The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-06 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

the men sent to govern them is also equally clear and
indisputable. We have not hitherto been regarded
ass free people or as independent statue, but carefully
put down and kept back while all around us
our kindred Greece, and even Turkey, have made
rapid advances in commerce and cis iliration—the
lonian Islands, I my, have been held back, and
treated worse than colonies in the Medi:erranean,
without any reference to the interests of the people,
the improvement of their commence, or the advance-
ment of their civilisation.

PRIVY COU WINDSOR, Fill. 6.
COUNCIL.—The Queen held a privy council
atone o'clock this alterecion, at the Castle. It was attended
by his Royal Highs'ss Prince Albert, the Muquis of Lans-
downe, Lord President; the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy
Seal; Lord John Russell, Pint Lord of the Treasury ; Earl
Guy, Secretory of State for the Colonies; Lord Campbell,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; the Marquis of
Clacricarde, Post mater-General; the Earl of Carlisle,
Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests ; the Right
Hoe. Henry Labonehers, President of the Board of Tra.te;
the Right Hen. Fox Mauls, Secretary at War; and the
Marquis of Breadalbace, Lord Chamberlain. At the our.-
ea her Majesty pricked the list of sheriffs for the different
ccnnties of England and Wales during the preecnt year.
The Hon. William Bethoret was the clerk of the commit in
waiting. At the court the Marquis of Lansdowne had an
audience of the Quin. The Right Hon. William Bebrieht
Laseelles, Comptroller of her biliesty's Household, had an
audience of the Queen, and presented to her Majesty the
Address from the House of Comm. me.

For the present I will but make allusion to the
wholesale hanging and shooting by courts martial of
twenty-one persons to repress what at the most was
but a petty local riot—almost as many as have been
hung and shot by court-martial in Hungary by the
Austrians, in quelling the insurrection of eleven mil-
lions—and seven times as many as have suffered death,
after trial by a legal tribunal in the last F.eoch revo
lotion, and its many subsequent conflicts; bat I will
take up the minor punishment of flogging—as you
perhaps consider it—a punishment which will hand
your name down with execratioa from generation to
generation successively in the island of Cephalonia.
To the infamous degradation, to the disgusting de
tails of this hitherto unknown political penalty is
supsiadded in the east a horrible result—you have
murdered ur disabled for life almost every man you
bare flogged! The medical evidence which I re col-
lest was taken at an inquest at Hounslow Barracks,
some years since, may lead you to a comprehen-
sion of the details, which I shudder in
writing. Trie people of the north aro different
from the people of the east. Ife.ur British
sailor or your soldier under& es a flogging, throws his
shirt over hie raw back, goes to the hospital icor a
week, perhaps returns to his duty and sins again—to
go thruu4h the same ordeal. Not so the peopie of the
east—with them th, arida on the back is finer and
more susceptible ; with them the lash on the back is
death!—the raw wand, cut in by the sharp repeated
bl Ave of the leather thongs, never heals in the eaA ;
it festers and corrup's—to mortification! Too Turk
knows this, and bastinadces on the foot, as do all
eastern nations. You have therefore, as I before
observed, murdered almost every man you flogged,
and Moor, and letters loin Cephalenians testify that
you have flogged more than three hundred.
It would be sufficient to leave you to the indigna-
tion of your own countrymen of all dosser, when
these atrocious outrages against humanity have been
suffic'ently made known to them. Bat what can be
raid of the disgrace you have brought on the gracious
and amiable sower' ign whom you represent in the
lonian I-lands? What must be the feelings of those
who, like myself, have known the kindness of heart
and tender mercies of her Majesty from childhood,
when I meet with such passages in the foreign news-
papers as I lately saw in one from France (far the
s ivageners of your government is bruited throughout
Europe), nhere it was said The Emperor of
Austria is called the r Red Emperor,' from Marshal
ilaynau's treatment of the Hungarians ; under what
colour shall we range Queen Victoria, in consideration
of the double-dyed atrocities of Mr. Ward in Ce-
phalonia P"

Atter pertak;ng of luncheon inthe Castle, Lard 711 in
Russell, the Marquis of Lassdowne the hlarquis of Clan-
ricarde, the H.rl of Moto the darquis of Brenda Plane,
Eon Grey, the Earl of Carfi.le, Lord Campbell. t' e Hight
Hon. H. Labouthere, the Right Hon. Pot Houle, the
Right lion. W. S. Lucent', and the Hon. W. Bst.luret,
took their 09:attune for the station of the Great Western
Railway. and returned to town by a special train.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked :his morning in
the Slopes and Wlndaor Park.

no is yal family took their usual airing.,
The royal dinner p..rty this evening incluelia her Itiyal
nighties. the Ceche.. of Kent. his &Irene Highness Prince
Kinard of Size Weimar, Lady Faany H'ward, and
Baroness de fige,h.
Her Majesty's private band island after dinner in the
Castle.

The Marques of °monde ha.' relieved Lord Carnoys in his
Antics as brd•in•wsitiag to the Queen. Col,ncl Hon. A. N.
Hood bas relieved Major-G-neml Sir Frederick Stovin in
nie duties al groom-in-woitang t her Majerty.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Reston., had an interview with Lord John Russell
yesterday.
The lion. W:lliam A.hl y bad an in'erview with
the Chance/for of the Exchequer ymerdsy. Mr. Tidd
Pratt had also an interview with the rig 't hon. haron:t
rverday at .I.ie official r sidenee in Downing-street.
Mr. Power, M.P. (Cork), had an interview with
Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Horne Office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Calonia
Office from the o.fvernor sf Gibraltar.

I can fully acquit her Majesty's mini3ters of the
responsibility of your conduct. It was impossible to
suppose you would have had power, will, or occasion
f such a display of your untitnnes for authority.
M 7 hope, however, is, that after a commi.sion of
inquiry, a vote of censure on your conduct will ema-
nate from the House of Commons, and that justice
will teereby be dorc to an injured and outraged
country.-1 am, sir, &c. AN lONIAN.
Erechtheum Club, St. James's-square,
Feb. 2,1830.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

The sale of the plate, furniture, linen, rare and
beautPul par,:elein, and ether effects, belonging to her Ma-
jesty the late 'aneen Dowager, commenced le.t..r,lay at her
Majesty's Vivre' residence, Marlborough-house, Pall Mall,
the admission be:ng by ticket.

THE NEW SHERIFFS.
(From last night's Gazelle.)
At the Court at Windsor, the sth day of Ftbruary,
1850, the following Sheriffs were appointed by her 11.jssty
in Cr:need for the year 1850:
CEDFOI,DSUIRE.—Richurd Thomas Gilpin, Esq., of flock-
liffe-grange.
BEitssuntc.—Robert Alltrey, Esq., of W.ekefield-park.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.—WiIIiam Selby Lownes, Eiq., of
Wbuldon•hall.
CAMBRIDOM AND HUNEINODONSHLRE.—John Vipan,Esq.,
of Bu:ton.
CUMBERLAND —Thomas 84keld, Eiq , of Holm-hi:l.
Cummins.— Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, G.O 8., of Aston.
Dnanyantne.—Rnbert Arkwright, Req., of Sutton.
DEToBSEllo.—William Arundel Yeo, Esq., of Fre-
mimeos.
DuRBETBNIIIIL—Henry Ralph Willett, Esq., of Merky-
house, Winsherne Minster.
DURHAX.—Robe:t Hildyara, Esq., of Hnrsley.
EINIEX.—Tbonu Burch Western, Esq., of Felix-hall.
OLorceavEnsunts. Thomas Gambier Parry, Eeq.,
of Hiehnam court.
HEYEFORDENIZIL—James Cheese,'„E-q., of Huntington.
lIERTFORDSIIIREL—FuIke S.Asthwtll Oreville, Esq., of
North-fdpins.plaes.
KENT. litittßEW 8011, Esq., of Lorne-house, Bishops.
bourne.
I.EICFATEILSMIRE.—TBOMAS Stoke', E q.. of New-parks.
LINCOLNSHIRE.— lie my Fame, E q., of .Fulbeck.hall.
Mowarounisurns.—Crawshawßelley,*E q., of Lantheery.
court.
NOBFOLK.—EI ward Roger Pratt, Esq., of Hylton.
NoRTIIAMETONSUIBIL—WiIIiam Bruce Stoplord, Esq., of
Drayton-home.
IS on-eit'll BERLAND.—S:r Washer Calverley
Burt., of Wellington.
No:mlss:ls ssisistite —Tno Right Hon. Edward Strutt,
of Kingston-Hall.
t•••ttp,ii ILE. —Henry Hall, E.g., of Berton.
RUTLAND,ULBE.—The Hoa. William Middleton Nast,
of Kstton.
SBROP‘HIBE.—IIaIph Merrick Lecke, Esq., of Longford.
SonzasErsatam.—Langley St. A'byr, Kg., of Alfexten.
STAFFORDSEIRE.—Josiah Spode, Esq. of Armitage-park,
COUNTY OF StitERAMPLON.—Joseph Martineau, Esq ,pf
Buie g.pask.
SUFFOLK —Sir Thomas Reek,wode Gag:, Bart., of lien-
grave-hall.
Bunitnx.—Jams William Frashfield, Esq., of Mtcr-place,
Betchwor:h.
SUBB EL.—George Campton Courthope, Esq., of Whiligh.
WNNwicnsusni.—Darwin Gallon, Esq., of Eds•nne.
rursHirtn. • -Henry Gaislord Gibbs Ludlow, EN., of
11 ey cod - house.
WOHCESTEILSIII32.-10bli Gregory Watkins, Eiq., of
ndtisi .
YORKSIIIIIE.—WiIIiats Hutson, Esq., of Newby Wiske.
WALES.
ANOLFBEE.—Rieard Griffith, E q., of Bo.iowyrisref.
intEcoNsistits.—Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan,
Bart., of I herrw.
CARNARvONSHIRE —lsaac Wa'ker, Erg., Rendrigadredd.
CARMARTHENSHIRE.—WiIIiam Davis Harries Campbell
Dery s, Eq.! , of Neuad !Rut..
CARDIGANSHIRE.—Thontas Davies Lloyd, Esq., of Broc-
W. dd.
DENBIGHSHIRE.— JURE Barton, Esq., of Miters-hall,
Wrexham.
FLINTsIDRE.—RudoIph William Basal Viecount Feild-
ing, of Downing.
GLAYOROANSHIRE.—RoCand Fothergill, Esq., of Hen-
sol Castle.
11loavoomEnvelimE.—John Davies Carrie, Esq., of Dys-
serth.
MERIONEIRSUIRE.—Eiward Griffiths, Esq., Gwastud-
fryn.
PEMBROKESHIRE. Richards, Eq., of Tenby.
Raosoustitas.—Edward Morgan Stephens, Esq , of
Llananno.

OPPOSITION TO A GOVERNMENT RAILWAY
AUDIT BILL.
MANCHESTER, FElt. 5.
This evenicg we had a meeting at the C 1.4 en Hotel,
alaucheoter, at the eherehAders in the London and Norb
Western litilway Company, to c sadder the propriety of
oppusieg a government se stem of audit, and supporting a
new and mere independent system by shareholders. The
question, I believe, had previously eegsged attention at
Liverpool, and a resolution had been paved et a preliminary
meeting to the present, of which the following is a copy :
That a meeting of the shareholder* in the Condon and North Wes-
tern Railway Company, retdding at Manchester, and in tile neighbour-
be called for Tuesday next, at half-pwst three, at the Clarence
Hotel Manchester, to cotoider the propriety of appointing a com-
mittee; t cooperate with railway ahsreholders in other towns in ob-
wining a nage titeient and independent system of railway audit—
such system being alike free from the influence of boards of directors,
and from the control of government.
The meeting was very numerone, and exceedingly respect-
able, including many liege shareholders in the. London and
North-Wes ern Company.
Mr. BAZLEY, President of the Manchester Chamber of
Commerce, was called to the chair, and said—Because do
occupied a neutral position in reference to railweo affairs,
hoeing no individual interest whatever in them, they wool 1
at least tan from their chairman an impartial and disin-
terested attention to the interests of the meeting. He re-
joiced exceedingly that Die proprietors of railways were
degrons of giving efficient management to their own ClOn•
cons. He really did not know whether thee:
systems of management might not ultimately be required
in conducting railway affairs. In the first instance it
seemed to him that our directors feequently were impelled
by the necessities that they thought public conveniecce
called for, to expend a larger amount tLan migsr
be prudent. Whether directors might not be easily divided
into two bodies, I would merely throw out as a hint
for their consideration. If one body of directen solely di-
rected their attention to the necessities of railways, whilet
another portion tack it upon themselves to control the ex •
penditure directly, the directors themselves would form a
check one part upon the other ; and a board of examiner'',
selected from the proprietors generally, with any due ad-
mixture from the public that might be deemed for the in•
terests of railways, would, he thought, insure correctness in
the account's. He thougnt with such a system the railways
of the country would be efficiently and profitably managed.
He must say the despatch of the public business of the
kingdom with regard to railways did not afford us any very
sanguine hope that we should benefit much by applying for
the sanction of government to a system of audit cf railway
accounts. The great priaciple of " help thyself " was indis-
pensable, and he called upon every gentleman present to
endeavour to apply it to every railway in the kingdom.
(Applause.)
Mr. ORRIG moved the first resolution, which was:
That while a more efficient *peens of auditing railway accounts,
with greater powers of control on the part of the shareholders, is im-
peratively required, it is the decided opinion of this meeting that a
system of audit under the centrol of a government department, and
effected by government officials, would entail great practical evils,
and would be • sotatimof those sound principles of independent
management which are the foundation of all private enterprise in this
coun.
Mr. HITCHCOCK, solicitor, seconded the motion. He
said, if the management of railways was bad, mend it, but
he was averse to calling in people who had no interest in the
line. He was satisfied that government officials could not
obtain them better dividends:han those who had most int.-
reet in their oroenerity. (Applause.)
Mr. BARLOW, solicitor, moved as an amendment :
That a government audit of railway accounts Is the only system by
which tie ineeresta of iliareholders can be efficiently protected.
He expressed in • very few words, (rum his own experi-
ence of the present system of audit, with the power of direc-
tors, his epinion that no other system of auditing hut one
by government wool I be efficient.
Mr. ABSALOM WATKIN said he certainly did not ri•es
to support the amendment. The proposer told them the
present system of credit was not efficient, but he did not
tell them why • government system would be better.
(Hear, hear.) Certainly the way in which government
had managed its own affairs in the Woods and Forests was
not calculated to give confidence in them to may reesonab:e
man. (Applause.) Besides they would have nn guarantee
that government would appoint the most efficient men as
auditors, and not use their power by way of patrousge.
(Rear, hear.)
The amendment was cot seconded, and the motion was
carried with one dissentient.
Mr. ROSS moved the second resolution :
That to secure to the shareholders an efficient and independent
audit of railway accounts and greater control over their affairs gene-
rally, it is in the opinion of this meeting nee:emery to prepare and
introduce in the present session of parliament (so the meaenre of the
shareholders themselves, and without the interference cif the three.
tots' a bill fur the purpose, containing ample powers and proviaions,
and on;
the following gentlemen be a committee to confer with the r nits IN It ATLING-tanEET.---Yteterdas afternoon
committees appointed at Birmingham, Llv, rpool, and other plc em a fire broke out in the large range cf premises belerging to
and with them to take such steps a• ma be tole, rePortiaS rom Messrs. Smith and Sons, the wholesale furriers, No. 10,
time to time so the shareholders ;—The ~1. C. Hurter, EN, Watling-erns, City. For nearly a month, workmen have
Thomas Ashton, Req., J. P. liltehao sk, 'fat., W. Hata, Alex-
been employed in the basement, putting down an asphalt°
pavement, to protect the place from the ravages of rats and
Alex-
ander Itsq
ld, ..
J..,
ultmetearyt,ltatpqwer, Dre
and w.: Robinson, Esq., 0.
He wondered that the Tames had advocated the appoint- Ltaull'• During the whole of this pi riod, firemen both
o to the chief brigade station have been in attendance, both
hteafueduint
dsothat
tnhueoyuwere
not
,soo oeu :thine
ng
niatertnant,onet dhaoy.teovperor, protect the thhteapiceommisetshri::m6tilreeLace.
aTuessterddlsayr.
chimney
melting the asphalt. set some wooden brit ks in the
were °plat the :reit We
theiro eu
anl ground
ownt huma nte
act aewe:a
tnot
u a goodit
u that
teehipeley for
h companiesad notti
fit es-
dance in the ability of shareholders to do it. Now he thought on fire, and in a very
this was • great mistake. He was sure that many men working into the ground-floor warehouse, where property peenstr
many thousand peur.ds' Talus was deposited. T
quite competent might be found to audit the accounts ofattended,g ant
from the station in the same street promptly
brier space of time dames _
companies quite efiiciently.
Mr. BARLOW—In what time ?
by Sethi, g the smell portable one to
Mr. ILOSS—In reasonable time, no doubt, with the facili-
extinguished speedily, the damage done b
tics which this bill proposed to give them. It would he ex- AL.tRMINO ST. JOHN-STREET, (IMMIX-
FIRE IN
treselv disagreeable and unsavoury to have government wail. —Last night, about 10 o'clock, a fire broke oat in thee
twionfzek, eeey the
t reeisg wag
.
officials coming down to interfere with railway accounts. premises belonging to Mr. David Tatton, umbrella and pa-
Mr.. 11. RAW6ON and several other gentlemen spoke in rased man ueecturer, Na. 20, Albemarle street, St. John-
approval of the resolution; and Mr. RUBINSON having ex•
plained that the proposed bill contemplated a better system ofsti "the Clodie'gkee. Tonhertleaturaginwgerehotimrlet,dfinotalelethdeyfroonuet
attended; but the fire •erae not put out
of railway management, as well u • better audit, it passed sho. on tire. 'He instantly caused an alarm, and several
unanimously.
meeting, which commenced at half-past three o'clock,
A vote of thanks was given to the chairman ; and the ucangtidneitheperwirelpetioyf the valuable stock in to toe was reduced to
closed ashes aztkuthoewpa.remiees with dtmaged, The origiq of the
shortly before five o'clock, fire is

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF MIDNLEREX.—Edward DiWeP' E•q., to be inapt.;
Thomas St. Leger A..cezk, El., to be lieutenant colonel in
the Royal East Middlesex Regiment of

POSTAGE TO BELGIUM.—A treaatny warrant Bp-
pe:rs in last night's Gazette which cod n that in future a
uniform rate of four-peace shall be obargrd on ell letters,
not exceeding haltan ounce in weight, and posted in this
country tor Belgium, or on sueit letters sent from Belgium
to this country, or to any of the British colunier.

THE SALE AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE.

Marlborough Howe was yeett rday crowded with
fashionable company, assembled to view the effects of her
late lomeated Majesty the Queen D 'wager. The invitations
were from 10 to 4 o'clock, and flooring the whole of that
period the principal saloons of the mansten were tilled with
a constant succession of visitors—including many !calling
connoisseurs and collectors—all of whom appeared desirous
to possess tit mulvesof some relic of the d. carters Queen. The
company on entering the mansion pamed into the dining-
roem,akere an immense display boon of all desoriptions wee
exhibited for sale, including some very superior table nap
king, bearing the royal arms and cypher, which were eagerly
bought, at pric.a ranging from three to four guineas per
d:zen. A very handsome dessert service of ruby glass, and
some china emir s, were displayed in this room, which also
contained full lergth and somewhat antiquoto d portraits
of George Il I. and Queen Charlotte, marked at 501. Passing
through an anto room, the company emceed the drawing-
room, which, from the valuable nature of the property it con-
Mined, formed the chief point of Attn. non. The demand
in this room was so great duriog portisno of the
day, that nearly a dozen salesmen w. le kept actively em-
ployed, sad it was with some ditileultv the property war
cleared away, so rapidly were oaks ctlected. The upper
ft airs of the mansion were not thr own op. a to the public, it
bring int.nded to remove their contents to the lower rooms
as the sale pooceede. We believe that a much larger quan-
tity of property remains to he disposed of than was originally
expected. owing to her Majesty the Queen having declined
to purchase the . &eta contained in Badly House, on which
subject negotiations have been pending. The sale will c• n-
tient to-morrow and during the euceeee.ing days of the pee-
-1 sent week.