The Express. — London, England, 1851-10-06 00:00:00

KOSSUTH. MARYLEBONE DEMONSTRATION IN HONOUR OF KOSSUTH. Mr. NICHOLAY, at the meeting el the vestry on ba w dily, begged their iadulgenos fee • few minutes to bring before them. as a public body, • matter of very coasiderable importance and interest at this moment. In a few shot: hours one of the greatest men an/ noblest patriots of the present age would land on the shores of this free country. (Hear) He need scarcely say he meant the illustrious Kossuth. (Loud cheers.) At that moment the noble lord the member for Marylebone, Lord Dudley Stuatt,whom he was happy to sec present on thatoccasion— Couil cheering), Mr. Cobden, Mr. Wyld, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Frout, and all the other members of the London com mittee were in readiness, the inorneut they received Solite by telegraph of the arrival of the illustrious patriot within sight of Southampton, to proceed there by special train, and give him a hearty welcome, such as he had a right to expect from a great and en lightened people. (Hear.) Not only did they intend to do this, but a great deal more. 'the parish and borough of Narylebune, ever foremint in the cause of liberty, and as the enemies of oppression, had determined, the moment the arrival of Kossuth on the shores of England was an nounced, to convene a public meeting, over which they hoped to have to preside that noble friend of freedom and a the oppressed, Lord Dudley Stuart. (Renewed cheers.) The escitement and sympathy in favour of the noble Kos- Oath were such that not only would they have • demonstra tion worthy of )1ar)1. bote, but worthy of the whole assaatry. When that should take place not only would they show that their sympathies were with Kosenth, bat with Lord l'alinerston—(hear)—with Sir Stratford Canning, and, though last, not least, with the noble Sultan of Turkey, who, although not a Christian, had kept his faith and released his noble captive, despite the threats and intimidatioa of Austria and Russia. (liar.) Ile was delighted to find men rof all shades, and high in office, equally ready to do honour to this iilustrioue man. (Hear) He had only that dsy applied to the executive of the Great Exhibition, and ex pressed a hope that, should the Exhibition be actually closed against the world before he could arrive in Londou, they would sfford Kossuth an opportunity of seeing this great nuke-such a work as could only be carried out in England. The reedy was most gratifying. (Hear.) It was—" Tee ; althouile the Exhibition may be closed agaiest the public—dosed against the world—still we shall be must happy, and it will afford us very great pleasure, to afford Kossuth every facility and attention to view the place." (Cheers.) The only proviso those officials made was that which was proper, sod what he (Mr. Nichiley) had a right to expect—namely, that they did so in courtesy, and not with any political object. (Ilene.) But the demonstration to Maryltlione would be political. It ought to be so, because the position taken by Kossuth in favour of consti tutional freedom had silo raced liberty all over the world— Sot merely a step, but a stage. Ever foremost, however,u Marylehune was, the city hail got the whip-hand of them this time. The Common Council had agreed to an address, and it was • glorious one. So they saw the advantages of • common council. (Lauehter.) They were elected by the citizens annually, but he much doubted if they would fiad a similar result in the Cmartof Aldermen. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) -Ater they had held their meeting and' agreed to an addrees, they wanted a place to present it in; and the evolution he dial to m-ore was for the permission of the vestry to have the us' of that splendid hoard room to present the admiress to the illustrious Kussuth iu on Ms arrival amangct theta. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Ileno.es seconded the resolution. This was not a political question so much as a question of humanity and sympathy for a man who had ever shown himself the trend and firm defender of constitutional liberty. (Chies.) Mr. D'irreecine, jun.—All 31.erylehtme were deeply in terested in this subject. Kossuth was now free by the voice of the people of Englaud, and, as our public sympathy had freed him, it was only natural that we should sympathise with him iu his deliverance. (Hear.) Mr. WWITMORE said—Nut mnly was the vestry called on out of sympathy with the patriot Kossuth to comply with this motion, hut out of respect to the noble lord then in that room. (Lo ud cheers.) hot only must they admire and respect the conduct of the noble member for elaryleboite, Lord Dudley Stuart, fur his steady, determined support to the oppressed of other melons, but for the deep interest he took in preserving the liberties a hi. own countrymen. Mr. t LEMENr Genuine. said—Notwithstauding the elo quent language which had been addressed to them, he for one could not consent to give up the use of that court-house foe • subject quite contrary to that fur which it was erected. (Cries of "Oh, oh !") Ile had his own opinion with rt - aped to the conduct pursued by Knout'', but lie would not eater into that question. He did however, upon principle, object to that court-house being made the theatre fur tical actinic Ile should meet the motion, therefore, with a direct negative. (Cries of " ()11, oh.") Mr. BIACON was astonish ed at the last speaker, Mr. George. It was neither oquesiion of Ilaynau nor Gorgey, who, he hoped although the name was very similar, was no ?elation to the lion. au. inter. (Laughter.) Lord Du liter STI IkT Wished to express his delight at the feeling which he had heard displayed on this, to him, must interesting subject. lle did not expect to have been at the vestry that its; to have heard such a dissuasion, having menly looked in to speak to one or two of his friends. Although surprised rather at the discussion, it was no small surprise to him to hear the sentiments ex pressed and the feeling exhibited on behalf of Hungary's exiled patriot, the noble Kossuth, anowing, as he had always done, that the feelings of the men or elarylehone were ever favourable to constitutional liberty. (Cries of " hear.") The distinguished foreigner whom they were hourly expecting to land on the shores of England, had even risked his life in the attempt to establish in his own country the blessings of constitutional liberty, and it was only natural that those who sympathised with him here should give hint a hearty welcome. (('heers.) Ile did not look upon the objections taken as at all objecting to that principle, and had no doubt that the gentleman, in cluing so, had acted conscientiously. 'l' the other hon. member who had been kind enough to allude to his exertions in the cause of the oppressed he was deeply grateful. Ile should not only be gratified to greet this illustrious stranger, but would be still more so to see the borough he had the pleasure to represent do honour to the noble patriot, who hail speut his life, and who was prepared to have sacrificed it, in behalf of the liberty of his country. (Loud therm) 'the resolution was carried, with but one dissentient, amidst loud cheering, and the vestry separated. MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM. A meeting was held in Birmingham on Saturday night (convened by Mr. George Diinoti, M.A.), the pur pose being to ackuoviled.re in some way the arrival of Kos suth in this country. The attendance was both numerous and respectable. The CliAlltllAN (Mr. Dawson) having explained the objects of the meeting, and defe nd ed the conduct of him self and his friends in the cane of the Austrian spy, noels dula (alias the 'laminas von Beek), next adverted to the large claims that the late Governor of Hungary bad on the sympathies of all the friends of freedom, and expressing his anxiety that the illustrious refugee might be enabled to visit Birmingham ; if such should be the cam, be hoped they would give him such a reception as they would give to the highest and most honourable name they knew ; for his own part, althoutth not fund of illuminations, if ever he was induced to illuminate, thevisit of Kossuth would be the occasion ; his would be the visit when the tricolour should be displayed on his breast ; and when be hoped the enthu siasm of all of them would be extravagant rather than otherwise, ringing the very knell of continental despotism. Mr. Dawson concluded by submitting the following address fir the adoption of the meeting : " vo Lotts LINOITTN, LETS GOVERNOR OF MIDWEST. Honoured Sir,—Your arrival in this country gives= the greatest joy. We rejoice in your escape fro es the persecution of tyranny. We bid you hearty welcome to this free land. Our brave forefathers won liberties for us —that liberty we would not selfishly enjoy unmindful or the struggles of other lands; we therefore watched w ith the deepest interest the gallant efforts of the Hungarian people ;we mourned their sod issue ; and now we pray that you may live to see eve long the victory of that good caw of which you have been the glorious leader. l'ardon our r: minding you that in this town of Birmingham was held the first hnglish meeting ea behalf of Hungary ; take this as • sign of our seal, and, if it may be, give us that Measure for which we earnestly long, of seeing face to face one whose name is here a household word—one whom we count worthy to be associated with the good and great patri.e, of other days. — Atter speeches from Mr. Alderman Weston, the Rev. B. Grant, and other gentlemen, the address was adopted ; and by a subsequent resolution Mr. Dawson was ap pointed to wait upon Kossuth and present it on his arrival at Southampton. A committee was appointed to take the necessary steps, in case of Koesuth's visit to Birmingham, and to raise • subicription if necessary. As the meeting was about separating, a deputation came in from the glass-makers' emaciation, conveying a sugges tion that the united trades should exhibit some mark of their esteem fur Kossuth, for his conduct in the gallant struggle he made for the freedom of his country. BATH. 1114JY The following whims. intended ( or presentation to Soo web, is being ounseroust y signed by the liberal eitisens of Bath : "To Lolls KosSVIII, PRZSIDIST OF UtNOAnT. " Sir.—We, the unders4ned, resident in the city of Bath, friends of constitutional freedom and social order, are desirous in common with owreasntrynten ►t large, to offer our hearty congratulations an your deliverance from capu city. I. this occasion we woald refrain from all painful reminiscences, and even from just aninazdversions on Tio lated faith; but we must necessarily contrast the vain in sensate fury of your vindictive persecutors with the calm and upright demeanour of the potentate in w hose doini 'trona you sought rauge. Whether it be your determina tion, Sir, to remain in England, or to reside among the true Englishmen of another enitiueut, once exiles like yourself, our admiration of your wisdom and beneficence, your firm ntss and integrity, our wishes for your peace and pimps nty, wdl attend you.' 801:TILLUrTON, OCT. 4. The invitation cards for the banquet to be given to Kossuth on his arrival at Southampton aro in progress. The design for them is very appropriate and interesting. The border has a representation of the oak supporting the olive and vine, the emblems of strength, peace, and hand- tality ; on one side the border is the Southampton arms, and on the other the ancient Bar-gate where the banquet will he held. In the foreground are the union jack and American Sags joined together, and opposite to that are the Royal and Turkish standards in conjunction. Between them is the fallen flag of Hungary, with the city of Peath at the back. In the horizon on one side is the setting son, and on the other side above the city of Pesth is an angel pointing to the star of 11..pc. The words of the invitation are Se follows :—" The Mayor and Corporat:on of South ampton request the pleasure of your company at a muni cipal banquet at the Guildhall, on the of October, in honour of the arrival in this country of his Ex cellency Louie Kossuth, late governor of Hungary." The design is by Mr. Brannon, a self-taught Southampton artist, and who will also be the engraver of the cards. The mayor will personally invite a number of distinguished persons to be Isis guests at the banquet. Amongst those to be so invited will be the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Gilpin (the proposer of the London corporation address to Kossuth), Lord Dudley Stuart, the noble friend of Hun gary and Poland ; the Hungarian Giniral Massaro., Count, PuLszky, and several provincial mayors. The Mayor of I Southampton is obliged to keep a secretary to attend to the . correspondence he receives about Kossuth. Numbers of persons have begged the mayor to hand over letters to Kossuth, begging him to write to them if he only places his autograph on the letter. Songs, invitations, poetry, 1111- drew", in honour of Kossuth have been sent to the mayor to be presented to the exiled chieftain. When he lands one person has requested the mayor to present to Kossuth a spirited ballad in honour of Barclay and Perkins's dray men, for scourging the Austrian butcher, Haynau, from their master's premises. Amongst the addesses sent to the mayor for presentation is the fullowina : • " TO MS 11C/LLLIENCY LOCIS 1104Seili, LITE GOTERNOIL OF HUNGARY. " Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Oct. 2, MI. " Honoured and respected Sir,—We, the undersigned, being all m. mbers o!' one family, understanding that you are expected in a few d tys to land upon our shore, desire to extend to you our congratulations and rem., cts. We care fully watched the progress of the late struggle between liberty and despotism in the once great but I.OIV dejected Ilungary, and looking upon you as the heart and soul of that great popular war of independence, we hare not ceased to watch over and grieve for you and your unfortunate com• panions in the retreat to 'farkey, mid through all the mis fortunes thereafter, including the banishment to Kutayah. ' Our hearts, however, leapt for jay at the welcome news of your release, and we now welcome you and your unfortu nate companions to our chores—a welcome which we ore ',steels shared in by every true British heart. Our earnest desire and prayer is that> ou may he lung spared as a mono- meat of the once great Hungary, nod that you may ere long nate the pleasure of seeina our of the noblest l i countries iss;tiic world free and independent, and of occu pying in it Tour proper position of Governor, a position which a unanimous people installed you into, and which only the united t Irons of triitor earl devout could be found able to destroy. So long as you arc deprived of the bless ings of your native home we hope you lilt fix your abode on the British shores, which are at all times free to the un fortunate exiles of every land, and whore you will hove the cheerful smile and sympathising congratulations of every ' patriotic and loving Briton. We are, with much respect, year Excellency's devoted admirers—JoitN LOCK ART, Romer LUCY ART, CHAS. A. LOCKAILT, DAVID LOCK/LT, LittitW LOCILART." Kossuth and his friends will be welcomed by the corpora lion on board the steamer which brings him to the port. A beautiful equipage w ill be waiting fur him in the docks to convey him through the town and to the Mayor's country residence. The horses that will draw the carriage will be splendidly eaparisnned. The rosettes for the harness have been exhibiting in Mr. Evan's (the saddler) window, formed of scarlet, white, and green coloured ribbons intermixed, the Magyar patriotic colours. The reception of lionuth in Enoland will reveal the uni venal and de. p-rooted interest which this country has felt in the struggle of the Hungarians for freedom. TIM REGISTRATIONS. Etsr StRRE.Y.—The revising barrister held a court, on Saturday, at the Vestry-hall, Camberwell. to re vise this lists for that parish, the hamlet of Mitcham, and the parishes of Newington and Christchurch. The same gem 'lnnen attended as agents for the respective parties. In the Camberwell list, the vote of Mr. Joseph Green was objected to by Mr. Corner, the liberal agent. 'I he place of abode of the voter was dedribed W " late " of Edghsatou, near Bir minoham. Mr. Corner proved that he had caused a notice of oljeetion to be served upon the overseers, but it appeared that no notice hid been served upon the voter himself.— Mr. Meymott contended that the notice to the overseers warn not sante-lent, and that notice of objection ought also to be served upon the voter.—Mr. Corner said that the descrip tion of the residence of the voter as .• late " of Edgbastnn, near Birmingham, Was no address whatever, and that it came within the terms of the 100th section of the 'felons' Act, which enacted that where no address of a voter ap peared upon the register, or the party was residing out of England, a notice of objection served upon the overseen' should be deemed sufficient, and a notice to the party was not required.— Mr. Meymott eubmitted that persons objecting to the right of a party to a vote were bound to send Lim a notice of objection to the address, whatever it might be, that was placed upon the register. It was a very common practice, when gentlemen left their chambers or residences, to have written or painted on the door where they were removed to; and if a notice had been sent to Edgbaston, in all probability Mr. Green would have received it, and would have told on op portunity of making out his qualification. Sir W. 'Liddell said he thought this case c.une completely within the tarn, of the section that had been referred to. The voter was re.luired to place the address where he could be fund upon the register, but instead of doing so he had merely stated where he did not reside, and he certainly considered the description "late of " a place to be no address at all within the meaningof the act, and consequently that the patty ob jecting to a vote had done all that was required in serving notice of objection upon the overseers. The name was then expunged front the list, and several other cases of the saute kied were disposed of in a similar manner. TYNEMOUTII.—Mr. llogg has been occupied two days in revising the parliamentary list of borough eke tors. It is known that Mr. Hugh Taylor, of the Coal Exchange, • protectionist, will oppose Mr. H. W. Grey, the sitting member, and the list has been closely scrutinised on both sides, with the following results : Objections sustained by Mr. Grey's committee, 64 ; by Mr. Taylor's, 35. Claims sustained by Mr. Grey's committee, 21 ; by Mr. Taylor's, 31.-14 in favour of Mr. Taylor : general balance in favour of Mr. Grey, 43 upon the whole revision. ~...+.~ THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 185 gbe CoUtl. BALMORAL, FAMILY, Ocr. 3. Prince Albert went out deer-stalking yesterday. Her Majesty accompanied his Royal Highness to the Forest and then returned home. In the afternoon her Majesty drove in the open carriage, attended by the Viscountess Canning and the Hon. Leatrice. Dyne. The dinner party ye,terday included the Duchess of Kent, W/I MC .4 do Speth, !slr. and Mrs. Farquharson of Invercauld, and Mr. and Mrs. Brooke. The Marchioness of Douro lett DA. moral yesterday, having been relieved by the Viscuuntesa Canning. Ocr. 4. Her Majesty went out driving yesterday attended by the Viscountess Canning and the Hun. Beatrice Byng. Prince Albert went out deer-stalking. There was no addition to the royal dinner party ye..terday. Despatches were Knt off from tho Colonial -office on SAturchty evening for the Governor of Van Thenten's Land. Desp.ttehes Gorr the Governor of St. Ilehus were nevivi.cl on SAurday at the Col.nit-uthee. l'rince Frederick of the Netherlands, accom panied by his Excellency Baron Btntifick and Baron Stra• tcuus, and attended by Count Vun der Dupe and M. an °aeries, attended divine vereice at the Dutch Reformed Church yesterday morning. The Rev. Dr. Gefile offi ciated. AITOINTMENT.—Mr. finsvargus Tonp Nicolas has been appointed Consul in the Society or Leeward Lima, in the l'acitic; to retitle at 'fahieta.—Ubserrer. SURREY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. The annual ploughing match of this association, together with the distribution of rewards to meritorious Labourers, was held nu 'fnesday last, at Epsom. Thu pre- Mama far the year, J. W. FRE.4IIFIY.LIN dis tributed the prises to the meritorious labourers on the ground, addressing them in suitable terms, praising them for their past career, and urging them to renewed exer tions. The dinner was at etc King's Head. J. W. Fereit lieLlt, Esq., presided; Mr. Page, Merlon, officiating as vice-president. Amongst those present were Lord Lovaine ; Henry Drummond, Esq., DLL'.; W. J. Evelyn, Esq.,M.P.; Thomas Ales k, Esq., M.P. ; Charles Eyelyu, Esq. ; Jame. Gado-den, Esq. Lord LOVAINE proposed, " Prosperity to this associa dim." (Applause.) Mr. FELIX LADBROKE, who was greeted with loud and continued applause, said, the toast put into my hands is "The County Members," Mr. Aleock, Mr. Drummond, and Mr. Evelyn. (Cheers.) My friend, Mr. Gorse, has said that politico should be excluded from these meetings. (Loud cries of " no, no.") Now, if so I must sit down. (Loud cries of "no, no, go on.") The toast lets not Item put into my hands to give the health' of those three gentlemen as good landlords or good neighbours, but am county members ; and the only connection between a county member and this meeting is his politics. Supposing even that we should differ, I eay, as I have said before, I cannot sec, therefore, why we shoul d quarrel. (Loud cries of "Hear, hear.") Many persons may differ horn me, but I shall be very glad to hear them: but Ido think a great many of us here believe—l don't say whether they are right or wrong—that we are suffering, as agriculturists, from legislative measures—(cheers)—and, therefore, I do think, when we have got the county mem bers, see ought to hear what they have got to say on these topics. (Very great cheering, and cries of " Bravo.") What we want to know are our future props ets. (Cheers.) We are now, I think, at the beginning of the agricultural year. We have got in the harvest; and in my own name, and in that of gentlemen present, we would de sire to be very thankful to Almighty God fur the abundant harvest with which we are bleseed—(cheers)—but after saying that I regret to add that there are still very gloomy prospects over us. (Hear, hear.) I give you the " County members," and will uuly add in the words of a comic song I have heard here— And I'm foe freedom of ophslan. (Cheers and applause.) Mr. ALCOCIi, who was loudly cheered on presenting himself, said —I very much thank my hue. friend on the lett (Mr. Ladbroke) for the very agreeable, and pleasant, and talented manner in which he has endeavoured at least to introduce this toast to your notice, and I feel assured, after that pleasant and agreeable preface, that whatever I say will be received by you in that spirit in which it always Is received—in the spirit in which I intend it. (Cheers.) Upon the List occasion when I bad the honour to uppear here, I ventured to allude to the state of the corn market, especially as regarded France at that tims, and I only do my now, not with any idea Mr an instant to pretend to prognosticate whit the price of corn in Fiance will be a week or six mouths hence, but merely to allude to this sins ' plc fart. that at time corn is going from Hull to Hamburg; and that you may, therefore, take it for granted that teem the country near Hamburg, and from France generally, you cannot expect any very large impunations of corn. And now I hope to be permitted to refer to another subject to which I :mull very considerable importance—(a laugh) and which, I my, it rests with you the farmers of England —and with you alone—to carry out according to my wishes. It does not rest with parliament; it does not rest with go vernment; it does not rest with any other creature or WI in the world but yourselves. If you refuse to help me is reducing the price of guano—(a laugh)—which I consider to be nothing Its' than the raw material of wheat, I cannot help it ; but if you will assist rue to carry out my object, the reduction of the price of guano from 01. to 51., at which it would pay an enormous profit to the Peruvian govern ment, you hose the power if you like to exercise it, and the way to do this is simply to purchase as little as possible till the price falls. (A laugh.) In order to induce you to l e conic into my views, I would just mention one fact with which I am personally acquainted. I 'seat% allude to the cas.s of adulterating guano, where the men were. transported fur a fraud to the extent of 60 per cent. A dealer in guano to the amount of 1,500/. a year, sent to Mr. Gibbs for ten or twelve tuns as usual, and that quantity was delivered from the docks to the lighterman. That lightennan took the guano to the wharf where the adulteration took place. The other ease was a transaction its which 34 tone were sent front the Docks to Paddington station by one of the first carrier+ in two cam , . The first preceded the other by three-quarters of au hour, hut it did not arrive at the station till two hours after the arrival of that dispatched last. I will leave you to say whether that cart had not *stopped on the way and taken an adulterated cargo on board. I wish these facts were known to gentlemen who eh-suc to purchase guano at 9/. per ton. A Voters—Why do gentlemen give that if they could get it for less ? Mr. ALCOCK—The Peruvian government have a mono- pole, hut - what we have to act up is thi., to show them that eight or ten times as much would be used were it dl, instead of 91. Gentlemen, the reaping machine has already been al luded to once or twice. I have no idea of ordering one, fur I believe its advantages are very small indeed. Even antler fair circumstances, that is to say, with good large field,, and where the ground is pretty even, I don't think myself there is a difference of Is. per acre. What is the advantage of it? It only tells on half the expense of reap ing. You must tie the corn all the same , whether you cut it with the inaehinu or the scythe. Gentlemen, in dealing with matters, whether practically or politically, you know I have never been ashamed to state my opinions. We are now talking practically, and I see opposite to me my hon. friend, the *ice chairman, who charged me with being' deranged on account of what I said as to the expenses of thre-hing. That machine is to arrive very shortly, and I am pleil;ed to execute his work at two shillings per quarter for wheat, for I will not impose upon him so far LW to take his offer, viz., to do all his wheat, oats, and barley at that price, because I am prepared to do his oats at lOd., and nil barley at Is. 4d. (Hear.) Gentlemen, as to politics, I am one of those who put myself under the immediate control of your chairman—and if lie chooses to say politics arc to be excluded, I consider it my bounden duty to act accordingly. If I were, however, to venture an I opinion on the subject of protection, I would say, as to this as. duty which I have heard mentioned, that it I did not object to it, as I do, on principle—if I was not prepared to vote against ken that ground, I would not condescend to accept this dirty, trumpery, pitiful duty of ss. I tell you (said the hon. member, at each epithet striking his left hand very violently with his right) it is a dirty, pitiful, trum pery, absurd piece of nonsense. (A laugh.) I would take a farm of 500 acres, farmed in the highest style, and what is this paltry sum of 501., that any one should be trying to humbug me by persuading me to accept it ? (A laugh.) Don't I know this, that practically, a Is. duty can't give you above 2s. Gd. per qr. in pric, beyond what you have. No one pretends to say it will give you as. The duty now is Is., and do you expect that a 4s. duty can give you more than 2s. 6d. ? A Voter —What do you say to barley and oats, then? Mr. ALCOCK (continuing with great vehemence)—And what Li 2s. Bd. per qr. upon 100 acres of wheat—and I should like to know how many have got above 100? Some , of you this year may have got above 4 qrs. per acre, but you would all be very glad to take that as an average pro- duction ; consequently, what is 28.6 d. per qr. on 100 acres ? ' Why, it is 501.! And what man is there with 400 acres of land, and 4,0001. of capital, who would be so base, and shabby, and pitiful, as to accept of 501. a year to break through the magnificent principle of free trade. (Cries of " oh, oh," " chair, chair," and laughter.) I don't believe —I say, I don't believe—(interruption, and cries of "order ")—I don't believe there's a man in tho room who has 400, or 500, or 600 acres, or less, who would condescend to accept this paltry, trumpery sum of a ss. duty-501. year upon one of the largest farms in the whole county ! I should like to know how many farms of arable land of that size there are ? I say, as a matter of principle, I ob ject to it altogether—but I say again, as a man com pletely, and totally, and solely interested in the pros- I perky of the land, if you would give me this duty, do you suppose I should be satisfied with it? Do you suppose I should be satisfied to have this humbugging amount of 51/. a year on 400 acres of land ? Not at all— not at all ; I should—l would have repeal of the malt tax ; I say, I would ask for liberty to do what I liked—to grow what I liked on my own land—to grow flax, or beet-root, or tobacco, u I pleased myself—and do you think you should gag me, and humbug me with this nonsense of a ss. duty ? Do you think I am ass enough to be humbugged by your 601. a year? (A laugh.) No, I would do nothing of the sort, at all. I would have this if I can, and with your as sistance, or without your assistance, I will have guano at 51. a ton, and I'll have liberty to make brandy or spirit, or what I pleased of my barley or my beet-root. Who Is going to tell me that we are to have free trade, but you shall not make spirit, or steep barley, or grow tobacco. I believe you must not grow 12 plants of tobacco in your garden. (Hear.) Who's not going to say, " I'll have liberty to do what I can" to support that interest to which I say, I am as much devoted as you—(lpplaum)—nay, even a great deal more devoted than many of yeumelves, I can't move my lead away with me. If I were a tenant farmer, I might move my capital away—undoubtedly with loss— but I cannot remove my acres. If the land so ruined—if the agricultural interest is ruined—why I am ruined too; and am not going to be ruined if I can help it. (Clu.ers.) I have not the slightest idea of having that property de stroyed. I have not a halfpenny in the world beyoni land in England; I depend upon it solely, totally, and without any equivocation whatever; and do you think I will with my eyes open allow that interest to be carried away, and I lost to me and to yourselves, if I can help it ? I have de sired to show you this, that lam in earnest about it. (It is scarcely possible to convey an idea of the vehemence of the boa. member's manner throughout.) I'll vote against the slightest duty whatever, and I'll not support any fixed duty of any kind for a single moment ; and this I'll tell you also, if the single vote depended upon me I WOlllll chuck you and year protection over. (The excitement of the hen. member here reachei its height, and though there was some interruption here, there was more laughter, rather perhaps, at the manner than the matter of the hon. member, and the Saxon simplicity with which this declaratian was made.) I like to speak plain. I have no idea of misteathag you. I have endeavoured to give you I my reasons, and iti have said too much, or said too feelingly whar real ly think, you must excuse me. It is certainlhave from want of sufficient attention to the subject that I talked non sense, cb if I have done so, fur lam .oply.me. ( interested in it. Pardon me if I have trespassed on your time. I have nothing mare to say than to thank yeafApplause.) ur the kind manner in which you have received my tau free remarks — laugh)—and to drink your healths. Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND mid—l rise as a matter of course to retu'u thanks for your kindness, and I take the opportunity of expressing my regret that I WAS prevented from attending the meeting of this association last year; and I do say, not as an idle compliment, that I do exceed ingly rejoice in being able to meet yuu now. (Applause.) I am excessively sorry that one similar institution has died out, or almost so. I think it of very great importance that we do meet ; when I say " we," I mean the many persons connected directly or indirectly with agriculture. We are of necessity insulated—separated from each other. All other manufacturers cluster together. The woollen manu facture is found in one district, the cotton in another, the iron in a third; so that no improvement can be made in arty branch without every one being equally aware of it. In agriculture the reverse is the ease ; there may be many great improvements made in one county, and a few miles off they are unknown. It is of very great importat.ec, then, we should meet, and discuss things in which we are interested, and I do wish there weeklies were much more encouraged, for they are of very great utility. We have been told we are not to talk about politics by one gentle man ; another has tasked us what a county member is but a political animal. (A laugh.) I'm sure I don't know, but at the same time I know these societies have been perverted from their principal use, and have been nude in time. of excitement arenas for politics. But there are certain things connected with polities of which we may speak. I cannot tell you what the price of wheat may he, but my hon. friend has given you one fact, and 1 . 11 give you another. I have just been abroad. I have spent six weeks in a large MAlM litcturing district in the north of France. Judging by what I have seen iu this country, I thought they had one of the very Wol,at crops possible ; but when I asked how et was in comparison with ordinary years, they said it was the best they hail had for eight years. 'fherefore, I do not think we shall have less wheat from France this year. I give you my fact and my inference. You may draw another conclusion. Gentlemen, 1 was surprised in the north of France to find a *ilk manufactory established. " Why," said I, " you have neither stlk, our silk worms, nor mul berry trees, nor anything of that sort, how come you to have a silk manufactory? " The reply was that liviug was cheap, and that it paid to send silk from Lyons to manufacture it there. One man told the that he lived at the public-house, he was very well fed, and very well taken care of, unit he paid um. a day. Now, I think that is a pretty gout proof wages there arc lower, and wheat is likily to be lower here. Now, I have nut mueli faith in speculations on the price of cora ; I have learnt:a. nut to trust the philosophers who tell you these things. But if any man has a right W claim credit on this point, it is myself, fur it' I re , member right, I toad you twenty years ago that wheat would he at 81. a lead. At a great age:cultural meeting in tins county there were only three jetsens, Mr. l)rayt, Mr. Marshall of God:dining, and myself, who believed this, and all the rest laughed at us. I wish the laugh now wa* not on Vother side, but what object Lad I in ending that then ? I was perfectly certain front the measures which, gentlemen, yuu yourselves had taken, that yuu had thrown political power out of the hands of the aericultural into those of the manufacturing classes. I was certain of it as I now am, that were Ito go and bluster about a Ss. duty they would laugh at me ; and I tell you that you can no more get it back now, than you can get at the moon. Don't suppose 1 would not take it. (A laugh.) If I don't have it, it is simply because I can't get it. (Applause.) It is impossible to get it, and I say as lung as political power is where it is yuu never can get it. What then have Ito expect ? I have not taken up my opinions for the day, nor to seek your favour much as I prix: it, nor as applicable to this country or any other ; but every country is b tended by na ture as to its productiveness, and it is intatuatien on the part of any government which does not give protection to that which is the peculiar creature of its own soil in preference to any other soil. (Very great chetrint ' e) Now, mark what has been the consequence. Though the effect of the legislation of this country was to make an artificial price of corn—and that is a bad thing, I grant—it saved us front an infinitely worse thing, which is a 11111141 C. We have cer tainly nut had a famine—scarcely anything approaching to scarcity—in my memory. Can you doubt that when a failure of the wheat harvest dues arise—production having been reduced hero by large importatious—that you will have this, and then the country will recover its senses? The country is prosperous. Be it so. The labourers arc happy. Granted ; but only remember the time is cumin when they may have nothing to eat. We shall not have corn enough fur our ordinary consumption, still less for an extra year of demand. nut's my opinion. And now, I see a gentleman present who, the last time I lied the pleasure of addressing you, said all the speaking was up here, and there was uoue down there. I agreed with him then, and I'll sit down now, fur 1 came here rather to hear other people talk than myself. I want to hear your opiuions. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. EVELYN, iu returning thanks, said—l assure you that I fully coincide in what has been said by previous speakers as to the twofold importance of associations of this kind; first of all, as encouraging improvements in agricul ture, which we all ought to be glad to see ; sad, secondly, and more important of the two, as bringing all classes toge ther, where they hear each other's eentiments freely, it has been said that an Englishmalis house is his castle, and, in one sense, that is a line sentiment, but we are often b 0 much shut up, each iu his own editiee, that I gladly wel come occasions wheu we may all meet as we do welay— (applause)—atid I hope it will always be my plea sure whether in a public capacity, or simply as a friend mud neighbour, to meet the farmers of Surrey. (Cheers.) Were I simply a friend and neighbour I should now sit down, but a-, probably, I should nut be addressing you, Lad you nut doue me tim humour to place Inc in a different capacity, I feel it would be uubecuining in me, • especially utter the topics which have been adverted to, net to address a few more words, alteough not so well worth your hearing as these of other gentlemen. T he subject has been darkly hinted at by Mr. Gorse, but brought into the fall glare of candle-light by my friend on the right (Mr. Ladbruke). Whatever the rules may Say, we are uo longer able to shrink hum ens ring on it. Dm Mr. Ledbreke, I must say, has imposed a very difficult task ou your county members. Ile asks us to suite what has been dome and what is likely to Ise done fur the farmer. As to what hiss been done since I had a twat iu pailiament, I have a very bad account to g ye. They have given us bricks—(a laugh)—but that we did not ask fur; and there is hardly anything else dune, which nay be cousidered as spe cially calculated to relieve the agricultural ilitereat. And . . yet,iluring the period 1 have been in parlianicut, one im portant advance 114. S becu made. Formerly they denied that there was such a thing as agricultural distress. When we met together on these occasions, if we laughed at a comic song, it proved there was no distress. tither arguments, equally absurd, were used. Those who affected to lead public opinion by turns vilified, insulted, bullied, and coaxed us. But what could be the feelings of these men when her Majesty's speech appeared? What became of all their warnings and all their advice ? It is nut practical 1 men—men who have lived among agriculturists, like Mr. Alcock, however mistaken their upiuious—it is not they who disputa our distress. It is men who live in London, and affect to lead public opinion, and to carry with them the heart and mind of the nation by very long-sounding words and high phrases. (Applause.) That distress has been admitted, and what has not been admitted is the cause of that distress. Some venture to impute it to the fault of the agricultural interest. They ray, we aro less active, less energetic; more given to old customs than the rest of the conemanity. That may be true in some respects, but the agricultural interest do not under stand their business tho less, however old-fashioned they may be in some things. I do not think the men of Lancashire are necessarily so very much superior to the men of Surrey, as they want to make out. (Cheers.) I think man is very much the same all over the world ; it is only circumstances which make the difference ; therefore the probability is on the side of those who think circum stances have something to do with it. Whatever may be the cause of this distress, let them be fully examined into, and I hope to hear to-night from practical men some ex pression of their opinisas as to the p•reseut state of things ; what they think of the past, and what are their hopes of the future. I am inclined to believe the harvest is better than usual, but I must not sit down without referring to Mr. Alcock's address--becauso I believe in my principle just as much as he does in his. The very gist of his argument is, that a ss. duty would not be felt—that it would only raise the price of wheat 2s. 6d. per qr., which is too trifling to accept. But this is not the question. It might be that, after adopting all the measures that could be passed, there was still agricultural distress. Then farmers would have no reason to impute this to the legis• lature, and I believe they mistake the character of the Bri tish agriculturist, who think he would not be initialled if he felt the government bad done all it could for him. (Ap plause.) Let us hope that a better time is coming. Let us hope that her Majesty's speech may state whether that dis tress still continues. If the words put into her Majesty's mouth give the real facts of the case, unless there is a great change she will not be able to congratulate the country on any great change in that matter ; but I hope the time will come when the Queen will be enabled to say, that distress is removed from that portion of her subjects, which is not the least devoted—not the least loyal. (Cheers.) Ile con cluded by proposing " The health of the chairman," which, having been responded to, the meeting separated. SEIZURE OF TUE NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY FOR Pools , staras.—Last week we published exclusively a re port of the proceedings of a special session held in St. Pan cras, and the granting of a warrant of distress by the magistrate against the property of the London and North Western Railway, for the amount of a poor-rate of upwards of 1,0001., alleged to be duo alum the North-Western Com pany to the vestry of St. Pancras, for a poor-rate made on the 22nd of March last. The warrant of distress Wd9 held over until Friday afternoon, when Mr. Bedford, one of the parochial brokers, took formal possession of the Euston sta tion. The company immediately replevined, and the dis puted amount was deposited in the hands of the proper receiver in such cases for the Court of Queen's Bench, in which court it is understood legal proceedings will imme diately take place to try the validity of the euiatire, and the , whole question at issue between the St. Pancras vestry' and the North Western Railway Company.-01‘serter. NiOVEMENTS.—In Gibraltar, Sept. 20., her Ma e—gelnnt,thAereTthaguna.: jcsty's ships Janus and Resistince ; her Majesty's ship se Sli p c t a . rw 2 ? ) t . er bc sail r m et f , o 4 r ty ltal s ta hi o p : r tlr inc 2 e 4th ii Hogue, and Hecate; Leauder ...fled for Gibraltnr, and Arrogant on the 23th for Cuba ; the Regent and Arethuaa were to sail on a cruise on the 29 th. TIIE CoMMISSARIAT IB CANAD.t.—It appears, from the evidence before the Consmitteo on Army and Ordiumeo Expenditure, that no less than 12 commissariat chests, with the usual staff of officers, are stationed in Canada. It is considered by the said committee that there is no necessity for so large a number, and that, therefore, a reduction to some extent should take place. GREAT MEETLNG OF SEAMEN AND PITMEN. NEWCASTLE, SATURDAY EVENING.—A great meet ing of the seamen and pitmen has been held on Newcastle Town-moor today. The meeting has long been talked of, and considerable alarm has been felt regarding it, as it was thought it prognosticated one of those strikes that have su oft proved prejudicial to the district. The meeting had two objects—first, to discuss the grievances of the two bodies ; and secondly, to form a union between them for mutual support. The morning was gloomy and wet, not withstanding which numerous steam-boats arrived from Shields, Sunderland, Seaham, Hartlepool, and Stockton filled with seamen, their wives, and sweethearts, and by noon there was a large muter of seamen and pitmen. At that hour a procession was formed, and with nume rous banners., about forty, and four bands of music, they defiled through the principal streets to the moor, about a mile from this town. A tempo rary platform was erected, which was soon filled with delegates. There weree between three and four thousand persons at the meeting, two-thirds of whom were Shields and Sunderland seamen, the other proportion was made up of seamen from the out-ports and pitmen, the paucity of pitmen being reams le, en old grudge that exists between them and the tars proving too powerful in preventing any union that their leaders might try to make. John Smith, a seaman's dekgatis of Shields, occupied the chair, sad with the exception of a little " spice" for the tars about the navigation laws, and the people's charter for the pitmen, the speakers, who were ail hired lecturers, kept to the point. The meeting adopted resolutions embodied in the form of petitions to parliament and her Majesty's government, praying redress of their alleged grievances, that a commission may be issued to inquire into the evils thereby induced, and to report thereon to the said govern ment. That this meeting hereby resolve to petition parlia ment for the repeal of all clauses in the ith and Bth Vie., cap. 112, as relate to seamen's register tickets, for a total and unconditional repeal of the 13th and 1 ith Vic., cap. 19, known as the Mercantile Marine Act; for the removal of the present shipping offices; and for the amendment of the present navigation laws. This meeting also, considering the great danger to which seamen are exposed by vessels being sent to sea without being properly manned, resolve to petition parliament fur an act to compel all ship owners to properly man their ships according to the following scale, viz.: vessels of six keels, and under ten, two able-bodied seamen before the mast ; ten, and under fifteen, three able-bodied seamen • fifteen keels, and under 171, four able-bodied seamen ; and vessels of 171 keels, and under *..W keels, five able-bodied seamen ; and all other ves sels to be in toiled in proportion. That this meeting having heard the various resolutions and petitions read and explained, embracing the respective grievances of the sea men and the miners, hereby resolve to use every legal and eonAitutionat MAUI to obtain a redress of the same, and that we severally and collectively agree to aid and assist each other in obtaining a redress of the grievances spe cified." After passing these resolutions tho meeting quietly broke up, and marched down to the quay side and to the railway station, and by steamboat and railway train peace. ably departed to their home.. There seems no danger of a strike, as the seamen are now ret:ipt of all they ever demanded—viz., 41. 10s. per voyage during the winter months, and upon the whole tae shipping oftle,s are working well, and proving very useful and economical to both seaman and shipowner in settling disputes about wages, common at this time of the year, when timber vessels arc arriving from America and from the Baltic. The agitation seems chiefly kept up by delegates—men 'ho have been leadin4 au easy life 'bra the last strike. and subsisting upon sub.:criptions from the hard earned earnings of " poor Jack." Seamen's wages were never better than they arc at the present moment. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER. It is now cwitidently expected that her Most Gracious Majesty and Prince Albert, with royal himily and Ault:, will reach the Patricroft Railway station, near Man chester, en mute from Liverpool to the scat of the Right Hon. the Earl of Rile-mere, between four and five o'clock in the evening of Thursday the 9th inst. The preparations there, and ut Weirsley, Salford and Manchester, arc now assuming something like a finished appearance, and wel probably far surpass anything ever done in honour of royalty in the provinces before. Her Majesty will be re ceived at Weirsler by the Earl of Ellesmere, and will be conducted from the railway station, through a lung corridor of rich drapery, to a semi-circular pavilion on the right bank of the Uridgewater Canal, where a handsome barge wit be iu waiting ter the Queen and Royal Consort, with similar barges for the royal suite. The pavilion and its corridor are nearly completed, and will he very elegant and suitable erections for such a purpose. The royal party will then proceed by canal to Worsley. The debarkation will be under a new psigodn-like building over the canal in front of Worshi Hall, and carriazes will be in waiting to convey the royal visitors to the mansion. On the following morning, Friday the 10th, her Majesty and the royal party leave Worsley fur Man chests r at ten o'clock in is suite of carriages, and the road, it is now pretty certain, will be lined by vast crowds of people, including clubs and friendly societies, displaying showy banners and devices, rill the way to Manchester. More than 20,001) pets ens hare applied to the authorities fur ground to be assigned to them on the route, and will take up positions indep:udent of the irregular and vast crowds which may be expected to flock in front all directions. Triumphal arches are rising up in various places, and no less than five un the 1 road between Pendleton Church and the Manchester Ex change. The principal of these will be one at Pendleton, of great span ; a second at the entrance of Salford ; a third on Victoria. bridge, on entering Manchester ; a fourth in St. Ann's-square ; and a fifth on Albert-bridge, by which her Majesty is to leave the town. In Peel Pink a semi octagonal ()ridding of vast sire has been erected, with open front and aw ning. Here the authorities of Salford mod principal inhabitants will await the arrival of her Majesty, and the royal carriage Using drawn up under the awning to front, her. Majesty will be able to receive their address withuut alighting. The stage fur the children is nearly complete, and is a vast erection describing the se-gment of a circle, and rising like an amphi theatre in front of the building already mentioned. It is 600 feet long, and 75 feet deep, and with a smaller platform near it is to accommodate nearly 60,000 children, who are to salute the royal party with the National Anthem. There CM be no doubt this will be a singular, vast, and novel spectacle. The roads all through Salford and Manchester, wherever Alsace will permit, is being lined with stages and platform, of all kind', and everything betokens preparation for multitudes to witness the royal progress in extent almost • beyond conception. The Queen is to leave the Manchester Exchange soon after two o'clock. The applications for gas to illuminate exceed 270 to the present time, and the cele brations in honourof the royal visit are to conclude with a grand ball in the Manchester Exchange on Monday, the 13th. Her Majesty will leave Wonky fur London on the 11th. TIIE QUARTER'S REVENUE. !Prom the Obserrer of yeeteragy.) - • The official returns of the quarter's revenue will be ma 1, up ./I1 Friday evening next, the 10th inst. Although not yit quite complete, enough is known to enable us to state that the returns fur the current quarter will continue to present a most (avowable result. In spite of all the remissions of taxation the present quart:T will show an increase over the corresponding quarter of last year. With such a greatly diminished expenditure as the late reductions have produced, the surplus revenue from receipts which, notwithstaudiug all reductions, still keep up their actual amount, prautises to be even greater in the next linane:al year than it ha. been in the years 1850 or 1851. There will be a fulling off in the stamps of about 100,000!. which is less tam, the loss calculated on th e re ductionOf stamp duties, and which the Chancellor of the Exchequer c,tiuutrd at 500,0001. a year: There will also he a very small comparative deficiency in the item of taxes. All the other items are good, and will mire than cover the deficiency above suited. The Customs will show au actual increase over the October quieter of last year, amounting to something near 50,000/., notwithstanding the reductions that have come into opera tion during the year in the import duties upon sagas, coffee, timber, &c. ; and that in the quarter just ended, the Is. per quarter duty upon corn yielded less than usual. '1 he Excise, too, is eminently satisfactory, and will show an increase of about the same amount as the Customs. This is even a greater test than the other. Some of the now abolished brick duties were collected in the October quarter of last year. The increase is chiefly observable in those articles, the consumption of which betokens a substantial accession to the coinferts of our working population. The Property and Income Tax is also better, and indicates a complete recovery from the falling off observable in the last quarter. The Post-office, too, will show a considerable and sub et tuna increase. In tine, the finances of the country are in a most favour able and prosperous condition in all their features. The returns of the Board of Trade which were issued yes terday, and which are quoted in our City Article, are equally satisfactory and conclusive. THE LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Liverpool County Court was adjourned last night by the Judge, Mr. itaroshay, for three weeks; and fur the present, therefore, there is an end to those remarka ble proceedings which have attracted the attention of the whole country. The excitement of the town has also di minished; and both the obnoxious judge and the angry) community have now leisure for reflection and considers lion of the next step to be taken in the very unequal struggle between them. Up to this time Mr. Itanishay had given uo indications of regret for the extraordinary and unprecedented course he had taken; and it was un- I derstood yesterday evening that he was even hurry ing his solicitor to proceed with the indictment for conspiracy against the Journal, and the Trades man's Guardian Society, which he threatened some weeks before his recent peso proseentionn but this evening, it is reported, he received a letter from the Earl of Carlisle, the chancellor of the duchy ; and without venturing a sur mise as to the precise contents of that epistle, it is assumed as certain that its effect will be greatly to alter Mr. Ram shay's plans. On the other hand, the people of Liverpool are not letting matters rest or trusting altogether to Lord Carlisle's seine of justice and decorum. The Whiny Indemnity Committee '• met this afternoon, and the result is thus stated in a late edition of the Journal: " At a meeting of the committee of the " Whitty Indem nity Fund," held this afternoon, Samuel Helm, Esq., in the chair, it was resolved that a memorial be prepared ,, as from the inhabitants of Liverpool, to the Earl of Carlisle, praying a public inquiry in Liverpool into the cond.,ct of Mr. Ramshay, as judge of the County Court, since the termination of thu former inquiry. It was further re solved that J. R. Jeffery, Esq., be requested to act as secre tary to the committee. It was also resolved that applica tion be made to the aldermen and councillors of the differ ent wards to forthwith call meetings in such wards, for the pnrp?se of supporting the requisition to the Earl of Car -1 isle. Besides this the magistrates are in communication with the Roma-office, and the general belief seems to be that the removal of Mr. Itamthay will be of without the ° formality of any inquiry such as that instituted before, and which ended so little to the credit of the well-meaning, but, in this instance, ill-judging Lord Carlisle. Mr. Whitty has put his case entirely in the hands of the town committee, and it is not known whether he will he advised to bring an action against Mr. Ranishay. Mr. Whiny was I yesterday received with loud cheering when he went on i Change. DEPARTCRE OF TIIE AMERICA.-00 Stturelay afternoon, at half-past three, the British and North American royal mail steam-ship America, Captain Neil Shannon, departed on her outward voyage to Halifax and Boston, with 110 passengers, a valuable cargo of mer chandise, and the tpual mails, for tho United States, Ca nada, Newfoundland, dke. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college on the 3rd instant:—Messrs. J. C. Wright, Dublin ; G. Gra ham, Coot:hi:1, Cavan; C. Coates, Leeds; H. Hanks, Malm,burv, Wiltshire; L. F. Mahony, Bedford-square East; 11: J. IL Griesbach, Millington, Yorkshire; J. Davies, Brecon; J. S. Hollingsworth, Leicester-square; E. J. Camplin, Charterhoute-square ; T. L. G. 1101t house, Australia ; C. T. Abbott, Ilienagb, Ti pperary; . T. Whitedeld, Millman-street. THE CAPTURE OF A GANG OF WHOLE• SALE SWINDLERS. On Saturday last the Police Court nt Plymouth was crowded by persons anxious to listen to one of the most extraordinary investigations (adjourned from the previous Wednesday) which has engaged the attention of the bench for some years, and which exposes an attempt at swindling upon a very large scale. It appears that early in the month of September there arrived iu Plymouth two men of middle age awl respectably attired, who Mahwah took premises for the ostensible purpose of carrying on business as general outfitters and army and navy contractors. Having engaged a store on Sutton-wharf, in the possession of Mr. Hicks, wine merchant, a painter was employed to announce to those resorting to that locality that " Itudwell's Stores" were there situated, and a plentiful sut'ply of letter-paper was procured, each sheet bearing the printed heading of" Sut ton-wharf, Plymouth. Ship Stores Warehouses, General Outfitter, Army and Navy Contractor, &c." As the business to be transacted was intended to be of the mast extensive de scription, a " counting-house" became necessary, and for this purpose a room iuTin -street was hired, at the moderate sum of half-a-crown per week, and here, during the usual hours of business, Mr. Itudwill and his mire retiring partner, Mr. Palmer, were generally to bo found, cacti seated at a desk, conducting a voluminous correspondence with most of tho principal contributors to the Great Exhibition, the Official Catalogue supplying them with the names and addresses et the various exhibitors. As the trade to be carried on was to be large, of course the orders were liberal, and assistance being deemed necessary, the "principals" in the business were j. al about a week after their arrival by a younger man, of smart appearance, calling himself William James NViddicombe. lie acted as " clerk," and Jam.s Madilick, a labourer, whom the "principals' met with nit the slimy, was employed as storekeeper and porter. The first fruits of the extensive correspondence carried on by the firm was the arrival of a large parcel, consigned to their address, un tho 20th September, and every succeediug slay witnessed the ad vent of other goods of a most miscellaneous desert idiom There was an odd commingling of copperas and broadcloths, locks and blankets, lamps and trotiscrings, hides and chicory, tweeds and iodine, (micas and sada:ea, twines and cooking apparatus, velveteens and ship's sheathing, cotton twist and oatmeal, compound levers and a littitt4 jack. But nu merous us were the arrivals of goods, equally brisk appeared to be the sale, fur nut u single parcel remained in the store i mire than a couple of hours ere it was disposed of, in some way or other, mid it would seem in certain instances at prices which would hare enabled Itudwell to n:sert with greater truth than is the case sometimes with trailers, that he was indeed making an " alarming sacrifice." Far • example, the " lilting jack " above-mentioned, the invoice price of which was iIL, was no sooner delivered at the store than it was entrusted to the respectable ageucy of Messrs. Skardon and Sous, who were instructed to sell it for 2f., if a purchaser could be procured at that sum. Oil cake, too, the trade price for which is 1.21. 10s. per ton, was offered for sale to Mr. Parrott, of lluckwell-street, through the instrumentality of Mr. Nahum Corubloom, fur 71. los. per ton. Other goods were pledged at the office et Mr. Toms, pawnbroker, by Widdicombe. Such was the shim of things until Tuesday last, when Superintendent Gibbons proceeded in company with Inspector Tllolllini and Sergeant Hicks to arrest Palmer and his clerk lVidilicombe (who was discovered to have been living here under the assumed name of Matthews), as they were walking together from the railway station towards George-place, the charge being that they had, in conjunction with Itudwell, obt tined largo quantities of goods under false pretences. Palmer, alto eescrilred himwlf as a labourer, said "eery well," and Wistilicomlo, alias Matthews, stated himself to lie a clerk in the service of nudes cll, and was altogether innocent of tho ott'ence charged against him. ltuilwell was also appre hended the sonic evening, and on Wednesday morning the trio appeared before the magistrates, in custody of the talker, charged as above stated. The sitting magistrates were the mayor and Messrs. Coryndon and Hawker: Mr. Lavers attending on the part of the trades rotection society, and applying for a remand in order to give the police time to institute the necessary inquiries. After hearing the whole of the evidence then forth coming against the prisoners, and by which the foregoing statement was fully supported, the prisoners were remanded to Saturday. Mr. Nahum Cornbloom, who had left, came back after the case had been heard, and was advised by the mayor to give up the goods he had received of Redeye!l into the pos session of a third party. In a very independeut manner he refused to do anything of the kind, told the snip!. lie would rather take his money than his advice, asked Mr. Phillips what was the price of a brief, said he deficit them to do anything to him ; he had nut bought stolen goods ; he was " too deep" Ibr that, and would never give up the goods till they were paid fur. From the evidence prialoced on Saturday it appeared that on Wednesday evening upwards of two tuns 01 goods arrived by railway for Itudwell and Co., which is in posses sion of the police, and that a letter, badly spelt and badly written, from the wife of Itudwell, bus fallen into the hands of the superintendeut, but it contains no information of which use can be made. It was slated " London," and bore the signature of " Ann." Another letter dated from Manchester, which came to hand on Thursday. charges Itudwell with being at impostor, and threatens him with exposure, the writer allegiug that he (ituilwell) had carried on his fraudulent practices in a great number oft ,sons, assuming the name of " Cox," when at Wolverhamp ton, then as " Smith," of Birmingham, us " Mill," of Liverpool, afterwards its " Edwards," of Man chester, and more suliseguently as " Darlington," of Pot :s -mooth. A large quantity of goods arrived to the address of the firm, on Thursday, and are now detained in the charge of nekton! and Co., railway contractors. About two tons of oil cake also came by steamer, fur which Corn bloom was found to be on the look out. The police accord ingly waited until he had paid the freight, when they then stepped in and aortal the lot, much to the chagrin of the hard mouthed money-lender, ss he threatens to cite Superitt tendent Gibbous and his men in the high court of West mineer. It was also stated flint a fresh lot of goods and sundry invoices came to 'land nil Friday morning, and that the police at the saute time obtained information which was deemed sufficiently important to justify the immediate departure of Inspector Thonnut per mail train for the me tropolis. The nature of the evidence was such as to induce the bench, alter a lengthened examination of witnesses, to further remand the prisoners to Wednesday next. Mr. ltudwell, on being asked what he had to say against being remanded, contended that as he ball his name over the door of the wharf, and was no where in debt in Ply mouth, as he had not been applied to fur money fur the goods, but should be ready to pay on demand, he ought not to have been even taken into custody. As to Palmer, he was his (Itudwell's) friend, while Widdicombe was his clerk. If anything hail been wrong Ito entirely exonercted them from all participation in it, and was ready to bear the results Itimielf.—Palmer had nothing to say, and ni Widdicobe said he had come from the office of Wilson and Guritcy, bank solicitors, London, and could precuts) good references. He asked if lie might procure bail. Ile was told he must first procure his bail and then their worships would consider if it could be taken. Itudwell is ovideutly in bad health. SPORTING. 'Elt RACES.—ERTD ts. THOILSCOTE STAKES of 2 sows. each, and 20 added, one mile and a quarter (6 subs.), were won in 3 heats by Mr. Waring's Gloom, 3 yet, Got 10Th (Preece), heating Mr. G. Drewe's Impression, 4 yrs, lot 13Ib ; Mr. Kittun's Ambassa dress, 5 yrs, Bst 31b ; Mr. J. Day's bf by Irish Dirdcatcher out of Wadastra, 3 yes, Gat 716 ; and Mr. Ilewett's Golden Lady, 4 yes, Tat Slb. CIEENCESTER STALES Old SOTS. each, and .7,0 added. Two miles. Mr. llesnat's "Warne Warta's. 3 yrs, 64 4th (Bellow) 1 Mr. treo-cerld's &unhitch,. 3 we, het 13:b 2 Mr. J. Day's The Tout, 3 yr', Gat 610 A &Leine Cup of 401. fur farmers' horses, I2st each, two miles over (our hurdles, was won by Mr. It. Tovey's Specu lation (Owner), beating Mr. W. Tovey's Vengeance, and three others. HUNTING APPO] Mr. Deacon's harriers, Thursday, Whitehurch Down; Saturday, Shaugh Village—at 10. Mr. Morgan's hounds, Thursday, Kennel—at 10. Mr. Trelawny's hounds, Tuesday, Slade Hall; Vrid4y, Langdon Hall—at 11. Devon and Somerset staghounds, Tuesday, Cloatsham, near Porlock ; Friday, Helebridge, near Dalverton—at 10. Mr. Furse's hounds, Thursday, Torrington Wuo.l—at half-past 10. SCPPLY OF WATER IN TILE PROVINCES.—Tho ex tensive water works for supplying the city of Norwich wero last week opened with considerable ceremony, and the Edinburgh Water Company's great reservoir at Castle-hill, for the continuous supply of Edinburgh, has just been com pleted. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN TCREEY.—Tho Turkish government have determined on establishing a system of telegraphs throughout Turkey. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—The Tipton Extension is now completed and will be opened this month. KILLARNEY JUNCTION _{AILWAY.—The further lz NARROW cont rac tsiform ingothAisvolinE IN re a l re abo u t iuNi t . o_b . e r ho Spanishi nto. T Cortes has decided that the 4 feet 8} inch gauge shall bo the national gauge for all railways to be constructed in that country. MARIA ANTONIA RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Sept. 18, 1851, 2601. ; corresponding week of 18-10, 1671. RAILWAY TRAPPIC.—The following arc the la,t re' urns of the gross rveripts of the principal railweye : N.ocrniteal.-from Sept. 24 to Sept 38: massagers, 431,3292; surds, 216,2932 ; total. 0:.0,59:[. limas. -From Sept. 21 to S pt. 21: Pawnor% 124,3142 ; 11 00 d.. 93,0162.; total, W. qt./C. mrsz.-geous S. pt. 91 to Sept. 17: Paameogere, 46,0132 ; geode, 42,1651.5ept. lha sacra -grora Sept. 92 to Sept. 23: Peareagenol4.o9lll.; goods, 110,58 A ; total, 23.1,5931. Vassar(.-Pram Sept. 16 to Sept. 29 : Passengers, 7.1,244..";:g0cd5, 49.9572; total, 11',.61[. ibaaaos.-Fmt Sept. 29 to Sept. 28 : rampager% 43,9752; golds, 44,7327. ; total, 14 4 ,721 f. limalroao.-Prom Sept. 24 to Sept 30: Passengers, :51,0792; gouda 87,20 if. ; total, :J1,3u27. Baas -From Sept. 15 to Sept. 21 Paaseagers, 33,7031; goads, 19,492 a; total, 33,20.1. Idograas.42.-From Sept. 17 tol Sept. 23: raasengere, 11,5;12; goods, 11.3111.; total, 2.1,5752 MaallULt.V.-Front 8,pt.17 to Sept. 23: Passengers, 55,4352 , goody 24,‘741.; total, 80591. LYONS.-Pros Sept. 11 to Sept. 20: l'assen,sent, 217,0101. ; goods, 8101214 total, 3.20,5121. r M to ta