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.1- t ~/-5 —: . b f -3 1.1) • • ......(, , , 4 ki,t 7 416 r : ' . . ft, ' p:, 4-- • . VARK ELECTION. RATE• THE ELECTION OF SIR 'M MOLESWORTH. er of the electors of the borough of Sot ace at the Bridge-house Hotel, London bridge end, Southwark, to celebrate the return of Sir W. Molesworth, Bart., as Member of Parliament for the borough. The chair was taken at six o'clock by Emanuel Cooper, Esq., at which time the spacious hall was filled, there being up wards of' 300 present. On the right of the Chairman sat the honoured guest of the evening, Sir W. Molesworth. In addition to the Chairman and the Honourable Baronet, we recognised present D. Christie, Esq., M.P., Win. Wilson, Esq., Wm. Wansey, Esq., John Bouseley, Esq., Dr. Black, Dr. Elliotson, Cartwright Ellis, Esq., Mr. Duppa, Mr. Lee Stevens, Mr. Herbert Sturmy, &c. &c. Mr. Bright, M.P., came in at a late period of the evening. The dinner was served in excellent style by the worthy host, and comprised every delicacy of the season. . On the removal of the cloth, 'Non nobis Domine" was sung by the band, composed of the following professional gentlemen :—Messrs. Ashton, G. Genge, J. Price, Grice, Cornish, and Beale. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the Qqeen. Drunk with three times three, and all the honours. Air—" God save the Queen." The CIIAMMAN—" Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family." Drunk with three times three Air—" Hail to thee, Prince Albert." The Cliammass rose, amidst great cheers, to propose the toast of the evening, their newly-elected Mem ber, Sir William Molesworth. He claimed their in dulgence while he made a few brief remarks relative to their respected Member. He would call their attention to a few points. Sir Win. Molesworth was the well-known friend of education. He was not an untried man, but had been proved by nine years' service in Parliament, during which period, on every occasion, he had proved himself the . advocate of this great measure in its broadest sense. He was also in favour of an extension of the franchise, and felt desi rous that step by step political rights should be extended to the whole people.—( Hear.) On the subject of the corn-laws he was also decided—a subject that was pressing on the atten tion of the people of this country, but especially so on their, fellow-subjects in Ireland. On this point Sir W. Molesworth had preceded the age, but he now saw that question for which he had so long contended likely to experience an early consummation.—(Cheers.) Sir William Molesworth also took a liberal view of colonial policy. He ss'as in favour of a system that would lead the colonies to depend on their own exertions, and teach them to help themselves. On the question of civil and religious liberty his views were also well known. He did not recognise what was called tolera tion, but advocated the principle that every man should think for himself freely and independently.—(Cheers.) He had always voted in favour of the civil and religious privi leges of the people. He &needed to all others the same rights of speech and thought which he claimed for himself. He (the Chairman) had great pleasure in introducing the health of their worthy Member. The health of the Hon. Baronet was drunk amidst loud and long-continued cheering. Sir Wit. MOLESWORTH rose amidst loud cheers, and spoke to the following effect :—Gentlemen, I am much obliged to you for the manner in which you have drunk my health. I am deeply indebted to you and the liberal electors of South wark for the proud position which I now hold. I owe, like wise, my sincerest thanks to those kind friends who, as mem bers of my committee, exerted themselves so strenuously in my behalf: by their untiring efforts a signal victory was achieved. To you and to them I return my heartfelt thanks. To you and to them lam truly grateful, and will endeavour to prove my gratitude by steadily acting up to those principles, on account of which you . selected me to represent you in Parliament. Ido rejoice at the success of those principles; for I believe them to be true, to be founded on reason and experience, and to be in con formity with the great and steady progress which the european nations are making in knowledge and civilisation.—(Loud cheers.) Every one that has studied the history of mankind; must be convinced that, during the last century, especially during the latter half of it, the arts and the sciences have advanced more rapidly than in any other period of which history makes mention. In every de partment of human knowledge careful investigations have been carried on, and accurate observations have been recorded by patient and laborious men, who have watched, tested, and explored the operations of nature. By these means the old sciences have been extended. and the foundations of nume rous new ones have been firmly laid. Thus, astronomy and mechanical science have attained to wonderful perfection. The laws of light, heat, electricity, magnetism, and chemis try, have been discovered. The sciences of vegetable and animal philosophy have been created. From these sciences in conceivable arts havesprung, tending to increase the comfort and the well-being of the human race. To the progress of these arts and sciences each of the great European nations has contributed according to the special character of its people. Thus the Germans have been the boldest and most original thinkers. The French have surpassed all others in upholding the positive laws of the universe, and the English have excelled in the practical application of science to the uses of daily life.—(Hear, hear.) We study , nature, not so much with the great and noble object of dis covering her laws, as of deriving benefit from those laws when discovered. We are pre-eminently a practical people. In every branch of human industry, in every occupation which requires mechanical skill and ingenuity, we are un rivalled.—(Hear, hear.) In proof of this, I point to the great practical discovery of modern times. I point to the application which we first made of the mechanical powers of steam in the production of motion and locomotion. I point to our steam-engines, to our factories, and especially to our railways. We are now in the act of covering England with railways. Though many of the schemes for that purpose may be hasty and ill-judged—though some of them will fail, and the consequence will be pecuniary loss and a season of temporary distress, yet, at no distant period, railways will exist between every town of any import ance, and will extend into every district possessing either mineral or agricultural wealth; then journies, which not many years ago required days to perform, will be accomplished in hours, and Great Britain will be like one vast city. The inhabitants of its remote districts will be brought into con tact—they will become better acquainted with each others' feelings, opinions, and interests. Local prejudices, the nar row-minded offspring of ignorance and seclusion, will be swept away.—(Cheers.) Knowledge will be more equally dif fused ; and men will become more equal, not by being reduced to the same low level, but by being raised to the same degree in the scale of intellect. Thus the lately-discovered means of rapid • communication is working a great social revolution in this country, and, together with cheap postage, they are the most active agents of modern times in diffusing liberal principles and enlightened ideas, in increasing the power of the people, and augmenting their control over the Government.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, history proves that those communities which have been permanent in wealth and civilisation have generally possessed the best means of external or internal communication, and have been mainly indebted to those means for their prosperity. What, I ask, in ancient times, Covered the shores of the Mediterranean with rich and flou rishing cities, the parents of science and of art ? What created in the middle ages the free and wealthy towns of the Rhine, the Danube, and the Elbe? What, in modern times, has made England the centre of the commerce of the globe? I answer, the facilities afforded by the sea and by rivers for trade and intercourse.—(Hear, hear.) But whatever facility sea or river may afford for trade and intercourse, tenfold greater and more certain is that of a railway. Not only in England, but in France, in Germany, and throughout the whole of Europe, railroads are forming, or about to be formed. What will be their effect upon the commerce and intercourse of nations ? It is evident that every railway company, every railroad proprietor, will have the deepest interest in augmenting traffic, and will derive pecuniary benefit from the extension of commerce; consequently, the finest possible trade will be the desire of all connected with railways. And who, in these days, hag not an interest in some railway or another? The shares of the well-established lines are becoming, like the funds, the means of permanently investing capital.--(Hear, hear.) Though many persons at first obtain shares merely as a speculation, yet the great body who will ultimately hold those shares must consider them as property, in which their for tunes are permanently embarked.----(Hear, hear.) They will constitute in every community a most power ful party, exercising great influence over public opinion, and using that influence in favour of free trade.—(Cheers.) I look upon the extension of railways throughout this country and the continent of Europe—l consider the daily augmenting steam navigation of the rivers, the seas, and the ocean—as the sure forerunners of universal free trade. It is the duty of this country, which as I have already said is the first in the world in practical affairs, to take the lead, and to make the first great steps towards free trade. We are pre-eminently the manufacturing people of Europe: we possess more capital, more skilful and laborious citizens than any other nation ; we have all but inexhaustible means of producing cheaply and well every description of manufactured goods; all that we want is to exchange our goods for the productions of other countries. For this we possess every facility; we have every convenience ; railroads by land, fleets of merchantmen on the seas, steamers traversing the ocean. What more do we re quire? I answer, permission to buy, abolition of pro tecting duties, free trade with the nations of the earth. — (Loud cheers). You have sent me to Parliament to support free trade ; I will do so to the utmost of my power, in the firm hope and belief that at no distant period our efforts will be crowned with success. Everything indicates a great change in public opinion on the subject of free trade ; and that change is most striking amongst the Members of the Conservative party in the House of Commons. A short time ago they were romost to a man opposed to free trade. During the last Parliament they constituted a great and power ful party, firmly cemented together, if not by principle, yet by interest, concealed under the semblance of principle; they were sufficiently strong to obstruct or defeat any liberal measure, and to overthrow the existing Government. At the last general election, with the consent of their leader, they offered themselves to the agricultural constituencies as the peculiar friends of the farmer, and declared themselves op posed to free trade, and to any alteration of the corn-laws. Since that period, reason, experience, and Sir Robert Peel, have worked a great and beneficial change in the opinions of a large portion of the Conservative party. —(Hear, hear.) The more prudent, intelligent, and reflecting men amongst them, have supported the com mercial policy of the Prime Minister.—(Hear, hear.) By their votes and speeches in favour of that policy they have re nounced the doctrines' of protection, and are generally becoming free traders. The rest of that party, composed chiefly of men stupidly honest, devoted to their narrow prejudices, and ignorant of the signs of the times, together with some needy or disappointed adventurers, are now loud in their lamentations, and ridiculous by their com plaints of being deceived, deserted, and forlorn. As a party opposed to free trade, the Conservatives are disunited, broken to pieces, and politically defunct.—(Cheers.) The 9uestion of free trade, and especially of free trade in food, is at the present moment of urgent importance. It is now, I am sorry to say, but too certain that the harvest is de ficient ; that in many parts of England the crops have been injured by the weather, and are inferior both in quantity and quality.—(Hear, hear.) In addition to this the potato crops have, in very many places, en tirely failed. The consequence will .be that, before long, food will be scarce, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to obtain any considerable supply of food from abroad ; for in consequence of our corn-laws, the countries best fitted to produce corn do not grow corn for our market, but only at tempt to raise a quantity sufficient for their own ordinary consumption; and it appears, unfortunately, at the present moment the crops are likewise deficient in those countries ; consequently their inhabitants, who have hardly corn enough for themselves, will have little to spare us, except at a hioli price.—(Hear, hear.) lam much afraid th e r e f ore , that be fore next harvest, the price of food will considerably aug ment. This will cause great distress amongst . our labouring population, and may give a shock h to credit which would have a most disastrous effect railway e lw present moment, when so much capital is engaged speculations, some of them of a very questionable charler cannotroave great un founded u con template the possibility of these events ' a l arm . I hope that my anticipation s may prove founded ; but if they are, as I am they are, too well founded, we shall soon have ul experience of the evils and impolicy of our corn-law a , trust, however, that that experience will not be thrown away, that out of the evil some good may come, and that a vigorous effort will be made in the next session of , Parlia ment to repeal the corn -laws.—(Loud cheers.) So alarming, indeed, is the state of the crops , especially of the potato crops In Ireland, that, according to the Times of this morning, a THE SUN, LONDON, TTIU,RSDAY EVENING, OCT l Ol3Eirt 30, 1848. Cabinet Council is to be immediately held for the purpose of either opening the ports for the free admission of . corn, or of summoning Parliament to consider - the propriety of so doing. I trust this report is well founded. It would he a wise and prudent act on the part of the Government; and be assured, if the ports be once opened, we will never permit thein to be closed again.—( Hear, hear.) In my opinion, the extension of the commerce of this country should be at the present moment the great practical object of every British statesman. For this purpose not only should all protecting duties be abolished, but other means should be adopted to increase the number of our customers, and to create new markets for our goods.—At this moment Mr. Bright, M.P., came into the room, having just arrived from Manchester by the seven o'clock train, and was received with loud and long continued cheers.]—lt is with this view that I have ever been in favour of emigration. It is with this object that I have always considered colonies to be of great value and importance to our country. Ido not value them as means of increasing our empire. /donot consider them of importance because by them the extent of our dominions is enlarged, and the number of our subjects is augmented; but I look upon them as communities planted for the purposes of trade, as bodies of our countrymen sent to distant regions to develop their resources, to reap their varied productions, to exchange, those productions for our manufactures, to become prosperous and wealthy, and to aug ment her wealth by commerce.—(Cheers.) We have planted colonies in every portion of the globe. Men of our race are rapidly spreading themselves over the vast north ern continent of America, are menacing the Spanish color-lie? of Central America, and already grasp in their imagination the pro vinces of the south. During the last half century, the pre viously unknown lands of the southern hemisphere have been invaded by Englishmen ; flourishing communities are spring ing up in Australasia; emigrants are settled on the shores of New Zealand; and at no remote period an Anglo-Saxon people will rule as sovereigns throughout the islands of the Southern Seas. I cannot over-estimate the influence in our commerce of this fact, that some of the richest portions of the earth's surface are now being inhabited. by men of our own race, who have carried along with them the arts and civilisation of Britain, who have wants, feelings, and interests similar to our own ; who will be ready and willing to purchase our goods, and who will create great and daily increasing markets for our manufactures. Whether they remain subjects of the British empire, or whether they become, like the United States, independent of us. in either case they will be equally the colonies, and equally useful to us. In their infancy, colonies require some care and protection from the parent country, but they soon reach that maturer age when they should be left to themselves, to their own self•government, and when all control over them should be merely nominal.—(Hear. hear.) Gentlemen, England is indebted for the position which she now holds among the nations of the earth to her free institutions—to her ships, colonies, and commerce ; and by that means, with unfettered trade, she will long be able to maintain that position. Before I conclude, there is another question to which I must refer, not only on account of its intrinsic importance, but be cause its discussion formed a prominent feature in the late contest for this borough—l allude to the question of religious liberty and equality. To the opinions which I expressed on that subject, and to the approval which they received from yourselves, I was mainly indebted for the large majority by which I was elected.—(Cheers.) In my opinion, there is no principle of greater importance to the peace and well , being of society than that of religious equality. There is nothing which more closely marks the progress of a nationin know ledge and 'civilisation than the degree of liberty which is permitted in matters of faith. No attempt to call a man to account for his religious belief—to blame, or even to praise him for his conscientious convictions ; to force him, either by , punishment or by reward, to acknowledge any set of doc trines as true, is a proceeding wholly at variance with sound reason, and with the spirit of the age. It is an attempt to return to the policy of times long gone by, when the Roman Catholic Church was at the summit of its power, and endeavoured to put down every opinion of which it disapproved.—( Hear, hear.) In saying this, let me not be supposed to speak with want of reverence or of respect for the ancient Church of Rome, or in any way to deny or undervalue the important services which in times long past it rendered to the human race. It preserved, amongst the barbarian invaders of the Roman empire , the remains of ancient civilisation and literature.—(Hear, hear.) It formed the only bond of union between their scattered and hostile communities. It taught their feudal chiefs that there was something nobler and better than brute force.— (Cheers.) It inculcated peace, charity, and equality amongst them. It was the civilising- - principle of the dark and middle ages.— (Hear, hear.) All knowledge, all learning, and all philosophy were confined to the members of its hierarchy, and amongst them there were very many acute and profound thinkers, able reasoners, illustrious statesmen, great moralists, and learned divines. It aspired, however, to a dominion, not only over the actions, but over the feelings and reason of men. It did for a moment reach this summit of power, and constituted a theocracy. No on e d are d t o think, to act, or to reason in opposition to its will; no one dared to hold opinions in science, philosophy, or religion, in opposition to its decrees ; and the mightiest monarchs of Europe were at its feet. From that moment its power began to decline. The sovereigns of Europe resisted its temporal authority. With the progress of learning and investigation, with the discovery of the art of printing, and with the con sequent facility of acquiring knowledge, the infallibility of the Church of Rome in matters of science began to be doubted, its decrees in religion were questioned, and the Reformation commenced. The great principle of the Reformation was the right of private judgment and free inquiry. The Reformers protested against the authority of Rome; they contended that reason, that argument, not the will of Rome, should guide a man in his religious belief. And then for the first time in history the principle of religious liberty and equality was proclaimed. Alas, it was little attended to, or put into practice.—(Hear, hear.) It was soon lost sight of in the con flict of sects who demanded liberty to disagree with Rome, but refused a like liberty with regard to themselves. Each sect persecuted its neighbour with a fury more intense in proportion to the smallness of their doctrinal differences. Thus Calvinists persecuted Lutherans, and Lutherans Calvin• ists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Nonconformists, and every denomination of Dissent, were equally intolerant, equally per secuting, when they had the power, and equally forgetful of those principles of religions liberty and equality to which they owed their existence. These times, unfortunately, can not be said to be passed, though I trust they are fast passing away.--(Loud cheers.) The repeal of tho Test and Corpora tion acts, the emancipation of the Roman Catholics, the majorities in the House of Commons in favour of the eman cipation of the Jews, the conduct of that House with regard to education in Ireland, and the establishment of universities in that country—all prove the progress of public opinion, and that the most important branch of the Legislature is favour able to religious liberty and equality. Much, however, still remains to be done to give practical effect to that prin ciple, and especially in the great matter of the education of the people. The want of a good system of national edu cation is the subject of great and well-merited reproach to our country. If any danger is to be apprehended from the progress of free institutions, and from the growing power of the people, that danger can only be averted by educating and instructing:the masses.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore, both the friends and the foes of the extension of popular rights ought to be equally anxious for a good system of national education. What has prevented it in this country ? What has defeated the efforts of the friends of education ? I answer, religious bigotry and intolerance, which have re quired that, in the education of the people, religious tenets should be inculcated, and we cannot agree what those tenets should be. The Church of England wishes that the people should be instructed in its own peculiar doctrines; so do the Roman Cathtlics ; so do the Dissenters. Thus a general system of education is rendered impossible. We ought to take example from a kindred people—from the in habitants of the New England States of America. In those States there is as great a variety of religious belief as in this country, yet there is one system of general education. In the State of Massachussets, with' a population of only 750,000 inhabitants, 100,0001. are annually raised for the purpose of education. In one single city—Boston—the education-tax amounts to 30,0001. a-year—a sum equal to the whole of the Parliamentary grant for a similar purpose. Tha law ordains that every district containing fifty families should maintain a school', for which the inhabitants are required to tax themselves. Perfect religious equality is preserved, for the law prohibits in those schools the use of any books cal culated to favour the tenets of any particular sect of Chris tians. What prevents oer acting in a similar manner? I answer, bigotry, intolerance, and disregard of the principles of religious liberty and equality.—(Loud cheers.) I thank you for the patient manner in which you have listened to me. Phave endeavoured briefly to explain to you what principles will guide my votes with regard to the most important ques tions of the day, and I trust that my conduct in Parliament will merit and receive your approval.—(The Hon. Baronet concluded amidst loud and continued cheering.) Mr. Ashton then sung a song, composed for the occasion by one of the stewards, which was received with great applause. Sir WII,LIAM MOLESWORTII rose , an d sa id h e h a d great pleasure i n proposing a toast. It was the health of their worthy Chairman—a gentleman to whom he was under a great debt of gratitude for his exertions during the recent borough contest; coupled with which, he world propose the Liberal electors of the borough of Southwark. The toast was received with loud and general cheering, and drunk with all the honours. The CITAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " Free Trade, and its untiring advocates, the Anti Corn-law League." Mr. BRIGHT responded to the toast. He said—When he first received the invitation to attend the present dinner, his answer was that he could not attend, as the Council of the League had arranged to hold a great meeting on the same evening, and at the same hour, in the Manchester Free Trade Hall. A change in that arrangement had enabled him to attend this night; and he was, therefore, exceedingly glad to be present. The result of their election was mos, important and cheering to the cause of free trade. He was however, strongly of opinion that, wherever there was large population and an extensive constituency, and where no large proprietor or small clique had power to exercise any undue influence, free trade principles would be sure to triumph, and Members be elected in agree ment with them. They had had three candidates seeking their suffrages, and yet not one of them had declared . in favour of the protective system.—(Cheers.) Although the editor of the Standard had been pleased to say that no po pulation in the kingdom was so savage and heathenish as that of Southwark, he (Mr. Bright) viewed the abuse of such an editor, acting under the corrupt influences of monopoly, as only the writhings of defeat, and as proofs of the great progress of free trade principles.—(Cheers.) They were free traders in the borough of Southwark, though at the present time there was not so m uc h cre dit i n being so, as it was difficult to meet with any person who was not. —(Hear, hear.) People were now somewhat like what they were at the time of the triumph of negro emancipation. They declared then they had always been in favour of it, only they said they did they exactly agree with the course that was taken to obtain it.—(Cheers.) It was said that the Anti-Cold-law League had used hard language in denouncing the corn-law. He admitted it to be so, but it was not half hard mnough, considering the diabolical character of that law, which brought famine to the doors of thousands, and was now about to press with the greatest severity on the people of the British islands. The Hon. Gentleman, after dwelling at some length on the injurious nature of the corn-laws, commented on the recent address of Lord Ashley as an evidence that the corn-laws were doomed, and pointed out the great progress the League had made in the recent county registrations. By the additional votes gained, he stated that North and South Lancashire, North and South Staffordshire, and Middlesex, were safe from the power of monopoly. He concluded by urging the electors of the borough of South wark to come forward and secure the county of Surrey to liberal principles and free trade. Glee—" Hail, smiling morn." The CUAIInIAN proposed the health of "William Cooper Christie, Esq., M.P., and the education of the people." Mr. CmusnE returned thanks for the high honour done him. He expressed himself in favour of education in its broadest sense. He had advocated in Parliament the open ing of the national universities to all p ar ti es , w ith ou t regar d to civil disabilities—a course which had been advocated by the Hon. Baronet (Sir W. Molesworth) when there, where Christie) hereafter trusted he should receive the netoe LeafstwheoirtrcHnonsaouidrabh,lee h aUl ( e i " r a ir. • s t a. should/ Member.—(Loud m b e r b . e —( L mosto u d li c a h v e p e y r cheers. 0 ) support the motion of the' Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Christie) for a repeal of the tests enforced by the national universities. He had a toast to propose. It was, "irbe Liberal electors of the borough of Southwark," and he hoped they would take the advice of Mr. Bright, and not only be electors of South wark, but also become electors of East Surrey. • t Mr. WiLsox returned thanks, and proposed the health of the Committee of Sir William Molesworth, coupled with the name of Mr. Voaseley. Mr. VOUSELEY returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Lee Stevens and the stewards of the days. Drunk with all the honours. Mr. STEVENS briefly returned thanks for the kind manner in which the name of himself and colleagues had been re• ceived. The CHAIRMAN proposed Mr. Herbert Sturmy, their elec tion agent, in a highly eulogistic speech. Mr. STURMY briefly acknowledged the toast. The assembly shortly afterwards broke up. MEETING OF THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. Last night a numerous meeting of the members and friends of this body held their seventh annual meeting at the Free-Trade Hall in this town. About one-third of the company was corn. posed of women in the middle walks of life, who appeared to take a warm interest in the proceedings. There were between 6,000 and 7,000 persons present. Mr. GEORUIL WH,SON, Chairman of the League, took the chair. He said that, if anything was wanting to convince him of the attachment of the people of Lancashire to the cause which had that night brought them together, that meeting supplied the defi ciency, for he believed that on no former occasion was their meet ing more numerously or respectable attended. It had been his in. tention to lay before them the result of the recent registration, but from some cause a portion of the necessary documents had not reached him, though he should be prepared at their next meeting, which he hoped would soon be held, to lay before them a de tailed statement of the result, and which would turn out to be very satisfactory. Under these circumstances he would, without further observation, call upon the Hon. Member for Stockport to address the meeting. Mr. COBDEN, M.P., then came forward, and was received with loud cheers, which lasted for several minutes. He said, many bad been the meetings which he had attended, but he might fairly say that the present claimed pre-eminence over all others in its num bers, its intelligence, and, it looking at the platform, he should say, its power, which constituted altogether the strength of the county of Lancaster. As he came along the street to the meeting, he could not help thinking what it was that thus drew them together. There was nothing particular to announce; they (the meeting) had probably nothing to communicate, yet there seemed to be some thing in the state of the question, and in the movements relative to. it, which instinctively drew them together. There was either a sense of impending danger, or a sort of presentiment of coming good, that had drawn them together, and it should be thetr business that night, by taking the soundings, by making observations as to the state of the question, and its position, to see if some consolation could not be drawn from the present state of affairs, and if possible form some plans to realise the full amount of their objects out of the dihenma in which their opponents were now placed. It ought to be perfectly understood that they did not meet these to exult over the calamity in which a large portion of their countrymen were likely to be placed—over the scarcity and famine which impended over the heads of unhappy Irishmen. No, the object for which they had laboured for seven years was abundance; "plenty" was their motto, plenty always and plenty everywhere; and if there should be famine or scarcity, they (the League) might, at all events, claim to stand guiltless. Starvation seemed to stare Ireland in the face; and what was the remedy to avert the horrors of such a calamity ? Why "open the ports, and admit the bread of the whole world to feed the people."—(Cheers.) That was the remedy which an enlightened despot would at once fly to. Look at Russia, Prussia, Germany, Holland, and Belgium! Those Go vernments at once threw open their ports in times of famine, and in some cases actually stopped exportation of food in order to sup ply their own people with abundance. Why had not our Govern ment adopted a similar course ? Why had they waited to be taught Christianity from the Turk, or humanity from the Rus sian ? Was it because the Government was less merciful, or be. cause the Prime Minister was afraid the people would not stand by him if he took so necessary a step ? If that were his doubt, they had met there together to give him all the support they could afford—(Applause) —and he hesitated not to say, that whatever opposition the aristocracy might give, there was power enough in the country to support him in that act of humanity. They sup. ported him there in that magnificent meeting, and whatever they said South Lancashire would say when he appealed to it. They spoke the voice of the West Riding of York, and Middlesex would endorse what he uttered in that hall. A Minister with such support at his back, ready to eqercise it whenever called on, was a criminal and a poltroon if he hesi tated a whit. He had a power such as man never had before. His party could not do without him. Let anybody look at his side of the House, and, with the exception of Sir James Graham. it might be called a dreary waste of statesmanship. Sir Robert Peel was, therefore, despotic with Isis party, and with the power which he possessed he must be content to take the moral respon sibility of it, if he failed to take the only step which could avert the coming danger. Many people began to say if Peel opened the ports and corn came in, that would not settle the question ; that was a point to which he wished to call particular attention. So far he (Mr. Cobden) saw a disposition on the part of many of his friends to throw up their caps, and consider the question as settled, but he did not exactly see his way clear to a settlement of the question by such a step. The ports had been opened in 1826, and the sliding scale was passed in 1828, with all its iniquities. It was not necessarily because Ireland wanted food that they should have a repeal of the corn-laws. Ireland had been in a state of semi famine for the last 30 years. In 1822, 250,0001. was raised in England to save Connaught and Munster from actual 'starvation, and yet nothing was said about the repeal of the corn-laws, not a word about relieving the people of Ireland by a repeal of the corn. laws. What he wanted, therefore, to impress on the minds of the meeting was, that when the ports were opened they should put their backs against them and keep them open.—(Cheers.) But were there not arguments to be. found at home ? He be lieved there were. People had been brought to the meeting because they had got an idea that things were not looking so well as they have been in Lancashire. True, they were not arrived at the same state in which Ireland was, where a Commission of learned doctors had just been sent over to see how much more the patient could endure. The people of England were not yet arrived at such a state of things, but they were fast on the way to it. Oatmeal, which was a short time ago 915., was now 355., and he believed that flour, which was is. Bd. a dozen, was now 9s. Gd ; therefore, every man who was spending half. a.crown In bread was just getting one-third less for It'than he did twelve months ago. Every man would, therefore, have one-third less to spend upon whatever else he used. This brought him to the old story, if he had so much more to spend in what he ate, he would have so much less to spend on what he wore, and consequently there would be less work and less wages. The cause of all this state of things would not be got rid of by the people of Lancashire throwing up their caps, or because a Noble Lord wrote a very ambiguous letter, or because another Hon. Gentleman made a speech that could not be well understood. They must not throw up their caps and fancy they were going to have the corn.laws repealed by any such adventitious aid as that. No, it would have to be done by their own right arm, if done at all. The Hon. Gentleman, after some observations on the state of railway speculation, in the course of which he designated Mr. Hudson the " King of Spades," proceeded :—About three or four years ago, the League put out some placards, stating that the pcpulation was increasing at the rate of a thousand a day. He was passing by one of these bills when he heard a man, with a shovel over his shoulder, reading it on the wall say, " That's a lie, any how." But that incredible fact at that time had been so well established since, that even Lord Stanley and Sir James Graham admit it is true, and confess it is necessary to , make some provision for the increasing population. This was encouraging, and showed they had only to persevere in their efforts to set themselves free. It began now to be seen on all hands that the present corn-laws could not stand ; but it also seemed to be very doubtful what kind o f l aw was to be got instead of them. The question was were they to have another corn-law ?—(Cries of " No, no.") Another sliding-scale duty?—(No, no.) Only think of the number of corn-laws they had had during the last few years. The present had been in operation nearly four , years, and now it was said the people are to get rid of it. Why is it so ? Because there is a prospect of scarcity, the people want food, and it stands in the way of their obtaining it. It was a law at once unnatural, impolitic, and inexpedient, and meant only to suit the pockets of those who were interested In its continuance.—(Applause.) There would, he had no doubt, be attempts made to cheat them; he believed both the great parties in the House of Commons were willing to indulge in the same fraud, and unless the free-traders stood true to their principles, there would be either a fixed duty or another sliding scale. He thought they had made out a sufficient case, and therefore must stand by it without any attempt to compromise. They did not ask to be benefited at the expense of any portion of the community : he had all along repudiated that idea, and he thought he had fully demonstrated that protection was the bane of the agriculturist. That was what Lord John, Russell said, and Peel said ditto to It. He did not hesitate to say that whether the ports were opened or not they would continue to urge until no ground was left to the monopolist, or until every rag and vestige of the protective system was done away with.—(Cheers.) The farmers had been told that they were robbing each other. Since the close of Parliament he had had many opportunities of consulting with that class of men, and had obtained a variety of statistics and details on the subject, which went to show that the farmer, instead of being a gainer, was a material loser by the Bo omed protective system. It had been proved to him that the more extensive the farmer was the more he suffered from protection. The large stock farmers were more injured by it than any other portion of the community. They were the consumers of Indian , w c e h r e e e m s e a , d b e u t toe o e r p b a e ; r d , e a a n r d b o y f p a r l o l t other n t . a x e l d f a t r h t a i e t 1 c e 0 u s , for ld be which . c th o e rn y , monstratad, and he had no doubt it could, the cause of monopoly would be hopeless. Protection had been in existence for twenty.lve or thirty years, during the whole of which time the farmers had been made the dupe of every block. head who chose to cry out " protection." It was enough to demonstrate the evils of those laws; they could not be abolished unless the people were energetic in obtaining the power to carry ttTooer resc u e twelve de th at o b lmonths ydivision ago o f t o the qualify out their principl es , w hi c h t h ey could best do in the registration ae v nre s ponde d to the c courts, They (the L eague ) h a d called upon the West Riding of oucantlyl; 2,000 people, to enable them fro t m hey th h e ad m pu on t o 2 po .3 li o s o ts,and h free. traders on the register.—(Cheers.) They had converted the ma jority that formerly existed in favour of monopoly of 1,000 into a majority of 1,600 for free trade; and he asked them to go again and qualify 2,000 before the 31st of January next. A contest for that riding would cost each party 10,0001., and the expenditure of,ll o oool. between the present and the latter end of January would secure the division at the next election. He asked them to put themselves in the same position as South Lancashire, where of 3,900. After some allusions to the free-traders had a majo r it y the state of the register in North Cheshire, and other parts of the country, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by urging the meeting never to relax in their exertions till success had crowned their efforts. He sat down amidst loud cheers. Mr. HENRY ASEWORTiI, of Turton, near Bolton, was the next speaker. As far as he could judge, the meeting was assembled together for the purpose of again talking of the injurious effects of the present system of corn-laws, which had the effect of keeping up the price of bread, a circumstance which, from past experience, had ever been the means of crippling trade. Those who had paid attention to the operation of these laws could not have failed to observe that, whenever wheat was dear, trade was bad and wages low. He then entered into an argument to prove this view of the question, and concluded by urging the people of Lancashire to per severe till their object was fully and fairly accomplished. counts. Mr. BRIONT, M.P., next addressed the meeting at considerable length. He contended that the present state of feeling in the country and the wide-spreading distrust which now prevailed were owing to the apprehended scarcity which threatened the country, and urged the necessity of the people averting the famine that threatened Ireland and England too, by demanding an immediate repeal of the corn-laws; and concluded a speech which occupied 55 minutes in delivering with this emphatic declaration ;—.We war not with any right of any man, we war with a law which all men are be. ginning to doubt, and which most intelligent and good men hate. We want to substitute for that law the original charter by which men have a right to live and to earn, and to enjoy the fruits of their earnings.. " And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and . . every tree, in the which is the fruit of the tree yielding seed, to you it shall be given." Was the Scripture written only for our first parents ? Was it intended only for those who should inhabit that, to us, most distant land, or was it not an universal premise and benediction ? Was it not given by inspiration that mankind, till the end of time, till the world should be wrapped in flame, should trust in him who gave that promise, and if we thus believe how dreadful our abandonment of duty, how awful the crime, not less than even that of those who made the corn-laws, if we step back lkom that duty, if we fail In the work we have set ourselves, which is to abolish the law that restricts the bounty of Providence, and to establish the original and heaven-given law which will give plenty to all the earth.—(Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. J. Brooks, seconded by Mr. W. Rawson, a vote of thanks was carried, with loud cheers, to the gentlemen who addressed the meeting; also to the chairman; after which th 2 meeting separated. LA W INTELLIGENCE. PREROGATIVE COURT, Oct. 29. (Before Sir H. JENNER I' UST.) FREER P. PEACOCKS. To.day this cause was again brought on for hearing. It appears that Sir Thomas George Apreece, Bart., late of Washingley Hail, in the county of Huntingdon, and of Margate, in the county of Kent, deceased, died on the 30th December, 1842, aged 51. He left behind him a sister, Mrs. Amelia Peacocke, who will be en. titled in distribution, if it be established that the paper propounded be invalid. The deceased was possessed of large landed estates in the counties of Huntingdon, Essex, Leicester, and other parts of England, of the value of about 200,0001. and of a personalty of about 20,0001., exclusive of large amounts laid out in the Govern. ment annuities. The deceased left several other relatives, among whom are the Rev. Thomas H. Cole, a natural brother, &c. The sums invested in the Government annuities were 18,7001. and 28,0001., the dividends on which were never, as alleged, regularly received by him, the arrears at the time of his death amounting to about 7,080 L, and having also in his banker's hands about 12,0001. The deceased committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol, on the 30th December, 1842. The will in dispute was executed in the shop of a hatter, in Fleet-street, which is within a short distance of his legal adviser's. The will bears date on the 23d June, 1836, and by it the whole property is directed to be realised and bequeathed to St. George's Hospital. The validity of the paper is opposed on the ground of the insanity of the deceased. Her Majesty's Advocate, Dr. Addams, and Dr. Harding were in opposition to the validity of the will, and Dr. Phillimore and Dr. Jenner in support of it. For the force and validity of the paper, it was contended that the deceased had, up to the period of the execution of the paper, managed his own affairs. Against the paper there are a multitude of eccentricities pleaded. The deceased is alleged to have been at all times strange and eccentric, even while a boy ; that in later years he believed that his heart and stomach were of a different construction from those of other people, and betokening premature decay. When out in the rain, as it was his habit to be, both by (`ay and night, it was the deceased's constant practice to take off his hat, and stand for some considerable length of time with his head uncovered and exposed, evincing and expressing the comfort he received there. by. That on a stormy or rainy night happening In the year 1836 1 the deceased set off late for the Horse Guards, com plaining bitterly of the (supposed) necessity of the journey, and that he walked all the way from Blackheath to the Horse Guards, though followed or attended by a carriage driven by his coachman, and also by a groom mounted and leading a saddle-horse. That as soon us he got to the Horse Gaurds, without calling anywhere, he turned about, and persisted in wa king back again to the foot of the hill, near to Blackheath, attended as before, a distance, in the whole, of not less than ten or eleven miles, notwithstanding that it rained heavily and incessantly. That upon his arrival at the foot of the said hill, and not, before, he was prevailed upon to get into lila carriage. In the course of the arguments against the will, it was contended especially by Drs. Addams and Harding, that the.bequest to a public charity of the whole of so large a property was contrary to the ac • knewledged feelings of the deceased—that he was fond of boasting of his family and pedigree—that his ancestors had been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and, notwithstanding all this, in one line he had left the whole of his property to St. George's Hospital, in cluding estates that had been in the family since Henry the Eighth. The reply remains to be heard. SECONDARIES' COURT, Oct. 29. (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) TURNER AND OTHERS V. THE EXECUTORS OF POORE. IMPORTANT CASE OF BREACH OF COVENANT.—This was an action to recover damages for breach of covenant. The damages were Lid at 2,0001. Mr. KENNEDY (one of the Judges of the Sheriffs' Court, Middle sex), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. RYLAND for the de fendant. Mr. KENNEDY said this was an action for the breach of several covenants in a lease. The defendants having suffered judgment to go by default, they admitted all the breaches, and the jury, there fore, had only to estimate the damages. The plaintiffs were execu tors of a Mr. Turner, and the defendants executors of a Mr. lames Poore. Mr. Turner had, during his lifetime, leased to Mr. Poore premises at Brixton, leading to Tulse.llll, for a term of twenty one years. The lease was made in September, 1841, and the several breaches would show the general negligence. The cove nants were to paint the outside once every three years. At the time the action was brought, that covenant had been broken, although something had been done subsequently. The lessee was bound to insure—he did not. There was a covenant not to build, yet he had done so, and it was not a question whether it was detrimental or ornamental, for the covenant had been broken. There was a covenant not to demise or assign without license, yet it had been assigned to a Mr. Bedford, of whom he did net say, or wish to be understood as im. puting, was an undesirable tenant; but a written notice had been served on him to repair, but he had refused, and the premises were sublet to a very objectionable person, inasmuch as they were allowed to go on in waste and dilapidation. The very object of the cove. nant was to bind the lessee, and it was clear that this covenant had also been broken, and the covenant for payment of rent had been broken, as Mr. Poore died in December, 1844, and a quarter's rent had become due since that time. The premises consisted of a house, garden, and about two acres of ground, inclosed with a fence, and to this the' attention of the jury would be more particularly directed, for besides the covenants for specific objects, there was a general one to paint and repair when need should require, and necessary for the occupation of a tenant at rack-rent : these were ordinary covenants in a lease. The land in question had, 20 years ago, been an open field, and had been bought by Mr. Turner, the testator, who inclosed the whole, making the whole of value, and when he let it, the party taken was bound by all the cove nants, especially in re-letting, assigning which in this case he could not do, however capricious the lessor might be in refusing to grant a license to du so. The premises had been let at a low rent, in consideration of the lessee being bound by the strict covenants. Negotiations had been pending, but they were ineffectual, and the case thus came before the jury. Edsell, examined—Knew the premises five years before Mr. Poore took them. Had worked in the adjoining premises, another house and garden completing the frontage of the land, part of Mr. Poore's field running down the lane behind. The fences were very good in 1841. A bed-room had since been built over the stable ; it could be seen from the road. Cross-examined—Believed there was a dispute as to who was bound to repair. The fence was post and rails, and lattice.work. Mr. Whitehead had the premises before Mr. Poore, and repaired them. Mr. Thomas Hudson, surveyor, had let the premises, and thought 551. per year very cheap for it now, with the addition of the bed-roont and a water-closet. Cross.examined—The fences require repair, but had not made any professional calculation, and could not make a rough estimate of what would be the amount required to repair. Mr. Bedford was a highly respectable man in the City of London. Witness only wished he had twenty houses and Mr. Bedford wou!d take them all. Mr. Williamson, a surveyor—Did :not survey the house. The fences appeared to have been neglected, part on the south side (alongside the adjoining premises), and sheep•hurilcs had been put up ; all the defects appear to have existed for some years. To set the fence in order it would take 411. 17s. 6d. The palisading could not have been part of the original fence, but put up some years after. Richard Dove, baker, of Brixton, had seen great part of the fence down for two years. Mr. RYLAND said this was one of the most hasty and uncalled for actions which could have been brought, and never would have been commenced, if Mr. Turner had not been an attorney and executor, and could, therefore, have law at trade price. It was clear that the question of fences had been a debateable point even in the lifetime of Mr. Poore, and, without that, there was not a tittle of evi. dence as to any damage being sustained. It was true the pre mises had not been insured the first year, but the place was not burnt down, and, if it had been, he would have been bound. It might have led to a forfeiture of the lease, and so would the non payment of rent ; and if it was an action of ejectment, or to get rid of a bad tenant, he could have understood such breaches being se up, but Mr. Poore died in December, 1844, and no rent was due till Lady-day, 1845, and the action was brought in April. A sum mons had been taken out before ajudge, and an offer made to pay the rent, and ls. for the nominal damages, but it was refused by the plaintiff; and the judge had no power to make the order. Yet the damages had been laid at ..,000/. The question was, whether any real damage had been sustained. Mr. Hudson thought the building the bed-room over the stable an improvement. Half a farthing would be sufficient damage on those counts. The house had been put in repair, and Mr. Poore had laid out 2001. on it. Mr. Berry, the defendant's attorney, proved the proceedings before the judge. Mr. Burgess, a builder, proved he built the additional room and water-closet; they were entire improvements. His bill amounted to 1641. 12s. The Sitcom)Aav considered that in an action of breach of covenant, the defendant might show there had not been any damage. Henry Arcent did work to the amount of 601. in 1842 to the house and fences, and left them in tenantable repair. The disputed part he would repair for SL, and make the whole serviceable for 2W. That would make it better than it was before, and he would be well paid. The old fence was some oak, some deal, and some ma. hogany—in fact, something of everything,—(Laughter, ) Arcent, painter, did painter's work to the value of 131, in 1842. Samuel Crabb did similar work in 1843 to the amount of 41. Mr. John Pearce, bricklayer, did work t o th e amount o f 21 . inside and out. Mr. Richard Ray, clerk to the Sun Fire-office, proved the house had been insured in April, 1842, and up to the present time, in the sum of 5001. Mr. Butler deposed to a conversation between Mr. Poore and Mr. Hunter, who said he did not know to whom the &nee belonged, but would make inquiry, _ _ _ Mr. KENNEDY replied, and said, after no plea had been put in, it came with a bad grace from the defendants to say no damage had been done, as they might have settled the action in a very summary way by Paying what they thought due into Court, and the plaintiffl► would have continued the action at their peril. It was clear they could not accept one shilling nominal damages. As far as the insurance went, they claimed no special damage, and although they were entitled to 10/. for work done after the action, proving that the house was out of repair, yet they would forego it from a spirit of equity, as there was no substantial damage. They would admit that a large sum had been expended, but that was the conditions on which the lease was granted at a low rent. —. . _ The place, however, bad not been painted within three years, and by leaving it another year damage consequently ensued. He urged that the evidence of the dispute as to who was bound to repair the fence was very loose. The SECONDARY said that was the main point. If there was a real dispute defendant could not be charged with a breach of co. venant. The dispute, however, appeared to be only as to part. The jury must, at all events, give nominal damages on all the Thejury consulted for half an hour, and then said they were all agreed but one. They were then locked up, and ultimately gave a verdict for 131. 131. rent, and 201. for repair of the fences, and nominal damages on the other counts. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. CAUTION TO RAILWAY PROJECTORS.—ShortIy before the closing of the Court on Tuesday evening, Mr. Baldwin, M.P. for Totnes, accompanied by a solicitor, waited on Mr. Twyford for the pur pose of applying for a summons against the registered projector and the registered solicitor of a railroad, the name of. which did not transpire, to attend at this Court, and show cause why they continued to use his name in the list of the provisional committee, without first obtaining his sanction for so doing. Mr. Baldwin said that he had written repeatedly to the parties, disclaiming any connexion with the project in question, and, as no notice was taken of any of his communications, he was driven to the necessity of seeking protection under the Act of Parliament, his name being still made use of against his will, and, ad the law was perfectly clear upon the point, he hoped the Court would assist him in checking a system that had become very prevalent. The Solicitor pointed out to the Magistrate the 7th and Bth of Victoria, chap. 110, the 65th clause of which enacts, " That, as great injury has been inflicted upon the public by companies falsely pretending to be patronised, or directed, or managed by eminent or opulent persons, now, for the purpose of preventing such false pre tenses, be it enacted, with regard to every company, or pretended company whatsoever, whether registered or , not, and whether now existing or not, that if any person shall make any such false pre tences, knowing the same to be false, in any advertisement or other paper, whether printed or written, and whether published in any newspaper or handbill, or placard, or circular, then every such person shall forfeit for every such offence A sum not exceed ing ten pounds." Mr. TIVTFORD said, that as the clause distinctly provided against such improper practices, he could have no hesitation in granting summonses against the parties. MABYLEBONE. BURGLARY.—Yesterday Charles Mitchell, alias Darby Kelly, James Burke, alias Mulder, and John Grogan, all of them con victed thieves, were charged with having been concerned in a bur glary at the house of Mr. Clarke, cheesemonger, &c., No. 5, &tbs. bury-street, Portm3n.market. It appeared from the evidence that en the same morning, stout three o'clock, the prisoners were taken into custody by Sergeant Harrent, and other officers, for a murderous attack upon a man "tamed Francis, in consequence of information received tvith re gard to a burglary at the house above alluded to. The prisoners were searched, when a copper French coin and a brass imitation penny piece were found on Grogan and Burke. These pieces . had been stolen from Mr. Clarke's house, an entry into which had beers made by a back window. Three tills, all of them empty, were left upon the counter, and it was further stated that numerous articles of silver plate had been carried oft'. A constable of the D division stated that a few hours prior to the robbery being discovered the prisoners were seen together in the immediate vicinity of Mr. Clarke's premises. Inspector Brown said, that in the course of a few days the officers would, in 'all probability, obtain some information as to the stolen plate; and, in order to atrord time for inquiry, the pri soners were remanded till Tuesday next. Utica DISTILLATION.—Yesterday Wiliam Caleb Thomas was charged with the illicit distillation of spirits, for which offence he had, under 7th and Bth Geo. IV., cap. 53, sec. 32, rendered him self amenable to a heavy penalty. Frederick Pargeter, an officer of Excise, deposed that on the previous evening, between five and six o'clock, he entered th• house, No. 2. Payne-place, Kentish.town, the lower part or which was inhabited by defendant, Witness found in the two kitchens a forty-five gallon still, containing a quantity of molasses' wash, and some spirits had just before bean run off. The two kitchens were fitted up in such a way as to lead to the supposition that the illicit trade had been carried on for a long while. The prisoner, on being given into custody, said that the house he in habited belonged to a beer-shopkeeper in the Newington.road. The prisoner was fined 301., and In default three months' im prisonment. QUEEN'S COLLEGE,BIRMINGIIAM ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. BIRMING:IAM, TUESDAY.—To-day a most interesting ex hibition, in connection with the above highly valuable and important institution, took place at the Town-ball. The occasion was the distribution of prizes to the students, and ' the result was highly gratifying to a numerous and most re spectable as , emblage of noblemen and gentlemen of the dis trict. The hour appointed for commencing the proceedings was one o'clock, but before that time several gentlemen of distinction, accompanied by the professors of the College, assembled at the institution in Paradise-street, and proceeded to inspect the whole establishment, including the newly erected church, museum, and other interesting portions of the building. Shortly after one o'clock a numerous body of the inhabi tants being assembled in the Town-hall, the company who had visited the college were conducted to th e mee ti ng , an d amongst those who formed the procession were—The Lord Bishop of the Diocese, Lord Dartmouth, Lord Lyttelton, Thomas Phillips, Esq., mayor ; David Malin, E sq ., hi g h bailiff ; Dr. J. B. Davie s , J. B. Melsnm, Esq., Sands Cox, Esq., Dr. Backhand, Rev. V. Thomas, Rev. G. Garbet, rural dean; Alderman Vauvart, H. Luekcock, Esq., J. Bourne, Esq., late high bailiff ; Wm. Chance, Esq., Mr. Alderman Room, Dr. Booth, and most of the aldermen and town coun cillors of the borough. There were also a great number of ladies present. Lord LyrreuroN, as President of the College, opened the businessin a very appropriate address. With. respect to the institution which had that clay convened theist together, lie feared no contradiction when he said, that it would be a most erroneous opinion which should describe that institu tion merely as a medical institution. He considered the ob ject of that institution was no less for the general education of the man than for providing instruction for the physician and surgeon ; and it was on that account that many had felt the warmest interest in its success, and had considered like himself that theycould freely and fairly take part in the ma nagement and care of such an establishment. The object which ie had within its scope was the education of medical stu dents; and he must be allowed to speak with frankness upon that which needed no lengthened observations to demonstrate —namely, that medical students had been for a long period in a peculiar state of disadvantage from the want of sach institutions as the present. It was well known that all ab sorbing attention to medical science, unrelieved by the thoughts and reflections upon the great truths of religion, had a tendency to materialism and irreligion ; and hence the great necessity which existed for that admirable system upon which the education of the Queen's College was based. The Noble Lord, at considerable length and ability, enforced this view of the subject, and, in conclusion, ex pressed his determination to afford all the assistance he could to the gentlemen engaged in promoting the interest of the Queen's College. Lord DArersrotim then rose to move the first resolution, one of thanks to the Governors of the College for their exertions in behalf of the institution. The Rev. R. KENNEDY seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously; after which Dr. J. JOHNSTON returned thanks for the compliment paid to his father. The LORD BISHOP of the Diocese next briefly addressed the meeting, on the occasion of presenting the Warnford prize of gold medals, for essays, to Mr. C. E. J. Tipton and Mr. J. V. Hughes. The Jephson prize of 20 guineas was presented by Dr. Booth to Mr. G. Wilmhurst, to whom it was awarded after a severe examination in all the branches of medical science. The gold medal for regularity and good conduct was next presented to Mr. J. V. Hughes and Mr. J. P. Badley ; after which the celebrated Dr. BUCKLAND addressed the meeting, and delivered a very powerful address, i n p o i n ti ng out the great advan tages which medical men derived from the pursuit of the study of chemistry; and after dwelling upon this subject, he took occasion to advert with very considerable effect to the present alarming state of the potato crop. It was a question of humanity, which required the instantaneous application of all the medical skill and science which could be brought to bear upon it. It had been too notorious for some weeks past that a gangrene had seized upon the potato crop, that it was almost universal. It extended all over Europe, and it was felt in the United States. It was felt in the first instance, in Belgium, and then all over F rance an d i n It a l y . I t was his lot a few weeks ago to be present at two meetings—one, a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of Paris, con vened by the Government of France for the purpose of con sidering the extent of the mischief done to the potato crop in that country and the remedy which it became the Govern ment to apply. At that meeting Professors Poncha, of Rouen, and Payen, of Paris, were present; and the next - week they printed a document in which the subject was treated with a vast amount of skill. He (Dr. Backhand) had re ceived, within these few days, the result of an investigation of the potato disease in Scotland, in which Dr. Johpston had been summoned to institute a chemical investigation into the nature of the disease, and it was only that morning lie received intelligence which confirmed his worst fears of the nature and extent of the malady. It ap peared that the Government of England had sent a com mission, composed of scientific men, chemists, and others, to confer with the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland upon the alarming state of the malady in that country, and lie knew that a potato hospital would be immediately esta blished in Ireland. The object of this hospital was not to cure the eaters of the diseased potatoes, but the design was tb cure the potatoes themselves of the fearful disease which had seized upon them. There was, he believed, yet a remedy if the disease was taken in time. It was now unnecessary to go into the cause of this alarming disease, and he would at once say, first of all they must remove the potatoes from the ground, store them wherever they might—barns, warehouses, and every place that could be made available for holding them must be used. Infected potatoes must not be al lowed to touch the sound ones, for there was contagion in them; and so long as sound -potatoes were kept dry there was no danger of them. The diseased part of the potato is 'innocuous to man or beast if mascerated or steeped 12 hours in clean cold water, and then changed and washed again in other water, before they are boiled. The starch then in the most decayed and putrid portion of the potato was perfectly good. Alter the first twelve hours' steeping, the rind was to be taken off. The diseased part must be pared, and the parings washed twice in cold water, there being twelve hours, as lie had said, between each washing; then they were to be dried and set by for the use of cattle. The day before he visited Lord Ashburton, where lie ate a portion of those potatoes, the starch of which had been preserved, and which were perfectly sound. He had seen reports of pigs having died from eating potatoes which had been given to them, but if proper precaution had been used such results would not have followed. He believed it was not a new disease. He believed it existed at all titres, only not to such an ' extent as at present. He would, therefore, impress upon all concerned in the care of potatoes the absolute necessity of keeping them dry. In struments were now being made in Paris and London by means of which the starch could be separated from the potato, but where the vegetable fibre remained, let it be washed and preserved. He would again impress upon those who had buried their potatoes, the necessity of removing them at once. They ought to be put into straw, and every means taken to preserve them and keep them dry. He re gretted to state that one-third of the potato crop in Ireland was lost, and with them the food of 2,000,000 of the people of that country had perished. The Government must inter pose, science must interpose, between the dead and the living, and by the goodness and mercy of God the plague may yet be stayed. . The address of the Learned Doctor was listened to with marked attention, and produced a strong effect upon the audience. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which did not terminate till late in the evening. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK OF A HULL AND HAMBURGH STEAMER. _ _ _ By the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Nep tune, Captain Whittingham, commander, which arrived at Black wall yesterday afternoon from Hamburgh, intelligence was received in the City of the shipwreck and loss of one of the Hull and Ham. burgh steamer., called the Margaret, commanded by Captain Raw. Boson, accompanied by a great loss of life. From the few parti. culars that have been brought over, it appears that during the whole of last week the coast was visited by a most fearful storm, the wind blowing a continual gale from the north to the north west; and the destruction among the coasting-traders is stated to have been very great. The Margaret steamer left Hamburgh for the port of Hull on Friday, the 19th instant, having her usual number of passengers and a full cargo of merchandise, the weather at the time of her departure being what is termed moderate. By the time she had arrived off Cuxhaven, near the mouth of the Elbe, it was blowing a gale from the north-west, but _ the captain thinking it would not be of any duration, the pilot left the vessel at that port, and she proceeded on her passage, and was last seen from Heligoland, passing through the usual track. Nothing further was heard of her until Sunday morning last, when the General Steam Navigation Company's steamer Neptune, on the point of starting with the mails from Norden, learned that the unfortunate steamer had been wrecked off that coast, and that sixteen of the passengers and three of the crew had perished with her. From another source it has been aseertained that the ill.fated vessel, after leaving Heligoland, coul.l, in consequence of the gale, have only made lee way, and eventually, it is supposed, she was driven on a dangerous sand, called the Memmett, near Juist, at the eastern entrance of the river Meinm. According to the accounts, she struck before day. break on the morning of the 22d, and, therefore must have been encountering the gale for three days. It appears that the moment she took the shoal the sea, which was running terribly high, swept several persons overheard. The long boat was launched, and attempts were made to reach the shore, but owing to its crowded state and the violent serf, it ;capsized, and every soul in it met with a watery grave. Those who re• mained on board the vessel, after being exposed to the most severe privation for a number of hours, were saved. The steamer became a complete wreck, but as the tide receded, considerable quantities of her cargo were got out of her hold. The Vivid steamer, Captain Agars, which reached London.bridge last evening from Hull, reports that when he left the Humber fears were enter tained, from the length of time the Margaret was over due, that some accident had happened to her. The Queen of Scotland steamer had arrived at Hull from Hamburgh before the Vivid left, and had seen nothing of the Margaret, although she did not start from Hamburgh until some time after her. The Queen of Scotland, it appears, met with a most boisterous passage, and a number of oxen which were on the deck were obliged to be thrown overboard for the better safety of the vessel. The Margaret was the property of Mr. Pinners, of Hull, by whom she was built some years ago. She was of about 250 tons burden, rigged as a three. mast schooner, and was worked by a screw propeller, being the first vessel of the description that has been engaged as a passenger vessel from that port. She bad a very rakish appearance, and from the quantity of canvass she carried, was considered a perfect clipper. Within a few miles of the spot where the Margaret was lost, viz., off Norderney, a ship foundered about the same time, and every soul belonging to her was drowned. Another vessel, belonging to St. Petersburgh, named the Mehala, was lost on the previous day on the same sands, and the captain and one of his crew perished. In addition to those deplorable disasters, theliam. , burgh Mail announces the loss of no fewer than nine other vessels on the Dutch coast during the storm. (From the Manchester Guardian.) • We have received, from a friend at Hull, intelligence of a tre. mendous hurricane on Monday afternoon and Tuesday in last week, which seems to have been more violent and of greater duration that: any experienced in the German Ocean for the last twenty years. We give the following from our correspondent's letter:— " The Transit, Hamburgh steamer, arrived at Hull on Sunday morning list, after enduring one of the heaviest gales perhaps ever experienced, having been obliged to throw overboard all the cattle she was bringing to Hull, 36 in number. The hurricane conti nued from Monday afternoon to Tuesday; but the gale was of much longer duration. It also appears that the Transit, having proceeded so :ea for the second time, the weather became so tempestuous that the ship was obliged to face the storm, there being on this occa sion no possibility of returning. I cannot, however, do better than send you a copy of the letter transmitted home by the very intel ligent engineer of this steamer:-- " Cuxhaven, Oct. 22, 1641 i. " Dear —.,--It is with feelings of thankfulness I am enabled to send you a line to ease the suspense that I know you will be in with us being so late. I scarcely thought I should ever see you again but, thank God ! we are all safe and well. But, oh! we have passed through an ordeal indeed. Never did any one imagine there could be such a sea runniwg. When we hft here on Friday we had a very heavy gale, and had to bear up on Saturday night, and got coaled on Sunday night; and as the weather was more moderate, we proceeded to sea on 11141 day forenoon ; then iu the afternoon came OR the hurricane, suck4s has not been known here for above twenty years. We kerrher head to the sea, as it was impossible to turn back; but when the storm-sail • ' gave way, then commenced the wort of destruelld poor beasts we had on board (thirty-six in 10 2. were obliged to throw o ver b oar d to save ours el ''' fortunate we were in accomplishing this work whl t , or none would have been left to tell the tale. animals seemed to have a foretaste of what we were °b. l„l Some went away like lambs to the sl a ughter, with a I N ` ) , they went over the side; others resisted with all clinging to us till the following sea s mo thered the ship "o passed a fearful night. Nte lost our best boat, and ere r i the deck. We could not tell w h ere we w ere, but the f ollo l ', we were obliged to run, when fortunately, God be ther e ,' found the island. Had we got near the lee shore. wet have escaped, the sea runnin g so hi g h that we could n° length of the ship. There is a fearful number of wreck'' the river. Cuxhaven is nearly washed away. -- " ° _, sf tionately, t• . • Such is the description given of thi s most destnell ve he, results of which may be anticipated. Losses, Perb'_,P s f o i, numerous for a long period, may be certainly look'', Queen of Scotland ste amer , f rom H am b urg h , a rrived o ;i st iY 23d inst., having thrown 18 beasts overboard. T tM AiThimedean screw steamer, which left Hamburgb °" 10 , inst., has not been he ar d of. It is feared that unle ss she ceeded in making the coast of Norway she has foundered' CADVERTISEMENT.3—The Earl of Aldboro,P:i Holloway's Pills.—An astounding Cure by thi s Medicine after every o th er means had failed. S ee ' f his Lordship's letter dated Vill a Messina, Leghc"' 1845. "To Professor H o ll oway . Si r ,—l beg W d li O t , you that your pills h ave e ff ec t e d a cure of a dio r fa el c i liver and stomach w hi c h a ll t h e most em i ne nt of j o t ' home and all over th e C on ti nent h a d no t been sb`e / td Nay, not even the waters of Carhhad or Marienbu i. l,o Aldborough."—These wonderful Pills will cure ani„ ti ef'; the liver and stomach. —S o ld ( a l so H o ll o way's ;t i t tl Professor Holloway's es t a bli s h ment , 244, Straws/ ' medicine vendor s th roug h out t h e c i v ili se d woriel DENTAL ECONOMY. 129, + d 211 A single Artificial To o th, 55, ; :s t complete S s toll l, ol' Mr. JONES. Surgeon-Dentist, continues to SUPPLY' ral, and other Artificial TEETH, of unrivalled boautY-0 r i g" without extraction of stumps or any painful opera oo :',,,e,pr which ensure certain fulfilment of every purpose of it from which they cannot possibly be distinguished. d" cayed Teeth 2s. 6d. each ; or an y num b er f o r au lug Attendance from Ten till Five.—i 29, Strand. 0 1' CLARK'S ROYAL WAX Cd IMMENSE SALE. Only One Shilling per Pound ! Yes ; Royal Cantile%ot, , ,,' salve superiority is;established. Thousands consul-10 ilt;s1::( dissenting voice! They snuff themselves, are I"thei„l4ll'.lfor pure as wax, and ch ea p as common tallow candles!: r i‘ '; ‘l , ratter. " Their equal is unknown." " Their Or 80 if so et • came." Composite, and all such inferior candles ,to -, oil but Palaceffax bear a semblance of equality. ~ sefv,,„o To prevent imposition; C. and Co. attach a W.,,1:3 "As "I,so packet, without which none are genuine, at Cl w ,„,se 1,1 0- and Candle Lamp Depot, 447, West Strand. ri — t ox„ address. The new light always burning for maps ' V granted to Country Agents. 1-0 1$ SPEN CER'S CHINESE LIQUID- 0 r03.1 1 ed changes in a few minutes, w i t h ou t tr o uble, r wo or A s whiskers, eyebrows, mousta c h es , to a dark b rc o ppl l7- isi simply using a comb wetted w ith th e li qu id. One 6; t., 6j., t'produce a pleasing and perma nen t c h ange. Price fitAlo 10s. per bottle. To be had of the Proprietors, 29; Nottinglianit'loo bt street, Whitechapel-road, London ; also of Mr. r g is, hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; street; Barclay, Farringdon-street ; At kinsol:t Jyct of'" street; Hooper, 43, King William-street, Londot f a ',,"„ ; ttal u pt Milsom-street, Bath; Elmore, Bull-street, Birming",;;ol..o, Pertmers and Medicine Vendors in town and 0 70 . 1, Dr any part of the kingdom by receiving a remittanc e ,' I :, o iP Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese ..`" Observe, the Proprietor's address is on the wrapP e l e r o si ,pe 4 4 , 101 URGESS v S — NEW SAUCE, f or fi r - id ° l ie /re% 1 . 114 Lffi poses, having gained such great approbatio n. d SO'oe for it continuing to increase, JOHN BURGESS g n ' t , f to sc oTry4 respectnily to offer thus their best akno wledg o „ e oeie" for their liberal patronage of the same; its utilitY ence in all climates have recommended P, to theft ItsnosPresell oreign connections, who have all spoken highlYto, ~ Lion. It is prepared by them only ; and for Pl.oo7;4apt meat to families, all possibl e care h as been., :a 0 1 "i t (AP bottle being sealed on the cork w ith th e i r firm ""..,bjelf ' t eo 2 `, as each label having their si gna t ure , without " genuine. A SO ''' t 7l)l,e f JOHN BURGESS and SON'S long-establish• „ 00 ' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES continues to be Pr e io the same runner that has given the greatest - 1,00 4° ' 4, years. ate , 61 07 '4 Warehouse, 107, Strand, cor ner of Say(/' 013)' v Co's ,S1'0" FOB, COUGHS, COLDS, ASTIIMAS, AS, o N Y 1 , P° l. CU NDELL' S IMPROVED HONEY. A c iDe t oe 1 ,,t0 For upwards of fifty years, this invaluable Toitb e i ts a 0 ; 1 0 4 tamed its reputation as a most effective remedy found 3111'f, plaints, and, unassisted by advertisements, I ° 2 it 15 , 4I" 'dew almost every family in the United Kingdom• caae, e pter with the same care and attention by Mr. Hear); v ooset tic k ries, London, who refrains from all eulogy on o st g e1) 0, ' f as one trial suffices to pr ove it s e ffi cac y to the M A / 2 5 . May be had in bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s. Gd., a nd spectable medicine venders in the United King' THE BEST APERIENTAND ANTIBILI I GENERAL USE IS, FRAMPTON'S PILL OF effectually relieves the stomach and boNn, tion, without griping or prostration of stre , he , languor and depression of spirits ; while . om j ,. hehead-ache, grateful -ach t e o , the sickness , stomach, d I z z promote ihess, l' a d i i n g s e s n t t i n o t i o t i free livers, who are continually suffering t c r r ad, fail to be appreciated. and singing in the head and ears, they off received "" ears I cos This Medicine has form a f society, and n , most respectable classes those c with permission to publish easy, the following letter able person to its author_Land, London. .. To Mr. Front , 229, Sir Heavitree, El i i i l l4 ,, bewiedit, kiitordeqtyuit,trw "Stn,--I fee l pleasure in being able to beak licited testimony to the excellence of your Health," which iti I consider a most safe, e caF general medicine. The widow of an °likef near relative of mine, has used them—very to other medicines for a long period of years , them extensively, and in one instance in whicl to adopt them, and supplied the first box herse extraordinary efficacy. I think that perhai other of the many patent medicines before the as a " friend in need" —certainly none p055e5... 44 ,, on all occasions to give dept se n # 4 - 9d , I shall be happy mendation, and am, Sir, $4 giro 0 1,...n * „„a 4 1 . 0 Sold by T. Prout, 229, Strand, London, pri ce _ l .. s a ß l y 4 t d hr Od o, per box ; also by the Vendors of Medicines ge n " - bser ce 0 / Kingdom. , mat 0 o.os E ALTLI , d, - - Lon dou , Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HE name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Stroo Government Stamp. ~, 10. 0 • Elegant Pocket Edition, price Is., b 7 r -- m t A p idt AO i DR. CULVERWELL ON os s. its HINDRANCES and OBLIGAI•„,, I eare• to/ co " To be or not to be, that is the question."—Srin taess;„ced. Contents :—On Matrimonial Elfribility sad , o al le, d a Ol' e Pateniity—phenomena of Gestatron.—On Mate`:tiletb' infelicitous and unproductive Unions—Curiosities "' 0. ence, Cases, &c. &c. most 0 : y ia0 ) ;0. Also Companion to the same, price Isa".",i 2 pg.° idle d'oo CHASTITY ; its ABUSES and DISEASE" , _. i g e j tor stn These two interesting little volumes are not inte e i i to tile d 2 011 P, discriminate perusal, but they are earnestly' 1 : 111 , ° , r mell a° ,el consideration of those who may be more legi."' i P oe 0 00 1 , painfully interested. ,, 147, 0# kg . Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvanl"'„ t pall ,I w Mann, 39, Cornhlll, and all booksellers, or direct f 41 21, Arundel-street, Strand. At home daily till 2 ; fp , on ssnIVI P #l , FOURTEENTH EDITION of the SILENT s-- .. I.' 0 11 Frailty, with Coloured Engravinegti c osh/C a li ioil Just published, price 2s. 6d., free by post (in a.,,s e t / A; c 11.1 / T e 5 . ,, f s THE SILENT FRIEND; a Alts. and ge t' '' ' ' ;, S" the Infirmities of the Systemt n both se -te r„ 7 o n. ,„,1 of the reproductive powers, with means of rester"iiiostra" g , effects of indulge- ce, &c., are fully pointed out , D#0 4 ;11. • gravings ; followed by observations on Marriage„,•„ooo , le.' By R. and L. PERRY and Co., Consulting Sung ota „ar Published by the Authors, and may be had a t p, , 0 ro ., ~,, 19, BERNERS-STREET, OXFOILD-STREET. A O ` coo' Sold by Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; Lla nns i: l oo te r; ford-street ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; • .4 s aill ° street, Soho ; and all Booksellers . , r ,,, ipi J,',700;:, we; We regard the work before us, the ' Silent s l :i e ,s l 0 f in' w a , ' embracing most clear and practical views of a s e ' ig iti • 11 1 0 , hitherto little understood, and passed over by a I n 3 ine;leJo, l dical profession, for what reason we are at a loss '',.',. ocs„ - Iot ,f is ,-. however confess that a perusal of this work has lel' o ,i, 'trow,,,d,S s e i impression on our minds, that we not only recoln a lsfit it. J. ert wish every one who is the victim of past folly, or si`,,ar ei i a i :, sr cretion, to profit ky tho advice contained in its pages', OS , fr, The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM is 05 0 15 ', 0 , 01 0 1 0 0 . ,; ; " to the cure of nervous debility, irregularity, vTlitio,"(oo_ 4 " 0" petite, indigestion, consumptive habits, 3uni de",'„, of , 05`" ~ excess, Etc. In bottles, price I is., or the quas i ' o ' f ai „veal bottle for 335. by which I Is, are saved. The 4/9. ' $ 'Ol be had as usual. IC, DO al egr. sC itr / /' P - ' lli The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE E- .„, ig,,ose cur„' „ for searching oat and purifying the blood frenj ,;' - of a l- rri.- on the head, face, and body, ulcerations. '55 4 '0 1 ' , affections arising from improper treatment or o ° 4 to is . of removing secondary symptoms, and all eruptiolls " 90. , ',W I ce I ls. and 335. per b o ttl e . 4s •,aes, it PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, r r A strl Cs. 0 ,,,,..aari,. and Ils. per box, are the m os t e ff ectual remedy P se ta, it mation, &c., without hidrance to business. n f st Consultation fee, If by e letter, 11. Minute dets . .,i t stisl' i 021 $5 Messrs. Perry are is daily attendance, for taus • t 9. I °"' sidence, 19, Berner-street , Oxford.street, Loadon..7 #0" I° 5 till 5. On Sundays from ho till IL One person ." ) 'O 3 ft cessary to effect a permanent cure. 'o' - a ~,,,ii 1: 14(. 1 se ,de . f THE SECRET COMPANION.—FULL LENs ,- „,„ - s t, la fl at Just published, 16th edition, 25. 6d., free by .1 - ill" ,i Ir envelope, 3s. 6d. , p Al' All- T HE SECRET bo :Ni 00 , ..:e . , T „dog „ay a Medical Work on the baneful effects 0 . , - „„#1.1 1 ~# O / fection, with means of restoration, with ebserva"; - ,:oolli o ter:,:or By R. J. BRODIE and CO., Surgeon s i , ' l , o ter, ; ,l,", e r Published by the Authors, and sold by Sherwood ' PO" 10170 Hannay and Ce., 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-strce,.,o, s t : yolli fe r. ton-street, :Soho Noble, 114, Chancey lane ; ". 1 11-sl rce 'et , i iill y street, Covent-garden ; Gordon, 146, Leadetilla _ w ort ~.,,I. 0 _,,. Wood, High-street, Birmingham ; Newton, Cle dc ,we r s 7.l 5e °4 pool ; Westinacott, Manchester ; Heron and Co.. 6 1; er ris c "otfi• street, Dublin 16, Leith-walk, Edinburgh . 0 101 J. no Union-street, Bristol; and by all Booksellers in tovi in tb e o tio o . OPINIONS OF TIES PRESS. w ea. . I jit „ea " This is a work of great merit, and should be P ii , t aiti l ' t o 11 3 - of every young man who is sufering from Oast ib;'',ertsin Cro4 contains many valuable truths, and perusal " r al. ,'s ' pi' him in many ways."—The London Mercantile Jon 9 .: ,,,,tar its at IA THE CORDIAL BALM OF ZEYLANIC• k j O. r „%es sr of s s f ic. Restorative, possesses wonderful efficacy in 1111 ,rionnel' s, P d 'af ache, weakness, heaviness, and lowness of sPi ri %j'a in l' fri g nervous debility, irregularity, and weakness. S t . ur in .1 1 5 go 1" 4s. lid. and Ifs. each, or the quantity o _ l. , ° The 31 * 0, bottle for 335., by which one Ils. bottle is sal e "' 2'' ILL s 't for be had as usual. I p. Ibl rades co 1 / w A !:0' BR 'S ODIE PURIFYING VEGETABLE R o st e 4s. and Ils. per box. These Pills are the Ivry syn , p pl i l ess. .00 every discaso in both sexes, including seo nd3 o to b ag Atop' external diseases of the skin, without hindrifiby letter , 11 ' by all medicine vendors. Consultation fee, " detail of cases is necessary. 'dance fox 0 r Messrs. BRODIE and CO. are in daily attei el - sq u ' lr6 the • e at their residence, 27, Montagu-street, I li i g till 1 ; I n i,it Of d British Museum), London, from 11 in the mo _ ', w oos' / 0 1 ( 1 . 0 , 1 1 , 1l• y tj e i! ing, and on Sundays from II till 2. Only 0 n • Y mitred to effect a permanent cure. ~ ile sl BIRTHS. pantsbourne Ito,, On the 22d inst„ at the Parsonage , , , 5 ,,. o f a danik car Cirencester, the wife of Andrew G. Diglio" !. ` t 'a 'my . VI . H of Ca r On the 24th inst., at Stamford, the wife of of C° ton, Rector of St. George's, of a daugheterEdinburgh, the lady _,,t. On the 24th inst., at Gayfleld-sqls ,r- out daughter... , eu teel." tale Glegg. East India Company ' s servi ce, s ari Colonel H. Mitchell of a daughter. near '-- • On the 24th inst.. lii Cavendish -road West, the l ad y of I''' gier' yips a daughter. boo, of J the lady of Philip Lucas, Esq., of t Mrs. G. Jae ° „„ a On the 25th inst., ' at Temple House, Cheethaln, On the 26th inst., in Upper Gower-stree, of Edwar d j--- On the 26th inst., at Edinburgh, the la y J• son, Esq., of a son. l' • MARRIED. the S s e is ris aorta of •"" ' Church, Maxwell Wilde, Incumbent of Trinity C _,„,,, Esq. , On the 28th inst , at St. Georges Hanover - Sri t ° .',4 119 Berkhamstead, Herts. Harriet, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Des"" A t' oute ll o iO 3 DIED. of P re Castle, aged 67. Colonel O n the Reid, e 2 n 4 w th ick i , ns e t.., B a ., t lFaatlemouutehu,teHnaanrrit..eGt,ovreelmlcot,r ofolAreoeor PO ° On the 25th inst., Mary, the wife of W. K. buildings. Wll naill if late 01 4 secOonndtsohen2o6ftHh.iHnesat.d,leayt,lEVseqst„crahgaemd 24. ge, Kent, of i id OW Cle O a n ve th r, e Elizabeth' Clare, Suffolk, 0 2 f 6t H h ig h h is i t io ti o r m s. H . ermina Cleaver, relict of the On the 26th inst., at Charles Hope, of Upper Clapton. 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I ,:sed d ,I1Vd" " e 'at 01 Y. 11 :ervali t '. o° _, i ft, a " tal, 1 ~~._ WORSHIP-STREET. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yesterday, Joseph Hution Mob. son was re-examined before Mr. Broughton, on a charge of em bezzling money to a very large amount, which he had received on account of his employer, Mr. John Stephen Day, a potato sales. man, who has extensive premises in the neighbourhood of Spital fields market, and warehouses at Beal's Wharf, Tooley•street. Mr. Justins, from Mr, Hobler's offices, conducted the prosecu tion ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Lewis. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was his warehouse fore man, stationed at Beal's Wharf, and his salary was 751. a year. He was required to return a daily account of all the sales he effected and moneys he received ; but in Autust some irregularities were discovered, and he was dismissed. Subsequently Mr. Higgs, a cow keeper, being applied to for payment of large quantities of potatoes with which he was debited in the books, he produced the prisoner's bill and receipt for payment. There were, however, entries, at different dates, of no less than 156 sacks, which he had never had, and these the prisoner appeared to have disposed of in some other way for his own benefit. The prisoner had charge of very large quantities in bond, and upon taking stock there appeared an enor. mous deficiency. On examination of the books it was found that about 100 tons had never been accounted for at all. This was in dependently of the false returns and the accounts which the pri soner had received and embezzled. He was taken into custody on the 17th instant for embezzling one sum of 251. odd. It was stated, however, that his defalcations were supposed to amount to 5001. Henry Tate, 136 G, said that when he apprehended the pal. Boner and told him he was charged with embezzlement, he replied that it was true, and that he must abide by it, but he wished be had not been taken at night, as he should have to remain all night in the station.house. Besides the embezzlement the prisoner was charged with stealing large quantities of potatoes, and the depositions were now taken in some cases for his committal on that charge He was ordered to be brought up again for further depositions, however, prior to his final committal to Newgate. REMARKABLE und INTERESTING ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY. LEWES, Ocr. 28.-The usually quiet town of Lewes this day has been thrown into considerable excitement in conse quence of a most unexpected discovery in that part of the Priory grounds on which the workmen are engaged in the necessary excavations for the Brighton, Lewes, and Haitings Railroad. In digging close by, in fact amidst the ruins of the old Priory; the workmen lit upon a hard substance, which, on closer inspection, proved to be a leaden box, surrounded by a few square Caen stones. After clearing away the soil, it was carefully removed, and turned out to be a eist, in which were human bones. Further examination led to the still more important discovery that it contained the remains of Gundreda, daughter of William the Conqueror, the name Gundradu, as it is spelt, being cut in upon its lid. The size of the cist is about a yard in length, a foot in width, and nine inches in depth. The lid, sides, and ends, are in excellent preserva tion, but the bottom is destroyed, an effect apparently pro duced by the bones, for where they laid there the lead is, as it were, corroded away. The lead is ornamented by being cast in beaded compartments of the lozenge form, five inches by three, and the lid fits on, or rather laps over the sides. Shortly after this curious and interesting relic had been found, the workmen lit upon a second cist, precisely similar in form, shape, character, and material; being, however, s I i g htly l onger . The bottom was eaten away in the same mariner as that of its companion, and on the lid was inscribed the word—Willelm, with an abbreviation for the us, an old but usual way of writing Gulielmus. This our antiquarians nadily interpret into the name of William de Warren, by this means esta blishing the fact that these cists contained the remains of Gundreda and her Lord, William de Warren, the first Earl of Warren and Surrey, aid founder of the monastery. An cient records prove that Gundreda died in 1085, and William de Warren in 1088, and that both were interred in the Chapter-house of Lewes Priory ; the latter being, as is stated, "buried in the Chapter-house, in a tomb adjoining that in which his Countess Gundred was laid." Since this morning two skeletons have been found, as also the remains of an ecclesiastic. The latter were laid in no coffin, but merely in a grave, the sides, ends, and top of which were formed e>f Caen stone, the bottom being strewed with coarse sea-gravel, two inches in depth. The figure was in the usual form, the hands being crossed over the breast. The body had been buried in its clothes, shoes, &c., which were still, though greatly decomposed, perfectly dis tinguishable—the leaf her of the shoes especially so, while the cowl, drawn over the face, was also apparent. These discoveries have naturally excited the greatest curiosity, and crowds have been to visit these interesting relics throughout the day. The eists, with their contents, and the remains of the ecclesiastic, have been removed to the old entrance in Southover Church, where they will ha for the present kept for public inspection.—Surrey Gazette. CONTINENTAL PRODUCE. The arrivals of provisions of various descriptions, from the different continental ports usually furnishing those articles, have within these three or four days been of an extensive, and in sonic instances, a novel nature. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel Caledonia, from Hainburgh, brought, in addition to 24 oxen, 148 sieves of plums, 24 pack ages of horseradish, 10 casks of apples, a large quantity of butter, peas, potatoes, seeds, and various other articles. Thi s vessel also brought 22 packages of fresh meat. This is a novelty, and we believe the first importation of meat in a fresh state from the continent for consumption in this country. The importation of dried hung beef from Hamburgh is car ried on to some extent, but the one under notice consisted of Joints from fresh killed beasts, and with the exception of the very slight smell naturally arising from it being closely packed for two or three days, arrived in an exceedingly fresh and excellent condition. It was considered also to be of very good quality, and will, no doubt, answer fully the expec tations of the importers, and probably tend ultim a tely to the extensive importation of meat from abroad in a fresh state. We are given to m iderstand, on the best au • thority, that the importation of live stock from the continent, and particularly from Holland, and i c . hich has during the present summer been carried on to a ver y tonsiderable and much increased extent, has proved a most fortii.nate specula tion, and realizes a very handsome profit to the pa "ties, who are ,very limited in number, concerned in the trade. The Batavier, from Rotterdam, brought 61 oxen and cows, 5 4 sheep, 6 packages of poultry, 137 packages of walnuts, 53 packages of grapes, a large quantity of cheese, butter, seeds, and a variety of other Dutch produce. The General Steam Navigation company's vessel Tourist, from Calais, brou , lit 47 packages of walnuts and other articles; the Belgian vessel Antwerpen from Antwerp, 11 packages of smelts, &c. ; the Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend, the larg e number of 61 packages of Belgian poultry, a quantity of eggs, butter, plants, and other produce. The Ocean, from Rotterdam, brought 203 sheep, 14 oxen, and 12 cows, two crates of live deer, another novel article of importation, and for Holland quite a feature, 17 packages of poultry, 30 of yeast, 30 bags of walnuts, 27 baskets of grapes, an extensive variety of butter, cheese, plants, seeds, flower-roots, and an extraor dinary large cargo of every other description of Dutch pro duce and manufacture. The Countess of Lonsdale, from Hamburgh, had on board, besides several oxen, 60 packages of butter, 284 of peas and various kinds of edibles and other articles of food, kc. The Rainbow, from Havre, brought no fruit nor provisions of any description ; but the City of Boulogne, from Boulogne, brought 100 skins of walnuts, 4 packages of poultry, and an extensive cargo of the descrip tions of French produce and manufactures generally brought to this country. No further particularly noticeable f e at u re presents itself in these several importations, excepting that France, in the neighbourhood of Havre, has discontinued supplying us with any kind of fruit fur the) season, the present supplies, and especially of walnuts, being confined to the part f the country in the neighbourhood of Boulogne and. Calais, and other parts bordering on Nor mandy. The walnuts from France are highly spoken of, while those brought from Holland cannot, it ..appears, be commended. In other respects, however, Holland has in disputably been of great service to us throughout the summer in the supply of every kind of fruit and provisions for con sumption by the inhabitants of the metropolis, and indeed most of the other large and populous towns throughout the kingdom. At all events we are indebted to our neighbours in a very great degree for the supply of nuts this season, our own crop being, in consequence of the damp weather which prevailed during the latter portion of the summer months, of a very scanty nature and indifferent quality. The cattle, with the exception of those by the Ocean, which were landed at the Brunswick.wharf, Blackwall, and the whole of the fruit, &c., by the different vessels mentioned, excepting by the Boulogne, Calais, and Ostend boats, which discharge theiv cargoes at London-bridge-wharf, were landed at the St. Kty tharine's Steam-wharf, at which place, in consequence of the improved facilities for the purpose, they were landed and delivered to their several destinations without the least de triment or delay. AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD. Last week a most tremendous torrent (occasioned by the incessant fall of rain by which we have been visited) flowed with terrific force from the mountains westward of Ardy goman, to the subterraneous passage at Ayle, carrying with it in its onward course—as we have been informed by eye witnesses—wheat, oats, barley, hay, turf, bogdale, and ac tually hurling rocks, which stood the torrents of ages, from their places into the wide recesses of the beautiful cave, which in a few seconds, became choaked up with the fruits of the toil and labour of the poor industrious husbandman. The consequence was, that the flood having no passage through the gulf thus blocked up, rose with the rapidity of thought over the elevation of the bed of the river, a height of more than 200 feet, and rushing along the country, carried on its surface in its grand but destructive course all the oats stocked in the fields, the hay from the haggards, and the turf in the clamps on to Ballyburke. For a dist ante of over two miles from Ayle to Ballyburke the country has been entirely in undated, and nothing remains to the poor people but moun tains of mud and rocks covering their potato-fields. At Logbawn, a flat tract of tillage near Ballyburke, there is at. the moment we write more than four feet of water lodged over the potato crops. Such has been the amount of damage caused by the flood, that many who the day previous were in comraratively com fortable circumstance., are now reduced to a state of pri vation and famine. Numbers who had before this visitation doled out with a willing hand to the poor and needy, are now themselves on the eve of walking forth to seek the alms of others, or take shelter beneath the roof of the workhouse. Previous to this calamity complaints regarding the potato crops were somewhat prevalent in this county, but we confi dently hope the reports are exaggerated.—Mayo Telegraph. l "~ - ~''~r ~~