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London, England, 1848-10-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 184 R.

papers at a quarter before 8 A.M., and for letters at half-
past 8 A. 31.
ABOLITION Or QUARANTINE.--ORDER IN COUNCIL.
—A communication has now been received by the Com-
missioners of the Customs Department from Mr. Ba-
thurst, ono of the clerks to the Lords of her Majesty's
Privy Council, stating that he has been directed by the
Lords of the Council to inform him that an official com-
munication having been received on the 17th inst. by
their Lordships from the General Board of Health,
stating the actual existence of Asiatic, cholera in Great
Britain, although not in an epidemic form, and that such
being the case their Lordships are of opinion that qua-
rantine precautions against that disease are no longer
necessary ; and that he (Mr. Bathurst) was further di-
rected to state that in future it will not be necessary to
report on or detain vessels arriving in Great Britain with
cases of cholera on board ; and further, that all vessels
at present under restraint of quarantine might be imme-
diately released. In pursuance of this communication
from Mr. Bathurst, a copy of their Lordship? order has
been furnished to the principal officers of the Customs
Department at the several ports and places throughout
the kingdom, as well as to the port of London, with di-
rections to take care that the same be duly obeyed.
THE INSTITUTE or ACTUARIES.—We are requested
to state that the following gentlemen were elected au-
ditors (and not actuaries), as incorrectly stated, at the
recent meeting of actuaries reported in our impression
of Alonday:—B. Henderson, Esq. (of the Liverpool and
London), F. G. Smith, Esq. (of the Scottish Union),
and Wm. Emmens, Esq. (of the Church of England).
Mr. Drc SOMBRE,._ Pursuant to the order of the
Lord Chancellor, this gentleman has arrived in town,
appartments having been taken for him at Mivart's with
the view of being examined by the medical gentlemen
appointed by his Lordship. It will be recollected that
by the last decision of the Lord Chancellor in this case,
Mr. Dyce Sombre was restored, on certain conditions, to
the control of his large property, and the object now
sought to be attained is entirely to supersede the com-
mission of lunacy issued against him. Dre. Southey and
Bright, the gentlemen who made the last report as to
his state of mind, are again appointed to conduct the
examination; and in addition, Sir James Clark will be
present on the part of Mrs. Dyce Sombre, and Mr.
Martin, a gentleman whose medical experience has been
acquired in India, on behalf of Mr. Dyce Sombre.
13ALLOONING.—Lieutenant Gale makes an ascenf

from Dundee this (Friday) afternoon.
It is affirmed that Louis Philippe has declined any
compromise with the elder branch of the Bourbons
having for its object the recognition of Henri V. and
his adoption of the Count de Paris. It is even said that
Louis Philippe has by no means abandoned the hope of
being able to resume his position is France!
THR BOOKSELLERS' PROTIDENT INSTITUTION.—

Last evening a meeting of the board of directors of the
above institution was held in the committee-rooms in
Paternoster-row, for the transaction of general business.
The statement of the progress of the institution and the
continued increase of new members was highly satisfac-
tory and encouraging. The report of the past year
stated that the directors had been enabled to add up-
wards of 1,0004 to the permanent fund, and that the re-
cipients of relief had been twenty-lour individuals,
eighteen of whom were males and six females (widows),
at a cost of 262/. 15s. 4d., of which number five were
permanent annuitants. The amount of relief granted to
distressed members of the trade since 1840 had been
nearly 1,300/. In connexion with the above there is a
" Provident Retreat" for aged and decayed members of
the trade, consisting of seven houses, most pleasantly
situate at Abbots Langley, Huts, in which there are at
present only two inmates.
The distinguished Italian sculptor, Baron Maro•
chetti, is at present in Glasgow, on a visit to some of the
members of the committee on the Wellington monument.
—Glasgow Constitutional.
IntuEsT.—Yesterday Mr. Baker, the coroner, held
an inquest at the Duke of Wellington, Cannon-street,
St. George's, touching the death of Sarah Sutton, aged
67, a mariner's widow. John Sutton, a labouring man,
son of deceased, deposed that she had been entirely de-
pendent on him for sustenance. Latterly she had suf-
fered a good deal from witness's inability to support her;
in fact, she frequently wanted the common necessaries of
life. She, however, retained her usual health up to the
forenoon of Wednesday, when she was seized with a sort
of fit, and fell heavily on the floor of a miserable room
at 23, Cornwell-street, in the above neighbourhood. She
never rallied, and died in a few hours afterwards. Mr.
Roberts, the surgeon, said that the poor creature was in
a most wretched condition, attired in rags, and not hay.
ing a blanket to cover her. Witness could readily attri-
bute the apoplexy resulting in death to a want of suffi-
cient covering, and the absence of other necessaries. The
Coroner remarked on the distressing nature of the case,
and the jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death."
HULL CORN EXCHANGE.—The gentlemen appointed
at the late meeting to obtain a Thursday's market, find-
ing it expedient to waive the proposition, confined them-
selves to asking for some improvements in the place
where the Tuesday's market is held. The deputation
was received with much urbanity by the property com-
mittee of the corporation, who promised attention to the
alterations sought for, including the covering in of the
centre of the market.
HULL POLICE COURT, OCT. 19.--BASTARDY CASE.
—" CHIPMAN V. BEAUCLERCK."---This case, which war
heard privately about a fortnight ago, and adjourned,
was this day resumed in public, before George Cook-
man and Thomas Palmer, Esqrs., magistrates of the
borough, when such portions of the evidence as had been
committed to writing by the magistrates' clerk during
the private investigation were read over, and an alibi
attempted to be proved to-day, by Lord Frederick
Beauclerck. After a very patient hearing the magistrates
consulted a short time, and decided in favour ,of the
complainant, Miss Chapman. The evidence was after-
wards animadverted upon by Mr. Palmer, as being very
contradictory, and the particular points stated which had
weighed with him in coming to a conclusion. It is much
to be regretted that the licence indulged in by. the
wigged members of the bar should be aped by attornies
practising in police, courts, by which informers are
drawn and characters aspersed prejudicial to parties who
do not appear on the face of the evidence at all con-
nected with the case. To-day greet liberties were taken
by the defendant's solicitor with' an absent party, in
order to strengthen his-client's case.
The marriage of ' Dudley Coutts Majoribanks,
second son of Edwt?rd Majoribanks, Esq., with Isabella,
eldest daughter of Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P.,
was solemnised yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-
square. The ceremony was performed by the Hon. and
Rev. H. Pitt Cholmondeley, and a
dejeaner was after-
wards given by Lady Hogg, at her residence in
Grosvenor-square.
STATE OF THE METROPOLIS.—The physical and
moral state, of many parts of London calls loudly for
amendment. It is a fact
that,
hat, in a small space in West-
minster, close to the Abbey, no fewer than 700 families
are crowded together in 190
houses. Above 500 of the
inhabitants of this district are unmarried; while, in al-
most every other part of the metropolis, the filthy, un-
.drained, ill-ventilated courts will supply a proportionate
amount of persons entirely regardless of this social in-
stitution. Although much has been done towards miti-
gating the evil by draining and ventilation, a vast deal
still remains to be accomplished ; and, in order to the
removal of such nuisances, it is at first necessary it
should be known that they exist. At the west-end of
the town some of the worst courts are situated. There
is one court known by the name of Orchard-place ; this
spot is 45 yards long and 8 broad, and contains 27
houses. There resided in this court, in 1845, 217 fami-
lies, including 882geper7ns,
of whom 582 were above
fourteen years of age. The population of a large village
was thus comprised in a single court, and it might be
supposed
th that a larger. number of persons could not be
crowded erein. It is nevertheless true that the popu-
lation of Orchard place has, since 11145, increased from
217 to 476 families, and from
or
mBB2 to 1,222 individuals.
8
The number of adults is larger than its entire
population ,at the former period. Disease, as may be
imagined, is rarely if ever absent from such localities,
and it is there that the cholera or any other pestilence
may be expected to cause its worst ravages. The wealthy,
who dwell in the streets and squares behind which these
congregated abodes of wretchedness are situated, are
little aware, or apparently wholly careless, of their
existence. One of the first steps toward amelioration
must consist in the erection of dwellings :fit for human
beings to dwell in, and recent effOrts in this direction are
something more than a recognition of the evil which it
is so desirable to eradicate.
Mr. J. C. Bennett, late clerk at the Margate
Savings' Bank, and who decamped with above 2,0001. of
the funds, was brought down on Monday night in the
custody of a Bow-street police, officer, and after a private
examination before a magistrate at the York Hotel, re-
manded to Dover gaol. We understand that since leav-
ing the town the fugitive has been to America, but having
no peace of mind returned to give himself up to justice.—
Kentish Observer.
BA/4K OF fituccriasm.—The annual meeting of
the
of the Bank of Manchester was held
on Wednesday at the Clarence
Hotel, Manchester, Mr.
.Farrar read the report,
which stated that in
shareholders
G. R. Chappell presiding. Mr. F
June, 1847, the net assets of the
,
concern were estimated at 82,1514 35. id., and the
liabilities at 20,210/. 31. 10d. The assets at present were
estimated to produce
$5,2431. Os. Id., Whilst the liabili-
ties outstanding amounted to 18,780/. 1a.4d., leaving a
surplus of 66,452/. ls. Bd. The cash in the hands of
the directors was 40,6031. 6s. The report was adopted,
and the retiring directors re-elected. A committee was
then appointed to confer with the directors as to what
steps should be taken to pay the shareholders a sum of
6s. Bd. per share, and also to consider the propriety of
re-establishing the bank as a bank of discount. After a
rote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting terminated.
THE UNEMPLOYED AT GLASGOW.—We learn that
in consequence of the recent decision of Sheriff Alison,
regarding the right of the able-bodied poor to interim
parochial relief, the parochial authorities of the city have
arranged to apply
a labour test to the applicants for re-
lief, who may now be expected to become very numerous.
This test, we understand, will, in the first instance, be to
set them to work along with the firemen and scavengers
of the city, in aiding the sanitary measures which are
now being so vigorously enfo
.ced through every quarter
of the municipality.
Yesterday forenoon, the practical
value of the test was exemplified in the case of seven
of the unemployed who applied for relief. When told
of the conditions on which it would be granted, four of
the number refused to work, and their application was, of
course, at once dismissed.—Nerth British Mail.
SCOTCH COOLNESS.—The tranquillity and phlegm
of the Scotch, in the most extraordinary circumstances,
" brings to mind," says Colman, in his " Random
Records," " the incredible tale of the Scotchman's
tumble from one of the loftiest houses in the old town of
Edinburgh. He slipped, says the legend, off a roof
sixteen stories high; and when midway in his descent
through the air, he arrived at a lodger looking out at a
window of the eighth floor, to whom (as he was an ac-
quaintance) he observed, en passant, . Eh, Saundy, monl
sic a fa' as I shall Ilse •'

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
early morning.
The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise
in the pleasure-grounds around the Castle.
Prince Albert hunted this morning with the hariers.
His Royal Highness was attended by Captain the
Hon. J. Denman, and Colonel Seymour.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by
their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and
Eliza of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, arrived to-day at
half-past one o'clock, on a visit to her Majesty and
the Prince Consort. Her Majesty was attended by
her Lady in Waiting, and Earl Howe, Lord Cham-
berlain.

The Hon. Miss Kerr and the Hon. Miss Cavendish
have succeeded the Hon. Misses Murray and Mac-
donald, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the
Queen.

The royal dinner party at the Cattle this evening will
include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene High-
nesses the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg and
the Princess Eliza of Hohenlohe Langenburg, their
' Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelia and Eliza
of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, the Lady in Waiting of
' the Queen Dowager, Lady Anna Maria Dawson,
Baroness de- Speth, Earl Howe, Lord John Russell,
Lord Edward Howard, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs.
Anson, and Sir George Couper.
The band of the Coldstream Guards will attend
during dinner, and her Majesty's private band will
afterwards attend in the Castle.

The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch took leave
of her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday morn-
ing, at the Priory, Stanmore, and left for town. Her
Majesty, accompanied by the Princesses Amelia and
Eliza of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and attended by
Marchioness of Ormonde and Earl Howe, afterwards
took her departure for Windsor Castle.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, OCT. 19.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
DEPARTURES.—The Hon. Mrs. Osborne, from
10th Cliff Cottage ; Mrs. Pelham Warren, from 9th
Cliff Cottage ; Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., from
Grantham House, for Town ('tis said the Vice-
Commodore is tired of his yacht, the Flirt, thinks
her too large, and has either sold or is about selling
her). The Countess of Darnley leaves Beach Villa
on Monday next. Captain Hamlyn Williams is ex-
pected to leave Belmore House in about a week.
A&RIYALS.—Mr. Hare has taken Busigny House
for the winter, and Mr. Williams Claremont House.
Lady Ashworth is in treaty for Trafalgar House.
J. Gee, Esq., has taken Castle Hill Cottage for a
term of years. Captain Kelly is in treaty for Moor
House.

Married, on Tuesday last, at St. Paul's Church,
Whippingham, Gustavus Edward Estwick, youngest
son of R. Estwick, Esq., of Kingston, Surrey, for-
merly Comptroller of the Customs here, to Sarah
Elizabeth, second daughter of W. A. D. Nunn, Esq.,
of Broadlands, Newport.
Died, on the 14th, W. Dawson, Eiq., Comptroller
of the Customs at this port.

IRELAiNTD.

CLONMEL, WEDNESDAY.—The Quarter Sessions
were opened last week by Sergeant Howley, assistant
barrister for the county.
Four men were put on trial this day for having
pikes tin their possession. They were oonvicted,
and sentenced to two years imprisonment and hard
labour.
ACCIDENT ON TIIE TIPPERARY BRANCH OF THE
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Intelligence WAS received here this morning of an
accident on the Tipperary branch of the Great
Southern and Western Railway. The novelty of the
occurrence (it being the only circumstance of the
kind that has taken place since the opening of the
line) tended in no slight degree to place the event in a
very distressing point of view. It appears that on the
Tipperary and Limerick branch there is but a single
line of rails laid down, and that the pre-
vention of accidents resulting from the unfinished
state of the branch line-was a subject of anxious
consideration to the superintendent. However, not-
withstanding the caution of the superintendent, two
trains came in collision last night on the Tipperary
branch, by Which two guards were killed and several
persons injured.
A man was stabbed in this town last night. The
offence had no connexion with public or political
matters. It arose out of a private quarrel.
DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—AII at once the autumn bas
been cut short, and we have entered upon the winter,
with every appearance of unusual harshness and se-
verity. There has not been for many a year so early
a winter. It commented yesterday morning with
keen north-east winds, frost, snow, and hail. So
sudden was the change that people were totally un-
prepared, and the poor—now so numerous and desti-
tute a class in all quarters—have their miseries
aggravated by a rigorous winter.
THE DUBLIN COMMISSION.
Mr. Kemmis, jun., of the Crown Solicitor's office,
is now in Dublin, preparing for the commission,
which opens on Satutday next. Mr. Justice Tor-
rens, of the Common Pleas, and Judge Crampton, of
the Queen's Bench, will be the presiding Judges.
The city calendar contains the following names,
from which it will be observed that Mr. Gavan Duffy
is to be tried for felony, and not high treason :
"Charles Gavan Duffy, aged 32, felony, by publishing
the Nation; Richard Dalton Williams, 27, felony, by
publishing the Irish Tribune; Kevin
od O'Doherty,
24, felony, by publishing the Irish Tribune."
Yesterday the Board of Superintendence of New-
gate met,, and issued an order, prohibiting all inter-
course with those prisoners, with the sole exception
of their nearest female relatives.
Mr. John Lawless, one of the State prisoners,-was
yesterday removed from Newgate to give evidence
at Cionmel on behalf of Mr. Meagher.
THE HARVEST.—In some backward districts corn
still stands in the fields, whilst the ground is covered
with snow. For many years such an occurrence has
not been witnessed in this country. After so long a
period of fine harvest weather, there is no excuse for
this culpable neglect, which, however, proves the
great necessity of the system of practical agricultural
instruction introduced by Lord Clarendon. The
Tipperary Vindicator contains the following :
" It is not an unusual sight in the neighbourhood of
Nenagh to see oat fields yet uncut. The ear in many
cases is quite empty of grain, and farmers are unwilling
to reap the crop, which has been a wretchedly bad one
in general. Potatoes are decaying with astounding
rapidity; and what with the disease and the general prac-
tice among farmers of consuming their stock as quickly
as they can, it is feared there will not be a potato in the
country at Christmas!"

THE SPECIAL COMMISSION.
TRIAL OF MR. T. F. MEAGHER.
CLONMEL, OCT. 18.—The court met to-day soon after
ten o'clock, when the examination of witnesses was pro-
ceeded with :
Patrick Ford, examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
—ldentified Mr. Meagher as having come with Mr.
O'Brien and Mr. Dillon to Callan, on Monday, the 24th
of July. He recounted the speeches of Mr. O'Brien and
Mr. Meagher very mach in the way the policeman had
given them on the previous evening. The constable
Mahoney made a joint note of their speeches the same
night. The paper was written by Mahoney, and it was
in Mahoney's possession. After the speeches the three
gentlemen went away on the car together, to the road
leading to the Nine-mile House.
Cross-examined by Mr. Burr—His evidence was given
both from his recollection and from the notes. The sen-
tences he had quoted did not follow one another, there
were a great many sentences between them. He did not
say that the sentences he had omitted would not alter
the meaning of the whole speech.
James Lalor, constable, examined by the Soucrron-
GENERAL—ldentified Mr. Meagher as having been at
Nine. mile House with other two gentlemen, on Monday,
the 24th of July. The other two gentlemen were Mr.
Dillon and Mr. O'Brien. Witness never knew any of
the gentlemen before. He bad been ten years stationed
at Nine-mile House. Mr. Meagher and witness had a
conversation. He did not speak about the clubs. They
remained about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes,
when they went on the road to Carrick.
Cross-examined by Mr. WHITESIDE—The three gen-
tlemen stayed about a quarter of an hour. Often saw
these gentlemen come to the place before. Next saw
Mr. Meagher in Kilmainham gaol.
Constable Hamilton corroborated the evidence of the
last witness. He was examined at great length, and in
the course of his cross-examination stated that he had
never read Lamartine's " History of the Girondists."—
(Mr. Butt read a passage from that work and from an-
other, but the witness said the words were not those ut-
tered by Mr. Meagher at Carrick.) Would swear Mr.
Meagher did not say anything in praise of the British
Constitution. The sentences ho had ascribed to Mr.
Meagher were not consecutive, words and sentences in-
tervened. He 'could not recollect the last sentence of
his address, his attention at that moment was ,taken off
by something in the crowd.- Mr. Meagher told the people
that be did not expect to have seen them again so soon,
but the base and bloody Government of England had
taken another step in the work of destruction. For every
step they,took he would take another, till they stood face
to face. Are you ready to stand before the military?
The English Government had trampled on all laws, it
had refused to give the people law ; but now they were
prepared to give them no law, with packed juries and
bloody judges . They have persecuted the bravest of Ire-
land's young citizens with demon vengeance. What we are
about to do requires but a few hours' deliberation. We
must not' be carried away by the enthusiasm of our feel.
ings. To make our ship sail steadily, we must have
ballast—we must have sails—we must have a stout arm
at the helni—we must have stout arms to man her.
Now is the time to strike the blow, to make Ireland for
her lovely sons. Are you ready with nerved arms to
give effect, to that blow ? I am ready, with those stal-
wart bodies—those stout hearts—through good and
ill success, to strike that blow. If we tall, we shall
sink like the fireship of the French Republic—we shall
sink from view with one cry of " Long live the Repub-
lic I" which will rise to the hearing of generations yet
unborn. There are many of you here this day who have
children, who, if we fall, shall rise in thirty years to
come to avenge their fathers' bloody graves. What care
I for all their force. They may threaten us with death
—they may tear from us our lives ; more they cannot,
for they have already deprived us of all else besides.
Death is the worst they can inflict—death is the ut-
most bounds of all their threats. They are about to
renew the bloody scenes of '9B. Then we had the
men of talent to stand by us ; then, too, they per-
secuted those talented men ; then, too, they had
packed juries and bloody judges ; then, too, they had
a suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act ; then, too,
the judges, with folded arms, presided over those
scenes red with the blood of their victims, and retired to
their festivities, satisfied with haying done their duty to
their Government: But I tell them that the time is now
come when that mown down grass has sprung up again,
and here it is (pointing to the people beneath him). I
tell them that the grass which I see here shall rise in one
rapid swathe, and bury beneath its overwhelming growth
the destroyers of our lovely island.
Mr. Scorn—Did he say anything more? Witness—
He said more, but I don't remember it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Meagher then went into Mr. Purcell's house. The
people appeared to be very much excited. Witness
put this down in writing, as soon as ho returned to the
barrack.
Cross-examined by Mr. Burr—Witness was on the
same side of the street with the house where Mr. O'Brien
and Mr. Meagher spoke. The crowd was excited and
moved to and fro. They cheered the speech.
Police-constable Coghlan examined—Witness was in
Carrick on the 24th July, and gave evidence respecting
the visit of Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Meagher to Carrick on
that day. Also saw a person named O'Mahony with
them in Mr. Purcell's window. He was there while Mr.
S. O'Brien addressed the meeting. There were 3,000 or
4,000 persons present. On his return to his barrack he
took notes of what Mr. O'Brien had said. Mr. Meagher
alluded to the arrest of Mr. Mitchell and his transpor-
tation. Ile said one of the most talented and gifted of
the young citizens was taken from amongst them by
means of a packed jury, and I cannot say whether it
was perjured and bloody judges. Fur some time I could
not hear the words at all. There was a great deal of
the speech and many of the 'words that I can have no
recollection of at all. He said also that many of those
around him had children, and that in thirty years to
come, when aroused by some young spirit, like him, to a
spirit of revenge, they might complete the work they
left unfinished, and have revenge for the bloody graies
of their fathers. The witness was requested to repeat
the words, but on repeating them did not make any
mention of " bloody graves.'
Mr. WHITESIDE—Now, can you repeat this?—(reads
rapidly)—" The mercenary informer knows no distinc-
tion. Under such a system the obnoxious people are
slaves." Witness—Oh!—(Laughter.)
Mr. WHITESIDE—Can you repeat this? Witness—lf
you stop there I can.—(Laughter.)
Mr. WurrusinE—But did not Mr. Meagher speak
very rapidly? Witness--Yes. He is a very nice young
man.—(Laughter.)
Mr. WHITESIDD—Yes, and you are trying to do him
all the service in your power. Now, can you repeat
this? " A mercenary informer knows no distinction.
Under such a system the obnoxious people are slaves,
not only to the Government, but they live at the mercy
of every individual. They are at once the slaves of the
whole community, and of every part of it; and the worst
and most unmerciful men are those on whose goodness
they most depend. In this situation men not only shrink
from the frowns of a stern magistrate, but are obliged to

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fly from their very species. The seeds of destruction
are sown in civil intercourse and in social habitutes.
The blood of wholesome kindred is infected. '., "he tables
and heis are surrounded with ssnares. All th e means
given by Providence to make life safe and com.'ortuhle
are perverted into instruments of terror and torment."
Witness—l don't think there is a man in the court
would do it.—(Laughter.)
Mr. WarrznmE—You may go down.
Witness—l say the word "spy" is not applicable to
me. I was only in the discharge of my duty.
John Geary, a police.constable, also gave evidence
respecting the speech of Mr. Meagher at Carrick-on-
Suir. His report of the passage, referring to the French
fire-ship, differed from the other reports. He repre-
sented Mr. Meagher to have said, " The French fire-
ship that sunk and rose again so to show to the world
the benefit of a glorious Republic."
Cross-examined by Mr. BUTT—Wrote out the speech
next day. Had a perfect recollection of it.
Mr. BUTT—Then repeat it for me.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Surely the witness can
look through the document to refresh his memory.
Mr. BUTT—He cannot. The cross-examination would ,
be to no purpose if he e‘ere allowed to do so.
Witness endeavoured to repeat the report ci,ithout re-
fering to his notes, but failed to do
.50, though he said
he had read his notes that morning.
Mr. BUTT—Can you repeat ono sentence 2—(No an-
swer.) Come, I will give you two words, "French fire,-
ship." Wimess—" The French fire-ship that sunk be-
neath the waters, and rose again, showing forth to the
world the benefits of a glorious Republic., '
Mr. BUTT—Can you go on with the next " then
hurra? Witness—" Then, hurra for the Republic."
Mr. Burr—Well, go on? " but we must not—"
Witness made no answer.
Mr. Burr—Were you ever degraded for drunkenness?
Witness—No.
Mr. Burr—Did you lose service for drunkennesss?
Witness—Yes, I lost five years' service.
Mr. Burr—Can you tell me one sentence of the
speech Mr. Meagher uttered? Witness—l have already
repeated it.
Mr. BUTT—I call upon you to repeat one sentence of
it for me.—Witness'made no answer.
Mr. Gore Jones, stipendiary magistrate, gave evidence
respecting the visit of Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Meagher to
Carrick-on-Suir.
D. Williams, head-constable, was then called.
Mr. WHrrEsiDE here submitted that the acts of Mr.
O'Brien could not be received in evidence against Mr.
Meagher. They were not charged in the same indict-
ment.
The COURT overruled the objceaon, but a note of the
point was reserved.
The examinatioa of Williams was then proceeded
with, and he detailed the proceedings at Mullinahone, as
he had done before on the previous trials. He added to
his former evidence, that he heard Mr. O'Brien read a
songfrom a book. This had been brought to his recol-
lection in consequence of a witness on a former trial
having said that he sung a song. He then reiterated his
statements regarding the demand Mr. O'Brien made for
his arms, and his refusal.
Constable Wiggins corroborated the previOus witness.
Timothy Sullivan detailed the proceedings of Mr.
Smith O'Brien at Mullinahone.
Thomas Burke examined—Witness repeated the evi-
dence given by him on the former trials respecting the
proceedings at Ballingarry.
To Mr. BUTT—I was in the crowd carrying a pitch-
fork myself.
George Spooner deposed likewise to the transactions
at Ballingarry. Saw Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Dillon, and a
gentleman he heard was Mr. Meagher, drilling the
people.
Mr. WnrrEsEDE—l object to that; he now mentions a
name he did not mention before.
Mr. SAME—Turn about, and tell me did you see
that gentleman there? (pointing to Mr. Meagher.)
.Wit-
ness—l cannot say I saw him there.
To Mr. BUTT—I swore two informations.
After some further evidence, already adduced on the
other trials, and entirely of a formal character, the Court
adjourned.

THE STAR STEAM -PACKET
COMPANY.

The annual general court of proprietors of the
Star Steam-packet Company was held at the Lite-
rary Institution at Gravesend on Wednesday last, to
receive the annual report of the proceedings of the
company, elect ten directors, appoint auditors for the
year ensuing, and to declare a dividend. James
Harmer, Esq., of Ingress Abbey, presided.
From the annual statement for the year ending
the 30th of September, it appeared that the earnings
of the packets amounted to 18,8121.55. id.; to which
were to be added miscellaneous receipts, making to-
gether a total of 19,6281. gs. 3d. The expenditure
for the same period amounted to 15,6001. 55., leaving
a balance of 4,028]. Os. 3d., from Which there had
been paid to Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., in
full satisfaction for the new Star, 3,400/. ; and for
the purchase of 59 shares on account of the remain-
ing proprietors, 1131. 55., leaving with other sums
due to the company, an available cash balance of
8811. 2s. 7d.

In presenting this statement to the proprietors, the
auditors congratulated them upon the improvement
of their property and prospects, and expressed their
approbation of the conduct of the directors, and es-
pecially of their judicious arrangement in the sub-
stitution of another new vessel for the Comet, for
which 2,0001. bad been allowed. In consequence of
this favourable state of the company's affairs, the
directors felt warranted in recommending that a divi-
dend of 5 per cent. be paid, which Mr. Dobson, the
secretary, stated would take about 7301., and which
was afterwards agreed to.
A discussion was raised relative to the allowance
to the auditors, who, it appeared, since the formation
of the company had received five guineas each for
their services.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the directors, thinking
that fifteen guineas would be adequate for the services
of the five auditors, had written to these gentlemen
respecting it, but had not received any answer
from either of them ; and the directors now thought
it better to leave the matter in the hands of the sub-
scribers. The deed, however, gave them twenty-fire
guineas.

IMr. ANDERTON condemned what he termed the
cursed deed; there was no improvement or altera-
tion ever suggested but what the deed was in the
way. He remembered having written to the secre-
tary relative to the directors, signifying his wish,
that if any vacancy should occur in that body it
should not be filled up: and how was that letter met?
That the deed compelled such vacancies to be filled
up. It was not an Act of Parliament, and he
thought the sooner it was done away with the better.
In reference to the allowance to the auditors, he
should have thought at least that it was due /rom
those gentlemen to have replied to the directors, and
their not doing so he should have taken as an assent
on their part to take the reduced sum. He concluded
by moving that the sum of fifteen guineas be allowed
to them for their services.
Mr. H. MARRIOTT, one of the directors, thought
that his friend Anderton, in alluding to the deed,
which gaie the directors an allowance of 410/„ ought
at least to have given that body credit for relin-
quishing, as they had done, a great portion of that
sum. It would be better for them to deal on the
square, for they would then know what they were
acting upon.—(Elear, hear.)
Mr. ARNOLD, the treasurer, said he thought it but
fair to the auditors to state that if the matter was set-
tled that day by the shareholders for the reduced
allowance, it would be as gratifying to their feelings
as to the proprietors themselves ; but they did not
approve of the directors acting in it of their own ac-
cord, and they were desirous of having the principle
established by the shareholders.
Mr. ANDERTON said it was only ;by getting the
principle established that they could get at the interest.
With regard to the reduction made by the directors
alluded to by Mr. Marriott, he thought it highly
honourable to those gentlemen to have consented to
it. He concludqd by moving that the auditors' re-
port and that of the directors be received and adopted;
which being duly seconded, was unanimously agreed
to, as was likewise the reduced allowance to the
auditors.
A vote of thanks having been passed to the chair-
man, directors, auditors, treasurer, and secretary, the
proprietors proceeded to re-elect the whole of the di-
rectors and auditors for the year ensuing, when the
meeting separated.

We can add little to our recent observations re-
specting the state of commercial affairs in the City.
Since the settlement of the account on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday money seems to be more abundant, and
to-day it can be obtained on first-class securities on
decidedly lower terms. The sole cause of this state of
things is the total absence of' enterprise in every depart-
ment of commercial business, operations being strictly
limited to current wants, scarcely any 'reduction of price
operating as a temptation to purchase on speculation.
The measure is, therefore, strictly that ,of current con-
sumption, even' the retail dealers keeping their stocks on
hand as low as possible, and often coming to market
twice a week. The shipping trade may be generally
stated to be in a worse situation than the inland, the
best business doing being in the towns and villages of
the agricultural districts. In this state of things money
is easily procured by loan on public securities, and were
it not for the uncertainty which prevails as to whether or
not the Chancellor of the Exchequer has disposed of the
new stock to be created, there is scarcely a doubt that
prices would be forced up higher. Every day that
passes, however, more and more clearly shows that Sir
Charles Wood committed a gross financial blunder by
not taking the loan by tender in the usual form, as we
have repeatedly stated, and which every practical man of
business has since confirmed.—Herald.
A SLEEPY TRAVELLER.—One day last week one
of our denizens went to Perth to transact business, in-
tending :to return by the last train. In pursuance of
this intention he entered one of the omnibuses standing
on the South-street, Perth. He had not been long in
it when he was overtaken by sleep, and in this state
driven to the Barnhill station; but, as he was not per-
ceived by the driver, he was driven back to the Fair
City, where the omnibus was placed in a coach yard for
the night. Our traveller did not discover his mistake
until about four o'clock next morning, when he awoke
shivering with cold, and, after groping about for some
time in a fit of bewilderment, .found that he had painted
the night in the inside of the Tehicle.—Minden Courier.