The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-11 00:00:00

I I I lERS FROM ME SEAT OF WAR. s o ittoolt tot It frICIAL 8111UMLA, Dee. IG. • .., et my letter of iutroduction to Omer Pacha a ft+ r my arrival, sod received an answer to • ..,a,c+ that he was ready to receive me at any I accordingly set out immediately to lb' - • (‘-e of the best houses in the place , 1 Eue•ee it would be looked upon as poor e= I 01 ,,,,,n0 through the gateway found myself In • od evard, from which a staircase on the outside alf o l eiii:ding lid to the tint floor. On ascending I f o od the lobby crowded with soldiers, officers, end esagenees of every grade sud profession, including o i l y whose social status it would be rather difficult perfine. On sending in my name by an orderly 1 estailmitted at once into the general'. apartment--• taproom with a divan raining round three ease d it. In the centre was a monstol—a brazier filled MA charcoal, and at the upper end a hop fin titre, the architecture of which seemed to be MINIS tutors the dome of a mosque and the dais in the ...anew-room of Buchingbani Palace. Chairs or tibiae tear were none. Omer Paths sat on the divas, :ea the tire, with a long chibouk by his side, asa wrounded by papers and letters. At a respectful eesnce were two or three Pschss, also with pipe, gulch, however, in accordance with Turkish offleisl ,equette, they never touched, until their superior Witt them the example. He at once entered into r osvenation in French, which he speaks fluently, h o t with either a strong Unman accent. Italian le ea forte. The first thing that struck me on Kass spa was, the singular ingenuity displayed by the Finch and English artists, who have undertaken to wader his features familiar to the European pail* :calking their portrait+ so very unlike the original. try of them that have come eider my notice' would 1 erve just as well for memorials of the Ernie tor of thins, or the Czar Nicholas, as of Omer Pacha. fig independently of the false impression which they tad left on my mind, I must confess that found it somewhat difficult to realise the idea that I was actually in the presence of the redoubtable chief, whose name has been on every tongue for the last six months. Take away the huge moustachios, which half conceal his mouth, end the grey beard beneath it, and you might fancy at first glance yourself talking to a" line old English b vntleman," who had never performed any more aulike exploit than running down a fox. There is kindly, good-humoured gleam in his eye, an honest endow, which puts you at your ease, because you kel that he is so; not merely a rude soldiery frank s's., but an approach to bonhonenie, though without the smallest want of dignity. On a longer acquaint s:me you discover that the outlines of his face bear the impression of Herculean energy, and even of audacity, and there is a massiveness about the wrinkles even that nothing save a fierce struggle with time could have produced. It there be any truth in phrenology, one would say that his whole intellect was lodged in his forehead. In moments of excitement, when his eyes flash under the cover of his large eyebrows, as they sometimes do, even in ordi nary conversation, his appearance reminds one more of a roused lion than any man's I ever saw. His manner is that of a polished gentleman—his cour tesy untiring, his patience inexhaustible. His 'Amer. num., even upon topics which one would suppose possessed but little interest for him, bear evidence of peat acumen and varied information. I was sur prised by hie accurate knowledge of English home politic+, though when speaking on the subject with an Englishman, ho shows some diffidence in pro nouncing an opinion,and general:y throws his remarks into an interrogatory form. Regarding her foreign re lations, he, as might be expected, speaks with more boldness, and expresses hie confident belief that any hesitation she shows in grappling with Russia now is but postponing the struggle to a period when she will find herself less prepared for it, and will per haps have to meet it alone, for he does not enter tain a doubt that two powers representing princi ples so oppeito to one another cannot subsist side by side without a collision, which must end in a combat a loutranee. 'there can be no indelicacy in my repeating this, as he has made use of the tarp burlap to most Europeans, English as well as others, who have visited the camp during the past summer and autumn. Beyond skirmishes he dose not anticipate the resumption of extensive hostilities before spring, as the severity of the winter and the had state of the soil render bivouacking impossible —unless, indeed, the Russians should attempt to pass the Danube es the ice, a feat which is not to be looked for from tacticians whose want of enter prise is so notorious. I have observed that some of the English join& which have occupied themselves in serving sponge of information regarding Omer Pubis dem& er• rangements, for the gratification of public sedeeft, hue made one or two mistakes which it has well tt correct. Nis wife, it has been stated, is &Turk, the daughter of his early friend and patron, a Turkish pasha of great Path; and it has also been that she has broke* through the restrictions on her sex by the Mohammedan law, appears is society, and maws her husband's guests. All this is the work of some one's imagination, as the lady in question is a Walachian, complies wi:h all the cus toms of the country, as she has too much good sense to imagine that any . good can be done by violently outraging loorestible prejudices. I)u reale, she a all that rumour bespeaks her, plays well, and is a good composer, and is educating her daughter as a European. There is an interesting anecdote connected with Win Paeha's early life, current here at present which probably has not yet reached you. As all the world now knows, he is a Croatian by birth, and commenced his military career in the Austrian army. A quarrel with his superiors drove him into exile about 23 years ago, and about the same tune, or soon alter, his brother, for political reasons, emigrated into Wallachia, where he established himself as a pro fessor of languages at Bucharest, where fortune seems to have favoured him, but he heard nothing more of his relative, and gave him up as deed. In 1848, when the Turkish and Russian troops occupied the Princi palities in conjunction, Omer Packs commanded the former, and for some time resided in the town ; bat his brother, who heard of him every moment, strange to say, never saw him, and little imagined that the ottoman general and he were so closely connected. At length, when at the commencement of the Russo lurk crisis, the German papers began to drag timer P;cha's antecedents to light, it tran spired, amongst other things, that his family PAP was Lutes, which he bad, according to custom. laid aside when taking service under the Sultan. thico of the journals fell into the hands of the linguist at Bucharest, and his curiosity was instantly sensed, and a few inquiries at last satisfied him that the 111. doubtable Mussulman chief was indeed his long but brother. He came to 'turkey, presented himself to timer Pitch*, who was under the impression that he had been killed in the Polish insurrection in 1830.1 Despite the ravages of time the recognition was mutual, and as joyful as if each had risen from the dead. Lance' son, a lad of sixteen or seventeen years of age, beca me Turk on the spot, and has re cently been created binbashi, a lieutenant-colonel, by the Sultan, in one of the regiments of the line; and an equally auspicious change iu hie father's fortunes will no doubt speedily follow. The Turkish army, wonderful' se itsefficiency is, not only as compared with its fanner state but as com pared with the enemy it has to encounter, seems wanting in some details of organisation, owing to the rapidity with which it ha. been raised. The supplies r each regiment and division are drawn from the neighbouring villages; but upon Omer Pacha falls at the care and responsibility of seeing that they are regular and sustained, and not unequally or oppres ly collected, and this in addition to his purely ni..ihiry and political duties; and yet the are well and the peasantry make no hints. lhe same may be said of almost every_depeelesent— (ldeates, hospitals, quarters, &c. /de eafelN into the minutest details of organisation with swam diligence, and not only issues his orders, tint MB that they are executed. As far as regards disciples, lib army will bear comparison with any in the 1111d11. Crowded as all the towns are with Mem to disorders are ever heard of. They lel the streets every day in hundreds, but brads or irregularities of any kind, in feet, Sehlem :I ever occur. Drunkenness Is, of course, Islisawn, sad most of the other vices of European miasmata almost equally rare. A man who can fill such a position as this widUIPA much credit, can of course a ff ord to despise dime Seel dummies of the pack of curs who are always= barking at the heels of greatness. But be more, perhaps, in this respect this met edema Is THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1854. like c ircumstances, hos the fact that he is matched spinet an enemy which alone, of all European nations, relies as much on corruption and calumny as on its sword, and seeks through a thousand channels to blacken the character of those who stand in the way of its despotic designs. Some of those who, it is to be hoped unconsciously, aid Russia in bar plots against the peace . and liberty of the world, have sought to prejudice against him those who vales words more for their sound than their sense, by calling him "an adven turer." This epithet has Sways been a favourite one With old fogeydorn, though what is the precise extent i et the wickedness of which those to whom it is ap plied may be supposed guilty it is hard to say. If it means a person who seeks to turn his WIMP to the best account, in whatever part of the worbi be tltb most suitable, the greater portion of trilmllmeet Great Briton and Ireland will ems dr Efts mination—ell the Scotchmee who migrate km Loa• don, all the Irish and English who find mew le Australia and America, all the Englishams sits an to be found in the Austrian service, and *di osiolo legion ; and, in short, everybody, whether be ever stirs out of his own parish or not, who owes nothing to tortune, and leaves nothing in her hands which prudence, courage, and fortitude can wrest from her. Nearly all the great names of history have be longed to adventurers. Hannibal was en adventurer, so were Cansr and Pompey and Marini ; so were Prince Eugene and Prince kupert, and Raleigh and Philip Sidney, and Cromwell; so was the elder Na poleon; as are Li the scions of great houses, who make their way every year to India; eo, in fact, is every one whose fortune was not made by his grand father. No man who aims high can forever walk in the paths of milk and water &Iglu quo. Wherever armies manoeuvre, a soldier has a right to follow his profession, and be proud of it. Honour and merit are of no clime and no service ; and nothing but sheer imbecility could blame a man for taking a step which has placed him in the command of a gal lant army, and made him the champion of freedom, instead of killing time in a Viennese cafe as an Austrian major of dragoons, or inflicting the disci pline of the stick upon the unfortunate Italians. mg he ameba ale ibeet ft le be ANIL Wile eadrely beside ancient of hits Mr. lanwatni—l Ime= int* It J. puesseded to read the neat poregrapkeit if dna elbegil be a disposition inhibited by eine manhers el elm AMMO net MI &dime this sauna, it is need raggetfola Wore J e ll i taigg will further edistre them One s = a and fill their pima with men who Yee [NM Imisour of aglsnd at heart, and ellieteally ellfrollt Itisinarneaa wish of the natio, ea this gamic.. You a memeeialiete therefore pray that no farther time =mtiso t emelell eillered by the Mayor is 'get') is the a II of cash overwhelming faaportene, WI ON airesiss may be forthwith takes by the 1 arm e iseselie kr. the Mesa)) governments to =iTester On a Zthe Enth ummaditicsally, and to tlie mil and atisfeetogy adjutant of all I dignia Letvann and Turkey." While the Meyer =alba& to milt his own views, that part of the me "Ma he considered objectionable, he (Kr. Lon gish in the most delicate and respectful inner tso allude to the objectionable portion . Be had been grieved to see th e rumours that had been put is air ; to see the universality of thou ruinous • and, as b t bum not the slightest attempt at tiontiadietion baboon wets. (Bear, hear.) It was a painful thing La dled per treulmarted Englishmen to think upon. Now, if liflat woe mid was uue— latintes—l meet call Mr. Ironside to order. I OMB WNW with ow a meeting to consider the Rai . d tostikaorid re are now entering into matter es- Ilisly Ileteles. for which you have no data beyond mere timer, which is contradicted on an sides, end which no MO mks kw watched the conduct of the ingrains per inea glue it refers, can for a moment believe. (Cheers ) N. Lai es I preside over the muting, I will endeavour to keep order. If you choose to transgress that order, I sir 'Silly shall leave the chair and depart from the meeting. (Cheers.) Mr. Inneinn—l am exceedingly sorry. (Cries of " Let's have it out.") The 11Ltron—As chairman of this meeting. I mill up on you to support the chair. (c been.) I iniin don Mr. Ironside is oat of order. (" He is set..") U Illt. lossaMi chooses to ge on after this intimate*. Vehall loses dr chair". I will sign no memorial tin indlits that eilliehilk be alludes. (Uproar.) Mr. latinics—lf you will be =me doll fa WIT this little episode. The Mayor has hoe neemeniall to suit his own view. The MAYOII.—I have altered it to snit the truth. Mr. I nomain intimated that there was nothing intim I in it before, though there might be that which to NNW would appear improper. lie valued order too seek le continue the sabjeet after the chairman had ruled lion imil of order. lie °cockaded by moving the address, ailliall the objeetioseble paragraph. Mr. WIII7WOITII seconded the motion. fie Ulan/ that our government had betrayed their trust on this owe. tion. Ii ithout the Russian meager was checked in his dishonest and aggressive practices the liberty of the world wss in jeopardy. The Matron proceeded to take a show of hands on the memorial. lie remarked that he had struck out that por tion which referred to rumours which, is his couciene, be believed were without foundation, and with which this meeting had nothing to do. As the memorial had to be parented to her Majesty herself, it would have been highly 1 improper and impertinent if it had contained any . such , notice. (Cheers. There were cries for the memorial as altered to be rend.) It was explaiusd that the Mayor had struck out the para. graph referring to Prince Albert and the ono which fol lowed. la this form the memorial was adopted unani mously. A vote of thanks to the Mayor followed the adoption of the memorial. WHAT IS THE TRUE POSITION OF THE FEIN OE CONSORT IN RELATION TO AFFAIRS OF STATE ? Tile following correepondenc has been published in Dublin: TO 1115 TOTAL 11101115358 remscs ALBEIT. Kay it please your Royal Highoers,—l have recently road with much pain and indignation, articles that appeared in the public journals, containing moat inkiest and anti- Christian sccusatioas against your Royal Highness; and, moved by sincere sympathy and loyal duty, I beg leave to offer, with unfeigned respect, the following observations to your Royal Highness: The charges audaciously preferred against your Royal Highness may be comprised under two heads—first, that your Royal Highness improperly interposes your advice to t the Queen on affairs of state; and, secondly, that your Royal Highness is invariably present when her Majesty grants audiences to her ministers. Upon seek 11111 ONO points I will say a few words 1. It is utterly incorrect to allege that your Repel Hier ness is disentitled to give advice on sffsin of eggs to your royal wife. It is true that your Royal Higholleoltsonot mu as the political head of the mats ; but when Ibalheseavelem tartly Belated your Royal Highness to be hue assort, you became km heed by sacred right of marriage; and your Royal Rislinem Is Wood, by that superior relation, to afford all advise ma mielenee to her Majesty in executing the arduous reeponilillissof royalty ; and fee her Majesty to forego that help NEU be to deprive herself's( thernost in portant and impaelli cosasellor In her dominions I For what object ma yew Royal Highness have in view but that Ms beet intermlendllis British crown may deemed unima gined* yew sigal posterity ? Depend upon it, Bir, that as gemeneed pine* et public polity can or ought to sever Pm Slid IRlinsus from your assigned rightful headship OM tt• owes d ow Nam. $. 'jibs penile psalm el a female sovereign renders it VW, doeseess and eligible that in all interviews with her Midelore the Queen should enjoy the protective present* of ye 'Royal Highness, and dm manly, open interference of yew Royal Highness should be wisely considered as an Ilibuissi seihreard against even the surmised exercise of *Wit Yuma. Is abe by that these Christian considerations will prove Mendes and sustaining to your Royal Highness, I have the Maass solo, your Royal Highness's obedient humble ear mint, Taman MeLoci. Rilliney, near Dublin, January 3. Windsor Comb, January 5. 1 Ifir,—l am commanded by his Royal Highness Prises pbe. to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, sad to you for your kind communication.--I have the hewer sir, your very obedient servant, fibensas Mulock, Esq. C. GMT. SUSPECTED MURDER IN B ROOKS MARKET, OLB. Yesterday Mr. Brent conducted an inquiry into the e i s cun t stanoss attending the death of Mary Ann as aged spinster, who was found dead In her room, 4, B e snehamp-street, L ea ther-lane, haying a goers wood es her forehead. It appeared from the enigma that the boos* was of mosstrio aid miserly halts, sal Slat sh• would owe let so of ber relatives how whin be woe easobielly visited her Immamo, Mr. W /dim, batten odor, 114.118, St. Mulierbos, and bar oat, who lives at No. S. Peter'esoint ini llsolistivet. Elks was with bar aunt on Thursday sal bit. Oa that dog (isiday), as dr speared moll, a atras hked Woke, Moe. Mr iros tosopesiod owa r oseisi bialokr bm ffinionsibil to Ebbw bw Thoth sho hit oinoyed to the ousasi* Ike boob. 11 14)1' Y 4.4 1 . DM to amorbse, sat 41* Ibe hoz sal sho Nom* bat deo did net wish sty *hoe Moans Is )Hart, whoa she was &fag. She the. vs directions oda driver to take her to AMass- gataaVeN, Gravel law, ter., whew, after pint about for ems time, he .pia went to OrevilloOrmil, Mos got out there and wee ressipbei by Mt. Gauge Sims, *skims, No. 9, Orevilkestreet, was took bee hoe. She pioseded to her room, bat was not sob INS olio. Deoressd's landlord derail that on Sunday lad, as lambing had been seen or Maid ed Isis tenant, he mitered" the room, add found her deed, said has body injured as de scribed. He immediately JIMPOIMIIi the atteedoss of a poliemon rad a segises. The isiito atteilatted death to the wood, which lie sold mightlos bora orasod Ober by a fall from a great height, in a blew bus some blue in strument. She could not hove walked slaw such injuries, which, moreover, must have boa idiot* within twenty fuer hours of their discovery. He believed that they were caused by a violent and will* blow. The Coroner said it was sseewseraapq sow that they should adjourn the inquiry for furthersvideses. It sight be that the deceased had drawn some money out of the savings beak. Tee summoning officer, Mr. Stripland, hire remarked that the rent-book was found as the stain leading to an upper story, where decosied was not in the habit of going. ree jury unanimously observed that under the CilCila• stances it would be advisable to adjourn. The Coroner then bound over the witness to appear at a future day, and the inquest was adjourned. The Coroner directed the officers to make inquiries at the sayings back, and of the stink beaker whose name was ea the moots. Lwrrzas too THE Two Brougs.—Gluna. Pure-orrats, Dvossuesa. 181&—Is athestaiase el s cosvestios width las bees ethethied beams Imes sod ths Two BiethosOutere boa the Valls% litez i st i droseol to the To• Shaba. or sir mu% nay be OS sal elSor the fad bossily , asik stoma Ilsdb• le theirdipliaadaa. IS the upshot tbs , *Warr sub Athos he tromalleig by yeast lletereig tease sad the Twe Bitaia, s W the reds of be,K Tammy, sal the Pepsi SUM. The, Ar eo litten kr the Pro Miss, whits Ibraish by either el the eishios sailor a 812"IW. will bt r no. • woo. is. 41. 11=jglrses sod sot onseetheli s ere a ellisk 2L _ fuses =mist ; Utak .71. Wagbisi / woe sad set eassobig 1 math t Mak lat. ; hosta s is. U.; lethl, de. areseiNst I eases sod soder If lONE Rath; lad sioneipigliTa4 toed ; de. bd. FOOD RIOT AT RIATER.-THB MILITARY CALLED OUT. EXETER, TOISDAT NIODT. Great excitement prevailed this morning among the poor of this city, is ceneequees of the biker having raised the price of bread to cinema the 41b. loaf. For sore days pest • amber of the lower class have been beard to utter treats spinet the ern merchants sad bakers, ta iloring that if the stall of life berme say dearer they would resort to violence. Yesterday annum es relyaftoraaoe, r three o'clock, peeps of mouses, chiefly the ' wines.' la bourers oat of employ, were Arm& is the lower poet of the sky, knows ea Westgate, essitass the high pellso if the necessaries of life, and dealers. le was impounds da them to milt with their present imallsivat wages. afterwards a movement WY suds ONDIDIS the bake= in that locality. The winders in amemmi inelener war brakes and the bread carded ell TM mob NM kismaide and the police force, headed by Sepodefibilltifl SW% were concentrated in the West Onsinar. to lON of all the efforts of the eatboritien ijeweert the mob proceeded thrash the beck streets to a bsbm4dtep ds the Cathedral-yard, which they snared; estballms eta snivel of the puller —a very iosaMeient fore* flir sal se ensergeney—they ransacked another shop is the mere neighbourhood, breaking in the windows with staves mil store. Tr utmost alarm now prevailed amongst*, Mew keepers, who immediately cloud their shops, sad budason use almost entirely suspended. At this' jlllO.Ol. SID Mayor of Easter (Mr. J. Daw) finding the espset if Daft SO serious, at ones proceeded to the barracks, MOW Slispioll by the 3rd Light Dragoons, and applied to Wesel Whits for the assistance of his men. About a gamin of as bout afterwards, about one hundred soldiers rode tbrisegb the streets, and were booted by soverd of tbe bystander. Oa arriving at the West Quarter they were dispersed is various parts, every avenue being guarded. It was th,n ascertained, however, that the rioters bad proceeded to St. Thomas, a town smarted from the city only by a bridge. Here it was found they bed perpetrated a vast deal of mischief. One baker's shop wee completely smashed, the bread being taken away sad the fixtures destroyed. In one or two intern the bars threw out their bread to the mob, who were thus applaud, and proceeded as to ether shops. The dragoons were for • moment unable to cheek the riot in this locality, in con sequence of not having received *Heist notification from a county magistrate, St. Thomas being without the bounds of the city. Mr. M. B. Ben, county magistrate, however, wu quickly on the spot, sad a troop of the soldiers accompanied him is porta of the rioters, who bad gone oa to Alphington and Exminster, two tn. loges in the neighbourhood. At the former place, they ransacked the bakers' shops; and tarried off the bread sad other articles. At Eandaster they attacked the premium of Mr. Tread, a wealthy farmer, took away a meaty of articles, and helped themselves to a wage: of eider. Twenty-five young men and boys were apprebeaded, sad are now in custody. The city is at present quiet, and the soldiers hut N. turned to the barracks. The Mayor of Exeter has issued the following plena, and a number of special constables have been sworn in: "Bread Riots.—Some riots having already taken place in this city, in consequence of the high price of breed, the Mayor and !magistrates of Exeter give notice that they shall use the most vigorous measures to preserve the psds3e peace, and to punish all who shall commit any breads of the some ; and they call upon all the inhabitants of Hutu. and the neighbourhood, and particaluly on all masters sad heads of families, to afford their active and best assistance in maintaining the public tranquillity and putting down all tendency to riot and disorder.—Jonx DAW, Mayor.-- Guildhall, Exeter, January 9,1864." RESISTANCE TO .RUSSIAI. PUBLIC DIESTINO AT SHEFFIELD. A crowded and enthasiastic meeting was held in the Town-hall, Sheffield, on Monday evening, "to amide, the propriety of memorialising her Majesty . to give imme diate effective material aid to Turkey in resisting the Em peror of Russia, who has now thrown off all disguise, and commenced a wanton and aggressive war." The meeting was salted by the mayor (Mr. Hoots), inpursuance of a re quisition signed by upwards of 100 inhabitant'. Amongst those in the ricietry of the chair were the Rev. J. .1. Shrub. sole, Mr. Henry Wilkinson, Alderman Can, Alderman Henry E. Hook, Councillors Aleock, Crowther, A. Booth, Ibhitt, and Iruns:de, Messrs. R. Otley, S. Bscon, to , &a. The MATOk, in his opening remarks, raid, although he did net himself contour in the object of the meeting, yet having received a requisition, signed as it was by parties who, he supposed, represented a great majority of this large borough, he thought it his duty as mayor to co the meeting, and accept the choir. (Hear, hear.) Bis notion was that war was to be deprecated in any shape. If they precipitated themselves into war—a just and neeswary was if they liked—they would entail the greatest curse on them wives, their children, and the world at large. He wield say no more on the subject. He would ask for a temperate expression of their eentimenta, and an attentive hearing for all patties. Ald. CARR, who was received with loud applause, said there could not be a doubt that the most horrible thing that could possibly be was a war. The proposers of the resole. tieing at this meeting undoubtedly incurred a very heavy responsibility. They all knew that this nation was go sensed by men of the greatest talent that could be collected anywhere, bat it was equally well known that great LOA sometimes lacked exertion from want of a hale proem from the nation. (Hear, hear.) He was not there 1 by any means to stimul ate a war, but if possible to prevent one : and he held hat active measures at the very commencement would have prevented war entirely. (Applause.) When a Stine was but small Ii might be very easily extingniehed. (Hear.) Could MO IS Englishmen, then. sit calmly by and see one of the mad vain and ambitious men that ever lived upon this sulk Walk into the Principe dies of the Turkish dominions. yap session of them, threaten them, and exercise sum of the most cruel and cowardly acts towards them that could possibly be? (Sisson.) He felt strongly the responsibility of proposing this risolution, but he should feel still more strongly jf ne did not say st once that there were so mesas of cheekiog war unless those means were used directly and with great &mans. It wee with that opinioa that he had risen to move—" That the present war in the east is solely caused by the Rassiss invasion of the Danubian Principal- tin, sad that the Turkish government is quits justified In Wilds; upon their uscoaditional evacuation." (Cheers.) sr. Autics said the mayor bed avowed himself fearfel of wee; bet the present question, se Alderman Carr sun ✓ank was 'Nish is the OIRISO most calculated to pro Inc. Maid irs slow any for: Riga power to step in and Tae with his unstry on behalf of Ireland, on such a for iszesapie, Or au Irish church d (Rear, bear.) rat that innsilately that Russia began her the semilisesals as Tuley, she proper course was for the Isidlid sad Formit Ili es ine Oa Bleck fisa and insist es Seta Ismail* swanlike Mho provisoes of which eke Ind way takes poonalin sed osemaise Me the amiss of Istarniog thither r Wild did mm In W l = Alkongh we had made $ pal VOW Mont dimes yet it was said met nub albums wave now la primer la oar OW* IhnOili finis. Ho hoped then was so cause fur bins I bee if them was any Oath in the rumours sf sink anamgkis& marriages whisk the royal holly was to be MINI with des palm Sum would involve a very serious miallea, and it amid Maw no flown to wain what the die wen shoat lie send Os donor le many 20 • big Munn impealimoat to mis = r. sad said that ha ais mid lekiss a =hand in the emus of Poland, of Italy, of H whey. He was &SAM to Stu ths esploaifwe of the ministry; bat he was seik afraid that May ended the advancement of clone Nuty. Ms his al sfleo. Ws of war ; still ho aMlaraitl *at see Wee slim was to put an end to the nesseat parleying. Wary delay ismosses the difficulty ; awl, if they could ma est a "mis trial, mower, the tree way to preserve puss was foe From sad Ragland to units at once to award Om @vacua dos of the Danubian provinces without any intim mon ism, whatever. (Loud chem.) The resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. B. OTLIT, after arguing that the trasicif end Prance was to put a check at no eenelnded by moving—" That itielsort country and Prams as ones I. swan= Mania to mum the Pruth msendltlimily, and falling ungliame to compel kiss to do so, if awassom, by from slime ' Mr. A. Boom all ho had min plossais la seconding neolutisa. Palms some pusses, who knew he was a somber of the Posse fluisty, might ask how he could some in a pnewsitha that the Rasolan should be som eras Isom the Pre* by form of arm. It was true as • immlser of the Peace Society, and he was an adu lates of prow; bet it must be accompanied by freedom end Marty. (Hear, hear.) Who was the murmur in this in. asset Turkey was not. Russia was the aggressor; and, sash being th• case, they called os Ruda to grant nen poses. If Russia refused to do so, then he would my, "No will try to make you." (Loud cries of " Hear, bear.") He was an advocate of war to compel a mhos; to do that by lore, which she would not do by the in fluence of moral reason. There could be no doubt the Rua sinus ought to be called on to evacuate the Danubian Prin cipalities but what must the next step be if they would not leans thine territories ? (A voice: " Make them!") The Metet Ragland N prepared for this, for they :would M e mumbled in such numbers to night. At the same time be hoped that there would be ne war. If the govern ment were prompt and decisive in their measures war mlgbt yet be averted ; but if they allowed Russia to get suck a hold of Turkey as she wished, they would never drive back the northern power except by war. (Cheers.) The motion was put and carried, only mu hand being held up against it. Mr. Iserrr moved tho following resolution : —That if thus driven to resort to arms pesos should not be made without the most complete and satisfactory adjustment of all disputes between Russia and Turkey. Mr. S. BACON secooded As resolution. He said that various powers had been tampered with by the influence of Russia, sod urged th• amenity of taking amuse of the pressed crisis, while Louis Napoloos was friendly to this country, to check the power of the authors emperor ; and it was therefore the duty of Ragland immediately to unite with Prance in repelling the attacks of Russia. (Hear, bur.) He believed that Russia had only kept back from I attacking Turkey more fiercely so long as she had done, is order that she might be enabled to attack that nation With greater strength and with a better prospect of wishing it. Under thew circumstances', he contended that it was the duty of England to draw the sword in Went* of the liberties of England. (Chasm) TM resolution ms sashed. Mt. Isaac frustum sued u follows : " That these I ressinticas subMied ia an address to Ur Majesty, ia the hut now read. to ho signed by the mayor ea behalf of the amotiag, and kwwudoil to the Right Hes. Lord Poi nsettias, else matillsolsa." Mr. Ironside urged that it was ask be the prom of this moths or of any niestiag ia upland as puma a war. Wow was sow cousin bat teams like rho anildsolike what the shauster of that was should be—gibalhad 11111111111 be aa Masse war, Munn it awl Mr mein m, as far as we mw .tam sad, • a just priasilpiss. Mr. Imola MI Oa Mica, whisk eatipsdiel the resslslims, oat . mhosuanissi the folhairke ipm =ir : wed % Thr i tint 1.111.11411=81618. saam Met i s u oh l l a in es Mein tromskai ken salls lumlle. sloshes& M armee okra sal Mann wane ths Mel walla al Ms NW tins beg ask ta thst Ihs =siay of disaysalar AMPS CORBOOn rine link sad hay semussal ea lit• pang. die wear ette seem bogie 41= sp rott) A TM Xeres seek tie bet wee est et weer, THE POPE AND THE ENGLISH CATHOLICS. In a private audience with which I was honoured by the Pope, not very long since, his Holiness expressed himself on the subject of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the following terms: " It was wrong to suppose that I had intended to insult her Majesty the Queen of England, or the British nation. by establishing a catholic hierarchy in that country. I look upon England as one of the greatest nations in the world; and therefore I wished that in her relations with the Holy See, England should be on the same footing as the other gr eat powers. Until lately there were no catholic bishops in England, and the bead of the metallic church in that country was simply a vicar apostolic. Thus, England was in the same position in her relations with the Vatican as the coast of Guinea, or any barbarous or infidel e tuntry. A vicar apoitolic is an racer entirely dependent on my will; and when Dr. Wiseman filled that post in London, I might, without any previous notice, have ordered him away to Japan, or to the interior of South America. The catholic church in England was, therefore, at that time completely under my e. nivel. At present the matter is quite other wise. In establishing a hierarchy in England, I wished to pay a compliment to that great country. I wished that the catholic* of England should have their own church, punted and directed by their own countrymen ; and that at should be no longer a simple mission dependent on the Holy See. In establishing a hierarchy in England, the power which I formerly held over the catholic clergy in that country I then resigned. The catholic bishops of Eng land are no longer entirely dependent en my will ; I can neither dismiss them from their present poets, nor mad them upon missions to other countries. Thus, the catholic church in England now belongs to England, and is no longr in its former dependent position upon the Holy eeg."—True French and English in Rosse, by P. O'Brien. BUS-DIVISION OF Sr. PANCRAS PARISIL—It et, incidentally mentioned dories the visitation at St. Paul's yesterday that a bill would be introduced into parliament in the approaching session for the sub-division of the parish of St. Pancras, one of the best livings the dean and chapter have is their gift, and at present held by one of the canons residentiary. The plat embodied in the bill will carry out • pledge liven by the vicar that be would be a party to the re-imposition of church rates. The objects proposed by the bill are int to reform the Board of Church Trustees, making them a body elected by the pew renters of the various churches instead of a self-elected body as at present ; secondly, to secure pastoral efileiency in each of the dis tricts ; lastly, to enable the revenue derivable from the church lands in the parish to be appropriated to the repairs and other requirimidts of the church in the perish. In MOO of the existing church sib al liatia i : at t he district churches ettey all to he ' at the mother church le Se great deerlammt staving service, there being some times es many es ad hems published on • Sunday, and as army se 110 swerimps seismabed at • time. No fewer than r ebee meg ss egse had Mien lime between Kidsummer and lark. Wei se the rate of mere than 1,600 per annum. The bill will set interfere with the municipal rights of the vestry am permit the clew to take their seats as me officio members. The bill has been referred to • committee, with the following imperative instructions: That provision be made that so compulsory church rate should be made for any district or other church, unless the same be signed by the two churchwardens elected by the vestry, and that the vicar and said churchwardens shall alone be ex officio members of the vestry. MOVEMENTS OF THE DERBTITES.—The Liverpool Albion says :-.... We understand, from the best authority, that the Derbyites have made a move within the last few days with a view to rammer the session in a becoming an opposition pre pared to do something more than merely obstructive. To th is end, as we gather from a very competent informant, letters have been sent, some to Lord Derby, some to Mr. Disraeli, but in the aggregate number ing not less than 260, from members of the lower house, proffering aa unreserved support to those leaders on poli tical grounds generally, but more especially in a policy the reverse of that which is supposed to have hitherto actuated, and to be likely to continue to actuate, the present advisers of the mown, responsible and irresponsible, ostensible and actual, in respect to Russia sad the East. Besides these 260 avowed adherents there are also, we understand, some 20 others solo, for lack of a more distinctive designation, we may call contingent auxiliaries, whose support on cer tain points is not to be held as binding them to any other than a defensive alliance. Armor wrrn PoscunaL—An old man named Pester baring his head bound up, and appearing to suffer 1 t arth it i ese i gas brought lent Monday , before , FrLderie t Cr it a ir= Wood, propertywith of 1 a lrbT as ileq., MY., Coshing. From the 'yi d the keepirs, it append that while out watchieg in weed be gumbos • • Orteadiss *ht. they heard the of a gua i =destl of thee is where they were , end allsewesde new the *emir end man ........•.,.„b.................,...... as the bead with big wed *led ea bete i =6 mein lit opine the herger, The War tbe ppm, to the pima mg eseurai him. sent Maw peneeletue OL The labour h ail is ids Mats Wes cite oimm lii =iset Mat. LI =tied Mr elkairodisedig _ 0 arm. He wee aimmitloi to Lewes Ma* ter Ikea i with hard laireozft Me azghatiss of the tees te wene for tosser 111 aumolmo! Tin :=iOSATIOn Otonsamonsas have char she leibuiss ladle is take oat emigreate to Atietralie, l Me itog iob elmelle. the &series, the Pune, and tbe 1 Tbe Royel Charlie is Waal for Ado. emd Alba elbeador Melbourne. The dairies sad 1 the OWN willadi bus Ikathuspica. HEALTH OF LONDON. The Registrar-General reports that— Fourteen hundred and forty-four deaths were registered in London in the first week of the year. Of these, 656 were deaths of children under 16 years of ego ; 431 vi en of per sons between 15 and 60 years ; end 3.53 occurred to men and women in advanced life, who had completed sixty yesze mod upward'. In the ten corresponding weeks in the years 1844-53, the avenge number of deaths wee 1,262, which if raised accord ing to increase of population, becomes 1,388. Though the mortality at this season is usually high, the present return shows an erects of 56 above the corrected. average. The mean temperature of last week was 30.2. It fell as low in the first week of 1849, and the deaths were then 1,131. It feel to 29.4 in the week ending 2nd January 1847, when the mortality was as high as that of lam week. There died last week 352 persons from diseases of the organs of respiration, while the calculated number is 279. Twelve died of hayngitis and laryegismus stridulus, 189 of bronchitis, 104 of pneumorda, 36 of asthma; 86 children died of hoopieg cough. Only the following two deaths were registered as caused by cholera: Manrhanoorn (St. John's).—M 50, Acacia-mad, on 30th December, the son of a merchant, aged 6 years, " English cholera (11 Mere)." Wurrecnsrat. (Whitechapel North).—At 10, Gralseem. court, on 27th December, a labourer, aged 63 yew s " cholera (24 hours), fever consecutive (3 days)." la the sub-district of Horton Old Town, at 13, Bowling• genewalk, on god and 3rd January, two eitildna of a Yew, deceased, aged respectively 8 and 5 years, died of "scarlatina ; low continued fever." Mr. Pearce, the regis ter, says :—" I am informed that in this house there aro hetesstly very cattails smells arising from iniperthet dirrinege. The mother of the children registered is is a wily destitute condition, living and sleeping with ea aged Imilber in the apartment where the bodies are now lying." Is Islington West, at 1, Oainfold•threet, three daughters of a whitesmith died, ens on the lad, sad two on the 6th January of searlatina maw." In Braliff, at the sates workhouse, on 31st December, a basket-maker sad his wife died, both at the age of 76 years, the former of " natural daisy ; cardiac dismal," the latter of natural delay." They bad come from Madeira Market. Mr. Wells, the registrar, relates a singular min. Maras in the Byes of Ma aged couple. They were bora in the same year, and on the same day of the month, and died within half an hour of each other. In High-street, Battersea, at Illst December, a ship car penter, aged 92 pus, died hoot " decay, accelerated by destitution." Certified by medical attendant. In Aldgate, at 21, Peter's-coort, oa 28th Dumber. a labourer, aged about 66 you., was " hand deed la a genet, death apparently mooed by starvaticia." In New Gravel-lane ' Shadwell, on 12th December, Op ems eta mat-maker, ag ed one year, died Mei eteseathee. beguist. Talk George-in-thaßast, at 8, Cbedierilleletomall et Demealler, the daughter of a labiate* egg s ome pm* was 11 heed Sled Is her father's arms; &ea minkentid by went, espesere to sold, and privations." Isameet. Is the ash-distristof Cavendish-square, as U Imam a boy, aged 14 you., "mute febrile attack arbingfrem (edges sad 'apostate to sold (5 days)." In B'll-gees, Sydeshim, on the 30th Dimmable, a spin ster, sled 34 years, died hens "debility (4 ran). 'sego tion of lungs from upstate to extreme sold (48 heels)." Is St. Jamie's, Chrtheswell, at 811, TurmillUreet, a female, aged 48 lean, found dead on led January ; "failure of heart's action from over distention of steam* and cold." Pest wartime. Inquest. Last week the births of 679 boys and 694 girl., in all 1,373 children, were registered in London. In the nine cor responding weeks of the years 1846-53 the average number wu 1,666. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.041 in. The reading of the barometer demos& hem 79•42 ice. at the beginning of the week to 29-16 in. by soon on the tad ; remained at about this reading till the evening, when it tamed to in crease, and wee 111114 in. at 9 It. a.m. on the 3rd; it thus ;anal to discus.., sad passed to the point 29 ia. at shut mialeight, end sins 2883 in. at 9 h. a.m. as the 6th ; lI that tuned le ismeme, and repassed the point 29 in. at abut 10k. at. on the 6th; and reached 2946 is. by 9 h. am. on the 7th ; wee 29 in. at 10 h. 30 m. a m., and de ereassd to 1841 in. by the end of the week. The meat temperature wee 394 deg., which is 64 deg. below the average of the ease week in 38 years. The mum dilly temperature was below the average on sooty lay et the week, mope Saturday, when it was 44 deg. ohne it. Os k wee 9-8 deg below it, oa Noeday 11l Ist on dew. 'The temperature then roes. Oa Illetel i t a h t e e reedbm wee sill 194 deg._ The bale tieentled ea Teeday, and wee 1111 low fh . highest a'dlsg the iv aa de w dseday row hits 204 eWs to r 9 de9tb of Gas area the kowil, nod in pews it bed MOM to the depth et we but. Oa Thiele" the somas et melted sew Wes 010 fa.; bet tbh ieseearasurt hrehandllf dam the real eatreat, es awe wield be blowsh* the lbw te.the igth weelads ea ThewoA7. wee =et the l a ir Ma dip wee CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday a court wu held ; Deputy PEACOCK is the chair. Dr. Letheby atteaded the sitting, iiod Made some observations to jostifr his report en the quilt, of t►e gas supplied is the city of Leadva. TON iATN FALL OP SNOW. • petition. signed by the four contractors for removing tie dirt fres the streets. preying that they might not be • hr having failed to clear away the snow daring the laMse part of last work, end that the Thames, under similar eiremaseamese, might, for the future, be used as a place of bpeeft, was read by the clerk. Evidence, at senaidassible length, was glens by the inspectors to the **Ma that many of the principal, as well u nearly all the bask Meseta, and emits, ad% alleys, were covered with Nam lee several days, until permission bed been granted by the lend Mayor to throw it into the river. The issatnctors pleaded in mitigation of penalty the utter Impossibility of making greater exertions to clear the streets than they did, one of them having employed between fifty sad ditty, another forty, and a third thirty carts in the basin's. They also said that they bad had men end horses at work night and day from Wednesday till the present The inspectors admitted that two of the contractors bed made every exertion is their power to fulfil their contracts, which was en impossibility on account of the enormous quantity of snow. Mr. kiIIYWOOD, the city surveyor, said that on Wednes day morning there was no lees a quantity than 85,000 cart leads of snow in the streets of the City, which no available faros could have removed within the time required, and that by the following morning 50,000 cart loads had been thrown into the streets from the tops of houses. Mr. H. L. TATLOII then moved that the contractors be fined the following sums .—Mr. Drummond, 251.; Mr. Gould, 1001. ; Mr. Reddia, 501. ; Mr. Rooke, 1501. Deputy GODSON seconded the motion. Various amendments were made and seconded, and after • long discussion the following penalties were imposed .- 61., 601., 501., and 751. COLONIAL BANK. __.._ The ordinary half-yeariy general meeting of the proprietors of this bank, was held yesterday at the London Tavern. Mr. CHAIILICS Cave presided in the absence of 1 Mr4Muriott, the chairman of the company. Tin following statement of the financial position of the arapasy to the 30th of June, 1853, was read by the Se ason 1 , Debta.—Cisculatios, 185,3701. 15s. 10d. ; deposits and liabilities, 1,042,4891. 17s. 6d. ; paid-up capital, 5 000 1. ; fund to meet bad debts, 117,7211. 19s. Ild. ; 8,2131. 15s. 2,1. ; total, 1,873,7961. Bs. bd. Amts.—Specie, 198,3721.8x.82. ; due to the Bank in the i Colonic', on bills discounted and purchased, including those past due, 712,1211. Bs. Sd. ; due to the Bank in the Colonies, on cub credits and current accounts, 125,7361. 4s. 11d. • due to the Bank in London, on bills remitted, cult at bankers, Ike., 827,7581.116.7 d. ; bank premises end furniture, in London sad the colonies, 9,8041. 14e. 7d. ; total, 1,878,7961.85. M. The CHAIRMAN introduced the report which he said was prepared on this, as on all previous occasions, with a strict regard to the actual position of the company, and its present aid fetus interests, but which he was 'Hippy to believe was more in accordance with the wishes of the proprieten than the statements which the directors had been able to Nuke at former meetiegs. The report, of which the following is a copy, was then read and unanimously adopted : " The directors point with satisfaction to the above state ment, showing the net profits of the half-year ending on June 30, 1853, after making provision for all current, bad, and doubtful debts, paying the income-tax, and setting apart the cuatomsry amount towards the reduction of the cost of bank premises, &e., smouat to 18,2131. lig s 2il. Out of these profits the directors, although not login si ght of the large sum still required to make gocd the heavy' loss their capital some years since sustained, think that the time his now arrived for giving effeot to the fre quently expressed wishes of the proprietors, by recom mending that a dividend of 2 per cent. for the six months ending June 30 last, being at Pe rates or 4 per cent. per annum, be now declared. (Cheers.) This dividend will amount to 10,0001., after the payment of which, there will remain the sum of 8,2131. 16s. 21. to go to the fund for bad debts, which will then amount to 125,9351. 15i. 2d. The accounts which the directors have received from the breaches of the half-year's business now just concluded, are satisfactory." A resolution confirming the proposed dividend of 2 per cent. for the half-year, free of income-tax was also passed, and Messrs. Andrew Colville, William Davidson, James Fletcher, Alexander Stewart, and Henry Bruce, who re tired from the direction, and Mr. John Bloxam, the pre vious auditor, having been reelected, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, which concluded the business. IMPROVED DWELLINGS. -...._. The average rental of good eight or six-roomed Mom tbe suburbs—Gosh as Portland. Camden, sad . . . Kentish Towns, Camberwell, Kensningtoo, dec., Ike., 61. per chamber, or 30/. for a six-roomed, or 401. for an eight-roomed house, with kiteben asd weishhesise. These homes, too, are finished with some pretensions to taste; and, though aristocrats may smile at it, even to luxury. Cendeets and luxury are comparative: a poor man can lamellae in a clean, warm room, without excessive owns tameketion : • clean kitchen is a luxury: a waahhouse and drilnosnam or ground are exceeding lu:curies—luxuries the deli Minot appreciate, who have never at an evening MIAS Ms reek of a week's washing, extended on lines Ihressghoit the one sole living-room. If, therefore, a small mansion or villa can be erected and let at the rate of 61. per chamber, why should not houses of plainer finish, adapted to the wants of simpler folks, be erected and let at the rate even of 31. a chamber ? 31. a year would little exceed Is. per week, bat suites of rooms constructed with recesses for beds (to separate the sexes, or children from parents) might be erected even at • much smaller oat; and such buildiags might also have (if on a medium scale) common kitchen and washhouse, with all the accessories essential to the health and comfort of families. An able and practised architect wand the writer that the cost of each suite of chamben, including a good-sised sitting room, two sleeping compartments, toge ther with pantry, water laid on every finer, and the other accessories, need not exceed 80/. Take the interest, then, of 801., the outlay, at 6 per cent; it is 41. ; add thereto for ground-rent, or usufruct of purchaee 21., and If you ;like 21. more, or 26 per cent. profit, and you have this convenient family abode for 81. • year, or at • fraction under 3s. Id. • weak. To secure, however, the most prompt and effective re medy, the alteration and adaptation of old houses should be g Ily retried out ; not that the middlemen of St. Giles's or Clerkenwell could be prevailed on to let their tenures at moderate rents: no, they make too good a thing of it; but there are numerous houses and ranges which might be rented by companies or solvent individuals at a reasonable rate, and which, after alteration, repairs, and adaptation, would leave to speculators a very large profit, securing at the tame time to the labouring poor commodious and cheap houses; this is the way, In this respect, to secant the greatest good to the greatest number; it is what the con dition and circumstance of the age regaire, and any one who enters into the calculation may be confident of the results. It cannot be denied that there is an objection very preva lent against lodging-hostas, which on a large scale look like barracks. The very poor (sod the poorest are those who mast dress well and keep up an appearance, such as clerks, shopmen, sy, and even curates) think they must occupy a house in terrace or row, so uto have a designs- tion and address; bat this feeling will soon give place to that prudence and common sense which led our countrymen in Scotland to subdivide their houses in fiats. The French have long been habituated to occupy large musicals in com munity. They first established the omnibus (a species of conveyance that we at first ridiculed, but afterwards fell in with). The Italian noble often lives in his attic, sub lets his palszzo, piano nosilis and all, keeping the cellars only for the retail of wines, the yield of his vineyards. Oa the comforts of home depend the amenities of life : these are ever present with us: they cement the domestic affections, humanise the mind, elevate the morals, and shed a bright influence, which perishes not with life, but descends to our children, even in poverty. The asperities of home need no commentary be yond the daily reports of police-offices and criminal courts. Repelled by irremediable discomfort, the parent lodgers too often seek in the gin-palace what is denied at home; deser tion and neglect become habitual; health fails; and their offspring, the early object of tender care and solicitudes, us driven on a course of vice, crime, and retribution. Here, then, is scope for the exercise of true philanthropy. If this is a Christian country, the pious or the Church ought to accelerate the movement: if we are only mer chants, shopkeepers, and speculators, the adventurous will find a profit as well as "luxury is doing good."—Tho Builder. THE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE ISLE OF DOGS. --4-- Extending all along the embankments, from the miters to the western sides, are to be found the industrious seats of Nome. •isf the most important metallic and futile and chemical manufacturers indigenous to the metropolis. There is As celebrated engineering establishment of Messrs. Seword and Cape'', distinguished for the great en tent of its British and foreign contracts, and for the inven tion of the Cycloid.' paddle-wheel. There is the active and crowded engiueering and iron ship-building establishment of Messrs. Scot., Russell, and Co, from whence the war steamers Grappler and Mestere were launched, and where the practical application of the wave-line theory of the distinguished proprietor, one of the secretaries of the Great Exhibition, is fully carried out. There are the extenaive works of Messrs. klerewood and Rodgers, where iron is galvanised; of Mr. Walker, where galvanised iron is turned into houses for Australia; of Rutin° and Bova, where the iron is turned into springs, and wheels for railway carriages. Sir Charles Price and Co. have still their old-established milli, where oil is crushed from seed., and where spirits of turpentine are distilled from Stokholm tar. Rope works are there, where huge cables are made from Rigs hemp; and rope works, where cables are made from iron wire. Blash field's works have for nearly forty years been known for their manufactures of Roman cement, Portland cement, plater of Paris, and useful and ornamental works in terra cotta. There are chemical works, where ammonia is pre pared from the bones of dead dogs ; smelting works, where gold and silver are reduced from their ores; disinfecting fluid works, where preparation, are made for pouring down cesspools ; ironworks, where all the old iron of her Majesty's dockyards is puddled into new rods and bars ; and, finally, there are Messrs. W. Cubitt and Co.'s works, where curious machinery is used for cutting wood ; and where bricks, cement, and drain-tiles are manufactured upon a large scale. This island, so long a tract of barren and un productive mush land, and still the greater part of it 7 feet below high-water level, is now in • flourishing condition. It has a population of 5,000 people; • rateable property of 20,000!. in value; 630 houses; sixty manufactories; fora places of worship; one or two good sehool-houses; ten ex cellent public-house; a doctor (no lawyer!) ; • house agent ; a gas work ; an omnibus ; • post-office ; and a sta tion for the Thames police.— The Builder. DEATH OE MAJOIL-GENERAL TATLOR.—We are sorry to have to add another to the list of deceased general officers in the person of Major. General Thomas William Taylor, C. 8., Colonel of the 17th Lancers, end Lieut.- Governor of the Royal Military College. Major-General Taylor entered the army as cornet in the 6th Dragooe Guards, in 1804, and after passing rapidly through the junior grades of the cavalry service, became Brevet Lieut.- Colonel on the 18th of June, 1816, having served during the campaign, the great event of which took place on that day. There are now three colonelcies (the 60th Rifles, 16th Regiment, and.l7th Lancers) at the disposal of Lord Bar dingo, besides the Lieut.-Governorship of Sandhurst. SNOW SQUALLS IN NORTH WALES.—The moult taiaons districts of North Wales have been ren dered completely impassable by the severe snow storms and squalls which, during. last week, occurred throughout the kingdom. For three days no delivery took place of the London mails, the lines and roads were com pletely blocked up, and at one period three engines were entirely embedded in a mew bank near Aber 100 men being employed to clear the lines. The snow here was 16 feet deep, very considerably above the telegraphic lines. A singular sight occurred in the vicinity of Penmaen Maur, six trains being stationary at one tim-, neither able en ad vance nor recede. The station master at Conway dispatched an engine to their aid, and, at different intervals, three others, all of which were successively blockade d not far from each other. The weather was tremendous, and the wind blowing in brick squalls, the snow was drifted in such masses that the drivers could not see beyond their en gines. One poor man lost his life near Conway while clear ing the snow. A train came up, and, owing to the snow, made no noise ; while too late endeavouring to get out of the way, the engine struck him on the back of the head, fracturing the skull. He survived only a few hours. The Chester and Mold line was impassable, a train containing several magistrates and a number of witnesses on their way to Mold, to appear at the sessions, being unable to proceed, though powerful engines were employed. The poor in habitants of the mountains have suffered most severely. In the Pass of Lbusberis, the cottager' being unable to leave their dwellings, passed much of their time in bed. In many instances She farmers narrowly escaped being frozen to death, in vain endeavours to rescue their sheep, the poor animals being buried by hundreds on the mountains. THE BOOMERANG PROPELLER--111 the Southamp ton graving deck there is a screw steamer with a boomerang propeller, the first that his been seen in Southampton water. The vessel is named the Manilla, and is intended for a collier in the China sem, for the Peninsular and Oriental Company. The Manilla will carry nearly a thousand toss of coal. QUICK VOTACIT..—The Cololllbo, a screw-SWAM; which took out the India mail from Southampton on the 20th ult., reached Malta in about eight days, after making d stop at Gibraltar. The distance between Southampton Mt Malta is 2,1112 miles. This is the quickest voyage to Malls ever made. THE WIZOK OP THE MERMAID.—The Sea Nymph which wired at Liverpool yesterday morning, teas captain (Robinson) and crew of the unfortu ip Mermaid; from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which Aare on the Copeland', near helfastoei l 4Ehleh are Repast the send a total week, IyhignOtani Mt the largo:width was "Fr *gam OD% I &Wit is ea &nohow • • ~~ " f ~i a • -