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tip a plea of possessing more virtue than any other set of tarn. I will defy any man of that party, who is base enough to give money for a vote, to do it con more, if he supports the present' Ministry. There is a halo of Reform thrown around Oim which prevents him from doing it with the grace oe a Tory. Wherever the Whigs have done this, they have - been beaten ; and I hope they always will.—(Repeated plaudits.) The true definition of the franchise I take to be the simple operation of a man's mind in action, and nobody has any business with it. It is that which the people of this district wish for, and they desire to have their own at this time be Members for Ipswich.—(Continued cheer ing.) With respect to the expense at elections, since the Reform Bill passed, our expenses, at any one of the severely contested elections at Ipswich, have not exceeded 6001., and at the last election the whole expenses were under 5001. ; so that it must be obvious that had we spent more money in the same way our opponents did we should have beaten them. The CHAIRMAN then read the petition to the meeting, and it was adopted unanimously. Thanks were voted to the Chairman for presiding, and the meeting dissolved. A copy of the petition is to be placed in the hands of some influential gentleman in every town and considerable village in East Suffolk to obtain signatures; and each petition is to be presented to the House, as that of the inhabitants of the district in which the signatures are ob tained, so that there will be upwards of thirty petitions for the vote by ballot, from the most priest-ridden county in England, presented simultaneously on the first meeting of Parliament. p. inciples seen in the conduct of the men who are represent them.—( Hear.) Therefore, it comes to this ; shall we. the middle and working classes, have a plan by which we can be protected from destruction for giving our votes ; and which shall cause gentlemen we send to Parliament to show what arc the opinions of the majority of the district, by the conduct they pursue ?—( Hear, hear.) I would slot, if I were in the position of a candidate, pledge myself to any set of principles ; but. I would shew by my conduct, if I were chosen, what is the opinian of the people whom I represented. There is one thing on which I wish to re mark, for much is said about it, while those who have been in the world as long as I and my friend Mr. Webster be side me can stand the ridicule of the Tories ; but it is said, that persons of our class, by interfering in These things, are stepping out of our way. Now, Gentlemen, we are, I take it, expressing a principle to-day which the majority of this county entertains—(Applause)—and I think it is roved by the fact that has come out since the distinctive die on the stamps of newspapers has shown what number each party publishes. The Tory paper of this county ; or, I should say, this division of the county—publishes 50 per cent. less than. the Radical paper, the Suffolk Chronicle. (Mr. Childs referred to our Reporter if he were correct, and our Reporter stated that the number of stamps issued to the two papers during the six months ending the 30th June last, stood thus on the Parliamentary return—SuPh: Chronicle, 64,000 ; Ipswich Journal, 41,900 ; leaving a majority for the Suffolk Chronicle of twenty-two thousand one hundred stamps.) Gentlemen (Mr. Childs proceeded to say), if the Radical paper publishes 50 per cent. more than the Tory paper, give us the Ballot, and we will elect men who will support such a man as Lord Melbourne. lam convinced that if we had the Ballot, in spite of all the efforts of the Tories, both the people's candidates would • have been elected.—(Tremendous cheers.) Look to us as being coerced by the aristocracy ; see us beset as traders ; we dare not move ; and let me ask you if there can be any better plan than that which we propose ?—(Long and loud applause.) The object of this meeting, I should state, is simply to agree to a petition, copies of which we will get signed throughout the different parishes and districts of this division of the county. Mr. Childs then read, and moved the adoption of, the petition, which was as follows : GREAT FESTIVAL ON NATIONAL EDUCATION. (Abridged from the ilianekcster Times.) The public meeting of the friends of education, as an nounced in our last Paper, was held on Thursday evening at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. The arrangements made by the Committee were of the most liberal kind. The doors were opened at half-past five o'clock, and soon after six the house was filled in all parts. The number of per sons present is ascertained to have been 2,200. Precisely at seven o'clock MARK PHILIPS, Esq., our highly-esteemed resident Representative, took the Chair. On his right sat Thomas Wyse, Esq., the Member for Waterford, Da. Jerrard,Member of the London Univer sity, Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P., Peter Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. ; and on his left E. J. Stanley, Esq., M.P., G. W. Wood, Esq., M.P., Mr. Wilderspin, the distinguished conductor of Infant Schools, Mr. Absalom 'Watkins, and Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P. _ _ A few minutes alter seven o'clock the CHAIRMAN rose, and said, that it was his duty to inform them that the Com mittee had placed in his hands a list of toasts, which he had the satisfaction to announce did not admit of the slightest political complexion.—(Cheers.) He might add, that it was part of the design of the Committee to invite Lord Brougham to honour the meeting with his company—(Ap plause)—and he held in his hand a letter, in which his Lordship pleaded the illness of some members of his family as a reason for his not complying with that invitation. He would proceed to read it : " St. Leonards, Oct. 16, 1837. " Sir—l have had the honour of receiving your letter con veying to me the desire of the Manchester Committee that I should attend the meeting about to be holden for the truly important purpose of promoting education in this country, and freeing us from the evil distinction which, I much fear, we now possess, of doing less towards the attainment of so vast an object, than any other of the more civilised nations in the world. " The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town, or Parish of and neighbourhood (being the place from which the petition is to be sent), in the county of Suffolk, " Showeth—That your petitioners are assured that your Honourable House is designed by the Constitution to re present the opinions of the people at large, and that a vote in the election of a Member of your Honourable House is an expression of the elector's conscientious choice, which he is entitled to deliver, without responsibility to any other person. That your petitioners affirm, as well from their own observation as from public notoriety, that a system of bribery has been so carefully organised, and intimidation so extensively employed, that a very large proportion of the votes given at a Parliamentary election represent not the opinions of the respective electors, but the illegi timate influence of some other party. That your peti tioners believe the exertion of such influence is so general; that society at large is becoming too familiar with such acts to visit the offenders with proper reprobation. That legal penalties are wholly powerless for their prevention ; and that the effects of a general election, as now conducted, on the public morals, are highly injurious. That your peti tioners arc fully persuaded that the intimidation, the bri bery, and the demoralization prevalent under the present Representative system, cannot be effectually abated so long as the practice of open voting is allowed to continue. They, therefore, pray your Honourable House to adopt the Vote by Ballot, by which means alone the franchise can be con scientiously and safely exercised." Mr.) Childs retired amid loud cheers. GEORGE ROBINSON, Esq. seconded the adoption of the petition. " It is unnecessary for me to assure you how highly I feel myself honoured by the Committee's invitation, and how deeply I lament my inability to accept it. The health of some parts of my family, which brought me from Westmoreland two months earlier than I almost ever left it before, makes it still impossible for me to visit Lancashire before the meeting of Parliament. " Permit me to offer my congratulations to the well-wishers of this great cause upon the occasion of so many of its friends assembling together. I regard it as an event of signal im portance—one which can hardly fail to aid materially the ex ertions that must be made in the approaching session—one which I am quite certain will be productive of the happiest consequences in case those exertions should, from whatever causes, prove unsuccessful, I would fain hope that the dis appointment of our just expectations is not likely to happen. Nevertheless, in these times, it is good to be prepared for the worst. " Nothing in your letter has given me greater satisfaction than the statement that those most respectable individuals of the working-classes who have distinguished themselves by the pursuit of knowledge, take an interest in the meeting. The education of the working-classes generally, is beyond all com parison the most important subject to which the attention of the country can be directed. But • I do desire not to be mis understood. Little as I should wish to mix political matters with a question in which all parties ought to agree, because all have the same interest in it, I must yet protest against the supposition that we can ever regard any extension of educa tion as a substitute for the enjoyment of political rights. On the contrary, I consider that the amplest extension of those rights is only prevented by the limited enjoyment of the ad vantages of education ; and truly I know of no class in the whole community more worthy of possessing those rights, or more likely to use them conscientiously, independently, and for the interests of the State both safely and beneficially, than the well-informed artizans, who have already struggled with the difficulties of their situation, and have provided for their own instruction, notwithstanding the manifold defects of our pre sent system (if we can call it a system) of education. " Heartily wishing all success to the meeting, and again expressing my wish, that I - could have attended it, 1 have the honour to be, yuur faithful obedient servant, J. GARDEN, Esq. was received with deafening shouts of applause. He said—l confess to you that I was, till a late period, like our worthy Chairman, opposed to the Ballot ; • but from what I have seen of recent elections, I have be come a convert to it.—(Cheers.) Not that I believe it ' will meet the case of bribery ; but that it will in a great measure undermine that undue influence which is exercised by the Aristocracy and the Clergy. I confess lam not so willing to adopt the system of Voting by Ballot, if any body can show me how an elector is to be protected in the exercise of the franchise conferred upon him by the Le gislature. But I say thin, that the Legislature in conferring that vote wished it should be conscientiously exercised—. (Hear)—and if that conscience be coerced, I would call on the Legislature to interfere and protect the voter ; and even if the Ballot do not succeed, by all means let the ex periment be tried.—(Reiterated cheers.) These are my sentiments ; and therefore I shall most cordially unite with those gentlemen who desire to petition for the Vote by Ballot. The Hon. Gentleman concluded in the midst of the most hearty cheers. Mr. CHILDS—One word as to the manner in which the ballot works in America judge from its results. The Americans have in fifty years got a Government that is now on a level with any of the old Governments of Europe, is competing with their commerce, and has brought their affairs into such a state, that her own embarrassments have had the effect of embarrassing the affairs of all the countries in Europe. The position that country fills, being a child of only fifty years old, is a phenomenon that could never be obtained by the system of voting in our own country. JOHN WEBSTER, Esq., of Bungay.—With regard to the expenses of candidates, I appeal to the two gentlemen in this room, (who have been candidates for this division Of the county) whether, as Englishmen and freemen, we Fight not to take care that there should he no such thing at expenses to candidates.—(Prolonged approbation.) if we rightly appreciate the value of freedom—of liberty— we should go and select men to sit in Parliament as our representatives, and say to them, " Gentlemen, we shall pay for your attendance there.' I don't like their coming to ask for our support, it seems as if they had some end of their own in view ; let us not allow them to solicit us, but let us solicit them, if they understand the interests of the country. " You are the Gentlemen for us ; we should be very glad if you will do us the honour to represent us." —(llenewed applause.) Gentlemen, concluded Mr. Web ster, if we get the Ballot, it will tend to promote this much-to-be-desired state of things.—(Loud cheering.) A. S. ADAIR, Esq., on presenting himself, was greeted with a burst of applause. The lion. Gentleman having made some general observations on the coercion of electors at the last election, said, in this cse, I was particularly careful of the iestimony I received ; and I am anxious to receive all the evidence possible, hut there is one species of evidence which came direct to me at first hand. I speak of the evidence of my own mind, and my own experience. I have collected this evidence and this experience, not from the thousand and one tales that are floating about in the Election Committee-rooms, but I have gathered them in the shops and tenements of the electors themselves.— (Great applause.) I have heard, and with grief it was that I heard it—l have heard the tones and the mingled accents of indignation and of sorrow, in the voice of the English elector, whom I have asked for his vote—(With emotion)—Gentlemen, I have heard him say in Eng land, aye, in the ark of liberty, " Would to God that. I hart no vote."—( Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, this is where I gained my experience, and to me at least it has been satis• factory.—(Repeated cheering.) With these " objects" before my eyes it is impossible that I could take P other course, feeling as I do, that in advocio n , unrestsrained expression of the elector's ' the' )' bpinion, I am acti - ng ou a far wider basis than LA '.:,'ecure the triumph r,f part Continued approlr.fion.) Gentlemen ) t speak for "the people"—l speak for the people, w4spiker they be Whig or Tory. I wotild ameliorate the tandition of all.—(Reites rated cheers.) I would plate the representatitc system nn that broad basis, that he who is opposed to me might have as fai r an opportun i ty o f express i ng his opinion as it who supports me.—(Great applamo.) Seeing that there was an attempt by thy. Tory party to lower me in the estimation of 12y you . r , irthe eletiors, and having been once hon oure d s o . mises of support, 1 have made these observa 'tons, tlanking that your characters would be affected by My Own standing fair, • (Mr. Ad a i r ' s a dd ress was f o ll owe d by the li ve li est marks. of approval.) We have, in Ipswich, en or ad eo e pt so u m pt e i z etz t tha t prevailed in order to show up the system the m isfo rtune Hear, hear.) At the inn election we ha to lose Mr. Wason ; I say misfortune, because it i well known that a more inde pendont man never sat within the House of Commons. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, if we had at that election re 'arced to the means which our opponents used so unscru piously, we should have been able to have returned Mr. Wason and Mr. Tufnell, the two Reformers, by a great majority—by at least a hundred!--(Loud cheeri.) But it was not . only intimidation we had to contend against, but it was a repetition, under the improved method of Mr. Kelly, of the same system of bribery which prevailed when he was on a former occasion returned. We endeavoured, by having sufficient scouts out the night before the elec tion, to prevent their midnight schemes (schemes which, of course, they would rather carry on by night than by day). Unfortunately for us, they had their bludgeon men in large numbers, who drove our scouts off the field, and carried on their acts of bribery to a great extent. If the Ballot had then existed, I am sure both Reformers would " BROUGHAM. " IV. R. Callender, Esq." Another distinguished individual—one who was we,, known here—one who had often appeared publicly in the town, and who on all occasions had exhibited himself as the friend and supporter of education—he meant his Grace the Bishop of Norwich—it was expected would have ho noured the assembly with his presence ; but not having been able to attend he had addressed a letter to the Se cretary, which he would also read : " Palace, Norwich, Oct. 23. " Sir,—Could I possibly absent myself from the profes sional duties of my diocese at the time you are so good as to request my attendance at your meeting for the promotion of general education, I would with pleasure accept your invita tion, as I know of no subject more interesting or more ur gently calling for the support of all who have the welfare of the country at heart. I trust that the time is not far dis tant when men of every rank and station in life, and of every profession and religious denomination—more especially of that of which I am a member—will unanimously express their opinions, and excite such a general feeling in its favour, as to draw public attention to the necessity of extending and enlarging the present limited systems of instruction, so as to combine religious and useful knowledge, and establish schools by which individuals may, with one mind and spirit, unite for the attainment of so desirable an object.—l remain, yours faithfully, " E. NORWICH." " George Wilson, Esq." He might mention further, that his right honourable col league, Mr. Poulett Thomson, had hoped to be present, but attention to his official duties had rendered his presence necessary in London. -He might say, however, from his own personal knowledge of Mr. Thomson, that ns he was the friend to education generally, he was decidedly favour able to the objects of this meeting ; that he had devoted much of his attention to the establi s h ment o f a National was Education ; and th a t he the friend also of extended knowledge and information throughout every doss of the community.—( Applause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of her Majesty the Queen ;" " The Queen Dowager ;" " The Duchess of Kent a n d " Th e 'D u k e o f S ussex, the President of the Royal Society, and the rest of the Royal Family," The CliArrimAx introduced Mr. Wilderspin to the meet ing, as the able and indefatigable advocate of infant school education. Mr. WunEasrm said, he had been so much accustomed to speak to babies for the last twenty years, that he might probably make some mistakes now that he was speaking to men.—(Cheers, and laughter.) He stood up before the assembly not as a theorist, but as a practical man, having had 24,000 babies under his care in England, Scotland, and Ireland.—(Chcers.) He was delighted at having that opportunity of being present amongst that numerous and highly-respectable assenibly, who were met together on the subject of educatia t i— a subject that ought to have received their attention I .bng before. Upon this subject there was a vital hna fundamental error going abroad. People t".ought it was perfect nonsense to begin to educate chil dren at eighteen months old. He remembered that when, seventeen years ago, he (Mr. Wilderspin stood up to advo cate the cause of infant education, they did him the honour of saying that he was a 'little disordered in his upper or gans.—(Laughter.) It had been considered perfect non sense to teach children eighteen months or two years old ; but be would say that they might begin to teach children who were only six moiiths old.—( Hear.) He was a pro fessor of babyism (or art of teaching babies), and eighteen years ago they laughed him to scorn, but he believed he should live ,to see the d a y w h en the study of the infant mind would not be considered a degrading study even to the wisest philosophers.—(Cheers.) Whether they be lieved him or not, he could assure them that he never bad a child out of the twenty-five thousand which he had had to deal with in England, Ireland, and Scotland, that he could not manage ; but he had found that in order to manage them properly they must be managed by love and not by fear.—(Hear, hear.) This was a subject well worthy the attention of our legislators.—( Hear.) Mr. Wilderspin then gave an illustration of his mode of en• forcing obedience from infants, and instanced a public exa mination of some infants, by himself, some time ago in the town of Bury. This mode of instruction had for its object the pleasing of the children, and by gaining their affections ultimately ensuring obedience. The teacher reduces him self to the level of the infant, and first does those things which he wishes to be imitated by the infants. Mr. Wil derspin next gave an account of the day on which lie had first managed an infants' school in London, in which there were two hundred infants, without having a single book of any kind in the establishment. He played at " ducks and drakes" with the children, and pulling off his coat said he should be the big duck, as he wanted obedience. He then told the children that when he went round the room saying " Quack, quack, quack," they must follow him.--(Roars of laughter.) He then offered some strictures on the system of instruction adopted in the dame and other schools of this THE SUN LON DON, TUESDAY, OCTO Blo, It 31, 18.;7 country, contending that the systcm was not calculAted for ,he furtherance oleducation. The CHAIRMAN next gave the " Philosophical Society and the other philosophical institutions of Manchester." Mr. \Won rose and was ldudly cheered, tie said, after the very amusing, highly-instructive, and truly philosophi cal address which they had just heard from the distinguished and excellent individual who had honoured that festival with his presence, he felt that he had but few observations with which to trouble the meeting. It was his thorough conviction that the scientific and literary institutions of Man chester were as creditable to the character of the town as was that career of honourable and commercial undertaking, and its successful pursuits, by which it is distinguished. Amongst the philosophical societies and institutions of the town, the one which bore the title of the Literary and Phi losophical Society, stood first in rank as it did in age. It was now more than 50 years since some of the leadieg inha bitants of Manchester formed the liberal plan of the insti- tution, and undertaking it for their mutual improvement. This society distinguished itself by being the first provincial society in the British empire which published its transac tions to the world—a circumstance which early drew to it the attention of scientific Europe, and which had always b3en considered as one of its most distinguishing features. About 189.0 the Natural History Society of this town was founded. Three years later the Royal Institution was formed, and for this the sum of 30,000/. was subscribed in a short time. It was for the encouragement of science, litera ture, and arts. The next year saw the Mechanics' Insti tution rise —(Cheers)—at a cost of 7,0001. Next in the list came the Athentoum—(Cheers)—when in the space of a few weeks the sum of 10,0001. was subscribed, in order 43,304 The number of persons receiving education of some kind or other is thus, 21.65 per cent. of the whole population. De ducting 10,000 for scholars under 5 and above 15, which is probably somewhat less than the truth, and taking 50,000, the number of children between 5 and 15, it would appear that only two-thirds (33,000) were educated, and one-third were receiving no instruction at all. Sgford.—Population 55,000. Receiving no instruction 3,003, 221 per cent. of population. Buy.—Population ...20,000. . . Receiving no education... 700. Liverpool—Population : Number' of children between 5 and 5 57,200. Receiving education 27,200. Receiving no education 30,000, more than half. In short not more than one half of the entire number of children of England had at this moment the means of being educated.—(Hear.) Well might the Commissioners in their Report to the House of Commons say that an im menre number are without instruction, whilst their parents were anxious to obtain it. In fact if they looked for the people's schools, where would they find them but in some garret or cellar, conducted by a broken down soldier or superannuated old woman, who was fit for nothing else, and certainly not fit for that purpose. Mr. Wyse then went on to describe the nature of the education given in the schools of Prussia, the expense of which is defrayed by a tax on the whole community. From the system pursued there was no sacrifice of the powers of the body to the mind, or of the powers of the mind to the body. In addition to the native language, German, Latin, Natural His tory, &c. were taught, and this for the enormous ex pense of 365. a year for each scholar. Such was the system of instruction now practised in the German States, Nassau, Bavaria, Switzerland, Prussia, and Denmark. Did not the people of these countries, in consequence of their education, rival ourselves in order, intelligence, and tranquillity ? But a few years ago Switzerland was remarkable for its disorganization ; but such had been the recent improvement in the government and internal management of its affairs, that the importation of ma chinery was allowed, and trade was rendered free—thus encouraging exportation, by permitting imports to their owa country. Prussia, with her dame schools as bad as ours, and their endowments as bad as ours—with bad teachers and worse scholars, was contented with her sys tem ; but, in 1770, one arose amongst them who pointed out the evil and its remedy. This remedy was a system truly national, which was uniformly established throughout the country.—(Hear, hear.) It was imitated in all the other States of Germany, and finally France itself, who had repudiated education at the time of the Revolution, sent out her first philosopher, and he came back and naturalised the Prussian system in France. He thought it was time that this country should look forward to a system of national education. How was it to be obtained ? He should say that the Government on one side should give the impulse by the foundation of schools, and supply them with teachers ; but that on the other side the people should have a salutary controul over them in the appointment of their own teachers and committees of management. The committee should have the power of deciding whether a school, may be neces sary in each district. In Switzerland the Government pro vided the means of establishing the school, the only thing required in return being that the scholars should be afforded a certain amount of physical and intellectual education ; that they should have good teachers and report to Govern ment, in order that it might be seen that they properly ex pended the money of the State. So he would have it here. He gave great praise to the Ministry for what they had done ; they had a shown a zeal for the education of the many ; and if they had not gone to the full length which they desired, it was because their hands had been manacled, and they had been waiting for a favourable opportunity to throw their manacles off.—(Tremendous cheering.) They had admitted that the State was the father of the sub jects, and that education belonging to all ought to be the care of all. They had admitted in Ireland a system fitted for Ireland, and they had gone as far in Eng land as circumstances would allow. With respect to the extent, he would have it eo-extensive with the nation, and he trusted that we should vindicate our system of education from the disturbance of fanaticism on one side and from the divisions of sect on the other. Carrying into effect such a system of education, we should no longer be the scorn and scoff of surrounding nations. When a few years back he first stood in the House of Commons as its advocate, he had to fight the battle nigh t after night single-handed, without having even a seconder to support him in the struggle. He had then the same hopes of success as fie had now in the midst of thousands! The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst long-continued to bring into existence this institution, which it was consi de7ed would prove serviceable to the town. But it was yet too early to say anything with regard to its labours. These were the labours of the last and present generation with respect to philosophical and literary institutions ; but these institutions were intended for the already instructed few, and could only be serviceable to those who had already ac quired a considerable amount of education. They did little for the mass of the people, who had as lively an interest in education as the most rich and talented man. The first attempt to educate the people at large was owing to the ex ertions of a most benevolent individual, the founder of Sunday-schools. Having read some statements tending to shew that ignorance is one great source of crime, Mr. Wood proceeded. I would have concluded my observations but for some circumstances which came to my knowledge yes terday. My attention was called yesterday to a pam phlet having reference to the meeting of this evening.— (Thunders of applause.) I purchased the pamphlet, which I referred to the first opportunity I had, and I feel bound to say that I find in it little deserving, in my mind, of our attention on this occasion. We most assuredly ought, and I would have called your attention to it, were it not for the respect I feel for the sacred character, and were it not for the affection with which a Minister of Christ's holy gospel is viewed by a Christian community ; but, on reading the pamphlet, I find myself most especially justified in calling your attention to it, when I find that its Rev. Author describes himself as the " accredited guar dian" of the moral and religious interests of the people. I find in this pamphlet a warning which I will take the liberty of reading to you, for peradventure there may be some among you who have not heard of this warning.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Author says—" Inhabitants of Manchester ! be not then trepanned by plausible pretexts into sanctioning a scheme which appears to be unnecessary, unfair, unhal lowed, and injurious."—( Loud hisses.) I know not whether that expression of feeling was directed against me or the sentiments contained in the pamphlet.—(Cries of " Not intended for you, Sir," and tremendous cheering.) " As certain your ground before you venture upon it. You have the character of being a prudent people ; vindicate your claim to that distinction at the present juncture." The pamphlet appeals to some of the strongest feelings of human nature—to some of the strongest im pulses which actuate the human mind. We are asked if we are willing to permit the mutilation of the Scriptures.—(Hear.) I trust that it is not necessary, that any mutilation of the sacred volume should take place. But am I to be told in a Christian and a Protestant land that no endeavour shall be made to give religious and moral education to the vast multitudes who were in ignorance and sin ? Be not afraid, come what may. Be not deterred by what may seem to be the fears of a Popish mind, or the monkish garb of the Protestant Minister of a Christian Church.—The Honourable Gentleman sat down amidst tremendous cheering. The CHAtamaN said the next toast was what might be deemed the particular toast of the evening. It was " Na tional Education," and he begged to introduce to the meet ing his Hon. Friend upon his right, Mr. Wyse, the Mem ber for Waterford. The toast was received with bursts of applause. Twos. WYSE, Esq., rose amidst loud demonstrations of applause, which lasted for several minutes. On its subsi. ding he said (reading from the Rev. Hugh Stowell's pam phlct)-4. Inhabitants of Manchester, be not trepanned by plausible pretexts in sanctioning a scheme which appears to be unnecessary, unfair, unhallowed, and injurious." So say I.—(Cheers and laughter.) " Ascertain your ground be fore you enter upon it." So say I.—(Renewed cheers and laughter.) " You have the character of being a prudent people ; vindicate your claim to that distinction at the present juncture." So say I.—(Continued cheering and bursts of "laughter.) " Do not by your presence swell the influence of a meeting which, to say the least of it, presents itself under a most suspicious guise." Let the magnificent manifestation of feeling on this occa sion give the writer the answer to his assumption.—(Tre mendous and long-continued bursts of cheering, accompa. panied by waving of handker c hi e f s an d h a t s .) No, it is no ordinary meeting. In times of great political and sectarian hostility we are assembled here on a great and important question.—( Hear.) It is no political, no sectarian, no party meeting : we arc assembled here to-night not to give ascendancy to any man, but light and heat to all.—(Cheers.) There is no sect here but Christianity. No citizens here but of one State, assembled here for one object—the culti vation of the human mind.—(Cheers.) Who have a better and a deeper responsibility attached to them than the mothers and sisters and wives of Englishmen in the great cause in which we are assembled ?—(hear.) To whom is the destiny of young England confided, but to them ? They make our future.—(Loud cheers.) This, then, is our answer, and the presence of this great assembly is a proof that we have not needed an ad monition even from the accredited guardian of the re ligious interests of Manchester.—(Laughter.) There are four descriptions of men who oppose educa tion. The first class are opposed to it as an evil in itself ; another admit the propriety of education, but arc divided upon its means ; the third class assent to the meaning of education, but imagine tbat we have it ; the fourth arc convinced that we are without it, and yet cross their arms and remain where they are. The first class are of two descriptions—one the wise in their generation, but also the corrupt ; and the others are the honest but the wise, those who hate and those who fear it. These are the men who detest education, because they love power, and they know that education is power.—(Cheers.) They know it, and they would sooner place a despot on the Throne than give it to the people. These are the men who would extinguish the language of Poland from amongst it s inha bitants—who opposed the spread of education in France at the time of the revolution—the men who oppose its intro duction among the slaves of the West Indies, and who would have still kept Ireland in its shackles. These are the men who detest education for the people, and who value it only as for themselves. But while they inflict the lash, they should recollect that it may be turned against them selves. It is not always that the knave can find the fool to be his instrument. The other oppor eats of education are they who regard it as placing a steam-engine in the hands of the child—who look forward to its consequences with ap prehension, lest it should produce mischief. These are they who dread an eN it in every new discovery of science—who regard the balloon as it soars in space as trespassing upon the domain of the Almighty —who believe that the geolo gist is undermining religion by his discoveries—and who believe that philosophy is but another name for irreligion. Why should there be any Braminical law to tie up this arm ? The God who gave us the arm gave us the instinct to think !—(Cheers.) There arc those who think that to give the people the power to use their thinking faculties would be to arm man with a power dangerous to himself. And is it the church—a protesting church—that would op pose education ? A church calling on men to inquire—a church calling upon man to judge according to his in quiry—and a church, too, calling upon men to act ac cording to their honest judgment after such inquiry— is such a church to stand forward at this hour against the progress of light amongst the people ?—(Hear.) Is it to say that it deposes merely to usurp ?—( Hear, hear.) Is it to say that when it opens the book of life, and prides itself upon the achievement, it should set its seal upon that other book, and prevent man from finding out in it new evidences of the existence and omnipotence of Divine Providence, and new motives for adoring the munificence of his God ? (Loud cries of " Hear," and cheers.) Such a church I do not believe the Protestant Church to be! I must vin dicate its faith against its anti-protestant supporters. The Hon. Member then adverted to the opposition which had always been held out in this country against education in every shape—the difficulties which Lancaster and Bell had to contend with in their systems. The Sunday-school system came in its turn, and that too met with its opposi tion, and was stigmatised as a base and unhallowed system ! —( Hear.) The opponents of national education said we must have the Bible—the whole Bible, in the schools. This he should not oppose—nav, he would go much fur ther than they did, for he believed that an intellectual and physical education, without moral education, was like put ting arms into the hands of the fool or the madman.-- cheering and waving of handkerchiefs. Mr. ABSALOM WATKIN then proposed " The Ladies ; and may the importance of that early education for which we are indebted to females be dtily appreciated." The healths of Dr. Jerrard, and of Mr. Mathias, of the United States, were afterwards proposed. The former gentleman, in responding . , entered into a variety of parti culars, explanatory of the restrictions imposed by the uni versities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of the li beral scheme of management of the London University. Mr. E. J. STANLEY said the proceedings of the evening had been to him a source of the greatest gratification, as well as the appearance of the brilliant •assenably and the im posing demonstration it had conveyed. He felt that an im portant step had been made towards rectifying the errors and deficiencies in our national education which all persons must deplore. He should, with great pleasure, propose " The health of their worthy friend and Chairman."—(Ap plause.) The toast was drunk amid enthusiastic cheers. Mr. MARK PHILIPS expressed his thanks. He begged to say that he had long been convinced of the necessity of a rational, sound, and well-defined system of national educa tion, and that conviction had been greatly increased by the statistical documents published, showing the state of educa tion in this town. No reflecting mind could contemplate the information thus conveyed without feeling the necessity of a better system of education being provided. The present meeting, he felt assured, would be instrumental of great good, and that the friends of education here would soon come to a sound and rational conclusion as to the best mode of bringing about, in a practical form, the views which bad been so ably developed that evening. They might build hospitals, and increase institutions for the physical aid of their fellow-creatures, and eo relieve their bodily wants ; but - there was a misery far more deep than that of the body, a disease infinitely more to be dreaded, and that was igno rance. In this Christian country we only half discharged our duty if, while we attended to the temporal condition of the people, and looked after their physical wants, their moral culture was neglected.—(Applause.) The Chairman concluded by giving the health of the working classes. Mr. Suers" of Edinburgh, addressed the Assembly.— What is that education ? It is the exaltation of the whole man—the elevation of the physical, intellectual, and moral character of society ; the practical realization of the be nevolent in supremacy over the selfish system, the know ledge of the creation of God and man's place in it ; all that shall enlighten, refine, moralize ; all that shall change the heart and purify the life - all the best fruits of the best use of both books of Revelation, the book of Scripture, and the book of nature. Woe to him that would teach either of these without the other.—(llear, and cheers.) Agitate, never cease to agitate, this great question. Why should you not agitate ? Is agitation not called for when there is stagnation—stagnation which breeds the pestjlence of vice and crime ? Agitation is a grand law of hawse. (Mr. S., with much .effect, pointed to the large and chastely simple transparency of the words " National Education," illuminated at the back of the stage, accidentally sur mounted by the Royal arms.) Did anything like that ever grace the stage—the stage said to be a school of taste, re finement, and improvement ?—(Cries of " Never.") Look at the emblem that surmounts it., the banner of your youthful and enlightened Queen. Is it much to hope that this great enterprise will crown her gentle and benevolent reign ; will add to a name expressive of " Victory," not in the fields of slaughter, but of light and virtue, the noble, the yet unclaimed title ef" The Educator?"—(Loud cheers.) Then compare a Caesar or a Napoleon with her. Soared their eagles to such a height ? Compare their millions slaughtered to her millions blessed, and award the prize as you may.. The CHAIRMAN, after expressing a strong hope that the spirited proceedings of that evening would lead to results mos t gratifying to the friends of education in this town, in the establishment of institutions in which solid and useful instruction would be given, entreated his hearers to go home, consider well what they had heard, and when they did act to do so in concert, and under the great and guid ing principles of justice and regard to their fellow-men. The company immediately afterwards retired, all highly gratified with the moral and intellectual treat that had been provided. The Prussian Minister is expected to arrive in from Berlin, early next week. ;own ADELPIII THEATRE (Cheers.) Above all he wonld advise, if they must have a national system of education, not to have a division: He knew not of a Unitarian nation, of a Catho l ic nation, or of A new historical burletta (!), an adaptation of the French a Protestant nation—he knew but of a British nation, and I piece, La Gnerre des Servanks, was produced at this therefore he would say let us have none but a British na- Theatre last night. The scene is in Prague—epoch, as tional system of education.—(Loud cheers.) Did such a the bills sa y , 81,3. At this time Preinislaus, an old King, system of education exist in England? (" No.") He loses his wife, and refuses to marry his slave Valsha (Mrs. should best meet the assertions of those who said that Yates), notwithstanding a promise. The laws of Prague the means of education in the country were ample, by requiring a Queen, the old gentleman retires, and makes appealing to the facts shown in the statistical returns way for his son Ludgar, who is married to the fair Marie, furnished by a number of gentlemen who had collected I Princess of Hungary (Miss Lee). Valsha, meanwhile, them with great care and trouble, and whose character breathes vengeance, and takes an opportunity to effect the was above impeachment. These returns were as fo llow : formidable catastrophe of an insurrection of all die female NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS. slaves in the city. The cmeute is successful, as that of the Manchester.=-Population 200,000, of whom three days, chiefly through the assistance of certain Saxon 10,108 attend day and evening schools only, prisoners, and the exertions of a nondescript ruffian (O. 10,01 I attend both day and evening schools. Smith), named Graff, who, strange to narrate, entertains 23,185 attend Sunday schools only. a jealousy towards the young King, in consequence of his Muji sty's marriage with the Princess of Hungary. The incident is one to strike the imagination without one knowing why. Valsha being triumphant is made Queen, and entertains her friends at a banquet. She fur ther imprisons the Prince. The Pragueians; however, who are not of her party; become indignant and insurrectionary in turn, and, she compels the - Prince to go forward to a con venient balcony to _quiet them ; but he, like a proper Prince, only urges them to arms and the rescue. For this he is condemned to lose his head, which is about to be disconnected with his body, when a Nurse rushes forward and proclaims that he is the son of Valsha herself. Tre mendous emotion succeeds ; the supposed son is freed, and Valsha willingly resigns her new authority to him. .We should have mentioned, had we been able to insert the circumstance before, that Graff, for his services, has been allowed to carry off the Princess of Hungary. This is a dreadful affliction to the young King ; but, after a while, the abducted Marie is rescued, and restored, through the instrumentality of a buffoonish wine-merchant, per sonated by Mr. Wilkinson. The ruffian is also taken, and is sentio prison like a wild beast, to be put to death on a proper occasion. -The whole catastrophe is effected through the following concluding string of incidents. Valsha disarms her Amazons and Saxons ; the King then turns in, and declares that the whole story of the nurse was a fabrication. He is not her son—the people require her death, and she is to be flung from a great tower. No executioner is found for the task. Graff, for vengeance sake, volunteers, and, horrid to narrate, Valsha is hurled from the tower accord ingly. No sooner is this done than it comes to light that Graff was the son of Valsha, and that personage, performing the only good act of his life, flings himself down the same airy road by which he had sent his parent to paradise. To enhance the emotion naturally excited by all these tragic events, the young King, who has been mer cifully pleading with the mob for Valsha's life, rushes on the stage at this crisis, to announce that he has obtained that boon. Luckily, he is too late, or the great scene of scenes in the piece would have been spoiled, and a crowded audientle have been grievously disappointed. This interesting narrative only leaves us room to remark gene• rally that the whole burletta was got up with a spirit worthy of all the old exertions and special taste of this theatre. The numerous scenes were all strikingly painted and arranged, and the dresses, especially of the female warriors, and general paraphernalia, were all of the most picturesque description, both in colour and form. The music was by a gentleman of the Italian opera, with whose fame we do not happen to have been hitherto acquainted. Mrs. Yates was admirable, as usual, both in her heroic scenes and those of a more tender character. 0. Smith was, need we say, a prodigious ruffian. The audience was delighted, notwithstanding the severe manner with which all its feelings were dealt with by the remorseless author and actors. In a word, the piece was most triumphantly successful. UNFOUNDED REPORT OF THE CHOLERA IN THE RIVER. Yesterday morning, on Mr. Ballantine taking his seat on the bench at the Thames Police-office, he said that he had read a report in a Sunday Journal that the cholera was raging on board the Dreadnought Hospital-ship, lying in the river, and he believed an impression was entertained that that malignant disease had appeared on the river. He believed the report to be entirely unfounded ; but, in order to satisfy the public mind, he should direct Mr. Evans, the principal surveyor of the Establishment , to make inquiries on board the Dreadnought and on other parts of the river, to ascertain if there was any foundation for the report. If such a disease existed in any part of the metropolis. prepa ratory. measures ought to be immediately adopted to pre vent its extension. If there were no foundation for the re port which existed, the public mind ought to be disabused as early as possible. Mr. Evans proceeded, by direction of the Magistrate, down the river, and on his return in the evening he stated that he had been on board the Dreadnought, and there was not a word of truth in the statement that the cholera bad broken . out in three wards of the Hospital. There had not been a single case of cholera on board, or anything like it. The diseases of the patients were of the ordinary description. He had made inquiries in other parts of the river, and ascertained that the disease had not manifested itself in any shape, and that the crews of the shipping were generally healthy. The officers must have received early information if a ease of cholera had existed in,any part of the river. Mr. BALLANTINE said the statement of the chief sur veyor was highly gratifying, and he hoped it would go forth to the public, through the medium of the daily journals, that the disease called cholera did not exist, and had not lately -existed in the port of London ; and that the state ment respecting the Dreadruniyht was erroneous. It could not be too extensively known that the Hospital-ship was free from the cholera. Some alarm existed on the subject, and he was sure the conductors of the public press would be glad to allay it, and prevent any interruption to the commerce and business of the port and the river. In the course of the day the Magistrate was informed that the land district, comprisinc , the parishes of St. George, Ratcliff; Shadwell ; St. John, Wapping ; St. Katharine ; and St. Botolph Without, Ahlgate, were generally healthy, and that no case of cholera had been heard of, nor were any apprehensions entertained by the inhabitants respecting the disease. We have made inquiry at the east end of the metropolis of surgeons in extensive practice, and we are enabled to state that not one of those medical men of whom we have inquired have had a single case of cholera, though many of them are busily engaged in the most densely populated districts in the ease of typhus fever, and that dreadful malady the small-pox ; but we are glad to say that no case of cholera has occurred in thcit practice. Lady Mary Pelham, sister to the Earl of Chichester, has been appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, vice Lady Louisa Corn wallis resigned. The Princess, however, being a visiter at present to the Qacen Dowager, has not any lady of the estaMishment at Hastings. ABOLITION OF THE PENNY POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS.—We are happy to have it in our power to state, for the information of persons residing in those parts of the neighbourhood which have a communication with Manchester by penny posts, that the postage heretofore chargeable on Manchester Newspapers sent by such posts has at length been abolished by a regulation of the Post master-General. All parties, therefore, residing at Old ham, Ashton, Saddleworth, Wilmslow, and various other places similarly situated. who have heretofore been charged a penny with each paper, will now be entitled to receive their papers free; provided they reside within the limits of the ordinary delivery of letters, or send to the Post-office for their papers. Of course it must be understood that this regulation does not extend to Newpapers addressed to par ties residing within the limits of free delivery in the place where the papers are posted. The following is a copy of the official notification on the subject by the Secretary of the Post-office : TO ALL POSTMASTER 3. General Post-office, Oct, 20, 1837. I request you will immediately discontinue charging penny postage upon Newspapers put into your office for persons re sidirl BEYOND the limits of the free delivery of letters; and you will continue to charge that rate on th3se Newspapers only which arc deposited in your office, addressed to persons within the free delivery of the town. Newspapers which arrive at your office by the General Post for places within the penny post, or which arc put into a penny post for conveyance by the General Post to other towns, are still to be delivered free of penny postage. By Command, W. L.MABEItLEY, Secretary. —Manchester Guardian. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST.— Under Mr. Hook's able management, this periodical has become a welcome favourite every where, and most de servedly. It now ranks among its contributors the most distinguished writers of the present day. - The number for November promises to be one of unusual attraction. W e observe the following papers announced among its leading contents :—The continuation of that admirable series " The Gurney Papers," by the Editor himself.—" Life in the East," by M. J. Quin, Esq., the popular author of a " St eam Voyage Down the Danube."—A very approp r i a t e paper f or the present season , called " Recollections of Guy Fawkes," by Douglas Jerrold, Esq., who has also contributed another article, entitled " Brown, Jones, and Robinson."—" The Manager's Note Book," raid to be by a Gentleman who has long presided over our national theatres.—" Alpine Sketches," by T. C. Grattan, Esq.—" The Great Western Jungle," by an Old Forest Ranger.—" Recreations in Natural History."—Poems, by L. E. L.—" The Swiss Cot tage," by one of the authors of " Rejected Addresses."— We are not surprised t o h ear t h at Th e N ew M on thly has rapidly risen in the public estimation under the present management. THE QUEEN 13RIGEIT NT M lotwithstanding a continuation of stormy weather, her INI ; esty, accompanied by the Countess of Mulgrave, dr°" °", IP II O. , ONDAy.—This afternoon, at eiree o'eloe,.a, a pony ph ae t on . Miss Dillon and Miss Paget followet and Colonel Clvendish rode out on horseback. Chain Pier Cy, onsing of a Her Majesty this morning received a C deputation from the_ Smith, and Mr. ompan West. c The sti deputation presented thefol lowing address : of May it please ptain Brown, nr: your Majesty,—We, the Directors the Royal Brighthclmstone Suspension Pier Company, i?" corporated under the authority of an Act of Parliatnent, in the name and in behalf of that body, most respeetfullY b. permission to approach your Majesty, to offer o ur grat it . ' l acknowledgments for your Majesty's roost gracious c,ondeb; crnsion and goodness, on the auspicious occasion of Majesty's first visit to the pier. ['We would now briellY state that the pier was commenced and carried on under very great difficulties, arising; from its not and that ever since its completion it has not only averted, s ituati°": the danger and the difficulty of landing in boats on this par of the coast among the prevailing storms, but it has h is of great national importance in affording shelter and acc °r° , ; modation for . steam ships and other large vessels, whereo,, a trade and intercourse between France and the town Or Brighton has been established, which could, under no whilstotlle circumstances, have been originated or maintained, _ it stands . unrivalled in this or any other country, promenade, conducing, in a very eminent degree , t° the health and recreation of the visiters and inhabitants of t" populous town. (Signed) as a mall: " Capt. BROWN , - 114 ' "L. D. SMITH. " THOMAS WEST ? • The Queen was graciously pleased to make the followin_g_ reply :—" I thank you for this loyal a ddress. I much adr mire the work which has been projected and finished bY ) , s energy and perseverance. I am sensible of the diMenit'e_ which have attended its completion, and of the advantagest which it has conferred upon this town and the ad.la cen country." - Yesterday evening the following distinguished pe rsons ha q d the honour of dining with her Maje st y and her illustris mother :—Lady Mary Stupford , Ba roness Lehzen, Lad/ Gardiner, Miss Dillon, Countess Mulgrave, Miss Pag et ' Lord Melbourne, Lord Lilford, Colonel Cavendish, C. A. Murray, Hon. W. Cowper, and Col. Armstrong. After dinner, Mr. Gutteridge, organist of the royal ebaPc. had the honour of performing on the organ in the inu si room a selection of sacred music in the presence of her Majesty and the royal party. be Colonel Jodrell has received an inv itation to dine at t palace this evening. Sir It. Otway arrived this day, and has succee ded Cohtonlonel Armstrong as Groom in Waiting. The latter le ft Brig this morning. COURT CIRCULAR. _ - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a selea - at dinner last evening at Cambridge Ho use, PiccadillY• Viscount and Viscountess Howiek left Thorcsby Nottinghamshire, the scat of Earl Man vers, for the nlirnat' Hcrts, the residence of Lord Dacre. T he Noble Viao.. and Viscountess left the Hoo yesterday morning. an" te l turned to town. In the afternoon his L o r dshi p transan • business at the Wan' Office. tab Viscountbourne will leave Brighton , it is to-morrow morning for town. t the Mr. Lichtenberg transacted business yesterday °- Foreign Office. the Despatches from Colonel Cockburn , Governor of Bahamas, were received yesterday at the Colonial Offic e ; 0 , , Despatches from Lord W. Russell, Minister rleaiP ° '? a tiary at Berlin, were received yesterday at the For Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCS. ARRIVALS. il tel , Mr. and the Misses Brimmer, at Marshall Thompson's --° 'lu a from America; Rogers, Esq., Ridgway EsEsq.'st Mrs. Furnis, at ditto, from ditto ; S. T. Cuthbert, Es(Phis ditto, from Tunbridge Wells ; Lord Stradbroke, fr°" i f 0 0 scat, Henham Hall, Suffolk; the Brazilian Minister, ''''„t, Brighton ; Lord James Stuart, at 'Whitehall; Lord M° 11 "„ norms, from a tour ; Major Cosby, from ditto ; Lord tanhof! in Dover-street, from his seat, Chevening Hall, Seven 1931 ` 01 ' Kent ; Mr. Candler,_ at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street, f r° a the North; Mr. Hyde, at ditto ; Sir Lowell Glyn, ua from_ q rter; tour; the Hon. Craven Berkeley, from his s hooting Badenoch, N. B. ; Colonel and Lady Isabella WerOss' Clarges-street, from Hampton-court. DEPARTURES. , for Lord and Lady Ashley, from Upper Brook' Lowe r Brighton; Lord Rendlesham, from Mivart'a Hotel, .ci, Brook-street, for Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk; Sir Fred eric- : Bathurst, from ditto. for Clarendon Park, near Salis!OrYsi Lieut Fisher, 72d Regiment, from the St. James's WY( Hotel, St. James's-street; Lord Strangford, for his , r st" Ashford, near Maidstone ; the Hon. Miss Monson, f°r '- °- bridge Wells; Lord Lichfield, for Newmarket; LordJocelib% to join his regiment, the rifle brigade, at Woolwich ; the Dowager Lady Bedingfield, on a visit to Lord Lovat , r at from Far rancc: Beaufort Castle, Inverness-shire ; the Earl of Chichester, , Stanmer Park, Sussex ; Sir Charles Grey Hotel, for the Oaks ; Lord Petre, for Quorndon Hall,. Es sc f; the Rev. Horace and Lady Carolne Pechell, for Oxford; t d , Hon, Wm. Cowper, for Brighton ; Sir Alexander 6. Bart., for Paris ; the Right Hon. Wilson Croker, for ditto;,ii b Lady Faulkener, from Marshal Thompson's Ilotel, Cave°•-ii,s, square, for Brussels; Miss Lee, from ditto; Capt. St an " from ditto ; Mr. Munro, from ditto. CHANGES. toe' Lord Alford, at Belton House , Lincolns hire, from '4,-,rl ness-shire; Lord Loftus, at Enniskillen, fromditto,. the De, of Surrey, at Brighton, from Littlehampton; Lord Albern-r at Newmarket, from Quiddenham-hall. —• 11 be The address in the House of Commons w l Jed moved by Lord Leveson, Member for Morpeth ; an d se c 0,- (1 . 0 „ by Mr. Gibson Craig, the Member for the c ounty of P I burgh. We are gratified to find that Sir Ro bert Pe f ; pears to be in excellent health , and that he has acceP te bc r , invitation to dine at the Guildhall on the 9th of Novenjeet and is very confidently expected by his fri ends to be Pl' on that occasion. Lord John Russell arrived in Wilton-crescent Y 0 :1 terday from the Bedford Hotel at Brighton. His Well ii infant daughter came up with the Noble Lord. e The Earl of Durham has written to tb e saY t h at will be in town previously to the approaching banquet Guildhall. ; e ° The Duke of Wellington is expected to arr The Apslcy llouse, from Walmer Castle, on •Friday Iles ut he Duke and the Marquis of Douro were both invited° 'n Y t i, of Lord Mayor elect to the grand civic banqu et on tb November, and the invitations have been acc e p ted. ma ch The Marchioness of Conyngham con tinms d from indisposed at Putney. The .Marquis has returne- 1 Prince e s G lt c o o 3; g a e l H wi i l g l hness the Duke of C Brighton. nv. • /lace • pay a visit to her Majesty tb°„—„,viv Dowager at St. Leonard's, where Lord iliaadv I ' F " Le ' lire, low are fore Christmas. • in il e f , W. R. Cartwright,T ..,, , A., M.P., has real , t lib, -11 consequence of the uncertain state of his Ilea rie r office which he so long held, of Chairman to our a_ n f e oa r Sessions. In a meeting of, we believe, twentY l ecte d county magistrates, Earl Spencer was uvanimouslY,'„,elf, his successor, on the motion of Mr. Cartwright n""dr We Lin seconded by I'. P. Maunsell, Esq., M.P. olk' anibridgc a 0 stand that his Lordship has accepted the office.' ampton Mercury. ; Docki n g; A PASSABLE CONUNDRUM.--wliy .5 , o se ham Palace the cheapest that ever was built ?--- 1 1... was built for one Sovereign and furnished for anotne'ir, ill The services of the following reoiments c%r , a d , ! D he c oloni c .gtli, 1838, allowin.. ten years and upwarus in t (15t , by seventeen and upwards for India :-11th, .58th , ° a , Gtb' 72d, and 73d regiments ; the 13th Light Dragoo.ic'b vie have only four available ; namely', 16:h, 49th, and 55th in India. 'fo relieve all of w._l,ooos, 715 . t . ,, " sui p)sed to be the 15th Hussars, the 23d, Atliercfol:c' .Some new arrangement in our system of reliefs I- the thiff inevitable, and it is qt • impossible . quite to c. arrY 0 ° to eel' • hu man a jlf as at present regulated ; and it is equally' in ii th ey t on regiments in the East for the length of time' i t f hat a regiment ef tiZotii. _ e been deli there.— United Service Gazet,e, 4 0 . goo , h METROPOLIS ROADS.—The eleventn J. a ( i s o rti , the Commissioners of the Metropolis TuroPike:r „ „ c ry °.s.: of the Thames, states that ". an improvement be cO,OOP-, tensive nature is now in the contemplation of t. ar veni °sl sioners. For many years the most serious!yi u(' l hood 4 ilia a and unsightly part of any road in the ne;ghbot.restern root metropolis has been that part of the great w A ap t rele a ut t e r metropo'is ' the town of Brentford is, in fact, the onl a ss d which passes through the town of Brentford. _l s lo h; metropo'is in that direction ; and it is 0 nar row, . a ~ populous, as to render a quick passag? thronna."._ll„ e . 0 1:: _ of no inconsiderable danger. It is, indeed, g _7l - . 1 4 t ime mated thatt the fi r st coaches lose five m inutes °' d street ° as, in passing the short distance of the confi"Corn°l.lssforth constitutes the town of Brentford. The time, to 6 1 ' therefore, have deemed it of the highest imP°oll_f nrentill°A a new communication, so as to avoid the tow. U_ on f a ir II i t , altogether, provided the land can be obtameccuP_eaeral la equitable conditions ; and they desired thee vir B roa d tO i im ta , veyor to furnish them with a plan fbr 2. 0 ° , su bjoir of north of I3rentford ; that plan will be _teurn„codis• ,40. the Report of the general surveyor in th ir ly enea st_v t b, • this plan the proposed new road will co w _ d 0 0 to e _ te r • • nersbury-lane, on the London side of Kew, an againft_l,,.. north of the present road, into which Side willc,'yolo°s'- opposite Sion House, on the west side of - opposite Statistical Journal.