The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

ELECTION OF A BISHOP OP
chapter for electing a Bishop of Manchester was held yes.
terday at the Cathedral Chapter-horse, Manchester. The
members of the chapter present were the Very Rev. Dr.
Bowers, Dean of Manchester ; the Rev. Cecil Wray, the
senior canon ; and the Rev. Oswald Sergeant, maw. The
press were not admitted to the prooesse, sad therefore
nothing can be said of the forms observed beyoed the fact
that the cony., &dire was prodased, sad that the skapter,
determining to obey the mandate, the seemeary formal docu-
ment was filled up appointing the Rev. lames Prince Lee
to the office and dignity of the Bishop el Manchester. Mr.
Austin and Mr. F. Roberts, notaries of Doctors'-commons,
were appointed proctors. Previous to the election the
indefatigable opponent of the nomination Mr. Out-
teridge, had been very busy in the distribution of
printed papers about the town headed, " A Re-
presentation to the Dean and Chapter of Manchester,"
in which, after quoting from the services for the ordination
of a bishop, the declaration commencing with the words,
" This is • true serum: If a man desire the office of •bishop,
he desireth a good work," and the maxim' of Westminster-
hall, that "Christianity is part and parcel of the law of
England," he addresses the chapter at some length, re-
iterating hie assertion, that Dr. Lee is disqualified for the
office of bishop by " lying, drunkenness, and a malignant
disposition," and advising them " humbly, but firmly," to
tell the Queen that the person abe has recommended has not
" the apostolic marks of a bishop," leaving it to the legal
advisers of the crown to do their duty, when the chapter
shall have thus discharged its own. Whether Mr. Gott..
ridge's " representation" ever reached the reverend body for
whom it was designed has not transpired; but it is said
that, whether or not, it formed no part of the matter for
consideration by the chapter. Either they knew nothing of
it, or they chew to treat it with contempt.
DISTRESS AMONG THE UNEMPLOTED.—At Black-
burn on Tuesday above 1,000 unemployed factory operatives
went in procession through the town, a few of whom solici-
ted assistance from the occupants of each here as they
. On Saturday, the walls were preereed with an ad-
re:a from the unemployed to the guessUmse elite poor sad
the inhabitants at large. The adder fs Nam lailamnam
tory in its toms. commences as DAWN:
To the timedieeslt the Pear awe heimmgme himkbare.—
Gentiemea : Mee gemmt might et sulksingeonset mei hors be
ker. We dlegreele name ; banse nib *teen ibe
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est eei lastelesaneeYntelinsmien Os Wee in
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others why& esuenrionesneu The penieve aw Omni ea tbe
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net we OW be rderea ii wiSts tthepeertoWer,aleewetll
bele lees peer pregertyt
mhe plena wee possibly Weeded as a printable to the
ovena* of Tunny, whieb wee, from all .rants, lecher
rably etteceedul, gene families giving all the bend they had
in the house (in some cams, eleven or twelve leaves). and
others money, in various amount& All seem speed that
the sufferings of the unemployed ars gemerel sad deep, and
demand relief. The behaviour of the parties making the
solicitations was quiet and orderly, The greater part of the
hands, it is believed, who kneed the breseries, were those
formerly employed at Sir W. Mdse. mills, where about
1200, need to be engaged. His mills have bees doer for
above a month, without any definite prospect of link re-
open
IRISH LABOURERS.—Within the lost day Or two
some ditturbear,nizemictreekester Ciwirdirs) =sr
state, has been the Irai
employed at the saw loweaskapitilimlis resetee r
etro. or the Iretheedierits terreeee Ibe Ira& Irish
labeneen imolai, bar mired ihetrehee • sorrier. It
apron that a Arr reirry of the ma raplayed at the
works rbelsp liableness, or " lei mere .they are
called, come tit s sheet tre ese pdi, seq realm et a
Mat mdse. ?Wes the eisabst Vas eallgua, Kt.

Matthews, the clerk of the works, (sagged a cumber of men
who did not happen to belong to the trades' union. This
gave great dieuttkisclisa to the Iriah, who beaus* very awk-
ward and difficult to manage, threatening sot only to tarn
oat themselves, but to indium the bricklayers and other work-
men to do the same. Determined not to be coerced by them,
Mr. Matthews went to Liverpool and bought machinery, by
which means the materials could be hoisted independently of
manual labour, except to a very small extent. So exasperated
were the Irish at this, that they tried tneir utmost to get the
bricklayers, who are all English, to turn out, but did not
not succeed, and on Saturday evening, in consequence of
such attempt, Mr. Matthews discharged the whole of the
labourers, about 120 in number (intending to engage such of
them as he thought proper on Monday morning), and also
suspended thirty or forty bricklayer fora few days, in son.
sequence of the little delay occasioned by getting tits ma-
chinery to work. The Irishmen all assembled before break-
fast on Monday morning, in anticipation of work being
resumed, on the road leading to the works, with the inten-
tion of intimidating some English labours who had been
taken on. They were not interfered with, except in
being prevented from entering the works, the orders
being peremptory thlt they were not to be allowed to
go en. They succeeded, however, in their object, that
of intimidating the English labourenwho had been taken on
that morning, and in making them leave off work, for one of
thew latter observed he had been twice injured by the Irish
before; once having received a wound in the head
front their attacks, and stating that he durst not remain at
work. This, however, did not better the case of the Irish
themselves, and subsequently they made a proposition to
Mr. Matthews to be allowed to come and work, and to do
anything there was to do, provided none but " society men"
be employed. This proposition was rejected. On luesday
morning they went up again to the works, and stated that
they had a meeting on the previous night, at which it was
resolved to offer their services unconditionally, telling Mr.
Matthews that they would do anything, and that they were
quite willing that he should employ wtoever be chose. As
yet, however, their overtures have not been met, nor does it
appear that they will be re-engaged.
Ain. EMERSON'S
_LECTURE ON NAPOLEON, THE I

MAN or senor, was delivered on Tuesday last, at the Man-
chester Athenmum, to a crowded auditory. The man (said
Mr. Emerson) who more than any other expresses the aver-
age character and aims of the nineteenth century is Napo-
leon Bonaparte--the best known and most powerful indivi-
dual who has lived within the period. If Napoleon is
France, is Europe, it is because the people he sways are men
incarnate
democrat the same kind—are little Napoleons. He is an
democrat • the representative of the democratic, active,
middle class of men, having its virtues and vices, and, above
all, its spirit and aim. That tendency is material, aiming
at a material or sensual success, and employing the
richest and most varied means to that end; con-
versant with vast mechanical powers, highly intel-
lectual, widely and accurately learned. and skilful by
sternly subordinating all intellectual and spiritual forces as
means to a material suooess. To be the rich man is the end.

Napoleons ls no saint, and he is no hero, in the high sense.
He becomes not merely the representative, but actually •
monopoliser and usurper, of other minds. He renounced
all sentiments and affections, and would help himself with
his hands and head ; working in bras, iron, buildings,
money, and troops, and being a wise muter-workmen.
He superadded to these natural and animal forces, insight
and generalisation. He does not guess, but feel and foresee
his way. The art of war was the perpetual game he studied,
and in which he exerted his wonderful arithmetic. The
times, his own constitution, and the circumstances of his
youth and t dilation, combined to develop this democrat to
the highest degree. Such a man was wanted, and war born.
He had • directness of action never before combined with so
much comprehensiveness. He is ever a realist, terrific to all
talkers and truth-obscurers. He never blundered into victory;
his principal means were in himself. Few men hale any
next; they live from hand to mouth, without plan, and are
ever at the end of their line; but Napoleon always knew his
business, and what to do next. Had his ends been public,
and not egotistic, he had been the first man in the world.
I He is firm, sure, self-diaddning, self-postponing, sacrificing
everything—money, troops, generals, even his own safety—
to his aim. His victories were only so many doors, or new
weapons, and he never lost sight of his way onward. He
fought sixty battles, and never had enough. His prodigious
rigour was guarded and tempered by the coldest prudence
and punctuality. His achievement of business war immense,
and enlarged the known powers of man. There have been
many working kings—Alfred, Justinian, Czar Peter—but
none who accomplished a tithe of this man's per.
torments. He war not to be imposed upon. He
had a strength by nature, and a strength by sir-
cutustances ; still his grand weapon—the millions he
directed—he owed to his representative character.
lie discerned merit, and promoted it ; seventeen men in his
time were raised from common soldiers to be kings, sem
shals, dukes, or general,. We cannot, in the universal im-
becility. indecision, and indolence of men, sufficiently con-
gratulate ourselves on this strong and ready actor, who took
occasion by the beard, and showed how much might be ac-
complished by the mere force of such virtues as all men pos-
ses' in lees degree, by punctuality, personal attention, cou-
rage, and thoroughness. Before ambition drove him mad,
he might almost be cited sea model of prudence. The lesson
he teaches is that which vigour ever teaches, that there is
always room for it. To what heaps of cowardly doubts is
not his life an answer. Mr. Emerson nest noticed Napo-
leon's capacity for speculation on general topics, quite re-
moved from his ordinary themes et war and govern-
meat. lie was highly intellectual, and delighted in dieser
sines on practical, literary, and abstract questions. The
most grateful parts of the picture of his life are those
hours of thought and wisdom. But with the virtues, he
had also the vices of the democratic class he represented.
He wee singularly destitute of generous sentiments ; he had
net the merit of common truth and honesty ; he was unjust
to all his generals; egotistic and monopolising ; meanly
dealing the credit of others' great actions; he was a bound-
less liar; in his premature old age, he coolly falsified the
facts, dates, and characters of history, studying to impose
upon men • theatrical eclat His doctrine of immortality is
simply fame; with him, the two levers for moving men were
interest end fear; love was a silly infatuation, friendship but
a name. He would steal and slander, assassinate, drown,
and poison, as his interest dictated ; he had no generosity
to an enemy, but mere vulgar hatred • he was intensely
selfish and perfidious; cheated at code, was • prodigious
gossip, opened letters, delighted in his infamous police, in-
terfering in the patterns and dresses of women, and listening
incognito after the hurrahs and compliments of the street.
lie treated women without respect, and with coarse fami-
liarity and even insult. In short, when we penetrate to this
men's centre, we find we are not dealing with a gentleman,
but with au impostor and a rogue ; a fellow deserving the
epithet of Jupiter Bailin—a sort of scamp Jupiter. Bona-
parte may be said to represent the whole history of both the
democratic and the conservative party, its youth and age,
sad with poetic justice, its fate in his own. The counter
revolution, the counter party, still waits for its organ
and representative, in a lover and a man of truly
pnblic and universal aims. This instructive history
▪ its practical moral. Napoleon was an experiment,
Mill the mod favourable conditions, of intellect,
unstpported (if you will, untrammelled) by con-
science Never was such a leader so endowed and so
weaponed ; never leader found such aide and followers.
And what was the result of this vast talent and power;
of them immense armies, burned cities, squandered tees.
ewes, immolated millions of men, this demoralised Europe ?
It ems to no result. All passed away like the smoke
of his artillery, end left no trace. He left France
smeller, poorer, and feebler than he found it, and the whole
neatest for freedom was to be begun again. The attempt
inutile's', in principle, suicidal. France served him with
life, limb, and estate, as long as it could identify its might
with him ; but when men saw that after victory was another
war ; after the destruction of armies, new conscriptions ;
and that they who had toiled so desperately were no
nearer to the reward, they deserted him. They soon found
that his absorbing egotism was deadly to all other men; and
the universal cry of France and Europe, in 1814, was
" Enough of Bonaparte." It was not his fault ; he did all
that in him lay to live and thrive without moral principle;
it was the nature of things, the eternal laws of nun and of the
world, which baulked and ruined him. And the result of •
million experiments will be the same. Every experiment
by multitudes az by individual., that has a usested sad sel-
fish aim, will lit. The pacific Fotrier will be se inefficient
as the pyridlees Napoleon. As long as our civilisation is
essentially osa of pmesety, of tenons, of exclusiveness, it
will be mocked by ashisions ; our riches will leave us sick,.
there will be :bitters= In our laughter and our wine will
bum our mouth. Oily that good profits, which we an
taste with all dome and which serves all men. (Loud
sad continued sppkese.
MELANCHOLY AOEHHOEY.—.We an. to bare
to place upon record another of these tsilselel y emele—
the loss et Me upon Deflate fineds--whish en of sad Mi.
quoin OSIMIMMIIIII Irt diet empress eitsary. It z
thee Mr.
Vtinial led titleliearry, in , sese~~r of
a
view of Oft ill =lost ea se
ta ~as the
mein of the seeds was an almost deny amnion with
him, he poshrred that come to going semi, Mask theflow of fresh water upon the rob- from the lets heavy
rains, was menally greet On the same insesieg a farrier
hem Illbsys eimptetliM mesa bat be Pm disarmed that
the sob wee Issas& te see a dope as to megistaly ant
ee sn Mrs of his plass to the opposite side, sed he Mom-
bre twined beck Milk* it was too Mr. P.sdetbwaite,
however, was ism ibetmate. It apples that Mr. P. wee
seen upon the 'ands by two fiebomea named Bell, but
they were at too great a Memo M Mika say mist-
ime bat lied it been otherwise it fa merethan probable
tbsellisir mettises meld have been tmvaiiag, owing to
the depth sod impstemity with whisk the bosh mew was
reihing down to the sea. - nem the slabise
of Mn P. end his hone there num le be me dedrlnt =
wore precipitated down one of Mese dingissen 11=1:
depth of not lets Om Meaty feet, mud by the
stele of the river. The Mese }recently MO, Mt
wZrelM
and made its way le the ids of the 1111111611111111
entered, and was at Beekaido again. Mr. Pest's re-
sidence, within an bees eher it had left, wills the saddle
under its belly. This shesmstease gave vim helherhd ap-
prehensions ; and saw the lib bad resebisonesit wee mile,
but in vain, until Wednesday assehig, Mese the emir M
the unfortunate gsnimuut was dberverid on the (Mier-
land side of the gels, Hot BROW. The unitertenate
demised was in toll of le rum of , mei lOW
netted with •fuelly Me highs* loaf NI&
dent in Kirkby Irsielb, "boo be lived thee'
his childhood, hid Matl Mem by s largo and
numerous Mole of fiends.—Oemborinnif Peemel.
WPM&
PoisoFING moll TIM 81•015 OF Tin Lagralont.
—On Monday last, ono of es dibble belesileg to the
Infant School, Bury, mu Mug with the mesh Mimi symp-
toms of poisoning by ame emellsabeteses Os iln removal
to our hospital it Was elpsind to ban, Men sums of the
seeds of Ike comes %hems. The thild wen ltiskly NP

plied with every necessary attendance, and although most
seriously affected, ultimately recovered. Oa Friday, another
child at the same eehool was brought to the hospital with
precisely the same symptoms. The seeds of the laburnum
are not generally believed to be poisonous. It is understood
that the trees at the school have since been removed, to
avoid the possibility tithe recurrence of accident.

NORFOLK.
A CASE OF SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER
occurred on Tuesday at Cawston, about eleven miles from
Norwlob. A respectable fanner named Page, resident there
I had, it appears, far some time past been importuned lb;
money by • brother-in-law named Stoney, whom he had
assisted until he was tired of helping • man unable or un-
willing to help himself. Page, however, supported two of
Sturley's children, though he would not supply the father
with funds. On Monde last, Sturley, who has lately lived
at Norwich, went to Cawstno for the purpose of again
teasing Page for money. He slept at the White Horse, kept
ln a Mr. Easton, who knew the character of Sturley.
Easton saw hint on Tuesday morning, and though he beard
him swear that he would shoot Page if he did not give him
some money, and he saw he had two pistols with him,
he could not make up his mind that he would do so,
and neither called in anybody nor interfered himself.
Sturley took no breakfast, but drank two pints of beer and
• glass of gin, and then went out. He went down to Page's
and saw him, and the latter again refusing to let hint have
money, he deliberately fired at him, and thinking he had not
injured hint sufficiently with the first, he fired the second
pistol. Page fell, it is feared, mortally wounded, but was
not dead when our account came off. Sturley has been a
farmer at Bawdeswell, then the proprietor of a coach to
Norwich, and afterwards a publican. Palling in all these,
he came to Landon, where he was equally unsuccessful.
Then he returned to Norwich, and was for • short time em-
ployed by Mr. Youngman, wine and spirit merchant, but
has lately had nothing to do. He asked for only two sove-
reigns, which were firmly refused by Page. The contents
of the pistol entered one cheek, and came out on the opposite
side of the face. Sturley, who made no attempt to escape,
was taken before a neighbouring magistrate, and remanded
to Norwich Castle.

A GREAT SENSATION, Stye the Bury Post,.has been
caused in Norwich by the apprehension of Mr. George
Thurtell, the well-known florist and latterly professing land-
scape gardener, on suspicion of several felonies. On Satur-
day last four ofthe police proceeded to his residence, near
St. Augustine'. gates, and took him into custody under •
warrant, and on searching his person and house they found
a great many duplicates of plate and other articles pawned
at various places. They then proceeded to search his garden,
where they found a great many articles, of which they took
possession, and afterwards conveyed their prisoner before •
county magistrate, by whom he was committed to the Castle
for farther examination on Wednesday. It is said that there
are four charges against him, the case for which the warrant
was granted being a loss of plate by a gentleman in the
country, whose grounds he was employed to lay out, and
where be was entertained as • guest in the house.

FORGERY op COUNTRY BANK NoTES.—At the
Guildhall, Bath, on Monday, the magistrates were occupied
nearly the whole day investigating a series of charges against
a young man, giving the nameof William Green, for imposing
upon a number of tradesmen in the city spurious .51. notes,
purporting to hare been issued by the Chippenham branch
of the North Wilts bank. When captured, seventeen of a
similar description were found in kis possession, and it is
supposed that he has carried on the system in different parts of
the country to • great extent. The signatures to the forged notes
ars ►ithographed. The paper, however, is of a slightly dif-
ferent thickness and texture to that used by the bank, which
led to their detection. To add to the excitement which the
discoveryerave rise to, Police Inspector Gibson lost his life in
endeavounng to have the parties who had aided the prisoner in
the fraud. The unfortunate man was sent to Bristol, and
on inspecting some back premises he fell into a cellar, and
sustained a severe fracture of the skull. The examination of
the prisoner was attended by several of the directors of the
bank. The first case gone into was an attempted fraud on
Mr. Lewis, a hosier, No. 1, John-street. On Friday morn-
ing, the 12th inst., the prisoner went into the shop and se-
lected a railway wrapper at the price of Ifs., tendering a 51.
note, which purported to have been issued by the Chippen-
ham branch of the North Wilts Banking Company. Whilst
Mr. Lewis was reckoning the change, the prisoner requested
to be served as quickly as possible, as he wanted to pay •
gentleman outside two sovereigns. This induced the prose-
cutor to suspect the note was not a genuine one, and repre-
senting that he had not sufficient change, said he would go
out and get it from a neighbour. He then took it to Messrs.
Moger's bank and ascertained that it was forged. On re-
turning to the shop the prisoner was there, and on
being told that he must be detained, replied that be
must speak to ■ gentleman at the top of the
street lie ran out, and was in the act of speaking
to • man, when he was captured. Mr. Randall, an inspector
of police, searched him, and found on him 221. 10s. in gold
and 31. 10s. 10d. in silver. He was also searched by a Mr.
Pike, governor of Bath Gaol, on Friday evening, when nine
of the spurious notes dropped from the left leg or his flannel
drawers, and six front the right. Mr. W. °unary, one of
the directors of the bank, stated that the signature of " W.
Gundry" on the note produced WAS an exact copy of his
writing, done by a lithographic process. It was a forgery.
On this charge the mayor committed the prisoner for trial
at the ensuing assizes. It may be mentioned that the pri-
soner succeeded in palming off notes oa Mr. Gully, iron-
monger, of New Bond-street; the West of England Bank ;
Mr. Birrioger, North-parade ; Mr. Johnson, George-street;
Mr. Clements, Burton-street, and several other tradesmen.

DEVONSHIRE.
TREES IN CROWDED CITIES.—A correspondent of
the Western Times rye, in desaiibing the seititory condition
of Exeter :
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ere atereery for nopetalth oritthlt, hew meth sere
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per( derth et thin owl merry. Inter ant are I
the ether or the sweet. Ifroshee bow an eetrre ' thee
mar to ten oar windows, dathivisa as et the light et heßn
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LITERATURE. • j
Frea Trade and the Cotton Question. By F. 01.-Bsowir, Esq.
iswoMt. tllOB-1
The petition recently samea to the Board of
Control, and referred to the Board of Trade, mentions
a very remarkable circumstance, which singularly
confirms the evidense, elsewhere abundant enours,jholf
the intelligence of the natives of India. The 'ah
of Cochin has offered to abolish the import duties '-
thee° levied on imports into his little state, although
yielding 80,00 W. per annum, if we consent to abolish
the does as ear frontier, which are estimated at about
2701. per aaasaL It appears that we leave only to
ogres to the proposal, to- draw in the Mahal Tram-
comend thus Worn the internal trade cies hiameme
tract of apanfry, the seaport of which weld borax
our harbour Osehin.
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week yew rewegm
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as aft Mr Mown Wimlimgs gni rah Wm WNW
at the AWL Itant nitsM to.=
Me bass aborahlant irla sas natty of
marlin
The mans of tranipcwt prepared to bring the
produce to the west, amid to carry up returns of
inannhishaed goods, are thus described by Mr.
Brown, in a letter addressed as far back as 1832 to
the Chief Secretary of Madras. An opportunity was
aflkelled for this coecnienication by 7 the occurrence of
a ease of assault whirl dboisad the demoralieof
endltiret of Coohia and it oeighbeadtood, from want
d the trade that hod hem se Isoriehing during the
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sweetmeat the dietanse of a kerkenthed yards, at others of three
and four miles Its breadth varies from twelve and fourteen more to
20eyards• es depth from many fathom to a few feet. late this
Beckwith; as Into a grand trunk, all the numerous rivers eosin&
like so many veins and atone, from the western Gisaute, are dia.
eherged and retained. The Backwater empties itself into the see
only by de mouths, of which six, the only one navigable for ships of
burthen Is the mouth on the south bank of which is situated the
town of Cochin. There la a bar at this mouth. The depth of water
on the bar, at Olghwater spring tides, is seventeen or eighteen feet ;
without the bar there Is my depth, and no danger not easily avoided.
The only mouth, perhaps la the year, in which snipe from seaward
mold sot enter Is July. The anchorage without is good; the Rake
= LW. monism ere Trimly of each violence se are yearly
e in the harbour of Bombay at the same smolt Within
the bar the Backwater expends into a use estuary, three, eve, and ea
mike wide, at least twelve mikolong, and deep enough for the largest
ships. Country craft, such ea dews and pitmans of 60 to ISO tons
berthas, load and discharge at the water's edge; ships, at the distance
of a cable's length from the shore. The yards for thip.huilding are
situated Is the north and math of the main ste-et or tamer. To the
north were built several deeps of war, one of them ILYA. Alligator.
of 16 gums is now at anchor in theie roads The mooed of the
building yards is the property of government Each yard le let
for one year only. Coesugoeatly not one is walled in, oar is there
an attempt made to build wharfs, warehouse., dais, or
any one permanent structure opal it. The opposite, or Cochin
side of tee Backwater, 8o called from Its belonging to the Rajah of
that name, and the shores of the island of Vypeen, situated in the
middle of the stream, are equally well adapted for ship building and
for laying down patent slips oe which ships are at the preeent day as
well repaired as lan dry dock. Timber of all kinds some valued bp
the =dem for maritime purposes even more than teak, and coed--
rimed hardly inferior lay European judges, as to be had in unlimited
abundiusee, and at the lowest price. Workmen are good and
numerous, their hire one-half lees than In Bombay. With all thee
singular sod pre-eminent adventagee, there is not one European
shipbuilder, nor one merchant of capital er adequate means, esta-
blished ut Corbin.
Some of the changes which are now so strongly
recommended to landlords in England might here, it
appears, be applied with great profit. To give the
tenants of government more than a yearly interest in
their holdings would insure investment of capital and
a settled state of society.
The picture of the fiscal restrictions on trade drawn
by the writer furnishes useful information to all who
take au interest in Indian matters. The impossibility
of carrying on an extensive trade, even where nature
has been so bounteous as the above extract describes,
is the strongest recommendation of the prayer of the
petitioners.
Let us consider that before moving land, produce
and industry taxes are levied on all produce. After
this the products when in the trader's hands are
liable to the following vexations.
In the fifty miles of the Backwater between Cochin
and Chowghaut, in the company's territory, there are
' four land custom-houses—the company's, the Rajah
of Cochin's, the Rajah of Travancore s, and that of the
person renting the island of Palyport.
At each of these mations boats parsing and replacing are stepped,
searched, and made to pay five per cent. duty upon their cargoes; be-
' vides protebly half so much more tleave vexation and detentics A

Crane of treß..;l;wate;na;igal7.l; rorraneel;;;;;FesupuTiiiehoor,
SO miles from Baulghaut, the principal inland mart in South Malabar,
And 80 from Coimbstore, the chief town of the province of the
same name; by which abort, cosy, and ecooomioil route, there cannot
be the MM. doubt but, for thew insuperable difficulties, the bu'ky
raw produce of MI those countries would find its way to the sea.
South of Cochin, the CUST.OO2-110111104 where duties at, payable are re-
duced to three, those of the company and of the two rajahs above-
named. But this limitation will give • very erromous idea of the
actual number of CUSIOOI-hOUne there are belonging loath potentate
throe
the course of the Backwater. For, us the territories of
all three interlace and dovetail at numerous points—at every new
point of cootact, at every fresh piece of patchwork, there arise oar or
two rival custorn-houBes, at each of which the Moaners of mopping,
searching, and, if at night, of detaining bait• for duty, is repeated.
--• • • -

_ •
In consequence of this communication, Mr. Brown
was requested to supply the Madras government with
further information. He did so, and the correspond-
ence is given in the pamphlet- The matter was re-
ported to London, where it was also not neglected, as
the following extract from a letter addressed by the
Court of Directors to the Madras presidency shows:
We approve of your having declined to interfere in this matter.
Instead of drawing lighter the restriction. which press on the trade
of • ante, which, as al:nerved by Xejor-Generul Col to, the resknnt
to 7.,,,,auxt,p and Cochin. 1., although nominally Independent, se
much under "direct British control as any company's oollectonte." it
Is our wish that the oommercial policy pursued towards all webs states
similarly circumstanced should be of the meet liter .1 de,riptioe, and
that they should, as far ae possible, he treated with the same favour so
the territaries under our direct administration. We have pressed on the
attention of her hielesty'e government the claims of the native etates,
in dependent and slabeithrty alliance with the company to he treated
in cewinierelal matters., integral portions of our Indian empire; mid
although we have hitherto only emended so far to to procure the
acknowledgment of the rights of the province of Nl3pore to be regarded
es a Ihitint pomeedes, we abali not fail to trio advantage of every
suitable opportunity to attempt to obtain the earns advantages for
other satire etates, possessing amllar relation. with our government.
—,A true extract.] —(Stened) J. F. Teoso., Chief Secretary.
A copy of this paragraph will be turnnied to the Baird of Revenue
In rinses is their escanary's letter, No. 111, dated 11th December.
HA nil to the pone= egraineeiteme en the ,object, with a re-
grmtitt tber WekinlMillt=twivr.c=oft tttourtearde„2.7,
ta order that the views of the ha. Seth may be can ied out, lii
In woe Awes that the annual amount drawn
tiorlithe aineowes *Mai (band coatem-liouseo) on the
Coddle MOW is yen small, VW rupees per annum ; sad
it Is rehab that the sen received by the Cochin baker in she nag-
alt ; mad me the renew of that petty state exceeds the public de-
amis. a tellingensellice of revenuer be readily made to meet the
scr Ilatimilasipellien wfbitrVish=eary*lP sg
hall st'eliku'u.krtnik.' pose
t the
sea inelea eineneset ]gabber on ~,bendy sleeted by the abolition
et the hind th ke. die geoetannt an, at any time, remedy this
by thdr nuenshtidiamet, ce by sa sersagement with the Cochin Sir.
tar. [True extract.) (Signed) J. P. Tamers, Chief ficeretary,
By this course of proceeding the Indian govern-
ment has added its testimony to that of the merchants
of Cochin, who consequently addressed their prayer
to the Board of Control, with whom the decision
rests.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The performance of
Mendelusohu's " Elijah," with which the Sacred Harmonic
Society bad determined to commence their season, was ren-
dered, in consequence of the melancholy intelligence re-
ceived • few days ago, a tribute to the memory of the illus-
trious dead ; a tribute, too, not unworthy of its object. No
event connected with the world of Art, since the sudden
death of Weber, has created so deep and general • sensation
in this metropolis as the death of Mendelssohn ; a sensation
produced not only by the greatness of his name as a musi-
cian, but by his estimable and amiable qualities as • man,
which were well known and appreciated, in consequence of
his long and intimate intercourse with English society.
The Sacred Harmonic Society did what was incumbent on
them to give a mournful solemnity to the performance.
The orchestra was hung with black, and the whole body
of the performers were in mourning—a costume which pre-
veiled in every part of the room. The recommendation that
there should be no demonstrations of applause was strictly
observed. The *hole oratorio was listened to in deep silence,
Mt with the nmost attention, and it was evident that the
need inibseadfal strains of this inspind work made a pro-
faned ingmanion at the audience. There was nothing cold or
languid in this perfect stillness, nor did the absence of the or-
atory tokens of approbation damp the ardour of the per-
formers. Oa the contrary, they made the most earnest exer-
tions to &justice to the music • and we are convinced that
they had much more satisfaction in executing, and the au-
dience In llnening to it, than if it bad had the noisy
usual in Exeter Hall. We really wish
6thccalmrilmall
ienpor}ence of last evening may have some
effect is bringing. about a discontinuance of • coarse
and anbeemealm custom. The performance, on the whole,
woe dem/in SI much praise. It was evident that since the
lasi preview porkirmance the choral band, as well as the in.
etresmataliete, bad bestowed pains in study and practice.
The charms, indeed, were in general excellently sung ; not
only with great power of sound, but with a degree of pre-
cision, and with a quiet and subdued tone in the softer po-
ngee which we long desiderstad in Exeter Hall. The
i chorus, in particular, of the priests of Baal, " Baal, we cry
to thee," was given with immense effect. The singers
seemed thoroughly te understand its spirit, rising
In intensity of expression till the prayer became
a cry of despair. We observed other instances of
intelligent discrimination, highly creditable to so
large • body of singers. The instrumental orchestra
betrayed a little occasional unsteadiness, and was rather
weak In stringed instruments; but, on the whole, it ac-
quitted itself satisfactorily. The principal vocal part—that
on which the greet weight of the piece rests—the character
of Elijah, was sustained by Mr. Phillips with grant ability
and effect. In the recitatives his declamation had much
dignity and foul, attended, however, with his usual fault of
a tendency to heaviness and slowness in passages which de-
mand a vehement and energetic delivery. He sang the airs
of the pert with all the beauty of his rich, mellow voice, and
with tin moot perfect purity of style. The principal soprano
pa
st e eimletbly sung by Maims Caradori Allan, who
onnemnad to do se on wry &art notice, in comae-
vim* of Kin Peels having
_ham prevented by indisposi-
Ma flea legassisig. Him Deft we the contralto, and,
It is neer eseneszy to sag etas beautifully. In the
•••■•.larffswir, when Jaassm denemmets the prophet, and
mitt =lye to den
the s
ilensrandhlmaes.tfaiji vocalist did not
was
Mr. 1110 tenor part with much
sweetens, Ins tee anseth, and lacked con-
trast : with a little MN Wig, Veal have left nothing
to be desired. The eseentsepines Of sib ecdote were
filled up with the help el ltielhnel wines. J. A. Novelle.
We beard in the Hall that the ei= fte a seentorid
of ' Mendelesohn, which, so we has
been heeded by the names of her emil=lsert,
Us rapidly filling up, and that the vain subscribed is
ecovadaratile. .