The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-21 00:00:00

C. L. BONAPARTE, PRINCE OF CANINO.

On Wednesday evening, after the close of the
meeting of the members of the British Asmciation at Bir-
mingham, a deputatiea waited upon the above gentleman to
invite his to a aorrie in the Town Hall. Ile received the
deputation cordially, but declined the intended honour fa
the following terms
"Tel Mews. William Potter, George Dawns, and the
other "enflames of the borough of Birmingham, who have
been kind enough to invite me to a pita, fa eonneatifam
with their admiratioa of the eoaduet or the truly Imola
Amman people, my beet 'banks are due. After the made.
far ion conveyed to every man by the certitude in his awn
eoneatenee of having fallt!led his duty, no other can be anon
grateful than the approbation of generous sad truly free
Britons. Could I have remained in Birmingham until
Monday, nothing could have gratified me more than
to attend on the company woo have honoured me with an
invitation, and then certainly, should I not have remained
mute and dumb, as I shall never remain whenever my Mall
voice may be raised in favour of liberty and civilisation. 'I
should especially have been proud in koking in the faced
every Englishmen in the room to greet him as a friend to
o pressed and dread foe to the oppressor. I should base
barn happy in thanking the inhabitants of Binniongnin—to
thank at the same time the noble nation from which I have
received such kind hospitality, and to taetify my almiration
to that constitution which, notwithstanding the faults that
in thrown yo% may find and object to, works so admirably in
practise, and gives this great people so much greatness, and
happiness, and liberty, to the extent that is not possessed la
any other country, not only in Europe, bat of all the world ;
whilst better-framed constitutions, without the vigilance of
an enlightened people, only make pseudo sonuchim
or—
what is worse-,-smock republics.
"Birmingham, Sept. 19, 1849."

"C. L. Bo

MR HUDSON'S PROPITS.—The followingo items
have been culled out of the five repasts already pu • bed on
the York and Berwick and York and North Midland Rail-
ways, of Mr. Hudson's profits. They are not pretended to
comprios the whole Tits amount It will be seen, is the
trilling sum of 693,6931.. of which 168,7871 has already been
repaid. If sack be the opportunities of gain, can we wonder
at the desire and anxiety evinced to get into directions ?
There is not here included the 90,0001. received from the
Beak of England, nor the original Mamma* and the fiaar-
boroegh surplus shame given him, together about 70,000!.
Money belonging to the railways in Mr. Hudson's possession,
and returned by him : a. i.
Great North of England purchem coconut 11,292 10 0
Maimed on East and West Riding shares 16,000 0 0
Haney belonging to landowners
Contractors
North British Money 62,267 14 3
Iron rails

Messy returned and paid by his 167,039 17 10
Interest on two bonds, Bank of Ragland
Total repaid 168.787 2 3
To pay :
trandorland Docks
Du en 2,076 Brat .ad West Riding
shares, say 15,000 0 0
Profit on Berwick shares
Ditto Extension
Branelling Junction 42 000 0 0
Iran rails
East and West Riding shares
Differeace ii. iron
Hull sad &lb, Purchase shares, for which
be has given his hill
Difference to return for kis land at
Londesborough

£693,681 16 2
We may here observe that the arbitration en the sem Mr.
Hudson Aught to receive for the damage dose by the
two raiblays puffing through his Londesbormigh estate
has been occluded, and 18,0001. or 20,00111. awarded
es the fall amount he was entitled to. Re had received
811,0001., and will thereto, have to esters 18,0001. to
20,0001. overpaid to him. Llfal Proceedier, we hear,
, ' have already been commenced agaiast him for the m-
aven of large sums he bee made out of or by the rail-
, ways.—Horvath s Jowrreal.
THE BRITANNIA TUBULAR BRlDol.—Active re-
parations are being made at the Monet Straits sosseeled
with the renewed attempts airlifting the tube is H.
sent !evil, a prams 'whet forwardto with trona
nesuadziotylirla.ineassetenamqsasaito
mussot thetroaraisad.atarsigesarturs;
wasTheie:e.sw
Saturday. It km lobe a week in sand is get manealied, by
which proems it will bonne toughened. Every preces-
don has been taken, and the most improved method deist-
leg bee been adapted, so es to emsfer all additioaal security.
Some modifications have been carried eat by the engineers,
kissers. Ream and Amos, in the bottom of the press, to
counteract the offset of contraction in wash large .mess of
meta, and which is believed to have been the saperindueion
cave of the bombe of the first cylinder. When in redeet
readiness, the new cylinder will be skipped on board a
steamer direct to tits Straits. It will :be a wasitinsei prodi-
gious power, of cast iron, is one piece afros 16 to 20 tons
weight, and capable of sustaining a pre.wn at 9,000 to
10.000 lbs. on the inch. Sines the see' t, lost month, the
whole ranreof the scaffolding and all the immessemeshissere
bays received sash a superebundance of stresgth for the
next trial that any recurrence of the resent casualty is ticked
apes as improbable. Precautions have also been taken by
Hr. Stephenson to guard against any future damage either to
the tube or those who will be engaged in raising it. The
tube is now raised aboutone quarter of what will be its actual
ultimate elevation, and is resting twenty-km feet above high
water. It has subsequently to be hauled up seventy-fire feet
higher, and it is expected that in twelve days from the cow-
utenotrueat of operations it will attain its proper level.—
/*terra*, Courier.

Mr. STALLWOOD seeosded the resolution, and stated that
is addition to Mr. Cobden and 8k Joshua We'coney, Mr.
Hume had promised to support the prayer of the memorial
on its preesiatation.
The mememorial was then adopted.
Mr. T. CLiai thought it would be better that Mr. Cob-
den should be requesteddry a resolution of that numerous
and influential meeting, to take charge of the memorial, and
present it to the Queen. (Cheers.)
Mr. Dixon said he knew it we. mainly owing to the ex-
ertions of Mr. end Mr:. Cobden that the mitigation had teen
obtained ia the sentences of easy and the other prisoners.
(Cheers.)
A rreeln,ioe to that effect was passed ; end the proceed-
ings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

MURDER OF A CBILD.—Last night a report was
forward-d to Lambeth Workhouse to 'Mt effect that a mast
named Henry Winton, who resided in Wood street, Lambeth
walk, had murdered his daughter, about 18 months old.
The man Weston, was a waiter at the United 8 nice Club,
but for some reason be had not been engaged at that place
for some time pest. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Weston left
the child in bed and went outjwhen she returned, la • quar-
ter of au hour, her husband was standing at the door. They
both entered the front parlour, when Mrs. Weston asked him
where the child was, he coolly replied, "I have murdered
her, and you wi:l dad her in the water butt. You may give
ma it °barge it you lite." An alarm was raised by Mrs.
Weston, when on looking in the water butt the body of the
poor child was found et the bottom quite dead. Weston wee
taken into custody at a late hour last night. The inquest
will be held in the board-room of the workhouse to-morrow
(Saturday) foresees.