The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-18 00:00:00

ANOTHER AFFRAY BETWEEN THE IRISH I GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND SHIPPING IN
ROMAN CATHOLICS AND TILE ITALIAN ltE• TILE LATE GALE.
Ft:GEES.

Another serious disturbance occurred last night in
the neighbourhood of Gray's-inn-lane, between a number
of the lower order of i:ish Raman catholic' and a party of
Italian refugees, resident in 11:.!dwin's-gardens and its
vicinity. On this occasion, as on Monday lest, the Irish
were the aggressor", and owing to the admirable precau-
tions taken by the police of the G Division several men
have been apprehended and lodged in the station-house, on
the double charge of assaulting unafendiag Italian., and
resisting the police in the execution of their duty.
It was shout half. past seven o'clock when the first dis-
turbance occurred. Information to the etleet that a large
numbs r of Irish Roman catholics had left the various lo-
cali:iee of Whitechapel, St. Giles's, Lambeth, and the
Barough, in parties of two and three, all directing their rte pa
towards Gray's-ion lane had previously been received, and
the rest rye constablr s from the chief p lice station in flow-
street, as well as thoze at 1-lingten end other districts, had
been summitted to the spot. At 7 u'clock an Italian boot
and shoe mkt r, named Daniel Staurengbi, a resident in
13 tide itt's-gardeus, was rcurnii.g from a house in evillt-
street, used as a resort by many of the refugees, to his oe a
residence, when, while passing through Fox-court, a paved
thoroughfare leading from Greville-strtet into Genre-inn-
lane, he was assaulted by an Irish castcrmonger, named
James Neale, who threw a round paving-stone weighing
several pounds at him train be hind, and then has-
tily retreated into his hou,e a small tenement in
Fox-.lace, an outlet from Fox-court. It does not
appear that Neale had any prey ieus personal know-
ledge of Staurerghi, but as the latter were a red cap of
liberty and possessed strongly marked Italian features the
Irishman considered him a fair object of attack, and, as
she, d, t• row a stone at him with so much violence that it
rolled stecral yards in advance of where be was walking.
Staurenghi, being an active man, turned suddenly round,
and seeing his assailant rosining away he followed him as
quickly as possible and marked him enter the house No. 1,
Fireplace. One of Mr. Martin's constables was fortunately
passing down Fox-court just as the stone was tkruwn by
Neale, and the missile actually roll.al close up to where
the officer stood; his attention wits instantly directed to
elteuresighi runnieg after Neale, and calling to his assist.
aura two or three other °Mere they followed the heroin
into Fex-place, where they found the house Neale had en-
tered barricaded against them. After attempting to effct
an entrance by the adjoining house, in which they failed,
the officers called ape Neale to surrender. Ttiv summers.
was answered from the second flan, window by hurling
down a variety of missiles, and among the rest an iron-
mounted plasterer's hammer, which narrowly escape d
upon the head of one of the consta'-lea. A renewed sum
mutts to surrender himself,.and a threat that if he did not
do so the door would be forced, brought Neale to the win-
dow with a kettle full of boiling water, the contents of
which the miscreant threw out upon the oft' acs,
one of the sergeants receiving a considerable
quantity over his head and lace. It was now
felt that further parleying would be useless, and
a reinforcement of constables having arrived an entry was
effected and Neale's apprehension, after some difficult:, se-
cured. A second Irishman, named John Carroll, whs
assisted Neale in barricading his house and assaulted Mr.'
Staurengbi, was also safely lodged in custody.
'the greatest excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood
during the progress of this affray, and but for the presence
of an overwhelming force of police, all of whom behaved
admirably, there can be no doubt very serious consequences
would have occurred. Up to 11 o'clock only four arrests
had been made—all Irishmen—and although it was thought
desirable to retain the police on duty there appear,. a every
probability of the night not being further disturbed.

GREAT FIRE IN TIM BROMPTOIABOAD.

On Saturday evening one of the most extensive
em.flagrations that has occurred in the neighbourhood of
Brompton for a comiderablo time past broke out about five
o'clock.

The disaster originated in the promises belonging to Mr,
C. Alter, a mahogany and veneer merchant carrying on
business in Lower North-street, Brompton-read, adjoining
the tallow melting depots of Mr. Cuthbert, of Pateramter-
row. The lire originated, from some unknown cause,
amongst the piles of veneers, Sec., in the north yard. This
place was surrounded, independently of the tallow stores,
by numerous other erectioas in Queen's-place-gardens, and
tiEgux e
ot Ire- sttruei el
dt consequently,inp. ln the thee. mosto
of
a livelyfe
w m apprehensionsinuto t
i,
were, from the first, entertained for the s day of the con.
parish engine arrived, closely followed by that of the West
of England office, with Mr. Connorton. Several other en-
gines, of the London Brigade, with Mr. Staples, the foreman
us the district C, followed in rapid succession, and a plen-
tiful supply of water having been procured from the mains
eopurteimnuisieds,
I of the Chelsea Company, the engines were set to work, and
I Yets: isntres
pair:
of
ff
which the
discharged,,orkof
ranet.uhcuct6a
blazing
and vile after pile of timber fell a sacrifice to the fury of
the Hams. During the progress of the fire three or lour
houses in North-street, a cow-shed adjoining the timber
yard, and one or two houses in Queen's gardens ignited,
and the o cupsnts, who were uninsured, were obliged to
east their furniture into the street for protection.
The total amount of loss, or how Vie disaster was occa-
sioned, cannot at present be ascertained.

TEE LATE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT

OLDHAM.

The late explosion at the Bent Grange Colliery,
Oldham, which resulted in the loss of twenty lives, rag
been investigated at great length by the coroner's jury. The
proceedings did not terminate till some hours alter our re-
port of Friday evening left. After hearing the
evidence of the government inspector, Mr. Dickinson,
and of Mr. Wynne, an inspector of coal mines,
the first jury found the following verdict :—" Fur-
ther, we consider that strict injunction should be given
to the underlooknr, that until the furnace is erected, no
collier whatever shall work with his lamp-top ofi; under
pain of immediate discharge." The seven gentleman who
were upon the second jury, but not upon the first, had
meanwlale retired to another room, where Mr. Sellers,
Mr. Dearden's assistant, had to read over to them the evi-
dence given on Friday week. They were afterwards sup.
plied with a copy of the verdict that had been returned by
the first jury, and just before our reporter left (by the
last train from Oldham), the coroner informed him that, in
all probability, the second jury would merely endorse the
verdict of the first.

THE REPRESENTATION OF DEVONPORT.—It ie ru-
moored that, in consequence of the state of his health,
General Sir G. 11. F. Berkeley is about to retire from the
representation in the House of Commons; but the rumour,
we believe, has no other fonndation than the regretted
failing health of the General, and the fact of Sir John
11. Maxwell, who was the second Conservative, and one
of the defeated candidates for the representation at the last
election, being on a visit to some of his friends in the
borough.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SPRGEONS.—At a meeting of
the council on the 14th inst., James Luke, Esq., the senior
surgeon to the London Hospital, was elected president; and
and George James Guthrie, E.q., F.R S., s.onsulting sur-
geon to the Westmii.ster Hospital, and William Lawrence,
Esq., F.lt S., senior surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospi-
tal, were elected vice-presidents of the college for the ensu-
ing year. The following gentlemen having undergone the
necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted
members of the college at the meeting of the court of exa-
miners on the 15th inst.:—Messrs. George Jules Gillam,
North Leigh, Oxfordshire; John Heys, Liverpool; William
Falconer Clark, Cunningham-place, St. John's-wood; Mat-
thew Corner, Whitby, Yorkshire; Arthur Edwin Temple
Longhurst, Kirk-by-blallory, Leicestershire; William
Wright, Lincoln ; Samuel Alexander Patterson, Downham
Market, Norfolk ; Thomth, Lewis, Grouger, Llaudilo, Car-
marthen; John Sutton, Kegworth, Leicestershire; and
Francis Goold, Dublin.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.— Mr. Law,
Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, will take the
place of the Chief Commissioner, Mr. H. Revell Reynolds,
resigned; Mr. Scrjeant Murphy will be the new Commis-
sioner, in succession to Mr. Law; the Hon. Julian Fend s
appointed First Paid Attacl4 to her Majesty's mission at
ienns, in the TOOT of Mr. Frederick Hamilton, appointed
Secretary of Legation at Stutgardt ; Mr. Fletcher Norton.
Unpaid Attache at Naples, is appointed Second Paid At-
tache at Vienna; the lien. Edward Vesey Bligh is ape
pointed Second Paid Attache at Berlin ; Mr. Wilber
Ilrodie is appointed Unpaid Attaebe at Stockholm; Mr.
Augustus Griffiths is appointed Assistant Colonial Surveyor
at Sierra Leone.—Olocreer.
METROPOLITAN AND PROVINCIAL JOINT STOCK
BILEWEItY COMPANY.— A correspondent says: Au extraor-
dinary general meeting of this company took ; lace on Wed-
nesday last, at the ngi• es of the company, Upper Welling-
ton-street, Strand; J. F. Bontems, Req., in the chair. The
report, which was read by the secretary, congratulated the
shareholders on the entire success of the company, more cape •
cially when the difficulties which had beset the company in
its progress were taken into account. The directors were
able to recommend a dividend of 5 per cent. on all shares
paid up. The directors called upon the shareholders to
augment the c -mita of the company, either by taking more
shares themselves mid urging their friends to do the same,
or by lending money on the bends of the company, which
bear interest of 5 per cent , and, under the pre/ant circum-
stmces of the company, might be considered an eligible
investment. The report also notices the great benefit
which has arisen to the company by the introduction of the
imperial bottle measure to the public. The report having
been unanimously adopted, the directors and auditors re-
elected, after a few observations from the shareholders, the
meeting separated.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' FETE AT CREMORNE.—Tho
Committee of the Licensed Victuallers' School are to bold
their annual Frei in these gardens to-ilsy and to morrow.
The character of the aasoc;ation and the attractions oilseed
on the occasion will, no doubt, induce very considerable.
support.

The reports received from the Durham aid York-
shire coast show that the gale of Thursday and Friday last
was exceedingly destructive to the shipping, and many
gallant men have sunk to a watery grave. Aniencst the
vessels lost was the Countess of Strathmore, Captain J.
Nicholson. master, one of the A .et cf steam colliers which
has recently been put on Intwee n London and the Tyne.
The Countess of Strathmore took her departure from
Shields abuut halt-pact Bon the evening of Wednesday, for
London, and had not t ',acceded far to the southward before
she encountered the commencement of the gale, which is
reported to have been ES E. She kept her way, however,
the aai making breeches over her bow with great fury.
At daybre uk the wind had lacerated, and hare were enter-
tertained for her safety. As tl.e meriting advanced alto
neared :be Yorkshire mast, and it was then discovered that
water was fast gair.ing in her from the tremendous waves
which kept now and then dashing over ha r; to such an
extent, indeed, as to pit out the fire. Te add to the chlti-
culty, the rumps would not work, havieg become choked,
and the foundering of the ship appearing inevitable, unless
some harbour was made, the order was elven to bear
away for Hard, pool. There was but little etesa•
thin in the violence of the weather, and how the
vessel lived in the gale so long it a matter of some surprise.
Towards evening a billy-boy, called the Sisters, belonging to
Boston, observed the distressed steamer' and at once made
C.,. her. Prompt efforts were then made to preserve tl •
crew. Their own boat had broken adrift, and it was an-
nounced that the ill-fated ship was fast ecttlirg down. The
fearful state of the sea renderod their rescue the roost diffi-
cult. Lines wcro thrown to the poor fellows from the
billy-buy, by e hied eight of them were dragged from the
wreck through lie sea to the barge, and another lot of
tour contrived, by some extraordinary good fortune, to
reach thew fellow seamen in one of the boats. The captain
(Mr. Nicholson) bad secured a rope round his bwly, tut it
uatortunatcly breke, said he was drowned. The mate
jumped overboard with a holder in his hand, in the hope
of diatiog with it to the Sisters, but the poor fellow
perished. A third unfortunate sailor shared a like fate.
By this period the Countess of Strathmore had gut quite)
low down, and within a short time of the surviving por-
tion of the crew getting clear off her, she went down In
deep water, Whithy bearing a few miles distance of her.
The Sisters then made for Hartlapool, and landed the
exhausted crew. 'rem steamer and cargo, coal and mer-
chandise, wire insured at Lloyd's ler several thousands.
Her life-boat was picked up by a vessel which Lai reached
the Tyne.
About the time the above unfortunate vessel foundered, a
laden brig was seen to disappear with every soul on board,
' it was thought. Mr. Agnes, the captain of the Dolphin.
helenging to Rochester, on arriving at Hartlepool on Friday,
reported seeing the ill-fated ship go down near Robin
' Bay. 'fho wind was blowing very heavily, and nothing had
been teen of the crew. .

In the vicinity of Hartlepool the ehip?ing suffered con-
siderobl. A vessel was wrecked, which was attended by
the moat heart-rending circumstances. A Sunderland sloop,
called the Sisters, Mr. Lewis, master, bound to Newcastle,
was cast ashore, the breakers completly washing over her.
The crew consisted of only two men and a boy, sun of one of
the men. As she struck, father and son were swept off, but
they were rescued by the other man, and the three clung to
the rigging. A boat, manned by a crew of tiering fellows,
endeavoured to reach them, but the heavy character
of the surf completely el,died all their exertions.
At 1, ngth, atter a painful delay of some Hires
hour,, a rocket line was pasted to the wreck, by which
she was bearded. The father and me, the latter of whom
was insensible, and had been supported in the arms of his
parent for some time, were then gut ashore, but all efforts
tailed to restore the boy, and he died from the effects of
exhaustion and terror. A tine brig, named the Alexandria,
(Joplin) Sinclair, hound to Gorhenhurgb, in endeavouring
to run into the harbour to emapo the fury of the gale, was
thrown ashore in the bay. Near Seabaso, several coasters
were driven on the coast; amongst them the Ilds, of Wis-
beach, Wave and Fawn, of London, St. Ctildas,of Dunkirk,

and Jane Sinclair, of Kanderland. Same of them sent to
pieces. Higher up the coast, towards the Spurn and Yar-
mouth roads, there appear to have been many disasters.
A brig named the Rose, of Stockton, bound to London,
drove ashore on the I'alliug, and tilled. The London, Hull.
and London steam-ship, on her passage to the Thames, went
hack into the north roadstead, elf Lowestoft, and landed
passengers, and a vessel, repotted u the Royal Prederiek,
hound from Sunderland to Portsmouth, struck upon the
Knock sand, and being got off, eventually went down. The
crew were preserved by a brig bound wlt>e.

TWO CHILDREN MURDERED BY THEIR
MOTHER IN 13IRAHNORAM.

Early on Fr:day morning one of the most fright-
ful and happily rarest of trag,dies was perpetrated in Mr-

mingham
The circumstances under which the crime was perpetrated
are somewhat singular. About ten weeks ago, a woman
about thirty-five years of age, named Ann Brookes, took
lodgings iu the house of a person named Thomas Roberts,
residing in Byreetreet, at the back of the Reservoir Tavern.
She had two children with her; two boys, twins, about two
years of age. From the little of her history which was ga-
thered from her, it appeared that she was a native of Leices-
tershire, and had biers for some time cohabiting with a man
named Brooke-, who earned a living by hawking braces, &c.
The untorturate children were the illegitimate c ffspring of
that intercourse. Brookes, however, deserted the mother
some time ago, and had goo: off with snottier ft male.
The circumstance of her desertion, and the fear of want,
it is conjectured, drove her to the commission of the crime
with which she is now charged.
It appears that on Thursday evening, eh+ tat five o'el, ck,
the children, who appeared in their usual health, hail some
milk given them by the mother, and they were thin put to
bed. She did not, however, retire until the usual time, and
nothing particular, it is said, wee averred in her liehav :our
in the interval. During the night -he was several unit b out
of bed, and Mr. Roberts heard her more than once moving
about the room, which, with her children, she occupied
aloha. About six o'clock in the morning she west down
stairs and left the house, exhibiting an indisposition to allow
any person to go up stairs to her chamber.
She proceeded to the house of a neighbour, end assisted
her in wringing out some clothes which had been washed;
but she did not remain there long, and went off somewhe re
at present unknown.
As abc did not return by 10 o'clock, Mrs. Roberto, who is
rather an elderly person, proceeded up-stairs to bee how
the children were. They lay quite fall, and apparently in
a sound sleep ; and Mrs. Roberts, after putting her hands
upon their feet, left them, little dreaming that the bleep
from which she hesitated to wake them was the sleep of
death. On returning down stairs, however, Mrs. Robs its
happened to mention to some of the neighbours that tho
children were lying very quiet, and that their feet wero
exceedingly cold. After talking about it, some cf them
went up to the bedroom in which the children lay, and wero
horrified to find that they were both quite dead.
The excitement which this discovery created was, ns may
be anticipated, very great ; audit had by no means subsided
when the woman Brookes returned. She was apparently
inebriated ; passed them unheeded, and sat down in a chair,
from which, however, she almost immediately tell. Some
' of the persons in the house at once acquainted her with the
death of her poor children, the announcement of which did
not seem to create in her any particular impression; but,
I uttcrirg some inarticulate expressions, she suddenly got
up, rushed to the door, end started off with fatterinc steps
In the direction of the neighbouring canal. She was not,
however, permitted to go far, and was brought back to
the house, where she was detained.
Meanwhile the landlord of the Reservoir Tavern, who
had become aware of the circumstances, inotantiv des-
patched messengers for the assistance of the medical gen-
tlemen in the vicinity. Unfortunately, however, none of
them were at house ; but at length Dr. hinds, of Summer-
' row, reached the house about twelve o'cl ek, followed
shortly afterwards by Mr. Ilumfrits, surgeon, from the
New Workhouse.
Upon the arrival of these gentlemen the woman was in
an almest insensible condition ; arid from her symptoms,
suspecting that she was labouring under the iulluence of
some narcotic poison, the stomach pump and other remedies
were successfully applied, and she recovered to a consider-
able extent. Upon being questioned upon the subject of
her children and their deaths, she admitted that she had
administered poison to them on the preceding evening.
The police were conseauently communicated with, and she
was conveyed in custody to the police station, with direc-
tion.; that she should be kept walking about the yard, in
order to prevent a state of coma. She, however, there
become dangerously ill, so much so as to lead to the sup-
position that she was dying; and in these circumstances it
was considered advisable to remove her to the General
Hospital. While there a singular circumstance o:curred,
which rather militates against the idea that she was com •
pletely without resources, or driven to the commission of
the crime by fears of starvation. She was seizedwith sick-
nem, sad vomited • sixpence. This attracted attention,
and she then stated that a sovereign still remained in
her stomach.
On Saturday evening the murderess was still very ii',
...at I Out expected to recover.
Mr.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Namea of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, aed received certificates to practise, on f burs-
day, July 14. 18.53:—Major Cherlll‘ol4, Wakefield-street,
St. Voi.cra. ; Cecil Calvert Cogan, Royal Mail Steam-
packet service ; Griffith Griffith, Saltrenddyo, Merioneth-
shire.
THE CAMP AT CIIOSNAM.—On Saturday Woe
was a larger muster of carriages on the com-
mon than could have been expected in the un-
favourable state of the weather. Lord Seaton, who
had been in town on Friday night, returned to
the camp the next morning. arriving at Cherteey by tho
seven o'clock train from London. Shortly a tter his arrival
at Chertsey he was joined by Viscount liardinge, and both
'he veteran officers rode over to the camp together.
Among the visitors on the hill were noticed the Countess
of Jerst y and Lady Clementinn Villicre, Lord and Lady
Wetlehousc and party, Lord Charles Wellesley, General
Cavendish, &c. None of the tranps, except those on duty
as sentries, stirred beyond the limits of their canvas dwel-
ling., which, though not waterproof or even watertight,
are still preferable to being quite out in the rain. The ith
Fusiliers arrived in the camp on Friday evening. On Sa-
turday evening, at about half-past five, the Xith arrived
also, completely saturated with rain. No field-day with
the new troops can possibly take pimp Ingtil the weather
changes for the better, as:Vggitflpefa 'Which reviews
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MAIDON BRIBERY COMMISSION.

The commissioners. Mr. C. S. Whitmore, Hon. F.
runso:iliy, .and Mr. J. C Heath, have just conclude:l O'er
ingots, into the existence of corrupt practices at Mold• n
dutis.g the last and previous alectaor.s. The le:lowing is a
digtot of the more remarkable diseloource
Dighy, sun of the town clerk, stated that there were
no freemen in Malden, and that the average cumber of
voters for the last 12 years was 913, out of • population of
11,474.
Castles Wiggins, landlord of the Anchor, four miles from
Mahlon, chip art that he wsa at Quirdin Dick's committer
roam in M dike at the last eleetion, and there .44 Mr.
Dick, and his solicit 4, Mr. Carasew, and also Mr. Hance.
Oa the polling day tiers was gold in • canvas bag on the
table. The bag was a foot In ng. Mr. Full-r presided,
anal emstantly came and drew money and went away with
it. Carasew approved to have charge of the h... the con-
tents of which ittmlnally wasted away as the riling canal
to • close. Witness had about 301. oat of the bag,
and told the pieties on the committee that the freemen
would not go up and rots without money, and most of them
had 50.. a piece the day after voting, h•r.ing previously
asked M. Told one of these voters he would find his money
nader a brick. Acted in all thit for Mr. Dick, who used
tab. in the committee TWO:a.
John Wiggiu. otattea that he canva.sed the freemen far
Dick and Walaingtoa in 1847, and was cm: toyed by Mr.
11 .alley to e.ffer then week on the Eastern Counties Rail.
was at one goOncis • week. Seat about thirty altogether,
and all who were electore voted fur Dick a ad Waddington.
Witness had been • freeman since 1826. Mr. Dick took
up hi. (winless's) free dons as well as many others—he
should *ay some hundreds. Many publitans refuted to
vote until former scores were paid. and when witness can.
vatted he used to 011 the voters that Waddington was
coming down," and that the railway would do tile town pool,.
A number of ireemen was examined, who admitted
having received sums of from 21. to 31., in 1817, for voting'
in 'linear of Dick and Lenard.
Mr. (Joanna Dick was then examined—Was one of the
defeated candidates at the last eltrion, anal had been eon-
secte:l with the bartragh since 1826. At the election in
1826 voters were brought from all over the world, and, as
marriage conferred the freedom, it was carted that whoever
got • lady a husband should have the first vote. That con•
test, in which he was defeated, cost bins about 18,0001.
(Sensation.) In 1827 aad 1830, when there was no contest,
the former cost 600!., and the latter 8001. In 1831, when
there was a contest, it oast 1.8001. ; in 1837, a contest,
LOW/. ; in 1841, a mutest, 1,201. • in 1842, • contest,
1,4001. • in 1847, a mates; 1,2001.; and in 1852,
the last election, 2,0001. This last men was
paid chit fly by Mr. Caruso w, his (Mr. Dick's)
solicitor, and the Messrs. !lane ; and here (pro-
ducing them) are those gentlemen's accounts. I polled
330 voters, so th t the average cost was 81. per vote. The
principal brad, of espendirure in the other elections con-
sloe.' of bribery mon. y end treating. At the last election
1,200/. was set aside to pay the old bills of former elections.
la 11447, Me. Waddington was put as a rider upon him (Mr.
Dick), and afterwards said he was guaranteed bit election
for 1,1.001. Ilio (Mr. Dirk) agent informed him that the
spoon aof that election were between 5,000/. and 6,0001
'Witness arreed to pay 1,20411. as his share, but presumed
the whole amount was Lot paid, as at the last election
WIMP parties del not support him. Could not, from his ex-
perience of the horniieh, say whether it was impossible to
secure an election without money, but " tresting " had
always existed to • great extent which really one was
disposed to shut his eyes to, as it was hard for a poor man
to TOW, up without some refreshment. Ile studiou.ly
avoided going into the particulars of election bills ; such
were very disagreeable; but, looking at the accounts, he
should say that bribery did prevail at most elections. Did
not know what was going on at the last election, or he
should have stopped it by cutting off the supplies. Mr.
Puller, alias Mr. Nobody, had scat him in a large account
for 'cc' on that occasion, which he meant to resist if he
could. Mr. Fuller charged three guineas • day in the that
bill, five guineas a day in the second, and his supposed
would charge 10 guineas • day in the third. The system
of refreshment tickets ceased between 1840 and 1847. At-
tributed his defeat in 1847 to a shameful violation of pro-
mise.. l'olitical feeling was metamorphosed into financial
feeling. The violation of promises in 18:41 was still greater.
Petitioned against Mr. Leonard for bribery, intimidation
aad all sorts of things; but found he was so deep in the
mire himself, ho gave it up.
11r. W.F.11 ume,ll.C., nephew of the last witnessauturassed
at the last election, and on one occasion brought down
6001., which was paid in different SUM to Mr.Ouinness, who
drew upon his banker in Dublin for a similar suns, anal
handed the money to the different agents. Ilad the promises
at the last election been kept Mr. Dick would hove bad 100
majority. Del not recollect • single instance of canvassing
• freeman of ,he poorer class who did not intimate they re-
quired ti he paid for what they called lose of time, and the
majority of them did not know the difference between
'MIR and tory.
A number of voters having been examined and pleaded
guilty to the receipt of various rums for their votes, in the
course of which it appeared that, while the number of free-
men admitted in 1851 was 19, in 1152 it was 92, the inquiry
of the commission terminated.

PARLIAMENTARY COM3se. _
TILE NATIONAL GALLERY.
On Friday, in this committee, consisting of Lord
Seymour (chairman in the absence of Colonel Mere), Lord
EWA), Lord Brooke, Mr. Labouehere, Mr. Currie Lord
Graham, Mr. Evart, Mr. Manes, Mr. Stirling, Mr.Vernoo,
Mr. B. Wall, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Hard:lige, the first
witness examined was
Mr. Hamilton, one of the trustees of the British Museum.
He stated that there mu no yarticular deficiency of spa's
for the antiquities at present, but that there wield be a dif-
ficulty in ineressiog it. The only obj, ction to the Museum
se a depository for antiquities that occurred to him was in
the eau of the Elgin marbles, and three being the most
beautiful and unique productions of the kind deserving pre-
servation fur all time, sugge.ted the desirability of their
being removed where they could not be deteriorated by the
dust son soot, even out to Hampton-court, or run to a new
gallery to be built for their reception, -.2 they became
blacker and blacker every year. Thought that for the pur-
pos.s of students us art, there was no ground for combining
the national collection of sculptures with those of pictures,
althomih in foreign countries they were concentrated under
sae roof. Then was, to a certain eaten!, a historical and
ehreesologieal nrrangement of sculptures in the Museum,
but present eircusustances did not well permit of its com-
pleteness. D.LI out think that any single director in chief
mild treatise control over the Museum, now esercised by
Its trustee., seen if that director in chief were the First
COMSl2l•lllAktf of Works, er a cabaiet minister, responsible
to parliament. On the contrary, he thought it would
be very inconvenient that there should bo any
parliamentary rinponSbility in the matter.
Sir R. Wentmacott, and manager of the sculptures
end marbles at the British Museum, was seat elan ined—
The E pia Marbles hail become mach darker since they
were in the Museum, alth ;sigh carefully cleaned twice a year
with water. It wcsid be objectionable to cover the marbles
with 11•11111. 'the alms would affect them. Wu of opinion
it was usdesbtedly desirable that the sculpture and art co!.
lectiose of the British Museum should be ri moved and
columned seder one conprebensive roof, and that there
should exist a historical and thronolegicxl arrangement in
Egyptian, Syrian, Grecian, and Homan rotation; but the
fur want of space could nut be done in the present Museum,
eves it the present central qusdratagle were covered in and
devoted to this 011ie, and presentations, present sod
Mare, or addition., would have to bo stowed away
he the tellers. The discoveries in Minor and
Ores. would very mach augment these collections.
which he thought it war highly desirable, in tom
junction with the pictures of the National Gallup,
should he removed from the smoke at d flues of London, be
Xesioington, which would be no inconvenient distanasEg:
either the pubic or art >tudents. If not r. moue!, these
soon woad not be a picture wroth locking a*.
Mr. Carpenter, eastodian of prints at the Museum, wee of
opinion that greater useummodation for that department
was desirable, and some rural evidence in illustration of
the • salient conduct of the crowds that periodically visit
the Museum, togeth•r with acme statements from the Ka
dents both to the Museum sad National Gellery for and
against their removal to Euaington, closed the sating of
the committee, whip meet this day (Monday) to consider
their report to the Mom mom the subject generally of a
National Oeliery.

IMPROVEMFMS OF THE METROPOLIS,

DEPUTATION TO LORD ABERDEEN.

On aitl;llay, Sir John Bhellty, liart., - '
and
• deputation from the Commissioners lor Improving the dis-
trict of Bt. Jams's, Wesel:ninon, waited upon tl e Prime
Minister on the subject of improvement. in the metropolis.
Si, i. SHILI.CT explained that the object of the deputa-
tion was to ask the government to institute a general in-
qviiry into the improvements so much required, not only in
Westminster but in all parts of the metropolis. The neces-
sity for new thoroughfare. c .uld nut be better Meliorated
than the detention he Lad that morning metwith of half-
an.hour in getting from Guildhall to the Treasury.
Mr. Yoga (clerk to the commissioners) read the report.
which recommended that improvements should bo classed
under different heads, vie., lst, cuhde sacs, requiring to
be opened ; 2nd, streets or plates to be widened ; 3rd, ar-
cade. er gland passages for the convenience of fout passen-
gers ; 4th, new ant eta or improvements to remedy the
overcrowded state of the great metropolitan thoroughfares.
That the various local authorities and others of the metro-
polis chi old he invited to send in plans for tho improve-
ments required in their respective localities. That an
inquiry should also he instituted as to the best means of
raising the funds, and carrying out the mcoit important of
the improvements; and that after the plans had been
classyd and arranged • general act should be passed giving
authority to the board, to whom the impreeements should
be hereafter intrusted, to purchase the properties required
when a favourable opportunity occurred.
Lira Anzannax thanked the deputation for the infor-
mation they had laid before him, and said the subject was of
gnat importance. lie saw no objection to the proposed
inquiry, and would confer with the Commissioner of the
Board of Works (Sir W. Molesworth) on the subject. The
tax on coals was out of the question—a direct tax would be
for the consideration of parliament.

TTIE CONVICT Cot.l.otos.—Wet understand that
considerable efforts are becog made in bith .If of this un-
fortunate man to h.tec the strong recommend:4ton to
mercy with which the jury .ccomp.tnied Weir verdict con-
firmed in the proper quarter. A petition w:th that object
is la the eettllle of signature in Dalkeith, where, as was
id st the trial, he bore, generally, a fair character.—
• amity.

IRELAND.

DuAux, JtLir 16.

'lite jury in the Batelon murder case, at th Mo-
naghan Assizes, were not discharged until yesterday
mu: Ging, having been confined from Wednemla)
afternoon—that is, for forty-one hours without
being able to the last to agree to a verdict. It is
'mid that nine were for the conviction of the prisoner
Grant, though another statement is that only one
of the jurors was for acquitting him. Another trial
for a conspiracy to murder wu4 proceeded with in
the meantime, but had not concluded when the
mail left last night. The trials at these assizes in
Monaghan disclose on the whole a most frightful
state of illegal combination among the peasantry,
nearly all the witnesses produced against the pri-
soners Quin, Grant, and Cootnv, for the murder of
Mr. :Bateson, and against those tried for the con-
spiracies to murder M'Ardle and M'Mahon, the
former a land bailiff and the *latter an agent, being
approvers, and implicated most deeply themselves
in the crimes. Numbers of people had it appeared
been cognisant of the crimes, and contributed money
to pay the perpetrators, or procure the necessary
weapons for them; and while it was clear
that if justice was vindicated some score, at least, of
ruffians ought to ho hanged, still the difficulty re-
maimed of convicting any one on the evidence of
such confessed scoundrels; and ono at least of the

jurors in the listeson case stated that ha was so
convinced of the guilt of those previously tried and
acquitted for that murder, that be could nut bring
his mind to believe the evidence now adduced
against other men for the clime.
At Enniskillen twenty-five prisoners were placed
in the dock at once, charged with conspiring to shoot
a Mr. Hill, agent to Mr. Jones, of Money glans House.
It spteared, however, from the statement of counsel
forte crown, that one of the approvers who had
sworn informations bad absconded, and the crown
declined to proceed with the case, but decided on ad-
mitting all the prisoners to bail on their own
recognisace&
Mr. I)elmcgc, the magistrate who accompanied
the military party at Simile bridge, obtained a ver-
dict yesterday for 1001. against Mr. David J. Wilson,
in an action for slander, arising out of the fatal
transaction at that place.
Two subscriptions, of 100/. each, have already
been handed in for the Dargan testimonial; one from
Dr. Hayden, of Dublin, and the other from Mr. Fair-
bairn, of Manchester.