The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-06 00:00:00

legitimate oppositioa,ss it were, in railway companies, i re this determination of individual proprietors to see into and to understand the peskiest and affairs of these corporations, that there is safety and security for the Mora But this inducement for independent examination, 10 ,1 tovesti4,mtiou, and knowledge, Lord GloWYtuAt's bill v eal withdraw from shareholders; and, though it may erect • machiceiy . that will comedy audit b ir ir li an accounts, it will, by substituting • new authority for that of each company, deprive the most eot rpetent shareholders of that stimulus for investi rain and discussion, already found so beneficial. What is wanted is not • general audit board, how ever comp wed, but in each company a body of pro prietors who, acting independently of and even ad versely in some "enure to the directors, shall be t h or oughly acquainted with its affairs, who shall be entisuoaly ou the watch to protect the interests of their fellow-shareholders, and who shall be their own auditors. And this is what adversity is gradually giving to every company : The educitton of well-informed proprietors in each c ompany is therefore to be encouraged by every pos sible mans. But tho rearing and development of such a body is exactly what we fear Lord Ga.tx mites bill will have a tendency to arrest. And for this nano we regard it with dislike, and shall watch it with suspicion. 84 far from its being correct that there are sot in each railway the elements of safficient audit, it may be affirmed, with a much nearer approach to truth, that there are in every company much better elements of audit than can be obtained out of it. True it is, that frauds in maws; acecounts of inordinate magnitude bare been discovered. But these frauds were confined to companies over which Mr. IluttitoN presided; and none of them were under the provisions of even the vi ry imperfect audit law which is now generally sp. pbeable to railway corporations. An lon the very tint advent of reduced dividends these frauds were at once discovered. By whom? By the vety class of shareholders whose independent exertions Lord Gitasatu.x's bill would discourage. The memory of these franeb, and the pasture of low dividends (caused not by the frauds, but by bringing an immense mass of addi ional and unpro ductive capital into participation of profits) will, under an improved law of independent audit, secure a eon. fictional of such interference; and its effects will be not merely to protect railway property. but to pre pare a valuable class of persons for public life, to the general advantage of the country. Instead of a bill for establishii g a better system of audit, Lord GRANVILLE'S measure is one for curtailing the powers of shareholders, and transferring those rowers , . not to • board appointed by government, bat to • board over which government is to have con trol. Aid in this control it is that the government wedge sill be introduced into railway companies, wLch. when driven home, will }lace them at the mercy of the most contemptible insiittrion of the country the Railway It *ref of Commissioners io Whitehall. The principle of the bill is that railway proprietors cannot manage their own affairs. That principle, once em bodied in legislation, the rest will quickly follow ; forint in proportion as the power of shareholders is token away. so will they be indifferent as to the ex ercise of what rem ins, until they really become ob nox:ous to the reproach the Railway Commissioners sow peak to fix on them, and the safoty of the general comma -J[7 r•lt at last be interested in tranitening ail power to the Railway Commissiorers and the executive g ,Tirt nt. li FRANC& PARIS, TIIIIIDAT 6-30 P.n. The government hive been doing all in their power to get ue v.etes favour of their law on the mayors, and for the purpl-e of delay, the examination of the question in tLc Llatll9l, where the committee were to be chosen. had been deferred. The cabinet, how ever, did not count upon an incident which has pre cipitated matters. NI. F. de Lasteyrie ascended the tribune lost teening, and proposed that the bill rela tive to the nomination of mayors throughout Francs stoti:d by examined the next day in the bureaux, as it was eesentia! to have the matter decided as quickly as poeinte.t. Toe abin•t was taken by surprise, but could not find an expedlent ready, and the house accordingly voted that the bureaux should assemble to-day, for the purpose stet •d. Accordingly, to-day, before the sitting, the cumbers assembled in the bureaux, and d.scused the law on the mayors. A most lively de bate took ?Lee, which esded in the triumph of the opponents of goverr meat. M.U. prrrser,Vatimeroil de Sete, Bechard, Pidonx, Montigny, and other members of the Right spoke at length, and attacked the govern ment b.. 1 as bvirg opposed to the principle ot adminis trative &tent:a:it ition, and as a violation of munici pal freedom. The majority against the bill was in the HA considerable, six committee men for the bill being chosen tipsiest Line opporients of the cabinet. Thus the committee is pretty certain to reject the bill, as it whist' of lifteen members, of whom orly six are favourable to governmeLt. Amongst the latter are MM. Placatory, lie Broglie, and Mathieu de la liedorte. M. Thiel", who is in fsvonr of the bill, was rejecud as candidate in his bureaux. It was under the impression of this result that the Asetta&y, when the publ•c sitting commenced, entered on the hearing of certain questions that were to be put by M. Puicatery. These questions had been t red fir hearing to day by the Assembly yesterday, std they relate to grave infractions of the laws of the tola.try, and particularly on the respect due to pro perty, said to have occurred n certain preparatory electwal meetings. la the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, the discus sion on the Paris to Avignon Railway Bill was brought to a cleat by the Brat reading being adopted by 428 rows to 218. The opposition journals, not without good founda tion, regard this vste, accompanied, as it is, with re refill; ea to the s?cond reading, as a defeat of the ministry. However, it may be the probable result will be .he njectionof the bill. The result of the partial preparatory ballot of the l:aim Elettnale has been made known to me this emiag. The three fist candidates in order of raefsrity are Ls Ilitte. Bonjean, and Ferdinand Foy ; Gersral d Arbouville is fourth. The number of voters at toe preparatory ballot was only 61,292. Tee number of voters has been this time more con siderable than at the two preceding elections, thereby showing that the electors have better under stood the importance of the present one. More than sisly thousand votes have already been received. The President of the Republic, accompanied by the Grad Duchess of Baden, last night visited the Opera. BOURSE. PAZII, Yuma S. I Re _ _ awry. Opesum For Aoc.)unt. $ Pr Oents..— ... ;Air OWL 5 do. Kew Lora 41 per Cut" i ton Oulu. n 10 I NI 1 M Loolmou on Isukoo : $0 &A • 90 damn 32i 1 44•411,5, loiu „ Laj aleaty. !lulu /lute& Mau t.. 5 , 1553 44 — ?mousy goods— S UNA Ohara 2190 NlO j SSW 1:16 37 iteis SG 40 9G 70 $6 u M 23 38 33 56 40 ..$ per mats 611 e..._Nry sad 773; Pans dad dawn, ddd • awl Maiveitlea. 193 Stria- HAMS A (Mesas sad B. LW 1 13 • Clagre grld: stn.bo.ra. 334; ••\ •., • • N,*11169.9. 433 103. T" " \ • 44 , . 253 73; licistereia Troycs. . 1 , 414: vsnooksooft fano. 170. ~ 2 . ..-71 tree p•r Cent... 2+i Wirt j Fou► per Cenb., per Was., 14 Paper: Coupes, 71 pow. Ethane SWITZERLAND. The Swi•s government lase addressed a circular to ttia ta%tqual authorities coocerning the refugees, in tehichili authorities are intormd that the French gir , v•rranes.t is disposed to admit into their service in t he r' , rvien legion of Algeria all the refugees who way be desirous of following the military profession. HAGetl i Mattel' 4.—We un flit/sLofti the sommithes cudgeled th cud Chamber of the filet's General taro t h eir labours on the project ths sow soviettios laws. It is affirmed that the majority of the rosrot.r, are uoutmout upon the principal point. lLe MAAS r h,r kureien Affairs letd before the &rood Lluatter o the States General, lint, copy of the treaty w4led b e t ween A ustria and Prussia on the 30th of &p -n. le", te seLessi Wpowers Woo two charged themselves pro oith the c•ntraldietharps of the busiest' of the 0 tram I:6i n, ie the name of all the other powers; and, sioadt 141 , , kce5,.• 61 the Ki ag o f t h e Nethnlandt as Disko of ...swan ea the aid el Nemeime. GERMANY. BERLIN, MARCH 3. Although I believe that you will already have re ceived, through telegraphic despatches of the Cologne paper'', the chief news of to-day, I repeat it here. The Stoats-Anseigerr of this evening contains the atheist announcement of the nominees of the king to the Erfurt Stastenhaits. Among them are two ministers. Eiehhorn and Duesberg. of the fer►hiaeh epoch. The list is as follows: Count Arnim Bare zenburg, Duke of Croy, Count Duhna-Schlobitten, Von Duesberg, Eichkoro, Count Ftekenstein-Jasken dorf,Colonel von Hermann, Baron Hiller, Von Kleist- Itetr.ow, Count LO4I-Wissen, Moller, Prices Putbus, Prince Bogaslaw Radsiwill, Duke of Ratibor, Count Rittberg, Prince Bolins-Lich-Hohensolms, General von Strotha, Tellemann, Count Waldersee, Coast Zech- Burkersrode. The &arsll-.ln:tiger contains also the result of an im portant sitting of the Verwaltungs-Rath, on the 26th of February, whereby it appears that a motion of the constitution-committee was submitted to discussion, which Froposed that, together with the unaltered con stitu'ion cf May 26, a supplement containing certain alterations should be laid before the Reichstag, end also a message containing propositions calculated to secure the interns and rights of the Dochy of Olden burg and the Hanse Towns with respect to customs duties and trade, foreign representation, and cacao s:as of treaties. On the question being put whether the members present agreed that the supplemental charges of the constitution should be submitted to the Reichstag, and whether they approved of those changes, all agreed excepting Lubeck, Bremen, Ham burg, and the two Mecklenburghs. M eck lenburah-Stre lite read a long document in reply, which gave rise to some discussion. The Assembly then proceeded to vote upon the second question about the opening message to the Reichstag, of which a project was ex hibited. The result coincided with the preeedin,r. The dissenting voices would consult their govern ments. The old representative of Hesse-Cassel with drew, and Hassenptlag's envoy, Baron Diimberg, to.•k his place. MARCH 4. The Cologne Gazette states, under this date, that , Privy Councillor Deamuck had left Berlin on the pre , vions day, empowered to make confidential communi ' cations to the cabinet of Vienna on the subject of the customs affairs. His mission is not a formal negotia tion, bat merely to pave the way. The Prussian pro posals in answer to Austria have been, at the same time, communicated to the states of the Z Alverein, the states which belong to the May convention, and the federalcommission. The moot important pointsare the following : "1. The import and export I; lay free of seve ral kinds of raw materials, articles of consumption,and half-manufactured article,. 2. Free transit to and from Austria through Germany. 3. Mutual full:tits of the frontier guard. 4. Regulation of the river navigation and diminution of the river duet. 5. Regulation of generai post, railway, telegraphic, and steam navigation line". It is reported that Herr von Radowitz would re turn to Berlin to-day. Kaarn 4.—Voluntary Loan, 1051. National Debt, U. Bank Maras. 94t. Vizarta, ?king 2.—Flve per Ccn*e. Meta Mattes, 9t. Four Ditto. 73. abet Shares, 1121. Exchange on Frankfort, 1141. UNITED STATES. In our new York correspondence received by last mail we find instructions HOW TO GET TO CALIFORNIAAND HOW TO GET ON THERE. Perhaps it may be interesting to yanr readers to lean: rimetling of the mode of getting to California. If an Englishman with suck intent should arrive in New York he would And that there are three different lines of steamers constantly plying hence to Chagrin. They are all of the Ant elms, and some of them. such as the Ohio and Georgia, are of 2,000 tons battles. Besi les these two belonging to the government main., there are the Empire Cr y and the Cr. scent City belonging to Howard's line, and the Che r.kee end Philadelphia of Howland and Aspinwall's line. The lowe.t steerage fare Is 60 dole., and cabin 100 dole. The _„ accommodations are excellent, and the vessels are sajit and sac. A cabin passenger is allowed to take eight cubic feet of luggage free of charge, baling equivalent to one fif:h of • ton, and a steerage passenger six feet. When the reamer arrives off Choler's, she anchors off the bar, or lies in Navy Bay, several miles from the mouth of the river, and the pas. sengen land in the ship's boats or canoes of the natives This landing is at the caper se of the ship. On their arrival, Chapala is found by the praetor n to be • miserable yellere of huts, filled with half clad upon, where the whites ese. not live and maintain their health, and the night air for all aliases is pestiferous and deadly. Of course all seek to hurry away. Some hire minces, and others go on board a little steamer called the Herren, which is miserably inert ient, and proceed up the river as far as they can in her, perform ing the rest of the distance by water in canasta The price of the conveyance depends upon the number of passengers. Ordinarily, • person may go up the river with a trunk or portmanteau fur about 10 dollars; oftentimes 2.5 dollars have been paid. The voyage on the river terminates in the dry season at Gorgon', and in the wet at Cruces. It is now the dry season, and the lower road, is preferred, is Gorgon" is some miles below Cruces. At either of these places mules or masteries may be obtained at trim 10 to 20 dole. each, to transpott passengers or Nero". A mule load is about 260 Itis. It usually occupies about two days and •It to cram from Chagres to Putama. Within the last threem• nibs several very comfortable inns have been built at Chagres, Cflbeee, and Panama; and there is not so much expense in the transit as formerly. Panama is changing its appearance very much. The Americans Lave been busing and leasing property for various purposes; and the old inhabitant., who for yeses have been quite poor, now deem themselves rich. The rents of dilapidated stores, that • year shire were not worth .50 dollars per annum, have gone up to 600 dam. It is now believed that the seat of government will be removed to Panama, which will give it much additional importance. Large improvements are going on at the Island of Tobago, opposite the town, where the steamers lie. A steam terry to the island is about to be established, and American commie ' vial houses are beginning business there on a large seal.. Prom Panama to San Francisco the voyage is made either in Howland and Aspinall's mail line, or in the oripcsition lines of Law and of Rowland. Bach of the latter have s at round steamers to the Pacific. A cabin passage In these coats 300 dollars, and • steerage passage 160 dollars. The voyage occu pies about 20 days. Freieht is as yet excessively dear, being ab:ut 160dula per ton of 40 cubit feet. It is not to be denied that a trip to California is no joke. After an adventurer arrives there, unless he has a great deal of money, cr equivalent on self denial, and an iron constitution, he is doomed to great suffering. A couple of weeks' resideate at San Francisco is so expensive that it will eat up many hundred dollars. The journey to the mines is tedious and difficult. After he arrives at them he finds the ground has been very thoroughly explored, and all the b et places prospected and el-copied. If he starts off for any new spot, he is in danger of starving to death. What he can gather he has to expend for food at very exorbitant price., and now and then • hug from a grisly beer, or an arrow from some unseen bow, concludes the journey. In the wet diggings, if he has strength to bear the labour of digging, stooping, and washing, he is obliged to be constantly in the water: in the dry, he is exposed to a hot sun, or to the most piercing cold. Very many give up in diapair, after the first attempt, and make their way back as soon as pos sible to the settlements, often doomed to certain death whin they arrive, by attacks of the dysentery, the podium* of the climate and its labours. And yet there are thousands who endure all this and more, and acquire fortunes in • very short time. The gold is inexhaustible, but human life is precarious. Illustrative of this, let me relate an anecdote just this moment told me by a merchant returned from Sacred:lentos City. Nit long 'tau a party of Philadelphians went to work on a place near the Yuba river, and after working for some weeks, settled up their accounts, and were losing fileen dollars each. They left in disgust, and sold out their ,right to soother early at a little distance, who were getting out a thousand dollars per day. These last, after the Philadelphians had left, repaired to their new porches', and by digging only one fuot deeper, struck a vein equally as profitable as the other. ..„ One of the Ciliforitia iepresentatives has brought with him spicimens of the quartz rock. They are valuable beyond belief. One small lump sent to the Mint in l'hilultkibia has been waged, and found wor h 800 dole. We have u yet bad only the debris. Toe rocks themselves bays soucely bean broken up by the miners. VIENNA. FEB. 28.—The Wiener Zeitung, of this t r imo , s publisbss the following telegraphic despatch, dated , Feb. 27: "Lela, Fan 22.—The majority of the Hungarian re fugees at Travnik, in Bosnia, ham entered the military ser vice of the Poste.—Cattaro, Feb. 23 —The payment of the lazes is rvery where going ow with regularity, generally with perfect order, and without the necessity of putting in ezmutiom." KtLT—Herr Too Ilerbou s the chief of the depart meat of Fur. ign Affairs, arrived here on the 27. h nit. tram his mission to Berlin, and the following day Drought Presi dent Vollpracht, the oomeniss'oner appointed by the Ver waltung. rath to inquire into the state of the du hies. The latter will proceed to the *oath of Schleswig at once. firALTIt Of LONDON DURING TIM WEEK.—The report of the Itegistras-fleneral ssys:—" In the week ending ' last Saturday, the deaths in the metropolis were only 896, a result which indicates • low rate of mortality at the Prompt time as con.pared with this 11.11111 , 111 in former rare. During the lest month, the numbire returned weekly have been 1,094, 957, 938, 911, and 690, inhibiting a oontinuoue de. cline. In the week iorresponding to lut, of the years 1810.9, they WI re never lower than 918, in seven of the ten weeks they ranged above 1,000, and last year when cll lore was ! , i t p ll p c io a s y c e h n i n e t a o ;d th ir e ari u o n us vr ef o id po em n tze w re ee l t i , le is ro l 7 o4 t; w 1 , 1 1 338. , ich °Directed for increase of population emonee 1,138; the pre sent decrease on this estimate is therefore 242. INDENCE RESPECTING THE AFFAIRS OF LIRA. Lima, Dee. 11, 1849. To James Whitehead, E.m.—Dear Sir,—Aport beside, that an incorrect statement may fled its way into the public karma', relative to the difilenhr whisk occurred yes terday at the French Hotel, between Henry Btephea Sulli van, the English charge, d'affaires to the Court of Santiago de Chili, and myavlf, I have learned with great satisfaction that you *intuited the Weir, and that you see conversant with the facts connected with it. Will you do me the kind ness to inform me what you know relative to it; and sopa cielly of the insult offered by bias to my sib, during my absence from the hotel ? I desire to place this matter in a just light before all boeourable men, and =pall la a correct Priam Won my government. With Mgt regard, I remain, your obedient earns% (Signed) Z. W. Porru, U.S. Cauca for Valparaiso. - 1849. To Z. W. Potter, UB. Consul for Liss, Ike. 11, Chill.—Dear Bir, I am in receipt of your eavour of this morning, and hav e taken due note of its ocatonte. As sm Eogliehman, I feel much grieved that necessity and truth compel me to bear testimnny against a countryman, and that countryman • representative of my nation at a ',reign court. You ask ma to inform you of what has come under my own notice regarding the insult and indignity off-red to your wife by a Mr. Sullivan at the French Hotel, during your absence on Sunday last. I shall therefore refrain from noticing what I have heard from other eye-wi UMW, and confine myself to such facts as Imu answer for before God or man. Oa the day in question I wee 14614 in General Getrera's room at the said French hotel, when I was suddenly called by Kra. Idleklit (the general's daughter) to go and protect Mrs. Potter from being insulted by Mr. Sullivan, who, she said, had taken possession of her room. I attended the call instantly, and on reaching the room found your lady in tears, pale and trembling with her bay in her arme. I also found Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and their servants in the room, the former talking v.ry lout The enact words I could not catch, but they were certainly to the effect that your lady must leave the room, and that it had been taken for him. The only. answer I heard from your lady, was. Do wait, sir, until Mr. Potter comes in." The appeal did not appear to be listened to. I ineedi• ate ly called Mr. Suilivan's attention to the fact of the reams having been taken by you, and poeses.lon given of them, and that I should protect the lady in them until your arrival. This drew Mr. Sultivan'a attention to wyee.f, who, with that peculiar puppy arrogance, asked me if I knew to whom I wee speaking. I answered in the affirmative, and took the liberty of giving him a plain English version of what I thought of him—(a rich page for Punch). During the altercation between us, your lady entreated to be taken out of the room, fearing some bad consequences from her alum. I accompanied her towards the door, when, to my astonishment, Mr. Sullivan approached her in the bland, submisseive tone of " Mamma, do not whip me : I will be good, I will ;" entreating her then not to leave the room I Judge ! Now that I have detailed fan so fu as my recollection of words goes, I meat beg to venture an opinion, which is that a more ungentlemanly and wanton outrage on the part of Mr. Sullivan towards your wife I never witnessed in any society, and that every high toned gentleman will say, " Well done," to the caning you gave him, and to which I soy "Amen." Hoping your good lady has entirely re. covered from her bright, I am, dear sir, your's truly, (Signed) ,lams WHITIVIAM • Valparaiso, Jan. 3, 1860. To Beq.—Dear Sir,—l enclose you, at your request, true copies of the correspondence which took place between James Whitehead. Esq., and myself, at Lima, touching the unpleasant difficulty that occurred between the English charge and myself. General Herrera's letter I transmitted, with others, to the United States government for the purpose of publication, if necessary, without retain jug • copy of it. It was in Spanish, and being unacquainted with the language I did not translate it into English sad keep a copy. But the general is now in town, and he will hand me a letter at any moment if I desire it. lie heard the offensive language used by Mr. Sullivan, in which he told the landlord of the hotel that " Mrs. Potter must leave the room, that she was nothing but a common cook," sod other offensive sneers at her position as a lady. I trust the inclosed letter of Mr. Whitehead will satisfy every impartial mind that I wan compelled , however unpleasant it was to me, to take the steps I did. Let all the facts be known, and abide the verdict of the world.-1 remain, most truly, yours, &c., (Signed) F. W. Perrin, U. 8. ConsaL THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1850. OPENING OF TEE BRITANNIA TUBULAR Zig Court. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince M Wales, Prince Alfred. the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Prince's Helena, and the Pitmans Louisa, left Windsor Castle at three o'clock yesterday after noon for town. The royal suite consisted of the Count's" of Mount Ederecumbe, Lord Byrom, Lord Alfred Paget, Cal. Bouverie, and Mr. Birch. The august party proceeded to the 'niece of the South Western Railway, where a guard of honour (composed of the Scots Fusilier Guards) was en duty. A special train conveyed the royal party to Rich mond, where her Majesty and Prince Albert with the Prince of Wales, attended by cue Countess of Mount Efgecumbe, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouverie, a ightact, the rat of the royal family and suite proceeding to London. The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Count and Countess de Neuilly at the Star and Garter in Richmond, and afterwards travelled to town in a carriage and four, arriving at 20 minutes put five o'clock at Bu.kinahani Palace, where her Majesty and his loyal Highness were received by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Hoe. Elizabeth Lennox, the Marquis of Breads] bane, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Byron, Lord George Lennox, Captain the Hen. Joseph Denman, Sir Edward Bowater, and Capt. Francis Seymour. A deputation from the General Shipowners' Society had an interview with the Right. Hon. H. Labouchere yesterday, at the office of the Brad of Trade, on the subject of the Mercantile Marine Bill. The deputation consisted of Mr. George F. Young (chairman). Mr. William Tiedell (deputy chairman), Mr. William Phillip" Mr. W. C. Harnett, Mr. Robert Barry, Mr. Nathaniel Gould, Ciptain Shepherd, Mr. Anthony Ridley, and Mr. William Boner (ircrotary). The Finance Committee of the Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 met yesterday at the Board of Trade. There were present, Earl Granville, Lord Overatone, Sir Alexander Spearman, ant! Colonel Reid, R.E. The . for inquiring . into Smithfield market, and =whets in the City of London (or the sale of meet, met yesterday at the Home Ofhce. Them were pre sent, Mr. George Cornewali Lewis, fiir James Duke, Sir Harry Verney, Mr. William Mile., M.P., Professor Richard Owen, Hon. Frederick Ryas, and Mr. John Wood. (Front last night's Gazette.) CROWS-OFFICE, MARCH s.—Member returned to serve in this present Parliament for the City of Canterbury —F. &mil Esq., in the rocm of Lord Albert Denison Denison, who hes accepted the office of Steward of her Ma jesty's Catltem Hundreds. COURT OF SEWERS OF THE CITY. Yesterday a court WU held. Mr. Deputy PEACOCK is the chair. ♦ SELF-ACTING FLUSHING MACHINE. Mr. SALTER, engineer, submitted to the inspection of the oourt models of a self acing penstock and a sett acting sluice gate, which he invented for flu.hing sewers and house drains without the assistance of manual labour. They appeared to be simple in construction, and the originator described the principal advantages of the invention to be,—the carrying off of all sewage matter in the least possible time after its pro duction; less risk of the various mutters discharged into the Sewell ff ing deleterious gesso, and of those gases escaping into the upper atmosphere and into inhabited planes ; a thorough purification of the house drains ; a bitter ventilation of the sewers in proportion to the greater fre quency of the flushing process, every rush of water preduc , ing a corresponding rush of air in the direction of the outlet; • saving of all the expense attendant cu the employment of men to flush the sewers, and to open and shut the imperfect flied-gates that are now in use ; and the application of the invention to all the flushing gates which are now in opera tion in the sewers. The inventor stated that he presented the article to the court with a six months' character, a self-acting flushing gate having been in successful operation in the large sewer running through St. Odes's since last September. ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. Mr. BARBER, of the firm of Barber, House, and Mead, of St. Paul's Churchyard, presented a petition from several of t'.e, most eminent houses in toe vicinity of St. Paul's, praying that certain projected improvements by the removal of the rails round the cathedral should be carried oat. Mr. PRITCHA.RD (the high bailiff of Southwark) was heard In favour of the proposition. He contended that the opening of the western front of the churchyard would be of great benefit to the public, of insinediete advantage to the whole of the parties in trade in the neighbourhood, and highly important to the citizens in general, especially as improvements were about to be adopted elsewhere by the corporation. Mr. BARBER said he had received from all his ntigh boors :he most encouraging tokens of support and assistance, and he bad no doubt of the ready consent of the ecelesiss. Coal authorities. (Hear, heir.) He then moved the follow ing fl 00 . ution : Tnat it is the opinion of this court that the public con venience 'maid be promoted, and the architecture' beauty of the western end of the cathedral church, St. Paul's, would be much better displayed if the dwarf wall and railing round the enclosed vacant area of ground in front thereof were removed, and the space paved with flag stones, in manner similar to that at the western end of the Royal Exchange." Sir P. LAURIE seconded the motion, and esprcsell a hope that the whole improvement would be effected be for, the mei exhibition of 1841, in order that the multitude of foreigners who would visit Ecgland in that year might see the noble cathedr a l without being annoyed by the existing impediments. Mr. liters and Mr. Deputy HICKS spoke in favour el the motion. Mr. Deputy Lurr idea approved of it, hut thought it wruhl he advisable to take steps to preserve the cathedral by a railing put far back from the line of the exist ing palisade. Mr. BARBER having stated that the suggestion of Mr. Lott w uld be adopted, the motion was carried unanimously, end a deputation to wait upon the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London on the subject we immediately appointed. BRIDGE. THE FIRST TRAIN THROUGH. Moira Braun, TUESDAY Arrnairoon. The opening of this magnificent structure cams off this day with the 'feudist success, at dawn. The event is ' o ef national imponsams, not only as demonstrative is a decisive MOW of the saltation's' sad safety of a new de alga sad of a daring digression from the beaten path of halides, bat es sompleting, with the tuesption of a short ma puma, the 'oats between Busload ead Inland.At hail- puma, six o'clock a.m., throe powerful engines, the Cambria, the St. David, and the Pegasus, of from 60 to 60 hares power moth, decorated with lags el all satires sad union Jacks, steamed up sad harnessed together, started from the Bangor halloo, carrying Mr. Steplseasos, Mr. Bidder, ths soginser, Mr. Trovethick, locomotive manager of the London and North Western Railway, Mr. Edwin Clark and his brother, Mr. Latimer Clark, Mr. Appold, and Mr. Lt.. At precisely 7 o'clock they swept over the threshold of the stupendous fabric, and programing at a speed of seven miles an hour, were lost sight of in the rums of the iron corridor. The total weight of the locomotives was 90 tons. They were brought to a standstill in the centre of each of the great spans, and rested with the weight of all wheels on the floor of tubs bat without causing the slightest strain or deflection. The first proone—that of suing through the tube and returning, occupied altogether 10 minutes. Bat another and more critical ordeal had to follow —to ascertain how the vast 'machine was capable of sustaining the equilibria's of forces, and the result was such as to pro,. beyond cavil, the accuracy of the first experimental con elusions arrived at by Mr. Stephensoa and his staff of engineers. The second experimental convoy that went through consisted of 24 tweedy laden waggons, filled with huge blocks of Brymbo coal ; in all, engines included, an aggregate weight of 300 tons. This was drawn deliberately through at the rate of from eight to ten miles an hour, the steam working at quarter power. During the through the tube • breathless silence prevailed, and when the train rushed out on the other side loud acclamations arm', fir.lowed at Warfel; by the rattle of artillery down the straits. Upon the return, which occupied about mum minutes, similar demonstrations ensued, and during the pro gross of the train thou who stood up its top I. ascertain any possible vibration reported th ey could detect no sensible deflexion. After this Mr. Stephenson and his staff steamed up to Piss Llanfair, Mr. Foster's teat, and partook at a handsome breakfast. Meaatiste the loeimotives were engaged pousehing up sad down the Interior of the tube, proving, if it may be so said, its strength shunt to provocation, but without eliciting the slightest manifestation of strain or ill tamper. An ordeal stronger still was then reported to. A train of 200 tons of coals was allowed to rest with all its aplomb, for two hours, In the centre of the Carnervonshire tube ; and at the end of the time, on the load bring removed, it was found to have anew a deflection of oily 4-10ths of en inch ; and it is a remarkable phenomenon. that this easouat of deflection ia not so much as one half hour of sunshine would produce upon the structure; it being, moreover, calculated with confidence, that the whole bridge might with safety be deflected to the extent of 13 inches. _ _ At 12 o'clock, another testing train was prepared to be taken through as tube. It consisted of the three engines, the 200 tons of coal, and from thirty to forty railway car riages, containing between 000 and 706 passenger. It passed throusth triumphantly at the rate of 35 miles an hoar. It is understool that Captain Symonds, the government inspector, will inspect on the 9th in.t. and report to the government, and the public inauguration for every-day traffic may be expected to take place on the 15th inst. The effect of the recent hurricane on the calibre of the tube has proved that its lateral surface strength is ;sufficient end tar more so, to resist the redoubled blow of constant bloom It is calculated that taking the force of the wind at 60,1b5. on the square foot, an excessive supposition, the re kelailel offered by the bridge would be 300 tons, multiplied by two equal to 600 Mu, which is not twmthirds of its own weight. The wind going at 80 miles an hour, the rush of • lourkeas would only press in the ratio of 128 tons on the side. It is intended when both tubes are up to brace them together with stays to as to counteract all possible oscillation it any. RINGING LORD CARUSILL OUT Or LINCOLN'S-INN. —Lord Campbell Main been appointed by her Majesty Lord Chief Judie ef England, in the room of Lord Den man. wry yeallmhey meesiag, rung out of Lincola'e-ine. Aecardlag to the carat mege of the profession, every one beim* he bemenee a kedge must be sworn in a serjean• at- Itw, end thereby become a member al Serjeatit's lan. Lord Campbell. sts Is well issews• ems a member and bencher of Limas% Lea, sod hi elevation to tne bench, according to the rule of the inns of court, rendered she ceremony neces sary, which was enacted yesterday morning in the Bell Tower of Lincoln's-inn Hon.—Sun. THE ELECTION OP LORD RECTOR, ABERDEEN, has been made in favour of Sheriff Gordon, who had a ma imity of eeventy-two over his opponent, the author of the Lest er Day Pamphlets—Thomas Carlyle. REFORM NESTING AT HADLEIGIL—A very spirited and well-attended meeting took place at the Town Hall, Hadleigh, on Monday night; and that being a thorough agricultural neighbourhood, many parties looked with peculiar interest to its results. Mr. L Everett, a landlord and tenant farmer, took the chair, and the large room was well filled with respectable agriculturists and mechanics. Exactly a week before a protection society had been formed is the same town; but it would seem that many of the farmers begin to think that financial and parliamentary re form is a step in the right direction, for several who had joined the tory society attended the reform gathering on Monday. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. Thomas Hawkins, of linden ' a tenant farmer : " That the principles of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association meet the entire approval of this meet. ing, and that an association be now formed, to be called the Hadleigh Parliamentary Reform Association." The resolu tion met with a unanimous and hearty reception. Mr. S. Matthews, farmer, made an excellent speech on the reduc tion of taxation, as the only measure likely to affect the interests of the farmer. Mr. M'Esteer also addressed the meeting, and after a vote of thanks to him and to the chair man, three cheers were given for the Financial Reform Association, when the meeting separated. A number of names were enrolled on the books of the new society. WESTMINSTER FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—Ltat evening a public meeting wee held at the Royal British In. stitution, City-road, for the purpose of explaining the princi ples and objects of this association. Mr. James Palser in the chair. Mr. Tindal Atkinson, Mr. James Taylor (secretary of the Birmingham Society), and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the fol lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: "That this meeting is of opinion that freehold land societies offer to the industrious duns the most profitable invest. mint for their savings, and are efficient agents for engender. ing habits of forethought and a spirit of independence, and tee meeting reccenises in the general estimation of these societies a most efficient mode 05 gradually and legally ex tending the suffrage, by increasing the number of voters for county members, and that it behoves every man who is anxious to extend the representation of the people to con tribute by all in hie power to their encouragement and support; and that, inasmuch as the Freehold Land Society embraces within its operations the home counties, Middlesex being included, this meeting considers it wort hy of being supported by the people of the Tower Hamlets ." A Tote of thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. REFORM OP THE CHILLTENTIAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL. —The ChekenAam Journal says: "This important matter progresses, with the proverbial slowness of Chancery, but we may hope, in due time, to see it assume a tangible shape. The Muter appointed to settle the scheme for the future go vernment of the school, and the management of the estates of the charity, his suggested whether it would not be better to appoint a master of the school, ad interim, until the falling-in of the remainder of the leases, which takes place in 185.5, should so far improve the income, as to justify the appointment of a permanent master. Lost week the two committees met to consider the proposition, and, after view ing the case in all its bearings, arrived at the unanimous opinion that it would not be desirable to snake a temporary appointment, but that it would be gristly to the interest of the inhabitants that a master to the school should be perms nently appointed as early as possible. The funds of that portion el the estates allotted to the school amount already to nearly 4001, per annum, and in 18,53 will amount to about 6601. per annum. The calttation fees, supposing there to be 600 scholar, would yield the head muter 1,0001. Ile would also he provided with a residence, and be at liberty to take 30 boarders on his own terms. Theca united sources would make so annual income sufficiently liberal to induce men of the highest talent to compete for the mastership of Chelten ham Grammar School." _ SUNDAY LABOUR IN POST-OFFICES.—A correspon dent says, " The West India mail, which arrived at South. ampton on Saturday at midnight, was received at the Ge neral Post-office at five o'clock on Sunday morting, and, owing to the present arrangements for expediting letters through London, the mail was sorted and the letters deli. vend in the north of England on Monday morning, at the same time that the West India letters were delivered in London. Thus the London merchants had no undue 'dean tags over the provincial ones. The arrangements for sorting letters in railway carriages on Saturday nights and atter midnight on Sundays are fast completing, by which the Sunday labour in the General Poet-office will be dis pensed with. THE STANFIELD HALL PROPERTY.—Since the family of the late Mr. Jenny have left their residence at Stanfield-hall, it has remained tenantlesa, the gatekeeper being left in charge. Oa Saturday last, however, two men, named Jermy and Larner, who hive previously put for ward claims to the estate, contrived to gain an entrance into the hall, and retained possession until the polies were sent for, but the intruders prudently withdrew baton the arrival of the authorities. A FALSE ALARM.—Last night about eight o'clock a quantity of smoke and sparks was oLserved to issue Iran the roof of the Olympic Theatre, and a cry of " fire" was at once raised. Messengers started off for the firemen, and in a few minutes several engines were on the spot. Their ser vices, however, were not required, as It was previously dis covered that the alarming app •arances oa the root were oc casioned by a fire that was used by some workmen who were employed in soldering a pipe on a roof near the stage of the theatre. When the cry of " fire " was raised in the street, th• simmer immediately ordered the upper windows and ventilators to he closed, by whisk means the audience were prevented from hearing t►e noise. The generally fatal eon sequences of a panic stricken rush were thus in all probability avoided._ MR. CAMPBELL WYNDIIAM'd HUNTING STUD pro duced excellent prices, the nine horses sold realising 7801. Sit of the animals were hunters, two carriage !Law, and one • @hooting posy. RAILWAY MEETINGS. BRISTOL AND EXETER. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting was held at the White Lion Hotel, Broad-street, Bristol. The chair was I taken by Mr. J. W. Hintze& After a her weeds from the expensive, in which he in formed Ms mosaleg that Ike lease of tee Easter and Crediton line was ea yet reedy for their approbation, the report was read, whisk stetell— " The gems MOM seesipts, from the lot of July to the 31st of Decembn. 11149 easeest to 106,1991. Bs. Bd., and the working expenses lesfej i the dloo mate period to 45,3001 19s. 2d. The cost of is king about !Atha per out., or about 6271. walk kr the belt year, on 86 miles of line. The number er Immo= Gemmed is 315,659, travelling t 3,676,080 miles, end the number of teas of goods is 66,722. Tae amount reeshable Stem the Gnat Western Railway Compaay foe setldenal rest sttbe line during the lease ban been fixed by arbitration at 1,0971. 10s. sd. On the South Devon Railway shares no interest bag been received during I the last half-year; but there is reason to hope that a pay meet on actesunt of arrows of interest on the preference I shams will be received at no distant pitied. The balance of , the re coount, including the sum of 1,0081 19s. 102. , brought over from the previous half-year, is 63,9491 . 85. ltd., which, alter providing for interest on debentures, loan notes, Re., will enable the directors to declare a dividend of : 11. its. 6d. per whole share, end 91. 74d. per third share. This is equivalent to 34 per cent. per annum on the 901. per whole share, and 271. 10s. per third sham, respectively paid up before December last, and will require the sum of 30.8431. 15e. 2d. The balance then remaining to be carried over to the next hilt-year is 2,4621. 10r. 84. The autsject of a reserve fund is still under careful consideration, and the directors continue to feel the necessity of farther experience to enable them to form any definitive opinion ; but the sum of 1,0971.101. 52. is held applicable to that purpose, agreeably to the intimation in the former report. The whole of the share capital having been called up, your directors propose to convert the 2,000,0001. into stuck, whereby a considerable saving of time and expense in the transfer office, as well as great accommodation to the proprietor., will be promoted. A resolution to sanction this measure will be submitted for comideration in a special meeting, immediately after the ordinary business is con cluded. The subject of a creation of preference shares, for the purpose of providing for your debentures and other liabilities as they fall due, has long occupied the serious at tention of the board, and it may be hoped that, in the course of the present year, the market value of your stock will so far improve as to justify applying to parliament for authority to accomplish Ibis desirable object. The balance in the bands of the bankers on the 31st Dee., 1849, was 46.6401. 14s. 11d. The directors submitted to the , proprietors in a circular accompanying the general statement of accounts the terms on which a provisioral agreement has been entered into for a hue of the Exeter and Crediton Railway. In considering this question tree directors remind them tbat, though the Commissioners of Railways have ; ordered the Taw Vale Extension Railway to be laid down on the broad gauge, they have no authority over that of the Exeter and Crediton ; that both lines of rails on the latter are at present narrow ; that if once worked on the broad the , line so worked can never afterwards be changed to the narrow without a special act of parliament ; that the 2,800 ; shorted which the entire scare capital consists are held by the Bristol and Exeter proprietors and the South Wester' ; Railway Company, in pretentious of about two-fifthe and thres-fifth,, so that the control of the line now rests alto gether with the latter company, and that it is policy to pro- ' mote, as fa as possible, the establishment of the broad gauge in the district west of Exeter." Toe CHAIRMAN said: The accounts now 'Lid before the meeting referred to the first unbroken half year of the independent workiag of their line. The period to which the report referred was sue of a marked character, in which 1 sickness and distress had prevailed to an extent he believed I unprecedented; and severely as this had affected every line in the kingdom, it wu naturally to he expected that it would affect the Bristol and Exeter line. These peculiar circumstances woula account for a considerable diminution of the traffic of the company. But for these drawbacke, he believed that the re sult communicated to that meeting would be one of un- MiXt d satisfaction. But notwithstanding, the directors had been able to realise all which they had hoped ; not a single shilling would be divided which bad not been earned, and • every charge for interest and dividend would be paid out of the legitimate receipts. (Cheers.) This proved the value and stabeity of their property. Although the directors had been unable to meet the circumstances imposed on them satisfactorily, they were, nevertheless, not unaware that I complaints had been made of their conduct of the line. They had been charged with mismanagement, with having given an undue preference to one or two of their colleagues and with having been guilty of extravagance. Into the first of these charges he did not feel it necessary to enter at any great length. He would refer only to the ability and effi ciency of those officers they had themselves appointed on the line. Although they had only worked their line far a very short period, and although they were comparatively new beginners, the line had been worked with great conveni , ence end accommodation to the public, end that without I any serious interruption or any single accident to their pro petty. This was a most satisfactory circumstance. Although I new duties, too, had devolved on their directors in preparing i the pleat necessary, and making the general arrangements for the working of their line, the plant they possessed was equal to that lammed by any railway company in the kingdom, and in all respects their line had been worked is a manner as effective and efficient, and I it bad been made u productive as it well could have been. ;; The second charge was, he regretted to say, one of a more delicate and painful nature, one which he entered upon with very considerable pain, that they had favoured one or I more of their cAleagues in the carrying trade, alluding to the coal trade. Upon this he would observe, that when they had entered upon their line, they found that under the Great Western the coal trade was conduced in a separate way, that coals were not carried in the company's trucks but in foreign truck., viz , the trucks belonging to the cu : rien. When, therefore, their directors had taken upon themselves the working of their lice, they had endea. veered to follow out the plan adopted by the Great Western, and not to make any great or t sweeping changes until both the directors themselves and their officers had obtained greater ezp.rience, so as to be able to decide with confilectee as to the best mare to be adopted. In the present position of the company it was most desirable that there should be no increase in any ex penses which could well be avoided. He admitted,and the beard I felt at the time, that there was great difficulty and delicacy in laying down regulations for the conduct of a trade in which two of their colleagues were engaged, but these diffi culties were not felt to be so great or the objections so insuperable but what an arrangement might be be made which would be fair to all parties . and beneficial to the company at large. (Cheers.) The' ; results had fully justi fi ed the views with which those regula tions were laid down; and, indeed, if freights continued as low u they had been at Exeter during the last half year, it . would be impossible under any circumstances to procure a , greater return. The conditions imposed upon the parties . who carried the coal were of great importance, and most ; beneficial to the company. It was insisted that, in the first place, the rebate which was allowed should cover the sum ; to be paid to the parties for running their own trucks, and In addition to that, they were bound i to bring certain quantities on the line, and also to carry r them over a certain distance. All these conditions had been complied with, and, in addition to this, every exertion had been made to press the trade as far as possible, and enable them to penetrate into districts into which coals sent from Bridgwater had never yet been conveyed, and he believed they had reaped the benefit of thou exertions. (Hear.) The third charge against the directors was that they bad ; been guilty of extravagance, and first and more particularly , with regard to their engineers' salaries. He had given them a pledge that as socn as possible the salary of the chief en gineer should be reduced, and he had red- eased that pledge ; tor, from the date of these accounts, the salary of Mr. Gregory, the chief engineer, had been reduced from 1,0001. 7 to BO h L ove Th a ey ge h o a t d lo s o tat mo s fe o l h t io th f s e t a g it in w ee s r s m w o: o t Mr. Gregory had, whose great talents and abilities were r adp e t tsi rv d anan ed "ln i u n m" London, where he would have the advantage, as ut: undoubted, of meeting at any moment with the first engineers and visiting all the scientific institutions of the metro polis. The eatery of their other engineer remained as it had been 3001, per annum, but in addition to his usual duties as engineer, and the general superintendence cf the line, that gentleman had undertaken the personal superin • tendence of the maintenance of the permanent way, a very onerous and most responsible duty, and of the last impor tance to the company's interest. When the Great Western had given up the leas., they had done all that was required of them, but still it had been necessary to make a considera ble outlay. The Chairman concluded by observing there was some reason to expect shortly a small payment from the South Devon line, and he hoped he should soon have the satisfaction of seeing them reap those fruits of which they were deserving. In answer to questions put by proprietors the CHAIR MAN observed that the directors had resolved to discon tinue the rebate system alter the let of May next. They had likewise resolved that in future no person who was a carrier on the line should be eligible to be a director. With regard to the rent and tolls due from the Great Western Company, every exertion was being made to get the account settled. Mr. SEACOMBE, the auditor, drew attention to the heavy amount of the assessment on the line in p an. rates. Mr. CASTLE then brought forward a series of allega tions against Mr. John Brown, the ueputy.chairman, which, if substantiated, would show that he, in his official capacity as chairman, had made the interests of the company subser vient to his nwn private views. Mr. BROWN had just commenced his reply to the sub. Mantles charges brought against him when our express was dispatched. YORK, NEWCASTLE. AND BERWICK. At the half-yearly meeting to be hild at York on the 26th. a report frum the auditors will be presented, in which it is stated that from calculations made it appears that the amount due in heavy repairs and re.building to 'niece the wear and tear of the half-year is 13,2491. 18s 74 . a sum which does not materially differ tram that set down on this account in Mr. Bardeen 's report—viz., 24,0001. per annum. Hut the amount actually expended during the half -3 ear is 9,021., leaving deterioration unprovid:d for to the extent of 3,6171. 18s. 7d., which latter sum is most wrongly recom mended to be set apart from the half-year as a fund fur the renewal of stock. As respects carriage sad wazgou stock, Mr. Harrison shows that the deterioration beyond the amount provided for the renewals is 4,2191. The am mist laid aside to cater deterioration unprevided for will stand thus: Engines aril stock, 3,6171. 18s. 74. terrier) and waggon ditto, 4,2191. Me.: total, 7,8371. ds. 7.1. Upon these grounds, founded on the estimates of the engineer, this amount should be charged against the re of the pre sent half year, to provide for deterioration constantly arising, but which, if not so met, will become a burden against, and Press unfairly upon, the revenue of some future half year. The net earnings of the half-year, as stated in the revenue acceunt, is From which must be deducted, as above in dicted 7,837 3 7 Leaving the actual net earnings for half-year £46,413 3 4 IRELAND. MAIK.H. 5. A clerical preferment h as b ecome vacant by the death of the Very Rev. the Dean of Leighlin, which took place on Friday night. The Right ltev. Dr. Murphy, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, has published a letter in the Cork Examiner announcing that he felt it his duty to inform his flock that the Queen's Colleges had been pronounced in the reser,pt from Rome as dangerous to faith and morals, and that he accepted that decision u in duty bound to do. Colonel Jones, the chairtnsn of the Board of Works in Ireland, has returned to his military duties. The Tipperary Free Press states that Lord Gough is expected to return to Ireland, and that his seat, Rath roman Howe, in the county of Tipperary, is pre paring for his reception. A warm reception is pro mised to the gallant veteran in his native land. Oa Wednesday, the Sub-sheriff of the Queen's County, accompanied by a body of police, under Ito- bert C. Reade, Esq., 5.1., of Abbeyleix, took posses sion under an habere of the " Grennan " house and domain belonging to the Earl of' Orkney, which had been deserted by the late tenant, Mr. Lalor. The house had been previously occupit d illegally, and it is stated that there were nearly 6004 rent due on it, besides poors' rate and county caw. The Marquis of Londonderry having brought the state of the county of Down officially under the no tice of the Lord-Lieutenant, in the course of a long letter to his excellency, Lord Clarendon replied as follows: Dublin Cutle, March 1. My Lord,—l am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to ac knowledge the receipt of your lordship's letter. His excellency has observed with much regret that the public mind in the county of Down has of late been agitated upon questions connected with the relations of landlord and tenant, and that agrarian outrages have recently increased in that generally peaceable and tranquil district. The Lord-Litutenent cannot but hiel surprised teat a county hitherto considered the most favourably circumstacced, and the inhabitants of which were regarded as the most contented in Ireland, and whero there appeared to have existed between the propri tary and tenantry that mutual confidence which is so essential to the prosperity of each, should, at the present moment, be the scene of angry discussions which can a lead to a satisfactory settlement of any differences which mayexist between owners and occupiers. The lord lieutenant has read with pain the speeches which have been revirted to ' have been delivered at some of the meetings referred to by your lordship, and his excellency sincerely laments that those es ho, by their position, may be considered ap►ble of giving a direction to the feelings and opinipts of their hearers should have perccitted themselves to advocate prin ciples which are subversive of property and order; but the LerdeLieuteirint feels enured that your lordship will, on I reflection, concur with his excellency in opinion that he would not be justified in calling the attention of the General I Assembly or any other government body of the Presbyterians to such secular matters. Oa more than one °vision the L• rd-Lieutenant has had to regret the use of language by ministers of the gospel of different Denassions in this country, when taking part in proceedings unconnected with their duties, but (apt ritace has prove 4 to him that the good example of the great majority of the clergy of all churches in Inland, sad the disapproba tion with which they view the •iolent iatirference of clergy men in secular matters, operate ea the most effectual checks upon a force which must always be injurious to the cause of trath and social order. I am further directed to assure your lordship that the moot active exertions are being used to discover the perpetraton of these outrages, which have natuully created so much alarm in the county of them and that no eff in will be wanting on the part of his excellency for the suppression of crime is that district. I have the honour to be, my lord, Your lordship's obedient humble servant. T. N. REDINOTON, The Most Noble the Marquis of Londonderry. TnE CEARGE AGAINST MR. KENEALT. Mr. Kencaly, the barrister, who has been committed for trial, on a charge of cruelty to his child, has addressed a letter to the Cork Examiner, in which he ascribes ire intererence of the law in his case to a conspiracy en the part of the whip. Re says, "My defence of the Irish repealen in Ib4B stilt rankles in the hearts of those parties ; my recent exposures of Lord Clarendon and the whip in Cork, have filled their cup of bitterness to the brim, and they are now spiLing some of their venom upon me, taking ad vantage of an accident trivial in itself, and which might have happened to the best and wisest man on e►rth." MUSIC. MEYERBEER'i " PROPH ET " IN VI EN NA.—Great preparations were made in Vienna for the performance of this opera on the 28th of February. Loormous sums were offered fur seats and bane., which were all be spoken beforehand. The general rehearsal took place on the 26th ult. It is rumoured that the re preaentution of the " Prophet " was nearly prevented by the interfcrenceof a per- SOW (who the person is the newspapers do not sat) in an ele vated position desiring the emission of the most important situation to the opera, where Files falls on her knees before her eon in the cathedral. Sleyerbeer, however, replied that if this demand were insisted on, he would at once (Ay all the expenses of preparation, and withdraw the pets. This reply resulted in the withdrawal of the objection. DRAMA. STRAND THEATRE. A dramatic version of the of Wakefield" was produced here on Monday evening with complete suc cess. The work of adaptation has been sone by Mr. Tom Taylor, who has performed his task with much ability, adhering as closely as possible to the language of Goldsmith, and supplying all that was required to render the story effec tive as a &lima. The piece is in three lets, each act conclud. ing with a well develop.d " situation" &thing out of the in cidenta in the origiealatory. The action progresses somewhat heavi'y, owing to a superabundance of dialogue, but this is a detect which may be easily remedied. The simple-hearted vicar is payed by Mr. Furth, and the character being peculiarly adapted to his genial style of acting, the nsult is admirable; indeed the actor realises the true spirit of the author, and Nothing more laudatory could be said. Mrs. Glover's Mrs. l'rinarose was also a most life like performance, and it formed a very effective contrast to the character of her husband. Pliria was played by Mrs. Stirling with much true pathos, and a delicacy of sentiment which placed the book itself molt vividly before us. Mr. Mr. Farren, jun , was the Moses, Mr. Leigh Murray the Mr. Burchell, and each proved himself to be intimately ac quainted with the " internal workicgs " of the character he represented. On the whole, the piece was extremely well played, and was most effectively put upit the stage. CLERICAL. ORDINATION.—The Bishop of Chester intends to hold his next ordination at Chester on Trinity Sunday, Ally 26, candidates for which are to send in their p..pers on or before May the Ist. NEW CHURCHEC—On Thursday les• the loundation stone of a proposed district church, at Hucclecote, about three miles from Gloucester, near the high road leading from Gloucester to Cirencester, was laid with all due form and ceremony, by the Rev. T. M. Browne, Rural Dean of Glom cester.—A small church has been erected at Mcnktoa Wyld, ore of the outlying hamlets of the extensive parish of Whit church Canonicorum, Lear Bridporr, which wail shortly be consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury. raireumENTS. Rey. A. G. Edonut, to St. Michael P.C., BurleigLatreet, Strand, London; patron, the Rector of St. Martin's in•the fields. . . Rev. IL W. Marychurch, to St. Paul P.C.. Blackburn, Lancashire ; value 1.501., with residence; patron, Vicar of Blackburn. ltcv. W. T. I'. Meade-Hine, to Norton, juxla Twyerom R., Loicestenhire ; value 2731., with residoice ; patron, Lord Chancellor. Bev. 8. 11. Unveil', to be Superintendent of the Church Mi.sionaries' Children's Home, 'dirt:ton. Rev. W. J. Whamly, to Rig; li., l otkshiro ; value .1301., with residence ; pa ran, Lord Chancellor. Rey H. W. Yeoman, to Monkton Moor 11., Yorlahim; vain- 7011,, with resid, ace; patron, Lord Chancellor. Rey. 11. D. Sewell; to Headoorn V., Kent, dio. Cant.; value 2911., with residence; patron, Archbishop of Canter bury. Rev. H. Lindsay, to Idehill P. C., Kent value 1321., with resideuci; patron, Rector of Sundrlage. VACAJICIES. Munk V., co. and arckdio. leek.: value 91!, with rni deuce ; patron, Earl of Zetland; lie'. 11. W. Yeoman, promoted. Owenby te. Kirkby.Omodby V., c.'. and die. Lincoln; value 373/., with residcnce ; patron, J. Augerstein, EN. ; Eke. W. J. Whately, promoted. 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