The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1846.

office at a public Durbar, at which the Resident was pre.ent
with his suite. When the installation was over, the Paish-
kar llajalt item Dux, the Cotwal Nuwatab Taluti-00-lliwbili,
and the two ministers of Finance, with many other nobles
and offices of State, and Soivear4, had audiences of the new
minister, and presented Nuzzurs.." We may now hope that
better days will speedily come round fir this hitherto mis-
governed state."

A melancholy accident which has occurred at Hy-
derabad, completes our catalogue of news from this quarter.
It is the death of Capt. W. F. Blake, of the 36th N. 1., whi!e
about to start on a shouting excur,ion. lie and a friend bail
entered the howdah of the elephant which was to carry
them, and the animal was in the act of rising, when the jerk
accompanying the rise threw Capt. Blake off his balance,and
struck the rifle which he held in his hand, uncocued, against
a part of the howdah. In recovering himself it would seem
that the 11,1:::a; and immediA.;;::i la g° again by
impediment, era. nipple being capped, to' ride w.,s
discharged, the ball going through the unfortunate officer,
occasioning almost instantaneous death. His companion is
stated to hive had a very narrow escape from the ball after
it had passed through Capt. Blake. The deceased will be
remembered as the brother of the officer who fell at Jeyporc
during the ecocide when Colonel Alves had so imminent an
escape.

SAUGOIt.—We announced in our last issue, that an
engagement had taken place between the Bhopal c
tingent and a body of Itohillue, healed by Ameer Ma-
homed Khan, a close relative to the lihopal sovereign. It
now appears that it had been the regular practice of this
chief to collect retainers around him to a very inorer,..
nate extent, never paying them, but making use of
their murmurs when lulling into arrears to extort the araeunt
from the lihopal government. In concert with the -political
agent at Bhopal, the regent of that suite resolved to put a
stop to this i 9 stem, and insisted upon the Ame er's settling
his attire once for all under the eyes of It., state. The
Amcor then, careless of the warning atkilretoed to him
by the political agent, advi.nced as far as Raliseen,
where he exhibited a threatning front, insulting even the
medium of communication which the agent employed for
his warnings. Finding however that the government pre-
served an unmoved aspect and .nis temporary funds failing,
he gave in so far as to come to Bhopal, where, nevertheless,
he continued eucamped without the city, sullen and &Hatt.
At this juncture, he was reinforced by Kureem Khan, one
of the Itohiltas expelled from the Hyderabad territories,
who with his followers swelled the Ameer'a to near 2,000
men. As the Huhillas continued to flock to this camp, and
the tone of the Ameer was again rising under the inviriting
influence of his gathering army, the resident, with the con-
currence of the Indore resident, called in the services of the
contingeut to co-operate with the state troops in briiv inn the
Ameer to reason. The moment the advance of the British
troops was advertised, the prudent Ameer struck hk camp
and moved off, plundering on the line of march. He was,
however, overtaken within twenty miles, and surrounded.
The military dispositions for an attack having been com-
pleted, a summons for surrender was conveyed to the Arne. r,
which at nearly the last moment he obeyed individually.
Ills Hotlines and Villaities however continued contumacious,
and the guns opened upon them. In a quarter of an
hour they were, as we stated, effectively broken, and
scattered afterwards by the cavalry. Trauquility
is perfectly restored by this exertion of vigour, the
more necessary as the neighhouring ditricts under
our eon rule have for some time past been in a very
disturbed and feverish state. Care, we trust, will be taken
to carry out the measure which we believe was recommended
to and resolved on by our government, that the expatiated
Rohillas should be strictly escorted across country by detach-
ments of our troops. Their diffusion throughout the pro-
vinces on their route northward is anything but conducive to
the consolidation of those states.—Cateufte

CoooArAli.—The insurgent Nursimn Reddy, with
his principal adherents, have at length been toady defeated
and captured. After beinv hunted down and beaten in
several unimportant skirmishes, he was traced to a hill
pagoda, called Juirgernautcondah. After a smart engage-
ment, in which-about forty-six of the Reddy's followers were
killed, the pagoda was carried by a detachment of the 10ih
M.N.1., and the insurgents captured. No casualiiee occurred
on our side, except one or two bruises from tho enemy's
slings.—Calcutta Star.
NEPAUL.—We have heard very little, in addition
to the paragraphs contained in our last summary, about the
Nepaulese massacres. Our own ad vices deny that the
Maharanee participated in the murder of the prime minister
and his relatives, and describe the affair as follows; On hear-
ing of the death of her favourite, the Maharanee went to the
council and taxed the members with knowing more of the
transaction than they chose to avow. Without minding
their denial, she left thesis to deliberate upon her demand
that the criminals should be given up; and in her absence
the soldiers of Guggun Singh's brigade broke into the room.
Disputes and recriminations ensued, ending in an impromptu
resort to the kookree. The Delhi Gazette however continues
to believe that no such perfect innocence is attributable to
the Maharanee. The Maharajah had returned to the capital,
and matters were, at surf ice, tranquil, though it was evident
that discord was still most active, and outbreaks were mo-
mentarily expected. The M ihranee and the heir-apparent ( the
Maharajah's son by a former wife) were at open feud ; osten-
sibly about the right of precedence, symbolised by re
ceiving the teekes or mark on the forehead first, at the annual
ceremony. After considerable alarm, a sort of nego-
tiation was entered into. The Maharanee then declared
that she has not sanctioned the massacre of the
chiefs, and the onus was thus supposed to be trans-
ferred to the commander-in-chief, Jung Bahadoor,
whom in our last we announced to be the only chief of in-
fluence left. The heir.apparent then declared it to be his
intention to take the life of that officer, who flew for safety
to the Maharanee's apartments where he was protected.
On consideration, thiwdocs not appear as a matter of course
to prove that, if the massacre was not carried out by the
Maharanee's orders, it hod at last received her past And
present sanction. The Ranee might surely interpose to
save the only influential survivor of the court circle,
when a vital struggle for power is in prospect, and thus
to attach his followers to her party ; and more than one such
motive may he, without much impropability, assigned, alto-
gether irrespective of the part Jung Behadoor may have
played in the late events. Mr. Colvin, who continues to
labour under ill health, proceeds on have to Ceylon ; Major
Thoresby acts for Mr. Colvin during his uhsence. Capt.
Wheler takes temporary charge of the residency tilt Major
Thoresby joins.—Calcutta Star.
MADRAS.—A few days after we last went to press,
Madras was visited with a sad calamity. From the
ISth to the morning of the 21st ultimo, the rain fell
in torrents, and on the 20th was accompaniid with
a very strong gale, that served to increase the damage done
by the heavy downpour which laid the whole presidency
several feet under water for many hours. No less than
twenty-four inches of rain fell during the time we have men-
tioned; and to the want of sufficient channels to carry this
great body of water into the sea may be attributed an inun-
dation such as few residents of Madras can remember to have
occurred before. The Minds of nearly all the large tanks
gave way ; the river Cooum overflowed its banks ; the houses
and huts of the poorer classes were swept away by thousands,
and no less than four bridges were destroyed, and six others
injured more or less seriously. It is not alone the loss and
destruction of property that we have to deplore; fourteen
persons were drowned and thirty killed by the falling of
houses and walls, in addition to six wounded, while no less
than 475 cattle were killed or perished from cold and wet.
The wide spread distress that this lamentable visitation has
caused, it is almost impossible to conceive. Many thousands
of the poorer classes were left without the slightest shelter to
bids the pelting of the pitiless storm, most of whom lost all
the lit'le property they had in the world ; and had it not
been for the strenuous exertions of the European and East
Indian portion of the community, number must have
perished of cold and hunger. Through the benevoleat exer-
tions of ourworthy master, attendant-Captairißiden, a public
meeting was held as soon as possible after the distressing oc-
currence, and steps were immediately taken to relieve the
sufferers. A general committee, with sub-committees, to
ascertain the amount of distress and the proper measures to
be taken to alleviate it, were at once formed, and have ever
since been actively engaged in their charitable undertaking.
Subscriptions in aid of the sufferers were urgently requested
from the more fortunate members of the community, and the
call was heartily responded to, except by the natives,
who, with a few honourable exceptioas, have evinced
the most disgraceful apathy to the misery of their
fellow-creatures and countrymen. When their own
rights and privileges were considered to be in danger, they
could meet by thousands to discuss and make known their
grievances, and not fewer than 12,500 of them signed an
address a short time ago to Mr. Lewin in consequence of
his suspension from his office of second Judge of the Sudder
Court ; but when appealed to for money that many of them
could so well spare, in the cause of humanity, they did little
more than subscribe that number of pence ! Much blame has
been thrown by some of our contemporaries on the Chief
engineer, to whose neglect, in cot causing the bar of the
Cooum to be opened, the inundation is said to be mainly
owing, though this the Atheneum, in opposition to the other
journals, most strenuously denies ; but as the military
board have been called on by government to re-
port on the subject, and have means at command
to ascertain whether blame attaches to any one, and to whom,
it is certainly premature thus hastily to condemn Colonel
Lawe, as some of the papers have done. At sea, the gale,
though heavy, was not so destructive to life and property as
were the combined gale and inundation on the land.
The shipping in the roads, except one vessel, which
rode out the storm safely, ran out to sea in obedient
to the signals given them from the master-attendant's
department and the fort, and all happily returned in a few
days without baying sustained much injury. The dhonies,
or native craft, did not escape so well, a few of them having
foundered or been wrecked, but without much loss of life,
the crews for the most part having been picked up and
brought safely into port.—Atheniruns.
CEYLON.—TEE KANDY RfOTERS.—The Ceylon
papers report an
occurrence, which seems to indicate that
the administration of justice in the Queen's Court at Kandy,
is not of an even-handed nature. Our contemporary the
Island Times, thus puts us in possession of the facts of the
matter.—" It seems that Mr. Gordon, Lieut. Eddington,
and some other gentlemen, sallied forth one evening on an
expedition, and got involved in a very serious rencontre with
a mob of natives in the bazaar. From what we have been
able to gather, it appears one of the gentlemen was armed
with a pistol, and another with a sword, but what use they
made of these weapons we cannot tell, for accounts are
condictory ohs this point. At all events it does
notes seem to ve been very deadly. The gentle-
men, however, found they were too few in number
to contend with an infuriated mob ; and Mr. Gordon,
seeing some of the pioneers, called upon them for assistance
in
—ashort, call whichwere whad up as immediately responded to. All of them,
finally hand before the police magistrate, and
ed over to the S
finpureme Court. The result of
the trial was Gordoned 1001., and three months'

imprisonment in the common jail ; Lieut. Edd:ngton, 1001.
tine; and two of the pioneers, two years' imprisonment in
the common jail."—Observer.
GENERAL ORDEII.B.—The following movement of troops
will take place when the deputy quarter-master general
shall have made the necessary arrangements tor carrying
them into effect :—Tho 95th Regiment, now statiooed in
Kandy and Trincomalee, will he held in readiness to embarx
for Hong Kong in the transports which arc to convey the nt h
regiment to this island. The head-quarter companies of the
9.5 th regiment from Kandy will be moved to Colombo when
the weather permits, and he replaced by bead.quarters of
the 15th regiment ; the detachment of the 95th at Triaeo-
melee when relieved will embark there, and proceed
direct to their declination. Six companies of the Ceylon
Rifles will be held in readiness to proceed to Hong
Kong at tho same time as the 95th regiment. Lieut,
Cul. Braybrooke will be pleased to make the necessary pre-
Duration for earryiog this into effect, and he will
also take immediate steps f,m• completing th..
regi-
ment under his Command to twenty-two companies
(according to Orders front the Horse Guard:s) of 100 men
each, he will submit the details and the 'James of the °facers
to prdeeca to Hong- Kong, and also 'dose for the recruiting
service, and where he proposes stationing the latter for the
lieut.-general's approbation.
The following is a list of passengers by the steamer
Precursor :

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Prtau Calcutta to Madras.—Mrs. Hider, Mr. W. G. Law,
ar naive servant, B. Army.
From Calcutta to Point de G:ille.—Mr. Colvin, B. C. S. ;
Mr. Drummond, H.V. 10th Cavy ; Mr. J. Mackenzie, 2nd
Ors. Mr. Tullnek, Mr. Elphick, and 6 Sycvs, deck.
From Calcutta to Suez.—Dr. Taylor, B. Service; Count
Nicola and his servant.

From C-dcut to to M alt a.—Mrs. Captain Bracken and child,
with one European servant.
From Calcutta to England.—Lieut. Youle, 16th Lancers,
.Mrs. Youle and child, and Miss Youle ; Mr. McEwen • Lieut.
Col. Burrough and servant; Lieut. Scudamore, H. M. 29th
Regt. ; Captain Lcstrange ; Captain Coker; Rev. H.
McCann ; Mrs. and Mrs. Bernard.
From Madras to England.—Mrs. White, and 3 children ;
Mrs. Ottley, and 2 children ; T. O'Neill, Esq. ; Ensign D.
A. McNeill ; Lieut. J. D. Dale ; Miss Haynes, tu.d European
servant.

:ror Commercial and Shipping Intelligence by tho arrival, see our
4th page, under the taw' hzada.j

'gibe Conn.

WINDgOR, MONDAY. —The Queen and. Prince
Albert took their tt,ual early morniLe walk.
his Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein. his Ex-
cellency the Chevalier Bunsen, and Sir George Grey are
expected to arriva at the Castle to-day on a visit to Her
Maliasty.
EXPECTED ROYAL VIsIT TO TIADMINTON.--It. is
stated that her Majesty will, in all probability, honour
the Duke of Beaufort with a visit at Badminton-house,
at an early period after Christmas. We have heard
that the ' note of preparation " has been already
sounded amongst the Gloucestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, of
which his Grace is colonel, with a view to their being ready
mounted, moustached and all. as a kind of royal guard for
the Queen.—Chellettioim ehrost;rlo.

Earl Grey arrived in town yesterday:from a visit
to the Marquis of Lansdowne, at his seat, Bowood Park,
Wilts.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yester-
day for Hiekleton Hall, Doncaster.
Sir George Grey left town yesterday afternoon for
Windsor Castle.
Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Charles Phipps, brother of the
Marquis of Norrnanhy, is to succeed Mr Anti an as private
secretary to his Hord Highness Prince Albert.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE COUNT POLLON.—Yester-
day forenoon the remains of this nobleman were interred at
Kensall-green cemetery. The funeral ceremony was per-
formed according to the rites of the Romish Church.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SOCIETY.—The forty- (
seventh anniversary festival of this institution took place yes-
terday at the London Coffeehouse, Ludgate-hill, the Lord 1
Mayor in the chair, supported by Sir Chapman Marshall, the
president of the society, and several distinguished citizens of ;
London. After dinner, Sir C. Marshall expressed the great
satisfaction he felt in presiding over so excellent an institu-
tion, and stated the great advantages which the members
derived, when it appeared that by the present state of the ac-
counts, nearly seven thousand three hundred contributors,
who had only subscribed about 11,0001., from the
first formation of the institution, had produced to the
the recipients, nearly, 78,000/. Ile would therefore recom-
mend every commercial traveller not only to be a subscriber
himself, but to induce all his friends to become members. In
conclusion, Sir Chapman Marshall proposed the health of
Mr. Chapman, who founded the society 47 years ago, and who
hid now, from age, retired from the proprietorship of that
paper, the Globe and Traveller, which had so much contri-
buted to the institution, but who was still present that even-
ing to give his support to the Society. —Mr. Chapman
returned thanks; and .n doing so, although it was stated
that the gentleman was near eighty, he went through the
duty with a juvenility that would have shamed many a more
youthful man.—The Secretary announced the subscriptions
to be about 6001. A legacy of 5001., it was stated, had been
left to the society by a mercantile gentleman named Ilearne.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.—At the first
quart. Ay general court of this institution, which was held
yesterday, it was stated that the amount already subscribed
is 6,3.101. 10s.; that the annual income of the society amounts
to 4131. The school will, it is expected, be in working order
about next June.
ROYAL GENERAL ANNLITY SOCIETY.—The sub-
scribers to this charity, which was instituted in 1827, met
yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopstate-street, at one
o'clock, for the purpose of having submitted to them by the
directors a statement of the accounts, and for the election of
officers for the ensuing year. .1. I'. Hayward, Esq., took
the chair, who, after urging the claims of the charity on
those benevolently disposed to decayed merchants, bankers,
profesaional men, their widows, and clerks, and to single
finales, daughters of persons belonging to such classes of
society, called upon the secretary, Mr. Stephen Aldrich, to
read the report, The report stated, amongst other things,
th it the annuity originally proposed was' /. ss. to men, and
H. 10s. to women, per month ; but that, in consequence of
a great falling off in the funds, owing to the fact of some
gentlemen having withdrawn their names from the books of
the society after they had placed certain annuitants on the
funds, it was thought necessary both toreduce the number of
the annuitants annually elected, and also the amount of the
monthly payments, so that in 1841 the latter was brought so
low as Ids. per month to the men, and 10s. to the
women. Through the exertions of the society, and the
energy of its officers, the funds had since so increased as to
enable them to give 11. 9s. per month to the men, and 11. 2s.
to the women. The report concluded with the expression
of a hope that the next report would be much more satis-
factory, and by stating that Lord Stanley had most kindly
consented to preside at their next festival, which will be
, held at the Loudon Tavern, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1847.
i• Many of the mos( distinguished noblemen and gentry in
, the country, it added, had already consented to become
stewards. The funded property of the society now amounts
to 1,0191. 3s. 4d., being an increase since the year 1844 of
, 6191. 3s. 4d. The following were then elected directors for
the ensuing year—Capt. Allen, R.N., Saml. Allen, Edwd.
Ballard, Jas. Bidden, IL It. Davis, George Fuller, J. P.
Hayward. Geo. Hayward, J. Ireland, J. Johnstone, jun.,
Geo. Mullins, Edwd. Pain, Geo. Rowe, John Taylor, and
John H. Thompson, Esqrs.— after which the meeting

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separated.
FARRINGDON WARD.—The scrutiny mentioned in
our paper of Thursday last was granted, and resulted in the
election of Mr. Hodgson.
CLOSING OF NATIONAL EEHIRITIONS.—It being
understood that the British Museum, and other national ex-
hibitions are open during holidays, nearly 20,000 well-dressed
artisan called at the Museum during Saturday, but were
doomed to disappointment, as on applying for admission they
were severally informed that the Museum was " never
opened on Saturday." The same answer was returned to
such as tried for admission to the National Gallery, where, to
prevent parley, the outer gates were most rigidly, kept closed.
The number of persons who visited the British Museum
yesterday amounted to 14,780; this number however falls far
short of the last year—the number of visitors on Boxing-day,
184.5, having been upwards of 30,000. This diminution may
be accounted for by the fact of Boxing-day falling on Saturday,
and many persons being compelled to take that day as a
holiday. The National Galle.—The number of visitors did
not exceed 7,000 during theryday, being far less than on
similar occasions, arising from the same cause.
THE WEATHER AND THE PARES.—Although
there was on Sunday evening every appearance of a thaw,
the frost during the early part of yesterday morning was so
severe that at seven o'clock the thermometer at the Royal
Humane Society's receiving-house, in Hyde-park, was down
to 24 degrees, or 8 degrees of frost, and it did not during
the day ascend higher than 31 degrees. Last evening, at
eight o'clock, the mercury stood at 32 degrees. Between
three and four o'clock, a slight fall of sleet took place, and
the streets in the metropolis became rather dirty and greasy,
but the roads in the suburbs were hard and dry. The
Serpentine—lt was yesterday reported by the icemen that
the ice was three inches thick, but very dangerous in conse-
quence of the number df persons who were on it the pre-
vious day, which caused it to crack in several parts.
About 6,000 skaters and sliders disported themselves thereon
during the day. Several accidents occurred, and amongst
those immersed were the following i—Mr. W. M.
Gulmen, 8, Lower Berkley-street, Manchester-square ; Mr.
Arthur Barfoot, 7, Little Cadogan-place, Sloane-street ;
Christopher Anstead, 12, Chapel-place, Chelsea ; and Mr.
John Brown, 27, Tottenham-court-road. Three of the
above were rescued by the icemen, James Wood and James
Adams, and Barfoot was got out by policeman McQueen, 62
A, who also got immersed by doing so. The whole, including
the policeman, were conveyed to the receiving-house, where
they were attended by Mr. Woolley, jun., one of the hono-
rary surgeons of the institution, and after receiving a warm
bath, &c., were enabled to proceed home.—The Long Water
during the day was attended by about 800 skaters and sliders,
and only a few boys broke in at the sides. The Round
Pond was more numerously attended i the skaters and
sliders amounted to about 3,000, including several members
of the Skating Club. No accidents occurred. St. James's-
park.—The ice in this park was during the day frequented by
full 10,000 skaters and sliders. There were a few g
mersions, and Richard Marshall, a drummer in the Foot
Guards, met with a severe fall while gilding, and was carried
in a state of insensibility to the marquee, where he was at-
tended by Mr. Mc Cann, surgeon, of Parlianmt-street, and
after restoratives had been applied, was enabled to return
to the barracks. Regent's-park.—The ice in this park was

yesterday very much cracked anti dangerous, yet the iam-
bir of skate[. and sliders was about 8,003. Two immer-
sions only of a dangerous character took place. One of the
partied was Mr. Hendon, No. 1, Taunton-place, Park-road,
Regent's-park, who was rescued by iceman Chas. Griffiths,
Nu. 3; and the other a geutlotian totaled Steuart, of 32,
liitndford-square, who was re cued by iceman PrLdtexiS
Parry; both were able to return home after the usual r.tten.
tions. The River.—There was yesterday a vast qurAtity of
floating ice in the river above bridge, and the ('and Junc-
tion Canal, which joins the river at Old 13'•;entsoed, was
completely frozen oder, and the navigati:', stopped until
opened by the use of ice-boats.
THE HIGHT HON. T. CIitENV
on Friday that Mr. Grenville b- TILE.—We announced
ixqucathed his unequalled
ht rar
to the British Munam. We now add the colic] iu
',Melt the bequest is made:—
I, the Right lion. Thomas (*.remit's*, do make, publish, and declare
this as and itt a further weed to my list will and teM4lll2llt. With
the warmest continued dread= to tile Duke of Buckingham and to
my (nobly, I feel It in—ambent uoon me, upon further eonsideratba,
to cancel the bequest my library and biiolo.ases as contained in my
will. A great part of ray library Las been purchased from the profits
of a sinecure (lite: given to me be the public, and I feel it to be a
debt and a 411%;ty that I should acknowledge this obligation by giving
that libr,:ey so acquired to the British Museum, for the use of the
public. I do, therefore, by this cadicil, revoke the bequest containid
in my will of my library to my great nephew, Richard Bake of
Buckingham and Nandi", for life, with remaiader to the senior male
gem:cad:int of the head of my family as tan heir-loom ; and I do hereby
give and bequeath my library, such as it may be at the tine of my
(Lath, to :he trustees of the British Museum, for the purpose thereof
anal benefit of the public. But Ido not noun her. by to disturb the
I:dullest made by toy will to the said duke of such of my letters and
paper. as my executors may on examination consider a, worth being
added to the large maraiaeript collection at mune. In witness

whereof I have hereunto wt hand thin 38th day of October, lb 13.

-TOO)! t) 6 azmvz LLE.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—lnformation Was yes-
terday circulated by the police that on Thursday last a
young man, named Francis William Schultze, a German, 19
years of age, absconded from the residence of his master,
Mr. C. M. Wellich, No. 25, Suffolk-stmt, Pall-mall East,
Charing-cross, stealing and taking with him Bank of
England notes, sovereigns, and silver to the amount of
7001. The accused was seen on the Saturday week pre-
vious in the neighbourhood of Leicester-square in very deep
couversation with two male persons, apparently foreigners,
one very tall and the other short, both dressed in dark recieh
coats, and of dirty appearance. It is supposed he will gu to
France.
FIRE IN THE HAYMARKET.—This morning, be-
tween the hours of twelve and one, police constable Ora) n,
N 0.141 C, whilst passing along his beat, discovered that the
premises belonging to Mr. Stray, a tailor, of 39, Haymarket,
were on fire. The constable immediately aroused the in-
mates. By the time, however, that he had accomplished
his object, the whole of the front-shop and the mak r part of
the staircase, were enveloped in flames, which completely
cut off all means of the residents effecting a retreat by the
usual way. The hive persons in the house managed, but not
without great difficulty, to get upon the roof of the premises,
and they were taken into the adjoining house in the occu-
pation of Mr. Truman, the dentist. By the time, however,
that the parties had left the building, the house was burn-
ing from the bottom to the top, and for some few minutes it
was feared that the houses in the vicinity would base
been destroyed. The necessary intelligence having been
despatched to the engine stations, in a short time the County
engine arrived, with Mr. Garwood, the foreman, which wes
followed by Mr. Staples, the district foreman, with several
Brigade engines, and Mr. Connorton, with the West of Eng-
land one from the Waterloo-road. An abundance of water
being obtained, and every person exerting himself to
the utmost, by two o'clock the fire was safely subdued,
but not before it had destroyed a considerable amount of
stock, furniture, and other effects. How the fire originated
could not be ascertained. An escape belonging to the Royal
Society for the Protection of Life from Vire was early in
arriving, but forturately its services were not required.
INQUESTS YESTERDAY.—DEATII FROM WANT.—
By Mr. W. Baker, at the Two Brewers, Whitecross-street,
St. Luke's, on the body of John hardy, zged 47 years. De-
ceased had resided at No. 1, Broad-yard, \Vhiteeross-street.
The body preeeuted a mist emaciated appearance; and de-
ceased had scarcely any clothes to cover him, a miserable bed-
stead, was the only article of furniture in the room. He had
been unable to work at his trade of shoemaking, in conse-
quence of rheumatism, fora considerable time, and his usual
earnings were from 6d. to lfid. per day. Ile refused to apply
for parochial relief or medical assistance. Ile was chiefly
supported by his brother. On Christmas-day he dined with
a neighbour; oa the following morning he was discovered
lying on the bed quite dead. A surgeon was called to the
deceased. He had no doubt that he had died from the
want of the commou necessaries of life. He was almost
in a state eff nudity, and the inclemency of the
west,. er accelerated hia death. Verdict, "Natural death."--
DI: %Tit FROM A FALL. By Mr. Carter, at the King's
Ann., Hickman's Folley, Bermondsey, on the body of John
Kitchen, aged 79. On Tuesday, deceased, who was a dyer,
was at work in Grange-road ; he was in the act of leaving
one of the vats, when, in turning around suddenly, his
wooden shoes made him slip, and he tell backwards with great
violence down a stoke-hole. Several of his ribs
were broken, and he had also suffered severe injury
to the spine, and ultimately expired from the re-
sult of the injuries. Verdict " Accidental death."—
DEATII OMNIBUS RALINO.—By WM. Carter, Esq.
as to the death of Wm. Lee Fiddy, aged 37, at the Crown
and Sceptre Tavern, at Streatham. From the evidence which
was voluminous, and in one point contradictory, it resulted
that the deceased was the driver of a Brixton omnibus, and
ou the 14th instant was racing with a rival omnibus. About
70 yards down the Effra road, his omnibus came in contact with
a lair.p-post. The deceased was thrawn off, and he received
some severe injuries on the head, which caused his death last
Wednesday. It was given in evidence that a Mr. Ford, the
driver of the rival omnibus, drew across the road to prevent
deceased passing, but there was a difference of testimony as
to whether he actually drove his omnibus or not into a col-
lision with the other, some witnesses deposing that there was
a collision, and others that there was not. After a protracted
investigation, the jury returned &verdict of "Manslaughter"
against Matthew kord, who was committed to Horse-
monger-lane gaol, to take his trial for the offence.—
DEATH IN BILIXTON GAOL.—By W. Carter, at the Brixton
House of Correction, on the body of William Jones, aged
14 years. Deceased was received in the prison on the 15th
inst., from Southwark police court, sentenced to seven days'
imprisonment, or to pay 45., for breaking two panes of glass
at St. George's Workhouse, Mint. The deceased was well
known to the officers, and was sentenced to hard labour, but
was never placed ou the treadmill. It was proved by the
evidence of a fellow-prisoner and the surgeon, that deceased
received every proper attention and all kind of suitable food,
and that his constitution was weakened by a life of vagrancy.
He died from a sudden effusion of blood on the brain,
causing convulsions. The prison, said the surgeon, is ex-
ceedingly full, but notwithstanding we have not had a death
for nine months. The deceased had been in the prison eleven
times, although so young. He preferred the prison to the
workhouse. lie had known the deceased go out in the
morning and be sent back again in the evemag. Verdict,
" Death from natural causes."

MEETLNG OF TEN HOURS' DELEGATES.
On Sunday one of the most numerous meetings of
delegates ever convened was held at the Woodman's Hut,
Great Ancoats-street, Manchester. There were 68 delegates
present from different places in Lancashire, Cheshire, York,
and Derby.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, read the fol-
lowing letter from Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P.:
To the Chairman of the Mating of Delegates from Factory Workers,
assembled in Manchester.
Sir,—l have written a letter to year meeting on the subject of the
Tea Hours Bill, but, upon the whole, I think it better not to vend It.
A sketch of the particulars I will give, and I think it will sufficiently
answer the purpose. L An impression baying been attempted to be
created that lam favourable to an Eleven Hours is preference to
a Tea Hours Bill, I distinctly deny this to be tie fact. 2.
In any discussion I have had with regard to Amen home,
I have always oonaidered the practionaty of obtaining it, and the
extreme difficulty, if sot impossibility, as at awe exalt( to ten
hours. a. I consider en Eleven Hours Bill has been several times
within our resch.-4. I cannot concur with Mr. Fielders that the
see hot better refine eleven hours and continue at twelve till
stn get a Ten Hours Bill. At all events, the present generation
bare to auger by this poliey.-5. We barest the present lONTIEDI
a of the cabinet, a majority of the Home of Commons, artery
number of the masters, and a not inconsiderable number °fele
=fives in favour of an experiment of an Pleven flours Bill. G•
t time peculiarly favourable to such a trial, ea the growth
of esCeis
isn said not to equal the consumption. 7. In taking the pre.
ordloview of thesabjed, I do not think It necessary for theoperativee
to Ginnie their grouse. Let them continue to petition for ten hours ar
a reesofielge time for pang pennon to be employed, bat let them not
say, if you won't give as thirst, we would rather continue to work
twelve hours. Rather let them say, U you think it unsafe to
go so low be the number of boars, give us as great a relief as
you think you can with safety, and asperienee will skew whe-
eler a further diminutiou would not be attended with *dean-
tage. Fellow.sonntrymen, you have mint min of time—you
have spent thousands in money, and your hours of factory toil base
not been diminished within the last twelve years. Are you not weary
of such continued and expensive disappointments' May prudence,
wisdom, honesty, and fidelity, prevail in your deliberations; and
may • strong, a united, and a sueocsoful effort be the result No roe
will rejoice in this more than your faithful and devoted friend and
fellow- tabourer, CIUJILEN hangar.

Dukinfield Lodge, December 26.
P.S. I should like to ask our Yorkshire friends if the agitation in
Yorkshire will have changed a vote in the House of Commons of any
of the members for the district ! Will an advocate for ten hours go
for Manchester?
The DELEGATE from the Lancashire Central Short Time
Committee moved the first resolution as follows :
not Mis ameefte of delegates from the manufacturing districts of
lodic, York, Mem.r, , and Derby, assembled for the purpose
presnottkg the Ten Hours Bill, express our deter
tisrf is relax In our exertions until • bill to limit the hoursof factory
llama te ten hours • day for five day* in the week, and eight en the
Saturday, be obtained from the legislative, believing that we are
justly entitled to protection to three limits.
It was seconded by Mr. LEACH, of Huddersfield, and
unanimously adopted.
The DELEGATE from Littleborough moved the second
resolution
That the experience of the last 35 years in promoting this measure,
warrants this meeting of delegates from the manufacturing districts
Lancaster, York,
taster,Chs and Derby, in believing that the rejec-
tion of the measure a smo, and the means adopted by the
government by which our friends in parliament were defeated, has
stimulated the operatives throughout the country to still further
exertions than they have ever before made, and this meeting are
convinced that the cause which has assembled them together is In
accordance with every princiPe of justice, humanity, and religion.
The DELEGATE from Oldham seconded the resolution,
which was also carried unanimously.—The third resolution, as
follows
That this meeting having heard the principles of Mr. John Fielden's
Bill exoained, which directs that on and after the passing of the act,
all milk shall at once commence working eleven hours, and fixes the
time of labour at ten hours in 1849, are willing to accept it in the
terms proposed. This meeting will, therefdre, on behalf oi their con-
stituents use every means in their power to promoteits passing during
the next session of parliament.
It was also carried unanimously
The DELEGATE from the Spinners of Oldham moved the
fourth reaolutien
That it being the constitutional right of Englishmen to be heard In
the councils of their country by petition; this meeting resolve to we'
the factory workers in every mill in every town and in every district