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On account of its being understood that Mr. Alder meeting, because if he had gone into those charges that had sent railway would he a profitable concern ; and the Directors man Humphery would b e present in order to explain the eir , been since made by him against the Directors, and Shad ex- having 750 shares undisposed of, Mr. Salomons proposed to cumstences under which he had sold certain shares in the Com- . 1 • dthem muchof the obloquy that had been heaped upon pnrchlse them at 21. premium. The Directors consideeo p aerie Patty, and in consequence of which he had resigned his seat as the Cumpony might have been removed. On the subject of this an advantageous offer, upon the clear under , one of the Directors, the meeting was attended more name those charges he had nothing to add to what ke stated at the standing that Mr. Salomons was to pay fur those rously than usual; • last meeting. On that occasion, in answer to a question put to shares, and the calls upon them, at hi s perfect convenience. Wrn. ROUTH, Esq., upon taking the Chair, stated that the him by a gentleman then p r e sen t, h e s t a t e d th a t it had come to It was true that Mr. Salomons, at the time alluded to, had nor meeting 'had been con w i ned in the usual manner for reasons the knowledge of the Directors that Mr. Alderman Hum- paid his calls upon those shares, but he had made arrangements . , that would be presently stated to them; but the Directors were p osy hail sold shares in the Companyof which he was net for so doing. If, therefore, Mr. Alde rman Humphery had r rather anxi o u s th a t h e s h ou ld a t presen t avo id ma ki n g those possessed, that this had led to a discussion among the Board of been aware of that, he would not have made it a charge against observations upon the 'Report which he thought necesssary, in Directors, which had resulted in the resignation of Mr. Alder- Mr. Salomons. Then, as to the 5001. that had been alluded . • order that they might proceed to the other business for which man Humphery. This information was given to the last meet- to ; that had been paid out of the Director's fees, and any Pro -. a -they had met, and which was of great interest to the Directors. ing, and Mr. Alderman Humphery had since that time pub- prietor that chose might satisfy himself of that fact by looking • -• He would now, therefore, merely call upon the Secretary to lished a paper, in which he reflected on the character of his to the books; As to the propriety of that grant, he was him , teed the Report. colleague. Since that time the Secretary of the Company had self satisfied that it was an inadequate remuneration-(Crias The Secretary of the Company then read the following I t'stating that the Directors repudiated all the of " Heir, hear")-and, as a proof of that, he would publisheda e ~er, Report :- charges which Mr. Alderman Humphery had brought ag ainst state this, that upon the passing of the la s t Bill through the - . At the last Half-yearly Meeting the Directors stated their them. What, therefore, the Directors fi rst proposed to do was Houses of Parliament, the gentleman to whom that a , expectation that the works on the extension line from the Ali- to give Mr. Alderman Humphery an opportunity to enter into grant had been made hid been subject to some considerable furies to Fenehurch-street would be completed for traffic in the an explanation, not only of his own conduct, but of the reasons expenses. The Directors were aware of that, and were anxious course of the month of June. The state of the weather, and which had induced him to make the charges he had done that he should give them an account of those expenses, which i t , some other circumstances, occasioned an unavoidable delay against others.-( Cheers.) • he declined to do. Mr. Humphery had allude, t o th e privat e ae .of four or five we e ks i n th e o p en ing, which took place on the Mr. CRAWSHAY said that, as his name had been mixed up in letter written by Mr. Stevenson to himself (the Chairman }. 2d of the present morrth. the transaction to which the Chairman had alluded, he trusted He had also alluded to the wharf at Blackwall-being the pro- The plan proposed by the Engineers of the Company for he should be allowed to state how far he was concerned in it. perty of the East and West . India Dock Company, and said - . working the extension line has been attended with entire He claimed to be allowed to state the whole transaction, both such was the fact ; but the Railway Company had a lease of success. No impediment of any description has interfered with respect to himself, and also:to Mr. Alderman Humphery, that wharf at 6001. a-year for ever.-( Cheers.) That he ` with the perfect accoanplishment of all that had been antici- as he thought it was but fit, before they legislated upon any thought was as near to actual possession as could be. gated; and the Directors venture to state, without fear of subject, that they should be perfectly aware of it. Hitherto Mr. Alderman HUMPIIEKY wished to know whether it was contradiction, that as a. work of science of a very high order, it • a great deal had been stated and published with respect to let as a wharf upon which they could land goods. needs only to be seen to be admired. these transactions, which are highly derogatory to the character The CHAIRMAN-It is a wharf for the landing of passengers. With equal confidence do the Directors regard it as a work of Air. Alderman Humphery. But the meeting must bear in Sir. Alderman lIUStPHERY wished to know whether they of great utility to the public, and of advantage to the Froprie- mind that those statements and assertions must still remain to Gould employ it as a wharf independent of the East and West tors. In the arrangements of the terminus at Fenchurch- be pro /ed. • It was stated that not only had Mr. Alderman India Dock Company ? If they could not, it was useless to • street, every attention has been paid to the convenience and Humphrey dealt in 100 shares, but that he had sold many them. comfort of passengers; and ample space, the want of which hundreds, and that he had done so for the purpose of reducing The CHAIRMAN said that it was left to them for the pur was much felt at the A linories Station, is provided for any in- the property of the Shareholders. Now he (Mr. Crawshay), pose of landing passengers, at 6001. a-year. As to the up creased e amount of traffic. All possible consideration has at the after hav i ng ma d e every i nqu i ry , was qu it e conv i nce d M r . tra i n goo d s, it - was true that the Docks would derive advan ' same time been giver ito the protection of the public, and to Alderman Humphery had not sold more than the hundred tage, which, for his own part, he trusted they would do, because, - , the prevention of anr ioyance to the neighbourhood. shares. The real nature of the transaction was this-Mr. Al- as the Railway could not carry goods for nothing, there was a The experience o f a twelvemonth has done much towards derman Humphery had come to him, and had asked him if he source of revenue to the Railway Company from that. Having . bringing the working of the Railway to a state of perfection ; would sell him a hundred shares at nine discount. He (Mr. made these statements, there was one thing which he must and if the peculiar: mode of traction adopted on this Railway Crawshay) expressed his surprise that Mr. Alderman Hum- observe upon generally, and that was this-Mr. Alderman yet admits some slight improvement, the Directors are able to phery should make such a request, observing to him, that he Humphery had complained that he had not been well treated State, as well upon. the authority of their Engineers, as from could obtain them in the market at 10 discount. In making at the Board, that he had been slighted, and that he had not the most minute attention and anxious consideration they have this statement, he (Mr. C.) wished the meeting to understand been heard. Now he (the Chairman) must give a positive • themselves given to the subject, that the time is not remote that he was anxious to do justice:to an individual whom he con- denial to that. He had been. heard most fully; it was true When any existing defects will be entirely removed. sidered to have been dealt with rather too harshly. Upon his that in some meetings discussions were carried to too great a The adoption of the Wire Rope has been attended with corn- making the statement that Mr.Ald.Humpherycould get the shares length, and then it sometimes became the duty of the Chair - Plete success. It has never broken. although some portion has at 10 discount, Mr. Alderman Humphery observed, " Never man to call parties to order. He (the Chairman) might have • been in use for twelve months. In working the whole line mind, I will give von 1,600/. for a hundred shares, as I cannot felt himself called upon toaall the worthy Aldermantoorder, but with Wire Rope, care has been deemed necessary in watching get, them in the market to-day ;" and he said he would also in doing so, of this he was certain, that he had never given a the effects produced upon it, and the Engineers have therefore give him (Mr. Crawshay) the calls for a hundred shares more preference over Mr. Alderman Humphery to any other person advised that it should proceed gradually • but they are satisfied that day month, at the same pr i ce. He ( Mr. C.) then asked As to the statement that Mr. Alderman Humphery had been that ere long the Hemp Rope will be wholly removed from the Mr. Alderman Humphery if he shouldhave any objection to the voted out of the Directorship, for the purpose of making room lire, except so far as a small portion may be required to afford subject being mentioned to Mr. Routh, to which he said hehad for him, the Chairman, &c.. he had only to say this, that it was the necessary elasticity in starting the trains. When this is not ; and ultimately, after Mr. Routh had been made acquainted true that the vacancy had been filled up by- his son; and he be accomplished, a great reduction in the annual expenditure, as with the subject, he (Mr. Crawshay) declined to sell or buy. lieved he might say that there was no person who felt: more compared with the Hemp Rope, will be effected. That was the whole transaction between him and Mr. Alder- than Mr. Alderman Humphery did the necessity of his son The association for the formation of a Company for running man Humphery. As he had said before he had been told that being a Director.-(Cheers.) But it was quite wrong to say steam-boats between the Terminus of the Railway at Black- Ur. Alderman Humphery had sold hundreds of shares, when that Mr. Alderman Ilumphery had been ousted for that pur. wall and Gravesend• in the establishment of which your Direc- he thinly believed the fact to be, from all the inquiry he had pose ; for the truth was, that when the necessity was felt of one tars have taken the greatest interest, has been eminently sue- made, that he had only sold one hundred shares, of the Directors going out to m a k e room f or hi s son , a eessful in its proceedings. Three vessels have been built ex - M r . Ald erman Ilustritnav assured the meeting that he ballot wa s t a k en , and it fell upon Mr. Alderm an •Hump at hery. pressas for this station, namely, the Railway, the Brunswick, thanked his friend .11r. Crawshay for saying what could not -( Hear, hear. ; With reference to the resoluti on passed and the Blaekwall, all of the highest character for accommoda- b e eluc i dated b y anythin„ , that might fall from him (Mr. H.) the l a st m ee ti ng , M r . Ald. H ump h ery h ad urged that it was tion and speed. In the last four months, during the greater It had been said that he had sold some hundreds of shares the resrlution of the Directors; now the real fact was, that the Di • part of which time only two of these boats were running, to injure the Company. But the fact was, as they had rectors at that meeting strongly recommendedthat the resolution they have carried 140,500 passengers. heard, that he had sold no more than the hundred of which should not be passed. Mr. Ald. Humphery had declared that a By starting from the Brunswick Pier at Blackwell, steam- they had just been told; and these he certainly would not have all he had done had been done inadvertently; such being the boats 2I t. able to make the passage each way in an hour and sold if he understood at the time the real nature of what he case if the meeting chose, it was competent for it to rescind the ten minutes with, and an hour and three quarters against, the was doing. However, his only reason for doing so was that he resolutiombut this he mustsay, that the Directors, instead of de tide ; and, by making six trips during the day with each boat, sa w he never could have an opportunity again of getting so siring the resolution t o b e a d op t e d , w i s h e d i t not to b e carr i ed. the owne-ss are enabled, with benefit to themselves, to charge much money for his shares. -( Hear, and a laugh.) It had Mr. STEVENSON, the engineer, thought, in the statements . fare s less by one-third, than the boats which go up to London- been said in the papers that he had sold s h a r es again and again, Mr. Ald. Humphery had made with reference to the alterations bridge. until he- brought down the shares t o 11 discount. But he that had been .node, be had entirely omitted the only one that The advantages to be derived from this plan became at once affirmed solemnly that the transaction which had been ex- had been suggested by him, and which was adopted; and at the obvious to the Proprietors of those favourite boats the Father p l a i ne d, w a s the only one he had ever b een con cerned in, same ti me h e h a d ta k en cre di t to himself for suggesting brick Thames and Sons of the Thames, who have accordingly made either in buying or selling shares. He never had had walls instead of cast-iron pillars to support the roof, which had arrangements with the Railway Company for the use of the any shares In any Joint Stock or Railway • Company been adopted, on the suggestion of Mr. Tite, the architect and Brunswick Pier, at which these boats now call en every trip. So b e f ore thi s in his life.-(Hear, h e a r .) It was stated hi m a l one . , that a communication between Gravesend and Blackwall is now in one of the railway newspapers that a meeting of the On the motion of Mr. WISHAY, seconded by Mr. WARD, it ' kept up every half-hour during the mornings and evenings, Directors was called for the purpose of taking this transaction was resolved unanimously and every hour during the middle of the day. ' into consideration. That was not the fact, for the converse- " That the meeting having heard the statements of Mr. • The great success which has attended the experiment of pro- Lion on that subject took place at the regular meeting of the Alderman Humphery, were of opinion that the Directors were , siding boats for the Brunswick Pier station entitles the Direc- Directors on the Tuesday, and he owned then that he had completely exculpated from the charge contained in the letter ' tors to urge the Shareholders in the strongest manner to assist so ld hi s s h ar es, and, therefore, must a t once res ign his seat ; of ai r . Ald erman H ump h ery, which was published in the Times ' . both in the prosecution and extension of the enterprise, by con- at the same time denying that he had sold them for the pur- newspaper." tributing towards the requisite capital, in the mode which has pese of depreciating the property of the Company, in which After a few observations from Mr. Salomons and the Chair- ' been already submitted to them. he had a deep interest, and which h e h a d d o ne everything man; it was proposed and carried that Mr. Rennie be elected ' The Woolwich trade has been in perfect operation, and in his power to promote. He then read a letter from the to fill the vacant Directorship. i during the last four months the number carried has been about Secretary, dated 16th Octobe r , 1840, reques ti ng him, in the Th e R eport was then ordered to be receivedend adopted. ( 150,000. name of the Directors, to p u t hi s name to a promissory note In answ er t o a quest i on f rom a Proprietor, • I With reference to steam-boat traffic, the following facts can- for 10,0001., which had been signed by all the Directors. He Sir. STEVENSON, the engineer, said that the expense of con- ] teat be ton often repeated; namely- , did sign the note, and could h e wan t t o d epre ciate the pro- veyine , the goods from th e d oc k s t o th e ware h ouses i n Fen let. That the distance from the centre of the City t o tne perty when be had ineurred. so l arge a liability? Mr. Salo- church-street, would be only that of the porterage at each end. Blackwell Railway Terminus in Fenchurch-street, is no further mon's said in his publi s h e d l e t ter , th at t h e f un d s w ere furnished I n t h e present circumstances of the Railway, the expense of , than to the Steam Wharfs at London-bridge. by the influence, responsibility, and means of the Directors. tr ac ti on wou ld b e nothina, or so little asto b e i na pp rec i a bl e . 2d. That in going by Railway instead of the River , a saving But Mr. Salomons was not one of those who signed the note. In answer to the same Proprietor, the CHAIRMAN said, that - is effected of, on the average, three quarters of an hour. (Cries of "Question, question.") the charge per ton to the Dock Companies, must depend upon' 1 3d. That the use of the Railway will wholly obviate the . Mr. Seacretotes said h e was n ot one o f th e Directors at the the expense of porterage. It would not he half the expense of l extensive damage to property and loss of life, incurred by acca time.--( Hear, hear .) waggon carriage.-( Hear, hear.) 'dents from steamers in the Pool Mr. HUMPHERY-It was slid that every one who was liable O n th e mot i on of Mr. STOCK, second e d by M r . LAWRANCR, 3 Much consideration has been given by the Directors to the had security, but he (Mr. H.) had no security 'whatever. a vote of thanks to the Chairman and. Directors was carried c - • atiaject of increased fares. But, although the present fares Mr. SALOMONS would discharge the worthy Alderman from u nan i mous l y. f ar e .'nquestionably low (perhaps lower than any other Railway all liability at onc e .-(H ear .) A vote of thanks was also unanim ous ly vo t e d t o M r . Tit e , e in Enaeland), the Directors would deprecate any increas e, unti l f Air. CILAWSHAY said that every person en gaged in such th e arc hi tect, and Sir. Stevenson, the engin eer; a ft er w hich the pr e sent rates have had a fair trial, with the advantages o concerns as this must incur liability ; and he, as Chairman of the meeting separated. th e extension line. another Railway Company, was liable in large amounts, but er---ata I d The attention of the engineers has been directed to the wi th such security, as we understood, as left him no reason to ANTI-CORN-LA W CONFERENCE. prepa ra ti ons f or an extensive goods traffic. Arrangements for care about it. But oth ers m i g ht no t w i s h t h ese ma t ters t o b e ' I ' MANCHESTER, AUGUST 19. the accomplishment of this very desirable object are . now i'n a made known, and it might be injurious to them. But at all The Chair was taken this morning at the usual hour n forward state, and will shortly be brought into operation. . events this topic had nothing to do with the present subject, a • from passengers traffic for the past }ear by Dr• Co x , and . a f ter a short address from the Chair - • The total receipts- and the discussion seemed to belighly inconvenient.-- (Hear) it amount to 32,6501. 13s. - Mr. Alderman Heaurnaar only wished to show that he was man, the business of the day commenced. It was an- b called on the engineers for a statement nounced that all who were desirous to give evidence its The Directors have liable, and that his property was liable to the amount of three most important items in the expenseto the present state of the country would be called on n of the cost of the 47,000 1. For however well off the other persons might be, of working the line, viz: ropes, sheaves, and fuel ; and from the every man was liable to casualties, mid it was possible that the in the order in which their names were given in. information given by theta, and the attention the irectors ti whole loss might fall upon one man.--(Cries of " Oh, oh," The Chairman said that he was happy to communi have themselves paid to the other outgoings, it appears to and laughter.) He had never trafficked in shares.-(" You cate to the meeting a gratifying piece of intelligence. b them that the weekly expenses, including rates and taxes , will sold them.") Every man had a right to sell if he bought, and It was thi s : - t h at a deputation was present from the not exceed 5001. the Company would be very much obliged to a man who should workmen engaged in Messrs. Sharp and Roberts's esta- g Fur the present it is probable that the working expenses buy up all their shares at 8 discount, and ooze them all out blishment, machine-makers and engineers. C will not be less than that sum ;but as to the future, the Direc- again, when he got them up to a premium of 3 per cent. One of the workmen came forward, andon the part of r tors have the authority of the engineers for stating that a con- Air a Cit a WSIiAT said it was clear that the Alderman had sold it the deputation, read the following address :- siderable saving will be effected in many of the items. Any shares which he did not possess ; for there it was in his own " TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF • additional expense attending the carriage of goods, will, of handwriting, when he made the acknowledgment to him- t t aarse, depend on the extent of that description of traffic. (Mr. C.) in the presence of the Chairman-( Hear, hear.) RELIGION, ASSEMBLED TO DISCUSS THE TAXES ON FOOD. t c , In conformity with the resolutions adopted at the recent " But,'.' continued the Proprietor, "If there is nothing against " We, the undersigned workmen in the employ of 1 k'Pecial General Meeting, held on the 16th of the last month, but this, I think that l fully explained a" (C' you - ries Messrs. Sharp, Roberts, and Co., * en,gineers and ma- ( d .•:r. the Proprietors have bad Shares in the new capital allotted to of " Hear, hear.) chine-makers, are desirous of respectfully - addressing to tat; them, according to the numbers held b y them in the original Mr. Alderman Hirst cilxiiir said that he did not k n ow a t th e t h e C on fe rence our full concurrence in those views of the , ' Capital. time that there was anything irregular in what he did. He injustice of all laws which restrict the sup ply of food, c ~,. . The half-yearly account, together with a general statement had never sold a share before, and he had never sold one since. and which have led to their ' and admiration ' 0 meeting, our up to the 30th of June last, of the receipts and payments, is No man could be surprised that he was irritated at the man- in the hands of the Proprietors, and with the Report would nor i n w hi c h h e was assa il e d . N o sooner was t h e resolution o f the courage and devotion to sound principles which c . have been delivered sooner, but that the Directors fixed t h e censuring him passed, than a paper, capable of the worst con- have broualit so many hundreds of Ministers from their a meeting earlier than usual, being desirous that no time shou ld struction, accompanied by an anonymous letter, was sent to . usual retirement' ' '' in ' • tl . to meet Conference upon this-vitally , be lost in affording an opportunity for explanations, rendered every one of his constituents ; and a paragraph of the mast in- • • Important and all -interesting subject. ti necessary by the recent discussions on the transaction s of an jurious kind was sent to all the papers in Dublin to meet him at "We have long been deeply convinced that the food n ex-Director of the Company. the Docks as soon as he landed. monopoly is unjust, un-Christian, an d oppress i ve. Our d The Directors conclude this Report with the ,following gene - Air. CRAWSHAY-You know that was not done by the Di- situation as workmen in a very l arge manufacturing a, nil observations :- • rectors, but by a political party who got the information from establishment, has given us many opportun i t i es o f wit- ' The-number of passengers carried on the Railway, during the newspaper reports of the meeting. nessing its destructive infl uence on tra d e, a l t h ough, . d the year ending in July last, have been 1,864,756. It is clear Si r . HUMPHERY had not, however, read the specific charges easing to the peculiar position and extensive connexion that a great increase to those numbers is necessary in order to against hire until his arrival in London, and he wrote the letter of our respected employers, we have not hitherto (cons- v realize the expectations ,which have been entertained by the in the newspapers the sane day. It was under those circum- paratively) suffered from its direful effects to the extent a Shareholders and Directors. stances of irritation, he said Mr. Salomons and others hall calls that others have ; yet our familiarity with the homes It must be borne in mind that this Railway was established in arrear. He now repeated that statement. He left London and circumstances of the workiiig population in this 0 ' ~ mainly f or th e s t eam -b oa t t ra ffi c of the River Thames. Up to on a Tuesday, having, on the Saturday before, seen the ba , the present time, the business of the Railway has arisen chiefly lance-sheet, in which it appeared that there were upwards of town enables us to affirm that the amount of d misery an e, front sources which had either not been taken into account atwant which the Corn-laws have produced among us is 20,0001. in arrear, of which the greatest part was in the name . all, cr from which no such amount was expected as has been of Mr. Salomons. But that gentleman, iu his published letter, heart-rending and appalling. tl derived. said, that "up to the day of the last meeting (when the reso- "We rejoice in all efforts to put an end to a.sys!e ni n Until very recently, no inroad had been made on the old lution against Alderman Humphery was paused), no shares had which we hold to be so wicked and demoralizing, and o h niodts of conveyance. Proprietors may be aware that not a been forfeited, and the arrears were inconsiderable, of which no hail with peculiar satisfaction the_ present combined ex- d, . singleatearner has been displaced from the Pool ; nor could it part were upon the shares of a Director." That might be the ertions of men whose frequent intercourse with the poor as arch have been expected, until the extension of the line to Fen- case upon the day named by Mr. Salomons, but the fact was, leads them to feel for their distress, and whose just in- _ a church-street had been opened. And although the passengers on the day to which he (Mr. H. ) alluded, precisely as he had fiuence in society adds weight to their sentiments. tl taken by the three boats which have during some portions of stated.-(Great interruption, and cries of " Name by whom. ) the last four months confined themselves to the Brunswick Mr. Salomons had said, that his statement was untrue.-( Hear, "-• "We believe that ministers of religion cannot devote N i .. v . Pier, amount to so many as 140,500, yet these form but a sma ) h ear , f ro m Mr. S a l omons .) Th en th e p a p er s ought to be pro- their talents and valuable time to more blessed or more i'l proportion of the multitudes passing Blackwell to or from Lon - duced, which would show whether he was right or wrong.- important objects" than in advocating the rights and ex , ' ' cton-beidge wharfs. ( Hear, hear.) He next came to the charge that the Direc- posing the wrongs of their suffering fellow-men. We et Sanguine expectations had been entertained by many that on tors had voted 600/. to one of their own body for expenses welcome your assembly with heartfelt pleasure, we sym- ti the opening of the Railway to the Minories, the bulk, if not incurred by him in obtaining the Act of Parliament. pathise with you in feeling, and we trust that your efforts re the whole of the steam tra ffi c on the river would have imme- He (Mr. Humphery) opposed that vote ; but he said at the will be sustained in hopeful perseverance that more and e,-, distil y found its way to the Brunswick Pier. But time must be same time that if paid at all it ought to be paid out of the more of our profession will soon feel constrained to join ' gi necessary for the accomplishment of so great a change. Habits fees of the Directors, which latter, however, he ,had always with you, and that a glorious success will ere long be v i • have to be altered, and prejudice and conflicting interests to be contended ought never to be paid until the line was opened. overcome. Steam-vessels have been long connected with the His Opposition on that occasion had caused great hostility to „ T Your gratifying reward. w Wharfs to which they at present resort; and this connection him, which was still continued. he prayers of many who are ready to perish are pi cannot be severed on the instant. • Mr. CRAWSHAY asked the worthy Alderman whether as a- t o . with you, and their blessings are upon your endeavours at The decided advantages offered by the Brunswick Pier, ina id in procuring for them that share of the means of k Member of Parliament he was not aware that, in getting Bills connection with the Railway, have been demonstrated by the subsistence which was designed, and is provided by the ti Passed through Parliament, expenses were wisely and expe.- success of the iteam-boats on that station, and the Directors t' land incurred , it wou ld be most bacon- Creator of all things. , lent y honestly w hich le • entertain no doubt whatever, that the proprietors of steam in detail .- ear, venient to s pecify'2 (H hear.) "We are with sincere respect, &c. Ece., as vessels generally will soon be convinced that it is greatly to Sir. HUMPHERY knew that was the case, and if he was not (Signed) 1- their interest, if not absolutely necessary to their self - preserve - lion, to proceed no further u .. the river than Blackwell and, very pure himself, he could not appear there that day to defend ' "BENJAMIN FOTHERGILL , Ch a i rman. l ir p ; himself.-(A laugh.) He had heard that a great deal of money " JOHN ALLEY / St seeing that the tra ffi c yet remaining to be made available to Secretaries." laid out in the progress of Railway Bills amongst Members of "R TENNANT % the lteilway is most abundant, the Directors continue to have bothouses o f H Pariamen.-(ear an lt Hd laughter.) unabated confidence in the complete success of the undertaking. [Si C( gned by 614 workmen.] fi Mr. CRAWSHAY must be allowed to bear testimony to the • The SICRETARY also read the following statement of- The next address was from the h a nd-loom weavers. h exertions of the Director alluded to (Mr. Robertson), who had RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS to 30th June, 1841: expended much more than the 500 a, which, however, vas It was • devery expression of receive , Niel The Rev. Mr. A•rxtles said he should wish to put a fa - - To 31st De-. From Ist .la. n uary,to 30th TOTAL. The CHAIRMAN requested that Sir. Alderman Humphery few questions to one of the deputation, and the fi rst in cember, 1540. . RECEIPTS. ' June 1841. , - should be- sl -- -- £s, d. s. d. X. s. d. e • tlman had done, he would correct him in some p oin t s i n w hi c h Wh a t i s th e num b er o f th e h an d - l oom weavers ?- at X he was unintentionally misleading the meeting.--( H ear.) S even t h ousan d . G To Balance of last half . . ... ... 3,c57 7 9 ... ... Mr. HUMPHRRY could not have insisted that the 5001. should What is their condition 2-One-third of - the whole year's Account 514,145 0 0 65,:;31 0 C 579,479 0 0 To Calls 'to Loans on Debentures 11 1 ,,71,0 0 111 500 0 0 14..00 u 0 are destitute. L nothing else was ever proposed by anybody, or even thought of. 75,700 00, 45 fel) ot. 121,20 J • • How do these live ?-That m be be tter imag in e d To Temporary Loansay m 3,199 9 01 '329 11 7 3,483 17 7 (Hear.) It was, as always intended, paid out of the fees, and To Interest ' To Trans( rfeee 20491 13 3 20,491 13 3 What diseases prevail among them ?-Fever and many 1 to To Property Sold .Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY said the only fair way would be others. - To Sale of .01d Materials, 10,8'2 5 7 . 4,95 10 1 15,777 15 8 to appoint a Committee of Gentlemen, who had not been Di- ni and Rent of Houses 15442 091 1(1,688 14 0 3.!,1`-8 14 9 rectors, to examine the vouchers.-( Cries of " Hear, hear `'hat d • ,„ at dwellings do they reside in ?-Cellars, without t o To Traffic. a 9 10 9' 181 7 6 521 18 3 and " Oh, oh.") Ever since his last election he had found that a blanket to cover them, or a vessel to boil their food. re • ' T 0 Wharfage .... 17 9°6 17 7 • . To Balance ........ ...... __-.. -- ... ••• 1 . - *** ** he was not paid that attention to which he wae entitled. The Many of them in this town I kstow had no food yester- i n -- X 1811,517 . I 117 ,804 13 9 965,477 9 6 Hon. Alderman th en wen t int o a l engt h ened detail of alteraL d ay, an d d on ' t k now where to get any to- d ay.-( G reat re lions in th e plans of the engineers, and in the materials to be sensation.) ti , rom Ist Jan. used which he had suggested and which To 31st D ec,Deca to3oth June, Cram. , . hail ultimately been What is the opinion of these men as to the Corn-laws? o f • 18•10. 184 a adop ted, after his suggestions had been rejected, with great -They attributed the evils of their condition chiefly to tli PAYMENTS. .....,__,-----...- slig ht to himself by the Board and the engineers. He then ....------- - a £ s. d.' X a d•proceeded to d enounce 113 . s s, d. l • By_ Act of Incorporation, 1 Company, the arrangement which had been made with the W 11• ou c there, in your opinion, be any danger of these tr Engineering, Surveying, East and West India Dock Companies for the use of the Black- men joining illegal societies. if their condition was better? j e and other Preliminary 10 10/ 0 5?,729 Sll wall Wharf and Pier, from which he said the Dock Companies -No ; and whatever our sufferings have been, we have a Expenses •••, 52,718 12 1 1 A , NI; 17 1 495,455 10 8 could, 'whenever they pleased, shut out the traffic of the proved ourselves I think, lo ' Isubjectsof So By a By Property Purchased ... 1 391,660 13 7 L.. .‘,'' ~, , 6 10 327,468 2 6 • By Works ... ................. '2'76,578 15 8 a c a t" 0 1 3 500 0 0 Railway. - (Laughter and cries of " Oh, oh.") The reign. -(Loud cheers.) W try Carriages ........ . ........ 9,500 0 0 4,000 0 , ~,, 3 1 17 II grea t es t ca re was necessary in the management of This poor man went on to say, that the wages of those se By Engineering ............... 6,326 f 2 10 905 1 5 'i '.-, 7 . 2 ti 5 that Railway Company's concerns. The East and employed wa s 1 • By Surveying 3,172 0 5 lto 00, pr )15 0 West India Docks weret be greatly benefited in By eolicitors • • 12,309 15 u ... ••• I --- ' 3e6 certain a by the 1835 , when corn was cheap, their wages were better tt By Interest on Temporary Railway in the carriage of their goods-(Cheers) -but ti me . Loans ' 9 443 12 3 than in any year Agee 1815 - and though the ntroduc would show whether the interests of the Railway had been as tion of ' affectedled their al By Stamps, Commission, I well secured, and its affairs as well attended to. Before he . machinery must have somewhat t e . and Interest on Mort- wages, their opinion was that, but for the Corn-laws, _ _ gage Bonds 4,912 14 10 5,109 13 6 9,93 . 2 8 4 sat down he must observe, that it was rather extraoidinary thatthey - 0 3' Conveyancing and Ven. have been 1 d ~ , this meeting should cal e -he had no doubt un• should never have sunk to the deplorable condition c • • dors' Costs ' '. ''' knowingly-for the very time when he was engaged to be in Which th ey able now found themselves; that they were un- 5( By Rates, Taxes, and ln. present in another place-the House of Commons. In conclu- to attend places of worship, for the want of decent tl surance ................. By Direction • 5,600 0 0 6L,0 0 0 6,2;0 0 0 sion, he assured . the meeting that he always felt, and still did clothing, and eould give no education to their children. tI by a ffi ce expenses, r ia, feel, the strongest interest in the prosperity of the Company ; The Rev. Mr. ATKINS observed, that these men showed t c Furniture, Vent, 'faxes, if he had unwittingly done anything which could tend to they had not only hearts to feel, but heads to think, and w Printing, Stationery, Sa- and it, he would make amends by doing it great good.- he rejoiced to have them as brethren.--(Cheers.) lark , : to ! ecretary kind injure at aerks,andcontingencies 8,564 16 4 970 15 10 9,475 12 2 (Hear, hear.) . had The CHAIRMAN said that as twenty-four clergymen • 13 ,,y Advertisements R NNIZ said that he proposed the resolution at the were most anxious to Speak, he should be obliged to limit st ay Stores • g respecting Mr. H umphery,because he thought By 51ileage Duty 100 shares he did notpossess, WAS st By Coals By Wages and salaries to highly improp , er especially on the part of a Director. He Connexion," that they did not participate in the refusal if the Hon. Ald h d exonerated erman a in Superintendent, Station should feel very happy,of the Wesleyan Methodists to attend this Conference- a l .Clerks, Porters, Condue• nt of the meeting. tor., Enginemen, F °lie- himself in the judgme Mr. ROUTH wished to m ake a few observations upon what a refusal, in his mind, which was di sgrace f u l t o t h ose te men, Wilarnnen, Signal men, and Carriage-re. had fallen from Mr. Alderman Humphery. And, in the first who gave it.-(Hear, and cheers.) tl pairers he could assure him, with sincerity and truth, that the The Rev. Mr. WATSON bore testimony to the fact, that c( place, y East and West India (alluding to the meet- a Deacon of his, who was agent for a large mercantile Lock Company, Rent, • fact that he had engagements e lsewhere 6 13i and Wharfage 495 11 7 370 1 5 865 13 6 in ,g of p ari, ‘ , zmen t), w as not known to the Directors. With house in Belfast, told him that he was obliged to dismiss aßy Printing and Stationery ... ... 88 8 2 83 8 2' reference to - the - 'ssory note, to which Alderman Hum- 1,000 persons within the last few monthi, and he had By Police 1,019 II 8 1,049 11 8 -p.ornl p! could &s s ure him and the meeting that now but 500 in his employment. -ay Clothing ... ... 14 2 0 14 9 0 ... ... phrey had elluded, he el By Maintenance of Way I secu rity being the future its amount was amply secured, that. Dr. REDFORD said the part of the country from w and Sheaves 1,49 0 13 10 1,290 13 10 calls of the Company.-(Cheers.) respect to the surplus With a which he came, Worcester, was remarkable for three ti By Gas ... ... 402 8 6 492 8 6 •• ••• 't would be satisfac , , 8 3 of capital of the Company, he was sure i . that he . branches of manufacture, needles and fishhooks, carpets, , BY Passengers' a. a. •-• . 202 8 3 20 - - . tory to the Proprietors, when he stated By Worming, Serving, and and leather gloves. The latter was in a most depressed n „ 197 12 6 197 12 6 brother Directors were satisfied that they would have ample Repairing )t0pe.......... ... ••• By Cleaning Boilers and • means of carrying out thereatg project they had in view to its full • la Machinery „, 54 18 9 , extent, without the risk o f •. . re a- further aid from the understand the employers ofthese * We Sy Miscellaneou Expenses, 207 6 l° 517 I S 2 1 ' 25 '' " Shareholders.- ( Cheers. ) As to the anonymous letter that Tories, and have held various civic - offices for many ci . , ----- I '- 804 13 998 ',464 7 4 had been referred to by the worthy Alderman, he could assure X 807,659 13 4 I,s,years previous to the grant at the late charter of Incor- a , By Balance 17,986 17 7 him that the Directors had no knowledge of it. Then, as to poration. tl * We understand the employers of these men are high Tories, and have held various civic offices for many years previous to the grant at the late charter of 'incor poration. By Balance THE SUN, LeeNDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1841, t tate, those brought up to that trade being only half employed. He could further state that the earnings of the men declined with the increased price of food. • The Rev. Mr. BLAIR, of Dunfermline, entered into some details of the distress existing amongst the people of the district from which he came, and which was de lucible from the Corn-laws. The Rev. Mr. INPDonoiLL, of Kilmarnock, said he had furnished answers to sereral questions which the Committee of Conference had addressed to him, and which he would read to the .meeting, together with the questions to which they referred. The Rev. Gentleman then read the lollowing paper, which we publish at length in this summary, believing that facts of this de scription are more important than mere speeches, how ever eloquent and interesting :- 1 Question 1. Are the working-classes in your neigh bourhood generally well emploYed or . otherwise ? State the average weekly wages paid, distinguishing. between skilled and unskilled labourers.--Answer:.'At scarcely any sort of work is there constant employment, and at present there are in this place about 600 hand loom weavers (besides other classes of workmen) quite idle. The average weekly wages are about Bs. ; but a few— and those a very few-h--of skilful, well-employed opera tives (such as gunsmiths, printers, block-cutters, tanners, skinners, .carriers, engineers, &c.) obtain from Iss. to 20s. per week. Question 2. Has the amount of their earnings been increased or diminished within your experience ?—An swer. Decreased at least 25 per cent. within the last fourteen years, winch is the period of my residence in this parish. Question 3. How have you found the demand for la bour to be affected by cheap or dear food ?—Answer. I am convinced that dear food has diminished the de mand for labour ; but have not the means of ascertain ing to what extent. Question 4. Have wages risen with the rise of the price of food and fallen with its fall, and in what pro portions ?—Answer. Wage's have not risen with the price of food, nor fallen with its fall, but the contrary has taken place, although not in a degree so perceptible as can be stated with precision. Question 5. Is the condition of the labouring popula tion, as a class, better or worse now, as compared with former periods within your experience ?—Answer. Greatly worse. Question 6. What proportion do poct-rates in your parish bear to those of former periods ?—Answer. The poor rates have increased 75 per cent., and the popula tion about 10 per cent. in 1828. The following dates and sums are extracted fronifthe parlsk records : Amount of assessment for the poor for 1828 . £1,050 Ditto (for the first half-year) 1829 Ditto (for the last half-year) Ditto Ditto Ditto . 1836 Ditto • . 1837 Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Question 7. Refer to prison reports, and reports of infirmaries, dispensaries, and other charities, for statis tics of the state -of crime, disease, and destitution •in your neighbourhood now as compared with former periods.—Answer. Crime in Kilmarnock, although not of a very serious nature, was on the increase as the population increased ; but for the last two .or three years it has been rather on the decrease. This decrease has, in part, been caused by the formation of the Temperance or Teetotal Society ; for a number of individuals who have become members, and who often made their appearance in the police court, arenow leading a life quite different from that which they led before they joined the society. Disease and destitution have cer tainly increased very much within the last twelve months. It is believed that malignant or typhus fever never pre vailed so much in this town as it has within the last six months. Scarlet fever has also prevailed very much during the same time, and has been very fatal among the young. Indeed, such is the destitution among the lower classes that where fever enters into a family there is little chance of any of the members escaping being seized with it, from the almost total want of the means to provide the common necessaries of life, or to enable them to take the neces.-..ary steps for promoting cleanliness in their houses.' Question 8. If your experience be in a rural district, state whether the wages paid to agriculturallabouren are regulated according to the number of their children'i —Answer. In the rural districts in my neighbourhood wages are never paid in proportion-to the number of la bourers' children. Question 9. What is the state of the middle classes in your district, such as the small traders ; and - is V their condition improved or deteriorated now as compared with former periods within your experience ?—Considerably deteriorated. Question 10. Have you perceived any connection between high and low-priced food, and an increase or diminution of the funds of 'your religious and bene volent institutions?—Yes, I ha ve observed a distinct con nection, and, of late, have been obliged to refuse many applications for collections to charitable and religious institutions, the great majority of my congregation being now barely able to support themselves. Question 11. Have you found any falling-off in 'the numbers of your congregation in consequence of the dis tress occasioned by the high price of food ?—Answer. Many who a few years ago were respectable, and contri buted cheerfully and liberally to the funds of the congre gation, are now unable to pay seat rents; and numbers, in consequence of the want_. of decent apparel, who were regular in their attendance on ordinances, never appear in the church at all: Question 12. Has there been any decrease in the at tendance of scholars at your Sunday schools, and if so, to what cause do you attribute it?—Answer. The atten dance of the children of the humbler classes has greatly decreased; and, upon the parents being visited by the teachers, it was distinctly ascertained that a deficiency of suitable clothing was the cause. I find it to be the opinion of the most intelligent and enterprising commer cial gentlemen in the locality, that the depression of trade and the gradual diminution of well-paid employment to the working classes is occasioned solely and entirely by the food monopoly. Several other Rev. Gentlemen laid before the meeting many striking and interesting facts relating.to the con dition of the labouring classes, and the share which the Corn-laws have had in producing their deteriorated con dition, when the meeting separated. The following is a more full account than we gave yesterday of the proceedings at the meeting on Wednes day evening. The Chairman resumed his seat shortly after four o'clock, by which time the hall was densely crowded in every part. The Rev. Mr. THOMPS ON , of Swansea, rose to move the first resolution" That, influenced at once by feel ings of sympathy for the suffering poor, with whom their official duties bring them into daily contact, and by a deep interest in the success of that religion whereof they are ministers, thisConferencd feels itself only acting from a strong sense of duty in examining into the causes of the existing distress, and, after the example of the Sa viour himself, in employing its utmost influence to alle viate or remove it." The Rev. Mr. SPENCER seconded the resolution. He congratulated the conference on their proceedings up to that time. As ministers of religion they were bound to relieve distress. The Corn-laws produced distress ; there fore plainly it was their duty to oppose them. Pure reli gion, they were informed in the sacred writings, was to visit the poor and fatherless in their affliction, and what would they say of th e man w h o w oul d wa lk i nto the poor man's house, and, seeing the cause of his affliction and distress, would tak e no steps to remove t h em ? N one knew better than the Ministers of religion the cause of the misery prevalent throughout the land. .That know ledge had brought together the powerful and influential assemblage he saw around him.—(Hear, hear.) Out of 144 householders which constituted his parish, 126 were in favour of free trade. The landowners thought them selves the best judges of what was for the good of the country, afid maintained that, as a class, they were best fitted to form a right.opinion. Admitting that to be so, he would convict them out of their own mouths, for the landowners of the Continent.and America, who were by far the larger number, united in condemning unani mously the existing Corn-laws.----(Hear, hear.) After showing the advantages that would flow to the country at large from a repeal of the Corn-laws, the Reverend Gentleman resumed hi,; seat amidst loud cheers. After a few words from the Rev. Mr. Pnmars, of Liverpool, the resolution was put and carried unani mously. The Rev. Mr. FLETCHER intimated that, in addition to those who had already spoken, not fewer than fifty Mi nisters had been specially deputed by their congregations to address the conference. These . gentlemen were natu rally anxious to fulfil the trust reposed in them, by lay ing before their brethren the facts which they had been requested to communicate and bearing upon the ques tion they had met to discuss. He would, in the name of the Committee, press upon the succeeding speakers the necessity of being as brief as possible in their state ments, as there was much business remaining to be transacted. It was contemplated to address her Ma jesty.—(Cheers.) That illustrious lady, as appeared by that day's Gazette, had appointed the lion. and Rev. Baptist Noel one of her chaplains.—(Loud cheers, which were repeated again and again.) Besides that, a petition was to be drawn up and presented to Parliament.— (Cheers.) He would not say much about Parliaments then. They had a better Parliament there.—(Cheers and laughter.) They were also to prepare an address to the country—an address to every minister.of religion —to every congregation—and, lastly, to the Methodist Conference. (Tremendous cheering.) There were 50,000 Methodists in the kingdom, and not a Methodist there. They must tell the people, and they would tell them.—(Loud cheers.) To-morrow would be devoted to the communication of facts and not speeches. They would prepare the documents which he had mentioned at the earliest possible period.. The Rev. Dr. PAYNE, of Exeter, moved the next re solution. All protective duties were a blot upon their statute-book, and they should get them expunged as soon as possible.—(Hear, hear.) Only let the Govern ments of the world let science, and trade, and commerce alone, and they would thrive better than under their pro tecting care.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by reading the resolution, " That, in the face of the facts which have come under their notice in their own respective neigh bourhoods, no less than by statements laid before them, the Ministers composing this Conference cannot avoid the painful conviction that much of the wide-spread distress ef the present time is attributable to provision laws, in asmuch as they limit the supply, and thereby, enhancing the cost of the common necessaries of life + fetter indus try, [repress enterprise, divert the legitiniate employ ment of capital, and spread discontent and heart burning through the land." He denied that ministers were unable to grapple with and understand the prin ciples of political economy. Their habits of thought and close and consecutive reasoning, peculiarly fitted them for its study. After recommending his brethren - <- T.• to render themselves still more conversant with that science, — The Rev. Mr. HARVIE, of Glasgow, seconded the reso. lution. The Reverend Gentleman read several state ments regarding the locality with which he was con ' fleeted. It appeared that there was a vast extent of suf fering, the consequence of which was a great and ra pidly increasing demoralization in the habits of the people. After soma energetic remarks on the impor tance:of increasing. and indefitigable exertions in protir ing, an abolition of the Corn-laws, The CuArnmAN put the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. The Rev. Dr. RITCHIE, of Edinburgh, moved the next resolution to the following effect :—" That, lieving the law of Almighty God, as revealed in his Word; ought to be in all cases the rule of human action, that any allowed deviation from it, either in individual con duct, or in the affairs of nations, must incur the Divine displeasure—and convinced that a monopoly in bread is anti-Christian in its principle, this Conference, while it seeks the abolition of the provision laws on other high and important gro un d s; more especially deprecates their continuance as a great national offence against that Being by whom kings reign, and princes decree justice." It anrcled him great pleasure to address so immense and augmt an assembly. He had laboured for forty years for the abolition of slavery, and had happily lived to see the success of his efforts.—(Cheers.) The cause of hu manity was involved in the great question they were met to discuss. The Corn-laws must be abolished, and upon religious principles he protested against their longer con tinuance.—(Cheers.) The resolution was .seconded by the Rev. JERONE CLAPP, of Appledore, Devon, put from the Chair, and agreed to nem. con. - • The Rev. Mr.' GILES, of Leeds, came forward amidst loud cheers to move the next resolution :—" That the laws which restrict the importation of the prime neces saries of life are, in the judgment of this Conference, essentially and manifestly unjust, and operate with pecu liar hardship on the operative classes, by at once limit ing the market for the disposal of the fruits of their labour, and raising the price of food when they are least able to procure it." The history of the Corn-laws was a piece of unmitigated injustice. The very year the Highlanders were starving for food, no less than 956 quarters of Russian corn were thrown into the river, having been kept for two years in bond and become unfit for use. After explaining the system of juggling in fix ing the corn averages, practised by the corn-factors in Mark-lane, the Reverend Gentleman entered fully into the nature and effect of the - Corn-laws, and Showed their injurious influence upon all classes of society, both at home and abroad, and resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The Rev. Mr. ARCHER, from Antrim, Ireland, came forward, and was very warmly received. The wages of the common labourer in' the part of the country from which he came, were no more than from three shillings to five shillings and sixpence a week—(Hear, hear)—and the amount of wages, so far from increasing, was conti nually diminishing. He could hire ten, twenty, or thirty labourers in his flock at five pence a day, and almost any number could be had for ten pence a day. They might figure to themselves the condition of the families of such unfortunate men. He was asked whether the wages did not rise sometimes ? His reply was, no, they never rise. —(Hear, hear.) The proprietors of the soil never, under any circumstances rose the wages.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") That was .a plain statement of facts which would carry conviction to every honest breast. The venerable gentleman resuming his seat, was greeted with the warmest acclamation. The ReV. T. SWAN, of Birmingham, then addressed the Conference. The f a ct s w hi c h had been mentioned that day were sufficient to cause the very granite stones to cry out. They proved that millions of white slaves were to be found in this country. Their task was, if possible, to emancipate these slaves.(Cheers.) He was sent there by the unanimous vote of a church of 800 members, and his venerable brother Morgan was sent by a unanimous vote of 600.—(Hear, hear.) Their people. were in advance of them. He was, to his shame he ac knowledged it, wafted . into that august assembly on the wave of popular will.—(Cheers.) . . . The resolution was then carried. The Rev. Mr. M'KEanow intimated that Mr. George Thompson would address them to-morrow—(Cheers)-- and that Mr. O'Connell was also expected.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Tiros. ATKINSON read the next resolution:— That in the undeniable fact of the reciprocal depen dence of the several branches of the human family, this Conference, recognising the admirable provision of the All-wise, Beneficent Creator for. securing their indivi dual happiness, maintaining their peaceful intercourse, and enhacing their collective welfare, in consequence feels itself solemnly bound to declare its uncompromis ing hostility to those legislative enactments ; which pre vent the ever-increasing population of this country from exchanging the products of their manufacturing industry and skill, which they are especially enabled to preffer, for food which they so much need, and which other countries are so well able and most anxious to give-in re turn for them." It was seconded by the Rev. Mr. EDWARDS, of Not tingham, and carried unanimously. The following resolutions were then respectively pro posed, and beingseconded, were agreed to unanimously:— " That no effectual relief can be supplied either by parochial assessments or the benefactions of private or associated charity, that the necessary remedy for the existing distress is full employment and adequate remu neration ; and that it is vain to hope to elevate the la bouring classes from their present depression so long as the existing system of provision laws continue to in terpose between the bounty of God and the necessities of his creatures." " That this Conference, deeply interested in the main tenance of the various benevolent and religious institu tions which exist in our country, and which depend for their support on the general prosperity of the commu nity, is penetrated with the conviction that the resources of many of those institutions have been already materially affected by the prevailing distress, and fears that unless that distress be speedily and effectually alleviated, Chris tians, instead of enlarging, tnust contract their sphere of benevolence." Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the 1 Conference broke up at a late hour. IRELAND. MR. O'CONNELL IN DROGHEDA. DROGHEDA, TWELVE O'CLOCK, MONDAY NIGHT.— Mr. O'Connell arrived here to-day shortly before three o'clock, to attend a meeting that had been convened by the inhabitants, to petition for a repeal of the Legisla tive Union. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman was also invited to a public entertainment got up by the patriotic trades of Drogheda, which took place this evening at the Linen-hall. He left Dublin at eight o'clock in the morning, accompanied by Tom Steele and Mr. O'Neill Daunt, and at Balbriggan, and other places along the line of road, the party were met by thousands of the country people, who greeted Mr. O'Connell and his friends with the most enthusiastic shouts of acclamation. In the town of Drogheda the houses were decorated with laurels and evergreens. Every street and alley wore a verdant appearance. The procession returned from where it met Mr. O'Con nell in the same order as it had left the town ; and about half-past two reached the West-gate, when the numbers assembled amounted to upwards of twenty thousand. The whole cortege then proceeded to the Merchant's-quay, opposite the shipping, where a large platform was erected for the accommodation of the speakers. Mr. O'Connell was attired in the Volunteer uniform, and appeared in excellent health and spirits. On the motion of JOSEPH M'CANN, Esq., seconded by Mr. JOHN COLLINS, Nicholas Boylan, Esq., J. P., of Hil townhouse, was called to the chair amid loud cheers. The first resolution wits proposed by Mr. B. B. STAF FORD and seconded by Mr. O'DONEGAN.• - -- Mr. O'CONNELL came forward amidst loud cheers to address the assembly. The Hon. Member said, I come here to-day to begin the agitation of the Repeal of the Legislative Union.—(Loud cheers.) Every thing we have done hitherto is as nothing compared to that vital question.—(Cheers.) The Whig party are virtually out of office ; in the course of three weeks they will be en tirely out of office, and the Tories will be in power. One thing, blessed be Heaven, and one thing alone remains for is, and that is the Repeal.—(flea - r and cheers.) How many of you are' Repealers ?—(Cries of "All, all !") Then hurrah for the Repeal.—(Renewed cheer ing.) My purpose was always the same.—(Hear.) I was a Precursor fbr Repeal, because many and many an honest and conscientious man told me that we would get from England, and an English Parliament, all Ireland wanted—that if we only asked multitudinously for those measures of relief which Ireland wanted, an English Parliament would grant them to us. Well, I made the experiment, and Ireland backed me in my exertions. The charm now is over—there is no longer any expecta tion of getting anything from a Whig Ministry, and every honest man must now rally round me in locking for the repeal.—(Cheers.) I want to know what chance we have if we look to an Imperial Parliament for re dressing our grievances. —(Hear.) The first great griev- ance is - the 'Church nuisance. In Ireland the Church temporalities are in the hands of a fraction of the people. —(hear.) They say they believe us to be in error ; we return the compliment, and we say we believe them to be in error, and I won't consent to pay them for the propa gation of error.—(Cheers.) In Parliament they tell me that the grant to Maynooth is given for the support of error. I say to that, take away the 9,0001. a year for Maynooth that you say is given for the support of error, and I will take away the two millions a year which the Established Church in Ireland gets for what I think to be the support of error.--(Cheers.) I know only of one remedy for that evil, and that remedy is to be found in the middle of College-green, opposite a certain statue.—(Cheers.) I have news for you. I in tend that my statue shall be in that place, instead of the fellow that is now there.—(Cheers and laughter.) I came here to ask you to help me to do that.—(Cheers, and cries of " We will.") Why, it would be worth your while to go from this to College-green to look at the statue of an Irish man, for there never was one raised to an Irishman in Ire land since the English came here. No, not one, even to Henry Grattan.—(Hear, and cheers for Henry Grattan.) The next thing of which we have to complain is the measure of Corporate Reform given to Ireland, and on this point the most insulting and outrageous oppression has been perpetrated on the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) In England they got a full measure of corporate reform several years ago, but'in Ireland it is only com ing to us now, and so is Christmas. Well, before Christ mas we will have, not a full measure of corporation reform, but one instalment of it—and let me tell you, and it is some comfort to me to tell you, that on the 0 7th of October next the present filthy corporation is at an end.—(Cheers.) I will tell you what we will do ; the best thing that can be done, is to make arrangements to bring the carcase of the old corporation here. Oh, no ;• we will bring it up higher —we will h ave the funeral on the banks of the Boyne, and we'll erect a. pillar opposite to where the pillar now stands at the other side, in com memoration of the old corporation of Dublin.—(Cheers.) I will tell you that there never will be another battle of the Boyne in Ireland—(Loud cheers)—.and ?or one rea son amongst others, the Irishmen that fought at the Boyne were satisfied to save their lives by flight ; but, if the Irish ever have to fight that battle again, no man will leave the ground but the conqueror.—(Cheers.) There is the elective franchise in Ireland, and the present state of it is another of our grievances. No man can have a vote that has not 10/. a-year clear out of his holding, and that makes, in fact, 201. by the construction given to the Act of Parliament, Well, in England, a man who has a holding or the value of forty shillings a year has a vote. England is a richer country than Ireland, and yet the franchise is lower in England than in Ireland. It is a gross insult to us to Make that distinction between the two countries.— (Hear.) Do you know anything of how the administra tion of justice will be conducted if the Tories get into power ? I will tell you. They will make judges of every man who has been most virulent in his bigotry and hatred towards us. Those are the men that the Tories will select to put on the bench, and what remedy have we for that grievance ?—we have no remedy but the Repeal.—(Cheers.) As I talked awhile ago about burying the old corporation of Dublin, I will tell you whet we'll do; we will get an old dead rat ..and roll an Orange scarf about him, and put him in an Orange coffin, and call him the defunct corporation .of Dublin.— (Laughter.)— " I will plant a laurel tree, and-call it liberty, Says the Shan Van Voght. . . And. I'll take an Grange rat, that is both big and fat, . And call the corporation that, Says the Shan Van Voght." Let us struggle for Repeal.—(Cheers.) A shout will not do ; you must join me manfully, and enrol yourselves under my banner.—(Cheers and cries of "We will.") Remember that the throne is filled by an illustrious lady who shows the utmost superiority of intellect, and the greatest purity of heart. Oh, may God bless her!— (Cheers.) She is conq uere d by th e T or i es as well as we are, but she has strength in her prerogative to break the Tory fetters, and we will help her to defeat them. Three cheers for the Queen.—(Loud cheers.) Let us, for ever, banish disloyalty, tumult, and turbulence amongst us ; let us meet in open day, in the presence of the Magis tracy, in view of the police ; let us combine constution ally. and. legally, until one universal shout is raised from Cape Clear to the Giant's Causeway, and from Conne mara to the Hill of Howth, for the restoration of our native Parliament. Then, hurrah for the Repeal!—Mr. O'Connell sat down amidst loud cheering, which lasted for several minutes. Mr. PATRIK BOYLiN proposed the nest Mr. STEELE seconded it in a very eloquent speech. Mr. JOSEPH M'CANN, Baymount, proposed the next resolution, which was seconded by Mr. HUGH O'NEILL. Mr. JAMES MARKEY, and some other speakers fol lowed ; after which the immense assemblage separated. THE DINNER. This entertainment took place at the Linen-hall. The number of tickets issued was 500, which were all bought up at an early hour in the day • and several p ersons Went away wh o were una bl e to obtain admittance to the dining-room. Nicholas Boylan, of Hilltown, J.P., most ably filled the Chair Mr. Collins, of Drogheda, presided as Vice-President. On the right of Mr. Boylan sat Mr. O'Connell, Mr. - Markey, of Walshestown ; Mr. Patrick Markey, of • Sarsfieldtown ; Mr. Nicholas Markey, of Naul-park ; and Mr. Thorns Steele. - On - the left of the Chairman sat. Mr. 'Berkeley B. Stafford, of Moyne, county of Louth ; Mr. Patrick Matthew, William O'Neil Daunt, the Rev. Mr. Langan, and the Rev. Mr. Kelly. Letters, apologising for their absence, were read from John Esq.,. M.P. ; Henry Grattan, Esq., ;Lost Rev. Dr. Croly, Right Rev. Dr. Blake, and Right Rev..Dr..Cantwell. . After. the customary toasts, the Chairman gave o' The Repeal of the Legislative Union."—(Loud cheers.) O'CoNNELL rose, and was received with enthu siastic applause. We are now engaged in a new struggle. —(Cheers.) The Catholics of Ireland had gone through three ordeals. They, had been three times in power since their religion was persecuted in this country, and they never persecuted in turn.—(Hear, hear. A Voice : " And they never will.") Never. We are the descendants of those who refused to persecute, and we have a more thorough conviction of its enormity than they had. England persecuted for conscience sake, and religion was blotted out there. Catholic Ireland never persecuted. Like captive Israel, she was bound with chains ; yet, being free,d from the m , h as n o t one spot upon her history to call to her recollection the . pain ful effects of reli g i ous pe rsecut i on. —(L ou d cheers.) We now come to the political question of Repeal; and.l want to know how many of you will submit to the present state of things ?—(A voice " Never !") Will you sub mit to have the ecclesiastical revenues of the land in the hands of the clergy of the minority ?—(" No, no.") And, let me ask, - what chaneo have you that an English Par liament will remove the injustice? It is a claim not de manded, or - a crime not committed in England—it is a crime not committed in Scotland; and Ireland will never be tranquil, and she:never ought, as long as such an in cubus is allowed to exist. I will not detain you by en tering into the details of the Corporate Reform question. An union means an identity of rights between two coun tries so united ; it means that each possesses equal rights and franchises. But is that' the case as regards England and Ireland?—(Hear, hear.) Recollect that the Tories are coming . into power ; and in what state will the ad ministration of justice be when that evil falls upon Ire land ? Remember that bad laws, when well adminis tered, become tolerable and bearable, and even tend to promote protection ; while good laws, badly adminis tered, become a grievous oppression by the nice dis tinctions' of phrase which are taken by partisan. Judges—the haughty insolence evinced by the Ma gistrates, whose feiends are in power—and, above all, by the kind of Justices you will have to preside over the Courts throughout the country. Will you bear all that ?—(Cries of " No, no.") They almost proclaim already that a rebellion must take place, but they have not as . yet tried it. Will you rebel? Oh, no, no—(Cheers)--we'll never rebel again, because Ireland will abide her hour—she will never violate the law; but if the Orange faction, backed by the English Tories, attempts to deprive us of our liberties or legal rights, oh, it would then be no rebellion.--(Cheers.) That would not be a rebellion, and in principle nothing is so, provided it is successful.—(Cheers.) In either case that of the people. of Ireland would not be so, be cause the people of Ireland would not follow such a course unless driven to defend their altars, their homes, and liberties—(Hear)—and no man will speculate on surviving such an issue, unless to become an unhappy victim. We may, in such a case, be stretched on the field of death, we may be placed in a state of inaction and be silent for ever in our graves, but we should be living or triumphant. It was only vesterday that I' read of a riot that took place at Dullley, which aroie in consequence of the colliers having turned out, not to get higher wages, but in order to prevent the wages whNli they had been receiving from being lowered.—(Hear, hear.) There were thre e troops of cavalry sent to cut them down, and they were commanded by the Rev. Mr. Cartwright, as the attend ing Magistrate—(Laughter)—and, by the bye, I thought of the circumstance, when talking of Catholic ascendancy. I was considering how strange it would appear, if on some commotion at Navan, my friend here, the Rev. Mr. Langan, would go at the head of three troops of ca valry, to cut down his parishioners.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Why, the circumstance is so ludicrously improbable, that my Reverend Friend appears: quite astonished how I could make such an assumption. But I come back to my sober question, " Are you pre pared to submit to Tory rule"—(Cries of " Never !") to that mis-government that has the diabolical features of giving no relief, no redress, no remedy ? It is a kind of political hell, replete with that eternity of suffering from which all hope is banished. There is no remedy while everything is calculated to aggravate and augment the evil. Mr. MARKEY—We have still the Loyal National Re peal Association to stand by us. Mr. O'CONNELL—I humbly thank you. I believe I know something of that assemblage.—(Cheers.) Reba lion, force, violence—we will have none of them, tut wel come, wherever it comes, resistance to r e b e ' Lion, force. and violence.—(Prolonged cheering.) ion all know that I have been for forty years or upwards struggling for ray native country.—(ChPers.) For nearly thirty years of these I had princi.imlly confined myself to the question of Catholic emancipation. I had during that I time addressed many meetings of the wealthier classes ; I have attended many meetings of the aristocratic grades of society. I have also addressed the operatives of the towns and the agricultural population in rural districts; and with the experienc e which I have thus acquired, j am able to pronounce what are the topics which seize with strongest hold th e I r i s h m i n d , that convulse with excitement the inmost h earts o f the people, and th a t prompt them with an almost convulsive effort of readiness to raise aloft their sinewy arms. I know all this, and I so lemnly declare before you, that though the impulses of threligio ofus feeli ions ng wereu alit stron within them, w h en I spoke to ,6 happy hom y, es and altars free," yet o I hav of e never em reli eq anof the prpriety en jqing raised such a stream of determination within their veins, such a _decided, or so enthusiastic a spirit of unani mity and order—(Cries of " Rear, hear")—that I have never elicited such a shout of triumphant anticipation as whenever lat all touched on the repeal. I tell you to do nothing that I am not willing and ready to do my self ;. and I will, therefore, go from parish to parish to set you an example of the way that I wish you to work. The Hon. and Learned Gentjeman concluded amid the most tremendous cheering. Several other toasts were drunk, after which Mr. O'Connell retired, and the company separated. ORDER OF LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM. A Royal Decree, of the 14th of May, signed by M. de Meulenaere, is to the`following effect : "Desiring to give a striking proof of the warm friend ship which we bear our brother and cousin, his Majesty the King of Greece, "We have decreed his Majesty Otho 1., King of Greece, is named Grand Cordon of our Order ; his Ma jesty the King of Greece shall take his rank in the order from this day's date, and shall wear the military in signia." Resolution of the 21st of May, signed by M. de Muelenaere, gives the rank of Commander of the Order of Leopold to M. Gabriel de Lessert, Prefect of Police at Paris, and to Count Rambeteau, P eer o f France, as a proof his Majesty's satisfaction with the service which they have rendered him, and a new mark of his personal regard, NEW PRO PE I. L E R.—Several engineers and other scientific mek met on board the Swiftsure steam-boat, on Wednesday last, to wit ness experiments with a newly in vented submarine propeller, patented by Mr. Blaxland. It is an improvement upon the Archimedian screw. The trials of the submarine propeller have been made in a small boat of three tons burthesi, and with an engine of three-quarter horse power, and they have hitherto been perfectly successful. The Swiftsure has been bought by the patentees, and will be fitted up with the patent moving power. The most sanguine expecta tions are entertained as to the result. r. goed• d to , to Is , a crl uity 'Q3 : 1, 806, Ind of .ef any lty ob' a (lull Veal, thl. to mar were , and u 2s. ). Y, e last Y.) )les. Its; fiver and AdVINING THE BOULOGNE. AFFAIR. The riot to which we yesterday altudeel, ,moose Tuesday evening during the grand ball. The ball-room presented a most extraordinary coup d'eeil. The first ob jects that met our view were three notorious English swindlers, who sat at a round table swilling brandy and water. We also saw•several of the most objectionable oi our countrymen, who could never by any remote possi bility have gained admission into any society deemed reputable in England. We found Lord Maidstone in the ball-room, and some of the officers of the Life Guards, several of whom are staying here. Lady Cardigan is also here at the Hotel de Londres, and several persons of distinction are, we understand, expected. Tickets having been liberally dispersed, especially to the English, who constitute the chief support of the town, the National Guard of Boulogne, about 3,000 in all, became indignant because the whole of their corps could not be admitted into the theatre, which, though fitted up with the greatest dexterity, could not be tnado to accommodate more than half the number. An at tempt was accordingly made' to force a passage, and re pulsed ; but the rioters quickly returned to the charge with showers of stones, which brzke Many- windows, injured several individuals, and might have led to consequences more serious, had not the military been called out. The Lancers and Gendarmerie had their horses saddled and bridled, and were ready to mount at a minute's notice. It has since transpired that it was the intention of some of the blackguards wheoere foremost in the riot to have set fire to that part of the temporary builditig of wood which was put up at the back of the Theatre, and to have availed themselves of the confusion to carry their infamous projects into effect. If the place had b • Cen set on fire, hundreds must have perished. The building was a long room built up with light dry wood, and if once set on fire would have burnt like touch-paper. The build ing was, on the very fir s t a l arm , or, as we have h ear d, before the actual riot c omme nced, surrounded by a strong detachment of the Infantry of the Line—the 27th Regiment, the soldiers of which evinced the best feelings and the most perfect coolness. The mob, which at one time presented a dense mass, reaching all the way from the front of the Theatre along the " Rue de la Spectacle" into the large street which runs at right angles with it, had it not been for the troops which were assembled by beat of drum and sound of trumpet on the first signs of insubordidation, would have forced their entrance into the theatre, and of course there could have been little respect for persons, prppertv;_ or even lives. The soldiers, however, drove them back by mate force with the butt ends of their mus kets. We have heard that some few were wounded by bayonets, but cannot vouch for the truth of the account. The Cavalry, the Gendarmes, and Lancers of the line behaved well; they scoured the streets in large bodies, and succeeded in dispersing the mob, which the infantry had driven back en masse. It does not appear that this outbreak partook much of political feeling, though the cries of" Vice !" everythin g b u t t h e l aw f u l Government of the country, "A bas les Anglais rand "Aux armes!" were symptoms not particularly pleasant for the foreigners and the loyal. Th e an i mos i ty was against the Mayor, who is not popular amongst the bad subjects of the city. Nearly twenty persons, implicated in the riot, have been arrested, and amongst them , are several English men. That Englishmen can lend themselves to such dis graceful acts is to be regretted, but when it is considered that a certain portion of the English residents at Boulogne are composed of the refuse of their own country, it is no matter of surprise that they should join any other black guards in breaking the laws. Yesterday a member of the London swell mob was arrested in one of the The fellow was found in one of the apartment's by a servant of the establishment. He affected to be fast asleep, and snored in confirmation of his assumed somnolency in a way that led to his detection. There have been petty depredations during the fetes, and a tolerably good har vest for the pickpockets. The fetes are about to termi nate. They have been a strange mixture of the pantomime and the serious. Taken as a whole, the thing may be said to have gone off well. BouLoGNE-SuR-TIER, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—AII is quiet again here. The banquet and the ball, the races and the rows, are over, the whirlpool is gra d ua ll y be coming weaker, and Boulogne has again sunk into its pristine state of apathy and insignificance. - HAMBURGH THE HAGUE, AUG. 17.—1 n the sittings of the Second Chamber of the States General to-day, the Budget for the years 1842 and 1843, and other onancial laws, were presented by his Excellency the Minister of Finance, who, in a prelimi nary address, said that the Government would present the Budget with the more confidence, as the total amount of the expenditure will be coveted by the total amount of receipts, without the introduction of any new tax, or the augmentation/ of old ones, and without having resource to any new loan. The total estimated amount of the expenditure in florins is 71,388,103 65, and of receipt-71,353,551 92. The expenditure and receipts for 1843 are nearly the same as for 1842. EXPENDITURE IN 1842:-- 1. The Royal Household.... 1,250,000 2. The principal Colleges 604,732 3. The Fo re i gn Department .. 580,000 4. Justice 4. Interior G. The Reformed Church 1,434,14k 7. Homan Church......... 520,000 8. The Nary 9. Colonies 61:226 10. Finances* ...... '' "" , 3 '1" 11. War D e p artment Of which the N e th er l an d s D e b t is 3 3,481 ,340. The budget is accompanied by other projects of . /aw and explanatory statements, the whole filling twenty-,..ne columns of the official purnal. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of ;laden has arrived at the Hague. FLUSHING, AUG. 15.—The statue. of De Ruyter will be un covered on the 25th of this month iti the presence of the King. Numbers of persons are expected to be present at the ce remony. DUTCH FUNDS . — AMerxRDam,IIAu . 17 Actual Dab[, f2}i per C?nt /Money. Bills. Jitto, Jitto, ditto 5 per ce".t. A I»01 t Svntlie, 4V, per cent 9l 915 t; Ditto, ditto. ' percent per cent 7SU 75X Comtnercip: Company, 4!4 per cent 1554 158, Ditto l o_ Company, and 1837) 5 per cent. ......... 10IK 102 Loup 1837, 5 per cent. ...................... 97X Exchange on London, One month.. / 05 Two months 1., * „ 11 95 Ilarnburgh, One month ..... Two months 35 56U . Dutch Papers, Aug. 18. BELGIAN N U NDX—E aUse Auc. la. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent, Rothschild's Lean, 5 per Clmt... 101 k Loan of Thirty Milli ons, 4 per Cent. 9 per Cent 1840 t 1.0/11 of 1T32, 4 per Cent ...... Socl,et) el Commerce, 4 % per 93 1 % Baur of Belgium, 5 par N ationalSeciety . Exchange on Lond on (shott) ........... .ll 95 --Brussel s Papers, Aug.. le. HAMBURG BOUSENHALLE, Acto.l4, Thirt] '4o'ven• • Billi. 'Money Austrian 5 per Cents. ............ ................ .... let —.I. ARank Shares ..................... ••••••••••••••••• ..,- WO :lido-Russian Loan ...... ................ ........ .... ..10.41; ai IRussian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certiticste ....... 10214 ! nscription, Ist SeLigs ..... .. ................ ......... .. 102 101% Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and . Co. 3d ane . h DiSeries . ....... .................. ..... ......... 99 97% tto in Certificates ........ .. ............ — Ncw 4 per Cent. (MO) .............. .. tesi, ~,,.......... 97% Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cetir . ~,,,„,,. ....... t.OX 4.6% LOADitto 5 per Cr , I , t , .......... .....,. .................„____ THE T TO THE EPITOR ita ON SUGAR.. OF THE SUN. Sin, -- Havin,94 seen it asserted by a Noble Lord, that t nn he differentiP:4 duties, on sugar are only some 3-sths of a Pe y, I determined to examine the subject myself, and I And that they are nearly 4d. in the pound. The protection which the West Indies possess, and whioli protection operates as a tax upon the British public, amounts to a greater sum than the poor-rates of the country. I will endeavour to demonstrate• the truth of this proposition : "West India sugar is admitted into this country on the payment Of 245. for each hundred weight : Brazilian sugar is admitted on paying 635. for every hundred weight; so that the West Indian has an advantage of 395. for each hundred weight of sugar. I use in my own house, on an average, 41bs. of sugar each week, which will be, for the year, 1 cwt. and 6-7 the ; and as I pay 39 5. per cwt, more for my sugar than what I should have to pay if there were a fair trade in sugar (that is, the Brazilians paying the same amount of duty as the Wiigt Indians, and as the Brazilians buy a million, and a halt more of goods from us than what the West Indians do, they are entitled to sell on the same terms), s isd a this n interest. year 36 . The so the ta x upon myse lf an d f am ily amounts to 725. 6d. per year for th e benefite he I n of us the West poor -rate upo n th that I am t ax ed for the benefit of my own cou n t r y men 365., and for the benefit_ of the blacks in the We s t I n di an islands lam taxed 7 25. 6d, We are often told that the West India ns are goo d o customers of ours. They buy from us .3,303,441/, of manufactured goods annually, and we have bought from them on an average of the last two years, 3,079,664 cwt s . of sugar ; and as we have given them 395. per cwt. more than what we could have purchased it at from the Bra zilians, if we multiply the quantity imported by 395., we shall then see what we pay for the privilege of selling to the West Indians the cheapest manufactured goods in the world. The amount will stand thus:-3,079,664 cwts., at 395. per cwt.. - 6,000,344/. 16s. ; add to this sum the cost of governing the West 1ndie5,:605,670/., and there will be a total of 6,606,014/. ; -which sum we pay fbr the privilege of selling 3,399,441/. of manufactured goods. In other words, 2s. for the privilege of selling ls. worth of goods ! Now, what shopkeeper could keep his shop open on such a 'principle ? No one could ; for the more business he did, the sooner his trade would end. The total amount of poor-rate for England and Wales, in 1838, was 4,123,604/. ; being 2,482,410/. less than what we are taxed in the shape of protection for the benefit of the black labourers. And if we divide this tax by the number of the blacks on the West In dian Islands, it will be about 81. for each—a sum double what is allowed for the maintenance of an English pauper in an union workhouse. For whose benefit do we submit to an indirect tax of 6,606,1041. each year ? Is it for the purposeof further ing the ends of humanity ?. Is it for the purpose of striking a blow at the slave trade ? Is it because the law-makers of this country have a strong desire to bene fit the condition of the 800,000 black men who live in the West Indian islands ? No such thing. The great monied men, the members of the illouse of. Commons, and the landed aristocr ac y of this country, own the soil of the West Indi es , an d it is for their benefit that we are taxed. In consequence of this tax, the blacks are enabled to pay a great er rent to t h e owners o f t h e so il ; in short, it is another Corn-law. Before this party will be conciliated, we must compen sate them in the same manner that we compensated thens with 20,000,0001. for the emancipation of the black slaves, which, if they reckon at the rate of twenty year** purchase, will be more than 100,000,000/. If they w in only persuade us to compensate them for the loss of t!jeir high rents, we shall then be at liberty to grind the 'Wi c k men into coffee if we like.—l remain, yours respe e tf u u l JOHN 11EY.WOOD.:' Oldham-road, Aug. 11, 1841.