The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

s ecs were r :petted to r.e.s. Very Lig\ pnees had beta paid for yeseela to California ; 22 cols. to 23 dole. h a l beim the last charters. The receipts of gold dust at Valparaiso, from San Francisco, though imperfectly knowo, we re estimated at fully 80,000 dol a to ti.o.issi dohs. jN r menrum. The Wulliam Prowl". f ro m sau Antonio, with a c trgo of copper ore rad, s oa r, was 'necked on a suoken rock while entering vatparaiso Bay, on the 2214 of I)ecemher. Every c trxe was beirg made to says the ens... The arrivals o f , 4 1.ippa.g ening December were 25,000 tone re gister, and departures 32,000 tots. During the year eadirg Member 1, 1819, 3t 1 3 ahios, 88,0116 tone, had sailed from Valparaiso for San Fray.e.seo, of which I,t,i; were American (43,783); 14 English (8 8.51 tau); 22 Fri nett (7,573) Ica)) ; 53 Chilian (10 942 tons) ; sad 17 Hambargh (1,709 tone). 0. her nations were repreeeated by mach entailer numbsrs. The latest quotatioos were—copper, in bars, 14.75 on b ar d : copper ores, 2.23 to 25 p. .r amt. ; geld above let 1;.1. ; raver in bars, 10.12; Oard dollars, 8 per cent. premium; exchange on Engkon, 45k; United Stray, 6 per ceut. pr.:anon; Parts and Ham burgh no transactions. Freights to Liverpool, 66e. Saltpetre at Equique wee quoted at 12 to 127. The st•amet New GI •riada arrived at Valpan'st on the 21.6 of December, with specie value 223,993 dol.. ; atd tte steamer Ecuador arrived en the 10th from Gagne, with 70,300 dole. 'foe most active measures were bei..g taken by :he government to subdue the Pomp-lan Indians, who bad risen in insurrection at Vitloivia. A frigate had bees fitted out for the purpose of tramp irting troops, sod the .sincrican brig Meteor had been purchased or the same pa. pose. ft deficiency of the revenue bad burn i.r.wed to the rannunt to 518,470 dole. for the year 1619. The project of a railroad from Valpa raiso to Santiago was again revived. The line from Copitpo to the mines ha 4 bete. commenced. Gas works and waterworks in Vttlp.raiso were also nider ensideratian. _ _ . Iler Majesty's ship Incorstant, 36, &RINI` I at Val paraiso on the 2ithut December, IrCM San Fmncisc3, vi.h 75,109 in specie; she w.ts to sail on the Ist of January for the west cos of M. sico. The Ameri can line-of-battle ship Ohio arrived on the 25. h with 40 Ott) dole. Her Majery's ship Asia, Vice-Admiral Bomb,. sailed on the Is: of December for the Sand wich Islands, ei.i Callao, when: the Gomm steamer was expe.ted from Cennal America and Panama. Tee Driver sailed (or Arica on tLe 29 h of November. tier Ilskoty's sloop-of-war Daptu.e, 18, from Navi gators' Island, was in the bay. JAMAICA. Ttt legiiative sesrion was closed on the lst of Fe bruary. On that day the governor gave his anent to the fa:owing bill, : Tice as Steck and Trade, Certificates lowan! Interest, Loth et 2100001., I: motto= of Steins Vessels frost all Tooth: , Dnes. Treater of Parottial Expenditure, To re raLitt the lithciver li seal's Security, African Immicra• um. To amend Militia Law, Is ai4 ot Conveyances of Ma 111111LUI IS, Alterman ia Midis' Cornwall Cow s, Proto e on t . Arr. norm, Corporal Punishment in certain cram Am, n.lsd Criminal Law eArs(m), i d aid 9 1 d id ef !iv Ordtherr. To fecilithte pummeling* before Jasicr• is lati.eable dtfasem, To facilitate proceedings be lies Jortims en Seminary Co Ha Fze:llrney then addressed both houses at mo derate and prorogued the legislature to the 12 . h much. With refereLn to the diseensions be: etc: LIN assent bruches of tLe legislature, he mid: Thin yews Iran soffiohl to conv ince the =net eager advo eam d t ' ,tenement, that lan - •. when ones established, • r. to r. winded, without es free a consent of all prie , cud with which they were made; and, at the same t. a general etnviction ha. bees produced that if the cltd.r.. ertich have taken place is the social and politi ca ot i. en GfJestaista sheuli be still Wendel by the sad depress,:n *LA Ilse marked their tint introeinetthn, some rtr:a•met.•...n.l. epos nand and egni edit principles, of the 'setting public establishments most m▪ eths .r. CZ .1t av•out. Another 'onion will pub .bly open kinnoeiLes concurrence of opinion vine Woe tam-'rant ants, ••• 4 the sorted &CU.'S' of all, L • . - ditar'. pants may g rkaps scalds Jima:the I. s:sta:rs to devise methods of renovating and requite. in sew dented., it, prospects of the may dNßire sal r .. eve i in,andeili who, without Sedate i 411.3 of ththr own, save suffered from political muses a »veto nt • wt...re. I insure von, with the utmost siacerity ti.;* :•• u.d stf •ri infinitely more gratificstim to be r. .14 is the accomplishment of that object, than to t..• re; citation of a statesmea by the most profound ••r saki ;whey which sltnuld be without benefit or - • •nn•c antergstwhnm my lite is passing e•vsy. And uStain belief when I say that there is Go ter( t .6a I hays de connexiGn with Jamaica not be cheerfully sociamd, if it would be , • ta the revival of it/ ' rep city acga.r. I I 'a ‘'s .hrefestnee to the leiisls:tion of the session he ob,s rs I : 1 rev.y nnet that the rattan ani assembly have no tom a' :a to &ITN ia passing a bill for evnisoyin4 conviction t• b •coui ttc limits of the prig ,n malls, and, it stsizasimy t4vk t.:ss -ssn tbe impetial set which is m 'isaasia as the West lad:es Pri s on: Act, I canon! . . tut tbe o j•ri i•aas which are call entertained La rf• it. are feu/gnu unreasonable ant czasoerated. It rte ) the banilf of a governor very Lame power. et Ttlir to 4 ser..ie if there should b: oc-asivn ; but the act was In Id.. tire in barbaires, sad, for flee ye ere, I had n tt c ere- I.311!') :. , 1'.11313'1:11 CO It in • single inranc.^, though I did net a:v.ls sorer wi h the gaol commisronsn and the mule:mei in their Tieing*. to prised discipline, and I see no nom wr.y, hers, the ordinary and senora' superinten dence sod vntr,l of all prsons might not be reetti is a board. leaving ustoucled the governor's right to tce impert.il act, if it ehould become necessary. I gat mry, a:eo. that a hill for appointing an additional officer to cut::: and audit the aceiii.n's of the rectiver.general c•u:d r. 4 tr mewl, as the objections to it do not apply Ce Y.• o•aciple acd mein object of the hill, but only to the worLidg et it. I hops that is the interval, between L tlr..e tad the ct which ordinary circumstances the '..me me usually called trgether, you will give your con vlora• - ..te to thou. sod several otter legislative Isemarri w` - . . _ _ Tar.' .cm•om'rett ho brought Icrivird with rest ad maestri whiel4, I would specially 'owe your • to the prov:alias nn-de by the imperial parliament *.e.t the sale of aneasthered estates is Ireland, by the tire r: • .1.11 &12 Viet. e. 4i, sad 12 &13 Viet. c. 77. Merniug Amnon! of the 7th February restrk•, in relation t. the Mate of Parties during the wait n: se.ssen just terminated was narrandented for dun- Ln. Livia, tor tinned Ivy 001117 five smooths, as well as for toe vm.iett party feeling which manifested itself during the greater porton of that period. It was the first in which oresni-ed parses appeared in our &wieldy, and will be re memLered as rue in which, for a considerable period, every. ttiee appeared to he sacrificed to party. And whet was re /118.1.11,44. the coloand mete.. re to a man were banded toge ther toying only two whites with them) in opposition to lent appeared sin unwise end unjustifiable pro enure on the pert of the majonty. Bo clearly eyed il..tiactly was the lice drawn between the 5 " P. that, but for the two eznptiou men t. iced. a stranger would have been led to con. ease that complealen, end not 'pinion, was the cause of Clauses.. Nothing, however, would have been more in. wrier than such a torclueion, inasmuch is complexional s..tiecti•ns exercised no influence upon either party. Ind( ei l" %elude to the circumstance to prevent any such being drawn, from the fact which was patent to all, and the remarks "nisch were made fowarda the very close of the "...ion. respecting the admission of black men into tl.e a•sfenbl- ; and partitulerly as some of the nnespondette American journals allude In every pointed wanner to the ;mned members of our house. As might be 'spatted, and as is generally the ease where there is much party feeling, there is little work. Toe time was spent, it is very eoseible it was not wafted, in disen.sions which, coder ordinary circumstances, would have been devoted t 5 Ludlow. if the American Huns of Representatives could 5 14Ld dig weeks, or thereabout', is determining whether it 5t00.4 Lan a pro or anti-olairery Speaker, in consequence el the anuses that Speaker would exercise in the appoint latit W tortoni committees, there is nothing, it may be afresh surprising in the majority of the Jamaica Assembly 'Pniiinfr somewhere about 4 months in en ineffectual mono* et Monies of the salaries of public officers, secured Y'rfaultst laws--a matter. se they have declared, of vital unl " o* .e.te—entl withholding the necessary supplies for urqua , •4 the government of the island. However we may deseppme of the coarse pursued by the ma ',ivy, et. ready we may he to condemn the attempt vas rade, we mu.t admit that seldom has more d 'tmanatiori been manifested by any party of men than Ly it. The efforts were made, MAW in so far as per 'nuance meld entitle to suttees, they deserved it. We are howevir, fa the sake of the country, and the credit et lie legislature, thee the attempt did not succeed, "want, as it is difiicult to determine what might have 1 ," ,1 Lb. result i f i t h a d . T hat a very severe shalt would have 04411 given to the public cloak, and a mist den -0 "if` naseee set to the commusity, no one can doubt. of pecuniary saving which might be effected ' 44 4 tnentertmlence the moral injury to result from such a the •• leaf eusseempleted, and brought forward under lki-eitive appellation " retrenchment." BRITISH GUIANA. IL" session of the emplaned Court for 1849 wan teed cn th e 4th of frobroary by tho governor, who 611,, fed the following address on the occasion: li . noaratil• Centimes of the Court of (leetlemen eseaatui Itepressatative& —The primary object ot my r." beteg accomplished by the pa•sing of the Tan "mt. I have le announce the closing of the session of "-* Lemnieed Court for 1819. The consideration of the : 16 0% to be taken for peccarieg a portion the peuliamentary 17t; ',""I the impertaiat collateral issues thence arising, will 14. " 'Mond IMO men appropriately reserved for an relay 41 ` 411 "mr7 as was held under somewhat eireinostaze's mIMI and again in 11416. It only heren to thank yon for the at attention which 71.4 hiit ""ta 4 W the awe " of the colony. 1 was out mistake's, I njoict• to find, in the anticipations which 1 expressed in my opining edit:, es, either as to your political moderation, or as to your determination to support me In plating the colonial revenue one.. more upon its proper foot ins. I now dreier. • the s salon closed. —linswr BAnKLY. The other public movements of the for Light are sufficiently apparent from the following abridgment of the Alai Gazette's "Review for Home Headers :" Oa Friday, the let of Fehruiry, a diseutishin of some importance to 1 oblate of shares in tit. Dam Railway Company took place to the °our!. The rciult. so far as we can nod. ritand r, is, as regards the rallies, company, that all which had been previously done in the Combined Court relative to the prat bled Mau ce of C. 0,0001. to the company was wahine on Friday. I. is sssy probable however, that it will soon be reo.one ; so that the shareholders may comfort themselves. The atmosphere of our 1. relative bathes is re. , instkab!y uh,ct !creakiest changes of the wind, and sharp squalls from u-exp.cted points of the compass; yet, upon the whole, the beets' there is something hie the sea. bre, se in tae tr pies. —pretty steady from one particular quarter. On the 31st of January a public mutilate wee held in this city for the pr,inoti n (die:mike thin, Peter Row, Seq., in the chair. The prourine t characteristic of the meeting was the pas.ing of a retolutioo canine on the C , mbined Court to apprvpri te the "largest powible emoubt " et the expected parliamentary Inca of 210,0001. to ionnistation purposes. We !waive it is the 'moils! wish of the community that the largest share of the leas should bs applied to these purposes, though certainly not what many perms maht c snider the " largest possible ansonnt," 219.9991. 19s. With re p. et to the loan awl!, an oppertuni•y will be sffordA to the Comhiced Court on Thursday zest, the 7th cfcon , emple•ing the lieledtties as win. as t - a pleasures incidental to tbs. possession of the neon. y. By a pr.viesnatioa Limed the day be:ore stet 'di), his Excel sissy the o.min:icor has convened a sped -1 meeting of the Combined Court for Thursday, " for the purpose of taking into eonsidera- Mom the measures meets cry for obtaining" the loan, as well as " other sped el matters of iniportarice." It is pro bable from what tr inspire t in tb • Citobined Court on k'ri day that the qu .vion respce'icg the advance of 50.0001. to the railway cass i n.y will constitute one of thew, special Betters." In our number of the 24. h will be found the report of a enesmittee of the Combined Court app - iinted to report to th.t hotly on the .sperlivney of renewing immigration from )(misfire, and on what terms. 04 the 3ls. toe half- y-arly meeting of the British Guiana Ban % took plAce in the b.nk parlour. The report of the di- T , C4.11 CT the last .in months was r.ad and approved of. Notwilsetanding the dope...stun of the times, the aff.irs of the bank are in apr options way. The lir t profits f r the wiz smiths en , *init the 31st Dee. last sure 30.848 dolt 79: Ut this suns 20,346 dole. were apyli. d t. toe payment of a dividend for the half year sr the rite of 4 per cent. per annum, and the balance, 10,502 dols. 79:. carried forward to the surplus and enstingeney lu .de. We wish the colony would take a lessm from bsnit, and, Mowed of always loMing for Laos to •tf.cs great puhlie purr lies, that is, always locking to 'other persons for help, would think of uvirg ma:ee, and of ereating surplus and stmzing.ney funds. The pri fits of the British Goi. na Beek are moderste enough, and it is not may years spies tim shareholders de- Simons.. on er. sting such iun is; yct they already amount to 139,71a5 dole. 69: , or ebrut Z,0,0001. sterling. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. J AVAIV%.—KINOIION. 14 7. (Prom he tb.d.g.es Menus/air isr..lligese.e.) Ns eha g.' of any ni anew ha. tottlat ft to the state of our ' markets since our lad repsrt. Receipt. hare generally trim mode rate, but Irate bus not improved in enstsrquenee, and operatittse are still eurtlned to pa: Mara for immediate conouniption. The Hume of Aseenilvly h a Just closed a fain .us and pi' iriceil ressksn. Arnow the lost alto which rmeivol ilia . sent of the gi. rernor was nee which will relieve all steam weasels arriving is our poets of the payment of anima due, Hrge.—anterisan toady is in good purply, and is worth 12s. to 4 Gs per half bared. Ilas to—erachen me scarce, but pilot is abundant and dull at our List quotations. erra.—American le dull at 7d. Irish hay been ?old at iota. to lON. The demand f. very mature. CANDI./ —Are generally inactive with a heavy flat. G's aml I2's, lb. favourite sines, are taken at and usher corm at 6'd. per lb. ('use's.—Enalt.h sots at lod. Ole hundred bones American hare changed h .ltde at fol. I Sc lb. Cts V.V.—N.li* fairly At 3.A. to 41a. per InOlbs. GING I a.—There is s a t any yet at market. Go.—.4issericsa is worth 2i to 3 per cent.; Colurohian Doubloons I per cent. en lb dole.; and Spanish 11 per cent. us IT dull. 11%166—Three hundred Westphalia have changed hands at lid. per lb. We bays not anything to report of other alviscripaun.. Lean.—The very heavy amply at market presents any nee In the price of this article. small sale. °sly arc effected at pr.c s ranging from 4d. to 31d. per lb. 11.6crwom —is waltz 360. to 4 0 p. t er ton. ?UM-I.lllml varied in priessianee our last. l'lmaseo readily at 1.1. prr h. It it , genera II) held for 41.1. Pt %/4-3C bass H. E. have been moeed at Fn IbaK V - scanew tlerrrtilie:t,hni no improvement ha. occurred m prges. Mesa is worth 61.4., and prune 3a.to 5 b. ptv harreL Itur..—The mart since our last have brn 2,100 toga Coring% at 9.. hl., 11., hip floe white at Ma. r 1., in b ,ml, and 210 ham whit,. Bengal at Its. ILd., duty pia. We h4ve not anything to report of Rts.-11411.111 ■re whin la. per gallon, prnof 21, foe consumption, but s Ilea cannot efff eted Iru ly at tlist rate. We bare rime learned, that kw a lot of P. puncheons, .1. I Id. Las ben acxpled. Per lisnon denswden 61. parcel. f..e esportatiou. tal/IP.—We quote Ifierte'e Islb•. at la•. to 1 , a. Gd , Silo.. Feather at lla dd. to 12t., Wea crows at 134., acid 26Iba at lie. 6d. Irish i. usesleable. 6t oat I. impeoyinef, and rashes at poi. to :OA. net :6011/4.. Ton teem—%'e have not been told dam optr;tionv in tblo article. Tb• hied price of m noitc ur.J, c...invequent on the inere...ed dude*, inaterial4 .ditetY con•uwp:ion. Excit smite Lim...v.—Jamaica and Colonial hanks: 9) day., 1 per ant. prem.; 60 dpi, 11 per cent. Kern.; days, 2 per cent. prem. i 1 THE UNITED STATES. The Europa, Cip'sin Leitch, arrived a' I.;verpool ear:y this in , .rning, with dare• from New York to the 20tn, and Haifax to tne 23. d ult. Among the pas sellers were the son of Lord Stanley, and Mr Crompton, lnte BritiAr charge d'attaires at Wa-h -ington. Tne news by this arrival is more than usually im portant. From Canada we kern that serious riots had taken place at Three Rivers, in connexion with the School Act. The assessor's hone was burnt. The military were obl grid to be called out. A fire, which broke out at Montreal on the 18ih February, had burnt the Canadian !cogitate Library, and the governor's office. The American Senate had not concluded the debate on slavery. The Senate had rejected the nomination of Colonel Webb. Two senators, Dr. Giv:n and J. C. Freeman, had arrived at Wuhington from San Francisco. 1 1 A distractive fire had taken place in Camp-street, New Orleans, on the IG•h of February, by which one million dollars worth of property were lost. 'l'l3e fire was the work of rsn incendiary. The amount of gold rcceivid since the Niagara's departure from California amounted to above three 'millions of clollnrv. We learn from Mexico that the new Mexican tariff is ord , •red to be earned into effect in Yucatan. This marl brings dates from Brasile to the 17th January. '1 ht legielatute commenced its session on the 11th. A previsional treaty had been agreed upon between Paraguay and the Argentine Confede ration. Exchange at Pernambuco on the 22nd of January, 28. We have dates from Venezuela to the 19111 of January. Pats still remains a prisoner. The coffee merle. t was on the tire, 11 dollars being paid for coffee of not very particular quality. COMMERCIAL INTELLIOFMCE. Business throughout the Union was reported in a good date THE MONEY M Atli ET wan to money being plentiful, and o`.tainable at previous rate,. Tl.e general trade of the country is more sotialactory than It teas been for some time past. Bli/EADETI:FiIi.-14 these then wan little doing, prices slightly receding. Western Canal flour , b dole. 124 c. to 5 dole. 25e. per barrel. Oennesses pnme wheat, 1 dol. 26e. to 1 dol. 28c. per 60Ibe. ; southern wheat, 1 dol. 10c. to 1 dol. 12c. Indian Corn, round yell ,w, GOc. to 62e., steady ; fiat yellow, 6k. per barbel; southern white, 58c. to gp o Indian Meal, 2 dole. 871 e. to 3 dole. per barrel. COTToll.—After the departure of the Niagara from Boston, cotton experienced a fall of 1 cent. and on the Earopa's arrival it fell fully half a cent., but afterwards rallied, and on the 15th exhibited a rise of 1 cent. The pre sent quo :anima w: New Orleans and Mobile, mid fair to fair, 131 e. to 131 e. par lb.; Upland, mid. fair to fair, 13:,. to 131 e. EZZIONTS remain unchanged at steamer's departure, the Baia( rates being for BMT to Liverpool 1.. 6d. to le. 94. per barrel; grain to Liverpool, 514. to Od. per bushel; cotton to Liverpool, Id. to 3-16 d. per lb. bless Poaa (new) is dull, at 10 dole. EICHANUB on London, 1091 to 1094, not well sustained; oa Paris, 5 27. sales small ; on Hamburg, 25 to lit ; on Bremen, 78 to 781. PERSIA.—Dates from Teheran, of Jan. 2, state that the capital has once again been the theatre of a popular commotion. A few days previous to the above date the people proceeded in • large body to the house of the Immure ]ljoum•, in order to engage him to accompany them to the Shah, and induce his Ma jesty to sip the destitution of Hirsth Taghi Khan, the primo minister. The Imsum quitted his resi dence without giving any sign of acquiescence or re fusal. Upon this the populace dispersed, but an nounced the firm determination of acting with greater success another time. This movement was followed by several arrests, the most remarkable of which are that of Suleiman Khan, the king's maternal uncle; Ibrahim Halil Khan, en-commander of the army of Khorasan ; Hassan Khan, chief of the staff; and • number of persons accused or suspected of being accomplices. Although public tranquillity had not been troubled, popular discontent was not smothered, and it is more than probable that ere long the people, encouraged ra it is by the clergy, will act in a decided manner, which will cause a general revo lution in Persia. All sympathise with the Hadji ; the more as at the time of his nomination to the mi .istry he was considered as the future, regenerator of Persia. THE RIPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1850. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.-MR. MURRAY'S DEFALCATIONS. A parliamentary return just tuned affords a " rs copy of the to had by the Reclesisstical Commiss i oners ter Eeittr ea gs the matter of the defalcation of their late secretary sad treasurer, Mr. Murray." B Bee l . r isi tt e locument it appears that, at a emetic, of the Commissioner,, held the 25th Sept., 1849, Mr. Aston, in the aluenee of the secretary, laid before the board the dinetions which he had received from Lord John Rowell to call a special meeting of the commissioners under the second 'Wading order. Mr. Aston stated to the board, that having discovered that eertsia same which had been received by the treasurer had not been placed to the account of the commissioners at the Bank of England, he considered it his duty to make kaown the kelt. the Archbishop of Canterbury and to Lord John Russell. That, on subsequent inquiry and communication with the treasurer, r • had maim to believe that the auras so withheld from the Bank of England amounted to about 7,0001. The board communicated to Mr. Murray (the treasurer), that such a statement had been made to th'.m, aid requested to be informed whether he wished to be penult and to hear Mr. Aston's statement; and on Mr. Murray's having ex• pressed a with to attend the board, if the commissioners pleased to admit him under such painful cireun.atances, he was admitted, and stated to the board that he fi id no wish to give the commiuienets the trouble of again hearing Mr. Aston ; that ho assumed that Mr. Aston had told the truth ; that he was quite ready to abide by his statement; that he could say nothing in extenuatien ; that he knew the nature of his offence, and had not a word to say in extenuation • that he threw himself entirely on the mercy of the board , and oily trusted that the commissioners would not judge of his previous conduct as a servant of the board by the sad event which had now occurred. Mr. Mur ray further added, that he placed himself entirely in the hands of the board, and left it t o M r. Meadows White, the solicitor to the board, to make any further statement which might be necessary on his behalf. Mr. White, on being called in, stated that he was not in a situation to maks any additional communication to the board, but was desirous of informing the board that when Mr. Murray stated that he placed himself in the hands of the 00111113iilli011til, he intended to offer the resignation of the office of treasurer and secretary, which be, Mr. White, was fully authorieed to tender; Mr. Murray considering himself to be no longer an officer of the hoard. A letter from Mr. C. K Murray was then read, resigning the office of treasurer and secretary. At a meeting of the commissioners, held Oet. 6, 1849, the board, at its special meeting, held on :he 25th ultimo, having directed the accountant to address letters to all those agents who appear, from the hooks of the office, to be in with the exception of those whole remittances were admitted by the late treasurer to bay* been received by bins, the com mittee procte led, in the tire instance, to ascertain the result of the inquiries thus made, From the answers returned by the agents, and from a fur ther examination of Mr. Aston, the committee have come to the conclusion that the late treasurer had truly represented the amount improperly converted to his own use, and re maining due by him to the eonunissienen on the 'pith of September. They find this amount to have been 6,9191. sc, in re-pect of which the treasurer bad paid 6001. on the said 25th of September; thus leaving a balance still due of 6,3791. se. (A statement of the particulars is annexed.) The committee conceiving that the only chance of reco vering any part of the balsam due was by adopting the most prompt legal proceedings, gave instructions,without delay, to the solicitor of the treasury, who was placed in commu nication with them by Lord John Russell, to take the necessary s'eps for this purpose as quickly as possible. They thought it right to do this at once, and without waiting for any meeting of the board. The circumstances connected with the present deficiency are fully stated in the minute of the board at its apecisi meet ing on the 25th ult. It appears that the mode in which the misappropriation was effected, was by Mr. Murray applying to his own private use certain drafts remitted to him as treasurer, and keeping back from the knowledge of the commissioners, or any of their officers, the letters of advice which were addressed to him as secretary. It was only, therefore, after personal ap• plication for payment nude by the accountant to one of the parties, who appeared to be in a beyond the ordinary period, that the misapplication of money was discovered ; and this did not occur Co soon as would have been the case if Mr. Murray had not, in more than one instance, called for and obtained from the messenger, and thus kept back from the post, the letters of reminder which the accountant had, in ordinary course, addressed to parties appearing to be an. duly in sneer. 'the statute 3 and 4 - act., e. 113, e. 71, permanently united the offic. s of treasurer and secretary, and conferred them upon Mr. Murray by name during goal behaviour. The committee presume that this arrangement was made with a view to economy ; but it is now evident that it has proved a means of facilitating fraud, and they therefore consider an alteration io the law io this respect to he neces sary ; and until thin can be effected, they recommend that no appointment of a successor to Mr. Murray in either office shall be made. In aldttion to the directions which have been given by the board with respect to the opening of letters and the receipt of money, the committee have deemed it proper to direct a circulsr l•tter to be written to all the agents, requiring them to make their payments in future to the Bank of England in Llt.don, or to one of the bra- ches in the country, ►nd in the case of eget, payment, to address a letter of advice to the odic., which, under the directions now given by the board, will be opened in the preeence of the assistant secretory and the accountant; and it will be the duty of the latter con stantly to compare suck letters with the entries of receipts by the Bank of England; and the committee turtht r recom mend that the letters of advice and the bank book shall be laid upon the table at every meeting both of the board and of •he finance committee. The c:nrinittee --- conildently trust that under thee* regal'. awls made with reference to the immediate urgency of the case, the security of the funds belongiug to the commis sionen will be effectually ensured. The alterations which may be T.:gaited in the law, and the permanent arrangements for the eanduct of the business, must necessarily be left for the deliberate consideration of the board. The following is the official statement of partieulan : Charles Knight Murray, Eig , Dr. to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. For the following amounts receind by him asunder; viz. : From the Honourable and Rieerend H. C. Cost, in respect of the suspended canonries Windsor Chapel, Feb., 1849, 2,8111. 12s. ; from 11. R. Evans, jun., in respect of Elm cu 3.-Emneth Sinecure Rectory, Ely diocese, Feb., 1819. 1,5001.; fro n Valentine Davis, in respect of the suspended canonry and vses•cd preferm-nts in St. David's cathe dral, July, 1849,2921. 181. 9d. ; from Edward Davies, in respect of the separate estates of the deanery and vacated preferments in Wells cathedral, and prebend of Chard stock, Salisbury cathedral, S.pt., 1849, 1,2551. 14,. 4il For the following amount remaining in his hands in respect of current official salaries and incidentals 1,133 5 0 6,999 10 1 Deduct payment by treuurer in April, ISO, in respect of Elm cum Rmneth Sinecure Rectory, 31. 31. ; deduct amount of certain travelling expenses written off in the official incidental account, Sept., 1849, 17/. 25.; de duct amount received on account, 25th Sept., 1819, 6001 620 5 1 Balance due to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners £6,379 6 1 From George Mauls to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Englund. Treasury, Nov. 23, 1849. y Lords and Gentlemen,—ln obedience to your direc• Sns, that I should take proeeedings for recovering the balance appearing to be due on Mr. C. K. Murray's accounts, I take the liberty of reporting that Mr. Murray having con sorted to cont, es a judgment in favour of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, I took the necessary steps to complete the same; whereupon I issued execution, under which the sheriff levied; and I have now in my hands the sum of 2871. 17s. 6d., being the net proceeds of the sale of the furniture, after payment of poundage and costs ; in 'dal ,ion to which, I have received the sum of 431. 16s 6d. paid to me for rent due to Mr. Murray for the occupation of hie house. 1 hold these sums, amounting together to the sum of 3311. 14*., at your disposal, and shall be obliged by direc tions thereon. This I believe is all that is available towards liquidation of the balance.—l have, dm, (Signed) Geo. Manx. Charlu Kedges, Murray, Reg , Dr. to she EeeleeisurA cal Commissioners for England. 1849: Sept. 25. To balance of account (as before stated) Cr. 1849: Nov. 28. By each of solicitors to the Treasury) 331 14 0 Balance still due to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England By order of the &teed, (Signed) J. J. CHALK, Assistant-Secretary. 5, Whitehall-place, Feb. 22, 1850. FIRE AT WATFORD UNION WORKTIOUSR.—A fire occurred on the night of Wednesday last at this workhouse, which was nearly attended with fearful lose of life among the inmates. The alarm was first raised by the governor, Mr. Long, who was awakened about Minimal two o'clock in the morning from a sense of suffocation. His apartment was hued with smoke, flames were issuing up through the flooring, and there was barely time to snatch up his ;laughter and making his escape with her in his arms, when the apart ment was in a blaze, and he was severely scorched in getting out of the place. He next aroused the paupers, all of whom were got out in safety. Expresses were sent off to the Wat ford and other neighbouring .nctines,and, in the meanwhile, the governor mustered the able-bodied paupers, and worked at the pump to fill the tanks on the top of the buililii.g, by which means a stream of water was brought to play on the burning portion of the premises. Fortunately, by this means, the governor was enabled to prevent the flam es extending, until the arrival of the engines. They were got to work, and, after considerable exertion, the conflagration was soh dued. That part of the workhouse in which the fire Gum maned was completely gutted. The tire was eventually traced as having originated through the overheating of a stove flue. 'Elie court. Lord John Russell had an audience of the Qaten as Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. 11.4* Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Allred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, and attended by the Countries of Mount Edgecumbs, Lord Byron. CJlonel the Hoc. Charles Grey, Lord Alfred Paget, Col. Bouverie, lion. and Rev. G. Wellesley, and Mr. Birch, lett town at five minutes past 1 o'clock on Setae day afternoon, :or Windsor Castle. The Queen and the Prince were conducted to their carriage by the Marquis of Breadalliane, Lord Edward Howard, Lord George Lennox, and Capt. the lion. J. Darman. Tun Rll,llllt pirty went from Buckingham P Bled in fl •e carriages to the terminus of the Great Wavers) ILaiiway, at Padoingtos, and proceeded hy a ►picial train to Windsor. WINDSOR, SATURDAY, MARCII 2.—Her Majesty sad Prince Albert, the Royal Family, and the Lvdies and Gentlemen in waiting, arrived at the Castle at two o'cicch this afti-rn , lon from town. The Royal dinner pity this evening inelnded the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard. Barnum de Spate, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Mr. Birch. SUNDA; MARCII 3.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked thi• incruing is the 11..0111. Th. Royal Family took mantic, eseewee Is the wruunde around themmtle. Her Majesty and his ilvyal liiihness Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, the Mates and gentlemen of the court, and the &amok hunsehsll, attendtd Divine Service in the pri vate chapel this morning. Tie Hon. snd Rev. O. Welheley offkiated. The Duchess of Kent also attended the service. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of L ansdowne, the Red of M nto, Sir George Grey, VlsuJunt Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir John Hobliouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Lebouchere, the E trl of Carli.le, the Marquis of Chinri• carde, and the Right Hon. Fox Houk. As soon as the cabinet was saw mble.l, Lord Campbell retire :, as is supposed in colts , quince of en intimation that the Queen had been pleased to t ppoint hint Lori Chief Justice of England. The council set two hours and a half. Admiral Bowles, Admiral Hope, and the Secretary of the Sailors' Home, had an interview with the Right lion. H. Latat.ushere on Saturday at the (Agee of the Board of Trade. The Finance Committee of the Exhibition of 1831 met on Saturday at the Board of Trade. To:ere were pre. cent, Lord Overdone, Sir Alexandi r Spearman. Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. F. T. Gibson, and Colonel Reid. It E. A deputation from the Corporation of London, eon ileumg of the L rd Mayor, Mr. 111witerman, M.P., Alderman Wilfofl, Alderman liunsph..ry. H P., Alderman Hunter, Alderman Moon, Mr. Sheriff Lawrence, and the City Re menthrancer, had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturd / at the 11 , inte t eke. Lord Gough had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday in DAwning-street. VISCOUNT 'LARDING'S entertained Lord Gough and • distinguished party oa Saturday. The SPEAKER held his first parliamentary levee oa Saturday. TUE EARL or CARLISLE will, it is stated, be the successor of Lord Campbel u Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; an arrangement, which will no Joubt have the effect of facilitating the appointment of a new Commission for the Woods and FOrOSIP. THE POET, ToM MoottE.—We regret to *tote that intelligence has r.ached us of the Indisposition of Thomas Moore, E.g., at Slopertoo Cattage, Desire.— Weetly C4roniele. MR. T. Caorrort CROHER, author of 14 The Fairy Legato& of the South of Ireland," who 1. r a long time has tilled an important office is the Admiralty, is, we much,- ...and, about to retire on a pettrion.:7/bid.. . _ GREAT EXUIBITION OF 1851.—1 t is isafiefaCfOryto learn that the good examples 'arealy rat by some individual workmen are acting satisfactorily, sod that th, y are stimu. Istiog the artiotn el ass to estimate rightly the importance to their interests of this Important movr m.nt. Lis with plea sure we have nctiv.ri the intormsttor: that the workmen in the employ o• bleviv. De la Rue, of Bunhill-ruw, hate for. warded to her Majesty's Commissi .ners the sum of .51. 5.,, and those of Mr. Thomas Cubitt no le-s than 141. 51. 61., as a first contribution. APPOINTMENTs. Fulkner Hope, EKg., is ap pointed a stipendiary magistrate for the Cape of Good Capt. Henderson, R.N., has taken his departure to rupe r. intend the improved convict system in Wrstern Australia. Mr. M•Leay, calector of customs at Dumfriee, be. been pro. ,ted to be comptroller at Sunderland. Mr. J. Lawson, comptroller at Newry, to be vineries. at Dumfriis. Mr. J. Sioan, comptroller at Densities, to be Cort.ptiOner at Newry. Mr. B. Norma.,, errand clerk at Leith, to be comptroller at 1/ amides.— Obserrer. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES LAST NICHT. AT THE "EXAMINER" P6INTING.OFFIC6.—Liat ni.cht, between nice and te n o'clock, a fire br. ke us' in the extensive range of premises belenting to Mt sere. Iteynell and Co., the printers of the Examiner new , pleper and other pubicetions, situate in Little Put. mop-etre et, U demist:lave. - f he building, which stretched aver Mary and William-yard, was three Hain high, of considerable depth, and contained • vast amount of property. Ihe inhabitants of one of the houses at the rear of the printing office had their attention directed to the first floor be perce.sing an unusual glare of li.tht shining through the windows, but, as it was generally believed that some of the men were at work on the premises, no particular notice was taken of the circumstance 1.,r some time, when at last the fire tolu its own tale by breaking through the windows, and ru,biug up the heck of the building. Messes. sera were then despatched in sundry directions for assistance. Tee engines wt re got to work with as little delay aa p - essible, but notwithstanding the vast torrent of water tf,rown into the premises the fire continued to progress, and VI ry speedily the two upper floors also became ignited. The fire at leafy h a”unacel such an alarming aepict thatthe num, rous resident. at the rear of the printing office commenced removing their furniture to a more distant part fur protection. The firemen c.rried the hose of their engines up the stairs, and even mounted the roof, by which means they were ench!cd to get the fire out by 12 o'clock, but not until o serous amount of property deposited in the three upper ft tors was destroyed, or so imured by the heat as to be comparatively worthless. The valuable steam et gine and machines, it is understood, have not received any injury, owing to Deltic in the Mor below the one in which the fire comm need. The farms of the Examiner newspaper are also stated to have been in the same part of the premieci. If so they have not received any it jury. The origin of the misfortune could not be eacertained, neither could we learn miring the confusion which prevailed whether or not the firm was insured. FIRE IN THE BOROUGH AND LOSE OF LlFE.—List night (Sunday), at a late hour, a fire, unfortunately attended with a loss of life, happened on the premise* belonging to Mr. A. Solomon', a furrier, carrying on business at No. 11, Little Falcon-court, Red Cresi.street, Borougu. It was discovered by a person living neat door, who had bis atten tion directed to a strong smell of something burning. He therefore went into his backyard, to endeavour t e ascertain the cause, when he perceived smoke pouring forth from the window. having raised an alarm, be tent to Southwark. bridge road Station for the assistance of the firemen. Two engines from that depot immediately started for the scene, the ground floor was so full of smoke that it was wi•li great difficulty may one could enter. The neighbour* and firemen, however, succeeded in forcing their way through with buckets of water, which they threw upon the flames. As coos as the smoke had in some measure cleared away, they beheld a 'earful scene. Upon the tear was lying Mrs. S.ilomons, completely encircled with fire. Plenty of water having been thrown into the building, the fire was eventually extin guished, when it was found that Mr.. Solomon" was so 'rightfully burned that it was feared she would not recover. A medical gentleman was sect for, who arrived Inimediate'y, sad pronounced life extinct. How the firs originated could not be ascertained, the unfortunate female being the only party in the house at the time. Neither the building nor the contents were insured. INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS EXHIBITION, 1851. A large and influential meeting was held at Carlisle Town Hall, en Thursday evening lest, the Mayor in the cbalr, when the usual resolutions were agreed to, and a committee for that district appointed. A similar meeting was held at Blackburn, for the same objects and with the same results. TB • AYLESBURY SAVINGS BANK.—By the Canada, which has arrived at Liverpool on its return voyage from America, information has reached Aylesbury that Stratton, who rubbed the bank of that town of nearly 1,0001, has landed at New York with his wife and family. The Canada is the vessel in which he sailed from England. Captain Judkins, the commander, saw him shortly before he left New York for England, driving in a carriage along the Broad way of that city, apparently in high spirits Mr. James, accrete:7 of the savings bank (in whose employ Stratton was as his clerk), has been defrauded by him of upwards of 901.,251. of which he had receives from Mr. Thompson, a client of his employer, which he had embezzled and never accounted for. Stratton is in debt to nearly every respectable tradesman in the town—drapers, iron mongers, plumbers, watchmakers, hairdressen, casei's: ken, and upholsterers, being amongst the sufferers. In order to prevent Mr. James ascertaining the precise amount of his defalcations connected with the business of his office, he either took away with him, or has destroyed, Mr. James's cash and disbursement books, and other documents. Should he not surrender to his baakruptcy, before Mr. Cmisnissioner Ease, on the 14th inst. (and this, of course, is not to be expected), he will be proclaimed to be an outlaw, in the usual entire* ; and steps, it is conjectured, will be taken to cause hi, apprehension in America, and bring him to Eng land. From his extravagant style of living while he resided in this town, compared with the amount of his salary and pecuniary resource., it is not expected that the " puree " he has taken with him to New York will enable him to lead • life of idleness in the United States for any length of time, It is not supposed that there will be a chilling in the peund for hie creditors under the bankruptcy, PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. MEETING AT WORCESTER. On Friday evening a public meeting was held in the Corn &change, in the city of Worcester, to receive a deputation from the Nstionel Reform Association. The attendance wee large. and amongst those pew rat were some of the most Influential of the ci.mons—men who have Oak n an active part lo pr meting the liberal cause for many years. It was remarked that many gent/emen who have hitherto taken part only with the more moderate section of 'taxmen came forward on this occasion and lent to this movement their sanction and co operation. On th- platform there were no less then sin gentlemen who have filled the office of mayor of the ci . y during the last ten years ; Mr. Goodwin, the city sheriff ; Mr. Waters, the clerk o f the peace ; and a considerable nu • of the members of the town council Mr. Alderman Panntoter presided. The deputation, con•istiog ' of Sir F. Koowles, But., and Mr. Getrge Thompson, M.P. were received witn the utmost cordiality ; and the muting ting having been f o rmally opened by the Chairman, Sir FRANCIS KNOWLES having explained the prin. cfples and objects of the association he represented, said— Give a man the franchise, nd his nature became changsd ; he was no longer the selfi II being he had previously been; he felt himself compelled to think, and to take a more comprehensive view of affairs; to inform himself on sub jects of which he had before been ignorant; to inquire, to read, to leans, and to understand, but L o ne o f th eme th ings would he do so long as he was excluded from all share of civil rights. (Cheers.) It was for the people to put down a system which gave to the taw the power and the privi lege to of press the many ; but they could only do that by union—by extubitit g their firinness—their intelligence— their determination—for in these coasisted their power. (Hear.) Beyond that they were asked to make no sacrifice; this association ha, been called into existence fur the inte rests of the people and the people alone ; its purpose was explicit and declared to the world; the object of his hon. friend and himself in coming there that night was to ask the aid of the people of Worcester in support or the moverneLt it they were oiesatisfied with things as they were. (Hear.) They came amongst them recruiting, and the spirit mans. tested that night enured him that they would not be unsuccessful ; supported by the people the asso- ciation would agitate unceasingly until it obtained for teem their full share of political power.—(Cheers). Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, was received with loud applause. The hon. gentleman commenced his speech by adverting to the division on Mr. Hume's motion, which took place en the previous evening ; they had gained, he said, some slight advantage; the numbers voting in the minority were something more, and those voting with the majority were something less, than on former onnisions ; it was satisfactory too, to know, that th e friend, of reform had everything their own way in he matter of argument : and it was singular, that the two chief opponents of tho motion in the House oiCommons, were the two leading members of the so-called Liberal administration. The spa ch of Sir George Grey was unworthy, both of his intellect and his heart ; he n fired the principle at issue, he did not take up a single argument employed by Mr. Hume, but contented himself with cavilling at various expressions; ineulged in something very much like special pleading, an t after occupy ing a certain amount of time, driven to his wit's end for anything to say, sat down, leaving the real facts entirely untouched. The speech of I" rd John Russell he admitted to have been calm, impressive, and statesmanlike; it was at the same time courteous, snd indicative of • willingness at some future time to take into consideration the question of further reforms; but his lord ship did not go beyond thin, and, like Sir George Grey, left the arguments in favour of • change of the present system wholly undisturbed. (Hear, hear.) The only two points in the Premier's speech worthy of being noticed were,—first, his fear that by adopting our scheme we should diminish the it.fluence that preponderates in the House of Commons; and secondly, that it would endanger the existence of those institutions which he (Lord John Russell) considered it highly essential should be preserved; there! , re he (Mr. Thompson) thought he was justified in making the assertion that all the argument wss on the side of those who were seeking to remodel the Commons House of Parliament. (Cheers.) What was the object of their meeting that night It was to do justice to all her Majesty's subjects, and to advance the interests of our common country; he denied that thy people were represented; he denied that there was a House of Commons, he utterly denied that there existed • boon fide representation of the people in this country. (Cheers.) If they would snow him how fifty or sixty members elected by the perple resident in lame towns, with sr other 600 representing only themselves or the clue which r- turned them ; if, he repeated, they would show to him how a body so composed represented the people. he would see something that he before. (hear.) Now that this was the tact was beyond all doubt; the constituency of the three kingdoms WAS some thing like a million; and it was a fact that the adult male population numbered from seven to eight millions: did those mea believe that they were represented under the existing system ? (" No.") Did rot the non.electere say that they had leafleted in a spirit to oppress the working classes, n jering them instead of benefiting them ? (Hear.) Did nut the working class know that when soy great measure affecting the interests of the nation at large was proposed, that it was carried by this millions of the people in public meeting assembled ? That when it loss found con venient to pass any measure of vital importance, it was only dune by an appeal to the millions. (Cheers.) But sup pose that the 800,000 electors of Scotland, and Wales, and England, were thoroughly patriotic and disinterested, sympathising with the people, had they an opportunity) of carrying their wishes into effect? Nat at s . The hen. gentleman, after expressing an opinion that the House of Commons should be a fair in.tex of the mind, and with and wishes of the people, remarked on the fact teat all the great questions which had agitated the public mind had been carried after excessive agitation, after twin; been submitted to the people, and their judgment emphatically expressed, although now it was pretended they were not lit to exercise the elective franchise. He was' not there (he said) to appeal to the passions or to excite angry feeling, but to appeal to them as reasonable men, and to ask for their calm consideration and judgment, for by the force of reason after all could the great question be decided. (Hear.) They would have the peers with them yet, although the Duke of Richmond said they shouldn't have either cheap bread or reform of parliament, the Duke s grandfather would have conceded annual parliaments and universal suffrage, but the present poitiessor of the title was the very clouted cream of tory ism, although he went throush the mockery of calling the people together to get their MIK' sion to his resolutions, knowing well that they dared not express an opinion opposed to his sovereign will. Such was the hypocritical manner in which our legislators crowned their chaplets with the people, who they declared to be ludic to exercise the privilege which was their birthright. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman concluded with one of his most stirring and elcqueut appeals. He warned them that it was only by their most strenuous and united exertion that reform was to be obtained; they would net get it (he said) too soon for the peace of the country, nor tco soon for the safety of ex:sting institutions, nor for the curtailment of that excessive taxatitn which op pressed and impoverished the people. He commended this cause to the Christian ' for it was his cause—to the philan thropist, for it was his cause—to the conservative, for it wss alike his, to aid in securing for the people their due share of poli•ical rights. That people who had made Eng• land the mother of nations, and wherever they had gene had shown their &nem to govern themselves . lie implored the middle class to unite with the working class in this great and important struggle—to suffer no enmities or past differences to interfere, but to treat each other as men and as brothers. Of all the meetings he had attended on this subject, not one disputatious or offensive weed had been uttered; the people exhibiting the docility of a child had readily seized the hand of kindness, and had shown how grateful they c told be to those who were disposed to look kindly upon them. And they said to the working class, put aside every feeling of towartle those placed above you unite with them hand ano heart, exert yourselves peacefully, but strenuously, to obt•in for 'ourselves a real representation in the Commons House of Parliament. (Cheers.) For his part he hoped the struggle would be a short one ; hints thrown out by Lord John Russell were significant of a diap:esi'ien to yield, and, armed with the people of the whole empire at his back, he hoped that the day was not very far distant when even the present prime minister would come forward and say that to the people must be extended their full ohm: in the government. Th. hon. gentleman sat down, atter having spoken about an hour and • quarter, amidst enthusiast c applause. Mr Alderman Ovame then briefly moved, and Mr. Alder man Haul seconded, the following resolution : " That this meeting desires an immediate refer= of the House of Corn mono, as a necessary step to secure financial and colonial reform, and to prevent the wasteful and profligate expendi ture of the public money."—Carried. Mr. Ald. E LOIS moved the following resolution:— " That this meeting cordially approves of the principles and policy of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association, and pledges itself to support it in its patriotic efforts, until the great object of its formation shall have Its en accomplished ; and recommends the immediate formation of a Parliamentary and Financial Reform Associa tion in this city." Mr. Councillor ARROWSMITII, of the Dire -eatery/sire Chronicle, brie fly seconded the resolution, which, having been put, was carried unanimously. Mr. GOODWIN, the City Sheriff, moved a vote of thank. to the depot itie,n, which was seconded by Mr. LASLETT, one of the largest landed proprietors in M t the T h h i h ra t y s stt n sce e degree c ho d am n u t to n} t unjust thl el o quentl y iet one existing deprive is rtdian.extensioncordially l e x presse d . concurredhezyiilrosemot t h er ef or e h d p e le s o i u f I t al l t h aweghuteeh a cordiallyiprivilege h eo onlysi e p t- . ported this movement. Sr satisfied was he, moreover, of the advantage that would result from the Freehold Land Amociations, that if a fund were immediately raised for g hwe ivi h n o g ld v n i or t° li f e, ger,eahtenuermobeuldr ofh im th s e elf Pe a l Lri b be y m l e o a , n oool (Cheers.) Mr. THOMPSON, M.P., in acknowledging the vote of thanks, urged the people to exhibit their sincerity and roe neatness by enrolling themselves as members of the national association. Thanks were then toted to the chairman, and the meeting, which had been of a molt enthusiastic ohmmeter throughout, terminated at II o'clock. Tile ASYLUM Fon IDIOTS. Her Majesty the Queen has lawn pinged to honour this charitable asylum with her patronsga ; and to constitute his Royal Highnen the Prince of Wales a life subscriber. IRELAND. , MARCH, 2. A sale of lands i n th e county of Dantam Msyo was to have taken place yesterday before the Encumbered Estates Commissioners, but wee postponed, owing to an omission in the advertisements, the rental not having been printed, and some other inaccuracy having occurred. The court was crowded with persons ex pecting the sale, and Mr. Commissioner Long&ld ex pressed great regret for the disappointment which had taken place. ----- A correspondent of the Evening Mail describes tho extent to which the sowing of puta (As and the pre paration for it are carried in the counties of Kerry and Umerick as gaits! marvellous. The smiths' forges are kept at work daily until midnight making spades, and yet the demand greatly exceeds the Pup ply of that neces-ary implement. All fear for the failure of the crop seems to have diesppeared ; hope hal returned with tcc bright days of spriog, but it is built once more on the potato. The same correspon dent adds that the new division of the electoral dis tricts is already beginning to ne productive of good results in the Newcastle union. %There is now," he states, " a considerable amount of erop'.oymint given, and when active proprietors find they ate rot to pay for their idle or absentee neighbours, there wid be additional inducements to employ the pees, ie." The Tyrawly Herald mentions the f,ll,wing cir cumstance as a pleasing symptom of returuing hope: A gentleman residing in the el:inlay of •bie t raw n • nt,eined us yesterday that he had li.t to tai •,.‘s as o r wa n holdi ngs of land, which had been waster for the last three years. He also stated that he was offered halt a year's rant 314 advance by a widow who, he thought, did nut possess a isp• nee. A plan projected by Sir J o h n Macneil, the eminent railway engineer, for the extension of a system of branch and connecting railways over Ireland has been laid before the Monaghan grat.d jury, to bring it under public notice. bir John proposes the fot ma tion of a government commission under whose control the sysnem should be worked ; the grand juries should present for the land necessary for the foundaion e.f the railways in their respective districts, and should guarantee the interest, the railways being co'.structed by govern ment advances, to be repaid within a number of years. Tee lines to he single, and constructed on an avt rage at 5,0001. per mile. A destrtictive fire broke out yeterday in an exten sive dairy yard, in Lime-s•rcct, Towt.,••t:d- s treet, in this city. Two large ricks of hay were curturncd, together with a shed in which 30 much cows were kept ; and although the fire took place ec , ly in the afternoon, the flames spread a ith .itch rapidity that it was with great difficulty say of the cattle were saved. Eleven cows, a mare, two calves, and tome pigs were burned to death, at d several other cows were much injured by the fire. MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLGZ OYSC;4EO; s.The following gentle men, having undergone the necessary IMARIiniriVIII for the diploma, were admitted m. misers of the college at this meeting of the court of examiner* on the lst instant : Messrs. Edmund Brown. Sloare.rquare, Chile's; John James Ridge, Gravesend. Kent; litizn Herwhall Brottchton, Preston, Lancashire; Victor I'ouisln de Bois Angers, Brompton, Middlesex; Alfred Taylor, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Northumberland; William Henchman C.ubl e, B roles, Suffols; and Robert Christopher Prow, f rte. At the same meeting of the cour, Mr. Grouse Al :viler Hellion passed his examination t e naval surreon. This gentleman had t reviously been admitted a member of the college, his diploma bearing data April 21, la MARYLEBONE VESTRY.—On Saturday, at a large I meeting of the vestry of this parish, the rector, the Rev. Dr. Spry, in the chair, Mr. flame moved for " Tfie appoint meet of a committee to inquire into the Stanch' condition of the parish, with the view of effecting such reduction in thee:- peoditure as may be consistent with the efn !lent performance of the duties of the vestry; that the r pert of the auditors, dated the 12:h of May, Pia and petitiot,s of the ratepayers, presented to the vestry, complaining of the expenditure of the vestry, to referred to tbet committee to thke . videlicet, and to report to the vestry thereon." Sir Peter Lanz ie seconded the resolution, and after much discussi,a, it being four o'clak, on the motion of Mr. W. Williams, the debate was adjourned till Saturday next, and the vestry separated. TUE TAX ON PAPER.—Sir, —In the Illustrations you have given of the pressure the paper tax on labour there is probably one which has eseepzd your attention, and which lam anxious should be noticed. I allude to the env.lope, glove, pen, and other paper bin makers. By the cheapening of paper consequent upon the remove] of this tax, the use of paper boxes, upon the manufacture of which numerous young girls find a scanty and precarious employment, would be very largely increased and in a great measure superede the present mcnod of tying up small articles in parcels, thereby furnishing mere and re gular employment for thee? younc prisons —Scorn A BAD SAMPLE OP "OUR MERCANTILE .111A RINE."—The Sunderland correspondent of the thalesheml Übserrer says: "On Monday last the Melpomene, of Sun derland, sailed for Memel; and a pert), consisting of 30 ladle' and gentlemen, accompanied the verse. into the reeds. About a gallon of spirit. was drank by th e patty in the s h a p e of farewell classes. Each of the crew, also, ;nen and boys, got several glasses. After the party lef: the yea-el, she went •ut to sea abut 10 miles, arLen one of .he ipprensces, named Meldrum, who was in a state of btu:Leaden, went down into the cabin, where thr captain and mate wars siting at table, and insolently dcmtn , led coffee. The carrells or...red him on deck, and i'•liowed him up the companion ladder. Meldrum 'touted to Wallace and Colline, two of the ap r. Mien, to come forward and take possession of the ship. Tne cap tain ordered them all forward. Culling obeyed, but the others refused; and the mate, who w.s intoxicated, came on deck and ordered the arp-cntiess forward ; but they be came insolent, and still refus.d. The mate said Meidnun was the ringleader of all mischief; wtereupon Mrldrum put himself in a fighting attitude, and challenged the mate to fiaht. The mate struck him over the head wilt. his fiat hand, and in a moment Meldrum drew a clasp knife, and nilicted a severe wound on the mates face, about f inr incha n length. The captain seized the knife, put •be ship about, came back into the roads, and brought the mate on shore, ho was much exhausted from lo.s of blood, but is now recovering. The apprentices Mere taken into custody, and examined bent. , the mayor of Sunderland on Wednesday last. Meldrum was committed for trial on a charge of cut ting and maiming Ralph Crawford on the high seas, with the intent of doing him some bodily harm, and Williams for aiding and abetting." _ _ _ CHARGE Or ST.►nnf?O.—On Saturday mon:dal; a lengthened inquiry was instituted before Mr. W. Baker, at the London Hospital, concerning the death of Ch.rlotte Lover, aged 32 years. the wife of a gunsmith, residing in Boars Head yard, Wt•itechapel, who cow stands remanded at the Worship•street Pulicc•court, ctarged with having wilfully murdered the deceased by stabbing her in the throat with a small table knife. The particulars of the case have alr'ady appeared in our polio• roports. The jury returnkd a verdict of "Manslaughter" against Levey. ALLEGED MURDER AT BRISTOL.—A good deal of excitement prevailed yesterday (Sunday) in the neighbaur hood of St. James's, Bri.t.tl, in conse.plecco of is becom ing known that during the night a man nam..l J iseph Prigg, had been apprehended by the p lice, and was in custody at the central station, Brillaw. ii obvert, upon a charge of " wilfully IllUfkitill g Margmt Culley." At pre sent but few particulars have been ascertained by the officers, but as tar as can be gath,:red ham the meagre details at greaent afforded, it would seem that the parties had cohabited together, and that some qnsrr.l hiving re• tarred between them in the street, Prigg knocked his com panion down. She got up and followed him to the corner at St. Jamea's BOA, wh, re he rgain struck her down in a savage manner, and while she was upon the ground kicked her with much ferocity about the head, and jumped upon her. She was take, up by some bystander. and carried to the intirmary, but upon h. r arrival there, at bet 'seen I and 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, she was found to be dead. Information having been given to the ['slice, a search was made for the wan Prier, who w..s ultimately found in bed at a cook shop in the neighbourhood, and was at once taken to the station house. It is said that he Genies all know ledge of the occerrerce, stating that when last he saw the deceased she was very tipsy and falling about. An inquest on the body will be held this day. ring ON HOARD A STEAM-slllP. Murday night a tire broke out in the Trident steam-ship. the property of the 0, neral Steam Navigation Company, lying alongfidc of St. Katherine's Dock Steam Wharf. Whilst the crew were packing good. in the attar hold a box tilled with tutees tell Into that compartment of the ship, and the contents exploded. Two of the ship's crew who were in the hold were fright fully burned, and were removed to the hospital, where they remain in a precarious state. The ship'. company and wharf labourers succeeded in getting the tire extinguished. INCENDIARY FIRE , . IN HUI:S.—The utmost alarm prevails throughout this eaten-lye agricultural county. in ruequence of the numerous threatening letters which hero been received during the past month by farmers. In many cues the threats contained in these communications have been carried into alert. Two extensive tires have lust taken place at High Wycombe. destroying a large quantity of valuable farm produce. On Friday, about midnight, the barn on the farm in the occupation of Mr. R. Wheeler, situated about a mile from the town, was discovered to be in times ; and before assistance could be obtained, it was wholly consumed ; its entire contents, consisting of a large q act,t e ith a n n ee t . i sa t y amn o d r e o ati a m ts q: ( .. t . h tß ras ityy t• to e h i f e a te n air i at l d s of tih h m e e a r v l isi, e , uren a um, v al bea u l a na b o l t e obtub ma zi the tire was prevented from spreading to the out-buildings and stabling, in which were several v aluable live cattle, the whole of which were fortunately *lived from destruction. On the previous evening. shortly' after S o'clock, a large stack of wheat, and an oat rick s were tired on the farm of Mr. J. Williams, at Wycombe.atlt, and both were entirely consumed. Sy the timely arr.ral of the engines from Wy combe the fire wee confines to the two ricks in which it broke out. Had it not been for this circumstance the de struction of several other valuable corn ricks would have been inevitable. It is hoped that a clue has been obtained to the (bawd': perpetrators of these agrarian outrages. re. nog lep 4i on. the um r' l the t.t tio me .ce rge cts. tier the age i n o / try of oar bay