The Express. — London, England, 1849-05-28 00:00:00

r 24. abrupt , rllit ea I. For to 0001. tblic, tr the 'crtnees [though Alais le in, was tan wit what is to the of tb• Pro' was not in a fine Baron a d tor` order Kanits .r nase ; R-, when t Wesel a vela , it wea steer in "f a was tha ; neither ientne••• t o be in alits.d 10 1 asr 0 00 „_ Le bongs"' aria took indead, • at will do oder dwee akeemataseee I believe would be very difficult to say. At mama there are only two courses ge sso the klag. He must either turn out his pre- Mat miaiateneabeikh the state of siege, and put into the &nett a let of rational comet 'alive', such as coesphaueee, BUM% and so on; or he must live up eatirely teethe present all idea of a German union, big er little,in which Pamela is to play anyltart, and wage wee with the revolution to extinguish that first. Meanwhile he undertakes this combat under einem swim peculiarly disadvantageous, and which reader Lis triumph difficult in the extreme, nay all but bu rial,. For eo detestable have been his aggressions 'pm the liberties of the pmtple, aad so manifestl Gey bes be asamard the part of lea d policeman in r may, that the ht-art of the people tame away from elm He hie spent like a prcdigal the last throb of Premian irate. A mote is said to have been presented to the govern ment on the port of Hues* requiring tto immediate r ieustien of Jutland by the Ptosvian tro ops . Motive sets has peen pram:lieu on t h e put o f the FINN* recut, protesting against the passage of the R us in troops through the Prussian territory. FBANKI.ORT.—The news reaches down to May al. The sitting was opened at three-quarters past 10 by Rob. In older to be sure that the legal num ber of deputies were present to form a house, the names were called over. 155 members were present. About 32 sent in their resignations. M. Jacobi (under loud applause) took his seat as new member for Berlin. A communication was read by the Pre sident to the Assembly from the Minister of the In terior. It was to the effect that the Central Govern ment would not recognise any acts proceeding from the telethons palatinate, fir less the provisional go vet nment there elected. Communication of 46 addresses of adhe. ion. Schulz, from Walburg, asked the imperial mi l.liki It tree that the Prussian go , ernment has advised the wirier of the empire to elms the National Amenably with 'wee ? 2. To abdicate the provisional central power ? 3. To entreat the King of Prows to undertake the central power ? 4. Is it true that rrassia w:Il conclude peace with Denmark without the knowledece and anent of the central power? 6. Is it true that Prowls. Saxony, and Hanover Use concluded a separate coarederst ion ? The president of the ministers communicated in writing, that he would answer these questions in the first sitting after the fzstival. (Laughter.) Then followed a motion of Nauwerk concerning the protec , ion of the National Assembly "1. The Ger man National Assembly places itself under the pro tection of the free city of Frankfort. 2. It empowers its president to negotiate thereupon with the central power.' The urgency of this motion was not recog nised. Alter the rejection of some other motions, Ludwig Simon demanded anew voting concerniogthe motion of G .Itz, that was left undecided in the last sitting. 'the mutton was to this effect: "The Na- 1 tionsl Assembly is capable of forming decrees when one buedred members ate present." During the voting some deputies seised their hate and hurriedly left. Grave'!, Mak, and the new Minister of War, Prince Vou Wittgenstein, who had also just entered, disappeared also a few minutes after. Number of voters, 150; for the motion, 115; against it, 33. The president then spoke: "I declare herewith the motion of Deputy Ooltz as accepted." (Bursts of applause from the galleries) The sitting closed at half-past twelve. Next sitting on the 25th. The order of the day is the appeal to the German people, also the fill ing up of the divisions and of the committee of 30. BADEN.—By the latest accounts it appeared that emissaries from Carlsruhe had succeeded in raising all the country of Odenwald. A party of Hessian soldier. had joined the insurgents, but the rest had retired with their officers. The plan of the II tdensian, Bavarian, and Hessian insurgents was to assemble at Itestadt the ultra-democratic members from Frock fort, and to ptoclaim the republic. Some demoostrations in favour of the Grand Duke had been suppressed for the moment. A corps of troops, amounting to 10,0 on men, was said to be collecting between Donau we rth and Augsburg, under the command of General Oumppenberg. COLONIAL LORI) ELGIN AND THE CIO` CANADA. Sono supplementary papers relating to the Mon tree riot, tit cactinuation of those already printed, were laid Wore parliament on Friday. Tram them we select the reply of Earl Grey to Lord Elgin's first alert . cb, describing the outbreak: Dovroiag-street, May 18. "My lord,-1 hare received and laid before the Queen your lirdship s despatch of the 30th of April, giving an a, count of the scenes by which the city of Montreal has been disgraced, and in the worse of which the building oc-upied by AO pro viso/A parliament ha. been drstrored by tire. " I am comman-led by her Majesty to inform your lordship that while she has r mired with very gnat ccr.cem the in tell genes of these plorable events, they hive not impaired the coofideuts which her Majesty itas hitherto telt is your ability and judgment, and that she continues to regard your administration of the Whin of the province as mailing her entire approbation. " Upon the act of the provincial parliament which has hifeeffed • pretext for the <Mingle which have been com mitted, It is the duty of her Majesty's Dermas to reserve their Judgment until we shall be in possession of the full in formation which you lead me to espied, se to its character and objects ; hut, whatever may be the view which may be taken of the merits of that insmare, there can be t , ut one opinion as to th • suit of those who, In reshaance to a lam constitutionally pawed by the provincial legislature, have had recourse to viol. nee of so diteraceful a character, or as to the very serious responsibility incurml by all who have, even by the imprudence of their lave assisted in pro ducing the excitement es htch Lis led to guage, such limentable result.. Her blisiesty's servants entirely concur with your lordship as to the c msequ.ne• s which most follow from sub mitting to the kind of dictation by which it has been attempted on this occasion to ',verm in the decision of the legally constituted authorities of the province ; and they con fidently rely upon your fir unem, sarported. as I trust you wile be, by the parliament and the great majority of the people of Canada, to enforce for the future obedience to the law, and to compel these who may disapprove of the men state either of the leaialative or executive government of the province to confute their opposition within legal ma constitu tionrl Hairs. " I appreciate the motives which have induced your lord ship to offer the suggestion with which your despatch con cludes; but I should most earnestly deprecate the change it contemplates in the government of Canada. Your lord ship's relinquishment of that office, which, under any circum stances, would be a moat serious loss to her Majesty's service, and to the province, could not fail, in the present state of affairs, to be most injurious to the public welfare, from the encouragement which it would give to those who have been concerned in the violent and illegal opposition which has been offered to your government. I also feel no doubt that when the present cm,tement shall have subsided, yen will succeed in regaining that position of ' dignified neutrality' becoming your office, which, as you justly observe, it has hitherto been your study to maintain, and from which even those who art at present most enema to you will, on refleci tioo, perceive that you have been driven, by no fault on your part, but by their own unreasoning violence. Relying, therefore. upon your devotion to the interests of Canau, I feel reared that you will not he induced by the unfortunate osninemes which have takes place to retire from the high office which the Queen has been pleased to entrust to you, and which, from the value she puts upon your past services, it is her Ilsjeety's madam wish that you should retain. " t have, itc. ' " GRIM " The Earl of Elsie and Klacardiae,lte." PAINTERS SHOULD NOT SUM THEIR PENCILS.— The post Reorient examination odfeacest to artist named A. F. West, who died lately, revealed en induce the juey to Tatum a verdict "' That the died from Me effects of carbonate of lad." It appeered that he was in the habit el drawing his brushes through his lips. ANoTitYn MAN POISONED BY HIS WlFR.—Con piderable consternatiom ban been caused in Nuneaton throughout the peat Ave or six days, in cows ounce of a repent being freely circulated that another hatband bad been Howdy poisoned by his wife. The circumstances connected with the case, as f.r as they hare yet transpired, appear to be as follow:—For some time pest the deceased, whose name was Thomas Ball, and his wife Mary, had lee en unhappy life, owing to her Cermet unfaithfulness to him, and this only an account Sot the atrocious act now imputed to her. On Friday, the 18th instant, the deceased went out fishing, which gave gnat cff , nee to his wife. The rain coming on, he caught cold, and became otherwise indisposed. Having returned home, the wife, under the plea of kindner, persuaded the deemed to go to bed sod take a basin of hot gruel, which he roan/ consented to do. Hi s w if e , it a pre aced t he g m :4 of which he partook, but eh y afterwards he waseels with violent sickness, purging, and thirst, the usual charac teristics of a party suffering from poison. The poor fellow continued in the most excruciating agony for two 'ism when he expired. The suddenness of the attack, and the extraor dinary manner of the death, Led to a determination on the part of his friends to have the body opened for the purpose of ascertaining, it possible, the precise cause of death. Ac cordingly a post-mortem examination was made, the result of which proved Me presence of arsenic in the stomach, a fart which at can gave rise to suspicion orient his wife, which stimulated further inquiry, when it was speedily found out that she, etwompinied by anoth er f ema l e , h a d purchased soma Millie at the shop of Mr. nits, a druggist. A eoro ner's inquest was called, when, laser a protracted inveigles- Coil, daring which the above facts were elicited, the use tits THE COURT. 0811011/17, MAT 213.—Her Royal Highness the Dodson of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Brace, the Ba rmen de Spode, *ad Bit George Conger ' took leave of her Majesty and his Royal Highn ess ; an d l e ft Osborne for London shoat 9 o'clock this morning. These was a* addition to the royal dinner party yes terday. MAY 27.—Ha Majesty and his Royal Highness Prism Albert, and the Win and gentlemen of the court, attended divine service this amidst in Whippinghaa church. Her Majesty the Queen Dowsger and her Royal High new the Dachas of Kent attended divine service yesterday mosing4 Marlborough-hone.. Ras it .yal Highness the Dachas of Kest, attended by Lady; Augusta Bruce, Baroness de fipeth, and B.r George Cooper, wined at her residence, Clarence-house, lit. amass's, at 2 o'clock on Batorday afternoon, from h. r Ma jesty's amine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Royal Hight me crossed from Osborne pier in the Fairy royal yacht to Go port and traveUel to town by the London and South-Western Railway. lier Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent vis!ted her Majest7 rho Quito Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough _ . _ His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Nether lands henoured the establishment of Meer. Runt and Roc ken with a visit on fiatarday. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold Court of Syracuse hononrea the establishment of Mr. Hancock with a visit on Setarday. Mr. Holden, of Belfast, accompanied by Mr. Robert James Tronent, M.P., Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P., Mr. French, M.P., sad Mr. Bryden, had an interview with Lord Jolla Russell, at hie residence in Cheshans-place, on Sitar , day, on the 'abject of satendusg to the south and west of Ire land the manufacture of " sewed =Wins," by means of in. dostrial schools. MAJOE HOPE is appointed Auditor-Genenl at the Caps at Good Hope. MATH OF THE DUKE OF ST. ALB esee.—This event took plate yesterday morning, at his Grace's enansim, in Piccadilly, efter a pair.fol illness of three months' duration. The deceased nobleman—William Aubrey De Vero Bean clerk, D.C.L., was son of the Bth duke, by his second wife, only daughter of John Nelthorpe, Esq., of Little Grimsby- house, Lincolnshire. The lee duke (formerly Esrl of Bur ford), was born in the year 1801, and on the lit of March, 1827, he nueriod the desolater of Mr. Matthew Mellon, and relict of Thomas Coutts, Esq This lady died lithe year 1837. and the deceased married a second time in 18M. the lady of his choice being a daughter of the late General Joseph Dub bing, of Stoneham, Hants, and of Kilrush, in the county of Limerick. He succeeded to the title upon the death of his father in 1425. He held the appointment of hereditary grand falconer, for which be received a uliry of 1,2001. a year. He wre also hereditary registrar to the Court of Chameery, and was the patron of two livings. The first Duke of St. Albeit'. was son of Charles II by Nell Gwycno, and the title was originally conferred in 1644. , The late duke will be soft-sided by his son and heir William Amelia Auhrsy De Vere, Earl of Burford, who was born in the year 1840. DEATH OP SIR EDWARD KNATCHBULL, BART.— We have to record the death of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Knatchbull, which event took place on Thursday, at his m ai :sic* at Ilergba:n Hatch, in the ceinty of Kent. The right hon. gentleman was in his 68th year. He had been complaining for some time, but until a short period before his death no apprehensions of a fatal Innis were entertained by his friends. For many years he took an active part in poll ical affairs, and was for along time not only regarded as ' ono of the leaders of the tory party, but as the strenuous ad vocate of the sericulture' intern*. He was &member of the last ministry of Sir Robert Peel, bit resigned hie situation as paymaster of the torus on the announcement being made, ' that Sir Robert had resolved on receding the corn laws. Since then the right hon. grotleman lived in the closest ro t tirement till the time of his death. He represented the , county of Kent from October, 1819, t l ll April, 1431 ; and after the pealing of the Reform Bill sat for Bast Kent up to Feb., UM. The right hon. baronet was bon in 1781, and was the only son of the eighth bonnet. He married in 1806 the daughter of Sir J. Hollywood, and, secondly, the eldest daughter of B. Knight, Esq , of Godmersham-park, Kent, in 1820. He is succeeded by his son Norton Joseph, who was born in 1806. CALLS TO THE BAR, MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The fol lowing gentlemen were felled to the degree of banisters at law, by the Honourable Society of the Middle Tempe, on Saturday last:—Henry Smith, Esq., and Henry Scotland, Eso. THE GAME Lawn AGAIN.—The Leicester Mercury says We have recently expand the injurious operatit a of them laws upon the working man and tenant farmer. Not long before we bad to draw attention to the presenta tion of a public memorial to a clerical mightn't, who would not allow these laws to be converted into an instrument of unneighbourly annoyance. This week, a case heard before the Leicester county bench will show how these odious Ikw e map in to prevent the youthful dwellers in large towns from taking a pleasant 'Sabi* down country lanes, sad indulging their hobby for wild flowers or any other of nature's simple treasures. Three or four lads, the eons of decent parents, having a holiday, resolved to go for a country walk. The eldest of them was not more than thirteen: let this be borne in mind. While walking down Stoughton lane—that is, through the closely preserved estate of Mr. Cl, A. Legh Keck, which furnishes as many cases for the magistrates in the south, as Mr. Philipps' estates do fur the north of the county,—and while one or other of them was in the act of getting some flower from the hedge or ditch, at underkeeper, named Squires, let loo'e a large dog upon them. Fortunately the animal was muzzled, or it would have done tar moro salons injury than knock ing down two of the lads, and nearly tearing the c iat of one to pieces. When brought before the magistrates, the cowardly fellow assigned as his reason for setting the dog at the boys, that he saw them in a plantation and thought he should not be able to manage them by himself—the eldest, remember, being only thirteen ! ! The magistrates very properly censured him for his conduct, and fined him, including expenses, IL ISs. : a month's im prisonment in default. This, however, mess to us bat a very light punishment for such an Mfeece, though it emy perhaps be nefieient to prevent a repetition of it. It is high time some cheek of the kind was put upon the insolence awl violence of these men towards those who they think cannel resist them, for we happen to know that it is not the first' iastaaee that has happened on the high roads through Mr. leek's property'. We trust, therefore, that whenever similar case shall again come before them, the Leicester County lisnch will inflict the highest possible malty in their power. The person of a human beinges rcially of a child be far more sacred in the e•-• e the law than a —ought to ... eye .......lenr, WiIICU eau a.. , ...- - - -, .. ,, very le. intereii in it, and he would not recommend . this hare or a pheasant." colonial resources. 1,2001. has been save d . in the . ;e m ri va n n o i to take part in the cometruction of this dock, if he AN AFFRAY IN A GAME PRESERVE.—Oa the same way in respect of the Bahamas. A saving or perfectly satisfied that it would be advantageous for night of the 18th inst., a desperate affray occurred at Wool- 6,000/. has been effected in salaries, &c., of the them to construct it, and that the public would be benefited by sington, the estate of Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P. Soon after " Mixed Commissions established under Treaties with it. The directors propel= that the company should subscribe 12 o'clock, the gamekeeper being argued ten the firing of Foreign Powers for the . ia=antation, collected a force of ten men, and set eat la On reaching what is termed the "beef tub " and 6,9001. has been saved in what is called would be found by the people of Sunderland ;in fact, it had been subsctibed sod h t e money paid. Be had entered into pielellim they came upon four rasa, each armed with a the "Expenses of Consuls abroad." Th;a is another gee The emesheeper instantly called out, "Halle ' what saving, however, more apparent than reel ; for on this poi , et subject to the sanction of meeting, and if they did not like the investment, he should be happy to take assilskslthees ?" One of the men replied, Stand examining the items it appears that 6,500/. of the it himself." The honourable chairman submitted a series Wk. eir ri am rm. ;" at the same time presenting his gua et the piety. The keeper having got his men well up, said, amount " saved," was voted last year for the purchase of . .0. olio . , resol u ti o ns , which were all unanimously adopted, viz., " I lege ra g set s ke e t ;" but the threat was repeated ;of ground for consular offices at Shanghai, in Chine, km') , " That the directo rs be authorised to , sub mite the sum of 75,0001. toward s the formation of docks at be set loose a dog upon them, which was in a and for other payments of the same sort connected Sunderland." yet In the foot and disabled. Some of the keepers with that country. The "consulate at Labuan" " Immediately after:the meeting at which this resolution Asa rested upon the poachers, and a severs fight took o ez, in the cares et which three of the latter were cap- sti ll Pre 0 3 for nearly 10,0001. • the charge for was passed, seven of the directors of this company, viz., Mr. . They were pitmen at Seatesharn colliery. named that at Hong-Kong is , 23 000/. a year . there is Hudson, Mr. Davies, Mr. James Richardson, Sir John Matthew Robins, John Harrison, and Richard Cook. They an increase of 6601. upon the F a lk l an d' S' Mr. 01M PI dM T ed th Islezd =peon, x ey, r. ewe. an r. Docksu e were examined on Thursday, at the Moot Hall, and coin- estimate, and of 5,300/. for " allowances to set- subscription contract for the Sunderlsnd for 400 for land at mitred for trial the assizes.— Gedeshead Observer. vent/ of the Dist India Company at St. Helena." sham each, and Mr. Nicholas Wood, another director, 200 shame, making in the whole 3,000 shares, at 261. eac h , TER CHANTING QUESTION.—BRISTOL CATHE- I n thi s c lass there are two permanent charges of a or 75,0001., and which then formed ens-fourt h part of the near..—Oar !clam will recollect an inquiry which wee very singular sort-30,00 04 a year fa . the support entire espial of the Sunderland Dock Company. The sum lately instituted by the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, --. -- n . into the occasion of the discontinuance of chanting of captured negroes, . and 20,00111. a year for the ex- of 1/ 7s. 6d. per share was then paid by this company as a , . • . n deposit on the 3,000 shares amounting to 4,125/. in the cathedral. The bishop, directed that the chant- trtordinary expenses of ministers at • f ore i gn courts. " In the session of parliar•ent of 1846, the Sunderland Dock log of the services should be at once resumed; These items appear never to very ; a circumstance Company procured an set for the oenstraetioa of the doek. and, as this order accorded with the haling of the public, it which, perhaps, may be considered 83 strange as to When that bill first went into parliament it contained clauses was edemas imagined that the suspended services would be be suspicious. authoririnf this company to subscribe 75,0001. towards the at owe reamed, end t ere would be an end of the dock. It is stated, however, to your committee, that these (Ties 6 h de the " Superannuation Allow compre en matter. We find that i L i no so, and that the chapter is in clauses were struck out by Lord Shaftesbury, on the d Charitable Gratuities. Although it i s . th en held 1 a d u o of rebellion spinet its bishop. At its last sitting the ances an . keep ought neld by his lordshi that a railway company following resolution was named :—" The act of the chapter evident that great efforts have been made to ought not to be permitted to su bscribe towards the forma before—the Very Rev. Dr. John Lamb, dean; the Rev. H. ,_ down the items in this class, the estimate neverthe - tion of a dock—a view which was afterwards overruled by He e ll a ehh •gt ell i m a • Uteßee i Wlh. Be e L d ' ee ee h; tt r ßi g" t less shows an increase of 18,000/. upon the year. the House of Lords, but too late to secure the re-insertion Iles, • —W. Somerset, -----. the Rev. Joh n This accrnes entirely in the shape of is super . of the erased clauses." Surto= mum ; the Rev. Dr. Lee, canon. The dean havingAt :various times 11209 1846, the Dock Company made submitted to the itis. Or the copy of a deers* of the Bishop annuation and retired allowances. " Every other charities - suffer calls, amounting altogether to 171. 10s. per share, paid up of lilleameler led Mdreel, bearing date March 1, 1849 , and item has been clipped. The an cadet eft tie bleep that ' this decree be entered in the most. The Foundling Hospita l at Dublin is number of 'hares held by, orfor this com pany, to be 3.000, the book of statutes bekaglag to the chapter of the said cathedral docked of 2,0001. a year ; the Dublin House of v Industv , amount on deposit and calls so paid theme, up to the 15th church e—Ordered sad agreed, That it is the opinion of the t k a of nearly 3,0001.; the Dublin Female Orphan House, March last, amounts to 52,5001. of the 75,0001. originally 4.111. .11.1 test the amti" and' eaten" of— of 2001. ; the Ref for the Destitute in London, of agreed to be subscribed- No application was made in the deem ia the el statutes belonging to the chapter of the age said cathedral March; would be on their past to &efts it as 1,0001 ., and the Pelt& and Spanish refugee!, o f 1 , 1001 . 7 , 5,000/ , the directors eppeeeing to hive re li ed upon the ye. a new statute ; that the statutes of the cathedral arch, __, There is a small increase in the vote for Ministers ' , solution of the general meeting of the 16th January, 1846, which the dean sad "was have swore to obey , not ''', mom in Ireland," which amounts to nearly 40 , 0001. not only as authority to subscribe, but to pay the all as prohibit the visitor from Introducing any new statute or die- ~_ the several public institutions included they became due. Meanwhile, a bill was prepared and terming with any old one, but also the dean and canons from In reference to se accepting my each statute ; and such pOwer only rests in In ' this list of ts, letters are given from the direct - on the 14th November let, the 'directors issued a printed circular to the shareholders, in which they stated—" This her majesty as successor to King Henry VIII : 'We utterly tors and others, explanatory of their objec ts an d de- company has a collateral interest in the Sunderland Dock forbid the visitor sad the interpreter of our statutes , and all tailing their present circumstances. to Company, to which the shareholders authoched the directors or other men, of what dignity authority they shall be, to The " miscellaneous, special, and temporary ob- subscribe. Par li amentary enaction has not yet been ob mske any new statutes, or to awes* with any of the old ; , , and we forbid the dean and mama of 091 church to receive jes t s are included in Class 7 , ace d; it is evident that the tained for this subscription, hi consequence of the requisite anvthi le they uld power having, from accidental circumstances, bee omitted say such statutes under the malty of perjury end perpetual trearineYhweeavoidedPuttingdu wn - 11 -- -°° co,henht for last session ; but, in the ensuing :pion, this expulsion from our church ;'• that Ibis decree virtually die help tinder this head at present. The most remarkable olooted. „ Pam* with the s t i , !tu h t= l „ ... BB l” B6ll 7 with e the,....,,,____ o a B h ef__,i llB new feature is the charge for the Board of Health, the w The committee of invalidation then proceed to make the minor moat' w hi c h --e " . °°.... to pay doe " •°l "' ' estimate for which is nearly 15,0001. There is another mowing statement :.. Your committee having thus given reverence to the dean sad emcee; that, were this decree to obtain** force of a statute, the dean and chapter would beds- new charge of 3,000/. . for =gloving the harbour of in detail the circumstances under which 75,0001. was 1 ess, prived of that yelvilege they have enjoyed since their founds- Lybeter, m the county of Ca ithness, a port of refuge to be subscribed towards the Sunderland Docks, an also don, of pealing osiers without submitting them to the sac- for fishing-boat', on which 6,C001. is destined t o be the subsequent readings thereon, have now to direct 1 1 pervidon of the bishop of the diocese, a Claim to which has expended, at the recommendation of Capt. Washing- attention to the fact that the item of 62,8171. 10s. appearing in the last half-yearly account to have been •then pant never before been made by any bishop of Bristol, and is ton R.N. It is pleasing to find that the towards Sunderland Docks, and which has beensi nes in neither authorised by the statutes of the cathedral church nor the liw of the land ; that the dean and chapter, feeling „ a m bassador ' s house at Madrid " is finished. creased to 91,7991. 18s. Ild., exceeds considerably the all that the bishop has been ill-advised by his 1111011013, pray There is no bi c i . a hr e f a l ., for thatedifice this made on the 3,000 shares to which reference has been made. that he will revise the said decree, or afford them such an year. The "am s house at Constantinople" e On inquiry into the circumstances under which this ex that 8 001. cess of payment has been made your committee hare MEV ezplanatke of it as shall secure them from everything like a t gures, however, for a sum of 12,0001. ; an d tabled that 2,345 additional shares were purchased by Mr. violative of their oath and the penalties thereunto attached. more is wanted for the Ambassador's house in Paris ! Roden on the &marigold Dock unactroang, principal, Ordered that 'The celebration of the choral service in the The •this he ad is altogether 50,0001. ; but in the year 1847, and transferred into the names of him: eif adisiel drink be upheld and maintained according to t h e saving under emi poetise of the said Whether by the choristers, in reality tins is a nomi f • • 'nel saving only; as it arises and two other directors, not t calls have been pa t it e out o men gad he" frier the guidance of the precentor, as de. from a transfer to the Navy Poe t-office estimate of a the funds of this company,only on account of 3,000 It shares originally sereed to be subscribed kg, but also upn scribed by the illahla ; that, with respect to the celebration charge of 50,0001. for steam navigation to India. this these addinonal 2,845 shares. The purchase of these addi of the ether 11 8 -. B he PM*" 881 t he Utle y' the minor is something, however, to have no new charge in t i mi d share', and the reasons which led to it, have fanned mem he le pay strict attention to the =brit° of o class of expenditure. n e s the subject of extended inquiry and investigation on the wt the bosh ef Payer, in compliance with the act f helbmatty. That • copy of the above resolutions be for- Ili . an ou tline Such ' of the miscellaneous estimate o f your committee, who wal be prepared to set forth in their Waled by the clerk to the Bishop of Gloucester sad Bristol." for 1819-40. It remains to be seen how far the final report the whole of the facts attendant upon such par- chum, and the opinion of the emamittee thereon. In the mean time your committee have required the clause of thi bill authorising a subscription on the part of this company to the extent of 150.0001. to be amendsd, before the same left the House of Commons, by the insertion of the following clause : SERVANTS' PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. t' Provided always that the directors shall not exercise the authority hereb7 grant, d, to any greater extent than the sum of 75,0001, being the amount of 3,000 shares of 251. each, in the said Dick Company, without the assent of a majority of the shareholders present at soae meeting, specially convened for the purpose." That proviso having been added to the clause, it will be for the shareholder hereafter to determine upon the course to be taken with regard to those additional shares. To the extent of the 3,000 shares originally subscribed for, your committee do not hesitate to express their unanimous opinion that the company is fairly and equitably hound, taking into coaridera tion that the same was sanctioned by a general muting of shareholders, before the liability was incurred by the sight directors who signed the subscription contract ; and that the fact of this company beicg such subscribers to the Sunder land Dock, has been from time to time brought under the noise of the shareholders, and attempts, however ineffectual, made to It cure parliamentary powers for such subscription. With the mod:ftcation in tLe te. which your committee has thus caused to be introduced, they are of opinion that the ume may advantageously pus." The committee conclude by reporting on various minor is de s tails igne , d no b t 7_ nr e ss f s o y w to ie r gen ref t ure lm d en to : here. The document JANIB MEEK, HORATIO Love, D. WLAREN, Jarrpe Lance MAN, JOHN KIPLING, JOHN SHIELD, R. I'. Lanme, Secretary. York, May 26, 1849. On Saturday a public meeting in furtherance of the objects of the above institution, and supplemental to that which took place at the Hanover-square Rooms on the 16th inst., when His Royal Highness Prince Alpert presided, was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. Janice.. The attendance on the occasion was both numerous and fashion able, and included a !eras number of ladies. The Bishop of OXFORD said that he had been requ•stedto take the chair on that occasion, in order to afford an oppor tunity to those who were not present upon s recent occasion of hearing statements in explanation of the objects of the institution, sad of receiving answers to any qu^stions which, upon consideration of the subject, they might think fit to put. Having set forth the objects of the society, which Lave already been published, he went on to say : The suprrters of the present institution were also most anxious that other similar societies should amalgamate with it, and thus diminish the expenses of management; and he was happy to say that there was every prospect of this desirable step being taken. (Hear, hear.) The society we' certainly deserving of public favour from the influence it was calculated to exercise over the moral character of domestics. The right rev. prelate concluded by expressing a belief that by aiding that institution the proper smsge must of the relations between master and strviint, upon which so much of daily comfort depended, would, be mate rially promoted. Mr. GLADSTONE, M.P., en moving the first resolution, said that there was a great contrast presented by the present assemblage to their first meeting two years ago when the so ciety was inaugurated. They then lived in hope that the sound principles upon which the institution was based would be appreciated extensively by the class which it was designed to benefit, and they now saw that hope realised, for he thought that they had at last an institution perfectly organised. He concluded by proposing the following reso lution THE NEW EUSTON STATION. " That it is desirable to encourage provident habits in servants by making more generally known to them the ad vantages afforded under the government annuity acts." The Rev. Sir li. DUBINFIELD seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. •_ . . This structure—the grandest and malt extensive at present existing—was opened for public use yesterday. Being Whit Sunday and one of the finest days we have had this year, the early down traits were very heavily laden; hence a vast proportion of the holiday population was gra tified by a first view of this beautiful structure. In contriving this enormous station, the architeat, P. C. Herds 'Ake, Esq., had to ,build it on a certain allotted space bounded en each of two sides by a set of rails which the booking-offices were necessarily to face—he hal to include certain offic;s elready existing, and to build others at right angles to the bnokirg-offices. Compliance with these conditions unavoidably gave to the plan the form of a hollow square. What to do with the central area was to be considered ; and Mr. Hardwieke decided on rending it in and converting it into a hall ; which he ha. succeeded in making one of the noblest interiors in London. The entire structure, therefore, consists of a central hall, with, on either side,bsoking-oftioes, waiting-rooms, and every possible convenience for passengers; and in upper stories the magnificent shareholders' meeting room, board room, secretaries' room, clerks' offices, ite. The exterior of the structure hu no very striking preten sion., it is of the plain Raman style of architecture, and is 220 feet long by 168 feet wide. At the southern front there are five entraneri, over which extends for a consider able distance from the face of the building a capacious awning, under which carriages may draw up and /omen gers alight without exposure to wet or any other in clemency of weather. The outer doors lead into what is caned the "outer vestibule," which is 22 feet in depth and 64 feet in width, and having a very beautifully designed mosaic pavement, constructed of patent metallic lava. Parsing this you enter the hell itself, end here the visitor is suddenly introduced to an apartment which perhaps for space and elegance of design has not its equal. The length below the entablature is 125 feet, the width 61 feet, and the height from the floor to the ceiling 62 feet. At the northern end is a grand double curved staircase leading to the central flight, by which a beautiful gallery, 16 feet in width, and which sur rounds the hall, 'is reached. The entire length of the hall, ' from the wall of this gallery to the southern wall, is 139 feet. The roof is supported at the northern end by four double columns (the successors of the columns which fell and caused the dreadful accident and loss of life about twelve months back),: and at the southern end by four single corresponding columns, each 24 feet 7 inches in height, without the haw. These columns are highly finished, arid represent polished red:granite. They are of the lonic order, end the caps and bases are imitations of white marble. These columns The Ray. T. AINGER moved the second resolution, which was to the effect "That the object + of the Servents' Provident Society, viz , to encourage provident habits in servants ; to provide a home for female servants out of place, and a home model lodging house for male servants; to establish registries for male and female servants ; and to establish a self supportirg dispensary for servants in London. were well calculated to promote the interests of the clue for whom they were pro /med." The Bishop of NORWICH seconded the resolution, and said that when the present meeting was proposed he wee op/mud to it, because he thought a second meeting so soon after the solmdid one which was held under the presidency of Prince Albert could not be successful. He was, however, agreeably disappointed, and he was most happy to be in the minority. - - - • • • The 'CHAIRMAN, before putting the reso:ution, in gaited whether there was any one present who wiebed to ask any question, or who had any objection to offer to the reso lution. There being no response, he put the resolution, which wee unanimously adopted. Upti.n the motion of Dr. BauwEn,wh'ch was seconded by Mr. Mninstzsyr (a domestic servant), a vote of thanks wrs given to the chairman, which passed by acclamation, and the meeting separated. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MA RINERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. The annual general meeting of this Society took place on Saturday last at the London Tavern, Capt. the lion. F. MAUDE, R.N., 'n the chair. in the absence of the Lard Mayor, who was prevented from attending in conse quence of having been obliged to convene a special meeting of the Common Council. The report stated, as • proof of the progress of the society, that the balance-sheet showed an increase of income, compared with 1846, of 1,0561., and an increase of the capitol stock (the interest of which was devoted to provide temporary annuities to the widows and orphans of drowned fishermen and mariners) from 9,1931. to 14,6051., while within the last three years the number of widows, and orphans, and shipwrecked persons relieved, had increased from 12,190 to 22,051. The number of mariners, fishermen, boatmen, and pilots enrolled as members of the socic.y am-mated to 22;258, being an increase over last year of 1,258. Of members c irrying the distinguishing flag of the society, 140 had been added to the list during the pest ye .r, making about 2,000 easels which Failed under irie colours. The fearful storms which ravaged the roasts of the United Kirg dem during the pa , t year, and especially on the coast of Scotland, had added greatly to the usual number of reci pients of the bounty of the society. 226 widows, 50G or phan., and 80 aged parents of drowned fishermen and ma rine's bad been liberally succoured in their bereavement; 2,861 shipwrecked persona had been bonded, lodged, clothed (when necessary), and sent to their homes, and 293 fishermen, heads of families, suffering from the effects of storms, bad been variously relieved—making a total of 3,905 persons, which, on an average, gave nearly 11 per sons per day. The public were respectfully reminded that by supporting this society they provided effectually against being importuned by persons travelling the country under the pretence of having been shipwrecked, as by it ell shipwrecked perms were relieved and conveyed to their homes. apparently constitute the main support of the roof, which is exceedingly light, chaste, and elegant, the ceiling is coffered, a continuation of large panels, bearing various ornamental designs, the prominent borders of which spring from elaborately designed brackets, supported upon lions' heads, rq round the upper potion of the stn 4cture. The month of each lion holds a ring, by which are suspended bunches of fruit and flowers. Light is admitted by a clestory ranged along the eastern and western wails, and is so well distributed that, while it floods the ceiling, it copiously supplies the floor and basement without distressing the eyes, as is the case when windows are placed on a level with them. We may mention that the whole, both of the natural and artificial lighting of this edifice, is most admirably contrived. The nome lanterns , over the booking-offices are really gems in design, and admit light to every corner. At night gas illumines the apart ments, but always above the eyes—in mast instances from e galleries. he great staircase, at the northern extremity of the grand all, leads to a second gallery, or vestibule, con necting the grand hall with the general meeting room for shareholders. This ts entered at a door between the double row of columns already described. This is also a beautiful structure. It is 75 feet in length, 45 feet in width, and 40 feet high. The roof differs in some re speeta from that of the great hall, being groiaed at intervals, and most elaborately ornamented with fruit, flowers, Ss. It is supported by 28 Roman red granite columns, correspond ing with those described in the great hall, and at either extremity is a fire-place, surrounded by a hold and curiously designed chimney-piece of dark grey marble. This room, which forms a portion of the northern front of the building looking on the railway, is lighted from the side by five large windows, and by the lights between the groins of the arches of the ceiling. Leading from the grand hall on the basement, on the eastern and western sides, are several glass doors, connecting it with the newly-coustructed booking-offices and their appurtenances. We copy the following correct deter) of these OffiCeS from a contemporary : The booking-office on the eastern aide through which the general passenger traffic of the line will pass is the large it (being 60ft. by 40ft.), whilst that on the western side, which is to be appropriated to the London and York, the traffic of the branch lines, and special purposes, is 66ft. by 33ft, The architecture of these booking. offices is in keeping with that of tke main building. Etch have light and elegant galle ries passing round them on a level with the gallery of the great hall, and connected therewith, as well as with all the office*. The roof of each is a splendid cupola springing from the four corners, where it is apparently supported on brackets resting on lions' heads, the whole being surmounted by the exceed ingly light and elegant dome of glass. Leading also from the hall are the lost luggage, inquiry, and electric telegraph offices. The cost of this station has amounted to 125,0001. Captain PORTER moved that the report be nevived and adoptea. The society had relieved 5,000 widows within this year, and nearly 4,000 shipwrecked seamen. In addi tion to this the widows and orphans of drowned persons bad likewise been relieved. The occasion of the opening of the new Eueton Station, yesterday, was also the anniversary of the opening of the rail. way town at Wolverton, and a special train left the terminus, containing Mr. J. B. Boothby, Mr. F. Smith, and Mr. Creed, directors of the company; Captain Huiah, the manager ; Mr. M'Connell, the locomotive superintendent ; Mr. Prinsep, Mr. Blot?, Rev. Mr. Christie, Mr. Bed ford, and other officers of the company, with eeriest ladies, :accomplishing the distance, 50 miles, in an hour. At Wolverton the train was met be the officers of the establishment there, and the railway population of the place, and the company proceeded to the church, in the interior of which were some rip. The services were performed by the Rev. Geo. Weight, the incumbent ; Rev. J. Pughe, of Magdalen College, Oxford, and chaplain to the South-Eastern Railway Company, who have opened a church at Ashford ; and the Rev. E. Curtis, of Magdalen College, Oxford. The church, which was well filled, as been exclusively constructed and endowed at a cost of wine thousand pounds, by the directors and proprietors of the London and North-Western Railway for the moral and religious instruction of the population of the town, now numbering 1,600 souls. The party returned in the evening. At night, when the whole of the interior was lit up with gas, it presented a brilliant appearance. Tin EnnorA, Captain Gott, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for Halal and Boston. Sig carries out no spade. THE LATTER DAY SAINTS AND CALIFORNIA.— The Cameroon Herald says: " Tnis neighbourhood has been favoured with a visit from a number of itinerants, of a questionable character, professing to be preachers in the doctrine of the Latter Day Sainte,who have of late become so notorious in the principality by their imposture.. These devout penman.' hold forth almost daily m the open air, and in the dwelliog-houses of their brethren, to crowded au diences of the lower order, to whom the novelty has proved a source of great attraction. It appears that the unremitting exertions of the taints, and their false representations, have gained for them a goodly number of converts in the town. This is evidenced by the regular nocturnal "clippings" which take place in the river Solent, at which it is not an untrequent occurrence to see four er five at a time receiving the rite of baptism. The manner in which this ceremony is performed is disgraceful, and altogether unprecedented — common damsel not being observed. The saints, however, are always desirous, were it possible, of keeping the place of meeting went; but the gamine of Carnarvon will not allow this, having always been accustomed to be present—treating the poor fellows to frequent volleys of hard :tones and Mit. Wes, and keeping up such a continual uproar, so that the solemn performance can scarcely be got through. The power of working miracles forms a prominent feature of their doe. trine, and this imposition our visitors have laboured hard to establish in the minds of the people, using every means that their cunning and craft could devise for that purpose ; unfortunately, however, for them and their cause every meaT made in this direciion has proved an entire failure. Their character among something of the enthusiastic mad ness of Peter the Hermit, in the time of the crusades ; and their militant" bean a striking similarity, being to make proselytes for emigration to the , golden regions of California, which they represent as the ' land of geniis.," whcre a new Jentialem is to be found by them. This is a new te net originated with the gold mania, and takes wonderfully with the ignorant, who eagerly seise the opportunity of " going to the diggings " anyhow, The company are to set sail for their destination as soon as the number of converts reaches a certain point. We have beta informed that some of the sect are already on their way to the Sacramento from the parish of Llaafrothen in Merionethshire." Captain WHISH, R.N., seconded the motion, which we; agreed to. Capt. M. H. MEM', R.N., moved the second resolu tion, that in future all widows and orphans of nirmbers of the society, whose husbands and fathers should have died from following thtir occupation, should be relieved as follows : 1. The widows and orphans of those who may be drowned or killed in pursuit of their occupation, to be relieved on the full scale, to at present established. . . . 2. The wi owe and orphans of those who have been five years members, and who may die from the immediate effees of ezpo , ure or other accidents arising out of the pursuit of their calling, to be relieved on hrlf the present established scale. _ _ 3. The widows and orphans of those who have been ten years members, entering the society before they wore fifty years of age, and who may die under any other circumstances, to be relieved with one-third of the present scale of relief. Mr. J. RASHLEIGH seconded the resolution. There had been an increase of funds with the last three years of upwards of 5,0001., and this resolution was the result of that, increase. They were also indebted to the proprietor of the tavern for the gratuitous use of the room for the purpose of the meeting. Various motions and complimentary resolutions having been carried unanimously, the meeting separated. DISCLOSURES ABOUT A MURDER COMMITTED 13 YEARS Aoo.—For the last three days the little ji llage of Knottingley, near Wakefield, has been disturbed n comae quence ef certain circumstances coming to the knowledge of the authorities calculated to throw some light en a most bru tal murder which octurred at Knottingley in the year 1836. For the information of our readers we may 'date that in No vember, 1836, the body of a ung woman, named Ann Horsfall, or Hassell, was found In the Goole canal at Knot tingley, and from the marks on her body and other corrobo rative circumstances, the unanimous opinion was that she had met with her death by unfair means, and had been afterwards thrown into the water, where she was found on the morning after she bad been missed. A few days be fore this young woman bad thus untimely come by her death the landlad• of the beerhouse where the girl lived as domes tic servant, had lent her own brother a sum of 71. in the prt • since of a gang of notorious poachers and other loose charac ters who at that time frequented the house. One, or possibly more, of these fellows, were at that time keeping company with the deceased girl, and, I has always been supposed abs was in the tap-room when these ruffians robbed the old man, then asleep, of the money. However, the money was taken from his pocket, and *event of the party in the house at the time were apprehended, and the poor girl, is spite of intimidation and threats from their secomplion, declared that when the day arrived for her to go before the magistrates, she would speak the truth and nothing more. The day for the investigation before the bench, at Pontefract, was feed for Satur da y. On the pre vious Wednesday evening the deceased was sent out about half.past eight to a shop near the canal bridge for some pipes and tobacco, but did not return, though it was ascertained, and in fact admitted by one of the party at the time suspected, that she had been with him in the back premises of the Red Lion, on the opposite side of the road, and close to the canal side. In the premises in question the , ipes were found in a broken state, and from the general ap arance of the road to the canal it wu the common im presaioa that a struggle had ensued between human beings. Thievery naturally threw suspicion on the parties implicated in the robbery it the landlady's brother, and some nine or ten, among whom was the girl's own brother, were appre hended. A prolonged adjourned inquest was held for Feveral days, but nothing was elicited calculated to bring the charge of murder home to any of the suspected parties. Five or six of this gang have since been transported for other offences, and one or two of them have in the meantime died. The brother of the declared girl, however (who has always been Impacted with having been privy to the murder), has on several occasions made some singular statements, and dis played indications of being . oppressed with iii.p:easant re flections. On Monday evening this man was in the Red Lion, at Knettingley, though quite sober, and there made a statement which induced the persons in company to send for the constables, who, from statements made in their presence, retained Horsfall in custody, and in con sequence of what had fallen from him two women, named Hannah Mkom and Sarah Downey were also apprehended, they having been companions or paramours of this gang of notorious characters at the time of the murder, though since married. On Tuesday all three of the parties were privately examined, and from what then transpired all were ordered to appear at Pontefract for further examination on Saturday (this day) to which place Joseph Horsfall xas„arro" ----- custody. The two women were liberated dIIP . day. Joseph HOTIIIII Is a marine, and has lost one leg. This tragedy pron. after all inquiry being baffled so artfully time, has caused all the old rumours it revived, be and imparted a degree wise not very buoyant circles of Journal. . I Hordell u . berated •; ine, It • Pr • • • ill n rt ra YAI of in , .to the' ••4 Ai Kn• •• •-•irategfie • )4 THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1849. MS ESTIMATES. The miscellaneous estimates for tie year 1849.50 were laid on the table of the Hones of Commons on Friday, just before the adjournment of the hones. The estimates are, as usual, presented in seven de tached portions. They are, however, accompanied on this occasion by •• general abstract," in which is presented at a glawe the account foe the present year, an contrast with the similar items of charge for 1847 and 1848. It emirs front this general abstract, that the total expenditure for 1849-50 is estimated at 3,925,7311. The estimates for the preceling years were as follow :- 1848 £3,920,539 1849 3,946,231 There is, therefore, a total saviag of 20,5001. upon the estimate for 1848, but an increase of nearly 5,2001. up:n that of the year preceding! le the fleet claw of obargio—these for " Poblio Wake and Buildings "—a great improvement is pee oaptible in the mode of publishing the estimate. Hi therto a general charge has been made of one large sum to cover the year's expenditure upon all the Palaces and Public Institutions of the metropolis. This, dear, in compliance with the recommendations of the of Commons' committee en mircetlaneone napenditure, a distinct sum has been charged on aseouut of each building, and the items are givis with much more particularity than en former ma. does. The total estimated expenditure under this head le 462,0001. being within 700/. of ti e expenditure of lest year. There are considerable reductions in the I charges for works at the Royal Palaces and the Houses of Parliament; but, on the other band, the mainte nance of the Holyhead roads entails an increased ex pense of 33,0001., and the Harbours of Refuge and the Caledonian Canal each of 10,0001. more. With regard to the limner of Parliament, the framers of the estimate.' promise " to lay on the table in a sepa rate paper a statement of the whole sum expended and to he expended." In class 2—the Salariea, tic., of Public Depart ments—credit appcan to be taken for certain ravings. These, however, nre less sabstactial than the estimate makers would de-ire toe public to believe. The total amount of the estimate for 1849 is 1,083,2311.; the amount last year was 1,165,537/. Claim is accord ingly made for a paving cf 82,3061. on the year. Bat, on examining tte items, it appears that of this amount no less than 22,0001. is fir the " Peninsalar medal, " and 31,600/. for " printing and stationery." A sum than 54,0001. is, therefore, at once struck off the 82,0001. as no raving in " salaries." 28,0001. remains, and that amount is the apparent saving. But, on turn ing to the account of " retiring pensions and allow ance' for the year," an increase is observable of no less than 26,0001, the whole of which appears to be applied in payments to the officers of the public departments who have been placed upon the shelf. Instead of 83,0001., therefore, the real saving effected in salaries is only about 2,000/. out of a total expenditure cf upwards of a million. The departments which take credit for the greatest apparent savings . are those of the Treasury and the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Horne departments. In the Treasury two principal clerks have been got rid of, each of whom had a se lary of I,ooo'. per annum. Some smaller reductions have been made, effecting a to'al apparent saving of 3,6001. In the office of the H me Secretary, one clerkship of 9001. a year has been abolished ; the office of . precis writer is also done away with, an ' the . " is a saving of 7001. a year effected in con tingent expenses. The total apparent saving here is 3,80.0. In the Foreign-office 5001 is struck off " con ting-neirs," and no less than 4,0001. off the bills c f the " Queen's messengers and couriers"—a proof of tte saving which may be cffeeted in the enormous cioxges of these functionaries. There is also a credit of nearly 7001. for moneys received and unexpended last year,ao that altcgether between 5,000/. and 6,0001. will be saved. On the other hand, the expenses of the Board of Trade have increased this year 3,2001., and those cf the Poor-law Commission, 4,000/. The charge for the "salaries of officers in the two houses of pat lilt ment " is increased 1,6501., despite an attempt to carry out the rep-rt of the recent committee. In clan 3. ander the head of " law and justice," there is an increase npan the year of 67,0001. Of this amount 17,0001. accrues in the shape of '• law charges paid to the Solicitor of the Treasury:" 10,0001. for ad Minna' "criminal prosecutions. &c., in Scot land," and 18.000/. in the " general estimate for pri son and convict services." The items in this class are given in a much improved form, although the result is anything but satisfactory. Class 4 compel a the charges for " Education, Science, and Art." There is nothing observable under this head except a decrease of about 18,000/. for the " Salaries, Buildings, Purchases, and Expenses of the British Marcum." For the "Museum of Pract:cal Geology ° 18,0001. is stated to bar required, being an in crease of 7,0001. cn the vote of last year. Of this amount, 6,0001. is proposed to be spent in " warming and ventilating the new building," Sze.—another job, no doubt, for Dr. Reid. 2,800!. is proposed to be voted to eomple! e the Nelson Memorial ; and the nation will scarcely begrudge that payment if the object is effected. In class 5, " Consular and Colonial Services," there is a decrease of 10,1001. upon the year. The estimate for Prince Edward's Island has been reduced from 3,070/. to 2,0001., by striking off salaries and fees formerly paid to the Chief Justice and other island officers, which are now thrown, we pregame, on the goveroment will be able to estisfy the country with respect to them. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY COMPANY. FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION. This report Wan printed on Saturday for the infor mation of the sbareholdem, preparatory to their meeting by adjournment on Friday next. The first transaction to which attention is directed, is the leasing of the Newcastle and Carlisle, and of the Maryport and Carlisle Railways to the York, Newcastle, and Berwick. " It will be in the recollection of the shareholders that at the last half-yearly meeting, the question of leasing the Newcastle and Carlisle, and Maryport and Carlisle Railways, was one of the subjects for consideration. Mr. Hudson, pur porting to act as edairman, and on behalf of this company, ed en'ered into an agreement on the Bth 7ulre 1130, in due neon Nary pe w ees should be obtained under the au thority of parliament, this company should take a perpetual lease of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, on terms of pay ment, by this company, of an annual rental of 6 per cent on the I share capital of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Com pany, amounting to 1,550,0001. for 34 years from the Ist Jan -1848, and 7 per cent. on such share capital from the expiration of that period dating the continuance of such lease; and, that this company thettld pay off all existing debts and liabilities, and take all property of the Newcastle and Carlisle Com pany. Mr. Hudson, purporting to act as chairman, and on behalf of this company, had also entered into an agreement with the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company, for a perpetual !eau of the latter company's line, from the Ist of October, Pl4B, on terms of paying 4 per cent. interest oa the share capital 01 the Maryport and Carlisle Company, amount ing to 170,1251., and the payment, by this company, of all the debts and liabilities of the Maryport and Carlisle Com pany, not exceeding in the whole (including the share capital) the sum of 450,00 W. Such interest of 4 per cent. on the share capital to be increased 1 per cent. in the event of I this company paying 9 per cent on its capital stock, or, at the option of this company, to pay off the shareholders of the Mthyport and Culiele Company at par, and in such at-lreemeut it was stipulated that both the lessors and levees should use their best endeavours to obtain, at the expense of the lessees, in the present session of parliament, the r.eces sary powers to any sorb agreement into effect, and should, If necessary, renew such powers in any subsequent session or missions of parliament. Pcsonsion of the Newcastle and Carlisle, sad the Mary port and Carlisle Railways, was taken under the agreements, and the lines have since been worked by the servants of this company, a charge being made for the same against the Car hole Railways; but this has been done without any sancti-n of the shareholders of this company, and the funds of the Carlisle Companies have not been mixed with the funds of this company. Upon the directors giving notice of their in tention to bring !nth leases before the last half-yeerly meet ing, a very strong opinion was expressed by the shareholders against the terms of agreements which had been entered into. " The bills, however, for laming these railways, having been introduced into parliament, Mr. Hudson sought and obtained, at that meeting, the sanction of the shareholders to such bills being proceeded with, on the understanding that the same should be permissive only, and not to b 3 exercised until the authority of the shareholders was first obtained ; swine. Hudson then stated that ho did not complain at all that the arrangement fell through, as the shareholders would thus have a longer time to consider whethcr they would enter into the arrangement or not, sad he would en deavonr to bring forward hereafter a scheme which would be perhaps less objectionable to the shareholders of th:a company, and perhaps . equally satisfactory to thei directors of the Carlisle cempanan. " Your committee have, therefore, directed their attention to these bills, with a view to incertein that the powers thereby sought to be conferred are permissive only, and not to be exercised, but by the authority of a general meeting of shareholders. As the bill originally stood, three-fitthe of the Newcastle and Carlisle shareholders were required to assent, whilo the assent of a majority only of the share , holders in this company was required to the lease. Your committee, therefore, required the wording of the leasing clause to be amended, before the same passed the third reading in the House of Commons so as to render the assent of three-fifths of the proprietors oethia company necessary to the exercise of the leasing powers. Alterations to the seine effect have been made in the Maryport and Carikle Bill. " Your committee have not yet had the epportuaity of acquiring into the policy of this company's leasing these two lines of railway, either upon the terms contained in the agreements, or upon any modification thereof, and they, therefore, refrain from expressing any opinion at present thereon; but, as the bills, ia their amended state, cannot be operative until three-fifths of the shareholders present at a meeting specially convened for the purpose shall deter mine to snake them so—and the bills also leave the terms open to future agreement—your committee see no reason to interfere further with the progress of those bills in Parliament " " Respecting the Bar Moor Branches Bill now before par. liement for the formation of various branches, the committee are of opinion that the powers sought may be advantageous to the company, and they therefore do rot recommend any interference with the further progress of the bill in parlia ment. Your committee have deemed it their duty, how ever, to require a material alteration to be made in the clause of the bill, authorising the subscript on to the Sun derland L-ek, before they permitted the bill to pass the third reading in the House of Commons. The alteration required by your committee being one, the introduction of which, in the House of Lords, would, looking to the standing orders of that house, have been at least doubtful, your com mittee have assumed the responsibility, without waiting for the present meeting, of requiring such al - eration to be made in the House of Commons, under the circumstances which I they now proceed to bring under the notice of the share holders. " The Sunderland Dock was projected in the year 1845. As early as the month of March in that year, a scheme for the formation of docks at Sunderland was commenced by parties connected with opposing intereste. The prospectus of the present Sunderland Dock Company was issued on the 13th Ofteber in that yeer, with the name of Mr. Hudson u chair man. The c Tits' was stated in the prospectus to be 225,000 a but appears to have been afterwards increased to 300,0001, The first occasion on which the subject of a subscription on the part of this company, was brought before the share holders, was at a special meeting, held on the 16th January, 1846, when Mr. Hudson give the fallowing explanation : Vide Yorkshire Gazelle of Jan. 17, 1846. " In the scheme which he had to bring before the share holders, they had no leis than three docks tavolved ; another dock was the dock at Sunderland. (Applause.) He hoped that they would not think him guilty of a job in that matter, (Laughter and applause.) If it were a job he had taken a -er large • ,1111 ITO SOS lag I. ill hi. 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