ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume V, Issue 382, 25 February 1851, Page 3

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WXSMSTANI BSTOKK. A public meeting* verjMiunierouilj. attended; wa» held on,The»^ay,eTepinsii*t! St. Mwrtinf ■ » Hfallf> Longacre,. foe the.- pprp/Js* <>£ bearing, the, states menu of<tbedeJegate»,,who.haYe,been assembled in, conioltation for the fait ftw days, from. radons parti of the conntrj, on the subject of reform in the-Ww leyan body. The- partial ichiim whichiwat created byrthe proceedings^ the^Gonfwence in^ 1842 ap-pears-to, hate bUzedrOUt with redoubled fnry., in, conscqqenqe of farther ezpulfiom of old- and well* known ministers by the which has just closed-its sittings in London» An intense public interest has been-excited in 1^ their favour ; . and, as> tbe " martyrs" sucee»si?el^prennted l th.einselTes onthe platform, , thej< were greeted with the most*nthu». siaitic cheering/ • - Mr. W. Phillips^ of Briitol/beipg called to tbe chair, ,r, r ~ '„ ' The Her. James Bromley, was- loudly cheered jon rising; He pronounced' the Conference-an ecclesiastioal despotism, without l»w- and without control. The entire legulntWt, fuwtion wts-v«st«d i^ one

house and in one order— that o£ the> Ministers, who were self-elected ; they both, enacted, and- enforced, the lawi ; and though there was the appearance of a jury in the " leaders' meeting!," unless the verdict was in accordance with- the view of the presiding minuter, he could carry the eata before a Courtcompoied wholly , of preachers, and get the sentence* reverted. This had been done in the caieof Mr. Cousins Hardy, in Nprfolk, who war expelled', notwithstanding an^unanitaous rote of the leaders' meeting in his- favour. (Hear.) Thei Conference had a]io grasped the> whole of the. executive power. This had been painfully exemplified a few days ago in the case of the Rev. Mr. Budden, of Holt. (Hear.) Thsjrhsd also graiped the entire of the patronage ; for the- lay committtost with Tery few exceptions, wen the non>iiieu< of the Conference. The management of the finance was also engrossed by the Conference. Recently they, had ordered a specialcollection throughout the kingdom in aid of the contingent 1 fund; and whatever might be the object, of which no account couldfba found, this was evidently a> very, arbitraryr stretch, of power. (Hear.) It had been reserved tillhis case for the Conference to abrogate the right of an aocusedparty to be heard in his own defence. He had been 1 charged with violating the solemn^ obligations under which he had entered the society j He wished to meet that, charge, and to have it either proved or, disproved); but it was felt that that , would be inconvenient. (Hear.) Had his appeal from the sentence of the Bath district meeting' been- heard/ lie should' Have put atone very awkward" brotherly question?' to some members iof the Conference* (Laughter.) The last chargeagainst the Conference was thatof adoptingin their discipline the most corrupt, outrageous, and antiiChristian principle that could never be mingled in the jurisprudence of anybody whatever— the question by penalty; (Hear.) His; principal! objection to the proceeding! of the.Conference. was,that they were directly contrary to senpture r wbich required ill charges) especiklly against elders, to' be supported'by two or three witnesses* (Hear.) Tie Conference made the accused the- witness: against himself* and if he refused' to , answer, pronounced him guilty and cut.him off. They had, not the thumbscrew or pinching foot of ' the Inquisition ;. but they had a power as despotic and 1 arbitrary, and' could cut off i any Minister, after thirty or forty- ysare' service} from, hist means "ofc rapport. (Hear, /and "Shame!")' Though deeply feeling, hi* expulsion, he rejoiced in the freedom.it'hadgiven him ; he felt he could now speak and act like a- man. (Cheers!) Messrs. Wild, of London ; Martin, of Manchester; Massingham, of Norwich, and severarother gentlemen afterwards addrtsssd the 1 meeting* which wasprotracted to a latohour. No resolution was 1 submitted^ but tha'feeling of the meeting wasfevid«ntly unanimous im condemnation orthe Conference proceedings.— W. Dtopatcb.

' Ths W*si.*tan Confkkjjc*:.— The Wesleyan Conference hat again been occupied I ' with" matters of diieipline," well 'calculated to deepen the general dissatisfaction with which: many of i iti proceeding! are viewed by, the- public. >, The} ohm of the Ren Thomas. BowUnd, and Dr. Beaumont are thoieto which we more especially refer. The former gentleman sjmpatbiies with the; Reform party, and though in the outward expreaiion oMiie'viewa he never went' much,' beyotid) just 'doubting, whether' some thingt done at the last conference wer^wJse.thfrßev;. S. Waddy moved a series of resolutions, all condsm* natory of Mr. Rowland, catting upon him to apolo. gise, and recommending his remoTal from the Yar-month-circuit' andthe' Norwich district^ and 1 that he should notagain be entrustediwith the<eharge of;"* circuit until hetaTowedajchange of opinions,'/ ana that he be " aoltmnly admonished from the, chair of the- Conference," and, at the same time be deemed ineligible to be a member of aiiy minor district meeting.' When this sentence- wat-pronounced; the President asked' the.ofiender: whether he was prepared to; make the apology.required<off him?- when Mh Rowland? nobly and, spiritedly replied '^.tm not." Any other response would hare betrayed weakness and irresolution, and hate been liable. to misconstruction. The President, however; showed some leniency, and atlad Mr. Rowland(whetherihe would take time tp coniiderjoff it-?, ; whent he promptly said "I with for no postponement.'/ The, President, nevertheless, intimated tha tithe. Conference , would gire him.time for consideration^ whether, he wished it or noti The treatment'experienced by th* popu* lax? and eloquent' Dr. Beaumont has-been' equally severe and unmerited. It seems that in the case of Mr. Grosje&n, Dr. Beaumont showed no sympathy with the persecuting spirit' which during the last nin» months' has^so ravaged the Methodist body; and: this leniency ismow charged' upon- him. as a serious-, misdemeanour. The. Rev. Mr. Nayloi brought forward a series of resolutions bearing upon the subject, and /lamenting- the course pursued by Dr. Beaumont. Thereiolutions having been read. Dr. Dixon stood up and- begged- the Conferenoe to pause befom they paised a vote ofecenture upon Dr. Beaumont, intimating; that then-war* "such, thingt as grace, mercy, and love." Others, spoka to the same effect. . On the following,day Dr. Beau, mont was called upon by the President for his dafence. Mr. Samuel Jackson* however, said that <• Methodism expected every^mtn\to daihiir duty* 1 .! and arguedf strongly! for.stritt jistios against Dr» Dixon's viewa^.ofrf mercy." An amendment, waa moved by Dr. Dixon, that instead of" oem a re/ there should be. substituted th«-wonl J4 « diiapprob«tioVofthaConferenee^ Thefp'waißew, hbw«ver# true to thespirit tfaatr rul«iftfa«m<lrtd no sympathy with-Dfc Dixon an^hia-mildfralioiM shll there, wera between 2P and,3Qfhanda hald^upufor.ih. Another I amendment was, submitted, which commsnded 75 hands: Than canoretue original motion, whichwat put, andfearritd bralarge^majorltjr. TruV-to their principles^ andl rasoluteiinitheire determination to hav«4>o.iparfeofrliberalismrintheir-syst«Bi, which they Mem.tQ,refard,as.,thi>very(incarnation,ot ant* the Conference, donbUess> liope to driva such: men as Dr. Beaumont from their aisembly; Th» blowf howereo in-thisjCMawiU batireeoil uppmthemsflyes. 2fteift.o9Mnr»of Dr. Jfivinont^ is^pn^ss. - Toathtv ChriaUan^public.htJs an.object of.envy ( rather thanr of commiseration. Hit position, evidently, in no. way diicdncart* him.- Accordinr tothe- ' Wetleyarr Timet/ with 1 «haracteriitio manhood,- h« rapadiitej^ all claimsufor "inaesyl' mad»»p hU^bahaiftbyiutv friendly declaring that all he, asked- ,was i" juiticf .V; He appealtcfromrih* judgment of tha>ConMrence to. the ( Terdtct.pf the Pebp^.Tnirt '.Verdict, wilirba.. earnest and emphatic, and Its mightrand overpowering swell war^doubtleis, strike, dilßaay even-into-ths -heart 1 ol'Vtr Bantio^hunMlfi —NoUmgktm'

La Patrie tells a story of a dispute between an English traveller and a douanier respecting the admissihiliy of Soyer's magic stove. The douanier contended that it was hardware. The Englishman assured him it was his kitchen, and quietly fixed a stove, lighted a brass lamp, produced from a kind of a book one or two raw cotole'ttes ready egged and breaded, threw them into a microscopic frying-pan, and served them up in about a minute, to the great astonishment of the spectators. The stove was allowed to pass. The Duke of Buccleuoh has set apart a field of several acres in extent, near Hawick, for allotments to the working classes. Professor Page states that there is no longer any doubt of the application of electromagnetism as a substitute for steam. He exhibited an immense bar of iron, weighing 160 1b5., which, was made to spring up by magnetic action, and to move rapidlN up.and down, dancing like a feather in the air, without any visible support. The force operating upon the bar he stated to average 300 lbs. through ten inches of its motion, He said he could raise this bar 100 feet as readily as ten incfes, and he expected no difficulty in doing the same with a bar weighing one ton, or a hundred tons — American paper. An invention for superseding locks by the substitution of an incline, on which the boats may be drawn up to the proper level by means of a stationary steam-engine, has been put to the test. The result was most satisfactory, three boats having been drawn up in less than five minutes, whilst to have made them pass through the locks would have taken them fully half an hour. — Liverpool Ghron. Murray v. Bohn. — The defence in this action for breach of copyright or piracy will be, it is said, to prove that the writer of the works pirated is not an alien but an Englishman. " If," asks the * Athenaeum,' — "If Mr. Washington Irving gains a right to hold literary property in England, will he not lose his claim to hold it in America ? Which may be the greater loss we know not ; but we fancy the holders of his copyrights in the States may object to have their property placed in jeopardy. The final issue of a successful defence on the plea now put forward may be more curious still— and far, graver. Mr. Irving has served his country in peace and in war. In the latter service he has borne arms against Britain. Should his friends prove him to have been a British subject at the time, he is, of course, a rebel, and is liable to be taken from Westminster Hall to a court-martial, and ordered to be shot! "—Times. Family Group Emigration. — Yesterday the ship " Slams Castle," having 210 souls on board, hauled out of the East India Docks, bound for Port Philip. This is the first ship sent out on the system of family groups, originated by Mrs. Chisholm, the object being the re-union of families : 21 parents are going out to rejoin their children ; 45 brothers and sisters will be united, and 10 wives, with their children, will join their husbands ; friendless young men and women are placed under the guardianship of heads of families. The vessel takes out a number of books for the establishment of shepherd's libraries, in the bush of Australia. The emigrants appeared in high spirits, and loudly responded to the cheers with which they were saluted. The Bishop Designate ofLyttelton. — Dr. Jackson preached on Sunday evening his last sermon, prior to his departure from England, at St. Peter's Church, Stepney, of which, before his appointment as Principal of Battersea College, he was the Incumbent. In the course of his address, he corrected some mis-statements which have appeared in the public prints, relative to his future course of proceeding. Some technical difficulties, he said, had prevented the immediate erection of the new diocese, and as the colonists felt some diappointment that their Bishop should be unable to proceed with them, it had been arranged that he should proceed at once to lay the foundation of the nascent colony, in connexion with which his future life was to be passed, and to consult with the Bishop of New Zealand as to the mode of their future j operations. At the close of twelve months he should return to England, to report on the state of the Canterbury settlement, and to receive consecration as the first i -ishop of Lyttelton. Dr. Jackson intends to sail on Wednesday next. — JBull.^ The Progress or Glasgow.— At the meeting of the British Association in Edinburgh, Dr. Strang, Chamberlain of Glasgow, read a paper on the recent progress of Glasgow in population, wealth, commerce, and manufacture!. In 1801, the population was 77,000; in 1821, it was 147,043; ia 1831, 202,426; 1841. 282,134 ; and in 1850 it was estimated to amount to 367,800. The population had thus quintupled itself in 50 years, and doubled itself in 20 yean. In 18$5, the

gross number of houses and other possessions was 65,028, and the rental 866,1502. In 1856, the number of possessions was 76,030, and the rental 1,017,362?. ; showing an increase, in five years, of 11,006 possessions, and of 151,2122. of rental. In 1800, the streets and roads within the Parliamentary bounds of the city extended to 30 miles; at present the formed and paved streets alone extended to 96 miles. In 1800 there was little or no sewerage in Glasgow. At present there are 42 miles of main sewers. 21 of which had been formed during the last six years, at a cost of 1,2002. per mile. Dr. Strang then referred to the deepening of the river Clyde, and stated that, in 1800, vessels of only some 30 or 40 tons could- come up to the Broomielaw. In 1820, the high water at neap tides was nine feet ; in 1840, it was 14 feet ; and in 1850, it had increased to 16 feet ; so that vessels of 1,000 tons register could come up to the harbour ot Glasgow, while steam ships of 2,000 tons had been built on the banks of the river near the city. The tonnage of vessels belonging to Glasgow was as follows : —

The decrease in the tonnage of steamers was to be accounted for by the trade having gone partly into railways. The revenue of the Clyde Trust in 1800 was 3,3192. ; in 1820, it was 6,328?. ; in 1830, 20,296?. ; in 1840, 46,418?. ; in 1850, 64,243— shewing an increase of revenue of twentyfold since the commencement of the century, and threefold during the last 20 years. The customs duties in Glasgow, in 1801, wero 469?. ; in 1820, 11,000?. ; in 1830, 59,013?. ; in 1840, 468,974?. ; and in 1850, 640,568?. The letters put into the post-office in 1840 were 54,522 — while in 1850 they were 111,504. Cotton-spinning was first introduced in Glasgow in 1792, 4Hd at, present there were 1,800,000 spindles, which annually consumed 45,000,000 lbs. of cotton. Dr. Strang then referred to the increase that had taken place in the consumption of gas and water — the former having been nearly quadrupled in the last ten years. — The increase that has taken place in the assessment for the poor over the whole of Glasgow cannot be determined ; but some idea may be formed of it from the state of matters in the old burgh of Glasgow. In 1784 it was 1,082?. ; in 1816, 12,378?. ; and in 1850, 47,787. Taking the whole Parliamentary bounds of the city the annual assessment for the poor at present, is 80,000?. The cost of prisons in 1820 was 1,058?. ; but now it was 8,550?. The daily average of persons in prisons was 717, and the cost of their maintenance per head, 12?. Is 31 d.— Evening Paper. Electric Telegraph. — The important subject of telegraphic communication between Melbourne and Geelong, has been for some time entertained. The facilities ensuing from the establishment of an electric telegraph would be of such a comprehensive character, and the advantages so obvious that it is unnecessary to recapitulate them. The cost of the wires, and complete apparatus for putting the telegraph in working order would be incomparably less than the roughest approach to a railway means of transit which the traffic on that line of road would never repay, whilst passenger traffic must not be relied upon for many a long year, as & remuneration item in the calculation of a railway committee. The country between the two towns offers no impediment to the establishment of the telegraph, the cost would be a trifle compared to the advantages to be derived, the distance between the two towns would be annihilated, and the commercial and other portions of the community brought in immediate contact with each other. A speculation of this nature would pay handsome dividends. — Geelong Intelligencer. Perhaps the most remarkable feat ever recorded in the way of newspaper enterprise I was that which was performed by the Associated Press of this city, a few days ago, in boarding the steam-ship a hundred miles at sea, rifling her of what late news she had on board, and then sending it on the wing of the electric telegraph, from Halifax to the Gulf of Mexico, a whole day and more before the steamer herself arrived at her wharf. When the passengers on board the steamer came ashore, some of them could not be made to comprehend how the news they brought was old news— news that the Association Press had got possession of two. days and a half before they came in sight of land. Such is the perfection to which steam and lightning are now brought by the enterprise of the leading journals of the city of New YoTk.—New'Ywk Ledger.

- Lessons for Governors. That"thing'*Torrington,commonlyyclept Lord Torrington — has been removed from Ceylon, and Sir George Anderson hag been

sent from Mauritius to replace him, Sir George's place in the Mauritius being supplied by Major General Sutherland, the senior officer in command. This is a "heavy blow and great discouragement" to the Mauritians, who all speak highly of Sir George's administration, and of whose departure for his future government we have the following notice in the "Mauritian" of October 22nd: "Sir George Anderson and family embarked on Saturday last, October 19th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, on board the "Buckinghamshire," and left the Colony. The whole population assembled before Government House to escort him to the wharf, and a great number of boats followed him to the ship. "When Sir George Anderson, in leaving the land, deeply moved, saluted the crowd, a general "hurrah* ' conveyed to him the solemn farewell of the Mauritians, and their best wishes for the prosperity of himself and family. "Others will perhaps try to analyse the administration of Sir George Anderson. We shall not, probably, do it, because they are evident and kindly appreciated. We think that it is justice on our part to state that we have had in Sir George Anderson a Governor who from the first to the last day -had the intention to act with the greatest impartiality, and made it a point to administer the Colony according to the Rules of an irreproachable policy." But let us take the other side of the picture. Sir George Anderson was selected for Mauritius, not because the appointment was fit for him, but because he was fit for the appointment, and hence his success. But Lord Torrington's appointment was made upon precisely the opposite principle, and hence his failure, and the judgment pronounced upon him by the "Bombay Times" of September the 18th:— "Not only was the nomination of the noble lord an unwise one, but the principle on which it was made is as bad as can possibly be conceived. The idea that colonial appointments are the mere perquisites of ministers, — the governorships of distant possessions so many gifts; to be bestowed on friends requiring or desiring them, without any relation to the fact as to whether they may happen jto deserve them or not, is a thing nevertheless to be thought of, universal as it is. In the run of chances a- good man even in this way may now and then be met withj but nothing can be more monstrous than that the matter should be left to accident. It is not enough that a man should be appointed to an employment of public trust because nothing is known against him,-— we might as well make the man who did not know whether" he could play the flute or not, because he had never tried it, a bandmaster; — the fact of his being unknown indicates that he is unworthy. Like all other servants, Governors only should be employed who can give satisfactory evidence as to character and qualifications. The discussions to which the Ceylon disturbances have given rise, if they secure no other end, may avail us in this : if Lord Torrihgton has been able to do no more "for the good of his countr than to expose the wretchedness of the principle on which all selections such as that of himself are based, he may, after all, in his way, have conferred more benefit on the State than by governing one of the Colonies as it ought to have been governed." The lessons here taught are, that no amount of patronage can compensate for the. want of administrative capacity, and that wherever this is once discovered, the sooner the office of ruler is laid down the better. We make no application of the matter ourselves, but leave our readers to apply it as they think fit. — Adelaide Times*

An American Abduction Case. — Rebecca Bernstein, who was compelled on Friday last to obey the order of the court and return to her relatives, from the companionship of Joubert, has, it seems, been fully satisfied of the falsehoods by which this man gained her. On Saturday last, wrought up to frenzy by the disgrace which he had entailed upon her, she undertook, with the aid of relatives and friends, to wreak a summary revenge. She visited Joubert at his store, corner of Julia and Tuhoupitoulas streets, and invited him to walk with her, stating at the time that she had escaped from the custody of her family. The father of Joubert, suspecting danger, insisted that he should not leave the house, but the fellow declared that he w^rald face the world if Rebecca were with him — donned his best attire, and accompanied her. They proceeded to the corner of Annunciation and Race streets, followed at a short distace by three of her friends, who were there to aid her in "case 1 of an emergency, boring the walk, Joubert communicated the fact that 'he ' had' offered 1,000 dollars to an acquaintance if he would Assist him in again taking her from

the guardianship of her 'family, tyg thus conversing, Rebecca suddenly thre off her bonnet, upbraided him in tjqu. terms for his infamous course, told bj that she was satisfied of the falsehood < his solemn oath that he was not of nen blood t nor a married man, and then *$ motion too quick to allow his retreat, 4 drew a pistol from her dress, presented and fired, the ball penetrating his clv, and shattering the teeth of his left jn Joubert staggered, but the desperate m] finding her work but partially done, jj stantlv drew another pistol, and plantfoj directly in his face, pulled the trigger, % weapon failed to second her intention, | snapped, and her friends, fearing Tiolece from Joubert, immediately came up to In aid. One of them, pistol in hand, admit, to the wounded man and offered a jjj combat; but Rebecca, declaring that 4 would vindicate her own cause, soatc&jj the third weapon and again essajed t shoot the late companion of her J^ Joubert retreated as the infuriated gjj advanced, and he owes his life to th« ty that she could not, with her ignorance the weapon, discharge the load. A pufcj here ensued in this singular affair, gj Joubert, before the crowd of persons » sembled, declared that after Rebecca ty left her home he had but two interne with her, both in the presence of otha He expressed himself most penitent for) intended crime and past deceptions, a avowed that he had received but his dewi These statements appearing satisfactory! the parties, they drove off in a cam leaving Joubert to seek relief for his tod One of the police clme upon the spot the close of the affair, ana attempted arrest the girl, but we understand ti Joubert said that he had no chargi make, and had merited all that he h received, upon which no further effortn made to detain her. — New Orleans 80, Suspicious Case. — An Italian, wboi an exile in France for the active parti took in the insurrection of Rome, has j been arrested under very singular cmi stances. A few days ago a banking hn of the, quarter Feydeau received from a a respondent at Rome directions to pay an of about 400f. to a Count de P— . I days after a person presented himself, 1 stated that he was the Count : he was ah blind, and was led by one of his fria He was called on to prove his identi which he did, by producing Jus pasport; was then asked for his letter of credit, i he said that he had mislaid it. He ati that he was to leave the same day for! south 'to be, treated for his eye-sight, anil arked the banker as a favour to spare li the loss of time which the necessity of 1 manding a new letter of credit would M sion. The man seemed so respectable 11 his prssport so satisfactory that the btnb gave the money. Two days later the \d was informed by a second letter from I correspondent that an ex-lieutenant of G* Ibaldi's was making dupes in France* other countries by passing himself off «' Count jde P — The police immedul arrested the man who received the w and at the same time succeeded in disw* ing the veritable Count de P— . Thelajj on seeing the ex-lieutenant, declared tt he knew nothing of him, but the lieutenU swore that he was the veritable Simony and that the other was an impostor. B not known how the ex-lieutenant couldW obtained the information with which tef sented himself to the banker. A seiflJJ judicial investigation has been comment Novel Courage or a Pig !— o s 26th ultimo, a large yellow and ditfj spotted snake found its way into a p!^ on the premises of Mr. Thomas Jftff Clenbrook Farm, North Rock, i^ was an old sow and her numerous pi*^ the whole of the latter on seeing »* * welcome intruder, immediately endeW ( ed to make themselves scarce; n ?V "Old Bess," who, raising her w* showed fight, and to the astonMJJ, several spectators present, P° unc^Ja the dangerous reptile with the iPj avidity, and seizing it by the hew the most outrageous ferocity, nerff, offered to desert her dreadful anWJ until she bad succeeded in stro / 1^ The sport lasted about ten minu«*j T the snake measured 11 feet 9»»J, length.— Windsor Telegraph, 3vm >agga Wagga. — A corresnonfl writer us:— "The country here » shocking state for the want of rain j J dying in all directions. The settle* the Billy Bong are obliged to^travel { their sheep up one side, and aow other, of the Murrumbidgee. w are to do no one knows. H»y * ,j ton at the stack j flour £25 per ton stores. V— BelVt Life, JtwWJJL^ •

Sailing vessels 828 21 4,315 tons. 848 271,942 „ 850 392,033 „ u Steamers. 481,946 tons. 894,387 „ 873,159 „