The Express. — London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

which their people commit ; but when firmly preased oa any po int of the treaty with • demonstra tion of our force, they wou ld give way and make submission, if not ortrhurne by the haughty and eager spirit of the war party. but their resistance to the pressure on them of that party becomes mote and more difficult; and the probable consequence, to which we must look forward at no v ery distant period unless the spirit of that party is broken, is an outbreak of hostiaties, when we are compcl!ed to insist on the fulfilment of some violated article of the treaty. The event foretold had already happened when this prophecy was penned, though the writer was still in ignorance of it. The idea of ensuring " peace" by tolerating " a moderate degree of plunder," hinted at in the above paragraph, was nat a mere speculation : it was acted upon by the local authori ties, and loud was their condemnation of the frontier settlers for not acknowledging the advantages of such a shameful policy. On the ith of October, 1843, a pe tition from some frontier farmers was presented to the Council complaining of the want of protection against the Kaffir marauders. The Secretary to the Govern ment and the Attorney-General delivered two long objurgatory harangues against the petition, in which they accused the petitioners of seeking to provoke a Kaffir war by their complaints. They said gravely that the outcry made by the farmers encouraged the Rake to believe the government weak, and must of consequence spirit them on to invade the colony. They entered into statistical details to show that the average of cattle stolen and colonists shot by the Kattirs in a year had decreased ; and argued thence that the frontier settlers ought to suffer in siknce rather than allure to an invasion which must occasion much suffering. And these strange exhortations were delivered iu terms vituperative of the complainants, mixed up with stale vulgar jokes, as if their grievances did not deserve to be considered seriously. There is no need for denying that fear and anger may hare extorted unwise or even blame-worthy expres sions from individual settlers; but is it pardonable to exaggerate such faults in order to divert attention from the well-grounded complaints of a commu nity, admitted as a body to be blameless, and from the inaction of the government? The Governor is his despatches, and his official councillors in their speeches, express unbounded surprise that the colo nists ehould not acknowledge with gratitude how much their affairs had occupied of his Excel lency's thoughts. How could the colonists know that he thought so mach about them, when his cogitations led to no overt acts? It may be praise worthy in a recluse philosopher to speculate and ru minate sympathisingly upon the condition of his fellow creatures ; but the business of a governor is to act, and he has no right to complain if, failing in this duty, suffering men speak hastily or even harshly concerning him. The past inaction of the local authorities at the Cape, and of the late cabinet who allowed the troops in the colony to be reduced to an inefficient number, has been in a great measure the cause of the ma rauding invasion of 1846. The peevish asdunjust tone in which the local authorities have reprehended the colonists for constitutionally representing their grie vances has not been calculated to confirm the loyalty of an intelligent and spirited race of men. WE have read, with some surprise, and with great regret, the resolutions respecting national education, adopted at two special meetings of Protestant Dis senters, held in Leeds and London : not that we believe these resolutions likely to prevent, or even to delay very long, the establishment of a truly national system of education, but because we find names appended to them which deserve and have won respect for intelligence, liberality, and philanthropy. It is so common an error of humanity to endure real perils rather than hazard an encounter with visionary dangers, that we cannot remember any beneficial change effected within the century, which has not been denounced as fraught with peril to the empire. PEEL'S Currency Bill of 1819 was to bring about a national bankruptcy ; Catholic emancipation was to place a papal nuncio at Lambeth, instead of the venerable archbishop; the Reform Bill was to hand over the country to English Jacobins; and the repeal of the corn-laws was to render wheat so cheap that it would not defray the expenses of cultivation. These examples ought to have taught men the impropriety of attacking a measure, not on account of its own merits, but for its supposed consequences ; consequences usually drawn with a most contemptuous disregard for all the rules of logical inference. The gentlemen who have set themselves forward as opponents of state interference with education pro fess to do so for the maintenance of the voluntary principle ; but that principle is as much violated by the interference in education of a self-elected committee or a voluntary association, as by the interference of the state. The very fact of their forming a committee to superintend and govern their schools is an admis sion that public education should be submitted to some authority ; the choice lies between them and the state; one or the other must have the power of selection and inspection ' • these gentlemen declare that they are the best depositories of educational power, because they have been chosen by themselves ; we question neither their merits nor their qualifica-1 lions, but we are anxious that educational power, and every other form of power, should be accompanied by responsibility. A second fallacy by which these gentlemen have mystified themselves is that a state system of educa tion must be of the specific kind described and de nounced by Mr. EDWARD BAINES, whose heated fancy can conceive no interference on the part of the government short of that exercised in France or in Prussia- Now, there is a country where the volun tary principle is as highly valued as it is in England, and where it is in far more extensive operation—a country, too, where the interference of the central power of the state is viewed with greater jealousy than in any other land, and yet in this country, which is no other than the United States of America, a system of national education has been established under the direct control of the government, which has not led to any of the conse quences of which Mr. BAINES has dreamed, and which has produced none of the evils that Dr. MAssie has denounced. We have before us a report of eleven thousand schools established in the state of New York. Each of these schools is placed under the guardianship of three trustees, who have the entire management of the school, subject to an appeal to the state-superintendent, and no better proof can be given of the efficiency of this system than the simple fact, that though there are more than thirty-four thousand local school authorities in office, there have only been fifty-four appeals within the last two years. All teachers, eligible to office, must be licensed by a competent authority. Now, it is no very honest arti fice to confound a proposal for ascertaining by autho rity the competency of teachers, with giving to the state the actual appointment of these teachers, and yet this is what Mr. BAINES has done, by raising the cry of " the vast extension of government patronage." In the state of New York, and in Ireland, under the National Board, there has been no increase of go vernment patronage to a dangerous amount by the interference of the State with education. If gentle men, instead of drawing on their imagination for illustrations, would look at the registered Soto of public experience, they would save themselves Most much needles' alarm, and others from the pada necessity of exposing their delusions. It has beim declared that "the certain effect of such a measure as establishing State superintendence would be to de stroy the schools of the Dissenters—not only their day-schools, but their Sunday-schools, and, of course, to weaken their congregations." We sincerely regret that such an argument has been put forward by a leading advocate of the Dissenting interest. It iadi cites a spirit of compulsion applied to religion differ ing in degree rather than in kind from that which wits exercised by the ecclesiastical powers of the dark ages it seta forth education as a means by which eubecribers can procure and secure members for their own religious body, and it sets the interests of the sect above the interests of society. if the writer of such an argument hoped to win ever to his side independent ministers, by insinuating that the contingent diminution of congregations would lessen the voluntary contributions - which make up their income, we firmly believe that the immense majority of dissenting clergymen would be utterly insensible to such an appeal. But why should such a result be anticipated ? Unless the school]; superintended by the state gave better and more efficient instruction than the existing schools of the Dissenters, they would not draw off the pupils from the latter? and if they are likely to give better and more efficient instruction, why should the children, who have neither themselves nor through their parents a voice in the matter, be deprived of such a benefit P The argument of the Leeds Her- i eury is that imperfect and inefficient schools should be kept up for sectarian purposes, and it virtually declares their imperfection and inefficiency when it declares that they would be at once emptied if schools superintended by responsible authorities should be established. On looking at the returns from the state of New York, we find that the number of children taught in the district schools was in 1815 about 140,000; but that in 1813 it amounted to 837,000, leaving, accord ing to the census, not more than 20,000 children un educated within the limits of the state. The le,gisla tore has provided a school fund, administered by state commissioners, to aid, but not to supersede, local ex ertions, and other improvements have been effected, an account of which we copy from Mr. RUssELL'il pamphlet, to which we have before referred: The detail of tell the difficulties which have p , acticaliy been experienced in carrying out these suggestions would be coin teresting,and I that therefore simply state, that,in accordance with the wishes of the Secretary of State, seconded by the friends of cducition, a system of normal instruction for teachers is in operation, partly by means of the county acade mies, and partly by a normal institution at the seat 01 govern ment—and a system of inspection is now &Int fully organised, by which the schools in each county are repeatedly visited, and their condition exhibited to the state department in an annual report. There is, also, another feature in our com mon school system, which is of peculiar interest, and one which, originating among the teachers themselves, gives the happiest assurance of ultimate usefulness; that is, the establishment of county conventions of the teachers, who meet and compare their modes of instruction and manage ment, and receive from the superintendent directions and advice as to the proper discharge of their duties. One other modem feature, to which I have also the pleasure of calling your attention. is the establishment by law of a library in each school district ; the books may be of a simple cha racter, and not calculated to promote the objects of a student, but, in the 11,000 districts in this state, there are now libraries containing in the aggregate upwards of ono million of volumes. To the delegates of the dissenters who have as sembled and passed resolutions in Leeds and London we most respectfully suggest that what has been found beneficial and constitutional in America, cannot be so dangerous as they seem to fear in England. The love of liberty is not less in New York than it is in Leeds : freedom is as highly valued, and as closely and jealously guarded, in Ame rica as it is in Great Britain; the voluntary prin ciple is more fervently admired by our brethren beyond the Atlantic than it is in our country; and we therefore set against their fancied in ferences the unanswerable evidence of recorded facts. We regret to be obliged to add anything like censure on the tone and temper of the discussions which have been brought under our notice ; but we cannot for bear deprecating the unmeasured violence ascribed, we trust erroneously, to the Rev. 1/r. MASsiE. In debating a question of such tmportance, we look fur moderation, discretion, and an investigation of facts before charges are hazarded : we deprecate vitupera tion, fottoded on no better basis than suspicion, and accusations supported merely by guess. 'fhe days are gone by when strong language would pass for strong argument; violence of expression is now gene rally identified with weakness of reasoning, just as threats are viewed as the arts of a bully to frighten away fear. Oar Paris express of Thursday has arrived. The cabinet of the Tuileries is in a state of partial dissolution ; four or five of the secondary ministers are tottering, and the chiefs encounter much dif culty in forming a combination which will give any assurance of stability. M. Martin (du Nord) has definitively resigned, and his colleagues have not agreed as to his successor. M. Lucave Lap lagne, Minister of Finance, is about to retire. M. Cunin-Oridaine, Minister of Commerce, is induced to adopt a like course. The beads of the Cabinet desire to witness a like proceeding on the part of M. de Salvandy, Minister of Public Instruction, and M. Moline St. Yon, Minister of War. The un certainty of the disposition of the venerable president of the council to continue to hold the nominal head of a Cabinet, in whose deliberations be exercises no influence and almost never shares, is well known. The result of all this is, that the only mem bers of the ministry who even pretend to a stable position arc MM. Guizot and Do ch&tel, holding the portfolios of Foreign Affairs and the Interior. In this state of affairs discussions halm been carried on for some time, with a view to the r► construction of the cabinet, and for the infusion of i younger and more vigorous blood into it. No definite result, however, has yet been obtained, and much difficulty has been encountered ; for although the ministerial majority is strong in numbers, and still more efficient in discipline and subserviency to its masters and patrons, it is signally feeble in parlia mentary and administrative talents. It is excellent for the support of a ministry, but most feeble for the formation of one. The King of the Belgians is at the Tuileries again, after a very brief absence. His visit is still ascribed to the desire of Louis Philippe to use his intervention as a means of reconciliation with England. The more direct and acknowledged organs of the cabinet are silent on the Normanby-Guizot question, which sill remains unsolved. Lord Normanby has, within the last few days, been frequently at the chateau in personal communi cation with the King, by whom he has been received in the most courteous and friendly manner. There is, however, no present prospect of any arrangement of the difference between him and M. Guizot, not withstanding the earnest desire of Louis Philippe to bring about a reconciliation. M. Guizot holds that, however offensive may have been the nature of his expressions in the Chambers, the despatch of Lord Normanby, and the answer of Lord Palmerston, so promptly published in London and Paris, were, at least, equally so ; and on that score, therefore, nothing is due on either side. In the matter of the invita tion to the ball, M. Guizot considers that there is a balance of offensiveness against Lord Normai.by, which can only be settled by suitable apology. As Lord Normanby will not listen to this, there is no apparent solution to the present difficulty. It is circulated in the salons that, in a private letter sent by Lord Normanby to Lord Palmerston, the former declares that " he does not allow M. Guizot the right of reading lessons of politeness and gram mar to him." The communications with Madrid, which had for a considerable time been obstructed by the state of the roads, produced by the inclemency of the weather, have at length been renewed, and the mails arrived in Paris for the first time in due coarse on Thursday, when letters and journals of the 19th and 20th were received. The session of the Chamber of Deputies was con tinued without any discussion of general interest Advice. were received at Madrid, on the 19th, of a successful incursion of a band of Carliste, 200 in Inumber under the command of the Cabecilla s and other le aders, on the city of Cervera, in Catalonia. They surprised and dispersed the garrison, and killed one and wounded another of the civic guard, making the remainder prisoners. The authorities saved them selves by flight After remaining five hours in the city they evacuated it, carrying off the treasure. It was reported that cries of , Long live Charles VI. and the constitution of 1812" were heard. El Espanol says that Cabrera and Forcadell are still in Spain, and are preparing an insurrection on a large smle for the spring. That journal recommends the government to raise two armies of observation, of 20,000 men each, to guard the frontiers by sea and land. The Marquis de Viluma has resigned the presi dency of the senate; his successor has not been ap pointed, but the names of General Serrano and M. Armero have been mentioned for that high post. El Espanol of the 20th says that letters of the 14th from Grease say that the troops of Donna Maria had an affair with the Miguelites near Melguzo, in which the latter were completely , defeated. The removal of General Breton from the Captain- Generalship of Catalonia was spoken of; it was said that he would be replaced by General Mauro. Advice' from the frontier of Poland, dated 13th inst., say that a mercantile deputation from Warsaw, which had been sent to St. Peteraburgh to ascertain if the inoorporation of Poland with Russia had been really intended, returned with an answer that such a measure had been contemplated, but had been ad journed until certain administrative preparations would be made. It is forbidden in Russian Poland, under the penalty of death, to obstruct the propaga tion of the religion of the Greek Church, and the study of the Russian language is rendered compulsory. These measures are considered as preparatory to the absorption of Poland by Russia. Adviees from Vienna of the 16th say that the Austrian cabinet was engaged in deliberations re specting the condition of Switzerland. Conimuni- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1847. cations had taken place on the subject with the Vatican and the Tuileries. It was thought that in the event of the majority of the diet deciding against the Jesuits, that body ahould be required to withdraw voluntarily from the cantons of Lum rue and Friburg. FRANCE.—NAVAL PUNISTIMENT.—The Armorkon of Brest of the 20th hurt. states that ou the 18th inst. a suitor suffered the punishment of the nile. The punishment is as follows: the culprit is hoisted up to the yards with a weight of 25 kilog. to his feet, the yards being about 20 mores above the level of the sea, and be is thin dropped three times successively into the sea to a certain di pth. GERMANY.—BAVARIA.—LOLA MONTES.—" For the last two months," says a letter from Munich, " Lola Montcs has turned everything upside down. She has become the medium of all favour, and disgraces. But this is not all: she has turned out the ministers who opposed her nomi nation as Counters of Starenbiirg, which would carry along with it one of the richest crown domains. Count de Bray, Minister of Foreign Affairs, sent in his resignation, rather than sign an act he thought unworthy of his Majesty. The other ministers follow ed his example. Some of the resig nations were accepted, others declined. Count de Bray has been sent en mtge. to Naples ; but what has caused most astonishment is, that the king accepted the resignation of M. Abel, so long his friend and his favourite minister. No one knows how this will end. The Dubarrys are no longer the fashion. The people murmur, the nobles grumble, and some openly declare that King Ludwig is gone mad, and talk of dethroning him, and appointing the Crown Prince regent of the kingdom. It is announced that the king is about to bring out a fourth volume of poems." MAYENCP..—A stone bridge is about to be erected over the Rhine, at Ma)eece. It will be remembered that Napoleon entertained a similar idea, and had given orders for the commencement of the works. RUSSIA.--The following fact is worthy of remark. At Sebastopol great activity prevails in the amends. Various steam-fngates now on the stacks are to be launched in the spring, and a strong division of the Russian fleet has received orden to 'ail at the same time.--LS,bastopol is the principal Russian maritime establishment on the black Sea.] IitiYPT.—ALEXANDRIA, FED. 5.—" It seems now certain," says a letter of the above date, " that the French, Austrian, Russian, and English governments, have decided uponeutting through thelsthmus of Sun. AnEnglish,French, and a German engineer, are now at Paris on this subject. The English government demands that the canal be made navigable, not only for trading vessels, but for first-clam ships, men-of-war, &c. People wonder that the Egyptian government has not been consulted in an affair of this im portance, and it is greatly offended, showing the greatest repugnance to facilitate s work which it had formerly eagerly desired. It is said that the negotiations on this affair will be concluded at Constantinople. CAIIBRMOR.—ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR. 11ie exciting contest was continued yesterday man with umuch spirit and, if possible, with more uproar than it was begun the day before. Prince Albert's friends managed to keep his royal highness at the head of the poll throughout the day. Su far as it has been passible to ascer tain from the conflicting returns of the rival committees the majority steadily increased, and at 6 o'clock, when the poll temporarily elooml, the numbers were : Prince Albert B2B Earl Powis 763 giving a majority to the former of 65. The first vote given this morning was that of Sir ironer Fuat, for Prince Albert ; and during the day the Dean of Ely, the Rev. Christopher Benson (late master of the Temple), the Earl of Burlington, and the Bishop of London polled fur the prince. Mr. Justice Pattcson gave his vote to Earl Powis. When the election was resumed, the senate-house was crammed. The shouting, groaning, cheering, hissing, and hooting in which the undet.graduates revelled is described in a correspondent's letter as " terri6c." To this the young gentlemen added a species of amusement quite worthy of the junior pupils of an ill-regulated board ing-school. Provided with pees and pea-shooters, they showered down those missiles from the galleries in shoals, making them fly about in every direction, like hail. But even amid the pelting of this pitiless storm the polling pro- ceeded with vigour, and at 9 o'clock, when the uproarious proceedings were closed for the day, the numbsts an nounced were: Prince Albert. Earl Posh 875 789 leaving a majority for the Prince of 86. The majority in favour of H.R.H., though not quite so much as repre.ented, will be too large to be defeated, unless the most extraordinary exertions are made by the supporters of Earl Puwis to-morrow ; and, as the pollieg will only last until twelve o'clock (noon), commencing at ten, there will be no time to love. It was stated in the noble lord's com mittee to-day, that a large number of clergymen had pro. mised their votes for Earl Powis, but that they found it in convenient to attend Cambridge to-day, being one of the Fridays in Lent—a day on which the church demands clerical duty from them. Probably, therefore, they may come up to-morrow, in which ease the chances may be turned. The installation of the successful candidate will take place with the usual ceremony in the week following " Com mencement Sunday," which happens in the month of July. In the event of the election of Prince Albert, the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway intend building a royal carriage, in a style of unsurpassed magnificence, for the conveyance of HAIL and suite to the university, whither it has been said to-day (perhaps rather from the desire of a visit than from any authority to make the announcement) her Majesty the Queen will accompany her illustrious Consort. It will be one of the fiat duties of the new Chancellor to present to H. Gunning, E.g., M.A., the senior beeleß. a phi chain, value 100 guineas. This will be the four* deft re ceived by Mr. Gunning from successive chancellors, previous ones having been conferred on him by the Duke of Gloucester, the Marquis Camden, and the Duke of Northumberland. The following anecdote in connexion with the election has reached ns: Amongst the curious adventures of the Cambridge chan cellorship election, is that of a certain peer who, with his two sons, set out to vote for Earl Powis. The peer himself undertook his pilgrimage for nothing, for he found that he had no vote. One of his ma got boxed up in the train with five pergola, who were so loud and loyal in their attachment to the prince, that they forced the heir from hie political alle giance to his sire, and registered his vote for Prince Albert The other son, less fortunate in procuring benefit of clergy, voted for Eat Fowls. So that the noble family of achieved nothing more than • tie! It is whispered in circles which unite humour with fact, that Prince Albert and Earl Fowls are both to resign their pretensions in favour of Lord Brougham, who is considered as the fairest and best representative of all parties and all opinions. CORPORATION REFORM. MEETING OF THE WARD OF ALDEREGATE.—Yes terday, a wardmote of the ward of Aldersgate was held in the board-room of the General Dispensary, Aldersgate, to take into consideration the state of the corporation and to adopt such meagurea in reference thereto as may h e deemed expedient. Sir Peter Laurie having taken the chair, Mr. STALEY propelled the first resolution — That this meeting is dogmas of affording every support to the Court of tbmmon Council in the maintenance of their lust and esta blished privileges; but that it regrets to see the ► assertion of a princi ple of vital importance, coupled with a measure to alter the qualiNea bon of members of the Court at Comm' Council, of very doubtful utility, and founded on very questionable law. lie considered, however, that they erred in judgment. Mr. LANE seconded the resolution. Mr. ALCOCK and Mr. GonsoN supported the motion, which was agreed to. Mr. Axeuea proposed the second resolution, which Inn as follows : That, in the opinion of this meeting, any reform which can be ef. (acted by the corporation within itself, will fall far short of the moire menu of the inhabitants, WA that the present time is particularly favourable toe all application to parliament for an extension of the franchise, for an alteration of the mode of electing the magistracy, and such other improreromits in the corporation as shall give more ample control over lie immense revenues, to its contributors and the whole bwly of the citizena in its well-being and management. Mr. NORRIS observed that no good could be done, until the present system was superseded by an act of the legislature. (Hem.) Mews. STACEY (a common councilman of thew srd),Beeley, Sherwood, &e., addressed the ward ; when Mr. Saul moved, and Mr. Herring seconded an amendment, to the effect that they should not petition parliament, bat leave the question with the corporatiou. The amendment was lost by a large nujority. Sir P. Laenta tali he was of opinion that the commotion among the civic body was nothing more than a sham fight. (Hear.) Ile could not, however, agree with the proposition to petition parliament. (Hear.) It wu his opinion that the Lord Mayor had taken a wrong course, and he told him so. With reference to the interference of parliament, he was of opinion that it would be bet er not to petition. After some further discussion, a petition, founded on the resolutions, was adopted. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the wardmote separated. It was agreed that the resolutions should be inserted in the Doily News, Tuners, Morning Advertiser, and Sun newspapers. ETON MoNTElL—Yesterday afternoon, a rote:tint, of noblemen and gentlemen educatedat Eton was held at the British Hotel, Coclopur-street, far the purpose of taking measures to prevent the suppression of the Eton Montem. Amongst this noblemen and gentlemen present were the Marquis of Londonderry, Lord Castlereagh, M.P.; Lord J. Manners, M.P. ; Lord A. Hervey, the Hon . E. Upton, It. Neville, Eq., M.P., &c., &e. Lord J. Manner*, M.P., was called to the chair. His lordship said that the abolition of the time-honoured Eton Montem would be a serious loss to all Etonian,. It was certain that there did exist abuses In enusexion with the Montem which required removal. (Hear, hear.)—The Rev. G. I. Dupuis said that the first step far the abolition of the Montem was taken in October last, when the head muter, in a memorial to the provost, stated **the ceremony was accompanied by so much extrava gance. that it had better be discontinued altogether. The question was brought before the authorities, and the num bers kr and against the proposal being equal, it was referred to the queen. Her Majesty heard at the proposal with evi dent regret, showing the greatest reluctance to assist in the suppression of a custom so deservedly popular.— The Marquis of Londonderry said chat he would willingly lead his humble aid to prevent the destruction of the Mon tan, end moved that a committee be appointed to draw up a seassorial to her Majesty expressing the sense of those Et°. slaw who are favourable to the preservation of the Eton Montem, and that a copy be forwarded to the provost, head master, and fellows. This resolution was carried; and it was resolved that another meeting should soon be held. PROPOSED PAUPER EMIGRATION.—Yesterday, at the meeting of the directors and guardians of the poor of Bt. Marylebone, held in the board-room of tl.c workhouse, New-road, the secretary laid before the board the following communication from the Canadian Laud and Emigration Society Yeb. 1A,11147.-84,—Annaportant society is now before the public is prwast(ag emainasko co an extenehe wale to nett* North the nein asks et which is *s lounation o' a railway boafa. ra, Mesa nen% as e . el Cinehes, a distance of .beatela insins the ele*spnon. et a wry taste body of hipline gad ohms of the ws= n elea T er, niepeniesely of the amber that nil be fee king the amebae and *mg* the Lisa et the w = hone which the ahem winn ings* The sommllles neme sey monent delnes, ha the shake of signets, le alma these dot meet temeattely len tenant theseether esambp, mediateninon IMP" NV* lIIIZELVIII4 Mee 111111 burdened with alieheitel wpm meet* re ember ef ebet mien perhere well le be weds* Wined to oak his Ind toe thlehea flower holies in premise) whe Wet be wake le Meow elmeivee ea thopee bas et *e oak*. The awisly awn ism One to then pins et Isitlesdas, ea seeped thus vies e r e by wider empisysetet ler • term= ir epte, ensue* Se amen then la lecallog thendelos ts Mr. Michie said he did not see how the board could deal with a communication of so singular a character. They had certainl no power to send out pauper poor as emigrants to North America, and if they had they had no money which they could legally apply to such a purpose. Ile would move that the proposal be acknowledged, and that the Canadian Land and Emigration Society be informed that the Board bad no funds for the purpose proposed. This motion was carried unanimously. GOLDSMITHS AND JEWELLERS' ANNUITY INSTITU no N.—Yesterday a half-yearly general meeting of the donors and subscribers to the above institution was held at the Crownand Anchor Tavern, Strand. The report stated that there are now on the funds 14 male and 6 female annuitants, whose pensions during the part year amounted to 2281. 12.. Pd., the males receiving 161. and the females 101. per annum. The receipts for the past year wen 1,6541, 19s. 3d.; the expenditure, 3421. 6s. Bd. ; leaving a balance in favour of the institution of 1,3121. 12s. 7d., In vested la the Bank of England. A farther sum of 8001. hae been set apart for the erection of almshouses. A dismiss arose as* rewinding the 14th law, which in future easiest& • that the number of females sh all in no case exceed the member el male annuitants." bruutaaT FOR 00IMUMPTION.—The annual semadsi of the reemeees safl eeppertere of the I s ' far Aath.a, Ceeetnetleo, sae air Newel of the Blissgagats, was hold yesterday, at l ersi l tesdam Anin = Dishoragate-street. John Ingram Trevose, Beg., ?, sneer, le the chair. The report read by Mr. Amery, the his. riassiory, stated that the number of patients meted dub. the year amounted to 1500. The sum at 4781. wee the amount of receipts for the support of ' the bastitution and the expenditure left a balance with the Ineennier of 26.51. The landed property amounted to 6,5001. the amoogsts having been passed, the officers for the ensuing yam WNW anied. Dr. Fox was re-appointed one of the piridens, sad Dr. Davis was appointed to the vacancy essopd by the resignation of Dr. Bobbage. After a vote of thanks to the chairman and other officers, the meeting broke up. LONDON PROVIDENT IN STITUTION.—The Annual General Meeting of the London Provident Institution, or Bank for Savings, in Blomfield. street, Moorfields, was held at the institutiou yesterday, Themes Baring, Esq., M.P. and vice-president, in the chair, when the report for the )ear ending 20th Nov. last was read. The number of accounts has increased 918, with an addition of 3,7 Ifif. 16.. Id. to the funds, including interest—a satisfactory state of affairs, consi dering the reduction in the rate of interest allowed by go vernm. nt, from 31. IS.. 014. to 31. ss. per cent. per annum. the state of the money market, with various temptations held out to the industrious classes for the disposal of their surplus funds by other invefmente. During thirty years the num ber of depositors and the funds of the institution have (with the exception of two years) been progressively increasing. There has been received during that time from 109,067 degr aders, in 834,981 receipts, the very large sum of 4,680,6921. Ss. Bd. Several resolutions were passed, and after thanks had been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. BROKERS AND FACTORS.—We have received the following communication, in reference to an article in the Express of yesterday, under the foregoing heading. It was far from the net ntion of that article to cast any stigma upon the great body of leather factors, iu reference. to the unpleasant differences agitated in the hide trade, and so much should be inferred from the line of distinctien drawn I between parties in the latter part of it. The meaning was, =not so decidedly expressed, however, as it might teen, and therefore the letter of our respectable corre spondent, with its adjunct, will set the matter right. It is highly desirable that the minds of country tanners, who con stitute an important industrial else, should he set right as to the equity of mercantile dealings with them, and we should be the last to countenance any system by which they should be foreclosed from exercising their industry and energies upon the most favourable conditions. The intro mission of the leather factors un their behalf is an essential portion of that commercial economy which simplifies labour, say. s time, and multiples the means of production at a rea sonable rate of remuneration fur capital, skill, and exertion expended. sir, —We are sure you will do the justice to cornet an error in your widely extended journal of to-day in an article entitled 0 &deers and Factors." You date that the party mussed to the brokers. " whom bye-Way come s in hailing a, the hack-ground certain interests of thetr own," are the leather factors. Now, sir, we agree with you in thin censure, an it regards those leather tutors who have thus acted; but it is only a pert of them who have laid themselves , open to this charge; the rein: under (and these by far the largest buyera) apontaneouely joined with tame " nepeetable and extensive tanners and hate-buy - ere" whom you name. about sixty in number, in publicly deprecatmg the when and needless clamour. We, there fore, hope you will reee the leather fedora generally from your ,weeping condemnation by the insertion of the, as we do not like to be placed in the category of those who have justly incurred your cen- sure, and who, to mm' their pond, endeavoured to induce the City authorities to remmeitate an obsolete civic regulation, which would Matron the progress of free.trade.—Temeas Jana end Thomas Poona. looks, Dee. 15.—We, the undersigned, are of opinion that it in met tbotatereet of the tanners to deprive the London brokers of the WI pee mat hisiserage which they have received fur so many yeses. bedrars la London are sworn brokers, and by virtue of daises& andollisatioas (under heavy . penalties) to the City authori ties an aimed - from doing any business, duet ly or indirectly, on tisk ems amount (which is not the ease in Liverpool or any other = I=d), and believing that they strictly adhere to this, we In buying through them. We also think they are Adair entitled to this charge foe the various facilities they render to the - buyers; that this, the general opinion, is proved by the filet of brokerage being paid by the narkus trades, with ecareely an exoep- Mon. Yor them maims, we, the undersigned factor., tanners, he believe it to be only justice, and, at the MUM time, our interest, to continue paying the half per cent. brokerage, ti heretofore. Item Sallow the names of 35 most respectable firma of the trade. FIRE AT LOWER EDMONTON. Two Horags BURNED DowN.—Yesterday morning, shortly before one o'clock, the town of Edmonton was alarmed by the sudden outbreak of a Bre on the premise, of Mr. Kyano. The in mates escaped through one of the upper windows. The engines of the parishes of Edmonton and Tottenham ar rived, but, for want of water, the fire extended to the house adjoining. The two engines were kept working until late in the day, but both the houses, with their furniture were eansumed.—lN SIIOREDITCH. — Last night, just before midnight, a fire was discovered in the shop of Mr. Shield, tailor, 3, High-street, Shoreditch. Immediately upon the I alarm being given the inmates attempted to effect their escape by coming down to the lower floor, but the smoke was so suffocating that it was foucd impossible to obtain egress in that quarter. livppily there was strap door in the roof and a good parapet, which, though almost stiffed they all managed to reach in safety. Engines from several stations having reached the spot, an abundance of water was poured into the lower part of the premises and the fire shortly afterwards extinguished. COLONIAL. ----- CEYLON.—Our flee from this colony are to the i 1 13th of January. The session of the legislative council terminated on the I I 17th of December. Among its labours was an ordinance "to protect sad encourage Indian labourers resorting to Ceylon for employment." It provides for the appointment of ' • board of trustees to carry its provisions into effect: two of ' the trustees are to be nominated by the governor, and three elected by the legislative council. The trustee. may establish hospitals for the Coolies at Colombo and other places; they may expend a certain annual sum to provide passages for Coolies from India to Colombo; they may appoint rest houses for the Coolies along the roads. Regulations are mode as to the number of passengers in proportion to a ship's tonnase, and for securing to the Coolies the full use of hospitals and rest-houses. The expenses of carrying the ordinance into effect are to be defrayed out of a tax on cul tivated lands, exempting those cultivated in rice. A meeting of planters was held at Kandy on the 19th of December to petition against this ordinance. The statements made at the meeting were intended to show that the ordinance would tend to increase the dearness and scarcity of labour; and that the complaints of Tall-treatment of Coolies, which had led to the pawing of the ordinance were unfounded. The Colombo Examiner of Jan. 9 contains the following illustration of the working of the Navigation laws :—" Ao Arab vessel entered the harbour of Colombo a week or ten days since, with • general cargo from Bombay. The vessel not having • British register, was of course infringing our navigation-laws, by carrying goods from one British posses sion to the other, and was not permitted to land any portion of her cargo here. The difficulty, however, WWI not of se rious moment, for after a little debating, it was arranged between the master of the vessel and the native consignee, that the ship should proceed to Cochin or Alipee on the Malabar Coast, there to land her freight, which could be brought down by any of the coasters, and herself to return here for a homeward cargo. Here we see annoyance and difficulties thrown in the way of trade, for the fancied sup port of our navigation-laws. We say fancied, because the object sought is not really attained ; the foreign vessel does ' convey the merchandise to within two days' sail of the ' destined port, and those two days' employment are all that ' the British registered vessel enjoys, as a set off against the ' delays and losses of the trader." A private letter from Colombo speaks of the sugar citifies , tion in Ceylon ass failure. For this we were prepared : the , climate of a great part of the Wand is not sufficiently moist. TRADE AT SIEGAPORE.—The Singapore Free Press publishes a comparative abstract of the official returns of the trade of that island for the pest and present year, of which the following are the principal items. The total amount of treasure and merchandise imported in the past official year, is, in company's rupees. 28,922,276; exported, 23,668,727. The total of merchandise imported from Great Britain IF, in company's rupees, 7,093,890: from Continental Eu rope, 846,859; Calcutta, 4,786,869; China, 2,758,419: Jam, 1,426,397 ; the rest being chiefly made up by the trade with the neighbouring islands, and Eastern Archipelaso. The exports to great Britain ef merchandise are, in company's tares, 2,193,403; Calcutta, 962,195; Continental Europe, 860,798; China, 6,432,603. The trade with the United States of America is extremely small—imports, in com pany's rupees, 48,593; exports, 25,381. That with New South Wales is increasing ; the imports being, in company's rupees, 128,631; the exports, 162,762. The whole commerce of the place is stea dil y increasing, and shows what a perfectly free trade can effect in a place having no commerce of its own, a mere wilderness. Yet with this successful example before their eyes, our rulers appear unwilling to extend the principle to other places similarly circumstanced. The whole expenses of Singapore are more than covered by an excise duty, which does not affect is internal commerce ,• yet the mania for regulating is allowed its full course at Hong Kong, and Aden is loaded with duties and port-charges. nit eclat. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday. His R.ll. Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday. attended by the Equerry in Waithl4, Capt. the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Their RE.H H. the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prin ter Alice, rode on ponies yesterday in the gardens of Buck ingham Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence yes , terday evening. Her K.H. the Bucher of Kent, also ho , enured the performance of the Preach Plays with her pre- I untie lost evening. ANTICIPATED VISIT OP THE KING OP TILE BEL GIANS TO ENOLAND.—His Majesty, who arrived at Paris on Monday lust, accompanied by the Queen of the Belgians, is, it is stated, expected to arrive in England in the course of neat week, upon a brief visit to her Majesty ; the Queen of the Belgians remaining at the Tuileries during the short absence of her illustrious consort. The unsettled state of the relations between France and England, caused by the late Spanish marriage, as well as the disorganised state of affairs in Portugal, are rumoured to be the cause of the anti cipated visit of her Mujirdy's uncle to this country. As the Court will leave Buckingham Palace, according to present arrangements, for the Isle of Wight, about Wednesday or Thursday next, the King of the Belgians , ( should the rumour of his Majesty's intended visit to England prove correct) will be the guest of her Majesty, during his limited stay, at Osborne-house. A special messenger from Paris arrived at Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening. A cabinet council was held at twelve o'clock yea terday at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were — Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, 81r George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of Auck land, Sir John Ilobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Cla rendon, Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right lion. H. Labouchere. 'The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulsy subsequently joined his colleague. The Chancel lor of the Exchequer was prevented by indisposition from attending the meeting. The council sat two hours. PRIVY Couivett.—Her Majesty the Queen will hold a privy council this afternoon at Majesty Palace at three o'clock. CABINET COUNClL.—Summonses were issued Lot evening for a cabinet council at the Foreign-office at four o'clnck this afternoon. The Duke of Wellington has left Apeley House for Str,,thfieldsaye, HanU, where the noblo and pliant duke will receive the judges of the western circuit this day. The sherif and a select party are invited to meet the learned judges, who open the assizes at Winchester on Monday. His Grace returns to town either on Monday or Tuesday next. (From last night's GassNs.) WINDSOR CASTLE, FEB. 4.—The Queen has con ferred the honour of Knighthood upon E. V. Williams, Esq., one of the Judges of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Sr. JAIME'S PALACE, FEB. 24.—The Queen has conferred the honour of Knighthood upon D. Dundsa, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-G e neral; also on C. Rauh-- son, , Recorder of Prince of Wales's Island, Singapore, and Mgao.u. DOWNING-811MM FEB. 24.—The Queen has ap pointed Major W. Caine to be Colonial Secretary and Auditor-General of Accounts for the Island of Hong-Kong; C. Bt. George Cleverly, Esq., to be Surveyor-General ; W. T. Mercer, Esq., to to Chief MagiAzate of Police for that island; and J. W. Sheriff, Em., to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General for the island of Antigua. ILLNESS OP MR. BARON PLATT.—During the re cent severe frost Mr. Baron Platt had the mitfortune to slip down, and hurt his hip so severely that an operation woe deemed necessary. Mr. Traver* operated on Tuesday, and the learned baron hu since been going on favourably, IRELAND. DUBLIN, Faa. 25. The country papers suggest no very agreeable prospects. In Galway, King's, and Queen's County, and Waterford, the condition of the people is miser able, but the deaths are not so numerous as in dis tricts loss accessible to provisions. Cork announces no fresh flood of mortality, although the destitution can scarcely be said to have decliued. Skull has deprived the neighbouring . district of Bantry of much of its melancholy notoriety, still Bantry is m a very pitiable state, the number of deaths iu the workhouse for the last fortnight being 110 out of 800 inmates. Another county town, Clonakiltv, begins to prefer claims on public sympathy. the mistress of the work school, in which orphan children have been educated in lacework of a very superior description, and which has been encouraged by her Majesty, appeals to the public for her little ones, who, she says, "are dying in awful numbers." The lady patronesses of the locality should look to these suffering innocents. In the city of Cork, fever now excites more apprehension than famine, ar.d efforts are being made to provide as largely as possible for the maintenance of the public health. At a meeting of one of the relief committees a very sug gestive communication was received from the firm of Messrs. Johnson and Co., offering to supply Indian corn before April next at 565. the quarter, provided 1,300 or 1,500 should be required. The letter was accompanied with samples of rice, of which 20 tons were ordered at the rate of 221. per ton. The present price of Indian corn per quarter is nearly 80s. A number of hands are employed in clearing the site of the New Munster College in Cork. The work itself will be immediately commenced, which will afford employment to a great number. It is rather remarkable that works of a reproduc tive character exist only in name. In seventy seven baronial meetings, portions of the preeent • I ments were taken for drainage, but in not half-a dozen instances have the promised works been carried. into effect. In Wexford, where the largest sums were taken for drainage, not a proprietor, I un- derstand, is fulfilling his contract with the public distress. In many districts, the baronies have been again convoked, to employ the destitution which it was calculated drainage would absorb. The Central Belief Committee has exhausted its funds, after having accomplished much good. At the meeting of the committee, yesterday, the Archbishop at Derry in the chair, the following resolution was ado: That pted. in consequence of the almost exhausted state of oar funds, we deem it imprudent to make any further grants for the present. We are obliged to come to this resolution with the utmost reluctance, more aptcially so, from the tenor of the query sheets that lie before us for consideration, there appears to be a very formidable increase of destitution in all parts of Ireland. EDZI•LISATION OF Poon.RATEL—It is aonousced in the Wexford papas of to-day, that the two county members, t .goher with the member for the town of Wexford, as well as the borough of New Ross, will all support that pineiple of Lord John Russell's measure of poor relief, which goes to equalise the rating on the several Irish unions. A New LIBERATOIL—The repealer* of Wexford town, at a recent meeting of their body, adopted a petition for repeal, which they agreed to entrust to Lord John Russell for presentation. DISTRESS IN CIALWAT.—This County bids fair to rival, in the painful interest of its social relations, Mayo and Cork. In the Galway Vindicator of today are contained commu nications from several clergymen—one dates that in the district of bloycullen there were, within a week, fifteen deaths by starvation—a sixteenth csrpee was found exposed ofu oa am w o s unta f i o n ur in li e e a same district. oul ths had occurred iin the urb sam e parish period, and one additional death from want had occurred in a second suburb. In the midst of this destitution it is grateful to know that much has been done to alleviate the condition of the Claddagh fishermen. From a fund of 1001. contributed for that purpose by the benevolent body of which Mr. Poster is the agent, sums were expended suffi cient to release from pawn the nets of 44 fishermen, and a sum of Its. 9d. each was given them for boat stores. The bads put to sea, and in the course of one night caught fish of the] value of 2t. 9s. to such boat. The result of this seasonable relief has been to take from the relief funds the subsistence of the familes of those 44 fishermen. MIDLAND COUNTIER—The destitution of those midland counties bordering upon Munster seems characterised by great severity. Deaths by hunger are, the journal published in Hire, the centre of this distr ic t, amines us, of daily preva lence both in the King's and Queen's counties, as well as the adjacent parts of Tipperary and Kilkenny, and fever and dysentery carry off a large number, while many of the poor remain several data unburied, bec ause their friends arc un able to provide coffins for their decent sepulture. The misery at Dungarvon is described as extreme, and the people have become so dissatisfied with the measures for their relief that they threatened disturbance, ard the magistrates have assembled at the *all of Lord Stuart de Deciee and Lord Huntingdon, to request an addition to the police force. A MURDER TRIETT-SIX YRAID AOO.—A man named Malone has been committed to the gaol of the Queen's County for • murder committed in the year 1811. After the murder, the accused escaped to America, but returned, and has lived in Ireland for the last eighteen yearn. LANDED PROPERTY IN IRELAND, Mr. Godley, who haa takenavery active part in organ ising the landlord. er " Iriah party," and now watches its deliberation in London, has addressed a letter to the Eve quiej Mail, on the subject of the Land Improvements 11111, which u worthy of attention from the soundness of it 4 views, and the boldness of its tone. " Every kind of improvement is included in the provisions of the bill ; mills, tile-manu factories farm roods and buildings, drainage , in sh ort, ever y work which ' will permanently improve the value of land may be undertaken through its means. It is needless to enlarge on the advantages which are thus offered to us. The terms of the loan a-e exceedingly easy, and the facilities for employing it so great, that 1 can hardly conceive the cue of an estate where it may not be in vested profitably to the owner, as well as to the labourers on his property. We have land with all its capabilities and we have labour available to an enormous extent; this measure proposes to supply the third element of production, the only one now wauting, namely, capital. It remains to be seen whether these elements may not be so largely and so effective:3 , combined as to absorb the surplus labour, and, at the same time, to iner, ase the capabilities of the country proportionably to the increased demands which they have henceforth to meet. I would fain believe that such may be the case—l wou'il fain believe that if our resources were fully explored, se we are now invited and stimulated to emeore them, there may not prove to he one man too much in Ireland. At any rate, if it is not so, our case is hopeless : if we cannot, by making use of our present oppor tunity, succeed in supporting, by legitimate and profitable employment, our whole population, we may as well retire from the content at once. No poor-law can do MOM than act as a supplement and a stimulus; no emigration scheme can be devised sufficiently extensive to meet the emergency ; railway!, most important as • relief to our present necesaittes and IA an addition to our future means, can never do what this bill enables us to do for ourselves. They will not produce food; nor are they elahtie enough to meet the oomplicatei difficulties which beset us, for they do not penetrate into every corner of the country, and give employment to every cuss of the population, as agricultural improvements will do. No, sir; the laud of Ireland must be improved so as to support her people; and this I maintain can only be done by a judicious and practical application of the bill now under consideration. It is to be observed, that the loans now offered are subjected to no con ditions which involve anything like pauper labour ; nor is there to he any interference on the part of goes rnment or the Board of Works, further than is alvolutely necessary to en. are the due application of the money ; the only condition imposed . is, that the land shall be improved by means of it. It remains for me only to offer, with great humility, a few words of advice as to the manner in which, as I conceive, landed proprietors ought to ant, so as best to profit by the advantages offered to them. I assume that all the pre sentment works now in progress will be brought to an end in less than a month, and that, consequently, by that time the labourers now employed upon them must in some way or other he supported. Some will, no doubt, be absorbed by the spring labour with the assistance of the food systein shortly to be establ ished ; but it is impossible to hope that there will not remain a vast number unemployed even now, and during the summer months, at any rate, it will be absolutely neeenery to pro vide employment. Let there be no delay, then, on the part of Irish proprietors, in providing instantly for the supply of such employment by private resoumea (where they exist), or by applying for loans under the terms of the bill now introduced. Let the proprietors in each electoral division, or their agents, meet at once, and arrange among themselves the proponion of capita which they ought respectively to employ during the ensuing sum mer, in order to ensure that in that division there shall be no unemployed labourers, and, consequently, no additional levy of poor rate. There are very few who cannot do so to their own aura and ultimate profit; and, at any rate, it is far better that they should run a certain risk by empling the people, than that the latter should be supporte d altogether un productively out of the rates. Let 11l not plead any longer that we cannot combine ; that we cannot set in con cert; that we cannot work with this bill, any more than with former one. 1 repeat, sir, that if we cannot, we can do nothing. I have nerowly examined the b:11, and I profess myself incapable of discovering an objection to any single clause in it as regarde the simplicity, flexibility, and efficiency of its machinery. We have long been laying that we want capi tal, and that we could improve our estates to any extent if we had it. Well l—now we are taken at our words, and capital is offered to a limited amount indeed, but on the moat favourable terms. Let us show that we era ready, on the otls r hand, to contribute the enterprise, energy, and willingness to incur risk and trouble, without whinl no cancels able scheme can secure us from our present difficul ties.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN RODEll? GODLEY. PROVINCIAL. • LANCASHIRE. WITHDRAWAL OP LORD LINDOLN.—MANCHESTIR, FRI DAY.—The deputation who lately waited on Lord Lincoln reported progress to the committee to-day, and read the fol lowing letter fromhis lordship : Whitehall-place, Mad Feb., 1017. .Centleinen,-It is net without greet reluctance that I have arrived at the determination to decline the requisition which, on the part of a large number of the elector of Manclueter, you have We day done me the homer to preeent to wie, inviting me to become aeandidate far the distinction of represent ing your borough in parliament. With • lively recollection of the fa vour and kindness with which I was lately received ironer you, it is immovable for roc torture this invitation, beUed ni ia by the meorded promises of 4,725 votes, without mingled feelings of regret and gra titude. I cannot be unaware that so greet a number of prodder would render my sures, if I were to become a candidate highly probable, but at the are time I must not forget the peculiarity of my .C i t n. lOgl dl ela i rm l rapon dm y 'd ou: Uirott " hi t n o g y .T r o,r " .7 , .. ', Vali r l; so to the mull of a contest would, r it appears to me, justify me in erring to the honour so freely and generously offered to me. A general election will not, in all probability, occur for some months, and I cannot reconcile it to my rear of duty to in. valve le great and important a constituency, at a moment like the present, in a protracted struggles the Mum of nhith however hopeful, cannot be free from uncertainty. derronally,i have ear, this decision is to me a wove of much regret; but it would oleo be the cause of no lidle pain, if I could be considered un grateful to those to whom I em indebted for an introduction to the conatnuener, or to thew who bare since exerted themselves so eros ional,' on my biked'. I have endeavoured to ad in a manner beet for the imerer of all. I bare certainly not been guided by W ean cen.iderstions -in moor, the advantages would, I fear, be all persouel to myself -in failure, the tars would be largely shared by those whom a contested nineties had placed at variance with neighbour. and friend. Still, If the gentlemen who base consented to set on the executive committee, had been totanirnorly of opinion that the canvass insured smiles, I should at roe base placed re.ll unreservedly in their rods; but, feeling that, under 41 the ebounheames, a pcsitive deterniination ought to be no longer ds. bird, I have reluctantly woe to a decision which, If it Is opposed to the wires ot these who hare awned the requisition, is not lee at vs. dare with my own inchworm 'though' cermet arch myself to your lowa by the strong ties of Pa repreeentation In parliement, I shall ever term the friendship which I have 'Wady formed *moor you, and Mall value the requisition which you have to me as one of the prow honours which I court:re from any body of my fellow c iontrimen, and as entailing open lee hash obitautions to render my bumble sasistanr to that course of poticy, upon which the interest of year community, perhaps, mew irre ediately, but eventually those er said the all claim in the greatly depend. To mu, genternen, otber menitie:Tra mordive committee, 'I beg to tender the warmed expreedees of my erns and gratitude.-I leave the honour to be, gentlemen. MO" Sight sad obedient friend and Lnicour. en William Neir, Ifoq.; John Pe st, sad T. B. Potter, Eeq. The committee then passed the fo llowing resolution That Ur committee have beard with deep sod sincere regret that the Varlet Lineeln does not feel justified la aeseptinir the requisition tram the electors of Manchester, to offer himself a candidate for the repreentation of We borough; but whilst recording their regret for the unsuocerful termination of their labours, thee:retrainee feel board to admit the the force of the reasons which his lordship has se signed for declining to comply with their roguish And they cannot new dissolve, without &Ming mod cordially to express to the Earl of Lincoln not only their ere= thanks for the readiness with which he acceded to their desire that he should vett the borough, as ars:. is the courtesy, candour, and explicitires with which he enuntlated his political opinion*, but elm their entire sad unabated coundence in his character wad prineiptre, and their corned and sincere hope that their connection between his lordship and the borour of Mandieder may not be entirely severed by the unsuccesdal termination et their recent effort.. TORKSIIIRF NATIONAL EDUCATION.—ToWarda the clue of last week a private meeting of the leading dissenters in Leeds and the neighbouring towns, comprising both ministers and laymen, • was held in East Puede Chapel, in Leeds, at which a long string of resolutions were passed, condemnatory of the late • orders in council on the subject of education. This procet ding seems to have called forth a counter movement, to a meeting of gen lemon who approve generally of the plan proposed, was to be held at the Philosophical Hall yesterday afternoon, to consider whether any and whates should be taken to mark their approbation of the pro posed scheme. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LULL AND STINT RAIL WAT.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at Resale, upon the bodies of Mr. J. Brown and James Waring. By the evidence, it appeared that on Sunday evening last the mail train left the Hull station et 6 P.M., for Ludes, being drawn by two engines, the " Kingston " and " 'fork," sad having eight passenger carriages and five waggons laden with fish attached. The train had proceeded to within about a mile end a half of Hassle, the bet station, where from some unexplained cause the sewed engine, the " York," sprang off the rails, and dashed into the pas senger carriages attached to the " Kinfeton," forcing seven of them off the rail, and smashing them to atoms. The greater number of passengers were of course thrown out; one, Mr. James Brown, of Reale, tin-plate worker, was killed on the spot; soother named James Waring, of Dewsbury, was so dreadfully injured, that he died at the Cebarg Hotel on the foll Arlon even ing, and eight others are now lying at various inns ha Resole, suffering from the fearful injuries they have received. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," but et presed themselves satisfied that no blame attached to any particular party. SUSSEX. In BRIONTON AND ITS NRIONBOURHOOD, during the pest week no lees than five holism have been broken into and robbed. The first case (already reported in this paper) _wee that of the plunder of 300 1 . worth of jewels from Mr. Ai des man Wilson's house, No. 3, Pasture terrace. On Sunday evening, between seven and eight, a robbery was committed et the house of Mr. Honeychurel. Brunswick-place North. Eleven sovereigns were stolen. The same night, about nine o'clock, Mr. Cowley, of the Bear Mill, which is about half a mile to the right from the Lewee road, discovered on going home that in his absence some one had effected an entrapce by breaking through a window. The thief at thieve' then went up stairs and took from a drawer *bent 401. in gold and silver. About half-past tea the same night a noise was heard in the shop of Meant Palmer, Green, and Co., ironmongers, in North-street, and on search being made, a boy wee found in the shop. He had been employed in the warehouse some time ago, and knew the premises ; and he states that two men gave him sixpence to show them the way in, and that they escaped she: the alarm was glum. There has also been • burglary at Hove. On Wednesday night Wick-house the residence of Mr. Roper, wee bad= into; but it is supposed that the thieves MK disturbed, ea they made off without stealing anything. 011 , 081/SMILE. TMs Artievae Ramie Duenra at Banbury was held en Wednesday. About 160 veva.- _ Esq., hanker, sentative al tiat bees k, Batt., wise =Eng the *sr ecisi the tepid sew 7rge= win adoption oft ....,.. —...--- It 150 persons were present ; T. R. Cobh. ' dd. H. W. Tancred, Beck, the I iorough, and Sir Andrew Leigh S the company. A poor-law kw Ire repeal of imposts on ar j: ticef tt advocated. 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