The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-08 00:00:00

Cpl that milledy takes this arm en bays gp beta" 114 dieretera, we emir pressed." The ▪ re quoin was are no mew le the geatleines •ho gmeArd she Heater Priories Seamy, that they owed re ▪ ad time her semaideration—(hear, bear) sad mirth, SW bra we, that that rimy, berg Is eimmenisedem glib Mews= Idhsw real bean througlarel Ile grid her gram • Imo m the operadems et sil irl. n mead. (Rear, bear.) Imbed et aileagiter Or spores albare day, aad so spo tting • adept ages It, it awe bees _they wadi ell se sees sad mg the heal prsimilesls sales& Remelleging the Olen end eimessler d thene solamea pellisemo who leek the lost in the Pegesellee itifkiy, he mai set babe that led • aemsmrkeshm ghee hulk ham I=lire et their Kew% esermhing like • would bees bees swat/ wheeled in d o • wises both se the temo SSA be Map se ether armada them that thus. moil be MIS pledgees er dean attempts to hail .het that at lama mestist of _the Central Preemies sty it would be slide "We Wordad offiseetalls be tr a a thenessistioa galls imer, you me, bee tea, ad that kerg the mes s hew en me peek the pee is Elrod ?" per, ham) Re AK met Eke Oa as Km( forms, bat he ✓ed esp, that • body of WM 11111110011 is that maims did net also daerity la the care. (01Mem.) Re would amt go Wad that. (Laughter.) Unless eta end antmertheary seitheis were made there was no thessee gf ellelege. Much Oa had lon been devoted to the objeet by Novena wive esembere of this arsociation, who had theta a midi. sea to trench upon their re s z a zenany scan en t in der to keep the k • ; and they had not been met by the sigestry at large in the manner that they ought to Beira begs. It be hoved every pendent man to look 41M1.111 ill sim lllllll and it was mot true courage to attempt that mils\ prised few desperate, and he should certainly he to lad that they had set been thrown back by the andest of the eerie men mho met ia Bond-west on the preview day. (Hear, hem.) It bad f w • long time bee. his saved that the lessatry of Bs lend must work oat their owe salvation. (Cheers.) He did not know that they had any righ: to ex• pest a body of men who were the pestering of landed pro perty to mite any steps which were supposed to be calculated be bales themselves; but if, from sae ease or other--sad he did net here allude to political causes aline—the tendency of Is bygone times had bees sash as to cast mole of ILe pubis boMens on some than ea ahem the. would dirty Ss *Wire in ed.g say Ensue at their dipenal to get the age Jerry opeortioned. (Class.) Whatever Fithe Protestlea Seekers rail give, *NA( one, should eseept ; ryes, he most say, they had seen. (Hear, Re 'resides/pet that it should be a part of the %diem of that day to prepare se, immediate appeal to the heal protection societies, and has learn that it their proper bead were not disposed to give them any dirge , ion, this asso. theta are prepared to oci-operato with them ; and there 111111111 be this aelditionel advantage instating such a cane —they would ascertain whether the infirmness which were at week in Bond-street were also at work is the provinces =rhear) —and whether or sot farmers were so fettered acy could not move independently. Without such an hathendest movement ho despaired of the attainmeut of la abject ; and be watid thetefon conclude by repeat ing*. saggeetion that a forcible appeal should be drawn up end at once transmitted to ths local societies throughout seenter, Mr. FRE 'NEN, M.P.. said that though he had always been a protectionist he did not below( to the Central Protmc tla defy. Ile could not doubt, however, that the Duke of Richmond and Sir John Tyrall were tho roughly sincere. (Hear, ricer.) It appeared to him that the holding of a large proterioa mewing at Willies Booms, and a strong public **steed en of opinion with regard to the repeal of the melt tax, would carry with it far more weight than a rem. loam peed by • conmittre. The course pinned by ill:: Panel= Sauter should not he hastily condemned, fir a pespeement for a short period might be, calculated most •Ihroally to advance the object. (Hear, hear.) At the request of Mr. LATTIYOIIII, the SICIISTAZT then meta remitatise vaned on the 13th of June, 1847, is favour I▪ lstoostliate repeal, which coadeded by galling on the land oweere, Imarn, sad Inhabitants of towns to join in demand ing theimmediete abolition am obascion ea impost. Mr. LATTIMORE said he rose to propose a resolution in otiosttlasoo with that which bad jest bees read. He would, beaver, first make a few observations on the peculiar poli ties of the question at that moment. The meeting had now hurt that the greeest care bad been takes to collect the sentiments of ad parties connected with the soil who wire imoorable to this righteous movement ; and b. must my, that ay*? regard to the information which had been re °eked that day, be could not units with Mr. Shaw in recommending another appeal to the different protective societies; and for this reason, that haying sot as an.wer from the collective body, it was useless to appeal to the separate sone. ice. At the meeting I. 1847, he had elposed and carried • resolution to the elect that this amo ion did set independently in pursuit of its object; nor was he now prepared to abandon that ground. (Chinn.) Masters and members of parliament met them with the question—" What substitute do you propose " Now there were two ways of facing that difficulty. One was economy and retraehment, the other the creation of new taxes ; and if pewees who preteeeed to be favourable to the object wou;d support neither of these, their sincerity was questionable. H. thought they might all Mara something from the mesa' of the previous day. (Hear, hear.) Mr. C bah .nt's sane= w‘s announced long before the meeting of parliament ; and the leaders of the Protection Society had bad plenty of time to devise a course of action. Yet they prop ad a postponement of this question until after the ministerial budget had been presented, when itwould doubtless be sail that nothing could be dons in the present sessiun. (Hear, bear.) He fait bound to say something in reply to oberrvarious made by members of the House of Commove. He had been to ld that oae hon. meciab,r had remarked at the wain on the previous day that he did not believe the repeal of the malt tax would of er all do the inn n any good. That gentleman must surely be either deaf cot salons to the evidence which had bus laid before the meeting on the subject. As far bask as 1816, they had tie testimony of the We Hem of Leicester to the iajorimareas of this tax. To say that a duty of 70 per sea wee ;not injurious to the praiser ins to my what was opposed to all goad commercial stair ass. He maintained that se the price of barley fell, the dety on malt apparently berme mere oppressive, and in Hertford, which was one of the largest barley markets, the Maria descriptions were sold daring the last month se low as 25.. per Tauter. But there was • mode of retailing malt, which tended to Maras the pries of the article when a duty was imposed. Such, indeed, was th • Ganda of duties in the ea of all minable articles. The malt of the present state of things wee, that the farmers bad to give 18 bu , hals of barley, is order to obtain eight bushels of malt in return. He defied any gentleman to goateed succeserully that that sum not an injury. Another point in favour of repeal was this. The progress of the country wasted to obtain a cheaper article or foil—the raw material of beef and mutton. With that view it was important to lower the price of oil oaks ; but there wee another article of food nearer home. (Hear, hear.) By mesas of the abolition of the malt tax the farmer would be enabled to use, in feeding animals, what was sow brought fete the market at an unnaturally maenad price. An ingenious friend of his had made • calculation of the advaatages derivable by the community from the repeal of this impost. If, he said. the coat of mast were reduced ld. per lb. by the unrestricted use of con and pulse, it would be bass that, allowing ow pound of mot pm week for each laniard, and estimatlag the _population of Great ßritain and Ireland at 14,00%000 the sails would =oat in ass year to 6,040031., a am which sanded the smear now ablained ham the tax itself. (Hear leer.) Every larmiermer be aware that the rarity fee hie rental sad be the eumployment of labour was based an the keeping cep of a sew supply of mann foe his lead. If enough 'sad net be get at home, it word the* be time ameagh to go alma; bat they should net neglect their home freezer, pm ellow the pennant, is collecting its revenue, to destroy the mere of producing the food of the country. It the parties it which land was new placed, it was acessary that fawn thereld have the free • , .d unrestricted use of their energise, sad be enabled to grow those crops whisk were meet sedtabie to their requirements. It was well, haws, for eaamp:e, that there was • peat deal of land is the ecemy, which would not grow wheat at all, withal the is process of other crops, and with a view, therein", be the feeding of the palation, all elan shoed join this association. Mr. M'Culloch estimated the proportion of arable lands fa this gantry an arum sirs with barlay at 1-13th of the ether tomtit", or 900,000 air a. In Nor , olk, Lineman, sad sae Sher well cultivated distrSts the properties' sows seavally wee ea fourth. The consists:cm was inevitable that a il tz ei gglM tic, of the leavy lands whisk weal were asset thrown out of Salivation % w ag spenthie tf the melt tax. He thought be mild ant do baler the. statist to the views of late Earl of Leisseter, as ex rtes the nth Mara, 1116. Upon the Chancellor of allempur pang nodes of kis intention to propose the distenliasage of the " war milt lax," Mr. Coke sell • Re bald ds meseme at thigh the our duty es salt as Mamba as the met pr wil libm NW ma the nisi and mess of lbe ishesalle of the . flies Im Ze rail = the emmg of Mew admnsges a same saishntmg Mum and ide void ache hem esis w mum aim emelle et Pearlegbenry. most Sharer% sod meld as be mei is the Wee et what. Ottalibmi hem Ilneses eat of um figegsalfot WS* Mee Ms prams of The samsessmo to the ham= is where the lend was Mos is any ether yen el Orme Ihllt d es na l ie d be menileele m theesemie be able Sebring tab bad tibia Immeleihns wolf ast emoseageme foes he** Yaw. lir Cake, — . all i 211: 8 1166 expreedia *I UPI Castlereagh, " ao Immo 0 Wades: observed: Mot doollon fooodomo log Om web. is • booth (to two Worm to Midi ho vos NM bo abilt) of WOW doabOcoo. tho NW Isol MI low&—vta. Mt fi Woof No ma loomoi. Imo t. *wan dl *by M mar Ile burden by vbieb lbw "ft eloomol. babe amosolls animal lbomivos. .. . _Otis No; MOWN Peas;aby made • mouth whisk w Vomiters) potivaltalyesseuthiled to theeilloothet of ambers el the athellesiss. Ho sold tbat 111 irmsere al the Cloalther etas latteeetar we weds% do wootior ot poor thourehot. It dr dolt icor prams sod Pia tollellielie had hie WA to ftwoodoos Ito Imirr aoI the aoloy ' wan voldos tdo ark do loom Ws Ind bon _woo l dr poor mod a r doportod drowsolda Is door. •••••_;lat to of it wood le so rind to to do of red wt. I. yds dm won Oro to Ildrode owl doslend tholt soldsotit thit sod iholtropotorodro olloodod to tros ortirrio, wait mood Ids adrotsts of dr NOVO SI 7W Millar tram Itild Ida Cdrodlir at dr cow or rind to pre old id =dim ot dr di. w ilib 4 l ai ral_ M" or tow rot to port with two =Um me% • •• Wirt adieu Wei do pear. nor ebasethelses et Hr. Piossaby were at host as deethable sow et et the doe whoa they were Ithis. He i n' On lambs, to aiaddledea se that, that the army, lath mwbad haw ytheteaely weed by large reakaridee ; yet ~few alleetraeds the ert tax was refuted by the rid or. Th "'me C owl theastal that tax me e = e et the Bari .1 Leicestty, r lie alightd ebb al duty co the ealthasism of the ad Malt oat ho Igis aNamy cessidered. Mt. Peens W WM lbws OM day dial Mrs meant ig Sunk tor whisk me Immlo tng sg:ll .llll Va i : Postage t he hod was et that damdpleambigh pow mane of of Wary. Mr. FILSWIIII intimated that it was so. Mr. LATTIMOILI greeted that, as web wag the awe Kr. Preens weld &atom Ms bigefro loodoeimmg ea la pima. mad moils go Mena egg Mg NO len Me agbask a maga of throwing the Indent of milluellga. Whin be maildsmi all dialled pommies eats sable , has the debate In Mid down to lbw moan if sib W. Ingle* ia amid sae day err reshaped alms em nemt. sad egal Irma the lastimmilimod laded lowa te the ha soaM n mot help Is the geodneles that the efllr. PO5- 1110: 0 2 et wa . at ...pods& sod hat And, lit lisai gnsult at dile pima { te s t el he biped they would Leaks sawn les 141 quiselems and s lut It from mew _ (thogra) He thee mend a garthden, *data, the sologlogon to unite with the Limped Ftau eW Reform Autedatins. sad with all other acikise, to ob- WA the repeal of them& la; sad, wick that view, to an gst, a reduetioa Mao pais ImpuellSare. Mr. TAUNTON agenda the resslatioa. If be bad to address the younger Membeso of aside funilles, oboes sole object woe to Aloha govememeat appolatmaate. he should despair; of Nuking nig inersoisa; bat.. he saw aroused lam a portion orw helmet 'mammary of as 'matey, ha thought hit dens as poises omelet's. would sot be in vin. The present magma Ps suitable for the enerptis penult of dMklibiegie the pima. there Wm • eomidarable hopsommat la dm smanse. He had always elbowed that emit a pedal ems the bmg a.. to ark for tat removals* redentlen of as eimmdemspailis %masa end be had foram maimed, OM Meg who Pm dem in the 6-1 d ware the fret to map the bomb eta erthing (Hear t lfass.) I. pamaing their objem dry &bald act like men Mahe world, and sot reject a ff s i y sedgeme•_,_ from what ever quarter it might be of-red . abeam) They should especially hear in mind " Aide-tar bad tes;efern." They might depend spas it that they bad ser gush friends in the world an themselves. (Laughter.) He won disposed to show all possible essertasy to the Protection 8 misty, bat the rape ranee whisk he had had of that body led him to attach but alight value to its aid. (Hear, hear.) When they went to the ecomosittee of that society, all they eiuld elicit was, " Oh, you are very excellent proms, s.d we shall be happy to see yew another da • bat let's pat the meter off for a math, end then men about it." (Laughter.) If tikoy Mal with peeameklais sew, it was not impossible that Muir gelltude wouhlprodose mese effect on the gentlemen who would Weed the mowing to be held a month honor. (LanOtear.) Even the sentiments of*. members of aM. Übe Game were 00aletielf s strenatheaed and emboldened by them of their emstituents properly announced to them bo• fore haled. (Laughter.) There wee another reason besides the improvement ut the revenue way the present time was peculiarly favourable for the agitation of the repos; of the maxis:. The French government having been brought to the veer of bankruptcy by the absurd nationil workshops. contemplated a grand reduction of the national army and navy. Could any thing be mere f 'donate than the fact that • similar disposition was now springing op in this country ? There were the two greatest nations in Europe or the world pouts, under the weight of taxation ; and if one of them would strike off halt of its fleet and army the whet. would, no doubt, follow the example. Let Eng land and France combine, and neither country need fear an itemise -I, even from Russia herself. The present was, then, • time to join la the cry for reduction end economy. (Hear, hear.) It wee now thought absurd to propose to revert to the expenditare of 1835; but if the v 'lee of the people were properly third he did not despair of seeing such a reduction effected se would at least be equivalent to a substitute for the malt tax. (Hear, hear.) If they put off action until the government budget bed beat developed they would be told that they wire too late. In order to succeed they must be prompt ; sad let theta not say that because mai* parties had formerly obtained a boon to the injury of the farmers they wo ild not have their assistance. (Hear, bear.) They mast accept as mecelates ell who could help thew, and take advantage of vulgar prejudice, rash caps. limner, and kalf-fona , d p.hefeal economy. It was not their policy to stand like philrinphers, correcting and blaming those wht were offering to assist them. (Cheers.) Sinew fras tide was the cry, let them all join in it. They had free trade In alahaMer mantel-pieces, but they wanted free trade in bricks to bull !the ehhaneys ; they had free trade is hominy, but that would not make so good a bullock as malt. (Hear, hear, and Lau hter ) Consistency—the most precious jewel in a minister's sown—(laughter)—ooosis• tenet' was what they wanted and shoi.ld demand, and to be consistent the government must give them free trade in malt, the native produce. of the British farmer. It had often been said that in order to reach an Englishman's heart, you must speak to him through his belly. The beer drinkers were especially interested in the repeal of the malt tax; and where did they exist in such abundance as In the manufacturieg towns ? (Hear, hear.) True, such persons bad hitherto louked upon farmers as monopolists, sad persons who wished to make their meat and beer as dear as possible ; but pains should now be taken to make them rasognise in them those who were desirous of making an important beverage cheap. They should thee endeavour to get the town population on teeir side. If they could obtain any help from Protection Societies let them do so, but let them on no account wait for it. (Cheers.) He did not attach the slightest value to any mistime to be obtained from the leaders of the aristocracy. He had him , self been a member of Protection Societies, bat he would have nothing mom to do with them, belleviag, as he did, the coarse pursued by them would never lame la say amendment in l egi slation. (Hear, hear.) In seariluslas, he cordially secesded the resolution proposed by Mr. Int& Kr. W. SHAW objected to the reference made in the re solution to the Liverpool Financial Retorts Anxieties as itteonsistent with the °Actual and (sedimental object of the society. Ile had no doubt that the members of that amen Sao were actuated by good motives, end that their labours would practically produce a good effect as rsninled the ma nagement of the ninny's finances; bat the association haring been fanned simply to obtain the repeal of the malt tax, In doubted the Deovnet7 of their consenting themselves with sa y asseciatios Ting a different object. Mr. LATTIMORE would, in order to secure unanimity, do anything which did not involve a sacrifice of principle ; but he could not perry concession further. Mr. SHAW then mond an amendment, to the effect that the wade " the Liverpool Financial Reform Aesceintiss " be omitted. FIaYDON seconded the amendment. Mr. DAVY supported the original resolution. He bad always supported free trade, but It was In the espeetardon that the agriculturists, as well as other classes, would avail themselves of its advantage,. ( Hear, hear.) He bed ilismed part of a deputation which waited apes Lord hem Hessen last year on the subject of the malt tax. His Medi* ap peared to be deeply impressed by the arguments of Mr. Lat timore, bat the purport of hi+ reply was that, hogrover the malt tax might enhaace the prim of food end Minee farmers, that was not a time to remit taxation. They meet therefore be prepared with some suggestion, like that involved in the resolution. As ibr the Protection Society, he could indulge no sanguine infestations as to the revolt of its proceedings; knowing, es be di d, that its leaden were interested In male min tag the anni l lim as , and the other public establish. ts wan at die scab of expenditure. There I was n, chasm the repeal of the seat tax, or of any other Loped, enmpt the &demon of retrench ment and the of ihe pablie expeaditere ; and on this ground be sbeeld eels he the origlasi modes. Mr. SHAW raid ilmit as his sole Ajest was to avoid mis chief to the moiety, be led no objection to a deelaretion that It would unite with lemiewners, Jansen, the inhabitants of towns, or any darn mbeterer, for the furthersoce of the ebt set lr. ELVY, ef declared that if the moieties went forth with theme's to by Mr. Sheer he should withdraw from the esedidiss._ _ _ _ Kr. F. HOBBS araddsrad that tho praalloal forams pea sant at tha awl% ea His provisos day had lima dm& solves as WWI is am M faveur of tits rapai star salt tar. Four illhsafths body throwelcsat the flsswars, I he believed, strongly in favour of Neal rd Issmadisto re peal. Many of ihe highs, claims, lawwww, while they professed to nabs with the farmers, wore Is fast their post set amain; he alluded, not to the Cemal l'astassisa Ow =alone, bat to may members of thoaristassasy mammy peprieters (Hear.) Whenever farmers had ssmaker. ward ia favoar of may *Meet which was likely to maim to the isspeomaent apisaltare, My had bout last ha away that they weglit sot to line bees, then of whisk was afforded by the maples given to tesant-righa ignalies is the last musics. Dadra at the neat meeting motels par. eons came forward and aided them In a very Mims* ma w, the sooner the Protection Society was dishasdad the Mow. (Cheers.) Ho Pined with Mr. Shaw is may Warms to ths Liverpool Fissahl lir. TAUNTON thought it meet importeat that they should disown the signs el the thus. (Hear, hoer.) la his opinion it was geed milky br rumen to some aid Lora any quarter which was prepared to render it. (Heir, hear.) Mr. HOBBS reminded tbs mesetiar that tits Duke of Rielemed bed alwsgs !mem eel was atW, a tiemissest &dep oses of** repeal el the seek tom Mr. SHAW Imre stated that beefs,. sines he his sessadmmt. examined the Meisel remission, hi t = that kis siesesion did net go far eseash. He desired to emit ell reilmesse to Suess' sad ntremshment. The OHATIMAN believed it was net competent to Mr. haw W aim • mead ameadmsat, bat of mares may oribra patlemen beiding siseihr views might do so, and thus the desist 'Mr. Shaw wenlet be offeemd. Mr. SHAW aims withdrew his seessidesent, sad the fel lowing sae was by lir. CLATDON : n a g thhe mow waif es sti•opseats Midi mil mistime, sea aid them is all mamma to Mak at arty Is mortis esti of eremsm. Mr. HOBBS smanded this amendment, and observed that by the meratitatSsa of the sosiety its object wee expressly limited to the Wel meal of the malt tax. lir. DAVY esnineiled that while sash was this avowed dims, diem wee ale seem why it sheald set be t through • Maiden is the public ex when that was miles* essential to V W. ' t. (Hear, bur.l Mr. !SHWAS, M.P., said that the Mika object ol the Wing be.. to skein OM repeal of the melt tax, he the meting Mail net Sedate ilea IL figUTH. fleasat mi lbe i rt m. {t y ska pseelimities of the S amsMgt ant to be ha been slated oa all sides will use bratisilmersaill • sabstitate In the met tan. Why, p s )bedil they be peedaded tram say reference to the migesillase I (Sear, bem.) The alteratios whisk mesa* taken pima be tbsk position should Maks them lees this-shinned-4 hoer, hear,)—end he mold see no been., imperially when other parties were seek ing different slimes, la • *ogres . ion that their object might be secevel by Sem et retrenehment. (Cheer.) SILIRS asatesded that the smociation ought Sot to debar itself ftiS taking any mans deemed expedient TES EXPRESS, THIIRSDAV EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1849. with rarest se ma hatiata be Edith be to ia par liament. (th that mouth be arr i e ss =l to die amead meat. Ile dirl net mewl dm not asp any erbium methemehment mil* h oard its on elljeth Ofeerderes.) Aka seem further akenales with wiped to the policy of adopting aay wads health reillinine to menemy sad re tratebasth. Mr . Lemnos; in mem le meth the view. of the thastas, asnandsd Me rieelnina al !hallo maim d als saistalks Wade thlh aiimir atesilsea se to=s la the 1. ths gala a eider L ath lm fu Alas to the few* the egilenh le the 41.110101•02 TA ON bathes monied the resoled= is its SOW firm, The CLIMAX pat the goads& Fear heads only were held up as Sauer of the saesdisent, sad the original rescis sion was masa by a large majority. Mr. SHAW eith the seat stop &wad ho err the satiety to call itself " The Anti-Malt Tax and Mensal Bohm Ammo ciatios." ameirlatee.) Oa the Moths of here TAUNTON, the hiletring resolution Was eased to : That the essearyls requited es tamesheis a yep eels/of the pea eselegs a this Au le arm siessiales mei* his le ini tials= to ails mikes be thetmeat it the neat teq sal that the ant gestailen isabilei be Mamma assns. It was hardsse that slowed petits inestirg in favour of the also @bath be lath os the Mot Kareb, the day Ullowleg th e slitheisea siesting of the Central Proteettoo On the maim el Kr. dell, issisileil by Mr. LAIII - a gees of Modes was pima le tba alikasa, y whoa it was May allow. Before the nestint a tite up several donations were aanesseed ; and the shaman Impressed as all miaow the necessity of esertiag thensighlees obtain a eapply of [aide adequate to the essaripiasy. Mayfair. The Wine was osesided 2 7 • kt ia •••• 1 Lewis. The Isms soastonood la the mead sad were an d*oversel antll sae e, the maw woe is s rascal Meas. The cwt the dens woos apseed else On weed both upward werds wfdi willialfs sit WW2 the specs of a few admen the of Ile *sat prima et no betiding was wrapped k ea larnale sheet elf Issas. Whoa the sapless sorbed, the lame wen isinatierg Into the sir a ensiderabh height, sad =Wain weer the mi, awl the hewn os the smile side el the sheet wore WNW at the Ins& The brews spread of the Gum ins resisted, but several hewn *pen before tii• lbasis mild get eb• alashl7 o,er leoMe, sad sot bean assye to the mows of several ebesuaid ponds woe dean ; X. Lewis keen, lost the stole et her lend& sled the bathing Is nearly esseped. The prenhold Z. Viscose, - No 2, awl Ns. Aside. No. 10, an severely dammed by water, and the furniture by removal, dn. No. NI, opposite, is the trusts, of Mr. Iliagiaio, is awe barns is the front, sad the windows broken. No. 67, banes( to Mr. Theses West, is siwilsrly damaged. Tile wig% of the An omen be so donated for. INQUESTS, YiSTIBDAL—FATAL AFTILLY.—BdoeM Mr. W. Baker, at the Black Hone Kievland-road, re specting the death of B. liumbell, arid 211, who was killed :andonday night het la a pugilistic anomater with two mint Hunt and Hunter who stand remanded from the Wanitip-street pollee court , se reported In the Express. The hiqubry was adjourned.—A °more VIiDICT. —Before Mr. Bedford, at the Plough, Cuerstreet, on this body of Mr. B. Katsbread, missuan of Smithfield Market It having bus clearly shown that deceased indicted a wound is hie throat with a Nara and that he bad within the two or throe previous days Ludo away with 60d Just bequeathed to Ida, the fannies of the jury announced the verdict as follows : We lad that the de waged died of temporary insanity, produced by the wound oa the throat."—The : Do you wean that, or that the wound we, indicted by himself in a state of insanity, and that it produced his &stk.—Portman •. That is what we ocean. —A verdict was ecendingly recorded in canewhat different terns. EAST INDIA HOUSE. Yesterday a special court of proprietors of East India Nita was held at the Company's home, Sir halt& Law Lushisgton is the chair. Toe minutes of the last wart Wife read and eoadrined. The CHAIRMAN aoquaiated the coact that it had been made apecial ior the purpose of dimming the claims of the Rajah of Betters Mr. HUME moved that the court be adjourned until the ad titiosal papers in the ease of the Rajah of Battarah were printed, and laid an the proprietors' table. He would take it for granted that thus papers contained aortae important information oa the sabkot. He e , ntplained on the part of the proyeriehres that they had bum de ceived by the Court of Directors—that the chairman had held out a distinct pledge to them when be moved the ad journment of the last court that the matter would not ba de cided upoa until all the papers relating to it were bet re the court of proprietors. He thought that such conduct on the part of the Court of Directors was meet disgraceful, dehonour able, and infamous. Alter some further obeervations the hon. proprietor concluded by moving the killowing reso lution That this count* adjourned for fourteen days, or until the papers which bare been presented to the House of Commors are laid on the Pre table, and printed andeirculeted among them. VVIOHAM, a director, suggested that the bon. pro. priiator had better more at once for the production of the papers, and the question of adjourning the court might be brought forward afterwards. Mr. HUMS said he had to objection to adopt that course. The CHAIRMAN said he had no objection to the predate. tics of the pipets alluded to, or to their being printed, pub. Railed, and circulated among the proprietors, but he did object to the present court being adjourned for the rupee of taking those papers into consiieration. He thought the best course would be for the proprietors, after they had perused the paper., to forward a requisition to the directors to soaves* another special court for the impose. Mr. LEWIS seconded the motion. Mr. CLARKE sai lit was but panic* to the chairman to state, that at the lest court no pledge had bees given by him either that he would produce any papers, or thatch* directors would delay sending out ny instructions to India until the wart of proprietors had had an opportunity of perusing the I M IL CHAIRMAN said he was glad to hear the statement Jan made by the hon. proprietor, as it precluded the ames eity of seam remain which he intended to have made cm the subject. All he said at the last mart war, that the papers had arrived, and that in due time they would be laid before the Court of Proprietors. He was mot prepared at present to name a day for taking those papers into considera• don, but tho proprietors cou'd of their own motion call a special court oa the subject whenever they please'. Atter some farther diseuision a :motion for printint and circulating the papers was put and carried.—The mart then adjourned. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY. The general annul meeting . of the mociet y for the relief of sick and diseased names an the port of London. on board the Dreadnought, took place yesterday at 74, King William street. Mr. John Labouchere, the treasurer, presided. The 28th annual report of the committee stated: "That the threatened return of cholera in the autumn of l i hat year necessarily occupied the airtime attention of the committee. The measures adopted on previous occasions, when this disease prevailed epidemically, and which were then found to work well, appearing to the committee to be such as it would be most prudent to adopt, they applied to the Admiralty to be furcualted with • separate ship, to be fitted as an hospital for ths reception of cholera patients only ; and, at the sense dme, the committee expressed the reedit:no of its officers to take the entire charge of any such hospital, if established within a short dbtance of the Dread nought. This application was most promptly complied with, and the Iphigsain (late the Marine Society's ship) was at the disposal of the committee. Although, placed he merciful dispensation of Providence, the en. commodation thus provided bias been ea yet but little re quired the number of cholera pulsate not having exceeded 30, v iii the committee feel that they have great cause to be grateful for the means so liberally granted them of affording, even in that small number of cases, medical assistance much mess esseedeatly emd L trerhaps advantageously, than would otheneiss Mee Imes vim. They also Seel that, although the eleitalies grime the present to have passed, at lout within the sphere of the ileamea's Hospital, still its recur ream, as on farmer osmium War in the spring, may not be deemed improbable. The iphigamle is therefore retained by them, and will, it h leaped, be goad, in any emergency, amply suMaient sad esaamisilkeis he the reception of any number of pmiesta likely to be loroseght to the hospital. " The latimdlon held out by the committee last year that the Dreadaseskt meld be dished M seep a leek which she in Xemaker, 1347, has ail has wig late elect, am the ailsrwarde diminished seseddinally. Upon • re d presentation made by the sammittee of int to the Admitalt Bernd, their imahhips_ were pfaesd to direct the master el Weelwieh Yard in nuke a careful sur vey of the mid& ime ben dome, and the com mittee are glad le slate that the madmen eller frame justi fied a resumumndatiora that she shed he decked this year to mein the ememeary repairs. Having the Man 61'a smaller ship, with Mbar same, the committee will, daring that period, take mm limit skit end disabled mamma shall not be Bighead. " The limmem's Sm,Mal lieeiety matinees to enjoy the patronage end need @Eggert of her mast redo= Majesty, an honour esniareed ages a charity devoted to the wants of • class Mims Ashley Igen all oesedoss proved themselves worthy st Ask isarsigies barium@ ; and on whose be half the amities return their ipMeial thanks. " Amidst the various champs eibiek have takes plies meat the supporters of this hergitak M h area satistastioa to the ssmeniteas to know that ite immense to the naval sad Mesquite el the emailry watienes le he aw =Va ul t's's*, al l= kla mmiele _ ' has ' the sem , memement, has materially maleibeleil in piece it in its pre sses poultice, and has encermagall the eemmittee in their Woe: el usefulness. The number of paths% admitted on board the Dreadnought, daring the pot pear, w ,as • and relief in modicum and medical steels admikeervi to 2,123; making • total of 38,979 seamen, ei ell nations, time its isematios. " T; Vekoseselieel. sew presented. shows a einelderable Mies Win the geomipt of pordlise awl iheibitorio • and a imps of dienialnien ia soma siabenipehas, i rtra cheek of vow of She old sad Meade of Nee eharity. The eassolliee o f this, as th u d plies ot the hospital ea tie river 'moot fail to Mast sehiatica, and invite tespihy into its utility sad sawrommt, " The *amber of rasa received We tee ship elate it be came an hospital, in 1821, is 59,011, of whoa 38,418 were diceliarpal eared ; which author iesiades 2,243, whe were also clothed. Fl'Ora the Ist Feb. Se the end of last year the somber of patients recovered was 2,781, of whoa 203 are still ander care." _ . The easll - seeonat for 1848 showed that the receipts dais, the pest year (inoludieg a balsam of 1721. 19.., carried over haw the proving' year) was 8,9571. 12s. ed ; the eareat ewaiMw— • snouted to 6,9631. 181. 3d. ; beside. which SUL as. Id. had boos invested in the beads, leaving a Wawa I. hand of 1521. 71, 4d. It wee also stated that, though then had ban a hllin off to the moiety's booms a 1,8601., they had isaand *sir sannat of faded preperty. The report was aasainottaly adopted; the dames wen oleslei for the ening year thaaloo wore voted is the auditors sad Oshawa, sad the peoesedisas tersalaated. Warms Jiws' Fan &mom Ka Bon.—A ball in aid of the heads of the non institution took pleas yester day netting, at Willisßooms. The &ado; 000ntemned at!) o'clock, and entinned until a lets beer. The ationimes was pretty mood. Almon the stewards of the imenmekom who attended we noticed Fox Lane,'Beq., M.P., Plan Sake- Inns, Esq., C. Ametey, M.P., Beg., ito. Film—Yesterday wireihsg, away before three o'elook, a fire at thwthrell baths eat a the pis be. lassie, to lin. Piper, a thatleser, is Shrive% The talus them ia the Ibsen then. sad Wan esistease Mews keens, they had bed the stain's, Gotha& the se mai berths had the pastern dillsebyth aisles a lads reheat Le it was they were au*w sested Xmas. Insists were promptly ea the spot, bat beim Nell be mti a irist, the fire had the party end bad the stock is trade in Mr. Levy's she sat a swat Z.7r7 Them wee sa attendant et water, sad the the me easended lit sable as the bat alt until the nob to trade Wombs, to Mao. Piper was dwiroyod, end the bendtiut satesalvely boned. The sleek of Ith Levy is slot severthi dee k e l ed be fire sad water. Both ponies were tattlysi la the Phenix Fire-Odlos. MAYMA.— At the tithe the above diester brake oat, sews eel 01 the engines were at week at a the width Awl bras& oat is a imp theasioa to Cs:sea-street, BOLTON ELECTION. Yesterday the nomination of candidates for Bolton took place, the hustings being erected in the market-place. There was as immense emeoure of people assembled to take part in the proceedings, but there was lees bitterness sad run e cur of party feeling than usual on such occasions. The tory candidate, Thomas iiidgway &bison, Esq., earns to the hus tings at the head of several hundred of - his friends, a few minutes after ten o'c'ock ; and at the head of a larger and still more influential body of electors, soon afterwards, came 8 r Joshut Walmaley. Sir Joshua was loudly cheered on presenting himself at the front of the borings, and it was soon evident that as was the popular candidate by the en thusiasm wi-h whioh he was welcomed on every hand. Mr. T. L. RUSHTON, the Mayor, after causing the usual prelizninaties to be gone through, called upon the electors to give to each of tbe candidates and their friends a fair and Impartial hearing. He wished them to give to etch a fair field and no favour—and might the beat man win. (Loud cheers ) R HEYWOOD, Esq., said—l have very great pleasure in nominating Sir Joshua Walmsley as a fit representative of this borough in the Commons house of parliament. Though not a townsman, he is a Lancashire man, and I believe was born in Liverpool, where he raised himself from humble circumstances to become the chief nivel:rate of that imp .r -tent lawn. He acquired this pAition in the honourable pursuits of commerce. Daring his long r.sidence in Liver pool he exerted himself in promoting the success of every useful institution there, and devoted muck time and money to suck purposes, more especially to the education of the people. I am als I convinced, and indeed it is well known, that he took* very active pert in promoting the repeal of the corn laws. I am also awned that he will co-operate most zealously in Cobden's movement to reduce the expenditure of the country. (Loud sad prolonged cheering.) Sir Joshua Walnu!ey was not personslll known to many of us till he appeared in this town, but finding him such a straightfor ward, honourable, active, and intelligent gentleman, I have, contrary to my usages, ceppei out to urge upon the electors to give him their support. (Cheers.) T. THOPdASSON, Esq., said I beg to second the nomi nation of Sir Joshua WMmaley as a fit and proper person to represent this borough in parliament. I support Sir Joshua because kis pus ition and standing in society is a guarantee that he will countenance " no wild or undigested schemes of change." (Laughter.) Sir Joshua has too much wool on his own back to countenance any dangerous experiments. (Caters.) Bat beyond this, his lam career of public usefulares, emit' e sacrifices of long years of time and money which he has made, personally, in the cause of free trade and of political reform— these are the best guarantees that you can possibly have of what he will do in future. I recommend him because I be lieve he will be the foremost among that little hand cf patriots and I am sorry there are so few of them—who are endeavouring in parliament to rescue the government oat of the bands of a band of titled aristocrats who have so long bet n wielding the reiourcasof this vast country for their o A n inte rests. I expect him to be Unmet in the contest for the »duo tionof the expeaditure—(enthusiastic eheering)—whiebeos test will be carried on sgaingthose who have made the govern sent not what it ought to be--a friendly and impartial insti tution for the Windt of all classes ; but have made it indeed little better than " an combed conspiracy" for thi benefit of the few against the rights, the interests, the prosperity, and the comforts of the great masses of this industrious coo ' raunity. R. BURTON, Elsg, proLsosed as the candidate on the other side Thomas Ridgway Unction, Esq but was much interrupted, and did not attempt to utter half-a-dozen sen teams. H. said Mr. Bridson was well known amongst the electors, and nobody knew anything against him. J. STONES, Eq., wooded the nomination. Bir JOSHUA weLmsucr then came forward, and was repaired with loud cheers. He said, I have endeavoured to explain to you my political creed. New, what is it ? That I wish to act upon that golden ruts of doing to others as I would they should do to me. (Cheers.) I wish to extend to ay fellow men of all grades that fair portion of the ',pre matatioa of this country to which they are duly entitled from the amount of taxation that they pay. I would extend to all men the Name political privileges which I myself enjoy. I would extend to my fellow men that protection to which they are fully and justly entitled ; for I hold it to be ono of the most sacred trusts that Englishmen can possess, and one of the most sacred rights that they pour, that they should vote according to their own commence. I hold that the Englishman should be protected in the just exercise of his rights, and I say that that proton lion ought to he given to him by the ballot. (Cheers.) I have neither directly nor indirectly infineneed, or tried to ialsenin, any man. When a man has told me that he would vote for Mr. Bridson, I cell amps every elector present to say whether I have asked hint or ,pressed him for a mo. stout I invariably have said, " 'Thank you : keep your promise." And I Bull call open you to do so. If I win, I will win fairl Now, gen:limes, there are most important I l queetises to be considered ; and I would appeal to your common sense whether we are likely to obtain great political privileges, whether we are likely to obtain a great redaction of taxation, whether we are likely to rases immensely our army and navy, by sending men te represent you who have hitherto never come forward to reform any one abase of the country. I am surprised, I must confer, when I find any working mon that is net for an extension of the range. I am sur mised when I find any working man that is not for the vote by ballot. I am surprised when I find any working man, and I trust there will not be one here, who will for a mo moot set his foes against the utmost= economy and retrenchment in the state. (Groat ) I meld give you the greatest political authorities that our army, that our navy, that our misoellamons estimatsa, that our civil Lot s that all these are carried on at as enormous exposes to the working clauses el this country, for the benefit of one, and that one of the most wealthy dams of the community, which ought to be able, it it was to support It Beglithinen see fond of precedent. they like to hooey that there was • time when such thins °mad be achieved, and were achieved. Well, gentlemen, in 1835, the cost of the army the navy, and the miscellaneous estimates of this country was ten millions less than it is at the present moment. Now, gentlemen, I appeal to your understanding, I appeal to your esouniza ernes, whether it is not necessary that we should go I bask to the estimates of 1835, sad save that amount of tax ation ; instead of main our fleets and ear armies, the one sailing all ever the weed, picking quarrel and lading fault. and meddling with the oatmeal depot:* of every country nadir heaven; I want to know whether that is to the ad vestige of the working men of this country ? Whether their king sassier Amid be esmadered, and thrown away to support an oligarchy which has no sympathy with— no ieslias of cosmos interest with—the working classes of this country. For your information I will ;give you &short extract from one or two speeches of noblemen who are fa olio% redeem who do net now Ind [salt with rechleamoss and extravagant expenditure. Lard Milton, on the is of February, 1816, said: " It would be one of the greatest mbititaass that mid befall this country if she was to be held eat as a ir ai ss a i ss itary power. That had net boss oar he very mash doubted whether, V we amused shape, ft would be pos sible We as to malsesi war rbmtres at the same time." Mr. Brestgliam, an the 11th I, 1816, said ; " Thee, again, why were the seven or eight lonian blurb saddled ones t Predastive at nothing else, they were essesdingly rick in patronage. Then pm be mamas and lINIMItn. risk and semsaaelandaohlid, and asameineales, mai pert admirals, and the whets mantas et Aced them were the latent Inducements to louden =country with their protection." Well, palenes s I will read you ens from the noble lord at the head stag whip administra lien at this moment. What does he mg? But mind this was In 1816, when the army was INI.IIOO as. and now it is MrA; andwanted to Mass it then. Ike said, on the he besary, 1816 :—" From the else of the Asseben war te the apealeg el theta( the Filmstiremielisa, the pease emableimat et this amble had ham tee mark Meade& and the dohs/ masequearies bad hem, fist ewe meaner having hem sehimMed, a wirepiersy NOM was graimiged by the Maim, erasable te it % en esetyteenlasden." (Hear.) Se there always will be deaden/Ilse of memer, w r i Ma time cr es = sas. re talk e the rerimresselthe penis to up a war Then, whim war ism aim, it t shoulanne.we have me musses maistaia thee war. (Hear.) tie says further (and Mfrs 0 Wanes): "To the 11100 troop further - (anti it I be elgeeleikrith equal grososu ca L o rthy, we have 45, lbws ace.) . 6 It they ((l Why, hie regret wield ; =es meld he mese eigeelimalle theth en imbi tip of faygrop milk the gime were deli *Abe eta ; the mmslitatimall anlhedlise were Sin segmesded, aggra at OM "my sleek at dm amiss." Bed. gralismen, what wa wadi esesk—what maid -possibly result foss the ma millions dniostion proposed. by Kr. Cobden t Az tureens of nesse to the espilellet. as WWIYe et milk ma income of mesaisetures ; hider asepleyment ea the teem, end all will agree with thle. hake yew& (Cher) Time is *nether dad a mist inspeneeng einfient in this mid& sheniii never be lost eight of; eat Id is Ili& that property wadi he safer. That ate weal he happy, sad that belied of being eeeresd liegesses, - Um demo weal Nes ia the hearts ma fm dm elladiese ef dr potpie. We believe that this maid be the eased drier essieksa It emd prover men le mgesssat yea ha the °mom' Reese of Parliament We knew, *meat we well km% lima the pee* adds istantry are est reggeseated. We knew, sad we well knew, that there is a widespread sad doep.rooted discontent in it. hearts of the peopi. We wish to remove that. We are at awed of being innovates& Properly was it remarked by the hen. geotkmaa whe spoke so well in seconding me when be said u lie has some weal mo ids bock." Ba gentlemen, I have sameddes s h e. I Imps I have • sound keart—(cheers) —a beset deftessinal he support that dais from which I spring. (ilesewed eitsere.l And, gentlemen, if it was not in every primed*, it it was not licer • love of my fellow-men, interest —if them podium knew but their true lateral aright—would lead to the same malt. I Ides seen most of the electors of this borough. I have been told that the sea of Bolton are truthful. I believe it ; and tell you that it they be truthful tosatierew night will see me your representative. Your mayor has very justly and very properly commended you for the orderly behaviour that has been exhibited. las told that there never was a more orderly election than has been exhibited on this oceasice. I rejoice la it greatly ; for, gentlemen, I saall ever be found supporting " peace, law, and order," as the best safeguards of the poor man as well se of the rick. (Immense cheering.) Mr. T. R. BRIDSON next prteented himself, and though received widths cheers of his friends, wee 'stabled to proceed but at interval', in consequence of repeated interreptiece. He said : I am here as a candidate for the representation ea this borough I. the House of Commons. I appear before you as a elsintant for year votes. Yon ell know rats as an earnest advocate far the advance:beet of your local interests. lam a fellow.townsman also. (Laughter and hisses.) Bat these reasons are not sufficient. (Groans,and cries of " Hear him.") I say, if these reasons ans not sufficient to gain your opinion oa my behalf, I say, at all even t s , they are ad di el pledges that our interests are alike. (Cries of " No," and a long pause, dari..g which the hon. candivate appeared to be referring to some written notes.) My worthy frig ad, Sir Joshua Walenaley, has detained you so long that I —(lnterruption.) Further, be has made an appeal for support upon the ground liac he is a friend to economy and financial reform ; but, however, he has made a mistake in giving you his address upon te:renchinent and financial reform, because it would appear, or seem to us, that he and his party claim a monopolyof these things; hut, gentle men, both I sad the party who are with me, profess, as well as they, to he for retrenchment, economy, and asmuch for these things, I say, as anybody else can poseibly be. (Curd and 'sootiest.) Gentlemen, it has been remarked that I have not the same fluency of speech as my hon. friend, Sir Joshua Walnuley. I admit it—l confess it ;—(crire of "Go home then ")—but, gentlemen, we have bad talkers enow, but devilish few workers. (add of laughter and cheers ) Ater a long pause the hon. ceadidat returned. You will fini me an earnest advocate for your interests; if you re turn mu you will never find me backward in ass sting all in my power to establish the just sights of the working men of England. You will never have to leek me ; you will always find me amongst you. (Another pause.) You will always find me at my post, if you return me ; you will find aat Canton. Gentlemen, I'm told by Sir J. W a l m s Icy that Englishmen are toed of precedents, but he did not tell me they were fond of humbug ; and I am sure they are not. Brother electors, you are loud of short speeches— and you will agree with me that it is the crying evil of the times, the pedal:log scourge of the House ot Commons, that time u wasted with these long speakers. The world will "deter hold to this—that excessive garrulity is not—l say the world will always hold that garrulity is not a proof of sound ne,s of mind or--or—or—(cries of Go on, man ") I'm no speaker. No good will come a it. I tell you I'm a hocest man. (Laughter.) I tell you I will not give pl ea either to Mr. Thomason himself or Sir Joshua either, or any man on these hustings for understanding—understand me, gentlemen—for understanding these questions of the day—(laughter)— I'll understand it as well as any man ; but I cannot express all I would sty. I'll put icon paper sa well as any of them. (Great laughter and ironicalcheering.) It's ell talk and no wink with some of them. If you return me, you'll find my talents and every mo. meat of my time devoted to the welfare of this borough and the country at large. (A Voice: What will you do?] I'll tell you by and bye. (Cheese and laughter) Gentlemen, I'll not detain you any lager, but I want to make an observation. I came down from London this morning; had only time to wash and clean me b:tween Oa and seven o'clock and get my breakfast before I appeared on these hustings, so that I've not had time to prepare a speech, or visit you as I could wish, and as I fully intended. Necessity has no laws. I hope you will give me credit for the will', but it was not necessary altogether, perhaps, for me, as it was for Sir Joshua, to canvas you. (After a few more sentences delivered with great emphasis while his back as to the reporters, and which for that reason were not heard, Mr. 8ed.4111 retired amidst the mingled laughter of his opponents and the @been of his friends.) Mr. FLITCZOVT (au elector) asked : If returned to perils. menu, will you vete that every man here shall have a vote ? —Mr. Bille&ON (emphatically): No. (Groans.) Mr. Furcaorr : Will you vote for the bellot ?—Mr. 8a1t1024 : No.—Mr. "'Lite/LOTT Will von vote for lessening the ex penditure of government?—fair. Dawson Certainly.—Mr. Ftrroaorr: With Mr.Cobden for areductino of ten mi.lions ? —Mr. BRIDSON: I should vote for a reduction of taxation, but I do not my to what amount; and I'll neither vote obit Mr. Cobden or any other mister. (Laughter and groans.) In answer to a further question from Mr. Foam:dos, another elector, Mr. Balinion said he would have no objec tion to an extension of the suffrage, but ho had not con sidered to what extent. The MAYOR then called for a show of hands, and from 5 000 to 6,000 appeared to be held up for Sir Joshua Walm•ley. For Mr. Bridson there appeared to be about one fourth or onethird that number. Ttre Mayor declared the show to be for Sir Joshua Walmsley, amidst great and prolonged cheering. A poll was demanded for Mr. Bridson, and fixed to take place this day. LEOMINSTER ELECTION. The election at Leominster took place on Tuesday, when Mr. Frederick Peel was returned without opposition. The newly-elected member addremed the assembled voters at great length, and as some of his opinions were supposed to reflect those of his father, Sir Robert, he was listened to with much attention. He referred to certain insinuations uttered by Sir Bulwer Lytton and by Mr. Roebuck, to the effect that the voters of Leominster had refrained from pledging themselves to any candidate in the expectation of a corrupt return for votes which it might have become impor tant to secure in the event of a elms contest. I have, e at tuned Mr. reel, the fullest confidence that all those charges and insinuations are as unjust when applied to yourselves, as lam certain they are when applied to myself. I believe the electors of this borough are as incapable of bartering the free exercise of their franchise for a corrupt consideration as I feel conscious to myself that I am incapable of soliciting it on such terms. I can say with perfect sincerity that I have solicited no man's vote exeept upon public and honourable grounds. Nay, Igo further and say, that 1 haven de. sired that any man should give me his vote who could not , give It with a clear conscience, and without having to up braid himself with the abuse of this most importaat con- I (*national franchise. I am sure that I shall not forfeit an portion of your good opinion, and I am equally sure that I should not have diminish e d my chances of somas, it 'the other candidates had persevered to the last, by the explicit declaration that I would infinitely leave preferred defeat to the being iadebted for my return to anything savouring of corruption. (Hear.) Mr. Peel then went on to declare himself a supporter of the institutions of the country in church and state, but an advo cab for judicious reforms. He would appropriate the rove- , noes of sinecures or separations appointments in the church to the extension of parochial duties, and to the increase of the scanty stipends which in many instances are paid to those by whom the duties are performed. He would ales give , support to these measures which provide for the secular , education of the children of poor parents who dissented from the Church of Ragland; and to that measure likewise which removed a constant source of ill-will and litigation by setting at mat the question of title In the cases of dissent- , ing okapis. On the question of the endowment, as , it is called, of the Roman Catholic church, the hon. member said, if I were to give a pledg e that i at no time, under no circumstances, out of no fan what. I ever, would I consent to a provision for the Roman catholic clergy in any part of the Queen's dominions, I should conciliate many votes. I dare say such a pledge , might homily and safely given. I think it very improbable that any proposal will be made to parliament on this guts lion. I cannot canoed from myself the difficulties that Ile in the way of Each a proposal — difficulties connected with , the state of public opinion to this country—with the fund out of which the remuneration would have to be drawn—and, n with the avowed repugnance of the Roman catholic pr elates to accept any provision for the clergy of their church. I repeat, therefore, that in giving the pledge I should probably have concili ated many votes, and at the same time have no trouble about the practical ful filment of my agreements. But what I ask of you is to allow me to hear the proposal first, if any is to be made, and not to pledge myself to approach the discussion fettered by a positive engagement that, be it what it may, I win vote against it. Supposing I had been asked to give a pledge In favour of the endowment of Roman catholic I should have declined to yield an acquiescence to thi inquest. My language would have been—l cannot under- take to support a measure et which I know nothing, and which may be objectionable, and which my reason may tell me I ought to oette. On the other hand when one adverts to the state of Ireland , to the dkorden which have long pre vaned in that country, to the great amount of military force which is maintain ot there for the purpose of keeping in check those disorders, it would have been, I think, unwise and pre- sumptuous in me to have pronounced a peremptory decision against any measure proposed for the benefit. of Ireland— especially one whose professed objects would be to render the Romeo catholic clergy in Ireland—a very powerful and very numerous class fa good or evil—lees absolutely dependent for subsistence On the taxation of the poorest and mom destitute. But I hear it said this is a question of principle, and on questions of principle peremptory .lodgments may be pronounced—that it b sinful for a Ws to credo's a religious stet profeseir.g theological tenets different, from its owe. I cannot coacox with thou who advance suck. an opinion. I cannot think tkat a state provision for the mtknumanes of the teachers of certain religious doc trines, ie.volves a recognition by the state of the truth of such doctrines; but I forbear to enter upon these pciota, and shall content ramp with saying that in my opinion the 3 question of principle was dhpteed of years and years ago. The Ie reeognieed and protected throughout ths hog& eta lecoMi of the British dominions. It Is sompdeed patella ht Canada, and in many ether e=areessiees el IM stows ; ad la Ireland, toe, re is melded he dill peelbrosance of certain fame 2.4the lam media glob. This quake has beau . oslsoloiewil by ma who united to gnat sagacity et . atotelsmat le Os interests of the asteWfshedamok Mr. l'ltt was la favour, I do not say of ea andommat of . the Rama catholic chore*, but of a deceit sod adequate • ttrfor the ministers of that church. George , eldgect to this gunk° belies taken tetanus' by bis gown:amt. He did object, it Is true, to the re. mood of civil disabilities which then attsobed to his Boma , Sathillie subjects, bat not a la k itrovisicn for the male- : belknos el tbe andatisg • clergy of their church. Lori Sideleadi and Lord Wreath, too, did not object to the comideration of the quest:lea. Do not such authorities justify me in not committing myself to the support of the measure, but in pausing before, without knowing the nature of the measure, or hearing a single argument to its favour, I give a positive pledge to vote against it ? (Hear.) The new member thin relented to retrenchment, and said : I will not consent to cut oft tea million in the expenditure o f 1849 be cause the expenditure in 1835 assented toe given sum. think it better to inquire what are the real bona fide mum silks of 1849 than what was the actual expenditure at a period some thirteen or fourteen years back. I will not vote for ary expenditure which I do not believe to be imperatively required by the exigencies of the public ser vice, and by an enlightened regard to the pub.ic interests. As regards the suffirege and the ballot I am not at all satis fied that the ballot would insure the independent exercise by the voter of Ihis right. I sea so many incidental evils as deter me from coareating to adopt the experiment lam very far from saying that I think the electoral system, se framed in 1832, nso perfect that it will nut admit of amend ment. (Hear.) It is true I see great evils in frequent changes, but I will not deny that the progress of mowledge, that the increase of qualtfications of different kinds in those classes of the community which are now excluaid, may jus tify the matureldeliberatien whether some Witter extension of the suffrage may not be desirable. But 1 consider that the main purpose for which the franchise is given, is that we may be well governed, and that we may have a security for the continuance of good government, ant it i s m y deliberate opinion that our present constitution does secure us that good government, and does provide a guarantor tor its con tinuance in a much higher degree than any other tam of government under which we can live. MURDER NEAR BRIGHTON. Yesterday morning, a little before tour o'clock, information was given at the Brighton Town Hall by Mr. Hodson and Mr. Kirton, that Mr. Griffith, the brewer, had been murdered. These townsmen had been out on a shooting excursion, and on their way homewards at a very late hour they discovered a body lying on th e roa d b e t ween Dale gate and the Plough at Piscombe, which, on investiga tion, turned out to be that of Mr. Griffith. It was resting on the beck, and life was (staid. The hat of the deceased was picked up a few yards off, his packets were turned inside out and rifled, and a wound was discovered in the cheer showing that he had been shot th rouo h t h e b o d y b y hi e assailant. A gig whip and part of a rein, cut, war e a l so picked up on the spot, leaving ne doubt that deceased had been waylaid by highwaymen. He was a higk-couraged and powerful mar, and the probability is that he resisted the attempt at robbery, and paid the penalty with his life.—Mr. Griffith bad been out on a short country journey to colle ct cash, cash, and take orders from publicly' whom he supplied. The spot where the murder we. committed is immediately under the South Down hill, and there is only one dwelling near the place, namely, a faren•lionso in the occutation of Mr. Mannirgton, and one of Mr. Manningten's servants heard the report of a pistil between 9 and 10 o'clock in the evening, eupposed to have been the time the murder was committed. Mr. Griffith had been in the country oollectiog cash, and he arrived at Henfleld soon after eight o'clock; and having baited his horse he left Henfleld at ten minutes before nine o'c'ock, and the spot where he was murdered was shout four miles from Henfleld, so that he must have reached the place where he loot his life at about half-peat nine. The horse and gig were found at Poynii g, the reins were cut nearly close up to the hand, and it is evident that they had both been cut asunder by a sharp knife. Footsteps were traced on some rishig ground leading to the Downs, but whether they were the footsteps of the assamins cannot yet be known. In January last deceased received an anonymous letter, warning him of an attack from robbers, The letter was as follows:—" Sir,—Some parties intends to rob you the next time you goes to lionham, so bee on your guard." The letter beans the superscription of " Mr. Mania, Grid's ' Brewery, Brighton ; and it was posted in Trafalgar-street, Brighton. There is no doubt that the writer of the letter knows the guilty parties, and every exertion is being used on the part of the police to discover the murderers. It Is the general impresasum that the crime was perpetrated by per sons well acquainted with the business habits of the firm, and that the assassins expected to oktain • very large bsoty. But we understand that the cash deceased bail with boss did not probably amount to more than about 201. Mr. Griffith took two pistols with him, and When his body was discovered one of the pistols WAI found lying b 7 his side discharged whilst the other pistol was found in his pocket loaded. Mr. Griffith settled in Brighton in Nov., 1845, tad entered inti partnership with Mr. Sewell, the ma nager of the Branch County Bank, at Brighton. He was an active member of the commissioners and an intelligent man. His loss will be lamented by a large circle of friends. lie ham left two boys, one eight and the other ten years of age. THE INQUEST. Yesterday afternosn the coroner proceeded with the in quest. The jury haying viewed the body and the spot where it was found, Mr. H. M. Blakes, surgeon ' Brighton, who had mule a port rnortenss examination of deceased, stated that he found a bullet wound in the centre of the breast ; it had pulsed through the heart and lodged in the back part. It would cause instant death. Deceased might utter one shriek, not more. The pistol or gun must have been dis charged close to him, as the clothes were singed. Mr. James Hodson, hatter, Brighton, deposed to finding the body ea above stated, and else that near it were a dis charged pistol, en iron spectacle frame covered with crape so as to disguise the face, a glove, a whip, an empty purse, and a rem. He and his companion at once recognised Mr. Griffith. Martin stated that he is manager of the noel brewery, at Brighton, of which deceased was the proprietor. Witness had been in the habit of going the Bonham round himself during the lest twelve months to collect money. This time Mr. Griffith took the Journey himself in consequence of having some barium at Horsham which witness could not do. Whams then traduced the anony mous letter above referred to. The deceased, he stated, was lying on his beck when they found him. The legs were rather in a cramped position, and one of them was rather raised. They_pleeed the body in the cart and brought it to the Plough. They , did not discover the wound until they brought him to the house ; they then saw the wound in the breast. The deemed generally wore a gold watch and chain. The knife produced was not deceased's property.—The in quest was proceeding when our parcel was despatched. ASSESSMENT OF RAILWAYS. The railways of England pay annually two hun dred sad fifty thousand p:Ainds towards the local taxation, not of the country, but of some three thousand parishes, whose united expenditure (excluding that of cities and large towns) cannot be more than seven or eight hundred thousand pounds. The railway interests complain, and very justly, that, in their case the sound old principle, that taxation should not outstep benefit, is egregiously evaded. They say that, while the assessment to local rates of the parishes they intersect, does not average more than 31. per acre, the assessment upon their property averages 801. per acre : and that while the annual payments for poor, church, highway, and other rates, on the part of the perishes affected, do not amount to more than h. per acre, every acre occu pied for railway purposes is burdened with an ge annual tax for these purposes of 101. They say, too, and most truly, that, having forced railways into existence in defiance of the scarab= , but most obstinate and expensive, oppceidon, of the landed interest, and in many cases having been compelled to buy off their opponents by extravagant prices for " swampy woods and worthless wastes"—the y are now made to pay, to the very interest which opposed them, a rent charge, in the shape of easement from rates, equal, if capitalised, to twice the original value of the land covered by the great national works which have been created by their capital and labours. For it must be observed that, while railways pay for poor rates BUMS large enough to keep the whole railway staff as paußers, and esetribate very largely towards the repair of the high ways, the maintenance of the churches, and the support of the rural police, the n-ither increase pauperism, cause extra damage to roads, nor necessitate the enlargement of placesof worship ; and as to police, the railways employ, sloths, and pay their own. Under these circumstances, the railway interests may be excused for combining to alter a sistem which taxes the very string of their industry and fixes a penalty upon the extension of those utrivslled means of locomotion which have condensed all England into a limit more accessible than the bounds of that eastern "city of three days' journey," and have promoted every kind of useful and honourable employment, and cheapened at once the luxuries of the rich and the commonest ne cessaries of the poor. To railways, in a period when 10 years of peace had accumulated an almost surplus capital, the competition of which gave unnatural stimu.us to mines in the antipodes and loess to despotic governments la every part of Europe, as well as to repudiating republics cn the i ether side of the Atlantic, so that every gold-hunting ad . veaturor could carry out his visionary schemes, and every miserable tyranny postpone its natural decay by drawing from the overflowing purse of the British capitalist—to rail ways we were indebted for a raw and sound employment foe our wealth, and for the provision of an honourable and wee ful career for thousands of our industrious and ingenious couctrymen. What claim, then, we 'axone the landed interest ' whom they have benefited and paid have upon an enter prise ' fortunate perishes which railways pass through from • third of their original local taxation? What apology can be • made for taking a tithe of the net profits eariied by railways I which hitherto have not averaged more than 4 per sent i upon the outlay—for the behalf of men who never aided is • the work, and who have, is all conscience, been tenefited enough already ? A legal saieniment is the " amount at which the tenement maybe reasonably supposed to let from 1 year to year"—not the amount which any one would give for the trade, foe the use of an immense • moving stock cad a ready made prgsaisation or managers, I clerks, porters, pointemen, and. police, hat simply the amount l which • tenant would offer, having to provide all means of 5 working, and all the capital mid appliances of tra d e Taking . ' -,I I