The Express. — London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

IRELAND. DUBLIN, Ou. 6. The speech of Mr. Bright at the banquet given to hint in Belfast is regarded hero u an imperial" fast" en d will afford matter fur comment and discussion for some time. To any Englishman who will have ro d that speech it will be scarcely credible that t h ere aro people here entertaining such extravagant vois on the no question as to think that Mr. s ivz ht has not gone far enough on the aubject of tc::Sniright. Yet, such is the case, and we have the ensan's Journal of this morning quarrelling with Me. Bright's proposition for restricting the retro sisctive compensation for improvements in the pro vince of Ali adjout n, d meeting of parties interested in the promotion ut rulway communication in the northern l tion of Ireland, was held on Monday, in the town hall of 11.illymoney, the Earl of .totrim in the chair. The following report from a sub-committee appointed at a previous meeting was read : w., the subcommittee, appointed at the meetinc of proprietors and others, held on Monday, the 'Alth of Pep.ember WIC fir the purpose of proeurins the assent of tmJed proprietors to the resolution there @greed upon— .. "ILA wr give sub proportion of our land as may be re tr,., for the purposes of a railway frcm Ballymena to i rfl oory, Coleraine and Portrush, so far as said line be already su,sep.t by our own county surveyor, free of &tee save compensation to our tenants ; and we strongly nel utter lauded proprietors to adopt the Mae Nat •' We have entered into eztenaive correspondence with th e ;ended proprictms slmig the proposed line from Bally mena t'irosith Ballymoney to Coleraine and Portrissh, and live mwh pleaeurc in being able to re port that our appli cat,o 111 e been almost universally suecessfal, and from the .Y.C,lll.irelatflt we have received we masseivo the pre• j„i sow 1111 such a 'echos at to enable you to Wit with soy el the e 11,:111g companies, and if not suemesful with the tr. to et an independent comp soy to accomplish this most desirable ob ject. Ihr Secroary read to the meeting the names of the landed proprietor , who had consented to give their lands tree :—Loril Antrim, Sir F. W. Sloe usghtan, John Mout.; onery, Esq., J.P.,D.L.; James F.. Leslie. Win. Moore. Charles O'Hara, Henry An &nee. Major Rowan. Thomas (I. Batt, Geo. Moore. Robert Murray. Laic, S. Moore, John M'Neile, and John Patrick. Esq.. .t resolution, moving that a deputa:ion uppint,d to wait on the Derry and llmloay Company, was carried amid ap. Plau l unterly meting of the Board of Directors of the 'ank of Ireland was held yesterday at I o'clock; bat no husine.s being brought forward, the board adjourned shortly afterward'. RALLINASLOE GREAT FAIR. Tuesday war the se 'and day of the great fair of Rallinasl.w. the prtceding day, although nominally only the '• show " day, being in reality the principal die of business. '!he weather area propitious, and the result of the fair is described as being indicative of a larourablo change in the farming affairs of the country. The following arc the details of tho pro ceedings of Tuesday: The snot number of fleeces which appeared to-disy afforded esideoce that the transaction' cf yesterday— although, considering the extreme unfavourableasse of the day, ea the whole satisfactory—did not affect as great a clearance as an former years. From as early hour the wine stock-breeders took up their favourite positions, and before ten o'el,vl4 the ground waa strewn in all dinning.' with their woolly cluster*, the intervals between being closely tilled during the day with moving MINN of people, wko mingled in the scene from curiosity es motives of bulimic For • eoneidetsble time the move ments of purchasers were extremely sleggiek and the lits moved off very slowly until Saelia PIO when , he efflux through the custom gap became more quick anal continuous. Tee Impieties of wett:en remaining unsold since yesterday win considerably greater than of ewes, and of the latter there Well few lots of prime quality. The priors obtained were sank the man as ye'terday. the difference, if say, being generally to the advantage of the buyer. It is difficult, however, to draw my consparbon with yederday, as the same class of article WWI sot generally in the field. A large number of horses is already in town, and solos were exhibited to-day. There are a few mignificent heaters and racehorses, which will bring long prior. The Mika of mangers still continue*, and the places of those who leave tie quickly filled. Amon st those whom 1 observed to- day were the Earl of Mayo, Lord Howth, Chief Justice Monahan, Mr. Wilson (ot Brlvoir, county Clan), and, to cmpltte the heterogennus a.sembly, Alderman John Rey nolds. 'the followin,z is • return of the numbers of sheep sold and unsold at this fair, compared with that of lint 7u 1831. 1832. Sold 47,072 Sold 46,950 Unsold Total The sheep fair, tat the whole, is regarded m ate at th• but for mazy years. Amongst the roma aimed fee mil day were a very superior lot consigned to Mealy and Mak by Mr. Sandy. an English gentleman, who obtained all the prism for Leicester. at the exhibition of the Meyal Agri cultural Society of England, held at Lewes. They cola mended high prices. Sir P. Mama also forwarded a pr „toe lot, which attracted good competitioa. Mr. Manly aim disposed of fifty ehart-hanted !oaten and emu Cht siot half-breeds, for which there was • (sit demand. A. Bolt, Esq., of Leogford, purchased ma at the most valu able 'bluish in the class of rms, sad lisph Yarrow, Esq., became the purchaser of one of Mr. Ilsady'e krt. DINNER TO MR. BRIGHT, M.P., AT BELFAST. BELFAST. WIDIJISSaIt MOlNtale. The bisque' siren in the ottoprislas NA llsor- Uhl& capitol of lIMw to Mr. Brigto, M.P., teak pies I hit night in the Mao NoM of this sty. It was a dam- 1 anises O &ow ii the poissigin el free trade, ;Lel ballot, tenant rigid, sod dieteol idepoodesse. 1.1 of 210 grstlessee esophiog the lost teigestilde yolks I of the aiercentile ' elmeme sod of the pony of this dry sad I aeiehboisrhood, attended. Tbe shalt our Med by Wll.ll.lAlt 1 Gemmel!, D.L.J.P. 1 Alter the real rnl Uwe, sal dot of " The Poogis," • The CII4III,MAI sees to poogiono dos toot of this ono 1 lag. He hoped they wouldill high ft gfiris that toot sash 1 • reception se it deserved. Ile (dos Colman) woad strA. le the prom= et Mr. Bright, attesot orsiy ponesol MAO= ea , hat goodams. They mosehed Mu ion fa lit phis rapacity, to rams thole Ambition dila pills sitorilsr as a legislator, sad as soak be sew passeed his heel& (Load soil long-eontinverd &mktg.) Ile. BititiliT rose a& wet rossiod with load da• azoastrations of sppiWs. Who ease& was loitered, he raid : I feel deeply swab if the Weirs with whisk oar i tmpeeted chairmen hes letseisesd my wee, sad aloe of the kindly hoer with which yea hew bees pored to re- i trite it; sad I ass willing to 'seep tis dotal oomph mat with you Item paid as by Mai no has to. i night ma • takes of your goosoM pa eoloodos, at lost, ' of the course I ham in takes asks. (Chun) ' Use abject which has been 111•11116 d up= Wight is that with whisk I have bees sets intimiely sea- netted ; and I take it Sae goofed dot, if then be soy- • thing which ntlllllll beam SS Ile essresait whisk I ban ....%. bees permitted* Is th e Muss of •• it is that is that these ems se sessidea which, foomiod so eight sole. Ili MS pristeiriet, • =7ither to do he& wee le the lea &shy is comrthrowthe a wee tojohoss to the people of the United Koski& . thes Beg &her wicoopely or law of whit' we kayo arm tithe& mar. ((rat cheering.) Now, I was eme of who went promisently engaged in that free trail semi I awl I think I em tell exactly how it was carried 10 a SINSONISI two. (Clime) The men tomer mid la is bed us photo Interest to aerve— so private alabitios to genta m illiend Oleo) They head a law whisk, dry was sense kite the heart of the prosperity of the emosiley t they banded together for tie Me eloode purpose ef abuse pub; that law•• asd wither the Orr* of pewee st am time sot the . blaadiskemots of sehoties at esesher, mkt naLLe them vary Goo hair's-breadth from Ike MGM they had marked out, and, year after year, as the novenas west ae, the MAO became more powerful; what was right grow stronger, and what was wrong became weaker mad weaker still, till finally, whoa the oceasioa erase—cad, is the Mks of Prvvideiree, oesasiess always arise for great sod gaol obisetn--(.. hes," .ad prolonged chlorin/W-4Mo To ow at nos, after sews years of ardsoss ssissie. II& the sits." wassoosplated, sad the Weeder, or= as lose. thawed cheerio.) New, I bow to Mars—and I think 1 hare learsed—s isms from the goat, that whither it be is Great Oriole or loirod, if Um. hem wrong se &his sad sine that hes& end dip& eke& as as be muds le see ii—those if bates ea ser a& as, OM Is se pest embers, sambas thenseise he its &speedos. you may rely is it, it will be over throws. (Lead as shoo) ro Now, if this he tese—soil 1 so se huh eassissed of its tth that we an bon loolighe— k to no se be a matter of essoollag seassiofto is sey s =of poen. in Ireland who see vasty of dr ow dines of Vole soostry, sad are sales, that the way which it he elan l for costurise &INK at Wl s ho pa as end te. leery sea who &its Imbed absies• Mae stalking the this—that iii sesta& fiesein wilk 8111 ;Z plummiest* sivakalles is then wok a Mil MSS la do,try, err tedeetelel etimales, or deuesi fee ibises, wine,the rural &puled& isle the sass W pees& sad es segesle vets& eppoireases —ewes duseded - ltios. not nosy am coming to trotaad worn ellsone. (Ilex, bow) And them a another ththg wink sera sea foil to tem& who asks what nurse is year emmliy, wed sines Is tha &Ellis SI pest b out dame sad esse—thet lbw is pickup Ere 0 what soiled softie= disesk, sal at eelosellie Weise !row re ere le my OW peaks et the United Kingdsio dilli tig lee n WEN is SOW Mae, is the voetd. (Heat, hear.) Neer Ide aft le sespilmet the people of Belfast, boa s they bid= by tom them ._ the they have as istesil base soy eseatm o the world. Bat 1 ou t a y th a t pre ban • sail ass le fertility, it eller to salted to tit Meest sod gellieillles et Mr earth, a land suited to asap trap whisk I shall sot bur whisk have bra orrassalid ~sod aver Mir banrord rho n e rs di hr as regards Ilele almost ▪ es eatmary ; and • man prolog bra and USW le Ireland, does not led the same intern. gams, and industry in this people as with •• Now, I eme of those who jollied in the Tarim *barges brtrbt spinet the people of Ireland. (Ham, beer.) I as me of those who, from experience of the paps think that, with certain variations, as we find in all arehrins -- ad people, the Irish have probably as many good cendhlusas sag people in any other country. I don't believe that the hundreds and thousands of men who travel from )a ir far west every year to all the counties of England, mod most of the counties of Scotland, for a few weeks of well paid labour—l don't believe that these ate a people out of whom nothing can be made. It is stated that in 1851 nearly one million sterling was sent from the United States to this country by Irishmen there to help their friends and relatives to America, or if not that, to add to their comfort at home. (Cheers.) That is a fact which, when men declaim against the Irish people, they should bear in mud—it is a thing that has no parallel in the history of any country in the world, and is in sty opinion • coocluaive &pewee to the thous old charges made against the people of this part of the United Kingdom. (Cheers.) 'tut I have taken more pains to acquaint myself with this people; fur I have visited the extensive drainage works in the west of Ireland, and found there that where they were steadily employed, though they earned but fourpence or sixp.ace a day by taskwork. at first, yet such was their aptitude that iu • few weeks' practice they could earn eighteenpence and two shillings a day. (Hear, bear.) Well, I met • gentleman, who never should be mentioned without respect in Ireland—l mean Mr. Dorgan (great cheering) , mud it the hen - tuts that monarchy bestows were worth much, or bestowed as they ought, they would not be given to the bankrupt drones of your country so much as to the captains and generals of industry like lir.Dargan. (Con tanned cheering). Well, 1 mimed Mr. Dorgan what he found ia his intercourse with this Irish. I heard he had paid 6,0001. a week in wanes fur five years together, and as he paned from one part of the country to anoteer, engaged is these contray., be did 'IA carry his staff of workmen with him, but employed those he found in each district ; and this he must have got an intimate knowledge of the people. Well, what he said to me was this—" Depend Dr the people of Ireland want only the di& d ilality imustry, and they will give as Fad • Mrs it labour for the wages paid them as any he Ms would. (Cheers.) There is a great evil in Mt 'NM at all to the same extent in England. In the had is sot possessed by the people. (Hear.) Thep live upon it—or rather they may be said to sojourn spa it—(hear)—they walk over it, they grow potatoes Edemit—they drag out • miserable existence upon it, but sot posse's it. And I believe that in that single • great economical fact it is—is to be found Ma bus secret why the people of Ireland—er at least its geed_ eillpidetion has made lessilprogras daring the last fifty years than the people ef Ihrhad. (Item., hear.) Wean not rapoissable, laziprimikr, for the fact that the lead is not as rah soma he people as we could wish. We are sot inipridles he ibm at confiscations that took plea from the tire et to that of William; and I think Lord Clare me that the had was confiscated twice over durii.g that podia. But we are responsible for that daring our time, we have contributed to the maintenance of laws which have perpetuated nearly all the evils which must have arisen frost the confiscations of earlier times. (Loud beers.) The object of these confiscations was to plant in this country • great territorial and, fur the most part, protestant aristocracy. The government of those days, too much like the governments of ours, did not appear to know that there was a secret of binding the people to this government by the strong ties of jute rest and affection, but thought that the only ten - plan was to garrison Ireland in a manner; and succeeding parlia ments and generations have upheld the system of laws by which these great families have been maintained in spite of what was demanded by the interests of the people; for these men had neither industry nor virtue, nor did they are for their duties as proprietors; and except for the imerferenee of laws, three-fourths of them (unless they possessed far more virtue than they eves exhibited) would have fallen from the rank they occupied. (Cheers.) Now up to the period of 1890,. it will he quite clear to any person who reads anything of huh history—though I must say the true ' history of Ireland has _yet to be written—it must be sees that every effort was made to prevent anything like a prosperous middle class growing up fa the soustry ; and from that time down to 1798, the penal laws—another mode of securing Ireland to England—(hear, hear)—so oppressed the great body of the people that it was impossible Anthem to accumulate wealth; and, whilst a middle class was growing up in England, that taught the poor and controlled the rich, there was no such class in Ireland, and your population, especially in the south and west, are either almost abject peepers on the one hand, or baakrupt nobles on the other. (Hear, hear.) The result which we find now is just this, that the laws of property an confused and perplexed, sad that not only we who are unlearned, but the most profound lawyers, are • pealed to unravel them. The rights of landlords and tenants are in a state of confasion—(hear, hear)—and t wherever I have travelled there is not • people tor mentioned that there is not, mad* the signifi cant announcement that he is either in the In- cumbered Estates Court, or will be there very soon. (A laugh). And ia the condition off Is r lower population the late famine is mosment esooph. car.) Now, itnot an ansommos thing a the Mara Commons to attribute all the ahlerament Woad be the famine. They forgot that before the lannedhere were two millions of your people who had ao renlar men of subaistence, and that the Devon Commission speaks of over two millions who were dwelling in hovels it was a sandal for a people to dwell in. But the famine same, and after it tho break up of society, and the Ineumbered Estates Court, which was wasted long before the famine—wanted even when Mr. t3inchirs was among the voluotcen. (Laughter.) But so it is always in Great Bri tain. When catholic eumacipatin is greeted, the alterna tide is civil war. When reform is pissed, the alternative is revolution. When eighty thousand slaves en asseseipatrd in the West Indies, the alternative is immedistanwmetion (Hair, ben) And when the corn laws ware abeithed— aksheagh an were at work for that end eight or ten years who had earned the majority of the Inns, mill par liament. with antematisel ties, did net wasearob till the fauna diced abY Itle d awl inn dews hundreds sd thournis of pen penis. (Meer, bear, an sheers.) am 1M lawasharedlistatee Ones he ens at last, and is seen, s le= to re fur the iatireelo , el leolant iff iltv4 *as all the has that wen porn ram the Naha, "sets) NI en thet,theitgkellis newel ardMplisl —dee Lord Jon Mee* was aleimed a the gromile new it was % tat be alt a ifilaral* anal geeponglt taring • beaft Maio of lammen musegined. had I nom say that the wise mann insiaseallin an mat Meetly main by saes km port et balreves e that w et etybeig i be break of that law. TM elam deg I gamed grem kiln le Dallyshaaan s b ol am the 'aft aide el the road, stoat hallamile from Ism I saw • range of land, sen of which may he meratain laid. For twelve mules it is in the beet mite tor being; I. ha, IaViSSI somebody to ono sad men a 1111. se le la dee war ran down into the lake. (" Hear," eel 1. tiler.) Eat der twelve miles that land is nearly all OMNI with arks. I lane Mat land, if it were put insilimm and posemeed by rheawn awl properly managed, wall, it Imened, pay times Ns pant rent, and give els leas as merh_gre lam es as are le got out of it. That Ind bete las INK the MEW& of Ely. I know rableg of the Eargals el Ely—misether he is in the Inenaherod Estates Martor whe be tee staple wane ; bat I d. ay that Oat land is a Oren its owner. (Chem) I Mine dot la a awed *I Om* state of law seek a eledisies al=deoahl ast met. (Cheers.) The °ha at et the MOM Court is to put the land into the bane Mt com es me let we still ataintaia • law by which lead, bylate *a pom if as mies eldest sea. Mon, len) le as edam antra bp Alia a mes—be he Mtn re laM, Man gp with Pilo sr OM milk pendia —am hia ten te • asil t eres Me is the peke of Ina sd bide, lee nese 011111:rilleSthIlly h rit t 111114 le demo ter tea oe twee law af nail *es all item to line m=rs_ I tbe law of wail appease le me, Is the =mat Is ' 'Web is maid is ▪ lid the orresalla a OM llBignmeelea that is Md. eel it bade ma le the in guide, and tho giMilei of as den. (Mum) I nee tie law of airdibei—(llhome)—lenieg Mal men the dl ide their paw* they Eke emeemet their tat if deg lie within eilik the law elleati thel shin are' a Ghee ale s .. mai Anil drain *a grew* of the haste sway anerpt hie "linker. Wit ten hid ens Mem semermenas no made at, =,•• MElists Irsa the nalfeet Eir lakes Peel's lit James ream an the panel Date et Nom men nails is nseaswros ages is eabloott doriag ear ~gareeeese.asasaaasatt of Ind Joie Ekt was g.am tdra kittorille, bat theme two wan Ma *stbrare *net * term any akar the. to ammo the tesestry mete d of Irian. .) They wore to in lea degree, made this wens coahemied, sad happily undo to pas therajne • km. geomnmet is Est Ws Cn sWous ert inmething iN tes t sollismisst a this gami Lori semland that the remit hatmatspOtamil ar inislok SIM I hen, is neatly , Enna to do soma** ha end meat et this ' is ant mmlenearagte _neap *a trainee r u lt s 'ememilmates an Magna of Monts (Near.) In the hot M inn is me wet lesaNty la dos sus— am was se damn la ping lise sees ase — J* l ) era Mee the Meg n art l a e nee they ma do it in en anima it this deem (Her.) Boa the galena ie Winging • holed anima ari • lambs de t l i ete t s e at ib li e s r o t: =masa leig nem) set erg awes as oseramei dna Is tar ran Bey in Um demons, It is bettor sale Miran hetwen lamarden leant. mad that 'vary ing& amid be laft to pima Well, then mistabeimemeseeee in that if was left te ran • Bat Mr. Napier tint hat gni* Is Ze n = I .1 4Cessmess that there were not Me Wm No Musa* bete en the, statute, book epos that sense allislisrd..4 tenant, and mode, as we ell nem isallstle, sad by which Ur Womb M the losalsmil seas sissaisi, to my the ham, quite as ma* es the psis at Me oasis's. (Chew sag laughter.) Tlme gee* bast sellaratan gpeamia l bere ss they la men la mend an new tie satemeas " Met arlard end arrasarrasis ale eseany at e d e ja le Z OB Onmiseles eat is nialleat eine an tow er mei ambed dross Mane% sad willL pat an Imml ask dais Woe twastpass mass la rasavids anis gap pommel al aslistaatial THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1852. hammiest rather leads. (Chem.) Tbe Meilen will yea Isle the ben Ind with se impeinessest whnever ; he heap ao pin I he hunt. imam; bit Mils se Inns; be Wens es bean ser se bans; mil ia r ia be repeats the bison to take this Ind nen say leen or eansity whatever—to band beams and barns spun it; to eat deans sad run faun *tomb it; to improve as* to this lee shilling be has in peneenes• herrernmeste ea anew man's lead without any esearity miniver. Wes of .• Hear, hoer.") Why, he might as web expert hem to invest his mosey is another ems% penal. (Cheers.) Do you think that there era here is Isoloal my landlords, however free they may be from the eminterf the Irish Ineesehered Estates Cannon° Mehl MA to a tenant 601., or 1001., or 2001. or ens SOW. wilboaleasurity t And yet they expect their tans tio 1 1 inn their properly in their land, which is billalltillii peOperty to the landlord, staking P :rltt, worth the Wend on his landlord's honour or his honesty, er neemeity, er u any of the accidents to which life h liable. (Cheers.) pon While such is the case, it is not to be wondered at that this is the state of things in Ireland, and that the population is so miserable, or that any person entering Ireland for the first time , or pasting over three ' Ninths of the country, would fluil ' himself driven almost into a "chied melancholy by the miserable condition in which so much of your country is plunged. From this state of things comes a wide spread suspicion towards the landlords among the tenantry, and from these suspicions arise those outrages which are of so fearful a nature, and which, to thus who wish to slander Ireland, at least afford them very fair grounds foe bringing up serious chutes against the character of your countrymen. Now, my salon of the tenant question is this, that the bill, whatever it is, must he of a very simple character. It must beauch as can be weds out by simple capacities, not such as that a lawyer we puzzle, it may be, both landlord end tenant—(laughter)— but such as the meaning may be ascertained without trouble. (Cheers.) My opinion with regard to compensa tion is, that it should embrace building., draining., making main fences, and rectiiming wastes or bog land; and that there should, for improvemeuts made after the pass ing of this set, be hill and reasonable compensation to the fewest when he leaves his farm. But the Ulster teats betala is a different question from composes tion to lie rest of Ireland. The Ulster tenant-right compreheade two sources of value; Best, improvements; the benefits of occupation. With regard to the Ann, nt could deal easily ; but as to the seeped, I sew could discover • mode in which a clause of an set could do for the tenant what many of them expect. My remedy would be, in that part of Ireland when tenant right has never been acknowledged, to give • prospective ' compensation for impronestets, but in the part whets tenant right hes bees acknowledged and acted upon, 1 weld give • retrospective compeum'ion extending to a period of twenty years, giving the tenant the present fait and honest value when be leaves his farm fur all substantial aad vale ible improvements which he could I show were made ea that land within the period of twenty 1 years. A Votes—That won't do. Mr. BRIGHT—I don't expect it will do for everybody. I nine that there art cases to which that law would not do fall and impartial justice, but I believe that in the great majority of cases it would do a fair meow* of justice ; and my opinion is, and of course I do not expect that, as agnostics like this, we should all agree—but my opinion is that if a le a like that were passed, however much it might fall sheet of satisfying every section or every individual, it would be found of prodigious advantage to the tenantry and the industry of Ireland —( hear ) — and it would teach the Must that he would be placed on a platform of equality with the landlord, and that the land which he W improved by the power of his arm and the sweat of his brim, and by his agricultural ability, should be in the poussion of himself and of his children. After some hither observations Mr. Bright concluded as fol lows : When I was asked to this great banquet, reference was made to the part I had taken in end out of parliament. I am one of those, sensible of the fact, that, whatever bus been done within the last thirty years within the imperial parliament for freedom, it always bad the support of the majority of the Irish representatives ; and I now believe that, if there is to be auything dune in the way of liberal pro gress in the next parliament it would receive the support of a majority of the representatives of Ireland. There is • great attempt making to prove with liberals of England that they can have nothing in common with the eatbnliq represents. fives of Ireland. 1 confess, from my observation of the Irish liberal representatives, that I mot a different opinion. (Hear.) I am not about to justify the part that some of them may have takeo, nor would I ask them to approve of all that I have done; but I must say that in the main, with scarcely an emptiest, the catholic and liberal mem bees from Ireland, upon all questions affecting tho people, whether of Great Britain or Ireland, have never been found adieu. to liberty •.d to progress. Upon the Reform Bill, slave emancipation, Municipal Corporations Bill, and free trade, we always had a majority of the Irish repre sentatives of Ireland upon our side ; and he, is my ophion, is an enemy of both countries who 'Adams's', Os muss it appear that then are no obkets which we as week in common. Take the free-trade . gumbos sat Faith mentray reform, and see if there is any dean whatever Out that we will work harmoniously the eattiefle. (lime, bear.) Take the question of the balle•—(ehoses) 7 and let me ask can we not courpente on that ? es Hear, and cheers.) We have heard straw Map to Zeeland of what has been done in this vestry diens the recent else bone ; we have been told of the Mom of Lord London derry in a neighbouring county, and eireoge Minn of whet certain ecclesiastic' did farther south end wen ; but I find that the press does not my as much neat the landlords as about the priests, and yet nobody pretends that the priests wanted to make the people vote against their opi nions or their feelings, whilst it is uneekrea that the lend- , lords did so. (Cheers.) It might be said that the ma- sure of seespalsion ea the lien of the priests was pro ?named to that exertion by the landlords, but it is not a fair messmia her it does set meas u re et all. What the priests wanted woe. that this ;pen& Abend withstand the tyranny of the MAMA sed shoal nee in accordance with their own sentinteets mid winos (Cheers.) The only re medy, however, offend lier the evil is by the priests, and that is the (imbibition* of the ballot. (Loud and con. Untied cheering.) I hemp that as liberal government ma ones into (Ace or rank Is MSS *Si is apt sleeved to bring forward a bill he the intsbEshmeat of lbe ballot. (Cheers.) If, with the pest case you can make is that question, and if your emenestab yes work with at In the House of Cesmens, I Mal lee sae advent that tosstion I very rapid/yam omilimemt bet membied. I will ez, , gr d another 'Ann net I Wpb yea ban bees rather to shut you'd's out Ism the met of Imbed; bet if I were a Bain ms I would 'defeat' • different mese meat. (" Ither, hoer_ ," mad load them) I. would see eider myself am kfabet Hear, ben" sad and 1 ',sold esileawar to lathe my 'sedum r iga Mt ease the interests of mp cad, thot I would be proud, whams I might be peesil. to mimewledge sad pro ven. Min *et I was as Islam& ) Whom this takes ohm, awl when pa has semeephen from the poallattial Medi of ( theen).— thee I Wien you might look te M uni % whoa you might Addy take year pine Is Ragland. ("Item, hoar," ami demo.) ICZ el bL e Te Ia yen on tin iessmise he shout a sems*: I hen We= ell demon and shamed at mash se any maim, nes amid damn Oath the same tiros. I ban road mob of i ced Ilan deseght men of her, sad A hide me to 'off this *each ann epoiliele beim the wadi, mel that k h your 10 . thie eidoue, eatormielog tom ft had the way the Immeumat of year astne . (" Rm." imd lead iimes.) I moot Won se il: l rthe mia of Delhet mode' it their beam mai* eeseithr, sad at together he the bomb of that spent y, bed that they would dial as gnat • do llooreme Mama soy good men ban one *Mad ma Ia say . Rear.) Diet Moshe, memmor, that the pee* al dan beetie v i r or. i they si: Mt ae. I soli Mime a raring la o f et lima the madam of die thole is pear MINK tai reir is uit s o u lt, me maw Mat animeey In shank or eiklearesy la goneameat, may my, that the awed, of Nostra Imo none bet the best wishes for Ire. (laud "ad Marmatimed rimerfag.) After • few nee elieenelieas spa this seten the hes. gestlemen mended by mityhg that he schnowledged all mon fa tins ening M es bis etmatrymen, and that be wis =aloes for their entothy. (Loud and peotracted lasering, amid which the boa. gentleman Tenni his seat. e The Cennian, after referent in benamo time to the ohnomat address that had just ben delimit& embed opts the y t A fill to the ant MM. It me wee which ebseldrmlin all their sympathies. It oros " Free Trete." The teed was reedved with great cheering. Mr. Nuns to The Caussmenel l e sd brielly gave the ant teset—" Wil lis= Pavan thawhed„ In, and mph* thmerwith the Indspeadem eimme ot the misty of Drs. who MI ghoindy unopened him at the is Mogan, The was woo remind dad thank with the grease' aithaelmot. The bed OWN " There's a peed tlim osmiag." Kr. CRAWFORD'S dig la rommil me the Swathe mother outburst of ehosidag. Whoa the ogolome - hid be some mossaue amp, he thanks der the *Maw ia which hie mime hod eneived. Alluding to w % LZ apediap at the denim gmenily thowagbuiet the be should war that he omen with his he, Mood that San woo bat am meth by width the freedom of Mahn emidle semei—med that woo by mem by ballet. (Cheers.) He , bad bona of that minim, ead from his expurilesel in sad out of It se the anion he am amenably osaviamd that there me am any remedy fee - the nth of mire mines bet the iatrodoetion of that messure. (" Meer, hen," and abeam) With retsina to the alteration in the law of parliamentary onetime brought late 'preen he MAIM time ea the samisa of the late elemine. the waseablorad hissedpathouto said that it bad set ben MOM to wee d to nth eatisfactioa in Down. The electoral Maisie toe help • and his opinion was that the nese .be Mat la M.h a way es that the elector meld at bet pet to the anessity of bewail ag masiderable Maim= slam his hewn And be also thought that the Deihl of the election shield be coolest to am day, by whisk memo the opportnity for intimidelien sad undue intense, meddle greatly reined, and if the ballot was added to these ha memento, this freedom of eleseina would he (Hear.) Mr. Crawhed to pm • alp is he math of Mr. an te d attar lams fbstltmr romodele sieumad hie Neat amid toed WI matimed aseeiN. The ant tom woe " National Fclosaala, to whlth Mr. W. Kirk, M.P., mosaint. The ClilillAll the ormseed " The Ballot and Free ing at ," • toot to which Mr. A. Clime, barrister, CleAraitelt use pre "Civil and Religiose Meth'," aid Mr. 3. R. tthiampoke. Mr. Sanas this proposed is suitable tome the health of the Mainmast, who, having retuned thanks, proposed to end equitable adjustment of the laws between tenant," which wee briefly responded to by Mr. Nana. LP. ; and " The Preis," f u r which Mr. Finlay, of the Northern waif, remelted thanks. The momediap slate seeable; emu after terminated, the wlssio of the arraufenesats having been carried oat in the 'mut ollastive manner. TEE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. The Board of Trade returns for the month and eight months ending the sth Sept. were issued yes terday morning. The total declared value of the ex ports of British and Irish produce and manufactures during the two periods referred to was as follows : For the Month. For 8 Menthe. 1852 1851 1850 These figures will be regarded with peculiar satis faction, u proving the marked and continued activity of our export trade. The month's exports are shown to have undergone a remarkable expansion, so that the eight months' returns are now nearly equal to the extended movement of last year. Compared u with the corresponding period of 1860, the eight months' figures show an augmentation in the value of articles supplied by us to foreign countries to the extent of no less than 3,141,6781. or 7 per cent. The statement of the exports of our chief staple, cotton goods, is satisfactory, although the increased activity noticed last year is not fully maintained. The figures stand thus: For the month. For 8 months. 1852 1851 Ibso Cotton yarn is still rapidly increasing, and the ex ports are now in excess of any former period, being returned as follows : _ _ For the month. For 9 mouths. 1952 1851 1850 The exports of woollen manufactures and yarn, after being checked during all the earlier part or the year by the rise in the price of the raw material, now show a strong tendency towards a rally, a result that is of course owing to our foreign customers conceding the proportional difference in price. For the month. For 8 months. 1852 18.51 1650 The foreign demand for the produce of our silk industry is active as shown in the subjoined figures, which include silks of all descriptions: For the month. For 8 mouths. 1852 1841 150,138 .... ... 980,6,,55 18.50 The increase in the exports of linens is one of the moat remark‘ble features of the returns. The aug mentation is especially apparent in linen yarn. Ths aggregate exports are thus stated: For the month. For 8 naafis. 1852 .... 18.51 .... ..... 446,914 18.50 The month's shipments of the other chief articles of export are shown below : 1652. 1861. 1850. Beer and ale Coals and calm 165,884 148,445 147,286 Earthenware 866.907 100,629 88,883 0l11111manalletura? ila9erda•btay sad nil hoary Hardwars and autlery 282,118 267,873 235,111 Leather. anwrought—, 17,1114 16,120 21,333 Ditt? t manufacatrad. :.: . 44,041 44,670 46,729 Mac'Lorry sad mill: work Bosp 23,90 19,612 20,2'26 Ettatiosery Wool Metals 1 014,319 895,434 798,407 Oils The increase in the shipments of beer and ale is doubtless owing to the demand for Australia. The exports for the eight months are no less than 512,2311. 'against 396,4051. in the same period of bet year, and 380,1951. in 1860. For anis the slight months' returns show an active foreign demand. Earthenware maintains its place as an article of In creased export. Haberdashery and millinery time for no less than 1,376,5341. in the eight months, against 1,280,5951. in 1851, and 1,041,5841. in 1860. A very steady upward movement is here shown. In hardwares and cutlery a large augmentation might have been expected, but this is not the case, owing, in all probability, to many foreign markets being overstocked. The exports of leather manufactures and machinery, two branches of business that afford employment to • large . population, are rapidly rising. Soap is slowly increasing, but stationery shows a falling off on the eight months, which is traceable to the pernicious operation of the numerous fiscal impediments to the manufacture and use of Parr. On the whole these export returns afford gratify ing indication of an increased demand for the chief articles in the production of which the immense manufacturing population of this country is con stantly engaged. On referring to the tables of imports and consump tion, we find a partial falling off in the month's con gumption of sugar, which, however, is still largely in excess of former years. Of unrefined sugar the quantity that passed into the hands of consumers is as follows: For the month. For 6 mouths. lef4 cwt.. a 616,039 1861 116,139 1850 838,1.88 The subjoined table, however, is mom reliable, u it embraces refined sugar and molasses, the molasses being reduced to cigar at the rate of 1 of the former to j of the latter. Sugar in Great Britain and Ireland for 12 months, ending sth September. Imported. 1862. 1861. 1860. Raw Tons 381,774 366,379 323,499 Reined 16,900 26,848 13,182 Molasses Total.. To 408,168 395,212 368,486 Duty Paid. 1862. 1851. 1860. Raw Teas 333,786 306,068 310,686 Refined 14,267 1 5 ( ..1 6 _1*683 Minn 16,643 13:700 Total.. Tons 382,579 337,125 327,963 The increase in the consumption since 1860 is shown to be 34,691 tons, or 10 per cent. The consumption of coffee continues very large, as I shown below t— — . For the month. For 8 months. lb.. lbs. 1862 1861 1860 Of tea the consumption of the eight months in larger than in either of the two previoss_years : For the month. For 8 otonthn lb.. lbs. 1862 • 4,693,835 1861 1860 There is still a great falling off in the consumption of foreign corn. For corn of all kinds the figures stand thus : I ---- - For the month. For 8 months. Qrs. Qrs. 1862 18.51 1860 Of foreign flour, however, the consumption has not fallen off quite so rapidly : For the month. For 8 months. Cwts. Cots. 1852 1861 1860 The month's consumption of other articles of food is shown below: 1852. 1861. 1860. Cocoa lhe. 268,663 183,762 300,967 Sheep No. 42,664 19,390 23,727 Currants owe. 26,422 21,713 24,996 Potatoes owls. 1,896 1,892 kes4 Butter ewte. 24,521 29,664 28,968 Cheese ewe. 29,189 26,728 26,666 M No. 7,632,778 8,716,712 9,108,438 cwts. 60,803 36,723 86,962 Piper 'bs. 298,623 6 294,721 300,6761 lima gals. 212,885 200,703 221,848 Broady gals. 182,234 181,384 184,273 Tobacco, unutuaufec tared 1124.2,278,961 2,366,086 2,299,618 Of wines the consumption is still faUing off, in face of an augmented population, the cause being, of course, the onerous duty, which renders wine a luxury that none of the poorer classes can hope to enjoy, even in sickness, The subjoined consumption figures are very conclusive : For the south. Fur 8 months. Mb. Uals. 1862 1861 1860 The month's return of articles of import used in our manufactures are annexed: ___ ___ —" 1862. 1851. 1850. Flax owls. 254,674 117,615 246,964 Guano tons 7,065 16,995 9,735 Hemp mitts 203,026 193,705 118,343 Bilk, raw lbs. 639,392 258,006 397,974 Tallow sate. 83,142 64,964 92,170 Taub's bra Is 348,038 374,683 330,508 Ostssa cat 615.568 146,926 669,843 Woo* 1b5.16,188,690 8,061,778 12,337.816 These returns in their main features are likewise indicative of a steady state of trade and general prosperity. PROGRESS 01? SCREW NAVIGATION. (From tie Liverpool LAWN.) Unless to those actually engaged in watching the progress of steam navigation, the powers end performances of the screw were, until lately, almost unknown. The public had, to be sore, an opportunity of seeing it occa sionally employed in a few eauiveciet looking vessels trading to Ireland and the north of Europe, the lazy vehicles of emigrants and horned cattle, and demonstra tions of a more creditable character were made in voyages up the Mediterranean and elsewhere ; but, in the mean. time, practical heads and practical experiments Were at work, until, at length, it way reserved for Lord Jocelyn's committee on steam communication with India and Australia to exhibit, with regard to the motive powers et theserew and its advantagthus application in long voyages and adverse weather, facts and details calculated to astonish even one previously unacquainted with the result attained. Our readers wild, no doubt, remember that we, at the time, devoted much attention to the inquiries of the committee to which we allude, and more especially noticed that por tion of the evidence which illustrated most forcibly the capabilities of the screw, as derived from Captain lt,bert Fitzroy, R.N., Captain H. Smith, R.N., Captain Claxton, R.N., Mr. Morgan, Mr. Lloyd (of the Admiralty), espial') Mathews (of the steam ship Great Britain), and (Eisen. Notwithstanding the valuable information thus elicited, we fear, from the fate which usually attend, most investi gations before parliamentary committees, that the report of the evidence printed for the House of Commons re gimens, to this moment, a dead letter with nineteen twentieths of the public, although we must give Lard Jocelyn the credit of a strong desire to attract a reading community by making his two volumes of a lees repulsive sin than any of those which had previously istued from Hansard's press. From the testimony elicited two mean facts were admitted by nearly every witnees—namely, that the capabilities of the screw were but yet in embryo, and that its relative power was equal to that of the common paddle-wheel when applied in vessels of equal size. When we recollect that this was evidence given little more than a year ago, and that it was based upon the perfarinaLees of I her Majesty's ship Rattler, the City of Glasgow, and the entailer vessels of the General Screw Steam Navigation Company, carrying mails to the Cape of Good Hope, we confess that we could not have anticipated the far ther triumphs which have been since achieved; hat, at this moment, it is "• great fact" that, slmost in every dockyard and ship-builder's establishment in the 'United Kingdom, vessels are under conetructlon or 'lteration, with a view to the introduction of the screw, either in its full or auxiliary power. Within a short period it is surprising how many vessels of this class have spree, up, more particd'arly for purposes of ocean navigation and long voyages, for which, from considerations of sec homy in fuel, united with speed and punctuality of conveyance, they are said to be peculiarly fitted. We need scarcely refer to the Great Britain, the Cleopatra, and the Sarah Sands, now on their voyage to Australia, cei weii as others trading between this port and America, nor to the powerful vessels built by the General Steam Navigation Company for the Cape of Good Hope and East India trade. We have them likewise employed in the mail packet service to Sydney, aid it was only lest week we had the pleasure of recording the despatch of the Fore , runner ma the first of • line of screw steam. packets to the coast of Africa. Pram the western coast of America, screw steamers of the largest size will shortly be engaged in the trade with Australia, and lastly, we have those on our own .seats which have given • new feature to the collier trade, and promise ere long to supersede sailing vessels altogether ' as carriers from the north of England to the Thames. Such facts as these cannot fail to impose serious considerations ! upon the shipowners of the United Kingdom, involving as they do the prospect, however disagreeable it may be, of a rivalry with sailing vessels which, although already beginning to be felt, must inevitably and ere long increase to an extent I which none of us • few years ago could have contempiated. In this ease the rivalry is not merely between steam end =new, for in the auxiliary screw vessels steam and canyon are united; but it rests between them and ships depending entirely upon their sails and site to make a long voyage sad carry • largo cargo. In vessels propelled with the auxiliary screw we find that, In consequence of their using but • limited power and employing their sails alone in fair winds, they require to carry a less quantity of coals than paddle. wheel steamers, and, therefore, have more capacity for cargo. In the present day, more especially, speed is an object, either as regards passengers or merchandise ; and, there fore, we see tho largest vessels departing every month filled with both. It is useless, therefore, longer to stifle the re- Beefiest* which such • state et things suggests. It is cer tain that a revolution in our shipping interests is fast ap proaching, and it will be well to anticipate events which must, sooner or later, produce an important change in the 'mercantile operations of the couutry. ' SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS LN SOUTH- WARK. Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at the King's Head T , Alfred-place, Newington-cautcway, on the body of a child, aged four months. Ellen Frost, 4, John's-place, London-road, Southwark, deposed that towards the latter end of Jane she was in Greenwich-park, when • gentleman, apparently about 4d years of age, after following her about for an hour, spoke to her, and asked if ehe should like to take a child to nurse. Witness said, "No," but she would see if she could fi nd any person that would, end promised to meet him the next evening in St. James's-park, the gentleman saying that he would give 10/. to person that would bring the child up. Witness spoke to a neighbour named Doffet, who agreed to take the child ; and on witness's meeting the gentleman, he said if she would meet him at the same time and place nest evening (Wednesday, Jane 30), he would make it all right. They met at the Horse Guards in St. Jarnea's-park, accord ing to appointment, and the gentleman took • cab sad went to Chelsea, where the cab stopped at • lodge, but she did not knew where, and there witness saw a lady, about 18 years of age, with a baby, who got into the cab. The vehicle went towards town, and the gentleman gave witness 101. and soma baby's linen, and leaving the child in wit ness's care, got eut of the cab, and paid the driver 3s. to take witness to London-road. She took the child to Mrs. Duffet's, but that person being out, she gave it, with the money, to a Mrs. Endeeott, who lived in the same house as Mrs. Duffel. _ _ B) the Coroner—Mrs. Duffel had agreed to take the child for 101. The supposed parents said they should call and see it in a few days, but they never came. They told witness the child's name wee George Brown, and that he was • month old. She did not think the child had ever taken the breast. The lady gave her • bottle used for babies and some baked flour. She had fed the child on doer and milk. The infant died on Friday morning last at four o'clock, and bad become very thin. She would know the gentleman swain ; he gave the address of the lady at No. 8, King-street, Chelsea. On Monday week Mrs. Dadbt, witness, and a neighbour, went to that place, and found that no person of the name of Browa lived there or had done so foe some time put. Mrs. Dafet had often said that the child was a great expense to her, for although she had had 101. with it, yet she had lost all her work through her attention to the child. The lady told witness that she bad come from the country to take a situation es governess. Mrs. Duffet was to have had no more than the 101., and witness bad no remuneration for her trouble. Mrs. Caroline Endeutt, widow, of No. 11, John's-place, M London-road, deposed that she had known rs. Duffet for some years. She remembered Ellen Frost bringing the child to Mrs. Duffet, but that person being out of the house, witness took it, together with the box of clothes and money, for Mrs. Deffet, who had previously told witness that she wee going to have a child to nurse and 101. for doing it. Both Mrs. Buffet and her husband were extremely fond of children. Witness told Mrs. Deffet that Assam was small,' and that person answered her by saying, "Oh, I shall my husband to attend more to his home." Had seen the child several times every day, and ft always appeared healthy, but was continually crying. The child never thrived, but appeared glad of its food until • few days before its death. By the Coroner—The child had suMelent fbod given to It by Mrs. Daffet, as far as witness knew. Did not think the 101. was all spent before the child died. Mrs. Duffet had given the child sopped bread; but if witness had had the child she should have continued the use of the bottle and baked flour and milk. Did not know that Mrs. Buffet had ever given the child a cordial to nuke it sleep. On the day before the child died Mrs. Duffet took it to the assistant of Mr. Waken, parochial surge= of St. George the Martyr, who pee her (Mrs. Duffet) a seadieed order for the child. - 111ary --- Ana Buffet, No. 11, John's place, London-road, rated Gate* was a married woman. Bhe received the child ea sr with the la in gold and the clothes on W the 30th of June. None of the clothes were marked wth any letter or name. The child had been = wai ut e td crying ever since she first took it. Several bad offered to give it the breast, but whams thee& it would be imprudent. Mr. Brooks, a had seen the Child and said it was pining away for the , and nothing else would do it any good. After enteeteg into circumstances already deposed by the previous witneseee she said rho registered the child in the name of George Brown, being that given by the lady and gentle. man. If the child had been her own As eould not have done more for it. Dr. Merriman, physician to the Waterloo-road Infirmary, deposed that he had made a port modem examination, and from all the appearances he should assign the cause of death to inability to get sufficiint nourishment into its system. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death from inability to take sufficient nourishment." LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKiLLRN RAILWAY.— Traffic receipts for the week ending Oct. 2, 1862 :—Psir I engem 2011. Is. 24. ; Goods andynails, 1771. les. Id. Total, 3781. 121 761. 146 3d. .O ( d. (16 m il es °p ea.)34i ado; open.) Corrapoadiag week, I 1161, 1 'FAMILY COLONISATION FOR AUSTRALIA. A group meeting of intending emigrants for Au, train, wider the popular plan suggested by Mrs. Chisholm, was held on Tuesday at the Boys' Parochial School, Clapham common. The meeting was very uumerously attended by working men end women, comprising intending colonist., their friends, and others anxious to h, ar Mrs. Chisholm ed deem them on a subject with which her some is identifi d. The Rev. WINTWORTII A. SOIVIER, rector of Cl.sph..in, occupied the chair. The Rev. CHAIRYLK slid that the last meeting ehielt had been held in that MOM on this subject was rather in troductory. This evening they should have a more meeting, and Mrs. Chisholm would be kiwi enough to it., te various particulars to them which would enable those who intended to g . out to save a great deal of money, and off rd them the best means of taking their families to Austrutia without loss of time, with comfort and propriety, mid watt the prospect of getting good situations in the laud of th,.ir adoption. Ile would now again introduce Mrs. Chisholm to their notice. Mrs. Cn sellout then presented herself to the meeting, and was received with loud cheers. She beensi by iiile,sing the emigrants not to en-umber themselvi a with large unwieldy boxes, but only to take such as they would be sble to carry about for themselves; as in the colony, where labour cost 10s. a day, porterage would be very expi naive. There was no necessity either for them to have their Dozes lined with z lie or tin, because all good ships, that is " A ones," were licensed to carry teas and ague of the choiceet quality without 'll- jury. She must guard them against some mist tempting ad verimments which were put out regarding emigrant ships. They should go to Lloyd's, and look over the "A ones." There might be good ships that were not of that clots, hut they would not bo able to judge of them; and for safety they should keep to the " A ones." By doing soli number of very bad ships would probably tie driven off the ocean. If they bad a large quantity of luggage she recommended them to purchase a cask, which was cheaper and more con venient than a box, nascence they could easily alai it from place to place. Besides, it would serve when tiny got to the colony either for a water cask, a salting tub, or a wash ing tub. Again, casks which hitherto were a mere drug in the market, in Australia were now selling for two guineas each, because they were now used as snug comtortable sleeping places for the diggers ; but it wa , necessary to secure them with a peg to pre vent them from rolling. (Laughter.) It was a cumfert to her to tWek that the had greatly reduced the expense of outfits by having good wash-houses on board the ships. Whe people thought of emigrating they generally ran first to look after fine cabins, but she wanted them to look first at the wash Luster, and see that they were all right with the nuke and water-pipes. This accommodation would et least save from 50s. to 31. ter head to the emigrants in their outfits. If they should he taking small sums of money with the m, it would he better for them to obtain a letter of credit, which costs only a few shilliuns for a sum under 10t, and is much better than carrying it loam in their pocket. She knew adver tisements were put forth, offering to mike very advert tames money arrangements for tin m, but se , • reniestly warned them to guard against any "money arrangements." The bankers' charge, she knew, was rather high for letters of credit ; but she advised them for safety to imp it. Since she had last had the pleasure of meeting them she had visited Ireland for the purpose of sending elf a ship from Cork. She did so on the ground that she felt certain that they would never have emigration as it ought to lie until a spirit of honourable competition was fully excited. In despatching that ship many difficulties stood in the e ay, many prejudices had to be removed. Even emoeg the emi grants at the last moment there was a word against Ireland. They were told that the Irish children were so savage that only one knife and fork was allowed at table for fear one child should murder the other—(a laugh)—and after she ar rived there ayoung woman came up to her, in the dusk of the evening, having seen a number of the people, and said. " Do you know, Mrs. Chisholm, I ahou'd not be afraid of landing with them." (Laughter.) Another spirit was manifested by some of the English emigrants. They said " In grouping together we shall not group selfishly; we shall leave room for ono or two Irish, as we are all going out togeteer, and thin make things more pleasant." She had often put the question at public meetings, whether emigration was to be moralised or not? She would tell them an anecdote which would grate rather harshly on the English ear, but it showed that the persons emigrating valued character, and were determined to de what they could for thems.lves ; and intimated that the good people, if they hung bark, would be left behind ; tl.e people would take the advance fu this movement. A young man was heard to swear on one occasion among an emigrant party, and to use Immune offensive to womanhood. lie was told that he would not be allowed to in the ship—they would not hike a man who could insult womanhood on board. She (Mrs. Chisholm) tried to make peace among them; and the young man, in the most noble manner, con fessed hie fault, and 'eel he would even apologise before the little children, because he said he wished to go nut in that ship, as he knew the kind of society he would be among, and would ass sure to be comfortable. Seeing that there would be division in the ship if he went—that there would be one patty for him and another against him en the voyage —she (Mrs. Chisholm) recommended him qui. tly rather to go in another ship to prevent unpleasantness, and he took her advice. (Rear, hear.) Now, if these strong moral feelings existed smong the emigrants, how good it would be if some noble minded men would come forward and lend a hand at such work. In the Barrackpore, which would siii en the 30th inst., well qualified teachers were going out who would endeavour to turn claws during the voyage, and instruct them at the rate of 7s. for each emigrant. With God's blessing she intended herself to leave for Australia in June next. She was anxious during the eoyage to make herself useful, and to try to establish a system of female emigration that would give confluence to the public, end do credit to her country. She felt that the subject she was touching upon was so important to the nation that she would be glad to have the opportunity fur two evenings of addressing an audience in a room as near the West-end as possible, confining herself entirely to the question of female emigration. She wished to let some good ladies with large sums of money know at how very entail a sum they would be able to provide for and to protect orphans. Some amusing and interesting extracts font letters from Australian colonists, who had gone out under the group system and were rapidly growing rich in that El Dorado, were then read to the meeting by Mee. Chisholm, alter ' which, Mr. BIDNIST addressed the assemblage, strongly erring upon the middle emotes to come forward at once, and take part in the work of colonisation, otherwise they would find that i:, would be entirely taken out of their hands. Mn. CHISHOLM added a few remarks to her previous address, so the effect that she had experieaced the greatest difficulty in getting the large shipownen to twist her in her undertaking; but she had at length, fortunately, see tired the co-operation of Mr. Lindsay, and augured the Impleest results from that circums ance. The meeting, after voting thanks to Mrs. Chisholm and to the chairman, then dispersed. NAVAL ADMIRALTY, OCT. 6. APPOINTMENTS. —Lieut. S. 0. F. May, Master E. R. Rowse, and Midshipmen H. 0. C. Hogan, to Unita. Naval Cadet G. Realty, to Blenheim. Gunner E. Leggett, Boatswain R. Marshall, and Carpenter T. Earl, to Linnet. Poicrsnonnt, Oct 6.—The Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander J. N. Strange, arrived at Spit head this morning from Lisbon, which she left on the of September, having come home almost entirely under sail, sad with very unfavourable winds. She has en ' oountered most violent weather, and had her tore-rigging carried away, beside receiving other damage. The day before she left the Retribution, 28, steam-frigate, Captain Drummond, had arrived in the Tagus from Madeira. The Archer has been in commission since the month of April, 1860, and during that period she has spent two years on the coast of Attica, and the remainder at Lisbon. She only made one prize on the coast, and that contained no slaves. ilex sailing qualities are reported as very good, but she can do almost nothing under steam, one of her boilers being un serviceable and her engines being otlit rwi , e defective. She has brought home a seaman who was left at the hospital at Lisbon by the Rodney, 90, Captain Witham, C. 13., who had mot with an accident on boani that ship, by which his skull was seriously injured. The Meiners, 6, iron screw steam troop ship, Commander Johnson, sailed from Spit bud to-day at noon fors. Barbadots, with two companies of the Royal Artillery. She went out by way of the Needles, but from the strong head winds that have been blowing all day, she would not, probably, venture out into the Channel to-night. The Arrogant, 46, 'crew steam frigate, Captain Fremantle, is in duck, hating defects made goad. When she comes out the Blenheim, 60, mew steam guard ship, Captain Ilenderson, C. 8., will ci l ia to have repairs effected to the leak she spr ung dur her recent cruise at sea. It is expected th a t thi s l ea k l not be the only defect the dockyard officials will dis cover in the Blenheim when she gets into their buds, her general condition being reported to be bad. There is some talk of a probability of the crew of this vessel being trans ferred to the Duke of Wellington, 140, when she is titled at this port. WOOLWICH, Oct 6.—The committee engaged in inquiring into the best means of manning the laity, ad journed their meetings for a fortnight from Wcdu,.,,1 3 , last. Several of the meet eminent ship-builders and engineers of this country, have received very cordial invitetious from the mayor end corporation of Bordeaux, to be present at the fetes that are to take place on the 7th, Bth, and Sth of the present month in that city and naval port, in COMLIIMONI• twn of the visit the Prince President proposes paying to it; and amongst other interesting sights to his and the visitors notice will be the fine ship of 2,400 tons, built on the new plan of double framing wood and iron, just completed by %stirs. Annan and Co. The vessel, the fourth these ship builders have constructed on their plan, will be launched on the occasion, and named " The Prince Louis Napoleon." The Priuoe President and the French govern ment take a great interest in the new plan, as it is cape( ted the system of building vessels of wood and iron on double frames, the iron being exclusively on the inn, r frame, will prove beneficial to the royal and mercantile navies of the country. EASTERN COUNTIES ItAILWAY.—The directors of this company have intimated that they are cninideriog the propriety of undertakint various projects that have been proposed for exult...ions or branches, so as to supply such accommodation to tl, ca tern comities district as the wants of the public appear to oil for. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWATTFINC TA , tuna for tie week ending Sept. 26: 6,6881.; tornwponding ! . week last year ; t -t )1 • 1 •-. %.,.1 7 7 4 1, ' ll W. \