The Express. — London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

Ti RIA (LONDON) DOCKS.- 1.14.11 S —The Victoria Dock Compaq give hobos bag ppr, I . tor. for RIO JANEIRO. PI X E. NI tor. for ditto, 'll..bri•er. ler CALCUTTA, I lICLIE. NS hiss, fm LIMA .. HAM LTOX. IN teak for Rio J• TEIIO. cog a ...14ig ...ward. la the EMMA. Dck.. A no aca Eater ian• •!..)', 1, t.t.. tho Dodo and Staalyapt wharf, Upper Thames cocci aa.l the .'..!“nt are prei wad to uodertake the reincrai of ~ +fro. en +hover • dre.r. In the City of Leedom, to the Docks for 4. " cor I n :4, 100 the .tot.per. nitric", o,r others &flew the good. at tia ......h.d.l 4.1114 the t h anc 64. transit tb •nce to the Docks will be z. I. rt t, 0% ton In qUilthtleil of POI lea thaw 6 toe+ good. re con. veyol Are .1. 10e.,, I direct to the Alp ..I.lr, an I all charge for iritarfata m g .hg! I.: t. the. avoided The Victoria Poet Company are alco Pril..‘ I . i'".oic c ...1. from the Docks, arid oelircr then. either to ci.har I or dirr , t M. the coe.igrieet. N the woo toe rate of char., i sot) J 0. ,, h nr.7 eit .ancluwied at ate *seeped. for beg or .t, rt ter, 0., at scry term/ charge. fre Yeah The charges foe Nakrage . watt. •bea eirread to ewer ININSPiIIak wig act earehl the charge. 'golly END kit liglierags Se oe Inn sew saw e•et la the port of Lowiess. As rue bet Am el di eleolfwe eIM be wopleyol, every attnetlea It the easew9o• of wan way be tolled wOOO. Trak. here Yaseleeeelt street Swiss kr Oweewellouss Timms% I. .k.. al tho ml w4.Warsaw haw switollbswr= Illteo Me karw renehurch .trret modes amp owlet of as bow fee liwoolee ger. Ns kerell. tram ohm" • weemobWalas ewer ebewE sm to awe Awn th e Vienna Toot.. I:ailrbe.g /C e ljet I re= IT: rrew4tiliVer fur twat* meta to coon, docranteaft ... envy Or li Ihe em end MA. ev ery Doct Notre, . r f....41 1= C ' loam hem Purtlar pantruL.r. rosy be bre : or at thc °bre., at = 4 pal. pis by under, C. CAPPER, MasabiE IriCVORI• (LONDON) DOCK ?be iftebUow Mshlreafflers to.l other. Is called to theme betlitle. afro, 1.1 he thee. IN .01. for the fitting .4 emelt.. pink etema.e. Oa,. au I -I.k.arr for brto.g boilers. loachlrmay. and for the routine at..l aptlogr of rowels at moderate rates. The leftist) . tam. for rent will be hound to ho rm low, ris. : Swim: b. too Irtat.terl Krt., .t4wner. Pa4.1.1e 4,sist . . . gr " . twalg. Vriseis 11 . 4)•ethte 14(111C awe. Whir hum law (or rp or i r adi tta tt a . th e i r eratt . • lo ; c oy , .4... fs berths efts. dial the cba..ies hweeforth will be ll - . Pr ft .-- pietllng rewl: .. ...... 2.1. per ton (register.) VI tla MIMS AL 4eumen .. ?Wel. I. o ' g, t.r ‘ll....targing lh the peche . ,,in .. ; _.____ thilf et lblyy• fee Of &arta B 7 Grim allowed to adjust C. CAPPER. Yates. LONDON DISTRICT FREEHOLD LAND sad tIOUSE SOCIETY. Mo. '. King William • City. • • CL 4i•ToS EsTATL The wool ratios of Ihb 1 eautiful burbling alte tal.ut tee bawl .111 Argil, be ready for allotaw at. IbeSr t portior id acres war etvren to the tar ober. in 111 (ober last. aad the whole ma tame distrly Mkt. !Wavy 1111. e plot. hal e lose ,t .Id by the member. at lundo Tarpon In. Ile to £llll. Budding operations have been II I I newer', nod notes...at In roue* of meth.. of the nit. of £3.000 a pr e r ea. Per..aa tldut cempleted dun+ will have aa tramerliate lar p r 4 choler, ior the mister of right. for sale. and every inform- We. apply at lLe .11wro ar evil:. Mama Ward. 1u..100. S. W. MUSISTS, See. 1.11 E-O PEN E D. with zany IMPORTANT it ADDITIOND v. the TTTTTTTTTTT ft %11N h c. to begun et iho nubile last blo oehbotkel MUettall. ▪ t.s b boo Meet elegantly to tiwerasetlaadeasiole4 ha talerselag bl•lttu nal ol.jrct.. Is NoW UPS, awAiewei r. V .o She ▪ holon• W kWh latere4 will he hurl a hi bosh! of I Venus. frow one 4 the snow ion. air soda* Erma to open .140 from to ull 10. Lectors., aro Withered al IL 2 , 4. sal ball 141.4 7 lo Dr. M. ,toll. one a sew sae highly I oar- of let tures Is son In coarse of delivery be re. Kano. at 117 .ote every evettima Adatialea. Is—Ao t. Coectorietrera ,ii 4,... AL DRPARTMRNT.—By Anew sad Railway. MLA rod Ce. 11*blowy sad II Incoltrol Perribi.—lletton • Area trees the Colliery to the 1 . ..r.ar !rocks. V= s ia. rew Metros. sod horthomf - crlaed ; or the K V Otertorrs liallore4. dehyrr.l , thororghly orolawl. Vz = . l at 23., per hot e.t.d.—LEA sad Co.. diet Gam Istloof reatioeo. Ulebtarr. I , 4leirtna. es llllrelead. IMO CABF.B.—At Mr. MECHFB FATA 111LMIIMIUM Illt arerht ot2sek J. 4, 1.4464401140444, Crplial pelare, a re , elltiNte4 the rue.' apaimens of In= Ye rtit44lll3l CAML, work.bessa, aol ether snide. et ellkty ar luxury, aolZble i M a rassmaisa • amosara driareamat J r papier rag umdaisies aid Ilagelelle WYK tubas nem Arm adman, alian s W ih t .o. s. Alp. mesas& aliar= „l.4 et all dr A t tu ro Pam M Or Ila So Ws et Maw row le wow. WI" Wa variety CRYSTAL GLASS SHADES. THOMAS JoILLIXOTO3III pa WAITS PRAIA/ Improve Oa an reiesse a &Wage Serra rd aorta of art, alai dream ma* amid art • eon taat.•sarrionata, tag *ban+ wale theta. Mat and at Mork shileskr aws. earl cum, plate. print 54 goad gar horticultural shark t o li st tom illoul; Trainilltr..l3loVor42 k ar" ' he el FIRST-CLASS FURNIIURF., Gapes, Bedding, k.—Ors:J.. as ILLUSTRATED CATALOGER. salarsa IM ham a wren artkic ~ Si, Oar agars faratlist at io layle a low. All sUo soy asersey with skims@ areal RSA altars asssesaly sr by ma i Ware mails say psmirssa par rata Wan& rarpE Is at ts sd. per lasf, Ina Does plasm; plans &Wags pe. it 7e.. am wttern, J. MANX 143, Tateshara ass( row& Landis. alakerlal Wass T A OOXINCI-OLADSES. el die wry choicest Wassoisso. combined with indents Al—C. NOROTTI. aad XV, (Ward .t est. mit. venal enemies to hie eatet,idve ram.enrlvalled PTOCIL The twu 1•• of e'er. summer clkhog, and neemmilid decomtite Irvin towt awry the W. of any who mop 'moor Aim with a Moit. Rook of Nolan of am .lamps Re .1:411.4 In all Its Mao tea kombilabed 1132.—Neaolactoef 3 to it Great Irba, of Weet, tam KINAHANII LL W HISKY —This celebrated old hick Whisky h blehly reeounneoded M the meet deb -004,111 not oboleeolo• tubas fp: mitil.j cc foe medicinal pot {nor it 6 eve, votl4l, mot. Ivo, re clloottl olth Me, le len holt. Of.** fee - 7 tr heating ;polite. go vouch et,ectokt to to stip *tette. tea be atalactl in sealed 1.111.,. 3e. 61. each, at all the RN. tAble mei how, In ',nal. sod its 'Mott, ; front the " gy m . isartst TohHR BEST and CHEAPEST TEAS in Lowland area be obtoteed of PHILLIPS sod CON PANT, Ilerlarar, t K IN LI M I LLI ASI NTS LET, CITY, LONDON. lITSUN s CO GOV TEAS—b FL, b. NAL, M.. 30. SA thi t=g 4 Price „ a . arrest h. Cr i zl erooz telt t ;osta a larg . an pllmtlea. AII'OAILS sod stophei at market relom. TEAS sod (0)4 LLB to tho sato of Mk of wow& mat N.I tree to asy raLoos amino or mead Mosta lagloort READING SAUCE, for Fish. Om. Gravies, Mae% ague. fa -30113f end cnAauca 00 6 E9.14_1w Mrs"eat modietureas of the eeiserated 111ADIN 0 OC R. , mem the itie p ligt_g li =.l l Zotr d"l gitaligai ll ie l t i le b l ii= Ism SAY Mame le petrecird sad notomeMsl met ism bi b teili t e ere fer sem .. :l= Ivathle wheel It s ' ithaes." :ya p le hemmed ads be letr i Z aris sms =l ... thribiumbawis.etwanes. amihie. AIl M m. a. sad C. Comb. tehdlog." S i is Se etal ml Mel el each MC. ; witherat Ws mom we geselne. 2ORDINCII, WATERPPOOFS us the beet maim kr sec they ,dolowda,,imaiii% 6""ar cearo rls' I : Z.,..cgtEircir ......k ..... ere k 11". 45 . I R ... nail= -- resiTle gath e rs= J. e I M b ITING. E. ear& weed ter. THE SYDENHAM TROUSERS and Mime& tereoters.—The arleahana Troamen ere fait am repratetins. 1.04 material.. ee lf aeleileg w = Oak the eiceealleity tow price of ed. a pale Ore IMO mom naboisthow. As harem. We Lose enahlen Mem,. timed Is MI the Sneerer thrf ozelaerely employ. Quahly sad lee pree peel amp bare oLterned f.w them thi• petroosie. me seer mown le. UN VIM. arcebers.2. Leask W. tatiens. M.. free. HR SUC,ESSFUL RESULTS of the last half century h••• prueeil beyoad question that ROWLANDS 111CAntAlt OIL isoweat• peculiarly nourishing powers in Be resturallois i acrd mipro.cii.oit of the buses nab.. and Ham wary o th er lie be . kilo,. It pro ent• it from What :a= nyltyarsarthess Wok hor—eleatuoils horn anirf aid "maim It heautsfully soft. fuel Eor children It Is notalieft yinosnmendelL as funning thi. Ino—.l • beautiful head Of halr.—Prlos ea dd. and *te. fatal) bottle, , equal t.. fior and domino M slais.ll. Lhatiosa—rin II wrapper are the wank Itrwelesdi Moamar OIL' hi Oro bow by A. HOWLAND Ind SONE. 31, Batton garden. Leaden , and by ebeaneea sad peritoneal.. TRIESEMAR.— Protected by Royal Letters Paton of 11Oskod, sod mood Sy Ye slab 'Ms Iris ds !Mr. muds Ss Pm* sod the lambi ONIOIN sd Timm Tam,. oar. Ifs. 1. Is a nerds kir sisaillsa. sod sdadososo ado Irleam. Thsaag. ,1.1.. d. Jo lbs lon sous el doss = sr, dsisly mann arsdleoiss .5 moo se Ors amain Save as Iwo Win or anaM i t e :laa woo assaa=" 9 =',Vir s ' 4 minowormaara pia tat Ow* dess et amnia didaliNallit lie ye ~Ma Owls elk ismosrd. is Os losslishle soodloolos. of Midi all th. ti=lanalree. Itloorsi. ldss:4. s i t S. re=d i t veld 4 lode ad look lea dal wale so Os Islet Sails mass& Oak Tilos -4 an e s. I l e odds Ils.. to Mir IMO la an mom Ila ; yla 11 .....a...uvzhin h a b..... ma y:p a & RovE L . ... "* 111.7 " 4:1: " Z ss OF V isbelansle sod MO la Leedom sl.l OIL vim= • _ sad Ow. al. Odammerseg 4r lisse . " .. • ii. Ill= 4. 4laer igk u s iriks. ' amd A DAILI' NEWS FORWARDED to th• COM VIT by SVC( INO PONT. st Ha It yet Or.. payment in M. lame. h JOHN HA WI. 10. Ups Allasadimat, zappii.ge r a, arid N Ur al. ALLY NEWS LIM TO READ. fro. 8 a... um 7 Abe., ul ~ la per orb ; limb or minim r, by Mr. WAle latT NEWS LENT TO READ. in Unlace, tonurr""l..ll„, i 7eXi s f r. bl ii rrair s o . 11 . 1=1411.4 Vailistirlir. Boas Amt. r No. 2,997.. VICTORIA (I. To rgOIPPEIVr. —TA* V folliMar J pro it ULF. l.lr ELL 4.! ow. for CONsTAN ?IX E. 144 Ow. ATA LA N rrrr. tor t JANA. Lir CLAVIELII. ri lAA ULLA IlArl LTON.: v A~~ _'s~r V `~- ~~~ ~~y✓' Jebt / • /- • 0,.•. • THE NEW HOTEL. rrHE OLD VICARAGE. -IL in I rola. by Met HCIBACII Mime of Jibs AarWM, AMbeam. M "Moe W ISsU Haw Will bo ready to morrow. fa em J. Rai, 10. Mae Willimatatriet Cbarlagwroaa THV NEW HOTEL Ate Webbed, aad may a bad at ell tbe Myths., MAURICE ELVINGION : to Autobiography. Itelieed by WRIST], EAST. In Three Volumes. " A dory of En 1.64 111. In. variety of ybattio. which tan scarcely fall to Joliette the Nagle& reader. -ttamlose. L een . 6.41 k, Weir. sod Co.. H. CorahllL NEW NOVEL. BY THE AUTHOR OF " LENA." Now reedy. et ell the henries. m 3 vole, BEYMINWIRK By the Author of "Leos," " Klegh sod.. Load= • • lholth„ Wee, sad Co., 63, Comb& THE EASTERN COUNTIES LINE. Mr. Georg* P. Bidder, one of the engineers for the eosstrectioo of Ste branebes of the Em•tere Co., i.e sad Norf Mc Railway., has communicated to tbie (stream of the Norfolk line a reply to lb. statements of Lieutenant.. Golenal Wynne, th• government inspector, toochiog tt• condition of that railway. Mr. Bidder commosees by paid-- lag eat that, although Colonel Wyatt* has roported limey brultm and viaducts in a dangerous state of decay, " yet be serum& cite as* solitary cue of secideet." la nay to the .stem Milammee. teat Wed is nos • soh malaria& fee nilway strutters., Mr. Biddle, esys:—.“ Iron girders have comaionelly failed—brick arches have broken down—earth oneharikments have settled—euttings have slirped sad turned trains of the line—tunaele have fallen In—va rious accidests, from failure of bentwork. earth-work, sad iromwork, have oecurrod on railways, bat I believe CO one tan point to is instant* in which aa sextiel•st has boon shown to arise from maple failure of timber." Mr. Bidder proceeds tuner to deified the use of wood, by pointing out that it is more may of Inspection, 11101• tapible of restaratios, that tin time it will continue in good repair is easily calculated, rod that the known liability of timber to decay ia a entails them cnn s • watchful super- Mesodermal very medal for say railway. Mr. Bidder then lays down a position that "aperients," and not " icepec lion," is the only test of the safety of the hoe, and he qm , tee two cues (the Torkwy Viaduct and the Westmont mroad bridge of the South WfttillN CO show that govern meat laminators had pronounced ants wuras that the after .aperients of working for some years had presort to be per fectly secure. "Thew Lets sad Matson*. appear to isdi. use that the railway department of the Board of Trade la la the lisb.t of receiving from its inspectors rewires and re prosentations calculated to excite needle,. slums ; and that it is also is th• habit of sasumiag, epos those repute, a position, from which, sooner or later, it is obliged to mode.' After pointing .it that the use of wood in the Baster, Counties bridges was a necessity, owing to the nature o the ground and the went of iron, stone or brick in the neighbourhood, Mr. Bidder says: w Wh eni theme bride e were designed and executed It was anticipated by the coo structon that they wool f last from twelve to fourteen years —the usual period for the duration of timber in minplar situations. It was not, h , saticipated that tb,y would last duties that period without steatitic' and coca 'Waal repantioa. Everyone knows that when water gets Into the joints of timber decay is induced ; and that frequent examination is required to t the consequeoce• li the ineipiset decay of wood-work is ni t stopped it becalms', as it were. contagious, and the general deterioration is propos boast'', rapid. But if at pped I. time, the mainteaaani of the fabrics will be proportioastely prolonged. w Now, bow de those luta app y themselv.m to the present ca.. of bridges on year line The Tarmoutt bratcb, which the government inspector reports to be a the worst state, was opened in 1844, 12 years ego. Dariog a c aside?. aide portion of that ticst.owiag to the inseffic ency of the repairs effected by a late superintendent enaineer,the bridges and viaducts !pan the line have been without any reparation of any sort. Yet, what have been tee results ? Fow 1844 up to this moment the traffic of the line has b-en carried on over these timber viaducts and 'midges without a single accident, and, until within the lost twelve maths, without the slightest Impediment to traffic! "These results, then. demonstrate eone:osively ths appli cability of timber for railway bridges, its durability to the full fittest espeetsd Ono' it, sold 011 safety of such works for all psrpows of traffic. The artryrtiom that bridges eed viaducts of timber are unfitted ft r railways, sad that the material is anomie, as Lleyeasat-Ce.wwil Mynas Re ports, is proved by these hers re he are sesurptise, bred upon no esprit/ace, sad communicated w twat considers _ _ _ "I hove already adverted to the feet that lbws bridges and viaducts hart listed the period they were oeuvre.' to en dure, end that In c sergastace of the insufßcieocr of the repairs done bye late sups rinteedent engineer to your es ptoyaseat, they have falls• into • much worse state than they ought to lave been retusitted to hive fallen into. The ostensive rip irations Teeth r.d upon br.dgee were fully re ported to the Eastern Counties Company by t..eir present engineer, Mr. Peter Broil, at the first meeting alter his appointment, is February, 186.5. From that period down to the present time, i e , for nearly (ounces month., Mr. Bruff acd his staff have Is tha ineestoply engaged in the work of reparatioa. The gm rennet in.pector, after de. Blaring, as he says, without essegeratie - n,' that in many parts the timbers meld be dug out with • spare, like garden mould,' tells you of the vision on which he in 'pseud these Osbert—. When I inspected it, the repa'n it was undergoing were near.y camp'. ti d, and I sea able to report that they are ouch es to folly meet the ezegency of the case, and to place the structure in perfect security.' " Mr. Bidder estimates ere cost of the repairs and the Nor ' folk line (91 miles) at 11,0004, after the wear sod tear of twelve years." Ile poet on to my :—" Had these bridges bees built of brisk or iron, they would hart cost at least 60,001. more than they did out. The interest os 60,000!, at 6 per cent I. 2,6001 • year, which in twelve years would bare amounted to 30.0001. lastesd of 30,00 W. inte rest, we have, after the expiration of twelve years, to pay only 11,0001. to pit the whole tithe bridges in cimplete nod • effectual repair." Mr. Bidder concludel ss f Abu In order to legal» and report estiefectarily respecting a re Tway, it is num eery that the inspect ire should be penoas of enlarged esperieeoe, sccustomed not only to the 0 ,ustractiam of railways bet to their deify use. Is the present, and la other coon, the reports to the Board of Trade you rall• wart, their working, and their condition, have been made by a gentleman who his never himself been engaged in the constrution of a single mile of railway, or of a single bridge, who pneticelly knows nothing abut either, and whom only source of practical acgssiatance with the subject on which he so simnel, reports, it that pesetas of iesue tion of new railways which, for oil ue.lol purposes, every civil smitten knows to be valueless and absurd When we remember that, with a lust of amines' Alan of engines* employed in the Crimes, her Majesty's government, never theirs, thought it proper to entrust prestic .1 Moil engineers (the principal of wit-te was engaged in the onostreet on of our linq with the duty of laying down Piz miles of rail way from Balaklava to the heiphtr, it certainly does apprar not a little uomalous that that government should thick it proper to suit the fosse ion of the railw,y works off rat tied Sell engineers to men of the very elms to whom they meld note malt their c matractioe. If inspection. sad reports of this sort are persisted in, I ask, la cesielusioa, what will be the musequeere ? At the present time, is ease of amidents upon • line, the law sapiens the railway com pany on woos line it occur, to very wrists liabilities and posaltier. That law was sdopted in the belief that it would affthd the public the best security against ral.way accidents. Bet U railway director* and maser re are to be Utilised with, lot only when widest• sent, but whew they do not ocur, the result will be that railway directors and managers will decline the respossibilities they en. undertake, and sharp them Ryon those who assert the right to control their memagement. if government will 'sorters, it is to govern. meet the public mast look for safety, and foe compensation wins their safety I. het scared." This report is addressed to the chairman and director of the Norfolk Railway Company, and is dated Much IS. EASTER TERN.- Yesterday, es the lineiestiss of the holidays, Um several law OE4I TISSINdi ballot**, whoa the lists sif amen for the firth. amain Easter Term were exhibited. la the three vistaless law courts the slumber is only 71. At the seminar coast afloat term, the number (inclusive of matters is the mows paper) was 161. Is the Pseisn's Busch, for seat terse, then are 27 robs; last term there were 73 la the Cos,. se Cosmos Fleas the number entered is 19; last tens thin were 29. Aed In the Comet of Exchequer there are 26; lest tens there were 62. For the enssiug term are, is the Nen of Queens's Bernell, 2 sew tri 1 rules, 10 rules is the eve al paper, sad 9 enlarged rules. Is it,. Court et 0••• ass Plow, 3 enlarged rules, 7 for new trials, 1 nalle isersent, sad 11l demurrers uttered; whilst, is teCesel ef Eatheqesr, there are two roles is the peremptory p.m 2 is the opeclal paper for j•Aiment. sod 6 f•• ',gamut, betides there are 16 sales for sew trials. There is s prod deal of beldam.' in the commas law sour% sad the beneficial operation of the Commas Law Procedure Act is betas felt both is the despatch of asses sad the diminished costs sow charged by the professios. Is setioss is whieh judgment is allowed to to by default ihe 'barges are trilling ; asd is the bill now he'ore parliament to 'mead the lenity seurts, a decreased male will he settled, se that it will be a wetter of consideration wb eh is the cheapest, the superior c tart a? the county court, for the suitor to enjoy the pleasures of litigation. CRYSTAL PLIACL--0913 81311.1in0 DAY, MARCIE 26.—Resksksas es payment, 3,1791 gitts by sews lisksl9, 847 i Mal. MCC LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1858. FREE TRADE WITH FRANCA GREAT OPEN-AIR MEETING AT HANLEY. One of those monster meetings that seem peculiar to the raanufscturiog districts war held en Tuesday at the liiiirket-,lace, Hanley, for the coupon of taking into con sideration the but mode of carrying est Ins free-trade principle with France, in regard to the exportation of the pottery manufacture. For some time past a desire to se eomplish this object has been in existence, sad sears seeming about to be established it war deemed a fitting opportunity to bring the matter prominently Mt re the country. A committee, under the nuns of the Anglo- Freach Free Trade Associstion, has been Muumuu tor • period of these or four meths, who have been engaged in obtaining materials upon which to found the use 'hey have to submit to the g ccccc meat of this country, as well as that of Franca; and this meeting was convened under their auspices. The meeting was damned for two o'clock in the s fternooo but as early as tea o'elock in the morning the various local oonimittthe that have been fumed in the places immedi ately adjacent to Hanley were is motion, end processions of prune were Rinsed at Tthatall, Cobridge, Loewe, Sheitoe, Etruria, end Bersleen, to proned to the appointed plate of readesvons at Hanley and previous to the meet log the several processions paraded the town, banners flying, bands playing, and all the concomitant recite mints of such a state of things. In addition, there was the fact that the day of meeting was Easter Tuesday, and that it was market-day at Hanley. Shortly before two o'clock the several prthessioas moved up to the Mukst place and took their respective positions assigned them. The num►er of people exceeded 10,000. As far as the eye could reach there was one swaying sea of upturned faces. Every avenue leading to the Market-place was filled by sari• one potters wishing to bear what was to be said upon this question vitally effecting their finaneiel position, Led every window and balcony by spectators of the monster meeting. A visitor= was erected fcr the accommodation of the thee tat ore. and the proceedings commenced, about h slip .at two o'clock, by Mr. Edwin Albut, the chief !milli' of Manley, being called epos to preside over the meeting. Mr Auttrr. in rising, said he wuhed he bad a voles that would reeob them ell, to impress upon them the iseyortatee f the movement to which they were then giving their st tendame. Hat pdy they wool s be addressed by tit we •ho knew more, who had better voters, sad were mere accus tomed to public ep acing, end oho would then fare put the matter in a better fight. (Hear, hear.) He should, there fore, satisfy himself by stating that he held In his hand letters from several gentlemen who were favouritism to *hem. He had one letter from Mr. Otway, one of the mem bers for Stafford. That gentlemen intimated that he es cmdingly regretted not Nisi; present on the m outon, but be sympathised with their management. Another letter was from Mr. Alderman Copeland, en I mo ther from Mr. Wedgewotd, both • f whom regretted their • c topulaory 'Mame. The neat letter of aptlogy wee from Mr. C. El Adderley. Be hal alto another latter t.) which be we. s mewhat sorry to beams he felt that they would all have liked to have seen their good friend Mr. Riceroo. (Hear, beer) They knew ' however, that they could not nave seinhine without clou ds, m they had sten that day. Thom gentlemen to whose letters he had first referred bad all written in toed health. (The crawd, which was very dente, here began to sway to and fro, and a slight in' p titre took elan. On the revs ration of order, Mr. Albut rt. muted.) Ha was ssaakiag, ha Si d r 4 the r good ft,end, Mr. Ricardo. They would all be bony to hear test he was con fined to his bed by Illness. He held in his heed clatter from Mr. Ricardo, to which ho stated that he (Mr. &card. ) wee Quite sorry that ne csuld not attend ; that be allows this meter to grey upon his mind, and atthiag had erased him in^re than Ins not being there. He (the chairman) was sure that when they again met Mr. Ricers.", it would be a warmer welcome, if possible, than it had hithtro bee , . (Cheers.) Ile won:d act detain them loot r, sac. pt simply t, say that he felt rejoiced that they nad the orp ,rtnalty of meeting •p-s that occasion; and he aseeladed by seyist that be knew toe gentlemen upon whom he should call emeriti be received with a good "Pot tery " cheer—that they would new them that they bad iro , dl '• Pottery plonk," tad then madman they-wenn make trod 'mean s. (Load cheep.) He ea led upon Mr. B illey to move the lest rasent.on. Mr. BODLIT, on rising, said that, very unfortunately fur him, he had ben ogled upon to move the first 'meant:on. He felt that It woe a 'try responsible position to strike the key-note on ouch en 0011•11100 as that which bad called them together. It was to him a source of anent ected plesoute that be f and himself in their midst that day—es theirs wee an ebi.ct which ho did net belioate to say was one of the grandest that co. ld have intuit h t m t ether. Bonneted not to say Last never wire tura then so may intelligent men and women congregated in that place me era the I rens' .46.11i0e, sad with this one peculiarity connected with it, that they were all on ooe side. (Laighter an 4 cheerio ) He would read to them his resolut•on, and would asks very few ohso teatime, for he felt that he should best eon suit the interests of the meeting and the obleces they have in view, by giving way to the et:angers wh too they were delishted to see amongst them, who were woiLna and were leading them a helping band in carrying out the objects they have is view. The roe , lotion was as follows : That this meeting, considering the ictroductin of an *boniest sopply of wholesome bey. rises into this country well eel misted to draw an increasing us, and tend to the al vaneement of our internstional relations as well a. the ow proveeent of the moral and ooe al condition of the peorle, is of epinioa that an immediate and eonsiderable reduction of the duty on fc reign no other wises is indispensable, as! pledges itself to press the layman* of sash a ream tio• on her Majesty's government. He wished every one of them hod a blue of French wino then. (Lsugliter ) He would leave the subject of the resolution to others wh.. wen more acquainted with the matter, and enatent himeell with making one or two other remarks that bore apes the geaseal questing. He did not balm* to say that the de menstratios of that day would cooler lasting honour upon the men with whom it had originated. (Load chain.) They had set an maniple is that district, and, he referred more eepecislly to the working men—the potters of the district— s* 'sample which, if followed throughout the length and Drench of oar land, world reflect honour upon ell concerned. The Olen they had In view—and when the resolution spoke of the reduction in Frain and cootinesul wino, that was not the only object they had in view— that was not all—they did mot mesa to have free trade only on one aide; but what they aimed et we, this—they asked Frames to take their pots, sad •hey in en-bags would like French wine, and to seder to honour the wine would death it out of their own pot.. It might seem egotist cal In him to refer to hie visit to Paris (ant of them were aware of it), as he bad already horse 'talisman to the int nee emend in the wads of the French people upon the pottery question—for it was to be remembered that at the Petit Eiltibition wherever you went, said the speaker, you might pass .tell after stall, and me the p moms l'Okisg, ask ing no quinine; let when you went lath the Staffordshire potteries department—gentlemea were tiara who mule testify to the troth of his assertion—when you went into the Staffordshire pottery department, Vita . did yea Mad ? Why you found that every Finnan wanted to buy every thing. (Longhair.) Then was a friend of his there—be thought his grandmother mast have ben Irish—(lnd laughter)—labelled all his pottery "sold," and whoa he malted him why he did se, be said the reams why he ticketed " sold " was that he mild not own' all the gate tions that were put to hiss Bach wee the feet, and be be lieved is hie heart the Emperor of the French intended that the French people should themselves be petalled by heels, their products whether there was free made with Fence 'or so. He read entrants from three or fear letters received by the firm he was proud to represent, Francis Motley and Co., actually, however, ma person, who sympathised en tirely with this movement, and who would, he was sere, be glad to contribute ea every other 'manufacturer would. (Cheers) The 'streets be read were to the following effect. He did at with the mesa to note say remarks he mule ez apt these—that the Emperor of Primes Intends taking off the prohibition this seesioa, and in a few mootbe we shall en a new and fairer spike is Nation. He believed that such was the intuition of the Emperor—(obeers)—amd the more be regarded the demonstration they were then making he could sot help looking at it as representiag to the minds of the Emperor and the people soother native why they should get, what they go mesh need, eartheavare from the Staffordshire Potteries. (Cheers.) With these observe tiors be would give way to Mr. Smith Child. They world get French wines if they eould, but If mot, they would still get Frame to take Staffordshire wares, and there would then be sound of • Mead,' in imposts upon wise. He had meek pleasure la moving the first resolut on. Mr. bills CSILD, MT., after oangratalatiag himself gad the meeting epos their presence for the good purpose that bad ladtend them ti meet, said—l am here to assist the workmen of fltsfferathire in what I deem a won praise worthy object. I em hem; I hops the workmen, the potters, will ecceptey obeervatione when I say that I desire to be tendered as omen themselves. The workmen of the potteries enrol confer upon me a greeter oompliant than te believe that I, ea far as is we lies, will promote their ta pe...meat. (Cheers) Yea have a eight to my preemie and advocacy. I am also here as Ming pereonally inte rested in the great object whisk you seek to sec la pin. I an here an only as representative of this division of the money, bet as a landowner of this distriet, who I woo es I. he int tad is the welfare of this diarist. The lateens of both are Untied, sad I eaa snare yes that the leadewser sal the farmer deekte that von should bay, as taut% trade, and, therefore as much money as possible. The owner@ of property in tile district are still more immediately interested, inasmuch at they are sot in the tame position as the operatives, who »a remove their labour fees oae place to another. The landowaer "sawn take sway his hod. He malt nye» fall by the 'audition of the populabon is the place. If trade is poi porous, of coarse he is prosperous; but if trade be bed. ke of course suffers. If, thereto», any one can be interested is Shim neighbourhood in this matter, it is those whoa* pro perty lies is the district is which we an now met together. I hues said that I was endeavouring to fulfil my duty as your representative, but I must oleo say that I am bete as advocating my own interest. I feel, gentl.mea, that, for physioal realms, I am usable to address you competently, or at say great length; but, however, the object for which we ere met together requires but little sdersesey. (Hear, hear.) The workmen of the Potteries have done them selves great honour by this movement. They seek i to improve their own prosperity by the most 1 praiseworthy means, by opening fresh channels for their industry, and for the work of their ow& hands. (Hear, hear.) The most important question is, how to accomplish the object we bays in view. Soreet,oses we hear It truly said that things go on too smoothly. I therefore concur is the tee, lotion which sap desire for French wine.; but don't think that the Cheacellor of the Bechequer will reds» them, unless we can show him a »aeon whs. That reason is that France will remove the prohibition off our I china. f that be done it will steed thin.—we will take the dm, off the came if Franca will admit English crockery; sad it must be shown dearly is France that her interest Is Involved in this as well as oar own, (Sr we have to deal with men and things as we find them. Mr. Child here read an extract heat the Zed chapter of the 6th book of Disraeli's Coainpby," to which he said his attention had thst mora ine hear called by Mr. Wright, one of the »potters of the Staffordshire Sersineel, and which he (Mr. Child) considered very Intending aid important. The following is the eg gs» Lord Moamooth's dins"» at Paris were celebrated. It was generally agreed that they bad no rivals • yet there were others who had es skilful cooks, others wh o for such • purpose were recsaionally profuse in their expenditure. Whs. then, wee the recut spell of his »coma ? The aim pleat in the world, though no one seemed aware of it. His lordship's plates were always hot; whereas at Peri, is the best appointed houses, and at climates which, for cosily materiel, and admirable ert la their preparation, can e»• be surpassed, the effect Is always considerably lessened, and by • mode the moat mor ifying—by the mere circles stamp that every one at a French dinner is served on a cold plate. The reason of a custom, or rather • necessity, which one would think • nstioa so celebrated for their gu tionomical tests would recoil front, is really, it is be loved, that the ordinary French porcelain is so very infe rior that it tranaot endure the preparatory heat for dinner. The common whits pottery, ferezample, which is is gene ral use and always found in the calls, will not bear • cin age to a brisk kitchen fire for half au hour. Now if we ..olj had that treaty of commerce with Fran» which his b..° so often on the point of completion, the fabrics of our unrivalled lotteries, in exchange for their capital wises, would be found throughout Franco. The dinners of both count,» would be improved ; the English would gain • delightful beverage, and the Fr inch, for the first time in their lives, would aloe off hot An unanswerable instance of commeriiel teriorocity !" (Loud cheers, and laughter.) lt, said the hoc. gentleman, I talk for an hour I cannot say anything more he the purpose than is said in that extrac'. (Cheers.) He then called upon the meeting to bare no mesas untried by which they might hope to bring about the ejects of the assoolatioe. They had set • worthy example, then why should they not appall, for so operation, to Sheffield, to Manchester, to the peat iron district, and to Leeds ? (Ile it.. hear.) Everyone who had bees io Francs must bare observed what poor clothing of coarse stuff. was worn by the peasantry ot that country. It was enough oil such a day as that to make anyone shiver to think of it. He therefore trusted that the association would leave no mote unturned, and they might be sure that no en-Iperati st should be wanting on his part. (Load cheers.) He should be very happy to pledge the French is their owe wines, and be was sure they might be happy to »Ice their dinner from Sottish crockery, and to travel on railways of English iron. Mr. Smith Ciild concluded, amid load cheer. bag, by wishing all " Gad speed." The Carr BAILIFF then introduced Mr. G.iveita, and eared taiXon the meeting to give him three hearty cheers. Several threes we» erne. Mr. 0/4•1111L spoke at considerable length, enteeing Into • variety of details relative to the movement for the obeli ties of the wine dam, mad hie eon capitalism ahrosd la relstion to It. Tits 'notation within pet sma ••••4•411 h sealegm.ion The Hon. F. L. Gowen =tired the neat resolution. After ai.it 1 'stein for the &hence of his alias's", Mr. Ricardo, and expressing on his behalf the interest he t)ok in the question under esesideraion, he said—l must empress my admiration of this great demonstration. On this roes sloe, the potter. have surpassed even my espectaflcaro. I think this me. tine will be of roomette service. I think it will have the effect of turning the &ratites of the people sad the sr ' , rawest to this matter; although I sweet say that the latter are fully aware of its importanee, and that both at the Foreign office and the Board of Trade no oppor tunity is allowed to pass of pressing apen other govern. nests any relaxation of their tariffs. I wish to were yen of the danger which lies in par pi tb. I don't think it would he wise of you to send a deputation to Fiance upon this subject. There is a great jealousy amnia that • et any interfrone• with their government, sad it might lay the government open to the charge of sab setv'mg our laureate at their expense. But this leads me to the object of the meeting, which is the wine duty. You haro heard the very interesting statement of Mr. Oliveira,' who bunted. this question his p irtlenier study, and you will presently hear Mr. Macgregor. I shall not therefore touch the statistical part of the question ; but I will say that it will be the greatest fully of the French °metro and go. 'gemstone not to accept inch a reduction es is proposed in the rase of our earthen "are. I believe that the French people once having toted of the sweets of desalinate in our earthen ware, wilt not any longer allow the present state of things to remain. lam anat. us that we should not as. any Ism. nage other than that of sincerity. We can go to Frames now with our free-trode principle, and ray you are bound to belie,, it because England herself hes ad, pted it. Then to take tee question of the Potteries alone, it would be found that the French would gain imeneese advantsgm, not only in price but in Increased genvenlenees. The hon. gentleman illustrated his argument by contrasting the price of 84thes china to that of our own, which stood in the relation of 601. or 701. to 161.; and also by reference to the bad lavatory arrange meets throughout France, is consequence of the demos of earthenware of all kinds. He then 1,-c:treaded to say : I atioCd like to know whet is passing in the mind of the Emperor of France. If I could =rm rise him and extract his thoughts upon this matter I would do so. (Laughter.) At all events, his coatis wishes the word prohibition' to be erased from the French commercial oak; and what gives me hops is that he has shown • dispositioa to do se. If the Emperor does so, then I think that Frames, who hie pelt enlarges in herself—on one side the Mediterranean, tut the other the Atlantc, inhabited by a nation of great intuition, indwiti, and ekill—l say If this is only given fair play, that the nation will reach • very great degree of presperity. We will neon to them that prosperity, as we now knew that se greet nation can he prosperous without other nations st , anag in its prosperity. and England hindf feels that prosperity. (Cheers.) I therefore hope to see these two satins walking hand in hand is a career of prosperity, sad united by • bond cemented by ocuseneredal In tercourse, which no wretched q Is, no diplamstising, will ever uproot. (Loud Cheers.) The bon. gentlemen moved the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the relaxation of the high duties imposed by Greet Britain on forage wises should rodeos foreign 00110 , 16•11 to modify tbeir reetrictioes on maastetured goods, particularly in France, where our local manufac ture is ell bat prohibit. d, end would give an impetus to our local manufacturer, the benefits of which it is almost impmrble to tell" Mr. B. 8. Brunton seconded the resolution. He said, the principles afros trade are admitted by you, your represen tatives, and the 'covenant, courequeatly yea only want them to he carried out. Bet there appears to be in all ages see great preventative to reciprocity, and that has ben, either fear or jesliasy. It is not keg mimeo there was • fear about railways, and the rain of the peineipies of free trade in corn. There was also a great has and cry against the removal of the navigation law.. Now they are removed, have they dose you any hers. Let we then perearore ia this were' of free trade One thing we knew, that there are very many egresses in this enatry, some brought upon us by war, at which we don't estraplaus Weis it not strange that a do ctrine of fifty years ago should not have been allotted before this in this artistry t The doctrine of Pitt was this. He said (refiring to the People of this Min.l7), "Give them • trade, and they will pay any taxes." For if you have • trade you ow sum Willy, and if you tan earn mosey you can pay tame. (Load laughter and cheers) Well, then, we ore not opposed to free trade, and I am proud of my Gentry sad of VW Staf fordshire Potteries. (Loud sheers ) Mv. Jon. MACOIIOOI. M.P. for Glasgow, then 10111 sad spoke in favour of the remelation. — The resaletioe wee thee serried by ecclalestime Mr. H. PIZ/DUCK then moved the talk...leg wallah:a : "That the restrictactee ispeeed by the etteerestest on the free dietribution of the 'traded. of labour us sejest is their ester.. hepatitis is their testiest:lm sad have se ie. jeriotts effect tat the medal, moral, and Guitar? seeelitios of th. people.• , Mr. R. GLASS wooedsd the ratelet'oe. whisk bey's( bees stealth to by Mr. PMILLIPS, via pet and serried by seelthestios. _ _ Mr W. Biowirrno.n moved, and Mr. G. SALT ewlended, a moist' at folbwo That this welting pledgee Itself to the sepses of the Anik-Irresalt Frtiortrais Assosistioa, • ' :3) • ssauaxat (Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. sad !settee the formation of other semoeistiose with whom theywill be happy to eo-operate " This resolution was a*so tarried by salutation. Mr. Wit. WRITS moved and Mr. HACINIT 1/41110.1dad the following resolution : "That a petition embodying the spirit of the loregoiog resolutions be pretested to the House of Commons, and that the members of the borough, toge ther with those of the County (Mr. Oliveira and Mr. 11'0mo* and all other gentlemen known to be favourable to its object, be requested to support its prayer." This was also carried by acclimation. Thanks were alai weed to the members of parliament who were in agendum, the visitors, and the chairman. The proseedings terminated about haltpast five o'c!ook, wigs the vest assemblage beau gradually to disperse. The forego ng report has been compiled from the fordshwe Sagami and the ifartchester Guardian. MUSIC. BSIINION DES ARTS. This society, we understand, has been remodelled, and is certainly much improved in its management. The first meeting of this season took p lace last even ing at the Society's Re.'nme, in Harley-street. The concert-room is greatly enlarged and very hand somely decorated, and all the arrangements for the convenience and comfort of the company were excellent. The entertainmen t of the evening con sisted of a tasteful selection of classical chamber music, admirably performed. .2.• he instrumental por tion consisted of Beetbovea's line quartet in A (No. 5) for two violins, viola,. and violoncello, purely and delicately executed by Messrs. 510- lique, Ries, Hill, and Paque ; • solo on the violin, composed and played by M. Moliquer " Moschelea's grand duet, " Hommage 3 Handel, played on two pianofortes by Messrs. Beeediet and Tedesco; Spohr's quintet for piano and !Winged instruments, of which the principal part was per formed by Herr Tedesco (the same piece which he lately played so well at his own concert); a solo am the violoncello, played most gracefully by Id. l'afiss;-. sad a solo on the piano by Herr Tedesco, ocogfilting of two elegant little pieties, composed by htmself. The vocal music consisted of Hinizettes Cavatina, "Mille volts sul Campo," sung by Miss Dolby; the same composer's aria, "M'odi, ah m'odi," sung by Mr. Drayton ; a new and very beautiful ballad, by Mr. Land, 0 0 Grieve Not," sung by Miss Dolby; and a duet by Boisselot, sung by Mr. and Mrs. Drayton. The rooms were very fall, and many of our musical notabilites were among the audience. Griai and Mario intend to quit Paris about the 3rd or 4th of April for their residence at Fulham, near London, whither their youthful family repaired from Brighton on Monday list.— Jullien has been staying in Brighton for soma time with Madame Jolliet:, but they are about to quit their abode on the King'atoscl shortly for the aatropolia.—Brighton Casette. IRELAND. DUBLIN. MACH 26. A notice has been posted up in the C . iiief Commis siocer's Chambers, at the Incumbered Estates Court, to the effect that "no posting will be signed for any sale to take place after Thursday, the 26th of Julie, 1866," thus giving the first official intimation that the proceedings in this court are drawing towards their termination. The new causes that may be intro duced, however, within the three months thus speci fied, in addition to the enormous mass of business which the commissioners now have on hand, in all the stages of the proceedings, from the first presenta tion of a petition for sale to the final distribution of the funds, will afford work enough for come couple of years to come, and leave a tolerable residue to be handed over to the new Court of Chancery, or what ever tribunal is to succeed that of the Henrietta-street commission. Mr. Lowe, chairman of the Board of Trade, is at present oo a visit, with Mr. R. Bernal Osborne, Secretary of the Admiralty, at that gentleman's seat, Newton Armer, in the couuty of Tipperary. The Duchess of Sutherland, Lcrd and Lady Staf ford, Lord and Lady C. Grosvenor, and Lvrd Ronald, are at present on a visit to his Excellency the Eul of Carlisle. Mr. Nixon, whom name was introduced at the in quest on the late Mr. Mansfield at Cork, bas addressed a letter to the Cork papers, in which he expresses regret that the jury should have thought it their duty to deliver an opinion unfavourable to hiss with. out hearing any explanation from him, bat merely "founded upon conversations that the witness held with the deceased a few days before he committed the melancholy act, when it must have been evident to them that he was at the time labouring under a diseased mind." "1 feel, therefore," he add., "cal'ed upon in justice to myself to state that it is wholly untrue that I sought to take credit against the deceased (or any payments made by me on my own account. The insurance referred to in the evidence was effected by the desire of the deceased, and the payment of the pre mium was for his benefit, and made with his know ledge. But lately, having beard complaints of his neglect of attending to his duties in Cork as my assistant on the Cork and Bandon Railway, I felt it my duty, as the responsible party, to call his atten tion to them." In support of his statement, Mr. Nixon also pub lishes four letters which pubed between Mr. Mans field and himself, and which appear fully to exone rate him from the charge of having ill•treated that unfortunate gentleman. Scarcely a day passes that the Irish paper, do not report some painful illustration of the working of the law of settlement as regards Irish paupers in Eng land. Yesterday the following cue took place in a Dublin police office : John Donovan, a respect ible-looking man, Isis wife and two children, et.peared before the bench. Donovan stated that ha was born in Ireland, and was now 39 years if age, hat had lived 29 years in Lootion. At the time of his birth his father was a soldier stationed in Ireland, and lived here for soma time afterwards. His wife was an Englishwoman, and both his children woro bolo in England. Some time since he accidentally met wiib a severe hurt, by which h. was thrown out of work, and he was obliged to apply to tho perish for relief. The parish authorities sent him and his family over here, and ttiey landed on the quays without a friend or a shilling. Scots sailors had been kind enough Ito pay for their lodging on the previous night, aid others bad given them a meal, but for which they might have starved. In reply to the magistrate, Donovan said he had some Meads in Liverprol, who, he believed, would put him in a way of earning his bread if he got across. Mr. Bourke (the magistrate) contributed 2,. 61., and rome gentlemen in the ones alio sans money to the applicant, to enable him to attain Ifs object. A constable was despatched with this family to the quays, to sae if a tree primp could be ob tained for thou. SIR ROBERT WCIXRE.—A correspondent of the Wrzfurd Independent writes:—" The Queen. I sin in forineJ, has intirested her wish that the engraving of the portrait of Sir Robert M'Ciore should be dediested t, her. Sir Robert has been appointed to the EA, and is thought very likely to get the command of the White Set squadron." LORD SHAFTESBURT IN MANCHESTER. It having become known to the factory operatives of ldanehester that the Earl of Shaftesbury was about to visit dist city. they wrote to his lordship requesting him to give th- men isterview, and also to emend • select meeting of &item. • from the several mills in the neighbourhooo. Accordingly the deputation met him on Monday evening, at 7 o'cli.ca, at the Albloo Hotel. The deputation stated that their object was to obtain his lordship's opinion in reference to Colonel Wilson PattoCit hill on the subject of feneieg of machinery, now before the House of Commons. In stating their cue, Mr. SIWILZY observed that, although there did not ap pear to be soy materiel objection to the bill as it now stood, the workmen had reason to believe that many of its pro moters were known to be unfavourable to all legislation of this kind, and therefore they were afraid that some attempt might be made in committee to alter or extend the hours of working. They were therefore in the position of not knowing whether to oppose or to snp?ort the measure. The workmen, be said, were by no means hostile to any act which would maks tte working of the Teo-hours Bill as agreeable to their muters as possible; but they were determined to watch with a jealous eye any re-opening of the question in perbament. Several others of the deputetirn eorroborated this view of the eau, sad it was stated that the r. observition com mittee" had written to Colt nel Patten requesting an inter view, or a written sesuranoe that if any attempt was made in committee to disturb the time of working, he would at once abandon the bill. Lord SaIIPTBIDORY congratulated the depilation upon the very judicious course they had adopted. The bill, be said, had not been printed when he left Owe, and %beret, re he had not bad an opportunity of reading it; but, from what he had heard, it was not an unreasonable measure, and be believed it was not the intention of its promoters in any way t disturb the time of working. It was, however, he said, toe duty of the workmen to watch with • careful and jealous eye any discussion on the subject. He did not say that, even as it stow stood, at for se he knew, the bill wn free Frain all objection ; but this much he would advise them to do—to mist their employers in the promotion of any measures calculated to forward their into eeeee ,00 lenges no infringement was made upon the Ten-hours Bill, which he held to be the workmen's charter, The deivitsti.n then withdrew, and his lordship, seem. partied by Lord Ashley (hie eldest sou), the Hon. W. Ashley, Mr. P. Grant, and others, proceeded to the meetieg of dele gates, which was assembled at the Cot on Tree Ina, Great Ancoste.street. The meeting was composed of about 400 working men and their wives and sisters; and the noble tut on as taring the roma was loudi cheered. Mr. Pant liationaves occupied the chair, and briefly opened the proceedings ; after which Mr. THOMAS MAwDO Lgi read the following address to his luroship " My Lord,—We ere factory workers employed in the mills of Manchester and its neighbourhood, and having teemed that it was your intention t , visit this city, we have smigt t this interview that we may once more personally beer testimony to the beneficial results of the ten-hours facto', law, and also tender to your lordship our most grate ful acknowledgements for the many sacrifices you have made for us, our &milks, and the workirg classes generally. Of the many advantages which we continue to derive from the operatics of this salutary measure, it is unnecessary for us to say more than to assure your lordship that all the beneficial result. foretold by its promoters are now being realisrd by these who avail themselves of the orportunities which it affords for recreation, as well as for intellectual and moral instruction. If our improvement as a body of opera tives ha. been less rapid and lees distinctly marked than might have been expected, it is obvious that, to whatever, ether eases or 'muse. this result is attributable, it cannot he merltied to any detect In the measure Itself, bet meat pro ceed, as it appears to u', from a di. 4 of their own isterests by a portion of the workpeople themselves. Bash aopez,nt indifference on the tart of any portion of our fellow-operatives, from whstover cause it may have arisen, is greatly to be regretted. Oar experience, how. ever, micioursges the hips that it will gradaelly disappear from amongst us, and give place to higher • ewe with regard to their interests and duties as members of society. Indeed we flatter ourselves that the time is not far distant, when flame public parks which have so ma terially improved the unitary condition of our city—when the Free Library and those scientific and literary institutions which are iso great an honour to their promoters—will be come the general resort of the working classes in their leisure hews, to their physical, moral, and intellectual improvement. These appear to us moot important con adoratiose upon which your lordship's advice will, on this as on every other occasion, be esteemed a great boon. That the impression is fast stalnieg mound In the public mind as ' to the soundness of the various legislative measures passed on our behalf, is amply demonstrated by the fact that a bill is now before p irlimett, we hope with every prospect of recces', io which it is sought to limit the hours 6 f labour of females end young person. engaged in various other occu pations —we allude to the Bleachers' Bill, a measure which we are quite sure will commend itself to your lordship's consideration, and, In so far se it is calculated to accomplish the obj. et aoaght, and sword* with justice and humanity, we an equal:y certain that yoar Icrdehip's powerful aid will sot be wasting in causing it to bee me the law of the land. The many years of anxious toil which you have undergone for oar rakes, and the numerous hi/stings which 3ou have been instramental in conferring upon us and oar families, have nut failed to arrest oar attention and to command our I lastieg gratitude; and we f tly pray that the Almighty Giver of all Good will grant you, your amiable lady, and lamby, health, cootentment, and 'wrath of dayt. That you and yours Meg be long spared to witness the realisation of the great otjetit of your lordship's public life, the social elevation of the worming classes, is oar heartfelt arid 'theme prayer " Lord *hurl' addressed the meeting at oonsider. able length. and, in the wane of his epeech, he advised the persona protest to tarn to good account the leisure hours secured to them by the factery law, which he hoped would matinee to effiet those salutary improvements amongst the working claws which had hitherto characterised it in pro ducing the most beneficial results. The thanks of the meeting having been given to Lord Avhlsy, his lordship briefly addressed the delegate., and .tated that he would soon be in harness in the same cause in which his father had so long been engaged ; and he hoped to be able to hand to posterity new and fresh laurels, which the name of Ashley had acquired among the poor of all classes of Great Britain. _ . . --- Oa Tuesday evening Lord Shaftesbury addressed the Yowls( Men's Christian Amocistion at the Cern Racemes, dwelling at some length upon the evils of what he termed diseased commercial activity, leading to that compeution by which young men in coops were taught to make the worm appear the better edicts', and by which the customer was to be sedated In a variety of ways. He also referred to the evils arising from the too long detention of young people in se and other establishments, lowering the whole physleJ sptem, as well as the moral taste and appe tite, while it increased those of an opposite tandem. A another of leading clergymen sad oiler inhabitants also eddrered the meeting. GIGANTIC STEAM HAMMER.—At the Govan Iron Works, where Mr Condo carries on the manufseture of his excellent steam hammere, one has jest been fioished of eatraordinary dimensions. It is about to be lent I. Hol land, to be err cted at the works of the No therlands Flattery, PROPOSED PUBLIC PARK FOR WOLVERHAMPTON. a* Amsterdam, end is 5 tons weight. It has a total height —We (WoherAonspews CArvitie e) have on various meg- of 23 feet, with • c ear working spate between the standards of 12 feet wide by 6 feet high, haviag • stroke of 6 feet. The atom, advoested the expedimacy—may, etiolate necessity of weight of the whole machine is no less than 30 tom. Not establishing a public perk, or other institution of a like sow .. in weloerhewptoo. With unfeigned phowero we withstanding the entre:ors mass of me til it contains, and now hare that, what has hitherto failed wito the beat in- though at first eght it seems ruttier to be toms piece of tuitions and great 111fiat0011 appears in a fair way to be morsumeistel work then a tool to be used in the manufacture of machinery, it is beautifully proportioned in its s al tarried out in en unexpected, and certainly most prairie parts, and umanageable as a cnild's toy. All its levers war hy sad miriade manner. Eneoureged by the power ful example of Manchester, Macclesfield, and other town and other gearing ere very carefully finished. and polished in oat , n porte o f th e h i, gdow a portion of th e „ whin , to a high degree of bele totes; and it works as smoothly claws of %Wolverhampton, alter grave deliberation ma and sweetly as the 11121 Chtol6l3l of • chronometer. Large numbers of the hammers manufactured by Mr Condit have diligent inquiries, have formed themselves into a society, with a firm den mutation to le..ve no atone unturned till a found their way to Germany, France, the Netherlands, g park end pleasure Holland, and America ; yet the government continues to um rounds be established in some mavenient tad h ea l thy spot in the eoe i rone o f the town—the oaid hammers in their smitt-works and dockyard. insignificant is power savage and erroneous in principle, and liable to park, when established (with each useful anziliarim in the shape of gywnwiow museum, &a, as aim...mum ma y continual accident and derangement, notwithstanding it hen adesi.), to be devoted to the free can of the inhabitants of been over and over again stets d in ail the pubic journals woloteliosp , ou for ewe. From our own knowledge of that such an excellent tool as that which Mr. Condos h several members of the Working Men's Committee, and the patented many yens ago is available, and which i s as a mp energy sad &clean of their elected president, Mr. Henry as the rudest cameo which the government continues to Beckett, we doubt act that the work will be succemfully w .—G4l.ow Daii, Ma "' metered and carried out. EAST INDIA HOUSE.—Some important changes DZAD LAW.—How freely, even in spite of yearly are M eon'emplation in the Examine et-office, consequent ataaasorse i tas mop of legislation springs, another figure or upon the retirement of Mr. Peacock and Mr. Hill, the chief two will egret. On the subject of the qmlification and and deputy examiners, and we uadent end that those duties election of a ... an o f perliewtoii then suet ma b..- will devolve upon Mr. J. S. Mill and Mr. F. W. Prideaux„ dred tad eighty-five WC Oa the 'sliest of poor law there *hits the 'natant examiners will be Mr. Hawkins, a re ore. In t h e sittit ,i m b.... impaled and twenty yin tired Madre* *Milian, and at present secretary to the India* Upea the Better of Mamma then are me hundred sad Law Commission ; Mr. Bourailloci, for many ye .n in the thirty acts. Upon the subject of 'zeds' one hundred and examiner's department •, Mr. W. Thornton, of the marine twenty. Gas set ought to eaffice for each of these matters, branch; and Mr. J. W. Kaye, the t rejector of the Crifnetlet yet the statutes still include four or five thousand pipe of Review, who is spoken of as likely to under;ake the Publie deed renew law.—Detherie's " iforeehoisl Words." Works Department. —Howe News. 1