The Express. — London, England, 1850-04-26 00:00:00

THE FXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL .26, 1850. afar the eoselusion of the united • V o lkhaus committee had a milting to ter partuu sr report of the procerdings. It presented next Thursday. .. , ,,,steettass will not meet to-In:crow, as was ,• • • „I. as the report of its cow:sitter on the draft .• • re.:Watirg the proceroings in cans of high • •I the untni was oily distributed this • I report recommends the house to a.lop'-ua of the law, as it contains • ,'..0-e te - . the offence it deals with but r‘r.ston, sad proposes several trifling • . hsa returned from B rlin. With his • . • .-0,41 m. a variety of rumours are in circuit . .. nor.s• which deserve critLt. The Prussian . • ~•11rn trlttOtrOW. . ...ii!td that a artgremi crthpkings and princes to the r tivsntios of the 26'h of May • • • .cc at Gotha very shortly, in ceder . p causal eomuniaiesuon, the difference . an,oug em. AL:S • ar:e!'t of the 2.)th instant contains . anrouncoment of the resumption of diplu . uith the Porte. ti.t NUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. • • • t:sni Ilukarer,ts the 29 h Inech,state that .n traits are at list abut to quit ths Do cip.:l,ties. One or two Laval's", have e:t t the troops stationed on the bills are •... •'.• • c die.- into the valley of the :tloldau, - th7ir companions in arms. Cileceial • .• also le t watt the who'e of his staff. '..;.•410 or 19.0(10s:in will remain in the prin .peed of four ?elements of infantry, two ry. 'w Sorties, awl 2.000 Cessarka, • 1' ! c .e.-his.ion.r of the Porte. A. 11,r , r ,h.:11 tc redurd to 10,000, r 1 -er s y •Ite tr.uty cf Bllta Luna. ra.k.eh army h .at azy b..ea reduced to that • hi Bularest and U.ur,iewo, tLe only pions ..d by tLem. c. 11% OF GOOD 1101'E. reorived Cape Town joorse.s to March 2, of Grobarn's Town Yrhruo•y 23, bath •} furw.er being if n: dal, thAn pre- rA. of the ehuttels and plum of puhhe wor thaaks.tivirgs !tad bztn off. red up r +TA for the etliefronee of the Nicol we danger. Tre fua ettendlcee ehoweil y :he Lelirg of Eufaula had prnttratul .sp-ee3 that Bth of March would be t day :br evkinial thanksgiving, from Table tires , } fiver , and b-ymd i•li:es bad fo.liwed the exasspbs strop* rr.recutrating the &pular* of the various addri etc' of grate . Ltd b< en rent to sad atsvered by y Start. The Grahqm's 2 rrn Journal r. sr i rvir •.! that an *Metes be trensw:tted to t en 1• et c: h•r Ileotety's grad .us s at J esewiwiels et the pearls t,f this voest:,..n of the Ore., to Conceit effiititulinr •• a per.ll • in at. We here little doubt but • - • sii.l M ir. harmn-ny with the Icily: go of eTr. Ty r • muel s. all ennst fril ointrievii by the • . •be e:o 1.1 whist's, is evident that in e. wheb is now issuer of l ebbe record, • sera by tut trier power. which it will be isst on the part of the sielleclets duly to as. . 4in Simon's fily-11.M. ship Seringapatans • t•fr. bteetnett • •Lip C.Ede Haro'.d is reported wrecked in t I:1y: • 1 Imes 4.aved ex-ept the captain, .., drowned. Ste was carton laden, from • •.e 'abject of Natal, es Cope Torn "balms: •- t• t e &satisfaction of the @Worsen seat oat • 1. , hid In v,nie r_ea•ure sa ,, siclid, is they Insane .v.tid with the country. The 1. eel irovessmeat .-r .... a t, amend, as far as ramble, what bad been i• )Ir. Byrne's snapper/maw Aer i f wheat hes -..•ed near toe ewe, with. at having bees trashed by -•an of •he new Settitll weft ab oat cogaseage U. ...12 et the sac resal.—Ott tie ith F. brainy, tLcre 'Fee b sides the R•+er bed. at F. Nets! 'e Wil:taes sad Liu, fvr Mauritius, sad ens foam ::: l Car*. VD, Court. wag the birthday c•f the Prinz.. Alice. • .1 of Kant paid a vi•tt of cot prattat..•kin •o the -. a.rlj hour at Buckingham Palace The Priam :.e Prfap4 H .7‘l, and the Prima.. Vice went - or. to Hioneestar Home and paid a visit to the • : tNoucestar —At five o'cicek is dm sterstrost Her r•caired a malt juverbe putt, eomori.is6 the n.• leers cf the families of the D.ke sad Duchess - the Duke sad Duchess of Argyll. Lord and • • •re, Moos. scd Madame Van de We.l r, sad C. B. sad Ilia Phipps. The CIA , . D . seems . e r.y►l children, received baryon:hitt visitors :. is which the juveniles Mussed, sad afterwards • the library, where refreshments were served. !arty left the palace soon Lbw 7 o'clock.- -7 end Prime Albert manta yesterday morning r. of Buckingham Palace. pre•ided, yesterday afternoon, at a • r., H Cemasiesion for the Pfo•l6li3o 04 the the Wc.rks of Industry of AU Nation, to be . •te year 1551. His royal highness arrived at the •• c. We 'tad/aster at 3 o'clock, 'Punted by Lieut. - lioa. A Gorda's. The commissioners present Jra TiLe. Lord filmier, Lord ()version. Sir • . Lt Ridbt lloa. W. H. Gladstone, Sir Ric:hard "it Castles Lyell e Mr. J. Shepherd (ohs man Compaar),llr. T. &fiats, Mr. Cubit% Mr. Mr. Jobs Oat?, Mr. Posey, M.P. sad Mr. H. . Mr. Scott Ransil sad Mr. Stalf..rit Ncettene, • •1 the Ito) el CossesieWoo were is syeadoace. (.11..iraout of the EvoUtive Committee, was 1•0/1:1/14 brake ty at • quarter before six Princg of Leinitiqes arrived at the residence Aim. a Hest, Ciertace House, St. James% at s'ellek yes:tuts, @simian. icon the c 'ducats'. Kint and hie Serene Highness the Prince of QUA(' Vita the Queen, at Buekagham Palace, t‘ecing. TIM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. FA LEIRLD, UIAWCISTER9IIIII2, noel, 1860. obverses that a contemuorery writer in the daily press, reputed to be a high authority in agri cultural matter, when deecnbieg the husbandry of ' Sarre. goes a little out of his way to have a fling at Mr. Cobden as a landowner ; and, in so doing, re marks that " from 60 to 6 I acres of cultivated ground divided between two tenants, neither of whom makes farming his principal occupation, can have little in the management of them from which the acricultural ' classes should consent to take lessen." From that position I altogether dissent. There are in mint dis tricts men engaged in trade who farm some laud whew management and its results are well worthy of the attentive observation of the professional farmer. They I are generally i minentlr successful ils farmers, from I the very Name a ause which Mr. Caird tells us has so much oontribeted to the success of Mr. M•Culloch at Auchness—namely, from the capital they employ in I farming being very considerable in proportion to the extent of the land they farm. Look at the small 1 farms, or detached pieces of laud co:copied by milli rs, inektepen, c etchmasers, corn des ere, and the like, and we shall see them, 'lmre. without exception, highly manned, and produciog fee more per acre than the average produce of the fartifng land of the district. It m.y be said that the traderineu I base ! named make large quantities of manure in the COMM) of their ordinary businesoes, which they may apply with little celeriac to a norterate quantity of land ; but it is in this particular that the great majority of i farmers lath There is not one farm in ten through out England which is more than half mar ured ; and in this respect many a small occup'er, who does not make fartnieg his principal occepatior, may aff ed a leesua to the loge farmers: tiny could rind and learn with pre& to themsehes and advantage to the cmununity. Indeed,' am almost disposed to soy that as a rule most of our in.provements in husbandry are due to men who are something more than mete farmers. The man who has been bred a farmer and a farmer only, always fieds it difficult to cecape from row ine towards which the ordinary business of husbendy has always of necessity a strong tendency. Though an sequaintence with details and the skill which prac. nee and cbservation alone can e ive are indispeneable to a termer. it is mainly to me a who combine alive and business-like he bits, acquired otherwise than on the farm, or scientific knowledge with pie eical skill ! in husbandry, that English agricultu r e has been and will henceforth be itelebted for its modern advance ' meet. Of this there is, doe to this village, a most j seeking I 31.'4 of year readers have heard of Wh'ffe Id Exempla farm in Glonasti retire, a Mee from a very ordinary dairy has become a model of high araSle cultivation. This change has been effected be- Mr. John 3loetoe, on behalf of the Earl of 'Oleic, and the improvements hsvicg been com plete, Mr. Merton hay for semi; yews hero ! the occupying tenant of the farm, Wbtt has been dote at Whitfield proves to exelueively the advantage of alaTeexpenciiture in the insprovensent of land, and is applicable to so mach of the lead of this cetinte7 that rims statement in detail of what the term ori ginally consisted ought to precede. any account of its present improved condition. Tee farm cosseted ori gizaliy of 232 acres ; eight were under three acres cacti, eight were between three and four act" a each, twenty-seven were between four and eight acre, each, end only three fields were above eight Leers each. To these NUR other small fields were entreat-3s added, making the farm up toits present size abote 260 acres. Of the 232 saes 164 were in pasture, ad6B acres were arable end the whole was occupied by a farmer of the name of Thomas, as a yearly tenant. Viiwid from the high ground on one Mee of the farm the vesture ground presented the appear ance of a forest, es do many of the neighbouring farms at present. The hedge-rows were lee meese, and there were no leas than 618 oak tress, , 662 elm, 388 sib, 63 heed', 40 alder, and a large cumber of heele and rubbish. These, with the fences, , have been altogether cleared away, and there is now no fence, except the outside boundaries on the farm. The rent paid by Thomas was 2001. a-year, with a tithe of 331. The buildings consisted of a small dairy, farm-house, with a small barn, a stable for 4 hereto, a shed large enough to hold 8 cow., a cow hcuse for 4 cows,_ and a calves' house, all i n b a d repair. The stock kept was 23 cows, and seven calves were reared every year; so that the num ber maint.ined consisted of 23 cows, 7 heifer calves, 7 Tear-old heifers, and 7 two-year-old heifers; these, . with 4 wo: king hones, a riding horse, and some pigs, formed the whole of the live stock. Of the grass land, 100 acres were mown fur hay, as winter pro vender, the remainder was pastured, the mown ground not averaging more than half a ton per acre. I.All the manure made we, taken to the arable llend. The land was wet, and entirely undrained, except the surface channel,, called ' gripping." I Potatoes and a heat form the chief objects of waive d= on the arable laud, with occasionally a little barley and clover. Twelve or fourteen bushels of ' wheat and about twenty bushels of barley to the acre, formed the usual produce. The workmen employed were two, a cowman and a ploughman, a boy, and two women in the house to manage the dairy. There were also four men employed in mowing and hay making and harvest for about twelve weeks. The following is the tabular statement of expenses: N. d. Two men by the year, at 9s. etch per week; one boy at 35., two wanton at 4s. each Foam men, tea week, at 12e. each 24 0 0 Tradesmen's bills Hmsekeepirst Forty bushels malt at 7s l4 0 0 £l7O 0 0 The ordinary , produce of the farm was as follows : L s. d. For tweniy.i'ne years the cows had not aver aged 2i cwt. of cheese each, or 621 cert., for 25 cows, at 50s 166 0 0 Butter, at 30s. per cow 37 10 0 A Ist pig lot every 5 cows-6 pigs, at 31. each 15 0 0 Eighteen calves., at 10s. each 9 0 0 Seven old or young heifers and calves, at 91 each 63 0 0 One hundred and sixty eight bushels of wheat, sold at is Barley, 80 busheb, at 4i. l6 0 0 Eight acres of pGtatoes slanged, at 71 Ten ditto not clanged, at 41 4O 0 0 Bight scree of teasels, at 30e. •• • • l2 0 0 • try Hey. Principal Lee of Edinburgh, the ' • f.unniaghaat, Professor Swinton of Edinburgh, ' Wr yt bask, Mr. flpottitwoo , le of Spottiswoode, .tyfa t t, llr . Itaeriscs, Mr. N. Stevenson and Mr. • 4 nr.rieff of Glatgow, sad Mr. John Beau, W. 8. -.re. had an [morels. with 81r George Grey poster. • Home Mee, to represent the Moue Mello, in satiate the Marriage Anisi:y Bill. Mr. Lxlituirt, ( ..wan, M.P., sad Mr. Macgregor, M.P., see deputation. £463 11 0 ;tputation, appointed at a mee ti ng o f s hi po7ners If to the sum of 1701. paid for labour, &c., you add the rent and taxes, there will be no more than L whet no t r .,. l7te l ast., upon the subj•et of the . ~e Marie. Hill, sad Coe • ag of the fcLowiag about 281. loft fur lute:cat of capital, remuneration, Yr. Forster, M.P., Mr Anderson. Al f P. Mr. and so forth. How, on such a sy s tem, th e t enant ' Mr. Genre* I. Tvual , Sr John Poil P. could contrive to rub along, must be a myste r y t o a ll ....pin, Mr . Capt. thathw i a • CaPt. oltasn • who do not know how wretchedly these little dairy aii.cams, bed an interne. yesterday with lb. Lea Laboutetre, at the ogee o f te e B ear d or Troia 'amen Li"' • Kianaird had an interview with Earl Ow To complete this account of the original state of " Whitfield Farm a list of the items constituting its -AL-Coked MacArthur had an interview yesten capital mast be given: .Ith 8h George Orly. Ir. Evans, M.P.,and Mr. Cator, a deputation from TwelitTtive sews, at 101. each bendhol.krs of the Ipswich sad R..ry hails', Conway, Riven twalowaida , at 71 . an i^ tersiew with the Comeiatitiosen of ltrylwais yistar- Se " ll6l4l " B ' elda . at 44 it tetor one* is the heard of Trade. Moves calves, at V. 'r. Joke Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland I Five at 1S!. Two sows sod Dios . :;, liaa rste as m ay gg . l erth ip z. %::' w t tli m e . e r haa .. imittliarabt the I . Two 1W51111M14,610 carte, two ploughs , one r. two harrow. nee roller, harness, etc ' w )""Mai i h 1114' right b°ll. berm " L b Dairy and hau ' ithold furniture it. I.l,graing rreet. fonrge Seymour and Mr. Canard bad an inter. O n . Y"r's espouse labour • • t Earl Or? yesterday at the Cvlocial-oMee. ' v. Mr. Tylor, H•ctor of tit. Gila's, had an .• • c fttilretsy with htr Grove Grey. J Was MUN sill tatetitsw ;Wads; *IA ihs eight hon. bar Jest • EtcPsiastical CommissioSSlS for England had • eiettli.g yesterday. £ a. d. 2io 0 0 49 0 0 28 0 0 14 0 0 76 0 0 10 0 0 IGTT VIZ (AMGEN OF UTZ 11►:LGIAY6, - t.T the Duchess of Orleans, with the Cunt' de brim de Chartri., end attended by a SUINTAIII a. IMv►r by the Vivid, Capt. tinkling. firm received by M. Vele der Weyer, rod lett Weer at 2 e'clock p.m. by I 4 Giiiielktcl, ex route for Claremont. .0 1 or: Goanotoit or broawlyii.—This •', semi. vacua by the ihath of Sir Jamie • ..rubainv,iit the 'hide period ei hie appoiaisient Letts hawse te be 'villas chit walks 61 the .sad to be liqwerarr of • sod the. keewiedge teat aalabeity was saintised by hie • ,a tee Wt of sabaariben to local &brisk's.— ENlRA.,gcnimrairxT-We underaisod Rad a sad gammas la sow in mum of l• c.ty wet tenuity. 1.1 taw Of of a e'.lll. 4 . l . l vosetheoetest. We Mall probably have I 't t'• totiost ct a hatasepapar.— IV:ovate,. SO 0 0 70 0 0 170 0 0 L 726 0 0 1 This does not, perhaps, differ much from the °edi t t nary system upon which the farms of the vicinity are managed. The soil of a great part of the farm eon -1 silts of a clay sub so il with alternating beds of sand / stone ; on a part of it the stone is near the surface, sod the soil is shallow. The greater part of the farm , was wet and required draining.'there is • small i valley running north and south, through which there is a brook dividing the farm in about equal parts. The aspect of the one slope is eastern, the other western ; and so the whole farm is drained into this ! brook. 'lie geological formations of the farm are the Imountain limestone and the old red sandstone. The alternations of @tofu , beds and clay produced springs which originally kept all the surface of the land wet. The first step towards the improvement of this farm was to clear away all the timber and other trees, then roads were formed, straight, level, and well covered with stone broken small. Both sides of all the road. had a deep drain filled up with small stones, keeping the raids dry. There were five bridges made across the brook. All the hedgerows were th, n removed, and the ditches filled up; and the land thus Raked, in cluding • soulall cover of about 4 acres grublhd up, is 26 acres. Next followed the drainage, a n d for that purpose it was necessary to straighten and dte2sn the i brook : or ream a sew channel for the stream was cut, and the ail Isettons bed, constantly overflowing in wet weather, was Lit d op. Parallel drains about 16 feet apart have been carried directly down the bills on either side into the brook, each drain acting independent!! . The drains are made partly with tiles and partly with small broken atone. Then about 160 acres of the land were limed, to the extent of 260 bushels to the sore; and most, I believe all, the farm has been subsoil ploogh:d. Here, then, the lard was at once brought into the best state for profitable oo cupation, and it was for the most part completed by the ecd of the year 1839. Next came the buildings. There is the farmhaam, which hes detached, some four hundred yards front the farm buildings, acd is a goad subetantial dwelling fit for the residence of a man of respecta bility and capital. Immediately above the bars, which is the first building, is the ricktard, wide enough to hold a row of rick+ on each side of a road which runs between them down to the barn.doar. Oai this road rails are laid down, so that the sheaves us delivered into the barn with very little expenditure of horse labour. The barn is furl feet lung, and about eighteen feet wide, and cotteists of three stories. Oa the lowest floor the sheaf is put into the thrastiog machine, worked of court° by steam power, and both c .rn and straw are carried up to ono of the floor above, where the straw Fusers into a chaff-cuaing machine, and is cut into chaff; while the wheat is winnowed and rep .r.tted, and then only re qui• es to bo sacked by hand. The chaff-house adjoins the stables and feeding-stall, cued is connected with the shed in which green food and roots are eat and pre pared for cattle acd Are?. In the stables, each horse has a stall to himself, and the pre sent force of homes coastal' of three pairs and an odd horse b sidea, a gig horse. The arrange ment of the racks end mange's is well contrived to economise labour. The hone. we. strong Clydestli , es of great power, roil though work: d !erg hours are in excellent condition. They are allotted what corn they will eat, with cut straw and carrot., or Se ede turnips. There are extetsive ranges of cattle sheds nod sheep sheds, all co arraneeit as to be readily accessi ble from the place %Ohre f.od is prepared us a com mon centre. Both cattle and sheep ate fed in bexes, on Mr. Warne'', plan. In wiuter there are generally sixty beasts feeding, and la summer the number is reduced to between thirty and forty. Stare and f.edirg cattle are fed alike, and kept in tt e same manner, the only difference being, that the store cattle receive halt the quettties of Aimed and meal that err g'vrn to the feeding hew,. Two pounds c linseed and four pounds of bean meal daily form the allowance to the feeding beasts. T.:re linen. d labeled, grid the chaff and in .-s1 having been mixed hare ther, th- linseed mucilage is poured ever the heap and mixed all together on a stone floor ; cut turnips or mange Id wartzel are then added, and the beasts have the whole given them. llicy all lock remarkably well, sad feed moat rapidly. The cheep hare all ben slid, and calves and yearlings oecapr great part of their she ds ; but ace" stomp aro felting, they ere divided into pens of ten each. 1 was glad to hey Mr. Morton el that he interde to commence b:e•Ging cat , le in elus way, thereby shoeing that permanent pm arcs and large outlets are not at all necessary to enable the farmer to keep a breeding stuck. Tt ere is also aeclenmodation fir a large number of egg, which are all fed on steamed find. The quan tity (f meat thus annually produced on 250 acres of laid is c..ormous, while the balkier employed, though greatly more then in the former st the of the farm, is very little when compared with the great quantity and various kind, of work performed on the 'arm There are three pinugt men, a shepherd, and his hey, a cattk man and his boy, a man who feeds the hogs aid attends the spare horse acd the gig horse, aid four general lab. urers, constantly empi yed. Everythieg that can be done by piece-week is dote in that man ner, so that the workmen heve every inducement to do their utmost ; and in other eases, wh.re piece work is inapplicable. Mr. Morton gives good wages and rr ett , r, sto be well served, and b this way he gets the best men cf the district, and kei ps them good. I obeli presently speak of the genciol condi tion and produce of the farm, mele,y noticing, in connexion with the stack-yards, that 1,200 tons of root+ are grown annually. The following is a statement of the expense, of the improvements of the farm (omitting Rowe 414 ' , ridges Grabbirg lue:ges, lac Dralaing 2,088 Levelling, and putrid permarie at improvement 837 Femmes and walling Subsoil pleas:Jag Lim* Buildings 623 2.978 Tttaespensee of imprcvements £;',B2S Interest on that sum at .1. per cent. is 3:ol.,which, or any lower or other rate of interest. the proprietor may deem sufficient to remunerate him, for su.li a permanent improvement will hive to be addtd the rent originally paid by Thomas for the farm in its unimproved state. If such an additional rent could be obtained the landlord would be well paid for his outlay ; and that the farm is worth so much more rent is proved by the fact that when valutd in 1813 for the poor and county rates it was valued at 41641. But more than that, Mr. Morton is now himself tenant of the farm for a term of years at a rent fixed in accordance with its improved value. Toe capital employed by the tenant in cultivation is upwards of 4,0001., but I have Jo doubt that the results, taking oce year with an other, must be hie le satisfactory. The mode of cultivation adopted is this. The farm is divided into twenty-four fields, as nearly as pas sible of about ten acres each, acd of these fields one half are every year in wheat, the others being in green crop, roots, &e. The simple rale is that all the odd or all the even numbers are in wheat er in fallow crop. Thus, there are usually about 120 acres of wheat, 30 acres of clover, 30 acres of marigold warzel, 10 acres of swedes, 10 acres of white or yellow turnips, 10 or 12 acres of carrots and potatoes, and 30 acres of beans ard peas. Nothing bat wheat and meat is sold off the farm, and the COO. sequence is that with the purchase of linseed and a moderate quantity of corn, the farm is kept up from its own resources at a very high rate of fertility. In fact it ie advancing in fertility. The improvements have now been competed eleven yeara, and the ave rage produce of wheat over the whole farm for the first five years of that period amount to something more than thivy bushels of wheat to the acre; while for the last six years the average produce of wheat has been forty bushels to tl c acre. This is every high rate of produce, especially as about one-fourth or more of the farm cons,ste of very shallow soil, and none of it is naturally very fertile. As a standing and a striking contrast to IVhitfield farm in its pre sent state, is a large dairy farm on the oppeite side of the road belonging to Lord Liverpool, which indi ctee, as Mr. Morton pithily remarked, " an entailed estate and a yearly tenant." It is, perhaps, too much to expect that landed pro prietors can undertake suck an effective improvement a their property as that at Whitfield; but they would do well for their own interest to make some effort to follow the example there offered. Wnat has been done there, however, proves most conclihively the immense advantsges which would result from the breaking up of the great landed properties now held by our territorial aristocracy, very much on the dog in-the-manger principle, and permitting them to be divided amongst men who have both the capital and the spirit to improve the moil so as to develop its capacity fur production. A MIDLAND COUNTIES FARMER. NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. uuNFERENCE OF DELEGATE/I.—THUS/mac. The conference resumed its sitting yesterday at 10 o'clock. Sir JOSHUA WALMsLIT, M P., President, in the chair. Mr. W. J. Pox, M.l'., on entering the hall, was warmly received. The attendance, though large, Was less numerous than on th e preced i ng days. (A brief summary of the proceedings appeared In yesterday's if.rprear ) The minutes of the previous day being read and con firmed— Tbe SECRETARY, at the desire of the chairman, read letters of apology from Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., sad Mr. C. O. Daffy, expressing their sympathy with, and cordial coseurreom in, the object sought to be 'Pained by the association ; and regretting their un avoidable abeam. from th, sitting of the conference. (Hear, hear.) The secretary next, in repay to a question put by a delegate, said there were 216 delegates at the sitting of yes terday. ((Cheers ) The CHAlttll 1 1,N said when they closed their tweeted ings last evening the euhject before them had been discussed at much length; and the business itommitteo met, with a view to see how they could carry out that which seemed to be the wish of the meeting. They did arrive at a conclu dun, and Mr. Tillett would then read their resolution. Mr. TILLE li. ,aid the busineot committee had before them the important subject in reference to the appointment of the council of the association, and the resolution they adopted and recommended fir adoption was the following : Th it it be referral to the council to recommend to the neat annual conference a more satisfactory plan of electing future couna:e. they bad also suoptod certain irsetical and important resoluithes en the subject of r. gistration, end aleo of the electi sisal policy wretch they thought should be followed by the pubic. (Hear, hear.) They were anxious that gentlemen from venom, localite a should report on the state at feeling is the invited localities which they represented, es regarded the subject o f t h e 10 , 0001 . f un d necessary to be raised to sustain ~ he operations oi the next year. (lieu, hear.) Mr. TIIWAITES begged to submit the following row- In , ion, which he mouth: might be adopted In pl.ee of that submitted by Mr. Tillett, on lethal* of the botintss com mode, e : the This cmference in o f oinion tbat fo te ?inu the of council a botu b d e cho p sen by electio r n, h without re ref ri nee to r t he amount , 4 their annual autricriptiona, and that the 10f, qualification be doe mtUtilee • and this conference would further recommend that the council dire ct their attention to the best mode of election, and report to a future conference. A oiscursory cenvenation followed as to whether the reso lutions should be eiscuesed, when a large mejority decided that the awl. ct matter of them had been fully debated oa the previous evening, and that further discussion was conse quently unnecessary. Tee CHAIRMAN then put the pirating on Mr. Thwaiteid proposition, which was carried; Mr. Tillett consenting to withdraw the res &Moo of the business committee. Mr. TILLE ft' re x" begged to submit two resolutions on behalf id the bosiu. ss committee, which ho intended to move for adoption. The committee considered it of import ance that Esc Best etiolation should not alone be adopted, but also carried into effect in every part of the country. lie thought them , was a great mieeKrelleusion abroad in refer ence to the legal it xpeous cohsequent on contesting &actions. He believed it would be fount that most of the small, and even the large boroughs could be contested at a v. ry moon aiderubho ou'ley. ( 11. a:, h e ar.) It op/stared to the host hem cominitti is to be a most important step for the reformers throughout the country, en every occasion prssible, to bring forward and nominate a thorough-gi its (scant returner, and to curry him to the pull, hceing preciously ascertained the legal ex pense., and obtained a guaranteed fund to enable them to discharge the exe. noes. (Hear, hear.) He Ithp..d the scant:if would rem ire every ieformation in reference to the expense eisaserinent on contesting the various borough,. He begged then to call attention to the following resolutions which he begged also to proves for adoption: That this oonferrnee Is of opinion that every means ought to be employed to enlarge the present county and borough constituenciee to the utmost extent, and that It w iteeirohle to form, In the several breathier% committee. ' with a permanent IN toinery, to watch and •operiniend the rtrerstration ; and that it be hereby raranmende,l to the reform assuriations thnoorlunit the country, particuLirly whore established in disputa a. t rel.-entail at the present time in parliament, the urgent =port:rote or Isaac preprml, when ever any vacancy a trues in the npn,entatii of ant boroughs or di visin., of couiairie with which such aseociatioaut are connected, to nominate thorouirli Manners, arid thus increase the number of re form mriinhere in the Howe of C.:morons or, at all events, aid th e de entrust tit of puthc riparian in support ' at the principle. of this arwriciation. Tara it be referred ro the business committee to prepare and liaise to the public a report em'w4.ing the It ,alts of the conference. Mr TABOR, of (Mehr.ter, seconded the fziOdltiolle, and raid that en toe occasion of the last election at Colchester the reform party contested it ur,:er very di•advantageou. circumstance', and though numerically defeated, in a moral point of view they were inelegant. fir, hear.) They polled 400 votes in teeter of civil, relic:Letts, and commercial tretdcm (Hear, tear.) They had opposid to them the House of Lords, the House of Commons, and the church, and thereto,e they should be united. (Rear, hear.) lii reference to the expenses of the contested election at Colchester, he was glad to say they did not exceed 1001. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DAVY, of Eviter, said they bed long groaned ueder the istlistna of tour m - unbars in Dees ' and a right rev. I reeresen'seivr in th e H e ave of L .rds Yet he did eLe 'pair that in Devon they would soon emancipate themselves hoes their prise .t thraldom. ( lieu tear.) Mr. TABOR begg e d to announce ;hat he had 51. to heed in from Colchester to the treasury of the auociatiou. (Cheers.) Mr. I3RADFIELD, a delegate from Cambridge, said that in his I icalty the people were di.s everythicg in their power to establish the kreenold La .d Societe, which was receiving c'otimual support. if ouch a plan as that were laid down by this society, they would have a grand prolyeet of success before them. The ire:ldle classes were now beginning to see that the Reform Bill was a fallacy ; and they saw that the unjust power which the aristocracy held was not wrested from them uy It. In Cambridge there existed at present live societies, who were daily working for the attainment of tee liberties of the people. He atrongiy recommended the association to estaliLsh a system of local 'treaty. A DELEGATE, whose name was nut given, suggested that in every borough the electors should b.suppliedearh with a list of the principles of the association. and requested to state whether they would subscribe to them or not. They would thereby discover what were the opinions of the majo rity of electors, and when a candidate came to represent them it could be shown to bins whether he could be returned or not. HARRIS, a delegate from Bermondsey, then stated that in hie neighbourhood the people were agitatilig as far as possible to further the objects of the association. The resolutions w. re then carried unscimously. The PRESIDENT then introduced to the meeting a gentleman named Eugene Ite:•shy, whom he styli d the " Joseph Hume of Hungary." He was received with loud applause. The PRESIDEN I' directed the attention of the meeting to the state of their funds, and to the mode in which further oubscriptions were to be rased. The TREASURER said that it was quite impossible for them to go on without funds. It spoke well for the cause that they were able to go on as they had done upon so little. That, however, was the case because they, to a certain extent. had the work ready done ( or them. Wher ever th ey went they found the people willing to assist them. (Cheers.) Mr. BEGGS, en the part of Ipswich, said that he had the most encouraging report to give of the willingness of the people of that town to subscribe to the funds. He hoped that the same could be said of all other localities. It was the intention in Ipswich to tabs 1001., and to forward it directly. The TREASURER gave a similar report of the people in Winchester. Mr. J. JACKSON, one of the delegates from Yarmouth, said that in that town they had an association, over which the Mayor presided, to for ward the objects of the Reform Association ; it was composed of a committee of forty mem bers, twinty of whom were electors and twenty non-electors. Rs trusted that by their exertions they would be able to send up a handsome donation, and also that they would be able to have a eaudidate in the fi..ld to oppose the nominees of Lord John Russell or the reform club. (Cheers.) At the last election they were defeated by the two aristocratic climes, the whiga aad the torise, but they were near succeeding. In answer to another delegate, Mr. Jackson said that that elee 1 tion cost the reform party 1151. Mr. SMITH, a delegate from Norwich, said that the people whom he represented telt it their bounden duty to subscribe to the funds of the association. Mr. BEGGS, trim Leicester, wished to announce that the people there had eub scr ib e d 201 . as a first instalment. Mr. HAYWOOD, of Bolton, spoke favourably of its in habitants. LONDON Ismnrynott. Yeskrday the annual meeting of this institution was held a'. the 'lustre, Finehury dress. The chair was occupied by Thomas Baring, EN., secretary read the report, in which the oommit tee congratulated the proprietors up et the delivery of the Ant series of a course of knitters on Palwoatology, by Dr. l;upenter, in the theatre of the institution. The Stet series coromted of 12 l-ctures, and the second series of 12 mere, which would complete the coarse, would he delivered in the clone of session of 1860 1861. Them lectures wets en• tirely gratuitous, and were founded under the will of Dr Cieorge Swaney. It appeared from the statement oleo:tient& that the receipts during the past year were 1,7604 Man nib scribers, and that there was a lialsnce in the hands of the treasurer of OM. The report a•.d at dement of accounts wee. adapted. The committee end officers for the tusking year were then elected, and after the usual vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting uparated. FKISE LeoruaLs Ylllt Tug WORKING CLASHES: A number of gentlemen at !';sling have subscribed to a land for the purples of paying competent persons to deliver lecture., which the working people of the locality are ad ranid to, free of therge • Ou l'uteday, Mr. W, la. lectured at the rooms of this new and well-Intentioned society, " when ht atenalien of the working classes Atwood by tree ticket:, and I.cccAd brataked." very few working men amongst them, the majority being people whose means enabled them t o li ve la comfort and in dependence. They bad, however, contrived, by caring private mettle., and by inviting discussion, to creates very strong feeling amongst the people in favour of this move ment ; and he bad no doubt that within • very few months they should collect teem of 601. for the purposes of the ammo clones. ACheters.l Mr. W. J. FOX, M.P. (who was received with en thusiastic cheerier), said, as he could only regard this as a business meeting, he should endeavour to occupy their attention with matters of • business nature. It was perfectly certain that there was a long and laborious work before them. They had undertaken to bring about • reform which would change in a great meaner' the spirit of the legislature, and which would affect society through all its classes, and ultimately make the people rat this country a freer, a happier, and enter people. (Cheers.) The business now before the meeting was to discuss the question of the funds to ho raised, and the mode of expensing them. Various suggestions had been made which he thought were desarv hag of attention ; but, in Ids opinion, those persons who ima gioed that they should obtain subscriptions from the higher chum were mistaken. They must not anticipate assistance from the wealthy and influential classes. It was true they had contributed to the funds of what might he celled a model agitation—the Anti-Corn law League; but they had done so from pecuniary motives. Men put down their hundreds be cause they expected to clear their thousands by the change then contemplated. (Hear, hear) It was not very likely that large capitalists would assist them, became in point of fast they should subject the capitalist to disadvantages inas much as the success of this movement would hays the e fleet of preventing him from going into the market and buying cdestitueney to make him a memner of parliament. (Ap plause.) One of the objects of the association eas to put down a system of boroughmongering which had come tient existence since the pawing of the Reform Bill. (Hear, bear.) Boroughtnongering was now reduced to the most sordid sp.cies of bargaining that could prosd• bly be hominid. According to the present system a man who desired to have a seat in parliament, went from borough , to borough until at last he met with one whose inhabitants were willing to endow him with senateri it honours. This mato of things ought no longer to e el , t. They wanted the people represented. Every other el., (if he might make use of the word " s'4" for the purp ne of his argument) was re• presented in the House of Commons The peerage was re. presented —one nobleman ba 1 three sone, and at:ether two, to the House of Comment The army and navy were repre sented there—for two out c f every thirteen members, held e , mminions in one of those services. The church—the shipping interest—the agriculturists—the Irish landlords— ell were represented in the lower house of legislature, and why sheuld not the great mass of the people be ellowsd to enjoy the tame advantage ? He repeated that to accomplish the ends they had in view was a most formidable task. They ware opposed by the wealthy end influential pecple of this country, who colt sidered that their interests were at stake, and therefore thty bad great difficulties to conteed with. (lieu, hear.) Whet the promoters of this avociation desired was, that the people should be seltch pendent—that the masses should bay: an opportunity of asserting their rights. (Cheers ) Ho had one suggestion to add to those which had already been made, v:z., that they should place great reliance upon small in.li vidual subscriptions regularly paid by constituted members or the different chalices, and handed over to the central satiety in London. These remittances, so managed that they might be regularly relied upon, would give stability to the move meat. Ile th..ught that means might br adopted by which a moral opinion might be generated which would sternly rebuke a man for giving corrupt or servile votes. Mr. Fox west on to observe that cheap elcstious ought to receive every encourager:tent frem this arsni ition. Cheap elections were the people's power, and they would derive much assist ance from them in their eadeavoure to carry out she import ant ohjeets they bad in view. At the time of the It dorm Bill the .Spechttor et:engager reeve:emended a system of conducting cheap elections—and in his (Mr. Fox's) a xpenence elections ad been fought and won at the cost or • few placards and the expecte of the hustings. These were the chief I xpenses whims should be incerftd, and he was oonvieced • very small body acting upon these principles would do a great deal towards etching corruption, and establishing a state of -fags by which a pr o per ch o i ce o f candidates mislit be made. Before he sat down he will.' 1 t' s o y a fe w words rerpecting their president. He was (pale sure that the character—the principles—the abiloy—the determination of that gentleman were a guarantee that this end* was a just one, and must ultimately triumph. (Loud end protracted cheering.) He had always proved himself worthy of the position in which he was placed in connexion with this rociety. B•.und together as the association was by pure and sound principles — from the president Mend( to the humblest member of the society, far lay and ennobling purposes, he tel' p.rsuaded that, is the coursoot a few years, they should succeed in attaining their object, and have the happiness to behold their country a free and self governed nation. (Loud cheers.) Mr. TILLETT, chairman of the business committee, said that, as their labours were now at an end, and as they felt that the conferrnee should not languish or "drag out its existence," he now rose to bring I', rward the last resolution —unless there were any gel tlemea present who desired to introduce any new subject for discussion. The resolution he had to suggest was, that ths thanks of this conference be given to the : president, the treasurer, end council of the National fteceem Association. This resolution would be proo,osed by Mr. Oe'to ge Daoson, of It.rune - 6 easo. (Chios ) Mr. DAWSON tnen read the foll'nving res. lutior. That this conference, in the none of thousands of earned telormers throughout the kingdom, most cordially gives to the president, trea surer, secretary, and council of the National Reform Aseoclation its warmest thanks for the en. ray and real with which they have hitherto auctioned the reform movement lla had peculiar pleasure in proposing this because it showed how highly they appreciated the gentlemen alluded to for the moll and energy they bad displayed ih endear ur log to carry oat the principles of the association. He, therefore, called upon all present to declare with emphasis that they were satisfied with the 'entities they had made. (Loud cheers.) Mr. T. HALL seconded the resolution, stating that they owed a deep debt of gratitude to the chairman which they should never be able to pay. (Hear, hear.) The resoluti in was tt en put, and was carried with accla mation and enthusiasm. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY then roe. to return thanks, and was loudly cheered ter several minutes. He laid— Gentlemen, you must be aware that I cannot but deeply appreciate your very flattering compliment. I only have to regret that I do not possess those talents and abilities that would enable me to carry out more efficiently the great objects of this association to the extent which I in com mon with yourselves, desire to see th e m carried ; but, gentlemen, as long as I have the honour to hold the high position conferred upon me by your kindness I will en deavour to make up by zeal, by energy, and close at tenth's for the lack of th a t a bili ty. (Cheers.)by On the part of the council I sincerely thank you ; and I assure you they deserve your warmest thanks—(hear) — a, I can testify, and no one better can testify, to their great exertions in the promotion of our object. (Cheers.) The gentlemen of the executive committee have been incessant in their endeavours to promote that object, both in season and out of season, and have devoted their whole time from morning to night, for some twelve months, to the further ance of the principles for which we are associated. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I cordially appreciate the vote of thanks which you have just awarded them, as no gentlemen more truly deserve it. (Cheers.) ,I must also, gentle men, thank you for the manner in which you have conducted this conference. You have made the proceedings easy and interesting, and they now go forth as the proceedings of men of wisdom, men of judgment, and men of sound discretion. (Hear, hear.) We may have the sneers of some levelled against us ; but I think I may fairly state we will have the regard and the approval of all wise and just men. ("lieu, hear," and cheers.) There are several amongst us who, doubtless, have their own particular objects of agitation. To them I would say, for a time put aside your private objects, and unite with us for the attainment of the great object, that which is and ought to be the great object to attais, namely, a knowledge of the will of the great majority of the people. (Loud cheers.) The SECRETARY next read the following letter of apo. logy from the Right Hon. T. M. Didion: 49, Wilton-crescent, 25th April, 1:150. Dear Waltnsley,—lt would have given me great pleasure to have attended the conference at ; but unavoidable business has so entirely occupied my time since Tuesday, that 1 have been quite unable to do M. lam chairman of a committee of the House of Com mons, which sits to-day from 12 to 4 o'clock, and fm which I can not absent myself ;at 4 o'clock I have t attend t he houi,e. Under these circumstances, tam compelled to forego the .ati.factioo I should have felt in personally assisting in the delibiratiens which are taking place at the conference to-day in support of the catv eof reform. I and scarcely say that I fully concur iu the plan s o f t h e assoc i at i on to making the Homo of Commune a real representation of the peo ple, and remain yews, faithfully, THOS. MILNER GIBSON. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks was then pained to the Mistimes committee ; after which, Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY declared the conference at ea end for all the purposes for which it had been convened ; and he begged to express • hope that the gentlemen assem bled would not forget Use soiree to be held at the London Tavern that evening. (Hear, hear.) The conference then, at baltpast one o'clock, closed its sittings. Mr. SMITH, of Norwich, said that in that city soirees had been found successful as regarded obtaining subserip lions, and recommended that they should be held in other places for that purpose. Mr. CHARLES HUGHES, on the part of the Derby. shin Association, said that they were using their utmost endeavours to forward the objects of the movement. The PRESIDENT announced the receipt of 212. from the Coventry Association. Mr. CLARK, of Ssuthampton, staled that he was not authorised to million what amount the people of his dis- THE SOIREE. brie' woald subscribe, bat he should recommend them to The Association held a soircte at the London Tavern send a liberal sum, and he had no doubt they would oontri• last evening at 7 o'clock. All the 1. legates who attended bite in the same proportion as other districts possessing the conference were in attendance, and many ladies graced similar populations. the assembly. There were about 800 persons present, and Mr. LANGLEY, of Lancaster, said he believed it would the company included Sir Joshua Walnistee be found that the funds would 011ie in much faster if the Lady IYelosioey, Lori rsud:ey :;:uart, ' ll.F ; Alum: assonatiossis in the different parts of the country had any dee Joseph Hums, M.P., Sharman Crawford, M.P., Gunn finite idea how they ought to carry on these operations. Thompson, M P., W. J. Fox, M.P., J. Williams, M.P., Mr. DAVEY, of Crediton, said he had no doubt that the Lawrence Haworth, M.P., Feargus O'Connor, II P., periodical which this association proposed to publish would James Clay. 11.1'.. and Colonel Salwey, M.P. ; Messrs. have the effect of promoting the object suggested by the Hointfrey. Parry, W. A. Wilkinson, Charles Odpio, Thom hon. gentleman. P rout, J . H. Tillett and Jeremiah Colman, of Norwich, J.hn Mr. 800018, of Shoreditoh, said he felt convinced they M'Pherson of Aberdeen, Stafford Allen, H. 0. Robinson, would nut In future Sind so much difficulty as they had T. K. Pritchard, H. Tindal Atkinson, Dr. Oxley, Messrs. done in raising funds. The proceedings which had Apsley Pellet, Thomas Clark, Thomas Beggs, Ralph Wed taken place at the sittings of this conference would put new ten or Newcastle-on-Tyne, J. Jackson of Yarmouth, &e., &e. life and vigour into those who had hitherto been compare. Sir JOSHUA WALMBLEY took the chair, and after tively dead mentioning the circumstances under which they had the The Rev. Mr. WALLER, of Bethnal-grese, was desirous pleasure to meet, called upin Mr. Parry to address the of explaining to the meeting the manner in whi c h meet i ng . they continued to raise funds in his district. Mr. PARRY then congratulated the meeting on the ins- They had followed the plan which was pursued by Renee progress that the association had already made, and teetotal societies—by appointing • secretary and treuurer stated that he had ne doubt that this indication of popular whose duty it was to amount for all subscriptions paid on opinion would necessarily have the effect of inducing the behalf of the object for which the money was sought to be ministry to take up the question which concerned the assts. eellected. By this mama they received one penny per week elation more seriously. from each working man, and the SUMO plan might b e a d o p te d Mr. tikOlitlli THOMPSON, M.P., then addressed the with reference to this aseociation. He was willing to allow assembly , sail showed the lwaritige of the quession in a do me associa.ion the use oi his chapel—(hem', hear)—and the mastic point of view. 11s explained to the ineeung how, be only expense they would have to pay would be for the gas. carrying out of the principle which they adopted wos.ld Mr. LIN WOOD, from Sydrinhara. said that Sydenham promote domestic comfort. It was a social ss will as a wag a Talley sustaining *boat 4,000 laGabltante. There won bleat questien. Mr. SRARMAN CRAWFORD, M.P., announced his adhesion to the great principles of the association, the objects of wtich he had advocated tor many years. Lord DUDLEY STUART, M.P., expressed his ard en t devotion to the c ause , an d promised that whether was in parliament or not, he should always promote the objects of the emetatioti. Colonel SALWEIf, M P., addressed the meeting, declar ing his intention to support the association and its principles both In and out of the House of Commons. HUME, Id P., then said that he had attended the meetings of the Conference, and that be was nui6ous to say a few wcrds et the closing meetit.g. He saw about him many men who wt re not bens when he first commenced his advocacy of reform. Since that time many restrictive laws were abolished, and he thought that their success in these matters was sufficient to induce them to unite foe !he objects which they had in view. It was often asked when they would ceue to look for reform ; they would ner , r culse to l oo k for it as long as abuse ezisted, or as long as iuNetico was done. (Cheers.) Mr. I.OX, addressed the meeting, and eulogised the press, the railroads, and alt modern m‘verutav, iis being ievourable to Vet common c.suse of mankind. lie wee received with great applause. Mr. CLARK, Mr. FEAROUS O'CONNOR. and Mr. GILPIN, addressed the meeting, and thank- having been voted to t`te chairman, the assemtdy separated. An i.sci bent band enlivened the company between the speunss. EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY, 181. The following information has been rcci ivcd from abroad, showing the inter. st taken by foreign countries in the &leers of the royal commission. FRANCE.—A e.omaiesien has been formed in France to oorreepend with the Royal Commission. IttreSlA —Count Dime!rode hes informed Lord Bloom ti id that, in conformity with the will of the &apt. ir, and &news to co-operate towards the accomplishment of a work tending to favour the development of every branch of industry of every country, two commissions will be este bished by him at St. Petersburg and Odessa, charged to collect the articles intended to represent the ludu.try of Rawls at the Exhibitica. S:mgssan, Presi lent of the College of Commerce at Stockholm, has been appointed by the king to represent the int ere et s o f S weden at the exhibition. NOKWAY.—The Norwegian government ea t named CMS mislioners to COM 'pond with the Royal Coninseion. DENMAUX —A committee has been formed e: Copen hagen with a view to tolls such measures as may be ' , key to answer the purposes of the exhibition, so far a, rasp. cts Ihnish merchants. A-titans . dhc.; and the legation in London wall transmit to this committee any communications from the royal c .mmiaion. GERMANT.—The Central Federal Commission at Frank fort :increased a Circular on the 23th Fobruary to the digs nt governments of Germany calling their aviation to the prrposed exhibition, as well calculated, not only to excite ereat intereSt in those taking pert in P, bit also to promote in the highest dooms a spirit of rivalry among the xhibitore. The commission consider it to be the tater et of German industry not to be unrepresented at an exhibition where the whole momenta world will be concerned. They there're riven to be placed in communication with bodies representing the various German states. titerTzettGAND —Sr Adoluirl Lyons states, that the Suiss posers:Men', nnd indeed all permute with whom hr hes lad opportunities of COLVelSinit on tie r_bject of the exhibition, are heartily disAsed to promote the annten of the endertek inr, and enter into the apiritot it with a lendable feeling of emulation. HOLLAIID.—A ranmilelen has been applin•ed by the Dutch government t o re p resent the internam 01 liniand. Buderse.—A committee has !Yen appointed by the Belgian government to cod:operate with the royal communalist. The setae government has addressed a most impute .t circa. tar to the Chambers of Commerce of Begin., inviting their hearty co-op. ration fu the objects of thu exhibition. The government has decided to send a certain number of artisans, at the expense of the state, to visit the exhibition, to complete their proteasional education at the beet sources, in order that in their work of emulation and progress, the enrkshope say be associated with the large minitfao , term. SrAiw —The Spanish government has issued a circular to the governors of the Torino, provinxs, stating that it is the Queen's pleasure that they shoed give all p .ggible pub licity to the documents issued by the Royal l mnission. The governors of tom meioses are to tskr every means in their pr•wsr to promote the views of the royal commission. COSEliasiOD is about to be appointed by the King to promote toe objeets of the expositing', atid our mini- ster at Tartu w.ll be ine:oded amongst itt memoirs. UNITED STATES.—TOO American Institute of New York is taking steps to promote the objects of the exhibition, and is considered by the British consul at New York and by the go senor of that state m a proper medium of intercourse with the American people. In addition to the abave communications, w..ich may be Puked upon as representing ofileially the state of feeling in the various countries, the private lettan which have been re• c,ived from abrmd confirm the statements be to the groat in,ertst which is everywhere excited by the proposed exhibi tion. COURT QF COMMov ....• ....,•.•i.,,ALie Yesterday a rind was held for the purpose of 5 r electing a judge of the Sheriffs' Court, and in consequence •of a requisiaoe to consider the whoring moti.•n: Teat tee court do petition both houses of parliament in favour of the establishment of a system of national Aecu tar I ducat:ca." The TOWN CLERK announced that the Lurd Mayor had received a communication from Mr. Bullock, the Cum- Lion &rime, stating that he had resigned the offices of , Judge of the Sheriffs' Court, Commissioner of the Central Criminal Court, and Judge of the City Court fer the Rao , very of Small Debts, the time having arrived at which it was necessary that he should formally give up these situation.. The Common Serjeant's resignation was accepted, and the letter of the learned judg. upon the sulject was ordered to be entered in the mai-sites of the court. ELECTION OF THE SllEll[l3'4' COCRT JI: DOB. Sir P. LAURIE prepo•ed Mr. Ryland, one of the City Pleaßre, as a candidate for the office of Judge of the Sheriff,' Court —Mr. Nonaza seconded the resolution. Mr. Deputy Osumi proposed Mr. Russell Gurney, Q C. —Mr. JOHN WOOD seconded the n emulation. Mr. HUMPHREYS prOposed Mr. Prendergast, De Fluty Lorr seconded the motion. Notice having been given cf the election of a carpenter at the time appointed for the election of the lsw officer, it was submitted by a member that to include a judge And a car penter in the segue poll would be rather inconsistent. ST PETER LACHIE erndemned the idea of raising a question calculated to reflect upon the tradesmen, of er:.ose vote probably a candidate for the other cam would he very glad :o avail himself; and said that nothing could be more fair or convenient to the members than to poll for the two offices together. Mr. ANDEETON —Ceriiialy. The two of belong to the bench, and they ought to be put up together. (Laughter.) Tee two chins were accordingly put up together, end Mr. Ru..ell Gurney, Q.C., wu chosen judge of the Sher.ffs' Court, and Mr. Waterlow, who was opposed by two gentle men, was chosen City carpenter, in the room of Mr. Cole batch, who had held the situation of City carpenter tor a number of years. Mr. Guruey returned thanks to the court amidst cheers, and a,sured them that if auythicg were necessary to urge him to extraordinary exertion, the stimulus exWted in the recollection of the manner in which he had been received. The court then temporarily adjourned, in order that the new judge of the Sheriffs' Court might be sworn in by the Court of Aldermen, and after that ceremony was performed, the Lard Mayor returned to the council chamber, for the parpose of proceeding with the question as to the petition to parliament, in favour of the establishment of a system of national secular education. After having wetted some minutes, it member observed that there were not present members in sufficient numbers to constitute a court, and an adjournment took place. REPRESENTATION OF LYMLNOTON. I 'Yesterday a large and influential meeting of the liberals of this borough wee held at the Auembty-room•, to ' hear from E.l.llutchins,Etq. (candidate at the forthcoming election), a statement of his political views, Captain TEL. I TIMTON, R.N., in the chair. Mr. TCHINS said, the principles he professed were freedom of trade, freedom of religious opinion, and economy of the public expenditure. He considered that men holding • different religious opinions were entitled to the same liberty as himself. fie objected t 3 taking money oat of the public purse for religious purposes. All coutr,t hied to the tax a, and therefore to support one religious community in preference to another was unjust. It was not a question of amount, but of conscience. They ought to support all or none. lie would say none. (Loud cheers) It was not the province of sacrament to take money for rchninis objects. (Cheers.) lie advocated an increase of the franchise. The municipal and the electoral franchise ought W be on the same basis. (Cheers.) But, the first thing to be done was to protect the voter. There was but one way— that of secret voting—the ballot. All the arguments of Lord John Russell would not convince him to the contrary. He protested against the charges 1134 it wu tin. English and unmanly. Our clubs adopted the same principle, and it was known to work well is America. He also advocated wecountohmsyqueite,t^rhe,;"futbihtieda!;.;::;:iTeurgeo.verni4mten4t tae,7B,..Ofine Ite great deal this your; had reduced three millions. but still not half enough. Taxation for protection was fundamen tally wrong. (Meer.) It was benefiting one clue at the expense of another. A decle—ation of confidence in Mr. Hutchins was proposed by Capt. Yelverton, R N., and seconded by Mr. J. Hay ward, supported by the Rev. J. Millard and the Rae. D. Lloyd, and carried unanimously. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION COMMITTEE. —The 1 .1 committee having met yesterday at 2 o'clock, Jane Dailey, the barm a id a t th e Li on , was recalled at their re ques t, an d examined by the chairman. She was unable to say whether Mr. Joseph Best was there the day after the election, as the bar was full of people, but swore positively that neither he nor sny one else asked her for money on that day. Mrs. Brookes, the landlady, was assisting to serve the customers, but there was no other barmaid there. The room was then cleared, and atter a short deliberation the committee re- / 4 solved " that John Beet, Esq., is duly returned to servo in I this present parliament," thus declaring that the allegations in the pet iti , ri were not proved. Fute..—Last bight the workshops of Mr. Rosa, ircabinet maker, Cumberland-street, Shereditch, were dee trzeig by lite. 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