The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-27 00:00:00

ITALY. The nedetentese Gast*, of the fad last. creatable s royal radiances , aseigsieg ea annuity of half a mil lion limo on the revenues of the state u the jointure a the widow ef Charles Albert, Queen Maria Thmsa Francesca. of Tumidly, in maternity with the WI „ t 4 by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. ifigccr er e:;...:= fixes the reel; imam of lb, civil list in property, moveable and immovable, at 4 millions. payable by twelfths sod in advance. TO. Go, titresionok of Fiore:lce says that the T w os ministry has sent an answer to the yore of Lord Palmerston demanding an indemnity roe droners sustained by English merchants daring the e vents of Leghorn. This answer refuses cos ogno wilt the Amends of the British minister, matends to rectify errors, and repudiates all responsi idy foe what happened at Leghorn. Lord Pal wr„n NOW% insisting epon the protsotion which the Toren goverment was bound to give English 021+ ,.... A rejoinder has followed from the Tuscan c o nce r. &raise to refer the matter to arbitration— the taws of the arbitrators, however, being left in I ,: a b. Lord Palmerston then proposed Sardinia as t he artritratirg power. The answer of Tuscany to this r veal has sat transpired. i t Hi reported that Count Melon, lase Minister of Wsr at Vienne, is to be charged with a mission to GERMANY. ERFIIRT, MARCE 23. A coLfetete• of the otesbets of the Staatenhaus ,;, r . ace %ls'etiay afternoon, at the instanoe of the Auerswald. at which it was Imam simply doe..:ed .0 vote in favour of the adoption of the mot m i ca' ~, and to reserve its refillloll for a taut ., agar. the members of the Right in the Voikshaus also &meting vestrrdsy, at which Count ldranden t„ig, tLe pnaident of the Prussian ministry, was ffr cat . Gerlach, the Nader of the Extreme Hight, to obtain an xpression of opinion from the riarreident whe toe r the cause of German unity veit tot be Ft`tTed by some other and more 'deign .u. j , ;n thin that which they were then per thc same erne declaring that every deputy T ...c-std the right to endeavour to procure an !..):1 in the fualianieval idea of the convention '26th May. To this Count Brandenburg re t every deputy must answer to his own for soy course which he might pursue, but .nion no person should have accepted his .s prepared to abide by the terms of that This the Pras,ian government was 0 do. et -t.r. y:::• nAwithetandirg the various rn bubicc', that the I - erica:tongs-Rolls will 2;op:it.n of the constitution en bloc. Teat . 1 - oa adopted seems to be pretty would be supported both by the minis- Gotha pat ties. On the subsequent revision, r , tre oil. be mart' points of difference be- at.in•t < wtt. Ire i't .n ministry have entrusted Rittger, ;satire, and a resident in Erfurt, with the incitement of the government of ;qv ., ;La Hanoi - er before the federal court of 1:. • ERFURT, MARCH 24, ..~ ~: vti,l not hold another public sit •••r EtAter. In the sitting yesterday, the rswsle, proposed the appointment of ••eo : me to examine the draft of the d the otter the draft of the bill fur the d organisation of the tribunal for the trial high treason against the confederation, e=xposed of twenty-five, and the latter ol 7.- re. Count Arnim opposed the it a these committees, recommending i Fe postrr.ed until after Easter. As rr this opposition. he mentioned that the one or two states had not been received, e lonte was therefore incomplete. Oa the hir o;, tr.e appointment of the committees I 'or a smsll majority only. Count Arnim trd expressed a hope that the house would 'Elia tome further explanations of the it teal:as of the lima:lungs-Rath. The :ten adjourned, without appointing a day ;Tabling ; it is understood, however, that etatuise to meet in secret s ittings, t. members of the two committees just be elected. The committees will meet r d will bold their sittings, notwitb- Ajoernsuut of the house. !et . nome the onthne of the policy ot:2‘.; to prime, a meeting of the liberal yesterday est-noon, at which Von Ftpoud the adoption of a programme for t. esiential points of this programme, nal by hodtlechwirgh, declared that the .r_ of the 6tatts of Germany was a political rteemity, and that the convention of the contained the germs of s proper eocelodieg paragraph committed those •o the adoption of the constitution of , -.:bout s revision. A very lively discos •.veral deputies opposiog the adoption of ►dos-, as they considered the para !he conAitution which required a majority As to render valid any proposal for ion in it, to be unjust. This, with minor modification., was opposed posers of the programme, on the ground ion in the constitution previous ely.u:d lessen its binding force upon Hanoce•. The programme, in its aim•, au then di zned by 74 members of the aid 11 of the Staarenliners. Among the B yielschwibgh, both Caraphauseas, Lint SThwerio, Simeon, Riedel,Ambronn, Coure. Dyrho, Duntker, and Roepell. It .t h: pin that this list contains the names 4 ail shade, of opinion excepting the •Aqua proceeded yesterday with the .e sltctions, 143 of which were announced an Is aasw er It int (provisional), Ridowifs replied that Limber of deputies would be 240. The ;''' 4 •••••• !ken raid that as the number present was " r.% at thin an absolute majority, he should op ?' nut for the election of the e.r.-president s , and other ofliceral i r lie sitting was then adjourned. he Me•n*.u&l too Brandenburg are to return to mining, in order to vote in the election of a P'.3..?..r • ".• pept.ie despatch, dated Erfurt, March 25, V•rt, tt at the ilectiona for the president, vice r".'ltEN and 'tried vice - presiden t for the Talks ; Lad resulted res p ect i ve l y i n t h e se l ect i on o f 1 • 4 - v., `cheek, ar.d ltuder. l ium Hugel, tbe Wurtemberg minister at the P 'n2rt, Las asked for hi. passport. Ilt sari.,44. r publishes the following Prue' ''' tu Wurtemberg ambassador at the .'",=tetart, alluded t o i n M on d ay ' s Ezpress : „..- ".*7 tapes me to discharge a dbegalahl• duty o niusisiedor extraordinary end ablator pa. Majesty the King of Wartemberg the ais- Li ; tb he 0. government of the King, my maw. 4' ' nil occasion of the " speech from the thecae," 3 Viety the King o f Wurteenberg delivered ec• country on the 16th i n st. The ofilelel • , • • ...to actuations against Praia, sad aspic- Nip)a the kg jest? of action ot OW country, K¢ kis 's government most pre b profoundest indignation. His M •jsmey's tarot *descend to dimes or rents cLich are the more unapeetwli rem • fr. , " 1..e1s a plate and ( rem a Ga rman &dot "• His lesjimtre government does not think it its tbruity to casti aaa Its diplomatic ale. v eminent whisk has not sampled to glare pleitioa • sad he Majesty's ambassador f ' mart has siabsequently, by the ' autivety the King, been Instructed to sz Z e : `'`.% all the musters of►hie smeary. While I Usti atllllfe to you 1 leave it to yen what t eak proper to take fis consequeme, sad I remain, att, SOZLIBINITZ. " r. .V , : in. . 6 c 10S; lathed Das, NS; ectr. Pren y nura, 104; Mak Mimes. 1111. AS•-. we per OW- iista.isms. 70 • 1 OWN "`"`• Lactuarige os nisi)" Ilq• .I•rth I 11 VT. . • • 'Lt • II It vAO l'E. MARCH 26.—The ' ••4 of thk d ay pu b lished a postal report of oh. tte iveNiaa ot the Netherlaads l 0 1818 aad 1819 • •• • "v. ePpellft that the total somber of eases was . deaths, 23,291, that of ree•veriee, 20. 6 02. 9,fell•et dots ad l aded' the military. The total of • 4, the Ist Jaatrasp, 1849, wee 3.029,167; the the eate "t 1 ihtralsee was la the • a Ito 69 1 tet el was to Ite 1 . WEST INDIA MAIL. (ft asrsr itispegi.) SOUTHAMPTON, WiDIIIIIIDAY 11011150. The Thames arrived this emenieg. The freight on board consists of 1,997,909 dollars, 91,697 of which are on amount of Mexican dividends. OM* slight later:tea and disturbances have takes plats in the interim. of Mexico, which have been promptly lappmised by the govern meat. Jamaica &Me are to the 214 of February. The Ameba DiapakA states that the season has been propitious, and tia country prosperous. There has been some snore we ether io sense parte, but the canes in the favoured parishes look well, and promise an abuodsat harvest. In some plains the manufacture of sugar had been discontinued, in consequence of the severity of the weather. Bread-stogy had suffered a decline, and no immediate reaction was expected ; cod Ash had ad vanced. Logwood was held for 40a.pee toe. Pimento advanced from 4/d. to 3d. per lb. Rem, 3s. per gal lon. Sugar wee quoted 11e. to 13s. for dark, 13.. Bd. to 15e. for ordinary, and les. to 181. for fair. Rice held at advanced rates. BichainirTs on I.nndon.—Jamaica Batt, 90 days, p r coat. premium; 60 days, 1 per cent. ; 30 days, If per cent.; Colonial Bank, 90 days, 1 per cent.; 60 da If per cent. Merchants' ba ll s on New York, dady, 2 to 21 per cent. realm. The Tay arrived at Jamaica on the 18th February, with the 17th of January mails. Accounts from Ha vannah are to the 2-d of March. The demand for suet ;;I;(1 gradually increased, particularly for the United B:ater, while supplies were restricted in conseq aenoe of the stormy and rainy weather, which not only kept back casters, but interfered with the progress of grinding; just before the packet departed the weather became more fa vourable, and produce was expected to become more abundant. The interruption experienced throughout the various districts had bees serious, and would cause considerab:e reduction in the yield from the quantity estimated some time since. Coffee was very scarce and dear. The inquiry for vessels was still limited, and there were a great many in port. Exchanges on London, 11 rem. ; Paris, 3 t.) 31 dis. The steamers from America and Europe continuo to flock in at Port Royal. The gold diggers, prepared for the return of spring, are returning to the diggings by hundreds, and every packet brings from a million to a in.ll.on and a half of dollars. From Dem... Tara we hare news to the 18:h alt. A swells' meeting of the combined court took place on the 7th ult., with the view of determining the objects to which the loan which was confidently expected from the mother country should be devoted, and for enacting the necessary ordinances for securing its re psjm-nt. It was rteilved that the colonial duties on wines and spirits should be pledged to pay the interest, 4 per cent., and that a sinking-fund at the rate of 2j per cent. should be formed for the liquidation of the loan, amounting to 230,0001., in twent► years. The Railway is geeing on most prosperously. At Cubs, plenty of rain had fallen throughout the island. Tee crops of sugar and other products have been large, and the vessele in the harbour were taking in full cargoes of the produce of the island. Sugar was selling at 2 dole. per cwt. ; and coffee at 15 dole., with a further advance ilk pet*. Dates from Trinaad are to the 22nd ult. The small pox bad appeared in the colony. There were many cases in the town of Port of Split), and in several of the rural 'districts ; the characer of the die Ass generally was mild, although it proved fatal in a few instances. Some estates were cmpelled b stop sugar making fir a few day. on account of sit knees. The yield wu expected to exceed the average of late years. Labour wu abundant. Several vessels were loading, and three had already sailed for Rag land. Tee Admiral, Earl Dandocald, was to leave Trinidad on the 22nd, for Chagree and the Spanish Main. The dates from Bermuda are to the 10th March. The Clergy Bill had paned the House of Assembly for ten years. AMERICA. The New World, Captain Knight, arrived at Liver- F l i e ol n y ri esterdav evening, with two days' later intel • from New York.—ln the Senate, on the 6th, r. Cooper attacked the letter of Sir H. Balwer regarding the duty on iron, and said that the foreign minister failed in his duty when he attempted to make suggestions in relation to the domestic p.ilicy of that government, and characterised his remarks as obtrusive azd impertinent. Several tither members expressing the same opinions, Mr. Clay rt se and said he disagreed with what had been said blr those who bad receded him, and complimented Sir H. Bulwer in high t rine ; and, after some fur -1 ther discussion, it was referred to the Committee on Commerce. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. The ontt;; motet watianed iaseti.e buyer. anticipat big a decline on the arrival of the steamer from Liverpool No champ is priers. BaLtDoTIMIS.-6,200 barrels of Soar sold at 4 dolls. 871 e. for GOMM* to 6 dolls. 621 c. for prim* ; 24,000 bushels of ladies ewe sold at 63e to 64e. for seized, 624 c. to 661 c. for white, and 66e. and to 661 e. for yellow. Freights in fair request at Id. per gonad for cotton, and le. 6d. and 2a. per barrel for flour to Liverpool. PaorisiOxs.—Beef was steady: 100 barrels sold at for mer rates; 41e. to 61c. were the surreal rata for haus, and 4e. to 41e. for shoulders. Lard dull, Chine ens. T►e hock marketham Teen dill and hea v y. rabid &etas Sizes declined 4c. At New Chleeas, ea t►e 6th Kush, the sale, of eottoa reeekei 2,6Q0 bales. Market quiet sad Owe aseltangod. ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN THE 817RRET THEATRE rats Monsino.—At a few minutes after one o'clock this mornieg, the vicinity of the Royal Surrey Theatre, in the Blatkfrisee-road, was a some of much excitement, in mass. qua» of the outbreak of a fire in that establichment, the de struction of which was for some time threatened. At the con clusion of he Lest musical entertainment of Mr. H. Phillips last night, the fireman and watchmen employed in securing the safety of the building, went over and saw that the lights were all extinguished, and the theatre safe. At one o'clock they resumed their rounds, and were returning to the stage door lobby, when one of them observed a smell of burning, and they found a wardrooms oa fire. Bo deems was the smoke that it was impossible to discern the nature of its extent. Several engines soft arrived, and the fire was soarer to the apartment in whisk it bat originated. The locality of the fire mested simple* as to its origin, no light having, it was said, been similled there sines Saturday night, when the theateisal perterusess feu thsated until the Easter week. A strict examnatina erns gene into, and after turn ing over some burnt rubbish is s serer of the window, sest Getout proof exhibited itself to show that it had been the work of an incendiary, who, there is every reason lisimpeet, is in some way emanated with the theatre. Aragras to the report of Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent the /or brigade, there seems to be no doubt that had the ellmewery been delayed a few minutes, the theatre meet, ham IM gir lie: construction, have fallen a sacrifice to the Imes. The supposed mode by which the theatre was deed ere by rasing a basket filled with piece. of dams, Warr in tupelos and paint, in one corner of the apartment, eel its being set light to from without. OPENINGS IN Tux Ctrs.—A correspondent of the Builder says: "I beg to allude to the pulling down of a large pile of buildings in Bell-yard, Greoechurelt-strest, where the Craig keys lea used to be ; and it is to be hoped that now eo muck epee is resat, ears mai be taken sot to crowd buildings on to the same eget. I suggest that, instead of a dingy, dark court - yard, enuenred with blind Wthere Mould be a break in the egrinness lir of end mortar facing GraceekurehMrsee, Ind that, in the Edna thrown open by the pulling deem of henna, a lagged rears, or "place, ' as the herb have it, be allowed to grow up. Oa the gmennelrery there might be a reap of pr4mileg fir s e. ward mei later Sue with the up zr windows eresurnilng the street (Greeschareh-street , nor prevent theirp let, whilst these Mops might themeless w hem dru mmers, as well se from their frost windows. CURE OP SNORT beg leave to say my ezperienes I corroborative of the eMeacy of the system of contraction at the bottom of the flue, sad the reverse at the top: I have tried it ia many eases for the lest doses years, and it has invariably stampeded. The lot sure I sleeted on this principle wee a drawing-room abeam of a detained cottage, where the draught down the ehlasey was so strong as to hive the lame as well as smoke late the mom. The plea I adopted wig to eat into the back et the chimaey immedietely above the Ire-plies, sad Wert two ekinery , pots,—• small and a large me, applying the small end of the least downwards, nearest the fire, and the larger one ia the same manner en that. 'high envied it to where the gee was of its regular dse.— The Builder. Inca But:Til-RAnTlthir.—Me understand that the dire.- ten of this company have surered in obtaining hots the Eletteepter Loan Commissimen a sum of 36,0001. This will usable them to peered vigorously with the completion of their Has to the ZUkeemy Junction. Mt. Dugan is the contractor and the works are already ins forvrard state.— /rig Midway Mutts. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 27, 18$O. irOt &RIM WINDSOR, Wawa Id. The Quo iusd Prince Albert walked this is die Moose e nrolee Park. The royal tea l ly eril & walking sad posy la tbe grand. around As Castle. Prises Albert rode eat es leaseback Ate bootees, attended by Wesel likeeneris. Tee royal Maw part 7 at the Cantle Ms *mass .111 la ds& LIT Royal Rieman' the Dashes of Lai, Lay Nosy lisvardose &MOO 46 Sp*. nets es es WI. th eiss • royal Maser party es Mos daLeessisy. gno of know of As Sods Punier Guide on duty ,aa As arrival of bar Rapist, at the Great Wa tson statist, sae enuamadet by Lieatoaant-Colonel Me EQUALISATION OF THN LAND TAX.-PRO- D=LIZZWIN I OS OP TSB COMUSSIONZHB OP HID . Yesterday ea exlreordieary sad very important eltift et Yesterday Cemakeleaus Load Tax fee the essay sf ean vat pine at as desk= ea CAssies• *IL " ts alasida. sad Milbseats so ahat pavere, say. messed is the emasheissess by the several ask of parkins* to the knits of Ills Ind tax, by will* they asa squalls the sass a fair sad aqui pseud rats dtringilwat the seasty." This weeds Int wand meet ing bas en dace sad shoat 1.0 ces woo pant, away se whoa wars tissaty sailer** Mr. WOODWARD (esagletrate), Ike suss* abase, Ida thaiskket that was to be les saw their onableeseles Pu OM Wrest kepersess, mitt* eawariai was 0 . 5 el a . 11 ,11..egiantibiailalto Ihe Maim 18 wow to bells min* swelled_ by soitte7 el leers and be wesNllbeietwo seams Sat Ibor ebeeld whet se • seams wono oemileitoww who wolf sate law Use d.. tails Oda asks* *pedal qualms list had brought them He amok eibioweee, rat 7. Hamottava amrsr. Welker. q. , *obsess stew Rabies dikes sessississere, do take the Aar. This was seleeded sad carried, sad Tae CHAIRMAN posed* Is stab lies airsaareleases ander whisk the seeder heti bees oellod. He said the Vitals. itself WM MO et ea extrasedimary pipes*,, few auk se the elowitalesers bed use due 1898 had fay nth oesdles swop so the esseeka of the elation of We sea =Wiesen of plow" lea, oaf lewee Se posidors geodes, bad wisdoms is feet twe lass= vaga ll well width= kele“"11911 whoa under whet he slobs dalgoolo ostoomeheary elreaartaasse. In the mesa it Ombra lest • }shears ass* Mays, who Wad Mss sed se tome popsy la Ow milt .1 St. Andrew, leatera, appals' to tate emodoiemos of the di. ! vie ins is widsi that wilt wee Awes, wweely, dr Holborn division, spies hie sisserasert to the land tar, hie objeet being a twofold ode; 'rev, ett prows an &kindle& is the assessed value of the ; and, secoadly, aa alto/at:km of the quota •••••••8 spa t • cadre dishiest. Though the aets of Indies.* were silent upon the poke, the beard, at Mr. Hay se's rI quiet, readilyeaaseated that be should be beard by counsel boors them; and is the hearing of the matter, the learned gentleman whom Mr. Hayes had retained (Mr. Miller) occupied nearly • • whole day in argas fag his case and quoting authorities in support of the pos. titan he seamed, "'bleb was is effect that the quota of land tax is the Holborn division was not raised by en equal and fair &comment, as the law directed, the parish of Bt. Mary 'shone, with a rectal of 1,087,7821., contributing but 6641., or at the rate of one-eighth of a penny in the pound, whilst the parishes of St. Atdreer. Halberts, and At. thorns the Martyr, with a rental of 183,1911, contributed 9,0181, or at the rate of one shilling and a penny in the pound, to the land tax; and the whole sma sontributed by the division, including the parishes of Marylebone, St. Pancras, Andrew. and St. Georgie, Hampstead, Pad. dingtou, and the Liberty of the Rolla, being 1 13,6291. 13..6d. Some years since, however, Marylebone and the Liberty of the Rolls ceased to be • portion of the Holborn division, but Dlr. Mayes'e classed submitted that those plains were sill comprised in the division, and con tended that the commimioeers bad the power, and were bound to exercise it, of distributing the whole assemment equally over all parishes by an equal_ pound rats. One po r . lion a the evidence produced by Mr. Mayes appeared to prove what be wished to disprove, that the quotas originally' fixed nadir the act on divisions were unalterable, and star considering the matter, going st length into the acts of paths men t, particularly the 38 °mill.. c. 5 ? and availing themselves of the great legal ability and experience of Mr. Bluebell, they came to the conclueion that they had not the power to peat the relief Mr. Mayes asked for,iand decided sewn. Jingly. I)watls' d, but not disappointed, a deputation, headed by the learned counsel, waited upon the Chancellor of the Exch. quer, when they were informed that they had not Availed themselves cf all ta. remedies the law provided, sad the Chancellor released to promise relief from what they urged as an oppression. Mr. Mann then proceeded with some warmth to deny the truth of an assertion made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the learned gentleman above referred to, nastily, that the commissioners had refused to decide Mr. Mayes's appeal in the .aftlrmative, on the ground that "a re-assessment would be attended with great inconvenience." The comatimionen, he said, dis charged their duties without regard to inconvenience in their desire to serve their eosatryezen, and to protect them from paid commissioners ea the one band, and crown appointed eommiseionen ca the other—an instance of which latter they Uri had in the Commissioners The Dashes. of Gloucester received their Royal Highnesses the Desesee of Cambridge and the Primes Kary aad • seism perry as dinner yesterday litanies, at her red. deem, Glessemer Kew. A aspiatiem inelnding Mr. Gurney, Mr. Foster, eel Mr. - Denes, had an interview with lord John Bated' yesswiley. Mr. Ohrieopher, M.P., trasesated business yester day at the Railway Board. The Committee on Machinery of the Commission for the Exhibition of lafil mat yesterday la the New Palos of Westallater. Tho aseeallere prwat were—Sir Joan Rennie, Mr. Posey, M.P., Professor Walker, Pro. foam Willi, and Mr. Bra ,el. Colonel Reid, R.ll (Chate au), and Mr. Mike attended as the port of the Emettive Committee. Mr. Soots Bissell, Secretary to the annelidan, wee in attends' s., IheComtnitte• on Sculpture of the Commission for Um Inhibition of 1861 met yesterday in the New Paler of Westmiaster. The arming or treaded by Viteouat Canning. Lard Asti. anon, Bu. Ward Watts& colt. Mr. Baia( Wall, M.P., Mr. William WlO6, old Mr. D. N. Mar Use. Mr. Cole at•osdad en behalf of the ext astir eoserittme. Mr. Stallard Norther*, eemetary to tho 101 M. astarted. (nom last moat's Gromer.) BUCKIROILAX-PALACE, MARCH 22.—This day the Meet /lon. &tabard Marquis of Westminster was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of h e r Majesty's Mo s t Hoe. Privy Council, and took his plain at the Board aceordlagly. BOARD OP ORRIN CLOTH, ST. JAKIIII'S-PALACI, Kama 22. —The Queen has been pleated to appoint the Right Hon. the Marquis of Westminster Lord Steward of her Majesty's HoesehoW, vies the Right Hon. Earl For tes..., resigned. ST. JAMllell-PALACE, MARCH 13.—The Queen has been pleated to appoint James Tiler, Rsq , Liiutenant of her Majesty's Renewable Corps of Gratioama at Arms, Moo Sir Matthew Wyatt, retired. ST. JANZeII-PALACE, MARCH 23.—The Queen has been plowed, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Willies Topham, Req., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vim Little, retired. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Attainder John Piesse, EAussq.,tralia. to be Colonial Secretary for the territory of Western WHITEHALL, MARCH 25.—The Queen has been ploto d to present ills Rey William Sutherland to the church n , l parish of Dingwall, in the presbytery of Ding wall, and county of Ron, vacant by the death of the Rev. Rector Bethune, late minister thereof. CWOIIBBIOIO SIONED BY THE LORD LLEUTINANT op Bnausanau.—Henry Coe Coepe, via, to b. Fint Lieutenant in the litutieetord Troop of Yeernanry Cavalry ; Coped Coops, gent., to be Cornet in ditto. of Sewers, the Wit and most zealous of whom bad ',maimed, because they resolutely performed their duty to the mammas (Applause.) Mr. COPPOCH then moved the following resolution : " That the unredeemed portion of the laud tax payable by that part of the county of Middleux which, by the set or parliament pare d in the 38th year of King George 111., c. 5, la charged with the sum of 107,6021. lle. 7d., be re. easeseed by an equal pound rate upon all property liable to the tax within every hundred, lathe, wspentake, rape, ward, or other division within that said part of the county." Mr. BTALLWOOD seconded the Motion. A MMITLIBONI Commtestornat said that, by • reso lution of the commissioners on the 24th of April, 1801, Marylebone was made •division of itself, distinct from that of Holborn. Mr. COPPOCIE mid this sould not be, as it was returned as part of Holborn division In 1808. Mr. W. PAYNE, the city coroner, moved as an amend ment the appointment of a committee to inquire into the subject, with power to obtain the highest legal opinions, as to the power of the commissioners, and report thereon to an adkiurnod meeting. This aineadment was seconded. Mr. OFFER supported the motion, and hoped it would be shown that the commissionsn had the power. On one side of a street, in the parish of Wsppirg, the tax was 6d. in the pound, en the other side of the acme street. 3e. The Tower Hamlets division contributed about 30,01301. to the land tax, whilst Marylebon., with its sristoeratie population, paid but 6641. ; that, he would insist, was a gross injustice upon the poor population of the - Tower Ham lets. The alteration of the quota upon the county was out of the question; the issue was, had they the power to alter the divisional assessments and levy an equal pound rat* upon all. It was to the redemption of land tax, and to the increase of wealth in one parish and Its diminution in another, that the inequalities of the present system now complained of were to be attributed. A COMMIRSTONIIII submitted that if they proceeded at once to equalise, no end of legal proceedings would ensue, those pariahs) favoured by the present system taking the initiative. Mr. ELLIOT, magistrate, thought the opinion of the judges should be obtained before they entail further in the matter. The question was surrounded by immense diflkulty, but all, he thought, were convinced of the injustice of the present system. His opinion was, that they had not the power to equalise. Mr. NEATE thought the 118th section of 38 Geo. 111., e. 6, quite conclusive that they had not the power to alter the assessments. Mr. RAITICHIIN would support the appointment of the committee as suggested by the amendment, and suggested that the expenses should be defrayed by the commisionen generally, tot by the committee. The CHAIRMAN thought the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury would not object to the espouses being de frayed out of the surplus fund. A MAIITLIMONI COIMISSIONIZ submitted that the committee, u appointed, should be empowered to petition parliament, supported by the whole of the commissioners. Several of the commission,* then spoke in favour of a change in the present system, and eulogised Yr. Doppia& oa the lucid sander its which he had intredneed the subject, bat thought the better warm would be to asserts* de cisively what power they powered, before they altered the assemments. POWN ALL, *halm= of the county bomb said wwy imperiaat quotas ia reference to that part of the sob- Jest whiehrelated to the power of the commieeloaere was, . . - -ws by whom the preesat eserreatente Wen the woe made, emeset the . views they of the powers give. dm by the oat If this were their first meeting underdog mit, wesM they key this tax as it was now levied ? Mat certainly not ,• and if not, he would ask why net? He seggested that it wo uld be better to petition parhareitat as • body at ones for • declaratory act. (Hear, bear.) Mr. COPPOCH replied. H. was quite satisfied at the manner the quest on had been treated—all admitted the if Pasties to the people of the present system. H. still exim. Waded that they already possessed the power, and urged the good that would be done by the adoption of his motion. The amendment was then pat—For, 18; against 25 ; aN it was conseguently lat. Mr. POWNALL then mewed as amendment to the effete: That whereas mach dimatilsedsa is expressed by the is. bah:tants of St. Andrews, Heiken, and ether parishes Is the county of Middlesex, at the meek Is whisk the lead Inn assessment is raised, and meek dillweitee d *ldea exhales in the minds of the commisaleasse as to their pewee to alter the present made of ammmneat—resolved am the commissioners do petition palliated for an set be de, their powers shall be more nenustely defined, sad thee a oomeatitee be appointed to carry this into effect. This amendment was oareied by 43 to 9, and coasequipatlar l the original motion was lost. The committee was this appointed. The following were named la additioe to the chairmen of the dieiaions : Mr. Powsall, Mr. Oopposk, Mr. W. Payne, and Mr. Elliott --- It wee then prepared that the assereateat should be forthwith merle an Ike same priasiple ea hitherto, bat this was aosairaoaali 'sleets& The meeting then adjourned WA the 4th of April, when the essessmeate will be made. TESTIMONIAL TO BRIT= 81•111. X.—Mr. May, tbe meal general of the Notherieads, hes made • repro sestsdis to the Lords ofTrestadY. hint ddleory ditty free et•• pekoes fevirsided atm bees the goweamint at the Rego*, eostaialai • oes• sup and two sans lease, intended as preaint. MOietafn Mik end lon of *sew of the asitish usual Maws. be unless tendered to lbs slew of the Dunk _Osesrais, with was lost, in A last, of the Cape sf Reed Reps. rie Conner Axx Kuirm—Oa Masday night, • =min was held is Penhary Chapel, fierdasy, to take slop "it ovismssaiss she misses of tbeth e wassm i wuna dr lot Old Bag lb* Lod Brea Pollee. 11 , :v. R. ( Messrs. Raley, Goldswell, sad = 111611111INI sisiets in favour of the abolition of sad .spiel was suited, praying dist lb - .Isr emessise of Akan Maned may be fol lowed by as smite reprieve, sod she did sash steps aboald be labne sa s nay - lent to the Mho sholition of the puiddistst o& COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of publics bedsits. WIPIXIIik OP Un the annoancement by the Town clerk that a communi cation bad been made by the government relative to the espouse" of prosecutions paid by the corporation of London in their own wrong, it was moved that a deputation from the smart should hold a conference with the Lords of the Treasury on the subject. Elie PETER LAURIE observed that to hold a conference with the members of the government wee the me": sure way to 'belt the question attempted to be carried by a depu tation. The parties sat there quittly together, and the oasis:sr made his objections in so tisndsonse and 'cadent's like a impair, that a refusal was actually en-re agreeable than Willillllo/11CO would be under other I ifelliliStaftet S. (Langhtsr ) Bush he knew to be the eve in Lord Castle reagh's time, when every depwation departed ealightened, though rejected, by the thoroughbred elegance of that states man. Aldermen COPILAJID Geld FAILIBROTRIZ considered that the ism eligible muss they could adopt would be by a centimes with the government, to show the distinct claims of the corporation to immumiLy from espaliers which had long been paid by them an occasions of the prosecution of prisoners. Alderman WILSON said the court bed lately had three conferences with the government on matters of great public importance, and advantage had milked from each of than. The deputation was then appointed. IWELEINO•IN OF THE COMMON BERJIANT. Mr. Bullock, who was elected by t►e unanimous voice of the Cosmos Council, at the last sleeting of that body, was balled is and sworn according to ta • tuna) forma. LORD DINIKAN . II RITIRIDIRKT FROM OPTIC/. Alderman FAREBROTIiER rose to move the following elation to Lord Denman, upon that noble and learned lord's retirement from the duties of Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench That this court, with a warm recollec tion of the high talent and integrity with which the Right Honourable Llrd Denman performed the functions of the Common Serjeant of this city, and having watched the ho amused, advance of his lordship to the high position of Chief Justice of England, and to the peerage of the realm, nano% allow his lordship's retirement from office, though ripe in honours and is years, yet full of vigour of mind and Intellect, without expensing their deep gratitude for his former services, their admiration of the high bearing of his chancier, and their constant hope that lee may enjoy that dignified ease which his great talent and the manliness of his conduct have so justly earned.' The alderman said he could not take a better opportunity than was afforded by the swearing in of the !gentleman who had been lately ap- pointed, to call for the ingenuous feelings of the court upon the subject of the chancier of one who Ind filled that office from the moment of his endiom to that of his eleva tion as Chief Justice of England. (Cheers.) Sir PETER LAURIE felt great pleasure in wending the mambo, and was proud to say that he enjoyed the personal friendship of Lord Denman. He rejoiced to say that his lordship's appearance on Saturday gave unman of a favourable state of health, likely to be permanent. (Hear, hear.) The City had long ago sustained a severe logs in him as oomunon-serjeant, and now the great commu nity would have to deplore in him the leas of one of the briahtmt Ornaments that ever adorned the bench. (Cheers.) SALOMONS begged to be allowed to add his expends= of admiration and gratitude to those which had already been se ably and judiciously uttered. Twenty years had 'mealy elapsed since persons of the Jewish re ligion were prohibited from the exercise of one of the ordinary privileges of &inns by reason of incompetency, arising from the onseientfous repugnance to the taking of gospel oaths. At that time Lied Denman invaded the in tolerant doctrine, and by meting the common law of the land the statue. law, established a remedy which made not only the Jews, but the whole community, his debtors. (Loud sheers.) The resolution was then unanimously and by acclamation agreed to. Some oenversati3n took plea on the subject of departing from the customary forms of the court in sign lag the resolution, In cedar to give greater loge* and empha sis to the proosedinds, but The Renown' showed that any violation of the esta blished rule would rather detract from than add to its efilesey. Till DOCTIIIII 01 TIPANSDISTAIITIATION. Alderman Saionons gate notice of a !notion that the town clerk do report whether the oath against toansab stantiation, having been by sot of parliament repealed, there was any occasion for admiaistering it amongst those talus in the Court of Alderssen. ardenaa; lain/OTHER bad ao objection to the conaderation of the subject. He certainly did not relish the idea of giving up a loon eetabliabed custom without being convinced that the abolitbin of it would not be mis. chimes. Bir PETER LAURIE said he never administered the oath in his ward, and he Dryer would. Aldmmaa HUMPRERY saggested that each alderman amid NSW to the nut mut prepared to give a definition of tramabstaatistion. (Laughter.) oarrnocrlfs Ice rinwr-mesa. The RECORDER said be had to complain to the court of a frequency of obstruc ion is the passage from Fleetstrest to the Old Bailey. Great Inconvenience was caused by im pediments is the way of those who had important business to tesseeet is the wort, and he had matemplated the experi ment sin ladisisaest in the matter. (Hear, kw.) 17pes the modes of Aldermen BirnenY the court resolved to apply to the City Commissioner of Police for the removal of the subject of complaint. Adjostsed. THR INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION or 1851.—The Lori Mayor had the high gratification to receive a oontant. onetime from Prince Alban, of which the following is a copy : " Buckingham Palace, March 23, 1860.—My deer Lord,—Hie Royal Highness cannot allow the spleadid dilutor gives by your lurdabip on Thunday lest to have passed over without endeavouring to express the gratifies- Eon whisk he derived from it. Ha mmunande me to thank yen very much for the killdeer of the motive which prompted you to give that entertainment, and at the same time to congratulate your lordship is the complies sac em which bide fair to amend this endeavour to unite all pieties sad classes throughout the Malted Kingdom in the support of the Exhibition of 1851. For Mansell, his Royal Highness desires me to add that he shall ever look back with true pleasure on an male' which wee to hit personally one of anntizel satkimetion and gratilloatioa.—(Bigasel) O. GRIT." TEE CATTLE TRADE.—The Apollo, screw stem mood, arrived at Blackwell on Monday, with a cargo of omen from Holland. Oa her passage Ole experisnoed a heavy gale from be north, which caused lose or serious injury to nearly 60 Sae oxen. Of these, about 20 that were on deck were thrown overboard ; the remainder, about 30 in numbar, were lauded at Blackwell, many of them dead, and others dreadfully mangled. It is believed that all this meat Enda Ice way into the Landon market. THE GORHAM CASE. no Bishop of Leaden has sent the following an swer to the address presented to him by weak lay mosialtsre of the ehareh of England . (peers, members of parliament, ea& others), and published in Monday's Alma : Loadombouse, Man 76,1860. Mr der Mr. Oneedish,-1 tan to acknowledge the N. esipt i a. tetese, mil of the address whisk it, ly antral members of parliament orgi s el pa with my acme, yourself swag Ike rest, estreating sae to take seassel with my right reverend brahim, emeendag the aprilerides of &remedy to the evils li kely to result Ina the remit jspreS dr met el Gabes e. the Bishop of Imam; mil espedelly masernier the MegMa et mews wfdsk may suable the shank to I deas% In seek mode se shall most simnel, its doc trine Isaddeg the sammeat t bap I Mara M mare yoa sad the other ralradhere to the address that I eat fatly alive to the ammily sod the flatlet tskta seassel with my brethren at the perm snide, and et til t MI "Mei to avert the edema 'ease( 0110C411 all `MI as likely to fallow famthejedgmat is Amides. Tile task of devidmizeires for the attahment of that objest is ON of end difficulty ; bet it will not be heroism, if all these who in its mem will maintain the truth to • tof mederatiaa mad charity, sad seek to hand ap the wills of oar ikon by their prayers for mil, sod by her gammen, ia reliance on the divine heed of the Minh, Se strogthee or amend whatever is weak or faulty in its ginemeness—l nimbi, sty dear Mr. Cavendish, your faithful friend aad servant, O. J. LONDON. TM Ron. Richard Caventlids. ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS. Yesterday the wooed anniversary festival of the premoters of this charity took place at the Leaden Tavern, Bishegegatestrod, the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. Abed 100 gesdrnmes eat down to dinner, and amoapt the pub et thegehisipil table were Sir G. Carroll, Dr. Lashing toe,Ohaeiss Isublisgt "Bet , lI.P , Admiral Hawtayne, Mr. 6. M. Pets, M.P., Mr. P. M. L. Bette. Mr. J. Twining., the Bev. Dr. Reed, Dr. Gaggenbuhl, the H on . M r . Spring Rice, Dr. Cusolly, act. 7119 CLUBMAN, in proposing the health of the Prime of Wales and the rest of the royal family, stated that her Majesty had given 250 guineas to the institution upon con sideration that his royal highness should have the power of preseating one patient to the institution so long as it eon- Unwed to exist. (Cheere.) Sir G. CARROLL proposed the " Health of the Duke of Cambridge," and HIS ROYAL HIGHNBSS, in returning thanks, said he had been to see the establishments bloating to the institution, and he bald not deny that, melancholy ea it was to see the unfortunate inmates, it wee a treat comfort to think that there was a probability of man y . of them boom ' lag uscul members of society. Previous to the formation of this charity the poor creatures were a loss to the world, but owing to the fostering care bestowed upon them by the medical officers and others their health and constitutions were improved and they ware placed in a condition to gain their •wn livelihood. He would take the opportanity of pro posing to them, "Prosperity to the Asylum for Idiots." In the course of the evening subscriptions were ansioasead amounting to nearly 3,0001. ; and it ap peared from • special appeal to the public from the prometen of the institution that establishments had been formed at Highgate and at Colchester. Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON took occasion to remind the company that this was the birthday of Prince George of Cambridge, sad be would therefore call upon the company to drink " The health of his Royal Highness." The toast having been responded to with much enthusiasm, The Duke of CAMBRIDGE returned thanks, and said be felt much gratified by the honour conferred upon him in drinking his son's health on this interesting occasion. He was glad to take this opportunity of observing that his son had never given him • moment's absences. This was • happy thing for • father to say. Dr. Lushint ton then task the chair, and the remaining toasts having been disposed uf, the company separated. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. MEETING AT LANCASTER. On Monday e;Cani one of the lar g est public meet ings which have ever been held here assembled in the Odd fellows' Hall, to hear an explanation of the objects of the National Reform Association. W. E. !lace, E.g., surgeon, w.s requested to take the chair, and opened the proceedings by a few remarks. He then called upon Mr. J. Baxter Langley to explain the objects of the meeting, w hi c h h e did in an address which accept...l.6Blf an hour, and was warmly and frequently applauded. He vindicated the National ILtorm Asse,ciation from the objections which had been brought against it, and argued that what that association sought was des to the people, not as a favour, but as a right. The chairman then called open George Thompson, Esq., M.P., who was received with great enthusiasm. lie spoke at great length, showing the inequalities and injustice of the suffrage end the pre. sent system of taxation; pointed out the extravagant expendsture into which the country had been led by a house which pretended to repraint them, but was nothing but a sham. The taxation and goverhasents of other eon:dries were compared. He concluded a long and eloqueLt address by advising the formation of a local society, and the appoint ment of delegates to attend the conference in London. Oa resuming his seat, the audience applauded inemslatly for a considerable time. fdr.Jatießazter. Ltneley was unanimously elected as • delegate from the meeting to the reform conference, and was requested to invite the Rev. J. Fleming (who had left the room) to join hies in the representation of the reformers of Lancaster. (ANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. MANCHESTER, Blanca 26. One of the principal theme* of gossip on oar Exchange today was a visit which it is rumoured Lord John Russell is about to pay to our neighbour Sir Benja min Heywood, Bat., at Claremont. mimed as the probable day ; and it is expected that, as the usual civic hospitalities will be tendered to the premier, his lordship may be induced to honour the mayor of this borough at a corporate dinner. It will not be a bad mode of testis; the barometer of public feeling in this great man uf acturing and commercial neighbourhood at the present moment towards the ministry. It is expected that the noble lord will make the round of our leading manu factories and commercial establishments to me the " lions," but nothing certain is at present known pest the fact of his lordship's visit to Claremont. The Manchester Commercial Association, I learn, have memorialised the government against Lord Ashley's Factory Amendment Bill, and a very inflaential deputation are now in London from the spinners and manufacturers on the same subject. The Ices by the late fire at Ham Westhead and Co.'s upon the insurance companies is stated to be so severe as to sweep away the whole of the profit, arising from the policies on warehouse property in Manchester over a period of 4 years. The matter has been conceived to be of so much importance as to call for some special steps to be taken by way of guard ing the interest, of companies from such clean sweeps in future. In my account of the fire I described how hopeles must be any attempts to extinguish flames when they had gained the least head in warehouses here, as they are now constructed ,• and this matter appears to have been th e sub ject of omiderstion among the numerous companies who are liable to make good the loss at the fire on Thursday night last. The result his been that they have come to the "Mu. , tion to rase the rates of insurance ter all such warehouses to • guinea per out., in order to protect themselves. MUM CHILTIIICATEB.—A parliamentary return gives the following se the net produce' of the duty paid on game antliestes and licenses for the sale of game for the you. ending Apil I, I wan 849 :—Charged on persona in their own rig h t, 119,2881.; charges confirmed in double duty, 2,8461.; gamekeepers (not being assessed sermats), 7834 (a considerable diminution on previous years) ; gunekeepen (being seemed servants), 1,9031. (also 'diminution); linage* for the sale of game, 2,0681. The total for Ragland and Wales was 126,8821—a sum considerably lem than that re ceived daring each of the four previous years. JOHN KNox's Hough in Edinburgh having been thoroughly repaired, the legal prolgedings taken to compel its removal altogether, have been stayed. It is stated that the whole of these substantial repairs and alterations have been made by the Knox monument trustees out of the fund collected by them since the agitation against the removal of the old building was originated, and that the trustees intend that the money collected by the committee of inhabitants (which is by no means so large a sum as might have been wished and expected) shall be expended on the repair and embellishment of interior. Buicwie.—About 7 o'olock4erday morning an old man, named Evans, who was at Mr. Whitmore's, a greengrocer and fruiterer, in Char street, Westminster, oomentted suicide by shooting hinuelf through the heart with • small pocket pistol. The deceased, who was a oar pater by trade, bad been in a very danceding state of mind for some time pest, in coneequence of his being unable to obtain any employment. A otaroner's inquest, held this day resulted In a verdict that the deereseddelroyed himself whilst labouring under " Temporary insanity.' FIRE NEAR DIWIT-LANE THBATIIIL—Lit night, shortly after seven o'clock, • fin, attended with a great lose of property, and Jeepardis'ng the lives of not fewer than 16 penman, broke oat in the premises of Mr. Mackerel', baked potato merchant. No. 7, Viasgsr-pird. The premises, which were five floors high, were adjoined by numerous similar erections cm either side, whilst the space between the burning property and Devi-Lute Theatre wee not more than • few yank aPart. The outbreak, which was very sudden, was occasioned by an escape of gas, and fortunately all the persons who were ea the premiers succeeded in making their way eat without W engines Wary. Simnel were promptly heel: , to the spot, but no t w i t h stan din g the strenuous exert of the Armen, the flames continued to travel, and the whale range et in which they com mended were burned out and those adjoiniag severely damaged Wore the firs wee extinguished. The partite who have lost everything they 0041111 possessed, are Mr. Ilaterell (inswed), Mr. and Mrs. Illee and child (wet tamed), Mr. and Moe. Atterway with threeehildren (sairaredl Mr. and me. Weedridge with them shildres (anineared.) The building is which the disaster *entered was lamed in the WestaingleMAMoAft THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The land oonvirpondesoe relating to the Ass* Cr ill Expoditlon have just been publahed. This eellestlea eseeprees a variety of sensaaaleatioas from the litikeiggegilmg to the Admiralty, and the principal Arens omen motel the eserativ, sof Sir James Rom, Sir John Mid Kellet and Mo o , which an she Mesa the pa It re is satisfactory to leans that all are inaLlisessly of opinion th a t Si r J o h n !reeds Yeenlain ar e a ye till in existence. Ile 01 These us tear ways only in which it is likely that this Meeks sad Terror would have been lost—by Are, by sunken mein, by stern, or by being crushed between two fields of i lea. Both weeds would scarcely hays taken Sr. together ; oee of them had struck on a rock, the other would have avoided the danger. Storms in those narrow seas, encum bered with is., ralee no swell, and could produce no such disaster ; and, therefore, by the fourth cause alone amid the two vends have been at onto destroyed ; cad even in that ewe the crews would have escaped upon the ice (es happens every year to the whalers); they would have iaved their loose boats, and reached some part of the Ausarten' shores. As no traces of any such event have been found on any part of those shores, it may therefore be safely affirmed that can skip at least, mad may the crews arestill in existence; and therefore the point where they now are is the matter for coasideratlon. Their orders would greata carried them towards Melville Island, and then out to the westward, where it is therefore probable that they are entangl-cl amongst islands and 11:19. For, should they have bun arrested at some intermediate place, for instance, Cape Walker, or at one of the northern chain of islands, they would undoubtedly, in the course of the three following years, have contrived soma method of sending notices of their position to the shores of North Somerset or to Barrow Straits If they had reached much to the southward of Banks's Lend, they would surely have communicated with the tribes on Mackenzie River ; and if, failing to get to the westward or southward, they had returned with the intention of penetrating through Wellington Channel, they would surely have detached parties on the ice to wards Barrow S:raits in order to leave d e po s it e d state ments of their intentions. The general conclusion, there fore, remains, that they are still locked up in the Archipe lago to the westward of Melville Nucl." Captain Sir E. W Parry considers it " I.kely Ow the ships have been pushing on suo.mer after summer in the direction of Bebrings' Straits, and are detained •omewhere in the spate south-westward of Banks's Land. On the other bend, should they, after the first or second summer have ,been unsuccessful is that direction, they may have attempted to proceed to the northward, either through Wellington Channel or through some of the other openings in the same group cf islands." " Under these circum stances," he considers it "expedient still to prosecute the search in both directions." bat he looks " with the strongest hope," to Behring's Straits." Sir James Rees states his concurrence in all the main taints contained in the report of the hydrographer of the Admiralty, suggesting another expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. He says: " With respect to the probable position of the Erebus and Terror, I consider that it is hardly possible they can be any where to the eastward of Melville Island, or within 300 miles of Leopold Island, for it that were the case, they would assuredly, during the last spring, have made their way to that point, with the hope of receiving assistance from the whale: ships which for several years previous to the departure of that expedition from England Mad been in the habit of visiting Prince Regent's Inlet in pursuit of whales, and in that case they must have been met witb, or marks of their encampments have been found by some of the numerous parties detached from the Enterprise and Investigator along the shores of that vicinity daring the only period at the season in which travelling is practicable in those regions. It is probable, therefore, that during their first summer, which was remarkably favourable for the navigation cf those seas, they have been enabled (in obedience t, their orders) to push their ships to the westward of Banks' Land, and have there become involved in the heavy pack ot ice which was observed from Melville Island always to be setting pest its westernmoit point in a south-nut direction, and from which pack they may not have been able to extricate their ships If this be assumed as the present position of the Erebus and Terror, it w Add manifestly be far mote easy and safe to afford them relief by means of an expedi tion entering Sebring** Straihs than lrom any other di rection." Capt. Beechey agrees with Sir F. Beaufort sad Sir E. Parry: " That the expedition is probably hampered am ingst the ice somewhere to the southwestward of Melville Island; but there is yet a possibility which does not appear to have been contemplated, which it, that of the scurvy having spread among the crew, and incapacitated a large proper ion of them from making any exertion towards their release, or that the whole, in a debilitated s:ate, may yet be clinging by their vessels, existing sparingly upon the provision which a large mortality may have spun out, in the hope of relief. . ." "Of the measures which can be resorted to on the northern coast of America, the officers who have had experience there, aad the Hudson's Bay Company, will be able to judge ; but I am of opinion that noting ahoeld be neglected in that quarter; for it seems to me almost certain that Sir John Franklin and his crew, if able to travel, have abandoned their ships and made for the continent, and if they have not succeeded in gaining the Hudson's Bay outposts, they have been overtaken by winter before they could accomplish their purpose." Fru John Richardson argues, with the hydrographer, that. It is desirable that the western shores of the Archipelago of Parry 'e,ls/ ands should be searched in a high latitude. He says: "The climate of Arctic America improves in • sensible manner with an increase of western longitude. On the Mackenzie, on the 135th meridian, the summer is warmer than its any district of the continent in the same parallel, and it is still finer and the vegetation more luxuriant on the banks of the Yucon, on the 150th meridian. This superiori'y of climate leads me to infer that ships well fortified against drift ice will find the navigation of the Arctic Seas more practicable in its western portion than it has been found to the eastward. This inference is supported by my own i personal experience, as far as it goes. I met with no ice n the month of August on my late voyage till I attained the 123rd meridian, and which I was led, from that circumstance, to suppose coincided with the western limits of Parry's Archipelago." He adds that an interpreter is desirable ; and suggests the employment of one of the 2d iravian brethren to that office— as it is not probable that a native Esquimau.: could be ob tained in time. On this suggestion Mr. Miertoching, nee of the Moravian brethren, from the establishment of Hernnhut, in Saxony, has ban appointed to accomp any Captain Col limate's expedition. He is stated to be ,' in the prime of life, about 30 years of age, of robust health, inured, by a service of five years in Labrador, to the hardships and priva tions of the Arctic regions, aad sufficiently acquainted with the language and manners of the Esquimau: to be obis to hold friendly and unreserved intercourse with them," From the mass of memoranda sad correspondenoe on the subject of Captain Collinsoe's expedition, we select a few pinups : Sir F. Beaufort is distinctly of opinion that the only method of rendering the examination ;prompt and e ffi c i en t Is through the medium of steam. While only useless experts and reiterated disapdointment will attend the best efforts of sailing vessels, leaving the lingering survivors of the lost ships, as well as their relatives in England, in equal despair. Had Sir James Roes been in a steam-vessel, he would not have been surrounded by ice and swept out of the Strait, bat by shooting under the pro tection of Leopold Island, he would have waited there till that fatal field had passed to the eastward, and he then would have found a perfectly open sea up to Melville Island. The best application of steam to in-going vessels would be Erie.- son's screw , but the screw or paddles of any of our mo derateceizoi vessels might be made to elevate with facility. Vessels so fitted would not require to be fortified in an extraordinary degree, not more than common whalers. From the leg-like quiescence with which • sailing vessel must await the crush of two approaching floes, they must be as strong as wood and Iron can make them ; but the steamer slips out of the reach of the collision, waits till the shock is past, and then profiting by their mutual recoil, darts at once through the transient opening. Two such vessels, and each of them attended by two tenders laden with coals and proviii , u, would be sufficient for the main lines of search. Every lrominent point of land where notices might hove been eft would be visited, details of their own proceedings would be deposited, and each of the four tenders would be left in proper positions as points of rendezvous on which to fall back. Besides these two branches of the expedition, it would be well to allow the whaling Captain (Penny) to carry oat his proposed undertaking. His local knowledge, his thorough acquaintance with all the myscerias of the ice navigation and his well known skill and resources, seem to point him out as a most valuable auxiliary." Col. Sabine, after stating the various courses which it is pos Bible Sir J. Franklin may have token, cosaidere it most probable " That his advance from Melville Island in the season of 1847 may have been limited to • distance of 50, or perhaps 100 miles at farthest, and that in 1848 he may have en deavoured to retrace his steps, but only with partial success It is, I apprehend, quite a oonceivable cue, that under these ciromatanus, incapable of extricating the ships from the ice, the crews may have beat at length obliged to quit them, and attempt • retreat,_ not towards the continent, because too distant, but to Melville Island, where certainly food, and probably fuel (seals), might be obtained, and where they would naturally suppose that vessels despatched from Englud fee their relief would, in the first instance, seek them. It ia quite conceivable also, I apprehend, that the circumstances might be such that their retreat may have been made without their boat,, and probably in the Aptil or May of 1849. Where the Rsqainisaz have lived, there Englishmen may live, and no valid argument spinet the attempt to relieve can, I think, be founded on the improba bility of finding Englishmen alive in 1850, who may have made a retreat to Melville Island in the spring of 1849 ; nor would the view of the cue be altered is any material degree, if we suppose their retreat to have been made in 1843 er 1819 to Banks's Land, which may afford facilities of food and fuel equal or superior to Melville Island, and a further retreat in the following year to the latter island as the point at which they would more probably look out for succour." In one of the letters It ie stated that Bir J. Franklin, be fore his departure from England, expressed himself deter , mined to try a pimps by Jones's Sound Instead of Din outer Sound. This, however, is act goaaidered probable in most quarters. Sir John Franklin is described as one who would not be likely to treat his orders with levity. The ereimated expense of the proposed expedition for the relief of T. Franklla'z empedition 115,2151 beim f la gulag, other Is these of -relict relief of air klba's exped.tion is 6,flbf. .1. d.— being for the three vsesela, the Aep, the Isla, and the Muy In fitting, stores, and provisions, fur two years ; wages, and other items, will of Course be added to this. In these returns will be found a varlet; of interesticg plena of relief, but they are too long to quote. The Chancellor of the Exchequeiind Lady Mary Wood left town yesterday fur their residenee, Hickleton Hall, near Demeter. •