The Express. — London, England, 1850-03-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1850. _ V1:1 t; TO THE LONDON RAGGED THE WESTMINSTER DISTRICTS. p.r,, c c introducing the reader to . the namerees eetwo:e te this neighbourhood, I wilt take a slight n with him. I will suppose him to Immo 4 .4,,:d Sato the columns of the Norma, Artesia& Tt ' in e rosiest being granted, it follows sea matter f „ on e that—unless ha happens to he better le ;o„,,td—hr has fallen into certain errors on the sob • •of Red wh" r Tm impot ent of the onnuniseioese a that journal sotto a , nite d schools ybe shortly maned i n t he tillowiag manner : wa • three y a m previous to 1844, the number of gw d, , c risis& bad eoasiderably diminished. In j School Union was eamseinsed, and oi the the essi tt i tati to iscrease frees that period. Therefor the ragged schools have bees the calm. ▪ cumber of those criminals who cannot read io d write have diminished. Tbe nasaber of those who co s read end write imperfectly hasp increased. 7 ,„i ter . we bare bees oaly educating, not Wenn our crisieele In ." the Brat place, it is satisfactory to know that the o ,,bre if jerraile offinders who have repaired what go n ay bo eassidered an education, has d ooroone d. sod to the other facts sod agates, it I. cvi. deo from there that the poorer classes have pssood t h a w years through • season of unusual distrust, the de: of which has been to lower elapses, itd t , dote to &siltation and crime numbers who twi n edwatian me* destined to industry. Th o fa itc cie the potato crop, the Irish immigration, the et merge of the revalue of the rich, similar short cr.sc:o is the profits of capital these, and n o t th e R i z i xd tkitoo:s, must be accused of the increase of er:mr• .4 to t h e comparison between Middlesex and Wales, d the fie that crime and learning, ignorance and mt • • wortF . r in swishes together, I need only observe the. t h e er me of rebbery is in properties to the resptstyn to it, and to the property exposed to it. 4ns it , not his ignorance, but the absence of all tsars: ,n or object to rob, that preserves the morals of the lit:le rustic. The little vagrant of the green e a., b l own to every eye he meets, cannot live by vstehmidso. whilst the little town vagrant finds i i ,,, : hoed in the coat-pocket of the first saunterer down the S:rand. What has schooling or soalschool iaz to do with this ? rise, indeed, with much that the writer says, sta admit that ri ading and writing is n ot morality. fij t h e Lee! of learcirg and application is a step to torsllty. even if nothing is learned. But no small per of it c r.,:utarr influence of a school is its discipline in! c,. reion and it is not the fault of the founders of t.;-shoole if they possess'not this. The want of es septa!, :old of its active employ on railroads and ether ea:ernes% is quite sufficient to account for the pvtlee dowu of a barely-earning class into a begging sr.! I :::ever t ; one. It is to this that I would attri hLte the iscresse of crime in the nretropolis,where there is L.:ohs more destitution, but where the destitute are mere ee .4,:v and sorely tempted to crime than else where. With this the rigged schools, I verily c ry, had nothing in the world to do. And I must ksi,t. tit i: would require much more comprehensive mat.e:.ce. curled through a far greater numb:, of yeLre of ferine and prosperity, employ and non exp..7. previous to venturing upon conclusions so archar.tab:e, and so fraught with evil cnnsequences, sh:.:l they prove unfounded. 1 hal :e.erly forgoven another argument urged by the ~commissioner" against ragged schools. He lllinl re tint the mixture of the classes of boys— toed with the bid—tends to the contamination of the former, and thus to the spread of juvenile de- Now. the argument cannot be negatived, any r.-re than proved by an asserti ea, but I believe h le::: be found to be satisfactorily answered in the co:;rie of the evidence which I collected d.:rthj my recent visit to the schools at Wert z:neer. wlich I examined in order to ascertain their Trent.: condition—their progress since their este h.:shme nt—and, above all, their influence upon the ze!..iih•-urhcod. ft Wes:abater, at the present time, there are sign ragged schools, exclusive of the " Dormitory" Anne's-street, which I shall notice separately. Tv. , et these are evening schools. Of the others the n inpwan: is the Juvenile Itefoge, and School of lzdzery is New Pye-etreet. I Live been favoured by Mr. Walker, the genie s= sproicted in 1838 by the City Mission to the cm of the district, with a statement of that condition of Ile Lelgtbourhood at that time. Some of the par- Le has recently published in the form of a PRP' ▪ Hi. Walter Park — N.: . r Whiteeripel nw fit. Giles'. could vie la the scenes revere which It raid ezhibi.. It was act always quite s ash riatt.• for the stranger to Terre alone into its laby trlti:*riit if he did so, he would hardly be induced to psy it eer.i..d 'ism Ihe rums of crdmhli..g houses, incrusted w^ the t. th rd smoke of generations. and noddiag to their on every side, nothing bat wretchednees ri: ruin ; wie.dows loeg sire* smashed ; 'llan approached 1.! t..spida•ett and broken flights of steps, Teething on the ate , . mnd.rwered par. mast ; dingy images, leading to Lty ur: steamier courts, sa blink acd black as so many r.'terianrue abides, into which the p ;lice dared hardly *rue Thee were the sorts of streets and lases. covered he eve every species of vegetable and saints' refuse, with fr /sari.... of , rgkes crockery, glare, and Farber of all 1119,7:;•.111, which nude up this wretched district. In scene of tt• ..ear stories or cellars would be seen magus of frowsy, and tattered rage, or perfect heaps of splint, oho rt..reree remnants of old iron mingled with keys, nails, and Lire, thickly arrested with yellow rust sad verdigris, sad saws et boor fragments of broken furniture, worn-out but sad thew, tr., and all covered over by • co nmon layer c' tan ad foulness. Such a state of things had been a.i:wid to exist from generation to generation ; the inbatii. lasts. .the their dwellings, left entirely eirgleeted ; the rare nowise up, sad the old dying away, without a hand sa , vsterd to vault thirst to t he antitype of the serpent A•ti is tee wilderness, to which they might look and live. i▪ ts ' , Mier entering such a spot required no penetrating we %vomitus him that his was sow in the midst of a vast wire, roan neglected ; bet amid he imagine be was really is lientecdom, or to some region deer Oohs whore the foot entmtaaked man had ever trod t He could satisfy his ez 1 on that point, for be could me plainly the abbey. wc ix lofty lower., rising proveny fat above the stir l'Ataciag maw Still it might be asked, "Why all these rwlet of hatheisensed, unwashed men and women sees H oeft/ et the deer sad wiriewe, and the end of narrow w‘fit Rave they amthrg to do but smoke, swear, and se enally fight with emit ether, and these swarms of "f• ukad t sad angles ed &hires who ea en well trained W nesse kr\ ramp se rotas* as their elders, who rtrt wend the lire air Newpte, and thence to some 5' '.it colony, where the state thinks they are hest suited literate intiabitants ? Bat what establishments are there is the niossourtio4cl for the training el all these youths ri Ira al tie ilactilty he would find the "cock pit "—a wet important establishment is Deek.thne, patronised by tine who should have known better things, to witness the Gv beitinr, sr to see so many rats killed within a given Lai It is well knows that example is a much more ;Awful blather than precept. Tr penny theatre was st.vter fruitful establishment far the recruiting ranks of i•waho offenders, as • prelude to the gaol and convict • The admire:a massy must be obtained before et/ out receive the rend lessons which some persons tell si ore taught In such places by those who never practise tin. Toe merits could not supply the means to pay for I,t a school of morals, therefore the expenses fell upon tr tradesmen in the neighbourhood, by baying their • roles for this purpose, or some strseger baling hie Watt picked, i s it mattered little to the pupil from what utrta the supply came, so rit was obtained. There were cuter +etre too revolting to entemplate, but which ap p'/.4 to be the very climax of depravity ; there were rout for both sexes to dance, in • state of nudity. All tie (tot. d 'inkiest a single school, or any means employed ea.,:ehtee the inlaid, or reclaim the outcast wanderer, afforded within the walls of the prison. Bat the . 112 4. curiosity might still lend him to inquire into the social lite, and still he would And the pie's,* to tA ►'sty dark ens. Let him take a small portion of the oce.o, and is ILO losses he would find upwards of 3,000 or 700 tenths.; of these, 200 have been lawfully 1,1, 7..1. the other 500 moot. Mr. Walker then turned his attention to provide a its..iy for this evil. He first opened a Sunday kilt.4l for the lowest class of children. Oa the first dsy tie itfurme me that it wu attended by upwards l'stl rigged boys. Ultimately the " Juvenile Re " slut established in its present house, which we. "'""TIY a public-house foe thieves, but which was r °`., 'ed 11 the Rutstein of the mineionary exertions in uo $ igl.tr.urboad. Here is a picture of the Refuge as it need to be, and uitness-d by Mr. Walker : L l, :slot Sir for a moment with a glans at tits old public now " The Reface !" Let us look in at the upper !::" • IMP lb. rifle sehooL Hers were 60 youths, wet their master (as able a ens in his calling as England "" troduesh listening with undivided attention to his !•••t.euecie on the "nesp"—(a pair or trowsre suspended L the siliso—or the subject of "fohology," or pocket •;fdr After this suns of tuition, the neat was the mock ai its • Imitation of the 01 , 1 B alley Court, with afar !sseti . .oaries and ordeal, dons with very great taste, t:culsted he sake the young reseal, not only 'spat la 4 tr 4 - 11 11 arum the Id, or pocket, but clever in defence, To `' )ousg novice in Ms first essay, he was supplied "a elms below, in the tap—view the dieing reoa of thpsise shildraa). If gilaidellft4 thou b. Mum* As ti. of reparthai saase and Mar, is Ns AMIN fesesd—(rw es, w tbs bays ' W ger estt . rasepsywiptal pass saaraltlsit. mai sebtleictsall."lpeay wetiad t WM Um expose st laaptiesetsg. . and tost sad surta et widow ? N ba r,V..,.. ma lA-. saw p *plows the reader ha assay Is mesa the aspenel SW IS mile la the storm rem whit tits SO mar the town seses..••t is 'speak el W sissegssmo—and It steads : Ist ths Sot 60, USK ; the mown SO, WU Had taw knes. bees owl ter ths prevasdag, Imatesd of the pullets. et Mar. what. slt what would it sat lava At those Ma asiteeted kamettate—l wan alums shoat to say made thieves. Why. It weld have odwattad MOO ~W, at wheat wo•M est oily hare bus rassesi lea lies s d Maw, bat hays beams $ bigamist; lasted of • was As aseisty. The effect of the establishment of this school, Mr. Walker assures ins, wee that a shallot public...house is the asighbeerheod oleo last its amens, sad has altos been senverted lets the " %Wag Maa's Institute," of which I shall have presently to speak. Nor was this all. Besides the benefits conferred on the children, • marked ohmage took pleas in the parents, who, free being tediffseent to the intsteste of the children, and neglectful of their comforts, sulk shed the greeted anxiety to give them all the advantages that the school weld afford. " I have heard it said; said Mr. Walker, a the occasion of my visit, " that th e e ff ec t s o f not :darting the children is an evil—that the good are oentansi , stated by the bid. Now, I think that in the whole source of my experience I have not found one case where a child has been harmed by mixing with the other children in the school. I do not believe that such a etas has occurred, yet I believe I can trace the coarse of all the boys who have been in this school." Now, this is good authority. The school, with but few exoeptions, receives no boys who do not belong to the neighbourhood, so that the masters Dave oppor tunities of seeing them grow up and learning some thing of their future course. Indeed, the society generally provides fur them by teaching them a trade, assisting them to emigrate, or finding them situations Of some kind. In the various schools in the neighbourhood there are, I am informed, upwards of 800 children under instruc tion. Of these there are about 330 who an read, write, and cypher. The children in the Refuge are from S to 13 years of age ; but they are taken from prison at any age between 14 and 18. From 10 to 12, Mr. Walker informed me, was the worst and most critical age; the age when their habits be come formed. " When the school was first opened," said this gentleman, " I knew a gang of young thieves in the neighbourhood, aged from 10 to 12. I went to the parents of each, and told them of my plans, and expressed my hope of seeing their sons. One of tbese boys had been absent from his home for six months, and had never been seen by his parents, though always in the neighbourh‘od. I got hold of this boy one day, and persuaded him to stay in the school for some weeks. By the course I ultimately succeeded in bringing over the whole gang, twelve in number, and every one turn e d ou t steady and honest boy.. They have tine left the' ' school, and are all doing well. They were previously the worst gang I ever krew. They used to hunt me front street to street, and from court to court." I asked this gentleman particularly, if the state ments of the boys themselves might be relied on He told me to receive them with very great caution, as in nine cases out of ten I should not hear the troth. He gave me an amusing anecdote of the governor of a neighbouring school, who sent a boy out one day with some cards, directing him to send any of his old companions whom he might meet to the Refuge. The boy happened to m-et a friend, and give hint direc tions accordingly—telling him to " make out a pretty stiff ease," that is to say, to exaggerate es much es possible—as he afterwards confessed to the governor when examined on the subject. " The boys consid. r, said Mr. Walker, " that the worse their ease is the better they shall be treated." This coincides with much that I have met with in my own experience. Only a few days ago, the superintendent of a ragged school infirmed me that twenty-five of his boys had attended a meeting of " tramps" and "cadgers" called by an enterprising gentleman on behalf of a morning paper. They came into school the next night with a glowing account of how they had "humbugged " the gentleman in question, and what "stretchers" they bad given him, and bow they had received a shilling each for their pains! Of the present effective working of the Westmin ster Refuge I have had an opportunity of judging. The house is humb!e enough, but it contains all neces. eary economy. The boys are more orderly than in most schools that I have seen. They all belong to the neighbourhood, and are constantly under the master's eye. Since the establishment of the school onlyons boy has turned out badly,and there were neve ral unusual circumstances in his csse. The majority of the children can read, and many are farther advanced. The industrial department is highly interesting. Here, in a little room set apart for them, may be seen lad. cf from 14 years of age and upwards employed in shoemaking, which seems to be their principal ' occupation. They make shoes fix themselves and the children, to whom these articles are often freely' given if the parents are too poor to purchase them, even at the small pricy asked. The specimens of their workmanship which were shown me were highly creditable—some of them had been produced after only a few months' instruction. They are also em ployed in making c!othes, and with, I believe, equal success. These boys have all been in prison—some of them several times. They are now as honest and industrious as can well be, and seemed contented and happy enough. Not a stone's throw from the Refuge is another in stitution, conducted upon an entirely different prin ciple. " The Ragged Dormitory, and Colonial Training School of Industry," is in St. Anne's-street. It was established in 1848, for the purposes of re ' eeiving a limited number of male thieves and beggars lhom the age dl5 to 20 years, who are anxious to reform. Here there is no restr:ction as to parish or district. Every applicant,. if there is room for him, and his osse IS eligible, is at once admitted. There is a re ceiving room, where each candidate, after giving a full detail of his past life to the governor, is kept on probation for a fortnight, living upon bre ad and water only, and not being allowed to mix with the other boys. Daring this time he is not kept in confinement. He is at liberty to leave the house if he chooses, and return to his old courses; but it is un derstood that if he remains, he moat thoroughly re form, and work. I was informed that the greater number of the applicants do tot stay sit the term of probation; but that when they get beyond that point, a boy is scarcely ever known to turn oat badly. After that period any boy is at liberty to leave on giving a week's notice, and stating his rea sons to the governor. The occupations of the day ere very nicely regulated. The hour of ri'ing is six o'clock. The Bret duty is cleansing the dormitories, work rooms, &c. ; then singing, reeling the Scrip tures and prayer until breakfast. Ibis is followed by out door exercise. The next employment is shoe making on Monday, Wednesday and Friday ; on Tues day and Thursday, school is substituted. After dinner and tea, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the work is tailoring ; on Tuesday and Thursday the boys attend the Juvenile Refuge evening school. Every boy is compelled to a•tetd a place of worship twice, on each Sabbath, but he is not bound to any particu lar place ; he can go where he chooses. Nor are the operations of the school less orderly thin the arrangements. The boys—all of whom have been convicted criminals—seem happy and oat - should tented. They ham their trades—(l - have added that earpenteeing is also taught)—and are io due time furnished with the means of emigration. This is rift; stcd by private benevolence, which indeed furnishes the entire support of the institution. The proficiency of the lads in one art in particular some what surprised me—it is that of singing. Seldom have I heard mote harmonious execution anywhere ; certainly never anything approaching to it among schoolboys, even of a better clam. But lam told that they take a delight in music, for which many have a natural taste. Five boys oat of the 24 in the institution are on the eve of departure far Australis, having been enabled to emigrate through the medium of Lord Ashley. Of these boys, as well as of others in the school, I heard some extraordinary statements which had been taken from their own lips by Mr. Nash, the go vernor. _ That gentleman informed me that the young man, who is now his auistant in teaching and controlling the lads, wu for several years the leader of a gang of thieves. He would gnat the head of 12 or 14 others and travel the country in noorch of their prg'• • Adist thsisf 41pitelfrineris was to ratelt themselves • with same ally; • with /which they would eater a ffirm-yard. Having ought a goose, they would roll it op in the slay end effileteally ludo it from observation until an opus:tufty occurred for dressing and eating it by the road side . Sometimes they would In this way secure two or three geese at a time. Another prac tice of the brotherhood was to go into a field at night and sank a sheep. Then having pulled a quantity of wool from his back, they would force it as far down his throat as they could, and then leave him. The sheep would die daring the night from suffoca tion—a fast which the gang would make known to the farmer, begging at the same time the carcass from him. The farmer, not having say nes for the carcase of a sheep whose death arose, as be thought, from natural issues, would in most cases agree to their request. The leader of this gang, after having out of this branch of the profession, took to passed i ng in the metropolis. Here he was soon deep in all the orb--makieg imitation sears on his breast to excite compardon—standing with hungry eyes be fore 000kshops (which be described as being almost the " beet dodge of any ")—or dropping down in the strut, as if soddenly seised with a fir, or the cholera. He counterfeited the latter disease very well, with the montane* of some alum applied to his tongue. which gave it as foal an appearance as could be desired. It was An one of these fits of the cholera that he was at last Imprisoced for three months. When be came out he met my informant in the Strand, who persuaded him to enter the dormitory. "And lace he came here," added that gentleman, "a better lad it is impossible to find. I should not mind trusting him with a hundred pounds." Of another boy in the school I was told that he used to make sometimes a sovereign a day by beg ging Allot this was spent at the Bower Saloon, and places of a similar description. With boys of this class the taste for low theatricals amounts to a passion. Most of them spend their day's earnings' nightly at these places, d o ffi ng their uniform of rags, and appearing well dressed and respectable. I was told an interesting tale of one of the five boys who are about to emigrate : One day there came to the school a very respectable lad, who presented an application for admission. The governor objected to him that he was too respectable, and his application was refused. He went away, bat returned presenting a very different appearance. He had sold his clothes, for which he bad substi tuted others of a very inferior kind, and urged in very strong terms his admission, as a fit and proper person. He was accordingly received, and has proved in every respect a credit to the school. He stated that he had been a member of the swell mob for several yearn, and had in addition been a noted burglar. But the account he gave of the life of his companions was far from attractive. They could get three shillings an ounce for silver at the receiving houses, where it was melted down the moment they presented it. For a 61. note 31. was given, the only question asked being "how long it had been made"?— that is to say stolen. Theonly friends he had, the only persons who ever spoke a kind word to him for many months, were these receivers. The regular mode of transacing business at these houses is as follows. The thief eat( ra the house. where the receiver is placed behind a kind of wire blind, as he described it, or some contrivance by which he was enabled to see the thief without the thief being able to see him. A small door is opened, through which the receiver takes the property, which is immediately melted down, as before stated. S 3 great is the caution exercised to prevent the receiver being identified that he makes it a role to wear a black !glove on his hand— the only pint of his person which is visible. If the thief is supposed to be a "green hand" the receiver will very often keep the property (notes or plate, or whatever it may he), and threaten to send for a policeman unless he at once quits the place. Thus are these unforturates frequently robbed in their tarn et what they have obtained at so much pain and peril. The ;ninon' who receive the stolen property are very often a sent and of great apparent respectability ; but never, however a thief may reform has he been known to divulge the ad dress of any one of them. They are believed to be bound to secrecy by some terrible oaths. Houndsditch is suppcsed to be a popular neighbour. hood for these receiver. The great oriels in a boy's life is his first imprisonment, so great is tlr.i d fficalty of getting respectable employment afternards. The young man in question had before coming to the school obtained an appointment as an attendant at a model lodging-house, where he made three shillings and sixpence a week, but he was dis missed directly it WWI found that he had been in prison. This is the main cause of young thieves being driven back to their former pursuits, Ltd shows the utility of any institution which gives them the opportunity of " turning square," es the pro cess of reformation is familiarly called. The young man in question is now one of the best in the school —which has also effected the entire reformation of one who had been in prison no less than twenty-one times! _ These facts surely are not without some significance as showing results which have come immediately under my own ob3ervation ; and I might multiply them by the score. One word, before concluding, with regard to the tt Working Man's Institute" in Pear-street. This has 126 members who pay three-halfpence a week each. For this they have the use of a convenient reading-room and several newspaper, besides other advantages, such as weekly lectures, instruction, 8:c. Since its establishment, a year Ind nine months ago, eighty labouring men have been taught to read. ADULT DLit AND DUMB INSTITUTION.—At • 'meeting of the committee of this institution held at the board room on Thuredsy, en interesting report was presented of the put operations of the s ciety, referring, however, more particularly to thou of the past year. It appears that the objects of the charity are—the instruction of the iltaf and dumb in trades, the employment of these who have already learnt a trade, and the inculcation of moral and religious Principles among each. Several pupils have already left the institution fully qualified to maintain themselves by their own indutry, and the reports of their after progress and conduct given by clergymen end others have afforded the most gratifying proofs of the good working, of the instiss doe. After giving the speeches of Lord Ashley, Lord B. Grosvenor, and other distinguished noblemen, the report proceeds with an interesting statement from Mr. H. B. Bingham, explanatory of the difficulties attending the in struction of the deaf and dumb, yet the necessity which exists ' for their tainieg and education. LAMB AND FLAG RAGGED ScnooLe.—Yesterday I the children attending these schools, to t►e number of 284, were, after a sni , able address, plentifully regaled with het cross buns. The new Bishop of Norwich is to take the chair on the Ist of May at the filth annual meeting of this tuff - Intim. _ _ ---- BBLIPTIFLD and REVFORD BANKING COMPANY.— , The Molter is Chancery, Blunt, !swim settled the list of shareholders, has made • call of 111. per share oa each, to de fray the outstanding liabilities of the concern, which was started with a capital of 300,0001. in 8,000 shares of bOl. each, ar d originally under the title of the Sheffield Borough Bank. In 1842, a Wench was opened at Rett-rd, and bushier was carried on until 1846, when it was discovered that affsin were greatly embarrassed. A committee of the shareholders was appointed to nate the meets, and discharge the liabili ties, but the latter, notwithstanding, were not wholly dis charged, and now are reported to amount to 23,0001. In 1848, actions were minnieuced against shareholders for debts' whisk the company did not pay or compound for, aad axe catioa was threatened against the shareholders. The partite on whose petition the proceedings have been taken, are Messrs Young, Honnefleld, sad Johnson, of Sbelleld ; Mr. Hawkiworth being the official manager. - - THE NORTHAMPTON FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY have just completed the purchase of 14 some of land, idtnated us the north and most pleasant part of the town, and not ten minutes' walk from its centre. The pric:u paid are—fer four acres, 2751. per sere, and for 10 acres, 2151. per sere. The 'mists is described en being in the most healthy condition. Shares are being eagerly applied for. THE BRADFORD FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETT bile Just concluded the purchase of another fi eld in Manning him, a short distsnae from that rem ntly purchased at the top of Leundlans. The east of it is 9001 or about Is. Old. per yard. The ground will, like the other, be exceedingly ellg,ble for building or garden purposes; thus not only assuring a freehold to the various allottem, but also giving each a profitable investment. The first moralism has bees already divided into 21 allotments, giving to each share holder between 400 and 600 yards of ground, far which lots will be drawn on an early dot.—Bremiloni Observer. The TEN HOURS BILL.—The first meeting of the co rgi new Central Short Tinos Committee of factory o ves was held at Manchester yesterday, when a dial of discussion took place as to the efficiency of new bill Lord Ashley is proposing to introduce into the Heave of Commons, to cure the evils complained of in the present Ten Hours Act. A letter was read from Mr. H. B. B. Cobbett, a solicitor, who has had a good deal of legal experience in eases reader the present set, steam; hie eon viction that the proposed bill would be quite ineffectual. He says that the hours of working are not defined with suffi cient elevens. It appeared to be the opinion of the meet ing, that Lord Ashley should be requested to introduce an amended Manse, drawn by Mr. Ce.lobett ; and that if his lordship declined to do an, the matter should bo placed in the hands of some other Member. MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. LANCASHMB PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSOCIA- TION. NANcenumut, Maim 29. A Jaffetied eireWatel meeting wee held et the Free leek 114 Imp evades by the letlefatfloblo_ of the edileekelel sitemmeenght be be Istrodesol= essiblee Irt Mb emeseheas. & — gnat number of ladies were =ixMelt genient maggot the mere et the letter went Oimm Req. (the ohnik D ple in e. gem, M Gunge Dames, Req., a w.. Mos, Re, Inieseksitlear ; dm Rev. Basauel &hear (d i e% In the Lesesehire Indigiandea Cense] the Bev. Ws. %mew, the Rev. J. Z. Beard, B& Wain I end Mans. H. J. Lapses. Nen Miliolisk Thee. Reheat& Geo. Matt, Seers - Nam 8. P. Rabies* vr. woo, W. womm e l:ozia Mang, J. fiteem Smith (ef Halifax), and Peter The OMAIRKAN said—Geadimen, we ere met this amine es Mends edseetine, Ise the puree et inviting Meellea to that seheene of edema*. whisk has been em beds' is the pleas_pet forth by the Lammd,' Public fished Aseselanies. Tsaaks to oar °presets, sad to the disseseica whisk has takes place set the en**, me great :Crust the penal tine rests cm the poblie egad in te that sebum (Hear, hear.) What is that ashen. t It pekoe., asseedieg to the publleatises of the seeisty, to be a pies for glider a penal sender dentine,lle be summed by heel rates, and mowedtes, by legal eons- Wilms by the ratepayers. It Sid. tea aI, se sup port, an one iselhiag of amistames bow t, or 8w Amy severnmeat board whatever. It as a law, es e *Mast Waded& whisk in my humble jeigmeat eon- I net be eseuserted, that it is the duty of esessives not to leave the alma= of the to M spantaasess, to the aside gems et vol deny but that we should emenget seessives Rive to the welds/ doses, to all element es • !geese siesational charter, the rips to be ads. WWI el the retitle wens* in the par4eular eseelly er din giest alike senely be whisk they reside. (App !kris of eR ambiguity_ se eMeatioe that a the briesesed dis hiest priasiple affiree by this akeedation. Win now, gen. times, what is the proposed seeekinery by which you seek to teenage this, pvevided you get it Ia the ikst place, the ratepayers an to elect nominees, who shall be under itself own control, for th e purpose of forming certain eehoels for Si. instruction et children of the working classes of the people. They are to provide—to be maintained by a public rate—infant school., day schools, for those of riper yeses ; evening schools for those whose occupations prevent them attending dewing the day; and industrial training schools for them who have no ostensible means of gents( a living but by beggary sad crime; and to each of the throe int schools I hays mentioned, and sub ject to certain arrangements. every child of every person, rich or poor, if he ekeesee, shall have the right of tree ad mission. (Cheers.) Well, now, gentlemen, we ere at on the very thresholdwith this stale argniest—. Why you are seeking to raise op a number of extyporations." But these committees, so elected, are to elect in the several hun dreds of the county certain boards or committees, which shall unite smaller districts into larp ones, and for other important purposes ; and that these boards of the hundred— of which there would only be six, supposing the whole scheme Is operation in the county—these hundred committees shall elect a county board, in who's hands shall he veiled all property bequeathed, and for other pa paws, end that all these shall be, to all intents and purposs, elective. (Hear, hear.) We an told, by this means we an raising up corporations. Why, if they are essential to the introduction of the system, I have no objection, I candidly s nine, to a corporation. We are told Cat this han neg. dly ...tem of enucation—(hear, boa)—but I will read what we fay we propose to teach, and you shalludge for your selves how far the thane is sustaine d by that which we propose to tears. In the first place, It is stated in the publications of the society that common day schools shall be established, in which children, from 5 to 15 years of age, shall be instructed in reading, grammar, writing, arithmetic, geography, and itch other kinds of awful secular information as may be deemed advisable. (Haar, hear) Will you tell me—will anybody tell me— what particular amount of ungodliness there is is tenhing reading, writing, arithmetic, and grammar ? (Loud cheers and laughter.) You are next told, that in addition to this, a mend regard to truth, justice, kindness, end &thiamine in oar isteroourse with our fellownerstures, will be leen mind. (Hear, hear.) Is that particularly ungodly ? (Great Inman.) Also, " temperance, frugality"—how very un godly to be frugal :— ( l sughter)—• inisutry"—moet an. godly to be industrious !—(charre and laughter)—" and all other virtues conducing to a proper discharge of the duties of life." No doubt, • very ungodly and reprehensible system of instruction is proposed in these paragraphs. (Great laugh ter.) "And inasmuch as Ana virtues are clearly taught, and powerfully enforced in the Scripture., a selec'loa of examples and precepts inculcating them shall be made therefrom, and read and used in the said schools, but without reference to the peculiar theological tonna of any religious sect or denomination." (Loud cheering.) Now, gentlemen, who is there—what rig.tt-minded man is there—who, after medico this, which is a stainer nt put forth by this association, will venture to affirm that the instruction proposed to be given in those schools deserves the name of ungodly? We are aot op posed to religious teaching at the proper time, in the proper place, and by the proper parties. We are not for leaving children ',treed to all the temptations of life without religious teachusg—but we do con.end that to the schoolmaster no such duties should be entrusted; but to the weirs, and to others, whose especial daty it is, this first 0! all duties should be confided. Having at great length gone into a ratlstical comparison of the amount of popu'atioe, crime, and education, the speaker went on thin: I will not say one word which any man can construe as offensive to the right reverend prelate who now reigns in this diocese. I will admit, it you like, that he is a min of enlarged and liberal views generally. (Hear, hear.) I will admit, if you like, that he came amongst us, having acquired this position by his enlarged and lateral sentiments and by his great abilities. (Hear, hear.) I will admit, if you like, that no man had it sea his peer to do more good in this district than he, with the vast influence he had at his command, if he had chosen to exercise it—(bear, hear)—but, gentlemen, what I com plain of is this, that with his great knowledge of the advantages, aye, of the necessity uf education to all classes, with no scheme of his own, with no announcement that, at any future day, the world was to be favoured with any scheme of his own—(bear, hear)—he chooses to rand up and bring all his vast influence, all his powerful commands, to overwhelm and crush the noble efforts of the people to do that for themselves, which the church has neglected to do for them—(tremendous cheering)—to lead the Tan on the side of ignorance against men who are as sincere, as earnest, who nave proved themselves as earnest in benefiting the people as he himself is, is not what I think he might patiently to submit to. (Loud cheering.) Gentle men, I believe his lordship his lately taken up his residence amongst us. ( Qoeetion .) I will show that representative of the church, or the bishop, that I am not afraid of the question. (Loud cheers.) I should like to ask that gentle man whether he called question last Thursday night. (Cheers and laughter.) I believe if that gentleman likes that his lordship would come amongst us, actuated by the most earnest desire to do good to the vast population amongst whom he was about to reside. I think if such wen his in tentions, that as he entered the town by the Birmingham lisilway, he might have gathered a lessee from two different objects by which he had to pass, not altogether unimportant in reference to this subject. On the right of the rail way he would see a new edifice, spumous and sub stantial, being erected, which it required no par ticular merits of observation to discover was intended (or a gaol. (Hear, hear.) I think no man amongst us can observe that vest structure, however much it is required, without feelings of deep humiliation and regret. (Hear, hear.) I believe and the Lancashire Pubic School Amnia. tics believe, that their efforts are inteaded more especially to prevent the increase of crime, and to render such a vast @tractors as that tenantleen—(cheen)—and that if their sys tem had been in oparatkm 10 years ago no each structure as that, even at one-half the expense, had been required (or the crime of the district, (Cheers.) If his lordship turned to the other side he would observe a large plot of 'toned which the smallest observation would discover was a place of sepulture. I. that plies he might be told that amongst many other men, of various •cumitaness end varying ability, there slept cue of the greatest men this country or age, if not any country or egg, ever prodesed; that man who, without collegiate instruction, without collegiate in fluence at his beck, without amain, been in comparative obscurity is W , cams and settled exempt us, and came to be recognised se a great lawgiver of admen to this and all future generations, con descended to occupy Lis great abilities in that most ungodly and most reprehensible practice, the maim teach ing of those around him. (Greet cheering.) The secretary, Mr. SMILES, then read several letters of apology from gentlemen invited to be present, but who had been kept away by other engagements, though favourable to the views of the promoters of the meeting. Amongst the were, Richard Cobden, Req., M.P., William Brown, Re q., M.P., W. J. Fox, Esq., M.P., and Col. Thompson, M.P., and Mr. Thomas Basley, President of the Chamber of COSI. Mr. PETER RYLAND, of Warrington, said they had been fumed to admit, that 'gnomes was a dismiss of the body po litic, but like cunning doctors they claimed to =la their own preseriptioce. marked with their own labels, administered in small doses by their own hands. (Cheers lad laughter.) And if the people refused these medicaments, fearing that they might be " droued " they raised a load outcry of alarm, end everybody else was denounced as • quack. (Cheers and laughter.) Bat these gentlemenfereed to ratherlet the people perish for lack of know ledge, than that a free system of general education should esta blished, which would withdraw the annul of it out of their own particular province. He did not wish to charge any particular emotion of their opponents with this view; he feared it extended to many sections. He knew almost everybody fanned himself Infallible; they might not acknowledge It, but it was, nevertheless, the feet. -Every body thought they wen right, and that the opinions they held—the particular religious sects with width they were connected, were essential to the social welfare of the people. They were afraid lest all should not go right manes children were trained up with a hies is the direction Mask par ticular views. Now, whilst he had no objections to any man holding his opinions finely, and wishing to promote them to the best of kis ability, he had an objection to any man who showed a dread of public enlightenment, lest they might be led to 'weenie ideas contrary to the tenets he profound to hold. (Hear, hear.) Now, the more important and valuable he deemed those tenets to be, the more confident he should feel that ignorance and prejudice were their greatest hairier, and that only give him the field of public enlighten nett to work in, he might be satisfied that those views would finally and speedily prevail. He did not say that say partials, east or party would Mad their interest remeted If .d **people were well ribrated, but whatever might be the effect fa this respect, he thought there was ea' dos la the eamertaky where 'arrests were all cm the side of *disarm- whose eels falluence, whose demotic bap. piper, would ell be promoted by a general sista= of edscadon ; and that elms was the greet taus of week's, men I. this district. (Chem) He thought this masition arentially a working man's Tertian ; for rely spealt, without edalation, although Mae might be other snestmeals sad boats given to the workiag man, his position might be kemt Mown, sad he miht still be the victim of dedga sad fgeorenes. We wet s told this was the age of demearasy, and he thought we bad newer to songratulate ourselves that may of the old preseepthe usages were done away with ; but let us sot be carried away with a cry, for there mold be no Mae or safe democracy that was sot bred upon the eduestion oad Jawing:roe of the great body of the people. (Cheers.) If we could persuade th e multitude to take advantage et the kneardge which a cheap press had gestured over the rad, there might be more ground for this meertios, bus that meld never hsppsa so loag as one third of the weehiipMismss of the country were unable to reed, std ommase Med suable to mite. And it attack blur this wee dhe Meet with which the people had to deal. He jop movbris the following petition to peer meat: TIM; pelts et the undersigned inhabitants of Malt skeeter, in tin ninety of Lassa Mer, humbly sheweth,- 1. Tint it is this opinion of your petitiomen, that in order V. diminish intemparaiwo, misery and crime, and to promote, morality and the ban interests of all clams, a large extent of education among the pew* is necessary. 2. That the principle on which the assistance of the State is at present extendad for eiducatiocal purposes is manifestly erroneous, inasmuch as ail is given in an inverse ratio to the ssosssitin of the people, and is conveyed chieSy through the medium of the vie w s. religions denuminatiosr ; that it must therefore be partial to km sleets, and must fail to roach a large, and that the sere degraded portion of the commu nity, while It Owls to perpetuate and embitter the spirit of seetarianins. 3. That any system of public schools likely to be generally acceptable to the people of this country, an d &omen the row plkiated difficulties of the gnostic's, must be supported by local raw, and managed by local authorities elected by the =ere specially for that purpose, with right of tree ad to all, trader suitable regulations, and without re- Hems distinetions. 4. That in order that the rights of emiscisnos may be effectually secured, it should be a fundamental rule th a t nothing should be taught in any of the cud schools which fevers the peculiar tenets of any religious sect or denomina tion. 5. That Ibis system, tutted of injuriously affecting the interests of religion, would materially aid the elute of the teaeher of religion, and would do much to soften the uperi ties, and /111113 TO the prejudices of sects and parties. Your petitioners, therefore, pray that, with the view of testing s the efficiency of the play proposed, an act may be by your right honourable house for the establishment of a general system of secular education throughout the county palatine of Lancaster, to be supported by local rates (levied on the same assessment as the poor's rate) and managed by local authorities elected by the ratepayers specially for the purpose. And your petitioners will ever pray. Mr. GEORGE DAWSON, in seconding the motion, was reesived with much cheering. He said he confessed he loved ' the system put forth ty this association, because it upheld the duties of society towards its children ; beaus' it once more recognised that most Christian principle—the cars of the whole of the community. The association at once clearly said, " If the poor are not able to provide education for themselves, we feel it our bounden duty so to tax our selves that our poor shall pet educated at our cost." This was the true sort of socialism ; and in the hope that it might prove 'Christian sort of socialism, he supported this measure with all his heart. (Hear, hear.) We were told of the un doubted right of parents to educate their own children ; and he lamented, that a necessity existed for somebody else to teach them; schools he hold to be a accessory nuisance, brought about by certain things which had happened in society ; but, he had seen uglier phenomena than schools, in his time. Alluding to the comforts introduced of late years into the system of prison discipline, he said he felt more interest in his friends, the honest pauper mechanics, who had not yet committed a crime, then he entertained fur these prisoners, for whose warnxbathe, chap lains, mid schoolmasters, he contributed to pay. (Hear.) The working men of this country had a right to demand education, and before long they would demand it. They would ask what barred the road to it ? And he was song to think it would be said that it was religion only. Secular education was said to be " godless," but he had learnt to know that everything was "godless" which:wee not accord ing to the little opinion cf the man who pronounced it. Mr. BIGGS, of Leicester, in a brief address, supported the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The Rev. W. M'KERROW moved the second resolution in a short but eloquent speech. " That Messrs. Theatre Taylor, James Haughton, and William Rigby, with Dr. John Watts, be appointed a depu talon to the meeting to be held in the Town Hall, on Mon day next, and that they be empowered to declare that this muting desires the establishment of a system of public schools for secular education, wherein nothing shell be taught which favours the peculiar tenets of any religious sect or denomination, which shall be supported by local rates, and managed by local authorities elected by the ratepayers specially for that purpose, with free admission to all, under suitable regulations, and without religious distinctions." Mr. J.B. SMITH, seconded the motion, and it was carried with much cheering.—The meeting then separated. IRELAND. Drum, Miami D. Several cues of incendiariam of an agrarian cha racter have occurred recently throughout the ::onntry. The King's County Chronicle mentions the following : ' . On the evening of Thursday lut the house of Mount Heaton Lodge, from which Ccrcoran, the tenant, was lately ejected, WWI burned to the ground, notwithstanding the ex. salons of the police and hystenden to extinguish the fl On Sunday evening, the 17th inst., an excellent farm house and o ffi ce were maliciously burned at Cleneee, within four miles of this town. The late tenant had been ejected, hav ing owed four yearn' rent; and not having paid one shilling rent for the last two Tears, though be held' 4 acres of excel lent ground ; in January last, the sheriff gave Mr. Stoney, as agent over the Oakley property, possession. The house has since been unoccupied ; and on the 16th hist., Mr. Stcney agreed to set the farm and house to one of the tenants on the land, who was to get possession on the 18:h. The house and offices were completely consumed. This is the third house that has been burned in this neighbourhood within the last fortnight, from which tenants have been evicted. The same paper states that a threatening notice was sent last week to a man named Maher to deter him from taking a house from which a tenant had been evicted ; and a notice was posted on Friday last on a tree near a house that had been burned down at Clonfad, in the Queen's County, threatening that if the owner attempted to rebuild the house he would be shot. In fact, it is in vain to expect that the spirit of agrarian outrage should be laid while the landlord and tenant relations are left in the old bad state in which they have so long existed in Ireland. The president of the Cork Provincial College has announced to the assembled professors and students the intended course with reference to the religions instructions to be given by the deans of residence. Hitherto thee rev, gentlemen have limited their at tention to the students residing in licensed boarding house, for whom, as not being under the care of their parents or friends, the religious guardianship of the deans of residence was originally provided. But immediately after the Raster recess a coarse of reli gious instruction will commence, at which the stu dents generally are invited to attend, the attendance of those ;residing in the boarding-houses being impe ratively required. The following are the particulate mentioned by the president: _ _ _ _ The Rev. Dean O'Connor will deliver a moral and religious lecture oa every Friday during the next term, at half-put 3 o'clock, in the oratory of lir. O'Brien'. boarding house, Castlimbic*, for the benefit of Roman catholic students. The Rev. Dean Perrin will deliver religious and moral in. striation to the students belonging to the church of Rag land, on every Friday during the next term, at half-past 3 o'clock. Tke instructions will be delivered at the See House. The Rev. Dean [bold a meeting each week for an !tour during the next tarns, in the schoolroom adjoining the Soots Church, for imparting religious instructi,n to the stu dents of the Presbyterian church. The subjects of instruction will be the doctrinal system of the church of Scotland. The precise day and hour of this lecture will be fixed by Dr. Ma gill after consultation with the students who propose to at tend, and Dr. Magill would request the attendance of pres byterian students at smother meeting on Thursday in each week, for reading and exposition of Holy Scripture. • One of the - principal cattle fairs of Ireland has been held this week. The following particulars are from a aoteeapondent of Saunders' News Letter : KILIIMNY, MARCH 27.—Yesterday was the flint grass cattle fair for this season in the County Carlow (Palatine). Notwithstanding all the Twits of the scarcity of stock weer saw a larger fair, and I hare been in the habit of attending it these twenty year.. Cows wars not so plenty, bat more heifers in it than usual. Thera were not quite so many buyers, but still the demand was Very fair. The highest price of the fair W. Elliot got for heifers 111. as.. very prime stock; the avenge price of good tare:Diest o ig heifers from 71. to 81. 10s.; two-year old heifers from 41. to 61. 10s. Mr. Elliot got 121. for blacks, also very prime stock. Two-year old bullocks from M. to 61. 10.. A small fair of hogget sheep, which were selling from 241. to 31e. ad. Springers low, and not so plenty as usual at this fair. Snow has fallen in large quantities in the west of Ireland, and the frost has been general and severe. The Limerick Chronicle states that the early wheat crop is reported to have suffered from the harsh dry weather._ A considerable number of pauper girls were shipped yesterday from the Dublin workhouses f ur Australis. They were marched through the streets to the north wall before 6 o'clock in the morning, apparently to escape observation, u the recent revelations before parliament have rendered this mode of disposing of I the paupers somewhat unpopular. TIMISDAT A special meeting of the Corporation was held to day, the Lord Mayor presiding, for the purpose of adopting steps In opposition to the proposed abol;tion of the vice-royalty. On the motive of Mr. Lambert, T. C., one of the conservative members, seconded by Alderman M'Louglin, a liberal, an address to her Majesty and petitions to both houses of parliament against the threatened measure, were unanimously adopted. A resolution was also pained calling on all the Irish members of parliament to give that mea sure their most earnest and determined opposition ; and another was adopted directing the town clerk to write to the various corporations throughout Ireland, inviting their co-operation for the same purposs. The meeting was very numerously attended; a complete unanimity prevailed on the principal subject under consideration, bat a discussion arose on the conduct of the Chamber of Commerce, which body was accused by the Lord Mayx of having betrayed the interests of the citizens by holding, through their council, a private conference with the Lord-Lieutenant, in which ha took it for granted that they yielded their opini ins to any arguments produced on the part of the government for the abolition of the vice-regal office. NAVAL Woo Lyme, Mutton N.—Megan, iron steam-frigate, which went down the river yesterd a y on an ex p er i menta l trial, returned to Woolwich in the evening. She is ordered to be taken to Sheerness to be Elated for tea, and will be em ployed u a troopehip.—Magicienne, steam sloop, is ordered to proceed to Chatham tomorrow, to be Sete* for sea.— Vivid, steam-vessel, Master commanding, L. Srnithett, left yesterday for Dover, to resume I ,, er duties as a mail packet.— Myrtle, steam-vessel, arrived on Wednrsday for Sheeran% with the spars mast. and gear for the discovery ahipe.—Onyx, steam-packet, has been undated, and having had the inju- Ties the sustained by ping ashore at Ostend made good, will have her machinery examined.—Rnamond, et.-sloop, Commander Foote, is ordered to this port to be paid off.— Cnomseden J. 0. Johnson, J. W. Burnett, and Lieutenant J. W. Vaughan, bane been ordered to study at the steam factory. (From last night's Goseffe.) ADMIRALTY, Yawn 27. The followine promotions hare this day taken place, consequent on the death of Vice-Admiral the Hon. D:mold Hugh Mackay: Rear Admiral of the Red bir G. Y. Borisov; C.B. 0.C.11., to be vipe r:tallest of the blue lteaTielrniTal of the White, Sir WILLIAM HL MIT DILL9/1. CUL, to ►e rear-admiral of the n d. War-Admiral of the Sloe, BAMMOTOS RZTSOLDII, C. 8., to be rear-admiral of the white. Capt. Sir lons lIAR/RALL, C.8.PLC.11., to be rear-admiral of the Alas. Retired Capt. H. lawantsoir has also been promoted to he a retired rev-admiral, on the terms propoeed in the London Gazette of the let Sept., lett, but without increase of pay. MILITARY. 25rn REOIMENT.—The Bombay trxop ship arrived off Gibraltar on the 21st instant, having on board this regiment. On the following day, the 26th, under the eommhnd of Lieut.. Colonel Hemphill, disembarked a. Gibraltar. It was expected that the 34th would embark in the Hnnbay for the West Indies in four or dye days from the date the former reeiuseat disembarked. THZ LATE ADJUTANT OZNERAL.—AI several of our COO tecupnrkriee (the G.obe and nnses, fcr instance) have stated that Sir John Macdonald died on Wednesday morning, we repeat, with reference to our notice yererday of that distin guished general's career, that he died. on Thursday morning, the 28th inst. SPORTING. UWOLITAN STEEPLE. ASK. of 13 50y..., 10 to, sod 6 the 6th of April. lb. Lee, aged st. 9 t Fake. eget • 9 1 The Thrush. :god B.yoriet, b yn The I.a.t Forester, aged 9 Penglbey, S ps 9 Skim, 8 yrs A.trede, !tied _ 9 My Pr,ei..us yn 9 Molly. 6 yrs Lansquenet. mod I Little Fanny, 4 yrs •TYNE MEETING. RTIIUM B111L!ND PLUM. Nanette, 4 yrs ..... 6 4 The 6 6 Rosy Kn a 4 4 yrs Reality, 3 yrs Roland, 4 yrs bh by Don Jon, 3 yr, Lord Sattoun, wed 3 10 Gulliver, 4 yrs 3 6 Drio.o. 3 yrs ... .. .. ... Counter* of Altrrnsile, 3 yrs 5 6 Setionr of Rolderoess, 3 yrs 3 3 Mark Tapley, 3 yrs. .. . . Knight ati *rem, 5 yrs 3 2 First-rate, S yrs &lair* 3 3r , [ klub% 3 yrs , Allman. 3 yrs Waller*, 3 yrs 4 3 EPSOM GREAT ME I HANDICAP SWIEPSTAILES only if &clued on or before at lb. British Yeoman, aged sir Peter Laura., aged The Victim, aged lO 12 Pnreed. aged Fugitive. aged lO Mies Folliegwood, med lO Little Paul, aged lO Rachel, G yre lO Maria Day, aged The Oak% a yrs Thargarton, aged Spanele. axed Ace of Trumps, aged NEWCASTLE-ON. Acceptances toe the Not et. lb. Cauca, • yrs .., 11 Elkodale, • yrs ........ • 4 John Corer, • yrs Glendower, I yrs 7 11 . Mahar, 3 yrs Nunnykirk, • yrs. 7 1 Ballinatsd, 0 yrs 7 Sylvan, 3 yrs Elthiroa, 4 yrs 7 Manes, 4 yrs ....... „...„.„ 7 Miss Ann. 4 MI Rehm, 4 yea —. 7 ; Raby, 11ra I itnos.v.onn, 4 yr* ..... Weatow. 4 yrs ........ .. 7 1 Velar, 4 Its ... 7 Due de &abut, 4 yrs ...... 6 1 Testator, 1 yrs 6 K. lb. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAGUOUNDS. Her Majesty's—Monday, Maidendsad.thicket—ll. Norfolk—Thursday, Meepham Nlng's head—haMout It. FOXIIOI, NOS. AlbrlgLt,u—Tuesday, Belbroughtoo; Tharsd.iy, ninon; Saturday, Little Om—half-pan 10. paat Ailcui, Mr. B.—Tuesday,—Tuesday, Lawrenny; Friday, Acwroth—hall -10. Bedsit—Wednesday, °Maria-bridge; Saturday, Greweithorpe ileilobire, Old—Monday, Sandford-brake-11. Brambam Moor—Monday, Papar.milLbar ; Wednesday, Byram; Friday, Bishop-wood —balf-p-at 10. Burton Hunt, Lord Henry rent'ners—Nfooday, Skellbsgthorne; Wadi:K.lMay, namwieke; Thursday, Potter-hill-bar ; Saturday, Lot womi.by-ILoca —II. Cambrag‘ shire—Monday, Shouhatch-wood ; Friday, Andes. Men —balt-paat 10. _ _ _ ""EtivelcO;i l Monday, Lytbe —9 ; Friday, Ormsby - half . past In. Cot•rmore, Mr. H. C. Grceses's—Turedsr. Colnerwerth ; Thurs. dataeaen.ball ; Oaturday, Mainborpe—lL avert—Mondry, Anvi,les; Wednesday, Stipa—half-peat to. Dsvon, North—Tuesday, Mervyn Arms; lburaday, Fullmer-down; Saturday, West Buckland-vitlage—bab-pat Id. Drake's, Mr.—Tuesday, BucluieU-cow-oolumou; Thursday, Chit ton-sillsge—balf-past.lo. Willingioo ; Wednesday, r e nshaor; Friday, Maiden-law 7 half-yait 10. Essex, East -Tuesday, Bulmer.plousb ; Thursday, Chapel-greet; Saturday, Totham.maypole —half-past 10. Essex and Suffolk—Tuesday, St. Osyth-flax; Friday—A*4lloßa. hall—half : paet IS. . . Essex ilion:WedneFday, Tilllnghato ; Saturslay, Itayleigi-6trtet —hal4past . lo,. .. ... . keßowes's, Mr. N.—Wednesday, Waddington (near Chulinleigh); Friday. Whit-past ilioll.ilickematnon)—halt-past Hambledon—Tuesday, Blacksmith's Shop (near Colemorti-common,• Thured.iy, Waterbo Inn ; Saturday,:eurbr.dgotionttnon —halt-past 10: Herefordshi —Monday, hlynde..park —ha If-past 10. die, 11 heap (laird • Friday, Son 'a)— half oaday. Itangeis-lodirs ; wn-iodge. Holderneas—llenday, Burton Agnes; Tuesday, Everingham-park; Thursday, kladoed--guarter to 11. Ilnrworth—Thurslay„ Orardinsdals—ball-part 10. Kent, East—Monday, Elbam-pack; Friday, Sweerk-gals—hall-part 10. Ledbory, Mr. Gilles's—Monday, Ashton Ingham; Friday, Haler. end, —ball-past 10. Lindua l goia* 111.—Ileaday, Key-street; Thursday,y, Irrisrs, Mr.—Xouday, Scree-stoma ; ThuraLty, Loni-crors half-past 10. N. F. B.—Tuesday, New-park; Mural ky, Inborn ; Saturd.ty, Picket-pat-11. Oakley—Tur•day, Garde ,ft.hby ; Saturday, Colworth—hat'-put 10. Mr.—Tursday, Baldon; Friday, Sherburne-lodge. Phillips's, Mr. tort—Monday, Woodst o ck ; laur,iay , tzeseyttam Powell% Mr.—Monday, Wraith-lodge ; Friday, the Morgan .tray -10. Pytchlry, lord Alford's—Monday, Stanford-hail; Pri•lay, Cottes. Friday, the luastr o r f to 11. of Greta-bridge ; b,TI rove.-11. Be.tle Sir 11.—Nordiy, Kennel ; Thure.lay. Aebpringeon-post. Shropshire—Tuesday, Corilinton ; Thurn!ay, Brulenorth-lennels -10. somersetSubseription—Tuesday, Brotopton.ralph; Saturday, Leg. ham-brake, Lushorough—hall-past 10. Soalhamptou's Lord—Monday, Coner's•oak ; Friday, Horton-tan; Saturday, bayhurst-11. Southwokl, Mr. Hellier's—Monday, Tothill; Tuesday, Tower-on.. the-moor ; Friday, Legsby; Saturday , . Welton-wood-10. Suffolk—Monday, Dent.,,, Plumber's Arun; Thursday, Rush_ brook-ball—quarter to 11. Starry Caton—Monday, Burrows-erase-10; Friday, Mendey-park —B. findelo—NotteLly, Ile•leyaide —lO. Tleertam—MoncLiy, Templeton-common; Frid q, Stone, neap Eaton —halt-past 10. Tlyysklo—Monday, Pontarrelly-bridge ; Thursday, Esleryaw-ail. kW—to. Trelainies, Mr.—Tuesday, Buller's Arms, Dean; Friday, langdoe. hall—MU-past 10. W.W.ll.—Monday, Jack Barrow Farm; Tucalay, the kennels; Thursday, Burderop-park-11. Vine—Monday, Mtn -park ; Thursday, Ewhurst-11. wianaissudatra— y,Ctibtanitton-iratr ; Tbur,day, Goya= inn; Saturday, Hockley-howie—ball-past 10. Willa, South, 3ir. V. Wyndham's —Monday, Chilmark-ooramou ; iday, Crocktrton-pond, Wildcat —II. Womptershire—Munday, Itouudhill ; Wednesday, Shakenhurrt; Friday, Brellon-hill—half-past 10. Wynn's, Sir W. W.—Monday, Wyntstay ; Friday, laeoyd past 10. B. V. 11.—Tuarthy, Stoke.wood; Friday, deer)7h.alf-past Len4'aAliptainll.—Monday,3torton.bridge; Wedtoeday, Stephen. nos, Moston.moor • Saturday, Wild.gooorateet , -halt.paat .0. NodSk, West—Monday, liars lan, Docking; Friday, Mr. Farm's, Palo (a den)-11. LONDON AND BLACKWALL.—Thin company hare pe titioned, under their common seal, in favour of Mr. itierardee bill for the better regulation of railway trade. on the ground that the evils it seeks to remedy are of considerable magni tude, and call for the intervention of the legislature. In cases where, by means of branch lines, pemengers might be conveyed to their destination by a shorter road, at less expenie and time, they are now, by the manner in whi c h traffic is conducted oat the main lines, oompelled to travel by a longer and inure expensive route; and, therefore, practi cally, the main lines obtain a complete monopoly of the %tulle, to the exclusion of the branch line. Petitioners state that they have reason to complain, of such conduct on the part of the directors of certain railways with which they are connected by a branch lice made at the expense of the London and Blackwell Company. ...alaill