The Sun. — London, England, 1835-12-02 00:00:00

BRISTOL-TUESDAY. ~, A very numerous and highly-respectable meeting of the 7 rated burgesses of the Central Ward, comprising twelve I.4 rishes, was held last evening, at the Merchant Tailors' Broad -street, for the purpose of nominating nine gentletnen to represent that district of the city in the New Town Council. The meeting excited particular interest, in consequence of lists having been put in circulation in the course of the preceding week, containing the names, exclusively, of some ?f the most violent partisans of the old Corporation ; and it was, therefore, deemed desirable that an opportunity should be afforded the electors of demonstrating how far th e - , • y were prepared to sacrifice so valuable a measure as that of Municip a l R e f orm , t o the insolent dictation of a knot of men who yet manifest a desire to cling to the old, corrupt system. It is proper to observe, that the Church- Wardens and Select Vestry gentlemen, those ready tools at ;dl tim.es of corruption, immediately on the list above re ferred to being put into circulation, commenced an active car.vass for the parties therein named. The meeting was convened by circulars sent, without distinction of party, to every person possessed of a vote, and, to prevent undue interference, none were admitted but such as produced the circular at the doors. Care was thus taken to procure an unequivocal expression of feeling ; and if the result of the meeting might be taken as a test, the Tories are destined to experience a complete overthrow. The room in which the meeting was held, calculated to contain from six to seven hundred persons, was completely full, and yet the most perfect unanimity prevailed, not the I . ightest opposition having been offered to any one of the nine gentlemen who have been nominated for the Liberal interest. Precisely at seven o'clock — W. P. TAUNTON, Esq., having been called to the Chair, said he had been requested at a moment's notice, to fill a situation, the duties of which he was less qualified to dis charge than almost every other man he saw around him.— (No, no!) He said so because the present meeting was composed of gentlemen in trade, who were much better qualified than he was to select fit and proper persons to re present their interests. But as they had thought proper to confer the honour• upon him, he would upon that, as on every other occasion, endeavour to discharge the duties Con ' &led to him to the best of his ability. RICHARD BLIGH, Esq., then came forward and said he beg ge d to propose a fellow-citizen in every way worthy of their confidence as a representative of the Central Ward in the new Town Council. Thuiname of the gentleman he alluded to was a passport to their hearts ; it therefore re quired no effort on his part, no puff, to awaken a proper in terest in his behalf. He begged leave to propose Thomas Stock, Esq.—(Cheers.) THOMAS RANKEN, Esq., seconded Mr. Stock's nomina tion—a more respectable meta certainly, was not to be met With in the city. The CHAIRMAN, in proposieg', Mr. Stock's name to the meeting, said good wine needed no bush, 'and therefore no one need make a speech in recommendation of that gentle man. Mr. Stock's name was received unanimously, and with loud cheers. JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Esq., said he appeared before the !meeting for the purpose of offering to their notice the name of one of his fellow-citizens—a name which, he felt confi dent, was every way worthy of respect. He would crave the indulgence of the meeting for a short time while he laid before them, not the character of that gentleman-he alluded to, who, if elected, would, he was certain, serve them to th e utmost of his ability ; who, if he promised to protect their interests,' would perform that promise strictly—but while he indulged in a few observations on men of an oppo site character, whose promises, as experience had shown, were mere professions, and who, if trusted with their confidence, would be very likely to forget them alto gether. He held in his hand a list of gentlemen who had been put forward as proper persons to be elected to the Town Council. On castir ' s his eye over that list, he would not tell them that -the feelings which arose in his breast were those of indignation, but he could truly say they were those of pity—pity, that gentlemen whom they ought at least to respect for consistency, should so far forget what was due to their own characters as to render it impossible for them to award them even this meed.. For what was their conduct during the progress of the Municipal Bill through the House of Commons ? Did they not do all in their power to oppose it ? He would not say that they moved heaven and earth to gain their object, but they moved their pockets ; they sent up their lawyers, to show how very unfit a measure it was for a city having so much reason to be satisfied with its Cor poration as Bristol ; and, not content with standing by and watching the progress of the struggle, they sent up a peti tion for the purpose of getting the city exempt from the operations of the Bill in the event of its passing into a law. And why ? Because, as they alleged, you were so well satisfied with The old system.—(Shame, shame.) -• He (Mr. C.) must confess, for one, that he was not satisfied either with the system, or the manner in which it had ope rated. He would give the meeting a sample of their management of the public property. The WTard in which they were then assembled was bounded by the river Fro o m, and the river Avon, the walls of which were called the Quays. These walls and quays were the pro perty of the city ; but some time since they were leased to • the Society of Merchants—for how much did they think?— for 101. per annum—(Shame) —the Society having subse quently let them to a contractor for 1,4001., who, to realize so large an.amount is compelled to lay very heavy • contributions on the trade of the port. lie (Mr. C.) had himself remonstrated against the enormity of the charges which were thus created : if they were requisite to pay the poor men who perform the labour necessary in loading and unloading the vessels, there would be something of reason in it ; but going down to the quay one day whilst one o f his own ships was discharging, he incidentally en quired of the labourers what they were paid, and, being informed, he made a -calculation, and found, that for labour which was only about 3/. 14s. or 3/. 165., he was charged upwards of 14/. Where did the difference, amounting to 111., go ? Into the pocket of the contractor first, but ultimately it found its way into the hands of the Society of Merchants. To this body, then, he had felt himself justified in addressing a memorial on the subject. But what was the result ? Up to that moment he had never received any reply to it.—(Shame.) There was another part of the city property—the town dues ; these formed another heavy burden on the commerce of the port ; but that was a trifle when compared to the purpose to which they were applied— to maintain the splendour of the Corporation—and there fore they could not be dispensed with. It was a fact, that in the course of the last. twenty years, the trade of the port had been taxed to an enormous amount, very, very little of which had been appropriated for the benefit of the city. lie (Mr. C.) had told the meeting before, and he would tell it again, that if they elected the gentleman whom he • should name to them, he would, as far as in him lay, put a stop to such proceedings as those he had alluded to. He trusted the meeting would see the propr i e t y —the necessit y t a z :' of electing none but such as were well known to be favour able to the principle of open corporations, for it was only by such that the new Act could be expected to work effi ciently. He had been told that day, that it was to be re gretted that a coalition had not been formed with their op ponents. " Oh, Sir," said one, " can't we effect a compro mise.? Would it not be to the interest of all parties to send in twenty-four Tories ?"—hc begged pardon, they were not called Tories now—Conservatives was the new term — "twenty-four Conservatives, then, and twenty-four Whigs ?" Ah! it was all very fine in theory, but what would the good people of St. James's Ward say to it ? Would they he likely to fall in with the scheme, or would they not rather say, "We will choose for ourselves ?" But let the subject be put on a proper footing. The Government had entrusted the electors with an important power, which it was not less their duty to their fellow-citizens than themselves to dis charge honestly and fearlessly. Let them then, in the per formance of this duty, not place their trust in men whose Past conduct offered no guarantee for the future ; how ever much they might now condescend to stoop from their high and mighty consequence, address them as their " dear friends," and assure them, if they succeed in getting ba c k into their old quarters, they will become their most obedient servants—of such he would say, trust them not, for they had been tried and found wanting.—(Applause.) He spoke not of them in their private capacity ; as such • there were some among them whom he was proud to call his friends ; but speaking of them as he was, in their public capacities, though he should offend his brother, he would fully speak his opinion—which was, that as public men, they never had done, and therefore never could be expected, to d o , one good act for the city. If the city did not now take care to insure a complete revision of the system on which the business of the port had been conducted, Glou cester would go beyond it, and encouragement would still be given to places that had learnt to rival them. They had one of the finest ports in the empire. He had himself at different times entered the kingdom by both channels, and he could say that there was no commercial port superior for shipping to that of Bristol. But all its advantages have hitherto been thrown away. The foreign trade was nearly gone, what little there was left being confined chiefly to the West Indies. Some spirited gentlemen; it was true, had lately embarked in the East India trade, and here it was found that if the town-dues had been enforced, they would have amounted to a prohibition of the cargoes. He (Mr. C.) begged them to bear in mind that the men who were then soliciting their confidence, had signed a petition, or what was equivalent, had attached the Great Sea l of the cit y to a petition to the Lords, praying them to reject. the Municipal Reform Bill. It was true, casting his eye down the list, there were the names of some who could not be said to be •mixed up with that transaction—but, what then ? Why, they were mixed up with other secret bodies—the select - Vestries-- e •and there was one in particular, who on a former ~QUI ~~';~. 4_ occasion had been elected to serve in the Committee of Deputies, but who, on an individual joining that Com mittee as the representative of a populous pdrish— an individual who, for his great talents and industry, he would venture to say was second to none in the community —on his joining the Committee, the select vestry gentle man declared he would not sit down in company with him, because he belonged to the Political Union, and so with drew himself. Now, what would be the consequence, if that gentleman should be returned for the parish of St. James's.? He believed it was pretty certain that the, friend to whom he had alluded would have ,a seat in the town-council (and he hoped he himself should have the pleasure of taking a place beside him), would the select vestry gentleman disgrace himself by sitting in company with them ?—(Laughter.) He (Mr. C.) would take that opportunity of telling the electors of St. James's that, if favoured with their confidence, he would devote all the time which, as a mercantile man, they could reasonably ex pect of him ; nay, he would give more—rather than their interests should go unguarded, or than anything should be kept back from them which they ought to be. made ac quainted with. It was high time that an end should be put to a close end exclusive system ; and impressed, as he thought they all must be, with a conviction of that fact, he hoped they would well weigh the qualifications of such as might be proposed as candidates for their suffrages. For himself,' he felt it to be an honour to ask them for their votes for the individual he was about to name, inasmuch as there was not, perhaps, a more determined opponent of the old system—a man to whom the working of the new sys tem might be more safely trusted, than Samuel Waring, Esq.—(Cheers.) C. B. FRIPP, Esq., said it was not in his power to ad dress.them with the animated eloquence of his friend Mr. Cunningham, though he could support his nomination with the same earnestness and sincerity of feeling. He had had the pleasure of co-operating with Mr. Waring ou several occasions, and he only spoke his conviction, when he said that he knew of no man who could he depended upon to work in the new Corporation with more correctness or with greater firmness than that gentleman. He, therefore, most cordially seconded his nomination. On the name of Mr. Waring being put_to the meet ing, it was received with loud acclamations. Mr. W. BnowNE said he never enjoyed such pleasure as at that moment, in, proposing a gentleman as one of the Town COuncillors for the Bristol Ward. It was only necessary for him to name the individual he was about to proffer to their notice. He begged leave to propose Charles Bowles Fripps, Esq. as a fit and proper person to represent their interests in the new Town Council. Mr. B. SMITH, in seconding the nomination said, it was not necessary for him to say much in recommendation of time gentleman, whose name was before them, because the meeting was fully aware of the advantages they would rea lise in securing Mr. Fripp's services. He should, there fore, content himself with most cordially seconding the no- mination. Mr. FRIPP'S name, on being put from the Chair was enthusiastically received. Mr. SAMUEL MORGAN begged to assure the meeting that he used the language of sincerity when he expressed the pleasure he felt at beholdinc , so large a populai• assem bly, convened for the purpose of conferring as to the indi viduals they should entrust with the future administration of their affairs. Four years ago he little expected he should ever witness such a scene as the one before him. At that period that venerable and great patriot to whom the country was so much indebted, was struggling for that great measure of reform, which, under his guidance, was so happily consummated, and which had so soon been fol lowed by the important Municipal Act, from which they all hoped to derive so . many benefits. What was the prac tice heretofore in making the appointments in the Corpo ration ? Why, when a vacancy occurred, instead of con sultinc, the wishes of the people who were chiefly inte rested, the members of that body looked around them for a person most acceptable to themselves, and excluded the people from any part or lot in the matter ; the first inti mation of the election being given by the notice of a feast having been held to celebrate the inauguration. The case was now altered ; they were assembled for the first time to exercise a great and important right. He had heard with peculiar pleasure what had fallen from Mr. Cunningham. The statements •relative to the burthens of the port, and the leasing of the City property to the So ciety of Merchants, came with peculiar grace from that gen tleman ; and it was for them to say whether they were pre pared to elect men who, in considering those questions in the new Corporation, would, by their connection with that Society, stand in the position both of lessee and lessor. The speech of Mr. Cunningham, by placing the relative positions of the two bodies in a strong light, has shown that it would be highly improper for them to elect any of thosf individuals who had an interest apart from that of the ei' zens at large. The Society of Merchants stood in the same relative position as many of the London tradin g Companies, who stood upon their prescriptive r i g hts, and obstinately defended them in opposition to the more enlightened and more liberal requirements of the age ; and he would there fore put it to the meeting whether it would be proper for them, looking forward as .they were to the realising of a surplus revenue, and to the applying of that revenue, if any should arise, to the improvement—he put it to them whe ther, under these circumstances, it would be proper to en trust the management of its property to men who pos sessed an exclusive and separate interest ? With this view of the case, he had taken the liberty to address a letter on the subject of the approaching elections to a highly popular print, the Bristol Mercury, for the purpose of arousing the electors to a due sense of the duty they had to perform. It was from having seen a list attempted to be forced on the Ward, comprising the names of several gentlemen who bad been abettors of the policy, that he was provoked to write the letter in question ; and he did so because he, for one, would regret if power should again be given to a body of men, who had shown how ready they were to ride rough shod over the, liberties of the City. He had ever been an enemy to self-elected bodies ; it was on that account that ha had thrice declined, when asked to connect him self with the close vestries, by filling the office of Church warden.—(Hear, hear.) He had replied to the solicita tions made in that respect " No : you are a self-elected body ; but, if ever the time should arrive when the vestry will be thrown open, then I shall be free to act, but not otherwise." His bumble exertions had ever been devoted to the cause of reform, to forward which he bad also con tributed his private funds ; and he could assure them, with the greatest sincerity, that there was no fatigue of mind— no sacrifice of labour or time, that he was not prepared to make for the good of his country. As he had stated in his letter, be was quite ready to vote for men of ability and integrity, without reference to their politics, so long as they were moderate in their views and deserving of confi dence ; men of talent, who, without looking to the right hand or to the left, would act solely in reference to the good of the city. With such men, whether Tory, Liberal, or Radical, or with a body composed of all, he could even willingly co-operate. But, if the list which had been put forth by another party was attempted to be forced upon them, it was for them to say, whether they would not ex ercise their - own discretion, and not submit to be dictate( to by any poldtical junta, however constituted. He wishet. 'to see every-class of his fellow-citizens represented ; and as some were interested in the mercantile prosperity of the city, and others, again, in its manufacturing proAperity, so also were there others, and a very large class, alike in terested, as being connected with her retail trade. He thought he was not guilty of any presumption in thus claiming for the claSs to which he belonged their proper share in the councils of the city, and in asserting that they were not unworthy of associating with the more wealthy— he could,not say the more intelligent of their fellow-citi zens, for the common good, or of taking scats by the side of the nobs who figured in the list to which he had alluded. If any thought otherwise, he hOped his fellow tradesmen would show a proper spirit—if they submitted to the dicta tion that was attempted, they would deserve to suffer for it as long as they lived. The power to help themselves was in their own hands. Thanks to his gracious Majesty, who had not only given them that great charter of their liberties, the Reform Act, but also the Municipal Act, they had now the means of helping themselves. As he desired that every interest should be duly represented, he had much pleasure in re commending a gentleman who had long evinced a devoted attachment to the welfare of the City, and whose family was deeply connected with its manufacturing and trading prosperity. He was quite sure, if honoured with their con fidence, he would sedulously devote himself to their ser vice. He begged to name Frederick Ricketts, Esq.— (Applause.) Mr. Ricketts's nomination having been seconded by A.B. ALENNEER, Esq., the meeting expressed their unqualified approbation of that gentleman as one of the objects of their choice. T. R. GurPY,Esq. said, until thisglorie - - epoch, but few, comparatively,connected with their comrnegal interests could call themselves freemen. It was true that in. the City of Bristol the term, freemen, was un novelty ; but who were they so called ? Those whom it pleased a certain body to nominate, who sought the title to facilitate their commercial transactions, and from whom a sum of money was demanded in proportion to the value they were expected to derive from it : beyond the amount it was thought they could afford to pay, there was no consideration of the value of the commerce he brought to the port, the transaction being re garded simply as a matter of pounds, shillings, and pence, and estimated solely by the amount it transferred to the, so called, coffers of the city. It was on that ground that he appeared before them to offer to their notice a gentleman, who, by his talents and industry, had raised himself to a very honourable situation among them. He was a gentle men who bad distinguished himself by the introduction of a certain trade into the city, fi om which it might truly he said it had largely benofitte i. He was not, he believed, a k 1 . 7.) r. 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Th ere upall uP . re to give it possibly talleP #o' o breF` e i‘ ted the ins r oid, would e%eioi, - 4 , He was dis e t, v a tli n g . -str e- 0 tb i King of 971,, ° l O O lll ent of seven p.ayment. DAY.) ived tho "Aro. ; A Ceylon. Chaplin, It 1d 1c and Eraer a tt o, j r, and renl Pr if Good 11 ° Y is t o r os 'art Town , bat ;p :ingsdovv o, co as and has b e 3 e ye , strong br e • Seville. GA err, e Donor, e, s , ▪ ; ton, from'Zi t o fromYe a di% o 4, fromvele' 3olumbine, ie Britan ei3 ' .ro ot Keldt f , an d S F" 0 n, st. on, t, (ro from ts :kley, Jae"ci pa fork ; an f l. leP _, from A tisA m St. j 01 1,4 Lt Crook e ' t rr iapo at e ,' bas OverbOar" 0 0 : o Sunder or e° d materials TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2. freeman, his business not being so intimately connected with tl:e shipping trade as to render it particularly neces sary that he should purchase his freedom ; but the Mu nicipal Bill had conferred on him, in common with others, that title, though from his lupe connexion in trade, and as a gentleman, he was previously fully entitled to all the privileges of a free citizen. In consequence of that Bill, they would shortly be called on to exercise a most important duty, on the right performance of which the best interests of all classes of the community depended. He knew well, as the time ap proached, that the same system of intimidation would be set in motion as they had been accustomed to witness at the Parliamentary elections. Merchants had gone round with lists of candidates- in one hand, and orders in the —(Hear, hear) —and had said to their tradesmen, .:aese are the gentlemen you must vote for"—no freedom of action, no choice being allowed them : no, but calling on them peremptorily to vote for such men as are named to them, and in a few days they have received a circular re questing them to come to the poll at such a time and vote ; and if they failed to do as they were directed, the very kind orders which would have followed on their compliance were withheld from them. They knew that that had been the way in which the judgment of the electors had been coerced, and it was too much to expect that any man could suc cessfully resist such practices, for many were placed in such circumstances as not to afford the loss of an order by which they might possibly gain 50/. or 100/. But now was the time for them to free themselves from their thraldom. Let them consider what the influence of the men in power would be a month hence if they acted with becoming firmness. Let them consider what their power would then be, worth to them, if they acted for this once with an independent spirit. Let them look at their orders in a proper light, and let them consider, that if they were not given to one, they must be given to another, and that the man who, for the time, loses by his honesty, is sure in the end to meet with tenfold support.—(Cheers.) It was in that way they should act if they wished to assert their independence. If they should forget their duty, and by any omission of their own, allow their opponents to re-elect the members of the old Corporation, and along with them others who had adhered to the same principle of action, they would be guilty of the folly of putting the yoke about their own necks. It was with the greatest satisfaction that he proposed the name of a gentleman who, if elected, would, he felt assured, care fully watch over their interests—that gentleman was Mr. Carlisle.—(Cheers.) Mr. GANE seconded the nomination ; and on Mr. C.'s name being put to the meeting, it was received with greater applause. Mr.. GILES then proposed Mr. Bligh, which was sc conde,d by Mr. MORGAN. Mr. MORGAN had known Mr. Bligh for a period' of 25 years ; he had watched with peculiar satisfaction his pros perous career, and he should rejoice to see him a Member of the Town Council. He believed lie would do credit and honour to them. Mr. Bligh's name was received by the meeting with the most enthusiastic cheers. Mr. JOHN MILLS, in proposing the name of Mr. Terrell, said—lf thirty years of industry and integrity, united with suavity of manners, might be taken as a test of a man's ability to do his duty, he could not err in placing that gen tleman's name before his fellow-citizens. Mr. CUNNINGHAM seconded the nomination, and the meeting acquiesced therein with every mark of satisfaction. SAMUEL WARING, Esq., said he came forward to move the nomination of that excellent, upright, and good man, James Wood, Esq.—(Cheers.) It was impossible that he (Mr. W.) 'could fail in the task he had undertaken, because Mr. Wood's exertions in the Committee of Parochial De puties were so well known to all, that it was quite unne cessary for him to say one word by way of recommendation. He should content himself, then, with observing, that in Mr. Wood they would possess not only an incorruptible Representative, but one whose gifts of head and heart were happily blended with a sacred regard for religion. He had, therefore, much pleasure in proposing him to the meeting. C. B. FRIPP, Esq., seconded the nomination, and bore. honourable testimony to Mr. Wood's abilities. Mr. Wood's name was received by the meeting with great applause.. Mr. GILES said he was again called before the meeting to name a gentleman who had acted with Mr. Wood in the Committee of Parochial Deputies, and who, on several oc casions, had shown that he had the welfare of the community at heart—added to which, he was one of the retail trade, whose interests he wns well qualified to represent. He , ad great pleasure in naming Mr. Samuel Morgan. Mr. It. TAYLOR seconded the nomination ; be believed re was not a more fit man in the world, than Mr. other Morgan. Mr. Morgan's name was also adopted with much applause On the motion of - Mr. B. Smrrit,. a deputation, consis ting of the Chairman, A. B. Alexander, and Thomas Rankin, Esq., (to which was afterwards added Mr. Smith) was then appointed to wait on such gentlemen as had been nominated, and who were not present, and convey to them the sense of the meeting. The several candidates who were present then came for ward and addressed the meeting. S. WARING, Esq., said—lf they had nominated him to make a speech, inasmuch as he was no speech-maker, they would be disappointed. With regard to his conduct, it elected to the honourable office to which he had been no minated, all lie could say was, he would do his best. As to professions, he had none to offer beyond this, that he had always been an uncompromising advocate of Corporation Reform. C. B. Fairs), Esq. said, as being engaged in business he had but little leisure, and that little he generally found the means of enjoying ; but if they considered his services of an y c onsequence, in desiring to see the principles of the Municipal Act carried fully into practice, he would on that ground do his best to serve them. He saw around him many more able and competent than himself, but he might be permitted to add, none more sincere in his attach ment to the principles ot Municipal Reform. Mr. MoacaN returned thanks on behalf of Dlr. Carlisle. Mr. C. was a trump—not a man of many words, but one who would be sure to discharge his duty with credit to him self and honour to his constituents. Mr. BLIGH came forward amidst repeated cheers. He said if they elected him to serve them in the new Town Council he would serve them honestly. Mr. MILLS returned thanks on behalf of Mr. Terrell. Mr. S. MottuAN said he would do his utmost to discharge his duty, if elected. with zeal and ability. The Chairman then left the Chair, which was taken by T. R. Guppy, Esq., when the thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the Chairman for the ability The which he had conducted the business of the evenin g . . motion was carried by acclamation and three times dime cheers. W. P. TAUNTON, Esq. said he felt exceedingly obliged for the unbounded applause with which they had repaid his services, but which 'were rendered exceedingly easy by the manner in which the meeting had conducted itself. Several cheers were then given for the success of the gentlemen who had been nominated, and the meeting !d broke up. By the death of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, and the consequent elevation of the Marquis of Worcester to the Peerage, a vacancy is occasioned in the representa tion of the western division of this county. R. B. Hale, junior, Esq., is spoken of ap a candidate in the Tory inte rest, and rumour also points to another gentleman as likely to come forward on the Liberal side. As yet, however, we are without any positive. information on the subject.— Gloucester Journal. Lord Charles Manners has announced his intention of becoming a candidate for the vacant re presentation, of North Leicestershire. No opponent is likel y to come for ward.—Northampton Mercury. The inhabitants of Greenwich and Blackheath have commenced a subscription for the purpose of erecting a high column, with a statue on its top (similar to the Duke of York's, in St. James's Park) on the One Tree Hill, in Greenwich Park, to perpetuate the memory of William the Fourth. Information just received at Lynn, announces that the brig Ouse, of that port, on her homeward-bound pas sage, ran on a rock in the Gulf of Finland, occasioned by thick weather ; but we are happy to say the crew was saved by the boat. A subsequent letter states that the vessel is expected to be got off without so much injury as was at first anticipated. It is stated at the embassy that there is no expecta tion of the arrival of Count Orloff on a special mission. His Excellency is new at Berlin, and the Countess Von Orloff now here, is not the Lady, but a distant relative only of the celebrtted diplomatist. INJUSTICE.—We regret to hear the pupils of. Trinity college who placed their caution money in the hands of Mr. Higman, have been called upon to pay the same again to Mr. Thorpe, his successor. Surely this is wrong. The confidence was placed in Mr. Higman by the college and not by the pupils; consequently the sociTty, and not the individual, should bear the loss. —Cambridge lade pendant. On ThurSday afternoon, eleven individuals , m en and • boys, perished Burdon Main Colliery, near Newcastle, in consequence of an explosion of fire damp. On Friday evening, as the Leicester Union coach was on the point of passing. the turnpike-gate beyond St. Albans, it came in contact with a carriage travelling at a rapid rate without lamps, when the pole was forced into the carriage, but, happily, without doing any injury to the lady inside (the Duchess of Bedford). No blame attached to the coachman, as the accident arose from the carriage travelling with Out lights, which prevented him from seeing it in time to avoid the collision.-=Leicester chronicle. TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND (From the Dublin Pilot of Monday.) DARRYNANE ABBEY, Nov. 27, 1835. " An ounce of civet—good apothecary !" BELOVED FELLOW COUNTRYMEN. You perceive how lam assailed! There never yet was any mode of attack which has not been practised upon me. I receive all as the wages of my devotion to every principle of civil and religious liberty—but, above all, of the un abated enthusiasm with which I cherish the rights and abhor the wrongs of our loved and abused land— " For it is treason to love her, and death to defend !" No matter, I can bear ten times as much—and as the greatest. suffering I can bear—l can cheerfully hear the puling and sickly affectation of those who foster the most atrocious of my slanderers ; and yet are ready to faint with gentility, and die of " aromatic pain," because in a strife, not of words but of things, I do call things by their' right but ugly names. Of this more another day. For the present I write merely to assure you that I will feel it my duty to appeal by letter, and also personally, to the constituents of " what was" Sir Francis Burdett en the subject of the unprovoked and preposterous attack made upon me in " the Times," in the name of that Baronet. I will make that appeal in about a fortnight, unless I shall have ascertained in the in terim that the unhappy gentleman has been placed by his friends under personal restraint. It is, indeed, manifest that be is likely to do himself—poor man—a mischief, un less he be well looked after. If ho, however, continue at large, it will be my melancholy duty to call the attention of the electors of Westminster to his conduct, and to that of his proteges—of those whom he has sagaciously grouped under his fantastic protection. In the meantime, I will look out for " a commodity of good words." Everything that falls from my pen Omit be redolent of the civet. I will carry on the political warfare with " Eau de Rose." He who tells base lies shall in fu ture be merely a " falsificator ;" he who betrays his prin ciples, his party, and his country, shall be a " foolish and fading gentleman ;" and he who, with only one virtue and a thousand faults, abandons that virtue, but corrects none of his faults, shall be—l do not at present know exactly what-L-but I will discover some perfumed word, so soft as not to shake the shattered nerves of the most unsound, personally as well as morally, of the antiquated roues of St. James's .e or myself, these assaults , serve only to rouse me to re newed, to redoubled efforts. - There is much to be done to carry into practical effect the principles which the Burdett of a former day professed. More remains to be done, to give Ireland a chance of permanent good government. The present Ministry, virulently assailed by powerful enemies, and insidiously, and therefore most basely, betrayed by pre tended friends, throw one moment of blessed light and salu tary heat upon the gloom of our unfortunate country ; but it may be, like the lightning's glare, transitory, and only making the returning darkness more hideous. Let us, then, detect and despise those who aid the common enemy at such an awful moment. You know, fellow-countrymen, that I am, and will be " while there is life in this heart." Your ever-zealous, devoted, and faithful servant, DANiEL O'CONNELL. BRIGHTON.-TUESDAY. Their Majesties drove out this afternoon, in a close car riage and four, on the road to Rottingdean. The King gave audience to the Archbishop of Canter bury and Lord Hill, this morning. The Commander-in- Chief arrived last night at the Norfolk Hotel. The Arch bishop of Canterbury will not take his departure till to morrow. The Earl and Countess of Brownlow quitted the Palace this morning for London. The Marchioness Wellesley succeeds Lady Brownlow as Lady in Waiting. The Mar chioness is expected to arrive this evening at the York Hotel, with her mother, Mrs. Caton. The Hon. Miss Begot arrived this morning at the Palace as Maid of Honour to the Queen. Colonel Bowater, Equerry to the King, has arrived at 70, Grand Parade, the hcuse which his Majesty has taken ' for a portion of the Royal Suite. The Queen, Prince George, Prince Ernest, and a nu merous suite, co mprising Lord Falkland, Sir A. Barnard, Sir Charles Thornton, Mdile. D'Este, and Lady L. Corn wallis, took exercise on horseback this morning. The Marquis and Marchioness of Conyngliam, Lord Hill, Rev. Philip Dodd, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Mr. F. Villiers, have received the Royal commands to dine at the Palace this evening. COURT CIRCULAR. Count d'Aglic, the Sardinian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign-office. Lord S. Churchill visited the Chancellor of the Exche quer yesterday in D o wning-street. M. Durand St. Andre, French Consul-General, tran sacted business yesterday at the Colonial-Office. Viscount Melbourne gave a grand dinner, last evening, at his residence in Southstreet, to the Paymaster-General of the Forces, the Vice President of the Board of Trade, the Lords of the Admiralty, the Secretaries to the Admi ralty, the Commissioners, and the Secretary of the Board of Control, the Judge Advocate-General, the Under Secre taries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Depart ments, the Clerk of the Ordnance, the Secretary to the Master-General of the Ordnance, the junior Lords, the Secretaries to the Treasury, &c. Despatches for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands were sent off last evening from the Colonial office. Despatches were also sent off for the Marquis of Sligo, the Governor of Jamaica, hind the Governors or the other West India Colonies. F4SITIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Robert Richardson, Esq., at the Hanover Hotel, HanoVer square, from Dover ; Thomas Sanders, Esq., at ditto, from Paris ; Steward, Esq., and family, at Turner's Hotel, Golden-square, from the Continent ; William Wilberforce and family, at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Lord and Lady Acheson, at Walingham Hall, Suffolk, from a continental tour ; Earl Bruce, from ditto ; Capt. Russell Manners, from ditto ; Sir Paulus Irving, Bart., from ditto ; Major Gage, from ditto; 'Mr. and Mrs. Charlton, from ditto; R. Bernal, Esq., M.P., from ditto ; Viscountess Combermere, from ditto ; Sir John and Lady Pollen, at,Redenham, Hants, from a tour. DEPARTURES. Count and Countess Staremberg, from Mivart's Hotel, for the Continent; Lord: Southwell, for the Continent; Sir Charles and Lady Douglas, for ditto ; Hon. Captain Charles Forster, on a visit to Lord Albert Comngliam, at Congleton Castle ; the Countess of Darlingtonj from Grantham, for Melton Mowbraw ; R. Best, Esq., from Turner's Hotel, Golden-square, for Kent ; S. Berkley, Esq., from ditto. THE THEATRES. CO VENT-GARDEN. Fitzball's Opera of the Lord of the Isles, founded upon Sir Walter Scott's poem of the same name, was brought out on Monday night at Covent-Garden with great splen dour of scenery, dresses, and decoration. The concerted music, which is very pretty, and managed with great skill ; proved very effective. Miss Turpin, as Isabel, sang her songs with great sweetness and purity. In the scena— " Gad of Love," she was particularly happy, exhibiting great compass and power of voice, united with a chaste though brilliant style of execution. Miss Land played Cathleen. She is evidently a well-taught singer, and, not withstanding that her 7.oice is thin and not of the most pleasing quality, her correct taste must win approbation. Mr. Collins played Rancid (the Lord of the Isles) well, and was loudly and deservedly encored in several of his songs, particularly " The soldier who died for his King," which he gave with great force and beauty. Edith of L:;rn had a sweet representative in Miss Taylor, who contrived to do that in which the author failed, namely, to make, it a character. Vale made a similar attempt in favour of Mac Dam*, but it was not susceptible of anything, and, though the audience seemed well inclined to second his attempt, the part was too irredeemably stupid fo be saved either by his efforts or their inclination: Mr. Bennett was more successful in The Bruce. Ilis really excellent performance made us regret that the business of the piece did not bring him more frequently before us. The Lord Loris had but a poor representative in Mr. Morley, who looked anything but noble. The rich full tones, however, of his fine bass voice made amends for the defects of his motion and gesture. The piece is, we have already said, got up w ith great splendour, and from the approbation which the last scenes elicited, and the warmth with which its announcement was received when given out for repeti tion by Mr. Bennett, we have little doubt that it will prove successful. • ADELPIII. The Jewess having undergone some " judicious curtail ment," as we'suppose the licenser Would call it, was pro.•• duced last night at this house. The opening scene intro duces to a Lord Mayor's-show mob—a crowd of simpletons and vagabonds—green and black mixed. They are waiting the arrival in state of the 21fayor of Priddledock (Mr. Will kinson), when they meet the Turncock, who informs them his Lordship has ordered that, in place of water, all the Pipes arc to be filled up with the best" Hodge's." Even the pump becomes a spirituous agent on this oecasiolL The multitude have made this discovery, and are busy in their Avotions at the shrine, When the. Jew They Solmnons (Mr. • Webster) appears with his daughter Rachael (Miss Daly.) The mo b, h o wever, ill use They and his daughter. Prince Poodle (Mr. 0. Smith) rushes in to their rescue, hay- :ng fallen in love, with Rachael, has got engaged to give her lessons in music, and is known to her only as Ruben Levi. He has just appeased the mob as the Mayor arrives, and gives the Jew into the custody of the police, for creat ing a disturbance. Again the Prince interferes, and he i. , then recognised by Inspector Jones, who reminds him that he has a wife. Fearful lest such a secret should transpire,. 1 e,enjoins ./Ifi• Inspector china; to silence. The persecu tions of poor They continue with little intermission. He and his daughter are sentenced by the Mayor to sojourn awhile at Brixton tread-mill, and eventually she is doomed by four-and-twenty washerwomen to be soused in a copper of het water. The Mayor now makes the discovery that she is his daughter, who had been kidnapped by They, on the sth of November, when his house was burned down, and he instantly orders the copper fire to be raked out, which is done, and she is restored to him. We do not pretend to have described more than a few of the points of the plot ; but from these some idea may be formed of the sort of translation which has been male in this instance of M. Scribe's La Juive. The spectacle portion of the en tertainment is on a grand scale indeed ; it contains much very interesting scenery, amongst which is the interior of Key's-fence, and some exceedingly intr . :wing processions. How the managers can ever hope to reimburse their trea sury to the amount of the cost seems inexplicable. The expense incurred for double-block-tin alone, to - equip the army, must have been immense. The bands have their kettle drums, and the soldiers their kettle helmets. As an improvement, doubtless, for breastplates, we observed that breast dishes have been substituted. The experiment, we fear, will prove in these respects a mad—a skull-mull:1 one. We regret to add that several of the horses, in galloping upon a platform which has been erected round the orches tra, slipped and plunged frightfully ; they all, however, re covered themselves, and without turning their /we i rs in the foot-lights, as happened elsewhere. Mr. Wilkinson, as Mayor of Puddledock, very amusingly resembled, in out ward lineaments, a late Lord Mayer. The likeness pro duced great laughter. Mius Vincent, as the Princess, played in her usual Sprightly Manner, and sang two or three songs in her best style. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. THE PAVILION, BRIGHTON, Nov; 18, 1835. The King was this day pleased to confer the hijitOur of Knight , hood upon Rear-Admiral Robert Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Knight Com , mander of the Royal Hanoverian Guciphic Order. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Nov. O. The King has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint George D. Macintosh, Esq.,one of his Majesty's Honoura ble Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Hoy. NORTHERN DIVISION OF LEICESTER. In pursuance of the directions of an Act, passed in the 24th year of the reign of his late Majesty King George lll.,intituled " An Act to Repeals° much of two Acts, made in the 10th and 15th years of the reign of his present Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, for making out writs for the election of Members to serve in Par liament, in the manner therein mentioned, and for substituting other provisions for the like purposes," I do hereby give notice, that the death of the Right Honourable Robert William Manners, commonly called Lord Robert William Manners, late a Member serving in this present Parliament for the northern division of the county of Leicester, bath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Members serving in this present Parliament ; and that I shall issue my warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Knight to serve in this present Parliament for the said northern division cf the said county, at the end of fourteen days after the insertion of `this notice in the London Gazette. Given under my hand the 26th day of November, 1835, J. ABERCROMBY, Speaker. WHITEHALL, Nov. 26. The Lords Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seal have appointed Joseph Bury Fuller, of Tenbury, in the county of Worcester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lords Commissioners for the custody of C h e r L e Seal havo also appointed James Mathews, of Evrrton, ilear Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to b..) a plaster Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lords Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seal have also appointed Henry Spencer Harrison, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent. , to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. GEORGE PRESCOTT, plurhber, Folev-street, Alarylebone , RICHARD BEACH, flour-dealer, Boa Trees, Warwickshire. ----------- BANKRUPTS. EDWARD ANDRE, cabinet-maker, Brighthelmstone, to sun render Dee. 14, at one, and January 12, at eleven, at the Court o Bankruptcy. Hopwood and Foster, Chancery-lane ; Graham, of ficial. assignee, Copthall-buildings. ARCHIBALD LINCOLN BURGESS, alkali-manufacturer, Blyth, Northumberland, Dec. 23, at eleven, and Jan. 12, at one, at the Benkrupt Commis ion Room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Swain and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, London; Gibson, New castle-upon-Tarte. MARY KING and WILLIAM KING, millers, Kingsley, Hants, Dec. 8, at twelve, and Jan. 12, at one , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Towne and Crowther, Broad-street -buildings. CHARLES SAN'DERSON, hotel-keeper, Princes-street, Ha nover-square, Dec. 11, at twelve, and Jan. 12, at one, at. the Court of Bankruptcy. Gadsden, Furnivan Inn; Johnson, official assig nee, Basingliall-street. 'WILLIAM SMITH, grocer, Leeds , De c. 8, and Jan. 12, at (quell ; at the Black Swan Inn, Coney-street, Yorkshire. Jaques,' Bettye, and Edwards, Ely-place, Londo n ; Crossley, Bradford, HENRY MATSON; wine-merchant, Sandal Magna, York shire, Dec. 15, and Jan. -12, at ten, at the Commercial -buildings , Leeds. Hardwick and Davidson, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside ; Lee, Leeds. JOHN POLPREYMAN, licensed victullar, High Holborn, Dee. 9, at twelve, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Gibson, Basingliall-street, official assignee ; Walker and Cooper, Austin-friars. JOHN DUBOIS, silk manufacturer, Brown's-lane, Christ church, Dec. 11, and Jan. 12, at are,twe, at the Court of Benk ruptcy. Green, Alderreanbury, official sgee ; Parnell, Church street, Spital-fields. HENRY CHARLES WATKINS, brewer, Pendleton, Lanca shire, Dee. 15 and 17, and Jan. 12, at three, at the n Commissi h o onuse ers' Rooms, Manchester. Willis, Bower, and Toke yard, London ; Atkinson , Birch, and Saunders, Manchester ; Joyn son, Manchester. JOSEPH FERDINAND MOSS, wharfinger, Chester, Dec. 10, and Jan. 12, at ten, at the Hop Poll Inn, Chester. Cunnah, Chester ; Williams, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-Inn, London. JOHN LISTER, common brewer, Kin gs t on -upon Hull, Dec. 11, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon- Hull. Walmsley and Co., Chancery-lane ; Colver, Hull. - ZEPHIRIN DEVOGE, Jacquard machine maker, Manchester, Dec:. 18, and Jan. 12, at one, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. R. M. and C. Baxter, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Webster, Manchester. PHILIP CUTLER, sen., miller, Ewell,. Surrey, Dec. 8, at eleven, alid Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Neal, Threadneedle-street ; Goldsmid, Ironmonger-lane, official assignee. RICHARD JONES, boot-maker, Whitechapcl-road Dec. 11, and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turner and Hensman, Basing-lane, Bread- street ; Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street. RICHARD WARNER, innkeeper, Beetles, Suffolk, Dec. 16, and Jan. 12, at eleven , at t he King's Head Inn, Beccles. Clarke Becelee., Suffolk. DIVIDENDS. - At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. N. and S. Tuffnell, tallow chandlers, York-street, Middlesex Hospital, Dee. 22, at one—G. T. Brown, sack manufacturer, Mark-lane, Dec. 2.3, at eleven—H. W. Wood, woolstapler, Wake field, Yorkshire, Dec. 23, at twelve. In the Country. J. Solloway, innkeeper, Leamington Priors, 'Warwickshire, Dec. 31, at three, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington Priors—R. C. Hughes, hotel proprietor, Leainington Priors, Warwickshire Dec. 31,'at one, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamin g ton Priors—H.f Pen fold, linen draper, Salisbury, Dec. 23, at one, at the Black Horst! Inn, Salisbury—H. Rhoades, victualler, Manchester, Dec. 18, at twelv.e, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—R. Dymock, saddler, Oxford, Dec. 22, at twelve, at the Roebuck Inn, Oxford — W. Shirley, builder, M oreton -i n -th e -INlarsh, Gloucestershire, Dec. 22, at twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Evesham, Worcestershire — R. Johnson, merchant, Byker, Northumberland, Dec. 22, at one, at the Bankrupt Commission Room, Nevcastle-upon-Tyne—A. Constantine, draper, Bolton-le-Moors , Lanc ashire, Dec. 24, at eleven, at the' Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—R. Kilsby,vic-• tualler, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, Jan, 2, at eleven, at the. Bath Arms, Warminster -- E . Hobson, grocer, Liverpool, Dec. 23, at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—J. Pulling, mer— cliamt, Chudleigh, Devonshire, Dec. 23 , at twe lve, at the Clifford Arms Inn, Chudeigh—J. C. H. Meyer,' watchmaker, Brighthelm stone, Sussex, Jan. 1, at twelve, at the, Town Hall, Brighthem stonc—J„ Sherratt, money scrivener,- Prescot, Lancashire, Dec. 24, at one, at the Clarendon Buildings, Liverpool—W. Neville, merchant, Birmingham, Dec.-23, at one, at Radcnhurst's Royal Hotel, Birmingham—J. Stelfox , s hoe dealer, Manchester, Dec. 23, at eleven, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—J. Pownall, innkeeper, Manchester, Dec. 22, at three, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester—K. Pringle, J. Johnston, and W. Harding , founders, Liverpool, Dec. 24, at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, CERTIFICATES -- DEc. R. and J. Clews, manufac turer of eartlibirware, Cobridge, Star iordshire—G. C. Web er, dealer in horses, Eaton-row, Eaton square—G. Hall, builder, Trowse Newton, Norfolk. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Connell and S. Sims, builders, Chelt.enhcm, Gloucestershire _ll. Hickman and A. Worrall, chemists, Dudley, Worcestershire Coves cnd T. and T. Lambert, jun., brass founders, Black friars-road —G. Kitchen and Co., silversmiths, Sheffield (as far as regards G. Corr)—A. Schnadhorst and J. h ilinchliffe, tailor c s, Bir- I m i n gham—G. Champion and G. Whale, h a tters, Woolwi. Daniel and V. Granger, surgeons, Bristol—J. Bennett and G. Dennis, brick manufacturers, Brecks, Yorkshir.c—W. Chadwick and F: Stead, livery sta.hlckeepers Shcffield—J. Darthez and Co., London (as far as regards J. P. Darthez,sen.)—S. Bryan and Co., earthenware manufacturers, Lane -End Potteries, Stafford shire—lt.. Ferris and CO., chemists, Bristol (as far as regards J. Capper)—E. Bird and J. Loin, lace makers, Radford, Nottingham shire—J. Houston, sen., and B. D'Aranda, surgeons, Billericay, E s sex—S. Chappels and Co. , grocers, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lanca shire—T. Case and Co., coal merchants, Liverpool—J. Kernot and J. Price, general provision merchants, Limcliousa—W. Bradley and Co., Aronfounders Great Guildford - street , Southwa rk—J. Scorch and Co., gold' wire drawers, Clerkenwell-close—R. J. Nevill and •M. Williams, bankers, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire— J. F. Moss and C. Davison, common carriers, Chester—J. and D. Moore, soap manufacturers , Liverpodl—E: -oberts and J. Chap man, plasterer, Manchester —J. Whitehouse ß and Co. , coal mas ters, Birchills, Staffordshire. - The Corporation of Weymouth have resolved to present-their Recorder, George Banker, Esq., with a gold snuff-box, in testimony of their sense of his valuable ser vices, and as a token of their respect and esteem—Dorset Herald. ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the WES SOMERSET AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION. (Abridged from the Sherbornp Journal.) . . The dinner on Friday was attended by a El:renter. number of persons than any former anniversary of this Society.. B. Escott, Esq., presided. Among the company present were E. A. Sanford, Esq. , M.P. , and S:r T. B. Leth bridge, Bart. The usual tea ts being given, E. A. SANFORD, Esq. , psopoled the heath of " The Pres . d: nt, with long lie and happiness to him." Mr. B. Escorr, briefly re' irned thanks. " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," called up the Rev. Cmecorr, who, in a long and eloquent speech commented upon the present state of agriculture, and la mented its great depression, bat he did not attempt to pro pose any remedy for the evil. The Rev. P. THOMAS addel, that be shared in the feel ings with which his Reverend brother bad deplored the con dition of the agriculturists. He would beg to propose the I ealths of " the Dissenting Clergy." Dr. BEaKE, as a Dissenter, begged to thank Mr. Thomas for the liberal feeling with which he had proposed, and the meeting for the cordiality with -which they had received, the healths of these who dissented from the establishment. The PRESIDENT proposed the health of "the Members for West Somerset." He had received a letter from Mr. Tynte, stating that the illness of two membe,rs of his family alone prevented his attendance. E. A. SANFORD,•ESq.,' returned thanks ; and, after al lu&reg to the cause of Mr.. Tynte's absence, in doing which the Hon. Member was overcome by his feelings, he said — He regretted that be could not congratulate them on the prospects of agriculture ; he deeply lamented that such was the case, but it was his duty to tell them that he did not believe that the legislature could afford them any relief; the evil was beyond the power of Parliament to cure, for they wanted higher prices, and it was impossible tor any laws, or any government, to raise or to regulate prices. He might incur unpopularity for saying so, but it was the truth, and, as their representative, it was hid duty, and that duty he should fearlessly discharge. If he be lievedi that it was in human power to raise prices and thus to relieve their distresses, he declared that he Ivould gladly sacrifice his time, his peace,' everything he possessed, to effect that object. But though he said that the legislature could not much help them, lie was far from saving that there was no help for them ; God forbid! there was the private relationship between landlord and tenant—( Loud applause)—there must be the remedy—to that, turn it and shift it as they would, to that they must come at last ; that alone will relieve them effectually, and over that relation ship no legislature can or ought to have any control.— (Cheers.) But turning from that, he begged to congratu late them on the prosperity of their society. The society was based on a firm foundation ; it consisted not of amateur farmers, but of_sound practical men. He should only be doing justice to himself and his colleague, when he stated that there were no more devoted friends of the farmer to be, found in the whole kingdom.—(Cheers.) The PRESIDENT proposed the health of " Sir T. B. Lethbridge." Sir T. B. LETHBRIDGE returned thanks. He had been the steady friend of the farmer.—(Cheers.) His Hon. Friend had doubted whether Parliament could help them. He did not quite agree with him. Let them not despond. When lie looked round him, and saw trade and commerce were flourishing—that other agricultural produce, except wheat, were at a fair price—that wheat alone was soguinously low, he felt there was hope of better times. He thought there was a remedy for the evil, if they would only look for it. He had once stated in Parliament that it grew out of currency, but Parliament thought otherwise ; perhaps the Corn Laws had something to do with it. When in Parliament he bad opposed the present law—be had proposed a scheme of his own, and divided the house' upon it. He was for open ports with fixed duties. Why should not the trade .in corn be regulated like any other trade ? The graduated duties had been imposed for the purpose of keeping prices steady. Had they 'done so ? No. Let the farmer, too, change the course of their husbandry. Let them go to the Legislature, and ask them first to alter the Corn Laws then to commute the tithes—let the tithes be paid by the landlord.—(Hear, hear.) That will be a greater relief than is supposed. Time Clergy had behaved well, and had been easy tithe-owners ; but, by a commutation, much bickering would be spared. Let them say nothing about currency.. If there were any currency doctors there, he would talk the matter over with them on the morrow. He begged to prcpcsc the health of Mie Portman, who bad been elected their President for the next year. E. B. PoagereN, Esq , in returning thanks, said that at this moment of depression, he thought they could not be better employed than in endeavourin g to improve the stock end the produce of land. - If he had a tenant who could afford to produce half weed', lie would at once tell him that he could afford to pay a higher rent ; for if a tenant can afford to grow weeds, it proves that he is able to pay a higher rent. But when a tenant does his duty, when he improves the laud to the uttermost, a land lord ill-uses him if' he discharges him for another, merely because the new applicant is willing to out bid bins —(Loud applause.) At a time of distress, like this, when each has his panacea, he would advise such a course, as he Once advised on the question of the Poor Laws--Lthat each should adapt his remedy to the peculiar circumstances of his case, and not expect that any legislature could provide one general remedy. The landlord and tenant must meet toga gether, with no middle man, and adjust it between them• It had been said that the remedy was to be sought in the reduction of rent.—He had done this—(Loud cheers) — but it was not enough. The legislature cannot relieve the renting farmer, but it can relieve that other class who farm their own small estates ; and this it may do, first, by an ho nest commutation of tithe'; second, .by relieving some of their local burdens ; but these men may better relieve themselves by adapting their expenses to their income. There is another class of men whom neither the legisla ture nor individuals can relieve, those whose estates are mortgaged beyond their value ; and it is with such men, and with Such men only, that the projects of the currency doctors can have any weight. But before any doubtflet remedies are applied, let the landowner and the titheowner meet their tenants and adjust matters as well as they can. — (Cheers.) He begged to tell them that lie hoped soon to introduce to them a newly-invented drain plough, which would enable them to drain three acres at the same expense which it had hitherto cost to drain one. He was glad to hear that they were gradually changing their crops. If they paid attention to these things, if the tithes be commuted, and the Poor Laws put into operation, he doubted not that he . should soon have to congratulate them on returning pros perity.—(Cheers.) F. Porrram, Esq., in returning thanks, said a great deal had been said about distress, but in his opinion they never could go on well till both landlord and tenant forgot war prices. Sir T. Lethbridge haul advocated a fixed duty on corn ; but it would not be in fact a fixed duty, for when corn was low it would be useless, and when high, no Go vernment could maintain the duty. E. A. SANFORD, Esq. said, that he trusted he was not misunderstood when he said that he could give them no hope from the Legislature. He meant, only, that l'arlia ment could not make high prices. It would be its duty to, and he was sure it would readily hear their complaints and look for a remedy ; but no legislative enactment could raise prices without robbing the public creditor, and to that he would never give his assent. Abler the distribution of prizes, the PRESIDENT proposed the healths of" the Marquis of Chandos, and Mr. Cayley." He then rose to propose " Prosperity to this Asso ciation? He deplored the depressed state of agriculture, and then proceeded to observe that he differed from every statement lie had heard that night. He could not consider their distress one'whieh is likely to pass away ; unless the cause of the depressien be probed, they would only sink deeper and deeper into the gulph. The renting farmers cannot pay their' rents, they cannot improve their farms, wheat will not pay for growing. Two years ago it %What 65.6 d. per bushel, it now sells for ss. What was the con dition, too, of the landed gentry ? It had been said that those who had mortgaged their estates must expect no help. What does that admit, but that the great and noble class of farmers must descend from their station in society. He demanded for theM that they should receive the same sup port from the Government as any other class. What is to be done to remedy that distress ?—(Cries of " Name, name, the remedy, the remedy.") He declined naming the remedy. All that was necessary for him to do was, to prove that the farmer is distressed. Sir John Campbell, in a speech at Edinburgh, had denied it. e -e(Mr. E. then pro ceeded to comment upon en extract from Sir J. Cam p bell's speech.) lie compared the condition .of the farmer to a ship with a leak, which swims long after the water is within her, and goes down suddenly with her streamers flying. — (Cries of " Name your remedy" were resumed.) He should choose:his own time for that. He bad been asked to attend a meeting to-morrow ; he did not think it would be politic in him to do so—he had his reasons for it ;he thought the Legislature ought not to he petitioned upon the subject. If lie were asked whether Parliament could do anything, he would reply, lie did believe it. e The spirit of the country would rouse itself—the Legislature will be forced to help them—and then, once more, they would be able to hold up their heads.--f Mr. Estcott - Was repeatedly called upon to state his remedy, and as frequently refused.) Mr. SNOWDEN rose merely to explain that the speech of Sir John Campbell was addressed to his constituents in Scotland, where agriculture is flourishing beyond all prece dent ; and in that speec h, after con g ratulating them upon the condition of their farmers, he proceeded to - express a hope that the Englieh farmers would soon be r elieved from the distresses under which they were labobrieg. So far from denying the existence of great distresserineoug English a griculturists, be expressed _hie deep regret that it shoat!, be spread so widely.—(Cheers.) !nt The company shortly.afterwardsedispersed.,e , • 7 :9.1 ..s2b ~. ■