The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-02 00:00:00

& they provided, amuse, atroversial divipity, of poll daesemes, should bo posi mtions From the syllabus of the intended courses of lames of the professors who urnished a complete gums; would be highly interest ention of the society. Dr. d the first resolution to the latioas as framed by the the laws and regulaVons ,nt duty of framing those council, to whom it had lent they would tend to the ,ntage of the institution for tut laws small communities, tad anarchy, confusion, and , one of the vice-presidents, wsition which was declared Very Rev. Chairman then ral address. Although only cr, he had most gladly rea ch ho had been honoured by present on this interesting ho remembered what had d by individuals during the s of knowledge to mankind, who had enjoyed the advan snow men in the higher aid in giving a right rogress in the field of meed, and which it was laws laid down and adopted ety he cordially concurred, apathies. From such insti boneficial results, moral and of the population, and for The 'icy. Divine proceeded of the rapid strides made by ie last quarter of a century, ,ch was loudly cheered, by ice this society their zealous lion of the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of thanks was carried by ac airman, who acknowledged to of thanks had been passed urs. Lahic and Parsty), the ;sTITUTION. A special in+titution was held last night uthampton-buildings, Chan le chair. The object in con the report of the special king the new reading-room. the secretary, was most satis aids of the institution to meet rations was 394/. 14s. Those 3s. bd., leaving a balance in a besides 401., including 2.x1., them, which had not been lulled their report by express cilitics for instruction afforded wring many new subscriber In of the report having been imutimously agreed to ; after tspect the new reading-room, aged apartment. A vote of se chairman and committee, -Last night a public meet- Lad at the Temperance-hall, •mpletely filled. Mr. John the chair, and congratulated rfure them. From the report in aid of the late struggle at the total was, in voluntary I from a benefit at the Liver vont of 221. 19s. 6d.—Robert >lu tion, "That Trades' Unions ocial, moral, and intellectual classes, ant that it is the aeon, in particular, to unite the Masons' Association."— animously amidst loud cheers. econd re,olution : " That this dually and collectively, to use ition.ll effort tn forward the , ring that Trades' Unions are innately elevate the working ition that they ought to occupy wealth of this great empire." were also carried unanimously. CAL ScitooLs.—Yesterday several of the medical schools the business of the session. litt ered in the course of the day at g Bird, at St. George's by Sir uaas's by Dr. Barker, at UM y, and at the Theatre of Ana uor-plsee, by Dr. Theophilus the attendance at the several Try considerable this year. • )USES FOR THE POOR.— ) the Baths and Washhouses for George street, Euston square, ibers of individuals, who have .netts, since its opening, eight miles, and 2,789 females, who nr women have washed 51,345 t.—ln the proceedings at r, a curious ctrcumstance trea t, tri h of St. Mildred, Dread c:uion to les y a rate for the last GOOD HOPE MAths—Yes ye injuriei which her Majesty's uler orders to sail with extra cof Go-41 Hope, had sustained Olt had compelled her putting upon examination, her injuries render it imprudent that she sea, the following notice was horitics, and posted at the chief d, Lloyd's, and the Royal g is ordered not to proceed to the ire therefore been returned. Another potiahed to the Cape, of the sailing of STATUE.—The Wellington ; position which, according to but which, according to more, he purpose of proving, by crucial tuns in corpore riii—the extreme Bch of Hyde Park-corner with so position temporary or to the end a upon the arch, and that is the uisite to commemorate. When it to the requisite height were on Wednesday afternoon, it was toald remain suspended in the :ion of forty feet from the ground. directed the proceeding left the ter, under this impression ; but ed it more prudent to coin hoisting, and to ease the was held suspended, by running and sutie. ing the greater portion ,timmit. The riggers were accord d soon after seven p.m., aided by r moon, they succeeded in com if placing the horse and his rider Thursday morning the iron braces ich the feet of the horse are to be e fitted into the sockets cut in the ercmony of wedging these fasten weted at the summit of the arch, isfaction of blessm iii. and J. this part of the proceeding. It is portion of the scaffolding which T to afford a air opportunity of ed by it. :R, GUILDHALL.—The new nearly completed, and will be f business at the ensuing sittings, ssel arrived at one of the go from Seville, had an entire quantity of 3,000 flasks of quick lebrated firm of Rothschild and RAILWAT.—I ant a daily r to, your well-conducted and liberal ad be thankful at all times to receive , apparently through inadvertence on a your paper of Monday evening, the 'Ants and Hants) apprara an if it were is not the ease. As to the opening of ity of it, brine ready for traffic until , and it is doubtful if it may not be our informant also adds that " men lilTysiLluded." Though not now a Ifleient connexion with the borough to of the three parishes arc co-operating proper Instruction on the Sabbath of and it would be well if other towns fol- Divine command is, " Remember the Heart-rending, indeed, is it to behold e about towns (in the neighbourhood ing), Sunday after Sunday, destit ate of s instruction; and some positively aur a this holy slay' Would that It were as uwaits with pleasure the successful is of the respected vicars to whom he -seating mistake pointed out by our omission of the words "portion of, " xcd to " this line" in speaking of the is a trifle; the facts to which hedirects ununication are important, and will, it /Irrict'LTY.— Several weeks urge quantity of Indian Corn took dto the stem or cob, amounting le, by a vessel named the Richard th America. The whole of the d up to the present time, and the lelivery of the same for home con Das to the manner of measuring : Is. per quarter, which it was of to existing state, and on an appli o the revenue authorities for the Yen in this particular instance, for trashed in the warehouse, in order Inched from the huge husk, cob, being metered for the duty due at AMEnICA.—Two novel im uade from the New World. Last from New York brought 140 hales of new hops, the produce of the n vessel from the same port brings besides gesarialse of beef, pork, awl brumes tome' weight denim INMAN? fin= Rolllllllf. Troterday ton neaus oboist Milan a boOloss dims y was pesos obl was mos to cut dm s ad=o=lrb, boa asablidy wei V in He was dont oti boa dy Obi dims se wnages she isisorsam creels/1y to take tendon the bird:able be might hare Ise* a glllatellaallelllll up and fambsted a more mho* amok and found the missing beg senceeled in the lower put of ate of the legs of the boy's tremens. The gentleman somplead his task by taking the dexterous young rascal to the souses station-house, no policeman being in the way... DEATH OF MRS. 1 - 11 ND.—We have just heard of the death of Mrs. Hind, the widow of the late Mr. William Hind, who was killed by the accident on the Eastern Counties Railway, in the month of July. On the arrival of her wounded husband, Mrs. Hind sustained such a shock, that the physicians pronounced her recovery front its effects scarcely possible. With a view to her restoration, she was removeu from the scene of distress to Peckham, where she died yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Thus, in the short space of three months, have a respectable and happy tunny been deprived of both parents.— Globe. ACCIDENTS. DEATH FROM FIRE.— Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants of Ann-street, Globe-fields, Mile end, were alarmed by loud criet of fire, from the house No. 1, in that thoroughfare. Upon entering the tint-floor, a meet pitiable scene presented itself; a you n g g irl, about five years of age, named Ann Elizabeth Hollingdale, was per ceived on the floor, with the whole of her wearing apparel blazing away most furiously. The fire was extinguished, and the unfortunate creature was taken to the London Hos pital, where she soon died from the effects of the burns. — A 010 eeare—Yesterday afternoon, a gentleman named Keppcl, and his groom, were proceeding along the fond to in a gig, drawn by a spirited horse, the animal took fright and ran away, the gig was upset, and both persons thrown with violence to the ground. The groom escaped with some bruises, but Mr. Keppel had sustained a severe concussion of the brain, and was conveyed to his residence in the King's-road, in a very dangerous state. The horse and gig were also much injured. INQUESTS.—DEATH OF AN ARCHITECT.—on Wed ncs'as night, by Mr. G. J. Mills, in the drawing-room of 4,5, Hunter-street, Brunswick- seven, on the body of Mr. T. J. Allen, aged 2.5. The deceased, although by profession as architect, was also a most accomplished artist, and distin guished himself by his works in water colours. About six months ago the demise of his sister took place, to whom he was much attached, and he was never since known to evince that cheerfulness of spirits which he had previously shown. On Sunday evening he proceeded to the New-road, and saw the intended tombstone of his sister T , his reflections on whom brought on great excitement. On uesday, a ft er lunch, he retired into his room at the top of the house, and nothing more was heard of him until the dinner hour (six o'clock), when, not making his appearance, the domestic proceeded to his room, and there saw him lying prostrate on the floor, having discharged a pistol into his mouth. The servant im mediately gave the alarm, and medical assistance was im mediately procured, but life was extinct. The deceased was esteemed by all who knew him. Verdict : "We find that the deceased destroyed himself, but in what state of mind he was in at the time he committed the act, there is not suffi dent evidence to show."—DEATil FROM FALLING IN TO THE WAFML—By William Walton, Esq., coroner for the Tower Liberty, at the canteen in the Tower, on the body of Wm, Norman, aged 21, a sailor on board the schooner Friends, trading between Harlingen and London. On Friday, the 25th ult., the vessel was about sailing from the Tower tier, aid deceased was ordered to let go the chain', when he lost his balance, and fell into the river. Several attempts were made to save him but without !mecca. There being no proof that the deeetMed had fallen overboard accidentally, the Jury returned an open verdict of " Found drowned. Also by Mr. Walton, at the same house, touching the death of a female unknown, who on Wednesday afternoon was found across the mooring chains of the schooner Vigilant, lying off the Tower. She had apparently been in the water some days, and was about twenty years of age. She was dressed in a dark plaid gown, low shoes, and stockings. . Nothing was found upon her that could lead to her identity. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." THE POTATO DiekASE.—Sir : The failure of the potato crop for several years past, but more especially for the last two ye has induced many indisiduals, with the best intentions, to suggest various phum for remedsing the esl. It is of much import. once that every suggestion should be brought before the public; for, if in Itself at little value, its publication tends to elicit others that may prove of greater importance. It is with thlsconviction that I venture to solicit a small portion of your columns for my own opinions upon the subject. The idea that the disease, as it is termed, iss the result of some uliarity in the seaaons; or of errors in the time of plant ing the tub ers; or of the nature of the lull ;or of the manures em ployed; appears to me to he founded on too limited observations. Ware :my of the above mune, capable of producing the failure, it would not affect the crops not only over this island and Ireland, but over the whole of Europe and North America. The seasons cannot have proved so identically the time in these countries, as to have pm. ductal a similar effect on the vegetation of the peat° plant. The mole and period of planting the tubers differ in different places; every variety of soil also may be reasonably supposed to exist over so este ... i ''' a serene of the globe; anti it Is scarcely necessary to remark that ahnoat every variety of mousse must have been cm. played; and yet the result has been everywhere the same. The quer. Lion then presents; Asa--What cause in likely to operate so generally, I under such diverse circumstances? I reply, something connected with the economy of the plant itaelf, independent of climate, reason, soil, or culture. Hence another question arises. What is that Co I answer, the age of the potato plant. Every plant has a definite term of life • and although circumobowes, as in the animal kingdom, may isecaelonally extend that beyond its ordinary limit, yet, this can only occur within a moderate bound. The plant which is raised from the need of the fruit of any plant Is a renewal of the species ; it is altogether a new individual ; however closely resembling the parent front which it sprung: but a cutting of tree planted in the earth, and growing to ante resembling that from which it se.. taken; or a graft implanted upon another stock, is not a new individual, but a mere extension of the same individual; and having its term of life limited to that of the tree of which it WWI a part, at whatever period of the life of that tree it was separated from it. To this circumstance we hove to ascribe the loss of the golden pippin, and sons either valuable apples, whom , existence is now re. duel to a mere historical fact. Now, the potato is truly an under ground brunch, bearing bails or germs (or as they 'am usually termed eyee) upon its srface, in the same manner as buds are borne on an aerial branch ; u and the phone annually arising from the germination of these eyes, are not more the result of a renewal of the species than the twigs annually produced from the both on the branch of a tree. A thousand cuttings of a nee-bush, or a thousand grafts from an I apple-tree, are mere portions of the original plant, although carrying I with them a sufficient degree of vitality to maintain a figurate exist ence after their removal. Such Is the cam, also, with the potato, whether planted entire or in pieces; and if, owing to this mode of cul tivation, the plant has arrived nearly at the termiruition of its natural life, it is not wonderful that the herb dues not pas seasenergy sufficient to secrete enough of starch, and that of a q uality proper to afford healthy tubers; hence, the crop must necessarily fail both in quantity and quali If thee remarks be correct, it is scarcely to mention t ty. he rem e dy , Sow the scot instead of netting the potato; r and select the best tubers produced by the new plants in the same manner as the best apples are selected, when apple-trees are raised from seed:: and thus renew the cultivation of the tuber for another period. This opinion is not altogether hypothetical; the experiment has been tried in Germany, and has succeeded; good, so und potatoes ins e been the result. I am, however, aware that it has been tried in this country and has nut succeeded ; and I have now on my table half-a dozen of potatoes said to have been raised from aced, which are slightly diseased. But a question here presents itself, namely, was the seed from healthy plants; for, if that was not the ease, the ex periment was defective in one of its principal features. I am of opinion that health'seed (not tubers which are sometimes technically called earl) should be procured from the wild potato, or at least from one that has only very lately been brought into cultivation. The life of the potatoes thus pnaluced would run their natural term of Ink ; and would not present any of the features of disease, or rather decay, until they had posed through the same comae as their predecessors. —I have the honour to remain, your humble servant, A.sruinve Toot Tuomoax, Welheek-street, Sept. all. INDIAN MEAL.—There is no sort of grain that can be turned to so many uses as Indian corn, and with so little expense and trouble. It contains infinitely more nourish ment than rice : and there are few constitutions with which it does not agree perfectly well. Many persons do not like it at first, but eventually become fond of it. As food, Indian meal is very nutritious ; it is, perhaps, more strengthening and wholesome than any other farinaceous substance. There are numerous modes of preparing it that, though simple and easy, are palatable and excellent, and particularly convenient where close economy is expedient. The nicer preparations of Indian meal are found on the best tables iu America. It re quires more cookiag than wheat flour. Indian meal is also the hest possible food for all kinds of poultry, pigeons, &c. ; mixed into a soft dough, with cold water in summer, and warm water when the weather is cold. It should be set down to them in shallow pans, and given twice or three times a day. When the large fowls are fed with Indian corn in grains, wetted Indian meal should always be prepared for the young chickens. if mixed with treacle, to a stiff dough, it will fatten poultry very fast. I have seen calves fed on warm mush and milk, and nothing can be better for them. The yellow Indian meal is decidedly the sweetest and best, and it is almost universally ased in America in preference to the white, which is comparatively tasteless, resembling very curse rough wheat flour. In buying Indian meal, take care that it is not in the least sour, either in taste or smell. If there is the slightest sourness about it, do not attempt to use it, as it is then unwholesome, having been kept too long. It will remain sweet much longer, if, soon after it is brought home, you have the whole of it sifted at once through a sieve into another barrel, box, or jar. The lighter looser it lies, the better it will keep. It should be kept in a dry and cool place and carefully covered.—hutian Meal Book. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1846. litjje. A Wig sun at s,s92egras presented, being all that was applied for. LONGFORD.—Lortoronn.—The extraordinary present ment sessions held on the 26th ult., pissed the fblioulng pre sentment: the earth,roths 9? thlt 411 present 50,000/. Inwards completing tr._ part of the railway from Mullingaz to loneord, which passes Omagh this barony, on condition : Ist. That the directors of the railway company, should they accept of the preenstment, give security to the barony to be approrol of by the Board of Marks, for the resocmcnt iof the nstabnents, foe which the barony is responsible to the govern meat Ind. That the work commence before the Ist of April, 1547. Srd. That the people of the barony are employed at the work." MEATH.--.-UPPER NAVAN.—The extraordinary present meat sessions for this barony were held at Trim, on the 29th ult. Amongst the works presented for was the making a branch canal from Trim to Navan—amount of expense, 3,0001. ; and 20,0001. for levelling, fencing, &c., that portion or the Dublin and Enniskillen Railroad passing through the barony of tipper Navan. EI idently a strong feeling exists as to the propriety and necessity of commencing this work immediately, as being the most beneficial and pro. ductive to both proprietors, cesspayers, and labourers. The total amount, 3,4211., presented for to be raised off the barony, the 20,000/. for making the railroad to be bor rowed from the government, to be repaid with interest, &c. The Chairman strongly impressed upon those present, parti eularly the labouring classes, the necessity of bearing pa tiently their present sufferings, and by their good conduct and forbearance increasing the number of their friends. As sure as they became turbulent or disorderly, they would bring ruin, famine, and pestilence upon themselves, and drive away from their country and neighbourhood many who are now endeavouring to avert the calamity that unhappily im pends over all. He, for one, could leave the country ; he had means, happily for himself, to live out of it during the continuance of the distress. But he would implore of them not to give him or others any excuse to become the heart less deserters of their country when danger was to be fear lessly battled with.—The Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Navan, subscribed 101. upon the spot, for the purpose of enabling the relief committee to pay the labourers daily. The chair man, the Rev. Mr O'Connell, Doctor Clifford, Mr. P. Ken nedy, and Mr. John Thomas Allen, severally made a sub scription for the like purpose. NORTH TIPPEItARY.—The engineer of the Board of Works, Lieutenant Miller,has already placed on the public works at Toomavara 109 men ; and at Kihnore and Knock elton 30. To-morrow and Thursday there will be tickets issued for 100 men at Coonbeg-76 at Ballina-100 at Glen colloo—and 100 at Ormond Stile. PROVISIONS.—The Meath Herald says : " There are num. ben in this town (Hells) at present in a state bordering on starvation ; and we have heard of one instance where the life of a woman, living at no great distance from this town, was lost in consequence of the want of food, and of a man whose life was nearly so, who had not partaken of any kind of food fur two days previous. Many families are lis:ag on cabbage and salt. This may appear startling, unpleasant news, but it is no less facts. Hundreds of the poor people have the stamp of extreme poverty on their visages—all ap pearance of force and vigour having nearly departed." The Kerry Examiner represents matters as much the same in that county "On Saturday last, we heard persons declare they could not purchase a pound of flour or oatmeal in the whole town ; and we have just heard that things arc in the same state at the present moment. Towards the evening of the abovementioned day, crowds assembled at the baker's shops, fearful lest they should be disappointed in procuring a portion of the bread then in the ovens. We are et a loss to know to what cause this scarcity is attributable, but it is strange that millers and merchants should allow it to con tinue. In connexion with this subject, we may add, that a communication has been received in answer to the applica tion for establishing a government depot in this town. The answer states that Mr. Russell of Limerick has engaged with government to supply this town with meal." DESTITUTION IN MALLOW.—The chairman of the Towa Commissioners of Mallow writes thus of the destitution exist ing there : " A body of men, In number nearly 500, marched through this toe is about so hour ::1111:l half on their way to the workhouse. 1 ee. tompanied Mr. Winn, I'. L.G., and Mr. Robert Barre, Clerk of the Union, tothe workhouse; we found, on our arrival, the masterendeas vourinq to hope Alss the poor creatures, who were divided into sections reading the inner walls. Mr. Winn etnod on the wall and said, " Wtuat Ma you want t" The answer was,. We want something to eat—we are starving." Mr. Winn " You shall get plenty to eat." On which the poor fellows Kars a hearty round of cheers. Mr. Winn : *Where do you conic from r' Answer, nee rue: la= Itahaa." Mr. Winn, the clerk, the master, schoolmaster, the porter end myself, then eseisted in taking down the name. of the parties, their age, and place of Feld demi.. There were only nine from Mallow ; one poor man ' named Batt Twaomy, of Ballineuskig, declared to me in the most ovolorn manner, that for three weeks he lived on a drop of sour milk, and had not half a stone of black potatoes fur that time. I askel hie where he got the milk ; he told me that his wife begged it in alies'ow, a Matinee of nearly three miles. Another man, Leahy, said that the ti baud of Works commenced operations this day In Italian, and that they only employed 40 men at aevenpenee per day! Good God is aevenneuce per day sufficient to feed a family of seven or eight holt viduala, while Indian meal is Is. 9d. per stone' Alas, but they are Irish." The above is dated Saturday ; on Monday he adds the following : Matiow, Mos is v Nu:wt.—After I bad left the workhouse this day, I understand that there were over 3101 additional applteants, making in ail about 70n. Some got lib. of bread each, and as a eutfi. dent quantity of bread was not in the house, the ethers gut stiraiout. In the evening about 300 went fur dinner, but get none ; they sent away quietly. A person whs was . present said to ear, ' It was heart. reading to see the poor fellows/writing.' It 11 expected that a much larger number will visit the workhouse on to-morrow." CORR.—The Southern Reporter save : "Some idea may be had of the great disirese and destitution of the people in Lids city, from the number of persona who daily Seek to the workhouse every morning to avail tnemeelvas of the outdoor re lief administered in the shape of breakfast. According to the ma-per's report, 217 availed themselves of breakLieting at the pub' ie ex pense on Tuesday, 301 on Wishiesday, 579 on Thursday, 742 on Friday, and 1,010 on Saturday; while the enormous number of 1,419 received relief there on sunday. Yesterday morning the gates of the workhouse were literally beset with an army ol cLumwous men, women, and children, alt umilous to prueure the preferred meat, and a large number of able-bodied men were employed In keeping s passage open through them for the purpose of la, ilitating the entrance of the guardians to the house. Up to twe o'clock 1,438 persane received their breakfast at the house, mid yet numbers were crowding in and deuiandine relief. It is, however, right to state that the greater part of those reqnlring such relict are not natives of Cork, but have been attracted to this city In quest of employment from other districts, in consequence of the exaggerated accounts which prevailed there of the veld number of public works carrying on at present. in proof of this it may be stated that, out of 247 applicants examined on Tuesday by the isuardians who at for that 'impose, there were not fifty of the number denizens of Cork." AFFECTING INCIDENT.—The following incident, related by the Nenagh Guardian, will be read with interest. The Guardian, after statin4 that a large body of famishing men (some of whom had walked nine miles, and heal not eaten a single morsel, " Ifith the exception of a bad potato since the day before"), had come into Nenagh, and waited upon Mr. Crawford, the county surveyor, beseeching employment, goes on to say : " The appearance of one of the men was frilly pitiable. He stated his name to be Ryan, and said lie was from the parish of Lateragh. His care-worn visage and emaciated countenance too clearly indi. cubed that the ,stamp en gaunt famine was upon his brow. Mr. Crawford hosing again reiterated his assurance, that he would lose not a moment in setting them to work, the deputation rethed, ex pressing their thankfulness to the county surveyor, awl then pro. crested to tell the crowd outside the building what they had learned from Mr. 11-awford. On having of the result of the conference w .th Mr. Crawford, some impatience was manifested amongst the popu lace. 'lt is impossible,' says one of them, we can wait any lower ! there is corn in the fields and baggarda, and we cannot starve.' ' Walt with patience a little longer—tied is good,' exclaims a female voice in the crowd; '1 have,' she ways, 'rive children—they are hungry—they are in want—l do not mind myself nor my husband; but du not rob—do nothing mean, boys—do nothing to disgrace us.' After some ahort time, the people separated with the hope and under the impression that emplojincut would speedily . be granted." STRAXOE PHENOMENA.—The Limerick Reporter end the Nenagh Guardian state, that in their respective neigh bourhoods there is a particular species of the potato called " the goldfinder," not one of which has been affected by the potato-rot, so frightfully destructive of the crops a- ouad them. HoN. MR. LAWLESS BEFORE HIS NEW CONSTITTENTS. —The Tipperary Vindic dor of this day contains a report of a meeting held at Clonmel, on Monday, at which the Hon. Mr. Lawless, the newly-elected member for that borough, appeared before his constituents for the first time. '1 he Roman Catholic clergyman of the town, the Rev. Dr. Burke, introduced him. The Hon. Mr. Lawless spoke as follows: "I must begin by thanking you--sincerely and unaffectedly thanking you, for this Weiet.Hle. There is something about an Irish welcome which makes a stranger feel at home. (Cheers.) This hall hoe so frequently resounded with the eloquence of sour respected pastor, and others, that I feel the Sidiculty of addresaing you, as I am but a young and . yet UHpFelltit.Td orator—(" Hear,' and cheers) —but this I promise you, that if I am not a talking, I will be a working member :cheen , l. I have been here for the last two days, visiting your really beautiful town, and like all the rest of Ireland, it only 'rants fair play to make It what it ought to be. And what is fair play 7—l sae Ret,eal (loud cheering). I tend you and I are agreed on that puillt (laughter), and you must have fair play, and with God's help it shall be carried •(clurni). I s lid in my address today, that it w ilt b e carried solely by moral means ( bear and cheers). From the position in which l'ios ideace has placd both eollinTlei we must be neighbour/is and even if we PUeteetied in achieving our national rights by physical means, we must be in constant war with England, and from oar mutual jealousies we would become the prey a other countries (hear hear)—and we have no ambition to be subject to any other country (hear and cheers). Therefore, we will adopt a peaceful course only. I hare been a re pealer all my life (cheers). Some time ago I wrote several letters on the subject, which appalled in the Freeman's Inertial. I did not put my name to them—they were signed "A Celt." (Cheers.) To be sure they were stupid productions—(no. no)—but I state this fact solely as an answer to those who assert that I become a Repealer only to gain n seat in the Imperial Parliament, and I think my answer ought to satiafy those grumblers. (Laughter.) I regret, gentlemen, the dissensions in the Repeal ranks ; the more talented the gentlemen who introduced those dissensions Into the Repeal Aseociatios, the more are they to blame. (Hear and cheers.) The leader of them gentlemen is a man of great intellect ant powerful talents, which, il turned to a good account, would be an iastrumeut of great good to us all. I allude to Mr. Meagher. I think It was a very inoppertuas time he introduced his doctrine of physical force—(hear, hear) — for he was the originator of the controversy. (Hear.) If a bad go vernment were in power, and were concocting harsh or oppress.ve measures for the country—if, when our illustrious leader w. 15 unjustly imprisoned by the verdict of a jury, packed by means M a fraudulently concocted jury list—if Mr. Meagher then propounded his doctrine and rushed to i the pima gates., followed by ?ice; all—would I to op hlanie pose k e ta u i w (; butdite wouldee. beltawspolueld anndid error — it one easily pardoneS. (Tremendins eheerbfg, which lasted for several minutes, minutes, and the emphatic manner which the hon. gentleman de livered the above passage, called forth peals of applause.) But I do say, that when the government gave a good Lord Lieutenant, who endeavoured to do great good for the country, it was very hod taste in Mr. Meagher to introduce his physical force doctrines. (Hear, and loud cheers.) I think, gentlemen, your sentiments are in unison with mine. (Cheers.) I trust I will be the representative not only of a people, hut of all their senthnents, as my great object in beCOOLOg T our representative was to forward the repeal othe Union. (A Voice, Caed rouge fallAa.) I thank you. You may return me for an Irish parliament, as I mini rem - Meal y ou 7 ,1 1 have, stoner than you expect, a parliament in Collegc-green." The hon. gentleman resumed his scat amidst great ap plause. MEASURE'S RECOMMENDED TO RELIEVE IRELAND.—The Mail of this evening gives the following letter with unusual prominence. Letters formerly , published under the same signature were attributed to Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P., one of the principals of the Conservatire party in this country : TO THE EDTMR OF THE FTENINO MAIL. Sir The admirable letters of the l'iLuquis of Wertmestli, Mr. - Monsen, end Mr. Berta: Osborne being, I presume, so fresh in the IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 30. TILE LABOUR RATE ACT. The following additional proclamations ordering the hold ing of baronial presentment sessions in distressed districts, appeared in the Dublin Gazette of Tuesday : C,lll.oR.—Barony of Forth, at Balloll, Oct. 9. crag.—Barony of West Musketry, at Macroom, Oct. IS. FERMANAoll.—BuronyaGbole, at Newtown Butler, 0ct.12. Barony of Knockninny, at Derrylin, Oct. 14. GALWAY.—Barony of Moyeullen, at Outerard, Oct. 12. Kraob Coca - re.—Barony of Upper Philipstown, at Clonegown, 0ct.14. Barony of Ballyeorean, at Tullamore, Oct. 12. Lnoaucw.—City of Limerick, at the Tholsel of the city of Limerick, Oct. 9. Barony of Coonagh, at Pallas Green, Oct. 13. Barony of CLanwillipn, at Etallyneety, Oct. 12. QVF.EN r•Co, - Nrr.—liarony of Tionihinch, at Mountmellicket, 0ct.12; TIPPIIIIAUT. — Barony of Middlethird, at Cashel, Oct. 13. Barony of Slievardagh, at Ballynonty, Oct. U. WErra ,rn.— Barony of Corkaree, at Multitarnham, 0ct.12. Barony of Delvin, at Castletowndehin, Oct. li. Wcaroan.—Rtrony of Bantry, at New Ross, Oct. 12. WICKLOW.—Barony of Lower Talbotalown, at Bknaington, Oct. 9. CORK COUNTY.—BAattErre.—ln this barony, 13,000/. bare been assessed for the poor. KING'S COUNTY.—BALLYDRrrrAs.—A meeting of this barony was held on Monday, the Earl of Rosso in the I chair. His lordship addressed the meeting ; but thew was nothing particular in his speech, except that he impressed the necessity of presenting for works, the commencement of which was liable to the least possible delay. Ile alto said, " the Brusna drainage is a work which will cost about 50,000/ , and not one penny of that suns will fall as a taxa tion on the country ; the whole of is will be repaid in the course of a short time from the land that will be improved recollection of the pane, I feel there is but little occasion for me to touch on many of the points they have already so ably handled. An astounding calamity overwhelms Ireland—the abatis of which will be severely felt for years to came. It /6 no temporary visitation ; therefers we have to prepare measures to meet an evil which must entail a great social revolution on the ommtry we must manfully pet our shoulders to the wheel, and drag the machine from out the quagmire, before it sinks into almost inevitabie and irreparable destruction and chaos. To that state helm. rapidly apprenehing. We are given to understand that the gowns ment are bewl—that they did not foresee the magnitude of the present and eventual famine. While in oppoeitlon, they had attacked sir Robert Peel for buying up Indian corn, before the late u i was generally known, through the house of Baring and Go. 'r f ,fa i l parts of the world, and thus amply and windy providing for the day of want. The present government, when in Mike, hail not the courage to fateify at once their opposition doctrines by imitating hie perfect ex ample till too tote: et this moment it is understood they are endeavour ing to purchase from the Liverpooimerehantethe Indiancornnow on tts paeaage ofoourse at a frightfully athlitionalexpenee. The governmentare too late in the moreet ; they are now buying up wheat and oats in the various porta of England, and they yet moat purchase in those of Ireland. There are, at a moderate computation, three millions of souls to be fed for nine months. This is a terrible subject for con templation. There is avowedly not a guinea in the Treasury ; and at the head of the finances of the musty, there is a man confessedly incompetent to the position in which he Is placed. It is understood that Lord John Russell was opposed to taking office, but that the greediness for dike was ao strong in the minds and hearts of some of his subordinates, that he was compelled to accept it, and replace the only man, who, in all probability, was able to avert or contend with the hurricane. Yes, gentlemen, us sp ',ruag you will have to give no the reins at govern meat with discredit, admitting your Lacompetency. The only engine at the command of the governmeut is the act of the 10th Viet th bill condemned by all, and found by its framers to be utterly ruinous;, yet the government have not the moral caurare to assemble parliament, and lay before the nation the imminent peril in which Ireland stands. Already is the country convulsed-disorganised from nosh to south; and this while there dots exist in must districts a proportion of food! l Ira Connaught, it is known by the Government officers, that, 'inns I the potato crop, that province does not grow corn of all kinds suffi cient to feed the people, were all it previews equally distributed nmanget them—rent, of course, not considered ; yet, at Castletar, tio,oeue was laid on one barony by preeentment,while the rental of it is only 16,000/.: Supper the treasury were insane enough to advance this sum, my belief it, that they never would be repaid one shilling or it. Some of the remedies which I beg to suggest, ale —in the first place, awemble Parliament, and lay before the nation the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ; tell them that in the poorest country in liureve, three millions of people went Lod for nine months. Tax Ireland on the principle of the tat of tact, viz.—by granting her se a giR one-half the sum requirmi, and charge Ireland with the other halt. Expend these monks, by im proving the country and the land. Let it be dope by the parishes or townlands which pay the tax receiving the benefit of it, according very notes to Mr. aloneell's seatcm. Ail railways w bleb can glee security, and thus relieve the districts through welch they will pass. Cut down no more paltry hills; demoralise the labourers no further; improve the Land at present in till ate, before you undertake the drain age of that boas and the reclamation of mountains, which will con sume years before they give a return ; drain what you have in hand; liberate estatesfrom entails: pane an a. tto determine titles to estate!, and no longer allow lawyers and attorneys to fatten, while, by quirks and chkaue, they prevent the transfer of property, and the advances ! of money on good security. The repeal of the usury laws should be considered ; that act has created hordes of great and saull Wood. euckent, who are eonetuning the vita* of the Loa Tax all persons having charges on the land, on the name principle as the income-tax. Prevent, by a Ample act, the subdivision of land, which is the foun dation of the misery of Ireland. I regret to tay,l am convinced that, until the priests are paid, )ouninnotetket this object. Their power and their interest is hourly exercised to subdivide the land for their own emolument. To what acondition has this system btougbt the country However unpalatable, thisba truism. Stopperjury, as Lord Westmeath says, in the courts, by appointing ofliters to take ,own evidence, end prosecute when neeesary. I should w ish to see agricultural schools ' established, by grand jury taxation, in every barony. Enable land- ownere, by lions to do more than merely drain—enable them to erect ' sound tin eaings and offices for the tenantry, which the late act does net comprehend, and thus improve the habits of the peon e. Establith at once deaotelof Indian corn all over the country as soon as possible—no time is to be lost. So much for the present moment; for the future, I reeketfully recommend emigration. Thus you relieve the land of its superabundant population, and probably place toeeatantry who emigrate in a tar superior position than they ever could expect at home. The expense of feeding them for five years would be greater than finding them the means of emigrating—a family can be located in a colony fur 451. ; you could not feed the /same [9,04 for that aunt, under existine eiretunstanecs. We have a Lord-Lieutenant who knows Ireland, and has nothing to unlearn—an advantage we seldom have preseseed. He is underetood to entertain mend views— I trust the gentry of the country will support him by unanimously demanding the immediate assembling of parliaineut.-1 am, am, A MEMULD or rile LE6I6LATUIts." Mr. Horace Rorhfort, a gentleman of large property in Westmeath, suggests: " With a view to mitigate the two great evils of the present set which I before mentioned, 1 beg to lay the followith suggestion before the public, and should the principle be approved of, the detains Can easily be altered to meet each particular one that may arise. To insert a clause in the act—. n.t any landholder employing during its continuance in constant labour, and at the usual rate of wages per day, one labourer fur every lof., 1/11., or 201., of the amount of bis rateable income under the poor law valuation, should be exempt from the general taxation of the towns: nd or barony in which he resklea.' For example, every proprietor posae-ninit an income rated at I,ooof. per annum would thus be o'iliged to give permanent employment to one hundred, sixty. s.:ven, or fifty persons, as the case might be, if desirous of escaping compulsory and unprofitable taxation. Advance* for this purpose tn be obtained, if required, from government, the same as under the 9th and 10th Victoria, chapter 101. To carry this auggadion into practise, it would be necessary to ascertain, at a general meeting of the toriirate, clergy, and mos-payers of any barony, the probable numir:r of pour persona likely to require employment for the next ten mouths. The books of the poor-law valuation would give at once the moment at which the income of eaeb landlord in the horony was rated, and a very simple process of arithmetic would enable the meet ing to applot to each individual the number of men he was to employ. Offlars of the board of Worts or the county surveyors, should prethire plans for the execution of any moths of a large wale, oversee the ne cessary arrangements, examine amounts and payments, and exerciee such a genera: a:mere:diem as would check fraud, if attempted. SCOTLAND. Atte trona RODOER.—The epithet " rhymester " ap plied to this man of real genius, iu your brief notice of his death, is grating to me, and will be so to a wide circle of countrymea by whom, as by me, he was loved for his inde pendent and sagacious mind, and his mingled powers of , humour and pathos. The rich treasure of Scotch lyrical poetry is made up of the contributions of many who have left behind them no names, or names to which attaches only a beat celebrity. Burns is almost our only voluminous song-writer. Of Hogg's songs, comparatively few keep their ground ; and the rest of our lyrists have at most suc ceeded in two or three. These songs have been contributed by all classes. The gentle authore , ses of "Auld Robin Gray," and " the Flowers o' the Forest," belong to the same guild as Tannehill. The muse which found Burns at the plough has found many at the less likely source of in spiration—the loom. The diffusion of general education among the peasantry has in part done this ; but the extent to which all classes used to be instructed in psalmody, by diffusing some knowledge of melody, concurring with the many examples of popular song, rendered com paratively easy some progress in the mechanical art of versification, and when a man had a real thought or sentiment to express, the rest was easy. So Mr back as my memory• or the traditions of my friends and relatives can carry me, no part of Scotland has been without its local poet. Alexander Rodger was habitually called— half in jest, half in earnest—" the Bard of the 1% est." He was aline specimen of the intellectual leaders of the work ing classes in that busy district of Scotland of which Glas gow is the capital. His verses may owe something to the quaint expressions of our provincial dialect and our associa tions with them; but I MU much mistaken if they do n it along with this contain a rich store of graphic sketches of character, and a varied play of humour, pathos, and generous sentiment. Rodger was born in 1784 ; he was bred a weaver; in 1803 he joined the Glasgow Highland Volunteers ;in 1812 he returned to his weaving. His politi cal leanings brought him in 1319 into connexion with a Radical journal, The Spirit of the Union. After the alarmist times of 1319-20 came to a close, Rodger obtained employment as inspector of the cloths used for printing and dyeing in a respectable factory in the environs of Glasgow. In 1532 he attempted to set up in business, but this experi ment was a short one. During the rest of his life he found employment successively in the establishments of the Glas gow Chronicle, the Liberator, and the Scotch Reformer's Gazette. Though a sturdy assertor of the rights of his order, there was nothing sectarian, nothing cf the prejudices , of caste, about Itodger. Among his mos: felicitous produc tions are copies of so rses inscribed,one to Colin Dunlop, the late high-spirited and accompl , shed representative of Glasgow, the other to James M'Nab, a kindred spirit in many respects to Rodger, the faithful reporter to the high Tory Glasgow Herald. For delicate appreciation of character, and a happy mixture of playfulness with earnest eulogy, I know few liner verses, though the local character of their IllU3:4128, as wttl as the dialect, must necessarily limit the sphere within which they can be felt. Personal experience of several years taught me to appreciate the value of Rodger's sagacity and independence, as rendering him the means, without any compromise of his personal independence, of maintain ing a degree of cordiality (not always easy in a manufae ' toning district) between the liberals of the middle and the working classes, Some of his verses are rich in reckless humour, some are full of that homely cordiality and self respect whieh endears and hallows the peasant's lire-side in our common country. In the notices which have appeared of Rodger, his " Sawney, now the King's come," has had a more prominent place assigned it than is desirable. That piece conveys no idea of his best and most peculiar powers. It was, in fact, a protest against the exaggerated, fantastic, and hollow outbreak of ultra-loyalty, with which Scotland received George IV., in 1822, not intended, and scarcely fitted, for general publication, which was printed for private circulation, and found its way into the P..ramincr, by acci dent. .h selection of Rodger's best lyrics would be accepta ble to many Scotchmen in England, and the colonies and dependencies, and perhaps to some Englishmen who have taken the trouble to learn the language. It would be an in teresting monument of a fine specimen of a class peculiar almost to his country.—W. W. Govetnestesr AND THE HIGRIAND POOR.—An answer has been sent by the Home Secretary to Mr. Baillie, member for Inverness-shire, relative to the apprehended scarcity in the Highlands and islands. It mentions that an experienced commissariat officer will proceed immediately to Scotland, with instructions to make a full report to the government as to the supply of food which will probably be available for the people in those districts. " This report," says Sir George Grey, " will receive the earliest attention on the part of the government; but I feel it my duty to state, that while her Majesty's Government will be desirous to promote and faci litate the efforts of landed proprietors to lessen the distress which is apprehended, they cannot encourage the expecta tion, that by any direct system of pecuniary advances they can relieve the proprietors from the obligation which rests upon them, or take upon themselves the charge of providing for the wants of the people." Ate EXAMPLE. —We (Edinburgh IVechly Register) un derstand that Sir George Mackenzie, of Coul, Bart., has instructed the tenants cn his estate, when settling their rents at Martinmas, to deduct the proportion due for the extent of land they may have had under potatoes. FAMINE IN SievE. 7 Petitions to government are getting up throughout Skye, in order to give timely warning of the famine that is feared. The potatoes are getting worse, al though in but toe many places here, indeed in all, they suf fered enough before to render them of little use to people, or even to animal.-. Herrings are also very late in making their appearance. APPREHENDED FiIIINE DI THE COUNTS - OF CAITHNESS. — It is iDlDO=Sible to contemplate the approaching whiter, says J.lot o'Groat's Jourmil, without fear' and trembling. What are the facts ? F tea geaertbs in the year, fully three fourths of the food of at least twcnty-five thousand of the in habitants of this county consists of potatoes. These potatoes are nearly all destropd, consequently there is to be made up a deficiency of three-fourths of the people's food. How is this to be done This is the question 'which has to receive an immediate and practical reply. Moreover, in consequence of the depressed state of the herring-market, most of oar honest, hardworking, ill-paid coopers will be thrown idle for some time. The miserable wages they receive, when ht full employment, is barely sufficient to support their families when employed, consequently they are not able to have a reserve fund for idle days. The little plots of potatoes, to which they looked for sus terrance in winter, are entirely destroyed. Meal is dear, but even were it cheap, they have no money wherewith to buy it, and there is nothing for them but dire want. Even while we now write, the cry is abroad in the town that there is no meal to be had. Dot were it to be had, how is the money to be raised to buy it ? But, once again, let us leek to the Latheron district. We have the testimony of several gentlemen, in whose veracitvwe have the fullest con fidence, that the prospects of that district of Caithness are truly dreadful. With a miserable fishing, blighted potatoes, diseased turnips, deeply in debt, the poor people are already in a dreadful plight. They arc, with few exception., all poor together. At the best , the people of Latheron are neither over-comfortable, nor over-fed. At the best, they have just enough ado to make both ends meet; how much worse must they now be, when both land and sea refuse to give them of their abundance ? COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.--Suc Ltres LOST.—Monday morn ing a dreadful accident from explosion of fire-damp, whereby six lives have been last, occurred at a pit connected with the Clyde Iron Works, the property of Messrs. Dunlop, a few ri ,. les up the Clyde tom Glasgow. The pit in which the accident occurred if called Begle's Hole, and is situated within a stone-throw of the river s'ale. It is a working which has been daily open of late, and no premonition of danger had taken place in connexion with it. About four o'clock on Monday morning, five men and a boy went down in the coulee of their ordinary occupations, and immc di at uly on the lights which they carried coming in contact with the foul ter, the explosion took place, by which the whole have been de prived of life. The majority, if not the whole, of the men 'were married, and have leR widows and families. The common impression amongst the mining population of Rutherglen and the neighbourhood was, that the disaster had been caused by a trap-door connected with the venti lation having been left open when it ought to have been shut, in consequence of which the gas had beta concentrated ' and rendered peculiarly liable to Ignition on the contact of flame GLASGOW HAS BEEN VISITED DT A MEIDER OF TIIE F RENCK CAlllNET.—Yestcrdas se'ruxi t tht Monsieur Dumont, 31inister of Public Works in France, accompanied by several eminent scientific gentlemen, arrived in Glasgow, and visited several of the manufactories there, and others in Paisley and Greenock. FLOODS IN THE COrNTT OF HADDINOTON.—DAMAOF. TO THE NORTH BRITISH. RAILWAY,— In consequence of the rains which fell on Monday and Tuesday, much damage has been done to the North British railway between East Linton and Dunbar. The Tyne and its tributaries were swollen to an unusual size. The water carried away the railway bridge ' over the Tyue at Linton, and two other bridges over smaller streams between Linton and Dunbar. Some men employed on that part of the line judged the bridge on the Tenn to be in a precarious position ; and on the approach of a train from Edinburgh, gave warning of the danger. Mr. Scott, the goods manager, who happened to be a passenger with the train, went upon the bridge with another person to exa mine its condition. While standing there, the persons on the embankment cried out that the bridge was „ going," and scarcely had Mr. Scott and his companion got out of danger, when the bridge fell. By the fall of two smaller bridges, and the destruction of a Urge portion of embankment near Dunbar; the portion of the line between that town and Linton has been rendered use- less. Great difficulty has been experienced in carry ing on the traffic, owing to all the horses and coaches has hig been removed from that portion of the road since the opening of the line. Omnibuses and horses had to be obtained from Berwick, which conveyed the passengers of the half-past three Berwick train from Dunbar to Linton, from which a train carried them to the terminus here, arriving at eleven o'clock. The mail which leaves Berwick at 1..:1f. past five, reached. Edinburgh by the same means at half past one on Tuesday morning. being five hours and a half atter her usual time. She brought no passengers. A train was sent from here to Linton at nine o'clock with a supply of horses and carriages for the conveyance of the passengers on Tuesday. No person has been injured by these occurrences. The con tractors being bound to maintain their works for a twelve month from the opening of the line, the expense of repairing the damage will, it is believed, fall upon them. NINE MEN KILLED AND FOUR SEVERELY ROVNDED. —A melancholy accident happened on Monday morning at the railway works, at a little distance from Aberdeen, im mediately opposite the Devanha brewery. Several arches of the inclined plane had been completed, and the necessary wooden erections to support it while building were taken away last week ; and arrangements were in progress to pea coed with others. A little before eight o'clock in the morning, three of the arches gave way, burying, amongst the stones, bricks, and rubbish, a number of the workmen. Measures were immediately taken to relieve the unfortunate individuals; but we lament to state that, after a tedious lad arduous task of upwards of an hour, seven were taken out dead, having evidently been killed in stantaneously ; four others were got out much bruised, of whom two were taken to the infirmary, and two to theirown houses. Crowds of people hurried to the spot, and from the immense number of workmen employed at the works, many were anxious as to the safety of those who were near and dear to them. We regret to state that most of the sufferers were married men with families. The fol lowing are the names of those that are dead and iujured: Alexander Pirie, mason (killed); William Russell, mason (killed) ; Alexander Laing, mason (killed) ; Alexander Gordon, mason (killed); Alexander Allan, labourer (killed); Alexander Cameron, labourer (killed) ; George Cameron, labourer, brother of firmer (killed); William Henderson, mason (severely injured) ; George Cromer, mason (severely injured) ; Alexander M'Andrew, mason (severely injured) ; Alexander Erskine (slightly injured). As might have been expected, the sad event has thrown a gloom over the whole city. At present, the immediate cause of the falling of the arches is not k now n. The building was only level with the key stone, and :the arches are said to have burst in the middle. The directors have in the most handsome manr.er intimated to the relatives of the parties their wish to pay the funeral ex penses, and also to granttemporaryassistance for the support of the widows and children, amounting in the aggregate to about fifty individuals. From a letter receie (4 In town last night, we learn that two of the individuals who acre iojured have since died, which makes the total number of uses lost by this event nine. NECESSITY OF SHELTER IN SroTL.eN D. Notwith standing the recent improvements of this country, in many ways, we are really trifling with it; we are living in a land that has been desolated, and not repairing that desolation ! Men who have heard of the misery of the clans of Scotland, and look at the condition of their country now, and congra tulate the country generally on the change that has taken place, forget that they think of the clans, when broken down by conquest, thinned, dispersed, and almost extirpated; and not as they originally were, a great and gallant people— numerous, " well appointed," well supported, and even well and paternally governed. In like manner, those who now look at our wools, and think we are doing great things, in coveting a few thousand acres with trees of no valuable description, planted without care, and prospering accord ingly, forget that this country has at one time been covered with pine equal to the "Norwegian pine," and with oaks of the most majestic FiZO. The pines are yet rememlxred, and in some places we are again recalling them; and of the oak it may be said, " atbivue state!,"—it is strewed every where; in every bog, and in every lake. It is the source of ear enormous peat bogs, and most probably of our coals. How really trivial, therefore, are the efforts we are making at improving this country ! We arc like persons scooping out for themselves small apartments and gardens amid the ruins of a once majestic edifice, instead of dreaming of restoring the great outlines of that edifice, in order to suit ably occupying it again. The marks of cultivation far up on our hills are yet seen, and they are wondered at ; but I think this is because they are not understood. I have no daub: that when that cultivation took place, the country was better wooded, and, consequently, much warmer than it has since been ; and that the cultivation has ceased, at once from the destruction of the shelter, and of the people. To what, then, should all these circumstances and reasonings lead, but to the restoration of our woods, or rather of proper shelters, upon a well considered and great aad general plan ? —Scoltisli Journal of Agriculture. WALES. THE LATE. BD3HOP OF ST. ASAYII.—The moral remains of the above right rev. prelate were eonsiimed to the tomb on Friday last, in a vault prepared expressly for their re ception, in the cathedral churchyard of St. isaph, close to where the remains of the late bishop, Dr. Bagot, are depo sited. The cathedral church was crowded to excess, and among the congregation were many persons who had been recipients of the deceased bishop's charity, and who have to deplore the loss of a munificent benefactor. The authorities, to show every respect to the memory of their lamented dio cesan, caused the choir of the cathedral to be hung with black, and it is due to the inhabitants of St. Asaph to men tion that they testified their regard by cicsing their ro-pec tire habitations throughout the day. PROVINCIAL. LANCASHIRE. THE METEOR.—A local correspondent says :—" On Fri day night, at half-past nine o'clock, whilst standing with a friend at the garden gate, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, oascrving the stars, we distinctly observed a star burst as it were, and it emitted a splendid blue Name, which illuminated the whole place for about two seconds, and then shot downwards to wards the east, and formed a tail of white flame about two yards long, which was visible for about three or four seconds, and then died gradually away." The TRADE of BODY Safe:mum is, it appears, not yet defunct. On Saturday last, about midnight, two men were observed opening graves in the burial-ground attached to a small chapel belonging to tke Independents, situated inflank. lane, Walraersley. They had got one body out of the grave, and another neaxlv SO, when, being disturbed , they d.eamped and made their escape. The feelings of the friends and re lative* of the deceased persons may be better imagined than described. DISSENSIONS AMONGST THE IHISIL—MANCHESTEH, YES TEADAY.—Last evening • meeting of the Repeaters of Man chester attached to the Young Ireland party, was held at the Carpeuters' Hail, in reference to the recent attacks made on the Repealers of Manchester, by Mr. O'Connell, and his son, Mr. John O'Connell , in Conciliation Hall. A short time ago, the Rev. Daniel Hearne, one of the Roman Catholic pnests of this tiwn, was L.moved from his charge by his diocesan, a: which great complaints were made. The result was, that Mr. O'Connell cati,ed the names of a great number of the Repealen who took part with Mr. Hearne to be struck from the rolls of the Repeal Aamciation, at the same time attacking them in very stro> g language. This wu followed up by another attack on 'londay week last in Conciliation Hall, by Mr. John O'Connell, who charged the Repealers who were opposed to Mr. Hearne's removal with having insulted the Rev. Dr. Cantwell. The meeting was fully attended, and resolutions were carried denying the charges of Mr. O'Connell and his son, and exprenung sym pathy with the Nation newspaper, and the Young Ireland party. The speeches, declaratory of the strongest hostility to the authority of Mr. O'Connell, asserting he had .old the repeal cause to the present government, and had sacrificed the Young Ireland party for the benefit of a rotten clique of paid hangers-on. It is asserted thht Mr. Hence was removed because of his sympathy with the Nation party, and has not been appointed to any other place, nor been offered any explanation. The rent in Man:luster has fallen to zero, and the most bitter and rancorous feelings have suc ceeded the unanimity and enthusiasm which formerly prevailed. NORTITUMBERL CND. REPRESENTATION OF TtNEMOUTH.—The Liberals of this --,-.........—. _ _ borough have met, by proxy, and prevented the threatened division by the withdrawal of one of the candidates who had been presented for their support. In deference to the quali fications and posttion of Mr. Grey, Mr. Bagslytw, with a readiness and forbearance which do honour , abiudored his intention of conte,ting the to sO, Rua :4E 7.l'r. Grey sole possessor of the bold. All sections of the Liberal party approve of the courw which 'kalifs harp taken ; and as Mr. Grey will also be supported by many of the most influential Tories, there can be co doubt of his success, probably without effort. —Newcastle .Adrertiser. DUItHAM. DARLINGTON.—This town, during the greater part of summer, has been much affected by the English cholera and typhus fever, which has led to numerous complaints of the detective state of the streets and pasgiges in regard to cleanliness. Ate meeting held on Tutsday, E. Ox'ey, Esq., in the chair, it was rietennined forthwith to put in force the act of last sessien, which provides a summary mode of re moving dangerous nuisances. SUICIDE OF A SHIPOWNER AT SUNDERLAND.—OnTaeo day evening, the '2.9tli ult., Robert Scurtield. Esq., one of the largest shipowners of the port of Sur.thrland, committed suicide by hinging himself in his own bed-room. Ho re tired to rest rather early, and on Mrs. Scurtield proceeding to his room, about ten o'clock in the Evening, found him hanging by the neck. She immediately, with great firmness and presence of mind, cut him down. He was, however, quite dead. This melancholy event is attributed to long continued depression of spints, occasiontil by the loss of a favourite daughter a few years ago. A Goon Examrix TO LANDLORDS.—The Derby Mer cury states "that the Duke of Rutland has, with a liberality which always marks his rrrace's conduct. given directions to have the village of Coiner culverted and &Lined, at his sole expense." wsr.svlCHSHilteh QUEEN'aI COLLEGE, BIEMINGIIML—The winter session of this college was opened yesterday, and on the occasion an address was delivered to the students by the lion. and Bev. Chancellor J. T. Law, the principal of use college. He ex patiated at considerable length on the selvannsges and bone lid.] results which had arisen from the various classes which hail been instituted in connexion with the college ; and as an additional stimulus to exertion amoncet the students, he declared his purpose to divide the sum of led& at the close of the session amongst al such as gained prias. At the con clusion of his address a vote of thanks was snored to the rev. gentleman, who was requested to allow his discourse to be printed ; in reply he declared that be woula take time to consider this matter. A NEw Citcncit, dedicated to St. Andrew, was conse crated at Birmingham yesterday, by the Bishop of Worces ter. The builditig is in the early decorausd stylo of archi tecture, and consists of a nave, chancel, and north aisle. The roof is open and well-proportioned, and when seen from the chancel appears to nitwit advantage. The floor of the whole building is laid with blue and red tiles alternately lozenge wise. The cost has been close upon 1,01.0/. This is the fifth of ten churches which it was determined to erect in Birming ham some time ago, in order to meet the spiritual wants of the enormously-increasing population. lie sermon preached on the occasion was chameterised by 1/r. Pepy's usual warmth of feeling against Puseyism. The text taken from the 22 nd chapter of Proverbs, was contained in the well-known words, " The rich and poor meet together, the Lord is the maker of them all." Haring advocated with much earnestness the necessity of imparting religious instruction to the humbler classes, and remarked how much the condition of the poor had been degraded by the Jews, his lordship proceeded to point out the nature of the responsibility coaching to those whom Providence bad placed in affluence. 'ldeating to the fact that five new churches Mot already been erected in this town, and that consequently the funds in hand had become extremely small, his lordship expressed a hope that one result of that prosperity which it was ex pected recent I/edit:cal measures were likely to produce in all manufacturing towns, would stimulate the wealthy to deal out their substance with a more liberal hand, in enter that the great object in view might be fully carried out. And from this topic the lii , linis branched off t,, the delicate part of hi, discourse. lle felt himself compelled to cunfees, and ho did it (he said) with extreme regret, that the great ol;ect I for which so ninny churches had been erected had, to a ee -1 tain extent, failed. (The bishop was hero understood to refer ' to a church a few hundred yards from his pulpit, from which nearly the whole of the congregation have seceded, from die liking the conduct of tin Puseyite clergyman.] lle lamented that certain clergymen had deem d it fittit.g to introduce into their services eert.ln obsolete forms and ceremonials, the tendency of which was so fur doubtful in their character that they had created suspicion in the minds of the congre gations. lie (the bishop) had felt called upon to di nottr.ce certain changes which had been intnelut ed iuto the perform ance of divine service as unnecessary and superitueas and, said his lordship with much emphasis, I bel.cve tiny have produced most mischievous effects. They had been the means by which the usefulness of ministers was utt.rly destroyed. That which ho (the bishop) deprecated the most, and which ho was determined to put down by all the authority he possessed, was the infliction of those continued shock , to the feelings and prejudices of the people, by the introduc tion of ceremonies, such us those to which he had alluded ; and, (turning tothe clergy, who were ranged on seats near the communion table), ins lordship implored them not to countenance the introduction of unless and obsolete forms, seeing that they were so distasteful to the people—s) hurt ful both to religion, and to the Church itself. After some other general observations, the bishop concluded his us/ern' discourse, by congratulating his auditory on the vast increase which had lately been made to the church accommodation in the town, and expressed a hope that its beneficial restits might soon be fully este rienced. I,l.wFoßDsnirtE. . ....... LICHFIELD AND MIDLAND COUNTIES ADRICCLTURAL ASSUCIATION.—This association held its minis , eraary for the exhibition of stock, ploughing, fee., on Tuesday. The din ner took place on edncsday, at the Swan Inn, under the presidency of Lord Ingestre, M.P. ; the vice-chair being fired by Viscount Amon, H.P., eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield. Charles Arkwright, Esq., end a few other of the landed gentry, were present; but the company scarcely ex ceeded eighty persons, a fearful fall-off truly, condderieg the setat with which the meetings of this association were wont to go off less than four years ago, when Sir Robert ' Peel and other great personages attended. The speeches delivered on this occasion (says our correspondeat) did cot rift above the dead level el' the stock oratory in vogue ter these occasions, and were certainly not worth reporting. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. BATH AND WEST or ENGLAND SOCIETY Tole THE EN COURAOEMENT or AGRICULTURE, &C.—A meeting of this society, the parent of all the agricultural societies in Eng land, was held at Clifton on Wednesday last. It commenced with a ploughing match and ended with a dinner et the Gloucester Hotel, Hotwelle, Caftan, near Bristol, when the chair was taken by Mr. Miles, M.P. After the usual loyal, i constitutional, and complimentary toasts had been proposed ' and acknowledged, the chairman proposed the health of the president of the society, the Martini: of Lansdonae, and in doing so expressed his regret that a prize offered by that no !denten, for the best drained farm t had not been competed for, notwithstanding the farmers in the several counties of Gloecester, Wilts, and Somerset, were Eligible. He re gr etted it the more because he was convinced that unless they drained and availed themselves of all the means now offered by science, they would find it impossible to compete wi h otter countrits—(hear)—and he knew, and they all mest Ice well aware, that there was ample room for improvcmer.t in the system of cultivation pursued both in that and the neigh ', liouring counties. The remainder of this and the other speeches possessed only a local interest. The party broke up about nine o'clock. Two DEATHS D% STR.ANGELATION have recently occurred in the Gloucester Lunatic Asylum. the first case we , . that , ' of a pauper lunatic, named Gwyther, who was found har.eingt in the drying-house. The second happened last week. An inquest was held on Wednesday (ease the Chatednent Examiner) on the bode of William Drew, aged upwards of seventy, who was found on Tuesday morning strangle 4 in his bed under very singular circumstances, calculated to leave considerable doubt on the mind whether the wretched old man committed suicide, or—which appears to us more probable—gas strangled in the night by one of the other maniacs who were sleeping near him. It would seem that, as all the wards are very hill, the old • mlan and four otter patients had beds laid for them, in one of the passaues ; mid during the early part of Money night he was somewhat turbulent, which gave umbrage to the other patients, and on the following morning he was found dead in his bed with the sheets twisted tightly round his neck. His death (continues the local paper) had, no doubt, been caused by strangulation, and it appears next to impossible that the old man could have effected his death is that mode himself; and, on the other hand, it seems extraordinary that, if lie was murdered by his mad companions. he should not have resisted and cried out, so as to alarm the keeper. Verdict, tt Found dead in bed, and death was occasioned by strangulation." IsETSSIIME. Agetingwr.—Denu rouxFaitixo.—On Wednesday afternoon a plumber named Sargent, who resided at Uptou cum-Chalvey, a person weighing nearly sixteen store, was employed repairing the leads on the reef of one of tho master's houses in Keat-lane, Eton College;_ the height was nearly sixty feet, but as the ladder %eel was not long enough, a temporary platform was erected at the top of it, where a second ladder, twenty ft et lung, was planed, but not secured by lashings. The unfortunate man was at the summit of this, when, stretching out fur ow of his tools, Lis extraordinary weight oeerbilanced the ladder, which elipping, the deceased was precipitated to the ground, and falling upon his head, death was instantaneous. A PUBLIC MEETING, for promoting the toti.t abolition of flogging is the army and nary, was held in the New Hall, Reading, on Wednesday evening. Resolutions condemna tory of the system, end pledging the meeting to support in every possible way its entire utolition, were unanimously