The Sun. — London, England, 1841-09-22 00:00:00

EVENING SUN creations of bathing in, and skating on, the ornamental waters of Hyde Park, St. James's, and the Regent's • Park, by filling up the deep and dangerous places, so as to leave not exceeding four feet depth of water in any of the above-mentioned Parks. When he gave notice of his motion on Thursday last it was re ceived with merriment, but as he was anxious only to put an end to the deplorable sacrifice of life which an nually took place in the Royal Parks, he trusted there-was too maeli humanity in the House to turn the question into laughter. As it involved no interests but those of hu manity, he trusted that that indulgence so usually bestow ed on a young Member would not be withheld from him. At a meeting called to consider the propriety of his re sol n tions, it was resolved that upon a careful consideration of the dangers to which:the public were exposed, both in the skidting season and the bathing season, it was the opinion of the 'Committee that the suggestions should be adopted. The Hon. Member then referred to a return of the num ber of persons drowned and recovered in the Regent's, Hyde, and St. James's Parks for the year 1835 to the present year, from which it appeared that 35 persons had been di:owned, and 355 persons had been recovered. He would :tele the House if this state of things ought 0) continue when a remedial measure could be adopted? He would just state that the number of suicides com mitted in Hyde Park during the period referred to, ainoueted to twenty-one. For that he did not propose any reratedy.—Loud laughter.) The Royal Humane Society had incurred an expense annually amounting to 3,3371. for the purpose of endeavouring to prevent these disastrous occurrences, but all their exertions had proved inadequate. He thought he had shown this was a mat ter of nu very trivial nature, and he would ask Hon. Members if the: could consider themselves exonerated, if they refused ro adopt remedial measures for the pur pose of saving hunnan life? The Royal Humane Society had stated that they believed the measure he ;,a about to propose was both remedial and practicable. No fatal accident had occurred in the Regent's Park, and this was in consequence of the ehallowness of the water. In Hyde Park and t. James's Park, the ornamental waters were in some few places thirteen feet deep, an:l he proposed to reduce that depth to four feet, so as to make them safe. The materials sufficient to do this would.rn,t, be more than those required to make a third rote rai:road embankmet, an he was convinced that if a depot fur materials were opened at each end of the lakes. materials sufficient would soon be accumulated, without any expense except that attending the conveying them in boats to those parts of the lake, and of the Ser pentine, where they were to be thrown overboard. The work was practicable, and the expense would be inconsi- Ai:hougl it mig:lt inr,erf - in 9,;)::13 resp:?ct wi:7l n.:1 ,- ontu wwdd Ica ; !!:,11 11 - )ve. wintev :•n1 :.• ;,ter fe.!e,;;,?. t hatt wheit !:. ~1 .~ ♦ L' 1. ro'lrt wt';i ,a .:z. ..I(' E 1; , cunsul ~ a_. „a .~ L.. ~ ... don of ‘vhich F W A !•‘.i 10t10;1 M. lhat the Hon. Gentleman G.) was inimical to his - humane intenti,gr.:, if tai poied the motion' which he had ma di. He the one ail n- ,t regret that the motion was made, b? , cawie it farnislied an opporanity of bear ing testimony to the 'exertions of the Humane Society, which it was extremely satisfactory to witness. But he thoitght he could state some coniiderations which would initt.,..! the Gentleman to admit that, whatever ad vantages might be derivable fro:n his plan being carried into execution, it would, on the other hand, be attended with circumstances which Ivoul , l not make it so desirable. ()'()Si 1.,0',11(1 was made to any demands that were coasi nuri alorn he thought ooposi d,rL4l minecessar: anti on that . he might oppose it. But he was old enough to remember that formerly great efforts were made to have those very sheets of water deepened, which the Honeurable Gentleman now desired to reader shallow. Flom ten twenty thou,eand pounds were granted. for the purpose of rendering the water deeper in these places. Now, the Hon. 'Member wished not only to tiodo ad that was on that ocen - :ion performed, but to put a:) additional accumulation of earth in those basins, so that the water would be only four feet deep. He con fessed he was not able at once to calculate the expense of that measure ; but even taking the expense to be what the Hon. Gentleman stated it likely to amount to— ennely, drat of making an embankment on a railway— though he confessed he thought it would amount to mach more ; but even taking that estimate, would the proat to be derived from the alteration compensate for the expenditure ? He remembered when the Serpen tine was so shallow that it became extremely offen sive, from time to time, in consequence of the mud and offal from buildings in the neighbourhood, that accumulated in it ; and one of the grounds urged for deepening the water was the abating of that annoyance, to which not only those who bathed in the water, but also the persons who went for recreation in the Park, were exposed, and who were thus deprived, in a great measure, of the pleasure which the Parks were calculated to afford. He was aware that no man went into the water without risking his life ; but, at the same time, this was a manly and invigorating exercise ; and he should be sorry to debar those classes of society from it, by whom it was desirable such advantages should be enjoyed.—(Hear, hear.) He would also ask whether the proposition of the lion. Member would be practi cable, with any enjoyment, to the parties using the water for their recreation.—(Hear, hear.) He was also quite certain that it would not provide a remedy for the evil they desired to remove. Its effect would be to drive the population to other pieces of water, and they would have them bathing in the Thames or other places, where there was tenfold danger to life, and where, he believed, the loss of life would be far greater. He hoped, therefore, the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw his mo tion.—(Hear.) Mr. replied. The accumulation of mud which formerly took place in the Serpentine, was occa sioned by a sewer that had been recently removed, and shallow water would not become putrid, provided there was a constant fresh supply. However, seeing that the majority of the House would be against him, he should not press his motion, but he hoped that Government would take the matter into consideration at a future time.—(Hear, hear.) POOR•LAW COMMISSION. Sir R. PEEL said that he had given notice of a Bill to continue certain Acts that would expire within a limited time. Upon consideration, he thought he should best consult the opinions of the House by bringing in two Bills—(Hear, hear)—one to continue the Poor-law Commission, and the other to continue the remaining Acts. He also thought it right to mention, that those who might wish to make any motion on the subject should do so by moving an instruction to the Committee on the Bill to receive the proposition they wished to make. He therefore moved for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Poor-law. Commission until the 31st of July, 1842 ; also for leave to bring in a Bill to continue such laws as woidd expire within a - limited period. Leave gran' d. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE4II.6II moved that the following Members be appointed the Select Com mittee on Ventilation of the New Houses orParliament : Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Lard Stanley, Sir John Hobhouse, Sir James Graham, lord Vis.count ralmerston, Lord Francis• Egerton, Sir Richard Vyvvan, Mr. O'Connell, Sir Robert Harry Mr. Wynn, Mr. Francis Thornhill Baring, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Hawes, Sir Charles Burrell, Mr. T-uf noll, Lord Viscount Sandon, Sir John Guest, and Mr. Vernon Smith. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. On the motion for bringing up the Report of the Com mittee of Supply, Colonel ACTON said he wished to say a few words to the House on a ;latter personal to himself. He was most anxious to explain that it was his intention to have-voted against the grant to the Collega of Maynooth, and he communicated to several of his friends about him in the House his fixed determination so to do, but having inadvertently gone into the old lobby he did not Tacover his mistake until the door was shut.— (Laughter.) As soon as he was aware of his mistake he remonstrated in the strongest manner against being obliged to record his vote against his principles, and contrary to his recently expressed opinions, but he was incOrrned that having gone into the lobby his vote had, in f„ u t, been given, and could not be recalled.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) It was most painful t o hi m to vote against her Majesty'sprese n t G overnment, from which he ' had reason to expect such inestimabl e b ene fi ts to t h e nation, but lie never could conscientiously vote for the. l a y n ooth College. He never intended. to do grant to so and never would.—(Hear, he ar .) H e trusted the House would pardon his intrusion. He felt it d ue to hi s own character, and that of the constituency he had the honor to represent, thus to explain the a pp aiamt incon sistency of his conduct —(Hear, hear.) Mr. PLUMPTR E said the Gallant Colonel shortly before the division intimated to him his intention to vote against the grant, which he woul I doubtless have done, but that in following utlnieforHtoonna.teNlylemwebnetr into (thxe he ford (Sir R. H. Inglis) wrong lobby.—(Laughter.) up. The Report was then brought On the vote for the National Gallery being put, Sir CHARLES BURRELL said her hadbeen u i t nformed by good judges that the Perugino, which h a a p d ie te r n e lately of purcha se d f or t h e N a tional Gallery, was e e inferior description, and by no means calculated to r fleet cr e dit on t h ose w h o hid beenconcerne3r. Bekfi)rd d i ini e tspur by chase. It h a d or i g i na ll y b een bought for 50/., and h a d b een purc h ase d for the N a tional Gallery at the enormous price of 8001. It had been n called scr ibbl e d a ll over, that was , repainted—and tesdv_haatndwaas i bandeau, which had formerly been round the head of one f the principal figures, had been removed. H e trusted ',lto Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Govern- Inuit, in whose skill r.lnd taste he had the greatest eon ildi-aice, would endeavour that some right understanding :thonld ba Come to regarding that picture. The Report was then agreed to. WAYS AND MEANS. Sir GEORGE CLERK moved that the House do to ni..crow resolve isself into a Committee of the whole i ouse to consider the Ways and Means. Agreed to. FOREIGN BISHOPS The amended Report on the Foreign Bishops Bill was then brought up and azreed to. NAVY PAY BILL, Oa the Order of the 13;lbeingmOvN1 for the th . rd reaiing of the Navy Bill. Captain BERKELEY said that he reg-retted Aceing• no Member of the Government connected with the Admi ralty present, as he wished to direct the a:,:eation or tne •alembers of that Board tcpa grievance tx, which siamch on foreign stations were subje.cted. He would relate what had happened on board his a wn ship as an iilustra tion. The men had received th eir pay at Gibraltar, and in consequence of the rate of Pxnitange, had peen subjekted to a loss of fourpence on every dollar they received. He had drawn the attention of the former Secretary of the Admiralty to the subject, and- he trusted the present Secretary would adopt measures to prevent seamen from being subjected to such disadvan- tagos. The Bill was read a third time, and passed. LUNATICS AS'ILUM BILL. On the motion of Lord ASHLEY, the House resolved itself into a Committee. Mr. WAKLEY said lie hoped the Noble Lord would consent that the renewal of the present law, which was the object of the present Bill. should be for one year only, instead of for three. The subject of the treatment of lunatics had been much discnssual of late, and there could be no doubt that some alteration must take place in the law without delay. Last Sesiiion notices had been given on the subject, both by the Hon. Member for Lambeth, and the Right Hon. Member for Dumfries. Those Hon. Members had not then proceeded further, but there could be no doubt but that early in the ensuing Session the House would have to inquire into the subject. He admitted that the ex isting commission had been of esscratial service, but still he thought the public had a right to expect more infor mation from them than they had yet received. Theie could be no doubt but that the restraint in the treatment of the insane had been much diminished, but at the same time he knew that a most outrageous system of restraint existed in many lunatic asykems. The provi sions of the Act, which it was now sought to continue, extended only within a few wiles of the metropolis, and it was of no effect in the c auntry at large, and (nise quently the visitations in the. country districts were in effectual for the purposes of humanity. There was ano ther provision so ohnoxiotes to common sense that it ought not to be tolerated, for while a person desirou 3 of receiving net) lunatics to obliged to apply for a lieence to the Commlisioners, i: a person received only one lunatic the Noble Lord and his colleagues had no power or visitation over them s so that if fifty persons were separately confined in fifty diaTerent places, and confined unjustly, the Commissioners had no power of visiting the:n. He bad last Session presented a petition from a a gentleman who 1.10 a relative, a lady of large income, who was confined as a lunatic. He had tried to gain an interview with her, and could not succeed ; he had tried to communicate in writing with her, he could not succeed t he had tried to find out where she was confined, but he could not find out the place of her concealment. Ought a system so fraught with injustice and inhumanity t be sanctioned? He had no doubt but that there were hundreds confined in lunatic asylums in the country who were as sane as many per sons in that House, and a great deal more so in some instances.—(A laugh.) Even if the Commissioners f eand a person unjustly confined they could not release hint until after repeated visits, and in many instances six weeks must elapse before his release could take place. This monstrous state of things called for inquiry, and the provisions of the Act should he extended to all Eng land. In one asylum with which he was acquainted chains had been laid aside, and the patients were ma naeed al.noit without restraint, and by the appointment of addicioeal keepers and kind treatinen had been rendered almost harmless—he alluded to the Asylum for the county of Middlesex, and the Magistrates who had the superintendence of that Asylum had con ducted themselves in a manner that entitled them to the gratitude of mankind. He (lid not mean to say that in the majority of asylums patioeta were treated in an unjust or cruel manner, but the" principle was a bail one. He would put a case. Suppose he had is relative, of large fortune, in whose conduct he had observed certain eccentricities. Having a great affhction for his relative, but a greater affection fir his fortune, he would sue out a commission of lu nacy, and his relative having been declared insane would he placed in confinement. Now, did they attempt to operate upon the selfish interests of the asylum keeper to cure his patient ? No. The keeper said as long as this man continued insane I shall receive 4001. a year, which I shall loose if he recover. Until- such circumstances it was not likely that the man would ever become sane. If ate Hon. Member had a liver complaint, would he imagine that the best way of getting rid of it would he to say to his doctor, I will allow you 103. a-year as long as this liver complaint lasts.—(A laugh.) • The House ought to devise some means of remedying this mono tonous and preposterous state of things. No doubt the Hon. Member for Lambeth, or the Hon. Member for Dumfries would bring forward the subject next Session, and he, therefore, hoped the Noble Lord would consent to the amendment he was about to propose, which wag, that in line 24 the words " one year" be substituted for "three years." Mr. HAWES seconded the amendment. He knew the- Noble Lord had devoted great attention to the subject, and he must be aware that great abust4 existed in the management of lunatic asylums. In fact, there was no proper check upon them. The Noble Lord would recollect the case of the Hereford Asylum, and the scene there brought to light was dis graceful. Under the present law a single apothecary, unJer special circumstances, had the power to send any man to a lunatic asylum fir ever, and in cases of paupers a single Justice of the Peace, by his single certificate, possesed the same power. Lord ASHLEY—Not forever. Mr. HAWES—The Noble Lord said not for ever, but such, however, was the practical effect, for what man of nervous temperament could undergo the scrutinizing ex 'amination of a medical man prejudiced against the idea of his sanity, to which he would have to submit before he could obtain his liberty. All that the Hon. Member for Finsbury asked was, that the Noble Lord would not seek to renew the Bill for so long a period. The Noble Lord had rendered many and essential services to the country, and he hoped he would give his assent to the shorter period. Lord ASHLEY, who spoke in so low a tone that he was scarcely audible in the gallery, was understood to defend the Commissioners, but they had not sufficient power to do all they wished. The authority under which they acted was so limited that he must confess they did not do all that might be expected from them. The Act was intended rather as a prevention against abuses, than as one of a remedial nature. And that was stated at the time the Act was introduced. They had made periodi cal reports, but they were not laid on the table of the House, but if it were deemed necessary the Reports could be laid on the table, when the House would see what had been done.—(Hear, hear.) If there had been any omission, it was the omission of the Act, and not of the Commission. A great deal of what had been done was not by the authority of their powers, but by sug gestion and advice. They had, in a great many in stances refused licenses, but they had found it necessary to resort to extreme measures in only two cases. In many instances, however, they had found it difficult to restrain the parties offending within due bounds, and if it were known that their power was to cease in twelve months, the proprietors of asylums may take advantage of that knowledge, and the House may be certain the Commission would have great difficulty in maintaining prciper control; at the same time he was not indifferent to the imperfections of the Act—(Hear, hear)—to remedy which he devoted his entirelettention.—(Hear.) He was glad the Hon. Member for Lambeth 17a I called the attention of the Secretary of State to the subject ; and it would be remembered he did the same himself when the Member for London filled the same office ; ' and he had no doubt his Right Hop. Friend would be ready to listen to the suggestions that were made. Within seven miles of London the asylums were brought to a very complete state ; but he was sorry he could not say the same of the provincial asylums, which, he be lieved, were not subject to any official examinatisn, and that there were several of which they had no knowledge at all. He conceived it would be necessary to have the returns from all the provincial asylums. There were other defects which he did not know how to remedy, es that of the admission of persons into lunatic asylums. There was a disposition, on the part of the friends of a relative, not only to get rid of the unfortunate relative. but to wipe from their minds all memory of him ; and that was an additional reason why there should be, in the provinces, a searching visitation—(Hear ' hear)— and to compel the relatives to do their duty. The only question was, whether the Bill should be renewed fur three years, or for one ; but he considered that three years were absolutely necessary ; and, for himself, he would say, that all the time he could spare, and all the energy he could devote, would be freely and warmly given to the subject ; and he hoped, with the assistance of others, he should be able to inform the House, as soon as possible, of the adoption of some general rule, whereby the entire management of those asylums would be subject to a full,. complete, and effective system of visitation.—(Hear.) Sir R. INGLIS begged to take the present opportu nity of making his acknowledgment with his whole heart, and he believed his feelings were participated by nine tenths of the House, and were responded to by the entire country, as far as the character of the Noble Lord was known to it—not only for the present evidence of his worth, but for all matters in which, apart from politics, he had ever been engaged.—(Cheers.) There was no title which he ever earned—there was no title which he could earn—equal to what he earned in that House as the friend of every sufferer. Mr. WAKLEY was ready to agree in the opinion of the merits of the Noble Lord, but in his (Mr. Wakley's) mind the speech of the Noble Lord proved that the com mission ought not to be extended to three years. The Noble Lord said the act was difficult—he alluded to want of power—he said that discrepancies existed in the la e w , s a a i n d d he e t n t ,e h t e i d N g Nob le a 1 10 I. hisrd said en energies to e the the Act." subject— but it' the Act was as he stated, would. it not paralyse those energies? When the Noble Lord the Member fer London proposed to renew the Poor-law Bill for ten years, the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tam worth refused to accede, because he thought the power belonging to the Commissioners ought to be subject to frequent supervision. The same argument applied - to the present Cearnission. It was a well-paid Commission— he did not object to payment—but what were they paid for ? The professional men of that Committee— some of them lawyers, and 'some physicians —wer e p a id one guinea an hour ; and he believed it was optional with themselves how many hours they would spend. He believed that one person, Properly selected, and responsible for his acts, as the Home Secre tary was responsible for his, would do more service than the entire Commission. The subject (eight to be taken in hand by Government, and placed under the searching and effectual supervision of the Home Secretary. This Was a question unconnected with politics, and he hoped the Noble Lord, seeing he could have no motive, per sonalit, would consent to adept for the soonereim it carne before Parlia ment the better. the shorter o r otherwise, p e r e I r v i i o s3e, in u Lord ASHLEY said that the Commissioners were not raid ; at least, that he was not. Me A m l L bers of th E e ohmadmiostsiiloyntll alluded to , i tridh esa t i h d e so disti professional nct distinctly. h H e e c w o a u s l d p a a i s d s re b Itiht theNobi e r reolfe.osrsidothmelnei‘‘Terrenheeerasnt had to say guinea or a pound for every hour's attendance , and the Act, he believ e d, imposed no limit upon that attend ance. Sir J. GRAHAM earl, that, tee he had been eo ofe alluded to, he wieed say - a few words, though he lead not yet directed much o(l,is attention to the subject. It was a subject of deep and gra: e importance. and it was impossible to lis:en to the discussion without feeling that it touched the heart ; and he cordially agreed with the Hon. Member foi• Oxford, that, amid the many claims of his Noble Friend upon the gratitude of the British public, none gave him so good a title to it as that which he acquired as thu friend of the unprotected, and none gave him so strong a claim as the position he had taken on the present subject.—Loud cheers.) The question before the Committee was simply, whether the Com missioners should be continued fur three years, or for one. He agreed with the Hon. Member for Finsbury, that it was very desirable that the conduct of public servants should undergo investigation. He also agreed with him as to the necessity of inquiry into the confinement of lu natics in general; and if it should be found upon careful consideration that further steps were necessary, he would in a future Session propene an alteration. But after the declaration of his Noble Friend, if the question of one or three years went to a division, he would vote for the longer period. ' Mr. \VAKLEY said he had moved this amendment because he believed that he was serving the cause of hu manity. If he thought there was any probability of Isis succeeding he would go to a ; if, however, he vas likely to be in a small minority, he would refrain from doing so, believing that it would only injure the cause he was advocating.—(hear, hear.) Mr. ESTCOUWI' said his opinions on the subject coincided with those of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, and had a division taken taken place, he would certainty have voted with him ; but after what had fallen from his Noble Friend, and from the Secretary of State for the Home Department, he would recommend the Hon. Mem ber not to press the House to a division. Mr. WAKLEY then withdrew his amendment. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress, and the Revert was ordered to be brought up to morrow. On the motion that the Poc.:r-law Continuance Bill be road a fir. 4 time, Mr. YORKE said he would licre give notice, that he should move that the Counnissioners be not empowered to ent)rce indi.,criminate separation between man and wife, and that in no case should they sanction it, where the application for relief arose neither from poverty nor vice. _ . Sir J. GRAHAM said, that as he should to-morrow propose the second reading of the Bill, that, perhaps, would be the best time for giving notices of amendment. Mr. YORKE said he would give notice of his motion to- morrow. The Bill was then read a first time. Sir J. GIiAII.A.II gave notice that to-morrow he would ask leave to bring in a Bill for the payment of the per son; employed in taking the census of the population. The House then adjourned at a Quarter-past Eight. formed a basis on which he thought they might very properly found some conclusions in endeavouring to estimste the future traffic on the line And although it ws scarcely the business of the Directory or the Chairman to enter much into such state ments, 3:ill he thought it their ditty to put the Proprietors into possession, as far as they could, of all those circumstances which tend to show the ultimate prospects of the concern. The receipts—taking for a basis the present receipts, and mak ing those deductions to which he had referred, and which were derived from the experience of other lines—would be very nearly 6,0001. a week. This showed, he thought, that they could not but expect an advantageous result for the under- ' taking. The next important subject was the expense of working the line. They had not yet the data sufficient to enable them to ascertain at what rate per annum they could work the line; but, taking every pains to ascertain the probable amount, in cluding maintenance of way, the depreciation of stock, and, in fact, every charge they could conceive could come in, and they found that with a receipt of fr0m.5,000/. to 6.000/. a week, their expenditure would not exceed 100,000/. a year. If they succeeded in keeping it to that amount, thay would work their line at more moderate cost than any other of the largo lire s. Another observation with respect to the profits. Different principles were in operation in different. Companies as to the mode of conducting their traffic ; and as those principles were essentially nifferent, and as the Directors conceived that the principle on which they intended to work this line was the right one, he might explain wherein the difference lay. It had been a.surned on some lines, that the expense of convey ing passengers or goods was a certain amount, say Id or lid. per passenger, and, consequently, any traffic which would cot yield something more than lid. per I wsenger, was not wor , h while for these Companies to secure. ; hut the Di rectors of this Company did not • look at their traffic in this light. They had a fixed expenditure, say 103,0001. a year, whether their traffic was large or small ; and they set aside the receipts of the first traffic to pay that 100,0001., and all surplus beyond that amount they looked upon as profit. Consequently. guided by that princi ple, their endeavour was, first to secure such traffic as the dis trict yielded through which the line psssed, at the highest charge; consistent with the interests of the Company. Par liament had sufficiently protected the public, and the Company cndeavowed to get the most out of the district. But, when they looked further than their own distri -t, they saw that, un less they reduced the rates very materially, there would be, beyond what they were able io derive from their own district, a considerable por:ion of traffic which would take other routes. With respect to the new shares, they trusted that the con ditions on which they were off red would be satisfactory to the Proprietors, and that they would be taken ; and, as they had been obliged to connect the issue of new shares with the payment of the dividend, he was anxious to prevent the po::,i bitity of any one conceiving that the dividend vsas a payment oat of the call. The fact was, that their revenue account had already borrowed the money, in order to make gool.the excess of expenditure beyond the capital they had raised ; they hail had to borrow from the revenue fund all the -money that had accrued from the traffic. and the call would enable them to pay that back, and then that fucd was the legitimate source from which to pay the dividend. Mr. KAY awed, whether it was a rule that no porterage should be allowed to third-class passengers ? • MANCIIESTER AND LEEDS RAIL WAY HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The tenth half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors in this undertaking was hell on Thursday last, at the Com pany's Offices, Clowe's-buildings, Hunt's Bank, and was rather numerously attended, , there being nearly seventy Proprietors present, several froth a considerable distance. H. liouebswoneen, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, having taken the chair, called on the Secre tary, Mr. Jellicorse, who read an advertisement in the Manc,Tzester Guardian convening the meeting, and stated that a similar notice had appeared in tae Leeds Marcury. The Chairman, having first taken the vote of the meet ing to authorise him, next proceeded to affix the Com pany's seal to the register of Proprietors, and then re quested Mr. Entwisle, one of the Directors, to read their Report. Mr. W. ENTIVISLE then read the Report. It is too long for insertion entire, and printed copies arc in the hands of the Shareholders ; bet the following are the principal passages of general interest : - The total receipts for the first six months ending on the Ist instant, have been 103,0701. 175., showing a weekly average, during the first three months, of 3,251/. Os. Id., and, during the second three month, of 4,6191. 183. 2d. t!And though some part of this improvement is, undoubtedly, dune° the in crease of traffic that alwas s takes place at this season of the year, yet the Directors feel justified in staring their opinion that the traffic is gradually developing itself, and, under more favourable circumstances, when trade shall have recovered frem its present depressed state, will fully answer the expectations that they have always entertained The average weakly re ceipts, during the six weeks ending on the 6th instant, have amounted to 5,1951. Os. 3J. The total disbursements on capital account, up to the Ist of July, amounted to 2,728,2701. Is. 10d., which suns includes the payments on account of the extension line to hunt's Bank, and of land and materials available for re-sale, amounting together to about 80,000/. In the fieancial expssiten given to the Proprietors at the special meeting held on the 3d of June last, it was stated that the questions of a dividend, and of the issue of the new shares to be created under the powers of the recent Act of 4 Victoria, would form subjects of consideration for the present meeting, and that in the present state of the finances of the Company, they were inseparably connected. By postponing a division of the profits, the issue of the new share; might for a time be de layed ; but the Directors, after much consideration, anti with an anxious desire to meet the wishes of the shareholders, have de termined to recommend that a dividend, in proportion to the amounts paid upon the shares, viz., of 21. en each share of 1001., and of 17s. 21 on each share of 50/., amounting to gether to the sum of 37,158/. 6s. Sd., be declared out of the surplus receipts derived from the partial working of the line, simultaneou-ly with the issue of the new shares of 25/. upon which a deposit will be required of 21. per shore ; and they fur ther recommend, that the new shares be offered to the Proprie tors in the proportion of one share of 25/. for every 1001. of the stock of this Company held by atiy Pooprietor. Although the capital stock of the Company has recently improved in value, as the Directors had anticipated, yet the rise is not yet sufficient to ensure that the new shares will be taken up at par, and the Directors had, therefore, to consider in what manner an adequate inducement should be he'd out to the Proprietors or the public to ° subscribe for these shares. The issue of them at a discount would deprive the Company of a portion of their Parliamentary capital; , and, in order to avoid th s, it has been determined to recommend that an extra value be given to the new shares by engaging to pay dividends upon such deposit and upon all sums called up and paid upon them, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum for five years ; and that such shares be entitled to dividends after the expira tion of the said term, in proportion to the amount paid upon them in exactly the same manner as the other shares. Under these conditions, they believe that the shares will readily be taken up; and, as it will probably be thought desirable to raise as much of the future capital as possible by loans on bond, in anticipation of calls, the expenses to the Company of placing the shares will be but small and temporary. Since the special meeting in June last, the contract for the Oldham Brandi Line has been entered into, and the contractor is bound to have it completed and ready for opening early in January next. The total cost will be within 50,000/. The Halifax Branch Line will form the next subject of the attention of the Directors. The continued indisposition of the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company to proceed with the con nection line, together with the unfavourable state of the times, and the serious inconvenience which would be caused to the Proprietors, by calling upon them for any large amount of capi tal, under the great depression which has taken place during the last half-year in the rrarket value of the stock of this Com pany, have combined to deter the Directors from submitting to the Shareholders on the present occasion any proposition for the immediate commencement of the works upon the Exten sion Line to Hoot's Bank.. But, as the powers of the Com pany to purchase land expire in July next (unless their renewal should be obtained in the next Session of Paflia ment, for which notices must be given in November next), same positive decision has become unavoidable. As the question at present stands, the Directors of this Company have reason to believe that the project of a junction line round the southern side of the town, is virtually abandoned ; and that the only point at issue is the sufficiency of the thorough traffic to afford adequate remuneration fur tne outlay. The opening of the Manchester and Leeds line has been looked to by the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Company as being likely to afford a basis cn which to found their calculations for the solution of this question; but it has long beers the opinion of your Directors, that no result obtained from the traffic between the lines, while disconnected, can ever afford that de gree of certainty of success which the very cautious policy of the Liverpool and Manchester Company seems to require ; for the question is not so much as to the amount of existing traffic through Manchester, as the amount which would be diverted into this channel by a continuous railway communica tion. This can only be determined by actual expe rience ; but, from the immense extent of the intercourse known to subsist between Liverpool and the populous districts on the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the result may, in the opinion of this Board, be as certainly inferred and relied upon as any data on which such work. are wually undertaken. In pursuance, therefore, of their powers under their Act of Parliament, the Directors have determined to proceed with the purchase of the remainder of the land re quired for this purpose, by which means they will secure for this Company the power of forming a direct communication with the- Old River Company, in case the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Company shall allow their own powers to expire unexercisetl. The advantages of this con nection with the water conveyance to Liverpool would be, in the opinion of your Directors, inferior only to those of a direct railway communication ; in proof of which they would reler the Proprietors to the recent introduction of an improved clas of boats upon the old river, an experiment that eppears hitherto to have been attended with complete success. The CHAIRMAN then said that it had been usual to follow the reading of the Report by a few observations, to supply details on subjects noticed in the Report, or to give information on other subjects, known to interest the Proprietors at the time ; although they were now ap proaching a period when, he trusted, facts would speak for themselves, and would require no comment. But, in refer ence to the present half-year, he thought a few observation might be desirable. In the first place, he would advert to the opening of the line, on the Ist of larch last, as an event which would not only set at rest all doubt and anxiety as te the completion of the line, but at the same time remove ad remaining obstacles to that remunerating traffic towards which they had so long looked. They might now very properly congratulate themselves on the completion of so stupendous a work. Whether they looked at the nature of the country through which the line passed, the engineering difficulties which opposed themselves, or the pecuniary difficulties of the times in which the work was car ried On ; to the energy and skill thus employed in the expendi ture of the capital, or to the immense advantages which the railway was likely to confer upon the district through which it runs, and the addition which it could not fail to make to the productive energies of the country—all these were reasons for congratulating themselves; and, if there were no oth, r similar, work iu the country, this line would, he thought, bear ample te;timony to the industry, zeal, arid enterprise of the age. When he last addressed the proprietors in June, the Directors expressed seine disappointment that the increase in the traffic had not answered their exp tations ; but, at that time, they had overlooked a 'act which subsequent experience had shown to have considerable effect on their traffic. At that tette they had not cpmemplated their present arrangements with the carriers ; so that in May last their increased traffic was exceedingly small. Since then, however, the traffic had continued to inereese steadily and pro gressively, so as sufficiently to indi.ate that the Manchester and Leeds line was to ferns no exception t 0 the rule, as to all the principal railways, that there was, and would continue to be for a lung time after the opening, a steady and progressive increase of traffic. During the six months just elapsed, to the Ist September inst., their receipts had been 103,0001., and in that time the average weekly receipts of the first three months was 3, 9 76/. ; of the second three aglly the toadd accounts; thean months, 4,616/. These sums differed a little from the balancing e re accrued, m ade thein accounts as published ; but, as would be perceived, during the last six weeks or two months, they had d, re if ee th i result would be, that in the first three months the weekly re • p e t sc,o corrections e t n h g e w y WOOL'. 3,276 /o and in the second theee months 4,6161. Their average weekly receipts, during last mouth ( August), had been 4,895/., when these corrections were Matte. .flitinzh this was not a sufficient amount to make an adequate return upon the amount of capital expended, it The CHAIRMAN—It is.. Mr. KAY—Then he should recommend the Directors to take that rule into further consideration. A few days ago, at ore station, a female came with a box, which she wanted placing on the luggage-train, and none of the porters were willing to assist her. At length a gentleman standing by, seeing her situation, took it up, and carried it is the luggage-train. One of the porters came to him, and wished to know whether he was a passenger ; and it was not till he had shown his ticket that the interference of the porter ceased. He thought this a case deserving the attention of the Directors. The CHAIRMAN said, the Directors had, on a former occa sion, explained to the Proptietors the principle which they found it absolutely necessary to apply to the working of that traffic, so long as they milintained that class of fares. It was a question how far the public convenience was better provided for by having only two classes of passengers, and givirig the usual attendance and porters to both, or having a third chits at a much dowel. fare. The Directors conceived that it was more for the interests of the pubde that the Com pany should provide a les class of carriages fir the conveni ence of those who could afford to pay a high class fare ; and, in order to make that meet the interest of the Proprietor:, they were obliged to limit the expense as much as passible. They could only do so by using carriages to hold a much larger number of people, and by not incurring any expense in porterage. There would occasionally be cases of hardship like that named ; but the question would be, whe:her it was not bet ter upon the whole for the lower classes that they should be conveyed at the rate of Id. or lid. a mile, than that no such conveyance should be afforded them below 2d. a mile. The Directors believed that it was for the interest of that class of people that it should be as at present. Mr. KAY said, he understood that the lower doss passengers formed as large a per centage upon the capital as any class. The CHAIRMAN saint they did so; but, if they allowed por terage to the third class, many second-class pasmngera would become third-class passengers. Mr. E. LOYD, banker,said he had been exceedingly gratified with the Report • and he had great pleasure in moving that the Report of the Directors now read be received ; that their pro ceedings be app-oved of and confirmed; and that their accounts, up to the 30th June last, be passed. The motion for the adoption of the Report was then put from the Chair, and passed nein. dis. A PROPRIETOR. asked—Have you made any estimate of the expense of making the brancn to Halifax ? :ttr. COUCH said the estimate was about 55,0001., the length being about 1% mile. The CHAIRMAN said it was their intention to commence that branch early in the spring. The PROPRIETOR then asked if the Directors kept the ac count or Sunday traffic separate from the rest ; because the Proprietors, who had strong conscientious objections to parti cipating in the profits of Sunday travelling, might wish to know what these were ? The CHAIRMAN said they had the accounts so made out, that the Sunday traffic might be distinguished; and they could, if the meeting wished it, state, at the bottom of the dividend warrants, as the Liverpool and Manchester Company did, the amount of the Sunday traffic. After a long divertAtion by Mr. James Wood against Sun day travelling, which led to no result, the meeting separated. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1841 TRANSATLANTIC TRIBUTE. (From the L 1 ova Scotian.) The following pretty lines, by General Morris, Editor of the New York Mirror. breathe a tone gratifying to the Briton who reads, and very becoming to the Ameri can who has written. The former delight in all rational homage to the young, high-souled matron, who sits on the throne of the Isles ; the latter appears to feel a deep and due sympathy in matters that concern the affections and the well-being of the land of his fathers. Every thing human is liable to contumely or ridicule—Queens, and Kings, and Presidents among the rest ; but he is not a wise citizen or Christian, who seeks occasion for unchari:ableness merely because occasion may be found. The indulgence of legitimate veneration, is pleasinc,f and profitable to all concerned. General Morris thus ad -dresses THE LADY OF ENGLAND. Lady of England—o'er the seas Thy name was borne on every breeze, 'Till all this sun set clime became Familiar with Victoria's name ! Though seas divide us many a mile, Yet, for the Queen of that proud Isle, From whence our fitther , sprung, there roves A blessing from this land of groves! Our father land ?—fit theme for song— When thou art named, what memories throng; Shall England cease our love to claim ? Not while our language is the same. Scion of kings ! so live and reign That when thy nation's swelling strain Is breathed among OUR forests green We tou raay sinn " God save the Queen'. SPORTING INT ELLIorENCE. LEE AND ELTHAM RACES. TUESDAY. The Eltham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added. Mr. Balchin's Affection, 3 yrs, (Esling) 1 I Mr. S. Scott's Fama, 3 yrs Mr. J. Oliver's Diplomatist, 4 yrs . 3 3 Mr. Goodman's Mungo Parke (bolted) ; Mr. Stirling's Comptroller, 3 yrs; Mr. Sherrard's Lady Mary, 3 yrs; and Mr. Coleman's Carlos also started. The Licensed Victu,llers' Plate of 20!., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Mr. Clifton's Whalebone, aged (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Skingsley's Tenebrosa, 5 yrs 3 2 Mr. Stiles's Playfellow, 3 yrs ...... .. 2 3 Mr. Scott's Fama, 3 yrs, and Mr. Gambier's Prince Nicholas also started. The latter bolted, ran into a hedge, fell, and broke his back; he was afterwards killed. His rider was very much hurt. The Ladies' Plate of 20/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 says each. Mr. Goodman's Ailing° Park, 4 yrs. (Crouch) 1 1 Mr. Balchin's Slang, aged Mr. Cassidy's Ferryman, 5 y. - s 4 3 Mr. Robins' Zephyr, 5 yrs Mr. Benton's KensLngton, 5 yrs 2 dr The races tick place in a new course at Eltham, and were attended by an immense concourse of spectators. SIIIPL'ING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—The St. George, from China, May 23, lat. I S., lon. 107 E.; Wilhelmina Maria, Manills to Hamhurgh, July 27, lat 13 S., lon. 9 ; Standfries,Perr.am bueo to Tres e, 21st ult., off Cape de Verde, by the Duchess of Clarence, arrived at Cork. Gertrude, from London, 6th ult., lat. 40 S.. lon. 21 W.; barque Medora, 7th, lat. 12 N., lon. 21 W. ; Hoop, Rotterdam to Batavia, 161 h, lat. 14 N., lon. 25 ; Agueda, Clyde to Bombay, 16th, lat. 14 N., lon. 25; Oscar, of Stockholm, 24th, lat. 21, lon. 35; Runac, Lima to London, 30th ult., lat. 34, lon. 39 ; barque Mountaineer, 13th inst., lat. 48, lon. 14 ; barque Glasgow, lat. 55, lon. 10. by the Buchephalus, Small, arrived in the Clyde. Barque Arachne. 13th ult., lat 13 N. lon. 25, by the Parluna, arrived at Li verpool. Lucy, Sharp, London to New Zealand, June 2, lat 11 - S., lon. 26 W. ; Pearl, Plymouth to Sydney, June 6, lat. 18 S., lon. 26, by the Arabian, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. Cygne, Table Bay to Bourbon, June 23, off Algoa Bay, by the Deborah, arrived at Ditto. Centurion, Jersey to Mauritius, lat. —, lon. 11, by the Eliza, arrived in the Clyde. Bengal, London to Sydney, New South Wales, July 21, by the Runac, arrived off Portland. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The St. George, from China to London, June 15, lat. 20 S. lon. 73 E. ; Assam, China to Lou don, sth inst., lat. 35, lon. 35, by the Java, arrived off the Isle of Wight. The Creamore, Newfoundland to Per nambuco, 4th inst., lat. 37, lon. 39, by the Ca.s.-iopa, arrived at Liverpool. British Queen, of John's, New Brunswick. and Albania, Liverpool to New Orleans, 15th inst., lat. 50. lon. 16, by the Rochdale, arrived at ditto. Z inte, Londoi. to Malta, Bth inst., 10 miles East of Gibraltar, by the Lotus, arrived off Falmouth. Nonpareil, bound to Smyrna, Ist inst., off Malaga, by the Elizabeth, arrived in the Downs. Mary, Africa to Liverpool, off Cape de Verds, by the Flora, arrived in the River. Mn. WARButtToN.—Betides the official re elections, there have been a few casualties, one of which is singular in its kind. After he was returned at she general election, Mr. Warburton accepted the Chikers, Hundreds. That sudden retreat caused the utmost, sur prise, except to the initiated few. The facts on th surface of the ease are odd enough. At the election fol Bridport is July, there were two Liberal candidates. Ir. Warburton and Mr. Mitchell, and one Tory, Mr. Baillie Cochrane. Mr. Cochrane is defeated ; he pe titions against the return on account of bribery and cor euption; and Mr. Warburton accepts the Chiltern Hun dreds, and politely makes room for the very Mr. Baillie Cochrane whom he defeated two months before. The Tories laugh at the admission implied in his hasty re treat. It is hardly alleged against him that he bribed ; but it is understood that his money was used for vet-) questionable purposes ; and that, rather than risk tle t o es of both seats, expose others to worse than could be inflicted upon himself, and unveil the shameless cor ruption at Bridport, he withdraws. That a politica purist like Mr. Warburton should be entrapped int, such an awkward position, is sufficiently ludicrous ; bu the grand absurdity is the state of the representative system, which admits of such perverse results. Hen s Mr. Warburton, one of the mo=t able and industriote .ilembers of the House, thrust out to keep in a gentle nan of whom nobody knows much, to admit soothes gentleman in the sam e predicament, and to =Te n th, misdeeds of electioneering folks and corrupt voters in e distant seaport town. Mr. Warburton was an ornament snd a stay to the Liberal cause in the House ; but s.nne of Isis Committee-men have put themselves at a disad antage with other Committee-men. aura the electors ss Bridport are not immaculate ; so Mr. Warburton must .vitha...,Lw. It was wont to be said of rotten boroughs, hat they were useful for ail - flitting persons whuus it wa: ,nost desirable to have in the House, though they 'cot& not find other modes of admission ; but that was befork the Reform Bill !—Speclater. On Tuesday evening last we were visited by the Aurora borealis, or - nor thern lights. They latgat about eight o'clock, and continued at intervals to slice vast sheets of lurid fleme over a.space of SO or 90 degree: of the heavens, until midnight. The fo g , which has ' , accompanied the south-east winds during the day be rune more dense with ni , ghtfalle and contributed, t, 1 - le borealis dismel end s epernatural, covertn. the face of 11:!ttirt, with a ,to and si:!dy he 1111 singular phenomenon was f . ollowed by ' vivid flashes of lightning, accompanied- by thunder and rain.--Dundee Chronicle. rouie SLAVERY. Four coloured men were recently executed at St. Diais for flagrant crimes. The confession of one of them, named Madison, affords, with fearful vividness, evidences of the horrible characteristics that may attach to slave dealing in the United States, and of the ex tremely corupting tendency of the unholy traffic. We subjoin an ex:ract : " According to the statement of Madison he was born in Virginia, the slave of Asa Brockman, and was sold when 14 or 13 years of age to a negro trader by the name of and taken to New Orleans, "He soon obtained the full confidence of his master, re turned with him to Maryland, and was encouraged by him to tell false tales' to slaves, whom he wished to purchast, and to aid him in coaxing W; l f or in stealing and secreting others. The slaves were told that his master was from a free State, and that they would be taken to Canada out of the reach of .their masters. To the women and girls he held out the prospect of marrying rich white men, avid of living in style and splendour. Blakey, in con nexion with his partners, having collected from 80 to 100 slaves, started by land to New Orleans. " Oa their way to Washington a plan was formed by which Madison's master was to sell bin as often as he could, after which he was to run away and (r ' o back to M him. He was sold in this way to r. Clay ofkVashing ton, for 1,300 dg,ls., and soon afterwards joined his roaster in Baltimore. He was afterwards sold for 1,000 duls. in Virginia, and again returned as before. Near Orange Court-house, he states that his master robbed the vault of a merchant of a large amount of money and bills, amount ing.to about 100,000 dole., and set fire to the building, which was entirely destroyed. On their return to New Orleans, Madison was sold, and the purchase money, 900 dole., was given - by his .former master to him, as a reward for past acts. " After this he was engaged, as he states, with a man in obtaining? goods on forged orders. Soon after Madi son concealed himself in the store, which he robbed Of 300 dole. Afterwards the store of Mr. Field; was rob bed of 3,000 do's. ; and, in company of a man by the name of Learned, '2,700 dole. was obtained from the Bank on an altered check. About this time a partner was taken into the concern, and the firm turned their at tention to stealing negroes, running them to Mobile, and selling them by attction. " Such are a very few of the'cases of the negro stealing, robbery, and other acts of villany in which Madison was engaged, previous to his coming to St. Louis." FALKIRK SECOND TRYST. MONDAY.—This great market commenced on Mon day last, the 13th inst. The w?ather underwent a most agreeable change on Saturday, and has continued, so that the cattle appeared in the market under every possible advantage. Monday being the day set apart fir the sale of sheep, about from 26,000 to 23,000 were in the market, and sales commenced briskly in the early part of the day; and towards the evening it may be said all were sold. . Amongst the lots brought for sale, we may state that Mr. Sillers, from Sunderland, disposed of a very fine lot, consisting of 1,000 white-faced Cheviot wedders, at 11. I Is. This was the top price of the market; his black- . faced wedders sold from 11. to 11. Is. Mr. Scobi e from Sunderland, sold a very fine lot of 600 white-faced Cheviots, at 11. 10s. to a gentleman in Cumberland, his Cheviot ewes from 16s. to 205.; and a superior lot were disposed of at 275. Messrs. M'Farlane and Mitchell. Argyleshire, sold 600 wedders at 225. ; 300 ewes at u s. ; and 600 of the cross breed at 20s. per head. Mr. Roan, Liverpool, had a superior lot of 1,100 whitefaced ewes, from three to five years old, reared by Mr. Reed, Inver ness-shire. They were sold early in the day at about 13s. per head. This lot of ewes here allowed to be tip filiest in the market. Mr. Harris sold a fine lot of 156 blackfaced wedders at 235. 6d.- per head. About the same number of the cross breed at 255. 3d. Mr. Murdiel and Mr. Cameron, and Mr. Scott from ,Hawick, had also several large and very fine lots disposed of at about the above pricei. A considerable number of Highland ponies were also exposed in the market, a part of which were sold. There seemed a demand for good draught horses. . A good horse, say about six years old, brought about 2SI. to 30/. _ _ On this day a fine hare broke cover, and made a fine run through the Tryst ground, followed by a pack of Highland collies. Puss took the lead for about a mile, affording fine sport, and attracting attention to all quarters of the market, until a young man belonging to Denny carried her off in triumph, after having been se verely wounded. TuEsDAY.—The morning was cold and cloudy, threat ening rain, but the day having kept up, no interruption was offered to the market. _ _ Several lots of sheep, in all about 1,000, chiefly of black-faced welders, remained unsold on Monday night, but obtained buyers during to-day at from 11. to 11 2s. About nine score of rams were in the market on Mon day, but few sold. Prices from 21. down to 11. Mr. Methven,•Glasgow, had a lot of forty-six short horned nowt, fed by Mr. Cuthbertson, East Lothian, the pick of which, consisting of twenty, were sold to Mr. Allan Gilmour, flesher, Glasgow, fur 271. Weight about fifty- Dutch stones. Mr. Methven sold a lot . of the Fifeshire breed to Mrs. Watson, Glasgow, for 21/ Mr. John Thomson, Whitefield-farm, Cupar-Angus, sold a lot of the Angus-shire breed, fed by Lord Mans field, to Mr. Roan, tlesher, Paisley, for 211. This was a fine lot, averaging about forty-four Dutch stones. Mr. John M'Neil had six scores of the West Highland breed, Argyleshire ; fifty stots were sold to Mr. ITTurk, England, for 61. 6s. ; twenty queys at Si. 103. ; and twenty do. at 51. As usual, there were a great number of horses—sales dull ; but the prices for good draught horses kept up. A number of Highland ponies were readily bought at from 31. to 61. ANTI-CORN-LAW TEA PARTY.—The COM mittee of the Carlisle Anti-Corn-law Association gave a soiree on Tuesday evening last, to meet the ministers of this city and neighbourhood who attended the Manches ter Conference, and hear their report. Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart., of Brayton Hall; was called to the Chair. He regretted that some one more able to discharge the duties of Chairman had not been selected, though no one felt more strongly than he did the injustice of the present Corn-laws. He said that the landed and the - agricultural interest ought to be influenced in every step they took, by the consideration that their interests were identical. If one prospered the other must pros per, and they ought to go hand in hand. The. wretch- Aciess of the country was so well known that he need :lot dwell much upon it. The miseries of the poor w‘, , re .laity increasing ; and if the present system of Corn-laws .were continued, and our manufactures ceased to orosper, and our operatives were thrown a burden upon .he land, how deplorable must be the result I He be .ieved a repeal of the Corn-laws would benefit all par ies. But even supposing that the landed interest did offer a little, he thought they were called upon to make some sacrifices for the good of the thousands who were suffering in so lamentable a manner. He was of opinion that the Corn-laws were unjust ; it was unfair to impose s tax upon the food of the poor—especially when that :tx did not find its way into the Exchequer, but into the ockets of a particular class—under the namb of protec ion. Believing the Corn-laws to be impolitic and un net, he was ready at all times to give his humble sup ,ort in effecting their repeal. It was scarcely necessary ~hat he should remind the meeting to discuss the ques tion without reference to party, or to what was called party-spirit. He would conclude by expressing . a hope that a spirit of candour and Christian minty would per vade their proceedings. The ministers having made their report, which was most favourably received, the meeting separated. — Carlisle Journal. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Between three and four o'clock on Monday afternoon the following frightful and seri ous accident occurred on westminster 7 bridge :—Mrs. Sarah Fool, a respectable msrru'd woman residing at No. 28, Tot tenham-street, was walking on the footway pavement with her two children before her, a girl aged eight years and a boy aged three, when, owing to the throng of persons pa•sing by, the children were pushed into the road, and fell against the wheels of a heavily-loaded flour waggon that was going alon g . The shrieks of the mother caused the horses to start forward, and it was at first supposed that they bath had been ten over, as when raised up they were found to be bleeding and insensible they were conveyed as quickly as p ass ibl e to Westmins,e; Hospital, where it was aseertained that th e e ld est h a d one of her arms broken above the elbow, and that the wheel had so violently grazed against it that the flesh was torn away from the bone to a considerable extent ; s h e a l so received several other severe contusions ; the youngest child was also lacerated in different parts of the body and much bruised. Hops are entertained of their surviving. [ADVI3IITISTL7IENT.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.- Wit° WILL no 1 , 1%740—J0hn Duke, Esq., a retired solici tor, residing at No. 20, Alerrow-street, Walworth, was for four years confined to his house by the erysipelas settling in both his legs. On his left ankle there were three old ulcers. Three months ago he had the advice of one of the great London stir means, who, after attending him for six weeks,'assured him that there was no cure for his case. He has just ben radi cally cured, in nineteen dais, by the use alone of this invalu., 1131 e ointment aod these pls. 'these medicines, lop;eAler, trt m pFrfuriracles. S o ld at I=roferslr Hollo way's Establi•hment, 244, Stiaad, w h e n us% d wiritre advice pfaY b° had ' gratis, and of every iespectable che m i s t thioughout tha king dom, in pots and boxes, t., - 2s: Pd., 4s: GA., 11 5 .; 225 * , and 335. each. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SAINT .1" :MIN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK% At lialf•p s!t ene o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the 27th of Atust, a fir.i commenced in the ship yard of Messrs. Owens and Danean, in the adjoining village of Portland, and before it was stayed it had extended its ravages over a principal part of that thriving place. The sad catastrophe is said to hay: had its origin in tt.e firing of a quantity of chips, and sprinklings of tar, at the bows of a neg vessel neatly completed in the ship-yard, by a red-hot bolt which fed from the hands of one of the workmen engaged in enlarging a hole in a portion of the ship's rigging. Tee fire immedia ey communicated from the chips to the bottom of the ves sel which had been newly tarred, and soon spread to all parts of the yard and ship, defying every attempt to extinguish it. From the ship the flames extended to workships in the vicinity, and from them to 'the dwelling-houses fronting on Portland-street, and so rapid was the work of destruction in this vicinity, that a great quantity of the contents of the dwellings near the ship yard was consumed in the house . i, the dense smoke which arose from the yard contributing to prevent all ingress after a short titn-. The wind was from the south-west, which drove the burning cinders, &e., into the open &ids, in rear of Fort Howe, and did not endanger the safety of property so much as woullhavo been the case lied the wind bean however, in from any other quarter One building, tbat district, the Old Gun House on Fort Howe, took fire from cinders falling coon it, and was consumed is a few minutes. The number of boil Hogs destroyed cannot be less than 60, and among them were many large three and four story houses, several newly-erected dwelling-houses, and a Wes!eyan Methodist meeiing-house. Tout was also consumed a superior vessel of about 900 tons, ready for launching.; together with all the ship-buildi, g tools, implements, &c., belonging to Messrs. Owens and Duncan. The lass, we are sorry to say, has fallen chiefly upon persons who are quite unnWe to bear it. Many of the owners of the houses bad their all itif ested in their pro perty', and were supporting d e nselves by their own honed industry—and the greet..ir portion of the tNia , ts were persons in poor circumstances, depending upon their daily earnings for m iintenance. The fire raged without irvermisiiion for nearly five hours, and consumed proi:erty, of the value of which no correct estimate can ')et be formed, but which ;s supposed to. amount to 25,0001. We have been handed the following estimate of the losses, &e. :-53 houses burned and puled down, valued at 17,500/. ; Wesleyan chapel burned, 2,0001. ; ship on the stocks, partly rigged-, 7,0001. S; rigging, &c., not in the ship, 1,000/ ; furniture, coons, &e., destroy eI, 2,5001. ; making a total of 30,0001. 200 families, containing 1,150 people, have been turned out of house and horne..6oo of whom may be said to be in distrear.— New Brunswick Paper. REMOVAL OF THE WRECK OF THE HOYAL GEORGE. During the three weeks that have elapsed since our last notice of these operations, :he m.litary divers, still the only ones employed, have been very zealous and successful in getting up large ceiantities of timber, which have been deposited - in the dockyard. At the time when Colonel Pesky commenced his operations the whole starboard side, as well as the bows and stern ef the wieck, were perfect, standing upright up to the • level of tie lower deck, and in some parts higher ; but the larboard or south side of the wreck, which leaned over when the vessel sank, had etiltan to pieces, and lay prostrate on the bottom, covered with mud. This part, the most troldesome of the whole, t r the share of Lance-corporal JOllO3 (workbag .from,, No. 4 lump for each diver has I.is district), whet - from the first declared his hope of grt:ing down to the original bottom 'm bar the larboard bil g e, upon which the whole weight of the vessel rested. This object he accomplished with great. sagacity and perseverance towards the cod of last month having, after removing the timbers on that side, got up about 300 superficial feet of the outside planking covered with copper ; under which he found the original ground on which the bilge of the larboard side of the ves,tl had rested, which was very smooth, and had been so compressed by the pressure of that enormous weight, that he could scaiictly force his iron pricker - into it. Private Sktion afterwards cleared his way also to the original bottom from the other side of the same lump. Corporal Harris, working from No. 5 lump, was much impeded for several days by a mass of coals coagulated into a sort of concretion ; to remove which Lieutenant Hutchinson, ordered some small charges of 191 b. and of 511 b., and finally one of 1601 b., to be fired succes sively in the centre of the mass, which dispersed this obstacle ; after which the same diver who pl-reed all (nee° charges slung a very large fragment of this mass, which had been blown out of the crater produced by the last explosion, measuring about I nine feet in circumference, which, on bring hauled up to the surface, was cut in two by the chain slings, and fell to the bottom; but a basketful' of coals which he brought up were of good quality and burned well. This explosion took place on the 11th instant,. and enabled Corporal Harris to get up a good deal of thnher from the spot, and amongst which was a piece of the kelson, recovered three days afterwards, , measuring 27 feet in length, and about 19 inches square, with the scarfs at both ends, as well as notches on its lower surface, by which it rested on the floor timbers, and the mortices on its upper surface all perfect, At the afternoon slack tide of the same day he re covered another piece of the same, which had been • broken by an explosion, as it only measured nine feet in length. Some spare axletrees of gun-carriages, from the gunner's store-room, have also been recos er a i, together with the cap of the mainmast, halt split across on one side, and an iron fid, as well as some pieces of iron ballast, which, from the very soft state of their outside surfaces, as well as from their unusual weight and size, must have be longed to the wreck. Lance-corporal Jones also recentiy fell in with, and got in, some shir,gle ballast, which, being a great impediment to his progress-, will be scat tered like the coils by sonic small charges of gunpowder. •PrivEce Williams, who works the portion of the wreck formerly possessed by Mr. George Hall, has been no less indefatigable and successful in sending up timber from the wreck than his brother soldiers, but has not met with anything curious. In addition to the half: anchor creepers, and to the rake with teeth, a flat scraper or rake without teeth, measuring la feet in length, and 18 inches in del,th or height (mule in the dock-yard, at the suggestion of Lieut. Hutchinson), has ben drawn over the shoal to deer array the mud, during the height of the present sving n which period the diving is always. discontinued for two or Circe days. Tire souodings tasen by that olliterr last week indicate a very great diminution of the height of the shoal since the commencement of the operations of the present season. SUSPECTED MURDER AT DEPTFORD.— On Saturday the neighbourhood of Deptford was thrown into great alarm, by a report that an old man named Wm. Beckworth, alias "laggards, who was•upwards 'of seventy years old, living at New King-street, Deptford, had been discovered murdered in his bed. The unfortunate man was lying quite dead, with severe injuries upon his head and face t his eyes were black, and his mouth full of blood, quantities of which had flowed on the pillow and bedding. It appears that the deceased had married in July last a girl about 20, of a notorious character, named Taylor, since which they have frequently' quarrelled, and she has been heard to say she would be the death of him ; and, from their having been heard to quarrel during the night, strong suspicions are attached.to her. At the time of the marriage the old man was possessed of nearly four hundred pounds, which had been spent in licentiousness and drinking. Information having been forwarded to Mr. Carter, the Coroner, a post mortem examination was directed, and the inquiry took piece at the Freemasons' Arms, Deptford, last evening. Mr. Edward Downing . , the first witness, a surgeon, residing in High-street, Deptford, after describing the wounds, gave his opinion t hat they were the effects of violence, either from a fall or a blow. A person might receive an injury, and effusion and extravasation, as was the case here, might come on a week afterwards, and cause Oeath in a few hours. Mr. John Atkins, surgeon, of Union. street, Deptford, corroborated the above evidence, and thought the injuries had arisen from violence, and had caused death. Witnesses were then called to prove that the deceased and his wife were con stantly quarrelling, and often fought ; that about a week ago they went with a party of friends to Erith in a small boat ; that the deceased knocked his wife over into the river, but she was saved ; that the old man was then struck by a man named Eustace, who was in the boat that he was alto knocked down by his wife, and that his eye was bleeding for about two hours after their return. These witnesses, loose and contradictory manner. Sergeant Lovell, vit a however, gave their evidence in a must policeman, proved that he bad on several occas.iotrLs wife nessed the most cruel treatment on the part t and Eustace towards the old man. that further evidence would be necessary ; - but from therefore be better to adjourn the inquiry The Cori` o e ‘ r v, s n a l lf t l i iduit'llye wife of the what had already transpired Eustace They were thi n deceased must be given into custody.withstrict ceders to al lboowt h o l f n n m o d c e o d m o m v curn communication. police s ONE OF THEIR OWN • TORY OPINION deserted by its elected. r epresentative the patient party to which the de- LIGHTS.-It rarely happeneOss,eFnw' t b iv e e l sa tl k ra e t , c f a o n t: , s t t h i e tu r e s n e c a y r: receives a new candidate 0 as they - wood have received thesame de serter belpngs as of such to be held cheap, andtreated as constituencies do not . convenience whims,f individual in other more agreeable circumstances. Indepen denth the cordially tfssie4 aspirations,, if they were mere instriimettsesrupserr.rsevineanitto men as 11 r. Alterman thompsen. We believe we are dying a permanent goof to . the Conservative cause, when we plainly our opinion, that the conduct of Air. Aldermat e%Prt• • the severest censure—that the loss of the Thompson merits seat for Sunderland to the Conservative party is mainly to be a scribed to his vanity, ignorance, and presumption—and that he has proved himself to be a man who is capable of sacrificing, the interest and the cause of his country to his own low and selfish schemes of personal ambition —.Hominy Post. A few days ago a workmal, un ler treatment in the Hotel Dieu, for brain fever, in the temporary absenge of the person who attended upon him, rose from his bed, and rushing up,n ;he terra-e, plunged from thence into the river. eu.dr , c:,s Li the ,%;;.tei- bad a salutary effect upon the pa tient, who, being a good swimmer, struggled successfully aea'nst•the current, and having effected a landing in safety, ho was conveyed by some municipal guards, who were on the spot, to the hosfital. EVENING SUN PAR ELS. I was prepared to hear of impeachment ap,ainst the dinisters, but I did not expect to find them corupb; nented by such men as the Duke.of Wellington or Lora tanley. Is, then, the Constitutional resp onsibilit y of Ministers of the Crown extinct?—and ;he Royal office row a mere Ministerial plaything ? Have t,:le people, all this whind le : been exerting themselves to get setter Ministers , have they thus been annoying the Q u .seru by overruling her predilections, and separating her fr,.. , m the Ministe mow r m of her choice, merely that their places ight be pied by their flatterers ? In short. Sir, has tNe nationl move" been a mere child's game -at bat..leb re shuttlecock, to get the Whigs out and the sConserva tives in ? If the Duke and Sir Robert think surprise will soon be as great as mine was law the Duke of Wellington assured the House of Lords 1. hat — T i " He had always considered that Lord Melbourne ha" rendered the greatest possible service to her Maje. t Yi He had reason to know that coon Majesty herself was opinion that the Noble Vit had rendered her the greatest service, not only as a public servant e ngaged i ° the conduct of affairs, but in the assistance he had givie ° her Majesty in making her acquainted with the lawl 60, their policy, and system of government in the country." Now, Sir, the man lives not who has revered the puk e of Wellington more than myself. His attaclunent the Monarch has been above suspicion ; but as t‘ home-spun Yorkshireman, lam utterly un able to fi,ues in how the Duke can reconcile it to his loyalty to ;10 C 4 e" forcing such a Minister to retire from the Queen' s • vermnent. How thankful I am that I never was 3 " Conservative I" Then, again, in the Rouse of m ons we find how great is our loss (Lord titanley being the Judge), by ridding her MajzystST of that misch ievous adviser, Lord John Russell. Lord Stanley sa:s; re s P eeP ing hjm.— " I fu2ly give the Noble Lord the credit of having been influenced by no consideration but the sense of dot} which, with a man of his high honour, must be .P are : - mount to every other. Every one who has watched. 110 ,. • conduct, must regard it with no sentiments but those admire ion of the great zeal, perseverance, ability, • talents with which, only in the duties of his ownst' ,j partment, but in the un uagement of the political bu ness of the House, the /si,Thbla Lord has uniformly co y , ducted the very arduous and difficult task which wa s 3.- siwned to him." 'Every Englishman must now naturally ask, is le really so, why should we have b, en excited to reg e S, he expulsion of these Ministers, by loiders who, aftc r , " o f their admirers, and compliment tbt'm when cert lail ucceeding to their places?" Du not mistake me ; hil i ° o a well as any man what courtesy requiree , aye, and -allantry demands, from the conqueron_l to the va quished • but I have yet to learn that flatixy is a reg:ii site in the character of a soldier or a statespian. „p ' that the Duke and my Lord Stanley have said' is t r t l e , it will be difficult to convince men of any party' thl;," Ccnservatives have not been guilty of a grave against the Queen and the people, in forcing these viceable, dutiful, honourable, admirable , zealous, T,seir vering, able, and talented." Ministers to resign itiLtis offices, and the Queen to accept their resignations---ta depriving both of the services of such honest, faith and excellent advisers. It has bean disingenuous wuto from beginning to end ; and, by the showing of to Conservative leaders, I fear that it is likely to tura bad account.—Oastler's Fleet Papers. , or MELANCHOLY CASE.—This morning a t.L. woman ; who has for some years been deserted by husband, and left helpless and unprotected tubrin,°,'llPhe family of four children, was brought up befbre i I t st Police Court on a charge of having been caught, 3, night stealing potatoes from the farm of Galc hill. The unfortunate woman who. along wi th - 0 emaciated girl, about twelve years of age, had h ee d, caught in the act, at once pleaded guilty, and I ,f g ., e n el in mitigation of her offence, total want. Hers": held two children had been a day without food; she had ap to the Relief Committee for assistance, but had been re der on account of not belonging to the town, and an these circumstances she had no relief left I..ut relos. tantly to satisfy the cravings of nature by this nie Wl as Both the mother and child cried bitterly in Co:i t : „, : The s: tt.- 7t they have done since taken into custody. Magistrate, Bailie Ritchie, awarded as a punislaaetti three dap' confinement in prison. We are s°rrY doo dissent from the decision of the Court, but we ce not hesitate to state, that the most proper seatenl„ii. would have been to have han d e d this .1,011, and her child over to the managers of the elt, 11- them to be properly provided for. Last w on being taken into custody, her case wa3 aniined by two managers of the poor, mho, after examining her house, were quits sati r t i find her statement was true. We have also e/tarainei, die history of this poor woman, a nd find that 1:1100l,Pr deserted oy her husband four years, and left with V children, with the aid of her relatiln.i, and by her' 2vb t .. ex,rtions she had hitherto maintained t h e m, without ec te ing the parish or any public institution a farthing ; had removed from the parish of Kilpatrilk to Barrhoo two years ago, where, up till the setting iir of the Pr i e, i s r e a , depression, when she was thrown idle with el,.'"thes she had maintained herself independently. W he ,. 3 ; thrown destitude for want of work about t since, she removed to Paisley, where, having the precarious employment she could pick up, she hay er, reduced to the condition she was found in. Her da ugi t t who was with her, had a fever a few weeks back, al: u maintained by herself, without any aid from the —a strong proof that she was not dishonest, but rein. -it, to commit what the law regards as a crime, by sheer ws'?, We lay this simple statement before the public, as wlt ile a sample of thousands of cases which exist ; an d we do so, we at the same time call on Sir Robert V 4. e te .; Government, and all who support it, immediately -tci,)„,3- forward, and not thus to permit our country an d ht lion nity to be disgraced by an honest industrious popolii I t being reduced t, such a degraded position, and the perry of those who have it being thus put in jeoP ° from such a cansp.---Renfrewshire Reformer. mgt • ORIGIN OF WARS.—The history of ever) ! is very like a scene I once saw in Nithsdale. Two /3° . from different schools met one fine day upon They eyed each other with rather jealous and indiglifv:o,l looks, and with defiance on each brow. " What ar" glowrin at, Billy?" What's that to you ? where I have a mind, an' hinder me if you do r ' ca b hearty blow was the return to this, and there --- o f a battle began. It being Saturday, all the boy , ' iv both schools were on the ice ; and the fight instantbl, became general and desperate. I asked one of, 11 / party what they were pelting the other for ? 1 ao • they had done to them ? "0, naeth:ng at 41 /1 . - ht: we just want to gie them a good thrashin." .After ing till they were quite exhausted, one of the priel n d heroes stepped forth between, covered with blood , re pt his clothes torn to tatters, and addressed the bell i g!: - ve; the tit, parties thus—" Weed; I'll tell you what we'll do tits if he let as alane, we'll let you alane." There more of it ; the war was at an end, and the - boy s tered away to their p!ay. I thought at the time, 'I.; have often thought since, that that trivial the best epitome of war in general that I have over se 013 Kings and ministers of state are just a sat of gr ° ' : lf children, exactly like the children I speak of. this material difference, that instead of fightir g c'u t a nd needless quarrels they have raised, they sit in ,safet i.. Y. ec is look , on; hound out their innocent but servile -sw - tre, to battle, and then, after a waste of blood and as are glad to make the boy's conditions, "If ye'll e 'f4 alano, we'll let you alane. Ettrick Shepherds Sermons. 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