The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-11 00:00:00

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLom

The share market is decidedly fiat to-dav, espe-
cially since the retrograde movement in the Eel;high
feuds, and prices generally are now quoted at a fur-
ther decline, though the fell is not very material.
, The official announcement that the Brighton Board
of Directors have dttermined upon recommending
the payment of a dividerd at the rate of 52.5. per cent.
' for the half yesr, after placing a sum of 10,0001. to
the credit of the reserve fund, and carrying forward a
balance of 4,000/. to the current half-year, has not
caused any material alteration in the market for this
stock, which marks 83;. The decrease in the Great
Northern traffic continu a to raiser the price, which
has to-day been done as low as 171. The following
are the prices this day:
Aberdeen, 10; ditto Preference, ; Bristol and
Exeter, 77 ; Caledonian, 102; Chester and Holyhead,
161; East Anglian, 231., L. and E. and L. and D., 31 ;
Eastern Counties, 6; ch. Extension, No. 2, di.. ;
East Lancashire, 12i; Great Northern, 172, j, 1; do.
Halves, A, Deferred, 62, 1 ; do. ii per Cent. Prefer-
ence, 12/, 2; Great Western, 781, 81; do.
New 17/, 131, 1 ; Hull and Selby, 101 • Lan-
cashire and Yorish ire, 561 ; ditto Flap, 41;
Leeds and Think, 131 ; London and Blackwell, 61;
Landon and North-Wester.' 1241 41; do. New Quar-
ters., 201 ; ditto Fifths, 161 ; London and SJuth-
Western, 781 8; Matchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 26 ; ditto New 101. Pref., 10/ 2 ; Midland, 484 8;
ditto 50/. Pref.,l6 ; ditto Birmingham and Derby, 25;
ditto Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham, 129;
Newmarket, 31 1; N. British, 82 ; N. Staffo.dshire,
n 1; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver., 161, 161;
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Class A, 51, dis.;
South Eastern, 231, 2Z ; S doh Wales, 22t 1 ; "York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 181, 4 • ditto Ex.enaion,
131; York and North Midland, 224; Dutch Rhenish,
31; Northern of France, 141, 15; Orleans and
Bourdeanx, 4 ex int.; Paris and Strasburg, 9.

WEEKLY SUMMARY OP THE PRODUCE

MARKETS.

MINCING-L&NR, SATURDAY MORNING.
The colonial markets have bun freely supplied with most
descriptions of produce this we k, but as the trade generally
hest not shown much desire to purchase, prices have in some
instances declined. The sales of Sug.,r were large on Tues.
day, and the rates obtained were oceasionally:ratber in favour
of the Bayer. The C die market opened very heavily, and
upon plantation Ceylon a decline of 3e. wes established, the
native sorts ware sold at 52.. 64., while Mocha went at a
reduction of 12s. to 15.. per cwt., there has subwquently,
however, been rather more inquiry; several parces of plan •
tattoo have changed hands at slightly increased rates, Mucha
hes advanced about 2.. D, 39., and native Ceylon has also
been more in request.

WOOL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The demand for English Wool continun on the increase.
The quantity on offer in the private contract market is small,
sod a lair business is doing in mist kir.de, at very full pricer.
ITo colonial and foreign Woo!s there no partici,
Ise alteration. In the absence of public salvo, the
1 market remains quire, hw sales making byl private
contract, u there is little choice in the small stocks
'on band. The importation, too, is going on but slowly.
Priers continue firm, man are likely to remain so. This
week's imports have amounted to 1,783 bales from Sydney,
735 from Algoa Bay, 81 from the Cape, 385 from Hamburg,
and 248 bags from Seville.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Thera is not the lust alteration to notice in this market,
prices continuing quoted so before, v‘s : Petersburg Y. C.
'on the spot, 375. 6d. to 37. 3d. ; Jan., Feb., and March,
375.; last three months of 1851, 395.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mewl. Cooper end Davis report the supply short, but
quit* ,t goal to the demand : Prime Meadow Kay, 79.. to
; toferior ditto, 65e. to 70e. ; Rowen, 60.. to 6.55. ;
Clover, 701. to 80e. ; second cut, 6sl. to 709. ; Straw, 221.
to Ws.

COMMERCIAL DOCK COMPANY. Yesterday the
half yearly ascetic( of the proprieton of this company wag
held at the aloes in Fenchurch-street,City.—Robert Hien-
*on, Beg , having taken the chair, Mr. Smithies, the were-
tary, read the report, which exhibited some diminution in
the number of vessels that 11.41 entered the docks in the past
year cumpared with the preoeding one. The usual dividend
of 21. per Gent. for the half year (free from incomatax) was
declared.—The court was then made special, at which the,
proceedings and regulations of a former special court (autho-
rising the dincon to purchase tee East Country Dock., and
to apply to parliament (or powers to enlarge sad improve the
decks) was read and confirmed.—After the usual vote of
'hens" to the chairmen and din ctors the court adj ittrosil.—
[The atm worns to be undertukea hy the comply will be
under the management ot Messrs Walker and Burge!, the
eminent civil engineers. It also appeared that the company
intend to endeavour to obtain all the privileges at pr. sent
esseeded to the docks on the north side of the Thames.
These docks, which are situated in klotheehithe, seem hut
little known, although the oldest mimes, having formerly
been liewlsnd's Great West Duck," and afterwards the
Gresioleed Dick," of course then on a limited scale in
comparison with the present decks, which already extend
evernearly 120 ann.]
..E SICO
in th e
upper part
Mpg:, PoN, Ct
ttyh.o
.0 a a of
n: y
charged
sC.ldepwgi
a very serious offence, both in regard to law and morality, a
sentence of three years' resticatiun passed upon ham by the
bishop of she diocese has been submitted to, and farther
proessdiags of a criminal arum have bean In censeqamse
abandemsd.—limex Standard

INTERVIEW WITH KOSSUTH BY A LEEDS

GENTLEMAN.

A private letter dated Broom. Decembee,
has last been !twined by a gestionma soaneeted with the
Leeds llesery, from which we are favoured with some
*enacts. The writer is an intelligent professioaalgentlemen,
a native of Leeds, who for the law few yews has resided in
/tenths Turkey. and who, it appears, has had an interview
with Bonnie, the Hangarian patriot, who, with his com-
panions, is now an exile at Hatay.. The extracts will be
read with interest. The writer nye:—
" You know of worse that Amer Bey is now in America
lathe representative of the Sultan ; the first occurrence of
the kind in the history of Turkey. To me it iaa particular
intereetiwy feet. I believe he is secompaaied by Mr. Brown,
the Amerman dragomen to the Amen= Embassy, en his re
tarn to New York a few months ago. I knew Mr. Brows
well, and is him the Turkish reptiessatative to the Called
Bodes will find a valoable friend. Tito Americas miesion-
aries here (for the east is the special field of AeleffeeM
velesioas) anticipate great results to their own country from
this new embary to America. The United States have
dome nobly is granting 10,000 dollars to pay the expenses of
the Sultan's representative. It will enable him to see the
'nod whievements of the Franks.
A few days ago, the protestants obtain a finnan, from
the Sultan, for ever establishing them io their privilege to
build churches like other Christians, as the Armenians and
Greeks. Vie was ebtaincd through the int eeeee lion of Sir
Stratford Cueing, pain after the Sultan had granted the
request, mind the aliases of the Armenian protestants to
has owls house, at Therapist, when he addrewed them in the
Turkish language, sad so affected were they that they all
shed man. The Turks like the protesmote better than
ether religious sects, because of their hatred to images, relics,
aad other Oooleties of the Roman cat holies. Oar friends in
Leeds will rejoin in this spread of cisil and religiose liberty.
Plow 'Angela it is that the Cryeent of Mahommedanism
should be a protection to the now, as is the case in thou-
sands of initiate:we at the present time, where the Sultan
arteads the aid of Me sovereignty over Christians driven by
persecution from their own laud.
A mead of mine has jest returned from Coalah, the
ancient le:onions (see Acts of Apostles) visited by the Apt*,
flea. It is eighteen days' jouraey from ben, at the rate of
thirty wiles a day. The people are little removed from
barbarisms, end at this day they live in honer, built of mud,
with flat resfa. In winter the streets ate impessable ; eon.
arepsently sea, beasts, and cattle all walk twos the roofs,
from one house to another, instead of in the sweetie, which
are filled with now thrown every moroieg from the house-
tops. Cowah has about 60 000 inhaMtants. A revolution in
/religious opinions is need. d to work a change; they are
nominally Chri,tiaas, but a sad specimen of Christianity, en
they live by fraud sad deceit.
" I hare aot been to Ketaya to see Ktesuth (the Hums.
run patriot). I saw him in Browse. Oh, the spirit of
patriotism that circulates in hie eel! It would almost
enchant you to hew him talk is English. What, thee, mint
be the effect of listening to his 'lceman in his own
waive laegeige ?My interview with him was delightful.
I don't wonder at the enthusiasm with which he is c.
seeded by hie countrymen. I believe be is yet destlaed to
aecompli.h great things for his country. You will perhaps
scarcely believe it, but he seldom sees a newspaper, and is
igatirant of many of the traoseetions now going on in
Europe, hennas the post is very irregular to Honeys. I
should like to send him two or three numbers of the
Mercury, which 1 occasionally receive. Many travellers in
lousing to Kenya call at our house, and thus we have •
attain opportualty of forwarding letters, papers, or panels, as
Freak., Amities. or Begl,eb, are sot searched. A friend,
an American, from Kenya, called • week or two ago. He
says, Keseuth is much di %%tided with his sitnatioa.' He
spout two or throe days wish him. They (the exiles) live in •
hied of Wrecks. I believe the Turks do all they can to make
him sad hie emus ates comfortable, hat you can have no eon.
so ptioa of tin 'nod Manage bstweea English comforts and
those of this emeatry. H. re there an no household com-
forts but those of your own creation. Without fur CAW you
cannot is wiater keep yourselves warm, fart the houses are
mode to lot in and not to keep sot the sold; sad the wiaten
here we iateeselv cold. Enamel, yea knew, ie under the
we of Salinas Bey, who is • rematkably aim fellow. I had
the pleasure Weaning him ten at the pelmet. He romieded
me, in has looks Lad maser, of George floosie's°, Esq. (of
Leeds); be is like Wm, tee, ia form. He is. 1 believe, coo of
the best sea Noma weld have been placed under, for
kindness sad urbanity. It will be pleasing to Komuth's
friends in England to knew that the II traperien patriot is in
the heads of so tied a keeper as Solis:ten Bey.
"hearty all letters to the tittles are opened, except such M
we have one through Englishmen or Americana visiting
Konya. Mr. L,ngworth, en liogliebnian, has married the
daughter of the lint ish Consul, and next month (Jaituary)
eemes to liegind to publieh the history of the Humana&
struggle from losseth's bps."
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COUNTY RATE EXPENDITURE.
MRSTING IN SOUTHWARK.

List eight a sooting of the authorities of the several
parishes in the county of Survey wm held at the timed-room
of St. Ocorge's Workhouse, Southwark, for the purpose of
ecamideving the propriety of establishing musty financial
boards to npresent the ratepayers in the expeoditure of the
county fends, leviid upon the overseers, mad charged upon
the poor rates. Tee circular for convening the meeting
stated "That the very large imam., of county expenditure
within the lam few years had rendered an alteration of the
law absolutely wairry, , and from the reply of Lord Jobs
Baal to the damnation which recently waited upon him
a this subject, it w.iii confiden.ly believed that the govern-
ment would introduce a bill to effect the object prcpmed,
provided the authorities and ratepayersof the several
parishes expeeseed a desire that a representative control
ahead be utraimid In the expenditure of their (made."
Mr. Cowssos, &Mullane the Bused of Guardians, was
ailed to the chair. . .

illArilitmlved • resoluiion to the effect, that la
the opinion of this meeting It was inoperative that all
bawds of guardians, and all other psirichial bodies, should
petition parliament fur the adoption of • ligialative measure
for exteadier,/ the constitutional right of representation to
esounty TAM peyeTb.
Mr. ft. FENTON, of Lancashire, said that the present
movement ong noted in the county of Lancaster, in cause-
queue of the great increase in the county's expenditure
which bad gone up been 65,9071. I. 1837, to 179,8841. in
1848 The increase In the value of property in the same
period was SO per cent., so that the increase in the
county's expenditure had been going on in • much greater
ratio. The county expenditure for England and Wales in
183” was 693,6471, but in 1847 it rose to 1,209,8571. It
was guile necessary, therefore, that something should be
dime to put a stop to this peat increase of expenditure, and
the best mode that suggested haul wee to give those who
pail the comity rate • cintrol over the expenditure. Mr.
Fenton thee i uttered into a detail of the stets which
had been taken by the people of Lancashire to
effect that object. The House of Commons already afflemed
the principle of representative control, but it rejected the
clause which defined the eonstitivion of the pope wed finan-
cial boards. Having gained the sanction of the House of
Commons to the principle of the measure, it wag only amass-
sary for them to keep the question before the public to
insure ultimate success. For this purpose he hoped there
would be • vigorous and united action amongst the ratepayers
throughout the country. The government themselves had
an interest in putting a stop to the increasing expenditure
for county purposes, because whatever was saved from the
county rate would go to augment the fond from which they
drew the general revenue. (liear, hear.) He would ors-
dude by seconding the motion.
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
A second resola.ion, for the appointment of a Committee to
othassileigate with the other parishes in Surrey, to further
the object in view, was also carried.
Mr. 1/101 said that • large attendance was not expected,
became they had only invited the 'authorities from the neigh-
bouring parbles.
The meeting then aspirated.

CUMUUtm tic Jaatale.M.--Dointioretteet, Jan. 8,
1851.—T0 J. W. Dover, E.q., No. 124, Veneburcliedreet.-
84,—1 ant directed by Earl Grey to acknowledge be receipt
of your note of the 30th not., tatloaing two additional peti-
tions regarding the cholera in imams, and I am to acquaint
you in reply that Lord fifty has requested Mr. Thomson
Hankey to be good enough to make known, in reply to
various noamoriale received on this subject, the steps taken
by her Megesty's government fer rendering ouch intimates u
was tesnaldered most desirable, not oely to Jemmies, het to
the other West India colonies.-1 am, sir, your moot obedient
bensat (Woad) B. Hawse. _
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DUTIES ON ENGLISH COALS IMPORTED INTO
Pa/amt.—A public meettiog of the merchant,, shipowners,
sad ethers interested in the trade of the ports of Hartlepool
end West Hartlepool, took place in the Town Hall there on
Friday afternoon. for the purpose of considering the pro.
primp of memorialising the gwrernment on the subject of
equdidng the French duties en coal and coke imported into
that cons try,_ C. Davison, Esq., the Mayor, occupied the
their. it. W. Jackson, , moored, and Mr. Brew*
wooded, " That the commercial and shipping interests of
this distrust are injured by the present rates of duty on
coal imported into France, and the unequal mode in which
duties are levied, whereby the intercourse between tko two
countries has been limited and the natural axpenstem of
tied. obstructed." J. P. Denton, H.q., moved, and Mr.
Merry weather seconded, '• That in the opiates of this meet-
ing the duties on lieitiatimaborne coal as at present bsied la
Fames are partial sad mobile, and contrary to the interests
of the respective countries ; and that the representatives for
the southern division of this county be respectfully urged
to prim upon her Majesty's government this important
point, and request their earnest attends. to this question;
tad that they be further requested to bring this subject
befog. the government and legislature, in order to News a
palatal and favourable result." George Gelpel, Eq.,
moved the .mloption of a weshertill to governante on as
subject, which was agreed Mx
10013•13 or CRIME AND PaVi'BllllM Ili COIL—
f).= the year 1850 Mere were no less then 14,069 venom
tied to oar Cay BridewelL being a daily average of
43. Of limos, 8,107 Mae committed for drnakeanoss, 2,881
won isamittal to Igo pity gaol, 132 to the ornaty, sad 83
moot to the workhouse. There were 5,410 paupers la the
Oink watlibmwe ea Timidity last. The previous Tuesday,
31st Dessaiber, 6,10(1; 24th Dee., 4,949; 17%1'05,084 ; 10th,
4,958; Ird 4.86 T. There were on the Ist December 4.867 ;
limo Hevetaber, 4,901; la Calaber, 3,785; 1.1 September.
/1,M9, Civistiturion.

METROPOLITAN PROTESTANT DISSENTING
DEPUTIES.-PAPAL AOGRIMION.

Yesterday, the sejsuresd annual meeting from
Friday teat, of the denim ism the serious denominations
of protestant diameter, fir its pores of receiving the re-
port of the committee, and edam blimp, took place.
At the previous meetly eldierien was raised to that
part of the report relative to papal aggregates, and an amend-
ment was moved to tiptop the resoinUoes on that ',abject;
and, after considerable discussion, an adjournment took
plass, is oder to afford to the diwasating body of the metro-
polis an esppoetunity of maturely considering what course
they ought to adopt in the present arises.
The chair was takes by J. RIMINOTON MILLI, Esq.,
who put the amendment, " That the paragraph relative to
paps' aggression be expunged," in support of which the
seconder, Mr. BONTSIM spoke, detailing his objections to
the fortuities', the principal of which wee, that it would be
moat unbeemnieg in the protestant dissenters to seek to
establish the re enactment of religious disabilities as egainst
any class of their fellow subjects. He did not agree is the
statement that the resent act of _ papal aggression was viewed
with alarm by the dissenters. He felt none, end it would
be quite soon enough for them to Interfere when it was pro-
posedto tee them for the payment of Romancatholic
en". He believed the feeling of needless alarm which
had prevailed in the metropolis was fast subsidieg—(No,
no)—and that a week's delay would have allowed the minds
of the deputies to cool down. (00, oh.) This he could
say, that the feeling of the dissenters of London u set forth
ia the report was not shared In by those in the country, and
he was sorry to have to add, that the dissenting body in
Loadon were a century behind their brethrea in the
'pantry.
Several deputies spoke in favour of the amendineat
Mr. KILPIN could not support the amendment, but, se
he could not concur in the paragraph in the report, inti-
mated his intention to propose another amendment, de.
elating it to be the duty of protestant diesels:erg to resist
papal aggreuioa in every lota in this country, area that the
body should meet on the trembling of parliamset to peti.
tion against any polity which could tend to the encourage-
ment of the papacy, either in the United Kingdom or the
ooloaies, and especially against the payment of the Roman
catholic clergy in any form by the state.
After some further discussion • division wu taken, and
the amendmer t was declared to be lost.
Mr. EVANS moved the omission of the last paragraph
in the resolution, relating to papal aggression, which he felt
conveyed the impression that it was nut the duty of the
deputes to express any opinion on the political pert of the
question. The paragraph merely called upon the meeting
to protest against popish doctrines and practices, but it was
aecasasry that they should also protest against popish
etarments in parliemeat
Mr. D. W. WIRE suggested that the deputy who last
spoke should prepare some document, embodying his ow*
views, and submit it to the deputies arerwards.
Mr. EVANS consented to adopt this course, hat preferred
that the subject should be taken up by the committee.
After • law words from Mr. Gammas, the resolution
was put sad carried by a large majority.
Mr. KILPIN then moved his resolution, which, having
been seconded by Mr. APIIIMY PitisArr
Mr. D. W. WIRE, who had now taken the chair. Me.
Kills having left, suggested that Mr. Evans and Mr. Kilpia
would best affect their object by • resolution that it be an
instruction to the committee to all a meeting immediately
on the trembling of parliament, and to rep-rt to it what
they consider to be the duty of the body in reference to the
papal aggression.
Mr. APSLEY PELLATT preferred the re dation ea
moved by Mr. Kilian, as being deficit*. He drifted to
expects the feelings of the dissenters upon the Maynooth grant
and other me.sures, by which ;ivory was fostered and
encoaraged.
Mr. HANKEY thought the effect of the resolution would
be to nullify the effect of the vote just taken. It was es-
sential that fall confidence should be placed in the com-
mittee.
Mr. BROWN considered that upon such subjects as the
Mayaeotte grant and state endowmeats it was their duty
to express their opinions distinctly, and in a manner that
parliament could not mistake.
Mr. CUNNINGTON moved an amendment, declaring it
to be impolitic and unjust to prevent by legislative enact-
meat that form of church government and worship which
any portion et her Majery's subjects might think comma,
for their own religion, but at the same time protesting
against any encouragement being given by parliament to
foster sad support by the state, or by state endowment, any
ecclesiastical endowment. This would go against all en-
dowments whatever.
Mr. E. CLARKE seconded the amendment, which he
preferred to the original cuticle, as calling upon parliament
to do that which they could not do, or to do that which they
would not do, vie., undo what they had done, vie., the
endowment of Maynooth. He strongly opposed religious
endowments of every kind.
After some conversation, the amendment was put and
lost, and another amendment, proposed by Mr. OWIN, that
it be an instruction to the committee to prepare au address
to the crawls against the late act of papal aggression, and
that to be submitted to the deputies at an early meeting--
fell to the groand, not being seconded.
Mr. LOWE, with the view of leaving the matter in the
hands of tile committee, moved the previous qutstioa,
which, en • division, was lost by 34 to 23.
The original reaolutioa was then carried.
After which some formal banister was despatched, and
the meeting separated.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LAITY versus THEIR

PRELATES.

We published yesterday the petition of certain
English priests to the late rope, and the " statute prop:mita"
which, in compliance with their prayer, he sent to their
bishops. The bishop', through their tnen Roman Nose, Dr.
Wiseman, protested against the proposed concession, and
more particularly to that part of it which placed the monks
and Osaka (those 111•411 presbyteriaos) upon the same foot
leg with the si cuter clergy who had taken the extorted oath
'of obedience to the episcopate, which the former had stub-
bendy refused. Upon this being known numerous petitions
were sent up to him by Ruman catholic laymen from all parts
of Boeland, la 1839, and, amongst others, the following
from London, promising him their adhesion against the
bishops. The pontiff, hoirever, feared to proceed, and the
'immersion was made.

To MB HOLINISS GIitZOORY XVl.,—Mey it please your
Holiness the gracious attention which it has pleased your
Holiness to pay to a petition presented about two years ago
from a numerous and influential portion of catholies of the
northern district et England, praying for a subdivision !of
our diarists, election by the rectors as toell as secular as
regular of each congregation, the snooze afrointment of
chapter', and remanent of laws duly earonWsdared ap-
proved by the Holy See as adapted to oar various musts and
interests, as well as document. more recently received from
the Sacred Congregation De Propaganda fide, cannot but
increase our gratitude, and confirm our coalid..nce in the
wisdom and paternal anxiety, which distinguish your Holi-
ness's government of the Universal Cement. Oar joy, how-
ever, has been checked by snouts which seem but too well
founded of designs to impede by various MOM your roe
intentions on ewe behalf. More especially we find
that attempts are being made, with Me risk of
fomenting dissentions among us, to deprive of the
expected privilege of vodeg in the election of chapters and
of vicars apostolic those missionaries who belong to religious
orders ; althoudh, when employed ow the =nano, they are,
as mock as secular*, minable and subject to the kgitimat"
jurisdiction of the vicars apostolic. Ignorant as we are that
an endeavour to practise the more sublime maxims of the
gospel renders men less enable of the care of souls, or the
government of the church—at the same time deprecating all
contention who shot' be the greatest among us and unwil-
ling that our ininon should lose the lull benefit of the
exertions of a body of men who have ever been forward to
bear the heat and burden of the day. and who, by mutual
aid, arising from their community of property and Wine
are most especially adapted to a missionary country,which
Ow. in alt human probability must remain for generations
to come, we humbly but sunnily implore your Holiness
that in the changes which your Holiness shall Judge edema-
tsgeons, no unfavourable distinction may be allowed respect-
ing the various relieious bodies serving our mission, but that
all may hare equally the means of prosecuting, without im-
pediment, the great work to which they are ordained. We
fully confide that your Holiness, with your usual wisdom
sad paternal solicitude, will protect the rights as well of the
priesthood as of the laity at large—which are best secured by
order and unity, only to be preserved by submission in
spirituals to the authority committed to the Blessed Peter,
and new lodged in the hand, of your Holinear—which
we implore your Rohmn to believe. We life resolved at all
rides notwithstanding opposition irons whatever quarter, to
obey, revere, and moppet. We again presume to offer oar
grateful acknowledgment of the favours already received,
and beg your Holiness to be assured of our ennui and
hearty prayers for the prosperity of your Holiaen in your
government of the church in this world, that it may lead to
a distinguished wet among your predecessors now reigning
with Christ in the realms of unending happiness. Amen.
(Bignedl—Pete, Henry H. Riddell, John Searle, John
Gage Rokewade, J. A. Douglas, Edward Riddell, Lewi
lanes, Joe. F. Tempent, John Selby, Walter Aston Blount,
Charles Edward Jermagbam, Edmund Jerninghant, Fred.
Riddell, Francis Hy. Riddell, Francis Scully, Reed*
Amadei], Henry Pure, Wm. Gibson, W. J. Amherst,
Philip Jones, Edward Jones, T. C. Anstey, John Wright,
Andrew de B. Leslie Christie, J. F. Kirwan, Freda:irk
Luna,

ALLEGED MURDER _AT WAKEFIELD IN

An Irishman, named James *Dermot, was ap-
prehended in Wakefield a fortnight since on the charge of '
having been concerned in a brutal attack made on one
Henry Skelton, on the 131 h of May,1846, from the effects
of which the latter came by bin death The circumstances
attending the outrage were fatly elicited at the time, daring
the It/sluing of the inquest os Skelton's body, at the Wood-
i men publio.house, at Stanley. It would seem from the
evidence given that in the soothe of March, April, and May,
1846, the neighbourhood of Newxtreet wee infested by a
party of Irishmen, and that few persons were then allowed
to paw without molestation. On the evening of the 14th
of Much, in that year, Skelton, with others, was
retarning from Wakefield market, towards Stalley,
where they lived, when they were attacked, without the
slightest provoeatioe, bye party of Irishusen,and beaten
with bludgeons and pieces of iron, a woman who was there
being also brutally mouthed and knocked down. The oom-
panions of Shelton made their escape, but he was not so
fortunate, being left unprotected in the midst of his assailants.
About haU past 12 o'clock be was discovered by another
witness lying in the streets surround. d by five men, two of
whom were upon him, and striking him violently, and the
other three were kicking him. A youth, son of the landlord
of the Forester's Arms, nese to which boom the outrage wee
committed, beim, alarmed by the cry of .• murder," left his
bed, and on going to the deceased, recognised two of his
assailants, the one named Shearon and the other knows by
the came of Luke, The evidence of this witness was fully
corroborated by that of others, and left no doubt ea to the
identity of the two men named Shearon end Luke. Mr.
Benjamin Kemp, surgeon, attended Skelton at his
house, at Stanley, to the day of his death, which
took lace on the 13th of May following. From a post mortem
elanansation of the body of the deceased he entertained not
the least doubt that the wmud he bad received on the right
temple of the head, about an inch and a half in length,
and peoetratiog to the bone, was the cause of death; and
' this genthman also said that the iojary was apparently
infitcted by some such instrument as a poker. The coroner's
' jury consequently returned a verdict of " Wilful murder
against John Shearon and Luke Harkon, and others on-
' known;" and those two men were committed to Turk to
take their trial,.
1 At the following assizes, at York, the bill of indictment on,
the capital charge was ignored; bat the prisoners were tried
for manslaughter at the York winter gaol delivery, in Dec.,
1848, and being convicted were each transported for ten
years. Mr. Baron Platt, in passing sentence, observed that'
the offenders ought to have been tried for murder, since
I there had rarely come within his experience a more savage
1 and deliberate outrage. . - . . .

The case against ii• Dermot was fully gone into at the
Court House, Wakefield. on Monday last. The details with
respect to the outrage as given above were repeated, and the
testimony was then confined to particulars which tended to
prove li'Darnot was one of the men engaged in the brutal
attack on Skelton. Oa this point, Robert Lockwood, a
labourer, who witnneed the outrage, stated that he could
not swear to the features of the prisoner as one of the linen.
He knew the man who was called Patrick M'Dermot, and
had emu him until then going about with crutches and very
lame ; aad be told the witness he had lost a toe from his foot.
The prisoner seemed taller than the man he saw that night.
He was sure the man whose foot had been hurt was one of
the Irishmen in the party. He had told him he had b, en
to Leeds Infirmary to get his foot cured, and bad given up
his match before that night. If the prisoner was the semi
ma he had lost a toe from the left foot. He
never saw his foot bare. The man Patrick M•Der.
mot ,had with him a shillelagh—a blackthorn. He
had heard the man called Paddy and Patrick and
also :awe. Charles Boos:oat said he Ent knew the prisoner
in 1814 ; he was working with him for Mr. Wiggleaworth.
He was lamed at the New Hone of Carrection bucking by
the falling of a scaffold on kis left leo'. He went away in
consequence, and on his return in about two months, said
he had been to Leeds infirmary. The prisoner remained
after the row in New.streat until news came of Skelton's
death, and then he drew his wages and went away. He
lived in Nelson-street at the time of the outrage in March,
11346. William Clayton, now a keeper in the West Riding
Pauper Lunette Asylum, who saw the attack on Skelton,
distinctly swore to the prisoner as being one of the men
coacerned in the assault, and in beating Skelton with a
weapon of some kind which he could not describe. The
prisoner was much altered since the eseault. Inspector
°AWN stated that he had examined the feet of the primmer
and found that a past el the little toe on the left foot had
been taken off. Pdadaarmot said nothing in his defence,
renewing any vitamins he may have to call to establish an
alibi, it is underotoed, until his trial. The prisoner was
eventually committedpind the wantons bound over to appeal
against b na at the cast Teak anises, for manslaughter.

PUSETISM AT COOMBE FLOREY.—A correspondent
has sent us the following statement of opinions expressed by
the rector of Coombe Flury, in a sermon delinred by that
reverend gentleman a short time since : 1. That any child
dying wi:bout having been baptized has no right to b
and can by unmans be thought to be saved. 2. That the'
merriment of the Lord's supper is more acceptable with God
than prayer, because Christ said we can by no means be
saved except we eat his body and drink his blood; and as
Christ multiplied the bread, or spiritualised it, when
he fed so many thousands with a few loaves and
fishes, so he can eso change the bread and wine
into the body and blood st Christ by the cones-
Station of the priest. 3. That none Lave authority to
plumb except those lawfully ordained by bishops, as bishops
ISM deacons have Men appointed of God, down to the pre-
at time, through the apostles. The Reviser breathed oh
l I SOU and said, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whosoever
siva ye remit they shall be remitted, and whomsoever sins
ye retain they shall be retained ;" and therefore, being the
stewards of the mysteries of his religion, they here the power
fogies or withhold the gifts of God as they think 6,—to re-
sit or ?stein sins, and to regenerate by baptism, or refuse to
de so. 4. That persons do not receive Gad's Holy Spirit at any
WEN but at baptism, as they are then changed from vile sinful
sutures to just persons; and that the meson they do not con.
due in that state is, that they do not use God's holy spirit
aright. The rev. gentleman exclaimed " What • sad state
those parents are in who neglect to bring their children to be
baptised! (or who Can say that the children do not ever-
lastingly perish ? and will not their parents perish who neg
last to bring them ? Aad what will be the state of those
who neglect to take the sacrament, and to go to God's
ministers to be absolved from sin ?" He intones, not reads,
the prayers, and that so rapidly that the people cannot easily
follow him. There is no prayer immediately before the
sennon, for as soon as be Rom into the pulpit, he gives out
the text.—Somerset County Casette.
A NEW WAY OP PAYING As OLD DEBT.—A
which has caused no little excitement and gossip in Blasi&
feed, was beard at the last County Court there. The feet*
M they transpired on the trial may be thus briefly narrated.
There is at Slandford a charity known es Charity.
la November, 1849, the trustees met, and having a surplus
it 421. 18a. Bd., they placed it in the hands of the then Mayor
eißlandford, Mr. John Barnes, to be distributed among the
deserving poor. Of that sum the trustees recommended that
41. should he given to a person named John ..,:trickland.
Bose time afterwards, the Steward of the F. offers, Mr.
Manfield, of Dorchester, received an account from the Mayor,
In which he debited himself with the payment of 41. to
Strickland (with a marginal note, " Recommended by the
(coffees.") At the foot of the amount was • note to the follow.
lag effect: The May or has (with the assistance of friends and
the ministers) distributed the above charity to the best of
his judgment, and he trusts it will give general satisfaction."
This war accompanied by a letter, in which the following

CLERICAL.

rsarm..m.s.
HET. A. R. Mitre% to be Vice-Principal of St. lilark's
College, Chelsea.
Rev. H. Brown, to Woolwich R., Kent; value, 7401.,
with residence : putnn, Bishop of Rmhester.
R. J. Bunch, Rector, of Emmanuel, Loughborough,
to he a surrogate, dio. Peterb:,robgh.
Rev. L. Carden, to Deverille-Longbridge with Croekerton
C.. Wilts.
Rev. H. Drury (Vicar of Bremhille, Wilts), to be domestic
chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury.
Rev. H. Fyne' Clinton, to Bahamian C., Notts; value
621 ; patros, Duke of Newcastle.
Rev. J. Griffiths, to Lianelly C., Carmertlyinshire.
Rev. G. P. Lockwood, to South Hackney R., Middlesex ;
vslise, 3991, with residence : patron, W. G. T. 1). Fyssen,
Esq.
Rev. J. Mortlock, Vicar of Al Sainte, Leicester, to be a
surrogate dio. Peterb.wough.
Rev. J aive. to St. John P.C., Stratford, Essex; value,
8101. patron, Vicar of West Ham.
Rev. C. J. Way, to Boreham V., B.sex; value, 4321.,
with residence : patron, Bishop of London.
Rev. J. Wenbasn, to Great Bardfield C., Ewe:.

VACANCIES.
PERPETCh.I. CCRACT.—Loodon : St. Mark's, North Aud.
ley-street; value, 7004 patron, the Rector of George,
Hanover-square ; Rev. A. Cooper, dee.
ClMACT.—Birmingham: Sc. Martin. dio. Worcester
(Senior C.) : patron, Rector of St. Martin'a.