The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-08 00:00:00

pu one- meetunx was nellilenerUay tiltrzuvvrnu• London Tavern, Co enable the Council of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association to explain their intended mode of operation during the present year. The large room was crowded as on the last occasion of the society holding a meeting in the City, while very many were unable to obtain admission. A few ladies were accommodated with seats in the gallery. On the platform we observed, amongst other well-known Reformers, F. O'Connor, Esq., M.P., W. 'Williams, Esq., C. Gilpin, Esq., D. W. Wire, Esq.,jW. Bower, Esq., J. Irving Scott, Esq., G. W. M. Reynolds Esq., W. Clarke, Esq., and W. Mall, Esq., Brodie N.`hie 'Willcox, Esq., M.P. At one o'clock Sir Joshua Walmsley, M 8., ac companie db y the other members of the eouncil entered the meeting, and were received with loud cheers. Sir J. Walmsley was voted to the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by calling upon H. Tyndal Atkinson, Esq., the Honorary Secretary, to read the advertisement convening the meeting. This having been done, the Secretary read the treasurer's report, from which it appeared that the receipts from the 29th of January to the 31st of last December, 1849, amounted to 1,980/. 173., and the expenditure to 1,8791. 65., 103. in hand. leaving a balance of 101/. The CHAIRMAN intimated that a vast number of letters had been received from many staunch friends of the people, who were unable to attend, but he did not propose to take up time by reading all of them. He,however, proposed that some of them should be communicated to the meeting, since it had been charged against them out of :.doors that they never had any of their old reformers present at their as semblies. These letters would answer that charge, and prove beyond all dispute that not only the views but the purses of a numerous body of well-tried Re formers were with them. The SECRETARY then read the following letters, which were listened to with much interest, and occasionally interrupted with applause as particular I passages agreed with the feeling of the meeting : " 103, Westbouree-terrace, Jan. 7, 1850. i " Ify dear Walmsloy,—l have been confined to the house for a couple of days with a cold, and am sorry I can't be at your meeting. I am engaged to appear in Buckinghamshire on Wednesday next—(Loud cheers) —and unless I nurse myself so as to be well enough to go, the Protectionists will say I am afraid. " By the way, what better proof could be had of the necessity of an alteration of our representative system than is to be found in the simple fact that the Protectionist party are claiming to have public opinion on their side in favour of a revival of the corn-law ?—(Loud laughter.) They tell us to look at the reaction in the late elections for Kidder minster and Reading, where a few hundred men, more or less, under influence, returned Protectionists. Now, I would ask, how many members would they return in favour of a bread tax, if the constituencies numbered, as they ought to do, 10,000 voters at least.—(Cheers.) The necessity of :placing the Home of Commons more under the influence of the people few will deny; the only question is, how to accomplish it. I can only say thst whether it be attempted by a direct vote of the Rouse of Commons, or by as many as possible of the people armingthemselves with the 40s. freehold franchise, whatever plan may be resorted to it shall continue to have my hearty support.—(Cheers.) All I ask of the public is not to delude themselves with th e idea that a few Liberal Members of the House can accomplish any thing without the co-operation of the great majority of the people out of doors, and I remain, very truly yours, " RacuanD COBDEN. " Sir Joshua Wahnsley, M.P." (The conclusion of the letter was received with great applause.) " Fellenberg House, Stamford-hill, " Jan. 5, 1850. "My dear Sir,—l have just returned from Cambridge shire, and regret that I shall have to return on Monday, before the time your meeting assembles, or it would have been highly gratifying to me to have taken part in your proceedings. " During the week I have addressed five important meetings in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, which meetings have been largely attended by farmers; and, although I found many farmers who still believe in pro tection, I obtained an enthusiastic response to all my appeals in favour of Parliamentary and Financial Re form. " My deliberate opinion is, that as soon as the farmers discover the hopelessness of obtaining protection, they will be the most earnest reformers in the nation. " Heartily wishing you success, I am yours, sincerely, " VINCENT. "To Sir J os h ua Walinsley, M.P." " "London, J an . 5, 1850. Dear Sir,—Although I have for many years zea lously advocated the principles of protection, as doubtless you are aware, and although my views thereon remain conscientiously unaltered, yet as free trade' is no longer a mere pro position, but a fact established by the laws of our e nintry, I feel it my duty to abandon from this time forth all controversy on the subject—(Cheers)—believ ing that the most judicious course for every Protection ist to adopt is to Usfi: his utmost exertions towards the removal of those burdens which oppress the people, so as to enable them to take advantage of their altered position. Moreover, I consider a restoration of the protection laws utterly hopeless—(Cheers)-- from the fact that those who are now endeavouring to rekindle the agitation possess, with very few exceptions neither the spirit to adopt, nor the brains to appreciate. —(Laughter)—the only possible means that could afford the remotest chance by which that object could be attained; while by their virtual rejection of the only just species of protection, vis., Protection for all, or protection flr none' (which was always my motto), they render tolerably apparent that the protection they now seek is not so much protection for British industry as protection for British idleness.—(Cheers.) Hence, if any one fancies that the protective laws wits be restored he may rely on it he is building his hopes on a broken reed, which will only pierce him the deeper. The course I am now adopting does nut, I conceive, in volve any inconsistency on my part, for both publicly and privately, orally and in my publications on protec tion, I always said, Whenever free trade becomes the law of the land, we must then have a cheap executive; the burdens of the people must then be removed ; more over, that whenever that event should occur I would, in that case, advocate as zealously the removal of those burdens as I was then pleading the cause of protection. " Desiring to act consistently with these predictions and declarations, I am determined to use my humble ability in the cause of financial reform; and as I fear that cannot be obtained without Parliamentary reform, then I say common justice towards the people demands the latter also.—(Loud cheers.) " Will you, therefore,:do me the honour of enrolling my humble name as a member of your suciety.—l have the honour to be, dear Sir, yours very faithfully, " W. W. SLEIGH, M.D." The CnAinizAx then addressed the meeting as follows :—Citizens of London and Gentlemen,—lt is nine months since I had the honour of presiding over a meeting similar to the present convened in this room. The object of that meeting was to cele brate the birth of the Metropolitan Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association. I meet you today to congratulate you on the rapid and unexampled success of the movement which you then so cordially sup ported.—(Cheers.) Not many months had elapsed, after our meeting in this place before we felt it to be our duty to convene an aggregate meeting in Drury -lane Theatre. By this time it had become evident that the feeling in favour of reform, which had been dis played throughout the districts of the metropolis, pervaded the country at large, and it was therefore resolved to change the name of the association from that of "Metropolitan" to that of "National."— (Hear, hear.) Subsequent events have confirmed the wisdom and propriety of this step, and have proved that when we became in name a " National" body, we did but anticipate the feelings and wishes of the British nation.—(Hear, hear.) Since the meeting 1 referred to the C ounc il o f the association have, to the extent; of their limited means and the agencies at their command, taken measures in keeping with the name they had assumed, Deputations have, amongst ether places, visited Northampton, Norwich, New castle, Sunderland, North and South Shields, Car lisle, Paisley, Greenock, Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Denbigh, Wrexham, Stockport, and W o l ver h ampton. In no instance have the representatives of the associa i- tion failed to meet a friendly and enthusiastic recep tion. Large and ineuential committees hare been formed in all these places to carry out the objects of the body. In the towns and cities which have been r named, as well as in many other places, the friends of representative improvement are ready for action, and t r will look to this assembly for counsel and example. I think I may say with truth that the influence which this association has been able to exert has been owing less to any peculiar merit in the plans which have been concocted, and still less to the rank or talent of the individuals connected with it, than to the circum stance that the country, at the time this society came into existence and promulgated its scheme of reform, was already convinced of the necessity for the change proposed, and ripe for a great and united movement in its favour. In a word, the feeling had not to be created, it was and concentr already:ated enge nupon dere somed, and had but toprboedstieiveolonped practical p o (Cheers.) Gentlemen, if when the issue was doubt ful the Council of the association felt it to be their 'd u ty to advance, how much more so, when they had the unquestionable proof before them, that the friends of progress in every part of the kingdom were with them. They were desirous, however, to proceed with discretion, and in concur rence with the views and opinions of men of expe rience and judgment in other parts of the country. They accordingly invited a select number of their ried supporters to a preliminary consultation. The fleeting took place on the 20th of last .month, w h en, fter mature deliberation, three things were nanimously agreed to ; first, that a fund of of less than ten thousand pounds should be Used to be devoted during the present year to to per ui the association ; secondly, that l ea _ ediate measures should be adopted to arouse, by noltaneous meetings, the entire country; And, accomplish.—(Hear.) the:C u rn o p u " i n i " s e ' h i i l . ll:ce;d j e e a eir;m — d ' o - f t o carry abilityu " t -a , . 0 ; ou f t; - and possibhe le to fulfil the second and third resolutions there can be no doubt, if the first should be realised, and of the pl ( ac i t l i e c a a r b , i b li e ty ar.) of do ß in e g for t e h , is n t o h w er e e ve i r s , n m o a. c k a i u ng se a fo g r en f e e r a a r l . appeal to the country for pecuniary aid,otfhelibCeoruanlictyil deemed it their duty to set an examp le "committe e a o n f d wa a y ls s o an t d o incoenanvsoke emselves,. ”i%, th o is tni m a e n e y ting as a days will erelapseoe a similarafterthet appealerMinat willo fiOnb our made to the x urproceedings next bt city iii the empire.—(Hear, hear.) 4 fund li will of ll those who have aiier& contributed to thi s he read to you, and you woi wa n!ited to swell that list b y - additional contributions oti the *et ?. 4,at ;ta, may be Isnasyn to the world to-morrow that this great metropolis', forward in every work of saatienal philanthropy and comsaercial enterprise,. is foremost also in this great work of represeuti4.7e regeneration. —(Cheers.) Gentlemen, while I am on the sub ject of money, and while I return my fervent thanks to those who, since this association was origi nated, have been ever ready with their purses to help us, let me not forget the essential service which has been rendered by gentlemen who have given us more than money, namely, their time, their intellect, and their effective labours and eloquence in our cause. Thus far the harvest has been truly great, but the labourers have been few; but let me tell you, for your encouragement, that we shall not for the future lack men to go forth and reap every part of the wide field which is before us.— (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is my confident belief that before many months have passed away, the expres sions of sympathy with us will not be confined to the British Isles—we have fellow-subjects in every section of the globe, as virtuous, as intelligent, aye, and as discontented with the present state of things as ourselves.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") In every essential particular, their cause and ours is the same.—(Hear, hear.) They are wholly without representation in this country, and in the majority of instances their so-called representation in the colonies is a mere name and a mockery.—(Hear, hear.) They are burdened beyond their means; they are tossed from Governor to Governor, and from Minis ter to Minister, and are the victims and the sport of the schemes of first one theorist and then of another. They are made to pay inordinately for the gewgaw pageantry of courts, which are maintained only for the benefit of an idle and tax-devouring aristocracy, and worthless officials.—(Cheers.) Our redemption from class legislation in Great Britain will be their acquisition of responsible self-government abroad. This they will clearly perceive ; and in this home movement for a real reform of the House of Commons we may reasonably rely upon the effective assistance of our misgoverned fellow-subjects throughout the whole of the British dependencies.—(Hear, hear.) Thus, gentlemen, we have before us the prospect of an association not national merely, but comprehending in its purposes the polity of the empire.—(Hear, hear.) Gentle men, let me call upon you to-day to survey the elements of mighty power lying everywhere scat tered around you. The conviction is deep, uni versal, and intense, that the House of Commons is no real representation of the people, but, on the contrary, the representation only of class interests, the aristocracy and those who profit by corruption and monopoly being predominant. This is one great element of your strength.—(Cheers.) The burdens of the people are intolerable, and they see no effectual alleviation save through a reform of the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) Behold, then, another powerful element in your favour.—(llear, hear.) The agricultural classes are fast becoming convinced that they have been duped and misled, and will soon cease to put their faith in squires and landed oligarchs, and will trust only in themselves, and seek relief, not in a restoration of protection, but in fair rents, in j us t and equitable leases, in the abolition of game laws, and a reduction of national expenditure and taxation. —(Cheers.) They will join your ranks, and be another and important element of strength.—(Hear, hear.) The middle classes have thought and reasoned themselves out of the fears awakened by politic Home Secretaries and that portion of the press which supports misrule, and are fast learning that the industrious classes are as much the lovers of order and the respecters of property as themselves. They are now generally in favour of a large extension of the suf frage, and are an element of vital strength in our cause.—(Cheers.) To the honour and credit of the working classes let me say—and I say it with deep gratitude and thankfulness--that without abandon ment of their principles they are willing to be our fellow-labourers in the work of making the scheme which we have propounded the law of the land.— (Cheers.) They are ready to unite with us because they perceive that they will, upon our basis, be assisted by the vigorous and essential co-operation of large and influential classes of persons of less extreme political opinions, but equally convinced of the imperious and absolute necessity of a real Parlia mentary reform.—(Loud cheers.) Need I point to the fact of a cordial union with the working classes as an element of vast power—(No)—en- abling us as it does to show a united front to our op ponents, and to speak with the authority and majesty of a reconciled and consolidated people ? There is yet another source of strength to which I must allude. There are numerous parties of earnest and thoroughgoing men, who have for years been grappling with individual gigantic abuses.-- (Hear, hear.) They have hitherto laboured all but in vain. These men are with us—they see that we have taken hold of the lever of accomplishment— they see that we are pioneers for them—they regard us as the forerunners and harbingers of their success, and they will aid us, that they may e v en t ua ll y secure their own objects.- 2 (Cheers ) Such, gentlemen, are the elements of our power.—(Hear, hear.) I take upon me to say, th a t never i n our history were elements more mighty combined to effect a peaceful political change. They will be at command for all practical purposes. They will be employed for the purification and freedom of counties by the 40s. free hold votes; for the renovation of boroughs by the 104 household register and the enfranchisement of com pound householders, and they will be at command at every election which may take place from this time forth for the purpose of overthrowing mere party men, and returning real and true reformers.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, while we will neglect no practical agencies, we hare faith in the potency of public opinion, when constitutionally and universally ex pressed. We believe this measure may be carried by the force of public opinion alone, and our belief rests upon the numerous recorded triumphs of public opinion upon other great questions. We shall seek to elicit in the shortest possible period of time such an expression of the mind and will of the people as will be irresistible by any Government or Parlia ment.—(Cheers.) Finally, gentlemen, I call upon you to set a noble example to the country this day. This is the first meeting of 1850, and, as is fit, it is held in the metropolis. Show the people of this great country what they should do, and, my word for it, they will do it. Tell them what they should give, and set them an example, and they will give it. —(Cheers.) Place yourselves in the van of this movement and we will place millions of the people at your back. The national response will be hearty liberal, and :universal, as your own conceptions and acts are generous, comprehensive, and majestic. I now sit down, expressing my hope and belief that this meeting in its objects and its issues will be one of the greatest and most momentous ever convened in the city of London, but also strong in confidence, that whatever may be the acts by which the proceed.. ings of this day may be characterised, the heart of our country is set upon the achievement of the end we have in view, and that as surely as our cause is just and patriotic, so surely will our victory be glo rious and complete.—(Loud cheers.) The SECRETARY then read the following document in explanation of what the Chairman stated at the opening of his address : "At a meeting of reformers, convened for the purpose of consultation, and as a preliminary to a National Con ference, held at the King's Head Tavern, City of Lon don, on Thursday, December 20, 1840, present Sir J. Walmsley, M.P. in the chair ; thi r ty mem b ers of the council : W. J. Fox, M.P., B. M'Ghie Wilcox, Esq., M.P., A. Anderson, Esq., M.P., G. Thomp son, Est, M.P., and Messrs. James Humphres (Saffron Walden), James Waller Luton, Be d . fordshire), Robert Norris (Redland, Bristol), Thomas S. Gilbert (Bristol), William Biggs (Leicester), Thomas L. Harman (Southampton), Timothy Falvey (Southampton), Edmund Clemson (Eynsford, Kent), William Spencer (Coventry), J. D. Smith (Nor wich), J. H. Tillet (Norwich), James Jackson (Great Yarmouth), Ralph Walters (Nevvcasctle-on-Tyne), Ed ward Copland (Chelmsford), the Rev. Thomas Spencer, A.M., the Rev. William Linwood (Sydenham), Messrs. W. J. Birch (Pudlicote, Oxfordshire), John Shoard (Bristol), Josiah Hunt (Almondbury, Gloucestershire), John ALPherson (Aberdeen), Martin Blackmoro (Wandsworth), James Grant, David Parker (Minories), John Th wai tea (South wark), Thomas E. Bowkett (Poplar) John Carvell Williams (Blackfriars), Frederick Doulton (Lambeth), William Weir, Stephen Bird (Kensington), Thomas Clarke, E. E. Crowe, Edward Lane (Aldersgate) William A. H. /lows (Shoreditch), William Pritchard (High Bailiff of Southwark), Apsley Follett (Black friars), Richard Reify (Royal Exchange-buildings)— "It we:3 moved by the Rev. T. Spencer, of Notting sahenicdol,,nlesdtoeencdwflonarmsdeedd7 Mr. J. Wade, of Deptford, and unani mously carried, that the report of the Council be adopted moved by Mr. J. H. Tillet, of Norwich, by Mr. Norris, of Bristol, and unanimously carried— That, as the recent demonstrations throuehout.the country justify the conclusion that the nation is strongly t in he fay sp o e u eia ro l f the principles of thi s association, it is now province of the Council to develope the feeling which unquestionably prevails should b e d one as speedily as possible, 8, and 0 as to produce uc th e l a s ticcely influence on the proceedings of ruliament, —R.... committees, to promote everywhere the enrolment of members, the delivery of lectures, and the holding of public meetings. That, to arrange this organization, and to incite the friends of reform to active and simultaneous efforts, this meeting recom mends to the Council that the kingdom should be divided into districts, and gentlemen be deputed from the Coun cil to each of such districts, to superintend, according to special instructions, the necessary organisation, and report from day to day to the Council.' " It was moved by Mr. T. J. Searle, of London, se conded by Mr. T. Clarke, of London, and carried— " That the Council be requested to consider the best means and the most appropriate time to promote the ex pression of nublic opinion, by embodying in a petition the prinpiples oaf the association,' " It was moped by Mr. W. J. Hall, London, seconded by Mr. T. Prout, Westminster, an d unanimously agreed: " That, for the nurnose of carryines out the objeets of the Association, an appeal be made to the Reformers 0 f the country at larie, to raise a sum of at least 10,0001. for the year 1850.' "It was moved by Mr. M'Pherson, of Aberdeen, seconded by Mr. William Biggs, Leicester, and iunani rnoasly carried— " $ That it be a recommendation to the Council to convene a conference of persons, delegated by committees or public_meetings of Reformers in all parts of the kingdom, to be holden in London, not later than the month of March next, and that the members of the pree nt consultation pledge themselves to use their best exertions to advance the objects, and to insure the success of the principles, of the association.' " Mr. S. MORLEY rose to move the first resolution— " That this meeting, convinced of the necessity of a general agitation of the United Kingdom on the question of Parliamentary and Financial Reform, with a view to an early and universal expression of public opinion on that subject, would record its cordial and emphatic ap proval of the plans proposed by the Council of the Na tional Association for that purpose, and pledges itself to render immediate aid efficient co-operation." He yielded to none in his desire to promote the hap piness and welfare of his fellow-countrymen. The objects of the association should receive all the support in his power.—(Hear.) The association had nothing to do with party politics—(Hear, hear)—and the belief that this was so, and that people were begin ning to think for themselves—that the people were shaking off their connexion with individual political societies, and looking at " measures" rather than " men," that he came forward to join the movement. (Hear, bear.) He believed that the return of Sir Robert Peel to power would be hailed with accla mation—(Hear, hear)—for Lord John Russell's sympathies with the class to which he belonged were too great, and had rendered him most unpopular. Sir It. Peel, looking at the sacrifices he had made, would move with the spirit of the times and carry out those popular demands which the association had .been organized to obtain.—(Hear, hear.) A voice had lately come from Lombard-street which had attracted considerable attention, since the gentleman who uttered it was well competent to write on the subject. Mr. Samuel Gurney showed that unless financial reform took place, the disturbance of our foreign relations and other causes would lead to financial embarrassment. —(Hear, hear.) The object of the association was not simply to reduce the financial burdens which pressed so heavily on all, but to place the taxes, which must in any case be levied, equitably on all, and to make them fall heavier on those better able to bear them.-- (Hear, hear.) He read a statement put forward by a society of working men, which stated that such was the high rate of taxes that the main produce of their labour was to swell the revenues of the state, and prevented them from educating their children as they wished. He differed, however, as to the conclusion of the address issued by these worthy men, which seemed to favour ed uca ti on at t h e hands of the ' State, as he wished to place the education of the rising ge neration under the direct control of their natural protectors.—(" Hear," and "Question.") This was the question, for he wished to have no State education, and to prevent the State spending a million a year to rear up children to support state establishments.-- (Hear, hear.) He cordially supported this associa tion because its object was to reduce the taxation on the poor.—(Hear, hear.) Thanks to God bread was cheap ; but if a poor man's wife went to a grocer's shop and spent 45., the half of it went in taxation.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. LEIGH seconded the resolution most heartily, and intimated that he concurred in all that had been said by the preceding speaker. Mr. FEARGUS O'Connor said he looked upon the applause with which he was received as a very cheer ing and satisfactory new year's gift, and he was pre pared to brave the obloquy and abuse which had been heaped upon him by false and foolish men for his joining this movement.—(Cheers.) The Chartist party had cleared the way for the present agitation, and he was extremely glad, therefore, to give the association his entire co-operation.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Let, then, the law-maker be the tax-payer, and things would speedily be made straight in this country.—(Cheers.) The Times had an announcement this morning that an extension of the franchise would be proposed in the Queen's Speech next session, but he would recommend them not to place much faith in this, for the object of the Ministry was, ne doubt, simply to tickle the fancy of the people, without any intention of proposing any real relief. But they would take care to be in the watch tower and prevent the people being imposed upon.— (Hear.) As well might they expect to return to a system of jog -trot travelling by coach, and do away with railways and steam navigation, as go back to the old bull-frog system of protection.—(Loud cheers.) They must go forward, and, as far as he was concerned, or had any power, the House of Commons should never be used for any purpose, except the promotion of the general in terest. There was another thing to be de stroyed besides protection, and that was their enormous and bloated Church.—(Loud cheers.) Their great object was to organize well the public mind, and he trusted they might look upon Sir Joshua Walmsley as a fit and fair exponent of it.—(Loud cheers.) He (Mr. O'Connor) had no respect for mill-owners, or for great money lords, more than great landlords, for each of them lived on the blood and sinews of the people ; but what he wanted was men who would 'generously, faithfully, and honestly represent them in Parliament, and then he would pledge himself that the rich would be richer and the poor rich.—(Loud cheering.) Mr. Cobden they had heard intended to meet Mr. Disraeli at Aylesbury on Wednesday, and with God's blessing he would be there also.—(Laughter.) He knew something more about agriculture than Mr. Disraeli, who was simply a financial writer and declaimer of the Arabian Nights' school. Give that gentleman 100 acres of land, unless he could live like Nebuchadnezzar, upon grass, he would soon die.— (Hear and cheers.) He (Mr. O'Connor) entirely aggreed with the resolution, and he would ask them to offer no antagonism to the present movement, which had been so ably propounded by their excellent chairman.-.. (Cheers ) The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. Howann, the secretary of the Southwark Re form Association, wished to say a few words upon an important question. He had listened to the report of the chairman with feelings of unmixed satisfaction, and he had every reason to believe that the movement would ultimately triumph.—(Hear, hear.) The so ciety to which he was attached had recently dined together and after di nner th ey di scussed the ques tions which were being raised by this society. The result of that discussion now induced him to - trespass upon the meeting. He had to present to the chairman 301., the money subscribed at the dinner, which he should mention did not represent all Southwark, but only the parishes of St.Olave, St.:Thotnas,:and St. Sa vour. Nor was this all that they intended to do. They proposed to hold meetings all over the borough; and he had no doubt the result would be an addition of 1001. to the funds of the association.—(Hear, hear.) One s more and he had done. He had only to say to the meeting, " Go ye and do likewise."—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then announced that nearly 1,500/. had already been subscribed towards the 10,000/. fund. Mr. W. WILLIAMS then rose to move the second resolution, which was as follows : " That this meeting earnestly recommends to the friends of Parliamentary reform throughout Great Bri tain and the colonies to furnish prompt and liberal as sistance to the Council of the National;Association, by the holding of public meetings, the passing of resolutions, the formation of committees, the employment of local agents, and the contribution of funds." Having briefly adverted to the early struggles of the association, he went on to say, that if the citizens of London would now come forward and support the renewed movement about to be set on foot, it would give a contradiction to the assertion of their Member, Lord John Russell, that the middle classes of this country wanted no further reform.—(Hear, hear.) Now, were they satisfied with the declaration of Lord John Russell, that the Reform Bill should remain a final measure ?—(l.lear, hear.) The Bill had actually increased rather than diminished the evils of the social system ; and, although it was said to be a fival measure, it gave only one-eighth of the male population the right to vote for representatives in Parliament.— (Cheers.) We were now living under a Government of military and police, and the army at this moment numbered 105,000 more than it did in 1830, the last year of the unreformed Parliament, and unless the people supported the movement of this association, there was no hope for any improvement in this abo minable system.—(Hear, hear.) The poor man paid a tax of 300 per cent. on rum, 500 on whisky, 100 on malt, 200 on tea, 100 on sugar, and 1,200 on tobacco, and this state of things could only be got rid of by having a reform—a thorough reform—in Parliament.—(Cheers.) Mr. HALL cordially agreed in all that bad been said by those who had preceded him. That was purely a business meeting, and the sum the Council asked was but a small one compared with the great objects they had in view. He believed it would be suftvient . to accomplish success. The agriculturi3t# tnay air .1.1611 G es trown crown the gauntl e t, an d t h ey must take it up, ti fo h r the cause was theirs. If they did not they deserved to have an excise officer in their cellar, a custom-house officer in their kitchen, and a soldier in their parlour to:play with their wives —(Laughter) —a policema n t o see t h at he took no advantage of her—(Laughter) —and a poor curate to receive his alms.—(Laughter.) He wished them joy of such a party.—(Laughter.) The 10,0001. for which they asked would be the first heavy blow against corrup tion. They wanted 250 men of sterling independence to enrol themselves members of the Association, as ready to contest places in order to obtain good men in Parliament; but he should say to them, " You must put down 1,0001. a-piece."—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) If necessary, they should ask he people for 500,0004, by which a working capital t al t o 1,000,000/. would be obtained. —(Laughter, and hear, hear.) He was not desirous of going into Perliernentes-'ne would do more good out of it—but 1 : 43 would be the first to sign a round-robin of this nature.—(Loud cheers.) The Vedi arnent was t h e castle of the people., and he should never rest until it had feel{ wrested from the hands of a corrupt aris tocracy.—(Hear, hear.) He begged to second the motioo ' Mr. MULL supported the resoultion. The House of Commons was a gross fraud, and was but an instrument of the aristocracy. it was a false utter ance—the voice was that of Jacob with the hands of Esau.—(Cheers.) The two systems of our present Government might be thus classed —one was a reality, and the other a pretence. The Queon confined her self to her station and performed all its duties.— (Loud cheers). The House of Lords was identified with the elevation of the interests of its order, and no one would say that it did not fulfil all its functions—(Hear, hear)—and the repre sentative system the House of Commons, pre-. leased to represent the voice of the people ; it was a child of the aristocracy, having but the smallest tinge of popular bl oo d i n it s veins. —(Hear, hear.) but it only wor k e d we ll for the aristocracy. secured the by the worked w e ll ; e aristocracy, an d i A t m w a a j s orit e y eid was that It was a mere s h am , an d was but the semblance of popular representation without the reality.—(Hear, hear.) Thus a wrong feeling went abroad, and gene rally the system accomplished an infinitude of mis chief. He wanted some reality that would do away with this semblance. He could repose confidence in his fellow-countrymen and exclud e none, save those who excluded themselves.-..-(hear.) This society was the best panacea that offered ; it had adopted the best means to promote its end, and he should support those means to the best of his ability. —(Hear, hear.) The freehold land movement would do something ; but he did not agree with those who considered that agitation did not always end well. lie had great faith in it. The Government, it was said, intended to extend the franchise_ well, if so, let them take care that they were behind them to push them on.—(Hear.) The people could accomplish their emancipation whenever they willed it. Let them only determine to emancipate them selves and the work was done. At all events let them never cease in their endeavours until they obtained for themselves fair and full representation.—(Cheers.) Mr. G. W. M. REYNOLDS then came forward, and was received with cheers. It was a positive scandal, he thought, that in this age there should exist any necessity in England for calling a meeting to demand from an usurping aristocracy and a reluctant Ministry those rights and privileges which by nature belonged to the working classes, but which tyranny withheld from them.—(Cheers.) The aristocracy had usurped all power, government, place and pensions, and laid violent hands upon the Church and the army and navy, and then, perhaps, next session they would tell them that the people were not intelligent enough to exercise the franchise properly.—(Laughter.) What had been the results of their present system ? Why, they had snore paupers than voters.---(Hear, hear.) There were only 850,000 voters, whilst the numbers of paupers exceeded one million, and the Times told them on Christmas-day that 100,000 persons in the city of London were indebted to eleemosynary charity for their Christmas dinner.—(Cheers.) They also learnt from the Horning Chronicle that hundreds of honest, well-intentioned, and industrious women, who endeavoured to obtain a living by the aid of their needle, were driven to destitution and famine, and were not allowed even to be virtuous.—(Cheers.) Let the working classes then unite with the middle classes in achieving a reform of their repre sentation ; let them take a lesson out of the book of their enemies— the aristocracy for though the Whigs, Tories, and Protectionists quarrelled like cat and dog for place and power, he always found that when the people once raised a cry for reform they forgot their differences, and bound themselves together for the purpose of putting it down. The working classes were determined to go on and make the Charter the law of the land, but, in the mean time, they gave their hearty adhesion to the present movement--(Cheers ) The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then announced several additional subscriptions to the former list. Mr. D. W. WIRli then proposed— " That this meeting regards with feeling; of great satisfaction the proposition of holding a National Con ference in London during the month of March next, and calls upon the friends of the movement in all parts of the country by selecting earnest Reformers to represent them at that important meeting." The gentleman who bad preceded him had talked about classes. He hated the word. He knew nothing of classes. 'What he understood best was the " people," and they were going to appeal to the people, and the appeal would be responded to. There would be no extension of the franchise until they reformed the House of Commons. But it might be said that they could not reform Parliament until they extended the franchise. He insisted, however, that they could. Let them take care what men they selected for Parliament. Have no lawyers, no soldiers, no navy officers, no Lords in the House of Commons, and very soon would they have reform. Every interest in this country was represented but the people, and again he said let the electors be careful in their selection of men, and the The struggle w ith tyranny w ou ld b e over. — ( C heers.) of the c oun t ry was b ased upon an unfair taxationprinciple. The man with 1001. a year paid 6s. Bd. in the pound, while the man with 100,0001. a year paid only a penny in the pound ; but if they succeeded in th contest there would not only be a reduction, but antsequaliza tion of the taxes.—(Claeers.) Mr. Be TAveon seconded the motion, and said he agreed with Mr. Miall, that the House of Commons was a sham.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. KYDD, having at a former period of the meet ing been called for, at this point of the proceedings addressed the meeting. He believed that o n th e full and free representation of every class of the community depended the real strength of the G overnment, and that a Govern ment built on any other foundation could not be safe, or of long duration. The intelligence of the country mu s t be reflected in the Legislature. The as any working m en were i nte l l i gent and as moral other class ; th en why deny them the full poss ess i on of the su ff rage ? for it could not be denied that th e work i ng classes had all along looked upon the suffrage as the main ques tion with a view to their emancipation. himself he b e l onge d to t h e u lt ra -C hartists For a n d h e should ne ver cease to ag i tate f or t h e Charter until it became th e l aw of the land, and if it were long withheld f rom t h em the people would be justified i n r setting th e l aw at nought.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. JONES, secretary to a Socialist association, next addressed the meeting, and whilst he firmly enter tained the opinions now engaging the attention of the continent, and differed with the opinions of many there, yet he gave in hi s f u ll a dh es i on t o t hi s league. The CHAIRMAN announced that the subscriptions and donations received at the meeting, together with some previously received, amounted to a total of 1,500/.—(Loud cheers.) The Rev. Mr. SPENCER, of the Established Church, said he believed with the Queen Dowager, that " all men were equal in the sight of God," and, therefore, thought that all freemen of '2l years of age were entitled to the elective f ranchise. —(Cheers ) He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the chair man, which was carried by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, a n d the meeti ng separated at half-pa s t four o'clock. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SU": Sui,—Are we to lose our colonies or to incorporate them with the United Kingdom ? It is evident they cannot be misgoverned any longer for the mere benefitof the aristocra c y. Id o not believe there is a single colony anxious to separate from us, but all are deter mined to have self-government, which they are entitled to, and it ought at once to be conceded. Let the Queen appoint a governor to represent her, and through him make such appointments as she does here, and no other. The colonists are not desirous of ex changing her Majesty for a president, though they are quite resolved to have cheap and intelligible laws, and really good, economical government. This the be s t wr it ers on the colonies assure us. If the peace can be preserved by good municipal insti tutions (of course including a police force) and a militia, why incur the expense of regular troops ? I certainly think the colonies should join us in main taining the navy in proportion to their population, for it would be of as much use to them as to us, but there is no occasion for them to have soldiers from us. The great links between them and the United Kingdom should be the navy, and as complete free trade as there is between Yorkshire and Middlesex. No tax should be levied by either, except for revenue purposes, and then the article produced at home should pay exactly the same duty as that imported. With such an arrangement the British empire would be the 11 . 105 t splendid and powerful empire that ern. existed, and the world would then have a specimen of thorough free trade; an outlet would be created for our redun dant population, which would be diffused over the whole empire according to the demand fur labour.-- I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Hull, Janu ary 1 , 1850. T. N. ____......11,.................•• LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT ; Jan. 7. (Before Mr. Commissioner Law.) IN RE WILLIAM JAMES SIIEPIIEARD. This insolvent, described as manager of the Ame rican Bowling-saloon, in the Strand, applied to be discharged. Mr. Cockhead appeared to oppose, but the opposi tion was not allowed, not having given the usual notice. Mr. Dowse supported the application. It appeared that, in October, 1848, the insolvent's premises at 417, Strand, were burnt down, and he received from a fire-office 4201., which he paid away, and lived upon. The premises were not rebuilt for eleren months, and then his aunt, Mrs. Freeman, became tenant, and had opened the place as the American Bowling saloon, where he had acted as manager. Mr. Commissioner LAW thought that the insolvent might have paid out of the insurance-money several small debts, which now appeared in the schedule. The case was adjourned to complete a notice on a creditor. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE Tllll ZION. ADOLPHUS tEREDERICK CHARLES MOLTNEAUX CAPEL. At the rising of the Court on Saturday, Mr. COOKE applied, on the part of the insolvent, who, it will be recollected, was heard under the Protectio❑ Act in July la , 3t, when the Court refused to name a day for a final order for permission to come up for a protecting order, under the 28th section of the Act. The Learned COUNSEL mentioned that since Novem ber Mr. Capel had been residing in New Bond-street, and had not been molested by his creditors, and pre viously had been to Boulogne. The Cum' CommissioNm t inquired whether there was an affidavit in the case ? Mr. COOKE answered in the negative, saying that one could be made of the facts he bad stated. His HONOUR gave permission on an affidavit being made; notice to be given to the opposing creditors of the application. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD CO MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE. Sam ue l Grieves Harvey, a tall, powerful man, was indicted for as saulting James Dodsley Tawney. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin prosecuted ; and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the defendant. Mr. CLARKSON, in opening the case, said that the defendant was accused of one of the most dastardly and cruel attacks that he ever remembered in the course of his experience. It was committed by a man of powerful stature upon another not half his size, and who he knew at the time was labouring under a dangerous disease, an affection of the heart, and must have been aware that such an attack was calculated to endanger his life. The Learned Counsel then pro ceeded to narrate the circumstances of the case, which will be found detailed in the subjoined evidence:— Mr. J. D. Tawney, the prosecutor, whose arm was in a sling, and who appeared to be suffering severely, was then examined. He deposed that he was an at torney, and he knew the defendant, who was a horse dealer at Rugby, and frequently saw him at the sta bles of Messrs. Osborn and Co., in Gray's Inn-lane, where witness was in the habit of putting up his horses. In June last Messrs. Tattersall gave him instructions to proceed against the defendant, to recover a sum of 8/. 133. He at first denied owing the money, but afterward promised to pay it and made appointments to do so, but never kept them, and witness was compelled to issue a writ against him, but, at the request of the defendant, he forbore to serve it upon him at Rugby, in order to save expense, and he at this time offered to take the amount of the debt without any costs. The defendant did not pay the money, and judgment was obtained on the 2d of August, and shortly afterwards the defendant gave notice of his intention to apply to the Insolvent Court, and witness was instructed to oppose him on behalf of several creditors. On the 3d November witness was at Mr. Osborn's stables, and he saw the defendant in the counting-house, and he challenged him with getting up the opposition to his discharge. Witness replied that other creditors beside those for whom he appeared intended to oppose him, and the defendant then inquired the names of the ere.' ditors who instructed him to oppose, bat he declined to give them. The defendant then went out, and re turned in a short time with two hunting -whips, one of which was loaded at the end with iron, and the other a plain cane one. The defendant offered him the latter, saying "Take that." He declined doing so, and the defendant went out, and witness waited a short time, thinking he would go away. He then went towards his gig, which had been waiting for him, and he observed the defendant standing with the heavy hunting whip in his hand ; and as he was about to get into his gig he attacked him behind, and beat him on the back and shoulders in the most violent manner. He then tried to beat him on the head, but witness held up his hands and warded off the blows. Mr. Banks, one of the partners, came up and laid hold of the defendant, and said to him, " Good God, Harvey, are you mad ?" but the de fendant threw him away from him and continued his violence. He had just succeeded in getting into his gig when the defendant struck him on the back of the head, and the blow stunned him for a moment, and his horse ran off; but was stopped by some cabmen in the King's-road. He was taken very ill the same night, and was still suffering from the injuries he received. The prosecutor added that the defendant was perfectly well aware at the time he made the attack upon him that he was suffering from disease of the heart, as they had frequently conversed upon the subject. The prosecutor, who had given his evidence with great difficulty, and who was evidently in a state of great excitement and suffering, having replied to one or two questions that were put to him by Mr. Ballan tine, was about to retire from the witness-box, when he seemed in an instant to lose all power, and fell senseless in the arms of some persons who stood near him. He was laid upon the floor of the court, and Mr. Clayton, the surgeon, who examined his injuries after the occurr ence , an d another medical gentleman, who was accidentally present, immediately attended upon him, and used their utmost exertions to restore him. Mr. BALLANTINE, addressing the Court, said that he did not require the evidence of the surgeon. It was impossible for him to deny that an assault had been committed by the defendant, or attempt to justify it under such circumstances. The Learned Counsel added, that he had felt it his duty to put one or two questions to the prosecutor, but he should have re frained from doing so if he had been aware of his dangerous condition. The RECORDER then briefly addressed the jury, and after observing that the Learned Counsel for the defendant, who had, as it appeared to him, behaved with the utmost propriety in the course he had adopted, having admitted that the conduct o f th e defendant could not be justifi e d, the jury would only have to say that the charge of assault had been proved. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Guilty. During these proceedings the unfortunate prose• cutor continued under the charge of the m e di ca l gentlemen, and an intimati on was given that he was in a dangerous condition. The RECORDER, addressing the defendant, said he had been convicted of what he felt compelled frcm the Bench to describe as a most aggravated and brutal assault. At present he should not pass sentence upon him, because, in the condition of the prosecutor, it was uncertain what the result would be, and if his death were to take place, and it was found to have been accelerated by the violence he had made use of towards him, he would uadoubtedly be called upon to answe r a mush higher charge. J ust as the Learned Judge had concluded, a sen sation of horror was created in the court by the announcement by one of the medical gentlemen that the unfortunate prosecutor had expired. The excite ment had been too much for him, and he lay a lifele ss corpse at the foot of the witness-box, where a few short minutes previously he had been giving his evidence. The RECORDER gave directions that the prisoner should be detained to answer any charge that might be preferred against him arising out of the death of the unfortunate prosecutor, and the body of the deceased was placed in 1.1 cab to be conveyed to his residence; the solicitor for the prosecution accompanying it to convey the sad intelligence to his relatives. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. BULLOCK.) William Blackburn, 24, surveyor, pleaded guilty to stealing a theodolite, value 20/, the property of John Simmons Alarrat. Not any evidence was given, and the prisoner was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Edward Burgess, 31, servant, pleaded guilty to an indictment for stealing a silver coffee-pot, and other plate, valued at 50/., the property of Elizabeth Lowrey, his mistress. In answer to the Court, Mrs. Lowrey said that the prisoner had been about eight months in her service. She had a good character with him. Inspector Cummins said that the prisoner had hi• therto borne an excellent character. The plate, which was worth at least 60/., had been sold for 101, and melted down. Mr. BULLOCK said the case was a very bad one, and sentenced him to seven years' transpor tation. Two men, named Whittle and Johnson, were con victed of p o t- s t ea li ng, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. It appeared that they were watched by the police at Woolwich, and the pots, which belonged to a Mr. Joggers, and a Mr. Shephard, both publicans of that ' town, were found on them. This class cf offence, which is now on the increase, has more mischief in it than the loss to the licensed victuallers, for it is ge• nerally committed by the confederates of coiners, and the property is generally stolen for the purpose of being converted into base coin. Not any other business worthy of mention occurred during the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARL BOROGGII-STRE I:7'. Louis Joel, bill discounter and jeweller, Little Argyll street, was brought up for final examination on the charge of forgery and fraud. Ths forgery, which consisted of an alleged forging of the name of John Marcus Clements to a bill of 1,000/., has al ready been disposed of, and the depositions signed. The case of fraud, which rested on the evidence brought forward to show that three hills, value toge ther 7501, had been fraudulently obtained from Lieut. Garland, was also so far advanced as to re quire only that the evidence of the witnesses be read over and signed. This having been done, Mr. Clarkson wished an important point in the evidence to be made perfectly clear, and would there fore ask Lieut. Garland a question or two. Lieut. Garland having been placed in the witness box, stated, in reply to questions, that had he known the first set of bills were still in Joel's possession he should not have suffered them to remain there. He thought, from Joel's statement. that the hills were destroyed, and this induced him to get the second set of bills accepted. With respect to certain letters written to Joseph Joel, those letters had been writ. ten at Joseph Joel's dictation. Witness had them in his possession, they havin g been ret urne d b y J oseph Joel. Mr. Bodki n wished it to be understood that he now appeared on behalf of Mr. Fitch, to give some further explanation of the way in which two or the bills accepted by Lieutenant Garland had come into his possession. Mr. Fitch was a respectable soli citor, residing in the Borough, and the legal advisor of the parish authorities of St. George, Southwark. When a sudden demand was made upon him at a former examination to give up the bills, he was taken by suprise, and naturally hesitated to part with the bills without due reflection, as such a proceeding might have the effect of prejudicing his claim. !Ir. Fitch had since that time consulted him on the point, and, acting on the advice he had receiver', he had given a statement to him of the whole of the transac tions relating to these bills. This statement went to establish the fact that Mr. Fitch was the bona fide holder of the two leAls, and he now begged to place them in the hands of Mr. Clarkson for his examination before putting them in evidence. Mr. Clarkson said Mr. Fitch had done perfectly right in taking the present step. It was a pity, however, that he had not come to the same decision earlier. Mr. BINGEIAM thought that Mr. Fitch had acted judiciously in the affair. The prisoner was then fully committed on both charges. Arrangements were made for two fac•similists to have a sight of the alleged forgery, for the purpose of ascertaining by the rules of their craft whether the signature is a forgery or not—the prosecutor having asserted that the signature is a forgery, and the pri soner that the signature is genuine. MARYLEBONE. Shortly before the closing of the court an elderly, respectably attired woman, the widow of an officer who held a commission for many years in the 60th Regiment of Foot, was introduced by Fryer, the officer, to Mr. Long, to whom she related the parti culars of a most cruel and heartless robbery. It appeared from her statement that a few days ago she received, through an agent, the sum of 91. 10s. in gold, to which she was entitled from Government as a quarter's pension for her late husband's military services. She got into an omnibus at Charing cross, and at the time of taking her seat the vehicle was nearly full; when she alighted at the corner of Duke-street, Oxford-street, on putting her hand into her pocket she found that her purse, with its contents (the sum above alluded to). had been ab stracted therefrom. The 91. 103. was all that she had looked to for her subsistence until the next quarterly payment should become due, and the loss was to her of such a nature as to leave her almost pennyless. She was extremely in6rm, and therefore unable to help herself in any way ; and under the circumstances which she had detailed she had been advised by some friends to make known the facts of the case, in the hope that some advice might be given to her as to how she should act. In reply to questions she said she did not know the number of the omnibus by which she travelled; neither was she able to give such a description of the three men whom she suspected of robbing her, and who were seated near her, as would he likely to lead to their apprehension in the event of the police looking out for them. The worthy MAGISTRATE regretted exceedingly that he could not afford any assistance in the matter; and the applicant, who lives at 5, Bayham-street, Camden-town, then thanked his Worship for his kind attention and retired. WESTMINSTER. William who for upwards of twenty years bad been employed as a private watchman at the House of Lords, and Jane, his wife, were brought up for re - examination, charged with stealing a great number of printed papers Mating to appeal causes, many of which are now pending, and to other busi ness connected with the House. Upon the application of Mr. Hayward, from the Treasury, who attended to watch the case, it was ar arranged that the prisoners should be further remanded —a course to which Mr. Lewis, on the part of the accused, did not object, upon its being intimated that bail would ba taken for their appearance. A second charge was, however, preferred against the female prisoner for stealing a sheet from the resi dence of Mr. Johnson, of Milbank-row. The evidence went to show that the prisoner was in that gentleman's service as a cook, and left a few months ago ; that upon her being taken into custody by Inspector Martin upon the other charge, the du plicate of a sheet was found upon her pledged in her own name, and that the property was identified as Mr. Johnson's, and had been stolen from that gen tleman's house while the prisoner was engaged there. Under these circumstances the female prisoner was committed for re examination, but her husband was liberated upon bail for his reappearance. LAMBETH. Yesterday Frederick Jame, Darner Cape and Ro bert Pile, who have been in custody for some days on a charge of conspiring to defraud the public, were again placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott for final examination. Mr. ELLIOTT was of opinion that the evidence to prove a conspiracy to defraud the public was abun dant, and he should, therefore, send the case before a jury. The prisoners were then fully committed to take their trial at the present session of the Central Cri minal Court, and the witnesses against them were bound over in the ordinary way. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCASHIRI ItAiLwAY.—The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of the three unfortunate persons who were killed at Mag hull, near Liverpool, on the East Lancashire Railway, on Tuesday last, was resumed yesterday. The accident was caused by a luggage train running into a passenger train at the Maghull station, and at the inquest on Friday last the driver of the luggage train was ordered into custody by the coroner, on it being stated that at the time the accident happened he was following the pas singer train at the rate of forty miles en hour. Ratil Steel, the driver of the passenger train from Blackburn and Preston to Liverpool, stated that on arriving at Maghull his train was detained some minutes in conse quence of the station -master going to the wrong points. The luggage train came up in a few minutes afterwards, but he did not hear a whistle. The atation•master ought :o run forward with his hand-signal when the luggage train was seen approaching, but he did not do so. If the signal had been made, and the luggage train had been going cautiously, the accident could not have happened. Samuel Robinson, guard of the passenger train, said that when the luggage train passed the Maghull station it was going at the rate of forty miles an hour. Robert Hudson, station -muster at Towngreen station, five miles from Maghull, said that at the time the luggage train came past it was goir, at a rate equa l to an express train. A person named Parkinson, who was waiting for the passenger train, deposed that whilst a carriage was being moved from a siding to be attached to the train, he heard some one cry out, " Good God ! there is a train coming up 1" and almost immediatel; the collision took place. The guard of the luggage train, John Morris, was next examined, and said that the luggage train came from Blackburn to Maghull, a dis tance of twenty-eight miles and a half, between five minutes past eight and twenty minutes to nine. The stoker of the luggage train having been examined, gave similar evidence. Mr. Wolstenholme, superintendent of the Liverpool station, stated that when he came up, shortly after the accident, the station -master was cer tainly " the worse for liquor." The Coroner, in sum ming up the evidence, said it was clear that the persons in charge of the luggage train were travelling at greater speed than the rules of the company allowed. The jury were deliberating on their verdict when our repot. , was sent off. THE LONDON DISPENSARY.—This old and useful charity during the year that has just dosed relieved no less than 2,244 persons whe were admitted, only 68 of whom died. This charity likewise relieves poor persons at their own homes in one of the most destitute parrs of the metropolis, viz.. Spitalfields. The funds of the charity require replenishing. The Clothworkers p un y have given a donation of 101. 10s., and some of the other larger companies, we believe, are about to follow their example. TWELETiI CAKE DAY.- Sunday being Epi p h any, observed by the Ch urc h on t h e 6th of January, the old festival of Twelfth-d ay was kept yesterday, w it h t h e usual display of rich cakes and brilliant decorations in the pastry-cooks' shops throughout Loudon. THE COUNTRY MARKE The following is the official statement of the q corn, &c., received in the port of London from t Essex, from the 31st Dec., 1849, to the sth J both inclusive:— uIJAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 15s 61 Haswell ................. 198 0 Carr's Hartley ....... 15s 3d Eleselden ..... ..... 17s 6 , H osting Hartley ...... 15s 3d Lambton ............. . 181 3 , Holywell ............ 16s Oct Russell's Hetton 1 8$ 3 ' North Percy Hartley.. 158 0:1 Stewart's lBs 91 Ord's Redheugh .... 14s Od learadoc .• ...... 17s Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s 3clllleugh Hall .......... 17s 3; Canfield Moor ..... I's OdtElartlepool lBs 6( West Hartley ...... 15s 3d Kelloe ................. 18s 6( Wylam ............ 16s Od South Kelloe ............ 17s 3( Wall's End, &c. South Hartlepool l7s 6( Brown's ......... 168 Od rhornley ...... l7s 6c Clennell ..... . .......... . 15s 6(1 %Vest Hetton l7s 3c Gosforth ...... 17s Od Whitworth l4s 6c il .................. 16s 9d %Vest Belmont l7s 9c Mart0n....... 6d Adelaide 'fees Northumberland ...... 16s 3,1 Wqr Tees ........... lgs Ed Original Gibson ...... IGs 6d VCornforth ..... ..... 16s 9ddl; Hartley Eden Main ...... . . ...... 17s N E De rwentwsterflartley Iss BLarnbton Primrose ... 178 Ed' Howard's W. H. Neth. 15s 3d ell ..................... 17s 6d Nixon's Merthyr and Belmont .................. 17s 9d Cardiff' .... ...• •• .. 21s 01 Braddyll .............. 18s 6 diSidne% 's Hartley 15s 6d Hetton .............. 1 8- 9(11 Shins at market, 189. zu‘ AI A g t BRISTOL, J. 7. ind SK e T e ° d C , nd E i x n ci tr fe E w . r ß a u n s s i a n c e t s iOn s tf c - l d os l ed w w e a3 h a N v 'e e ry no l i v m ar i t i a e tion to quote in price. LivEßpooL. i'rocz ChTANGH. — BiIt little business was done in our share market to-day; prices, however, are much the same. The transactions were as follow;—Lancashire and York shire, Consol., 58— Ditto, Fifths, 71% dis.—East Lancashire, 117, 4 London and North-Western, 110 —Ditto, New Quarters, lls. 3d. p. Ditto, Quarters (C), p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 7 7, .. Midland, 4_3—Ditto, Halves, 233 i, clis.—South Staffordshre, 3y 4 di; Shrevvsbury and Birmingham, Preference, 10— North Union (A), 232—Ditto (B), I62—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 4 die, BIR MINGHAM, JAN. 7 . theSTOCK ENCRANGE.-Our sh are market remains firm at the priccs rece ntly quoted, d ependent as they usually are the quotations and transactions of the London Stock 'Exchange. London and .North-Westerns were done at 110. YORK, JAN. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. follow:—E as t ern Counties --Tbe tr ansactions to-day were as —North Staffordshire, 71 / 2 —York,, 7 Newcast Great le, and Northern Berwic 7 k (G. N. E. Purchase), 31. Ils. 3d. THE NEW the author of " Emilia Wyndham," " Two Old Men's INI(--1,171EINGTONS." By Tale,,," &c.—This book is written in a truthful and healthful spirit of morality that cannot fail to enhance its interest and fame and the value, whil e i t extends still further the T he public estimati on o f i ts popular writer. " Wilmingtons" pre-eminently inculcates the im portance and necessity of an adherence to sound and virtuous principles under a'l circumstances of trial, temptation and suffering. The e presents us with an epi so d e of humeri life of deepnarrati inte v rest, in whi c h the tangled web of good and evil is skilfully interwoven throughout the tale. We have striking contrasts of character an d much variety of incident the cro wn i ng catastrophe of th e story being wrought out with a vivid ness and r ea li ty which are absolutely irate the and , and which c annot fail to excite powerfully the i rtl nte the sen a p at hi es of the reader.— A TTACK UPON A R W Morning Herald, AIL AY CR.ER K .-- A murderous attack wa s ma d e on Sunday morning l as t upon a person named Veitch, a c l erk in the geods' of the Newcastle, an d B erwick Railway, at North station Shiel York, ds. H e was going up f rom the New Quay Out to the station, between six and seven o'clock in the morning, when he was attacked by two men in the garb of "navvies." The first man that came up to him he knocked down, imme diately upon which the other fellow drew out a large knife, in the struggle to get hold of which Veitch was severely cut across the hand. In the meantime the other fellow had recovered, at .d both the men then at tacked him. They got him down, and one of th em drew the knife acr oss hi s throat. ortunately he wore a thick handkerchief by which the wound was hindered from being a mortal one. It is tour inches across, but. not of a dangerous character. They rifled his pockets, hut there was nothing of any value in them. After that they left him. When they were gone he was able to crawl home, but in a very weak condition. He is now recovering. Tao men are in custody on suspicion. —Newcastle Journal ATROCIoUS NEW YEAR'S GIFT.—Ott New Year's day a porter delivered to a lady, residing at 45, Rue du V-rtbois, a package containing pastry at d bon-bons, which had been given to him by a gentleman who was a stranger to him. Without giving herself any concern as to the giver of the present, the lady immediately partook of the articles, and distributed some of them to some friends who were present. In a very short time after the whole of them were attacked with violent pains. A medical man who was sent for immediately pronounced thst thy had taken some poisonous subs'ance, and he administered antidotes Two of the party were after wards taken to the Hotel Dieu, where they soon after wards died, and a third, who had great difficulty in reaching her home, expired soon afterwards in great ag.,ny. Two others, although seriously affected, are in a fair way of recovery. The remaitider of the articles were examined, and found to contain a large quantity of arsenic. The police are making active inquiries as to the authors of this atrocious set.—Galignani CADvRRTISRMENT.i—HoIIoway's rills, a superior remedy for old Coughs, recent Colds, and Asthmatic Com plaints.—lt is confirmed daily by persons who have been great sufferers that these wonderful pills are an effectual cure for old coughs, recent colds, vtheeaings on the cheat, shortness of breath, and asthmatieal complaints. Sash are the extraor dinary powers of Holloway's Pills tint a few doses will give relief to the most obstinate cases of diseases of the chest, and tkose who have been &filleted for years, and found every other medicine useless, may, by a little perseverance and care, obtain. a permanent cure. They are also an effectual remedy for hoarseness and complaints of the throat. —Sold by all Drug gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, strand, London. B- - - - - - - - - - On the 7th i ns t ., t h e wife l.RiLi 4 . late of Ho x t on, of a son. of Mr. Sa mue l Walter Burgess, On the sth inst., at Hartlige, Kent, the wife of the Rev. W. Fisher, of a sun. On the 2d inst., at Bath of a son. , the l a d y of the Rev. J. Evans, On the 2d inst. E sq., of a son. ,at Brighton, the wife of B. S. Follett, at Hammick, o f a On the 3a inst., the Vicarage, Milton Abbott, Mrs. son.-- On the 4th inst., at St. George's, lomsbu Wnne 11'11hams, Esq., of Bedford-place, Russ B ell o -square, ry ,to Rebe y cca Collett, daughter of the late R. Dalgleish, of Ruddock, Stir lingshire, and Bloomsbury -place London. , At Exeter, on t h e 31st ult., zu Mr. E. wich, Kent, age d 70. IL Coltman, of G reen - On the 4th inst., at Hastings, aged 84, the Rev. Richard Tillarti, A. 111., of Street -end-house, near Canterbury. On the 4th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Josiah Cowell, of Chelmsford, Essex, aged 34. ____ L.)ndon ; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, pt No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. IL. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in thy county et Tuesday f January 8, laso. par.tities of the ports in Jan., Ixso, • i I; )e, • L' • 4 .c 3 I 7 : 74 • •,1 ' c , 2 , g 4 a. w 4 ___ ..___ ______ Colchester... ...../ — 5 O 621 —143 610 Harwich .................. 52 40 1633 I 2371 Leigh ...... .. ............ ... 232; 95 I 76 85 Maldon .................. ... 6461 8_• 393, I 232, 225 1815 CHELMSFoRD. JAN 4. lhe ti ad, , or ks neat ~ p et,; d to-day with some nriskiiess, but the tulegraph:c accou n t rroni London th rew a dulness over it from which it did not recover, and business closed wi,hout advance upon last week's prices. Little was (Stone in other descriptions Whtzrain. 'and the quot a ti ons were biryly tn,,intuined. 30s Wheat at , whim n , old 40, to 47s ; new 438 to 49 5; red, old 4ls ; new °t :itis to 44s ; barley, 26s to 29s ; chevalier 27s to 31s; grinding 18s to 22s ; oats 17s to 238; malt 54, to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge, new 27s to 291; old, —s to --- s; white, new, 27s to 295; old, —s to —.s , - dun, new, 26s to 28s ; beans, tick, new 255 to 27s ; old, 2S's to 30s ; harrow zagan, new 24 4 to i 265 cks, new 26, to 28s ; old 29 5 t o 3l s ; ma ; COLCHESTE R , J AN. 5. old 25s to 27s per qr. Wheat, white 449 to 48s ; red 40s to 44s ; barl e y 26 s to 30s ;bans, mazaga n 248 to 28s ; middle and small 2 , '.s to 30s; peas 26s to 28s per qr. HA DDINGTON, JAN. 4.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to“day: First 11 h ea t. B arley. "'. 43s 03 2 1 Oats. I Be an ,. ..4, Od i 195 Oil 27s Od Second ... •.. 36 s 10d 21s 6d I :6s vd f 251 14 Third ... .. 30, Od 17, 03 i I2s 61 1 244 0.1 Total quantity of Wheat in market 793 qrs., 645 sold Do. Barley do. 471 q rs ., 424 sold Do. Oats do. Do. B eans do. 472 qrs., 409 so l d 67 up t qrs., 62 sold Ko this IRKALDY, JAN. s. —Th e f o l lowing are the quotations date : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. f Peas, First 43s 03 23s 63 208 Od —s 03 I—s Od Second 415 6d 21s 63 17, 03 —s Od r— s Od Third Oatmeal, ner ba4 of 2801bs. imp., 24s to 00s Od. GLASGOW, JAN. 3.—Provisions—Cheese, 485 to 50s per per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 18s to 005 per cwt. Country fresh butter, 94 to lld per lb ; Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, lid to hundred . Country eg gs , 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s 6d or 2s Od. 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od p er p a i r ; d uc k s, STIRLING, JAN. 4.—Wheat, foreign, 215 to 24s Od ; ditto, home, Oos Od to Os Od; ditto ditto new, 20, to:2Is; barley, per boll of 6 bushels, 00,0 d to 00s Od ; ditto new, 13s to 17s 6d ; oats, common, lOs Od to 135 Od .ditto new, 95 Od to 10, Od ; ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto dio new, Os Od; malt distillers, 33s to 355; ditto brewers, 3550 d to 38s ; beans, per boll, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 165 Od to 17s 6d; peas, 14s 6d to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 349 to 35s ; ditto common ditto, 24, Od t o 25 s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od; new 26s 03 to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Sid to Os Od ; fresh butter, per lb, 8d to 10d; eggs per dozen, Gd to 7d; hay per ton, 48a to 505. KELso, JAN. 4 .—Wheat, old, 00s to 00s ; ditto, new, 21s to 29s Od ; barley, new, 13, to 179 Od ; ditto old, 605 Od to 00s ; potato oats, 00, to 00s ; ditto new, I sto 12, Od ; com mon oats, 9s to lls Od ; ditto new, 103 to 13s Od ; peas, 00s to 00s Od; b eans, Oos to 008 per boll of six imperial bushels. PERTH, J ur. 3.—Wheat, 32, Od to 37s Od ; barley, 18e to 20s Od ; oats, 135 to 165; peas and beans, 21s Od to 24, Od per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 25s to 265. HAWICK, JAN, :3.—Wheat, new, 20s Od to 29, Od; barley, new, 12s to lbs Od ; ditto old, 00s to 00s ; potato oats, 108 Od to 123 Od ; common oats, 8s to 12s Od ; peas, 20s Od to 248 Od ; beans, 20s Od to 24s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BERWIC K JAN. 3 . --Wheat, 34 s 7i d ; barley, 1915 Sid. oats, 14s Bid; rye, Os 0(1; beans, 245 Sel ; peas, 00s Od ave rage per imperial quarter. TS.