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shell deem illegal and unfounded, and reduce such as
are exorbitant. and insert in every such account
such ch ages ageinst the person accounting as they
shall deem such person liable to ; that it does not appear
from the evidence that such duties have been efficiently
peeorined; illegal appropriations of the rates in the ad-
ministration of out-door relief without the autnority of a
valid order having in one case taken place
in November, 1847, the abuse net having
been corrected in April, 1849, and no
evidence appearing that in any one case moneys so im-
properly expended have ever been refunded. That to no
one duty should the attention of the Poar -law Commie-
.sioners be more strict!), applied than to the enforcement
of the functions of the auditors. in their supervision of
the accounts, of the union accceunts, and their entorce-
ment of the 14w against all parsons by whom any un-
authorised expenditure shall have taken place.
" 17. That in the distreesnl districts, and more espe-
cially in those in which it is proposed te establish new
unions and new workhouses, the Committee recommend
that after the functions of paid guardians may have
ceased, and in eases when there is no resident inspector.
the Poor law Commissioners shall be authorised, on the
request of the board of guardians, to name a paid resi-
dent guardian to assist in the administration of relief
and the men igement of the workhouse.
"18. That proofs have been brought before the:Commit •
tee of the heavy expenses incurred by the town of Belfast,
as well as by other ports both in Great Britain and Ireland,
for the meintenance of paupers thrown upon theta in
their pas,,age between the two ceuntries; and the Com-
mittee think it their duty to bring this taut under your
Lordships' nceice, with a view to your considering
whether the evil complained of can be obviated or di-
minished by any alteration in the law respecting the re-
moval of lash paupers.
" 19, That whatersr measures may be adopted for
the permanent relief of the poor of Ireland, the Com
mittee are convinced, from the concurrent testi-
mony of the many witnesses whom they have ex-
amined on that head, that in some districts
the indigent classee, who heretofore derived a preca-
rious eubeietance from their potato crop, far exceed the
means which, under any probable circumstances, those
districts can be expo cted to supply fur their support,
tend that the removal of a part of the superfluous pope-
lation is therefore an indispensable condition to the future
NI ',Ware of those districts.
20. That with this conviction impressed on their
minds, the Committee earnestly recommend that mes>
sures be tsken for aiding and promoting the emigration
of those clesset on some organized Velem, which shall
enable such as are willing to leave Ireland, and are qua-
lifi d to earn a livelihood in other countries, to rewuve
thither cheaply and safely.
" 21. Tina the Commtitee have heard with great inte-
rest evidence detailing the proceedings of the British
As., ciation end of the Society of Friends. The noble and
munificent charity manifested not only throughout the
British empire, but in the United States of America, in
tereign countries, and in the most distant colonial pea-
eught long to be remembered; and the pru-
dent said discreet manner in which their funds were ad
ministered, and the disinterested assistance which they
received from Count S:raelecki, Lord Rob-•rt. Clinton,
Lord J. Bugler, Mr. Higgins, Capt. Whitmore, and other
benevolent and generous persons, form an example for
donit tie n, suggesting unbounded motives for veep ct and
gratitude. Ihe practical efferts made by the Society of
Friends for the permanent improvement of the condition
of the people by promoting agricultural instruction, a
development of the fisheries, and an improvement of
the industrial resources of Ireland, thus striking at the
root of pauperism, deserve much consideration; and,
although e xperiments of this description, tried at
a mono nt of exigency, must be tried to very con-
siderable disadvantege, they yet nay suggest vari-
ous modes of effecting iatet nal improvement which may
be carried forward under better circumstances and with
greater success. To this the measures recommended by
the Government, and adopted by the Legislature, will,
it is hoped, largely contrieute, extending the means of
effi-cting land improvements, the completion of arterial
drainage left in an unfinished state, the encouraging
of fi,hery stations, and small piers and harbours.
The assistance wisely granted to railroads in Ireland
has a tendency to promote the natural resources of
that country, to give a better reward to indus-
try, and thus to create a more effective demand for lab ur.
The progress of education, the connexion of agricultural
instruction, not only with the workhouses, but a ith certain
of the national schools in Ireland, have already met the ap •
proval of Parliament. Deese measures will not only improve
the physical condition of the peopk but will have a salu-
tary i ff-ct in raising their mural and social c,indition like-
wise; but much remains to be done to solve that difficult
problem, which is torced upon the attention of Perim
m- nt by the present stare or Ireland. In the solution of tnat
problem much more than the well-being of It eland is in-
volved; the interests of the two parts of the United King.
dom are inseparable. It is inevitable that the continued
depression uud ultimate ruin of Ireland cannot take
place without t 1 e most fatal consequences to Great
Britain; the loss of a great Lome market for manu-
factures, the loss of an independent means of sup-
ply of agricultural and raw produce would, iu
thenbelves, be great national calamities ; but the
danger to the social state of Great Britain from the per-
manent misery and degradation of the people of Ireland
is so great nod so imminent. that the Committee is con-
fident it will meet the attention it deserves trom the puit
lie and the Imperial Legislature."
Arid the Committee have directed an appendix, to-
vtrier with an index to the whole of the evidence, to be
laid before your Lotch.h.ps.

INTERESTING AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT.—SonIe
doub, having been entertained whether the m size plant,
which grows almost spontaneously in tropical climates,
cou!d be successfully cultivced in this country, an exp.
riment upon a small scab has been made within the or-
nawental cm:blare in S'. James's Park, by permission of
the Cominissiotsers of Wooils and Forests. The seed was
put in on the 2441 of May 14st, and, though fur some
time retarded by easterly winds, the young shoots came
up well. However, when the plants began to feel the
cheering influences of light aryl air with a hotter sun,
the success of tne experiment was abundantly testified
by the vigorous aspect of the little crap. It was in-
spected yesterday by several gentlemen interested in
agriculture, all of whom express,d their astonishment at
the rapid progress made within forty-five days, the
greater number of the plants having grown one inch
every day since the present sultry weather set in. The
spat selected was not favourable to the experiment, being
close to a nurery of young trees and El,veering shrubs,
which, in a great degree, tended to deprive the plants
of ligat, sun, and air. It is calculated that thirty acres
of maize would be worth 40C1., if the soil be of an average
qualify and properly drained. The cultivation of maize
has been deemed of so much importance by the Council
of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, that two
very able papers have already been published in the
society's journal, explastat.)ry of the properties of this
plant and pointing out the li,st system of culture. Should
the experiment now in course of trial in St. James's-
park, succeed to the extent predicted, it is presumed that
it wsil be very generally adopted throughout the kingdom.
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—A. meeting of
the niemners of this society and others was held on
Friday at its rooms, 20, 13. dtOrd-street, Covent-garden,
G. Doubleday, Esq., vice-president, in the chair. Jasper
W. Rogers, Esq , read a pap .r "on the uses and proper-
ties of peat muss, and the value of peat etareoal as a d.s-
inketal.t and fertilizer." After some remarks on the
nature and peculiarities of this moss, Mr. Rogers pro-
ceeded to state that the charcoal might be applied as a
means of deudorzing the nigitt soil of our large towns;
and that with equal parts of that substance and excretial
sail a very valuable manure might be prepared. After
exhibiting the process by whteh this t ffeet was to be
produced, and showing that the saving in health and
money consequent on the adoption of his plan would be
considerable, Mr. Rogers stated that he was ready to
submit the whole of it to any public test, and to afford
every information in his power to such as were inter-
ested in the subject. Messrs. Edwin Chadwick, Touhnin
Merchison, and Woodward then made a few re-
marks on the subject of I:quid manures, and the meeting
broke up.

A RUN AWAY ENGINE.--On Wednesday night one
of the engines belonging to the Aylesbury Railway took
leave of its attendants, and started off ou a trip for its
own pleasure. The engine generally works the nigh,
lugea 'e train, and was prepared for its usual journey,
the tire being up and everything in good trim, the steam
hem shut off: From some unexplained cause, seine few
minu*es before the usual time of starting, and before
the ei.gine wis attached to. the train, it bolted out of the
engine house, leaving those who had the care of it in the
greatest consternation. The gates at the Stock lake
crossing were shut, and the engine dashed through them.
breaking them to pieces, and continued its journey, fear-
ing no interruption. An immediate pursuit after the
runaway was of course made, and a_ter traversing along
the Aylesbury branch, no trace of it was to be seen—th,,
engine bad gone ahead, and made i a way in the direc-
tion for the north. Near the L-igh;on station it was
motionless, the furnace requiring supply had ex.
f hauntedound
itself, d
the
mighty
machine was brought to a
Avid. It was taken on to lc ightou by a down luggage
train, which had been signalled to ka fore approaching
it. It it very fortunate that no accident took pace
through the occurrence. On the Aylesbury branch there
wa-t no fear of damage to much extent being done ; but
hid tha engine reached the multi line at a lLtle earlier
or later period, the amount of mischief it might have
occasioned can scarcely be contemplated.—Aylesbury
etas.

ATTEMPTED MORDER.-011 Friday evening, about
six o'cl. ck, a diabolical attempt wss male to destroy the
.opflatcwe'.3 14Tdhiegy,
were sutiog in
the daughters of 1)r. Stokes,
the drawing-
r'ijiiffae)too.rrwitilhvaßl they were fired -at by some ruffian residing
in Northampton-street, Which is at the hick of Mr.
Stokt>.is's grounds. Police-nfficers Collins and Withers,
of the N division, who were en the spot watching some
thieves, were instandynalfed into the doctor's house, and
after the alarm hail sormi.hat subsided, they found a
bullet embedded in the wall, it having passed over the
heads, and then through a carved cornice. Every
eti,,rt was immediately ,made to detect the dastardly
scoumirel, but up to S tturday afternoon no clue had been
obtaned of bun.

- HAMPTON COUKT PALACE, &C.—A. prliarnentary
return, moved for by Ciptitain Pealell, in continuation of
fornsvr return, gives tho. number of vi.-hors admitted
free of charge to the stVte apartments at fitropton Court
PAnce and Windsor: Castie, and the Royal Botanic
Gardens at Kew, during the last rwct s,-ars, as foilows:
n Court Pallee (1847), 162,031; ditto (1848),
15- 0
321. Winds•er Castle (1847) 25,960 ; ditto (1848),
26,897. B G,ir dens at li.-w (1847), 64,282; ditto
(18-18), 91,70,

MONEYS IN THE EXCHEQUER —The sum remain-
ing to be raisfti on the 30th of Jaite last to coulpl.,te the
aids granted by P.rliain-nt fir the service of the year
1847 and 1848, itraCtrats 60 1,169,0681.