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The fourth monthly part of this Journal opens with " A Song to my Readers," in which ElizA Cook gracefully and gratefully thanks her numerous readers for their very gratifying patronage, and protni6es "that the future shall better the past; That devotion shall sweeten my labour; That my working shall be to set human love free, And make each one at peace with his neighbour." pueh has been the object of the Journal hitherto, and A will be difficult, we should say, for its future to better the past or the present. Eliza Cook's contri butions to this fourth number are, besides the " Song to my Readers," "The Bird in the Storm," "Our Father," and "Early to Bed and Early to Rise." The latter is a beautiful and forceful illustration of the homely proverb— ' Full many a day, ,for ever is lost By delaying its work till to-morrow; The minutes of sloth have often cost Long years of bootless sorrow." 'We shall he glad to meet with many similarly useful and beautiful elaborations of the popular proverb. It is a theme well suited to the pen of Eliza Cook, whose muse ever loves to combine the utile and the duke. Among the prose contents of this part are Many most interesting tales, some of them founded on facts, such as " The Heiress of the Spaldings." " The Poachers " is a tale of game-preserving, fraught With a terrible interest. "The Young Lady who ,was not Punctual " tells of a young lady who lost her lover owing to her bad habit of losing her time; fuel/ a lesson cannot fail to produce good effect. "Prepar a ti o ns for Pleasure " gives an amusing ac count of the miseries of a pic-nic party. We cannot, however, particularise all the interesting contents of four numbers of Eliza Cook's Journal. Silverpen has contributed an article on Bagged Schools, written with her accustomed earnestness, and another of her beautifully natural home-pictures, " John Ashmore of Birmingham." We notice with pleasure, among the contributors to this part, Julia Kavanagh, the authoress of that heart-touching tale of the triumph of perseverance, " Madeleine of Auvergne," which last season delighted so many readers. With such additions to its original staff, Eliza Cook's Journal promises to redeem its pledge, and, if possible, to " better the past." NICARAGUA AND THE MUS QUITO TERRITORY (From the Post.) There is no doubt of the insatiable craving and intolerance of democratic ambition. There can be oo reason then for surprise should the United States, her appetite whetted by the spoil of Mexico and the gold en prize of California, desire to reserve in store the Musquito territory, and to reject by an arbitrary Mandate all notion of British protection. It is not, however, the rich vegetation and prolific resources of the eastern shores of the central American isthmus, or the promise which these offer to the perseverance of the, industrious emigrant, which tempt her cupidity; recent annexations have already added to the Union 'fast domains of no inferior fertility, which it may require centuries to people. A far grander purpose seams to be stirring up republican bile. To monopolise the commerce of the P ac i f i c, to become the supreme arbiter of the oestinies of nations and people occupying the coasts bathed by the wide-spread waters of that extensive o eean—these are imperial conceptions, and a bold t hough unscrupulous venture to obtain their realisa tion is more consistent with the character of the present American Executive than that course of Peddling intrigue which stamped with infamy all concerned in the Texan affair. We have before us in this question no matter of !peculation on which to argue, but a broad material Interest and plain right to sustain. The United States have now obtained a permanent footing and practi cally a present dominion over the Isthmus of Panama. Yoce th e contemplated railway completed, the only t he transit passage for heavy merchandise from Lzie Atlantic to the Pacifio will be under their sole e _ o ntrol. On this fact have been based their s e tleulations. As long as no intermediate route e ° all exist, the facilities which will be afforded r traffic across Panama between Europe and the Pacific, China, India, the Eastern Archipelago, A ustralia, and New Zealand, promise to make this the great channel of mercantile intercourse. The Power of regulating the terms of that intercourse, the tolls or t rans it d ues t o be charged, have become L i no right of a co mpany of United States citizens. Already have the Government proposed pre f er ential ° ll s and fares in favour of American trade. The y likewise claim, and will no doubt exercise, the right of transport across Panama for United States troops, and government stores and munitions of war. These are no secret matters, they were openly mooted at the last meeting of Congress, and were no doubt duly represented to the Foreign office by our minister at Washington, or he signally failed in his duty. We know not whether Lord Palmerston remonstrated. The Isthmus of Panama forms yet nominally a part of the independent state of New Granada. The course propose d t o b e pursue d by the United States was instructive, and the remedy l e aY pretty nearly in our own hands. The means of formin g an intermediate route, either for land car riage or shipping, through the Mosquito territory, and Nicaragua or Costa Rica, offered a safeguard against undue encroachments or injury to British interests. This subject merits, from the prominence it is likely to attain, to be well understood. With this assurance we shall need no apology for here referring pit' readers to the interesting and valuable informa tion which appeared upon it in our City article of 43 aturday. As regards the question of international right, the ei a L ira made by Nicaragua to the mouth o f t he St . ~° 4 4 n --nay, we believe, to the whole Mo s q uito ter -4°17, and to our colony of Belize besides—is un usually preposterous. The pretensions of Nicaragua I ncredible as it may seem, are ()landed simply on this,; that she is a revolted colony of Spai n, and that, In asmuch as Spain claimed the Mosquito territory, and it adjoins Nicaragua, the latter has a right to it In the character of an inheritance. This illusory fabric, however, will quickly disap- Pear before a simple historical statement of the facts, Which are briefly these. Spain never subjugated the u o squito Indians, and never was able t o es ta bl i s h a „ lrmanent footing on any portion of the coast ex ending from Cape Honduras to the Chiriqui Lagoon; but, on the contrary, a perpetual warfare and deadly hatred existed between th e Sp aniards and these I ndians. M or eover, at the tune when the ancient kingdom of Guatimala, of which Nicaragua formed Part, threw -off the yoke of Spain, no portion of the c oast was in the occupation of ev en a tem p orar y f ‘ o ree- And had there been — a s there neither was n or ever has been—on that coast eit her a S p anish settlement or native population which has been sub- Jeeted to Spanish rule, so no revolt from Spain could Five any rights to Nicaragua, who can only lay claim I .° such territory as may have been possessed or occu pied by her i n h a bitants when Spanish rule ceased ov er 'hat portion of the American isthmus. : The position of Great Britain in the matter is very simple. The origin of her connexion with Mosquito Mosquito from the alliances of the buccaneers with the Mosquito Indians, whom they supplied with fire-arms and assisted in their warfare against Spain. This was succeeded by frequent proffers of surrendering the Whole country and placing it under the dominion of the Sovereign of England, made by the king and chief of those Indians. These proffers were refused, but the country was taken under our protection, and the Kings of Mos quito have ever claimed to hold under allegiance to /logland. The Mosquito territory became in this fashion annexed as a kind of dependency of Jamaica ; th e King of Mosquito, on each new reign, having habitually gone through the ceremony of a solemn coronation either at Jamaica or Belize. When, some years since, the Nicaraguans took pos session of the port of San Juan, now Grey Town, Chatfield, our Consul-General at Guatimala, Was instructed to remonstrate; and Lord Aberdeen B nhsequently sent a consul-general to Mo s q uito to Watch over British interests in that quarter; and fi nally, i n 1847, the encroachments of Nicar a g ua and ttonduras to the north increasing with impunity, Lord Palmerston took the necessary steps to prevent IL recurrence of their aggressions. What, then, we would ask, is the claim of Spain Which Nicaragua pretends to inherit, and on behalf nf which the United States, it is said, are about to interpose ? The Pope, by a bull, in the sixteen th century, gave to the exclusive dominion of Spain the whole o f the lands and adjacent territories which her navigators might discover! We wish the United bu t joy of the new title they will have to sustain; _tit it is well they should consider that if it be a sound t vi .no, then their tenure of California, under a Mexican ~1 28( wants . the de jure right, while it has the same "facto existence, with that of Great Britain at Mos- T il t° ; and that in like manner as they wou ld know ° , c , to sustain the goodness of their title ;against all claimants, this country is quite equal to maintain her "vn against all comers. t The following is an extract from the article referred The subject of the Panama Railroad and a canal communication From the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean is creating n ew attention since the appearance of the very proper and necessary letter of the English Consul at New York, and the excitement which inte rested parties i n th e United States have endeavoured, , ut with small avail, to raise upon the matter. There is one thing, however, in which the Americans ha , . 3e n successful, an d th a t i s is exciting considerable i nterest c in thi s coun t ry upon a subject which is be coming now understood. The United Stat es have at e,t,,lrecl for themselves ex c lusive rights and privileges 1 . P anama, by whi c h B r iti s h trade to the Pacific 12( 44 ; while the Panama railway continues the sole route across the Isthmus, be under their entire control. They have done this, as fax as we are aware, without an observation from the Go vernment of this country. Another route, how ever, offers itself to public enterprise through the Mosquito territory, and thence across Nicaragua or Costa Rica to the Pacific. A counterfoil is here opened in case of any abuse of their privileges by the United States Company, through the opportunity it affords of a route for British trade to the Pacific. The w hole question then is this, are the United States to monopolise both routes, or to have such a control over the second route as to deprive the valuable com merce of this country of one independent communi cation across the isthmus from the Atlantic to the Pacific ? That instructions to oppose this have been given to Mr. Bancroft, as has been recently reported, is not credited; but, if it be true, there is no hesitation expressed as to what the answer of the Government ought to be. The United States may rely upon it, this country will back the Government in any position it may take to protect its just and necessary interests on this subject. It is perhaps not generally known that, entering the river San Juan, at Grey Town, steamers of small draft could run up to the River Sarapiqui, in Costa Rica, and navigate it likewise for seme way up. From thence to the town of San Jose*, the capital cf this little republic, there is already a mule tract, the usual road of central Ame rica; but, from San Josh to Punta Arenas, a good road (the only one made throughout central America, since the independence) has been run to the Pacific. The Costa Ricans are now engaged in forming a road from San Jose to the Sarapiqui. When this is com pleted a good route will have been constructed from sea to sea, and be the only one in existence on the American continent. While the Nicaraguans pos sessed the port of San Juan (now Grey Town), they manifested great jealousy of the Costa Rica people, and precluded their communicating this way with Europe. The assertion by the British Government in 1847 of their protectorate rights in Mosquito has again opened out this country to improvement. Another question exists, the most important which can now be pre sented to the consideration of this country—the proba bility that here will be found the most available po sition for the opening of a ship canal. If this is to be effected, it must not be under the anarchial influences of Nicaragua, or the monopolising spirit of the United States ; and this can alone be prevented by Great Britain continuing to maintain her connexion with Mosquito, the origin of which is anterior to the ex istence of any of those settlements in North America which now, in their independence, evince such a narrow jealousy of the parent state. "There can be no mistake as to this being the view and fixed determination of Government, if we may judge by the letter of Mr. Barclay, our Consul at New York, to the agents of the New York and New Orleans Steam N avigation Company. Mr. Barclay states, in referenece to an agreement made by these parties with the Nicaragua Government, for the ex clusive right of ma vi gating St. John's River,' that he is instructed officially to inform them' of the boundary line of the Mosquito kingdom, and to intimate to the company that the Port of St. John's, now called Grey Town, at which they have agreed with the Nicaragua Government to build a store, also belongs to Mosquito; that her Majesty's Govern ment is bound to protect the King of Mosquito in the exercise of the territorial rights which he pos sesses over Grey 7i7own, and over the lower part of St. John's River, and that the Government of Nicaragua has entered into a:a agreement in regard to a place in which it has no competence.' To this we would only add that Nicaragua was not in the occupation of the port of San Juan when it made the agreement re ferred to, and from the time of its independence of Spain in 1823 it first took up a position at the mouth of the San Juan (in usurpation of the rights of Mos quito) only about eight years prior to its compulsory retirement before a mixed force of Mosquito militia and British soldiery, and that from the outset the King of Mosquito protested against the aggression, and would have repelled it by force but for his reli ance on the intervention of this country, to which he had made appeal." A SONG FOR THE RAGGED SCHOOLS. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) To work, to woxk! ye good and wise, Let " ragged " scholars grace your schools, Ere Christian. children can arise, They must be trained by Christian rules. We ask no fragrance from the bud Where canker-vermin feeds and reigns, We seek no health pulse in the blood, Where poison runneth in the veins. And can we hope that harvest fruits In living bosoms can be grown, That palms and vines will fix their roots, Where only briers have been sown? Man trains his bound with watchful care, Befure he trusts him in the chase; Man keeps his steed on fitting fare Before he tries him in the race; And yet be thinks the human soul, A meagre, :fierce and untaught thing, Shall heed the written Law's control, And soar on Reason's steady wing. Oh, they who s►id not by their gold, Or voice, or deed, the helpless ones, They who with reckless brain withhold Truth's sunshine from our lowly sons; Shall they be blameless—when the guilt Of rude anal savage hands is known; When crime is wrought and blood is spilt— Shall the poor sinner stand alone? Dare we condemn the hearts we leave To grope their way in abject gloom, Yet conscious that we help to weave The shroud-fold of Corruptions loom? Shall we send forth the poor and stark, All rudderless on stormy seas, And yet expect their spirit-bark To ride out every tempest breeze? Shall we, with dim short-sighted eyes, Look on their forms of kindred clay, And dare to trample and despise Our sharer's in a "judgment day?" Oh, narrow, blind, and witless preachers! Do we expect the " ragged" band To be among: God's perfect creatures, While we refuse the helping hand? To work, to work! with hope and joy, Let us be doing what we can; Better build school-rooms for " the boy," Than cells and gibbets for " the man." To work, to work! ye rich and wise, Let " ragged " children claim your care, Till those who yield Crime's jackal . cries, Have learned the tones of peace and prayer. Ana COOK, CO=URT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 1 THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. Mrs. Manning has somewhat recovered the excite ment she displayed on the fact being made known to her of her husband's arrival in Horsemonger-lane gaol after being examined at the police-court on Saturday. The coolness and general levity of her conduct, however, excites considerable observation, if not surprise. She often expresses much concern about Manning, and when speaking of him remarks, " Ah, poor boy, he ought not to have been taken." Scarcely a word escapes her lips in reference to the part she is supposed to have taken in the dreadful crime. All her thoughts apparently are devoted to dress. Having obtained permission of Mr. Seeker, the police magistrate, for some satin dresses and bonnets, found in her luggage when apprehended, to be restored to her, she has been employed most of the time since her last appearance at the police court, in preparing her attire for the next examina tion. She has been very busy in adding a double fall to her bonnet so as to screen her, as she says, from the vulgar gaze of the mob. She makes hut little complaint of the restrictions imposed upon her • indeed, she has often expressed herse lf satisfied with what the prison authorities had done for her, saying, "I have plenty of room, plenty of air, and plenty of food, and am not without society. She expressed a desire to see Mr. Moxey, the superin tendent of the Edinburgh police, but being told that that gentleman had left the metropolis to attend his official duties in Scotland, she seemed rather disap pointed, and observed that " she wished particularly to have thanked him for his gentlemanly conduct," adding, " but I intend to go again to Scotland as soon as I have got over this difficulty, and I will call and see him." During the whole time she has been in the prison, it has been generally observed that she relies much on the belief that she will succeed in satisfactorily clearing away all suspicion of her being concerned in the murder of O'Connor. The appear ance and conduct of Manning have undergone a great change in prison. Yesterday he seemed depressed in mind. On Sunday night he expressed a wish to have an interview with his wife, but Mr. Keene, the governor, informed him, as on the previous occasion when he made a similar request, that it could not be granted. Mrs. Manning attended Divine service in the chapel at Horsemonger-lane Gaol on Sunday, both in the morning and afternoon. Her husband was not pre sent at either service. Both the prisoners have had several interviews with their professional advisers, preparatory to being brought up for re-examination on Thursday next. Manning still asserts his own inno cence, and upbraids his wife as the sole perpetrator of the deed. The police are actively engaged in making inquiries after the air-gun or pistol from which the bullet found in deceased's head was fired; and it is believed that a clue has been found which will fix the recent possession of an air-gun on Manning. An air-gun, wrapped in a baize cover, was left by a man answering his description at a shop in Cheap side on Wednesday, the Bth, and taken away again on Thursday morning. The shopkeeper states, that the person who left it appeared to be in a state of great agitation, and said he would call for it again, which he did. Since the examination of Manning, the house No. 3, Minver-place has undergone another minute search, by order of Mr. Evans, the Superintendent of ~the M division of police. The whole of the back kitchen was dug up some distance below the depth where the body of O'Connor was found, but nothing material was discovered. Inquiries are now being made of most of the marine store dealers in the metropolis respecting the crowbar which Manning bought of Messrs. Evans, the ironmongers in King William-street, and which is missing. It is evident that a weapon of that description must have been employed in raising the Yorkshire flagstones and picking up the hard soil under them. It will be recollected that a dress was found by In spector Haynes in one of Mrs. Manning's boxes, the front and left shoulder of which bore marks of blood. This confirms the admission made by Manning when apprehended at Jersey, that Mrs. Manning invited O'Connor downstairs to wash his hands, and when reaching the bottom of the staircase put one arm round O'Connor's neck, and with the other shot him Her Majesty and the Prince walked out this morning. The Royal dinner party this evening will include Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, and Sir Charles Lyell. through the head. The stains on the dress have been examined by Mr. Odling, the surgeon, of the Borough, and that gentleman is of opinion from the experiments he has made that they are marks of human blood. Yesterday a letter bearing a foreign postmark and addressed to Maria de Roux, was examined by Mr. Seeker, the police magistrate, but it contained only some doggrel verses on the late murder, and threw no light on the facts of the case. HUNGARIAN QUESTION. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Wednesday), the sth inst., at Balmoral. Summonses to the Ministers and Officers of State to attend the Council were issued yesterday from the Privy Council office, Whitehall. MEETIN G AT GREENWICH . . Last evening a public meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution, Greenwich, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the brave and patriotic Hungarians, and of raising contributions in aid of persons belonging to that nation seeking refuge in this country. At eight o'clock, the time appointed for holding the meeting, the theatre of the institution was densely crowded in every part by a very respectable auditory, a considerable portion of whom belonged to the fair sex. Mr. GRAHAM, by whose exertions the meeting was convened, took the chair, and, after a few preliminary observations explanatory of the objects of the meeting, introduced Lord DUDLEY STUART, who was most enthusias tically received, and said—Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen, I have very great pleasure in meeting.this numerous and respectable meeting upon this most interesting question—upon a question interesting to every Englishman—interesting to every one attached to liberty—interesting to every one desirous of the welfare and prosperity of Europe.—(Cheers.) We are met this evening to consider the state of Hungary, to pay a tribute of respect to those gallant patriots who have risen up in defence of the rights of their country, and who, undismayed by fearful odds — the odds of two powerful empires arrayed against them — have boldly drawn their sword—(Cheers) — have dared every danger, and if they have not been suc cessful, at least have played a part which will be handed down to the latest posterity—(Cheers)—the theme of admiration and the example of all the lovers of freedom.—(Renewed cheering.) These circumstances alone are sufficient to claim the sympathy of every native of Great Britain—of that soil peculiarly dedicated to freedom, on which no slave can stand, because the instant he places his foot upon our shores the chains fall from him. — (Cheers.) Taking, therefore, the most general view of the Hungarian question, and not stopping to ex amine into its details, there is enough in it to awaken the interest of every British heart.—(Hear.) But if we examine further, if we examine the page of history, and make ourselves thoroughly ac quainted with what the Hungarians have done in times past, and what they have been doing within the last two years, we find that all our impulses in their favour are confirmed and encouraged by that investigation.—(Hear.) We find that the Hungarians are a people who, like our selves, have always been attached to principles of freedom—(Cheers) —that they have not now for the first time evinced a desire to make laws for themselves, but that for centuries and centuries they have lived according to their own laws, according to their own charter, which they, by their valour and determined courage obtained in former times, just as the bold Barons of England extorted Magna Charta from King John.—(Cheers.) As many years—aye, and more years than we have enjoyed freedom , the Hungarians have also been free; and though in the process of time they have come under the sceptre of the despotic Emperor of Austria, yet, although they have lived under the sceptre of a despot, they have not permitted him to rule them as slaves—(Hear, hear, and cheers)—but it has only been upon condition of his swearing to observe their constitution and to protect their rights that he has ever been permitted to mount the throne of Hungary.—(Renewed cheer ing.) As Emperor of Austria the Hungarians have never known him—they have known no sovereign but the King of Hungary—(Cheers) ---and no sove reign has been King of Hungary till now without taking a solemn oath to observe the constitution of Hungary. It may . be that successive sovereigns— as sovereigns history proves are too apt to do—have forgotten the laws, and have more or less violated the constitution."( Hear.) That has been an abuse which has been more or less tolerated, ne • vertheless the constitution has never been set aside, and the Hungarians have still held to that dear privilege of freemen—the right to have no taxes levied but those voted by the people or their repre sentatives.—(Loud cheering.) If I were to tell you that in times past and unti l t he present day the con stitution of Hungary has been a perfect model of what a free constitution ought to be, I should be guilty of a gross exaggeration, and say that which certainly cannot be supported by facts. But has the constitution of England always been a perfect consti tution ? - --(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Is it a perfect constitution at this day ? (Hear, hear, and " No, no.") Why then it is no reason that we should think slightingly of the Hungarians if they, like ourselves, have lived for a long time under a constitution not perfect, although certainly very much superior to any other except our own which has prevailed in Europe —(Hear)—and if they, like ourselves, have been contented with an imperfect constitution ; still if you examine it you will find, that it was in many respects highly commendable, and as good as could be expected according to the spirit of the times. — (Cheers.) The enemies of Hungary, the friends of despotism, are anxious upon all occasions to malign the Hungarians, and in doing so, distort history— (Hear)—and they would have you believe at one time that the constitution of Hungary was one divined only for the benefit of a small part of the nation, and without any regard to the welfare of the people at large—that the Hungarians have been struggling for some wild scheme of a constitution— some red Republic founded upon absurd and extreme principles.—(Laughter.) But neither of these two things is true—it is neither true that the constitution of Hungary as it was of old was not worth having, nor that the con stitution which they proclaimed in later days was one which was not deserving of the approbation and respect of the philosopher.—(Cheers.) The Hun garian constitution, it is true, instituted the power of electing the Members of Parliament only in a particu lar class, which was called the class of the nobles ; but the nobles in that country were a class so large that they were more than equal in proportion to the whole of the inhabitants than the class of electors in this country were previous to the Reform Bill.—(Hear, and cheers.) I know very well that that was not enough to satisfy a nation, and I know too that the Hungarians held that that was not enough, and that last year, feeling so under the guidance of the immortal Kossuth—(Loud and prolonged cheering) —they introduced a reform—a great, a noble, and an efficient reform—a reform much greater than that which was introduced in this country some 15 or 18 years ago—(Cheers)--they did away with all distin ons between nobles and non-nobles.—(Cheers.) GRAND SUB-UNION FESTIVAL. The grand opening festival of the North-West, Sub-Union of Mechanics' Institutes is definitely fixed to take place in Harrogate on the 27th of the present month. To give the public an idea of the unusual and splendid attractions which will mark the celebration of this event, we have only to say that Mr. G. L. Banks, the general secretary of the Sub-Union is in correspondence with many of the most eminent authors and public men of the age, some of whom have pledged themselves to attend, while the result of his application to others is not yet made known. Of those who it is already known will honour Harrogate with their company, comes, first of all, the celebrated George Cruikshank, the eminent artist and carica turist, whose exquisite dashes of humour and beautiful conceptions contributed to Punch, the Man in the Moon, and shown in his illustrations of the works of Dickens and others, and still more recently in his series of tableaux, " The Bottle," have won for him a world-famed reputation, and placed him in the highest ranks of ge nius. The above gent l eman w ill pres id e , and will be ably supported by Lord Goderich, who in the handsomest manner possible 'has rec en tly iden tified himself with the Mechanics' Institution at Kirby Malzeard ; the Hon. and Very Rev. H. D. Erskine, Dean of Ripon, son of the late Lord Ers kine, whose name is a tower of strength, and whose good works ought to be had in everlasting remem brance ; George Dawson, Esq., M.A., the eminent lecturer, of Birmingham; Charles Swain, Esq., of Manchester, author of " The Mind," " Dramatic Chapters," " English Melodies," &c. ; Edward Baines, Esq., President of the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutes ; Charles Mackay, Esq., LL.D., of London ; William Scholefield, Esq ., M.P. for Birmingham, &c. The arrangements for the occasion will consist of a public dejeuner, at two o'clock, at the Queen Hotel, and of a public meeting in t he evening, tickets for which must be obtained so me da y s p rior to the festival. The following are the stewards : the Worshipful the Mayor of Ripon ; John James Harrison, Esq. ; William Williamson, Esq. ; Wm. Bennett, Esq., M.D. ; George Kennion, Esq., M.D. ; Robert Pollock, Esq.; William Melville Lomas, Esq. ; H. Myers, Esq.; and John Richardson, Esq. A superior hand will be in attendance during the proceedings.—Harrogate Advertiser. ve COST or CHOLERA.—At the last fortnightly meet ing of the Liverpool Board of Sewers, the proceedings related chiefly to the sanitary measures adopted by the board at the present juncture. Mr. Harbord said the board were spending about 10,0001, a year in order te relieve the aufferera from cholera. The landlords procured the emancipation of 'the pea sants, and not only that, but going beyond what has been done in any other country, they not only forbore to exact from the peasants the two or three days labour in the week, which was the tenure by which they held their land; but with a noble and mognanimous impulse worthy of all praise—and which surely will carry down the names of those noble men to the latest posterity—they at once not only emancipated their peasants from the obligation of this labour, .but they presented them with the land itself. —(Loud. cheering.) The constitution of Hungary, however, whether in former times, or reformed as I have explained it to have been last year, was a constitution always extremely similar to our own, consisting of King, Lords, and Commons —(Laud cheers)—an hereditary Monarchy, an he reditary House of Peers, and an elective House of Commons—(Cheers)—and, as you see, like our own it was a constitution susceptible of being reformal without being overthrown.—(Prolonged cheering.) The Hungarians, therefore, being free, rejoicing in free institutions, besides those to which I have alluded, they had also the inestimable advan tage of enjoying throughout the land local rights and local institutions.—(Cheers.) They had muni cipal institutions, they had county meetings—they had all. those local institutions, or many of them, which we have, or others similar to those which we have, And these are the institutions which are so valuable to a nation—(Loud Cheers) — these are the institutions which teach men how to deserve to be free—which accustom them to govern themselves, and which implant in them the desire ef self-government and the determination to be governed by nobody else.—(Loud cheers.) And with all these noble institutions no wonder that the people were a noble people, because it is institutions that make men good or bad.—(Cheers.) Men that have been ruled for centuries by despots have the vices of slaves.— (Hear.) Dien that have been accustomed to be free have the noble virtues of free men—and those virtues are indomitable attachment to their country—(Cheers) —a thorough determination, against All dangers, to sacrifice themselves for their country—(Cheers)—unfli nchi ng courage—resoluta detennination to have t heir r i ghts , and with that deter! nination the humanity which becomes Christians. —(Laud cheers.) All these things you will find in the noble Hungarian nation—all these things. calculated to awaken sympathy in this nation, which has enjoyed similar rights, and which has di: played similar virtues.—(Cheers ) There never was an occasion where more heroic courage) was displayed than in the war not yet over, or hardly yet over, in Hungary .—(Hear, hear.) There never were more brilliant deeds of prowess— (Loud cheers) —and I must say on the other side, on the side of the despots, there never were more hide ous deiAs of cruelty and inhumanity.—(Hear, hear.) The ;Hungarians were brave, but they were his mane.- —(llear, hear.) No instance of barbarity soils their escutcheon, though, God knows, they have had provocation enoug h, in the hideous barba rity practised by Austria.— (Hear, hear.) General Ilaymm's name will go down to posterity—(Groans and sensation) —bet he will always be mentioned as thebutcher of the Hungarians.--(Hear.) 'lava% you read his proclamation ?—(" Yes, yes," and groans.) Proclaiming death to eve r y man ! very man did I say ? To every man, woman, or child who should dare—what? To insult one of his soldiers.—(Groans.) And these were not empty thaate. Prisoners have, THE Se N LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4 1849 in cold blood, been shot and been hung ; women have been scourged—(Sensation and groans)—ministers of religion have been put to death for no crime but for being known to nourish sentiments favourable to the insurgents, and for administering the consolations of religion to the wounded and the dying.—(Hen r.) The Government of Austria has always been famous for its enmity to religious liberty.—(llear.) No power ever did so much to destroy the Protestant re ligion as the Government of Austria.—(Hear, hear.) The ancestors of him who now sits upon the throne at Vienna established the Spanish Inquisition.-- (Hear.) They have always been the most intole ant of all governors.—(Hear.) But of late they have shown impartiality when they have hung upon one and the same gallows the other day a priest of the Catholic religion and a Protestant clergyman.—(Sensation.) That is the only impartiality shown by such a Go vernment as that of Austria.—(Hear.) The Hun garians, on the other hand, have always been famed for their attachment to religious as well as to civil liberty.—(Cheers.) There has never been any dif ference between any sects of Christians with regard to any privilege.—(Uheers ) Many of them are Protestant—many are Catholic—many are of various denonitrations—(Cries of " Hear")—there was no difference between them.—(Hear.) The only difference between persons of any religion was that of the Jews, and the great Kossuth— (Cheering) —the other day proclaimed the emancipation also of the Jews.—(Prolonged cheering.) So that under the irce Hungarian constitution there was no dif ference whatsoever on account of religious faith. — (Cheers.) And is not that another reason why we ought to take an interest in Hungary ?—(Cheers.) Is not that another reason why the Liberals of England and the English nation ought to feel an interest in the noble Hungarian nation ?—(Yes, ' yes, and cheers.) Why, it ought to hold out to it the right hand of friendship, and to do all that is in its power to benefit and befriend it.—(Yes, and loud cheering.) In doing so, we should not only satisfy the feelings of our hearts—we should not only act in ac cordance with the generous impulse of every British bosom, but we shall also be doing that which would materially promote and ad vance our interests, as a commercial nation.—(Hear.) Our enemies at one time are disposed to turn us into ridicule, as sentimentalists, and they say what have we to do with Hungary ? why should we take ar. interest in those people, however free, however noble, however distinguished by all virtues they may be— what business is it of ours to take any part in any struggle of theirs ? Those who would do so act upon sentiments—they do not act in a way which is to be expected from those who rule a nation.—(Hear.) But when we turn round and show, as we can show, that nothing would conduce more to the interest of this great commercial country than the establishment of the independence of Hungary, then the same persons that have ridiculed us as senti mentalists, turn round and say that we are actuated only by contemptible and sordid motives.— (Laughter.) Sordid motives ! Is it a sordid motive to endeavour to promote free trade and the inter change of commercial relations between different countries ?—(No, no, and hear, hear.) To endeavour to obtain any advantage by violent or by un lawful means ?—(No, no.) That certainly is a sordid action, but to endeavour to promote the welfare of our own country, and the welfare of other countries, and to extend the civili zation of the world by the mutual intercourse of commerce. I say this is so far from having any thing sordid in it that it is a thing most laudable — (Cheers)—it is a thing which promotes the welfare of different countries in every respect, and one which ought to be lauded and supported as well by the Christian as by the philanthropist or the statesman ; and I could show you that if Hungary were made in dependent, she possessing a fertile soil, abundant in productions of every description, and a population not up to manufacture, would supply us with a vast amount of products of great importance to this country to possess. She would render to us corn and wine, hemp and flax, and many other articles much cheaper than we have them now; while she would open an inex haustible market for our manufactures.—(Hear and cheers) If Hungary were independent it would be felt in Lancashire—it would be felt amongst the manufacturers of that great county—it would be felt amongst the woollen trade of Yorkshire, Manchester, and Leeds, and Bradford, and Halifax. Halifax would rejoice, and many a family there, without knowing it, would enjoy full wages, and be enabled to provide for their families, which they can not do now, and would owe that without knowing it to Hungary.—(Cheers.) Our cotton and woollen would go out there, our cutlery would go from Shef field, our porcelain from the potteries in Staffordshire, and from Worcester, our silk manufactures from Co ventry, and from Spitalfields, and from other places where the manufacture is carried on. Trade would be renovated and vivified in a very short time if Hun gary were allowed to be independent, anti allowed to carry out those principles of free trade which she has ever maintained, and has of late shown herself most anxious to develop, we should soon have as large an amount of trade with free Hungary as we now have with the United States.— (Cheers.) We should have in the East another America, another nation of freemen, another nation bound to ourselves by similarity of institutions and of habits ; and what an advantage would that be to us, besides forming a most effectual bulwark against the encroachments of the colossal Autocrat of Russia.—(Cheers.) Every advantage would arise from it, the promotion of freedom, the extension of free trade, and the better security f all the nations of Europe. Instead of that, what shall we see now ? Instead of seeing in Hungary another America, alas ! I much fear we shall witness another Poland.— (Hisses.) Another brave nation overrun and oppressed by the barbarous hordes of despots—another nation which has struggled manfully, nobly, and gloriously ; but has succumbed before overwhelming numbers—and are we, then, to see this fair land, like Poland, a prey to misery and oppression ?—its best inhabitants driven into exile, seeking an asylum here amongst us; perhaps received with kindness, but yet never able to feel one day's happiness while forcibly torn from their beloved country—(Cheers)—tbe rest groaning in hopeless misery, some transferred to the wilds of Siberia and others to the still more dreaded dungeons of Speilsburg. That, alas 1 if the accounts which have come of the discomfiture of the Hungarians be true, is too likely to be the case. But, Ladies and Gentlemen, if you agree with me that this brave nation deserves your sym pathies, if it awakens your interest, let us inquire what are we to do, and whether anything can be done ? because I have not come here, I confess, for the purpose of reciting an elegy over Hungary. I have not come here merely to lament over her mis fortunes, and to pronounce to you a funeral oration. No. I hope it has not come to that, I hope that al though a dark cloud now hangs over unfortunate Hungary, that still better days for her are in store. — (Cheers.) But what, then, can be done, or what can we do ? Let us come to that point, let us inquire for something practical, and then we shall be acting a part worthy of Englishmen.—(Loud cheers.) Now, I will tell you one thing which I think we can do, and I hope with some effect. It is not to be supposed that the Government of this great country should be without influence upon the Government of every other country. However much the principles which guide those who govern affairs at Vienna may differ from the principles of those who govern us here, yet still such is the power and the moral weight of this country, that it is not to be supposed that a strong expression of opinion, coming from the Government of this country, should not obtain some attention, and should not produce some effect. I think we have seen enough of some of those who are now in the Ministry to have good reason to think that they are well disposed towards the cause of Hungary.—(Cheers.) I believe that what they require, in order to act, is to be supported by the unanimous voice of the people of England.—(Cheers.) I think that Lord Palmerston—(Loud cheers)—disposed as I believe him to be to assist the cause of Hungary as far as he can, will be placed in a much better position for doing it—will be encouraged to raise his voice, and will raise it with much greater power and effect, if he can point to such meetings as that now held at Greenwich all over the country. I want him to be able to say at Vienna, or to have it said by his ambassador, " The Government of England are anxious that if Hungary is to be submitted to the sceptre of Austria, that at least the integrity of Hun gary should not be tampered with." I want him to represent to that Government the monstrosity of at tempting to do anything like a partition of Hungary. We have had a partition of Poland. The nations of Europe stood by and suffered it, to their shaine.—(Cheers.) There has been no per manent peace in Europe since.—(Hear, hear.) The Poles are not only scattered all over the world every where discontented, as why should they not be?— (Hear, hear.) Who would be contented if he were a Pole ? Not only that, but when there has been no possibility of permanent tranquillity, while that country submitted against the will of its inhabitants to the three northern despots, are they then going to add another element of discord and discontent to the world ; and can they expect, if they do, that they should have anything like peace • or that if they cry peace where there is no peace, dial. it should be any thing but deceptive and hollow. I want Lord Pal merston to represent these things at Vienna, and I am sure that he will do so with more effect if he can point to such meetings as these.—(Cheers . ) s There have been meetings all over Eng land upoil.st thisof subject. Here is a list of the m eetin g s—a some of them, for I am quite sure a great many have been omitted; but I know that there have been meet ings of this sort in the city of London,. Alarylebone, Hammersmith, Birming- Westminster, Kensington, ham, Manchester, Leicester, Carlisle, Newcastle. upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Arbroath, Cardiff, Southampton, Halifax, Wrextiatn, Bradford, INTa kefield, Winchester, and Greenwich.—(Cheers.) At all these sympathy for Hungary has been ex pressed, and a great desire for the independence of that country. That we cennot have now, it seems, but we may have the integrity of Hungary. Hungary may be allowed to remain whole and and not partitioned, although still under the sceptre of Austria.—(Hear, hear.) She may be allowed to enjoy her institutions and local rights, although unfortunately still under the sceptre of Austria ; and it would be very much better to have Hungary in her integrity, and Hun gary in the enjoyment of her local rights, than if she be split up into small divisions and altogether fused into the empire of Austria, so that no nationality &hall remain to her; and let us hope that the young Emperor that now sits upon the throne of Austria, and now extends—though I must say, and always shall say, unlawfully—his sceptre over the Hunga rians—let us hope that when he comes to reflect, and to be better acquainted with the real state of things, than I dare :ay he is now—for probably, surrounded by interested ministers, he is kept in a great degree in ignorance of what is passing—let us hope that w hen he has a little more experience—for you know he is now extremely young, lie is only emerging from boyhood, and the brilliant morning of eighteen now dawns upon him ; that is the age when most men are accessible to generous impulses and noble aspirations, but it is an age without experience, when a man, perhaps, even of a noble nature, may easily be misled, and think that he is doing right when he follows the advice of persons he has been taught to respect, and men of much more experience than himself. Let us hope that this has been the case with the youthful Emperor. At any rate, I must say that of all the perons in his Government, much as I detest that Government, and deeply as I consider it to be stained with illegality and barbarity, it must be owned that of all the men in that Government, the young Emperor himself is the least culpable. Let us hop^,:then that he, with a little more experi ence , and becoming better acquainted with the real stat e of things, will not only shudder, as he must do, when he hears of the barbarities of his General Haynau—when ho hears that women have been scourged, that prisoners have been put to death in cold blood, that ministers of religion have been hung up, towns set fire to and ravaged, and whole countries laid waste in his name—let us hope that he will not only shudder at this, but that learning, as no doubt he will, sooner or later, what passes in other countries, he may be filled with a noble ambition not only of ruling over a large extent of country, and of many millions of men, but of ruling with beneficent sway. I always must contend that he has no right to rule over Hungary, because the Hunga rians have decided that he should not.—(Cheers.) I contend that every people has an indefeasible right of deciding by whom they shall be governed—(Cheers) — and what form of government they will please to live under.—(Cheers.) Therefore the Emperor of Austria, h'sing established his rule over Hungary by force, I never can hold that rule to be anything but unlawful. I must consider it a usurpation, and I must consider that he has entered upon an estate without a valid title • but let him make up for the faultiness of the title by the excellence of the manner in which he exercises the right, that is what lam feign to hope of him. He may strive to efface the chief impression produced by his mode of entering upon his reign by the moderation and the kindness with which he may afterwards rule. I trust that this may be the case. And oh, what a noble thing it would be; what imperishable renown that young monarch would acquire if he were to act upon any mode of that kind! if he were to show not only moderation in his victory—which I must say is the most inglorious victory that over was achieved, because as long as the Hungarians had to deal with the Austrians alone they beat them in every field—(Cheers)—they drove their best armies before them like chaff, the Austrian generals were covered with disgrace, and nowhere could they ven ture to meet the Hungarians; and it was only when they got the assistance of the Muscovite hordes, when the Emperor of Russia, against the law of nations, poured in his vast armies to the assistance of the beaten Aus trians—it was only then that the; arms of Austria became succesful. But let us hope that the Emperor will endeavour—knowing as he must, if he reflects at all, that he is looked upon with dislike and abhorrence by the Hungarians—let us hope that ho may endeavour to convert this hatred into respect; that he may strive by all means to redeem what has gone before, by acting with kindness, forbearance, and moderation.—(Hear, hear.) I do not know whether these hopes are such as cau be reasonably entertained. t am afraid there is very much reason to fear the contrary, but at the same time, I must say that the representations of the Government of this country would be more likely to bring about such a state of things, and such a blessed change, than any thing else. I think, therefore, that meetings such as this which I have the honour to address, expressing their sympathy for Hungary, expressing their anxious desire that the integrity at least of Hun gary should not be violated, expressing their earnest hope that those who now rule will rule with moderation and forbearance—(Hear)—expressing their opinion that the Government of this country ought to use all the in fluence which it may command in order to inculcate the propriety of such a course of action aelrenice—rahinkthat meetings of this kind are calculated to do a vast deal of good.—(Hear, hear.) I have the greatest pleasure in meeting you, and I rejoice and congratulate myself, and congratulate the Hungarians upon this meeting.—(Loud cheering.) I shall now, ladies and gentlemen, proceed to read to you the first resolution, which has been put into my bands, and which is— That the destruction of Hungarian independence by the combined armies of a Sovereign not legally enti tled to the throne, and of a foreign foe, only renders it more imperative on Englishman to express their sympa thy with oppressed patriots, who have, in common with all mankind, an) indefeasible right to a government of their own choice, and whose liberties are, moreover, con firmed by positive compact, and are consecrated by time, and historical records."—(Lowl cheering.) And having read that resolution, I will only say that while it aaeaks of the present state of Hungary, only rendering it more imperative upon Englishmen to ex press their sympathy, I think it is imperative upon Eng land to do more.—(Cheers,) I believe a resolution will be proposed, suggesting a memorial to Lord Pal merston upon the subject. I will move another soon after, for which I trust I shall be forgiven that there is still:another way in which we may hope to promote the interests of the,Hungarians. It is one not very agree able always to suggest, but at the same time you know that we can do no good without making some sacrifice.—(Cheers.) If, therefore, there tare :any generous spirits amongst you who have anything to spare for the Hungarians, I assure you that a contribution of that kind would be well employed, because there are now here men who are pre paring to join their countrymen in arms in Hungary— (Cheers)—but who aro now kept here and have nowhere else to go to—(Cheers)—who can have no communica tion with their friends—(Hear)---and those friends likely to be now consigned to dungeons, if they have not paid the penalty of their patriotism with their lives, and are at any rate very likely to be obliged to join their friends in exile.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore any contributions towards the Hungarians will be most acceptable, and certainly would powerfully tend to relieve those brave patriots now in this country, and I grieve to say now in a state of destitution. It grieves me to make any such appeal—not that I am unaccustomed to it, because for the last fifteen years I have passed a considerable portion of my life in making appeals of this kind—(Prolonged cheering)—in behalf of the Poles—(Continued cheering)—and I must say that those appeals have not been made in vain— (Hear, hear)—let them have been addressed to whatever class they might.—(Hear, rand I cheers.) But certainly the working classes have never been be hind hand in the glorious rivalry—(Cheers)—they have not been so with regard to Hungary ; they have come forward most nobly, because they feel, as every Eng lishman feels, that the Poles deserve their succour and assistance. They received it—they have received it for a number of years.—(Cheers.) You feel that the Hungarians, no less true sons of feemen, deserve it also, and lam sure that it will not be withheld. His Lord ship resumed his seat amidst long continued cheering. G. Tuomrsoer, Esq., M.P., in a brief but eloquent speech, seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Lord NUGENT then moved :—" That an address be presented to Lord Palmerston, in the hope that English diplomacy may successfully interfere to secure for the Hungarian nation its own liberties, instead of a mere fusion with the remainder of the Austrian territories." Mr. THOMAS M'ENTEER seconded the motion, and it was agreed to. The prayer of the address to Lord Palmerston, was to entreat his Lordship, " in conformity, as they trust and believe, with the sympathies and sentiments which your Lordship personally entertains to use such prompt means as shall seem the most effec tual to cause the entire weight and influence of the British Government—supported as it will be by the strong and generous sympathies of the entire Bri tish nation—to be exercised for the purpose of obtaining the full security of the inhabitants of Hungary, both generally and specially from danger to their lives, properties, and personal liberty; and, further, for the purpose of ensuring that (tinder whatever arrange ments may be made in consequence of the termi nation of the recent struggle) the integrity of Hungary shall be respected and preserved ; that her ancient constitution, and her laws as amended by the Diet, and solemnly assented to by the King of HuegaZY in April, 1848, shall be left untouched; and, epecz"; cally and emphatically, that her ancient i n stitutions of local self-government, the basis and only s ure pro to of her liberties, shall remain unite])ired 1 and no re spect superseded by that blightingisliyls-%a e a of l centralisation, I d n been the the attempt to impose upon had 'cuff s ered for t root hree of all the evils which hunga t r h y e centuries, and the immediate cause of the late disastrous struggle." Mr. ErNsocu and several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and a liberal collection having been made on behalf of the Hungarians, a vote of thanks Was given to the Chairman, after which the proce e di ngs ter initiated. I 'al- Pride, jealousy, the love of argument, the disdain of guidance, rivet on a panoply against truth more eagerly assumed by the strong than by the feeble.— Eliza Cook's Journal. BLACK GAME IN 711 E LAKE DISTRICT.—Five or six years ago some of these biros appeared rather mys teriously in this district, and now trey have spread for miles on every side. Some have been shot, and fine game they are, equal to any ever brought from Scotland. With a little care they may become numerous.— West moreland Gazette. MANNING IN JERSEY. Our Jersey correspondent has communicated to us several particulars relating to the conduct of Manning during the period of his detention in the gaol of the island of Jersey. His bodily health and his personal appearance were considerably improved during the period of his incarceration, but it was evident that he was sadly deficient in nerve. He was uneasy when left alone, and seemed greatly relieved by the presence of any person. During the Tuesday afternoon he began to avoid the gaze of the very many persons who walked out side of the colonnade of the prison, which is strongly barred. Throughout Wednesday and Thursday very few persons were admitted, and those only by order from the magistrates. One man, named Shalor, a butcher of the town, having obtained admittance, it was remarked a recognition immediately took place on Manning perceiving him. Shalor knew Manning well, having gone to school with him. A few words were exchanged, which would have led to conversa tion, Manning protesting his innocence and laying all guilt of the murder to his wife, Mr. Shalor inti mating that his statements denying his participation' in the murder should be sent to the London papers — a communication which was evidently pleasing to Manning. The conversation, which began to be rather of an animated nature, was suppressed by the gaol authorities. • • Manning complained one morning that his scarf or neckerchief had been taken from him, and said he wanted something round his neck ; the turnkey said . quietly, " Yes, and no doubt you'll get it." This' request of Manning for his neckerchief was not, granted. He remarked that he could not eat the rations served to those who are placed inside the bars, and that he should die before he could. Mr. Kendrick, the governor, told him that such food had kept many a man alive, and he hoped it would him. However, he was allowed to have his dinners, &c., sent from the Hotel de la Pomme d'Or, which is a rench hotel in the town. He was never diffident in asking questions or for articles he wanted of any person passing the bars. ALARMING FIRE AND ROBBERY AT IVALWORTIL. Last night between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, a fire, which caused great alarm and did considerable damage, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Woods, a wholesale furnishing ironmonger, carrying on business at No. 6, Mount-place, Walworth-road, within a short distance of Camberwell-gate. The flames when first perceived were raging in the front shop, and although an instant alarm was given, and assistance promptly attended, the fire speedily gained complete possession of the lower part of the premises, and the flames were rush ing half-way 'across the road. The fire assuming such an alarming aspect great fears were entertained for the safety of a woman who had been confined a few hours previously. Some of the inhabitants entered the place, but it was with great difficulty they could prevent the poor creature from rushing into the street with her in fant. What makes the case more distressing is that the woman lost her husband with cholera a few days since. The engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England Company quickly attended, and as soon as water could be procured from the Lambeth firemen in the district, the engines were set to work, but the fire could not be extinguished until the lower portion of the premises was completely destroyed and the upper part much damaged by fire and water. The origin of the fire is unknown. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Woods went to the Flora Gardens, leaving the shop boy to close, and shortly after putting up the shutters, the fi re was seen by some one passing the shop. Whilst the fire was burning two persons were detected by Sergeant Jullien in the act of removing some of the property from the premises. Ho succeeded in capturing one of the per sons, who was locked up in the station-house. Fortu nately the sufferer was insured. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—Yesterday an adjourned general court was held, at the offices, Greek-street, Soho-square, to hear appeals against dis trict rates. The utmost exertion had been used to pro cure the attendance of at least the number of commis sioners required by the Act, namely six, but when the hour limited by the statute bad arrived, only five mem bers were present. In this dilemma, by the consent of the parties, a court was formed of the following justices: —Sir John Burgoyne (presiding), Captain Vetch, the Rev. Mr. Stone, Mr. Leslie, and Mr. Banfield. The proceedings commenced by the secretary reading the appeal of Mr. John Carter against the imposition of dis trict rates. This document stated that the appellant, an auctioneer, and others, were occupiers of premises on the north side of the Poplar ditch, in the parish of All Saints, Poplar, and that from time immemorial they were released from the payment of the rates, &c., on condition of keeping this:ditch clean, and well scoured. It alleged that those persons did not derive any benefit from the works of the commissioners, and that they were not liable for the metropolitan sewers rate. Mr. Need ham appeared in support of the appeal, and was heard at great length. The secretary proceeded to refute the statement that appellant had received no advantage from the operations of the commission, and warned the Court from being too easily persuaded into remitting rates against particular parties,except in the most urgent cases. The Court, after a sitting of upwards four hours, confirmed the striking of the rate against the appel lant, a decision which is likely to affect numerous in dividuals. THE CHOLERA.--A Court will be held at Balmoral on Wednesday next, at which a Form of Prayer will be ordered, to be used in all churches and chapels, beseech jag Almighty God to remove the plague of cholera from mon U. IRELAND DUBLIN, SEPT. 3.—Since Friday the weather has been very unfavourable for harvest operations. It is gratifying, however, to know that in the south and south west the greater part of the corn crop is cut and saved. Some new wheat and oats have already been brought to market, but the condition of both, owing to the rain, was rather soft. The former only . brought 12d. per stone, the latter 70., prices any thing but remunerative at the present prices of land and high rate of taxes. In Clonmel market on Friday, wheat of good quality was sold at 9d. and 10d. per stone. The Limerick Chronicle states, on the autho rity of a correspondent who has just finished a tour of seven counties, that such an abundance of corn and potatoes have not grown to maturity for many years past, and that several farmers are obliged to enlarge their barns and granaries, such is the fruitful supply of the earth. TREMENDOUS THUNDER. STORM.— For the last few days previous to Saturday the weather had been dark, dull, and sultry. On Saturday evening, about four o'clock, some slight rain fell, and it continued at in tervals up to about seven o'clock, when a regular deluge (as it were) set in and continued with in creased violence up to nearly half•past eleven o'clock. For some years back there has not been so heavy a fall of rain for the time, and we fear that considerable damage must have taken place up the country, as the Liffey, yesterday, bore marks of an inland flood of a serious character. During the rain a thunder-storm set in, and in the memory of any man at present alive there was not such a continuous and brilliant sheet of lightning observed. In fact, it might be said to have illuminated the city. The peals of thunder were awful, and almost shook the houses. The rain ceased before twelve o'clock, and yester day was particularly fine, but it rained very heavily in the course of the night. A large elm tree at the first lock of the Grand Canal was struck by lightning about eight o'clock in the evening. It has been riven about thirty feet from the base, occasioned, it is evident, by two large iron staples being placed for some purpose at the point stricken. The chasm is about twelve inches broad and two inches deep and continues the entire dis tance of thirty feet to the ground. The collector's house adjoining had several panes of glass broken with the shock. We have also heard that a man residing in Essex-street was deprived of his sight by the electric fluid ; but we hare not ascertained the particulars. DONNYBROOK FAIR,—The fair terminated on Saturday, when, at six o'clock, the tents were struck, and shortly after the green was like the baseless fabric of a vision, not having left a wreck behind. We may observe that the greatest regularity prevailed throughout, a n d th at t h ere was not a s i ng l e r i o t during , the week. Th e po li ce b e h ave d very we ll . TUE SHANNON IMPROVEMENT WORKS.—These works have been at length b roug ht t o a c l ose ; on Monday a great portion of the river was turned into its natural channel, ;and in a few days we expect to find the navigation opened for traffic. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. " THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION 'WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- DERTY."—Kosauth's Protest against Russian Interven- Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers: — Messrs. 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Such was his affection for his " Moak, as he called him, that it was his practice on every Christmas-day to give him the first cut of the plum-pudding, a treat which the animal seemed to enjoy, as he ate the plummy delicacy with the greatest avidity, and washed it down with a pint of strong ale. Even on his death-bed Gothard did not forget his favourite, for in his will he directed that the donkey should follow him to his grave as chief mourner. This extraordinary request soon got wind in the neighbourhood, and at the time appointed for the funeral some thousands of persona assembled in the churchyard. The authorities connected with the church determined that such an unseemly exhibition should not be allowed. The friends, in consequence, determined only to lead the donkey as far as the end of East-lane. During this portion of the mournful procession the animal walked at the head of fourteen couple of mourners, with crape tied round its ears. So great was the crowd about the church that the aid of the police was obliged to be called in to prevent some thousands from forcing their way into tho church and church-yard after the corps. Order was with some difficulty preserved, and the burial service was performed by the Rev. Mr. O'Riley, ono of the curates. PRINCE ALBERT LEARNING GAELIC.—.We trust it will not be considered as infringing on the privacy of Balmoral to state that it is understood Prince Albert is taking occasional instructions in Gaelic from the Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Crathie, with a view to acquiring a knowledge of a language connected with the literature of the country, and which forms the dialect of a class in whom his Royal Highness takes much interest, and . among whom a considerable portion of his leisure a t thin season of the year is likely to be regularly spent. II Anderson is himself a good Gaelic scholar, although a Lowlander.—Perth Courier. The weather hero is remarkably finefor harvest purposes; and we understand tbat of considerablea Scotland, and on e breadth is cut down in the eastern co unties farms numbero m f dv n e e e w ee r d ick ih s are a in all parts covereda the a now be considered g enera l in () in.d F the country, and well t m s. and Th f e or crops are in the all spoken of Toorbffes rshi harvestr Forfar shire linen trade is good , and , as the harvest offers out taaovuotuh;seabsiy e astern a„ d b i e str d ic e out door labour, the supply is limited. The herring fishery ort the eastern coast has also done well for the fi s h ermen , although not so well for the curers, who find prices ex tremely low; but, in the meantime, all classes of the labouring population are in good circumstauces.—Glos yew Daily Mail, INCENDIARY FIRE AT HENDON.—A correspondent writes as follows:—" I can positively Allow me to correct this error, as declare, from personal observation, that the fire was not the act of an incendiary, but occurred from the stack igniting from its own heat. The fire was. at Coventry Farm, in the district of Mill-hill, and broke out on Saturday, August 25, a little before ten o'clock at night. I was one of the first on the spot with a police man and my own gardener. The rick was then blazing from the centre, and the fire was all internal, where no incendiary could have got at it. The adjoining rick was partially fired by the sparks from the other. I have no hesitation in declaring positively that the fire arose from the hay heating, and such was the general opinion of all practical, disinterested observers. The neighbours anti cipated fire from the smell issuing from the rick days before, and one experienced farm er a ctu al l y advised the proprietor to have the rick c ut through, feeling certain that it would fire from o ver-heatin g .' More than 90, 0001 . has re cently pasted through the office of Messrs. Sale and Worthington, for the pur chase of freeholds in Yorkshire and Cheshire fQr the Freehold Muilding sad Load Ats9vitlita. ". 1 6 11 s ... 0 4 " : 10 1 1 9 ••• 1 "• 1 •.• .... 5 1 r.• .IL• .)