The Express. — London, England, 1850-01-23 00:00:00

tl tl ■ a O hi a b , tt of of of W is Z3l it' an B hi Is A a ec la II tt 1: 0 tt et 1 4 el F el a a a le • 1 If e, 1 he be x, of nd to yin I ad- to it& per- • red min a ion, , Dint for ma e of eeal be- a , s ip and tics' .ortS as of do- eel ae. ra MOW • ta. O. II to b i g *saw , was the 'slob 1 00 isso la Igo* d Alto .-- o b oe of his cobi eel as they stand. It is believed that the 'thus of Central America are already perfectly andero•ood by our secretary and your minister, an d . lasted of creating discord , will but cement out friendohip. This is the substance of my private ad vice. f r om Washington today. Apropos to this sub ject we an glad to perceive that Mr. 'Aortae', our nitnica at St. James, his already, in public, given pretence to the c‘mmon feeling of the country he w rerecnts. Mr. Lawrecee, you will remember, I doerthed to you long before he had any idea of going eat to En4land. lie is a clever man, and will get on even ilngly well. Th, legislatures of the various states aerially assemble St th beginning of each year, and as a matter of course, ordir their conwitutions, messages are communicated to t' em by the governors. This is not only usual, but absolutely necesnary. The governors of the states no:(1.. at the revenues capital', with all their depart ment, around them. They of necessity see and on• derotand what is goicg on, what difficulties, if any, ore occurrin4, and what advantages ars to be gained be the action of the State. Notuing really toaspes tGc observation of an intelligent American ruler, and of course his message is formed of the staple of his observation, and his sagacity. By telegraph received from Washington, while I am writing . this paragraph, it is announced that the British minister has opened negotiations with Mr. Clayton on the subject of Nicaragua, and the basis of a friendly arrangement is already laid down. Mr. Chatfield's conduct is disavowed. ANIERICUS. gbe Court. WINDSOR, Jas. 22. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes and Windsor Park. The royal Madly took walking exercise in the grounds ad jacent to the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert west out shooting this secompanied by the Duke de Nemours, and at tended tr_ Lord Cowles Ftsroy, Col. Hon. Charles Grey, audCol. Y. H. Seyw.uur. The royal dinner party this rutting inc:udes her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Dacha's de Newmark Lady fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Bir Lieorge Coupn. The Sub-committee of the Commission for the Ex- Whitlock of 1861, consisting of Earl °naafile ' Mr. Jones Leyd. and Mr. T. F. Gibson, net at the Board of Trade on Monday. A deputation from the cwincil of the Society of Ans. em.loo4 l a of htr. Tooke, Mr. Webster, Mr. Foster, gad Mr. Speer, bad as interview wieb the sob-committee. The atetehun of fire executive committee also waited on the sub comuittee Sir Wi lliam Somerville, Chief Secretary for Ire land. strived in town yeste rday, front Dublin. The Right liatJnet had afterwards an ioterview with Bir George Grey a: the Hoene Office, and also visited the Citaneellor of the Ezebequer. A deputation from the city of Bristol, headed by the mayor, and accompanied by Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley, the member for that city, had an interview with Lord John Eats 11. yesterday. Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. C Fiteroy had alao an interview y v ar yny with the tvicht Hon. Baronet at the Home Office. Me. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the C arriseionere fur the Reduction of the National Debt; era Mr. Tad Pratt had an latnvew witlithe Chancellor of the Eucharist, yesterday, at his official residua:it is Dowuiug Despatches from the Governor of New Zealand owe maned yesterday at the Cu{oaial•clhae. (From tort 'WWI Gazette.) • Dowltso-sTREzr, JAN. 2 2 —Tee Queen has been *sus ti• appoint Taoism Hoene. E.q.. to h Pointe Jailor M tlic Supreme Court of the colony of Van Diesen's Land ; her ll•jerity his also bean pleased to appoint Valentine Fleming, Em., to be het Majesty's Attorney-0 I for tre ecdoly of Van Diemen's Land ; her Ma jesry has also been p eased to _appoint Alen Charles Roam. En., to be her Mu sty's &Amber-General for the total of an Dientea's Lard ; her Majesty has farther been pleased to ap..iiist Francis smith, kmt., to be Crown- Solicit r and CIO* of the Peace for the eolmy of Van Diemen', Land. THE lit Gin HON. T. B. MACArLtr his recently Der• fleeted a Beecher Liseeta's aa. The circumstances adder which the elegies took piece are equally hosourable to th- society sail to Mr. Maituday. This distinction id, it dirij be recollected, smoky restricted to Queen's counsel, a which Mr. Macaulay has not attained, he !mein', as la well bnown, loop mewed to practicer at the bar. The right km. can•leann's name, however, remained on the society'► books. Si., short time aro he sent in the moil formal notice ti ham his name erased therefrom. Oa the engirt or this wiiee, WicdrChaacellor knight Brace brourlat the nth ject under the consideration of the bench, and by a very lane n.j•wity it was resolved to earl, in the person of Mr. Macauldy, sa atter be:ricer to the bench or Lincoln's-inn. EArni AND WA9II-110FSFS FOR GREENWICH.—A tontsporulent says:—" This pariah has lot some time past be.a it a state of muck ezzitem , at on the question of bathe sad e-sn-hoases. 0a the 6,11 of December the act was ado ~ .J. and on the Ilth of the present month a vestry was held t s ree.ive the sanctfoo of the Secretary of State, and to appoint commissioners to carry oat the act. On a swims bunt 140.611tilki that seven commissioners should be op pstatia, an amendment was moved by the opponents of the p.m. that the apriatawnt be deferred for six months. This a:en:mint oa Ming p•it was negatived by a large majority, and its proposer &metaled a poll, which was granted by the Maims= The friends of the measure believing that the Ilea had seed in receiving the amendment, tor k R. hying* of Mr. Paehky, who confirmed their views as to its illegali•y. Cotvinted of their sires gill, however, the Wowed the seamy to go to a poll, which results's.y is the detest of the amendment by a majority of four kan red and four. A list of commissioners was then proposed containing the names of those who had been mat iernaat as promoting the measure. The Rev. W. A. &Ames was included in this list, but he withdrew his name wool at. Another list was then submitted by the parties who Lea cprsed the retablishment of baths and wash. houses, in r.::i!irs the Rev. W. A. &lames, Oa the names beicg pat t• etc ring, the original promoters of the misi.ure were elected by very large majorities, and a poll ws. demanded on b.hell of the vicar and the defeated condi. Liles Its conduct of the rev, gentleman in refusissu to stand aith the friends of the measure, and immediately after C'JLYWirlit to be one of an opposition list, has given rise to mix! distamion. The election takes place on Thursday and friday. Dr.. ( %MN: ELL AND Da HOOKER.—We have B%tscirity Inr , tatint that &private letter his been inetiveil Iza I'm 'Jr. Houk, r ( whose c a p tu r e b th e Sikkim Rabb was sun .esd in lut Saturday's . It n dated frig tr the itinsh's residence, T , Sikkim llama •.' • It sins the Inatome menace of by misty, and that • .• trimd, Dr. Campbell, the Political Resident at Dar ...•r. Dr. Rinker has been allowed considerable liberty. Dr tampbell I. more strictly guarded; but we know that the Wenn of these gentlemen and an explanation of the L 'IV. sagas: base bees &minded by the (inventor (metal. YVNANRY REASONS TOR DECLINING TO HON A L1.,:.:1,1T10X FOY CALLUS° • PILOTICTIONIST MUTING, —O4 this occasion, althouth I an aware that rase nevus for a temporary relief to a nussarows elan of , cs in connection with agriculture may be urged ea :iatkering the objects of the protectionists, yet I to so fully persuaded that a more permanent bone. will arise, not only to the tenantry, but to the pea ts,try, and to the community at large th at with great defenses 1 hag to off e r thr oug h your widely extended jour e.i the lessons why 1 wish to identify a Buffolk Yeoman loth those who advocate •fair tat to tee position in which we are placed. Finn Because, through en experience of the past I century, both sea landowner and a tenant faraer,l have Loa an ey.witisess to the delusive effects of every artificial meths to benefit the tenantry, and, especially since the trus s:ben Bons mat to pew is 1815, of every corn law that has /sued the legislature, not es a landowner only, but as a hetet femur. And first as • landowner, every law having ,Bore or less led to an espestarion of increased incomes, that 4' 3 iedaced improvident settlements aid annuities, and 'raged landowner* in many cues to obtsin advances by way •.1 iosa that have led to the embarrarsment and the ruin of .+LY landed proprietors and yeomen, al well as to snow of uhenna clause, whose posterity will ever rennin nn from a delusive effect of the corn laws. A'.4 next, as it applies to the tenantry, in haying wit. '.d, not only farms and parishes, but large districts, ved of its ones independent yeomen and tenantry, 7t, have become the wrecked and bankrupt victims of the laws. And again, because is every one the poultry of - T O law has been the watch-word by which an increased r. , . , .113%, been obt 'iced, even far beyond the legitimate • ef Isw so passed. To this rule I ant not aware of ptton ; not 01117 IN its Intl sines has extended to the lweir in demsuding, but to the tenant in being de l' "'• to give an exorbitant and miaow rental. Ai d c•use protection (so called), if again introduced, • n lets ren artificial position, that will not only , • ry interest depeadent thereon, but will engender t atality between classes whose sole interest is 40 riculture, and because it please the interests of , "• " , mar.ufacturee, and agriculture in opposition to n and thus leads to discontent, strife, and C 0.... , ten i• alike prejudicial to the harmony, the loyalty, :Au* of this favoured land.—January, 1850.—Berg Pi t'ITECTIONIST RAISIN() nre RE4TB.-14T. R. -a...4, mho generally attends protection mestiaps, has "" 1 ) ~ t his lead w Marlow-ammo. l'isid 10 Mr. O•orp ~"` lumpla Heat, and Mr. Winless Creasman, jun., ! ''''sl or gaits doable the rat obtained of Mown. end Marrs. Hewett, *a old tenants. The 'Mahon is subject to C•MMICO rights, by being *eery year fee Use inhabitants to tars out The mint tut is trosa N. lbs. to 34 per as. baits Aelpireassr. THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. MR. COBDEN AT SHEFFIELD. [By Mete% Taisiraph.] SHEFFIELD, Temsrav Naar?, Jaw. 22. Mr. Cobden arrived here on bin visit to the consti tuent freeholders of the West Riding at Sheffield and its heighbourbood this morning, and was noeired every when with the mat cordial and enthusiastic gree'inp. Coming by way of Manchester he arrived by the 10 25 •Ja. express, the journey occupying rather more them two hours. It was halt peat twelve when the train emend the station at Sheffield, and the company assembled to receive him included Edward Smith, Req., of Fir Vale, Richard Sally, Req., and Mmes. Thomas Oates, Thomas Tacker, Yeareaaas, and Broadhead. The bells of the old parish Marsh of St. Peter rung forth a merry peal at the sionseat is honour of the event, and some ladies as well as gentlemen were at the station to get a eight of the hon. ratleman. Mr. Cobden spent the remainder of the day at Far Vale. The meetiag this evening toe k place is the saloon of the Mule-hall, a spacious, lofty and elegant room, capable of aecommodatiag from 1,600 to 2,000 persons. It is the largest room In the town that could be obtained, and as it was felt that the number of perans who desired to be present would far exceed the limits of the building, It had bees sowed that a prim should be affixed to the %lava of admission, for the purpose of giving the committers some control over the matter. For this purpose • charge of sixpence was affixed for marmot to the body of the 'Woos, of • shilling to the platform or orchestra, where Mr Cobden and his friends were to be seated, and of threepence each to the gallery occupying the farther end of the saloon. This strangeness* prevented mach of the crush and confusion of an ordinary meeting, but still as the tickets had all been dis posed of so early as ten o'clock this morning, sad the arm mitten of management had been induced to make • slight further issue to meet the pressing anxiety sad demands of influential friends subsequently applying for admission, the saloon was exceedingly crowded. The meeting was held ander the management of • corn mime of the toliowiag kalosatiat gentlemen Mr. Charles Atkin, Mr. William Atkinson, Mr. Thomas Birks, the Mayor of Sheffield, Mr. T. R. Barker, an aldermen and ma girrate of the borou,lh, Mr. Thomas Badger, of Rotherham, Mr. Edward Bramley, town-clerk of Sheffield, Mr. John Booth, of Rotherham, Mr. Thomas Dunn, an alderman and magistrate of Sheffield, Mr. J. Dickenson, town-councillor, Mr. W. Fisher, Mr. R. J. Gainsford, Mr. Councillor Henry Hale, Mr. L. Hominy, Mr. Thos. Jesup, Mr. Sid ney Jump, Mr. Georg* Jackson, Mr. William Jackson, Mr. Robert Leader, jun., Mr. Councillor W. A. Matthews, Me. Samuel Mitchell, Mr. G. P. Naylor (a magistrate), Mr. Councillor Oates, Mr. A. Osborn, Mr. Ald. Peace, Mr. Cou'.cillor limier, Mr. Thomas Rayynner , Mr. Wm. Rodgen, Mr. Edward Smith, Mr. CouaWbr Sally, Mr. Councillor Smith, Mr. Ald. Schofield. Mr. Samuel Smith (of Atta che.), Mr. Jos. Stevenson, Mr. George Shaw (Rotherham), Mr. Alit. T. B. Tatou, Mr. Ald. George Turton, Mr. Councillor Tucker, Mr. Councillor Turner, Mr. Ald. Vi c k e rs magistrate), Mr . Wiley, Mr. Councillor Waterhouse, Mr. Hugh Wood, Mr. Thomas Watson, and Mr. John Yeomans, jun. With one or two exceptions the whole of these gentlemen ware present at the meeting, and it is • healthy sign amongst the liberal party, that such gentlemen as Mr. Ald. Vickers, Mr. Ald. Dunn, and Mr. Ald. T. R. Barker, and others, who were alienated at the last electios tram their ranks as opponents of Sir Culling Birdie Smith, are now found rallyin g aga i n un d er th e o ld banner of their party as friends and supporter of Mr. Cobden. On entering the saloon of the angle hall about 7 o'clock, the honourable member for the West Riding of Yorkshire was received with the heartiest and meet enthusiastic bunt of cheering. The chair was taken by Edward Smith, Esq., of Fir Yale, and Mr. Cobden occupied • seat at his right head. The Cubintate reminded the meeting that the object of it wet to receive the hon. and " distinguished member for the West Riding, and to express sympathy with him in his patriotic and philanthropic objects, especially in regard to financial nform, the es.ensin of the suffrage, de land and building society movement, and the maintenance of pe a c e ." He concluded by calling upor Twoubs Emits, Esq., Major of Sheffield, who moved the Ant resolution • "That this meeting militier it to be one of the most in. portant duties of the Howe of Commons to enforce the strictest ezononsy is the public expenditure, so we to reduce the oppressive burden of leashes as far sa possible ; end that the efforts of the financial reformers in parliament to e•btain such reduction deserve the energetic support of the nation." Tuawas Dctcr, Esq , alderman, weeded the motioe, which was carried with loud cheering. WILLIAM Fiume, Esq., merchant, moved the sewed moieties : "That, h the judgment of this meeting, a large extension of the elective francticse is desirable, and might, with true wisdom, be granted by the legislators ; and that, meanwhile, well constructed and prudently managed societies for facili tating the purehaut by the industrious dusts of for? shil ling freeholds in land or buildings, are to be attended with great advantage, both social and political, to the eountry." ILIUM= Taos. RAW SON BAIMER, the late mayor of Sheffield, seconded she rteolution, and it was alao agreed to with loud cheers. RICHARD COBDEN, Eq., M.P., was then introdneed by the chairman, and in presenting himself in front of the erchastra, was welcomed with the moat enthusiastic plaudits. Tao hon. member spoke for an hour and forty minutes, and his speech was frequently interrupted by burst' of cheering. RICHARD FOLLY, EN., then monad a vote of confidence in the hon. member, couched in the following terms: " That this 'nesting would express its strong sad grateful ssw Oi tits iavaluvtle services of Richard Cobden, Rg., in the caw of fres trade, of public economy, of peace, and of financial, p.rliamer.tu-y, and colonial reform: and that it resolves to spare no ex, r:ion to maintain him in the repre sentation of the West Riding, a post which he hu filled so mach to the satislsctiva of his constituents. This revolution having been seconded, was received, as the previous ones had been by the meeting. with the utmost entousium, and carried without a dissentient voice. The business concluded with • vote of thanks to the chairman, and tne meeting concluded at 20 minutes put 10 o'clock. A public breakfast is to be given to the hon. member to. morrow morning (Wednesday) is the Cutlers' Hall, for which many of the tickets have already been disposed ot. TOL was market-day in Sit, Meld, and much excitement sad anxiety was manifested avacmget visitors of all clues* to see the member for the West Riding The bells of the wish church continued to pour forth a merry peal diaries the whole of the day. TESTIMONIAL TO A pIAMATIBT.—A number of Reatlemen connected with the drama. the fine ark and the liberal professions, have presented Mr. F. G. Tomlin with a handsome snuff-box, at a small festival to which he had been invited. The inscription stated that it was a testimonial to Fred. rick 0 TOlllllOl, on the suceme of his tragedy of Garcia. at Badler's Wells Theatre. FIRS AT PALMER'S CANDLE FACTORY.—Yester day morning, about six o'clock, • fire broke out in the im mense range of premises known u the patent metallic wick candle and lamp factory, situate in Great Button-street, Clerkenwell, the property of Merin. Palmer and Co. The discovery was made by one of the lads employed on the premises, who, on opening the door of the workshop found the place on flames. IL.Tiort the presence of mind to close the door again, he was enabled to give an alarm, which speedily brought a number of workmen to the spot, who in stantly set to work and happily succeeded in preventing the conflagration from extending during the time lost in sending for the satinet. The firemen and workmen eventually conquered the flume, but not until • great deaal of the flooring and joistings were burned and the u• ensile damaged by lire and water. Tae MYSTERIOUS DEATHS IN HIGHER BROUGH• TON, NEAR Tbo inquest on the bodies of Mr. Alexander Novelli and Mrs. Novelli, whose mysteriou deaths were fully noticed yesterday in our report from the ° Manufacturing Districts," took oleos on Monday night at the Orifla Ina, Lower Broughton, before W. R. Rutter, Bsq., the Coroner. The evidence of the surgeons and when has given rise to some painful suspicions, and the inquiry has been adjourned till Wednesday next, in order to give the jury time to deliberate upon the evidence produced. It appears that the rumour that Mrs. Novelli bad died by poison is unfounded. The medical evidence proves, beyond all doubt, that the unfortunate lady died from strangulation, the marks of the fingers of some person being not only visible externally, but also on the tissues under the skin, and the state of the heart, lungs, and blood-vessels of the head, corroborate fully this view. It is needless to add that the affair has created a most painful sensation in the neighbour. hood, both of the deceased persons having belonged to families of great respectability and mercantile eminence. ESCAPE OP A PARTY CHARGED WITH MURDER.— In our last, we (Glasgow lost) called attention lota, cue of Cameron, the policeman, who was charged with murder at the late circuit trials in Glasgow, but who, through the nes levity of his legal agent, on the one hand, and the earelese nese or blundering of some one of our civic prosecutors on the other, is likely to defeat the ends of justice, and neaps alto gether even the chances of • trial. Cameron is again in custody. By advice he gave himself up, after being " lib,- ' rated in due course of law," &M it will require stronger legal arguments Mutiny we have yet sees advanced to satisfy es that, under the peculiar cireunstanoes of the ease, he rune any chance of being tried for the murder of which be is alleged, by the public prosecutor, to be guilty. It is extremely doubt ful, in the opinion of bigh_legal authoritne,whether it is com petent to proceed with • second Dint seeing that the statute (1701) " discharges the prissier from being pat or detained is gaol for the same crime after his liberation, in Mee that fact was known to the committer at the time he applied for hie criminal letters." We understand the Lord Advocate has ordered as inquiry into the whole cyrunsetanue con nected with the liberation, with • view to ascertaining who is to blame for the mismanagement, by which the pri soner was not served with his criminal letters on the evening of their arrival ia Glasgow, nor in proper time on the amenier following, and thereby obtained his release, sad that the blame is likely to be brought home to a party la Glasgow. Great blame is uequestiembly stuibunble to some one in eonnexion with this important matter ; and it beright tank in tbe or somas of Justine, it should be pu t upon Ms ri.ht olore. The tomplitency of i BOOOOIIWW will be thrommed in Idinbargh, before the High Cowl et Joilielery, as the Al of the moat month. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1850, RAILWAY MEETINGS. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. Yeetenial roostins of the shareholder, is the Meth Iftelisodehlre Halm was hold at the Loudon Tavern, kr the ponies ef eoaefiae the expediency of obtaining a aniline* toineseelgpme hie affairs of the company gene rally, of twisting the number of directors, of dimmishing the workbag and ether wrung, and of co-operating with the committee of shareholders already bonged in Stafford shire tor • similar purpose. General BRIOOS, en taking the chair, said that be wished to state the reason whythe ecampied the position of cheirean at that neriegin. He was a econiderable share holder in the North Stalfordehire Rtilw.r but knowing nothing of the proceedings, which appeared . by the printo paper is their hands to be so objectionable. he called on its author for information respecting it. He cane there divested of all prejudices, whether of a political or party nature, against any of the par ties on either aids. He cane there for the purpose of ob tainiag information as to the cause of the disappointment which they had experienced in not obtaining the dividend they had bees promised. (Hear, hear.) He considered the meeting to be necessary because the Lonna shareholders had been invited to send their proxies for the purpose of supporting the party who were in opposition to the chrewon at • meeting to be held on the WA that., at Stoke-upon- Trent Now, before they did so, It was desirable to know beforehand the proseeding whit* those parties thought it neween7 to eampiatn of. It was, therefore, with great satidacUon that be saw as large a number of shareholders u ambled on the present oecuion,and that so many persons were there from North Staffordshire to give them that information which they desired to know. Time was a rumour of dis agreement between the London and North Western Com pany sad the North Staffordshire. Those differsnon existed before the last hall-yearly meeting but at that :a .in t2 a4 the directors gave then no information whatever them. (Hear, beer.) They (the shareholders) were minded to know the nature of the engagements entered tato with the North-Western Company ; and, also, what were the causes of thew differences. They had also heard of legal proceedings having been takes against certain parties; but the shareholders should have been consulted before say such course was adopted. They had also a right to know why new extensions had been undertaken, vein` that there was no remeneratioa for the money already expended. If they adopted the proposition of Mr. Twigg's letter, it would be tantamount to a want of muff- Amos in the board of directors. Mr. TWIOG said he had been deputed by the Ncrth Staffordshire committee of shareholders to give any informa tion in his power to any committee that might be formed in London as to the state of the North Staffordshire Railway. It must be matter of surprise that those shares which were at one time at 10 premium should be now dimmed to 10 die count, and that the promise held out by Mr. WOWS) from time to time, founded as accurate calculations, that the line would realise 10 per cent. (and on a subsequent occasion 61 per cent.) bad not been verified. (Hear, hear.) The com mittee of shareholders which he represented thought that this state of things had arisen from four circumstances—the gnat expenditure of a fixed nature which had been incurred, the working expenses, which were unnecessarily large ; the want of care in developing the local traffic, and the want of harmony which existed in the relations between this com pony and the . London acd North Western. With regard to the fixed txpenditur:, he need only observe that more than 100,0001. had been expended in getting the set of incorpora tion, and that 150,0002 had been spent in building a station and hotel at Stoke. Teen was elso an immense store house built there, which was never likely to be of much use, the contract for which was 19,0001. (Hear, hear.) Then there were three branches running from Harecastle, one of them being the line to Lanbaeh. The parliamentary estimate for that branch was 200,0001., in addition to which there was 66,0001. for loans. It was premised that this branch would be opened six months ago, but it had not been opened yet, sal probably never would. The line was, in fact, of no nee, and their money had been thrown away upon it. (Hear.) Then, turning to the south, there was the Colwith line which did not pay for the value of the coke burned upon it. Two trains ran daily upon it, but they carriedecanely any paseengees; so that they might consider the money spent on that line also thrown away. Then they had two competing lines, one running to Burton-on-Trent and the other to Willingtoe. (Hear.) In consequence of all this they were obliged to have a double or triple, or even a quadruple, allowance of engine power, which greatly increased the expenditure. With regard to toe working ex. penditure, there was in the ffnt place 2,5001. a year for fi . teen directors. When the directors of such a line as the London and North Western had sal, 1001. a year he considered the allowance to the directors in a line so small as theirs was far too high. (Hear, hear.) It was, therefor*, in citatempletioa to propose reducing the directors to nine, and to make the allowance 1002 (Hear, hear, and " That's too mach.") The working of the line was given by contract to Mr. Wright, of Birmingham, for ten years. Now, he contended that such • contract should never have been entered upon without the consent of the proprietors, and that a body of directors who were not a permanent body should net have bound their successors for so long a period. (Hear.) In the next place there was great want of care in developing the local traffic. For instance, the Liverpool and Manchester resale destined toe Burelem was carried on to Stoke, three miles beyond the Sunless' Station, and brought back again to Burdens. (" Hear," and laughter.) The proprietor had also a right to know why the directors, whilst they had 501. not called up on shares, should be borrowing money on bond ? Mr. TAUNTON said that the traffic returns showed the following to be the position of the Company. The profits for five months nest were 1,1131.25. Id ; being 2,2261 16s. 51 per month, or 26,7211. 17s. for the year; or lees than one per cent. on the share capital. The gross receipts for live months were 104,1821. 17e. 6d., and the working 'spew s@ for the same period were 69,3361. ss. 5d., or above 67 par cent. _ _ Mr. R. B. BROWN felt assured that if a thorough loves tigatnn took place facts as monstrous as anything which had ever occurred in railway history would be brought to light. He stigmatised the expenditure in every department as ex cessive and enormous, and said that the directors, for their own sakes, wen b ound to give every information to the shareholden. Mr. A. U. OOLDSMID proposed the following resolu tion : " That it seems expedient to this meeting that mea sures be immediately adopted for the formation of a com mittee of sharehol4en at or after the ensuing half early meeting of the North Staffordshire shareholders at Stoke upon-Trent, on the 30th instant, if it should be then thought necessary, to inquire generally into the position and engagements of the North Staffordshire Rail way Company, and whether any retrenchment or reform can be made in salaries end expenditure, or in reference to the *inns:ruction of branch lines, or otherwise ; also, to in quire into the relations between the North Staffordshire and the London and North-Western and other companies, and that such committee, when appointed, should bare full power to call in competent accountants or other parties to their assistance, or to examine the directors and all official kooks and papers of the company, and should have all other powers requisite for • full and complete investigation into all the affairs of the company." He said, I that if this proposition had been for the immediate appoint meat of a committee of investigation, he should not propose it, because he did not think they were yet in a position to do so. It was only fair to hear all the accusations against the director', in order to give them an opportunity of stating what they could in their defence. That was the fairest warm towards the directors and themselves. He blamed the directors for not giving more information than they had done to the shareholders. If they had done so, he thought public opinion would have been eo strongly expressed in regard to the hostile feelings between the two companies as to effect that for which they were now obliged to have recourse to a court of law. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DURHAM seconded the resolution, which, after some discussion, pawed unanimously, the words " if it should be thought necesiary," having been first expunged. Mr. TWIGG stated that the canal shares were taken at 4501. each, and divided into 20L shares paid up, upon which a dividend of 61 per cent. was ifearanteed till the completion of the line, after which it was to be 5 per cent., with a pro rata rise till the profits of the line reach 6) per cent. These shares were allotted in 58,000 shoes of 201., and distributed to the canal proprietors, and not one share was given to any director or other person in respect to ordinary shares. There was now a dispute whether the line wu completed isesseding to the terms of the agreement, and the quad= was seemed dm decision by the Master of the Rolle, whose deaden the par ties agreed to consider final, in order to meld further en pram. (Hear.) It was then proposed and agreed to, that a deputation of London shareholders, composed of General Briggs, Mr. Taunton, Mr. Renwick, Mr. R. P. Brown, and Mr. Geo. Smith should be appointed and authorised to collect the proxies of such persons as might be unable to attend the meeting at Stake, with • view of supporting any resoled°, that might be proposed there for the appointment of a com mittee of investigation. 'term for the proposed itgeram They west sealosudy to week, a meeting of slagehiliers me held at Biradashami, terms were meakessely agreed upon, sad the present meeting was ealled in order to obtain the ragtime of the groat body of sinedleitken to them. The greet goes*. was, were the term' peeled fair and reason able f fie had received during the fad Meek communion.- time Ames a vast body of large sharddidege, in which they declared them to be to. Those IMO had been telly laid before the company, sadt e se aseemptently now pre pared to discus either the of limatiag • loam, or l the toms of my hare w be proposed. In allu sion to the Birmingham Coast Company, sad to what ,Ileett its chairm an , had stated at the lest medisig, he begged to be allowed to say that he, Me, heed that the SAM Bedfordshire and COMA 011.11Malle 10 .14 Pros per together, but he (Mr. Dyed) maid at the sum time cl deare that he always looked Ent to the prosperity of the rainy. Mr . Seed bad told them to wait longer, b u t h e wished • day to be named. The Ilea. proprietor concluded by moving that an application be made to parliament for en set to seam a lease of the Ins ea the terms prepoeed to Mr. Mama mothers. Mr. T.B. HAINES, of Birmingham, 'moulded the motion. Mr. PHILIP WILLIAMS, the ireamaster, said thathe bold 200 shares, sad he considered that if the leas" were granted on the proposed terms no am would mess them as • gift. The idea of giving up 700,000 i. worth of property for • guarantee of 10,0001.—belf-werown per share—was too ridiculous to be entertained. Here was • line running through ore of Use most productive trading parts of the country, sad some persons whom be, as • director, did not even know , asking to obtain all till; valuable property on trial, for so paltry a oossideratioa that It was not worth soda. From beginning to end the propelled lease was nothing bat a tissue of aosurditiose—everythuig ta favour of the taker, sad everything against the proprietor. Mr. JOHN BREARLEY PAYN, was of opinion that thapepesed engagement was judigious in every respect. Mr. HORNHY, • director of the Loadn sad North Western Ogaspany, which hold s 16 600 shares, meted that the board he reprustited had taken the whole gannet of the lease into full masideration, and the result was a resolve to oppose the lease. (Applause.) Mr. RAWLINS, M Busaingbasa, urged that one sub Melia reason for opposition to the lease was the fact of their being ignore* of the parties with whose they were treating. Another objection was, that Mr. 31•Cleas, the party put for ward, was their engineer, the very man who ought to be their adviser in the matter. Moreover, the 10A0i. to be paid by way of forfeiture was dependent on various eon. pending the settlement of which the lessees would e l I; the receipt of the proceeds of the traffic, end the share. hidden might recover as they could. It was moreover in the highest degree objecrionable for them to Mee the line before it was open, and when they were entirely ignorant of its value. In the lease there was a power to make further calla ; was i likely the shareholders would submit to such ' terms for • consideration of 4 per coat. ? The hon. proprie tor entered into a lengthened review of the provisions of the lease, which he strongly condemned, and recommended the proprietors to relict It. Mr. ROBERT SCOTT, late M.P. for Walsall, said that the terms of the lease were es objectionable now as when it was originally proposed. He feared, too, that the directors had been giving too much attention of late to the getting up of this lease, rather than following the strict line of their duty—that of taking *very possible earliest possible opening of the line ; he reared also that the same course had bees pursued by their engineer and traffic manager, and he hoped that this sort of delay wood not be longer continued. Reverting to the terms of the lease. he said that for any untoward accident—any disastrous and costly one—there was no provision whatever ; the lessees might throw it up, by simply paying 10,000 J., a sum which at least it might take the proprietors to put their stock sad line in order. It was quite clear that if it was found to be a bad thing the lessees might give it up at any moment, and doubtless would do so; on the other hand, it might be found to the interest of gossearmat company to despoil the line of its traffic, and then throw it back on the shareholders in • ruinous condi tion; for these reasons be save his most strenuous opposition to the lees esnose submitted to them. _ Mr. JOHNSON, of Lichfield, supported the hue, but re commended that in the event of its rejection the board should be entirely remodelled, and composed of men whose interests were entirely bound up with the trade of South Staffordshire. lie complained of the course the London and North Weston Company had pursued, and said that the shareholders might c insider themselves smashed by the unitid interest of this and two other equally large undertakings: he referred to the Midland Company, which held 7,000 shares in this concern, and the Birmingham Canal Company. Mr. BARNABY said that he held a thousand shares, most of them purchased at par, and he strongly urged the share. holders to accept the terms offered, securing as they did to them an immediate dividend. If the proposals for this lease were negatived, it was quite clear that the shares would be greatly depressed in the market, a circumstance of which some of the parties opposing this lease might be able to avail themselves to the injury of the smaller shareholders. Mr. SYLVESTER asked the directors to explain their views on the subject. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors sea board bad considered the matter ; his own opinion was in favour of the lease. Mr. R. C. CIIAWNER, the deputy-chairman, spoke in f►vour of tho lease; he said that If they rejected it, the shareholders cou:d not tell what co.uhinations there might be to injure the line. He thought the %rattle would large. Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS observed that this was a good TOWS tee rejecting the lease, and for the shareholders keep ing the line in their own hands, and developing the traMc themselves. The line was to have been opened in November ; it was not opened now ; for he be:ieved it had been purposely delayed. He said that money had been wastefully spent in calling the present meeting, and issuing proxies at the ex pense of the company, at the request of some half dozen indi viduals. He was decidedly opposed to the lease, for the reason that the lease was not certain even for two years. Capt. DICOTT, of Lichfield, recommended he adoption of the lease ;he considered that it would be far more to the honour of the London and North Western Company had they re mained neutral on this occasion ; he had all along been op posed to giving that company so large an interest in this concern, and the course events had taken had fully justified him in the opinion he otiginally entertained. So tar from the London and North Western Company having made the line, he thought that this company would have been better without their assistance. This terminated the ductusion, and scrutineers haying been appointed, the examination of the votes was adjourned until Tuesday morning, when it was ascartainvd that there was a majority for the lease of more than 2,000 votes. The proxies, dce., stood thus :—for the lease, 5,000 votes; against the lease (including the 15,500 shares held by the London ant Mirth Western Company, 6,000 held by the Midland Company, and 3,000 by the Birminghom Canal Company) 3,002 votes; and there were 450 votes against the lease received at the meeting. The result of the young named much surprise. PAROCHIAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCTATTON.—LUt night a meeting of the members of this anociation was held in the vestry-room of St. Paul's, Covent -garden to realm the report of the committee appointed at Si, M artin's on the 7th inst., and for other business. The meeting was attended by deputies from a number of parishes in the metropolis. Mr. Moseley, the vestry clerk of St. Paul's, havi ng been Balled to the chair, briefly explained the object of the present meeting. The report stated that the liabilities of the association up to the present time amounted to 671. 31., and that the contributions to their fund, which had been voted by a number of parishes, but not yet received, amounted to 16W. ; further, that with the view of enabling the association to enter at once upon energetic measures, Mr. Wyld, M.P., a member of the committee, had proposed to place 6001. to the credit of the association, without secu rity, taking his chance of repayment when the association was in a cordition to do so. The report war adopted, and a resolution was agreed to, accepting the off e r of Mr. Wyld, to whom a vote of thrice was passed. It was stated that 16 parishes had joined the association, eight of which had voted money to its funds. Mr. Wyld was appinted treasurerpro fees., and it was resolved that Baron Rothschild and Mr. Masterman should be requested to act as joint treasurers of the miniature. RAGGED ScHooLS.--The third anniversary of the Ragged Schools for the city of Bristol, and its fashionable added district, Clifton, was held yesterday_ at the Victoria Rooms, the chair being taken by Lord Teignmouth, who was supported by numerous distinguished friends of the charity. The vertuats gives of the progress of the society, and the WBllB5OO it had produced upon the children of the poorest classes, were both interesting and cheering, and the financial atormst was st.tsd to be flourishing, there being, notwithstanding the opening of a new school, in the populous district of St. Michael, a large excess of income over expen diture. An industrial school had likewise been opened (although from swift° contributions for the purpoie), the accounts of which would be kept distinct [rose those of the general charity. The meeting was addressed by numerous persons t and it was armed to alter the society ' s title 44 The Society for Establishing Educational and Industrial Ragged Schools in Bristol aM its Vicinity." ST. HELEN'S SAVINGS BANK.—The actuary, Mr. John Johnson, and sub-actuary, Mr. William Johnson, are now under a rrest for felony and conspiracy. The sub actuary was taken on Sunday evening, at the inn which he usually frequimts. The actuary was arrested on Monday morning.—Licerpool Memory. BOLTON, BLACKBURN, CLITIIEROE, AND WEST YoßKaurun RAlLwAv.—The Committee of Shareholden 110t7TH STAFFORDSEHRIL appointed on the 6th of Dec. last, have issued their report, On Monday a special meeting of the proprietors in this which is to be presented to the meeting of shareholden to be undertaking was held at Wahall, i n consequent , d e m a. held at Bury to-morrow (Thursday). The report states *Won presented to the directors, the object befog for the that the comatose entered immediately into the considers. second time to take into consideration proposals to lease the tiolt of the Proposed erraonalleni with the East looesehise line, submitted by Mr. M'Clesn, the company. engineer, i ll A Z:AjZCorolmoy it. full extent, and conferred with the and others . Mr. C. S . FOLTZ& presided. in and Yorkshire Railway Company upon the heats The terms of the proposed item, as amended, appeared in of .proposition offered by them After reporting the °Wri the Express on t h e 11 t h h id. The present offer in. spoedesee that issued, the document continues; " Your " mu t h e rental from 4 to ai par mt , at a per m t h re e committee did not think it for your interest er edz a ra n a= i to years earlier than wasoriginally named, and also aa increase renew the Proposal as suggested by the Rest 4 ° to 61. per sent dariag the last seven years of the term. The Company, in their It of the 26th of December, and they rent as now arranged will therefore stead at 2 permit. fee have since made terms of agreement with the Directors of the fleet peer, 4 par met Sc, the next seven years, 44 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company (subject to the ell years, and 6 for the remainder of the term the aPPro'rel of the sharelmildeve me l g Tho term are to be 111 of the sammied eanne the lessen also stipulate milted to an watvaordisolY to be hold to the 514th to main b the Meek end ether of the sampans kg bl°l-0 601 ° 120 w).",„ meths !fine • • fund. NORD= AT SUTTON IN ASEFIELEir—On Monday TbeCIIALIEMAN hasim opened the badman last • man soloed Berry, who has bass living separate from with a deelaratiew to the abet that the meeting did net girl- his wile for some years murdered his daughter • child gleste with the threaten. three lean aid, by striking her on the bead with • butcher's Mr. J. V. Mart the mayor of Lichfield, rem, and, cleaver. The cries of the unfortunate chill mew attracted the rehrries te the malt of the flamer meeting, said that a few neighbours, who famed pa the noon, bat no ethetual assist daTi altar that took plow s *WM. that there was a strong antheould be rendered. The child expired to a very short teeing in lathier Of • riaießelimmiell Of the lease, he lame- time. Berry was takes to the Manalisid leek-up, where Mtlissely pot Massif's essomishliss with various lends* lto amain' till the taws; whisk is Is bs saday is Ns sabisel. with 1110 lin el obtaining asadvi Crawly). Mr. CRADDOCK said that he had been Informed that Mr. Hall, who had been secretary to the Cheroot Valley Company, had been offered 6001. to become secretary to this company. He offered to do so if he pot 6001. The directors refused his offer, but in a few months afterwards they ap pointed Mr. &Lauda at 8001. a year. (" Sham, shame.") A vote of thanks to the chairman, who said thathe would take charge of as proxies that alight to seat to him, and a subscription, to defray the necessary expenses, terminated the promediap. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. (From the hectscrez-Geserat's Report.) In the week ending last Saturday, 1,156 death' were registered in the metropolitan districts; the average for ten corresponding weeks of previous year. (1840-9) is 1,126, which, if • correction be made for increase of popue lion, becomes 1,227. The lowest number in the tea weeks was9l6 in 1840 ; this highest was 1,401, in 1848. Though the rate of mortality he much increased sine December, and the present return shows an increase of nearly one hundred on the previous week, the deaths are still lees than the average by 71. To the coldness of the weather may be chiefly ascribed the increase of mortality which recent returns have exhibited. In the last three weeks the deaths from phthisis or consumption have been respectively 129, 140, and 167 (the corrected avenge for last week being 146) ; from bronchitis, 103, 120, and 131 (the average being 73); from asthma, 19, 36 and 27 (the average being 62); and from pneumonia 96 83, and 86, whilst the average te 117. Of the 86 persons (comparatively few) who died last week from pneumonia, 60 were children ; but of the 131 who died from broachitis, which much exceeds the average, by for the larger proportion were persons of advanced age. eve men and 14 women died last week at 86 years of age and upwards; one of the letter. In Bishop ristivirsorkhouse, had reached the age of 99. Epid em i c continue to be lees fatal than usual, except measles, which carried off 37 children, or rather more than the ave. rage. This theism ranged in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years hoes 8 to 61. Only 10 deaths occurred from diarrhea; and no deaths are ascribed to cholera in the rearms of the week, but a man who had cholera in August, and never wholly recovered from the effects of it, died in Bt. Thomas's Hospital, where he had been for nine weeks. Daring the last seven were only 2 deaths from cholera have appeared in the bills of mortality. A few eases are selected from the registrars' reports: la Camden-town (mb-distriot), at 30, Casabridge.street, the son of • navigator, aged 1 year, died of "acute hydro cephalus (congenital), slight lever (1 week), convulsions." At 19, Cambridge -street (same as above), the daughter of a whitermaith, aged 16 months, of "portages (10 days), pneumonia (3 days)." Mr. Hall describes Ana-awn, where this street is situated, as "damp, badly drained, and unhealthy." At 81. Clement Danes, in Nag's Head-court, the daughter of a hawker, 11 months, of " convulsions." Mr. Jones state, that "owing to bad drainage, the filth runs met besiege the water oink, and creates so intolerable • smell that one cannot enter the yard for it." At Hackney road, in Turville-buildings, a wadding ' dealer died of " chronic asthma (3 yen)." Mr. Murray states that the court is crowded, close, and ill ventilated, and that the water not being laid on, it must be begged from neighbouring places. Kent-road (sub-district), in Aan-street, the son of a hawker, 10 weeks, of " herpes and (Welty." Mr. Fitch states, Moat "the parents and other inhabitants of the street are for the most part hawkers of vegetables, &c., and have suffered severely from want during the late inclement weather." Upper Clapton, Caro lise•street, is described by Mr. Montaigne as "very filthy, over• crowded, and seldom cleaned." The enema daily reading of the barometer at the Green wich Orneirvatory was 29 674 in. The mean daily tempt-ra tare ranged from 26.6 deg. on Tuesday to 40 6 deg. on Bate- Say. Teo mesa of the week was 31.1 deg., which is 6.5 deg. lees than the average of the same week in seven years. On Tuesday the mean temperature was nearly 11 degs. less than the average. The births during the week numbered 1,383. IRELAND. Dristur, Jaw. 22. Some interesting proceedings took place yesterday evening at the Royal Dublin Society, on the occasion of distributing premiums to the pupils in the School of Arts. The Lord-Lieutenant attended and distri buted the premiums, addressing on the occasion some important observations to the distinguished assembly of artists and scientific men present. This was the last occasion on which the old school of the Royal Dublin Society was to appear as a distinct body, its functions having been transferred to the School of Design, established under the auspices of the present Irish government, in connexion with the Dublin Society. His Excellency, in the coarse of his observations, paid some marked compliments to Irish genius, and dwelt at some length on the valuable re sults to be anticipated from the new Schools of Design in this conutry. Lose OF A PRT:BBIAN BRIG.—On Sunday night the Prussian brig, Ouster Hdolpb, Captain J. S. Lraift, belong. leg to Berth, and bound fruits kutugsberg to Liverpool, with wheat, barley, and peas, ran ashore on the rocks at Ballyhire. For a long time no communication could be effected from the shore to the ill•tated vessel. At length the coast-guards and some countrymen in a shore boat got on beard, and brought to land the satire crew of eleven men. The vessel was nearly new, of 200 tone burden, and not iosured. Half of her belonged to the captain. She has since gone to pieces, and the cargo is all washed about.— Wexford Guardian. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. DUBLIN.—The provost and senior fellows have recently altered the regulations =mewed with the Gumsllan lec tureship, which was hitherto limited to follows of Trinity College, by throwing open this office to public competition. From the various candidates who presented themselves, the board have selected as the Donnellan lecturer foi the present year the Rev. Sidney Smith, Hector of Agludurcher, and Professor of Biblical Greek in the university. PREFERMENTS. Rev. H. Hodgson (on his own petition) to Debden R., Essex, diocese of Rochester; 8371., with residence ; void by death of Ray. W. J. Totten. Rev. Daniel Augustus Beaufort to the rectory of the S,coad Mediety of Lymni, with the ehapelry of Warburton, county snd diocese of Chester; value between 3001. and 4001., with residence : patron R. E. E. Warburton, Esq. Rey. T. Crossland to the perpetual curacy of the district of 8:. Thomas, Hyde, Stockport, diocese of Chester ; value 130.'.: patron, for this turn, the Bishop of Chester. Rev. Gangs Dover to the perpetual curacy of St. Barna. bas Church, Liverpool, diocese of Chester, vice Rev. T. Nolan, resigned : patrons the Trustees. 1t.,. Howard St. George to the stipendiary curacy of Wigan, Lancashire, diocese of Chester. Rev. L. W. Sampson, vicar of Present, Lancashire, to be a surrogate of the Chancellor of the Diocese of Chester. NAVAL ' ADMIRALTY, JAN. Arethusa Surgeon ; C. D. Steel. Mate: A. R. Owen. Assis.ant. surgeons. B. J. Walsh and J. Cotton. Midshipman: S. W. Strong. Naval cadet: J. M. Judd. PHOMOTION.—To be acting gunner : N. J. Potter. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22.—The Comet, MT. it-Y., is ordered to be paid off at this port. —The Myrtle st.-v. i.e making good a few defects, preparatory for leaving this port for Sheerness to be paid off. (From last night's Odzelle.) PRIZE MONET.—THE CONTEST.—Notie• is given to the officen and crew of her Majesty'. ship C intest, Archibald McMurdo, Esq., commander, that an account of the sale proc:eda and bounty mosey on the tonnage, and also on slaves captured in the Temerario Brazilian schooner on the Sib May, 1848, and for bounty money on the t onnage o f th e Santa Cruz Brazilian slave brigantine, captured on 14:11 May, 1848, will be deposited in the registry of the High Court of Admiralty on or before the 18th February next, agreeable to act of parliament. —W. and E. Chard, agents. THE CYONET.—Notioe is hereby given to the officers and company et her Majesty's sloop Cygnet, George Kenyon, Etti., commander, that they will be paid, on Tuesday, the 6th of February, at No. 22, Arundel street, Strand, their re spective proportions of tonnaf • bounties for the Brazilian slave schooner Matte Mao, seized on the let of May, 1848, and that the lists will be recalled, at the tame place, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, for the three following months : —Flag, 271. 19.. 10d. ; commander, 1371. 10s. ; 3rd class, 181. 80. Bd. ; 4th, 91. 31. 441. ; 6th, 81. se. ; 6th, 61. 10s. ; 7th, 41. Ils. Bd.; Bth, 31. 13s. 4d. ; 9th, 21. 15s. ; 10th, 11. 18e. Bd. i 11th, 11. 7.. ed. ; 12th, 181. 4d. ; 13th, 13s. 9d. —J. G.aad T. STILWELL, agents. DEATH OF MADAME GILASSINI.—We find in the Gaztlle Musicale an announcement of the coatis of this cele brated lady a few days ago, at Milan, in her 77th year. Half a century ago she was the great star of the opera stage, being unsurpassed by any singer of her day, and as a tra gedian without a rival. She appeared in Lwdon in 1804, one of the most splendid seasons in our opera annals; when Grassini, Billington, and Braham were performing together, and Winter was composing his finest operas, " Zaire" " Proserpina," and " Castors a Politica," expressly for the theatre and for them. Her voice was a contralto of small compass, but exquisite quality ; Winter's beouuful songs, written for her, scarcely exceed the bounds of an octave. For many years she has lived in retirement in her native Lombardy. She was the aunt of our Treat prima donna Giulietta Oral, and of Carlotta Grist, the most charming dormouse of the day. _ PURCILAS6 O r PRIOR-PARC—Many rumours haying for some time put been current M Bath with respect to the Roman Catholic College of Prior-park, the question is now said to b- decided, inasmuch as Alexander Raphael, Esq., of Turbiton- plass, M.P. for St. Alban's, has per• chased the property, with all its appurtenances, for 30,0001., and has given an weeded lease of it to the w r it t li fene the se r ee ent e s t due same parties at a rental of N. per rivet. per annum. Re port says the property wilt be reeonveysd vim them on their wt p: mideee pa t : e n .sti t o rdß f e t t. h ti e tnass abe f i ee s epo um emai th to ne g u e e t tt h ei ei t, rand in the tam, their right to t►e rowel's's of the property will be forfeited. Romaircs or REAL Lrra.—ln the year 1779 there lived in Wrexham Capt. Jones, an elderly gentleman, and a young doctor, named Manning. They were friends until from some muse they quarrelled. We believe that Capt. Jeaes's daughter was the subject of dispute. A duel was fought, Dept. ROM was killed, and Dr. Manning bemire deranged. He resided in Wrexham a tew years atterwarda, and was then sent to Kirkdale Lunatic Asylum. After • amilthement of nearly ally years, he died last week, and his belly was beatnik% to Wrexham for interment. His property is said to have aessumilatad to about 70,0001., which will be divided among his relatives. Daring the last week this in cident has bean the subject of much fireside conversation among the old people of Wrexham, =say of whom re member the circumstance of the duel—Chester Chronicle. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. MEETING AT LYNN. A meeting was held on Monday evening at the Temperance Hall, Lynn, to discuss the principles and objects of the National Reform Association. The chair was taken by Mr. Micas, who called on the meeting to give atrention to the observations that would be addressed to them on a subjecplet involving in • deep d egree the welfare of the peo. Mr. WENTEER explained the principles of the Na. tional Reform Association, and on reteriing to the abuses which their labours contemplated removing r ose the statute book of England, said, look to our court, supported in pro. fuse and grotesque extravagance, not to sustain the true dig nity of the sovereign, but to afford places to the aristoeraey. Look to the oat of our ex ecu ti ve , amounting to 1,686,7364, and compare it with the cost of the American executive, which it 16,8861., and say if the superiority of our system of government is proportionate to the difference of cost. Look to our colonies in a state of universal and just dis content; k•pt in that state, at an enormous expense to this country, that Downing -street may furnish aristocratic governors to people who would gladly pay all expenses of self-government, if permitted to die so. Look at our fight ing establishments, that linos 1815 cost the estuary nearly 600,000,0001. ; and that since 1688 have caused Great Britain an expenditure in taxes and loans of two thou sand millions, which, according to the i ncome tax estimate of the value of landed and other pro perty, would pay a twenty-five years' purchase tee the whole island of Great Britaia. Look to oar church establi4inient costing ten millions annually, not in cluding the Irish Crturch, while the coat of all the Chris tian churches of all denominations throughout the world amounts to only 9,949,000. In reference to the cry for pro tection, he said, the protectionists say they and the farmers are in the same boat. True ; but the farmers do all the work to keep the craft afloat, while the landlords get all the rations and pocket all the pay. Let the farmers get a free trade in land, to which they are fully entitled, as well as a free trade in corn, and then, and not till then, will they get a fair chance by being put on • fair footing with the other interests in the country. As for the cry of restoring protec tion, they might SS well invite last Christmas to spend a plea sant' week with next as to ask the legislature of this country again to impose a tax on the food of the people. Arraneetnents were entered into for establishing a Finan cial and Parliamentary Reform Association in Lyon. Kal33 Intelligence. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-YESTERDAY. RI.;81NE813 or THE COVET. The days on which the Court would lit in banco after term were intimated yesterday, but at the sitting of the Court this morning Mr Justice Patties= said that, in cons.quence of the days which had been fixed for the sittings in error in the Exche quer Chamber, the Court were obliged to alter the days on which they would sit in bane* after term. They would now be the 14, 4th, 6th and 6th of F e b ruary ; then from the 11th to the Ibth, both inclusive ; and on the 26th to deliver judg ments. On the Ist and 4th they would proceed with the country new trials; on the 6th, 6th, 11th, 12th and 13th with the special paper; and on the 14th, 16th and 16th with the crown paper. In the cAaset of the cay Mr. Justice Patteson intimated that the caws in the new trial paper tried before Lwd Den man would be taken to-morrow (this thy). The Court was occupied the whole day with two cues from the new trial paper, of no public interest. BAIL COURT.—YESTERDAY. Strome Me. JUNTICI I,IIIIIIIIAN. THE QUEEN V. ItIX AND HNIOII —INBEZZLEXENT LY BANYERS . CLERKS. in this ca. s rr I bins of indictment had been found before the Court of Quarter Sessions against the prisoners for em bezzlement and conspiracy, by which Messrs. Taylor and Dyson, banker', of Norwich, were defrauded of between 10,00 W. and 12.0001. The indictments had been removed into this court by certiorari, and the prisoners having rehired to plead by attorney, they were brought up to-day in custedy, and pleaded in person to the indictments. Mr. Couch, on the part of Itiz, moved that in the indict ments for conspiracy the prosecutors should furnish the pri soners with the particular, of the charge against them in writing. Mr. Palmer, for the prosecutor, sai I that the only parti culars they could give were that they had made false entries in the bcn.ks on certain days. The prosecutors were not bound to give these particulars, and there ought to be a summons at Chambers ; still they would give the best parti culars they could. Mr. Justice Wightman said that in general where an in dictment set out overt awe, the court would not allow parti culars to be given, but they would do so when the counts were so general as they were here, and he thought the pro mentors should give the best particulate •hey could. Mr. Couch moved that particulars should be given on the counts for embezzlement. Mr. Justice Wightman—They are given in any cases but conspiracy or nuisance. Mr. Couch cited two cases, in which it had been done in embezzlement, and said he would move on gating the proper affidavits, wLier. he had not yet got ; and be applied . hat the prisoner, should be granted time before being sent back to custody, to prepare the affidavits. Mr. Palmer then moved that the prisoners be remanded to their former custody ; which was granted. COURT OF EXCREQUER.-YESTERDAY. Sarrume DI BANco. IIIOGINNOTTOII O. WATERS—ALLEOZD MISCONDUCT OP A JURY. This case came before the court upon a motion for a new tdel. The affidavits stated that the action between the par ties was tried before Mr. Justice Wightman at the last assizes of Liverpool, when • verdict was returned for the plaintiff, with 1501. damages. After the evidence on both sides had closed, and the learned Judge had summed up, the jury retired to consider their verdict. They remained in consultation for upwards of four hours, fluting which they were supplied, without the knowledge of the court, with re freshments, consisting of brandy and water, sandwiches, and cigars. These articles were obtained from a public-house in the vicinity of the court-house, and pulled up by cords to the windows of the jury-room, which opened into the street. Same of the affidavits stated that the refreshments were supplied by the plaintiff's son, for the purpose of inducing the jury to find a verdict for him, but this fact was contra dicted. Ater several hours' consultation the jury repaired to the lodgings of the learned judge, and stated their readi ness to find a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to such de ductions en his lordship should direct. Mr. Justice Wight man refused to receive such a verdict, and they were sent back to reconsider the case. However, a negotiation took place between some of the jurymen and the plaintiff's son. who promised that the plaintiff would consent to allow a deduction of 401., in order to facilitate the fi ding of a ver dict. It was accordingly returned, under those circum stances, but no representation of the facto was made to the learned judge. appeared one of the jurors addressed the plaintiff's son openly in court, after the verdict was entered, and said, " Now, if y ou are an honest man, you will allow Waters the 401." Young Higginbottom asserted that no arraniement to that effect had been since made. The rule nisi to set aside the verdict was obtained upon affidavits dis closing those facts. Mr. Watson, Q.C., and Mr. Atherton, new appeared to show cause against the rule. Their affidavits positively de eded that the plaintiff's son had supplied any refreshments to the jury. There was no pretence for saying tkat they were intoxicated or incapable of discharging their duties. The fact of their having got refreshments while considering heir verdict would not vitiate it, unless it appeared clearly that they had been supplied with them by or on behalf of the party in whose favour they had found. Then, as to the negotiation which had taken place. It was submitted it was the duty of the defendant, whe wiz present at it, to inform the learned judge of what had passed. Instead of doing so, he consented to the verdict for toe full amount. The plain tiff was, however, now willing to allow the deduction, but thiacffer was not acceded to. The Court said the question was whether the jury had pronounced a fair opinion, or had given their verdict upon the understanding that 401. would be deducted from the amount for which they found for the plaintiff. The ver dict was most unsatistactory. There must therefore be a new trial. The rule was made absolute accordingly. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.—YzeTERDAY. BITTING IN 1111.1011, Bayou LOKI) Nur Jorrics %iLDEaro nrrJrnors or Tne Cotneox Ft►Y Amp Coral' or Ficuuat;sa, nom TON Qrxwer BILNCK. °ORLIN° V. VELIT.—THE BRAINTREE CHVECIARATI CARE.—VALIDITY OF • BEURCII-LATE MADE BY TUE CHVRCHWARDENS AND • MINORITY OF THE PA RISHIONERS IN OPPOSITION TO TUE B.LiOLVTION Or TEE MAIORITY.—JUDOXIINT. This was a judgment in an error from the Court of Queen's Bench on a writ of prohibition. The case has been for several years before the ecclesiastical and common law courts, and has excited much public interim as " The Braintree Church-rate Case." It involves the important question—whether the churchwardens and &minority of the parishioners can make a valid church-rate. The following brief sketch of the history of the case may serve to explain the origin of the proceedings and the point at issue. In the month of July, 1841, • vestry meeting haling been called for the purpose of voting a rate for the repairs et the parish church of Braintree, and a motion made for a rate of 2a. in the pound, and the same duly seconded, an amendment was moved, and carried by an immense majority, denouncing all connexion between church and state in general, and denouncing church rates in perticular,_ but not in specific, terms negativing the motion. Afar this amendment had been thus carried the great majority of the parishioners left, and then, as stated in the pleadings, " the churchwardens and others of the ratepayers earned the original resolution without opposition." When the inhabitants heard of this result they reached to oppose the tate, and the churchwardses having commence Proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Courts against the plaintiff in error, the latter moved the Court of Queen's Bomb for A writ of prohibition. The writ wu granted, and on the return to it being argued the Court gave judgment, appre - vmgg of the prootedings of the churchwardens, thereby afrtrming the validity of the rate declared by the minority. From that decision the cam was brought into the Exche quer Chamber, co a writ of error and at the sitting after Trinity Term, 1848, Mr. D. Hill was heard at great length in support of the erne of the dissenting parishioners, , _ and i n the faUwing iliehaalmas Term he concluded his ar guments. Sir F. Thesiger . was heard at great length on the other aide, at the saw stungs of the Court. The Court now gave judgment. Mr. Baron Platt said this was a writ of error on a judg ment of tho Court of Queen's Bona ea • writ of prohibi- 1