The Express. — London, England, 1847-12-02 00:00:00

11 1 ....." - 777 - -~-::. __ PARLIAMENTARY' PAPER. Atestei reedy. the &west LW. uMMERLY% R AT-MANUFACTURE% S_..rey Atmloll. J. liell, J. C. Horsley. E. Redgreee. A.R A.. rs:rrerer lietage "Lard's Prayer* sod " &pet,' firseuerresk. To Vim le Yom. cuss Csuionit. DICkYTIWIS sod Wars Odessa& p .m, ' , Lerma are Hem, la Ilscr.csst.ea. WO4 GUM AT. SAWS GUM DBMS? W .-- iieWO INA SWIM WA'S* BALD 1 lor • s. 11141111111 MINK es • arm mi. of ABSTRACT OF REPORT AND EVIDENCE RE SPECTING THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMIS SION. mg Pam The COMMlttee of the House of Commons, ap pointed last nation to inquire into the comp osition end !management of the commission, separated without arriving at any definite report, and the evidence has just been printed. It forms, with the appendix, a bine book of 246 pages. The commission was originally appointed in 1836, to equalise the incomes and extent of jllriadiction of the several bishoprics. Under the set of 1840, commonly called the Cathedral Act, its powers ware extruded to the manage , mat of the estates of the preber.da and other cathedral officers therein suppressed, or o A u sew is e affected, as the dignities should respectively Ame vacant ; the proceeds to be ',Plied to the milimetileti'n of cures, and providing for the better efficiency of the. established church. The cout thin of the existing remmisaion is a board of fifty mem bers, comprising the s . ,euhlshops and bishops, three deans, five members of the government, six judges, and ten lay member , . namely , the Earls of Devon, Harrowby, and Chi chester, Lord Atuley, Sir James Graham, Sir George Grey, Mr. Goolhorn Idr. Hobhouse and Dr. Nicoll. The Earl of ',SeMberough's seat has just been filled hp by tf p appointment of Mr. John G. Shaw Lefevre. The bew.rd hare held, since 1840,189 general and 317 com mittee. meetings (in all 506), and the management of the enrAninion may be inferred from the attendances of the **Ambers, of which a table is given in the appendix : The Archbishop of Canterbury, 265; Bishop of London, 328 ; Bishop of Rochester, 190; Bishop of Bangor, 187; Bishop of Hereford (now rchbishop of York), 1'72; the Earl of Besaboroogb,23l; Earl of Devon, 133 ; fir. Hobbouse,l9o,• Dr. Nicoll, 128.—The appropriation of the funds entrusted to the commission is exhibited in other tables in the appen dix : they are divided into the episcopal and the amitular fund. The episcopal fund is wholly derived from oontribn. Rona from the wealthier sees, end amounts, from 1837 to 1847, to 140,4161. The payments daring the ammo period ! have been: me of Ndbßeb •I• 1. 0 ".,V i 1br it4 . 06 IffelVasimm• .....a. weer the ORO el 'RellMir OIL eine Meer Ulelmililei r OO4l go o eokea l lart=mellise "a er s. vilk l el CON? " Itouilmars try fr i v i x t o .". Kim., bellau—Pitie fa tour too • sad Robbie thee sbie ris . . per beillev—Rin al ie pro to to'nettousardme Loudon. and b 1.9 respeelshis chemists eal 0 1. otyLTIRWY:LLYI MDR TO HEALTH AND LONG LITZ. r oe r arest vottruel.lartes le : by.p_oet Os Mom*. le 6d.,_ TO RAT DRINK, AND AVOW; with Diet Tot:les for all Coroplatoto. 11111. RI R. J. Gravenueeto M.D. M.R.118.. IeA.D. ha corners. —How to Inoue prefect Osaka° fee li ngs, a good , roe • dear heed Lid a amounted oohed. By ea oboe/Melee of gjoemartions lamella runtalsed. the feeble, the nervously detkate, ooto to the moot emitter:4 seastibatlote may &mike the greatest of physfull WA..., sod reach In health the hall pertod of lab allotted to omo. Te to had of Sherwood. TI, Pabersoimmem; Oarralbre ISt PM* 0.4; Kum V, ()anthill : Nabs., 457. Wel Maud : or direct foam ..b.,,, 10, Aeryll-plece. atoreatetreet. —.-- . Masonsdr 62 poem miss 4271,617 =ls6nnesast 4,755 iniimas .. - aislent Ompomulionl Anne 2,633 AVM, sod INN spume_ _ 1,575 The total of the' below these of the cepltular tied is 650,0451., bet flea bath Ors elite eseeeet ere le be de ducted the haunt el 800,0110dIsteretred hem Queen Anne's Bounty, and sales end aeheen Of sleek, ie that the nasal Iseestpta to be tar doe of the net in ' 111211, en esvdtrisc tame Of the expendi ture at tie bed ere as lareurat 62462166591 prillemoldoinerma Sta., (Initailog, to gem awn paraktna cft= hiterect) —.....-. , —..._...—..... ...... E 31,26.3 9 4 In augmentation of eirrerneleanne . and chapters 17,502 17 2 In augmentation of arebdemeoriee 8,177 12 11 In augmentation of Urines Towards providing panonage Mimes 51,714 12 7 In endowments of districts and new parishes 28,413 2 4 Towards providing churcbei out of benefactions re mired 10,940 0 0 Charges of management and official establishment Advances to enlicitors and often of the commission 16,871 11 1 Took Minster fabric rtatoration X 340,763 3 0 I The greater part of the bulky volume is occupied by evi- deuce and correspondence relating to the dealings of the commission with the estate. vested in them. It is urged on the one hand, that the commission are dealing harshly, and not in accordance with the resolutions laid upon the table of the Henn of Commons in 184.1; and, en the other, that the commission are only carrying out those resolutions. The resolution upon which the whole correspondence hinges is this. That the price of the reversion (of estates held by lessees by leases fur lives and years) shall be, as a general rule, the amount of the difference between the value of the whole fee.(simple), calculated as if the estate were actually in possession, and the value of the leasehold interest. This is tantamount to saying, that whenever a lessee applies to buy the reversion, he shall first sell his leasehold interest at a market price, and then buy the freehold estate at the market price. But leasehold being of less value than freehold, the lessee will sell his leasehold . term for a leas amount than he will immediately after give for the same term as freehold. The lessee therefore says, .‘ No, I do not want to sell my leasehold term ; I want only to deal for the reversion, which alone you possess." The commission replies, " True, hut if you possess the reversion, your leasehold will, ipso facto, become freehold, and (one half) more valuable." This lessee rejoins, "The leasehold terns is mine ; the commission has nothing to do with my gain upon that portion of the estate ; it has only to do with the reversion." The commission cut short the discussion by deciding that, being trustees for the augmentation of small livings, they cannot concur in the sale of reversions without securing the difference between the value of the leasehold term and the value of the same term as freehold in addition of the value of the reversion. Several incidental questions have been raised and argued at great length, the surveyors' values, the right to charge the lessee for excess of building and other minor points; but as the commission offers etther to I buy or to sell upon their own valuation, these questions all resolve themselves into the one point of which party is to possess that portion of the value of the fee-simple which has heretofore been possessed neither by the lessee, who being unable to compel a renewal of the lease could only sell his i leasehold at a leasehold price, nor by the lessor, who had , only a life interest as a church dignitary. CLERICAL APPOINTMENT.—TiIe Rea J. H. Our ney is to be rector of St. Mary's, Iderylehone. It is pro bable that the Rev. W. Jacobsen, of Magdalen-hall, will succeed Dr. Hampden in the chair of Ruim Professor of Divinity.—Morning paper. REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—The half-yearly as suably of the proprietors of this canal was held yesterday, at the establishment at the City-road Basin. Mr. Bethune was in the chair. The report of the committee was satis faetory as to the traffic, which left • profit on the half-year of 13,3001. Bs. 6d. The tonnages were 586,013 tons, yielding ' 21,6471. The dividend for the half-year was fixed at 12s. 6d. per there. The East and West India Dock and Birm i ngham Junction Railway Company had paid this company 8, 0001., to avoid its opposition to the bill. The committee had agreed to make additional wharfs and a dock at Camden town, to connect the canal with the London and North Western Railway. After some discussion, in which the committee were charged with spending upwards of 10,0001. amongst the lawyers and engineers for the late railway scheme, which was far from basing the unanimous approval of the proprietors, the report was adopted unanimously, and the meeting adjourned. ROYAL FREE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday evening a court of governors of the above society was holden in the board-room of the institution, in Gray's-inn-road, for the transaction of general business; Dr. Rice, D.D., in the chair. The report stated that during the past quarter 6,337 destitute sick persons had been relieved. During the past week no fewer than 1,889 patients had applied, being an un paralleled number in the history of the charity since its in stitution in 1828. This hospital in entirely free, poverty and disease being the only requisite for admission. DOMESTIC SERVANTS' BENEVOLENT LISTITUTION. —Yeeterday afternoon a meeting of the committee and sup porters of the above society, was held at their offices in Sack ville.atreet. The report stated that the society had only been formed last year, and that the progress made was of a most gratifying description, there being at present upwards of 1,600 members, end 1,5001, invented, together with a ba lance in the hands of the bankers of above 1001. The objects of the society ars to provide annual pensions from 151. to 251. per annum for aged and infirm members, and to grant tem porary relief in cases of peculiar distress. 'rue MONSTER MOTION.—Mr. Chisholm Anetey has made the nearest approach to the discovery of perpetual motion that has ever yet been arrived at. It occupies four pages of the Votes of the House of Commons ; extends through the whole history of England ; comprises the whole of theknown, and three parts of the unknown world; and refers to every communication, " either Witt or osten sible," that hen ever passed between any persons, upon any ' subject whatever. To comply with this motion we should require another Raleigh, to write another History of the • World ; another Cocker, to invent another system of arith- r metir, capable of making the calculations and returns that I L Mr. Chisholm Ansley demands ; and it would be necessary • to examine all the chiefs of all the tribes with which this r country has ever communicated, by treaty or otherwiae.— Pwsch. A TORNADO OF BUFFALOES.—The Hanibal Gazette says, that young Houston, one of the Marion volunteers, was lost on the way from Santa Fe, in a singular manner. We are told that when a hunter ride, into a herd of buffaloes, it is often the case that they become frightened, and the whole mass starts with furious 'peed for the mountains, end there is no way to get out but to keep the same speed, and work your way gradually from among them; to halt would be certain death, as the mass would pass over and crash you ; and hunters are often carried seven and ten miles before they can disentangle themselves from the headlong herd. In this way Mr. Houston dimppeared. When last seen he ' was flying over the plain, endeavouring to make his way out • of a drove of levers] thousand, and has not been heard of since —St' . Loofa Era. DREADFUL FIRE.—PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE.— Il i Between one and two o'clock this morning a dreadful fire happened at Hammersmith, neer the Suspension-bridge, on ' the lower Middlesex side, which it is feared will termi t' nate in the loss of life. A police countable, while on duty, noticed • sudden outbreak of fire from the City Arms public• house, and roused the inmates. The landlady, Mrs. Beau ' wont, and family, sleeping in the lower part of the house, dropped into the street with little injury, as did also some others ; but the pot-boy, having to jump from the second ! floor, and also a man (in poeaession of the premises) were so dreadfully bruised that it was found necessary to convey the mm to St. George's Hospital, with little hope of surviving this day. Several engines reached the scene of destruction, but water was some distinct from the premises, in conse quence of which the flames obtained complete mastery, and by three o'clock the whole of the house, stock, and furniture were destroyed. The property was insured in the Pheenix ' Fire-office for 7001. LATEST INTELLIGENCII THIS DAY, Four o'C/oek„ By the packet-ship John R. Skiddy, Captain Luce, arrived at Liverpool from New York, after a remark ably short passage of 15 days, 41,4001. in specie has been received. It appears that the amount of gold brought by the Caledonia was correctly stated in this paper in the first instance. It amounted to 156,0001., a great portion of it for Manchester use. Accounts from Bourbon to the 17th September are to the effect that nothing further had transpired relar tire to the resumption of commercial relations be- France andMadagesee.: were quotes 27f. 50e. Sir Stratford Canning, depated from this coun try to the approaching conference of the Five Powers iticonnexion with the affairs of Switzerland, reached Paris on Monday, and subsequently had conferences w ith M. Guizot and with the ministers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. It is understood that the mediation of the Five Powers will be offered t o the swiss Diet on the following conditions:- 1. That the Catholic cantons appeal to the Holy See for counsel on the religious part of the dispute. 2. That the Diet undertake to protect those of the cantons whale sovereignty is threatened. 3. The dissolution of the Sonderbund. 4. General and reciptocal disarmament. 3. An undertaking not to infringe or in any respect modify the pact without the unanimous assent of all the cantons. Should these points be accepted as the basis of mediation, then the representatives of the Five Powers will im mediately proceed with their work of pacification. If refused, they will respectively regard the attempt at mediation as at an end, and resume their several positions as if no such proposition bad been enter tamed, and act according to circumstances. Sir Strat ford Canning was to leave Paris yesterday for Neuf chatel, which is likely to be the point of reunion for the representatives of the Five Powers. But, in the meantime, the cause of the federal government ad vances, so that Switzerland will probably have twilled its own affairs before the proposed conference can assemble. As elsewhere stated, Schwytz, Uri, and Underwald have surrendered, and the submission of the only outstanding canton of the league, Valais, was momentarily expected. In Lucerne all was tranquil, and business bad been resumed. On the 27th ult. the people assembled in the open air to confirm the resolu tions arranging their future government Herr Her tenstein, formerly I'resident of the Court of Appeal, but removed by the late government in 1841, moved that the provisional government of the canton for the time being should consist of the members of the existing municipal council (all liberal), with the addition (in conformity with the provisions of the constitution of 1811) of two members from each bailiwick (five in number). This resolution was carried, but with some signs of disapprobation against one of the persons named, who was afterwards re moved from the list. Dr. Steinger, who was imprisoned in a miserable dungeon by the dominant party in 1845, end condemned to death, for having I been one of the leaders of the Corps Francs, but escaped eventually by breaking out of his dungeon, then moved the following resolutions as the basis for the policy of the future government : 1. That the Jesuits be ordered to quit the canton of Lucerne within 48 hours. 2. That the members of the Grand Council who had ad hered to the Sonderbund (or •eparate league) should be sub ject to public accusation, and be held responsible for every thing which had resulted from this course of policy. 3. A general amnesty from all who had been implicated in prosecutions by their acts on the Bth of December, 1844, and the 31st of March and Ist of April, 1845. (The dates of the two invasions of the Corps Francs against the fonder bond.) 4. That the provisional government take steps for the re covery of :he government chests, and also of the corn which had been seat out of the canton by the late government be fore their departure. 6. That all persons comprised within the terms of Art. 3 should be held inadmissible to election in the grand council of state. These resolutions were carried by acclamation, and the meeting separated. RETURN OF MR. JOITN WILLIAMS, M.P. FOR MACCLESPLIILD.—DUMER.—The countrymen and fellow parishioner' of this hon. gentleman, who is • native of the principality of Wales, end who hailer some years peat been an active member of the Marylebone vestry, celebrated his election yesterday by • banquet at the London Tavern. About 1.50 of the electors of the borough of Marylebone, and of the county of Middlesex were present. The chair was filled by Sir B. Hall,•Bart., M.P., who was suLpirted by Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., It. Berr.al Osborne, ~ M.P., G. Thompson, Esq., M.P. G. Wylde, Esq., M. PP ., the Hon. Lloyd Mostyn, J. Huniffrevs Parry, Erg., Mews. N. Jones, J. Bradbury, G. Daniel, Deputy Evans, J. B. Thomas, E. Joseph, etc. Mr. John Williams occupied the seat on the right of the chairman. The dinner having been disposed of, the loyal touts of the " Queen," the " Prince of Wake," and " Prince Albert," were ven in succession, and duly responded to; after w h ich, the Chairman rose to propose the health of Mr. John Williams, M.P., whom present honourable position proved that the highest stations in the state were In this country open to all men who combined intellect with integrity. In his capacity as a Lon don trader, the boo. member had obtained a character for high honesty of purpise, and whether, in the new and larger sphere in which his talents would henceforth be exercised, his opinions, were right or wrong, that they would be conscien tiously carried out, there could be no doubt. The toast having been drunk with due honours, Mr. J. Williams returned thanks. He trusted his conduct,whether ass member ofparlia meet, or as an humble individual, a native of the principality of Wales, would deserve the honour which had been given to him that day. He war not the only one present whose career proved that it was possible for tnn humblest and the lowliest, by a life of honesty and integrity, to arrive at the highest and most influential positions. He knew many who, like himself, had commenced the world with no other espies] than the blessing of a widowed mother—who had risen to fortune, rank, and position. He felt greatly indebted to the electors of Macclesfield, many of whom would have been present had they known of the meeting, but, until lately, he himself understood it was to have been • convivial party confined to a few Welshmen. The health' of Mr. R. Osborne, M.P., and the electors of Middlesex, and Mr. George Thompson, M.P., and the electors of the Tower Hamlets, were then scverally given by the chair, and res ponded to by the hon. members named. The latter hon. gentleman, after congratulatieg the hon. member for Mac clesfield on the high position ho had attained, said he was not one of those who would disparage the claims of family and birth, but be was rather one who would wish to see aristocratic position combined with high intellect and unsullied virtue. He was a lever of the aristocracy of virtue and intellect, and he rejoiced when he saw those qualifications combined with high birth. But it was an auspicious sign of the times that the aristocracy of virtue and intellect, even when unac companied by high birth, was recognised, se in the case of the hon. member for Macclesfield, and many others at the late election. In proposing the health of " Lord Dudley Stuart and the Electors of Marylebone," he took the opportunity of acknowledging the important services the noble lord had rendered to the clue of liberty and humanity, and his well directed efforts to ameliorate the condition of a people, who were all but deprived of their nationality hr the oppressive acts of a great northern power.—Lord D. Stuart returned thanks.—Several other toasts veers drank, and at rather a late hoar the company separated. ARREST OF MURDERERS.—Two policemen from the county of Limerick, succeeded in arresting in this city, on Thursday, two heathen named John and Michael Sullivan. charged with being concerned in an attempt to murder Mr. Charles Conyers, of Castletown Conyers, in the county of Limerick, and his lady, on their return home from church on Sunday, the 6th of Jane last. It appears that an aged man named Sullivan held a farm at Ahalow from Mr. Conyers, to whom he owed three years' rent. Notice to gait having been served, Sullivaa's three sons and the others entered into a conspiracy to murder Mr. Conyers and his Lily, and on the Sunday one of the sons, David Sullivan, with the others, lay in wait for them, and fired at them as they passed, but fortunately without effect. In September, evidence having been obtained against David, he was arrested, and his two brothers, having Bad, were about to sell or Americo, when ospoored.—Cork Conattation. COMMERCIAL If MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'Clock.—The funds opened well this morn ing, the operations of parties being, to a great extent, founded on the varying impreesions entertained re specting the movements of the :lank parlour. The board are now sitting, but whether there will be any alteration or not in the minimum charge for interest and discount is an yet doubtful. Consols for the account stood for a moment at 86 to bat reports have been current of the negotiations for carrying on tits large East India Arm under pressure No. 393.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, 1847. [3d. having broken off, and the confidence in the hoped for reduction of the Bank rates having diminished, a a reaction of 4 per oent. took place. The quotations are now 854 to!, for money, and 861 to 1 for as Reduced Threes, NI to 4. Time-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 851 to I. Exchequer Bills, la. 3e. premium. We have rather more activity in foreign securities. Mexican have advanced to 17 to 4 ; Spanish Fives, to 171 to 181; the Threes, to 281 to 91 ; Deferred, 104 to 114 ; Passive, to 34 to 4; butch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 544 1* 4 ; the Fours, 831 to 1. No notice has as yet (a quarter before two) ap peared at the Bank of any change. Twenty-fire Minutes past Two.—No notice has yet been posted at the Bank, but it is certain that the rate of interest has been reduced to 6 per cent. Quarter to Fuur.—Consols have advanced to 86a to 4 for account, on the promulgation of the intelli gence of the reduction of interest to 6 per cent. ; bat they are now a shade lower, at 864 to 4. mown FUNDS. teak Reek, 137 3 per et Cons. for Ae., I per et. Not Aims.. He Per Cents.. 11'1 19. c CL Co Asa., tsi I ZzabrAttler 1 5 . to 3 .- N. FOREIGN FITNDS. 5 per OA Austrian Bonds 94 4 1 per Owl armada 104.17+ ISt tt attlitr w* 99 91 (trinada liteannal Bd., 3i Per 01 Mantras. 14615, It 6 9 Wit, C , i. N 9 e7. 1 1 9a9 3 -8-99 " 97 9 5 par et. Pomba n Porteneme Cans Mo o I s i r to :t. ct ito w. rasos Ayrzlies, 33 w i gr. 2 1 1 Date Conant. Dd. Bin 3 par OL 9 =l 2 q 9 ff e ? )i perg i9 D= 9" 2 11 . 4 1-9 -= WM! " 9 ! t er . . einUrD=.9494 ro 1i" RAITLWAYB.—The share market remains steady, and a fair business has been done, at about yester day's quotations. - - SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO TlllB DAY IN LONDON. (Yesterday's pries, will be found in last page). Bina. & Orlorrd Juno., 164 Midland, 1114 10 Pk. Wel., k Dadlay, 14 Do. 401. eh., 43 21 illert. elm. k Ilkin., 4 Do. 301. &h., 9 A Irl Angers 964 R. and H., N Do, Bir., rod Derby, 834 I Do. 31.1 R. k IL, 1 Do. an. Bran. ft Birm. 6 per E. Countlea, oa., 161 I Cent., 119 Do. York Ez.L, 94 Norkdk, 82 Z. lAnauldre, 214 North British, 26 4 IL Llmiaddre, li Do. Halves, IR Ilikabwrib ash 01.., 464 Do. Qn., if CB. Western, 100 1 Do. Extenalm. 4 Do. Halves, 394 Do. Thirds, II 4 Do. Qrs.. 17 B. Eastern & Dover, 31 f Do. Fifths, 24 Do. do., No. S, 91 1 Hun and Selby Hal 9 Do. Thirds, No. 4, 54 6 Ipswich, Bury St. E's, and B. Wales, 41 34 Norwich, 44 York, Newc.,* Berwick, 24 al Lane. & Carlisle minis, 19 4 Do. (o.lg. New. & Bee.), 314 4 Lane. &York. Fifths, 64 Do. N. &leas Par., SI Do. Per.. & Wire, 33 Do. Extension No. I (Neese. k Do. do. Halves (Al, 124 Ber.), 121 Do. do. do. (B), 14 Do. G. N. E. Par., 94 Lon., Bright., & S. C., 444 Sf York & N. Midland Pre 164 I Lon. and N. Western. 1554 7 Do. a & W. R. Er, 2 0 4 Do. (Sr.. L. & B. 2/21 30 Boulogne and Amiens, 124 Do. Qr. New, 94 Cen. of France (Or. & Vier.), 16 Do. Fifths, 13 1 Dutch Rhenish, 24 Loa. k B. West., 3 2 5 3 1 3 Namur and liege, 64 NI. Do. New , N. of France, 121 6 Do. New 401., Ft Paris and Lyons, 61 Men. Cu.., & Mat., 1 Paris and °rime, 461 N. St.iffordohlre, 71 f Sambre and Meuse, 64 I Shrews. & Bir. Chas A, a Tours and Nantes, 4 11 Shropahlre Union, 11 LIVERPOOL BALI Birk., lane, a Malik, (late C.l & B.), 1, Bolton, been, a Clllberoa Fret, No. 1, p E. Downie., 16 t.lautaishire . nr, 4 d Min. 1 Gls., 47 Gt. Northern, 81 d Laac. & York. Mk. f p I Load. & N. West., 126 Midland, 110 Do. Halves, II 4 d MANCHLIIIII. II Birk., Len., & Clieral, 3 9.16 41 F. Anglian New Prof., Per Hod. es Mar.11.16C.i . 1 Lais.alain 11 *• 4 1 4 Do. W. I. .. LOU. &N. W. 1014449 LIEDS MU E. Lanesahire, 31 Do. New, 31d Do. Qee., 14..1 Leeds and Think, 144 1 6 Do. Pref., 32. 6d. Ledoceer and Redirect, 3. I New VlDnota. 124 4 CarUale Extendon, par I TORY BALM Dumas& 1. Great Novll'l2l,ll N. Stelbrdshire, 71 N. British o. Ex Thin* 2f 3/. 5. 6d. I Tor Pur k, ehNew & Be. G. N. E. Dtee., 1 l b. 9d. arie,"l2l .BS, Deco:ooze 1. N. Staffordshire. i d Pres. & Vity re Delves (A 7, 21 p Ito. dw (B). 8. E. Ix Dover New, No. 1,4 d Do. No. 4, 2 1 d York, Newc., t Bor. (G. N. E.), 1 1 P York & N.Blid, B. & W. Fl- Ex., Belfast k Ballymena, 11 d Dutch Bka[sq ti SEES. MKT-VS=l. N. Insiferdablre,c 148 p B. E. rod liorer st 10i.), No. 1, 1115.16 York, Nerve, 7r Ber. Extension, I No. 2, p DLCRIMMIL 1. Went R. Union, 466. d N. etadordrbini, 16. Pd. 25. 6d. d Lino. 8 York. 32i. oh., 41 d N. Western, 18 d I Newc.& Per. New, 2j466.p N. Entian Clui, pW I York sad Newn,rif... 11 P PRODUCE.—MurcING-LANE, Haihrics! Am— Sugar has been steady, but a small amount silip alas; 300 Wads. of Porto Rico, grocery qualities, said eassany, previous rates. Refined dull ; standard quality, 535 . The large public sales of Coffee, consisting of 3,000 bags Ceylon, eOO bales Mocha, and 300 bags Costa Rica, are pro gressing heavily.—Pimento: 300 bags were offered, for which there did not appear to be buyers at full prices, and they were all bought in. 1,000 begs sifted Sumatra sold at yesterday's currency, 21 to 21 lb.; white sold at 41 to lb.—Rice dull.—Cotton tolerably steady, but the market is inactive.—Rum dull; pr.of Leeward, nominal, at is. 81d. to is. W.—Saltpetre held firmly at the late advance. PRICES C ftsia, per cwt. FOR ram. W.lndlaXPArrn.ll4e. 04.35.. 0 Yellow &Grey 36 6...43 pine 4l 0...43 Illawithie, boom— 29 0..35 Yellow 37 0...41 Flne. 39 0...47 Bangelkliadna, b. 31 0...34 Yellow ..... 35 0...38 White 30 0...47 Foreign, brows-- 30 0...34 Yellow . ... 38 0...38 Grey and white 33 0...47 Refined, Hamlin, 39 0...66 Loin. 03 6..36 C 0.., in Bond. West 1864, oft& nary 25 0 . 35 Good. 36 0.. 60 Fine 65 0...130 Ceylon, good ordi sary . 33 0... 33 0. Fine or d i nary 84 0... 36 Fine 4O o._ 80 Mocha, good to One 51 0... 11 Coots Rica, ordi nary to fine 35 0... 33 Sumatra and Pll dao e l4 0...36 at per lb. Cangon,ornamon— 0 6... 0 9g &co, at per cwt. Bengal whit* l9 0... 16 0 C l rl o 9 8... 10 6 la. l4 L.. 13 0 , Patna .. ..... 20 0.. 33 0 Caro/lna. l3 0... 32 0 !URRENT. Pids, No. 1. £o 0 . 0 0 Hoop ll 15 0 0 Cargo at Cardiff hoz 8 5... 0 0 Swedish_ ll 5.. 11 111 La " at Pet Ptr DM apart lll it s Uri ... 10 6,.. 0 0 PateniZi: .. 0... Cs red or oxf 9 _to 0 Svelter 2O 0..21 10 One, per 232 imp. ge. d.p. nth, 604 per 27 10...26 0 21 0...26 10 =lt yellow.. 24 0.. 25 0 Sperm elihlstter 62 0.. .61 ***** Cod South Sea 24 0...27 0 so 0... 0 Ci1ie03• 71 4 0711 ,P• 740 0 4 0 Cocos Nut 0 D... 03 Seed, RaPe. p.le, 0 0 0 per too SB Linseed ts 1.5 ...11 0 Psovizoxs, Butter--Cork, lat 90 0...92 0 lad 0 0 0 0 68(1 0 0... 0 0 Dublin, lg. 0 0.. 0 0 Limerick, do 66 0..80 0 Carlow, 19t 9O 0-199 Nam 7, ig .... 0 0.. 0 Wata*rd 81 0...94 0 Bost, Wu, par .9* • ° ?dime — Weal 0 0... 0 0 Pork. prime mar 9O 0...91 6 Baoca•Pork, Lark 107 0 .. 90 0 Do., Belford I Boom, Waterford, Bi gjeL 6i 0...68 0 9 0... 0 • 14M ',,, , Beir k Z , P 0 rtrk 1 of 0...70 0 Ditto Bladder . . 98 0...91 0 Amerlean,dutyp. 30 0...68 0 Woos, Oa and Vow, at per lb. B. A. sad M. Video, CO. 5d os. 714 Vied 0 9 .0 91 Brasil, dry 0 44 .0 6 Dryealted 0 4 .. 0 41 Rio, dry o 41 54 Lima & Vaip . dry 0 5... 0 6 Wet Leda, dry 0 4 ...0 8 Salted 0 A... 9 44 East India 0 1 ...0 101 lirj..A d yr r i T ta, dry : se.. : 8. Acrier.lione, per bide 5 , 11 8 Russia, ditto 6 I 6 Drs Wooce, at p er tat... , Jamaica. 4 0...4 3 HaedOraa 6 9... 6 IS Dampearby 7 10 . 8 10 Ruda, !maim 0 10... 6 10 Nicaragua, large lad solid 10 0...14 0 WWI ........ Urns 10 19 18 15 Basest 130.193 Bed ganders. 4 10... 5 0 Brasil 18 0...80 0 RUIZ at per Ill: - Leeward dead Proof 1 8 ... 1 9 Demerara, 26 to 36 per omit. O.P 6 0 . 8 Jamaica, 30 to 36 per cent O.P. 3 2 ... 3 Fartmrite marks 4 4 ... 6 Brandy, 'Memos 4 6 . 6 British Writs, 6.P. 10 6 ... 0 Scotch lark - 10 6 ... 0 . _ Pus, per ton. P.T.It. £47 0..14 0 St. Petensborg, 9 head 0 0 . 0 0 Dutch and Plannalt 4.5 0...53 0 Frialland Hate .are taa. 0..17 43 - tertot half clean .tga, Rhine owahot Dan ManWa East India Swan.— 18 0...111 Bombay l3 0...93 Jut TIY, at per cwt. Banos S4 0... 0 0, Straits Com. in blocks O5 0... 0 01 Imo, at per ton. Bars l9 10 10 0 CORY.-BASINGSTOKE, Dec. 1.-A December day induced many to attend the market. The quantity pitched at 12 o'clock was small, but the samples at two o'clock were numerous, those holding floe dry old and new, in good con dition, made the prices obtained this day week, but the sam ples damp and poor were still on the decline ; some best white Wheat fetched 131. to 131.108. per load ; red,l2l. 10s.; common and inferior, 101. 10s. to 111. Ios. Barley was sold at a further reduction of Is. per qr. for best, and 2s. for com mon. Maltsters bought largely of the finest quality, at from 30s. to 325. per qr.; middling samples, 275. to 28s. ; some inferior not making more than 2.55. Some very superior old Malt sold at Bs. per bushel; best new, 7s. 6d. ; inferior, 7s. Some excellent sweet Oats were sold this day at 254. to 265. ; good black at 245, ; moderate, 225. The beet old Beans were offered at 655. par qr. ,• wood quality, 52a, ; new English grown, 60s. Pees, white, boiling, were 425. to 455. per qr. ; grey, 40e. to 42. Rye at the prices of last week ; not much doing. Winter Tares, new, is. 6d. per bushel; old, Borrow, Dec. 1.-A fair supply of Corn at market to day. Wheat in request by millers for such superior samples as were dry enough to grind, at IL per quarter advance, which, however, did not extend te inferior samples. New Beans 2a. per quarter lower. Oats sold slowly at late prior. Wheat, red, 445. to 48s. ; fine, 51s. to 6.3 e. ; white, 465. to 50s. ; line, 535. to 664. Oats, 184. to 225. ; old, 255. mss, 40s. to ; old, 634. per quarter to the grower. CHICHESTER, Dec. 1.-We had • fair attendance of buyers at market to-day, and, although we are not enabled to quote Wheat higher, there was more dieposition on the part of the millers to parch's., at last week's prices. In other grain no alteration to notice. Wheat, 465. to 50s. Barley. 28e. to 33e. Oats, 225. to Ms. Beans, 445. to 46a. Peas, 38s. to 40s. Flour, 395. per sack. CIRENCIDSTEZ, Nov. 29.-A small attendance at to-day's market. Supplies good of both Wheat and Barley, battles de mend slack, and last week's prices scarcely supported. Of other grain, &c., the supplies continue moderate. Wheat, 121. to 141. per load. Barley, 275. to 32e. per qr. Oats, 235. to 33e. Beans, 465. to 665. HITCHIN, Nov. 30.-We had a very mall supply of Wheat and Barley, which caused the market to be from Is, to 2s. dearer; other kinds of Corn in stood demand. Wheat, 295. I to 345. per load. Beans, 235. to 2.55. ; old, 30e. to 345. Bar ley, 275. to 335. per qr. Oats, 235. to 295. Peas, 275. to 295, per load. HAYWARD'S HRATH, Dee. 1.-Wheat in fair supply, and ultimately cleared ; all other grain but little in demand, and the greater part unsold. Wheat, whits, new, 12/. to 121. 155. ; red, 111. to 121. per load. Barley, 30s. to 335. per qr. Oats, 18s, to 20s. Beaus, 38s. to 425. Peas, 38s. Litowrox BUZZARD, Nov. 30.-At this day's market Ohm was rather lees Wheat offering, the trade for which mss film, at hat week's prices. Barley likewise maintained lb Talus. Beane, both old and. new. must be written la pa load cheaper. Pens about the cause. Wheat, per lead MI b bushels, 295. to 335. Barley, 28s. to 31e. per imp. qr. Beans, old, per load of 6 bushels, 32.. to 345. ; new, 265. to I. Peas, maple, 28s. to 30s. per load. NEWCASTLE, Nov. 30.-The weather has again become mad, with heavy rain, but not sufficiently se as to prevent oat-door operations being proceeded with. At oar market this morning we had a lees supply of Wheat from the =entry, and the Whale waste ise being equally so, • deer ' ease wee readily effected at fully Saturday's rates. Far BIM the inquiry was seemly eo lively, but In the bathos peg previous terms were established. In Bye no change Teeth natant. Melting Barley in steady request, and no lower, and the same may be said of Malt. Beans tending downward.,; as are also boiling Pus. Oats firmer. Rom 7011 D, Dec. 1.-The market to-day was dull; no alter- Won in price. except for Beans, which are 2s. lower. Wheat, 42e. to 56 , . ; Barley, 30.. to 325.; grinding, 24,. to 28.. ; Oats, 225. to 30.. ; - Beans, 345. to 425. ; Peas, 38e. to 445. ; Bye, 30s. to 32a. RYE, Dec. 1.-A very large market this day. A great many samples of Wheat, and much business done at prices quite so good as last week. A better supply of Oats and Barley, which were rather lower ; other kinds of grain about the same as last week. White Wheat, 50s. to 525. • brown, 46e. to 413 e. ; Oats, 20s. to 23a. ; grey Peas, 365. to 3 8s. SPALDING, Nov. 30.-At this day's market the supply of Wheat samples base been pretty extensive. A better feeling on the parr of the buyer was very apparent, although the whites from Mark lane of yesterday showed no quotable advance. Good Wheat sold readily at from le. to 2s more money ; inferior samples not ready sale. Oats fully Is. lower. 'large supply. New Beath easier to buy ; old fully as dear. Wheats are so various in quality that quotations are but little guidance to the reader ; 631 be., 491. to 61s. ; white, 50s. to 63e. Oats, 104. to ltd. per stone. New Beans, 19 stone, 140 s. to 42.. ; small, old, 641. to 58s. DrBLIN, Nov. 30.-With small supplies our market wee nevertheless 'without animation, and we must reduce our I quotations for Wheat 6d. to 1.., and for Oats and Barley 3d. Ito 6d. per barrel each. Oatmeal and Flour were heavy at previous prices ; Indian Corn, of which the supply is liberal, is heavy, and to make sales lower terms must be submitted to. The following is the general currency: Wheat, red, 225. to 295. white, per 2801 6 e.. 28s. to 325. Oats, per 1961bs , 10s. to 13s. Barley, per 224;be., 181. to 17s. 6d. Oatmeal, per cwt., 13s. to 14s. 6d. Flour, seconds, in sacks, per cwt., 164. 6d. to 17s. 6.1. American. per haired. 275. to 30s. Indian Corn, per 4801bc, 250. to 38e. SELPAST, Nov. 29.-The market is not well supplied to day, end yet there seems to he quite enough for the Wye% who are by no means anxious to increase stock even at pro sent reduced rates. Wheat is again 6d. ; Barley and Oats 3d ; and Oatmeal 2d. lower. Wheat, 9s. 6d. to 11.. 6d. ; Barley, 6s. 3d. to 7s. gd.; Oats, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 4d. ; and Oat meal, 111. 6d. to 12s. 10d. per cwt. Indian Corn and Meal vie a dull sale, at Friday's prices. HOPS. BOROUGH MARKET, Two o'Clock. Mean. Pattenden and Smith, Hop facton, report that the market remains the same. New Mid it R. Hoot. H. oto 17. 12 Ifeerling Hentotp.ewt It.lo to 3130 `New Woold of Neale 216 to 4 0 Venetia' Wawa 2 6to 3 3 New 805 e:........ 10 to 310 Old Hots 1 10 to 2 0 Pomba= ..... 4 4to 6 12 i Woacrarnm, Dec. I.—A better inquiry for Hops, and prices very firm, yearlings of colour, from their scarcity, being a thole higher. . WOOL.—Eintan, Dee. I.—ln this market things are become even worse than they have been, and all seems despondeocy and gloom. as to business, it would be diffi cult indeed to speak of anything possessing that character, the manufacturers and factors being indisposed to purchase, and the highest terms we can venture to mention for yolk Wool are from 6d. to 6,1 d. per lb. HAY.—SmrreiriELD, Two o'Cloa.—Meese Cooper and Davi., Hay and Straw salesmen, report the quotations as follow : Prtmo Meadow 6fo. to TY. Rowell to Wig Way.. 11. to 6+ Waite , Oa. to Nit I Cloyed . . .760. to 90. I CATTLE, B:c.-EXerElt, Dec. 1.-The supply of Bullocks was unusually small. The quotation for fat Bullocks must be stated at frees 63a. to 60s. per cwt., or from 9s. 6d. to 10s. Gd. per score. Of Butchers' Calves, the supply was equal to the demand, and these must be quoted at from 50. to 6d. per lb. There was a fair =Ray of Sheep, and quotation must be stated at from 61d. to 644 per lb. In store Sheep, a rather large business was dune, and prices were fully supported. MORETONMAMPLITZADFAIR. - This fair was well attended, and on the whole a good share of business was done. The supply of fat Bullocks was small, but there was some good fleshy articles among them, and the sales in these were at from 50s. to 63e. per cwt, or from 9a. to 9s. 6d. per score. ' There were some good Oxen shown, and a lot of three were bought for 441. The quotation in this way being from 261. to nearly 30/. the pair. There were also some good Steers, land those sold were at from 201. to 211. per pair. Bar renen. freehand farwardin condition, fetched from 375. 6d. te 40s. per cwt., or 6s. 6d. to Te. per more ; but articles trot of condition were from 30m. 6d. to 344. per cwt., or from 6s. 6d. to 6s. per score. The Sheep fair was not fully supplied, 869 Sheep only being penned, which is nearly 2,000 leas than has been ke own at tha fair; a circumstance attributed to this trade being now to a considerable extent in the hands of dealers. For the supply, however, a good stroke of _business was done, se, of the number already stated, 699 were sold, and some fine lots of Wethers at high prices. The beet fat Wethers fully supported the price of 60. per lb. ; and prime Ewes about 64. per lb. In store Ewes a good business was done, at from 235. to 32e. each. SOUTHALL, Dec. 1.-Trade was heavy to-day, and at lower prices a clearance was not effected. Beef made from 2s. 4d. to 4a. Bd. Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 65. 24. Veal, 4s. to 4s. 10d. Pork, 3s. 64 to M. 6d. per stoneof 81bs, sinking the offal. Far l'sdarday's Marked ad lad page. SHIPPING. Mama ARRITRIA.—DubIis, 3; Waterford, 2; Denaglusdee, 1 ; French, 1 • Flanders, 1. Lon pox, Dec. 2.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W., light breeze and fine. DEAL, Dec. I.—N.W. to S.W.—Arrived Florence, Quebec. Arrived from the river and sailed Mary Louisa, Singapore; Eialacia, New South „Wales; Mediator,; New York ; and the whole of the outward-bound have sailed, except Osprey, fur Callao ; and the Sir John Rae Reid, for St. Kitts, put back, BIDEFORD, Nov. 29.—Arrived : Lord Ramsay, Quebec ; British Lady,Prinea Edward's Island. Mumetze, Nov. 29.—Arrived: Ariel, Quebec, for Port Talbot. Pat back : Alpha, for Valparaiso. A large ship, water-logged and abandoned, with only mainmast stand ing, was paced in lat 60 N., long. 26 W., by the Ariel, ar rived here. Pivstorrn. Dee. I.—S.W.—lt u reported that H.M.S. Dolphin has fallen in with the Lady Kezmaway,. and will tow her in here. Sailed : H.M.S. Asia, for America. CORE, Nov. 29.—S.W.—Arrived : Cashmere, from Ha vanna ; Caroline, St. John's, N.B. LONDCONDERRE, Nov. 29.—Arrived : Fanny, St. John's, N.B. Batirroi, Dee. I.—W.N.W.—Arrived : Dit'on, Cape Bre ton. DUBLIN, Nov. 30.—W.—Arrived: Palandar, St. John's, N.B. Sailed: Union, Trinidad. CLYDE, Nov. 29.—W.—Arrived : Lady Harvey, from De merara. Sailed: Phillip Laing, New Zealand; Argyle, Bata via; Eliza Stewart, Bombay; Mary Ann, Truaidd ; St. Mary, Jamaica. KINSALE, Nov. 27.—Sated : Enterprise, Yarmouth, N.S. Gasvcanxn, Dec. I.—The Argo, to St. John's, N. 8., has put back, with damage to bull and rigging, having been in contact in the Downs with the Enmore, for Port Adelaide. HARWICH, Nov. 30.—Same wreckage, a ship's round house, lined with thin stuff, painted light and blue inside, end yellow outside, and a black varnish cask marked " Ovington," ware seen between the Galloper and Kentish Knock on the 26th inst., by a revenue cutter. MARYPORT, Nov. 29.—The Wilma Rothery, from Dum fries to Marypert, is on 'bore near this place, but is expected off next spring tide, without dama ge. _ WATERFORD, Nov. V.—N. W. to S. W. Arrived : Laurence Forestal, Miramlehi. KINOORIIILD, Dec. I.—Arrived: Native, from Odessa, for Gloucester. PORTSMOUTH.—N.W. to W., fine.—Arrived: Margaret, from London, for Trinidad. FALMOUTH, Dec. I.—W., fair.—Arrived : Oakum, Malta ; Robert, Bert& ; Eclipse, Malta. Off: Dutch shi p Falk, from Amsowdani, for Batavia. Put back . • and flank, Seville. Put in : Swift, Gammas, ; Mira, from Southampton, SR. St. Michael's; Vigilance, from Stockholm, for Oporm Dris Aurelius, from Amsterdam, for Trieste. Sailed: Dolly, Norway. ti t z 143tci G¢u_- ~~ ~ U ghe eimrefili. YAMS. Th. Tied IMia Mae, lasludleg Benasia, Nen" Ifttemes, ftestabses, Nen Odom, Tees Cm, =I Pale Itlea. Sal esebaftsg Om 11.- Sifts Mirth; asp. Poser. 11= l e= ma ft. ftehele. fteteeftes. 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FROM ten to fifteen years ago, and even much fur ther back, two aims and two projects chiefly occupied the minds of liberal and philanthropic men. One was, to provide more amply and securely for the phy sical condition of the humbler classes, the other to enlighten their minds, not only with religious but with moral, general, and political truth. The success in the attainment of these two ends, or of ' the measures supposed beat calculated to lead to them, has been widely different. Every proposal for the physical amelioration of the industrious has been listened to, discussed, and has overcome the moot strenuous, most interested, and, at times, a not groundless, opposition. On the other hand, the efforts for the intellectual improvement of the hitherto uneducated classes have met with all kinds of slight and obstruction. Whilst the fleet act of the French legislature, after the revolution of July, was to vote foods and powers for the eatabliah meat of an immense system of popular education, England, after that reform which formed a similar era of popular triumph, was unequal to such an effort of gratitude. We all know how even primary educe- I dos, the simple boon of a knowledge to read, write, and, make use of ;lures, has only been saved from extinction by hooking it on to the hopes and interests of this creed and that establishment, thus placing the elementary learning of the community at the mercy of sacerdotal power and ca price. Ewa higher attempts, more out of the Bach, one should have thought, of neglect or fanati cism, the founding of colleges for the education of the middle classes, as well as institutions for the instruc tion of adults , have been overwhelmed by party cries, by religious scruples, and by fashionable sneers. Nor has the foundation-stone of secondary education been yet laid in England. If the legislature, and that great liberal party which has each paramount influence in the legisla ture, have failed in objects so dear to them, so clear to all, and so indispensable to the well-being and dig nity of an Englishman, and to his keeping upon an in tellectual par with his European rivals and American brethren, it is no wonder that they should have failed in procuring fit means for the communication of poli tical knowledge. Twelve or thirteen years ego, the cry in parlia ment, and throughout the country,was for a removal of taxes upon knowledge : the paper duties, the stamp duties, and the tax on advertisements were com plained of, and so loudly, that the whig ministry felt bound to show itself obsequious in this respect to liberal opinions. It is impossible to deny that the repeal of three-fourths of the stamp duty on news papers was a liberal measure, the remaining penny being retained chiefly in consideration of the advan tages afforded by the Post-office, of a gratuitous trans mission of all stamped journals. What, however, was the effect of this apparently great boon upon the monopoly of the press ? How far did it attain the proposed aim of placing a cheaper vehicle of information within the reach of tke humble classes? The attempt to break up the monopoly of the press was so far from being productive of any effect that, on the contrary, the provisions of the new act actually strengthened that monopoly. By affixing the same duty upon a double as upon a single sheet of newspaper, and, at the same time, charging but half duty upon a supple ment, parliament legislated, pre:jeep • ZY, as 11 - ei Yseb that great giant of monopoly, would have legislated for itself, thus adding to its already acquired advan tages, making it pay the least possible duty, whilst at the same time every rival, which should start against it, was compelled to pay most. The proposed result of the law of 1836 was to bring down the existing journals more to the level of the popular readers, and at the same time to destroy the unstamped press, which was catering to anarchism, irreligious, and anti-social ideas. In neither case has the result been obtained. Since the reduction of the duty, the journals have been much less the organs of popular wants, or appealers to popular sympathies than perhaps they ever were. The nastamped press hid certainly, become lesa poli tical, at least less directly political, because the political effervescence consequent upon 1830 has in a degree died away. But still, its catering to the worst popular appetites, and its demoralising tenden cies, have not diminished, whilst the extension and success of such popular and unstamped journalism have been immense. We have published of late a series of articles on the literature of the lower orders, giving an account of their publication, their character, and success. Of the latter, one has indeed but to wa lk along Holywell street in order to be amply assured. The following extract from our last article on this kind of literature will give an idea of its extent to those, vibese perusal that article may have escaped : The Yale of Man is a very focus and hot-bed of democratic periodicals. One of its privileges being non-liability to stamp , duties, newspapers and other works can be published there without stamp, and transmitted to all parts of the kingdom, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, in the centre of which it is very conveniently situated for the mimes, through the Post-office free of cost. Newspapers published there bare consequently a clear advantage of a penny emit copy, over those issued in London or in the non-privily.' provinces. The Isle of Man is therefore one of the fod of radicalism. the question now is whether the legislature end the public are to fold their arms in tranquil acquies cence in the total defeat of all the efforts and objects in 1836—whether the aim of educating the lower classes, and at the same time of furnishing thine minds wholesome aliment, both in the daily chronicle of public events and in those lighter tracts which deal in social and partly amusing topics, is to be left unaided and uncared for—whether some new efforts on the part of the government and pediment are not required, in order to carry out liellatmlion of 1836—andwhether measures may not be deviled, which would wear a character of fairness as well as give promise of success, to cheapen the public press, as well as to eqaaliee the burden and the difficulties upon all who undertake so perilous and important a task. This is a subject to which we shall speedily invite public attention. THE movement made in Wolverhampton against copyhold tenures, which we adverted to some time since, is by no means likely to be a solitary one. In all parts of the country where copyholds abound— and where in England are they not of frequent oc currence ?—the copyhold tenants are girding up their loins for a contest with their lords. At Chatters, in Cambridgeshire, the burdens of the copyhold system are very grievous, and the tenants are murmur ing deeply. A correspondent of the Cambridge Independent Press calls upon them to take the field on behalf of the movement for the abolition of copy- holds, and gives several instances of the oppressive- 1 nese of these tenures. He says : I know a piece of land which is not worth sf. for cultiva tion; but, because of situation for building, would fetch 201. A person bought it with an old house, pulled it down, and built another, mere convenient, in its place. In seven years or a little longer, it was sold, and the lord of the manor demanded 1001., fire times more than the fee-simple of the land was worth, for taking it up, as it is termed ; and yet this lord had not spent one farthing on the property. Then, what can be more monstrous, that upon every alienation of the property on each mortgage or sale, a fine should be levied by the lord, and an addi tional fine, in the form of fees, by the steward? Why should the widows and children of copyholders be mulcted in the Name way on the death of their hos bands and parents? Copyholds form one of those palpable remnants of feudalism, which make us feel what that system must have been in the hours of its strength. It is really wonderful that the English people have so long endured the existence of such a barrim. That the lards of manors should resist a general and compulsory enfranohisement is Diet sur- prising, for they ;get more by the system than they are fairly entitled to. The oepyholder is the true owner of the property but he is subject to certain manorial rights, whic h enable the lord frequently to catch him at a disadvantage, and make him pay exor bitantly for the right of succession to his own pro perty. Surely these things cannot be allowed to last Much longer. It may be well that the public should know what has been done in this matter, that what remains to be done should be clearly perceived. In 1841 an act (4 and 5 Vic., c. 35) was pasted for the " commutation of certain manorial rights, in res pect of copyhold and customary lands, and other lands subject to such rights, and for facilitating the enfran chisement of such; lands, and for the improvement of such tenure." All who havebeen accustomed to the way in which most of our alterations in the law of real property have been effected, will suspect that under the act graced by this verbose title there is much pro mise and small performance ; and such suspicion will not be far from the truth. The act is long, very long, and contains many and minute directions for the proceedings authorised to be taken under it. We cannot attempt to give more than a general outline of its provisions. It begins by appointing the tithe commissioners, the " copyhold commissioners," with a secretary , and common seal to carry the act into execution, who are to make an annual report of their proceedings to the Home-office, to be laid before parliament. The commissioners have salaries of 2,0001., and the secretary 800/. a7ear. Where the lord of a manor, or a copyholder, is under disability, such as infancy, covertnre, lunacy, &c., the guardian, husband, or com mittee may sign agreements fer enfranchisement. Lords or tenants may appoint agents to act for them in the matters of the act by power of attorney, in the form set forth in the act. Any lord whose interest is not less than one-fourth of the annual value of the manor, or any tenants to the number of ten, or where there shall not be so many as ten copyhold tenants, then one-half of the tenants of the manor, may, by twenty-one days' notice in writing, to be Axed on the church doors of the pariah, or on the doors of the court-house of the manor, and inserted in the news paper, call a meeting for making as agreement for the general commutation of rents, fines, and heriota, and the lord's rights in the timb er on copyhold estates. Then, if the copyhold tenants to the number of three fourths, and the lord attend, the interests of the lord and tenants respectively not being lees than three fourths in value of the whole manor, they may pro ceed to execute an agreement which shall be carried out under the provisions of the act. The terms upon which such agreements may be made are declared to be for annual - rent charges with fines not exceeding 55., on death, or alienation, the rents to be varied with the price of corn, in the same way as the tithe rent charges. The rents may either be fixed in the agreement or ascertained by snive -1 irent valuation ; and they may be at once appor tioned amongst the tenants. The scale of fees to be taken by the steward may be fixed in the agreement, but so as not to affect the interests of stewards in office at the time of the act. Such agreements would apply to the whole manor. Voluntary agreements between the lord and individual copyholders may be made for the commutation of fines, and so forth in the same manner. The rent charges thus given are to be recoverable by distress. By a subsequent part of the act, the lords of manors, whatever may be their interest in the manor, are authorised, if they please, and with the consent of the commissioners, to enfranchise copyholds for money; and tenants, though they have but limited interests in the copyhold estate, may accept such enfranchise ment on the terms agreed on. Where, however, the tenant has less than an absolute interest, he must give notice to the owner of the first estate of inheritance. Various provisions are made for working out details when any of these agreements have been once made ; but it is obvious that if lords of manors for any reason think fit to refuse to agree to enfranchisement, the act, as regards the relief of copyhold tenants, is mere waste paper. Now, inasmuch as the inconveniences of these tenures are nearly all on the side of the tenants, the real owners of the land, it is plainly unjust to afford the copyholders no power of enforcing enfranchise ment. The facilities given by the above act were some what extended by an act passed in 1843 (8 and 7 Vic., c. 23), whereby it was provided, that oopyholds might i ke enfranchised in consideration of an annual rent to he charged upon the enfranchised lands In favour of the lord. That rent was to be valued in the same manner, and subject to the like variation, m the tithe commutation charge. And copyholds and manorial rights might also be enfranchised or com muted in consideration of a conveyance of part of the eopyhold land, or other land, parcel of the mine manor, and subject to the same uses as the copyhold land enfranchised. Power is given to the persons obtaining the enfranchisement to grant the rent or convey the lands, in consideration of which the en franchisement is made to the lord of the manor, to be held upon the same uses as the manor. If the copyholder has not an absolute interest in his estate, he is authorised to apportion the rent given for enfranchisement to different portions of property. Rents charged on enfranchised copy holds are to be first charges, taking place before mort gages and other incumbrances, and next after the tithe rent charge. if land, the consideration for enfranchisement, be in lease or otherwise, in the occupation of tenants, anxious care is taken to give the lord of the manor all the land lords rights previously possessed by the copyholder over the same land. The copyhold commissioners are authorised to allow such part as they may think fit, of the money received by the lord of the manor for enfranchinements, to be applied in paying off rents and charges on hie estate. Tenants for life who shall take upon themselves the whole expenses of en franchisement, so that no part of such expenses shall be charged upon the inheritance of the land, may procure enfranchisement without giving the notice required by the former act to the owner of the next estate of inheritance. Provision is also care fully made for securing the money received for enfranchisement, where the lord of the manor has a limited interest in his estate. A still more recent act (7 & 8 Vic. c. 55) makes some farther improvements in the details of proceedings. And what do all these elaborate and cumbrous proceedings amount to? Beyond the legislative recognition that copyholds ought to be enfran chised, they are almost worthless. At most they only afford machinery for getting over or evading technical legal difficulties which ought not to exist at all, after copyholders have been able to make an agreement with the lord. Bat the making that agreement is the great difficulty, to remove which the interposition of the legislature is required. There the oppressed copyholders receive no aid from the well-paid commission and the sapentbundant pro vi4ora of three acts of parliament. Let them com municate and combine with one another to press upon parliament their right to an act for compulsory and immediate enfranchisement, and in the present temper of the public it will not be long refused. IT is one of the greatest misfortunes incident to almost all discussions on the currency, that within the province of debate there is one conspicuous and pow erful body, so intimately associated in the public mind with every part of the question, and so peculiarly open by its constitution to the criticisms of every smile, that the main drift of the controversy Is very often lost in a conflict of personality with the Bank of England. It must be admitted that there are very great temptations to mix up the Bank with every turn of the discussion. Everybody knows, or has heard something about the Bank. Everybody perfectly understands that the Bank directors know nothing about the business, so runs the phrase, and what is much more to the purpose, everybody is quite aware that it is the safest of all possible games to run foul of the Bank of England, for officially the directors have neither tongues nor ears . and it is the peculiar privilege of this body of persons to un dergo the largest and the most unscrupulous share of censure and comment that falls to the lot of any public society in this country, without the chance of raising even s finger in their own defence. We have no desire to assert, that the conduct of the Bank directomis never open to objection, or even to grave remonstrance; but we have not a moment's hesitation in protesting most emphatically against the line and spirit of unscrupulous animadversion which during the last nine months has been introduced into the dist ension of currency topics relative to those gentle men. Their measures may perhaps have been unwise or untimely in some few instances, but they have done nothing which, in the judgment of any 9artslid and honourable mind, can for a single instant justify the rancorous and malevolent denunciation which has been directed against them. They have ~.. • ~'9