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The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-15

MEETING AT ST. LUKE'S.

Yesterday evening a crowded mooing of the
periehionen of St. Luke's Middlesex, was held at the
00l Rooms, Cowper-street, City-road_ • and which was
convened by the committee of the St. Lake's Reform Asia-
eiatioe, in order to consider the propriety of 00-operating
with the Liverpool Financial Reform Association and other
bodies is their efforts to reduce the public expenditure, at
least to the standard of 1836, sad of adopting means to secure
a more equitable and monomial system of taxation.
Mr. 0. THOMPSON, M.P., having been called to the
chair, observed that he was fully ceevinced of the necessity
of the objects of financial reform being carried into effect;
but he thought it chimerical to suppose that any redaction
of the public expenditure could be obtained from the present
House of Commons. Ho, however, wrni'd exert by most
stratums efforts to obtain the amomplishment of their
wishes.

kmsolution, in ecedermity with the notice convening the
sleeting, having beim agreed to unanimously,
Yr. D. WIRE proposed :

Mat sithengh • =naiad Idort Swingboat the tannery nay end
will nesse/ Se elheng a law adman In the addle butane; yet
expensine Inediseen natescusay waist lissome the Ms etwevens-
ant. an tilers's*, 1r amilesid agnalin la den swag with,
nail See Wagon sleds • nandliest end anglate enlist env the
Renee of Cananne. tw As anniant et ear mean et npreents
tan. nie neat, geesistrw eineit Zips bent le as gnaw eikeeery
of da sal Seewein nes. na. the ea-
tensie•Preitairendirege. wale by Wet. aleanalpiabinean ; seas
eisdani dial" ibiavided an as line et gegnimen; See tan
of
• engie sal aillahle spews et Oman ententee adastles et the
annandannitnres Ile abilds• ansetwee. sat the alistmeat of
pariens poll le seggatitleneltable nmianent assinegialt.
nelatigb.=.• tre Ute Waster% sin ethandes be Mss the Se-
am
The .s believed there was an nnanltait7 of feeling be-
tween the saddle and workbag claim, which he thought
would be attended with fa vle ranks.
Mr. PALLISER wended the 'isolation.

Mr. OUTBAM, o¢e of the somaaittee of the emaciation,
proposed an amendment that, instated of the words in the
sewed resolution, "the extension of the suffrage," "man-
hood wanes" be substituted.
Mr. HO WARD seconded the amendment, on which
several gentlemen addressed the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN put the question, when the amendment
was carried by a large majority.
It was then resolved to take steps to call a meeting of the
borough of Finsbury, and to form parochial associations for
the purrs's, of promoting financial reform. ♦ petition,
founded on the resolutions was adopted, in whisk it was re-
commended mere particulufy "to secure the objects est
forth in the second resolution."—Thanks were voted to
Mews. Hum-, Cobden, and other members of parliament
for their exertions to secure financial reforms, and to the
chairman, when the meeting separated.
London, England, 1849-02-15

IRELAND.

DURLTN. FIB. It
A leader in last night's. Evening Post, echoing
Lord J. Russell's views about the repeal agitation
and ignoring the speech of Sir W. Somerville, hat:
excited much attention here. It doubtless speaks
the opinion of Lord Clarendon on the subject. If
the trading repealer. be again allowed to open an
agitation shop, farewell to all hope of peace in Ire-
land. The Evening Post says :
A second batch of Queen's conned were called yee-
terday, making sixteen in all, within the last fort-
night. There are now eighty Queen's counsel at
the bar.

The Freeman of this morning announces that the
Connaught synod have resolved on a Catholic college.
The arguments on the demurrer in the interminable
Duffy case were closed yesterday, when Judge Ball
promised to give judgment on them to-day. Whether
any more preliminaries will be invented to stave off
the trial itself again, has not transpired.

Tors MITILDER OP THE LATZ Rev. MIL LLOYD.—
The lad charged with senotiesting the late Bee. Mr. Lloyd
has been brought to Dublin front Liverpool. The captain
of the steamer states that on the pump the prisoner firmly
admitted his guilt, simply adding, by way of extenuation,
that he could not refine to act as he had done. He was •
member of a ribbon society, at a cesinderable distance from
the scene of the murder, and the lot fell upon him to carry
oat the decree of death passed by the society in the neigh-
bourhood of Stroke.ttown. He says he wea bound to do it.
It he bad not done. it, he himself would ham been
shot. He had never heard of the Rev. Er. Lloyd
until he received Lis instruction to murder him,
and the way he carried out his horrible 'Megan is
worthy of a place in the Thug records of the country. He
says he droned himself like • beggar and stationed himself
at the door of the church from which the rev. gentleman
had to lame. Then, to make sure of his victim, he asked
him by his name for charity, which was responded to by
some donation. The villain then made his way moms •
field to the
.high road where fir. Lloyd should pass, and
where his eametante were in welting. Too well be executed
his commission. One of his aid:* stepped forward and,
taking hold of the reins of the horse, stopped him, while the
prisoner deliberately shot the reverend gentleness deed in
his gig. Hie servant escaped nabijmed. Bach are the fame
admitted in the memos of the °Moor in whom charge he
was brought over from Liverpool, the captain of the noel,
and other gentlemen.
London, England, 1849-11-08

WESTMINSTER.

Bonotray.--Et'exiiiiiief;lss;,;;ell-known thief, was
eherged with being concerned with. George Johnson, who
was toed and convicted at the last sessions of the Central
Criminal Cour:, in committing a burglary, and eoing an
immense deal of damage at the house of Mrs. Elizabeth
Willis, Douglas-street, Westminster.
On the morning of the 14th ult. the prosecute: went out
for the day, leaving her house in charge of Mrs. Cooper, A
neat-do-r neighbour, the two houses, which were originally
one, having a door of communication on the first-floor land-
lug. Between seven and eight in the evening Mts. Cooper
heard a noise in Mrs. Willis's house, and, on going out
shortly afterwards to fasten the parlour shutters, found that
there were persons in the first floor with a ligbtc
candle. She immediately, without making any noise,
obtained a policeman, who accompanied her up
attire towards the door of communication, which
was suddenly opened by Johnson and the prisoner, the
latter of whom had a light in his hand. The fellows no
sooner caught a glimpse of the policeman than they ran
down Mrs. Wal is's stairs out at the front door into the
street, where they were met by the constable and Mrs.
Cooper, who, anticipating their intention, had made the best
of tiler way down through the latter female's premise*.
Tao prisoner threw the lighted candle in Mrs. Cooper's face,
and then he and he companion bolted off in different dime.
tions, but Johnson was pursued and captured after throwing
away some hnusehreaking implements. Upon an exami•
nation of Mrs. Willis's house some plate, linen, and
other articles were found to have been purloined, and there
was a large bundle of things packed up ready to be
carried off. Every room in the house had been visited
by the robbtra, and the drawers, cupboards, desks, and even
a tea-caddy had been literally smashed to pieces by the vio•
Inns used in forcing them open in search of plunder. A
large bundle of skeleton-keys, one of which opened the
street-door was found in the p'ssage, as also a man's hat,
the latter of which led to the discovery and apprehension of
the prisoner Fletcher. Loom, a very intelligent sergeant of
the B division, had bad the prisoner in curody in August
last for burglary, and having recognised the hat as his pro.
party, coupled with the circumstance of knowing that he was
an associate of Johnson's made diligent search for the priso-
ner, who kept out ot the way, but was subsequently captured
by the sergeant in Orchard-street.
Toe awned, who declined saying anything in defence,
was committed for trial.
London, England, 1849-11-08

PUBLIC SALES.

Nov. 7.—By Mr. W. I, STZVZICB, at the Mart, leasehold
holm and shop, 1, Bridasstrel t, St. Saviour's, Southwark,
let on leaw for 72&, held for G 9 years, from 1821, at 131.
mold for 4301. _ _

Improved ground rent of 191. 125., secured for 53 years
upon the lutant S bolls and other pr..perty, Canonbury.
square, Islir gton-2701.
L•asrheld cut,nas adjoining preceding, let for 321., held
for 53 years at 211 65.-1601.
Two freehold tenements, Bishop's fitortford, let for
71. 165., per sonnet-1001.
London, England, 1849-11-08

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CASUALTIES.
Acorn, Jones, of London, was in con:act this monies with
the Princess, Hoyton, of London, and both susteintdcot•
sideranle damage.—Milford, Nov. 5.
Apollo (ship) was seen bottom up verde off Cape R 019; 12
hands supposed to have perished.—New York, Oct. 22.
Chart die, from St. John's, N. 8., to the Clyde, has wig
here leaky, with loss of sails, span, At , cud out or par
visions.—Wsstport, Nov. 5.
Eldon, Ole. pie, from honer for Cardiff, which was &ins
on shore Oct. 11, at K amounska, has been surveyrd,fond
very leaky, and must discharge ; when got Stbit, labs
brought back for repairs.—Quebec, Oct. 20.
Liebe (brig), of Bristsl, was seen, a wreck, in the Smite
of hlngellen ; passengers and crew saved.—New Yak,
Oct. 22.
Renfrewshire, Neill, from Qui bre, in torah't op the rim
this MOTT& ff, got ow shore below the Round Point, and
remains.—Bristol, Nov. 6
AlitillrED. I Anal $. I DUL
London, England, 1849-11-08

SOUTHWARK.

OUTRAGE BY IRIIK Ellloll4.l7B.—Three young Irish-
women were charged with committing a violent outrage at •
baker's shop, and breaking two large squares of ghee in the
shop window.
The prison re went, about seven o'clock last evening, to a
baker's shop, and demanded some bread. On being refused
they used dreadful threats towards the shopwoman, and
quitted the shop. As soon as they got outside each of them
picked up half a brick and threw it tbs. mgh the window..
The police fortunately came up, and prevented them from
committing further violence, when they were secured a.d
conveyed to the station-house. When the prisoners were
Called upon for their defence, they said " tkey hoped the
' brick had pone through the young woman's head, as she bad
refused them breed whet they were starving."
The Hon. Mr. Norton raid they did not look as if they
were in that condition. They appeared to be able-bodied
young wool. n, and ought to be able to gain their
hood by honest means. They were a violent set of girls,
and if inch an outrage was passed over they would soon
turn England into Ireland. He should send each of
them for 21 days bard lab mr in the House of Correction at
Brixton.
London, England, 1849-11-08

THE POLICE COURTS.

' GUILDUALL.

THI RILINVING ORIGIN OP T/13 WISP Lowoox UNION
AGAIN —Mr. Soneviel Maier, the relieving officer of the
West London Union, Smahileld, was summoned to show
cause why he refr.sed to give relief to several wretched crea-
tures who bad made application to him.
Ed ward Smith said that he bate wife to support, and for
some time put he had worked in the stoneyard and earned
a shilling a day and a loaf on Saturday. The guardians
had, however, sent orders that no one should be allowed to
earn more than 9d. per day, which he and his wife could not
live upon, and he amserdingly applied to Mr. Miller for relief,
which he refused to give, but, on the contrary, said that if he
did not leave the place he (Mr. Miller) would give him into
custody. He accordingly applied to this court, and obtained
a summons.

_
Alderman Carden Niel Mr. Miller what answer he had
to Rive for refining relief to a person in such want ?
Mr. Miller sail he had no power t do so. The board of
guardians had sent instructions to the stone yard
that for the future 9d. per day was all the men would be
allowed. Ho had nothing to do with the stoneyard, and
was likewise ordered not to relive any persons coming from
that place.
Aldermen Carden—That hes nothing to do with it. You
are the servant appointed by the Poor-law Commissioners,
and not the servant of the guardicns, and therefore as re
Hering officer, you are responsible for refusing the applicant,
and I could inflict a penalty of 51.
Mr. Miller—l am not to blame.

Mr. Alderman Carden—Yes you ave. Here is a man who
has a wife to support, and only gets is. per day, which is
now 'educed to 9d. Da yen thick that sufficient for them
to live upon?
Mr. Miller—Ton see, Mr. Alderman Carden, the awk-
ward position lam in. I have every feeling to help the
parties, bet am forbidden. I will give an order if you wish.
Alderman Csrden—Then you refuse relief. As you are
the responsible officer, and independent of the board of
guardians, you ought to have relieved this person last niieht,
and, to begin, I shall flue you 20s. for not doing so. The
board of guardians may make what regulations they like,
and may reduce the wages of men from a shilling to nine.
pence, sizpenoe, or threepence per as 7; but when those per-
sons applied to you for further relief, you are bound to
give it, whether the guardians have ordered otherwise
or not.

Then were a great number of persons wishing to get
relief, when
Mr. Alderman Carden advised them to apply for relief that
night, and if it was refined, to make application for a sum-
mons, which should be granted ; and then it would be seen
whether he would continue to refuse.

Mr. Miller—Perhaps you will say how much I should
give ?
Alderman Carden—l can't do that. lam afraid I should
order mere than you intend to give.
Mr. Miller, at last, said he would relieve them, and then
left the pout.
London, England, 1849-11-08

appal/idol s se thaw are rather a severe test for the
ammo' powers of proeunciation, bat the accounts we
have bad from the Tarim' seats of war within the last
eighteen mostba won!d seem to prase that a treat
hero most have an unproconeceable nacre, and there-
fore the present eslecuon may be easily accounted for.
The heroine of this new story from the Cruadere,
is betrothed to Baldwin of Bielsonhorst (a Knight of
the Crow), and believing him to be dead, the forlorn
atiorel resolves to retire from the world, and seek re-
hes in a oonvent. In the meantime the gallant knight
it Sakti.' his way to glory, and being 'merely
mead in a duel. he is taken to the convent to have
W Mena enema by the gentle rears. Al a matter
dowse, he ie again blessed with the sight of his
ellesetd bride, and he claims her for bis own. The
fake, however, conspire to prevent lam from carryieg
ego valuable a treasure, and the comequences which
Mew lead to a succession of melodramatic scenes, in
Whisk Turks lied knights, Arabs and nuns, are mixed
kgether in tae most inextricable coutusion. Macy
appmtunitiee are afforded for a free exercise of the
lews, and each phrases as "Perish is the attempt,"
"My owe. my long lest " sad many
ether speeches which have lag been hmiliar to
pilyeoers,are repeated with most amusing froesency.
Thete is an abundance of fighting, and a choice va-
riety of scenes in which the Knights of the Care are
compelled to exert their physical ponies until they
fall front exhaugion. Oa the Whole this piece—
" The Crusader."—may be deemed a good opt aspen
of the elms of melodrama to which it belongs, and
as the performers, one and all, exerted themselves to
the utmost, the audience were vehement in their ap-
plause, and at the fall of the curtain Mr. Davenport
end Mies Fanny Vining (who played the principal
characters) were called forward to receive the usual
movatulations.
London, England, 1849-11-08

Int earl.

WINDSOR. Nos. 7.
The Qmssn sad his Hard Highness Priam Albert.
assomkd r7last Royal Ingham am Demises of Cam-
bridppaa, their al Hiahassass the liorodhary (triad Disks
and Ditcher Moekleabomg &nibs, sad the Primmer
Mary et Cambeidf walked Ms morning id the slopes and
Wisdasr-park. ;seism sad Madams Drosys do Lbw,
sad Vienna% sad Vissosatess Palmerston took thaw la-
pastors Imo the Castle this moratag. The royal dimes
potty this *main isaladad Captain Rea. Horthass sad
Satkville Weal.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
" TM Priory, Nov. 7,1149.
"The Queen Dowager paled a tranquil night,
Italriag slept SILO horns. In other respells. her Majesty is
lamb the seas as yesterday.
„Dann Dann, M.D."

A committee of the Lords of her Majesty'. most
Honourable Privy Council will meet on Monday, the 12th
November, to settle the roll of sheriffs br the earning year.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the
Privy Conseil) left town yesterday, for Park.
Lord Ashley has returned to town, and resumed
his daily attendance at the General Board of Health.
Despatches were sent off, yesterday evening, from
the Colonial-offing for the Governors of Ceylon sad Melte,
s. d also for the Lord High Commissioner of the halms
lolanda.
Lord John Russell had a select party at dinner, on
Toady, at his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Hishmond-perk.

THE CONDUCT OP THE GOVERNOR OP MALTA.—
W • understand that it is intended shortly before the
assembling of parlisineat to hold a public meeting In the
metropolis, with respect to the conduct of Mr. More
O'Ferral at Melts. It is expected that before that time
much more detailed intelligence will have reach, d this
country than was avallahle at the time of the oorrespoad-
once of Mr. Hume with Lord John Russell. Very few of
the exile. who suffered at Malta were able, like Mr. Ago.-'
tiai, to pay their pemage to this country.
RESIGNATION OF • MASTER IN CHANCERY.—
William Wingfield, Req., one of the Mast.rs of the High
Court of Chancery, has retired. The appointment is worth
2.5001. per annum, and is is the gift of the Crown, but is
always exercised by the Chancellor. Mr. Wingffeld is the
father-in-law of the Lord Chancellor. It has been reported
that no fresh appointment will take place, there being, it is
said, an understanding that the blasters in Chancery will
be limited to their present number.
London, England, 1849-02-23

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1849.

POLICE.—YEsT2RDAT.

LAMBETH. FLOSSES 0/I rata 80IITWRASTISX
RAILWAY COMPANY ST SEWN or Foaouo OIIDBILA.—
G. Peacock sad W. Crawley, the former a eornehandler,
and the latter a mater airman, were re-exulting& Merged
with obtaining from. the South-Eastern Railway Company,
at their warehouses at the Bricklayer's-arms Station, 7-
five tacks of dour of the value of 951., by means of forged or-
ders. The sue, so far as the removal of the dour by Crawley
from the railvsystatlon en the morning of the 14th and Wth
of December last, to the house of Mr. Peanut is the St.
George's-road, and its having been received then by that
primate, was completed at the last esunination, and the
only thing therefore was to prove that the forged orders
upon which the door had been obtained were in the hand-
writing of Peacock.—Mr. C. Francis, a corneltandl- r, de-
posed dud he had known Peacock for tire or six years; had
several business transactions with hint, and had hutment op.
portunitim of maim Ida write. The orders mimed, he
had no doubt whatever, were written by Peacock.
Mr. Norton fait boned to send both prisoners to a superior
court, at the same time he thought that the conduct of
Crawley in the transaction was attributable to an act of
munlematem and not sae of roguery, and therefore he should
accept bail for hint.
London, England, 1849-02-23

RAILWAY NE P7S.—TzraRsDAT.

We had some improvement in shame in the morn-
ing, and they wersgeserally held for higher rates, but
the market rather drooped afterwards as the funds de-
clined. File* shares bad a fair demand, and ob-
tained a cornewhit decided advance. For some days
pest they have had emirs buyers. Towards the clam
of Winos they wore not, however, quite so good.
London, England, 1849-02-23

SCOTLAND.

Mr. Home has written to the provost of Brechin,
stating that he expects to be able to prevail on the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests to remit scme
part of the teiada claimed from the ]ewer heritors.

FLIGHT OF A BANKER'S CLERK TO CALIFORNIA.-- A.
young teller in the Clydeedale Branch Bank in Wife, went
off by railway on Friday afternoon last, leaving hie employer,
his father, relations, and friends, in utter ignorance of his
intentions. It is stated that he his abstracted 3.501. Irons the
bank safe, of which he had charge. The bank agent, until he
absconded, was highly satisfied with his conduct, and had
lately offered him an advance of salary to 70i. to continue in
his employment. Nor has any other charge of improper
conduct been brought against him of any kind vs hatever. He
is only 19 years old, and it is suspected that he and two other
lads have had their imaginations so fired by what tin y haws
read about the treasures of California, that they kale set off
for that new Dorado.
London, England, 1849-02-23

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&dm of the politest obaimlie, who was lathe fare.
meet tank of the asseilests, same forward. sad Meshed
the coLonel, who, in legitimate defame, stria the as-
paw with the fist of his sword, which broke with
the blow. A slight wound being indicted, the crowd
hurled a shower &stones at the colonel and the regi-
ment. Two banisades Ws eves etemosseed to
wryest the departure of the eheaseurs. The
Prefect, tie commander of the National
Guard, and the mayor rata to the spot, sad
a pigs,' of national guards interposed between the
pertarbaters sad the brave million', who bad gown
exemplary assetfivid and moderatice. At fear
o'clock order was re.estahlidoed, and hen sot slam
been &tubed.° The same joaroal states that a
telegesphis desgekh has best resolved aonooneing
Isho sorsittal of Ile moms who bad beim arrested for
the dienrbasees which took plass &nos this* ego at
Montpellier.
The BMW was animated to-day, and a more than
rase number of strangers was present Large por-
I chasers of both government stock and railroad abates
were effected, and prices rose considerably. The
Five per Cents. opened at 81f. 75e., rose to 82f. 400.,
and closed at 82f. 25e.
London, England, 1849-02-23

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

PORT PHILLIP.— VW China, accounts have been
received hem Melbourne to the beginning of November.
The public ;awash WWI "haft osenpied in discussing the
elections' asuman of the legislative email of
Ire SosilettfgWalese and also the ward elections for the town
council. For the ham bdy Munn Leughlea M' =seca,
-• ca James Williamsoa, John so James Frederisit
and Edward Carr, had been returned, and His Emmikney err-
titled the return. The types, prows, &a., of the Mellfreerm
Argus had been sold by the sheriff to situ[ y pageant for
libel I. the eat of Moor v. Ken. A light- has been
erected on Cage Otway, in Boas Straits, in let. 311 deg.
51 min. mouth, sallAjadeg. 29 maim eat ; the light is of
the revolving revolving case round in 2
ablates 39 seconds, will, It is estimated, be
seen at the distance of eight leagues. Agricul-
ture, for some miles mad Melbourne, was reported to be in
good eenditirm. and very luxuriant crops were expected. The
quantity of lend under cultivation was iscreasing, and
likely to tonne renunerative. The late arrival' of eani-
greats hod redoesd the rates of wages. Servant girls, who
• math or two previous were asking 181. as house servants,
were glad to obtain employnuat at 121. The wages of men as
feria servants ware armada fall sa seen mike shearing was
elate the lenfaning of November have
over.a to female The seleMble have memorialised
Her Majerfre eaffilkikelkai, elSlaittatby the Mel-
bournevailingpoetise smigradia prasseding to el-
As settlers et the western Auld not partici-
pate in a fair distribution of the labour available.
NEW Z ALAND.—Frommostinsta wit bavoreceived
to the end of October we Isom that all was quiet, and likely
to renal* so, the goverow laving had an interview with
Beagikasta, who admitted that his people were anxious to
adopt the *Atoms of the Sigh* and were averse to war.
The disputes between the New Zeslaad Company and the
had doiseants bid beta marred te the geometer for his
dsaidgesi
ant Ms emsellsoop had detained to undertake the
task, btu lipsiat a board for the purpose.
bemob to his eztelleasy to exercise
the pewees AMA la Ma, sod meats a legislative amiably,
bat ids swami desilsed, amignies as a ream that the
eireumetamess et the Aim were cue Ask as to require it.

MIBMIATION TRISTILAD OP WAlL—Yesterday a
publie meeting was lshl at the British Behool-rosats, Com-
m-stmt. Citproail, he the_ purpose of adopting a petidoe
W partisan& is form of lb. notice for spodel
treaties of sollittatisa to oareamods tha poorest war muss.
lfr. C. Okla la Or Air, sad a raoohttioa la favour of the
aprdoptiontlia woo ea podia' to partisavat la suppat Kr. Cobiloa's
opoi oral to. oo
London, England, 1849-02-23

GERMANY.

FRANKFORT.—Letters sad journals, under date
February 20, have come to hand from this city.
After a long debate on the previous day, the Na-
tional Assembly. voted, on the 20th instant, the first
and second sections of the law at elections. They are
as follows :

Evet7 German of ineproachable diameter, who has peeled
his twenty. fifth ear, Is is elector. Persona are excluded
from the f when they stand under guardianship
I at trusteeship, when they are leplly declared in a state
of barthruptcy or insolvency, sad when they are in the
receipt of rah( from publie or communal establish-
ments, or whet they have received such relief daring the
twelve mouths preceding the elections. The words
'‘ irreproachable character ** wan voted by a majority of 237
es 224 ; but, on the other head, the words every fade-
pedant German" were rejected by a majority of 4n to 21.
Bavaria has followed the example of Prussia and
Auntie, sod forwarded a " note " to the central ex-
ecutive, energetically setting forth the objections to
the exclusion of Austria from Germany, and to the
project (drawn up by Prairie) of making the German
=ions of Austria parts of a special German comb-
state.

According to the Oberpostarnto Zeitsing, the Baden
ploipotenuary has protested against that portion of
the Austrian note which suggests that there should
be "a concordance first of all with the kings of Ger-
many," with respect to the fundamental rights of the
German people, and to its future head.
It hes transpired that the second Prussian vote,
lately received by the neutral executive, expressos the
determination of the ggoovernment to adhere to the
peineiple of a "eonfedwat. elate " for Germany--a
principle repelled by Austria.
AUSTRIA.—It is asserted in tee of the Vienna
that the town of Arad las been taken by the
rpleirais ialists, who bond Mesa mines in it. The in-
doubtf telligence from Hungary is still at a confused and
ul nature.

PRUSSIA.-1124 state of siege in Berlin is "gill
maintained in all its severity, nevem' retreat atlnapts
to hold political havis_g been nailed by the
interference of the • The board of slime=
has refused to join the common council in its address
to the government In favour of the raising of the state
of siege.
HANOVER.— The resignation of ministers was
officially announced, on the 19th inst., is the second
chamber. The ground for this step is, the vote of the
above chamber respecting the recognition of the bill
of fundamental rights (es drawn up by the Frankfort
Assembly), ministers not being prepared to make
that bill unconditionally binding in Hanover.
London, England, 1849-02-24

THE RAJAH OF SATTARA.

Mr. 111/MR;;llefiWhetier any arrangements had been
made for the family of the Rajah of Batten / Sixteen
months had now pawed, and he was informed that not Is. of
money had been given.. The family had been left in a state
of beggary contrary to the assurance given by the right hon.
gentleman the member for 'rantworth.
_ _ - • -

Sir J. C. 110BROUSE.—Thc reason why this money had
not been given to certain parts of tho family wee, that the
widow of the ex rajah of Sutton had reused to receive the
money.

PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS.

Me STAFFORD asked the right hon. gentleman the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the absence of the Secretary
for Ireland, whom he regretted not to see in his place, a
question of which ho bad given notice to-day. There were
groom inaccuracies in the returns presented to the house in
the papers before it, in reference to the distress in Ireland.
In a return delivered this morning there were no less than
seven financial inaccuracies. In page 2 there was a mistake
of 501. ; in page 24, of 101. • in pegs 32, a mistake of no leas
than 2,5001. They bad also put that 6d. and nothing made
44. (A laugh.) Ile did not know why they were to be confused
by official reports in addition to their other difficulties. Ho
wished to ask whether the right hon. gentleman would be
prepared to lay on the table amended sheets, and take care
that such inaccuracies should not be repeated.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
papers had nut been prepared at the treasury, but had been
received from the poor-law commissioners.

Mr. HERBERT wished to ktow from whom the coin-
mireioners had received them?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
some, no doubt, had been received from the guardians and
inspectors; however each bad appended the name of the
person who had prepared it. If the hon. member would
point out the inaccuracies he (the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) would make itiquuy and have them remedied.

Mr. A. STAFFORD wu perfectly ready to do ee. There
would not be much difficulty in proving that eizpance and
nothing did not make foutpenat. (A laugh )
RATE IN AID (IRELAND).
Sir J. WALSH asked, pursuant to notice, whether it
wu the intention of government to introduce a bill to em-
power them to levy a general rate throughout Ireland in aid
of the poor's rate, without waiting for the production of any
evidence on that subject front the committee on the high
poor law ?

Lord J. RUSSELL—The committee now sitting on the
;
re-
ported to
has come to a resolution which has been re-
to the house to-cLy; and it is the intention of go-
vernment to bring en a measure founded on that resolution.
Due notice will be given of its introduction.
London, England, 1849-02-24

GERMANY.

AUSTRIA.-VIZNNA, FEB. 18.—Our correspon-
dent writes as follows : Archduke Stephen bas
been limited by our court, as well as by 180 magnates,
to return here to pacify Hungapa. It has trans-
pired that some difficulties have arisen in the way of
settling Hungarian grains by arms. Windiscbgratz,
being himself a magnate, declines to fight La. lien-'1
tralisation. Jellachich no longer enjoys the confidence
of the court, and is in Path, rather a captive than
commander of the town. The minister Bruck started
for Pesth twit days ago, it is supposed to treat with
Windischratz.
The committee of our Austrian National Assembly
have declared that they are prepared to lay before the
house the completed project of the constitution. It is
said that the ministry were not much pleased with this
announcement, as they were about to imitate the
Prussian ministers and to octroy a constitution here.
From Szegedin I have also received a communica-
tion that the Beryline have declared their intention to
kill all Magyars and Germans when they take the
town.

Item POOR-LAW COMMITTEIL—At the meeting of
this committee yesterday, Lord John Russell moved that the
fourth and filth of his resolutions, limiting the rate on each
electoral diva ion in Ireland to 6s. in the pound for ens your,
in the first instance, and imposing a rate in aid, to be levied
on inch union for one or more electoral divisions, of 2e. in
the pound, be adopted without taking evidence. To this
proposition Mr. Monsell moved as amendment, that evidence
Mt taken. After a long discussion, Lord John with-
draw his resolutions, and Mr. Monsell's amendment was
adopted. Lord John then moved that the resolution adopted
on a previous day, affirming the principle of a national rate,
be reporded to the house. To this Mr. Mansell moved, as
an amendment, a resolution, arming that personal pro-
perty, sad not sal property now rateable to the poor,
should be taxed. This reidutson was negatived, and the
resolution, on Lord John's motion, was reported to the house
the foundation of • bill.

WERT RIDING DINNER TO MR. COBDEN, M.P.-
Mr. Cobden hu signified his acceptance of the invitation
which has been given to him to attend a large public dinner
of the electors, w►ich is to take place at Leeds on Wednes-
day in Raster week, in compliment to the member for the
Riding, and in testimony of approval of his 'Mid, in pro-
moting the repeal of the corn laws, and economy in the
national expenditure.
London, England, 1849-02-24

ADJOURNMENT OF TILE ROUSE.

On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, it was resolved that
the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday next.

SUPPLY.

Mr. HUME wished to know whether the committee of
supply was to be the business of Monday evi fling. He had
been informed by a member of the government that the hon.
member for Limerick had withdrawn his amendment, in
which case his (Mr. Hume's) motion would have precedence

Mr. J. O'CONNELL did not know where the member
of the government who had informed the hon. member for
Montrose had himself got his information. All he (Mr.
O'Connell) had said was, that if government came forward
with comprehensive measures of relief, he would not stand
in the way of their good intentions.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention to bring
on the committee of supply the first thing on Monday
evening. lie should wait until a later period of the evening
before he made any other arrangements.
London, England, 1849-02-24

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.

Mr. G. TROMPiioiiasitedthe President of the Board of
Control

Whether as her Majesty's minbiters have deemed it their duty to
lay before the bowie a bluebook of 378 pages, relating to a rebellion
in the island of Ceylon to July last, they do not oonsider it equally
their duty to lay before the house the papers relating to the war in
the Ptutjalib, described by hey Majesty in her i raeious speech from the
throne as "a rebellion, ” widen wur has been going on since April,
1848, and has necemitated the calling of an army into the field of not
leas than 120,000 men, including camp followers, and involving an
extresedhsary expendltureof not 'Wes than five milllonasterling a year.
Sir J. C. HOSHOUSE said that the question which the
hon. gentleman had put to him, and which he intended to
put to his noble friend the First Lord of the Treasury, was
one of those questions, he submitted to the house, which were
couched in term!, that entit'ed them to be called arguments
tire questions. The hon. gentleman asked why it was, when
the Queen's government presented • folio of 378 pages relating
to a rebellion in the island of Ceylon, they did not present
one equally large. as to the affairs of the Punjsub. The
answer was very simple. The affairs of Ceylon were over,
and government had thought it their duty to present those
papers, that parliament might form some opinion as to those
matters. Then he went on to say that a war had been
raging since April, 1848. It had not been going on since
April, 1848. The commencement dated much later than the
period which the hon. gentleman mentioned. Ile then went
on to state that there was an army now in the field of
120,000 men, including camp followers. He (Sir J. C. Hob-
house) knew nothing about camp followers ' • it might mean
camels, and mitten of that sort. He could assure the hoa.
member that the force in the field did not amount to half
that number. And then he was so good as to estimate the
con. How did he know that it cost five millions ? It had
never been the practice to ask the question in this form. If
the hon. member had simply asked when the pspen would
be produced, he (Sir J. C. Hobbouse) would have told him.
He had chosen to put the matter in an invidious form,
which would have justified him in giving no answer.

Mr. G. THOMPSON gave notice that he should on Mon-
day next move, in reference to that part of the Queen's
Speech informing parliament th►t a war had broken out in
the Pusjaub, that an address be presented 0 her Majesty,
praying her M.jesty to direct the ppm to be laid before
the house without further delay, and then justify the state-
ment he had made.

VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT, NEW SOUTH WALES.

Col. DUNNE asked the fiecrettry of the Colonies if the
bill relating to the rearm of the Vice.Admirelty Court
passed by the legislative council of New South Wales in
1848 had received the royal anent ?

lir. HAWES had no doubt the bill had been received,
and would be assented to. It wee a bill to prevent the vex-
atious arrests of maiden of ships.
London, England, 1849-02-24

OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTESL

COUNTY COURT —MALDON.
(Ears W. Gardos, EA.)
IN THE MAITZ/1 OP HALES, AN INSOLVENT.
The insolveat in this cue, at the time when the last gene-
ral election toot place' wan the proprietor of a public-house,
in an obscure street in the town of Maldon. Messrs. Quin-
tin Dick, and Waddington ware tka leant candidates of the
tort' party in the borough of Mass ea that ocealion, sad
awarding to evidence addueed la the present me,
two persoae mined Cadd and Temlineon,who were numbers
of seers. Dick and Wad 'a committee, gave direc-
tions to the insolvent thro his wife to supply Wm&
meats, both liquid sad mak% same thirty of the ma who
were employed
appeared that
me lige of the " blase" about
the town. It a that the Waimea did supply theme
sad other persons with the retreshammte es ordered.
sad subsequently to the Medea garnished a bill
kr W. to Messrs. Dick ma wbo
howner, denied that Cadet and Tama not were NW;
emote at the election, and mediated the deft made by
Hales as being as exorbitant sad Memel demo& la mew
sequemes of their refuel to pay his etas, be was obliged to
apply to this Mart ft Mid under the blame est, GM fa.
London, England, 1849-02-24

INDIA.

It is stated on good authority that a letter was re.
ceived at the India House by the India mail on Thurs-
day from General Whish, at Moons!), dated the 9th
of January, two days later than the latest dates given
in the Indies papers and private letters. At that
date the fort of Mooltan still held out ; but the gene-
ral confidently expected. that within two days it
would be in his possession, either by storm or ear-
render.
London, England, 1849-02-24

PROVINCIAL.

THIt ACCIDINT ONf THC CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
—The adjourned inquest oa the bcdies of the sufferers in the
!went accident on the Cedod. num Railway took place on
Wednesday at Carli•le.—Tbe evidence given turned entirely
upon the ptop•r fitting of the wheels of the carriages to their
axles, it having been prayed that the accident was eared by
cne of the wheels of the tender having become loose, and
thus thrown the train off the lint. Upen this point several
witnesses wore willed, but their evidence, wee et so teehalsel
a chareeter that it is nnnsraary to state sera than the re-
side, which will be found 'lobo ied in the following verdict :
" That the deceased met with their deaths in aoneegstenos of
the carriage in which they had travelled on the Caledonian
Railway being thrown off the line; that the tante of the
accident was the displacement of one of the wheels of the
tender on its axle ; that the wheel had originally been im-
properly fitted on its axle by the workman formerly in the
employ of the Caledonian Company. but whom name had
not been proved. It dots not appear that blue attaches to
any of the officers of the Caledonian Cqmpanyougess to the
party who had the charge of the construction and fixing of
the wheels and axles of the tender."—The inquiry lasted
four clays.
London, England, 1849-02-24

Lord STANLEY wished to remind the noble`earl that the

establishment on board the Anson was merely meant7oT);
of a temporary character until some penitentiary could be
built in Van Diemen's land. lie wished to ask the noble
earl whether the reports from Sir W.Denisian and the Comp-
troller-gtneral of convicts were founded upon frequent o
servation of the system on board the AUSOI2, and whether
he had thought fit to examine Mrs. Bowden, the superin-
tendent of the Anson, who was at present in this country ?
• ---- • • • • - '

Earl GREY said that the papers on this subject were now
in the library, and the noble lord would hire them to-mor-
row, He must refer him to those papers for the grounds on
which Sir W. Miriam and the Comptroller-general had
made their reports. He had not thought it necessary to call
on Km. Bowden, as no fault had been found with her ma-
nagement.

HABEAS CORPUS ACT SUSPENSION BILL.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE. in moving the second
seeding of the Habeas Corpus Suspension (Ireland) Bill,
entered into an :planation of the reasons which induced the
government to continue the suspension until the let of Sep-
tember next

Lord BROUGHAM thought the period of limitation too
short, and blamed the government for allowing meetings to
R. on until it wu too late to stop them. The noble and
learned lord then proceeded to refer to the case of Burke, a
juror on the recent trial of Duffy, who had got up and
clapped his hands, and cried " Hear, hear," at some obser-
vations made by the prisoner's counsel. Such a country wu
not fit to have trial by jury, for nothing more indecent
could have taken place in the •gigwanta of Southern Africa.

Lord MONTEAOLE considered the state of Ireland
most alarming, but called the attention of the house to the
fact that there use no law which imposed any restraint on
the possession of arms in that country.
The bill was then read a second time—committee mega-
tired—and ordered to be read a th rd time on Monday.
London, England, 1849-11-30

RAILWAYS.

Tilts DAT, Two o'qzocit.

Shares generally have beta steady all
morning, and for 1...nd0n and North Westerns,
Great Western., and Newcastle and Berwieks
the quotations have been rather better than
yesterday. The subsequent decline in Console,
however, has exercised an unfavourable inisence
upon the market, and more especially upon the spe-
calative stocks, and prices are at present not so pod
as they have been. Brighton. are at present quoled
811 to f ; North Stcffards, 95 to I, cis.

Closing prim
Yeoterday.

1:1=."

N. I Pam BAILWAT%
London, England, 1849-11-30

mcaring the suffrage to every houiebolder, cr of say
portion of a house, vote by ballot, triennial parliaments, sad
equal electoral Maria,: that the saidAwoostion is entitled to
the aealJus support of all honest and sincere reformers, lino
we therefore cordially welcome the depute' ion to Paisley, awl
pledp ourselves to unceasing efforts in the ause in which
they are engird "
Bane RITCHIE seconded the motion, and it was carried

unsuimeesly. _
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY was then called upon, and
own" forward amidst loud anti prolonged cheering. After •
few preliminary remarks the hoe. gentleman delivered an
able and eloquent address, replete with arguments and hots,
showing the necessity of a thorough reform in the present
representative system. He roused his seat amid loud
cheers.
Bailie REID next moved, and Mr. DAVID GLASS-
FORD seconded the following reolutiou
" That an association for Paisley be farmed in coanexion
with the National Parliamentary and Financial Astra Al.
sociatioe, and that the following persons, with power to add
to their number, be appointed • committee to organise the
Association and forward its objects, vat. :—Proost Murray,
Messrs. William litHean, Duncan Robertson, William Wil-
son, Robert Cochran, John Henderson, John Brown, Robert
Walker, Samuel M'Xim, David Gleasford, William Melvin,
Andrew Robertson, David Ritchie, James Fleming, James
Whyte, Robert Brodie, Andrew Thomson, James Hatchard,
Walter Nicol, .J•hn Spruce, Alexander Shanks, Thomas
Brown, Colin Black, Alexander Davis, William Colquhoue.
and William Miller."
The motion was ferried by acclamation.
Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON then delivered a comps-
bowies address, which completely canted the house by
storm. The copies were the claims, the grievances, the suf-
ferings, and the rights of the unenfranchised: the extrema-
game, corruption, and misgovernment of the aristocreey •
and an appeal on behalf A uaion end amoeba= for the;
achievement of the success of the cause of parliament's'?
and financial reform. Whea the hen. gentleman lighted up
with his subject cheer saneetded cheer, as he exposed the
system of misgovernment, of which the tax-payers and on.
represented complain • and at the close the audio's bunt
forth into one loud, and lonroontinsed explodes of
applause.
Oa the motion of the Rev. P. Balsams, amended by
Joan Blows. Esq., it was agreed—
" That the best thanks of this moths/ are due to Sir
Joshes Wesley, M.P., and Georg* Thompson, Esq ,
M.P., for their presence with us to-night, and for the soy
excellent addresses which they have delivered."
A vote of thanks was then tendered to the chairman, which
closed the prosodies*.
London, England, 1849-11-30

PARLIAMENTARY

AND FINANCIAL REFORM.

MEETING AT PAISLEY.
On Tuesday, 27th current, Sir Joshua Wa
M.P., and Mr. George Thompson, M.P., made their appear-
sac* la the town of Paisley, as a deputation from the ,Par-
liaraeatary and Financial Retormatsof L9ndon. They were
received by all classes with the liveliest exprenions of appro-
bation and respect ; indeed, so muck was public feeling in
this quarter excited by the event, that from an early hour
la the morning until a late hour at night the inhabitants
were quite en the qui vice in expeetatiou of seeing and
hosriag these two advocates of the new movement for re
form.
Oa salvias at the railway station the deputation were
met by a numerous and iniamtial body of the middle
chews, who escorted them to the Barnes,'. Head Inn.
where a public tinker was provided. R. hisetalane, Beq.,
lowa's inseam, discharged the duties of chairman, sup-
ported by ex-Provost Henderson, by Bailie Burma, and
Councillors Smith, Walker, sad Pinkerton. James- Nrltits,
• ,of Abbotabern, officiated ea eroacier, supported by
Councillor Nairn, Rev. Mr. Kennedy, John Brown, Req.,
Juba Walker, jun., Req., Waken Melvin, lisq , and Alex-
ander Walker, Req.
After dinner, the &potation were waited upon by a large
delegation irons the operative diet to whom Sir Joshua
Waimeley briefly explained the gus read objects of the
London parliamentary refeemere, impressiug upon them the
impottatice of lotion sad etroperadoo with the middle
clause, as the beat mode of *thieving the great object which
all bad at heart vie., good and cheep government. The
delegation received Mr Joshua's statemeate and explanakcns
with the greatest approbatioo, and departed giv.ug three
cheers for the new movement.
About eight o'clock a great public mowing sisembled in
the Rev. Mr. Nisbet's church, Abbey-close, kr the purpose
of hewing the deputation hen the London Parliamentary
Belem desesiatlas. The *es wee crowded in evary part
by a mast enthusiast's aueu On the *rival of the
deputatLA, who were sesoreed from their hotel to the skunk
by a band of lamb and as imams, conceives of the in-
habitants, they were weloomeit with hest y cheers. The
company amerabied wed a large number of the elec-
tive and middle dames of the town, ea well ea of the working
PIC=IIIIRRAY wee called to the shale, and, in
orris, the said it we not tie intention to
detain them with agtklng like an introductory 'perch, con
esidieg that M wee mask Issuer they should have a fall
oggsreanity hembw the brossiteble and respected gentle-
men who 11110 Is address them. (Cheers.; He might be
pereellied be sow, however. time he malrely *lmp d with
die alms af Wm meeSieg.
Mr. ROMMTBO3I mewed the adeption of the first reso
httle whisk use se Mime :
+'Thal, amend st the pees ahem which exist in OUT
regressatades agmlien, we
bedesnedi milk satisfestioa the move
mint NM* him hugigk by the Hatiesial Perlis-
vastroy ml !WNW Idles Awilitikat IN as lasi