The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-18 00:00:00

at Court.

offered to withdraw the objection if the name were retained.
This suggestion was acceded to by the court.
Th.!, result of the day's revision was as follows : Liberal
claims : allowed, 1 ; disallowed, 49. Conservative : al.
lowed, 34 ; disallowed, 10. Liberal objections : sustained,
3 ; failed, 8. Conservative : sustained. 111 ; failed, 69.
Objections by both parties sustained, 25 ; failed, 1.
The court at its rising adj..urned until Wednesday, for
the revision of the overseers' expenditure and other pur
poses connected with the closing of the lists.

LAMBETII.—A court for the revision of the lists of
voters for this borough, comprising the parishes of Lambeth,
Camberwell, Newington, and the liberties, was held on Sa-
' turday, at the Sessions-house, Newington, before Mr. J.
Deedes.
The only case of interest arose out of an objection to
Robert Thomas, tenant end occupier of the house and pre-
mises, 7, Henry-street, Veuahall, a case of much import-
ance, as affecting several thousand %%stem in the metro-
politan botoughs. Mr. Thomas was described upon the re-
gister as the tenant of S. Linford, the owner or the house, of
which the gross estimated rental was 201., and the rateable
value 141., but the landlord, under a local act, paid only a
rate of 75., the value compounded at being 71. It was, how-
ever, admitted that the tenant whose right to remain on
the register was now disputed, paid a higher rent
in consideration of the landlord paying the rates.
--Mr. J. Grady, the objecting counsel, contended
that according to the 27th section of the Reform Act, which
provided that the moping tenant should have been rated
to and paid all the rates for the relief of the poor upon •
rateable annual value of 101., Mr. Thomas was not qualified
to be en the reeetoral register, there being no compliance
upon his part with that proviso either as regarded a proper
amount of rating or the paying of the rate. Mr. Thomas's
name was deubtlees upon the rate-book, but that was no
reason why the ir.tention of the legislature should be frus-
trated, it being clearly required by the section of the act re-
ferred to, that the tenant should not only be liable to pay:the
rates, but should have actually paid them to the extent of •
101. value. The payment of a rate by the landlord upon a
compounded value of 71. wu a matter of private arrangement
between him and the officers of the parish. It could not be
said to be a payment of an agent for a principal, but a pay-
ment by the landlord on his own responsibility. Even ad-
mitting that he did pay it as the agent for the
tenant, then was the sum insufficient under the
act. Again, it was evident that it could not
be regarded as a payment by Mr. Thomas, because the local
act under which Mr. Linford compounded stated it should
be the debt of the landlord himself, and that the tenant
might recover it as a debt, or step it out of his rent. The
same act, too, in allowing the tenant to be dietrained, pro-
vided that he could only be distrained to the extent to which
he owed rent. clearly bearing out the view that to was not
the party liable in the eye of the law to pay the rate collected
under that act. By the 30th section of the Reform Act he
should tender the fell amount of the rate in order to qualify
himself.
The Revising Barrister obeened that that would lead to
great confusion for instant e suppose six houses paid a
compounded rate, being less than the full rate, and that two
out of the six availed themielves of that section of the Re-
form Act, and claimed to be rated to the full amount, and
paid it, what was to become of the other four ?—were they
to he disfranchised? The overseers would, betides, have
more mousey than they Tf quired er demanded.
Mr. Grady contended, in vertheless, for the strict letter of
the act, which required air. Themes to tender and pay
upon the full rateable value of lit., so long as such remained
to be the rideable value of the house ; and in support cf his
view quoted " Elliot's Register," page 194, showing that a
payment by the landlord could not be taken as a payment
by the tenant.
He was replied to by Mr. G. Martin (who di Uuded the
vote on the part of the Lambeth Radical Association), ob-
serving that the case came precisely within the meaning and
intenoon of the act, the tenant being in the first place pro-
perly messed to the rate, and having, in the next, paid
everything he was legally required to pay, or, in the words
of the act, that was legally due by him in respect of the pre-
mises be occupied. In the case of " Cooke and Lucket" (in
Power, on the qualification of voters, p. 36), it was held that
a tenant who paid • larger rent, in coasideratien of the
landlord paying all the rates, must be considered to have
paid the rate, provided he had paid his rent, and the
landlord the rates. In page 35, in the case of
" Hughes and the overseers of Chathans," the court
decided that as the claimant was rated to the poor
rates and assessed taxes, although they were paid in
part remuneration for services, the payment being one to
which he was liable, and having been made on his account,
must be deemed sufficient under the 27th section of the act.
So in the Stockport case, where the landlord paid the rates
and the tenant a higher rent on that account, it was held to
be a payment by the tenant.
The Barrister said that there wee certainly some difficulty
in the case—sufficient to induce him to let it go to a higher
tribunal. His impression. however, was, that as the tenant's
name, Robert Thorns., appeared in the proper place—the
occupier's column—in respect of a house of the neuseary
rateable value, he was, in point of fact, rated. The act est-
tainly went on to say, " nor unless meth person shall have
paid the rate." Upon that part of the provi-o the diffi-
culty arose. But then how were they to ascertain
what rates had become payable, except by referring
to the rate-bock, the legal publication of the rate f
He, therefore, felt disposed to think that the statute was
complied with when the party had paid by himself, or some
one on his account, whatever suns appeared due on the face
of the rate-book, in respect of the premises occupied by him.
The act did not say, " unless such full amount of rate shall
have been paid," but that the tenant should pay ell rives
payaele by bins ; and to know what those rates were, their '
only course was to refer to the rate-book. The Stockport
case did not strictly apply, because there the full amount of
rate was paid; but still, in order to see what sum was pay-
able, it was necessary to look to the rate, and if the sum
there named, whether a sum compounded for and leas than
the full amount or not, was found to have been paid, be
considered the act to have been complied with, and the re-
cupier entitled to his vote. For these reasons he should dis-
allow the objection, and retain the vote; but there being
some difficulty in the ease, he would not refuse an appeal—
notice of which was accordingly entered by Mr. Grady ; the
voter, Mr. Thomas, consenting to be respondent,

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WINDSOR, SUN nAY.—The Duchess of Gloucester
arrived yesterday afternoon, from her residence at Richmond
Park, on a visit to her Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge
also arrived yesterday afternoon at the Castle, from town, on
a sisit to the Queen. Viscount Morpeth arrived at the Castle
yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. The royal dinner party
at the Castle yesterday evening included the Duchess of
Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge,
Viscount Morpeth, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caro-
line Murray, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, Mimi, Dawson Darner, Rev. Mr. Canning, and
Major Stephens. 'I he band of the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards was in attendance during dinner ; the Queen's pri-
vate band afterwards attended.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duchess of
Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, the ladies and gentle-
men of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine
service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The
Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay officiated.

Ob;errer.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on
Saturday evening, from the Governor of Gibraltar.

MIDDLESEX.—The Barrister, on Saturday, held his
Court at the Black Dog, Bedfont, for the revision of the lists of
the parishes, Ashford, Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham, Hampton,
Hampton Wick, Hepworth, Harlington, Harmondsworth,
Laleharn, Littleton, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury,
and Ted4ington.
The Rev. Mr. Hickey, Rector of Cranford, who had been
objected to by Mr. Walker, the objector for the liberal party,
attended at the npening of the court to prove his qualifica-
tion. Having stated that he had been several yearn on the
list as the occupier of the freehold rectory house and garden,
and as the owner of certain lands in the parish of Cranford,
he claimed costs, on the ground that the objection was fri-
velem and vexatious.—Mr. James, jun., who had
been absent during the proof and deci,ion ou the
qualification, and who was called upon, on entering
the court, to support the objection, said that he
believed the objection was made as to a new claim, but, not
having his list of new claims with him, he could not state
the ground.—The Barrister : Then I order you to pay Mr.
Hickey 20s. costs.—Mr. Jame. : On what grounds :—The
Barrister : I order you to pay 20s. costs. Will you pay them
or not ?—Surely, sir, you will allow me to make an obser-
vation before you decide ? —The Barrister: I gave you the
opportunity of making what observations you pleased be-
fore I decided ; but now I have decided I will hear
nothing from you till you have paid.—Mr. James : Then,
air, you will make an order if you please.—The
Barrister : How old aro you %—Mr. James Twenty-
two. The Barrister I thought you were a boy.
Will you pay the costs, or have you any law to
advance in support of your refusal ?—Mr. James: I have
two objections. The first is, that this case has been
taken out of its turn, and it has never been the practice to
give costs when that has been done. But that I know is not
a point of law. My second objection Is, that the act ex-
pressly states that the barrister shall award such costs as
the party may have actually incurred, or such part of them
as he shall think fit —The Barrister : The 46th section gives
power to the barrister to award Costs to the extent of 20s.
Mr. James : I want to know what costs have been actually
incurred. Have you incurred any coats, Mr. Hickey?—Mr.
Hickee: I have incurred very much inconvenience in coming
here to defend my vote against au objection for which there is
no ground. I have made no new claim, and I have been on
the register nine years.—Mr. James How far is Cranford ?
—Mr. Ilickes: Three miles.—Mr. James: The objection
appears to have been made in mistake.—The Banister:
That is the reason I give costs. Do you wish a written
order ?—Mr. James • Certainly, sin—The order was then
made on Walker, the objector—Mr. James: Mr. Hickey
must go to Mr. Walker for the money.--The Barrister:
You appear here for Mr. Walker, and it you do not pay I
shall not recognise any more objections signed by the same
party.—Mr. James subsequently applied to have the polling
places altered in three or four cases.—The Banister : I de-
cline to hear you until my order is obeyed, and shall consider
any observations made by you till then as interrupting the
proceedings of the court.
In the Hampton list a number of new claims were dis-
allowed, on the ground of insufficient description of qualifi-
cation—the words given being, in some cases, " Tenant of •
house and land at 50/. rent and upwards," in others " Tenant
of a house and premises at 50/. rent and upwards."—Mr.
Payne contended that the act required the claimant to state
the nature of the tenancy which gave the qualification,
whether leasehold, freehold, or mere occupation.—The
Overseer stated that the claims had been tilled up in
accordance with the form which had been passed by the
barrister at all previous revisions, and which they (the over-
seers), deeming to be correct, invariably advised claimants
to adhere to. —The Barrister nevertheless held Mr. Payne's
objection to be good, and struck out as the names. Another
claim, in which the words were " Tenant and occupier,
&c.," was allowed.
In the Staines new claim list, Mr. Payne sought to strike
out the name of 0. Baltic, who claimed as the occupier of
house and land of upwards of 50/, a y' ar rent, situated in
High-street, Staines, and in the pariah of Stsnwell. It ap-
peared, on inquiry of the overseer, that the property was
situated in two parishes, and was held under different
landlords; but it dud not appear whether sufficient
nroperty wee held under one landlord to give • qua-
lification. Mr. Payne urged, that in accordance with a
decision of the Court of Common Fleas, in Godley and
Burrough's, property held in two parishes unless held
undeione landlord to the requited rent would not qualify.—
After some discussion, the Barrister said, as no objection
had been mada to the claim, he would leave it untouched:—
Mr. Payne would object next yeer, and if necessary take a
case for the decision of the Court of Common Pleas, whether
a qualification made up of property in two parishes was I
sufficient —Mr. Payne objected in the Staines list to the
name of James \Vila, described as of 178, Oxford.street, and
claiming, on account of " interest in freehold property, ttc."

THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY or LONDON.—The court proceeded on Satur-
day with the lists for the ward of Portsoken. In-the parish
of St. Botolph, Aldgate, there were a number of claims made
by parties who had been on the rate books or lists for years,
the parties haying been compelled to claim in consequence of
improper omission by the overseers. The Revising Barrister
commented severely upon this neglect, led fined the over-
seers 51. The bulk of the objections had reference to mem-
bers of the Jewish persuasion, and were founded chiefly on
alleged non-rating, miedescriptien, and alienage.—Joseph
Abraham., of 125, Hounds itch, was objected to on the
ground of alienage. A witness stated that within the last
tour days the claimant had admitted to him that he was a
native of Germany, and an alien.—Mr. Smith said there was
nothing in the act to prevent an alien from being placed
on the register, though his vote would not be received
at the poll 1171114$ he had been subsequently na-
turalised.—Mr. Brown contended that perseverance
in claiming after the evidence given was a contempt of court, I
and urged the Revising Barrister to question the witness
himself, in order to ascertain whether er not he was an alien.
The learned gentleman said he had no right t o fish for a
disqualification, and allowed the vote. Some other cases of
a similar description terminated in a like decision.—John
Chatfield, who appeared on the list for No. 18, Atdgate, was
objected to by Mr. Brown, on the ground that he resided at
No. 10.—Mr. Smith contended that the court had power to
alter this miedescription. The name was struck off the list,
and a fine of 31. was about to be inflicted on the overseers,
when Mr. Brown expressed a wish that no penalty should
be enforced, as the error was merely a clerical one, and

and contending that the word "interest" was too "Ps •
deacript!on of the qualilicanOn —The Barrister
_propped to
strike out the words interest is." Mr. Payne
would prefer if the name ‘eere retained, that the
description of the qualification should remain ea it
wee, and he would object nat year. Ultimately the name
wasktruck out, an the ground that ;he residence of the
claimant, " Ozford-street," no pa•ish or ra:unty b..ing stated,
war insutfkient.—The barrister having n the address ot
the objector in the case of the Rev. Mr. Hick Is, stated that
unless the costs awarded were paid before the e.,d of the re-
vision he should forward the order with the adsirew to that
gentleman to recover the money in the manner &netted by
the act of parliament. After which Mr. James's apt &cations
for change of polling-places were allowed.
To-day the court sits at the Royal Hotel, Brentforti.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
INCREASE Or PaUPENIS3I.—At the meeting of this
vestry on Saturday, Mr. G. Daniel said that he was about
introducing a subject connected with the propriety of the
parish and the interests of the poor. It was said by certain
individaals that the poor, if left to the tender mercies of the
poor-law commissioners, would be better treated than they
were by local governments. Marylebone, by the extent of
its charity, and the amount for which it had overdrawn its
hankers, contradicted that assertion. The new Poor-law
Removal Act—the transfer of the support of the poor !rem
the landed interest to the cities and towns—the sums of
money gone from this country to Ireland—and the restrie-
dons that had been placed upon trade by the corn-laws—
brought about the dreadful results that occurred, and still
threatened the country. At such a crisis he called upon
them to do their duty to the parish and the poor; and as the
begging-box would on to-morrow (Sunday) be sent round
their churches for the Irish, he hoped that before they sub-
scribed towards them they armlet remember their own poor
at home. He concluded by moving that Sir C. Scott and
Co. be requested to advance 10,0001., at five per cent. fur
three months, on a resolution of the vestry.—Mr. C. H. Wil-
son, who attributed the increase of pauperism to the absence
of employment consequent on the stoppage of public works
and buildings, seconded the resolution.—Mr. Joseph strongly
objected to the collections made for the Irish.—The Rev.
Robert Walpole, rector of Christchurch, said that although
he was bound to slaty the order of his bishop, and announce
a collection in aid of the Irish, yet it was his intention to cir-
culate two seta of handbills, the one stating that it was the
wish of many persons to raise a subscription for the poor of
the parish, the other containing the bishop's injunctions to
subscribe for the Irish and Scotch.—The motion having been
adopted, it was forwarded to Sir Claude Scott and Co., and
• committee was appointed to wait for their answer in the
Court-house.—Ultimately, on the return of Mr. Flood,
it was announced Vast Sir Claude Scott had much plea-
sure in affording the accommodation required by this vestry.
—The report of the board of auditors on the accounts from
January last to June inclusive was read, from which
it appeared that the liabilities were 83,9451. 19s. Td.,
including 70,1241. collectable on the current half-year's
rates, and the value of the parochial buildings. A
deputation from a public meeting, held at the Yorkshire
Stingo Tavern, waited on the vestry, and presented
a memorial signed by 300 rate poem praying the vestry,
in the erection of their baths and wash-houses on the
site of the Yorkshire Stingo, not to do au without abolishing
the nuisance of Stingo-lane, by converting it into a carriage
thoroughfare, thus making a direct line between Seymour-
place, liryanston-square, and Lisson-grove, and at the same
time improving the sanitary condition of the neighbour-
hood. The members of the deputation having spoken in
support of the memorial, Mr. H. C. Wilson said he did not
know of any matter much more important than the improve.
mcnt of the sinitary condition of the parish, and he could
not do better than move, "That the memorial be referred to
the Baths and Wash-house Commissioners."—Mr. John
Loveridge seconded the resolution, which was adopted, and
the vestry separated.

THE QUEEN MOBBED .I.GAIN.-At a few minatca
before four o'clock yesterday afternoon her Majesty, leaning
on the tam of the Prince Consort, accompanied by the
Duchess of Kent, and attended by a numerous retinue, left
the castle, and after walking in front of the private apart-
ments for about a quartets of an hour, proceeded amongst
the people around the Eastern terrace. Here the Queen
was beset by the vulgar portion of the crowd in the most
unseemly manner; many rushing in front, and some, not.
withstanding the exertion's of those in attendance, absolutely
jostling her Majesty and the Prince. The Queen shortly
afterwards left the terrace, proceeding through the orangery
into the Home park, and returning to the castle a little
before five o'clock. . .

CUSTOMS APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Howe, senior in-
spector of the waterside department of the Customs in Lon-
don, succeeds Mr. Weston, the Late surveyor-general.—

MARYLEBONE REFORM ASSOCIATION.—At a meet-
ing of members held on Saturday night, at the Exmouth
Arms, Exmouthotreet, Hampstead-road, a resolution was
confirmed which declared this association to be finally dis-
solved. There was considerable opposition to the measure,
which gave rise to souse warm discussion.
CAUTION TO LODOING-HOUSE KEEPERS.—OR WRY- I
day a middle.aged man, who represented himself as an agent
for providing foreigners with lodgings, patronised several
lodging-house keepers in Arundel street, Norfolk street, and
the other streets in the vicinity of the Strand, of whom he
took lodgings on most liberal terms for foreign families who
would arrive in the course of the day. The lodging-house
keepers, acting upon a very intelligible hint given by the
agent, handed him gratuities to secure his patronage. It is
needless to say that neither the agent nor his foreign families
made their appearance afterwards.
MUNIFICENT BECK' F.sTS.—On Saturday the Society
for the Relief of Prisoners for Small Debts received a legacy
of 2701., bequeathed by Miss Emma Turner; and 2381.
from the late Robert Sorrell, Esq., in aid of the funds of
this society.
FALSE REPORT OF A MURDER OF THREE PER-
SONS. —On Friday, a circumstantial detail of the murder of
a woman and two children at Foot's Cray, in Kent, by a
supposed" gentleman, was furnished to all the morning
journals for Saturday's publication. Though too marvellous
to be above suspicion, it was, on the whole, concocted with
the skill of • practised hand at such deceptions. It contained,
however, one little discrepancy, and the fact of its having
been fdrnished by the reporter who some weeks ago i:.-
dulged newspaper readers with an extremely graphic
account of the ex. cation of a woman at Lincoln
which did not take place, at once condemned the
new chapter of horrors, in this office, as • fabrica-
tion. Three of our morning contemporaries were, how-
ever, deceived, and published the appalling hoax, which
was copied into all the weekly papers. Out of them exhi-
bited large placards, advertising to the lovers of the horrible
the treat to be found in its columns. Contradicti in came,
however, too promptly, for the mischief to be spread very
far. The Express and some of the other evening papers were
enabled to quiet public alarm, and to expose the whole story
as a hoax, a few hours after it was perpetrated.—Daily News.
MUTINY ON THE THAMES.—On Friday, when the
engineers and stokers belonging to the iron steam•bosts were
paid their wages, they were told that in future their wages
would be.lowered ; the consequenoe was that they all struck,
and refused to work unless they were paid the same as
hitherto. The captains not being aware what the other
hands had agreed to, went as usual to their boats on Satur-
day morning, when to their no small amazement they found
that no steam had been genet ated. Upon inquiry they
were informed that none of the boats would be
attended to by the stokers and engineers unless they
received a promise from the directors to the effect
that they would receive full pay for their services.
The crews of the two boats which leave Chiswick and
Kcw, not knowing that the other vessels had stopped,
started as usual, but finding at Nine Elms the fun-
nels of the other vessels lowered, and hearing what bad
occurred, the vokers and engineers of these also refused, and
consequently the whole of the boats belonging to the com-
pany were laid up for the day. On Saturday night the
directors met at Nine Elms, and resolved to send
to Mews. Penn's manufactory at Greenwich for as many
engineers and stokers as they could spare, at the same time
informing the old hands of the boats that unless they chose to
resume their employment yesterday morning they were to
consider themselves discharged. The men replied they
would not return to their work unless with the old wages.
Yesterday (Sunday) morning when the several captains went
on board their vessel., they found new hands from the factory
on board. The steamers were got under weigh, and they
continued running during the day to and from the different
piers, as before. A less of one and in some cues two hours
took place before the boats were manned suffisiently so as to
be able to start on their passages. With that exception no
other inconvenience was experienced during the day.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. RENNIE'S FOUNDRY.
—On Saturday night, whilst the workmen of this firm were
engaged in lowering some machinery into a boost alongside
the wharf, the machinery or chain struck one of the men.
Medical assistance was instantly procured, but the poor
i fellow died shortly aftw.

THE TENANT-HIGHT MEETINO AT KILMACIHOMAB.
There appears in the Pilot of this evening a copy of the re-
quisition calling the meeting for tenant-right at Kilrr.ac-
themes. The document occupies over two columns of that
journal, with the names of the requisitionists, in double
ranks, to the number of 600 at the least. At the head of the
r‘quisition appears the name of Alderman Meagher, M.P.,
Waterford City ; the mayor of Waterford is next ; and then
follows an array of Roman catholic clergymen to the num-
ber of 76. Of these, four are vicars-general, 21 are parish
priests, and the remaining number either curates or mem-
bers of the conventual orders. The requisition is in these
terms :
TENANT ftruire—Stossrint Manses or KIIMAMILON.O.—We, the
undersigned, alarmed at the present state of the country, and the M.
evitable ruin that threatens every clam of the community, and be-
lieving that this state of things arises in a great measure from the un.
sitisfactory relations eliding between landlord and teaant, request a
laublic meeting of the landlords, tenant farmers. and the people at
rge, to lie holden at Kilmaethomas, on Sunday, the 24th of October,
at the hour of 2 o'clock, for the purpose of establishing a tenant
league, to secure the reasonable rights of the °dallying tenant, with
due regard to the just rights of the landlord ; and also to petition the
legislature on the same subject.
PLAN CULTIVATION.—The Rev. Mr. Gildea has been en-
gesuaging the growth of flax in Mayo to a very considerable
extent. Ills exertions were a subject of deserved praise at
the late meeting of the Irish Council, and infer alia in coo.
sexion with his soccer, a very exorbitant price was ascribed
to well prepared flax. It is well to disabuse the public of
any extreme impressions on a subject of such importance,
sad Mr. Bankhead, of the council of the Agricultural
Society, and at one time a very extensive flax grower, thus
writes on the matter :
Now, I Ink upon it to be important that the actual profit should
be clearly understood; and though Mr. Gildea may be quite correct
Is dating that an Mee would produce dressed Hy worth 401., for I
know that more has been realised, yet I am well aware that the
average would be rather under than over 201. In Down we look upon
sixty stone to the acre as a good crop, and taking Gs. Sd. as the
average, would make the sum I mention. Why do Is sy this ? Cer-
tainly not to di,oounige. but that the simple fact should be known. I
unhesitatingly say that Aix is by far the moat profitable poor man's
' emp, for, except the rent and seed, everything that adds to its value is
labour, which the rich man boa to pay for while the poor man has his
owl. and his family's hands to do the work; but the farmer who
would make money of his to must sell It mutchei Machinery
has made the wheel of little use, so that to employ Spinners is hope-
less work. I would recommend Mr. Gildea to sell bra scotched Max,
and buy yarn spun by machinery; for his weavers never can compete
with the northern, with his mill spun yarn and his greatly irnoroved
loom. Dr. Maunsell mention" Sir R. O'Donnell's succeas la
Max culture. Before he commenced he did me the honour of ask.
log my advice, which was, begin with an acre yourself, and get a
few of your most intelligent tenants to sow a rood each. I also
sent him a labourer, who could neither rend nor write, an Irish pea.
sant, to manage it. By this means the first ate" towards knowledge
WAS made, and a number of his tenants offered to grow, bat started
the objection that they would have no et abet for it. Sir Richard at
once agreed to be the purchaser, which he did through this labourer;
his exiles:ee and trouble were more than paid for, and now on hie
estate three were this year 1,000 (not as stated, 2,50,0) acre. of Max.
Here is 20,000/. to buy food or, take 21, 10e. an acre off for seed and
rent, 17,5001. earned by labour. Hear this, landlords of Ireland, and
mark it well. nee what a resident proprietor has dace; not by saying
go and do so, but, come and I will show you my own example, on my
own hind, and on your land, how to stand ea Independent men, and
not as mendicant pauper., looking for some act of parliament—sore
government aasistance—some public work. to ...tat you.
A ROMAN Vesser., named the Pio Nono, has arrived at
Cork, and bas created quite a furore in "the beautiful city,"
as the Corkegians insist it must be called.
STATE OF THE COVNTS.Y.—The union of Kanturk,
county Cork, is beginning to feel the pressure of the season.
At the meeting of the guardians held on Wednesday 400
applicants were admitted to the workhouse, and the board
decided upon taking an additional building capable of
accommodating 300. Notwithstanding this amount of
in-door destitution it is calculated that 40 tons of
meal will have to be distributed during the week
up to Wednesday next is out door relief. The
Longford paper relates the perpetration of a horrible
murder at Ballinunuth, in that county. An unfortunate
man named Reynolds wu returning to his home at the above
place, on Wednesday last, with a neighbour, when two men
came from behind a ditch and attacking him with "loaded
butts," short sticks charged with lead, they beat in his
'skull with blows, and left him quite dead. Two men armed
looked on from behind the ditch, and threatened Reynolds'
companion with death if he interfered to save him. The
unfortunate man had been but recently married after
a three weeks' widowhood, to a woman, whose
former husband, singularly. enough, had also been
murdered. The crime is in no respects agrarian.—
The Banner of Ulster announces the revival of " Tommy
Downshire's " agitation. Tommy is very stiff-necked and
not too much disposed to bear a grievance uncomplainingly.
The following notice will explain the nature of the complaint
of the northern agitator :
Toner Dow:sanity AnAne.—Brethren,—Opprerekm odds me once
more among you. Having heard of the dread ul high poor-rates im-
posed upon you, I warn you not to pray any more than Pod. In the
pound. Any men giving more, I will order him to be burned to the
ground, Let them go to the landlords for the rest. I will go through
the townlanda shortly. Be firm and true; I will mind what the land-
lords are doing when I come.—Your trusty friend and brother,
TOllT.—Dated at Shane-hilt, Oct., INC.—Let no one dare to War
this notice down.

NEW STEAM GAUGE.
Sir,—A most important invention has been sub-
mitted to me for my approval, patented by a Mr. Smith,
of Nottingham, and is intended to indicate the strength
of steam in steam-engine boilers; it is particularly
adapted for steam-boats, and MI be placed in the
cabin, on deck, or on any other part of the vessel, where
it may I c seen by every passenger on board. It may also be
fixed in the office of every manufactory where a steam
engine is used, at a considerable distance from the
boiler. I am so much pleased with it that I have put
one up at one of my own collieries; it is some distance
from the boiler, and in another house, and works most
beautifully, showing the rise and fall of the steam in the
most delicate manner. The indicator is like the face of a
clock, with a pointer, making one revolution in measuring
from Ilb. to 100Ibs. upon the rquare-inch of the pressure of
steam ; it is quite from under the control of the engineer, or
any other person, No that its indications may be relied upon.
and the construction is so simple that it is scarcely possible
for it to get out of order. I might give a full explanation of
the machine, but I think it best to leave that to the inventor
himself. The numerous and appalling accidents which
have occurred from the bunting of steam-boat boilers
have induced me to give you these observations, which
I think desirable to be laid before the public. I may
state that t have no pecuniary interest in the scheme
but being the first person to whom it has been shown, and
the first to make use of it, I feel it *duty that I owe to
the inventor, as well as the public, to make it as universal)y
known as possible. The indicator is put up at Tipton col-
liery, near Chesterfield, and may be seen ant day by any
respectable person by inquiring either fur Mr. Hindmarsh or
Mr. lAnglands. Geoltos BrernsitsoN, Topton-house.
Chesterfield, Oct. 16,1847.

the neighbourhood of Glasow, and it is calculated
that the adoption of Mr. Pagan:. plan would save the
city 14,0001. per annum. Rising from local to ge-
neral interests, the council also agreed to send a
reminder to the Lord Advocate, that last session he
failed in fulfilling hie pledge to bring in for Scotland
a bill for baths and wash-houses, similar to that which
' was previously passed for England.
Edinburgh breathes in an atmosphere of law, and
is apt to dwell on that which exists to the exclusion
of the idea of what should be. Some movement go-
vernors of George Heriot's hospital have been agi-
tating that where the boys have parents able and will-
ing to give them comfortable lodging, they should in
such cases be allowed the benefit of the paternal roof;
but on the opinion of counsel being obtained, it is
found that such a course is not competent by the sta-
tutes—and then the whole is cushioned. Now if the
alteration be in itself desirable, wily do not the gover-
nors get the statutes altered, as they did when they
opened day schools, and when they cancelled celibacy
among the masters ? There will not perhaps be found
in the whole city six intelligent men who will say
that there is any use in devoting the magnificent
building called Donaldson's Hospital to the purposes
of monastic juvenile education ; yet while the public I
complain, and the trustees of the bequest shrug their
shoulders and admit in private that the thing is loolish,
none of them appear to have courage to act.

EKPLOSION OF Ft RE-DA/tr.—On Monday last an explosion
of fire-danip, which, it is (sated, may prove fatal to one of the
sufferers by it, happened in a black diamond pit, near Auchiu-
entire, Ayrshire. An usual, the night-shift of men had gone
down at 12 o'clock to prepare the pit for the colliers; and
about two o'clock, while thou engaged, a quantity of foul air
was ignited by a lamp (not a safety one) which one of the
perry had incautiously opened, and an explosion immediately
occurred. Three men and a boy were very seriously burnt.
They were all removed to their homes at Virkidetts village.
The men are doing as well as can be expected, but up till the
time we (Ayr Observer) write (Wedocalay night) the boy
is not expected to recover.
APPREMINSION OF A POSTMASTEII.—We (.4w Observer)
learn that the postmaster of Streamer was apptehee.ded on
S►turdty last, and lodged in the prison of that burgh, on
charge of abstracting 20/, from a -letter paining through the
past-office there. lie has acicoowledged his guilt.

PROVINCIAL
LANCASIIIRE.

SIR ROBERT PEEL left the Edgehill station, Liver-
at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, for Tamworth.
The right hon. baronet was accompanied by Lord Sandon.
THECHARTIST REGISTRATION COMMITTEE OF MAN-
cßEarza have issued an address to the electors, in which
they say :
We, the chartist registration and election committee, deem it our
duty to inform you that we intend to bring forward one or more char-
tist candidates at the next election. We tiresome, from the prevent
deranged state of thing', there will prewently be another dissolution of
parliament ; consequently, we shall lose no time, but at once entlea-
I your to prepare yule minds for the reception of our event and sacred
principkw, and also to solicit your suffrages in favour of such eandi-
dates as we may consider 4tualifled to carry out the same views.
After reference to their political opinions, the address con-
cludes thus :
We cull (or equal else:oral district, for we contend, the country ought
to be equally, proportionately divided, in order to insure an equitable
system of representation. At pi esent, we find many small boroughs
possessing as many repremenutives as large towns or cities for in-
stance, Harwich, with a population of 5,7511, and only let electors, re-
turns two members to parliament. whilst Manchester, with a popula-
tion amine than 300,000, and about 12,1100 electors, returns only the
same number of members. We have now briefly laid before you the
whole dour fundamental princines, and we tned that you will COOPi-
deratety sad deliberately glee to them due attention, and let that im-
portance be attached to the just mem ioned enumerated principles—
the principles contained in the people's charter. We must conclude
with, no system of representation um excel or surto.* the one we
have here submitted tor Your deliberate consideration and wive ap-
proval. It Is framed on the broad hods of universal justice. We are
only aiming at universal Justine. We are only aiming at universal
protection, so that our legislators may mike only such lows ais will
harmonise with the laws of God and nature, and that the laws of the
land may be made to accord with the moral precepts of Christianity.
As we intend soon to appeal to you :wain, we trust this may for the
present suffice.
AN INQUEST on the body of F. Whiteman, who
was killed on Monday last, by the collision already described
in this paper, on the Lancashire and Carlisle Railway, was
held on Friday, at the railway terminus blilnthorpe. After
hearing evidence which described the nature of the accident,
the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
YORKSHIRE.
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MR. CORDEN.—A correspondent of the Stockport
Advertiser asserts that, "in the vent of Mr. Cohden's
electing to sit for the West Riding of Yorlnhire, it is intended
to concept the seat for Stockport on the conservative interest
by an influential free-trader of conservative opinions."
BIGAMY AND THE SCOTCH LAW OF MARRI %OE.—
A curious case of bigamy came before the Huddersfield ma-
giatrates on Thursday. Mr. Jonas Hellawell, the son of a
respectable tradesman in Huddentield, was sent in his youth
to study medicine in Glasgow. lie completed his studies
there in 1833. During the latter part of the time he woo re-
siding in Glasgow he lodged at the house of a Mr. Nicol,
who had two daughters, the eldest of whom proved enceinte,
and Mr. Hellawell was the rep stud father of the child.
When this circumstance was discovered, Mr. Hellawell
removed to other apartments, but continued to visit
Miss Nicol regularly afterwards. A consultation was
held by the family, to know what must be done
with respect to Miss Nicol's situation, when it was
decided that her brother John should invite Mr. Hellawell
to take coffee with bins one evening; which he did. This
was in 1833. At this meeting there were present Mr. and
Mrs. Nicol, their two daughters, their eon John, and Mr.
Hellawell. The old gentleman began to .peak of Margaret's
being likely soon to become a mother, when, it is alleged,
Mr. Lit Ilawell remarked, " 0, Mr. Nicol, we ere married ;
are we not, Margaret r" To which she replied, " Yes."
" Then," said Mr. Nicol, " we will say no more about it."
It is 'aid he neither asked,when, nor where, nor how. Since
that period Mr. Nicol and his kin are deed ; and row, after
!period of 15 years, a charge of bigamy is brought against
llr. Hellawell because he has refined to advance money for
the maintenance and education of the child, now nearly 15
years old. In 1838 Mr. Hellawell established himself as a
practising surgeon in Huddersfield; in 1811 he married .lady
of some fortune in <tat town, and which marriage took place
openly and publicly in the parish church, and was pro-
claimed to the world in all the local newspapers. By this
marriage, Mr. Hellawell has a boy about four years old, but
his wife died in March, 1815. The prosecutrix states that
she had no idea that he had got married until about eight
months since ; she states that during this long period she
never received a letter frem Mr. Hellawell, but had herself
frequently written to him.—A professional gentlemen from
Glasgow appeared before the bench to expound the Scotch
law of marriage, which he divided into regular and irregu
lar marriage.. This, he stilled was an irregular marriage ;
but, according to the laws of Scotland, stood good. When
the whole evidence had been summed up, and the defence
made, the bench stated that their decision was to hold Mr.
Ilellawell to bail, himself in a surety of 501., and two others
of 25/. to answer the charge at the York amours. The
decision was received by the audience with no little surprise.
STAFFORDSHIRE.

COMNUTTAL OF 6AI.MASTERB---ON A CHARGE OF
FELONY.—A case very important to mine owners was heard
before the magistrates at Wolverhampton on Friday : this
arose out of a charge of felony which had been preferred
against Messrs. W. Raybould and W. Salter, the lessees of
the Lewisham, Victoria, and other collieries near West
Bromwich. The charge was that of having taken a quan-
tity of coal from Mud belonging to Mr. Caddick, a solicitor,
rending at the town just named, and it was laid as a felony
under the statute of the ith of Geerge IV. Plans of the
mine and its workings were produced by a competent mine I
scent: from these it appeared that various gate-roads and I
side-workings bad been driven through Mr. Caddick's pro-
perty by the defendants, and coal taken away, estimated to
amount to about 915 tons. It was admitted that no difficulty I
had been thrown in the way by the defendants to the
survey of the Mt.—The owner a the property stated that
be had been possessed of it thirteen years, and that
about seven weeks since he sent for Mr. Raybould (one of the
defendants) and showed him certain cracks in the walls of
his house, and broken windows. Mr. It. then expressed his
belief that it was caused by the giving way of the sandy
oundations, and on witness saying his opinion wu that they
were getting coal from under the house, Mr. Rayhould de-
clared they had never got near his property. Witness told
him he should wish to send down to satisfy himself, but Mr.
Raybould told him he need not put himself to the trouble,
as he was confident they were yet at a distance from it, and
would inform him if they approached. About a week ago,
witness found his house was still more endangered, and he
went to Mr. Raybould, and asked to get down the pit, when
he was told that the Earl et Dartmouth's mine agent was
coming shortly and would look into the matter, hut was
again assured that there was nothing wrong. He was
afterwards told that if Lord Dartmouth's agent did
not come on a certain day, Mr. Skidmore, a mine
agent, should be allowed to go down the pit to
satisfy his fears. Previous to the day of appoint-
ment witness received a note from the defendants, in which
they stated that a clause in their lease prevented any one de-
scending the pit for the purpose of examining the works,
and in consequence of this, he went on the following day to
the pit along with Mr. Skidmore, and produced the act of
parliament for the West Bromwich Enclosures, by a clause
of which any parties having allotments were authorised to
go down any pit. Having told a Mr. Salter that he claimed
it as a right for Mr. Skidmore to go down and examine the
workings, Mr. Salter assented, and Mr. Skidmore went
down. It further appeared that the extent of the complain-
ant's property was about three-quarters of an acre, and that
his house had cost him about 3,0001. lie denied that he
SCOTLAND. had made any overtures on the subject of compensation, but
EDINBURO/1, OCT.
admitted that Mr. Skidmore had told him that the defend-
Glasgow is actively waging war against internal ants were anxious to settle the matter, inasmuch es they
admitted they had done wrong —lsaac White, for-
corruptions. The eighth municipal ward meets this mcrly a ground-bailiff in the service of the defendants,
evening, for the purpose of considering the state of stated that be had been aware almost from the first that
the police force—numerical and physical weakness, gate-roads had been driven through the complainant's pro-
want of local r knowledge, professional inexperience oeirtngy' clOne of
the
ehe witness wentroads there
to wodrirk in dbed wieeep'etbutbout
and general inefficiency, being the charges preferred while he wae there another had been driven in the' • ame
against the body. The higher constitutional board of locality, which also went through Mr. Caddick's property.
the town council have been busied with post-office He had done so under the direction of the defendants. His
and toll-bar reform. The staff of the Glasgow post- working plans were frequently seen by the defendants, sad
office has been strengthened, and the first-fruits us an he had told them of the encroachments which they Ma*
making on Mr. Caddick's land, when they
intimation that, in future, newspapers will not, as replied that they
would buy it, and told him t o go e' , saying they would make
heretofore, be given out before letters are sorted. In it all right. This working bad continuedl
for some time. The
the matter of tolls, there are 12 trade and 24 bare in cool was a the thick kind, and was of good quality. In crow

examination this witness said that Mr. Bayley, Lord Doti
moutii'd agent, generally inspected the working plans when
he visited the colliery, but he could not recollect that any-
thing bad ever been said regarding the coal being taken
from Mr. Caddick.—The next evidence was that of a man
named White, who had been for four years employed re a
" doggie "at this pit. He proved that the defendants bad
almost from the beginning a knowledge of the encroach-
ments they were makieg on the complainant's property. At
this stage of the proceedings, an adjournment was discussed,
in con•equence of the absence of Mr. Bayley, the Earl of
Dartmouth's agent, who bad been summoned to appear on
the part of the prosecution; the magistrates, how-
ever, intimated that the impression upon their minds
was that the defendants had a guilty knowledge of
what was going on, and having beard an address from Mr.
Wright, of Birmingham, on the part of the defendants, they
resolved to commit them for trial at the ensuing maize., but
to admit them to bail on their own recognizance' of lON.
each. A warrant was granted for the apprehension of
Bayley, be having conducted himself in a very violent man-
ner to the constable at the time the summons was served.
This prosecution is one of a most =signal duciiption, of
of this description having been hitherto regarded u
an infringement upon civil rights, and rations at law insti-
tuted accordingly. In the result of it the great body of the
coal-owner, of England are deeply interened.