The Express. — London, England, 1850-01-04 00:00:00

ou 3; . um • as o .!.:Iq, reel- hie. rtiof mem- k ;Ins. ,ruly. time. —The subjoined aneedctee my !ittle for the way things are managed amongst the %dal, Meting& : AUILA. Nov 19.—News there is EMM is this quarter of the i t iotx, or radii r fe this smarter ef India. We have lost hir Thompson, 011ie Solder, sad I am the Neseesager of the 17th indulges in • very fl itemise eulogy en the exeuna raper, sad wigs. &a., to , alter. Report did not speak very bights of him is the :atter capacity, as he had allowed him- *AL it Is said, to he iodise/wed by a partiality toe rtain of his Dative suherdinatee, amongst whom Miners. Lusbingto• ▪ Wiii.in are cuisine fire iii•d sword, or ink and pea, ta king ,tee of these dosage. The cameo( use of them, the lye :dr. Ihompeon'a jemadar,:ie slightly traced in the Ales ▪ . Had be powsseed aI. a partial master, it is not pro hnle he would have amassed the forkir• imi iced I. rim . However, this will be of little lateens to you at Bow , p it y, so et , I est eta the subject of the civil services. I will c .t.clude it by relating to los two eseedotes reetrarel•ng .bat re met is these upper prO•LIIMIP. whisk I think will amuse • mu:-. pr..n ping that that ectors In Ike seems related are still belch*, high al pnintmente in this immediate ne igh r•earhou , sad therefore of iroareo We names are &Otiose li s deo.d, judge of Bombed, was sitting at breakiart on. b ,,gbas t r, *ken, to his horror sod astoulahment, a tile of vice marched is, headed by a native bearing the mAgistrate's elder fur Li. (the judge's) immediate ior. ! The e dee cue was dropped, the muffin left untested, and the Welded judge, wt.o was a timid min, chaired per mission to Ned ilia &camera in question. It was banded to Lim, sail yes may im ittlllo his feelings when he sew the *arrest was draws up is the scud official style, antborioing ire public exectuioner to carry out the last sextet.** of the law en hi,. lishold, the judge of Barahad, by heasiog him by the seek until he was dead!—dated at the se egi.trete's eutcherry, and b acing his most anntistethe. al le signature. Rowe,. r, be was still judge, and, as such, rsperior to the marts rate, so he issued a tunnel reprieve to stay hie own esteutien, ad Wen, instead of et coca proceeding to the mag.strate's, with whom he was not on Boos moo, he, on the preeumpti.m that tte latter kid WS this scheme to murder him. sent in a formal e:stement to the eoesi.simer. demanding an immediate cowl of inquiry. Tau was summoned, and on their in. vest:iodic, tw ansair it appeared that, as in all courts in these provii.cce, the worth a: Berebed was so heavy that the map. rite was obliges to toot, in a great measure, to the same theials, sad to riots such papers as his anilah handed to him. wittiest nuking I kneel master of their mateem A Hasenienan, whiter duly it wes to hand is the ; opera fie shrootare, had connive t an eaves* dislike for the singlet, ate in question, and concocted this plan to insure hint He had drav u oat a formal order 1..1. Mr. •boi.c'e eatiewion, which he had handed to the magietride, was had Maned it with the other documents, when the rain, who had accomplices, immediately lower& .1 it to ts: plies oteicerr, knowing aat when saved Mr. Rohold ',aid resist. sad trusting that he would accuse the Ink. VOW' of an attempt to murder him—which in this we he (lit hairg either guided by his ill feeling to that slicer or hit fear for his tiersocal safety. However, the native had laid his pleas badly; the writing was traced to Lim, and he sad his accomplices were I believe trans. Fact:. My scat anecdote is also about hasping. Let its terniii.ition was more tragical, as the execution actually • areal A ens tun asiietrat-, not two hundred miles from having sentenced a man to be burg after a very az• et:teed murder he had committed, his delicate tether; ...to to ow. .corue at the thought of the pain the felon would ,aff.r ittlt he actually ordered him to be 'tented 'ir the inflame* of chloroform !—a bottle of which, sorb memory apparatus, he had provided ! This, however, CVIIC to tie judge's cars on the previous day, when be tst,:i d t., the magietrate's to forbid this ezir.ordinary es t. .; tea of false fooling. The maentrate was, however, for sooli tin.* stubborn, insisting as executive officer, on his te.Lt •ts administer the stopilving dose, and urairg that hie sensitive nerves would not permit Lim :o ail et avoidable pain on any fellow creature. On on. replied the judge, I will permit the sentenc: to c .r.ii art in the in you propose. Eiger to icain . • .• t.t, the mai:is:rate offi•rcd to agree to any condi n. lb- -I, replied the judge, prove to me that the con. • : t n administered chior Poem to his victim previously t tic .eri Lini,and I will pi r mit you to do the same prior tun. This was a puler, sod the man had to bv a comae. way, much to the disgust of the deli. • :t hair helms,. Vcrily we are arrivir gat • I ✓ de,: 0:411, we we sot ? Sir E. Perry left Bombay in regrets to Simla cm the 2 l'h at., ald will no: return before Apia next. tit , fer recreation, and will no doubt astonish wold by and by with his narratives. Sir E. is a ken 'Totems', and the account of his adventures in the &Id will be note lit de sentisin4.—Majnr Blenkins, limber army, net long since employed as commis s.riet Officer in So!nde, has been directed to prooted to Lahere for employment under the Board of Admi nistration.—Brigadier T. Leighton, Bombay army, is abon: t roceediog home on tur!ough, having obtained his reiimen , al cAonelcy.—l forgot heretoLre to section ttat Mr. Pest, tae saddler, who was nearly' killed by the explosion of a shell on the night of the Vette ot . Ocober, has quite recovered the wound.— Mrs. Seudder_,_wife (A the American missionary o f that same at Madtes, died on the 19th ult., and the Rev. Dr. Heberein, of the Dacca mission, on the both deeply ngeetted, their services being just now more than usually wa , .ted, the lsbmrers in the Lord's vie. yard being so few.—Fears are entertained tf famine at Sfedra-_,_ the mons - on not having set :n op to the 26th November, the latest date re-, crived.—Mr. Ms von io to be chief magistrate of Cal rims. Sir T. Turton is in jail, where he truism:, losicete with bis clients daily, and has all the luxu ries he chooses,—a piano emoted the number (so say the Cslcutts papers).—The Bengal Civil SLITICO Fund is batkrupt, and a meeting has been celled for January next, to consider what tad best be done to render it once more solvent.—The ship Cambrian, Commodore P.umridge, reaehed Madras from Moul mein on the 22nd u:t. The gallant commodore wax to proceed immediate!; to China, to assume commend of the Eistern fleet.—A church is to be erected at Lshole, by subscription.—A bridge of hosts is being Quilt across the Cnenaub, near AVurzserabad, in the Punjaub. With the subjoined from the Titnts sem :nary I conc:ude _ Lustilys fur India, uclockily for the press, we con :A.l3e to dedpatch mails which are nearly tearless; tliey are so at all events in reference to the mccirg etc:dents by flood and field—the wars ar.d tue rumours of wars which have till within the last six months for so long a period filled our columns, sad t.hich are in general supposed to be cuss ... - 'dared at home the only tiling, of interest we can transmit.—The governor-general has can ed a draft act to be prepared, opening up the coasting trade of India to the ships of all nations, sal this extending to all parts of India free trade is its fullest and most liberal acceptation ; so that we, who have hitherto been supposed to lag behind the world in our policy, have ventured on a measure to halloo in the universe has hitherto adopted.—The judges of the Supreme Court of Calcutta are pro teedieg purl posse in liberality with the governor ;emu.' : they have issued a set of rules opening Kith Cue ominous words, that hereafter all fictiJns in pleading ;shall be discontinued. Four forms of action for money, moveable property, wrongs, and law's, are all that are hereafter to be allowed ; and it is expected that by the new rules, which take effect in January, the administration of the laws will be rendered simple, oompendioue, and econom ical, compared to what they have hitherto been.— The trial of M. Henry Palmer, of the Bengal civil service, is still in progrtss. He is charged with breach of trust in endeavouring to make use of patronage a the means of raising money ; incurring debts to subordinate officers axd their relatives; en tering into joint pecuniary transections with a native subordinate; and, finally, for equivocation and false hood. From the complexion of the evidence, there seems no doubt whatever that he willibe found guilty c; the testimony of his own letters on all the leading pints of the case.—The case of Mr. Blunt, of the tame service, has been privately disposed of; that aentkrnan returns to England on leave. Mr. Cruise hes been hound over to prosecute Messrs. Pringle and Pearson, the judge and magistrate of Partial), on a Lunber of very monstrous-looking charges ad duced egainst them.—A case lately occurred in the earth -west proeinces ' where a native functionary drew up an or d er for the signature of the magistrate, Ming the judge to be hanged. The paper, ucchrding to a custom of much prevalence in India, alas subscribed without being read, and the order fur his own execution placed :11 the hands of the oho of course declined having it put into and brought a charge against the magistrate etslapt to murder ! Both gentlemen are at pre sad k:41; in office.—M. Bethunt's new law for the 9ter.eon to Europeans of the jurisdiction of the t'eeproaq's cures of justice, is supposed likely to the judicial system of India altogether, by shoe sng ite unfitners f or it s wor k ; an d to introduce ere where thaw only will be allowed to occupy the herol. Om Lave been bred for it. At present it a ': raa times happens that gentleman who has all t af" lot g been a collector of revenue is transferred c Ist-nch, with about the same regard to propriety ,! that by w hi c h t h e Lord Chancellor and Chancellor tiat might be made to exchange Poss. Numberless schemes are at present under amatt fur enabling the revenues of India to tta expenditure. The abandonment of cm would save us half a million a year, and a't e rtatly improve our position. Letters frolt retary ard from the directors of the Itehk or Be -flares have been published, t hat while the latter were complaining of the difficulty of safely invesdng their ongiaal capital to advantage, the framer wu directed to write to intending purchasers of new stook that more money was wanted on seeesat of the extent and eerie . y of the business of the bank; a more gross ease of fraud and falsehood can scareely be ormoeived on the part of officers of the army still permitted to ret, in their oommiaskom. We are happy to hear that of the 14,000sharas into which the capital of the proposed Tankaria Bander and Baroda Railway scheme is divided, 7,123 have already been taken op in Ooozerar. '1 he governor " neral and commander-in-chief of India are now jour- neying through the Panjaub ; we lament to say that there seem, to be no insprovemset in the health of the former :—of the probable successor of the latter we hear nothing, but consider it likely that for the sake of serv i ng a f r i en d , t h e II wee-Guards will again subject India to risks similar to those incurred at Moodkec sod Chillianwalls, by appoint ing an old worn-out Peninsular," rather than admit company's officers who have served all their lives with bugs armies when desired to be commanded, and gained renown in every field where they have been engaged. Dr. Leith, civil surgeon, has been appointed acting secretary to the medical board, on the departure of Dr. Scott for Sciode, as acting se perintendieg-surge as. Dr. Carter tidos for the present the place of D Leith as acting civil surge on . —Dr. Don, just returned from Earope, has been ap poioted to th- 3rd Cavalry, in room of Dr. White. now in charge cf the medical s'ore..—Liecit-Col. M. M. Shaw, Bombay army, one cf the most zealous advo cates of teetotalism in India, has resigned the service, and leaves for England by to-day's steamer.—lt is I affirmed that Sup: Surgeons Scott and Smith, of the Madras army. are willing to retire from the service in March nrizt, provided thry receive a bonus from their medi-al brethren of 1,0001. to 1,2001. respec tively.—Amongst the passengers by the steamer of today is Dr. Murray, late residency surgeon at Si'.. tars—a man highly distinguish( d in the profesidon for professional accomplishments and general ability. Preparatiors are being made at Bumbay for fur nishing cont:ibutions to the grand exhibition of 1851, under the patronage of Prince Albert. The most remarkab'e manufactures in Wevern India arc PillVl and damasks ; blackwood furniture, and open carved work ; inlaid work of ivory, coloured woods, and metal; lapidary work, Especially in agates, jas pers, and conchae, ;silver work. arts. bows, arrows, swords, shields, and matchlocks. It is in raw material that our cantribuions ought to be most attractive— th- v: rieties of these wr weans are num berless. Models of our native bats, and of our fish ing implements, with coloured drawings of our fishes and fishermen, and statistics of our fisheries, would be of the greatest value; as also model. or drawings of throe of our trui's cot susceptible of preservation. The manufactures of Jobbulpore, and, of all our jails, wou!d be ef much ittercet ; and, beyond all, specimens of our tends, implements, and machines, provided a few workmen were sent to exhibit them. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Bac. I.—Theni ban beta rather mars d•mar.d for money doting the part fortnight thin kat Men the ere for .one time. We hive, lartrever, no shimmy. to wilt ID the note of Mal_ c amt. Our share market eautlnties quiet, and prim remain wit ,out matertalchaue. Bornbiy.ankarXe4 ha. hfCll very.teady at IS per cont. t minium. a there ie now very Lott eof it lett for axle. biz sitars In the Colaba Lind Cowmen, bac b.en suld at ria. 7,140 , each, awl we one irlel to learn that some of the moat wealthy and U.ftu utal native gentlemen have joined the c.meern. One share in the Apollo CAton Pro's Com oany tat. beca so .1 for iv. 13,0.10 Ornament warmer an firm, but them is Uttled,ina in the old tun.. The snuedir es of the stock. of goo a received since our lad, and the. intelicatet T.celved by last English mad of the nivaneed prie. ruling for 311421a1C.ter cottons—which ha I.oil the etfod of eau-dug holdetv of thine goods hereto exhibit em.videruble firmness—have kept the import market in a vay tranquil etre, and but licle hurt -0001 has keen done, thouoh the item itid ha. in no no, ounitaialietl. ezpons lltileby b en i.0.t0, owing to tae .31J 1 goon it, of pro dae -cotton In p irtleigar -prueurvkle; but that latie has ems. made, and oousund *arm, rates, Corns itiecndr.;;;. 7 :l3laWilocion.—Domesties have been sold oily to the ext. nt st I.6l6piecen, at mires varying tram is. 4 15-16 to tr. II per pima. The demand for ail des liptlono is dull, the only inquiries bi ke mane makes by the Arab *slew% but 'heir offer , an too low 33 be secepted.—Lorgeloties &ire. 10- t p.cces, at ea 4i to tn. 4 11-16 per ce - • slight redaction ma forawr rates, the mar ket brine occistocked ; which is Moo the cast with the warm qus.l - T. eu;lis, of which 3,0 0 piece, oaw. bee s suit, at n. si 0,4 —swathe: of these 12.010 pieces have been a id, at from in. 4 J-. 6 to re. 7i eel. piece. The price at the otter quaint., of these Goods 'lightly improved, ow.rm to letint.slsiocialUlll 4s brisk drawl 4—Jac.- ▪ ta ; &ale*, 4,300 pa cc., at rs. good cootinue to • ti.rn.cr ruts, whit , ' the uurrer ban muttered a aliskat —31.614; b 1 . am , purrs, at re. 2 10 es 2 TOe avicle exeubli. u s.wht de I.r.c on homer rates.— =ties are sew,* and 'rusted. Oaks, 750 pale, at rs. I i —Mulls are armor and la dewed._ . _ Pcmacuali Wien—tddrtinga hare sold to lb/natant of 6,150 piece., at Is hi to re. per Vet. , ;iN teed be.ng in d. tiunl, to Pe below that number being ecarcrly inyuieral fur.— J.ecoorte : 70A pima, at re. 3i. ?•tocks are low, acd the ar kle in nowt deould.— lipdapul .424 in mail req d 6, ai cl the prier ha. oimintalu d of late. Sales, 1,00 piece., at in. Win ban tee deal in value, from an over-aboadant *apply. &len, 300 limo, at 7. Lapp. t. bales. Itan s alien. at in. 2 to ca. 7.16. an e aad watitert an are sine D:Ar.les. inull-suall, I..ppetp.—a ilia pp to, check., aad stripe% as wed moan= a ehcali Jae re to. ate In lair demand. . _ _ Dtairtaauus.—Oringe.dyed 31..i4ollatua are very waree, and In good request. Turkey lid mulls, ME; prints, and plain cloth, are L moderate Inquiry, at .ow rates. Curio:. Tile:4.-16e sales during the fortnight amount to 30 bales I and 13,011 0 11 a. water, and bales twist, and .3 Oaks orange Tarn. Except No. 20, the demand fur all awns mule has been steady ; *lola I r water tie Inquiry has been dcoteh 'tur key ret, of suis riser quald,, Commands e.. l 7-16 ter lb.; but tue plot otralnab e f a cramp. y , ru to • ill rather bow MKTAIA.—Copp. r : Iticent fur shestignit. which Dne slightly de. dined, the prim, remain sit be: ore. A *mail Tanta, Irma the hairs Burrs IlkiLui lute basin said at is. 3pr set.—lran:Brit.tb end nwedielt her are 11/111. sari In tnaud - flop an.i s'ret are dull, while nail rod is in suudentte denuind.—Spel rr and ;Ng Iced liiive ceded In nweiti-h steel .s late .orprresi 11,4<.• oey bead o' 2,21.1b0., at T. 2 per lb., w.,101 u.l decline o Amon' :Ate% . . _ ?termr. —A tale of I,leu,Le, a re. per lb., has bad effect h•se.—lhe gales during the past fortnight hare Yr, to a larger latent than f r rose time before, eta., to Wale. Undgooo'4. at in. 40, and 6i hbd• , at re. 3 per bid.; 140 Ithda 110 dVon ALlsoPP . fr at re. 50; d lart• ll•alitson and ba4454 at ea. 45 per OHL_ Sri's ;;„ I :ioucely usytlitag buy. the only raiesrey. fled daring the fortweit Wing In Elute. klawra nun ul brandy, .t n. 1f end re. 2, per elks n.pecti7ely.. s.Zii - anoels r cootialie hi request, and are still very mane. Stocks of clothe of all drtriptitc! are slo ver) limited. -;- . . !Louse swat....—PolotA r of el description; 'emit black ere dull. —Of caarse we have to revert tiro salvo, rat It of 140 bolts, un- Washed. at re 13i and 164 per bet. The Was 4.f b .th are l.rge, and dismal dull.—For o.nLage a s.ignt Woo, exota.—Opl.its of turpentine and limed oil are w.touut adoration. kOreera.—Oerve : ficelong dping. The arw dreg Is arriving slowly, bat Ole pv , es a-bed are f lithe than perebaore are wi:liog to give. The quotatthn ereorlage given is th erefore nominal. Parraa.—A wale of .50 undies Ithatcal pepper, at rs. b4l per candy, I Ye torn" Root_— During the past fortnight the purebves hare' amounted to 5,,th. look. and 1,W3 r..r whieh advahord prices pare been pai l—the vott, WI t, be 4ellivered in the present ensuing month. Lot mono loon Engthod were cousidsred very favour able, while those (nun (lithe were looked en as the recce , c. t ient.uc.--A Wt amoluit of tilis rate on by the China steamer, the rate for watch opened at le. to 1.1.10 d., six months' tight. It speedily &aired, Oda tett, to la. lei t. to Is. to ail. fur the tonal deseripton of first .ies paper, and at the tau hot , . r prices cArbler able tranisctions h.tr I diets place. Shortly afire the 'fried' of the (Una mail the Will bruaer entered the 'React a. a seller of the butk's drafts at Is 1. , Je., but few harths awe led of the actonunoths tics eared, and Auk. have Noce taken plate at Is. 1t j.I. ids month.' eight It ia currently reported that toovertauent intends to raise ito rate for advance' en produce to Is. ltd. per rupre on the lot of Jan., but we are not loCined 4r wait the report larteara.—Tbe advice, received by last mail of the rise In orient of celesta boa* h ive induced Luxe harasses of that article, aid scanner tentirsea for toultifte bare bun Mend into. }Lore, bow. ever, have eta experienced that adman which migt,t hive been ta p seed, and we cannot quote Weber titaa 31. 5.. tae ton to London and Liverpool for fa Ueda.. hips. and to hina ro. II to Ili per candy. A versa ha, been takes up to toad cotton for Hull at U. 17e. Id. per ton. CALCUTTA. Nov. 24.—The tenor of last ai vice* ow. mired from home rat not adulated ii o aereie any treat influence • on the pooltioa of our local market., being arida very lithe difference much the mine as three whirl were received by the Herattnek. The Intelligente brought us on the former of these revisions, as regards I commensal matters, wee by no mesh. eneautaginlf, and the subsequent mail s',uss hardly any Ciange during the interval. la the market fir coaanial 'ruler* mese it, ankh* had edvassed a trifle, hit, on the other In.rd, others had' dealland la value. A sat istasitory feature vas that consumption wan goad, and deliveries coutin . ..ed on • very oatirfactory mule. We look mils some confidence to the best mall for an inipnived .talc of things la the commercial world. notwithstanding the little cloud which had shown itself on the pellucid horizon of howl*, end the distant uotes of war whaeh had begun to make themeelves heard. Nave the last advice* cane to band a more ureteral. scale of busi ness haa been trustee:Mg, lees from any innovate executed by them, than from the teluord Ovate of Mocks of many of our swim. A very fair aaquiry exists for moat of our haling staple& and in the male of vales there is na material alteration trots bid ateek's imam. The Indigo market has r .turned to Ito quart elate, as the premier; waste M the Pram& market bare been natation The last advines, showing the large quantity which wan to be put up f tie (molter ate, have calved parties to bang re their oats, alai nuts kluge thug that bold er, melbas, odors ro e on a I aver wale. Tho mall eats& a temporary cbck to the Wiliness in the sugar market, but the Snare as hullers has kep. price* generally from any material decline, as I uperlit.utes bare beta on a very fair seas again. Moths are very much reduced, but yet there is enough at market lo keep a good business for rome sults to come. Salt petre ettatiates in excellent demand, and is readily taken up for all the markets Mehl are int very p'entifol, and the eircum. Mose hes led holders to robe their discards about four anima par mil A large bustle's) has been dotrig during the week. Yor rice Lathe British market Mere s rather an lin, roved Inquiry making, and sane few @lappets have hems M o palate thee the mail came to head. Mocks are extensive, but prime chow an alterathm. In raw ilk an Improved reek of badman is Moven; the favourable ; osition of the arteld in the home market boa peen Immo+ and tone to the market hero. In silk ehoppaa there has been lens doing. lb* market is still In • healthy peollma. Yet oilseeds the market Les improved, sad • coneaderable smile of bonne= has Men doing both la liasevid sad maenad, at an advance of about an alum par maund. The market le partieultrly mita e and the d wand general. A good biases Is exported in hideviurios the we k ut full Pinner rates; in- quiry is active for Greta Britain and Ammon and le rmie are ongerlT picked op. Jute main'ahas its peltaon, notwithstanding the high rates of freight : prices are with an upward tendency, sad a good active business nati/ea on foot. The article retina In general favour. Beth thaw sod lac dye hate improved In demand in well as in value ; stocks are, however, rnorierate. conaiating of native manu facture. Operation* have lees on a very fair acne. safflower in quite quiet. la mine article ot export a mothinate extent of sales has been effected. InDlon.—Molas begin to be adverfead bat they are trifling and d uo an es eedingly moult p•cAle. We have beard of the rale the peel me a I the lislarehut Concern, Jr...re at Mks of 's- lato pie toil. Nom the whit came in there has been an loosened die in to mules helots the wadi. of tic. lobar m sales k bans ; easept at am edema el anon Int nut pris .nest—Theme net kw tide drag msmalms en. amladia Meehan npornd at As, rs. pie m et SM per else 4 Was. Illispishavo haim maks at Cia's ra. NS m. en samianentaln anon imam kra_na—glanna Corny Pus Clessn—lide sank la mart say anatmalls Ina bg e h=sa et kis menet, ra end the man dkagaielmt. 16e lbw by mesh sad daism. brisk, Ims dais elk la alit le ant OM= =Vta saammin 6 what nes Se be winged sa. .. hawatet as name anew be resin at essomt nags; hat. ea ths saamplh et impels kling away la ma. =of the tart plan bent they are den nil as advemssamnbas. int grey an Inn kin brat plain tee a nry 6k inn big eaaarofdietweedyaetwi nee. hewner, *mast tha manses IMF tidyet tram 11.1111 M—la jallawal• ta i =o l =llll,lm LT' ding iia the wok. Ind elakene haawtha j e t res agi a .i lber tag w het impeoveirmat im slatha miry Illde bonus bee lee firr• no kw mins noun bran andmel the bights op& limasdl—Neftliam haft lesreased Iminse has bum ea a may milmele males erns penes sham mot ths icad eat sheds of adenst—The damn ke ankh, moans natty t= W a hfir ink el bitebsem pees late at fall ran. main have lase la gend e rma pens an a little bettor. The an may be end mei nue of elfin inn • *ads of In precenst Inpalsamma Kat kst oeseVe prin. Wommame.—Unm Weber's miry tram but has ben does thump the vest nig new efielage• Pants an (manna wee toe oak benne don hi goon under nil bead Imo Mew mimed he as kw asks id Taney re d and Eeneh Blatt ILs market k nandmply dall an prim very no m Warr u4si t %now Wino 'llner.—.6 any 61r male of tnumsetkam la reported for the week: liners thaw as anxiety to resin at current rates. awl any nt partially pies. 'Ste market may In said to be la a healthy pai Coulon:a Yaarra—dri came{ matiss an improvement in them yarn ; a eery teaks Imsimen he bee din lately. llaray..—lLL market, nom tut wroit, sheen a decided tendency to improve; prime gemerally appear to be,, mat their loan inlet,and a rescuon begins =Yr= itself• has advanced about 6to 8 annul per md., and • aim eatenslva ualiwa has been doing.-- Sheathing has bean plasma ES nide. at Co.'s se, 36.13 to 37.4 per ty. md.— Bras= : 1,180 mds., at os to 36.4 per fy. and. - twelter has been inactive, but the teenagy of the market - la upwards. Offers have been making above me last gaotatkoiN Lut they have reauhed in no wiles, as holders are firm.—lran : Hoidens have ores very hem of late, and this has led to an mann in sheet and hoop. Fait, bar, and bolt have improved in demand, bet as yet no advance in value ia observable. The tendency of the market generally is upward.. SALT.—The last sale reported was at Ce.'s re. 93 per 10 Mda. fur Liverpool stowed. Labatt, nothing bag been dene. Tau Moon MAIII/4T affords us to to at for comment other than we have been making for some time part. Abundance of capital sad =ay rates of ensoount characterise it. States of discount at the Inaba continue as before, but In the bazaar acacenmo atlas au be hid, If anything, on easier terms, of course, with good security to eller. We have heard of nothing doing in the olva• market. We have hoard as nu Wetness lately in Last Luba Railway shares, which are qua= as berme. Shares of other joint-Rock banks have nor improved. The value of government securities is well supported, that= we have not heard of much business bring done in them during the week. • kifilliNUlL coven quest* of a largo amount of China and °Mrr paper having come into the market, the rates of exchange= Earls= have ruled rather more in favour of remitter.; first clue bills, at six months' eight, have been nk aotsatall at Is. lid. to ta. Iljd. per twine faxionew—lharing the wi et bard)y any change bal token plate in the sates of homeward freightage. The marke. is steady, though In name few instances business has Seco done under the eiw,Latiots. We di not WA: for any materiel change from present figures at present. THE EXPRESS FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1850. FINANCIAL AND PAR REFORK. GARY The ummtbere of the Seat Bov'kwsrk Perna mastery sod Financial Reform Assosiaties dined together ie fti ea srday, at ths floathwuk Army Tetley-street. About patlenem sat down to as aroel .et dinner t ire °Week, Mr. Serraztair, president of the asso dation, took the *Mr, and Mr. Piazza, the vies-chair. Tb Arm toast was The Queen," given in appropriate Isms by the chairman. The toast was received with load Itheeelng, followed by the national anthem, fu which the oath* esupasy joined. " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family" were nett ploiged ; alter which the Chairman gave "The People, the only souree of legitimate power," which met with n most vociferous welcome. The next tout was " Prosperity to the Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association," which the Chsirman gam with one or two i prefatory observation. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm and three times three. Mr. OROSSMITH returned thanks on the part of the council of the association. He congratulated himself that he had first commenced his political career amongst the men he then saw around him, and he cangratulated reformers gene 11111_7 on the earnests opening to them. Mr. HOWARD proposed the next tout, " Sir Joshua Walecaley and the Council of the League, coupled with the names of Mr. I'. Atkinson and Mr. Winteer, members of that council." He (the speaker) was happy lofty that the prople's cause had eeeee wanted advocates, even in the most disastrous crises of their affairs. The toast was received with loud cheering. Me. TINDAL ATKINSON, after thanking the meeting foe the friendly feeling they had evinced to himself person ally, congratulated them on the cordial union whi c h was gradually being formed between the middle and working classes. The former had shown that while ready to turn out in defence of order and our national institutions on the 10th April, they ware equally ready from thenceforward to de mand and enforce every necessary and salutary reform I. those institutions. (Hear, hear.) The masses, as they were called, had shown equal activity, and had heartily responded to every call media on them. After some observations on the importance of a strict union between the middle sod working classes, and the flattering prospects of the cause, Mr. Atkinson concluded by again thanking the 1 m. sting for the honour which they had conferred on the in- , 'citation and himself ind;vidually. Mr. WINTEER also returned thank.. Mr. HARRIS gave the health of the chairman. The toast was received with much cheer:no. The CHAIRMAN returned thank". He had, he said, been a reformer for .50 rears, and he trusted to remain so for the rest of his life. (Hear.) He used to call himself a whig ; but now he taw uo difference between whip and tart', ! and most tall Limed, • radical reformer, although no revs lutionist. (Hear, hear.) As lon e as G o d gave him life er orength, all his energies should be devoted to the cause of tluancial and p.rliamentary reform. Subscriptions were then collected, and poured in with considerable readiness. Ose gentleman sabscrthed 1 at. , and several smaller sums were also handed in. Tile other toasts on the chairman's list were then disposed of, and the com pany separated. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF KENSINGTON, CHELSEA, FULHAM, AND HAddMERSSIITII. At seven o'clock lest evening, a public meeting of the parishioners of the above-named parishes was held at the King's Arms Tavern, High street, Kensington ' in pursu. and of • requishion signed by the t bairman of th e Kensing ton vestry, fur the purpose of reetivina a report from the vistry committee, as to the sups taken during the last ses sion of parliament to promote the enfranchisement of the parishes. Capt Hoop, R.N., presided. The CHAIRMAN bridly opened the proceedings, by reading the notice convening the meeting, and thin called upon Mr. M'OREOOR, M.P., who proceeded to detail the steps he had taken during last session of parliament with' regard to the motion for enfranchising that and the neigh- bonding parishes, Mr. W. L. l'Eltli.EY moved the first resolution, which is as follows : " Petitions having been presented to the House of Com mons during the last session of parliament, praying that the franchise, v,id by the disfranchisement of Sudbury many years since, might be eanferred upon this parish with that of Chelsea, Hammersmith, and Fulham, by inchrporating them into ens parliamentary borough, and Mr. hiliregor, t acing undertaken to bring the claims of the said parches list year before the House of Commons, which was nosy...id ably delayed in consequence of various encomiums' which be has explained to this meetirg—resolved, that as the pa ruhionan of Kensington are highly satisfied with the same, as will as the present prospect of success which Mr. M'Oregor holds out, that the best thanks of the meeting be ofUred to him, with a strong hops that he will be enabled to succad during the ensuing session." Mr. lIARYLEY KENNEDY, M an animated addreu, seconded the resolution, which was carried with diesent. J. PERCIVAL, Beg., of Notting-hill, moved the next resolution, to the *fleet that the support of all members of parliament is earnestly solicited by the meeting, to assist Mr. M'Vregor in any mod m that he may make in parliament .r the enfranchisement of Kensington and the other dietrict•. _ ..... Mr. DURNFORD having seconded the resolution it was carried unanimously. T. J. BERLE, Esq moved the third resolution _ '• Tat for the hemr carrying eat of the object of this meeting, a finance committee, treasurer, and secretary, bo appointid, and that the following gentlemen constitute the s,tne : Capt. Hood, R.N., Hartley Kennn:y, Esq., W. R. ir Try, Rsq., Dr. Simi tao, Mr. Durnford, &e. ' The resolution wig carried nemeeon., ands Tote of thanks having heea paaattl to tha gallint chairman, the meeting aspirated. A CHAIRMAN OP QUARTER SESSIONS ON FREE TAADIS AND YILDTECTION.—The following address was de. Lys red on Wednesday to the grand jury at the Bedfordshire Quarter Sessions by the chairman, T. C. Higgins, Esq., of Torrey Huse. He said—" The all.abewhing topic of public discussion is the present condition of the agricultural ' interest. He did not feel himself at liberty to take notice of it in that place, excepting so far as it may concern the in terests of the labouring poor ; and, as in this respect the in fluence of the jury with them must have great weight, he ventured to address • few observations as to the course most likely, under present circumstances, to promote their web tare. The distress which new prevails amongst the occu• piers of the s , dl, Mr. Higgins said was mainly attributable to the great change which has taken place in the law as regards corn importation into this country, though it is by no means clear that this is the sole reuse, or that it is probable that, under the law as it is, the very low prices will continue. Abstractedly, an abundance of food and low priers ought to be considered as a special blessing of provi dence, and the inquiry suggests itself, therefore, now is the apparent paradox explained, that low prices operate bane. fully on • certain portion of the community ? Tnere is a natural difficulty in reconciling a class of persons to any messure, the immediate tendsucv of which is to inflict But tering and pet .ation on that Class; and an unwilling tar may be expected to be lent to any one who may endeavour to prove that by a little patience • brighter day will arrive. But he had such an opinion of the tvnantry at large in this country, that could they be persuaded that such would be the ease, and that in the meantime • great public benefit had been promoted, though tempos slily a: their ex pense, they would extend still further that forbearance,which, to their great credit, has hitherto so highly characterised them. It is to be observed, with much satisfaction, that notwithstanding the pressure to which they are exposed, the labourer in this country is not only as well employed as at this time last year, but also at wages very siiahtly re duced. It is beyond doubt, that wages are not paid at this moment out of the profits of the land, and that little hope now remains for those tenants who, without capital, have entirely relied on high prices; but he was acquainted with some farmers, who, seeing the law is irrevocably fixed, are determined to cut off every superfluous indulgence, and to make any sacrifice rather than forego their only thanes of righting themselves, by employing additional labour on their land. They put their shoulders to the wheel in good earnest, and trust to their own' ' exertions and selhdenial, rather than to the de. Italie promises held out in the exciting atmosphere of publio meetings, that prosperity is only to be restored to the agriculturist by the return of a duty. The persons who use this flattering language are not friends to those whom they mean to serve ; it tends to relax exertion, and buoys up with false hopes. Few persons are more im. mediately affected then himself by the opt , m of free trade from the peculiar character of the soil which he owns, but more especially from his connexion with West India pro- perty ; but on reflection he could not conscientiously ask for an amelioration of the laws without a much longer experience of the result, and he could not but acknowledge that he is yet @linguine that • great channel to interred prosperity is now op. ned, commencing certainly amongst the large mamma of the manufacturing population, but wending its ,course, slowly though surely, through every artery of the boat) politic." REDUCTION OP FARM RENTS.—At the rent audit of Mrs. Mitchel, of Wiiatcombe, last week, ten per cent. was returned off the rents of the Doreetshire tenantry. The nee. H. Boucher, of Btalbridge, at his audit, return• d ten per cent. of his rents to his tenants, and intimated his intention of endeavouring still further to meet the times, if it were required. The rent audit of Admiral Fano was held at the Three Boars' Heads, Lydlinch, on Friday, when the tenants* sat down to a very excellent dinner, provided by Mr. and Mrs. Jeaty, sad after the repast, Mr. leston, the steward, announced that the gallant admiral had taken off fifteen per cent. from the rents of his tenants. We find that T. W. Bramston, Esq., one of the representatives of this division, has made an abatement of ten per cent, on the rents of his estates—a course which was to be expected from the character of a gentleman who Is ever ready to uphold the general interests of agriculture and promote the welfare of the tenantry. We feel much pleasure in informing our readers that John Bullen, Brq., of Charmouth, at the meeting of his tenants, held on Monday lest, returned to each of his tenants (unsolicited) who paid up their last Michaelmas half-year's rent fifteen per cent., and afterwards gave them an excellent dinner of roast beef and plum pud ding, with a liberal supply of good punch.—SA•rborne Journal. _ _ --- THE mall TIDIL —We have been fortunate enough to escape the inundation with which we have been threatened for DOM time put, though it will b seen that other planes have not onioyed a like immunity. Some in convenience hal, however, been occasioned by the previa tions taken against it.—cork Reporter. Ste Court. WINDSOR, Jaw. 8. The Queen and Prim.. Albert d..ove oat this morning, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady.in. Waiting, the Maids et Honour in Waiting, and Lord Charles Forr.)y and C. I .n 4 F. H. 81yenour, Equ , rrieeia•Waiting. The Real F.milf icok to. u.wil Their anal IL:uhnemes the Duke snit Duette.. of Cam. ►ridge, the Princess Mary and Prince George of Cambricite, his Serene H gins' Prince Frederick of Heave, Ltu'y Augusta Cachntan, and Baron liseseheek, twit their di par turn from Its Cebtl this morning fur Loudon . The Duk, an I Duchess of Nnmours, and the Rev. JAW. Carting:l, are expected at the Castle this ere.ling on a viei to the Queen and the Prince. The -ryas &noes party M the Coatis this evening includes lirr li l a Highness the Duche‘s of Ki nt, ti..ir Royal llighnts.es the Dune and Duchess of Nemours, .he Ll'lleS- Waitiag to the Duchess o: Lent, and the Rev. Jamie CartmelL The Dnehees et Cambridge and the Princess Mary and Peiuee Frederick of Huse visited her ltnel ll. i chntst the Duchess cf Gbuenter yesterday at Olotioester-hour, after chair arrival in town from Windsor C sae. Hic Serene natures Prince &ward 1f Saxe Weimer visited his Itnycl Ili,chneu Prince George. The Duke acd Duchtu or bridge, the Prioress Mary, and Prince Frader.ck of 11.!10 left town tn. Kew in the afternoon. A deputation, headed by Lord Lyttelton and Mr. Batt, had an iatarviaw with Earl Grey )esterday at the Tha Brazilian Minister arrirol in town yen. Lord JJhn lt , J.sell left Pembroke LNige, Rich mond-park, on Wednesday, for Woburn Abbey, Bid. fore.shiro. FEMALE EMIGRATION.-PARISH OF MARYLEBONE. Yesterday a mreting of the feet& atd supporters of the movement for promo.iug I entitle *migration reaulent in th t pariah of Mar) lebune we. held in the Merylebone Court. house, for the purpose of forming a parochial ea. , elation to c•-operate in carryitg out that object. The Rev. Dr. SPILT, the vivo' , of the partalt toil the:imam of the auociation, toot the Several resolutins, of a purely formal character, wire agreed to. Capt. HOLLAND moved that the following letter be meet In Mr Holy, the secretary of the central association : Sir,—At a large meeting of the vestry and parishioners of Slarylthone, held at this conm.house cn Saturday, the 29th of Dec., sad again on Thursday, the 3rd of Jan., t►e eircutn• stance of the pra'seworthy efforts now making by the A•to eiation for Promoting Female Emigration, of which you cre honorary secretary, basing been brought under thi ;r notice, they determined forthwith to form a parochial association in aid of the common object; anxious to be ablate mist you, not only by a gem raa subscription throughout this pariah, but in the earnest hope th.t their example wall be followed by other parishes forming branch aesociations, so that this great national object may receive that countenance and sup. port throughout the ecuot►y, which its importance and value Liirlv entitle it to, a public subscription has beat com menced, and will be advertised in a few days. The resolution having been seconded, The Rev. Mr. GURNEY inked whether it war intended that the association should act merely as collectors for the ctotral association, or whether they w. re to assume a more independent position and collect funds for their own purposes? The CHAIRMAN raid that the latter was not to be the object of the association. The liev. Mr. GURNEY said that Marylebens was so much a city in itself, and hal each a crowd of claimants for relief, that he very much doubted whether that which they were now told war not the design of the association would not have been the btu. (Hear.) After some further discussion, it was agreed to forward the letter, as, without pledging themselves to any particular course, it would elicit the views of the central body. A subscription war then opened, and several rums sub scribed, amongst which was one of 20 guineas from Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed ings. LEICESTZR-SQVARE SOUP BITCHRN.—At a season like the present nothing can be more important, with the view of mitigating distrem, than to take we that what is bestowed, really goes to feed the hungry and the die tressed; and, se street begging is now justly regarded us the resource almost exelosively of imp -store, those who have both the desire and the ability to afford relief, must be glad to learn how they may do so effectually. A visit was paid yesterday by a representative of this paper to • lour kitchen, which is open daily from 3 o'clock in the afternoon, ', till about half-past four in Ham-yard, Wiudaill-street. A I mist grateful spectacle was presented. A portion of the room being fitted up with tables, a number of men had sat down and were regaling themselves, each having a basin of soup and a good slice of bread. Bat this was only a small pert of the good actually done. There was a continuous stream or procession of poor persons through the room. Oa arriving opposite the !idler, and, presenting a ticket, each received. In • large jug or other capacious utensil brought for the pur pose, a quantity of soup, which was in all cases liberal, and in many eases, owing to the fact of the family being large, exceedingly bountiful: together with a o of bread, the third part of a hall quartern loaf. Both the soup and the bread were of good quality. Many Of the applicants were evidently persons who had teen better days; but there was nothing in the mode of supplying their wants to wound their feelings or to make the relief in that respect distasteful. A more practical form of benevolence It would be impossible to conceive. The tickets had, it was stated, been granted by subscribers of very small amounts. It is evident that those who cannot refrain from giving to the apparently desti tuts would do much better by placing at the oommaad of the really poor a basin of soup, than by enabling the sham poor to command a glass of gin. By this means they would be enabled to put affected misery' to a proper test. It was stated, and alter what was wit nessed it cannot be doubted. that several hundred persons are daily receiving this partial relief. Over the soup-kitchen these is a sleeping room, in which provision is made for 20 persons, who receive a breakfast, consisting of coffee and before leaving in the morning. LANDLORDISM IN WRIFORD.—We have received • letter from Ferns, dated Monday night, December 31st, in which the writer states that on that day a number of men, seat by a Mr. Donovan, had been levelling with pick and crowbar" an entire street in Ferns, and when our correspoa dent was closing his letter the last if forty houses was on' fire ! It belonged (oar correspondent adds) to a poor widow of the name of Byrne. It is thought that one of Mr. Bono vaa's levellers set it on fire, as she would not surrender. Some of these poor people say they never gave possession, and it is pretty certain that no notice was ever seat to the workhouse. Preforms. ON 1/ff.—lt is said that Mr. Wm. Fitzgibbon, whameonvenion from very raszked.free trade opinions, to the extreme of protectionst opinions, has struck so Limy people with admiration, is about to be appointed a comer/- trate—of course at. the recommendation of that (Usti imbed chief of the protectionist. of the south, the Right on. the Earl of Bandon.—Cork Examiner. DEFEAT OF PROTECTIONISTS IN YORKSHIRE. MEETING AT KNARESBOEOUGH. Oa Wednesday last, being the market day, a pro tectionist meeting was held at Knaresborough, in the Town ball, at half-put one o'clock in the afternoon. Shortly after that hear the large room was crowded to excess, and many Partite were unable to :obtain admission. JOlizlN DINT. Esq., of Ribeton Hall, late high sheriff, was in the chair, sad he war supported by Andrew Lawson, Su , of Alehrough, late M.P. for Knereeborough, A. 8 Lawson, Esq Wil limn Collins, Esq Sir Joseph Ratcliffe, Sir Charles blingsby, ' John Hinnies Esq ,of North D e i g ht oo , M. Wortley, Esq., W. W. Whitiiker, Esq , &c. Before the business of the meeting ertneasuid, in consequence of the crowded state of Uterus, it was agreed to adjours the messing to the Court house, • plans much more commodious and convenient, sod better adopted to the object in view ; sad in a few moments the room was cleared, and the assembly repaired to the Coati. honor, which in • very short time was well filled. There could not be less than six hundred persons present, three fourths of whom were free traders. On the motion of Sir Charles Slingsby, Bart., seconded by the Rev. T. Collins, JOSEPH Bata, Esq., wee unanimously called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN coma need the proceedings by • pro. tectionlit speech, in the course of which he was frequently's sailed by questions and other signs of impatience on the part of the anaitorr. C. WILKINSON, Esq., of Cayton Hall, moved the first resolution, which was as follows: " Trnt the egricultural and colonial interests of this empire are by the present so-called free-trade policy, unaccompanied by reciprocity, involved in great distress." He said, if Ye had consulted his own feelings he should have remained ia the body of the court, but as the subject woe ono in which he took a deep end lively interest he bad the greatest possible pleasure in moving the resolution put into hie hands, ter he felt the truth of it. Mr. Wilkinson con fined his remarks to the question of labourers' wages, and argued that when corn was dear many farmers gave their servants increased wages. He for one bad paid as high as h. 6d. pee day for labourers, when flour was selling at high rates. The average maps of labourers under the graduated scale of duties when the corn law woo in exiceoce was 2s. per day. Many labourers had come to him lately and offered their services ler 9a. a week, a fact from whicu Mr. Wilkin son argued, that although corn wee low in price, the lab sneers were no bcttr on, for they had less money to pur- chase it with. Mr. 7011 N HANNAH, of North Deightou, seconded the resolution. He proceeded to argue that there was a great and unparalleled distress existing among toe lumen gene rally, who were paying wages out of their capitol; and if the present awful condition of the agricultural clams was suffered to exist for twenty-four months longer, three-fourths of the small farmers of this country would be entirely ruined: the heavy taxes and rates, sad tee low prices at which corn was selling, pressed upon them with undue severity. (Ap plause and uproar.) If they canted the evideace of tai', he would refer them to Sir Robert Peel's own letter. The very fact of hie returning some of the rent to his tenants was a proof of the existing distress. He then combatted the arguments of the free traders in reargues to the fashionable dogma of " buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market," and contended that it was wrong in principle. Mr. Sidney Herbert, • member of the go . vernmcnt, had recommended a subseripion to be =de, for the purpose of sending 26,0u0 of the laliewrion population of the kingdom abroad. This he considered was draining the muutry of the very lifeegiviag sap and phygical strength. It seemea to him a strange ano maly, that whilst they were exportieg the labour of 26,000 souls, they were importing the lahour of foreigners in the shape of cheap corn. As the labouring class appeared to form the largest unties of that meeting, he would ask them what bent fit they had derived from tree trade ? (A mot, "Cheap bread.") Cheap bleed, what had that done for Vitra ? It had not reduced the poor-rates, for in 1647 the amount expended in the relief of the poor was under 8,000,0001. sterling, whilst in 1849 the poor-rates had risen to 9,000,0(101. He went on to contend that the free-traders were seeking to ruin • great portion of the agricultural community, tar the sake ot °Malting their dour at 61. per stone. lower. (Cries ut " No, no ;" and a voice, " It's not true.") He would prove it. (A voice, "It's you land lords.") He would come to that part of the question. If he were selling at less then the corn east him growing, he ' must he relent, unless he lest his native Lome, and prevailed upon some silly fellow t succeed Lim. (A voice, Settle your rents.") Mr. Hannam alluded to tee une.ttled state of the continent as discouraging agricultural pursuits, and cousequently not so much corn had been imported into this country as otherwise would have been the cue If a state of peace had existed. In the cultivation of corn three points were to be considered—the cost of 1-nd, the cost of labour, and the capital employed in it—sx.d in al these three points the foreigner had a great advane.ge over us, fur it aas im possible er this country, which had fourteen millions of hexer to pay, to produce corn at the same price as t .e tertigiter. (Applause and uproar.) He occupied 200 acres ot the highest cuiuvated turnip land, aid they were aware that land of this dascription I i cost • great suns in :abeur and maaagement, ' inasmuch as they were nearly always In crop. The pro- duce on a turnip farm ought to sell for four times the amount of the rent to gain a profit. Owing to a dem elation in the value of twin twenty-live to tinny per cent. in the produce, the cultivation, it he ha i tie land rent the, wtaild be a loser to the amount of 211. Mr. Hainaut was proceeding to review the great ardeunt of money the agricultural Oar had to pee In taxes, tithes, and rates, and in the course of his remarks he said he had been compelled to reduce the wages of his labourers, as te could not afford to pay them as the same rates as he had done form.rly. (Cries of " Shame, shame," and uproar, and a voice "Want woe the reason that corn was selling 395. per quarter in 1839.") Mr. Liannam replied by observing that the abon• dente of corn produce was the cause. Another person in the crowd observed that in his opinion the pre sent low price of corn was owing to the newts speculation in that article when et was SOs. and 100 s. per quarter a few years ago. (Ap plause.) Another person sued the reason why the prices of corn were now ruing, when Mr. Mannam soid it was an evi dence of the ' , muting good sense of the community at large. Muck uproar prevailed for some tine, and in the end Mr. Hannam resumed his seat cheereei by his triends, and hissed by his opponents. The CHAIRMAN remarked, erne: much confusion, that it was very clearly the cue they had come to the meeting to make • disturbance and stop the proceedings. He was abou. to submit the motion to the meeting, when several voices called out that an amendment w o uld be proposed, and it ought to be put first. The chairman, however, re fused to entertain the amendment, and the original motion was put, when the protectionist party held up their hands for it. T. COLLINS, Esq., of linaresborougb, submitted the next rcsoluuon. He procerded, with occasional interrup tion*, to assert that protection was necessary for the work ing classu generally in order to secure for them a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. Alter alluding to the great importations of loreign corn into this country from the banks of the Vistula, he turned kis attcntam to the colonies. By the operatious of free tride the \Vest Indies were in a dreadful state of depression, owing to the im portation of slave-grown sugar from Cuba and Brazil. Fur the sake of saving Id. per pound in sugar, the West Indi.n proprietors were to be ruined. The rtarlut on he had to move was: That import duths ♦arying from 5 to 10 per cent. are at present levied on manufactured article of fore.gn nations ; we ask, tterefurr, for tie same measure of justice for our agricultural produce." The Rev. Y. R. 8. MON TRA.TR, Thorp Arch, bristly seconded themotios. lhe CHAIM/4AM read the resolution amidst hisses and grosus, and was about to put it, when Mr. DUDGEON proposed the following amendment: . . " That it is the opinion of this meeting that any interference or alteration respecting corn will be destructive of the best interests of chic kingdom." The CILAIILMAN not knowing Mr. Dudgeon, asked if he was a Knaresborough man, and what his name was. llte reply was, " My name is Dudgeon, and I come from Ripon." The CHAIRMAN intormed Dudgeon that he ought not to have come to liouesborough and disturbed the meeting. He had had his turu at Ripon lately, and that was midi . cient, without thwarting the obj. eta of that meeting. Mr. DUDGEON, win great co..lneet, inquired of the chainsan it he were a linaresborough man. (Laughter and applause.) The CHAIRMAN answered the question in the negative. He was not a native of Knareaborough, but he lived in the neighbourhood, and consequently had a lively interest in its prosperity and well-being. The chairman having refused to put Mr. Dudgeon's :amendment, tl.at gentleman put it himself to the meeting., when it was carried with loud cheering b a mai , rity of flee or six to one. JOHNGROVES, Esq., Knareeborough, moved the last resolation—" That petitions, embodying the above resolu tions, be presented to both houses of parliament, and that the Right Hon. the Earl of Harewood be requested to pre unt the same in the House of Lords, and Edmund Deni son, Esq., that to the House of Commons." The tumult was very great, not a tingle word that the gentleman uttered being audible. The Rev. T. ATTWOOD, Gul lsborough, seconded the resolution, but it was not put to the meeting, the noise be ing so great. Mr. DUDGEON got up, and, amid the applause of his companions, charged the chairman with a want of proper respect fur the feelings and wishes of the meeting, in not submitting the amendments, that being the proper coarse to adept at ill asacmblies of that description. Toe CHAIRMAN replied that as they had taken the law into taeir own hands, and had paid no attention to the chair, he had refused to put the amendment. He supposed they were for an equal distribution of property, and thus sub vert all law and order. (Cries of " No, no," and great uproar.) The CHAIRMAN said the mutts% was at an end, and he and his followers immediately retired, amid groans, hisses, and other marks of disapprobation. The free tr.den then gave three cheers for " Cobden and fres trade," and dispersed. THE NEEDLE TRAWL—There was never, we are inforeis.l, . better demand for the manufmtures of Redditch, needles and flab Ito. It% than at present. There is full em ployment for all who choose to have it, and overwork if they are minded to thkv it.— Worcester Okramoic__ _ _ Tug ALLEGED EKBEZZLLWENT DT A BANK MANA GIN AND CLIDLL AT —TM trial of &Wield John Rice and Henry Senior, far an alleged extensive system of em bezzlement to the extent, it is said, of upwind, of 10,0001., at the hank of Dyson and Taylor, at Din, which was arranged to tske 'dace at the general quarter sessions for tho county now sitting, has been postponed. Bath prisoners will to tried at the next assizes. THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. PIgeTON, JAN. 3. So far u the treasurer of the county of Lancaster stood in the way of an effective reform of the expenditure, and a mere effective control of the finances, the mega rates have thoroughly relieved themselves. The adjourned annual sessions of the county wu opened here yesterday morning, and the attendance of mogistrates was nom• roue Al most beyond precedent. Not only was the bench crowded, hut the whole of the seats at the table for counsel in the body of the court, with those behind them for encircles, and the jury -box, witness box, the dock itaelf, and many of the passages, were crowded by magistrates. Mr. W. A. Mullein, the county treasurer, was present, and there was a large muster of his friends ; but the magisterial mind must have undergone a great revulsion since the meeting held a few months ago, at which a resolution to this gentleman to resign his office was negatived by such a large majority, for a motion yesterday tantamount to a dis missal was carried by more than two to one. The Rev. Jo nathan Brooke of Liverpool presided, and after several tan. important questions had been disposed of; the motion which wee to excite the giand struegle of the day was allowed by common consent, and contrary to the special rules of the court, to take precedence of other business which stood before it on the notice paper. Mr. Edmund Ashworth, of Bolton, introduced the subject by movirkz : " Whereas it is requisite, for the interests of the county, that the county aeomints be kept upon a general uniformity of system, and under the conduct and direction of an officer well conversant with the duties of an able accountant, who shall be paid by salary, end who shall give has sole and un divided attention to the business of h s office. And whereas William Adam Hutton, hag., the j resent county treasurer, has accepted the appointment of judge in one of the county courts established under the act of Orb and 10th Vic., cap. 9.5, it is the opinion of this court that tha functions and duties of a judge of one of the said county courts are incom patible with the duties attached to the office of treasurer for this county." In the notice paper • clause was added, rescinding the appointment of the treasurer, to the notice of motion; but Mr. AMworth reserved to himself the ri4ht of discussing this and a furth.r proposition af;erwardr, if it should be found necessary. Tue motion was seconded by Mr. John Fenton. _ Mr. Townley Parker referred at great length to the charges contained in the rommilee'e rep rt as evidencing an unfriendly spirit towards the county treasurer. He con tended that a coure more calculated to give pain to Mr. Hutton could not have been adopted than that to-day, by atandoning the reflections contained in the report sea nar rowing the question to one of incomprihdity of offices tend the desirability of having a treuuter to devote the whole of his time to the duties. Mr. lime Jeanie nee to move an amendment to the effect that Mr. Hu:ton retain his office but that he be required to appoint an accountant, at 20)1. 2-year, to devote the whsle of his time to the duties of treasurer—his salary to he paid by the county treasurer out of that guitieman's present salary. Mr. Marshall hoped the meetiag would adopt the amersiment on the ground that the office of treasurer was one uncle:et-lid to be held for life unless anything of a serious nature athcting the eharait ter of the holder was alleged. This proposition was re ceived with laughter and cries of "No ;" and Mr. Hutton, the treasurer, having the question nut to him, whe. to.. .r if the ameroltnent were carried he would be eatisfied to continue the office of treasurer, prying a clerk, Mr. Watts cemmeuied upon this as an admission by the treasurer of his own ii. competency. Mr. Ashworth replie i, and the meeting then procerced to vote upon the amendmer.t, which wee negatived by a majority of 84 to 41. Without wait ing till the otiamal motion was put, Mr. Ilulton at onco rose and ea:d, after the expression of opinion which the court had come to, he thought he ought to do that which he was ready to have done two years ago. hut for the circumstances under w..kh it was re paired. lie would t jitter resign at once, or boil the office hir a few moa•lis until fresh arrangements could be made. Under th , se circumstances Mr. Ashworth withdrew his motion, and substituted one requesting the treasurer to hold his office till the 31st of May neat (the current financial year) and empowering the ccmmittee to examine the accounts and report to the next annual meeting. With the adoption of this motion the interest of the great body of the ma3istrate. ended, and they retired in great numbers from the couets Not lees ILI2 125 to 130 took part in the proceedings, of whom many were from the southern part of t'.e county, and for their accommodati• n the I menhir, sod Yorkshire Com puny put on a special train to 31anchester, which left Preston about six o'eleek in the evening. The proceedings had lasted from eleven in the morning till after five in the evenit.g. RAILWAY MEETLNG. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SMILE. A meeting of ttc shareholders in this undertaking, resi dent in Lesua, was held at Searbro's Hotel, Lec.le, on Thursday eft,rnoon, for the purpose of promoting the appoinuneut of a committee of inrestigati an. Mr. BRAM* saaw, patrivsft, of Barton. near Hull, presided, and there was a terry large a•tendarce of shareholders. After a long address from Mr. Morton, of Wakefield, a large hclder of stock in the company, dcacrihine the disastrous peeition of the conrany% stflirs, a resolution WAS carried unanimously us favour or the sprwintment of a committee of investigation, sod a requisition, vallicg upon the directors to call a general meetirg of shareholder.; for the purpose of appointing such a ctaamittee, was signed by the shareltailers present. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN.—CorAidtrable improve :write avd enlargements hare been carried out at this com- Pany's principal stauons at Steiford and Crewe. At the atter, owing to the act:Welds that have occurred. a hand some clued in ga:Pry has been thrown ov‘r the line, over which, instead of as hitherto crcuing,tim numerous pea *engem at this Fated= go. SOUTH STAFFORDISKI/LI.—II is stated that a deputation from the shareholders is this undertaking having waited upon the directors for the purpose of requesting them to convene a special meeting, in order that Mr. DI Clean's proposals to lease may again be taken into consideration, the director% hove consented to convene the meeting. Sours( WALee.—A memorial k in course of •i;Rnature by several of the char holders of the South Wal.s Railway resident at Swamis, suggesting to the directors of the South Wares the propual of certain new coodiinis to the Great Western Railway Company, in lieu of the guarantee of tire per cent. on the completion of the line to Fisligulrd. The promoters of the memorial deem the latter condition im practicable.— Smonse a Herald. Tue BARNSLEY BRANCH of the LANCASHIRE and YORKSHIRE IitILWAY was opened on Tue-day tar goods and panengers. Some hundreds of perso: s astemb:ed to witness the arrival and departure of the trains during the day. Sr. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTlC.—Arrangements have been made for the construction of this and for its com pletion in three years. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S—THraIDes. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 200 to 20 against Volnkope and Proceed (t!. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 and 25 to I laid agst Testator; and 30 to 1 each oast Fernhill. Borneo, and Black Eagle. CHESTER CUP. 2,000 to 50 laid agat !damn, 1,000 to 15 each art Montane and Horn of Chase, 2,000 to 25 agat Van Diemen, and 2,000 to 20 each agat Roland, Chancey, the Ilea, and Marriott. Supposing the publithed accounts to be complete, the entries for this event show a considerable falling ott. DERBY. The only beta wets 900 to 100 aget Bolingbroke, 30 to I to about 701. agat Moron% and 5,000 to 30, 5,100 to luo, and finally, 2,000 to 30 Last Yew Tree. THE CHESTER CUP, 1850. The entries are now complete as regards London and York, but no communication has been received from Chester since four o'clock en Tuesday afternoon; it is taerefore more than probable that we snail have • few more to add when the official list is made up. Nomin .tions received at York—Nunnykirk, Guliieer, Thringarth, ktulgrave, Melody, Quiz (late Raisthorp), Laura, Steppingstone, Lady Superior, Michael Brunton, Cadger, Impezatris, Priam, Melbourne, Seignor of Ifoldernea, Osbaldestone, C 'unties of Albemarle, Witchcraft, Abbot of Meaux, Gleam, Platcatcher, Present, Mahon, Westow, Lady Jamotf. FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.—The West Riding Freehold Land S , ciety held a general meeting of its member. in Leeds last week, when the society was duly constituted, and a committee appointed for the purpose of drawing up the rules and submitting them to competent parties for revi sion and approval. Mr. Plint was appointed secretary ; and Mr. Marrett, of Doncaster, and Mr. William Bruce, of Leeds, joint solicitors to the society.—Leeds Mercury. THE EXPENSE OF PROSECUTIONS.—At the Devon county sessions, on Tuesday, Mr. St. Illifont, late high she riff of the county, brought under the notice of the court the important subject of the great expense of prosecutions in cases of small uffencee. Ile said, whilst great attention was given to the cost of the conveyance and maintenance of prisoners, he feared that the cost pf prosecutions was enor mous. Perhaps the surveillance exercised on this particular was less from the circumstance of the expense not coming direct from the county ; but he considered it was, neverthe less, their duty to see that these expenses were not excessive, and he had therefore to request that a detailed statement of the costs of prosecutions in each cue for the preceding ses sions and assizes, should be made at each quarter sessions. He was almost afraid to say what the amount of prosecutions in the most trifling easel were, but be believed in one case he saw that the costa of prosecuting • prisoner on a charge of stealing a twebill was no less than 141. The presentation of such a statement as he suggested might have the effect of calling attention to this very important subject. Lord Ebrington said the subject was indeed important, and could not be too prominently pressed upon the attention of the country. After a short discussion, the motion was agreed to. A CHURCH ON FIRE AT GLASGOW.—On Wednesday morning, about 1 o'clock, the United Presbyterian Church, Montrosastreet (Mr. M'ain's) was discovered to be en tire. Engines were soon on the spot, and on the door being forced open, the building was found enveloped in smoke, and the pulpit and the adjacent flooring rapidly becoming a prey to the flames. The fire was, however, almost iustantly ex tinguished, and the damage done cannot, therefore, be to any extent. The flooring is supposed to have been ignited from its contiguity to a stove in which the tire, lighted for • meeting at 12 o'clock, on Wednesday, must have been im properly extinguished. 11