The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-14 00:00:00

trbt Court._

The Marquis and Marchioness of Normenby arrived
at Osborne yesterday afternoon from town, on a visit to her
Majesty.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. C. Russell (chair-
man of the Great Western Railway Company), Mr. Saun-
ders, and Mr. Brunel, had an interview with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the effice of the Commissioners
of Railways in the Board of Trade. Mr. Brotherton, M.P.,
and Mr. W. M. Christy, had an interview with the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. Sir A. B. Brooks had an interview with
Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr. Brotherton,
M.P. (Salford), and Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., had an inter-
' view ye.terday with the Right Hon. E. Strutt, at the office
of the Commissioners of Railways.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office teem the governors of New South Wales, South Aus-
tralia. New Zealand, and the Mauritius.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council re-
turned yesterday the hearing of an appeal from New South
Wales." The Bank of Australasia e. Breillat." Sir Fitzroy
Kelly and Mr. Hill. Q.C., were heard. The case was ad-
rned. The lords present were the Master of the Rolls,
LoLrd Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.
A special general court of this institution was held
yesterday at the hospital to take into consideration the CM
of Mr. Tuson, the charges anainst whom have so long kept
up dimensions among the officers. The Duke of Cambridge
was present. Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M.P., took the chair.
After several gentlemen had spoken, further dis-
cussion was here rendered unnecessary, by Mr. Hawes
putting in the following statement, signed by Mr. Tuson,
and the other medical officers:—" The undersigned
feeling strongly the importance of waving individual
and personal feelings, when the prosperity of the hospital is
concerned, deem it right to decline further contention, and
to place their resignation in the hands of the weekly board
at its next meeting" (this day). It was intimated that, of
course, all would be eligible for re-election as the board
thought fit.
The Duke of CAIO3IIIOOE, while expressing his satis-
faction at the turn matters had taken, gave it as his
opinion, that as the well-being of the hospital was of coarse
the primary object with all, it would have been their duty,
hed the above statement not been put in, to press the ori-
ginal motion.
The above statement was put from the chair, and it
was resolved that it be entered on the minutes. A
vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the
meeting separated.

THE CHAItTERLIOUSE.—CELEBRATION OF FOUNDER'S
MC—Yesterday being the anniversary of the day
on which this institution was founded, was observed
with the usual honours by all the persons connected with it.
Divine service was performed in the chapel, at four o'clock,
the sermon being preached by the Rev. H. B. Churton,
M.A. The company among whom was the Earl of Devon,
afterwards proceedeseto the large hall, where an oration was
delivered by Mr. Dewar, the senior scholar, who is about
leaving for the university of Cambridge, on one of the
ancient foundations. The day closed with a dinner, given
by the Ten. Archdeacon Hale, H.A.
FEMALE ORPHAN AMMO/S.—MUNIFICENT BE-
CK:SAT.—Yesterday a general meeting of the (governors of
des above charity was held at the institution in the West-
Ellithher-bridge-road, for the election, b 7 ballot, of 16 girls
'est of a list of 33 candidates. Mr. William Shadbolt in the
ekair. There are now (irrespective of yesterday's election)
149 orphans in the establishment, where they are instrueted
in reading, writing, needle-work, and household business,
until a proper age, when they are apprenticed as domestic
servants. Since its institution in 1758, 2,440 have partici-
pated in its benefits, and 710 have received five guineas each
for having faithfully served their apprenticeship. Daring
the past year a legacy of 1,0001. has been bequeathed to the
institution by the late Mrs. Weybridge.
INSTITUTION OP THE ADULT DEAF AND Dum.—A
meeting of the committee of management of the institution
for teaching trades and providing employment for the adult
deaf and dumb, of both sexes, was held yesterday morn-
ing at the board-room of the establishment, No. 28, Red
Lion-square, Bloomsbury, for the purpose of taking the ne-
cessary steps before presenting • memorial to the corpora-
tion of the City of London. The signatures of the several
members of the committee present having been attached to
the memorial, the annual report of the society for 1847 was
read, from which it appeared (on the report of the " hearing
master " of the shoemakers) that he taught the deaf and
dumb the trade of shoemaking, and did not find the task
very difficult. Several whom he had instructed were now
journeymen at first-rate houses at the west-end of London.
The youths who were at present under his management would
be perfect in their trade in the course of two years : those
who had no previous knowledge of the business he could
instruct in three years. The hearing master of the tailors
deposed to a similar effect. Some deaf and dumb youths
were obstinate and difficult to teach, but a similar complaint
could be applied to those who were not so afflicted. By a
regular and religious system of training their obstinacy was
speedily replaced by submissiveness and attention.—Mr. D.
Murray, the superintendent of the establishment, said the
female inmates upon admission were very violent and bad
tempered, but after remaining in the asylum • short time
they became quiet and respectful in their behaviour.
Recently a youth was received into the institution from a
lunatic asylum, and the change of treatment had acted very
strongly upon his mind. He was now one of the most atten-
tive of the several inmates, and in the course of a short time
be would be enabled to sustain himself by his own industry.
Sir Stratford Canning arrived on the morning or
Various specimens of the work of the deaf and dumb were
the 7th at Neufchatel, and immediately had an in- exhibited, and their neatness called forth many remarks of
terview witk M. de Sydow, the envoy of Prussia to satisfaction.
the Confederation, and with General Pfuel, the AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY.—An extraordi-
governor of the principality. Sir S. Canning left the nary general meeting of shareholders was held yesterday, et

Sunday's Journal des Debate speaks with a milder
tone upon the Swiss question. In this change its
conduct resembles that of the 'limes, which has given
over thundering for the Sonderbund to discover that
the victorious party of Swiss comprise a great num-
ber of moderate and wise men. The Journal des
Debate goes even further in its conversion. It denies
on Sunday that it ever proposed a mediation between
two parts of the Confederation, the Sonderbund and
the Vorort. The Debate even insinuates maliciously
that Lord Palmerston was guilty of this treason
against the unity of the Swiss Confederation.
Instead of denouncing and execrating the stern reply
of the Swiss government to the French note, the court
France
of Paris merely observes, that the rejoinder of
France and of the other powers to this document will
very much depend on the conduct of the Swiss go-
vernment itself. This can only mean, that if the
Swiss government make but a moderate and fair use
of its victory, M. Guizot will bow to circumstances,
and accept the facts irrerocably accomplished. We
sincerely trust that the Swiss will be moderate,
and that Sir Stratford Canning will contribute to
their being so. We have to congratulate the tory
journals of France and England, the Dlbats and the
name, on their return to rational and calm senti-
ments, however contradictory to what they uttered
a fortnight back, vim this Swiss question.

the offices, near London-bridge, for the purpose of receiving
the report and electing directors, in the room of Sir Hyde
Pease, resigned, and S. J. Capper, deceased. John Master-
man, jun.,lisg.., in the chair. The report was read, and stated
that in about six weeks after the receipt of the local secre-
tary's letter, information might be expected that the cross
course had cut the lode in the thirty.fathom level. They
would then have a good range of ore to break down, and
economical means of bringing it to gross. With respect to
the Tung Killo works, the appearances of improvement
were very flattering, as an excellent lode had been cut in
the twenty-fathom level. The appearances in Ansters
lode were also improving; all the venous sets were let with-
out difficulty, at reasonable prices. The director, regretted
that no late report of the workings at the Wheel Rothschild
had reached them. The directors had been unceasing in
their endeavours to obtain from the government the powers
necessary for facilitating the transfer of the two thousand
shares tent to the colony but in the meantime they had
with regret to inform the shareholders that those shares had
been returned, and that the committees of management had
drawn on the directors in London for 4,0001., an favour of
the Bank of Auatralasia. Mr. Montefiore had been ap-
pointed to dispose of those shares, but that gentleman stated
that in the present state of the market he was not able to
carry out the wishes of those who sent him those shares.
This draft of the committee of management for the sum of
4,0001., in addition to 1,0001. fur which a credit had been
given them, entirely frustrated the expectation the directors
were led to entertain that they were not likely to be again
drawn upon until the drafts were ancompanied by bills of
lading of a shipment of ore; and rendered it necessery to
make a call of 10s. per share, which would become
payable on or before the 15th of January next. The
Chairman observed that although this report might
produce disappointment in the minds of the shareholders
present, they must recollect that they had to °lntend with
many difficulties, arising from the distance of the colony and
the went of experience on the part of the workmen during
the first period of their operations. The whole tenor of the
correspondence went to show that the committee of manage-
went were desirous rather of conducting the works in such
a way as would produce permanent benefit to the company
than of scraping ore from the surface. With respect to the
return of the 2,000 sham, he confessed that the board of
directors were taken by surprise, more particularly as the
fact of those gentlemen in the colonies having taken there
shares tended so much to encourage the shareholders is this
country. He was not prepared to look at the return of these
shares, as evidence of want of confidence or treachery on the
part of the shareholders in the colonies. He believed the

front room door, he found the bedding and furniture therein
in a sheet of flame. A child, three years of sire, a grandson
of the proprietor of the premises, was, at that perio t, in the
bed, and completely enveloped in flame. Mr. Holmes, re-
gardless of the risk he ran, rushed through the fin
and succeeded in getting the child out. In so doing
his own hands were severely burned, and the poor
child was so frightfully injured, that it is doubtful whether
it will recover. A number of engines promptly attended;
but fortunately the fire had been extinguished in the in.
wrist by the inmates and police. A surgeon was called in
to attend on the child, but owing to the serious nature of the
burnt his removal to the Louden Hospital was recommended,
which was accordingly done—Another lire occurred at
No. 4, Gravel-lane, licundsditch. It originated in the
front shop, and although soon extinguished a number of
watches, time-pieces, end working toots were spoiled. The
damage will be covered by an insurance in the Sun Fire-
office.—The third fire broke out upaa the premises of •
baker, No. 1, Church-lane. It originat-d in the bakehouse,
but owing to the timely assistance, the fire was extinguished
before any very considerable damage had been done. Sparks
from lighted candles, it is understood, were the causes of the
three outbreaks.
INQUEST, YESTEHDAT.—ALLEGED MURDER.—Be-
fore Mr. Baker, at the Royal Oak publio-house, Galway-
street, St. Luke's, respecting the death of Alfred Gough, an
infant, aged one month, the illegitimate offspring of Jane
Gough, who was charged before the mogistrete at the
Worship street police-court with having caused the death
of her child, and was remanded. The evidence proved that
Jane Gough was a most dissipated character, and had been
frequently lucked up for drunkenness. She had three chil-
dren. The deceased was born in Islington workhouse, from
whence it was taken by its mother about • fortnight since.
The mother took lodgings in Radnor-street, St. Lake's.
She pail Is. 63. per week, and there was no furniture in
the room, with the exception of an old mat, which she mid
for • bed. On Saturday night last she was in • dreadful
state of intoxication, with the deceased is her arms. She
was taken to the station-house, and deceased was removed
to St. Luke's workhouse. On the following morning she
received the child from the workhouse, and during the whole
day and night she was out drinking with the chid. When
she returned the following morning she was very drunk,
and fell in the passage with the deceased in her arms.
About three hours afterwards she knocked at a neighbour's
house, with the infant in her apron, quite dead. She said
she had gone to bed with the deceased, and when she awoke
she found he bad just expired.—The jury returned a verde%
of " Found dead, but how he became dead there was no
evidence to peeve."

fact was, that as they could not be immediately made avail-
able, they were sent to this country uuder the expectations
that they would realise a moat in London. The chairman then
referred to the expediency of sending out a resident superim
tendent, and said, that if the meeting felt a want of confi-
dence in the committee of management, the board would go
along with them provided that any mismenagement was
proved on the part of the committee.—Mr. Halcombe and
ether shareholders stated that they had received information
inculpating the committee of management —Mr. Montefiore
defended the conduct of the committee, and said that suffi-
cient allowance was not made for the difficulties in which
they were placed.—After some discussion, the report was re-
ceived and adopted, it being understood that the board of
directors were to receive any information at the next board
day from any shareholder who might be possessed of such
Tweeting the conduct of the committee of management in
the colony. The mode of dealing with the return of the
2,000 shares was left, after some discussion, in the hands of
the directors. It appeared from the accounts, which were
made up to the 30th of November last, that the total debts
of the company amounted to 39.89.31. The balance ire the
bankers' hands was 8701., and the balance unaccounted for
in the colony amounted to 3,1201.—The meeting thou pro-
ceeded to elect two directors; after which, the meeting
separated.
THE NEW POOR LAW COMMISSION. Lord
Ebr.netton is to be appointed to the office of parliamentary
secretary to the new poor law commission, and Mr. Nicholls,
the senior eonimi.s:oner of the commission now about to be
superseded, is to be the permanent secretary. The present
commission will expire on the day after the commission ap-
pointing Mr. Charles Buller the president is published sa
the Gazette.—Morning Paper.
AYLESBURY BOROUGH ELECTION.— Sir,—l find
that. you will do me the favour of correcting an ereor whisk
has taiedvertently crept into the report in your papeeef the
10th inst , respecting the two petitions which have bum pre-
sented to the House of Commons against the return of the
sitting members (Lord Nugent and John Peter Deering,
Esq.), and which has been the means of creating an
erroneous and unjust impression in the mind of the public.
My petition (No. 37) is directed solely against the return of
Mr. Deering, and bas no reference whatever to that of Lord
Nugent. —ACTON TINDAL.
THE MASTERSHIP IN CHANCERY vacant by the
death of Mr. Duckworth, has been filled up by the appoint.
ment of Mr. W. H. Tinney, Q.C.
FUNERAL OP Ma. LlSTON.—Yesterday morning,
at half-past 11, the remains of this distinguished surgeon
were deposited in the Highgate Cemetery. The prom ssioe,
consisting of a hearse and six, six mourning coaches and fair,
and 18 or 20 gentlemen's carriages, was met at the foot of
the hill by about 300 pupils, all dressed in black, who lined
each side of the cemetery road, allowing the corpse and
mourners to pass between them to the grave.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—
The last whaler has arrived, and Sir John Franklin and his
125 followers are shut up in the Arctic regions for a third
winter. To rave them from a fourth, when in addition In
scurvy, that dreadful scourge to the human, th• y will have
to contend with starvation and all its horrors, Dr. King has
offered his services to Earl Grey to journey in search of
this gallant party, overland to the western land of North
Somerset, in the neighbourhood of which spot lies all the
difficulty which has baffled all our attempts, in ships, for
three ands half centuries. Dr. King proposes to take the same
route he took in search of Sir Julia Ross, in 1833-3-5. A.
attempt to react the western land of North Somerset ha
ships would be attended with these difficulties:-1. Barrow
Strait was impassable in 1832; it may be impassable in
1848. 2. The search in ships would be using the seine
means which have brought the lost expedition into their
difficulty; the relief party may, therefore, become a party
in distress. 3. The land that is made will be of doubtful
character. The searching party, at the end of the summer,
with the close of which every soul of the lost expedition will
have perished, may find they bare been tracing an island
many miles distant from the western land of North Somer.
set, or navigating a deep bay, as Kotzebue navigated the
&send,
_named after him; and as Franklin navigated the
lake Melville Sound. The plan which Dr. King has
=is, to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of
end thus to proceed on his search from land known
to Ice continent, where every footstep will be so ranch good
meek done for the rescue of the 126 gallant men, and fur
Odle furtherance of geographical and natural historical
hmewledge,
COMMERCE IN THE DAYS OF ABRAHAM.—The
various particulars of the transaction between Abraham and
the children of Heth evince very considerable proem,* at
that early period in economics, in commerce, in law. There
is sled of a given denomination or coin—balances
for wi eg h—a standard thereof, such as was current
with OM 1100rolunt—a superiority therefore in the methods
of Mu above the way of barter—forms in the conveyance
smienthenge of property before witnesses, as here in the
wee of the people of Heck—the terms and specifications
e[ehmgad by which its several particulars were made sure
ie aellem in the presence of and before many witnesses—.
ell serdog to confirm the doctrine that the progress in these
days was from an original civilisation down to barbarism—
tie civilisation being coeval with the first and earliest revels.
Lions, or with Adam himself. A thorough attention to these
early chapters of Genesis confirms our belief in this tenet—
supported as it is by this very strong negative argument,
that a nation was never known to emerge simultaneously
and unaided from the savage state—the civilisation thereof
having always, as far as is known, originated in, or been
sided by, a movement or influence from without —Dr.
CAohners's Daily Scripture Readings.
THE FRENCH INVASION.—If the danger did exist,
we should be amply provided against it. Though Bugeaud
kilned( were to COM over with VA many men as came to
Albratica for Angelica the fair, we have no lack of devices
to turn him back. I_n the first place, there are the Boulogne,
the bluest., and Herne Bay steam-boate, to intercept the
transports. Passengers have the utmost confidence in
Captain Large : his intrepidity in facing a non.paying pas-
senger, or the enraged multitude on the wild shores of
Herne Bay, is pall known. Captain Tune no lees enjoys
the trust of numerous voyagers; and he has the further ad-
vantage of practice in facing the French, through the
endless oppressions and indignities which Englishmen en-
counter on landing at Boulogne. Were Bugeaud to land in
Kent, it is understood that Lord Dalhousie has left two
fowling-pieoes and a case of pistols in Deal Castle, with 'Jim
orders to the footman to resist ; the earl having read to the
faithful servant Csesar's account of the difficulty which he
experienced in the same neighbourhood: so that part of the
*east is safe. And the intrepidity of the bathers at Margate
and Herne Bay Is known ; to say nothing of the large body
of waiters at the Folkestone Pavilion. Bugesud, landed,
would bane to face a deputation consisting of Joseph Sturge
and other members of the Peace Association, who would
represent to him the wickedness of war; and how he would
get over this difficulty we do not me, especially as Mr.
Elihu Burritt has kindly consented to represent the United
States in the deputation. But should that resource fail,
Richard Cobden and John Bright will meet the marshal at
Maidstone, with strong representations as to the economical
waste of war. Mr. Bright will be prepared to show, sta-
tistically, the cost of every victory; and Mr. Cobden will
adduce an overwhelming array of opinion throughout
Europe in favour of free trade as preferable to glory. These
suggestions would throw serious obstacles in the way c f M.
Bugeaud's logical progress towards London. However,
tempted prospectively by the promised title, " Duke
of the Isle of Bop," he may persevere in his un-
hallowed march. Lord Brougham and Dr. Bowing
might then try what a friendly visit could effect; and
while the A division of police kept the enemy in
check, Queen Victoria might go, under the care of
Prince Albert, by the back way of the Southampton Rail-
road, to Treport, to see what a renewal of filial embraces
and (emulations could do with King Louis Philippe—should
he be alive, or inclined for that sort of entertainmen. ;
contingencies, however, which we have no authority to pro-
mise with any certainty. At the wont, the Sanitary Com-
mission might send Mr. Edwin Chadwick to assure the mar-
shal how unwholesome London is--" subject to la grippe,"
he could say with perfect truth. In fact, we have no end of
such safeguards to resist any enemy that may choose to in-
vade na—Spemator.
FIRES AND PROBABLE LOBB OF LlPE.—Last night,
between the hours of seven and nine, three fires broke out
in the neighbourhood of Spitalflelda. The most serious was
at 180, Bnck-lam, belongitnag to Mr. I. F. Holmes. The
attention of some of the Inmates was directed to the second
floor by hearing violent screams proceeding therefrom. Mr.
Holmes immediately hastened up stairs, and, on opening the

IRELAND.
Deems, Des. 12.
There is no decided change in the state of the
Chancellor's health. His complaint is abscess on the
lungs. The danger is twofold; first, if the abscess
should not break before his remaining strength is
prostrated; secondly, if it should break, but from his
weak condition he might be unable to cast off the
purulent matter. No medical skill can yet determine
whether he is likely to recover. The loss of such a
man would be deeply felt by the profession and the
public. Should he recover, it is not probable he could
with safety return to the Court of Chanoery.
Judge Burton's death and the Chancellor's illness
give birth to a variety of rumours respecting their
probable successors. The last afloat in the atmosphere
of the Four Courts yesterday was that the Attor-
ney-General had accepted the vacancy in the Queen's
Bench, with the condition annexed that he should
have the next superior seat when vacant; this points
to the highest judicial offim in the kingdom. This
would raise Mr. Monahan to the Attorney-General-
ship, and Mr. Hatchell to the rank of Solicitor. The
office of Advising Counsel to the Chief Secretary
would then be open. It is not unlikely the north-east
bar will supply the successful candidate.
How the poor-rate bears on the city of Limerick
you will infer from the single contribution of an
eminent merchant. Mr. J. N. Russell, paid 1691. for
property lying within the borough. His premises,
no doubt, are most extensive, but look to the rate,
and on the last board day admission was necessarily
refused to 500 " wretched creatures," the house con-
taining 2,509. In Cork, the rate in some streets—
for instance, the South-mall—is equal to the rent. The
traders cry out woefully against the pressure. In
Cahirciveen, one of the most miserable districts in
Ireland, a three-shilling rate has been imposed—
query as to collection.
A tenth union is likely to be soon added to the nine
already in the bands of the commissioners. After
Movill, Athlone aspires to the honour of deserting its
duty. It appears that out of a rate of 2,6001., only
621. has been collected, leaving the enormous balance
of 2,5381. still outstanding, with light hopes of bring-
ing it into the union treasury. The highest sum paid
by any one electoral division, of which there are 19
in the union, was 101., and the lowest 21. 10s.• The
workhouse contains 1,099 paupers. We may then
conclude that Athlone will drop very soon into the
lap of the Poor-law Commission.
The Commissioners of Education are about to erect
a district model in Dunmanway, the centre of a very
large district in the west of Cork. The site is well
chosen.

The Limerick Chronicle, which rarely hesitates to
convert possibilities into downright facts, states that
government is about to deal with ministers' money on
the commutation principle, just as the tithe rent-
charge. The change would afford considerable relief
to the small traders and shopkeepers of our cities and
towns.