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the greatest care having been taken to breed and preserve 
them since last season, and exceedingly strong on the 
wing. During the short time Prince Albert remained on 
the Farm, his Royal Highness bagged 13 brace, and Prince 
Hohenlohe five brace, besides a fair sprinkling of hares. 
From the immense number of pheasants. which were seen 
in this portion of the preserves, first-rate sport may be 
anticipated by his Royal Highness on Monday next. 
Railways.—The following are the returns for the past 
week :—Birmingham and Derby, 1,524/. 7s. 1d.; Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester, 2,212/. 16s. 10d. ; Bastern 
Counties, 2,991/. 3s. 2d.; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 
2,9082, 4s. 3d; Great Western, 15,0070. 7s. Od. 5 
Grand Junction, 8,600/. 9s. 8d.; Glasgow, Paisley, 
Great North of England, 
1,1292. 19s. 8d.; 
London 
and South-Western, 7,202. 0s. 5d. 
1,1992. 8s, 1ld.; Greenwich, 8701. 13s. 4d. 
5,7171. 7s. 4d.; Croydon, 3291. 11s. 5d.; Liverpool and 
Manchester, 4,895. 5s. 8d. ; Manchester and Leeds, 
6,0642. 8s. 2d.; Midland Counties, 2,8781. 2s. 5d.-5 
Northern and Eastern, 1,755/. 19s. 4d.; North Midland, 
various points, contending at considerable length that it 
would be inexpedient to adopt the proposed agreement, 
and suggesting that the contest which had so long 
existed between the Midland Counties Company and the 
Birmingham and Derby ought to be amicably settled 
before , any negotiati for an lgamation with the 
Company were entered into. Sir R. 
North Midland 
Morley, Mr. Alderman Hudson, of York, and numerous 
other shareholders, strongly urged upon the meeting the 
propriety of the proposed lg jon he discussion 
on the main question was prolonged for several hours, 
when the question for amalgamation, on being put to the 
vote, was carried by a majority of 115 to 11. The Chair- 
man then demanded a poll on behalf of absent proprie- 
tors, with whose proxies he was armed, and who had 
intimated an intention of opposing the measure on 
its coming before the House of Commons. Mr. Alder- 
man Hudson, Mr. Heyworth, of Liverpool, and others, 
protested against this; the latter, charging the chair- 
man with being actuated by a factious opposition, and 
declaring that he had disgraced himself in his official capa- 
city as chairman. A long and tumultuous discussion 
arose upon this subject, one of the proprietors proposing 
a resolution that the chairman be moved out of the chair, 
After a scene of much confusion, the result of the scrutiny 
was declared in favour of the original proposition, which 
will be immediately carried into effect as regards the three 
companies, which will henceforth be known and incor- 
porated under the title of the ‘* Great Midland Railway.” 
—An assessment to the poor-rate having been made by the 
overseers of Hillfarrénce on the Bristol and Exeter Com- 
pany, to a considerably greater amount than was deemed 
Just, the directors resisted payment. A warrant was 
in consequence issued, and one of the locomotive engines 
was distrained for the claim. It was put up for sale by 
auction on Saturday, and having been bought in by an 
agent for the company, under protest, the amount claimed 
was paid, and the point in dispute will be tried at the 
ensuing Sessions.—The guard of the Magnet coach, on 
the Northern and Eastern Counties Railway, died on 
Tuesday, from the effects of an injury sustained by coming 
in contact. with one of the bridges through which he was 
passing with the train on the previous day.—The steam 
c ication between Folk and Boulogne, in con- 
junction with the Dover railway continues to command 
the bulk of the traffic. The number of persons who passed 
to and from France, by Boulogne, from Sept. 15 to 21, 
was 2338, and by Calais, 588. The 2338 are thus sub- 
divided—From Folkestone, 620 ; from Dover, 238 ; from 
Ramsgate, 76 ; and from London, 225. To Folkestone, 
574; to Dover, 215; to Ramsgate, 82; and to London, 
8.—An arrangement has been just entered into between 
the Blackwall Company and the Watermen’s Steam Packet 
ompany, for the purpose of conveying passengers at a 
cheap and expeditious rate between London and Woolwich, 
€very quarter of an hour. The fares each way throughout 
are to be, first class, 8d. ; second class, 6d. each passenger. 
The fares to Woolwich will be collected at Fenchurch- 
street, or any of the intermediate stations, By this ar- 
rangement the journey from London to Woolwich will be 
performed in 25 minutes with the tide, and 35 minutes 
against tide, giving an average passage of half an hour. 
Brewster Solicitor-General. 
According to others, Mr. 
Greene is to succeed Baron Pennefather, the Attorney- 
General ‘declining to take a puisne judgeship, but prefer- | 
ring his chance of a chief's place.—Lord Eliot, on hearing 
of the recent arrival of Father Mathew in Dublin, sent a 
request that the reverend gentleman would take up his 
residence in his house, in the Phoenix-park, during his 
stay in this city. Father Mathew soon after proceeded 
to the Castle, to thank his Lordship for his invitation, 
which, however, previous engagements had precluded him 
from accepting.— A correspondence has taken place 
between the Protestant operatives of Cork and Lord Eliot, 
on the subject of bells in Catholic chapels, the operatives 
having sent in a memorial against the intended erection of 
bells in the Roman Catholic Chapel of St. Paul, Dublin. 
Lord Eliot in reply, states that a similar representation 
was lately addressed to their Excellencies by the Dublin 
Protestant Operative Association, and that the legal 
adviser of the Crown having been consulted on the subject, 
is of opinion that there is no law to prevent the erection of 
bellsin Roman Catholic Chapels.--Atthe adjourned meeting 
of the Repeal Association on Friday, Mr. J. O’Connell said 
that a note had been received by their secretary from Mr. 
W. Connor, tendering his resignation as a member of their 
society. The letter briefly stated that, in consequence of 
the general repudiation which his notice of motion for the 
non-payment of all rents and taxes had met with on the 
last day of meeting, he begged leave to tender his resig- 
nation. Mr. J. O'Connell said that Mr. Connor had been 
beforehand with him, as, unless he retracted his proposi- 
tion, it was his intention to have moved the erasure of Mr. 
Connor’s name from their books. That motion had 
become unnecessary, and he was now satisfied to let the 
matter drop without further comment, He thought that 
under the circumstances Mr. Connor had been treated 
with consideration. Mr. O’Neil Daunt said that he, for 
one, repudiated the doctrine of non-payment of rent, and 
that so did the A iation. The Jed that property 
had its duties, but they did not deny that it bad also its 
rights, with which they by no means sought to interfere. 
The ordinary meeting of the Association took place on 
Monday. Mr. Daunt handed in several sums from Ulster, 
and announced that half the contributors were Orange- 
men. He next referred to the Repeal meeting in Liver- 
pool, and said that the council of 300 would be sitting, and 
in full operation, before New-Year’s-day. Mr. Hay then 
read a letter from Lord Ffrench, accepting the office of 
arbitrator in his district, another from the very Rev. Dr. 
M‘Guinness, of Clones, inclosing the names of the arbi- 
trators appointed in hie parish, and one from the Hon. 
Thomas Ffrench on the same subject. These documents 
were ordered to be inserted on the minutes; after which 
the secretary proceeded to read letters from various parts of 
Ireland, all of which stated that the appointment of arbi- 
trators had already begun, and was progressing rapidly. 
Mr. S. Gordon moved that a committee be appointed 
to prepare a list of the absentees, the sums drawn out of 
Ireland by them, and an account of the sums which were. 
remitted back to this country by them in the shape of 
charities, and other ways. He considered this a ver 
important motion at the present moment, and there could 
e no difficulty in getting materials for their report. He 
believed that the absentee-drain approached very near 
ten millions, and while the country was thus drained they 
could expect nothing but misery and destitution. Incon- 
clusion, Mr. Gordon proposed his motion, which was 
seconded by Mr. J. O’Connell, and carried unanimously. 
The repeal rent for the week was 689/. lls. 6d, An ad- 
journed meeting took place on Wednesday, at which Mr. 
O’Connell was present. The chief feature of the proceed- 
ings was Mr. O'Connell's attack on Mr. Connor, whom 
he proclaimed as the political enemy of Ireland, and in- 
sisted on his name being publicly erased from the books, 
which was unanimously agreed to. 
Cork.—The three flag-ships, St. Vincent, Caledonia, 
and Camperdown, anchored off Cove on Friday, with the 
Eurydice frigate. The vessel bearing the flag of Admiral 
Bowles saluted the flag of Sir C. Rowley, Admiral of the 
squadron, by seventeen guns, which was answered by a 
similar salute from the St. Vincent. There are now two 
Admirals in commission at Cove. It is expected that the 
ships will remain in the harbour until 10th October. 
‘~ Lismore.—The long-expected Repeal meeting was held 
in this place on Sunday, Sir B. Morris of Waterford in 
the chair. The first resolution, condemning the Queen’s 
speech and the policy of Government, was moved by Sir 
R. Musgrove, and seconded by Mr, R. A. Fitzgerald of 
Muckridge, one of the recently dismissed magistrates. 
Mr. Meagher, son of the Mayor of Waterford, moved the 
second resolution, declaring that the Imperial Parliament 
is unable to legislate beneficially for Ireland. Mr. O’Con- 
nell spoke at length on the various topics connected with 
Repeal. He said, ‘though he was offered place and 
pension, and the highest office under the Crown would have 
been given to him, he laughed the offers to scorn and would 
do so again. He had the people’s love and confidence, 
and he believed there was no love lost between them. 
ie 
a little too ready, to keep_quiet. 
aware of it, he would tell it to them. It was told him by 
an excellent friend, a clergyman. It was nothing less than 
that the Government were going to bribe the Catholic 
clergy by paying to them 600,000/. per annum. They 
tried another trick before, but did not succeed. It was 
an excellent plan, to be sure, to bribe the priests. Why, 
there would be a conspiracy in every parish, and the 
priest would finally get nothing at all; sothe clergyman 
who informed them of it said, and they both laughed 
heartily over it, It could never come to pass. The 
priests had stood by the people, and the people had stood 
by the priests, and both combining were sure to obtain 
liberty and prosperity for Ireland. He called on them to 
stand by him and take his advice, for he never deluded nor 
deceived any man. He would instruct them as to the 
mode of obtaining their independence, and the brave, the 
moral, the temperate people of Ireland should possess 
their rights again.’’ In the evening a dinner was given 
to Mr. O’Connell, at which Mr. Fitzgerald of Muckridge, 
presided ; about 300 persons were present. Mr. O'Connell 
said that he ‘feared he should abandon his avocation 
as an agitator, for the people and the clergy were going 
beyond him. Like the heavy schoolboy on the ice, his 
pupils were overtaking him. Heretofore his duty had 
been to excite—it was now to moderate. It was now his 
duty to regulate the vigour and temper the energy of the 
people—to compress, as it were, the exuberance of both, 
springing though they did from their love of country. 
He had sufficient force at his back, moral and physical, 
to insure success. The Tory newspapers were urging 
him on faster than he was willing to go. Like the bar- 
rister who said to the witness, ‘Rascal, why don’t you 
say something I can lay hold of?’ his enemies were 
angry that he did not give them an opportunity of 
pouncing on him. He defied them to go to war, and now 
he defied them to go to law with him. If they did not 
pack the jury he must be acquitted, for he had committed 
no violation of the law; and if they did pack the jury 
they would make a martyr of him, and if they made a 
martyr of him let them consider how far that would tend 
to quiet the people. (The company here rose in a body, 
shouted vociferously, and waved their handkerchiefs and 
hats for some minutes.) They might put him into 
prison ; but they would not be a bit more secure for that, 
for they would thereby make moderate men violent, and 
violent men more so, He dared them to their teeth, and 
from that spot he defied them to go to law with him.’? 
SCOTLAND. 
Edinburgh.—The Edinburgh Witness states as an 
example of ‘English sympathy ” with the Free Kirk, 
that the following note was handed to one of the members 
of the deputation at the Surrey Chapel meeting :-—“ Jobn 
Thorogood, who is present, says he will cheerfully give to 
the Free Church cause the 5s. 6d. he refused to pay as 
church rate, and for the not doing which he was impri- 
soned twenty-two months in Chelmsford gaol. Surrey 
Chapel, 18th August, 1843.”—The local papers mention 
that it was generally understood that R. B. Macleod, jon., 
of Cadboll, intended to revisit his paternal reof on Tues- 
day week, after a long absence, and that the inbabitants 
of Invergordon resolved to meet him in procession, and 
greet him with a suitable address. Unfortunately, how- 
ever, church politics prevailed, and divided the procession 
into two unfriendly parties, each furnished with an 
address, eager to present it. On meeting the carriage, 
Mr. Gregor, banker, of moderate church politics, pro- 
ceeded to read an address, which was speedily snatched 
out of his hands, and torn to pieces. A non-intrusionist 
made a similar attempt attended with a like result, when 
row commenced, which ended in a manner fatal to 
several coat-tails and hats.—The papers announce the 
death of Professor Bell, professor of Scotch law in the 
University of Edinburgh, on Saturday last, after a pro- 
tracted iliness. Mr. Bell also held the office of one of the 
principal clerks of session. 
Ayr-—The visit of Colonel Burns, second son of the 
poet, to his aunt, Mrs. Beggs, at Bridgehonse-cottage, 
last week, has given rise to a proposal, that, as the three 
surviving sons of Burns are all at present in Scotland, 
they ought to be invited to a public entertainment on the 
banks of the Doon, at as early a period as the necessary 
preparations will adm 
ata. 
Centra Criminat Court.—Will Forgery.—Edward Heming« 
Ity * toacharge 
titution was going down the hill too rapidly, and he 
IRELAND. _ 
Dubdlin.—Mr. J. Primrose, of Cabirci , county of 
Kerry, agent and relative of Mr. O'Connell, has been 
superseded in the commission of the peace, by order of the 
Ommissioners of the Great Seal.—Some important law 
changes are understood to be in plation, which will 
be definitively arranged before the opening of Michaelmas 
erm. Mr. Baron Pennefather retires from the bench, 
chiefly, it is stated, on account of the impaired state of his 
sight. According to some accounts, Mr. Smith, the 
Attorney-General, succeeds Baron Pennefather; Mr. 
Wilson Greene becomes Attorney-General; and Mr. 
wanted to put a drag upon the wheel. Let them believe 
no man that desired them to go faster than he desired 
them. Their keeping and safety were in his hands, and he 
would consent to the shedding of no man’s blood save his 
own ; but they might depend upon his taking them safely 
through the contest, provided they left the management 
to him. e had his plans maturing, and was prepared to 
deliver them by degrees, and before they again beheld him, 
they would find that he had adyanced the cause. But 
they were in danger, and as he supposed they were not 
