The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

TRANSATLANTIC COkiffINICATIOM
DEPUTATIOE TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.

&EMI AT LERIDA—The strike of the 1,100 heads
employed at the extensive railway engine works of E. B.
Wilson sad Co., Leeds, terminated yesterday by an assicat
le
arruirment between the employers and the rue.
tsyaiita TUOGIEO 0:r TER Shwaslt.—Some months
ago several trial were made on the river of aaz by
lista.
vested retail tug for healing verde en nurser
seams of • Laible iron bead or rail laid is the bed the
unsaid but as On that oecuir eadp • quarter of a ails
l dowel, a desire was osnifested to have it laid
from Wafture? Bridge to Diens Leak, a dietaries of about a
end', where a sharp curve cram This operatics was
completed last week, rot several tripe have bees nude over
that datum*. Oa tie drat occasion the tug was brought
slowly up rom Digite to see this the rail was ell richt, bat
before etass rived at the bridge she was hailed by a lades
boot. A line having been gnashed, she healed her through
the bridge in gallant style, to the groat satisfaction el the
boatmen sad of crowds of people who witnessed the tape.
times'. Shortly afterwards mother laden boat going down
was attached, sad now the major experiment wee to be
lasted. The greet paint cf attraction to toe Illialltl6o
ws
Iye sharp curve just below the bridge, it being the °prime of
lame that is being used a ewe* the iron bead or rail wear
draw to the inner edge. This opinion was related in a6w
emoreats, for the tug rounded the sharp point of the curve
at full speed, the barge 'wining round it ea her woke with
beautiful prairie, and without the slightest tendency oe the
drying inward., which had beer seer/heeded The tran-
sit to the re
lock was performed in lam than 16 misers, over
a dietetics which would otherwise have retooled hoer
sad a half at the very lust, with some very heavy healing
'ratted the points. Oa the billowing day a heavy row,
which bad bees for some time lying at Diglis ok, bide;
I with stoop, was towed up to Wercester-beidge, sad peeved
that neither a cmater earreat nor a heavy load made say
difference ; the points were mende, sad th smer mi-
rrored her helm with tee saust pedrfect ear.e &lateathe tripe
hove since been made, and see. ral gentlemen from Leaden
mianseted '&11 canal and river navigation, and the intended
" Severn Btrowac Company," essed the ezper6
rents.
QUARANTINE WIDIth DI/FlCOLTlllB.—ih!biligtellhe
amend at Wisher, on the 12th inst., of the wreck et the
Litnrei, of that port, Mr. Luke Cooper, master. Re wee
making his way from Leghorn, with goads; and on the 20th
of November, hieing a thick I g, Tenon a rock off the Island of
Wows. The lINW took to the Irate, sad were owed ; bat,
to eseeequenee of the quarantine lows being in tone. they
were keptou the sea three or fear days sad, when suffered
to land, were not allowed top trim the: eine until they bad
had a needled 'urination. Breed, however, wee sent to
them; ewe eleties,liesee poles red curs from the wreck,
they were poeseeted hem the weather, as it was core time
bob,' tinseled ass arrived.

A deputation, ooneinting of Lard If 'emir, Lord
J. Calsitestar, M.P., 811 Do loey Evans, M.P., Mr. Fits
asphalt Pretsett, M.P., Mr. M'Call.sh, M.P., Mr. Mas-
son, X.P., Mr. Tensest, M P., Mr. Graeae, M.P., Mr.
eadieir. Id P., Hut. Mr. Howe, Yr. Daly, Mr. Belay, Du.
P. Daly, Mr. 011aberty, Mr. Grapey, sad Mr. Blake, had
ea taunts+ with the Treasattaatie Paelteavtaiioa Costner
*Wawa ea Friday, to advocate the dais of wow port oa the
west emit sf Ireland to be minted as the "paint de depart"
les the wawa world.

Lord MONTLIOLB tad the other an =ben of the depu-
tation represented Mat their object in wahine on the COlaille-
doe was sot any selfish one at promoting a particular Idol in-
terest, or pneelag the claim of say one of the several compe-
ting Irish pens, but the larger and awes important
object of urging the great right whisk knead
mimosa from Mr natural advantages to have the Mans-
atlaatio mall station established at some point is her

waters end ; need w rasa advastages which the neogal-
dos of that right amid esaler. cot aloae oa ken, but on
the whole *unite. They eseseived that it would be the
wiser sad fitter pewees fqt the sossioissioners, before under-
'dog thee:passe aatd treebis of inquiring into the merits
of seek parties/or Disk peer, te come to • decision on the
gelcerni Principle, to stela a tesegaitioa of which they
had, se the various nemben repressong the interims
of different localities of Deland sad of poetises of
she country and of the agonies teen present nod-
ded, ell salted mad kid silos all local Jealousies.
While the adeptise at shin priaduite wend mks is Inlaid
Oast benefits is In anon of Weis betwen the two con-
teise Wag hem ea her leek sad Wintry augmented and
=leilmakuld busman's% with bet more esergetie
1 w ewes ies of the Atkatic, the present
osetest net sail Midmid Omit advaatages het entailed oa
berione dimenseamm present, tie trade hennas
Men nutrias mod Amities wee seedected dimly through
agent*. Taus news were leaded at Liverpool, made their
pureness, sad delivered their orders at Idasehemer, end
other seats of esiumfastare is the north of England,
'sad from thesis proceeded to the Continent. Winne
the landing at Gelway,• et any other menses_ pen,
would afford to the maeufaaturier at Dublin and at Belfast,
with which so American trade is maintanied sot inferior la
sant sad maim, to that of say of the Euolisk seenufas-
Ming towns, the advantage of personal contact with lie
emabliog him to acquire the newest ideas an
set ittprovesesate in kin trade, sod nein hiss ths tax
sow imposed in being Obliged to dispse of his goods by
esmaielea, and the addianal sae else imposed is the loss
ei Isar days' inured an the payments for all goods which
cap mew made *mush bills on English houses, which re-
gain diet time he Nash and retina from Ireland. Not
sea Oka kw gene requiring immediate shipment,
M. samenes r Mien manse ea Immediate reply, be
howansil anew the editing arrangements by the
sans
isimeket, whereas, by the adoption of • west of
statioa, Irish, English and Scotch user heats would
he pissed on aa equal looting, and while English and Sinn
peamegen and totelligeaci would be noeleretted Is inns
thrones Ireland and travel the moot expedition an direst
road, Ink psessagen sad innigeneewouldsret be tempelini,
se now, to travel to the eastward on then read to the wen
They wen prepared to prove that the number of laden and
paregen from Irelead showed • considerable propoird's es
lane from England, and were fully sufficient to Justify, with
wbete already stated, the claim ot Ireland to • packet
statist, looking to her interests alone, and to what
would at once be doe* were these interests la her
inn karts. Bid it involved rill greater interests
don say merely local, Irish or British; it involved
Earopean sod American interests. It was • goodies
of the swiftest possible intedigenee and direct poseible eons-
, sanoication between two contisents—a gait ton or the least
en end most land, sad one which the railway and gleans
telegraph must enforce. There was little dolt): that that
route which offered the least ass stolid be the one selected
by passengers, and that the wring of time, e: we, and sea
voyage would cossiderably tongue the number of passer
eters. Son was the feeling of merchants an commend
men in Belgium, France, and every pan of the endued,
letters from several of whom. espresso* of the deco acidity
telt by them in the success of the deputation's obits&
would be laid before the commission. Mr. Howe. ins
of the most distinguished of the colonial ministers,
would inform the coma seiner, of the enthusiasm with
which this question was taken up on the opposite side of the
Atlantic, and of the energy with which their link of the
chain the completion of the railway to Halifax, was now
being corned out. The saving of time which might be
effected by adopting as the points of deparure the west of
Ireland and Halifax, the natural fair du Pont of the
Adman" ferry, might be at one anertionsd by tang the
number of hours required at present for the mail. atom a
styes point—say from London—to reach, by the pac-
kets from Liverpool, • point of progress on the
voyage to America on a par with she won of Ire-
land ; and compare this with the time required
with the assistance of • rail through Ireland, to plan the
mails oa board a steamer at • western Irish port, and while
the deputation believes that in the preeent day, when even
an boar's earlier receipt of intelligence is of such moment
is the commercial world, that port which would afford the
earliest intellionce ie the right one, cad bile • Joel claim to
be selected, we are prepared to prove that the calculation
refined to, even with the steamers at present employed,
would show a considerable saving of time by the adop-
tion of • western port in the trenstniseton of let-
ters and passengers ; and • still greater saving in
the transmission of intelligence by electric telegraph.
But they were prepared to show by the evidence of the mom
ensiaent naval engineers that seen • much greater saving of
time than this calculation world show might In locked for
with cenfideon from the shorter transit, admitting of vessels
of rftter power and len dispeceent--even • de's fuel
bdag
sensibly felt in vessels inl whicnth speed wee they aim—
and, therefore, whatever might be platted from set English
port by fast Teasels could be always v.stly improved on in the
shorter voyage from Ireland. Snould this line be adopted
the average passage between Ratan and the welt coast of
Ireland would be sex days, and on the introduction of the
electric telegraph through Ireland the commanication between
London alio New York ',mild cirupy lie than one week.
The many advantages which such tepidity of conimunicatioa
would confer, both is • commercial, social, and military
point of view, on the parent snotty and the col nits, could
sot be over-rated. Whatever might be the decision of the
enaissionen, they (ensure that their object must nue
Nally be carried out, if not by this onatry, it wadi be
by toe other side of the Atlantic; but the desire of the
deputation was chit it ehouLt be taken up by those by whom
it ought end will be till:lastly carried our.
Mr. COWPER said that the commissionen bad heard with
much gratification the important statements pined before
them, and would give to them every consideratiaa in their
power, with a sincere desire to arrive at a just decision on the
subject on which parliament had asked their opinion. It
was their intention to follow the course palmed oat by the
deputation, and first COON to • decision on the (rural ques-
tion before ono ring into the merits of the several competing
porta. Any_ additional isformati-At the deputation could at
any time afford to assist them in comic g to this decision they
would be happy to tenni.
Mr. BOWE said, that as Lord Mosinee, had done him
the honour to mention his name, it might be proper for
rim to say, that he hail wine to the commission by invita-
tion of one of the peetlernen, who took an interest in its
proceeding., only as a spectator, and to shim that the ge-
neral question involved deeply concerned the province Oa
represented. lie had wee to this couatry to endeavour to
interest her Majesty'. governs' rat is a scheme of policy and
public works, by which an eztension of the English and
Irish railroads would be carried almost immediately through
the North American provinces, remotely perhaps to the
Pee fin Bu Sleet duty was to place before the Eight Goa.
the C.,loaial Secretary the views of his government. He was
discharging that duty, and would mach prefer that the
commission should have those views in • coodeseed form.
to which But Grey would probably tot objeer, to income-
Wise then minetas with disjointed evidence. The first
results of tne policy be advocated would be to secure to
Pritisk subjects god British seaports the sebeeyeatoe of par
eengen and letters between Swope and America; the next,
die ostebliebseent of cheap reamers for the middle
sad working dune; mad, thirdly, the filkin up the
Pasts lands of the Imminent with induct &as and
pennon people. The territory white Great Belisle
°weed is North Assn.& was as large ao the whole
Caked States—as large as all Europe. With noble
harbeen is the anti and Pacifi essets—raven mad lakes
of gnat magnitude for 'atonal navigatios—rieb sod estim-
ates mines—the beet fisheries in the world, and • tonsing
sad healthy clients —there WU a home and a freehold detats
La that territory for every Englishman, Irishman, an/
antehtnan that wanted one. Toe best test of the resources
al that country wee to be found in its last five yams' cano-
nises. The potato rot had barn as destructive is NOM
America as in the United Kingdom—the fly, dunes the
same period, had wasted mach of the wheat. In the mother
isentry thousands had died of starvation—is the.lenth
American provinces not one•• nay, be did not believe slat
••• man, woman, or child, tied, duties them five years, goes
without three meals • day. England supported last
_year
deset 60,000 able.bodisell people aloe her poor revs. North
America eould, with • little tudieroas preparation, take them
cab; and ones removed there, alter the first year, they
wend know want spin. It was not for him to
My what port is Ireland, or elsewhere, Amid be
attested. Pm persona of emigration varies* ports would
tss convenient—es Glasgow for Scotland ; Liverei or
Brethampton (or both) for England ; Belfast, Cock, or
Galway, for Ireland. He might observe, however, that for
the transmission of letters, tangraphio messages, and soap
nuclei passengers, a great mina* would be aide if the
shortest route was not selected. Suppose they selected the
wrong port, for a time, perhaps the bounty which the
government gave of 146.0001. a year might defy competition
with the right Gee. But, remove that bounty, and he would
bra • company tea week, who, if they end save tea boon
la the transmission of letter, commenial passengers, and
telegrephic messages, would take them all from the govern-
meet line. The experience of Nova Semis illustrated this.
The telegrephio line across that provisos wee in the halide of
Om government. Amerion speculators in reins sad eon
weld buy it at any pries. Why B emuse, than to
wee
up a halfpenny per poand, or corn • shilling per boded, the
knowledge of the fast was worth millions of dollars to these
who had but a low bran priority of intelligease. For the
same !SUMS besides' men end business laden will go by
the shortest and beet route ultimately, no manse how the
members of this eciannimbre decide.
Sir DE LACY EVANS saki that so repeesestadve of
one of the largest sad most isfistential misidtmeneles is
gaits/ad, his bad anompanied the deputation, for the

parroted imprimis" his opiates and what he believed to be
that of hie simetitainits and of all parties la this cottony,
set loftily interested, that the china it. deputation bed in
view was net one of rivalry between ILsolesid and Ireland,
but see in which linglend took a deep interest, sod in roe
advantages resulting Irma which she would be as large a
participator as the sister 'stead. The importance to the
ootasseraisi interest of Bnal-ad and of Boatload of the riving
M a taw hours, sot to weak of days, in the traannissfon et
latelllpace from that gmt continent, with which as 'Mea-
sles a trade was ear 4.d on could Rot be overrated. And
cay object like the pressat,which would wan mob a result,
would have, be believed, the Rapport of the people of this
country.
After some COUVIITIatiaII with the consminiosers as to the
diseses. of eaveral porta, and other points of detail, the
deputation mind.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN.

At a quarter before eleven o'clock yesterday mora-
le, the enttrectors of the great fahibidoe building reoeived
an intimation to the effect that at 'levee o'clock precisely
bar Majesty, sosompenied by Prises Albert, would psy a
viii to the weeks. No doe was lost is preparing, u far as
possible, for the Queen's reception ; but beyond laying down
a few planks aloe; the noddy avenues It was laspoegble for
the authorities to perfect any arrangements. At eleven
precisely the workmen were gathered in a crowd about
the entrant*, and the Queen's earrlage canto tap

mild loud sheen and other demonstrations of hearty
loyalty. On alighting her Majesty was received by
the following giantism, representing the royal commie
amen, with Lord Granville at their head: Mr. Cabin. Col.
Raid, Mr Cole, Mr. C. Wentworth Dbke, Dr. Playlet'', Col.
Lloyd, Mr. C. Wild, Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr. M. Dittby
Wyatt. Mr. Paxton and Mims Pox and Henderson, the
eontrscton, were also present. This was her Majesty's first
visit to the works, and her expressions of hearty admiration
were fre quest. Her Majesty's attention was particularly
drawn to the men employed upon the transept ; end while
her Majesty was on the gross& the first j wet glees were
fixed in this part of the building. On leaving the ground,
after • stay of an boor's duration, the royal party were
loudly sheered by the workmen. Ater the departure of her
Majesty, Lind Granville climbed to the highest icaffaing
in the building with the object of getting • view of the en-
tire works; other eminent area have, in their enthusiasm,
we are informed, dared the giddy height, and defied the
muddy Widen.
Oaths Wilt of September the first column of the building
was fixed in its .plate, and on the 26th of this month the
oontraeton have determined to fix the last: on this day,
also, the last girder will be fixed, and, after • few days'
labour on the put of the glaziers, the great stricture, to
ell external appoints's, will be finished. On the 31st, as
we have already stated, the Society of Arts have been in-
vited to hold • meeting in the building; we may add,
that an eminent professor of mechanics, of King's College,
London, will read to the meeting a scientific lecture on
the mechanics and esonomy of the building. The rooms
erected near the transept, for the Royal Commissioner•, are

ioua as well as

Y. BALLANDIOI3I DI LAYOINLII, COMISiniOOOT of eke
French government foe the Ezhibition of 1151, arrived
yesterday from Paris. In the afternoon he had an interview
with Lord Granville, at the Board of Trade.
1101,LAXD.—Oaa proof of the mortising interest felt
abroad in the /inhibition, is the publication, for the use of
the many Netherlandish viniton, of a guide book at Am.
sterdam, to b, ealled—" Het LOOM is London"—Life io

NOVEL AND EXCITING CUABE.—Ott Tuesday even-
ing last, an Irishmen named Burke (a military officer's
servant out of employment), went into the shop of Meier.
E. Mans and Co., drapers, he., Deansgate, Manchester, and
pretested to the clerk erred onto, addressed to Mr. Blanc.
The clerk Inquired it an answer was wanted, and the men
answered, " Y4l, I expect I've to take some goods bask."
The note was accordingly taken to Mr. Blanc, who faund it
I to he an order for shirts and other articles of clothing, pur.
porting to be !signed by Captain Dyson, of the 3rd Dragoon
Guards, stationed in the Helene Cavalry Barracks. Oa ex.
autinin,t the order Mr. Blanc inspected that it was a forgery,
and desired the clerk to inform the bearer that the goods were
not ready, and that they should be sent that evening, or he
might call 'gain next morning. Immediately afterwards he
reek was despatched to the barracks to ascertain whether
Capt.Dren had sent the order,and he learned that the captain
wasciat of town. Oa Wedarday morning Burke called at
Meier. Blone and Co.'s shop, and asked If the goods were
reedy, and was informed that as there were some doubts as
to the genuineness of the order he kad presented, a shopman
wield be seat with him to deliver the goods, To this Berke
treated, and accompanied the shopman to the barrack, ;
away after he had pared the gate, how eeeee he ea d it
would be necessary for him to go into the stables, in order to
see Captain Dyson's greens; but, instead of doing so, he
wheeled round, left the barrack-yard, and dashed rapidly
Into and along Chester road. The shopman instantly
followed ; but noun titer, when near the Old Trafford toll
bar, he found that the Irish.' in was gaining ground, and had
eat across ooms fields. Thinking to overtake him when
be again got upon the turnpike road, the shopman
jumped into a cab which was pas! to jump out
again ewe a short but rapid drive, when he found that the
Irishman had taken another turn and get eat of his sight.
Having lost scent, the shopman beat about for a abort time,
lead then met some labouring men, from whom be !carted
the direction which a man answering Burke's description
had taken. " Five shillings for the man that catches him,"
exclaimed the shopman, and off the party went at a slapping
pace. The leader soon gave the " view halloo !" and hearr
shelter went the human pack through lanes, ever riles, and
across fields and meadows. The Irishman, Ike a genuine old
fox, doubled on his pursuers with much cunning and he would
probably have gaited cover and detlei them, but that the
party was now joined_ by • farmer's lad and a sheep-dog,
The latter soon succeeded is turning the Irishman, and the
pack rimed round him near the Old Trafford stetter, the
shopman coming " in at the death" in gallant style. Burke
was secured and give.. into custody. When in the detective
office, he described a man who had, he said, written the
order in a public-house in Pareonagelane, and induced him
(the prisoner) to tate it. In consequence of this descripteen,
Inspector Meybary apprebeeded an Irishman named Dale,
I employed as sparer by Mown Shaw and Fenwick, deepen,
Prorate; and he, when taken into custody, admitted that
be had written such en order as that described by May-
hwy. On Thursday morning the prisoners were brought up
at the Borough Court, when the above facts were Witted.
The sergeant major of Captain Dyson's tyro proved that',
the order produced was not in the captain's handwriiog ;1
sad further stated that be had beau absent from Manchester,
ea leave, for two months. Burke adhered to the account
et the transaction which he gave at first, but Dale denied
haring been the author of the order. He said that while
walking along Deausgate, on the Tuesday evening, he met
Burke, who told him that be had been sent to Mears.
Mane's shop with as order for goods, which order he had
lest; be remembred what it contrite!, however, and asked
him (Dale) if be would write another order for him. To
this he consented, bat he received nothing foe his trouble.
Inepector Maybury said he believed that he should be able
to procure further evidence, and the prisoners were ace ird-
Isii y remaadere—Manolserer Ovordion.
ROBBENIII AT NOTTINGHAM.— Allot her plats
plate robbery was perpetrated at Nottingham, en Sunday
elect, is the premises of Mr. Jashas Driver, jeweller,
he., Lesg-rove. Mr. Driver's back premises are connected
with the Crows Motel-yard. and it appears that the
thieves waled • very high wall in that yard, br. ke • pane
of glen to Mr. Driver's kitchen, and the aperture thus
feemod was safficieatly large to allow pf a boy's body
his pat thmegli. It is supposed that the lad having thus
redmiseiss, supplied the robbers with all he valuables
:114 kr his hands on. Mr. Driver does not sleep
IS do radassa. sad the boy had therefore ha whole range
it do proodda without fees of being disturbed. Arrest
the property stolen were upwards of rutty nitride berate,
a number of Geneva watches, a quantity of costly chains and
wateh-guards, he., lete. Tbe va.ne of the property stolen has
sot yet been ascertained ; but from the quantity of
plate sad jewellery scattered about the prembee. there is
every WOWS to suppose the robbers were disturbed. Similar
, small spatters, allowing just sufficient room for the body
of • boy, were made on the premises of Mr. Salley and Mr.
Travell, at Nottingham, whose robberies were noticed in
the Esivress a short time ago. Another burglary was effected
on the premises of the late Mayor of Nottingham (W.
Haworth, Esq.), of Sherweod-hill. near Nottiorhem, on
Sunday morning, while the family were attending
divine worship, and, although the property stolen was con
'adorable, comprising a valuable mermen% of plate and 271.
in gold, the thieves in this case else are supposed to have
been disturbed. A burglary was also effected on the pre-
mises of Mr. Williams, bookseller, he , Culton-street,
Nottingham, en Friday night, and gold to the amount of
151. and other valuable property stolen. Toe town and
asighborhood ware never, at any former period, sa infested
with thieves.
WHITTINGTON CLUB —CHUB BoutzE.—Lset even-
ing a " chess aoirli" took plea here, on which occasion •
novel species of entertainment was exhibited. A celebrated
char player teem Germany underrate to canter three
games simultaneously wittiest once looking at the men or
the horde. Is order to arieve this erseordinery object
Kerr lii waits seated breath at one extremity of the large
cluteroom, whilst his three opponents were pissed at the
other end, and each " move" on either made was comma-
treated doe pivots of paper, whir* were handed
hem as* playas to the sinewy a gentleman
sapid ad &a purpose. The with which Herr
Harrel speelhared his part in the games, and the apparent
' ere with ishigh be was enabled to keep each game distinct
lathe odd la his mind, produced cinsiderable surprise
EOw Mein, sad their wonder was iuoreased
they fens& as Lao glad advanced, that the three
yore were likely to be beaten by the one, notwithstanding
great advantages they powered. la regard to *horror
deLariall, We Were unable to form a twitted *puma, a
Mere& likely to evend to a very late hoar ;bas
ele 'Mali 410118 a appeared to be that Herr Horwitz
is MOM else