The Express. — London, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

eed • and no answer being returned, he declared Psimereton duly elected, amidst loud cheer.. It lit, then resolved to adjourn to the Mayoralty ROOM. windows of which the noble lord add 41 a large uscirv— th e e se of people, which could not otherwise hare heard L„rdkno- I'AVIEHSTON came forward to the window, and la , rece ive d with loud cheers. Having requested permis p .L the store at recent indisposition, to condense his s ' obe ,,. T : e p uons within as small • compass as possible, he maid— gentlemen, in the first plate, I beg to return you my P:wet'ierdial and heartfelt thanks for the great honour we h you have done me i n a g ain confidin g to me y our inte rs,:. In the !louse of Commons, and returning me into the your representatives in paths distinguished P ot of ono of 04 t. You have added thereby , gentlemen , another tie to 3. the any bonds of gratitude which bind me to the elector , 4T . : n ape, and I can assure you that my sense of the übli. e nae will never terminate but with my existence itself. Coe - circumdances which have now brought me before you we ll known to you to require that I should go (acs them in detail. The late government, being defeated iieen a question connected with the budget, thought it their , i ty to result their office, and her Majesty confided to two aistiaguithed noOletuen—the Earl of . Aberdeen and the m enia o ot Lansdowne—the task of *endelevourir.g to re °wave,' an administration. Being applied to to join that a dmnistration, a n d findig that it was likely to be cosi -0I per-on. entitled, i n n my opinion, to the confidence of the venue, I felt that I could not refuse my humble s. • rsie , 4, Sleet • e y were thoueht desirable. I accepted, in roue iu ence, that office which I was moat desirous to till, that. sanel, of Secretary of State for the Home Depart vacated my scat, it became my duty c..nt, and hawing t, present espeagain to your choice. Now, gentlemen, I would wish to say a word or two with regal to the late administration. I was not their supporter; I was not their opponent. I was an impartial observe; of their course, and, therefore, I only speak of them with strict judice, with fairness, and wit h ou t preposseesion, either fur or against them. It must elmitted, gentlemen, that that administration, during the s oet p e e l ed that it held office, did several very good w a re. (Hear. heir.) I supported them when I thought then right—l opposed them when L thought them wrong. (lieu, hear.) But they did those main things which I conceive to be good—they took, in the fint place, energetic sad useful measures for improvise the defences of the toiletry, by land and by sea; they adopted boldly, and carol out with firmness, measures of Chancery reform hail been matured by a commission of able men who had had that subject for some time under censideratien ; and, gentlemen, the late go o roment proved an example of the correctness of an opinion which I ventured to give in the year 1816, in • speech w hieh 1 made in the House of Commons, and of which I was reminded the other day in debate by Sir lase. Graham. I own it had escaped my own recollection, bet he reminded me that I had said that there were eta tin does... for which Certain climates were an absolute specific remedy—that the yellow fever, for instaace, could not exist in Eneland; and that that malignant fever which was called prdection, though it might be ip its worst and most virulent form, could not secure six months: occupation of Downing-street and the Treasury Bench. The meaning of that was, that the most violent and sincere protectionists, once brought into office, sad en abled to see the real working of the doctrine of free trade, would, in spite of their prejudices, soon be euviseed of their former error, and would frankly and Wily adopt the sounder and the better opinion of the free dom of commercial intercourse. Well, gentlemen, so it turned out in regard to the late government. They could sot reset the conviction which facts and figures brought to their minds. After a certain period of administrative expe ranee, they frankly 'vowed that protection was im possible, and that it was absolutely necessary to adopt as the permanent foundation of our commercial system the principles of free trade. (Hear.) Well, gentlemen, that de eleven& was honourable to the men who made it. The gees non came on for discussion on the meeting of the preseat par liament, the late parliament having been dissolved for the avowed purpose of making an appeal to the country, to iw whether it was the opinionnf the electors of the Vaited Kingdom that protection should be re-estab lished, or that free trade should become • permanent sys tem. When parliament met, there was, I thought, • &Ueda going to be c =mated. Resolutions were oroposed which were so worded that it was impossible for men, who bed at any time entertained, sincerely axed conscien tiously, the opinion that protection was right, to vote for these resolutions. And the Rouse of Commons was about to be placed in what I thought a disadvantageous pool non, in that, instead of fairly testing the opinion of the house upon the question of Ire trade or protection, as our future system, a division was about to be taken, opposition on one side, ministcrialists on the other. The result would have bees tut there would have bean a small majority on the one side or the other. If the free-trade resolutions had been adopted by 10 or 20 majority, it would have goes forth, that which was not true, that there was only that small ma jority in favour of the tuture adoption of the principle of free trade. If, on the other hand, the majority had been the other way, a still more false impression would have gone forth, that there was a majority of the House of Commons, however small, against free trade, and in favour of protection. I therefore felt it my duty, standing in a perfectly independent position, to propose to the house a resolution free from the objection to which the other was liable, but affirming, if possible, in stronger end more dis tinct words, the future adoption of the doctrine of free trade. The House of Commons accepted that resolution, and we had the satisfaction of having, not a majority of lu, or 20, or 30, but a majority, I believe, unex ampled on any former occasion—a majority of 468 akiimt 53, being an absolute majority of 416. 'Well, 1 akin, gentlemen, that I humbly did good service to the House of Common. and to the country in being in strumental in bringing about so satisfactory • result. (Three cheers were here called for, and given right heartily.) Then, gentlemen, came the budget. (Hear.) Now I am boned in fairness to say, that, taking the budget piece by piece, in principle it was not a bad budget. (Hear.) In the hest plate, it relieved the shipping interest from some vexatious restrictions to which they have been for some tone exposed. In the next place, it proposed to diminish for the consumer, to a certain extent, the cost of beer and the price of tea. (Heer.) Some persons thought that the diminution of the malt tax was to be • benefit to the landed intorest —to the farmer and to the landowner. That was a pure delusion—(loud cheers)—an entire delusion. (Be ttered cheers.) It could have been of no benefit to them, except by raising the price of barley. But hew was it to rune the price of barley ? Why, as beer would have been cheaper, it was said more would have been drunk—more malt would have been made, and more barley required; and the demand for barley increasing, the price would have increased. Not a bit of it. Foreign barley would have coins in—foreign malt would have come in ; the farmer would not be a farthing better off. Therefore, he bad no interest in the matter. (Hear, hear.) Well, then, another part of the beeiget was to increase the direct taxation, by eoubling the house-tax upon these who paid it, and exteeding it dowa to ten pound houses. Well, gentle man if the public credit required an increase of taxation— lithe misty of the country needed an augmentation of sad ilea other mode less objectionable could b e mount, pomaded that the patriotism and good sense of the lesmesbeleme el England would lead them cheerfully M 11011111•••• even is such an augmentation of their burthens. (Hear, hear.) But there was no such necessity in the pre test instance. The necessity of augmenting the house-tax emote be created by the diminution of the malt-tax and beg duty—and the import duty on tea. Well, these were met necessary things. We can go ontelerably well with out there—(laughter and cheers)—ead, therefore, the aug mentation of the house-tax was an unnecessafy increase of the burthens of a class of men, whose heathens it is not desirable to add to without some real and pressing neces sity. (Loud cheers.) Well, gentlemen, it was easy to !Mese wage would be the fate of that proposition la the Reuse of Commons. It was very aeon manifest that it would be rejected. I should have voted against it if sty health had permitted m e a t th at moment to attend. (Rear, hear.) I was unable to do so, and did not vote at all. Well, gentlemen, governments have often been beaten on questions of taxation, and have not thought it necessary, co that account, to resign. The late government took • different view of that matter. They staked their existence en the carrying of the double house -tax, and that proposal having been rejected, they tendered the resignations of the' Sinew. (Hear, hear.) Now , gentlemen, th at governmeni undoubtedly con t a i ne d within' itself men ' of d ability, of splendid talents, and of highly establt n e g d unhe " totems as oratenstaad statesman. B a t taking the T r e e . neat as • whole, it was net, in the aggr ega t e , composed such a number of men of administrative experience as th e wants of the country, in the present f affa A n" seeed in public opinion t req if that ( p • e. H posture o the m refore, it is my opinion, o thaf ear' ..-- resigned on the question of the bud ge t, it co uld not t lease . : able have expected to survive to the end of the session. 11 ell, gentlemen, that government having resigned, and a government being about to be formed, composed of men of liberal principles, of expmena in office of enlightened viewe—many of whom I have long withaeted ' in hk; *then of who I had lately associated w ith gujiic in Parliamentary functi ons; an d i t bei thought t hat m my aught contribute to render the government g mo l te me fromlol fed ths , 1 feltgentlemen, that should have bee n s h rin ki ng performanee of pabOc duty if I had refused the ad tations which I had received, not only from the present be el the gov ent, from m most valued and esteemed friend the Marq u is of but Lansdow ne, (Hear, bear) ° Hainaut. I think I may say—l think it may he eltlr. e i without improper in uimproper boasting —that there has seldom, if Lines • this country an administration which com ' mare men who, by their talents, their - political principles, ore more entitled of their countrymen. (Hear, hear) government will receive that contidence they have • right to eiiim ; and I ugh the House of Commons es divided greatly varying in number between •‘ triut, and I think we may we shall receive fro.n the ..et fair sad generous support to which government may fairly think it ie ems', o) (Gentlemen, I say nothing of Al of the future by the past. It wet All the government to be telling hie cabinet intended to do, and what I their future deliberations; but this, Sire of, that this government will boll . ne rule of their conduct, the principle:of improvement in all matter, which concern the • of the country. (Loud cheer,.) I trust that *0 maintain abroad pewee with dignity and •s.) I trust th it we shall be able to fellow -countrymen at home ; anor f__r . t!ie goverament that which Englishmen a fair stage and no favour; .. a fair trial, end a just and impartial judgment. (Load cheers.) Gen tlemen, I beg to return yea my hearty thanks for the honour you have done who in again re-electing me as one of your representatives I hope I have not trespassed too long upon your time and attention. It, however, time would have permitted, and your patient. allowed, I might have expatiated at greater length, but I will claim the promise which you were kind enough to make to me at the outset—namely, teat you would permit me to tandems*, within the shortest possible limits, such observations which I:thought it my duty to submit to you. Gentlemen, I beg again to return you my thanks fur the repeated confidence you have placed in me, and the accumulated honour, which you have heaped upon me. The noble lord then retired amidst loud cheers. After a few moments, the noble lord stepped forward to the window again, and said—ln returning thanks to the electors of Tiverton, as their member, it was my duty not to forget that great question which has agitated the United States, but which has not yet been carried in this country— I mean the women's question. (Laughter.) In that coun try (the United States), they maintain that the ladies ought to vote—our progress has not yet reached that point. But nevertheless, having returned thanks to those entitled to vote, I may, perhaps, he permitted to thank those who influence those who (13 vote; and tender my humble thanks to the ladies of Tiverton, for the kind offices they have performed in my behalf, as well as to their :elation* and friends. (Cheers.) The noble lord then proposed, in eulogistic terms, the thanks of the meeting to the Mayor, which were warmly accorded. His Worship having responded in a brief speech, the pruceediugs terminated with three cheers fur Lord Pal merston. RETURN OF THE RIGHT HON M. T. BAINES. The election of " a fit and discreet" person to fill the vacancy in the representation of this borough, canted by the elevation of the Right Hon. M. T. Baines to the office of President of the Poor-law Board, took place in the Coloured Cloth Hall-yard, at Il o'clock this morning. There was a smaller number of electors present than is usual at • borough election, and the proceedings were throughout perfectly unanimous. The MAYOR (John Hope Shaw, Esq ), as returning officer, opened the proceedings by explaming the object of their assembling, and then read the precept from the high sheriff and took the co-tomary oath. The Bribery Act baying been read, DARNTON LUPTON, Esq., proposed, as a fit and discreet person to represent the borough is parliament, the Hon. M. T. Baines. (Applause.) JoIIN WILLIAMSON, Esq., seconded the nomination. No other candidate being proposed, the mayor, amidst great cheering, declared Mr. Baines to be duly elected. The Right Hon. M. T. BAIN= then came forward, and waa very enthusiastically received. He said that it was but six months since he bad previously had the honour of standing before the constituency of Leeds, but those six months had been six months of a very eventful kind. (Hear, hear.) When he had the honour of meeting them . last they were in the act of pronouncing their verdict , upon the great question as to what should be the future commercial policy of this country. (Hear, bear.) That verdict they pronounced in the most emphatic , and they returned his hon. and excellent colleague Sir George Goodman, and himself, in order to convey to the Commons House of Parliament the opinion of their binstituents upon ' that subject. (Hear, hear.) A large majority of the re maining inhabitants of the country came also to the same ' conclusion as the constituency of Leeds with respect to that ' policy. (Hear, hear.) If her Majesty's then government had thought fit to speak as plainly and as distinctly upon the subject as the constituency of Leeds did, they would h see saved themselves • great deal of difficulty and ember. easement. (Hear, hear.) But when parliament met in the month of November, a speech was delivered from the throne by her Majesty (but which was is reality the composition of her ministers), which contained a paragraph on the subject of free trade, so curiously and ambiguously worded that nobody could make anything of it. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) It might have any meaning that anybody chose to put upon it, or it might mean nothing at all. (Cheers and laughter.) It did not appear to those members of parliament who kad been returned to pronounce a verdict upon this great question, and to have that question settled foe all future time, that free trade should be left in so unsatisfactory a state. Accordingly, • motion was brought forward by Mr. Charles Villiers, the old and Used friend of a repeal of the ' corn laws, who, he (Mr. Baines) was happy to say, bad thought, as he (Mr. Baines) had thought, it was not im proper to take office under the administration of Lord Aberdeen, seeing that he was now Judge Advocate of England. (Hear, hear.) That mo tion was brought forward distinctly pledging parliament to • liberal commercial policy, and characterising the re ' peal of the corn laws as a wise, just, and beneficial mesa ' sere. Inasmuch as he (Mr. Blinn) thought that measure to have been eminently wise, and eminently just, and neatly beneficial, he, when that proposition was intro ' duced, felt himself boned to vote in favour of those words in Mr. Villiers. motion. (Hear, bear.) It appeared to a oz.jority of the House of Commons, including some free traders, unquestionably zealous and unquestionably sin ' cere in the maintenance of that greet cause, that it would ' We better to avoid the introduction of those words, and se ' cordingly • proposition was carried by • majority fur omitting them in the resolution adopted by the house, but at the same time pledging the house to the maintenance of the free-trade policy. He him self was not sorry that the proposition omitting these words was carried, and the one in favour of which he voted was rejected ; because if the one proposed by Mr. Villiers had been adopted, it was not impossible that the administration might have resigned upon that point, and then there would not have been an opportunity of seeing their budget. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) The cone ' quences of that would have been, they would then have said that if they had had an opportunity, they would have brought forward such • budget as could not have failed to have pleased everybody, but they (the free trade party) ' had prevented them. ("Hear, hear, " and laughter.) The budget was, however, brought forw ard, and he was booed to say that it was • budget to which be, iu some points, could give his cordial approbirion. ' (Hear, hear.) He theught it right to propose a a reduction of the tea duties. (Hear, hear.) He thought it right t, pewees a remission of he burdens upon ship ping, with which it was unjustly loaded. (Hear, hear.) He would have had great pleasure in supporting those parts ' of the budget, and he was still ready to support them, let them be brought in by whatever government they might. ' (Cheers.) But the same budget contained other peopled , tions to which he could give his consent. (Hear, , hear.) In order to afford an apparent boon to the agricul ' turists of this country, it was proposed to take off one half ' the malt tax. Now, the malt tax amounted toe very large annual sum, and he did not believe that amongst all our taxes there was one lees objectionable than the malt duty. (" Hear, hear," &Dd . & bey. "The teetotallers have taken it all off," and laughtei.) Well, it was proposed to take off half this malt duty ; and in order to maks up the deficiency its reduction would create, it was also proposed to double the house tax, and extend its area from 20f. to 101. as the mini mum. Now, he could comment to that. (Cheers.) The government also thought fit to pat the resolution for doubling the house tax in the very front of all the resolutions connected with their budget, and they declared that by it alone they would stand or fall. The resolution went to the vote, and his honourable colleague (Sir O. Goodman) and himself felt themselves bound to vote against it. The pro position was rejected, and rejected net merely by those who were generally found in opposition to her Majesty's then government, but rejected by the votes of gentlemen who were looked upoa in every part of the country as some of the wisest and most distinguished members, and the greatest ornaments of the conservative cause. (Hear, hear.) Such gentlemen as Mr. Beckett Denison, the representative of the West ).tiding—(cheers)—and the Right Hun. James Stuart Wortley—(hear, hear) —they found themselves bound to vote against the proposition for the increase of the house tax, and it was consequently lost. (Hear, hear.) Her M.ijesty's government then resigned their offices, and the country was left without • government It was under these circumstances that Lord Aberdeen, in 'unction with the Marquis of Lansdowne, was eomaisdoned to form a new administration. That administration had been formed, and one of its offices (out of the cabinet) it was his (Mr. Baines'.) honour now to hold. (Cheers.) Now, of late years Lord Aberdeen had not taken any prominent part in political discussions; but it was perfectly well known in all political circles that of all the oolleagues of Sir Robert Peel in the year 1846, when Sir Robert brought forward his =emus for the repeal of the corn laws, Lord Aberdeen was the meat zealous, decided, and consistent ice his advocacy of that great measure. (Cheers.) He gave to Sir Robert Peel more effective encosragesseat and assistance than any other colleague, sad that assistance was given with a sagacity and foresight which bad been amply justified by the results—(cheers)—and that those results had been happy oat s was verified by the experience of all whom he (Mr. Baines) was addressing. (Hear, hear.) Long might they go on still further to develop themselvei. (Cheers.) Lord Aberdeen, such es he had described him, had been called upon to form an administration, and another member of his cabinet was that distinguished no blunter: whom the had lately had the pleasure of receiving Jin Leeds—Lord ohn Ruutll—(loud applause)--• noble man whose former position would well have justified him in aspiring to hold the highest situation in any government, but who , with a self-denial deserving of the highest possible praise, had taken office as Secretary of State under Lord Aberdeen, his single object being in this as in every other of his public life to do whatever he pos- Ably could to promote the hest interests of his country. (Cheers.) The recent visit of the noble lord to Leeds was re membered by the inhabitants with pride and pleasure ; and he (Mr. Baines) thought he could undertake to say, with equal oonhdence, that what the noble lord then saw of the popu lation of this great district left upon his mind, with regard to the good sense rind right feeling of the people, impressions which no time would efface . (Loud cheers.) There was only one other member of the new cabinet about whom he (Mr. Baines) thought it necessary to say a word, and be fore • Leeds audience certainly his name should not be omitted. In the year 18n, Sir William Moles worth stood where he (Mr. Baines) bad now the honour of standing as a candidate for the suffrages of the constituency of Leeds, and they returned the right hon. baronet to par liament. Sir William commenced public life as an able and Jealous reformer, and he (Mr. Baines) believed that he was at this day one of the ablest and most earnest reformers to be fosuil in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Sir William had thought it right to take a seat in Lord Abertieen's government; and he (Mr. Baines) was quite sure that the conatitneney of Leeds would think no worse of any ca binet of which Sir William was • member. (Renewed ee'eers.) With regard so the other members of the cabinet, ,be cluld only say that they possessed as great an amount of adoinistrative atiiiity as was ever pursued by any co- tines within •-• ti se7f" u min tiPettenee, and their po to the confidence of thi !rug that that govern "Melt I think they I trait that although th x , .0 Parte not great themselves I do M t' 4 l skimet th a t Hoax of Common, that I rell-iattuatd 411,4. (hear, golfer hear.) w tu re YOU most judge c ems • menther of mgt.:unto whet the c; ! 1 . 0 e:4 be the result of th yes may be ter, their IrieW, Si the rule ryfr'essive improvement Pr won't& of the cum ke 'tic he able to faint+ Ati honour. ((leen-) it note the iater "t o f I ' l asu for di..2500..., THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1853 binet in this country. (Hear, hear.) He believed that he might else say with the most perfect truth that the members of that cabinet were men of the most spotless cha racter. (Hoar, hear.) They were engaged in the task of governing the country, a task which he had strong confidence to believe they would be able to discharge efficiently. (Hear.) As.d wherever they surrendered their charge he believed they would do it with a clear conscience and the approbation el the country. (Applause.) In the House of Lords, the head of the go- Term:neat (Lord Aberdeen) had given an outline of the paltry which would be adopted. Government would respect in foreign nations the right of choosing their own rulers. ' No unnee• teary int non with foreign countries would take place, nor would anything be resorted to to break that peace which it was so important to preserve, but, on the contrary, all the arts of peace would be cultivated by every means in the power of the government. (Hear, hear.) With regard to free trade, it was essentially a tree trade ministry. (Cheers.) Its members were bound by every principle to , maintain and extend that principle, and present any r- ' tempt to reverse it. (Elear, hear.) They were bound also to prevent any attempt of a more covert kind which would have the effect of calling upon one part of the country to pay compensa tion to another for hating obtained that great boon. (Hear, bear.) With regard to the last paint, he (Mr. Baines) was not free from apprehension that they might have rime proposition brought before parliament for giving compensation to the agricultural interests for their alleged 1 loss sustained by free trade, now that the attempt to repeal half the malt tat had (ailed. (Hear, hear.) It RIP, there fore, important that there should be a government in office prepared not only to resist any reverral of the principles of tree trade, but to prevent the great body of the people to pay compensation for the repeal of a tax which never ought to have been put on. (Hear.) With regard to re forms in the institutions of the country, no one could doubt that there were many of those institutions that needed effec tive and searching revirion. We had the authority of Lord Aberdeen that the government would apply themselves to that subject. They were prepared also to apply themselves to the subject of parliamentary reform. They were pre pared to recognise the great principle that a considerable extension of the elective franchise ought to be given. (Cheers.) And he (Mr. Baines) thought a wiser and more just sentiment me from the lips of a statesman than that which was given utterance to by Lord Aberdeen whoa he said, that, from the results of the experience of his long political life, he was convinced that the great body of the people of this country were becoming more and more de serving of the confidence of statesmen, and ought to have a larger share of power put into their hands than the law had hitherto given them. (Cheers.) He (Mr. Baines) entirely concurred in that sentiment. (Renewed cheers.) But whilst the government were prepared to guarantee reforms they were prepared to maintain the great institutions of the country. They would not attempt, by means of those reforms, to insidiously weaken the insti tutions of the country ; but they would reform in •.rder that they might strengthen and perpetuate them. (Cheers.) That was the way, he believed, the present government would reform ; and he trusted it was one which would meet with the approbation, not only of the constituency of the borough of Leeds, but of the greet bulk .( the inhabi tants of the whele country. (The right hon. gentleman then concluded amidst the loud cheers of the persons as sembled.) . . . . . . At the close of the bon. member's speech be proposed a vote of thanks to the mayor, which wag seconded by Sir George Goodman, M.P., and carried unanimously. T ILO proceedings were all over in an hoax. HALIFAX. THE NOMINATION. HALIFAX, MONDAY. JAN. S. The nomination took place at eleven o'clock this morning, in the Piece Hall-yard, a spacious area, capable of containing a very large number of people. On this °erasion there were about air thousand people present, and all parties were heard with great patience and attention. The candidates, as is well known, are the Hight Hon. Sir Chas. Wood, whose acceptance of the office of President of the Board of Control, under the Aberdeen ministry, has created the vacancy, and Henry Edwards, Esq., of Hope Hall, who sat for the borough in conjunction with Sir Charles Wood in the hut .parliament. At the election in July last, Ernest Jones,the Chartist, was nominally a eandi.late, but he really tood for the pur pose of aiding Mr. Edwards, the tory, and ousting Sir Charles Wood. On that occasion it was considered that his violent abuse of Sir Charles on the hustings seriously damaged the tory cause, and aided their opponents; this time me Ernest Jones has again visited Halite:, and issued an address to the electors, but he did not appear on the hustings, having Jett the town a day or two before the nomination. _ Sir Charles Wood and his friends occupied the compart ment on the hustings on the right of the mayor ; and Mr. Edwards and his supporters took up their places in the left hand compartment. Each candidate was received with cheers on presenting himself to his supporters in front of the hustings. The Mayor (Samuel Waterhouse, Esq.), attended by the Town Clerk, arrived on the hustings a few minutes before eleven o'clock, and immediately proceeded with the business of the day. Proclamation having been duly made by the beadle, the town-clerk read the act against bribery and cor ruption, and administered the usual oath to the mayor as returning officer, The:M•xon, in opening the proceedings, alluded to the peaceful character of the proceedings at the last election, when not a single person was committed to prison for riotous or improper conduct; and expressed a hope that at the close of the preseat election he should have again to compliment his fellow-citizens for their good conduct. lie then bespoke a fair and patient hearing for every gentleman who wished to address the electors, and called upon any one who had a candidate to propose to come forward. Mr. EDWARD ARROYO, of Denton Park, propos ed, and Mr. JOHN CROSALIT, brother of the sitting mem ber for the borough (F. Crirsley, Esq.), seconded the nomination of the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, as a fit and peeper person to represent this borough. Mr. Ono. Heron proposed, fed Mr. Jonx Annorr seconded, the nomination of Mr. Henry Edwards as a suit able person to represent that borough in parliament. The different speakers were cheered by their respective partisans, but all were heard with great good humour. No other candidate being proposed, the Mayor called upon Sir Charles Wood to address the electors. 8:r C. WOOD was received with loud cheers, and was beard with great attention. He said—lt was so short a time since he last stood before them on the hustings to de clare his opinions on public questions, and they had signi fied their approbation of those opinions by returning him to parliament by a very large majority at the head of the pull, that he felt it to be utterly unnecessary for him now to detain them by a repetition of what he then addressed to them. He asked their confidence now on other grounds. He could not suppose that since he stood there as an individual unconnected with go vernment they would have changed their opinions in the epees of six sheet months. He could not suppose that any votes he had given as an independent member of parliament in their late short session had otherwise than met with their approval. (Hear, hear.) They knew the votes he bad given, which were before them, and he be lieved there was h ardly a man amongst the majority who meat him to parliament before, who would not have voted as be had done. (Hear, hear.) But it was duo to the electors and to himsel f to state the circumstances under which he now came to ask for their suffrages. He stood before them now in obedience to that constitutional practice which required those who accepted office under the crown to submit themselves for approval to the constituencies which •ent them to parliament. It might be that the electors approved of his conduct individually, and disapproved of the government of which he formed a part. (Hear, hear.) He now asked them to return him again as a member of the government, on the ground that that government was the best calculated to promote their interests and the interests of the country at large. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) He agreed with the seconder of his opponent, that Hahn: was the head of • most important district ; and he now asked the electors to look upon this contest with metropolitan eyes, not confining themselves to what merely concerned the town of Halifax, but considering also whet concerned the various and important interests—the universal interests of the United Kingdom and the British empire. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Such were the considerations which, he believed, ought to influence all the electors ot the United Kingdom ; and it was the ground on which ho appealed to the electors of Halifax for a renewal of their confidence. Sir Charles then proceeded to detail what had led to the downfall of the late government, and stated the reasons which induced himself and colleagues to take office. Allud ing to the late Derby government, he described them as still professing protectionist principles, but willing to carry out, though inadequately, the principles of free trade. These gentlemen had declared certain principles and mea sures to be dangerous and destructive t, the beet int.:rests of the country, yet they pledged themselves to carry them out. (Hear, hear.) What did the electors of Halifax think of men who pledged themselves to do that which, according to their avowed opinions, they believed to be mischievous and dangerous? (Hear, bear.) They not only declined to put into the Queen's Speech an opinion that free trade ought to be carried out, but they refused in the House of Commons to vote that the repeal of the Corn Laws was "wise, just, and beneficial," on the motion of Mr. Villiers, therefore he opposed them. (Cheep.) He would ask the electors of Halifax how would they have voted if the question had been put to them ? Would they have said that the repeal of the Corn Laws was " wise, just, and beneficial "—(loud cries of " Yes, yes ")—or would they have said it was not to ? ("No, no," and cheers.) Sir Charles proceeded at great length upon these and other topics t 3 which he had adverted in his address of last week, and which has already appeared in our columns. He was loudly cheered at the conclusion. Mr. EDWARDS came forward amid cheers from a consi derable majority of the multitude. He said he had come forward upon this occasion as a matter of duty in deference to the requisition which had been presented t 3 him. He had promised to answer to that cell whenever it wee made. Ile submitted that, while their former representative, he had done his duty as an Englishman. The eyes of all England were upon this contest between himself and the right hon. baronet, and he hope 1 his friends would be as faithful to him as he had been to them in times gone by. He flung back an insinuation made agaiuet him that he had brought Mr. Ernest Jones again to Halifax to divide the radical ranks. With rufercnce to the free-trade question, which had been harped upon so long, he said they knew already that he would do nothing to oppose its operation, but would promote it in every way which might he coast dered conducive to the best interests of the country. He begged also that he might no longer be taunted ; with having changed his opinion upon this question. It wee not hiss, but the circumstances of the ' times that had changed. Circumstances bad induced him to . adopt the free trade policy, which was the policy of every sane man in the kingdom. But why had be ever been a protectionist ? Because he thought that principle was foe the good of the country. He always looked upon it as a question affecting the labour interests. (Applause.) He had ever been the firm friend of the working classes. (Applause.) It must be remembered, however, that it , was before he went into parliament, in 1817, that he was the advocate of a protective policy, at which time he told the electors he would do nothing to militate against free trade. Formerly be believed that free trade would send the land of this country out of cultivation; that they % should be thrown dependent upon foreigners for a supply ; that the coffers of the Bank of England would have to be drained, in order to purchase the people's food from their continental neighbours. If such should have been the ease, the country would have been in a state of bank ruptcy. But circunistanc. s were now changed. The gold mines of Australia and California were producing the golden mineral with marvellous profusion. Be sides emigration st fear honed this view of the case- Tate ;eduction of the number of hands to labour Auld inevitably produce an increase of wages. (Applause.) Adverting next to the Ten Hours 11;11, he s.id the whip hang upon the cry of free trade be cause they thought it was the popular my. But the mill operatives had been robbed of their Ten Hours Bell by a base compromise. He (Mr. Edwards) had canvassed this i borough thoroughly, and he found this was the question which agitsted men's minds among the working classes, and nothing would satiety them until justice was done them upon it. (Appl ause .) H e asked the right huuourable baronet whether he had yet changed his views upon that question, and whether he would do the working men justice if they gave him the opportunity. (Loud cheers and groans) Several friends of his (Mr. Edwards) in the Rouse of Commons were the people's champions in this cause ; end there was one of them, Mr. Cobbett, whose voice would often be heard in advocacy of this question. If he (Mr. Edwards) should be returned, he had no doubt be should have the assistance of that hon. gentleman in putting the matter right. This question also vitally affected the tradesmen of the country generally, be cause it would have a tendency to increase the amount paid in wages. If the operatives became impoverished, the shop keer era would be banished from the face of the earth. (Cheers.) Grest concessions had been made to the Homan catholics, but now was the time to halt. (Cheers.) if any further political power were given to them, the throne would assuredly be subverted and the Pope would be prime minister of England. (Laughter and cheers.) He con cluded by saying he bad addressed the electors so recently on general principles that he would detain them no longer, but cordially wish earth and all of them a happy new year. CRADLED BI:CLIZY, a working man, came forward and said be wished to ask a few questions of the too hon. gra duatea who were candidates for the suffrages of the electors. He would not detain them two minutes. He wished to ask, would Mr. Edwards, in the event ef his being returned as member for the borough, support, t ; the best of his ability, and in the best sense of the word, free-trade measures emanating from the ministry of Lord Aberdeen ? Mr. EDWAILDS-1 have acknowledged no party govern ment. (Laughter and skouts of disapprobation.) I will carry out the system of free trade in its integrity, because I believe it is for the good of the people, come from whom or from whence it may. Mr. SIICILLIT—WiII you support a motion for a reduc tion in the motive power as applied to machinery in mills, Bruiting it to ten hours per day ? E Mr. DWAIWS-1 believe we ought to have a restriction in the hours of work to ten hours a day, and I will give my best support to ten hours per day, come from whet party it may. I did not in the first instance advocate restriction in the motive power, became I saw that there was a power in the House of Commons against carrying such a bill. (A voice," Shuffle," and laughter.) lam almost afraid, with the present government, you could not carry such a measure. but if we cannot have a ten hours' bill with it, we must resort to such a restriction . ; and I, for one, doll approve it. (Cheers arad laughter.) Mr. BUCILLEY--I will equalise my inquiries; and I now ask of the right hon. baronet, how tar he will extend the suffrage ; and whether he will give us, along with that , equal electoral districts? (Hear, hear, and cheen.) SIR CHAIMILS WOOD—Gentlemen, you must see that iu respect to these questions, it is impossible for me to give— (Grua= sad interruption from Mr. Edwards's party.) It is impossible for me to give a full answer, because the mea sures which must be proposed by the government must be the measures of that government collectively—(hear, hear) —and ;t is perfectly impossible for me to pledge those of my colleagues with whom as yet I have had no opportunity of communicating on the subject. (Hear, hear.) If by equal electoral districts is meant a division into squares ac cording to population, I am, individually speaking, opposed to such a division. Mr. Bt caxey—The neat question, and it is one of vital importance, is the Irish Tenant-right Bill. Will Sir , Charles W ood vote for that? Sir CHAULES Wooo—The gentleman must be aware that there are now before parliament five bills on that subject. They have been referred to a committee, carefully to consider what is the best manner to dispose of the question, and whilst under reference to that committee, 1 cannot pledge myself to any one of these measures. (Hear, hear.) I think it is far the wisest to wait to see what is the 'exult of the committee's consideration of three various bills. The MAYOR then too* a show of hands, in favour first of Sir Charles Wood, and then of Mr. Elwards. There was • large number of hands held up for Sir Charles Wood, but • still larger number for Mr. Edwards, who was de clared to be eleoted by a show of hands. This result was hailed with loud cheers from the tory side, though the minority who held up for Sir Charles Wood was much larger than at the election in July. Mr. AXIWYD, on behalf of Sir Charles Wood, demanded a poll. the MAYOR at once acceded to the demand, and an nounced that the poll would open at 8 o'clock on the fol lowing (Tuesday) morning, and close at 4 o'clock on the nine day; and at 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning he should proceed to make the declaration. A rota of thanks to the Mayor, seconded by Sir CHAS. WOOD, was carried by acclamation. The MAYOR called for three cheers for the Queen, which was at once responded to, and the meeting separated. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. The Globe of last night gives the following con tradiction to the usertion that the Marquis of Cbandos had con%ented to be put is nomination :—" We are authorised to state that the Marquis of Cbandos will not oppose Mr. Gladstone's re-election for the University of Oxford. and that he aimlessly asserts that the whole proceedings an nounced in this day's paper are without hie sa n cti on . ' An advertitolltirat in another column states that it is the inten tion of the same parties to put forward another candidate against Mr. Gladstone. DUMFRIES, JAN. I.—The writ for an election of a representative for the county of Dumfries, in consequence of tie acceptance of °Aloe by Lord Drwalenrig, was re ' croived here on Thursday, and the sheriff has fixed the 12th inst. for the election. Lord Druntlanrig has issued an ad dress. An eponymous announcement has been made in a protectionist newspaper threatening opposition, but, as far as can be learned at present, the late member will most probably walk the course. COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. POISSMOUTN, JAN. 3. , - The Dutch merchant ship Jeannette, Captain Visits, was towed into this harbour, last night, from Cowes, having been in collision with the Monteagle emi• grant ship off Portland, early in the morning of the '23th ult. The Jeannette was from Hartlepool, bound to Ceylon, heavily laden, and the collision appears to have been caused by the darkness of the morning ; the time at which it took place being about 3 o'clock. It is represented as being of the most frightful character, reducing the Jeannette to a perfect wreck, carrying away her bowsprit, main and fore mute, together with all her sails, yard., and rigging. The Monteagle fared muc► bet ter, her chief damage consisting in the loss of her jibbooss, which she left on board the Jeannette. After the two vessels had parted from each other, the captain of the Monteagle sent a lifeboat to the Jeannette for the purpose of bringing off her people, as it appeared very probable that she would shortly founder; but Captain Vases having as sured himself that there was no danger of this taking p see, declined to leave his ship. The Monteagle, however, remained by her till daylight, her cap tain proffering every assistance in his power, and he did not leave the disabled vessel till a steamer came up. Finding, then, that he might quit the Jean nette without exposing her crew to danger, he pursued his voyage. The captain of the steamer, belonging to Cork, offered to take the Jeannette in tow, but demanding a very exor►itant price, 1,0001., for his services, Captain Visses refused to avail himself of them. Shortly after a sloop be. longing to Penzance, named the Smuggler, came up, and offering to take the Jeannette in tow on reasonable terms' the offer was accepted, and the two vessels, after encounter. ing most severe weather in the Channel, arrived in Cowes Roads on Saturday. The Jeannette has been brought to this port to undergo the necessary repairs, by direction of B. J. Martin, Esq., surveyor to Lloyd's, and the authorisa tion of the underwriters of Holland being placed fur that purpose in the hands of L. A. Vanden Bergh and Son, the agents at this port. It is considered that the repairs will entail a cost of some thousands of pounds. EASTEILN STEAX NAVIGATION COMPANY. special meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, to elect a director in the place of Henry Davidson, Esq., resigned. H. T. Hope, Epq., was in the chair, and stated, that in consequence of it having been deemed advisable that this company should extend their operations to Australia, as well as to India, Mr. Da vidson, who was a director of the Australasian and Pacific Mail Steam Company, had thought it his duty to resign his seat in the direction ; and Charles Geed, Esq., M.P., had consented to be put in nomination. That was the only business of the meeting; sod he would only add, that the company was advancing in the estimation of the public and their resources increasing, and he felt no doubt that at the neat general meeting the directors would be able to render a very satisfactory account of their proceedings to the pro prietary. Mr. Geach was then unanimously elected a di rector, and the mi,ting separated. THE CORN TRADE. (Free the 11.1rk-Isne Ererear ) BRITISH. With the close of the year we beg to lay before oar readers a short retrospect of some of the mat promi nent event* by which the period embraced in the last melts mouths has been characterised. We usually refrain from political remark in this pluce ; and shall not enter at any length into the ministerial changes; but this we may say, that, atter the decision of the House of Commons, by • majority of 468 against 53 votes in favour of free trade, all idea of a return to protec tive duties must be wholly abandoned, and any arrange mints which farmers may have to entry into with their landlords must be with the full understanding that the legis lature hes decided against affording them any relief. The extraordinary discoveries of gold in Australia may be expected to have considerable influence en the value of all kinds of property hereafter, and may perhaps be the means of counteracting the depressing effect of free trade on the agriculture of Great Britain. That it has aseady given a great impetus to most brooches of commerce, can not be questioned; and that the at isity which har pre vailed in the manufacturing distric - s has stimulated con sumption, and caused an increased demand for agricultural produce, is equally certain. We trust, theret , re, that the new year may ;wove prosperous to all classes of the com munity, and that farmers may yet be in ibled to obtain a fair return for their capital and industry. The year just terminated has unqueszionativ been one of great trials to our agriculture' friends. Th e . ic.,eons hate boss of an extraordinary character, by which the crops have been extensively injured; and to th.s we mar add that the cost of securing the same, and inCeed neat act the expenses incidental to farming, have been mats halls- in creased by the rise in wages, owing to emigration on an ex tensive scale to the new gold fields. The year began favourably. The winter was rot severe, but occasional frosts were experienced, which checked pre mature luxuriance in the autumn-sown wheat, and the plant continued to wear • promising appearacec tem its first showing itself above ground till it was nearly ripe. The spring was likewise propitious for out-dcor labours, and the sowing of barley, oats, beans, and ecru was accomplished in good order. Ahoet April some uneasiness began, however, to be kit respecting the weather; no rain fell, and it was fearel that the seed iseemnitteel to the soil in February and March might fail la the absence of moisture to vegetate. This apprehen sion waa allayed in May; the wind, which had Teen al most constantly from the eastward for • period of two months, shifted to the west ; the temperature toss, and under the combined influence of warmth and rain the face of the country soon assumed a promising a; pearance. It has, however, since been proved that the spring corn,pulse, and grass crops never recovered entirety from the ill effect; of the cold and dry weather in April. The wheat plant being more hardy, received little injury, and till on the eve of harvest the prospects were of the most fiatterihg de scription: it was then, however, discovered that the in tense heat experienced in July had caused premature ripeness, and that the ears had in =say cases died off be fore they had become properly filled. This gave rise to some uneasiness, but no real louse for apprehension occurred till towards the end of July, when heavy rain set in; this continued throughout August and the greater part of Sep tember, and the bright hopes previously indulged in oret• entirely frustrated. The harvest proved both tedious and expensive, and in the southern counties very little corn was carried in a perfectly sound state. Wheat suffered more than spring corn from this state of thiegs, bat the produc tiveness of the mops generally was much lessened by the unfavourable weather, and the quality seriously damaged. The fluctuations in prices of wheat have not been very great. In the month of January a rise act 4s. to is, per qr. took place, which was again hot in the following two months, the decline in February being is. and in March 34. per qr. During May and June prices remained nearly stationary, the tendency being, however, downwards, and in July a further fall of 2s. per qr. occurred. The wet weather is August naturally caused considerable excite ment, and a rise of 4s. per qr. took place in consequ. nce. On the 23rd of that month about 1,003 qrs. of new wheat appeared at Mark-lane ; the opening prices were for red from 325. to 405., and for white from 38s. to 4bs., picked samples le. to 2s. per qr. more. These rates, low as they were, could not be long maintained, and after the first sup ply of new had made its appearance the general runs of red were sold at 345. to 38s. These prices continued throughout September ; but in October, when the deli veries from the growers began to fall oft, au advance of about 2s. per qr. was established. Until nearly the clue of November matters remained in much the same position, but Once then considerable excitement bas prevailed, and a material rise in quotations has taken place. That the low value of wheat has caused an unusualiy large consumption of bread, cannot be questioned ; and within the last month or two it has been discovered that, notwithstanding abuadaat supplies of for e i gn %hoot a nd flour, stocks have not only not accumulated, but that a rapid diminution of the quantity of breadstuffs in ware house has taken place at most of the principal ports. Mer slants and millers, who had up to that time (teemed it pru dent to confine their purchases to what they had needed for immediate use, began to consider it would not be unwise to have some reserve ; and an impetus being thus given to the demand, • few speculative parch came forward. The upward movement began at Liverpool, and prices had risen several shillings per quarter in the northern markets before Mark-lane was muck influenced ; since thin, how ever, the rise has been quite as great in the metropolis as in other parts of the kingdom. That the very wet weather experienced in October, November, and the first fortnight in December, has assisted the upward movement, is certain ; and at this no surprise can be felt, as the chances are that the effects of so enormous a fall of rain will be felt here after. Only a comparatively small breadth of land was sown before the wet set in, and what has been com mitted to the ground during the intervals of dry weather since experienced can scarcely have been sown in a satis factory manner, and it is to be feared that much will not be sown at all till spring. The prospects for the next wheat crop are therefore by no means promising, and the chances are that we shall not again have such low prices for wheat for some time to come as those we have been accustomed to since the commencement of free trade. The average price for the kingdom was, in 1648, 50s. 6d. ; 1849, 441. 6d. ; 1859, 40s. 4d.; and 18-51, 38s. 7d. per quar ter. The return for the year just closed has not yet peen compiled. _ Spring oorn has throughout the year realised more remu nerating rates than wheat. The opening price for malting barley after harvest was 325. ti 335. ; it gradually rose to 36e. and picked lots even brought 375. to 33 . t. per quarter. Within the last week or two quotations have given way about 2s.yer quarter. Oats, beans, and peas have all sold relatively better than wheat till recently ; but as prices of these articles have not risen in the same proportion since the closed' November as those of wheat, it is probable that farmers may fora time thrash the latter in preference to the former, which may perhaps stay the upward movement. Having on several recent occasions given our views at some length respecting the probable future course of prices, it is unnecessary again to advert to thesubject ; but we have no hesitation in remarking that our opinion has undergone no change. We therefore regard the present pause in the wheat trade as likely to be followed by • period of re newed activity. The Christmas holidays have, no doubt, had their usual influence ; and to this the dulness which has prevailed the greater part of the week may be partly attributed. The arrivals of wheat coastwise into the port of London have been small, and the quantity brought forward at Mark-lane by land carriage samples from the neighbouring counties has been quite insignificant. The millers have conducted their operations with great caution throughout the week, but fatten have remained very firm, and the gales made hays been at fully previous terms. We fancied that we could discern rather more anxiety on the part of buyers on Friday to get into stock than they have mani fested of late, and the prices then realised were, in our opi nion, quite equal to those of Monday. The late severe gales from the westward have most likely driven vessels from the Baltic on passage to Great Britain back, which accounts for the smallness of the foreign sup plies during the last week or two. In the early part of the week there was little doing in foreign wheat; on Friday, ho , there was an improved inquiry, our market being visited by a good many country purchasers. The quanti ties taken were not individually large, but the aggr.gate of the sales was rather considerable; for moderately good qualities of red 48a. to 505., and for fine 535. to 545. per qr. was obtained. Danzig brought proportionate rates. The operations in floating cargoes of wheat have not been au/naive, but previous prices have been tolerably well supported. The sale for town-made flour has been slow, the bakers having shown great unwillingness to pay the recently en hanced terms. Country flour has also moved off tardily, and the transactions in American have, during the last fortnight, been much less important than they were in the early part of December, and it has been difficult to obtain the extreme rates then current. The supply of English barley has been moderate, and the greater part of what has come to hand (having pre viously been sold by sample) has gone direct to the maluters and distillers. The few lots which have been exhibited have been held with increased firmness, and the turn has been against the buyer. Foreign barley has sold in retail quantities for grinding at hilly previous prices. The inquiry for malt has been tolerably active, and its farmer value has been well supported. Oats have come rather sparingly to hand, the total ar rival, including 9,2;18 qrs. from abroad, having amounted to only 11,342 qrs. lhe belief that better str o phes are close at hand has naturally influenced the operation. of the large dealers, and they have refused to purchase more thus they have needed for immediate use. The trade has there- lore not been brisk, and factors have been unable to esta blish any quotable advance on former prices. Beans have met with little attention, which may be partly accounted for by the extreme mildness of the weetler ; tLe supply having, however, been small, there has been no dis position to give way in prices. The demand for peas has likewise, and probably from the sante cause, been slow, but former rates have been firmly in,i.ted on. Ili the early part of the week, 3.58. per qr. was raid for a cargo of Galata Indian corn arrived off the coast. FOREIGN. By the most recent advices from the north of Europe we learn that the weather had remained very mild and open, but vessels baying become exceedingly scarce, few ship ments were being made from any of the Baltic parts. Danzig letters state that little had been done during the Christmas week, and that prices bad undergone no material change. The latest sale of wheat bad been ► parcel of 700 qrs., indifferent quality, of mixed, weighing abjut ti s bs. per bushel, for which equal to Ng. per qr. free ou Wara r bad been paid. A esunle more vessels had been eh ertercd for Londcn at Ss. 61. per q.. At Konigsberg, on Tuesday, the tbernroneter stoecl at 14 degrees Fain% above frecxii.g point. From th:• absence of frost, and the generally wet character ot the weather .curing tha winter, the roads 'tad become almost impa— bk., and i the supplies of graiu fr irn the growers had eoneequently been very small. Swear in granary had been grest!e re duced by the autumn sh:pmeats, and hAders of notwithstanding the more subdued tone of the Er gs..sh ad vices, remained exceedingly hem. Ilign wised, weighing , 61ilbs., was then quoted 301 : mixed, of the same weight, 4th. ; sod red, alas 611ibs. per bushel, ..166. W r qr. tree on board in spring. At Restock, on the 2rth of December, there was not much doing in wheat, but mast of what ha , l hero ' , relic tidy re ceived hail met re►dy :Akers at full t rms. The weather was open, and a few ee , sels were comp:et:l,g the it care tea. Good 61 to 62Ibs. qualities had nut h•t n tr!ow 45.. per • qr. flee on board, ■nd that price was then sti.l insisted on. The supply of barley 11:.d barely sufficed to satisfy the local demand, and a price equal to 2.ss. per qr. free on bused had been rcadi:y realised t r parcels weighing of to 52113 a. per bush. Hamburg &deices, of Tuesday, deser:l'e the wheat toads as firm, though lifelem.. Red nrirks wheat on the spot, weighin!, Gllbs. per buih., had not beer. e•fer‘ d below 475. Ga., and the rates asked for spring shipment from ouliorta had been much the sane as before; say, fur Gdilbs. Pomo ranisn, 48s ; Rostov::, 495. per q I..eer fr.t. on hosed. In spring corn there had not been la :eh pas.ing. Dmsisk barley fur siring ehipinint was quote.: :rum 266., and oats 17s. 9d. per qr. The &deices from lio.iand are of very little interest, and the tendency of prices appears to hale been rather down wards at Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In the French mark-ts quotat.ons seem also to have given way, and at on Wednenlsy, , econdary Linde of Hour were decidedly rs,er to buy. The latest accounts tram America state that the weather had been mild up to that time, and that the canal naviga , tiou was still free. T!.e stock of Hour at the ports on the seaboard were, however, small; which. togethi r with the generally encouraging reports from Eurups, hdd caused holders of wheat and flour to Moisten very full terms. At New York, Western ednsl flour was quoted -5 doh. 61c. to 5 dolt:. !tie. per brL ; mad Lionesses white w heat 120 c. to 130 c. per GOlbo. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'B.—Moxn AY. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 asst Mr. T Davesos ; ;WiLivan — i7m . (t) 20 to 1 --- Mr. C. Peek's Richmond (t) 2•i to 1 Mr. Meikiatues Httelitt (t) 28 to 1 Mr. Psyue's Hirsute (t) 28 to 1 Mr. Miluer's Grapeshot (t) 3J to 1 —261 r. s tutuby's Contentment (tend nit 0) 30 to 1 Mr.Wreford'sWedlock fil y(t at.d aft oll) Galvanism, Richtoond, and Grapeshot were tl.e only horses is force. Contentment was uumistskeabiy on the decline. CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Lori il'ilt;u's Lady Er: lyn 50 to 1 Mr. If orria's Indian Warrior 50 to 1 Mr. Graville's Muscovite 60 to 1 Mr. °nettle's Scarecrow 1000 to 10 —Capt.,in Key's Little J..ck The odds quoted ag the first four were taken to forty or fifty puunds each, and cttetwards uttered. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE eIiASE. 16 to 1 apt Mi.s Dlowbray (t end aft WI ) 16 to 1 Sir Peer Laurie _ _ _ 16 to 1 knight of Gwyune (t and aft off) 25 to 1 L George (t and aft utt ) 40 to 1 Widoss MaeLree (t and alt off) 100 to 6 Bourtun (t and att off) DERBY. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Iluwes's West Australian (t) 16 to 1 Mr. l'uwney'a Cineas (t) 16 to 1 Duke Richmond's Pharos (t) 17 to 1 Lord Derb3'l6 Untbriel (t) 18 to 1 Baron lt .th.ehtld's Ort.steqkt) 18 to 1 Lord Juhn &nu's The Iteiv.t (t) 20 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Sittane (t) 40 to 1 Mr. Thellu,•un's Itataplan (:) 50 to 1 Lord GL1.g0111 . 4 50 to 1 M. unity's , Orinoco (t) 50 to 1 Mr. Walter's Lord Fauconberir (t) 1000 to 15 Mr. t-ortee's floneywood (t) The outlay on this vent wns small, and in almost every instance the odds were offered at the close. EPSOM SPRING; MinnNo.—The Suburban Handicap, with tile usual bouus, elusesonsFriday week. Mr. Howard's we are informed, are ab,fat to be removed to Mitchel! Cir , ,ve. Eltusthorpe, viLo has chauged masters, goes into W. Day's stable. STRETFORD S TEENY, CH ASES. —.TAN. 1. STRETFORD STEEPLE C/lA4E of 3 SOTS. eSeh, wi•h 25 added, the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay •5 sees. toward, expenses. About three miles ant a halt. Mr. Jackson's Labyrinth, 5 yrs, 9st Gib..(Fowler) 1 Mr. Henry's Lady Wilton, B.it White) 2 Mr. Land's Veatress 'h b) Errs, 9,t (W. H. Treen) 3 Mr. Byron n. Falcon: sgell,lSt . 4lb (Dtidds 4 Mr. Tempest', Knight of the Pipe, 9 , 4110 in (Jones) 0 .ise ripe, 9st 50.,.._ Mr. Lamplugh's Tempest, 9st 81b ..(H. Lamplugh) 0 Mr. Nicholl's Miracle, aged, 9.t 41b (car. 9st 71b) (Weetnsan) 0 Mr. Harding'a Miss Purden (hi b), 4 yrs, fist 21b (Dunn) 0 MaNcitEsratt STEEPLE CHASE 015 sots. each, with 35 added. A winner Many steeple chase after the puhlicati of the weights to carry 7.b extra, the second to save his stake, and the winner to psy 6 sots. towards expenses. About three miles and a half. Mr. Scott's Shinrone, Aged, lOst (C. Boyce) 1 Mr. Land's the Screw. aged, lOst 61b (W H. Treen) 2 Mr. Nicholl's Queen of the Vale, (h b) aged, 9st 121 b (A. Clarke) 3 Mr. Henderson's Widvw Maehree, aged, lost 61b (Fowler) 0 Capt. Pasco's Royal Blue, aged, lOst 4lk ..(Brittoa) 0 Mr. Higgin's Simple P -ter, 6 yes, Mit (Weaver) 0 Mr. Cowbum's Flying Buck, aged, lOst ..(TLisker) Mr. Warburton's Ballinasloe, aged, 9st 101b(Owricr) 0 Mr. Barling's Harriott, aged, 9st Blb ....(Eitwell) 0 Mr. Lamplugh's Pirate, aged, 94t .. (11. Lamplugh) 0 Mr. Barton's Pioneer, aged 9st (Turner) 0 Won . bf three lengths. RAILWAY STAKES of 20 son., 5-year.olcls, 10. t 7lh ; sit and aged, list, the winner to be sold for 60 Pore., and allowance if to be sold for lees, about three miles, was won by Mr. Bretherton's b m by Genus (Britton), beating Mr. Morris's the Dwarf (\V. Johnson), Mr. (irimmer's Sarah (H. Lamplufth), Mr. Nieholl's Miracle (W. Evans), Mr. Nicholl In Sarah Jane (Bowler), Mr. Hiirriion's Lord Robert (A. Clarke), and Mr. Richardsou's Master Wanes (C. Bloor.) CHESTER CUP. ADDITIONAL NOKTNATIO: , 7II7—iTeth, Fancy Girl, in by Faughaballagh out of Miniature, The Carrier, Cleveland, The Hatchet, Convict, la.:incline, Peggy, f by the Knight of the Thistle out of Frca, The lied Lion, c by Melbourne out of Sally Warfoot, f by Touchstone out of Boarding School Min, View Halloo, Adine, Muscovite, Veteran, Prevention, Mi by Faughaballagh, Banshee, Galva- Man, Burndale, Black Doctor, Eliza Middleton, Houlakin, Chief Justice, Hannah by Vezulars, Octavia, Kohinor, King of Trumps, Llanforda, Rosalba, c by Sir Hercules out of Dexterous, Tremble, Nancy Martinson, Woolwich, Mail, Ida by lon, Yuang Norval, Corybantee, Guicowar, The Lady Amyott, Uoldtinder, Effie Deans, c by The Emperor out ot Begum, Caliban, Haricot, Chaseaway, Jo sephine, Pastrycook, The Queen, The Little Fawn, Richard Primmer, Salty Barnard, Lerry Whent, Lindrick, Twig, Truth, Nancy, Willy, Scarecrow, Confessor, Benita, Deerhound, cby Ugly Baca out of Lady Ledger. The list i■ not yet complete. EPSOM SPRING MEETING, 1853. AECErTANCEB YOH THE NETUOPOLITAN Hatsutenr. Age st. lb. Age st. lb. Weathergage.... 4 9 0 Richmond Kingston Cariboo KnightoftheStuire 4 8 1 out of Oriety.. 3 5 7 Hungerford Adine Csndlerck Miss May Alp Redmond O'Han- ITermagant 4 5 5 lon Terpsichore Allegro Exact Lambton 3 610 of Alkali 3 6 4 Benita 4 6 6 Mr. Moon Abdallah Gslvanism Hirsute. Maria bf by Venison Shropshire Lass 3 .5 U out of Wedding 13e1l Tinker Day 4 6 2 P,a,tery Follow•me•Lads 5 6 2 Feramorz Isabella Madeline Cleveland Micha^:,das Maid 3 .5 12 Wedlock 3 410 Valour 3 512 Pantomime 3 410 Defiance 3 512 Ns rya 'l 4 8 br gby Paragon !Contentment .... 3 4 7 out of Theobald i Deerhound 3 4 7 Pauline (h b).. 3 6 111Kosulbo Pug Orroek .... 3 6 11, Tobolski Cotton Lady ... 4 610 Lsw.pedo 3 4 0 Happy Joe 4 310 The rest pay 5 SOW. eaca. LIVF.RPOOL SPRING MEETING. NOTIINATIoNS I,llt THE GRAND NATIONAL. STERNA: CHASE._Crablys, Ma , Mmbray, Vengeanc... Knight of Owynte, Leporello. Simple Peter Half and Half, Friend less, the General, Dearest Mae, Poll, the Urea Western, Chatterbox, Tempest, Lacnienne, Due an-Dhurras, the Brewer, Montague, Melford, Lucy Neal, British Yeoman, o.car, Burton, Remark, Harmony-, View GIOIIO, Maurice Daley, Little Charley, Carrig, Field Marshal, Charlton, Fanny El-lee, D sari, Sir Peter Laurie Tipperary Bcl', Postilion, Wexford, the Drag, Slattern, Ste Raster, Kilguade, Vietress, Vainhope, Gerald" Forest Lad, Peter Simple, Yorkshireman, Widow, Widow Machree, Abd el Kader, Mr. Dolman's gr m, aged (h b), Shinrone, Maria Day, Beaediet, Warner, Angenstein, Betsey I'rig, Calmar, Advance, Odin.