The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1847.

warehouses IMO filled with articles of merchandise of every I
description, principally from Scotland and the northern
parts of England. The wharf was well known as one of
the great depOta on the Thames for the transmission of heavy
goods by water. The limes, notwithstanding every effort
to prevent them raged for many hours with unabated
fury,and from the combustible nature of the materials
which were burning, the outward walls became red hot.
Several barrels of whisky and other spirits exploded during
the progress of the fire, and numerous sacks of flour which
were in the upper stories of the warehouse having sent forth
their contents, the flames were for a moment smothered,
only to break forth again, however, with redoubled fury.
It was soon ascertained that, unless precautionary mea-
sures were adopted, the flames would reach St. Katharine's
Docks, the walls of which were charring. As much water
as could be supplied was cut upon them, and the docks
almost miraculously escaped destruction. Some vessels
moored alongside the wharf, and which were immovable on
account of the lowness of the tide, were destroyed ; but it is
said that they did not contain much valuable property, and
that their owners were uninjured.
As the fire increased the immense assemblage of persons
who congregated pressed on towards the scene of destruc-
tion, and serious fears were entertained that, by the falling
of the wall., which wan momentarily expected, some awful
calamity might ensue. The police in vain attempted to keep
back the crowds, and it was consequently found neces-
sary to call out a detachment of the battalion of Foot
Guards from the Tower. A large body of men were also
employed in the docks removing tho.e articles which, from
their inflammable nature, were in dangeron. proximity to
the burning wharf. None of them, it is asserted, sustained
any greet injury.
Shortly before 8 o'clock the front walls fell with a frightful
crash, and from that time all serious apprehension with re-
spect to the extension of the fire was allayed, although it
cannot by any probability be extinguished fur several hours.
The premises belonged to Mr. John Coleman, formerly of
Downe'a Wharf, where a fire occurred about two years ago.
It would, of course, be impossible to estimate the lose which
will accrue from the calamity. It is, however, confidently
stated that it will amount to between 80,000/. and 100,0001.,
several vessels having within the last few days arrived from
Bridport, Newcastle, Ipswich, Berwick, and several other
places, whose cargoes were deposited in the warehouses. Mr.
Coleman is understood to be insured in the Phecnix or
Imperial. Not the slightest information could be gleaned as
to the origin of the fire. Item discovered by a man engaged
at the wharf.

11 o'CLoca.—A considerable body of fire still remains
amidst the ruins, and the firemen are exposed to the
greatest danger, by the continued falling of the walls. The
building from end to end was exactly 212 feet, and nearly 70
feet wide. At the time of the outbreak the several floors
were well stocked with goods of nearly every dtsciiption.
In the lower rooms were casks of tallow, saltpetre, sulphur,
oil, turpentine, and naphtha. Upon the flames reaching the
latter articles, the fire extended along the stores with the
swiftness of lightning, and communicating with the salt-
petre, sundry fearful explosions occurred, which caused
many portions of the outer walls to topple over amongst the
crowd of people who were assisting in getting the fire sub-
dued. The stock in trade belonged to sundry parties, a great
number of whom held what are termed floating policies in
the London and country fire offices; but it is to be feared
that a vast quantity of the goods destroyed was not insured.
The greatest excitement for two or three hours prevailed
among the poor watermen of Irongateatairs, lest their boats
should be consumed, and at one period the destruction of the
eastern portion of the Tower stores appeared quite certain.
Mr. Braidwood, however, had twe or three of the engines
so stationed, that the water could be scattered over the walls,
and by that means the fire was cut off in that quarter. The
only portion of the immense range of premises left standing
is the gable end nearest the Tower, and even that is
expected momentarily to fall. The massive wall adjoin-
ing it has just fallen into the road with a crash resembling
a clap of thunder. For some few minutes it was believed
that three of the firemen had perished, but on calling over
the roll they were found uninjured. It appears that they had
entered the ruins to cool the further end but a minute or so
before the wall fell, and by that means escaped a horrible
death. A body of the military, with the Tower engines, and
several of the brigade and St. Katherine's dock, with the
powerful floats, and the West of England one, are still en-
gaged, and it is expected that the fire cannot be extinguished
until late this day. An immense heap of goods, which were
saved from the building, have been placed within St. Kathe-
rine's dock-yard for safety. Mr. Braidwood. the Superin-
tendent of the London Establishment, with Mr. Fogo, the
chief officer of the district, and Mr. Connorton, the head of
the West of England fire-office, are all engaged in endeavour-
ing to ascertain the exact amount of the lases, and what
office, are interested, but some hour, must elapse before they
will be enabled to learn.

CANADA COMPANT.—LAND IN THE COLONIES.—
The half yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday
in St. Helen's-place. Mr. C. Franks was in the chair, and
after the minutes of the last court had been read, the chair-
man remarked that the principal object was to consider a
recommendation from this court of directors, that the divi-
dend should be continued at the rate of 6 per cent- for the
half-year ending 10th January next. Although this was
the only business before the meeting, he (the chairman)
would state some facts relative to the operations of the com-
pany in Canada. Accounts could only be laid before the
meeting up to 23rd November last. There had been sold
this year, of Crown reserves, 7,797 acres, at an average of
about 15s. per acre ; there had been also leased 15,M
acres. In the Huron tract there het Men sold, in the same
period, 7,179 acres, and leased 13,982. The total operations
for the year were 44,207 acres. It was very satisfactory to
state that the value of all property was rapidly increasing in
Canada, and though the sales of land by the company in the
year was rather smaller than in previous seasons, still consi-
derably advanced prices had been obtained. The amount of
money received for previous sales of land, with interest,
showed a large increase. The number of emigrants
arrived at Quebec this year was 32,166, ad the
remittances sent home by the company's agents end relations
and friends of settlers on the lands we. 7,1421. The chairman
concluded by recommending the declaration of a dividend.
A proprietor asked if the majority of the number of
emigrants stated u having arrived at Quebec had settled on
the company's estates, to which Mr. Franks replied in the ,
nagative. They spread themselves over all parts of Canada,
and some went to the United States. In reply to questions, the
chairman replied that upon the average of prices much
higher rates bad been obtained than last year for land sold.
The company had still 1,500,000 acres, and it was not con-
sidered politic to sell too fast. At the same time it should
be understood that all legitimate demands for land would be
rapidly supplied. In all parts of Canada the crops this year,
excepting potatoes, had been very good. The railway pro-
posed to be made from Huron to Ontario was not in pro-
gress yet, but would no doubt be carried out an early es pas-
sable. After a dividend, at the rate of six per cent. per
annum, bad been declared, the meeting was adjourned.
WARD OP FARRINGDON WITHOUT.—It may be
remembered that, at the conclusion of the election of common
councillors on the 23rd ult., Mr. See demanded a scrutiny
on the part of Mr. Hodgson. Yesterday • special adjourned
wardmote was held to snake known the result of the scru-
tiny. It turns out that an error was made in casting up the
poll, the discovery of which places Mr. Hodgson in the
Common Council, depriving Mr. Harding of that distine-
lion. Sir J. Duke stated that the poll clerk of
the Whitefriars district, in making up his total for the
third day, had incorporated with it the polls for the first
and second days, by which those days got into the
gross return twice over. lie (the alderman) was quite aware
that it was the duty of himself and the ward-clerk to have
detected this error • but he Orneted that the very extraordi-
nary manner in winch it bed OCAMi would be a sencient
excuse for the oversight ea theft path The valises pieties
who were affected by the aver bed *aid an agnemeat by
which they satheally bound theneives to he readopted by
the accuracy or (accuracy of the mein up of the and
the bringing forward thereof, and le lobe me other cationss
wheener. Alter the aidsmna bed k* the eh Mr.
Hserdhg, the dieted the ward-clerk,
mid be aboaki Mho Ids sesessitidnealkOthelati.J 011110111 Coon-
ell la "he et the deelien whit bad bow ems te ea the
eeb.ei. Xt. Pothihz thiened, that It se, he &NM be
ceder the disagreeable neemiltet Sethiebth the desitheent
/geed by himself, with the ether thathillethe IMOD
ward. as evidence melon bha.
PARISH OF PllalarfOß AND THE POOR-LAW
Coattheitos.—%= of the ratepayers of this
pub Wm bald first in the wiry room,
est afterwards, is the adjacent sibs&
hoes*, he the the tenure et Os maim
protho/gated brie& sec
sraldag a .nie he
the relief of the poor of the paddy sad he lie SOW ends
and pessm:
fts the late siste et Parliament In Tamen
thethet, the first rate he year 1847." Mr. Clara-
wordier wan te'lh• chair. It may be wail
to Meth that be OM deli pith a hid has existed la nth
rens to the prepased ethillea et a new workhouse, between
the beard of grardithe and the ratepayers, the latter et
whom 'writhe' • east eamthittee of their own body to
yeti the preletithee 1111WERg behrela the former and the
Peer-Law Camthlethemea. V have been the state-
ments awl emenenetateneele mad circulated by
both parties mewl the win were further
Invited by paths advertisement, *Red by the chair-
ma of the seas* emeadttee, to attend the vestry, " to
=hi onreedve madam et the Poor-Law Com.
and of the guardians or the parish, in
burdening the ratepayers with the uncalled-for and
extravagant expanses or a new workhouse." The usual pre-
liminake having been gone through, Mr. Churchwarden
Bellworthy moved, and Mr. Perkin seconded the motion,
" That the vestry do now proceed to make the rate agreed
to at a previous meeting, of one shilling in the pound."
Lygens, • member of the select committee, moved
the following resolution as an amendment, " That while
this meeting is desirous to uphold the credit of the parish,
and most anxious to provide for the relief and support of
the poor, the rate-payers have not sufficient confiders* in
the present board of gsardians to justify the pladat In
their hands the funds of the parish, until they are ate-
twiny restrained from proceeding with their measures he
building • new workhouse; and do hereby reamers&
that • memorial be presented in basil of the parfait to
the board of works' loan coramiesimears, praying them
not to grant the Men applied In by the beard of guar-
dians for the ptheilethig the ha, and cresting a new
workhouse, and that -until *sir imisisa thereon be ob-
tained, the making the peeper Me be asetheaeL" Mr.
Limos, i• • speech •f-Viat kat" tisk awide review
of parish events for some time peat, bond
the state-
ments and estimates put forth by the bouth or guardians
to be fallacious and inaccurate, and contended that nine-
teen-twentieths of the parish would, if polled, declare the
sew workhouse to be uncalled for and anameleary, The
Select Committee were willing to leave the question te be
solved by the test of a poll of the pariah • but this Wes
resisted, and hence the necemity for this energetie step ea
the part of the rate-payers. The amendment was seconded
by Dir. Richard Morris, and supported by Mr. Hawke',

Captain Hood, R.N. Mr. John Percales Mr. Muir-
noels, and Mr. Macfarlane, all of whom joined in
denounciag the proposed erection as a job, sought
to to edict, d by the Poor-law Commissioners atd
the Board of Guardians. Note solitary speaker came to the
defence of the Board of Guardians, and, on a show of hands
being taken, the amendment was carried by a large meeting
in which only one hand was held up against it. A memo-
rial, in conformity with the terms of the amendment, was
adopted and numerously signed on the instant, and it was
also resolved that copies of the amendment should be for-
warded to the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
to the Poor-law Commissioners, to the Public Works Loan
COMEHEtiOIItEI, and badly to the Board of Guardians them.
selves. The meeting, which lasted upwards of three hours,
broke up at half-put nine o'clook.
DISTRF-sn IN THE METROPOLIS.—MEETING OP
THE CLERGY.—The alarming progress which distress is
making in the metropolis, and the apprehensions entertained
that it la likely to become more general and appalling, have
attracted the attention of the clergy of all denornivat;ons •
and • committee of their number hie been formed for the
purpose of making arrangements for holding a general con-
ference of ministers in order to deliberate on the measures
which ought to be adopted for relieving the existing distress.
The c inference is to take place at Exeter-hall, and will be
attended by a very large number of reverend gentlemen of
various sects. Among those who are taking an active inte-
rest in getting up the contemplated meeting, are the Hon.
and Rev. Baptist Noel, the Rev. W. Champneys, the Rev.
Mr. Osborne, the Rev. Dr. Leifchild, and the Rev. Dr. F.
A. Cox. It is calculated that the attendance of metropolitan
ministers will not be less than 100.—Sun.

FESTIVAL AT THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
—Yesterday, the directors of this company, actuated by a
desire to extend some of the enjoyments of the festive season
to their numerous employes, gave a magnificent entertain•
meat to the clerks, engineers, porters, and other workmen
employed upon their line and its tributaries. The scene of
the fe-tivity was the carriage repairing-shop at Stratford, a
building 270 feet by 70, which was tastefully fitted out sa a
dining-room fur the occasion. At the upper end a pavilion,
hung with drapery, was erected for the accommodation of
the Chairman, the directors, and their immediate friends;
and at the lower end was a gallery for the ladies. The
whole of the building waa decorated with evergreens, and
illuminated with numerous appropriate devices in gas and oil.
The Chairman of the company (Mr. Hudson, M.P.) could not
attend, and in his absence Mr. Waddington, vice-chairman,
presided. The number of persons who sat down to dinner was
100114 1,600. The usual loyal and constitutional toots having
been disposed of, the chairman proposed " The Rt. Hon. the
Lord Mayor of York, G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., and long life
to him." Mk friend Mr. Hudson considered, and his col-
leagues agreed with him, that the great merit of directing a
railway was to employ good men to work it, and to keep
them. (Hear, hear.) That was the course the directors of
the Eastern Counties Railway adopted. They engaged
those who were best qualified for the duty, and by liberality
and kindness they endeavoured to keep them, being con-
vinced that tho more the public were convenienced the
greater would be the profit to the shareholders. (Hear,
hear.) The secretaries, the engineers, and other officers of
the Eastern Counties Railway and the lines in connexion
with it, together with other toasts adapted to the occasion,
were given and duly responded to. At about nine o'clock,
the number of visitors having been augmented to some 2,500
or 3,000, by the introduction of the wives and daughters of
the railway servants, dancing was commenced, which was
kept up until a late hour. The dinner, though cold, was
in all other respects unexceptionable, and the arrangements
reflected great credit on the managers.
ADVICE TO SILATERS.—Sir,—I see by your paper
of this day that there is danger on the ice in the parks. Will
you inform your skating readers that on Hackney Marshes
there are six seers of ice only a few inches deep —L. Le P.—
Homerton, Dec. 31, 1846.
. . .

Roanzitir.—Yesterday, information was received by
the city and metropolitan police, that on Wednesday evening,
about half-past six o'clock, Mr. J. Elliott, collector of poor-
rate., Putney, was robbed, in Broad-court, Ludgate-hill, of a
yellow canvas leg, containing five 201 notes, three 101. notes,
and two 61. notes, all of the Bank of England, but numbers
and dates unknown; also 161. in gold. The robbery was
'Meted by a female about the middle height, 25 years of age,
fair complexion, and teeth somewhat discoloured. She is
vleseribed as respectably dressed.
THE LATE ROBBERY AT THE UNIVERSITY INSUR-
ANCB-OPPICEL —The young Glenna', William Francis
Schultze, who was apprehended at Leeds on Monday last, is
to be remitted far examination to London, and is expected
to arrive to-day.
INQUERTS.—YESTERDAY.—DEATH BY JUMPING
TliStll7oll ICE.—By Mr. Bedford, at the Malpas Arms,
Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, on the body of Sarah
White, aged 45. Henry White, deceased's husband, said
the last time he saw her alive was on Saturday evening. From
Knightsbridge they went towards home together. On getting
to the bottom of Grosvenor-place he suddenly missed her, and
never ar.w her again until he saw her in the dead house, that
(last) evening. Ten years ago she attempted to cut her
throat whilst intoxicated. When in that state she was a
perfect mad woman. Mr. Wm. Middleton, of lianelagh-
road, m.altster, deposed to seeing the body of the deceased on
Sunday morning, lying beneath the ice in the Belgravie
dek of the Grosvenor-canal. The body could not have

floated into the dock so it was frozen over, and the deceased
must have jumped from tho wharf-wall through the ice,
which was about an inch thick. Verdict, " Found drowned
there beteg no evidence to prove how she came into the
water."—DEATH BY FALLING OF A WALL—By Mr.
Baker, at the Shoulder of Mutton and Pig, Blackwell, on
the body of Richard Webber, whose death was mentioned
in our journal yesterday. The evidence confirmed the
statement made yesterday, and the jury returned a verdict
of " Accidental Death."—DEATH CT SUFFOCATION.—By
Mr. W. Carter, at the New Crown and Cushion, Mount-
street, Lambeth, relative to the death of George Drink.
water, aged two months, the illegitimate offspring of
Catherine Drinkwater, rending nt No. 6, Carlisle-square,
Carlisle-lane. The parents of the child were in great dis-
tress, and had only one small bed with very insufficient
covering for themselves and two children. On Saturday
night they had crept altogether for warmth, and in the morn-
ing the deceased, who had been placed between its parents,
was found dead. Verdict, " Accidentally suffocated."—
Dean! FROM THE OVIIIITURNING OF A CART.—AIso by
Mr. W. Carter, at the Artichoke, Richmond on the body of
Mrs. Martha Lyne, mired 53. On Nov. 12, deceased and
some friends were returning in a chaise cart from Kingston
fair. As they were going down George-street, Richmond,
the cart overturned, and deemed was dreadfully injured.
She was put to bed at the Artichoke Tavern, where she re-
mained till her death. The jury returned • verdict of
" Accidental Death."

REPORT ON THE DRAINAGE ACT.
The folloiiianis a copy of the report by the direc-
tors of the d and Agricultural Society, on the Act
9th and latit ictoria, cap. 101, called the Drainage Act.
The direetene. k will be eels, are decided in their approba-
-1 ties of We mnseure :
As dds set is a ammo directly bearing on the
,ot all the ousisilistal classes in the United
hem the pacgsksger to the labourer: and as it
iill."" fiat the name at its provisions, as well al
the haematite.' whisk it will probably receive from
IM commierioners, are es yet but imperfectly known,
the directors of the
.aighland and Agrisultural Society have
emeidered it to be adr daty to pre the amour their best
amilnation, so at he *ebb diem le sorer ho the Nasty
ea episien is tepid to the adventram whisk it awn The
Means wadi
app cups
with& thee were this uteasere
et premed OM thousihre man te die-
eassisa as e ipa of , they would bold them-
selves potholed by the ila moiety from entertaining
It;;
but
wing that it is
el.emestu the law of the land,
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they esnathr Ord I ligildasitrif 611 s with-
in the asp of irk Is mad she the ma-
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re Zithnserestoodiamesa wind,
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the Mie of nitith might Z:evt=radrYantape addir
, •no *sots a set, as est forth is the pre.
1 stie Se terume• at the sad mine et
V sat
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to=tural lab*"
of *mem • •
amity. ata aliteild and imputtimt
80er purposes, the all • . the hum by the Tsar
airy, from the Fund, et the maims tor
Great Brink Aft Indemt. The Limns
Commimiameells shwerethminetwithe Oar
admionese Mt Or set isle enemas In %ea
iteYiat jai all thus ileathnl. fa edema
aka
thillet Se is adthonnithllith, The eppllso,
dam are ' in the fithille. anil in • load wow
=Ma ere allestalapSimalleps, sad if in that
is stead ballade meditate
the
authority of Weil. the t mast atlas the
authority of the Clem et Ikerima, whisk will be a math
eked warrant to the essuminieseas to enternin the eppli-
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ration. Whoa se *Meth= h eleisi, the
at am direst an inethellim al the had reposed to
be babied, to be me 6 by as smithat eteniniwiesur or
Levi; and if they sue Wide& with bie_refemt, they
mto the as sips halt antiliseM, thelarteg that
a loan shall be finned wine the pewees& wefts have
m been
00.. seentdieg le the p.m -mei imeeihmlime lodged.
The eismmthismses ow eseramil- hageethme thring
the pipe. el the teselm. Oaths metliens• elthe mesa.
timer r vemeyee diet the weeks hive hem eempieeek mad
Nat the amen. stadia in the pethisienal ethihnis lm
bees impeded. a thereat war be belied by the berm he
payment. The loan bears interest at 61 per east he the
period of It=
pttedrawyment at width extinguish. the
debt. As of the week are complethl, as
edammr to the skib d liehlithie of the vales of the
drain's" ementell, may be mole thegeennt of the even
the provisional eurtilkete ; bat if the atheist farms er town-
ships to be drabs" shall have bees eqprubly egesified im
the schedule of eggilestlea, then the wiled abll expense of
anspeced eptheisia etheallg emigheetl will be paid.
Thee first emetics whisk seeneely knelt to a party
&shone to avail libmisifef the of a measure
is hew fir will move ethemlegmes I' The di-
recterhavenohelmtiesdaeomaming their opinion, that the
terms ea which rimmes sre elbeedeeekeenreble to the bor-
rower. These INN Ilialthetiesslptere them the party obtain-
leg the advance dish pay per eent. thereon. And if 4 par
mart be taken as the ordinary rata at which he can bonow.,
the market, which is the least that he would pay at prem..
it is believed that colculation will show him to be a Ore;
for, at the end of the period of twenty-two years, the wt.im
sum borrowed will not have been repaid by him. It is nate
however, in this point of view only that the pecuniary Muth
is to be madder. ; for there is the manliest advantage of
accumulation, and consequent extinction of debt within •
limited period, and this in a manner which country gentle-
men cannot, under ordinary eimuniatencee, command, while


they are not exposed to the unavoidable expense attending
the occasional transfer of securities and termly payment of
interest. It may be objected that the landowner must, to
the first place, make the entire advance ; but this unavoid-
ably difficulty may possibly be obviated by lodging the pro-
visiona loertaicate at a bank, as a security for an interim ad-
vance. The next question which presents itself is—how far
these advantages are counteracted by the expense of the
machinery devised to secure them? The directors are
aware that many may be deterred from availing them
selves of the boon offered, by the fear of involving them-
selves in • heavy expenditure in the first instance; and
they are therefore happy to have it in their power to
state that, in their opinion, such apprehensions are un-
founded. Not only is the procedure indicated by the act
simple and economical ; but the commissioners are disposed
to give effect to it in such a manner as to subject applicants
to the least -- The directors -- ' in

Least possible expense. are supisirteci i.
this statement by the terms of a printed letter. addressed
proprietors in the distressed distrieW in the Highlands and
Islands of Scotland, by Mr. Blamire, one of the commis-
sioners. The directors refer to that document with much
satiebetios ; for though it cannot be regarded as the official
0NN.11.11.16a et Oil whole commissioners as a board, it

may safely be read as an exposition of the views
entertained by Mr. Blamire, and of the interpretation
which he believes his colleagues are disposed to give to
the Act. The directors have no hesitation in expressing
their high opinion of the soundness and liberality of these
views ,which are in consonance with the spirit of the Act.
The only preliminary proceedings creative of expense
(assuming the non-existence of objectors to the application)
are the advertisements and the inspection of the laud. Tue
first step it as intimation by any landowner of his wish to
avail himself of the provisions of the act, addressed to," The
Inclosure Commissioners of England and Wales ;" on receipt
of which - -forward for his execution - rtrcirl-
Nor,

„„_.... they L. a simple form, specify-
ing, when filled up, the particulars of his application. Nodes
is then sent by the commissioners to the Gazette and local
newspapers of the application, andan inspection of the ground
is directed. The expense of this preliminary report, and
also the subsequent investigation, is borne by the applicant;
but Mr. Blainire states, that ” the commissioners are most
sincerely desirous of subjecting landowners to as small en
amount of expense for the superintendence of the works as
may be compatible with a proper discharge of their duty;
and, with the view of doing so, they are disposed to select as
their assistanta parties resident in the immediate localities of
such works, assuming that parties competent and trustworthy
can there be found. The directors have no doubt that com-
petent and trustworthy inspectors can be found in every dis-
trict, and they would suggest with the view of diminishing the
expense of the y, that proprietors in the same locality
and district of country who intend to make application,
should do so simultaneously, sou to allow the commissioners
to nominate one surveyor, and enable him to conclude the
different inspections at one and the same time.—Mr.
Bia-
min's letter cattalos the following satisfactory announee-
ment

With the view of to ..rasa their works at
anon end without in=raiLlicambesplestion af the tiro lama pre-
scribed by the 18th meths, the esamidems have desided that 41
works done after aphelia= havelies mode ler Moen it. white
dose under the provisions ef W eh ad tire the met thereof '
be beluded in the shush 01 to be hemmed. se
senabst the works to be dens , and that the ma
tempisted drainer is sot hopped by twat obisedem When
thereto by penis' leaving cheerio ea the Inds to maks. WM
Weston believe rest the amement era tam Ind male
=rs to emense at enda peeler el the sourane
thhe appleiMese teen to In imalles
ooh fee the nahngisych ef shinadiect perms In ibed=
eat it Is mem aft every reneller who ma
to haw ad'dily d Ihe Yaw Men abate kr Wee It
make waylernat to We mitts( aloany Moll be sestet
hamp mines soma Nall embers kr the sem el-
=While wane the amen pariore to be ehren toe
weal baba. serais Or elremelma the to no
nee of It ere nele Man eseept hr the epees of yediesiamy
Immtigatiert, sash 1p esnriaiseisnem think it name; odd We
where bonds he week aq llosiened to be exempted tart am
Pty. Proprieten ought ant le be Miner hi,Leaa.ifinfl for raw-
sme, hy any apprehension Oh key way be In emote,
ihs dense of their Mho by kiagesepaa tookerre any precise
Ms. er to new say an eilet. Oa this pin the hews expressed
In r. Bishleslo Mae ewer themehdiotlnst art veil
nature :
With ramose le Weida el MM. to be~4Arlte the mas-
er of effecting nem; theeminesieserokastlealmeed ton.
picttoanyOhefaiderhe PallialinelniklllollMßlrttien me
petty wouM henna's.= dbonsamikalisowasearr,
commlng also, that It was net malady on imasaase mod judicious
one. The object of the iheisconen and of the ehmiesioners must be
identical that dills the greatest meat of improvement
tot the least enst—cies eel reemenehe regard bob* ad to the perms-
nary el the weeks. The ematlesteners are well sere est no one
Mee el Warn YapgrrbY to every cue ; os waltery, they
brim art mem shwille diet with as ite prelko deemernes
Ikellitiwerypiet wt. Mathis hod I willonly Portlier add, NMI
earehe the semmiames mq fatly be expected to be pet In ph.
ash" Main a siert Na, at Na iniormation as to rse meet ea.
aired sod larapeoure Mk& eldreno" every variety of 1011,
miry pert of Great se he be capable of affording attics to
thesengeking ftnehMeise and elletitanoe they would, of mune,
wir reedy to Abed. Rd.
I semeein, withoh tweeseng to
=ix its adeggem. Wilk re
ranee
to Wawa of
is
I will wily meek that theMr the
drain ra their alma asmalar, not
M thumb koodean of the sokon en et here=
am aka homer fa wa e man annew
wen by ester prod el the raid esepenaire merman at
the me mil; no rime sr Mk es I beim being eon so deleos
reme the rah,e resakeleel dWibra wee unaided by pealles
capornest. The Wink% toe et On mere' to be eel kw
the we., met ear will -none ono the facilities for olarklet
Na ortertitle, oat thek 'Mho prises to awls locality. In sendiar
ort knortant men Ws kleprestles dip set la Tepee be the
Mahe of uncultivated hods, the Wham mint awn WNW 111d1
meinieden to Mr.Bilialen Mier. Sat peletwa shase—.lllllk
Moms to the desires et wiesklestei beds yr Wit WI
Is male of suture), it Mk Ma be kord Wet Ihe in nom Na
be the et wen out of the Ind. be * eerie den all elm we
perm a took. by Na bade me it ywholly; se
psi Mt the purpose of the materials he dminsge, es et
terkekg the Me opal et ploughed in the aelnary roan.
arr. In mad pem nal be the voting toe desks.
sad flee that
sad the
die wdrained. ,
Now, as Ile the Na et Na. Na.
that
I sin only
say (In the alleme dka same' ea indivi-
deadly d'plies the seek lesselleg as some wow I
teeny brides& Is Om ric sr Iss% sod OWN* obey I
yeti& the wain orAnd Ike et; sail Na I Na se ditike ballot
the Owl vie es ails As le Os Na OA Os •
Os ewes bees we is ley sag MilsassM ki!ia
ast p.l WS& mow b is• ft pees ks
hate hes at No ania Ow I ow widen. I Na, to
stele et le% test I km wog weft b. lese ere to ex-
pect QM toeancumnial to net lanith Ode sow
tics to Ole easekseths r~ safe Na *mks being
earsime epos the et Or ORA ink Mown to the
Men et r eon en Na, I di WOO Na keeaseire.
ramem Naawns the would he to Ike purposes
of Omsk as that se Ink& b a be require la
sash was. dad , weak ewer to min by the drain-
age ef =ieth" par my of your • me lwasemon beet la the
Vof the Mahe is the heave at fillenflik
directon aged with Yr. Blarairet the& Meg is a
neemsarp accompaniment to the draining of ananitivated
lands to be rendered arable; and they have much paha
faction in thinking, that the provisions of the act are to cover
the expense of such an operation, which will be of rem ad-
vantage in districts occupied by cottager', as enabling them
toluenes' the extent of their lots. The directors are not aware
whether the commissioners may consider themselves entitled
. .

to soecition expenditure on (miring; but it is hoped that the
isesenre will be so far extended should a supplementary bill be
beinght forward. The directon, while expressing their appro-
val of the objects of the act, of the manner in which it u to
be executed, and of the libera
l views entanered by the row
Irishmen, wank' take the opperesaity of frayestilszt
Ley few saggestkas he the& eneklasaisa. Mr.
star du the ererideare rime* pert adhering the
sera*.
es
wadeablee) syylisaile fbr alum ie the mph* (Ur
elating in their syylleatim roe'aired
he** draineref of each fans we "wet of landthe
seyesy in
order that, so emir se the drainage of each farmer Lana of
land is completed, the whole mount reigned wace
works by the presidium' certified* Ws 17) be pewit
silisswise, whoa the syylierlea reds to the of
law farms du au sad the eeevieleasi
'ras ameepte sun the drawee of dim Imre the
eeds& peewee ea armee es enema* he works dose,
moo lira two-thirds peels of the sure Men
`The Mindere would tire the Beard of
show sibeekl, filer er sysibellea to cover the
eel asufery for the able w fellatee centenipiated
• er aloft or hoseey, eYd kr* ti motions' ear&
lieo do suppler theneher, letteive, la the
Ewe at a deekleellea, tbs Erode •et
the etteohliter• to be .de •ea emit aim at tewseldp,
la war is hrilitate the mart of the tub reemat so
7:ll:sad espeaged ea ear myeere pier of work.
1 would be ea eildadtael bra Is hadownen,
end give then beereeeei Lebl4 isavellhes theseebree of the
Wield of the Alklf2s dr Mame' ea aeleela Mindtl to ma
seetteas 17 sad VIM eareled bees treddrde o the
whale Oda eata emend by poetised eteellhile ;t eat
the directors wain otrealy arse them earls fler the ere*
dad= of the osstadsdiseer Ie th.e.reat of erehashok

It wield be ditheible that perreinimiddies#ith to all pro-
*Om to die the ass?, proper
phases the alms it ash ewes Set pro-
of■upper lesk has elgla through
.01Seisisp lad lower nth ge Ath
wish •• thed the IthesilsitlDedinos of a
wouldase Ihre
lair
hgtheathisee foe the
pitheeties of th ithewithr whenpayeeod b to be red,
renew oftelpilthi width now puma thethishis to the
devisees of aaet parte of the = diethatie
weak, k threw their that the
Lief ashes a great boos cis 16=1 Immo
wad away especially espepriehee Masi thole
ahem slier seedethante of awhA who, at preeest, ems
bony kr each uspesesisithe osly at a greater
isetlithe ; whfb by the preeeth ammo they oth,
with the aid of their limn&
el the
with, is meth now
will readily agree to pey s share
istinet), raise stesey at the =whet ate
It it she to be- observed, thee the halsigestedlea
whirl' the esmaiwithen will, it is amisted, pet ea he pro.
thliss,ei will se OS maim to width they are reedy to
glee With to them, seatthiallp ahem the advantage, it
sin& The sdiesteges tea Mt seeded le may se wed=
of the The
tisk 1111111•11 to the Idris body ; to
the eel to the twat. bg hails With In the
theism al ether .ease. • TWAY aide at inmo4l4 their
Lade the ktorther, by pee, 'ma with and
wipe ; sal to the thustry, by the
at ear cadre the. The lot tilegidtel if • tanaat
to blooste a party to aa eggikeths, a
the esentry, lashg theta Wks sweat hews am.
no diner ihr initege, math be Ise ekes* ki-
w
'4 i&this the kagethmeses- of stalks theethel of tie
inesthnia stketlea
with their hake& Is ay cease whew
ilisetheser=do
NNW may not be segthred, bat is ethos, fan the peaslise
alreenstaates to ell*
abash. wig he glued, it wry be
ueneidable. The sheet an etheet be
hake Illustrated Ikea by Se fallsetagfleigentk
tthudins.
More ef whisk itte beam et ow if the air
with s statement N thew they will aisle fhb
is them few days, a fera was let, sake moi7es thee the
repthetor should expend • amnia ear to est*. dense,
the terra piped,sea. After the bowie wee
the teems thst the prepisMot sheath eve=
at the prothithe el the Drainage Am, awl only Ire deaths

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the mum to be so expended, on which he offered to pay in-
terest at the rate of four per cent. To this proposal the p ro-
prietorat once agreed, and the effect of it is, that the proprie-
tor gets double the sum he propowzd expending upon. be
permanent improvement of his estate, for payment merely of
an annuity of 2{ per cent. for twenty-two Team at the aid or
which the whole sum expended is extinguished.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, DECIMBIR 30.
The provincial journals received to-day attest a terri-
ble amount of distress. Exaggeration is one of the
strange phenomena attending such a social condition
as ours ; but there can be little doubt that misery is
intense—almost universal—and threatens to assume a
still more alarming shape as we advance into the
year. There is not a barony in three provinces where
food is not either scarce or unattainable by the
majority of the population. Indisposed to turbulence,
notwithstanding the " arming ;" and with instinctive
respect for property notwithstanding the occasions.
accounts of an abducted heifer or sheep, the poor suf-
fer on, consuming their small stock, and descending
for the support of life to the most loathsome and
sickening subsistence.
The accounts from Mayo are very dishearteet
a t
The Maya nstitation, a Conservative paper, r
six deaths fur the last, in addition to the nine of the
preceding, week, all from starvation, if reliance is to
be placed on coroners' returns. In the same wretched
county the people are driven to the last resources to
which humanity in its pursuit of existence could be
exposed. Dead asses, it appears, afford pabulum fur
something more than sentimental tears. When even
a single family in a community is reduced to the hor-
rible necessity of slaughtering and feeding on their
ass, we may be assured the general state of the
district is scarcely less indigent and harrowing. The
manager of the National Bank writes to Lord John
Russell from Willa. His letter reveals a fearful
story
Whilst at business in the course of yesterday, a gentleman,
who casually entered the room where I was engaged, after
expressing his deep coarorn at the awful state of the poor in
this neighbourhood, instanced the case of a man who was
reported to have killed his ass and salted the Hesh to eat, to
live upon. I at once determined to investigate this, and pro-
ceeded accordingly to Carrackerbly, parish of Attymass, ba-
rony of Gallen, within four miles or this town, aad there, i n a
mud cabin, divided into two apartments, I fused two Leaches
residing—both presented all the ordinary characteristics of
poverty and wretchedness; but one of them was so dire a
picture of horror—a spectacle so revolting to the human
mind, that it really haunt. mine like • terrible dream.
Pat Hughes, an old man of extremely withered appear-
ance, • woman of about fifty yearn of age, with the aspect
of a corpse, and a bay who was deaf and dumb, sat round
a small turf tire, that glimmered at one end of the miaerable
dwelling. Near the fire, and beside • nest of straw, which
served these vor beings for their bed, stood an old barrel,
emitting a noisome Rod almost overpowering stench, and
is this barrel I saw the greater part of an aas half salted and
half rotten.
The incredible narrative suggested to his mind the
possibility of deceit. He naked to see the skin of the
poor ass which in death as well as in life was the
mainstay of the family, and was informed that the
hide had been sold to a dealer in Balling for Bd. He
ascertained the fact to be quite correct, and, further,
that many ass-skins had been offered for sale during
the last fortnight! In corroboration of the general
destitution of the west, a letter appears in this day's
Freeman from a gentleman of large fortune, Mr.
Gilder, contradicting a statement made by a Roman
Catholic clergyman relative to the state of his tenantry.
"I must," he says, "admit the very awful destitution
of many districts, which the present employment
under the board, or the exertions of the landlords, are
far insufficient to meet."

The General Central Relief Committee, as I in-
formed you, held their first meeting yesterday, and
the proceedings of the day were very gratifying,
nearly 1,3001. having been subscribed. Mr. Labon-
chere and the Attorney-General, 3001. each ; the Lord
Chancellor, 200/. ; and Archbishop Whateley, 1001.
Nine subscriptions of 301. each, with various smaller
sums. Resolutions were passed appointing the Bank
of Ireland trea,urer, and requesting the other banks
to open accounts for subscriptions. The secretary was
also instructed to communicate with the London
banks for the same benevolent purpose. The com-
mittee then adjourned to Thursday next.
In last night's Gazelle appear proclamations for
holding additional presentment sessions in eighteen
baronies.

The epistolary controversy between the leaders of
the "forces" is at length about to close. Mr. O'Brien
replies to the Rev. Mr. Miley's last letter very brit fly,
but somewhat satirically, observing that it' the rev.
gentleman had been more accurate in taking down
the conversation at Cahirmoyle, he would have found
no essential difference between his (Mr. alt.'s)
"exoteric" and "esoteric" doctrines. Mr. O'Brien
then declares the letter contest to be at an end.

Invention is very naturally on the strain to dis-
cover cheaper modes of obtaining bread. Companies
have been formed in some of the southern towns to
simply bread to subscribers at prime cost, and the
plan has been eminently successful. In the Cork
workhouse the saving to the citizens in the mane-
facture of bread is over 70/. per week, though the
capital required was within 100/. A company is
about to be formed for the city with one guinea
shares, in four instalments of ss. 3d. each, which it is
calculated will effect a saving to the subscribers of
3d. per day. One hundred shares were applied for
at the meeting.
The Cork landlords are agitated by the prospects
of the future not less than the sufferings of the pre-
sent A county meeting has been called by the Lord
Lieutenant, the Earl of Bandon, for the 6th of Jan.,
to take such steps as may be requisite to aid in pro-
moting such legislation at the approaching session of
parliament as may best guard our social institutions
and existence against those dangers which now
threaten all classes of the Irish nation.

Tat LATE THEASURT MINCTE.—Mr. More O'Ferrall's
letter to Col. Jones, alluded to in the Treasury Minute of
Dec. 1, has been published. It states that the chief premi►
tors and retepayers of the barony of Carbery, county Ha-
dare, agreed ut public meeting to proceed under the 9 Viet.
c. 4, in preference to Mr. Labouchere's letter, because the
act was admirably framed t••• supply speedy and rentuaeratims
employment; to afford better protection to property, better
seenrity for the public loans, and greater facilities for repay-
ment that either Mr. Labouchere's letter or the 9 and 10
Vict, c. 19, were calculated to afford. Twenty-one
applications under the 9th Victoria, c. 4, were consequently
Wrode fora=tatt mainhlls of the hammy by the rivers
The slaking et *re sulfas, which
:reeewp, She esspl* labia el the bwoway it eix months,
is en), fe ea Mewl* *sew* eraiwage, which
will elheolempierme fir mei yew to era& Mr. °Ter-
ra. evils twee the valbesded spoweheaskas which
kaki pladialoot entertain relative to the charges of the
Boma elf Wake, under the Drainage Act., of which be had
expertaire how the erwallea• an the Blaawater. OLV
=seirompreses of • well-ermhste4 system of those
mil the stem el Milk preirelehiry islertail • r
obeeme—
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If Is areekd fie slerfessworato ea east ego*
the drip de 1,,.. ....., ..• nal debt. '
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nd" WE* bo Nada dodo and orb*
dewed. sd ma le oil Sat alff. ad* dam
the ido nit et odd god cal IMO ho laid we idde
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