The Express. — London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

ale Coto. Ni );OR, iklONDAY.—Visconnt and Visconnteas ind and Lord and Lady Bloomfield left the Castle to-day. e Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening eude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the s de Speth, the Marquis of Downshire, Viscount a s, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, e Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of ots Fusilier G nerds attend during dinner. Her Majesty's e band afterwards attend at the Castle. sir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of ridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand ss of ?deeklenburgh-Strelitz, and his Serene Highness Frederic of Hew, accompanied by Mrs. De Burgh, red the performance at the Lyceum Theatre with 3resence yesterday evening. s Royal Highness Prince George has left town :land. [nee Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, transacted is at the Foreiun•offtce on Saturday last. liu Excel the Portuguese Minister transacted business yesterday Foreign-office. Edmund Head and Mr. George Nicholls had an iew with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official nor in Downing-street. ib Effendi, the Turkish Charge d'Affaires, took perture for Constantinople on Saturday last, on board :alter Tagus. TILE REGISTRATIONS. NDON.—Mr. Arnold yesterday proceeded with sts of the parishes in Brad-street ward, and went gh thew of St. Bartholomew, Exchange, St. Benet and St. Peter-lc-Poor.—At the sitting of the , he gave judgment in three cases, which had been rued, of parties occupying portions of houses jointly heir landlords. In the first case, that of Mr. Price, of heap, he decided that the occupation did not amount .enancy. but only to a lodging, the landlady retaining ontrol of the front door, and therefore did not confer ght to vote.—A similar decision was given in the CASe r. Grainger, of Bastcheap, and on the same ground.— r. Saville's ease, also of Rastcheap, where the landlord ied the upper portion of the house, Mr. Arnold held he tenements were sufficiently divided and separate, allowed the vote ; expressing incidentally an opinion oint occupation with a landlord did not necessarily say. Some conversation ensued as to granting a case e Court of Common Plena, in the course of which Mr. sl said it was highly desirable that the opinion of the should be obtained on two points,—whether the occu r of the ground floor, the landlord occupying the rest e house, and having . the control of the front was sutficieut to give a vote,—and whether jualifieation was given where the occupations, i Saville's case, were separate and distinct.— Cathrall, of St. Peter.the-Poor, objected to by the als, was described on the list as " of Warnford-court, Ictessave occupation with No. 3." Mr. Arnold, after ig arguments, decided, on the authority of Bartlett o. that he had power to amend " Waraford-court," by ing the number, No. 1 • also that ho might construe i" to mean " from," (o bserving that a man's right to ought not to depend on au overseer's knowledge of mar,) that " No. 3," might be held to mean "No. 3, ford-court ;" but that, in the absence of any descrip. f the premises occupied at No. 3, he had no power to .t the description of " counting-house" from the other in. The name was therefore expunged. Result of the proceedings:—Liberal of allowed 40, failed or 'r i me 77; Tory objections allowed 49, failed 61 ; double , Lions allowed 19, fuiled.s. ARYLEBONE.—The court eat yesterday by ad ment, for the purpose of hantiing over the lists to a n properly authorised by the returning officer, Mr. sows, to receive them, that gentleman being abroad. ;coke, employed in the office of the vestry-clerk, was • appointed, and the lists, after a few verbal corrections, delivered to him. kST SURREY.—Mr. Fish, the revising barrister, his court yesterday at the Vestry Hall, Camberwell, through the lists of voters for that district. In the h of Christ Church 24 new Liberal claims were made, ipect of freehold land and houses held by the members hareholders of a building society, called the Finsbury e Estate Company, the object of which was, when a n sum was raised by the contributions of its members, 'retiree house property, or invest the money in mort upon it. The property so derived was vi sted in three q, but they only acted for the benefit of the share rs generally. The deeds were produced, and the •ci, who were present, were questioned as to the nature • association, and proves' the facts. It appeared that since ormatimi of the society some of the members had dis ci(' their shares to other parties by deed of assignment. leymott, in opposition to the claims, argued that there no freehold qualification, and that the shares were ly personal property and not freehold, and were treated It by the members of the sock ty.—Mr. Russell, for the ants, said it did not matter how the parties themselves I act with regard to their own property, if there was in of fact a freehold interest originally; and he cited a lent given by the late Lord Chief Justice Tindal upon ely the same poirt, in support of his view of the ques -The Revising Barrister conceived that the case cited r. Russell was completely analogous to the present and he considered the claimants entitledto vote.—The of the names were therefore placed upon the list. were 47 fresh claims made by Free-traders, of which ere substantiated. _ MTH L.I.NCASUIP.E.—The Preston Gezardian re that from the results of the revision at the seven di , - where the barrister has already held his courts, and what is pretty well known as to the probable results • other four, we shall not exaggerate if we put down rear's gain to the liberal interest of betwixt 1,40.) and MAYORALTY ELECTION. Le Tolling commenced yesterday at the usual There was a majority at the close of the day's poll lir George Carro ll; but the manifestations in the ontinued to bo decidedly in favour of Mr. Alderman I. The numbers on the gross poll atand thus : Wood, ; Carroll, 1,083; Hooper, 288; Moon, 3; Fanteomb, 1. BENNOCK said that having stated on Saturday that IVood promised to place himself right with the livery, is shown by the chairman of his committee an account :en him and the Irish Society for a period of three . At the end of 1812 or 1843, there was a balance It, which showed a sum of nearly 1,000/. in Alderman l's favour. That amount went on increasing to a sum out 1,300/., which from December, 1841, hail not been till February or March, 1846 ; so that they would see ?dr. I was kept out of a certain amount of money to which Aurally looked for the payment of other debts which NI on him. Therefore if any man, or body of men, were ,nsible for the non-payment of the pecuniary liabilities r. Wood, it was the Society from whom he expected noncy. Such was a statement of the facts as shown ins, rod it was corroborated by the alderman himself. society, or rather a section of a section of it, led the way is persecution of Mr. Alderman Wood. The sub-corn re published the statement without the authority of the ral committee. They did so unjustifiably and in oppo a to the rules and regulations governing that body. Ir, hear.) There were not more than 10 or 1! persons .nt at the meeting on Saturday, and the whole body made responsible for the acts of those individuals who shed to the world a statement denouncing Mr. Wood, he were unfit to fill the civic chair of the City of London. what did this society themselves do with the funds at disposal ? Not long ago they voted 5001. to defray the ises of a visit to Ireland—of course, in order to benefit ccupiers on their estates. (Laughter.) He didnot care her it was Wood or Carroll, or whether nobody occupied vie chair; but so it was to he filled by somebody, he con ,cl it to be his duty that an honourable man should not be ded in consequence of calumny. The only charge st Alderman Wood was that he had not paid some eL He could now tell them that the last farthing o counsel had been paid. (" When ?") He did not when, ror did he care. It was sufficient for him that had been paid. The hon. gentleman concluded by g that virtue aid innocence would triumph. (Loud . , s.) . Wtxxsxsom next addressed the hall and slid that no e had been brought against Alderman Wood in his : capacity. He was accused of being poor ; but ty was no crime. It was said that 10,0001. had been by the Irish society. If they could show that, without hing the auditors with a bill of particulars, as to how Loney was vent, it was full time that they should be after. The constitution of the Court of Aldermen red to be reformed. But they would not lie down le. . WOOD begged to return his thanks for the position he ied that day. lie had no fear, if they still adhered to tune which they heretofore pursued, of his triumphant a. (Hear, hear.) To his great surprise he perceived corning in the newspapers a document signed by the tart' of the; Irish Society. He had been absent frum all to look over the accounts, and see how he stood with ct to these gentlemen and their assertions. They said his accounts were settled in 1812, and that they had no ty to reduce the acco u nts. Why, the first item in the int of 1843 was 121. I3s. paid to the taxing officer for g his previous bill. His bill in 1842 was 3,1791., against h he got 2,100/. His account in 1843 was 1,3291., against h he got :MO/. in December, 1844, and from that day to resent they never paid him one farthing. (Hear, hear.) 'ls said that he received 10,0001. in the course of wt, leaving it to be inferred that he received it from • The fact was, that he had succeeded in every of a most difficult and protracted suit, the arguments hich continued on one occasion for twelve days, and he 0.1 his opponent with all the costs. (Hear, hear.) ' Vs° said that he kept his carriage from the profits of WilY, what he got from it would not grease the Is of it. (Laughter.) lie had succeeded in this im mt suit, and his reward was volunteered calumny, from iety who professed to keep everything secret. Ile felt sto himself, to them, and to the public generally, to those facts ; and nothing could be more disreputable the conduct of the Irish So6ety, or rather that portion which was called the law committee, consisting of four or ' 'ersoos, who h lying met together last Saturday, after tatement made by him, hashed up an advertisement but ever sending for him to know how matters stood. shame.) Ile hoped he had now fairly answsred h am, and it on ly rema i ne d f or hi m t o thank them for their support. (Hear, hear.) liotr next addressed the hall, and hoped the livery, tg heard the explanations of Mr. Bennock and Mr. would come forward to-morrow to record their votes to latter gentleman.—The hall then adjourned. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1846. ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. The board of directors and guardians of this parish having transmitted ti the poor-law commissioners a copy of their report on their investigations of the treatment of the poor, Mr. Hall, assistant poor-law commissioner , and Dr. A. Farre were appointed to inspect the wards of tho workhouse, and to examine on oath some of the officers, whose evidence was taken before the committee of di rectors, with a view to the verification and explanation of certain portions of their statements made before the com mittee bearing on the general discipline of the workhouse, and on the selection of persons treated as refractory paupers. On Friday a minute survey was made of " the Louse:" the strong room or black hole, the oakum room, the yard, the bedrooms, the feather room, and the too.oelebrated " shed," or fem ale refractory ward, were carefully inspected, and notes taken of their dimensions, means of ventfiation, and other particulars. Subsequently, Mr. Hall and Dr. Farre commenced the examination of witnesses in the board room. Mr. Lee, the master of the workhouse, on being asked whom he deemed refractory paupers, answered: —Persons who are known to be of a bad and loose character, and disorderly persons generally speaking. Sometimes per sons are placed there who exhibit symptoms of disorderly conduct in the workhouse and infringe on the regulations of the establishment, and who are repeatedly admitted into the place after having been allowed to depart. The Commissioner: Can you inform us why the young man Buckingham was placed in the refractory ward ?—Mr. Lee : An individual was ordered to be c nsigned to that place for confinement, when Buckingham improperly inter fered in his behalf. Persons of disorderly habits in the hoine, or out of it, and able-bodied applicants, women as well as men, who conduct themselves improperly, are also placed therein. The Commissioner : Who determines on their admission ? —Witness: I exercise my own discretion, but generally bring the matter before the board at their next sitting. The commisaion , r proceeded to interrogate the witness at great length as to the rations produced before the board at their recent innuiry.—Mr. Lee, in reply, assured the com missioner that the rations pro duced were a fair sample, ex cept the buttock of beef. He was serving the same to the oakum ward that day, it having been left from the Sunday previously. He further stated that the iumates of the house had always supplied to them the true weight and quality of every uncle, in precise accordance with the dietary table. Ho was quite certain that the sample of the porridge and broth exhibited to the board were of the same character as that usually allowed to the paupers. The porridge would necessarily become thicker when cold. • Miss Stone, the matron, having been sworn, stated that in cases of female paupers becoming disorderly, she invariably applied to the muter in reference to their punishment, but she admitted that she had, on a few occasions, placed females in the strong-room. She had confined the girl Leveling there on her own responsibility. It must only be in extra ordinary cases that she (witness) exereit,d that authority. The Commissioner : Did you repent such cases in writing? —Witness: Not generally. In Develing's case received a verbal account of the girl's bad conduct from Nurse Drew, at the request of Develing's master. Mary Ann Jones ( the deceased) was engaged in the cotton room. The Commissioner: Did you send Develing to the oakum room on account of her leaving her place i—Witneu: In my evidence as to beveling I did not intend to say that she was sent hack into the oakum raom ; she was not sent on account of leaving her place, but fur subsequent misconduct. The Commissioner here concluded his examination, and then required to be fumirhed by the directors with an ac count of the number of persona in the oakum rooms during the past year, and also • return of the greatest number therein at one time; and also the resolution agreed to at the proceedings of the board, with reference to the female in mates washing themselves in the chamber utensils. The investigation then terminated ; and it is understood that the commissioner will forthwith make his report to the Poor-law Commissioners and Secretary of State for the Home Department. LNQUEST ON THE BARON DE BODE. An inquest on the body of the above-named gentle man, whose sudden death on Friday last was announced in our paper of yesterday morning, was held yesterday at the residence cf the deceased, 18, Grove-end-road, St. John's wood. In the absence of Mr. Watsley, Mr. G. I. Mills, deputy coroner, conducted the proceedings. The jury, of whom Cul. Moon was foreman, having been sworn, pro ceeded to view the body. The appearance was that of a fine and welt-proportioned man, full six feet in height, and pos sessing marked and intelligent features. The face was much emaciated, and the traces more of care and sorrow than of ago were visible in deep furrows throughout the whole of the anterior and facial portions of the head. The limbs were long and muscular, though attenuated, and in the thigh was the mark of a gun-skot wound received by the deceased baron when, at the head of his own regiment, he cut off the rear of Macdonnel'a division during the retreat of the French army from Moscow.— On the return of the j ury to the room in which the inquest was held, the following wit nesses were examined : Esther Rigby: Had lived a fortnight with the deceased as servant ; did not know his age. The baron died on Friday evening last, at twenty minutes past eight o'clock in his bed room. Ilad been in his bed-room fur about three hours be fore his death. About a quarter before eight the baron's bell rang " furiously," and witness on going upstairs found his son, Mr. Wilkins, in the room. There were then present the baron, Mr. Wilkins (his son), and Doctor Shute. The baron was sitting in his chair quite iesensible ; he died in three minutes after witness entered the room. Witness saw the deceased about twenty minutes before his de th, and made his bet; he was then . ceding, and cashed for his sup. per. Left Mr. Wilkins with him. The baron made no com- Yplaint ; he appeared better than he hail been for some time. ritlltllA could not tell who had rung the bell. The baron h id been down in the dining-room in the course of the day, but not out of the house. He had dined in his bed-room, as was his custom since his illness. He hail been ill for a fort night, but seemed much better on Friday. Complained of nothing in particular. Had dined on ox palate and a light pudding, his usual dinner. Witness had no reason to suppose that his death had been hastened by any violence ; there was no appearance of blood in the room. The medical gentle man usually in attendance on deceased was Dr. Epps, of Great Russellstreet, who saw him on Friday morning. Witness had never heard the deceased complain of a pain in his head or chest. Mr. Augustus Wilkins, son of the deceased, was the next witness. Resided at Wheatstone, and did not follow any profession. Had been much with his father during his illness, especially during the last month. (The witness was deeply affected, and some minutes el lined before he was able ' to continue his evidence.) The deceased complained of violent pains in his chest during the last fortnight. Dr. Epp+ had visited his father for the last six years, troth pro fessionally and as a friend. Deceased had been under the homa-opathic treatment, which had worked wonderfully fur his benefit. On Friday Dr. Epps paid his usual 'left in the middle of the day, and prescribed some medicine, which witness believed his father did not take. Witness had generally prepared the homeeopathie doses for hi, father—it WAS merely dissolving the globules in water. Saw deceased shout an hour before his death—had been out in the carriage with a friend executing a few commissions, and had come back to report what he had done. In five minutes after his return his father died. When witness entered the room his father was eating his supper of stewed prunes, and seemed in high glee, witness had rot sem him in such spirits for years. Deceased had nut finished his prunes when he put his hands up to his eyes, and complained of a sharp " stabbing" sensation, but got better and finished his supper. Deceased then said he had had a rich supper, and called fur a glass of water. Ile put it to his lips and immediately expired. So sudden was it that witness had hardly time to get round the table anti catch the deceased ; his death was instantaneous. Wit ness told his brother to ran for Doctor Shute, being the near est medical man. Deceased, previous to his death made but one slight struggle, and in a scarcely articulate voice said, " I am gone." Deceased had never threatened to destroy himself. He had sometimes said when government had battled him, " Well, I am tired of my life ;" but witness had no reason to think that his father ever contemplated suicide. Deceased was perfectly sober on Friday last ; indeed lie had never been drunk in his life. Witness believed that the Baron died from ossification of the veins, which had com menced about two years before hie death, in his legs. His father had often said, " This will kill me some day. I shall pop off suddenly ; " and always wished to have a person sleeping in the room with him. Deceased was always highly sensitive in his feelings, and Latterly bad been in high spirits. Witness believed that the papers having taken up his case so kindly, gave him better hopes. (Here the witness was again overcome by his feelings). Mr. Mills observed, that an article in the Baron's favour had recently appeared in the Times. Mr. Wilkins.—His father appeared perfectly happy on the morning before his death, believing his cause at length to be in good train for settlement. Mr. Mills said that pathologically or physiologically there could be no direct connexion established between external events and affections of the heart ; at least it was a matter of great difficulty to establish such a connexion, Dr. Theodon Shute had heard the evidence of the last witness, which was perfectly correct. Deceased had expired previous to witness's arrival. The countenance was perfectly placid, the legs crossed over, and no appearance to indicate that poison had been taken. Oa examining the body exter nally it appeared to be that of a man about seventy years of age. On opening the head, witness found some old adhe sions, and signs of inflammation in the membranes, which must have been present for some time. There was very little effusion. The brain was healthy; a little congested, and not softer than might have been expected from the time which had elapsed siucc death. There was no effusion of any consequence either sanguineous or serous. On opening the thorax witness found half a pint of serous fluid in the pericar dium, but no rupture of any vessel. The heart was enor mously enlarged, and slightly degenerated in texture. The ossification of the valves of the heart was not great. There was ossification of the aortic valve. Witness considered the immediate cause of death to have been the great ossi fication existing in the coronary artery, which was nearly obliterated. The aorta itself, as tar as he had examined, was not much injured. Had found fibrous sub stances in the left ventricle. Ossificatiou was also present in the arteries at the base of the brain. Mr. Mills: In your opinion, what was the immediate cause of death ?—Doctor Shute : Loss of power in the heart, arising from the state of the coronary artery. In fact, the circulation could not go on. The ossification must have existed for years. Could not give any specific reason for life terminating at the moment it did, except that the circulation might have been more than usually accelerated. Mr. Mills : Could you trace Baron de Bode's death to any sudden feeling or pressure, or do you think it might have happened as soon under calm and ordinary circumstance e ? Doctor Shute: Certainly, whenever the spasm seized bun. Great pleasure or pain might bring it on. Mr. Mills asked whether Dr. Epps, who had attended the deceased for years, wished to make any statement. lu his (Mr. Mills's) opinion, the death had been distinctly ' traced to natural causes, and it would be throwing an oath away to swear Doctor Epps. Dr. Epps stated, that so little had he apprehended death on Friday last, that in the morning he ordered the baron to go out for an airing. Tuesday week deceased was in great danger from affection of the heart, but tee attack was removed, and the patient so much improved that he (Dr. Epps) permitted him to go out. There was no doubt that the state of the banin's health far the last five years indicated affection of the heart and apo plexy from the perpetual excitement. All the symptoms had indicated the apoplectic condition. In fact, witness had always dreaded the baron's ultimate tutees, lest the sudden joy might prove fatal. As an individual, he (Dr. Epps) - believed that pleasurable sensations arising from the favour able notice recently taken of his case in the Times, had pro- duced the excitement which was the immediate cause of the Baron de Bode'a death. Mr. Mills : I am very loth to have the Times newspaper ' charged with killing the Baron de Bode. When did the article appear?—Mr. : On Wednesday. His father read it on that day.—A gentleman present said that the baron was also much elated at an article which appeared in the Morning Adcertiser, Mr. Mills (to Doctor Shute) : Supposing neither article to I have appeared, was not his death imminent from the state of' the coronary artery ?—Doctor Shute: I could not say that he would have died at that moment. Mr. Mills : It would not have been possible to sustaia life under such circumstances for a long period?—Doctor Shute : It is quite possible that with care and tranquillity he might have lived tor some years. Mr. Mills : Well, we cannot disturb the facts. Doctor Eppa further "hued that deceased had told him that he had been kept in a state of great anxiety and irritation, in consequence of expecting the article in the nines. Its publication had been delayed much longer than the baron had expected. Mr. Mills objected to this as secondary evidence, and pro ceeded to say that in his opinion aeath from natural causes had been sufficiently established. A Juror : And the cruelty of the government. Mr. Mel.; : Yes, but jou cannot send the government to the Old Bailey. They are already . at the bar of public opinion. You may append an opinion to that effect, but you cannot embody it in your verdict, unless you are pre pared to point out some particular member of the govern ment The Foreman then put the question, and the jury unani mously gave their verdict " Death from natural causes." A Juror : I think we ought to add an opinion that the death of the Baron de Bode was hastened by the !clay and injustice he had met with in the prosecution of his claims. Mr. Mills: You must under-Wad that to accelerate death is to kill, Doctor Shute considered the disease to have been of long standing. Doctor Shute: What I said was, that I could not decide on the momentary cause of death, but disease of the heart is undoubtedly brought on by excitement. The following opinion was then prepared and added, at the request of the jury : " We find that the deceased died on the 2nd October last, from maification of the coronary artery, but we believe his death to have been hastened by anxiety of mind consequent on the state of his affairs." Mr. Mills begged to state, in addition, that the foreman of the jury requested him to say that their opinion, although not entering into details, was intended to imply a great deal more than it expressed. The inquest commenced at two, and ended at four o'clock. The following particulars respecting the deceased gentle man, in addition to those we published yesterday, were fur nished to us by an old and intimate friend: The deceased, Clement Joseph Phillippe Pen de Bode, Baron and Count of the holy Roman Empire, was born at Lockslcy, in the parish of Uttoxetcr, Staffordshire, on the 23rd of April, 1777, his mother being an English lady. He was at his estate of Soultz-sous-fordt at the breaking out of the French revolu tion, in 1789. Subsequently_ he married in Russia, where he had resided from the time of the confiscation of his property in Alsace. He served in the artillery of the Empress Catherine for some time, himself and family being much patronized by that sovereign. On the advance of Napoleon to Moscow he raised a regiment of cavalry at his own cost, to which the Emperor Alexander allowed him to give his name. At the head of that regiment, and in the rear of the Russian army, he fought his way with the allied army to Paris. As soon as the treaties were perfected by which indemnity was secured to British subjects *heft property had been confiscated during the war, he came to England to prosecute his claims, a task in which he had persevered up to the hour of his death. The baron has left three sons, the eldest of whom, Baron Clement De Bode, holds, or held, an appointment under the Russian government. CITY OF LONDON PENSION SOCIETY.—The mem bers of this society met yesterday at the London Tavern, ldishopsgate-strect,at twelve o'clock, to elect four pensioners,two male and two female, to be placed for support on the funds of the Institution. I. Gole, Eat., took the chair, in the absence of Luke J. Hansard, Esq., who was expected to have presided, and called upon the meeting to express its opinion as to the propriety of confirming the adoption of the report of the directors, and the resolution, both of which were agreed to at the last meeting of the society, which was noticed in this paper of Sept. 20. The opinion of the last meeti..g as to both was unanimously confirmed, after which the polling commenced, and continued until three o'clock, when it was announced by Mr. Richanhan, secretary, that the four duly elected pensioners were William Patty, having in his favour 767 votes, Thomas J. Owen 676 vote!, Susan Westc,tt Ma votes, and Sarah Kingsley 11.5 G vow.. The meeting then separated, their thanks having been yowl to the chairman and the scrutineers. ---- - RAJAH OF SATARA.—A very well attended meet ing in behalf of the Rajah of &tare, was held last evening, at the St. Pancras Commissioners rooms, Gordou-street, Gordon-square. Rungoo Ilapojee was present, as intent of the dethroned prince, mud n Abmitted a statement of his case, which, being read in English called forth most unequivoxd demonstrations of disapprob ation of the cruel treatment the Rajah had experienced from the Indian authorities and the board of directors here. Mr. George Thompson followed, and in a speech of some hours' duration, went through the vase. The particulars having already appeared in this paper, render it unnecessary to repeat them. ' Mr. Thompson concluded amidst great cheering. Mr. Wilson moved, and Mr. Green seconded some reso lutions which were to the effect that the meeting con. sidered the treatment of the Rajah was highly discredit able to the British government, and demanded the earnest attention of the public ; pledged themselves to use every lawful effort to obtain investigation and reparation, &c., requested the representatives of the borough of Mary lebane to use their utmost endeavours to rescue the British name from the stigma cast on it by the unjust pro ceedings of the Indian authorities, and tenderod to Rungoo Bapoge:, and through hint to the deposed Rajah, their deep sympathy in his sufferings. The resolutions were carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. SPANIsII-PLACE CATHOLIC LITERARY SOCIETY. — A course of lectures havin; been announced in con nexion with this institution, the first of the series was delivered in the society's lecture room, High street, Marylebone, yesterday evening, by Mr. L. S. F. Bnchmghani. The subject solS, " The state of Lea rn ing and Religion during the Middle Ages."—the precise period selected far observation extending from the Gth to the 12th century. Taking this basis, Mr. Buckingham objected to the pra.ttice of citing Hume and Gibb in, tile one an infidel and the other a sceptic, as authorities in reference to the character and labours of the monks ; and, for the purpose of refuting their statements, quoted the opposite and more recent representations of Maitland. He en tered his protest against the use of the term " dark," generally applied to the middle ages, as being both vague and arrogant ; and drew a distinction between learning and knowledge to show that the latter might exist without the former at that period. Neither the scarcity nor the dearness of manuscripts was so great as historians commonly repre sented. Dr. Robertson, in his rim of the Progress of Society, stated that the Countess of Anjou paid for a copy of the Homilies, 200 sheep, five quarters of wheat, and the same quantity of rye and millet, equal to about 32.3/. in the present day ; but on examination. the book would appear to have been a homillary destined for the service of the church, and adornsd with mast expensive illustrations; and further, it turned out that the sheep, &c., were gives partly as a reward for valuable services. The num ber of manuscripts still extant, as well as abundant incidental testimony, proved how intensely the monks laboured in the multiplication of copies. The scriptorium attached to every monastery was constantly employed for that purpose. The lecturer then referred to various causes, such as war, fire, and th' zeal of the Reformer*, which had tended to diminish the relics of monastic industry ; and contended, that, considering the means which they possessed, the monks had displayed intense and laudable diligenes in the perpetuation and diffu sion of literature. The audience was numerous, and the lecture was listened to with great attention. LAURENT'S CASINO.—ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY. —Atter a long series of attempts to conduct successfully this place of entertainment as a scientific exhibition, the Royal Adelaide Gallery was opened last evening with a lighter and certainly more popular attraction, namely, the commence ment of a series of soires oussieaks et stoma:tees. For this purpose every sc:eatific appurtenance has been removed from the interior, and the whole re-fitted in a pleasing, if not very costly style. The orchestra, under the direction of M. Laurent, jun., is effective, considering its:limited extent; but in the vocal department there is room far improvement. The audience, however, were easy to please, and applauded everything rapturously ; in particular, the comic singing of Mr. Sharpe, whose talents of that description are well I known. At the end of the concert, the dancing commenced, and was conducted with considerable spirit, notwithstanding that the space appropriated—the whole area of the hall—was scarcely sufficient for the purpose, the crowd being very great. However, this objection will disap pear as the novelty wears off, and yet leave the entertain ment sufficiently well supported to prove the appreciation of the public of a kind of entertainment which need be but judiciously conducted to ensure perfect success. The dances are managed extremely well, perfect order and propriety being ensured by the services of six masters of the ceremonies. I How far this combination of amusement may suit the I English taste, the success or failure of the experiment must pray.. We can bear witness to the liberality of the arrance- : meats, and the order and decorum preserved amongst the dancers; but we question whether the latter portion of the entertainments will find many participators among the re spectable classes, most of whom, we opine, will be somewhat chary of joining hands with promiscuous visitors drawn from a London population. LORD PALMERSTON'S SYRIAN POLICY.—Sir, — I sub scribe very cheerfully to your paper, because I find the sum I pay for it to be the best laid out money that I have ever spent for newspaper reading. If I take a "London weekly," such a the Erowmust, I get a few eLtborate and senaible treatises on passing mots, but the daily news are boded down into a hard, dry, unuit sort of thing. tit only for a condensed Annual Register, or any other Issß of reference. The Deify Noce canes here a little while before one goes home for the renting, and furnishes Jost what is wanted daily, at the tame one Ina leisure and detention to react it deliberately. Valuing that your paper, am sorry to see in its leading and wen!-written columns what to be the result of misinformatiom In this day's number there is a lead's, article upon the doings of the Foreign-office since 1830. The greeter part of that article may or may nest be correct, ao far as my knowledge goes, but one portion of it I know to be wrong. I allude to that portion in which toe results of Iced ralraerston's policy towarehi Syria are endemned. The writer in your parer represents French influence in Syria to be, through the priest., more powerful now thin it was during Mehemet All's rule, through the influence of the French oft. dab in immediate attendance on Ibrahim Pubs. There are Live two t banana of French influence referred to. By the one Ibrahim Dacha. the ruler of Syria, was brought into the interest of France. By the other, the people of Syria, or a portion of them, are formed into a French party. I perfectly agree with your writer, that in both these ways French influence was spread in Syria, and I think be errs in not keeping this distinction clearly in view. Previous to 1840 Frsness had the ruler of Syria very much in her interest; awl she also hada party, the Maronitee of Lebanon, through the influence of the priests, entirely in her interest, as they now are. Lord Palmerston's policy expellee! that ruler from Syria, and destroyed that portion of French ruldrence. But your writer supposes that since 1841 France has gained, through the priests., among the people, as much or more than she beet by Ibrahim Dacha's expulsion. The facts are, that the Marmite+ of Lebanon are to ail intents and purposes lbenanista, and are. and have been for many tem, devotedly French 10311 their gym , Whits. The French consul at Ileyrout has ken their counsellor in all their difficulties and intrigues, and to France they have always looked for protection and support. They bare had a long strugele with the Dense; for supremacy in the mountain, and French intuence has always aided them. One of the most mas terly arrangements of the war of 1640 was that by which there very Marunites were, at a moment when Ibrahim Paella had oppressed them, roused against his rule, and thus one part of the French strength in Syria was turned against the other. No vioner had the war ended than the Maninites began to discover their mistake. Under English and Russian influence, It was not intended that when Ibrahim was expelled, the French party in Lebanon should be made masters of the mountain, and accordingly the rule was divided be. tween the ?!aconite and lonise chiefs, and the Fretch party kept in its place. Since 1011, under the influence of France, the Marenitn raised against the Breves a civil war in Lebanon, hoping to gain the mae:ery ef the mountain, and when beaten in their own war, they complained, through France, that the Conetanenople Court had stimulated the Draws to fall upon them. At Dreamt the power in Lebanon renmins divided between the opposing patties, and the French party is confined to the defeated Maronites. Beyond them it cannot spread. The Druses are the natural enemies of the friends of the 3lartinitee, and, therefore, Inimical to France, and friendly to England. The other Christians arc ehkfly of the Greek Church, and friendly, therefore, to their co-religionists Buena. ahe Ilahomedans are notoriously far from being French in their sympathies. The result, therefore, of Lord Palmerston's policy, so tar as French influence In Syria is concerned, has been must un. favourable to it. Tne ruler who was in some measure brit a French Prefect, is expelled, and the French party in the country. shorn of its strength, revved, arid eunfronted by the vietoriutn anti.Freoch . themses. There is another question arising out of the Syrian war how tar did it advance substantial British interests? I allude to our com merce with Soria. In =seer to this, the statistical account of our exports is in ohahly the best Icel., and. according to that, we have been great gainers. Tue trade with Syria is, at test, a small one, but it has been much larger anti healthier since 1841, than it ever was under the rule of Ibrahim Dacha: and I am persuaded the country is richer, and the population mare thriving. Prosperity follow* hard ou peace even tinder such a Peeetelleet as that of the 'tusk, and in no way can the existing peace be maintained in Syria, but by carefully and firmly restricting the family of Mehemet Ali to Egypt, and restricting the rule of the Marmite chiefs to their own people, and their own portion of Lebanon. I knew the coantry first order Ibrahim Pena, and notwithstanding the many coda of his rule, I was at the tune afraid, that the change td the authority of the Sultan would hand over the yrto Melt% of Syria to Paellas appointed at Cknistantinople, who would plunder them, whilst the Lebanon would become a Mnonite furthest, and the Brueme be exterminated. For tome time after the change of rule, I even believed I sow these evils developing thenteelvt , „ and both educe the war and after it, I joined otners in memorials against Lord Falmerston'a policy, as likely permanently to injure our trade. The experience of the list five years has opened my' eyes to the en or, and Ido tot now know one than acquainted with Syria who is not likewise convinced. The peaky of laird Pal lmernou w a s well conceived, well executed, and its results have been of gent advantage to British intermits, and to Syria itself; and no thing, I sincerely believe. could be more injurious to that country. or to our trade with it, than to disturb, In any measure, its present quiescence. Every one who knows Turkish rule known the fearful . d re a, of delegated government by Paehas, and Spill, no doubt, suttene se rerrly from thew •; hut we meet not minpare her present rulers with what they might be, but with the only alt. moire ' Egypte- Fre nch rule, and the grinding ..ystt at that degrades slid heegar s the whole population a Egypt. I larlave the feeling of British merchants and manufacturers is, that the only foreign policy we neod is one that will employ its energies% to extend and enure our commerce, and, in the e.tte of Syria, that has been signally tse result of Lord Palmerston's °potations in 1040.-1 am, sir, you obedient servant, FUR PLAY.—Octubrr 2, 1814— Daily News. POST-OFFIOE 'AIANAGESIENT.—On the 16th ultimo it was advertised by the Post-office officials that her Majesty's steamer Bulldog would carry out the mails for Lisbon and the Cape of Good Hope, and would leave Devonport on the 18th, that is, two days afterwards. Merchants and others interested made up their correspondence therefore in all haste, in order to avail themselves of the superior advantage of quick despatch by steam. On the 18th the day of sailing seas advertised to he postponed to the 21st, and so the advice was repeated in the Poe'..ct List of the 19th, with, on the' Ist, the correction that she was expected to sail on that day. The day following the advertisement ran that she was ex pected to sail on that day, the 22nd. On the 23rd the Packet List advertises that the Bulldog was " expected to sail from Devonport on the 21st !" On the 25th the l'ack. List advertise, in precisely the same terms of the 21et. On the 25th, we are advised on the same authority that the Bull dog " has put bock to Devonport damaged—will prohably lee detained a day or two." On the 28th the Bulldog " will probably sail on the Ist of October." Repeated on the 29th. Repeeted in the same terms on the 30th. October Ist, the Bulldog " ortlee:sd not to proceed to the Cape of G aid Hope ; her mails have therefore been retained. Another of her Majesty's ships will be despatched to the Cape, of the sailing of which due notice will be given." On October 5, some• the crowning advice that the mails have been " diserulkirked " from the Bulldog, end " returned to London." Ti.e letters to the Cape to lie forwarded by the ship Lady Flora, " appointed to sail from l'ort.notith on the Gth instant ;" those fir L'ehon by the Peninsular mail of the 7th. Such is a diary of Post-office manseement, in re spect of nee mail. Now merchants could have despatched their lettere without charge by private vessels at the fleet date in September when the Bulldog steam-•r should have take n them, and they would now be nearly heir. way to their destination. Duplicates of eerre , pandence have since been sent out by private ships, in the conviction that the steamer would greatly butt them by superior speed. Even the Lady Flora may probably have duplicates on board. So that after incurring all this delay, with the pay meat of heavy postages besides, the merchants suffer the mortification and tiro ghat inconvenience of being put off with a sailing ship at last. POST-OFFICE ORDERS.—Sir : I question whether you eoukl confer a more acceptable favour upon many thousands of indivi luals than by mine your influence to obtain an alteration in the present system leratiting and 'vying postsottlee orders. more vexatious system towards the public ivitiW seat bv any posgibility have been hit upon; and it really appears tome us risiictiloos as it is tmu blesonie. When any permn remonstrates, the Posit-ollice officials admit the annoyance the public suffer, but argue that the obnasamis regulations are enforced to protect it. I can, I think, easily show that they are absolutely useless for this piing.% Let us see bow the pre sent system works. A person applies for a Post-office order, and is iequired to give only his own name in full, bat the Christian and surname also of the lldivitical in whore favor he wishes it made payable. I will suppose he is able to do this eorsectly. lle then for wards the order through the Post-tdfiee, very generally directing his letter with either the Christian name in full orabbeevldeM I will sow suppose this letter is purloined by the letter-carrier, or some one else. Thc Christian name is either found in the letter itself, or, in large town., in the Directory, and imyment is (hill easily ofstain“l. Ilat I will sup pose another The party applying for an order does not knaw, time and trouble, guise, s ct the name of the person who Is to receive it. What follows Why, he n rites to him to say, if your name is not "John," but "James," you must on this occasion make it "John;" lane thus 'again supposing the letter to ae stolen the thief is at once mfiinned what he IN to sign !: order to obmizi occur in thousand. of instances • and, if the .cheer nasal. ii7if!ry t to hand, a description of forgery' be com mitted, or the money cannot he obtained. It matters not what eel. dence sou bring forwa d to demonstrate the order is fur you, unless you commit this forgery pay it thee will sot! The app treat orrery Of a pst-office order hi really childish, though, nevertbekvs, exceed ingly annoying to the public. It is true, no name appease on the order, but the sender almost invariably. and of nesossitv, furnishes it either in or me Aide the letter. Now, the remedy fur all thin appears to me very simple. Let ter post-ofhee authorities oopy the system so lung carried on in Scotland by our Wieser" in their letters of meld, where the initials are considered sufficient. and the public will then find their orders what they ought always to have been, but which they certainly have not been a convenience ands bons. Your obe dient servant, A fil.'.LlVlllll,ll.—Edinbargh, Oct. 1. 1144. DE.tTII OF SIR CHARLES WOLSELEE. This venerable baronet expired on the 3rd inst., at his seat, Wolseley Hall, Staffordshire, aged 78, haring been born in 1769. He was the head of one of our oldest Saxon families. During his long career Sir Charles was what he con.idertd the people's friend and champion. His political connexi an with Birmingham about the time of the Peterloo riot., and consequent prosecution by the government of the day, are still remembered. Latterly, however, his political opi nions became considerably modified. By his second wife, Ann, youngest daughter of Anthony Wright, Esq.. of the county of Essex, Sr Charles had three sons and two daugh ters ; she died in 1833, and her second son. Henry, followed her to the grave in 1843, Edward, the third son, having expired at Brussels in 1829. The succeeding and seventh baronet, now Sir Charles Wolseley, married Mary Anne, daughter and co-heiress of the Late Nicholas Selby, E.g., of Acton House and Biddlestone. _ _ . , • SCHLESSVIG-HOLSTEIN.--Sir,—The articlepublishea in a late number of your journal on the Schleswig-Holenn question I contains many mistaken views, which arse from the writer taking his conclusions more from the actual state of the question. than from research into the circumstance in width the prevent relations art- I gated. Too say, "The fact 1 , that the Zollverein, and with it the Public mind of the Germans, as well so the cabinet at Berlin, which seeks to lead it, have been on the lookout for a seaport worthy of German nationality and trade." This would lead to the opinion that the wish of the Holstein people to be separe Ed from Denmark had been excited by the influence of the Zoilverein. Ibis is not the ease. Tae Danish government, and the party in Denmark called the Pro- Wands, have occasioned the pertinacious efforts of Schleswig and Holstein to defend their rights by measures tending to denationalise the inhabitants of the Duchies. If you would study the history of these countries, the many reasons would be ohvious to you why the native" of Schleswig and Holstein should recoil from the Danish government. There are too many mcLincholy illustrations in the past of the inexpediency of incorporating theseGerntui provinces n ith the Danish, for the inhabitants of Schlt orig-HoLstein not to resist it. Among the measures adopted by the King of Denmark to make the I population of the Duchies thoroughly Danish, was the attempt to make Danish money the leital tender in Schleswig and Ilolstein. Now the trade of the Duchies is almost exclusively carried on through Hamburg, and the substitution of Danish money would have com plicated the accounts of merchants with the traders of Hamburgh, and rendered it impossible for the peasantry to deal with the townspeople. This was the reason why the people of Schleswig and Holstein so obstinately resisted the measure, appealing to those constitutional acct which guaranteed them against the introduction of any money not current in Hamburg and Lubeck. Another device of the Danish Government was the suppression of the military school in Schleswig ' Holstein, and the granting commissions in the artily to Dunes alone. The same exclusive system has been followed in the nave. The civil appointments, too, are reserved exclusively for the King's Dullish subjects. The Propaganda on their part estabfished Danish circulating libraries, and published Danish books where the public were sußicientiv supplied with German, and left no means untried to spread Danish ' language and sentiments among the people of the duchies, with a view ' to pave the way to their ultimate object It would carry me too far were I to enter upon the disadvanta n ses which the introduction of Danish finance and the Danish system of taxation would cause in Schleswig and Holstein. It is true that sonic measures of Christian VIII. indicate respect for our German nationality, but these were concessions made to the spirit raised among the inhabitants by the attempt , of the Government and Propaganda. The pessevering defence by the people of Schleswig and Holstein of their rights and interests IS not the consequence of " pntessional zeal, protestors, and advocates:" it isnot the ;tor stt'i ueuce of theZol ',sirloin's looking about it for • harbour. The opposition to Doll= j Danenthura: has been awakened in Sehleswig-Holstein by violation of rights and indilis to national feel ing; it hut:either been excited by foreign nordornestic political parties. You goon Way, that Germany, by interfering in the rimers of the duchies, might be suspected ofesntemplating the re-conquest of every province in which the German name exists and the German tongue kaput:en. The eases are not parallel : it hr not Germany that seeks to regain behieswig-Holstein; It is the people of those neurinees who protest against being ineor,iorated into Denmark, all amnesiac with which will for them be dissolved by the kingdom and the duchies falling to diffwent heir.. Your concluding wish will be echoed by all my eountrvinen. If the Dok.of Anicartenater ascend the Danish throne, our rights are sure to be reopected. 1 Wave this letter, re spected editor, at your free dispoial. and remain with reepect, eke., ♦ Nsrive or Sau.iswio-liot.srals.—London, Sept. 26. EXTRAORDINARY RECOVERY OP A LARGE SCSI OF MON EY.—On 1 hursday Mr. Edwards left Ullesthorpe station for the Rugbystation, having in his pocket a market bag, con taining 311/. Upon arriving at Rugby he missed the bag, and, after the most minute inquiry, tonna that it was gone. He then in despair repaired back to the Ullesthorpe station, where all inquiries for his missed treasure met with a similar fate. Giving up all hope of recov:ring his money, he re paired to the Chequer.. Ullesthorpe, where he was not long before a porter of the North-Western Railway arrived, bear ing the bag, with its contents, which he restored to Mr. Edwards. It appeared that the porter, while crossing the railway, kicked the bag before him, and picked it up. Mr. Edwaids offered the porter a reward of 201., but he refused taking more than 10/. A CASE FOR Dig. GR VNTLEY BEREELEY.—Sir,— As I implicitly believe all I read in the "Daily News," I etnnot tell you how much my feelings were shocked at seeing that " pheasants" (orated a part of the " searad course" at the "City Inauguration Banquet" on the 3 fh ot. , epteniber. Can such things be! Where is Gmntley Berkeley! I hops busily engaged in bringing together evidence to convict all the law-breakers who were present on the occasion,—a proceeding which would tend more to check poaching than a punch on the head.—Your obediently, dons Lvoite—Bath, Oct. 2. ACCIDENTS.-A DOUBLE FALL.—William Smith, aged 29 years, residing at No. 23, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, and a youth named John Wood, aged 16 years, living in the same neighbour hood, were employed in painting the front of a mansion at Balsam-hill, Surrey, and whilst so engaged, Smith, who was standing cn the top of a ladder, missed Fis footing, and fell to the ground with great violence. In his descent, some ',anion of the scaffolding fell spon the youth. The former received a fracture of the right leg, and severe internal injury, together with fractured rib. The other person was likewise most seriously injured ,• several ribs were fractured, and his body much contiesed. They were removed to St. Thomas's Hospital.—Two MEN BURIED ALlVE.—William Runts, of Blomberg-street, Vauxhall Bridge-road,. and Jam-s Dennison, of the York-road, brick layers, were at work in some of the arched vaults under the houses building between the Penitentiary and the Vauxhall Bridge-road, when a portion of the brick-work gave way, and buried them beneath a weight of nearly a ton. As soon as the confusion had suhokled, means were adopted to extri cate them from their perilous position, and they were at once conveyed to the Westminster Hospital. bennison, who was only very severely bruised, was afterwards taken home, but 'tutus was found to have sustained very serious injury to the spine, the fracture of several ribs, and extensive lawration of the knees. INQUESTS.- DE %TIT FROM A FALL-By Mr. W. Baker, at the King's Head, Prospect-place, Bethnal-green, on the body of James Durnsden, aged 68 years, late a pauper in Bethnal Green workhouse. The deceased was totally blind, but was in the habit of walking about the workhouse by himself. He frequently complained of a swimming in his head. On Saturday earning he was retiring, with seve ral other paupers, for the night, and he was assisted as far as the top landing. On turning round to go into the ward, he suddenly fell backwards down the whole flight of stairs. He died the following morning. Verdict, " Accidental death." —DEATH THOM DESTITUTION.—by Mr. Baker, at the Three Swedish Crowns, Old Gravel-lane, St. George's in the East, on the body of Thomas Richards, aged 13 months. The parents of the deceased were at variance with each other, and having two child, en, the father agreed to keep the elder one, and the mother the deceased. On the 22nd the deceased was at the workhouse in a deplorable state, and from that time it was under the care of Mr. Wilson, the parish surgeon, wha prescribed for it arrow-root and wine ; but it sunk daily, and died on Saturday. Verdict, "Natural death."—A CHILD 81:FFOCATED.—By Mr. W. Carter, at the Surrey Arms Tavern, Thomas-street, Ken nington, respecting the death of Harriet Lloyd, aged 5 weeks. On Wednesday afternoon the mother fell asleep on the sofa will &contact in her arms, and when she awoke some time afterwards she found the child insensible and black in the face—life was quite extinct. Verdict, " Accidental death."--DeAeit FROM R erem No MEDICAL ASNIATANCE.— At the Crown and Cushion, Bridgewater-square, Barbican, before Mr. Payne, the coroner, on the body of Michael Byerley, aged 61, peter to at. upholsterer, in Islington. On yesterday week, while deceased was cleaning his master's windows, the steps on which he was standing fell, and threw him to the ground. He was able to finish his day's work, but, on the following day was so bad that he could not leave his bed. His son advised him to have med icalassistance, but he refused, saying, that he should soon get better. From that time he scarcely ate or drank. The only penion he saw being his son, who visit il him morning and night. On Friday again he was asked to have a surgeon, bathe said he was " only bruised a little," and refused. On Suuday he died. The surgeon ' who examined the body attributed death to the injuries. ' If he had had medical assistance his life would in all probe , hility have been saved. Verdict, " Accidental death." The I son of the deceased was thin ealled in bct ,rc the coroner, and censured for not having called in a surgeon, notwithstanding the objection of his father, and also for leaving him so many hours unattended. BRUSSELre CtnrETs.-- The weaving of Brussels carpet has hitherto been a very expensive process ' requiring two persons to a loom, and that loom worked by hand. The process is neemsplidwil by the intrude-Lion of a wire into the fahrie when weavin4, which wire is drawn out, and leaves the terry or hap as it is seen in the face of the carpet. In the same manner, coach lace and terry velvets are woven. By a recent patent, granted to Mr. Sievier, this mode of weaving has been placed in power, and the wea.ing is now done in a power loom, as easy as common calicoes. The difficulty, heretofore, has been the introduction and with drawal of the wire ; he Mr. Sievier's process, the loop, or terry, is made without the use of a wire at all. The re duction of price which mutt follow will allow pertains of the most moderate means a comfort which they could not otherwise enjoy. _ _ _ A - - n MODEL VILLAGF.—Dr. Obst, lord of the manor of Oher-Lcitensberg, has induced his peasantry (they have mostly perpetual leases), to a very tine and useful under taking. They have male a compactamonitst thentselves, to rebuild the whole village after a new and well.concerted plan ; the rebuilding of the houses to be done within certain periods of time—the lot to decide priority. But still more important is, that the peasantry have bound themselves, all of thcm, to assist (in labour of men and cattle, &c.) in the building of these single cottages, which are to be all one story high. The lord of the manor furnishes them with the necessary timber, tree of expense. This, then, will be a model village indeed.: Dr. Obst has also established a small library of books and per:odicals fur his peasantry, play and athletic grounds for the youth, &c.— The Budder. AND INDUSTRY IN CMS:A.—The collection now exhibiting at the office of tha Secretary of Commerce and Industry, at Paris, presents several specimens of that strange congdnation of art—Chinese painstaking and patience with the modern system of art and perspective. The lea der [in China] of this new school is Mr. Lamp-Quoi, of Canton, whose portrait of Mr. Renard (one of the com mercial commissioner.) could conveniently be placed in any of our exhibitions—in fact, comes up to the best French miniatures. The above arCst, however, is subject to much annoyance from his countrymen, and Mr. Wnard has acquired many of his pictures, which had been returned to the artist by his dissatisfied Chine-e customers. Amongst these, the portrait of a lady of surprising beauty is especially noticed as an of of real art. The next painter of the modern school is Mr. Yon-Quni, the elder, and the collection exhibits a series of oil pictures of a true and correct perspective. Mr. You-quoi has not studied under an European master, I.ut acquired his knowledge from the inspection of our engravings and lithographs. Two immense morasses by him—a v:ew of the river Titian- Kiang, and a panorama of Canton, are very fine specimens of perspective, but the colours and the figures arc not so commendable. The next artist to be mentioned is Mr. Ting tiuoi, who has executed a collection for Mr. Itinar.l, which has not its equal in Europe. They are sketchesof a number of Chinese trades and manufactories, the sight of a hich is either forbidden to Europeans, or useless tor want of the necessary interpreters, &c. Here every trade and mann. factorial branch are sketched, not only in their general fea tures, but every operation and process occupies a separate sheet of paper. This is a very original and pregnant idea. Strange to say, all these machineries and fool work are exe cuted with a great freedom, by only the means of a brush ; and the artist, encumbered by his long nails, grape them with his full fist, as they co a dagger in the play. Thus he draws circles, ovals, parallel lines, &c., with an exactitude and nicety quite astonishing, shaming all our compasses, squares, and rules.— The Builder. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Ocr. 4. PITTING DOWN TURBI:LENCE.—The following proclama tion was leaned for the repression of the disturbers of the De - ntris CANTU", Oct. 2, 1846.—Whereas it has been represented to the Lord Lieutenant, that in various parts o: the country numerous assemblages of people have committed acts of viukoce, by attacking the shops of bakers and the stores of merchants, and by interrupting the free traffic in provienms, and otherwise disturbing the public peace, his Excellency is determined, by every means in his power, to protect that lawful trade in the articles of fwd, the complete security of which is eiwntial to the subsistence of the people ; and he earnestly warns all persons of the danger which they incur by taking part in these illegal proceedings. The Lord Lieutenant has also been ithinned, that a disposition has in some in stances been manifested by the labourers empioyed in public works to resist the arrangements which the Deicers ol the hoard of Works have made, in order to enure their prop , r execution, by task or piece work, as well as to endeavour, by violence, to oblein a higher tate of wages. These Miters are acting under the express directions of the Gcreernment, and if this improper interference is persevered in, the Lord Lieutenant will be coumelkil to order the works to be discon tinued. The Lord Lieutenant confidently relies on the continued support of Magistrates aid others of station and influence, in his efforts to maintain tranquillity, as well as to ming-ate the effects of the calamity with which it has pleased Divine Providence to afflict this country ; and he desires, in an especial manor r, to Hurd the ministers of religion, of all persuasions, toe their useful and exemplary conduct on this trying occasion.—By his LueUeney's command, 11. THE LABOUR RATE ACT. CORK.—Curr OF Cunt:.—At the extraordinary present ment sections, on the 2nd inst., resolutions were proposed and carried, calling on govrrnment to proceed forthwith with the widening of the Glanmire road, under the 9:h Vic., and also to comu.eoce immediately the building of the new college, lunatic asylum, and :unitary prison, and establish depOis for the sale of Indian meal to the labouring classes at reduced prices. The sessions were then adjourned to Tues day, at o'clock, an answer being expected fruits govern ment by that time. K 11KENNY.—Cm or Stteexxv.—At the extraor dinary presentment sessions held on the 2ud inst., present ments to the amount of 8,6301. 2s. SA. were pasxd. Of this, 3,0001. was for the purchasing of a site and laying out of a public cemttery for the borough, and 3,003/. for pur chasing meal, to he sold at 20 per cent. under co.t to the dis tressed inhabitant.. The widening of John-street, Bull alley, and Watergate, and other works of public utility, were presented for. TIPPERARY.—KILMANAOH. —At the extraordinary presentment sessions for this barony on the 2nd inst. Mr. Galwey recommended the passing of such an urnount of pre sentments as would ensure continuous work to the un employed population till February next. Mr. Galwey observed that— "There was a great deal of talk about the heavy taxation which the set entailed on the Lindh°kler, but when lt Cillll, W to analysed, it would befound comparatively light. ;near, hear.) Fran the cal culation entered into, it appeared it wuuhl on'y summit 31d. In the naiad, end when it was considered that the police tax. which was lid. in the pound, was now paid out of the consolidated fund, dm present tax would be Men only 2d., S-Bths of which would be path/ the landlord, and tea years would be given for the payment. miculition wall made for 8001. for every NO heads of families, an iarluded 3 per cent. interest, and the usual met of collection." Mr. Galwey's statement was listened to with much attention by the meeting. Presentments to the amount of about 4,000/. were passed. The county surveyor stated that he would commence the works on Monday. Although there was an immense number of labourers outside the sessions house, the utmost order and quiet prevailed. CLARE.—ENNIS.--At the presentment sessions of Ennis, under the Labour Rate Act, the sum of 3,000/. was voted for finishing the new Roman Catholic chapel of Ennis, and 4001. fur All enclosing wall around it, only three magistrates voting against it. The Limerick Chr ,ntele remarks : " The en closing of old ehurchysnls used as burial grounds has been very general under the extraordinary sessions held iu Kerry. It is a very desirable work, to prevent cattle and pigs feeding in grave-yards." GAL Vs AY.—Ctort(aceowesr.—At the Ballinadoe ex traordinary sessions, Lord Cloubrock presiding, a gentleman ot name d o f r u t he y rceß,n i a lr m e , fi g te el zi d e p ,: u tia t o i i n fdt a thh p ea re t i rm lt a, m tni e nc n ga t mt fe ho r onl 9 i :i/ e . tho to abi q ,cu u li a l. d rr ia y .po s } t9 .:py n ires e h s , chapel would be • breach of the fundamental principles of the Reformation. Thu Earl of Clancarty said, he wasquite sure the legislature never inter.ded that this act should be made use of fur the purposes of buildant a Roman Catholic chapel. He would rec od his vote against the grant. The noble chairman, in putting it to tin; vote, said : 1 feel I am only doing my duty, and if, as chairman, I have a vote, I will freely give it fur the grant—to suffer a large cangregition to be out and uncovered during divine service would be painful for me to witness. The vote then passed, all the other magis trates and cess-payers having voted for it, except Lord Clan carty awl Mr. Eyre. TOWN OF GALW AV.—Friday, says the Galtray.lfercury, being the day appointed by the Lord-Lieutenant, i n his pro clamation, for holding a meeting to decide on what public works should be proceeded with in the county of the town of Galway, at the hour appointed, twelve o'clock, the court house became crowded almost to suffocation, and crowds assembled in large numbers in the space in front of it. The people in the progress of the proceedings were so clamorous for employment and for remunerative wages, that it would be impowible to give a detailed report of what occurred. The chair was .taken by John Ireland, Esq., J.P. The list of matters applied for having been read by the secretary,several gentlemen addressed the chair. They were all in favour of works on a huge scale, and some of the speakers advocated the necessity of an application to government for a free grant in support of the poor. The amnia applied fur was in all 22,800/. During the proceedings the 31, reury ',sutures us that the confusion became very great among the crowd in the body of the court-house, calling out for more wages than a shilling a due and for a supply of Indian meal. Rev. Moors. Daly and aonard addressed the p.mple, be seeching them to allow the business' of the meeting to pro ceed, and when the time arrived for filing the rate of wages, care would he taken to provide fairly fur them. I t was then raolved that a sum of 10,0J01. in bulk should be voted, being 7,000/. above the rental of the county of the town, the selection to be afterwards made. Mr. Stephens, in strong terms, proposed a deputation to Dublin, to wait on the officers of the government, to pray that the government stores should be opened in Galway, and has the Towa Commis shifters hail that morning granted a sum of 5001.) to endea vour to purehase the meal and Hour there, and have it sold at a cheap rate tee the poor. Nicholas Lynch, Nicholas Com mies, Thomas Cornier, Esq.., and the Rev. Messrs. Maunsell and Ituathe were named.- Mr..Jolin Connor proposes! that 5,0001. should be granted to expend on the really destitute, and have the grant ill some way made in aecordance with the 10th of Victoria. It was thought advisable to embody the proposal in a resolution, and impress this also on the government. —The meeting adjourned. LIM ERICK .—G LENOVIN.—The Earl of Devon presided at an adjourned extraordinary sessions under the loth Vic., at Newcastle, on Wednesday' when a deputation was ap pointed to wait on the Lard -Lieutenant-Lieutenant and the Board of Works, to urge the necessity of carrying out, fully and quickly, the works recommended by the magiotratess and cess-payers. The court was densely crowded, says the Limerick Chronicle, and much disrespect Rhona' to the bench. Mr. Smith O'Brien and Mr. Munaell etagagssi in the discussion, and the latter enforced the principal of re productive works. Cn o N f N . E . L LuL extraordinary lV sei:o? oa•lu .S o:, at Rathkeale on Friday, when 40,0001. was presented fur public works the two most important being to make Askeaton River navigable to Rathkeale, and to construct a tramreal Tarbert. man - - - CORK.—FEumoy.—At the extraordinary sessions held at Fermoy on Thursday, G. W. 11. Creugh too sum of 46,000/. was presented. The proceeding, utlurwise were uninteresting. OKKEILY.-At thew sessions Sir W. W. Beecher prciided, and 12 ; )001. was presented. PROGRESS OF EMPLOYMENT.—On Monday (yesterday) it was contidently . expocted that ,iOO men would be engaged at work in the vicinity of Sligo. On the same day the county surveyor of Waterford stood pledged to have 2,000 men at work in the barony of Deck,. Itiee. is Tog Mammers.—For the last three er four weeks then• has been an increase in the price of bread in the Dublin market., nod to-morrow (Monday) it is said there will be a further advance. Scarcely a sound potato can be bad at any price, and those on %ale are invariably small, though it IS well known the Dublin greengrocers pick and cull the roots, always uttering the largest and the best to their customers. In Limerick Indian meal brings 141. a ton; and in Dun garvan the poor-law guardians have contracted fur the supply of wheat: II bread at an advance of 3d. per 4lb. loaf uve r the price paid two months since. DISTI itisANCEs AT Sk For the last week, says a correspondent of the Southern Ileporter, in a letter dated Ist of October, the town hue been crowded by hungry men seeking employment—numbers of whom have been, day after day, disappointed. Some 70 or 80 men were set to work on Monday breaking paving stones, for the purpose of macadamising the streets, who having been informed that they would lie paid Gil. the cubic yard, became discontented, alleging that they could not earn 4d. a day at that rate of employment; and, on Wednesday, they struck work, and during the day two or three attempts at personal violence were made on Mr. Gaynor, the engineer. All day the town presented an angry appearance, but matters thus pa-std off. This morning, however, a large body of men with spades commenced tearing up the street in the narrowest part so as that no vehicle could pees, and this continued for an hour, there being no magistrate in the town at the time. Mr. Gay sot then stopped all the works and dismissed the stews', de. Three members of the relief committee, Messrs. D. M'Carthy, Bl'Carthy Downing, and I'. B. Griffin, waited un Mr. Gay nor, v. ho consented to recommence the works if the people returned and promised to work quietly. These gentlemen then proceeded to that part of the town, and basing with Mr. D. Welply adds seed them on the folly of their conduct, requested of them to return to their work. They replied that they could not earn more than 3d. or 4d. a day at the rate of employment, and that all they wanted was 8,1. a day; they were then &Attired that they would get Bd. the cubic yard, and that any man wh o Mil nut earn Bd. a day at that rate, they,;the committee, would them selves pay the differenee, so us that 130 man should have lean. This was received with cheers, and they all returned quietly to their work. However, Thursday, being the board day at the worklouse, and the day of meeting of the ielief committee, about 800 m,n marched, about two o clock, and laid regular siege to the building, demanding work and food. The members of the committee album( them that their individual exertions were being made on their behalf, and that 400 additional men would be employed next week. The reply was, " we cannot exist until next week, we are all starving, our children and wives are at this moment dying of hunger after us. " Some proceeded to the mills of Gould, Swanton, and Co., which they entered, and took one bag of meal to appease their hunger, which they subsequently re turned, and received a mined from the company's manager on the premises. The other pertion of the laxly entered the town, and having taken the content• of three bread shops, put them into bags ' and proceeded a little outside the town, where they divided the bread, and quietly returned to their cheerless homes and starving families. No police or military were called out. A meeting is about being called, praying her Majesty to dismiss Lord John Russell, and to call in Sir R. Pee. DISTURBANCES IN GALWAT.—The Galway Mercury of yesterday contains the fellow ing intelligence : On the evening of Saturday last, • quantity of dour purchased from Mr. P. Regan, of this town, by a baker in Dunmore, wan taken away from the uirman in cadge of it, at or near Killeen, W a party of persons who said they would not allow provisions to h. brought into the interior of the country. The entire of the dour was taken away and no trace could be tad of the perpetrators of the outrage. (in Wednesday Lest, several cars coming Otto Galway for provisions, were stopped near Longhgeortre, and the drivers were ordered, under pain of perennial injury, not to proceed to this town. The eireumetiume was reported to the police, but the party being absent at the races of Tuam, the single c. le charge of the barrack, could give no assistance, anti the carmen were, therefore, obliged to return home. In thesame neighbourhoul, on the ((Mowing day, a party of famishing and sou ring rete attempted to prevent Name carts laden with flour and meal passing towards Tuam. This occurred a little beton.' Ile stone, end, we understand, that in POMP instances the te,Ail:ints I rintipally women and children, cut the hags and let the contents fall upon the ground. This conduct is 'nighty reprehensibm. At an esrly hour yeterrday moening, about forty loads of dour and bulenit al were about being taken into the country, and. on their arrival a littie beyond the college, a crowd had ~misled by whom their fencer o mit, was prevented. In vain did the carmen remonstrate, the people seemed determined that, until their own estety wa s p rO,ided Mr, no prim Dion should be permitted to leave the Man. Mr. Keenan, the etheient stipendiary magistrate, was is on the spot, And a party of together with a company of the 49th Itegiment, were ready to ord their aid to the:authorities. To cinch an extreme had the threateeed violence of the populace proorcaled, that Mr. Keenan wa obliged to read the hint Act, but, as he assured the m ultitudes of r a e n li d e th: f t the anxiety of the government to afford all the aesivance in its potter, th in e and the flour and meal were allowed tote brought to tlicir • PeuthepTart:hee'riatill7,ttbedany. wastes further *nnu alattembnptini'atmouttesit e 4111 gl • ...., w s- ~i I ' ;I ■ I