The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-14 00:00:00

BRIGHTON-TUESDAY. Their Majesties took a carriage drive this morning before uncheon. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester also drove out this morning. Lord De Lisle arrived to-day from Penshurst Park. The calls at the Palace to-day comprised Lady and the Misses Napier, Viscount, Viscountess, and Misses Gage, Hon. W. Bathurst, and Commander F. Boyce (on leaving). . , The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans arrived this after noon from Stratton-street. Prince Polignac and his son will leave Brighton to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock for London. The following distinguished persons dined with the Prince Polignac last night at his brother-in-law's, the Hon. Archibald Macdonald :—Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond, Mar quis of Bristol, Lord G. Loftus, Sir A. Barnard, and Colonel H. Bayley. Colonel and Mrs. Doyle, and the Hon. R. Trevor dined with the Prince on Sunday evening. Their Majesties entertained at dinner yesterday evening, Countess and Lady G. Bathurst, Hon. W. Bathurst, and Sir C. M. Clarke. COURT CIRCULAR. The Marquis of Sligo (late Governor of Jamaica) left town yesterday morning for Brighton, to have an audience of the King. Lord Holland and Mr. Charles Kemeys Tynte had inter views with Viscount Melbourne, in Downing-street. Sir Rufane Donkin had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street, yesterday. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. A King's Messenger, with despatches from Mr. Villiers, our Minister at Madrid, arrived at the Foreign-office, at an early hour yesterday morning. Sir Francis Doyle, Chairman of the Excise, had an inter view with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lord Holland entertained the Chancellor of the Eexche quer and a select party at dinner on Monday, in South-street. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were occu pied yesterday with an appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury ; Anna Maria Welch and Lucy Allen Welch, legatees under the will of Mrs. Arnold, late of Portland place, Clapham-road, dated 1820, v. Nathaniel Phillips, Esq., husband of the daughter of the deceased, the said daughter being nominated sole executrix in a will, dated 1825. Dr. Addams was heard for the appellant ; Dr. Philli more and Dr. Lushington appeared for the respondent. The bearing of the case was then adjourned. ICE-BOUND WHALERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Your journal is so accessible in all cases where the benefit of our country is concerned, whether we regard it in a scientific, or in a purely philanthropic point of view, that I am sure the mere mention of the subject will ensure the insertion of this letter. It is to the fate of our suffering fellow -creatures detained in the ice of Davis Straits that I am anxious to call your attention, and that of your numerous readers. They have already formed the subject of appeal to three of our journalists—the most useful of all members of society— who have urged the necessity of sending to them instant relief. The propriety of this cannot be questioned ; but the blame they have thought proper to cast upon Govern ment, for not sending earlier aid to others similarly situated last year, is unjust, because I conceive it to be untbunded. The plan then proposed to, and adopted by, his Majesty's Ministers, was only calculated to render relief to the several crews as they escaped from their icy fetters ; and to effect it the expedition started, in my opinion, quite early enough. Individuals who publish such random assertions, very far from benefiting the cause of humanity, are likely to render the exertions of those better informed than themselves totally inert ; for, judging from such ungrounded state ments, the philanthropist will, unwittingly, disregard the truths that may be blended with them. That assistance should be s ent to them, and that early, every individual must admit ; for although the last was a failure, and subse quent expeditions may be equally unsuccessful, yet if, after all, but one British seaman should be by such attempts saved, the expense incurred will not be regretted. It is to be hoped therefore that two vessels well provisioned will be at once despatched to the sea of Davis Straits, and that each vessel should form an expedition within itself—the several commanders being in no way amen able to one another. A spirit of emulation will thus be raised, and the jealousies, which too frequently occur, and by leading the contending parties beyond the bounds of prudence, frustrate the noble object they had originally in view, will be altogether averted. That the present attempt may be more effective than the last' was calculated to be, the different crews should be supplied with snow-shoes and sledges, that, on reaching the ice, they may be enabled to convey themselves and provi sion in various directions for the discovery and relief of the miserable objects of their search. Notwithstanding the impossibility of obtaining in London these essentials was urged last year by those who, from their acquaintance with the frozen regions of the North, I should have thought pos sessed more inventive minds, I again assert that any num ber of these articles may be procured within the precincts of the city, even were it necessary to supply the whole of his Majesty's navy. Having made these suggestions for the exigency of the present occasion, let me call your attention to the neces sity of preventing such heartless, unhuman exposure of our British seamen ; men who, taking them collectively, have bled, and are doubtless again ready to bleed for their country ; of individuals who, from their calling, have, hu manly speaking, been the means of raising England to her present enviable superiority. One would naturally expect that with the advancement of science, the kinder feelings of our nature, that of love for our species would have pro gressed in an equal ratio ; but that this is not the case, we have ample proof in the case before us. What will public think when I state, notwithstanding the dreadful sufferings of the ice-bound whalers last year, and of other countrymen in 1833, the particulars of which will be found mentioned at Vol. I. p. 192, of my Narrative, that some hundreds of poor, hard-working seamen have been again ex posed—and God knows but they may, at this time, be con suming each other—to all the horrors consequent upon starvation ;, although these miseries, which do not cease with the sufferers themselves, but extend to their wives and helpless babes, might altogether be averted at a very tri fling outlay. The inadequate mode in which the different vessels trading in those icy seas are provisioned, is the cause of endless misery to individuals, and severe taxation to the people at large, owing to the enormous expense which must necessarily be incurred in the endeavours to render them aid ; and, supposing that aid should have arrived in time to save life, it may not have reached them sufficiently early to insure the rebuilding of an impaired constitution, previously perhaps strong and hale. It was reflections such as these that induced me, in my Narrative, to state that such " exposure of men to death and can nibalism seemed to require the interference even of the Legislature itself," and it is now evident that in forming that opinion I was not premature. It is necessary for the sake of humanity and economy that a law should be passed, compelling the Owners of every vessel trading in those icy seas to provision the crews for a period suf ficiently long to meet these contingences, which I con ceive might be effected without the least increase to their expenses. With respect to the mode of accomplishing this object, I feel it would be an impertinence in me to offer any suggestions. I have the honour to be Sir, Your obedient humble servant, RICHARD KING. 4, Picadilly, Dec. 13, 1836. The Earl and Countess of Abingdon arrived at the Clarendon on Monday evening, from Wytham Abbey, Ox fordshire. _ _ Viscount Villiers has joined the hunt at Melton Mowbray. Viscount Morpeth, accompanied by his private se cretary, Mr. Norman Macdonald, will leave Dublin on the lst instant for town. His Lordship has returned to the Phoenix Park from a tour, which he commenced at Besbo rough House. Lord and Lady Radstock have arrived in Portland place from Ramsgate. Lord Gardner has rejoined the hunt at Melton Mowbray. Colonel and Countess Pozzo di Borgo are expected to return to England with the Russian Ambassador. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and family will arrive at Dalkeith Palace, Mid Lothian, on the 17th inst., from Bow Hill Lodge, near Selkirkshire. Much company, including the Lothian, Montagu, Mansfield, and Home families, are expected during the holidays. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland took their departure yesterday afternoon for Paris, where they intend to resdo for a month or five weeks. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have arrived at Hatfield House from a visit to Sir Robert Peel, at Drayton Manor. The Earl of Albemarle leaves town to-day, to join the party assembled at Holkham. The Earl and Countess of Jersey left the seat of Sir Robert Peel, Bart., on Monday last, for Middleton Park, in Oxfordshire. The Marquis Conyngham has left Dudley House, Park-lane, for Slane Castle, county Meath. His Lordship will return before the meeting of Parliament. His Grace the Duke of Richmond left the Bruns wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Goodwood. Lady Jemima Wykeham Martin, the lady of Wyke ham Martin, Esq., the only remaining child of Earl Corn wallis, is now lying in the last stage of consumption at Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Countess has recently joined her, but` the Earl is prevented from doing so by his late accident. 'f he Earl and Countess of Abing,don arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, on Sunday, from Abbey, Oxfordshire. Loyd Prudhoe has arrived at Northumberland House, from st.anmore Park, Yorkshire. Th e Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh and family will arrive at Dalkeith Palace, Mid Lothian, on the 17th inst., from Bowhill Lodge, Selkirkshire. Much company, incluci;ng the Lothian, Montagu, and Home families, are expected during the holydays. The Duke of Devonshire has sent an engi ne of a Peculiar construction to his princely seat, Chatsworth. It is at present uncertain whether his Grace will spend his Christ re as at Chatsworth or Brighton. Torquay is uncommonly full at present. The winter at sembly takes place on the 15th inst., at the Royal Ex change, and is expected to be both numerously and respect abl v attended. Lady Carew and La d y Dashwood are the Larry Patronesses, and Sir J. B. Yar de Buller, M.P., Si r L. Palk, and Sir C. Atkins, will act as stewards. Drayton Manor, which has been for several years donstracting, is now completed. Tradesmen from the me tvopolis -were employed during the recent tour of Sir Ro -lert and Lady Peel on the Continent, in completing the embellishments. The visitants of the Right Hon. Baronet do ring the last ten days have consisted of the Duke of 11. 4 tland, Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbnry, Earl and Cot intess of Jersey, Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. Goulburn. Col. and Lady Alice Peel were also expected to join the party. It obert William Hay, Esq., late Under-Secretary of the Colonial Department, from which office he lately re tired: on a pension, is to retain his appointment of Com taissiioner of Compensation, appointed under the 3d and 44, William IV. Grouse, blackcock, and ptarmigan shooting in Scot land ended on Saturday last. The heavy state of the roads during a month past, has delay - md the delivery of General Post letters an hour. The Committee of th e N a ti o nal Opera met yesterday at the London Hotel, Albemarle -street, for the purpose of discussing -various resolutions preparatory to the general locating, which will take place in a few days. Mr. E. Forrest, Mr. Rice, Mr. Macready, and Mr. and Mrs. Wood, have been engaged to perform fora limited Slumber of nights at the Manchester theatre during the sea- Oa, which commences on the 17th inst. The Tunnel at Primrose-hill, on the London and Birmingham Railway, will be comp leted about the 10th of darmary next--the whole length is 1,105 yards. The late hurricane blew down two houses in Mal low- lane, Cork, hurrying all their inmate s. The constabu lary ;were speedily on the spot, and after clearing away part tLf the ruins drew forth three lifeless bodies—a man, named Whelan, 40 years of age, and two young children, brothers, of the came of Sullivan, the one six, and the other three Years of .age. They also hauled out a young man named Sweeney, and two young women, the one named Sullivan, kid the other Twohig, all dangerously, and it is feared, naortally wounded. A child belonging to the deceased Wh e l an was taken out of the unhurt.—Cor ie r k Stand B rig ard. hton has The plankin& chain pat Dread y been sufficiently repaired to allow persons to walk the extremity in safety ; but the commencement of the Pe rinan e nt restoration is delayed until the arrival of Capt. 11 1 own, the projector and principal proprietor. Our the 4tr,leal managers gave the proceeds of the house on Wed- II N lay evening, towards th e ex p ense of repairing this at -1 ,4 '4e% Live structure.—Sussex Advertiser. A. correspondent asks why it is that the gaming -110u50,3 in the Quadrant are lighted up, and carry on their tle.fari o us trade with impunity on the Sabbath day, when we Vein. o f a n old apple-woman or ag reen-grocer being carried 4 el2ore a magistrate for much slighter deviations from Propriety. L'UcES'YER.----The demand for goods continues flat. ele houses engaged in t he home or cou ntr y trade are the i ie tt employed. The stoc k s of the lower and middle quali tiesof useful wrought ho rse are small , and b ut few workmen a ''‘e been discharged. The advance in wether wools, re ill'lrt,2(l last week, is fu ll y maintai ned , par ticularl y in the ° wer and middle qualities, which are scarce. The general ZPeet of the wool market is firm ; and, i f the consum p tion 14 °41 d. continue in Yorkshi re an y thin g like what it has been, e 4 y e s xpect that wool will be higher, since the stocks of 1 n glisl wools are by no mea ns lar g e, and the farmers hold Dfin, gret it firmness.—Leicester Chronicle of Saturday. A A dr, %,,adful event has taken place at Acton, in Mas trsett destruction of a powder mill, and th e ex 10si0n o f 2,500 kegs of gunpowder. Four of the workmen d. ti.4-inong • the correspondence read at a recent sitting the A cm temy of Sciences in Paris, were the following t t 4 R41 • o itei.Tts .-1. A cure for the cho lera, b y aM. Du who otters to lose his head at the Place de Greve if t • tern .dy -be , not superior to ail that has ever y et been ti e d :2. A letter from M. Gamier, announcing his disco ' t it W or ; the quadrature of the circle. 3. A latter,accom , te e l o ed 13. a pretended head of a flying dragon, which was triiAti.l at once to be the head of a pig. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1836. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 12.—Bills of exchange drawn from Portu gal upon Genoa, have just been protested, to the amount of several hundred thousand francs. It 'has been ascert tained that these bills had been discounted to the Mi guclites, to supply them with the means of forming and paying some bands ; and that after the visa of one of the persons on whom they were drawn without a formal ac ceptance, the holders reckoned on the intervention of King Charles Albert to furnish funds when the billy should be come duo. But his Sardinian Majesty has no longer money to spare, or he is tired of giving it away for the Carlists and Miguelites. Besides, his allies dispute the utility of some of the remittances which the King has made at a great expence, exposing his ships and his sailors ; and then all the burdens of the alliance cannot be borne by him. Since the Pope has refused to give any pecuniary aid to Don Miguel, this Prince has personally contracted a con siderable debt with the Court of Turin, which in the end will have to be added to the expenses.—Courrier Francais. A Journal says that for some days past conferences have been held at the Tuileries, in the apartments of the Duke of Orleans, at which the Minister of War and several superior officers of the army take part. It is supposed that these conferences relate to the affairs of Spain, and to the consequences which may ensue from them. The Austrian Legation at Paris has become much more strict with respect to applications for passports to Goritz ; this has cooled the zeal of the pilgrims who wished to go thither. It seems that some imprudent demonstration s have displeased the Court of Vienna, and that for the in terest of the members of the Ex-Royal Family themselves, it has come to a resolution which will prevent its being in jured by the indiscreet zeal of its partizans.—Journal du Commerce, Dec. 12. At the latter end of November, an English vessel being driven on the coast of the empire of Morocco, was plundered. A short time before another vessel, under Sardinian colours, bound to Cadiz, was plundered on the same coast by armed Moorish boats, the same to all appearance which captured last Autumn a brig of Leghorn, not to mention their acts of piracy committed on coasting vessels. The European Consuls at Tangier make urgent repre sentations to the Government of Morocco, which pretends to have no knowledge of the facts that occurred previously to the plunder of the English vessel. But whatever be the result of these remonstrances, the Captains cannot be too much on their guard, when the winds or necessity bring them near to the coast of Morocco.—Messager, Dec. 12. ( From the French Journals of Monday.) The first sitting of the Court-martial for the trial of Bruyant and the other hussars engaged in the late affair at Vendome, was held on the 9th instant at Tours, Colonel Charpentier, of the artillery, President. The whole of the sitting was very nearly occupied with the reading of the pre vious examinations, which contained a narrative of the whole of the proceedings of the prisoners, all the material cir cumstances of which we have already laid before our read ers. One new fact, however, appeared. M. Gratien de Clairembault, the substitute to the Procureur du Roi at Vendome, in order to obtain a full and correct account, conceived himself authorised to promise two of the priso ners an exemption from prosecution, on condition that they should tell the whole truth. This engagement has been fully confirmed by the military authorities, and the two men in question are no longer included in the proceedings ex cept as witnesses. All the documents being gone through, the prisoner Oudinot was called in ; but M. Brizard, the Counsel for Bruyant, having intimated that he had certain objections to take to the proceedings, the President ordered all the prisoners to be brought into Court, and put to them the usual interrogatories as to their names ,stations, &c. They all answered with great firmness. Bruyant's countenance was serious and full of thought ; but the few words he spoke were uttered with a strong steady voice. M. Brizard then pleaded against the competency of the Court to try the pri soners, inasmuch as they were accused of an attempt against the safety of the State, a crime which came only under the cognizance of the Chamber of Peers. The Learned Counsel quoted, in support of his objection, the opinion maintained by the Procureur-General, M. Martin (du Nord), before the Chamber of Peers in the trial of the men involved in the affair of April. These arguments were replied to by the Capitaine Rapporteur, the Judge Advocate. The Court, after a long deliberation, declared itself competent, and ordered that the trial should proceed. The Court then adjourned till the next day. We learn that the injuries received by M. Bouron in the audacious attempt made upon him at the Bank at Paris on Friday morning, are by no means serious. In addition to the phial of poison, the man who shot himself had about him a quantity of ground pepper, which was found in his waistcoat pocket, intended, no doubt, to be thrown into the eyes of M. Bouron, or of whoever might attempt to seize him. His corpse remains at the Morgue ; but as yet he has not been recognised by any one. His face remains undisfigured. His features are regular, and may be said to be handsome. The police has taken every possible means to ascertain his identity ; and, in order to retain a correct likeness of him, a cast of his head was taken yesterday by M. Guy, the sculptor.—National. The Memorial Bordelais, of the 9th inst., says— " Emigration from Spain is daily increasing, notwithstand ing all the difficulties thrown in the way o obtaining pass ports. Our town seems to be the favourite resort of the unfortunate families who are obliged to desert their homes. Among those now amongst us, the most distinguished are —the Archbishop of Saragossa ; the Duke de Montellano ; the ex-Ministers, the Marquis de Zambrano, Burgos, and Zarco del Valle ; Generals Espeleta and Ferrer ; the Di plomatists, Anduaga, Velasco, the Marquis de los Llanos, Alvarado, Marin, and the Chevalier de Salcedo ; the Duchess D'Albe ; the Counts of Rostova, Castellar, and Argillo ; the Marquisses of Villacampo, Corona, Portago, and Montesa ; the Counsellors of Castille, d'Asta, Goye neche, Cavia, and Gil ; the Count de Toreno, late Presi dent of the Council ; and Don Aqiiino Perez, ex-Director of the Treasury. We have, besides, many persons for merly in Government offices, a great number of Ecclesias tics, and some rich capitalists, who come to save their lives and fortunes from the revolutionary convulsion which threatens to tear their country to pieces." FRENCH FUNDS,—PA DEC. 12. Five per Cents., 107 f. 55c. 50c. 35c. 40c, Four per Cents., 99f. Three per Cents. 70f. 5c 80f. 2Cc, Bank Actions, 2,330 f. Itente de Naples, 97t: 10e. 15c. '2oc 10c. Roman Five per Cents., 101. Spanish Actives, 29%3,04. Spanish Passives, 5%%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101%%. Portuguese Three per Cents. 29% ,f,%. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 54%. Haytian Loan, 365 f. 360 f EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 23f. 3734 c.; money, 25f. 35c. Three months, paper, —f. —c.; money, 25E 15c. —Coors Authentiaue. BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—Little was done to-day on the Bourse. All the securities showed a tendency to decline. The French funds fell in consequence of the slight depression in the Consols, and were likewise affected by two extensive failures of a builder in Paris, and a manufacturer in Mulhausen. The Spanish Actives declined on account of the reported defeat of Espartero. LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 1071. 60e. ; Three per Cents., 791. 20c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb bards, —; Differes, —; New Loan, —; Actives, 201 ; Pas sives, 54 ; Ducats, —; Romans, 1001 ; Pedros, ; Belgians, 101 i ; Dutch, 541 f. ; Haytians, 3601. —c. ; Mi guels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 311 ; Con tinuation, --e. ; New Differes, 84 ; Five per Cent. Perpe tuelles, —; R o y a l Loan. —; Three per Cent. Portuguese, 294 ; Bank Actions, 2,3301. ; Austrian, —; Rente de Naples 971. 40c. SPAIN. SIEGE OF BILBOA. BAYONNE, DEC. B.—Private letters, dated Durango 6th inst., t oge th er w i t h b u ll e ti ns pu bli s h e d by Generals Eguia and Villareal, state that an affair had taken place on the sth. In the morning, the Carlists opened a fire against the new line established by the Christinos, on the right bank of the river Nervion, which was supported by the bat teries of the Desierto, the steamers, gun-boats, and the bridge of boats. The engagement lasted the entire day, and in the evening the Christaos were obliged to abandon, the positions they had taken at Azua, Sondica, Lujico, Evandio, and Lejona. According to those reports, the Christinos, decimated by the murderous fire of the artillery, had fallen back on the mountains of Ondis, where they were harassed during the whole night by the Carlist gue rillas. A number of their soldiers were drowned in attempt ing to swim across the river, and 40 taken prisoners. According to the Christino accounts, the above affair was of no importance, being, they say, a mere encounter between the advanced guard of both armies The ()nate Gazette of the Bth takes no notice of the engagement. Count de Torreno, who had come here to meet his wife, set out with her for Paris yesterday morning. The two Columbian Generals (O'Leary and Soublette) also started for Paris on the same day. Additional powers, it seems, are required by the Spanish Government before Spain re cognizes the independence of South America, and the two Commissioners prefer waiting for them in Paris rather than in Madrid. The Marquis of Pontejas, the late Corregidor of Madrid, has also left Bayonne for Paris. It is believed at the British Consular-office, that Evans has been ordered to attempt a diversion in favour of Bilboa. A letter from St. Sebastian, of the Gth inst., states that the contractors who, on the members of the provincial de putation becoming security, had agreed to supply with pro visions the 9,000 or 10,000 men of the corps of General Evans, have declared that they would no longer continue to do so after the 14th of December. The Minister of Finance, M. Mendizabal, has notified to General Evans that he must take provisions wherever they are to be found, without heed ing formalities ; but the Minister has forgotten that there are IRELAND. _ DUBLIN, DEC. 12. LONGFORD ELECTION.—An adjourned meeting of the Independent Club took place on Saturday last. The Rev. T. Kennedy, a Presbyterian clergyman, was called to the chair, amid the loud cheers of the assembly. Mr. White was en thusiastically received, and declared that his canvas was everywhere crowned with complete success. Mr. Lefroy is beginning to think himself not quite secure in his seat. He is right—the spirit is awake in Longford that will unseat him.—Freeman. We believe the election will commence to-morrow week. Mr. Murphy has been appointed in Mr. Trail Hall's place, Assistant-Barrister for Cavan. There is a swindler going about London levying contri butions under the pretence that he is authorised to collect subscriptions for the Irish " Justice Rent." From one gen tleman he fraudulently obtained fifteen pounds. There is no person so authorised—he is a swindler, and it would be well if he were stopped by the first person he attempts to impose on, and given up to justice.—Pilot. CITY REGISTRY.—It is not improbable that the registry will terminate to-day (Monday), as the barrister said on Saturday if the claimants do not come up he would close the Court. If, then, the registry terminates to-day, the absence of tho Liberals will be the cause, for the Orange men and Conservatives are all registered.—Freeman. Mr. S. Crawford, M.P., is to be entertained at a public dinner at Newtownards on the 22d inst. From the object of the entertainment, the arrangements which are in pro gress, and the feeling that exists among the independent freeholders of Down, we anticipate a highly influential meeting. POOR LAWS.—On Saturday, pursuant to requisition to the High Sheriff, a meeting of the gentry and landholders of the county of Clare took place in the Court-house, Ennis. John O'Brien, Esq., the High Sheriff, who pre sided, philosophically reviewed the question of a Legislative provision for the poor. In the course of the Hon. Gentle man's speech, after some remarks on the evils of absentee land lords, he declared his conviction that " a well-regulated poor rate would in a degree have the effect of an absentee tax, from which the resident landed proprietors would derive important advantages. It is apprehended (continued he) that a poor-rate may encroach upon rental ; but whatever part is so applied will produce an abundant equivalent, and I know no more ,appropriate application of national rental than in protecting the great body of the people from pe riodical starvation ; nor let it be feared that such will su persede the exercise of private charity, for let legislation do its best, enough of human misery shall still survive to call into action the benevolent sympathies of our nature." After several other gentleman had addressed the meeting, Mr. Steele rose and proposed the following resolution, which was passed without a dissentient voice :—" That this country can never enjoy peace, nor progress in civilization, till every man is made to know that he has a right to supneri. from the soil on which he stands a freeman." LORD MULGRAVE'S VISIT TO NAVA N.--His Excellency having come on a visit to Somerville, and on a former occa sion having promised to revisit the town of Navan, a com munication was made to Sir William Somerville, to ascer tain on what day his Excellency would carry his intentions into effect. Thursday, the Bth inst., was appointed. At an early hour all the houses in the town were decorated with laurel. Triumphal arches were erected in the different avenues leading to the town with appropriate devices. The windows were filled with all the fashion and beauty of the town and surrounding neighbourhood. The sturdy pea sants and men of Meath assembled in thousands. After partaking of the sports of the field, his Excellency arrived at two o'clock precisely, accompanied by the High Sheriff, the Earl of Fingal, Sir William Somerville, Bart. The Trades Union held their usual meeting at the Corn Exchange. The registry was the principal topic discussed. THE CHURCH MlLlTANT.—Artillery iS brought to play on the bodies of the recusant tithe-payers—and artil lery is not inappropriately brought to thunder over their graves. This is, of course, a la militaire. We learn from the Limerick Star, that two pieces of cannon, and a party of foot and artillery, went out to Doone on Tuesday, for the purpose of attending the funeral of the tithe martyr, Dwyer, on Wednesday last. This is something like what the grave-digger in Hamlet calls Christian bu-ri-al.—Freeman. The fact of an Hon. Member's constituents having ac tually given the Representative, Mr. Stewart, a dinner, in stead of being the recipients of his bounty, would seem to indicate a degree of public spirit which the mind of a mo dern Tory cannot reach, nor sympathise with, by any pro cess whatever, mental or otherwise. It is the Asses' Bridge that they never can or could get over.—Kendal Alercury. The distress in Enniskillen is dreadful. The Earl of Enniskillen supplies the half-famished and frozen people with timber from his woods. FILACER OF THE EXCHEQUER.—The death of Mr. Richard Eames, which took place yesterday at Artane, has caused a vacancy in the office of Filacer in the Court of Exchequer. The income has been 1,8001. ; it is said to average, however, only about 6001. The organs of the fallen faction must be in a woeful con dition, when even the Cork Standard, with all its talent, can do nothing snore efficient than call names, and designate Mr. O'Connell as the Poissarde of the Rebel Convention in Dublin—the male fish-woman of the Corn-Exchange, Bil lingsgate !" The Mail seems in a similar state of destitution, and en deavours to ground a grievous charge against Mr. O'Connell for using the following words, in his character of Advocate. It seems that in the case of the Attorney-General v. Em merson, tried on Saturday last, Mr. O'Connell said that " be believed there was no country in the world which pro duced better men than Scotchmen ; but he also knew that it produced some exceedingly bad ones in New South Wales. The Parliamentary returns showed the characters of the individuals there. The word class out•and-out were the Scotch, upon the philosophical principle that nothing was so bad as the corruption of that which had been ex ceedingly good ; the second class was the English, and the best behaved class, strange to say, was the Irish." Our Contemporary may rest assured that the Scotch are too in telligent to ima g ine an affront to the national character, which Mr. O'Connell never contemplated. The men of Scotland have besides that proud consciousness of high descent, which never forsakes a great and wise people. One of the unfortunate creatures taken out of the ruins of the houses which fell in Mallow-lane, as mentioned in our last, died at two o'clock yesterday morning. An inquest was held on the four persons who lost their lives by the me lancholy catastrophe at the North Infirmary yesterday, and verdicts were accordingly returned. We have since learned, that the high price of coals this winter caused the people of those houses to cut away some of the rafters for firing, and that the usual support having in consequence been taken from the roof, it came down the first gust of wind that prevailed, with a desolating crash.—cork Standard. FIRE IN WATERFORD.—Between two and three o'clock on Wednesday morning, one of the most tremendous fires which has been recollected for many years broke out in the corn stores of William Peet, Esq., in George's-street. At four o'clock the lofts, on which many hundred barrels of corn were lodged, gave way with a fearful crash. The ap pearance of the fire at this moment presented a sight awfully grand ; nearly the entire city was partially il luminated, while the high wind which prevailed carried sheets of wreathed flames to a considerable distance. Ap prehensions were entertained for the safety of the adjoining houses, but, fortunately, they were groundless. All yester day workmen were employed in removing the rubbish, and a fireman engaged in playing the engines upon the smoul dering ruins, and up to our going to press there was consi derable uneasiness felt lest they should burst out anew. The premises, we understand, were insured by Mr. Peet for 5,000/.—Waterford Chronicle. OPPOSITION TO THE COLLECTION OF RENTS AND TITHES.—If the following statement be correct, and look ing the authority upon which it is given we very much doubt it, the Tory landlords of Ireland will have reason to lament the predicament in which they have been placed by their friend, Lord Stanley :—On Thursday fortnight Mr. M. Hackett, of Birr, having gone out to his property at Cloughan, near Leap Castle, accompanied by Mr. Wetherall, a magistrate, a chief constable, and a party of police, to seize the effects of a tenant, named Carroll, foi arrears of rent and tithes, his arrival was there greeted by a party of over five hundred persons, who expressed their firm resolve not to permit the law to take its course —not to allow a single article belonging to Carroll to be stirred by his landlord ; and in confirmation of their re solve, the chieftain of the clan stepping out, discharged a blunderbuss in the air, thereby intimating to Mr. Hackett and his party the reception they were likely to receive, should he endeavour to prosecute the distress. The police and their officer, we are informed, having declined acting against so superior a force of Lord Melbourne's subsidies, Mr. Hackett was obliged to return without having effected a seizure. Thus things remained until Thursday week, when it was rumoured that Mr. Hackett, with the as sistance of the military, would again attempt to dis train. No way daunted by this reported accession in the persons of his Majesty's troops to the landlord's strength, the intrepid and bellicose peasantry of the King's County were seen on this morning also congre gating to the expected scene of action, from all quarters of the country, armed with guns, pistols, scythes, pitch forks, and every other implement of husbandry, likely to prove efficacious in the encounter as useful in the field. It being a fine day, the boys increased as they marched, for they impressed into their service as well those who were unwilling to join them as those who were not. They even pressed a few Protestants to the field, because they were supposed to dislike the proceedings of the day ; and others who feared the same treatment, left the digging of their potatoes and secreted themselves. All frize-clad reinforcements having at length arrived, to the amount of two thousand armed men, they remained for a considerable length of time in the neighbourhood of the tenant (Carroll's) house, and there firmly awaited the ap proach of the military and Mr. Hackett, who, however, did not make his appearance, the Irish executive not having condesended to assist him. The native fencibles then re tired to the top of Knockhill, where they deployed, display ing their force and discipline to the best advantage, as they stood out, bristling with arms, in bold relief from a bright blue sky, until the approach of evening (not of his Ma jesty's soldiers, good reader) dispersed them to their respec tive homes. And so rests the matter up to the present. Here is a pleasant and cheering prospect to all landlords who may happen to be blessed with Popish tenants, and who may have occasion for the next gale, as we would not ad vise them to build many speculations on the probability of it being paid.—Leinster Express. ROBBERY AT LORD WHARNCLIFFE'S.—Infor mation was received at the different police-offices of an extensive robbery committed early last Friday morning, at the scat of Lord Wharncliffe, Wortley Hall, near Shef field. Among the property described as stolen were va rious articles of plate, some of them bearing initials and others a crest, a lion rampant and motto ; a large bunch of gold seals (one of them a topaz, with double crest, viz., a lion and motto, and an eagle on a rock ; another a blood stone, with coat of arms ; another a topaz, with cupid rid ing a lion) ; a cornelian ring, with antique raised head ; various other rings and seals, a gold Bramah key, gold pencil-case with crest and motto, a gold vinaigrette, a double-barrelled gun, silver mounted, and with the word " 'Windsor," in gold letters, between the barrels ; a Mac. kintosh cloak, and other articles. The thieves also broke open a blue leather-covered box, belonging to Mr. Stuart Wortley, and stole from it a small blue folding purse, con taining two bank-notes for 101. and 51., with five sovereigns rolled up in them, and another 51. note, believed to be a country one ; and also several other articles of less value. On Monday evening, Mr. Baker, the Coroner, went from the inquiry in Clifton•street, Finsbury, to hold an in quiry at the Griffin public-house, in Leonard -street, Shore ditch, on William Bruff, late a police-constable, of the G division. The deceased had been placed on duty in the Bunhill-fields burying-ground last Thursday evening, it being usual to place a policeman there to watch until the arrival, at a certain hour, of the regularly employed watch man. The latter, on entering, found him upon his hands and knees, on the ground, near one of the tomb -stones, and unable to move. He seemed to be suffering much inter nally, and, being carried to his home, died there the next evening. A suspicion afterwards arose that be had taken poison, as he had been some time in low spirits, in conse quence of the death of his wife, whom he buried some months since ; but Mr. Finer, the parish surgeon, who had made the post mortem examination of the body, negatived that suspicion by his evidence ; the deceased had died of acute inflammation of the intestines. The Jury at once pronounced a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God." The Carlisle Journal makes favourable mention of the Joint Stock Bank that has just been established there. ITALIAN REVENGE.—A man named Bernard De micbeli went on the 30th ult. into an inn kept by two per sons of the name of Pothier, Rue Boileau, where he asked for a pint of wine. A man named Ray, nicknamed Pari sien, who lodged at their h ouse , was at the i nn ; b e i ng na turally of a satirical disp os iti on , h e was s till more exc i te d that evening by intoxicati on . He joked with Demicheli, who is a Piedmontese, about his foreign accent, and the latter, whose brains were heated with wine, thought that as a laugh was raised at his expense he was mortally insulted, and that his honour required that he should revenge him. self: Consequently, he first wrestled with P ar i s i en i n the inn ; th en going out, be continued ?.o provoke him by call ing to him several times- 7 " Come out, Pari s i en , I w ill s h ow you of what stuff an Italian is made." Parisien came out accordingly, and advancing towards the Italian, whom he called an Auvergnat, he gave him a slight blow, by which he knocked off his hat. Demicheli, who carries on the business of a knife-grinder, had then three tools about him, the one a shoemaker's knife, and the two others triangular instruments made of steel, used by turners. Fle struck Parisien in the belly with one of these instruments ; Pari sien afterwards picked up the Italian's hat, an d p l ace d it upon his h ea d, say i ng a t the same time, " Go a l ong , g et away as soon as you can." He immediately went into the inn, sat down upon a chair, and after a few seconds his features were discomposed, and he slipped down dead upon the floor, without uttering a single complaint. In the course of the same night Demicheli was arrested at his lodgings. Fle was fast asleep, and several tools were found in his pocket, among which was the instrument with which he had committed the crime. none in St. Sebastian, and that the army has been this long time depending for its maintenance on supplies forwarded to that place by merchants of Bayonne, Bordeaux, and Socoa. Advices from Pampeluna mention that in the morning of the 2d, 1,500 men had left that city to endeavour to prevent the passage into Navarre of the Carlist Chief Cabrera. The authorities had succeeded in procuring some money and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the soldiers of that column, which is said to have arrived too late. Cabrera, according to other accounts, had reached Tudela on the Bd, with 1,400 infantry, and 900 horse. THE CORTES. In the sitting of the Cortes of the 4th instant, the report of the Committee on the extraordinary powers demanded by the Government was taken into consideration. Senor Velasco said he would have no objection to sup port the report, if he could be sure of the continuance in power of the present Ministers, or of the entry into the the Government of men of similar opinions, who, he be lieved, would not abuse the powers intrusted to them ; but not having that certainty, he could not vote in favour of a proposition which might endanger the interests of society, and would compromise the rights of every free man. If the recommendations of the Committee were adopted, the purest patriot might be treated like the greatest malefactor. He could not understand the distinction drawn by the Committee between legal and moral proofs. " Senor Zumalacarregui (member of the committee) said that if it was desired to protect liberty against the attacks of its enemies, vigorous measures must be adopted, regard being had to existing circumstances. He admitted that the proposed measure was severe, but contended that it was justified by necessity. Senor Beltram de Lys opposed the report, which was sup ported by Senor Falero, one of the members of the committee. Senor Olozaga inquired whether the Government ap proved of the report of the committee ?—(The Minister of Justice replied in the affirmative.) Senor Olozaga had heard the Minister's reply with deep regret ; for it was a confession that he was unable to govern the country in con formity with the bases of a representative system. He objected to the report for another reason—viz, because it applied the same punishment to all offenders, whatever their station in society might be. He believed it would fail in its effects ; and that, in fact, it would render all con spirators who might be subjected to the proposed penalties objects of sympathy. He declared his determination to vote against the report. • The Home-Minister said, that the Government knew that there existed a numerous and powerful party of con spirators in Madrid, and that it was absolutely necessary to arm it with extraordinary powers. In the sitting of the sth the debate of the previous day was resumed. Senor Salvato, member of the Committee, spoke in favour of the report. Senor Rufino Carrasco opposed with great energy the proposition of the Committee. The Cortes ought not, in his opinion, at the very moment when they were about to revise the Constitution, to grant unlimited powers to the Government. What guarantee would exist for the liberty of Spaniards, if the Government bad the power to cast into prison, at its pleasure, the most enlightened members of the different liberal parties ? The privilege of arbitrary arrest had been already exercised. Ile called upon the Chamber not to adopt the report without modification. Senor Calatrava observed, that the opposition to the views of Government on the subject under debate had only very lately manifested itself, for when the Government first made a demand for extraordinary powers, not a single voice was raised in opposition to the proposition. Such a course of proceeding was scarcely generous. The Government asked for extraordinary powers, because the circum stances which existed were extraordinary. Need more to be said ? It would be dangerous fir the Govern ment to enter into any lengthened explanations ; the tranquillity of the country had been menaced. It is still me naced by criminal transactions which render the exercise of the powers demanded absolutely necessary. If he must dis close the whole truth, it would be impossible for the Govern ment to go on, unless it were armed with those powers. The Ministers remained in power because they conceived that they might be of service to the country in continuing to administer the Government. Would the representatives of the country do justice to the intentions of the Government, would they ac cord to the Ministers a striking proof of their confidence? If that proof were withheld, the Ministers, feeling that they no longer possessed the confidence of the Cortes, would have no other course to pursue but to resign. The Ministers did not ask to be invested with dictatorial authority. They only wished to be authorised to prosecute with all the rigour of the law, not their honourable adversaries belonging to a con scientious opposition, but conspirators, and enemies of all Go vernment. After taking a review of the conduct of the Ministry, Senor Calatrava observed, that the feeble state in which the Government was placed only served to make the rebels more audacious, and things had arrived at such a point that if the Cortes did not arm the Government with greater, but at the same time legal, authority, the Ministers could not guarantee the maintenance of order and of tran quillity. Finally, it was necessary to prevent the Cabinets of Europo from doubting every moment the stability and strength of the Spanish Government. Abroad it was be lieved that Spain was on the brink of anarchy. Each new insurrection, although suppressed, tended to confirm that belief ; and if Spain wished to exist, she must destroy the conspirators, and put an end to the apprehensions which wore entertained respecting the stability of the Spanish Govern ment by ioreign Cabinets. Senors Olozaga, Carrasco, and Bertrand, having replied to some of Senor Calatrava's observations, the debate became very animated. The circumstance of citizens expelled from Cadiz in 1823, was dwelt on with much bitterness. , The debate was not concluded at the departure of the courier from Madrid. BOULOGNE, DEC. 10—This afternoon, for the first time during several days past, we have had two packets from London, and one left the port this morning for Dover, although it was still blowing almost a hurricane. Yesterday another vessel went ashore near Boulogne, and most of the crew were drowned. The coast is, in fact, strewed with wrecks, and the loss of life has been very great. A great part of the country between Boulogne and Paris is under water ; near Montreuil, for miles, the country has the ap pearance of a vast lake. The injury to property from the inundation is greater than was ever experienced in any former wet season. The roads are so bad that it is difficult to get along, and the mails are, consequently, many hours in arrear. This afternoon the estafette was overturned near Montreuil, near a precipice, but the courier and posti lion escaped without injury. On Monday evening last, from some suspicions that had been entertained that Martha Ranger, a servant of Mr. C. Frames, of Gosport, had delivered herself of a child, and from her absenting herself till a late hour, Mr. Frames was induced to cause her box to be opened, in which was discovered the body of a newly-born female child, quite dead. This servant had lived with Mr. Frames about ten months, and until the preceding day was not even suspected of being eneienle, as she had always borne a good character ; on being then accused of her situation by a fellow -servant, and sister, she resolutely denied it, and must have delivered herself in the short space of two hours—a time she had been left unattended on Monday ; for she had been lying on her bed all that day from extreme indisposition, and her fellow-servant bad frequently inquired how she got on, and had taken up to her gruel, toast and water, tea, &c., and the last time she saw ber she questioned her very closely. She sat in the kitchen from five o'clock till eight in the evening, when she went out, and has not since been heard of. Alr. Gray, surgeon, of Gosport, gave evidence before the Coroner's inquest on Wednesday, that on examining the body of the infant he had found a mark round the neck of it, as if occasioned by the tying of a small cord. The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the girl.— Hampshire Telegraph. LONGFORD, DEC. 9.—(From a Morning Paper.) —This town has had an additional cause of excitement yes terday and to -day apart from the election now pending. It arises from the fact of a son of Mars, at present quartered in this garrison, having been discovered in the apartment of a brother officer's wife. 'What the occurrence will ulti mately lead to I have not been able to ascertain. THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT.—According to Bi shop Burnet this important Act, the bulwark . of our per sonal liberty, was obtained by a jest. The following is the rather curious account he gives of the manner in which the formidable opposition made to it was overcome :—" It was carried by an odd artifice in the House of Lords. Lord Grey and Lord Norris were named to be the tellers : —Lord Norris being a man subjected to vapours was not at all times attentive to what he was doing, so a v er y fat Lord coming in Lord Grey counted him ten, for a jest at first, but seeing Lord Norris had not obse rve d it, h e went on with this misreckoning of ten ; so it was reported to the House, and declared that they who were f or th e Bill were the majority, though it indeed went on the other side ; and by this means the Bill passed." NEW CuttE FOR THE TOOTH-ACHE.-----It is with great pleasure that we announce to our readers that we are in possession of one o f th e grea t es t desiderata in th e w h o l e materia medico. We do not speak unadvisedly, for we have tried it upon our own masticators and those of our family, and some half dozen of our friends, and we are, therefore, enabled to speak with confidence and safety. The recipe is as follows :—Take a lump of unslaked lime about the size of a hickory nut, and dissolve or slake it in two thirds or three-quarters of a tumbler of water. Hold the lime-water in the mouth contiguous to the aching tooth, and certain relief will ensue. If the relief is not permanent, repeat the application as often as the pain returns. If the pain is stubborn, and refuses to yield, the lime-water may be made thicker and stronger.—Ncto York Evening Post. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the transaction of public business. THE STATE or NEWGATE AND THE OTHER CITY GAOLS. The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a letter which he had received from Lord John Russell, for various returns with respect to the gaol of Newgate and the other City prisons. Alderman `ENABLES (the Chairman of the Police Com mittee) presented a report, recommending that the returns to which the letter referred should be furnished by the several persons who superintended the gaols, to be trans mitted to the Home Secretary. The report was unanimously agreed to. THE MAGISTERIAL DUTIES OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. Alderman HARMER rose to submit a motion to the Court on the subject of the duties performed in the Borough by the Aldermen. He proposed that the sum of 350/. a year should be divided amongst the aldermen who should attend to do the magisterial duties of the Borough. Sir C. HUNTER seconded the motion. After some discussion, from which it was evident that the majority of the Court was against Alderman Harmer's pro position, the motion was withdrawn. Alderman HUMPHREY then gave notice of a motion that application be made to Parliament for a Bill to enable the magistrates of the City who have not passed the chair to act as magistrates in the borough of Southwark, in like manner as the magistrates who have passed the chair. Alderman THOMPSON gave notice of a motion for the de liberation of the subject in a committee of the whole Court. PROSECUTION FEES. Sir J. SHAW (the City Chamberlain) stated to the Court that he had received an order from the Judges of the Central Criminal Court to pay the sum of 21. 4s. 6d., as a fee of Counsel in the case of a man who had Leen tried for felony, and the Recorder, Common S ergeant, an d City Solicitor having been of opinion that the order was obligatory upon him, he had acted accordingly. H e h a d looked into the City accoun t s of a distant date. Hi s H on. Friend (Alderman H armer ) h a ving intimated on Saturday last in a committee, that about 20 years ago a considerable bill had been paid to him (Alderman Harmer) for prosecut ing. certain parties who had been concerned in a great silk robbery on the Thames, and he had found that as much as 142/. ss. 2d. had been paid to the prosecutor alone in that case ; but the order did not specify whether any part of that sum had been received for Counsel or no. There were several other charges for various witnesses, &c. After some further discussion, Alderman BROWN moved that the Court do approve of the Chamberlain paying the amount of the order. Alderman WILSON approved of the resolution, but said that were it not for the Act, which he contended ought to be called an act for the protecting thieves and robbers, and the rest of the basest of society, it would not be necessary to incur the additional expense. The motion was then agreed to, and the Court adjourned. AGRICULTURE. CENTRAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. The first annual meeting of the above Society was held yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor, Strand. The meet ing was most numerously and respectably attended by the leading agriculturists from all parts of the kingdom. In the absence of the Duke of Newcastle, the President of the Society, Ormsby Gore, Esq., was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the im proved, and still improving, state of agriculture : better prices were obtained, but it was vain to hide from them selves the fact, that it was only at temporary improvement, occasioned by the scarcity of the late harvest ; and he was firmly convinced no real and permanent benefit would arise until the Legislature agreed to some measure of relief. The SEC;[ETARY then read the report. After drawing up the report, the Committee read in the public papers the speech attributed to Sir Henry Parnell at Dundee, as to the intentions of Government relating to the Corn-laws next Sessions. The Right Hon. Baronet was made to say " Ministers intended to bring forward a measure for the modification, if not for the repeal of the Corn-laws." Lord John Russell, however, in his letter to Mr. Denison, threw great doubt on that assertion ; but he did not give it a full denial.—( Hear.) Apprehensions, therefore, existed that something of the kind was intended. The report con cluded by calling on the farmers of England, Ireland, and Scotland to be united in calling on the Legislature, to give the grievances under which the agricultural interest la boured a full, fair, and impartial inquiry. Mr. SPOONER moved that the Report be adopted. The present improvement in the price of agricultural produce, arose from the scarcity of the late harvest, but it afforded no security for the future. Sir R. Peel did not understand the causes of distress under which the agricultural interest was labouring.—(Hear, hear.) That Right Hon. Baronet said it was the cultivation of light lands, instead of the heavy lands ; that was not the cause, it was the Bill of 1819, known as Peel's Bill, which caused the distress. A GENTLEMAN present inquired if the Committee of the House of Lords stated any reasons for not agreeing to a Report Mr. SPOONER believed not ; but he was told by a Noble Lord, a member of that Committee, that there was very little difference existing amongst the members who attended to the evidence, as to the nature of the Report they should. make ; but on the day on which it was to be agreed to, down came a number of Noble Lords who had never be fore been present, who had never read a single word of the evidence adduced, and outvoted those who had given the greatest attention to the inquiry.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. LEWIN seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. WILKs, M.P., moved the first resolution, changing the time for holding the annual meeting of the Society, from December to the second week in March, which was carried unanimously. __ Mr. RICHARDS, M.P., moved the following resolution : —" That since the drawing up of the Report a letter from Sir Henry Parnell to Lord John Russell had appeared in the Morning Chronicle, dated Nov. 29, 1836, in which Sir Henry Parnell denies the report which has appeared in the newspapers of his speech at Dundee, but the note appended to that letter tends to confirm the alarm already felt by the agriculturalists of the United Kingdom." The Hon. Member believed the state of the currency was the chief cause of the distress of the agriculture. In 1819 he strongly opposed Peel's Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Th a t Bill, he would un h es it a ti ng l y d ec l are , h a d been the ruin of thou sands and tens of thousands —(Hear, hear.) He con sidered the question of poor laws for Ireland one of the most important questions which could engage the attention of the Legislature. _ _ _ Mr. BAIL seconded the resolution. Mr. HOLNIES had for the last three months been offi cially employed in Ireland, to ascertain the best mode for the employment of British capital.—(Hear, hear.) All present must have heard of the dangerous state of some of the joint-stock banks, but that .danger arose from their own imprudence ; they had, however, done much good by affording a circulating medium, by which all cla sses h a d b een benefitted. The wet weather had been injurio us to a fright ful extent in some parts of Ireland, but in oth ers th e far mers had had a better harvest than in any season for the last fourteen years, but he was s orry to say i n the W est of Ireland the destruction of the crops bad been dreadful ; the produce of hundreds and thousands of acres was at the present moment rotting on th e ground .—( Hear, hear, hear.) The land was in such a state that it was impossible to gather it in. With respect to the question of introducing poor laws into . Ireland, th e b est l aw th a t could b e intro duced would be for the cu lti va tion of waste la n d s , and. thereby , giving employment. It was a fact, that .120,000 Irish labourers came over to this country every harvest. He would, h owever , assure the meeting that Ireland was at present i mprov i ng in its condition —the number of beg gars were n o t one h a lf. He believed, if encouragement was given to joint-stock banks, relief w ou ld b e o b ta i ne d to a great exte n t—th e y would assist the farmer in his capital, and the best results would follow. The resolution was then carried. It was then moved by J. al.'s, Esq., of Maidstone, and secon d e d by Mr. A. RANSOM, of Ipswich—" That consi the dering efforts made by Captain Rudkin, L d l e u r r i i n n g g many years, in his endeavours to bring to maturity an invention which appears to be calculated to secure a considerable saving to the revenue, and thereby afford a s ubstitute for th e d uty on ma l t, w hil e we re t urn C a pt a i n Rudkin our sincere thanks -for his exertions, we congratu late the publi c t h at G overnment h as pl e d ge d itself t o give hisinvention a full arid lair trial, having the confident ex pection that the amount of such saving will be so appropri ated ; and should any deficiency remain, we feel assured it would be easily replaced from the surplus revenues or other substitutes." The CIIAIRMAN wished to inform the meeting that the invent Lon of Captain Rudkin would save the Government in the collection of the duty on spirits 25 per cent., and such would be the advantage other ways that it was calculated it would enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to abolish the malt tax without danger to the revenue. He (the Chairman) was one of the deputation that waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject, and that Right Hon. Gentleman assured him that Captain Rudkin's inven tion should have a fair trial at the public expense.—(Cheers.) The resolution was then agreed to. A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. The same Limerick paper which recently told its readers that " Essex" was a street or parish in London, contained on Saturday the following announcement A literary and scientific institution has recently been formed in Uxbrid2c, London."