The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 853.

who had worn the German cockade since 1448, re-
ceives! orders from the police to remove it.
The Col,line Gazette states, from Nuremberg,
25th:—" A domiciliary visit was yesterday made, at
the demand of tho Austrian government, at a com-
mercial hors here, the head of which is accuSed (41
having fraudulently introdbeed into Austria packets
of tobaccos the wrappers .of which were ornamented,
with portraits of Kossuth and Mazzioi. Several of
these wrappers were found on the premises. Last
winter some other wrappers were found in another
house, having on them the portrait of Robert I
Blum."

It is stated in the German papers that the Israelitish
community in Berlin has received notice that the
law of July 23, 1817, has been restored to vigour.
This law forbids to Jews participation in communal
functions, and suppresses the independence of their
community. The law of 1847 was abolished by the
constitution, which promised to effect so much in the
way of religious freedom, but from which the Jesuits
alone seem to have derived advantage. The chiefs of
the Jewish congregations in the Prussian capital are
preparing a memorial to the King, in which they
propose to exhibit the uuconstitutional character of
the recent measure.

THE UNITED STATES.

We add the following to our telegraphic summary
of yesterday :
In the Senate, the debate on the Clayton and Bul-
wer treaty, or, as the Americans call it, the asser-
tion of the Monroe doctrine, was brought forward
on the 16th by
Senator Duo Leta'', who said that the senator from Dela-
ware had avoided every point in controversy between them,
under cover of a tree indulgence its personalities. He ditt
not complain of this, as the senator had a right to adopt his
own course upon the subject. If he (Douglas) had been
driven from nearly every position which he had assumed
and from ne irly every material fact sustained by official
documents bearing his own signature, and if he bad been
convicted of giving an expression at one time, rind an ex-
pression contradicting it at another, he might be permitted
to seek refuge under personalities. Ile insisted that none
of the senators heretefore mentioned by Mr. Clayton
endorsed that gentleman for suppressing the Rise treaty,
which has never been submitted to the Senate, and has
been withheld to this day. The senator had no authority
for quoting all the eminent men from the days of J.:el:eon
to the present, in :einem, of his nositi-n relative is the
Clayton and Heiner treaty. It is nut true that either
Jackson's ur Polk's administration refused to accept of
the exclusive privilege of the right of way for the ship
canal when voluntarily teudeted. Ile denied that he hag
sought to make this a party queetion, but had advocated
it on the ground of merit, and not on the authority of great
men. He was willing to leave the future to decide whether
he was right or wrong. Ilia poeitisn was this—that if we
secured the right of way for a caeal between the Atlantic
and Pacific, uud.r the protection of this governmene it
should have been to the United Stites exeusively, and not
a European partnership. if we hail obtained it. we could
have opened the canal to all the world, on such terms as we
thought proper, and could have extruded other nations
from its use when necessity required. It would have
been a bond of peace, instead of an apple of discord. What
has the imator gained by the negotiation of the Clayton
and Bulwer treaty ? He ham not even secured the right
of way for a canal, either jointly or separately. He is re-
sponsible for having defeated a canal between the twooceans.
We have no !privileges whatever. He has not expelled,
even to an inch, the British from Central America. So far
from this, if the newspapers are correct, the British have
been bombarding the towns on the main land, and taking
forcible possession of the main coast. The result is, the re-
cognition of the right of the British government to inter-
, fern with the affairs of the Central American States. The
senator has recognised this by the treaty. Ile has opposed
it as a European question. He has by treaty abolished
what is known as the Monroe doctrine. The senator had
chosen to arraign him ou that portion of his speech in which
be stated that he was unwilling ti give a pledge never to
annex any more territ icy on this continent. Tae senator
went on to argue against annexation, and arraigned him for
having said such a treaty as that with Mexico could not be
enforced through all tine to come. Ile (Douglas) bad
explained ithat the growth of the country is so
great and rapid, that the barriers of any treaty
would nut be irresistible, because they would be broken
through by naturist causes, over which we have no
control, and hence the treaty ought not to have been
made. The senator said this explanation made the matter
worse, and that such a sentiment involved moral turpi-
tude, and the senator was amazed and grieved that • mug
in this Senate should proclaim such • doctrine. Mr.
Douglas, as in answer to Mr. Clayton, then read from the
letter of Hon. Edward Everett to Al. de Sartiges, in refer-
ence to guaranteeing the present position of Cuba, and
said, the senator would here see that Mr. Everett, bydirec-
tMn of President Fillmore, pronounced such • gurautee to
be in violation of the constitution of the United States.
Now, if the constitution gives no such authority for a pkdge
that we will never annex Cuba, he supposed it did
not give any more authority for our saying we will never
annex Ceutrul America, and the same question was ap-
plicable to Mexico. Mr. Everett took higher ground than
he did, because he did nut refer to the unconstitutionality
of such an averment. Why did not the senator arraign
the late &Metal: of State and President Fillmore instead
of him—as if he was the only man who had expressed
such sentiments. Mr. Douglas said the senator had en-
tered into alliances with a eireign power, contrary to the
advice of Washington and the solemn protest of Jefferson.
The senator, he thought, had mistaken the policy which
belongs to his own country, and had spoken of it with his
face towards Europe. Ile had predicated his notions
more on what belongs to antiquity than on the upward
tendency of America. Go to Europe, and you will there
find nothing to admire but the relics of past greatness—
broken columns erected to departed patriots. it is a vast
graveyard, indicating the burial of the prucipl, s of liberty
—pertainiwe to the dead, not to the liV11:11 race. liens
everything is young, fresh, blooming, and advancing, and
we want • practical system of policy adapted to our condi-
tion. The man who judges the condition of America by
that of Europe will certainly fail. The senator had ar-
raigned him for having attempted to arouse unkind feel-
ings between the United States and England. Ile denied
the charge as unjust. He had attempted no such thing ;
he had only attempted to plant our relations on friendly
terms by speaking the truth as we and they knew it to
exist. Ile Lad mid frankly that he did not think Eng-
' land loves us, and that it was useless to pretend we love
her. In this connexion he referred to the fact that Eng-
land is continually arming on our coast, planting cannon on
every barren rock, pointing her guns to America. If she
is friendly to us, why does she do this ? If this be an
evidence of friendship, we ought to reciprocate it, and point
our guns at her. 'I he only way to preserve friendly rela-
tious is to let her know that we understand her policy,
and that we are not so pusillanimous as to submit to her
aggressions. Let her understand what we say, and that we
mean to carry out our professions, and she will be careful
not to transgress. Our course is honourable and libeeal—
hors is illiberal, unkind, and unjust, and we ought to tell
her so. Ile did not desire to annex any more territory, but
the day will come when we will be compelled to do it.
Treaties cannot prevent it. His course was to give no
pledges on the subject, but abide our time, and then do
whatever our interests may require.
Mr. BY [LEY said if this wail a mere gladiatorial contest,
he might feel indifferent to the debate, but topics had been
discussed, and sentiments avowed, trom which he totally
dissented. He did not propose now to go into the discus-
elan, taut thought it uatortunate that the resolution of the
senator from Delaware was introduced. It had given rise
to an unpropitious discussion on our foreign affairs, which
should not be indulged in open senate. He dissented from
the senator from Illinois, that it was the duty of the Presi-
dent or the Secretary of State to have sent to the senate the
Hine treaty, with a view to being amended to serve the ends
contemplated by it.
Mr. Dot:Gees explained. He had said the Rise treaty
having come to the department of state without the autho-
rity to negotiate it, the department was at liberty to with-
held it, or send it to the Senete for amendment, and that if
the Secretary of State at that time (Mr. Clayton) had been in
favour of the exclusive privilege for making a canal, he
, might have sent it here.
Mr. BUTLIII resumed—There were is that treaty provi-
sions repugnant to the constitution, and therefore the Pre-
sident was restrained by his oath from sending it to the
Senate, for the ratilication of his advisers. The President
ought to perfect a treaty, before he sends it here. It should
be an entirety. To ask the Senate to mould • treaty
would change the whole policy of this government. Na-
tions meat meet with the penalties of transg-essions as in-
dividuals; and if treaties are to be disregarded by • spirit
of aggressive progress, and the doctrine " might makes
right" established, we will grow test, but not live long.
Are we to fulfil destiny without law and restraint? We
must rely on treaties, which ought not to be disregarded
except for causes which justify war. When we despise
England, we must devise the tree on the fruit
of whieh we have fed—we must despise Hamp-
den, Sidney, Chathsm, Shakspeare, and Burke. There
was no country on God Almighty's Earth he loved so
much as his own; but he loved England because she was
his mother, and was proud of the tributary streams which
she had poured out on Austria'. The very common law
itself made us. We have English law and literature—
and was he to be told he mass despise England ? He did
not wish to court any occasion to become hostile to her.
This debate was calculated to sow the seeds of bitterness.

Mr. DOUGLAS wished to say to the senator that the
Mexican treaty was not an entirety when the President sent
it to the Senate. He regarded it as containing obnoxious
provisions, yet it was unxlified and ratified, and became the
law of the land.

Mr. But Lin—l think it was sent here as an entirety,
the President saying Trot had no authority to negotiate it.
Mr. Dot:ol.as further explained his views, and re-
peated we should never make a treaty unless we
can faithfully execute it. He did not argue in
favour of violating any treaty. The senator says we
ought to love England, because she is our mother.
Now, it is hard to tell who oar mother was. We have a
great many mothers—we have here English, Irish, Scotch,
French, !Leman, Spanish, every kind of descent. All we
have found valuable in //semi we have adopted, and that
which was injunious we have rejected. I did not speak in
terms of unkindness to England, but in speaking of monu-
ments, the point I made wee this, that we should not shut
our eyes to the feet that the policy which England is pur-
suing has Its origin in hostility towards us, and is not to en-
hance our interests. While the senator spoke of England
pouring in her streams of refreshing intelligence, I thought
that the streams of abolition, treason, and Insurrection,
which she had poured into South Carolina, and ether slave-
holding states of this Union, would at least excuse him
from endorsing these streams of literature under the name
of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," and other works—(Tremendous
applause in the gallery and cries of" Good, good")—works
libelling us and our institutions, and holding us up to the
hate and prejudice of the world. While engaged in this,
he was the last to compliment her for her refreshing streams
of literature. (Renewed applause.)
The CHAIR suppressed the disorder, and ordered the gal-
-1 lulus to be cleared.

Mr. ADAIIB-1 hope thee will be cleared.
Mr. Dove;Las—l hope they will.
Mr. Ittm.us—When I spoke of gratitude, I spoke of
those things is which we have a common interest. 1 do
not thank the senator for going oat of his way and indi-
eating impure streams. I spoke of the streams which cu-
thors and orators have poured out upon us, which I hope
have been refreshing to him and the intelligence of the
age. I did not expect a miserable allusion to •• Uncle Turn's
Cahin" —it was ad eoptenduin, and not manly wade.
Mr. Dot. LAS—I N.: 4to in t. ens or revet:nce and respect
of the sutormnott b t it,mrfn in England, of oAriatism,
ligal learning, science, and Eteraturc—of all Vial was
I great, noble, and admirable. I did not expect statesmen
to go back two or three centuries to justify the aggressions
of the present age. And when I heard the plaudits rela-

tin to the past, I thonn'it I had a right to allude to the
present enormities of England.
Mr. BVII.III-1 should WO to know how Eagland is re-
sponsible for " Uncle Tom's Cabin— ? If the senator takes
Os sickly sentimentality of the day as an exponent of the
English heart and literature, nn• well. I allude•l to our
commercial relations with England, and oar ,ionnexion as a
civilised nation, and wouLi the senator postpone hcr ?
Mr. Doent.as—l would not postpone her, or give her a
greater preference than other nations, but treat her as duty

requires..
Mr. Burcen—We can find sickly sentimentality every-
where, such us the Maine Liquor Law, and all that.
(Laughter).
Mr. Ci.avTire replied to Mr. Douglas, and repeated the
arguments heretofore advanced by him in justification of
his course in ringotiating the Bulwer and Clayton treaty.
Ile contended he had proved from the testimony of the
most distinguished statesmen who ever lived that the
exclusive privilege of making the ship canal was not to
be desired, and that the true principle is to negotiate for
all nations to pass that great hig'.way on the same terms.
The Reinter bouts that we are a great, a giant republic,
and the senator himself is said to be a little giant—(laugh-
ter)—and everything which he talk* about is gigantic.
(Renewed lauhleter.) lie (Mr. Clayton) concurred in the
remarks of Secretary Everett relative to Cuba, and in the
course of President Fillmore respecting that islatal. Ile
knew how easy it was to excite prejudice against England,
and, es a reply to the senator's observations on that head,
caused to lee read a portion of Washington's farewell ad-
dress, with a view of refreshing the Senate.
The debate was then adjourned, but resumed on
the next day by
Mr. Evenerr, who s aid that having had the honour, not
long ago, of occupying a position to submit a communica-
tion to the President, which was transmitted to Congress,
in relation to this subject, he thoucht it might be a matter
of public interest that some further explabation be made
relative to the state of things in South America, and inas-
much as the Senate have a special order for to-day—the
election of certain officers—it would be an accommodation
to him if the Senate would consent to take nu the first reso-
lution and pus it. It is a call fur general information rela-
tive to Central America, and could be answered iu an hour,
and the reply come here to-morrow or next day. lie
would then address the Senate. The answer to the second
resolution, callio en the Secretary of State for information
relative to the conflicting claims of Great Britain and HOW
duras, would require months to prepare.
Mr. MAcON said the senator bad consulted with him as to
the propriety of pausing the first resolution, to which he had
assented—but the second resolution should be enlarged.
The first resolution was adopted.
Mr. Evnurrr moved to postpone the further considera-
tion of the subject until Monday next.
Mr. MARLIN suggested Saturday, as he hoped they would
en Monday adjourn sine die. (Cries of " Oh, no—postpone
till Monday.")
Mr. Snit:tug—lt is impossible to adjourn next Monday.
The cossideration of the subject was postponed till Mon-
day.

The Ericsson was at Williamshurgh. receiving such
alterations and repairs as seemed culeukted to perfect
her engine.
The British cotton ships America and Belmont
were not greatly injured by fire at New Orleans, and
the cotton, being pressed, would not be damaged more
than 20 per cent.
The new steamboat law went into operation on the
Ist instant, and the various steamboat proprietors, in
their spring arrangements, are industriously con-
forming themselves to it. The administrators of the
law are said to be unflinchingly exact in enforcing its
provisions, and boats undergo a thorough inspection.
Engineers and pilots are strictly examined as to their
qualifications. The boats are duly provided with fire-
extinguishing apparatus, force pumps, life preservers,
buckets, axes, &c., except as delay is occasioned by
the insufficiency of the supply.
The bacon dealers of Baltimore have lost heavily
by the decline in provisions. .1. IL Cook has failed
to the amount of 60,000 dole. The Messrs. Cassards
bare suspended, but it is not considered a bad failure,
and it is thought they will be able to go on again.
The utmost extent of their failure, if it should prove to
be a failure, is 250,000 dole.

The steam ships Prometheus and Ohio had arrived
at New York with the Californian mails and the
gold reported by last steamer as being en route.
From Halifax we learn that the attempt to obtain
a charter from the provincial parliament for an op-
position telegraph line from Halifax to the boundary
of New Brunswick, met with a signal failure by a
vote of 67 to 16. The applicants for the charter
vainly endeavoured to excite a prejudice against the
present telegraph company, of which the Hon. S.
Cunard is president.
We have Havaunah dates of the 13th inst., bat
they contain nothing of any importance.

The latest accounts received from Vice-President
King were, that he had left the plantation of Mr.
Jencks, near Matanzas, for that of Mr. Chatmnd, a
few miles distant. There does not appear to be any
decided improvement in his health, and his friends
have but little hope of his ultimate recovery.
The commissioners (at the head of whom is Signor
Erpino) deputed to meet General Santa Anna, and
invite him to return to Mexico, had arrived at
Havannah ou their way to Carthagena, in a Mexican
schooner of war, from Vera Cruz. Ascertaining on
their arrival that Santa Anna was en route for
Havannah, and expected there in a few days, they
concluded to await his appearance in that port.

The British mail steamer Dee arrived at Havannah
on the morning of the 13th, from Vera Crux. Pas-
sengers by her report that the general impression in
Mexico war, that Santa Anna would not proceed
directlythere, but await in Havannah the formation of
an army (now being raised) to support his views.
Seven States had voted for him as President; the
other States had not been heard from, with the ex-
ception of Puebla, which had declared against him.
A very large majority of the people of Mexico
appear to be in favour of Santa Anna's return to the

country.
Advices from Port Royal to the 4th of March state
that thn British steamer Devastation had arrived at
Port Itoyal from the Bahamas, and made no report
of the difficulties at Truxillo, in which she is repre-
sented to have taken so prominent a part.
The Washington Union of the 18th says:
Ws hays reason to believe that the statements which
appeared some time @lace in the public journals, to the
effect that Colonel King had been inhospitably treated at
ii h by the Captain•Genersl of Cuba, were quite
unfounded. Oa the contrary, the Union la confident that
the attentions of General Canedo to Mr. King were aasidu.
one, ■nd marked by a spirit corresponding with the high
station and character both of the Captain-General of Cuba
and the Vice-President of the United States.
Private letters from San Juan, Nicaragua, dated
oth inst., received by the steamer Daniel Webster,
say that the people of Greytown sent thirty armed
men and a number of carpenters, who removed a
portion of the building of Vanderbilt's Nicaragua
Transit Company, after taking down the American
flag, and saluting it with military honours. They
intended to remove the rest of the building on the
10th. The greatest excitement prevailed, and the
transit company had refused all intercourse with the
town. They also refused Mr. Squier a passage up
the river, and deolined taking any of tho citizens as
passengers to New York.
City of Mexico advices of the 22nd alt. state that
Senor Torrel and Senor Castillo Lauzas have been
named plenipotentiaries on the part of Mexico to
treat with Judge Conkling for the settlement of terms
of neutrality on the treaty of Tehuantepec.
A special commission was formed on the 17th ult.
for the purpose of opening an interoceanic communi-
cation between Acapulco and Vera Cruz.
Nearly all the States that have yet cast a vote for
President have voted for Santa Anna.

Gen. Lombardine was reorganising the army.
The Spanish Minister, Senor Zagas, has been super-
seded by the Marquis of River°.
Gen. Canales had arrived in the city of Mexico, as
also had Gen. Roll.
The friends of Santa Anna state that he was
more inclined to a union with the liberal party than
with any other.
The Guatemala aggression on the south, and the
violent proceedings against Mexican citizens of Cali-
fornia, nre the subject of violent comment in the
Mexican papers.
A company of French and Mexican citizens had
been formed for the purpose of establishing a line
of steamers between Vera Cruz and France. Varnauld
and Co. represent the French, and Olarte and Payno
the Mexican interests. _ _

Intelligence from the Rio Grande confirms the re-
ported disbandment of Caravajal's forces. Affairs
had become remarkably quiet at Monterey.

An important contract has been concluded by Capt.
Wright, with the governments of Central America,
for the establishment of a line of steamers to carry
their mails to and from Panama, commencing at the
port of Istapam, in Guatemala, and touching at all
the intermediate ports of Salvador, Honduras, Nica-
ragua, nal. C., ,a Rica. Tha governments ray to the
capt.•in a I).ncis of from two hundred to tw•o hundred
and fifty thousand dollars during. the term of the
contracts, and give him the exclusive privilege of the
coasting trade by steam for ten years.

CELEBRATION OF THE ELECTION OF SIR

WILLIAM )lOLES'VOItI'IL

DINNER IN SOUTH WAKE

A dinner to celebrate the return of Sir W. Moles-
' worth for the b ireogb of Southwark took place last 'sea.
ing at the Behar. House Hot. I, London-bridge. About
050 gentlemen sat down—J. CIIALLId, HUI., M.P. presid-
Mg. There were present, in a 1.11: imi to Sir ti.llle; s.
Iworth, the Attorney-tame:Fel, Mr. Apsley Peliatt, M.P.,
Mr. Moffatt, I'd I'., Mr. Week+, M.P., Mr. Pritchard (the
Ilith-Bail:ff of S nithwark), Mr. Herbert Stormy, and a
number of other iuflueutial gentleineu connected with the
borough.
The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were proposed, in.
eludina .. The Army and Navy,“ which was humorously
responded to by Mr. OLIVEIRA, M.P., on the part of the
former, as one of tits Surrey Yeomanry. He said that
their duties had been happily confined, for the last few
years, to a gallop once a year upon Epsom Dawns.
(Laughter.) Referring to th:: duties un forr.gn wines, ha
said that the reduction of those duties was the one
subject to which he should devine hinisaf in the Hoes! of
Commons ; nod he hoped that w:ten those duties se, n• re-
duced, we should have on invasion of a liege floti:la of
French merchant vessels, laden with wine, and taking back
with them British manufactures and Britian soap. (Casio.)
[lie CHAIRMAN, in pfo/10f:114 the health of Sit Wiiline
Moho:worth, expressed a hope that the right hon. boom t
would soon inoculate tho whole administration with ra.li.
calism. (Cheers) Referring to the recent expmiures of
the election co.ninittces, he observed that the veneers of
large and liberal constituencies could not lung be borne
down by the influence of small and corrupt bodies.
(Cheers.) lie trusted that the coonuxion between Sir
%Valletta and lila coos ituency would be drawn closer, and
that Le would long remain as much a radical as he had
ever brut. (Cheers.)
ilex. Sir . • OLESWOUTII was loudly cheered on rising.
Ii said it gave him great satisfaction to meet en many at
h s kind supporter* on that occasion, who bad placed han
in the honourable position of one or their representatives,
which he had held for eight years, and hoped long to roe:-
e•ie to hold. (Cheers.) On hi. re-election, after accepting
etlice, lie had stated what were the vi• cos and intentione
with which he had taken that step. Ile would not repeat
that statement. The time had now come for action; they
were in the midst of a session ; and it must be admitted
that since parliament bad assembled ministers had shown
no indisposition to propose measures. The country wan
thriving, principally through the operati In of free trade
measures, und industry now obtained its reward. The go-
vernment :tad therefore turned its attention to the affairs
of one of our principal dependencies—Canada. Two
years ago the government of L nd John Russell had pro-
timed to pus a measure relating to the clergy reserves.
The late government had refused to fulful that promise;
therefore it was the pleasing duty of the present govern-
went, the moment they came into office, to redeem this
pledge. (hear, hear.) Nothing could more tend to conso-
lidate our colonial empire, which was being rapidly peopled
with men speaking our own language, and willing to carry
cn a benclici il commercial intercourse with us. (Cheers.)
Such men were entitled to institutions giving them the
management of their own Affairs; with such institutions
they would long lie loyal and attached subjects of the
crown. (Cheers.) One of the first acts of the government
WAS to frame a constitut for the Cape of Good Hope,
which had been delayed by Lord Derby's government; and
an order in council tisd been recently sent, airlift a mast
liberal constitution to the Cape of Good Hope. (Hear,
hear.) On the same principle, the government had acceded
to time prayer of the Attu, alien colonists, and had stepped
transportation to those colonies. Sixteen years ego ho had
been convinced, by the evidence before a committee
of the Ilme.c of Commons that transportation
to those colonies ought to Commons,
discontinued ; and
lie had ever since laboured to carry out tit it ohject. (Hear.)
The second great measure of the government was the
emancipation of their Jewish Bellow-subjects; the bill had
passed tho House of Comaams; and he hoped no serious
opposition would be offered to it in the upper home.
(Hear, hear.) As regarded our national di:knees, the
government bad thought it necessary that they should be
improved ; and their conduct in this respect had been gene-
rally approved, as was evident from the estimates being
passed without opposition and almost without discuesim.
(Hear' hear.) Recently some excitement had been caincil
about foreign raugces ; the government had no power to
remove them, and had no intention to ask parliament for
such power. (Cheers.) This country had given equal
security to refugees of all Cents; including Metternich,
Nosauth, Mazzini, Louis Blanc, and Louis Napoleon.
(Cheers.) At the same time the refugees were bound to
dritain from infringing the well known laws under which
try were sheltered here by interfering in the inter al
affairs of other countries. (Hear.) The recent inquiries
of the election committees had disclosed a loathsome scene
of bribery, in.imidation, and undue influence, met:ally
on the port of sispearters of the late government. (Hear,
hear.) Such scenes must be put a stop to; a remedy must
be found, and a potent remedy it must be. (Cheers.)
They must have an emended constituency, the ballot, and
other measures; all and every of them were necessary. But
until the committees bad concluded their inquiries, the
government would not bring in a Reform Bill. Three
greet questions would come before parliament this session—
' education, the budget, and the government of India. The
' first would be introduced by Lord John Russell on Monday
night; the second shortly niter, by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer; and afterwards the government of India. Ile
hoped all those measures would afford satisfaction to the
supporters of the government. (Hear, hear.) Ile
trusted he should long retain the good opinion of this
constituency ; and he knew that the only way to
do this was to prove his anxiety to give prac-
tical effect to those political principles which had induced
them on five occasions to return him to parliament. (ili ar.)
He trusted they would believe that he and his coh:agues
hod only in view the good government of this mighty em-
pire, and the well.beind of its numerous and intelligent in-
habitants. (Cheers.)

The CitAInYLY proposed, " The Attorney-General and
the House of COMilltnlll. (Cheers.)
The ATTOILNBY-GESBILAL expressed the gratification
which he reit at having his name associated with the House
of Commons. In one sense he deserved it, for no man
living Tallied more highly than he did the principle of po-
pular representation. (Hear.) Of late years, on the c,,n-
tiuent, they had seen the wave, of democracy threatening
to sweep away all the landmarks of society. Anon they
had seen them rolled back by despotism; and what had
saved us from those reverses bat our representative govern-
ment, in which was to be found the secret of our energetic
action and loyalty to our Sovereign? (Cheers.) He believed
the time had come when we needed a repetition
of the " Russell .purge," as the Reform Bill
had been called. (Cheers.) He had always advocated
freedom and purity of election ; and he defied the man,
whoever he was, to say that he had tampered with the eh-
meta, of bribery. (Cheers.) No man wished more than
Ise did to see the principle of populer representation and
purity of election carried to the highe-t print. (Cheirs )
Ile hoped the government would carry on parliamentary
reform till all the great constituencies of the empire were
as tree, as enlightened, and as unshackled by undue influ-
ences as that of Southwark. (Cheers.) the right hon.
and learned gentleman concluded with a compliment to Sir
W. Molesworth, and the expression of a hope that he might
long represent that constituency. (Cheers.)
Mr. G. BaviNcrox proposed The Commerce and Pros-
pesity of Southwark, and the health of Mr. Pellatt, M.P."
(Cheers.)
Mr. PELLarr, M.P., was received with enthusiastic
cheering. Ile observed that Southwark ought long, ere
this, to have had the right of governing itself by a manici-
pility of its own. (Cheers.) Were this the case, the City
of London would not be allowed to tax them so enor-
mously by the coal tax. (Loud cheers.) Ile referred to the
conduct of Sir W. Molesworth in joining the ministry, and
observed that the borough ought to be rather proud of the
circumstance. Ile (Mr. Pcllatt), though on some minor
points he might go into the opposite lobby with Sir William,
should be happy to follow in his wake on all great questioas
of politics. (Hear, hear.) Ile hoped they should have the
support of Sir %Vattern on the proposal for the incorporation
of Southwark . • and also on the motion about church rate.,
which Sir W. Clay would shortly bring forward, and on
which many of the inhabitants of that borough felt strongly.
(hear, hear.) Oa the question of education, he hoped they
should have a good measure from the government, and that
there weal be nothing of bigotry in it. (Cheers.)
Mr. Wtt.aoe proposed "The constituency of the borough
and the high Bailiff." (Cheers.)

W. PRITCHARD, Esq., acknowledged the toast. He
stated that, in a comparatively short time, the annual value
of the borough had increased from 30,000 f. to one million
sterling. (Cheers.)
" The Chairman," " The Stewards," and " The Ladies '
were also proposed, and the company then separated.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.—An influential meeting of shareholders in the
above railway resident in and about Sheffield, was held in
the Council Hall in that town, on Wednesday, to appoint
two members of a committee to wafer with the directors as
to the best mode of making the undertaking remunerative
to the shareholders. Mr. Councillor Airlock presidei. The
very unsatisfactory condition of the concern was recognised
in a resolution. The choice of two repr.sentatives on the
proposed committee having been delegated to nix gentlemen
present at this meeting, Mr. Lissom raised the question
whether the committee ought to be instructed to uphold tho
exemption of the preference shares from all interference at
variance with it, original constitution, but it MLA decided,
on a division, that no such step was necessary. This ended
the business.

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WIDENING OF TILE LONDON AND NORTH WEiTERN
ItAILWAY.—It is stated that in consequence of the daily
increasing traffic on this line, and the delays which at pre-
sent occur fir the want of room to accommodate the im-
mense number of trains which come in alm-)st every minute
from the main line itself and its numerous connexion.. to
the London terminus, the directors have dttermineJ to
double the width of the railway at the London end, and
should that not be ssfficient, to proceed further. The line,
which is the widest in the kingdom from Euston-square to
Primrose-hill, Is to be doubled in width from the latter
place to Willesden, Re as to enable it from that point to
afford accommodation for nearly double as many trains as

at pre,ent.
TIUS GOLD DIGGINGS ANDGOVERNMENT Esn-
GILANTS —Thu continiisionera hare just issued a notice that
all government emigrants will be require.] to sign a written
auecoiant that. it taey to the er quit the
coluhy titian feur years After ;amliag, they must pay to
the colonial government a proportionate put of their pas-
sage money, at the rate of 41. per :dolt for each ycer want-
ing to complete four years from lauding.

:11E COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WIGAN.

The inquest on the bodies of the 'offerers b 7 the
~• tiro.demp at the lace-hall Co.lirry,
117.:t 1e,:..5. eag r,aunt,tl yt storday before Mr. !frith-id
ra..si.nt bodies Lave been recovered from
,t, 4p, •ime Frilty last:
eyatig O'Neil, 23, lan, colli, r.
A:.
3 be O'Neil. 19, lom, drawer.
u.:oh Valentine, 30, Inc -,
It nimbi hlniiLes, 23. lace, .wer.
James lllonlassa, 12, Wises, drawer.
Jones, 31, love,
TIPMI29 Weaves, 2.!:, Wigan, collier.
W. (Ire?. 19, Wigan, drawer.
V.',ll.ttretathe, 21, ince, ...other.
Davies, 21, Weiss, drawer.
Bona. 22 late, drover.
3 ti.K. Jones. 21, Ince. drawer.
N minus Mor4sn, 19, Ntrig,n, collier.
Ino. vett',
h ,It Jones. 27, Wigan, collier.
gra the sz:vrtioa of W iglus (iioy and Thorns, J,Lav, who
salkesti.a, all of these appear to ha. e :net
11..14,1..11s Ly bo:hiLA and siolraco. This mattes the
a.. 1 comb,' of d. aft,' amount to ath, to additwo to itobert
tv.m.,,urh.etio was v.-covered ali.• from the mine, and died
• div..ay est ; and use mac a sti.i Two of
the ass 1..401*i/ie.: e.stard.l wire ',covered on Wettner

-kr, triekinsen, the government inspector, was present.
%eh „1 L.fty, or Wizen. eellier, having identified sive-
th, 114i,1 I LT, worked in the north district
moss, sad never wend any gas there, drama the
Kt.,. din. I worked there. 1 have worked
tim„. uil,.;;; nee weeds of this time. I was never
trea •d ~u, 'tack an; when I felt it I told Jones, and
4.;,1 Ise to mike a cat through. I never heard any-
sh.,d the part:calm distances at which the cuts
sr. made. ii. openings were cut accorditd to the state of
inv.,' had say often to rat across at certain dia.
tuess, eta ail I ever hear oaths other men receiving ouch
Nab rs• I "rove an end and a drift above Ilk) yards. Oa
Om gay of the esplAkidts I was +whin; at the south side ; I
had Um mere orse day before. I heard Barnes, the bre-
ws. ;;;,, an was very sweet that morniug, at sin
sfee.ek ui the morning. I never noticed that it
ekasedl afterwards. &twos 11 and 12 it wee so strong
that it measly biew my Limp out. We hail no tubs after
islotast mine o'cloci that morning, se we bad to stop work.
1 dio not hear the reason until the weggouers tame,
aboat half pet 11. I left the plate where I worked with
a.; graven wen Jar 12, 06 1 eotud nut hear of ail tubs
ta he had, but did tot leave tt e pit till nearly I o clock.
TI seen ‘1,11.611, leave when they have been without tubs
fro nut heath of time. In the south worming' I was work-
Mei 14 a den brow. about tIX yards from the shaft. 1 put
my baled berme the hemp to pr the light being blown
ner 1 was afraid of ;wing let: without a light, es Jones
• tool me tkat h.c lamps must never be unlocked.
We waited about twenty minutes at the bottom of the down
mu hetet, we maid au up. We went near the furnace.
went up with me, and wino others who were
"mho; cairn up alter us. The drawers +runic' not wait fur
Ides.
tiylyre Dickinson—Janes was the only manager I saw.
When 1 we. in the r.orth workings I row him come there
about ;we in throe Woos in a 'reek. hat I believe he cu net
at other uses when I did net see him. Th it was when I
was shout WO yards of the shaft. I Dave wen Mr. thu-
lium several times in the workings, hut 1 never knew
tan: till about two or Vale :maths since. I have seen him
in the workings since—about a m oath igo, at the bottom of
if. jr.i on the bottom level.
14 Mull:loin (who appeared for Jones, the underlooker)—
Joaes's instructions to Bunt wore to keep the bratticing and
air good, so that the men might not be impeded. The place
ether( was working on the morning of the ezplesion, was
about 10r or 1:e0 yards from where I had been worlinig in
the north working. I have seen men smoking in the morn
in' at the top of tne jig, but nerer in the north level. lam
not aware that any one but the jiggers had keys to the
Ismer
by a Juror—l fired a shot a few Mantes before I left
%TOL a sire, but it is considirtd a safe plan.
By Ile Ihekieson—We tired the shots ourselves, and it
vas left to our own discretion whether it was provr to tire
or ant-1 meau that the air was foal when it was slack, bet
I sever minced any gas.
By th. Jury-1 can only speak to the state of the air in
my own race.
I. Mr. llilton—lt was not the duty of Jones, but of
Must, to look after the tiring if the air was bad ; but 1 al.
sieve toad Jones when the Jr was bad, and he has always
mat a mar with we.

Ly the Jury—We were down one night for about half an
Lour wLen repairs were bang made in the furnace shalt.
I dire sit the men could stop in the shaft three quarters of
an hour if the smoke was net very th ok from the furnace.
rules are nail to us as iry pay day by the paymaster. I
sin not aware that there were any rules prohibiting us to
Ire with asking permission, if the air was guud.
The general rules were here produced, and the tenth
rale forbids the workmen to unlock, injure, or open any
'bitty lamps, or light or smoke tobacco in the mine, or
blow t►e Jima* through the ga.ize, or blest any coal, stone,
et metal, without the express orders of the underlooleer.

Ihe %I.lat SI Slid ha never bluttd when the air wu
U. could nut read.

Jekn Finch was then examined, and identified some of
the bodies. He said-1 work in the north level, in the second
jig brow. I was not at work on the day of the accident.
1 and ii,eave worked on the south aide of the pg.
Thera was very good air on the Monday before the acci
dear, when I was at work. I
worked about five months on :hat side of the pit. William
Gneiths, who worked in the next plate to me, met with
some of the gas about a n.onen ego, which burnt his clothes,
sod the roof boards and bratticing, after he had fired a shot.
He was working at the same piece when he was killed.
When Griffiths met with that accident, some powder ex-
ploded in the drawer's cap, and Thomas Junes lent him a
my to go house ie. I heard Griffiths tell Jones that some
newest off the shot, bet del not tell him where. Jones
dm not say much. I did net hear him ask why he had nut
,rained his place better. I was rot down the pit then,
eat I saw Griffiths and his drawer come up. ills drawer
lemma the killed. lie was called Welsh Jack. It wu
▪ leavioe-off time when they came up trom the
r. tiriditios was nut burnt himself. Jones ease
sy afterward., and seemed to know of it.
He did not make any statement of the matter to Jones, but
tors telling me when Junes came up. The lad had no bag
to ;.iit the powder in, when he put it into his ear. hits
ray was laid beside the bratticing, when the bratticing took
Me sail ignited the powder. Ile took the cap off his own
lead. 1 don't remember what day it wee. - I never heard
that jets of the gas could lie lighted in some of the levels.
I ecru rambled into other men's places. I blasted by
hgrkting my pipe or by my fusee. We had a wire to light
with also. 1 sometimes was smoking when I wanted to
ke.t. I don't consider it dangerous to smoke where there
a rase Sometimes I blasted two or three times • day. I
did ad think it nutmeg to examine the air b•-ore I
Hosted. I thought there was no need if sufficient air had
issue ss me when I was at weak. I always found
rod air, and never load °autos to eaamiae it
at any time. When I have been pushed fur
nak I have smoked at CI work. I could
Lg.t my pips at the lamps. After Thad my dinner 1 took
ny
ppe as a matter if course. 1 generally had my dinner
a the place. i believe gas won't fire unless there is a
ham. My lamp was always leaked. I got the lamp, from
the lap place at the top. I never found that it had not
keen locked. There is ► fine if lamps are found unlocked
whea they are brought back. I know that powder will
hett the gas. Nobody ever found fault with me for smoke
red in the place. John Licence was fireman for that past,
sal boob Bunt was over all. Licence came there every
dee sod he has sic n me smoking many a time, but never
d; -cod to it. 1 don't recollect Bust or Junes coming
tete, Lat I believe liant may have seen me smoking.
fnffitlse smoked in the pit, and I know that many of
• men did so. I undentood it was against the
ram to smoke. I have heard them read regularly
every fortnight at the office. I know there is a rule agatast
napkin, and 1 heard cot it long before I went there. I
chit kmuw how it is the men smoke so generally. Neither
few the other men waited for the firemen before bleating.
koow whether that is contrary to role or not. I
'loc.! Lute that I remember any rule about blasting at all.
1 hue often seen men near me tiring without asking the
tadirlooker ; eves since 1 went there. Neither Licence
arie Jac, nor Iluut ev.•r told me it was wrong to do so.
Use of the other colliers ever told me It was wrong. I
la qaite sore Lit:roe knew of my smoking and blasting
without telling him ; and Bunt knew of my blasting with-
at dug so. I was never told by Licence or any one
eat to try the place with a lamp before I ; and
wherever I worked before, I used LT do It
nee I saw oolotios, without anybody telling me.
I do not think I could read the rules through if I were Ne-
ighed with a copy. All the men are assembled to hear the
Lut only one man reeds them, outside the office dim.,
std there are so nosey men that they cannot all hear. The
bithe doer not tall the names over first. I dare say 140 or
lon my there at once. The Cannel Pit men and the Arley
late men are paid at once. The drawers are not ordered
Wthend to hear the rules read, but they are g Ily
We. eto see that the men give them their wages at once.
wits 'if the men mike a noise while the rules are being
NV. the paymaster monist keep them quiet, mod Were is
c much attention laid as there might be.
a /It Darlington, the manager, in reply to a question, .aid
;eraginetro attended to hear he rules read, and the rules
w's pasted up in all the °them
Witams-1 never heard of any oat applying for a copy
:0., roles. I sever thought of applying for them. 1
WAght if I attended to orders the rules did not matter
I always did according to what I heard eeed at the
te..e tempt as to smoking. I never knew the pit to be
4•?...41 for repairs Nine. We have waited fur tube many
'tale, Lot we did not know the reason. It happened not
1411 so about once a fortnight. Sometimes we had to
LC! on Lour or an Lour, but never more than that.
rate noticed that the air altered when I have been wait-
-4t thy time. Both my drawers were killed by this
osion. ltut roof where I worked did not need peop-
le:. and rant fell down. The air was always *fruitnth '
round the trettices to blow a candle oat, and I
oval' r° my hand before the lamp whin I pat it in the
1410 the air.

UI
Mr. ihrkmeort—My plae• was fily 07 e'ctf y. ril op.
'mat mu no eat through in it. 1 don't know whether
••• • rt.t I, .e fAr it * I, u:.. 1
.ike the cuts at airy yen.* tru.a the
Aeph shot was attended to I. every
My *lies was heves ta be rat through, bit was not
.r.'s came to the fug of these drifts about twirs

Or three times in a fortnight. I never recollect seeing Mr.
Darlington then: I did not know him till lately.
By Mr. Hilton—l never had instructions to cut through
when I found the air too strong. I never complained of
the air. Somgtimes I take into the pit about a pound of
powder, and sometimes more or less. I did cot hear that
tiriftiths had two pounds in the pit when he fired the gat.
lie raiet mistake the ; owder Hashing for the ass. fhe
min put their pipet close to the gauze, and draw in with
their breath ; but I am sure that does not draw the tense
out. I look at it attentively, to see whether my pipe is
lighted, and I never saw the lights out. I have many a tiot•
seen tl e melt at the mine take rff the tops of the lamp• to
light their pipes. I have n seen the pipes in the places,
only on ths jig brow. The jigier has Ilia lamp unlocked,
and I ukel him fur a light once.
By Mr. Dickinson-1 have heard that tobacco smoke
would smother the gat. I don't know whether it is
correct._

By Mr. Hilton—lf there has been anything amiss in my
place, I hare always received the greatest attention from
Jowes ; bet there never has been anything swiss in my
place. He has been to my place, but I never had to com-
plain, or I have no doubt he would have attended to it. He
cansidered very kind and attentive to the men.
By the Jury —1 a:a not think it was of ruy use to read
the rules to the men. because there Mso much noise. I
haverver. a collier 23 years.
In answer to Mr. Sent, who appeared fur the Ince Hall
Company, the witness and he minht have had • copy of the
rules if he asked for .ne. The men usually worked hardest
towards the end of the fortnight, and sent out more coals;
bu: tubs were as often *earth at the beginning as at the end
of the fortnight. I have seen • copy of the rules in the
hands of the collier whilst .he has been smoking, but he
said lw always took care they did not catch him. That was
at St. Helens. I don't think it is safer to use prohe.wires
to charge than a pipe; and I thought this a safer plate
than I had work...! in me:times.

by t►e Jury—lbl;e seen men with keys to their lamps
who had no business with tnem, but I dcn't know where
they got them. I ne►er sIW them used. I never bad a
key in my pocket that wati:d unlock a lamp.
Mr. Dickinson, the gov,rntnent inspector, observed that
the men hid a meeting ti;iwacts of a year ago to complain
of the readin? of th- b.•rruse it delayed their getting
paid. lie spoke to Mr. iSsrallow, one of the agents, about
it ; and he promised that attention should be paid to the
matter.

Mr. Darlington, the manager, observed that it had oc-
curred to him often that • ticise was made purposely is
order that the reading of the rules might be abaudosed.
All sorts of games were carried on, and dog-fights were
tarried on, and i: was exceedingly difficult to keep silence.
John labourtr, residing at lam, identified the
bodies of his three suns.
_ _

Ey Mr. Dickinmn—llis ,on Charles told him the air
was so strong that it neerty blew the lamp out. He never
made any complaints of it.
Ellen Sh :epics identified the body of her husband,
Jonathan Sharpies.
Hobert Grey iaentified the body of William Grey, his
son. lie mid : I work on the north side. There are two
leve'd lower than than, and tine was the highest of the
three north level', I was on one of the drifts at the time
of the esplosiou about 100 yarils out of the main road.
The lad was with me. They bratticed up to us there out
of the main level. It was one of the wide places. I
' thought the explosion was in the lower north level ; there
W.:l not much noise. I w.ta going out immediately after,
when I met with the sulphur and turned back, and went
Into I place where I hod cut through. My son lett me. and
I went with another man. We had a light with us
hut the sulphur made me fed bad, and I did not know
whether we were going right or wrong. Alter the 'Adeline
the after-damp came. We snot with the sulphur in different
parts in our presage through the Ivor kings. I did not see
my son till he woe brought up dead on Sunday nignt.
We got out that aftero,on about a quarter before five
I o'clock. The south workings were not quite free from
sulphur. I went (loon on the Thuaday to search for my
son, but did not find him; I don't know where he was
fund. I w:s not them when be was found. I got to the
top of the jig brow, about 150 yards from my place, on the
Thursday. I had worked there seven months. 1 hail not
worked in the same pit before. I had only been in the
I nue pace where 1 started, and there was generally good
air. We cut through about every forty yards.
We had orders when to cut it from J'.seph
Hunt. He came and told me when I had got
far enough to cut through. I had not found
,the air bat before that. The cut throughs are
reekouo d to be for air, but they are convenient sometimes
to shorten the distracts fur drawing. I have heard of
sulphur being found—l mean fire-damp. 1 have heard
them say there was sulphur io my place. I don't think the
min were very careful with their lamps. I have seen them
take the tops o 4 in the jig brow, but 1 have never seen
them open in the places. 1 have been told that the jigman
has a key. Must of the nteu Mit take off the taps of the
lamps, but I don't know how it is done. I always found
my lamp locked when it was given to me. John License
was firemen where I worked. I never saw him or auy of
the managers where the men had the tops off the
lamps. We used fume to blast with. I have lighted
the fusses with a nip, sometimes, when I had net
tuuchpaper handy. Nobody told me 1 mu•t let them know
before I fired a shot. Nobody ever complained of my
snacking in the place I considered it safe to smoke—as
soh as the lamp. The fireman never saw me smoke, nor
deseph Hunt, nor the underloeker. I would not have put
my pipe out of the way if they had been coming. I did not
Imo* it was contrary to orders. I don't know that 1 have
ever heard the rules read. I have attended every pay day,
but not when the rules were being read. I was seldom
there before half-past four, and they started at four. They
have to pay the Cannel I'it men brims the Arley mine. I
don't suLpose they knew I was not there, but there were
scores 'des kept away. In those two pits I
dare say there were lour hundred men, besides
drawers. I may have been there when the ales were
read, without my hearing them ; there is such a
crowd that it is impossible to get within 50 or 60 yards,
though all are standing close together. I was never told
that 1 mu..t try the air, before I fired the shots. The fire-
man always examined ixfore we went in in the morning,
and I thought that was sutheitnt, as the air was always an
good that 1 could scarcely keep the lamp lighted. I have
been *regular worker sines I went there. License was
the:limey morning before I went in, and he sometimes
came afterwards. The fireman has to fie bratticts in all
the pincer., before the men are allowed to go in. He
begins his rounds about three o'clock in the morn-
ing. Ile will fix the brattioes up in five minutes
in each of the places in the north workings; and
the men went to work about half-past five o'clock. Ile
left me no mark that be had been in my place, but I could
tell he had been there by the bratticisrg being pat up.
Hunt was there three or four tier* in a week. I never
sent (Cr hint. I don't know how often Jame was there. I
don't know Mr. Darlington. I have heard of his being in
the pit since the ',plosion, and he might have been in the
pit scores of times, fur anything I know. We have some-
times been stopped for want of tubs when there have been
many men at work, because some men work more in some
weeks than others. I knew of the work being stopped
became anything was wrong in the pit. 1 perceived
the air to be bad since I went in. There was very good air
on the morning of the explosion, and I never noticed any
difference till after the explosion. That morning I was at
my usual work in the wide drift.
The inquest was not over when our report was des-
patched, at a quarter to flee o'clock.

How To KILL LABOUltra9.—The Charterhouse
Charity gas excellent estates in Wiltshire, sad in gathering
she produce of them it would seem to be very careful that
Me crumbs shall fall among the poor. The (arm of Dia-
per°, in Wiltshire, lied under the Charterbouse Charity, is
am kept clear of cottages. The tenant is a man greatly
eospected by his neighbours, whose men arm nearly all old
Servants, and regard him as a frtrnd from whom they would
easiwillingly be parted ; but the Charity will not have mercy
spa them by relaxing from its principle of ordering the
pair to keep their distance It was to this farm that a la-
bourer, named Lmbling, went daily to and fro ia all sea-
sons and weather for three-and-thirty yeses, three miles to
his work, and three miles from it. Sunday was not • day
of reW; he went over to milking on the Sunday morning,
returned to his family during tun day for a taste of home,
• shave, and a clean shirt, and went back to the after-
noon milking; so that he walked, in addition to hie
Ilarm work, forty-eight miles a week—about two
thousand five hundred miles a jeer. During the re-
test wet weather he had to wade through water over
his half-boots, and being drenched with rein lest Christmas,
already stooping and infirm with premature old age, he
took a chill, and is now dead. The sedentary man may
walk to business through London streets, atm tirg at 9 a.m.,
or even eight, put on his overcoat, or take an omnibus only
in foulest weather, and be bete r for the exarei-e, even
though it should amount to about fifty faits a week. Bat
for the man whose business is a loog day of limb-labour, to
start before the dawn, and to take such added exercise over
rough country roads morning and evening, through flood,
heat, or frost, with never a hope of omnibus, or overcoat, or
even Sunday rest, is quite a different affair. How little of
the charm of rural life can tourh the jaded senses of a coast-
Wyman so worn and used-up for the sake of saving
A the oast of any possible relief he may require, and throw-
ing ing the sante upon parish Such • man when be gets
home of a Wight goes straight to bed, and quits his family
at dawn, taking his solitary dinner with him ; be is In
worse condition than the plough-horer, who is not fetched
every morning to hie work from stables throe miles off; he
knows less of a domestic Stale than the ux whom he sees
daily

laming his hems into the neiglantir's fela
And 13.1ag to his Wham
—Dickens's Howse/sold Words.

FRENCII SLIARPIIII9.—An account was given some
weeks ago (says Galipsant) of an Englishmaa having fallen
in with some ',welts" and sharptvs at • public ball, haying
gone to sup with them, and having been swindled by them
out of a considerable sum .et card,. This sum he paid partly
by a cheque no Messrs. Itothtchi!,l, and partly by a mink-
' sort' :lots. The police beard of the eifiir, and lost no time
'in making the Englishman know that he had been
swinikal ; but the cheque had been presented end paid.
They 'rusted era: of the nun coneerned in the fraud—the
three other, took to flight to England. Two days ago one
of them, thinking no doubt the affair forgotten, earns bark
is Paris. But though he took the precaution of changing
his same, and of wring to liva in a different part of thu
tours to that M wheels lee was known, the polite soon got a
chs- r a.t veaterd.y :amain.; to. i aro •te.l In-
fer, he quitted kis bed.
The Friedland and the Jcna, two line-of-battle
stip, hive twin put Into coninal-sion ' Louis Napoleon,
and are to be manned forthwith.

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