The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1846.

sorry to hear such an observation. In the Safi'ron-hill list, a
claim made by the Rev. E. Piney, as perpetual curate of St.
rater's &strict church, Saffron-hill, was disallowed, on the
ground of misdescription. The barrister holding that a per-
p_tual curacy weeper se no qualification. The claim should
have been for • life interest of more than 101. valne. An
appeal was granted in this case, the decision upon which will
govern several others in the caurse of the revision. In the
St. Luke's list, a claim by D'lffanger, jun., arising out of a
freehold rent-charge of 404., on premises in Golden-lane, was
objected to by Mr. Payne, and defended by Mr. Fitch. The
ground of objection was, that as the rent-charge was only con-
veyed in January last to the claimant, he could not have been
in possession of the tents and profits till July, instead of six
months before, as requirqd by the act; and although rent
had been paid in January, yet as it was not due till July, in
law it was no payment, sufficient to entitle the party to be
on the register for the present year. The barrister held that
any payment on account of a rent-charge gave the possessor
the actual scisin required by the law from the date of such
payment, the claim mu.t therefore be allowed.
EAST SURREY.—The Revising Barrister, Mr. T. C.
C. Fish, held a court yesterday at the Workhouse Com-
mittee-room, Bermondsey, for the purpose of revising the
lists of voters in that district. The Rev. W. Curling, one of
the chaplains of St. Saviours church, claimed a right to
vote in respect of his office. Mr. Sturmy, the vestry-clerk,
opposed the claim on the ground that although the reverend
gentleman held a freehold office, yet he did not derive
each a revenue from lauds as would entitle him to a vote.
TAO chaplains were nppointed under a local act, and they
were paid by a rate levied upon the inhabitants generally,
who were liable by their goods and chattels, and also per-
sonally, in the event of their failing to pay. Mr. Sturmy
referred to the various acts of parliament bearing upon
the question, and contended that the mode in which the
chaplains were paid could not bo construed into a free-
hold interest an land, which was the qualification
under which the right to vote was now sought to be sub-
rtontiated.—Mr. J. Curling having showed cause in support
of the claim, the Revising Barrister said the only point in
the case was whether the claimant possessed a freehold in-
terest
in the land. There was no doubt that he held a frce-
hold office, but it appeared to him that the act of parliament
under which he received his salary, by giving a power of
distraint upon the goeds and of imprisonment, in the event
of non-payment, contemplated a merely personal liability,
and that there was, consequently, not such an interest in
land as was requireitto give the right to vote, and the claim
must therefore he disallowed.—Sisteen fresh claims, sup-
ported by the Free Traders, in respect of two freehold
houses worth about 46!. a year, were all held to be good by
the Revising Brirriger, and the names of the parties were
placed upon the list of voters.

raw then; r roe the dip Into Chas Ray, whose. vas hely a
treasadoas gale and sea cashemsbs mimosa streedehowilews=
bug tares petishid. pia Clanton would haus us lam
was as ulanageggeset at Ow Cheat Vhsa them warts.
age sealhols ewer we ale slime teli sie The Mow L
gams, Oapleia Dame eamwrads4 WOO WI JolosiT, 1843,
Ong away ben Comma bobser; 30 of So raw asei 17 pas.
stagers way iiterasi. Item a doe soooollght sight; the sos was as
easatiss a deleyesull ; Say saw the rocky oust dos by them. but
Deem hot as ardor sr masstwewt in Lie shle ; sat minding,
or owls& or attessiegte where @bowie foie& Weal of keeping her
out to see to be dear of the roe tea her busty yaw th=lo, Jud au
if an omnibusuiriver going front 10 nee um
should run nguinst the Monument The trumPad uP a
story for the pubic that a currant lad aseght them ship. A current
had about as much to do with the wade se the Plying Dutchman. If
Captain Claxton had luckily thought of having a current in the Irish
Sea he might hare milted the Great Britain very comtortablir into
Dundrum Day.—Your obedient servant, A.

•
ACCIDENTS.—INJURY FROM A TOBACCO-PIPIL—Last
evening, as a man was walking in the London-road, South-
wark, with a lighted pipe in his mouth, he ov:us suddenly
knocked down by another man running in an opposite
nirection. The force drove the stem of the pipe completely
through his gullet. The parish surgeons extracted the pipe,
and ordered his instant removal to Guy's Hospital. Very
little hopes are entertained of his recovery.—K ILL ED
BY aar Ox.—ln exercising the right of the relement, called
the Third Buffs, to pus through the city of London, with
colours unfurled and drums beating, was yesterday afternoon
tho cause of an accident stunted by the loss of life. A
division of the regiment marched into London over Black-
friars-bridge while a drove of bullocks from Suoithtield
was palming towards the bridge, and in Chatham-place one
of the beasts, irritated by the noise of the drums and the
glare of the red coats, dashed three times among the soldiers,
created considerable confusion in the ranks, and threw over
two of the men. Driven from among them, by slight use of
the bayonet, the bullock started amid the crowd of lookers
on, and a young girl, ten or twelve years old, was struck to
the pavement by the infuriated animal, and her skull dread-
fully fractured. She expired in the arms of a man who
raised her from the ground, and was taken, a corpse, to
Bridewell Hospital.—FALL or A BRIME.—A man of the
name of Mdls was passing over the wooden bridge at Brent-
ford lock, with two horses, when the bridge suddenly broke
in the middle, and precipitated both Mills uni the hows into
the water. One of the horses in its struggles struck its head
on the edge of the bridge, and was killed on the spot, but the
other one swam to the shore, dragging Mills with him, and
both were saved.

LNQUEiTS. DEATII FROM FIRS IN KENT-
arittgr.—By Mr. Payne, on the body of Ellen Sharp, aged
18, and also into the cause of the fire in which she lost her
life, on Friday last, at the Royal Standard, White-street,
Borough. Mr. John Sharp, the occupier of the house,
priater and bookseller, said that on Friday night at about
nine o'clock he walked out, leaving his wife, h:s three
daughters, almost children, of whom the deceased was one.
Keudall, his apprentice, and a girl named Barber, aged 12
years, in the back parlour making fireworks. Ile had been
gone about ten minutes, when he heard that one of the
houses in the street was on fire, and, on returning, he found
it was his own, Ile rushed into the back parlour. and, after
searching :bout with other persons, he fousel the deceased
sitting behind the counter burned to death or sale ace' by
the smoke. The thorowindow was blown out into the street.
Witness believed that tke fire commenced in the hack par-
lour. Ills daughter Emma was making squibs with a com-
poition of saltpetre and gunpowder kept in an earthenware
pan, and was returning come of this composition into the
pau from a saucer in which she had been using it, when a
spark flew from the fire and it all exploded. The lire spread
fromthenee to the shop, and let uhf all the fireworks, a great
Ruant:ty of which were kept there. Deceased was, at the
time, behind the counter, and a great quantity ex-
ploded in he: face. Witness's other dau4hter, Emma,
and his apprentice, are now in the hospital from the
injuries they sustained.—After some further evidence the
Coroner raid the manufacture of fireworks in such a
place was eltarly an illegal act, and the jury might make
him criminall responsible for the con-equence.—Verdict,
"Accidental Death," and the jury added that they
i consi-
der the conduct of Mr. Sharp highly censurable, n per-
mitting the manufacture of fireworks by children, and in a
neighbourhood so densely populated —Dr.arn F:tOM
RAT POISUN.—By Mr. Mills, at the Rutland Arms, Rutland.
street, Hampstead-road, respecting the death of Mr. Charles
Tatham, aged 41 years, recently resident at No. 52, Stan-
hope-street. The deceased was an army accoutrement maker,
and for some time past had been in a low and desponding
state. Ile was also subject to delusions. On Thursday he
purchased at the shop of Mr. Starkie, chemist, of No. 4,
Strand, a grey powder, called " Butler's Vermin and Insect
Killer." On his return home he was taken ill, aud admitted
that he had taken poison ; he died in two hours. A post
Inortria examination fully proved that the deceased died
from the Mixt, of arsenic, and, from an analysis of
th • powders, the surgeon discovered that one of them
contained sufficient poison to kill six men.—Verdict, " Tem-
, porury Insanity." The jury then added they " strongly
condemned the sale of poisons in open chops, withent the
best precautions being adopted to prevent the frequent evil
consequences of such sale. They regard the present instance
as one which calls fur severe reprobation ; and truest that a
public exposure of the fact will tend to prevent in some
degree the mischief which they believe is frequently occur-
ring from the Wile of poisons in druggivs' heuses."—
DEATH FILO,/ NEGLIGEN,E.—Bv Mr. Payne, at Guy's
Hospital, on the body of Henry'Coleman' aged twenty-five,
a signal-man employed on the Croydon Atmospheric Rail-
way. Alexander Smith deposed that deceased was a signal-
man, employed on that and the adjoining lines. At ten
o'clock that m.naing witness was in the first or piston car-
riage, proceeding towards the Dartmouth Arms, behind the
Brighto.i express train, travelling at the rate of between 4.5
and 50 miles an hone, and on getting a little past Sydenham,
he saw the deceased give the " all right" signal to the
Brighton train. Deceased was then standing close by the
rails of the atmospheric line leok;ng alter the train which
had just wseel, and when about 100 yards from him, wit-
ness and Dir. Samtla, who was also in the piston carriage,
shouted to him as loudly as they could, but deceased did not
turn round until too lute, for the carriage struck him with
such force as to kaock him a distance of 19 yards. He was
immediately put into a first-class carriage and conveyed to
the hospital. Had the deceased been in his proper position,
a box six feet from the rail., the accident could not have
happened. Deceased, when admitted into the hospital, was
quite dead. Verdict: "Accidental Death."--De era
sloes FALLING ON A RAILWAY.—By Mr. William Baker,

THE ABOLITION OF ECCLESI %BTICAL COrftTe.—
Last evening a public meeting of the inhabitants of Lam-
beth was held at the Southwark Literary and Scientific In-
stitution, to hear from the Rev. Mr. Museum an explanation
of the objects of the society recently formed fir procuring
the abolition of the Ecclesiastical Courts. Benjamin Hawes,
Esq., M.P., presided; and in opening the proceedings re-
marked that it would be in the recollection of all who had
watched the progress of this subject that successive govern-
ments had adopted measures for improving the condition of
the eeclesiaetical courts, the present government being
amonget the number; but all attempts had up to the pre-
-eta time proved futile and unsatisfactory. Finding this to be
the case, Mr. Muscutt had undertaken the task of enlighten-
ing the public on the important question. It was with that
view that the society for procuring the abolition of the eccle-
siastical courts was formed. About sixteen years ago a com-
mission was:iseued from the Crown, and in cons quencc of
the investigation then made many material improvements
were suggested in the report, which was signed by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, Dr. Ludiing-
ton, and other dignitaries, both ecclesiastical and civil. Ex-
tensive changes and reforms were r,commended by the corn
miusioners, but nothing to the present hour had been done; '
for the report failed to arouse the public, in consequence of
the ignorance which prevailed. There were at present in
England 235 court.) having only twenty-seven advocates who
were privileged to plead in them. They were independent
of the Crown and the bishops, had no regular bar, no defined
standard of law, and were presided over by persona utterly
incompetent to discharge their duties. There were many
other anomalies ir.to which he would not enter, as by doing
so he should be trespassing on the province of his reverend
friend. He would content himself by saying that in his
private station as an individual. and in his public capacity as
member for Lambeth, he would heartily support the society,
of which his reverend friend was the recognised agent. Mr.
Muscutt then delivered his lecture, but as the points con-
tained in his address have already been reported in this
journal, it is unnecessary to repeat them. A Tote of thanks
to the reverend gentleman and Mr. Hawes closed the pro-
ceedings.
MR. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS' APPOINTMF.NT.—Sir,--
I entirely agree with . you in the approbation you have expensed of
the late judicial appmnuaent in the (Suet or Queen's Bench. But
you r; pear to have fallen into two errors—the one in suppudng the
amomitment to be ham to the Prime Minister,whereas it is well known
the: though ho nominates the chiefs, the puisnejudgeo are always
eeleeted and appointed by the Lord thaneellor, and aeconlingly the
announcement to Mr. Williams on this occasion was contained be u
hater from his lordship. The emend error it, that vent express •
doubt as to the political opinions of the new judge, or that you hove
rather to impute to him, that he is anti-mini,trriat 4,r that his
politics are unknown. It L., however, well-known to his friend+ that
he has always been a Whig, and I cannot give you a more eon, Owing
proof of it, them by informint )00 that at the lust general election he
gave a plumper for lord John Russell, then a candidate for the City
of ton on.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, is OLD Ituittsre
(October 10.
[We somewhat doubt our correspondent's authority on the
latter point; but Mr. Williams's appointment would not
teem the worse to us. if we discovered him to be of Liberal
pnlitica Our remarks on a former occasion have been a
little misunderstood. The claims of party are not to be re-
jected when other claims do not come into dispute. And
with the pretensions of such men as Talfourd, Watem,
milly, Crompton, and others still unrecognised, the case
sheuld be at least as strong as that of Mr.Vsughan
to juetey a preference.—Eu. Express.]
ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS AT KEW.—A valua-
ble addition was made last week to these gardens, by
the receipt of the vet y extensive collection of orehidaceous
plente, belonging to the lute Rev. Mr. Chores, of Broughton-
hall, near Manchester, one of the finest in the kingdom, and
left by him to this establiehment.
MODEL 1.0 DG HOUSE FOR FEMALES.—Within
the pest week, a model lodging•house for single women has
hi en opened in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, Lir the
accommodation of industrious females of good character,
at a low rate of remuneration, and where they are supplied
with the accommodation of houses of a much superior
description.
ARTESIAN WELt.s.—lt is in contemplation to sink
another shaft at the works in Trafalgar-square, to obtain a '
further supply for the wants of the surrounding neighbour-
hood. By an arrangement with the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests the contractors are enabled to supply water to
other purposes than tho fountains and government works. IRELAND.
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY LORD ItOSSE'I3 TELESCOPE. DUBLIN, Ger. 11.
—We reprint the following from the Standard of last night FOOD Dr.roYe.—The following letter from the Under-
without vouching for its truth:—An act, influenced by the Secretary, Mr. Itedington, is confirmatury of Rut of Mr.
wildest fanaticism, her recently been committed in the neigh- Commissary Hewitson. The government is determined to
bourhood of Armagh, of which the following are the parti- abide by its resolution of leaving Ireland dependent for food
on
culars :—On Friday evening, three respectably dressed indi• for some time "private
enterprise."
viduals applied for permission to view the moult through Sir,—ln reference to your enmru blin et le
nicettion'tei . oth °Atondhcr, 1'i1t1.5,41 6im
Lord Rome's telescope. On its being granted they ascended direetml by the Lord-Lieutenant to state, that g iyernment cannot un-
the platform, and at the moment when the instrument was dcrtike to supply food to all districts where it may be required. It
depressed on a level with the horizon, one of them advanced to I. not their intention to interfere veldt
.private enterorisr, where the
the extreme end, and cast a stone, which he must have con- markets are likely to !s` thereby Plinked at rensonatic rriom ; and,
met, the eommuomriat arrangements have not been made with a
coaled for the purpose, at the speculum. It happily did not g the supply of load, which would have pros-I a
take effect, and in the effort he fell and fractured his right slew of
and inetepedient course. I have the honour to be, air,
leg. They were immediately arrested, and are now under- your obedient servant T. N. Rs stoorov.
going an examination before the mayor, Wm. l'ayton. Esq., M. J. Blake, Esq., ituam.
aseisted by W. W. Algae, Esq., and Mr. James Hardin. T
DIFFIC ELT' Es.—SIR ROBERT PEEL.—The
follow-
The latter gentleman, who has been here for some time ing correspondence appears in yesterday's Cork paper. The
observing the different phases of the moon, has shown his following reply has been received from Sir Robert Peel, in
usual ability in eliciting from the prisoners their motives for refer nee to a vote of thanks passed him by the Cheedeville
the attempt. They state themselves to be from Cheltenham, Relief Committee :
and the one who threw the stone expresses his regret at not Drayton Manor, Sept. 21.
having destroyed the telescope, as he considers it ' a bias- eir,—l beg to return my best acknowiedginenta for the resalution
phemy for a man to scrutinise too closely the works of the which you hive transmitted to me, adopted at a meeting of the in-
Creator," and affirms that " the right hand of the Lord will habit ants of Charkville and several adjoining parishee. lam truly
yet be employed to dash in pieces the enemy." The exami- gratified by the a..au:awe conveyed to me in that resolution, that the
exertions which it was my public duty to make :or the mita aeon of
nation is still going on. thc evils of scarcity in Ireland, were not wemecessful, and that they
THE GREAT BRITAIN.— LI V ERPOO , OCT. 12.- have entitled me to the grateful recollection of a people In wham wed.
Another letter from Mr. Leonard Watson was exhibited in fare I shall ever take the warmest intereet —I have the honour to be,
the Underwriters' rooms to-day; Sir, your faithful servant, •Surned) Romer Para..
Warrenpoint, Oct. 10. William Robert Saunders, Esq.
"The.. Court, Fieq.—sir,—ny letter of yceterdav'e date, I tun tn. PR,LIMINARY MESSAOE.—If was currently rumoured
formed that the Great Retain now lies on a bed of guinea said has yesterday, that a certain leading member of the Repeal
suffered much from the gale of Wednesday. Preparation. are Association had received a somewhat menacing letter from
making to discharge all the cool from on board.—l am, 3c., LLONenO a well-known Irish barrister, residing ordinarily in the south
~'arse'' of of Ireland. The
Sir,—The loos of the Great Britain steam-ship purport of the letter was to invite the Re-
peal gentleman in question to withdraw some atrong per.
is a sad bnaincm. Captain Hooke° is a good officer, and ought not to
be pressed down by inconsiderate attack. on his conduct. There is, soul remarks made at a late meeting of the Association. A
however, a screw loose somewhere ; and after the publication of the special meeting of the committee was called to enisider
letters of Captain Claxton, and the "Sailor's Friend," we mar as well whether the gentleman alluded to should personally reply, Of
have It out. S. F. is mistaken in supposing that "the fillip was that dutyshoold devolve upon the committee. The committee
expected to fetch the North Passage by a coarse N.W. by N.," she assumed the responsibility, and a lett: r signed by the gentle-
was kept on that course only to clear the Calf of Man; for, at eh. man receiving the message, in his capacity of member of the
they " trimmed unser haul up N. by E.," the supposed course tows .
North Channel. The simple tact is, that in a voyage of seven hours, by Mr. Fitzpatrick, who pledged
between lh. when they left the Bell Buoy and Bh., they were 30 miles his honour that he would not accept nay hostile eneemste from
ahead of their reckoning; indeed the mistake was even more gross, the party addressed, nor offer one, however great the provo-
for
at sh. 30m. " they saw the land of the Isle of Man on the star- cation. Thus the matter rests at present.
board bow," and at Bh. 15m. they observed what they put down for
the Calf of Mail Light burringai:N.W., but which reality was thc MILITARY NEws.—On Friday, Prince George of Carr.-
St. John's Light, 30 miles further on. Now observe : at 5.30 they bridge assumed the command of the garrison of Limerick,
had land on the starboard bow : this land, if not the Calla Man, was having arrived in that sity, from Dublin, the previous night.
Langness Point, only 10 miles distant from it, as every boy in the
CNNECESSARY HARASSING OF TROOPS.—At four o'clock
ship must have known; they had therefore made at least two-thirds
rinse distancebetween the Bell Buoy and St. John's Point, and three on Thursday morning, says the Limerick. Chronicle, Colonel
hours would evidently carry them bump ashore on the coast of Mansel, K.H., despatched a troop of the Bth Hussars, re-
Ireland. They mimed the Calf Light and kept on to lee well away, quired by the civil authorities at Clare, to be present at a
before they bon, up for the North Channel; so fir, good ; but at labourers' meeting, warned from all quarters to attend that
fib. 15m. they observe a light bearing N.N.W., and then the unac- day near Clare Castle. We are glad to hear that there was no
counlable proceeding of acting on the presumption that they were
"'molt,. as. the meeting dispersed, on being informed of the
still south of the Isle of Man. Observe: at sh. 30m. they...had run
*early 70 mile*, and were within 10 miles of sighting the Calf Light; liberal notification of the Lord Lieutenant for reproductive
what upon the Lee of the earth then had the ship been doing be- works. On Friday, 2 field-piecesof the Royal Horse Artillery,
tween sh. 30m. and Bh. 15m., if then only she came within eight of a troop of the Bth Humus, and 300 of the 85th Light In-
le Moreover, it had not the appearance of the Calf Light, being a fantry, under Major Tennant, left this for Doonass, near
atand not a double light. There was no reason in „lie world, Limerick, where a monster meeting wannoticed to assemble.
eon Mink of, for supposing it to have been the Calf
Would not a welleludging person bars said "At Mr. Tracey, 8.M., and several other magistrates, were pre
Wit .past five we were wake, at most, an hour's sail of sent. The troops, exposed to constant rain and cold, re-
the Calf of Man, and 50 miles of the coast of Ireland; since mained at Clonlam to a late hour last evening, when they
then we have been going at full speed with a strong wind upon our returned to garrison, not having observed any disposition
quarter; we mast have passed the Gilt an hour and a half since, and amongst the country people to collect in any force whatever,
have come to some light on the coast of Ireland ; the Calf Light it
though report had it that physical force of ten parishes would
cannot be, unless the ship has been standing still when the log showed
her to be making_ 11 knots; but we may very like' be a few miles assemble.
nearer to the nue must Man weelpeet^ It is not inanstal to peas FREE QVARTERS.—A company of the 83rd Regiment
a Light without seeing it a considerate officer is prepared for such (says the Limerick. Examiner) marching through read-
ers occurrence. When I was coming from the Mediterranean, by one ford on Thursday, from Clare Castle to Killaloe, took pos-
of the Gibraltar steamers, we made no land between Cape Finisterre session of a room in the house of Mr. George lid`Donnell.
and Portland; we never saw the Usbant Lights at all ; but the cocain
made sure of his course up Channel ; he dui not keep his They remained there for the night, and thought to establish
he was ashore on the Start. On the other hand, when the Clarendon free quarters, as they refused to pay for their accommodation
West India:nen was so terribly lost on the Isle of Wight two years in the morning. It is alleged that the officer in command
knee, she was ahead of her reckoning, and made the Needles Light promised to pay for the lodging of the men, and was after-
ingtcad of the rorthaa, which she hod not sec°. There are two wards very reluctant to do so. Thank God, we do not live
Lights at the Portland, and only one at the Needles ; and the mate,
who hod been two years with I.oed yorkeonogkik yacht, and knew in times when the military can thus quarter themselves on
the Needles well, told the captain that he was mistaking the Light ; the peaceful inhabitants of a country village. These are not
but he would not be persuaded he had passed the Portland without the days of 'OS.

at the lte)al Standard public-house, Water.oo-town. Beth-
nal-green, respecting the death of James Twork, aged 26
ysara, late a porter on the Eastern Counties Railway, who
WAS killed on Friday last. The body was so mutilated, that
all traces of identity had disappeared. An account of
decease d's death appeared in our paper yesterday, hut it ap-
pears, in addition, that his wife was with ham, and that
when he attempted to get out of the carriage, he told her he
wanted to speak with one of the porters. Verdict : Acci-
dental Death."

THE LABOUR RATE ACT.
LlMERlCK.—Snaenta—An adjourned meeting under
9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 107, of the magistrates and ems-
payers of the barony of Shanid, was on Tuesday held at
Shanagolden. A report having been in carcubation for
some days previous, that an outbreak would take
place, the military detachments from Askcaton and
Rathkeale, with a large body of police from the differ-
ent out-stations, arrived there at eleven o'clock. The
report, however, proved to be altogether groundless.
The magistrates in attendance were, the Right Hon. Lord
Mouteagle, the Hon. Stephen Edward Spring Rice, Sir Veto
de Vere, Bart., the Knight of Olin, William Smith O'Brien,
Esq., M.P. At one o'clock, the Right Hon. Lord Mont-
, eagle was called to the chair. His lordship addressed the
' meeting, and impressed upon them the necessity (for the
short tame it should he necessary) of persevering in their
truly creditable and praiseworthy condact, and that imme-
diate relief, by local employment, would be given to every
man requiring it. His lordship then called upon Captain
Kennedy to lay before the meeting the report of the
presentments committed to his care at the original
meeting. Captain Kennedy came forward, and court',
only entreated the indulgence of the meeting, as, fotee
the overwhelming mass of business which devolved upon
him, he was altogether unable to lay before three the
detailed and . accurate report which he knew to be
necessary, and stated that " if he was made of f:neet-
and his brains of quicksilver, it would be impossrole for him
to do so in the short time given him far th at purpose."
Capt. K. then brought forward and submitte d a number of '
presentment+ for new roads in the barony of Shanid, among
which was a presentment for two tramrrods ; and, after a
long discussion as to whether it were better to enter iato
each presentment separately, or send the .m altogether for the
consideration of the Board of Works, it was taaanimour y re-
• solved, that all the presentments sub mitre& by Capt. Ken-
nedy, and also a large number of presentments for local
works in the neighbourhood of Sh anagelden, should be for-
warded to the Board of Woeke, for their consideration and
selection. William Smith O'Brier „Req.., H.P. thee came for-
ward, and proposed twu reeoluf ams, we of which was con-
demnatory of the sth article of 'le new " Instructions for the
formation and guidance ofCorr animists," which, he said, if car-
ried into t ffect, would deprive committeesof some of their most
efficient members, among vr. aim were the Roman Catholic en-
rates of the different Inca I it; es, and that the Shanagoldenrelief
committee should stand 'in its original form. Tne second
resolution referred to t ne limitation of Relief Districts to
one or more parishes." It was shown that parishes were
so scattered and exclus'eve is their localities, as to make the
proposed regulation e uitc impracticable. These resolutions
were seconded by ti's Knight of Olin, and carried unani-
mously.—Mr. S. 0' Brien expressed a strong epinion of the
absolute necessieer of having government depots immediately
opened for the sale of Indian meal.
CLANWILL !AM.—John Croker, was chairman of a
preparatory meeting of the magistrates and cesspayers of the
barony of C lanwilliaun,at the County Court-house, Limerick,
on Thum' ay, to make arrangements fur the holding of the
extmordi nary presentment sessions, under 10th Victoria, at
Ballyne' .ty on Monday. It was stated that the labouring
population of the barony in went of employment is eO,OOO,
and it was agreed to expend 1,0001. per week in public works
so as to effort labour for two months.
OWNEYREO.—At Merroe extraordinary presentment ses-
sions. on Wednesday (for the barony of Owneybeg), Caleb
Powell, Esq., M.P., presided, and the other magistrates
present were Capt. Kane, John T. Devitt, and William F.
Holland, Esqrs. Ceespavers : George I)uhT, Patrick
M'Grath, and Thomas Fogarty. For completing the un-
finished works in the barony, a sum of 4701. was granted,
and for making new roads, repairing old ones, lowering
hills, and filling hollows, the amount approved of Was 0,0271.
LIMERICK CITY PRF.SLKTMENT SEENIONS.—The ma-
gistrates and ccespayers of the borough of Limerick held an
extraordinary presentment sessions for the city, at the
Tholeel, on Friday, pursuant to his Excellency's proclama-
tion, under the 10th Vie., for providing relief. The
Mayer presided. After the several presentments had
been discussed and agreed to, including 2,000/. to
build a Iteman Catholic church in St. John's parish,
Alderman Gerry adverted to the expediency of constructing
the earth work. of such portion of the Limerick and Mule-
ville railway line n+ was within the borough, said that ti-
ll h Act had not passed, the necessary plans, specifi-
cations, &c., had been lodged, and matters nearlycompleted,
so that if they presented tor a sum of money to carry on the
earth works near Limerick, it would not be sanctioned by
the board, if there was a doubt about the success of the bill.
—Mr. lull: I have an application prepared for that line
also.—This gave rise to a long discussion, in the course of
which several opposed the application, conceiving it would
nit be rem to undertake a project which had not been sanc-
tioned by Parliament—over which no provisional committee
exercised central, and where there was no guarantee that the
railway would ever be constructed. It 'A nal.° ev plained, that a
great portion of the advance sought for (6,0001.) would have
to he expended in compensation to the proprietors of land.
Dr. Griffin, Mr. Dickson, Capt. Kane, and Mr. Farnell sup.
ported the applieation, which, on a division, was lost by a
majority of four. The following resolution was adopted on
the motion of Mr. Raleigh, seconded by the High Sheriff:
—"
That in consequence of the extremely hi4h price of food
in tLie city at present, owing to the failure of the potato
crap,—the magistrate, and ems payers do take steps to
obtain a loan of 0.0001. for the purchase of pmeieions, to be
retailed tothe poor at a cheap price—the money to be placed
at the di-poesl of the relief committee. 20N. was granted to
repair the Salmon-weir hank. Total applied for, 30,319!.
—of which sum, 16,000!. will not fall upon the city.
The Mayor was moved from the chair, and the High
Shcritf having been called thereto, thanks vivre voted to his
worship, and the meeting separated.

classes throughout the ensuing winter worAd be deplorable,
unless some public work was set on fan;, so that labourers
might not be left to the precarious cor.aitton of a chance day's
employment. They also resolved tbet an application be made
to government to stop distillation, by an order in council, for
the present season, and that a committee. be appointed to
make application for public wok,. A committee, comprising
the several clergymen of th e town and v:einity, and a num-
ber of merchants
and (Aber charitable individuals, was
accordingly appointed, and
requested to report to an
adjourned meeting.
generally, and The resolutions were spoken to
by Mr. David Alma, in a speech, is which he
showed the dial...easd situation of the labouring class
'mtnbated the opinions of some of the aristo-
erall. delivund at a private meeting held in the Court-
how:a of Done.pntrick, denying that distress prevailed, and
I-mot:mend; ag the poor-house for all who were in want. Mr.
Hurst rer.udiated the idea of going to the poor-house, and
said that the labouring class wished to earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow, and not become paupers on the
country. He paid a handsome compliment to Mr. Millar,
of Dawnpatrick, who had employed some labourers at Is. 3d.
per day, and, in consideration of the high price of food
and loss of the potato crop, raised their wages to Is. 6d.
The speaker then called on other gentlemen who employed
labourers to "go and do likewise." Mr. Hurst denied that
the meeting was a selitious meeting, as had been stated by
some individuals, unless it was sedition to look for bread, and
the means to earn it; and in that case he was a very seditious
person, as he had exerted himself in forwarding the views of
'‘ those poor persons who had got up this meeting. He then
requested of all assembled to return quietly home, and prove
to their enemies that it was not a seditious meeting, and that
they were not seditiously disposed. Thanks were then voted
to the chairman, and the meeting quietly separated. There
were about 400 persons present.
. IRISH AORICULTURE.—ICEOLteT OP IRISH LANDLORDS.
. —The Waterford Chronicle publishes a report of an agricul-
tural meeting, held in that city, at which Sir H. W. Barron
I thus condemned the conduct of the Irish landlords, lle
. I said
_:—

STATE OF TH E SOUTIL—CueNTT CO Tuesday
morning last (saes a correspondent of the Cork Southern Re
porter), Mr. Oallwev proceeded to Caharagh, and arrived
there before six. On his arrival he found, as on Monday, that
the 200 men listed for the works were unable to proceed with
them, being awed by the presence and threats of a superior
number; but after some time he succeeded in getting the
121N1 to work and order restored, and returned to Skib-
bereen at nine o'clock, his presence being required in cones-
quence of a very prevalent report haahg been circulated that
3,000 from the parishes of Kilmore, Skull, and Ballydeheb,
would come into the town that day ; to.goard against which
a mounted policeman was placed on the road in that direc-
tion two miles out of town, but no appearance of any body of
men was made. On Wednesday the town was much crowded ;
the poor wretches who had been at work 10 days not Laving
been paid a shilling, having come to sav that their strength was
exhausted ; and the gentlemen of the late committee, who arc
acting independent of the government and actually staving
an outbreak, in the kindest manna r agreed to pay the men
out of their private monies until they ereived tkeir wages.
Too much praise cannot be given to those gentlemen whose
time and money are not spared in the relief of the distressed.
Captain Gordon arrived I esterday, and was in close con-
sult ation with the c,,mmitie., for several hours, the result of
which was, Ilia expressed determination to recommend fur-
ther works. Whilst he was with the committee two respect-
able farmers asked for admision, and on appearing, stated
that they came to make affidavits of the state of the parish
of Caharagh ; that parties of men wire going ab out seeking
food ; ,hat many were living on the leaves ofcabbage plants ;
and that under the circumstancis no man's haggart was safe
an hour. It appears that meal was taken front two mills
and milk to mix wish it from several farmers, but in no in-
stance was more taken than appeased hunger. At four
o'cicck a half troop of the Ist Dragoon Guards arrived here,
where I understand they will be quartered—how much
better would a half cargo of food be ; meal would be more
digestible to hungry stomachs than cold steel; and certainly
an ounce of biscuit more palatable than an ounce of lead.
COUNTY LI MERU-K.—The Limerick Chronicle of yes-
terday has the following painful announcements, illus-
trative of the condition of the south of this county. The
first paragraph is particularly significant. Such is [the
panic in the families of country gentlemen, and the fear
of popular commotion and violence, that several this
week sent into Limerick their plat: and private papers, fur
security from a mulitude excited by want. Several sail-
boats with corn, front both sides of the Shannon, were
stopped on Friday, on their passage to this market. A sheep,
the property of E. Maunsell, Esq. of Meelick, near this city,
was maliciously killed on Wednesday night, and the carcase
carried away. In the district of Doonass, on Wednesday
night, and Thursday morning, eight acres of turnips were
dug up and taken away by the country people, to satisfy,
they said, their immediate wants, in the absence of potatoes.
Three hundred sacks of corn conveying to our market on
Wednesday, were turned off by the country people near
Bird•hia, and the owners were obliged to sell the grain at
the neighbouring mills. At Newport the mob would have
plundered eight carts laden with flour from Rockvale mills
.m their way to Limerick but fur Sub-Inspector Lewis, who
remonstrated with them, when they suffered the cars to pro-
ceed. A multitude of destitute people assembled at Clare,
and marches! into Danis, threatening to stop the transit of
corn to market, and prevent the shipment of grain or flour,
unless thdr necessities were relieved. Capt. Leyne, S. M.,
addressed the unfortunate crowd, assuring them of relief by
employment in a few days, and prevailed on them to leave
the town. J. O'Brien, Esq., M.P.' was appealed to by a
crowd of destitute labourers at Clare, anti has written to
Dublin Castle in their behalf.
STATE OF THE WEST.—Cocstrr GALWAY.—The
Tuam correspondent of the Ga'soczy Mercury states that
but for the exertions of the Rev. Mr. Roche, a Roman
Catholic clergyman, the people of Tuam would have had no
food ; for were it not for his endeavours the Galway people
would not permit a pound of flour or meal to pass out.
At a meeting of the Tuam town commissioners, it was re-
solved to apply for a military force, and for a resident magi-
strate, for the purpose of securing the safe transit of food
through the country. It was also agreed to request his excel-
lency to establish a depot for the sale of Indian corn in this
town. A t'souisition is in progress calling a general meeting
of the inhabeants, to. devise measures fur the relief of the
poor. No dessaiption can paint their sufferings in too strong
colours.
STATE OF THE NORTH.—Coerce Down.—On
Thursday evening a large meeting, chiefly labourers and
mechanics, and a few of the clergymen and other charitable
individuals, was held, pursuant to public advertisement, in
Downpatrick, for the purpose oi` taking into consideration the
best means of having the wages Of the labouring classes ad-
vanced, so as to meet the high price of food ; Mr. William
Hynds, farmer, in the chair. A nuraber of resolutions were
put and carried unanimously, to the eject that the present
rate of wages, varying from Bd. to Is. 3.1. per day, was in-
suffieient for the support of a labouring :man, who had,
perhaps, a numerous family to maintain, leaving nothing
for house rent and clothing; and that they considered
Is. Bd. the smallest sum sufficient to support a family, now
that the usual sustenance—the potato—is destroyed. They

I feel an honest pride in improving the condition of my tenantry,
and I would take shame to road! if I did not take trouble to improve
their condition. (dean) I consider this is a moral duty I owe to
society; I therefore maid my I do regret that these gentlemen do not,
I will, I must, my it out, preform their duty to the country. (Cheers.)
I deeply deplore this, much leas for their sakes, than for the country In
which they live, and for the people by whom we all Um. How, let
me ask, are the tenants to improve if the landlords take no pains
and do not set them an example! (Hear.) How I the con-
dition of the tenantry to be mimed if the lanillords be
not the first to help in ptomaine the improvement of
the country! Good Heaven! is it not most disgraceful if
gentlemen whom I saw walking through the streets Ulla thy eon-
meted with the landed interests of the country will not spare time to
attend here, to aid and aaant in the improvements which the country
and their own properties so much require—I say it openly, boldly, and
fearlemly, bemuse I am sure I as right when I say that their con-
duct is nothing lase than disgraceful. Imy without the smallest hmi-
lotion that they are coaranls—(cheers)—they are deserting their
poets, and showing a very boil example to the country-to the pea-
santry ; who is to improve the miserable condition 01 the country_
nude the Linallords! (Cheers.) Who elm arc to make sacrifices !
and who else ought to push forward the natural 'monkey of the tenan-
try wiles. the Landlords! (Cheers.) look to England ; what to the
state of society there I Ito You not see the highest in the land, Whiff
and Tory'coming forwent at every sirrieeeteral meeting nut-
withsLanding the advanced state of agriculture in that
country! And then there is Scotland, ever) gentleman within
ten or twenty mile. will come to attend tilos, meeting& and
think it no &writhe— we perfectly know that in this country one thing
is absolutely necessary for the Mon ovement of the country, that is the
promotion of anricuitural impiorement. (Berm) We are C,..411-
tially an agricultural people, and if the landlords di not put their
atiouldera,to the wheel, but desert their pots, I my lit them p7rish
and be burial in the common ruin—they deserve it. (Ileur.) They
deserve it I say emphatically if thee do nut look to themielvcs in
WNW. Imy so became I feel intringly on the subject, if they do not
come forward and exert themselves they will lose their 041.11 CA
(.. Bear," and chairs) —they who would not exert and bestir them-
selves to raise the intuition of the country deserve not to possem
estates- I say go openly and boldly. (Ilene, hear., Every one com-
plains of the tockwani state of agri.alture is tide county. I my
the landlords, and the landlords alone, ore Id me for It.
(Hear, hear, hear.) lime tan it be expectal that the farmers will
improve the state of agriculture, if there is not an example set
to themby those who possess wealth, and are deeply interested ia the
pr.sperity of the country lam really ',Moused to dwi UPO much on
this subject; but I on inalmiutt at seeing toe each, its made by LI few
pa•rsuns on this oreition, ear inilitfer.mtly supoorted In the inays of the
proprietary of the country. (Cheers.' It is net sulficient for gentle-
men to mend their ten, twenty, or third} guineas—they should do
more—they should give their fiersonal attendance to the promotion of
the °binge of this society; it would give an irradatittle impala to
every hone t farmer to see his landlord here, and meet him, and show
by Ili. prone the interim he felt in the matter. (tlicers.) This
ought to be done—this must be done. (Ilear.) Our apitent of agri-
culture in this county is a disgrace to eivili.ved Europe; I say it
bemuse I am aware of the fart. I liar travelled all thringh Europe
with the exception of Slain, mid in no country in Europe
is agriculture so neglected as in this. Look to Scotland. with a
soil tar Inferior, her peasantry, even the huushlest Nattier, taint most
comfortable, more hap•py than the better tkveription of fanners in this
country - there is no 111:111 in that country who would condescend to
live on the misenthle potato—yet the Seottisti fanners have an inferior
soil, an inferior climate. and pay much higher rents 111111 taxes Won
we do—what, them, Ls thi.n to be attritional W f To the indivatry, 100
the greater intelligence of the people, and to the great and laudable
paint taken by the Sy itch landlord, for the Le.; eantary to promote
agrieulture in that country—to the 'lig:Mind Society, to the meetings
to which we ore gentlemen coming to folinhurgh a distance of three or
four hundred miles. Ohm.) lids is the tau, of the forward skate
of agriculture in that country; it is this which has brought the
value of land Woking at it so it 1112/ICT of poutul.., al.dliagr,
ant pence —tn be one-half more in Scott ind than in this
country. It it a remarkable foot, that In Scotland, where the
farmer ;am a higher rent, that they live tatter, have Letter fond,
better dwellings, and arc better clad 11111,1 UM Irish peasant. I attrl-
hute this to the exertions of the SCUIti4I Landlords. (f ow, hear.)
Ilw hon. gentleman then referred, in a similar manner, W the ad-
vanced Mite of agriculture in Itelgium and Switn.-riand in comparison
to Ireland, and continued; The thing is to cultivate every inch of
groom!, up to the very fences, with minute attention, core, and tn-
dumtry ; to permit no soot to be with- at bearing minething for the
support of your children and your families W puy attention
to the manure--to make in your own farm-yardo and
within your tiekb everything that by nee...airy to the cultiva-
tion of your foram this is the secret win:li I believe has
been illmovered in other countries, mud in winch our f winos
are so very deficient. Eur this, ea I mid Leftey, I do nut
blame or censure Ili,. tenants but the li-adlords for talitig no
very little pains oa these subjects. I say it it, disgraceful to ~re the
firm houses on their antra. I nay it in a dim-race to the landlords
10 FCC so much waste land in th • country -(ire)—to see their tickle
with, coniparatiyi-ly speaking, no feocai, without gofer, and without
all I,r other et rote, I that art' antsith-red no essential to mealti cul-
vat un in other countr?-a. I say this tidally. There are also other
neeemariasi such rot draining, :Mention to details in the improvement
of attack and the proper routine crops All those arc emeatially the
duty mad the business of the landlord • if ha Is too rich or too
proisd attend to those matters, lie night t e employ a persou
who would be a•yuaint,i with Mom au:trete, and have
three Improvements corrii-.1 out under the abberintendenee of a pro-
per p non inviter him well for Ili, IMTV/OM. (Hear.) 'this Is what
will raise the am-lineal of Irelawl, and above all other Units it is mat
naves-nu that attention should be paid to Mom now --(lane, ii
we are come to a state of ow (id transitiom when 1 believe there w ill
be millions of our fellow -countryman starring Iron the privations
caused by the change that is aiming around, for I to believe that the
potato crop is • emp that the people of this cointry &aunt in future
depend on. (lbw.) I believe it is one they ough' not to depend upon '
—(" hear," and cheers) ;—and if they du they will be disappointed.

• •
THE MEETINU or GENTRY AT BALLINASTOE.—The
following are the resolutions agreed to at this meeting, of the
speeches at which I ►rut an abstract yesterday
Pro! owyl the Right Hon. Lord Clancorty, and iscomulml by J. K.
Lambert, Es. :
Itesolo-l—That It is impow.ible to evaxgeralc thr ex!eat of the
trees now accruing from the total failure of the principal fond of the
population I that, even thus early in the am bum famine has set In,
and that nothing but the moot prompt and cur rgetic exertions of the
government, fully and cordially seconded b)• the co-operation of all
classes of the community, can avert that awful scrourje of the Almighty
from broom arg universal over the Land.
. . _

Propmed by sir 1. turke, Bart., and nocanded by R. ties
WIT,
Rewired —That the principle of a government no Interfering with
private enterprise Naomi, very fair bat it. {reedy:al effect has beill to
eneourar monopoly anal raise food to a bonne price; and that miens
government very generally establish depots, and take the most effoc-
tire measures to flume to the eirriers of provision perfect freedom In
passing to and from the principal markets, the most disastrous conse-
quences must ensue, and we deem it of paramount importance to press
this point on her Majesty's government.
Proposed by the Rigid 110/1. Lord Ger 4 and emended by W.
Laurence, Esq.:—
Resolved—That the magistracy and rate.payeri, by their conduct at
the different extraordinary seesions, have fully mainfeged their sym-
pathy with the suffering people, and their anxious wish to pre ide
immediate employment fur the pooh ; but we cannot conceal from our-
at ha that the rag expenditure coutemplated on work which would
give no return whatever to the occupier or the proprietor, and which
cannot tend to increase the future supply of food, in a fearful wage.
and must, if pergvered in, ultimately reduce to one level of beggary all
classes of the CAIIITIIMity.
Proposed by the iiigat lion. Lord Cloni:rock, and ow:aided by A.
Browne, Eeq. :
Resolved —That the thanks of this meeting arc most due to boo
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, for the responsibility be hrs taken
on himsell of authorising the application of monies advanced tinder
the Poor Employment Act, to works of a reproductive nature, by
which the improved resourees of the country may in some degree
comperoate fat the heavy taxation to which the and must be sub-
jaded • and that it is the duty of the owners and occupiers of the soil
cordially to te in giving effect to the views of the government.
Proposed V.erDa. Bellew, Esq., and seconded 'ay T. Bermingham, I
Re;olved —That we ChM amongii works of a reproductive character
the formation of trunk lines of railway through the province of Con-
naught, connecting the western ports of the province with the metro-
polio ; and that the fivoarabie attentiuu of her Majesty's government
be therefore invited to the subject.
Proposed by R. lirsikin Eeq., and seconded by M. y. Browne, Esq.—
Resolved, That such works may be justly looked on an national, and
that the vast amount of revenue and rental withdrawn from Una
country, and the total alisenee of expenditure for any of the great
estabhshments of the empire therein, entitle us from the government
and legislature to large aid in carrying them out, and in common
fairness ouch should not be thrown on the land alone; that we there-
fore most rerpeetfuliy, but urgently, press on her Majentis Govern-
ment the justice of adopting the principle of the lot N ietoeia, and
making a considerable portion a free grant from the Treasury, and
the giving a kn;er period tar repayment of the instalments on
Govaroment loans.

A large meeting of the labourers took place at Stone Hall,
near Newmarket, on Wednesday, which was attended by
multitudes from every part of the country.—The principal
object seemed to be the devising of some plan to prevent the
exportation of grain. A report was circulated that the
Messrs: Ban natync intended to load a boat at Clare Castle on
next day (Thursday), and it was resolved to proceed thither
and prevent the exportation by force, if it should be by any
means attempted. Early on Thursday morniug the village
of Clare was crowded with poor men from every quarter, who,
as they proceeded towards the place of meeting, entered the
farmyards of Sir Lucius O'Brien, Messrs. Power, Kenny, and
Healy, and obliged the men there engaged at work to join
them. They also forced several gentlemen and farmers
whom they met to accompany them to Clare, where about
12 o'clock an immense multitude had congregated. Here
they were met by Captain Leyne, KM., who addressed
them and requested that they would commit no breach of
the peace. In reply the people said they would be satis-
fied with Sd. a day if they could get Indian corn for Sd. per
atone; or in other words, that they must get a stone of
meal for a man's day's labour. Mr. Leyne promised to
forward their wishes to the Lord Lieutenant, and assured
them that they would get food in a little time as cheaply as
they had it all last summer. The people expressed li
themselves satisfied with this, but repeated the declaration
that they would not allow the Ennis merchants to rend nny
corn out of the county. A troop of Hussars from Limerick
arrived about ten o'clock in the morning, and were stationed
in the yard of the barracks ready mounted for any emer-
gency, but all passed off qnietly, and their assistance was not
required, as no attempt was made to load the boats with
corn. Alter the meeting had separated, the Dragoons
marched to Ennis lo be stationed. A correspondent writing

also called on the relief committee of last season, in
whose hands' it appears, there still remains an overplus, to
apply to the Lord Lieutenant for a bonus, such as had been
granted to other places, to enable them to sell provisions to
the industrious poor at or under cost prii.c. Another resolu-
tion was to the effect, that the condition of the labouring

from Clare says, " the country for ten or fifteen miles round
was one great rising. Thank God, all passed offw ithout the
slightest injury to person or property, but GA on:y can tell
how long this tranquillity will continue."

SCOTLAND.
SCOTCU ECCLESIASTICAL MatTests.—Proceedings have
been in progress at Glasgow during the week which have
been regarded with much interest by the great body of Scot-
liah Dissenters, as well as by numerous adherents in England
and Ireland. Yesterday week the synods, or chi.if ecclesias-
tical courts, of the United Associate and the Relief denomi-
nations of Dissenters, commenced their separate sittings in
that city, with the view of completing a unian or amalga-
mation before their sederunts were finally brought to a
close. This union has been for some tune in contempla-
tion, and accordingly a basis, upon which it was proposed to
be accomplished. had been prepared by a joint committee
from the two bodies. The terms of this buis came on for
consideration before the respective synods in the beginning
of the week, and by the Relief Church it was agreed to with
very trifling alteration. Extensive alterations were, how-
ever, made in the proposed articles by the United Associate
Synod. Whatever differences of opinion might exist were
smoothed down by deputations or the two bodies, who visited
each synod in turn ; and accordingly, after several days'
deliberation, they all, on Friday last, became unanimous,
and it may now be said that nothing save the f...rmalities re-
main to compete a union between these two bodies, who,
before the I ree Church secession, were by far the most im-
portant classes of Dissenters in Scotland. The f iundcrs of
both the United Associate and the Relief Sc nods seceded
from the Church of Scotland upwards of 100 years ago,
though they have all along remained at one with the Esta-
blishment in respect to doctrine. They have, how ever, been
regarded as rival dissenters, and generally did not iraternize
much with each other, until the great things doing, and
proposed ta be done by the Free Church have drawn them
closer together, and possibly accelerated an amalgamation
which mieht not yet have been accomplished for some years..
The United Associate Synod is a numerous and highly
respectable body, and the Itclief, though less numerous, is
equally estimable. The former has 21 presbyteries (three
of them in England), containing about :190 cougregationa•
and the latter (the Relief) comprehends 11 preshyteries and
114 congregations.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.

SEVERAL loN.tviets7l;Le been made for the enrich-
ment of the proposed city museum in Alarchesttr. The Earl
of Ellesmere has given a valuable painting by Snyder..
The subject is ‘. The Creation." It is one of the great
pictures of this master, and was so highly esteemed as to
have been engraved during his life.titne ; a period
when engraving was not so accessible a means of
perpetuating works of art as at present. Tho can-
vas display.; an assemblage of the various animal tribe.
supposed to be in Eden, at the perisd of the creation.
Hundreds of quadrupeds, birds, and reptile's, cover the
ground, the surface of the water, and the trees. Lion.,
tigers, panthers, and the other feline animals ; the majestic
elephant, the ponderous hippopotamus, and the stately
g:ratfe, are all represented ; the bear, the sloth, the ape, and
the monkey tribe, dispute with the serpents and snakes
possession of the foliage ; while birds flutter among the
tvmost branches, and squirrels leap from bough to
bough. The' aquatic birds cover the waters ; while the
eagle, the vulture, the hawk, and other birds of prey, roar
in the air; the parti-coloured creatures of the parrot tribe
are not omitted; lizards and other reptiles caul on the
ground ; and insects flutter in the sunshine. The picture,
from its large size, and the very great number of animals
depicted, requires time for its careful examination.