The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

with the diet; he complained that it was not properly pre pared and cooked ; and when he was asked why he had not made these statements to the board before, he said that on one occasion, when he complained that the paupers were allowed to wash in their chamber utensils, the ma-ter of the workhouse told him to "mind his own shop," and this in sult was unnoticed be the chairman. Every member of the board considered that he (Mr. Howarth) was alluded to by Mr. Cooper as having been the chairman on that occasion. On referring to the minutes lie found that Mr. Hazlewood, the late churchwarden, was chairman of the board at which Mr. Cooper made his complaint; and the master of the workhouse, who admitted that the conversation mentioned by Mr. Cooper he 1 taken place, stated that it occurred in lus own private room, and net before the board. Ile (Mr. Howarth) considered it necessary to make this statemeet in his own justification, because he had been attacked by some of the daily newspapers on this subject. After some farther obscreetione, Mr. Howarth moved that the report be ap preyed, and that it be referred to the directors to carry into effect the several recommendations therein contained. Mr. Goouwte seconded the re-olution, and observed that his only objection to the report was that it referred in terms of too great moderation to the conduct of Mr. Cooper, the parochial surgeon. He considered that Mr. Cooper deserved censure fur not having informed the board that the bedroom attached to the women's oakum room was not fit to sleep in, for it was evidently too damp to be used as a sleeping apart ment. Mr. Meow rose to open e the reception of the report. Ile contended that it was not the duty of the medical ollicer to report to the board on the state of the building. Ile consi dered that it was the master's duty to attend to these mat ters ; and if the dir,etnrs properly discharged their duty they would go over the workhouse at least once a-year, and then any defects or incoaveniencei in the building would come under their own observation. He was not satisfied with the report, noel he would move as en amendment to the resolu tion which had been proposed by Mr. Howarth, that a full inquiry into the management of the workhouse be made by a committee of the vestrymen. Mr. Cooper had stated that if the quality of the food provided for the paupers was good, a suffieieut quantity was allowed. Now he (Sir. Mann) was present at the inquiry before the board on Tuesday last, when specimens of tke meat were produced, and he asked a person who was acquainted with such matters to examine it. That person slid that the meat produced before the board was decidedly good. He and his friend afterwards went into the various wards where the inmates were at dinner, and ex amined the meat served out to them ; and the quality of the meat exhibited in the board-room was, to use the words of his companion', as different from that the paupers were re ceiving, as a white coat is from a black sacs. He (Mr. Mann ) believed that the food proviled for the inmates of the workhcuse was not of a proper (polity; and Mr. Cooper's evidence on this point had been tubby borne out by all the surgeons who had been examined, with the exception of Mr. Todd, who entertained somewhat peculiar views. The attempt of Dr. Birmingham to obtain fair specimens of the food fur the examination of the board had•entirely failed, although he was sure no unfairness was intended by that gentleman. At the inquiry on Tuesday, Mr. Halton (one of the directors) requested that Mr. Lee, the master, might be called in to explain how it happened that the food exhibited to the board differed, according to the statement of the inmates, front that which they ordinarily received, and he was surprised that the suggestion was not adopted. The medical officers did not complain of the dietary table, nor did be (Mr. Mann), but he believed that the food was not properly dressedatidpre pared before it was served out to the paupers. lie consi dered that Mr. Lee ought to have been required to give some explanation on this point, and also as to the alleged difference between the food served out to the paupers and that produced before the hoard. He (Mr. Mann) begged to move, as an amendment, "That a committee of ten or more vestrymen be appointed to inquire into the whole manage ment of the workhouse, and the duties of the various officers employed therein." Mr. BOULTING seconded the amend ment. Mr. HALTON said, as his name had been mentioned, he might state that at the last meeting of the board of directors, he suggested that Mr. Lee, the master, should be called upon to account for the difference between the food produced be fore the directors and that which the paupers were in the habit of receiving. Mr. SiliTll recommended that an annual inquiry should be instituted as to the whole management of the workhouse, and the duties of the officers. Dr. BIRMINGIII3I said that the quantities of food pre scribed in the dietary table were allowed by all the medical gentlemen who had given evidence to be sufficient. Ile felt anxious to ascertain whether the quality of the food was good, and lie therefore visited the house and tasted the diet on two ecca.ions, as he had stated at the last meeting of the board of directors. He was perfectly satisfied with it, and he could state that it was the best he had seen in any esta blishment of the kind, whether civil or military. The feted placed befOre him on the occasion of his visits was precisely similar to that produced before the board. It was evident that either Mr. I.ee had deceived the board, noel had not produced tee them the same description of food that was served to the paupers, or that the paupers did not speak the truth. Mr. Sui Ted supported the amendment. He considered that the report could not be regarded as satisfactory, either by the vestry or the r,tepayers. Nothing was scud in the reports as to the cemplaints which had been made of the mismanagement in the workhouse, which would probably never have been brought to light bad not some feeling of niehnoeity been exhibited towards one of the parochial officers. lie wanted to know what was the meaning of this report, for he confessed —though it arose from his own stupidity—(a laugh)—he could not understand it. The report did not state that the directors lead inquired into any of the grievances which had been complained of, nor did it say whether any grievances existed ; and if so, whether they intended to remedy them. It certainly did state that they intended to make some change in the present reparetion system ; but he thought it was time that they should clearly d. fine the duties of the master, and take care that those duties were properly per formed. The medical officer had been blamed for nut making a report to the directors of the dampness ofthc oakum ward ; but the duty of that officer was to attend to the sick in the infirmary, and not to report on the state of the building. II the master of the house had attendedto his duty properly, he would have gone round the house at least once a week, and would have observed and remedied any defects that might ex - ist. The re was scarcely a word in the report with respect to the oakum room, or he would rather say the prison. In that apartment parsons were confined from one we e k's end to another ; during the first week of their confinement their allowance of meat was stopped altogether; clueing the re mainder of the time they were kept there, they were only allowed four ounces haste id of six ounces of meat on meat days. They were not permitted to go out on a Sunday; they were not even allowed to go to chapel, or to have visitors to see them. There was one boy in the men's oakum room named George Green. lie had been a pot-boy at Highgate ; he was not strong enough for the situation; his master was obliged to discharge him, and he wandered about for thirteen or fourteen clays and nights, till he had spent all his money. He then applied at the St. Pancras workhouse, and was admitted. The master sent him to Mr. White, the schoolmaster ; the school master sent him back to the master ; and the boy was thug sent backwurels and forwards, till at last the master said, " Put hint in the oakum room." Green was put he to that room ; and why ? Because he had neither friend r or kindred to go to, and was compelled to seek relief at the workhouse. It was said the oakum room was not a elace of punishment. Though he (Mr. Smith) coneidered that it was, he was willing to grant that it might not be. What was the effect of consigning to it boys like the one to whom he had just referred ? The oakum room was certainly the place in which idle and hardened vagabonds were placed, and in the instance he had mentiuned they took a lad of 11 or le years of age, who appeared to have no bad habits, and to have been guilty of no misconduct, and associated him with these degraded persons. He wished the directors would bear in mind the old adage, " Esil communications corrupt good manners." Why, idiots were actually kept in this oakum ward ; why they should be put there he dietetic know. It had been sail that the rations allowed to the boys in ti oe school were very good. He admitted that if they always had such gruel its that pro duced on the clay of inquiry, no one could find teeth with it, and he would not object to take it for his own brenkfast every day ; but lie could prove that the gruel and broth were never so good before this inquiry took place cie they had been since. Ile went to the school-room one day with gentleman connected with the board, when the boys were at dinner: there were 9.5 at the table. lie (Mr. Smith) re quested all the boys who took their gruel for breakfast that morning to bold up one hand, and 13 did so. He also asked how many had taken their broth ? and he found there were only 14. lie questioned the master about the provisions, and he stated with some hesitation that the broth and gruel were very bad. Ile thought it was evident this must be the case, wh n out of 9.5 hungry boys, under the age of 14, scarcely more than a dozen would take the gruel for breakfast, for that this was the fact he ascertained from the master. He (Mr. Smith) again visited the school-room last Tuesday, when the board met, and he found that all the boys had taken the gruel and broth that day, Mr. White, the schoolmaster, observing that " the boys lapped it up like sucking-pigs." (Laughter.) It appeared clear to him, from this circumstance, that there had been an alteration in the diet. lie was very , glad of it, and he hoped it would continue. The meat in the house wee badly cooked, and the cooks had stated that they had been ordered not to do it too much, that it might weigh heavier. If his informe'icn was correct, Witt, the man who worked in the car penter's shop, and who gave evidence before the hoard on Tuesday last, had since been dismissed. Mr. Smith mentioned that an official who erred was passed over. The nurse in the ball was sometimes so drunk she could not stand, and yet she was continued in her situation by the master. The report did not contain one word as to the bad state of the bath-room. He was told that as many as 10 or 12 persons were sometimes washed in the slime water, no matter under what diseases they might be labouring. With regard to the management of the infirmary, he certainly thought that some blame attached to the medical officer. If he had been the doctor he would have insisted on some change, or he would have raised the parish about the ears of the authorities, though he might have been dis charged. In the first ward of the infirmary the sheets and bed linen were changed once kmonth. In the receiving wards the successive comers were put into the same sheets, without any regard to the disease under which the previous occupant of the bed might have been suffering. The inmates of the infir mary had also the greatest difficulty in obtaining a supply of hot water. A short time since a poor man laid there at the point of death, and the medical officer directed that his legs should he bathed continually with warm water, in order to alleviate his sufferings. The man's wife applied to the nurse for warm water, and was told that she (the nurse) could not get coals to light a fire. The poor woman was unable to pro cure the necessary quantity of hot water, without appealing to the seenpathy of the inmates of the infirmary, who sub serilnntl. each to buy coals. lie (Mr. Smith) considered this was a circumstance most discreditable to the management of the establishment, occurring, as It did, in an extensive pa rish, where a large sum was raised for poor-rates. He did not think any rate-payer would grudge paying an extra half penny in the pound, in ord. r to prevent the recurrence of such a painful case. Ho had been told by Mr. Cooper that he had applied to Mr. Lee for coal., hut could not get them. The wife of the man to whom he (Mr. Smith) had just re ferred, told him that she could not obtain the wine that was ordered for her husband. Mr. Cooper gave her another order fur the allowance, and told her if she could not get it at the workhouse, she was to go to his residence, awl he would give her s ,me of his own. In a ward, called Gracie' Ward, he might state that there were 50 or 60 persons sleeping three and font. in a bed. Some rooms in the house were worse than the feather room. There was, fur instance, a room opposite the cotton room which was a dungeon com paredwith the feather room. He must say. I , owever, that etlid not think the women's shed was so bad a• had been Tolima. rated; lie saw nothing very objection , ble about it, beyond a little dampness in one corner. All the witnesses who were examined on Tuesday before the directors hid agreed that the boil then produced as a speclinan of the diet was much better than the ordinary rations. lie might here state that he had been in the bread room and had weighed 25 loaves, only two of which were o the proper weight. There was a deficiency of IS ounces in 23 loaves, and the remaining two were an ounce overweight. lie cot:- filmed that the paper course the directors should have adopted in order to have obtained a fair sample of the food on Tuesday last, would hove been to visit the house in the morning, to select a portion of the provisions, and to put them tinder lock and key and seal until the meeting of the board. He was satisti d that the Mod pro duced before the directors was not a fair specimen of the diet. He considered &leo that the cook and the serv-nts is the kitchen ought to have been examined before the hoard. He had taken a plate of meat on Tuesday, while the dinner was. being served out, from the first person he met in the passage, and he comaared it with the specimeu on the director,' table. The ration produced to the board consisted of a beautiful piece of a round of beet' and seven potatoes; the ration which had u served out was shout six ounces of what was called " elude and stickings," and three potatoes. He found, on inquiry, that the paupers received the descrip tion of meat produced by the master only once a fortnight ; and it could not therefore be regarded as a fair specimens of the diet, lie considered it would be more satisfactory to the vestry and the ratepayers if the report of the directors was altogether rejected, and if a committee of vestrymen was appointed to inquire into the management of the work house. Mr. DOUGLA4 said, if they were to believe the statements just made by Mr. Smith, the workhouse of St. I macro, in- , stead of being a well regulated establishment, was one of the worst conducted workhouses in the kingdom, and the pau pers were more ill-treated than in any p ior-law union.— (A Vestryman: "So they ere.") Mr. Smith had said that no allusion was made to the oakum room iu the report. Why, he certainly could not have read that document, for the oakum room was mentioned in the very fir,t paragraph. If Mr. Smith's account of the negligence which he alleged existed in the infirmary was correct, the medical otfie r alone Was to blame. Mr. Douglas then read a report presented to the directors on the 18th of the pr. sent month by a sub committee which had been directed to inquire into the c ditioo of the bath room, recommending the erection of three separate baths. lie hoped the vestry would nut reject the report of the directors ; but it' they thought proper to Loves tigee the charges m ide by Mr. Smith, let them do so, and let Mr. Smith himself be the chairman of the con:alai:tee. Mr. HOWARTH observed that the meat produced before the board last Tuesday was a portion of that which bad remained ever from the previous Sunday. Tuesday was also a meat day, but when the directors were sitting, the meat for that day's dinner was in process of cooking, and the master, therefore, produced the allowance fur the last meat day (Sunday). —Mr. Halton had asked tee master whether they were to understand that the meat produced on Tteaday was a fair specimen of what the inmates of the house had for dinner; and Mr. Lee said it was. • A was then taken on the amendment, when the numbers For the amendment Against it Majority against the amendment The origimd resolution, fir the reception of the report, was then put, when 2$ hands were held up in its favour, and the chairman declared it to be carried. Mr. SMITII observed that he doubted whether there was not a majority of vestrymen, who were not directors, in favour of the amendment, far 1.7 or IS direeWn had voted. The vestry then adjourned. BATIIS AND WASHHOUSEA IN ST. NlAitYtle'S.—A vestry meeting of the parish of St. Martin-ie-the-Fields was held y. sterday morning, in pursuance of a public notice, for the purpetse of naming seven commiesioners from amongst the parishioners to carry into effect the provisions of the act of parliament, the 9th and 10th of Victoria. to establish public baths and washhouses in the parish, in fueherance of a resolution to adopt the act ligreed to at a previous meeting some days ago. Sir Henry Dukinfield, the rector, presided on the occasion, and the letter of Secretary Sir George Grey, giving his sanction to the resolution, as the act rcqu;res, !me rlin been read, it was unanimously resolved to proct ed forth with to the election of the seven commissioners—when the following gentlemen were chosen: the Rev. Sir H. Dukin field, rector ; Mr. Hall and Mr. Dalton, the two church wardens ; Mr. Staunton, o: the Strand ; Mr. Cobbett, jun., of Northumberland street; Mr. J. Barton, of the Strand; and Mr. P. Palmer, of St. Martin's-lane, who, having ap pointed a secretary, proceeded at once with the commence went of their duties. CITY OF LONDON PENSION SOCIETY.—The mem bers of this society met yesterday at the London Tavern, at one o'clock. for the Purpose of electing officers to carry out its objects during the next year, and to became acquainted with the state of the society e t the present time. Benjamin Bond Cabbed!, E.q , took the chair, and called upon the secretary, Mr. Richardson, to read the report of the committee of management. The report stated that the committee felt gratified at being able to tell the society that the receipts during the last year exceeded the amount xubseribeti in any of the last thirteen years, and that they would have the honour of the Duke of Cambridge acting as president at the next festival, which is to take place early in 1417, tl.e sub scriptions at which they antkip dell would exceed the sem of MIL, the amount collected at the last festival. It also st eted that it was their intention at the next election, on Monday, the sth of October, to choose four pensioners outs f twenty-sit candidates, to he placed on the funds of the society, and to berme the monthly payments by 4s. to both male and female pensioners. The treasurer then stated that the receipts of the past year amounted to 2,3071., and the ex penditure to 1,8031., leaving the balance of VV. in hand. The meeting appointed Lirel Ashburton president for the ensuing year, and Messrs. Richardson and Luke J. Hansard were re-elected, the former secretary and the latter treasurer to the society. It was then resolved unenimously, " that the votes given to unsuccessful candidates be carried to their credit, commencing on the nth of October next, and that all votes polled by them fur the three succeeding elections be also carried to their account, when, if unsuccessful, the credited votes to be cancelled and become lost to such can didate ; " after which the meeting separated. Tits: rEOPLE's CHARTER.— Yesterday evening, a meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tas ern, Strand, ter the purpose of adopting a national petition for the enact ment of the People's Charter, which was very numerously at tended. The meeting was addressed by Mr. F. O'Connor, Mr. MacOrath, Mr. Harney, Mr. E. Jones, Mr. O'Cavanagh, Mr. Marriott, and others, and resolutions were passed expressive of theiminion of the meeting that the elective franchise should be extended to every male adult of mature age and sound mind; that the rights of rived representation were embodied in the people's charter, and that a national petition should be pre sented to parliament praying that that document should be made a statute of the realm ; and also that, in order to strengthen the friends of the charter in parliament, the prin ciples and objects of election and registration committees should be recognised and supported. The national petition was also agreed to. It declares the protection of life, the security of property, and the diffusion of education and morality and happiness among all classes, to be the end of all government; the representation in parliament of every man of sound mind as his right ; that the reform bill is unjust as restricting the rights of citizenship to one-seventh of the male adult community ; that the present representative system is based upon class selfishness, prejudices. and con tracted views of humanity ; and that the elective franchise is a right inherent in every man. It also prays for universal suffrage, vote by ballot, the division of the country into equal electoral district., each with one representative, the payment of members, the substitution of annual for septen nial parliaments, and the abolition of property qualification. A supplementary resolution was proposed by Mr. F. O'Connor, to the effect that the government should la called on to raise ten millions sterling by exchequer bills, for the relief of the distress in Ireland, to be called the Church Restoration Fund, the interest and repayment of which should be payable from tithes, and by bishops and other dignitaries, parsons, and other salaried officers of the state church, and the sum to he applied for the purchase of land in Ireland, and the location of the Irish petple upon it, at its present value. It WAS agreed that this resolution should he published in the Nation, l Freeman's Journal, and the World newspapers. The meeting separated at a late hour. TIIE WELLINGTON STATUE.—The preparations for moving this colossal work of art from Mr. Wyat's atelier at Paddington to its destined site at Hyde lark Corner were completed last night, and at ten o'clock this morning a pro cession will be formed to convey the bronze image of the " Iron Duke "to its proposed resting-place. The ceremo nial will be conducted with notch military display : at the head if the procession will march vide ttes of the 2nd Life Guards, followed by the hand of that regiment and two troops, in all 100 men, firming the advanced guard. The members of the committee in their private carriages will next follow ; amongst these gentlemen it is expected that H. R. 11. the Duke of Cambridge will be present. A com pany of pioneers will immediately precede the car whereon the statue is conveyed, which will be flanked by the Life Guards, and followed by a large body of " riggers " furnished with blocks, pullies, and other apparatus for checking or controlling the undue speed of the ear at those parts of the road at which there is any inclination. After the " riggers" will follow a company of the Fusilier Guards, in fatigue dresses. In the rear of these working parties will march 100 of the Fusiliers, fol lowed by the band of the Grenadier Guards, preceding two companies of that regiment. A squadron of Life Guards will close up the procession . The horse., which are furnished by Messrs. Gilding, will wear new harness, and the draymen a costume of flannel jacket+, red caps, and leathern aprons, will also be new for the occasion. The route which the proces sion will take is from Dudley-grove, down the Harrow road, into the Paddington road ; thence across Oxford-street, into Park-lane, at the bottom of which it will tarn by the Duchess of Gloucerter's mansion into Piccadilly. The whole rout has been most carefully surveyed, and is considered quite safe tithe only weak part being a purtion of Park.lane, below THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1846. the Martinis of Londonderry's house, under which a drain runs. Ihe pioneers, however, are to be provided with trams, should they be found necessary ; but the precautions fur guarding against any stoppage or accident are so ample as to leave little room for apprehensions on that snore. On the arrival of the car at the arch, the Life Guards will form a circle, within which the remaining portion of the procession will be received; but it is not anticipated that the attempt at rei•ing the statue will be made immediately on its arrival ; that probably will be proceeded with on the following day. The procession starts trom Paddington at ilk o'clock, and should no unfore seen delay, from accident or otherwise, take place, it is expected that the ceremony will be concluded by 12 o'clock at the dates. The Cnief Commlsioner of the • Police has issued iuetructions to the different sections of that farce to furnish a quota of 111C71 for the purpose of preserving order amongst the crowds that may very naturally be expected to be collected to witnes the procession. VicromA PARE.—The operations for planting have been actively recommenced, and it is anticipated mat the whole will be completed before the termination of the coming spring. In its present state, the park retains all its attrac tions with the East-enders, encl the average of vi-itors has for many Sundays past execoled ten thousand. The gates at the entrance in Boner's Fields having been placed up, all pereone are excluded at night, except those passing through on business or residents, a night park keeper being stationed for the purpose. Building is gJing on very actively and ex tensively in the neighbourhood. ANOTHER RISE IN TIIE PRICE OF BREAD.--Yes terd..y the bakers increased the price of their bread in several pare of the metropolis. The price of the 41b. loaf was in creased to ciehtpence halfpc nay. 131:1tGLARY IN OXFORD-STREET.—Between half past eight and half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday morning • some thief or thieves, by mans of a picklock key, entered the shop of Mr. Millard, optician, No. 3:15, Oxford-street, and stole property to the value of •.bove 200/. The adjoin ing heusa at the corner of Argyll-street. is a coach booking office, which was open ut the time, and yet the burglars were not observed. Mr. Millard lett the premises shortly before eight o'clock, to eo to his house at Islington, and was at church when he reel iced information of his loss. Two trays of silver and solid gold spectacle frames were emptied of their conten:s. On the silver epectablee is the maker's name, " Punts a," by the Hall-mark " J. M." DielCEsTe.— DE tTII FROM FALLING INTO THE WATEL—At the Lord Hill, Wharf end-rout, Paddington, by Mr. Mills, deputy coroner, on the body of William Loder, agerl i s4, carpenter, of Nightingale-grove, found drowned in the Grand Junetiaa Canal, l'adgton. It is supposed that the deceased fell in wale in a state of intoxi cation, ant as he was passing under White's-bridge, which was described by witnesses as a dangerous place to even a sober man. The jury returned a scrawl of—" Found drowned in the Grand Junction Canal, near White's-bridge," and attached to their verdict —" That the place is exceed ingly dangerous, and it would be advisable for the Canal Company to devise such precautionary means as would pre vant accidents there in future." A FATAL AFFRAY took place at liarefleld, within fine miles of Uxbridge, on Saturday morning, between two men name James Carpeoter and Wiliam Norman. They were canal boatmen, and on their boats arriving at the llarefie:d luck of the Grand Junction Canal, Carpenter was rent forward to get the gates opened, which he did not pe.- form to the satisfaitiou of the uth:r, whi complained of h s neglect. Words custard, and words led to blows. The) then, accompanied by the lock-keeper and U- orge Norman, the captain of the boat, brother of William Norman, went into a fhld to fight it out. After hitting at each other a quurtcr of an hour, William Norman sank down, and com plained he was dying. Benre medical aid could be procured he expired. ilis bro Vier, who had b. ea as assistant at the fight, and Carpenter were both apprehend:el, and examined yes:erday, at 1.. abridge. Jordan, the luck-keeper, not being present, the others were remanded. Norman was ROM quently permitted to go at large, on bail, to conduct his barge to its deaination. THE MOON, LORD Rome, AND IRISH DISTREgs. —A correiposadent to the longing Herald auagotta that a map of the appearance of the 111 ,on from Led Rosse's tele,cope, sold at the price of one shilling, w, ted produce a v..ry large sum of anom yin a short time. This suut he pro a.o.es to apply to the lroh relief fund. AN EXTRAORDINARY CIIISEL.—A Greenock print declarvx, concerning a certain Perth sculptor, that he "has spoken in Aix works, to the univer , al sympathies of a nation —no: a touch of his chisel but has subsequently touched a heart." _ _ - THE "TIMES" AND "DAILY NEWS." Sir, I have observed with considerable interest the controversy between you and your contemporary, and as 1 have, in common with many of my ueighhours, a personal in terest in the controversy, I tun inducl 1 to trouble you with a few observations. The Times, and his Sancho Parma, the " Cato" of Cornhill, talk about the practicability of publishing adaily paper at twopence-halfpenny. Now with aU deference to such high authorities, I think that is a ques tion which may safely be left to the op: ration of time. Is these days of progresion, it is not safe to predict that certain things cannot be lane. Experienve has disproved the final ties of army philosophers, and this should induce caution on the part of contemporary oracles. Napoleon laughed at steam-boats, and Scott at gas; and alth..ugh I am far from saying that such noted examples should be quoted as reason• for universal credulity, I have no hesitation in averring that in a matter or mercantile capability (for into this it resolves itself), the only test is experiment. "It can't he &me," says the Times. .‘ It is doing," says the copy of the Daly News on my breakfast-table this morning. " But it cannot continue to be done," adds the Times litre the ground is changed, and so changed, that I cannot take the ipie dirit of the Times as a conclusive settlement of the point, and prefer waiting on Time, the great arbiter of all. Meanwhile, there is imother question about which there can be no dou bt, viz., the desirn'ileness of having a daily newspaper at one-half of the old price. In my own case I could not, i•efore the ap pearance of the Daily News, afford to take in a daily paper, and I know many of my friends who are in the same posi tion; and therefore it is manliest , our interest to give the plan a fair trial. If it succeeds, we are the gainers; if it fails, then farewell to our daily paper. Under the 01 l r,yinie, the u' must that my frii ads and I could accomplish was a thrice-a-week paper ; and here the difference contrasts strongly : Gfaspor Coetrier, or Ediabarjli Courant, three times a weth 3. Noes, six times a week Thus, for • mere trifle above my old thr ce-a-week expenditure, I have been enabled to command a daily paper. I have gut accustomed to a daily paper, and I can assure you that I shall feel very awkward without it, should the prAlietion of the Tins-s unfortunately turn out cornet. I have consulted several professional men, and they all concur in soyiug that, properly advertssed and cir culated, it is write p iseible to produce and continue a daily paper at your price. The success then, not only of the experiment, but the permanency of the paper, depends entirely on the public. That they teish it, there can be no doubt; and the only thing else requisite tc commend success is that the public nil it. Let every reader of your paper he duly apprised that the 'access of the undertaking depends on his continuance personally and his aequisiti in of other readers, and I will hazard weirdship with the Times. — Yours, A &corm/cc—Glasgow, Sept. 25, 1846. Tile DAILY NEWS.—Sir : You have made one little mistake in your calculation ; you say you produce a news paper at half-price. Now, I aft .m, the Daiiy News at 21d. is less than half price of the other papers fur the penny stamp must be deducted first, the remainder being the actual price; this makes the Times 44., and the Daily News only lid., so that you ought to raise your price to Id, to make the thing right. —Cot:Kett. [Our correspondent is thanked for his suggestion, but we have no such intention.] POST-OFFICE DELIVERIES. Sir : You mention in your paper of yesterday. that a series of post-office im provements will shortly be adopted, so that letters and papers to and from the North of England, Ireland, &c., will be accelerated. Now this is all very good; but is nothing to be done fur us poor unfortunates who reside within aaund of Bow bells ? A London morning *paper can be obtained in Brirliton, Birmingham, and I believe Bristol, long before I could get your paper, although residing within four miles of the General Psat-ottice. Your. paper arrives here daily at twelve at noon by the hands of the postman. Can you do nothing towards obtaining a delivery of letters and papers within the bids of mortality by nine o'clock, enabling my self and thousands similarly circumstanced to get a glimpse of the "Daily" or any other " News " before commencing the business of the day. By so doing you wou'.d confer an obligatim upon the public, and the resalt would doubtless be profitable to your concern, by enabling very many to indulge in • luxury from which at present they are debarred. ure, &e., 8., Stoke Newington. THE CHELMSFORD DINNER—Sir: Permit me to ' call your attention to that part of your report of the dinner to Lerd George Bentinck, in this town yesterday, wherein vou speak of the " value of competition, l ' and say that the * dinner was " arranged, prepared, and served by the rival establishments of the Saracen's Head and Black Boy inns." I had the sole management and arrangement of the dinner, my much respected " compcti•or " having had nothing whatever to do with It.—lt. SILVESTER, Saracen's Head Hotel, Chelmsford. LORD HAWARDEN'S ESTATE.—Sir,—Your, paper of the 15th inst., just come to hand, contains the fol lowing statement " There have been more outrages (says our correspondent), on his lordship's estate, in Tipperary, than in half the country besides." As resident magistrate of this district, in which Lord , Ilawarden's estate is situate, I feel it to be but my duty ' to state, that sir.ce I have had the honour of holding her Majesty's commission in this county, and of discharging the duties of resident magistrate, there is no part of my district so orderly and peaceable as that comprising Lard Hawarden's property; I can speak for the last two years and upwards, and assert that there have not been any serious outrages on ' his lordship's estate. The usual petty offences that come before the petty sessions (similar to those in the other parts of the district) occur in this locality ; but, speaking gene rally, the tenantry arc quiet, industrious and respectable. Constant employment and good wages given by his lordship ; the uniform attention of his agent, who discharges the duties of his office and that of a magistrate with ability and kindness ' • tend to produce this state of things . And now that his lordship's other avocations permit his return to reside at his scat, the beet results may he anticipated. Already I am aware that his Lordship, at a considerable sacrifice (in order to promote the employment of the people) has arranged with the directors of the line of railway from Dublin to Cork, so that the works will immediately be pro ceeded with. As it is not true " that there has been more outrages on his lordship's estates in Tipperary than in half the country" besides, I hope you will do me the justice (as having charge of the district) to insert this letter in your respectable and widely-circulated paper, as, from what I know of noble-minded Eoglishmen, they would never be a party knowingly to give circulation to that which was not founded on fact. I have seta the Dundrum labour-book, and find 133 labourers in constant employment, indepen den'. of those on yearly salaries. As to his lordship's rents I know nethiug ; but one thing aPF'arb plain to com mon sense, that if the landlords of Ire knd (sr England either; do not get their rents, they cannot pay Vat it labourer, and dependents, or engagements.—Citant.ss Ile r, Ita..sident Magistrate, Tipperry. ETON COLLEGE, SEPT. 28.—The result of the sixth examination fur his Royal Ili.;linese Prince Albert's annual prize of 501., pre-ented to the college for the promotion of the study of muster° languages, was announced by the Rey. Dr. Hawtrey, this day, at noan, in the chambers tit' the head =stir. examination,Tlie which commenced on Monday last, embraced thn French, Gerinan, and Italian languages, in each of which first and second prizes were awarded to the succes4ulcompetitors. In the French class (M. Taryee's) there were 12 candi late., the examination being conducted by M. Raymond de Vericour, of the University of France, and late pridessor at the Royal Athenirum in Paris. The first prize was award," to Bynz, ma., and the second to Foster. Boileau and Barton, ma., wore " bracketed" as equal in point of merit. The compnsitions in prose and verse (especially some verses on the dying gladiator) by the prizemint, Byng, were peculiarly remarkable for their purity and ele4anca. The whole of the candidates were highly complimented for their excellent style of pronunciation. In the Gerrna t Clans (Mr. Schuneir tedes) the examination was conducted by Dr. Berney., German profs....sur at King's College, London ; there bran eleven competitors. The first prize was awarded to Parker, and the second to liartan, ma. Stratton, Wheatley and Byng, ma., were repotted as having highly distinguishes' theruwlves. lit Sistuor Piceiliani'a - Italian class% the first prize was awarded to Boileau, and the second to Bradshaw, K.S. There were only eight competitors for the prizes in Italian. The examinations in the French and German lan guages were considered to be particularly creditable on the part of the youthful candidates. TUE VACANT BISIMPILIC.—On Thursday last the Bishop of Bangor commenced the triennia: visitation of his dicrese at the Cathedral, Bangor, upsn which occasion nearly the whole of the clergy of the deaneries of Arfon and Arllechwed wi re ass-tuuled. The recent demise of the Bishop of St. Asaph, and consequent breaking out anew of the Bangor :and St. Asaph controversy, with the general incertitude respecting the surviving bishop's present views. as to whether he would or would nut take upon him the duties of the unit n 1 sees, combined to invest the charge about to be de:iyered with more than ordinary inter, st. ills Lirdship, it appears, will be no party t the union of the sees. In the course of his charge to the clergy he said: I began my last address with stating to you that the question of the future union of this and the neighbouring diocese, which tad attraated much attention, awl excited considerable interest, was then , iu suspension. That question is still tructtlel. I need not report to you what took place in two toniier wiasions of parliaineut. nor remind you of the circumstances uaat.r woieh our hopes were theatrics:l-att..; but during tire lust ssoion a bill for math ing her Majesty to mite t provision for preventing the union of them sees passed the House of t Commons. 'lucre it woe dropped for the pressit, the noble lord at the bead of her Majesty's government hiving tin lertaLen to give the " ounition his full consicieratioti during the prirogut Ott of parliament. ' friends of oar cause In the Home of Commons appear to tank ' upon this arrangement as favourable to our wishes, and though I am by no means wet mine in my hate at tenets., and should be sorry to linsaval you into expectations which might end in doappointnient, I will not despiir of those anti dilations being realised. To the noble lord who lox had the charge on this measure, and has curried it ou during a writs of years with so much ability, zeal, and perseverance, we owe a ale op debt of platitude. *Midis" as his oven °Minim of the question has always been, he would not have talon it up nor pernevg..ol in tolling the attention of the fluter of I. trds to it, in debater of diwititragemeut and defeat, if he had not know n that he was adtpting and olvicating the feelings and opinions of a great majority of his countrymen. Whatever may he the issue of hi+ exertimo, I hare a.n doubt that you will have your cause in his Winds with lull and unsliritiking conlidence. When the W.:strt of the Cimmissioners of liticksi ottical was laid on table of ths two Houses in and the brit far carrying it into effect was in preparation and in terries, my right rev. ana lamented friend 'whom It bath pie.ised (hal to call to himself; and mysett wire convinced by the tune and temper of the 'louse of Lords. when sundry provisions of tit it till were incilleutally brought under discussion., that any attempt at that time to oppose the part of the measure which affected our own dioceses would he fruitless. We therefore quitted London before the bill was sent up to the House of Lords, where it passed, andsoon afterwards resolved the royal assent and became 'tart of the law of the hind late in that sesisivm. that my view of the wisdom and expedien .y of the provision ot the aft trio always bleu the same. Some as you may retuonitir that I stated to yua toy opinions oil the sub,ect in the year when I met you for the tint tune altar the passing of that oat. You will, iterhaps, excuse use if tqude a few benUltero from the earn which I then delivered to you : 'I cannot, I e totem, eiscover any IMO I reasats for the sup. pression of ancient we, in order to make room for the erection of new bishoprics. The proportion nhieh the bench of Inshore now betas to the whole peerage is so small that the addition of one or two indtviduals to their nutober could alird nojust ground of jealousy or suspicion. The union of this mut the adjoining see, tilebiLive hart a separate existence for so many centuries, het n ttii• rally omioloited great dioatesfaction in this part of the principality. 1 feel much dislike to a ,leenie which sae- nits-. to a supposed expedi ency the independenee mid honour of these very :mood Oct'.. it must be acknowledged that it is a scheme at v inanee with the pendia. of t h e ancient Catholic Church, which dee"..all it nottar of wisdom and Hnind policy to inerraw rather than to diminish the num. her of its bishoprics.' The bishop neat drew the attentiou serf the clergy to '.tn Act for regulating the Cathedral Chun-hes of Wales,' and which received the royal listens in August, lath, by which it is provided that the chwher i,f lkingur shall eonsiot of a dean anal four canons residentiary, two of whom :.re to be the Archdeacons of Itatague and Iferioneth, with incomes of 3101. u year, payable Ind of the funds derived from the mingle , revenues of other chnoters, and vested in the Welesiaontal Commissioners. These endowments haat:been retorted in the course of tha deb des in poll:intent as tortuitig ml adspote compensation for the Woof a bishop. To tin. opinion I cannot aossle, nor do I think taut you will be iiisposol to ack.nowlslge its cogency. It must be admitted that this arrangement is a great iniproVraient to the scheme contained in the report at' the commiseihncrs. It is, how ever, a loon which we neither sought tug desired, whilst the nume rous petitions praying fur the preservation of the saes are prof of the interest you tate m this question. But in the pnwnt state of the coniiiii3Oonero • funds molly yeses moat probubly bettor thore provisions of the Cathedral Act eau be curried into extrution. Owing to Herne,-fens with which you are probably well nu primed, the clauses relating to this and the neighbouring dioees-e are antic nut of the bill fur carrying into effect the ftmrth report of the Wylesiastietil Commissionervi with an understanding that this omission woo to he supplied hy a sutoequent measure iu the course au the next session. In however of the ptlitival clinages which unitarrol rte utter, and tot, sequently of other circumstances, that 111411Alre was not tarried till late in the session of I mil. In the menntimeutir dimes. was deprived of any participation in the funds art the disposal of the commission. or., and almost before we had time to look about to thew fonds were eihausted, and nu fresh grants have barn to tde for the last two years. Two bent-byes only in public putronuge within the dittos., have lawn augnieutol out of these funds, told at oilv case of private patronage a grant 1,4- boot mule hr meet a benefaction. Of the benefins, how ever, in politic patronage, tin-re are, I belkse, wily one use twin ill :midi. bon to those alrisuly augmented which could hlive necived gnu*. according to the smile laid down by the rolluilkOionels. But something might have been done loth,• way of revering I s notation-, had private patrons or other literal individuals balm tlisptool to count forward for the augmentation of beneflet sor the vioction of parsonnfo-houses. It is didic At to say whether the emu:a . ..stoners will be aloe t , o this only plessiiite part of their Ilitittiono, especially as the funds that will gradually accrue to them are engaged for the payment of the interest of, and the eventual repuyment of the loan hominid under the authority of the wet, wainy calksl sir Robert Peel's Art for waling tatter provision for the spiritual care of pontiloas perishes." The °tiler topics touched on were e ducation' in connexion with training school, for wasters and mistresses; two bills of importance to the clergy produced last sr SSiOn —one for the amendment of th_ law tor the correcti , n of clerks, the other fur making better provision for the sustentation of parsonage houses und amending the law of depredations ; the seces sions to Rome, of which the bishop spoke with some severity, winding up with an earnest appeai to the assembled clergy to stand in the gap and endeavour to reclaim the people. THE GREAT BRITAIN PASSENGERS. - - An adjourned meeting of the Great Britain pas senger, took place yesterday morning, at the George Hotel, to hear a communication from a deputation appointed to wait upon Messrs. 3lacivcr, agents for the Halifax and Boston steamers, to learn if the Acadia could be engaged fur the prosecution of their voyage. About 60 gentlemen had agreed to go, if the pa sage money did not exceed 49/. Mr. Watt, on behalf of the deputation, reported that Messrs. Mincer had declined, on the ground that the pro posAl employment of the Acadia might lead to a breach of their contract with the Admiralty, which req'aired the punctual lathing of their line of steamers at a certain speci fied time, and by which a penalty of 50 01 . fur erety twelve hours' delay would be incurred. This announcementereated great dissatisfaction ; and, from the lateness of the sea son and the difficulty of obtaining accommodation (should the Great Britain herself not be readily got afloat), one-half of the passengers will, doubtless, remain in this country till the spriug. We understand that those of the passengers who arc going to Havana will sail for their destination by the first steamer from Southampton. How the others are now to go out we know nut, for the Caledonia, app .intel to sail for Beston on Sunday next, has already her full complement of pas sengers. A letter from the agent at Warrenpoint states that on Friday afternoon, the steam-tug No. 1 reached Dundrum Bay, from Liverpool, and anchored. Captain Waken had a second bower anchor and chain all ready to be taken out by the tug on Saturday, and preparation, are in pro ' gross for getting the ship off at the next spring tides, say from the 3d to ith October. By the tide table, we are to have 20 feet tides. Captain Hoskin' has succeeded in sena , ing the rudder to act, which will be a great matter, with the machinery uninjured a' present. No further assistance can be rendered, more than discharging a portion of the coal on shore. The following letters were received in Liverpool yesterday. The first, from Lieut. Morris, of the Coast Guard. It is dated Tyrella Watch Tower, Sept. 26 : Gentlemen—Capt. Hosken, of the Great Britain, having deputed me to write to you iu the sweat of his being unable to get a letter on I shore by poet hour (four o'clock), I beg to inform you that it is now blowing a hard gale from S.S.W., with a eery Rovy sea, preventing any communication with the shore till low water. lam happy to say that they have got the rudder straightened, and consequently have now the power of the screw which was b e f ore j amme d. They h ave also got three anchors out astern, which l'aptain Heiken laid out as well as be could ; had the weather been more moderate it was his llntention to have tripped and laid teem out further, but in eon. sequence of the heavy mile the tug boat from Liverpool has been corn gelled to get under weigh, and I think has gone to Newry, as she went In that direction. The Great Britain, under all circumstances, has not worked ise heavily as might have been expected, and up to this morning, 9 s.a., had made little or no water, and I trust sincerely that should the weather be favourable at spring tides, she has every chance of getting off. The gale has moderated considerably within the last hour.—W. W. Murat+, Lieut. R.N., commanding Coast Guard station. The other letter is from Lieutenant llosken : Great Britain steam-chip, Dundrum Bay, Sept. 29, 3 r.a. 3fessrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. Dear Sirs,—lt came on to blow hard from the southward and S.S.E., with a heavy sea, last night, and continued till about an hour since, since which It has moderated. About one o'clock our chain parted, and we loot our eight-inch hawser at the same time. The ship had been forging in all the morning, bringing our anchor home. The rudder-past is broken off at the upper part, and there is a plate of iron broken away at the upper part of the stem, just at the top of the rudder-post. The ship makes but very little water in the bottom. I am now preparing cargo and stores ; for getting out the former I will, if I can, send by No.l Liverpool steam-tug, which got here yesterday about four o'clock, but was this morning compelled to leave the hay from bad weather. I presume she has taken shelter in the neighbour hood, and will return when it moderatos. I am glad to my everything is going on as orderly as possible, with all our clifflculti. We have received, and continue to do so, all assistanee and attention from the authorities and the respectable inhabitants of di. neighbourhood, they can give us.—l am, he. he., J. Maw. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 27. Yoga IRELAND 11.1EETINO THIS hAT—GREAT ExciTE mENT.—ln consequence of an advertisement whirls appeared iu the Freenum's Journal, announcing a meeting of the friends of " free discussion," including the seceders from the Conciliation-halt, a vast number of persons congregated about the Victoria Hotel, Booltonstreet, long before the hour appointed for the meeting (half-past two). The steps of the " hotel," an uneecapied tenement, wee taken posessioon of by a number of the Old Ireland party, whilst the mid lie of the street was occupied by a heterogeneous mass of noisy humanity, whose veiees c rtainly were loutlect, and, E. may be presumed in consequence, moat numerous, for the vener able division of Deism:Limn. It appears that a dancing- , master, named Pidgeon, rents the premises in which the in tent:al assemblage was to have taken piece; and, es a " public character" of his description has no polities, when he ascertained that there was likely to be so unruly assemblage in Terpsichore's region, he took to himself 1 1 the liberty of padlocking the door of the room, which, by the-bye, had been paid fur by a person always booked upon as a " flaming repealer." As the hour approacle A for the meeting, the crowd became denser, and the tries of the Old Ireland party, who occupied the steps, and planted them selves against the door, demanding admatance, were met with shouts and jeerines by the juvenikoe in the Street. Amongst the persons present were a number of Chartiste, a very email number, for O'Connell's denunciation, some time ago, reduced them to au extraordinary tenuity. Captain Bryan, of Roffieuy, one of the late seceders, was to have taken the char, and arrived amidst a storm of groans and hisses from the "Old Irelanders," and per contra from their opponents. The captain, seeing how matters stood, walked about for a while upon the flags, which, with diffi culty, the police kept clear, and, finding there was no chance of Old Ireland giving way (the captain all the time unconse:ous as were the others, that the owner of the arena had backed out of his bargain:, the gallant chairman of Young Ireland departed, seemingly wel pleased to have escaped the presidency of a meeting which promised so email a share of quietude to the holder of the intended office. At a quarter to three the crowd became denser and more noisy. And it is curious that the most noisy mid ener getic amongst the " Young Inlanders" were the clerk• of an office in which a relative of Mr. O'Connell holds a situa tion which has been latch, if not now, in the hands of a Conservative member of Parliament. Thespiritsoftheelders and the juveniles were beginning to effervesce, when a large force of pollee under Superintendent Eslwood made their appearance, and by their extremely good-natured and quiet conduct managed (along with a little whale nine fear of proximate station-houses) to cool the ardour of the physical force men—many of whum, as could be gleaned from their exclomations, did not a.scrdes too much " morality " to the o,ccupants of the Old Ireland position.— No likelihood appearing of the door being opened, a step ladder was boasted over the heads of the persons on the steps of the •• Victorie," an 1 Town Councillor Sheridan, who, as propriootor of the "Eagle Foundry," was cheered, in his ammediaoe vicinity, as a "man of mettle," was celled to the —ladder! Standing upon this simple touting, he addreseed the immense crowd, on the outskirts of which there were lo ilf-a-olozen orators, and so impartially were the cheers dis tributed, that none of the speakers had reason to complain on the score of encouragement. In the midst of this a xhi ',Rion, one " Young Irehinder," dressed perfeetly arl unfluem, carried away by his enthusiasm, danced madly in the gutter, in order t o manifest how " Don was tripping the polka before the Saxon Viceroy." It being totally impos sible to hear one word, Town Councillor M•lienna pro posed. (from the steps) a vote of confidence in O'Con nell. This was hailed w.th tremendous cheer:us inside the body of the meeting, and was received with the most unconscious uproar from without. The motion was seconded by a gentleman named Crooke, an extensive auctioneer, es I was informed. Another contest of lungs took platy; and, after various essays on the pneumatic organs of each party, als lea Tobson, Esq., J.C., proposed, and Mr. Arkins, sword. bearer to the corporation, seconded a reselation condemning the conduct of the " Young Ireland party," who, standing up for " free discueeion," would not allow arguments to be heard. Several individuals addressed the meeting from the step., several others arldrea.eil them from the streets, but all were equally inaudible. The rain now Isoeun to pour down; and, although :he Boston magistrate quelled au Irish row, once upon a time, by letting fly cold water upon Oen from the areoengines, the rain had not the effsct of totally dispersing the assemblage, snail the aurchargeol umbrellas, npp.tite for aiinier, and the desire to vac and hear the pledge administered by the Verso Rev. Dr. Sprat (local rival of Father alathew), newt-alio:ill the lTiteVl of the political fever, to which her Majesty's Dublin lieges' had been so unexpectedly subjected. COP ET OF CHANCERY, SEPT. 25, IS4a.—The Lord Chencelior desires to call the particular and immediate attention of the guardians, comenittexs, noel receivers of the estates of minors and lunatics, under the care of the court, to the provisions of an act of the last session of Parlinusciat (chapter 101), entitled, " An Art to authorise the advance of public money, to a limited atnount, to pro mote the Improvement of Land in Greed Britain and Ire land by Works of Drainage," with a view to their having inquiries made as to the condition of the respective estates in reference to the objects of the said set, and whether it can be beneficially applied to their improvement. Such inquiry appears to the Lord Chancellor to be more urgently neeesary in c oses where, by the failure of the po• tato crops, it is important to provide useful and remunera tive employment for the poorer tenants. The act empowers guardians and committees to make application to the coin ini,sionera of public works for advances by way of lone, ac cordate to the terms therein prescribed, and it will lie priors to obtain from the commiseioners such instructions as they may have fronted fur the purpose of carrying out its provision.. When it is ascertained that the act can be beneficially nude use of un any estate, it will be the duty of the receiver, cam nntter, or guardian of it, to lay a stsitement of the facts before the master in the watts r, or the vacation master, 14 his direc tion, who will decide whether applications for an 'layette° should he male, and give instructio a. accordingly. In addition to the works for which advances may be made under the before mentioned act, the lewd Chancellor directs the attention of receivers, committees, and guardians of the °Asti, of minors and !ninnies to the condition of thous es tate* in other respects, and if they shall find that airy other works of improvement may be beneficially undertaken upon them, calculated to affonl employment and relief to the pourer tenants, they should lay statements of them before the master in the matter, or the vacation master, in order that h, may judge whether, having regard to the fends in the matter which would be properly available thereto, he will direct any proceedings to be had for obtaining an order of the court upon the subject. MAEIEUE HEADY, C. The HON. ME, LAWLESS. This gentleman, recently elected, in his &fescue°, for Clonmel, has issued the following address to his constituents : "TU PEKE •IM ISIMMSIDENT EL F:CMOs or TIM WMINVII Of "Gentlemen: In returning must hearth[ thanks for the honour that you hive conlerred upon me by whiting me as your repres•aU tice, I owe some apology for my absence on the day of nomination. but can assure you that it was unavoidable; let rot• udd, that iou will I never lind me absent from my post, when your rights anti interests are at stake. thing, NA vet, a stranger to the constituency, I rem/- 1114 e in your t noire a rvauplittu•ut to my respected father, mint gratily ing alike to him and to me. You have elected me as Initig a repealer ; although only tatelyenroned as such, I have been one in my heart ever since I was capable of forming an opinion to the nubjeet. I have ever regarded the Legislative Union with England an u bad measure, brought about by the worst means ; after u trial of bony-live yews it Ilan been found to be a total failure, mid 1 um convinced the repeal of that union would be for the advantage of both countries ; but it is by moral tors• alone that we must look fir r. peal. I I Lilly coincide with the illustrious Liberator, that repeal would be too dearly porehaned if it cunt one drop of blood. It is by armament and obedience to the laws that we must triumph. Inifterence of religion has been the too fruitful source of discord among Irislunt n, but it in a laragflir evidence of those ...Ander va•ws which are beginning to dawn on Inland, that you hair oelectsit a 1104,4111 t to be representative of the moot Roman Catholic constituency in the empire. tk•utg fully aware there an- wary ekclors of Channel wilt, do not agree with me in political opinions, I ram assure them that they will ever find me a miens representative of their oennmereiul and in•nerwt intertottn 1 do mit consider myself inertly the member of a party, but that I represent the whole constituency of (looms!. Gentlemen, as your sehotion ban been spontamsaie, I mei the more bound to rea der 111,41 f worthy of the position In which you hays 'ANON' me : my moist ardent wish is, that when caned upon too resign my trust, no individual will regret the choice he has now made.-1 have the honour to he, your faithful and obedient servant, • LAWL.N.sS. Omuta, Sept. 15, lath." THE LABOUR RATE ACT. The following are the Baronial Extraordinary Presentment Ses.dons proclaimed in the Dublin Gazette of Vriday Lit : CARIAW. —Barony of ltathsilly, Oct. 5. CUM.. —Barony of lierneurrihy, Oct. 10. Barony of Kannal.4loon, Oct. 8. . FEILWAY4OII.—Barony of Tirkennedy, Ott. 9. GALWAY.—Barony of Ballemoc, Oct. 10. KRIUIT.-11.11 . 0113 . of IhtlflanToll SOU , k Oct. G. limo:rect.—Barony of Galrnoc, Oct... Barony of !York, Oct. 5. Knos'a Cot:mt.—Barony Garrytostle, Oct. 9. Barony of Oct. 10. Lommea.—Barony of Kenry, Oct. S. Barony of Owneybcg, Oct. 7. Miura—Barony of i pper Sia3e, Oct. 10. Cellrea Col :con.—Barony of Ballyudama, Oct. 8. Baron) of rlicve margic, Oct. 9. Tumuct.—Barony of Clanwilliam, Oct. 9. Barony of Ikerrin, Oct. 7. t 7 SITT OF rue CITY OF WATERFORD, Oct. 6. WI,TMEATII. — B,LFORy ut ItalhalDr.,lll, Oft. 10. Wsxsoam—Barony of Ballaghkeen, Oct. 10. Barony of Sbelmal ice East, Oct. G. Barony of Forth, Oct. N. Barony of warawaLsh, Oct. 9. Barony of Killictillfheen, Oct. I. WlCKLOW.—liarony of Arklow, Oct. 6. Barony of Talbutstown, Oct. 7. CORK.—INANE AND BARRTROE.— The extraordinary presentment sessions were held on Wednesday last, in the ' parish chapel of Timoleague: Jonas Travers, Esq., in the chair. The sum granted fa- the entire barony was 20,0001., its extent being 33,671 acres. Amon t the presentments passed was one of 4001. for a bridcwi If in Timoleague, and another of 3001. to improve the chapel there. 4,000/. was granted to improve the harbour of Ring ; the residue is to be paid by the east division of East Carberry. A discussion respecting a proposed road across the Cloheen strand was gratifying, inasmuch as it showed a consilerate delicacy about interfer ing with the interests of the poor fishermen who collect bait there. There is also good feeling in this little interlude: — "Mr. Aylmer called the attention of the meeting to the large rum of moray they had passed for the pfrish of Ardfleld. The 'min already granted amounted to the rental of the parish.—Mr. Galway stand that there were 762 families living on the • Common Mountain,' and that there were but 125 able-bodied men to support these 762 families. Of that fact he could swore the meeting.—Mr. Aylmer merely wished to call the attention of the meeting to the fact he had ' stated. Ile was not opposed to granting sufficient employment to the people.—Mr. Daniel balwey, a highly respectable farmii, said, 'I am one of the largest rate-payers in the kerb-h, and I have no objection to bear my part of whatever is granted, even if I should eventually go to the poorhouse. , Ilear, hear, and cheers.; Mr. 11. Belunish said that the parish of Ardfield was first attacked by the potato disease, and that the people were consequently in a fearful state of destitution." GALWAY.—CtIat. —The extraordinary presentment sessions for this barony, held at Tuam, occupied two days, Saturday, 19th, and Monday, 21st inst. Presentments for eight parishes, and for the part of Tuam included in the barony, were passed, to the amount of 17,0261. No reports have reached us of the proceedings at the pre sentment sessions of the baronies of Rms. and Railinahinch, in county Galway, but we learn that at the former, present ments were passed to the amount of 17,2241.; at the latter, to the amount of 42,0001. K EltßY.—llt NOV TIL-The extraordinary presectinent sessions were held at Knuckane on the 221 inst., John O'Connell, Esq., of Greaa, in the chair. From the report of the proceedings in the Cork Examiner the busi ne-a of both divisions of the barony appears to have been transacted, although a sessions fur the southern dirisioa is pluelairued far the Gth of October. A maximum sum of 14,000/. fur works was first voted, alter some diiellfslol2. The sum of 10,0001., or 12,00 W., was first spoken of ; the Rev. Mr. O'Sullivan thought it "entirely too tams;" Mr. Stokes thought a good deal of employment might be pro- Tided for/1,041: Mr. O'Sullivan argued from the number of destitute ; MI. Stokes took into account employment on the ordinary and indispensable labours of the dis trict. The sum voted was suggested by the chairman, who said at any other time he wauld hove oppost , d so large a vote, but under existing circumstances they must cast eco nomy to the winds. A presentment a was made for enclosing the parish churchyard et Knoekane. Mr. Stokes thougnt it within the meaning of the act, and 201. wiur al lowed. It was stated that for want of a wall cattle tit spasted on the burial ground, and pigs were sometimes seen tearing the dead bodies. A presentment for a wall to the parish chapel was objected to, on the ground that there was no burial ground there, but passcd, 101. being allowed. Some discus ion took place on the rate of wage*. Mr. Stokes showed how, by adopting task work, they might enable the people to earn enough, without interfering with the price of labour iu the district. The following episodical eunvermtioa occurr( d hi the course of the debate: .• The chairman ;eased how the farmers theneselre- paid their la bourers ! (I tear.) How did these people, who now ,name sllCh a row about high wams—(here there was some dissatisfaction anion< time crowd;—how dot tls7 pay the conaere labourer! (Hear.) Wok did they charge Ida for the land, which they had, iu man moomes, low theinseiv, s! amt bow much OM they allow him a day ! they would screw twir labouren clown to threepence a day it they could. " A voice —llut we feed them. " Chairman —You ilo, and work them from day to dark. " nee. Mr.o*Counor —The farmers, certainly, lure the %Atte out of them." KELLS.—The extramdinary baronial sessiit were attended by the inhabitants of all Musses, and all the neighbouring gentry connected with the barony by lands. Win. Chaloner, Eq., took Cm chair. The meeting was held in the open air. opposite the market-house. Sum presental for 13,b00/., viz.: 1,6001. to finish the new line of nuel front Aloyualty to hingseourt. About 3,000 f. to open three short lines through the different laud-l. eked parts of tit:, neighbourhood about Tierriougher, retersville, to meet the new lung direct line now in progress; the remainder to lower hills and to fill hollows. Mines. Ltios.—The extraorditi.xy presentment sessions were held at Sohlx,. All the prisentmenta passed: our in formant has omitted to state the amount. The present- Welt 11111'1X roads except one for " sinking a river." ltOSCOMllON.—Ltoscoxistixs.—The extraordinary pre sentment sesdous were opened at Strokes•own ou tl.o 19th instant, and toljourued OVA r to the :t2u.l iu coassipienee of the numerous applications for relief presentments. ('resent ments to the amount of 22,000!. were pa-sed on the 19th ; the total preseutiui ills approximate to 10,0001. "There was," rays a eurrispondeut of the " an incident I occurred at this int•c:ing which you will not deem foreign to this subject, as you would place certain Catholic charities is the category of useful works. A small sum was presented for the enclosure of the cemetery of Clontiulu. Mr. Morton said he Saw it pig rooting up a dead body some years ago in that receptacle tor the deceased poor. Two royal Catholic aristocrats opposed the grant, and on a division were left almost alone; charity and justice having to count among the majority such tacit as Major Mahon, Vs m. Thomas John Deveuish, A. Lander, 11. Lauder, Se." TIPP rrcit KiLy F.m.us.ton.— The extraor dinary presentment sessions at Borrisoleigh on Friday last were attended by un anxious crowd of labourers. A Note of 9,490/. was passed conditionally. This, with the Clotlilligh new road, which will cost 2,310/., will it is expected meet the needs of the barony. The billowing eonven.ation re specting the Cludilagh line arose incidemally : " Mr. Fats in Taylor, before the busbies. ceitimeneed, would n ish to know from Mr. Gamin, if he li uh nweived any late e,mmllunnotiun from the daunt or Works, relat,ve to the listanda line of rinui, 0r11.101114.1.111.110t11.111.11111.111 him what moved the gm:it inlay given to it, uml the money Mr its isinstrinlion being in the hands of the hoard (or .....1111. tithe I, all, and the primly :dom.! the :1111111.4 in a state of et Iry at ion:"-. Mr. (Lilian had mit riss ived .my late nn a uuwication Manic. to the conteuu Lind twonear line iron* the Itiriel ill Public Works; then eon tae works wire suspended stud ihtuy (biro to b was, filet tee funnel. might get It importunity 1.1 cutting and ill their harvest he had no doubt, however, Lut that the Cluildagli ta'w line otaild voumnowed without d lay." Mr. Ostiousn. This gentleman hu written a very lengthy letter to lord John Musa. 11, commenting with somo Littenievs upon the Employment Act. Thc follow Lug ex tracts will manifest its tendency and spirit : " An• you aware that in wane barmier the nes-layers have lately twee- tin' ttt •of moik ). reelecting the valuation tot the rental of thew benne r, the the speculation th a t ihry ran never be called on reiny the borrowed unary Further, are you aware that the entity ut this mosey a ill tae heal out on workeuf public inutility; that we ate lit, tally tholeoneuring to make mountains of ',took-Mies lav ing mot roads which lead no where! and planning works which will benefit in. one but the county SIIIINCyltill; creating, in Eta, bt gigart tic 'weenies of eel...slut-the I.thour to be report by honored money, introducing indent to labor low. intkrenee, in the shape of breaking stoner, ututtng-t rot aeon teltural pitpulatere, a lobo' the bowl a loco is to pay low all weal derive ho twneht ti.a. the labour w buck will by wasted ton tiw ! I believe there is but one trytinion atturnet all el ar.nes of the nest hievous L.-Motu-int of this measure. For nun town pall, I caught infinitely police the enactnwnt of the 43rd of ear-els-tie to the intrisluetast of un act which trains lebtileo.re to the Moor :doing soak of bouking and odes, a 1141.111111111 to indoletre awl road-jolibing. But (tome to another dame., viz. -the one a Stich enters • tuat the riagt • given to ll1•1,101voloployed on re lief works should in reoer w' co at host 251.0 ola, 1e,,, than the are. tags r;drol wage+ in the district. The (leantellor of the Exchequer is lately nvertedt. hart said this it -or but a steroosfitm. At any rate, it 1.11141 C on whith tin-Wittier of the I tent of Wraits.ee 1...1,041,1 10 art. Now, I ant wt-llawan. it will be said by the telitit-al it trernists, ' who live at vane' in the Trestaturv, that the mains sit labour are by the en-pm-mon laluten the empty send demand of ittete.nes, and the etipply mid denials) of labour; moreover, that 11d. a-day is a high rate of wages it, Ireland. This may he comeuriee reasoning in ordinary tutus.. lion stnotle the cane ut protest Titetritire haul of the population has been hat, and the only resouree rat which they ran tit petal ir that oh Italian meal. Now, in your lord•ffip's Notch of Amen,: 11th, you hold out ha p ax that this meal would be rettihri to the pouple at one wetly per lb., et that (I mime voor remit nil speisli) penny per day would pmt 'do though stet. name for tine slay tor an adult.' 'rite l'hantelltor of the Exchequer ale. intimated on that "'nation ' that the supply of meal tumid Isto rattly kit to the IllitrellitlttP ; UP they would be ethk t. lnetaii sisal at the rate of WU- littillty pe lb: IL o happens that ever sine , Oise remarkable declaratittn , the price ef Behan totv.l bar been rising, awl is at this minute ietai: , ii ut Is. MI. per otter; and In litany parts of this model- w Illgh UP IS. 11th. And I would ark how are htlmoring nun to sapient thyme-Ives on ed. a-day, ii the milker be ullowed to nuke Lin own market, at thew expellee? Ada to this that all sera of point-ions are rrdng, and thou say it it will be emetic:title to carry out the 111`teltalbl` of wage, as sitzgeeted by the Treasury minute; for this elute of thing. (to tee the words of Mr. 'tit-area., ',sot legislature can afford u remedy, except by the importation of additional loud, or by adopting the most useful substitutes.' an - eminent mint, in spite of ail their abstract objections to elites-tering with the regular trade, immediately tone tryouts for the sale of leidian total, ut the net price, in all harts of the country. Tie sum of ltesetto/. fie eeta blislidost cluomisseiriats in the inanr-eible !curt. of Ireland will be of no avail the destitution is ohne-red, the remnant must le GI a like chum-ter. But it will naturally be asked, front w but fund am we to !Jowl& for the labouring pour ! Ale reply is, ilia( the lanolords do not quarrel with the impootion, but the application, 01 HIP tax. All panels are :weed that the only plan by iLiJt the want) , of tin, people can lie re:heed, is astir which will make it the interest oh the landlords to employ the per who belting to dare estates. You have no right to tax the lam lord kw the rot/tort of another muesli...per tenants. The prorent d aactment is nden t t inipedettent in the way et an improving petitrieter, and will iblitet an infinite degree of pro. ate loos, without effecting any torrelsruling public good. I do not ewe the kvvind a tax on the nn.rta,;ree, niter it may be a matter of doubt if 101( b a nvamire ward he pruetic,' le, cern if it were just: but sorely, ter, is deriving jointures end annuities from haul might justly be called on to furnish their made of taxation in aid it the polder Ilistrors. few, varann , rennina have been ioursrerted f o r the removal of the titter titre which beret I ri,h prolsie tons I think Ullt. remedy Imo unit yet been fully Weaves-id; the removal tr Irish entails, (Sit of a Jrptiktioti of ti,otenotio, there are rte an,•lr 0,550, pi-morn-tors in fie. There sere low snots in I nlaial, as I have been interwed on competent authority, wiu re the blighting in flume: of the law, an reintes to real properly, is not trneealde; and greater facilities be given for the cerculatlon of had by pur chap tlore can he no effeetual improvement in Irehuid. It in (MB colt ut credence ; but the fact, that scare ly ms men in 100,000 ham in his own hoop-rent rain' for it in erne slaps or anther-to buy a spot of ground fret front rent meet data:ult. large erten, may Isezurehared, but to sell an estate it an affair of enormous expense . ; owing to the &ream l nature of titles, the purchase is a matter of risk and time. Would it not be in the power of Government to remedy thin state of thinter quietly and gradually, without any eventual Ices to the public, viz.: by lending money at a moderate rate of interest to landholder., ray Si Is r cent., fur the elearanee of their pmperties from debt! The proprienaa who were willing to avail themselves of such loans, should be allowed to summellf their pint-ern,* to the Govemimmt; the haws thereon should be for any tirne not exceeding 23 yearn; there should bea Metal settlement at the end of that period; and it it should be neees.ury to tell a portion of the property, the purchaser should receive a title (loin the Government. Whatever may tar thought of there suggestion, one thing in perfectly clear, if the Government persist in their present mode of applying taxation or. the landlsokkr, the property of Ireland must speedily change hands. The English press with its enormous in- Mm - horn is posac- lung a crusade against the Irish landlords. The eccen trio opinions 01 Lord Mauntearbel are taken us an exposition of the fet liege and Ingle oh the great body .1 the Irish gentry; in audition to this, you, ray lord, hare weed cempreteensive measure' for their ruin. Now, without attempting to make ally dettute Mr the specific acts of a betty of men who are little known, but milt itItUNIPI, I will take upon myself to affirm, that the Irish proprietors are Mir average samples of their kind. They may not be all that a epeculative writer could wish, but they are not such as the English new-Inners repre sent. My lord, it el not by settling an Irish nobleman to preside over the festivities or Lublin that Ireland ran be raised from her pre sent low condition; the wol ire system of Irmh ! parsnoo !II most Le rlitoolevl, from the Lord 13eutenant in the Castle to the tide-payer in his cabin. The country expects something more from U lakes t adult ' nistration than paltry 'Melte and miserable expedierots." GALWAY.—THE NLW COLLEGE.—The Galway paper of yesterday say a: • It wan intended to declare the contractor for the erection of the collect last week, but up to yesteoloty no...wont had been received in Galway upon the subjet t. A report was mbroitel that a Mr. Mackay's tender Witt. fur 25,00 W., while three of Mr. Brady, Mr. remelt, and Mr. O'Brien, of Loughres, veriest from 29,ieval. to 32,tgeor. It is sup ! ;seed that the amount proposed for by Mr. Mac Kay will not exceed the actual cost of the materials. !Should this day's post bring the duciaion of the Weld of trunks, we will take cart to announce it," CLIFDEN, COI:NTY GALWAY.—A correspondent of a Galway paper thus describes the proceedings at this place: very great eonfusien prevailed during the proceeding., M the people were under the impression that nothing was about being dons lee their relief; and it was only after Mr. !fart, Has. Mr. Ruche, and the ger. Mr. litzmauriee addressed the multitude in their native tongue, that anything like order multi be obtained. Mr. t)'N. is then proposed that a sum of 40,0110/. should be levied off the barony for public works, which pained unanimously. It ICIAP gratifying to see the clergymen of all persin.itons co-operanng eordisdly together for the relief of the poor ; und, as an instance of the people's gratitude for his services, I may mention that the Reverend J. Duncan. a clergyman of the Established Church, . was blicly chaired Through the town yesterday ; and, when Mr. O 'N eill made his appearance on the streets t o- da y, he was mr• ; Malty welcomed by hi arty churn from over ten thou-and individuals. r A sum of 1001. was voted in aid of the erection of a chapel ut Italhna fad, upae the application of the Rev, Mr. O'Malley. The amount for the barony of noes, on Monday, was over 17; 00/." 1.01:1) Sit'ART DE I)ECIEn.—A correspond , nt of a local journal makes the following statement regarding the attack upon this nobleman : I minutely inquired the canoe of stopping Lord Stuart, acoun._l3.hie man who let universa ll y esteemed and belt,' e 4 W. fur Ins ou „, rotoporo, as for his unceasing exertions and indelatble g la m bours m w p procure employment at this awful crisis, iuul wt. tec iga h MC .1 i • •