The Express. — London, England, 1851-10-22 00:00:00

UNITED STATES. [IIT ILSCISIC TZLZOIRATIL] 71031 ors OWN CORIMMINDIE: LIVERPOOL, Nv -IDMEADAT, 7 A.W. The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, has just arrived, bringing 90 passengers, 4.1M01. in specie, and three days later advices from New York, which port she left on the 11th inst. Th e Asia, Judkins commander, with mails of the 26th ultimo, arrived at New York on the morning of the 10th inst ; and the Humboldt, Lines coin- ' minder, from Cowes, arrived on the evening of the sth. The Maryland Mining Company had failed, and several minor banks had suspended payment. A very destructive gale had swept over the coast of Nova Scotia, by which nearly 100 fishing and e ther reverts were driven ashore or sunk, and upwards of 300 lives lost. From Canal► we learn that Lord Elgin had been unable to form a ministry. Mr. Owen, the Amerman Consul at Ilavannah, had been dismissed. Jenny Lind was to commence her musical tour at Buffalo on the 15th instant. Catherine Hayes was giving concerts in Ne.e York to crowded audiences. The Hudson River Railroad, from New York to Albany, was opened throughout on the sth inst. A slight change for the better is reported in mo netary affairs in New York. Haring the few days previous to the steamer sailing, money ha 4 become easier, and a gradual improvement in business was looked for. Stocks and securities were also steady. The breadstuffs market was inactive ; prices un altered. . . The cotton market continued in a depressed con dition. Sales (1,500 for the three days) could not be made except at a reduction, which holders generally had submitted to. This was principally owing to the advices received by the Asia, as well as by the increased estimates of the coming crop (2,700,000 bales). The receipts at the ports also were heavy. New Orleans and Mobile, mid. fair to fair, lit'e: to 101 e. per lb.; Uplands and Florida, mid. fair to fair, 91c. to 91e. The leading features in freights and provisions are unchanged. There was a very quiet market in exchange. On London, 1091 to 110; laris, 3.13; Hamburg, 361 to ; firemen, 771 to 7t4. Iron in better demand. 100 tons English bar sold at :Vi dols., at six months. Scotch is held at 20 doll. 50e. 1,32.7 pigs English lead sold at a very low figure. 'lobate° was in better demand, the stock being 7,:110 lthds. short of what it was this time last year. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10. The sales of cotton to-day amount to 1,:100 bales ; 7:e. per lb. for middling. Sales fur week, 21.000 bales, and receipts 30,000. Receipts for season, 108,000 against 89,000 last year. Exchange 8 to 9 premium. Freights to London are higher. CHARLESTON, Oct. 10. Sales of cotton to-day were 370 bales, at Ole. to 81c., which are low prices. AUSTILWAN DIGGINGS. We have been favoured with the perusal of a let ter, dated Sydney, Pith June, 15.31 , from an intelligent and well inflamed merchant ; anti, as hW opinions on colonial nutters are entitled to considerable weight, we subjoin • few extracts for the information of our reader,: o The gold discoveries in this colony will attract, and has already attracted, a great number of persons from the neighbouring colonies, and will do so soon from England and elsewhere. The consequence will be a good and pro. fitable market for live stock and cheap labour; for the Labouring classes who are drawn to the diggings soon find that few, very few, earn one quarter of their rations at it, they have besides to work hard from morning till night, up to their middles mostly in water, and subject to all kinds of exposure in cold and wet nights on the bleak mountains ; therefore, not one in fifty of such arrivals here who on conversing with those who have been to the diggings, and who, after losing the little they had before in their outfit, have returucel without hulling a grain of the precious metal sought so eagerly for, probably will leave here for Bathurst and the gold-diggings, thus what was temporarily thought would be most detri mental to the pastoral interests of the colony will prove in the abundance and cheapness of labour the greatest benefit. Wages are now unusually low here ; great numbers of strong non anxious to take any employment ; consequently there Is great distress existing here in the quarters of the city where the working classes principally reside. Five weeks ago men refused almost any amount of wages offered them. Not a bricklayer, mason, blacksmith, shoe maker, &c., but had either started for, or was preparing to start for, the diggings. All was at a stand still where labour was required. Now, what a difference. The lumps placed in the ahopwindows here did the misehief, and the accounts were magnified by the paper!' and the storekeepers in the Bathurst district, who were anxious to increase the number of their customers. When the lower milers saw the lumps of gold they said that ' flesh and blood could stand it no longer,' nod off they went, expect ins to pick up the same sized pieces. One person in orb zni4ht have been lucky. lteports are even now most highly coloured. With the exception of some large pieces of gold, four or tire of from 30 uz. to 3 lb. 13 oz., there has becu but a small quantity of the metal, and three guar ten or more of that which is exported, is Californian, bro;ndit here by persons who return by the numerous secs, tram there, or by others who purchase goods of some parto ul it kind required for California. 1 think it very wettable, wino machinery fur crushing the quartz which abounds in all parts of the colonies, is brought into opera tbni in this colony, and the powdered quartz submitted to the quicksilver process, and the amalgam sublimated, that mirth gold will be made thereby, fur the purely white quartz, which has not the slightest appearance of contain ing geld, even when examined by a powerful lens, else. WI being crushed to powder, and treated with quiarsilver, produce three grains or more of pure gold to 0111 ounce of the powder. 'this w ill have an important bear ing on this colony, and perhaps some new plan on a very Lirde wale. for washing the auriferous alumina may be sue ee-stul, but 1 don't think that it will answer fur poor is in the small cradles, and his dishes are now in over supply, iudeed they are totally valueless for the purposes intended. 'flare never was such a total stagnation in trade ever recollected as at the present time. The banks are so very cautious just in their discounts, owing to their know ledge that a vast deal of money has been lost by drapers and other dialers rushing off to the diggings with goods to sell, and which has resulted in gs trend loss and disaster. The banks are very careful now even in making advances on produce. Wool, for instance, they require a margin of from 3d to Id. per lb. on the cash coat at auction ; the shipper showing his aoctioneer's accounts for the same. Therefore the banks don't care as far as their security is concerned, whether the bills for the advance be or Aldgate-pump or other liquidsator—the weds being insured against loss.' TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER. Our coreesposulent at Vienna, writing on tlio 17th inst., says : . . Every tepee of political interest is thrown completely into the shade to-day by the accounts which arrived last night oft terrible catastrophe Wear Krems. On Wednesday triurninz the large powder magazine at Oneizendorf blew up, whether by accident or design is not known. Its con te eta at the moment were only ten hundredweight of pow der, more than eight hundredweight having been removed to Vienna on the previous day. The lots of life has been trilling, owing to the few persons about at the time. The sufferers whose bodies have been found are a major, • limi t nant, and an auditor of artillery, the inspector of the magazine, and the two sentries on duty. A young girl, the daughter of • subordinate labourer, is also miming. .1 he officers of artillery, who met their death in c 0... gqreoee of the explosion, had only that instant reached tit. entrance to the magazine in a carriage and pair, Dav in,: been ordered by the military authorities to inspect and report upon the quantity and condition of the powder In the magazine . 1 heir deaths must have been instan taneous, as the bodies were found completely crushed by the enormous masses of brick-work hurled from the building by the fore of the explosion. Strange to say, the carriage horses escaped entirely unhurt; the driver, however, is said to have received mortal injuries. From the various accounts whale have heen received, it appears that the inspector of the magazine entered the powder-rooms alone about an hour I,lor c the arrival of the inspecting commission, that he shortly afterward* tent the little girl mentioned above fur some wine, and that nothing was seen or heard of him until the explosion took place. Several of the letters published in the papers coutain hiuts respecting the deceased inspector, which can be only interpreted into an accusation of pecu lation, An inquiry is of course taking place, which I have no doubt will extract the truth. Of the magazine Well net one stone remains standing ; large portions of the brickwork, tiles, and beams, were hurled to a distance ?t more than 2,000 yards. The vineyards and fields in the immediate neighbourhood have suffered considerable da maze. Two or three labourers iii the fields received severe contusions from the descending ruins. One man will have to hoe both his legs in consequence of • double compound fracture. In Oncisccudort, not • *Male window remains and in Krems, which is more than three quarters of an hour, distance from the magazine, much damage has also been done. Several houses were dangerously shaken. 'lime report of the explosion was heard in Vienna, but was ceueidered to emanate from one of the many military re views which expend powder daily in the neighbourhood of t4e metropolis. Immediately after the event, the military stationed in Kretva was ordered to Gaeizendorf to lend as sistance, but not one of the sufferers was dug out alive from the ruins. Krems is situated in 17pper Austria on the hanks of the Danube, about Svc-awl-thirty English miles fsum Titans. Vbe Court. WINDSOR, OCT. 21. Her Majesty and Prince Albert went out on horse back yesterday afternoon into the parks, attended by the lion. lkliu &lemur, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel F. H. Seymour. fbe Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, with Lady ' Harriet Hamilton, Earl Granville and Viscount Canning, arrived yesterday evening on visits to the Queen. The royal dinner party last evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lady Harriet Hamilton, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Earl Granville, N iscount Canning, and Sir George (.ouper. This morning her Majesty was driven out in an open car riage by l'rinee Albert into the Park, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour on horseback. 1 The Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, and younger mem bers of the royal family, took their usual walking and pony exercise. The Ducheis of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruee, arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at half-pest twelve o'clock yesterday, front Frogmore. Her Royal Highness vi.ited the Boehm.; of Gloucester, at Glou cester louse, and in the afternoon left town on her return to Frogmore. Devatches were received yesterday at the C from the Governor of thy ('ape of Good Hope. The Count do Thomar has left England for Brus sels. It is stated to be the Count's intention to proceed to Portugal at soon as the Cortes meets. (tram lut Gaseffe.) • WurrEn.u.r., OPT. 20. The Queen has been nleascd to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting the office of a Vice- Chancellor unto Richard Torin Kindersley, Esq. ; also to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting the office of a Vice-Chan cellor unto JlllllOl l'urker, Esq. FOREIGN-OPVICK, SEPT. 29.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Busvargus Toup Nicolas, Esq., to be ter Majesty's Consul in the Society or Leeward islands in the Pacific Ocean ; also to apputot John Au gostus Longworth, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Monnstir. DOWNING -STREET, OCT. 21.—Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint Joseph Hensley, Esq., to bo her Majesty's Solicitur-General for Prince E,lwarn THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The interior of the Crystal Palace yesterday pro- milted a very interesting exhibition of the packing-cases of all nations, strewed over the nave, scattered through the courts, and blocking up the entrances. The Belgians are determined to carry home as little as possible, and have opened a mart fur the sale of fire-arms. Ordinary guns may be had for As. each ; and the terrible Prussian musket for about 21. ss. Several handsome fowling-pieces, double barrelled, and loading at the breech, are offered at prices varying from 51. to 201. As an article of commerce these goods arc prohibited, but an individual may buy one for private use on paying a certain duty (about 25 per cent.) and giving bond for the prudent management of the same. A notice it now posted up everywhere through the building to the (it'd that Good Friday is to be observed as a strict holiday, but warning the workmen that Easter Monday is to be no "Saint Monday" in llyde-park. A considerable number of the staff of the Exhibition have been discharged since the closing; but in all cases where good conduct had been observed, a gratuity of four weeks' salary was added to the balance of wages due. A list showing those persons who, having acted as Jurors or Associates in the same class as that under which they exhibited, have thereby, by tho decision of her Ma jesty's Commissioners, been precluded from competing for an award : No. In Claes. Cot. Name. Adams. I. I W. E. Logan, P.R. S. Canada. 434 ItichardTaylor.P.U.S. Truro. IV. IV. V 3B 11. Mandalay 4, Cheltoiham.ol., Lambeth. 41/ ~. f 522 j W. Foirbaln ...... 772 V.ll. VI. VII 9 1. X. Brunel Duke-street, Westminster. XII. It XV. 42 John Cooper, J. P Leeds. XII 973 J. Ratulomg XIII. XIII. XIV. .- . . 87 Charles 1 xii.k xi , . 141 W. Clabbunt ....... XV i 124 ' i on Gaus, i 1113 Frame. XII.k XV. sirs Jobs Morgan XII. It XV. 139 Titus Salt, J. P Mit XV. 115 Yrolerick Schwalm lluddersfirld. XVI. XVI. XV11... _7B-177 Thomas De Is Rue XVII XVIIL ... 34 John Ilargreaves Accrington, Lowtohint. XIX XS ........ 29 Me •aol Birkin N Bingham. X1X....„... 310 V. Washer. XX. „....... 3s T. Christy 33, Grarechurchwtrect. MILL ..—.l I l i g IG. 0 Arlentierg France. XXIII ...... 73 Henry Hoek M.P Piccadilly. XX111...., 101 John Gray 5, Bitliter.square. x.Uv se! Jules Idiom Belaitun. XXVI. 330 J. G. Crane ll4, Wiginere.street. Ca. 1 rendisb-square. Xxvi..... 5 lobular/ma 49, Ratlabon•-place. XXVI. l7l John Webb XXIX. ..... 45 J. J. M. chi 4, LestlenhailoOreet. XXX. XXX. 2Bl W. Wynn V AMMOCIATSS. XIL&XV., 39 lovrb Bat. Leeds. XLI.II3LV. 434 Henrilaall NEW REFORM BILL. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1851. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public business. THE NEW CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION RILL. Sir P. LAURIE withdrew the motion of which he had given notice relative to the qualification of Aldermen and the limitation of tho period for which they should be elected according to the New Corporation Bill. Ilis ob ject in withdrawing the motion was that he might have an opportunity of taking the whole subject into consideration in a special court, for the appointment of which it war his intention to apply. TO TRE EDITOR OF SRL ax.rnrse. Stn,—The scheme of a new Reform Bill coming soon under public notice, it to deserving of consideration what ought to be its provisions. First and foremost., the ballot should be the chief article. The reasons in its favour contained in the celebrated speeches of Mr. Grote, the historian of Greece, have never been answered. Secondly.-11ouschold suffrage, making the rate-book in towns and counties the list of electors. Thirdly.—Removing all privilege of attorney and client in matters of election. As the candidates and sitting mem bers may now be pi rsonally examined before election com mittees, and the conduct of an election being a public and not a private affair, there is no reason whatever why the absurd pr►ctice of closing the mouths of attorney-agents before election committees should be continued. Fourthly.—A new schedule A should comprise schedule B of the old bill, including some additional rotten and sof rupt boroughs, namely, Arundel, Ashburton, Banbury, Bewdley, Clitheroc, Eye, Droitwich, llorsharr, Myth°, Li•reard, Lymington, Lyme Regis, Malmesbury, Midhurst, Morpeth, Peterstield, Reigate, Shaftesbury, Wareham Wilton, Wallingford, Westbury, and Woodstock. Fifthly.—A new schedule B should comprise Bodmin, Bridgewater, Bridport, Bury, Chippenham, Cirencestor, Cockermouth, Devises, Evesham, Grantham, Harwich, Monitor', Hertford, Lewes, Marlow, Newport, rook, Richmond, Ripon, Wycombe, Tavistock, Tiverton, Totncu and Truro. Siithly.—The counties should be again subdivided, and each division return one oily member each, also giving in- creased facilities for tbc polling of electors. X. X. October 20, 1851. Silt JAMES GRAHAM VERStS DR. CANDLISII.—It seems that the tribute of regard that was paid to Sir James Graham the other day, by making him a burgess of Aber deen, has given mortal offence to Dr. Candlish, who is, it appears, on a crusade in the corth at present. The Rev. Doctor, at a meeting of the Scottish Reformation Society on Monday last, took occasion to say, in the course of a long speech on the papal aggression, that he thought when tho corporation of Aberdeen were giving the highest honour in their power to bestow, to the man, of all others, who had set himself tip as the leading opponent of the measure de manded by the voice of the country, at least some explana tion or protest was required frlm the protestants of Aber deen, to show that the town council did not, at least on that point, speak the sentiments of the community. There might be other grounds on which the freedom of the city could be conferred on Sir James Graham, but it did strike a stranger as noticeable, that such an honour should be paid to hint (Sir James Graham) just after finishing a session of Laborious, indefatigable, and persevering opposition to a measure which all the protestants of the country desired to sec carried out. —Scotsman. ACCIDENT TO TIIE Mutt STEtMEß.—Friday after noon this steamer left our quay fur Liverpool, with up wards of 400 passengers, a large number of cattle, and a valuable cargo. Before leaving the river some of her machinery broke down, and she was obliged to be towed back to the city by the river steamers. It was fortunate that the mishap occurred as it did ; for had she been further on her course the passengers would have been subjected to some inconvenience. Nothing could exceed the exertions of Captain Clarke and his °dicers. Indeed the Waterford Steam Company are fortunate in possessing a class of men as commanders Rho combine Hrst•rate seamanship with a proper sense of what is due to the numerous paresgen entrusted to their charge.— Waterford Chronade. SHIRLEY ESTATEZ—On Tuesday last a numerous and respectable meeting of the tenantry of these estates was held at Shirley house. There was a considerable display of agricultural implements. Prizes were distributed for the growth of flit, green crop., (Arm stock, and spade bus- Imudry fur the year It t, by Evelyn John Shirley, Esq., of Lough Yea Castle. In the evening a dinner was given at the castle, at which the atteulance was numerous and re• spectable, and the scene was one of much interest. KOSSUTH. MEETING AT LEEDS. A public meoting, convened by the Mayor, in compliance with a respectably signed requisition, was held at the Leeds Court-house on Monday evening, for the pur pose of agreeing to an address to M. Louis Kossuth, con gratulating him no his liberation from captivity, and wel coming him to Enid ind. The large Sessions Hall of the court was filled to suffocation in every part, and numbers had to go away, being unable to obtain admittance A more unanimous, enthusiastic, and effective meeting has not been held in Leeds for a very long time on any subject whatever. The Times, for its recent attacks on Kossuth, was strongly demoted by the various speakers ; and this demonstration met with a response of the moat unequivo cal description. In the unavoidable absence of the Mayor, Mr. Councillor C•IITEIL was called to the chair. In the course of his open ing remarks, he said that the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Cor bett, Mr. Baines, and other influential gentlemen, would, but for previous engagements, have been present at the meeting. After giving a bricerecital of the leading circum i stances in Ktikilltlell history, and replying to the state ments made to his disadvantage, lie cuucluded by calling upon The Rev. WM. GUEST (Independent), who moved " That this meeting, having watched with sleep interest the noble struggle which Kossuth end his co-patriots carried on fur the maintenance of liberty iu Hungary, and having mourned the circumstances which led to their defeat, and their subsequent detention by the Sultan of Turkey under the influence of the go vernments of Austria and Russia, rejoices that they have now obtained that liberty of which they were !CP unjustifiably deprived, and especially expresses its gratification that Kos suth has determined to vi.dt this country, and welcomes him heartily, and with all affection, to the shelter of its shores." The rev. gentleman said—Never did he on any former occasion feel so persuaded that lie was right in thus.ealpear ing at a public meeting as he then did. (Hear. Ile regretted on some accounts that three years had pas away since the year 1818. Though the history of the Huugarian struggle wet fresh in their mind+, yet during those three years a section of the British press in the ii.telest of Austria bad used their incessant endeavours to hunt up every fact which would give a show of celouring to their abuse of the Hungarian leaders, and which would serve as small dust to throw into the eyes of the people of ells country, who had felt a great interest iu the Hungarian struggle. (Hear hear.) He regretted to say that this attempt had to some extent been successful; and it was extra ordinary that the people of this country should be soi l influenced by a section of the press which ba.l always been adverse to some of the most essential liberties and the most desirable reforms. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) This had been continued long enough, and it was high time tiles true sentiments of the people were spoken out—(hear, hear) — and he hoped it would now to known that this section of the press, which was under oligarchical rule, did not inter pret the views of the people. (" No, no," and much cheer ing.) Kossuth bad been spoken of as the leader of the re volution. It was not a revolution ; the spectacle they saw at the close of Is4S was that of a nation ream/ to arms when it was about being crushed by the principal despots who had marshalled their forces against it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. KEIL:iII/LW seconded, and !its. Councillor Kat-un well, supported, the resolution, which was carried by ac ' clamation, no one dissenting. ' Mr. WM. HEATON, in a very able speech, in which he ' denouuced the conduct of the rimes as unprincipled, mean, and cowardly, moved the next resolution: That the following address to Kossuth be adopted as the aildiass of the inhabitants of Leeds, and that it be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting: ‘ 4 TO LOT'S ROASTER, LATE GOVERNOR OF 111:NOART. " Honoured Sir,—We, the inhabitants of Leeds, assem bled for the purpose of presenting to you a congratulatory address on your liberation from imprisonment and arrival in this country, approach you with at once the profoundest respect and the sincerest affection. We watched, with the deepest interest and anxiety, your noble struggle for the maintenance of constitutional liberty in Hungary; we heard, with great regret, of your betrayal and defeat; we sympathised with you in your long and unjustifiable impri sonment, and rejoiced to hear of your liberation ; and now, with the utmost gratification and delight, we give you a right hearty English welcome to our native land. An exile for a time (rein your own country, we are delighted to give you honour as a 'offering patriot ; and though at tempts have been made to lessen our esteem for you by attacks of which wo are ashamed that they arc written in our language, we regard you none the less as one who, by his noolenesi and consistency, has earned the thanks, not only of Ids country, but of his race. Your name, sir, is with RA a household word; we talk of you to our children, and tell the tale of your patriotism as we gather round our hearthstone. We do not need to remind you that such struggles as that you have been engaged in are never ultimately unsuccessful; we look forward with hope to the day when your expectations, and those of your countrymen, will all be realised, and we pray that you may not only be shored till then, and that you may be permitted to share in the high rejoicings that such a consummation will oemsion, but that you may enjoy, meantime, that hap piness which you of all men have a right to, which can alone bo secured by the consciousness that you have nobly done your duty. (Signed) " Given at the Court-house, in Leeds, on the 20th day of October, 18.51." Mr. W. Ilnoox seconded, and Mr. Councillor llonsoN supported, the address, which was agreed to amidst loud cheering. Mr. W. BRUCE moved the next resolution : " That the address just adopted be forwarded to Richard Cobden, Esq., member for the West Ridiug, with the respectful request that he will undertake its presentation to Kossuth on WWI of the meeting." Mr. T. L. PRENTIS seconded the resolution, which was agreed to nens con. Mr. RHODES moved the last resolution: "That M. Louis Kossuth be requested to visit Leeds at his earliest convenience; and that Mr. Cobden be requested personally to convey to him this invitation." The speaker hoped it Kossuth came that there would be a general holiday ; and that they would make the streets echo with the joyful sound of their cheers as they had never doac before. (Much cheering.) The resolution was seconded and carried with acclamation. A vote of thanks was given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. KOSSUTH AND " THE TIMES." [Front a pamphlet just published by the author of " Re- rclaiion; of lCussiti." Londoti. C. Gilpin.] There arc five great features in Kossuth'e biography, which arc facts in whatever light prejudice may regard them. His persistance in publishing the debates, and con sequent imprisonment—his management of Hungarian tinauce—his emancipation of the serfs—his resistance to Jellachich (when Jellachich was at the gates of unarmed Perth), and his expulsion from the Hungarian territories, when all his colleagues had given up the cause as lost, and, lastly, the second re-conothest by his armies, as governor of Hungary, of the whole Hungarian territory, after Batthy any had been arrcitcd and the Diet compelled to retire be yond the Theirs. These facts the Times writer has neglected to adduce, but has supplied a full equivalent of fictions in their place. lfe speaks of the self-seeking and arbitrary spirit of his (Kossiith's) administration." Few men have been more consistently disinterested than Kossuth. When imprisoned in 18311 fur his spirited persistanee in the assertion of a public right, a stim was sulsieribed for the support of his mother, on the interest of which she lived during the four years of his incarceration. When the growing strength of public opinion obliged the Austrian government to liberate bins, Kossuth refused to accept the principal of the sum, which was devoted by his desire to the foundation of a school for the encouragement of national industry. When, subsequently, Batthyany and certain magnates, to secure him an independent position, which would permit him to devote his time, uninterruptedly, to the public service, clubbed together to present him with a considerable estate, he refused, inflexibly, the donation—when after the battle of Temcnar he resigned the reins of government into Gurgi bands, his last quarter's salary as governor of Hungary was still in the public treasury, and yet on a con stitutional scruple he scut back, without paying himself out of it, 600,000/., in bullion, by Dusehek, wLo surrendered it to Austria to make his peace. When he reached Viddin his whole worldly gear, as I personally witnessed, was contained in a portmanteau with out a lock, and a pair of open saddle-bags. Can the writer adduce one instance of the violation of the constitution ?—Under circumstances of imminent public peril, the Hungarian Diet, legally elected, conferred on Kossuth the dignity of Governor of Hungary, with dicta. torial powers. Unfortunately fur his country, he cannot be said ever to have exercised them. So sincere was always his respect for the decisions of parliamentary majorities that, when Windischgrats was advancing upon l'estb, in deference to that majority and against his better judgment, he permitted overtures to be made, whose fruitless issue he foresaw, and which legally could not have been made with out his sanction. Friends and foes have reproached him with the weakness which cannot punish. On no occasion did he ever put to death a human being, and amidst all the exigencies of the Titanic war which he sustained, it was his boast that he had 'Wirer carried it on by those military re quisitions, to which, within their own or friendly terri tories, the Russians and the Austrians have had resort. • • • • " Brought into the Diet by Count Zieby," it proceeds, " Count Zichy never brought Kossuth anywhere but into the columns of the Times. this unfortunate nobleman, who had no more to do with Kosauth's parliamentary career than Colonel Sibthorp or Mr. Walter, entered Hungary as the agent of Jellaehich, after the invasion of th a t coun t r y with tire anal sword by the Ban, whom the Emperor of Aus tria, whilst secretly instkiating, had officially declared a rebel and a traitor. The carriage of Count Zichy was found full of Jelluchich's proclamations, and being a Hungarian born, he was condemned to death, on undisputed evidence, by court-martial. Geirgey hanged him. How is it that the writers of the Times forget that this unlucky Zichy got them into a scrape before, when they asserted that Kossuth bad purloined his emerald spurs, and circumstantially spe cified that they were offered by the ez-Governor of Hungary to the Pacha of Viddin, on the feast of the Bairarn, hale su•peetiug that there should Lieu !soca then in England a person (myself) who, by a strange coincidence, happened to have been present during the whole of that very slut, and who could testify that Kossuth bad offered nothing to the Pasha beyond the compliments of the season ? TILE NEW PRISON AT HOLLOWAY. Alderman COPELAND rose to move " That it be re ferred to the gaol committee to consider and report whe ther any and what steps shall be taken in respect of the appointment at a governor and other officers to the new prison at Holloway.' Alderman WILSON seconded the motion. After some discussion, thfsM;tion was then negatived. Alderman FAREBROTIIEII moved that "it be referred to a committee to inquire whether it is desirable that the provisions contained in the 20th section of the Central Criminal Court, authorising the payment of a salary in lieu of fees to the officers of that court, be carried out in the case of the clerk of that court, and if so to report as to the amount of such salary, taking into account the various office.% payable by him, and the general expenses incident to hi.: oftie," In the course of his observations on the subject Alderman Farebrother took the opportunity to speak in the highest terms of the learning zeal, and abilities of Mr. Clarke, whom, ho said, he had ' had the honour, when Lord Mayor, to appoint to the office which had been filled with so much advantage to the country in the opinion not only of the citizens of London, but of the j edges of the land. (Cheers.) The motion was agreed to unanimously. Upon the motion of Alderman WiLsoN the following mation was agreed to unanimously : " The court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, is Common Council assembled, having rgreed to the follow ing resolution : ' That every r)er=on who shall occupy pre mises in the City of London for a period of a year and a day, and that pay scot and bear lot, shall be a freeman and citizen, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and privi leges, and be subject to all the duties thereof '—that it be rekrred to the privileges committee to consider and deter• mine upon the expediency or otherwise of directing the beadles of tho several wards in making out the roll of voters for St. Thom ts' Day neat to insert therein the names of all persons qualified in conformity with the above resolution."—Adjourued. BRADFORD ELECTION. BILADCORD, OCT. 21. Tho election of a member of parliament for this borough, to supply the place of the late Win. Busfeilel, Esq., took place in the Court-house Yard at 11 o'clock this morn ing. Robert Milligan, Esq., was the only candidate ; and as it was generally known that 11 his opponents had retired from the field, the proceedings excited very little interest. Mr. Milligan was the first mayor of Bradford ; and as one of the leading and most influential merchants of the borough, he is held its such general estimation that it would he next to im possible fur any candidate to offer any successful opposition to him. The requisition, requesting him to become a candidate, was signed by nearly 600 electors. Ile rendered essential ' service to the cause of free trade both with his purse and influence during the agitation in which Messrs. Cobden and Bright were so long engaged. The preliminary formalities having been gone through, TITCS SALT, Esq., late mayor of the borough, came forward amidst considerable applause, to propose Mr Mil ligan as • fit and proper person to represent them in par. liament. Mr. Alderman SAMUEL SMITH, after paying a high compliment to the character and worth of the late Mr. ilusfeild, commenting upon the past successful and honour able career of Mr. Milligan, seconded the nomination of the latter gentleman. Thu MAYOR inquired if any other elector had a candi date to propose, and receiving no reply, his worship, after a short pause, declared Mr. Milligan duly elected. Mr. MILLIGAN now came forward amidst loud cheers and said—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I have to thank you most sincerely fur the distinguished honour you have now conferred upon me. 1 should not have yen• tared to occupy the position I now do had I not been requested to do so by a large number of my most intimate friends, and also by a requisition presented to me, respectably and numerously signed by my fellow townsmen. (Applause.) Gentlemen, allow me now to repeat what I have said on a former occasion, that a seat in the House of Commons has never lees an übjeet of my ambition, hut from the spontaneous and generous way in which it has been proposed to me, I have considered it my duty to comply with the request to offer myself to you fur election. (Cheers.) Having resided amougst you for the greater part of my life, and hav ing taken my share in nearly all the great questions of the day, my political priuciples are very well known to most of you; I am sure, therefore, you will not wish me to detain you in order to explain them in detail. (Hear, hear.) I may say that I sin nose, and always have been, a firm friend to freedom, to order, to progress, and to good government. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I a all not de tain you longer, except again to thank you for the high honour ou have conferred upon me. (Owen.) Mr.DAVID Licturowtlat, a well-known chartist, here came forward to put some questions to Mr. Milligan. lie knew he ought to have put the questions before the gentlemaa bad been declared elected, but he hoped he would be allowed to ask them. The first question was would he endeavour to secure such an extension of the suf frage as would give a vote to every man of full age, and not subject to any legal disability, and who should fur 12 months prase occupied a house, or any portion of a teuo ment, for which he was rated, or liable to be rateil to the relief of the ;poor? Mr. MlLLlGAN.—Gentlemen: I am in favour of a large extension of the suffrage. I should wish to see many who are not householders—young men who are well quali fied by education and other things—l should wish to see a large number of those included in any measure of reform. In answer to other questions Mr. Milligan said he was decidedly iu favour of vote by ballot ; would vote for the abolition of property qualifications for members; and wished to see an alteration in electoral districts. On this last point he said lie thought the present electoral districts might be very much improved. Ile should wish to adhere to tile old English system of having. county and borough members; but he would give additional members to largo towns, and would either group the smaller boroughs to gether, or add them to the county constituencies. (Loud cheers.) Oa the motion of the member elect, a vote of thanks was given to the Mayor, for his conduct as returning officer; and the court was then adjourned to the Town Clerk's office, to complete the return. The whole proceedings did not occupy much more than an hour. THE INHABITED Horst DtTy.—Thc first half year's duty on inhabited houses is now due, and will be shortly collected under the following schedule, forming a part of the assessed taxes:—.' For every inhabited dwell ing -house which, with the household and other offices, yards, and gardens therewith occupied and charged, is or shall be worth the rent of 20/. or upwards by the year — where any such dwelling-house shall be occupied by any person in trade who shell expose to sale and sell any goods, wares, or merchandise in any shop or warenouse being part of the same dwelling-house, and in the front and on the ground or basement story thereof; and also where any such dwelling-housc shall be occupied by any per.on who shall be duly licensed by the law iu force to sell therein by retail beer, ale, wine, or other liquors, although the room or rooms thereof in which any such liquors shall be exposed to sale, sold, drunk, or consumed shall not be such shop or warehouse as aforesaid ; and also where any such dwelling-house shall be a farmhouse occu pied by a tenant or farm servant, and bona fide used for the purposes of husbandry only—there shall be charged for every twenty shillings of such annual value of any such dwelling-house the sum of sixpence; and where any such dwelling-house shall not be occupied, and used for any such purpose, and in manner aforesaid, there shall be charged for every such annual value thereof the sum of ninepence." It remains to be been whether the assessment be made on the rated or on the full value of houses. MANCHESTER NEW COLLEGE.—Mr. Thomas Anis worth, of Cleator, has with great liberality offered a prize, or scholarship, of 1001., to those students of the college who shall hereafter, in the University of Loudon, obtain a gold medal. When we state that four gold medals may be obtained each year in the university, it will be perceived that Jr. Ainsworth's offer is one of no common liberality. In a letter to the Rev. It. Brook Aspland, one of the Were. twice of the college, which has been printed, he awes that the prise will be given by him from year to year, and will in all probability die with him, as he is not friendly to en dowments; and that he offers the prize not as a stimulus to greater exertion on the part either of professors or students, having already reason to be satisfied with the position taken by the students of the college—but in the hope of inducing young men of talent to inter themselves at 11am:hi:stet New College.—Mandicacr Examiner. CORONER'S INQUEST.—MANSLACGIITER.—Yester day Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Green Gate, City road, on view of the body of Thomsa John Taylor, aged 37, whose death was alleged to have been caused by Mr. Wm. Scadden, a master bricklayer, carrying on business In Charlotte-stree, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, by whom he was employed, some particulars connected with which were given in the Express of Monday. In addition to the evidence there detailed, it appeared that the deceased as the day previous had reached his 37th year, on which occa sion he had drank rather more freely than usual. Mr. Powell and Mr. Courtenay, medical officers of the parish, were sworn, when the effect of their evidence showing that the brain exhibited appearances such as would be likely to result front the injure he received, the jury returned a ver dict of " Manslaughter" against Mr. Scadtlen, and the wit• nesses were bound over to prosecute. IGNOR INCE IN SURREY.—A " wise woman" has lately made her appearance not far from Reigate, in Sur rey. One of the farmers' wives there, on being scalded the other day, sent to the old dame, who sent back a curious doggrel, which the good woman was to repeat at stated times. At the end of a week the scald got well, and the good woman told us that she knew there was no harm in the charm, for "she had heard say as how it was some acn day, in n fr t o h m e t hem epart Bible." ofwhen the country , li ttle oiie shop the d ot e r d was speaking of the death of some neigh bour, when in a another said that she hoped "they had been and told the bees." In the same neighbourhood I was told a sovereign cure for the goitre was to form the sign of the crow on the Inuit with the hand of a corpae.—Noter and Queries. ARY AND FLNANCIAL REFORM. MEETING AT TAVISTOCK. On Monday evening a public meeting of the inha bitants of Timistoek was held in the Town Hall, called by the Portrceve, Solomon Perry, Esq., pursuant to a requisi tion signed by about 120 of the inhabitants. The requisi tion was to the effect that the requisitions s having ob served and considered the ministenal announcement in the House of Commons of an intended measure of parliamen tary reform, do hereby request you will convene a public meeting for the purpose of forming an association to pro mote, by all legal and constitutional means, the obtaining of such a measure of political and financial reform, as may be fitted to the wants of the age, worthy of a great people to adopt, and satisfactory to all who have just claims to be considered in the overnment of the country." J. CARTER, Esq., moved that the l'ortreeve d, take the chair. This havin; been seconded and put to the meeting, the Portreeve, S. finny, Esq., took• the chair. The PORTRLEVE, in opening the proceedings of the meeting, observed that the subject they hail tint to consider was one of grave interest, and he hoped he should have the support of every gentleman in his efforts to secure for its dismission that attention and calomel's which were appro priate to its importance. The nature of that subject would be known to most of the inhabitants by the advertisements which had been issued and placarded about the town, and by:the conversation which had taken place upon the subject. ho l'ortrccvo then read the requisition, and called upon Mr. Flamauk to move the first resolution. Mr. W. FLAMANK said this meeting brought to his recollection the meetings which were held some twerty-tive or thirty years since having reference to the subject of reform. Ile had recently found in an old newspaper au account of one of these meetings. Ile was, he confessed, somewhat curious about keeping old newspapers and documents, especially those relating to pro ceedings and circumstances connected with laviatock during the last thirty years. In ono of these old news papers he found an account of a meeting held is the Town Hall, the form n building of course, in the month of Feb ruary, 1822, now just thirty years since. It was headed " a meeting in Tavisteek in favour of parliamentary ;re form, and for considering the present state of distress of ' the agriculturists (you see they were distressed then), with the view of petitioning the legislature thereon." It eon tained the outlines of the mashes of twelve individuals 1 1 in connexion ith the subjects for the discussion of which the meeting was held. Of these twelve persons he Mund that since that time six had died, and of the others, he I was sorry to say. neither was now present. Ho con-1 gratulated them upon the did: rent circumstanced under which they met to what their predecessors and such of themselves who took part in those meetings did, about thirty years since. That was the period of the six acts passed under the infamous sway of Castlereagh, by which spies were sent throughout the country, who watched the doings and sayings of the people, and when persons were often dragged forward to answer for their words—used not only in public, but also in the social circle. The reformers were then called by various opprubious names its dema gogues, republicans ;revolutionists, and levellers. Things went on—and they (the reformers) went on, and at the time of the [deform Festival they found many of the very men who had been their most violeutopposers come turward, and give money towards the festival, notwithstanding it was held in cainmenauration of the very principles which they had previously condemned—that had been the cast ulwaya ; those who abused the ardent reformer at first, applauded him after the object of his labours had been obtaiued. This was the ease in the instance of the Scotch reformers and others, by whom the very reforms conceded in 1832, were asked at a much earlier date, and it had been the same with various other reforms that had taken place within the last 50 years. It was for the sincere and ardent reformers to suffer and labour, and then come the conformers to share the result of their toil, and so it would be found in respect to reforms for which they were now agitating. Same may think that there is no need for this meeting, and may call us agitators for calling it, and ter taking part in it. They may think that we want no reform—that we have as much liberty us we require. He, however, did not think so, and believed that a little agitation of that sort was as useful in the political and social world as was an agitation of the elements its the physical world. A stagnation in either was had and productive of evil. He was in favour of a gentle breeze—of a moderate stirring of the elements—but he was nut in favour of the hurricane and wild tornado either in the social and political, or the physical world—but stagnation he considered to be bad in either. All human institution+ were fallible, and therefore required successive adjustment and alteration to tit them to the character and spirit of the times. Progressive reform was the one great feature of their constitution, which pre served it—without which it could not subsist, but would share the fate of the governments of other countries. if they would look at the state of the continent in 1848, they would hod illustrations of this. At that period all the countries of Europe were shaken, governments hail tot tered, old dynasties had been broken up, and sovereigns' compelled to quit their thrones ; and in the midst of these throes end pains, it had been found how useless and vain a thing it was for governments to depend upon a standing army, ter iu more instances than one the standing armies had been found to make common cause with the people. Look at France and the compelled flight of Louis Philippe. The cause of these revolution., is to be found in the fact that the governments of the several countries in which they took place were found to be for the ad vantage of the governors rather than the governed. They, however, during the same period, had en joyed comparative quiet; and what was the cause but the progressive reform which had been going on. Many people were alarmed, and started back in horror at the word revolution ; but what was the fact in regard to themselves and their country ? Why, they head been in a state of revo lution for the last 30 years. The difference is, that in this country revolution is steady and gradual in its motions, and does not progress with the greet and perhaps danger ous speed that it does on the continent. It was unredressed wrongs which stimulated the people to revolution—and this in foreign countries acted with greater force than in this country. Accumulations of wrougs stirred up the people to acts of violence. But in looking at the difference in the progress of reform in this country, and of revolutions un the continent, he must observe they had in this country a principle of action and of power which was but little re cognised in other countries—he alluded to the moral power of the voice and will of the people. (Cheers.) In looking hack on the last half century they would sec the progressive character of reform in this country, and perceive what a great source of power was the voice of the people. (Hear, hear.) They had met that evening to collect the opinion of their fellow-townsmen in respect to what was now called the new reform bill. They knew that Lord John Russell had pledged himself' early in the next session to bring forward a measure for the extension of the franchise, to place the representation on a much wider basis than was dune by the reform bill of 1832. As this WAS the ease, it became the people of this country to consider, and make up their minds as to what they really require—what they will ask for ; for his im pression was, that unless this was done, the measure of re form which would be produced would be of very little value. Of the intended measure of the government they knew absolutely nothing. But, in the abeenco of any cer tain information, there was much speculation and many guesses. They did know this, that Lord John Russell had pledged himself to the abolition of the property qualification of members. Amongst the many rumours as to the intended measure, some thought the extension of the franchise would introduce some sort of educational test, by which all ministers of religion, lawyers, professional men, clerks, and other persons of education, would have a qualification independent of residence or property. Others thought it would include all householders , ; and others, again, that the present kind of qualification would be continued, but be re duced in amount. Others, again, and amongst these Sir Joshua Walmslcy and a large bo dy of financial reformers, thought that the franchise would he exteudcd not only to all occupiers of houses, but to the occupiers of parts of houses. It was nut more than two years since Lord John Russell expressed himself to the effect that he did not think any further reform as to the representation necessary. The people were satisfied with the Reform Bill of 1832, and no change was desired. What had produced this change—but the expressed will of the people, and the same power would secure a really , stadia! measure of re form. He was satisfied that without the influence of the pressure from without, as it was called, the measure of reform toile introduced, would not be worth having. But with it they might secure a large extension of the franchise. Mr. llainank went on to characterise the details of the reform which he considered the people might ask for, viz., a considerable enlargemeut of the basis of representation—the ballot granted—the duration of parlia ment lessened—if not to one year, to three at least—the anomalies existing between time borough and county repre sentatives removed—the abolition of the property qualifi cation of members of parliament—whether members were to be paid or no he did not care much, but certainly saw no reason why they should not. It was to the extension of the suffrage that he should more purlieu. laxly speak, and ow that subject ho should submit to the meeting a p roposal which he hoped would meet with general approva. It had been guardedly drawn with the idea of meeting the opinions and views of all classes of per- SOON as it was thought very desirable upon this subject that all should be agreed. The proposition he had to place be ! fore the meeting WAS as fellows: "That it is the opinion of this meeting that, upon the abstract principles of ma- I son and justice, taxation and election rights should go hand in hand; and that the increased intelligence and well regulated conduct of all classes of the people demand that a corresponding extension of the suffrage should immediately take place, thus preparing for, and leading to, the complete enfranchisement of all." lie was of opinion that a very cursory glance would serve to show that an extension of electoral rights was required. At present e any voice that sixth returns the majority of the House of Commons. w isot th n e w e r l o ec t t h io a n n o a f si m x , th of mbe r t s ho of Wh ps e n i n r m p e u n la t, ti a o n n d h o ad ne Mr. VOSPER seconded the resolution, which,fifter some pisnopthleiswimerienufnoirmtede,rtihnes"mnocnussl, power of their voice would,idiscathumesseieotni,ngwasof p a u b t ou an t d . Larri or el, x, wi p th ers L a nly two dzasentieuts, Mr. S. CARTER, barrister, then moved the second re leolution, to the following effect: That the present distri inanyfnmeiwn m e as ure e as constituencies, and dis tinction ob of r ti c on o r o f . between , o t ur e p o p a pc u oy l nts gross t o y n requiresn.a,6borough oiteuh.ga arising, also from the great disproportion between representatives, and the number of their constituents, should be abolished ; and that the representation of the country should be more wisely and equably adjusted by the establishment of elec toral districts. Also, that the uuration of parliament should he so limited as not to exceed a term of three years, thus giving to the electoral body that salutary control over their representatives which would secure a more faithful dis charge of duty, and be the best guarantee for mutual confi dence an.l reciprocity of interest." This he supported is a long and able speech. The resolution was seconded by Mr. MARTIN, and adopted. Mr. W. PEARCE moved the third resolution:—" That any extension of the suffrage, however larg,•, would bo comparatisely abortive, and altogether unsatisfactory, un less the el,etor is protected in the free and uubiaswd ex ercise of his right through the medium of the ballot, thus enabling him to contend against the corrupting influences, the intimidation, and the persecution with which the pro sent system of voting is so notoriously disgraced." While he did not think the ballot a cure for all the ills of tho present system of coulucting elections, he thought it would be a very great boon to a numerous body of elee tors. Mr. SAXTON seconded the resolution, which was adopted. It was subsequentiy resolved, " That an association founded upon these generid principles, be now formed, to ho called The 'favistock lteform Association,' and to which all the inhabit.mis of this town and neighbourhood are invited to become maulers, on payment of one shilling per annum to meet the necessary expenses ; and that its object: be to promote, by every legal and constitutional method, such a reform in the representative systsnt of our country as may be tined to the wants of the age, worthy of a giant people to adopt, and satisfactory to all who have just claims to be considered iu the government of the country." At the conclusion of the meeting, after the usual vote of thanks to the portreeve, several persons entereii their names as members of the new association, Mr. Vesper aetiug as secretary. THE POPE'S NEW GUILLOTINE. It may be known to many of our readers that in the time of the Roman relnablic the scaffold on which public executions took place in Rom, was destroyed by tho people. The papal govetainent, it appears, notwithstanding the alternative they haves all along had in military execution", now found the want of this useful instrument, and have erected a new one. The Progtesso ot"rnrin of the 16th instant comments oa this in words to the following effect:—" The reactionary press, both Italian and French, continues with its usual effrontery to sacrifice truth and justice to tyranny; when facts cannot be denied, it has recourse to mendacity and calumny. Thus, when it cannot bo denied that the assassin of the worthy Neapolitan Deputy Carlucci was rewarded by ' the government, and that for mere priestly reveage the brave Roman artillery officer, Calandrelli, was co. donned to forced labour after a long imprisonment, the aforesaid press resorts to the expedient of calling the first the bead lof a hand of brigands, and the second an immoral robber, land so on. And it is always the same." At Rome, on the 29th of September of the present year, in the Piazza della Barea della Yerita, a scaffold was erected, and the ponti fical justice fell on the head of Gaetano Pi:Rim:lli, builder, 31 years of age, accused of having killed, in the May of 1319, sonic persons believed to be jesuits in disguise, The scathald and Pius IX., the guillotine and the papacy! The Univers, which is never tired of glorifying, for the edi fication of its catholic readers, the clemency and mercy of the vicar of Christ, finds a way of justiqing this marriage of pope and scaffold :—" says the Unteers, went to his doom a free thinker. All the way he did not cease blaspheming and insulting the church and the minis ters. Arrived at the foot of the scaffold a little bet . . we eight o'clock, the time fixed for the execution, he still blasplienied, protesting his innocence. It it known that at lt,ine it is the custom to allow to a condemned prisoner, who has not yet repented, some time, and often even till sunset, in order that time may be given fur his rebel soul to be touched by grace and made penitent. Tide is a teaching proof of dm infinite gentleness of the church and of the value she has for the salvation of the souls rescued by the blood of Christ. This was the first time that the guillotine was raised un der the pontificate of Pius IX. More, it was a new guillotine. The honest mot of the republic burnt tho old one, because it was a menace to themselves which their integrity could not bear." Such is the logic of toe (*gi vers. If the republicans destroy the scaffold it is for tear of having to ascend it ; if the 1 rebuilds it, it is from generosity and evangelical virtue ! EARL DELAWARR ON AGRICULTURAL PItoSPECTS. —At the late meeting of the Agricultural Association for the Groombridge (lied) district, a letter front Earl Dela warr was red, which evidently created a deep impression on the minds of the many farmers who were prevent. It was addressed to the chairman, and was to the follow lug effect: —" Geneva, Oct. 0, 18.51.—Dear grieve to say that the serious illness of one of my family detains me at this place and prevents me from being present at our little Ureonthridge agricultural meeting on the 16th inst. I regret thin the more because since last I had nie pleasure of meeting my friends and iteighhours at our anniversary, nothing, unfortunately, has occurred to cheer their pros pects, and it is just at such times that I hold it to be, and most particularly, the duty of thu landlord and tenant to come together and mutually to pledge support each to each other—always taking it for granted that we us looking forward to better times. I know well this is con sidered by many to be an unmeaning phrase and by some even a mockery of their present distress, and I have ventured to use it, it may reasonably be asked of me what I understand by it. .111 y meaning then, in this—that the time is not tar distant when the country will have to pronounce definitively upon the experiment of the uurestrietid im portation of foreign grain, and all other articles of agri cultural produce. In this verdict we shall have a largo share, and by it our future interest will be governed. Well, therefore, dues it behove all those classes whose well-being is bolted up with the prosperity of agriculture to consider how last they can, undaunted by threats or wolf., by union and energy, calmly, hut firmly, prepare themselves for tho part they will have to play in the choice of their represen tatives. ' Coming events, says the poet, cast theme sha dows before.' In the meantime let us by all the means in our power snow the value which we set upon the pursuits of agriculture us the basis of all national prosperity, by straining every nerve to follow out the modern improve ments in every branch of farming, cautiously blending theory with practice, thus proving to our leilow-country men that we deserve their good-will. Let us improve our breeds of stock, let us drain our wet fields, let us adopt improved machinery in our farms, let us sedulously attend to the comforts and general well-ueiug of our labourers—of that bold peasantry, their country's pride. Up hill wane at all this may seem to be at present, let us be assured that if it be manfully and with confidence." adopted , we shall reap our reward. Let our motto be Live and let live,' for we have yet to leant that the prosperity of ~ur manufactures depends upon the ruin of agriculture. Why should not the plough and the spinning-jenny ' speed' concurrently as they have done heretofore—not in painful antagonism, but each contributing to the common weal, respecting and respected by each other, and, by their joint influence and harmonious action, upholding the vast fabric ufour national grandeur ? 1 will conclude this, I fear, tedious epistle, by requesting that you will have the kindness to read my apology fur absence to the meeting, and have the honour to remain your obedient humble servant, DELAY/Attn." I'LNNY OSlNlBUsr.S.—Yesterday the first of the long-talked of" penny omnibuses" made their appearance in the metropolis. The line of route selected was Oxlerd street, and passengers were conveyed from the end of Tot tenlium.court-road to the Edgeware-road for one penny. 'file vehicles were abundantly patronised. They started from either cad every ten minutes, and no sooner was ono ~et of passengers put down than double the number the vehicle could accommodate were struggling tor seats. To judge front yesterday's experience, the caterers fur cheap public conveyance will hod the speculation highly remune rative. it is understood that the entire leading thorough fares of the metropolis have been parcelled into 141. and U. stages, and that omnibuses are forthwith to be put on for the conveyance of passengers ut those rates. _ _ _ - - A FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT moored on &Aura3ry in Messrs. Baldwin's colliery, near the Pothouse-bridge, lid stun. It appears that the engine belonging to the pit is used for the double purpose of pumping and winding. At night it has been customary to detach or "throw out of gear " the winding apparatus, to allow the pumps to work without interruption. On the evening previous to the accident the bends had been thrown out of gear as usual. In the morning the night engineer, finding tho water out, stopped the engine, and threw the bands in gear, as he thought, ready for uperatiun upon the arrival of the day engineer, Alexander June , , whose duty it was to lower the men on their arrival at ii o'clock. At that time seven men and aix boys placed themselves tu the skip to descend, and after being lowered about 10 or 12 yards they began to descend with such fearful velocity that it became evident to those on the bank that the engine was oat of pear ; and the nine individuals were precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, a depth of 12U yards. The baud chain became detached from the sudden jerk at the extreme end Irma the engine shaft, and the whole chain, about 160 yards long, and near two tuns weight, fell upon and buried in its iron coils the untbr!unate creatureoat the bottom. Bil lingsley," the butty, who had the presence of mind to jump o a u f t ew ol b t r ti m e i ftip i a t n tou h c o l u ie r d t t l te p.. b c o d tto b t , e t , :, (;:ca t i l id c w h l i b could be !cm:wed from off the sufferers, when it was dis covered that the two buys were dead, and that the whole of the men were must seriously mutilated. Tile buys were named William Payton and John kluffey. At the inquest, before Mr. T. M. Phillips, the jury considered the respon sibility rested upon Jones, and returned a verdict of " Man slaughter" against him. THE NORTH Wi rslt FISIIERIES.—Opter dredg ing has now become so extremely profitable iu the 31enat Straits, tout fishing vessels from Jersey and other distant parts and it to their advantage to go thither, in order to aboundscul t with vast t l i t t s . of of ' flab, which tfihthesei;tost;•inaire passed without notice, or comparatively little, in conse quence of there being but a limited demand, but the open ing of the Chester and flolyhvad line has at lough aroused the North Wales fishermen to the necessity of exerting themselves, otherwise the trade will be carried flora them by enterprising and energetic Englishmen. Accordingly, from the neighbourhood of Conway large quantities of fish are regularly conveyed by the rail ti Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and the other large inland towns, where th. y find a ready marltit. On the establishment of the branch hue hum Caruarvon to Bangor, it is expeaed that large quantities of the bony and shell tribe, which so abound in Caniarvon Bay will likewise find their way to England fur disposal. In lleaumaris Bay vessels from Itoylake regularly fish there, and forward large cargoes to the Liverpool markets.