The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-28 00:00:00

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WITITEITALL, JULY 26.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Right. Hon. Sir James Stephen,
K.C.8., to be Professor of Modern Hiitory in the Univer-
sity of Cambridge, in the room of William Smyth, Esq., de-
ceased. _ _

CROWN-OFFICE, JOLY 27.—Member returned to
serve in this present PsrUament for the City of London :
The Right Ron. Sir James Duke, Rnt., Mayor of the said
City of London, in the room of James Pettison, Esq., de-
ceased.

COMMISAIONS ny TIIE LORD LIEUTENANT OF MID.
LOTIIIAN.—Coruet John Drummond to he lieutenant; John
Borthwick, Gent., to be cornet ; James Hope, Gent., to be
cornet in the Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry.
COMMISBION BY TIIE LORD LIELFTENANT OF INVER-
Rzse.mout.—lessedale Pounder, Gent., to be lieutenant
in the 76th or Invereele-.hire Regiment of Militia.

DECLARATION OF IRISH REPRESENTA-
TIVES ON THE CHURCH QUESTION.
TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN.
It having been recently stated in parliament and in
the press that the Icople of Ireland had ceased to take
any interest in the settlement of the Irish church
question, we feel bound to declare our conviction that
the Irish people have not ceased to regard, as they
never can cease to feel, the continuance of the esta-
blished church in Ireland, on its present footing, to
be a symbol of conquest, a perpetration of religious
inequality, and a most potent cause of the social de-
pression of the great body of the people of that king-
dom. We also desire to add our belief that so long
as sectarian ascendancy is maintained in Ireland, per-
manent tranquility cannot be expected to prevail, nor
can we hope for a cessation of those religious feuds
which alike obstruct the prosperity of that country,
and the establishment of its political relations on a
sound and just foundation.
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C. 8. Porrucrs Loath Co.
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COURT OF ALDERMEN.-IMPORTATION OF

CATTLE AND SHEEP.

At the last Court of Aldermen, Alderman and
Sheriff Finnis presented a petition from the importers of
foreign cattle and sheep and wharfingen of the City of
London. The petition stated that by en act passed in the
21st year of George 111. to prevent the mischiefs that had
arisen from driving cattle within the cities of London and
Westminster and liberties thereof, the mayor and aldermen
stall have full power to make rules for regulating persons
who drive cattle, 41:c., and to alter and amend them ; that
the court did accordingly, on the 24th of September, 1839,
make such rules, whereby it was ordered that no person
shall drive, or permit to be driven, any cattle, die., into any
street or place within one mile of Smithfield market on
any Sunday before 11 at night, under a penalty of Qs. ;
that since the date of the making of such rules the legisla-
ture had passed a law permitting the importation of fo-
reign cattle and sheep into this country, which the peti-
tioners were largely moaned in importing; that the vessels
so employed discharged their cargoes at St. Katherine's
Dock-whari,Brewer's and Chester quays,and London-bridge-
wharf, and it very frequently happened that, from the state
of the wind and tide, and other causes, they did not arrive at
their destination until Sunday morning; and, to facilitate
the lauding of the eattle, the officers of Customs were always
in attendance on Sundays for the purpose of Inspecting and
passing them. That it was indispensably necessary that the
cattle should be landed immediately on their arrival, and,
on being landed, be driven to a place where food and water II
could be VOll to them. That the wharfs and quays could
not afford the accommodation required. That the peti-
tioners had taken places in Smithfield for the express pur-
pose of there supplying the cattle, &c., so imported with food
and water ; but, by the existing ruler of the court, it was an
offence to drive cattle through the streets before 11 o'clock on
Sunday night, and that the cattle must therefore be kept on
board until atter 11 o'clock at night on Sunday ; and from
the crowded state of the vessel, it was imp Bible to give
them the necessary food and water, whereby they suffered
much pain and misery, and were greatly deteriorated and re-
duced in value to the petitioners, and the wharangers sus-
tained much inconvenience and annoyance by the cattle not
being immediately landed and driven from their premises.
The petition concluded with the prayer that the court would
so alter and amend the rules as to the driving of cattle as the
altered state of the law and the ezigenees of the case might.
require.

Aldermen SMITHERY, Sir P. LACRIE, WILSON,
&e., opposed the motion for refertnig the petition to a com-
mittee, and it was supported by Aldermen Lawansica and
Frmas.

The LORD MAYOR said the petitioners had waited upon
him on the subject, and stated some things which did not
exactly correspond with the apparent object of the petition.
He suggested that they should make some change In it, in
order to enable a committee to undertake an investigation.

Alderman FDINIS then withdrew the petition, but with
the understanding that at the next court another application
should be made upon t's subject.