The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-06 00:00:00

FOR THE ADULT i DEAF AND DUMB.—(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the governo rs and friend s o f t h e Institution for the Adult Deaf and Dumb was held this morning at the Board-room, 20,. Red Lion- square, B loomsbury, for the purpose of examining the pupils, on the cccasion of one prepari,g 'to leave the establishment. The meeting, which was very fully attended, having been opened by prayer, J. G. Simrsots, E q., observed, that the purposes for which they had met was to witness the Examina tion of some of the present inmates of the charity, in order to ascertain their respective capabilities and their knowledge of religious subjecti. The examina tion would principally be directed to a young woman, Who, during the time she had been in the institution, had been instructed in needlework of various de scriptions, and had been taught to understand the Scriptures. 13ut, in addition, to the female alluded to, several others would be examined, with the view of ascertaining their progress in the various branches of industry carried on in the institution, the objects of which were to receive the adult deaf and dumb, whether they were educated or not, and to instruct them in some trade, by means of s%hich they would subsequently be enabled to sustain themselves by heir own honest exertions. The Rev. Dr. STOLLE, of the University of Laden, then proceeded to put different questions to the young woman, who was about to quit the establishment, by means of writing on a lar-..e slate board erected for the purpose. The answers were communicated by 'a similar proms, and many remarks of satisfaction and surprise were elicited by the rapid and correct, if not intelligent replies set forth. In accordance with the request of some person in the body of the meeting, the reverend gentleman wrote—" What is God?" to which the pupil almost immediately at tached the answer—" Love, mercy, and goodness. In answer to the same inquiry, one of the male pupils wrote " A spirit." The interesting proceeding continued for some time, and the answers in general fully proved the efficiency of the superintendence of the teacher, Mr. D. Murray, who assisted the Rev. Dr. Stolle in his examination of the pupils. The report of the society was read, and laid upon the table, from which it appears that " After anxious but unavailing attempts to induce another society whose funds appeared sufficient to continue their superintendence and aid to the deaf and dumb beyond the period of childhood, this so ciety was instituted at a public meeting held on the 21st day of August, 1841, under the presiaency of the Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe. It was established for the large and generous purpose of rescuing the adult deaf and dumb from ignorance, vice, and misery, and rendering them useful and happy members of society, and preparing them to receive the blessings of im mortality. For these great ends arrangements were made to enable the society to afford instruction to those who had received none ; to continue and ad vance the education of such as had attended schools; to teach the trades of tailoring, shoemaking, and mil linery; to afford to the deaf and dumb the advantages arising from innocent and cheerful society amongst themselves ; and, above all, to make them acquainted with the gospel of truth, and habituate them to regu lar exercises of devotion. " All these means are now in operation in the in stitution, where a fully qualified teacher, a mistress of general needlework and millinery, a master tailor and master shoemaker reside, and devote their whole time to their respective duties. Prayers are read morning and evening, and on Sundays the chapel is Open, not only to inmates of the institution, but to all deaf and dumb persons and their friends, with whom prayers are said, and religious instruction is communicated forenoon and evening, in a manner adapted to reach the understanding and the heart of those who attend. There are now eighteen persons under instruction in the insti tution. The benefits of the charity are not, how ever confined to the inmates. The poor and afflicted deaf and dumb from all parts of this great city apply to this society for advice, employment, and alms. Many of them are visited at their own dwell ings; and the teacher is occasionally called to the gaols and police cells to afford advice, and generally when on such errands to shield humanity in its lowest de gradation from responsibility to human laws, which they neither understand nor appreciate. " In carrying out these objects, and making neces sary alterations on the house, a debt of about 450/. has been incurred. To assist in liquidating this debt, the committee have presented a memorial to the Cor poration of the city of London ; and considering the nature and extent of the benefits which this institu tion—the only one in the kingdom—will be enabled to confer upon a suffering and afflicted class of so ciety, if supported by adequate means, the committee tender their best and anxious exertions to promote the objects of the institution, and hope to he tavoured with that counsel and aid from this meeting, which will enable them to carry out the beneficent purposes of the society to a greater extent than they have hitherto been enabled to do." A variety of questions were put to the " hearing masters" of the shoemaking and tailoring depart ments, and from the replies given it appeared that the deaf and dumb, although not so easily taught as those possessing the powers of speech and hearing, were found to be very apt ; and, comparatively speak ing, but little difficulty was experienced in instruct ing the several trades. The meeting then separated. FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The Antigone of Sophocles, with Mendelssohn's music, was produced here (in a French version) last ,evening. On the production of this tragedy some years since at Covent-garden in an English version, the music was only incompletely given, so that this is the first time that Mendelssohn's music to Antigone has been completely given in England. Mr. Mitchell has spared neither pains nor expense to place this lyric tragedy on the stage in a manner worthy at once of Sophocles and of Mendelssohn. The scene, which has been admirably painted by Mr. Muir, re presents the peristyle of Creon's palace, which is raised above the level of the stage ; in the front is the altar, at the sides the chorus. The chorus singers are forty in number, and the band completely filled the orchestra. M. Jules Be nedict was the conductor, and nothing could go better than did the music under his direc tion. The orchestra, previous to the play, performed Mendelssohn's fine symphony in A minor, No. 3. This composition was always a favourite with the great composer ; it was composed after his return from a tour in Scotland, and embodied his musical reminiscences of the Highlands. It was admirably performed last evening. The slow movement in 1.) major has never been more exquisitely ren dered. Then came the overture, which was most feelingly, correctly, and delicately ren dered, as, indeed, was the whole of the music. orchestral and choral ; to all engaged it seemed a labour of love, and most fortunate has Mr. Mitchell been in securing the services of such a conductor as 111. Jules Benedict. The hymn to Bacchus was gloriously given ; and the two grand scenes, illustrating the despair of Antigone and the agony of Creon, were perfect triumphs for the orchestra. The final chorus was beautifully rendered ; indeed, as far as the musical arrangements are concerned, the performance of last night was perfect. The French — version of the drama by MM. Paul Meunier and Auguste Vacquerie has the merit of being a very close rendering of the original, and also of fitting Mendelssohn's music admirably. M. Paul Bocage (under whose superintendence the: drama was pro duced) was the Creon, and he has not disappointed the expectations we had formed of him. Majestic, dignified, impassioned, he looked and moved " a hero of the ancient race." His last scene was fearfully sublime. The Antigone of Madame Rahut Fechter was effective and tasteful, although at times some what deficient in power. Instead of proceeding along the elevated stage to the place of death, as has been usual in the English representations of Antigone, Madame Pechter rushed among the chorus, and was at length dragged off by her hair. This reading is certainly no improvement. The "business" thus introduced is essentially unclassical. There was another alteration, however introduced, which is certainly a great improvement, and adds much, not only to the effectiveness; but to the classical unity of the scene. Instead of being brought in on a bier, in the last scene, as at Covent garden, the body of Haatnon was last night brought on in the arms of his distracted father. Never has the appearance of death been more exactly counterfeited than it was by M. Pechter, who played. the little part of Ilmmon ex quisitely. The mounting was admirable—we had no Gre e k nobles a ppearing in Roman togas; the T ,T e ek costume and the Greek colouring of the ece was preserved throughout. The success of the i r„ - urrnanee was complete; and it must be gratify to Mr. Mitchell to find his exertions so properly r rec iated as they were by the crowded and fashion able audience of last evening. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Davenport, two American artistes, made their first appearance before an English audience at this theatre last evening, in Sheridan linowles's play of the Hunchback, Mrs. M.owatt sus taining the p a rt of Julia, and Mr. Davenport that of Sir Thomas Clifford. Mrs. Mowatt is slight in figure, ar d with a decidedly youthful appearance; ner features are pleasing and expressive, and her 'force soft and melodious. She was terribly nervous at first, but she soon overcame her trepidation, and as she warme d i n t h e Part ga i ne d con fid ence. H er del ineation of th e c haracter of Julia proves that be possesses great taste, a delicate appreciation of i' c ' e trY) and a good elocution. Her acting in the THE StiNl LONDON, latter scene: of the play was very fine. The cele brated " Do it" has never been more effectively given, and when she has acquired confidence, Mrs. Mowatt will take a high rank in her profession. Mr. Daven port's Clifford was excellent. We have long wanted a good juvenile tragedian, and we have great hopes that we have found one in Mr. Davenport. Cooper, who was the Master IVaher, acted the ort carefully, as is his wont. The principal performers were called for at the conclusion. _ __- SPORTING INTELLIGENC E. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.— TURSDAY. CUR—Offera of 1,000 to 20 each agst Swal • low, Magnet, and Jock o'Sot, but not a bet laid. DERBY.—OireT9 to take 11 to 1 about Surplice. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN• court-martial was held this day on board her Majesty's ship Victory, for the trial of Mr. Thomas Ankers, carpenter of the Birk enhead steamer, charged by Commander Ingram with highly mutinous and insubordinate covduct to the officer of the watch, while the vessel was recently employed on the coast of Ireland, and also for drunk enness. The Court was composed of Captain W. F. Martin, of her Mmjesty's ship Prince Regent, president; Captain IL D. Chads, C. 13., of the Excellent; Captain It. A. Yates, of the Blenheim ; Captain W. Ramsay, of the Terrible ; Captain C. Eden, of the Victory; with Mr G. L. Greetham as Deputy Judge Advo cate. The charges were fully proved by several officers and others belonging to the Birkenhead, and the Court, after mature deliberation, have sentenced Ankers to be dismissed her Majesty's service, rendered incapable of serving her Majesty again, and to be imprisoned for six months in Winchester gaol, the last ten days to be solitary. A telegraphic order came down this day for the Birkenhead to be paid off. She is again in want of .. much repair ; she is an iron vessel, and not very sale. The Terrible steam-frigate went to Spithead this morning. She sails for Lisbon and Malta on Sa- turday. - Lieutenant Mansfield, late of the Water Witch, has been promoted to Commander. WOOLWICH., JAN. s.—The whole of the workmen in Woolwich Dock-yard were inspected, at one o'clock to-day, by Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.11., each man passing through the pay office in numerical order. It is some time since a similar inspection took place, and it is supposed to be preparatory to the superannuation of the most aged workmen, that young and efficient hands may be employed, wh would also be eligible to serve in the Dock-yard Battalion. The officers of that corps are engaged every clay for an hour in the drill exer cises of the battery guns. The battery at the land• ing place is now finished, and has a very excellent and substantial appearance. DARING ROBBERY BY ARMED MEN.—One Of the most daring robberies that has ever occurred in this neighbourhood was perpetrated on Sunday night last, at the Hill Farm, in Lower Darwen. On the night in ques tion, between six and seven o'clock, Mr. William Whal ley, farmer, and the members of his family, were alarmed by the sudden et,trance of four men, with blackened faces, and with pistols in their hands. The ruffians were not slow in making apparent the object of their visit, and proceeded to select such articles as they thought would suit them ; among others they selected a fowling-piece, which one of them was anticipated by Mr. Whalley in reaching down from its place, when a melee ensued. The robbers were more than a match for Mr. Whalley and his brother John, and punished both of them severely, taking from the pocket of the latter between two and three pounds in silver, and with it and the fowling-piece they made off. The daring culprits are supposed to be navigators, and the perpetrators of a highway robbery near the reen's Arms, Turton, on Saturday morning, about three o'clock, when four men answering their de scription robbed James Marsden Brodie, of Grimshaw Park, Blackburn, of 11.55. 9 t id. and his hat.—Manchester Guardian. THE PROPOSED DUTY ON GAS. A paragraph has been going the round of the newspapers, in which it is stated that a correspondence has lately taken place between the Government and persons engaged in the manufacture of gas, relative to a proposed duty of ls. per 1,000 cubic feet on that article. Such a duty, it is said would 3 ield a revenue of 2,000,00 a a year, but we are unable to say upon what data this calculation is founded. We rather think that it is somewhat above the mark. Some of the London papers assume that a tax on gas would be popular. In Manchester it certainly would not be so, unless it led to the reduction of other taxes. If the object of Government in proposing a tax on gas were to enable them to reduce some other impost of a more obnoxious character, few people would make any objection to it. But if it is only to supply Govern ment with the funds required to provide new places for the destitute branches of the aristocracy, under the speci ous pretext of strengthening OM' " national defences," we trust that Parliament will refuse to sanction any such measure."—Mancliester Examiner. DEATH FROM A FOOLISH WAGER.—Monday Eight week, Robert Rogers, a private of the Ist Royals who was drinking at the Bowling green public :house, War rington, undertook, for a wager of five shillings, to thrust a stick two feet down his throat. He took a thin smooth stick, and had got it down to the length of eighteen inches, when he turned deadly pale and taint. The com pany became alarmed, and at their earnest desire he desisted from the further prosecution of the foolish trick. He then pulled the stick from out of his throat, and immediately vomited blood. A glass of ale was then given to him, a hich he drank, and then fell down, appearing to be in a dreadful state of agony, caused by pains at the stomach. Surgical assistance was ob tained, but he died on Wednesday morning, at three o'clock.—Liverpool Mercury. ACCIDENT FROM THE CARELESS USE OF FIRE ARRS.—On Sunday, a young man, named Seville, lodging at a public-house near Oldham, kept by D. Chadwick, finding a loaded pistol in his cbamber, was apprehensive that a boy resident in the house might get hold of it and thereby do some mischief. To prevent this he fired it through the window, when the contents lodged in the body of a girl twelve years of age, who was passing along the main road at a distance of about thirty yards. The sufferer was immediately removed to her parent's house, where Messrs. Fawsitt and Neild, surgeons, suc ceeded in extracting the ball. Thesirl is still in a very dangerous state. The young man who unintentionally caused the accident was taken before the Oldham magis trates, when he was remanded to await the issue of the girl's illness. Bail was refused. It was understood yesterday that the Bank of Amsterdam has reduced its rate of discount from 5 per cent., at which it has stood for the last three or four months, to 4 per cent., the usual Dutch rate. W HEAL CURTIS COPPER MINING COMPANY.—The ordinary general meeting of the above company took plive yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house. At half past two o'clock, Mr. Stapley, the deputy chairman of directors, took the chair, and Mr. Bull, the company's solicitor, proceeded to read the report. From this do cument and the balance-sheet annexed it appeared that the operations of the company had, in the first instance, been much retarded by mismanagement at the mines, that recently a change of officers had taken place, every thing was going on prosperously, and there was a fair prospect of ultimate success. With reference to mo netary affairs, the directors had received, by ad vances from individual directors and payment of calls, 7,4051. 10s. 6d. ; out of which they had paid for the W heal Curtis mine, 3881. ; for plant, &c., 3,6761. 10s.; with other small items, amounting in the whole to 4,2211. 4s. 7d. ; outlay on the mine to 3,1841. ss. 7d. The liabilities of the company's acceptances, &c., are 2,759/. 10s. 10d., to meet which there is an amount due on the calls which, when paid, will leave a clear b a l a n ce in favour of the company of 9991. 17s. Letters were read from the captain and purser of the mine, giving most flattering accounts of their progress, and holding out the strong hope of an exceedingly rich vein of copper ore.—Mr. Thorogood, a shareholder and ex director, moved the adoption of the report, and begged to confirm its general veracity from his own experience. Mr. George seconded the motion, which was carried without opposition, as was also a supplemental resolu• tion ordering the report to be printed and circulated among the directors.—Mr. Bull, solicitor to the company, was elected a director in the room of Mr. Thorogood, resigned; the other directors were re-elected, and auditors appointed. Resolutions recommending prompt payment of the calls were then passed, the supplemental deed was signed, and the meeting separated. PARIS.--Considerable improvements and additions are about to be made at the Luxembourg Palace, at a cost of nearly 50,000 L—The decoration of the Church of St. Germain des Prii is proposed to be completed, comprising the ornamentation of the choir and stained glass for the upper windows; the former is estimated at 7201.—the latter at 2,000/.—Designs have been invited in competition for a theatre at Algiers, to accommodate 1,500 spectators. The cost is fixed at 48,0001.--Builder. KENSINGTON UNION WORKHOUSE. -- The new workhouse, now in course of erection, from the design of Mr. Allom, for the parish of Kensington, on land purchased of Mr. Gunter, is w contain upwards of four hundred paupers, and has an infirmary with airing grounds detached from the main building. The first tender as accepted by the board was 10,600 and some odd pounds ; the second, with additions, amounted to 11,0201., at which it now stands. Thu total length of frontage is 262 feet; the whole of which is given to the aged and infirm, with arcades for exercise and a garden in front. The able-bodied and younger classes are kept more immediately under the eye of the master and matt on.— Builder. EVERT MAN'S Homz.—To make it healthful and joyful ; to insure, economically, impunity from fire ; such a supply of fresh air, light (God's first great gift), and warmth, when needed, as the constitution of man demands, and to lead Art—capable of producing " An endless fountain of immortal drink"—delightfully to adorn it, is matter of world-wide interest. When it is remembered that Homes are the manufactories of men, and influence a growing nation, the importance of im proving these homes is at once seen. Perfect men come not forth from ill arranged, ill-ordered dwellings ; and how few homes are there which might not be improved ! —The Builder. M. Berard, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, has just been dismissed from his place, in consequence of his having given in his adhesion to a reform banquet. CHRISTMAS IN IRELAND.—Christmas was kept complete holyday throughout Ireland. No business whatever was transacted. Not even a single landlord was shot.—Punch. 12,834,667 IRELAND. ADDITIONAL PROCLAMAT 12,250,729 ONS. DUBLIN, JAN. 4. Another extraordinary Gazette was issued last night, proclaiming dis tricfs in Gal way, Cavan, and Fermanagh, and also calling in the arms. In force from and after Saturday, the Bth day of the present month of January. In the county of Galway are proclaimed— The barony of Longford, The parishes of Ballynakill, Clonrush, Duniry, Tynagb. And that part of the parish of Inniscaltra, situate in the barony of Leitrim. In the county of Fermanagh is proclaimed— The barony of Clanawly. In the county of Cavan are proclaimed — The barony of Tullyhaw, The parish of D rumlane, in the barony of Sewell Loughteefe. Edmond Fitzgerald Ryan, Esq., and Gerald Fits gerald, Esq., are appointed to grant licences to carry arms within the proclaimed districts in the county of Galway. Benjamin Holmes, Esq., has obtained a similar appointment for Fermanagh and Cavan ; and William Caldwell, Esq., for Clare and Limerick, The Lord Chancellor is going on favourably. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant has appointed Sir Nicholas Fitzsimon, Knight, inspector general of prisons, in the room of Major Cottenham, deceased. The magisterial chair in the head office of police, to be vacated by Sir Nicholas, will, it is said, be filled by our late Lord Mayor, Mr. Staunton. DEATH OF MRS. HATCHELL. We regret to announce the awfully sudden death of Mrs. Hatchell, the wife of the Solicitor-General, who was found dead in her bed this morning. Mrs. Hatchell had been in delicate health for some time, her malady being disease of the heart; but no appre hension was felt recently of the melancholy event which has suddenly plunged her family into grief. An express was sent off to-day to Mr. Hatchell, who is with the Attorney. General conducting the pro secutions at the special commission this day opened in Limerick. FATHER M'DERMOTT'S DEFENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN. We, the undersigned Roman Catholic inhabitants, of the town and vicinity of Strokestown, having rev!. with the utmost surprise and indignation the caluul nious statements and assertions contained in some ,of the public prints, and reported by the newspapers to have been made in the Houses of Lords and C( ern. mons, against the unsullied character of our belc,•.'ed and revered pastor, the Very Rev. Michael Mq:Per• mott, the venerable Archdeacon of Elphin, feel •it to be a duty incumbent upon us to come forward o o. the present occasion, to offer the most unqualified el enial and contradiction to the facts which are fa Isely and malignantly put forth as the foundation of: these calumnies. The gratuitous accusers of this most respected, dignified, but calumniated clergyman, have Exst as serted that he denounced the late Major Maho rcon the Sunday before his death from his altar, a , 14. Lord Farnham is reported to have certified in the House of Lords that in denouncing Major Mahon he xnade use of the following words : " Major Mahon is worse than Cromwell, a,nd yet he lives." It appears that when the maligners of our pastor found by his own letter that the charge of de nunciation was untenable, as having been. made on a Sunday, they turn round and state, with a degree of matchless effrontery, on the authority of a nameless Peer, that the denunciation of Major Mahon took place on Monday, the day immediately before his death. Now, we hereby declare, without fear of contra diction, and hold ourselves in readiness to confirm this our solemn declaration by our sworn affidavits in any court of justice, that we have been invariably in the habit of attending at mass on all Sundays and holidays in the year in the chapel of Strokestown— that we have a distinct recollectip of our having heard mass in the chapel of Strokestown, on Monday, the Ist day of November, called All Saints' Day, being the day before Major Mahon was murdered, and that the Very Rev. Michael M'Dermott, our parish priest, did not open his lips to address one word to bis flock on that day. We further unhesitatingly declare that we never heard the Very Rev. Michael M'Dermott, on Sun day, or holiday, or Saint's day, or any other day, on which he ever addressed his- flock from the altar, to denounce the late Major .Mahon, or to express the words attributed to him in the reported speech of Lord Farnham, or any such words, or any words of a si milar import or meaning. Luke Carlos, grocer, &c. Nicholas Fahy, dealer. Francis Kenny, rope dealer and manufacturer. Thomas Casserly, slater and plumber. John Smith, farmer. Patrick M'Greeny, farmer. James Cruise, private gentleman. J. F. Callaghan, woollen draper, &c. Daniel Hughes, farmer. Michael O'Beirne, wine and spirit merchant. Patrick Dolan, woollen draper, &c. Patrick Macmanus, woollen draper, &c. John Lynam, grocer, wine and spirit merchant. Hubert Croghan, wine and spirit merchant. Peter Henry, wine and spirit merchant. IRISH SPECIAL COMMISSION. (From Saunders's News Letter of yesterday.) LIMERICK, TUESDAY. The Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice and the Right Hon. the Lord Chief Baron opened the Special Commission for this county to-day. Their Lordships, attended by Sir David Roche, Bart., the High Sheriff, took their seats upon the bench in the Crimi nal Court shortly before eleven o'clock, at which hour it was crowded to excess by grand and petit jurors, witnesses, &c. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Bennett, Q.C., with Sir M. Barrington as Crown Solicitor, appeared to prosecute; and Mr. O'Hea at tended as principal Counsel for the accused parties. The Clerk of the Crown (George Fleetwood, Esq.), having read the commission, proclamation was made for a grand jury, when the following gentlemen an swered to their names, and were sworn John Croker, Esq. (foreman) ; Sir Vere Vere, Bart. ; Wm. S. O'Brien Esq., M.P. ; Wm. Munsell, Esq., M.P. ; 'The O'Grady ; the Knight of Glin ; Joseph Gubbins, Esq. ; Charles C. Coote, Esq. ; Ro bert Maxwell, Esq. ' • James D. Lyons, Esq. ; Thomas H. Royce, Esq. ; Michael Furnell, Esq. ; Bolton Waller, Esq. ; Wm. H. Barrington, Esq.; Wm. Cox, Esq. ; John toe, Esq.; Wm. Howley, Esq.; John S. Browne, Esq. ; Christopher Delmege, Esq. ; Car roll Nash, Esq. ; Heffernan Considine, Esq. ; Eyre Massy, Esq. ' • and Roger Keatinge Sheehy, Esq. The Lord Chief Justice, addressing the grand jury, said—Mr. Foreman, and gentlemen of the grand jury of the County Limerick, you are apprised by her Majesty's special Commission, and by the oath which you have just taken, that you are now about to perform your part in the administration of the criminal law of the country. Your duties, at all times of importance, must be regarded with peculiar interest, and with deep anxiety, when, at a crisis of great public danger, her Majesty has called on her subjects to assist in vindicating the violated laws of the land, and to be themselves the instruments of re storing to the country the blessings of order and tran quillity. That we are now in such a crisis there is, unfortunately, no reason to doubt. The Legislature, THURSDAY EVENING, THE REVENUE FOR THE YE. ,AR AND QUARTER ENDING JANUARY 5, 1848. No. I.—An Abstract of the Net Produce of th e Revenue of Great In 4 Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of January, 1847, and sth of January, 1848, showing the rease or Decrease on each head thereof. 1 QUARTERS ENDED YEAR QUARTERS ENDED YEAR ij Year ended Jan. 5. 'Quarter elateu Jail. 5 --, ended , . , ended,.....____,.. --- 1 April 6, July 5, Oct. 10, -J3 ui. 5, January 5, April 5 , July 5, Oct. 10, i Jan. 5, January 5 ,1 • 1846 1846 1 1846 1 847 1847 1847 1847 1 1847 1848 1848 i Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. £ A A A A £ £ £ £ £ £ £ .£ :C. Customs .............. 3,961,918 4,523,391 8,310,835 4,5 14,721 18,310,865 4,447,673 4,519,119 4,936,644 4,111,862 18,015,298 Customs .. .. 295,567 .. .. 402,859 Excise ...... ••••• • • • • • 1,626, 45 3 3 , 104 ,7 11 4,181,926 3 ~6,08,155 12,521,250 1,652,865 3,291,052 3,539,946 3,246,883 11,730,746 1 Excise `tamps... Taxes 146,142 2,006,427 209,940 1 ,909,899 4,272,408 130,892 2,075,001 213,885 1,914,783 4,334,561 . Taxes Property Tax-- ..... 1,963,882 1,009,162 1,972,128 450,219 5,395,391 2,033,072 1,036,517 1,918,645 462,567 5,450,801 Property Tax. ... - 55,410 ...• 12,348 .. .. Post-office ............. 215,000 181,000 217,000 203,000 816,000 219,000 215,000 J 222,000 208,000 864,030, Post-office 48,000 .... 5,0(10 .... Crown Lands .......... 45,000 • • 45,000 30,000 120,000 37,000 40,000 77,000 1 Crown Lands •.• • • • • • • • •••• 43,000 10,000 .... Miscellaneous •••• • • . . 91,522 18,001 177,910 29,657 317,090 92,593 7,461 73,126 11,746 184,92 E 1 Miscellaneous • ... .. Repttymts ofAdyncs. .. • • - •• 132,164 .... 17,911 ----- , Total Ordinary Revenue 9,735,790 12,573,487 13,889,103 12,4116,338 48,684 , 418 1'10,430,377 13,013,614 12,612,191 11,560,696 47 , 616,878 1 Total ...... • • 193.695 • 1,261,235 32,232 957,874 China Money - - .. • . .. 440,000 227,644 .. 667,644 .. .. .. .. • . China Money ...... •• - 667,644 •• .. .... Imprest Moneys, &c. • • 52,909 7.'5,939 33,815 31,844 192,547 53,859 88,632 43,537 30,614 213,642 Imprest Moneys, &c. 24,095 .... •• .. 1,270 Repayments ofAclvances 456,473 111,607 199,882 X 02,449 1,070,411 506,365 .... 228,401 164,568 137,944 187,486 74,048 564,046 1 - Total Income ••10,245,172 13, 198., 733 14,350,444 12,420,6 , 71 150,115,020 1110,648,804 13,240,190 12,843,214 11,665,358 48,397,566 , 1 -- Amount applied to Con- i 1 Deduct ..,.1 .. 0 Deduct solidated Funds ...... 5,468,355 8,476,134 7,617,435 8,6; 5,898 30,177,422 3,207,608 9,912,813 8,236,066 7,010,589 28, 367 , 046 lllncrease 1 217,, Increase 32,232 Ditto, as Advances .•• • • 140,000 91,501 472,500 83,7, 500 1,541,501 ' 2,940,000 1 ,724,311 398,084 3 40,830 5,403,225 : i Ditto, as Ways & Means. 1 1, , . Decrease 1 Decrease of the Year.... • ..... 4,636,817 4,631,098 6,260,509 3,367,273 18,895,697 i 5,461,196 7,113,698 5,126,232 4,889,744 22,590,870 1 on 1 2,217,434 on the .( 1,1,55,313 i - --.-,- _ I i 50,615,020 111,608,804 18,750,822 13,760,382 12,241,1331 56,361,141 r the Year. ' Quarter. Total ..... 1 10,245,172 13 198 733 14,350,444 12,820,67 ( , , - - - [ '11,608,804 Exclusive ,T----2,241,1331 56,361,141 i Eve of Loan. of Advances and inclnsi' No. ll.—lncome and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the tith January, 1847, and the sth January, 1848. Quarters ended Jan. 5. Quarters ended Jul. h 184t3 INCOME, 5,806,728 579,706 Customs • • • • . • .• • Excise ... • • Taxes.. • • • • • • • • • 98,567 3:i 1,801 341:),,30 Property Tax • • .• • . • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • Post-office • . • • • Crown Lands . Miscellaneous • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Imprest and other Moneys Repayments of Advances 7,207,632 5,043,097 12,250,729 To Cash, being the final Instal ment of Loan of 8,000,0001. .. •• .• 729,195 5,043,097 5,772,292 4,889,774 882,548 4,111,862 3,256,440 1,561,455 1,914,783 462,567 208,000 40,000 11,746 30,614 74,048 11,674,955 575,774 CHARGE. permanent Debt ..... Terminable Annuities ........ Interest on Exchequer-hills issued to meet the charge ou the Consolidated Fund .•• •• • • •• • • •• •• • • • • •• •• • •• • ' . The Civil List .. • Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund •• •• •• •• For Advances ...... .......................... ....... Total Charge •• • • • • • • The Surplus • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Surplus Income cn the 10th of October, 1847 .... ...... .... • • • • • • • • •• • • The Surplus Income on the sth of January, 1848, as above • • • • •• • • • • • • • • .. The Amount issued in. the Quarter ended Jan. 5, 1848, in part of the Sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund, for Supply Services........ Tho Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended sth of January, 1848......•• ....•••••••••••••••• •• . by an Act of Parliament, which has just recently re ceived the royal :Assent and become the law of the land, speaks of the state of the country in these wordv— " Whereas, in consequence of the prevalence of c lime and outrage in c ertain parts of Ireland, it is necessary to make provision for the better prevention thereof." Gentlemen, his :Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has the execution of the powers stated in that Act, and he has issued his pro clamation in pursuance of it, by and with the advice a nd assistance of the Privy Council, by means of whi c h, the whole of your county, together with very exte naive districts in Ireland, are made subject to its pr tovisions, which are now binding upon every inhabits cit, every inmate, and every stranger within their pt:ecincts. Her Majesty's Government on further consideration, on mature consideration of the actual stage of things, have also issued this special commission in order that justice may be :speedily admin istered—the i agency of the times admitting of no delay, not even to tl le ordinary period for visitingyour county. All circumstances, indeed, concur in justifying the opi nion that de anger to a considerable extent prevails, and unfortunat , sly that opinion is fully confirmed by the ca lendar whi ch I hold in my hand, and which contains a frightful evetail of every crime and of every atrocity by which our common nature can be disgraced ; for, besides evincing a general spirit of insubordination, and a prer valence of crime in the country, it is per perfectly plain from the character of the offences, and the care• a.mstances attending their perpetration, that there p revails in this county an extensive combina tion f . ar purposes intended to be achieved by the comm .ission of every crime that can be committed in viola' ;lon of the laws of God and man ; and it is not too much to say that unless the progress of this dreg £dful calamity be arrested and speedily resisted, the 1 the very bonds of our social system will be dis solved altogether, weakened and relaxed as they are at - the present moment. Gentlemen, it does further swear that the principal object of this combination of those confederacies is the destruction of the tight of landlords. Fraud, violence, and intimi dation, all are recurring—and even murder itself is perpetrated in order to prevent or to frustrate the landlord in the execution of his legal rights and duties—and I hesitate not to say, that if the de signs attempted to be effected by such means were to be accomplished, the necessary and particular effect would be, that the occupiers of the land must become , substantially its proprietors. But, gentlemen, we should take a very limited view of this calamity if we consider that those outrages are exclusively con fined to interferences with the rights or remedies of landed proprietors ; in truth, the spirit of wickedness once let loose knows no bounds and acknowledges no distinction, consequently the persons and property of individuals of all classes are indiscriminately assailed and plundered; and if those practices be not arrested and prevented, it is impossible to say that there will exist in this country either the dominion of the law or safety of life or property. Gentlemen, according to my means of information, it does appear to me that the actual perpetrators of those outrages are comparatively limited in nutra hers ; and I believe their spirit is as dastardly as their numbers are limited, and that it re quires but a steady administration of the law, and a decided oppositi on b y th ose w h o va l ue th e safety of person and property shortly and effectually to extin guish those evils. However, I may here observe, that you will form a very imperfect idea of the actual state of the country, if you look merely to the num ber of those who are the actual disturbers of the pub lic peace from the calendar ; for unfortunately Ido believe that the actual perpetrators of crime are aided and abetted by persons who hope to profit by their crimes; and also I believe that a much larger por tion of the population endeavour to conceal crime, either in hopes of beeefiting by its commission, or from actual apprehension or terror; such persons for bear to give the law their protection and assistance, which it is equally their duty and interest to afford— and therefore they contribute, actively contribute to a state of things which must end in their own oppression—in their own subjugation—in their own tyranny, for I can call it by no other name, which distracts the country, and must involve all in common misery. Gentlemen, there is another class of persons, who although neither sti mulating or conniving. at those practices, appear to h a ve followed a course not to be approved of, appear to have forgotten what was their bounden duty. I a m afraid that such a state of things as we witness constantly is a decided proof of apathy and indiffe rence on the part of a large class of the Queen's sub jects from whom the support of the laws might be expected. Persons of the description I allude to are too apt to proclaim that the laws and the Government of the country have not afforded that assistance which might be afforded ; but, gentlemen, they should recol lect that without the assistance of her Majesty's sub jects, without the co-operation which it is their duty to afford, the law must remain a dead letter ; that, in fact, no laws, or no Government, can afford relief, unless every man assists in the preservation of the public peace. Gentlemen, as I have adverted to what ma y be fairly termed the principal object of this ille gal confederacy, I may be allowed here to observe that perhaps at no period--certainly at no period, looking to land as the means of affording sub sistence to a large portion of the population—does there appear to be on that account less reason for in terfering with the rights and remedies of landlords; because you are all aware that the principle " that every,individual has a r i g h t to be supported b y the land, is not only now acknowledged in the abstract, but is embodied in an Act of Parliament in full exe cution, by which the most stringent measures are afforded for the relief of the poor under all circum stances, and at the cost and expense of that very class of persons against whose rights there is this general opposition. I n regarding the consideration whether the calamity under which this ccuntry la boured under the providence of God may have been the cause of these dreadful outrages, I am bound here to sa y that the p a ti ence and fortitude, the e nduring fortitude, with which that calamity was submitted to and borne by a large portion of the population has been, generally speaking, in the highest degree exemplary, and as a proof of it I do not find in the calendar before me, or after the ex perience of the last three circuits, a single case in which destitution and distress, arising from the visi tation of God, led to those illegal confederacies, or s timulated any of those outrages. Gentlemen, the deplorable state of thin gs which h ave l e d t o our as sembling have been ascribed to various causes of a social and political character. With the investigation of those causes, and with the reasonableness of those opinions we have nothing w h atever to do—we have no power to inve sti g ate causes—we have no power of redress; for t he onl y redress which this court can administer is, redress to th e peacea b le, to the loyal and industrious, by putting an end to the system by which they are held in thraldom, and by which their properties are rendered insecure and their persons liable to be !smiled. But, gentlemen, there is still another reason which I have not adverted to -- we are here t o a d m i n i ster t h e l aw, which does not admit of any cause or any fact as an excuse or justification for the commission of crime. The law cannot tolerate its own violation. Wrongs there may be—injury and sufferings there may be—affording just ground of compla i nt; but it 15 perfectly plain that, however those sufferings may be aggravated," th ey never can b e alleviated or redressed by the violation of the law of the land. Those, if there be any such, who dis seminate opinions, or who give advice to others to act in opposition to those simple truths, incur, in my mind, a most serious responsibility ; and in my opinion that responsibility, and the danger of that ad- 5,651,250 617,473 445,415 98,280 374,538 837,500 8,024,456 4,510,211 12,834,667 vice is not the less pernicious when crime is exte- nuated, and when the criminal is spoken of as an object aggrieved and injured, and so held up to the commiseration of the public. Gentlemen, .having now called your attention, as far as I can to the actual state of the country, it seems to me, in reference to your duties as grand jurors and magistrates, in the ordinary discharge of your duty, important that I should call your attention to the provisions of the law, with which, perhaps, some of you are unacquainted. I shall first direct your attention to a code of laws called the " Whiteboy Acts "—a code which is pecu liar to Ireland, and which is inoperative except where the country is disturbed, and in a state contemplated by the Legislature when it enacted those statutes ; and, in reference to the present state of the country, I lament to say that it appears to be exactly that de scribed so long ago as the year 1776. The recital of the Act of that year says, " whereas it has frequently happened of late years indifferent parts of this king dom, that several persons calling themselves Whiteboys have assembled and injured the properties of many of his Majesty's subjects, and have carried away arms, and have compelled the owners of property to surrender up and quit their habitations, and have by threats and violence bound such persons by illegal oaths, and have sent threatening letters, and 'induced many of her Majesty's subjects to join them, to the fear and dread of the well-disposed, be it enacted," Bsc. Now, gentlemen, unfortunately, all those prac tices seem to prevail to a most alarming extent in your county, and it is your duty to put an end to them. The first provision of the statute to which I have already referred relates to the bearing of arms, and it enacts, that if persons armed in the manner therein described shall assemble by day or night to the terror of the peaceable subjects of the realm, they . . . shall be indicted, and upon conviction shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanour, be liable to fine and imprisonment, and be made give security for their sub sequent good conduct. You will observe that this Act makes the bearing of arms, to the terror of the .__ _ . Queen's subjects, a very serious' misdemeanour, and one liable to severe punishment. Gentlemen, I must now call your attention, connected with this subject, to the provis i on of the late Act of Parliament, to _ _ Which I before adverted, and by looking inte it you will find that the Lord Lieutenant, having, by his proclamation, declared the county of Limerick to be subject to its provision., no persons can now, unless those specially exempted, either have or carry arms without committing an offence ; for the mere carry ing of arms is an offence by this Act, except where a proper license is obtained. Up to a particular period arms may be carried or kept in the house of any man, but after that time elapses, even within a habitation, no arma can be kept \Nithout a violation of this law, incurring a penalty of two years' im prisonment—unless, as I said before, by persons qualified to bear them—so that you see this late Act, in connexion with the Whiteboy Statutes, has, as far as was possible, provided against the improper use of arms, and has provided the means of disarm ing the population, except where those in power think proper to sanction their use for the protection of life and property. I shall now, gentlemen, call your attention to the other sections of the Whiteboy Acts, and you will find that the various offences which they specify will he, every one of them, found upon your calendar—offences which, on conviction, make the party convicted liable to transportation, fine, or imprisonment. I will not enumerate them to you, as it would be an unnecessary waste of time, but I may say that it is plain that they are all mis demeanours of the highest character, which would call on the Court for the infliction of heavy punish. meat, having of course regard to the precise nature of the case. There is, gentlemen, another provision of the law to which I wish most particularly to direct your attention—a provision which is not to be found in the Whiteboy Acts, but which appears as the common law of the land—l allude to the law with respect to accessories. "An accessory before the fact is one who, being absent at the time of the commission of a crime, shall procure, or counsel, or command another to commit a crime." You see, gentlemen, what a wide and general description this is, and how completely calculatedit is to involve in the accessorial class of offences all persons who stimulate or lend their countenance to, the commission of a crime subse quently committed ; but, in addition to this law, there is an Act of Parliament in force in Ireland with re spect to murder—and persons vat() conspire with others to have a murder committed—by which it appears that persons so convicted are guilty of a capital offence, although absent from the scene of murder. Persons convicted of conspiracy to murder are punishable by death even if the crime never took place. It is sufficient to prove the conspiracy to convict them, as you will see by referring to the Act. Its words are these : •" All persons conspir ing, confederating, and agreeing to murder any per son, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death as felons." I may here re• mark that although the law in England, that an ac cessory before the fact of murder can only be con victed of being an accessory if the crime be corn mitted, it differs in Ireland, and the mere conspiracy to commit the crime of murder, which may never take place, constitutes the offence. Having called your attention to the law and the consequence of its viola tion, I would wish now to make a few observations to you as magistrates, and to refer you to certain means the law affords of preventing crime ; and one of those is that provision relating to vagrancy. I need not tell you that it is not uncommon—that it is in fact a very common practice for strangers to commit crimes —parties not resident in the county in which they take place; and I therefore wish, with reference to this practice, to say a few words. It was to put an end to that system that the 50th of Geo. 111., chap. 102, was passed; and it enacts, " that it may be lawful for any justice of the peace in Ireland to arrest and bring before him any stranger found wandering about, and examine him or her on oath as to his or her place of abode—the place from whence he or she came—his or her mode of life—his or her object in leaving home ;" and unless such per sons could give a satisfactory reply to all those ques tions, they could be convicted by any magistrate, and fined or imprisoned until they procured security for their good conduct, or the magistrate thought fit to discharge them. Now, gentlemen, in my opinion, that is a power of a most salutary character —a power which ought to be acted on ; in fact, I cannot con ceive, in the present state of this country, when the practice of hiring strangers to commit crime is so common, an Act which could be turned to more useful purpo.es. Gentlemen, the provisions of the law with respect to riot is also d e serving of your most particu lar attention, and I advert to them because I under stand a notion has gone abroad that in cases of riots the interference of a magistrate ought not to take place until the Riot Act had been read, and until an hour after its reading had elapsed. That is the greatest possible mistake. No doubt the highly penal consequences of riot will not be uncurred until au hour has elapsed ; but when there is a riot the duties of the magistrate and peace officers are instant, and ought not to remain inactive for one moment—it is only necessary, gen tlemen, to refer to the Act to show that to delay an hour or a minute in quelling a riot is at variance with the law. You will find according to the 3d Geo. 111., chap. 9, which was passed before the Riot Act, "That wherever there may be a riot every justice of the peace, and all other peace officers, shall use their utmost endeavours to disperse the same, and have the rioters punished according to law." Now, gentlemen, that Act is in full force, applying not simply to the cases of riots, but to all unlawful and tumultuous as semblies, making it the duty of the magistrates to 4,514,721 2,622,151 1,740,687 1,909,899 440,219 203,000 30,000 29,607 31,884 302,449 12,934,667 JANUARY 6, 1848 disperse them, even although an hour or a minute had not elapsed. I will now proceed to call your attention to another provision of a. preventive kind. By a clause in the Whiteboy Acts it is expressly provided—" That it shall be lawful for every justice of the peace, sheriff, &c., to render all necessary assistance, and to , call upon all his Majesty's loyal subjects to assist them in preserving the peace." That Act made it the duty of every man, under the penalty of being convicted of a misdemeanor, and suffering its punishments, to be aiding and assisting in enforcing the law of the land ; and by the 16th section of the late Act, in every case of murder magistrates and peace officers in the proclaimed districts have a right to call on all persons between 16 and 60 years of age to search for the culprit or culprits, and make them amenable to justice, and those neglecting to do so were subject to an indictment for misdemeanour, and on conviction to two months' imprisonment. In fact, that which was left at large by the former statutes is now es pecially enjoined. Gentlemen, there is but one other provision of the late Act of Parliament to which I I feel it necessary to call your attention—a provision which ought to be known to you, and every one in your county, and in every proclaimed district in Ireland. By a section of the new statute the Lord- Lieutenant has the power of sending a large increase of police, and to charge the proclaimed barony or dis trict in which they are located with the cost of their sup port—he may send whatever number of men he thinks proper, and their maintenance' will be levied off the occupiers as well as the owners of land, in the same way that the grand jury cess is levied. Gentlemen, I have now called your attention to all the statutes I thought it necessary to refer to, and I would again impress them upon your careful consideration. I have shown you the nature of the cases that will come before you, and I have stated the law relating to them. I have not myself the least doubt but that the use of those means which are at the disposal of the anthori ties will be sufficient to prevent crimes and restore tranquillity. I speak, gentlemen, from very ample ex perience. It is not the first time that conflicts such as these have taken place between incendiaries and the law of the land, but the result has always been the same. The law has always triumphed; the designs of the wicked were always frustrated, whilst the law has been signally vindicated. That which has hap pened before will happen again, for the law is the same now as it was before. Can any man say there is less zeal and anxiety on the part of those who administer the laws to give them effect? Can culprits expect to escape now who have been overtaken before? They cannot escape; and I will advisedly say, that those who treat with impunity the law which is made for the protection of all, will find, sooner or later, that they will become amenable to justice, and be punished ; justice will overtake them by some means or other, perhaps by the treachery of their own accomplices in guilt. You will now, gentlemen, proceed to the discharge of your duties, and let me remind you that upon the firm discharge of those duties, and the duties of the petit jury, depend the conviction of crime. I have no doubt you will per form your parts fairly and honestly, and I hope the result will be the means of restoring the country from being a .disgrace to our common nature to her proper position, and thereby remove the stains that crime has brought upon her. _ His Lordship's charge occupied nearly an hour in its delivery, and was listened to with breathless silence. The Grand Jury having retired to consider the several bills of indictment submitted to them by the Crown, the petit jury were discharged until to morrow morning, at ten o'clock, when the first trial will take place. • Their Lordships sat nearly the entire day in calling on the prisoners to plead, according as bills were found. It is scarcely necessary to say that in every case the plea recorded was " not guilty." The Court rose at five o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning on the Eastern Terrace and slopes. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George, and Earl Delawarr, and attended by the Right Hon. W. S. Lascelles, and Colonel Seymour. The Earl of Aberdeen and the Earl of Auckland are expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Mary, his Serene Highness Prince Fre deri,:k of Hesse, the Earl of Aberdeen; the Earl and Countess of Delawarr, the Earl of Auckland, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, the Lacy in Waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, Baroness de Speth, the Right Hon. William S. and Lady Caro line Lascellts, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. The band of the Genadier Guards will attend during dinner. The Queen's private band will after wards attend in the Castle. . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, attended by Sir George Couper, from Frogmore House, near Windsor. Her Royal Highness left town at two o'clock in thr: after noon, on her return to Frogmore House. Lady John Russell has been indisposed at Woburn Abbey, but is better. THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. HAMPDEN. The following memorial has been presented to the Queen:— TO THE QUEEN ' S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPAN Y. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the' offices in Broad street-buildings; Baron Goldsmidt in the chair. The report showed an excess of expenditure over income of 5,9061. 12s. for the half-year, the quantity of ore raised being 107 tons in the months of July and August, and 310 tons during the three following months. The money capital in hand amounted to 40,8751. 19s. 3d., but although this sum was made up in part of accumulated profits, the directors did not recommend any division until they should be in a position to determine to what extent the mining operations which were now going on, according to the report of Mr. Mitchell, the manager, and with a prospect of the most favourable results (se veral 'new veins of ore having been opened, and others, which, in consequence of the expense of working them, promised to be unprofitable, dis continued), should proceed, the directors being de sirous of avoiding the necessity of making calls' on the shareholders. It was also important that the directors should have the means in hand to prosecute, should they be so advised, their suit against the Cobre Company, who had wrongfully taken posses sion of the Cobra mine, to the prejudice of the Santiago Company. Although the operations of the company for the last half-year, for the first time, ex hibited a loss, the produce of ore duri ng th e l ast three months had rather more than paid expenses, and was increasing. The directors hoped to be able to lay before the company at the next half -yearly meeting a full account of the extent of the proposed operations and the capital required, and promised to make a division of the accumulated profits at as early a period as possible. The letter of the manager, detailing the progress and present position of the works, was read. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions put by certain shareholders, more fully explained the state ments of the report,.and the business terminated with a unanimous vote of thanks to, arid confidence in, the directors. THE CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT OF THE SONDERBUND. The National publishes the following story of the Jesuits of Lucerne :—The Reverend Fathers, it ap peared, possessed a Gothic reliquiary of most exquisite workmanship. In order to provide against the hard ness of the times which the war might bring on them, they bethought them that they would turn S this reliquiary into money, and a H e b rew d ealer i n curiosities, residing at Geneva, purchased it of them, and paid them in Napoleons. Whether it was that the sight of the gold dazzled the eyes of the Reverend Fathers, or whether it was that they cared nothing for the relic shut up in the reliquiary, certain it is that the purchaser was permitted to carry away with his purchase a little phial, sealed with several seals, which was shut up therein. Some time after, the Genevese dealer sold to a Parisian dealer the reliquiary, but whether with or without its precious contents does not appear, in consequence of the little interest which either vendor or purchaser attached to the matter. But the Genevese dealer was much asto nished a few months afterwards, when matters were going badly at Lucerne, at receiving a letter from the Reverend Father, Superior of the Jesuits of Lucerne, demanding from him " a little bottle con taining something of a.black colour, a relic to which the inhabitants of Lucerne appeared to attach the highest value, but which was of no value to the pur chaser, and'had not been included in the bargain." The dealer replied that the reliquiary had been again sold by him, and that it was actually in the possession of an amateur in Paris. He now received another letter much more pressing than the first, in which he was informed that the bottle contained the blood of St. Francois d'Assises—that the inhabitants of Lucerne attached the utmost importance to its pos session, and that it must be restored. The civil war interrupted this correspondence, and the misfortunes of the arms of the Sonderbund must be attributed to the absence from Lucerne of the blood of St. Francois d'Assises. The Geneva curiosity-dealer, who is an Israelite, offers the correspondence of the worthy father's for sale. FRIGHTFUL DEATH ON. THE NORTH. MIDLAND RAILWAY.—DERBY, JAN. 4.—The following very shock ing accident on the North Midland railway, by which a much respected inhabitaut of Belper, Mrs. Hannah .Halsman, the postmistress of the town, lost her life, was ,the subject of a Coroner's inquiry yesterday before Mr. Mozeley, the Coroner, and a respectable jury. It appeared that the unfortunate female was a passenger by the " accommodating" train, on the evening of the 30th ult., from Leeds, Sheffield, &e. which reached Belper about half-past seven o'clock. Here she seemed in great haste •to leave the train, and in apparent anxiety to reach home, made an attempt to cross the rail before the train had really started. The light which reflected on the steps descending from the platform was in some way obscured, and on her pro- . c,cding to go down there, she missed her footing and fell forward in the small space between the front of the carriegi s and the edge of the platform. The train being 'then in motion, she was immediat , ly pinned between the steps of the carriages and the side walk of the plat form. ter dreadful ;ate was instantly observed, but it was impossible to intimate to the engine, driver to stop the train ere it had proceed( d more than fifty yards, the, whole of v.hich distance she was dra:4ged by the head and neck. When she was taktn op life \vas quite extinct. Alter considerable ditcussion its to whether the station' was lighted sufficiently for the clue protection of the public, - the ; jury returned a , verdict of " Accidental. death," with a recommendation that the platform should be better lighted. A gentleman connected with the company, who was present, promised that the sugges tions of the jury sht.uld be adopted. The Boston 21ail mentions the following remark able instance of American delicacy :—A young lady fainted, last market morning, when told by one of the country chaps that he had chickens for sale, but they were undressed. THE HAT TRADE.—This branch of business at Denton is still in a very depressed state. We hear that, of 3,000 persons formerly employed at hat-making in this township, there are scarcely so many hundreds now working in the hattincr department. There is much poierty in the neighbourhood consequent upon this state of things.—Manchester Courier. " Why," says the Alabama Flag, "is the career of the editor of the Louisville Journal through life like a celebrated tune? Because it is the rogue's march." •"Arhy," retorts the Louisville Journal, " will the editor of the Flag, et the close of his career through life he like a tune of Paganini's? Because he will be executed on a single string.' " A FEUDAL BARON.—The Mankeim Gazette states that M. d'Erstleben, dean of the chapter of Branden burg, and head of the forty nobles of that province, who addressed the famous address of loyalty to the King, is to be prosecuted for having taken a poor peasant, who had frightened his horse, and ordered him to be hung by his legs in the stable of his castle. The man would, in all probability, hav,e perished, had not M. d'.Erstleben's daughter gone in the night time aad cut him down. The Duke of Ilainilton, with his accustomed libe rality, and well timed c onsideration for the wants of the poor of the town of Hamilton, on New Year's Day caused to be supplied a quantity of oatmeal and butcher meat to upwards of eig ht hundred individu als , thereby many to pass the day in comparative comfo r t who otherwise must have done so under circumstances enabling widely different. —Scotch Paper. THE ALDERMANIC GOWN or TOWER WARD.— Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave directions to issue a precept for the election of an alderman for the Ward of Tower, in the room of Mr. Mathias Prime Lucas, de ceased. The election will take place at Bakers' Hall, Harp-lane, on Monday next. The only candidate who has appeared is Mr. Finnis, who has been for some years deputy of the ward, and upon whom a deputation, most numerous and respectable, of the inhabitants has waited with a requisition, to which a favourable answer has, we understand, been returned. THE WEATHER AND MAILS AT DOVER.—There was so great a sea off Dover yesterday, that H.M.S. Onyx, from Ostend, was unable to land her passengers , at the time she transhipped her mails into a small boat. The French day mail from London, which arrived at Dover by the 3, P.M., train, could not be shipped, and was conveyed by land to Deal, to be put on board the French screw steamer which awaited it off that port. HOP DUTIES.—The hop-growers of the county of Kent are about to petition Parliament for the repeal of the Excise Duty on home-grown hops. SUICIDE OF A NEwsmax.—Yesterday Mr. Bed ford held an inquest at the Bedford Head, Maiden-lane, on the body of William Hancock, aged 67, a newsman, residing at No. 14, Maiden-lane. The deceased had for the last year been suffering from cataract, which pai tially incapacitated him for bu siness ; and not lon g a g o was g not deemed he attempted to drown h imself b y lea p in g from ti h G i r s a s v o e r s r e o n w d steam-boat what ai be oat;ha b d ut do e n ft e e , r a r n e ( c l o i v t erin, expressed necessary to place him under restraint. On W e d n esday week he was found i n throat cut, and a com mon table-knife by his side. bed with his •He died on S un d ay l ast. Mr. Tornpson, surgeon, said the deceased appeared to be recovering from the wound, which in itself might not have caused death. He could not state positively what was the cause of death without a post mortem examina 'ion. The inquest was adjourned until Friday, in order that the body might he opened. • SUDDEN DEATH OF AN AFRICAN LION.—OR Wed nesday morning last, a large African lion, named Wal lace, died suddenly in Batty's menagerie, which for a few days had been opened to the public at the bottom of the new market. The noble beast haying been well and lively until the day previous, it was strongly inspected it had been poisoned; the carcase ~was, therefore, re moved to the Museum in Harrison. road, where a minute examination took place, but although the stomach and intestines were somewhat inflamed no mineral poison could be detected. The lion was said to have been the largest African lion in England. It was captured about two years ago in Africa, and was subsequently trained by Mr. Carter, and became the property of Mr. Batty a short time ago, as a " performing lion." He was valued at 3001. The loss, of course, will be a severe one. The sudden death of a fine bear on Monday, and a horse since the menagerie came to Halifax, and also a valuable panther a few days ago, makes it exceedingly suspicious that Mr. Batty has been subjected to some foul play. 7. k Halifax Guardian. The humble petition of the undersigned clergy and • _ _ fait - y of the diocese of Hereford We, the undersigned, clergy and laity of the diocese of Hereford, approach your Majesty with mingled j veneration and attachment, to express our alarm at the efforts which are now being made to interfere with the free exercise of the royal prerogative in the ancient and undoubted right of appointment to vacant bishoprics. We believe that this most insidious attempt to de stroy your Majesty's free agency, as head and supreme ruler, under God, of the national Church, is pregnant with danger, whether considered in respect•of its im mediate and avowed object, or in regard to its colla teral consequences on the fundamental laws of our Church polity. We are unfeignedly impressed with the vital im portance of maintaining our Church government in its entirety; and we, therefore, deeply deplore the conduct of those amongst the hierarchy and inferior clergy whose present proceedings are calculated to first suspend, and then abolish, that branch of the royal prerogative to which the Church owes its secu rity, and the uncontrolled exercise of which is es sential to the protection and preservation of the union of Church and State. We are more alarmed because the originators and abettors of the opposition to your Majesty's appoint ment of Dr. Hampden to the sea of Hereford belong principally to a party, many of whom have seceded to the Church of Rome, whilst those who professedly remain in the Church of England are noted for their attachment to Rornish doctrines, rites, and ceremo nies, and seek to revive the system of intellectual despotism and degradation which the Reformation was the great instrument of undermining and de molishing. We, therefore, humbly pray your Majesty not to be influenced by those who are endeavouring to convulse and disorganise the Church by appealing t o prejudice and misconception, and who seek to " darken counsel by words without knowledge." We most heartily beseech the only Ruler of Princes with his favour to behold your most Gracious m a j es ty, and to direct and prosper all the consultations of your Majesty and your advisers, to the advance ment of his glory, the good of his Church, and the safety, honour, and welfare of this kingdom. (Signed by, or on the part of ninety persons.) WESTERN JEWS' FREE SCHOOL FOR BOYS.— Fortunately no Act of Parliament is required to enable our Jewish fellow_citizens to exercise those charitable feelings by which they are so honourably distinguished, and a large assemblage of the leading Jewish families met last night at Willis's Rooms on the occasion of a public ball given in aid of the funds of the Western Jews' Free School for Boys, a benevolent institution in which about sixty boys are now receiving a' moral and religious education in Greek-street, Soho. About 250 persons were present, among whom were—Mr. Alder man Salomons, the Baron Meyer de Rothschild, Mr. P. Salomons, Mr. Lionel Cohen, Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Lord Marcus Hill, ,M.P., Mr. Neville Abdy, &e. The brilliant eyes of the Hebrew maidens furnish the nearest approach to our ideas of Eastern houris which, peihaps, our northern clime can present, and we have rarely witnessed a ;more unaffected spirit of enjoyment at a similar entertainment than that which prevailed last night. The arrangements were excellent, and the b all will doubtless be repeated with increased eclat next year, the success of the experiment having been decided. THE FAMILY IN ARCHEs COURT.--It has lately been observed that nearly all the officials in the Arches Court are related to Sir Herbert Jenner Fost. We presume that the patronage of the Court of Arches is dispensed on the principle of " Fust come Fust served." —Punch.—(oh!) THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK AT LIVER POOL.—The head office here, and such of the branch offices as the company still retain, were opened yester day, for the payment of their notes and of small deposits no t exceeding 201. The notes and claims presented here have been very few, and if the available resources of the company are not unexpectedly and excessively drained, there is little doubt that they will be enabled to resume fully by the end of the month.—Manchester Guardian. %IINI