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I ' . 4 1. . ~ .. ; '...7!1N ! .. . .. : I'. • t THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY JVENING, JANUARY 31, 1862. No. 21,713. PRICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....Bd. DRURY-LANE THEATRE ROYAL. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. GRAND .MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING, a new Operetta, entitled ONCE TOO OFTEN. Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, Mdlle. Jenny Bauer, and Miss E. Heywood. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the Christmas 9-nnuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT; or, Old Mother Hubbard and her M onderful Dog. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a tree, a baast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY, A.ssisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &e. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykviynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr, J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transtor mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H. Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments by Mr. 1-1 inckley. The Ch o r egraphic Arrangements by Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes b Messrs. Cormack and B. J - ones. The Perfume of the y Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written by E. L. BLANCHARD. And the whole arranged and produced under the imme diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). "Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard, to get het poor Dog a bone; when s h e go t th ere, t h e cup b oard Was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Npx serY Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzol Jaok (the " Matusll, tattered wed tern '), -- Miss "nsrlruiit ; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Wiggins of Lee, Mr. Dix on ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab ; Pari s h Beadle, Mr. Bumbl e; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, \ Vhackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &e. ; Rosetta (the " Maide n all Forlorn"), Miss Stua r t. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable Pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. IL's Narrative— Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning-- Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Will-o'-the-Wisp ...• • ......... Miss Lanza, Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammi I ton , Step - ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney, 'Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watsin, and Hamel ton. Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN- N ISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation! The Incantation! I and the Evapora tion I I ! THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE HOUSE, Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner • Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe, Serape, Shuffle, Cut, Packolf, Moonraker, and Runaway ; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum- Mies Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, & c . ; S t. G eorge, Mr. E. Roe ; the Orso r agon, Mr. S ca l y f e ll ow • Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; n, Mr. Wildman; Still -Walker, M r . L ong l egs; B ear - Warden, M r. Smnggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land lord, Mr. Tr e bl ex ; M orris -Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, P HI), Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr, Merryman. R Howevel the Squire cel e b ra t es hi s bi rt hd ay, and the Village that follows—C o ming of Age in the Olden Time j Ilow the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is r eated in a•nother—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub - bard's reason. THE "CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by Mother Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure Cand the Division. of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the ancy-store o f D y k wynkyn) Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, a rpenter, Rodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ; The Dog, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Bri n dl e; Th e Priest (" All shaven and shorn) Mr. Jo ;Th Cock ("That crowed in the Morn") , Master Cocky-doodllymanle e doo. Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boya, from a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGPOOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. IL Tully, Esq. How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence--Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. Columbines Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clown s ... Messrs. FORREST and HULINE. Grotesque 1861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SITWELL FAMILY. 1 ' EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STREET. Messrs. Iluline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents —every Man (and Boy) to his Post, even the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which Droves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, ..a..nd Clown gets o ver th em — a S ewing Machine (not a poor Ae edlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers —the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Cormaek, Morley, and Miss Gunnies. ThHarlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— e Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head W I of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence those dreadful Bells— Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on t he Merry M us i ca l B e ll s — P antaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his own trap, and kill s a Bl ue- b ottle, which proves a bad Buzz trap, for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3.--THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Eight hours reduced Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper— The Times" and the Times on the rise—a book that takes kale of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stall and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on t he Quiet —Cl own ma k es a T remen d ous Christmas Tree— late arrivals —Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and R lessme--Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale 0 goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE, The Sands I The Sands I I The Sands II I Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a slight Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—The Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters •---a Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. 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Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. THE DREADFUL COLL' PRI' 4 CCID.ENT IN NORTHUMBERLAND. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, THURSDAY. In the discussions which have taken place in this neighbourhood on the causes of the recent accident at Hartley, there has been a disposition shown in some quarters to censure the Government inspector, and in one of the local journals the responsibility of the catastrophe has been ascribed almost exclu sively to his too easy acquiescence in the principles on which the pit was worked. As I have already said, the omission to connect the upper and middle seam, which would have given an independent means of egress from the pit, will require explana tion both from owners and inspector; but no one acquainted with the real nature of the inspector's powers can blame him for the prevalence of the single-shaft system in his district. If the Mines' Regulation Act is to be amended in the coming ses sion, it may be a good opportunity to consider whether some extension might not be given to the system of Government inspection ; but, as the act stands at present, to object to a pit simply because there was only one door to it is a step which probably not one of the inspectors ever dreamt of. A Government inspection of mines seems to have been first suggested by Sir H. de la Beche in 1845. It was strongly recommended by the committee of the House of Lords which inquired into the general subject of coal mines in 1849, and in the following year an act was passed appointing the first inspeo- tors. As yet, therefore, it can scarcely be said to have advanced beyond the stage of an experiment. Its success has undoubtedly been considerable, for by general admission it has induced owners and viewers to pay a much closer attention to the safety of their mines; but, though it has been gradually and cautiously extended, it has perhaps not yet been carried so far as to enable the inspectors to do all the good of which they are capable. The sys tem as it stands at present seems far from satisfac tory to the men—speaking for this district at least. They appear to make very light of the safeguard it is supposed to afford them, and it is only on very rare occasions that they take advantage of it. The powers and duties of the inspectors, as defined by the last act of 1860, are to visit collieries, to inquire into their state and condition, their ventilation, the mode of lighting, and into all matters and things connected with the safety of the persons employed. In the act are incorporated certain general rules applicable to all collie r i e s, e qua lly re l a ti ng t o yen- tilation, lights, shafts, and the like matters ; and, in addition to these, section 11 requires each colliery agent to draw up a set of special rules applicable to the circumstances of his particular colliery, and these, when approved by the inspector, are to have the same force as the general rules. If the amend ment which has been suggested by this accident, and on which all men's minds here are bent, is made in the law, it will probably be by the insertion of a general rule in the act to the effect that no mine shall hereafter be worked until two shafts have been sunk, or, at least, until a second communi cation has been effected with the workings. The inspector is to watch over the observance of these rules, and any infraction of them, either by mas ter or man, is punishable by penalties—on the master, of a fine not exceeding £2O, with a fur ther penalty of £1 per day for every day the de fect continues unremedied after notice ; and On the men of £2 fine, or three months' hard labour. Be yond this, if on any visit an inspector finds any matter or practice connected with the colliery— other than the points provided for by the rules— dangerous or defective, so as in his opinion to tend to the bodily injury of any person, he is to give notice in writing to the owner or agent of the par ticular grounds on which he is of opinion that such matter or practice is dangerous, and also report the same to the Home-office. Should the owner object to remedy the defect complained of, he may state the grounds of his objection in writing, and nominate five mining engineers, not interested in the management of his colliery, from whom the Home Secretary may select one as arbitrator. As the bill originally stood when introduced into the House of Commons, the Government and the col- liery owners were each to nominate an arbitrator ; but the coal interest, it appearsovas strong enough to get the arrangement altered to its present shape. When the award is against the colliery owner— though the odds are clearly very much in his favour —he is liable to a fine of £1 per day for every day that he neglects to remedy the defect. This is the extent of the powers of the Home Secretary and the inspector, and it will be seen that they are neither very extensive nor summary. The coalowner has every security against undue interference in his mode of management ; nay, if he is obstinate, and is luckly enough to get an arbitrator of his own way of thinking—not very difficult when he has the choosing—he may even set the inspector and the Government at defiance. It will be seen, then, what a slight chance Sir G. Grey or Mr. Dunn would have had of shutting up single-shafted pits without a special interference of Parliament. Still, it is not a very easy matter to decide on the exact amount of power which should be entrusted to the inspectors. They themselves are understood to be by no means eager for an addition to their autho rity, for increased power brings increased re sponsibility. The coalowners of course, ob ject, and on the very specious ground that to put more power in the hands of the inspector would shift the responsibility of proper management from the shoulders of the viewer to the inspector; in fact, the inspector, they ' say, would become the real manager of every mine in his district. The last committee which sat on the subject of coal mines, in 1854, also declined to make any recommendation to this effect, preferring to rely on the increased responsibility which is thrown on the owner of a mine who either neglects or refuses to carry out the suggestion of an inspec• tor, and to have the names of those parties who neglect their duties brought prominently before the public by the publication of the inspector's reports. The stringent powers of direction and supervision with which the Government inspectors are clothed in France and Belgium are scarcely applicable to this country. There the Government is the pro prietor or lessor of all the mines ; it can make its own conditions when it lets them, and from the very first opening of a pit the system of working is under the general control of its officers. The cir cumstances in this country are so different that the foreign system of inspection an hardly be quoted as an example. But, though our inspecteirs com pulsory powers are so very slight—in fact, scarcely anything at all, yet the influence which they may exercise by advice and recommendation mu4t be si manager may differ alto gethercond leefrraobin. the A y inspector cellier as 19 the value of the suggestions which he receives, filim him, but if an *icoalki.bpshown,that warned him of s itiel t a h c e cid in et s i pe t w et e o r r e i tc ati ha tt p t pc a n n ,pa-T- th : n defect or mismanagement from which it occurred, he knows that his responsibility would he terribly increased, and that it might probably go hard with him before a jury. As in this instance, if the Government inspector can show that he has at any time warned the owners of the Hartley pit that the connexion of the upper and middle seam was neces sary to the complete safety of the men, the case would wear a very much worse aspect against them. There is no allegation that such is the fact; and perhaps it ought to be mentioned, in fairness to the owners, that the suggestion of the inspector for the construction of the " staple" between the lower and middle seam was at once compliol with. No prudent manager would neglect the 7ecommenda tion of an inspector without good reason to sh ow for it. If he does, he must take the con sequences . Still there will always be self - conceited owners and o int e h d by a their rown ideas, an d on whom no simple pr ocess o f reason changes agents, bigoted can be forced reason ing. For such men as these there ought undoubtedly to be a real controlling power somewhere, so that though they may be allowed to remain of the same opinion, the lives of the colliers in their empl o y ma y The want of e present sys tem the inspectors, improbable that one s n u o e t h b a e s p a o c w r i e fi r c e is d t t h e e e t h h e i fr defect obstinacy, o f t h o te f rn th o e f i w n o s knowing they must be worsted in the end, fre quently refrain from making debatealie suggestions which might be of the greatest value in the saving of life. The single shaft system is an instance of this. Probably there are few of the inspectors who would not recommend two or more shafts for every colliery in their district; but under the machinery of the present Act, if they were to attempt to en force any such suggestion, the coal-owners could defeat them with the greatest ease. It has been proposed at various times to put such a Con trolling power in the hands of a Central Board of Mines, to be composed of practical and scientific men, combining both kinds of knowledge, which should act as a court of appeal between the inspec tors and owners. To such a Board, it is contended, the direction of the whole system of inspection might be very profitably transferred. It would de cide all disputes, frame general rules, and in case of negligence leading to loss of life it might act as public prosecutor. This aggestion has been ap proved by some of the mo 4 eTinent practical and scientific men, and tlionglrW,s are, by no means popular institutions email us, it must be vastly more efficient as an ultimate tribunal than the pre sent one-sided and illusory arbitration scheme. One of the chief complaints of the men with regard to the inspectors is that there are not enough of them. The complaint certainly appears to be well founded, for the number of pits at pre sent under each inspector's charge is far too large to allow of anything like regular visitation. The theory appears to be that if there is anything wrong the men will complain to the inspector, who will then visit the mine, and desire the defect to be set right. This appears at the outset to be placing a little too much reliance on their knowledge and ability to discover cases of mismanagement, but as a matter of fact the men are generally altogether averse from making complaints to the inspectors. Most of the inspectors, and very properly, encou rage the men by all the means in their power to look upon them as being on their side, but as a rule they have not yet succeeded in obtaining their complete confidence, and it is only in a few cases, compara tively speaking, that the inspectors hear of a mine going wrong through the colliers. The pitman has too much:reason to believe that he becomes a marked man if he is found or even suspected of holding com munication with the inspector, and should he fancy there is danger brewing he prefers to pack up and betake himself to another pit before it explodes, without saying a word. One would think that such a policy on the part of the managers, whose interest it must be to work the pit safely and to give timely warning of every danger, was a very unwise one— and no doubt there are numerous exceptions to it; but I am told that in too many cases viewers and overmen not only take the first opportunity of dis charging every man who complains to the inspector but pass the word to their colleagues, so as to pre vent his getting employment elsewhere. In this manner it is said that obnoxious men have been altogether hunted out of the coal trade and have had to betake themselves to some other means of getting a living. Be this as it may, the inspectors do not obtain much assistance from the men, and without some assistance of the sort it is physically impossible for them to keep themselves well in formed of the state of every mine in their district. The workings of a colliery are perpetually chang ing, and, however assiduous an inspector may be in visiting some particular pit which he has noted down in his black-book, between one visit and another its circumstances may have been entirely altered, and for all practical purposes it may be quite a new pit to him. There can be no doubt that the inspectors are far too weak handed, and that without a liberal addition to the staff the work of inspection can never be performed with thorough efficiency. Anticipating financial objections to such a proposition, the men at one time, through their delegates, suggested the ap pointment of sub-inspectors, of a lower grade, to act in each district under the chief inspector. To each of them would be committed the charge of a certain number of mines ; they would have equal power with the inspector to descend them at any time, and, probably, would be physically more com petent for a detailed examination. Keeping them selves thoroughly acquainted with what was going on in each pit they would report to the inspector and invoke his interference whenever it might be necessary. Being always on the spot they would be able to communicate much more unreservedly with the men, and any threatened danger be pretty certain to come to their ears, lam not aware what are the opinions of the inspectors themselves on this proposition, but it is strongly opposed by the viewers, w ho contend that th e di sc i p li ne o f a m ine would be seriously injured by the perpetual loafing about of sub-agents of this description ; and they object altogether—perhap s not unnatur ally—to having their management criticised by men of a lower grade than themselves, and probably of a lower standard of professional knowledge. The committee of 1854—which contemplated an increase in the actual number of inspectors —reported against this proposition, but since it has been shown by events that that increase has been insuf ficient it may be worth a reconsideration. 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BRITISLI NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIA TION. vate hospitality to make his residence in London at all bearable, unless, indeed, he chose to subside into the crowd, unnoticed and unknown. An association of this kind would be of great advantage in supply ing to some extent the want he had indicated. It would diffhse unprejudiced information respect ing British North America, which was much needed. He had heard with amazement the remarks from time to tinie made in the British House of COni mons—made, too, by persons whose position you would have thought would have ledthem to acquaint themselves better with the subject on which they spoke. Only the other day, when he was pointing out (to one who was deeply responsible, for the for tunes of the empire in the event of war) the danger in which Canada was placed, and was endeavouring to explain her assailable points and geographical position, he was gravely asked whether Buffalo was in the United States or in Canada; whether it was possible to take Montreal in the winter; and whether it would not be necessary to come round by Buffalo—Buffalo being 600 miles off, and Montreal having a direct railway communication with New York, so that you could move troops almost as readily from New York upon Montreal as you could from London upon Edinburgh. He did not mention those things by way of reproach, for probably, were he to be questioned about the Australian coloniee, r efi" g an ?w544 association li e that ti w - gullested would liiyore to disseminate sounder inforinatiOn, and it wonld, at all events, he hoped, make the two countries ashamed of being ignorant of one another. (Hear.) The resolution was carried unanimously. Capt, huvis, M.P., moved the appointment of a working committee to carry out the resolution. Mr. .R. N. FOWLER seconded the motion, and al luded to the noble way in which Canada had stood by England during the late difficulty, and the desire which every Englishman must feel, under the cir cumstances, to do everything in his power on every occasion to assist the development of that important part of the British empire. (Hear.) Mr. D. SEYMOUR, M.P., said Governments liked the formation of such associations in connexion with our colonies, because then immature projects were not so likely to be brought before them. He urged that no time should be lost in forming the associa tion, so that it might be of use to Canadians visiting this country during the Great Exhibition: The CHAIRMAN said it was the intention of gen tlemen connected with the several local legislatures to move the Assemblies to grant a small sum of money annually in support of the association. (Hear.) The motion was then carried unanimously. -Mr. CHILDERS, M.P., proposed a resolution that the committee should put themselves into commu nication with the various parties so as to obtain the widest possible support. He alluded to the Australian ' Association, which had been founded in this country some years ago on the sane prin ciples as those now put forward, and the association was now admitted to have had a very beneficial in fluence. A preliminary meeting of gentlemen interested in British America was held at the London Tavern yesterday, to consider the propriety of forming an association under the above title. There was a numerous and influential attendance. Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., was in the chair, and among those present were Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. Roebuck, M.P., Mr. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. Childers, M.P., Sir F. Head, Mr. P. M. Van Koughnet, Commissioner of Crown Lands (from Canada), Mr. Justice Haliburton, M.P., Sir James Fergusson, M.P., Mr. Danby Seymour, M.P., Viscount In gestre, M.P., Mr. Paull, M.P., Captain Jervis, M.P., Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. W. Leslie, M.P., Sir J. Dalrymple Hay, Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. Pope Hennessy, M.P., &c. The CHAIRMAN said it was i mposs ibl e for any man mixing in public life n o t t o f ee l great i nterest in all questions affecting British North A mer i ca . Some public body was wan t e d' w hi c h should relee sent that portion of h er M a j es t y ' s d om i n i ons, and be looked upon a s th e exponen t o f co l on i a l i nterests and opinion in this country. The association now contemplated would supply this wan t. Its obj ec t s would be to direct the current 'of emigration to rit - fi hloil, ta - diffiiiilacii - airoii ';. - --tii the - mit - 4 - 1i American provinces, to promoticolotial imam and correspondence, and enable British interests on each side of the Atlantic to confer from time to time, through an established medium, on all topics of mutual interest. He was himself unconnected with our American colonies, and would not presume, therefore, to speak authoritatively as to their com mercial or general interests. But everybody must be struck with the extreme importance of main taining close and cordial relations between the colonies and the mother country, and nothing could better promote this good understanding than the establishment of an association which would fulfil the objects ho had just indicated. (Hear.) Sir J. FERGUSSON, M.P., proposed the following resolution : " That this meeting, having carefully considered the growing importance of British North America, the extent of the British interests involved, and the desirability, for imperial reasons, of drawing closer the relations between the mother country and the provinces, is of opinion that a British North American Association should be formed, having the following principal objects in view —viz., the dissemination of official information regarding the material resources of the British North American provinces in respect to the employment of capital and labour, the collection and placing in available form for the use of the members the general statistics of the provinces, not only as concerning the development of their commerce, but also as regards the progress of the arts and sciences, and of their social and political condition ; and that the following gentlemen shall be the first members of the association, which shall be called the British North American Association." Although among well-informed persons it was pretty well understood that the political institu tions of British North America were greatly supe rior to those of the United States, yet the tide of emigration from Great Britain set in much more strongly to the latter country. During the past twelve months, however, the evident instability of property and of institutions in the United States had altered this state of things, and he believed that in the year which had just closed the number of emigrants into Canada was more than double the usual average. (Hear, hear.) Still there had evi dently been in the minds of the emigrant classes great misapprehension of the advantages presented by the United States as contrasted with those of the British provinces. It was important that these misapprehensions should be cleared away, and in no way could the prosperity of our North American provinces be better promoted than by affording such information to emigrants as would encourage them to settle there, and thus supply the present great want of labour. (Hear, hear.) So, too, the com mercial relations between the two countries would be strengthened by a better knowledge here of the resources of the colony. Believing that the exist ence of a great and friendly nation across the At lantic, closely allied to us as Canada was, would confer immense benefits upon the mother country, he looked upon it as a fortunate circumstance springing from an unfortunate complication, that the Government and people of this country had recognised the paramount duty of sustaining these provinces against any possible aggression. (Hear.) Mr. KINNAIRD, in seconding the resolution, re marked upon the good feeling, the courage, and the patriotism which the people of Canada had shown in the recent crisis. (Cheers.) By their conduct it was plain that they considered them selves as one with us ; and that being so, no Eng lishman would withhold from them any help which migbt be necessary in repelling aggression, or in co-operating with them for the general good of our united empire. (Hear.) The Canadians had indeed behaved admirably throughout this difficulty, and Englishmen would not be ungrateful. One of the first objects to which the new association should apply itself would be to improve the communication between the mother country and the colony. Mr. HARTRIDGE supported the motion, and Sir J. D. HAY, in seconding the resolution, said that having served for a considerable time as a naval officer in those seas, he could bear witness to the great advantages which would accrue if the internal communications in Canada were more com plete. Not only did the two Canadas afford a vast field for emigration, containing as th e y now did a most loyal and happy people, bat Nova Scotia with its rising goldfields, New Brunswick with its vast trade in timber, Newfoundland and Prince Edward's Island,4iire equally fields for British enterprise and industry. He urged the completion of the rail way system of Canada, which might be easily effected, and would then render the military de fence of the colony a work of much less difficulty. Mr. HALIBURTON, M.P,, proved a vote of thanks to the chairman, and in doing so said that the Colo nial-office might be an office for the government of the colonies, but, as Mr. Van Koughnet had ex plained, it was not easy for the colonists who visited England to get the entree to places of authority in Downing-street. It was necessary, therefore, that there should be an association which would have it in its power to forward colonial objects and give strength to individual applications. Some gentle men from the North American provinces were now in this country, one object which they had in view being to obtain the completion of the railway be tween Halifax and Quebec. A more important ob ject either for this country or for those provinces he could not conceive. Canada had by extraordi nary effort created an immense line of railway, stretching from the upper lakes to some distance below Quebec, and it was understood at the time that the Government would co-operate to carry it on to Halifax. If such a line existed the saving to this country in sending troops to Canada at an emergency would be almost incredible. No per sons would be more astounded than the colonists themselves at the large amount of money spent upon the government of the British colonies. Where the money went to they did notknow. But by com pletin g this railway a large saving would, at all events, be effected in the transport of troops, for in 14 days any regiment sent from Great Britain might arrive at Quebec. As a proof of the want of information which existed, the newspapers were just now reporting that a great disturbance had broken out in Nova Scotia, at a place called Car bonnear, and that troops had been sent to Halifax to suppress it—the fact being that Carbonnear hap pened not to be in Nova Scotia at all. But the want of communication to which he had alluded operated in the colonies as well as in the mother country, and Nova Scotia and New Brunswick knew less of Canada than of England. A native of Hali fax found it more difficult to get to Quebec than to go help greatly n t back . o remove associat i onthese difficulties, like and this would they must remember the Bri tish colonies on the P ac ific as well as on the Atlantic a side. Vancouver's Island alone would absorb the surplus population of England for many years to come, yet the i gnorance A n respecting it was so great that a witness before a Parliamentary committee, some time since, declared that the frost there sometimes penetrated 40ft. deep. Mr. WYLD, M.P., said that nearly ten years since an ineffectual attempt was made to form such an association. He congratulated the meeting on the probability that one would now be successfully esta bished, and observed that through its instrumen tality information of the most valuable kind would be afforded to Parliament and the press and the people of England. Had such a society existed he believed that the railway between Halifax and Quebec would have been completed before now. This line would have greatly facilitated the recent transport of troops, if it had been constructed, and the military defence of the colony would be infi nitely easier. Mr. P. M. VAN KW:TIT:INET thanked the meeting for the compliment which they had paid to the Canadians, and said he was surprised that the re sourees_of Canada had not attracted more attention, and that the American railways and American land schemes had swallowed up British capital, while the great advantages Canada as a field for invest ment had been comparatively overlooked. (Hear.) When his fellow-colonists visited England also, they laboured under one disadvantage as compared with the Americans, owing to the difficulty which they experienced in getting access to official persons and places. The Americans, through their Ministers and Consuls, not only on the seaboard but in the interior, penetrated wherever they had a mind to go. But the Canadians had no one to appeal to, and in consequence he had more than once heard that a British North American, in order to obtain access to certain people and places, had put himself under the protection of the American Minister and called himself a Yankee. He did not mean to say that he had been reduced to such a necessity, because he came over here duly accredited to the British Government. But this he would say—that during his stay in London, Ameri cans, who, at the time were notoriously writing against the British Government and hounding their own country on to Canada, had enjoyed better means of official communication and easier official access than had been given to him as a representa tive of Canada. The want of this ready access might arise from no neglect on the part of official persons. It was simply owing to the fact that colonies were not familiar with those channels of communication which were open to people of other nations through their Ambassadors or Ministers, whose introduc tions and representations could not be disregarded without an affront. From the want of a recognised envoy or of some direct means of communicating with the Government, and of influencing opinion here, a Canadian, when he arrived in London, felt like a cat in a strange garret. (Laughter.) For himself, he had met with many friends who had made his visit pleasant and his business easy. But often the Canadian did not know where to go to, and having no consul or agent to introduce him he was forced to trespass on private friends and on Vri" REPEAL OF THE HOP DUTIES.- TUBLIC ME_EING 42' ,F-11?.2VH,1111. Mr. A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE observed—The Central Hop Duty Repeal Association had held numerous meetings in the several hop-growing dis tricts, and there was a strong and general feeling in favour of its objects. In years past the great battle of free trade and protection had been fought. Pro tection was got rid of, free trade principles were established, and they, as agriculturists, were per fectly satisfied with the change, but desired to share in its benefits. Since last year the prospects of getting rid of this odious impost had very much brightened. The Press had for the first time seri ously discussed the question, and several daily jour nals, without respect to party politics, had acknow ledged that the hop duties were unjust, could not be relied upon as a means of revenue, and therefore ought to be abolished. He had great hopes for the future, as they were certain of the support of nume rous members of the House of Commons who had heretofore been indifferent to their claims. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. BEACH, M.P., moved the second resolution, to the effect that a deputation of gentlemen from the various hop-growing districts, accompanied by members of Parliament, be appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the purpose of requesting him so to arrange his next budget as to provide for the total repeal of the hop duties ; and that memorials in favour of this object be forwarded from each of the hop-growing parishes. The motion submitted in the House of Commons last year, " That the hop duties could not be relied on as a permanent source of revenue," was well supported ; and when Mr. Dodson renewed his motion during the next sesson he would revive a large accession of strength. Before that motion was renewed, it would, however, be highly desirable to wait up on tke Chancellor of the Exchequer, who might, per. haps, be induced to frame his budget so as to remit the tax. If not, they must be prepared to renew the fight next session. Mr. ELSTONE seconded the resolution. Mr. DODSON, M,P., observed he was prepared to was source not e eo f only u se every exertion to procure th e repeal of this im post, which as revenue to the Chan ce ll or ' useless of the Exchequer. The motion was then unanimously adopted. Mr. KNIGHT proposed a resolution of thanks to those members of Parliament who had supported the claims of the hop planters, which was seconded by Mr. DYER, and adopted. Lord HOLNIESDALE, M,P., in responding, adduced various arguments against the hop duties, and urg ed the necessity of continued agitation until they were repealed. Mr. LESLIE, M.P., congratulated the meeting on the success which had attended this first step in drawing closer the bonds between the North Ame rican colonists and the mother country, The vote of thanks having been agreed to MM. con. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging it, invited Mr. Roebuck to address the meeting. Mr. ROEBUCK said he had come to listen and not to talk, his object being to know what the meeting proposed doing, and how it was that at length Eng lishmen had become alive to the importance of a question which he had been endeavouring to press upon them for the last 20 years. As there was no thing like an illustration to point an argument, he would mention one matter of very g reat importance, not only to the colonies but to England. Up to the year 1833 or 1834 there existed in the colonies a system of government which he, in common with a great number of the colonists, thought a bad on e . As an agent of the Assembly of Lower C ana d a he presented petitions to Parliament, requesting Parliament to do c ertain things. He recollected THE SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SERV ICES IN that for doing so he was called mad, or some. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—In view of the large expected la thing worse. The colony was said to be dis- flux of visitors to London during the present season , the loyal, and he wa s re g arded as anythin g but a n Eng. special Sunday evening services in We s t m i ns t er Abb e y commence on the Tishman. Nevertheless he lived to see every one of first Sunday in April, and occupy a later A portion of the year. these claims granted to the colonists. (Hear.) when Lord Derby was in Sufferings [ADEn T A i l s l E ev m i E a N te r ditl f e w years ago, w very ) with himself, pressed h lo e lloway's Ointment and Pills.— vegetable kingdom furnishes ,certain gentlemen the balsams from which these invaluable remedies are pre pared. Holloway's Ointment soothes, cools, and heals all upon the then Government the importance of com- external ailments • while his Pills strengthen the stomach, pleting the railway from Quebec to Halifax. To purify the blood, and invigorate the n erves. By attention that request Lord Derby paid every possible atten- to the directions folded round Holloway's medicines, n o tion, and he entertained a sanguine hope that the harm can possibly result from the use of them. Where' ve impurity, inflammation, or ulceration, is present, Iloilo_ work would be accomplishedway's remedies . But, unfortunately, invariably prove the safest, sures t, there was such a thin . spirit.T A 7") gas party Lc .worbv most speedy antidote, and s h ? uld always , be at and hand. The ceased to be Prime Minister ,The pre bre especially adapted for children a lames. Th y of Rngland, and with arising from tho blotches,and similar die fall ceased their hopes of. figurements so often . . .blood, hemmi ng con _ vent the glandular swellings, way. Therecompleting the rail- ta i ted and impurities being allow-. .in . . „, na l . . _ %: b.! t 19 remain in the was however - a Nemesis political system to its AlurY A. vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the Proceedings. :EINSFAPER F ic * , z 4 - afroirs :to well a, in othe r reattOi 4.tr party that obstructed the completion' )2 , 9 ra had felt the necess it y o f it , F ar b e it frtiitili ,at S" the present time, to fay a word iu dc-,:egation of Lord Palmerston's Government, for he believed that England and the world owed to thr.: Premier's con summate knowledge; and policy the great re sults of the last two months. (Hear, hear.) But while bestowing this praise he could-not forget the faults which had been cornmitted. It had becit pointed out to the present Administration titg the very thing might happen which in fact had happened— namely, that we might want immediate communi cation with Canada at a time when the navigation of the St. Lawrence waa impossible ; and the im portance of completing the railway from Quebec to Halifax was pressed upon the Government. It was impossible, however ; to persuade them that any such necessity ex'stql. Events had proved that the railway was highly necessary, and if they had had the assistance of such an association as this he thought they might have conquered even party spirit in this matter. He therefore supported the present movement, and hoped not only that the colonies would know more of us, but that Eng land would know more of her colonies. Above all, he hoped that those persons whose business it was to govern the colonies would learn something about them. (Hear, and a laugh.) The proceedings then terminated. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a nume rously-attended public meeting of the landowners and hop-planters of West Surrey and North Hants was held at the Assembly-room of the Goat's Head Hotej.rox*.m, to consider the means necessary to - • of procure a:total and immediate repeal th e duties. The chair was occupied by Mr. "G; hop Booth, M.P. for North Hants, and on the platform were Lord Holmesdale, M.P., Mr. Dodson, M.P., Mr. G. Cubitti M.P., Mr. W. W. Beach, M.P. ; Mr. J. I. Briscoe, M.P. ; Messrs. Seawell, Elstene, Hale, Knight, Snelling, Hoare, and other influen tial residents of the district. r~ e The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by referring at some length to the past history of the hop duties, and expressed his opinion that the total repeal of both the Customs and the Excise duties would be the only plan to afford relief to the plan ters, and he believed that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer would not require much pressure to yield this point, Mr. BRISCOE, M.P., moved the first resolution : " That in the opinion of this meeting the hop duties are becoming year by year more intolerable and oppressive to the planters and all interested in the cultivation of hops, and ought to be entirely abo lished." The more he became acquainted with the subject, the more he was convinced of the absolute impolicy and injustice of the hop duties. It was a tax levied on the raw material—on the production of the article, and was not paid by the consumer. The cultivation of hops was confined to a few coun ties. Were the plant universal throughout England no Chancellor of the Exchequer would be able to withstand the outcry which would be raised against the oppression of the tax. They were now under the regime of free trade ; and having accepted free trade principles, they only asked to partici pate in its benefits, and therefore they wished for a repeal of the Excise as well as the Customs duties ; for at present the foreign grower was protected at the expense of the British planters. If this tax was not in existence, he did not believe that any Chan cellor of the Exchequer would think of proposing it as a source of income at the present moment, and he felt certain that if they persevered in their exertions it could not long be retained on the statute-book. Mr. G. CUBITT, M.P., in seconding the motion, observed—The alteration recently made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to the hop duties had been beneficial in one respect, inas much as it had brought about entire unity of opinion amongst the planters of the various hop-producing counties in England, who were now unanimous in desiring perfect free trade, by abolishing all duties, and placing the hOme grower and the foreigner on the same footing. Last year a good case was made out in the House of Commons in the discussion upon Mr. Dodson's motion, which was defeated for finan cial reasons; but their prospects had now much im proved. They had an additional number of sup porters in the house, and, as the alteration of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made matters worse for the home grower, they had a right to de mand, during the ensuing session, that he should remove the evils which he had himself created. They accepted the doctrine of free trade, and there fore objected to the actual protection which Mr. Gladstone had conferred upon the foreign hop grower. ~.~. ton ,nt de- en- tails elli- CIOTO aine Ab to a rtan, a nd ;en iety, held Oats ibited lit de' , All 'orreor ;rant, f Geo' ,L i ght Light