gbe glrobintes.

The amicable arrangement between the friends of Mr. Hodgetts Foley and Captain Rushout, for disposing of the representation of East Worces- tershire at the next general election, has not met with the unanimous ap- proval of the landed proprietors and Protectionists of the county. It is not expected that the want of unanimity will affect the election of Mr. Bar- neby's successor; but there seems every probability that at the next general election the High Tory party will bring forward a candidate to contest the return of Mr. Hodgetts Foley.

At the meeting of the York and Ripon Diocesan Board of Education, on Tuesday, Lord Morpeth made some remarks on the subject of state edu- cation, which naturally attracted notice; but they will not be found to sa- tisfy curiosity-

" Of course I feel, that in this place, and on this occasion, it will not be fitting in me to enter into any of those controverted questions which have excited public attention of late to a considerable extent, and which may be made the subject of discussion, and possibly of difference, in the Legislature. I will not encounter the topic as to how far the State ought to act, how far the State ought to move, or how far the State ought to stand aloof, with respect to the education of the people. I may, perhaps, without incurring the imputation of great rashness, venture to conjecture that the fittest course to pursue would be not that which is ..nclicated by an extreme view on either side of the case. I think it certainly pos- fible that the State may meddle too much : for, in dealing with such a question— AS in the case of the dinner we are not to eat [referring to a dinner projected, Mt postponed in consequence of the state of the weather]—there is always

risk sk of things being over-done and under-done. (Laughter and apples .) tat I will certainly further venture to say, that with respect to the country at irge, I am not satisfied with the exact state of things which prevails at present. think there is a call for more schools than we have; I think there is a call for tter schools than many of those we have. I think that many of our systems are II imperfect; that many of our masters are ill-qualified for their office, and al- it all less well paid than we should wish to see. And speaking here, in the midst this institution, and in this comely and suitable building, in which I am now ad to see it housed, I for one do not regret the assiStance which has been con- e thing I think is absolutely clear, and in stating it I may challenge contradic- by the State in addition to local contributions and private munificence. But that whatever the State may do—whether it shall leave the work of education alone, or whether it shall proceed so far as the most venturous inter- ferers would wish—it is quite plain that there would still be much more left to be done; there would be still much more which private effort, private super- intendence, private generosity, must always do the best, and will frequently se be able to do."

tion:

The third centenary of the Royal foundation of Trinity College WES celebrated at Cambridge on Tuesday, with unusual magnificence"! The proceedings commenced at ten o'clock in the morning, with the recital of the prize essays and the distribution of the prizes. At four, the Master of Trinity, accompanied by the majority of the members of the University, was present in the chapel at the Commemoration service; the sermon or oration being delivered by the Reverend James Amiraux Jeremie, M. A. The service was followed by a banquet, at which about three hundred guests sat down.

Mr. Hudson, "the Railway King" and M.P., now also Lord Mayor of York, gave a grand entertainment in the last capacity, on the 17th current, to a party of upwards of four hundred. The Guildhall of York, splen- didly decorated, was used as the dining-room on this occasion. Among the guests were, the Duke of Leeds, Lord George Bentinck, the Archdeacon of York, and Mr. George Stephenson the engineer. One of the chief speeches was delivered by Lord George Bentinck. In responding to a toast wherein his name was associated with the House of Commons, Lord George spoke of himself as being "elected leader of the House of Commons." Alluding to Mr. Hudson as the "King of Railways," he vaunted the greatness of the Monarch's domain-

" It has been remarked by the great Minister of France, that railways, next to the art of printing, have been the most powerful instrument that the ingenuity of man ever devised for the civilization of the world. And if my right honounible friend cannot claim for himself the invention which he has camel out, at least he can claim more than any other man in the world, that he has carried that inven- tion into practice. Who is there here that does not feel the advantage which the invention of George Stephenson carried out by George Hudson, has produced ? We all remember the state of distress that cast a gloom over the entire empire in 1839 and 1840. Forty thousand able-bodied labourers were in the workhouse; the revenue was failing off; and there were 1,500,000 paupers upon the poor-rate Railways were at a discount. My right honourable friend stepped forth, and set a noble example. He roused the talent and dormant energies of his countrymen; he urged them to action; and it is in the greatest degree to his exertions that railways have been since constructed, which are daily giving employment to 200,000 labourers, at wages averaging 22s. 6d. per week. Hence the prosperity of the last few years."

One great blessing had been the cheapening of fuel. The poor of York once paid 16s. 6d. per ton for their coals—they now pay 6s. 6d. "The advantage also extends to the rich; and here we are today from London, having breakfasted there by daylight, and been brought in daylight too, for a less sum of money than a few years ago it would have cost us to have paid our post-boys and the turnpike- tolls on the road."

During the dinner, Lord Mayor Hudson announced that he had just re- ceived a telegraphic despatch from the Mayor of Newcastle, (whose absence he deeply regretted,) to the effect that the said Mayor was entertaining a distinguished party at Newcastle, and that at a certain hour he should pro- pose the health of the Lord Mayor and prosperity to the city of York. Mr. Hudson, in return, proposed the health of" The Mayor of Newcastle, and prosperity to its town and port,"—adding, that he should give directions that the Mayor and his guests should be apprized immediately, by tele- graph, of the toast that had been drunk.

The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway has been opened throughout its whole length, for two trains a day in each direction. In some places the line is 1,000 feet above the level of the sea: it passes through a very pictu- resque country.

At the York Assizes, last week, Barker, Brecon, and Rains, three men who were charged on the evidence of Ann Humphreys with murdering Joseph Yates and Catherine Heine, at Startforth, in August 1845, by throwing them into a river, were put upon their trial for the murder of the man. The investigation occupied three days. The particulars of this case have been detailed in our columns. The bodies of Yates and Heine were found in the river; there was no evidence to implicate any persons sufficiently to warrant their apprehension; many months afterwards, Humphreys confessed that she had seen the prisoners destroy the deceased, but had kept silence in consequence of threats made by the men. The testimony of this woman seems to have been untrustworthy; for the Jury, after a long consultation, returned a verdict of "Not guilty." The men had been arraigned for the murder of Catherine Rains; but, after the former deci- sion, no evidence was offered, and they were acquitted.

Five men having been detected in a barn at Forncett St. Peter's, Norfolk, at tempting to steal corn, a conflict ensued between the fanner with his three SODS and the plunderers: one of the robbers was shot in the head, and so severely wounded that for some time his life was thought to be in danger.

Thomas Tyldealey, the fireman of the train on the Manchester and Bolton Rail- way which ran off the rails last week, died of his wounds and bruises. It ap- peared from the evidence at the inquest, that the engine was driven at a very rapid rate—fifty miles an hour. The Jury found a verdict, that the man's death was caused by the accident; and the accident resulted from the excessive speed at which Allen, the engineer of the train, who was killed on the spot, drove the engine.

A young man has been killed at Liverpool, by falling from a carriage while at- tempting to put on a break to retard the passage of a train down the incline of the Edge Hill tunnel: one of his legs was frightfully mangled by a carriage passing over it, and he died next morning.

A dreadful and fatal accident occurred in the Dockyard a few days ago. A poor fellow, while oiling certain cog-wheels attached to the steam-engine for aet- ting in motion the grindstones got entangled in them, and was twisted round them with such violence as actually to sever his head from his body on the in- stant. The head remained in the machinery, while the body fell to the ground.— Teriby Chronicle.

A fatal boiler-explosion occurred on Saturday morning, at Messrs. Stothert and Company's foundry, St. Philip's, Bristol. There was a rule prohibiting the workpeople from entering the engine-houses; but on Saturday a lad and four men broke through the regulation and went into an engine-house to take their break- feet. While thus engaged, the boiler exploded, dreadfully scalding all the people. The lad died in a few minutes, and a man perished before night. The Jury which sat on the body of the boy returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

An omnibus on its way from Deal to Ramsgate, during the snow-storm last week, was overturned by running upon a heap of stones: it tilted up, resting upon the end in which the door was situated, so that egress was prevented; • and the pas- sengers, six in number, had to break the windows and crawl through the aperture. Fortunately, no one was dangerously hurt.