The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

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The Chisholm.

Nlzes Western, W. A. Mackinnon, IL W..Tancrol, W. Tay-
:or, C. D. Crum, Perfect, J. Mastermsn, J. MIMIC, it. M. Milne,
Marne, 11. Mildnury, Start, W. Marshall, C. Mills, N. Mardwiald,
K. S. Mackenzie, R. Lumley, W. Lowther, J. G. Marshall,
That'll, Tottenham, Turner, K. Tynte' Majoribanka, boring,
F. B^ymour, West, F. Howard, Howard of Corby, J. M. Stanley,
11, He thane, W. Rumen, Wiltshire, B. Sheridan, E. J. Shirley, ,
W. P. Crew, Stanley, C. Clifford, B. Hawes, 11. Ad./log-
.oe, H. M. Ingram, P. Bouverie, jun, J. A. Smith, C. Sutton,
H. 0. Sutton, J. Warrender, Stephenson, W. T. Egerton, R. Holland,
R. C. Mellish, Hunter, D. Carleton, Roue, Wilbraham, J. C. Robert-
son, B. Ewalt, J. C. Bathhouse, Radii° (of Dacbfour), Cooper, F.
Bonham F. Hued's, F. Cavendish, G. Cavendish, Glover, M. Drum-
mond, O. Duff, M.P, W. T. Dugdale, 11.0. Warde, C. Russell, Horne,
A. Stafford, Row, 11. Seymour, C. Smith, Smyth, St. G. Foley, J.
Foley, F. Fester, J. M. Balfour, 8. Adair, J. M. Gaskell, Drummond,
C.J. B. Hamilton, E. Minima?, H.Greril e, Balley,G. Arkwright, Alex-
ander, M. E. Arehdall, O. Ileathcote, W. Beckett, C. Drummond, J• V.
Buller, H. Gurney, Campbell, jun., of Islay, J. 11. Talbot, Harcourt,
C. L. C. Bruce, F. Carley, 11. Seymour, J. 11. Vivian, S. Whitbread,
F. Bruce, E. Rice, 11. Russell, J. Drummond, G. Vernon, . Vd-
lebout, llobbouse, Reeve, A. Ro'hrtea, H. Lambton, andmer,
N. Lane, 11. 11. Lindsay, E. B. Denison, C. IL Pemberton, E. W.
Pendarme, Roberts, Pugh, A. Oswald, W. Lamborn, W. Ord, B. W.
Grey. E. A. Sanford, A. Smith, P. Pule', Barrington, J. Parker, 11.
Tufnell, H. Hallam, Shelley, C. R. S. Murray, H. Der Vootv, Dom-
vile, Digby, C. Ileneage, C. R. Colvile, J. Oswald, C. T. Dickens R.
0. Gore, U. C. Compton, T. 0. B. Esteourt, A. J. Blackwood, W.
Wordsworth, L. Paget, T. Brand, J. Gladstone, M. Philips, R.
Palmer, Hamilton, C. J. Henry, A. IL Herbert, C. Balfour, A. B.
Creswell, 0. E. Anon. It Ingram, C. Roos, A. Montgomery, Par-
rett, T. Gladstone, J. W. tqlzpatrick, 0. I'.lLyali, B. Cromwell, jun.,
A. B. Cochrane, Dundee (of Itundaa) A. Lefroy, W. Long, M. Bid-
dulph, A. Roberts, W. V. Stuart, J. L Womb.
Murramsm.—Prior, 8. We sere, K. 1 ynte. 11. Seymour, Hugh
Seymour, Shelley, B. Sheridan, E. J. Shirley, 8. Lefevre, Smyth. K.
Sbuttleworth, J. A. Smith, A. Smith, J. M. Stanley, Talfourrl,
Marmot, Mayne, hfordeflore, K. S. Mackenzie, 0. Lyell, 11. Russell,
Backhouse, R. Lunde, W. Mareltall, R. 0. Gore, K. C. Mellish, 11. U.
Addington, B. Hawes, Challoner, W.P. Carew, Pratt,H. Miidmay, C.
Mille, Perfect, Roos, M. Biddulph, Marjoribenks, J. W. Fitzpatriek,
J. Foley, Bolder°, P. Bouverie (jun.), V. Fine, S. Adair, 8. bourne
R. Fitzroy, C. Fremantle, Stout, V. Stuart, M. Ingram, Pemberton:
A. B. Cochrane, A. IL Creanwell, B. Cromwell jun., Pugh, W. Ord, L.
Paget, Parrett, W. Lambton, D'Eyneourt, W. Long, E. B. Dealson,
Pendamee, lispys, Powell, Pried, J. M. Gaekell, J. Gladstone, T.
Gladstone, U. Vernon, IL Villebois, 0. Graham, Grosvenor,
P. H. Howard, Howard of Corby (ten.), 11. Gurney,
Horne, Welland. Hamilton, Holland, F. Hobbouse, A. 11. Herbert,
H. Heetboote, A. Roberta, Waysnoutb, T. Nicolas, Vivian, Mitford.
H. Parker, Colony, M. Gibson, Labouebere, Cornwall, B. atnnond,
C. Boyle, A. Montgomery, Bailey, Bouverie, J. Chaplin, W. J. Kocl-
lye, H. Colvile, C. Bruce, J. Verde Buller, W. Beckett, 11. Bathurst,
mond, M. Drummond, H. Hentinek, F. Dundee, G. Elliot,
{demob, E. Rim, B. EL Ott, Clitherow, Row, Roburta, Gamoigne,
Whitbread, Estoourt, A. Roberts. H. C. Compton.
Mond—Pepys, Ramaden, West (2), Otway ,2), Pringle (2), Pugh,
Parker, C. Poker, Pemberton, Rice, .1. Rice, Warrender, Roberts,
Vincent, Pried, A. Inge; Carleton, Gardiner, E. Gardiner. 8. Leferre,
H. S. lofmee, Williams, E. Williams, L. Stop(ord, C. Stopford,
Ward (2), Beebe, E. Pollock, 0. Pollock, Peewit, Berkeley, Davie, F.
Davie, Los(, Cud, Lambton (9) E. 0. Law, 0. C. Law, Lefroy, Hob-
house, Julie, M. Liddell, F. Liddell, Gale, Mist, E. Coat, Werner"
Hawse Bamford, Woraley, F.. Lennox, Colelle, Y. Buller, Bur-
goyne (1, Douglas, T. Drummond, E. Drummond, Eacott, Fab:curt,
West (I , Wheatley, Wynn, F. M. Wire" A. Wigram, Wigram,
Masterman, Phillips', A. Phillips', Hewes, Fremantle, K. Fremantle,
A. Fremantle, Paget (2), Clay, Penton, Somerset, It. Somerset,
Laseelles. H. F. Chambers, AL Boyle. C. Verner, Perfect,
Roue (2), Blackford, Bourne, Bouverie, Gore, Seymour, Vole,
8. Vyse, Gorden (2), Bunke, Somerset, Wilms, K. Wil-
son, Caliper, Back/rouse (2), Ileitis, Leigh, G. Vivian, Fitz-
roy, G. Fitsroy, Elliot (2), Baring, E. Pane, G. E. Fans,
Eustaim, C. Sleuth, Hurt (2), Gordon, H. Hooper, M. Tallourd,
Whfahon, Mills, C. Mills. Mostyn, IL Vere, BUFarlane, blarjoribanke,
Somerset, Tighe (21, Mackinnon (2), S. Fitzwygram A. Fitzwygram,
Codtingtou (2). Stuart, Tremr, EitseLarence, Bruce, Whitbre id,
Clifford, F. Clifford, Seymour, Smyth, Compton, Stephenson, B.
Stewart, Herbert (2), CresswelL Meade, D'Eyncourt. E. Dawson,
Remelt, Comity (2), Ward, Smyth, L. Seymour, Hallam, De Salle,
Kaye, Ferguson of Pitfour (2), Row (2), Gage (2), Hamilton, Roes,
isomvile (2), Standish, Berton, Graham, Ooulburn, King, K. Erskine,
Hope (2), A. Knatebbull, M. Knatehbull, Hogg, M. Hogg, Sutton,
Ingram (2), Boddie, Macdonald, Holland.
ADMISALS.—Sir C. Ogle, Earl of Waldegrave, 11. Parker, T. Brown,
Hon. F. W. Aylmer, Sir .1. Wst, lion. Sir A. Maitland, Sir T. Briggs,
A'Court, Sir W. Gage, Sir L ton, Sir /L Honymen, Sir 0.
Milltffeis Billiard, Sir J. A. Gordon, Sir C. Napier, J. VI. D. Dundee.
Lord w. Fitzroy.

tOWILLII.—Hcat. H. C. Cavendish, SW W. K. Grant, Sir J. Rolt,
Sir A. Montan% Bowles, U. A. Upton, Han. H. Arbuthnot, Sir C.
Napier, Godwin, H. Wyse, Su J. Cannata, C. R. Vox, Sir G.
IS Sir W. De Tull Sir G. Polio* Wemyee, Sir P. Adam, J.
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G. B. K. Conon', Hon. A. Lidded, P. H. Seymour, Has. C.B.
W. IL Cornwall, E. Sabine, Sir H. P. Davis, H.
G. Growerood, Hon. C. Grey, Wylde. Buckley, Roma.
Hand. T. Boa. A. N. Hocd, r. mason, Hon. R. Boyle,
Has L. Illadtasek .
ILuoaa.—Hon. C. ]meter, De Balks Graham, Hon. H. Pitt, Passe.
Waymouth, Bispbana, Tkariow.
G. *damn, A. B. Mary, O. Nebel, Sir G.
BrCimeAlr= riismir, B. G. Camay, Hem. J. C. Vielan, P.
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lay% Salim; it T. liesinidwr. Hon. C. Maynard. Hon. thirton.
dr, C. PwreasHA A. L Deer, Sea. G. Devereon, Hon. M. P. Bey.
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Lteurwrorns.—A. lama; Hen. E. 8. Wortley, Bedford,
Supper was served In the state dinner room on a long
range of tables, OM ware decorated with a number of
elegant Spergnes, versa, and candelabra, of silver gilt; while
on the buffet were ImMtelly arranged jewelled and
cups, tankards sculpemed in tvos7, shields and salvers ci7str!
largest aim, and gold verse, in which were inserted different'
plants of great beauty and rarity; the whole beinic illumi-
nated:with candelabra and sconces filled with wax lights.

Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Col. Seymour,
visited the Royal Botanical Gardena in the Regent's Park
yesterday.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.-ALIENATION OF
SATTARA.

A special court of proprietors of East India stock
was yesterday held in Leadenhall street, in pursuance of the
requisition signed by nine oroprietors, to take into consi-
deration the following resolution :
flat the Honourable the East India Company, having, by a treaty
concluded with Pertaub sheen, the Rajah of Saltara, on the 25th of
September, 1819, ceded the territory of Sahara, in perpetual sore-
reignty, to his, his heirs and succasure, the East India Company
cannot alienate the territory of Sattara from the rightful heir (of the
deceesedßah PertaubSheasilwithout a flagrant breach of that treaty
and of puMk faith.
Mr. SULLIVAN said that certain circumetances of recent
occurrence had rendered this meeting necessary. He would
not anticipate that the supreme government of India
would act in any other way than what the pure principles
of justice dictated, but he had been informed that
they had pronounced their judgment on the claims of the
adopted son of the late Rajah of Sahara, and refused to re-
cognise them. By this proceeding they either denied the
right of the late rajah to adopt a son, or were resolved to
punish the son for the crimes of the father. The object of
the parties who had convected the present court was to insist
upon a recognition of the rights of the adapted son of the
late rajah. In doing so they were not reviving the o'd
Sitters question : it hod n 3 reference whatever to the guilt
or innocence of the rajah, but was a new ono altogether, and
regarded only those rights of the son which hrd been re-
served by treaty. Or in other words, the question was
whether the British government were to he bound by the
treaty into which they had entered, or whether they were to
be allowed to violate the solemn engagement they had
thereby contracted with the late rajah. In the year 1819,
he whole territory of Sahara was ceded by treaty to
the 11.sj rh Pertaub Sheen, his heirs and successors (arid the
latter words were used in their most comprehensive sense) in
perpetual sovereignty. At the time when the supreme go.
v. 'lament entered into that treaty they knew perectly well
that the rajah hat a right to adopt a eon if he plemed, in the
event of his not having a direct heir. The trea'y did not
contain any stipulation that the rajah should not be at liberty
to adopt a son : end provided he did so in con'ormity with
Hindoo laws, the son he so adopted would succeed to all the
rights of his father, personal and political. It was said that
such adoption was not legal unless the consent of the British.
government had been previously obtained. (Hear.) All
that was now asked was, that the treaty into which the Bri-
tish government had entered with the late rajah should
be abided by. The boa. proprietor here read several extracts
from the treaty, and mid that if there had been any infrac-
tion of that treaty on the part of the late rajah, it was not
such as to cause hie blood to be attainted. It had 15 en said
that the East India Company'■ officers had raised him
from a prison to a throne ; but admitting that to be the
cue, had they aright to dethrone him whenever they pleased ?1
The placing him an the throne was a political movement of
the highest importance at the time to the interests of the
East India Company, and the same reason which had been
alleged for his dethronement might have been alleged by the
allied powers, who put Louis the Eighteenth on the throne
of France, for putting him down again whenever they chose.
He concluded by .moving the resolu ion set forth in the
requisition.
Mr. Ilumit, M.P., said he was very anxious to hear any
arguments that could he offered in opposition to those of the
hon. proprietor who bad brought leeward the present mo-
tion ; but he did net expect to do so, for it did unfortunately
happen that in all such cases the East India Company were
judges in their own cause—there wa. no umpire or inde-
pendent authority to whom an appeal could be made against
any decision which thi y might think proper to make. It
was true that an appeal might be made to the Board of
Control; but that body had been a party to the injustice
that had been done to the rajah. He was willing to submit'
the whole question to any impartial tribunal, if any such
could be found. He feared that the directors had been led i
astray by a desire on their part to protect their own
servants, and that they were now afraid to undo that which
I they had too hastily done. As they were allpowerful he
called upon them to be just. They had formerly made use
of the late rajah m a trump card by which they were enabled
to play their own game. A correspondence that took place
on the subject showed that it was the then intention of the
government to cede the whole territory of Sattara to the
rajah and his heirs and successors for ever. The hon. pro-
prietor concluded by seconding the resolution.
Mr. WEEDING said the late Rajah of Setters had violated
the conditions of the treaty into which he had entered with
the East India Company, and consegnently he had forfeited
all right to the territory of Sattara. He was therefore re
moved from the throne, and another person was placed there
in his stead. He could not appoint a successor to a throne
which was ne longer his. The country had been given to
him in perpetuity, provided he observed all the conditions
of the treaty into which he had entered. The question was
ene in which the people of that part of India were deeply in-
terested, who were in a far better condition under the go-
vernment of the British than they had been under that of
any of their native princes.
Mr. LEwte said that the death of the late rajah gave the
authorities in India an opportunity of putting an end to the'
question which had so long been agitated by at once acknow-
ledging the rights of his adopted son, and after. the death of I
Appall Sahib that was clearly the course which ought to have
been adopted. The hon. proprietor read several extracts
from the treaty, and addressed the court it great length in
support of the view h- took of its construction. He then
said that the right of adoption was one of the most valuable
in the entire code of Hindoo law. By that law the right of
solsoession to the throne was regulated, and it was so under-
steed by both parties at the time the treaty was entered into,
and that was the reason why the word successors " was
introduced ; but the adopted son of the late Pertaub
Bing, claimed also as the nekrest relative of Appall Sahib,
him uncle, the late occupant of the throne ef Sattara.
The blood of Appall Sahib had not been tainted by anything
done by Pertaub Sing. The boy had been adopted with all
the form and ceremony which the Hinders observed on such
occasions, and ho ought therefore to be acknowledged as heiz
ID the throne of Setters.
Mr. Flounta said the present was the weakest care that
bed ever been brought forward in that court. The late
wank had forfeited whatever right he possessed by his viola.
den dos treaty into which he had entered with the govern-
swat of India.
The CHAIRMAN said he would occupy the court but every
short time. He would preface the very few remarks he had
to make by briefly noticing
.a remark of Mr. Sullivan that
the directors had received information from the Governor-
General of India that it sou not intended to acknowledge
the claim of the adopted son of the late rajah. The directors
had not received any such information, and he had no doubt
that the Governor-General, in reply to the despatch that had
been forwarded to him on the subject, would give such advice
as he thought most proper. He would also take that oppor-
tunity of replying to an observation that had been made by
another hon. proprietor (Mr. Hume) to the effect that parties
who felt themselves aggrieved by any proceedings that were
taken on the part of the East India Company, had no court
to which they could appeal for redrew!. It did so happen
that there wee a court of appeal superior to that both of the
directors and proprietors. He alluded to the houses of par-
Ilament—(hear, hear)—and such being the case, he thought,
it was extremely hard that the proprietors should be again
Wild upon to discuss a question on which they had so re-
peatedly decided.
Ms. THOMPSON: Not this question.
The Cnatiattsr : It was soaght by the present motion to
reopen the whole question relative to the late Rejah of Bat-
ters. (No, no.) The ',,r4ah had broken the treaty into
which he had entered with the government of India, and
had acted like a traitor, by which conduct he had justly for
whatever right he formerly had. Hs (the chairman)
would adopt the coarse he had done when the question
relative to the late Rajah ef Batters was last under discus-
sion by moving as as amendment to the resolution under
discussion that the court do now adjourn. He thought that
after the repeated digressions that had taken place in that
court, and considering that there was an adjourned debate
on the subject in the House of Commons—(hear, bear)—
that was the proper course to adopt ,• the question would be
decided by. an authority by which all parties must abide ; he
concluded by moving an adjournment.
The Dartrry-Caeramax seconded the amendment, and
in doing so read one of the articles of the treaty by which the
late rajah undertook not to hold any intercourse whatever
with foreign powers without the previous consent of the
Bombay government, and argued that by sending agents to
this gauntry he had been guilty of a violation of that treaty.
He had admitted to Colonel °Jana that he had been guilty
of a breach of that treaty.
Mr. G. THoureost said he was astonished to hear the De-
puty-Chairmanstate that the sending of an agent was a breach

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of the treaty into which the rajah had entered with the
government of India, and that he had thereby forfeited bin
throne. The rajah waited mr four years for an answer to
despatch that he had sent to the government of Bombay be-
fore be resolved upon despatching an agent to this country
to obtain that redress which be found it impossible to obtain
in India. Although he was bound to abstain from ail cor-
respondence with the native princes of India, yet he was
not prevented from presenting a memorial to the British
government or to the Court of Directors. Sir Ro-
bert Grant admitted that the rajah had just ground
of complaint, and that under the circumstsams he had
a right to send an agent to this country, considering the pro-
vocation he had received: the punishment the late rajah had
received, and the sufferings he had undergone, ought to
atone for any offences that had been committed by him, and
ought not to extend to the child of his adoption. The most
judicious course would be to acknowledge that son by way
of final settlement of a question that had so long been
agitated.
Major OLIPHANT (a director) denied that any opinion
had been expreised by the directors to the effect that their
intention was to seise upon the territory of the late rajah.
Mr. SULLIVAN replied.
The motion for an adjournment was then put and carried.

DUBLIN Etecrios CottmtrreE.—The committee
met yesterday (the leave for adjournment being to that
date instead of Tuesday. as stated in yesterday's paper), and
in the course of the scrutiny struck off two votes from the

sitting member's majority.
THE POLICE RATE.—DEPUTATION.-.-EXTRAORDI-
NARY PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday afternoon deputations
from the various parishes in the county of Middlesex waited
upon Sir G. Grey, at the House of Commons, for the
purpose of protesting against the increased demand on
those parishes for the support of the police ; and de-
manding that in the event of any augmentation of the
force the burden should be wide national instead of local.
Th, deputations, which consisted of the churchwardens,
vestry.clerles, and principal inhabi'anta of the various
parishes, nearly filled the apartment. They were accom-
panied by Mr. B. Osborne, M.P., Sir B. Hall, Bert., td I'.,
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. .1. Wil-
liams, M.P., &c., &c. Sir G. Grey was attended by Mr.
Marie. one of the commissioners of the metropolitan police.
Sir B. Ilall having explained the objects of the deputation,
Sir G. Grey said there had been many circumstances since
the 10th of April which had called for the services of tt e
police in various quarters to protect the lives and property
of the inhabitants from daunts with which they were threat-
ened, and, as the deputations were well aware, various locali
ties had been lett in the charge of special constables. Toe
existing police force had been kept from time to time in such
a perpetual state of exigency that it was felt that it would be
better to have a large augmentation of the paid constabulary
than to trouble the householders continually to come nut as
special timetables. (Disapprobation ) it was nothing for
people to say that no actual injury had been done to pro-
perty. Had not the police force been drafted about as it was,
there was no telling what might have been the result ; and
he (Sir G. Grey) and his colleagues felt it necessary to aug-
ment the police force. These funds were therefore rendered
necessary, and ho considered that they could not come to
parliament for money for the purpose out of the general
taxation. The amount paid for the metropolitan police,
by Middlesex, was 96,000/. per year; and as he
considered that an increase of the force would be
a boon to the public, there were only two ways of raising the
necessary sum required, either by the course now adopted
or by compelling an equal assessment of all the other court.
ties comprised in the metropolitan police district. He ad-
mitted that the latter was the most equitable course, but it
could not be done without an act of parliament, and then it
would not meet the present emergency. He believed that
Kent, Surrey, and Essex, ought to be assessed higher than
those counties at present were.—Mr. B. Osborne, M.P., con-
sidered the proceedings of the government most unjust to
the county of Middlesex. They had taken the advantage of
the mere accidental circumstance of the magistrates having
increased the assessment of the county 1,400,0001., and were
attempting to make Middlesex pey the whole expense of a
police force, which was for the benefit of the country at large.
There were 400 or 600 men of the A division paid for by
Middlesex, who were sent to horse races and all parts of the
kingdom. (Hear.) He viewed the police in the same light
as troops, and they ought to he paid for by the country at
large. (Renewed cries of "Hear" from the deputations.)—
Mr. Joseph (Marylebthe) said that he believed every
other parish in Middlesex had already made their
rate for the present year—(Loud cries of " We
have")—and this demand to the extent of 6,6001. could
therefore not be obtained. They had made their rate
upon the faith of the bill which had been introduced
by the right honourable baronet Sir George Grey.—
Sir G. Grey : That was very imprudent. You should not I
do anything upon the faith of a bill.-4dr. B. Os-
borne, M.P.: Yon have never tested your bill in the
house.—Sir G. Grey: No, I have not; bad I done so
it would have precluded our getting the necessary sum re-
quired for the police.—Mr. Osborne : That is most unjust
to Middlesex. Why should not the money be taken from
the Consolidated Fund?—Sir G.:Grey : A portion is now
taken from the Consolidated Fund. The counties pay (id.,
and the Consolidated Fund 2d.; but there are many gentle.
men in the House of Commons who object even to that.—
' Sir B. Hall : If the government are determined to insist
upon the demand now, a special rate and collection will have
to be made. I therefore ask you if you cannot hold out any
hope that it will be abandoned I—Sir G. Grey : If it is a
question of money, I can only say that we want all the
money for the purposes of the police, and we must lay it
upon the assessment of Middlesex or compel an equal assess-
ment.—Mr. Ashby (St. Ann's, Soho) said nearly the whole
of the inhabitants of that parish had come out as special con-
stables, and had enough to do in consequence of the body of
chartists in their neighbourhood to keep them in order.
They never expected so ungrateful a return on the part of
the government as to tax them for their services.—Mr. Os-
borne : I beg to tell you, Sir George, that if the go-
vernment persist in this unjust demand, in case of
another outbreak you will get no special constables.—
Sir G. Grey ; Then the police must protect the property
of the public on all occasions, and must be supported.—Lord
Dudley Stuart, M.P., considered that when occasion de-
manded it, the rate payers could protect their own property.
—Sir B. Hall : I have one more question to ask. If the
government bad not the advantage of the casualty of the in-
craned assessment of the county of Middlesex to enable them
to =kip this demand, how would they raise this money ?
Sir George Grey: If that had not been the case we should
have raised the police rate to led. in the pound. This de-
claration was received with general disapprobation. One of
the deputation declared that if the government persisted in
the demand, they must send the police from door to door to
collect the rates themselves. Thu was received with gene-
ral applause, in the midst of which Sir George took up his
hat and left the room, followed by Mr. Commissioner
Mayne.—Mr. Geesin (churchwarden of St. James's,
Westminster): I beg leave to move that Lord Dudley
Stuart be regarded to take the chair. I think, representing
as week the paddies*/ Middlesex, we ought not to separate
withesd genie a ressiation to the effect that we will re-
fuse to smite my slihksel police rata, and throw the onus
of meklat the rage end be collection on the government—
Mr. J BA seggedesi that it would be better that they
should mime UMW& 11,001316311 in their separate vestries and
Wishes. sad that it would have a greater eifect. This sug-
gestion was ultimately adopted, and the deputations de-
parted, expiating their determination of calling public
meetings in their respective localities to resist the demand.
THE ROYAL BOTANICAL SOCIETY gave its third
and last dower and fruit show, yesterday, at the gardens in the
Regent's•park. Although the attendance of visitors was not
so numerous as on former 06646611331 there was a brilliant
assemblage. The collection of pinks, carnations, and pluton*
(cut *lowan), appeared to attract the greatest number of
admires. They have been seldom surpassed in purity of
colour and in the beauty of the markings. Three Orchids-
mons plants also proved very attractive ; eipedelly the
Ca tkyie ; one specimen, C. -Moeda, lissMi
with an unusually large flower. The
Lorscurisms, with its large wild IMF wir
giadower, was also egg pew* lie
tte visitors and it would seem by the jukes be they
awarded the first prise for ik There were aksa two fine
specimens ofthe pitcher plant. Cape heaths of every imagin-
able kind sad colour appeared ow the show stands in
large nasebers. Indeed, they bore an inordinate proportion
in number to any of the other plants ; some of them were
uncommonly fine. Verbenas also flourished in great luxu-
riance; one not altogether inaptly called Capliration dis-
played flowers of the most brilliant red; another (V. array),
the tint of which was deeper and brighter, was also very
much praised. There was a collection of cutaneous plants,
some large and grotesque, others dwarfed and prettily
shaped. The display of fruit was less abundant than might

have been expected at this season, but appeared to be to the
eye very fine. That, however, is not the best organ to test
it by, and we question whether size and brightness of colour
WS always a criterion of flavour,especially in respsct of straw-
berries, of which some were gigantic. We subjoin a list of
a few of the prizes :
For 30 store and greenhcmse pilot. to Mr. Fraser; Far 20 plants,
to Mr. Green, gardener to Lady Anfrobu.; for 10 plant& to Mr.
Hunt, gardener to Miss Trait; for specimen plants, to Mr. Hunt; for
specimen orchids, to Mr. M slate, Fastener to S. Rucker, E.g. ; for
new orchid., to M. Mylani; for new or rare plant, in Moon, to
Messrs. Witch, Marra Henderson, and Messrs. Robinson;
for plants of economical interest, to Messrs. Yaitch ; fur
Alpine plants, to Mr. Woad; for sin Cape pelargonium., to Mr.
Stains; for 39 dwarf cacti, Mr. Bonney; for IS Cape heaths, to Mr.
Hunt; for 12 Cape heaths, to Messrs. Tench* and Son ; fur 6 Cape
heaths, to Mr. Mylant; for 4 clersdendnms, to Mr. Cole; for 23
orchids, to Mr. Mylam ; for IS orchids, to Mr. Bassett; for 6 orchids,
to Mr. Plant; for 12 pelargoniums, in Mr. Cock, Mr. 11.ack, and Mr.
Demon; for 12 carnations, to Mr. Norman; for 12 Msifees, to Mr.
Ntriniin • for 12 pinks,to Mr. Turner; for 24 pansies, to Mr. Turner:
'for 6 esenlaria., to Mr. Gaines; for 6 tueb-ias, to Mr. Bray • for If
row, In pots, to Mr. Rosalind; for 100 roses, to Meson. Lane and
Boa ; for 30 rows, to Mr. Parsons, gr. to A. George, hag.; for 12 new
roses, to Mr. Francis• ' for 12 nude ruse., to Messrs. Paul and Son;
for SO British ferns, to Mr. Smith, gr. to J. Andenon, F.sq.; for min
eellaneous collections of fruit, to Mr. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Frog.
more; for Providenee pine apples. to Mr. Joy, Roundoray Park; for
queen pine apples, to Mr. Drummond, Pontypool Park; for green-
fleshes( melons, to Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Suther-
land • for scarlet-fleshed melons, to Mr. Weir Haropstend ; for three
. Slats; of grapes. to Mr. S. Barnes • for one dials of black grapes, to
Mr. M. Henderson ; for one dash of white grapes, to Mr. Doris ; for
vines, in pot.,, to Mr. Wright, gardener to the Hon. Miss Rushout ;
for four dishes of peaches and nectarine., to Mr. Parker ; for two
dishes of the same, to Mr. Snow • for or.e dish of tip, to Mr. Fogg.);
fur one dish of cherries, to Mr. SCiow ; for four sashes of strawberries,
to Mr. Lydlard.
The military bands were in attendance as usual, and
played a succession of overtures, oreratic, and dance music.
Healy in the day Prince Albert visited the gardens.
WHEAL CURTIS COPPER MINING COMPANY.—In
consequence of the requisite number of shareholders to con-
stitute a meeting, which was advertised for yesterday, not
being present, it was adjourns! to Thursday, the 13th inst.
A PARAGRAPH FOR LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—
Whatever be the majority against Mr. Hume's motion (says
the Kelso Chronicle) there are certain facts which no man
can dispute, sod no reasonable man will trifle with. Let it he
ever remembered that "nothing is more dangerous than • sa-
tisfied parliamentary majority and a disc *tented nation. They
are two wheels that have caught. One cannot stop without
breaking the other." This was the reply of a well.known
French journalbt, last Novem3er, to those who inquired his
opinion regarding the state of public affairs in France, at a
time when M. Guizot seemed quite as strongly entrenched
behind hie parliamentary majorities as Lord John Russell is
at present.
SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM. Yesterday morning,
about eleven o'c oak, a fire broke out on the premises occu•
pied by Mr. Foster, No. 8, Milford-lane, Strand. When
first discovered, the flames were blazing furiously, and had
obtained a firm hold on • large quantity of loose shavings and
other inflammable material : great fears were entertained for
the surrounding dwellings, they being chiefly composed of
wood. The engines of the fire brigade were quickly on the
spot, and there being a plentifnl supply of water the fire
was fortunately soon quenched. For sometime past these
premises have been in dispute between several parties, who
in their mutual efforts to Rain and maintain forcible posses-
sion thereof, have completelyehattered the building in which
not a door or wind .w has been left whole, and from the fact
that no fire or light was on the premises, it is strongly
suspected that some malicious person must have thus at-
tempted to destroy them.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE BY AN OFFICER
OP TUB BRlTian MUSEUM.—Before Mr. Mills, at the Mar-
quis of Hastings, Ossulston-street, Somers-town, upon G. F.
Richardson, assistant in the miner 1 department of the
British Museum, aged 52.—Maria Oberry stated that she
found deceased lying under his Led with his bead nearly se-
vered from his body by a razor which lay near him. A few
days previously he told her that be fell dawn the museum
stairs and severely injured his head against the spikes Cat
were at the bottom. Ili was greatly embarrassed, Dr.
Wakefield was called to attend deceased, hut he said thede.
ceased had been several hours dead. Mr. E. Eters, solicitor,
Featherston-buildings, said the deceased had been hie client,
and that he was endeavouring to pass through the insolvent
court. He dreaded the loss of situation, and was on that ac
count so desponding that witness was not surprised at his
having committ d suicide. Deceased was the
author of several works—Further evidence proved
that deceased had deliberately sat before the looking-
glass and cut his throat. The glass, chair, and
razor wire covered with his blood.—Verdict, insanity.--
FAT•L OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.--By Mr. Bedford, at the West-
minster Hospital, on the body of Mr. W. James, a surgeon, aced
68. The deceased got into one of the Waterloo omnibuses,
in Wellington-street, on Monday morning last. The ons
nibus went on steadily until it reached the other lisls of the
bridge, when the driver was seized with a fit, and the tortes.
left to themselves, started off at full gallop. The deceased,
seeing the danger, endeavoured to get out, but in doing so
he was thrown violently, the back of his head striking the
ground with great force. He was taken to the surgery of
Mr. Brook., in the Waterlo3.road, and then to Vie hospital,
where he died the same day from fracture of the skull
The conductor was thrown from the roof, and much hurt
while endeavouring to assist the driver. The latter was
subject to fits, and in order to pave himself from
falling in cue he were attacked suddenly. always took the
precaui inn to strap himself to his seat. This strap held him
on until the omnibus reached St. John's church, when it
broke, and he fell. He it now in the above hospital, but not
in a dangerous state. It further appeared that the omnibus
company knew that the driver had been subject to fits, but
before they engaged him made him pro( uce a medical certi-
ficate that he had entirely recovered.—The coroner remarked
that as nn action for compensation might be brought before
another court he recommended the jury to return their ver-
dict without expressing an opinion whether it was an acci-
dent or not. Verdict—" Died from fracture of the skull,
caused by falling while getting out of an omnibus, the horses
at the time running away and the driver being in a fit."