs ins share of the ori ginal stock, and leave a surplus of 1,4131. Os. Ild, to be car ried to the rest. The committee accordingly recommend that a dividend of 21. 10s. per share, free of income tax, and a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum, lees income tax, on the paid uo preference stock, be declared and paid on Tuesday, the Bth day of January next. From the statements of roe and expenditure for the half-year ending 30th Jane, 1849, it appeared that the re ceipts, including a large sum in bawl, amounted to 62,1701. 181. 3d., and the disbursements to 23,4371.108.11 d., laving a balance of 38,7331. Is. 44. The ordinary routine business having been gone through the meeting •eparated. THE COTTON OUR PROSPECTS IN INDIA. (Press the Maseheekr Quardiais.) We do not propose to enter into the controversy which has been carried en so warmly, during the last two months, between those who would lain believe that cotton will be lower, and these who exert all their ingenuity to show that it must be higher. That la not our legitimate place; our duty is rather to bring together, from time to time, suck teats as come under our observation and within our knowledge, as are likely to enable the contending minis , —the buyers and the sellers—to test the accuracy of their r ern views and opinions ; for it is quite clear that no one is likely to suffer so much from any over estimate of future supplies as the manufacturer himself, if, relying upon such views, he neglects to make purchases in time ; or the holders of cotton, from any exaggeration of the causes as scarcity, It they induce them to withhold their mocks frond the market, welting for prices which will never be realised. Every one of large experience in the cotton trade must have' euerved that these parties are usually the victims of their own miscalculations and exaggerations. At the present mo ment there are undeniable facts enough to induce us to look with some considerable degree of anxiety to every quarter from whence aid can be obtained, in the event of the ado , mumble predictions with regard to the American crop big nailed. This alone is a startling fact : On the Ist Nov., 1849, the prim of Georgia cotton was from 31d. to 40.1 per lb. On the lit N0v.,1849, the price was 615. to 615. per lb. ; en advance of 50 per cent. At.d the startling rise has taken plus in the face of • state of facts, as 41 hi- Woe by the statistics of stocks at the beginning . of the year, and supplies during the year, which might lately! ham Dees expected to produce a very different result. The Meek of cotton in the ports of the United Kingdom on the let of January of the present year was 496,050 bales, against 4.51,940 bales on the same day in 1848. On the Ist of Jana- lacy in the present year, too, with trade reviving and a cheep money market, it is probable that the stocks in spianers'l hands were much larger than on the same day in 1848, whim we were scarcely recovered from the panic of the pregnable October, and when all were still acting with the greatest caution. In addition, then, to this large stock, and with which to commence th el year, the impetations of 1849, up to the Ist of November, have been 1.7;0,052 bales against 1,665,071 bales in 1848, making a total supply in the present year of 2,246,102 bales against 2,007,011 bales in the sme period of 1848; or an increase of 239,091 bales. But the stock on the Ist of the pre eat month was only 519,100 bales, against 648,600 batcs on the same day last year ; showing, with the increase of suppf just indicated, • decrease of stock of 129,500, bales, is the three ports of London, Liverpool, and Glasgow. This uuexpectsd state of mature, after the largest mop on record, has been brought about by a consumption more extensive than any on record, and by a considerable increase in our export demand for cotton. The exports up to the Ist of November are 231,700 balm, against 177,200 bales in 1848 ; while the apple re..t quantity consumed at home has been 2,014,402 bales, or at the rate of 34,431 bales per week, whist 1,820,811 hales in 1848, er at the rate of 27,110 bales per week. The deli veries to consumers in the month of October were the largest of any on record ; but so large as to show, beyond any doubt, that a considerable portion of those deliveries were for the pur pose of increasing the stocks of consumers ; which it must be admitted by the greatest advocate of scarcity and high prices ale greater at this time than at any former period whatever. Such, then, are the simple and undeniable facts at home up to this time. We will not speculate upon the ultimate result of the American crop ; but it is impossible not to feel that, whether the present full prises be maintained or not, we can not have a consumption during the next year equal to that of the present. Independent of price, which may rise or fell according to other circumstances, it is an unquestionable fact that the consumption must he curtailed—oilier by working short time, or by that change in the counts of yarn spun which is always found to attend great alterations in the price of cotton. Under these circumstances, we have looked with more i than usual anxiety to the recent accounts from the east, not alone so tar as the supplies from that quarter are likely to recompense the short crop of the United States at this par ticular juncture, but quite as much to discover how for we may look to India for a future supply of cotton, of a quality really suited for our general consumption which will compete with that of the United States in o rdinary: years, and guarantee us against inconvenience in years of eurcity. irons the most recent and most authentic accountsl to which we have had access, we regret to find, that in place of making that progress which the understood success of former experiments entitled' us to hops for, the cultivation of New Orleans cotton seems rather to be on the decline then otherwise—in mime places very much so. Irons accounts recently received from Bombay, we learn, from a source on which we place im plicit reliance, that in the important district of Dharwar, where, perhaps, the greatest success bad been attained in the cultivation of New Leans cotton, that, in place of about 26,000 acres which were cultivated with that description in the year 1847.48, there were lees than 4,000 acres from which the crop of the present year would be collec ted,e of this improved class of cotton. The Ryote, it is said, had fallen back to their old native plant, the crop of which pro mised to be • large one. The members of the Chamber of Commerce in Bom bay, who have watched the progress of these experiments with so much anxiety, and who have taken so much pains to assist the government in the efforts which have been made na turally express th e mselves severely die appsinted at td is result; mpecially after it had been esta bleated beyond a doubt that the climate and soil were both favourable for the cultivation of the New Orleans description of cotton ; and when it was known that the Ryots had ex perienced the great advantages of cultivating this improved quality. The pvernment, it appears, had taken every means to publish the favourable result' of their con signments to Ragland of the produce of this description of cotton. And, moreover, examples were not wanting of private speculation having proved equally successful. No doubt didicultiea had been encountered in the cultivation, and especially in cleaning the new clam of cotton, to render it tit fur the market. But every pains had been taken to overcome those difficulties, and the efforts appeared, so tar as they went, to have been masked with great success. No one who is cognisant of the 'great solicitude shown by the go verieuent of ladia, and by the court of directors at home, to do an in their power to encourage and aid the cultivation in question, will be disposed to attribute any part of this sud uen and unexpected disappointment to their indifference, or want of exertions to secure an opposite result. So tar es the meaning of this cotton is concerned, it is well known to the 'meting members of our chambers of commerce, how ready the home authorities have been to adopt any improvement in the machinery fur this :parpou, introduced from time to time, and to purchase supplies of newly : invented-and im proved gins, for distribution is those districts in India where these experiments have been in progress. It appears that the government, who have all along acted in great harmony and in perfect concert with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, in these efforts to improve the cotton culture of India, have recently submitted their re ports to that body, for their consideration and advice. The members of the chamber still continue to and urge the old com plaint of the *rant of roads , and the gr expense difficulties of communication between the interior and the coast. But come of the members, best able to form an opinion upon the subject, begin to entertain serious doubts whether the efforts of the government to aid and ancoarage this particular cultivation have not been pushed too far and continued too long. It is even said that so far has it been pushed, that the Ryots for • long time telt that they were acting under a distinct compulsion in cultivating this description of cotton; that it was under this compulason that the cultivation was extended so far as it was in 1847.48; and that since the natives have been given to understand that they were at perfect liberty to adopt any cultivation they pleased, they . have abandoned what they believed hitherto they were in a manner com pelled to follow, and have very generally fallen back to the cultivation of the indigenous cotton. Nevertheless, and it is a carious feature in the modern character, it is said that they are perfectly aware of the superior q uali ty _ and the higher p r e. which they would obtain for the New Orleans quality ; which would far more than repay the additional la bour of cultivating and cleaning it, and would even afford a pod guarantee against the occasional failure to which the New Orleans cotton is more exposed from drought than the native description'. If this be true, it is a remark able example of the danger which arises nom all government interference, even for the purpose of promoting improve ' meats. There is • point to which, perhaps, they may safely go, in affording facilities and in removing difficulties and impediments, but beyond which it is very dangerous for a government to proceed. These efforts, especially among the prejuuiced and ignorant Ityots of India, may be easily mis understood. The Chamber of Commerce of Bombay do not, however, so far as we understand, look spot this present check to the culture of New Orleans cotton as a conclusive reason for despairing of its ultimate success. We trust they may prove to be right. The practical result of the information which we have is, that in the present Demon we must look for • considerably smaller quantity of cotton from India of the American de scription • but that we may fairly expect the supplies of native c otton to be large, and especially as the shipments will be greatly stimulated by the present high price. .is and TILE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The transport of the huge mass of tube, 472 feet long and 2,000 tons in weight was suiceufully effected yesterday. Should the first line of tube be completed by March, 1850, the works will then have been nearly four years in progress. Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge was eight years in building. The weight of its iron work, compared with that of the Brit annia Bridge, being as 644 to 10,000 tons. EMIGRATION FROM ELYMOUTII.—The Plymouth Herald says :—" On Monday, Nov. 26, the Reliance, 736 tons register, Capt. Osborne, under charter to her Majesty's lontal Land and Emigration Commissioners; arrived from Liverpool, to embark • large body of emigrants for Port Phillip, 300 of whom will assemble at the depot on Friday ; she will sail on Tuesday or Wednesday next. On the same evening the passenger-ship Woodbridge also arrived from London, to embark passengers for Adelaide and Port Phillip. These ships are consigned to Mr. Wilcock', the agent for go- vernment and general emigration. On Wednesday the John Knox and Rajah, Capt. Ferguson, also arrived, the former to take female orphans from Ireland, the latter with private pamengers for Adelaide and Port Phillip. The Oriental, Capt. Grieves, with government emigrants for Sydney, sailed on Thursday, 29th ult. The Statesman, Capt. Lane, embarked her wet of England passengers for Adelaide and Port Phillip, and sailed from Plymouth with • full comple meat of cabin passenger", among whom were several influ ential colonists returning, after a sojourn in England. Her 'tween decks were occupied by a Lull complement of most respectable passengers. The Statesman is to be followed by the Troubadour and Arabian, both well.known shim." THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. (From the Dolly News.) pUNCHMITER, Die. 4. A meeting of the Manchester Land Society, or association for purchasing freehold qualifications, took place at News/Pmbuildtlegs lest evening, when Mr. George Wilson, Mr. Milner Gibson, bl.l'. ' and Mr. Bright, M.P., were nominated president., Sir Elkanah Armitage, Mr. Kershaw, M. P., and other leading gentlemen in the move ment were nomiaatel trustees. Mr. Ricken was made ream tary, Mr. William Shuttlewortb, treasurer, and Musts. Duffield and Co., solicitors, and a meeting is to take place in a short time to give authority for active Cons. There is a determination *.tit the society to .parr its claims before the inhabitants of every district in the coun try, and to spare ne effort to work out the prineiple. The railway appeal, named in yesterday's Daily News. came on for hearing this morning at the New Bailey, before a special sessions—the magistrates present being Mr. 11. L. Trafford, stipendiary msgistrate, and Mr. John Kay. The appellants were the London and North Western Company, and the respondents were the overseers of Barton-on-Irwel (not of Manchester)—the ground of appeal being unfair ness, inequality, and excess of riving to the poor. The line watch pavers through Barton-upon-Irwell is the old Manchester and Lirerpoel railway. The counsel employed wereMestrs. Monk and Pollock for the appellants, and Messrs. Cobbett and Ovens for the respondents. The case occupied the attention of the court but for a shaft time, the magus trates deciding on a legal point against the railway company, that they had not brought their appeal within a reasonable time, having allowed several sessions to pats since the rats was laid, previous to the present. " I suppose," said Mr. Trafford, in giving this decision, "you will apply for a mandamus I" That we most scertainly shall," re sponded Mr. Pollock. As 1 stated yesterday, the enormous charges which many of the country, es well as town, parishes arc Hein upon the railways are exciting a strohg feeling, and it is most likely parliament will be applied to ultimately for relief. The total area of Barton-upen-Irwell is 10053 b acres, and the total assessment upon it, including the rail way, is 43,8271. The auestment of the railway, which cecu pies only 42 acres of bog land, is 8,90 W. ; so that though the company occupy only one two hundred and fiftieth part of the land they are charged with a rate of 1,4501., or one-fifth of the entire rate levied upsi the whole township. Thy land on which the railway has been constructed was bought at 401. per acre, so that the rate fly charged upon the company for it is nearly equal to the whole original pur chase money. 1 turn to-day that B. W. Wickham, El., of Kirklees Dill, near Bradford, Yorkshire, has resigned his sect as chairman of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com ptny, in consequence of the indisposition of some member of his family. Our trade market has been exceedingly dull and din couraging. The Germans are no longer in a position to operate in consequence of the frost, and as will be seen by the notice to another column, both in cloth and yarns, with a slight exception, prices were in favour of the buyer. The results of the depression which has now con tinued so long are more generally begun to be spoken of as exhibiting themselves in a diminished production, and unless some change takes place it is expected that short time will be adopted by many of the millowners. IRELAND. DCBLIX DEC 4. The report of the Grand Orange Lodge 'still forms a leading topic in all circles. The preference shown by the " brethren " to one of their organs in the pub lication of it has had tke effect of very much coo!ing the zeal of the other Orange journals on the subject. The Evening Parket limits its editorial observations pretty nearly to an expression of regret at having been induced to tell the public a fal•ehood in account . • ing for the delay of the document at the very time it was in type at the office of the 'limier. The Even ing Mail lets it down with II leader, the quarter cf a column in leng'h, instead of the full columns that it would in better humour have bestowed upon it. The popular journalaare excessively severe on Lord Cla rendon in their comments on the report, and people are looking to the Post of this evening for same refu tation or explanation, as it may be, of the Orange statements. The probability is that it is not until it comes to be discussed in parliament that the affair will be thoroughly sifted. The Sanders has the following paragraph, which embodies a statement already put forth by the Presb, a journal most watchful of the legal interests of this country: There is in course of preparation by Sir William Smer villa a bill considerably extending the jurisdiction of the Assistant Barristers Courts, and giving to magistrates at petit sessions jurisdiction in cases of civil contract to the amount of five pounds.== Mr. Reynolds, the member for Dublin, was:elected Lord Mayor on Siturday, after some opposition on the part of the tories. HIBERNIAN BANK. The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the above bank was held on Monday, in the board-room of the institution, Castle-street, Dublin. The chair was taken at 12 o'clock by DlNte MOTLAN. Esq., deputy governor. The SeCart/OLT read the following report and statement of accounts " Uentlemen,—ln laying before you the statement of a ccounts for the past year, ending the first day of No vember last, your beard of management have to ' , wet that the general state of the country has continued to retard its more successful progress. The board, anxious at all times to avail themselves of every opportuaity of extending legitimate accommodation to the public, consistent with safety, have, nevertlieltri, found it extremely difficult to find profitable employment for the floating capital of the company ; and hence has arisen a less favourable statement than they anticipated when they last had the pleasure of meeting their shareholders. Your board having minutely investigated the state of the overdue bills, deem it necessary to write off (in addition to the sum announced to the general assembly in December last) the additional sum of 7,0001., chiefly arising out of the prostrate state of a trade which, for many }ears, formed an important branch of our customers. In conclusion, your board recom mend for your adoption the payment of a dividend of five per Cent. per annum for the heftiest ended the Ist of Novem ber last, oa the paid up capital of the company." •081‘5C7 Or TAM AMOR!) Cr THII COMPANY TO TOE IBT NOTEXIIKO, 1449, 11 . 10.VAsT TO THE WALD 05 OVITLIINENT. Meets of the Company Due to the public 228,1170 16 4 £511,56115 Capital of the Company, t1,0(4,000, 25 per sent 250,u0t0 o Balance to credit of profit and leas in favour of the Company G4,561 15 11 Nett profit for the year ending let Nov., Bo , after dedusting all charges of management The above report and statement of accounts were unani mously adopted by the meeting. Mr. Bacot( moved that a dividend for the half year ended the let Nov. last be made, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the advanced capital et the company ; end, after some discussion, the resolution was put from the chair , and unani mously a dopted. Mr. GRAY observed that there was a report abroad that the country branches had not been very profitable, particu larly the Kells branch. He had been informed that so large a sum as 15,0001. had been lost there. The Cu/agnate said that rumours were not always to be depended upon, and that such was not the case at all. A great portion, however, of their debts, which had been written off as bad, were from the Kell' branch. Mr. Gust-1 suppose your Drogheda-branch would be. a very profitable one. The CILLIRMLN—It is a good and profitable branch. Mr. FiIiGUS FAIIIIELL Slid that no one who had so large a country trade as he had would recommend the extension of banking in the country at present. It would he prefer able to pay the rent of the branch houses and discount no country bills at all. Alderman KEBKON said that, with the exception of Drog heda, aU their branches were being wound or ; and when it was known that neither in town nor country had they lost anything this year, it must be very satisfactory to the pro- --: - melon. - The meetieg then separated. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION.—There has been a further increase of business at the commission mince we noticed its progress last week. The number of petitions lodged is about 150, upon 120 of which conditional orders have been made. Already not less than 60 absolute orders for sales have been pronounced by the commissioners. It is probable that sales will commence in the month of January next. Preliminary proceeding to sales—such as ys and the making out of abstracts of titles—have been directed in many mtgs.—Mercantile Advertiser . . LAW COURTS' BILL.—A good deal of anxiety has been created in mercantile and professional circles, by • rumour that a bill has been prepared by the law officers in England for effecting considerable alterations in the process of our superior courts. That some alteration is required has long been felt, especially by the mercantile community ; but it is exceedingly desirable that legislation on so important a subject should tit preceded by calm inquiry and considera tion, and that ample time should be afforded to the commer cial and professional erases to investigate the provisions of the proposed measure, whatever it may be. Public opinion has been too often outraged in this country, and public interests sacrificed, by the enactment of laws ha vin g s p ecious and attractive titles, but really intended to promote the special purpose of interested parties. We feel persuaded t tha the object of the government will p rove to be a good one ; t h e we would warn them not to confine their inquiries to quar ters where personal interest may interfere with a judicious estimate of pabli: advantage.—Dublin Mercantile Acker- HOSPITAL IN GREENOCK.-38,00 01 .Three per Cent. Cools have been handed, by the legatees of the late Sir G ns a b r i e l Wood, to trustees, to carry out the wish of the deceased gentleman in the erection and endowment of an hospital for the residence and maintenance of decayed ship masters of this his native town and neighbourhood. The building, which will cost about 10,000 i., is to be a very handsome edifice, and is to occupy a beautiful site on the western anbarbs of Greenock.—Greenoct Athertiser. l j