The Express. — London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

Ine Court. The Quern and Feiner Albert left Windsor Cagle at four minute , beimr twelve o'clock yesterday, attended by the Joeclyn, the Manp.is of °monde, Lit ut.-Cul. Has. C. It . Phipps, CoMat I lion. Charles pail;,,, Colonel & A r l ey Itrumuumd, Lonl l'harles Fitzroy, and Lieut.- 1 Col. lion, Alexander Gordon, and proceeded to the station 1 , ,f t h e (.teat West. Fee Ikailway in Windsor, where a guard of honour of the Cold-in:inn Guards was in attendanco with the hand of the regiment, and received her Majesty and the Prime with the wood bemoan. A special train conveyed the .ugu't p.erty to the i'whiington terminus, where the guru and t h e Crime mid the royal suite entered three of h e eklaiesty's ernarry., and iningabately left for Buckingham Palace, a de•techweit of the Pith Lance r. touting the ,tort. Her end Critter. Albert arrived at Busk- Witham l'alace at ten minutes before 1 o'clock, and were . rV1:11r1.11 14 the Lord thumb -rlain, the Master of the florae, 1. ,, e 4 • „•;.., 1 4 .m.0v, and th.. Master of the Douche:ld. Soon after I r arr... 11 in toe la the Queen, att, oiled by the Viscount. -• imele n i e.ly in waiting), went to Glouceder lion.. an d ei.a. el • her Royal Highnem the Duehews of we nt eester I Lord I 1. tele. Fitzroy. equerry in waiting, was ie. attend ine • on Ito hark. 11. r Map .tv h. 1.1 is curt and privy council at dune Lehi...l-k in eh. eft. two o. At the ...art. Mereoleta, Envoy Extraordinary and Mini-ter l'lmiieset. eatery Own the Republic of Nicars vas, heal an auelee•ne •• of the Queen, and delivered big ut jestiel. to her •ty. Ilia Exeellency wan introilueed b y vi m nnut l'alener.tem. (MAL. the Queen's principal tes reee b t ey ..f Slaw for For. stn and conducted by Lt eu t etun t.i Mw.' the 110.1. Sir Edward Cuot, her Ma,W.ty% M..t. , r tip Co remoniev. s i r m e , ~,i 11.C.K., her Majesty's Mini-ter _,liar at ti.. I i ego., wee pn,ented to the Queen at an aucLo nee by Viseeatet Pnlnierstonkin hi- arrival from Shfloul. The Earl of Wit. hit, a had an audience of the Queen an I deliver .1 to h. r Majway addres.i• from Dover, Ash • New Ileum e, Landow., liethe, and ether Ow.- in the mute of Kent ; also from Newark— all against ;vital logires.i..n. Dlr. Jam. Mor.i.on, of Snare-brook, Faux, wag press ot•-.1 to the Queen, at an audience, by Sir George Grey, Iler prloci.cd Secretary of State for the He Der•rtuvret, th • Queen was graeiousiy pleased to ruler tins lemur Knighthood upon him. Mr. Ale Nand. r liminemum, Lieut.-Governor of Prince Didnard'a I.laliel, was prewnt :II to the Queen by Sir George Grey, and rtecitril the honour of Knightherod front Her ty. r.Jasenew Meek, late Comptroller of the Victualling of the Navy, wa- kitrodun+l I.y ?MT (i...rsre (Inlet an audience, and received the honorer of Kai hth. rail from the Queen. The Prier council was atteaded by Renal Prince the Lord Pr... Meet, the Lora Chancellor, the Laid Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the ficeretarin of State. her the Ilmne, Foreign, and Colonial IMpartnienta, the. Cietewellor of the Exchequer, the• remi. d ent of th,• Bonn% of Cmitnol, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lane ad. r. the Postm ...ter-General, the Secretary at War, th. Lewd Stewart, the Lord 1 shumberlain, the Meeter of the llorse. and the Groom of th.• Stole to Prince Albert. At the Clouted, th.. glue...l'm Speech on opening the Sc.. or na. arranged and agreed upon. The lime Willi. we Dattsuret wan the Clerk of the i'ouncil in Weitine. The Nlanpii , rd lAmdlowne had an audience of Ilex Ma jc.ty h•-fre the Owned. The 1:..r: oP l'arlisle ((hand llor of the Duchy for I,anen. ter) had a , welkin, of the Quern, and submitted to Her names of gentleun•n to the °thee of Sheriff for the ...linty of Lamest. r for the prevent year. Lord Joliet Mewl! and Earl Grey had audiences of the Qu. en. Maje.ty was attended by the 'l'reasur •r of the Ilems. hold. the Cuiptroiler of th e ili nuar h.ht, th e of Lonebenelerre, Gold Stick in Waiting: the Marquis of Orasonde. Low( in Waiting; and lierleley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. Maje.ty 314t1 Albert honoured the Haymarket Theatre with the it pn-wnee yesterda evening. The royal suite cond.-tot of the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Wait ing; the Manta'. of ttrainvole, Lord in Waiting; Lord Charles , Fitrn•y, Equerry in Waiting ; and Lieut.-Colonel lion. Meltwater Gordon, Flurry in Waiting tothe Prince. The ftsf.wil 1 - wiremity C.,mmi.•ion held a mertinit yes terday at the re.i.lrwee .4 the Fied Lord of the Trea.itry, Downiniotret. I're*rnt: The Bi,itom of corwkh, the 11,•an of l'arh4.., the Minder of renthroke, the Rev. IL 6. Liddell, tlu• Rev. ILL 11. S. Johnwm, and the !tee. A. I'. twatiley..ivretory. Lle4nitetow were received yoderday at the Colonial-office from the then ruor of Ceylon and hong Kong, the Lord igh of the lonian I.lantin, and the (inventor of A of thy attono•y+, ...diction, and rrortora of Ent :Lot and rontittitot of Mr. D. S. linniodt, Mr. N'illiml Woodnnifr, Mr. William i Rafil jun., Mr. It. Diatriwritei, and Mr. Joint M. elaiwnt, had an inters ivw yegtrtlay with the I.ntal l'haneellor, to rialui-4 hi. lonl- Pkip to pn nt to 111.• Illott.t. of Lord. .t puti!ion migueti by b yw,,ntt of 1%11011 att....they% solicitor., mitt proctor.,' agais.4 the p.jK.l aggiv-.10.1. POLITICAL DINNERS. Lord .litlin on Pied Lard of the Trerritry, gnre • (bond lamiliset 1.4 evening at hir official revi,lenre, in lkorniiii:--trect, to a large party tif atenilheri of the Houo.• of C0mm,,,,. 1 ni111.,t14 wWI tin government. Then• were prevent the !tight Hon. the Speaker, the Marnuir of Kil dare, the mover, noel Mr. Pet, the 'aconite!, of the Ad deo*: VI-emirs( l'aliner.ton, Sir Georg•• Grey, the Right lion. hot Monk. th.• Atforaev-lienerit. the Soli. itor- Illeneral. 'tight lion. Sir Win. Somerville, the Chan rollor of the Evelvinner, the Right lion. Sir John Cum llolitious.. the Plight lion. W. U. Ilayter, lion. John }Alas. Mr. Howe.. Mr. !knew, Mr. Rich,Mr.(teonie Corn wall Leask, Mr. Janos the Right lion. Henry Labonetoce. the Vimt lord of the Admiralty ; Lord S.•v auur, Mr. J. Parker, lion. Win. Cowper, Admiral Dean. Disivilar, Adiginil Drawly e, Colonel the llon. li.•orge An- PM. the With! lion. M. I'. Itaiu•, the Right lion. W. S. Lonelier, ' , le David Dimilar, Mr. Ralph Rental, Intl Al fred Pray?. L..nl Nirmur hill, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Robert Bork. LOTII Clareni, ihm t, Mr. lt. W. (trey, Mr. W. Lin. and Mr. A. 11. The 'swat. were all attired in V.tlitik.. and Idler th:• lautquet Lord John Ros ati' read Irr •polli to the a...•aMed trued.. The of I:m.4.am, .ir lervler of the ministry in the lion•' ..t Lord.. !are a nt:µtniMrt•nt entertainment tart efrAulg I a 1.1.10116 t•t %Ur) . Lowe part} of peers— ;upprwt. r. ta the rt p,ent got yr...twat. l'he leant. inelutlvel he Lora Otateallar, the Earl of Effingham. the 1110,1 . r. WWI Innl l'reniont• . the s etattler of the arlaresa. The ()oho of lk sonshire. the Mkt. of Norfolk, the Marquis of Amtlest.,. the Marquis of llreadalhune the Martini. of Weantiuster. the 'Marquis of Clanrivard;, the Earl of Car 11w Earl of Ilemborough. the Earl (trove, the Marque. of Ihmegal, th.. Earl litzhanlinge, the Karl Fitawillium, (h. Earl Dr.ottille, the Earl 1 trey. the Earl of Milan, the Earl of llorlea. the Keel Smawer. the Earl of Stralfonl, the Earl ..f Walacura.... the Earl of Effingham, the Earl of ramp rtlos ti. V is.ount I'moomhe, toned Ikaumout, Lora (owto Lora 1' trio/ton, Lora ttahorne, Lord De biataky. Lora lhitferist and Clanchoye. Lord Elplawaour. Lora F.. 1 e. lord Ilatherton. Lora Monte:tsar. Lord l'on- MA.. Lora *smote,- (of Ahlerley), Inrl Dremocur, Lord Lonl I. Vora. and the Earl of Shelburne. Her blajt-aty'. vetch wa. read to the. 'meats after dinner hy the nohlr marquis. Lon' Stanley. as leader of the opposition in the Home of euttrtaintsl a large party of peers—auppolers of . ma...math, policy—DA erratum at Ws mammal in St. aaatty'st.lo tre. The party included the Duke of ltith. mond, the Duke of Itutland. the Duke of Cleveland, the Nama. of Exeter, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of earditfart. the Earl of Exlinton. the Earl of . Lansdale, the Earl of Nlalimtalure, the Earl ..f Imean, the Earl of Sand y ich. the Earl of Wilton. the Fart Nelson. the Earl of StraPtroke. the Earl of Wiarlailyta. the Earl of Kinsale, tin. Karl of layman. the Earl Talbot, the Earl of Erne, thsEarl lkaawarr. Vistsaint Comhennere, Viseount Strata:- ford. Lora Herhaslal Lord Lord Southampton, Lad Colthout r, Lund Saloon and Lora Sonar, tt. THE WINTIOW DI - TV.—Ye•tk . rity ft vestry meeting of the pariah of St. Clenteut'a Daue,, was held to tolopt twea•un.s (•r the reirral of the window tax. Mr. Charehearden Spent, r pn+ided. A large nunther of the ta4atataist. wen• lm • •nt. and the great unanimity pre vailed. 1t..4-tlutioos eon I. inning the tic and the howe tan, by .Lich it La been propned to replave it. wen• adopted ; J.Jether with a I.t•titi••u to parliament, to he presented by the reprnuntatins Vrertudinter. Hhnu.tt.t: FM itHotn L.iND gI.K HUY:A +aerie of the tot:tubers and friend. of thin annoriation wan held on Friday "ruing: at the rublie 11211. Itoehdale. to celebrate the our chaning al on entate hr the 'the Lind V situated Rochdale. a:A tostrainei. about •2W acre.; it will vont about and in raped, of Acing divided into .101311ottnentn. Mr. 61,111101 Tweedale eccupb 41 the chair. Mr. Churl., WAL., r o val thy tint resolution, which 14,1ared that the freehold I e... 1 movement wan it-nerving of the warmest support of all v. ho bleared an exten.iort of the nulfratre, Ceding an it did to the iummennent of the social and moral tonditian of the indugtriou. and unenfran tithed (taut•. The renolation wan seconded by Mr. T. Livery, and briefly .up; whirl by Mr. Aleaand:r Renew, tI . T. The motion IV a. unauiinow.ly agreed to. Sir. 6. Ilenley moved a weond renolution, That thin tweeting. while it recogniNes the utility of free hld hoot ...WC., an n direct and meditation:4 means of attending the political franchise, bylieses in their superior importance O. a means for the advantageous investment of moll sayings, and the enelniragewent of habits of thrift :ma India-try amongst the noticing claseys. - Mr. Jacob Bright %retooled the resolution. Mr. Bright. M.P.. in "uPPolling the resolutimt. %%pressed his opinion that melt s..teivties as tlose were absolutely necessary to ac complish the object in view—the csteuston of the polita al franchise. For c:rittuies past the whole olueet of our legislation with regard to land had been to keep it in great estates. and consequently a few _great pr-prietors had managed to keep the whole of the alrairs of the nation in their eau hands. The possession of land had been Made the key to es cry Lind of political power and influence, and the panes.- tr. of land had made all sortsof incomprehensible laws to ',merle ostatesbeing split into small allotments. Working men ought to become members of these white% both on social and political tfrnunds—on political grounds in order that they might acquire a greater influence In the settlement of national cpsestini. than they hail hitherto possessed. The resolut:on was , -,cried unarinnoa-le ; thai.l.s were voted to Messrs. Ilrt,..tt and Myers, y and to the chairman. awl :sic; proceod• Mgt terminated. NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. The first monthly soirie of the National Reform Associa tion for the present y.ar was held Ind evening at the London Tavern, In Bishopegate-street. The large hall of ' that establishment was completely crowded. A large por tion of the company co ' ted of ladies. Tea and coffee , having been served, Sir Joshua Walmeley, president of the association, accompanied by Lady Walmesley, Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Hume, M.P., and H. Hartley Kennedy, F.sq., took their places on the platform amidst loud applause. Many ladies u ere on the platform, end l amongst other active 'itemisers °rale assnciat ion the rewe present: Messrs. Hoisghton, Blond, J. A. Nicholay, D. M`Dtin sell, H. J. Slack, W..tham, W. E. Corner, J. liambleton, J. Groesunith, J. Ilatwm, Wooltoruns, U. Shillibeer, T. J. I.fitchburn, W. H. Ashurst, W. D. Saul, S. P. Ward, T. i 0. ' , eater, T. K. Pritchard, H. Elsie. J. B. Eisslell, E. Brown, J. 11. Pirkforl, J. Waterman, W. Howard, J. A. Lyon s F. Farrand, J. 'Linton, H. Preece, J. Allen, S. D. 8111illett, W. Statham, J. Manning, T. S. Nicholls, W. B. Whitman (Brentfora), W. Brown (Uxbridge), S. Boughton (Hounslow), W. Featherstune (St. Mary Cray), W. (iothorpe, &e. The ee People's Anthem" having been sung— Sir JOSHUA WAI.MSLEY said—Ladies and gentle men: This is the first of a series of soir, , es which are to take place en behalf of this association, fur the purpose of teaching and instructing the people, Ile to their just rights (11, ar, hear.) To do more—to show them the way to get them. The first lecture will he delivered to night by my hon. friend who stands behind me. When I named this question as one likely to improve and teach the people, he claimed a right to the first poet. (Cheers.) Ile said, I rill denser tite first and there he is. (Cheers.) His is an example worthy of imitation, and I feel that if you work for reform as he has done, you will very soon hare it. My friend Mr. Ilume will give the first lecture. The second will be delivered by one to whom we are deeply in debted-1 mean, to Mr. Fox, the member fur Oldham. (Cheers.) The t hird will be given by one whom we esteem highly, T mean Mr. Edward !Wall; and I will nut follow the course further, as the arrangements have not been all made, further than to state that one of the series will be delivered by a working man—a Nor operative. Thee will he followed by other lectures. With these observations 1 beg to muse that my, hon. friend, Mr. Hume, do take the chair, and, I am sure, it is a motion requiring no seconder, and that it will be carried by ac clamation. (Cheers.) - - - - • • Mr. 111 - ME then took the chair amidst the loud ap plows: of the rompany. Ile mitt—Ladies and gentlemen : I did say that I should be mat happy to address this meet lug. Lecture I never do; for I 3.111 nut one who come with j a speech ready prepared. I have now had an experience of upwards of fifty year. OA a public man, so that I commit claim on the precut occasion the privilege of the old op-- j logy of not hcing accustomed to public speaking. Although I hare not written a speech for delivery on this occasion, I have noted down one or two points of importance, and I shall try to keep myself to them as closely as possible. In the first place, I conceive that we one to the members of the association our hest thanks for the exertions which they have made in this muse. I hold it to he the business of every man to see that his fellow-tarn shall not be deprived of their rights, that they be placed in that position as members of soelety and n. freemen to which they ore entitt, d, and onglit nut to lie left to suffer without word of encouragement or effect on their behalf a _ _ species of slavery. I think, in a free country, every man ought to have a voire in the ehnning of representatives,— not only of thine who are to raise money for public purposes and to tat the people, hut of rause who make laws to affect life and property; nod I think it is our duty, and we ought to s,se that every man is placed in his proper position as a freeman and member of the mune state. If you meet and converse with any one at the present time, he is almost sure to tell you that things cannot remain as they are now—the representation, the state of the courts of justice, show that it is impossible that things ran long go on as they are. The next question I ask is, what are you to do to attain the end desired? We have seen the mode in which the people of other countries have endeavoured to MTV out reforms and have failed. In this country I see no wi-fi any where manifested to seek reforms, or to work them out, in any other way than by the lawful legitimate mode, by which all our reforms have hitherto been carried out, and I think that nothing will urine to alter that disposition in any elloo. of the wept:, but that all reforms will continue to be sought for in a legal and constitutional manner. No man in this country can speak more highly of the value of the contitut• than I do. (Bear, hear.) I speak with con fidence, having had opportunities of comparison with others. Our eopstitution eonsca• of King, Lords, and Commons. (A win., We want no lords.") I wish those who differ from me in opinion would wait till I am done. I like every m m to have his opinion ; but there is a time for every thing, nail two men cannot speak with advantage at the s ern tiro-. Bach branch of the legislature has its paper rights most accurately defined by law ; and let me tell those who may not he aware of the net, that it was obtained at no slight cost. Let us look shortly at what were MOM'• of the ancient rights of the people under the constitution. I have noted down one or two authorities on this priMt. The first of these which I shall refer you to is Blackstone. I like to catch the Lawyers if I eau, for they are a strange Art. This is what Judge Blackstone says at rot i., p. 1.18, of his Commentaries on the Law. of • England—•• That parliament is iss.val with the kingdom itself." That is quite true, and there are other institu• thins for self-government even of an older dote. One of . . the oldr-t io,titution% in the country iA the disirion into pariAte% it is Po old that we hare %carroty h.en able to a.rertain the time when the ttivi wt% made. From time Wrizi immemorial it has been the law that any man residing in a parish, and paying any portion of the rates of that parish, haa a right to attend vestries and take a part in the election of all offirem, or the raising or expenditure of any money neceasary for parochial purposes. That way the law from very ancient times hut sonic year. ago Mr. Sturges Bourne oht tined an art from parlia ment giving cumulative votes to certain persons, a most absurd and dangerous innovation. By meana of this act a man peosestoinr a house at 1501. may have three votes, wheetets the Man w hit a :;01. house 11.1 s only tine vote. This system is happily not general. but several parishes hove adopted it under the pernti.sion given by Mr. Sturges Bourn-'a Art. In my opinion a man who pays only six tietht toward.s the par.whial burthen, is as much interested, perhaps mina• so, than the man who ha. 10,0001. and a hole, from 300/. to too!. a yestr, for the former has a greater interest in seeing that the affair. of the parish are properly administered. I could tdate, were it 111,1NOWATT to go into details., WOW curiaes farts with respect to a parish in this neighbourhood, where one individual is enabled to collect 700 loon person. who do not attend. fly this means he if 013111441 to carry even thing his own way, and this goes ou at the present time. The pariah is one of our old institu tions. There is another—the office of comner—whieh is another of the oldest in the kingdom, and even man who mutt rates had a rote in his election. I will not carry you Lack to the older time, to which my old friend, Major Cart wright, has n.ferred iu his eollection of authorities, though I may say he was quite right, that at that {alio(' every free man in the land (at that time you are aware some were not free) had a right to attend and give his vote, not only at municipal elections hut for members of parliament. (Ilt ar, he With the... explanations, I come now to the passage in blitelintone to which I have referred, as to the high antiquity of parlia ment. The judge says that parliament is coeval with the kingdom itself; that we have instant... of itameeting in the reirna of Ina. On, and Ethelhert. lle goo, further even than I ilo, that upon the true theory tool strituioe principles of liberty, every member of the eontuntn.tv, however poor. should Hair a vote ; and that every man nho is supposed a free agent, ought to be, in some measure, his own governor ; and therefitre a branch at least of the legislative power should reside in the whole body of the people, meaning Commons. (Ilear.) I have a numher of other authorities. Lord Grey, in 1832, cited Sir Thomas Smith, who wrote in the time of Quern Elizabeth, and whose work is held in high repute by lawyers. lie says—•• Every. Englishman is intended to be present in parliament, either in person, or by procuration and attorney, of what presetnittence, state, dignity, or quality fOVVer he be. from the prince to the lowest person of Enelantl. And the “nisent of the parlia ment in taken to be every man's consent." (Cheers.) Are we suet dolts as to ray that every man is now represented in parliament ? It is a mockery to say so, and I am oar primal that men ran Ise found to utter such an umertion. I shall only- put a single ease to you. If you hail h^en in the ROO' 01 I:ominous last a:lAm, do you think it likely you would have :toreed to give to a young m to, who has a for tune from his father and a high rant. iu the ahoy, 12,0001. a year, fur no tubs r reason than that he was a tainsin to the Queen ? I need not say that I opposed the grant in every stare, hut it was no use the House of Co ninms does not represent the p. (Hear, hear.) I hare hull the curioaty to ascertain from an actuary, a very emineut man, what is the actual burthen of this annuity ea the people. Be say. it is just equal t,.223,00W. Anil yet this was passed in a angle vote to one whose arryieesdid net d• serve a single shilling. (Cries of phase.") I have by me as authority which hi, I think, steer important, because I am anxious to lay the ground the proving my position, that the people have a right to be repnhented. and that it is not a matter of favour. In a committee mita the t'ireneeshr election petition in 1792, it became neceshirs for the committee to define what was the right of election, and they gave • general definition. f.r the purpose of enactin, nt, a to right of voting, in the following terms, which stated it to extend to—.• every male person of full are. and not sulajeet to any legal incapacity. alto shall occupy ewe house or dwell ing. the MIMIC lasing bona jilt hitt ell for and ap plied to purposes of residence, shall. if duly registered, he entitled to vote in the election of mentlojaa to setae in parliano nt." What then do we seek more than what Black.tons., and Whiteloek, and Glanville. and other autho rities have told you is the right of the people ? (Hear, hear.) With these observations I come now to consider whether that right is enjoyed par not. 1 ran only say that as chairman of committee in 1834, to inquire Meet the num her of voters in every borough and couuty, I found a laments able proof to the contrary. It was then awertahted that there was only one in seven of the male populatioa, abuse twenty yean of age, who had a vote. I believe the propor tion is now shout one in six. Is it ream able to soot)°, that men will remain Whiled with sash a state of things. The working classes arc mar in gaud employment, and do not trouble themselres so mutt about the elective. franchise as they did some time ago: but is not this the proper time to aetue the question. Or wait till a reverse takes place, when a demand again itt,olt., hot in this most a r Ts oloai L ni a niaff. extbetial from the llLlSOfilifia Na man xi,:ely CAS 04 . ns:aw with a dear con science that st is fie:: that , oue 3 n as sea, should ponces a teice -a halation arts is the authiag es the :me* sallied; THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1851. life and property, while other were denied that right. (Hear, hear.) Is it reasonable to think that the Ave or an without that power will be satisfied that it should remain for ever so? It is impos sible. (Hear hear.) 1 go further and say, that the refusal of this right is actually holding out a tempta tion to men to do evil. (Hear, hear.) I had an opportu nity the other day of reveling in a daily newspaper an opi nion of the present house of Common.. I like to consult the filth estate of the realm, and the sketch to which I refer is in the Doily News. But perhaps I had better first give I you a definition of reform by the Times. (Hisses.) The Times was nut always what it now is, and may he before long again. (Laughter.) I remember the days when the Times lauded me on to my exposures of military abuses. For nearly ten years, front 1822 to 1830, it every day exposed the abuses which I had I hunted up. Recolletring these things, I live in hope that the good times may come again. On the 14th of De cember 1833, the Times gave the following definition : " l'arbrimentary reform means, in SultAttnee, a security lodged In the hands of the people fur the names of what ever they conceive to be a national grievance, whether authorised or not prevented by the existing law. Itut the right and power to redeem all grievances which atHiet the people etllectively, involves the duty of legislating for the redress of whatever grievances affeet a particular portion of the people, otherwise the most precious of all rights, cis., that of equal justice, might be altogether excluded from our idea of upright government and of cis il liberty." (Cheers.) There is no doubt that the Reform Bill has failed. I be here we may attribute that failure to the want of the ballot and to the want of short reckonings. (Hear, hear.) Here, on the 3rd Februm7, 1641, we have a morning journal, the 1 Doily News, speaking thus of the result:—" How could it be otherwise ? One-half of the members of the House of Commons are to this day as essentially nominees as any that sat in the old close-borough and proprietary-borough par liaments; and the whole class of intelligent, skilled artisans I may be considered as virtually excluded from any voice in the election of the remainder. Nor is this all; the existing electoral qualification and system of electoral registration have enabled clubbed and affiliated purtiums to pack even pretty numerous constituencies with factitious mmorities. The voice of real public opinion is scarcely heard in the House of Commons; it has not even the semblance of in fluence over the votes that are there given. The House of Commons is packed and managed by knots of speculating I politicians; by the holders of a bank a; political rouge el noir, and the punters who are trying to break it. The House of Commons is as well entitled to be made an object of the paternal solicitude and watchfulness of the poliee as any hell in Jerrayn-street and its vicinity." Well, now, this is true. Yet is it nit ridieuiout that the paper which tells us of such a result should, at the same time, tell us that we are going too far, and ought to 1w satisfied with an equalisation of the franchise? (Hear, hear.) Why, if this is the state of the present itiou-e of Commons we must be right in insisting on a complete change in its constitution. (Hear, hear.) That House of Commons is the " taxing organ." The members who com pbut ow' it are ,in ni their o s e ta i tions e , on h n o ee ne i el a.n.idthltaohnentulraa,ble menwhicA have an interest in the maintenance of existing evils; and I risk, would you, as sensible people, have to a body so con etituted the control and managemeut of your money mat ters ? How can you expert economy and retrenchment when your taxing organ "is so defective. The expedient of agitation answers your purpose, after a loot effort, in obtaining what you want. But look at the agitatiou now going on for the repeal of the window tax. Why, the slaw amount of agitation ought to get rid for you of everyone of these abuses. (Ilene, hear.) The scone agitation has to be repeated on es ery occasion for every special grievance. I say put the people into power at once. (Cheers.) We should theu have economy, and we want it. Certainly we have done something to cheek extravagonee. When I entered the House of Commons, it voted away yearly 300,01101. to sinecurist-. Well, we have destroyed that abuse. We have attacked and got rid of a good many sinecures; and, in fact, the only sinecures that remain now are in the church. (Laughter and cheers.) And. I can tell yon their time is cumin:; toss (I,aughte and loud cheering.) Give me a reformed parliament and you will soon see them melt away. I recommend to you all to join and to assist this roariation. We can all work to gether in it ; and it is only by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, that we can win the day. (. rhe hon. gentleman resumed his seat amid enthusiastic cheers.) Sir JOSHUA WALNIsLEY then stepped forward, hold ing in his hand a howpict of large dimensions, and statcd that the flowers had been sent with a note requesting that he would present them publicly to Mr. Hume. The un- , nounceineut war received with cheering. Sir Joshua Walinslev briefly commented on the incident, and then handed the bouquet to Mr. Hume, who bowed, blushingly, and appropriately acknowledged the unprecedented com pliment. Sir JAMES DUKE then addressed the meeting. lie proposed • resolution of thanks to Mr. flume. Ile was glad, he mid, to hove this duty intrusted to him. Ile had known Mr. Hume for 3- - ) vear•, and he was proud of a friendship from which had derived incalculable benefit. They would all be delighted to express to Mr. flume their thanks for his presence that evening, and their seas• of his long public services. (Cheers.) Mr. HARTLEY KENNEDY seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN thanked his hon. Mend, Sir James Duke, whose acquaintance he had bad the honour of for 11 years ; and nothing hod given him greater pleasure and satisfaction than to see that 110 a. gentleman win his way to the highest station by energy and perseverance. Sir James was au example for every man in the commooite to imitate. The Minimax thea announcal that he had just had Iflt put into hi. hand by Mr. Houghton, of A)lorhury, one of the larg..st tenant-farmers in England, toward. defraying the expenses of the association. (Applause.) Mr. UOCGHTON, the gentleman referred to, proposed the fiollowing resolution That this assetuhly desires to exprews its implicit confidence in the president and council of the National Reform Assiwiation, whose labour- they cannot too fully appreciate, and oboes principles and objects they determine to support." Ile said he csrtainly did nut expect, when he came upon the platform, that any portion of the duties of the evening Would have devolved upon him. Ile came to hear, w hat had since given him great satisfaction, the• very able stwech delivered by Mr. plume; but, at the same time, he so fully concurred in everything said loy the chotinaoin, and 460 by Sir James Doh:, that he could not refuse to propose the rt•solution which had just been placed in his hands. lie lwlicred that the steps hithertotaken towards the abolition of monopoly had greatly co n duced to the state of prosperity in which the country was now placed. If they proceeded in the same direction, hi. firm label was that they would reduce the poor note to nothing, and empty the gaols. Everywhere the people were well employed, and cni.oying greater comforts than they haul ever done b•firre and he hoped the time sin, rapidly approaching when the money spent in carrying out the poor law, and in conduct ing criminal prosecutions would be expended in educating the moose. of the people. (Cheers.) Mr. SLACK seconded the remlution in a speech of con siderable abilite, in the course of which he lore todimony to the admirable practical working of the association. The resolution wac hero put and carried unanimously. Mr. LE BLONIJ called the attention of the meeting to the effitau•ted state of the funds of the iv...elation, and to the neeecsity of contributing liberally to enable it to continue its efficient action. The proceedings terminated shortly before ten o'clock. Ill'll , TAUT AND ATTTAIPT AT Mewl:ft.—The inhalti tants of the tow u of Walsall and neighbourhood were, tarty on Wednesday evening, in a great state of excitement in cons„ , queuee of the perpetration of a daring burglary. cow e ltd with a double attempt at murder. The following are tie: particulars :—The 11,Q1 , 1• where the burglary has bet n eouintitted is situatcd to the left of Lichfield-street, at a place railed the Butt., and is °templed by a small farmer, wanted William Holmes, the retuttinder of the household consisting of the mother of Holmes, and two young women, Metes of the occupant. The burglars had QP , t made art en. trainee from the farm yard by means of a small window which communicated with the hack kitchen. After irarking up a quantity of wearing apparel, the thieves then, it ap pears, made he best of their time, and visited the larder, where they found a nuantity of eatables, together with two bottles of wine, with which they enjoyed themselves for some tint,. They afterwards press; sled up stairs, ow‘ 1 armed v. ith a staff, and the other with a large woralen bar taken from the hack door, in which way they entered the MOM 11,UVit ti by William Holmes. Their first act was to endeavour to commit murder. Holmes, who is rather deaf, it seem.. was asleep, and they struck him while in that state twice oa Cie side of the head with such force as to cum pletiy ..hiver the weapon to splinters. Supposing the heed was ateomplished. their te!xt step was to plunder the Men ; but, strange to announce, the blow given had not KO the effect contemplated, as the intended victim sprung from his bed, and with great strength and courage caught hold of the one who was in possessiou of the .t.itr, took it from him. and struck the villain who had attempted his life a arc: re blow on the top of his brad, front the elfeete ~f which he fell insensible. The other one then attempted to make hi. , esempe, hut he struck him likewise. Ile then roused the two Misses Holmes, who prozeeded for Assistance. Mr. D. S. Moor, surgeon, who was attending a skit person near, hearing the alarm. proceeded in the direction the sound came from. awl Cmitd it came from the house of Holmes, whom he found bleeding very much, and in a dangerous condition. Sub inspector Filet, awl Police-otficer George Wolley imme diately attended, when the prisoners were handed over to their charge. On the arrival of the officers the prisoner ; who was tird struck with the staff was rontoletely in-:ea- tilde, in which state he was conveyed in a curt, first to Mr. Wymper, 9U7'40 , :1. and afterwards to the lock-up at 1 Bush ell. previous to their removal to Lichfield. The two i prisoners, who at the time refused to give their =MCP. are app t.ently about twenty and twenty-six Years of I age : the young one has apparently received a gOod edit- ! cation '.,y his address, and was dressed in an old suit of i moleskin; the elder one had a s'art or .lop, such as is worn ; by ClLCAVilitles, user his other clothes. The younger one has siticesstat,tl that he comes from London, and his companion from Le:eester. They have been se:n begging about the neighlemthotal fur some time past. The house where the robbery was committed is out of the borough of Walsall, and therefore will be the subject of inquiry 'relive a county magistrat .. The wine which they had drunk no doubt had a great effect upon them, when closely attacked ; and when taken to the lock-up, the blood from their heads, and the colour of their complexion, from the disguise they had ! assaulted for the occasion, were lutlicroue hi the extreme. The wounded man, William Holmes, is not expected to sur vive the iniurit 1. I i AMUR/ALIT, Fan. 3. Areoret stants.--Seoand En ! i sitm,r Creeds Saumtcrs, to the l'imeti,es. t Quentin: George Lamb, to the Arroyont i and Chatice 0 William. N the liiii.m. TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION AT EXETER HALL. Last night, a grand temperance demonstration—one of a series intended to he held during the present year—took place at Exeter Hall. The building was filled in every part. J. S. BUCKINGILVW, Esq., took the chair, and re marked that they were met to declare their adherence to the temperance principles, and to obtain converts to their opinions. The present year was one which promised to be mow remarkable one in our history on subjects relating to the art,. and industry, not only of ourselves, but of foreign nations. Much had her•n mid lately of the papal aggression. Some who had gone over to the church of Rome had been called pervert% and by others converts; but thine who had acted so had joined a body of Christians, while many every year became drunkard., and were utterly lost both as citi zen. and Chriwian.. The min expended in intoxicating liquors, a. Mr. Porter had demonstrated, amounted to up wards of seven million. a year —a NUM which was utterly wasted. However gnat the difficulties and the amount of evil with which th, v hail to contend, they had the consolti ' Lion of knowing tkit the evil wa. much lc.. than wh, a they began their movement. A grand eon:el.:nee was about to be held at Leicener to organise u mind temperance con ference of all nations at the time of the forthcoming Exhi bition. (Cheers.) Addreows upon various topic. connected with the tem perance movement were afterwards iielivereil by the Rev. Messrs. Spencer, Forster, Newman hale, and O.M. M'Cree. and the meeting, which was composed principally of mem ' ben of the working classes, broke up at a late hour. TIIE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE INCOME TAX. The first annual general meeting of the members of this body was held yesterday at 1 o'clock, at the Cotton Sale rooms, Exchange Buildings. The chair was occupied by T. B. Mat,EALL, Esq., ',resident, and the meeting was attended by n numerous and influential holy of members. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meet ing, gave an epitome of the history of the chamber, show ing the great good which had been accomplished through its instrumentality to the commercial interests of this im portant town. lie also alluded to what hod been said against the chamber by those persons who were doubtful whether gentlemen holding different political and comnwr cial views could meet together and carry out the object they had in view. In answer to this he pointed out the falliwy of such doubts, by the important po sition the chamber now held. In the report which would be read to them, he said the subject of the income tax was alluded to, and would be brought before the meeting. For his part, he thought that it was a ?miser subject to he brought before them, as connected with the great commercial interests of this country. The tax, as they w•cre all aware, was only a temporary one, and ex pired in April m St, and it was for them to say whether it should he continued or not. He himself considered that the tax was most inquisitorial and unjust. The chairman then referred to the duties on coffee, tea, paper, soap, &e., and showed the desirableness of a reduction ut least, if not a repeal of the duties on such articles, and considered that the council would do well to torn their attention to the subject. He also thought that the attention of the chandler should he directed to a matter now of con siderable importance to the commercial world, namely, the increased cultivation of cotton. Ile then called upon the Secretary, to re el the report. This document, which was of considerable le oath, treats of many subjects of local interest, but others which, more or less, affect Liverpool in common with every mercantile borough in the island. Among the latter are the Mercuntile Marine Act, the Danish blockade, the New Stump Act, 'the County Courts Extension Bill, the cultivation of cotton in India, and the income tax. The committee invite the chamber to consider the propriety of petitioning the legislature for the exemp tion of all incomes derived from precarious sources., in ease of the renewal of the expiring tax. Mr. HUGH IIOIINBY moved the adoption of the re port, and congratulated the meeting on the suceessful re sults of the chamlwr. They had far exceeded his expecta tions. Mr. FRANCIS SHAND seconded the motion, which wag carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then said, that the next bwiness of the m. (sting would be the election of eleven director+ to fill the vacancy of the retiring ones. The rosult would not lie known until fhe following dly. lie then afterwards intro duced the resolution sedating to the Income-tax mentioned in the reptirt, and.whieh went fur au entire repeal of the tax on income arising out of trade, &c. . _ , A long discussion thin took place upon the merits of this mode of taxation in opposition to indtrert taxation, which resulted in the ftillowing amendment being proposed by Mr. Cf.xyromi, and seeonded by Mr. C. ll.n.xxxn :—" That this chamber being of opinion that it is inequitable to tax incomes derived from pt., carious sources M the same proimirs tion as those arising from realised eupicd, do petition par liament for a modification of the income tax levied on trades, professions, and occupations of a like fluctuating and uncertain nature, us well as with a view to obviate its present inquisitorial eharacter." The CHAIRMAN amid us the motion emanating from the conned had neither been propoied nor seconded, the amendment would become a substantive motion. It was then put to the meetitcr and carried by a large majority. After a vote of thanks to the council and chairman, the meeting separated. WFATMIN. Arroult Soctgre.—T,a.t evening, at 7 • o'clock, a meeting of this society was held at the * Exeter hall Hotel, for the purpose of considering th? proprivtv of petitioning parliament (or the immediate abolition tie the window tax. The chair was occupied by Mr. dames La bram, who observed, in npcning the proceeding", that Sir J. Walm.ley was engaged in holding that evening a great financial nt the lonidiniyavern, which would account for the ah,ue. of many leading gentlemen. An regarded the tax for theoholition of which they were a• , emlled, he Two °Tuve EXHIBITION OF 1851. It may perhaps save acme of our readers troub!e, if we remind them that yesterday was the last day in which public admission could be obtained to see the building. We believe we arc correct in saying that invitations for the members of both Houses have been issutsl, available for to-day, to-morrow, and Thursday; after which day, no per...on, under any circumstances whatever, will be admitted by the Executive Committee. besides those employed in arranging the goods, until the Ist of May. MONEY MARIZET. MIS D.Y. Two o'Ctorw. There is no particular change to notice in the Eneliah Stock market to-day, business being on a moderate scale, and prier very steady. Cansoll have touched 96a, fox cash, but have bean quoted neatly all the dLT 9';a toe. Tne present quo tation ie 961 and - 96 i to a fur money, aid the account of the 12th Feb. Teepee ivelv.—The prices of busint ss up to the present hour are Three per Cent. Consols, 961, ; ditto tor account, 961, ; Three per ent. ltedutxd, 971. ,1; New Three-and-belt per Cent., 97!, 2. LOO N Anna ties, 1860, 7 13 16.1 ; ditto 30 years 1839, 71, 9-16 ; ditto 30 years, 1860, 7 7-16, 1. iank Stick, 213. Exchequer 1.3014 are steady. The 1,0001. bills mark 58a. and 61a. prem. ; ditto 5001., 61a. and ad.. prom. . _ . . lu the foreign stock market then is an entire absence of &viva business operations. Prices generally are he:cl at. yesterday's rates. The sales of the morninz are liinited to: B azdi..n Old Five p.r Cents. Bonds, at 91.1; Dwelt 'fwo-and-s-Halt ter Cents., drit ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 91!. Mexican Bonds, 331 ex div. Russian Fourintid-u- Ilia per Cents., 971.... iNUCISEI FUNDS.—Ter DAT. 4416 Stock. 214 15 1 a ts.r CI. Cue. Am.. 961 4 3 per CL Ited..tuus.. ?71 I per ilte 93f13 3 per CI. Cuu. Alma. eui Gletieetter 1.w...53.. to 61. FOUNIUN 71119118. per CL Auor , 6B Iton I. 1 per Ct. Ursosda BAL. 17 IS I! per Ct. *Jolt 11011419, ' ,0 2 .Ireds•le beierrol 141... Si 46 ..: per Cam. 5 per Ct Mel. 84... an 6 Ler Ct. Ilretillm, 611... 93 92 d per IA Pe,vi 0. 8.1.. el 2 Ditto New. se 90 Per.urtevss. Conrerted 33 4 ' I, Vt. 1NK..., At... 5) 3 61, , er CL 11,m. L1P...U.3 14 epee Ct. cieleu, 16.14., 114 5 DIVA epsulsb el d.., 113 j 1011 w foiumb. 0.). ltd, 3 per CL sventsb 1.1.15.. 3d j C041un14..n Ketselor Ms.. n i p.. **Herr..! lids., I ter Ct. I , 4seish ILI,— 77 9 11166.• 14.41ve ::36., a I . .. , 01.1.T ~1., .1. Ihgeh 11.1,..:8 1 3 , 2'.w •.•L Veumuvta Au., 30 2 Cm CL Dutat Con... 91 6 i r mean.. I.deerea limas. 11 IS RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. At the commencement of buiicese this morning there wits a return, to a certain extent, of the flatness manifested yesterday afternoon, hot it has since, in a grew. measure, pass( d rff, and the feeling is now firmer. In many instances the bargains last effected show the highest prices of the day. London and North W, sterns, 1311; Midland., 361; Lancashire and York,liires, 591. There is a good dual of movement tenerally. The foliowinc are this day's sales: Aberdeen, 103 3 ; Ambergate, Lott., Boston, and Eastern June., 23 3; Csledtinien, 103; ditto New M. Pref., 31 ; Che,rer sod Holy , sad, 181 18 ; Ein , Anglian, 25/. L. & E. and L. & D., 31; ditto 31. 10e. 6 per Cent. I'ref., 11; Eastirn Counties, 7 61; ditto New Preference 6 per Cent., 111; Foment Union, Class B. & C, 541; list Lancashire, 131 3 3; Great Northern, 171, 18, 171 ; ditto Halves, B, 6 yew Cent., 111 ; uitio Five per Cent. Pref., 13; Great Souihern aid Western (Ireland), 424; Groat West ern, 871 W; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 581, 8; ditto Fifths, 41 ; ditto West Ming Union, 55, 1; Leeds and Tnirsk, 13; London Brighton, cad South Coast, 941 ; L aid North Western, 1301, 30; Lan do:. and S. Western, 871,65, 8 71 ; do. New 401, 36 ; Matiohe,tir, Buxton, and Ma* lock, 11; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291; ditto 61. Pref., 23; Mliland, 56, 51, 1,3; ditto Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham, lit); North Staffordshire, 10; North and B:uth Western Junction, 11; Scottish Caitrel, 161; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, class ; ti.iuth Eastern, 241 1; South Welts, 211 4 ; Wear Van. y, 221; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 201, 1; ditto Extension, 151; ditto ( O.N.E . Pur.), 61, 13; York and North Muliand, 211, 1,4; ditto I'ref., 9; 11 inhigite and Amin., 94, 1 ; Luzern hoorg, 23; Northern of Prince. 151; Orleans and Bordeaux, 4}; Paris arid Rouen, 271; Paris and Stras bourg, 931; Itoui.n and if vre, 1111. SMITHFIELD HAY NIAIIKET.—THIS DAY. 31~1". Cooper awl Davis report a hrary tr.ule at the following quotations : Prime Meadow 'lay, 75t. to 80s. : inlerior, ditto ' 60i. to 635.; ltowen, 60s. to 63.. ; Ci t iver, 70s. to 80s. ; 2nd tut, 635. to 70s. ; Stniw, 235. to 2s. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. nzeil mule sae it had long been anathematised by the maple anti the parliament. It hail no champion save the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, who even was unable to defend its imposition on principle, and merely resorted to it jest be cause he wanted a tax to make up a certain amount. (Hear, hear.) Christianity, philosophy, public opinion, as well as We hove reason to believe that it has bees decided the opinioa of the medical faculty, were all opposed to it ; time the omit, o. t the 11 ev uarterataster-General's dmearttnent and thereeire it was a mutter of astonishment how the impost at the Horse Guards shall 1w curried on under the super could have remnined unrepealed up to the pn sent moment. intendence of Colonel Frecth, o' ho has served as Assist (llea; hear.) In his opinion it was owing to the negligence ant-Quartermaster-General for several yeare.—ifornine and remisowsr of their Mien,' members, ninny of whom hail Chronicle. pledged the.neelne to its abolition. Wher. , was the great reformer of the age? Where woe Mr. George Thompeon IHe HEAVY Pl.oofte &Ivry/ Warita.—The lon g . slimild be at home Menai' of doing everything in his power continuance of wet weather, joined with the late very heavy to disparage his country abneid. (Hear.) But that would be rain., have had the effect of completely . flooding the low remembered for him. (Hear.) Where WAR Mr. Bernal Osborne land'. in the Aberdare valley. 'f river Cynose spread the twieedgeil sward ?—lie id' all men should have leen with over its hanks, and completely inundated the country to them. Where woe blustering John, that should have died such an extent that it was feared that the traffic on the line on the floor of the house, before such a measure should be of railway would be interrupted, and damage to the line left unrepeuled ? And, lastly, where was big Feentue itself eueue. Fortunately, however, no injury was sus- O'Connor ? (Hear, hear.) It was a proud but melancholy tained. In the neighbourhood of Dowlaie there hoe been thing to see Lord Duncan standing by hMtself in the Blouse an immense fall of min which, with the torrents from the of Commons, eulogistel by his opponents, though deserted mountains, have inundated the country, rendering by his friends. (Hear, beer.) It was a position worthy the roads perfectly impasalde. The liver 'fowv, iu Cur the descendant of his great aneeetor. (Hear, hear.) That marthenehire, has overflowed its banks and flooded the noble lord war still their elemapion; and with such a leader country to a great extent. The town and neighbourhood of lie rallying together they could not deqvair of success. Cardigan have been visited by terrific falls of rain, which (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Austen, of St. James'e, propowd the have completely flooded the lower pans of the town, float first resolution, to the effect that the principle ou which the ing chairs, tables, beds, &c., in the houres, the torrents of window tax was assessed was self-contradictory, the value water carrying everything before them. Much damage has of houses varying more with their site and locality than in coneequence been sustained in various parts. with any other condition. The speaker proreeded to observe NATION AL PATENT Ltw NEFONH ASSOCIATION.—Last that the tax was tint impteed as a war impost, yet now, evening a meeting of members of this association and of after 36 years of peace, lacy still found it on the statute others interest in the progresa of patent law reform took book. He was aware of house's in Battersea and St. damee's placee report of the council uat the Belle Sausage Hotel, Ludgate-hill, to receive rental, whilst the books in . lionterset•howe showed that the L i on ; M r. F . W . Camp i n i n t h e c h a i r. the the subject mulct considera which paid betsyeen twenty iota thirty per cent. on the The report com pel. fruitage on the dwelling of the late Sir R. Peel, in meneed by complaining that, according to the present pa- Whitehall-gardens, was only 21, and on Apeley-house, the tent law, a sum of nearly 400/. must he paid by till iuvcntor neidence of the Duke of 11 ellinuton, 11. (Rear. hear.)— before he can secure the property for the United iiimolom That was seythiug but fair, whilst persons like himself had in his own invention. After referring to the opportunity to Hay between twenty and thirty per cent. (Hear. hear.) which would be ntfordeel by the great Exhibition of 1861 Mr: ('ox seconded the resolution, and announced that it WAR fur the display of new inventions, the council proposed to the determination of the society immediately to get up a great reduce the expense to 30/., in the form of a stamp demonstration in Covent-garden Theatre. The resolution duty, as suggested by the goverunient committee in wns then put and carried. Mr. Wright moved the second 181*. The council were further of opinion that pa resilution, to the effect that the continuance of the tax WAR tent reform, to be worth anything, should comprise owing to the absence of memlesrs pledge." to vote for its I. p roterti „„ for i nn .,„ o , r , cd „ r abolition, and that they be ealled upon by their respective obtainable at little or no cost. 2. Complete protection, or constititenciee to attend punctually and vote fur its Lettere latent, obtainable at ruiel,rate co.'. if any be lion. The re-elution was seconded by Mr. Itoberte, sup- thought expedient. 3. A simplified mode of old:oiling ported by Mr. Saunders. mid tarried.—Mr. Austru Ali- complete protection, or patent. 4. An enticed elareititel flounced that there hail been 800 house.; in St. haunt's index of patents and proteetions, for the r..v reference of parish reported not fit fur human habitations, which were inventors and the public. 6. The better judicial protection inlee,ittel.—Mr. Dennis and MrAtkins moved and seconded of patent rights, by the introduction and use of scientific tir , third ve.oluti , _ ~1 1 that lento on founded cm the fm- and practical judgment , in a po-itive term, and without miug needutione be presented to parliament. and that Mr. lat.hington, Ml'., be request el to present the extra expense to the litigants. Also, if Mond deeirable, the re•olution having been earreel, the proceedings dosed with same, Th e appointment of a special court for patent matters. 6. And eventually a declaratory statute settling what ie really the the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. I low of patents. As regarded the east of a patent it wan sug- Tng TYNE: ANornr.n Srutse.—Tho South Shields gested that if the plan of requiring a payment of any shipwrights struck work on Saturday morning. The Tyne I considerable amount wai to be adopted, the government shipwrights are about 1,100 in number, and are pretty well should have power to remit or delay the payment of the known as close unionists. In the fall of last year they met, same in certain eases ; and the council of the awociution and without consulting their employers, adopted a code of were prettied to show, that, if inventors must be epecinlly rub , many of which are found by the mastei shipbuilder taxed (w!iich, indeed, appeared to them to be most ermine and shipowner, to be mist obnoxious in their character, and OUR police), the best plan would be for the uovernment to iniariow to the trade, of the river. The masters met at , thence a few pound:, only for making out the patent, and Newcastle in November last, and re-adopted a set to levy an ad calorest stamp duty on patented articles. As of regulations passed by the doekoamem in 1812 . tier as inventors were concerned, this would he less obeys- These regulations tame into cit.ct yesterday, and the tionable than any cothor plan, as the stamp on the articles vasibe at South Shields is Cie result. It it also supposed w o uld in most cites facilitate the det.etion of piracy. that if some arraneenient is not come to between the • This report bating been rend, a discus-ion took plaee, and mater: and the men, the whole of the shipwrights on the ' several questions were asked by non-members of the as s *. Tyu , will turn out. The Hecate and Trident, war-steamers, elation with a view to aseertain whether the suggestions of sent down by the Admiralty, at the request of the Mayor . the council suffieiently embodied the n ishes and opinions of of Teuemouth, in ease of a not anvonget the Atlases dstnog those .‘ poor inventors" who could not afford to pay even thei strike, art at present ly int in Shield. harbour ; but so limited an amount as 301. Thete questions wire is no necessity- for their presence, as the river is clear- severed to the effect that if the proposals of the council were ing of shim and tie, men ar. receiving the advanced WIIELO , carried out to the fullest extent the cost alluded to might as soon as the vessels arc lad. A great number of colliers not be devotee' necessary, but that the protection required ! have left the Tour during the last three lies. Notate'. (tie suggested in one of the propositions) he " obtainable at sum:ling the antipathy of the seamen to the shipping offices, ! little or no cost." There were no resolution! , passed on the • there seems no claimer of a repetition of disturbances, occasion ; and the meeting separated with nn expressed do- which were confuted to a Haan section of the meu. 1 termination on the part of the members of the association WHAT A STE.IAIER DOES WHEN IT ([,ls NO CO 11..—The to use their best eudeavonrs to acromplisk Luc tail in view. at -im-frigate Queen, which made such a splendid run from I SELAIIITS ACCIDENT.-011 Wednesday afternoon last H. Aden with the last mail, having run out of coals, was 8. Streatfeild, Esq., met wither serious accident at Ucktield. obliged. we (Bombay Time.) are told, to burn her launch, I He had been shooting with Lord Sheffithl, Sir Thomas spar.. lower deck, and many other articles of both the gun- Wilson, Bart., and Sir Henry Shaker, Dart., at the Rock. ncr's and boatswain's Mores to keep her steam np: The ' On their return homr, sail while Mr. streatfeild was nnisonee of hating such vessels employed as mail packets, emptying his packet of game, his gun full over his shoulder where expedition is the chief congas, is now becoming in- I back. all to the ground, apon reaching which it went oil: tolerable, and must by some means or other be put a stop; and es ,' contents named completely through the foot teem to. The idea of the mail being thirteen days on its way i the heel. Medical aid was Obtained 4• soon so poArible, and from Aden, after having accomplished the distance from 1 we are iLionnod that although at first amputation was London to that port in twenty, it unbearable, and ought to th- aght t I .e .ncsitablc, yet, as none of the shots vo Ibe et out° protest e d azeinst in a body by the community M I lodueu it. the wound , it is, teemed now that the foot wed geeersl, and the sour...uoge inserts& la partiaular. I Ot savel.--,insaces The market is firm to-day, with priee , ruling a follows: Peterdiurg T. r. on the spit, 3i3s. ; Feb. and March, 3&, ; 1 44 three mouths, 395. to 39e. 3d. IRELAND. DISRLIN, FEB. 3. The following letter has been received (rout the Duke of IVellington in reply to an address from some ntembent of the Dublin Protestant Association. It in addressed to a Mr. Thompson, ri butcher, one of the leading member, of that association, and is published in the (lurch Sentinel: " Stratlitieldsaye, Ike. 13, 1840. " Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his com pliments to qr. Thomas 11. Thompson. Ile has received Mr. Thompson's letter, dated N0v..:14, in which Mr. Thomp son has enclosed an address to the duk , ., signed by himself and others denominated protestant inhabitants of the city of Dublin, on a subject on which he hail received anonymous loners; and he had observed paragraphs in libellous news papers, hut which he considered unworthy the consideration of any respectable person. " In truth such persons, on perusal of the published re cord of the speech referred to, should have recollected that the speaker thereof was at the time the First Lord of the Treasury and the minister of the crown, condueting the busi m of the government in the Bosse of lards. " If any doubt could be entertained of the meaning of the expressions used by the speaker in that character, sash should have been sought for by a diligent and accurate ex amination of the context of the expressions ; and words should not have been added in a parenthesis 'in other word, ' which, acconling to the puidistieti record, do not ~,,pear to have been used, and positiv.ly were not used by the speaker. " If such examination and discussion should not have produced a clear understanding of the meaning of the speaker, who was the minister at the time, and speaking in that character, his speeches, upon the introduction to the house, and upon other stages of the same bid, should have been examined and considered. " If that had been done, he believes that no individual, with common flurries+, could have made melt examination, and entertain the opinion that the minister who had a.l - those speeches to the house, who had stated oltat the continued opposition to the Roman Cntbolie Act was effete, that an administration could no banter to framed on the principle of considering as an open question nll pro positions for the relief of the disabilities of the Reiman citholies; that an administration could nut he framed on the principle of refusing to consider measures of relief which should be satisfactory to the I.OVCIIriCTI and t7ee parliament, I composed of individuals enjoyino the confidente of the pub lic in their capacity for condueting the business of the departments at the head of w hich they should scvorally be pine 4—that in the meantime government and parliament Itself were exposed to great ditlicultie. ' in consequeniw of the existing state of the law; that Mr. Dan. O'Connell, supposed to he disqualitiml by law to take his seat in the House of Commons, had been elected and returned as member for the county of Clare, in a seventy contested election, in which he had been eandidate against Mr. Veiwy Fitzgerald. one of the members o hi. Majesty's administration, who was well known in the oniony, had large property in it, and for years, and at repeated elections, been returned to parliament a. iu repre • sentative. 'That the same inconvenience and cmlearrafte ment were to be expected in case a meaner should be °ma shined, whether by the appointment to "thee, or the ekes tion to the peerage, or by the death of any 'member of par liament for an Irish county, and still mire extensive em barrassment in ease of a general electitm, in eousequence of a dissolution of parliament. "'that for this state of things there was no remedy ex cepting that one with which former got ornments had been eltarg.4l without ground, via., that of teeing the people to ',hellion, which no government could adopt uhi.h was sensible of the enormity of the evils resulting front civil war in any country. "The man who urged these arguments could not have in I his mind an intention eventually to propose to the house to repeal the law, and of which he w.e+ by these arginneuta urging the adoption, and ultimately to STarh exam% nation and di , vte:-ion . would have heen a Lair course of proeeding. But it upiwar+ that the pro testant, reeiding in Dublin, who hove riun d the oddreoi to the Duke of Wellington. hare eoreddered it prel'..rahle to alter the printed record of what the duke did ). the . " ' • ' " •• House of Lords; and in other words inserted by them selves, and never used by the Duke of Wellington, to en deavour to show that the duke doa•lnred in parliament the intention of eventually propts-in4 to parliament the repeal of the Relief Act, alter it should have become the law. "The Duke having been as, unfortunate as no longer to enjoy the vontidene'• and support of parliament, resigned his mace in the year 1830, and he ha. not sine,• that period been in the situation in which ha• stool at the time nt which it is asserted that he made the engagement in question. " I.M. the Duke of Wellitudon having thus dispowd of the imputed engagements, proceeds to repte-t tied Mr. Thommon will, in answer to the appliration of tte• mot -st ant inhabitant* of Dublin, inform tlu•m, that although in the ae•rvice of her Majesty, .0 capacity of Commaniler-in ' Chief of her Majesty's Land Fore,, he is not called to her Majesty's Council. That iu the capacity of command , r-in chief, it is no part of his duty to receive, take into thou, mut nuloruit to parliament the proisc.ition of measooran In relieve the ineonveniences and evils of which her Majosory's subjects in lnilanol may complain, an resulting from the noenttion of any law. . . . . . . •. It i. tlie duty of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, an nth, of smut power and influence, to .up. rintend the eae- Cation of the law in Ireland • and to obis.rae its operation— to ree.iee the complaint. of any of her Majesty 'e sieojeeta upon th.• o peration of partientsr law.--to report to her M a. josty'..ervant. in thin country the nature of such coin plaints. and nhethn titan i. ally fonn.Lition for them. the Ihtke Of WellinAtinv to MtgLreSt to the proti , tant+ of Dublin that they altonlil adopt thi+. the na tural course. in order that their complaint+ may he taltrit into t• ee•iileration, as lie po.itieely and di-tinetly to iatl•rfvre in them ill any manner whatever. '• Thomas li. Thoturom " . . Thu Dublin tuldrexx, to flu. Queen were trisnw n oitteel by the Rev. "thomits Swint on the 9.lth ..r January to hi:r Alitjexty's Svcretary of State for the Home Depnrtmetit, for prcxentation to the Queen. The following is the reply at knowlging their receipt and prexont.ition: " ii:6ll Jan 31 IX.II _ . . " Sir,-1 bare hail the honour to lay heron. the (l.t-en the aildre.o.ea of the mole and female inhabitant. of Duhlin on the huhjett of the tneskure.. taken by the Pope to eaa bliAlt a Roman catholic hierarchy in this noutitry; and I NM to 111'4111 you that her Maje..ty wm pleu.ai to rt e..ke ti rolllne Very Imutiouhly. " I um, sir, yam. tawilient G. Gtmv." Rev. Thomtut Scott, Richmond-hill, Itathinin, l)uldin." The addrey', of the Dulllia corlatrution to the Queen fuming the aloolithm of the t ieena alto-, war hrolowla tip to tae nwetino of that hotly on Uli4l Ittianiatoa.ly adopted. It ir.V4 fir.t propo-ed that the Lord Nlayor, at tended by ',mere meruher. of the eorporation, altoold et once proceed to London, for the prieutt-e of pre-entino the address to her fujesty, lout it wa. ohilnately arriotooti that Mr. Reynold% .hould to-runrniw ninia in the Ilona.. of Com- HM% put a que.tion to Lord J4/1111 11111.,1i, to a.. err tin whether it wa. the intention of govern:vent to hi intt for ward the abolition metcatre ogain thi. and that it WelA only is the ernitingeney of a reply iet the affirmative that the deputation dtould A new morning paper—the Doing Rapt,. ,v —mode it. ap pearance in Dublin this morning. ft. prim iple4 uro robs tont and einviervative, but it exhibit. a .t rang 1, ndeney to support Dish interest. on nutiounl principle.. The min efilliMeil by the committee of Mr. John D'eon nell's fund in Limerick exceeds .IW., of which InOt. will he forwarded to him precious to leasing Dublin to attend his parliamentary duties. Cutler the head of " The Representation of Dunctarran" the Cork Reporter says : " Our Dumgarvan correspondent, wailinit ut la.t. Mr. Maguire. opptm , •ot has mit-rmi the hell:. ti ,rend open house. are now in MI woe. , mel bread and ten are *huh out in prufmion to Cie elee , nr.... 'l'h,• tow einilidute, who is u with!. is e,,rted by th- Hutt" of Demo-hire and ull the Meal landlor'd influence. 1/r. 11:11!y. I'.P., also noes with the goveruni To think of raisi as tit, wind hero by the ery re p, al" a. nll 111 , 011 I• " . . ...... It skid that ttorernment intend to brinl forward a general nitinicipal hill for Irebrid, corpon,- Bons to the lona in Dublin, thereby cc;:crotrating all tool !wank in tile municipal bully. Jn emiscuitener of the resignation by 7.1 r. !;carne Bennett, Q.C., of the oilhe of Crown I'm-,ruts tlic ?Aflutter circuit, a ebonite his taken plum , in the 0:.; lire of the uppo!otnicut, and, isetead of on , roontel tiring named for the whole circuit, there will In a silt,riite pn '-.ecntor for each cloudy. 'llse Cmwit counsel Pie Cork i. now Mr. James O'lleo, a gentl , nron of great exiii rie,vte hi criminal law; and Mr. Serjeant O'Brien will hold n similar OiliPC for Limerick. Mr. Thomas R. lienu i• for one of the remaining cm-mucks. Tne AM-% NTIC.—We understand that in the cintne of nevt meek tno tug hoah. M. to be Wilt 'WWII to Queen tea n to tow the Atlantic hack to An American mail a ill be made up at the Cork p0a . ..-iinice, en TU•liflay, fur the United Sum., &e., to he fora aid. d by the Cambria, which a ill leave Queenstown tha: day dire. t for Ameriem taking the canto of the Atlantic, U. S. mail at. amer.—The attuut ship Cambria arrived in thi, hartmur un Thatatlay mornimt, and took her place nem: t'm U. S. inail :Maim r Atlantic, whose cargo is about to be transhipped to the Cumbria.—Curb Iteporter. THE BOARD OF TRINITY COLLEGE have acquired the identical award WOlll by King William rat the battle of the Boyne, and %Melt iv now in their maeum. The. precious Mac coat them i;00 guineas.—Nataiders' News Letter. PlinfiLi2VTloNA VOR THE ILIA:UAL M I.ACTURE OY MALT.—At Sir Shire Han, Notinown, on Saturday ba.t, sermi *misters, carrying on Intwnc a in that county, wrvc fined in penalties amounting to 3,100 t, for various lame- Sons of the excise laws. AvaTaALItN MINIX° COMPANl7.—Yeiterilay an extra ordinary "mend meeting of this company we, held at the Mikes in Adelaide-place, Loudon-hridire, pnesuont to a re quisition from some of the shareholdena to consider the propriety of appointing a committee to inquire into the pe coMarycondition of the eompany. Mr. Charles Itownes in the chair. A slight discussion took place, in the course of whicjt it appeared that the ornnpriav having been in existince for a period of 6vo years, and the elitireholilers not having derived that benefit from their investment which they expected, it was thought advisable that the state of affairs should he fully inquired into, with(' view to ascertain whether any improvement could he effected. A resolution was ultimately passed to the effect that a cosanib u i shim :annoys should ba appointed, in assort • I rcqui •vion, uith 101 l posicni to examine ral I i doca.nents. and to call in any aid they a and to report thereon at • future general ~~ L._ \`~~ u4avaso..4):