The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

SOUTU AUSTRALIA. Adelaide journals to band to the middle of October forn , sh a few items of intelligence. The Government (:n_ die, Oa. 10, contains as abstract of the receipts and exeenditare of the colony, fur the quarter ended Sept. 30, showing a total revenue of 68,6121., the total expenditure being set down at 101,4921. • the ordinary e xpenditure for the quarter was but 4 4,3671., the re m ieder being 43,212/. remitted to England OA as count of immigration, a ems of 6,0011. for interest and in liquidation , of the bonded debt, and • further son of more than 9,0001. awaiting instructions from the Lieutin ant-Governor. The steam.dre , dge had been employed with good effect, and was to be first engaged in clearing away t h e great ob-ftcle to ships arriving at the pore, namely, the outer bar. Toe exports of lead and silver liesd ores were greatly on the increase. The spirit and pwecvering industry manifested in one mine of the Glen Otmond group was extending i'self to other operations. A numerous and rerectably attended pubic meet ing had been held fur the purpose of discussing the merits of the new encelitutinn, and to take into con sideration the best method for the people of S nth Australia ob.ainiag a fair and equal share in the re preeentatios. The proceedings terminated in the est .blisheeent of an euwiciation or league, " to secure to the colocists universal suffrage, vote by ballot, short arliamente, no p: operty qualification in tepee sentetiers, and equal electoral districts." By wry of Sie.gripme Adelaide journals have ar rived down to the beginning of November. As ex. bib:tine the commercial importance of the port of Adelaide and its progress, the f 'Bowing analysis is made of the shipping on October 23, 1850. The ships MA vessels front British, extra-colonial and foreign ports amount to 12,730, and are manned by 430 °ewe and seamen. The vessels employed in the coasting trade of It e colony are 933 tens, navi gated by 84 men; and the vessel employed by the loaf government are 730 tons, with 47 men. The last mentioned service includes a steam-tog, which is of inmate atle advantage to the mercantile interests of the colony by expediting and reedits deg the larger arrivals and deeartur. s. At the pirt only the popu lation numbered thou . . 6,000 sec's The subject of connecting the port and city of Adelaide by a railway was again the subject of agitation. .11r. }I. J. Paddon, a civil eagine.r, was drawing the attention of the colonists to tte valuable iron ore abundant in the colony, which he states to be inexhaustible, the lodes or districts containing millions of tons, and interminable forests of timber. Mr. ; Peddon further aatea that every ton of South Austra lian iron sme Ited by entrees' would be worth two tons of British iron smelted by c ials• ' at the same cost as the hitter. The Mut:llion of the colo-ists is so much directed to the copper aid silver lea! Mks as to render them indilferent to the increase of wealth its iron ores will one day furnish. A German settlement was about to be formed at Mount Remarkable. Amongst the imp nations into the colony are several turtle from, Singapme, which appear to have excited much curiosity. A very severe gale occurred from Oct. 13 to 16, den consider Ale damage, and exceeding in violence any previous visit gine:. The splendid ship Grecian, Captain }lade, from London, while at anchor, was thrown on her beam-ende, the waves wash ing completely over her, and all on board were compelli dto ahaticlon her. A steamer was despatched to the iceee of the wreck, and brou4ht away the lady pesseogsre. Not one of the passen gers saved a single article. The mail was discovered, but the letters and papers were scarcely legiMo. Oa &rival of the Northumberland, it was currently ne ported and peers:ly credited that Sir Henry Young, the irovernor, was to be appointed to Van Dieisn's land, and if we judge . from the unanimous Irk. pressioas of joy evinced in tie public journals, the coloniets would be happy to realise the truthfulness'( the rumour. The Burrs Burrs have published their holflesely report of the mining aeociation, and de , eland a dividend, making three dividends of 200 per i s cent. for the sear. It is stated that at no time hare the mines been in • more flourishing coalition, or have the general prospects of the company afforded such ground for congratulation. VAN DISSIEN'S LAND. From this colony we have received files of news papers to the end of September. Whilst in New Siuth Wales agitation is strongly directed to the cessation of tianspor.ation, tee Tasmanian+ direct their a trite against the renewal of the system. So di.gusted have the lest mentioned colonists become, 'het they express a desire to drop the name Van Dic ta. Land, as seggeetive of convict amo,dations, and bate almost unatiimuusly adopted the name Tasmania fur the eolooy. The north, south, and midland dis tricts of the island, in public meeting assembled, had &tier, d for the cessation, and a wonderful unanimity pre ra;led, softened with Christian moderation and charity. The meet:invent Launceston and Dobarton were ehaeacterised by a stern resolve, such asoannot be meeker , calm and settled, indicating strength united with dacretion. The general principles asserted at these meetings, whi:r they manifested independent action in each, evinced that, though without concert, they were all like-miuded, and therefore possess the best elemects of success. The cotton of action agreed by all tic meetings is to remonstrate with the Colonial odic, meshed the coutieunice of transportation, and the system ef mho. preecutution of colonial sentiment in the imperial parliament whath had been systemati cally pursued by Earl Grey; and also to pledge themerer s, in example of the Cape folks, not to em ploy convicts. M auwhile, the government partisans and prutrereportation party was not inactive. An attempt had been made to get up a petition in favour of the continuance of transportation in a modified form, but the manoeuvre was promptly met by the Anti-transportation Association issuitig an address, cauti ring the coluaista against attaching their names to any document of the kind until it had been printed and oublely discussed. A rumoured removal of Sir William Denison had been strengthened by the circumstance of some recent coneigninents, ex Maine, being directed "to the officer administering the government of Van Diemen's Land." Mr. Smith O'Brien had arrived in Hobart Town by the steamer from I'ort Arthur, and had accepted his ['chat of leave on his word riot to leave the colony. Later advice@ (Oct. 6th) received via Adelaide, notice that the blue gam of the colony was about to be employed in the Royal navy for the construction of shits. Coal had been found at Wabb's Harbour in the vicinity of Schonten's Island, and also near lien Lomond. From a return of the number of convicts in the colony there would appear to be the large amount of 21,400; classed as follower male convicts maintaitud by government, 3,864 ; females, 1,671; ticket holders earning their own livelihood, males, !,.I15; females, 1,163; in aD, 17,101 males, and 1,1(e.4 females, SHORT WEIGHT IN COALS. To the Committee of the Coal Merebaote Society. =ti,atlf mte,—We, the undersigned, ?mom that yos will all a rattling of the society to take into consideratioa the tpwatim el short weight , and particularly as rifeness to the toe opotott ia lb. [ady News, of the first Howie.— 41:4) Ofe. J. CoekereU sod Co.; J , )nee, Sell. and Co. • Home tad Boa ; W. Best; F. Morris; Elmore sa d Ca.; C. Ham. Sergeant and Co.—Coal Etchings, he. s. At a meeting held cot Friday, the 10th Jen ,at the Coal Enhance, the following resolution was — "?tut this meting wonders the systems refereed to in the rutsterio n that hat jolt been read, highly iejeritote to the trace at lane; and nfen it to the committee to consider, whethe t say sod what noun can be adopted by this society to order to bring the parties really offending before the pablie is such • manna se shall mist the ends of justice, cad toad materially to the prevention of practices so iejarious to the trona at lap, by seems of the publicity that would the , eby be Oen to then : aid that a general summing of the 00 cmt be kali ea Friday, the 24th kat., to newly' the 11111art.' TURKS Rags.—Yeeterday morning the premises of Mr. J. Wllehire, 37, Colbetrest, Limehame, relight Ire Ircia come anknows seam, sad before the engines solid subdue the name, the Wafture end a con,idere hie portion of the stoat were deetroysd. Oa the sum morstag a rear of premien, ensile us earthworm-street, BL Pout?". J ell " , occupied by Mr. Jambe, Mean. and sad Koper, sad lit. ea a phonon. nessfaserry sanal.teles ware h owe, ptiatistoese, aseget tin is the GM &Pa mesa tt mnessise printer sass. This portions( the nage Wee elestemei, emy the valuable machinery W(1.4 dammed. She sleek el *me Wei likewise iamb injury: by the 'rata. It is asppeeed that the seniest mat sawed . 101 . flame tweaks WINS pans kasetisp to dry. A third broke oat el It. IlatwAsse, Crlpplegute, as the ymmkem ._.. r.,c6ple4 to/ Yr. %Tsai, p uweer, sad we. sea 's bY Lk , esPisologt gat mlnah 11.,4 ... mo d iron a faulty Th ie Islir mi BlB el he*, Lad the:Awes were bait 811481 7 7 therm. The Anna* of dump Zbe Court. WINDSOR. TRIMIDAT, JAN. 16. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early sarolog walk The royal enmity took w e lkin, sad posy exeraley le the slop. and Wandeor park. The Earl of Atterdees, Sir °ewer Orry, and the Right Hui. T. B. liassalay kit the Castle today. A Cabinet Cigna was held at bell-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Iforrisn.oftioe. Downing -street. The ministers ;resent were Lord John Rass•ll, the Marquis of Lansdowne. the Hal of Mint Sir 0 < ,, rge Viseount Pelmeston, Earl Gny, the Chore liar 01 the Bochegutr, Sir Froneis Suing, Sir John flobtmase, the Rod of Cow lisle, the Right Jim. Henry Lsbooehen, the Morgan of Clanriaarde, and the Right Wm. Fos Mvale. The Lord Chancellor arriwd at the Forel/walks at bell post three ohsloek, and joined his colleogare. The council rat three boars. M Felipe Molina, Minister of C .ate Rios, trans mated business with Visenot Edmonton at the Fan/m -ottles yesterday. Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Deepstehes were sent elf yesterday evening from the Cdasial oIE s for the Gisernors of the Wist India colonies, and alai for the Olvernor of Gibraltar. Lord and Lady Juhn Rumen had a dinner party yesterday evening at their re•idens, in Clieshatie plena. The •oa.pay consisted of the Red aed Countees Granville, Lord Seymour, the Right Hon Sir Riker% Adair, the Right Boa. T. B. Macaulay, Licly William Russell sod Mr. Arthur Russell, Sir John Hersehell, Mr. B. Howes, M.P., Mr. Rich, sad Mr. Charles Di, kens. PAILIAMBYTART RANQVgTS.—Lord John Russell has head invliati ins If.r a grand parliamentary full dens brusque: at his official residence io Dowaing•e•rest on the 3rd proximo, to the I numb rs of that administration and court having seats in that sasenehly. The Marquis of Lans downe will give a grand full dress parliamentary dinner on the 3rd ornzinao, at Lanclowne Houw, to a large party of peen. Lord S•anley will give a sumptuous banquet to the Duke of Richmond and a 11U4iff Alt circle of protectionist rens on the 3rd of the ensuing month, at his mansion in St. James's , quer,. Trim Farxisu Bosom.—Ttra Earl of Lincoln now succeeds to the peerage, and the Falkirk ►urghs wi.l, el course, be declared ♦se mt. A cendidate in the warn i,te rest has already been erten of in the person of Mr. George Loch, son of Mr Loch, M.P., chArman of the F.rh and Clyde Navipstion Company; but if there is to be a contest for the privilege of r•presentinu the distract, a csndidute must be brought forward of greater local influence, and whoee business nnebilostiens ere more severally known end sin/reetated by the coasiteeney.—NortA Mitish Mad [ fbe Hon. Aoga•'ns Murray and Mr. Wile, of Minds"- nen, have also been Bp ken of in connexion with this vacancy ] THE MARCHTONESS OF IfnavlEHE ham been soddenly called away from her seat at lifford, neer Ly redactor. in Hampshire, to Dab:in, In consequence of the alarming illness of her eldest eon, th.• tdstqles of Heaths's!. The marquis bad only just arrived at DuMia wish his regiment vel en he wa. attacked with a kw fever. He sem imustarli- Maly taken to the r. airliner of the //sky of 'Anger, and an espmes was sent off for the marchioness to proceed at once to Dublin. The mothioness was *boat to receives numb r of distinguished visitors, among whom were Lord and Lady Howe, Lord and Lsdy Br4ughatn, Lard Howe is the gsardiaa of the marehlosem's Andres. DEATH OF LOUD WILLIAM SOMERSET,—We have to announce the dean et Lord William Somerset, brother o' Lori Palm &mama, sad nada of the Duke of Beenfort, who ezOred on Tuesday last at his residence at Clifton, atter a veers Slams of several weeks' duration. The demand nobleman, who was in ho'y orders, was filth son of Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort, and was b ma 2nd Septemb-r, 1784; he married, 29:h June, 1913, Itie Wiz tbeth Mclyneuz, eldest dauelder of the late Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Molynese, But., who died is August, 1843, by whom he had l•erse seven sons and daughters. His lordship mu a Camas cal Bristol, which ht has held sines 1822, and Recta ot the valuable livings of Llanguttoch, Breeln, ap,)niatatt is 1814; and Trumann'', Gloomatenhiret, anointed is 1826. Is September, 1844, his lordship again married, but does met have any issue by that marriage. The families of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the MILTII3I, and Marchioness of Chulmondeley. the Berl and Countess of Galloway, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Capt a in finnerse', M P., Sir W. C. and Lady Georgians Codriagton, Sir Walter It and L idy M.ry Farquhar. Lady Harriet Mitchell, the Hon. F. and Lady Charlotte Calthorpe, Mr. and Lady Louise Finch, Lady Elizabeth Orde, and many other families of rank are plaoed in mourning by the &Rented d,sease of his Ladship, MEETLNO OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. Yesterday the magistrates of Nl , ddleeva usembled at the Court-hos e , Ckrkenerril-green, to transact the financial and other gen.'s! business of the county. Mr. Folmar. presided. There were ab at fifty magistrates greeest. ?MI COUNTY EIPINDITIIILI. Mr. MAUDE thee laid be ore the soon tie report of the finance and visual purpose committee. The report in alluding to the corenses accounts, recommended the court to disallow the fees on seven bequests held by Mr Biker, the enmmit•n being of opinion, after having inquired into the circumstances of each of those °sew, and the informs {44ll upon wbica the coroner acted, that they were ianneceesuily k. Id. The report reeomm•nded the court to order die comely treasurer to dim:tugs bins, demands, &c. to the swam of 8,9611. Ida. I Id. Mr. KEMBRIIAD, the chairman of the committee, had great pleasure in interming the court that the expenditure for the year just expired showed, on comparison with tee expenditure of 1849, a large diminution, end the court would recollect that there was a considerable reduction in the ex penditure of 1849 as compared with that of 1848—(.applause) --and it was right that this should go forth to the rate, payers, in order met they might see that it was tee desire of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex to curtail the expenditure of the county fonds to every possible and prised. al extent, and in order to show them the inutility of Inter• (*nog with Viage inactions with which the law 'newel the m■gutraeee, and with which he begged to say the rate men ought not to interfere. (Hear, hear.) He begged to congratulate the court upon the feet that having on the meant occasion to ask the court to make a county rate, he had only to ask fur a rate of a farthing in the pound, instead of a halfpenny in the p ,and as heretofore. (Applause.) He wield venture to say that a county rate of a farthing in the posed had not been made in the county of Middlesex within the recollection of any magistrate on that bench ; at any rate its parallel was not to be found in a period of thirty year,. (He.,r, hear.) He did not pretend to say that the rate of a tentaiug was to be a permanent one ; en the next °gigaton the Isal.penny rate might perhaps have to be again made. He thought this was autfrient to convince the rate payers and the public g Ili that the affairs of the county could not be administered mare cheaply than they were under the supervision ►nd control of tee county magistracy. (Hear, hear.) He had to move that the recommendations of the report be adopted, that an ordinary county rate of a farthing in the pound, and a rate of a farthing in the pound under the Lunatic A-yluen Act, be made, and that the report be printed and circulated.—Agreed to. The committee of visitor, of the Lunatic Asylum at Han• well, presented their annual report, which was ordered to be printed and circulated. STILTS OP THI LUNATIC ASYLUM AT COLNIT HATCH. The committee of venters of this establishment presented their report, which stated:—' The close of your committee's past year of cline has been a most important and very valua ble addition to the county property—by the contracton banding over to them the immense building at Colney Hatch, the original contract tor which was entirely executed on the 61st of October last, and the asylum buildings were upon that day placed in the hands of the committee of visitors— exactly 1 year, 6 month., and 23 days from the period of the laying of the foundation-stone by his 11 , yal Highness Prince Alton, the Prince Consort, thus exhibiting a specimen of English enterprise, energy, and eaution, which may vie with any yet upon record, and of which the county of Mid dlesex may well be proud. Your committee are now ludas snottily and anx.onaly occupied with thou arrangements necessary for what is termed, in the language of the Act of Parliament under which it is built, the completion of the Asylum, iscluding the taking possession, getting in stores, testing the ermines heating apparatus, drying, airing, and cleansing the immense area now requiring those attentions, and generally preparing the asylum ler the re ception of patients. The original contract for the erection of the asylum bonne been completed, your committee ►ave, coder the advice of their architect, given orders to the con tractors for the erection of a portion cf the necessary bound , ary walls, farm buildings, store sheds, gas works, manna gates, gate lodge, and reservoir; and likewise the dwelling • house tor the chaplain: all tuner the schedule of prices an sexed to the contract Le building tie asylum, sad these necks are now on the eve of completion." Oaths MUM of Yr. BOTCH, the court granted the sum of 6,0001. for bOUSSilaid MOON 00411, wage, insurance, and other expenses contingent on the completion of the asylum foe the reception of patients. The various committee wars re-appointed, and, after ping through some routine natters, the court adjourned. Miaow ESCAPE or THE Hon. W. POZTMAN AND Ma R. BANIBL—On Saturday es the Res. Wu. Partisan, sliest eon et Lord Portman. sod Mr. Henry Banker, sou of George Dukes, leg., M P.. ware retuning from Blandiked, in a dog out, to lent at Bryaustoae, the seat of Leer. Forman, the hone bemuse nassensgeable, and dusolishkag the splash beard by a kick of the leg, threw use. Parana forward es bighead seder the cart, Mr. & s k i m ba ss gp i nisd in W SUMP manes by a kick os the auk. The room on beeselleek Shea peeved assistaaco, cad the ginterman wore named to Bryanstone. It is satisfactory to add that, Wash they were eonsidorahly bruised and wounded, so bona were liuken. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT DEVONPOST.—OS Wedanday, as two INWITIIIOII tuned Too were engaged in taking Lieu. Samsun, R.N. thous Mutton Can, to her Majesty's swam-vessel Volcia4 in tits Bound, and whoa riarre7aveLethyeoluoudgetn'oth.oe boat war alorkaattly and m d . ro o w f n IT. The other brother sad Lieut. Stumm had a very narrow Neaps, hat were fortunately mend. This body of the drowsed ass was reamed shortly after. Tie boat an skeet by the keel et the westing at tie din. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1851. , spared, and prevents the *peeing of Tay aperture node/ a penalty. " la proportion as the window dudes exclude light from halm dwellings , they tend to deteriorate the population ; they interpose a positive and defleitive obstacle to the full developmont of the physical constitution, and consequently to the physical strength and vigour of the people. " The smooirion trust, therefore, that you, sir, will, with a jut and humane coneiderrion for the health of the people. CM* such arrangements to be made as will insure the total abolition of the tax on windows. ADOLTNIIS 1341/111T, ROIL See. " Jan. 16." "Metropolitan Sanitary Association. Mr. NICBOLAY advocated the repeal of the window tan entirely on sanitary grounds, and called particular asteation to the measure introduced by L sect Althorp, per mitting all classes to open additional windows free of duty, and which measure he believed the promoters at the time really, honestly, and truly intend e d f or the benefit of ee people generally, but by an interpre.ation given to the act of wham. at which was never contemplated, the boon was en tirely lost, and those who opened windows under the faith of that act had subsequently :o pay for them. Dr. BIISHNAN desired to call the attention of Sir C. Wood to the :Set that certain diseases had been proved to be caused by defective Arta and ventilation ; and that the pro Cress of all was very materially affected by th- some causes. He would not at that time detain Sir C Wood by any facts be Imo( of his section ; but he was ready to lay such a ewe before the government es. he thought, would iodates them to pease before they perpetuated pogrom a wrong on twos, who could not assist themaelvee, and whom it was the duty of a paternal government to assist. Sir C. WOOD could not enter upon any medical consi deration, or doctrines Involving opinions. The deputation were aware that it was his duty to listen to the statements mode to him, not to give any opinion. At the same time he assured the deputation that the memorial presented to him should receive due consideration. The deputation then withdrew. MEETING AT BEDFORD.—A numerous meeting WU held on Wedneeday et the finite Hall, Bedford, "To con sider the propriety of petitioning the legislature for ■ revel of the duty on windows, its continuance being an oppressive and unequal burden, and prejudicial to health and comfort, by the eaclusion of the free admission of light and sir, Or gifts of heaven." The Mayor (C. F. Moore, El.) took the chair. A petition and resolatiou were unanimously greed to, attr trlifen, tb est otiog, saying patted a Tote of thanks to the Mayor, separated. LANV INTELLIGENCE. Tl3lB LAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.. Bisons Ma. COMMINNIONBI FAS& In JIB CALANOTON. The bankrupt, a e.abineteasker, at Wimborne Minster, applied for hi. certificate. He owed 1,58 1 ; his wets were about 6001. His profits during two years had been 460 r. ; exp.mditure in the same period, 878.1. Mr. IL.es opposed for a creditor, and examined the bank, rupt es to the removal of some furniture from hie premises just bef , re the bukruptcy, but this he strongly denied. Mr. J. H. Taylor, on the part of the assignees, called attention to the excessive expenditure. Mr. Licklat. r supported the berkrupt. It appearing that there had been au usignment, and an endeavour to avoid ccming to this court, H a Honour remarked on the absurdity of the prejudice which existed agair,et bankruptcy where a man had done his best to satisfy his creditors, and granted • certificate of the second class. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX. Yesterday evening, a meeting of the inhabitants of the perish of St. Lens's, Westmiester, was held in bliss Kelly's Theatre, Dsaa.street, for the purpose of petitioning parliement I. fairesr of the total, immediate, and uneondi tionsi repeal of the window-tax. Mr. °cotton, senior churchwarden, in the chair. _ The CHAIRMAN, in special the proceeding., expensed his great pleasure et seeing ipo many ladies present. Indeed the ladies sod children were most deeply interested in the repeal of the obnoxious window-tax, as from wending so much more time in the bones then the rougher eel, they suffered most deeply in beal•h from the exclueinn of light end air. (Cheese.) The present date was most opportune for seeking the repeal of an oppressive tax, as there was in the hands of the Chancellor of the Bichequer a greater surplus. than had ever been known since the peace. Ministers had now an opportunity of gain ing their darlieg popularity, and at the eases time of benefiting the people. It might be on that if the window tax was now taken off there must be another substituted, but that was a fallacy : there was a house tax already i■ the property tax, and there was ample margin in the sundae without any new impoai•ion. Their lint objection to the tax waa its triviality. Taking two places in their own locality, • square and a court, and they would see the inequalf yat ones. Taking • house in El% Anne•. court rated at 201. a peer, and one in Sotio.square rated at 1301., he found that both paid the same tax. The fact was, taking a comparison of several houses is these places respectively, they would find that while the houses in the court paid 40 per cent. on tneir rating, those in the squats pain only 4 per cent. (Shame.) The next inequali.y consisted in the chases who paid the tax. One million and a gouger was paid by the middle end working classes, and only • quarter of • million by the higher classes. (Hear, near.) A .other objection they took was that Ireland was exempt, and also the univenbies. The minis.ets ex pensed their anxiety to do what they could for the people. He would say, like Dingenes, if they would stand fr,m be tween him and the light he would be satisfied. (Cheers.) Mr. COOPER rose to move the fint resolu'ion, and gave several inehneas of the hardships attains out of the collection of the window tax. Among the rest, one case in which a skylight was charged ea five lights, because, as alleged by the collector, it lighted five landing-places. (Litighter.) Having commented on the various evils arising out of the tax, the speaker concluded by moving • monition strongly deprecatory of the tax. Mr. OfiESIN, the other churchwarden, seconded the resolutirn. Mr. GREEN rpeak:ng in support of the resolution, said that he formed one of a deputation from Islington to state the tidings of Rat parish on the sulijer. They com plained that this WY a war tax, and had been retained during a lergthened period of profound peace. They aim klained also that white house, with seven windows were exempt ,:nws with eight wire charged with the whole. (Shame ) The Chancellor of the Exchequer was now in an excellent poeition to remove the tan, meeting Parliament as he would with a surplus of three =lotions In his pocket. (Hear, hear ) Mr. HEALY, churchwarden of St. Pancras, begged leave to support the resolution. (Cheers.) He had heard a famous that 25 per cent. was to be taken off, but he trusted that there would be no compromise. (Hear, hear.) He would rather pey it in full for a year more, and make it, es Lord J.bn Russell himself bad said of another matter, "final," which WI would be able to do at the approaching general eleetion. (Cheers.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. COX moved the second resolution, adopting a petition to peril , men t. Mr. PASCOE seconded the resolution, but feared that there was little UN an petitioning parliament, as petitions were laid ant cos, but under, the table of the House of Com mons. (Hear, hear.) This resolution was also unanimously carried. Mr. TYRRELL moved the third resolution, to the effect that in the event of the government refusing to repeal the window tax, the members for Westminster should be re quested to obstruct the supplies. In his opinion nothing else would bring them to book. They were stopping the sup plis of lieht and sir, and let the people stop the supply of money. He would not till them what to do because that would be olegal, but he would tell them what be did time years since in the case of the choral rate. He let the col- Lietor seise. (Loud cheers.) If that were done the tax would have a shirt lees, of it. Mind be did not tell them to act so. but be was very likely to do it himself. (Cheers.) Mr. J. GRANT seconded the resolution, and Mr NICHOLA Y supported it. The latter gentleman said he would not hove intruded on the meeting but for some circumstance, which bad occurred that day. He had attended a deputation of the Sanitary Association to the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and that minister had informed them that he would receive the whole of the deputations respicting the window tea nrx Tuesday. They were very courteously received— they were bowed in and bowed out, but that was usual in Weirs of that description. A grocers Chinese Some placed it, the chair would do very well to receive deputations. The only pint of importance ihat occurred at the' in.ervirw wee, that ultimately the Chancellor allowed them to fiz their own time for receiving the metropolitan deputwions. Mr. FREETii supported the reaolution. Ho moat. mended the meetiog to acceptno compromise, but to go for the repeal, the whole repeal, and nothing but the repaid of the window tax. (Laud cheers.) • Sir DE LACY EVANS said be had great pleasure in at:endiog the present locating, because he was convinced that the public was at lot in earnest and determined to obtain the repeal of this obnoxious tax. (Loud cheer.) He entirely concurred in their determination to go for the emplace ?sprat, as if they accepted • compromise of 25 or even 60 per cent. they would only be rivetting the tax for some 20 years longer. (Hear, hear.) Last peer ministen retained it by a majority of only three, and this year he believed they must remit it altogether. (Hoer, bear.) For his part he should he ready, as he bad been before, to upp irt Lend Duncan, who had deureedly the lead is the parliamentary conduct of the queation, and to do whatever else might be necessary for the furtherance of the question. (Hear.) He was, however, *angelus in hoping that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not put diem to the vote. Sixteen years since, when they got rid of the home tea, it was remitted merely as being the lesser of the two, and the public accepted it in the belief that its companion, the window tax, was on odious an impost as to fall through the weight of its own bad character. Ho was sorry to say thee up to the p time they bed been deceived, but now the country was unusually prosperous, the remission of the tax on bread had given a wonderful impetus to industry, the treasury was thutiabing, and therefore the time was most fitting tor the remission of an oppressive tax. (Hear.) But it should not be allowed to rest on • question of surplus. There were other means of supplying any eeficiency, such for instance LI • general reduction of expenditure. He was most sanguine in hoping for its repeal, because the public mind was directed to sanitary measures, and the first of sanitary measeees was the repeal of the window tax (Cheers.) Mr. C. LUSHINGTON mid he had always voted for the abolition of the window tax, and was therefore now fully prepared to carry out the wishes of his constituents. (Hear, hear.) He would mention one fact—l: aprared that in a suite of barracks in cne of our colonies, the mortality in that portion which was the worst lighted was in the proportion of 3tol as regarded the more sunny places. (Hear. hear.) As to stopping the supplies, he did not thick that such an extreme measure would be necessary. He bad no doubt but that the tax was doomed, and he firmly be lieved that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made an arrangement is his own mind for its repeal. The majority of three had shown him how the public mind went, and he surely could not persist soda present circum stances in opposing it. Formerly that minister used to say, that all his surplus was appropriat , d, but now they had taken him in time, and surely 1,800,0001. was not too much to ask out of 3 millions They congratulated themselves on their exemption this year from cholera, but the retention of the window tax was an attempt to bring it beck, in conjunc tion with intramural interments which were still carried on in defisau of the act of parliament. To put • stop to them must be the first business of next seseivn. (Hear, hear.) He had not told them whet he should do, in case the Chancellor refused the repeal. He should only say that he was prepared to censer with his colleague in obstructing any other financial measure until they had obtained the remission of • tax whoa repeal was demanded by the metropolis and all the great towns. (Cheers ) If the question of supplies should be raised, there was a small but determined band in parliament ready, should the Chancellor refuse their appeal, to use all possible means to induce him to alter his determi nation. (Hear, bear ) Mr. HARRIS informed the meeting that be had received letter from Messrs. Wakley and Buncombe promising their constant attendance during the discussion of the window tax next session. (Cheers.) Thanks were then voted to the members for their attend ance, also to the chairman, and the proceedings Unstinted. It was announced, as the meeting was separating, that the Inhabitants of the parish intended to go in precession to Monday to the great meeting at Marylebone, 'needed by placards, which it was hoped would arouse the attest:kin of the people as they went along the streets. A DEPUTATION PROM THE METROT•OLITAN SANI TARY AS&OCUTION waited upon Itlir ob.. des Wood, Ch an cellar of the Exchequer, yesterday, at kir e cadd Ta w sop, in Downimpetreer, for the purpose of pr maim ( a l a s am i a i urging him to make melt ananseenenti, or would Inr.are the ' total sbolition of the tax on window,. The depste'aos con sisted of the Rev. C. Home, teeter saf Bt. Allicher'es, Wood street ;J. Nicaoley. Be; ; Dr. Bile.,,aa; Rev" barrister ; C. F. J. Lord. Rei.; C. R. Wah, Esq. W. D. Bt .. Reg F.E.A.: 1. Abrahams, YAK. ; and Dr. Barnett, the hoeseery seeretaly. Dr BARNETT primed the inerseriel t o the Chancellor, eralth gutted : _ he been Mime* previ a( that th e health of the people is greatly dependent , on the ample sup ply of oil' 114 light: "d„ souk Wine Oi kW* sad strength, and . T ea Oil Ale er see d by a g a g e t a . ea elements so seseatial to healthy haw an artea t ta ti ata . "By °Medal rearm it appease that limn di e annually in Leedom bee tither a k a an d ink , dt aaaaak Yet the itotimoo7 of PhYskfoor and largess of experiences .hows that is the resent ate,. of k aaw m p a b a p d m i pa t (Umlaut= of asofteliq 00 be hoped for in then slaws of disinse—dieures whisk s• a w Link saimptibla o f ein , b an wary amenable to nese of graaaat i on. EvYensu looY ho :mind is the report of the Health of Towns Asareiarden e and in that al the Health of Ludas dremetke t . owl especially in the voluble repute of the Health Of TOWil Heandeiceen, showing that the tax on wisdom ekrUrapse tke inestrainisa ef house highly en flied 01 ear *ring the necessary supply of air and light, and the H irnpodes the ceastrectien of dwellings mere adapted to Itee:ithy xisteams. . • • '' It jA asarely wormy to peat oat the Wise* relation between ea iapare atmosphere sad ais whisk operates u possisa to dad ep every wiattew which .am Falba, be POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. BOW-BTREHT. WORKED:it/8H SQUABBLIta.—J. !input, aged 16, who was lame, and walked with • crutch, was energise with assaulting J. Taylor, an inmate of St. Giles. Workhouse. Tee prosecutor, who carried Cl, lett arm in a sling, in consequence of the injuries he had received, said this morn ing he was picking oakum, when the prisoner, who is also an inmate, complained that he had more oakum to pick than witneu, who desired him to mind his own business. The prisoner became very violent, used threatening and abusive language towards him, and before he could get beyond his reach, held up his crutch, and struck him • violent blow with the thick end upon his left arm, which was very much cut, and was still very painful. He believed his arm would have been broken it he had been standing nearer to the prisoner. The muter of the workhouse said the prisoner was a most troublesome person, and had frequ , ntly been in custody for umilar offences. H. was the truor of the old men, and repeatedly threatened to use his crutch over their heads. Mr. Henry fined him 404., or one month's imprisonment. The prisoner, on being removed, shook his fists at the pros ,cator, and threatened to repeat his violence when his term of imprisonment had txpired. Tie prisoner was then placed in the ordinary cella ad, joining the court; but he made such • disturbince that he was compelled to be removed and placed in a cell at the station. A NUMBER, Or AGRICULTURISTS and others, among them Bail Stanhope, Sir Edmund Filmier, M.P., Mr. Young. Mr. J. Bell, Captain Marsha,., Mr. C. Wnatman, Mr. D. &ratios', Mr. C. G Whittaker, the May. W. Smith Mar. riott, Mr. Masters Smith. Mr. Pullout, Mr. Russell, Mr. Horace Bryce, &c., met yesterday at Maidstone under the ' presideney of Mr. J. D. S. D nights, to pass resolutions and ' make speeches in favour of protection, Earl Stanhope read a motion which he proposed to submit to the conaideration of the National Association ; and which was substantially the ' same *a a protest be had entered upon the journals of the House of I irds on the third rending of the bill for repealing the corn law. The noble earl read the motion, as follows: Treat all those who are engaged in any branch of Bri'ish industry, either at home or in the colonies, are justly entitled I to full and effectual protection against the competition of foreigners in the British markets. That such protection I cannot be any longer denied to them without extreme injus dee. without destroying the security of property of every i description, and without incurring the drinker of a social re. volution. That if such protection should not be forthwith I restored, oil thole who are ingested in Britishinduetry should I insist upon the immediate ed.iption of the following men- I sures, nix.:—' 1. Tin repeal, of all the to es which fall di- I reetly opon land—the land tax, the malt tax, and the bop I duty. 2. The equalisation of the rates of which the occu piers of land bear at present an undue proportion—the poor ' rates, the highway rates, and the county rates. 3. The repeal of the Tithe Commutation Act, which can no longer be just or applicable. 4. The perrniesi•in I to surrender any lease of land on giving six months' notice before any of the stipulated days of payment. 5. The permission to cultivate tobacco, and to prepare miter from beetroot and other vegetables, without I the payment of any dray on either of thou article*. G. The I entire repeal of those taxes which are imposed upon articles I of g I consumption, of the excise duty on soap, and of the customs duties on sugar and coffee, the produce of British i colonise; and on those sorts of tea and tobacco which are used by the labouring classes. 7. An equitable adjustment of the public debt, and a redaction of the payment stipulated 'n every contract, according to the proportion between the ge price of wheat at the tine or making the payment, and it. average price at the time of forming the contract, so that such payment may be of the same value as was ori ginally intended and agreed to by the parties.' " The adop tion of the foregoing, and of complimentary resolutions, closed the proceedings. CULTIVATION OP FLAI.—On this subject a New York paper says If it should turn out, upon further trial, that fist prepared in a psrticular way can be substituted for cotton, so as to enable Great Britain to dispense with our southern staple, a mighty effect will be produced upon the value of property in the southern states. The price of lands and slave property will at once be diminished, and business arrangemena entered Into upon the present value of that species of property will, after they have matured, produce a crash that will be felt over the entire country. A lesson would thus be read upon the mutability of human affairs, and the political coraiquenoes resulting from the change would be moat JUT" taw. Should flax be made to supply the place of cotton, thr,n will be exemplified the impolicy heretofore Punned by the cotton states, of relying on one leading inte rmit to the exclusion of all others. If that great system of Ame rican iodr atry,first recommended by Geu. Hamilton, and sines mauls". and eaforc•d by Mr. Clay, had been adopted here WOW south, no such catastrophe could halal her. But, un fortwutely, that tystem was rjected. It is difficult to foresee tha effects of this change. South Carolina,:now standing on thri brink of seceesion ' might be induced to draw back, edould she look into the future." -------- DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY, ACCOMPANIED WITH VIOLBNCS.-04 Saturday night, about seven o'clock, Mr. Whreler, nursery and (tediums, whose place of business is in Northgaw street, Gloucester, was proceeding to his private residence, situate at Longford, about a mile and • half out of the town, when a tall man rushed upon him from behind, and, seising him by the neck with both bands, made a desperate attempt to strangle him. The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Mr. Wheeler was at the mercy of his assailant, by whven he was held for • few minutes, when another man approached, and Mr. Wheeler thought he was coming to his remits, but was soon undo:vivid, for his =Gibed called to hint "to stop Mojave t". and the second fellow immediately commenced an attack upon Mr. Wheeler, and struck him violently in this face. A struggle ensued, and Mr. Wheeler was rendered partially i ibis. and knocked down. While on the ground he was robbed of Dia gold watch and chain. For a short time it would appear Ur. Wheeler was partly insetsfble, for he deal sot recollect how the ' , Abut tat off. On essalag to his senses he gave telcrmation to the polio', and two men, named Gibbons and Prosser, the former • heerhouse.luseper, and both men of bad repute, were apprehended, and were yesterdry brought before the magistrates. Mr. Wheeler ideocr. fled Gibbose as the woad man, and witnesses cams forward who proved that both men were seen together that night ping towards the place where the robbery was anted. About a dozen witness,, were IMMllisod, and the inquiry accapied a soosiderable time. A number of women eorroboristed each other as to the idectity;of Gibbons. Several also spike of Proust as being the soma man whom they had sees preeeedeas aka; the Lougford•road shortly before Mr. Wheeler was attaehed, One of the wanes, named Meadows, stated that about • quarter to seven o'clock she saw the two irrigation going up the road, and beard one of them say to the other " Come along, and d—n me if we don't knock doing the Ant rasa that we aunt." The nails testa committed both prisoners for trial, sad Wood ball for Oibboos. THE LATE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN ST. MARTIN'S LANE.-THE INQUEST. Yesterday Mr. Bedford, oorener for Westminster, sada jury of inhabitants of the] parish WA.. Martin', in the Fields, assembled in the board-room of St. Martin's Wcrk- house, for the purpose of prosecuting en inquiry into the deaths of the three unfmtunate persons who loet their lives on the morning of Wednesday last in the fire which occurred at the Coach end Horses public house, St. Martireclane. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the re mains of the deceased, which, c.ntaioed in three utiles, were deposited in the dead house. The sight wee a sickening one. In the cue of the two younger deceased so terrible b►d been the action of the fire that the human form was scarcely perceptible. The fleet witness ea/led wee Mrs. Anne Tomlin, will proved the identity of the bodies, deseribieg the deceased reopectively as Ruth Lowe, sired 18 years ; Martha Count, aged 9 years ; end Cornelia Butler Caunt, aged 6 years. The two latter were the children of Bet junto and Martha Cauca, of the Coach and Horses public-house, St. Martin'rlane, and the former was a cousin of Mrs. Count's. Susanna Thorpe wu next examined. She said she came to town en Sunday last, on a visit to Mrs. Ceuta, who was her aaasin. Mn. Caunt end herself were in the bar when the clock struck two on Wednesday morning, shortly after which they both went upstairs to bed. Ruth Lowe and the children had gone to bed some hours previously. Mr. CRUM not being at home, Mrs. Caunt asked witnen to deep with her. Witness consented to do so, and had already got into bed herself, when she heard Edward Nuke., the cellannan, who slept upstate', give an alarm. Mrs. Caunt had not got into bed when this happened, and she immediately opened the door, and found that the furniture in the middle room, on the second floor, was oo fire. Witness got cut of bed and went down stairs with Mrs. Canoe, to call for assistance. Witness saw fire and smoke in the middle room as she crossed the landing to go down stain. Coroner—Does it occur to you how the fire originated there ? Witness—No, sir. I was in that room just before I went to bed. I went to fetch my night drew, which I had left nn a chair neat the wind,w, having slept iu this room on tie tiree previous nights. I had a common candlestick in my hand, when I went inm the roam. There were two bed. in the apartment. I passed them b ith, but not closely, and I have no recollecti o n of any circumstance which might aNrount for the origin of the tire. Tte nurse, Elisabeth Watson, and the youngest child, an infant, slept In the third room on the same fluor, which was entered from the middle room, A Juror—Did you attempt to get into that room ? Witness—No, I did to;. I saw the middle room was full I dimes, or I would have done so. , A Juror—Had the nurse been el armed when you went down stairs ? Witness—No, sir. Mrs. Count end myself went down stairs first to call assistance. Mrs. Caunt atterwinds returned up stairs, and brought the nurse and the infant down Edward Noakcs examined—He and be was cellarman and waiter at the Coach and Horses, and went up stairs to bed about the some time as his mistress and the last witness on Wednesday morning. Witness slept in the back attic. The middle attic was used as a lumber room, and in the front room on the same Boor slept Sarah Barker, the bar. maid, Ruth Lowe, the took, and three of his master's children. Witness had not been in bed more than • minute or two when he perceived a strong smell of fire. He immediately jumped up in bed and called out to his mistress,: asking Der wh-ther she was lighting a fire. As he got no reply he jumped out of bed, and open leg the door of hie room, called out again. Mrs. Gaunt at this instant came out of her room, and replied, "Nu, Ed ward, the house is on fire. For GA's sake come down stairs." Witness presently ran down to the second filor landing, and then saw that the two beds in the middle room were on ere. Witness made his way through to the little room in which the nurse and the infant slept but they had gone down stairs before he got thee.. R eturning to the third floor, witness roused the potnian who slept in the same room with himself, and they tog,qter went into the front attic :or the purpose of endeavouring to effect their escape .hrough the parapet window on to the roof. At this time the upper part of the house was densely filled with smoke, and tits fire was rapidly exteading up the staircase. On entering the Iront attic witness roused all the inmates, and endeavoured to find the window, but owing to the density of the smoke in the room failed i n doing so for some moments. At length Benjamin Gaunt, his master's eldest son, found it, and witness having made his way to it opened it and lifted Sarah Barker, the barmaid, and young Count out on to the parapet. The potman gut out next, and then witness, who was at this time nearly suffocated. After witness had got out on to the para pet he crawled over the tiles on to the root of the next Inane, dr,siging the barmaid with him ; and, through a eky light in this roof, all of those whom he had mentioned ulti mately descended safely to the street. Witness saw the fire escape at the second-floor window of Ms master's house as he was getting over the roof. Coroner—Are you prepared to say that the fire originated in the middle room on the second Boor? Witnen —I am. Coroner.—Had you been in that room before going to bed on Wednesday morning ? Witsiess.-1 had. It was my usual practice to look under the beds to see that no improper characters were concealed. I did soon Wednesday morning. I bad no light with me, the light tmen Mrs. bedroom, the door of which was open, being sufficient for my purpose. AJuror.—When you got out of the front attic window on to the row, did you not hear the cook and the other ehildren crying for assistance ? Witness—No, sir. There was no crying out by any one. The room was full of smoke, and we were all nearly staff, cated. Dominick Carr, sergeant 16 F, examined—Be and he was on duty in Bt. Martin's-lane about eighteen minutes past two o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he beam an alarm of fire. Witness ran to the spot, and found Mrs. Caunt on the pavement, just outside her husband's house, with another female. Witness despatched messenger, for the fire reaps and for the engines, sad, learning that there were persons in the house, endeavoured to ascend the stair cue. Witness got up to the second floor finding, and examined the bed in the front room, but found no person there. The middle room was in fl Imes at this time, and the smoke was so dense that witness could acutely see. The flames were extending up the a:tic staircase, and witness hearing no cries for assistance from above, teemed down stairs very much exhausted from the heat and smoke to which he had been subjected. Witness heard ere cry from the last wittiest Coroner—Did you see him Witness—Not until some time alter. When I sow him he was drunk. A Juror—Are you sure of that ? Witness—Yes; and I am not alone in that opinion. Several of the jury remarked that they thought it wu a pity such a statement should ,co forth when there was such striking evidence of the most praiseworthy exertions on the part of this man. . _ Ou being further questioned as to how long after the fire it was when he first saw Noakes, the witness said it might have been three.quarten of an hour—perhaps en hour. Some discussion followed here as to the working of the fire escape, and the foreman of the jury pu al questieme with a view to show that if the machine bad been at first placed against the third instead of the second floor all the parties in the house might have been saved. Toe Corone-r avid, with every dispoeiticu to allow the jury all proper latitude be must remind them that it was travelling some chat ont of the record to inquire into the conduct of parties with whom they had nothing whatever to do. It was a very fortunate thing that they had fire escapes, and if the peruse in charge of them did not perform their duty, it was very desirable that the fact should be ucerteined. But it was rather beyond the purpose of this inquiry to pronounce whether the officer in charge had or had nee performed his duty in placing the escape at the second fly „ window first. It was very difficult for • man in his sir tion to tell what to do. At such a moment no doubt r uayy Persons told him u to he do couldone thing, uA and su, many ha cw i sheda.ss . doanother. A the bu ar t of his judgment, and no doubt the m, had done so in this cue. ' aim to Sarah Barker, the barmaid, deposed to having been alarmed by hearing Mrs. Canoe call out that the house was on fire. She got out of bed, end arowied all the others who were sleeping in the same r00t... She recollected Noakes coming into the room and lir u eFf her ou t o f t h e window on to the parapet, but she tainted immediately afterwards, sad remembered nothing, further. Witness did not sae Ruth Lowe when she lett the room, and did not know but what the had gone cloven stairs. By the Coroner—Noakes was quite sober when he came into our room. Witness also observed that be was sober after he had brought them down to the bottom of the next house. John Short, eonduetor of the fire napet stationed by St. Martin's Church, proved having attended with his machine immedietely after the alarm was given. He first directed the machine to the second floor window, through which be entered. He found no person in this room, and es the fire prevented his getting further Le came down, and having thrown up the top ladder mace tided to the parapet. He tried to make an entrance throve, the parapet window, but the flames and smoke at this tirr.e shot through with such violence that all his efforta were r.nathiling, and he again descended. He heard no cries etale.ag from the attic window while he was there. A juror (Mr. Batsford, of St. Martin's court) wished to know why the witness Noakes had not extinguished the fire when it was confined to the middle room. Noakes explained that when he entered the room both the beds were enveloped in flames, and any attempt on his part to exelapaish the fire mast have been useless. In feet (added the. poor fellow) I had great difficulty in bearing the heat as I pained through the room. There being no further evidence, The Coroner briefly charged the jury. It wee a meet deplorable case, but be apprehended, AN the testimony they had had from the various witnesses, the jury would have little difficulty in arriving eta conclusion. Oats observe tion he felt called upon to make. The polio, sergeant had stated that the witness Noakes was drank when he saw him. In justices to that individual ha felt called upon to say that the bulk of the evidence most distinctly pro ved not only that he wee not drunk, but bad d one a ll that Amid be ex. petted of him under the circumstances. (Criss of " Hear, hear.") With these remarks he should leave theme in the hands of the jury. The jary, alter consulting for a few moment', found" That the deceased parties were suffocated in a certain fire, the Mein "et whke they hid no evidease beim then to deter iota PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM. MEETING AT MILL. [Prom the Leann Counties Herald.) ° An association having been f.,rmad in Hull during • lest year, with the object of obtaining a reform in the partia -1 mentary and financial system of this country, its promoters, in order more emphatically to announce to the public and to i advance the objet: which they had in view in its formation, determined on giving a grand soiree in commemoration of its estalgistiment. Wednesday evening was fleet upon as the ' day on which it should be held, and to it wore invited all the principal supporters of the principles advocated by the new asrmietion, many of whom w. re, from circumstances which they could tot control, unable to attend. The mires was, therefore in mordant* wi'h these armpit , menu, held in ' the Music-hall, Jarrett street, which was completely filled with townspeople and visitor, from Beverley end other of the surrounding towns. After the tea had been removed from the table, the chair was taken by his worship the Mayor, T. W. PALXIR, Esq. The SECRETARY (Mr. James Billiton) then proceeded to read letters of spa gy which had been received from Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P.; Joseph Hume, Bs q, M.P. ; Richard Cobden, E q., hi P. ; J Bright. Esq., M.P. ; Colonel Thompson, M. P. • W. Williams, Esq., M.P. ; J. W. F..x, Esq., M.P. ; the ' Right Hon. 14. T. Baines, A/ P.; John Williams; Eq., M.P. ; Merewether 'turner, Eq. ; the Rev. Jame. r. etor of Althorpe ; and A. JBaunister, Esq., sheriff or Hall. The MAYOR having briefly opened the proceeding! ' Mr. WM. HARRIS, chairmen of th e Hull and East Riding Association, moved the first resolution, wtich was seconded by Mr. JAB. BRETON, the secretary of the Hull Association. JAMES CLAY, Esq., M.P., on rising to support the, resolution, was received with laud applause. Hs said— With regard to the extension of the franchise, It has always been my private judgment that that great object wield be hest ell, coed by an educational test. 1 think so still, but, as I have always been ready, in matters of detail, to submit my opinion to that of the majority of the party with whom I have the honour to act, I cheerfully adopt the being rated to the relief of the poor as the basis of the proposed extension. (Hear.) It is probable that the two plane would arrive at one anti the same result as regards the franchise merely, but my plan would have the advantage of giving a great stimulus to education. In these principles 1 nee one more, about which there has been a difference of opinion among good reformers: I mean the abolition of the property qualifization for members of parliament. Now, I confess that to this point I attach the smallest possible value. I believe that, qualsfiravion or no qual thation, the only pranical guarantee that a constituency can have (or the good conduct and faithful service of its representatives is in the honesty of the man it chooses—and 3001 a year, ea far, at least, as I know, does not snake an helmet men. But, after all, these first five principles are only to be considered as means to an end, and that great end I find in the sixth—" To obtain by every legal means the largest possible reduction in the expenditure of the national r . Here is the pith of it all in the last parsgraph—like the postscript to • lady's letter—(laughter)—and it u my Wooere conviction that this " every possible redaction" we shall not obtain until we have got the changes, or something very like them, which we demand in the representative system. I will say further than this, that I believe it is also understood that no very large reduction in those erablishments can he t ff-cud except Itri a change in our colonial policy. At present three-fourths of our troops are employed as a sort of police in keeping our colonies in order. Believing this to be the case, I saw with greet pleasure, a day or two back, a paragraph to the effect that the Colonial Secretary had announced to the governors of New Soutn Wales and Victoria that he should recal from the colonies all oar troops except a mere guard for Sydney and Melbourne, and that he ex pected teat th. y themselves, as they had now a s. li-govern meat, would fiad their own protection—in tact, their own police. Now, Ido believe this to be a most hapertant com mencement, and to be the beginning of a new era from which we may hope, not only far very important reductions in our own expenditure, but for improved colonial government. I Mr. Clay then went into Ottsl.lS on the subject of purchase of rank in the army, to prove that the ranks of (Bars did not afford such snug berths as they were 'amused to tn. As for the navy, he ecntioued, i s case was v-ry little dissimilar from that of the army. I may here state, he added, that the rotes on supply for the year 1580 for the army, navy, and ordnance, were lees then those in 1849 by the sum in round numbers, of 1,330,0001.; less than those of 1848 be51,94J,0001. You therefore see that we have not been altogether idle. (Hear.) I would eneetion another saving, not so much for the importance of she sum, but because it shows the praiseworthy spirit of economy which we should encourage, to the best of our ability, in the present administration. In the civil department, daring the last twa years, there has been a saving in round numbers of 183,0001. per annum effected by the consolidation of offices and the reduction of salaries ; and the best of it is that the public is considerably better served for the less price than they were for the higher price. Alter some further remarks Mr. Clay resumed his seat amide'. great cheering. The MAYOR then introduced Sir JOSHUA WALIMILEY, who sold: The Finan cial and Parliamentary Reform Aso, iation seeks to attain for our unentranchised fellow-auljects their just political rights—(loud cheen)—ond, as a consequence, the renovation of the popular element in the House of Commons, and a more equitable diatributioo of the ncional burthens. (Hear.) Tee disserainatien of politico) troths and efforts to unite tne middle and the productive classes in exertions for their mutual interest are the means by which the association seeks to attain its objects. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it inters its protest against five-sixtha of the adult population being excluded from all participation in pollical power as a gross and unjustifiable monopoly of the elective franchise. (Loud cheers.) It affirms its belief that the large niej• city of these so excluded—and I wish to he pram this tact upon your minds —that the large majority of those so excluded are intelligent, and are as capable of exercising the elective frimehise as any whom l see hire to. night. (Hear, bear.) Ai.d it goes fur ther—tor it demands, as an act of justice and equity, that they who obey the laws bear the burthen, and fight the battles of the state, should be entitle 1 to :he rights of citit,ne ship. (Renewed cheering.) Gentlemen, such, thee, are the objects of the association, and such the moans by which it seeks to eilist the sympa•hies of (miry true reformer, and also of every one who profess' a to act upon the gulden rule of doing to others as he would be done by. An equitable distribution of the bur hens of taletion is all important to those upon whom the pressure is In inverse ratio of their means to sustain it, as every one of you must feel. It directs, my friends, the domestic economy of every house hold, is every ounce of tea, of sugar, of c.ffee, of soap, of tobacco, and every article in which the Excise and enstoens dudee enter, and I need not tell eon they are legion." (Cheers.) Bat it does more than all this. It restaicts our liberty; it regulates the hours of I.lK:us ; it restelets the means of education; it diminishes the comtorts, and it has a that powerful influence upon the heaPh and upon the domestic enjoyments, of the people. It is almost unnecessary before such an assembly as this which l have now the honour to address, to enter into any very minute &alai upon that to which my hon. friend has referred—the inequalities and anomalies of our retiree entail's eystem. They are known, and lam persuaded their 'injustice is appreciated by every one (hear)—otherwise • might not be difficult to show they are neither based upor • justice, upon equity, upon property, upon numbers, nor or ,a talent. (Cheers.) Mere nomination, er the most ' , feign .ficant, borough., containing not more than 200 or 300 else ;tors, are placed on en iquality with the largest and most hal ,ortant places. Boroughs containing 100 to 230 electors sen' itwo members to the House of Commack and my honcu' gable friend, Mr. Cobden, and his collesgue, are s ee u nth!?' 4,000.0. Is this as it should be ? (Cries of "No, system no.") is this such that we, as Englishmen, should blai .to ? To my mind such a system might h ave been row .ted by some idiot, for no man of common genie could e- . hove dote such a thing—to set equity, justice, and all .son at defiance. For, gentlemen, I know of no system eat can operate more as a premium for every species of bribery, intimidation, and earful:di. n. (Hear, hear.) I do not know one single advantage that any por,ion of the com munity can derive from it save one. There is one. I mean those who desire, and those who at present enjoy rather aristocratical privileges, acd possess irresponsi ble power and hereditary advantages—thoso alone can be benefited who, not content with these, 'seek to make the people's house a mere echo of the House of Lords. The enfranchisement of the people would not only secure to you the enjoyments, the bent fits, and the advantages that we have already realised, :Mt they would give to and secure for you all that could be possibly desired in the removal of every commercial restriction. I would venture just to enumerate those benefits which would follow the enfran chisement of the people—such fiscal and financial reforms as would give unfettered 'cope to industry and perfect freedom of trade. It would do away with the system of sinecures— it would abolish th , m all; it would cis down all uncecessary offices ; it would ensure the proper management of what is called crown property, and the extinction of every useless appendage to the state. (Hear.) Gentlemen, it would reduce our warlike establishments; it would produce a field economy in our arsenals and dockyards; it would be the means of saving millions worse than uselessly spent on thank less and discontented colonies. (Cheers) It would produce the good government of British India and there, indeed, there is a great field for reform. ( Cheers.) It would do more than this, for it would remove from you unjust ecclesi astical imposts. It would secure a righteous application of the wealth of the Irish church—(hear, hear)—and such other 'further measures of reform u would diminish the number of ilrilletelaaaryo4;il:ll;;Tesee n t;;;;Ton7;;;indn:try .' iu fair reward, and afford talent fur public .ervice a fair chance of employment. Such would follow the extension of the fran chise ; but you will ask, and naturally ask, " How are we to obtain this i" We are not visionary enough to suppose that it will ever be attained by any other means than by a fall, free, and fair representation of the people in the House of Commons. We demand that, and we demand ft se a matter of right. apart from the result'. Sir Joshua eat down amidst loud and oft-repeated rounds of cheering. Mr. TINDAL ATKINSON next addramed the assembly, and was followed by H. J. *keel, Esq. Mr. Alderman GRESHAM then moved that the perils mastery conduct of our »presentative, James Clay, and his votes in favour of reform and the reduction of the national burdens, entitle Was to the warm thanks and earnest aupport of the reformers of the borough. Mr. Alderman JONES suoaded the resolution, width passed amid the most enthu.iestic apples**. Thank, were proposed to Sir J Walzasley by Mr. Clay, and Sir Joshua baying responded, other complimentary speeches were made, and the amain eeparatod. THE vecarr CAVALRY RacimeNT.—We believe it is now decided that Lerd removes from the 3rd to the lat Dragoon Guards, and that hiajor.Griural Boer- Ulu noosed. to the 3rd Dragoon Guard& This arrange. nasal, which we had before stated u to take place, will psetably appose is to•night's Gantt,. • ( .- , i‘ :r --, ..) . -- 1 1 i I