The Express. — London, England, 1851-03-06 00:00:00

COe Court. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. tier ,lltijente received yesterday the melanehole inteftigenee of ;lie death of Her Serene Highness Ric Prints.' Elise of Iluhenlohe Lanstentiounr. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Ciounii-sion for the Promotion of the Exhibi tion of the Works of Industry of all Nations. His royal highness arrived at the building in Hyde-park shortly before thr o'clock, attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Ronverie. The commissioners present were, Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord therstonc, the Right lion. W. E. Glad-tone, M.P., Sir Richard Westmaeott, Sir Charles Eyell, Mr. T. Baring. M.l'., Mr. Cobden, M.l'., Mr. Cohitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Stephen eon, M.P., and Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Mr. Scott Russell, Seeretary to the Itoyal Commission, and Mr. Edgar Roaring, Acting Secretary, were in attendance. Lieut.. Co:onel Reid. M.P.., Chairman of the Exceutive Committee, Mr. Lynn l'layfair, Special Commissioner, and Colonel Lloyd, Special Comimirsiimcr, were also present. The meeting broke up at twenty-five minutes before six o'clock. MEETING AT ST. MARTIN'S lIALL, LONG- ACRE. Last evening a numerously attended meeting was held at St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre, in order to promote a repeal of the taxes on knowledge in general. Amongst those present were Mr. Cobden, ; Mr. M. Gibson, M.P.; Mr. F. O'Connor, M.l'.; Professor Key, &e. Professor HEWITT KEY having been voted to the chair, proceeded to open the business of the evening by expressing his regret at the absence of Mr. Grote, who was to have taken the chair that evening, and who had strong claims on the gratitude of the nation, by reason of his exertions as a scholar and as a statesman, in behalf of the people. Ile then read letters from Mr• Ilume, Mr. Essart, M.P., and Mr. Scholefield apologising for their unavoidable absence. Vic Martini , of Nnrmanhv had an interview with bird J,.hn Hawse II vr•terday at his official residence in Downing street. - • ' " • . - _ Mr. John Wood (chairman of the Board of Inland Re- T. IRO, and Mr. Prvoly had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Eaehequi r yesterday at his official residence in Dunning-street. Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fenton, and Mr. Prier, being a depu tation of the C donian Railway director., had an inter view with the Comnii,iunera of Railways at the office of the Board of Trade yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers pitsent were Lord John Unmet', the Lord Chancellor, 11w Martinis of Lansdowne, the Earl of (into, Sir George Grey. Viscount Pulmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde. and the Right lion. Henry Labouchere. The Council sat four hours. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Friday) at ltuekinghrun Volum. Summonses were ' , sued yebtc•rdav loan the Privy Council-office to the ministers and Laken of state. THE NEW MERCANTILE MARINE ACT. DEPUTATION OF SEAMEN TO THE BOARD OF TRADE. Yesterday a depututi (((( , appointed by the seamen now lying in the port of London, waited upon the Right Han. Cleary I..abooteherr, I'm-violent of the Board of Track., for the purpose of presenting a memorial complaining of the operation of the new Mercantile Marine Act, and praying for the suspension of the objectionable parts of the statute. TIM memorial, which was a lengthy decument, set forth the conviction of the subscriber+ that the lines and penalties fixed by the act would prove a .urte of hearthunting, and dart 1.10 improvement in the men, and that no further power ought to be given to racer; on hoard a ship; that public courts are necessary for the purpose of restraining the arregance of °dicers, instead of the 'winds power antrustrd by the new bill to the master: that no ailcopettc provision is nouls for redrew of wrongs sustained by th, nt.gltet or wantonness "(officer+ that the exclusive charteter of the bet-leak as a record of the con duct of the crew i+ a great injustice : that the ronutaiun of shipping ottices with sailors' homes lends to injure the sea mot that the numerous rules, restriction+ and regulations are ton rigorous for the character of the British sailor, and trial t o redutt. them to the conditiom of slaves. All which evils the nwnwrialists pray may he rentetlied. Mr. Itul'UllEltE addressed du• deputation, and ex pressed les re aret that the rot had Men received in the manner it had by the +rumen. He assured them that it had been framed with especial ref ranee to Iwnefit and bower, the it condition, and he thought they had not that security and protection as they had under the present hill. Mr. J. K kV ANAGIII (a seaman, one of the deputation) drew the attention of the right how gentle men to the 1.0. i• non 01 the shipping lA++ +. At ion.. iit a man situated like himself had no chatwe of getting a ship at there unites • they ought to he more in the immediate vicinity of ttheda . icks order to he of any real service to the sailor. Mr. 1...ki . lt/Ut HERE remarked that the shipping others were under the control of the members +tithe Local Marine Board, and be would conamueicate with them upon the Mr. JOHN CAS ELL proposed the first resolution, to the effect that all taxes which impede the diffusion of know ledge are highly injurious to the public interest, as well as impolitic sources of revenue, and that their retention is utterly inconsistent on the part of the legislature, regarding the opinions universally professed in favour of popular educa tion. The object of the meeting was the abolition of all taxes on knowledge, the diffusion of which was at present beset by fiscal impediments, which prevented the extension of intel ligence amongst the people, and compelled them to wallow in the mire of ignorance. ((tear, hear.) No person would deny that the tales were unjust, impolitic, and wicked. (Hear, hear.) There was " Chambers*" penny publica tion, which circulated 80,000 copies, yet it could not pay in consequence of the heavy tax. For the same reason they had to give up their three-halfpenny publication, which was the means of diffusing most useful information amongst the working classes. ((dear, hear.) At present French literature held its place predominant in the market, because they were unable to compete with it; but let these taxes be removed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and then, he doubted not, this country would progress in such a manner as to become an example to the other nations, a pattern of virtue and intelligence worthy of being copied and admired. ((fear, hear.) If the advertisement duty and the penny stamp were removed, what numbers would he employed ! Extra newspapers would be published, extra mills would be erected to manufacture paper. (Hear.) At present it was• difficulty with the workingman toafford him self a weekly newspaper, whereas, if these taxes were re pealed, he could afford himself the luxury of a daily paper. (liar, hear.) Instead of going to spend his money in a beershop, in order to have a glance at a daily paper, he could then have his daily paper by his own fireside, and his family could also participate in the luxury. (Hear, hear.) Were the taxes on knowledge repealed, he (Mr. Cassell) would be prepared to start a daily penny paper on a circulation of .30,0911. Mr. E, Til LL seconded the revolution. A GENTLEMAN on the plattnrm supported the reso lution. Ile exhibited a new:paper, price 2 cents, which had been published in Americ4, and said, be had no doubt that Mr. RIDDLE, another of the deputation, a waman, then prieeveled to date the drung objection the .I.IMVII had to the .2 timely, in the ship,' article, with rap et to tines, stud the wish that they should be withdrawn. !g r .!, %11l Eli F. ouggi dell whether their withdrawal from the printe,l form of article, would *may them, and them hung up in the .hi [ping office, to that the master and nian mild mutually adopt ao many of them as they might think lit. Mr. RIDDLE thought their entire withdrawal would be mote ohnopt.,ble to the hotly. Mr. 1,..1111WrIllittl: drew the attention of the men to the feet that the mod lenient fonn had been adopted. . .... . . . then were at least such published in New York alone. (Hear, hear.) Mr. 0. 11. LEWES also spoke in favour of the resolu tion. Apart from the pecuniary consideration, they had • good banner to hold forth in this question of the abolition of the taxes on knowledge. (Hear.) But it might be that some persona thought the diffusion of knowledge amongst the people was not a good but an evil. That was a natural view perhaps fur those to take who enjoyed monopolies and privileges which would not he tolerated if the people were better instructed and more enlightened. For himself, he felt no sympathy with that species of English snobbism which thought that everything was valualde in proportion as it was exclusive. (11i-ar, hear.) As a literary man, he was not afraid of com petition. Swift had a story of a spider that thought the world es coaling to an end when its web was brushed away by the housemaid; but the fact was the apartment was much cleaner in consequence, and the Hies were cer tainly much the safer. (Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN, being loudly called for by the meeting, rim°, amid loud applause, and spoke as follows : Mr. Chair man and gentlemen—Like the gentlemen who have pre ceded me, I beg to assure you I am not going to make a long speech. My business here is not to talk. Having a hope of taking part in behalf of this question in another place, I was anxious to see the amount of interest felt on this subject in the metropolis : and certainly the assemblage congregatisl within Oki" spacious hall tonight, the noise and discomfort al by the great numbers who could nut possibly gain admission, are einivineing proofs that the public an• not indiffennt to this question. (Cheers.) I donut think that any other tax would have brought such numbers together. Even the tax on tobacco—(icer, hear)—the tax on malt, or the tax on soap would not have brought so many together as are here to protest against this tax on knowkolge. (Hear, hear.) It is highly honourable to the people, and especially to that portion of them comprising the working classes_of whom I see so many present—that they are come herr, not to protest against the continuance of a tax on any sensual luxuries, or anything pleasing to the physical palate, but that they are met to obtain free amens to the means of mental enlightenment. (Cheers.) That fact ought to fall heavily on those who sway and con trol political power in this country, when the masses cry out for knowledge and proclaim the government as the . . Mr. ItIDDLE then pnweislcil to esplain the extent to which the system of fining might be enforced. The men cold alai art, and their temper somewhat tried by the swathe,. might go below a short time before the time appointed for putting the light. out. One unfortutuite fel low might have some difficulty in arranging his clothing, and wish a fi w momunts* gran, when the chief mate might come forwanl and order light. to he put nut. The roan anral,l few minute: more light, and it was possible, if the ottie, r n•fired, the man might give vent to u trifling oath. Yoe this In would he fined one day's pay for not putting the light out, another day's pay fur using bad Lan. 'WWI% and a thinl day for expressing himself in a contemp tuous manlier to a superior offieer. Ile (Mr. Riddle) assunal the right hon. gentleman that during the eighteen years he hail been employed at sea he had never had occa sion to go to a shipping office, and he did not want. lie al., adverted to the fact of the sailor not being lino Weil with ROWer fur ailtspiate compensation iii the raw of where there was an ineflicieney of water and provisions. Ile also contended that when an entry was awle in the log against a man, the man should have it rani over to him, and know what he had to answer; that he should further have the power of entering his dallier, and the names of parties who could speak in his bchalf. Mr. liAV.tMAOII suggested that means should be adopteil a ith u view of giving the respectable and honest baanli,n or lislging-house keeper some security. It WAS at great illip,ort,inct• to the sailor. Often when the sailor came home he gut into had hands, and was robbed ; and when he returned from his neat voyage, he was very dubi ous into whose hands he might get, and so the respectable twin sufficed a. did the seaman. Mr. I,AIJOUt 11E10', after listening with much atten tion to the remarks of those prevent, observed that he was not preisircil then to give a decided answer to the memo rad. Ile was anxious to affisnl them ever)- consideration, and he would communicate to them the feeling of the board on the foßlowing day. The deputation then withdrew, after engaging the atten tion of the board nearly two boon. lIEPRF4EXTATIOIC OP STROVD.—A contem• pinny say., In the event of a iliesolution of parliament, it, Stanton, Esq., M.l'., retires from the representation of this borough. The influential whig gentlemen of Stroud have invited Loral Mon•ton, eldest son of Hart Dune. We understand that Thomas A. Stoughton, E n ., of Owlpen House, intends offering himself also on the liberal interest, at it is expected that a third candidate will be proposed. A tierce contest is copecteil. - -eAeffenhoo• Jaffnal. M PET NO of Mit W. J. Fox's FRI ENDS.—On Friday evening lag, a numerous meeting of Mr. Fox's friends was held at the hour of Mr. Il o lme, King's Arm., Old ham, Jahn Platt, Pawl. in the chair, at which the following resolutions were unauimouvly agreed to :—I. That this meeting pledges itself to support their present representa tive, Mr. W. J. Fox, at the next election. 2. That a sub scription be now entered into to promote the before-named object. In accordance with the last revolution gentlemen then present put down their names for 1501 ., and an acting committee was formed to carry out the objects of the meet ing.— Malichrsler Examiner. AItREsT OF THP YORKSHIRE.—Ae county from Holyhead state, that the New York packet-ship Yorkshire has been placed under arrest , by authority of a warrant nsued by the High Court of Admiralty, at the instance of the City of Dublin Packet and the Chester and Ilolyhead Railway companies; the former claiming 10,00.01. for services. rendered by the Prince of Walt, in towing the said vessel into the harbour, and the Litter elaiiniug 3,0001. for similar servicvs rendered by the Anglia.— l'Aester Courant _ _ _ uhstole to their attainment of that knowledge. (Hear. It falls so an indictment upim the controllers sof the state , and repeat* that indictment beforehand against their own policy .11 compulsory ignorance. (bleer, hear.) I have occasionally taken part in questions of education ; and I look ssa this as a question of education, and rejoice that we have fur our chairman this evening a gentleman who is a distinguished educator himself. (Cheers.) Whatever dis putes there may be about education, whether it should be of this nature or of that, whether the government should assist luevtion, or whether the education to be given should be solely secular, or !ovular combined with religious instruc tinn—(erie.of " No, no.")—these may be very fair mutters for discussion in au open assemblage • but I think there hardly will be found a person to say t hat the government can justify itself by acknowledging itself to be an impedi ment to the ditfusiou of knowledge. (Hear, hear.) The taxes on knowledge, such as you have had before you, may be said to be in number three—the tax on paper, the tax on advertisemmts, and the tax in the way of stamp on the paper. (Hear, hear.) Now, I think I am not misin terpreting the motives of the great majority here when I say that that tax which predominates over all the others, and which, in your mints, amount, to the greatest grie vance, et the penny stamp on newspapers. (Hear, hear.) The excise duty on paper is bud in itself , as it is in the case of the malt tax, the hop tux, or the soap tax, because it beings the exciseman into the manufactory, and compels the man in business to maintain act of parlia ment rules and regulations fur conducting that business. (Ikar, hear.) It lays the man of business opeu to a system of espionage ; and in that respect the excise on paper is as had as on any other article. (Hear, hear.) Another effect is, it enhances the price of paper, and when it comes to the hands of the printer, it necessarily causes an additional charge to the anal buyer. (Hear.) But when you come to deal with the penny stamp on newspapers, it is objectionable in another way. The stamp on newspapers yields so paltry an amount, that when you consider the political instruction of 26 millions of persons is impeded by a tax which in the net does not exceed 180,0601.—when pin think of the small amount of the tax and its effect, it becomes unjuatitlahls and open to the suspicion whether at all it is maintained for purposes of revenue. (Hear, hear.) The stamp on newspapers yields to the revenue about 340,000/. Now there are about 60 or 80 millions I of newspapers passing through the I'est-office in the course of the year. (Hear, hear.) What we propose is this —that all newspapers that go by post should have a Queen's-head stain , the same as a letter; but that any individual should be allowed to print a newspaper wherever he pleased with out the guarantee of the excisetuan's stamp. (Hear, hear.) By our plan all newspapers going through the post-offico —and I believe they would be more numerous than at present—would contribute one penny by way of tax to the revenue for the transport of that paper to its place of direc tion. If Mr. Hume were here, he would tell you, as he told me. that in his belief the taking the stamp off the pa per when printed, and paying fur its transit by post, would lead to no loss whatever ; m fact, that as much would be contributed by the Queen's-head stamp as is at present. (Hear, hear.) Bat whither or not—whether it is 140,000/. or 200,060/. per year that would be lost— 'the amount is so insigniheaut that it should not be an obstacle in the eyes of a statesman to the removal of the stamp. (Hear.) Why cannot we In London, with two-and-a-half millions of customers at our doors print and publish a paper as cheap as they can in New l urk? (Ileac; hear.) Everything else you manu facture you produce at a lee cost than the Americans, and send your manufactures, your woollens and cottons, and other productions, back to New York after paying the ex itpence of freight, together with some 20 or 30 per cent im port duty. (Hear, hear.) What is the cause of it? Your printers are not better paid ; the rags, of which your paper a made, do not rest more ; your reporting talent and gene ' cal literary ability is to be had at as cheap a rate here as in America. Why cannot, then, we produce at as cheap a rate ? (Hear, hear.) It is because of the tale tion which the government lays upon yon. (Hear, hear.) Now, mark the effect of this upon the interests of that most numerous class of the community—the working I people ; and you will perceive they have no daily paper. (Hear, hear.) • The daily press in England exists only in London; and I assert that that daily press is nut the ex ponent of the wants and interest* of the working classes. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear".) If these daily journals are the exponents of the wants and interests of the working !classes, then, I must say, they are very disinterested trades men ; for I am sure the working classes are not their rue tomer'. (Laughter.) Let no person say we are making random assertions in luring that the daily press does not i represent the polities of the great mum of the community. (Hear.) What is my proof? Look at the "leaders" in the dal! v Comparethe polities of the daily and weekly press 1 Wliat weekly paper in London could live at all on the poll ties of the Morning Herold ? (Hear, and laughter.) Or what weekly paper could exist on the politics of the IL..m ing poet? (Hear, hear, and renewed laughter.) The weekly press, we all know, is patronised in London mainly by the classes who are excluded from all care by the daily prem. (Hear, hear.) If you had the power or the means of sappwang a daily . press, you would have your opinions redacted therein to the same way u at present 31kftell 3. ExPERIMENTS 011 1 WOIIIIF.N Vesseis.—A trial commenced this afternoon of the effects of ehut and shell on a wooden butt, constructed fur the purpose in this yard, and the old Topase, late a re ceiving hulk in this harbour. The firing is from the stage by the side of the Excellent, gunnery ship, in Porchester I lake, and the butt is placed at the usual distance from the Excellent ; the Topase being about 10 feet behind it. Rear Admiral Berkeley, one of the Lords of the Admiralty, Mlle down fur the purpose of witnessiug the trials, as also Capt. Sir Thomas Hastings, Colonel Dentin*, and other officers. ; The trials are placed under the directions and arrangements of ; Capt. Chad.. of the E xcellent, Col. Stevens, It. M. A . and Capt. I H.A., who form the committee. The trials this aft. rnoon have beta confined to Captain MoorsoM's shells;; but the shells of the other inventors will be tested. Capt. bloorsons's are considered to have answered very well, so far as their bursting was concerned. With regard to the effects ou the butt and the Topuse, these are not yet ascer tained. The trials are of a somewhat complicated charac ter. Their chief object is to aseertainthe comparative effect of shot and shell on wooden and iron vessels, experiments having been made on the latter a few months since from the Excellent, which were considered to be conclusive as to the inapplicability of iron vessels fur war purposes. In addition to testing the effects on wooden vessels, similarly placed to the butts, which represented sections of an iron vessel, and the relative results and amount of splin tering from each, the experiments also include trials of dif fen-nt descriptions of *lulls. It is eapeeted that the firing will be continued to-morrow, Friday. and Saturday. As it was apprehended that the *belie might set fire to the Topase, engine boats, manned from the Satellent and Vic tory, are placed in attendance. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1851. lin the weekly press. (Hear, bear.) So far an I can judge, I must confess that the politics of the weeklv press are much sounder than those of the daily press. (Hear.) Now, with regard to the advertisement allay, the abolition of that tax was a sine qua non for the prosperity of cheap newspapers. (Cheers.) I want to have shilling advertise ments, an that the tradesman and the poor person out of employment may be aide to have their advertieetnent in the paper week idler week, and even standing sometimes for a year, as in the case iu America. (Hear, hear.) No press in free till you remove all duties. No tax should be allowed to intertere with the progress of the printing-press. I would do for the press what we have done for corn. (Loud cheers.) I will only add (this subject baring been alluded to) that you will find me, as in corn, a freetrader also in knowledge. (The hou. gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, anal amidst loud cheers. . . . Mr. W. E. IW. IiSON, in proposing the next resolution, " That the excise on paper, the tax on advertisements, and the stamp on newspapers, though apparently unconnected taxes, are in reality parts of one system, which restricts the freedomof the press by hampering it with fiscal burdens," said he had the pleasure of announcing a donation in aid of the objects of the meeting of 1001. The donor was Edward Lombe, Esq., a liberal landowner of Norfolk, and the same gentleman who wry recently had contributed 6001. to the National Public School A6sociatiou. (Choirs.) Mr. Lombe took a great interest in the cause of national education, and he very properly considered the repeal of the taxes on knowledge as a part of that question. (Hear.) This was a correct vicar of the subject, and he (Mr. Dickson) would commend the example of Mr. Lombc to the imitation of all 1 friends of popular instruction with similar means. lie trusted that a better policy than one of eternal compro mise and procrastination was at last about to be adopted. If not, a general election could not in any case be far dis tant, and he did not doubt the taxes on knowledge would then be found a fatal harrier to the return of many of the supporters of the present government. (Cheers.) Dr. I.F.E =growled the resolution. Mr. EDWARD ED WARDS (a working printer) sup ported the resolution, and contended that the existing morning papers would not diminish in circulation in con sequence of the issue of a daily penny newspaper. The Times would save 17,0001. a-year, paper duty, which could he devoted to giving more extensive employment in every department of literature. At present the printers in the three kingdoms amounted to about 12,000; but he was certain that, were these taxes repealed, before seven years double that number of compositors would find active and remunerating employment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MILNER GIBSON, on rising to address the meet ing, was greeted with loud cheers. Ile said, that at that hour of the night he would not detain them at any length. It happened to devolve on him to prop ow in the House of Commons the abolition of the taxes on knowledge ; and, if he were permitted, he would be prepared to make that pro position main to the house. (Cheers.) But a member of parliament was in a forlorn situation, and hut a poor and helpless creature, if he made a prooosition in the House of Commons without being harked by public opinion out of doors. (Cheers.) Amon might argue Our ever—might prove with all the accuracy of an arithmetical proposition the truth of a certain statement, but if it was not believed that the community out of doors had an interest in the sumos of his propos.al, he might 14.1 well " talk to the idle wind which they regard not." (Hear, hear.) It was for the people themselves to carry this question. They would alit . . succeed otherwise, for neither 'lnc knowledge nor any other kind of freedom was ever offered as a spontauemis gilt by the government to the people. (Hear, hear.) The present House of Commons, select and exclusive as it un douliteilly was (hear hear) representing only a small section of the eommunity, and possessing great power over the existing system of lesrislation, was afraid on some °cessions to set up for itself—(laughter) —us the repeal of the corn laws testified. (titer, hear.) 'flit. House of Lords and the Howse of Commons yielded on that question to pressure from without, finding it a safer and wiser course to make a decent surrender, rather than risk being driven hag and baggage with disgrace from the citadel which they were defending. (Cheers.) It took much la bour and a long agitation toefl'ect that result. (Ilene, hear.) With regard to the question they were then discussing, he was afraid there was at the root of the opposition an unworthy jealousy of the spread of knowledge among the people. (Cheer..) It was there the great objection lay. (Hear, hear.) When he brought this question before the house, and asked what harm cheap newspapers eould do, the noble lord at the head of the government conjured up an alarming phantom, and raid that if cheap newspapers made all government impossible in France, he should he sorry to see that course adopted if it should have that result here. That was a hypothetical statement. The noble lord did not say that cheap news papers made government impossible in France, hut as Mr. Disraeli said he conjured up the ensanguined phantom of a revolutionary republic, in France to frighten them out of plain dispassionate reason. (Hear.) He did not know by what name this speties of' argument was called, but he would call it the hobgoblin argument. (" Ilear, hear," and laughter.) When Mr. Hume brought forward his motion with regard to the suffrage, he recollected that the noble lord who spoke as the organ of the government said that there was a great improve tnent in the moral and social habits of the people, hut that as he nevertheless doubted their political wisdom he said he could not agree to the pmposi lion. (Hear, hear.) The object of the present movement was to assist in giving that knowledge to the people, so that they might attain to that political wisdom which was said to be deficient. He saw a broad principle in asking for the repeal of these three taxes, (hear.) But if the repeal of one was offered he did not say that he would not take it. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) But he would not give LI release in full. (hear, hear.) Ile would still ask for the repeal of the others. (Hear, hear.) They ought nut to rest satisfied with getting the paper duty re,,ealed alone, or the advertisement duty repealed, or the stamp removed. They should not be teak tied till the press of England was made free. (Hear, hear.) Ile would nut enter into the question of the paper duty further than to observe that when he was told that the paper duty did not interfere with works for which an extensive circulation was required, the government allowed a drawback on the paper :used in printing the Bible and l'rayer-book, in order to extend the circulation of the holy Scriptures. (Hear, hear.) An extended circulation we were told was the effect of re mitting the paper duty on the holy Scriptures ; but, when the saine argument was to be applied to other cases, they were told that the duty on paper in a book was so small that it had but a small effect. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) With regard to the advertisement duty, he re garded it as a revenue destisiyer instead of giving a revenue. (Bear, hear.) he believed that the impediments it threw in the way of mercantile men communicating with each other and with the consumer was a cause of lessening the side of articles bearing customs and other duties, and thus of diminishing revenue, and he had little doubt that if the duty on advertisements were repeal...al, there would be no loss to the revenue in the next year. But, no, it WAS nut the revenue, but the dread of the extension of cheap know ledge amongst the people, and the circulation amongst them of a knowledge of current events of life in which it is well known that all men took so great an interest that caused these taxes to be continued. (Hear, bear.) But it was by such meetings as the present, by agitation out of doors, that any effect would be produced in parliament. The efforts of members would be vain unless there was pressure from without. (Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer was going to produce a new budget (laughter) and the government had now an op portuuity, having just gone through the Ginette— (laughter), of coming forth with a fird-class certificate— (cheers and laughter)—if they were to include in the new budget the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. Whether the government had settled their budget or not, whether they had made their financial arrangements for the year or not, be, if he were allowed, should submit to the house of Commons the proposition and principle, whether they were to make a permanent source of revenue from taxes which impeded the diffusion of knowledge amongst the people. (Cheers.) On that ground he should submit the question to parliament, and if supported by meetings like that, and similar meetings in other parts of the country. he hoped the day was not d'stant when lie should see the shackles struck from off the press, and when they could dilate with truth, as it sometimes pleased them now to attempt, on the freedom of the English press. (Loud cheers.) • • ' • • The resolution was then unanimously carried. Mr. Donsom CoLimn' and Mr. flor.vosuu moved and seconded the last resolution, to the effect that by allowing a number of registered papers to circulate a portion of their impression without stamps, and denying the same privilege to others. and by permitting news and political comments to be inserted in the unstamped publications of the metro polis, while similar publications were suppressed in the country, the Board of Inland Revenue invested itself with the powers of a censorship equally foreign to the laws of the land and the feelings of the people of this country. The resolution being unanimously adopted, the proceed ings closed with the usual vote of thanks to the Chair man; and the meeting separated shortly before 12 o'clock. A COMPARISON OF TOE PRF-sENT PRICES OF WHEAT, FLOCK, AND BREAD IN LONDON AND PARIS gives the following results " The highest price of wheat of the first quality in Paris is 22f. per 14 hectolitre, which is equal to 345. 2d. per quarter : and the highest price of white wheat of the first quality in London being 44.. per quarter, it follows that wheat is 31t per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The highest quotation of flour of the first quality . in Paris is 271 40c. the 100 kilo grammes, which is equal to 271. 10d. per sack of 280 lbs. English • and the highest quotation of flour in the London market being 3Sa. per sack, it follows that flour is 364 per cent. dearer in London than in Pans. The price. of bread of the first quality in Paris is 24e. per kilogramme, which is equal to 4td nearly per 41h. loaf, English weight; and the pnee of bread in Loililoa, at the full-priced shops, being Old. per 41b.. it follows that bread is 49a per cent. dearer in London than in Paris." 31CRDER IN GREECE.—A letter from Athens. dated Feb. IS, says: "A horrible murder has just terrified one of the villages on Parnassus. Thirty armed men intro duced themselves during the night into the house of one of the primates of the village, and dragging him out into t'te street massacred him, without touching any part of his pro perty. It is said that the mayor and two gendarmes sta tioned there, who must have heard the noise, and slid nothing to prevent the crime, were in connivance with the murderer. ; and as the victim wa., the avowed enemy of a person holding a high position at court, the latter is sus pe: not to be unconcerned in the crime. However, the otficen of justice are actively engaged in the pursuit, and it is said that four of the assassins Use been taken OPENING OF TILE LAMBETH RAGGED SCIIOOI.S. MUNIFICENT GIFT BY MR. BEAT:FOY. Yesterday having been appointed for the opening public meeting at the newly-erected Lambeth ragged schools, large crowds of persons, of both sexes and of all ranks, assembled at and immediately opposite the building, between the hours of one and two o'clock. The occasion was certainly one of no ordinary occurrence, seeing that Ouse schools, the largest of the kind in the metropolis, and by far the most spacious and elegant in construction, have been built at the sole expense of Henry Benjamin Banbury Beaufoy, E.q., of Caron-place, South Lambeth, at the mu nificent cost 0f10,0001., in addition to which the benevolent donor has invested the sum of 4,000/. in the fund., the in terest derivable from which in to be appropriated to the keeping of the building in permanent repair. Such an in stance of princely bounty and practical sympathy for the poor—one so wholly unexampled in the history of ragged schools—naturally caused the meeting of yesterday—or rather, we should say, the meeting., for two had to be held simultaneously, the one in the boys' school, and the other in the girls', in order to satisfy and accommodate the hun• dreds who attended—to be an occasion of hcartlidt gratitude towards the respected gentleman we have just named. The building he has thus presented in perpetuity to the must wretched and hitherto almost nnearedlor of his fellow beings may be truly maid to he a striking ornam,nt to the neighbourhood in which it stands. It is situated in an ob-1 score street called Doughty stmt, Lambeth-walk, and will altogether accommodate nearly 1,000 children ; and it is in tended that the schools shall be open the whole of the week, and also on Sundays for religious worship and in struction. The entire suite of rooms was yesterday thrown open fur public inspection at twelve o'clock, and their remarkable neatness and adaptation to the purpose. tOr which they are intended, elicited expressions of the warmest approval and delight. We may add that the rear of the building, in which there are yards and washing-rooms for the pupils, is bounded by the archesof the South-Western Railway. One of the meetings yesterday was held in the girls' school mom, and was presided over by W. Williams, Esg., for Lambeth. It was crowded. The ineetiug, of which we present the annexed report, was held in the boys school-room and was presided over by the Right Hun. Lord Ashley, M.P.; and on thy platform were several clergymen and miuirters of the district, and other gentlemen. The room was densely filled, chiefly by the middle and upper elasser, among whom were several very fashionably-dressed ladies. The Rev. Mr. WIX having opened the proceedings with pn K r' noble CHAIRMAN said they wore assembled there that day to celebrate the opening of un institution that was consecrated to the training of the children of that district in the faith and fear of Almighty God. They were there, he hoped, also to express their unfeigned thanks to Al. mighty God that he had put it into the heart of the pious and munificent donor of that building to erect such an edifice fur the great and sacred purpose for which it was designed. (" Hear," and cheers.) It would be clear to them that another person, on such an occasion, ought to have occupied the chair. The chair should have been 1.1- pied by the individual whose munificent act they were met to acknowledge—(hear, hear)—but his mo desty forbade that; he war unwilling to appear amongst them to receive the congratulations and thanks of the pub lie' and therefore it became his (Lord Ashley's) duty to act as his coadjutor on this deeply interesting occasion. (Hear.) Now, he rejoiced exceedingly to see the increasing care that was being taken of that wild and hitherto neglected class— ragged children. (Cheers.) He rejoiced to see that sym pathies were now put forth for that wild and vagrant class, who time many years hot been trampled upon, and trampled upon because, as he believed, they were unknown. (Hear.) He rejoiced in the growing sympathy, in the increasing exertions on their behalf. He rejoiced, from the highest motives, that on many thousands were to be brought now within the sound of the gasped; but he rejoiced also, on other grounds; for, whilst communicating to this vast tribe, who committed half the crime now prevalent in the land, the saving truths of the gospel, they would place them at the same thne in sphere where thy might fulfil all the duties and taquirements of social life. (Hear, hear.) Now let him direct their attention to that system which had been found in so many party of England a great nutlet and benefit to the community—he meant, a careful and well selected system of emigration. They had seen and heard of the beneficial effects of such a system. As an instance he might mention that the Messrs. lhowton had sent out many from their schools, who had profited by it, fire they were now in the colonies of Australia in a fair way to become honourable and useful members of society. (Hear.) The public might depend upon it that, in the heavy pressure on the market of labuur in these days, it was very desirable that they should abridze the number of can didates, and render that number as limited as possible. By so doing they benefited those who remained and those who went out ; and if they would only look at the !amyl, a the Rigged School Union ' any they would be rejoiced to see how m hundred, had been transplanted from a state of the utmost filth and misery to a state of honour, comfort, and independence. (" Hear," and cheers.) He hoped they would be very careful and pay great attention to this matter in their training of the children of Lambeth, for he was convinced that a vast deal concerning their temporal and moral welfare depended on an early inculcation upon them of habits of thrift and ecowimy. He was induced to bay this, because the result of his observations was—that even with regard to the most ragged and destitute children, if they were carefully to hus band their resource., the public would really be surprised at the amount of money that each ragged child accumulated in the twelve months. After cautioning the conductors against making the schools the means of parade and display and annual exhibitions, his lordship stated that he had no objection to any amount of secular know ledge being imparted that might be of cow to the pupils in utter life, but the great basis of all their teaching must be true, sound, evangelical protestantisin. (Loud cheers.) The pupils must have put before them the saving of the great Chillingworth—" the Bible, and the Bible alone, is the religion of protestant.." (Renewed rehears.) Let the conductors stand upon that great truth, let them build no edifice upon the sands, but let them lay it upon that im moveable rock, and they might depend upon it that the school would never fail. They would then reap such a bar. vest as no one of them in his most eanguiuc moments had ever contemplated; and though they might not succeed in raising the temporal condition of those committed to their care, they would have given to each and every one of them "that peace of God which passeth all understanding." The chairman resumed his seat amid loud and continued cheers. The Rev. Mr. CHRISTMAS, minister of Vcrulam Episcopal Chapel, moved the first resolution, which re corded the grateful sense of the meeting of the munificence of Mr. Beaufoy in erecting such substantial and com modious schools, and providing for their permanent up holding, and prayed that his life might long be spacial to witness the goad results of hie noble deed. He observed that Mr. Beaufoy had set the metropolis a noble example, and that the marble tablet over the door way recorded a deed of unmingled good. Ile had been lately informed that in the vast empire of China there were only a few of the most degraded classes itt the seaport towns who were unable to read. Ile contended that what had lama done in heathen China could be done in Christian England. (Hear, hear.) Ile had last summer visited the Island of Majorca, and there he found that there were scarcely any beggars or criminals; a circumstance which he attributed very much to the fact that the inhabitants had good air and good food. The Rev. Dr. MORTIMER, in seconding the resolution, said it was now seven years since Mr. Beaufoy be came a large benefactor to that noble institution over which he (Dr. Mortimer) had the honour to preside—the City of London School. To that school, a school formed for the middle classes, the sons of tradesmen and shopkeepers, Mr. Beaufoy had given, in cluding the University of Cambridge and other bequests, a sum nearly amounting to 10,0001. (Cheers.) This showed that that gentleman had the welfare of all classes at heart, and that while now he began at the bottom, he had not colt:looked those who were in the position above them. (Hear.) Very shortly after the death of his wife, he (Dr. I%lortimer) called on him. His first words were, "I am glad that you ere come, because I want to consult you about raising a monument to my wife. I have been thinking that a statue or an ornamental window world be a waste of money, and that the establishment of a school in Lambeth, to be called " Mrs. Beaufoy's School," would be a far better monument than any other. The Rev. J. B. BROWN, Independent minister, moved the second resolution, which pledged the meeting to use every exertion to provide liberally fur the educational pur poses of the institution. The Rev. Mr. ALDIS seconded the resolution, The Rev. Mr. SOULE proposed the third resolution, which expressed thankfulness to God fur the blessings which had been conferred by ragged schools on the poor and neglected youth of the metropolis. The Rev. Mr. HILL seconded this resolution. The Rev. Mr. HALL, Wesleyan minister, supported it. Mr. Deputy HALE then moved a vote of thanks to Lord Ashley for his kindness in presiding, and for his noble ef forts in behalf of ragged schools throughout the country. JOSHUA FIELD, Esq., seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that if he had not come there to testify hie gratitude to Mr. livaufoy, he should have been deserving of the deepest condern. , • ~ nation. Ile believed that half the crime which devastated the metropolis might be prevented by the relig ious and moral culture of th e young. lie was convinced that penny theatres were a source of vast mischief, and that the lawless and miserable• generally tried their hands first at I theft, in order to obtain the means of visiting these dens. (Hear.) The interesting proceedings terminated with the singing tain ln ed th a e t t e ea veni wi ng thu ab tre of the doxology. tne6lAw braggagluildarg.ehildren were enter- PHILLIPS'S GARDENS RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. The annual meeting of the supporters of these schools, which arc situated in Upper Tottenham-place,. wag held at the Ilu e i c H a ll, S tore - street, yester d a y eroung ; Lord Astute in the chair. The CIIAIIt3IAN said it had been his duty that duy to take the chair at the opening of a splendid edifice devoted to a ragged school, in a tniw.•rablo locality in Lambeth, which had bccu erected by the munificence of a single in dividual, at a east of 10,0001., with 4,0001, more, which had been set apart as a reserved fund for repairs. It had been observed by some that it was not wise to spend so much over a building for each a purpose, and that the money night have bees much more usefully applied. In answir to this, he had to say that this was the gift of an individual, and the society accepted it with gratitude, and looked upon this building as denoting the condition to which they i.hould with the elans fur whose benefit it was assigned should be raised. The systent of ragged schools was spreading much in London, and in Scotland he found it was spreading even more. There was no reason why the industrious classes of this metropolis should not be as well otf as the industrious classes of any other metropolis in the world. Food was cheap, anti in many cases high wages were given. And they would be astonished if they knew how much was gained in the course of a year by even one of these ragged scholars, which, if applied rightly. would much Lett, r the condition of these children. With regard to these schools he was happy to say that they were greatly extending. When he first undertook their advocacy there were only five of them in existenee. There are now 100, at which more than 20,000 children are taught. The bible was placed in their hands and they were taught to read it, and the upholders of the schools had this satisfaction, that their etthrts were not only directed to elevating the social posi tion of the objects of their care, but were likewise promoting their beat, their eternal interests. (Cheers.) The SECRETARY then read the fourth annual report, which stated that these schools are not intended to in terfere with any other schools existing in the neiol - The instruction was entirely gratuitous and intended to secure to the children a scriptural educa tion. The means hitherto adopted had been—first, a day school ; second, un evening school ; third, a ladies' working Murth, an industrial class; and fifth , a provident fund and library. In the day school there were 113 names in the books, and the average attendance was 60. The even ing schools were held on Tuesday and Friday evenings and the average attendance was 75. There WAS also a class for elder lads on Wednesday evenings at which the attendance was about 30, many of whom, and amongst them were several convicted thieves, had lwen induced to become regular attendants of places of worship. The ladies' working class was carried on under the superintendence of ladies on Wednewlay afternoon's and Saturthymorningss. 80 articles of clothing had been made at a reduction of two thirds of their cost when thought readv-made. The indus trial boys' school was carried on on Monday and Thursday evening.. The committee hail engaged a tailor, not with the view of making the boys tailors, but to induce habits of industry. In the Provident Fund and Library Department there had been received 121. th., and 21. 10s. had been paid as bonuses. The library contained 120 volumes, which the children were allowed to take home. There had been re ceived during the year, on account of the general fund, 1001. 14s. 5.1., and there was a balance due to the treasurer of 71. 4s. 51d. The lice. DAVID LAING then . adshrssesl the meeting in support of the first " sentiment," which, in the place of a resolution, wa. submittal to the mtn ting, and which de clared that, " When the plainest facts have proved that in London and other large towns swarm* of an outca-t popu lation arc evrrywhcre brooding at the bottom of our social wale, is it not certain that our social sy-tem's fair outside serves but to conceal a most deadly disease within." The lion. A. K INNA I RD, in seconding, stattvl that the statistics to which the noble chairman had ulludeml did not refer to a London locality, but to one of our large provin cial town.. The Rev. R. BURGESS and the Rev. E. AURIOL spoke to the next sentiment, that " nu nation can ever feel secure, the dens of whose populous cities teem with a neglected and godless race, for ever bent on mischief, and watching for seasons of political confusion to issue forth in myriads for violence and plunder, as instinctively as the eagles are attracted by the carcase." The 11,v. 11. RUOIIES and the Rev. E. GARBUTT, dilated on the next " sentiment," which was to the effect that the strongholds of sin and Satan are the courts and alleys of our great towns and cities, and that the weapons fur reducing them are not carnal but spiritual. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chainuan, and the meeting separated. PREPARATIONS FOR TAKING 'flIE CENSUS. The large preparations necessary for the census at the end of this month are said to be rapidly approaching their completion, as far as cone, ries the duties of the office iu Craig's-court. The staff of the lt,etistrar-General has nearly completed its large issue of the various forms neces sary for the use of the enumerators. These officers ummyit to no less than 30,691. This number will he employed lie England and Wake only; a very large number in addition will lie required tier Ireland and Scotland. There have Ned sent out from Craig's-court about 5,000,000 forms of the Householders' Schedule, which arc to be distributed among the occupiers of apartments as well as the householders during the week preceding the day of taking the census. The forms for Wales are in the language of the principality. It is calculated that the papers sent out an Householders' Schedules " weigh more than 31 tons. This is eicht-ire of the hooks of instructions tie the enumerators, containing the forme into which they will have to reduce the returns they obtain, anti also the undertnentioned forms relating to religion stud education, and which swell the total to about 50 tons. For England For and Wales. Scotland. The forms for the Established Church 20,001 4,000 „ for the Dissenting bodies 20,000 10.000 „ for Day-sehool mums 70,000 10,000 for Sunday schools 50,000 7.000 „ fur Evening and Adult schools „ for 'Mechanics and Litenkry Institutions 5,000 1,200 Returns are to be obtained from every description of school in the country, from the endowed and proprietary grammar schools, down to the humblest dame school. All colleges wiU be treated on houses, and subject to the same inquiries. While these investigations are going on owyerra firma, the same inquiries wi:l In: made on board the vessels in all the British ports, the object being simply that the return shall include all her Majesty's subjects alike. The ^ ship schedule " calls for the name of the master, the names of the officers, seamen, apprentices, and boys. and the names of the passengers and others on board, and the same information that the landsmen must give as to place of birth, age, and profession. The return will also call for the names of her Majesty's subjects serving in foreign vessels. The army and navy at home and abroad is also to be included in the Census, and all the same particu lars are to be given by , them as by the civilians. While this is going on in England, the same course will be pursued as fur as is practicable in the colonies, where there will not be the same facilities for obtaining information as at home. The representatives of the Queen in all foreign countries will have to take the Census of her Majesty's subjects on the same day as in England, and for doing which every facility will be afforded by the different countries in which they sojourn. POPERY IN THE CHURCH. Last evening a meetingof the members of the Church 1 , of England resident within the parish of tit. Luke, Chelsea, was held at the Commercial Hall, King's-road East, to re ceive the replies of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London to the addresses recently adopted by the protestant laity of that parish against the popish doctrine-6 and practices inculcated and carried on in the Established Church ; and to come to such resolutions relating thereto, as might he deemed proper and expedient. About 130 or 200 persons were present. Mr. Evora presided. The replies, it appeared, were merely verbal, and were given to the deputations which waited on the prelates. The chairman having opened the business of the meeting, alluded to the statement which had been published in the µepa•rs that the archbishop had used the term "bishops." He hail received a communication from his grace, who supposed that he (the chairman) hail furnished the report to the papers, stating, "that his memory must have failed him, for he had not said that he regretted encouragement should have proceeded from the bishops and clergy,' but from the ' clergy.' " Ile replied that the archbishop did say that in effect. He had evidence from a note taken at the time, and Mr. T. Yonge recollected it, so that he was not in a position to contradict the report. The address expressed strongly that the conduct of some of his grace's suffragans was to the scandal of the church, but the contradiction took out the whole pith of the thing. Ile regretted to say that the manner in which they had been received by the Bishop of London was an insult to the parish. The bishop's reply to them was a subterfuge. Mr. 'l'. A. Yonge had attended both interviews. He was satisfied with that with the archbishop, but not with that of the Bishop of London. His lordship quibbled—he could give it no other term—and fenced with the question. Mr. Yonge having spoken at some length, a resolution was put and carried to the effect that the meeting was satisfied with the answer given to the deputation by the archbishop, but regretted that it could nut express its entire satisfaction with the answer given by the Bishop of London. Mr. Emerson then moved, and Mr. T. Palmer seconded, a re solution fur an address to her Majesty, praying that she would command her ministers to introduce a bill to enable the bishops to remove all Puseyite clergymen out of their dioceses, and all other officials professing the same princi ples. This was carried, and the meeting broke up. REAR ADMIRAL COLIN CAMPBELL expired on Monday last at his residence near Uxbridge, in the 64th year of hii age. The gallant admiral had seen considerable .b st o r pr v et iucareetueoflfo:at follows: — L i e utenant, convoya l o d w s commanded ip ouot:mmosi t h i, M instrel 2.lB2nl o d. January,cot un p n e ; commander, 22nd September, 1809; captain, 28th February, 1812; and rear-admiral (retired), Ist October, 1846. THE CHICORY FRAVD. A correspondent ears The non-enforcement of the existing law against the adul teration of all commodities, in the case of coffee, is produc tive of the following results :-Ist. The honest dealer must become a rogue in self-defence or lose his connexion, as he cannot compete with his unscrupulous neighbour, whom afford of course to sell the spurious article much below the price of the genuine. 2nd. The community is demoralised, for the young men employed by th e grocers are instructed in a delibtrete system of fraud from the moment they enter their service. 3rd. The revenue is defrauded and English men are compelled to bear many odious tales to make good the deficiency. 4th. The consumption of coffee in Gnat Britain decreases annually to • very large extent, in con sequence of the adulteration, and a most serious injury is thereby caused to the shipping interest, to the coffee pro ducer, and last not least, to the exporters of manor, tetured goods ; above all by the non-prohibition of the adulteration of coffee the hard-working labourer, and the public in general, instead of a wholesome and nutritious beverage is compelled to consume a noxious and abominable compound of chicory, peas, sand, sawdust, acorns, wine-finings, and even excrement. HARWICH ELECTION--YESTERDAY. CLOS!, Or TRW POLL. ra:;~~ ----- -- ---- - --• l'nw I:nd MA;ority for l'rinsep IRELAND. ... 131 Dl•Hi.ilf, M.\N~' At the spring commencements, which took plate yesterday (Shrove Tuesday) in the Univers:ty of Dublin, the honorary degree of LL.I►. was presented to Lord Gough. The gallant veteran appeared in the examination hull in the full uniform of general officer, and was loudly and most cordially cheered by the crowds who were assembled on the occasion in the court and hall. Amongst those who took Doc tors' degrees were the hon. members for the Univer sity, J. Napier, M.l'., and G. A. Hamilton, M.P. There is a total dearth of political news in Roblin, unless it be called news that Mr. John O'Connell has adjourned the weekly meetings of his association "until further notice,' and that the substitution of some other furor of a national political body, with the organisation of which he will have nothing to do, is very generally talked of. There was a meeting of the Boman catholic inha bitants of Belfast on Monday, to petition against the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. It was held in the theatre, andwas numerouslyattended,but there was nothing is the proceedings to distinguishit from the other meet ings of a similar kind. One of the resolutioas was as follows : Resolved,—That we are now ten millions, more theft :s third of the population of the L'aited Kingdom, and th..t we are too strong tamely to submit to any enactment whim will exclude us from the privileges of the constitution : and, if the miniger should withdraw the application of his bill from Ireland, we pledge ourselves, in vonjunetion with the members of our faith in England, to use every exertion to prevent its being passed, or any penal law enacted that would interfere with the progn7s, or restriit the free and perfect enjoyment, of the catholic religion &a that country. - - -• There was a meeting of the Roman catholic parishioners of Itathmines, near Dublin, held yester day, tbr the same purpose, and Mr. IL Grattaa, M.P., uddresoed the assemblage at some length. The following is the reply of the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor to an address, signed by to ally 108 of the clergy of the united diocese of lbws aid Connor. and a g reed to at a meeting on Thursday last, of winch the Archdeacon of Down :was the chairman : _ _ _ Palarv, ilttlywood. My Reverend and dear brethrms,—l have your adds ss on the subject of the late aggressive attempt ot tile Polo. in England, and I cordially join in the prayer which you hum expressed, that LI MIT several stations we may be euabled, by the blessing of Almighty Gad, " to maintain such sin , gleawei of heart, such purity of faith, such soundness of doctrine, such unity of spirit, and such holiness of life, as are the best tokens of u true church, and the most eller.- tual means of resiating the advances of superst it i, in stud error." But at the same time we must remember that " the fruits of the spirit. love, joy, peace, longomtfering, gentleness, waxiness, !lath, meekness, and tennwrame," are the surest characteristics of a Christian minister; for " where envy and strife are,.there are confusion andevcry evil wort.." Let us, therefore, as ministers and stewards of God's mys lyrics, not only "speak the things which become. sound doctrine," hut evidence in our lives the sincerity of our faith. Should it be found, as you allege, that the Sows of the land, the prerogatives of our sovereign, and the rights and privileges of our national church, have been ',Mooted by intruding uron England a Roman catholic hierarchy. I feel that the legislature will vindicate those laws, and maintain the honour of the crown and the integrity of the u.,tionid church with such firmness, wisdom, and moderation, sass shall secure to all her Majesty's subjects that mutual toilers tUin, liberty of conseienre, and right of private judgment whirls add to th- glory and strength of the British con stitution. And while I hold that all aggression shiellol be checked, and spiritual arrogance intros ed, from what ever sect ur parts they proceed, I also maintain Mat nobody should be restricted iu the fair exercise of their religion, according to the dictates of their con science, provided it he in strict accordance with the laws of the realm, and the honour and safety of the crown. I rejoice that the Irish branch of the united church of Eng lund and Ireland has had grace to continue iu bearing faithful testimony to the " truth as it is in Jesus:" and the measure which, above all others, I would earnestly recommend you at the present crisis to adopt is, the faith ful preaching of " the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation," beateching our Bement>. Father that he would, for the sake of his Wined Son, our Lied and Saviour, send duwu upon " bishops and curates, and all congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of his grace, and that they may truly please him, pour upon 111,111 the continual dew of his his song." And now, my reverend brethren, " follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with those that call on Lied out of pure heart; be perflet, be of good comfort, be of inst. 13itaL live in peace, aid the God of love and peace shall be N% itlr you."-1 am, your faithful servant, and brother in Christ, Romer flows AND CONNOIi. The Venerable Archdearun of Mown, and the clergymen subscribing the address. At the Clare Assizes yesterday an old man named Quintivan was found guilty of the murder of a poor woman, who had been left the sum of two shillings by her husband to support her during his absence in search of work. The prisoner, who was a neigh bour, was aware of this circumstance, and it ap pears committed the crime for the sake of that wretched amount. At the Wexford Assizes, Charles William Clarke, a young man of respectable family, was found guilty of having embezzled t hree several sums of 14/.125. 04d., 10/. 10s. 0;c1., and 4!. 17s. SA., the property of the Bank of Ireland. Prisoner was the cushier at the branch bank at New Buss. ENCUMBERED ESTATE SALK The only property put up fur sale yesterday before the Encumbered hstates Commissioners was that of Francis and Walter Butler, situate, in the munty of Galway. It was divided into U luta, all of which were purchased by Mr. Eyre Evans, in trust for Mrs. Anna Dorothea Patient', the• petitioning creditor. The six lots curtain 2,640 statute acres, part let on lease, part from year to year, awl u great proportion of them is unoccupied ; the rent and estimated value, as set forth in the rental, is 1,07/. 9d., subject to 381. 19s. fah. quit rent and tithe rent charity. Griffith,,' valu ation is 9531. 3s. 34., the poor-law valuation, 7261. Isis., sled the total amount for which Mr. Evans was ilvelamtl the purchaser is 11,4001., which is not within 20,0004 of the sum due to Mrs. Putland by the property. •I'be rates of purchase on the present net rent and estimated value varied from five to ten years, and the average rate of purchase upon the entire, on the same figures of "'resent letting, is a fraction le. than 9 years', or 13 years' parch.. on Urilfith's valuation, and nearly 16 years' purchase on the Poor-law valuation, above reterred to. It will of course b• under stood by every one that the present letting value of lands in Ireland affords no criterion by which to judge of their real value, and that to estimate the rate of parch.. on the nominal rents set down in the rentals would be most Waive. SPORTING. BEITECG AT MANCHESTER—Tr Ebt.A Y. cures p. o 1 art Rheri• (I) I* to I Ilarlaot (t) 30 to I It !! to I Myin¢Gait, 27 to I Wet lAdy Evelnt (t) 33 to I Beeman (I) 1000 (.., 20 Lady Eden (t three times) SS to 1 ttaltilraer (t) DERBY. $ to 1 apt Grecipit It to I agst Nominator 616 1 Prime attniatsr ft) 20 to 1 Lataartine 1116 1 The Mountain Sylph 25 to 1 Clusatelattua OLDHAM STEEPLECHASES (CONCLVDED). GAR/1140N AND HI:NT STAILEA Of 3 sore. each and 40 added ; the second to receive 101. Gentl emen r id ere , 1 2at each, &c. Over the Steeplechase Course. (7 subs.) reptant Mavaard'e Springy leek (Canavan) I 24r. Wall's Mew( r (Cowell) 2 Captdo Nortorea Potheen (11r. Lyac.) The Duchess and Clear-the-Kitchen also ran. A tine race ; won cleverly by half a length. BEATEN STCZYLECNA9E STAKES of goys. each, 3 ft, and 30 added ; the second to receive 101. Steeplechaes Course. - tdi.iternan's law, aged, llet lib (Catena) I Mr. Mewburee Queen at t►e Werke, Net Sib (wield!) 2 Won easy. BEATEN GARRISON STARES were won by the Duchew, beating The Brewer, easily. DONCASTER SPRLNG MEETING. The race committee have got up a most excellent list fur flat and steeple chase racing on the Thursday and Friday, and the admission fees to the Grand Stand and Betting -1 moms having been fixed at a low scale, calculate on a large and fashionable company. The following is an outline of the present engagements: THIVIISDAY.—The Grand National Steeple Chase Stakes of 16 sues. each, &c., with 100 added ; 23 horses left in out of an entry of 38; the Vetting Room Stakes, 9 . catch* ; the Sheffield and Rotherham H andicap , 18 ent ries ; a Hurdle Handicap; and the Municipal Stakes. FRIDAY.—The Doncaster Handicap, with 100/. added; 22 horses left in out of an entry of 45; the Hopeful Stakes ' for 2-yr olds, 15 entries; and three other stakts, which close next week. The Great Northern Railway have announced trains, at single hie', from London, York, Sheffield Wake field, and Leeds ; those frum King's-cross will start each day at half-past seven in the morning, and return from Don caster in the evening at half-past five, performing the dis tance in five hours. . . iiieniei vfilioaaissence each day at half-9,2q77N ..4 t• \ro i'• ''' 4',.4 1