The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

FUtiEIGN AAD COLONIAL. THE UNITED STATES The packet-ship Stephen Whitney, Captain Thompson, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday last, bringing New York advices to the 14t:-. instant inclusive. The annexation question continued to form the chief subject of discussion in the House of Representatives, the proceedings still, however, b, big of the same uninterest ing chara. ter. The feeling that annexation would not re ceive the sanction even of the Democratic House seemed to be gaining ground ; and the extraordinary want of una nimity amongst those favourable to the measure perse, and upon which the above feeling was founded, had in duced the publication, in the Washington Globe, of a "private letter " from General Jackson to Mr. Blair, under date January Ist, in which the general complains of there being too many joint resolutions for the " re-an nexation "of Texas before Congress. He states, that he has received a letter from Major Donelson, Washington, Texas, from which he would infer, that " if Congress ex pect to annex Texas to the United States they mint act speedily, or it will be found to be beyo, In the House of Representatives, on the Id our grasp." 10th ultimo, a specific proviso for the division of Texas into two porti ons, the one slave-holding and the other free, in case of annexation, had been rejected, by, yeas 92, nays 82 ; a same house, of a hill authoriz g the importation, free A iron pipes atid other machinery to I used in the construction of an atmospheric railroad in South Carolina seemed likely. Two separate resolutions, the one deprecati sures having a tendency to increase slavery, the other d _ daring the title of the United States to the Oregon terri tory and urging its occupation, had been introduceu in the New York Legislature; the lower house, Pensylvania, had passed resolutions against any charge of the existinff g any mea- ~ . tariff; and, in Maryland, resolutions calling for support from the general government to enable them to sustain their credit had been adopted. Exchange on London was freely offered at 110, although e houses continued to ask no. Francs, 5.222 to ?apers contain a message from President Jones to Congress, dated the 16th December. It substantially takes the same views of the foreign policy of the republic as those presented by Governor Houston in h s last an nual message. We laarn from it that emigration to the st two or three months COTTON INTELLIGENCE SATURDAY, ThIE 11TH J ANUARY.— though with no iw- NEW YORK Cotton : The sales are more actin pression, anc tiyets were willing to pay t by holders yesterday. There is an'irnpression that this improvement indicates a chanze of the current of prices. The sales of to-day were 1,200 bales. and for the week 6.800 bales, as follows :- 1 / I .land and Florida, 4,860 bales, ordinary to good ordinary 41 to 4i; middling to god middling 5 to 5-16 ; middling fair to fine 5,1 to 51. ; fully _ _ fair to good fair 5-1 to 6 and New brlean's, 2,000 ordinary to good ordinary 5 1 to 51; middling to good middling 51 to sl• ' middling fair to fair 51 to ; fully fair to good fair 6/ to 71. 13th.—The sales were 70U EW ORLEANS, JANUARY 3.—Cotton : The steamer's uced no decided t ffect on the s yet, pr amounting to about 1,500 bales, and , in some iostances line of I to 1c v s perceptible, whilst in others no The market is too irregular to was apparent curacy, anc ve cannot quote a new set of figures.—Exchange as before quoted, with a moderate amount of bu- We quote Sterling Si to Bic per cent. prem., Francs FRANCE THE FRENCH MINISTRY. despa ched frcrn Paris after the sitting Monday night. hrr,,,,.u. —An extraordinary express, of the Chamber on dress, as well as a previous and very close division on the Tahiti paragraph. The numbers for approving the con duct of Guizot, in paying the indemnity to Mr aataultsla IVL UIZOIJIJI WK. LVJ . Gu'z,,t has thu4 triumphed by a majority of eight. M. Billault, who led the opposition with no shall vio lence, declared, previous to this vote, that it should be considered decisive ; and that "if the ministry obtained the m.j , r'ty, there was nothing more to be said, nor to be done, except to deplore the vote, and prepare for the opinion of other judges ; in other words, wait for and appeal to The nu general election er of conservative deputies present at the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies on Ni ednesday, was at the opening 170, which swelled at the close to 211. The adhesion to ministers of hitherto dissenting members were no less than forty-seven. A deputation was named to wait on the President of the Council in the name of the whole assembly, to ask the cabinet, through him, to con tinue the direction of affairs. Marshal Soult replied, in his own name and that of the cabinet, that neither he nor his colleagues would desert. The Minister for Foreign Affairs replied to the same effect. The king delivered the following reply to the address . _ • " Messieurs the Deputies, " I thank you for this loyal address. It will contribute, with that force which attaches itself to everything that emanates from you, to guard the future against the dan gers which the blindness of passion too often draws upon the people. A mutual regard for justice and for peace presides over our relations with all foreign powers, and the agreement so happily and so honourably re•establshed between France and England attests the spirit of wisdom and conciliation which animates the two governments. Thanks to your concurrence, to the support that you have lent my government, thanks to the stability that the union of the powers has given to our institutions; our country, protected by Divine Providence, enjoys that al ways-increasing prosperity which constitutes the glory of my reign, and, if I may be permitted to say it, my per sonal consolation. And instead of seeing neighbouring nations fear that the force and power of France may be employed in the ravages of war or propagation of revolu tionary anarchy, we have inspired them with just confi dence that our resources and our power shall be for them as for ourselves a pledge of peacti and security. " I feel much touched with the sentiments that you have expressed towards my family and myself. Always devoted to our country, the happiness of my sons con sists in being able to serve it: and their devotedness, like mine, shall have no other limit but that of our exist ence." STRANGZ LODGING.—STOCKHOLM, JAN. 14.—We learn that the Crown Prince and Princess Gustavus will accompany the King to Christiania, where, for want of a suitable residence, accommodation will be provided in the Cathedral. CATHOLICISM IN GERMANY.—BRESLAU, JAN. 19. The Roman Catholics of this city who have resolved to withdraw from the supremacy of Rome, will take the first decisive step. We hear in a few days there is to be a ge neral meeting, as M. Ronge will state his views respecting the measures which are now necessary. BISHOP O . 4 DERDONIC.—The lengthened investigation in this case has resulted in the bishop's suspension. Eight of the prelates who constituted the tribunal which investigated the charges voted for his deposition—nine for his suspension ; so that he is disgraced, but not, it would seem, utterly cast off. SWITZERLAND.—The latest accounts represent this country as being in a state of increa-ing agitation. Let ters from Berne of the 25th ult. state, that at a popular meeting held a few days previously at Herzogenbuschee, it was resolved to proceed immediately by force to expel tLe Je-uits, should the diet not take measures to effect that object. At Argovie they were making preparations to attack Lucerne. Attempts were also making to induce oth , r cantons to join some confederation which they call the " Popular Helvetique Association." ARREST OF ZURBANO.—A Bayonne letter of the 22d instant announces the arrest of Zurbano, on the 19th instant, in the neighbourhood of Logrono. Another account unfortunately confirms this news, and adds, tha' he was shot without trial on the 20th. It was in a barn, eight leagues from Logrono, and near the moun tain village of Ortigosa, and after ceaseless and untiring researches, Mateo succeeded in discovering Zurbano and Cavo Muro. The latter was slain in seeking to escape. Zurbano met his fate wi:h great courage, having pre viously submitted himself to the ordinances of his religion. The most notable circumstance attending his dying hours was the expression of violent animosity against his wife, whether because he blamed her for exciting him to his fatal enterprise, or whether he suspected her as being a party to his betrayal, is not known. NEW ZEALAND.—New Zealand papers to the 13th of October have arrived, at which date affairs in the colony continued in a very unsettled condition. Complaints are made that Captain Fitzroy leans to the natives, and shows not the least desire to protect or promote the interests of his fellow-countrymen. Another dispute between the Maories and the settlers at the Bay of Islands, when the intelligence was received through the Sydney papers, had taken the Governor round to the spot ; and though he is admitted to have arranged all differences, it appears to be considered that h e h a d no t con d uc t e d th e negotiation with a bearing worthy of the high station he fills, but has, on the contrary, s h own muc h th e same l en i ency as h e did towards the culprits connected with the Wairu massacre. The land quest i on a l so i s ma d e a matter o f compla i nt against Captain Fitzroy, and the aborigines are evidently determined not to give up their titles without being well remunerated. The latest accounts received from the remote quarters of the island state, that the natives of Taranaki, to the number of 300, were awaiting the arrival of the Governor to dem an d compensa ti on f or th e i r l an d. The chiefs of Waikato are said to be quite alive to this proceeding, and stand prepared for similar satisfaction of their claims from the people of Taranaki. The Waikato people were th e conquerors of the Taranaki, and as the visit of the latter to th e i r nat i ve so i l was only permissive, in order to avail themselves of the benefit of missionary teaching, the former claim all right to compensation, in accordance to recognised custom. Another tribe, called Nqtatiawa, it was also stated, had left their country to claim a share of the money, should any be paid. At New Plymouth, it appears, the natives were acting in a very lawless and outrageocs manner to the settlers, reizing, in many i n stances, upon the cleared se c ti ons o f l an d to wh i ch they had never before made any claim, and in others de stroying the crops that were in progress of growth. Al together, these advises are of the most discouraking cha racter. The cargo of the Bella Marina, the vessel bringing these papers, is said to he worth from £15,000 to £20,000, consisting of black oil, whalebone, New Zealand flax, tanning bark, staves, and furniture and dye woods. Si milar cargoes were to be sent home by the Raymond and the Nelson within the next three months. Much interest, it seems, attaches to the experimental shipment of staves and furniture wood s . If t h ey s h ou ld b e we ll rece ived in the mother country, a very important addition, it was considrred, would be made to future exports. At 'he latest date bank bills on London at thirty and sixty days sight were two per cent. premium. IRE LAND REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—At the weekly -meeting, on Monday, nothing of the slightest interest occurred. The rent amounted to £275. The Tipperary and Nenagh papers of <last week are unusually full of murders, attempted murders, and other agrarian outrages. On Sunday week a Protestant schoolmaster named barbarous: y murdered, new inrone Mr. James Daly, brother of the Bishop of Cashel, and who for many years represented the county of Galway in the Imperial Parliament, is to be elevated to the Irish peerage by the title of Lord Dunsandit FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE —On Sunday night week, during the wake at a corpse on the loft of one of the houses in Limerick, the floor gave way in the centre, and the entire were precipitated to the floor beneath, which also gave way, and all came to the under floor or kitchen with a tremendous crash, when nine women (three of whom were advanced i❑ pregnancy) and one man were killed. A reverend orator at Cork said, a day or two since, with reference to the interference of the Pope with the repeal agitation, " I tell the people of Ireland, and I tell the bishops, they must go with the people. I tell them that neither Peel nor the Pope, nor Peter. nor all the P's, the parish priests and the prelates together , could put down the liberty of the people of Ireland, when they are united." MELANCHOLY DEATH.—The Clare Journal records the death of a little boy who followed the gentlemen of the Clare hunt for a long way on foot, attracted by the ex citement and pleasure of the chr.se. He travelled so far from home, however, that getting fatigued and losing his way, he lay down in a field - when - ni2hr came on. There he 1,1 the entire night, exposed to all the inclemency of the weather. Next morning he was found still alive, but whilst being conveyed to a place for proper treatment, he expired. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.-011 the night of Friday, the lith ult., adjacent to the seashore at West Cove, the weather being most boisterous, accom panied with thunder and light n in g , the el ec t r i c duid took effect on a house, tumbled the end of it, and strnek the inmates, killing one woman instantaneously, and dread- fully mutilating avoth treas. _ 6 atning also seriously injured a boy from his chest down, whose recovery is not expected.—Tralee C'hronicle. WRECK OF A LIGHTER AND Loss OF LIFE Thursday week,about I o'clock, a lighter heavily I , ,den with I and sank in the New Cut. opposite I)argan's There were three n.en on board, who were en- sand fillc Is gu in the sea, which was at the time very rough, and we regret to state that one of them perished. The other two fortunately succeeded in keeping themselves afloat till . - conveyed them in an exhausted state to land. we under st +nd that the bghter belonged to Mr. M'Cui;ough, of Ballymacarrett.—Belfast Vindicator. MURDER OF A STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE.—The Erne Packet of Thursday announces the distressing intel -e that Captain M'Leocl, RAI., who was on tempo - at Ballinamore, county Leitrim. from tmat rary duty town, was shot dead on the previous night at Garradise, near Ballinamore, the residence of Mr. Percy, with whom he was dining. Captain M'Leod left about one o'clock, on an outside car, and coming out of t fired at and shot dead on the spot. Few gentlemen hava ever discharged the duiies of an important situation with more credit th❖n he has done. Captain M'Leod was for a period of twenty years a distinguished officer of F olice, as resp , -cted for his firmness and temper as beloved for his kindness and humanity. Located for many years i❑ Tipperary, he escaped the ill-will, as well as the blunder buss, of the assassins there, and, with a strange uncer tainty of fortune, was reserved for "the wild justice" of , -.eitrid, which Mr. Torn Steele has just returned rum tr:tnquilLsing ! Behold the first iruits of this mis ion of peace !—Dublin Mail. tl.at very TIIE OATH OF SUPREMACY The Dublen Mail has started a fresh difficulty for the consideration of Sir Robert P , el. It would appear from 1 - published in that journal, that while by-batiks an artic have brenti Be quests Act, great constitutional question was altogether overlooked. As the subject has excited considerable at tention, we subjoin an abridgment of the article; and, if the Mail's view of the law be correct, the consequence of the Legislature's oversight in framing the Act may hereafter prove a source of no ordinary embarrassment : " By the statute of the Ist of 'William and Mary, c. 2, s. 2, a statute preceding, by some years, that known as the Act of Settlement, and by which the succession to the crown of England was declared and decided, it was enacted `that every person who should be reconciled to, or hold communion with the See of Rome, should profess the Popish religion, or should marry a Papist, should be ex cluded and for ever incapable to inherit, possess, or enjoy the crown ; and that in such case the people should be absolved from their allegiance, and the crown should de scend to such persons, being Protestants, as would have inherited the same in case the person so reconciled, &c., were naturally dead.' Many other enactments were made, rendering it not only cbligatory upon the Sovereign to join the coma:u nion of the Church of England as by law established.' but the following declaration was introduced into, and to the present hour forms a prominent feature of tl'e Poronation oath—that solemn compact entered into between the Sovereign and the people, at one of the most august and sacred politico-religious ceremonials known to our church or to our constitution—a compact sworn to on the gospel of the living God : " ' Archbishop or Bishop.—Will you, to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant ref(); med religion esta blished by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do, or shall , apps rtain unto them, or any of them ? " Kim , or Queen.—All this I promise to do.' " It will be seen that all these enactments and declara tions had reference and were intended to increase the stringency of the oath of supremacy-Ist Elizabeth, c. 1— and revised and embodied in other acts during the reigns of William and Mary, Anne, and George I. ; and it is necessary for our purpose that we should give it here at length : OATH OF SUPREMACY " I, A. 8., do swear that I do, from my heart, abhor, detest, and abjure, as impious and heretical, that damna ble doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated, or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may he deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And Ido declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, bath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-emi nence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm.—So help me God.' " Our purpose in going thus far back is to show that in the re-construction of the British constitution every act passed, and every declaration promulgated, from the period of the Rtformation down to the passing of the Emancipa tion Act, had a twofold object always in view—the spirit of which pervaded every Protestant law, and every Pro testant document—namely, no communion with the Pope —no connexion with his see—eschew both, politically, internationally, and religiously—no conference, no inter course, no concordat—in fine, no fellowship with Rome.' " By the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 97 (commonly called the Charitable Bequests Act), s. 15, it is enacted,— " That Roman Catholics shall be enabled by deed or will to make grants, and vest in the commissioners his or their estate, &c., in lands or goods, or chattels. in trust for any archbishop or bishop, in holy orders of the church of Rome, officiating in any district, or having pastoral su perintendence of any congregation of persons professing the Roman Catholic religion.' " And again, in the 17th and 18th sections, the titles and the status of the Roman Catholic prelates are fully recognized and established by law, after the passing of said act. But it is not only that this recognition takes place, but the act provides for priority in the Board of commissioners, and gives to Her Majesty, in Council, the appointment of the Commissioners; and therein, as we have seen, not only the Rornih archbishops and bishops are recognised as such, but appointed to priority and pre cedence, according to the rank of the same titles in the established church, and placed before peers of the realm and of Parliament. "Now, let us bear in mind that the oath of supremacy, which we have set out in extenso, is not only in full force of law, but that no Protestant can be sworn as a member of any of the sacred, learned, or military professions— cannot be ordained as a clergyman, called to the bar as a lawyer, or admitted as an attorney—that he cannot hold any office of trust, responsibility, or emolument under the Crown, or be a director of the national banks in either country—that no peer or commoner can take his seat in either house of Parliament—in fine, that no Protestant can, on any occasion, take the oath of allegiance to his Sovereign without swearing : " That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate bath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm.' " One word in conclusion :—lf the oath of supremacy cannot longer be conscientiously taken by Protestants — the law pronouncing that in certain cases it is absolutely necessary that it should—let us see the position in which Protestants are placed. There can be no succession of clergymen of the Church of England in Ireland. There can be no members of the professions ; no magistrates ; no Protestants can accept of office under the Crown, or take their seats as representatives of the people; the pri vilege of electing temporal peers is abolished ; Protestant ism is virtually put down ; and the established church actually annihilated ; for, supposing the scruple to be well founded, none but Ronan Catholics can exercise the several functions pertaining to each, for they alone are exempted from taking the oath. " Suppose for a moment that the present apparent movement in Ireland is the result of diplomacy on the one hand, and deceit on the other—we don't say it is—but supposing such a thing possible, what will the people of England say to their Prime Minister for duplicity or ignorance ?'' To THE LADIES. — The results of inclement weather are frequently subvel . sive of comfort and attraction to ladies by causing a naturally delicate skin to become rough and red, and frequently accompanied by chaps and chilblains. These innovations are successfully opposed in their pro gress, and thoroughly eradicated on their completion, by the use of that inestimable production " ROWLAND . B KALYDOR." This truly happy discovery at once allays all smarting irritability of the skin ; and imparts a bril liancy of tint to the complexion, to which it becomes an unfailing conservator.—See advt. -4\ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. UNIVERSITY 4- CLERICAL NEWNEWS OXFORD, JAN. 29.—The following degrees were this day conferred :—Bachelor in Divinity.—Rev. W. Duke, Fellow of Jesus, Bachelor in Civil Law.—G. Quick, Fellow of New College. Master of Arts.—M. Morgan, Trinity, Grand Compounder; Rev. J. Clements, Oriel, Grand Compounder; R. Richardson, Brasenose, Grand Compounder; Rev. J. W. Fletcher, Brasenose ; Rev. J. J. Wilkinson, Queen's ; Rev. D. Royce, Christ Church ; Rev. J. Harris, Pembroke; Rev. H. Bittleston, St. John's. Bachelors of Arts.—H. Cramer, Student of Christ Church; C. Marston, Christ Church; N. Spicer, Christ Church ; R. W. Brown, Christ Church; P. G. M'Dowall, Christ Church ; C. W. Taylor, Christ Church ; W. Belgrave, Lincoln ; P. Lockton, Magdalen Hall ; J. Craster, St. John's ; W. Denton, Worcester. OXFORD, JAN. 30.—More than 200 names of members of Convocation are already attached to the requisition to be presented to the Hebdomadal Board on Monday, in favour of a formal condemnation of the principles of the 90th Tract for the Times. In the list figure the names of many distinguished members of the University, in cluding some who have announced their intention of not voting for the privilegium contemplated against Mr. Ward. ( ONSEQUENCES OF THE DECISION IN O'CONNELL'S CASE DURHAM, JAN. 28.—At a convocation holden on Mon day, John Carlen Heath, M.A., of Trinity Hall, Cam bridge, was admitted ad eundum by the vote of the house. The following persons were presented and admitted to their several degrees :—Master of Arts—Rev. R. W. B. Hornby, B.A. Ad Eundem Bachelor of Arts—J. G. Edwards, Trinity College, Cambridge. Bachelors of Arts—J. R. Davison and k. Taylor. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. — Rev. A. A. Gibson, late curate of Pucklechurch Gloucester, to be minister of Posbury chapel, Creditors, void by the resig nation of the Rev. F. Shelley, r'ctor of Beerfrrris, Devon. —Rev. D. Bruce, M.A., curate of Eglingham, to the in cumbency of Ferryhill. vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. Cartwright.—Rev. M. Henry. M.A., fellow of Magdalen College, to the curacy of Hilgay, Downham market.—Rev. T. Sheepshanks, 8.A., of Hannangate, of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the incumbency of Arkendale, near Kuaresbro', vacant by the resignation of the Rev. H. Stocken. At length has commenced, in right earnest, the practical demonstration of the dangerous absurdity of the new criminal law enacted by the House of Lords in Mr. O'Connell's case ; and the Court of Queen's Bench— Lord Denman's own court—he personally present —on Tuesday witnessed a most remarkable and humiliating exhibition—viz., one and the same sentence of punishment solemnly repeated seventeen times, in order to escape the peril of a total failure of justice, from the application of the new rule of the House of Lords. An exciseman was indicted for extortion. There were two indictments, one containing eight, and the other te❑ counts; being so many varied descriptions of only three actual offences. The defendant pleaded guilty ; and was called up for judgment on Wednesday, when Mr. Justice Patteson at once found himself stared in the face by the decision in the House of Lords, and declared himself unable to pass sentence upon such a record. Lord Denman appealed for relief from the difficulty to the Solicitor- General, and asked him to enter a nolle prosequi; but that functionary refused, and very properly, as it was the office of the Attorney-General to enter a none prosequi. What was to be done ? The court was confounded, and adjourned the matter till Thursday morning, when occur red the lamentable absurdity which we are almost ashamed to record. Mr. Justice Patteson, in sentencing the pri soner, stated that on comparing together the counts, the court saw clearly that there was not really so many offences as there were counts in the indictment; but that most of such counts were only variations in the statement of the offences. Then he took the first count, and sentenced the prisoner, upon that count, to eight months' imprisonment and hard labour. Then he took the second count, and sentenced him, on that also, to eighteen months' imprison. went and hard labour ; and thus he proceeded through every single count in both indictments ! sometimes even using merely the word " ditto !" At the close of this grievous farce—in which Mr. Justice Patteson was called upon to act in defiance of his ow❑ enlightened judgment in the O'Connell case—the judge consoled the " astounded and bewildered prisoner, round whose neck were thus dangling at once so many sentences," and who looked comph-ttly thunderstruck at the prospect of some twenty seven years' imprisonment and hard labour, by the assur ance that all these distinct sentences referred in reality to only one period of imprisonment ! The University of Dublin have conferred on Mr. Em erson 'Ferment, M.P., the degree of Doctor of Laws. Mr. Parkinson, who has this year attained the distin guished honour of Senior Wrangler in the University of Cambridge, is a native of Keighley, in Yorkshire. TRACTARIANISM AGAIN.—TO the catalogue of divided oari•lres and deserted churches must now be appended that of West Teigninouth, which until two years ago possessed a devoted clergyman and an attached congrega tion. There is, however, a difference in this case from that of the others which have been visited by innovating incumbents, viz., that a double kind of experiment has been tried, and corresponding results have answered each „cu. The rector first succeeded in the usual;;;;ln ' diminishing his congreLlation by about one half. The ce lebrated Mr. Blunt. of Helston notoriety, had the honour of first displaying his church-emptying propensities in this parish, and it must be confessed he did it well, for he reduced the already reduced numbers to a tithe of their However, he was properly advanced to Helston, where, as all the world knows, he has earned a gallan , -ne in the annals of tv amouat teological misrul A curate of milder views restored a decent attendance on Divine service. But Mr. Gwynne, the rector, insisting upon all the offensive alterations, the matter has been effectually taken up by the laity, who, with the exception of a very few persons, unanimously quit their places on his ascend ing the pulpit. THE COURT 4 FASHIONABLE WORLD, BISHOPS,—In a recent case where the Bishop of Exe ter was applied to for direction as to a clergyman wearing the surplice, his lordship said he did not think himself Since their return from Strathfieldsaye, her Majesty and Prince Albert have been enjoying their usual riding and walking exercise at Windsor as the weather has permit ted. During the week Sir Robert and Lady Peel have been on a visit to her Majesty. The court would leave the Castle tor Buckingham Palace yesterday, to be in rea dine,s fur the opening of Parliament by her Majesty. It is stated. that during the approaching sojourn of the court at Brighton, it is the ktention of her majesty and his royal Highness Prince Albert, to visit the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, and the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, at Goodwood. The day on which her majesty will proceed to Arundel Castle, is understood to be fixed for Monday, the 17th, or Tuesday, the 18th instant. "at liberty to direct hitn." The Times says on this sub ject " If the Right Rev. Bishop of Exeter is not compe tent or authorised to settle all such differences, we do not ask who is to do it—for there is obviously no one—but we must be forgiven if we inquire why then have we any Bishop of Exeter? or why any bishops at all? Of what use are they ? What are they put there for, and why are they ennobled and so handsomely remunerated? His lordship may say, this is a mean worldly estimate of things. We are sorry for it, but somehow, in maters spiritual as well as civil, people like to have, as they vul garly express it, a quid pro quo. We do not mean that they grudge their diocesans either their wealth or their rank, or wish for one moment to dispense with them ; but th,y think, and rightly, that in all high positions, there is a price to be paid for eminence—and that is, responsibility —the necessity of doing what is to be done; of discharg ing whatever duties belong to, or arise from their position, and this they natut ally and properly look for in their pre lates ; but with what success we have already shown." The sale of the effects of her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia of Gloucester, which commenced on We.inesday, at Chesterfield House, a pair of Sevres vases, a present from his Majesty Louis Philippe, on his recent visit, bearing the French crown and royal initials, was knocked down for 47 guineas. Sir Wm. Massey Stanley, Bart., has arrived in town, from Hooton Park, Che'hire. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have returned to Ratchford Hall, Cobham, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, Sussex. FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY (From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine cf Fashion.") Whilst pompadour veloule, pekin satins, and all rich materials in beau iful and lively colours, are among the splendid novelties of the season, all lighter materials ar e Preferred for ball dresses: crapes, ombre's and embroi dered, and other silk materials, as well as organdy, are worn. Yellow is a very fashionable colour for crapes. Double and triple skirts are very general ; and the mon tants, which are the trimmings placed on each side the skirt, are very fashionable : beautiful wreaths have been made for this style of jeuillage, sparkling with emaux, havi-ig the appearance of precious stones falling on the leaves. For carriage and visiting dresses, velvet and satin da- matt divide — favour, in all the varied forms of pelisses, pardessus, robes redingotes, &c. ; they are trimmed with black lace gimp, in torsades, in chenille, mixed with bu gles, &c. ; some are with high bodies and revers, others quite close, others half open ; the two fronts unitinz, with several rows of lace and gimp purposely made; the sleeves tight, with under one of muslin, and three or four bracelets de fantaisie, which are now much worn. Many dresses of the Amozon form butt , n from the throat to the bottom of the skirt, with a small gold or silver chased button. One of the prettiest novelties of the season, is the robes a rubans ; these ribbons, of pretty tints and fringed, are placed in eight and ten rows on crape or tulle dresses, forming the prettiest trimming possible. Paletots of velvet, or manteaux Busse, have been worn, lined and edged with valuable fur : but the newest in this style is the mantelet tole ' of watered silk, lined and wad ded, trimmed with a rich dentelle de velours, laid on flat: this mantelet has wide ends, and the pelerine is so full, that the folds which are necessarily formed at the elbow make a kind of invisible sleeve ; it is quite high, encir cling the throat, and crosses, closing merely with a single bride and button. There is but little variation in the shape of bonnets; those now worn vary but in material or colour from the autumn ones ; those of emerald green, with branch of feuillage. in velvet, are pretty ; and also coloured satins, entirely covered with black lace. Satin capotes are trimmed with velvet for morning wear; but if of light colour, velvet is not used. Coiffures are in endless vari ety ; they mostly form fanchon. Wreaths of gold or sil ver ribbon placed at the back of the head have a pretty effect ; flowers are much used on the little caps termed jeune femme. All coi f fures of turbans, toques, resilles, &c., are generally worn very forward on the head. child ; but he refused, on the ground that, haying received YORKSHIRE RAILWAYS.-The Board of Trade have baptis m at th e hands of a dissenting minister, it was not j determined on reporting to parliament in favour of the entitled to receive interment in the church yard. Pro- ' Barnsley Junction, Leeds and Bradford Extension to ceedings were instituted in this case in the Court of Stiptonan an dC d Leeds-Heywoodolise , LeedsandW an e d st o ß id i h d a in rn g E J x s t i e n n c s ti io o n n : Arches, some time since ; but the judge in that court (Sir Manchester 11. J. Fust) held that sufficient notice, in conformity with I Manchester and Leeds-Burnley Branch, and against the the terms of the canon, had not been given to Mr. C., and I Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Manchester, Bury, the suit was dismissed. Lord Denman refused to grant and Rossendale, Hey-wood Branch, West Yorkshire. the mandamus, but intimated that the court might grant A RAILWAY TOWN.-A striking illustration of the a tale to show cause. A case which had been lying over operat:on of railways is afforded by the Wolverton Sta fur five years could not have been considered pressing by tion, on the London and Birmingham Railway, which is the parties. Mr. Evans observed that the body was lying I rapidly becoming a considerable town. It already con in a double coffin, in a room occupied by six persons. It ' tains eight streets ; the number of houses is 199 ; the po appeared, on inquity, that no request had been made to pulation about 1,000. There is a neat and substantial 111 r. Charr.an to bury the body since the decision in the church, seating about 850 persons, with a gallery for 200 Court of Arches. or, indeed, since May, 1841, although it children. The churchyard includes more than an acre. could be shown that the rev. gentleman had repeatedly, in The parsonage house is also an exceedingly neat building. general terms, declared his determination never to bury FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.-On Tuesday morning, the child. The court thought that this declaration, with- at six, a.m., the boiler of a locomoti ve eng i ne . i n t h e en out an expr ess an d recen t d eman d an d re f usa l, was i nsu f- gine shed' of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at Miles P ficient to entitl e th e a ppli can t t o th e ru l e , w hi c h was ac- platting, at the top of the inclined pl ane w h ere th e junc cordirtgly refused. tion is formed with the extension line to Hunt's Bank, Manchester, unfortunately burst. Three of the workmen, who were beneath the engine, were killed. An examina tion shows that the copper roof of the fire-box must have been red hot, either at the time when the accident occur , red, or at some former period. At all events, it has the appearance of having been burned, and there is also the ' further appearance of an old crack at the place where the fracture commenced. MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY RAILWAY AND CANAL.-At the special general meeting of this company, at the Clarendon-rooms, the proprietors were congratu lated in the report on the steady improvement of the concern and its future prospects. Reference was also made to the various railways now in contemplation in Lancaster, which, it was alleged, would bring a consider able accession of traffic to this line. The receipts for the half-year ending December 31st, 1814, were :-coaching department, (227,686 passengers,) £15,601 13s. lad. ; carrying ditto, (-16,450 tons,) £7,826 2s. 6d. ; coal ditto, (25,453 tons,) £1,647 3s. 9d., making a total of £25,074 19s. 104 d., and deducting expenses, £9.180135. Id., there was a railway surplus of £15,894 6s. M. The canal sur plus amounted to £5,031 15s. 04d., which, added to the railway surplus, produced £20,926 Is. 104 d., and after deducting various sums, such as intereston railway bonds, balance of rents, &c.. the disposable nett proceeds were £16,805 10s. fald. The committee, as appeared from the report, declared a dividend of £2 14s. per share, payable on the 15th of February next, leaving in hand, including the dividend on the 120 shares held by the company, a surplus of £386 16s. 61d. Some remarks were made as to Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer and secretary of the com pany, as to his connection with the Leeds and Manches ter Railway, but it was decided that the matter could not be entertained at that meeting. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.-On Thurs day the adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Clarendon-rooms. The report stated that the , otal receipts for the past half-year amounted to £15,109 17s. Bd., being an increase of £2,567 7s. 9d. on the correspondi g half- year of 1843. The expenses for the last half-year in working the line have been £6,810 lls. Id., which with £1,428 7s. 6d. paid for interest, make the total disbursements for the half-year £8,239 18s. 7d., leaving a surplus (including the balance of £BBl Is. 2d. from the last half-year) of £7,833 3s. Bd.. "The directors," concludes the report, " therefore recommend that a dividend be now declared of 10s. per £5O share, and ss. per £25 share ; but as there is 4s. 3d. due on each new £5O shires for interest on calls unpaid, the amount to be declared on those shares will he ss. 9d. per share ; and that the same be payable on or efter Tuesday, the 11th February next. The amount will he £5,906 ss. ; thereby leaving a balance of £1,926 18s Bd. applicable to the payment cf the income-tax and for general purposes." The Chairman said that the reduction of fares had brought an increased revenue, and if the opening of the tunnel still further increased the traffic, the directors did not intend to charge for that ad.litonal accommodation. In reply to a question, the k hairnsan said the directors would not take any step as to an amalgamation with the Holyhead line until the bill for the tunnel had passed the committee of the Commons, and the proprietors should have a full opportunity of expressing their sentiments on the amalga matien prior to its taking place. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.-At the annual meeting of this company, on Wednesday, it was announced that the result of the reduction of fares and increased accommodation to the punlic had been advan tageous to the company. During the past half- year an increase of £B,OOO I , ad taken place in the passenger de. partment, and of £ll,OOO in the goods department. The income for the same period amounted to £141, 9 52, and the expenditure to £64,885, showing a nett profit for the half-year of £76,367. Out of the nett proceeds the di. rectors recommended a dividend for the half-year of 44 per cent. on the share capital of the company, equalling 16,926 £lOO shares, which would amount to £76,167, less half-a-year's interest at 5 per cent. per annum on 12,1100 £4O shares, £12,090, and constituting a nett dividend of £61,077. This sum deducted from the proceeds of the half-year, £76,367, would leave £12,290 8s Si., to which must be added the surplus profit from the last half-year, £2,808 ]Bs. ld., making a reserve of £15,099 6s. 9d. The directors asked from the proprietors a vote of £9OO, being half the amount of the marble statue to Mr. George Ste phenson, to be placed in St. George's Hall. The holders of the new £4O shares were informed that, in conformity with the arrangements announced on the creation of the shares, a call of £2 per share was now made, and that where the amount of dividend would allow it, the call would be deducted from the dividend warrant, and that in cases where it was otherwise, such amount of dividend as was due would be retained. The report was carried unanimously, and Messrs. Hornby, Saunders, Rathbone, and Hodgson, retiring directors, were re-elected. MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-A spe- I cial genera meetin g o f the prop r i e t ors o f thi s com p an y was held on Thursday, at the offices of the company, in Manchester, for the purpose of sanctioning an application to parliament for a branch railway from the line at Stock port to the Sheffield line, at Ashton ; a branch to Mac clesfield, and to aid in making the South Junction to Altrincham line, and for the purpose also of authorising the directors to oppose any undertakings which they might deem injurious to the interests of the company. Mr. David Waddington took the chair, and moved a string of resolutions, giving the directors the increased powers which they required, and the capital required, viz. £700,000, is expected to be raised by an issue of quarter shares. The motion was seconded by Mr. Greig, who abused the directors of the Leeds Railway pretty roundly, and called them anything but honest men. He hoped the directors would not allow themselves to be imoosed upon by those people again. Mr. Rawson sug gested that an amicable feeling should be established between the two companies, as most conducive to their interests. Mr. Hitchcock was opposed to any arrange ment with the Leeds directors. The Chairman denied that the Birmingham Company had made any overtures to the Leeds directors, and they did not intend to do so. If the other party made any proposal to them, they would attend to it calmly, and act as they thought hest. He had the pleasure to announce that a satisfactory arrange. ment had been come to with the London and Birming ham Railway for the traffic, which arrangement, when completed, would enable the Birmingham and Manches ter Company to defy any railway in the kingdom. The resolutions were then passed. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.-The half-yearly meet ing of the company was held at the Clarendon Rooms on Saturday, John Moss, Esq. in the chair. The report stated, that the gross receipts of the company for the half year were £229,169 10s. 4d., being an increase of £16,960 18s. 2d. on the corresponding half-year of 1843. The in creased accommodation given to the public in the reduc tion of fares, &c. has been attended with an increase both in the number of passengers and receipts. The ex pences for the half-year amount-A to £96,593 ss. lld., which made up the net profit £132,576 4s. 5d., which, added to £10,976 ss. 10d., the surplus from time previous half-year, gave a total of £143,552 10s. 3d. The report recommended a quarterly dividend of £2 103. per share, which would leave as a " rest" £30,277 4s. 9d. The Sunday travelling amounted to Bs. 2d. per £lOO share. The depreciation fund with the " rest" now amounts to £48,105 19s. 4d. Under the arrangement for the union cf the Grand Junction and Liverpool and Manchester Companies, this amount will belong exclusively to the Grand Junction Company, and when the amalgamation shall have received the sanction of the legislature, will be available for distribution, unless the Liverpool and Man chester Company shall arrange to furnish a proportionate amount, and it should then appear desirable for their united interests, to retain all, or a part of it, as a protec tive fund for future dividends, or forother purposes. The negociat'ons with the London and Birmingham line are still pending. The report then alluded to the branches and extensions which the company have now before Par liament, and stated the conviction of the directors that the schemes now in agitation injurious to the interests of the Grand Junction Company will not be sanctioned by Parliament. The proprietors were asked for a vote of £9OO, half of the expense of erecting the statue of George Stephenson, Esq., the directors stating, that any pro prietor objecting to such an appropriation might have his proportion of the cost paid to him. The reading of the report was frequently interrupted by applause. The Chairman, in the course of his remarks said, " I think the report of our ways and means must give universal satis faction. A dividend of £lO per share within the year, and a surplus of £30,000, which, added to the balance of :the reserve fund, leaves £48,000 at your disposal, is what;the most sanguine could hardly have expected. We have, of course, been anxious to know the decision of the Board:of Trade in respect to the lines which are now proposed in competition with ours. As to the Churnet, we have only heard the result this morning, and I will merely, therefore, now say, that it greatly surprises me, looking at the former decisions of the board. But, happen what may, it is my decided opinion that the public will be the chief sufferers by this kind of competition. Our goods traffic is rapidly increasing, and I have myself no doubt that we have re sources on our line, still undeveloped, which no competi tion can touch, and which, in connexion with the extension of the railway system north of us, will protect us against any very serious loss if we have to meet the threatened competition." The Chairman, after declining to make any observations on the state of the discussions with the Lon don and Birmingham line, said, " I feel much gratified in stating, that the government measure of last session, re quiring railroad companies to carry third-class passengers at ld. per mile, in covered carriages, has, on the Grand Junction, without seriously injuring our receipts, given accommodation to 2500 persons per week, and principally from a class who could not afford to pay the prices pre viously charged." Mr. Moss then alluded to the) pro posed statue to Mr. George Stephenson, which he said he personally wished should have been carried out by individual subscription, but that he gave up his own opinion to that of the Board of Directors, and concluded, amidst warm applause, to express his high approval of the officers and servants of the company. The report was approved, and the recommended dividend was declared. IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. " A heavy blow and great discouragement" was on Friday inflicted on the Romanising party, by the judg ment of Sir Herbert Jenner Ftist, in the stone-altar and credence-table question, raised by the Cambridge Camden Soci , ty. No doubt remains, we believe, from the known perti nacity of the party, that the question will be carried to a higher court, by appeal, and, in fact, will be fought with a desperation to mark their sense of its importance. But more than half the battle is won by this decision. The charsct.-r of the learned judge—his entire freedom from " low church" predilections—and the care and attention which he has bestowed on the question, render it exceed ingly improbable that his decision will be disturbed by the court of appeal. The Ro . m . anisers, however, do unquestionably regard this question as one of the last importance to then• cause. An eminent Tractarian, in a western county, was con versing, a short time back, with a neighbouring clergy man, on the dissensions in the church ; and he plainly ex pressed his regret that so much commotion should have been raised about surplices and offertories, and prayers for the church militant, and other matters which he had sense enough to perceive to be in themselves of small im portanm " But," said he, " upon the question of the altar I would take my stand. That is a point which we can never concede, for in it is involved a doctrine of first rate importance. The momentous character of the suit in Doctors'-commons it is impossible to overrate." And he was right in this estimate. Any one who con sults Dr. Cardwell's valuable collections, will see the earnestness with which the reformers of Edward's and Elizabeth's days bent their attention to the pulling down altars, and placing communion-tables in their room. And thr mai❑ step to the restoration of the mass—if it be ever restored—must unquestionably be the restoration of the altar on which it is to be offered up. These two different and opposite lines of thought and action are perceptible even to the eye of a child. In the New Testament, and in the CoMmon Prayer Book, we find a supper—a communion, and, of course, a table. But in the Romish church we find a sacrifice—a sacri fice offered up—a priest, a sacrificing priest, to offer it— and a propitiation for the sins of the living and the dead included in that sacrifice. Now of these two distinct and opposite lines we must choose one. If we prefer to abide by the scriptures and the Church of England, we have then a supper; and, of course, we must have a table. Any one who looks at the Prayer Book will see that our reformers carefully exclu ded the word " altar," and used the word " table," in a dozen places where a Romanist would have taken the ex actly opposite course. And we cannot diverge from this plain course ; we cannot take back the " altar" without distinctly implying that we mean to revert to "the sacri fice," " the priest," and the " propitiatory offeting" again. - However, thanks to the care snd fidelity of Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, this danger is for the present averted. Let this judgment be confirmed, as we doubt not it will be, in in the court above, and thus become the settled law of the church, and a barrier will be erected against the efforts of the Romanisers, which will foil their most stre nuous exertions. LAW INTELLIGENCE It is said that the following gentlemen will in a few days be made Queen's Counsel, viz., Mr. Ilumfrey, Mr. Montague Chambers, Mr. Russell Gurney, aud Mr. Butt. THE SURPLICE AT THE BAR.—It is in agitation to re quire all members of the Temple, who attend the Temple Church, to wear the surplice when present at divine ser vice.—Church and State Gazette. THE LATE Nirlittmß. AT SALT-HILL—Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, who has been specialty ,etained, in conjunction with Mr. Montague Chambers, for th.t defence of the accused, has, it is stated, received a retaining fee of 300 guineas. In the Queen's Bench, on Friday, a very ampls apology was made by the proprietor, printer and publisher of the Court Journal, for the libel on Lord Cardigan, but his lordship's counsel declined accepting it before communi cating with his client, and the rule fora criminal informa tion was made absolute. IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.—Round Church, Cambridge. In the Court of Arches, on Friday. Sir H. J. Fust de livered judgment in the case of the Rev. Mr. Faulkner v. The Cambridge Camden Society, condemning the Stone Altar and Credence Table. The Society to pay the costs. The delivery of this elaborate judgment occupied exactly five hours. In the Bail Court, on Thursday, Mr. Justice Wightman granted a rule to bring up so much of the coroner's inqui sition, on the deaths of two men, named Vernells and Bean, killed inconsequence of a concussion of two engines at Nottingham, in November last, taken before the coro ner of Nottingham, which imposed a deodand of £lOOO on the Midland Railway Company, for the purpose of being quashed. MR. CARUS WILSON.—In the Queen's Bench, on Fri day, Dord Denman gave judgment on a rule to set aside the habeas corpus granted by Mr. Baron Rolfe, to bring Mr. Charles Carus Wilson from his prison in Jersey. The court held that a writ of habeas corpus runs in Jer sey, and must be obeyed by the local authorities ; and that the informalities alleged against the present writ were not sufficient to set it aside. Mr. Wilson will be brought up in ten days. NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.—Before Mr. Justice Wil liams,—Montgomery, Welshpool, Saturday, March 8 ; Merioneth, Bala, Thursday, March 13 ; Carnarvon, Saturday, March 15; Anglesey, Beaumaris, Wednes day, March 19 ; Denbigh, Ruthin, Saturday, March 22 ; Flint, Mold, Wednesday, March 26 ; Cheater, Chester, Saturday, March 29. Mr. Justice Cresawell, who gees the South Wales Circuit, will meet Mr. Justice Williams at Chester. REFUSAL TO BURY AN UNBAPTISED BODY.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Tuesday, Mr. C. Evans ap plied to the court for a peremptory mandamus, to compel the Rev. Mr. ( hapman, vicar of Basingbourne, to bury the body of a child, which has lain unburied since the 17th February, 1840. On that day, as well as on the 26th May, 1841, Mr. Chapman was requested to bury the RAILWAY INTELLIGEACE The Maryport and Carlisle Railway is now open. The differences between the Great Western and South Westrn Companies have been amicably settled. At a meeting of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com pany, on Friday, it was resolved to purchase the River Ure Canal Navigation, at £34,577. The Board of Trade have reported in favour of the Char net Valley Railway scheme (from Macclesfield to Tam worth and Derby, with a branch to the Potteries). The Stockton and Darlington Company have con tracted to find locomotive power for the transport of coal and coke on the Great North of England line at the low rate of id. per ton per mile. The shareholders of the Bristol and Gloucester railway held a meeting, on Thursday last, at Bristol, where reso lutions were passed confirming the amalgamation of the line with the Birmingham and Gloucester. At a meeting of influential parties, held on Monday last, at Doncaster, it was resolved to!support the London and York line against the Midland Counties extension; and a deputation was appointed to communicate the resolution to the Board of Trade. DUMFRIES AND CARLISLE LINE.—The members of the Trades'-house of Glasgow have resolved to memorial ize the Board of Trade, and to petition both Houses of Parliament, in favour of this railway, and against the Clydesdale Junction Railway. At a meeting of the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail way Company, at Birmingham, on Wednesday last, reso lutions in favour of an amalgamation with the Bristol and Gloucester Company, and other measures, were carried unanimously. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Friday week a porter at the Wellington station of the Bristol and Exeter railway, was crushed to death between two trucks, as the train was returning to take them up.—On Thursday last a guard on the Great Western Railway, was killed by being jambed between a truck and a goods train as he stood to adjust the chain. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—It appears from the traffic returns of this railway, that the returns of this year so far, exhibit a considerable improvement over that of the corresponding period of 1844. It is satisfac tory to notice also that the shares of the company are progressively advancing in the market, the last quotation being £l2O 10s. per share. The effect of all this has been to enable the company to relieve themselves entirely of their debts to the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners, they have paid last year the balance of their £60,000 loan, which then amounted to £36,000 ; and, on Wednesday last, they discharged the balance of their £lOO,OOO loan, amounting to £58,1 1 00, together with the interest thereon. ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS.—Great Britain counts at present 1,984 miles of railway at work, and nearly 1,240 in course of construction. Germany possesses 1,320 miles decreed and in progress. Belgium has fi n i s h e d 152 mil es of railway, and is now making 86 more. Taken in reference to the population of each country, the lengths of railway, finished or in progress, give -1n England, 11-78 miles to 100 inhabitants; in Belgium, 10-74 miles to 100 inhabitants; in Germany, 9-16 miles to 100 inhabitants : in France, 9-50 miles to 100 inhabitants.—France, therefore, holds the last rank, and, of all the great nations of the continent, makes indi vidually the least exertion in favour of railways. Feb. 4, 1845. IRISH RAILWAYS.—The Board of Trade have de mined on reporting to Parliament in favour of the C and Bandon ; Great Southern and Western—Cork : tension only ; Waterford and Limerick ; subject, as gards the portion of the lines between Limerick and junction with the Great Southern and Western Extern line, to equitable arrangements for securing to the GI Southern and Western Company full accommodation the purposes of the Limerick traffic goin.. in the direct of Dublin and Cork; and against the Great South West (Ireland) direct; and recommending the postpo ment, uutd a future period, of the Dublin, Carlow, Wexford; Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, and Carlc Dublin and Wicklow; Kilkenny Junction. At a meeting on Wednesday of the North Kent R way shareholders, one of the lines rejected by the rec decisions of the Board of Trade, it was determined pursuance of an almost unanimous vote, to go to par ment with their plans, so strongly do the promoters tertain the opinion of the ultimate success of their schei All dissentients who choose to withdraw their names subscriptions from the list are to be allowed the par va of their shares, without anything being deducted for penses up to the present time, and about a week is gig them for signifying their desire on the subject. In application to be made to parliament, the cost of si proceedings is guaranteed not to exceed 10s. per share. very elaborate report was read, which entered into the s vantages of this line compared with their more for tun rivals, and hints were thrown out that it was not imp bable, if perseverance were continued, that the Na Kent Company would be able to come into some arrant ment for perfecting railway communication through tl county with the South-Eastern Company. The meeti was not very fully attended, but a great deal of unanim prevailed among those who took part in the business I fore it. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ON THE SOUTH WESTERN. The first trial of the electric telegraph on this line, cc strutted by Messrs. Cooke and Wheatstone, the pate tees, for the joint use of the admiralty and the Sout Western Railway Company, between Nine Elms and Gc port, a distance of 88 miles, took place on Friday la The signals passed with the utmost precision, and a to conversation Sassed with Mr. C's. London corresponds over the intervening distance of 88 miles. Confidence the system of insulation was thus proved ; the experime never having been before tried until 72 miles were con pleted, when the apparatus was applied at Bishopstol about a fortnight back. Directions to his London assi tant to start for Gosport by the first morning's tra closed the correspondence for the night. Profess , Wheatstone joined, by appointment, at Nine Elms, aho twelve next morning, and some thousand signals toe their flight between London and Gosport. In M Wheatstohe's experiments, no perceptible time was ot cu pied in transmission. Among many others, the follov ing inquiries and answers, preceded by the ringing of ti alarum, occupying about four minutes, were made at tl: request of one of the company's officers :—" Q. Hat you any mackerel for to-night's goods train ? A. Nc they cannot catch them now.—Q. Why not? A, Br cause the nights are moonlight, and the fish see the net. Other communications respecting :he shipping too place. Subseqnently the professors new magneto-elec trio telegraph was brought into a long circuit of wire, an worked to perfection through 288 miles. The apparatu dispenses with the batteries altogether, a steel magnet be ing the source of power. The admiralty are to have pair of these machines, and a pair of Wheatstone' pointing telegraphs, for their d:stinet use. For tailwa purposes, Mr. Cooke prefers his "two-needle telegraph,' and in this opinion Professor Wheatstone agrees, as it rapid colloquial questions-and-answers character, is per fectly adapted for railway exigencies. The results o Friday night's exveriments were considered rather unsa tisfactoty, as the state of the weather was most unfavou table to insulation, the posts thoroughly wet, and the wires strung with myriads of drops of water, sparkling like gems. The following day was fine ; and, though tin points of connexion were all wet, nevertheless the insula tion was excellent. With ihe last experiment, Mr Cooke is prepared to accept a challenge to lay down E telegraph from London to Falmouth, Live, pool, or Edin• harsh, without any intermediate stages. The last prac teal ellfictilty is overcome by the present system of insu lation ; and Mr. Wheatstone need only add a letter-fold• ing and sealing apparatus to his printing machine to pre pare the communications for the post-office. It would be idle to suppose that the commercial world will long neg lect the power this invention is capable of conferring on the commercial capitals of Great Britain, by lasing their closer contieuity • as regards their commercial irotelligerice and transar t otis ; seeing that by it may be made known on 'Change, at Liverpool, or in London, every fluctuation 01 price, and every bargain in stock or shares, within two minutes of the transaction being closed in either place- The entire cost of the telegraph between London and Portsmoteh, is £24,000, to be paid in equal proportions by the admiralty and the company; and negociations are being entered into with government for laying down sec tions of it on Chester and Holyhead line now in the course of construction. Mr. Cooke stated that the in vention, by a slight modifieation of the symbols, might be adapted to an almost endlese variety of uses ; that, by means of the galvanic process, conversations might be sustained uninterruptedly between Liverpool and Lou den ; that musical compositions might be transmitted with exactitude from one place to another; and that even games of chess might be conducted between players in two distant districts. In cases where express accounts 0 public events are required, the invention promises to be invaluable, since it is calculated by the patentee that , were a telegraph to be laid down between Liverpool and London, accurate reports of speeches might be tronsmit ted from either place, and be put in type and circulated long before any express train could possibly make it o arrival. RAILROAD ACROSS ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ• Messrs. Blackwood have just published a short tract, written by Sir W. C. Harris, whose travels in Southern Abyssinia have proved so popular and interesting, intended to show the practicability, and great superiority to a ll other schemes, of a railroad across the Isthmus of Suez, not only for ordinary conveyance, but for the transport of laden merchant vessels. This is certainly a novel and gantic project, and at first sight would appear altogether Utopian; but Sir W. Harris is an able and experienced engineer, well acquainted with the localities, and all the difficulties of such an un d er t a ki ng , an d h e pronounces it one comparatively of easy execution, much preferable to the plan of a canal, and at the same time greatly less ex pensive. Our social, political, and commercial relations with In' dia and China—the great and increasing intercourse be tween Europe and the East—render any project of this kind a subject of the utmost importance, imperatively re' quiring investigation from the public, whom it so deepli concerns. We therefore extract such p ar r s o f Sir W Harris's pamphlet as explain the nature of the project' He says,— " I propose to construct a class of narrow steam-ves sels, of about 800 tons burden, suited for freight, and t° transport them across the Isthmus of Suez upon trucks' by means of locomotive engines of adequate power. The vessels must be built upon the plan that will best serve to counteract any additional strain upon the sides involved by removal from the water, and the cradle truck uPo ti which each will be placed during the transit must be coo' structed with the same view. " The inaccessible character of the Mediterranea n shore lying over against the Sea of Suez, and the genera l unfitness of all the ports or roadsteads on that coast Or vessels of any considerable draught of water, clearly cate the Nile, about Cairo, as the most eligible point t° which the railroad could be carried, in order that th e laden steamers may be transferred from one to the other of the divided seas, through its always navigabl e channel. " At the terminus on the Nile, and at the head of th e Sea of Suez, an inclined plane must be run out, unde r suitable shelter, to a distance sufficient to admit of th e steamers being readily hauled up on th e ra il s . I t mig h t be carried into deep water at an inclination of one foot P i forty or fifty—and a tru c k u p on w h ee l s sent d own it, 5 , ° , as to be brought beneath the floating vessel. This trt must be cradle-shaped, and so constructed as to 'Teel: the shoulders of the vesse l, an d so a ff or d h er adequat" support when she rides high and dry. By m eans of ast tionary engine, both the vessel and the truck must Or e be drawn up the incline, so that the first si n king upon tl o second, will be raised upon the railway along which it to travel. " The locomotive engine required to draw a laden ve si i sel of 800 tons burden across the desert of Suez, need 11 , 4 possess above three times the power of th ose o rdinari" used upon an English railway ; and the increased dispel 3i ; ble breadth for the machinery will render this power 011 0 of easy acquisition. The masts of the ve s sel must be ty constructed as to fold over and lie flat during the trans' in order to prevent any action of the wi n d u pon theeZ; and a moderate width between the r a il s w ill then ' it found sufficient. A station, to admit of vesse l s on tb, e 4 trucks passing each other mid wa y, mus t b e cons t r ucteeei the centre of the line; and, as the entire distance 01 . 0 0 miles could be accompli s hed i n s i x h ours , commu nieetl d between Suez and Cairo might be daily h e ld each W upon a single line of rails. . thei " Although constructed for steam-vessel trucks, 40, rails could be equally employed fo r th e t rans it o f els: 00 passengers, heavy baggage, and coals, by the adaptatleo of locomotive engines possessing only the ordinary 0 °1 ,,i10 with a train of carriages and trucks of the role' breadth. 0 1 " The ezpense that would attend the constructi o n such a railroad, with inclined planes, stationary and to ..—dt motive engines, carriages, and trucks, may be estinit' P ri within a million sterling. This sum falls very far . of the lowest estimate that has been fram e d f or a sh!P" . O nal, and it may appear a small sum for so long a linea r that in contemplation ; but it should be borne in rav that the ground has not to be purchased, that there neither bridges nor tunnels to construct—both of w h oa are among the heaviest items of an En g li s h ra ilwar;io l that only one line of rails will be required. I n ev ery 400 of view the advantages are incontestable, of the Fo i r gef which renders the Isthmus a commercial thorough l ,ol o without the necessity of shifting the cargoes of the ie7 0 , 0 employed. The railroad might be co m pl e t e d i n t w o le o whereas the construction of a canal, supposing it ' t ell; within the compass of human exerti on , wou ld occ uPl to and there is another highly important cons id e ratto a e which I would direct attention, as one th a t i s attainahlote, no other project. It is the entir e sucercess i on o f cit e c alP tine. The rapidity of the transit through Egypt "re set aside the necessity for this precaution ; and th e 0 0 ' Bence of a single guardiano wou ld p rove a sufficiea!roOP rantee that there had been no dangerous contact a e the passage through Egypt." Such is an outlir- .1 th: ae of this stupendous, but app- o f. feasible, project. Without att em pti ng t o express ou' c s: opinion of its works, we would recommend the tr i t od, the careful consideration of practical men , an d We. ko l a that capitalists ought also to give the subject the attention.