The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-17 00:00:00

COLONIAL.
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

Tke dates received by the Cambria from the Bftish
province. are :—Montreal, Oct. 29 ; Quebec, Oct. 29 ;
Toronto, Oct. 20; Halifax, Nov. 2 ' • St. Joint's, N. 8.,
Oct. 30 ; St. John's, Newfoundland, Oct. 26._.

CANADA.—The Earl and Countess of Elgin ar-
rived in Montreal, front a tour in rho upper province, on
the morning of the 23d of October, and immediately pro-
ceeded to Dlonkland.. During the progress his excellency
received addresses (among others) from the inhabitants and
front the grand jury of the Home District, and front the Board
of Trade of Toronto. In to ply to the inhabitants Lcrd Elgin
expressed regret that his vi,it had not occurred at a seas -n
well suited for prosecuting his researches into the interior
the country ' • added that he hoped a more intimate sequaint-
ance with the Home District was only deferred • and
declared that the exhibition he witnessed at Hamilton
' was gratifying as " an exhibition not only of agricultural pro-
ducts but of agricultural producers." The grand jury having
intimated their satisfaction at his excellency's public avowal
that in administering the affairs of the province he "was
determined neither to suffer his high office to degenerate
into a pageant, nor pass the time of his sojourn is the pro-
vince in inglorious re pone, or the performance of empty cere-
mony," Lord Elgin replied that he did not apprehend he
would find any difficulty " in reconciling a due maintenance
of the prerogative of the crown with a full and unqualified
recognition of the liberties of the people." The Board of
Trade recorded "their cordial approbation of the prompt
and paternal manner in which, under the circumstances, the
imperial parliament has thrown open to the adoption of the
province the full ad. antages of on unrestricted system of
commerce." The Goseruor-Geueral in return assured
them that both the sovereign and the people of Great
Britain " are desirous that the connexion between the pro-
vince and the mother country, while it is rendered as strong
as affection con make i:, shall be like a band of silk, neither
burdensome nor galling." The affable manners of the earl
and countess gave universe] satisfaction at Toronto; and of
the effect of hi. lordship's policy and bearing on the whole
of Canada the Montreal Ilerald observes (and the statement
is amply borne out by the milder tone of the provincial
prees), that though Lord E'gin's present cabinet has but a
slight hold on ',utile opinion, Lord Elgin himself,
"By kis indefatigable attention to business, hi. prudence and dr-
vonspection, his invariable and unostentatious courtesy, is securing
for himself, from all panics, that reliance upon Ids Integrity as a man,
and his wisdom so a statesman, which does not always accompany the
respect that must ever be fel' towards the representati. of the crown.
The result, so far, of his b• :.hip's government has, most assuredly,
been to soothe Move political and party asperities which hare eo long
been the bone and more of Canada—destructive alike to its material
and moral advancement; and although every attempt to combine,
in one cabinet, upon fair and honourable trims, the acknowledged
leaders of the British and French parties —whose differences are not
political, hoverer strongly they may deny it—although every Inch
attempt has hitherto failed, we trust the time is not fur distant when
Lord Elgin will succeed In surrounding Mooed( with advisers enjoying
the confidence and esteem of the great majority of Canadians of both
origins. Success in such an imderLaking will entitle him to the last-
ing gratitude of a united and therefore of a prosperous and a happy
people."
Rumours of a diesolution of the provincial parliament had
been spread, but were generally diecredited. The legislature
stands prorogued to the 2.5 th of thin month, but not to be
then summoned for despatch of business. An impression
prevailed that a short session will be held in February, and
that as the provincial parliament dies a nature) death in
October, 1848, a general election will most probably Pike
place during the summer. The existing provincial ministry,
weak though it is said to be, will probably experience no
material change in its constitution toll the remelt of that
election has been Been.

For a few days previous to the despatch of the mail the
weather had been fine, but unusually cold for the season.
This bright glimpse had been preceded by snow and sleet.
The harvest in Upper Canada had been, both in quantity
and quality, far above an average and notwithatanding a
stop had been put to speculation by the reports from Europe,
no fear was entertained of farmers not finding a ready sale
at remunerative prices for their produce. The disastrous
commercial intelligence from England had produced no
visible effect on the mercantile community at Canada. The
shipping season was nearly over, though a few vessels were
still expected at Quebec. Next mail will complete our
materials for a review of the state of trade during the season.
The following statistics of health (or sickness) are from the
Maltreat Herald:
The quarantine station at Gros, Ws, has been dogrel for the sea-
son, and the sick remaining there were, last week, all brought to our
emigrant hospital, on Point St. Charles; where, by yesterday's
return, we and there are now a total of 774 patients. We visited this
establishment a few days ago, and, it is only just to say, that it alibrds
a perfect contrast to the horrors of the emigrant sheds, precious to
the appointment of the commissioners, under whose able superin-
tendence the Point At. Charlet establishment wee erected, and is now
recrula'ed. Nothing can exceed the perfect sweetness and cleanliness
of the ward., provided ex they are with stoves and heating apparatus
for the approaching winter. The summer of 1847 will long be
memorable in our annals, for the fierful mortality and sufferings of
the thousand., who sought to better their condition by emigration—
that many valualite lives might base b.-en tared, and much wretchedness
and misery avoided, by the earlier adoption by the government of
suck measures as, have resulted to the establishment at Paint St.
Charles, there cannot be the slightest doubt ; bat the root of the evil
lies deeply buried in the culpable and merciless conduct of ;the Irish
landlords and ',lrish., in crowding on board ships their thousands of
diseased aao starring pauper., the doomed and uncrei-for victims of
pestilence and poverty. Some corrective must be found for this " evil
under the sun"—lts Continuance during future years cannot be con-
templated without horror, and we trust the next session of our pro-
vincial legislature will not be allowed to pars without the enactment
of some stringent law, by which we may reach the pockets, if not the
hearts., of those who seek to relieve themselves from the consequences
of their own moral and social crimes and errors at our expense. To
the long list of valuable lives which have fallen victims to the im-
ported pestilence, we have to record that of Dr. Retry, physician to
the Marine lloapitai at Quebec; he died of typhus fever, contracted
In the performance of his duty, on the 75th instant, universally and
' deservedly regretted by all who knew him. Hr. Palnchaud, Jun., the
house surgeon in the same institution, is, we regret to hear, also laid
up with typhus.
From the Montreal Pilot we learn that:

The Quebec Mercury of Saturday publishes a complete return of
the money and effects left by emigrants, who died without relatives,
et Crosse Isle, from the 16th of May to the 21st of October. The
total amount of money so left la e2Ol. sterling; and there is, besides., a
variety of watches andiewellery, 201 teem and trunks, a large num-
ber of feather beds, and a great society of wearing appareL Among
the edam of money advertised, we observe one of 1-20 f., left by Cathe-
rine Fraser, who arrised in the brig Broom, and where reletives are
supposed to be rending in Upper Canada.
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Riots, of which the enforcement of the School Act wax
the cause or pretext, had broken out in various parts of the
lower province. Two Irishmen (one a catholic, the other a
protestant) had been assueinated at Montreal by one indi-
vidual. A person of indifferent repute, of the name of Car-
rel had been committed on a charge of committing the
murder, in consequence of the verdict of the coroner's jury.
The proceedings on the inquest had given rise to some dis-
cussion, and certainly to an Englishman they appear to have
been sufficiently irregular.

NOVA SCOTIA.—The political news from this
colony is unimportant. The commercial intelligence from
England had produced a minor panic, which really does not
appear to have been warranted by the state of affairs in the
colony itself. One house had failed for a considerable
amount, and rumours were afloat questioning the stability of
several other firms. " Notwithstanding," remarks the editor
of the Morning Chronicle (N. S. " we arc still of opinion
that our mercantile establishments generally are in a sound
state, and ready to meet all their liabilities.' He adds the
following judicious suggestions :
We neither overlook the danger, nor with to exaggerate its effects,
but we consider the rumours to which we hare alluded to be ground-
less, :swell ea destructive of public confidence. The merchant when
warehouses are crowded with goods will not sell, became he knows
not whom he can trust with safety. The consequence is that there I.
a general stagnation of trade, while a gentosf distrust is apparent
among an classes of, the community. Such distrust should not exist
among us, and we deprecate its effects as well m Its origin. Rumours
are set afloat, so one knows how, and no one knows by whom, at the
same time seriously affecting the credit of several of our reer-
omits. We ourselves believe these rumours drat take the it rise
among croakers, tattlers, and mischief-makms—men WO careless
or too ignorant to speculate on the results of their thoughtlers rats.
bling. We believe therefore, that there are no grounds for the
present want of oontGknoe which seems to be stealthily creeping, like
a plague, over the City. We trust also that the disposition of the
banks is to antra rather than toembarraas, to keep up rather than to
pull down. We would, therefore, recommend that if there are any
houses, large or small, on which inspiciaa has even In eathed, they
should at once lay a statement of their affairs before the banks; and
we do hope that, if satisfactory, such indulgence as may be required
will be granted without hesitation. If, however, unfortunately their
affairs are in such a state that every day is only adding to their em-
barrassments, and incensing their liabilities, let them brave the
worst, and meet their creditors at once, if they wish to be oonsidered
honest men. Wei° suck a course adopted our conviction is that
business would go en as before, that confidence would be re-esta-
blished, and that we should soon hear no more of the commercial
pante.
A trial of considerable interest had come on before the
Nova-Scotian Court of Vice-Admiralty. The accused, W.
M'Ouire had been sent to Nova Scotia from Newfoundland,
there being no court competent to try him in tho latter province.
He was the master of the Thomas Tattersall, and accused

of the murder of T. Plunkett and Hennety on the high
seas. A plea of insanity wu put in on kis behalf, and
though his conduct in court was, from its extravagance, such
as to induce a suspicion of acting, the testimony of the gaoler
and medical men led the ury to declare him of unsound
mind. The cue of the murder was in consequence not fully
gone into. What was elicited in the course of the trial,
however, deserves to be put on record so an additional illus-
tration of the necessity of better precautions being taken for
the due officering of our merchant service. The Attorney-
General in opening the case said that,
It appeared from the statements male that MGufre, the prison,.
was the master of the vessel Thomas Tattersall ; that in April Lot he
left the port of Li vorpnol, Great Britain, bound to St. John's, New-
foundland. Atter • long essence the Tercel arrived at Newfoundland
with two of the crew missing, when a complAnt was lodged by the
mate of the vessel and an examination prosecuted, at the termination
Of which the prisoner was charged with beingthe muse of the death
of these two individuals be ill usage. The deceased had shipped at
Liverpool 113 able seamen, but when at sea proved themselves incom.
petent to do full lot— and, from the evidence, it would be mete to
appear that violent ii.Ogging from the hands of the clot an had en.
sued. They were afterwards confined and kept without mßielent
nourishment for some dors, and died before th.y reached the shores of
liewfonndiand, where a complaint woe made.

•
The following extracts from the evidence embrece (with
the exception of the depositions of the gaoler and medical
neon) the whole case
John Cowman, in answer to questions, in substance. gave the fol-
lowing depositirn Ile first knew the prisoner about four years ago,
in Ireland, when witness shipped on board a vowel of which the pri-
toner was muter. Ile again shipped with M.Gulre on the 13th or
! 14th of April het, on board the Thomas Tatterwall, at Liverpool,
bored frr Newfoundland. There was e differente in the oonelnet of
the master daring this voyage to bin previous. voyages. Wi new
attributed the ill-treatment of the men to anger. because they did not
do their dote. The crew was composed of four nun' three LOOP,
captain, and mate. There were also four ;Li...angers on board. Wit-
, teem next spoke of the general conduct of the prisoner, which he
• described u harsh anti cruel lie did not mann. the men. They
refused to come on dec.: after being threatened and maltreated by
• the captain, and were for thirty-six hour, without food. The de-
ceased then come on deck. There wax a c onplaint lodged in New-
' foundland, op to which time he appeared in his umal Mete of mind.
Witness believed that up to the time of prisoner being confined I.
gaol he appeared to be of sane mind. Upon being erosesexamined
be M,. Twining wane. deposed that Ml:titre had flogged all hands
et different times during the voyage without reason ; was very regu-
lar in hie duty, and very seldom stepped below except in fine
weather. The prisoner ha* a wife and lit e ebildren.—The mate on
board the ship 'I homes Tatterwdl, was next sworn. ;,The name of
this witness we could not hear, on account of the noise made by the
prisoner, who at this stage of the proceedings commenced dancing
the P.lllor's hornpipe, accompanying himself by whistling.] The
wisdoms of thin witneas'a examination we understood to be
an follows:—Witness bad been for some time in the toasting
trade with NPOuire previous to the lust voyage. The primer's con-
duct daring the het voyage was digerent to what it had been during
the previous voyages. boring the last voyage the uptain bad stinted
the crew in their food and bent them. Witness deemed since his know-
ledge of the prisoner he hod always been a ho-tempered man. a Upon
one occasion he remembemi Mruiee but a boy about 15 or IG yearn
of age with a hand saw, which he then broke into piece.. (The pri-
soner woo at this part of the evidence no exccodiratly Water°us that
for several minutes the evidence could not be heard.) After the
dectaard had been severely dogged and confined for wane time, wit-
IKU era -nstrated with the prisons, MI told him thathe Selievedthat
the men who were confined must he dead. Prisoner "het them
die and be d—d." It did not occur to witness that the prisoner was
insane. (At this jun, tare the primmer sgaiu commenced dancing
to the tune of Paddy O'ltaid,rty.) While« further a--eeriest that
blfGuire, upon his ordeal in St. John, conducted his business
as usual.

NEW BRUNSWICK.—The Veto Brunstcieker,
of 30th Oct., contains the following derided and sensible re-
marks on the account given in the Express of tho claims
of the Nova Scotia baronets, as urged at the Edinburgh
meetirg :
We hare been aware for some time pest, that the baronets of Nova
Scotia, through their weretary, the notoriou. Sir ltichard Moue,
were ends avowing to obtain grants of land in this province, under
some pretended claim, arising about the tame time as that of the ma-
ntled Earl of Stirling. endeavour ha, been promptlY met
by the executive of this colony, who hare quietly but determinedly
declined all negotiation on the subject of these claims. More re-
cenily, In reply to an application whirl, was somewhat speciougy
worded, the boronets were informed that if they really desired to be-
come proprieiors of land in Sew Prunrwick, they could become pur-
chasers open the usual tvrine undid the estsh!ished price, and this, it
is to be hoped, will quiet their desire to establish in this new and
vi-
gorou. wintry, the Last sad telies of feudal hirtrarism. To 0,1,e un-
acqutinted with the matter, it may not be to ment.on, that
among other monstrous pwireni which the pateuts of the baronets of
Nova Scotia eon!, upon them, is that of "pit nod imPnws "—the
right of imprisoning and banging—within their serest domains in
North America! We can conceive nothing win, M notild be more oh-
noxihus to the people of this colony, or which wou'al call forth more
decided opposition, than any attempt to establi•li these baronets as
prom iconn of land nowt 7 up, in any manner having the slightest re-
Pence to their ancient privileges. It has been represented to the
baronets at flute meetings in Edinburgh, by their secretary, that their
proposal. were highly approved In till, colony, both by the people and
the local government! Tbe burst of indigsation with which such an
aesertion will br met here, tenders it unnecessary (or us to give the
most formal denial of a statement, which none but a perm possessing
the "lively imagination" of Sir Richard 13roun u.iuld venture to
make. Under the act far the settlement of the civil list in this pin.
rime, it is quite Impassible far the baronets to become proprietor. of
land In the way they propese: and if they have been otherwise In-
formed, they hare been most shamefully deceived.
The accounts of the distress to the mother country were
rexived In New Brunswick not without unconcern, but with
re-; or el glltreliance.

There con be no doubt (says the SY. John News) that upon
thi., as upon former evasions, we shall feel the ethstis of the tightnea
of the money market upon our credit at home ; we shall certainly
surfer much inconvenience and temporary dieters ; but we do not
apprehend that the present depression will be as great or as long con-
tinued 44 that which in 184 i overwhelmed, with low exceptions, the
whole province in ruin. toe think that it will not-Wet, because we
do not believe that the pressure front without will be as severe—and,
secondly, because, whatever that pressure may be, we have greater re-
aurcca ourselves to resist it. At the time when the
former crisis occurred, the Joint-stock Company and Land
manias had filled the province with found,. speculators; and three
calamitous floe had desolated our city. The uraal of the country
had been entirely exhausted, and our business was carried an only
through oar credit abroad. But since then a large. and lucrative
trade in shipping sad timber has added greatly to our available
wealth, and placed our Ltolaiss more under our own control. That
there arc amongst us nun who carry on some description of traffic
without capital, we have no doubt, Mn we think that there are not
many such; and these, whoever they may be, wiT probably fall be-
math the pressure. But on a calm eerie. of the causes which have
led to the present monetary difficulties, and on art evaminatim of
our own position with relation to other parts of the world, and as re-
gards our internal resources, we betters, and we pr:diet, that
amongst all the communities which will feel the effects of this con-
vulsion, few still pan through the ordeal as safely and as honourably
as the city of St. John.
The number of emigrants who arrived in New Brunswick
from the beginning of the season to the 23rd of October was
15,794, in 99 vessel,. The deaths at sea amounted to G 62 ;
the deaths on shore after landing had not been fully ascer-
tained.

The following post-office news, from the St. John Courier,
is interesting
We publish to-day an official notice frets the imet-offieedcpartment,
announcing that after the 16th of November no letters or newsp-apers
from the United Mates upon which the foreign mintage has not hers
paid, will be received at any of the post.othoes in this province • and
we understand that town the same date the British mails for Canada
will be rent by land from Halifax through thin province an formerly,
instead of by way of Bunton, as has lately been the practice. Those
alterations have been come to in comequence of a misunderstanding
between the Btitish and American governments upon postal matters.
The determination of the home government; to forward the Canada
mail. through this province will doubtlem be the limns of
urging forward the much-talked of railroad from Haim to
Quebec; and we understand that • report has already been
forwarded to England by the F urveyorn as to the practicability of the
undertaking. We have not heard with certainty the route recom-
mended, but have remon to believe that it is by the Bernet or Meth,
read. We have alnn learned that at the resent meeting in Montreal
of dele,ates from Unada, Nova Mons and New Bruited* upon
postal, affairs a rate of 3d. per half ounce when under and 6d. whin
over ao miles was agreed upon. We believe that there would be
so difficulty in no desirable a reduction in colonial postaire taking
place, no far as this province in concerned, m our legislature Is already
pledged to make up any deficiency in the necessary revenue, upon ob-
taining control of the department ; and we Mould certainly expect
that the legi.latures of the other provinces will make a eimilar
peopo-
eet, and thus; secure from the home government a most dednble
boon.

---NEWFOUNDLAND.—The Times (St. John's),
and Morning Pose state that than can be no doubt of the
potato blight having again made its appearance in the pro-
vince.

The Newfoundland press deprecates the amalgamation of
the British North American colonies, at least in so far as
Newfoundland is concerned.

Int Court.

WINDSOR, TuEsDAY.—Prince Albert left the Castle
early this morning for town, travelling by the Great Western
Railway. His Royal Highness was attended by CoL B.
Drummond, Gen. Bowles, and Capt. the Hon. A. Gordon.
His Royal Highness returned to the Castle about two p.m.
The Earl and Countess Grey and the Earl of Desert took
their departure to-day. The Countess of Desert (Lady in
Waiting to her Majesty) also left the Castle to-day.
Prince Albert arrived at Buckingham Palace soon
alien ten o'clock yesterday morning from the Paddington
terminus of the Great Western Railway. His Royal High-
ness, attended by Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, left the
palace shortly before 11 o'clock for Somerset-house, and
attended a meeting at the office of the duchy of Cornwall.
The Prince afterwards returned to the Paddington terminus,
and left for Windsor by a special train on the Great Western
Railway.
A cabinet council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell,
the Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston.
Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Auckland, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell,
Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay.
The council sat two hours and a half.

Sir Donald Campbell, Governor of Prince Edward's
Island, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the
Colonial-office, to take leave on his departure for that colony.
Mr. Baker had also an interview with the noble earl yes-
terday.
Mr. Mark Boyd had an interview yesterday with
her Majesty's Colonial, Land, and Emigration C 01111111111.
siopers.

—The Earl and Countess Grey returned to their resi-
dence in Belgrave-square yesterday, from a visit to her
Majesty, at Windsor Castle.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the governors of the West India
colonise.

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER Conrress FORTESCUE.
—Thi; lady, who had been WWI short time indisposed died
at the family seat of the Forteocues, Weare Giffard, in
Devonshire, oa Saturday last. Her ladyship would have
completed her 87th year on the 30th inst., had she !survived.
She was the third daughter of the late Right Hon. T. Oren.
vile, and survived her late husband about six years and a
half. She hada large family, font sons and seven daughters,
nearly all of whom survive her.

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint C. Z. Macaulay, Esq.., to be manager of
the currency for the island of Mauritius ; H. Hudson, jun.,
Esq., to be civil commissioner and resident magistrate of
Somerset, in the settlement of the Cape of Good hope • P.
A. 0 anteaume, EN., to he regiatrar-general for the isUn'd of
Trinidad; and W. Gillam, Feel., to be registrar and secre-
tary, clerk of the enrolments, and clerk of the council, for
the island of Dominica.— Gazette.

NEW SHERIFFS.—In addition to the list of sheriffs
Riven on Monday, the Gaulle of last night announces that
the following gentlemen were yesterday named high sheriffs
for Cornwall by the council of his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales:—Sir S. T. Spry, of Tregola ; H. Willyams. of
Cannata's, Req. ; and A. Coryton, of Penttllie Castle, Esq.
Lancashire and Westmoreland have yet to be provided for.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
Yesterday the first court of the new mayoruity was
held.—The Lord Mayor, upon taking the chur, said he felt
confident that he should be supported in the performance of
his duties by his brethren, and that the business of the
mayoralty would be conducted with their co-operation plea-
santly to themselves and advantageously to their fellow.
citizens.

YRECITT PRISONS.—Wben the sheriffs presented the
ports of the condition of the City prisons, Alderman Sidney
said be had last year found it necessary to complain of the
manner in which Giltapur.street prison was crowded, and
be regretted to be obliged to declare that it was now 50 per
Cent. more crammed ; that in the prison originally built for
ViO, and never spacious enough to give accommodation to
that number, 324 were now actually enclosed, and that the
population there had rapidly increased within the last mouth.
The speaker then reminded them that the approach of the
cholera should be kept in view, with reference to each
crowding together of persons of the lowest class.—Alder-
man Challis said he should be sorry that the expression of
such feelings as had just been uttered should go forth to the
public without some observations calculated to qualify their
operation. The facts of the crowded state of the prison and
the s:rious inconvenience resulting therefrom were by no
means new to the court. Aid. Sidney did not stand alone is
lamenting such contingencies, and must be aware that hie
brethren sympathised with him. Alderman Sidney must
be aware that the committee appointed some time nen had
introduced such regulations as could be adopted in the pre-
sent gaol, that the ground for a new gaol had been selected,
and that all that was now necessary was the production of
the plan, preparatory to entering into the necessary contract.
The committee would he glad of the co-operation of Alder-
man Sidney in carrying out an otoret of the impertanee of
which they were all perfectly conscious.—Alderman Cope.
land wished for the production of a detailed report of the
sanitary condition of the prisoners from the suarion of the
gaol, who stated in his report to the court that fever had
been prevalent, but that it wao abating.—Sir Peter Laurie
said it was not necessary to rouse the magistrates of Lordon
to the performance of their duties by a pressure from with.
out. They were quite aware of the consequences of dismal.
They would leave it to Alderman Sidney and his brethren
of parliament to propose come plan of relief calculated to
render any extraordinary labour, on the part of the
magistracy superitooos. Alderman said that
although several eases of fever had occurred in Giltspur-
street prison, there had been hut one fatal cue, and
that although the prison had been built for no
more than 1:10, a considerable addition had been made to the
size and accommodations since its erection. Alderman
Liles, said that Alderman Sydney was so confoundedly fond
of the subject of gaols, that he continued toeing it into every
subject on which he spoke. The government appeared to
him to be taken with a very strange fancy. They were dis-
posed to send out of the country all the honest men, and to keep
the others, whom they used to delight in traasporing, when
no looter fit for the rational society in England. lie could
very well see why the principle of emigrotion seas I romoted;
but he could not. for the life of him. sec why her Msjestre
ministers, should he so anxious to keep all the thieves at
home. lie was for continuing the good old syrem of seed_
ing away from us these who held our laws in contempt, and
, who would not work for their subsistence ; and the sooner
such fellows starved the better.—Alderman Copeland's
motion was then carried unanimously.
Paisox DlSelELlNE.—Aldernasn :4:dopy pave entice of
motion that it be referred to a committee to report upon the
expediency of consolidating the gaol of Newgate with the
intended new house of correction at Holloway ; also to report
upon the mat eligible site for constructing a new regions-
house, capable of affording three courts with increased
accommodation to witnesses and others attending the
sessions ; also. for a new house of detention contiguous,
sufficiently large for a mended prisoners and prisoners con-
veyed from the common gaol for trial.—Alderman Copeland
brought up the rep rrt of the gaol cos" mittee, which stated that
three of the turnkeys of Newgate had been discharged from
their situations for having pennittid spirits and tobeeco to he
brought to some of the ptisoneem—The report was confirmed
by the court.
lase GVARDIANS OP THE 'WERT LONDON UNION AND
THE MAGISTRATER OT THE CITY OP LONDON.—Alderman
Sidney slid he had a memorial of very great importance to
present to the court from the guardians of the West London
Hrion to them, as follows:
That having with regret nhaerved that their bilious in their suf-
ficiently painftu sad onerous office have been, from time to time by
caritas of your weeshi,ful members, depreciated, if not maEßnrd,
and that olieerrations hombres made be more than one on the magi..
tonal bench tendingto hold them up to the tye of the oolitic as pennies
if rot destitute of humanity, yet not putting in practice those prin.
Moles which humanity incileats, they are most desirous to set them.
selves right in your opinion, and to vindicate themselves from
aspersions sli:ch they be here to have originated rattier Irma
Inc :nsiderateness and wont of real information of the beim,
,than from any desire to do them actual inju-tier. In the
fleet piece, they submit the law to be that magistrates have,
except in one or two cues specifically giv-n to them by the Snide,
no power to order or control in any way out-relies but that such
',mere is left exclusively in the hands of the guardians. The West
Londe) Hoard of Guardians are hr no mean. desirous of poursaien
there powers; but. if the leglidature has thought et to Inyest them
with such, and whilst it continues to do so, they also submit that that
tam which gives and sustains to the magistrate all his power, ought
to be as effective to maintain power gist's to any other source what.
ever; and If magistrates or others would have the hndners to at-
tend the meetings of the guardians, for the purpose of witnessing
whether there was any want of real attention or humanity la the way
in which they dispense these powers, many of curb guardians being
personally conversant with every grade and feature of each rue pre-
sentedlaore them, those so attending would at bast be In a proper
position to puss a Judgment upon their proceedines; but, without
thin, it Is submitted that any judgment, much more con-
demnation, must he premature, and may be mort unjust. The
board of guardians hope it will not he held onbrcoming of
them to came,s their maximums that on all ormniers they have
administered their powers with the utmo-t humuit y and underarm.
having at all times regard to the character and pinshion of the parties
appearing before them, matter which earns crime so well within
the cognisance of your honourable court • and they therefore Mate
every one of your honourable court to silent and personally to judge
of the manner in which they preform their duties us guardians.
If, after such attendance, yon deem them peeper subjects of anima&
sesame, however they may lament it, they will at least have the estietio-
don that judgment boa been pawed upon evidence, and hy those who
ham taken the pains to Investigate the.. motives. The mord of
'Medians feel the greater necessity for this communication to mar
boom] able court from the Mumble facts that pauperism in the out
London union has reached a height which is perfecting appalling.
and which has never before been known ; that the burden upon rates
is greater seed greater, and is from quarter to quarter, from its very
magnitude, frightfully increasing the list of paupers ; that many or
time who, he distress warming., are competed to contribute to the
rates, are reidlyilestitute of the comforts whichthewerkbenee affords;
that one of the parishes of the union is at this time paying
for poor-rate five shillings in the pound, and that the destitute, • close
of paupers which, under the old law, wt' re not a burden upon wort.
hours., are increasing to a degree that in not only alarming as a sta.
tistical fact, but in such • way ea to prevent in a great degree all pro.
per regulations and diseinline in the workhouse. In Bethnal-green,
blab, rto considered one of the poorest of districts, the in-door poor
(that is, poor in the workhouse) compared with the pima:anon of the
union, are a-109 to civet' 10,000; that, in St. Luke's, another poor dia.
trict, the indoor poor are as 127 to every. 10,000 ; whilst in the West
London Union the in-door poor are as 227 he every 10,000; in oddities
to this the West London Union exceeds in amount the outdoor rebel
of the largest of these two other unions. The Mani of gasedlas
many of term adminktratore of the law under the old aster
therefore neceasarily acquainted well with what it mu, bare as
doubt in affirming that the comforta of the poor under the new sec
tem, as far at least r regards their union, are greater and their men-
sines more liberally met with in every way than ever they were ander
the old ; and besides this, and what is meet important, the education
of the young is bassi upon a system not only more costly but in every
respect more efficient. With these facts, well capable of proof, it is
hard to be held up as a public apectsele of inhumanity and hard heat-
edness, The West London guardians, claiming foe themselves na
infallibility, will thee have not only the unction but the advice of
your hoe. court, and the result would be that their decistme, instead
of meeting from you with ens post fads as well as extra- judicial repro-
bation, which necessarily must impede their effect and weaken their
influence, would have your additional weight and character to swain
and enforce them. . . .

The memorial was signed by Mr. Buckmaster, the chair-
man, and seventeen other guardians of the union.—Ald.
Hughes Hughes hoped that a paper of such a description
would not meet with a seconder in the court. It contained
the expression of a direct interference with their judicial
functions. He always entertained the opinion that the prin-
ciple of compelling parties whe were suffering from tempo-
rary distress to sell off their stock and betake themselves to
an union ought to be reprobated. For his part he should
not cease to deprecate a practice so revolting to common
feeling and common sense. With respect to the sentiment
so to the exertions and humanity of the guardians, he really
thought that it savoured of the eulogistic, and which the
gentlemen were accustomed to meet only among 4 them-
eelves.—Ald. Copeland agreed with Aid. Hushes Hughes
that the paper was an insolent interference with the duties of
the aldermen ; and nobody having seconded the reception
of the memorial, the subject was dropped, and the court a-
-1 journed.

THE CIIARTFR HOUSE.—The vacancy among the
governors of the Charter Rouse, occasioned by the decease
of the Archbishop of York, will be supplied by the Lord
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (Sir Thomas Wilde).

SGTIOOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLlND.—Yesterday a
general court of subscribers to this charity was held at the
London Tavern, for the purpose of electing five male and
eight f, male pupils. The chair was taken at eleven o'clock,
by Henry Warner, Esq. The names of the successful can-
didates are as follow ...--Robert Burrows, John Andrews,
Wm. H. Cooper, Jonah Cave, John R. Squires, Sarah Pal-
mer, Mary Bunton, Rebecca Peak, Anne Greeson, Harriet
Braybrook, Anne Nub, Elizabeth Long, and Eliza Toye.
ASSOCIATION OF MASTER PRINTERS.—A special
general meeting of muter printers was held at Anderton's
Hotel, Fleet-street, yesterday, at 1 o'clock ; Richard Taylor,
Esq., F.R.S. in the chair; to receive the report of the
committee of Conference appointed at the general meeting
held on the 19th of May last, " to settle all matter. now in
dininte, or not touched upon, or not clearly defined in the
made of 1805-10 ;" and also to receive a recommendation as
to the formation of a committee of reference, sna
on other matters. Copies of the scale, with the
additions, definitions, and explanations, as settled
by the committee. were produced at the meeting.
The secretary (Mr. Cox) read a report of the committee,
which 'Mad that its recommendations had given great sada-
faction to the compositors. A declaration was also read from
the compositors, expressing their conviction of the desire of
the masters to do them justice, and stating that there would
be no further occasion for strikes. Resolutions to the follow-
ing effect were subsequently pared:—That a committee of
reference be appointed, consisting of twelve master printers
of not less than five years' standing (six to be chosen by the
compositors), for the purpose of settling any disputes relative
to work which might arise ; and that if any member of the
committee of reference should be a party concerned in any
dispute, such person should, after a statement of his Case,
withdraw.

TilE PEACE SOCIETY held a meeting last evening
st the Hall of Commerce, Dr. Bowring in the chair, at which
the first of a eerie, of lectures in favour of the principles of
was delivered by Mr. Louis Chatnerovzow, a gentle-
peso'
officially connected with the Aborigines' Protection So-
The lectunr commeuced by offering a few general
observations on war, and compared the wars of the ancients
with those of modern times, all originating in motives equally
worthy of condemnation. After a brief allusion to the illusory
'attire of glory, which was one of the highest attributes of a
starrier, the lecturer adverted to that branch of the subject
which had particularly attracted his attention, and which
form d the chief topic of discourse. namely, the wars of Eng-
land in her colonial poesessimis. He touched successively on
tLe Indian and Chinese ware, giving an outline of the causes
eheit. the latter had originated, namely, in the refusal of
the Emperor of China to permit his people to be poisoned or
made drunk with the opium introduced into his dominions
by the English merthants. After dwelling for some
pore on this subject, the lecturer proceeded to develop the
oases of the war now raging at the Cape of Good Hope, be-
tween the English government and the Kafffirs, the simple
owe of which, as Mr. Chamerovzow stated it, was the theft
we a hatchet by one of the Kaffirs, and the refusal of hiachief
se give him up on that account to the English government.
The lecturer denounced the war as unjust, and expressed his
anticipations that the struggle would end, as all similar once
bad done, in the gradual extirpation of the Kaffir', in the
e manner that the natives of New Zealand and of Am-
mom sere now disappearing from the face of the earth. The
lecturer declared such proceedings towards the helpless
savages who inhabited those countries to be in direct contra-
stiet.on to the Christian precepts and to divine law. After
some further illustrations of the subject, he concluded by
caning upon all who heard him to endeavour to give
effect to the principles of the Peace Society, by ex-
tendoig as much as passible the knowledge of those
principies.--(Cunsiderable applause attended the lecturer
during the progress et hip discourse.)—Mr. Allen then moved
a vete of thanks to the lecturer, and to Dr. Bowring, for his
able conduct in the chair.—Mr. Green seconded the motion,
and iih.rrvcsi it was doubly incumbent on the meeting to
congrstul ite the chairman, as it was the first time he had
resented himself to a public assembly after his recent provi-
dential escape.—The votes having been agreed to, Dr.
Boning rose, and, with much feeling, said that it
was indeed his duty to return thank, for the presiden-
tial, he might &buret say miraculoua, preservation from
danger which be had recently experienerd. He hed
no •ieition in decloring it to be his belief
that it the poll code had not been changed, and the punish,-
meat of death for robbery taken away, a murder as well as
a robbery would have been committed on the occasion to
whicb he referred. Ile begged to thank the meeting most
cerilioly for the reception he had experienced at their hands,
sad he could not too strongly impress upon their minds the
fact that all efforts toward, putting an end to seer must pro-
sited from the people, and that the people must coerce the
parliament and compel ;heir repriventatives to enforce peace
urn reiLlic men and ministers. The hon. gentleman sat
down a Mist loud cheers, and the meeting separated.
COURT OF SEWERS, GUI LDIIALL.—GOLDEN-LANE.
The court met yesterday, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the
chair. In our paper of Monday, under the head of
the " Mansion-house," appeared a letter written and
signed by Acting-Inspector Charles Scott, relative to
the complaint made to the police of the state of that
part of Golden-lane in which the New Bunhid-tields burial-
ground is situate; the letter was sent to the Lord Mayor on
Monday, the Bth inst., and was forwarded on the following
day to Mr. Haw, the principal clerk to the court, and by him
communicated to the commissioners, who directed that an
lace stigotion shoal.' take place, and Mr. G. Mortimer, the
inspector of pavements, was directed :to make a report upon
the e legations contained in Inspector Scott's letter.
Mr. Daw was also directed to summons all the
parties whose names appeared in the complaint.
The report of Mr. Mortimer went to show that the state-
ments is Inspector Scott's letter were wrong—that the
dieesses and deaths, as so represented, had, not occurred
within the district—that deaths from accident, decline,
small-pox, and natural cause!, had b. en introduced, some of
which deaths were 200 or 300 yards from the locality com-
plained of.—lnspector Scott said he knew noti.ine of the
number of deaths, the want of sanitary r, gulations, &c., as
stated in his letter, further than what had been repotted no
him hr the constables who were on duty ; that he had
directed the men's attention, in consequence of orders to
that effect. He had been to the burial ground, and had
seen the coffins placed an described in his communication to
the Lord Mayor.—Police constable Eade, who had made the
first report, was next galled. H.• had no knowledge of what
be bed reported, beyond what he had been told. He had
made the inquiries by the: direction of the inspector: In
mowers to:some questions from Mr. Dow, the witness raid
that he considered the number of houses on his beat were
about 1100, and, being principally composed of courts and
alleys. he should say, on an average, there were 30 human
beings in each house. He bad known upon this beat four
deaths to have occurred within a fortnight. Three other
policemen also gave similar evidence. They had made in-
quiries and obtained the information as contained in the
letter from the persons whose names were introduced. Police
constable 112 said that on one occasion he went into the
banal-ground and Raw a mars at work : be was engaged in
throwing lime into a grave. The reason he gave for eo
doing was, that the effluvium was so strong that he could
not remain at the bottom.—Mr. Florentine Bonet, of No.lo,
Golden-lane ; Mr. Baker, the ward beadle of Cripplegate ;
Mr. Duffey, a publican in Golden lane ; Mr. Parrock, a
grocer, No. 12, Brabley-street, were then examined, and
they denied the statement, as contained in Inspector Scott's
letter. So far (observed Mr. Bonet) from the burial-ground
being considered injurious to health, the inhabitants in
Lawn once-lane, when they can get leave from the proprietor,
go them to get a mouthful of fresh air, and they also send
their children there for the same purpose.—Mr. Parrock
said that the police had mistaken the causes of the
offensive Effluvia ; facing his shop was the grating leading to
the sewer, and close by was a cotton manufactory worked by
steam machinery. At times large go:IAN, sof hot water'
were discharged which entered the sewer, and &thick offensive
effluvium arose, but it certainly did not proceed either from
the chapel or the burial-ground.—The cause was still further
explained by Mr. Bradford, the lessee of the ground, and
Mr. Odiey, the minister of the chapel, from whose statements
it appeared that the chapel stands upon a part of the sits
that formerly composed the Golden-lane Brewery, and there
were a number of vaults, which were let to an oil and tallow-
melter a shaft of 70 feet was raised to carry off the stench,
but at certain times, arising from the point at which the
wind was, the noxious gases were blown down, and thence
originated the stench complained of. —The whole of the evi-
dence having been gone through, the commisaioners unani-
mously agreed that the following letter should be sent to
the Lord Mayor:
Court of Wiwers, Guildholl, Nov. It, 1057.—My Lord,—l am ln-
stnreted by the Cornmiwooners of Sewers of the City of London to
acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Gaxlman's letter of the 10th test.,
written to me by your lordship's direction, with the inelogurre, re-
lative to the state of n certain buriaLground In Golden-lane, partly
situate within this City, and vetting forth siusdry.csaes of illness and
death, supposed to be carded be exhalations therefrom, which letter
and report have been this day read at the Court of Commlsdoners.
The commissioners have this day proceeded to inquire into the dr-
cuirtanciss, and the commissioners are of opinion that the datements
mode by the inspector of pollee and the pollee have not leen borne
out, but have been directly contradicted by the parties from whom
they professed to have received their Information.

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IMPERIAL BRAZILIAN MINING ASSOCIATION.—A
half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the London Ta-
vern; Mr. Thomas Gibson presided in the absence of tke
chairman. The minutes of the last meeting having been
confirmed, and the usual formalities gone through, the re•
port of the directors was read. The document contained
little beyond copious extracts from the report of the chief
commissioner of the association, Mr. Henwood, who entered
at great length into a minute statement of the operations
which had been conducted in the new estate of Banned,
where affairs were of a very promising character, although
little was realised at present. It was expected, however, that
the end of the present month would see the works in such a
state as to yield • profitable return. The other estates
were not in so favourable a condition, and in the case
of one mine it was doubted whether there were sufficient
expectations to justify its being worked. The di-
rectors then proceeded to state that the last call
upon a large number of shares not having been paid, 234
shares had been declared forfeited. The expenses consequent
upon the extensive nature of the works at Bananol rendered
another call of 1/. per share necessary; they believed that
the amount then would not exceed the estimate of anti-
cipated outlay ; and there could be no doubt but that all the
expenses would be thereby covered. The receipts, from pro-
duce of the mines, dc., during the half-year, amounted to
2,6551. 35., and the expenses to 10,6101., leaving a deficit of
7,9711. 19s. The result of a general statement showed the
total liabilities of the company to amount to 3,61521. 125., and
the assets, consisting of stock and value of mines, to
32,23.51.8 c, in addition to which there were loans and invest-
ments in Brazil amounting to 6,9661. 13e. The directors
concluded by expressing their conviction that the next report
would be of a more satisfactory character—The report was
adopted unanimously, which concluded the business of the
meeting.—ln answer to a question from Mr. H. de Castro
the Chairman stated that a large portion of the purchase-
money for the 13ananol estate had been already paid.—A
vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.
COUNTY COURT FEES.—A case occurred at the
County Court of Kent, yesterday, which supplies a strong
argument in fax..ur of the payment of the officers of the
new courts by a fixed salary instead of by fees, as is the pre-
sent practice. The plaintiff, Mr. Treloar, appeared in per-
son to complain of the loss to which he had been subjected in
consequence of the bailiff of the court having served a sum-
mons pine days before the court day instead of ten days, as
the net requires. The plaintiff's case was therefore dis-
missed, and he made to pay over again the fees fora new
summons. His Honour (Mr. Chilton) heard Mr. Treloar at
some length, who contended that as the fault was entirely
that of the bailiff's, he (the complainant) ought not to he
made the sufferer, and so the court took upon itself the duty
of serving the summonses, it was clearly responsible for the
fulfilment of that duty. His Honour said he thought other-
wise, and refused to order the return of the fees.
NEW ARTICLE OP FOOD.—An article having been
recently imported from Alexandria into the port of Glouces-
ter, described as " saagina," but which is stated to be a
grain called " denarii," which is used in the Levant and in
.Egypt for food, it is ordered by the Lords of the Treasury
that it shall be admitted duty free.

A HINT FOR ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII COMPANIES.
—The editors of papers in Quebec have agreed not to avail
themselves of the electric telegraph from Montreal, in conse-
quence of its extravagant charges.—This-supplies a useful
hint to the managers of some of the electric telegraphs on
this side of the Atlantic.

QrstRANTINE.—CorrON.—Mr. Lefevre, one of the
Joint Secretaries to the Privy Council for Trade, has com-
municated to the Board of Customs a copy of a despatch
received from her Majesty's chargt d'affaires at Naples, re-

porting certain new qusrantioe regulations which have been
adopted in that kingdom and in Sicily, is consequence of the
prevalence of yellow and typhus fever in the Lnited Ststes
of America. The supreme boards of health have prescribed
that in order that cotton twig coming from England, France,
or Austria, may be admitted to free Fatigue, it will be ne•
curry fur the captains of vessels having such an article on
board to furnish themselves with a certificate from the prin-
cipal authority of the place, countersigned by the Neapolitan
consul, certifying that the cottons have been spun in the
above-mentioned places.
FIRES.—DESTRUCTION OF A PIANOFORTE MANE-
Toay.—Last night, shortly after eleven o'clock, a fire, in-
volving a serious destruction of valuable property, broke
oat in the pianoforte manufactory belonging to Messrs.
Bridglands, Wardour-mews, frontage of nearly seventy
feet, from which they extended backwards to the
houses in Wardour street. At the time of the disaster
the place was well stored with goods. The dis-
covery was made by a police-constable. who, whilst passing
down the mews, saw a dense mans of black smoke. Before a
single engine had time to arrive, the first and second floors
of the extensive building were completely wrapped in
flames, and the fire was slashing through the roof and win-
dows with such impetuosity as to threaten the whole of
the surrounding premises. With as little delay as
pible the engines of the London Brigade, parish,
West of England, and county offices, arrived, and
as soon as a sufficient supply of water could be
obtained, the machines were called into operation.
The inhabitants of Werdour-street and Noel-street, being ap-
prehensive that their own habitations would be consumed,
commenced removing their furniture into the open street,
in order to escape from being destroyed. Many persons
will be serious losers by so doing, for so great was the crowd
that the police were unable to keep the people from running
over the things removed. Owing to the iudefatigable exer-
tions of all parties present the fin men succeeded by half-past
12 o'clock in getting the tire so far subdued as to allay all
fears of its hirther extension. The damage, as far as could
be seen, appears to be confined principally to the manufactory
in which the fire commenced; very little, however, has
escaped destruction. The origin of the disaster could not he
ascertained. The whole of the men left off work at 8 o'clock,
when the place appeared perfectly safe and free from fire.
—AT GREAT EALlNG.—Yesterday morning, between
two and three, a fire broke out upon the premises be-
longiug to Mr. Hall, a marira-store dealer, situate at
Great Ealing, near the church. The flames were first dis-
covered by one of the villagers. An instant alarm was
raised, but such n strong hold had the flames obtained, that,
in a few minutes, the hi:Riling, from the bottom to the top,
presented one sheet of tire. Great interest was evinced for Mr.
ELP.Search was made among the crew d of persons congregated
together, but the only tidings that could be obtained of hint
was, that he was at the Rose and Crown public-house oppo-
site, drinking with a friend till a late hour the overnight, and
that no one had seen him afterwards. Upon the arrival of
several engines the building in which the flames commenced
was almost gutted, and the only supply of water that could
be obtained was: from a pump a long ditance from the seat
of the fire. By attaching additional leeeths of hose to the
engine the firemen were enabled to reach the flames, which
were at length extinguished. Up to a late hour last night
nothing had been heard of Mr. Hall.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY. —DEATH 1110111 TUE
ALLEDGED HARSHNESS OF A RELIEVING OFFICER.-
132 fore Mr. W. Baker, at the Green Gate public-house, City.
road, oe the body of Hannah Dalton, aged 75, who was al- '
leged to have died on Saturday last, through the harshness'
of a relieving officer of St. Luke's. Ann Cox, a widow, re-
siding
at No. 37, Ironmonger-street, St. Luke's, stated that
the deceased was her sister-in-law. The deceased was for-
merly in St. Luke's workhouse for twenty-one days, and
was afterwards owed to the parish of St. George's, South-
wark, where she belonged. She was allowed 1.. per week
from the parish, and had been living with witness for several
days past On Friday last, about four o'clock, the deceased
slipped and fell down the stairs. She was carried into wit-
nesan room, and complained of having her arms and thigh
broken; but it was afterwards found net to he the case.
On the following day she fell from a chair she was sitting upon,
and struck her head a violent blow against some drawers. She
partially recovered from the fall, but wes quite paralysed,
and had no use in her arms and legs. Witness sent to Mr.
Ree, the parish surgeon, but he said he could not attend
without an order. She then applied to Mr. Dais, the re-
lieving officer of St. Luke's, but was informed that he was
not at home. She afterwards saw him, and he said he could
not give an order until he bad seen the deceased. Ile came
about four o'clock, and told the deceased she could be taken
into the house, and punished when she recovered for getting
back to St. Luke's after she bad been passed to Southwark.
She never survived after that, and expired about an hour
afterwards. Witness said that when the di ceased was in-
formed that she would be punished, she appeared to he
frightened, and witness considered her death had been ae-1
celerated by the harshness Mr. Dain had used to her.—A
French captain, residing in the same house, corroborated the
first witness, and also said that when Mr. Hain threatened
the deceased with the conseque aces of her leaving her
parish, she exclaimed, " For God's sake do not punish me,'
it will be my death." Witness considered the deceased had
been frightened to death.—Mr. Dain said the deceased had
been regularly passed to her parish, and when he celled to
see the deceased he asked the first witneee whether she was
aware that the deceased was liable to a month's imprison-
ment. He never addressed the deceased, and only put it as
a question. He did not consider the deceased wanted im-
mediate relief, in consequence of finding her 90 comfortably
settled with her sister. He did not like to remove her to the
workhouse that night until he bad made the necessary in-
quiries, and made use of no harsh terms to hen—Mr. Ree
attributed death to natural causes.—The jury thought Mr.
Dain was exonerated from using any harsh words by the
statement he had made, and said he was much respected in
tee parish. They returned a verdict of " Natural death."
—CHARGES AGAINST WORKHOUSE AUTHORITIF.R.—Be-
fore Mr. T. Wakley, to inquire into the death of Christina
Fitzzerald, need 3 years, alleged to have died from the want
of nourishment consequent on the refusal of the hoard of
directors and guardians of St. Pancras, and their officers, to
allies her mother and family a sufficient am eint of relief,
resumed for the third time at the Britannia, Britannia.
street. Gray's-inn-lana—At the former inquiry, Susan Bray
said she had known deceased end her mother a months. The
deceased died in her presence. All the maintenance the
mother had, aa far as she knew, was bail-a-crown and two
loaves per week from the parish, to support herself and four
children. The diet of the deceased, for the last four mouths,
was no more than a cup of tea night and morning, with a little
bread. and sometimes a few potatoes in the middle of the day.—
Catherine Fitzgerald, the mother of the deceased, said she
was a widow. The deceased had been ill about four months.
Her illness resulted from the want of proper nourishment.
When the child first became ill she had nothing to feed her
upon but bread and butter and tea. She obtained an order
for the doctor, and Mr. Robinson attended. When she went
1 to the workhouse for the doctor she asked for a loaf of bread,
but she got none. Mr. Robinson ordered medicine, and said
deceased should have arrowroot, sago, broth, and soups.
I Witness never received either wine, sago, arrowroot, or soups
from the workhouse. Mr. Robinson only attended the
child a short time, and then Mr. Popham, another parish
surgeon, attended her up to within a week of her death.
When Mr. Popham saw the child he ordered her some
powders, and said " she should live on the fat of the land." I
I said she craved very much for food, and he said she re-1
quired nourishment. Told him she had not the means of
giving it her, and he wrote to the workhouse for a little
extra relief, but the paper was sent back with the words
written on it, " The woman has half-a-crown and two loaves
per week, and that is enough." Mr. Popham afterwards wrote
an order for family to go into the house, hut did not go in.—
Mr. T. Birchmore, inquiring agent to the parish of St. I
Pancras, called on this case at the beginning of October. In
the book produced there was an entry on October 4 as fol-
lows " Catherine Fitzgerald. Child ill—very poor case."
By the expression " Very poor ease," I considered that the
relieving-officers would understand that it was a very dis-
tressing case. It certainly could not mean that they
should have reduced relief. There was no additional
relief afforded.—Mr. Wakley: Who can explain this ?
Mr. Coultard : I think that the directors must have
thought that the family were so destitute that they
would be better in toe workhouse.—Mr. 11. C. Robin-
son, the present surgeon of St. Pancras workhouse,
deposed to attending deceased when he was district
medical officer. He had power to recommend, but not to
order relief. —Mr. W. R. Popham attended deceased
from the 12th or 15th of August up to her death. Told her
mother she must be fed upon the gravy of a mutton-chop,
good rich broth, arrowroot, tapioca, and such nourishment.
She said she was so badly off she could not get them, and a
few days after witness gave her a recommendation to go into
the house, but she did not go in. He had made a post
merlon examination. The abdomen was enlarged, and the
bodyklropsical. The mesenteric glands were much enlarged,
and the lungs covered with tubercles. These were quite
sufficient to account for death, and resulted from a scrofulous
habit of body. Impure air, improper clothes, want of proper
nourishment, and damp, will produce these disesses.—At
this stage of the proceedings, after some remarks by the
coroner on the power which was and which oneht
to be possessed by medical practitioners in ordering relief for
the sick poor, the inquiry was adjourned until last night.—
On the reassembling of the jury last evening several directors
of the poor were in attendance.—Mr. T. H. Smith, one of
the guardian' of the poor of St. Pancras, said that medical
men had the power to give recommendations for increased I
nourishment, but not the power to order it. The recommen-
dation was directed either to the board or the relieving officer.
It was decretionary in relieving officers to grant ouch recom-
mendation. I should say they always would do so.—The
Coroner proceeded to sum up. He observed that the
inquiry presented several features of a most curious charac-
ter. In the that place the medical gentlemen had proved
that the child had died either from improper food or from
the want of food. He thought the board of directors were
perfectly justified in appointing agents to inspect the condi-
tion of the poore.to tee that the rate-payers should be guarded
tram imposition; but there was no use in appointing such
officers, unless their observations were attended to.
It would be for the jury to my whether the child had died
from the want of necessary food or not. It appeared that
the medical men had unlimited power so far as the supply
of medicine was concerned, but with regard to food or nou-
rishment which would tend to invigorate the system they
were completely paralysed. He (Mr. Wakley) regretted to
any that not only in the parish of St. Pancras did this evil
exist, but under the General Poor Law Amendment Act in
all the parishes in England.—The jury retired, and after
some time came into court with the following as their ver-
dict " That the deceased Christina Fitzgerald died of natu-
ral causes accelerated by the want of sufficient nourishment."
—Coroner This,gentlemen, is not a legal verdict. Whatever
accelerates, kills ; and thus such a verdict would be a con-
tradiction, as the latter part contradicts the former. I must
request you to amend it —The jury again retired, and after
being absent about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict
" That the deceased Christina Fitzgerald died a natural
death."

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Nov, 16.

,
The outrage on Mr. Bailey has created a great sen-
sation in the city to-day. When such a popular and
benevolent man is at the mercy of the assassin safety
is at an end. Some particulars connected with the
atrocity show a dreadfully diseased feeling among
the peasantry—the worst symptom of the general dis-
organisation. Application was made at several houses
to give temporary shelter to the wounded man, and
all refused. It is also stated that a young girl bring
on the step of Mr. Bailey's gig from Nenagh, and
having arrived at the scow of the outrage diropped
off, and called to the men in ambuscade, " 'Hero he is,
boys!"
Orders have been issued to gather in police detach-
ments wherever men can be spared, on the frontiers of
Tipperary and Limerick. They will be distributed here-
after as soon as arrangements respecting a co-opera-
tive military force are completed. The most effectual
means of extinguishing the atrocious spirit of murder
and violence, short of the actual suspension of the
laws, will be resorted to. The object arrived at is to
enlist the sympathies of the agricultural community in
the detection and conviction of crime, instead of ex-
tending to it forbearance and protection. It is hard
to punish innocence for the infamy of guilt, but where
the restoration of order is impossible through any
other influences the safety of society requires the
sacrifice.
An old friend, Captain Rock, whom we supposed
buried in the same grave with the tithes and tithe-
proctor looks green again. He has shifted from the
Galtees to Connaught, and by no means appears im-
proved in orthography. The captain published and
posted a notice on the chapel-door of Creagh, calling
on the people to assemble on Wednesday at the work-
house, and demand food or labour. Vengeance was
denounced against the hand which dared disturb the
proclamation. The catholic curate, the Rev. Mr.
Coen, disdained the threat, tore down and trampled
on the notice, and cautioned his parishioners against
a violation of the laws. Thereupon the captain'
posted a second notice, full of dire threats and very'
bad orthography.
Galway is once more on the search for good things.
Now the object of solicitude is a packet-station, and
Mr. O'Flahcrty, it appears, is working hard with the
authorities to gratify his constituents. Mr. Berming-
ham has been casting a scioctific eye along the mo-
rasses of the west to put the railway project once more
in motion in connection with the station. He convenes
a public meeting fur Wednesday, to obtain, what will
not be refused him, an overflowing expression of
opinion.