The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1847.

intention of visiting the various districts of the colony in'
person.
Tine LtOIRLITIVE COUNCIL.—The council was called to
meet " for despatch of business on Tuesday, SeptemberBth."
A leader, which appeared in the Sydney Mamma Herald of
the 2nd of that month, has all the appearance of emanating
front the more judicious leaden of public opinion, and indi-
cates ► course which we have no doubt will be followed, not-
withstanding the half apprehended opposition of "two or
three choice spirits on the opposition benches." Before the
council was so abruptly prorogued by the late governor,
after having sat for exactly one calendar month, it had been
resolved on the 13th of June, by a majority of 18, to adjourn
to the 21st of July, and arrangements were in progress for
carrying on the business of the ceveral committees during
the recess. On the 12th of June, the proclamation, pro-
roguing the council to the 25:h of August, was issued, and
all these arrangements fell to the ground. There were then
on the paper twelve orders of the day and five notices of
motions. The orders of the day were:—The second reading
of the Appropriation Bill, the second reading of the Bill fur
Preventing the Election of Government Officers; the con-
sideration of the Governor's financial message; the conside-
ration of his message respecting the Coal Act Amendment
Bill; and eight bills to be forwarded different stages.
The notices of motions were Mr. Grants, on the sub-
ject of the coal monopoly, and some others relating to
business of local interest. Six select committees were sit-
ting:—on the supreme court ; on Mr. Hope's bill for amend-
ing the Crown Loads Act; on the colonial department,
&c. The article in the Herald advocates tit, post-
ponement, till 1817, of all the measures named, except
of the Appropriation Act, which must be gone on with as a
matter of course. In the Sydney 31orniny Herald for the
2nd and 3rd of September, the estimates for 1817 ere pub-
lished in part. The totals are:—civil and legislative esta-
blishments, 33,3.581. 15s. 4d. ; coroners' establishments,
1,8131. 17s. 6d.; police establishments, :79,7541. 15s, 3d.;
gaol establishments, 9,1621. 15, 10d.; medical establish-
ments, 5,332/. 15..

Tue LAW.—Mr. Brewster, a barrister, had made appli-
cation to the supreme court to have himself dim-barred, and
allowed to practise as an attorney. The Chief Justice oh-
served, that by the llth section of the Charter of Justice,
still in force in the colony, Mr. Brewster woo entitled to act
as counsel, attorney, and proctor. But as rules of court,
authorising the division of the profes-ion., have been acted
on some years without challenge, his Honour was of opinion
they ought to be upheld. Public opinion at Sydney appeara
to have inclined to the combining of the professiona, or
rather grades of the professsion ; and when one considers the
greater economy of such an arrangement in a young colony,
and the distinguished men, bred under a similar arrange-
ment in New England and Virginia, who gave independ-
ence to the United States, we cannot wonder at the prefer-
ence. A public meeting had been held at Sydney to agitate
for the reform, or failing that, the abolition of the admiralty
courts, well known to be a nuisance by all the shipping in-
terests of the empire.
NiISCELLANEOUS.—Mr. M.l.eay had been dangerously
ill; but, under the skilful management of Dr. Nicholson
and another Sydney physician, although upwards of 80, he
was understood to he recovering. Mr. Latrobe, superintend
lent at Port Phillip, had arrived in Sydney to pay his re.pceto
Ito the new governor. There arc to be three Australian
bishops. Tne bishop of Australia (par excellence) is to have
' his salary reduced from 2,0001. to 1,500/. The bitihops at
Port Philip and Moreton Bay are to have 8661. each; of
which .5001. from the colonial fund, and 3661. from the colo-
nial bishops' committee.
NORFOLK ISLAND.—Twenty-two of the mutineer. at
this penal settlement had been tried, two of whom, John
Gardiner and John Jackson, had received sentence of death.
Sentence of death had also been recorded against William
Dunstan, Abraham Ferrer, and John Booth. The remainder
were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment. On the
19th of August twenty-s;x remained to be tried—sixteen on
the charge of wilful murdar, and ten for aiding and abetting
them.

vice Brev. LieuL-Col. Macgregor, dee.; Lieut. G. B. Marna, to be
rapt., by par., vice Mow, who ret.; Bre. Lieut. 11. ?donna to be first
lieut., by par. ; J. W. Madden to b.. ,'e. limit., by par.
9th F.- Fan. C. P. Catty to be lieut., without par., vice Blaekburn,
whore prom. by not taken place ; A. J. Down to be elm
9th F.—F.. It. Berry to be en,. without par., vice Turner, whose
app. has been cane.
12nd F.—Lieut. F. P. Harding to be capL, without par., vice G.
Mainwaring, who ret. on 1.-p.; Ens. A. G. W.dch to be lieut.; Eno.
J. A. &ad, from TOth F., to he coo.
32nd F.—Capt. A. C. Williamo, from h.-p. RI. Staff Corp.. to he
rapt. vice!. E. M. Kyrie, who exch.; Lieut. W. Bellingham to be
rapt., by par., vice tt taws, who ret.; EMS. M. Turner to be lieut.,
by pur.•, li. Sullivan to be vim, by par.
Oth F.—To be Lieut.., without par.: Env. W. Dawson, vice Gor-
don, app. edit. ; Ens. G. R. Coxon, vice /Werra, app. edit. To be
F.nsign., without pur.: G. L. llobto, vice Damon; J. A. Mizell,
flee Ckixori.

sst t V.—Capt. J. likkkthwalt, from Coat. to be rapt.,
vice It. C. Hamilton, who exch. ' • Lieut. C. F. Henry to be opt.,,
by par., vier Micklethwart, who ret.; Ens. V. Wow to be lieut.,
by pur.: O. N. Latham to be ran, by pur.
sSth F.- -Awiat.-`iurg. 11. C. For, from 3lst F., to be aaiiiit..aurg.,
vice Smith, app. to Staff.
60th F.—Lieut. A. H. 11. Mercer. from 3rd F., to be lieut., rice
Warburton, who rich.; Amin. ..Sung E. E. 11. O'Brien, M.D., from
the Ceylon Bilk Regiment, to be aasiat..aurg., vim Docker, app. to
2nd F.

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67th F.—Ens. F. W. Ercedon to be lieut., without pur , vice Gra-
!‘am, app. odic
66th 1,• —Lieut. J. 11. Edgar to be mot., without pm., rice Beer.
ligor K. W. Hooper, who ret. on f.-p.; Lkut C. E. Law, from 4.-p.
31st F., to be heut.
70th F.—O. J. Travers to be em., without pur., vke Feud, app. to
_2nd F.

--94thI.—Asecist.-Fkinr. W. Wrgta 5f.D., from Staff, to be ameist.-
PPM., viee Turnbull, dee.
Cevk,n Rifle Meat. —Fro. R. M. /Wawa, from 73rd F., to be first
lieut., without pur., vim lawyer, whose prom. has been cane.; Assist.-
Surg. J. Newton, from Staff, to be surd. ; Amiat.-Surg. F. M.
Tweddell, from titaff, to be maist...turg.; .1. liarobaut to be avast.-
aura., vieeintrien, upp. to foth F.
Cape Mounted Riflemen--J. V. W. 11. Webb to be em., without
par., vie, Smith, whoto app. has been cane.
Beaver. --CAM. J. Miekletlewait, of 49th F., to be major in the
array ; (.sept. G. F. ]tore, of sth F., to be major In the army ; Capt. A.
C. Williams, of 3and F., to be major in the army.
HOPFITAL Srsam.—Amist.-surg. J. S. Smith, M.D., from 55th F.,
to be amist.-surd. to the forms, vice Weston, app. to 94th F.

ADIfIBSTON OF MISSIONARIES INTO THE RrSRAC-
TORY WARDS OF WORKHOVSP.A.—Yesterday, at the meeting
of the Marylebone Board of Directors and Guardians, a long
and stormy discussion ensued on the subject of the confirma-
tion of a minute passed at the previous board, to allow the
missionaries of the London City Mission to attend the re-
fractory and casual wards of the workhouse for the purpose
of exhortation and instruction to the inmates. Mr. Low
moved, and Mr. Arland seconded the noreconfirmation of
this minute, and on the suggestion of Mr. Bushill, the Rev.
P. Moody, the chaplain of the workhouse, was called in and
examined as to the necessity for ouch s proceeding. The
rev. gentleman stated that he eo.laitlered the introduction of
missionaries into the refractory wards as wholly unnecessary
and entirely useless. He had himself tried to reclaim the
inmates, and had found their minds so depraved as to be
entirely unfit to receive moral and religious instruction. His
two exhortations had been turned into ridicule, and religious
book,. placed in the ward had been torn to pieces. Ile
thought it was no use to force religion and morality on such
a clam of persons, and he therefore had given up visiting the
wards.—The Rev. E. Scobell, Mr. P. Laurie, and several
other gentlemen, contended that the statements of the chap-
lain had entirely made out a case, rather than otherwise, for
the introduction of these missionaries, who were not merely
dissenters, but who acted under a public board jointly under
the control of dissenters and members of the established
church. In St. Pancras and St. James's, Clerkenwell, a
great deal of practical good had resulted from such intro-
duction. Mem*. Beal:till and Putter, both of whom had
been previously opposed to the introduction of the mission-
aries, had, consequent on the chaplain's statement, become
convinced of the advantages °rising from their admission,
and said they should support the confirmation. Ultimately
the motion for non-confirmation was negatived, and the
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minute was confirmed by a majority of 15 tO. 5.
CLERICAL AND MEDICAL LIFE ASSURANCE So-
t:nat.—Yesterday a general meeting of the usurers in this
society was held at their offices, Great Rivaell.street, con-
vened to confirm the proceedings of a meeting held on the
7th instant, Dr. Moore in the chair. The minutes of the
last meeting were read by Mr. Pincus!, the secretary, by
which it appeared that a bonus of 51. 3e. per share was
divided to the proprietors, and to the assured a suns of
111,0311.; being equivalent, in reversion, to 77,2501.; and
leaving 51,500!. to be laid by and accumulate so a reserved
fund. Thcss minutes were unanimously confirmed, and
their Ming no other business to transact, thanks were voted
to the chairman, and the meeting separated.
TILE NEW BUILDING Acr.—On Thursday evening
a public meeting of the inhabitants of Deptford and Green-
wich was convened at the Swan Inn, Deptford, for the pur-
pose of petitioning parliament to repeal the above-named
act, or the obnoxious and oppressive clauses contained in the
same; W. J. Evelyn,Esq.. in the chair; when the follow-
ing resolutions were adopted:
That the existing Buildings Act dors not secure either safety or
health in a simple and ..itii,tictore manner." —"That the interference
of dist, let surveyor. in small matters, their fora, the lee of the official
referee, are burdensome to the class of small builders and ought to
be abolished or modithil."—"That it is desirable to hove an appeal
frau the judgment of the official refer. e."—" That the act, as a whole,
is unintelligible, and needs in every clause to be wised by peartkal
men, to remove from it all objectionable and oppicianve reAtrictions."
A petition to the House of Commons was read, founded
on the foregoing resolutions, and also a memorial to the
Lords Commissioners of Woods and Forests, which were also

unanimously adopted.
HOLBORN COMMISSION OF SEW ERS.—The commis-
sioners of this division have decided on making the following
extension of sewer:—ln John-street and Rodney-street,
Pentonville, 980 feet long; in Penton-street, tie., 1,020 feet
long; in Castle-street, Finsbury, 230 feet long; in Compton-
street, Clerkenwell, 790 feet; in Turnmill-street, Clerken
well, 230 feet long ; and an outlet sewer at the north end of
the Linens) +road (a reasonable proportion of the expense
being contributed by the owners of the property adjoining);
in Little Guildford-street, towards which the governon of the
Foundling Hospital have agreed to advance 2.501.; in Henry.
street, Hampstead-road, a length of 1,400 feet, at the expense
of the commissioners.—lt appeared from Mr. Roe's (the
surveyor's) annual report, that 34,038 feet of sewers had
been formed last year, and that above 100 miles had been
practically flushed. In consequence of the application of
the flushing apparatus, with the various improvements
adopted by the court, there had been a saving last year of
7,2601., and of 30,6161. since the flve years preceding, during
which time the principles had been in practice.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN 39. 28

The Mail, asthe interpreter of landlord feeling, has
not yet spoken freely respecting Lord John Russell's
statement; but, in its slight allusion to the state-
ment last night, there was a tendency to cavil.
The general opinion is, however, that the country will
regard the scheme with hope and satisfaction.
A commission, ordered by the Woods and Forests,
is sitting in Dublin to hear and report on the modest
claims of the Dublin corporation to concentrate in
themselves all the various governing boards of the
city—such as the ballast, paving, police, &c. The
inquiry is likely to be protracted, as all the boards,
whose rights are sought tobe invaded, are represented
by counsel, and will go into evidence.
I may confirm the intelligence relative to the
Galway election in my letter of Monday, that the
Solicitor-General will be returned, though, perhaps,
not without a contest. The division between the Old
and Young Icelanders will have produced this result.
Emigration, for the present year, has already com-
menced. The quays of Dublin are crowded with
parties preparing to start for the New World. The
Limeriek:Chroniele states that emigrant vessels are to
sail from that port so early as the 13th of Febniary.
The markets there are advancing, notwithstanding
the government announcements. Ills may be so as
respects Limerick, but it is certain that the general
effect of the measures developed by Lord J. Rowell
has been to depress the markets; and this effect will
be inevitably augmented as soon as the able state-
ment of his lordship on Monday night shall have
been made known throughout the country. At the
same time it is right to state that the opinion of the
best informed people in Ireland is, that we shall have
no material reduction in the rates of breadstuffs be-
fore April, and that it is quite probable they may
rise higher than at present before the spring
arrivals reach us. _ _

There have been 6,549 quarters of Indian corn
imported into Limerick within the past week. Some
flour, biscuit, and meal have been also brought in,
but the quantity was trifling. Still the exports of
corn are not inconsiderable, one vessel alone carrying
from the port of Limerick over 1,000 barrels of oats.
The export of bacon, batter, and corned pork con-
tinues very large. Whisky has receded in price since
the announcement that sager would be admitted into

consumption in breweries and distilleries the reduc-
tion is fully Gd. per gallon. I have the best reason to
believe. that oar Irish distillers never had such a
stock on hand as they hold at the present moment.
The reason is, that they anticipated the prohibition
of distillation from gram, in consequence of which,
they were stimulated to over consumption of corn.
Thus, the misdirected efforts of the prohibitionists
effected the very. object it was intended to pre-
vent; for this increased consumption tended, of
course, to raise the price of corn to the general con-
sumer.