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CARDINAL WISEMAN IN HANOVER SQUARE.

Cardinal Wiseman lectured at the Hanover Square Rooms on Wed- nesday on behalf of some Roman Catholic schools. His subject was Ireland, what he saw and heard there, and what impressions had been made on him. He said he went as a datholic, and looked at everything he saw with the eye of a Catholic. He was sent to Ireland by no one, he asked leave of no one to go, and he communicated his intention to go no more than if he had been going to Birmingham or Liverpool. It was his own work; he had no instructions ; and he had nothing to do but to preach two sermons and come back again, though it pleased the people on his arriving there to give a different form to his visit. Ireland re- presents a great nationality raising itself from a state of depression into which it had sunk for many years—from an unhappy and unprosperous state into one of success and promise. He said much on her past op- pression ; her past misfortunes ; but her latest calamity—the famine and fever—was the turning point in her history. Three changes might be said to have occurred in that period. One was the emigration which naturally took its origin in the desolation and poverty in which the great bulk of the population was plunged ; another was the change in the sys- tem of agriculture ; and the third was the letting loose of property to pass into the hands of those who, according to the laws of nature, ought at least to have had their fair share of it.

He finds the system of agriculture better than that of England.

The people as he saw them were now healthy in appearance as a body, and substantially clothed, while no feeling akin to abjection, the result of past destitution, lingered among them. Wherever he went, he saw in the great bulk of the people a warmth and an expansion of heart totally different from what was found in other countries. There was a spontaneity of expression, a facility of giving utterance to their thoughts, and a brilliancy and a poetry, which pervaded the whole of the peasantry. The smile on their countenance was bright and cheering, the light of the eye was not only brilliant but most tender, and during hie stay he had often had occasion to observe among large congregations of the people that kind of natural gentleness of bearing which is peculiar to them. The popular feeling is now unmistakeably expressed in the building of churches, and, what is more, in the direction of magnificence and accuracy in ecclesiastical architecture, in which they never before took any interest. The Church in Ireland is now developing its artistic power—a thing never thought of twenty years W- and he regarded it as an instinctive indication of the nationality, of the pep- * that they should have taxed themselves to the extent they had done 111 this direction. Their nationality of attachment to the Ile y See he also mentioned as another mode in which their physical amelioration expressed itself. The Cardinal was repeatedly cheered by a sympathetic audience da- ring the progress of his lecture. , The Lord Mayor Elect, Alderman Wire, was presented to the Lord- Chancellor on Tuesday, at his private residence with the usual eere- monies. The Recorder and Lord Chelmsford rivalled each other in earl; plimeoting a brother of the profession who has attained the post of Ohio Magistrate. masajos. A Committee appointed to draw up rules and regulations r'lted a Report. The Report of the Committee combatted certain Public fallacies which suppose that the setting up one railway against another conduces to the public interest ; whereas the numbers of persons who are interested in the three millions of capital suffer in their pro- posy and the public suffers from the inferior administration of railway Companies reduced to work below profit. While, the Association will assist in bringing Companies to act together it will offer a mediation for the settlement of disputes, will bring together practical men from all parts of the kingdom, and will elicit discussion by the results of their ex • perienee. The Report is written in a very good tone, the Committee hoping that their inadequate treatment of a great question will not be taken as proving that no sufficient grounds have been shown for a vassal hearty coilperation of the railway Companies. The rules and revelations proposed that all railway Companies be invited to join in the t;sociation; that each Company send two Directors; that each Com- pany be at liberty to send one principal officer for purposes of consulta- tion; that each Company shall have one vote to be given by a Director personally, but not proxy ; that General Meetings be held monthly ; that some kinds of business be delegated to Committees. All officers in Committees to be reappointed annually. That the Association shall have a permanent office in London, &c. The Report and Resolutions passed unanimously.

The Court of Queen's Bench has granted a rule to show cause why a new trial sho '

uld not be granted in the matter of Scott versus Dixon. This is the Liverpool Borough Bank case which struck such terror to the hearts of directors. The rule was granted on the ground that there was no evidence to support the charge which was left to the jury ; that no representations had been made by the defendant to the plaintiffs ; and that evidence was re- jected which ought to have been admitted. The first meeting of the Railway Companies Association was held at the Railway Clearing House on Thursday, Mr. H. S. Thompson in the ask. There were thirty-one Directors present, representing eighteen A very painful scene occurred last week in the Bankruptcy Court over which Mr. Commissioner Pane presides. The case under investigation had no interest, but it was the cause of discreditable squabbles. First Mr. Fano would not hear or take a note of the contents of a bill of sale. Would he take down the bankrupt's last answer ? "I am not to be dictated to," was the reply. But, said Mr. Sargood, "I am asking it as a favour." "I shan't do it," was the polite rejoinder. Here the Commissioner made an attempt to go on with another case, an attempt successfully resisted. More evidence was given. Mr. Burkitt—" Will your Honour be kind enough to take that down ? " The Commissioner—" It would be better if y011 would do your own duty, and not interfere with mine. You know perfectly well that it is the duty of the solicitor to the bankruptcy to take down the evidence given by a witness." Mr. Burkitt—" Then, if I do so, will your Honour sign my note ? " The Commissioner—"If von do not conduct yourself with decency and propriety, I shall not stay here." After some further discussion of an angry character, and it being four o'clock, the Commissioner inquired for his hat, and asked Mr. Sargood whether he proposed to further examine the bankrupt Mr. Sargood—"I am addressing you, Sir, on the evidence." The Commissioner—" I do not care" (putting on his hat.) Mr. Sargood—" Well, really this surpasses everything." The Commissioner (to the bankrupt)—" Are you willing to sip these papers, and adopt them as a full and true account of your estate and effects " The Bankrupt —" I am." The Commissioner—" Then you may do so." Mr. Sargood—" But really, Sir, I was about to call your at- tention to the fact that this man having assigned the whole of his property on the 21$ of June, there is not a syllable in his balance-sheet referring to that assignment." The Commissioner—" That is nothing to me." Mr. Sargood—" Then, do you adjourn the sitting." The Commissioner—" I cannot. You must go to another Commissioner." Mr. Fane then retired, and in doing so said he would appoint* day when he came back from his vacation. The abrupt manner in which the Court broke up left it matter of doubt whether the bankrupt had passed his examination or not.

Oliver, the city stockbroker, charged with fraud—En appropriating money intrusted to him for a specific purpcse, and in dealing with securities placed is his charge—has been committed for trial. The evidence against him in the Guildhall seems to be complete. Ile is shown to have invested only part of the 50001. entrusted to him by Miss Dance, and to have traded in the securities he did purchase. Another case is pending against him. At the close of the first case Mr. Bodkin said—" I cannot allow this ease to go without expressing publicly my opinion that persons cannot exercise too much caution in employing persons advertising themselves to invest money in public securities. I think that no person should part with a farthing without exercising the greatest caution in making inquiries and ascertain- ing that the brokers about to be trusted. are persons .eff good character and the strictest integrity, and at the same time menibera of the Stock Ex- change." Alderman Carter endorsed everything Mr. Bodkin had said. John Towashend, who might almost be termed a mife-beater by profes- sion, was brought before the Worship Street Magistrate to answer a charge of beating and kicking his wife. Five or six times, the exact nuaiber is forgotten, has this fellow been similarly charged, and been punished with imprisonment for terms varying from twelve to three mouths. Mr. Elam-

I recollect that you have been been before charged with these brutal offences, and have had lengthened imprisonments for them.. It all appears of no avail, and I am sorry that I can only send you agaiu for six months' hard labour, but this time I shalt also order you to find good bail for a period of the same duration." Mrs. Townshend is a very fisher, industrious woman, and has five children to maintain. Mr. Hammill gave her 10s. and recommended her ease to the noticeof the benevolent.

An unusual outburst of popular feeling occurred near the Thames Police Court on Monday. A Jewess who had run off from her husband with a Swedish captain was charged with assaulting her husband's brother. All the parties had behaved badly, and Mr. Yardley fined the woman five shit- IMP. No sooner had the Swede got outside the Court than he was attacked by upwards of 250 Jews, and amidst cries of "Kill him!" "Down with km!" "Tear him to pieces !" in English, German, Hebrew, and Dutch, he was struck, kicked, and buffeted, in a terrible manner. His hat was knocked over his eyes, his clothes were torn, and he would have been se- verely injured if the police had not promptly rescued him. The woman suffered in the same way, and had to be guarded by a force of constables.

1,1,1* husband, who appeared to be a timid and quiet man, and some of his friends, were admitted to see her. A noisy scene of recrimination took Plate. • The injured husband appeared disposed to take home his faithless

Ivife if she would promise to give up all thoughts of the Swede. She re- lased to do so, and said that her husband had brought all the evil upon him-

self by allowing her to receive money and presents from the captain, and alsa permitted be to

r accompany the Swede to the theatres and roniain from

home with him until three and four o'clock in thernerning. This was not

denied by the husband, who said he never expected his wife would have left her home and children.

John Easterbrook, fifty years of age, applied last week for relief at the Greenwich Union. He was told that he was young enough to work and sent away. He walked about for three days, having nothing to eat, and sleeping in the open air. A gentleman gave Lim some relief; a policeman gave him threepence. He applied again to the relieving officer, aud being still refused admission, he broke a window. Brought before Mr. Seeker he told his piteous story, and the magistrate, finding he was really too ill to be sent to prison, ordered that he should be admitted into the workhouse.

A Billingsgate fish salesman of " great respectability " has been heavily fined by the Lord Maven for having illegal possession of a larp• quantity of salmon, which had been taken from the river Tweed since the close of the season for netting salmon in that river. It is a remarkable case, since salmon are caught in the sea at all seasons, and that these sal•non might have been so caught.

The Mechanics' .1fagazine gives some interesting details of the plan adopted to warm St. Paul's for the special services. The work is under- taken by the London Warming and Ventilating Company, 36, Great George Street, Westminster. The stoves, six in number, constructed according to Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney's patent, are in the crypt, mid are found to be far from expensive, and amply sufficient for this portion of the building. When the arrangements are completed, the crypt, and of course the whole of the cathedral, will each be thrown into one entire space, the two uommuuicating with each other through the gratings in the door of the cathedral. These gratings are so arranged that a certain and constant number of them will be up-casts and the remainder down-casts, with the power of turning the whole into up-casts during the time in which large congregations are assembled. At this time a full supply of fresh warm air will be passed up from the crypt, and escape by the upper openings at the top of the dome. The vapour passes in conjunction with an ascending column of air, over the external surface of the stove, rising up between the wings, and by this means prevents the stove from being over-heated, and the air from being over-drieal or burnt. We must not leave the subject without remarking upon a me.ditication of Mr. Gurney's apparatus patented by Mr. Woodcock, the Maeager and Se- cretary of the London Warming and Ventilating. Company. This consists of a steam or hot-water pipe made with a series of transverse wings or flanches in one solid casting. so as to secure a rapid transmission of heat to the extreme edge of each wing. This modification secures, in addition to the advantages of circulation, the power of producing at will a perfectly- saturated atmosphere by means of a jet of water playing over the apparatus.