The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1851.

Vbr Court.

OSBORNE, SATI'IIIDAY, Ato. 16.
Ycatenlay her Majesty and Prince Albert gave
their annual rite, in honour of the prince's birthday, to the
labourers and workpeuple employed on the estate at
Osborne • also to 130 seamen, boys, and royal marines of
the royal and to the coast guard men. The detach-
ment of the 36th Regiment quartered at East Cowes was
also included. A large tent, nearly 100 feet in length, gaily
decorated with laurel and flags, was erected on the occasion
on the lawn near the house, opposite to which was pitched
is marquee fur her 'Majesty and the royal family, and tents
for the suite and the regimental bands. On each side of
the Queen's marquee were erected flag poles' on which
were hoisted the royal standard and the standard
of his royal highness. Dinner was provided for
, four hundred persons, and at 3 o'clock p.m., the
bands of the Royal Marines and the 95th Regiment haviug
arrived from Portsmouth, and the labourers and others
being assembled, 70 seamen of the royal yacht were
marched to the royal kitchen, and, together with her Maks-
ty's servants, the whole preceded by the two bands playing
the "Roast Beef of Old Eilghuid," carried the provisions to
the tent in procession, her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the remainder of the
royal children standing in front of the house to witness it.
The dinner having been placed on the tables, and the party
having taken their places, the Queen and Prince, accompa-
nied by the whole of the oyal Family, and attended by the
suite, proceeded to the tent, the bands playing " God save
the Queen," and passed clown between the tables.
Grace was then said by Mr. Toward, her Majesty's bailiff,
and the dinner commenced, which consisted of a plentiful
supply of beef, mutton, and; plum-pudding, with strung
ale. When the dinner was concluded, the usual loyal
toasts having been drunk, her Majesty and the royal family
took their places in the marquee, and the rural sports com-
menced with a country.dance. Cricket, foot-ball, races for
prises, and various amusements, were then carried on with
great spirit until past 7 o'clock, when her Majesty and the
royal family retired, the bands again playing " God save
the Queen......

The royal dinner party, yesterday, included the Duchess
of Sutherland, Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Earl
of Dysart, and the lion. Col. Phipps. The Marquis of
Anglesey had the honour of being invited, but was suffer.
ing from indisposition.
OSBORNE, SC,IDAT, Aro. 17.
The Queen, the Prince, and the younger branches of the
royal family, took their usual early walks and rides in the
grounds yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, attended by the
usual suite, left 081,0171 C at .5 o'clock, in an open char-4-
bane and four, to honour the bazaar held near Ityde, in aid
of the funds of the Isle of Wight Dispensary, with their
presence, but were forced to retarn owing to the unfavour-
able state of the weather.

The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance L.
Gower kft yesterday f.r London.
Mr. Becker was the only addition to the royal dinner
party yesterday.

Despatches were lent off on Saturday from the Colonial-
Ales to the governors of the West India ',lands. De-
patches were received the same day from the Governor of
St. Helena.

TILE CAPE MAIL.—On Friday, it being the lath
she outward bound steamer with the mails for Sierra Leone,
the Cape of Good Hope, &e., was despatched from Ply-
mouth. This month's vessel is the Bosphorus, Captain J.
Vine Hall. She takes out a quantity of medical stores for
the troops at the Cape.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY will
despatch two steamers this month to Constantinople, on ac-
count of the large demand fur conveyance of goods to the
Black Sea. Next mouth the company will despatch two
steamers to Alexandria, on account of the number of pas-
sengers expected from India. When the East India Com-
pany's charter, which is now almost expired, is renewed,
that company purpose:l reconsidering the restrictions on the
members of the civil service of India when on leave of ab-
sence, with a view of relaxing them. At the present time
an immense number of the higher order of employees in
India are nut allowed to visit England, unless they cease
to bold employment, and are limited not only to time,
but to distance, when on leave of absence, even in
search of health. This regulation was necessary when the
voyage between Indiaand England was of six months' dura-
tion, but it is nolonger so now a steam-packet communication
exists between this country and our Indian empire. The re-
laxation of the restrictions in question will, it is expected,
immensely increase the passenger traffic of the overland
route, and will most probably render a fortnightly commu-
nication between Southampton and India throughout the
year, absolutely necessary.
DEPARTURE OF THE ASIA.—The British steam-
ship Asia, Capt. Judkins, left Liverpool on Saturday at
noon, for New York direct, taking the European emits for
the United States and Canada and la passengers—the
largest number ever yet conveyed by these steamers on the
outward passage. Amongst the passengers were Mr. Isaac
Buchanan end ladz.
TILE DUKE AND TIIE CASE OF ANNE HICKS.
—The North London Anti Enclosure Soviet y conceiving
this case to be a legitimate object of their a*ention, have
addressed Lord Seymour on the subject, and also the Duke
of Wellington, ranger of the park. From the aloe of
Woods and Forests, uo answer has yet been received, but
the Duke has written as follows London, August 16th,
1841—F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his compli-
ments to Mr. Griffiths, he has received his letter and the
included printed paper. The duke declines to have any
epistolary correspondenze with the secretary of !My pritute
society upon the subject of the performance of his duties to
the public.—Mr. IL 1). Griffiths."

'THE LATE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT
AT BEDMINSTER.—COMMITTAL OF THE
AGENT AND BAILIFF ON A CHARGE OF
MANSLAUGHTER.
The coroner's inquest on the bodies of the five un-
fortunate persons killed be this accident was resumed on
Friday afternoon, at the Red Cuw Inn, which was again
surrounded by persons anxious to hear the result of the
inquiry.
The Coroner observed that since the previous day the
whole of the rope had been recovered, and placed for the
inspection of the jury in the yard.
Ellis, the bankiiman, recalled, said he had heard no corn.
plaints of the rope being defective till last Friday, when
Mr. Reynolds spoke to him about it. He told l'illinger of
it the same day. It was cut and spliced in consequence.
That was the new rope. He believed the ropes were strong
enough.
In answer to the Coroner, Inspector Alexander said he
did not believe that any of the rope had been kept back.
John Webster, coal miner, deposed that at the time of the
accident he was working in the pit at the first level, about
16 or 18 yard. from the shaft. Ile heard the noise of the
falling rope. Witness knew the rope was unsafe. He did not
object to going down with five men, but he considered two
more would have been too many. On Saturday morning,
witness told two men to get off, because of the ur.safe con-
dition of the rope. Pillinger wi.s present, and must have
heard him. Binding had been discharged for complaining
about the rope.
William Binding recalled—About 12 months ago he was
working in the same pit fur the same masters; the rope
broke in bringing up a load of coal. Witness complained,
and Newman, the bailiff, said, "Thee shan't go there again;
thee host too much mouth ;' he was discharged. Witness
was taken on again, but felt intimidated from complaining.
About a fortnight ago he said to some companions, " There's
a faulty place," pointing it out.
James Fryer deposed that he had been intimately con-
nected with the management of collieries several years. He
had seen the rope in the yard, and was of opinion that it
was hardly stout enough. When a rope was -worn so bad
as that it ought to he repaired. For spit of 240 fathoms the
rope ought to have been 9 inches in width.
By Mr. Bevan—The sire of the rope would depend on the
depth of the it and the weight to be brought up. Ile had
known a pit in Gloucestershire where a rope brought up
nine men in a bucket with safety, but it was broken when
the empty bucket syn. sent down.
Thomas Simms re-examined—Did not consider the rope a
suitable one, or to be depended upon. It ought to have
been 8 inches aide, end made of eight ropes.
John Parson, miner, was in the pit at the time of the
accident. lie heard the rope fall; the rush of wind put out
his light. Before they went down in the morning they
complained of the rope. Two of the men since dead, then
jumped off. Witness had been out of work some weeks. In
cousequence of the pit being unsafe he had been afraid to go
up and down.
Thomas 'Foley deposed that on the morning of the acci-
dent he saw two men cut off the brokenend of the rope next
to the drum, and Mr. Stewart carried it away: There was
no splice attached to it. He would swear the piece produced
was not the piece so cut off.
'ionic other evidence of a like nature was given, chiefly
relating to the alleged defective state of the rope, after
which

The Coroner summed up, and the jury nturned a verdict
of Manalattylder aguinq Moses Gilderoy Stewart (th, agent)
and Henry Pillinger (the bailiff).
They were at mice taken into custody, and the coroner
issued his warrant for their committal.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN DERBY-

SHIRE.

At the Chesterfield Petty Sessions on Thursday,
Ann Unwin, charged with cutting and wounding Jain
Burlier, with intent to murder, was again brought up for
examination before the magixtrates.

Barber was present, and though suffering from exhaus-
tion, he seemed nearly recovered from the effects of his
wounds. Ile made the following statement : "I am a
small farmer, residing at Shirland. I have known Ann
Unwin three or four years. Her husband is a labourer,
living in Boythorpe-lane, Harland. On Wednesday, the
Gth of August, I PAW her in the Market-place, at Chester-
field. I joined her, and we went on the Derby-road toge-
ther until we got to Clay-cross station, where we stopped
about two hours, walking about and watching the trams.
It was then six or seven o'clock. I asked her if she
would go to her mother's, or return home. She said she
(lid nut know what to do, because if she went to her
mother's, she should have to return early as she had
some washing to do at home. We returned back the
same road as we went, and at the four lane ends be-
tween Tupton and Wingcrworth, on the Chesterfield
road, we sat down for upwards of an hour. I
should think it was then about nine o'clock. We
went down a lane to a public-house kept by a person
named Resit!, where we stayed an hour, nod had some
bread and cheese and ale. We then came out in the direc-
tion of Wingerworth Hall, passed it, and made down to the
Derby road again, where we sat down on a bank n,ar to the
Hunltike Anus Inn. It was then dark, and we went into
the stack-yard of the inn, and stayed there until five o'clock
next morning. Whilst we were there I said, "At this
time of the year we often lee many strollers about, and
many Irishmen pawing and republic; I have more money
about me than I should like to lose.' I took it out of my
pocket and placed it in the stack just beside where she sat,
and she saw me put it in. I went to sleep, and when I
awoke my money wu where I had placed it ; it was in a
purse which had not been untied. She did not know the
amount. At five o'clock on Thursday morning we went into
the road and came towards Chesterfield. I had then put
my money in my 'socket. We went within half a mile of
Cowin's house, where we parted, sod she went in the direc-
tion of where she lived. She was away for 10 minutes,
as nearly as I can surmise. She returned back, and
we walked towards the Hunloke Arms, but turned ap
Longedge-lane. I should say it was then between six and
seven o'clock. We sat on the side of the lane for about an
hour, and then I removed up an embankment on the oppo-
site side, and said, " There is a very nice place here, will
you come up i" She hesitated a little, and then came up.
We eat down for about au hour, and then I lay down. NI e
both of us slept and woke several times. Whilst I was in
the stack-yard the night before she said " I'm afraid you
will be uncomfortable, for your bosom is full of hay-seeds,
and you have alto seeds between your neckerchief and
neck." She took some seeds out, and said she thought my
neckerchief was rather too tight, but she did not untie or
loosen it. Between eleven and twelve on that (Thursday)
morning I was laid down asleep on my back, with my silk
handkerchief thrown over my face to keep the flies off,
when I was awoke by a sharp sensation across my throat.
I thought in the first instance that a wasp had stung me. 1
jumped up and said, " Oh dear, oh dear, my throat is cut."
My handkerchief was on. As soon as I perceived that
sharp pain I jumped up, and saw that she was standing
about a yard from me. I put my hand to my wound, to
keep it from bleeding, and said, "Oh dear, whoever has
done this ? " My fingers and chin were also cut. 1 never
perceived any razor. I think I must have passed my hand
up at the second stroke, and warded it off on to my chin.
I was very fast 'sleep ; and when I said " whoever has done
it," 1 had my head bowed down. She replied, " It's a
man m a white slop, that has gone into the plantation."
The plantation was close by ; only the lane parted us. I
went down, and tried to get up the opposite embankment,
but I could not, I felt so faint. She pointed out the place
to me, but I saw nobody. I met a man, and told him,
" Oh dear, go into yonder plantation, and try to follow that
man who has cut my throat." In a few minutes after Ann
Unwin followed me; she appeared distressed, and paid
every attention to my wounds. Medical assistance was sent
for.

Mrs. Ann Mellor, wife of John Mellor, farmer, Bird-
holme, said—l was at home when John Barber came to
our house on Thunday. My husband wished me to go into
another room, and I did so. Into this room prisoner was
afterwards brought, and in about twenty minutes she asked
me to show her the way into the garden. I did so, and she
asked me the name of a large flower root in the garden. I
told her I did not know. It was a large bushy root with
no flowers on. She stooped down, and seemed to pluck a
little of the root from the centre of the plant. I did not see
anything in her hand. Between three and four o'clock in
the afternoon of Saturday, my children were playing in the
garden, and my little girl came into the house bringing
with her a razor which she said they had found in a flower
bush. She showed me the bush, and it was the same as
that the prisoner stopped at on Thursday. I told my
daughter to go and put it in exactly the same place where
she found it. I then rent down to Chesterfield, and in two
or three bourn Mr. Radford came and took the razor away.
Hannah Mellor, a girl seven years of age, deposed—My
' brother was with me playing in the garden shout three
or four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. My brother is
younger than I. We were talking about what sort of •
root a large flower bush had, and whether it spread out a
good way, and I was looking in the middle of it to see if It
was in one tree or little bits when I found something
hard in my hand. I picked it out. It was the razor
now produced. I gave it to my mother, and she marked it.
James Radford, superintendent of police, Chesterfield—
Watts gave the prisoner into my custody on Thuds].
There were spots of blood on different parts of her dress,
and I asked her how she accounted for it. She answered,
" We were asleep together on the bnsk, and I was awoke
by a scream. I jumped up, and placed myself upon his
shoulder, which is the cause of the blood being upon my
dress." I said, " Did you see any one at the time ?"
She replied, " Yes ; I saw • man with a short
white slop and blue cap on ran across the plan-
tation." I asked her if she thought she knew the man,
and she said she thought she had seen him in
Wheeldon-lane. About seven o'clock in the even-
ing I met the prisoner's husband in Longcdge-lane,
and asked him where he was going : he said to Pilsley. I
told him he had better return with nu to see if his razors
at home were all safe, as he was suspected of knowing
something about the transaction of a person who had had his
throat cut. Ile returned with me to his house in Boythorpe-
-1 lane, and brought the razor-case and razor now produced,)
and said that he missed a razor. I asked him when he had
last seen it, and he replied "on Saturday night." Last
Saturday night, in consequence of a communication I re-
' ceived from Mrs. Mellor, I went to Birdholme, and Mr.
Mellor and myself went into the garden. A bushy plant
was there pointed out to me ; I examined it, and in the
centre I found the razor now produced in a perpendicular
pontion. I have compared it with the razor I received from
John Unwip, and it corresponds exactly.
The prisolter was then committed to take her trial at the
assizes, and the prosecutor (Barber) was bound over in the
SUM of SOL, and the witnesses in that of 401. each, to appear
and give evidence against her.—Derbyshire Courier.

IRELAND.

DVIILIN, Acorn. 16.
It now appears that the Rev. Mr. Gregg and the
Dublin Protestant Association have been out-
manceuvred by the organisers of the aggregate
meeting, and that the apprehended collision between
the parties on Tuesday next will in all probability
be effectually guarded against. The Freeman this
morning states, on " official authority," that "the
commissioners of police are prepared to take, and
will take, the most decisive steps to prevent any
attempt being made by any parties--few or many—
to intrude upon, much fete to interrupt, the proceed-
ings of the catholic meeting;" and the same journal
also assures us that even if the authorities had re-
fused to act in the matter, the committee were pre-
pared to take every necessary precaution to preserve
peace and order at the meeting. The Freeman is
particularly anxious to assure its readers on this
point, as it was no doubt apprehended that the fear
of violence at the meeting would keep people away.
One of the prudential precautions of the committee is
indicated by a certain alteration in the advertised
announcements of the :meeting. It was originally
intended that admission to the body of the meeting
should be regulated by tickets charged at 6d. each,
but that arrangement hos been altered by the fol-
lowing announcement in the papers of this morning,
viz., "Tickets (free) to the body of the room will be
distributed on Monday by those whose names and
addresses will be announced on that morning."
Thus the committee will be enabled to pack the
meeting with O'Connell's old police guard from the
coal quays, who will be prepared to act quite inde-
pendently of the orders of her Majesty's police com-
missioners.

The following letter from " John Archbishop of
Tuam," to the committee of the catholic meeting, is
printed this morning in the Freeman in prominent
type :
"St. Jarlath's, Tuam, Aug. 13, 1851.--Gentlemen,—l
beg respectfully to acknowledge your kind letter of invi-
tation to be present at the coming great aggregate meeting
of the catholtes of Ireland. As the hierarchy has been the
body at which in the first instance the recent persecuting
enactments have been aimed, and as they are the persons
peculiarly concerned in these results, we ought vs feel
grateful for the affectionate solicitude with which the laity,
ever faithful to their pastors, are now rallying round them,
to guard them from dangers in which their own
dearest interests, civil as well as religious, would
not fail soon to be involved. No doubt it will be
a matter of surprise that you should invite to your
meeting defunct persons, after having first nobly corn-
bated, and then sorrowfully witnessed, the passing of the
decree that doomed them to civil annihilation. It appears
from this that you entertain still a strong conviction that
the catholic hierarchy is n't dead, notwithstanding the re-
cent act of parliament. Though there may be a diversity
of opinion as yet on that point, I trust that numbers of
these venerable individuals, whom the bigotry of the Eng-
lish minister deems mere phantoms, will present themselves
at your meeting, invested with all the attributes of life,
cheering by their presence and their sympathy the generous
people who arc resolved, as often before, to share the yid!•
situde of their fortune, and as for me, I hope to be able to
form an humble member of the disowned body, in the un-
changed identity, of the saute person with which I have the
honour to subscribe myself, gentlemen, your very faithful
and obliged servant, Y. Join,Archbishop of Team.
John Reynolds, E!q., M.P.
William Keogh, Loci., M.P.
Other letters from Roman catholic prelates, to the
same effect follow, but "his Grace of 'l'uant" is the
only one that shows game, and has the pluck to sign
his full title. Dr. Brown, of Sligo, says :
" I shall feel great pleasure, God willing, to obey your
summons. The unmerited persecution, the wanton insult,
the unhalloweellaw, that has been passed against our holy
religion, imperatively demand that every catholic should
rally round our ever venerable Primate, you and the other
patriotic hand who have immortalised themselves in defence
of the real principles of civil and religious liberty. Deem-
ing the establishment of an association for the defence of
the catholic faith a paramount duty, I have postponed
confirmations uuu all other arrangements in order to attend
to this.

_...„
But then the writer contents himself with the
simple signature of "y.: Geo. I. P. Brown." 1)r.
Murphy, of Cork, writes in the same strain, and says
he is resolved, " with the blessing of God," to attend
the aggregate meeting.
The Tablet writes in the following style of the
preparations for the meeting:
Our readers already know that the primate' the Arch-
bishop of Armagh, the only Archbishop of Armagh (a
certain Lord John George Beresfonl, who sometimes
assumes that title, being the merest of shams and impostors)
—the successor of St. Patrick, the representative of the
Holy See and of St. Peter's chair, the chief teacher of
Christianity in this island, authorised and commissioned as
such by our blessed Lord and Saviour—has been requested,
and has kindly given his consent, to occupy the chair.
Cardhsal Wiseman, and all the other archbishops and
bishops in the three kingdoms—not, we repeat, including
in that description the superintendents of certain protestant
congregations appointed by the state to receive stolen goods,
and to teach falsehood—but all the archbishops who are
archbishops, and all the bishops who are bishops, have been
invited to support his grace on this occasion, and to lend
the weight of their influence and authority to this great
event.

The Tablet boasts that two members of the new
English ltoman catholic hierarchy have had the
courage to adopt the same course as that followed by
Dr. .11'Itale, one of them assuming the title of Bishop
of Not tingham,aud the other that of " I lexham," mean-
ing, as the Tablet assures us, " Bishop of Ilesham,"
in their letters to the catholic committee.

Bishop Gillis, of Edinburgh, writes to say that he
will be in attendance at the meeting ; and among
the Irish bishops who have written to the same
effect arc Dr. \l'Sally of Derry, and Dr. Derry of
Loughrea, neither of whom attaches any title to their
signatures. The following brief note was received
to-day by the committee from the Earl of Arundel :
11, Carlton Terrace, Friday, August 16, 1651.
My dear Keogh,-1 am much obliged to you and your
friends for your very kind letter, and shall attend in Dublin
as requested.-1 am, very sincerely, yours,
ARUNDEL AND SURREY.
The following circular from Cardinal Wiseman has
been published by the Catholic University Com-
mittee :

25. Cadogan-street, Chelsea, August 18, 18.31.—Having
perused with sincere interest the address of the committee
appointed by the Synod of Thutles for founding a catholic
university in Ireland to the catholic clergy and laity in Rug-
land, dated the Feast of St. James of this year, we hereby
warmly recommend it to the consideration of those to whom
it is directed, assured that its own earnest and glowing
words will plead more powerfully than any we can write.
The noble and truly catholic sympathy which Ireland has
shown with our trials, claims from every English catholic a
corresponding feeling, and now especially, that we may say
of the children of the church, and their pastors in both
islands—" Eadem fides et passio sere fecit ease germanos."
Whatever is done in Ireland to protect the faith and secure
a pure religious education, must be considered as a common
work, performed for a common good. In the sentiment of
the address we heartily agree ; and though multiplied are
our wants at home, we trust that the generosity of English
catholic" will not fall below the high estimate which the
Irish prelates have formed of them. While thus we ven-
ture to address our sentiments on this subject to all our
catholic brethren in England, we further authorise collec-
tions to be made in all places within IheeitiemvitsmiLfilsur
Woirpietaanallatrhiesdltivaa. Fal'aa:ittNirG. unt;l; wyhto have *been ael
ap-
pointed by the university committee to solicit contributions.
—N. CARD. WlSEXAN.—Westminster, August 6, 18.51.
A placard carrier, bearing on a board the follow-
ing notification, printed in enormous letters on an
orange ground with blue border, was arrested a few
minutes since by the police, but I have not learned
whether the charge against him was that of obstruct-
ing the way, or provoking to a breach of the peace :
CAUTION TO TIDE PUBLlC.—Whcreas, the Rev. Paul
Cullen, in defiance of truth, right, fact, and the laws of the
laud, and of its ancient church, and of all who bear allegi-
ance to the church alone, audaciously assumes the title of
Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland,
and is publicly placarded as such, this is to give notice that
such assumption and ascription is a flagrant outrage upon
all true catholic' of the church of Ireland, and that said
Rev. P. Cullen is a mere emissary of the Pope of Rome—
Antichrist—and of his operate church, which hat brought
down on Ireland blight, blast, famine, pestilence, and deso-
lation, and he is by his daring assumption, a violator of the
laws of God and of the Queen's peace. God save the Queen. ,
—Signed by order of the committee. FL COOKE.
The Royal Irish Agricultural Society wound up ,
their weeks proceedings last night with a ball,
which was not, however, so numerously attended as
was expected, the blame being laid to the account of
the Crystal Palace, which has robbed Dublin of a
very large proportion of its fashionables. The show
of the society concluded yesterday with an auction,
when some fair prices were realised. Owing to
the badness of the weather during the week, and the I
absence of so many persons who have left to see the
London Exhibition, it is feared that the funds of the
society will suffer, rather than otherwise, by this
year's show.
' The attendance at the cattle show yesterday was
more numerous than on the preceding day. Mr.
Graves, who is joint-patentee with Chevalier Clausen
in the manufacture of cotton from flax, described tho
process to a very large concourse of persons in the
laboratory of the theatre of the Royal Dublin So-
ciety. The process excited considerable interest.
Irlrc trial of the contractors and their servants for
obstructing the passage of an engine on the Cork and

Bandon Railway, to prevent tho directors from
opening the line, terminated at Cork last evening in
a verdict of acquittal. A great deal of evidence was
heard. On the side of the prosecution, the fact of
the obstruction, by removing rails, and placing stones
upon the line, was clearly proved. It was urged, in
defence, that the contractors had not given up pos-
session of the line to the company, and that they
were justified in their course until their demands
were satisfied, and they claimed an amount of some
30,0001. as due to them. On the other side, it was
argued that not half that sum was due, and that the
debt was owing because the engineer refused to
certify for some of the works executed, and for which
the company accordingly refused to pay. The
learned Chief Baron, in addressing the jury,
Highly censured the attempt to enforce rights of this
description in the manner attempted, which might have
resulted in the leas of human life. It was, however,
clearly necessary, in order to bring the case within the act
of parliament, that there should be malice iu point of
law. The act here complained of might have been mis-
chievous in two ways,--First, it might have been
injurious in damaging the property and delaying the use of j
the railway by the company, in the opening of it for public
traffic. Secondly, it might have been mishievous, by
causing danger to the persons then actually travelling on
the line. If the traversers had done the acts complained of
without any just excuse, and if they did so for the purpose
of extorting a claim which they may have thought
themselves entitled to, and if the effects of their
acts would have been to cause either of the mischiefs he
had mentioned they would be acting with malice. The
defence applied differently to either description of this mi.
chief, so far as it referred to the impeding the traffic on the
line ; if the arts had the necessary result of causing that
mischief, and if the inference of malice were unrebutted,
they would be held liable under this indictment; but if
they, under a bond fide assertion of a right, did the acts
complained of, for the purpose of keeping possession of the
line, in such case the inference of malice would be rebut-
ted; but so fir as their acts referred to injury being done to
persons travelling on the line, the borki fide attempt to exer-
cise any real or imaginary right would not rebut the pre-
sumption of malice. With regard to the claim of possession
made by the contractors, it was clear they were entitled to
the possession as against every other person save the
company ; but as against them they had no right to
set up such a claim.

The jury returned into court for some explanation,
and then agreed at once to a verdict of "Not guilty."
On the cross indictments against the directors the
Crown entered a nolle prosequi, so far as the charge
of felony was concerned ; and on the charge of mis-
demeanour the parties have traversed in i»scr.
The stonecutters and masons employed on the
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway have struck
for advance of wages.
The letter of Mr. Ennis, the chairman of the Mid-
land Great Western Railway, offering 5001. to any
ship that will make the voyage from New York to
Galway within nine days, and 101. per hour fur every
hour inside the nine days, has hcen published in the
papers, and it is said that the offer has been accepted
in America, and that a person has arrived in this
country to make arrangements for the reception of
the steamer.
The .7:etrunc Constitution says:

Colonel Rawdon, M.P. visited Dungannon on Thursday
last, on his way trout Raphoe and Enniskillen, to obtain in-
formation as to the manner in which the royal schools are
conducted, with reference to free education. The hon.
gentleman received considerable information on the subject
from several of the inhabitants of Dungannon, and was
much pleased with his visit generally. It is understood
that he intends introducing a measure early nest session,
whereby those schools may become popularised, and more
practically useful to the public tar whose benefit they were
endowed.

The following are among the accounts of the po-
tato crop, and the other harvest produce, that have
been received to-day. The Owl:, E.CIIIIII/1(1* says
Since our last we had some rather heavy showers. On
the whose, however, the weather is very fine and favourable
for the crops, which are making very rapid progress to ma-
turity. 't he sickle is already in active operation, and with
the present line weather, a week or ten days would make
reaping pretty general. All the crops are spoken of in the
most favourable terms. Wheat will he a fair crop, not, per-
haps, quite an average as to quantity, but of psi,' quality.
Barley and oats are likely to prove both abundant and good.
The turnip crop is recovering from the injury which it re-
cently sustained ; and as regards the potato, we see no good
grounds for altering the opinions expressed in our last on the
subject. From some few localities we hear complaints, but
of the safety of the general crop we have very little doubt.
This fine weather, too, is in their favour ; and as the tuber
has now nearly attained its full growth, we entertain strong
hopes that the attacks of the disease will prove not only of
a milder type, but much less general than of late years. In
these; iews we are strengthened by the opinions sit scientific
men, who assert that the disease is weanng itself out, and
is, year bv year, assuming a less virulent farm.
The.Linieriek Repeater says:—
Our accounts this morning front the country districts are
by no means of an alarming character; but it would be
suppressing truth if we did not state that some apprehen-
sion exists as to the potato° crop, particularly in the counties
of Waterford and Clare, where the blight has manifested
itself in rather a virulent form. Our Tipperary accounts
continue rather favourable up to the present moment;
rumours of the disease, however, are said to prevail, and
in places where the symptoms arc not WI unquestionably
li developed as to enable one to state that the disease actually
I exists. Parched leaves arc not indicative of real blight.
' It is quite clear that the quantity of potato food which will
be available will exceed that ofany other year.
The Ballyaleutinon Herald says:—
Never was there a finer appea-ance than the potato fields
presented up to Friday night. On that night a heavy dew
fell, and next morning the blight was unmistakably mani-
fest, which continued to spread up to Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday we had some heavy rain, accompanied by
thunder and lightning. This increased the melancholy
forebodings of the people: but we have made minute in-
spection of the crop, and rejoice to be able to state that in-
stead of the inclement weather being injurious, it has, to
all appearance, stayed the disease, and we fondly trust
that the worst has passed over.

The Ereniny Past says :
A remarkable and most gratifying fact has just been
communicated to us by Sir Edward M•Donnell, who men-
tions that, in previous years, he bad found no difficulty
whatever in obtaining any quantity of diseased potatoes, to
be converted into farina for use in his extensive paper
hgt that, at present, it is impassible for him to pur-
chase a single ton.
The following letter on the subject of the potato
disease appeared in the Mail of last night :
Sligo, August 14, 18.51. Sir,-1 have just seen Mr.
Kincaid's letter in your paper of yesterlay, in which he
says that the potato is gone, and that the disease is as fully
developed as in 1819 and 18.10. binge last Friday I have
travelled from Belfast to Balling, and back here, and dur-
ing my journey I have made most particular inquiries and
observations, and I ant able to state that, in the extensive
raage of country I have travelled over, there is little or no
appearance of the malady which so fearfully affected the
country in the years Mr. Kincaid mentions. In some shady
spots, and along the edge of high roads or fences, you might
notice a slight change in the colour of the stalk, but the
main crop appeared to be as healthy as at any period in my
recollection. All the crops thin season are most luxuriant,
and I am happy to say that I think the country generally
is fast recovering from the effects of the last few years of
blight and destitution.—l am, sir, your very obedient ser-
vant, lionterr Sr. LEtiElt., County Surveyor.

VISIT OP THE QUEEN TO MANCHESTF.R.—There
has been a rumour afloat that it is the intention of her Ma-
jesty to pay a visit to the Earl of Ellesmere, at Worslcy
Han, on her return from Scotland. This proposed visit
has been connected also with the opening of St. George's
Hall, in Liverpool, and it has been stated as the intention
of her Majesty to honour the inauguration of that splendid
building with her presence. We have endeavoured to
ascertain whether or not there are any grounds for the
rumours to which we have alluded, and have been led to
believe on good authority that certain intimations have
been given to the tenantry of the Earl of Ellesmere of the
possibility of such an event. The year of the Great Exhi-
bition would not be inappropriately signalised by some such
manifestation of interest in the industrial wonders of this

neighbourhood, as • royal visit to the chief scat of mer 47
lecturing art and enterprise would imply; and no city in
the empire would receive its sovereign with more fitting
evidences of what monarchs may be Justly proud, than the
Queen of England would find worthy of inspection and ad-
miration amid,t the looms and spindles of Manchester.—
Manchester Examiner.

FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WAKEFIELD.-
'An explosion of lire-damp took place on Wednesday lust,
at a colliery belonging to Messrs. Baker and Child, of
Wakefield, and situate within a short distance of the West
Riding House of Correction. It proved fatal to David
Kirk, the " banksman," who was blown out of the pit's
mouth, and instantly deprived of life by the violence of the
shock. He was upwards of fifty years of age, and has left
a wife and one child. The other suftlrer, named Field, is
much burnt about the head and shoulders, in addition to a
I spinal injury, which is considered to render his recovery
doubtful. lie has no family. The shaft in which the acci-
dent took place is of recent construction, and was thought
to be quite free from fire-damp. An inquest was held on
the remains of Kirk on Friday evening, before Mr. Lee,
one of the county coroners, when the jury returned a ver-
dict of "accidental death," after hearing the report of
Charles Morton, Esq., the government inspector for the
district, by whom the pit was examinui the day succeeding
the melancholy accident.

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