The Express. — London, England, 1849-12-22 00:00:00

Zite erprefSo. OUTGOING MAILS. The cid Marseilles, to the Mrditer aaaaaa , ReTpt, Ce.h.a. Lois, g Koog, %LI be made up on the eernio4 of ll C. 21. The nes. insole for Lisban, Spain, and Gibraltar will be glade u on Dee. 77. h North Arlie lea and the Thattd The Leas for S Beatles wi:l slide up on the , eeniag of D 2 Havassah, 8. The West India Mails, including Bermuda, Tissue, 11. done Nree 0 Irons, and Million. sod w Or ~ excluding Shies tor Madeira, St. Juan-de-Niceregua, Ne mad Chili, sad Peru. will be rawly op at the zumniag of Jan 2. Tee wells for Maderia, the Brazils, and Buenos Agree,will bawds up on the eveninof a Jn 4. The mails Gibraltar, Malta, ()titre, the lonian Islands , Mgypt, Ceylon, Judie, and Chios. via Sout h am pton, will be made up on the *volley et Jaw. 19. 11101 i WWI AT I.ollooa MOOS. 7 Tau D. —0107. W. 400.. ... I Is• to.Ausa... — /Aers la il , ...... Altermsok 7A. MA - - lON, SATURDAY, IdICBMBER 22• ANOTHER railway chairman has exploded. Not, however, with roguery and cishonesty this time; but with folly, wild speculation, and undue confi dence. The came of Mr. Cuseete, the chairman of the South-Western (whose melancholy letter to the shareholders of that company will be found else where) will c-eate as tonishmeut and annpries excite at the extent of human weediness; but it not that burst of universal indignation which the •xpo sure of Mr. Iltosoe's treacnery, deceit, teed sumFopriation pronged. It will show the Sou th Western proprietors with how little personal how small m, with how lit 1, worldly prudence, with.a mo dicum of ordinary sagacity their affairs have been managed ; but L. will teach them also that dishonesty is not • gnaw, consequence of such weaknesses. Iteffeciwoly destroys their chairman ; but it Inns Mr. CHAPLIN 'S integrity untouched. He will, of course, r uit the direction, but he will. go injured in pocket &Ed in judg ment chiefly. H is confidence in the prospects of their affairs was unboutded ; and th a t confidence has led him into heavy, nay, into enormous pecuniary oliigetious to the company. The simple facts of the 01119 are these : Mr. CHAP LIN has actually invested in the stock and shams of the Sou . b-Western Railway the sum of 194,5741. 10s.; sad be is indebted to it for arrears of calls on shares the sum o' 40,0001. This latter sum he is unable at present to liquilats: but has deposited ample securi ties for its tuture payment. As that company en larged the field of operatirns, Mr. CHAPLIN assumed the proportion of the outlay to which he was liable (entitled was the word some foe years back) from his original holding; he promo ad and encouraged extension after extension ; and each extension in volved him personally deeper and deeper in respon sibilities, until at last he has fairly got out of his depth. So long as he could find the means of paying his calls he met them fairly and fully ; when in funds himself he advanced them largely rani liberally to his constituents; and now that he is no longer in a position to clear off the balance due from him, be asas consideration at their hands. Had he been a desperate trafficker, %tr. CHAPLIN bad opportunities innumerable of paling his stock and shires to a great edvantage ; unfortu nately for himself he was too sanguine an invester ; he never bought or sold ; th e consequence ie his pre sent deep embarrassments. Ills surplus fortune, too, he laid oat in French lines connected with the South- Weston ; he relied on his ability to realise by the sale of their shun, money to me-t his Stuth-Western engagements; the French Resolution interposed be tween him and thisexpectation: and there he lies stranded at the gait aof the Waterloo -bridge Station. Was there ever such tofiy—such madness? Thet there has been greater roguery g railway Wares, Mr. Ilt:Dsoe's c Adele' has shown ; but inch indes cribable weakness is perhaps without a penile'. Mr. CHAPLIN mesa: no harm ; but he has, by his folly, led thousands into the rain he is now sontem plating. He intended to benefit himself, and all con nected and associated with him ; but his senseless rashness has involved hundreds in difficulties, and em barreastnents, if not in positive want. And herein lies the chief complaint to be made erg Oust such railway directors. Nothing sheet of ruin and devastation pulls them op. Here was th is very Mr. CHAPLIN, at the South Western meeticg (not • month beck), acting the part of a purist; and, now, when conceal ment is impossible, he makes a clean breast of it. Can directors weeder that shareholders have no con fidence in them after such contrasts—after such ex posures? With such disclosures occurring day after day, who can be sure that the wor s t is y et known? What will the South Western niertnig of this day do ? The first step is ofivion% A shareholder owing railway company 40,0001. for arrears of call is not in a position to take any part in its management ; be is a debit r to the cot cern and cannot be permitted to preside over it. Mr. CHAPLIN'S resignation or demi 'stage of the South Western chair is, therefore, inevitable. When in the ranks of the comp thy it am nego tiate with him in his cis:, not before. Ile must, then, make way, if not ter en honester, at all events for a wiser, franker, and more candid chair man, et is certain. Bet that done, will the share holders learn wisdom from this dearly-bought expe rience? Will it teach them that extent of holding— that depth of purse—that overweening confidence in their common di clanking, is not the beet recommendation for the management of their atrium? Will it teach them that a cool judgment undisturbed by frightful pecuniary risk, that a strong head and a light pocket, that compara tive freedom from individual obi:ration% are the pre ferable qualifications ? Will it teach them that the best way to remunerate compoeut directors is to pay them dine ly rather than to allow them to endeavour to make fortunes indirectly ? It' this sad case do not convey to them these truths, the lesson Mr. CHAPLIN this day affords railway proprietors will be indeed thrown away. But is Mr. Citente the only person blameable at I the South Western bird? Certainly not; the di rectors who could allow their chairman to become,' month after month, more and more deeply indebted' to the company, are just u obnoxious to censure and reproach. In such men the shareholders l ought to repose no confidence. And the very principles of self-government (to which,notwitheanch um this disaster, we are as strongly attached as ever), demand that they also should retire from a position which they, too, have abused. To tolerate their con tinuance would, on the part of the shareholders, be a connivance in the wrong inflicted on them—a condo nation of an offence for which there is no excuse or apology. Step by step Mr. CUaPLIN was led into his present position ; but the first step downwards ought to have br.ught his colleagues to their senses. For by the law of the land a shareholder in arrest of calls cannot vote on the company's affairs; with what face, then, can directors in sneer carry on the executive of a company ? An arrest of one penny ought to act as a directoriel disqualification; and so, we have reason to know, it does in many companits. It was unpar donable in Mr. CHAPLIN 'S colleagues to sit at • board presided over by a chairman 40,0001. in the com pany's debt. This occurrence is another proof (if indeed another were needed) of what we have so repeatedly enforced —the nues ity of increasing and augmenting the popular principle in railway management. Not a shareholder in this great company had the lens' right or power of examining its books to ascertain whether the directors had paid their calls. Now we admit that then are very good reasons why such a right should aot exist to enable one shareholder to examine the share account of another ordinary pro prietor; but those reams vanish in the cue of direc tors, for in them enormous powers are vested, and in them great confidence must be placed : and without the opportunity of knowing theit position and stand ing in the company, there can be little security for shareholders. The c se, too, exemplifies another necessity we have of late more than once pressed on the attention of railway shareholders, that of making more fre quent changes in directors. At present nothing shat of a railway insente—a revolution in pato —can seeompli-h these changes or infuse new blood into railway boards. The commence is stagnation and incapacity therein; these lead to disorders and ember nunanis mach as the South Western meeting will this day disci= ; and, in the midst of riot, disorder, Pa!siol3, anger, sad tamale, that is done which re gents the meet deliberate reflection and the most matured chaise. Those and other impeemenette in the railway sys tem will come; bet at what a cost ; at the tlipnlinn of wing misery mad disappointment! timr. We must say, we think this in the first place u nfair to his Royal Highness, whois brought forward to ask of the country, what the country was very willing to do of itself, without Wag royally t. We have no doubt there will be large =does. Tory ought to have been allowed to lame forth as the spontaneous produce of industrial patronage and pride, not as iu the present case, the offering of loyalty or attachment to the head of the roysl family. We have no doubt that so sincere is the loyalty of this country, that at the call of her Marr.srr or of her royal consort, a million swords or purses would be instantly d ra i n and Laid at their disposal. But theme are extreme appeals, and should never be bad recourse to except on most vital occa sions, and, above all, on ocasions requiring them. Now, this was not required by the E x hibition of Industry, even though it were to cost one hundred thousand pounds. How ever, it was decided otherwise. The Prince was brought forward to make the appeal. And every one looked to the next step, that of a committi e ot eminent men, in the front rank of science, of influence and of wealth, whose very names would have been a guarantee for a large suoscription in the first place, and for its due and trusty management afterwards. Instead of this, no erica committee is collected or named. A royal commission is talked of, indeed, having for its attributes the determining the nature of the prises, the selection of subjects, and so on. But for the first great preliminary employ ot money, calculated at 50,0001., with that the Comm:moon is to have nothing to dm This duty, agreeable or disagreeable, lucrative or otheiwise, is un dertaken by the Society of Arts. We are really very sorry for this, and it places the Prince before the nation in the very last pos.tion that a prudent counsellor, or one acquainted with English habits, would have recommended. This arrangement having taken place, and all things being comfortably settled , q ui.e " under the rose," the Society of Arts make a first Wel of their skill and experience In administration. At the mo ment of coming before the public with • subscription, a moment and an act in which the utmost confi dence is the result should have btea at least affected, if not felt, they enter upon a bargain, and issue a report, which display an utter mistrust ot the sub scription altogether. First of all, the Society of Arts, which takes the ma nagement and lead, declates that it will be held bound for none of the expenses,—prudent enough. And then it adds that it is obviously ck,ub.ffel wuether the subscription will cover even the twenty thousand pounds necessary for the prizes. In thus doubt they recur to a contractor, a eanbuine gentiemen, who has evidently • better opimon tat the chances ot the subscription than the Society of Arts. And they form with him one ot those aleatory bargains which are only to be met with in the lottery office or the gambling table, and in which rite Messrs. Muisnv lay down a large stake, to be trebled or ba r gain , ost. We will not say all we think of such a with which the august name and unbusiness character of Prince ALBERT ought never to bare been mixed up. Fix we are sure that, in after-times, it would be equally disagreeable to his Royal Highness to perceive either that the Messrs. Mutiny had made a hundred thousand pounds by a great national exhibition, or that they were totally ruined by the venture. In these remarks we have not dwelt on the impro priety of asking for a subset iption for the exhibition of national and European industry, without not only consulting, but calling into the regular course of management tne leading manufacturers and eminent men of industry in the country. The Society of Arts durst not have ventured upon a step so high. handed did they not rely upon the name and influence of PrinceALBSRT to carry them over every obstacle, and enforce a triumph over every grudge and every opposition. In this calculation we dare say they are correct. Prince ALBERT'S name is encircled with respect. His whole conduct since he has come amongst us has made him attract his full snare of that feeling ot loyalty and attachment which every English man bears to the (Insert. But we repeat it, this is not a power or an influence, that the Society of Arts ought to have wielded or have leant upon. 'The purpose could have been attained without it, and the project accomplished either by parliament and the government, or by the country and its men of wealth, industry, and taste. The Society of Arts has under taken to do without either,and to do it by the weight of the Prince's name. This sheds a considerable ray of glory and illustration upon the members of the society ; but every ray of the kind is sub•racted, idly and impoliticly subtracted, from the lustre of the royal brow. FRANCE. PARIS, FaIoAT, 630 r x. The debate in the Chamber to-day turned first upon the question of subsidies to Monte Video, government gismaadhig 1,150,000 fr. for that purpose. But as the west bad only been presented to-day, and notices W been given to read it, government consented to take 500,000 fr. on account. Than tame the debate on the demand for the pay- Mint is advance of the first quarter in advance of the budget of 1850. M. Santeyra said that if the money was ivied it implied a confidence in the ministry. Re knew that the money was necessary, bat he wished she to show that he had no confidence is the present eabinet. An amendment pmpoeed by that hon. mem ber was, however, rejected, and the law passed. The motion relative to the circulation of the Bank of France was under debate when the post left. It appears from the returns of the Bank of France just published. that the metallic reserve still increases, being 11 millions in Paris, audit millions more in the branch-baeks. The discount accommodation has in creased in Paris shoat # a million, and declined in the departments nearly 11 millions, the amount of the farmer being 41,386,738E,and of the latter 74,283,122 f. Protested bills have decreased about 80,000 f in Perim and about 30,000 f. in the provinces, the 1 amount of the former being 2,345,319 f., and of the latter 1,879,046 f. Oa the side of the liataities, the notes in circulation have decreased nearly 1 million in Paris, and augmented &early a million in the provinces. The account-current of the brewery goes on increasing, being at present 79,241,324 fr., or about 5 millions more than last week. Private emonnts-cureent in Paris are 21 millions less, and in the provisoes almost without c hssge, the emenst of the former being 77,517,8951 r., and of the the sem of 27,202,270 f. The whole amount of the melellie reemee is now 423; millions, to 4321 NMI= et mites is eirealatios. The ammittee affiliated to examine the pr e y' the Malin to ekes article 1781 of the civil sod% whisk idiom that, is dispu se between mamma and servant% the former are to be believed on their &gaie ties. has had im report presented by M. asp:ay. In what relates to seaters and servants, it recom mends tbat ao change be effected.ln the point which esseseis masters and workmen, the committee de ' dazes that there would have been necessity for moth- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1849 ------------- We cannot bat think, and we say it with the I very g estest mgr. t, that his Royal Iligt.ness Pubnt ce I ALDEKT has been ID We fi firs: importa step which the S c ety of Atte, under his res s ibAity, has taken in the matter As( the ExAtution of Works of the Arts suit ludeorry. There are twu ways in tats curintry of undertaking and carrying to completion au euterprimi ut so mach national uiterest and impor lance. These are, to effect it either through the medium of par liament and of the g overnment, or else by means of an appeal to the public for fends and fur support. la. Lee :ormer case * vote of pasha mint is required, and it would of course be sought by a statement of the views, the cede, and the pro bable expenditure of finch an undertaking. in case of a more direct appeal to the wealth and intelligence of the nation it is usual to do ao by means of a com mittee, consisting of t h o se who interested themselves in the affair and origiusted it, and who wets able to place a certain stake of wealth and responsibility in it. We are sorry to say that in the p res ent case neither of these modes has b een adopted. The originators of the scheme have merely brought their ingenuity and activity. and besot° proceeding to any . great public saberriptioo, or clearly testing the resumes.; of the public to subscribe, or learning the conditions on which the weslthy public were likely to subscribe, they have at once covered themselves with the mantle of his Royal Highness, and evidently rely more upon his name and influence to raise a subscription, than upon the wants or desires of the great manufacturexhibi ing i n terest of England to acc om p lish this great fications in the present legislation, had rot the e xten slots given by the jutted cion of prudhommes ensure:l to the wookreen greater geuranten again►t their employers• As it is, no modification is deemed by the committee to be necessary. A sozialiat banquet was announced for the 16th inst. at Toulouse, in honour of Xi. Mather de blonijan, and risme other political persons lately acquitted by the Oast of Assizes. The company had already assembled is the room called tf e Orand-Orient, when the police interfered, and called on the persons present, about $OO in number, to disperse. The guests at once withdrew without any disturbance taking place. From a late re turn made to the government, there existed at the end of November 286 beet-root sogsr manufactories in work, of which 29 were in the Aisne, 142 in the N,rd, 8 in the Oise, 67 in the Pas de Calais, 23 in the Somme, and 17 in the other 12 departments. Ten establishments have stopped working, but have stocks on hand. In 1848 at the same period there a ere 277 factories at work, and 30 etanding idle. The quantity manufactured at the 1 end of Nue., 1848, amounted to 15,289,784 fr. ; this year it is 19,317,709 fr. The amount given to consumption in 1848 was 7,210,932 fr., this year it is 7,881,719 fr. nouns& Tar ....count. ?As's, Dee. 21. 1 swi ne . ! orining wow. Lowest. awns pee Moto. 56 15 li 56 25 56 15 56 25 5 6 SO per Onus- do. New Lass per Cenci... Per Oasts 73 23 r, ^ . ... e "..... 7 . . i osi .. Sper Ones. ....... 3625 56 25 3633 S{23 l6 30 3 see Cann. 3 do. New I.C.R . — 40.30 n 9. r,, " 4 par Cents. BO PO 4 pee Cents 72 23 . ” .. .. 1 Ksthang• on Leeet..: 36 ,i.r., :3 43; 9e days, 75 324 6410.0, 2, 181 Dn. 6, 1811 . Do. De. $ Bours.-61. Germain, ; V;11 ' AIM (riga' binak), 210; De. (lel bank), 167 30; thinusa, 763; Paris and Rouen, 317 SO ; Bourn and Havre, 240 ; fOraibunzr and Dale, 12373 ; Centre, 532 SO ; Demeans, 406 23; Meek, 461 23 ; Psis and Strasbourg. en 75; Tours ants Manta,. 276 23; llanterasa and Troyes. 113 30; Avignon and Mar seilles, 113; Anikna and boaSsoe, 182 SO. gbe Court. 03BORNE, Dec. 21. • The Queen and Prince walked early this morning in thoorne Cr. um& and ; ark. Tne Prince of Wales n t Princess Kora and younger ineentai• of the royal &mil, rude and walked as u sual. There Was ao addition toe royal dinner party ) day. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her residince, k manure Rouse, Windier. yesterday mo tornin regnce , at half. peat nine o'cLick, aced proceed. d to dined with her town Cla Route, Sr. Jam a's. royal Isignnesi Royal Hishness the Duched. ut Gloucester, at Gloucester Ilium, in Vie evening. Their Serene Highnesses the Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Princesses Anne and Amalie of Saxe Weimar, and the Princes 'Wiesen and Gustave of Saxe Weimar left kteriburough Rome, yesterday morning tor Bushy RAIN, Basby-park. Rai Rowe a nd the Bor. W. Ashley attended at Bushy Rouse. The duchies and the Princesses Anne and Amelia of Saxe Weimar proceed d Kew to pay a visit to their Royal ilighnesiee the Duke and Dachas ot Cambridge, and afterwards returned to town. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Seeger, Mr. William Nicholson, Mr. J. R. F. Burnett, and Mr. Joseph Booed bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday Colonial•office. Sir Robert H. Inglis had an interview yesterday with Bari Gray. Despatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonic!-office. (Pros law night's Gazette.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 19.—The Queen his been pleased to approve of Mr Robert Liston liumphrys as M oll. at Antigua, for the Republic of Vent zuela. DOWNING-STREET, Dec. 21.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint James O'Dawd, Esq., to be her Bejaia, Soliedor-Cleneral for the Island ot Tobago. WHITEHALL, DEC. 19.—The Queen has been pleased to appo'nt John Kincaid, Eict , to be en Inspector ut Fretetie * , in the room of Jam a Stuart, Esq., deceased. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT or DIINBIOIIBIIIII.I.—Sir Thomas Erskine Bart to be first-li.utenant is th e Denb i g h Ro y al Rills Regiment of Jdditia WAR-OFFICE, Dar. M. Ist Rest. of Drage—Demi J. AMILIZ to be Bent, by pot vice Sir C. W . C. Burton. Bart , who retires. 4th Rest. of P.—Git erterm ast...ergt. J. Lamm to be quartermast. , vice Knott, app. nage. 17th r. —Ens. J. Bsavuoar to be Bent., by per., vies Pollard, who retires. 19th Y.—Ens. H. IL Deems to be lleuL, by per., vies Bradriel, who Me.; U. T. Usleche, gent., to be ens , by pur , eke Dawson. 24th P.--Na}cr W. G. Blows, to be lieut.-col, by pur., vice Harris. who ret.; Capt. C. H. ELLics, to be major, by pur., vice Brown ; Lieut. J. B. Turtwsta., to be rapt., by put., vice ; 13ns. 0. Wawa:Jives to be lieut., by put., vice 'fee:lwatt; Ens. lt.). L. Car Tenure from the 17th P., to be ens. vies Wedderburn. 40th F.—East D. IhNenutitica to be lieut.', br par., vice Wilma, who rO p.- &ttli P.—See. Mut R. Few to be first lieut., without pur., vice Parte, dee. ADMIRALTY, Dec. 20. The f.dlowing promettoos have this day taken place consequent on the death of near-Adraind of the White, Sir F. A. Collier. C. B. : Rear-Adraind ef the Mae, 11. H. Dizos, to oe rear-admiral of the white ; Capt. F. XOlllllliT, C.D„ to be tear admiral of the blue. MR. COBDEN AT BRADFORD. The reception given to Mr. Cobden at Bradford, on Thursday evening, was of the most enthusievic descrip tion. The meeting to welc.ime the Irm. gentleman was helu in the Temperance Hall, the largest public building in the town, which was crowded to excels in ova, part by a highly respectable audience. Tne meeting was appointed for seven o'clock In the sein ing, and shottly before that hour Mr. Cobden, accompanied by the Mayor and other le,diog gentlemen, entered the nail. The cheers and waving of hats which greeted his appearance afforded unmi.takeable evidence of the hon. gentleman's popularity an.onget his Bradford constituents. Cul. thompeon, one of the them'vers a n d P ro t borough, was also welcomed with most vehement and protrac'ed cheering. The MAYOR of BRADFORD was unanimously called w the chair. Alderman MILLIGAN briefly proposed the tollowieg resolution : " That this meeting recalls with lively satisfaction the par. taken b i e Richaru Cobden, Esq., member for the West 'Odin?, and Colonel Perrone% Thompson, member fur the borough, during the lost session of parliament, especially for their speeches and votes in supp.rt of motions intended to promote economy in the public expenditure, a large exten uon of the elective francium, and the maintenance of peace with other nations, and it. our own colonies; and deeply c a ts: ruicuectlptih.astininvotlhveedspeein these ymaud measures s ic d al epe e n e d io s rce the n i e t ; t t ,? o n t welfare and prosperity of the empire, hopes Mete distin guished visitors will persevere in their exertions for the et %element off these objects, slid assures them of its cordial symp.thy and sapport." ((heers.) secondingconduct o f t the r reso c d ti t o n n ' a r n e d fe C rre ol d . the gallant colontl had been present at every division in la Al eul d 7ig na istio n ii te i r t es ° s W to N t ' h in e Thompson, as representatives, and pointed out the fact that the lest session. (Cheers.) Mr WILLIAM ACKROYD, of Otley (one of the eldest and most tboroughgoing reformers in the district), sup ported the resolution, which, having been put from the char, was eareied by acclamation. RICHARD COBDEN, EA , M P., then rose to address the ass. eibly, and was greeted with most vociferous and pro traced chee log, clapping of hands, waving of hats, and usher demonstrations of feeling. He said, Mr. Mayor arid gentlens. a, 0 I had come to Bradford at all siokiog from despoudency at the prospect which lays before us, and doubt ing as to the triumph of those priaciples which have been so ably alloded to by your chairman and successive speakers, I astute despond and doubt no longer atter the cordial and to flattering _reception with which you have koaoured me too night. Vihy, g-ntlemen, I need not assure you, for as experienced men in the country you must know it, that we should be powerless to effect any gool in the House of Commons, unless we were backed and constantly supported by demonstrations such as this. It is necessary during every recess that our government and parliament ehoold be reminded by the people of England What is their opinion of the put proceedings of parliament, and what is their desire and tour expressed determination with regard to the future policy of this country. (Hear, hear.) Now, allusion has been mane in the mutton which has been passed to three great questions -the question of financial reform, the question of peace, and the question of parliamentary re:onm. in that rreolutim, too, there has been a passing allutiou made, in only, I believe, two words, to rose not only abroad, but in cur colonies. Now, gentlemen, then is a vast import for your interests and the inteiests of this kingdom in these two words, referring to our colonies. I have uo appreir nsion at the present moment et pt are being nistur bed abroad mougst foreign nation—l mean that there should be any war in which this country may be involved. I look with considerable satisfaction at the present financial tinbarras menu of every one of the great unions of the continent. 1 twine heaven that financial embarrassments do sollow in the train of large standing armies and wars—(' • hear, hear," and cheer.)—and I see in the financial ruin of the nations of the Wannest the best guarantee against war for the future. (Loud applause.) but I am not so sure with re gard to the future state of things in our colonies, and as it is the business of • representative and his csnstituents to confer together on these important questions, if you will allow me, I will very briefly, in as few words as possil-le, and in as cenversatiorial and confidential a way a- I can, otter you • few observations as legate s our present position in relation to our colonies. You have beau, no doubt, lately of the alarming accounts which have readied us from Canada, from the Cape of Good Hope, from Aus tulia, and you may probably before long bear of similar ace Amu from the 400 more distant colony of New Zealand You have seen lately the manifesto published from Canada, proclaiming great nistontent on the part of the people of Ca nada, and attributing their present distress and discontent to the tree trade measures which have been lately passed in this country ; and you will have observed that the protec tion party in England tales up the question of our colonies and say, "See what ruin you tree traders have brought upon our colonial empire." (.' Hear, hear," and cheers.) Now, see what this manifesto states. The Canadians com plain of their backward and retrograde condition as compared with the condition of the United States — they tell us that while the United States is covered with railroads and electric tele graphs, they have only got five railroads made in Canada, and that they are new at a discount of 60 per cent. Now, can any relents, man say that tree trade in corn, which has only existed since the beginning of his year, hsa prevented Canada •rom mekiug railroads, whilst America was making them ten or fifteen years ago? (Hear, hear.) But we reve had news of discontent from Australia and the Cape of Good Hope, whilst no free trade measures affect 'hose colonies. We im port their 1/.01 and their oil, in reference to which there bar tottu no change in consequence of our tree trade policy. We import the wool from Australia, and there has been no al oration in that, and the oil from the Cue, and that re mains as at was. No, it is absurd—it is hypocritical—(hear, hear)—it is dishonest to mix up free trade with the question of colonial discontent. (" Hear, hear," en/ applause ) Now, I always approach this question of the cold Hies with this prelinanarj point of faith. Canada, which or x h n dEi o u n tit t y T a o a.w e a rea ever be m f d b e fi e ub politica llyco ntrar yrii cu to .) It es n depen dent w tor d su fo be r r io7 " a "omtof either odEnsagngutroopylpowaneurnsdakidctshaubnary:- it ww hhikoi whole Canadag b habitable vcse or part l s u large o t r Australia , wh ich r 7 , ,Fe h 0, ch . rei_s i ttrcn l ad , pees e opeemi r aio l ity as the thou countries become popuXted, as probably they will, with millions of inhabitants—ten be always ceasidated as the political property of this country. (Hear, hear.) Then to king at this question, and taking • common sense view of it, I ask you when is the necessity, or how can it be possible, If there be ordinary prudence, foresight, end good temper exercised be the people in the two coon tnee—how is it possible that there can again be any seek toms as a bloody and fratricidal war between the Dogfish in this country and the English in Canada as to the ▪ of e suPre M ial y doeubee for the colonies is this—ley we rely claim over that country ? would give to nu? countrymen abroad the fullest amount of eelf-gournment they can possibly claim. (Hear, hear,) 1 say Noglishmen—wnether heirs' at Bradford, or at Mon. Real, or at Sydney, rat at Cape Town—Englishmen are enti tled, as their inherent birthright, to the privilege of sell ' gevernmene (Load a.'td repeated cheering.) That maxim of the censtlention, the sight of taxing themselves through their representatives, and the right of electing their own OS SPAIN. Us Madrid Gazette of the 15th contains a notifi cation that the payment of the inter, it on the Three per Cents. falling due on the 31st. will commerce on the 2nd January. A Madrid letter of the 15th says :—" A grand ball is announced for Wednesday at the palace, but it is possible that it will be countermanded, the govern. ment having resolv.d that the ciurt shall go into mourning for 21 tlayr, in consequence of the death of Queen Adelaide of England. There are rumoure of the retirement of the ministers of war and finance." Menem, Dec. 13. Three per Ce uta., 204 paper . Four per Omits., 12 paper: Five per Cenht., 121 account. Coupons, 7f paper. hank of St. Yeratnend, 70 live:. ElClLingt on London, 3020. ITALY. ROMAN STATES.—Letters from Rome, Sated ; the 12th inst., published in the Risorgintento of i fnrin of the 17th, announce the return of General Baraguay d'Hilliers. No mention is made of the success or unsucct ss of his mirsion. It is said that a new amnesty is in preparation. SARDINIA.—From Turin itself it is stated that Baron S.cardt, and after him M. Persoglio, had re thud the offer of the portfolio of justice. It is now intert M. Pinelli will resume tne ministry of the ior, M. thavagnu assuintng the ministiy of justice. According to the Leyge, the continental elections of the Chamber of Turin are all known. The results are stat.‘d as follows : It Or. and right centre, 110 ; left, and left centre, 64. A rumour is current at Turin that M. Dernargh.nta, oue of the minist.rs, is about to res,gn. By an order of the tiny of the 17 h the four legions of the national Kuard of Turin are invited to assemble in arms on the 20 h, on the occasion of the opening of parliamnt ; as. alter that ceremony, it was the king's , intention to review them. GERMANY. We have no letters or papers from Vienna to-day. The tolltoring are from our Berlin BERLIN correspond Dec.ent : 18. Two election committees have already been formed from member& of the chamMrs fur the elections to the Erfurt parliament. An attempt was made to unite both 'Aces of the chamber in the central general com mittee, Inuy it failed, principally from the personal an tipathy which a large portion of the Left entertain toward. Count Arnim. Tail nobleman is at the head of the committee of the Right side, while of the other side the leaning member. are Anerswald, Simon, Von Smidgen, Von Briitineck, Duecker, Coun: Schwerin, Harkort, Count Djrhn, Dahlman's, B. ckerath, Camphauseo, and others; the committees are divided into small sections according to the provinees. The democratc party are likely to adhere to their decision, Li retrain from taking any part in the elections. The Landtag in Weimar, on the 15th instant, declared urgent a proposition calling upon the go vernment to separate from the Prussian Sonderbund. A new (clattery has entered office in Oldenburg; its political character is hardly known yet. Tne arrival in Oldenburg of Herr von Bally, who was for merly a follower of Herr von Rolouitz, but who is now in the service of the Reichs micistry, and who has been sent to the Ginn of Old. nburg with a mis sion from the Rtichsverweser, is perhaps of greater, importance. The Second Chamber conclucLd today its revision of the constitution. lu no important print has it de parted from its former decisions. It will adjourn, most probably, to-morrow. It is rumoured that the King will take the oath to Eerve the constitution on the 18. h January, that being the anniversary of the coronation of the fi rst Ring of Prmnia. On the 3rd inst. the population of Berlin was sub jected to the usual eensus by the police, from which it appears that their number is at present 408,632 in 1842 it was 406,000. BERLIN, Dcc 19. The Second Chamber adjourned to-day until the 4th of January, 1830. Tne Upper Chamber has adopted, by a large majority, the law for the regula tion of the paiiphes. The arastitutiiinal correspondent announces that M. de Persigny has been appoicted ambassador from the French republic to the court of Berlin. The Nationtil Zeibing has received a telegraphic despatch announcing the rei•ignsii3n, on the 17th inst., of the ministry in Wurtemberg. TRIBUTE or ESTEEM TROIS AN OFFICER'S TROOP, —We give insertion to the f.llowing address to Major John Cameron Campbell, from the men of his troop, on his re tirem-nt from t e 9,b Lancer., which is, we think, one that the public will read with pleasure, being as creditabie to the men ma to Mejor Catephell:—. To Major John Came ron Campbell. Sir,—Under emotirt.s of the sincerest gra titude, and entertaining a high sense of your moral worth, and th' many virtues you poseese as an officer and a gentle. man, we venture, meet humbly, to tender, for your accept ance, our unanimous coctrotnlations upon the event of your obtaining from her gracim‘ Majesty an additi,nal mark of distinction to your honourable name, which will ever be held dear in the besets of those men who felt it indeed the prouchst moment 1.4 their live, when led on to victory so valiantly by the undaunted courage of their noble leader. Treat your name, sir, will be held in the highest esteem and admiration by those who can pro perly estimate your merits is the declaration, individually end collectively, of a holy of men whom sincere prayer tor the health, happiniss, and prosperi , y of yourself and lady shall be unceasing with them. Permit us, in condtpion, to mention, that although the rules of the lc rvice prohibit our presenting yogi with a more valuable testimony of our senti mato, we trust the name of every men atnched to this humble shod will be counted a sufficient guarantee that the name of Major John Cameron Campbell will ever be che rished with delight, end held dear to us all." This address was tripled by every man of Brevet Major John Cameron Campbell's troop, and presented to him on his retirement from the 9th (Queen's Boyd) Laneen.—Britidi Army Despatch. A VALUABLS DISCOVERY.—A short time ago Mr. Joseph Tuostall, of Bowes, Yorkshire, was mimed in open ing oat some groand on his farm neer that . place, when he band what awaited to be a large oval ring, open at one side, each as might be put round the wrist of a female. A further marsh disclosed live more, of three different sir s„ and ellhaviag mach the appearance of the letter° On being tested, they were pronounced to be pure gold. The whole weigh 19 miaow We wink the Eason Baeampment at Malden Castle (ote &assort ), that at Rokeby, mad the large one at (fatherly Moor. with its large Tumulus, might all Gard matter for mtheologiate to investigate. The three eseampassats are nearly in a 1505 with one another, and all adjoin the groat street or Roman road which frames Buda isoor.—aserkflond Herald. .—•--------7-- _ I . es .55 functionaries , that right belongs to Englishmen ba far better oule ' s tot our population than theysrs as e t x ,,,,e ea it belongs to re at home ; a nd I mistake tee tem- coloniel renew,. rieueet. Whet is the fact now i V ir e fmy countrymen it, in the year 1850, they will b a the more Engli time.' gra to the United Statue which is p iT f o gi per 0 us, • + ues terougeout te l e ether ground of arpumeut than that I have laid down. , world. (Applatee.) And why is the ? In the 'Unit e / - parties tasted in a controversy which bas &Ey Ladependent of than go to all the elo i it , (fee e egs ) Well, I would give the colonies abroad the I Sara the it creasing capital is a i great, the euereiee e l fullest right of seiegevernment, and that will involve the people are so predominant, anti d eer suve " _ thm e a v e o the government of a great duel of that patronage to equalled, that they . cen sera 'mere woe ,. ~..° ert. more must we pay for these iliessl44 wheel ern esmilent , need the gaoler has referred in his be given by any ocher country in the wo r ld, ° A I 7: sea opening speech. (Hear, hear.) It will involve the sp. to do is to take broad gee und. Give to the celestes cell. pointment of o ffi cers and functionaries in the colon es by gov.rnment, and refuse to pay a tartbing towards,. erre• Now should not have troubled NI Englishmen living there, instead of their being appointed by (Loud applease.) L A them name their 0 .; •an Englishman living in Dawning- street -r hear, hear ," venters and deputy-governors-let them n eni e - ,E s • and you, gentlemen, will very much own comptrollers-let them name their own e. j ...“"1e laughter, ss i ld.inoe and ri.ad e i h n ee th rs e ) G ; Gazette of this c metal such stare:metes &rubbish. pa, rectors, arid vergers-(hear and leuMete--"')._ las theae : " John Thompson , Esq., is appointed solicitor- let them pay for thee own burianerounds ; but ve., - I gpszeseral(floereashutechoar "Johnsech asnalistltatzdistipe,rhteapseppeatitheteedandtei-. 'Not one farthingapplause ) s party governor of some other such tar off place." this quesiten if I had not believed that I should be i,,,,,A ` (Laughter.) You will hear nothing of this, because the by the events that will trim, and lam anxious th a ti colonies will make their own appo intments, and they will only this meeting, but the country at large, should brir pay for them. (Loud cheers.) But it you persist in making their intelligence to bear upon this gut stion, with acoidisfQ the* appointments, and using this patronage for the loving spirit towards the people of the colonies ; me l t e, , purpose of favouring your depen dents and partisans in come what will, we will have no fi riding with the conl' ie ; t his country , one of two thing s must follow : either on this question. (Cheers, and a voice-" Let us h ave pay them yourselves, as we do now to a large es views o n Ireland.") Ireland is ver y much c onnected eke— teyenu u t ble s t% r annual votes in • arliameat, or else, if they (the this question ; for it you do as I have hinted, you will sae; colonists) pay them themselves , it will be under the impress the colonists to acceet our emigrate's, both from Ink ed sea 'ion that they get the money out of you in some otter this country, and of course that will be a beettitte both' way. (Laughter , and cheers.) Now, I want to know Moreever, if you place your colonies on a proper e m . - - why the Etialise , here e hould pay for any standing you will be enabled to reduce your expenditure -4 ' army in Canada ? I want to know hew it is you are 10,000,0001. only but 15,000,0001. annually. (ce, e9l "t i , compensated fir this? Bear in mind our celonim have never am not going to make lengthened allusion to a., ea s e ' ' paid anything into our exchequer for all this. (Hear, hear.) subject ; but there is one question I Cannot pass n . ,;.,," . This is • fact which shows the incredible fully of the arrange- representation ot the country. (Loud cheers.) yo u ir ee meat for keeping oar colonies. Such a thing never happened had an opportunity of seeing by my votes whit :re *- before in the world ; and if the middle and labouring clauses views upon that subject. In the House ot Commeas I h i - 4 had had the government in their hands, instead of its being in lent my assistance to Mr. B p u l m ace a's ottfotiamon,ew,hatic,l2l. iyrttoi the hands of the aristocracy, I never will believe that any every ratepayer in the country a voice in the ri pe,,.. an silly and suicidal as Ibis sort of pency could have existed. don. (Hear, hear.) ( rat is a Saxon custom a iiu (Hear.) Why, Spain realises an immense amount of revenue years old ; and fifteen j ears experience has unnie u e , e ,„ from Cuba every year ; we all know Holland is much that this is the principle at which we ought to se e , Ir k indebted for the amount of its fi nances to what she realises not say that many might not go further ; but Beg ' from her colonies ; even France has en amount in her are fond of hav i ng a precedent to go by ; and dinners 1 balance sheet from Alstimrs-oertainly it is not a large say here is • precedenr, au oil custom, which we ma s afely emount, but though small, it shows that Algiers contributes follow, and which will bring out the middle clams to ...: something towards the expenses of maintaining the army. But (Hear, hear.) What we want to show the g eed. die , eer is there any such item in our balance-sheets? No. I see the at- that we want a registering of electote , in order c he f !oast counts, and study them every year, and I see no each items, people, who have a fixed I see items such as for governors, deputy governors, store- aside and over-ridden by a set of travelling vagabonds, e di keepers, and for bishops and deacons, end all the rest, but I should go from place to piece to influence the then* yet saw an item brought into the woo int as receiving (Hear, hear.) Now the present system of Tetras:ratio' is a from the colonies any payment towards these expenses 1 system of chicanery ; but you have a rate-book, m a d e op* have been alluding to. (Hear, hear, and shame.) I will another purpose, which is not likely to be tamper I ~A. , just give you a little specimen of what you are doing for and which will be of use to you us register. (g etr A t iO Canada. I have told you what the army is, bear that in This is one of the reasons way I have gone for thi s f rs ' ' mind. But they keep in Canada not soldiers alone, but I will not disguise from you that we cabnot get say tr y e ordnance stores, such as powder and bal l , horse accouter). great change from our present Rouse of Common., but ments and things of that sort ; they had last year a stock have the means within our grasp to achieve anythi egt : wheal :amounted to 6.50,0001. (Saloom, shame.) You see they we desire. In the 40s. freehold you hive :he ma w b y don't eves contribute for the priming of their muskets. which you may widen the suffrage, sod prepare yeurelee (Hear, hear.) I have said the colonies don't con- to enjoy that which you would net pet-helm enjoy, if toe tribute one farthing of their expenditure to this teen- had not begun in this way. (Applause.) 1 spy wee, try. (Hear, hear.) But I am not going to urge that working man, " take advantage ef that opening, w eek we should lay a tax upon them, because, as Englishmen, they the constitution has left you, and acquire for younelemde would say at once, taxation without representation, ace red- suffrage whenever you can." (Cheers.) I say there are eat lag to your own constitution is robbery. (Hear, hear) nineteen of men who could acquire the suffrage 0 they liked, But this Ido say, that that is a system which, if this coon- but they do not. Nay, there are thousands ot men con at vial try had been g dby common sense, would never have with building societies, who, if they would take lie prem. been pursued. Alter we had been compelled to acknow- don of having their houses erected on freelield lead, may ledge the doctrine that we were not to tax our colonies after have a vote. (Hear, hear.) But, much as I appal e t the rupture with the United States in 1796—f0r the great building societies, I would establish sociinins for the p nrpt rupture arose with the Americans from our taxing them of enrolling the working climes to get tor tbemelen mean without their coasent-after we had passed • declaratory re- votes. (Applaus , .) TLere is Mr. Taylor, of Birthright; solution renouncing our right to tax those colonies at all, I who has been down here lately, be established such& stun cannot onceive on what principle we have gone in Birmiugham, and now they nave eight hundred ems fns on grasping at colonial empire, merely that this the county. (Applause.) lie will enuoably be brava country may be taxed for the detente and government i in a short time, and I hope you will profit by his Juana of those colonies. (Cries of " hear,hear.") It has ! tion. (Hear, eerier.) I was :peaking lid night to limp not been for the benefit of the colonies any more employer in this town, lie said there were 300 or 400 pm• than ourselves, and I call in proof the statements sons who were members of the building nicety, mg of the Canadians themselves ; when in their manittsio, he had that number of labourers in his employ, which I referred to, they tell us of their backward state who by the slightest paivation of that cuirom whim dee and condition as compared with that of the United States. more harm than good to us all-that %etre nen reigin Ws (Bear, hear.) I point to this, as showing what you have more qualifications than are in this society. (Appleme) I done by sending your army, your ordnance stores-by oink- will nut disguise tram you, that when you are nem, up da ing them bond dayes-by petting, and patronising, and pro- 40s. tramline, you will be d lag more than you niuk et tectiog them in every possible way. (" Hear, hear," end (The hon. member resumed his heat amidst voceeraus vise cheers.) I introduce this to show you that whatever number again and again reeeated.) of sycophants there are who profit byeverytbing in the shape Colonel I'IiOMPSON, on rising, was reedvel *Ulna of jobbery and the commissions which are established-that and prolone 1 cheering; and a'ter some preliminary obsent whatever they and the governing class there hope fur in this dons, said-The true view of the trick which is wareeits system, as finding them the means of patronage, and even be put upon you-the stratagem-the h ii.. to b' Mamma in past times the means of corruption,-1 say, neither for the to the working classes is, that everybody should be pre interest of tne colonies or of the people of thia eouetry ought tectad. Now, that means simply this : Lt no mom placed such a system ever to beet been maintained; audit shall net, in it is courory have any advantage from foreign, tr.de-the 1 say, be maintained much longer. (Loud cheers.) Now I no man shall go to the best foreign marke, to sell or slew have alluded to the Cape of Goud Hope. Well, you have three his best customer to come from abroad to buy their goods, or four hundred thousand people living at the Cape, or some- so long as any man can stand up at home and are, "Irma thing lilt• that population. Two or three years ago a quarrel make these articles worse and dearer." (Laueeter iii took place on the African frontier of the calory between cheers,) One-third of your trade in Brad oral e r lies of t the colonists and a tribe ot hall naked savages called Caffres. foreign trade, ants your roes go in payment ot forego pre It arose out of some very treliog incident like the eteelieg of duce, which is needed tor censumptiou here. St.nd nous. two hatchets and ten goats. (Laughter and cheers.) You sense about this pr duce eeing pied for in gold. Is edged know that our government here declared war against the as goad es cotite ? Where does gold, cane trout: Toth Caffres ; we had to countenance it with great parede rnd not pick it t'p under the hedge. or in the highways; het expense, ant • degree of jobbing which never charecevised it is bought wi h your labour, and toe labour or otter. The the wont governments ; and aver speeding two millions of tact happens to be teat the foreign commedi its brought money this war was put as end to. (Hear, hear.) Every mew Begland are not paid for in gold ; and the roe of farthing of thin expense was bores by the people ot this this is, teat there never was so much gold hidden in the country. (" Shaine, shame.") Well, now, on what aunty coffers ot the Doak . f &Wane as there is bow. Nov, lion was this war carried on? Oa the principle that the that proves teat your goods go out boaily. Tom colonists were not capable of defending themselves against are re-punsille tor the daily exercise of every talent id a few savages. Now, what is the present position of these every advantage which your position aff. irds, :o purr colonists ? Why, aster having treated them like cbildren to meet this demand ter protection whenever it shall mire in their mother's arms, we proposed to send them over laud when you have quite s.ttled that g uy,- ion-as yes art the very scum of our society, the emptying of our genie. - you coul I do IL little more. tApplauee.) You knee lone Tney declared they would not teceiee them - t bear , hear) was tor cupping, when stopple; might have been avoid. -they denounced the g merament, told the governor they My maxim has oven, wrienever tee enemy gives w.y bern would not receive the convicts-trey Mast defiance his order you, puss him as tar as you can, because then he will to receive tee vessel sailing under her Meted))s authority- have farther to go when be come• back again. (L and lime resolved on passive resistance, saying they would not supply ter an t appease...) Now, then, it this din gedled Peewee the Governor with provisions-(" (.ear, hear," end cheer.)- but in reetity antes ice, ruble. ry, and 'roes, conerepWei I they shut up their shops, and the Governor has had to seize ants projected to be committee upon you sod year tutees their bullocks in the street that he might not starve himself. ; es,k yours Iles why it a .oul . e list without pea reser (Hear, hear.) }levitate made quotations from the Cape I crating, :.t ell eve. sees? You have now cteeed tae be Mai journals, journ:ls, in order to snow the state of feeling in the colony II In your bre sa---a. , alma, the 1, tter tar you. Wry eaosel with regard to the cannot question, Mr. Cobden went on to , you be robbed in j our beer, 1 theuld li ke to ke ts 1 (leige say, -1 hope you will raise the cry det erminedl y of self- i o r.) I. there not sucu a thing as a tax on (omen ha p ? eo verument for the colonies, and that you will also ration t e • li 1 am not mistaken, 1 have seen din le than chain Mean cry ot not one tuella:l fur military expenses of these celenies. wipe:lean a thew "ere, I hat there is, and a r.eavy eatery° Noe Oentleasen, it is sot merely large colonies, such as Australia isthat not • tax upon your moderate and neceetryre habitant. and the Caee, that the government It anxious to have, (Applause, aura .lent expte-sieos ot eis g yro-nem The but they are taking etemeilion of barren rocks in all pants 01 gellant Caere, I point d to a motto over the etteirooe's seat the world, and which ere made the means of bur tenieg you of " Toed Abstin ace," weach elicited laud ctn.%) It ' with enormous uthatiore Wray, we late y took possession of not that lam penonaliy mush interest din theaveed , a r ck on the coast of Borneo, sever. milts long, without an it nobody drank more brink ai.d ether things Asa I ao, inhabitant upon it. (Laughter.) And what did our go- ft Terme from that source would be vet) , smail indeed. (. ornament du? Way, thee sat down and coolly drew out an plause.) But beer is uru,.k by a ,melody, and I ears estebli-unment for it-and we in parliament votes 9,0001. for wee body pays fur it. (Hear, hear.) And wee sh ,uldt tae expenses of the government di that island without an In peeme pour a heir money in this way into tbe . monopohiet habit sit. (Shows o. laughter.) Yes, we voted the money pickets? (Hear, hear.) Atter tome further eleereatices lot year and for this year. I will tell you what we did. We on protection, the grilled colonel concluded by i tiog vJUd 2,000/. a year for the govern .r of this rock wehuut an friend the rep, eseiniative for the Reding 'poke et :be tut] inhabitant upon it- (I tughter, and cries of "Shame ")- of men in Borneo; but what remains boded? Wle. / nearly tour urine as much as is paha to the governor ot will have to pay SO much per head to the stayers. (Cam t California. (Hear, hear.) Not merely that, but the person " Sbame, theme.") Loos out , I soy, e nd you id I, st appointed as governor there was governor of Labuan-a early part of next &mime see whether this aim,cl il al persen who has assumed to himself the outlandish tide of came before the House of Commons. (Expressionof ltajah ot Sarawak - (laughter)-that; i,he d spossessed gun'.) Let us always treat our enemy aas if they coat some oteer !Germ and dubbed himself Rajah in his place. enmetime to be our friend., and see if we don't lips-elicit? Well, this pawn, living some thousands ot miles away, could we be ',mug ..r old-long enough to reap the bete 111 sit r' not be at the place-wilicti, in foot, was mare difficult to cone a course. i1....ud and reiterated cheering.) municate witb than it would be fur us to communicate with Alderman SALT moved the next resolution, but dadissil Se. Petersburg-wee appointed governor, and as hewed nut making a s pe e m e after the eloquent adds:nose( the two r be there we voted 1,2001. • year for • lieutenanegoverner. ben. The resemuon au as meows: • 1 Wei And bow do you think this 9 , 0001 . was made up ? Wh y we " That this meth g has no hope of the prinetp esthe s voted • clerk, • dote keeper-Gaughter)-5 post master- in the preceding rt ',elution being adopted by Pl,ll (more laughter)-a police magistrate-and a police officer- parliament to an extent at all comniensurete with their l (peals of laughter) -we voted the whole establishment - aye, crime) merirs, or wish th e wishes of the nation; sod,tbm more than what you find seeceesary to have for this town of fore, desires must earnestly to urge upon all ree refaced! Bedford, and we voted all this money for this reek witbou the importance of promoting, by every le f! creme an inhabitant on it. (Laughter, and cries of "Shame.") Now an itumeeiate est, nsion of the suffrage , as the only ammo wherever yeu find an extension going on of what is called ennui' g ultimate succets ; and tur.her des ees especial' our colonial empires you begin to prick up your ears, for record its approval of free:mid land and building addle you may be sure it will be made the nucleus of a tub. valuable titheitirriell top nlitical progress, and as ptlitekl; Only last year I found out an item in the accounts for can- canting to ec.animp. sobriety, and political improveseen veyieg he King of Mesquites to Jamaica and back. I asked W. B FORS I kR. Esq., seconded the remit/eon,'" wbattnis meant, and what the King of Musquito had been was passed by exleuretion. to Jamaica and back for. (Hear, hear.) Lord Palmetto°. Mr. Councilor BO rrOMLEY proposed: said that as the Kiug 01 Musquitu wall under ourroteceon. " That this meetiug rejeicts i n the presence of EL and it was customary for him to goto Jamaica to b e crowned, den and Celobel 'Thompson, bids them a hearty elm, we had to pty the expense of his journey. Now, what is a nd es news its gran Int sense of their eminent serri m ' coming on? The republic of Nicaragua is giving land to•• me Mr. T. el ENSfr'ORTH seconded the reseintion, whir*? of the citizens of the United S. at. a for the purpose of construct- adopted nowt twousl) , aud nollowed by three cheen t inc a ship canal, and then the English government come run- the hen. memlarre ward and say, "It is the lima of the king of Mosquito, and Mr. LMICUCX navtng taken the chair, he is under our protection." Jonathan then steps in, and Mr. COBDEN ruse amulet renewal plaulits to . mays, "We do not recognise this king ; the land belong+ to Alluding to the little episode when Co.oeel Tbonspooli " . the republic of Nicaragua, and we will protect our char- speaking, he stated that it Was due to the palate me ss :ens in maintaining their right." (Hear, hear.) Here may that he had b. en a total abstainer from iutssiorf it is, that you are involving yourselves by these protectorates, liquors between eight and ten years; and it was s ' ily your expenses, l•c; that the two beat workers in the house, Colon. 111 a naelaah at a n d d d i te etaiap having p I t de Le discredit areT L h i e t e e p h e C" h e en eu y sg e t governor e in tl e ui : e t ph o i none( upon r e t a l i e II . Mayor a l n fo d ttth M heiyn r h . kha ß addt r h o emm t r h eee e td r : t w o s : usf ~ nay e earredlet apology tge c h etolmeel interests l nteeeersh taking 0. r ( ( Applause.) p ie : Tl chair. a (pi s e a; you. marauding o i of n. E in r o ear p s it aI l. excursion bed4e Lank 'e' with your ships, and he has murdered, in the most savage I don of the people, they might have exeecee en '' manner, 1,500 of these people-(shame)-who have been . but having none but common interests to terse s h t e , a aga ten ers t . o pieces Au t r ie d h s es unk he by en th d e eee, paddlewheels teowtthe o e f t your the . ambeebni- ton ), shut down by grape and ammeter, and their fragile boats 1 asking fur heudelves to obtain place, or p never, ot lass of • single English lite. It was like • battue 1 (Applause ) He bt gged to propose a vote of thank'' nits and herself, and trust to our common origin, :our rej oic ed ot sheep or rabbits. I want to set this country I for presi ling. (Applause.) he ire eheiestaipellayeet thought e h e the h had a yb'e're could th t abandon the mere political connexion between the cola- 1 Colonel THOMPeUN .in seconding the vote, etid l our common Isnguage-which will give to the Saxon race fur depend pt. ti ed the it th t e p . pe t o w p o le toi, o e t tb ß e r r ad w l e o r r e d common rights, our common religion, our common literature, mending officer" sucking se well topther-(heare e hi upon I I unity throughout the world, if they do nothin g now to p than twice as strung as they could be squats le that good understanding. (Applause.) Besides, we propose to applause. ) be free traders. (Hear.) Now we do not seek to brieg_the trade The vote was carried by acclamation. of these colonies to this country by any force. When we e The MAYOR bpi, By returned thanks, and said that' have proclaimed the principle of free trade we have said we gentlemen tot the press were there, he begged lave ' believe the srleinterest of mankind will teach them to trade • one important remark. He hart fir twenty year , with us, Well, if the colonies can trade with us better than public meetings in •h I k • t w ar " . at ioroug , u oh use elsewhere, they will be bound to us by the instincts of self - ' el 1 Ei his life had ht. ever witnessed so large and um. interest, and will not desire to deal with any one • lae • • I log of the same class of individuals. (Hear, hear.; (Hear, hear.) But I see in the operation of fee trade much ( erred to spinner* manulacturers, machetes, a. that will tene to remove even the semblance of • disad ' • van- whom they might designate employers. (Applause., , a i n i d iou t d he d i: . : tees in the change 'Mich I contemplate in our relations word, he neve wielemed so large and respectable ' with our colonial dependencies. We have adopted the ' ' Via- the commenity ot Bradt rd present at one tin ciple ot free trade, and declared that we believe we should before him that tv. eine. (Loud applause.) , have the whole world for our competitors ; and if there be Three vo it. roue che re were then given for le': • truth in the principle" et free trade, that mustlie the result, ' • C olonel ' Thompson, and t he P a similar number for . so that, instead of confining ourselves to the . •of i terminated at aqu deer before 11 o •lock nificant lands or colonies which are little better than dimmers, we shall have trade with the whole world. (Hear, hear.) In abandoning our monopolies we only do it for the sake of the trade of the whole world. (Applause.) But some persons may say that the colonies are valuable as places tor the emigration of our superaun b d ula - ant pep don will you give up this means of giving meat to this surplus po pulatioa ? I believe by giving them self -governaent they will SOUTII I)6voN.—We have leartt that them has made hie 'team ot the sum due from the Post feet South Devon Railway, for the couveyruce of the 2 1‘, The amount awardett for this service , t i the 11th inst., is upwards of 26,0001., and the sum payable dlr forward for the same duty is 361. 4s. sd. per dies, above 13,0001, per annum.—Piymouth .ournal. L ppiorr — pßOTEC LI 1 To -day a g re at. • oesuaute is — icilobr i sd,h f irsesco a tee _ w., , eurntiyhe e rsers:honoe r l pineet p in s ::::pwiiii ee ti P uittly,:swoi , r,ott .. ,:l, 4l :::f..httit:thhhwhcin i utipto:),,epase::r i e,iiix:rerviu:SL E toEutimina_r;:i.:.ai.eiti, : •:. Mr. C. 11 ' 21A w ould flow ail toe be give , . tu Brien, the requeutio • so g d n T be•tithilltihikthalt'e igh:.lltibittruelehetsinrisilie,etinbe:y6recetaaerkullearhiet:';',,eddiruce:L.:i:eestitbsdeteiddYfdccicsib''opd°.ltVeinlnninuucildh'lgui.lu.lperiiuch:rit.alsold'rrtotihattsipitwft,utt:a'riPdtiiirtrig:ihdaoleoeb:diptii:sa:oldury.etundematnsuf.trhtlanwhidia j t o t e b t m o e in the shape (Ch era and g Vi of r farm, atd a Coessed the him, who had but it *as a d the tss - gatl , - tumult.) The UN address: To THE The lo ) ei ishabitai , ts assemble ~ May it PI loyal and dut brunt the ink must ultim classes, most diate messu and fair pro perity they tree trade. Mr. SAL said that it of farmers, their farms cause wile in reinUnerat I t peat to re I under tLe 4 although t it large were d reaping the i promises. s Birminghs • s be a roue. a cusses, 1.-e a and Shelia, s labouring c il was wire I It criminal T. under elle to Look et 6 . promised t . a that the ra• ea amount , d' in the promi • Tel 7,1517 AM!. a, before. I. in front IS S " I.d. trading t.. lon from :10 , a ell well hue ii• people W. On it? As ad manutact a— trade a • I* than the rei these me • Altl worth. Ilk - were pal. lin'• raanuta , ens they telt ion county, eel. which w The the wh..l sag they seer It I been pa ; ile not thin , de to be It (it changed e ,ay ought Atli Boglan • shies (lieu, • snow Sir B. All to be ne 0 propoe", r, ye eiderati riga( trayed . st thr confusi ilea lion of if u rest sr r wo wealtl , betas SOMeth DI lir' prices. i and laic KEW' 0n pro D lieW auppor auppor. vocal pitch. rare speak" Neir O' tog ell three conditi torso burden outbed tythes, weld tion of iellf 0 of 14 : wale to the real „,O that al sea so err 0(0 nation prop props lit e.* props ale.. iron o . view! Mr lido Mr. 'dig with beari meeti re'l ,l4 fighti .pssa f il not le islabll II uprO. tssit: ol he ha s 00 0 to tic reesW wool. t.) I.° tatter . gig and if, 'lil t ; moil Ilya. in ei t (aP 6° F talk ad!! and r pail' had cot kO l says t ova* prof iks to hit bad qua sid lisaa not air " 4 . be r,hear,)' ozhe dal ,_ J o. bin. 1. (1 " . rest of p con that. * we ' to lo al wit i a___. g lf° ll a m er 05t• . .,. The ed a 1 " . the • 11.1 P —w s ad 0 0 chit t ee.) l i d s tur. . s &r; no' • 1 ,0 "- and .r. 04 16 ld °c°4lf a f me • • arbitralli 60 Miss _ AL t° tbs mu the s r , . 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