The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

ZOE Court.

OSBORNE, MONDAY, Are,. Ic.
Divine Service was perftwalisl yesterday iteffein4
t Osborne by the Rev. Mr. l'rutio roe, 111.14.. h..r Map
Prince Albert, the l'rinee of Wales, and the Pribeesslt.,
The royal suite and 110UsdPad attended.
There was no addition to the royal dinner puny
tenlay.

Sunday beinz the birth-day of the Dueloess of Kent, the
rnorniou: aces 00.. h. r.. 1 it .:o !... o',. r'n •• r
innrry pc.ts on tie chutslt toslho, rail hoktiokor u...nrl „1
standard.

Yertenlay evening her Royal Itighntsrer London trod-x.
men illuminated ; and, ar wont!, they dined together at thu
Kings Arms 'Eaten', Kennington.— Ity her Msj,..sy.,
gracionr command u de,scrt of thu linert fruit, of the s, „.
son was sent from the royal gardens at Frogmore; and h.
the Duchess of Kent's orders the table war supplied rrrFi
a Hoc buck.--Mr. W. Wright, sen., of l'allm.ol, pn .
sided as chairman ; and the vocal department, under tl
direction of Mr. !Lansford, contributed much to the hid tr'y
of the evening.

Despatches were ree,i red yesterday at the Colonid
from the Governors of Ceylon and Iluitg
were also received front the thricriter of c.0.d., .0

Governor' of the other North Atnerit.in Colouiev, Lori ,1•4
from the Governor of the Gambia.

Yesterday the annual revel in lionoar of her
jesty's accession to the throne was Mid at Wiml.or
customary merriment.

LAMBETH FREEHOLD LAND SOCIE-1)

A general meeting of this society took plat,
evening at the Southwark Literary and Scientific Ie
tion, Borough road, for the purpose of making lin.,
objects and operations of the te.viciatisii. the •
though originally confined to the Irwough of Lam!.
applicable to the whole kingdom ; and there are vim
liarities in itt constitution which distinguish it fr.,.
freehold land societies. Members are allowed the i.ii•
purchasing land, or other freehold or leasehold I.:
thentselves, should they prefer to du so. Persons .1.
taut locality, desirous of becoming shareholders, it,
sify themselves together, it they think fit, for the ;•
of land or other property in their immediate viciiii•i
subscription is extremely low—a shilling a week ;
Females and minors are eligible fur mend,. !
shares are 3111: each, and there are nu fines on ,• . •
All profits are divided istually among the walla
tiers paying their subscriptions in edranee
liberal discount. No responsibility attaches to shir• !...:.1
beyond the payment of their subscriptions. Menib. r.
withdraw, or tran.ifer their shims, without liar, .4 :::
receive the value of their shares innainey.

In the absence of Sir Joshua Walmsl•y, MP., an ! ti.
other vice-presidents,
Mr. RANKS, one of the directors, presided.
that the whole of the first estate, consisting of aimad
lots, had been allotted, with toe • xception of 41..,Ur -:x
to the full satisfaction of all conoertost 1 ni. tate
was situate near the Dartmouth Arms and Forest Hill sta-
tion; it comprised nearly 37 acres, command. d the tic,.
delightful views, and was within a fourpt any ride Lon-
don-bridge. The society had :motto e ,Lito iu iew ; and
it was probable that further allotments would be made in
the coarse of a few months.
Mr. B. B. WALE, of Foreg-iiid,
association, stated that, thong!, the s.s•i••ty only n
ten months iu existence, upwards ,d* tido shares hit lwen
taken up. (hear, hear.) The Iss—ut allotment of the
Forest-hill estate had given the gr,:iti -t ,iti4tartion. Ther
had been no refusals; the allotments had 1,,,n must Vae
taken up, and in mane cases h:uul-ow,• vrentium. had I
offered for them. There were now upwards of do.l
hold land societies, and there had not ;wen one le
amongst them. They were us yet in their infamy
were destined to effect un unparalleled chi,

•en tary

the condition of the masses. Their oln. et
first was to attain political power, but they were esi.
available fur politicians of any class: and if they had
hitherto chiefly confined to one party, it was on arcsu
tho greater clear-sightedness and determination of
party. (Cheers.) The societies had a commercial a-
m a political value, by enabling laud to be bought
quantities as cheaply :14 in large ones. It was a
fact that in MO the land of this country was he
Z 40,000 individuals; while now it was confined to - •
The original promoters of the society hail liberally _ix •
their right of priority, and had taken the chant, m
ballot along with the other members. (Cheers.)
Mr. 11. J. GOLDEN, the solicitor of the
moved a resolution, declaring the society entitled
support of the meeting.
the resolution having been carried,
Mr. GODDEN stated that members now joinin2
not required to pay up the back subscription.. but
commence from any time, and be available for the
ballot.
Applications for shares were then received, and
closed the business of the meeting.

ASCENT OF MONT BLANC UT FOUR ENGLISIIMLN
Chatnouni, Aug. 14.—This quiet Alpine valley has frr t
week been in a most unusual stateot activity and
About seven days ago the people learned that three stud•
from the University of Oxford, and an English au,i.
were getting themselves into condition for attemptite!
ascent of Mont Blanc: Guich...4 and villagers were At • •

0;4171 ; isl 4. ire, and the itdrentunnei party were rv,t
with much interest wherever they neut. On Te

morning, at seven o'clock, all the inparationt being Buse
plete, the party set out from the Hotel do Loudres. I'
included Mr. Floyd, said to be a sou of the general of that
name, avid cousin of Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Phillips, u third
Oxfordutan, and Me. Albs rt Smith, with sixteen grace,
sixteen porters, and a number of readmits for the post of
guide who attended the voyagers and their paid party for
the purpose of 'canting the ruts to the summit of the
mountain. Alter their departure telescopes were fixed
from the windows of the inn, and in other places, to watch
the progress of the toilsome :recent, and before six o'clock
it was evident the voyager. had crossed the great glacier,
and had arrived at their resting place for the night—on
the Grand: Mutat. Yesterday morning, as soon as day-
light afforded a clear view, the adventurers were again visi-
ble by aid of a good gla.ss, and by twelve o'clock were seen
making the final ascent. They rested rat the summit for
about twenty minutes, and then commenced their descent
arriving here last night about seven o'clock. The excite-
ment during the previous twenty-four hours had been very
great in Chamouni. Anxious wives and parents haviee
husbands and sons amongst the party up in the snows, and
the interest being by no means dinnuished by the fact that
Sir Robert Peel ( who had arrived here after the departure
of his relative for the ascent) invited nearly AI the men re-
maining in the village, about sixty in number, to ;in enter-
tainment provided at an autterge, where they were sup-
plied with wine and other popular liquids iu which to
drink " the health of the Englishmen who were sleeping on
Mont Blanc." This ceremony was performed very
zealously, and repeated in the most willing manner
again and again till long after midnight. When in the
evening the party from Mont Blanc approached the village,
nearly all the inhabitant* assembled to meet them. GUM
were fired in quick succession; the harles and fiddle* of the
valley were in requisition, and a sort of half comical half
triumphal scene ensued. The travellers and guides looked
very jaded and sun-scorched, and had very bloodshot eyes
and rather dilapidated costumes, but, in other respects.
seemed to be in tolerable condition. This successful ascent
by four Englishmen, turns the scale of numbers in favour
of the English ; the French tourists having been hitherto
accustomed to point with satisfaction to the fact that move
of their countrymen titan of ours had succeeded in reaching
the top of the King of the Alps. The present forms the
25th ascent—the first dating in 1787. The cost as well as
the labour and danger of these daring excursions is very
great. The talk of the village declares that the ascent will
cost the party of four travellers fully 150 f.
THE Gorr. PERCIIA COMPANY'S NEWLY IMO-
covtAtEn MOUE or DlSCltAittitNll GeNrowirine.—Yesters
day some interesting experiments were tried at the Outta
Pereira Company's Works, Wharf-road, City-road, for the
purpose of demonstrating the means by which this extraor-
dinary production may be applied to the operation of dis-
charging gunpowder. A galvanic battery was connected
with upwards of 50 miles of copper wire covered with gutta
percha, to the thickness of an ordinary block lead pencil.
This wire, which was formed into coils, and which has
been prepared for the projected submarine telegraph, was
attached to an old barge moored iu the canal along-
side the manufactory, the cods being so fixed together
(although the greater portion of them were under
water) as to present an uninterrupted communication
with the battery to a distance limited at first
to 57 miles, but afterwards extended to 70. A "cartridge"
formed with a small hollow roof of gutta percha,thareed
with gunpowder, and having an intercominunitsding,"7
attached, was then broutht into contact with the electric
current. The result was, that a spark was produced, whieli,
igniting the gunpowder, caused au immediate explosion
similar to that which would arise from the discharge of a
small cannon. The same prices... was carried out in Se-
rious ways with a view of testing the efficient minim r
in
which the gutta percha had been rendered impervious to
wet, and in one ins. ante the fusee or cartridge wag plated
under the water. In this ease the efficiency of the
electric agency was equally well demonstrated by
the explosion of the gunpowder at Cite mo-
ment the necessary .` contact " was produced ;
and by way of showing the perfect insulation of the wire,
an experiment was tried which resulted in the discharge of
the fusee three seconds after the connexion with the battery
had been broken. This feature in the cies:theca Irases-
pecially interesting front the fact of its removing all dale.
culty and doubt as to whether the gutta perch; would so
fur protect the wires as to preserve the eurrentof electricity
under the must disadvantageous circumstances. The expe-
riments were altogether perfectly successful, as showing'
bc)ond all question, that the properties of gutta perch; and
electricity combined are yet to be devoted to other purno,l
than that of establishing a submarine telegraph. the
blasting of a rock, the destruction of a fortification, and
other operations which require the agency of gunpowder,
have otters been attended with considerable danger ;rod
trouble, besides involving large outlays of money, but it
may be truly said that the employment of electricity
matiner described is calculated to render such operations
comparatively free from difficulty. Amongst the company
present on this omission was Sir Charles rashly, who met
a
warm interest in the proceedings, and expressed himself
much gratified at the moult. in tam

FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.

SEVEN ELVES LOST.

(1,11.. ii A toIItII9APoAPENT.
Early this nioniing (Monday) the Intteries were
thrown 'mt.& state of 'militia excitement be the intelligence
that an explosion had taken place at the Übberley Coal ;
Mines, belonging to John Ridgway Esq., the well-known
master potter of. Caultlon-place. Ridgway,
repairing to the spot
we aseeruined the f.,llowing particulars
About seven o'clock this morning one of the " butty "
colliers (Ralph llaueock) who lots fallen a victim to the
inasitl, nee of his companion . set-rid the pit with six
other tutu to commence wet when a quantity of explosive
gas. which had collected in the roof, at once ignited, and
produced an explosion. This man, it seems, had wisely
provided himself with • safety lamp; hut his fellow-suf-
ferers had only unprotected candles, and hence the accident. ,
The shies produced by the explosion watt tremendous. The i
other workmen who were engaged in different sections of
the mine were completely appalled, and even those at work
in the adjoining pits heard a rumbling noise, which to their
experienced can conveyed the first intellige nee of the disaster.
For some time it was impossible to enter that portion of the
mine in which the incident took place. Four men who
first es:aytol this task, were taken out again in an apparently
lifeless sate, the foul R.1...{44 hail completely overpowered
them, but medical aid lising on the spot, they were shortly
restored. On resuming the search fur the survivors, if any,
the bodies of four of the sufferers were brought up in •
most frightful state of mutilation, and quite dead. The
worth was continued, and about 12 o'clock the other three
bodies were discovered in the 'ante state.'Thus it will he
been, that out of the sews men who entered the particular
section of the pit Is hen. the accident occurred, not one
has escaped with hi. lift..
It impossible to portray the excitement produced by this
disaster. Mr. Ilitlawdy, on bearing of the accident, imme-
diately hastened to the scene, in company with Mr. Scott, a
surgeon, of Sheldon, but unhappily this latter gentleman's
skill was unavailable.

The name, of the unfortunat, men are: Ralph Itrinenek,
a" batty;" Edward Former, a turtismAn ; Jnhu Good-
fr lbw, a boy employed in the mine; ri,orlre Sumner, a
turnsinati; unit tVillirm llopkitiN lionia4 Jones and
(korgc Mountrorol,
An inquest will be held
bodies.

(Tucadly) on the

'nu: C 11.11161.: OF CONSPIIi.teY AaNID
eIIEATING AT PLAY AT BII,IOIITON,
l'cistceday an application respecting bail wan made
at the Town-hall, Bnghtein, on the part of two of the pri-
soners charged in the above ease -viz.. J. Broome and
Roden. The magistrates present were the chairman (C.
Carpenter, Esq.), and J. lkorrer, Esq.
Mr sill, on the part of the prosnution. statist that he
had remised notice from Mr. Lewis, that Charles James
Kemp. of the fliteen EliAaheth Tavern, Ass !um-mad, ()hi
Kent-toad, licensed victualler, and Samuel firnik.e, of 125,
Jennyn-street, St. James's, dealer in jewellery, would be
proposed as bail on the part of Broome ; and that William
Sparks, deacribial of 25, Olendriestreet, Ilaymarket,
builder, awl Ilenry Nottiffire, described A. 4 of 2, Allington-
nn.o, Pimlico, gentleman, would be proposed us bail on
the port of Stades'. No notice of bail, it was stated, had
been given on the port of the other prisoner, James.
Mr. Geiwse haring been sworn, said that he was a dealer
in jewellery, and resitl...l at 125, Jermyn-street, St. James's,
that he was a housekeeper there, and was worth 1001. a
rear, after the p iyment of all his debts. lie stand that the
tease of his lonise and his furniture were worth somewhere
about 50i1f., and that his stock of jewellery, watches, clocks,
and silver, was worth gamut iOlOl. or $OOl.
Mr. Sill don prist.-eilil to cross-examine the wituc-s, and
in answer to his questions, the witness stated that he had
been fire or sin years in u small way of business, and that
he hail been for the last seven years in a large way ; also,
that lie dealt in .nell jewellery as came into the market,
from pawnbrokers' soles, others. Ile farther added
that lie dal not keep a jeweller's shop, but that lie kept a
coffee-shop and chop-house, and that lie dal his jewellery
business in the back mom adjoining his shop, and on the
first fluor. Having admitted that h.• had bem convicted by
the Inland Board of Excise for selling spirits without •
hrense. the witness was then examined by Mr. Sill, with
the view of showing that his house was the resort of per-
sons of bail character of both sexes. The witness stated
that the Maier who frequented his house were " gentlemen
and men of property,- lint lie refused to answer the ques-
tions put to him respecting the character of the females.
Mr.leovis submitted that the respectability of the wins's.'
re:atiVt• to which some questions had been put, had nothing
to do with the Isnot at issue —hi. sufficiency as bail.
The Chairman considered it was must important the re-
spectahility of the boil should be inquired into, au that they
might have a certainty of the prisoner being forthcoming.
Mr. Liwia contended it was enough that the wittier
proved he was of sidlicient substance. Suppose, fur in-
stance, be lodged 1001.
Mr. Itorrer, one of the magistrates, said he would by no
means consider that to be sufficient In the present instance
the party tendered as bail had been di scribed as being a
jeweller, and it turned out that he kept a coffee and chop-
house. In his (Mr. Barrens') opinion, the bail ought not to
be accepted.
The Chairman wail he concurred in that opinion, and the
bail must, therefore, be refustsl.
Some emisersati.m having taken place between the solici-
tors, a. to the notice to be given relative to the parties to
be liropulall ues hail.
Pile. Sill intimated that under the cirministances he would
not at present go into another case against one of the pri-
soners, a Inch he was prepared to bring forward.
Mr. Lewis complained of the adoption of that court,
Mr. Sill considered lie was exercising a sound discretion.
The inquiry then terminated.
Inspector Otway WaA present, by order of the Commis-
sioners of Police, to watch the firoteedings.

EXTRAORDINARY BURGLARY AT TIIE CITY BRlDE-
*ELL—Yesterday morning the various of cial+ of the City
Widen's% Bridge-street, Maelariars, were consternated by
the discovery that during the night a party of burglars had
obtained admission into the prison, by sealing the outer
wall+, and had succeeded in carrying ott several articles of
plate. It appears that on Mr. Oxford, one of the constables
of the institution. going down stain the first thing yester-
day morning he perceived indications that at least three
p•rsms bad entered the houses in the court-yard. The
way the• party must have got into the gaol was by climbing
over the walk in Dorset-street, Salisbury-square, and drop-
ping into the burial-ground. Front thence they got over
the lb tek premises and stabling, and finally sealed
another wall, and jumped into the court-yard. They
then entered the two houses above alluded to and

.........
took from the first-named the following articles of
plate a silver tankard, on which was engraved "The gift
of Colonel Newton to Louisa Oxford, the 3rd of June,
IMO." another silver tankard, about the same size as the
former, the inscription unknown ; a pair of silver sugar
tongs marked "0. 0. M.," a 'dyer tea spoon marked
" T. 0. L.," two silver caddy spoons, initials unknown ; a
silver teapot was also found doubled up, which had either
been dropped by aeeitient by the thieves or left behind, they
probably thinking it might nut lie silver. In the other
hous, tiny stole therefrom a pair of new hems. A piece of
board was hound under the wall which the thieves had
made use of in aiding them to get over the wall, but to
enable them to effect their escape they had placed the prison
ladder against the inner w.dl, and therefore hail no diffi-
culty in escaping in the .11111: way us they got into the gaol.
The authorities of the prison are of opinion that the robbers
had been previously confined therein and well knew the
various houses in the gaol.
THE SUPPLY OF WAILH TO SOUTHAMPTON.—

The • water question is the great question of the day in
Nouthionptote, as it is in London and in many other towns
to the kingdom. For many years that town was supplied
with water from the eyeing. and drainage of a common,
shoot two miles distant. This supply proving inadequate
as the town increased in population. the inhabitants neer
tally turned their attention to the neighbouring river.
Over this river a country esquire had territorial rights,
sad he refused to supply the town with water, except on
renditions that would base destroyed its political indepen-
ism. The inhabitants would not subm;t to this, and
they commenced the lormation of on artesian well, which
was made at an enormous expense. but they have tailed in
i from it an adequate supply of water for the I
tiolwthlwo or three years since a great many of the in-
habitants, dissatisfied with the conduct of the local boards
and despairing of getting water, succeeded in placing the
town under the jurisdiction of the government Board of
Health. An inspector from that board was sent down to
southamptun. The local boards were all amalgamated.
The government Board of Health inspector was appointed
consulting engineer to the Southampton local board of
health. and an improvement act was obtained, in
which six places were scheduled, from either of which
it was covetable(' u proper supply of water fur the town
could he obtained. The inspector in his capacity of con•
suiting e nginver, recommended that the artesian well should I
sot he proceeded with, and that the town should seek a
supply of water from Mansbridge on the river lichen, sine
of the places scheduled in the new improvement act. Plans
and specification were made out for works to convey the ,
water to the town, and tenders fur the performance of the
works were advertised tor and are now due. Previous to
the final decision, however, the authorities were induced to
visit 3lansbridge fur the first time, and they immediately
saw that the supply of water to be obtained there was in-
adiquete and unfit, and on further inquiry they ascertained
that the fittest plate to obtain a supply was from Otter- I
hoarse springs, a place not scheduled in their act. Mans-
bridge,
it appears, is on the lichen, and receives the drain-
atte of Winchester. Otterbourne spring' form a feeder to
the Itches. to consequence of these discoveles, the South-
ampton authorities have ordered all proceedings for obtain-
,rag water for the tows to be suspended.
SEIZURE OF SUMS:LED BRANDY AT SOCTHAMY-
Tos.—A seizure was made on Thursday evening, about 10
o'clock, by Mr. Witt, one of the tide surveyors of her Ma-1
lcsty's customs at the port of Southampton, of the smack
Louisa, of Shoreham, Captain Joseph Levitt, with throe
HOU. named Daniel Brudey, Francis Hemery, and James
Hatcher. The smack came into Southampton water laden
with oysters, but under the oysters were found (g 1 tubs and
24 flagons of brandy. The Louisa is now in the Southamp-
ton docks, and the contraband spirits are deposited
the Queen's warehouse. The men were brought up be
. ,re the 'magistrates on the charge of smuggling, and
I:counded to await the decision of the customs. Great credit
Is due to Mr. Witt for the manner in which the seizure was
efeet(d. The smack, with its contents, is worth upwards
of 300 f.

TIIE DUBLIN AGGREGATE
MEETING.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Dublin, Monday
eveuing,says: "Great excitcntent prevails in town; the
streets are filled with groups, and Mr. J. Cooke, the
friend of the Rev. Mr. Gregg, has been severely
beaten by the Roman Catholic mob; he is at present
in the custody of the police. information being sworn
against him for breach of the peace. Several of the
I Cat'aulic ar.: in town."

Desus, MONDAY MORNING.
The aggregate meeting of to-morrow absorbs pub-
lic attention, awd toall appearance it will require the
utmost cure and alertness on the part of the police
to prevent a collision between the hostile parties.
The Rev. Mr. Gregg and his friends seem determined
to assert their right to take part in the proceedings
a the meeting, pursuant to the terms of the requi-
sition, which invites the attendance of " catholies."
The rev. gentleman publishes this morning an
address :—" To the protestants of Dublin, members
of the holy catholic and apostolic church of Ireland,
and of the united church of England and Ireland by
law established," in the following terms:—The re-
quisitionists of the aggregate meeting fur Tuesday (to-
morrow) persevere in inviting catholics in general to
their gathering—they do thus implicate us in all its
acts and deeds. To avoid this they have left
us no other alternative—we must attend. lat least,
and those with whom I act, if we allowed this
meeting to pass unopposed, not violently but consti-
tutionally, and as it becomes Christians, wou!d be
casting the incense of our submission upon the altar
of Roman assumption and pride, and be degraded
for ever. Circumstances have changid a slight and
trivial matter into a principle that must be asserted,
though life itself be the forfeit. For me I am pre-
pared. I can leave my widow and let my fatherless
children trust in God; but I cannot, I must not, I
dare not, I will not, so help me God, allow Roman-
Ws to make me a party to their false principles and
their during assumptions. I have got tickets, and to
the meeting I will. please God, go. If alone I will
go; but I know others will go to, and we will there
take our legitimate share in the proceedings —let
pass any resolution we may approve of—and move
amendments to every resolution we may disap-
prove of. We intend no disturbance—we contem-
plate no violence. Our opponents may kill us ;
but we will not, being living men, countenance
what may be false or unprincipled. It Igo alone I
will (God willing) go. But my attendance will be
more secure, more safe, more useful, if I go in the
midst of some thousands of my brother protestants.
In their midst 1 shall he conducted safely to the
door; within the authorities will maintain order.
Brother Orangemen, be in your lodges to-night we
can thus conveniently arrange fur such a peaceable
and orderly access to the meeting as shall give effect
to our lawful interference, and show that we dare
maintain our rights. My last words are—On those
who wrongfully usurp the titles and the denomina-
tions of others, and on the government who allows
such u.urpation, will rest, in the sight of God and
man, any casualty which may thence ensue. I re-
main, Brethren Beloved, very faithfully yours, T. D.
GitcoG, Chaplain of St. Nicholas Within.
The following declaration, duly made before one of
the divisional magistrates, was transmitted on Satur-
day to the Lord Mayor :

County of the City of Dublin, to wit.
We, the Reverend *fresh:nu Dames Gregg, Master of
Arts, Chaplain of St. Nicholas Within, and Ileury Cooke,
gentleman, Trinity College, Dublin, do hereby testify and
declare that we feel aggrieved and are aggrieved by the
publication and exhibition through the public streets,
and in the columns of the public press, of a great
variety of documents which involved statements, decla-
rations, and allegations at variance with fact, truth,
and law; disparaging, insulting, and injurious to us as
catholic member, of the united church a England and
Ireland as by law established ; and also, as we du know,
testify, and declare, offensive, insulting, and injurious to a
large number of other members of the said church ; that of
one of these Movements, published in the Freemen's
Journal of this day, ill.• billowing is an extract, embracing
the offensive pan:—"The aggregate meeting of the catholic,
of the United Kingdom will la held in the Rotunda, Dub-
lin, on Tuesday, the 19th instant, at 11 o'clock, a.m. The
chair will be taken by his grace the most reverend Dr.
Cullen, Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all
Ireland."

That we do testify and declare that we are aggrieved and
offended by the announcement therein made, and in a great
number off-public placards, that " his Grace the Most Rev.
Dr. Cullen' is " Lord .archbishop of Armagh and Primate
of all Ireland ; " whereas it is well known that the title of
Lord Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of ell Ireland"
belongs solely, wholly, and ezelusively to the Mint
Reverend Lord George Betsfiord, the Primate of all Ire-
land, according to law. That we are also aggrieved and
offended at the announcement that an aggregate meeting
of " citholieis " will be held in the Rotunda, Dublin, ou
the 19th inst.—whereas we, a, tatholies, members of the

church as establklied by law., nor as we believe the mem-
bers M our church generally, base not agreed to any such
meeting, nor been cousufted upon the same. That we
further believe that it ire probable that it is Roman catho-
lic, who are alone meant in the document width we have

quoted, and such like doeuntenb ; and that we are
aggrieved ut their exclusively us.uining W thein,eiveo' under
such eircumAances, a denomination which does not belong

to them any more than, or so much, as it belongs to us.
That we believe that the unjust assumption of such deno-
minations and titles, as aforesaid, is a public grievance,
wrong, and offence. That it is especially offensive to us
members of the established church, and to vast numbers of
our brethren, as we know and Whore ; and that it is likely,
under the circumstances, to lead to a collision between par-
ties, disorder, bloodshed, and a breach of the peace, all of
which would be avoided by those concerned in the aggregate
meeting intended to be held on the 19th, denominating
things, persons, and parties, as they ought to do, legally,
properly. justly, and therefore inoffensively. That we do
testify and declare that we do not, as has been publicly al-
leged, wish to interfere with, impede, limit, restrain, or
prevent Roman cathul ics from having, holding, enjoying, ex-
ercising, and using, to the fullest extent, the constitutional
right of public meeting, nor of fully, efficiently, and exclu-
sively, notifying, publishing, and placarding their purpose
of so doing ; but that, as aforesaid, we are aggrieved when
they make use of the occasion for so doing to proclaim them-
selves as exclusively
i catholic, and to attribute titles for-
bidden by law, and n point of truth, justice, and equity,
not belonging to them, to ecclesiastics nominated by the
Pope of Rome. That we do her, by testify and declare that
we know, and are hereby prepared to prove, that the
assumption of the catholic name by Humanists exclusively
is unjust, unfair, and indefensible, as well as it is offen-
sive, awaking, and calculated to disturb the peace, and
that to call any ltomauist prelate in this country "Arch-
bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland," is as
gross an offence against truth, justice, righteousness, and
the Christian religion, as it is against modesty, pro-
priety, and the laws of the land: and that we believe that
party collisions, disturbances of the peace, and the excite-
meut of society will continue, and cannot be avoided, until
Roman catholies cease to usurp di 110Mirlati011i nut properly
belonging to them, and abstain from attributing the titles
belonging by law to the dignitaries of the established
church, to ecclesiastics of their sect nominated by the
Pope, who are forbidden by LPN to use them ; and we make
this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true,
and in pursuance of the statute in that case made and pro-
vided, intituled " An Act for the Abolition of unnecessary
Oaths, and substituting Declarations in lieu thereof."
DANEA CHLYG(I, Clerk.
IirNDY COWLS.
Made and subscribed before me, this 18th day of August,
18.11. SAIII:LL W. TYNDALL.

The following communication has been addressed
to the Erening Post by Alderman George Roe on
the subject of the potato blight :
Nutley, August 13.
DEAN, Sta,—l observe in your journal of yesterday •
letter from my friend :dr. Kincaid, wherein he states that
the potato crop of the present year is not only " going,"
but actually " gone." This statement, made in such em-
phatic terms, and coming from a gentleman of such ac-
knowledged respectability and experience, has created very
considerable alarm, which I cannot consider to be very de-
sirable at the present moment. Our country has been ,
labouring under deep depression fur some years, and our
people are only too glad to hare an excuse for abandoning
her; therefore we ought to be extremely careful not unne-
cessarily to add to the gloom which unfortunately prevails,
and I do not know anything more calculated to hare this
effect at the present moment than the announcement that
the potato crop was once more an utter failure. I know the
estimation in which your correspondent is held, and the
value attached to his opinion upon all such matters ; there-
fore
it is with great diffidence I venture to question the ,
soundness of the one which he has promulgated through ,
your column. Nevertheless, I feel it incumbent upon me
to do so, because I can speak confidently on the subject
, from my own experience. I have grown potatoes this year
to a very considerable extent, being induced to do so for the
improvement of my ground; and until about ten days ago
my fields were the admiration of the neighbourhood—no-
thing could exceed the luxuriance of the crop—but at that
Was a great and sudden change took place in one quarter, ;
the WsW became black and withered, and, certainly, pre-
oersted a moat wretched appearance. Of course, I thought
all was lost, and I commenced immediately to dig, but to
my very agreeable surprise the bad or diseased potatoes did
sot positively amount to five per cent. I never saw • more ,
spledid crop, and I have been getting the highest market
price for them ever since. These are Kemps ; and I have im-
mediately contiguous to them some acres of crops, perfectly
free from all appearance of disease. I do not think I would
be justified in withholding this practical truth from the
public ; and I am sure it will give my friend, Mr. Kincaid,
much pleasure to hear that the crop is not quite " gone."
I Whilst I am on this subject, will you allow ate to all you

how I have treated may bad potatoes for the last two yeiurs, and
I learned the ►esson from a very intelligent farmer in the
neighbourhood of Liverpool: 1 steam them and pack them
in a pounded state in casks, or American flour barrels,
shaping a little coarse salt through them. In this state
they will keep perfectly sound (or many months, and are
a must excellent food fur cattle.—Craving your excuse
for occupying so much of tour valuable time and space,
I am, very• dear sir, yours faithfully, Groston Itun.

SPORTING.

TAT rEits kT.T.'S.- Mom) %Y.

If we except an outlay of two or three hundred pounds
on the 3larlborough Buck, the betting on the Ebor Handi-
cap and Great Yorkshire Stakes was almost wholly con-
fined to Nancy, who was backed heavily for both events,
and lett off first favourite for each. It did not transpire
whether Mr. :Martinson had succeeded ill getting 5,000 to
1,000 about her for the Ebor. 6to 4 was laid on New-
minster for the Ebor St. Leger, and 6 to 1 offered currently
against him fur the St. Leger, fur which the highest oiler
against Ilernandex was 3 to I—the latter and the Ban
were in strong force. Closing prices
EISOIt HA bUICAP.
RN I opt Mr. Mame:owes Nancy (t)
•-1 Mr. Meiklsois The Itaaan
1 Mr. Bruou's Marmot.
EWE Of. LEGER.
•-4 es Mr. A. N:ehul'sß wtuisater (t)
• —1 oist Lord Lurgsr... Case..
GREAT ToItIiSHIRK
1— Rapt Mr. Martinsoses Nancy (t)
I Mr. Wllkussoses Neasnara.
1— Ms. J. Clark's Marlborough Duck (t aft of )
•le I Mr.Gresille's!trioro (t mod aft utf.)

11.41 sar J. Itsire.. IS:Wut)
YOttlis11110;

'2O I apt Mr. :4. Davt-,1.4;;;":;1:1;-.in—:11..:r.e.:ti

•- 1 Nancy wairtit g the Kate 1111. i t;reat York-hire (t)
10 1 Nancy for the hbor and 1.10: tun az for ate St. Leger tt)
12 1 Nutty for !he Gleat Toritslurc and Hernandez for the
Of. Leger (t)
LEA VINCI% IN tiTAK
600 to he soot Mr. Painter's 'fbe Castle (t)
DONCAsTEIt Sr. LEUEIt.
3 to 1 8(4 Lord Engel:. Hernand, s (t 7 to 2)
6 1 Mr. A. Nichol's Se mincer (t anti aft cff )
ID-1 sir J. tliorley't The Its tto J
23 —1 Sir!. 11 tarky• Ilse rooleong.
CEAAMEVI ITCH STAKE&
49 to I Nisi Mr. E. &Caries Llarhon (;)
CAM S,.ItXiEAIIIItE STAKvO.
30 to 1 eget Mr. t arerea Tha Heti t (t)
LeAtltY, 1532.
1,000 to 25 apt Col. IS era La**
1,500 to 25 Lord %cilantro Augur (t)
COL. PZSL'o tntm.—The first portion of tho stud lately
sold by Cul. Peel to Losd I{inbleadalc, was put up by
auction yesterday at Hyde-lark Corner, and the following
lots sold : bf by lon out of Pains, 50 guineas ; bf by Bay
Middleton or Alarm out of Queen Anne, 100 guineas ; 13 f
by Cutherstone, dans by Sir Hercules' 20 guinesa; b fby
Alarm out of SeakMe, 28 guineas; b f by Slane out of
Jenny Lind, 40 guineas • b e by Orlando out of Hersey,
170 guineas; Longinus, guineas; b f by Sloe out 01.
Palmyra, 160 guineas. Bought in: Osiris, for 600 guineas;
Talfourd, 1,200 guineas; Hardinge, 290 guineas ; Lapland,
3,000 guineas.' Kingston, 1.300 guineas; Livermore, 490
guineas; and Orpheus, 4220 guineas.
Ariosto, llirsuta, and Oleillucc, snivel in town yester-
day, un their way to York.