The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

fourtb Mittton SUN OFFICE, Sean o'Clocit. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor PAnKEE.) • LIINLEY V. WAGNER. Shortly before the usual time for the rising of the Court, Mr. BETEIBILL, addressing his Honour, said that he was instructed on tho part of the defendants in this case, to move to dissolve the injuction granted on Friday, but at this late hour of the day it would probably be more convenient if it were fixed to come on the first thing to-morrow. Mr. BACON said that the first thing would be incon venient for him, as he had to attend to several bankrupt taxes which were fixed for the first thing tomorrow, before the Lords Justices. His Hormuz said that in a case cf this nature the de fendants certainly were entitled to have their motion heard at the very earliest moment possible, and he would therefore take the case the first thing to•morrow. Mr. BACON Slid that he hoped that he should be fur nished with a copy of the affidavits on the other side, before to-morrow morning. His client had been watch ing all flay, and during the whole of Saturday, with great vigilance, but up to very lately. ho had not been able to bear of any affidavits being filed. Mr. BrraELL said that his Learned Friend should have copies of all the affidavits to•nizht. The case was then ordered to stand at the head of the paper for to-morrow morning. • FRANCE. THE PRINCE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE SOLOGNE. The President of the Republic left Orleans very early on Thursday morning by the railroad for the inquire into and stopped at different p laces to into the wants of the localities a nd the means of im provement. At each place he made donations; at Clermont (Cher) be gave 100 t. for , the poor and 100 f. for the church ; at Bri non, 200 f. for the poor and 1,200 f. for the churc h, 1001. to an old soldier of the E m pire, 200 f. to another still older, and to a third 100 f.; to a cure met on the way 4.001. for the poor; to a young girl who presented him with a bouquet 200 f., to be distributed among the poor of her com mune, and to another 100 f. He afterwards pro ceeded to the chateau of La Forte-Beanharnais, where the father of Prince Eugene and the Queen Hortense had withdrawn during the reign of terror. As the owners of this property, who resided at Orleans, had been informed of the intended visit, the whole village, having heard the news, was on the alert. Every part of it was adorned with green foliage and flowers. Th e gen d armer y, th e mun i c ipal council, and the authorities, were all in waiting to do the honours of the park and chateau. The Prince went through the park, a ccom p an i e d by the authori ties, and on his return to the chateau decorated the mayor of the villain and brigadier of gendarmery. The Prince left I,ooof. to the poor, and gave besides 200 f. to an old groom of Prince Eugene. He after wards passed in review the gendarmery, and ex pressed great satisfaction at their appearance. The Prince then passed through Chaumont-sur-Taronne, where he left money for the poor, and arrived at La lerte St. Aubin at the close of the day. A repast was prepared here for the President, who asked all who accompanied him to partake of the refreshments which were provided. He left by special train at a quarter to 8, in the midst of a crowd of spectators, and arrived in Paris at 12 o'clock. The following particulars relative to the Sologne, which the President of the Republic bee just visited, may not be devoid of interest. The Sologne occupies an extent of 1,250,000 acres in the departments of the Cher, the Loir e et-Cher, and the Loiret. The de plorable condition of agriculture in that extensive district dates from the repeal of the Edict of Nantes. The Protestants, then numerous in the Sologne, were compelled to fly, and the land being abandoned has become every day since more arid and insalubrious. The general appearance of the country is miserable. The inhabitants, like the cattle, present an appearance of decay which is painful to behold, and the pop u l a ti on i s re d u ced to one-f our th that of any district of equal extent in France. Of the conscripts 22 per cent. are annually rejected for under size, and 25 per cent, for physical infirmity. The fourth of the surface is covered with briars, and the swamps extend over 43,000 acres. Some few proprietors have. planted Scotch fir, which has succeeded admirably ; but Louis Na poleon considered that the isolated efforts of a few proprietors could produce no good result, and having paid much attention to the subject he deter mined to visit the spot. The Sologne is watered by three rivers, the Sauldre, the Beuvron, and the COSBOD, which traverse it from east to west. Tile course of those rivers having been totally neglected produces in some places unhealthy swamps, and in others the soil has become completely arid. To remedy this Louis Napoleon proposes to cut two canals, one of which shall intersect the Sologne in its fullest extent, and the other connect the river Loire with the Cher. This canal voould, moreover, place the city of Lyons in communication with the Loire, and supply Or leans with water from the Cher when the Loire is not navigable. It is expected that a number of minor canals will be constructed by private com panies, which will serve to drain We unhealthy marshes, and be a means of transport to agricultural produce. The Government undertakes the execu tion of the two great canals. They will entail a considerable expense on the Treasury ; but as the expenditure will be sprerd over a long space of time the weight will be less felt. The plan, after having been long and maturely considered, has been submitted to M. Lefebvre-Darufl,3, the Minister of Public Works, under whose direction the works are to be executed. TRPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: Lord REDESDALE presided in the absence of the Lord Chancellor. MASTERS IN CHANCERY. Lord CAMPBELL, in explanation of what had fallen from him the other evening, which he was sorry to find had been misunderstood by the Masters in Chancery, disclaimed any intention of having spoken slightingly of the persona in question, his observation had been meant merely to apply to the office, and not to those who held it. THE MILITIA BILL. Lord PORTMAN presented a petition from Kings bridge against calling out the militia, in the prayer of wh ich hi. Lordship said that he fully concurred. ST. ALBANS DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. On the motion for going into Committee, Lord REDESDALE, in compliance with the resolu tion of the House passed on Friday night, directed coun sel to be caned to the bar. Lord VERITLAM said that since the passing of this resolution he had communicated with the Mayor of St. Albans, and inhabitants of St. had been informed b y t h at o ffi cer that t h e Albans had thought it unneeseary to take up the time of their Lordships' House by appearing by counsel against th e Rill. The Bill then passed through Committee. The Earl of HARROWBY, in the absence of the Earl of Shaftesbury, postponed the motion standing in his name on the sanitary condition of the metropolis. Their Lordships theu adjourned. HOUSE OF COmmo Ns. The SPEAKER t )ok the chair at Four o'c l ock, PRIVATE BITSINEss, The following Bids were read a third time and passed:— Forth and Clyde Navigation. London and 'Southampton Road through Bishop's Waltham. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (No. 1), Sht ffield Bridges and Streets. York and North Midland, and East and West Yorkshire Junction RsilwayS. The Bury (S ussex ) Road Bill and the Deptford Gas Bill, as amended, were considered and agreed to. The Manchester and Salford Education Bill was read a second time on the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON. PETITIONS. Mr. MITCHELL presented a petition from Bridport against the Militia Bill. Mr. GEORGE DUNCAN presented a petition from a place in Scotland against the Maynootla grant. Mr. C. BRUCE presented a p et ition from a place in Scotland against the abolition of university tests. Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition from Inverness against the Maynooth grant Mr. BROTHERTON presented seven petitions from various places in the kingdom against the Miitia Bill. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from Westmorelacd against the grant to Maynooth. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston against the Militia Bill. Mr. CO WAN presented several petitions from Edin burgh and other places in Scotland against any endow ment to Maynooth; also petitions from Edinburgh and ether places in Scotland against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from Oldham against the Militia Bill. Mr. SLA.NEY presented several petitions in favour Of the legalization of industrial partnerships. °t i n: COBDEN presented petitions from Halifax and It l e" i ll Yorkshire against the Militia Bill. r Er T „ t h e &time f.f7..ctr presented a petition from LUccater to Mr. KEOGH against the Charit pres e d a peti tion from Halifax Sir DE L Ae ,Ett , T entrusts Bill. the metropolis in fay V a NS presented a petition from Mr. HASTIE p r ° „ - ; i r e ° retaining tie Crystal Palace. against the enti owm , nt to te d petitions from Scotland I Loid SEYMOUR pres 4 Yaooth and the Militia Bill. eutz.d a . . to the same effect. petition from Totnes Mr. 0. THOMPSON prese n te d from Chelsea and Brompt oa , a " ed a similar petition H. INGLIS presented a petitie that no minister of England Lay Association, p rayi 'reel the Church be appointed to a church in INT:Fe quainted with the Welsh. language. 4 'WIIO is unac Sir G.' PECtIELL presented a Petition . from Brighton, praying that origintl jurisdiction be given to ! County Courts in eves of equ;ty. Mr. HID/YARD presented a petition from White haven against the Militia Bill. Mr. HENLEY presented a petition from Oxfordshire in favour of the establishment of county financial boards. Mr. MANGLES presented a petition from Guildford against the Militia Bill, and that thanks be given to Mr. Cobden and ether Hon. Members who had distin guished themselves in opposing the measure. The SPEAKER—I have to inform the Hon. Member that the petition cannot be received. —(Laughter.) The petition was consequently withdrawn. Mr. MONSELL presented several petitions from Ire land against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Mr. G. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunder land against the Militia Bill. Mr. BRIGHT presented a considerable number of petitions from various parts of the country against the Militia Bill. Sir B. HALL presented similar petitions from Mary lebone and Monmouth. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a similar petition from Worsley. T E SUN, MILITIA BILL. Mr. M. GIBSON asked the Secretary for the Home Department if he would have any objection to print and circulate copies of the 42d Geo. 111., and the other Acts :mending the same, which were incorporated or re ferred to in the measure now before the House, in order that Members anal the public might know the nature of that measure. Mr. WALPOLE said the Hon. Member was per fectly at liberty to make a motion on the subject it be pleased. The Acts he referred to were to be found in the statutes at large.—(A laugh.) THE REV. MR. BENNETT. Colonel BOYD gave notice that to-morrow he would ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was prepared to state to the House what steps had been taken by the Government towards instituting the promised inquiry respecting the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Ben nett to the living of Frome. MILI rn. BILL. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice of an amendment to the Militia Bill for abolishing the qualification formerly required for officers in the militia, and also for altering the mode of their appointment. THE LATE ARCHBISHOP MURRAY. . Sir W. VERNER had obtained permission to ask the. Noble Lord the, Member for the city of London a question, of which he had given the Noble Lord notice. The House was probably aware, that on a recent occa sion a sermon had been preached in Dublin in comme moration of the late Archbishop Murray, and the priest who preached the sermon is reported to have said that the deceased prelate was solicited by the Go - vernment cf the day to accept a distinguished post. in the Privy Council as a reward for his unblemished li fe, and the high reputation which he held for wisdom. The deceased prelate, however, declined the offer, and he wished now to ask the Noble Lord the Member for the city of London, if he was aware of any such offer ever having been made by the late Government?—(Hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Sir, I have no hesitation in stating that the fact asserted by the Rev. Gentleman, and now repeated by the Hon. Baronet, is substantially correct; but I should have hesitated making that admis sion had I not been called upon formally to avow it. — (Hear.) It was proposed to the late Archbishop to take a seat at the Privy Council in Ireland, and the Archbishop had declined to accept it.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, I can only say that it gave me great satisfaction to make that proposal, which I did through Lord Bessborough, and I much regretted at the time that it was not accepted by a prelate whose character I esteem and whose memory I revere.—(Hear, hear.) LEGAL EDUCATION. Mr. EWART wished to ask the Attorney-General whether any further proceedings had taken place, on the part of the Inns of Court, in promotion of the question of egal education. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was much obliged to the Hon. Gentleman for giving him an opportunity of stating, for the information of the public, a few facts 11311 a metter of some interest —(Hear.) The benchers of the four Inns of Court had, for a consideracle time, devoted the most anxious attention to the subject of legal education, and they had at length unanimously egged upon a plan which they believed would be highly beneficial to the profession and the public.—(Hear, hear.) Pro fessorships or readerships Were to be established in the different societies to be liberally endowed, and lectures were to be given, and private classes to be formed for the purpose of instructing students before they were called to the bar.—(Hear, hear.) It would be necessary hereafter for a student to obtain a certifi cate of having attended a course of three lectures, or to be in a position to prove that he had satisfactorily passed a public examination, and, for the purpose of encouraging they students to sub mit themselves to these examinations, testimonials were to be given to those who were found to be the most prcficient.—(Hear.) He need not enter into an y mi nute details of the proposed change in the sy s t em , an d he hoped that the explanation he had given would con vince the Hon. Gentleman and the public that the bombers of the Inns of Court were evincing a laudable desire to promote legal education. LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD. Mr. DRUMMOND wished to ask a question on the subject of this ill-f.sted vessel, and in order to make his question intelligible to the House it would be necessary for him to mention that her Majesty had power of grant ing compensation to the amount of 801. To illustrate his meaning the Hon. Member stated that an officer on board the Birkenhead was the son of a very poor clergyman, who had totally lost everything he possessed, to tha amount of 3001, and it was quite impossible for him and his friends to make the same good.—(Hear.") The question he wished to ask the Secretary at War was, whether there was any ground for hope that the Queen's Ministers would recommend to her Majesty to grant any compensation, by promotion or otherwise, to the officers who survived in the Birkenhead, for their heroic conduct and total loss of their property in that miserable shipwreck? ' Major BERESFORD was happy to have this oppor tunity of giving his approbation and that of those who acted wita him to the conduct displayed by the men and officers who were present at the loss of this unfor tunate vessel, more especially as the troops on board were not old soldiers, but recent and raw levies, who were going to join their regiments; and it showed that that discipline, so Effective on the field, could he acquired with a long period of drill.--(Hear, hear.) The question of the Honourable Member seemed to re solve itself into two parts, one as regarded promotion, and one as regards compensation. As regarded the question of compensation, he had only to say that the War-office would be at all times ready to distribute com pensation upon the most liberal principle according. to the regulations contained in her Majesty's warrant all these matters, however, were usually brought before a board of officers; and although, in the majority of in stances, the maximum compensation was restricted to 801., yet in special cases like this the board had power to go beyond that sum if the circumstances required it.—(Hear, hear.) He could only say that any funds placed at his disposal for the purpose should be most cheerfully distributed. With regard to the question of promotion, it (lid not rest with the War-office, but was vested in the hands of the Commander-in-Chief, who had always evinced a desire to recommend for her Majesty's consideration all officers who distinguished themselves on occasions like that referred to by the Honourable Member, and in four cases of ship wreck where officers had distinguished themselves iu saving life or otherwise they had received regimental promotion or had been appointed to staff situations.-- (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he had only to mention that a subscription had been entered into for the relief of the widows and orphans of those who perished in the Birkenhead, and as the name of the highest person age in the land stood at the head of the list, he could only hope that when the proper time arrived the gene rosity of the House would be invoked with successin the same direction.—(Hear, hear.) GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. Sir GEORGE PECHELL said this Bill stood for committal to-night, it was number six on the paper, and he wished to know whether the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Works intended to bring it on, as he intended to make some objections to its clauses? Lord JOHN MANNERS said it certainly was his intention to bring it on, and if the House gave him an opportunity he should go into Committee on the Bill. MILITIA BILLS. Mr. HODGES said, before the adjourned debate was resumed, he wished to make some explanation as to a statement which he made on Friday, and which ap peared to excite some merriment. The statement was that five hundred men deserted from a militia rogiment to which he belonged; and he certainly fell into a considerable error, for he had received this morning a letter from the adjutant of the regiment, from which he learnt that the number amounted 800 men, to 881.--(A. laugh.) The battalion consisted o m e mr o .isiL m ol e T n yi , pa an js d i during the time it was in existence 2,044 men had BILL.—ADJOURNED to join the regular army. Bill, admitted ATrLLCADJOURNED DEBATE. mixed up with ' adeubce n lalalesdboi2nenenottwroyna; aideresuming the debate upon this that it was of too great importance to be questionn a tion onwoanse partyor questions', or to give rise to crimi one of f re - crimination on the other. The before the Rouse. the most vital that could be brought should have one or Theywerenot to consider whether they another Militia Bill, but whether the defences of the country were th in an efficient state.— (Hear, sufficient facts before h a Bill? It wa hear.) N o them to justify in asking fo ey said that people out of doors had tion of security as to the defences of e that was not to be wondered at when it the w country ; bat nogn that had " Hear, neen for forty years thirteen millions had annua lly in maintaining them.—(Cries spent hear.") The letter of the Duke of Wellington ref'rred to as a reasoa for the present bill, but the proposition of that distingui:hed personage was to enrol not to dmbody, 80,000 of the militia. Whe re did 11, t danger of ar:lnvasio n come from? Was it from Prussia,d n e .t v l e tis t t u r r i e to h a' llstisosiwa' or Spain. lie th oug h t no one would venture an invasion wa s to b e apprehended from those quarters. There could be no doubt that France was the country meant, but if so it was much h ? v e r to qicak out if any real danger was apprehended. Instead of disturbing the economical arrangements of the couutry, if danger did really menace them, they ought to increase the navy and make it more efficient. Our mercantile marine alone was a safe guard almost against invasion by the united navies of the world. Our steam marine was nearly twenty to one, as compared with that of F rance. We had no less than 1,300 steamers, large and small, which, in case of war breaking out, might be made most efficient. He did not think any case had b een made out for embodying the militia, and en tailing a cost estimated at so large a sum, upon the country. When the militia was called out in 1804, the expense incurred amounted to n o less a su m 1 than 6 ,000 0001. Ia his opinionvolunteer forces would LONDON,' bear more efficient and leis expense, nod would betides net disturb society, as the present measure proposed to do. he htd such entire confidence in them: ttiaae superio:ity of .this country, that he ba. w no necessil for /he Bill, which ho should now oppose, believing it would be in effec ive, mischievous, and vexatious. Lord SEYMOUR believed it was the opinion of the majority of the House that some measure was neces sary for increasing our national defences.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Two Governments would not have introduced a Militia Bill without having been convinced of the existence of such a necessity. Now, he asked himself this questien —lf the present Bill was rejected what chance had they of any other being introduced and passed?—(Hear.) Clearly no Government would venture to propose any measure either for a compulsory or voluntary militia. In this Bill they had both the voluntary and compulsory principle, and those who were in favour of either ought to support it.—(Hear, hear.) All the high autho rities on the subject had admitted that such a Bill was necessary, and ho was astonished to find parties in the House not only anxious to defeat the Bill, but also to defeat the Government.—(Hear, hear.) was this Bill would be defeated, because the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) was opposed to it—because he thought a local and not a general measure wog necessary. He thought that neither he nor any independent Mem ber of the House ought to take the responsibility on themselves of throwing out the measure. He should vote for the second reading on the und , rstanding that be should be able to move amendments in Committee. . _ General REID thought he should commit a great breach of his public duty it he remained silent on so important a subject. As a military ram], he looked upon the measure wiih very little satisfaction; but as the Government had sated that they had pro posed it after consulting the hi7,hest military ea thorities, ho should not refuse his sup port to the Bill that he gave that support reluctantly. He thought this kind of force would be a method of pruvitting for the safety of the country which would be most acceptable to all parties because it would not be a permanent burden on the resources of the country. Mr. ELLICE did not consider this so much a Militia Bill as a Bill for raising a subsidiary force by voluntary enlistment. Now, considering that emplo3ment was easy to be obtained all over the country, he was afraid that supposing this principle of voluntary enlistment were adopted, there would be an unfortunate competition be tween the two services ; and as the regular army fuund it rather difficult to obtain recruits, he did not think there would be much chance of obtaining a suffi cient number of men for the militia service. He was not willing to argue the question as to the necessity of some increase in the military de fences of the country, but if we were to have such an increase, then it certainly ought to be effected in the most economical manner possible. He had some considerable experience of militia expense!, and he remembered that this country bad paid six or seven millions for not one day's effi cient service. It eccurred to him that a great saving might be made; by an alteration in the military arrangements of our colonies. For instance, in Canada, we had been keeping double the number of troops there for many years than were really needed. There were thirteen or fourteen stations over which our troops were scattered, serving more as police in some cases than anything else. We hal also 5,000,000/. or 6,000,0001. werth of ordnance stores there, and a large proportion of our artillery which so far from being of service had probably only had the effect of causing observations to be made with respect to our fears of a foreign attack which would not otherwise have been made,—(Eft ar, hear.) At one time he had intended to propose a Committee of Inquiry to ascertain what were our existing means of defence, for really it appeared to him that the House had no settled information upon this point.—(Hear hear.) The House had no established military authority to guide them, and, in fact, it seemed to him that the House was now legislating in the dark. Admitting, however, that the country did want more defences, he had no Lith in the efficiency of Mtlitia Blle, and he for ore hoped the House would pause b.:fore in adopted th . expensive measure.—(Hear.) Colonel LINDSEY rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) PRESERVATION of the CRYSTAL PALACE. REPLY OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE TO THE REPORT OF THE TREASURY COMMISSION. The following reasons are submitted to the considera tion of Parliament and the public, as proving that the report cf the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the cost end applicability of the Crystal Palace ought not to be acted on. I. It is submitted that in that report the uses to which the building could be put, and the question of expense involved in its preservation and adaptation to these uses, are all treated from the diadvautageous and isolated point of view that the whole is to be a Govern. ment undertaking—worked out by Government machi nery, and paid for by the public money. H. It is contended that a properly-constituted Com misdon would have bad power given to it to examine evidence and report whether the Crystal Palace might not be maintained for the recreation and instruction of the people by other and less objectionable means than a Parliamentary grant. 111. It is submitted, that the House of Commons having by a distinct vote suspended the provision of the contract for an immediate removal of the Luilding, the regular and legitimate mode of following up that vote is by a Committee of Inquiry, appointed by the House, in which the interest of the public would be fairly represented. An ex-parte inquiry, instituted by Govern ment, while bound by a pledge to remove the building— presided over by the head of the Department of Works, who would naturally consult his official convenience and that of the Government in the matter—is not such an investigation of the subject as either Parliament or the public can consider satisfactory. IV. Taking the report as it stands, and waiving all objections founded on the source from whence the Com mission issued, on the limited character of its powers, and on other grounds affscticg the known previous opinions of the Commissioners—into which we de not wish to enter—it is asserted that that report cannot be supported ou the evidence given before the Commission, and ought, therefore, to be rejected as fallacious. For this assertion the following reasons are given : (a.) Only seven witnesses were examined—the con tractor, Sir Charles Fox; the designer, Sir Joseph Pax ton; two members of the Executive Committee, Mr. Cole and Mr. Dilke; the Duke of Sutherland's gardener at Trentham, Mr. Fleming; Mr. lielk, the owner of house property opposite; and Mr. Hawkins, head of the Anti quarian Department of the British Museum. Of this list, Sir Charles Fox, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Cole, Mr. D•lke, and Mr. Fleming gave evidence strongly in favour of retaining the building ; Mr. Kelk made a statement amounting at most to a private claim for compensation, w hich, however, was utterly denied by Mr. Cole ; and Mr. Hawkins was examined as to the applicability of the building for portions of the British Museum Collection, whieh no one ever thought of removing there. It is confi dently asserted that the whole weight of the evidence thus generalised is not against, but for the preservation of the Crystal Palace. (b.) The question of cost is that upon which the Com mission rests this rejection of evidence, and the chief consideration in that question is thus stated:— " Even after making those extensive alterations in the present building, Sir Joseph Paxton has admitted that it will not be, in all respects, the best adapted for its pur pose; and that for the sum of 150,00C1., he could put up a much finer, a more magnificent, and more ap propriate structure than the Exhibition building. We are not prepared to say that the sum of 150,0001. would cover the cost of adapting the build ing to the purposes cf a garden —we should think it more prudent to assume 200.000/. as the expenditure which would be necessary for these works. Considering the large annual expenditure (20,000/.) which will be required for the maintenance of the gar dens, when made, it appears to us to be inexpedient to commence the work upon a plan admitted to be imperfect." To this statement it is objected, that Sir Joseph Paxton denies positively the accuracy of the evidence put into his mouth. He denies as a consequence the inference drawn from that evidence. Ile and all the advocates for the building deny that these inferences can be logi cally deduced from the premises, even incorrectly stated as they are; and, finally, Sir Joseph Paxton brings the grave charge against the Office of Works, of having withheld from him alone, of all the witnesses examined by the commission, an opportunity of revising his evidence, though he applied for it most urgently twice in person, and once again through a friend. (c.) It is submitted, that even supposing a finer structure and one better adapted for the uses contem plated than the Crystal Palace could be put np for 150,0001., that is no reason why the Palace should not be retained; and that. on the same argument, every public work in the country, avid even in the world, ought :mmediately to be pulled down. It is also submitted, that an annual expenditure and a per manent outlay, which may seem large and unjustifiable when drawn from the public purse, may present no difficulty when provided for, on " the self furnishedid f e o a r e t h k n t o h w e I s e p d l ; end tfd hoo us nrgrad of supporting aeatot nhit epi of Ga r i ir n tes c a i p tp o lEe p 'x u 'h la iwb ri hi t ti y icohn and success. Finally, upon submitted as a fact which appears to have escaped the memory of the Commission in the financial part of their inquiry, that within six months of lest year 400 0001. was taken chiefly iu shillings at the doors of the Crystal Palace. (d) The report contains no direct and opon expression of opinion that the building should be removed, and only covertly pints at that conclusion in passages of which the two following may be taken as the strongest examples:— " We believe that the remembrance of the late Ex hibition would be nnfavourable to a new appropriation ftsl placed teen , . of the B u ildi ng, as it woul d b e i m p oss ibl e t o reproduce the brilliant e ff ect o b ta i ne d f r om the rich collections whichroofweretemporarily which, T g h h e ti c le o s ie s traasutd of ltransparency,ignt andshade re sembles th e open air. is, however, deemed advantageous to sculpture, and the colossal character of these antiquities may be, by other persons. thought to accord bast with massive a.chi tecture." Attention is particularly drawn to these distinct traces An , of a foregone con c l us i on on the part of the C omm i ss i on; renAu improbable; Effect a s brilliant, norli aut is for there was no evid ence whatever before t h em to j ust if y such assertions. so, than that of th e G reat Exhibition, cannot b e declared o and the even there t he moreleast •-- - _ _ MONDAY EVENING, APRIL foundation for the statement that the remembrance of thAt event would be uniavourable to a new appropriation I of the buitding. Why should i ha so it, as is proposed, the ' building is pieced under the highest guarantees that girth and position in the country afford, for the uses to be mad of it? Again, as to the applicability of the Palace for the reception and display of those monuments of art now mouldering in dark cellars, what justification can the commission plead for the manner in which they have dealt with this suggestion ? (c) Loukingcarefully through the evidence, it is impossible to avoid being struck with the style of inter rogation which the chairman of the Commission adopted, and the complete negli':ct of, and even hostility to, the public interests involved in the inquiry, which the shape of the questions asked betrays. Mr. Cole's evi dence, especially, is a remarkable example of this, and reminds one more of a cross-examination in a court of law than of a courteous elucidation of opinion from a Government servant in every way qualified to give the best and most impartial testimony on the subject. I r . It would not be difficult to state many additional reasons why this report should b e con d em n e d by the voice of public opinion and igaored by Parliament; but the object of this paper is to place in as concise a form as possible the main grounds fir doing so. THE BERKELEY RUNT. CHELTENHAM, SATURDAY.—A dinner took place at the Plough Hotel, Cheltenham, last r vening, on the cc c ision of the presentation to Earl FitzhArdinge, by mem bers Hunt and other sport-men of this district, piece of plate, subscribed for in testimony Berkeley subscribers' appreciation of the Noble ers of of of a sthe p . id n Lord's generosity in mai n t a i n i ng a pac k of f o x h oun d s and noble stud fer hunting the 13,rkeley and Chelten of 'holler's Hail, E ar l Fa iz h ar di; ge sit t ing o n hi s Han ham country. Theford, ford, chair was taken by Mr. C. E. Han right, and Sir Charles Morgan on his left. Most of the members of the BA keley Hunt were pre sent. The Duke of B eau f ort sen t en apology, e xcusing himself on account of the state of his health. After the usual introductory toasts had been given, the chairman, in the name of the sub scribers, presented the testimonial to Earl Fitzhardiege. It is a massive piece of silver plate, intended to repre sent an incident in the history of the Berkeley family. Earl Fitzharchoge, having acknowledged the testimonial, entered into some remarks on the duties of a master of foxhounds, and traced his own ardent love of the c h a se to his perusal, w h en a b o y, of Somerville's poem of The Chase, from which he quoted largely. He be came master of hounds at 21 years of age. He had a liberal allowance, but not enough to keep two whippers in. and therefore he became first whipper-in himself. But he had great difficulties to encounter. Th e first of these was want of experience, so that in giving his health a fter dinner his f r i en d s use d to na me it as •• The pack and the puppy." Then his was not a regular pack o f hounds. He was obliged to take what he could get — the refuse of oth er k e nn e l s —th o se whose capital sentence commuted to transportation, had been so teat he looked upon his kennel as a sort o f penal settlement to which the reprubatss of all ether packs guilty of serious offences had been drafted. He had mute hounds, and babblers, and shirkers, and hounds so slack that they would not hu n t onyt hi:ig, and other hounds so wild that they would hunt everything. He was, however, not to be daunted, or his first essay might have put him down. His Lordship then gave an amusing account of his first day's sport at Newent Woods, on the 24th of Sept. 1808, when his hounds, instead of I , x hunting, gave chase to a cur, and afterwards worried a fleck 01 she- p, and after that another cur. But, though so untrained, there was good stuff in them, and they were the an cestors of his present pack, which were acknwledged to be good hcuads. The past season was admitted to be one of the worst ever known, but his hounds had been out 108 days, and had killed 112 foxes. But his Lord ship added, the formation of a pack of foxhounds was not solely confined to the sports of the field; there were a great many friendships formed and cemented in the hunting field, and charmingly interwoven with the other relations of lice. After soma further remarks his Lotd• ship resumed his seat, and other toasts followed, the party sitting late. s A POWERFUL MICROSCOPE. A Germ an named liasert, residing in Cincinnati, has inznntactured a microscope which has a magnifying power of 600. The Cincinnati Times, speaking of i, s extraordinary poviers, says that the dust which, by con tact with the wings of a butterfly, adheres to the finger, was shown to be a number of feathers; on these little feathers are observed longitudinal and transverse lines, but this has been, so far, the utmost that has been seen. This new micrsscope, however, shows that between each pair of longitudinal lines there are five or six rows of scales, like those of a fish, and appear to have the same form in all the feathers, differing only in size. A dust particle, taken from the back of the body of a sphinx, which is the largest of these feathers shown, measuring one fifteenth of an inch iu length, and one two-hundredth of an inch in breadth, ; had 104 longitudinal lines. Between each pair of lines would 2 b e six rows of scales were visible , making the number of itghmegseitulidttilnealslcya,ledso,wlnatwearardllsy; 6 lthe number of scales 2,228; therefore, the entire number of these scales on this little feather amount to one million four hundred thousand, which gives the number of fourteen thousand millions to one square inch. On a very minute particle of dust from the wing of a jimos, measuring only one five-hundredth of an inch in length, and one-thousandth of an inch in width, the number of scales is found to be 84,000, which gives the enormous sum of 42,000,000,000 to one square inch. We observed, also, large sizes of the cat and common house fl-a, the eye of a fly, and the wing of a small bug, the latter presenting the most brilliant co• lours and beautiful shawl pattern we ever beheld, with a magnificent border, elaborately ornamented. DEPARTURE OF EMIGRANTS FOR 'AUSTRALIA.— Yesterday (Sunday) morning, about three o'clock, the new ship Falcon, said to be the finest sailing vessel that ever left the port of Liverpool, quitted the Mersey, bound for Port Philip, with between 300 and 400 emigrants on board. The friends of the latter remained in the neighbourhood of the docks until a late hour on Saturday night, and as the Falcon stood out to sea, she fir€d two guns as a parting salute. The same signal is given by in -coming American mail. steamers. and many persons who expected the Canada from Boston were aroused from their beds and proceeded to the landing stage in full anticipation of meeting the United States mails; and great was the mortification of the disappointed parties on finding out the mistake. LAW INTELLIGENCE. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, April 24. (Sittings upon Crown Cases Reserved.—Present—Lord CAMPBELL, Chief Baron PoLLcCli, Mr. Baron PARZ E , Mr. Justice ERLE, and Mr. Jastice WILLIAMS ) THE QUEEN V. NASH Mr. H. T. COLE stated that in 'Alia case he had at tended before the Recorder, and suggested to him that the case should be amended; his Lordship had kindly attended to his request, and had amended the case, but he (Mr. Cole) had not received it till late last night, Ha had not, therefore had an opportunity of altering the case which had been laid before their Lordships. He would therefore submit that the case might stand over. _ Mr. HUDDLESTONE said, as the case had been altered, it presented a different feature for consideration, and ha was not, therefore, now prepared to argue it. The COURT directed that it should stand over. ARCHES' COURT, April 24. (Before Sir J. DODSoN ) THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY HODGSON AGAINST GLADSTONE. Mr. Gladstone appeared when this case was called on, and, addressing the Judge, expressed his regret that he was not prepared to hand in his allegation, as he had been admonished to do. The allegation was of great importance in reference to the trial of the case. The documents which he had to consult and to procure, es pecially with reference to the time of bis residence in the diocese of Norwich and his incumbency there, were voluminous, and he prayed to be allowed to deliver in his allegation on the next court day, Monday, May 3 . Sir J. DODSON said he would so f.r indulge Mr. Gladstone as to give him till Thursday, April 29, to deliver his allegation, if he would undertake to be ready then. Mr. Gladstone gave the required undertaking, and so the matter rests for the present. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYL EB ONE. Mr. Charles liPmble, the veteran actor, attended at this court, before Mr. Long, in pursuance of a summons obtained against him by a cabman named Styles, the amount of whose claim against defendant was 2d. Mr. Kernble, wh o l oo k e d rem arkably well, took his seat by the bench. Complainant stated that on last Monday week he took up detendant i n t h e Old Bailey, an d drove him to his residence, No. 6, Albany-terrace, Regent's-1)11 . k, where he alighted, and the servant who opened the door for him gave him (wi tness ) Is, 6d. as his fare. He observed that •he was ent it l e d to Is. Bd., upon w hi c h th e servan t went into the p assage to speak to h i s master , an d p resent l y returned, telli ng hi m (compla i nant ) that he would hav e no more. Compl a i nant a dd e d, that having ascertai ne d the name of hi s fare, he went away, and shortly after wards spok e t o some cabmen upon an adjacent rank, and he felt bound in justice to himself to take out a sum mons; the distance for which ho claimed was two miles and a quarter. Thomas Chamberlain, Mr. liemble's servant, deposed that complainant made a positive demand of 25.; had he mentioned that his fare was I?. Bd., the extra 2d. would only, readily in a moment hate been paid to him. but he summons or Mr. Lose felt satisfied from what he had heard that complainant would, if' he had demanded his proper faro have had the same paid to him, and or rhfeu:hoiusl a d tt r e e n ce d i a v n a ce th: 2d. which he sued tor but he would not tinder the circumstances be allowed any costs, either as regarded what he had paid for the 11r. hu m bl e, after thanking the magistrate for his at tention to the case, quitted toe court. LAMBT. Mrs. Elizabet Lififield, E a singular -looting old woman, who 4O ,nt five years ago ocquired considerable . G. ''. 6 . abortion but by wh° w is her co mm i tment f rom th court on charge of wilful murder, i n having caused the death of a re spectable young woman, by using instruments to cause iiiiilurtiottnedfoart protection t l on Bailey, ag ain st 3 young mu), wh om she ha d b roug ht cp from infancy, ap plied to the lion and whom she had always treated as her son. The ap plicant said that the young man bad been for some time subject to fits, and had also a violent attack of cholera, and both had so impaired his mind that he had on more than one occasion attempted suicide. Latterly, however, his malady had taken a different turn, and he now de clared that nothing but her blood would satisfy him. Besides, he weot beyond were ibreats, for be bad act_ ally attempted to eat her throat, and infl,cted a wound oh he: throat which still remain, d tuthea!e,i. On tbat nl , rnintt he locked her oot of hi-r h(isf , , and Irom she violence of hi 3 manner she very much feared that if he c3ught her alone he would carry out hia threats, and murder her. Mr. NORTON—Ii this the same young mm echo some time ago had bent charged with you at this cow t?— Mrs Linfiekl—r!s, Sir, the same. Mr. NORTON—It I mistake not, there was some mys tery connected with his history. Hay- you any objec tion to stare what it was? Mrs. knfield—Not all all, Sir. The f,cts are that I had been called in to attend a female in her confinement, and it was the intention of the mother to have thrown the child into the canal, and no clothes were provided for it. It was such a fine child that I undertook to bring him up as my own. I ac cordingly took him, and sent him to nurse, but, after some years, the mother found out where he was, and took away the poor child. Instead of taking care of the little fellow, she nearly starved the poor boy, anti for this I had her punished at the ..lioion-hall Police-court, and have not since seen her. The real name of the boy is D vas, but he has always gone by the name of William Mr. NORTON thought the case was one which the officers of the parish of Newington should take cogni zince uf, and have the young man taken proper csro of, and directed LoAyer, one of the summoning officers, to accompany the applicant to Newington Workhouse, and request one of the relieving officers to attend to ic COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Oci Thursday a court was httd fur the dispatch of business. NEAP STREET iROM EARL-SrRELT TO CANNON-STRELT WE3L. Mr. T. H. HALL br0,g,.11, u.o a ropoN with rtierence to Ulla matter, is a, luilovofti— " tie .1 - LtoghL Hon. hti Lrd M Lyor, Aldermen, and Comatina ut tnd city L,lLuadua iu COL:WI:101a Culit.Cil " We, whoie Lanni tare her , unto subscribed, your Committee for Improvements within 1112 city of London to whom it has been referred to carry into execution tt,e provi:ions of the Act of Parliament for making > n,w street tr,,ta King William stuter. to St. Paul's, do certify that we have arrived at the time at which it has ceeom.' necessary to contract for the formation of the vaults for the new building troth Queen-street to the Old Change, but before finally determining upon the same, we are ciedir,us of obtaining the opinion of this Honourable Court us to the propriety of cur malting proviei , ns for the projected new street from Earl -street, Blackiriars, to f,ll into Cannim-street west, at the point hod Joan by the City architect in his repors to your committee of the 21st day vs Sr, ptember, .std the 12th day of Oc tober, 1846. We have therefore telt it our duty t., re port die same accuroingly, and to draw the immediate attention 01 this Lionouranie Court to the subjtct, and to (Attain their c lisent thertio. " Ail which We tubont to the judgment of this ho noucaOle court. DALed 22nd day of Aril, 1852. (St tad) "THOMAS PEARCE, - THOMAS BARKLEY, HENRY BLAKE, JEREMIAH EVANS, HENRY PATTEN, WM eIi( , UCHER, W. A. PEACuCK., M !)AWS , ,N, HENRY WM LISSEN, BENJ. BoWER, JOHN LEAPS, THOS ;'PRAGUE, JAS. M. BARNARD." T. I_l. HALL. He would submit as u motion, "that tbo Court do agree with the committee in it report." Mr. ANDERT. , N seconded the motion. Mr. HAWKINS moved as tin am« ruiment, " That the further corAideration of die question be adjournrd." Mr. MuGnEatncE seconded the amendment, which upon being put was declared to be lost. Tne now street will co❑trquently he constructed as soon 1:s the necessary arrangeuat3als can be entered into. Adjourned. THE NEW CORPORATION BILL. Alderman SIDNEY rose to call ;?',3 attention of the court to what he considered to be a breach of one of the most important of the privileges of the corporation. It was well known that the new municipal Bill, which it was agreed upon all sides was calculated to operate beneficially for the citizens of London, had been in troduced to Parliament, after having undergone the most grave deliberation and discussion, had passed through certain stages in the House of Commons without opposition, but bad been suddenly ad journed from the 6th to the 29th instant.—(Hear, hear.) For that postponement, which looked very much like the result of a confederacy between the clerks of the companies, to which some of the clauses referred, and those to whom the office of superintending the passing of the Bill was committed, no cause was assigned; but he considered that such a delay was likely to be fatal to the measure during the present session—an event which would be greatly to be deplored. He thought the corporation ought to defend their own course of proceeding in the most determined manner. They had, atter having re-argued the clauses aff wing the City companies, resolved to prosecute the bill in its entire condition, and referred it to the freedoms committee, with perfectly intelligible directions. In tha House of Commons Selection Committee, of which Mr. Bernal was chairman, however, he found that the long postponement had taken place notwithstanding the anxiety so unequi vocally expressed that the necessary measure should, as soon as possirile, become the Jaw of the land. As a member of the Corporation, arid of the House of Com mons, he considered it to be his duty to write to Mr. Bernal upon the occasion, and the following was the answer he had received from that gentleman : " 93, Eaton-square, April 12. " My dear Alderman Steney,—l am not agile to give you the+ inform xcion you wish for. I am not aware of the cause of the postponement of the Londi,n Corpora tion B-11. When I sat lately in my tribunal the party in charge of the Bill mentioned that he was not ready to proceed, and he applied for and obtained a postpone ment as a matter of course.—Believe me yours very truly, " R. BERNAL." Ha then wrote to the City Remembrancer, who had the charge of the bill, on the subject, stating his apprehen sion that the delay would be, in all probability , fatal to the accomplishment of the great olject of the corpora tion in the present session of Parliament. To that com munication he received the following reply:— "Guildhall, 13th April, 1852. "My dear Sir,—ln consequence of the Court of Com mon Council not having determined upon the form of the bill until the 2d instant, I was unable to settle the bill with Lord Redesdale by the 6th instant, and it was in consequence postponed. I particulary requested Mr. Bernal to fix the earliest day he could after the Easter recess for the committee on the bill, which I have no doubt he has done. " If Parliament continue long enough to pass the ge neral private business, I see no reason why the Corpo ration Bill should not pass.—l am, dear sir, yours truly, " E. TYRRELL. " Mr. Alderman Sidney." He subsequently wrote again to the Rembrancer, repre• sentirig that there was a mistake as to the acaml condition of the Bill, the principle of which had been aereed upon in October, and had Dever been disturbed since, notwithstanding the efforts made to exclude the companies from its operation. It however ap peared that the proceedings of the court were to be disregarded; and ho had been just informed that it would be an act of policy to give the exemption to the companies, in order to secure the success of an important measure, the most important part of which tended to the diminution of the power winch those companies had usurped.—(Hear, hear.) He had given notice of a mo. tion upon the subject to the Town Clerk, but that officer had not complied with his request to place the motion upon the paper of business. Now he would seriously ask the court whether they would surrender their Bill in consequence of the machinations of what he might a little conspiracy within doors? whether they would al low their proceedings, calculated as these proceedings were, to extend to their fellow citizens generally the right to vote for the highest municipal offices, to be tam pered with and rendered of no avail?—(Hear, hear.) Alderman Sidney concluded by moving the !allowing re solution That this court having been informed that the Corporation Election Bill has been introduced into Parliament, and was on tho 15th of March last read a second time in the House of Commons, and committed and referred to the Committee of Selection without op position; that the time fixed for its further conside ration by that Committee was the 6 , h of April, but at the express instigation of Mr. Remembrancer was post. pone d and is now fixe d for the 29th instant ; that ihis , delay in the consideration of the Bill endangers its pass ing through Parliament during the present session, and thereby defeats the intention of this honourable court in seeking to rectify the acknowledged evils of the present sate of the tnuuicipality; that the conduct of Mr. Re membrancer, as the Parliamentary office the corpo the passing of this m e asuree into a rati n, in delaying law, is unauthorised, and is in contravention to t h e de cistees of this court. (Sarong expres sions of disapprobation, and l ou d cr i es of .1 Withdraw, withdraw.") Mr. BENNOCU seconded the resolution. The,rowN-Cnuale—The principle up o n w hi c h I acted innot r Alderman Sidney's notic e of motion upon the paper of b us iness is that upon whi c h i t h as been the invariable prac tice of the Court to a c t. T he question was a questi on of privilege, r i g h t, which, by takes pre cedence of all other matters, and without any notice whatever, and if I had placed the notice upon the paper of business, such a ce woul d have been an unwarrantable interference with the rule and practice.—(Hear, hear.) The REMEDIBRANCER described, in a manner which called forth the loud and unanimous approbation of the Coure, the whole of the proceedings adopted by him for the purpose of facilitating the progress of the mea sure in Parliament. He showed that he had acted, not hastily nor negligently, but deliberately, cautiously ' and energetical l y , in the perf ormance of his duty; that t h e delay which had taken place was unavoidable, and that everything had been done to carry not t t htheeacinten tions of the Court—an object which could plished without a very close a n d judicious attention the several stages of the bill. f Mr. ANDERTON said it was qu i te ev i dent that the re section upon the conduct of the Remembrancer was quite an error, and Mr. Alderman Sidney would not hesitate to withdraw that part at least of his motion.—(Cheers.) Alderman SIDNEY nodded assent. Mr. WILLIAN JONES said if the complaint had been made by any one except a member of Parliament ho would look upon it as being too ridiculous to be noticed. —(Loud laughter.) He was quite satisfied that the Remembrancer had acted upon the important occasion with the judgment whieh that gentleman never failed to exhibit in the performance of his duties, and he believed that in Parliamentary proceedings of the nature to which their attention had been drawn, policy was the better part of valour.—(Hear.) Mr. GeDSON said he thought the delay which bad taken place would be of advantage to the Bill, which aeotild, no doubt, come out of Parliament somewhat steered in shape and condition. 13r. R. TAYLOR said he saw from the Remembrancer's statement that the Bill had been taken to Lord Redes dale, and he wished to know why that course had been purstee, when the Bill had not as yet passed the Com mons. The REMEMBRANCER said it was the invariable prac tice of Parliamentary agents to apply to have Bills settled in the House of Lords before the passing of such Bills in the House of Commons. Mr. STACY said it was obvious that the Remem brancer had acted by the direction of the committee, that there was a difference of opinion between the Court and the committee, and if the Court attached blame to the Remt riebrancer for the act of the committee, it would have beet more reasonable not to have appointed a com mittee at all.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Lin Nur BLASE said the fault lay with the com mittee, ,ose duty it was to advocate the in its in tegrity; in 'stead of doing which, they had taken out its essence. BOWER pleaded guilty to the charge of Mr. Di iputy having ag 'etat-d the necessity of altering the Bill to meet ear, hear.) the difficulties which presented themselves in t h e threatener o ppoeition of the companies._( He was cos vinced that the corporation would, backed by such a I )(ewer as the new Bill would give them, be s oon enable,t to carry the clauses whice l a y i n t h e way of its success . Mr. B. Pa tILLIPS and Mr. TOWSE approved of the whole proceea dings of the Remeeibreamer upon the Bill, and lookiid to the event with confidence. Mr. D sauey HARRISON defended the committee from the attack which he considered Alderman Sidney bad made upoe . them, through the medium of the insinuations against if a Remembrancer, and moved as an araend• ment that the explanation of that officer was most satis factory.— .(Hear; hear.) Mr. D,Tuty STEVENS seconded the amendment. Al derv; 'an SIDNEY said ho had sought several °poor tuniti es of withdrawing his motion, but such had been the excited state of the court that he could not make himself und, erstood. There w t s some objection to the offer of Alderman Sidney to eve'thdiaiv the resolution, but ultimately the court ftgreed. - .to a motion to that effe9t.. 26, 3 BC2. THE IRISH IN AMERICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir,—According to your report or the Bishop of Casts" I'a speech in the douse of L,rds, on Tuesday night, he states (quoting the Quarterly Review) that there are 3 000,000 souia, born in Ireland, now in the United States. According to Parliamentary returns, commencing 1826 and eliding 1850, it appears there emigrated from Great Britain ano Ireland, to The Stites ... 1,483,325 Canada, &e. 841,701 2 324,026 Previous to 1826, I believe, there was scAre , ly any mi• gration from Ireland to America; consequenrly the num• bur of Irish, natives of Ir. Jana, new living in be States, who went previous to 1826, must b. a m”re fraction. Supp , se we 'say thit of . Ihe 2 324.026 one third are British. and this will be within the nos , k ; this wiil make the Irish emigration amount to 1 549,351. But of this we must take that porti.:n of Irish sewing in the tish culonie4, am , uning to not has ban 2.fAi 060, and also ihe deaths of al. Irish emigrants since 1826, which cannot be less than 250,000. Thus we have, in round numbers, at the close of 1850, total number of Irish emigrants— Se.ti. din Ampr;c3,.. ... 1,549,351 De.Ad since 1826 ... „.. 250,000 199 351 Settltd in Canada, &c. 250.000 Natives of Ireland now living in the States 1.049 351 And as I believe about 200,000 Irish wrnt to the States last p•ar, it appears that instrad of 3 000.000 natives of Ireland in the Soites, there is no 1- I , i million ; and instead at 7i millions of inhabitants of Irish blued, there are consiecrably l Ss then 3 000 00U. lem sur prised that these " Irish" exaggerations so u'd riot h‘ive t - llen sified arid contradicted by some of the Noble Pre late's hearers.—l am, sir, your obedient s.rvant, _ _ A CONSTANT READER• Royston, West Yorkshire, April 22 RAILWAY IN T E LLIGEN CE. CORNWALL. A specill meeting ofthis company was held at Truro on Wednesday, Mr. W. Williams iu the chair. The Secretary then read the report, The CJIAIRMAN. in m,,viog the adoption of the report, said he bad no doubt that the railway could now safely proceeded with, provided thin company were, fairly supprted by the landowners. The directorb were perfectly satisfied that the line could be con structed r a sum within the estimates. Unless he could see his way perfectly clear to the accomplish ment of the object they had in view, he would not pro ceed with it. tie hid made up his mind not to be in strumental in involving either the shareholders or the directors, or the public at large, in a railway project that could not ba carried out and cumplet- d. Sir C. LEMON, Bart., M.P., seconded the motion, which was put and carried. Mr. G. Bmill entered into a long statement to show that the Cornwall line could be completed and opened for traffic at, tt cost to +he company of less than 1,000,0001. lie said that the West Cornwall Railway had con structed thirteen miles of railway at a cost of under 6,000/ a mile, and the p irtion of the latter company's line from Redruth to Truro, which was similar to that of the intended Cornwall Railway, would .be completed for less than 6 000/. a mile. Fretn ten estimate of the traffic that bad been carefully mule it appeared that the net revenue on the Cornwall line would amount to 58,000/. per annum, being ( - qual to a dividend of 5i per cent, on the outlay. A long discussion ensued on the merits of the under taking and the possibility of completing it within the eitimate, in which Mr. P. J. Ronarts, 51 P., Mr. H. 0 Wills, Mr. B. B. Fox, Mr. J, Allen, Mr. Make, and other proprietors took part. Resolutions were passed approving of the proposal to allow the shareholders, on or before the 10th of May, to reduce the number of their shares to the extent of one-fourth of the aharea now registered in their names, provided the call now made shall be paid on the other three-fourths; 4 ufhorzlng the directory to accept a for feiture of such shares,and to re-is,ue the same on such terms as they shall consider expedient; and that steps be t,k , n to in s ur e tha eatliest practicable resumption of the work 3. The proceedings concluded with a Tote of thanks to the chairman and directors. VALE OF NEATII t•pecial meeting of this corn pany was held Last week at Chepstow, Lord Villiers, M.P., in the chair. The meeting was convened for the purpose of taking into consideration bills now before Parliament for tho n.instraction of branch hoes up to valleys in the immediate neighbourhood of Aberdare, called the D4re and Amman Valle} s. The Chuirman having explained the objects for which the meeting was assembled, a resoludon was carried adopting the bill for the construction of these branches as introduced into the House of Lords. The meeting then separated. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 24 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was quiet but firm all day. The transactions were as follow :—Aberdeen, 141 4 —Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and East Junction, 1 5.16 dis.—Chester and Holyhead, Preference, guaranteed 5% per cent.. 7 3 / 4 —Eastern Counties, 91A—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 74—Ditto, Fifths, 6 1- I 6 dis.—Loudon and North- Western, New Quarters, SSB p.—Nlanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34 , 4—Ditto, Preference, 13 —Ditto, 61 New Preference, 13-16 p.—Matlock and Mi•lland, 2 5 / 6 —Midland, 68'8—South-Eastern and Dover. 22% York and North Midland, 26—Cork and Bandon, 153,. ANCHN,zil'hli. Arum 24. STOCK EXCHANGZ.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. 12 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 8 11-16 , East An4han, Pre ference. 6 per cent., 314 —Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 4 1 / $ dis —London and North-Western, Izst4 Ditto, New Quarters, 5,Ai p.--Ntancheeter, Sheffield, mi d Lincobishire, 3 Ditto, New 6/ Preference, p—Midland, 4% per cent., N dia.—North Staffordshire, 7 .7 / 8 dis.—S o uth. Eastern and Dover, 22 5.16. tilktikaiNlidAM, APRIL 24. a ff u o P r d 'v t a i r i i d r, 8 e .. a d ay decided w as— e u n u d t e h n s cy t ST O CK EXCHANGE. —'The share market remain s no t only Theextroenmi 11. 3s. 9d. dis. yelytrafinsramclibonutretphoerrteedisto MA RKETS. idian corn rather dearer to-day. r article. THE CoIIN LIVERPOOL, APRIL 24.—1 n No change to note in any other 8. a . 8. di d. s d. Barley, English, pr Imperial quarter 30 0 —3l 0 Irish, Scotch, and anx,per 601 b.. 4 1 4 4 I Foreign, grinding 4 0— 4 3 aye, per 601 b 4 0 4 3 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 34 0 —3O 0 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b • • .. 27 0 —3O 0 ,Dutch 30 0 —32 0 Egyptian • • .. 23 0 —24 6 Wheat, per 701 b : - English, white •• 6 6 to 6 8 Do. red .. 6 0— 6 3' Irish • • •• 5 6 5 8 Manx, red and wh. 5 8 6 0 Dantsic, high mixed 6 10 7 0 Do., mixed .. •• 6 4 6 6 American &S" white 6 6 6 8 Canadian, L red 5 8— 6 0 Rostock, &c.• 4 6 9 Hamburgh, &c. .. 5 8 5 10 Rhenish .. 6 0— 6 2 French 5 10 6 2 Danish & Rol ,tein 5 G 5 10 Odessa, Polish .. 5 4 5 6 Do., common .. 5 2 5 4 Do, hard .. 4 10 5 2, Egyptian .. 4 6 5 0 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 2B 0 —3O 0 Do., extra fine 31 0 —3.1 0 French, fancy .. 3 i 0— 36 0 Do., superfine • 30 0 —32 0 Ricianond, choice 22 0 —23 0 Philadelphia, &c. 20 6 —2l 0 6 —2l 0 4801 b, white • Indian corn, per • . 2 2 : 6 _ 3O 0 Irdlan Cora Meal, per .4610 •• •• 15 , n —ll 0' 9 4 —The flour trade throughout the extensive, n the whole lt the the amount o ItlANcitasratt, APRIL - • not but u week has conftibuuu:idnetsosepxahssibing itmu h c a l s i firmness,ot been b e yond what they required for present consumpti,n. dealers and bakers actin g wi h caution, and p urchasi ng but little Price: were fully supported, and in some instances, for ap provai an d fresh made qualities slightly exceeded. Oth er articles have undergone no material change in any respect. The arrivals of oats and oatmeal from Ireland and of malt coastwise - into - Liverpool and - Runcorn continue to a tolerably fair amount, with, howexer, but limited supplies of any other produce from those sources. The foreign importations are liberal for wheat, beans, Indian corn, and flour. At our market this morning the trade ruled dull, the fact of holders demanding rather more money for bOth wheat and flour tending to check sales. Oats and oatmeal were only in mode. rate demand, but maintained their previous value. Fgyptian beans must be noted at tid to is per quarter dearer. NoultiGuArif Arau, 240.Yeitertioy, st - DcrbY, time was Yeas, English,per imperial quartr 36 0 —3B 0 Foreign •• 0 —B7 0 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 3 4 2 Irish, 0.. cst 2 9 2 10 Do., feeding 2 6 2 7 Do., foreign •• 3 0 - 3 2 Oatmeal, English, &Scotch, pr 2401 b 94 0 -25 0 Irish. new •• .. 23 6 —24 0 pinhead .. 25 0 26 0 Canadian • • 2 1 0— 22 0 ,Malt, per imp. qr. 52 0 —56 0 a very small market. Wheat sold slowly at Is advance, Beta were free of sale at is, and oats at 6d more money. Vneat• red, 40s to 44s per 34 stone ; ditto, white, 46s to 48s ; iarley, for malting, 8s to 32s imperial measure; ditto, for grading, 28s io 30, per 3,1 s one; oats, 21s to 24s ; beans, 0id,395 40s per stone ; ditto, new, 3 s to 35s ; dour 31 s to 32s ,• 33s to 3is per 20 sione. At our market today we hada mo derate supply of wheat, and it was held firmly for an awance of Is per quarter, which was obtained with difficulty. The malting season appears to be over, therefore our quotatino arts nearly nominal. Oais and beans fully supported their / alto, with a fair demand. The present prices of grain and fissir in Nottingham ate as follow . Wheat, old white, 46, to 41t per 36 stone, new ditto 42s to 43 , ; barley, for malting, :72 W ' 3ls per quarter; for gri.iding, 26s to 27s per 56 alone; oats, • 20s to 23s per 24 stone ; beans, 34s to 36, per 38 stone; net, 30s To ims; Egyptian, 30s to 31 ; flour, superfine, 30s baba per 29 stone ; fine, 28, to 9s. WOHCESTER, APAL 24 —The market to-day maintaned the &min ss of last Sa urday, and wheat was worth 3d. pe' bag more money. English white wheat realized 165 6d per bag, and red I4s lid to 15 61 per bag. 1. ()reign quite as Malting barley is worth 3a 6d to 4s per bushel, and other lilies 3s 4d to 3s tirl per bushel. New English beans 4s, and old 4s 61 per bushel. Old English oats, gs 6d lb ; new, 3,3 d ; and Irish, from 2ti 9d to 3s. G 3s 6d to 3s ed, and white 4s to 4s 4d per bushel At Stourbridge marke , on Friday, there was a fat, of business hone, at fully the rate, of last week. At Kidderminster. on Thursday, wheat was in shot and was held for an advance, but millers were slow snore money. Barley was firm at late quotations. and oats were ill request at Is per quarter advance. little doing at former rates. At Wolverhampton market there was a short wheat, which advanced Is per quarter on the rates of ket day. Beans also realized a similar advance. Br other grain km. DA - I.)MM, APRIL 2.2.—The relative weight per lot of the three prices of wheat were I etst I I lb, Ifist 31b, 91b. Oats, l2st 1 . 21 b, 125t3 b, and lOst 101 b. Barley, 15st 51b. and 15st 41b. Peas and beans, 19st 21b, and 17st 131bs. Qrs. Best. Current. 284 Wheat ... ...... 6 0 £2 1 0 • £ 654 Oats ... 1 2 3 1 1 6 104 Barley 1 10 0 1 8 0 80 Peas and Beans 1 14 1 1 12 0 Average of wheat 40s 1 , id. ABERDEEN. APRIL 23.—Grain—Oats 17s 9d 401bs per bushel ; barley, 25s Od to 2-is Od. 521bs per bear, 26s Od to 27a ud, 52Ihs per bushel ; wheat, red 3: ditto, white i2s to 435, 621hs per bushel; oatmeal, 141 per boll ; flour, 32s to 328 tid per sack. Provish 4d to 6d per Ib ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3e to 3s 6d ; lamb, per qr., 4s t a ll o w, per stone, 3.; Od to 3s 6d ; potatoes, 4d to 6d ; salmon, per Ib, Is Od to Is tid; hares, to Os Od; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, eggs, per dos, 5d to 7d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os pe, pair, 2s 6d to 380 d, chickens, ditto, 2s tid to 3s Od; is Od to 2s 6d; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, to 8s Od; geese, ditto, 7s to 8s; butter for exportath cure), per cwt, oils to 58s ; eggs, wholesale price, pet to Ord; 41b loaf, 6d; 21b loaf, 3d; pork, per stone d to Os lid; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Meal—Oatmeal, Is 5d to Is 6d ; barley dust, peasemeal, 1,10 d to 2s ud; side, Od to 7d ' • be; to Is sd; flour, la 9d to Is 10d; barley, per Ib, lid to flour, Is 5d to Is 6d. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 22, At to-day the numbers were oxen, 560 ; sheep, 766 ; The supply of cattle was consi lerably scarcer than but those shown were of fine qua ity, which caused easi y effected, with an up , and tendency. Best ox current 42, midd ing 38s to 405., inferior 341 per cwt., ing the offa ;also d. The ,upp yor sheep ~ as also - Ot and changed hands very reach y. Best mutton 50., culow sd, inter - tor-4W per ,b , sin.sprig the itfa. ; all so d• • from 18s to 28s per head, accordin,, , to qua ity. DUBLIN, APRIL 2 ~- Ihe corn market to-day was extremely dull f,,r home grain ; even oa s, which were hele' fore in demand, moved off very ,lowly, and all but they ; qualities were bd cheaper. We note no alteration in the, of wheat and barley. Indi an corn met an i m proved td : mand, and was lid dearer. Wh e at, w hit e , 235 Od 26s Od ; red ditto, 22s Od to 2is 6d ; barley, . 125 . n e to 15s ; bere, Os lid to Os Od ; oat s , Itt st 'd to 12 5 0d ; seed, 14s Od to 17s 6d; oatmeal, Its 6d' to 12s Od; h 1 9,011 flour, per cwt, 12$ 6d to 15s ; Indian corn, per 4801 b, ~, to 32s Od. CORK, APRIL 23. The trade in general is firm, and some rather extensive /ai d: of inferior wheat,, as well a, of Indian, corn have been albs supply The o f arrivalshh home oa o t f e. s f ,c4 7 a e bi foreign is le very e a iBr i s h s d a m v ta e ol l 7i n l o t sh t e6 b d e r e ep n ceeri n pb u t i ;f e o r br o a u rt o h, . eey.:7e445 1 s b b e rl i s lig at - 115 ' to I4s per brl ; oats, 1,4.3 brls at 94 6d to l'. i th er per hrl. W e lepysr h i a he v ea e dv iatbnteldee moderate,nc ahmi n a a n anad g gde ;t pa o drnie n dcsecis t nr i irapeirteeiivonenrrtsaah, her oe v rw a : v e of s c: : kind of grain. In prime foreign wheat the business 1 1359. 0 f l o wer r • Atio 6 ihela d fste p ern e bi o r seirev b ne a l so r wa e n-l l mere money has been paid. without change. In oats we have no business oaTleetaycl i ngtu Pd iennu r e: to notice. Prices continue as last quoted, namelY Awing lls per barrel, t ree on h oard, for black. The bus i n ess u e in fine fl o u r i s somewhat brisker, while coarse descriPtlindlan* in demand, and meet a very ready sale at full rates , ot 1110 corn met a spe cu l at i ve i nquiry, and in the ear ly Part week some large lots chan2ed hands 004 slightly enhanced rates. Some sales have since bee.arketii fully 51; per ton over our quotations of last week, th e °I very firm. turrets. 0 1 ° 4°4. 00 0 White wheat Offs Od to 00 a Od 00s d 2O 2 Red wheat ...19s Od to OJs Od) 20 a° 0 Ditto ........Otis tid to 00s Od 00s Od- - O Ditto 40 Barley . lls 6d to 12s 10d Ud~Oo a° 0 Ditto .oos Od to 00s Ocli- 00s O Ditto ... ...... Otis Od to 00s Od 0 Here O,ls Od to Oos Od Os Od 191 Oats . los 2to 10s 6cl „ i ode 126 Ditto ... its P d to Its Od 105 O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od r 0 Pigs Quantity sold at the Hi g h est P r ieesL - ;. vow , 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ;13 barley; I'l.- 0 pigs. we ak Quantity of Grain and Numb er o f Pi gs s old last, l5, Wheat, 48. Barley, 938. O ats , 1170. NI PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CLIBRENC .r. . 3 1 First quality .... Second quality Iv? Third quality ... 76s Third quality • ••.• ....... Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle s o ld f or wee k e nding April 17 . Pigs, 3 i 5. Sheep, 483. Cows, 8 6c13 extra 1 7,; 0 90 . 1 - o. ll 6 l rto r — I 2 F . O ir d s ; h i o 2 l 6 h d old t s ° 94 l3 to . 1 6 0 d a 6 ; d; thirds! ; l _ lo o Oatmeal 10s 6d to I Is; Indian meal7s 3d to 7464 5 7, A ,ef se cia ' e re a c l ul , da 9 tBK: 6d tOe 60 per cwt. Indian co 4, p r e n , t 7 o cOs ..,, G s d_ l 7 1, 7; 1 ;1: 64 ga ion. 13. ( B ) dd r o a a t , e0 8 r 7 ,. : 38 6 1: d , o l d , 9 4; .015, averagepo Od; average a o n rr H iez a .de y ;- - 3 t e e r n dealers o s 0 1 1 7 _ 0 1 (t. o df a 26:0610_?00j Sd ti average 00s oel per ton. id tb. l oa f E : g td_ 4 to s Od4d to per 4 4 s lb 64 . pe F r re h sh und b r u ed tter ts r o hi l du w " oo ho per r r s lbs Od ; Lydney lbs; Landore ; 12 , 6d per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 3811 P er gest Whisky; 25 o. p., fis 9d per imperial gallon , h a to _B ee t 44d to 7d ; mutton 5d to 64d; vet it IWO 7d ; pork art to Od ; bacon tid to 7d i name , 5 d per '• to ga, fit Saw 9/ u s per cwt. B anger elates '2/ 17, Gil to 31°11 1: ;tont Bark, red 71 to tit lOs per t on . Fl eeci- wool 14. to I S. Hem; 29! to 34/ per ton. Fish— S‘otch herrings 19 ' to- 1 1/ P i° ditto, 24s to 00, p e r b arre l ; Newfoundland, 10i Os to 01104 ton. Timber — Memel, 70s p er ton ; re d pine, 3,sl„s6;tldelr, ditto, 2/ 159 pe r ton; deals, 151 to 18/ per Nu' okr Market 18. t o 25 5. salted 20s to 268 per oft 0 0 2 1 3*d to Od per ih. Potatoes, white 8d to I ''4ooB l 10d to 12d. G uano —P eruv i an, 10! 10s to 1 l l ; l e" to 9105 per ton. Tar— Archangel, I9sper barrel. SHIP NEWS. QUARANTINE NOTICE. 130 LISBON, APRIL 18 .—Ttm B oar d Health 0 00 elaru.i the purl of Rio Janei ro to b e " in f ec ted" ft ° Ist March. irtfl NOTICE TO MARINERS --,LIGEITS 15 1.1' ,„ -. M EDITERRANEAN. ISLE T ' REVOLVING LIGH i' ON DR AGONERA,I- Bydrogrr,phie OLirli OFF THE WEi I' END OF MAd oll ,,i;so , , 'tie, Admiralty, Anrtt 12. h0:0 tverttnion has been i fficially i n to' 0 Her Mijet,'e (I, that on the 20th of fait March a Revolving 1413 :, th e et.tablii.hed Ott the cPotrwl pe kof D goners Isl °6-° • _, l ' . western end of m. • - a Ta-- rections, a brigrit lig The tower stands in 30 deg, 37 min. 50 secs. I'''a di• u djurci". i , / Or 2 deg. 20 min. E. of Green. vich and displays , in 14 . t titt, , a elevati. u t o 1,180 feet above the 1 , vel of the sea' , can be well seen at the distance of 18 [Di!" --- VOS it FIXED LIGHT ON SAN FELIPE POINT, - tit once in e ' v.ry two minutes, - l o MAHON, IN MINORCA. alti eb A Fixed L• ht h as ako been placed by the SP t oe Government on t h e rema ins of Sin Felipe Castle , t ii , f ier western side of the entrance to Port 11,14h0n. Th e , deg' stands in 39 deg. 50 min. 28 secs. N, and : ode 22 min. 43 sees. E. of Greenwich, and about 13 ' i r c h 11 from the extremity of San F. lipe Point, from wb l el reef extends two-thirds of a cable's length. T he Afo re being elevated 7 4 feet above the sea, is t-ht' al it' visible from the deck of a voisel at the distance o f oscl teen miles, and in all directions except where scree by the land. 11 6° rADvE RTISEMENT. I -THE EARL OF A l,l3 '.,,, irs cilo te o AND HoLLoWAY'S Pa.m.—An astounding cure by 00 -- iron' m edicine, arter every other means had failed. See extract 2it 18 4 # L or dship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, F eb ,,,his o „ s t Professor Iloilo way —Sir :I beg to acquaint you that your P.'lbe 0 - 4 fected a cure of a disorder in sty liver said stomach which t oLd . , o ;, eminent of the faculty, at home and all over t h e continen t ' or Sit been able to effect; nay, not ever th e waters o f CarL,u - milii rienbad. (Signed) ALDnoaotioa." These wonder ilu diloitot cure any disease of the liver or stomach.—Sold Of ntmPnti at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, gtr by •nrulmine vendor. thril.wimm wr,wloll - AND WATERFORD ipateci Dargan has contracted f or th e making of the long-antletoder railway between T ramore an d Waterford ; and be h t s ,, ist of taken that it may travelled upon on or before 0- 0 0 aP May, next year. The intelligence has alreadY g l impetus to speculation. HIATUS. ~ Iv' OF A 8011. Nal On the 20:,h inst., at Camden-road-villas, Alm Thomson. oicia! Ou the 21st inst., at Bath, the wife of Captain 0 Royal Scots Greys. OF A DAUGL On the 19 th ult , the lady of the ITFF.SOCIer Rev. Dr. Fletcher, of Finsbury Chapel MARRIED. „ Of On the 22d inst., at Bamford, Henry Novall, -'B)c,'bri Hare-hills, Littl e borough, to M ar i a , daughter of Few on, Esq., of Urnnt,lt-hall, B. , ,etldule. ors :: DIED - Od the 20th inst., at Dover - place, New Kent road s Hart, aged a ylie 75: • 111 1 -''' , On the .22d inst., at Biighton, William B aged 70. widovi of the:'l : ~..,i On the 23d inst., at Tavistock-square, Mary, Rev. 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