The Express. — London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

6 new white, 621 b. ts. 631 b. imp., 675. per qr. of 36 stones ; 645. ; gooai runs, good B runs, 6111 b. 1b to 621 b.. t, o 621 b Me. ; ~ fine2,s. • f n s new, red • old red, UM, 621 b. to 631 b., . to 631 b., 665. Oats, fine new 'sealing, Iled. to 19d- ; good new feed, Ild. per stone. Beans, new, 39., to 41e. per qr. Woaceeritn, Dee. 111,--11 yea demand for Wheat was experienced to mohathoihr at Priem fully z a. last week. Whist, wee r post. 10Ib., 20s. to 011.; white, 20s. See. r Us. gee i n good omollsios malting or grinding, AO hall prim. bilak Oats, per imp. qv., 1.1. b Vb. Dodo rather 00111011.. 11 late quotations; new pi, bar of 10 .caps go% 21e. to 221. Indian Dern, leer CIL Yaovit, Dee. 11.-There use DA wok Miser acted in the market to-day, and the atlsitionsfe ef ibeneere was small. Wheat sold at from 411.161. to fa. Is" . Barley, from 295. to 295. per quarter.. from 201. ° 261. per quarter. Beane , ss. to 61.11 d. Flour, 40a per neck. Tone, Dec. 11.-Our supplies continue man. Deo& couditioned Wheat is free sale at le. per qr. 'lessee. Bar ley better *old than of late, at rather more money. Oats a dull sale, and rather lower. In other articles no alteration. Wheat, white, 57a. to file. per imp. qr.; red, 640. to 675. Barley, malting, 32a. to 345.; grinding, 291. to 31s. Beam. 434. to 601. Rye, 365. to 38s. Malt, 62.. to 64.. Oata, I led. to 1214. per stone of 14 lbs. Flour, 39.. to 435. per sack of 2801 be. DUBLIN, Dee. 10.-Oar oopplies this week, especially of Wheat, have been much lees than for some tone, and this article fully sustained its previous value. All other *Mons were, however, heavy, with a downward tendency ; and we reduce our quotations W. per barrel for Oats, and 64. per cwt. each for Flour and Oatmeal. Indian Corn, at Is. per quarter reduction, found a somewhat improved demand. The following was the amen! currency:-White Wheat, 28s. to 32e. ; eel, 295. to 295. per 2801 b. Oats, 11a. to 13s. per 1961b5. Barley, 14e. to 17s. 64. per 2241b5. Indian Corn, 28e. to 37a. per qr. of 480 lbs. Oatmeal. 13s. to 141. pet cwt. S• coed Flour, in sacks, 150. 64. to 16e. 6d. per cwt. American, 291, to 30.. barrel. BELTAeT, Dee. 10.-The market war well supplied with all kinds of grain to-day, and farmers' Wheat is fair demand at the prices quoted. In parteb, ex-ship or store, we have seemly a transactiona posing. Flour unchanged its value. Barley supports former rates. Outs and Oatmeal in fair demand, at about last weak's prices. Indian Corn has again ‘‘eclined fully 6s. per ton, and the demand is limited. In dian Cora Meal sells at a similar reduction. Prices of car goes in parcels in store per ton Wheat, Irish, red, new 101. 15s. to 111. 6s. ; white, 111. to 111. 10e. Oats, Irish, 61.65. to 61. Iss. Barley, 61. 13.. to 71. Oatmeal, 121.10 a. to 131.1 x. Prime yellow Indian Corn, 81. 2a. 6d. to 81. ss. Meal, 81. 151. to 91. 5..; ditto, per barrel, les. to 17s. ; Indian Corn, white, 81. 5.. to 81. 10s. ; Meal, 91. ss. to 91. 15e. ; ditto, per barrel, 17s. to 181. Coax, Dec. 10.-The arrivals of foreign grain here have been very few, while Mow of home-grown are also moderate. The receipts of the latter for the week are: Wheat, 2,617 barrels, at 164. to 28s per barrel ; B irley, 1,431 bele., at 10r. to 151.; Oats, 5,006 b ri e., at 9s. to 1 Is. 10d. Owing to the shortness of the supply, and a moderate local demand, the value of Wheat has been pretty well supported. Barley continues much as at the date of our last, with perhaps a alight downward tendency. Oats remain without change in value. The current free-on-board prices are 12a. to 12s. ed. per barrel. The trade in Flour is dull, and prices remain aomiaally the same as those of last week. Indian Corn also continues in slow demand, prices still exhibiting a downward tendency. We quote the current prices 81. to 81. 13.. per ton. Indian Corn Meal is very little inquired for, while all other descriptions of Meal are totally neglected. NEWRY, Dec. 10.-We quote Wheat at about the same prices as at last market, via., white,lo,. 64. to Its. per cwt. ; and red, 10s. to 103. 6d. Barley without alteration in price, very little being forward. Oats, 101 d. to 1014. per stone. Flour still sells at ISo. per cwt. for first quality of Irish; second, 16s. ; third, 14,.: and fourth, 12.. American, 30s. to 31e. per barrel. Oatmeal, country, 12.. to 12a. 6d. per cwt.; and machine-manufacture, 12s. 64. Indian Corn Meal is 3d. lower, selling at 9s. per cwt. Barrels remain at 17e. to 17s. 6d. each. WATIRFORD, Dec. 10.-The supply of Wheat has been exceedingly small this week, and prices have therefore ad vanced about 6d. to 93. per barrel over those of the past week. Oats and Barley are fair in *poly, and eapport the rates last quoted. Indian Corn has declined fully le. per barrel this week, with very little inquiry even at this reduc tion. Bakers' Flour continuo* to meet a dull demand* le. per sack less then last quoted. KICICALDT, Dec. 11.-At our country market' this week, we continue to have very moderate supplies of Barley, which sold readily at ed. per quarter advance; Wheat and Oata were also in small supple; nevertheless , prima were rather in favour of the buyer. Hre, to-day, we bad email supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat brought about the rates of this day se'nnight, where the condition was good ; damp quali ties, however, were about 2s. per qr. lower ; Barley sold at a full shilling per qr. advance; while Oats were from 6d. to Is. per qr. lower. Wheat, new and old, 465. to 62e. per qr. Barley, new. 275. to 335. Oats, new, 19s. to 21s. Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b5., 335. to 35e. ALTONI, Dec. 7.-The Wheat trade was not quite so lively to-day, sad our prices must be quoted at Is. lower linos lest poet. Holders showed, however, no inclination to sell at the reductions, but preferred shipping their goods direct to England. Fine, 6241*. Marks Wheat, fetched to-day, 50s. 3d. f. o. b. ; while Walwen Wheat, of the game weight, could be obtained at 49e. 9d. to 505.; middling qualities of Mecklenburg, weighing 621b5., were mold at 48s. 3d. Nothing doing free on board at the outporte; 611*. Danish Wheat is held at 43e. 3d. f. o. b, in ipnri g ; 621*. to 6211b5. Wismar and Holstein, 445. 9d. to 455. 6d.; 6241 be. to 631bs. Restock, 46e. f. o. b. in spring. Of Danish Barley, a few cargoes, weighing 5311 n. to 54 el*. were sold at 22.. to 221. 3d. f. o. b. Holders are on the whole, however, very reluctant, and offers scarce. Inferior descrip tions of Oats, on the spot, are selling for France at former prices. Danish has been sold at 16e. 6d. to Ile. 3d. f. o. b. in spring. Peas dull, and 40e. on the spot. Danish, for spring shipment, 33a. 64. to 345. 61. f. o. b. Tares, 40s. on the spot; email Danish, 29e. 6d. POTATOES.-Sotrnmkkg, WATERSIDE, Dec. 13. The arrivals during the past week have been very limited coastwise, but there has been a great many brought to Lon don by the different railways. The very best samples are readily sold at our former quotations, but all seconiary go off heavily. Present prises York Regents, 130 s. to 1405.; do. secondary, 120 s. to 125 a.; do. Shims. 1101. to 120 ; Kent and Essex Regenbe,llo. t 01305.; Shales, 110 e. to 120 ; Blues, 110 s. ; Kent and Essex Kidneys, 120 s. to 1305.; Wiabech Regents, 106 e. to 110 s.; do. Shea', 90s. to 100 s. ; do. Kidneys. 100 s. to 1101. ; Scotch Redo, 110 s. ; do. Whites, 90e. to 100 e. ; do. Cope and Blues, 105 s. to 110 ; Dutch 701. to 90s. HOPS. BOROUGH MARKET, Zoo o' Clock. Yaws Pattenden and Smith, Hop factors, report that the Landis good for all descriptions of Hops, et the following Loa Midi R. Rfosta 31. 0 W 61. I Yowling Koala p.ewt.2l. 510 31. 0 We of Kowa 510 to 3 10 Yearhad Sown 2 6to 3 0 Sawn ...... ..3 610 3 6 I Old HOW ., 1 oto 2 0 4 4106 llt via, Bac. 11.—The pockets still in store here were at a trifling decline, yet few kund purchasers; no ra= ae spected until after Christmas. TAR, Dec. 11.—Holders complain of business WWII!, slack. A few Farnham. sold during the week at lad week's prices ; for all other kinds little or nothing WOOL.—AxpovEit, Dee. 11.—Thoee who hold most still do so. or submit to a further fall in price. Trade so dull, that but little could find purchasers. LONDON.—The market continues to wear a very dull appearacce, and bat little business has been done either in foreign or colonial. Arrival' have been very light. English is held firmly, and owing to the small quantity in farmers' hands, full prices are demanded. Lr.nns, Dec. 10.—We have still to report extreme flat. nem in foreign Wool, very few transactians having been ef fected. Prices must be quoted merely nominal. For Eng- II& there has been a rather a better feeling in the Wool market this week, but the actual purchases of the spinners and manufacturers hare been confined to a supply of their Immediate wants. LivegooL, Dec. 11.—We cannot report any improvement in our demand for Wool. Staplers, u well u manufacturers, only take for their immediate wants. In Scotch the demand is not equal to the sopply, and nothing is doing in Alpaca. Imports.—Foreign, 1,723 bales; previously, 66,448 bales. Scotch, 44 bales ; prerionaly, CATTLE, &C.-816/11171111.1), Tloe o'Clock.— This is the annual great Inwitet day. The supply to it, both enteasts and Sheep is the shortest we bare seen for many rm. The general quality of the cattle is level, and very useful for the butcher, although there are very few of extraor dinary character. Some few choice animals, show descrip tion of things : have made ss. 4d. to ss. 6d., but we cannot who these prices as a general avenge for good Beasts. We have about 441 from Holland, 120 from Scotland, 300 from Lincolnshire, 2,300 from the Midland Counties, 200 Norfolk and Suffolk, 70 Susses, and 500 from the West of England. It is supposed by the butchers that a con siderable number that usually come for this day's sale are kept back for Friday and Monday next, this b 'se l dietast from Christmaeday ; consequent *sly bay' ; but no doubt almost all will be sold. dhow el Melly bad, and the number ;mentally smell; the west se, however, being exceedingly mild, the demand is eery limited; notwithstanding, good Mutton being scarce, it is rather dearer. A few choice Downs made 6.. 6d., and 10111111 selling long wools very nearly 6s. We have 1,820 Sheep and 59 Calves from Holland. Good Calves are very scarce, and sold dearer. Pigs are not plentiful ; the warm weather is much against the sale of them. Trade is slow, at about the' late prices. Per stone of Blla ad. a - Per ekes of DM aO. ad. Beet Borne , flervforic. 4 8 6 0 DM I 111.-Ma. Oh. 0 0 0 0 DM Short-bnese_ —.. 4 4 4 8 DM ....... 4 6 410 fiecond quality Haste.. 3 4 4 0 De. de. eke .., . . 0 0 0 0 delve ... ......... .... 4 8 8 8 lamiaadeemalgasllty 3 0 4 4 Plse r — . ,_... 4 164 Do. de. /km ...... 0 00 0 DM Dm. a Hall.brede 6 9 5 4 Liebe „„. „,..... 0 0 0 0 L Deals at market, 4.181 : &beep sad be, 18.110 : . 01.1m,109; Nes, :r2O. LEICESTSR CHRISTMAS FAIL—At this fair the supply of fat Cattle was not quite so large as usual, nor was the general quality so good as we have been accustomed to wit ness. The few very prime fat Beasts offered for We found buyers at from 6hd. to 7d. per lb., bntthoee of an inferior description were disposed of at a cheaper rate. The number of stores was rather large, but the business done was limited at prices a shade lower. Prime Mutton realised from 6d. to 7d. per lb. There was an average supply of store Sheep, but, owing to the high priors asks d, few changed hands. In gorse there was a largo show, olthough few of a useful character; these, however, commanded good prices. The • • sale of the inferior description was a drug. •-• ... 3.; Hawroar Corns Saow.-1. greater number of animals T h e exhibited this year thee upon say kirfier ocoseices. The prevailing bred Well Or Hereford, many of which were perfect Factures. There were not so many " monstare of fat" in the show as lest year; hot there was a muds greater number of really Beasts. The show of Hoes was, u the whole, inferior; there were • few creditable ItArnrarnawn FAIL—The Horse fair exhibited the usual variety, quantity, and quality. Priem were from 201. 10s. each downwards. Of horned cattle the supply was large; the higlivt price we beard of for good fat Beeves was 141. to 141. 10a. each ; and for the middle class, 81. to 121. each. Springing Cows, in good condition, were from 81. to 101. each; two-year olds, from 41. to il. 10s. each; yearlings, Ma. 63 31. each. Country Sheep, fat for the butchers, 30s. to 21. each; middling to ordinary, 17s. to 11. 51. each; moun tain Sheep, from 7s. 6d. to 11. each. Figs, St for slaughter ing, from 455. to 60a. per cwt. by estimation; suckers, from 15s. to 21s. a pair. Yonn FAIR, Dec. 9.—There was a good supply of fat Beasts at this fair, which were in better request than usual ; and, the attendance of buyers being numerous, considerable bluinese wee done, at 6s. to 7s . per stone. The number of lern Boats was sm all, and they were well bought up. Sheep sold from 6d. to 61d. per lb. For &Aerie*** Markets see poge. SHIPPING. Malta A anivan.—Llubliu , 6 ; Waterford, 2 ; Denaghadee, 2 ; Guernsey and Jersey, 1; French, 2 ; Flanders, 2 ; Hol land, 1. LONDON. Dec. 13.—Wind this day at noon, 13.5-E., light breeze, and fine, clear weather. MARGATE, Dec, 11.—The Oronocto began discharing her cargo yesterday : Aa anchor and two chains, supposed to belong to the brig Rambler, have been picked up and landed here. Arrived off, 10th: Acadia, Halifax. 11th : Mary Ann Henderson, from Africa, with lose of bulwarks ; Royal Saxon, Calcutta ; Nonpareil, Lisbon. RAMBOATE.—The Pilgrim, front Quebec (not from St. John), which was on shore near this was got off this morning, without apparent damage, and proceeded for Lou. don in tow of a steamer. Lystisorost,Dee, 10,—All the wind-bound vessels rode the gales out well, off the creek. WEYMOUTH, Dec. 12.—The wreck of a large ship, appa rently American-built, burnt to the water's edge, came on shore on the 10th inst., on Kimeridge Ledge • upwards of 200 bales of cotton have been saved in a damaged state. Poaremourn, Dec. 19.—5. W., fine.—Arrived Char lotte, London, for St. John's, N.B. ; Charles Walton, from London, and sidled for Boston ; Kline, Hamburg, for : Mes sina. Sailed Mediator, New York ; Claret, Bordeaux. FALMOUTH, Dec. 11.-8.5. W., moderate until evening, then strong, with lowering weather and damp. 12th, Ar rived: Britannia, from Ibrail, with lore of sails, foremast sprung . , and is leaky ; Antelope, Valparaiso; Oscar, Genoa, let a ils ; Houghton le Shame, Alexandria; Maltese brig Janazio, Malta; Woodbiae, Quebec, with loss of jib-boom; 1.4 Liberal, Marseilles; Caractaeue, Taganrog; Robert, Alexandria ; Fyen, Odessa ; Queen, Dual The Wallaehian brig, Lord Oakley, which put in yesterday in distress, has been surveyed. Sailed Seawall, Brazils. Put in schooner American Lass, from Liverpool for Sierra Leone, lost bulwarks, etancheons, covering board split, and is leaky, having been struck by a sea in long. 6 W., lat. 48 N. The Dutch barque. Gerardine, from Rotterdam to New York, bore up from 19 W., with lois of boats, bulwarks, staneheons, rudder damaged, water casks, and is leaky. DIAL, Dec. 11.—A tremendous gale from N.N.W. was experienced on tho 6th inst. by the Thomas Blyth, arrived in the Downs; and a vessel's cut-water, with white bust heed, and several buckets painted yellow, were also mined by her. 12th.—W.S.W., moderate, fine. Arrived and passed to the river : Prince of Wales, Calcutta; Miranda, St. Michael's; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius ; Lima, P. 0. Packet, Sydney ;Stately, Houdaru ; Royal Saxon,Calcutta ; Traveller, Cadiz. Arrived : Wizard, from St. Michael's, and sailed for Hull; Richard, from —, and sailed for Lisbon. Arrived from the river, and remain : Ann Kenny, Charleston ; Africanus, Cape Coast; Isabella, and Moray• shire, Sierra Leone; Freak, and Batistino Philemon, Malta; Aurora, Trieste ; Jane, Alicante ; Star, Antigua. The whole of the outward-bound reclaim, all well. Sailed : Independence, New York (/append). PLYMOUTH, Dec. 12.—The James Gibb, from Quebec, for London, with lON of wheel and four men, round-house stove in, and other damage, arrived here yesterday. The Superb, from Rotterdam to New Orleans, put back to this port from long.lo W., very leak, and must discharge. The Mans, from Rio Janeiro to Christiana, which arrived here 10th inst. ; and the Elizabeth, from Liverpool to Philadel phia, will discharge. The weather still remains very un settled. MAHYPON.T. Dec. 9.—The Christian, from Strongford, has been sanded in here, having broached to whilst entering the harbour, and got en the south side of the wood-work, where she beat heavily for some time, and lost bulwarks, stancheons, bowsprit, main -boom, &e. TOREILKORY, Dec. 7.—The Majestic struck on a sunken rock off Loch Don, 22nd ult., during a strong gale from the S.S.E., but was got off, after throwing a part of cargo over board, and laid on the beach for repairs. • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. DIVISION ox TEN CADIZ AND OUT9AO2 (DURAND) BILL.—The minority of four who voted on Friday in com mittee on the irestion of limiting the enactment to those districts in which such crimes and outrages as are specified in the bill shall have been reported to have occurred con sisted of Messrs. T. Meagher, T. O'Brien, F. O'Connor, and J. Reynolds. The majority numbered 203 votes. Wit ,iv woo. MAILS lhe ails kli. Vim I= z Unhon, Nadirs, Oils, and Gibraltar will be wade cep an is of the 17th Diessiur. - Mr Woe India sing &reeds, Issna, n an deras. am Otak en. 'Vera Cruz, Teepee, sad Porto govt,S inclaisi thee kr image% Jawed, Chrtlegme, Ilais Morthe, Charts, P. Wee Coast at tooth hands% eel IL assa-de- Nieuwe% wi he to %ga b in et the 17th Deamber. Mu aria kr EOM Jed is UMW ' Status, via boards up te the I= ll 2 the 1711 i Thotembed mastic Minim Nabk,Oriess, lie initilaterk EITAii" s& Offirsith4Thmelaihr= Imilimplia, wunie ale co iss samles of the ti• o,lllllllli geed =MA vie Ilartalice, to the Midterms= =ham O=VID Ar Has Ewe. ke., .111 be sada op to the tittle TM mil do New loath Make Vaa Di men's Land, and New Zabel wile We .p oa the main ot the 31st December. The rail Ar the Brad* the Itiva Plate, Monte Ukiah, Panama i= g 11•114 Mies, and Berm Ayres, will Oa made up on 4e , Mae itt January. 0018111PONDINTS. Advete The asheeeet . Leagea mowing peer, taw Ite The tehlhek ha the Amy ofealaitettea. Inez WATIII AT LONDON SHOOS. Tao DAT 34 Mr ma ; Albsramos. 4 .f3. 33•4 . 143.13333314-INubs, I.•. pot I; Allares"ll. put 6. LONDON, MONDA Y, DEC. 13. THE Jesuits are not the only religious body claim ing a right of exclusive control over the education of i the laity. We may have to go to Lucerne or the Valais to find this right acknowledged, but for the assertion of it we need not cross the channel. There is a party among the clergy of the church of England which, not content with asserting this right over church of England schools, are doing their best to usurp it. They would fain have laymen, however zealous, pious, and devoted, excluded altogether from the management of parochial schools. Where tin-1 able, as they have been in most instances , to effect this by direct means, they have attempted to set up a clerical despotism by getting an absolute right of veto and final decision vested in the bishop of the! diocese, not only on questions of religious instruction, but on all questions relating, in any way, to the ma nagement of the school. It is hardly necessary to say that these attempts at clerical usurpation have met with no encouragement from the Committee of Council. We printed en Satar day an official letter from their secretary to the Lich field diocesan board of education, relating to this sub ject. A minute of the Committee of Council, dated June 28, 1847 sets forth four management clauses, recommended tor adoption to all applicants for aid from the parliamentary grant. These clauses are adapted to different classes of school districts : the first, to those of populous towns with many intelli gent and wealthy inhabitants ; the second, to those of towns and villages in which the well-educated and wealthy classes are less numerous, and to rural parishes with not Ices than 500 inhabit ants, including three or more resident gentle men, or intelligent yeomen, manufacturers, or tradesmen ; the third, to rural parishes with fewer than 500 inhabitants, and all districts in which, from poverty and ignorance, the number of subscribers is small ; and the fourth, to very small rural parishes, in which the resident inhabitants are all illiterate and indifferent to the education of the poor. Each of these clauses differs in its provisions for the govern ment of the school. In schools adopting the first clause, the committee of management consists of the clergyman of the parish, with his curate or curates, if he choose to appoint them ; the churchwardens for the time being, if members of the church of England ; and a certain number of resident laymen, members of the church of England, and subscribers of at least twenty shillings annually to the school, to be elected by the other subscribers of a certain fixed amount an nually. The clergyman is to be ex ofcio chairman of this committee, and is tohave the exclusive superintendence of the moral and religious instruction given in the school. Any difference between him and the com mittee respecting religious instruction is to be re ferred to the bishop of the diocese, for final settlement. In schools adopting the second clause, the clergyman and bishop are to enjoy the same privileges ; but the laymen of the committee are named in the school THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EMING, DECEMBEO, deed la the first instance, and ennuis, only are to be I filled up by election of eabsoribers, as in schools of the first dam. In schools adopting the third clause, non-emitlents may be named lay members of the com mittee, and the vacancies are to be filled up by Oleo tion of the rest of the committee, until the bishop of the diocese directs that the subscribers shall exercise this privilege. And in the lowest class of schools, adopting the fourth clause, the committee is to oozing of the clergyman of the parish and his curates, or, in case of the absence or incapacity of such clergyman, of his officiating substitute, and resident laymen sub- ' scribers of twenty shillings yearly to the school, to be named by the officiating minister, the vacancies in this body to be filled by election of subscribers to the amount of ten shillings annually. It must be I admitted by every impartial member of the church, that ample security for full influence and authority is given by these clauses to the parochial clergy. In every class of schools, they are guaranteed the ex clusive control of the moral and religious instruction. In every clue they are chairmen of the school com mittees. In every class the final decision of question. relating to religious instruction belongs to the diocesan. These clauses, though set forth officially in a mi nute of the 28th June last, have really been acted upon by the Committee of Council since the spring of 1845. It was found necessary, about that period, to attach certain conditions to the grants made to church schools by the committee. It was found that in many such schools, nominally connected with the National Society, the terms of union on which such a connexion is based, had been entirely departed from. I The clauses in question were framed with the co-ope. ration of the officers of the National Society, and, of course, approved by them. Their object was to secure, in schools receiving public aid, substantial compliance with the terms imposed by the National Society as conditions of union with that body. The want of each security had early become apparent in ' the unwise and mischievous clauses inserted in school ' deeds, by local bigotry or indiscretion. In many cases the parochial character of such echoole was sacrificed: To use the words of the secretary's letter to the Lich field Ward : The mansgentent' being confided to clergymen of seve ral surrounding parishes and their successors, or even, though rarely, to the trustees of the church, though rtuident in different and rem:4e parte of England, or to the patron of the benefice, even when the patronage was vested is • nonresident corporation; or, in rarer cases, to municipal or other officers, without any other provision as to their qualifi cation ; or power was given to some person or persons to appoint managers without any definition of their qualifies. twos ; or a school erected in one ecclesiastical district hu been under the superintendence of a clergyman in another ecclesiastical district, who has resisted all interference with management by the parochial minister. In other eases, much more serious encroachments of the clergy were to be met and prevented. In many schools, laymen were altogether excluded from the management, by the terms of the school deed. This was in direct contravention of the rules and spirit of the National Society, one of whose great objects was to unite the laity of the church of Eng land with its clergy, in educational efforts. In other cases, it was attempted to invest the bishop with a power of absolute decision on all questions relating to school management, as we have mentioned above. All such attempts are paralysed by the clauses of management, of which we have given an outline. The Lichfield Board, in their letter, call the attention of the Committee of Council to the terms of the minute containing these clauses. The secretary is instructed, in communicating with appli cants for aid to Church of England schools, " to re commend the adoption of" such of these clauses as may appear moat suitable to the character and means of the school-district. They, no doubt, insinuate by their reference to the word in italics, that they ought not to be compelled to adopt any of these four claim s. It is unfortunate that the Committee of Council should be so curiously delicate, and almost squeamish, in its language. If it had " insisted on" or " required," instead of recommending these clauses, the promoters of Church of England schools would have known the absolute conditions on which aid would be granted. As it is, a tenable plea has been suggested to clerical intolerance, and a great deal of correspondence has been rendered necessary. After all, the phrase re mains. Applicants are still only recommended. It is ' true they get uo aid, unless they comply with the re commendation. It would be well, perhaps, to settle the point, once for all, by a new minute, putting into formal terms the condition which, practically, the ' committee already insists on. This course would have the further good effect of checking the overbear ing spirit of a certain portion of the clergy, who would fain get the education in church schools entirely into their own bands, reckless of the very just lay jealousy that would certainly be awakened by such attempts, even in zealous and attached members of the Church of England. The Committee of Council can hardly use too decided a tone in those of its minutes whose object is to prevent such grasping clerical usurpations. The utmost participation of the laity in church education mutt be secured—not only recommended, but insisted on. ALTHOVGH free trade 'and its supporters do not form that class of weak enthusiasts whose convictions evaporate with their spirits, and who require the voice of prophets or of leaders to raise them from fits of periodical despondency, nevertheless, the good cause has need of being encouraged now and then with the old trumpet notes, which first awaked and heralded it to triumph. Although the more rational and experi enced and advantageously placed of the party can entertain no doubt of the soundness and sacredness, as well as the final prevalence of those principles, still in these times of strait and suffering, the humble operative, curtailed or threatened in his earnings, has need of being warned against the interested sophism of free trade having stopped his mill, or stolen his employer's capital. One rejoices, therefore, to hear once more the voice of COBDEN resounding through these districts, and bringing, as of old, enlightenment, encouragement, and hope. Mr. COBDEN had the trying duty of acquainting the electors of Stockport that the interest of the liberal cause induced him to take his seat for the West Riding. In performing this duty, he represented his option as not any gratification of pride, for a member of the House of Commons was no longer measured by his constituency, but by his personal and intellec tual weight. In his case, indeed, the moral asser tion was perfectly true. And he still proved him self the representative of the cotton districts, by tracing how peculiarly the present distress weighed upon them—how little free trade had to do with disas ters arising from mere failure of crops—how certain the already returning tide of prosperity was to repair suffering, with the aid of that free trade which sent food from abroad, and at the same time opened mar kets there. Mr. COBDEN disposed very simply and plainly of the BENrincx and STANLEY sophism. tie showed that, but for the repeal of the corn-laws, neither Russia nor America could or would have sent us its stores of provisions; and that no temporary abolition of duty would have done this—nothing less than the certainty of &fixed low duty could have induced Russia to undertake thetransport from the interior of those stores of corn, which took years to reach the foreign market. Mr. ConnEN's lately acquired local knowledge is thus already tamed by him to good account. Not only is he enabled to illustrate from experience the invaluable effects of the repeal of the corn-laws, but it is also in his power to refute the great stand ing arguments of the anti-free-traders—viz. the want of reciprocity on the part of foreign powers. Mr. Cos- DEN instanced the case of Russia, where each exorbitant duties were still levied on our twist; but then British twist, nevertheless, could not be done without. He then pointed to America and its improved tariff, and stated that, "during nine months of this year, 50,000 more packages of manufactured goods were sent from Liverpool to America than during the same period of last year." The war and "national defences" cry formed another of Mr. COBDEN'S themes, and he did summary justice by it. We had spent since the war six hundred mil lions sterling in warlike armaments, a sum nearly equal to the national debt! And we were now going to spend more, in the same feeble, fretful, cause less way. It is clear that the fortifications and increase of the army people will have to do battle with RICHARD COBDEN before they ever encounter JACQUES FRENCHMAN. For that gentle man has evidently returned from his great tour of Europe with the conviction that the mustachioed gentlemen of the Seine, the Danube, and the Volga, mean us no harm ; on the contrary, that they are me ditating free trade with us; and that, instead of cast ing cannons and drilling soldiers to meet them, it would be far wiser to open our porta, sad give up affecting fan and jealousies, which in twelitY we do not entertain. . the days . generally cii - , y circles, Qn the evening of Thursday and . of J?ri dav and Saturday . reports were get, cinielate.4 in Paris, and ob t ained credit in many cies, that a ministerial crisis had occurred, in consequence of the turn which the question of mediation in Switzerland had taken, and more especially from the effect of the declaration of Lord Palmerston and the withdrawal of England from the proposed conference. One re port was that M. Guizut proposed an intervention in conjunction with Austria, supported by the advance of a large army upon the Swiss fron tier ; that in this he was opposed by M. Duchatel, and not supported by , the King ; that in consequence, after many fruitless remonstrances with his colleague, and a long discussion at a cabinet council, the President of the Council had resolved to resign. On Saturday afternoon, however, these re ports began to subside, and were succeeded by others, to the effect, that notes had been received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the three northern powers, declaring that these powers more than ever persist in their resolution to intervene in the settlement of Switzerland, proceeding in the same manner as in the Netherlands in 1831: first, by protocols; and having recourse, if necessary, finally, to armed force. It is added, that the three powers have selected Neufchaad as the most eligible seat of the proposed congress, that the French government has assented to these propositions, and that Austria has appointed the Count de Colloredo, and Prussia General Radowitz, as their representatives at it. The represeatative of Russia has not been announced; but it is understood that France will not be represented by M. Bois le Comte, iu consequence of the rancorous personal ani mosity excited between that minister and the Presi dent of the Diet. M. Lagreuee is mentioned as the representative of France. All this is not inconsistent with the assertion In the semi-official journal, the Conserrate"r, that the me diation would proceed notwithstanding the with drawal of England. The Journal des Dilate observes an obstinate silence respecting the effect of the declaration of Lord Palmerston, in spit. of the daily taunting. and pro vocations of all the ether Parisian journals en this question. It is certain that something is concocting in the Hotel of Foreign Affairs as a countermove to the declaration of the Fetlish minister, which at the moment was regarded to have checknasted M. Guizut in the Swiss game. By royal ordonnance, dated the 10th, M. Piscatory has been appointed ambassador at Madrid. The following diplomatic changes are confirmed by royal ordonnance:—M. Bacourt, minister at Washington, to be minister at Turin; the Duke of Glo,ckeber•g, minister at Madrid, to be minister at Lisbon; the Baron do Varennee, minister at Lisbon, to be minister at Copenhagen ; M. de Belleny, minister at Copen hagen, to be minister to the Germanic On:federa tion ; M. Pageot to be minister at Washington. The report we have already given of the overtures made by Abd-el-Kader to the government is con firmed. An express was sent to Paris to ascertain on what footing, if at all, the Emir was to be treated with, or on what conditions his submission should be accepted, if offered. The Duke d'Aumale and General Lamoriciere had gone to the frontier of the colony, near where the dens of Abd el-Kader was established. The Madrid mails of the 3rd, 4th, and sth have arrived. In the division on the address it was ob served that General Hoe de Olano voted in the mino rity, against the cabinet. M. Salamanca abstained from voting. The discussion on the address in the senate bad not yet closed. M. Martinez de la Rosa had been elected as a deputy. The Madrid mails of the 6th, due in Paris on Sa turday, did not arrive. GENERAL INSURRECTION IN SICILY. The SEmaphore, of Marseilles, of Wednesday, gives a letter from its correspondent at Naples, of the 2nd, announcing the important intelligence of a general insurrection in Sicily. The excessive rigour of the government in its measures against the former insur gents, the wholesale incarcerations, and the numerous and indiscriminate executions, have produced their island neesseary consequences. The entire - has risen u one man, and the soldiers have refused to act • at the exasperated population. The constitution ot 1812, guaranteed by England, has been everywhere proclaimed. The communications between Sicily and Naples are suspended. The regular steam-boats were stopped. The correspondent of the Semaphore says that it was remarked with surprise that a large Eng lish steam-frigate, suppreed to be the Terrible, had approached the Gulf of Naples, and was engaged in taking soundings off Castelinare. It returned to sea without communicating with the shore. Accounts from other parts of Italy continue to be favourable. From Turin we learn that great festivities are reported as having taken place there on the return of the King from Genoa to that capital. All the shops were closed, and business suspended; the streets through which the royal core ye passed being literally lined with the entire population, decorated with flags, adorned with triumphal arches, and all the devices by which the public is wont to manifest its approbation. King Charles Albert has decidedly become the most popular of Italiar ~ o vereigns, not even yielding to the Pope in public favour. Letters from Rome of the 2nd say that all wits per fectly tranquil in that capital, sad that the work of administrative and organic reform was proceeding in the most satisfactory manner. The new council of state and the municipality had entered on their re spective functions, and all hope of effecting any re action had been given up by the retrograde and Austrian party. The people contribute much (say these letters), by their admirable conduct, by their intelligence, and their attachment to the sovereign pontiff, to the maintenance of order and the due and safe development of the glorious work which has been so auspiciously begun. It is stated that the King of Naples had accepted theresignation of all his ministers, and that the acces sion of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies to the Italian league might be immediately expected. ROME, Nov. 29. With respect to the arrest of a British subject domiciled here, for refusal to shoulder his firelock in the civic guard, I have to inform you that Mr. Consul Freeborn has tried to stay proceedings on the part of the Secretary of State, and by the maange ment of the gentleman's Roman wife, he is " oat of the way." The colonel of the battalion Aldobrandini is, however, determined to enforce the law; and Lord Mint*, as well as the Hon. Edward Petre, do not read " Vatel" in the same sense as Pslr. Freeborn, who is backed, however, by the opinion of Mr. Hood, long consul in South America. The question excites the greatest interest here among the British artistes. The sculptors, Wyat, MiDonnel, Theed, and John Gibson are all recalci trant, especially the last celebrated 6rtillt, who thinks soldiering . infra dig,. though the equally celebrated John Gilpin, of credit a A tram band feu he, but then it was in famous London town. FRANCE.—PiIus, DEC. 11.—TEE PRABLIN Deluzy-Desportes has just presented a de mand against Marshal Sebastiani for the delivery of the legacy of 3,000 f. in lientes which the Duke de Pr is made her, ae governess of his daughters, by his will of 1843. Mlle. Doing further demands that different articles which were given to her by her pupils,and which are at present under seal, shad be restored to her ; and finally, she demands the restitution of a sum of money which, she says, ahe confided to M. de Prulin to invest. Sam orr Fisz.—ln oar paper of Friday we gave the intelligence brought by ths Tagus, Captain Evans, of that vessel - having, on Deeember 9, passed a Alsip on tire off the Bill of Portland, and we have since ascertained that the unfortunate vowel was the American ship Roberts, Captain G. Shawmaster, belonging to Boston. She was bound to Havre, from New Orleans, and was laden with a cargo of cotton, the overheating of which was no doubt the cause of the catastrophe. The crew are supposed to have taken to the boats, and have probably been picked up. DEArn OF Da. WIGAN.—This gentleman expired lout week, at his residence, Queen-street, Camden -town, after a very short illness. Dr. Wigan was well known as a writer for the periodical press, and as the author of a work "On the Duality of the Mind." The deceased attributed his fatal illness to having stood over an open drain in the neigh bourhood of Regent-street, when be felt suddenly Ili, and was obliged to go into an hotel, where he nearly fainted. From that moment his naturally robust constitution ap pasted to tectirt a shock f 1203 wl'.ich ho Itertr rallied. the court. The Duchess of Beni, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir G. Couper, le, Osborne at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, crossed in the Fairy steam-packet to Gosport, and took her departure by the .Landon and South I Wasters Railway, on her return to her resiamee, Frogmore 00010, Windsor. The Duke of Cambridge attended a meeting of the Trustees of the British Museum on Saturday. His Royal Highness returned us Hatfield House, Herta, the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury in the afternoon. A Cabinet Council was held at half-past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon et the private residence of Lord J. Russell, in C b esham place. The ministers present were Lord J. Russell, the Marque of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grcy, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Earl of Auckland, Lord Campbell, Right Hon. H. S. Labouchere, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hoc. T. B. Macaulay. The council sat two hours. Lord J. Russell was much better on Saturday. The Duke of Wellington attended the early ser vice in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The Mar quis of Winchester, Lords Granville, Farnham, Bbrington, and Sydney, were among the nobility present. The Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel will preach on Sunday next, the 19th inst., in the chapel royal. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat on Saturday, and resumed the hearing of an appeal from New South Wales, " The Bank of Alstralasia v. Breillat." Mr. Bethell, Q.C., and Sir Fitzroy Kelly were heard. The cue was adjourned. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. A meeting of members of both houses of parliament, gentlemen from New South Wales, and gentlemen connected with the north of Ireland and Scotland, was held at No. 8, Waterloo-place, on Saturday, to devise the moat efficient means of supplying the wants of the Australian colonies, so far as regards labour, by encouraging in every possible manner the emigration of small farmers and labourers from the north of Ireland and Scotland—classes amonz whom great destitution prevails at present. The Hon. F. Scott, M.P., parliamentary agent for New South Wales, was Is the chair. Amoag the nobleman and gentlemen present were : Lord Farnham ; Colonel Matheson, M.P. ; Sir Edw. MHagkunt, Hart., 11. P. ; Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor. General of Austraa ; Hon. James Hewitt, M.P. ; Richard 8. Bourke, Esq., M.P. ; John Boyd, Esq., M.P. ; Sir Wm. Verner, Bort, M.P. ' • Sir Robert Ferguson, Bert., M.P. ; Mark Boyd, Esq. ; Hammel de Cuero, Esq. ; John Con nell, Esq. ; Capt. Hamilton, R.N. ; Samuel Browning, Esq.; Adam Duff Esq.; D. Q Henriques, Esq. ; J. Monte- ' Sore, Ea/. ; Charles Balfour, Esq. ; Montgomery Martin, Esq. ; John Evans, Esq., Sec. ric. The CHAIRMAN, after minouncing the object of the sleet ing, adverted to the great importance in the present state of our exports and imports to encourage the growth of markets for tie latter by colonisation , . He next posited out the Ml vestamsoffered by emigration to the colonise,. as a means of distributing more equally over the imperial territory the population concentrated to overcrowding within these islands. He showed how the inadequate staff of the oolo nisl-office, by not attending to this distribution, allowed the colonies newest at hand to be rennharged with imetigrants. while the mere remote were suffering for want of settfielent lands. We lad too large en empire, and too man a staff to manage it. During the last twenty years, out of one mil lion and a half of emigrants, nine -tenths, or ninety-five per mut., had fountleheir way into Norsk and South America— not one-tenth had gone to other colonies, and net one tenth to the Australian avionics. What was the consequence ? Canada was getting too crowded, chips of emigrants had been sent back from St. John's, previsions having been provided fur them, end Canada would beeome ere long like Ireland. During the last few months, whilst 3,000 or 4,090 I had gone to America, not more than a few hundreds had ' gone to Australia. He blamed the Cohnial-office for not grappling with great principies—(hear, Lear ) — for acting upon old principles whilst rearms of the potpie were famish ing, and whilst there was plenty of labour and food for them elsewhere. He understood that the colony had paid off the government debt, and that nearly a hundred thousand pounds was applicable, arising from the land already let, for the promotion of emigration. He understood that 5,000 emigrate were about to leave the country neat year ; but the number might be doubled if the government adopted a proper coarse. He considered that a person who had a little money, end who wished to emigrate, should be afforded the means of doing so, the money being divided between him self, his parish, and the colony. He called upon them not to separate without coming to a resolution to promote the ob ject of the meeting in every way in their power. (Hear.) Mr. ARCHIBALD BOYD (en extensive stockholder in New South Wales, and deputed by numerous country meetings to urge the claims of the colony . in the mother country, and also from his extensive connexions with Scot land intimately acquainted with the circumstances of its agricultural districts) next rose to move the first resolution. I It was as fellows: That the colony of Australia, from the salubrity of its climate, the I demand for labour that now exists, and is likely to increase, the dance of Food for the rapport of the labourer, and its other advas. tam boob social and phydeal,offerwin the °pinioned this meeting, an admirable outlet for emigration. I Mr. Boyd said he had considerable experience in the colony, land perhaps was as intimately acquainted with its resources ea any man. He employed 70 shepherds, and they generally received 251. a year—some as much as 301., besides house, garden, 10Ibe. of fresh meat per week, 101 M. of dour, 21be. sugar, and lib. of tea; and where their wives and children could work they received half my and half rations. So little was the demand for sheep, and so difficult was it to get per sons to tend them, that vast numbers of them were melted into tallow. They had even been compelled to get natives from the Hebrides, and upwards of 1,000 Polynesian merges per month to tend their flocks ; they were compelled to employ heathens and savages, whilst their Christian brethren here were dying of iteger. The land was sufficient to afford stock for 3,000,000 sheep and 2,000,000 of cattle. Why they could feed half the population of Ireland and Scotland. The hon. gentleman entered into interesting details with respect to the resource+ of the coun try. Flour was 71. or 81. per ton. The Colonisation Company were now sending out three ships per month, and the cost of a nt was 11. ; but he need not tell them that the 10479 6 00 8a 1 alluded to was but as u drop of water in the huck,t —not sufficient for the wants of the colony, and not sufficient for their exigencies. He contended that the members of the northeast of Ireland had strong claims upon the govern ment to aid in a vastly increased scheme of emigration. The colony now took only from 51. tell. per head of British mann (octaves, showing how much greater that demand would be if it was more thickly populated ; it was calculated that the entire cost of each emigrant's transit was 151., which was covered in three years. Whatever the government advanced the colony would advance another half. 50,0001. was last year rafted to relieve distress in Scotland, and as it had not yet been expended, he would suggest that it should be de voted to emigration from Scotland, as no doubt the colony would subscribe the other half. (Near.) Capt. HAMILTON, R.N., who bad also resided acme time in the colony as a stockholder, corroborated the statements of Mr. Boyd, and seconded the motion, which was also supported by Mr. Montgomery Martin. Mr. J. MONTETIORE said several of his miners had con sented to go out to the colony, but he had been told they could not go by the commissioner, as " miners "were not ret down in their instructions. He trusted the chairman would do his beet to have this defect remedied. Lord Fanetnest moved the second resolution, which was couched in them words : That this meeting will do its utmcet to urge upon her ifeleety's government the propriety of giving pecuniary easiMance in aid of en ender: tics to the colony, on a large wale, being deeply improved with the conviation that the relief that would be thus afforded to the distress In Ireland and Scotland, white it wou:d enure a comfortable provision for the emigrant. tbernselven,could sot fall to the founda tion et wealth and prosperity in an important part of her Majesty's domitiions, the benefit of which the mother country would ultimately res fhe motion was seconded by Dr. BOYD, M.P. for Cole raine. The third and last resolution was moved by Sir E. IH'NACIHTIN, Bart , M.P. for Antrim, and seconded by It. S. Bonaire, Esq. ' M.P. for Kildare. It was as follows: That this meeting feel confident that the colony itself will literally contribute to any measure pecunntry ail which tho government of this counay may sanction. SANITARY REFORM. A public meeting in furtherance of the GUM of unitary reform, convened by the Health of Towns Associa tion, was held on Saturday, at the Honorer square Rooms. The Marquis of Norrnanby, the president of the association, was in the chair. The meeting was well attended, and was somewhat remarkable for the number of ladies present. On the platform, besides the noble chairman, were Earl For tucue ; Lord Ashley, M.P. ; Viscount Ebrington, M.P. ; Viscount logestre, M.P. ; the 'Right Hon. E. Ellice, Id P. ; the Earl of Mulgrave ; the Hon. E. P. Bouverie, M.P.; Mr. Cardwell, M.P. ; Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. ; Mr. Ewart, ; Mr. R. Palmer, M.P. ; Mr. J. Parker, M.P. ; Mr. Tufnell, ; Sir T. Birch, M.P. ; Mr. Suffield, M.P. ; Dr. Bowring, M.P. ,• Mr. Baines, hf.P..;_ the Hon. F. Byag ; M.P. ; Mr. W. Gibson Craig, M.P. ; Mr. Adair, M.P. ; Mr. Blaney, M.P. ; General . Turner, M.P.; Mr. Heywood , Mr. C. P. Orenfell , M.P. ; C. W. Greufell, Esq. ; Bir Isaac amid, Esq.; the Rev. Dr. Warren ; ev M r. Lgnrin; Lyon Goldsmid, Bart. ; Dr. Guy ; Dr. Aldui ; F. L. Gold. Mr. Alderman Salomon' ; Dr. S the R. outhwood Smit usi h; Dr. Watson, of Liverpool; Mr. R. D. Granger, F.R.S.; the Res. J. Clay • Mr. Aulabrook ; Mr. Lindley ; Mr. C. Coc'exege, and numerous other members of the Health of Terme ulna other amociatioes for the promotion of sanitary lam ,yeweleg. Previous to opening the business of the raer.,l.• w . the secretary, by direction of the noble chairman, y e at &• fa• lowing list of noblemen and gentlemen, from *whom l e tt ere had been received expressive of their entire syr er a, i n th e object' of the meeting, and their regret at not being elite to attend Lord John Russell, M.P. the Doh .e of B ec a me & Lord Shelburne, the Bishop of Norwich. Lord hforeeth` M.P., Sir B. Hall, Sir W. Clay, ' p Ward, M.P., Mr. J. Walter, M.P., - W s . c . "L ee hi egtee: M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., M. Grei, Mr. Greene , M.P., Mr. G. Thompson:M.P., the r a. Co M . P Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Marshall, 'A.P.. Mr.traeirie" M.P., Mr. Broadley, M.P., Mr. B eeres t ee' p nd several other gentlemen connected with the eteepeils and sen Th ting e C m lt y a idf lital to w yo th u e r n no rou ticcs au' i. the various provincial towns. t ma sai y d— be Gen nec.ry tlemen, in th p u re l should explain, in the first hie eine , h ew i t i, tint am attendance here to-day. Lf• in sviug ' been summoned to this Lin t = et the commennomw at of a new parliament, which Y requires the PM' *anal attendance of each of its it gave me great plueur e, before returning to the sphere of members previous to mete ring upon its legislative functions, my habitual duties, to be enabled, in compliance wit h the w ishes of the committee of the Health of Towns • As s o ciation,of wh t .ch I have the honour to be the president, and other thetlur,uished friends of the mum of annimri b raw l of the legislature of wh put ich form, to oonaent to take the chair at this meetTheig ( nlelmecat,mbamt'atbellssesil has so often been my lot to address and ogee to meetings of venous descriptions, as we e r prominent iii - ,2ortance of the eline which I am h ere 'C' sent to your attention, that under fddiharY circus Prs ' s might ha,. rested satisfied with merely iZtridueieg th e m ) jest to your notice, and then leaving the cue en its merits in your hands . But at this moment I feel that t here are peculiar circumstances prevailing. The not unit mil alarm which certain indications connected with the : t h ig h T health have occasioned, cannot he altogether unrolegha ;lit something like self-reproach for time I think the present state of feeling does in th e war afford hopes of a more substantial character for the than we have hitherto been enabled to indulge in. Witte the last few days a report has been presented to the ',— ties and the public from a commission which was appomsm— since I last addressed the committee of the Health of Tose Association last summer, containing r ecommendatiore Oa precise and practical character, and it is my duty te add tat promptly and vigorously has the executive repented to t, appeal made to them in that report. To many w h om I bah now the honour to address the report may not be - der In its details es it is to me, but all who may have semi it lam sure, be eonvineed that on the long-vexed quer:Leal the sewerage of this metropolis, a mass of valitea • - Lion of a practical and scientific nature has bees whicjt must have a great and immediate beneficialetet the heaith of the people. Connected with this, ha m "; es there is another and painful consideradon. At this et; we are threatened with certainly more than a ponibls tion of that disease which is the great pestilential eii this age, and should it unfortunately come upon mr2ighe ' us as unprepared to meet it as we were fiPeen person, when, for the feat time, Europe became affiieted wit► if =cc. Experience on this subject has been in tea ; 'on has been collected but to be thrown aside, the meet' easy and obvious precautions —precautions us* k ibmodus would act as improvements to the iteneemt end &eon as a preventative should the dreaded diseasesTA ewer amongst as, have been entirely neglected. It ht bus stated (ou the authority of reports framed upon the m prince of the previous visitation, and which caw Imeed the reach of controversy), that wheresoever endemie dreni e pigeons, the predisposition to this visitation is mom Is i s dreaded. Fifteen years have elapsed since that time, mg yet nothing has been done. (Hoar, hear.) It is now Un a ' more than half the intermediate time between the he vises . lion of the cholera and the present time, when the repoet a committee of the House of Commons, presided owe by ai hon. friend of mine, who has always been a consistent car zealous advocate for sanitary reform, first drew my stondiee to the subject, and in that report, amongst many other rem . sons for directing the attention of parliamenteni the gams, went to the important subject of the public = cholera, which up to that time bud been only en epidemic, was pressed upon the notice of the pubis, I ca that time held an official position, which made it switry for roe to call the attention of the governm. et esdtheargis. lature to the subject ; end I remember that I used agiesey argument amongst others wt.en addressing a politUse caw bly which had no very grail sympathy with outgoes...at i During the last days of Lord Melbourne's admioistietim I was enabled twice to peas a modified measure of sanitary re. form, which, however defective in some of its details, was, re all events, seicelated to &freed some remedy to the esistmg Mi. I met, In regard to that measure, in the Home of Lords, the utmost sympathy and assistesee frost my political opponents, and from none mer e thee from the Illustrious d udes who at that tam headed the largest political party in the country. I mention this or show that in referring to the delay in legislating epos th et r :d e i re n ff t e u re t q c u n o el titresu . ", ; ns l ea in i ch m d pu eal ad te o ing p bl o :w m g ith e t :th at n e:s h u o i b a g e h ec . , t ir, l ha u z i a p thi w un s er u e i ed a trs o opinion, was most likely to lead to a INtiefietory conclusion. But at the lime I speak . of I certainly did object to the ap pointment of a commons, by which all practical measures must be delisyed for three years. And while I cannot over estimate the practical result of that commission as regards the valuable reformation it be. produced, I still am of opiates that it would hive been better that that commiasien should have proceeded with its inquiries as an adjunct, as it were, to immediate legislation ; end that it was a great misfortune that by its appointment practical measures should have been delayed. This being the history of the delay which has occurred in carrylier out sanitary reform, we ark the ques tion, how comet it that upon a subjitt that comes home to every man's bosom—to his hearth, and to his fareily—popu lar agitation has never been excited ? To me this ha matter of astonishment. (Hear.) Popular agitation has of late years pursued many useful objects. It has opposed itself to, and succeeded in shaking, many strong prejudices; it has conflicted with many long-established interests. Sometimes it has monopolized the boards of deserted theatres; then it has thronged places of amusement like that in which we are now assembled; but strange to say never did popolar agita tion daring those years mingle its cry with the feeble groan which issues from the fever ward of the crowded hospital. The Health of Towns Association, however, composed as it was of persons of all political parties, and entirely uncon nected with all such distinctions, still went on pursuing its career despite indifference or contempt. I remember we were told—l do not now recollect by whom,—on the esta blishment of our association, that the people asked us for breed and we gave them a stone. This was not then, nor was it now, Oust taunt or an accurate figure of speech, for what we seek is to save a struggling population from being entirely crushed under that enormous accumulation of stone and brads which has grown up over the length and breadth of this land. (Hear, hear.) Such is our object, and our hope is to secure to the people that they should not at all Sweats gaffer entire deprivation of that first universal bless isw of a bountiful Providence, the pure air of heaven. (Cheers.) We know when messes of men are congregated together for the purposes of labour some sacrifices must be made in this respect ; but what we ask is that the same care should be extended to the living as is applied to the 'Rani mate agents employed in the productions of the country, and that man, who becomes a part of the great productive machine, should not be neglected, while every single belie mate piece of that machine is cared for. (Hear, hear.) I am happy to find that this question has made great progress of late. During the last few days, since it was announced that I should probably be enabled to take the chair at this meeting, I have received not only letters from various quar ters, but numerate publications from local bodies, contain ing the remits of inquiries instituted by them, which prove to me the increased interest the subject excites in the public mind. I purpose to select one or two circumstances from the mare of information which I have received, to submit to this meeting. I have received, amongst others, within the lest two days, a report published under the authority of the town council of the borough of Sheffield, a report which in many respects is most valuable ; and putting aside sentiment and sympathy, it will be consolatory to those who have long laboured in this cause, to see how men of business now begin to regard it in • pecuniary point of view. In the lest sheet of this report it is estimated that the annual loss by preventable disease (that is, by sickness and dead. arising from causes which, under efficient sanitary regulations, might be prevented) in skilled and unskilled labour, is, in the West Riding of York. shire, not less than one million and a half sterling. This loss, be it remembered, is ins population of about 1,100,000. In point of fact, therefore, you may take it es • dead loss of about 275. a year on each person. Iwith to refer to a point connected with a question to which I have often drawn at tendon, but which I do not intend to enter upon now, I mean the abuse of burial grounds. Upon this subject I yes terday received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Clay, of Preston, an old and able friend of sanitary reform, expressing his great regret at being unable to attend here to-day . , and ia trusting me with some important facts which he deans to be conveyed to the meeting. It appears that during my ab sence from England last session, a bill was passed for the purpose of diminishing the great evil aris ing from the insurance of infantine lives, end in that bill it wee provided that insurances should not in future be effected on lives under six years old. Mr. Clay, in his letter, tails ms that, whether it be that thin act is understood to apply only to future societies and future lives, or some other cause, it is in Lancashire all bat inope rative. You are aware of the frightful examples we ham had of the evils of this custom. Lest year I think it was—at the York assizes a father was tried (or the murder of his child ; and on the trial it wee proved that the murder was committed for the sake of SOs. he was to obtain bona • burial society on the child's death, and one witness mom that the father had said in his hearing that he had soother child whose death would bring him 50e.; and twoothers who, when they died, would bring him 61. a piece. eat the last assizes for the same county, a woman was tried for the murder of her two children, and an cause could be wiped for the commission of the crime but the desire to appropriate the money mining from a bariat society at their deaths. Again, in Werriegton, since the hot arises, • weeper% in. quest has retursed • verdict et wilful murder against a we' man for the murder of her husband, it being moved that she had received 201. from burial societies since - his death. Is the town of Preston, which has a population of about 80,000, bar. Clay says the insurances is these burial societies. amount to 49,000; and he mentions two important facts as to that town, viz., that while the deaths sp.k amongs tro. t yoTrencLechildrecties, fora am h o a u y n e t no to t 01.50 letter wetithllti4 only thirteen per ems'. havethe benefitof medical attendance. Testy the least of lb these facts exhibit gross neglect and ill. alitentien. In conclusion I would wish to remind yen that during the discussion of this subjeat certain truisms have bean established—truisms which have been often repeste sad never contradicted, and width every sanitaxy raw.— should bear in mind whenever he is questioned as to the inanity for legislative manure& The int it that in WW2 population', as compared with country populations, taking the most frorourably situated towns as well as those which are the least favourable, and including all rants and damn I nudding within them, the deaths average 1 in 36, while in lin country districts they are 1 in 55—the avenge of Eng ! had, = the two together, being I in 46. Ano th er point, heribeen often repeated and never ontredicted la the Manna in the value of life as between the town and =darrhotis : as, for instance, the value of life in is worth joA twice as much as the value of kit' I ha der. (Hear, hear.) It is also a fact, Tell karma at the Horse Guards, that the regiments raised het the egricultural districts last twice as long es isms Weed from the large towns, and that there are twin the nensher of recruits rejected as being unfit for service Ibis rs seeaufacturing towns as compared with those who UM ilia Ow purer air of the country. (User , h°" 3 Then nes important facts to be borne in mind. Acal.. l had la the perish of St. Saviour, Southwark, witioti romp ft. ma unhealthy in the metropolis, that On Pro peetleente vehie of l ire in the several classes is 47 tn the =, whose habitations are more r oomy, les. crowded , drained and ventilated than thoee of their peen! selpbbears, 25 in the tradesmen, 22 in the artisan, and in the unto lower classes, those who are driven to seek refill , in the close crowd'', undrained, pent - up hovels tm courts and alley", it II only 15—(hear, hear) --en enoous dispropution, and which, fr om tht tuts Odom oil Dare