The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-08 00:00:00

THE COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS AND
FORESTS AND THE INHABITANTS OF THU
METROPOLITAN CROWN ESTATE.

Saturday afternoon, at four o'clock, a meeting of
the committees of ratepayers of the Crown Estates of Bt.
Pancras and St. James's t Ink place at 135, fluent-street,
for the purpose of considerinit the propriety of en.uperating
In an attempt to release the Metropolitan Crown Boats from
the control of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and
Forse s.
Mr. Puns b erring been called to the chair,
Mr. GABRISL, the hoo. secretary of the St. James's
committee., laid before the meeting the correspondem.e which
be bad received on the subject. lie observed that kenne-
-1 distely after the publication of the interview of the depots-
ti ens of Sr. James's and St. Paaeru with Lord Seymour, at
the Mace of the Commissioners of Woods and F,:rews, he
received a communication from Mr. Staunton, the chairman

of the St. Martin's raving Board, intimating that Lord Sey-
mour had been quite mistaken in supposing tbat the pa, ish of
St. Martin's would offer any obstacle to the general release
of all pertions of the crown estate from the control of the
Commiasioners of Woods and Forests ; no the contrary, the
inhabitants of the crows estate. St. Martin's were quite
willing to be placed again under their own paroehial control,
and assuring him of the d. sire of the St. Martin's peeple to
en-operate in securing such release far O. umlyes and uther
districts. The commun cations from Lor4 Seymour ad-
mitted that this obstacle was removed, but intimated that
under existing circumstances there was no ioteno.n to re-
duce the amount of ars.sunent upon which the resent
rating was based, and that as the re•urn of the districts to
parochial control wdial.l rrevire an act of parliament, it
would be impossible that such en object would he accom-
plished this cession. The question therefore eyes* es to what
was the bet course to pursue. (Rear, hear.) It had been
considered by himself and 1.91114 other fri•nos in St. Junta's.
in order to prepare themselves, and to incuce the Woods and
Forests to eive the proper notice for a bit: in N Airtime
next, that they should urge the matter up hi the legislature,
and it was wish that view they had been called together.
There were great minibus of the inhabitant,. of It gent-
strut that had refused to pay their rats at s.:l, sod others
were only waling the dee:mien of that committee as to
whe•her they should nay them •r not.
Mr. J. 0. HARDING, of St. Pancras, feared that the
powers given to the commissioners undtr the a•Y were ow n&
and •hat resistance of that character would be natl. is.
Mr. XIIIICKETT agreed that it would ba usel.r•s to re-
:At ;.oymei.t. lie thought the lest course would be for all
distrore to gat up a demand for a conimittee of it quiry to
the Bouts of Commons, and Iv chaps that might icuec, the
Woods aO Forests to give the nc emery notices ter • bill to
I release tht m Novemb:v. . .

Mr. LIAItDING said it was L igh time that somethicif
..hould be duce *fru they band ;errata who had formerly
beinarid to the Woods acd Forests department Whim
with prado• s of 1,5001. yer year token host the ratepayers'
pockets. (litas.)
la the course of the prectedirgs an inquire wee made as
to what the inhabitants of the Terrace in the it-nest's Park,
in .he p•trith of Marylebone.,,re doing io this matt. r, and
it was sta:stl that it wee un,lentood tb.e. Mr. W. Williams,
the Ws member for Coomfiy, who was en inhabitant, had
tenon up the P uhitet.

Mr. GABILIEL certainly thought the time hid arrived
w..en they should show their force, and he th.selors I.egwed
le to ra op. the tawnier restitution Toat it is r 4 the
highest .wspntanco that petit'ons should be onto .red ant
pri tinted to tl e flows of C: mar as, pray i.:r that s commit-
tee if investigatin may he at nice appcinted to ex _mine
the accounts of the Colossi 'Loire of Wonds and Fagots for
ravicg, am., with a view to ascirtaW the gri.vstices com-
plained of I'y the inhabitswe, ent alto to coLsider the
seedy proposed, and that the St. l'anitua CLIACI•t•EII b. K..
rpthet..d to petition Ly titeraselvis, through shiir represinta-
tires, the St. James's committee by th.rovlsi thri.ueit
their repressuu trot., sod that the eteestery writ: to St.
Mutir:'srsgarcing then to do the same."
)Ir. LOII E sreor.d.d this reaohrion, which wu carried
unsoirsous:3 ; and atter thanks to the antrum, the prxetd-
lois terminated.

ARRIVAL OF SIR ROBERT PEEL'S RI7.MALNB

AT DRAYTON MAriOR.

TtmwonTli, S.‘TuitDAT.—The ineellieence of SIT R.
Peers demi>e has el a proft and eensatien in Tam
worth, bat the fettles of morrow has, if pas.ible, been
deepened =ince the arrival of his remains. It was r wit,ht to
keep concealed from the inhabitants the time when the Lily
would /12,111 at the station, in order that there nfieht bo r.o
weinifeae-iims of public feeling on the occasitn. \Vito the
same object in tr.ew it was titanic -1 by the friends of the
:Al right hon. genii= man in L n•don that the rt taairs ebeuld
nut reach Tamworilt till the Niter of midnight. The fact,
nowsver, got whiet,tired is the c .arie of yest,:any V. et that
c tan .nteibing his batty w tdt arrive abut twelve at
n':;ht ; many bun 'reds of the inhabit -nu being i. ter=med
et. :eke every oppurtunity of eLowirg their r: tp.ct fee
;he memory of the de surd, proceeded as tarty 'll
to the ststion, to awe it t:e stoical of the train, wits • hey
stated t .0y wo-ild rion.in till day-licht if neves...try, either
thou rot nee present when it reached Tamworth. 0.1 the
hearse containing the cuilla being Wien out of the cu.:rivet,
the c,neregat.d rot.hitnee teak off their hat), and .ny
wire affected Even to tears. Lizi also accumpenied the
orocesaton to the town eif Tsinwortt, and :any of :In re went
all the we, to !kayo's Manor, a ais•tnno of tit() ar.i a I.:if
railz.. The rem •ii the eee,it,i re ictird his cluntry
reeiarner kbattt k. Mr. P:cd irk Voti. his a en,
and Mr. Lt +rine: Pet:, nisbrothir, sue uensd:heL.e:rso
in a carriage.
At the funeral on Tnesiay meriting, Lied &trainee, S'r
o.lham. and Mr. 0 talburr, wla be prevent. Toe
Dane of nVellicgton t.s been iortted by '.he fau-ey Sir
Robert to be 11110 presen , but the n here is that his
feelings will not elluw hm w accept the invitu-tion. .ugh
it is the wish of the funny there lei as few I.ll.nti errs
as lussilde of the f..ateei train, it is ur.atr.ex..l litre 1t Li.
only will all the inhebitants of Tatztv. • h prems t' to
realer their laid tribute of rcepett to tie. 111117'n of the
deceased, bat bat usan. sof persons will cane to :v.:tutus
the Inhered ceremony front all parts of the coantr) fir 11• by
mile around. In the meantime the blinds .au houits
are drawn, and tie cheeps partially c:o2ed tllrcaghcut the
whole place. The town of _Tentworth tas con-el tautly a
very timbre septet. As a stranger walks thr :ugh re streets
:lad lanes he can hardly divesthis mod of the idea that there
era the r. moils of a deport.. e: relative or irierd in et t ry nouse.
As a further taken of respect for the armory of the deczused
statrinia, the inErtitatis will all g 3 iutv :n .ur r.in g. The
and chapels, tea, arc all to be hung in biwk cloth,
while funeral eincons will be preached from all the pulpii
of the rl
A telegrathic despatch his been receivid, announcing the
arrival of Mr. (now Ste Ruben Peel at Dover. It is sup-
posed that hs will succeed his late father is the represehtatien
of this borough.
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On Vriday night the inliabltaaU met in the Tawn-hell, to
agree to en aide: es of condohnes to the family cf the de-
ceased. The plane, as might be expected, w erowCed.
The grief which ix minted every min was vi this in every
counter once, as well as expressed in the tone and m .nner of
the ',clime.. The may, .r having oalle i the meeting, i
ra-
ridet over it. Ammig those percent were S:r Charh.sCirrhe,
Dart , Osneral A'Court, end the ILv. Ur. 1141.t0n, iz- I. of
the laden. The latter rev. gentleman read the !once of con-
dolence to the family of their late esprmentasive, the ada7zion
of watch was ahead by Sir Charles Clarke. It i tomes:es-
'sty to say that it was ankaimotuly adopted by the meeting.

THE ATTACK ON TILE QCEE.N.—Robert Pate was
finally cammi ted on Friday, and will be tried at the ep-
pr acningaeseinne,which commence this day (Mond 4y) at the
Old Bailey. It was perfectly competent for the law advisory
of tce crown to have indicted him for high treason—the act
of .:raking at the awed person of her Majesty amounting in
the old law to no less a crime. It has beets decided, hm-
ever, to iroceed nada the new act, welch hot spec:al refe-
rence to this class of cache, in which it it found that " strdking
at" the pavan of the sovyrrign is named ns one of the mis-
demeanors peiniehalile under this more humane enactment
by s .4e an years' traiispartatim, or by au imprisonment not
exceeding tl.rea jeers, accompanied by public) or private
wbippie.g, not exceeding thrice, at the opti..n of the ju 'gee
who pass the sentence. The prisoner will thercevra he im-
mediately arraigned. end in all probabillty there will he no
farther delay in the trial and punishment. It is understood
that the prisoner will not apply for bail. The crown has
acted with becoming leniency ia abandoning the eat hall
charge. The prisoner will have the advantage of the very
best legal advice, and the highest talent for his drif.inee—a
limes to plead for him, which is required far Qta. ea's coun-
sel when appearing against the crown, having been applied
for and obtained to enable Mr. Cockburn to conduct his case.
All that can be dune will therefore of comet be accomplished;
but we believe that the course adopted by the crown iu rho
matter will simplify the result into the emieet poseiLle solu-
tion —Obses
THE REitaIoNDSET NIURDER.—The whole of the
affair connected with the Bermondsey murder has been
settled by the treasury. It may be recollected that, oh ertly
after the execution of the Manninge, all the property 10.. t ud
on the convicts and in S.sotland, and the railway 'hares, was
delivered over to the e.own to be dispeeed of. That porta, n
belonging to the mord( red man was p lid to his relatives,
and the remainder, what was clearly he eblished w 'or the
property of Manning and his wife, was retained until some
settlement could tee made respecting the 'time:see of their
defence. Mr. Ilinns, the solicitor for Manning, and Mr. So-
lomon, the solicitor for his wife, received instructions some
time ago to send in their resin etive accounts, and last week
letters were sent to them, requesting their attendance at the
ry. Oa Saturday these legal gentlemen had as inter-
view with Mr. Maute, and rtcetved payment of their ac-
counts. The French !Crates have been dispohnl of, and
the other property has been handed over to Dimming's
relatives.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT BAN KrilDE.—On
Saturday an inquest was held by Mr W. Carter, et the
private residence of Mr. Winter, 8, Backside, a to dm death
of Mr. Richard Winter, aged 21, eon of Mr. Winter, of the
firm of Winter and Richardson, of Backside, wino mer-
chants.—Mr. J. W. Walton, of 26, Albion-grove, 1161311m0,
wine merchant, voted that on Friday be accompani..il the de-
mand and other friends in a sailing boat to Woolwich, where
they remained about twenty minutes. They wired back
at Southwark bridge by about five o'clock. Deceased was at
V a had of the boat the sails preventing his companions
from seeing him, and ho was in a moment missed. Drags
were preeured, and the body was recovered in about thirty
minutes, but lite wee quite extinet. Ho could only suppose
that We deceased had slipped from the head of the boa,
the noise of a steamer probably parenting his toll into
the water being heard.—Mr. Wbittingden, another ftiend
of deceased, concurred in this opinion.—Yerdiet " Aceidts.
tally drowned."