The Express. — London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

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Are they ca pable of constitutional government P These are questions which, when put by legitimist or ultra royalist, always awakened indignation. T.s doubt of French capabilities for freedom was to doubt of half of the enlightened population of the world. And yet, with what is passing now haws our eyes, are can bat with shame and with pith admit that inch ques tions may be fairly asked, and ouch doubts rationally entertained. That the POLIGNACS from ore school and Lunges ROLLIN from another, should raise a dic tatorship, and seek to rale by exceptional rather than by constitutional law—that a King, who thought of nothing save his dynasts - , and who confined his ideas within Etc wall* of his court, should h.pse into the dream of Louis Queroug,whilethe democracy of the nineteenth century bussed outside his palatee win dows—theso hallucinations of mind, placed in ex treme ensitioes, created astonishment, but not despair. Bat when at lest one sees such men as ODILLON BAR SOT,Dt'rAVIti., aIIaTOCQUIVILLE, proscribing the press, establishing aernsurship, and framing laws precisely of the same nature as Peaeossefs, rendering writers amenable to fine and castigaion far their tewiencies, then, indeed, we do seriously despair, if not of the capability of the French nation for freedom, at !cast of the aptness or capac:ty of the present race of French statesmen to found it. It has seldom been our fate to peruse more unwar rantable balderdash that has been put forward by M. Dc - TACItE and M. BARROT as the grounds for their following the worst aberrations of Cfraahsa the TriNvu's government. The only pretence at a steam for their lib,-ticide acts is the neceesity of putting down socialism, and those doctrines which are subversive of the rights of property, the duties of the family, and the first elements of order. Ole should have thought that the events of the last twelve months fully showed that the must effi cient way to expose and discredit and explode such idle theories, is to give them the fullest now i se for de velopment, ter argum , at, and for reasoning. Whoever at the present time considers thedectrims of Leroux or CuNswEitarr u dangerous, and who deems the institutions of property and of family ties in peril-- we can only pity him. The socialists have been ex posed and refuted, not by their antsgooisa, by M num. and M. Defoe, but by themselves. And Athens was just in as much danger of being univer sally converted to cynicism by MOGEN KS, as France is likely to ad ,pt the creed of her socialist philo sephers. Bat if the philosophy of socialism is exploded, the name still remains as the distinctive appelietion of a popular body opposed to the political domination of those. combined parties who monopolise the title co moderate. At the commencement of thee, M. BARK° was at the head of a party, which employ el the Mtillti of agitation of the press and of baguets to overthrow M. GCUOT. There is now a party loch attacks M. BASROT by the same means and for the sorkei nd. If tbisparty has recourse to arms, let them be put don n ; if to coospirney, let them be tried, cot, dimmed, and punished. But to deny them the right of diecuesies, to tell them because some have failed in raising harricide, that all shall be precluded from pahli-hing art.cles—all this is not only the mn-I shameful rentigadoism on the part of M. BAIIROT, but it is the must mistaken policy. 'line moderate and middle cleaves are in power. Their fast aim should be to show that they can pre serve that power by constitutional means after con stitutional principles. They should (therms the eilumwes of the popular party, which accused the ieneyeuis4 of bidet; as despotic and repressive as the aristocracy itself, whenever it had the pew. r: or Use excuse. We are sorry to say that the middle class, or the bourgeoisie, as represented by M. B easter, is now but too fully prexing the justice of the reproach, by following out the self-same track of exo ptienal law and arbitrary reyime in which the Foucifee, and the POLIO sacs, and the UVIZOTS, unswervingly drove. And yet to anyoce sho calmly seeks to dissever what savi d France from their recent plots and at tempt., it must plainly appear that publicity saved it. The ecoispimey, instead of being an occult, was a public oe.e. M. Lxuau ROLLIN'S appeal to arms was made in fuil parliament, the press in his interest• spoke out, a clearly. And it was precisely because the chullenos were given loudly and publicly, that government were enabled to fill the whole circatt of the l'arean lx ulevards with tr.oops, and so, by the over whelmng number of bayonets, precluded the possi bility of ruling even one barricade. But n t un," can say that the government was right. All must admit that its bombardment of Rome was not only a returnee deed of itself, but a manifest breach of the o,uscitution. It was u fair a provocation to revolt as could be given. ALA the revolt being put down, is it fair for the same government to forbd the perm even to syllogise an accusation ? A more =- wet rateable stretch of power was never inade by the moot nespetio of ministers. Mumma himsed would have had more maananimity. Aad to what result does this imitation of Spanish constitutionalism—for in truth M. BASRoT has made himself a mere imitator of Nenveu—whither does this lead? It leads to converting an open, if not a constitutional opposition, into ono of secret sucietiss. Socialism in the broad day light has nothing dangerous. The poison eva porates in the counteracting sanity of the vast and open atmosphere. But socialism in a cellar or a concilinbule is something dangerous. For it is that kind of co-' bustible which mast be compressed in order to be dangerous in its explosion. This is pre cisely what M BARROVS government is doing tor socialism, driving it from the harmless and open in dulgence of journalism and ratiocination, into hidden phis, secret oath., with all the fanaticism aud dange rous insanity of underground association.. All this on the part of the French government is very impolitic arid very discreditable. It is constltu dual government without freedom o: either the person or the press. It is not only bad in itself, but is a pre cedent for the Socialists themselves to follow. Should France be ever so unfortunate as to undergo their domination, they need but rule by the BABROT code, and their tyranny of the middle class will be rigid enough. It may be that M. DUFAIME and M. Ds Tocoug- et tne do nut intend to do what they are doing. They art well meaning men, carried away by their own fears, or by the fears of their colleagues. But it is not enough to mean well. M. Da TOCQUEVILLS does nut mean to bombard Rome, to destroy Its monu ments and its liberties. But be lets this be done, and his name will remain, as one of the perpetrators, on the saanunent which records it. Neither does M. De lueue, VILLE probably mean to extinguish publicity and the press. But the acts of his cabinet do this. Armed with military power, they are stifling liberty at hone and abroad. What matters it to the world, whether these atrocious deeds are committed in ma lignity or in weakness ? Ma. Ow n.= Psalms has bees rewarded for his perseverance. He has forced epos parliament a re consideration of the great gamins of prison disci pline. There will ho a committee appointed next session, by which time ample materials for judgment any two trAlettsd rovi prepared at home and abroad ; afid thi upportuudy will be afforded of testing the pt.iLnt ,T 0111 ,4 the (conocnie, the rigid, the cure t:ve, tLe 1.,1.e ottive, and the poeo.curante systems of Lou ing. mout‘ging, and punishing prisoner,. We have no fen o, as yet, to regret the experi ments, however costly, that have been made. Cost, under preeert system , ne financial management, must at least be stated; anti we are always able to nicer tait the price which the community pay for the extra ems m cute of its diseased and peccant mem- , ben. Neither are we inclined to quarrel with indul =or luxuries, if conducive to health. They have introduced at certain prisons—we means /sr example, the hixeries of clearable*, read warmth, which, however they unfortu sately ought not to be, lexuries to the poor. We do not see why tie facilities for these idled in prisms might not be extended to the abuse of the free and the saes, by making them to be desirable end attainable, and not beyond the rook of the bumbled ketones. It would be better, so denbt, to begin by applying them to the free, and thee extend them to the wane'. But unfortunately the freeman, above all the Englishman, dose not lend himself to such experiments. And hilanthropy is often reduced to expend its efforts on those whom misfortune or guilt have deprived of their fret dos, fur the sake of testing a system, and leaving its applica bility to the more deserving mass of the community. It may int unjust to bestow the care and tutelage of a model prison upon crime, however penitent, when the more jealous discipline of the workhouse it'll accorded to the hapless and industrious. But these , are the inevitable accompaniments of transitive sod half-informed states, where the wisest do bat feel their way towards knowledge, and ere too happy to gain at no greater injustice than that of misplaced humanity. As to the opposite fault of over-severity, it must surely spring from the mode of application, not from the system itself. At the present moment when death punishment is becoming more rare, in order, we trust, ere long to be discontinued altogether, there is needed a mode of punishment, little inferior in its terrors to a guilty population end in its subduing effee's on the cri minal himself, to death. The 'emirate cell, with some relaxation after a period of probation, cannot, what ever be its consequences, be coosiderrd too rigid for those who have spilled the blood of their fellows, or who follow the trade of the nightly burglar, or who deliberately and designedly compass the ruin of the innocent. What has done wrong to the ',para . . system is the attemputo apply it universally,. even to lesser criminals. on the ground that it is eminently curative. We believe its first characteristic is that of being a very severe punishment, especially to criminals of certain habits and certain calling*. And in many instances we do think it should be looked to almost solely as a punishment, leaving reform of the criminal's mind to come as a corollary or a possibility. Had we a penal settlement like Norfolk Island, out of which there was no redemption, from which no tidings could ever reach the world—did such a power exist, presenting to the apprehension of the criminal clam at home all the character of • living tom", then we might abolish the punishment of death, and still maintain that security to society and terror to offenders, to which many veterans of the judicial pro fession cling, fancying they can only find it in the gallows. Bat if the separate system be too harsh for lesser crimes, for young, or for sensitive criminals, the worst of the silent and associated system is the immense powers of tyranny which it g ives to gaol officers. The power of inflicting grave punishments such as deprivation of food, closer ine.r °nation, an d on, entrusted to the underlings of a prison, carries with it all the evils attributed to the assignment system, which, according to the master's character, might turn oat either a purgatory or a paradise. In certain of our prisons, if a prisoner happens to torn his eyes to the right, when he should keep them to the left, he is put on bread and water far two days. And the gaol officer is the only judge of how or why the eyes were wrongly turned. Put such a man RS ERNE/4T JONES under such a regime, and it may be made ten times more severe to him than Pentonville, or even than Norfolk Island. This is at least one privilege of the separate system, that it delivers the prisoner from the tyranny of spiteful and capricious subwditiates. We should like to have the opinion of the inmates of Pentonville fir d of certain Ci'y prisms polled, as to the comparative severity of the separate and silent system, ere parliament finally decides between them. ITALY. ROMAN STATES.—Though no later news has been received from Rome than that already pub lished, the following particulars will be found in. tereeting. It is already known that when M. de Coreenee arrived at the head-quarters of the French army, he wrote to the chancellor of the French embassy to state that the treaty into which M. Leeseps bad entered was disavowed by the French government; and, besides this, that the treaty could not be valid, Inasmuch as M. Lesseps had been recalled on the 29th of May, and had not signed the treaty till the 31st, when he no longer bad the power of doing so. To this quibble in dipiomaey M. Martini replied in a letter addressed to the CU-s -eeder of the French embassy saying, that the recall at a plenipotentiary on this or that date had no ban jos on the matter. The feet was, that the Roma Assembly had learnt nothi , g, and was mids leegnisantl of any official despatches. Theaters, the diplomatic question stood thus between the contend ing parties "M. de Weeps was plenipotentiary es the 31st of May as before. Nothis.g canto to inform us that he was not. We were therefore tree:lug with him in all good faith, as if we were treating with Frame; and this very good faith cost us the occupa tion al Monte Mario on the night of the 28th." The Boman government, continues M. Mazziii, did not oppose this occupation, nor many others, which tended M diminish the enceinte of defence. M. Lessepe had aged them not to commence hostilities by molesting the French. They (the Romans) had kept hack, and row they repented of it. On the 31st of May the convention between the Roman government and M. L-sseps was signed, but General Oudinot refined to add his name, and a despatch shortly after came from the general, saying that the French government had informed him by letters, dated the 28th and 29th, that M. Lesseps had been recalled : 24 hours were given to accept the condition, of the 29. h of May. On that very day (the Ist of June), M. Lesseps bed said that be remained firm to his arrangement con cluded on 31st May, And that he was starting to get it ratified. That very day also saw Gen. Oudinot de clare that hostilities would commence, and on the Sunday following an attack took place. the conve queuee of which was the occupation of the Villa Pamfili and the loss of two companies cut off. And, leaving apart these considerations, what had the despatches mentioned by M. de Cic cone. and General Oudinot to do in the matter. The Roman government had not seen them. The facts to plea, in juxtaposition were the words of Gen. Oudinot red t hose of M. Lesser!, and the Roman Assembly had conceived it better to trust to the plenipotentiary than to the general. Europe, in examining the question on both sides, will be led to say that the French government intended to deer ice (finer) the Roman government, and that Geo. Oudi- I not had dishonestly taken advantage of the good faith of the Romans to attack them unprepared. Glacial communication of Gen. Von Wimpffen, from Collo Ammo, before Anomie, June 19. The battering and bombarding of Ancona from all aides on the evening of the 16th and morning of the 17th, while from time to time shells were thrown into the eity by night, was followed by the admission of the proposal of Gee. Wimpffte, inconsequence of which a capitulation was concluded on the evening of the 18th, the sulutance of which u as folows: "Animated by the common wish of sparing the city from farther damage through the operations of the besiegers, the communal representation, and the plenipotentiariee of the sky and forts, tweeted in the heal-quarter. of General Wimpffan, where the following conditions was settled: 1. The garrison of the city and forts, composed of various corps, to withdraw with military honours. General Winspffen en gages to obtain a full amnesty for these Austrian soldiers who have deserted their colours, and enlisted in the service of the besieged, as well as teethe Pope's wahines!, and sol diers of the line. The former will, according to the order* of the commander in chief in the Lombard-Venetian king dom, return to their regiments, the latter wail take the oath of allegiance to their legitimate sovereign, or, if they should prefer it, retire by say reed which they choose provided wit t • safe guard to their own hosese. Those Austrian and Papal soldiers who did not before belong to the military will be allowed to depart free and unmolested to their homes. 2. Toole officers of the Ps* troops who wish to remain ;a service will be allowed to keep the same rank which theyenjoyed before the late political sweets. 3. Se entity o f peron ant property is guaranteed to the inhabitants of Ancona, and no one will be made re span-ibis for the pest resistance to the imperial troop* As far as repro. previous °Deuces, Cianeral C .ant Wirnpffen Nimes to intercede with his holiness for the pardon ce each as are not of a cornaon criminal ala rmist 4. Until the occupation of tee city sad forts on the ride of the Aunrion army, the civic guard will maintain trier, sad undertake the delivering up of the gates awl chi, f plats of the city on the day fad hour, and tn the mann t r,.hereafter to be &termini d. 6. All w.a stores a.. d property One elate to be delivered up to the imperial troops, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1849. sad the arms and enieunnition of the corps to be dissolved to be sarreudered to the military commission to be appointed for We purpose. COLONIAL. THE CAPE. Cape of Good Hope papers, of the 29th April, state that a despatch had been received by Sir Harry Smith, from Earl Grey, approving of the vote of 18,0004 for emigration during the present year, and whiils, with 4.0001., the balance of the vote of 10,0001. for 1848, would enable 10 ships to be de spatched from England with 2,C00 adults. His lord ship intended to appoint as emigration agent for the Cape. MAURITIUS. We are in receipt of papers from this colony to the 16th of April. The report of the committee oa the budget had not been delivered, but was expeced tots completed in a few days. A reduced system of taxa tion had been prepared, and a new scale of revenue was to be furnished. A report on the redaction of registration dots on the transfer of property was in preparation. The means of raising a revenue for kamtgration was being discussed. A Vamp tax on l esgagenrents had been recommended for this pur pose, but met with opposition. It is proposed to make Port Louis a free port, and abolish all import rod exp irt dut:as 'emir a few. Experience had proved that the government sail lag packets for the conveyance of the mails to Ceylon are liable to great irregulatities. Two successive mails from Mauritius had reached Point de Galle too late for the Calcutta steamer. The expense of the vessels, the heavy intereolonial postage, and the over land postage to Europe had been paid in vain. The overland mails from Europe had arrived more quickly than before, but foe some reason only part of the letters had been received ; large mails had gone on to Calcutta, to be sent down to Mauritius a month or six weeks after the arrival of the packets. The govern ment was no better etrved than private individuals. On the 30th of March an important despatch was read in the legislative council, dated the 12th of Oct., 169 days after date. A few days before a packet of despatches dated London were received from Singa pore! These facts had made the public look with 'a vow on a plan—propneed to the Legislative Council by Mr. O rover, of London, at present residing in the colony—for communicating with Aden by ecrew-pro rellers, which would bring the colony within3s hours of London. There were complaints of watt of rain in the wina ward districts. This, with the excessive her, had checked vegetation, but owing to the early rains in December and Januery the cants were forward, and the crop promised to be a fair one. The disease in the canes, though not general, continued to mani'est it self. was too early to estimate its effect on the crop. The commission thar,ged by the gover.,or, at he end of last year, to visit tne diffei eat districts and report on the disease, had visi•ed about half the .states in the coin: y. l'he result of the commissioners' inquiries in the different distiiets may be thus briefly stated : °SAND PORT.—Eiiht of the estates visitel were affected; the inhabitants estimate the 1 as, the•ugh the disease, at one • third, and Lime , ham on- -halt—Flirt-Q.—The diseaw bas • made its appearano on lox or seven estates : the sea-aide glint exempt from it.—Moc/A.—Only one appearance is this district, and that very Blight..—NOVlTß PANPLR. M.WsB■ll.—Disetue inconsiderable. SOUTR Fattens NOCSOBIL—TOO disease rather m .re g 1 —Rtviexa I DU RIMPART.—The disease. though apparent, not general, • —PLAINE') Vitbusus.—The . with mach stmagth, and the produce iv leas than usual. The estate of B Accueil had been sold for 5,500/. t cash ; entailing a loss of capital on the vendor of not less than 24,5001. THE CITY ELECTION. The writ for the election of a member to serve to ♦trliassent for the City of Lemdon was received by the Sheriffs yesterday morning. At 2 o'clock Mr. Sheriff end Aldetman Finnia, Mr. Under , sheriff Shearman, and Mr. Secondary Fetter.: ILOPenTed on the hustings in the Guildhall, when, the writ hating been read by Mr. Harker, Mr. Alderman Finals stated that the Sheriffs would pro ceed to the nomination and election of "a fit and discreet citizen" to serve in parliament for the City •of Londos, on Meuday neat, the 2t.d of July, at noon ; and in the of a pall being demanded, the poll will be opened the following day. An evening paper Mates that the Lord Mayor was 'elicited to put himself forward as a candidate, hat Sir James Deke at onm declined to do en, in opposition to the Baron Roths child, who is the only candidate. The address of his com mittee, in addition to his own, will be found is our 'dear. dement columns. BARON ROTHSCHILD AND THE CITY ELECTION. Last evening, a numerous and influential meeting of the emirs' an/ district ciatatitteaa of the liberal electors ..... of the city of London, was bald at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, for the purpose of receiving a commu nication from Baton Rothschild with reticence to the Par liamentary Oaths Bill. Soon after ail o'cloc k the their was token by J. A. Smith, E.q., M.P., who, on opening the proceeding', assayed the ranting that be felt it to be a very great honour to be called on to occupy the chair on tk.t occasion, not es mush on account of the importance of the particular object of their meeting, lamely, to deeiss censures for replacing their valued friend the Baron Lionel Ro-hechild as the repnsen tative in the House of Commons of that great exty, bat because he felt that it was an object worthy of the ambition of everyman to have his name prominently connected with an election, the result of which he did net think he was too sanguine in believing would be the means of overthrowing the last vestiges of religious iatolerance. Having, at new length, entered into the history of t h e two bills which had been brought before parliament, he went on to say think* had no doubt that the result of his election was secure • and when be went back • second time to parliament with the inlet their confidence indeliblyetamped upon his character, bigots as they might be in the House of Lords , he believed there were few in that assembly who would hesitate to admit that the wisest prudence will dictate the necessity of an imme diate eoucesidoa to the wishes of the electors of the City of Landon in the next session of parliament. (Load and pro longed cheering.l He would not trines* any longer ea their time, but would at once cell on Baron Rothschild to state his views and wishes in calling them together. Baron ROTHSCHIsD then nee, and was received with loud appl.uve. When it had subsided he said,—Oentlemea, I thank you for your kind reception of me most sincerely, sad for the ready response which you have given to the in vite-ion which I gave you to meet me here to-day. My friend, Mr. Smith, your chairman, has delivered so full a statement of all the proceedings which have taken place in ronnexiun with my elt ction for the City of London, that it becomes unnecessary for me to enter upon these details at any length. Besides, I have been favoured on this suasion and during the day with so many make of kindness and so many premises of support, that you must make allowance for feeling. of excitement which almost incapacitates me from giving linemen to my thoughts. (Cheers.) Your chairman has stated that on the 31st of January last I had the pleasure of addressing a few words to many of the gentlemen whom I now see around me, arid it was then decided that a com mittee should be appointed to guide my steps, and lead me in the way I should go, in aspiring to the representation of this great city. In that committee we have diecuwed the question in all its bearings—we have carefully weighed the consequences of every step which has been taken, or which it was proposed should be taken—we have given our delibe rate en:nitration to the Oentlit which existed as to the propriety of my presenting sue If at the table of the House of Commons —we have endeavoured to seas closely the consequences 'lithe step now about to be token, and without pretending to go at any length into details, I have only to state that my hinds and the friends of civil and religiousliherty were unanimously of the same opi nes with myself. It was their advice—it was my own opi ainn—that I should without lees of time re-ign into ycur hands the trust which you have reposed in me. (Cheers.) If I w.s not fully aware of your kind feelangstowards nee I should set have done so without first consulting you, and I was aware also that not only was a grave guts tin affecting civil and religious liberty at stake, hut that in consequence of the °Decoction which your niches have met mini by the maintenance of the obstacles which prevent my entrance into the house, you feel your selves now Galled to declare that you will not be dictated to in the choice of your representatives. (Great cheering.) When I resigned my seat fn parliament I was fully aware that all the political privileges of Jews were at stake • but I depended on the continuance of your assistance, net have cut been disappointed. (Cheer..) It is truly gratifying to fled that the decision to which you came at the last election ha. been twice confirmed by • large nolority of the Home of Commons, and ale, that many men who did not vote on the first occasion, gave us their aid on the last debate. On looking over the list, I Sod that we hove gained considerably in talents and numbers; and if I was favoured a little by a fortunate occurrence of eireum. AMON, I should have had a larger division in my favour on the last occasion than actually took plasm (Hear, hear.) Bat it is enough for us that the bill has been successful to two eoastentive sessions in the House of Connote. (Hear, hear.) At the sane time I fully agree with my hon. friend in the chair, shot the House of Lords are justified in ex pressing their opinions, and throwing out the bill. They have acted in perfect accordance with the constitution, and as they have dans with other important questions before aow, and when they become acquainteu with the na ture of the public opinion on the subject, which they have not the same onpotunities of ascertain ing which: the House of Commons penmen, I have no doubt an my mind but that they will give way. (Cheers.) I should be sorry to say anything disrespectful of the MAW of Lords; and if any observations of that nature were to fall hastily from me, the instinctive love which every Eng ii,o,ft.o pommies lir the c Has itution of his country would iaduce me to retract it, aid prevent me from continuing in the same strain. As your time is valuable, I will detain you only to tell you that I come forward to claim your suf frages. (Loud cheers.) I come forward to fight the battle one more in your oompany—to do every- tine in my power Sc mann" the cause which we advocate in com pete and I am sore, that, with your smistaace, I shall be victorious . ( C heers) Indeed, from the many Mad letters I have received from various quarters, and from the good feeling towards me which pervades the present meeting, at which I reeOlgalee many of the tried Meade who Lave worked with me at the last election, I have no doubt that we shall enjoy the fruits of victory together this time also. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BRNNOCH proposed the Ant resolution, which was ea follows: " That white we cordially approve of the manly and eonstitu Nepal course adopted by Baron Lionel Rothschild is afford. lag his eoestituents the opportunity of resuming . the trust they had needed to him, we maned exeunt to ignore our deliberate choice or to rends from the assertion of oar sin. teen conviction—and we ale firmly determined strenuously to sqpport Baron Rothsehiid's re-election as member for the City of London, and hereby pledge ourselves and the com mittees whom we nen sent to act our best exertions to secure his triumphant return." Fie congratulated the meeting on the hot, that noterith _standing the double rejection by the House of Lords of the unsure' for the relief of Jewish disabilities, they bad a gent preponderance of intellect with them on the mosaics. He warned the House of Lords that they were in poesemiou of privileges which the indigent people of other countries had swept away, and he thought that, considering the state of again on the Oostinent, they had sated imprudently in unduly exciting the population of Leedom. They should have calmly, and with a go.d gram, conceded what they will be obliged ultimately to concede, and give to the Jew his just privileges. Mr. W. F. A. DELANE, in seconding the resolution, said they all remembered the way in which the het election was gained—namely, by a oonsaamu exhibition of spirit, seal, sad good Inchon the part of the eitiseas of Loodoe, and seeing many of the most energetic of the former supporters of the muse present, he would merely ray that, if they send with 'iodise energy on this occasion, their efforts would be crowned with moues. The resolution was the* carried. Mr. F. GOLDSMID expressed his perfect appreciation of the honour which had been conferred on him by selecting him to propose a resolution, but regretted that any mann should have arisen for such a meeting, which, two years ago, he little thought could have taken place at the pre sent time. But so it was • yet the supporters of the measure icstead of being d ismayed only saw their way to victory more clearly. He conc luded by proposing the following resolution : That this meeting, while it recognises the power of the House of Lords to reject suck measures as are presented to its a neideratios, takes this opportunity of earnestly assert ing the equal right of the people, through their representa tives, to enforce the passing of such measures as they desire to bec -me law, and more especially with reference to their own electoral privileges, by the effectual means recognised by the constitution. That in the present cosiest is leveled the title of the c ontituencies to choose At and proper persons to represent them, a d the duty of vindicating the liberty of opinion and the rights of e.oiscienee; and that so long as the nelsons of London are supported by public opinion, and the generous sympathy of their fellow countrymen, in their pre sent struggle in behalf of the great cause of civil and religious liberty, es already twice emphatically expressed by laige end increasing enmities of the House of Commas, they will resolutely sustain the contest until the last remnant of spiritual exclusiveness and intolerance ceases to be the die grate of our It gislation. Mr. H. A. Atitaosiv, M.P. seconded, and Mr. Hum, of Fleet-street. supporter the residation. Mr. CARPER [ER said that it 'null be satisfactory If s ime explotiti ot were given of the r. 3 one which bad in duced Baron Rothschild to act diametrical'. opposite to the suozestiorts of the public =entre which had be-n referred to, by ane OVOlTtinfr to the table of the house. The ('H IRMAN snared the riot , man who bad last a ;dressed tyre, teat th^ committee bad daily difficulty in oreven.iog the barer from gain oto the house to talcs his seat, but qt. , reasons option hit follo•iiig that caner, sitteugh he did net wish to state them, were so conclusive tO it co one w o erishai %wen Reitheehild the 'Tw eet •ice of London could fail to assent to their cogency. To s ste th-tu pubikiy, bowevee, might impede his suture p , ,tv , M. for which, At sow oust, s" who ;shed the gondol: wee as 'widows many el than. (Hear.) The resolution was then carried etnanimassle. Mr. PRITCHARD proposed, and Mr. HALL seconded, the third norsulution, which was as follows into :7 .7241101 That, to carry the foregoing resolutions effect, this meeting hereby re-appoints and re-constitutes the whole o! the 011101111•11. deputy chairmen, treasurers central, general, busbies', and diarist liberal electors committees, which acted on the former election for the liberal candidates for the city f London as committees for securing the r.-election of Berm. Lionel Rothschild, with power to the several committees to add to their numb*, and to vary their eanstituden as they may see fit ; and this meeting Iterelry calls upon their fellow citizens to use every proper effort fur securing the indepen dance of their electoral rights and vindicating the freedom of their choke of representatives. It was able ~Hod unanimously. Mr. AMOBY Moved the neat resolution, in which the Restattg declared their approval of the address published by Baron Rothchild, and requested the committee reappointed by the foregoing resolution to send a copy of it, together with one of ea addrese hum the committee, to be agreed to by the meeting to every elector of London. The address of the committee to the electors of the city having been read and approved of by the meeting, Sir DI LACY lIVANS seconded the resolution, stating his hearty goneouraneu in all the proceedings which had taken plass, and assuring the committee that they might reckon on his sealeos assistance : . . . •It — briefly gook= to by Mr. WAttmotDA and adopted. Mr. 11. T. ATKINSON moved the following resolution in an able addrsea— . . . . "That while the vindication of • greet principle is cheaply purchased at the cost of the temporary abeyance of • portion of the representation of even the chief city of the empire, we feel deeply the responsibility which is involved in suffering even • brief suspension of cur representative rights, end we insist upon the immediate reintroduction and vigorous pressing forward without delay of such a measure as will effectually remove from the statute book all representative &squill/1041one on account of religious optaioe." Mr. WILSON seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Baron IROTH•CHILD moved, and MT. H. T. Avnixsoie woonded a vote of thanks t 3 the chairman, who briefly at knowhdod the compliment, end the meeting separated, after gins; three cheers for the Queen. FINANCIAL AND lAMENTARY REFORM. PARISH OF ST. ANNE, Yesterday evening a numerous and influential moetiug of the whimpers of St. Anne, Westminster, was held in the vestry-room of the parish church, in compliance with a requisition to the churchwardens, "for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning the legislature in favour of those measures of financial and parliamentary reform by which the unnecessary burdens that press upon the industry of the country, and the mischievous effects of the present unequal system of taxation, may be removed, and such an extension of the suffrage and effectual reform of our representative system be adopted, as will make the How of Commons a more faithful reflex of the opinions, wants, and interests of the people." Mr. BRAT, one of the overseers, in the chair. flfil= Mr. Ozoaoa moved the following resolution :—" That is the opinion of this meeting, the expenditure of the state charaoterised by extravagance most reprehensible; that to sustain this unnecessary waste, an enormous amount of tax ation is required, a large proportion of which is placed upon the necessaries of lite ; that the effect of such a system is ar bitrary and unjust toward the middle and industrious classes ; that these and other grievances are evil. arising from class legislation, for the House of Commons as at pre sent constituted represents neither the population, property, nor the industry of the country ; that the Reform hill hay ing failed to realise the expectations of the people, or is har monise with the spirit of the age, it is requisite, in order to mainta:n the peace and security of the empire, that the House of Commons should become • more faithful reflex of the public mind; and that therefore it is desirable there should be • large externs:on of the franchise, an independence in its ex ercise by means of the ballot, a more equal apportionment of representation to population, and shorter duratiin of parlia ments; these objects being required not only as measures of justice, but also of prudence and safety." Mr. Ronnie sechided the resolution, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. BARRY proposed, and Mr. Cox secionded, the adoption of a petition to the House of Comoros* founded upon the re solution,agreed which was also to, after some remarks in its support from Mr. Ashby, junior churchwarden, &t. It was also resolved that Charles Lushingtoo, EA., the member for Westminster, be reeler sled to present the petition. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the vestry NEW SOUTH WALES. Advice, ha'e been received Woin --- Sidnay to 13th March, which, however, do cot contain anything et interest in a commercial point of view. The meeting of the inhabitants to take into consideration Lord Grey's plan to send tut convicts to the colony, and to which we advtrted in our paper of ycaterday, had taken place. It terminated in framing a petition to her Majesty against the meaeure. Some id a of the feelings of the colinists against the cont,mplated plan may be gath 'red from the strong terms in which some of the reitolutions were framed, and which were passed " unanimously and with ac clamation" at the meeting. The Brat of them, after reciting the facts upon which its contents are lved, declares, "that as the Colonial-office has so un scrupulously broken faith with the colonials, not only in this matter, but also in reference !o the compact made with Sir Richard Bourke, as to the p dice and gaol expenses arid the territorial revenue, this colony peremptorily refuses to receive the offenders of the mother country, whether under the name of convicts, exiles, or any other de signation, upan any terms whatever." But the lan guage of another resold:on of the series would canvert their opposition into an overt act and throw the onus of it upon the governor. E runs thus:" That his excellency the governor be requested, in the (vent of a ship arrivi•ig in tie harbour with convicts, to et nd them back to Reg'and." The Sydney lifneriitio Flernld states, that "the petition to her M.ijecity. though less vehrtient than the resolution:4 is yet equally clear and firm." rbe Court. Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians took leave of the Qteen and Panes Albert yesterday morning, and quitted Buckingham Palace at &quarter before eight o'clock, attended by the Countess Vander Straten and Major de Meer rho. The Quer' and Prince Albert, attended by . the ladies and gentlemen in mildew, conducted their Slumming. guest to her carriage at the garden entrance. Her Royal Bighorn the Duchess of Kent visited ter Majesty yesterday, et Buckingham Palace. H er Majesty and Prints Albert honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with their pigment yesterday evening. The royal suite emulated of the Countess of Mount Edgeumbe, Hon. Biesaor Stahley, hoe. Elisabeth Frederlea Leaner', Lord Wamrperk, Lieut. Colonel the Blue. C. B. Phipps, and Colossi Weenie. The Hoe. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Elisabeth Frederica Lemnos have succeeded the Hon. Csroltas Caven dish and the Hon Lucy Kerr, en the Maids of Honour in Waidag to the ChlND.—Litnt-Collonel the Hon. Hebert Boyle has relieved Colonel Berkeley Drummond in his duties ea the Oroom in Welting to her Majesty. A deputation consisting of the Rev. Dr. Begg of Edinburgh, the Rev. Dr. Candlish of Bdinbergh, the Rey. Dr. Buchanan of o:awrow, the Rev. Andrew Gray of Perth, accompanied by Mr. George Bustle, M P.. Mr. Alexander Howie, M.P., and Mr Cheeks Cowan, M.P., had an inter view with Sir George Or. H y yesterday at the Home-office in regard to the titles of &settling church property in Baptised. The Judicial C enmitte of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the cue Mudhoo Soondea Sundial o. Surroopcbundet Bi,k.r Chowdry, from Bengal (two appeals). The case wee concluded. Her Majesty the Qieen 14owager, attended by lord and Lady Llsae and Lady Ogre, left Toebridle Wells, at a quarter put alarm, a m , saterday, ty spacial train, fur The DUCHESS of ORLEANS, accompanied by the Coots de Pare Red the Duke de Nem..or and suite, arrived at Meanslt yeeterday antra - ion by the 0 •neral St am Neviradna Ceeepaill'e awl steam-ship, Giraffe, from THE FAMINE TN IRF.LAND MEETING.—An error was committed in se•ting up the strive report. Mr. G. Thompson, M.P., is made to appear as a speaker, whereas he should only have been referred to by Dr. Miley, as har ing expressed certain opeoients favourable to the Irish the ' reefer, at • recent meeti,g :I the Irish Amelioration Society, and the ebeerystioze which follow were those of Dr. Miley in eentinuetion, until succeeded by the next speaker, the Rey. Mr. King. THE WEATHER AND TUE CROPE.—The occasional rains which hive (Allen during the put week have been most welcome, having greatly improved the immoral appearance of all descriptions of fruits sal crops ; a partial exception may be taken to this reread' as rev efts the apples, pears, and genseberrim in • portion of Holdernete; but even there in 1101Ltb puts gooseberr.a are more plentiful than it was sup rased at one time they would whilst in other localities both they and the tier fruits ju.t named will be a very scanty crop. It does not appear that the grain crops upon the nuttily cold a:.d wet voile can ever recover fully the in jEtirhhey sustained is the Lemur part of a very backward , but upon the Wok's nature is wearing her most Inse t ver., promising a rich 'bandana of every kind of produce. This ohrervation applies equally to Yorkiire and to Liculashire. Ev-a the hail trees, wish a Aar days ago IMO regarded em an *Zeit:o'Al, tee no ieelltve .0. th, the more forward soil, the ha, fiercest bee continental and is being gathered is g, o sue Every whi re it is to d: 0.1 quality, and generally also dant. Sven whir. th. grain crops are deficient tit^ Irma is not light. In ab .ut ac other work the hay harms' ve It be general on the hricard bade, while ice. roc the e l i r be advelifitie Isr• wards Insturity.—P:aseses Voralies ((Staid COMMISMON .16,11,11) IT IRE LORD LIirTILWANT OF Nutt. ettillllll l / 6 1010. W. Lt.• . Issy, I.e ~ a ny Liwatonaat. GERMAN HOSPITAL. Yesterday, the annual general court of governors of this institution was held at the London Tavern. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presided. The report fur the first year congratulated the friends of the institution upon its satisfactory position, u regarded the amount of pecuniary support it had remived, and the high reputation it continued to sustain. Reference was made to the treasurer's report, as showing that the intones of the year had enabled film to pay off the debt of 1,0001. incurred in the purchase of premises, and of 6111. 13s. 9d. over-due for the current expenses of the year 1847, the only rerasinirg debt unliquidated being the sum of 6001., which was due to his tdsjesty the King of Prussia. Tree wardsof the hospital were constantly filled throughout the year, and the applicants whom it was necessary to exclude were sufficiently numerous to induce the committee to hops that an extension of the acoommolatien may be effected ; but in consequence of the negotiation. pending with the Docks a d Birmingham Junction Railway, they dil not offer any specific proposition on the subject. The railway company ►ad determined to carry their line through the lower garden of the hospital, and the committee stated that it was not impossible that the noise and disturbance arising from the traffic might render a change of domicile necessary,liut they expressed shops that they might he empow ered to act as eircuttisrancee may render nectrestry. The report concluded with an earnest appeal ti the present subscribing members to urge their friends to come forward with contri. buttons to its funds, and enable the committee to extend the option of its utility. The total number of patients received during the year was 2,147, and silos the foundation of the hospital the total numbers received were—in patients, 16.200; out-patients 6.699. The receipt. for the year, including a balance of 1,2281. 12e. 6d., were 3,3331. 04. 9d., and the expenditure exhausted this amount with the exception of a balance of 911 1744 10d. The state ment of the Convalescent Fund showed a balance remaining in bank of 1231. 3e. 7d. . . . Mr. UPTON ongratuland the eubeetiben at large on the sattersetory eharaettr of the report, sod moved its adoptioe. Mr. BACH seconded the resolution, which was curried unaairsously. Votes of thanks were then proposed and adopted to the Duke of Cambridge for hie continued matinees of the charity, to the vice-presidents and committee for their exer tions is its behalf, and to the medical gentlemen connected with the hospital and diapeneary fee their valuable services These gentlemen having return►d thanks, Count Colloredo and It. Twining, Eaq., were 'tsetse vice presidents, and the vectineirs in the committee, caused by the outgoing members, were filled up in accordance with the rules of the charity. Previous to the termination of the proceedings a enaver cation took place aware the members present respecting the consequences of the passage of the railway so near to the hospital, and the secretary stated that in consequenes of the precaution adopted in running the line through a deep cut ting, which was surmounted by a high wall, nearly all the medical officers were of opinion that it would be productive of no injury or inoenvenit nee to the patients. A resolution approving of the terms on which the sob commi•tee bad sold the land to the railway ecompaey was then adopted, and thanks having been given to hie royal highness for having acted as chairman, the meetaog re, aratad. THE ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY BRIDGE NEAR RoXittTßOH.—The deaths up to Saturday evening are nine, and there are three or four other men still lying in so dan• gerous a condition that very alight hope* indeed are enter tained of their recovery. IRELAND AND THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.— Yesterday the members of the corporation who wire cane , : together no Thursday last at the Mansion house by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of taking into consideration the great object of benefiting Ireland by the purchase of land in that country, trembled in one of the large rooms of the building The Lord Mayor, upon taking the chair, informed the meeting that since be had the honour of presiding upon the occasion en which he had convened the aldermen and enamor-councilmen to consider a matter of such deep im portant*, it had been his good fortune to receive eneourage resent from meet influential parties to persever , in the grand object. It was with the highest gratification he had to as nourate that, in comequenos of a letter which be had re ceived from an' individual of high rink in Ireland, be had waited upon Lord John Revell and Sir George Grey and received from these ministers the strongest weir ances of support and Resistance. in canying out soy phut sug gested for the advantage of Ireland by the corporation of London. In his (tbe L,rd Mayor's) opinion, the most eligible mode would be to assemble a court of common council to take the que.tion into their consideration; but he was ready to be guided by the advice of his friends around. It was ultimately agreed that a requisition should be signed calling upon his lordship to convene a wart to consider the propriety of appointing a committee 'to inquire into the sub ject of purchasing land in Ireland. The requisition was at once drawn up, sad his lordship stated that be would ap point an early day for the discussion of the question. THE LANDING OP IRISH PAUPERS ON THE COAST.—The Sean tarp of State has addressed a commur Jen tion to the Mayor of Cardiff, in reply to a letter from that officer welling etlention to the evils of landing large bodies of deicieute Irish on the coast, in which it is rated, " that the offieen in emulated or watt-gnarl stations in the Swansea district "—whica includes Cardiff and eastwards—" have been instituted to keep a look oat on beats and vessels land ing passengers, to ascertain if poteilele whether th. y have on b herd a greater ontrilser of procurers that apecified in the act 4 Oro. IV., e 88 ; sad if are, whether they are licensed by the collector of customs of the port whence they came to carry sash passenger, and to t-h he tames of the %%nail and ana.t.ls in web eases and report the saw to the autleori cos of Cardiff." CANADA COMPANY. Yesterday a general oonri"of proprietors of this company was held at Canada Houle, St. Helen's-place, for the purpose of declaring a dividend for the half-year ending the 10th July nut. The governor, Charles Frank, Fog., was in the chair. Mr. PllB2, the maretary, having read the minutes, aid the notice convents( th.. meeting, The 00111811101 R briefly stated the object for which the proprietors were assembled, and commented upon the state of affairs is the colony, remarking that it was still comparatively more difficult to obtain pay moat of the amounts doe to the company in Canada than it had been in prenotnyean, and this arose chiefly from the same cause as bad affected the commerce and industry of other countries. The direction were ambled, however. KY reonusend the usual half-yearly dividend, via.—at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. He was ready to answer an question*. and the following was a stateliest of the salsa iall lumen Jane 7, 1849 : Sake: Crowal/7eierval 520 acres at 16a. 2d. average Harm Tract -1,731 at 14a. ad. „ Loan: Crams Rorrervas . 8,418 llama Tract 18,323 -25,338 T0ta1......27M9 Aare. Reoeipts In Omuta to 9th Juno £12,623 10 II After a few remarks by one or two Proprirton, the divi dend was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned. THE "ABODE OF LOVE" NEAR BRIDGEWATER. The came of " Nottidge v. Ripley and another," which recently occupied the Court of Exchequer for thrive days, and was fully reported in this paper, hu &Meeker much attention to the " Agapemone," or " Abode of Love," near Bridgewater, at which one of the pathes to the snit resided. The founder of this blissful retreat is the Rev. Mr. Prince, and its inhabitants are styled tt Prineitew" The ("Lowing description of the establishment is from the Bridgewater Times " The Rev. Thomas Starkey held formerly the living of Charlinth, and whilst there a gentleman of the name of Prince assisted him as his curate, until his deetrines became so wild and his behaviour so eccenttie that his diocesan row pended him from performing service. Mr. Starko y, hewn so ri adopted the same views as his curate ; again the bishop inter fered, and eventually the vicar and his curate were forbidden to promulgate their new-(angled religious notions in this diocese. Religious madness or most subtle scheming now marked the course of these men, they went about form ing a new sect, announcing themselves as being personifiea tions of the deity, and inducing poor witless men, and far more witless women, to trust their fortunes in their hands and join them in their new belief. We understand that numbers in Weymouth, Wales, and other parts of the king doms, as well as from this neighbourhood, joined their standard, brought their money into the treasury, and were permitted to join the elect. And, if we mistake not, more than once has the law stepped in to preserve the property of some excited and deluded persons tram the power of these " After spending some time in this town and Taunton, and after bting the subject of rumours of a strange and extremes dinary nature, as to their mode of living, and religious tenets, which, if a tithe only be correct, equally shock us on moral, social, and religious grounds, they at last purchased some property near Chsrlinch, and erected their large premises, surrounded with every convenience and luxury, and congre gated together in large numbers, gave their establishment the name of Agapemnne,' or Abode of Love. " Here with every luxury money can procure, beautiful equipages, splendid hones, and other adjuncts of wealth, these furies under the name of Prineires, live together, numbering amongst them four clergymen, an attorney, a civil engineer, a surgeon, and others under the general term of geftrlemen, together with a number of the weaker sex, who, whether married or single, maids or mothers, we have no opportunity of sscertarning. Such ms establishment in a rural district necessarily excites great eurheity amongst gentle and simple. Some are curious to know where the money comes from, others strive to discover ;what mysterious orgies are carried na within these walls, it 'being generally admitted that Mr. Prince is regarded as su perior to the others, if not the personification of the being whom they worship. This is quite certain, that our sebhath is not regarded by them as we regard it, the %Masers around noting that more frequently on Sundays than on any other day does the cavalcade of the Prineires, with their splendid heroes and dogs, sweep through their villages as if going to the hunt, er the net field, and this whilst the Tillage hells may be eolemnly inviting them to prayer. Such is the esta blishment now in full fig at New Chit:leach." Some of the " orgies" nu taloned by the local paper con sist of an athletic game called " hockey," as would appear from the following report of a case trod last week in the T tunton County Court. It is thus reported in the Exeter Flying Post of yesterday: •• the suit was instituted for 201. by Isaac Thomas, a labouring man, as damages for an assault committed on him by Thomas Starkey, Lewis Prince, and Thomas Wilkins, woo belong to a mysterious community called • Princiteel living in a place called the • Abode of Love,* which adjoins the public road nest Bridgewater. The plaintiff, overhear. in,, some noises inside the pre mists, got on a hedge on the other side of the road, from which he could look into the opposite ground, where he saw about forty men aael women playing at • hockey.' Defendant and about tweet/ of his companions rushed out with their bandies in hand, and very severely b e at him. On the part of the defendants it was urged that the inmates of the • Abode's had been repeatedty annoyed by the plaintiff and others, without any provocation. On the sth of May, while smusMo themselves at ' hockey,' a stone was thrown at them which struck Mr. Prince, and the party rushed out to punish the offender. They had so frequently been insulted as to compel them to raise the wall ut the 'Abode,' and the windows of the house had he a repeatedly broken. His Honour, J. M. Carrnw, , said that nothing could justify the assault—all the parties having come out with the intention of commit ting it, and that the only proper me& of suppressing insults IMO by sn appeal to the low.—Judgment was given for 'H. Ile." TER PAVILION AT BRIOMTOIL—Mr.Iter. sod the Char.eellor of the Exchequer have brought in a hill to authorise the sale of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and to epply the money arising from such sale. The act provides that, whereas her Majesty his signified her desire that the Pavilion shall no longer be retained as a royal palace, the eomminieners art woods and Imes . * may sell the materials wed in the construction of the same. and may lay out and appropriate a ;Konen of the Ate as a public street for the im provement of the town of Brighten and for the accommoda tion of the inhabitants. The bill also provides the: in the Mt instance the expenses of obtaining the set shall be dee frayed out of the proceeds of the sale, and that the balance, alter providing for the expenses incurred in the laying oat of the new street, shall he applied to the completion of the works at Bodin gham Paine. TUE EXPLOSION AT DUDLEY PORT.—Tho jury as sembled yesterday, I r the purpose of viewing the bodies—es very arduous duty—these lying at the res;intive homes of the dreamed men in various parts of the district. Raving performed this duty, the inquiry was adjourned until Mon day next. There were 70 men in tbe pit et the time of the explosien, and not 20, as erroneously stated. RUSH'S BLUNDIERBUSE.—Notice hos berm given h the R.v. Edward Pestle, to bring before the sessions on the 6th of July all the circumstances relative to the finding and custody of the blunderbuss discovered at Potash funs. Nnm TOWN HALL, BRENITORD.—YeSIEWIRy the 'ceremony of laying the forodation stone of a new town ball lead market-house at Brantford was performed by Lord Robert On:owner, in presence of a large weemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The company, which has been establithed for the purpoes of carrying this building into effect stet, that It has long been a source of regret to the inhabitants of Brentford and its vicinity, that they bad no suitable building in which any kind of public meeting could be held even the petty sessions, and other business meetings, ore of neconity hed at public inns, or now quite inadequate to the wants of the town. The esta blishment of the county courts—already so useful, and likely to be of much greater importance—was considered • Attic, opportunity for an attempt at improve ment • and accordingly it has been determined to effect the • removal of the present unsightly shed, under which the market hoe hitherto been held, and erect in its steads build ing combining the advantages of a covered market, with the warm - deuced for public limitations, and for the holding of the comity courts, petty sessions, lectures, concerts. dtc., the accommodation for which is now so evidently deficient." Preparations were made with a view to give importance to the scene, and the band of the horse Guards (blue) was in attendance. Lord R. Grosvenor discharged the duty en trusted to him in so graceful • manner as to induce many of the gentlemen present to c ompliment him upon his skid is masonry. A silver trowel was presented to his lordship on the motarrine, and at the conclu sion of the ceremony a large portion of the cow any sat doers to a cold collation prepared at the Three Pigeons lon. Mr. Jam Montg mery took the @heir, and was supported by Mr. Cooper, Mr. Atinetrong, and Mr. Baillie, all of whom are magistrates of the district. Various tomb were pro and wannest them was "Success to the n-w Town hall and Market-house." Three churn were given for Lord RohertGrosvenot, and much excitement prevailed during the whole of the afternoon. FIRE AT 7118 ARMY AND NAVY CLEM HOUSE.— Dot night, between nine and ten ote:ocle, considerable alarm was canted in St. James's-square and its immediate vicinity, to cenarquence of a report being raised that the Army and Navy Club Rouse wee on fire. 31ewengers were immediately despatched in various directions for the nein anee of the firemen, and forthwith the Brigade and West of England engines attended, when tee firemen found that the flames were raging amongst the killings under the first (tear back. and bad it not been for the opportune discovery, the- re is no doubt that the whole of the splendid now of premises would have been de.troyed. A lone time elapsed before the firemen could reach the exact scene of the fire, en( not until they had pulled up nearly the whole of the floe: Inc in that part of the building in which it began, had cut away the g-eater portion of the ceiling in the kith .„ . owing to the arrival of thi- firemen the a , osea were pronnted from estending ; hnt before the} were tot-lly t stinguithed muck dosage was dere. Pros tdot examination made after the fire we. got out, there is in deute that the outbreak was r0.e,0h00.0 fen in rue of the- rim here running into th , : kitolten chi-one y, and the s 0..h0p imirg ignited at an early hoar of the evening had fi ell she timber. The premises were fully insured in veriime Alen. As a protection to the building, three of the firemen were left on duty ter the whole of the night. • 1' vi A 3.sw A 1 1