The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-29 00:00:00

BCINDE.

Upper Beinde, 378,890;—t0ta1, 1,214,527. Of the
total, 681,451 were make and 533,046 females. A
comet had been visible for many nights 25 •degrees
above the horizon.

CA BOOL

For some titan we have not received any news
from Cabool,but the follois ing has been sent to us by
our former correspondent :
Dort Mahomed Khan has lately adopted the system of
hoarding up money by means not very creditable to his
government. All t►e men of had character are let loose to
commit theft and pick up quarrels with men of property.
Both are fiord apparently, but the favourites, or the nuns-
alente of the Dut, get back the fine inflicted upon them,
and the stolen property is divided ►etween him and the
thief. lie had resolved to go against the rebellious
" Tophee Ghiluees," but they hams sent their families into
the inaccessible valleys, destroyed the villages, and burnt
every blade of grass they contained, and plunder the caravans
and travellers coming to Cabool. Alladad Khan and Ameer
Mahouts! Khan, the ambassadors of the Duet, have re-
turned from Persia and are now staying at Candahar, on
account of the bad and unsafe state of the road. Buie-
ood-deen Shah, the King of Persia, has not accepted the
presents sent to him by the Candahar Chiefs, consistir.g of
ten pieces of " Zurbuft," and ten pairs of Cuhtneer shawls,
and dismissed the agent with threats for " Kuhuncial
Khan," ite. His Majesty has also despatched Mirms Najaf
Kh in to Hunt fur the purpose of protecting and taking
care of the young son of the late Vusesr Yu Mahomraed
Khan.

The Queen's depot is beingformed as fast as pon-
Bible under Capt. Murray of the 83rd Foot, who is
to hold command till the arrival of Colonel Welleeley.
The ship Rubicon, Captain Van:, reached Kurrachee
on the 14th inst. in 101 days from London;
1,000 hhdi. ale and 1,350 porter, for the troops in
Upper India. The Scindiin tells us that the exports
in 1n52 amounted to 100,0001.; value of all goods
prising the custom-house 733,3431., or nearly double
what it was in 1847-48. The weather was cool and
delightful and the health of tho troops excellent.
The sttamers and fiats were brushing up for the
approaching season, during which upwards of a
thousand recruits will have to be transported up
river, together with some eight or ten thousand
hogsheads of ale and porter. The prospects of the
season as regards crops were good. The population
of the province in December, 1862, is set down as
follows: Kurrachee or Lower Scinde, 256,407; Hy-
drabad or Central Bcinde, 579,230; Shikarpore or

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1853.

public. Moldova of cotton goods are very firm, and they
are encouraged to ooatinue so by the perceptible and whole-
some falling off in the 'endings from home, particularly as
respects twist and unbleached fabrics. The business dons in
! mole twist has been good, and the price of the article
generally has advanced • little. Turkey red yarn,. both
Chianti and British have been freely placed at former
value. Orange and green are dull. Copper is quiet but
firm. The holders of iron have increased their pretensions,
while dealers are quite willing to pay recent quotation.
There is but little doing in spelter, holders however are
very confident, and look for better prices than those cur-
rently offered. 1,650 mds. pig lead are reported sold at
7.4 per md. Salt is in good demand at SW prim; fine
Liverpool is quoted at 95 to 100, and butter at 94 to 9,5 per
100 Inds.

Tee money market is kept well supplied, and aecontmo•
dation can be obtained on comparatively moderate terms.
The share market is firm with an upward tendency. Bank
of Bengal shares are firmly held at 6,185 each ; Bengal Coal
Company Scrip has risen to 1,100 is., which is equal to 10
per cent. premium. New Oriental Life Insurance shares
are readily taken, when procurable at 60 per cent. premium.
The Agra Bank his declared a dividend at the rate of 9
per cent. per annum on capital stock, at the same time,
making an addition of 63,978 re. to the reserve fund, which
now amounts to Co.'s lia. 8,51,345 ra. This bank maintains
its high credit, and its shares are quoted at 40 per cent.
premium, with very few sellers. Government promissory
notes remain without any material change.
Exchange has not undergone any material alteration.
First-class credits have been riding 2.01 to 2-1, and &mu-
ments at cheaper. t ink of England post bills, 2.0}.
Australian Bank bills, at 30 days sight, at 2'07. Bills on
China, with opium documents, 235 n. per 100 doll.
Tonnage is very scarce. Freights have not however much
I altered, owing to the small business doing in exports for
Great Britain. the quotations to London are 31. 15s.
salt-
petre ; 31.155. sugar ; 41. rice ; 41. ss. to 41. 10s. oil seeds.
Rice to ee Mauritius Rs. 24 to 2.6 per bag. The adver-
tisements show only two ships on the berth for London,
four fur Liverpool, one New York, three Australia, two
France, four Mauritius, three China, two Straits, and three
Rangoon and Maulmain.

ble an object; and, as a result, we are now upwards
of three weeks without a word of intelligence of what
hu been done by the organised insurgents and the
rabble Tartar army. This mail, theretore, conveys to
England nothing new regarding the rebellion.
Admiral Pellew arrived in Hong Kong, in her
Majesty's ship Winchester, on the Ist inst. ; in his
wake following the steam sloop Styx and brig Lily.
Never at any time before has there been such an
immense squadron of steam war vessels on the coast
of China as at the present time. We speak of the
steamers of other nations as well as our own. Fol-
lowing is a list of them :—British H.M.S.B. Rat-
tler, 9 guns; Hermes, 6 guns: Salamander, 6 guns;
Styx, 6 gnu. American: Mississippi, 10 guns;
Susviehansah, 9 guns; Powhattan, 9 guns. French :
Le Camini, 6 guns. Russian : Vastock, 2 guns.
Sailing Vessels—British : Winchester, 50 guns ; Spar-
tan, 22 gnus; Lily, 12 guns; Rapid, 8 guns.
The lest fortnight's news from China says :
" The Imperialists have made another unsuccessful
attempt to re-capture Amoy, and from the accounts
received of the spiritleis behaviour of the Tartar
troops, both on this occasion and also Chin-Keang-
Foo, it is now evident that all is up with the Mancboo
dynasty.

- "From Shanghai there is no news from Nankin,
but two visits have been paid (the first by the consu-
late interpreter, Mr. Meadows, the second by a mis-
sionary) to the insurgent camp at Chin-Kiang-Foo,
the city at the junction of the grand canal with the
Yang-tee-Kiang.

id •
The mercenary fleet blockaditig Chin-Keang-
Foo consists of eight English and American
square rigged vessels, between thirty and forty Por-
tuguese armed lorchers, and about twenty junks.
With the single exception of the flag-ship, Sir Her-
bert Compton, all the European Teasels are small.
The English commander of the fleet is of opinion that
nothing, can be done against Chin-Keang-Fuo
without the effectual co-operation of a land force,
and there is no chance of any such being rendered
by the Tartar troops now before the place. Sir
George Bonham has at last issued a proclamation
apprising all British subjects of the illegality of
engaging in warlike operations in China without
the Queen's license, and warning all such that he
will strictly enforce the penalties provided in the
Act 59 of George 111., chap. 69, against such offences.
"The government at Pekin is in the greatest dis-
tress for money.
"A scarcity of grain was beginning to be felt in
Pekin, owing to the districts by which the capital
was principally supplied being now in possession of
the rebels.

"On the 3rd of August Commodore Perry and his
squadron left their anchorage on the coast of Loo-
choo, and sailed for Japan. The commodore has pur-
chased as a coal depot a piece of land on the island
called Benito,' in the neighbourhood of Napakaing,
found to be inhabited by Scotch and Irish families.'
Thisis the first possession the Americans have acquired
in Asia."

LOSS OF TILE STEAM FRIGATE
MOZUFFER.

The following is an account of this serious disaster,
referred to la the letter of our Bombay correspondent
" The East India Company's frigate Mosuffer lett Cal-
cutta on the Sth July for Armen, and on the 11th, after
having embarked on board a p .rt of the Armin Local
Battalion, the proceeded on her voyage and overtook the
H C.S. Zenobia (which had left about half en hour before
the forma vessel), and by sunset bad run the Zenobia
nearly hull down. On the 11th, the Mosuffer experienced
a very severe gale of wind from the southward and west-
ward ; the was eased, and kept in flys or ail fathoms water,
and having both leads going, steered a point higher than
the usual course from Negro» to the Elephant to allow for
the setting of the tide. Capt. Hewett remained on the
paddle box until 3 cm. of the 14th when he was relieved
by the master. At 8 a.m., whilst running in for the land
in 41 fathoms, she suddenly deepened her water to seven
fathoms ; she was stopped, and se it was very thick
weather at the time, it was considered most pru-
dent to bring her to an anchor. At 8.30 cm. she was again
under easy steam. The muter and one midshipman were
looking out in the foretop and the captain on the paddle
box, keeping both leads going. The patent log showed that
the entire distance had not been completed up to this time,
and, with a good look out aloft and at the forepart of the
ship, she suddenly shoaled from Bto 1111 fathoms. She was
immediately stopped, but before she lost her way she
grounded in 2 fathoms. The engines were reversed end the
guns forward were run aft, and every endeavour that expo-
»eau and seamanship °egad suggest to get her off. The
bower anchor end other anchors were then laid out, and
everything was prepared to heave her off the next tide,
which was attended with success. She was then run down
to the south-west about fifteen miles, and then hauled
op again to her course, the same vigilant and
anxious look out being kept up. The cholera was on
board and Captain Hewett was anxious to get in soon as
possible. She was going " all ceased" when the suddenly
grounded again on the 15th. The engines were reversed
and she got off. The Captain stood down to the southward
again for about an hour and a half and then hauled up
again. This made all hands anxious and vigilant, particu-
larly the captain. The land was sighted, and from its ap-
pearance it resembled that of the eastern grove at the en-
trance of this river. The bearisgu were taken and the
soundings agreeing with them she was laid on to the proper
course. The weather was fine and the sea smooth, and not
the slightest doubt existed but that all was right. But they
were disappointed, for she grounded again. Every exertion
was made to get her off, but we regret to say they proved
useless. When the tide commenced leaving her she began
to fill, and had about five feet water in the hold. Guns
were fired, but no answer was made in return. All the
pumps were working and the discharge pipeabrere opened :
hopes were now entertained that they would be suocessfal
the next tide. The flood made, and she, although the
pumps were going and the discharge pipes were closed, com-
menced filling faster and faster. All partible exertion was
made to get steam up, but her bottom having been stove in
amidships it jammed the boilers up against the deck, and
the steam chest was jammed also. The fires were put out
by the npld increase of water in the hold, and the efforts
made to steam up were entirely frustrated. She rolled
over, and preparations were made to save the lives of all on
board. The water rose up to tha decks, and all hands got
up where they best could ; some up the rigging. and
paddle box. Every officer and sailor deserves credit-for the
able and cheerful manner with which they worked, and
praise is due to Capt. Hewett for the mother end presence
of mind he displayed oa this trying ocoesion, and the com-
posure with which he commanded end retained command.
H.M. ship Fox (which was lying at anchor at the mouth of
the river) having learnt that the Wean was thus criti-
cally situated, despatehed a boat op to town with the infer-
=anon, and said that if assistance was not sent down
immediately, the Mosuffer would be a lost rued. The
boat arrived in town *boat midnight of the 11th and at
2 a.m. of the 17th we were glad to learn that both the
Pluto and the &noble had started off two hours after
the dreadful news had reached. Captains Roger.,
Pasedrh and Burbank deserve the highest praise for the
qyuickdespafrA with which their vessels were started.
Qersieau Leahert detained the barque Colonel Berney
to melee tie Ilassits, but as the captain had no orders from
hie Norm Crisp and Co., • request was made to
those ter her services, whish, we ere happy to
llaseTiMallnedietely complied with. The Zambia, I'luto,
anew arrived at the plus where the unfor-
tunate Ifferaffin was laying nearly a total wreck on the
17th instant. The Anne= Battalion end priest* peona-
ge» were transhipped on board the Plato, and sent up
to town immediately in that vessel. The joint efforts of the
officers end crew of both the Masan and the Zenobia
were now exercised sad put into play fee the preservation
of the fernier Teasel, bat we are aerey to say
that owing to the fearful rush of the tides there
nothing but the guns, carriages, and a few atone were I
saved. The Mosuffer was new sinking, and finding all
efforts had failed, and any further attempt. would be fruit-
less, she was abandoned to the mercy of the wave, on the
22nd hist, after the captain, office», and crew were up to
their waists in water on the paddle-box. All lives were
saved except that of Lieut. Mason, of H.M.B. Fox, who,
whilst endeavouring to get on board the Mosuffer in the
frigate's gig, which was swamped, was drowned.
Her crew were picked up by the Mosuffer's
boat, and sent on board the Fox. Capt. Hewett,
we are sorry to say, has lost his beautiful gold
mounted sword, which was presented to him by
the Hon. the Court of Directors, foe his meritorious ser-
vices in China in 1841-42-43, and a splendid silver vase,
which was presented to him by the merchants of China and
others in token et their esteem, u well as for his gallant
nduct in the China sees in those years. The Zenobia and
the Pluto returned to town on the 23rd inst., with Captain
Hewett, the office» and erew of the ill-fated Mosuffer, on
board. We deeply sympathise with the unfortunate suf-
ferers, and sincerely »net that both the government and the
public will subscribe to meet the urgent demands of the
shipwrecked people with a cheerfulness which has always
been evinced by Britons oa behalf of their fellowoufferere."

ACCIDENT FROM FOUL AIR.-04 Tuesday after-
noon a new steam stamp was being set to work at North
Levant Mine, St. Just, and, in order to get " feed" for the
engine, some men were employed to draw a few buokets
of water out of au old shaft that was elm by. The bucket
got jammed between some rocks, and one of the men went
down to clear it. After waiting a little while, his comrades
called to know why he was so long, but received no answer ;
upon which another man slid down the rope to see what was
the matter. The men at the surface called again, but both
below were speechless. The awful truth was then suspected,
foul air had been generated in the bottom of the shaft, it is
thought, by the gas from the coals burning at the engine.
Means were immediately resorted to to dispel it, and the
two men were soon brought to the surface, but both quite
dad.—Co►nwali %mete.

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who wished to obtain them. (Cheers.) And th-ugh we
never pretended to impose on any country a form of govern-
ment which the people of that country did nut of them-
selves desire, yet I am persuaded that the great and
enlightened audience which I am now addressing is
animated by the tame feeling, which upon all former occa-
sions inspired the people of the country, namely, that
they approved of the conduct of their government, when it
extended a helpine hand to those whe were anxious to
obtain for themselves, and by their own exertions, the
inestimable blessings of free institutions and constitu-
tional liberty. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, there was one other
subject which was dear toourhearts, and which, I know well,
inspires the greatest interest among all those whom I have
now the honour of addressing—l mean the suppression, the
extinction of that detestable crime which, by a hypocritical
perversion of the expression, has been denominated by those
' who perpetrated it the African slave trade—(cheers)—es if
there were anything in common between that odious and
abominable crime and those legitimate and honourable pur-
suits which are embraced in the expression of "trade."
Gentlemen, we were greatly successful. We succeeded, in
the first place, in obtaining from Spain great powers for
the suppression of her slave trade. Up to the period when
the government of Queen Isabella and Parliamentary in-
stitutions were established in Spain, the only powers which
this country had fur interfering with the plane trade of
Spain, were limited to the northern portion of the Atlantic.
My noble friend Lord Clarendon, who now so ably conducts
the foreign relations of this country—(loud cheers)—and
who by his independent and truly British feeling, by the
firmness of his mind, by the greatness of his talents, by the
clearness of his perception, and by the determination which
animates his conduct, will amply answer and repay the con-
fidence and support which I trust and am persuaded he will
receive from the great mass of his fellow-countrymen—
(cheers)—Lord Clarendon, who now so ably performs the
duties of your Foreign Minister, was then our representative
at Madrid. (Cheers.) Well, gentlemen, we had greatly con-
' t:ibuted to the vast improvement which the Spaniards had
obtained in their form of government ; we asked for no
selfish reward; we asked for no advantage to England, in
commerce or in political influence, but we said to the
government of Spain—lf you think, as you cannot deny,
that we have done you good service—that we have enabled
you to accomplish objects important for the welfare of your
nation, there is one repayment which we ask, and that is
additional powers to put down your slave trade. (Cheers.)
Lord Clarendon, then minister at Madrid, most ably
executed the instructions of his government, and be ob-
tained from the government of Spain the same powers all
over the world which had been obtained previously in re-
gard 13 a small portion of the slave trade of Spain. (Loud
cheers.) Gentlemen, I congratulate you upon the altered
condition of things in regard to that abominable crime
—(cheers)—a crime, I will say, the greatest that ever eart•
stain upon the moral condition of mankind—(cheers)—a
Grime degrading and debasing to those who commit it, as
much uit is sfitcting to those who are its victims. (Loud
cheers.) Gentlemen, Brazil has been compelled, aye com-
pelled, by the energy of the British navy, whn`l tin ac-
complish anything—(much and most enthusiastic cheering)
—that navy which, I say, can accomplish anything which is
within human possibility... Brazil reluctantly, and sorely
against her will, her prejudices, and what she imagined
falsely to be her interests, has been compelled to put an end
to that crime, as perpetrated by her. (Cheers.) Still Spain
continues, to a small degree, to practice that iniquity ; but
I trust that means may be found to open the eyes of the
Spanish government, as the eyes of the government of
Brazil have been opened; and that not mush time will
elapse before we can add Cuba to the list of those countries
which shall henceforward he hermetically shut sgainst the
importation of slaves. Bruit has derived the greatest ad-
vantage from the compulsion we put upon her. The
capital which used to be employed in the traffic of the
bah and blood of men is new employed in internal im-
provements; roads begin to be made, railways are planned,
improvements of all kinds are going on, and I will venture
to say that ten years will not pass over the heads of the
Brazilians before they thank the people of England for the
necessity which has been imposed upon them 01 abandon-
ing the vicious traffic of the slave trade. (Loud cheers.)
But, gentlemen, it is in the unfortunate regions of Africa
that the advantages of your interference—l say your inter-
ference, because it was the good feeling of the people of the
United Empire that enabled the government to achieve
MIMS they have deae—(cheers)—it is in Africa that the
heneflts of that interference are mat strikingly and mani-
festly exhibited. These places which were heretofore the
nests of pirates, sallying forth for plunder, murdering,
burning, capturing, selling, and destroying--these haunts of
crime are now becoming the seats of peaceful commerce.
The missionary is following the merchant, and we may hope
that Christianity will accompany the progress of civilisation.
(Loud cheers.) That must be a great satisfaction to all the
people of this country, and more peculiarly to the inhabi-
tants of Glasgow ; because 1 know that in no place more
than here has a deeper interest been felt in that sacred
cause. (Cheers.) That must be a great satisfaction to the
people of England ; and if the good things which mankind
do are visited in equal dispensations with those which inva-
riably attend the bad things they do, I trust that the people
of these islands may not find themselves the worse off in
their temporal welfare, in the dispensations of Providence,
for having. so nobly acted in rescuing the whites from crime
—in rescuing the Macke from destruction. (Loud cheers.)
Gentlemen, it is a wonderful sight for those who, like myself,
have not visited Scotland for a considerable number of
years, to see the vast improvement, of every sort and
kind, which meets the eye wherever the stranger may go.
One of those qualities for which the British nation are emi-
nently distinguished is steady, unflinching perseverance. It
is a quality that belongs to our race, and it is a quality
without which all other qualities are vainly exerted in the
promotion of the welfare of mankind. (Cheers.) But I
say it without compliment, that if there is one portion of
the United Empire which more than another is distinguished
for this great and eminent quality of steady and unflinch-
ing perseverance, undoubtedly it is the Scottish nation.
(Cheers.) And it is to that quite as much as to the great
intelligence of the people, the great interchange of know-
ledge, the great disposition to industry—it is to your un-
flinching perseverance in those measures and that course
which are calculated to produce progressive improvement
that Scotland is now a bright example to, I may say, all Eu-
rope in regard to everything connected with the civilisation
of man, with intellectual improvement, with material and
physical welfare. (Loud cheers.) There was a time, gentle-
men, when it was the fashion for public men to say, show
me a proved abase and I will do my best to correct it.
Times are changed. Men now say, show me a practitalins-
pruvement, and that improvement I will do spy best to
realise. (Cheers.) That is, gentlemen, a maxim not only
engrained in the daily habits of the people, but engraves
upon the minds of those who are called upon to administer
the affairs of the country—(cheers)—and I will venture to
say that so greet has been the progress of intellectual im-
provement among those who are called upon to act as public
men, that there is now no party in the country who, if called
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give their seistanee to the executive government, because
it is plain that the range of observation of a government
must always be to • certain degreetimited ; and that they
must derive the greatest possible assistance from suggestions
made to them from every part of the country in which local
arrangements may be susceptible of material improvement
by any alteration or change. (Cheers.) I can only say, in
regard to the department which is now committed to my
charge, that I shall always be thankful to any one who may
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BALMORAL, Eery. 26.

Her Majesty and Prince Albart attended divine
service yesteriay in the parish church of Crathie. The
service was performed by the Rev. 1)r. Lee, of Grayfriars,
Edinburgh. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness dined
at Abergeldie in the evening with the Duchess of Kent.

SIFT. 27.
The woods of Balmoral were yesterday driven fur deer.
The shooting party consisted of the Prince, Count Alex-
ander Menadorlf, and Lieut.-Col. the lion. A. Gordon. The
Queen, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred were pre-
sent during the drive.
The royal dinner party in the evening, in addition to the
royal suite, oonsistad of the Duchess of Kent, Count
Alexander Mensdorff, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, and Sir
George and Lady Couper.

Mejor•Oeneral Sir Richard Doherty had an interview
with the Doke of Newcastle yesterday. The Bishop of
I. endon had also an interview with his grace at the Colonial-
office.

Viscount Palmerton arrived in town last night from
Carlisle.

Lord Brougham has arrived at the Hotel Maurice,
Paris.

PRINCE ALBERT AND THE LAIVSON
OBSERVATORY.

The following is a copy of a letter written by
Col. Phipps, at the command of his Royal Highness, to
William Felicia, Esq., late Mayor of Nottingham, and who,
it will probably be remembered, tendered much and
valuable assistance in furtherance of the Great Exhibition
of 1851: " Balmoral, Sept. 24, 1853.
Sir,—l have received the commands of his Royal
Highness the Prince to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 19th inst., together with the documents which
accompanied it.
" His Royal Highness has commanded me to assure you
that you have not over-estimated hie Royal Highness's in-
termit in the encouragement of all institutions that may be
serviceable to science, or to the spread of useful knowledge.
His Royal Highness will willingly contribute one hun-
dred guineas towards the sum which Mr. Lawson requires
to be raised for the building and endowment of the observa-
tory, to receive his magnificent gift.—l have the honour to
be, sir, your obdt. humble servant, " C. B. Phipps.
" Wm. Felkia, Esq."

LORD PALMERSTON IN GLASGOW:

[Prow the Giospoto

The freedom of Glasgow was presented to Lord
Viscount Palmerton, in the City Hall, yesterday (Tuesday),
in presence of an immense assemblage of ladies and gentle.
men. The hour fixed for the commencement of the proceed-
ings was 12 o'clock, but even before eleven, a considerable
crowd had collected around the principal entrance in Can-
dleriggs-street, and when the doom were thrown open, those
who bad been fortunate enough to obtain tickets crowded
in with such eagerness that, in the course of • very few
minutes, every seat in the spacious area and galleries wu
occupied. A more respectable, a more densely packed, •
more enthusiastic auditory, never filled the immense hall.
Nearly 3,000 tickets were issued, and being divided among
the members of the town council, they were well distributed
over the more respectable classes of the community. The
demand for tickets was altogether unprecedented, and we
have little doubt, if any place could have been found where
double the number could have obtained a glimpse of his
lordship's visage, or been brought within range of his voice,
every available space would have been fully occupied.
Precisely at noon, the Lord Provost, accompanied by
Bailie Gourley, his lordship's seconder in moving the pre-
sentation, conducted Lord Palmerston to the platform.
The appearance of the noble lord was the signal for a loud,
unanimous, sod most enthusiastic burst of applause, which
lasted several minutes. It would be difficult to imagine a
more cordial or gratifying reception.
Amongst those presented to his lordship, and on the
platform, were-13ailies Watson, Stewart, Whyte, Gilmour,
M'Gregor, and Drummond ; the Lord Dean of Guild ; Dr.
Strang, the City Chamberlain ; Dr. Davie, the City As-
sessor; Messrs. Forbes and Turner, Town Clerks; the
majority of the members of the Town Council ; the civic
authorities of Corbels ; the officials of the Chamber of Com-
merce, and the Merchant Company ; Alex. Hastie, Esq.,
M.P. for the city ; Sir Jas. Anderson, M.P. ; A. Mune,
Esq., M.P. for Paisley ; Provost Martin and Bailie
M.llwreith, of Greenock; Sir James Campbell, of Straca-
thro ; Wm. Coonal, Esq. ; John Tennant, ~ St. Rollo: ;
Wm. Campbell, Esq., of Tilliehewan ; Jas. Scott, Esq., of
Kelly; the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P. for Perth; n-
drew Orr, Esq., Chairman of the Glasgow and South West-
ern Railway; Sir Archibald Alison, Dart.; Professor
Nicol; Witham Steele, Esq.; Alexauder Campbell, Esq.,
of Bonhill ; the Rev. Drs. Bur, Cralk, and Buchanan ; toe
Rev. Mr. Gillen, and many other gentlemen.
The cheering which greeted the entrance of Viscount
Palmerton having subsided,
The LOUD PROVOST rose and was received with loud
cheers. After presenting the burgess ticket, he ad-
dressed Lord Palmerston, and in the course of his re-
marks said—l cannot help in these times when every
one is more anxious than another, mentioning what
was said of you by a great statesman, and one whose
name I have already meationed, Lord John Russell.
Hie lordship's words were—" He is not the minister of
France, he is not the minister of Austria, he is not the mi
ulster of Russia, but he is the minister of England."
(Much cheering.) These words it was my fortune to hear
in the House of Commons ; well do I remember with what
cheers they were received, and these cheers were re-echoed
throughout the whole country. (Loud cheers.) Sure I
am, my lord, I only express the universal opinion when I
state, that all rejoice to see you at the present moment oc-
cupying so prominent a place in her Majesty's councils, and
trust that you may long be spared in health and strength to
devote for the benefit of mankind, and the good of your
country, those brilliant talents which have hitherto proved
of such signal service. (Much cheering.)
Viscount Pautearirox,who was received with a continued
burst of applause, said—My Lord Provost and Gentlemen,
—A man must indeed be utterly insensible to all those feel-
ings which ought to animate the inhabitants of a tree and
constitutional country, Who was not deeply moved to the
very bottom of his heart by the sight and the occasion of
which I am now a witness. (Loud cheers.) The honour
' which you have conferred upon me is one which must be
dear to any man who deserves to be a member, and as a
public man, an active member of that great country to
which all of us belong. But if a man ought to be proud
' of the approbation of a gnat mass of hie fellow-country-
' men, distinguished by their enlightenment, by all those
' qualities which belong to high civilisation, and which en-
' noble and dignify a country—if a man ought to be
proud of the approbation of such a mass of his
fellow-countrymen, I venture to say, without paying you
the people of Glasgow, an undue or unmerited com-
pliment, that there can be no portion of the people of this
great empire whore approbation oht to be more an object
of ambition to any man who has devoted himself to the
public service, or from whom honours proceeding ought to
bee more ample and satisfactory recompense for any efforts
' which he may have made in the performance of his public
duty. (Cheers.) I can enure you, my Lord Provost and
gentlemen, that I feel moat deeply and sensibly the great
' value of the honour which you have this day conferred upon
me. (Cheers.) I estimate duly the honour of being ad-
mitted a bargees of this great commercial metropolis ; but
still more do I value it as a proof that the humble services
which I have been enabled, in the performance of my
duties, in your opinion, to render to my country, have
met with your esteem and approbation. (Loud
cheer.) It is, gentlemen, the privilege of the people
of a hoe country thus in public meetings to express
their opinion of the conduct of those whose lot it may have
been, in any capacity, high or less exalted, to serve their
country. In countries where the governments are SWOT-
toastely framed upon a different model public opinion is
gagged, and expresses itself only in ways which do ail
often conduce to public tranquillity or to the postal web.
faro ; but it is the privilege and the good foreman eff iagelL
national countries that public men are there enabled his
time to time to have as their guide the expression of piddle'
opinion ; and, when they are fortunate enough to obtain, as
I have now the honour to obtain, the approbation of their
countrymen, they receive the greatest reward for their past
conduct, and the mosh ample encouragement to pursue that
course which they have thought for the benefit of their
country. (Loud cheers.) The Lord Provost has also men-
tioned the names of those illustrious men with whom it is
my good fortune to be this day associated in honour as
I have in past and in present times been associated also in
labours and in public duty. It must be gratifying to me
to be told that the honour which I am this day receiving,
has also bean conferred upon my friend and colleague Lord
John Russall—(loud cheers)—a man whose name will ever
live in the grateful recollection of his countrymen as the
most energetic, the most consistent, the most persevering
champion of the cause of civil and religious liberty in every
quarter of the world. (Loud cheers.) It adds, no doubt,
greatly to the satisfaction which any man must feel at
receiving this honour from your hands that he holds it in
common with a man like Lord John Russell. (Continued
cheering.) It is also gratifying to think that you are ema-
ciating me with that eminent man, Mr.Macaulay—(cheers)—
a man who has the rare faculty of combining in !Unperson the
sagacity, the wisdom, and the practical experience of a status-
man, with that intellectual distinction which qualifies him
to be one of the greatest historians which this country bas
ever produced—(loud cheers)--and of whose writings I
may say that, although he may have written almost more
than any living author of the same distinction, there is
hardly a page that he has written which doss not contain
some moral sentiment, or some maxim of political wisdom
which the man who reads it would not wish to have for
ever engraven on his memory. (Much sheering.) Gentle-
men, in regard to the course of my public life, I can simply
say that it has been my anxious endeavour, In whatever
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proud- of the honour which has been -conferred, I feel
gratified not merely in my own person, but as one of
that body of men when lot has east them in the public
service, because I feel that you are doing a great good to the
country whenever you step forward, as you are doing to-
day, and though undoubtedly over-rating any merits which
the individual may possess open whom you have been
pleased to confer the honour you are doing. I repeat, a
great good to your country, when you hold out to public
men the prospect, that, if they perform their duty honestly,
conscientiously, and energeticaily, they will receive testi-
monies from great and enlightened bodies of their country-
men ; they will be told that they have done what is thought
right ; and, when they are not so told, they may infer that a
different opinion is entertained. (Cheers, and a laugh.)
The expression of such feelings and opiuions, by
great and enlightened bodies like that I have now
the honour of addressing, depend upon it, is a
great element of free and constitutional government,
and you may be certain that, by practising and
pursuing this course, yrring as great a benefit upon your
ou are, to the utmost eatent
of your great means, conferring
country as you are conferring, frequently indeed not •
sufficiently deserved honour upon the individual whom you
may select as the object of your approbation. (Loud cheen.)
My Lord Provost and gentlemen, I beg again to return you
my most hearty and sincere thanks, and assure you that I
shall ever retain the most grateful sense of the great and
flattering honour which I have this day been so fortunate as
to receive. (The noble Viscount sat own amidst repeated
and most enthusiastic plaudits.)
Three sheen were afterwards given for the Queen; three
for the new burgess' three for Lady Palmerston ; three he
the Lord Provost end magistrates, after which the immense
assemblage quietly sepat ated.
Lord Palmerston then proceeded in the Lord Provost's
private carriage, accompanied by his lordship and the Ilea.
Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., to visit the public works and
buildings.

EXPECTED VISIT or MR. GLADSTONE to MAN.
cnssrm—The Right Ron. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, is expected on a visit about the 10th
pros., to Manchester, and will be the guest of Mr. 3. C.
Harter. The visit is to be, it is said, of a privatecha-
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racter.

111PRI8ONMENT OP AN ENGLISH
SUBJECT IN TUSCANY.

DEPUTATION lo LORD CLARENDON.

Yesterday a deputation from the l'rotesiant At-
ILaca an in*CfllitW I%gth Lnl Clarrojoa, at tat
roe lost Mae, in veto:rem:a to the case of Miss M. CUM,
Idealism', a Scotch lady, who was recently arrested at
Lucas, and is now confined in *.%c prisms of that city, upon
a etlt.rire ut dist:ibutiag the and the l'ilpint's 1.14'
gr:s.

be al• potation consisted of the arl of Shaftesbury, Cul.
Alt leader, Mr. Wilbraham Taylor. the IL,. J. btech2m.
Mr. J. Cork Evans. the liey. W. 11. Hun, Mr. T. Hamil-
ton. and Copt. Giberne, and was received in the most
munition manner by the Yurei.os Seentezy.
The Earl of Su A r rreetrar brit fl I replanted that the ob-
ject tat the deputation was to lay ben his lordship the
cam ..f We M. l'unninglaune, sad to solicit the in
tom of ber Majeety'e government to procure that lady's
liberal.% from prawn. Ills I..rdshi:a, after some remarks
upon the case proceeded t• ezpriss himself in the
struttuest manner upon the batharuus nature of the law
end. r which Mo. Cuaninrharoe was enacted, and indulged
• hope th it the meta earnest efforts of the government
would he aped r, re.eue a brit.eh subject from the iudigaity
thus offered to her.
• . .

The la irl ot I.AItrNDON said he entirely coneured in
the opine.. t zpresird liy Lord Shaftesbury ea to the the-
raet:r ur the law in questior, which was not only contrary
to the principles of the Oospel, but to the spirit of the age.
His lordship said he was quite familiar with the facts of the
easi, basing riceived a despetib from Mr. Scarlett
OD the melee, and that be had lost no time
1
forwarding his directions to that gentleman,
wlich he did the same evening by the post.
Mr. Searlett had meted with the greatest seal in the matter,
lOU 1U • to secure his (Lord Clarendon's) entire
approbation. All the nu ushers of the cabinet with whom
he (Ltd Clarenden) had had an opportunity of communi.
eating, entirely agreed with him in the view he took of the
case, and be felt that it was one in which no exertion sbou'd
be spared on his part to secure Miss Cunningham's release.
Bit lordship concluded by thanking the deputation fur
Urging this subject upon his attention, adding, that their so
dotnir alfurded a strong indica ion of the interest felt in the
case by all claims.
1 lie di potation, after thank rag his lordship for his cour-
tesy, sinet the prompt '.inner iu which he bad takes up tie
case, withdrew.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
Wilms.

))sir c►T7LT MARKET.

The following report was nail by Mr. WOODTRORPI:
" We whoe mums are hereunto subeeribed of your Mar-
kets Improvement Committee, to whom, ou tne 29th July
last, it was relent dto take steps for raising the monies fur
providing the New Cattle Market at Copenhagen Fields, do
certity that, having entered into contract for the execution
of works to the extent of upw,rds of 40,00C1., we directed
Mr. Chamberlain to make then's:emery inquiries for obtain-
ing the loan of the sum of 50,0001. for a term of five or
seven years; and Mr. Chamberlain has reported the inqui-
riti made accordingly, and has laid the replies of venous
public bodies and others before us, from which it appean
that the London Life Assurance Company are willing to
advisee the said sum of 50,0001. for a period of seven years,
at the rate"( 4 per cent. per annum ; and the offer appear-
ing to us fair and reasonable, we instructed Mr. Chamber-
lain to claw the agreement, and we directed Mr. Comp-
troller to prepare the bonds securing repayment of the
amount, and we recommend this City's seal to be affixed
thereto.

•' AU which we submit to the judgment of this honour-
able court.

'• Dated this 26th day of September, 1853.
(S geed) "H. L. TAYLOR, R. 01111AIW,
T. BOLT, ED. HARRISON,
J. T. BEDFORD, R. A. BUM:NALL,
Imam Low, J. Di
T. H. HALL, RD. TWAITES,
THOS. ROWLIT, °Bozos Ct
8. W. TAYLOR, JOHN ANNIte."
NEW ORPHAN SCHOOL.
Mr. Deputy Hata brought up the committee's draft of
general rule,, and for the appointment of rower, matron,
=unreal. and ls of the establishmeot.

On the resolution being tutored. " that the master selected
be • asisister of the church of England,"
Mr. GILPIN said he did not feel disposed to nifer any-
thing like • sectarian objection to the appointment, fur,
with the example before him of the admirable man who was
master of the City of London schools, he could not doubt
that it was primly possible—that it was highly probable—
that it was more than probable, that the most suitable per
son for master of a school similar to that about to be formed, I
would pros to be a minister of the church of England.
(Hear, hear.) Bet be was most anxious that the court should
have the power in its own hands, unfettered and untied,
to choose whomsoever they might consider the best man
for the interests of the institution without reference to his
religious opinions. (Bear, bear) He considered that it
was neither becoming nor consistent that the court, which
reps seated not the church of England exclusively, or one
particular denomination of dissenters, but which repre-
tented persons of all creeds should tie themselves to the
selection of a penon of a particular creed. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Low and Mr. B. Putturs objected to the resolu-
tion, on the grounds similar to those expressed by Mr.
Gilpin.
The court divided, when there appeared
For the resolution
Against it
Majority in favour of the r solution., —8
Mr. GILPIN ibis gave notice of his intention, at the next
gof the court, to move that this resolution be re-
mended.
The court thee adjourned.

THE CHOLERA.

Wren the &.d .1 carte.)
NZWCASTLE.

Cholera .

33

Diarrharz
The total number of deaths from cholera and
disahcea in Newcastle during the present outbreak
has been 1,280. In the same period (•is., the first
27 days) during the prevalence of epidemic cholera
there in 1831-2, the number of deaths was 204.

OATESHEAD.
SEPT. 26.

Cholera
Diarrham.

20
1

The total number of deaths from cholera and
diarrhces in Gateshead to the present date has been
32i. During the like period (viz., the first 20 days)
in 1831-2 the deaths amounted to 133.

Thirteen deaths from cholera are reported this day
from Howdoo. One medical officer and two visitors
hare been asked for to superintend preventive mea-
sures.

Dr. Milroy was in attendance yesterday on the
General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall,
on a consultation relative to the adoption of precau-
tionary measures with respect to cholera in the me-
trepan'.
The excitement of the public here appears to be
subsiding, the general impression being that the
epidemic is on the decline. The number of deaths
reported last night was ; but this increase on the
preceding day's return is attributed to the drunken-
ness which prevailed on Saturday night in Sandgate
and the neighbourhood. The police on duty there
were so struck with the reckless dissipation of the
people that they confidently predicted a fresh out-
break of the disease. The same thing happened at
Gateshead. The dread of infection in the neigh-
bouring villages operates most injuriously on the
trade of this town. On Saturday tin pitmen of the
neighbouring collieries were prohibited from coming
or sending to Newcastle to make their customary
marketing, on pain of losing their employment. They
were obliged to go either to Shields or Morpeth.
Scarcely any of the country carriers came into the
town last week, and of those who came in this
morning, some appeared to have fortified themselves
against the fear of the epidemic by extra indulgence
in strong drink.