The Express. — London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

Asd this whilst Hungarians, Italiaes, and 011111111119 atigmatised in all the French ministerial organs. yet as hope that the new ministry will mate a awe for the better. It is rsernited by two liberal ames, in M. DUFAILE and M. TOWNSVILLE. And, although M. Fsuovx, the chief instigator of the Sawa intimating remains, his inflow* and ideas rio t bat sow be sore neutralised. Br the West India mail, which reached fienthemp bs yesterday, we learn that the labile busies of British Guiana bas again been brought to a dead l oc k. Governer BASALT having announced that be bad so authority to consent to any reduction in tho salaries on the civil list, the &social representatives how resumed their attitude of passive resistance. Ilee Sew governor has had no better success in persuading them to vote money than his predeceseor in 41•1116 lfinisten played their best card in Governor BAIL= and have lost the trick ; how are they to save their Pa .?. The report of the committee of the Hones of CPS. boos on the affairs of Guiana, which we publish to day, is far too undecided in its character to sere* ass do to guide the legislature out of the involvements rota which government have wriggled thetoselon It is a thing of trimming and compromise ; just what bight have been anticipated from the nobodies' in the ess tas of the etstomtwee, that " the introduction to fir Roam Pat.'s report, as proposed by Mr. Howes, was read a firm time." It is a labwioas effort to ward id aware from the red-tapiate of the Colonial-office, without running so far counter to common sense and common decency as to decide out and out against the cokaists. Bar ru.aM, in one of his later publications, sneers at flavtGxe as one who proposed to substitute a history of a constitution for a constitution itself. Toe framers of the committee's report have obviously studied in the school of Savicier. They trace the history of the colonial constitution of British Guiana. They show to their own satisfaction that under the British government the Combined Court have been allowed greater latitude in their discussion of local Aherne than under the Dutch. They show that this prac tice has crept in gradually, and his not been directly motioned either by crows charter or act of partia ls**. They, therefore, declare that the law is on the side of government, end then seek to quiet their con ey:bows by delicately suggesting that government ought to give the Combined Court a legal right to do what they have for years been doing. This is rank pedantry and dishonesty. The real gnestioas at issue are whether the colonists of British Guiana are able to pay the exorbitant s dories on the civil list? and whether the recipients of these mala ria have a good legal title to refuse to put up with named salaries? The accounts of recent Wee of main in that colony answer the tires of these quie tisms in the negative. It appears from the report list at least the governor of British Guiana accepted dim ill MI understanding that his salary might here idler he diminished. The experience of Europe and America for the last **centuries has shown the u"ter hopelessness of = en array of historical facts to a people's for justice. The qu , stion is nit what has Ile neat government hitherto cost the colonists of Geliemb sad what amount of control have they czar` abed ewer public expenditure? but what ought Sol ippernineat to cost them, and what check have they LIM as Englishmen and freemen to exercise aver public expenditure? The coarse which judo sad common sense point out to the how somnolent is plain and s'raightforward. There mist be reduction. Let them drive the best bargain they can fur those officials who must have their eels ties curtailed; persuade the colonists to let them down as softly se possible. Mid having done this, let them give Guiana a constitution on the model of that which fs enjoyed by Canada, and which, until the commenos mot of the prosot century, was understood to be th prescriptive right of all British plantations. FRANCE. PARIS. SATURDAY, 5.30 P.M. To-day, in the Legislative Assembly, the President of the Council ascended the tribune, and announced the (*relation of his new misistry as follows : Odin= Barret, President of the Council and Minis ter of Justice. Dufaure, Minister of the Interi.r. De Tocqueville, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Rolhieres, Minister of War. De Fallout, Public Instruction. Posey, Finance. Tracy, Marine. Litijranras, Commerce. Lacrosse, Public Works. Thou bas a ministry been formed by the coalition of MM. Odillon Barrett and I)ufaure. There were but two possible combinations up to the latest moment—either that which has obtained power, or one of which Bageaud would be the head and Mold and Thiess the concealed spring. These two combi nations were proceeding last evening with an equal front, and it was only the hesitation of M. de Bem ent which prevented the formation of the cabinet in the Barret-Defense ems& M. de Remusat's hesita tions have ceased ; he has refused to act, and M. de Tocqueville takes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; General Ralhieres keeps the Ministry of War, M. de Fallout that of Public Instruction, and M. Psssy the Finances. The other ministries are filled by Tracy for the Marine, Lanjuinais, Commerce ; and La crosse Public Works. It was evident that if M. Wenn would accept of the post of Minister of the Interior under M. Barret, that the ministry thus formed would be the strongest and most liberal that meld be hoped. The presence of M. Ledru Rollin amongst the ; medalist members of the army has led to the saying, , on the part of a wit, that he (M. Ledria Rollin) was , in &continual state of arrest, because he was always between two sergeants and one commissaire. The siker bearing the latter euphonious name was very near becoming one of the secretaries of the chamber. Another bon mot is told of a lady who is acme tuned, from her talent and wit, to receive the most littering attentions from all society. This lady was presented to the President of the Republic, who re wired her somewhat coldly. As be was leaving ber be said," Do you intend making a long stay here?" "No; do you, prince?" was the answer. M. Divan de fßuys will be sent as ambassador to Madrid. It appears that the Pops's nuncio in Paris has pro tested against the French intervention in Rome. The scrutiny in the Legislative Assembly for the nomination of its President was as follows: N. (rase) obtained the majority of 336 votes ; M. Roilin cane next, with 183; and Gen. Lamorieiers, with 73. The Vice-Presidents elected were MM. Baroche. Bedew, Lasteyrie, Beselt, Deem, and De Tocqueville. The Secretaries elected were Miners. Arsaud, Peppin, Lacaze, Chop*, Heeckeren, and Berard. PORTUGAL. The Peninsular steamer, Iberia, Captain Burney, arrived at Southampton last evening and landed her mails in charge of Lieut. Petro Rainier, R. N., admi ralty agent. She brought 60 Teenagers. She left Gibraltar May 26, Cadis 27, Lisboa 29, Vigo 31. On her outward passage the Iberia received pratique at Lisbon and Gibraltar. On her return to Lisbon it was found that quarantine would be again imposed, owing to the Portuguese conga! at Liverpool having Matted that cholera bad again broken out there. The Paella, therefore, which left Southampton on the 27th, will be placed in quarantine. It is not expected, however, that it will be reimposed either at Gibraltar, Cadis, or Vigo. The French war stammer Mogadm bad arrived at Gibraltar, on her way, it ism id, to obtain redress from the Moors for inaliing the French coml. Sir Hamilton Seymour isen acc ome in the next packet, on three mouths( leave C lf The following is the letter of our correspondent s LISBON, MAT 21. In several preceding letters I have told you to be Towed for a change of ministers Dere. The real intrigue in the proceeding has at length develomd self. You have been duly informed of the various attempts, or rather manifestations, of Sehienha against pppolar nile; his contempt of Om oboaketa his refusal to answer questions, tico.l the a,_ misanderstandiag between the Baron de Osten and himself relative to bank-notes. In a word, Baldanksis contempt for the chamber has been so clear, end the sensation in the chamber so strong against him, that he declared himself ill. The truth ik he started for Cintrs, and from thence tendered his resignation—ali the result of a previous underetandiog. Donna Maria, of coarse, refused to accept it. The Baron d'Ourem, too, who bed threatened to call the army to coerce the chamber, hit that such conduct was improper—he too resigned. Padre Marcos was pat in requisition by D. Maria. Went to the baron and prevailed upon his to cau lks in °Moe, while Ferdinand, the Zing Cluseeet. wait to beg &Utah., would not leave the mantry to the Mete which seemed to be hovering over it—what meld poor lialdasha do but consent to retain clise, but upon the express conditke that he should not be essepelltd to submit to the ordeal of again Sa eht the " infamous majority" in the chamber, as he had styled it in his letter of resignation; so that whatever questions may be dared to be asked by an of the in famous majority of the chambers, the • •aLer of Faseign Affairs is to reply to. Thus has ended the hese at Um reidgnations; as in the beak note affair sedi the reeignatioam, all was previously concocted that Minh. and Co. might have more power, but the unmeant of the collusion we have yet to see. Yea are already aware of the manner in which this =del liberty put down the league--a society to promote the best interests of the egastry. He has begun to take steps to put down users pep* mociety—the Oremio Literario—a = o whisk Besets solely for the discussion of ebielle. He has, however, met with a Age is Me dab i abeekte the press. For some time babas bean imeeetie g the various periodi cals which have net bean in hi. favour ; bat, finding they were all acquitted, be has resorted to the experi ment of" packing juries," forming them entirely of publics functionaries. This he has done in the case of a ?Alm lite paper—a paper advocating the cause of the fallen, but opposing the government with a tact and facility so peculiar that it drew upon it self the vengeance of power ; and notwithstanding that the jury were all government emploges, the paper was acquitted upon every charge but two, upon which two charges the jury (government men) Seed them less than five shillings upon each charge—a floe that a drunken man would be called upon to pay in London. This speaks volumes ; but it has been the means of bringing into repute a legal gentleman of the name of Carlos Zeferino Pinto Coelho, who made .so Brougham-like a defence for the editors, that he, although a Mignelite in principle, will be styled the . Champion of the Liberty of theYress. Trade is pa:Lenny at a stand. The Spaniards are withdrawing their prohibitory laws, which will ruin every British import merchant resident in Portugal, while it will redoes the assets of the Portuguese tteuory incaloulably. Ex. buy on London, 54 : discount on banknotes, HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Aran 2.—The Staab Courant of this days says that hie Majesty has accepts d the re signation of M. Curtin', as Minister of Justice, ar d hie appointed M. Wicker. in his Mead. The minister will commingle his functions on the 4th of June. It is said that M. Curtius being fully sensible that his political opinions did not entirely coincide with those of his Majesty, and that the King while Prince of Orange entertained certain feelings towards him, considered it his duty to retire, in ceder that the new sovereign might not be shackled in Gaming out his plans. Nothing is yet known with certainty respecting the dismiessl of M. Baud, the Minister for the Colonies. M. Vandersmiasen, the retired °okra of the Indian army, has invited all tthe officers who fought at Waterloo, in 1815, to assemble at the Hague on the 181 June, for the purpose of there commemorating, by suitablefttes on the 17th and 18th,that memorable day, and also the memory of their illustrious com mander, King William IL The King and field marshal have given great encouragement to the pro ject, and have promised to be present. WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal West India Mail packet Trent, Captain Norton, arrived at Southampton yesterday, and her mails were landed under the charge of Lieut. John Brown, R.N., Admiralty agent. The dates received by this vessel are: —Grey Town, April 25 ; Panama, April 23; Chagres, April 28; Cartagena, May Itl La Guava, May 7 ; Jamaica, May 8 ; Demerara , ' May 6 ; "T r inidad, May 7 ; Grenada. May 8; Barba does, May 10; Antigua, May 12 ; Martinique, May 11 ; Porto Rioo, May 12 ; St. Thomas, May 15. The weather during the voyage home was particle larly fine. Fifty-seven penmen came home in the Trent, among whom are:—The Rev. Sir George Craufurd, Bart, his lady, and family ; Major Moor, 64th Regt ; Captain Elwyn, R.A., his lady, and amity; Captain Coorer, of the 88th, and Captaln Mckenzie, of the 77th Regts. ; Lieut. Lovell, RE.; and Ensign Stein forth, of the 97th Rest., and his lady. The freight on baud consists of 937,400 dollars (from Chagres) ; 797 oz. gold-dust; 4231. 16s. Bd. British coin; 9,323 five-franc pieces; 260 serons indigo ; 14 tierces coffee; 20 barrels arrowroot; 14 bales sarsaparilla. The movements of the West India steam-packets. as reported by the Trent, are :—the Severn in the Golf of Mexico; the Tay sailed for the Spanish Main; the Avon at Demerara; the Reindeer and schooner Larne at Bt. Thomas's; the Thames at New York ; and the Teviot gone back to Jamaica with the English mail of 17th Apra. From Chagres we learn that during the stay of the Trent at that place no less than five vessels had arrived from the United States loaded with emigrants for California. It was reported that several fatal eases of cholera had occurred on board of one of them, and the Aka& had prohibited their landing ; but in defiance of his injunctions the emigrants armed them selves and went ashore without farther opposition. The mails and specie were delayed twenty-four hours st Chagres in consequence of an accident to the steamer Chilli, in the Pacific. At the time the Trent was there, Chagres presented an unusually gay and animated appearance. There were numerous tents and erections visible from the anchorage. The United States colours were profusely displayed, and every thing had the holiday appearance of a race course or fair. This was, doubtless, destined to change very speedily. The rainy season was at hand ; for eight months the place would become a perfect swamp, and Ifever and ague were sere to make sad havoc with the unclimatized. "No one," observed; our correspondent, ela visit Chaves during the rainy season without so forcibly struck with its likeness to Dickens's iaadplisn of ' Valley of Eden,' as to imagine the Sithrincast have visited the place and taken it for his mei! Fria Panama we learn that about 3,000 emigrants ass thine awaiting opportunities to proceed to San Pinselese, which are not easily met with, as nothing let small sloops are to be obtained. As much as 300 dears is charged as passage moneywretched for one sad the vowels are of the most = tics. Robberies and serious affrays are constantly occurring between the inhabitinta and the emigrants. A newspaper, styled the Pasiuse liter, edited by an American, has just made its welcome. some num bers of which our oorresport has seen. They complain sadly of the extortion the emigrants are obliged to submit to from the natives, and a threaten ing tone is need in them which plainly indicates that taking into consideration their increasing numbers and desperate condition, it weak' be wise is the citizens of Panama to facilitate the transit of these people to California. Already has blood been shed, and it is feared that as the funds of the adventurers decrease there will be found some amongst them who will not scruple to lay contributions on their neigh bours. JAMAICA. Our dates from this island are to the Bth of May inclusive. The legislature was not in session, and public news there are absolutely none. The Mom sag Journal continues to preach the doctrines of free trade, and even the Dispatch relaxes in its urgesey tr have protection re-established, and devotes he energies to enforce the necessity of liberal supplies of free labour. A report was in circulation that Sir Charles Gray was en the eve of leaving Jamaica, and was to be accorded by Lord Harris. The rumour seems to have had no better fotutdation than a statement whisk had reached the island of Lord Elgin's having mike' II to be recalled from Canada, as amount of his lady's delicate health. The Jamaicans had believed it, and jumped at the conclusion that, both Lord Metcalfe and Lord Elgin having been made governors of Canada on leaving Jamaica, Sit Charles Gray must follow the same routine. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY GUIANA. We ham news from George Town to the 6th of May. The weather continued showery, and the planters were suffering severely from the great want of field Moor. The export of agar for the four waft et this year was 3,000 We. Lee than last. plawbadens Eisler,' Profit, Henry, and Greenfield WOO 611111111111911 den : the three first for 6,0001, dint the prepiseer 80.0001. sterling; the latter iff 1.1001. foewhile. in 1840,40,0001. sterling was GEM. Gamiest Darkly having stated to the Com bined Court thee he bad no authority to reduce the salaries of the ellkials on the civil list, the voting of eupplise wee aWI refused, until the decision of parlia ment be known. The r iennant organ, the Royal Gazette (the Daly Gsuaaa we have received by this mail), Rites the feibw amount of the proceethap In the Gmbined Coat:— Wes it (the Combined Court) met on the 19th, business was speasd, cc rather eloped, with the following seven reso lutions moved by Mr. Creel : Resolved 1. That it hes-been the practice with this court to meet in the interval between the Ist day of January and the 30th of Jun*, to go through the estimate and vote the supplies. 2. That any reduction to salukis, or allowances, has bees sonsidered as commencing heat sad after the said 30th of June (say on the let of July), that day being considered se the rad of the financial year although the accounts are only made app the end of the ;needing year. 3. That this court met in t h e interval between the lit January and the 3001 of June, 1849, for the purpose of per firming its functions, and did then propose certain redo& Uses, commencing with the civil list, as the first item of the estimate. 4. That if the court had gone on with its business, all seek reduetiows would have, as heretofore, taken effect from the 30th June f' Howley, say 30th June, 1848. 6. That without entering into the question whether, by the prolongation of the Tat Ordinance to 30th September following, it might be implied that the eateries on the esti. mate of 1847.1848 were to be paid at and after the rates spe cified in that estimate up to 30th September, it is evident that there was no vote of the Combined Court to authorise such payment, and it wee contrary to practice to make such payment beyond the 30th June of each year 8. . That this 'out considers that the holders of office bad fair warning given to them that reductions would be made ; and the court now following up that warning, and consist ent with the intensifies, indicated, must therefore hold that the reduction that may he made must take place from the 30th June last past, and that the salaries so educed shall continue to he paid to the 30:b June, 1849. being the scope of the financial year to which the estimate now before the court applies. 7. That payments having been made out of the chest after the tirminatice of the financial year, uy 30th June, 1848, all such payments are he d to be without the sanction cif the Combined Court; and the financial accountant and eolonial receiver-general are now required to conform to the 'gamete which will sow be passed by this court, ad to regulate the future payments which will be made in uni formity therewith, so as not to exceed the aggregate amount voted under each item, as they y shall answer to the contrary at their These resolutions being inadmissible, were merleiy vetoed by the governor, who rue sad addre to the wart the following Ia rinse of the eonnimtional authority with which I am invested, I refuse to allow the resolutions to be pot to es vote. Fire, because the resolutions are generally inacturate se to matters of fact. Secondly, because the sth resolution assumes a principle which cannot be admitted ; namely, that the payments made up to the 30th of September, 1848 , and subsequently, were unwarranted. Thirdly, because, were those resolutions passed, especially the 7 th t they would in effect give to the Colonial Receiver- General and Financial Accountant instructions not only at varieties with the uniform practice, but contrary to the ex press provisions of the several ordinances reliving to the sub jest matter of the resolutions, and which it would therefore be impossible for those officers legally to obey. Lastly, because the Combined Court has no richt to alter or vary by resolution the provisions of any ordinance what ever, and Became it would be wholly oat of my power to suffer any such resolution to be carried into effect, even if voted by this court. (Biimed) Baxter BARIUM. A rather warm discussion took plate, which ended in the governor cutting short all further cont roversy by adjourning the court till the 23rd. When the 23rd arrived, after divers "protests" and "reasons" bad been recorded by honourable members on the minutes, the Attorney-General, sesawdat by she Collector of Customs, moved the order of the deg, en which Mr. Rose moved, by way of amendment, the same esso lotions as those proposed by Mr. Croal at the firmer so= The hon. gentleman contended that his amendment be allowed to be put and discussed, but the governor declared that ha could not sanction that course, inasmuch as it was merely reviving what had been attempted and prohibited on the previous occasion. The government secretary haring recorded Mr. Rose's amendment, his excellency delivered the address, which will be found in our paper of the 24th. The result of this address was that members seemed dis posed to modify the obeosious rssolueons,'.so as to snit the governor's wiShos, and in the hope that that would be done, his excellency adjoarned the emir% to the 26th. It yes generally expected in the interval that an accommodation would be arrived at on the court's re-assembling on that day. The 26th, however, arrived without any symptoms of har mony; for on the doors being omitted, Mr. Ferguson read a reply from the uncfficial section to the speech delivered by the governor on the 23rd. The length of this docu ment, which was couched in sharp and strong phrase, prevents us from publishing it. It may be found in our number of the 28th. This reply having been recorded on the minutes, the order of the day was ones more moved by the Attorney-General, a motion which was met by another amendment from Mr. Kvse, which, being in effect the same as that before propostd by him, was disallowed by the gover nor. A long discussion ensued, and ended in the Attorney- General's motion being put to the vote and lost. A very he portant motion, the further discussion of which was &loomed to the nett day, was then made by the sane honourable and learned member, namely, that in order to prevent the closing of the jails and hospitab, sad the disbanding of the polite for want of money, the governor should issue instructioes for the introduction of a bill to lay as Itielle t on wines, spirito, and tobacco. Oa the meeting of the cou rseday (t 1), this motion was met by an amendment by Mr. Stuart, and se conded by Mr. Conyers, to the effect that the court, cone •er ing the veto exercised by the governor with respect to Mr. Croal's resolutions unconstitutional, would not proceed with business till it was withdrawn. This amendment was carried. An intelligent and independent colonial member, Mr. Brand, with the view to save further losses without the surrender of any rights claimed by either section, gave notice that be should mem the following resolution : " Resolved,—That, to avoid the evils which must accrue to the colony from the stoppage of the Mantes of this court, and fee no other reuses, the court declares its resolution to premed with the estimate under solemn protest that mot proce"ding shall is no way prejudice or affect the re lathe poetises of the official and the elective sectious of the wart la regard to the questions which have impeded the Waimea of the session.' This mediation was moved at the next and last meeting which we have had of the court, ea the 30th April. Unhap pily it was elm counteracted by an anwedment moved by Mr. Devine. in terms similar to Mr. Start% sad animat ing to a follool, under the okomist to go OR with beinsm. Mr. Brand's well-merest behig thus set Mho. sad Mr. Davison's smonAimat serried, the bad lib IMO, alternative dIOO ONO mare to sojourn revllar court siesitte, before this inhabitants against being held for tIIO osnestimmeso that may ensue from this but heritable ezpolissit. Affilellems who have beta them have been on the beet temaseiNh Me English, esilliam wires withom h ave ef Me ipmesivessegss of tie British Memo. They have wawa se lbs Vetted States a very good acconst at the Tome was net ors awe of serious Maass same the whole puny ana,46.4ft a INN& time they_ were detained 111111111416111.11 Wleminio. TM rapid absorption of gmbha nistile , .IfrAh_gendy osil of the place is doubtless the ewe Istil==m• allentelas water lies on the ground kr a lons dem, maim • vialiaddaf 'shandom TM etsomoso iftem the United IhMsa es Chyme 'wets& Um* dare they are eeradited to eater like the Bride Olsamm. Om of the Amadeu companies thinks of set& billing • goal depot in that pia. TABU:DAD. The Board of Council was adjourned on the Ist of' , May to the 14th. Very little business was transacted' at meeting on the Ist. After the reading by the sleek of the minutes, and of a protest of Mr. Fuller against the ordinance far holding the Supreme Civil and Criminal Courts before two judges, the tariff for the month was brought up by the treasurer, and ep- proved of, as follows :--eogar, per 100 lbs.. 3 dole.' 60c.; coffee, per 100 lbs., 84 o1a. 50 a; cotton, per 100 lbs., 7 dole. 50. c; cocoa, per 1101bs., 6 dole. 750. ; rum, per gallon, 30 c.; molasses, per gallon, 121 c. BARBADOES. The quantity of sugar of the present crop shipped to the 7th of May was 14,668 hogsheads, 902 tierces, 2,876 barrels, equal to 15,627 hhds. At the same period last year the quantity shipped was only eqoal to 9,233 hhds., being in favour of thisyear 6,394 Ws. ___ 1408QUITIA. The Jamaica jonikalspu—iiiiiibe following intelli gence received by the Taviot from this s and ontalons pLaos—this hybrid between an independent stets a British settlement : By the arrival of the royal mail steam packet Twist, from Koequitia, we learn that everything was quiet. Them was some little stir in the plum a few days review to the Testate &wan", in consequence of Mr. Tempeky, who woe for in the King of hisegnithes serviesi returning from the Lehe of Grenada, where ha had with with the Morrie= ensigraats on kb way to California, with the in brands° that the Kimmins& sthadtles at the fort Ban Carlos had Wooed him leave to peek bemuse he was ea enemy to their cionatry. It is bed that this step has been takes without authority fees the Nicaraguan _ Man sent. Mr. Turepelty laid a statement of the esse bane her Sajesty's scut and as general, who replied that he would represent the matter to the lislish iaaanuallo and Mr. Chatfield, he? Majesty's sweat pastel foe Central hawks; sad Mr. Twasky, who is a Prussian, to writs himself to the German cease is Gustesels. EVENING, JUNE 4, 1819. We hear sothiag yet of M. Cestallon or Mr. Moliaas's nagotlecioas la England, and suppose that neither have made "tr=. who west to Nicaragua as remounted,* of a company la New York, to treat with the government about • conmannication by steamer and railroads wow that tout of Ike isthmus, had arrived there by Costa Rice, and it is said that he h ad made en at with the Nicaraguan government by which they vs his company great emissive privileges Sar forty years, at the anal of whiab time their railroads wall bovine the property of Nicaragua, mad the company are to use all their influence with the United SWAM government to obtain their intervention in favour of Nicaragua in the Mosquitia question, sad to pay down 10,000 dollen, which is to be spent in sending a Nica ragua envoy to the United States to solicit their interference. Since Dr. Brown left with these terms another American, Dr White, has been outbidding him, offerine on the part of his company to pay of all the Nicaragua public debt In the moan time, neither White nor Brown seemed likely to do much real business or much mischief to the Monqulto King, for it appears that Mr. Castellon, authorised by his govern ment, has made a contract with parties in England for a commanieation across, and the government will of course be bound by Mr. Castellon's seta. WEST INDIA MARKETS. J bit Cordova's (Leafy.)—Ornota m Ihnu r es y s.—The has of the pmet heat* hoe tom sessidlenly deL Iv War& ef adore um to be lep aselminy depearri :• mg madam dna. alai to be herd easy gail I* alb etale ef poverty lir wash the greet ma of the Pea* Wllreaandearie ambers' alas thrown op ar I orearles iMe. Ws man ionelme lead loreem urn Eng lead terevion le a maser/ lam* ea pram to the slam shall erre le Mkt a meat le elempeem mew, to the rain of her own eareim ertoort.—lialowtra Ina ben sill le arrive at lea. &L per bet; and of the tart of URA MS lay. Plierielphis have changed Ueda at 20e I The stook Is sew sidersbi. Year. —Bea parade oondasad Us to ids. according to quaniy. 71es Meek la not heavy, and 1,100 brie have been sold to arrive at 13a. dd. _ _ Berl i. mils at 15e. to He, eld. per 100 Its.; end Carolina, whisk Y abondant and dull, at 14. lineasv—ffiles lam bees made of 400 Orb. Widgeon's at Ida, and of 1091sta able maskers at tes.pt bd. Ihrssalt.—ffissof IrW beam see nude In small IOtS at 1111.1 s mad ems sf .he dealers who pershmed st are now nasals( at eibliwity min maim sem genic. As the stock Is Mega, and =d elffliffffillan ksaiv ehlm v7=6. lprises MOM bei bizigt empested ire za to rule utintisa ism4r se& s.r. aser skins said at 91d. Balm ma sere* eammaid Si. Lus.-1.300 kap arrived M the bat mmet, et relddialiat ass balf has beta meld at Sad. to IL, bit primly, fly at tbs brow ewe. Camtes.—Td. is the hlgloat nes that can beget, adp Mr well assorted parcels ekes. eigheh andtweires, see ftrilesteeimbisikens. Cooriar.—Toe last welbered to be our Mil tamed eat la be part Bay fhb, and was • It has eines been aid at sentien. This description should sever be . sent to our mob& Two Wee car goes arrived sulanquently, m 4 wee. prat eat in muff pray at 110.64. for asks, and Ifs. her bones. Ths mend Is new amply reeled with dry Ma. Several arrivals ham taken pies at the Nortlidde. Iluutmea.—lard rands at Vs per barrel. The article now much wanted. Some abort weight round herring. hare been sold at 16e. Salmow.—lnlet for N 0.3, to the extent of 50 or GO barrels hare been sold at aortic.° at 3,1 e. to 40,. per barrel; 150 barrels No. I, rusty, have also been moved at 325. per barrel. :toar.—Stosie's 4610 a, 1 Is.; hie 56th.., 12.. 6d.; crown, particularly &alba, math wanted. Olden's 60Ibs. at 15s. The market is full of inferke soap of all descriptions, and it will require aurae months to clear off the stock. Haim—American, Sid. to Od. Lancashire bare bees sold at 10d. to lid. Foss.—prime, mem 114 s. The article is very doll, and the stock is heavy; 93 barrels emir mem have been disposed of at 60e. Cusass.—U. 0. moves oft at 91d., and Areerioas at 61d. Dam —Family 31s. to 41s. par barrel, ascordbm to quality. UMW= —Mame good Amn. pigs' tongues hare been sold at 365., but there are others that muse* command an offer. Ott.—Oad Is taken at L. dd., at which all the last parcels bare been sold. Tee market is now ends ben. 40 barrels lard oil have been disposed of at Sa 34- per gallon, and IS barrels whale 01l at Si. 9d. MALT.—Limes Ocek sells heavily at ala. Bassior.--11 setoff's dark Is world C. per gall. in bond. Tosacco.—Clavesdiala 'teemed 10's are taken at 74. to 744. per lb. Rem—has been midst Is. 3d. to b. ed. per gall. for proof 31. ranges front lie. to 165. per 100 lbe. =CHAMOIS ON WILMS. Coloolal Bank —9O days, 6 per mat. premium. 60 days, l per cent. prep). Jades ' BUM —9O days, + per cent. prem. „ „ GO days, I per cent. prem. THE COURT. Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen on Saturday at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, neeempanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, ' Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, honoured the Royal Botanic Gardens, in the Regent's Park, with a visit on Saturday morning. The Equerries i n waiting, Lieut.-Col. the Hon C. B. Phipps and Col. Bouverie, attended the Queen and the Prince. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord George Lennox, Lieut.-Col. the Hon C. B. Phipp., and Col. Wylde, went to the Licensed Victuallan' Asylum, in the Old Kent-read, on Saturday afternoon, to lay the first stone of the additional habitations. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Royal Italian Opera Ilona* with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Hon. Miss Cavendish, lion. Miss Kerr, the Earl of Listowel, Lieut.- Col. the Hon. C. B Phipps, and Cul. Bouverie. The Royal children took their usual exercise yesterday. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the private chapel In Buckingham Pekes. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Court*. nay officiated. Messrs. Hunt and Roskell had the honour of submitting to the inspection of her Majesty and his Royal Higbee,' Prince Albert on Saturday the Royal Hunt Cup for the Ascot races; the Los Remembrance Cup, executed for his Mai , sty the King of the Netherlands; and also a portion of ' the presentation service of plate for Major-General Sir John Littler. A Cabinet Council WVA held on Saturday at the Foreign-office It was attended by Lord John Rumell, the Marquis of Lanadowne the Earl of Minto, Sir Heorge Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Choy. the Chancellor of tie Ex chequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John noble:inn, Lotd Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Marquis of Clanricaida. The Council set one hour sad a half. Tai WINDSOR STATE APARTMENTS. -- Lord Chamberiaie's Ctfllee, June 2, 1849.—Notice is hereby Oren, that the state apartments in Windsor Castle will be closed on Monday next, the 4th instant, and will continue closed until after Monday, the 11th instant. STATE BALL—The Queen will have a grand full dress ball on the 13:h inst.. at Suckioshisns Palace. The cards of invitation were issued from the Lord Chamberlain's *Mee on Saturday last. LORD Gouon.—ln reward of the recent crowning victory of Goojerat, Lord Gough will receive a step in the , be immediately created a Viscount of the t e n t e g il e Kingdom, in addition to the honours and rewards so worthily bestowed upon him by the Queen and parliament for his former distinguished services and euocesses.-08- server. DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.—Stephen Henry Buli mia, Bag., now Secretary of Legation at Munich, is ap• pointed Consul-General and Chargé d'Affaires in Chili, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Walpole, retired. Mr. Sonar, now paid attaché at Dresden, will succeed Mr. Bull van as Secretary of Legation at Munich. TUE Fox CLUB.—The members of this political club dined together on Saturday, at Brookes's, St. James's street. It was the last meeting this season. The members resent were the Earl of Reiland, the Earl Fitssrdinge, the Earl of Scarborough, the Berl of Strafford,Visommt Enfield, Lord Surlily, Lord De Manley, Lord Cremorne, Lotd Camoys, lion. IL Lloyd Matra, Hon. H. Tracy, Hon. Col. Geo. Koppel, the Right lion. Sir Haber Malt, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Lupton, Mr. A. Stephenson, wad Mr. Seaford. DEATH or ORNEIAL THOS. R. CHARIZTOIL—WO have te record the demise of this venerable sad gallant offi eer, formerly of the Royal Artillery, who expired at his reel dense at Bath, on Soturday, in the 94th yem of his age. The gallant decision was one of the oldest officers in the army, having entered the service as far back as June, 1772, and far the Scat forty years of his military career saw mach active envies. He was appointed Lieut July 7,1779 ; Captain, Dec. 1, 1782; Major, March 1, 1 7 94 ; Lieut.-Col., Jan. 1, 1790; Colonel, June 1801; Major-General, June 4, 1811 ; I Lieut.-General, Anger 12, 1819 ; end General, Jan. 10, to 1687. INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES. On Saturday a meeting of this society sw— at No. 12, Chatham-place, Bleckfrian, for the pipes, of receiving the repast of the auditors and electine °Mows or the present year. Joan FutLatsoN, Esq. (Govern ment Actuary) in the chair. The report of the auditors for the year ending 30th April, 1849, stated that the receipts (ineladiag the balance at the last audit, on 27th Nov. 1848) amounted to 4491. 3e. Bd., and the disbursements to 1081. 24., leaving a balance in band of 3411. Is. Bd. From this sum there were wain deduc tions to be made for incidental expense,, and the result was au available balance of 3031.3 e. 2d. Toe meeting then proceeded to elect a president, vier presidents, Demmer, honorary secretaries, registrar, sad council for the ensuing year. Mr. Fabian was re-e lected president ,• Mr. P. Hardy, Mr. C. Je ll ies', Mr. J. J. Bylver ter, and Yr. W. T. Thomson vice-presidents; Mr. J. Low rance, treasurer; Mr. J. Jones and Mr. R. Tucker ham:eery secretaries ; and Mr. Cleghorn registrar. In the operas of the proceedings a printed statement of the constitution and laws of the institute was distributed, and we piker therefrom the followingpertienlars,_ which may be interesting to the public, imams* as the objects of the Society are not at present generally known: " The 'initiate of Actuaries of Great Britain and Ireland is an association founded for the purpose of elevalag the attainments and status, and promoting the general elgolaasy of all who are engaged in occupations connected with P A . pursuits of an actuary; and for the extension and ins. provement of the data and methods of the science which has its origin in the applioation of the doctrine of probabi lities to the affairs of life, sad from which life, y oura noe, annuity, rev wary interest sad other anaLsr,ous institu tions derive Shea of operation. e aheacis, as its ;oculist poetess al airy, all lawistirry elasticise in volving a ocaddersigeo of the separate v . -, combined effects aI intsvett and potability." evening upwards of INV rAwalemen, th e majority beteg members of the society, 50• down to dinner at the Castle Hotel, Richmond. XL 7 :.*INIAtiON took the chair, and was supported by Dr. touthwood Smithactuari, es in Mr. Tad Pratt, and several of the most distinguished London and cotland. The analog pared off way agreeably, and the company broke up at balf-pest 10 o'clock. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM. On Saturday hat the aermaocy of laying the foanda tioe-moite of a new wing, whir* the board of est of the above admirable institution have detetsined upon adding to the present budding, was pecfornied by his Royal Highness Prue* Allure, I. the presence of a nusamous emerablege of the patrose and wappereare of the eharity. The original building was eanineneed in the year 1828, wider the immediate of his late Royal Mahan. um Duke of Bursez, and the than agreed on, and ulti mately carried out, was that it should consist of three aides of a quadrangle, of which the main portion was to furnish 43 dwelling% and the two wings 28 each, to be appropriated to the reception of aged, iadrm , and decayed sambas of the trade of licensed victuallers. The antral portion of tie building, which was the first contracted for, was speedily completed. and 43 deserving individeals, who were elected by the sebseriben at large from a numerous list of appU eaute, were at once admitted. Br the erection of the south wing, which was built in 1832, the board of management added 29 dwellings to the asylum, which were immediately tenanted in the sense manner. The original design of the structure was minted in 1834 by the erection of the north wing. Some years subsequently two lodges were erected at the entrants gates of the asylum, which, besides being an or meat to the institution, were necessary to preserve its grounds; and the entire building at present, therefore, con sists of 103 distinct dweliiegs, which are occapied by no fewer than 124 individuals, including the wives of Shoes of the male candidates elects d who were married, all of whom are not only providesi with comfortable resident's, but re ceive pecuniary assistance, as well as medical attendance. medicines, sad supplies o f fuel, et the expense of the insti tution. _ _ For many years past, however, the numb* of applican's for admission into the Asylum has very greatly increased, and it was a constantly recurring source of regret to the board of management that the institution, in its present form, was cepable of affording habitations to but a small portion of the deserving applicants who sought shelter under its roof. At the last denims there were no fewer than 61 applicants for admissioa to four houses then vacant, and the board was of necessity forted to reject the claims of 60 me sons. This distressing circumstance induced the board of management to make an energetic effort to raise a fend for the purpose of providing an additional number of habitations ; and their determination becoming known, wee highly approvei by rainy of the originators of the Institution, acd heartily concurred in by the ladies con nected with the trade. It was therefore determined, in the beginsing of the present year, that a subscription should be at once set on foot to raise funds for the building of en ad ditional wing, of the same dimensions and design as the pre sent north wing of the institution ; and that, in compliment to the ladies, who have so promptly and generously aided , the project, it should be called " the Ladies' Wing." Althuugh only • few weeks have elapsed since this determi nation was come to, the appeal made to the trade was so warmly responded to that about 2,6001.—a sum maiden% to defray the cost of sixteen additional house—was quickly collected, and the bawd of management gave directions that they should be forthwith commenced. With the view of giving eclat to the event, • deputation from the committee waited on Prince Albert, the present patron of the asylum, to beg that he would be pleased to lay the Wooded ea stone of the proposed new building, and his Royal Highness having comentied to comply with the re quest thus made of him, appointed last Saturday for the per formance of the ceremonial. The arrangements made by the committee to ensure the comfort of persons who might be disposed to witness the pro.' reeding. of the dey were excellent. A handsomely deco rated pavilion tent, width contsired seats for about 800 per sons, was erected under the superintendence of Mr. Edging ton in toe centre of the grounds at the rear of the 'ohms, and afforded ample socommodation for the visitors on the occasion, three-fourths at least of whom were ladies. In the centre of this marquee was placed the foundation stone, which bean the following inscription This foun dation stone of en additional wing to the Licensed Victual lers' Asylum, to be named " the Ladies' Wing," was laid by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Ka., &c., &e., on Saturday, the 2nd June, 1849. Chairman, Mr. R. B Hugel. Trustees: Mr. C. H. Clifford, Mr. A. H. Turner, Mr. M. Wallace, Mr. L. Pugh, Mr. G. Shepperd, Mr. T. Reynolds. Governors: Mr. J. Sinclair, Mr. H. J. Compton, Mr. T. Clench, Mr. G. Edwards, Mr. J. Thompson, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. H. Cullingford, Mr. 0. Rooks, Mr. H. A. Adams, Mr. T. C. Dean, Mr. J. Partridge, Mr. W. Harris, Mr. W. Taylor, Mr. S. Fanfield, Mr. F. Iderrit, jun., Mr. D. Pottle." The hour named by hie Royal Highness for the performance of the ceremony was four o clock, but the grounds of the asylum were thrown open at 12 o'clock. The band of the Royal Artillery was stationed in the gardens in boat of the asylum, and played various airs throughout the day, while vise Thornton, Mr. E. Nelson, Mr. Gong*, Mr. N. J. Spode, and several other vocalists, including the infant pianist*, Marie, who gave their services gratuitouely, per formed a selection of pieces of vocil and instrumental music fur the entertainment of the company is the pavilion. At four o'clock his Royal Highness, who was .-C attended by the Hon. Lieutol. Phipps, Cul. Seymour, and George W. Anson, Esq , arrived at the gates of the asylum, and drove up tho centre walk of the grounds, which was linked on either side by the inmates of the institution, and by the chil dren of the Licensed Victuallers' Schools. His Royal Highness having inspected one of the residences, with the comfortable and cleanly arrangements of which he expressed himself much gratified„ • procession was formed. Upon reaching the pavilion his Royal Highness was received with loud cheering. and the members of the procession having taken their places, the brass plate to be imbedded in the stone was presented to his Royal Highness by Mr. Cooper, the contractor, who read the inscription, which is identical with that on the stone itself. Mr. Jones, the secretary of the institution, presented to his Royal Highness a bottle containing various coins of her Majesty's reign, and these having been placed by his Royal Highness in their assigned positions, Mr. Hughes, the *airman of the 'mama, road the following address : May it Meese your Royal Highness : The board of ma nagement of this noble institution, of which your royal high ness is the patron, have deputed me as their chairman, to express to your royal highness their profound sense of the great obligations you have conferred on the society by attend ing on the present occasion, and I trust that " the ladies' wing" which is about to be founded will stand as a luting monument of your royal highness's kindness and gracious condescension, as well as of the true christian feeling of that trade with which this society is connected. lam also de puted to present your royal highness with this trowel, to aid your royal highness to carry your intention in attending., here this day into effect; and 1 feel no doubt that when completed, this wing, though not the original i.n larger por tion of the edifice, will be looked upon with high admira tion from its haying originated with the ladies, and the first stone of it kiting laid by your royal highness. The trowel, which was richly ornamented, was then handed to his Royal Highness, who having spread the c, mint upon the bed of the foundation, the atone was I..wered to its place amid loud cheering. The plumb' rule and mallet having been applied to the stone with the usu 4 forms h hie Royal Highness, he declared it fixed, amidst narwwt cheering. The Bishop of Winchester then pro nonacid a most impressive prayer ; at the conclusion of which the children of the school sang the National Anthem. Mr. HUGHES then thanked his Royal Highness on his own bettad and on that of his co/leagues for his condescem den in attending on that occasion, and assured him that hoc Majesty had no more loyal or devoted supporters of her I throne than the licensed nasalises of London. He begged also to be permitted to tender to him on behalf of the aged inmates of the asylum, the warmest thanks fur his attendance on the occasion, and assured him that the circumstance would be engraven on their hearts to the latest moments of their lives. The PRINCE, in reply, said that it afforded him extreme gratification to be enabled to assist at that work of charity, which, together with the other charitable institutions sup ported by the licensed victuallers, reflected great credit on the trade to which they belonged. The Prince then retired amid loud applause, and imme diately afterwards left the asylum. THE DEPARTURI OF THE FRENCH PAM.. axon MAIMILLIS for Malta, Alexandria, sad Beyrout is altered from ithe 6th to the 4th of the month, the lotion fen which leave London on the last day of each month. FATAL AFFAIR AT UPTON SHODSBURY. The Worcester Herald says: " A very lamentable affair has imam place at the village of Upton Bnodebury this week. A sick club, which comprises many of the labourers of the amongst its usemben, met at their lodge bones, the = 1 , 1 on Whit.Tuasday, to have their annual feast, not having attended Divine berries in the church in the morn ing, as they had been in the habit of doing in former years because the clergyman declined to preach the customary 1 sermon—for some reason which, as we have heard a variety of very opposite oats mentioned, we will not here specu late upon. Their whole day was consequently spent at the publio-bouse, and towards evening they were joined by a number of other villagers, who did not belong to the club. Drinking, smoking, and all the deereiptions of entertainment which a village publie-hooss commmly witnesses, were con tinued throughout the night, and at five o'clock the next morning there atilleontinued, according to the landlord's own testimony, about a hundred people in end round the house. At this hour, when it may be well supposed that the whole party were earioludy under the influence of liquor, a quarrel took place in the back-kitehea between two men named William Powell and Joseph Hewlett. They had been tossing for drink, and Hewlett said that his opponent had not acted fairly, and without more ado he pulled off his coat and be gan to fight with Powell. After they bad struck a few blows, William Hewlett, brother to the first combatant, interposed, and taking up his quarrel, said that he would fight the mat ter out with Powell. The challenge was aecspted, and the w'ciole party adjourned to a piece of ground by the side of the tiott•e—Hewlett's own father being one of the crowd, and as \!La seats as the rest in promoting the combat, and urging as his son. Between twenty and thirty rounds were fought, with nothing of what is called ' =Sanwa ': on either side, with curled soccer—Powell appears to have been severely punished about the face—but at lest one unfortunate blow hem Powell knocked Hewlett backwards, sod in the fall i the binder part otitis head struck against the sharp corner 1 of an oaken pea. As he lay on the ground perfectly sense leer, and tumble to move it was at once wen that ev.mething serious hados, and a medical man wee mat for Peahen ; but before he could arrive, than remained no need of his services—the man was dead. He was rather 1 a fine yeaeg ISM, 27 yews of age, unmarried, and bore a good , being esteemed amongst his fellows for his icaccrhs and obliging d:sposition. On Thunda Friday an inquest was comesoneed and adjourned, and on y a verdict of 1 liaashinititer ' was returned sgakist William Powell , and he wal ootosnitte4 is UM Isis trial st the nest amiss." THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT. On D F E ri M ds O y N even STß i A a T g lO th N e A m T em ß be lß : l o N f G th H e A s M no . inc.. ham Freehold Land Sudety took formal poseersion of the Bloomsbury estate, it being the third_ property of the kid' which they have recently purchased. The members for the borough and a large camber of visitors from different parts of the country misted at the ceremonial. It may be worth whilst° state that stimulated by the example and aided with the amistance of the Birmingham Society, insti tutions of a similar kind have sprung up all over the coun try. In Wolverhampton the society has 700 members, Dud ley 150, Stourbridge 300. Coventry 4.50, Worcester 80, Stafford 100, Derby 700, Newcastle on-Tyne 460, Bradford 140, Cheltenham 200, Sheffield 300, Shields 200, and Lon lase about 6,000. In Birmingham. Dudley, Wulverhamp- MIL Stourbridge, and Coventry, 1,636 a ll otmeats will very speedily be made. Altogether there has been called into adetenee a body of between 10,000 and 11,000 men. who by prudence and economy, have worked slut their own decal safranthisemeat. With regard to the Birmingham , it now numbers 1,600 members, subscribing for 2,000 shares . It has already given allotments to 215 members in North Staffordshire, on the estates the directors purchased et Handsworth and Perry Barr ; and having recently made emether purchase at Bloomsbury, in North Werwickehire, they resolved to take advantage of thee, holiday tines, walk in procession to the land, and place the members in lennal possession. This estate is very pleasantly situated, wimmanding an extensive prospect, contains about thirteen urge, and las been divided into '231 allotments. Each allotment will thus contain about 390 square yards, with a frontage of from 18 to 20 feet. On reaching the site of the property, the immense procession belted, and The CHAIRMAN (Mr. J. B.Wright) addressed the assem blage. He commenced by stating that this was the third estate which the Birmiegham Freehold Land Society had purchased. It was a people's estate, and showed that the people were determined to have their share in the land which produces their food, as well as having to pay taxes, and being the producers of all the wealth of the country. This was a spot to which their children would point in fu ture ages, and say " It was by these means our forefathers achieved their rights, and obtained what had been so long denied them." The people of this country had a better way of gaining their rights than those on the continent, who were compelled to resort to the sword. The land ought to be more fairly divided than it bed been. Many ' years ego the land was divided among 270.000 holders ; but in 1813 the number was diminished to 30,000, and continued so until 1847, when the Freehold Land Society was esta blished for 'be purpose of dividing the land for the la bourers. Their object was to get the men of Birmingham to join them, so that they might be enabled to defeat the designs of their opponents, and have a rice in the legisla ture of the country. Their object was also to get the suf frage for every man of twenty•one years of age, and if they stopped short of this, they would be making a had use of that freehold which they that day saw before them. Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, jun., secretary of the society, then came forward, and was received with cheers. He wee very glad on taking possession of their first estate in North Warwickshire. 'they had given 231 allotments in a few weeks, and in a few weeks more they would give other 450 allotments. In the course of a few months the society had spent 20,0005 in land. They had bought three estates, which were allotted, and they had secured a fourth, which would be allotted in a few weeks. Many persons had bought gardens in that neighbourhood at double the price they solid have had the land from this society, and one man had paid In rent what would have bought him a freehold if paid into this society. They had 10,000 men and women holding 16,000 shires, which would qualify the men ea voters for the c ninty ; so that it was all up with Speiser and Newdegate. In conclusion, he earnestly called on those who heard him to join the society. Mr. A. PRENTICE, of Manchester, next spoke, and ermimeneed by observing that his mission wa. twoeid ; first, that of learning how they proceeded in Birmingham, and to assure them that the people of Manchester looked with great interest on the Freehold Land Society, were also very anxious to follow their example, and desirous of having a I I Birmingham man among them to set them in the right way. At the lest meeting of the Parliamentary and Financial Re form Association, 'W. George Wilson ' the chairman, occu pied one half his speech in showing the advantage of the Birmingham plan of obtaining votes over that adopted in Lancashire. They were aware that it was Mr. Cobden who first suggested the purchase of freehold land for the purpose of conferring a county franchise; in consequence the League purchased a great number of such franchises, and thereby gave great alarm to the gentlemen who nemins•ed for counties. The result was, that Yorkshire returned.. Mr. Cobden by this means. But in Lancashire they made the mistake of holing land at the retail price, and thus bought in the dearest instead of the cheapest market. The Birmingham 'society had shown that land could be purchased in large quan tities at the retail price, and he had been deputed expressly to solicit their favour, sympathy, and assistance. Mr. N. GOODRIDGE, of Coventry. gave an account of what they were doing in that city. They had but a popu lation of 30,000, and they had 500 shares in the Freehold Land Society. This, be considered, beat Birmingham, in proportion with its 2,000 shares and 200,000 population. They had lately purchased fifty more acres in Coventry. Two or three other speeches having been delivered the procession returned to the town, when a large meeting was held in the Corn Exchange. Mr. )&UNTZ, M.P., having been called to the chair, said : Very few of us were careful enough, and there ought to be some inducement to lead them so to lay by what would be medal. The society embraced these advantages, and he hoped they would persevere in carrying them out to the greatest extent. The government of this country, in his opinion, most unjustifiably refused to the great majority of the people a voice in:the election of their representatives. (Hear, hear.) They knew that these was but one way of altering a law—either to make it work disagreeably, or set it aside altogether. The law had worked very disagreeably of late, with regard to the want of the franchise ; but there had been an answer, the justice of which he could not deny, and that was the reply of those who did not wish the people to have the franchise—that if the people really wished t have it, they would not, as was the case in many instances, refuse to pay their poor-rates, and disfranchise themselves, even in municipal affairs, from the same cause. He could not deny that there was some truth in this, and the working eland had certainly ebowa much supineness in the matter. lie had often said, and he now repeated it that nineteen twentieths of all the troubles of this country were attributable to ignorant and indolent government—ceitfiy by ignorant I government. No one was admitted to the government unless he subscribed to all the fooleries of those who were in it. Under such circumstances. how could they have improve ment in the government ? Was there a manufactory in this town where the practice and arrangement were bad, that whim a new man was called in he was bound to subscribe to all the previous bad practices and arrangements? How could ke make improvements? So it was with the government I for centuries and was to this very hour. All other theories and , principles, however good, were to be cast aside, and thus all the evils under which the people i lthoured were to be attributed to the want of capability as the part of the government, whether it was whig, tory, or radical. A man ought to vote, not for a party, but on account of the principle involved in a motion, and the effect it would produce. He had said, on a former occasion, that if the d-1 propthsd a good resolution, he would second it. (Laughter.) What mattered it who brought in a motion, if its main proviclons were what they ought to be ? And how foolish on the part of a man to support or oppose a motion according to has party. He could mention names, and he could tell them of men who voted against measures pro posed for the interest and advantage of the pople and the saving of the country, not because they considered those measures to be wrong, for they had acknowledged to him i that they were admirable, but because they came from a particular person whom they did not like to follow. As Burdett once said, " this country is crucified between two thieves." (Laughter.) But it was no laughing matter. Their means of labour were crucified between two par ties, who cared not what they did if they got what they wanted. The present government was like a nice, small, family party, being all connected by blood or marriage. He admitted that a lord's son might be a most excel lent man, as he well knew same of them were; but how was it possible that they could learn to manage the people's busi ness ? If they wanted a partner in business, would they send for a lord ? What sort of buttons would he make ? (Laughter.) don be would say that, during the ten years he had been In How nia c o c a u ge ld"a lo o rtnd l en n ta coa nd a t th Th e e ir p a rg ar. cip , le w w h as en l had he acted without a regard to the interest, of the the he could um e not ' people ; he had never once considered his own interest while °moldering theirs, or thought of his own affairs while think parliament, in no vote or epee& that be had given or deli verediag of theirs. Alderman WESTON recommended them to perseverance, and concluded by moving the following resolution " That the moths whi ch has hitherto attended the Birmingham Freehold Land Soddy is such as to call for the warmest ex pressions of congratulation from this meeting, and its prac ticability having now been demonstrated, we. fed justified is calling upon the inhabitants of this towro to come forward and immediate) y join the sante." Mr. J. B. WRIGHT seconded the motion at considerable, W. i th . _CHOLBFIRLD, Esq., M.P., is proposing the next resolution, expressed the great please:* he felt in meeting his constituents, especially on occasions like this, when their object was to promote the political eafrenchisemezt of the people, and thereby their moral sad social prosperity. The geenmore ces he knew of these eotdeilee, and of r cones , the more he approved of them, and thei the more anxious was be to 'summered them to the adoption of his fellow-townsmen. He then concluded by moving the fol lowing resolution:—" That believing as we do, that the principles of freehold land societies are the simplest and most efficient means of extending the suffrage, and breaking down clam legislation, and political exclusiveness, whilst they promote the social happiners, and enhance the domestio comfort of the winking classes, we appeal to all true friends acted and religious liberty to enrol themselves OA members, and through their instrumentality be registered u electors foe the county." Mr. A. PRENTICE, Manchester, seconded the motion, He considered the present time peculiarly favourable to the movement, which ought not to be objected to on the ground that it might divert attention from the agitation for peace or few financial reform, inasmuch as this must be the forerunner of their success. Must they have another tea years' battle to introduce economy into the affairs of government? ? Nay, they knew that public opinion had small influence in that house ; but they should let their determination be known—spread abroad through out all the country—that they would possess more of it, and would rest not tillthey had obtained it. (Cheers.) In conclusion, he earnestly asked the men of Birmingham la meet Manekester in tkeTres Trade Hall, and set them I n the right way of working out their 'part in this grill evolution. (Loud sheen.) Alderman MARTINEAU briefly support:4 the 1 . i ; 1 'I . I I ', I ] li, 1 . . , r. ti ‘,.) .i: 0. .t . 1 1 - 1 , ] ‘ . . • i i I. 'o■wn• oS • • te l, r )) • .. ro, en me eir