The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1848.

retuned to their masa, and manifested a degree of shame
for the outrage they had committed. Each of them then
proceeded to make en apology to the house ; they aMrmed
that up to the moment of the quarrel a perfect -frMndakiP
had existed between them • tut, of course, such a shameful
affair ;meld not be suffered to end in that manner. Mr.
Palfrey moved that when the home adjourned it should
adjourn to Monday, in order that perfect calmness of feeling
gltt be ratters& heroes business should be resumed. The
miss was agreed to.
COMMERCIAL.
Naw Yoga, XmicH 11.-Asau.-The transactions in
all kinds of AMmi during the week have been unimportnnt sales
Ming ist moll NNW br Imo ue. at 81 lo s Meta. pm is tor Pots,
Nal Os mois. bt PIN ,emenNagisastoYeatßSomaks.
o@eporile drip Me Ulm M Seoet moderate air are
owls at tpaladown. DAMN. ad mid al stab std.
Operta.-11beerbentog eramai by Daropson Mips has
@abided, aid tie Iwo beene doll; lo Md. rait7b-
t
half of the mod treamatlon snit of mane (al Into
es Ilawate Lot) at emil Itio fedora oar goo.
tattoo oat per pod. Mss tit. walk oneemit to
182140 belie, of which 8,401 lake wen Upland aad Meeide.
4,.00 bales Mobile and NoM Orleans, closing at the fallowing
rate*:
17p. & Flo. Ko. ft N. O.
Inferior aeminaL noralnaL
Ord. to gocd ord.
to
Riddling good middling Ti to 7 71 to 8
Middling fair to fair. ............. gto 8 81 to 81
Fully fair to good amile2 9to 8t
Fine seminst.
Picsa.-The market has Vs; gabs banal for sow days pa;
and the sales have been at an whom germ Mos. The stock
is now light arid with a fair mars and Snare will cwt
be more than will be wasted before es na le maned.
For pure Gennessee the salamis:l from 6 ilola. 3740. to 6 dole. 660.,
and is now generally held at 6 dole. 634 c.• hardly any of the
Ohio or Michigan Numb are to be had at under 6 dada We.; about
6,000 bids, from New Orleans have been odd at 6 dais. 124 e. to
6 dole. Lk. according to quality. In eouthem there la mere firm-
ness, with Liss PM labia. Giorgetowo, Brandywine, Baltimore. Kr-
at 6 dots. 124e;baloa.to 6 dol. Ke. from store ; 900 bbls. Canadhoi
In bond, have hands on private terms. Rye tour remain. at
3 dole. 1145. to 3 874 e. Caen meal It dull-moderate @aka, at
dab. ter... to 2 dole. 30.
(lame.-Iloiders of Wheat are very firm, and generally ask Isoe.
for white Oennemee, without, bowever,Miling any atthut rate. 4,0101
bushel@ have changed hoods at a price not made public, probably
about 145 c.; 1,700 buthela white North Carolina brought 13710.
2,000 boatel., inferior Georgia, 112te.; and 2,000 bushels Long and
Suttee bland 51 130 e. to 1350. 'there is but a light demand for Bar-
; the last sale was 1,500 bushels romioon, at 80c. Northern Rye
is scarce, with sales 91e. Northern Oats sell at 46e. to 494. Cern has
become dull, and the market droops. The mire have been about
80,000 bushels this week, of all kinds, ranging at 50e. ta42c. for New
Orleans; Ke. to sic. for mixed southern; 54e. to 57e. for white and
yellow Jersey; 260. to sre- for southern white, and one superior lot
at 38c.; 7,000 bushels Long bland white, on private terms closing at
We. (or New Orbital; 521 e. to 350. for southern Jersey and southern
mixed ; 53c. to 54c. for reithern white; 54e. to .56c. for Jersey white.
Old white is lees rateable Mao it was, and brings 530. to Me.
Tauusr is warm and in demand, both for home anal use and ex-
port; and since the arrival of the steamer there has been an advance
In prim of shout 1 cent per lb. The article is now held at lo cents.
per lb.
Tosthoo.-The demand for all descriptions this week has been
moderate; in Kentucky about 100 hhds. have abaetged hoods, part at
6 cents. ; 12 mom Florida and a few cases seed leaf on private terms;
the taller is dull of sale.
Moose Msiourr. -The bill market for the steamer closed heavily;
a large amount being left over. The best bills were sold at 1091.
BALTIMOIIII, MAUL It 10.-F Lot: tt. -The market con-
tinued doll, and sales of only 200 to 300 bbta. were made, including
lloward-street at 5 dots. 871 c., and City Mils st 6 dole. Wheat We
• note males of 2,000 bushels, including Maryland reds, at 1 dol. 30e. to
I doL enc.; and extra family white, et 1 dol. 40e. Corn : gales of
7,000 bushels were made, including white at 43c., and yellow at 4se.
Provisions were inactive, and prices exhibited a Might decline.
P HILADELPHIA, MARCH 10.-The market M without much
animation to -day. Cotton it feeble, and the ado. on a limited thale.
Flour remained steady at 6 dots., but demand confined to small
sales year home use. Corn Meal is catered at 2,26 dol.' without sales,
Wheat : 2,500 bushels good reds sold at 1 dol. 31c. to I dol. SW.
Coro 2,000 budiels southern white mid at 50c., and some small lots
at 83e. weight. Oats have declined, with mho at 380. Provbions :
Wes of lard, at 810. to 81e. for bble. and kegs; 40,0001 b. bulk Pork
sold at 610.; 3,c. fur hams and Moulders. Pork and Beef in mode-
rate request.

people being asked the cause of this novel appearance
they maintained a sullen silence, or replied " Good
times are coming." The tiereagh Guardian says :
" One thing is certain, and the fact cannot be cen-
cealed, treason, open and secret, is abread—disoon-
tent and disaffection reign in even, peasant's bosom,
and a spark will ignite the rebellious volcano upon
which this unfortunate country rocks to and fro."
The fact that pikes are being manufactured in great,
numbers both in the metropolis and in the neighbour-
ing counties of Meath and Kildare is now no longer
unknown to the whole public. Indeed it is rather
boasted of. The circumstance was known to the
authorities long since. I have been ;toured that one
confederate club in Dublin has 1,600 of those imple-
ments. No doubt in the other counties the manufac-
ture is not neglected.
The confederates have postponed their weekly
sittings until tidings arrive from France of the depu-
tation, and their interview with the Provisional Go-
vernment. However, the clubs and sections will
operate as usual with closed doors.
The ltev. Thaddeus O'Malley delivered a lecture
last night on the " right of labour." The Mechanics'
Institute was densely crowded to hear the develop-
ment of the communist doctrines, now so popular in
France, but which they did not appear to compre-
hend. The rev. gentleman led them too much into a
curious labyrinth of polities, fraternisation, and la-
bour, while the main subject was left in a very =-
satisfactory state. He called on all to swear to a
brotherhood of hearts, and they all did vow without
well knowing what was meant by this singular con-
juration. lie declared his readiness to lead the
fraternity on all proper occasions, and con-
cluded by producing the draft of a Rights of
Labour Bill, which would concede the most exten-
sive privileges to all the children of industry. Among
the rights were a free access to all aristocratic parks,
gardens, museums, galleries of art, &c. ; right
of fishery over all rivers, estuaries, arms of the sea,
and wherever "fishes most do congregate"; eleven
shillings a week fur nine hours work for men, and a
proportionate allowance for women. Such are a few
of the provisions. Notwithstanding much that was
mai (I propos, the lecture developed some original and
valuable points, to be more maturely considered in a
future lecture.
There was a meeting of the committee of the Repeal
Association held yesterday, when the following ad-
dress to the Queen was adopted, on the motion of
Mr. John O'Connell :
May it please your M:desty,—We, your Irish subjects,
penetrated with loyal affection for your person and your
illustrious house, venture to approach your most gracious
majesty in the language of supplication.
We inhabit an island, capable from its fertility, its har-
bours, its fisheries, and its mineral and other great natural
resources, of rivalling the moat prosperous countries on the
lace oldie globe.
The inhabitants of this island have for centuries fur-
nished soldiers for the armies and sailors (or the fleets of
England, and have thus aided to place it on the lofty pin.
node whereon it now stands among the nations of the
earth.
Before the union of great Britain with Ireland we, your
Irish subjects, were a happy, prosperous, and thriving
people.
Since that union we have become a miserable, poverty-
stricken, faminished p,pulatioa.
Te that union we can trace, in unmistakeable characters,
all our misery and unutterable woe.
To repeal that un4on we have in vain appealed to the
imperial legislature.
As our last constitutional resource, we now approach your
most gracious majesty, supplicating the', in the exercise of
your royal prerogative, you would be graciously pleased to
call together in Dublin your parliament of Irish Lords and
Commons; and we tender this, our respectful supplication,
under the firm conviction that a compliance with our peti-
tion will conduce to the stability of your throne, the prospe-
rity of your empire, and the consolidation of all parts of
your dominions.
It is said that six Itoman Catholic bishops have offered
to form part of the deputation to proceed to London
with the foregoing address. If her Majesty should
refuse to receive them. then, we are given to under-
stand, Mr. Meagher's God of Battles is to be
invoked.

SCOTLAND.

EIIINHVILON, MARCH 29.
Money matters are assuming a gloomy form here.
In addition to general depression of trade, it is to be
feared that some casualties are impending. A large
failure about to be announced will cause serious loss
to a bank which has already had its share of reverses.
In Greenock, the large ship-building firm of Caird
and Co. has become insolvent. The Advertiser
states that, for many years, they have been paying
1,0001. to 1,8001. per fortnight for wages. The num-
ber of hands paid off on Saturday last was close upon
700, being little more than a third of those em-
ployed. During last year the wages paid were 52,0001.
'flie liabilities have been stated at 50,0001.
In the west, the iron trade isimproving. The Eglin-
ton works, containing three furnaces, are about to be
put into full blast, and a fourth furnace is preparing.
fhie will have a favourable influence on the coal trade
of the vicinity. In agricultural produce there is a
brisk demand for seed potatoes. Five vessels arrived
in the Clyde the other day with full cargoes, which
were at once bought up.
The anti-game law cause is making steady progress
here, and will prevail. The lectures delivered by the
farmers in Clyde-street Hall are telling on the com-
munity, who cannot help contrasting the freedom en-
joyed by town tenants compared with those of the
country. While the town tenant can interdict his
landlord for puffing smoke into his window, the far-
mer can do nothing when his substance is eaten up.
The game law differs from the corn agitation. In the
latter it was mostly the pressure from without, the
farmers aiding little in the struggle; but here the war-
fare has been begun, and will be carried on and ended
within the agricultural districts, with the addition,
of coarse, of the assistance of the movement
party in towns. Tenants can outvote their land-
and assuredly will do so if driven to it.
Farmers have hitherto been a passive class, but they
are awakening to a sense of their strength and of
their wrongs, and will no longer be kept down.
All enlightened legislation favours their cause—as
for example the abolition of entail—by throwing
land into the possession of new and liberal landlords
who will give up their game; but independently of
this, the tenant farmers will in time be able to carry
their point, even as a direct question. The ministry
are alienating their supporters by their conduct on
this and the inoome tax question. The Scotsman
saki--
For what purpose are all these game imprisonments, transports.
lions, murders, sad hangings' To provide a day or two's mule-
ment s mere handful of individuals. The number of =
takingto game certificates In Britain is usually stout 35 000. ,
that some particular county or tows of 33,000 lnhahltanll
the town of Greenock, or the mad it Wallow which on Mot
above that amount—Would, by usl *Miter, rig W the s at
might, possess the perils", of 'BMW deals mnonadd, le pro•
vide the materials for which ail Ibi wad do nininid bus do is.
Warne, and misers aftsCgrahl= s
omas Implash•
ments, a down of mumers, and
would the country be likely to bear It beg Let the tacao=la
Omuta who were so merry In the Home of Commons on Monday
night, reconsider the matter some day when they have recoversind,tbsie
realty—het
:In e themli liwtortreer thmlttilt7uw:'tle son;
whom they should naturally Sod their air; them not disdain
ores to look abroad at the signs of the times—and then, if they ass
still in the mood, "let them laugh at that..
The number of unemployed in Edinburgh have
been reported to the council an amounting to 1,323,
and measures are in progress for their relief, although
in what precise way their destitution will be relieved
has not yet been decided on. In Stevenston, Ayr-
shire, about 900/. has been subscribed for giving webs
to the unemployed weavers. Yesterday about 100
Dundee operatives, discharged from public works in
France, were landed at Leith from London, and, on
the application of the magistrates, received free pee.
sage by the Northern Railway to Dundee. Two air
three of them represented that they had 401. in the
Boulogne savings bank, which they had no hopes et
recovering.
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PROVINCIAL.
WARWICKSHIRE.
MEETING OP THE CHARTISTS IN BIRMINGHAM.
—An eiteeente meeting of the chartists wu held in the
People's Hall, at Birmingham, on Wednesday night, for the
purpose of electing two delegates to the chartists convention,
to amenthie in Lori= on the 3rd of April. The buading
wasps ally arewded, end great numbers went away unable
to °bale -minsimies. A working man, named Goodwin,
was soiled to Its disk, and the nomination of candidates
was et ease }reseeded with. Mr. Laney, of Elston (who
was put in merination by the chartists at the lest election
for dley), cad Mr. Fussell, al Birminghem, were pro.
posed m delepfts ts reposes: the town and Markt
•A geed dial el miasmal lamed, although mar was
eliessgbeed bat fa the midst of this Kr. J.
llssoa sidammemi doe
paellameatjes membhge it
pest lengy OM=
th.
totesikie le Idol Oat the
Eh esselmate ea thet WOO.Ho remardad ft is
degesdatisa le Ow le }salsa the Orme ad Cow •
mum eflerse many flw *Mee lad Oiled. II
we • a amisekt poesy ins lampelole. salumwrzebit
failure. lbw or Commons Wes •
omesp. It bad mit mend} reissei Sts
the •pidtier- of dui walking elle= dor • alnesind
vier" bath bed apalty Med sad. detested the malleving

'Riddle dams in their recent petitions against the boom.
tax. If taxation absorbed the wages of the leadsmen it
diminished their means of demand, and mallog most
fatuously on the shopkeepw. Again, if tn. Wills dams
were oppressively taxed, it absorbed their aping and
diminished the demand for labour ; and is com-
plication of evils would inevitably multiply until
an honourable union of the middle and working
claw on the basis of the charter, appealed to
the :krone se dismiss the present *UV" and die-
:solve the most corrupt, extravagant, asilble House
of Commons that ever ruled over the social &Minim of this
great and peaceful nalios. Great, however, as were the
evils of an oppressive taxation, the injustice, ruin, bank.
ruptey, and destitution inflicted on the commercial and
trading classes of this country by the present money laws
were a thousand times more oppressive. Change, how-
ever (said the speaker), cannot now be averted
The
Queen alone can p the effusion of blood. Her
Majesty is without blemish as a sovereign, and I trust she
will exercise her prerogative at the critical juncture, in a
manner which will at once rescue the country from revolu-
tion and her throne from peril. The blindness of the
ministry and the tyranny of parliament —net the conduct of
the people—has endangered the safety of the throne. In
conclusion, Mr. Mason said that he regretted the attempt on
the part of the Provisional Govemmentof France to interfere
between capital and labour. T hia question was the difficulty not
merely of France, but of civilisation ; and it wee impossible
to conceive the terrible confusion which would result, unless
correct and comprehensive principles regulated the great in-
terest of employers and workmen. Before, however, a very
long period had elapsed, he hoped that the intellect of Eng-
land would be in a position to contribute its great powers to
the solution of this question of industrial economy. This
speaker was repeatedly and loudly cheered in the course of
his speech ; the two delegates were elected, and the meeting
broke up in en orderly meaner.
INIROPSEIRE.
EIOHT MEN CEUSHED TO DEATH.— Lately
en accident took place at a coal-pit at Malinslee,
called "The Lodge, of which George Jones and John
Phillips were the charter-matters, which resulted in the
deaths of G. Jones (charter-master), R. Carter, J. Ellis, J.
Holmes, J. Pemberton, N. Bailey, E. Jones, and G. Hoof,
colliers. The pit was worked by a steam-engine, and was
175 yards deep. About half-past 6 o'clock these unfortunate
men were descending the pit for the purpose of going to
work, when *boat 40 sr 50 yards down the pins which held
the main shaft broke, and the poor fellows fell to the bottom,
and the chain rope, about two tons weight. getting off the
barrel, fell on them. Two men, named Tart and Bailey,
were in about twenty minutes after the accident lowered
down the pit by a rope, and found them all crushed together
at the bottom. Carter, Ellis, and E. Jones were alive, but
died soon after they were metered all the others were
quite dead; Carter was the only man who could speak ; be
told Tart that he should be a dead man, as his legs, thighs,
and back were broken. He said they came down very
quietly until the theirs ran. Inquests have since been held
at Dawley-green, and in each case the following verdict was
retuned: That death was caused in consequence of the
breaking of the iron pins holding down the main shaft, by
which the band fell to the bottom, and the jury also pro-
nounced the said iron pins, the breakage of which was the
cause of the accident, to have been made of bad iron. The
pit is one of Mr. Bottield's. Some of the men have left large

Iftusic.
LONDON INSTITUTION.—Mr. Henry Lincoln, who
has been appointed to 'timed Sir Henry bishop as lecturer
on music at this institution, has commenced a course of six
lectures illustrative of the genius and works of Gluck,
Mozart, Cimarosa, Haydn, Spohr, and Mendelssohn. The
first lecture, delivered last evening, was on the subject of
Gluck, who may justly be called the father of dramatic
music, as he was the first who discovered its true principles,
and applied them steadily and consistently to practice. Mr.
Lincoln began by giving a rapid sketch of the musician's
early career, which presented nothing remarkable. It was
cot till he approached the age of fifty that his powers were
developed and his reputation was established. Before that
period his productions were feeble ; but his genius was
gradually maturing itself by study and reflection;
and the circumstance of his meeting a kindred
spirit in the poet Calzabigi, enabled him to put in
action the results of his meditations. The first fruits
of their joint labours were the operas of " Alceste,"
" Orfeo," and " Paride ed Elena." Of thee, " Orfeo " is
commonly said to be the earliest ; but, from what Mr. Lin-
coln stated, it is more likely that " Alceste " preceded it,
•' Orfeo," as a work of art, being the more finished of the
two. It was when " Alceste " was published that Gluck
prefixed to it the celebrated preface which gives so philoso-
phical an exprnition of his principles of dramatic composition.
Mr. Lincoln illustrated his account of this opera by giving,
as specimens, the overture, performed by four hands on the
pianoforte, end the fine air in which the heroine supplicates
for her husband's life, with the following chorus. The air
was well sung by Miss Thornton. This air gave the lec-
turer occasion to notice the great effect of Glade's music in
forming the style of Mozart, who borrowed freely the ideas
of his predecessor, of which Mr. Lincoln mentioned
some remarkable instances. After giving en accaunt of
the subject of " Orfeo," Mr. Lincoln gave, as
illustrations, the powerful scene in which Orpheus, by his
voice and lyre, softens the fiends assembled to oppose his
passage. The solo part was beautifully sung by Miss Duval ;
and the choral voices uttered the terrible response, " Ns !"
with striking effect. Miss Duval likewise sang the exqui.
site air, " Che farii seam Euridice," in which her fine con-
tralto voice appeared to great advantage. Mr. Lincoln then
proceeded to the great era in Gluck's life—his beginning, at
the rue of 60, to write for the French stage. The lecturer
took a view of the state of dramatic music in France at that
period ; characterised the works of Lai and Rameau ; and
described the barbarous taste of the French singers and the
ludicrous incapacity of the instrumental performers. To
reform such a state of things was a herculean task, which
the energetic German soon accomplished. In Paris he pro-
duced in succession, " Orfeo " and " Paride ed Elena," in
the French version", " Iphieenie en Aalide," " Armide," and
" Iphigenie en Tauride, ' his last, and probably his greatest,
work. Mr. Lincoln gave an animated and graphic account
of the circumstances attending the production of these operas,
the impression they made on the public, and the memorable
feud between Gluck's adherents and those of Piccini, which was
carried on with a violence unparalleled even in religious or
political coutroversy. These French operas furnished several
beautiful illustrations, particularly the overture to " Iphi-
Finis en Aulide," Gluck's chelcreeurre in orchestral writ-
ing; a delicious air from "Armtde," which Pauline Garcia
(Madame Viardot) sang during, her last visit to this country;
and the Miele o‘" Paride ed Elena," a fine piece of choral
harmony. Mr. Lincoln concluded with some general obser-
vations on the character of Cluck's genius, which he justly
described as being more intellectual than imaginative, more
the offspring of judgment and reflection than of inborn and
instinctive impulse; in proof of which he contrasted its
slow and gradual growth with the rapid mental development
of such men u Mozart, Weber, and Mendelssohn. The lec-
ture was listened to with the utmost attention and great
apparent interest by a very large audience, the theatre of the
1 , institution being so crowded that there was scarcely standing
4. room in any part of it.
it.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, Manes. 30.—Ina convocation holden this day
the following benefaction was approved of by the house, via : a
graduate of the university proposed, through the Tioo-Chancellor,
a benefaction of 3001. Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities, on
condition that the dividends arising therefrom be paid annually, in
addition to the ordinary payment of • sermon to be preached betore
. the university, On the Application of the Prophecies in Holy Scrip.
tuz respecting the Messiah to our Lord and deviour Jesus Christ,
wan especial view to confute the aruguments of Jewish Care-
lmcntatore and to promote the Conversion to Christianity of the
Ancient People of God" At the same time it was also agreed that
the sermon be preached on the afternoon of some Sunday in Lent,
and that the Moo-Chancellor for the time being have the appointment
of the preacher.
The 11. v. J. Garbed, late Fellow of Brasenose College, was admitted
to the office of Professor at Poetry.
NAVAL
•

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—The Resistance troop ship woo
towed out of harbour to Spithead yesterday, will be paid advance to-
morrow, and sail the following day for Cork to receive a regt. for pas-
sage to the Mediterranean.—The Nautilus brig, LieuL Blears, left
this port yesterday for Deronport, where she Mordered to be paid ar,
and will it is expected be rued as a school brig for the toys ot the
ordinary at that port--The Powerful, 81, Hon. Capt. R. Dundee, will
be read for sea the last week in ApriL--The Gorgon, et..sh., was
oNGaa to be commissioned this day, at this port, for sea service, by
Com. Poynter. and to have a complement of 150 men.—The
J.C.harp-
shooter at...., was also ordered to be commissioned this morning, by
Lieut. .C. Bailey, and to have • complementof 80 men.—Theoßloers
and men of the Gorgon, whoa few days mice were dratted from elisi-
ons Alps to expedite her fitting. have al. been ordered to return to
their respective ships. —The Birkenhead et. is ordered to Cork. —The
Mercury, tender, sailed yesterday for Dover, with stores for the Un-
dine at—The Harannoh. 21, Capt. Erskine, sails to-morrow to be
paid advance at Devonport, prior to Bailin' (or New Zealand.
ADMIRALTY, itibacx 30.—APPOINTrieN13.—Lieut. C. H.
Young, Master G. 11. Forster, Paymaster and Purser G. W. Pick.
thorn', Boatswain J. Adams, Cletn's-Aseistant Winstanley, and Car-
penter H. Parkin, all appointed to Gorgon.—Acting Assii•t..Barg. J.
Blow, to ban Josef. —Clerkli. J. E. Miall, to Resistance.—MidshipMes,
J. M'Donald, to Excellent; J. W. Newport, to Powerful.