The Express. — London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

„, if. at sue time (I eek hem ussossim-asil gone certain which). u s pieties of that mot le• ri,a either been expended In the diarist or inmelled ay is the improvement of that greet estate. .tone's (Henna nee's thw of the hall de e r, there wee • bog, I or 1110 meek quite capable el reSsmaties; but me 11 1 01 • peer—halt a minim Menne, nearly le -tad ever bees espneded upon the ' , mammalian of that rr on the improvement of say parties of the Mae. . is isno- her estate that 1 mold eseiatloa in ths ensnlp „.rice, of from 90,000 to 40,000 acres. It is le the he'om this Devon tionimission that the easemies be. , landlord and the tenant., with rupee* to NW Te r been balanced and squared up slam the IMF ;,., I nay ham loam% but every armonaut Ia Hsi hare lose ale been blokes. The Mows are vale, e l ove ram are euonsoe. ; the estate is in a min! a.lition for cultivation, ask esp h „ ma w Row ,ern 01 it Sr. equal to the but land fn 'reload; r so may suppme, ball of the revenue el this MU% .u.•, is devoured by the pompon who are 1 .2 1= k Hear. hear.) We come then._ to the ~1 this old system—that die landlords, he Ile e. g oar.d ; they are, to my /*rain ~,,,ee n iae despised, and to a large West 0. (Cheers., Ihe suspicions that mist between thei innprietors are such as make it impossible HIM sh iuid he harmony and progress in that MOM hear 1 The cul.ivators are p sor ; they are wield • the I.r• arum of recent eircumnanose, they an keying tiers by every vie el, sad carrying with them whelp a skill they have, and whatever smell property dm cavil tram the wreck of their fortunes. Is feel, trort o f Ireland (mimes niw of Irishmen. (Hem, And thy do not co abroad to found flourishing 801► lap in amity with the parent country; hut, whims ,try set their feet on al brings aiil, there stand* a Min use limn rankle' a (reline of hostility to this 00011 , 17, ir.” and choirs.) Th-t which is true 11011 Isaa Imes 71) or 80 years at least, for it is mom reseed that North hinwelt 'spewed his ranee of the ajar, whisk an in Am ries had done to England ; few their w and t eit haus:Pity amulet this country united, la the leilepeitance. was the main caws of due first and m ee t s.. which the American forces achieved. what are the ft , ol4iiti that have bees so often pews ler the sire of Iceland ? Remedies which all ewes ~, er,ptae silo ar.• very muck afraid of the true lies? IH. al, bear.) I inn with meta to Ireland wise u,o ht this experseloo— o Weat we want in Ireland is ispial." Now. I did net know muscly what they If they meant that minims from this country I be elven t' somebody in Ireland to put Ireland ti I do sot th it it would have say good .ffeet ill?: for millirem Ism this country have alw a y s been t over to Ireland, became the landlords have always burdening their estates. ad mortgaging them to tee Jars of this country. From 1537 to 1147, ten rate, it a parliament -re r.ture th it the Irish proprleturs red louse n =Ulnas secrlina ; and that in the same to., by tonnes... and anhaier, and settleirents of oie and another, :OT various branches of their famine% a 1.., hal a =Wise per annum. which, at 20 years' tse. is equal to &anther principal sum of tea millions den. (Shame.) 'lhu', in ten years, from 1937 to lee increased the hardens lion' the liver y of Ire. r,.0 lest a sun thin 24 mallets sterling. (Rm. I believe teat ii.flas of e ipital did no goal to Iros I sin much ihdeed if a single 100.0001 of that ins bonnie; g went 'n improve the agriculture Of that ry. (Hear, heir.) But I would just ask y u how do e tp.trks srst copi•al f It is emit 170 )ems sinze ire i a obtain. d a eharter, granting him the land now lorlas 'be promisee of Prensylvania. It is 290 gam the pilgrim fathers, driven from this merry by hem entice, found fe way to the New England The, lands d • aloe, nut half so ferille IP the istsi.d else; yet anat has built Boston end Eide s. ant ell the gr. at room and eines that new line the ic mom of the Nor h American continent ? They tree people; they had free institutions; they hal not u.lalisin applied to the soil - (applasse)—politieslly, jai &Ply, and monastically tbey have been fre ; and nest an. &den& sievietion is that if Imam' had indite the same isoditatinse Ire land would now have d a vere el freest pirar.• to the world foss the* we soteneplatiest at the resent monitor. (Cheers ) :r class of the imp, imp. of !relent recommend mei. 1. Half a million or her population are admitted to I of fever an I care .tins dnriar the exisreate of the famine. H .11 a entli - s Vlore probsb'y. in round -es Pave tl . d t•-• shores of Inked, and are stow to an *Mortice in this and ether metatrite, hot chiefly ,m riza. N .w. I ham +ravelled over min, comities eland, sad I declare emphatically that the .ry is a.,t pe)plisd up to the mark that is rosary tore geed eultvation of the soil—(.esr, hear) — that 'hose men who seek at the public expense to tr.'s,- okinea to Am eta maw beset t the Irishmen who are tariaterred, bet they by no means benefit Inland sera.) If the lend of 'ream! was Ise, is it was capsble uhdivision, if the people who hove capital there c rage* load freely as they out purchase potatoes or corn, Itosseleild straitens cr c stile, - my holiest o'nviciion is tiliS IDOMIllin then is not population enou4h in the Amhara districts of Intend fairly to cultivate the soil `et e. own. (" Hear, hear," suet sheen.) Bat there fan class, worse th .n all the rest. who say that this 'enmity is M'an's made of working out the pet el inland's reder.pt•on ! Well, I chin'e think • r *Animal eaten upon earth than the man who cave mien he be owe of too. mime ignorant men upon earth. , bear.) it would be time enough to use eapree. lke tk:s, or to admit the poseihlity of such being true, when we, as individual., and whf• anent had done all that could be pointed eat to be I.e, s c se to pint the people a Magee of working for ova tieing, u d woikint out their own polftieal and reilemivion (" Sear, hey," and ('beer::.) Thcre are wh think that mu naihating the people is • mode leg Ireland to rights; that is they have the courage re oat the people hem their estates. but they have not trees to look in the face the sources of paup.riant, and them up. They have been told that the over po;ini of their properties is the gnat cause of their dm and trey thiM that the cpposin moat be true—thA r make a desert oe their properties th.re will be, int are now doing, an inexhaustible sins of b in future. Then there is another elate, proposes to repial the poor law ; and I see there has been a tinting held at Temp!entore, in county of Kerry, at which resalutioas have been passed ,one na those that wished • repeal cf the poor law. e were paupers I. Ireland before the poor law, and they kept out of the charity of the farming and peasant Under the present law they came of course • heavy often up..• the farmer; bet they cola, also burden upon the landlord, which they did not W and the effect of that poor law, erievmsly as it is felt in iistricts, will be, through a very rough hut necessary to brie' the lancticr s of Ireland and the govern ed this country to look Cagily to the condition of tea sed honestly to set themselves to a remedy. hear.) Now, I wish to set before you die and closely, and as briefly as I can, what I teliev• Teti.] legialatuse ought to do for Ireand—(ll , tre rend in thing so, I promise yule that I will counsel no ter, to inlningemeat of any men's rights. I will amiss lag that will, in any degree, break in upon those princi political economy whine I believe to be essential to notation of that country. After that speech to which we referred in the address, a leading journal ebsereed. I ha i offered to tell so much about Ireland, and bad &featly elated that parliament could remedy the evils land, that they would hold me to my contract, and they expected I would not evade the responsibility which undertaken. Now, I do not mean, in the slightest to evade it. (Cheers) We have heard of statesmen eiag their advice till they were called in. Now, I as plain member of mrliament, the representative of this gh, the representative of • great number of Irishmen— , hear,—and feeling • strong interest in the condition reload, I feel it to be my boaaden duty not to shrink the public avowal of those principles which I believe to entiai to the intprovmssent of the condition of Ire- 'Coast chl rine) It is not vary nay to go into a explanatkm boas a platform like this of the legal :ogee that are amomary to make land fro of puruhaao sale in Ireland. But some thing, can be esaily laid • ,you. AS peiteeat, yt is are swaill that, before a Mall allowed, by his will, to tie up his landed property .be poesession of certain parties, for a considerable number years alter his death. He is deal and buried, and if he snot a man of very muck cossequence or of great virtue, N t.rolniluy forgotten ; and yet the blunders it may be, crime,—for it is many a time both—which he mot -1 in his wd. or his settlement, go on for 20, or 30, or it . be I+o, or 1(.0 years, binding up certain large proper r under circumstances very unfavourable to the public tweet. Maar, hear.) Nilo, I should propose, with re to en..hr, that the law should not permit any mat to a any Owl , d property beyond what are called t. lives inA;" that a., whviver may be mentioned in the teat the lot person mentioned to whom the property tow, 'hood be the &lactate posseastr of the pro and that it should not be handed on by this will to Ineu no: bora when the will is male. ("Hear, hear." Leers.) The result of that would be that very soweli .r7quent:: than at present property would come into eras of an owner who hal the absolute disposal of it, &Ault give it to anybody On ii - ITe it to 1111/bltly, Of PM lie pleased. (Haar, hear.) It wont(' very much limit lumber of what are sailed " life interests," that fa. a men poommes an estate for hie litk, and his sow, er prdy comes after him, so that he spends nothing upon tag interested only in getting out of it what he can ae his lifetime, and tartlets whether, after that, Noes Pr ruin or not. That is one of the 'Res which parliament ought at once to ales; ter to lay the foundation, to some extent, for kora- A change in the conditions under which Lind h Ireland. With respect to another class of estates, sloth are left by persona who make no will at tea had 30,000 acres of land, and died without will, if tone Wren, the eldest son would take the whole of .sad. If the father has mtde no proision for the , 1 Unitises, they may be beggars in the country, of upon the elder brother ; or, as tee younger tat Peorally an, or wish to be, dependent upon the red the public taxes. (Hear, hear.) TI is, if we were NO it, would appear a frightful injudiee. It teat to the n i ne children that they should have nothing, tat the one should hays all. It is a grow injuiLec to lush, of the natio—a gross evil and injury to its Go od rt—that these vast estates should he handed doles, urturattanale Met unfavourable to the tievelopoisfa !I/Moat:Vs 01 the land and the profitable employment munstry of the people who live upon it. (filear, l =l "" 1 Prorate, alien, not that a law should be rult him say man should leave his property, fur I had I k fuss Las obtained property honestly, lie may Mays etfe4esierever he ph too, when hie own time is over, mil mom oseumarily part gram it. Wilk teapot to the stamps_ epee ' , Weasels, that is • pies* a Wads, whisk agarhes aver yet sold maa abseil. If • man fa • year la Mailed pesper.y, end shame le soma is zee Ws sea, or sse-leelaw, grandssm, sr anybody elm, far the sstamassit et that sear im hat Nil= you wove he take see ef yew boys and adman" h im • lest-rata our ae as affront's', aad pay a his UR 4001. w , yen would bare to pay sew aseseat fat • same equal he that for the settlement of this NM mama sf leaded property. (Hear, hese.) Now I repose thet those "tamps use sales and trends,' bo iheilsheel, or side of a nominal mount, sad if then be • dedsiesta is the revenue, as there would be from Ma, I ahead repos, that the stamps ea settlements ahead he isvied, esti* a lad saes, but ad mixers, Masts with the meow ed tbe property, thus making up foe die dobiessay esaed by the abolition er the reduction of that ably sump. sad amiss a a discouragement epos the mist peak:tom system •11 •St ag lauded property from gemeration to system eel it entirely out of the market, and away from the a industry. (Hear, and cheers) Let us look at the change which this system would balm skeet. I have ace objection to have great landed pro perty held by sea of real property. If • man is worth half • million of money, I have no objection that he should have kali • million's weak of lead, and if he has 6004 let hi. bays 600 f. worth of land. But lot it be free ; withdraw fans it all the artificial ligatures and bandage' with which it is kept in these large properties, to the Injury of the poblie ; let land be free es hoisenold furniture is free. Now I come to another question, which I vdak is, Now, "via more lawman% at the present mo ment than any other, and that is the project of giving security to the tenant for the improvement • hick as may make upon his farm. (Loud Cher-re.) Yoe are aware, no doubt, that this has bee. prepaid over and over spin. One of the meet estimable of Irishmen, who represents the borough in which I live, Mr. Sharman Craw ford—(abeam)—has over and over again, with a sagacity and a peraev e r an e e w hi c h is greatly to tis credit, b roug h t this 'object before parliament. But more than that, Sir R. Peel's government brought it before parliament ; and more than that, the present government brought it before pasha amt. The has have been presented and laid upon the table, read a first time, and thou host sight of till another ses sion. The procipla s almitted in the report of Lard Devon's eoramboion to which I hove eluded. lily opinion is that you cannot even begin to &be arb the pauperism of Irelaad soul you give a security to the tenants now is omit patios of the soil. (Cheer,. I i at this moment every Irish cultivator and farmer c ,uld be WI that every farthing he horeaftes expended upon his land should net become the I property of the law lord, but should remain his property, you would had a new spirit infused into the whole of this population ; I believe it would spread a universal joy over Ire.and such as never has been le-own in our time. But beside+ these economical remedies, there era 'tamers:here to which I must refer. There ate political remedies Our ro pres.ntation in (steal Britain is bad enough, as we all know; it is to a large extant a sham, as I have o ft en said before ; but it is an honest and a faithfid representation compared with what exists in Ireland. (Hear, and cheer) I am rot going taco minute statistics to show you the dame nee between cue country and another, or between ens borough and another in Ireland, :or lam not quite so Emilia . swot this point of it as with the representation it Herand ; one or two facts are sufficient. The auditor of e!ee. tots—of men upon the register, is said not to exceed 70.0,10 or 80,000. But take ears anu don't &oppose fur a momeot that all these are voters ; tor the ayst o n of r.gietration in Ireland is such, thot the register gen r. Ily co:aunts at least double the number of names 'het can Le brought to the poll. There is net an annual rogistrrim there as here ; I vet tne court is held periodic ally, an it a man registers in 18a0, on. law from saute c ruse er other his same be struck out, Lis registradot is good fur eight years. ii. cannot at any ume when he comes to the poll Tote, unle me he can show tha , he has the qu .liticatiou upon which he was registered. lie may repeat, r, however, again, spy time durtog Pee fight years, if his qualification should have changed in any way. Whew I sac upon the parliamentary eomm.t.eis to tej the Dubbs election, last 306•1011 but oce, I believe there were more than twenty thousand Samos upon th e righter for Dublin, sad prooably tot more the. eight er uius thouund who could be brought to the p. 11; and I believe now, that it there west ;contra elms ioa in Ire lan.' rest weekond • emu at is every county ami borough, and as ustielt money spent its Haase counti,- aod borou,als in corropoug the voter,, or get ting them a the pull ia any way, as Lae ever been spent, I believe is wouol not be pcaaitle f.r them to Minn 40.000 e.ectors Ose pII thronahout tue whole kierloin ot Ireland. (Hear, and cheers.) !there is soother question that is pansy politica ant part.y ercii.viastica—.oat Is, the quay ties of th protestant established courch in lola:Lei. (Loud eheets.) Now, wail penny' will say—Jon ant not an impartial tribucal to judge of this inatt.r, as, pro- bably, the protestasta in this mettles may be in a small minority; but still, I Lyra no doubt you can thin:tire, and you may be allowed to • :press your °poi an, it you have it, that for a church to be established to Ireland whose wool, no embers, and communicants, ar.d !remade, form but as insignilitiant portion of the week population et the coantry, and that tois church should hors something like a sil.an p o annum of revenue, derived chiefly from the la..d of Ireland—that it should have political pow.r and political piivelegee—is not corodatent with • just and equal le.bOaticea fur that put ef the United lido. dem. (Cho. no If the aristocra-y o' the Ent ed Kingdom hes heaped evils unnumbered upon 'reload, why, I ask. should not the intelOgrot and virtuous people of the United Kiupdow ark, toem an ample tomato tiara? (Caters.) Ana when I *peak •u that goat per.) throughout tide country, I would coy th it in all their Liu,- glee, ha•soever they ma' undertake, whom-Aver they m..y secomplasn ' they cannot do • nub er or a better thing tha to consecrate the !SUN of their a...vaucieg liberties by sloth:me and fruitful labour for the regeneration of Inland. The hoe. een•lonan r slimed his seat amidst deMening cheers, having op-ken an hour and a half. Mr. True DULTUX was than called to t h e chair, and The Rev. DANIEL HEARNE proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. E. T. Bra thaw tor Me courtesy in presiding over the senior The rev. gentleman said be trusted that that was not the last meeting of this kind that would teo held its Hoglund. He hoped that in LUa4OO, Liverpool, Leeds, Ba minghom, in fact wh than ware masses of his coon trymso congregated, that they would meet end do the same thing which the Irishmen of Manchester bad dune that evening. (Great applause.) Nay, he would have them go eyes further. They should organise in England a league of Irishmen, and lecturers should be ecgaged to urge woo the people and tat rulers of this country, that it was for the interest of England that justice should be done to Ireland. (Applause.) The r. solution was seconded, an I heartily responded to. Mr. BRADSHAW having briefly acknowledged the Cara• pliant, the oroceediage termaiasted. PROTECTIONIST MEETINGS. ESSEX. A crowded meeting of Fines prottctioniats was held yesterday at the Saracen's Head lan, Cliclmiford, *wing the annual meeting of the Rise: Agricultural S cisty. The raom was densely thronged, and much embus's: m was evinced by the farmers present. The chair wsa taken by Mr BAKER, of Writtle ; and on the platform were Sir John Tyne, M.P., Major Bertstord, X P., Mr. O. F. Young, Rev. llr.'Con, si-d a pretty strong number o! Rot.: laadownen. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by ru:ing the advertisement convening the mei tine, after which Mr. BIDDELL, the secretary, read the following report : "Your amimittee e, me before you on the present occasion with mingled feelior of repret and pleasure. They have to lament the universal depression which sot only weighs down the agricultural interest but every other breach of British in dustry—fur experience leas fully justified the opinion which your committee have always entertained of the mischiefs that free trade must produce in this highly taxed country. Thee experience, far mon convincing than vague and unwarranted theory, has clearly shown that the arauwents used by the advocates of free trade were not founded on sound principles, and that their promise of advantage to the sgricultu ' nd to the country at large were but a snare and a delusion . Whether we refer to the owners and occupiers Glib. soil, er the labourers who cultivate it, the tradesmen, the colonial or the shipping interest, we find nothing but distress prevailing at the present moment, and a eh-grounded alarm for the future. A principal plea for disturbing the well-working system of centuries was, that it would induce other nations to follow our example, and adopt a system of generous Itei• procity, but that example has only been met by the eh sire evinced by foreign countries to take the ufinoat advantage of our folly without even the semblance of a return. But your committee will not take up your time by further enter ing into the arguments and facts which they have in num- Stirlen publications, and on very many occasions, urged on your Consideration: time has been to you a better instructor and adviser than all our warnings. You deeply feel the Ipressure of a measure originating in sellishnesa, or a reckless ove of change, promoted by misrepresentation and eopbistry, and perfected by ministerial treachery, happily till then unknown in English history. Your committee now turn to a more agreeable theme, the prospect of better days that is opening to our view. The spirit of the nation le aroused, and in every part of the country %holism's are coogrepting to declare their wrongs, and to densond redress. In our ranks we find numberless converts from amongst those classes who at the commencement of the battle for protection were cheated loco the belief that low prices and high taxa tion could conduce to the strength and prosperity of Great Britain and her colonies. Recent elections hove shown the altered feeling of the country, and we have no doubt that ii her Msjesty were pleased to dissolve her parliament, the people would return a majority of represents ives whe would give to our native industry that lair protection which had so long been the sure and tried supporter of Brit.in's greatness. We, the agriculturists, have been special sufferers in the ge neral calamity—not only have we been betrayed and in jured, but we have bees despised and insulted. We have repeatedly presented petitions to pirliament, which haveonly received an obstsre notice in the columns of a newspaper as having been laid on the table, and the statements of our loses and oar injuries have only b 'en met by her Majesty's ministers with sums or silence. So lightly have the statements teen treated by the udaisters, that in her Ms lesty's speech from the throne on the opening of parliament they did not introduce eves the aliehtest notice of the condi tion and the complaints of the agriculturists. What course, then, E. , mains for us to pursue but to join with the other classesof British producen(to whom we have ever held out ' the hand of friendship) and throw ourselves at the foot of the throne, setting forth the mallow, state to which free trade bus reduced, and will multir seduce us, if its epees don be not speedily arrested. Let us dutifully but earnestly address our gracious sovereign, and pray that she will grant us that relief which is alike necessary for the safety and glary of tier sovereigety mud the hoKiacas and prosperity of her people. Be liras and united, auJ wo are confident that you will be successful ; every man must pi: his shoulder to the wheal, sad deep se is the rat, and heavy as is the lead, you win 'ablate the waggon from the airs in whisk esnoushmiamembsaati bbe friends have pleaded it. Your eammicise vend with indignation the recent in solent mai amieneptesal aselemion of Mr. Cobden, " that yea doll worm regain sa mash as • farthing's worth of pro bation." If nay ding were wanting to stimulate the pro. teatieMbie M exeedem this daring de fi ance is su ffi cient to egathe most peaceful and patient into action. The popli n( Great Britain and Ireland is twenty-seven minions, of wbseia nearly eighteen millions are engaged in or da- Enrem egrieulture ; the taxation, d ir ect and local, paid sWC amounts yearly to the sum of 14,000,0001. ; the Eal sal stack inv est ed in the land is of the value of and its annul produce amounts to ' Without referring to any other of the in telligens mil& free trade is ruining, surely this statement of the impresses of agriculture I. the empire, is sufficient to sh.tw that it ought to be fairly protected agahug the unequal and untaxed competition of Wedinent. And is it to he borne that one daring man shall dictate to the aericulturista of Britain, and tell them that his will shall be their law ? When he and his Meads were enabled to carry their mea sure, they effected their object by armaments, the validity of which scald only be tested by time, and they found dupes to run the hszor.l of the die; but the bubble bas bunt—time end experienoe, the correctors of error, have dispelled the delusion, and Mr. Cobden will n ow fi n d i t useless to argue &rebut t he unanswerable argument of the breeches pocket. Your committee have only farther to notice, that • union has taken place of the London Society for the Pro- , nation of Agriculture and British Industry with the Notional Atemention for the Protection of British Indattry and Capital, and your committee have just received from the former society a communication, is which it ia stated " that all the privileges with retpett to represented en, ic., which have been enjoyed by the local societies hitherto, in connexion with the Society for the Protection of Agrieul. thee and British Industry, have been secured to them in the united body formed by the jure:ion of the two societies now happily accomplished." Your eorsinittee wiel now cemclude by expressing their most ardent hope and belief that at your next &nand meeting they shall not bate to 'lsbell you to exertion, but to congratulate you on the triumph of your effort, to save your country and yourselves from ruin." The CHAIRMAN then said he wished, previous to the report being put, to address a few observations to the meet inc. He felt that the present was a most momentous crisis, and that if prompt toeavuros were not taken universal dis tress must soon overtake every class dependent upon the industry of the country. (Hear.) He held that if the agriculturists were subject to certain taxes from which their foreign competitors wen free, • protective duty should be levied no the latter equivalent to that taxation. (Cueen.) There were two points to be cansid. red in legislating on this subject. First, they were to =sit'. r bow the people were to be fed cheaply; but, secondly, the legislature we s bound to preserve employment for the people.. It was of no use to the serving man if the loaf were cheap, it at the same time his means of procuring it were annihilated. Protection bed s xisted in nue skips or other for 200 year., sod the country had 11 meshed under it to an unexampled extent. And it was • notorious fact that at the present moment the Isbourers of this country were eating betty bread than the ntblits of any other country. The feet was that if that restoration Old not soon take place the tenantry of the 'matey would be speedily swamped. He (the chsirman) was wry he coul4 not add that Sir Robert was one of vie most liberal of landletd• (Laughter.) There was never a greater tissue of blarney than his last letter to his tenahts, which had call* 1 forth from them • spheral expression of indignation. t Hen, !nor.) He offered, forsooth, to allow his tenants to ex enti 20 per cent. of their last hal..yrot's rent in improving the land, in order that, if unable to keep they might leave i• in good order for their successors. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Baker concluded by recommending a oubscriptiun of a penny an sere to carry out the objects of the ameciatiou. Mr OSWALD COPELAND rive to move the Brit ',so lution. He slid that n.,tbin could he more deplorable than tLe position ot the British farmer, but be was proud to say that now, as ever, be relined to succumb to Lis enemies. (Cheers.) Thoi had s:en wheat that yacir reach a minimum price of less than 40s a quarter, sod he asked, was that a remunerating price ? (N 3, no.) Farms were being throat, up, labourers were unemployed and starving, and wages were everywh•ra reduced. (Mtt, hear) Mow much worse was the condition of Inland! Mr. Copelene , ?vended to read long extracts from various übli. Calt3llll to show Cult the free-traders would be the worst landlorda it thiy cuter ded in ousting the present and concluded by eahoring them to act like flamilcar of old, to succour their childten, to m.ke no truce with their enemies, tor err to cease their efforts until they hid pro cured cAnplete re,titution of 'Om rights. (Loud cheers.) He moved " That the results of free trade in t' is vuntry, have signally Lich •d the promises and refuted the arguments of its advocates and promo . en, inasmuch as it has benefited now but the un-rotlocing classes of her Majesty's subj•et., whilst it hag ir•flicted the most serious injury on fait •h industry genet...loy, which has to bear an enurmett. weight of national and I.wal Lthstion ; and w►ilst those burden. are continually increamu., the means of bearing them are daily diminishing, is c.divequence of the lightly taxel and cLeairly "'reduced commodities of foreign countries being admitted duty free into the British markets in most unequal and unj u.t cditspetition the British producer." Mr. GLASCOCK seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. B. SMITH move cl the 'emit resolution : _ . That we do not ask protection irr the landowners and weepier", and agricultural labourers of Great Britain alone, but we desire it fur all the other branches of cur home and colonial iitowdry, nor greatly depressed by the operation of free trade. arid we ea. neatly desire also that the shipping in terest may be protected against the undue forei.n competi tion produced by the repeal of the navigation laws, under which the British maritime power bad reached so proud a position." Rebid, be said, no doubt but that, as usual, these procei d. in:is would be jeered by the Times, and that, on the other hard, Mr. Cabuen would call them a setof old wcmer, who nailed horseshoes over their d,ors to scare away the witches. (Curers and laughter.) Bat neither jeers nor threats would scare them troth their purpo e. (11.ar, bear.) Every country which had tried free trade bad failed in am ripen meet, or was returning to the old system. [Lad cries of " Adjourn" here interrupted the spi alert, and the immense crowds mad. it necessary to adj Ann to the laniard, which was soon filled, and the proceedings were resumed.] Mr. Smith continued : He felt convinced that all Mr. Conden's predictions would soon be fulfilled as many of them hail been fulfilled. Mr. Cobden abused then as " aaricuituril noodles." lie Isiah, as will call Mr. Cobden &free trade hum bug, did not he feel that abuse was no argument. Tacit motto should be perseverance. It had taken eleven years to repeal the corn Lice., and it might take eleven rears to restore them. (Uproar, strong ezpressions of dis sent, and cries of "We may go home then," Eleven days," and similar ejaculations) Mr. Smith concluded by moving the resolution Mr. COTTON, (a director of the Bar kof England) in seconding the resolution, said that the time bad come when the results of free trade might be fairly and calmly con sidered. (Hear, hear.) lie was not so *beard as to oppose freedom of any sort or of every sort, but tree trade was net freedom for this country, it war freedom for the foreigner from the burthens which his British competitor was obliged to bear. lie trusted that the legislature would goon do as they had often done before, change their opinions, and restore legitimate protecion to the British farmer. (Loud e nes.) The rseolutinn was then put, end carried unanimously. Mr. G. F. YOUNG then came forward, and was received with loud cheers. Having thanked the meeting for the kind reception accorded to him, he read the followir g resolution : " That, being firmly convinced that nothing can save the country from ruin, but the returning to a system of fair protection for British industry and capital, and having repeatedly, but in vain, petitioned both houses of parliament to maintain or restote trait protecion, we now co. eider it a duty to the country and to ourselver, to present a dutiful but earnest address to the Sovereign, praying that her Most Gracious Maj. sty will be pleased to exercise her royal prero gative, and dissolve the present parliament." He said that, although oineuted with the shipowner, he felt that the agricultural interest was by far the meet important interest in the country. (Cheers.) He ' was now an Essex mw, having settled in the county, and be trusted he should remain so for the rest of his life. To go at or.ce to the root of the matter, he attributed all the grits anus which the country was at present suffering to the po litical economy professed by what was called the Manchester school. In einmestio economy they would not merely con- eider whine they could get their tea and sugar cheapest, but would take into consideration their whole social relations, and what war beet for their general austainment. Wu political economy, then, to be reduced to a low level, to be come a mere science of wealth, as it the mere acquisition of riches were to be the sole end and aim of mankind? He, for one, repudiated so base and demoral ising a view of the question. (Hear.) He earnestly cautioned his hearers from falling into the traps of specific projects, with which they might be tempted by political quacks of whatever description. (Loud cheers.) Let them stand for a principle. and they might depend upon it they would not have to wait 11 yean for its fulfilment. (Neer, hear.) lie felt the most undoubted conviction that before 11 months had passed he should have the opportunity of congratuleting them either there or on the holdings upon the complete success of their agitation. Mr. Young nut turned to Sir Rebut Peel's letter, which he designated ea a most ingenious excuse for buttoning up the breeches pocket At a time when the farmers found the utmost dif f iculty in paying their rests, he proposed to them to deduct 20 per cant. for their benefit in future years. He would consent to buy them phosphates and loudness, and all the other chemical appliances, but Le expected them to find the labour, which every one present knew was the most expensive part of the process. But then he would give no leases. C' Aye, that's the question.") The right hon. baronet gave a nominal abatement ; bat, suppose be should depart this life, what security had they that his successor, seeing the land improved, would not demand a little more rent ? (Loud cries of "li-ar, hear.") The tight honourable baronet was not, then, entitled to much credit. (Hear, hear.) Having glanced at what he termed the perilous position of our colonies, Mr. Young, in conclusion, conjured the far mers to treat the question as one of principle, not of gen, and, with truth and justice for their motto, they might be sure of ultimate success. The Bon. and Rey. Mr. BERTIE seconded the resolu ties. which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. TOWER moved the adoption of a petition w►ich was precisely similar in lurm to that adopted in Reigate, and the motion was seconded by Mr. Lucre: and agreed to. The Rev. Mr. COX moved— " That we consider it a duty as well as a high gratification, to offer our grateful thanks to those members of the legis lature who firmly and consistently support the cause of pro tection; and we pledge ouraelvta in the event of a disadu lion of parliament, to give our undivided and energetic s .------- 8 • , a , or if. at ose t • ~ 1 ,.. 1,1111(1. certain e • II- pm. -' • 1.• , either bees te say Way is the imp eta o ,„ a 0011..11 throw rose so or lied meek qv ...het 1 kliktbk a pear- .. a -had ever butt pear- . ;. 1„,,.. m . on the Mimeo el I s . 0 . 0 , i. anceher vitae ab 0 Li...r,el, of hoes 31 ~,i l e vee Wore *is Ds le l'''' r e landlord an is...mil • • a i . ( ~ Ter been balsas ,1. ,,,,,r,,, I they 111 , I 1 ,,,, have Inas ale h Irs a. h .. ei,r port ram are In „ye r ion.lition for call; 1 :I.1%. 41. r..• rut it an de IL i ,,,,i. s e y,lll may steppe o r dt.reas , u'e, is dew aa .r. it. i Hear. hear 7 „ a l. .4 the. old sly. la s o. tut-, are Mogan IN 1 ,:,,,, .31..4! vSiVITIS detest. d. .ICheers. i 1 K reggv!* W.@ proprietors : sore should he ha* de i WIT, hear 1 The col Its I' l iter the tip inureof r id tee emery by every WC f a., rut *ill the, have, it- I 'Dr eared WAWA the m e etron of Ireland a- h. or ) And th•y done b,,,,,.. 0 liee in amity w W. ev er they wt their feet OW i s whore bitty rankle ) t.• Ilear." sod cher *1 7. ge err re 70 or 80 yet th Lo.l North himelt • 7 Irishmen in Am- ries v, r near? and t tie paaa war of ittlependeece. e to *amid sueersets whi no go., what are the reii , is lewd for the stare ot ea of seen Ta , Pk.ke 'lto a remedies' IHi al, he s. mule egg nt this expel to move sap Pal." Norf. he meant. If they mean it ehierld be even 1 , sow ratite. I do sot hrlievi e ft al whatten ; for millions we or" serer to Ireland. 1111 Nen burdening their e I: oa ri..lirs of this emit is in a parliament -re 1.) le- r;wed lower n miil ad tee 'item by Pilaw*. W- Lind arid another, :n re, VI I' mil !Ins hhalfa milli by ruii-h ire. 4 s equal to i or ~! ', a ril's. (Shame.) 1.17 thee increserd th - a I u.l.d MPal lees • sum d- h..-.) 1 bAiovo Pitt i bo law!. I d oils much U. iroduaaus harrow' a w ea r I‘l day. (Hear, hear AO I ',.• r eir.trke or e., of IV . I'm Pet a obtained eh rh now tones rho p an e -sam the ,;kris kat ee . ...tioas ten. tattoo. I ast.: vi s They landed •>n of er•lr er'..-`. yin rime; ow d• - 1.• it. ant all the se eh ..t.: irate eiosot of the . la- were a tree p-ople; tic, is ts. I I u.!alits spelled Ly an 1 r 41 wily, aud eat tit my honest SA4 5.1,1111 i r liv• 1 under the sew it to „tiled , d a very d frees ✓e are ennteniplating a 1 De• A-. dhcr clad of the is to re .. it. Half a milli( -..e d 4or fever an 1 sly west famine. H .11 a.) e....nh-n. Pare ti.d t' re• eing an fattener it: 1 5 . ea it Ana rice. N :Ir. I iis- it Ireland, sad I e,l c..i.intry is wt pail OA r.ceeesary Pry s wood es OD and that *ewe men lab of fir I Taken* to Am , el the so transferred, hat t Ili 11.7; sera.) If the land Lis of • uhdivisios, if the I a; rt;r:Pase land freely a .le. or liotamliald landtare 4111 that at this moment el red mirk-allure] districts n hat oil that e, awry. (" 11 he is soothe, class, wows, at greet solemnity Is us a al Went of Ireland's re Mi. greater **Mimi ezhes u 1• th-t. utiles, ha Mew i le. (Hoer, hear.) It we gni aims Um th:a, or ich • Met being true, w 0 trventment had done le‘ de•irahie, s . as to 'iv I. y their oars Leine, at d If - social rv-liraiivion (" :I'D ethers wh i think that sal of putf.rg Ireland to ri te.. , to 'revs out the people t i. the klmaraihr to look in 1 th ; to dry Awn u T 13 1 *anon of their p roper' IO Vasa; atd %ter think sus, it %Ley make a demo uir ea mmy an mow •vto wealth in fats,.. vso that proposes to re tear the: loin has been sad :ha county of Kerry,; bog den...uncles then. then nen There were paupers i• per - were kept out of the that chases. Votler tee pre IMO bard..bard..often up,a t h e as a burden urn th D of !ore ; and the effect of I mil iome districts, will he, the proems, to brims the 11 ;cr it. meat of this country It eery land, sad honestly ifa (Hear, bear.) Now, it of tact', and clearly, an aim. the imperial loralatm f of ttar)—and in dimg so dem vi lee*, to intringanas that nothing that will, an as ens pits of political scones s ag , the restoration of that rd • pa have reigned Al th iser's that as I ha i offered ti la h so corticiantly rimed th 'els of Ireland, that they e rg so that they expected I we Ire- I had undertaken. N keel decree, to 'ambit. (C dame not trivia' their &dries Ws' bats plain 'amber of Hat htrongh, the represents net i , 114%r, hear,—aad feeli , es of of 'reload, 1 Mel it to Laid !mat the public avowal nag , be areeteal to the in awe laud. ifireat cheerios minute explanation Is P re ; changes that are nem icer 0. and i mid sale in Ireland. e can Wore ,you. Al prom dna, be I. allowed, by t Icy l ae a ' •t to the posy:wino (uteri of years after his dealt IMO. tem mut a man tit very ; Mk, a be is pohahey forgotti pe out or tilt trunk s--for it is n as Mined in his nil. or hi AM , • may be /10, or 1 1 :0 yeat retie tivi under eireurostais tom; interest. (lieu, hear. n are sp(:t to eniiiiii that tit et the e.e up 11811as:did prii re 1.0 in. being;" that a., i5 . .i.4 1 WWI. teat the list pen , a ei-is World come, ihonad hi them, pry, aud that it ghoul s' punt no: burn oh 11 - 4 cliders.) The re* In till Wire •r , useally titan a d t he the hams of as owner iles 4 ' cola.. could give it to as it is he plemod. (Elm them VA amber of what the alien a sea possesses let of *lmbed, comes after It r it II i'. bee 4 interested evil g arh; 'tenor his lifetime, a a. 11 1 ll roes to ruin g bi r to dimwit which park maids 14 owlet to lay the foi lair - lament change is U i ger t.. ;is Ireland. With tee ?teem sloth an left by has If 4 rate had 50,000 set pale be hid t• a t i;dr en , th i IL V..: lead. II the fatl l ha r.enihr catkins, they a , sik p.-iiii tit upon the . As lo i i - ••it. tensrally are, g CS: sa i l and the public tan, , i , a -el. vet W ICIWN.III. 4 to it, we The i• ontust to the nine chi op • aat that the one should , r a th .. 4'1.47 of the nati• I 9 . L. l t• , 1111 rt -that them re e lite', 111 ‘ 4 411SSOWS WI I '4 1.4. teSO.ll4 6 of the . ( Ai AA DINISIV, of the pi I %...'" Protease, thee i Irc -- d,.-u u.lt how me man nor tact 14 D Ss As WS 4.141 OS SW• -- 'DI ke plc he IS wwMI mama "m ll 4 P THE EXPRESS SATURDAY- EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1850. rapport to steel candidate only as will pledge therseivel to advocate the principle of protection, equivalent at bet to the &amount of taxation entering into tea cost of producing in thin country, and to which foreigner do not now ern. tribute." Re Hated that he had it on tie authority of a member of the goverament that the farmers need not expect one farthing of proteetioa, so the farmers might see that they had only themselves to rely on. A brother of Lord Grey's had taken a large lane, and be understood that the nobility oontem• plated putting their younger eons into farms hutted of NM isff thee to the army. After a laboured eulogises on Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Co: added—Suppose they did not get a dim which they aeked for, their plan would be to call a county meeting end request their free trade members to vacate their seal. That was his plan, and he would not trouble them with any farther observations. Mr. GROVES seconded the resolution, which was carried by scelamation. Mr. BRAMSTON returned thanks. He confessed he was not very sanguine as to an immediate dissolution of parka meet. He should deter further observation until the county meeting, which had been promised by his friend Mr. Co:. Sir J. TTAZIL briefly returned thanks, alter which thanks were voted to the Choi . man e sad the proceedings terminated. SALISBURY. Friday having been appointed for the tenant•far users and others connected with agriculture in the eounty of Wilts to meet and discuss their present conditi n, at half. put twelve o'clock the Council Hall at Salisbury was filled to overflow ; but Anon bthune evident that all the audience were not present for the purpose of assisting in reetorigg protection to British industry, for, as soon as the leading per sous who were to take pert in the day's proceedings came on the platform, the free-traders &mended " three cheers for Sir Hob er t Peel."—Aminat considtrable confusion and riot, Lord Hutson wee called to the chair. lhe CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the meeting at considerable length in coodennstion of the line of policy pursued by fres traders, which he stigmati.ed as fallacious, and as designed to suit the interests of the manufacturers. He contended that rents could be brought no lower than they were at present, unless the luidlords stopped the amount which they were in the habit of laying out on im provement; and he characterised the free trade remedy of high farming as a mere delusion. Daring his lordship's ad dress the meeting exhibited unequivocal symp toms of impatience, and towards its cicse the interruptions becoming more frequent, he reminded those gessoes who were making the noise that the wetting was called by farmers for the purpose of discussing the prin ciple of protection. Those who held diderent Uwe from the couveuers of the meeting were et liberty to stay, but they must remain silent or they wou'.d certainly be ejected. This remark, instead of having the desired erect of quieting th meeting, gave rise to a tearful disturbance ' atd in different parts of uteebuilding about 20 keine took plan simul taut. usly. Order . havirg been somewhat restored, Mr. ;11. P. LONG rme for the purpose of moving the first resolution; he wee received with derleive cheers and laughter fur several minutes. The farmers finding the: they were getting beat by me free traders, commenced to forcibly eject their obnox ious neighbours, euce, amidst loud cries of " police and murder ! " they succeeded in doing to some extent. Order, howevcr,was only restored until such time as tae vanquisher party got into the street ; fur its moment they got on the outcile of the buildin,, they struck up a sharp lire of stones and other missiles against the windows of the Council Chamber, which were shattered in all directions. A strong bury of police having been procured, the ringleaders were conveyed to the station-house. Mr. LONG, after arms time, strived the first resolution, wf.ieh aanctiuntd ti.., adoption of on address to the Queen, praying that she would he pleased to rest, re the system of preticume, which was thz only remedy for the woricultural caste, se with which the country had been visited since the ad- p ion of free-trade measures. The speaker was fre quently brought to • stand still during his speech by vollies of groan from those within the walls of the building, and by . battery of stories which was skilfully directed against the windows by the dimentients outside. Ile resumed his seat amid ironical cheers, groans, laughter, and a shower of broken glass. Mr. J. MILLS seconded the resolution, and repudiated the statement which had been put forward, that thy were assembled for the purpose of taxing the Mod of tne poor. Such was not the case. They had met to endeavour to pro cure fir the poor a larger supply of food. (Cries of " Os, oh." and great confusion.) At this stage of the proceedings another fight took place, end another botch of free traders 111 re expelled. The CLIAIIIMAN then put the resolution, but only a few lands were held up en favour of it, and the Chairman declared it win coned. The Earl of 11ALMESBURY moved the second resolu tion, approving of the National Ssciety for tat Protection of British Indu►:ry, and ceiling on those preacnt to juin that 'misty, lie thought there could not be a more practi cable measure, as by so doing, they would concentrate their forces ►ll under one head. (Cries of "No brains.") The language of Mr. Cobden during the last month must show that be was a man without the slightest care or feeling for abythicg except his own vanity—he cared nut how nattily wane rained, so that he can ride has hobby horse ; bat bad as hi, language wan, he was not the only per on who (relied them with slander; the principal pap rot the day, whom editor claims for it an European fame, and bouts that it is read by emperors, prince., and presidents, and which ha certainly the largest circulation of tie day—he =tent the Tines—oa the 27th December, 1819, said, "they were the subject of an experiment which might, perhaps, 'urn against them, but was nevertheless final, for if at should turn against them ever so much, it would not be reversed." Much had been said with respect to protection being kept up for the benefit of the aristocracy. Now, he could speak for him• self, that in the parish where he resided there were 30i landholders besides himself, sad it prritee ieu were put on forth, benefit of the aristocracy, it was only 1 in 3US. Me. C. W. Enduarr seconded the moti.di, which was carried. The next resolution, advising her Majesty to diamiss her present parliament, was moved by Mr. liixo and secsnded by Mr. WILLIAMS ; hat the confusion was eo grea: that it was almost impossible to hear a word that eith-r of the speakers said with soy degree of accuracy. Mr. Wdcnm was understood to soy that they had assembied ►or the pur pose of preferring a bill of indictment against her M.jesty's ministers and the II -us* of Commons, and, if they found them guilty, her Majesty would pass sentence, which was dismissal from her service. He looked upon tree trade as the reduction of everything but rates and taxes. (Great confusion ) Several other speakers followed, but the noise and confu sion continued until the end, notwithstanding occasional batches of free traders were ejected ; but it was quite clear that, although the chairman decided that the resolutions were carried, it was vay deubtful whether they were a) or not. MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE REV, ROBERT WIIISTUN. atom the Dedtphire Chron:dr.) On Friday evening last a meeting, convened by circular, wu held in the Grand Jury-room of the Town Hal, Derby, " for the purpose of opening a public subserip tion and expressing sympathy on behalf of the Rev. Robert 11rhiron, whose explore of the abuses of cathedral trusts has incurred his threatened expulsion from the Head Muter ship cf Rochester Cstludral Grammar School." Among those present were—The Mayor, the Rev. W. F. Wi.kinson (vicar of St. Werburgh's), the Res. J. Gawt` orn ( bide • pendent), Wiliam Evans, Esq , M.P., John Barber, , Jobs Mose, E‘q., Robes Forman, Esq., H. F. Oisborne, Es 4., W. T. Shaw, Esq., and same of the principal trades. men of the town. The following letter, from the Incumbent of All Saints, was received by the Mayor " The Elmo, Dec. 28, 1849. "My dear Sir,—l am sorry to be prevented attendirg the meeting at which you preside this evening, in order to ex press sympathy with the liev. Mr. Whiston. So far as I know of the merits of the cue, it is a very intrirtant one, both in its bearing opus the integrity and efficiency of the estabiished church, and on the advancement of education. I have no doubt that the case will rewire a calm and dopas• rionate consideration, and that soma substantial t.-ken of ap proval of Mr. Whiston's proceedings, to which I shall he happy U add my mite, will be adopted.—With best wishes, I am, my dear sir, yonrs, very faithfully, " EDW. WALWYN FOLP.Y, Vicar of All Sainte. " James Haywood, E'q., Mayer." The Ri.tht * Hon. B. Strutt, M. T. Bass, Esq , M P., and other gentlemen, were prrveuted by prier engagements fr ,Tl 2 attending the meeting ; their sympathies are, however, cE tirely with Mr. Whiston. . . . . .- Ine MANOR having been called to the chair, read the circular convening, and stated that he entirely concurred in the object. ll* had therefore much pleasure to pr siding on the occasion. W. EVANS, Esq , M.P., having been Whet upon to move the first resolution, said he had not heard so much of the cue as suns persons present buthe had seen the statutes of the Rochester Cathedral, and he had hear.l enough to make him indignant at the treatment their worthy tow riman, Mr. Whiston, had received at the hands of the 1)-an and Chapter of Rochester. It too often happened that when men of talent aid discernment pointed out abuses, they were persecuted by the parties who benefited by the wrong, in• stead of rendering their assistance to correct it. (Hear, near.) That appeared to him to be the cue in the present instance. (lleat, hear.) Mr. Evans would not dilate uprn the ehts rector and ability of Mr. Whiston. It was sufficient fur him to say that he heard ears ago of his diligence, per severance, and 'items, at Co llege, and he knew that no per son could utter a word against him on that head. In.lead, it was eaough that Mr. Whistcn was a fellow of Trinity College—a college that, u was well known, did not confer honours and emoluments upon say but well qualified cantii• dates. (Hear, hear.) But Mr. Whiston became head master of the cathedral school at Rochester, and he dieuvered that part of the funds ought to go towards the maintenance and education of poor scholars at the university. By the wording of the statute the amount was originally 61. each, which is former times was a great help to parties. But rinse that time the funds, s often happened, had greatly increased in value, and instead of distributing this fund agreeably to the existing value, pro rata, the dean and chapter continued to psy 61. as heretofore, whilst they were corefirtably putting into their own pockets, the dean 1,5001. and the canons 7001. a year each. (Hear, hear.) Ile rejoiced that their worthy towneman Mr. Whiston bad discovered and expueed this geese misapplication of funds; and it wa. greatly to bo lamented that when the abuse was pointed oir, the dean and chapter did not co-operate with Mr. Whiston in rectifying the wrung instead of endeavouring to persist in it by persecuting h.m. ( liter, hear.) They were now endeavouring to cepa Mr. Wl.iston from the school, but he did hope and believe that they would not succeed in effecting their object. In kis opinion this was a are worthy of public attention; for it did not affect the ewe of the Rochester easel elegy: Mr. Wbistcn having dimovered this particular evil. lied been induced to direct his attention to other cathedral trusts, end had discovered similar re' - oplio 'Awe. (Retr,..hear.) la these ' when -- di all in ...._ , gar, . so strong IV desire peoinfied 'that w. chimes should have their right*, and the people were in a position to have them attended to, it was to be hoped that in every ease where there had beet jobbery or misappropria tion of fends in our institutions, the facts would be fully nude oat and exposed. He trusted that Mr. Whiaton would bet as successful in detecting abases in other cases as be waeln the ease of the Rochester Grammar School; and he bad no doubt that Mr. Whitton would be successful in de fending himself molest the oppression and injustice shalt towards him. (Hear, hoar.) This was a cue in which he would be happy to render his utistance, and he trusted that it would be taken up generally by the public. (Ap plause.) The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the first resolution : o That this meeting do tender to the Rev. Robert Whis ton, M.A., Yellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, awl. Muter of the Rochester Cathedral Grammar School, their cordial thank; for the honest and manly efforts made by him to ob tain the proper application of cathedral trusts bequeathed for purposes of education ; and also to empties the sympathy which, as his native townsman, they feel on amount of the expense and persecution in which these efforts have involved kint." JOHN BARBER, Esq., in seconding the resolution, said he fully agreed with Mr. Evans that nothing was of more importance to the public than the putting an end to jobbery, and taking care that public fund. were always ap propriated strictly to the purposes for which they were given. Thi y were indebted to Mr. Whitton for exposing one eau of abuses, which he had done at the risk of being deprived of his worldly means of living, and having his mo tives misrepresented. (Hear.) There was no imputa tion upon his moral character; the only crime in the eyes of the D e an and Chapter of Rochester was his having imputed to them, and proved, a misapplication of the funds. (Hear, hear.) If he was unfit to be hesd muter of the school, did they remove him because the school was not flourishing 1 Not at all. He would have been al lowed to die in harmers, bat for the manly and honourable conduct he pursued. He was an active tarter : his duty was plainly marked out to his coa ssignee; he desired not to live in a life of comparative idle ness, but to restore the school to its proper pneition of useful , mess, and remove the injustice which had too long prevailed. ' Having seen what the Intentions of the founder were, and how his good intentions had been, to a certain extent,' fruitrated, Mr. Whitton had a tingle eye to duty. Ile caught not his own gain; and he (Mr. Barber) corsidered the attempt made to deprive him of his office most unwer rentable and unjust. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. The Rev. W. F. WILKINSON moved the *mud resolu tion. One principal reason which induced him to comae for ward on that occasion was, that he wished grammar school., and colleges, cathedrals, and cathedral institutions, to con tinue. They were, in his opinion, bench ial to the highest interests of the country; but nothing was more likely to shake them to their foundation than the perpetuation of such abuses as had been brought to light in the cue under discussion. People in general did not very readily ditties/sash between the abate of an institution and the use of it ' • sod when the I abuse was very great, the use was liable to be forgotten or denied, and the institution could no loegcr be maintained. He also felt it important to the interests of education that Mr. Whistoa should be supported in his endeavour to rescue from misapplication the funds which had been provided in oar grammar schools for the endowment of scholarships and ezhibi•ions st the universities. He could bear testimony to the good effect produced by the establishment of such prizes for industry and talent, at one of the most ancient, end ens of the most modern, of our great educational instd manna. At Harrow, he had observed, that the competition for scholarships greatly promoted the efficiency of the school. And at Cheltenham as convinced were the directors of the necessity of some foundations of the kind, that very soon after the commeacement of the school, they established exhibitions: and with the very happiest results. Be was convinced that Mr. Whitton deserved their rep poet, for it was simply while following the leading of Pro vides*, and treading the path of duty, that he had entered apes the important and arduous :truggle in which he was engaged. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving the following resolisien: .. Thu is testimony of the sincerity of these views end expressions a public subscription be immediately opened to aid in defraying the legal cape-set to which in proseutinn of his latztatsle endeavours be has been and is still subjected." Jobn MOSS, Esq., in sec sliding the motion, which he did with great pleasure. soid the , after lent they had already heard .it would id become him to detain the meeting with any lengthened renorkn There was one Nature in Mr. Whieton's case, however, to which, as no other gentleman had done so he would briefly advert. It was this: when Mr. Whitton was called to account by the dean and chapter, he was required to meet them with closed doors. Ile was not allowed to have the ae ehtarce of counsel, or of a solicitor, or private friend; but he had to meet his accusers with all the appliances they could command, and thus they had it in their power to foist' upon the public, by the aid of their own witnesses, anything calculated to injure the cause or deteriorate the character of Mr. Weirton. Whoever heard of such a Star-chamber bermeni in this country ? It was a mons:rout proceeding. (11 -ix, hear.) The ficancial part of the case, according to the wording of she resolution, had been entrusted to the ex• cdtret v:cir of St. Werburgh's and himself; and he (Mr. M.) was sure the appeal to the people of Darbv would not be in vain. He was glad to see that Messrs Gawps. and Son had anticipated this movement by sending a tubseription to Rochester; end though they bad not all the same lugs heart that one gentleman present had, yet let those who could not give 101., Pl., or 21., give 11. or even has. Every mite would convey to Mr. Whitton the sympathy of a tellow•townsinan, end cheer him on the course he had so ably and so honour ably begun. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. HENRY GISBORNE, Esq., moved, .. That these proceedings ba publicly advertised in the Times, Drily News, limning Chronicl-, Derby Merciew, and Derby Report, n newspapers; and Clot subscription lios ha opened at toe banks of Messrs. Cr ..mpton, wton and Co., ' Ca. Messrs. Evan: at d Co., Messrs. Smiths, and the Derby and Derbyshire Bank." R. FORMAN, Esq., seconded the motion; which was carried like the roc. The Rev J. GAWTHORN moved the fourth resolution : " That the mayor, John Barb , r, Eh.. and Robert For man, Reg , be, and they are hereby appointed a commit•rt for the application of such su'vscription.., and that M.stre. Reuss be appointed yes•nrers." Mr. U. IVARBY had great pleasure in seconding the re. solution, which was carried unanimowdy. On the moti. n of Mr. 0. GASCOTNC, seconded by W. Erma, E q , M.P., a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the mayor for 1 residing en the occasion. The MAYOR said it would always gra•ify him to be en abled to comply with the wishes of his fellow-townsmen, and be could assure them that he had felt great interest in the proceedings. THE COTENT•GAIIDEN GRAVEYARD.—The General Blind of Health hare directed Dr. Gam's Milroy to inquire stlicially into the condition of this pubic nuisance. LICENSED VICTUALLER' As LCM.—Yesterday the general half.yearly court r,f the members of this ecciety was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Mr. flinches presided, and the report prepared by the board of direct ors was submitte 1. It con gratulated the subscribers on the increasing usefulness of the institution and the prosperous state et its finance!. Sixteen additional habitation' had been lately erected close by the esylum, which were known under the title of the " Ladies' icy." A number of pensioners had been elected and in stalled into these, and the committee hoped in a few months to proceed with the tree ion of the remaining 10 houses, at , an estimated coat of 1,6001. The collections received on m oment or the ladies: wing rmounted on the whole to 3,0354 0.. Gd., and of this a balance cow remained of IS7I. 230 ladies had subscribed to tnis object. The total receipts of the institution were 1,7491. and after defraying expenses a balance w►s let of 371. The ball had produced 1901 , the fancy fair 1541, aed the dinner 211. The funded prrperty consisted of 6,(i871. Consols and RV. Reduced Annuities, besides which there was cash to the amount of 2,2501. Not withstanding the adsanced age of most of the inmates, only seven denthe had eccurred. Oa the motion of Mr. I s srby, seconded by Mr. Long, the report was adopted ; and, some for nal business having been transacted, the meeting broke up. THE ABERDEEN PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM AIWOCIATION have agreed to the following st de ment of their objects.—" The objects of this anociatien ate to act in concert with the National Parlitmentary and Finan ei d Ile , orin Association, in order to obtain a broad measure cf reform in the Commons hense of parliament. 1. Such en extension of the franchise as will confer the right to be regi stered as an r lector upon every man of full age, not subject to any dotal disability, who shall occupy any tenement or portion of a tenement within the district for which hr shill claim to be registered. 2. The adoption of the system of vatieg by ballot. 3. The imitation of the duration of par liament to three years. 4. Such a change in the slot rd districts es shall produce an equal upportionment of re presentatives to constituent.. 5. The Med:lion of the pro perty qualiflestien for membets of parliament. . . • Rule..-1. That this association shall be called. " The Aberdeen radiomen:an and Financial Reform Ass..cia tion." 2. That this Association stall be governed by a council, to cmsfet of so many members as shall be willing and as shall subscribe, at least, Ss. annually ; and such council shall further consist of an additional slumber of sub *crib n of any sum nut his then Is., Lot to exceed in number such of the council as are .5.. subscribers, and to be chasms from the members of the Association at large, by vote or ballot. 3. That all persons sub.csibing Is. or up wards shall receive cares of membership, vs , itiiug them to ba present and take part at all general in. ming. of the Association. 4. That all members of this association shall be recommend° I to become m when of the National Parlia mentary and Financial Reform A•sociation, and such m. m bora whose menus will enable them shall be esborted to qualify themml en to become members of its council. 6. That the council shall, at the end of every ta else maths, abet thin own efflce-beaten nein their own body, who shall consist of a chairman, a deputy chairman, a treasurer, a secretary, and sit assistant secretary. 6. That the proceed. lags at all the meetings of the council, as likewise thuds of pabli° meetings, shall be entered in a book, to be kept by the secretary or his assistant, and which book shall be yen, at all reasonable time., for inspection by any numb. rs of the associatioa. 7. That the 'secretary sh .11 k'.p a register o' the names of all the members of the association; and thst the c.d..' of membership be gicon to each, signed by , the ch. imams and tecasurcr, and countersgked by the secre t tary."-46entica BATH ATHENAEUM SOIREE. A soiree, commemorative of the 23rd anniversary of the Bath Athenseurn wu held In the ban gu etti ng room of the Gu il dh a ll, in that city, on Thursday evening. The greatest interest was tot some days previously manifested, on account of the announcement, by the committee, that J. A. Roebuck, Big., M.P., for fitstfileld, and late member for Bath, would be present at the soiree. Tbere were 600 tickets issued (being the largest number it was possible to accommodate in the ball), and these were immediately sold, large numbers of persona, who neglected purchasing them in time, being disappointed in not being able to obtain admission. The reception of the honourable gentleman by those of his late constituents wko had been tortunate enough to secure tickets, was of the c oat enthusiastic description. JAMES KIKENE, E.q., one of the proprietors of the Balls Journal, was called upon to preside, and opened the business by ren ting letters from several gentlemen of dis tinction who were unable to attend. W. Hunt, E , g., who was to have presided, was absent through a severe domestic affliction; Capt. Soobell, R.N., was detained at the County Sessions by his magisterial duties ; and the reptesentaUves of the city, Lord Duncan and Lord Ashley, had engage ments requiring Moir presence in ether puts of the country. Mn. Charles Dickens, from a similar circiim , tance, wan obliged to decline the invitation eent to him. Having con gratulated the Atiset MOGI upon so glorious a meeting that evening, the chairman eared upon Mr. G. ED WARDS (town councillor) to move the follow ing resolution r t e ing ru th ul e ts p o r f m irs e te r ll k ect y and ual ha ' p r p c i a n t et i s n of th Ae e op peo inio i l e of th th is e m s e , i , improvement. The speaker warmly commended the Ather seam as . a means of elesating the working clews by improvi n g th em intellectual condition. ALEXANDER FALCONER, Rq., seconded the reso lution, whlch was carried by ecelaniatien. The CHAIRMAN then aid he would take the present early opportunity of calling upon the it friend Mr. li. ebuck to address the meeting. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ROEBUCK, on tines, was received with enthusi satie applause, which continued for several mieutee. The cheering having subsided, he said—l thank you for this cordial reception, a roeeption which has nothing in it of a political character ; for I am not here, and cannot b. here, in a political character. (Applause.) lam sure that neither you nor this aesembly will expect that I should descant on the advantages of cducatiou or the ph segues to be derived from the inquiet:ion of knowledge. Meeting in a society and institution like this, we of course take fur grented that we know and understand the vidue of education and the pleasures attendant upon the acquirement of kuowl-dge. But, air, it sathes me that I miy render some thyme by bringing under your consideration the position which an in. itution like the present holds in the present voluntary system and thvt which is holds under a el mme trical, national system, which I would fain advocate; and, whim I pay the highest possible tribute of praise to those who labour against the stream and in favour of voluntary education, I cannot but reflect on the great Wausau that would be thrived if such institutions mould be renderete national, general. and universal, so as to maks them what they ought to be, a part of the popular instruction, in the groat hope that by so coleg they would promote the happi ness of mankind here, and.iurther their happinets herentter. (Applause) he end and °him of g - .vernment is not what I em going to discuss—that is a long metaphysical subject— but 1 who state shortly th , d it ,0 to mandato security tor the person, too property, and ,t e repute:Ph of all the Wells iouels under it. And now c , mes the er; at inquiry-- now should the powers of the government whisk are employed to be employed for this end West are the means it should assume? And suppose, sir, that all those mighty armaments,—all that deem:tut expenditure of blood am, wealth, cud care, and toil, sod swear, which attended the close of the last century and ushered on the preset," one —Mat all that mighty power instead of being employed in toe perpenutath set a carnage before which human nature recoia with abhorence wheel the len of the historian describes it—h d been employed for the benevol• nt purpose of raiaiog a se. eat people in the scale of k ;owl; dee. sup. pen. there had been a government in Eageand which in the year 1800 had listened to the yoke of peace—hail said, " ob, we have warred long enough against one another; hence forth the wealth that the ingenuity of man procures shall be employed ter the benefit ot mankind, and not for its curse." • Cheers) Suppose that government had said, " We will not fester natural hatred—we will not minister to • humble enmity," but teat they had said, Vie will employ the wealth, the power, sod the it Hoene* of government in the OJllatiOU of the people." (Cheers.) A. d here I come to the point at kat. Suppose government had said, sir, that we had hOO millions of debt, and suppose that only 100 millions had been employed in instructing the peeple—iu lasing the foundations of institutions like that which is cow bathe us. Suppose that we had established educational hatitunixes from the small parochial and vine(' achool up to the great UnivLreity of the kingdom. (Rear, heir) That instead of " mounting herbed steeds to tright the icmle of our adversaries," we had built up the peaceful school room, the elegant hall, end the all comprehensive uuiversity. Suppose we had done these thing.; and though we may in our sanity lock upon a ship of war es a proof of the wonder.ul power and espanty of man's inge nuity le r mischief—should we not ham had • more soda saustaction if our debt Lad been in curred tier the real benefit of mankind. (Cheers.) It has been said, " Have a government and give it the power to educate, it will immediately became a proselyting educe ton, and we stdel have the children of the pis :pie but the echo ut of seine body else. The latent won't be the Linde of the child's mind, but the tesch.r of the state will." I ads sec etc no: protection. I have no notion of protectsig the peopie against themselves; if the people cannot protect themselves, to government, no benevolent iudividuea can do them any gaud. (Rear.) 1 would soy yon shall have in every district ytur ptrothial and 'Wage school', and is all your towns institutions like these. (Rehr.) I suppose it will be said I 6m descrioing Utopia. Yes; U opts is a capital thing, fog shoat your arrow high end it will ga fez. (Others.) And, "both all, having ) eta national goverom.ee, no doubt you will Con'aol eh proselytising people, and confine education in your undoes! =cheek to wait it ought to he. AU .he groat eiecoveries in ert and faience have been made 17 working men, and mAoy, sod a very largo part of the most in:portant, by men who began life by working with their hands. The teeereity of daily toil did nut shut out these men front knowledge; why, th.n, should we lay down the position that the mechanical labourer is conficed be iron necessity to a lower sphere, e .ndemned to a norm. circle of ilea.% and to supertieiil knowltdge ? The tact is, the habit of steely appeal en, of downright end dogged pasi . veranee, which the man of daily toil his acquired, sal 'sleek he brings with him to his studies, gives him a let eat advan tage over the man of much ielllll% r.e.sure in a thouanl shapes lures the talk youth from labour. Ile has a youth of enjoyment and a barren old age. On the other hand, the working man born to labour, when he conies to his study comes to it tor recreation, and each step of pro gress is a step towards enjoyment and elevation. Thus, I say, air ' are the di ff erent cla•es of on n compensated and balanced ; and thus it is that though the man of fashion may be happy, the industrious, peiseee.ing, working man, may still have more moments of real happiness thin the merest miubn of fortune. (Cann) Therefore, I say to working men, you need not despair. Despite all opposition and apparent aisadvantager, you are Lot outcasts of know ledge. There is no portion of the mighty realm of science into which you may not enter. (11.ar.) This brings me to a consideration as to the classes who, at I p t e h r e e e c h e P e tit from ti thes n i e i t A u s'n t i t o d e n .. u w e n t . i a r . d i es a l ( i ll a r I t I n 4 e p a i heir.) n e.r s e e u e n i .r a t e h d: d d corn found.,. of mechanics' ieetitutes in England thought, by ur.iting the means ot the mechanics and of young men employed as clerks—persons of limited inceices, but very de. Irene of mental improvement—they might estab li sh an institute that would be advantageous to both classes. This consequence, however, has bat too often followed- Led here I will say that of all dames 1 have ever found the working men the proud est as well as the shiest—the mechantva have, after a short while, quietly retired, and thus the object of the well-inten tiened founders ot the institute has been defeated, cod the society become in reality a clerk's institution only. (Hear.) It is eat so in Franc*. There you will tied members of the aristocracy sitting next to the men in blouses. In England LW• cannot he, and the man who would first feel bicself uncomfortable ani move from his place would be the min in ttte blouse. Hear, hear.) (The hon. genii man sat down amidst Loud and long-continued cheering.) , hlr. Aldermen HANCOCK moved: That the Bath Atkeu.eunirsinevery way adapted to the highest objects designed by its institution,—the promcniou of ' literature, science, and arty, social unity, and mutual en operatic n in all m esters of public use end universal In reference to Mr. Roebuck's remark. upon government education, the speaker remarked that ha (Air. Roebuck) had been loeg a public schoolmaster, and he hoped he would not rcnoun-N that occupation until he bad given a few lemons to eoverven.:it its.lf, for government required to be taught much before the education of the people could be entrusted to it. (Chews.) Mr. Alit'liALlD (town councillor) seconded the resolu tion, and also supported the valuntavy preuciple of education as eppoud to state interference. The resolution was envied by acclamation. Mr. 0. EDWARDS moved, sail Mr. CRISP seconded, the united and cordial cheek. of the meeting to Mr. It ....buck, for Lis attendance, which was supported by T. W. Sounders, /3.q., and upon the sugg iron of the chairman, cached with three times three and one cheer more. Mr. It'JßßL'eli acknowledged the compliment, and after some remarks from Dr. Stevens and other gantlemen, the meeting se( anted about 11 o'clock. ELECTION Fetes WINDS°II.—A carretputdost says, "It is fully anticipated that there will be an erection at Windsor immediately after the meeting of parliament, in consequence of the expected retirement of Lard John Hay (one of the Lards of the Atintiralt ), recently appointed Su perintendent of Plymouth Dxkyard. Lord John thy. it will be remembered, was returned without opposition, in eenjune'ion with Colonel Reid, at the last general ele:tion. The appeintmert (which is for Ice) conferred by the govern ment on hi. lonhohip is one which renders the holder subj.et to criers and instramiens from the Ward of Admiralty. It would. %herr fore, be an anomalous position to be placed in, were the two appein'ments (the supenuteadent of a dock yard and a Lard of the Admiralty I held by the Limo Th • name of two or three candidates, opposed to the pretest ormistry. have been mentioned. and "soundings" have been tek.a in the town ; but from the powerful in fluence of the gorernment at Windsor, there apps irs to he very littla in( 'vet of a successful opposition to iii n in:a• teriAl cut lade, even ShoUl , l en npnonent, under such tor mune:aces, be Wand di posed to oiler himeelt"