The Express. — London, England, 1847-07-21 00:00:00

11 - • soarer a step was taken in the direction which he con laid Tbs hi* report WY then agreed to, and the bill wee ordered s b a t anned and read a third time to-morrow (this day). lemmas toe question put by Sir J. GRAMM, eg O. GREY said that, as the third reading of the bill ...R be the only order of the day for to-morrow, it would ;;;;" at situng at 12 o'clock. gaNIERCPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL moved the third reading 1 / the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill. Kr. STUART opposed the motion. The hon. member sat ed that the bill be read a third time that day three gestia. BODKIN said that the former disc-unions on the s i slu ed on the drat three clauses, and that the rest of the bal/ was easidered to be unobjectionable. He should vote Tythird readiest- The ATTORNEY -GENERAL thought there was a esecurrence in the passing of the bill ss it now sad that all the objections were confined to the three l is a ss aa The first objection made to the bill was that 'dad sot received due consideration, but he only would siat this unless several years were required to mature • he "km. The bill was the result of the report of a com sat" which recommended that the subjects contained in as bill should be legislated upon, although they did not a mend* the whole question of Ninkruptcy and insolvency. Am on objection to the bill was the ►abolishing of the c a st d Review. That court had gradually fallen into i n s from there being nothing to do, and as the a a s s bms became nitwit they were not filled up, and the 'S — i t ea seminal, the business being done by the Vice mistier. Thee. were utterly inadequate courts, for see had sot Manta enough to keep them in practice, and sa wee reason rendered the bar an inadequate one. It was natal this bill restored the jurisdiction in bankruptcy to le Dien of Chancery. There was no contemplation to one tbsjeriscliction, but the business was to be sent to the Tkralacellor, who would esercise a separate jurisdiction sadw flat name, as he did now under the nocni• W la of the Court of Review. With regard to t he hie, it was intended by the bill that such M sal should be taken as were now taken in the Court d Brew, and to prevent thine which were customary in Clessery to be adopted in this jurisdiction. With respect the hen. and learned members objections to that part of t y bill which took the jprisdiction of insolvent debtor sea from the Court of Bankruptcy, and transferred it to the insolvent commissioners, he must date that the bill only pnedse latter court the same power in cannot paeans not in Ries which it had in those of persons under arrest for debt; ad this transfer was sanctioned by the opioi3n of all those e ke were conversant with the subject. He should not troth's the house with any further observations in defence of thsresnre, but leave them to deal with it according to its Si:J. GRAHAM said that the answers of the hon. and Owed gottlemau to the latter part of the objections of the bou sad learns,: member for Newark were so satisfactory as tease , him at once to acquiesce in that part of the mes ses. He was far from being satisfied, however, with the N ews advanced in favour of the three first clauses; and times be was not disposed to give the house the testable to divide oa the subjcet, still, if any hon. member moved their arnica from the bill, he should certainly vote in favour of dot amendment. nohow divided.—For the third reading 45 For the amendment lB-27 Sir J. GRAHAM moved, " That ao judge of any county mut who has been appointed or shall be appointed to that dee ender or by virtue of the herein before mentioned lamed is the tenth year of the reign of her present *ow, entitled ' An Act for the more easy Recovery of foil - Debts,' shall, during his continuance in such office be gable of being elected or of sitting in the House of Cool ness.' El: C. PRICE proposed an alteration, excepting from the oration of the amendment judges and courts within the orrirritan diaries. He thought that while judges in comity districts would find their duties incompatible with leplaterial la'sours, there was nothing to prevent metro poliaajaddes front sitting in parliament. Si J. GRAHAM opposed the alteration. The amend meat was proposed for the especial benefit of out gentle sr, and the honourable but. might as well have men-' timed his name at once. In his (Sir J. Graham's) opinion, ow argument that told against county judges told with doable force against those of the metropolitan districts. Sir C. PRICE withdrew his amendment, but disclaimed : ltention of favouring the views of a particular indi- Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL mentioned that the assistant. twisters in Ireland, who exercised similar functions to three of the judges of county courts bare, were disqualified hen parliamentary duties. The amendment proposed by Sir J. GRAHAM was trod to. Mr. BROWN moved an amendment giving power to images of county courts to issue warrant to arrest a debtor in twain cases, such debtor being within the limits of the Puisdiction of the court, and to detain him in custody for • limited time, or until an order obtained to hold him to bail, when the custody to be transferrrd to the sheriff or officer Wilke a capita Masud thereon. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the amendment. The clause was withdrawn ; and the bill then permed. The house adjourned at ten minutes to twelve o'clock. ght erprems. - - - MAILS. The overland ekeed rue Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, MAiss, Ceylon, India, Hong Kong, Ice., will be made op on the etthe Seth July. The mode for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar will be made up on the morning of the 37th The mails K. New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zeeland will be made up on the evening of the 31st July. The Weal ladle moils, including those for Mexico, Honcho., and the Hormonal, will be made up on the morning of the 2nd August. The mails for British North Americo, Bermuda, and the United Italie, will be made op on the evening of the 9rd August. The overland mails for Gibraltar, Melts, Greene, the lonian Islands, Igypt,Aden, Ceylon. India, Hong-Kong, and China, era Southampton, milk made up on the morning of the 3rd August. The mails for the Remain, the River Platt, Monte Video, Persona Imo, Rah* Madeira and Buenos Ayres, will be made up on the mains of the 4th August. TO CO &&&&& ONDINTS. y litegetlagsmets Weeded be Me SZPVIA Lad= nes; papa. meet be 41 Jo Mice by Two o'clock cre i W da, of publlwiaa. RIOS WATER AT LONDON RRIDOR. 149 . 9 rh , - 91 . 91 . 9 4. 1.99. 7. Aft c 7 ad. pia E. sew —Normand, .9.1 ma. past , &Weems. 7W. pea I. LONDON,WEDNESDAY,JUL Y 21 Bust as is the recent minute issued by the Educa time! Committee of the Privy Council, it is one of irest importance and significance, not merely because t obviates all the reasonable objections made by esthetics and other dissenters to the regulations lido in the distribution of parliamentary grants, let use it will encourage the establishment of idleds for general education, irrespective of church or sectarian interests. The late controversy on the abject of education was, to a considerable extent, invoked by over-zealous churchmen; when the dia meters had established a school, and created an witty for instruction, then—but not till then—in So many instances, some episoopalians set up a rival atahlialiment, and were rather unscrupulous in the se of means to abstract the scholars from the older atsblishment. It is true that the best friends of shastion might have had some reason to be ratified at finding two schools established in- Ma of one, but this was more than noun teteluteed by finding education made the sub. itet of strife, emulation, and jealousy, by the suspi- Ma infused into the minds of parents that the Fracas of schools had some sinister and selfish object seeking pupils, and by the temptation held out to Itfillbit a large muster on the roll rather than to give dint instruction in the class. Without denying Leciating the great advantages which the ~ Na- Society and the British and Foreign School *NV have conferred upon the country, it must be Welled that their antagonism has been productive If moth mischief, and that in both restrictive mills 61‘a have been introduced having reference to their P i lliivalry rather than to the great object for the of which both these bodies were pro instituted. The minute recently issued Iles assistance to be given to schools ir- TlPlxtivs of the religious instruction given to Mals, and we sincerely hope that it will be tltertr extended, so as to remove the entire ques tilt Of religion from the superintendence of the go lassat rs. The duty of citi zens ; is to see yosth t o n ed up as good the duty ~tharinisters of different denominations is to see "it they are taught the principles of their respective L 711 4: and ministers of religion will perform this oak xll the better when u naid e d by ministers of Wears glad to see that the new minute sets forth ..._"volls• Se an indispensable condition of state assist- Many who were at first opposed to this system itrremon have become its earnest supporters, L rill 2lviag witnessed its beneficial effects. It has effect of greatly raising the standard of edu throughoot the country, and it has directed the '"• 11 01,_,.. of masters and patrons to the danger of ...7treg only the mechanical part of reading and withotit inquiring whether there was • corre g development o f intelligence to exercise and by this mechanism. The character of the :mews in the primary schools has been perceptibly witsd a _ since the system o f inspection has been i 7 ;, they feel that th e importance of their class Z x ffnised by the government, and they begin to C l i s `: Pride in the adequate performance of their . a _ l is m at say time contended that the system by the Educational Committee of the Privy eras Perfect ; on the contrary, we were not slow 'maw and lament many of its deficienoim. Bat we supported it as the beet that could be attained ander existing circumstances, and as possessing suffi cient elasticity to extend itself as occasion required. We held it to be dangerous that the government should be far in advance of the nation on a subject of 1 such a nature; we held it to be desirable that in edu cation, more than in anything else, the interference of the state should be regulated not merely by the wants, but also by the wishes of the nation. It was a topic in which the people had got before the government, and in which voluntary asso ciations had been formed to execute • task which the state bad neglected. The committee of council found the ground pre-occupied, and the parties in possession firmly resolved to retain their position. It was necessary that their minutes should be scowl modated to these exigencies, and it is not wonderful that, in effecting each adjustments, the educational committee imposed onerous restrictions on its own freedom of action. It has now, for the that time, recognised schools unconnected with either of the great school societies, and it has thus, to some extent, got rid of the necessity of justifying the conditions and restrictions adopted by either of those associations. Now that the educational committee has assumed greater freedom of action, it may reasonably be expected that attention will be directed to what the French call " intermediate " instruction, that is, to the establishment of institutions giving a larger course of instruction than mere primary schools, without taking so high a rank as classical academies. To the want of such establishments must be ascribed most of the difficulties which the report of the committee of the School of Design points out as serious impediments to the progress of that institution. The pupils do not come to Somerset-house with such a stock of general information as will enable them to profit by special instruction ; and it has thus become necessary to devote to what may be regarded as general and elementary education a large proportion of that time and attention which ought in strictness to be devoted to the cultivation of art. Industrial education is too little practised in England, and while the resources of science are daily applied with greater extent and efficiency to the improvement of our manufactures and the development of our na tional resources, the training of our future manufac turers and operatives in the elements of those sciences is ahamefully neglected. We know that the attention of the council has been directed to this great national deficiency, and we trust that at no distant date we shall have the pleasure of announcing that they have devised an efficient remedy. The gratification we have derived from the recent minute does not arise wholly from the extension of the grant to the children of Catholics and of other dissenters who are excluded by certain regulations from the British and Foreign School Society—though, even thus viewed, we hail it as an act of equal policy and justice; oar chief pleasure arises from the com mittee having adopted a principle of independent action, for so long as it recognised only those schools which were in connexion with the National Society, or the British and Foreign School Society, it was bound and fettered by the regulations of those great associations. The new minute asserts, indirectly, a power of origination in the government, and this is a power which we trust that they will not be slow to exercise. We trust that the committee will be induced to revise the minute which makes the amount of their grants dependent on the amount of local subscrip tions; there are many rural districts in England and Wales where there is not each a number of resident gentry as to procure the benefit of a school for the neighbourhood, and there is: consequently no hope for such neglected districts save in the consideration of the Privy Council. THE achievements of the statesman, although lay ing a more solid claim to immortality than those of the military conqueror, are not so deeply graven on the minds of contemporaries. Our generals have never been forced to point in self-defence to Blenheim and Vittoria. The civilian has to do with a more oblivious world; and, however rich he may be in the struggles and the triumphs of the pest, people are but too apt to make small account of the past amidst the realities of the present and the prospects of the future. We must own that it was a painful eight to see Lord JOHN RUSSELL before hie Loudon constituents put as it were upon his defence, and forced in that defence to bare his breast, and display its political scars, thus appealing to past services to redeem the less glorious attitude of the existing minister. There are, however, some peculiar reasons for the inveteracy of the City tories. But six weeks back, they were lost in admiration of the whig premier; they could not but applaud even the original abettor of free-trade, and were willing to kneel in that joint adoration of Rl:seem. and PEEL which is so sate a political creed in times when no great question is stirring, and when the risk and trouble of having an opinion may conveniently be avoided. But the City liberals would, it seems-, have no compromise, no coalition whether wisely or not remains to be seen; and now Alderman JOHNSON denounces PEEL and Ititssem. for daring to approach each other in opinion, and demands to came into parliament in the hopes of " putting an end for ever to PEEL or RUSSELL as leaders of the House of Commons." The ex-Lord Mayor of London would prefer Lord G. BENTINCK, the denouncer of the corn merchant, as a register and forestaller, and the admirer of the commercial policy of NADIR SHAH. Verily, such a speech as that of Alderman JOHNSON is the best ex cuse for the liberals of London refusing to join in re turning any member so lamentably in arrear of his age as this, we think, very unfair specimen of London to ism. Had Lord JOHN RUSSELL merely to reply to such an assailant, his task would have been easy. But, unfortunately, it was not tory hatred that he had to meet, but liberal mistrust. Having spent so many years of hie life in putting dissenters on a par with members of the church of England, Lord JOHN has undertaken a duty which is more incumbent on the minister than on the independent member of parliament, of rendering the church more efficient in its spiritual working, and more beneficial in its intellectual provision for the poor. His education scheme was for the latter purpose. His defence of that scheme on the present occasion was sincere, but not so effective as might be desired. He declared the discontent with it and him to be a mistake, but did not stop to explain that mistake. We are sorry that Lord JoHN did not boldly add, that if there were a mistake he would not only ex plain, but rectify it; and that if the enforcement of the Catechism or of any such exclusive teaching in church schools was offensive to dissenters, and in jurious to the gathering together of children to be taught, that he, as minister, would exert himself to remove the cause of annoyance and separation. There were many subjects on which Lord Joins RUSSELL must have been tempted to enter, and which the late manifesto of Sir ROBERT PEEL must have suggested. The assumption of all the credit of re. duced taxation by Sir ROBERT might have called forth, if not a contradiction, at least • good-humoured rebuke. But Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S object was evi dently to answer merely the gross calumnies of his more vulgar and outrageous opponents ; and these seem to be the only ones likely to give him trouble in the City of London. The Paris journals and our correspondence of Monday have been received. The report of the com mittee of the chamber on the project of law for the proposed loan of fourteen millions sterling has pre wed its reort, which is in favour of the project. No period for issuing the stock is fixed, and the Minister of Finance declines to say when it will be issued. MM. Guizot and Duchatel are both going to leave Paris early next month—the former for Nal Richer, and the latter for the baths of Ems. M. Cubit'!res has paid the tine and expenses, and has been liberated. M. Teste, on hearing the een tence of the court read, was so violently affected that a coestiun of the brain was feared, and he was placed during the night under the care of the physi cian of the prison. The contusion produced on the side by the pistol ball has been so severe as to render the application of leeches necessarylt was feared that an abscess had formed on the spot. M. Teste now, confined in the provisional prison attached to the Luxembourg, is to be removed to the Conciergerie, where an apartment is in preparation for him which, by a melancholy coincidence, is situated immediately under the civil chamber of the Court of Caseation in which for the last three years he has presided as judge. It is said that M. Pellapra has informed the chan cellor of his intention of immediately surrendering himself, and that the peers are already summoned to meet for his trial. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1847. M. Vincent St. Laurens has been appointed to suc ceed M. Tate as president of the Chamber of the Court of Caseation. Active measures are in progress, threngh the instrumentality of the prefects and councils-general, and other machinery of centralisation which the French government has at its command, to ascertain the condition of the harvest, and, in general, the yield of every description of agricultural production. A most valuable collection of document; may thus be obtained, if only proper Caro be bestowed on the accu racy of the returns. A general decline of prices has been manifested in all the corn markets of France. On Friday and Saturday the fall within the radius which supplies the capital varied from 3 franca to 10 francs per hec tolitre. There is now every reason to expect that this movement will not stop at the normal prices, but that it will continue to sink much lower. The , prospect is of a magnificent grain harvest. The rye is already cut and gathered throughout the south. In the central and northern departments the reaping of this grain has commenced, and the samples which have been produced at several markets are most satisfactory. The reaping of wheat has commenced in the south with every desirable appearance both in yield and quality. The reaping of this grain will not commence in the northern departments until the first week of August, but the appearances are as splendid as elsewhere. The im rtationa, meanwhile, at Marseilles, Nantes, and Havre, are immense. The decline of price, general as it is, not being in proportion to the vast quantities of grain thus received on the eve of so abundant a harvest as that now expected, is ascribed to the re exportations to England, which are considerable from Havre and Nantes. Much agitation was observed among the minis terial employes on Monday afternoon. A cabinet council was held at the Tuileries, immediately after which a special courier was despatched to Marshal Bugeaud, to desire, as was said, his immediate depar ture for the capital. The council did not sit more than twenty minutes. P. K. N. Ow be to isteor ; W a i : Tam% hos b.p. Mt F., to be = VW; Oat. O. N Ibut Mai 1 , , to be ma. TOO Baillini im 1 W _ ll WS 1. ; Cepa leom Mr. to bo ea.. who =ma Into emit.; MM. L W. ty bowl*. 1 1 R, vim Toast, wbo ret. ; lea WM. L. OD mint Ilawl.„ W bur.; tholt. Cadet W. T. F. Wallah Om NSW, Odin% to to owe. WEL 'Mewl . Ilse Carlikeyp. ;W. lamb to Itt sea Int .by pm. vim ;Dm Ilat. OwNr to be as. Ociewrierg.lll Mandl Is los awertenese.; D. Hielly, N.D. to be Age No las res. n s till. 2 l4.llmlttato No ewe., by par., vies Trydsgogo. lid F. app. 16th bat bona F.—C. oLre Mow to be sea, by par., vim asstimn, whore alled. 97th F.-11a. T. W. Maya to be lisfirt., by par., vise Detre% who ret. ; C. C. Mee to be ine., Ivy mrypar. Mb P.—AYaarittA w& tos. L. C. Illoweat, ban Web 1.. to be rist.,- „ vioe AA A whores.; F.—Oa II lll6hybis to be ire, yam, via ate, who res. ; D. L Cottbus' to be sea, by s at 49th F.—Lisat. C. A. iloritsoL *ma 1M P., to be heat, vice Dora. app. to Ceylon Halo Keit; Ras. I. to be beat., by par., vice delis*, who rot ; C. Talk to bs as., by pt. bOth ie. F.—Assist-garg. who W. E. Young, bog >a P, to Is ainiet.- lur aL . t F.-71 " .71. ~ D. gosh to be rapt, by pan, vise Lhasa, who ret. ; Ens. H. B. Wsolsoy. to to Wee, by Dar.: Its*. J. F. Trydet, from 9th F., to be all., slot Waslingo. 33.4 F.-oobear-gely. W. Peg lola eportoreses., vies Carnes, app. to 14th 1.. Delia 37th F.—Omt. Cadet T. M. Nam% be. Papa =Miry College, to be ewe., want par., vies Osbm prom. la Caps liesmeg Wl< men. 61.1 F. IL J. Ja rs, be. PS P.. to be tort., vim Moho laa, app. Stlt F. I 8 7 th F.-01.4. L. 11. DAMN" hat I& F., to be eoft., vice Jena. 1 cc,. app. to NY Y. who 91h F.—OseL F. J. Luba he. lib F., to be cepa, Am Idsanodo, F. l.—Payw anWiles. S. Nabs Om Royal Canadian Rtile Rcpt., to be Wlyar mak. agieam. F. N. Dore, front 48th F., to be lieut., nm ealtli 3111121=t i lk r. . P. Gahm, from 37tb F., to be lieut., without par, Ass whole spp. has been d e 1, Royal Hmaidlas Halls W. H. Wardell, from 93rd F., to lie pim vie Iliat i v t , Royal Mobs Pallis —l6#2t T. C.Y.O. to be lieut. with lost sod Imp. rank, vice Ms Idampuse o.d Piro, C.M.0., who ret. ; Copt. C. Cutajar to kia maim Wllb bell & temp. rank; Lieut. P. ftwe to be cayt, with local awl inwija rank; Erie. (.1. Sadao to be Unit, with boil and temp. risk ; F. . Testaferruts to be rm., with local and temp. rook. Basmr.—Capt. W. Turner, Ith P., to be major to the army. WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Forth, Captain Chapman, commander, Lieut. Strover, R.N., admiralty agent, arrived at So uthampton yesterday., Her dates are—Jamaica, June 23 ; Guiana, June 18 ; Trinidad, June 18 ; St. Thomas's, July 1; Fayal, July 12. The Forth brings 81 passengers, and the following cargo:-1,078 oz. silver; 103 oz. gold; 5151. French coin ; 93 tierces coffee ; 371 barrels do. ; 137 bags do.; 67 bales sarsaparilla. The Conway, with the mails from the southern colonies, joined the Forth from Jamaica at St. Thomas's. The news from all the colonies, though presenting few features of importance, is favourable. JAMAICA.—The following meteorological obser vation i t the Jamaica Times of 22nd June is curious and in teresting. The midsummer seasons having this year as well as last only com menced in the third week of June, instead of, se in former times, in the month of May, we may naturally infer that a positive change has taken place in the arrangement of oar periodical rains ; and although May, or even the latter onto( April, used to be considered late enough for the interests of the sugar planter, it is certainly not 8o now, when it la with the greaten difficulty that the balk of the crops can be gm in even in the month of Jane. Under these circumstances, the change in question seems rather to be an advantage than otherwise. In the packet summary of the same journal we find the following indication of reviving prosperity Notwithetanding the great and general depression of Jamalea property, we have to record one instance of sale which has taken I met people by surprise. We allude to that of Windsor ilstate and ' Winched Pen, in the parish of Ann, which were submitted to public auction in this city on the 19th inst., by Kum Scott, 7- craft, and Co. The sugar estate contains 500 acres, of which 101 are cane land ; including also 34 bead of working cattle, and 20 sheep. The Pen contains 413 amen mtly in Guinea gram, :so having 54 hold of cattle togeth er with • run of 300 acres (formerly used as provisions grounds for Windsor), called Newftrid. The properties are cert .inly most favourably situated as regards both climate and proximity to the harquadier, I beteg clone to St. Ann's Bay, on winch part of the estate adjoin s , and which is considered valinble for building lota. The tole accordingly attracted a considerable number of gentlemen from the country, and more particularly the parishes to which the pmpertise are situated. Tice flir,t bid was 3,0001. and the second 5,3001., after which the bid ding continued with m uch spirit for about half an hour, in sums never lees than Sot. until they reached 10,230 f., at which the proper- ties were knocked down to John Wilson Darts, Eq., of St. Ann's. The Solicitor-General, in a case submitted to him by the ' Kingston Chamber of Commerce, had given an unqualified opinion that the general trading and whartinger privileges, ' lately emulated by that company, were contrary to law. The manager of the railway, to reference to a statement (of which we took notice on the arrival of last mail) that all the engine-drivers on the line are blacks, has publicly de clared : That the four drivers employed by the company are intelligent American blacks; that three of them have been employed in the fitting shops and en the engines of the com pany since 184.5 ; that the fourth has been employed two years and a half as fireman on board the Elgin steamer ; and that they were examined by the foreman of the locomotive department before they were permitted to take charge of passenger trains. From De Cordoca's Mercantile Intelligenter we learn that the intelligence brought by the let English mail of the state of the provision market had, in conjunction with the moderate supplies of bread stuffs on hand in the island, and the decreasing quantity . of native ground provisions, pushed up the rates of all descriptions of imported food, and created an eager speculative demand. Sugar is stated ea remaining from Ifis. to 20s. per 100Ibs, (nominal prices), and even at them rates, says De Cordova Paean are anxious to melt parcels which ems Maws or four =oft beak would have realised at is. to la. plc ledast more. This user moue all In pekoes le attributable to the allivality at pewee., as mesas of assesiome to Great Britain mil *ewer wreenkfe &- elm of mime Aire. The outpm-ts voids( mere arremilL m. oss waist Om ems we are to Kluggaro. Mot ism Os :f s tg l e g geist having brought sessmais of In. salsa of several vessels Ins ads bird, and the %Mad depertsmo d away more, we mayoral/soft upset will not be dray great Mouths. In a it is stated that the arrival of three vessels from , Norfolk, and New Orleans, bad somewhat modified prime in the provision market. TRENTIDAD.—The attention of the legislative council, and indeed of the island in general, wu almost ex clusively engrossed during the fortnight preceding the despatch of the mail, with the discussions on the railway company's propositions. The barque Cornwall, 106 days from Maras and 27 from St. Helena, arrived at Port of Spain on the 16th of June, with 277 Coolies from the first-named, and 97 liberated Africans from thelatter port. On the 17th, the barque Ban galore, from Calcutta in 92 days, anchored in the harbour with 301 Coolie immigrants, of whom 232 are men, 44 women, and the remainder children.. Another Coolie vessel wu expected to close arrivals from Calcutta for the season. GUIANA.—Great apprehensions continued to be expreeted of a deficient supply of shipping to carry off the lam. This was especially the cue in the Barbie* district. "bakers " says a communication from New Amster dam'. Vim see the greatest diffisulty wee in producing met meal flee the iblp thee ter In the river ready not to take it skim hat tessualie. art If mewl be, to fight for It. But this year, helm a great needs& Mae place in the shipping interest, and that waysiam, we Mar ale allsolty will be to get ship. We Isere now a meet la the harbour to take away • hogshead of sugar, and one expected." ST. THOMAS.—Monday, the 28th alt., was cele brated with great enthusiasm, as the anniversary of the Queen of Denmark's birthday, by drinking health, et noon, dancing at the Government House in the evening, &c. THE HIBERNIA.—The mail 'teenier Hibernia, Capt. Ryrie, sailed yesterday from Liverpool, for Ralik: and Boston, with a full complement of pusengers, and specie to the amount of 20,0001. int Court. The Queen will hold a privy council to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The council will be held at three o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Wal demar of Prussia, Prince Lowenstein, Baron de Loner, Count Oriole., and Count Groeben, visited Carisbrook Castle, on Monday afternoon. Prince Albert and Prince Waldemar of Prussia left Osborne yesterday morning, to embark in the Fairy, for the purpose of visiting Bpithead. The Prussian minister, Prince Lowenstein, Baron de Latter, Count Oriels, and Count Groeben accompanied their royal highnesses. Mr. Serjeant Murphy had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a special general meeting yesterday, at their office in White hall-place. The Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council hod a meeting yesterday In the Council-chamber, to hear counsel fivr and against the confirmation of certain acts of naturalisation, peened in the island of Jersey, in 1829. The lords present were the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. hee were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial fee the governor of the Cape of Good Hope. (From last night's Gazette.] WHITEHALL, JULY 18.—The Queen Lae directed letters patent to be passed under the Gnat Beal, constituting and appointing the Right lion. George Earl of Auckland G.C. Rear-Admiral J. W. D. Dundee, Rear-A H. B Prescott, Captain H. F. F. Berkeley, Captain J. Bay (commonly called Lord J. Hay), C. 8., and the Co her m amity' Commissioners far executing the of High so., Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. . _ - - WAR OFFICE, 'my 16. Royal H orn 1346.—C. 8. D. Willa to be cornet, by par., rice Lord 0. 2 17. pram "81 Droge.--Capt. E. J. Pratt, from 11.-p. 16th L. Drop., to be apt., vice J. N. llatartsey, who etch.: otpL R. A. Yule, hone 16th L. Drag., to be cope., vice Power who exch. 16th L. Drage.—Cept. Y. M. Po4er, tram 9th 1.. Drage., to be °apt., vice Yale, who end 9th P.-11•Jor J. 5. Behoe‘War to be lieut..ool., without par. 7 Copt. CITY OF LONDON MEETING OF LIBERAL ELECTORS. Yesterday a meeting of the liberal electors, con vened for the purpose of giving Lord J. Russell the oppor tunity of meeting them, and explaining his opinions, was held in the great room of the London Tavern. The attend ance was unusually large, and at half-past one o'clock, when the noble lord made his appearance on the platform, there could not have been fewer than from 800 to 900 persons crowded together in the room. On the platform, besides the candidates, there were present—Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. ; Lord Marcus Hill, M.P.; Sir T. Colebrooke, M.P.; the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, M.P.; the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P. ; Sir W. Molesworth, M.P.; Sir D. L. Evans, M.P. ; Sir B. Hall, M.P.; Railing Currie, Esq., M.P. ; .1. S. Trelawny, Eq. M.P. ; Sir W. Somerville, M.P. ; Alderman Humphery . , M.P. ; R. Yorke, Esq., M.P. ; Sir D. Le Mar chant, td. P ; A. Hutto, Esq., M.P. ; Sir J. M'Taggart, M.P. ; Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. ; and Messrs. J. Abel Smith, D. Salomons, Montefiore, Maguire, Hankey4Prescott, Tracers, W. Hawes, Hovenden, Ricardo. Baldwin, Q.C., M. Roths child, Bancroft, the American Minister, &c. Lady J. Rus sell was also said to be on the platform. Lord .1. &smell and the other candidates, especially Mr. Pattison, were re ceived on their entrance with much and almost general ap pa J.ABEL SMITH, Esq., having been voted to and taken the chair, rose and said that there could be no more impor tant object than that which had that day called the electors together, viz., to express a deliberate opinion as to the quali fication and fitness of the four gentlemen who sought the honour of representing the City of London in parliament. A meeting for such an object should be marked with calmness, order, and temper—(hear, hear)—and he was sure he should not appeal in vain to them when he asked for a fair, quiet, and impartial hearing for each candidate. The official duties of Lord John Russell had hitherto prevented his appearing before them. (A voice: " No more bishops.") With regard to the other candidates, they had had numerous opportunities of declaring their sentiments upon all matters of public interest, and had given such full rind frank assurances of their conduct for the future, should they be elected, that it was unnecessary for him to say more than that, as a member of the committee which had recommended them to the constituency, he felt the greatest pleasure at finding they had been received with so much cordiality and satisfaction by so large a portion of the constituency. But in reference to Lord J. Russell he did feel it right to say a few words. That noble lord, as a minister of the crown, laboured under certain disadvantages when he came before them au a candidate for theft suffrages. (Cheers, mingled with hisses.) He was prevented by the weight and importance of his official duties from taking any decided step to resist the opposition with which his re-election had been threatened ; and still more by the reserve incumbent on him as • minister of the crown was he prevented from giving those frank and free explanations of his opinions and views upon every subject which he otherwise would be anxious to offer. (Cheers, accompanied by symptoms of disapprobation.) That official reserve he could not violate without a dereliction of duty. (Hear.) But if he laboured under a disadvantage in this respect, he possessed this great advantage over two of the other candidates whom he (the Chairman) hoped to see returned with him—be could appeal to a long public life, during which he had maintained an undeviating consistency that was as honourable as it was rare amongst public men. (Cheers.) And he ventured to believe that that long tried service would be considered • better guarantee, as to his future conduct, than any explanation, however explicit, or any assurance, however strong, it might be possible for him to give. Lord John Russell could also appeal to • name and a family whose boast and glory it had always been that they employed their weight in the state—their wealth, their position, and when necessary, their lives—(much cheering) —in securing the liberties of the people and ex tending the popular power. (Hear, hear.) Lord, John Ewell could say—and say with a proud sense of right—" I have ever trusted the people, and I now all on the people to trust me." (Hear.) He (the Chairman) believed the people would respond to that call. (Cheers, and some hisses.) He was satisfied that no trifling difference of 1 opinion—no disappointment at his short-coming on any one particular measure, would diminish that confidence which was due to the long-tried friend of English freedom and ,English liberty. (Hear, hear.) He believed that the English people, who were always just to tilose who served them faithfully, would not forget that in this country, hap pily, no minister of the crown could make laws or pan mea sures which were not in accordance with the will of the ma. jority of the House of Commons ; and that they would not forget, that the noble lord since he had been in power, had been, so far as party in the House of Commons was con cerned, in a minority and had been aompelied to con duct the badness of ' the country under those restraints and disadvantages which it was for the constituent body of the empire now to remove. (Hear, hear.) But if he felt that Lord John Russell could justly claim the confidence and goodwill of the popular and liberal party throughout the kingdom, he felt that there was one section of that piety on whom his claims ought to tell with double force. (Loud cheers.) He alluded to that great nation which was not more distinguished by its numbers than by its intelligence, its energy, and its seal—the dissenting body of this country. (Hear, hear.) He thought he might ask, then, without any fear of the answer ll* should receive, what other public man in England had done so much es Lord J. Russell, in establishing that great principle that it was contrary, no less to justice and fairness than to the true principles of christian charity, to visit religious differences with civil disabilities. (Hear, hear) Who had done so much as Lord J. Russell in removing those social prejudices against thedissenten which were once so general and so strong, but which now had disappeared so entirely, that they had ever existed was almost a matter of doubt. (Emir, Ho would never believe till he saw , it that -the dirasslisi body of Great Britain would ever forget the deep ohlkeliese they owed to that noble lord, and that they would anew a difference of opinion, upon a point en which the greatest diversity of opinion existed, even runernsea the dissenters themselves, to diminish that co¢ddawhlth dry lad hitherto entertained, and ought still to oneddia Wen. (Cheers.) If long and faithful servies—a Met sainted to public engagements—end deep devotion to the be imeorents of the country, formed any claim* the rediegat ot the sleeks of London, he could not bed Mabee SO the noble had would be triumphantly returned am MO of the repneentathee of the City of London. Lord I. litvanu. then roes, and was received with loud and long . -eantineed *wing, followed by some hisses and cries of • No p ee ihops," " No endowment of popery whin, Wag si dart oney pause in the noble lord's address, neleelessed eteraidetable interruption. The noble lord reoseseidi siodylihe tams : —Gentle men, I appear bei m yeas a sandiddoier the honour of iloi a r asik enffres s Lt the appeasable( deed= for the City of Genman, I as aware that I have at the ei.e IL. to answer media darges which have been hmade isi rold me. ( Interruption .) I have heard moons eat ea account of wkkh it is stated that I am diaquali ned hue ae a inadidate for the honour of your ear, hear.) It ix said, in the fint place, that as ?rektor of the crown I ought not to be a candidate for the representation of the City of London. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, such en objection I believe to be contrary to the popular genius of our constitution. (Hear, hear.) I believe nothing can more conduce to do harmml of that orteditu tion than that those who poem the dteddd /JIM frown should seek for the suffrages el belies or the people. I can conceive nothing more adwafsped to the WOWS than that persons representing lenge andadtee shield be able to carry the wishes, the opinions, and the ( of those communities to the foot of the throne. re th , hear.) I cannot agree, therefore, that, as a minister of the crown. I am disqualified from your genic*. (Groat cheer ing.) In the next place it is said—and this is made a charge against me, and it is a charge utterly without proof—that I am the aura of the contest which is now about to take place in the City of London, and that It is at my inet that the contest has arisen. (Cries of " No, no.') I lam it is a common feeling with dart • n dawn who bon bad or seek to obtain a seat in that they en desirous to avoid, rather than provoke, a eseded—(heer)—end, in this respect, I confess that I am no oneetthea to dee graeral rule. " Rear," and a laugh. ) Bak gestlenso I ea ears I should exercising a most undue fat with the den and privileges of the citizens of LOAM If, while I admit for their suffrages for myself, I should at the rote time presume to tell them who should be the did seadidatee, and who should be thought worthy of their eaiegoa to make up the number of four members required to segneumt the City of London. (Chain and some inaidepliaa.) It is for the electors themselves to decide, or hr VMS who have their confidence, and are pig forward to Wet the conduct of elec tions for them—it is for them to dal& what is the strength of the party with which they ace ebueeted, and the course they should take. For myself, I Wer was acquainted with say Port/ Nagy, which, being of opinion that they eseanned the whole of the Me7titian at any duels, were ever satisfied with ( a Cthen.) Ito sthe in the last general election of 1841 there wore nese of the dominant party in the eenntles air Bashi then who said " These whim' will be tee no* beeles—let as give them half the repre esedgelea-414 tie lake ears they sre not too much defeated whoa we erne to the poll." (" Hear," and laughter.) No eelth indleigthee Wee shown to the whigs in 1841 ; therefore, I say, it is he these who know the relative strength of the different pates, which I have net the means of ascertain ing, to j•P ther they shall be content with only apart of the espreethestith of this city, or whether they shall endear eez Is return but liberal members. That is a matter with which I have ne right to interfere, and of which it is for the electors alone to judge. (Hear.) But, gentlemen, there is another charge against me—that I. having premmed to offer myself again, after being twice elected, for the honour of representing you in parliament, the liberal association of the city of London have joined my name with those of three other gentlemen, most respectable and intelligent men, none can doubt, bat one of whom it is said is not qua lified by law to take his seat en parliament, if elected. One would have thought that my friend the Baron Lionel de Rothschild—(hear)—was about to come by force of arms to break in the door of the House of Commons, and obtain admittance to that house by violence. Now, I am cure no man in this country will take care to obey the law more implicitly than that gentleman, bat what he says is this, " If the citizens of London think proper to elect me, it will be for the law afterwards to decide whether I am able to take my seat in the House of Commons as their member or no ;" and on the general principle it is not for me to find fault with his pretensions to serve you, because from the beginning of my political life I have always followed that great doctrine laid down by Mr. Fox, that act', and not opinions, are to be the subject of punish ment, and that religious opinions form no ground for civil disqualification. (Cheers.) It was on that ground, taking my stand on that principle, that many years nciple , ago (I believe it is now nearly twenty yean since) I proposed to the House of Commons the abrogation of those civil disqualifi cations which then barred the way to office to protestant dissenters. (Much cheering, and cries of " Bravo," and " Give it 'em, Lord John.") Gentlemen, it was on the same principle, and braving the ob loquy, which long attended that opinion, that I al. ways gave my vote for the removal of the dist bibties which so long afflicted our Roman catholic fellow subjects. (Repeated cheers.) And I know no limit to that principle. (hear, hear.) I say, and have repeatedly said in my place in parliament, what I now declare to you here, that there ought to be no disqualification for civil office or for seats in parliament on account of religious opinions. (Enthusiastic cheers.) It was on the ground, then, of this general principle, that I could nut repudiate or disavow the alliance propose t by the liberal association of London when they associated my name with that of the gentleman who with me solicits your suffrages, and to whom I have more directly alluded. Gentlemen, there are other questions which have been in agitation since I was first elected to the honour of a seat in parliament. I remember well a declaration that I once made in this room—that I thought if a weaver is Lancashire produced a piece of cloth, and • husbandman on the banks of the Ohio grew a quarter of wheat, that those two men ought to be at liberty to exchange these several products, and that no law ought to interfere to prevent the interchange. (Hear, hear.) That which I asserted hem in 1841 I proposed again in 1842 in the House of Commons, when I pointed out how fruitful were the countries beyond the Atlantic, and how desirable it was that in any difficulty of procuring food in this country which might arise, that the abundant harvests of America should be made available to us, and that the products of the manu facturing industry of this country should be sent there in exchange. (Hear, hear.) And gentlemen what I then asserted as desirable has this year come to pass. (Hear, hear.) We have here had the produce of America brought to feed the people of this country. I believe that not less than 4,000,000 quarters of grain of various kinds will be found to have been brought into the consumption of this country from America during the past year. Therefore I assert that in proposing even what I then proposed—a com promise—as well as in supporting that which I afterwards contended for, when I saw there was no longer room for a compromise, and when the time for it had gone by, a total abrogation of the duties on corn, I assert that I served your interest, and did that which was for the general welfare of the country. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, it has been said, and papers have actually been circulated, in point of which the language in plain English is, " These men have served you in former times,—these whigs and these liberals have helped to get rid of the links and fetters of re. ligioua intolerance ; they have helped to shake off the chain of commercial monopoly—but that business is now done—that service is rendered, and, therefore, it is your interest now to turn off those servants who have dons these things for you, and endeavour to find others by whom some other service is to be performed. (Hear, hear.) I do not wish to dwell on this topic, for I am sure the hearts of Englishmen would never cherirn so base and unworthy a feeling. (Hear.; You may feel confident that the same principles which have animated those men who have served you in past times will be likely to animate them for the future, and when any new questions arise they will deal with them in the same spirit, But there are other questions which of late have divided public opinion, and upon which the public mind is not so settled as I should say it is on questions of religious disabilities and commer cial monopoly. The foremost amongst these is the great ques tion of education. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I am not here to deny that for many years past I have looked anxiously at the increase of education is this country. With that view I have always taken an active p•rt in the British and Foreign School Society, which has done much to pro mote education. I have considered education as a great good in itself, and as closely connected with the liberties— the increased liberties of this country. And let me, to show how deeply education is connected with liberty, cell your attention for • moment to that which takes place in the northern and southern states of America. In the northern states, where there prevails the utmost freedom, we find the state busying itself in and encouraging and promoting education, and that then the great proportion of the body of the people do receive a full, a whole some, and a liberal edu cation. (Hear, hear.) But, on the other hand, in the southern states where slavery prevails, we find education discouraged, and in many cases prohibited, because it is known that as knowledge is connected with freedom, so is ignorance connected and linked with slavery. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, in promoting education, therefore, I hare sought to promote the liberty of the country. (Hear, hear.) I was aware, if not otherwise, by the failure of the lategovernment in a well meant attempt for that purpose, that no one system imposed by the legislature would answer or would be em braced by the various religious persuasions in this country. Therefore have we taken the plan of adopt ing and favouring the various schools which the va rious societies have set up, and of doing our utmost in this manner to promote the general object. (Cheers.) We were told that a great portion of the community—the protestant dissenters from the church—could not accept an education which authorised any interference with their reli gious instruction. The minutes which we have framed were intended to avoid that interference : but I now hold in my hand a supplementary minute, founded upon a declaration of the year 1839, which enacts that, while we ask for the in spection of ali the schools to which public aid is granted, we ask for it only as regards secular instruction, and do not in any way interfere with, or intermeddle with, or inquire into, the nature of the religious instruction. And now, gentlemen, I venture to ask you, and with confidence, whether, while we are giving millions of money, pe;haps near 20,000,000/. every year, for the purposes of defence—for our army and our navy, and our courts of justice, and various other branches of criminal government—whether it is much to have demanded a grant of 100,0001. to promote the better education and in struction of the people. (Cheers, and a cry of " It's not enough.") Of this I feel assured, that some misapprehension upon the subject must have prevailed with the great body of the protestant dissenters—(bmar, hear)—beaus, as I have said, in the British and Foreign School Society, to which I belong, and in every other mode, I have always found the protestant dissenters of this country most eager to forward and promote the general education of the people—(hear, hear)—and, therefore, if we differ at all, it must be, not in our object, but In some misconstruction or misapprehension of the particular measure itself, which further enquiry and further reflection are, I think, sure to dissipate. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, other questions have been started, in myepinion without necessity, upon which the other candidates for the City of London, who do not profess the same liberal sentiments as the three gentlemen who are beside me, have been very forward in giving pledges . Now, I am not, saysielfepinhing of it as a general queand apart from my official position— partial to the giving of pledges ; because I have seen in my time the unfortunate results of doing so, both to the parties themselves who gave the pledges, the character of the House of Commons, and the reputation of the country. I have seen men pledge themselves never to agree to the removal of the Roman catholic disabilities—(hear, hear)—but when that great man, the Duke of Wellington, with his sagacious eye perceived that the time was come for removing those dis abilities, or encountering civil dissension, those gentlemen, preferring the safety of the country to the keeping of their own pledges, wisely, but not muck to their own credit, voted against the engage ments they had made. (Hear, hear, and cries of Shame.") I have seen gentlemen a little later pledge themselves to take off the malt-tax ; but when the minister declared it was indispensable for the purposes of revenue, they voted for it. Still mere recently I have seen gentlemen, who upon entering the House of Commons declared that they thought the sliding scale essential for the interests of the country, but when a wise minister announced that the corn laws should no longer be maintained—l hare seen them follow and support that minister and utterly forfeit the pledges they had given. (Cheep.) I think, therefore, generally speaking, that pledges are not for the credit of those who give them, and tend nothing to the security of those who require them. (Hear, bear.) But I will go further and my that, standing in the position I do, as the minister of this great country, I should think myself unde serving of that trust if I fettered my own hands and was not at liberty to give to my sovereign at any time the advice which I think is most for the public good. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I have only to add that I think that the pledges which have been required on the subject of the Roman catholic endowments are peculiarly unnecessary—(hear, beer)•-became as far as I am acquainted there is no inten tion of proposing any measure for that purpose to parlia ment, nor do I know that there is any probability ma of its being proposed. (Hear, hear.) Bat I must further say, with regard to all theme subjects, that I think the Roman emitelies are entitled le all th)—ende privileges which thereli restr ions of the sentr peemememe—fehoses that a man's = . O y 61.4118 her bar le his obtaining that whic h he obtain. (Renewed cheers, and cries of " Bravo.") ai ttit to general subjects, I can only profess that regard I have always professed, namely, that I am on the one hand sealotudy attached to the institutions of the country, and on the other, that I wish to sell those institutions conform from time to time, to the spirit of the age, and to that advance of knowledge sod of liberty, which, in • free country like this, most of necessity take place. (Cheers, followed by a cry of "No new bishops.") I ask you for your starves on the ground of the general agreement of our opinions. I will not be bound to endeavour to make every opinion of mine—to make every advice I may give to the crown—to make every measure that I may propose to parlia ment, wear with the opinions which may be the prevailing opinions stamp: my constituents. (Hear, hear.) All I say is, that I believe and trust that there is an identity in our general opinions and objects. I think myself that you will pan no advantage by having mere servile representatives, who would exercise no judgment of their own, and who would not venture, if an occasion called for it, to state what, in their opinion, the safety of the country required— trusting to that country to confirm or reverse that opinion. (Hear, hear) Gentlemen, I stand, as I have said, in a pad bon which is our of great responsibility—(hear, hear)—one, also, of great eminence, but which is by no means one of ease or of pleasure. (Hear, bear.) It has been said, poetically, what 1.5 wrandour, what le power, But heavier toil, superior pain Now, I confess that, with that hoarier toil, with that supe rior pain, there are charms in power to which I do oat pro.. fees myself insensible. It is a charm to be able to advance, in any way, the prosperity, to promote the interests, or to enlarge the liberties of such an empire as this. (Cheers.) It is for such an object, pursuing my own conscientious course, taking counsel from all that public opinion can teach me of that which is suggested amongst this enlightened people, judging with the force of my own understanding, however imperfect it may be, and guided also by the dictates of my heart, that I now again seek to be your representative in the House of Com mons. (Hear, hear.) And as in former days, I have had the honour of moving and carrying the repeal of those disabili ties which afflicted the protestant dissenters with degrada tion, as in former days I have had the honour of opening Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, and a vast proportion of the householders of the country to the pow, r of the fran chise, while I succeeded in disfranchising Gamin and Old Sarum, and other causes of corruption, so, in the same spirit shall I, if elected by your suffrages, continue to pro mote the best interests of the country. So long as I hold power, or so long so I hold the trust of being your repre sentative, such shall be my object ; and when I can no longer do so, I shall retire with the satisfaction of having acted in every respect with a pare conscience. (Cheers.) The other candidates then very briefly addressed the meeting, Mr. Pattison relying on the noble lord's exposition of his sentiments; Baron Itot' &child declaring his attach ment to the principles of civil and religious liberty; and Sir G. Larpent assuring the meeting that, if elected, he would use all the energies of which he was capable to promote the commercial prosperity of the City of London, and the country generally, on which, more than on political ground., he presented himself. Mr. l'aescorr then came forward, and moved " Oast this meeting is of opinion that the past services of Lord J. Ras sell (cheers, waving of hats, like., for some minutes) and Mr. Pattason (renewed cheering), in promoting the greet in terests of the people, fully entitle them to the confidence and support of the liberal party in the City of London, and that the declarations of Sir 0. Larpent and Baron Lionel de Rothschild give us reason confidently to believe that they will steadily support the same great interests ; and this meet ing is, therefore, of opinion that the four candidates should receive the united and cordial support of the whole party." (Cheers.) I Mr. 'Dimon having seconded the resolution, it was carried with enthusiasm. Lord J. RUIVIELL moved, and Mr. Parrisom seconded, a Tote of thanks to the chairman, upon which an elector, stated to be a dissenter, ewayed to speak ; but the attempt proving ir.cffectnal, owing to the uproar which was raised against him, he withdrew. The motion was warmly agreed to, and the meeting separated. In the evening a numerous meeting of the electors resident in the wards of Aldgate and Porisoken was held at the Sussex Hall, Leadenhall-street. A large', number of the Jewish persuasion were present. Baron Itothschild, Sir G. Lsrpent, and Mr. Pattison, jun., addressed the meeting, and a resolution war then put and carried, approving of the four candidates, the electors present at the same time pledging themselves to exert every effort to secure their election. MEETING OP CONSERVATIVE CAN DIDATES.—A meeting of the conservative electors of the north district of Farringdon Without was held last night at the Saracen's Head, Snow hill, for the purpose of afflrding the four eon , servative candidates an opportunity of making a declara tion of their sentiments. The chair was taken by Mr. H. Stokes. Mr. Alderman Johnson, Mr. Bevan, and Mr. Freshfield having addressed the meeting, tree following reso lution was passed That this meeting having beard with great satiafaction the candid statements of the several candidatea, especially with reference to the msintenanoe sf the protestant religion, pledges Itself to use every es. ertion to secure the return of those gentlemen at the forthcoming election. Thanks haying been Toted to the chairman, the meeting separated. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT NORTHAMPTON. The annual exhibition and award of prizes of the Royal Agricultural Society of England commenced in Northampton yesterday, and will be continued during the succeeding three days. The arrangements appear to have been even mere com plete than those of preceding yeses. The directors of the various railways have liberally issued instructions to their officers at the various stations throughout the country to allow the live stock and implements intended for the show to be conveyed free of charge -a great boon to those whom these exhibitions are intended to encourage and benefit— namely, the poorer classes of exhibitors. The place of the exhibition for the implements is the race-course, and the tent occupies upwards of a mile of ground. An immense space has also been covered with a tent for the cattle-show. For the dinner, which takes place to-morrow , a spacious and tastefu ll y decorated pavilion has been erected. The entire management of these arrangements has been wisely entrusted to Mr. Brandreth Gibbs. The Earl of Egmont will preside, and the Earl of Yarborough act u vice-president. The stewards of the cattle sh , ,w are Mesas. Pym, Drum, and Kinder; those of the implement show, Messrs. Miles, M.P., Shelley, and Thompson. The imple ments are extremely numerous, u may be inferred from the space they occupy, and various prizes were yesterday awarded for the best and most useful. Several were tried on grounds selected for the purpose, but none but critical judges of such matters should pretend to give opinions on their varied merits. We therefore prefer leaving the matter in the competent hands of the judges to giving any opinion of our own. Indeed, except to persons thoroughly conversant in rural affairs, the entire proceedings possessed but little interest. Ve shall give a list of the prizes for the ireple. menta to marrow. Such of the animals u have arrived do not generally pre sent the over-fed appearance usually so disgustingly promi nent in cattle-shows. They are very numerous, Today the judges will inspect the live stock and award the prizes, and to-morrow the cattle yard will be thrown open to the inspec tion of the public, who still flock into the town. The grand dinner will terminate the day, and the whole proceedings will be ended by a general meeting of the members in the county hall. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BRADPORD.—On Monday evening Col. T. P. Thompson addressed the electors in the temperanoe hall, where be met with a gratifying reception from a very numerous osseous- I blase. In answer to various questions, he said that he was agamst the grants of money for educational purposes to any denomination whatsoever, and that he should vote for the abolition of the ecclesiastical courts, church-rates, for the discontinuance of capital punishments, and for the repeal of the game laws. He also said that he was in favour of reli gious liberty, and far the free admission of the Roman ca tholic priests into all workhouse', and that he should vote for any proposition that would secure to our naval and mili tary mea the assistance of the Roman catholic priesthood when required, either at home or abroad. Mr. H. Forbes then moved a resolution, which was seconded by Mr. T. Salt, declariag that Col. Thompson was entitled to the full support of the electors, u he would best serve the interest of the borough. After a short debate the resolution was carried naaaimoasly. CIIESHIEE (Nona).—The new candidate for North Cheshire in the liberal interest, Mr. Astley, was brought fairly before the electors yesterday afternoon at a meeting held in Manchester. Mr. Chectham presided, and Mr. Autry, who was introduced by Mr. Gisborne, M.P., briefly stated his sentiments, after which a canvassing committee for Manchester was immediately constituted and canvass ing books given out, so that no time might be lost. Mr. Astley's address was published immediately afterwards. It is said that the tones rely for success on the split which so evidently has taken place. DEVON ((doses).—The present members for this division, Sir Thos. D . Acland, Bart ., and Mr. Buck, have addressed the electors, and offer themselves for reelection. It is not believed th at any attempt at opposition will be made. HALIPAX.—Tke »firemen% of Mr. Protheroe from eh , . approaching contest for this borough has not materially al_ tared the relative position of the remaining candidates though it may to some extent increase the number of votes that may be polled for each. The general opinion seems to be that Mr. Edwards, the conservative, will be first in the nee, and that the struggle for the second place will be be tween Sir Charles Wood and Mr. Miall, Mr. Jones's chance of gnomes being very remote. LANCASHIRE (Souru).—By an address issued on Monday by Mr. Eatwisle, the late conservative member , it would appear - that he now regrets exhibiting so much hut, in re tiring, and holds oat the lure to his party that if they wish it, he will yet consent to be brought forward again. 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