The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-06 00:00:00

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Rave a sup . erb jsuit to a large party of tHlti Military otZcera• - The officers !. 23 / 4 p 25% 12% .. 27 1•• • ...• [ES. ... OK BANKS. 25 25 1 ,4 19% .. 19% GE.—(YESTEKDAY.) Leghorn ..... 3O 76 Genoa ...—.... ...... 26 10 Venice .... Naples ..... 891 Palermo, per oz ll9l Lisbon .. 521 Oporto .. Rio Janeiro Bahia ...... Buenos Apes NewYork,2ldyssight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars...o 17 9 Portwol Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in Bars . ,~ i:;;~, ~, ~~~wL --- EWS e C , ,OU t) last, ,on. I n g prices. very fa. 18 18 18 ,go ors so 5 9 5 r • .• i '' I 12559 / mr , , 1 • . 0▪ 0$ ▪ 4 coi 10 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY *ORNING. DECEMBER 6, 1845. COURT CIRCULAR. 7 - ohl Prince Albtrt took an airing in the of (borne ric;usp. iThere waa no addition to the ru) al dinner eimie In the evening. Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Con -sort took their usual early walk on-the sea-beach. Their Royal Hi ! , linesses the Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princes Alice, were taken in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House, and also took their accustomed exercise on the beach. Ql* A Cabinet Council was held at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing street. .•.. The following were the Ministers present :—Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharn cliffv, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Council broke up at a quarter before six o'clock. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in 1 )owning-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the West India Colonies. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 4 1 / 2 p.—Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13 3 4 p.—Caledonian, 3 3 4 p.—Ditte, Extension, % p.—Cam bridge and Lincoln Extension, 1% p.—Chester and Birken head, 47—Ditto, New 20/. Shares, 13 z i p.—Derby and Crewe, p.—Eastern Counties, 19 1 ,4 —East Lancashire, No. 1, 5 p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 65—Glasgow and Dumfries, dis.—Glasgow, Perth, and Greenock, 19—Grand Junction, 235—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 33 p.—Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 32—Ditto, 401. Shares (L. M.), 51 1 ,4 n.—Goole and Doncaster, 2s. dis.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 3 3 % p. --Leicester and Bedford, % p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pileston, 1% p.—London and Birmingham, Fifth Shares, 22 p.—Direct Northern, 11s. 6d. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 3 4 p. —Manchester and Birmingham, New Quarter Shares, 71% p. Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 11 p.—Matlock and Midland, 21 4 p.—Midland, 141—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 14 p.— Northumberland and Lancashire, 12s. dis.—North Stafford shire, 625. 6d. p.—North Wales, 3 4 p.—Preston and Wvre, New Shares, 5 1 4 p.—Sheffield and Manchester, 120—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 8% p.—Ditto, New Quarter Shares, No. 2, 5 p.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), p.—Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire, 1% p.— South-Eastern and Dover, 36 1 / 2 —Ditto, Consolidated ' Thirds, 21,4 p.—Ditto, Half Shares, 1 p.—Scottish Central, 6 p.— South Midland, 2% p,—Tean and Dove Valley, 1 4 dia.— West Riding Union, 5% p.—Dublin and Armagh, % dis.— Dublin and Drogheda, 5 p.—Dutch Rhenish, 2% p.—Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron), % dis. MANCHESTER, DEC. 4. _ . _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 6 1 / s —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2 3 A —Derby and Crewe, s%—Eastern Counties, 20—Ditto, Per petual, No. 2,98 s. 4d.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 2%—Hud dersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, Si. 19s. 6d.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, I6—Lancashire and North York shire, 47s.—Leeds and Thirsk, 9 1 % ex. n.—Liverpool, Orms kirk,i and Preston, 4%—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4/. 14s. 6d.— Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters, 11— Ditto, ditto, 9—Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, 2 1 / 5 — Northumberland and Lancashire, 1/. 19s. 6d.—North Staf fordshire, 51. 4s. 6d.—North Union (B), 140—Nottingham, Bolton, and Grantham, 2l,4—Scottish Midland, 2 3 %—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 27/s—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 534—Trent Valley, 17—West Riding Union, 61. 2s. BRIGHTON AND CHELTENHAM RAILWAY. Yesterday the :.4curned meeting of the Shareholders of this L.,:.,ipany was held at Mr Routh's offices, 9, Austin•friars, to receive the report of the deputation appointed at the meeting held (Wale 24th, to wait on the Directors relative to their paying up the deposits on their shares ; and, also, to give an account of what course they , intended taking with regard to the Company. The Ch AIRMAN (Mr. Anderson), who had been a mem ber of the deputation, reported that • they had waited on the Directors on Monday last, and after a lengthened inter view, the latter came to the conclusion of dissolving the Company, and offering the terms to the Shareholders which were given in an advertisement since published. It was stated that the expenses had amounted to nearly 6,0001. It was further intimated that the Directors had paid their deposits on seventy-five shares each. The decision of the Directors was to the following effect : "The Committee of Management, having this day re ceived a deputation from the Shareholders in this Company, have, in consequence, come to the following resolution : " Resolved—That it is desirable that this Company shall be dissolved with a view of reviving the same in the ensuing spring. That each shareholder shall receive back his deposit less 10s. per share, that being the rateable average proportion of the liabilities incurred; the like amount having been paid by each Director or. 75 shares, and claimed from all the members of the Provisional Committee on the number of shares allotted to them at request. " That in the event of the re-formation of the Com pany the present shareholders should be entitled to the same number of shares as those now held by them, credit I being given for the amount deducted from their deposits, or in lieu thereof, shall, at their option, in the event of the separation of the Company, receive the sum of 55., on their relinquishing all claims on the plans, sections, and property of the company, which will then belong to the newly con stituted company. "That the shareholders may on and after Monday, the 15th inst., between the hours of eleven and four, receive back their deposits less 10s. for shares on giving up the voucher delivered at the time of their execution of the deed and signing the necessary receipts at the office of the Com pany." This was the resolution come to by the Provisional Di rectors, and he had advised the Shareholders to accept it. Not that he considered it altogether what they should have expected, but being all they could get. If they took legal pro ceedings against the Directorsle believed they would lose more than 10s. per share. It was their policy, therefore, to adopt the lesser evil of the two. Had the Company gone on, the Share holders would have been in a worse position, considering the present state of the money market, than they would be in in accepting the proposition submitted. He, as far as he was personally concerned, was willing to accept the terms offered ; and he advised the other Shareholders to do the same. A SHAREHOLDER inquired how it was that so much as 6,000/. had been expended, seeing that no Bill had ever been before Parliament, while the Belfast and Ballymena Com pany, which had obtained its Act, only cost 8,000/. ? The CHAIRMAN answered that 2,0001. had been paid for engineering, 2,000/. for advertisements, and the rest had been incurred in general expenses. A PROPRIETOR—If the terms are accepted, what will be done with the deed? The CuAntmAx—lt will be cancelled. After some further discussion, in which it was complained of that only a portion of the Directors had paid up their de posits, and that the defaulters ought to be advertised, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman and de putation, the meeting broke up. OPENING OF THE PORTS. legislative enactments. By the removal of these laws an impetus would be given to the industry of the masses: f1:0 ,1j;:h :71sIiir? , 1, the a.nd the play, addinc not only to individual prOperty, but to toe efficiency of every department and institution of the country.—(Hear,. hear.) And if these advantages could be secured them by the abolition of these laws, would they, he asked, cease their ex ertions until they were fully done away with ?—(Hear, hear.) In asking the repeal of these corn-laws they did not wish to depress others; all they wanted was to elevate themselves and they felt that in thus elevating themselves they were benefiting all classes of the community.—(Hear.) With these views, he would impress upon the meeting the propriety of assisting those who had formed themselves into an union for the purpose of relieving the people from the trammels which had been thrown around them ; of assisting those who wished to break the last link of the chain which had been placed upon their necks by the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) He knew that there were many gentlemen present with more talents than he could boast of, who could do greater justice to this important subject, and he trusted that they would come forward then and do so. They could do themselves no higher honour than in being instrumental in effecting the consummation they all so anxiously desired. He would but add for himself that he had no personal object apart from that of his fellow-citizens to serve in this matter. He had come forward as an independent man, anxious to prO mote an independent object.—(Great cheering.) It was the duty of every Englishman to do his best to get these laws repealed, no matter what his station in society might be. He did not despair of their ultimate triumph ; nay, more, he hoped to see the day when civil and religious liberty would be freely extended over the world.—(Cheers.) They were anxious that their views should be fully understood; they were not of a destructive or injurious tendency; but, while they sought not to inflict injury on others, they were equally determined to have justice for themselves.—(Loud cheers.) They were anxious to have good laws, and to improve to the utmost the advantages of their present posi tion in society.—( Hear, hear.) The speaker then read and proposed the resolution. Mr. CARPENTER said that he had been requested to second the resolution which had just been proposed by Mr. Walker, and he did so from exactly the same motives and feelings which had prompted that gentleman to move it. He felt that that was a time which rendered it impera- tive on all men to discharge a public as well as private duty, especially in a case of great emergency like that which had brought them together—(Hear, hear)—and no man, however humble his station or contracted his talents, should shrink from the duties which society imposed on him. —(Cheers.) The resolution which had first been read had reference to the prospective state of the industrious classes of the community, and their anticipation that in consequence of the disease of the potato crop and the scarcity of the wheaten harvest the depressed condition of those classes would be exceedingly increased. Whatever men's opinions might be in reference to the corn-laws—whether in the eyes of one party they were unjust and not so in the eyes of another, was of no consequence. Neither of the parties who divided the country would, for a moment, blame Sir Robert Peel for a calamity which was solely attributable to the seasons under Divine Providence ; at the same time it was right to look beyond the immediate causes of the present pressure, and to ascertain what course should be adopted in this comparative dearth of the ordinary productions of the country.—(Hear, hear.) And they had a right also, if they believed that these laws were calculated to aggravate the distresses of the people ,• if they believed that, in the present extraordinary state of things, their removal would mitigate these evils by rendering the importation of fcod comparatively easy, in those circum stances, and with this belief, they had a perfect right to have these laws abrogated.—(Cheers.) It had been even an axiom in politics that when capital was in great abundance there was an increased demand for labour, and that when there was a great demand for labour the wages of the productive classes were corre spondingly high. It has also been admitted that for the last four or five years, while profits have been high, wages have been low, and this because there was too great an inequality between the two classes of society. What was the state of things at present? They found capital in great abundance— in such abundance, indeed, that theydid not know how to dispose of it, and the wildest projects, therefore, had been brought before the public, and such was the superabundance of capital, that men rushed, with open hands and pockets, into the arms of those who proposed the wildest schemes to them. They had heard before the railway speculation commenced of bankers in London, who had lying in their coffers one million. or it might be two millions of money, which they were willing to lend at two per cent., and yet were unable to find persons to borrow it from them.—(Hear, hear.) And what had been the tendency of this accumulation of capital ?—was it to increase the wages of the working classes on the one hand, and to enhance the profits of the trading classes on the other? They found that there had been, during the last fourteen or fifteen years, a gradual declension in the wages of the labouring classes, and a gradual reduction in the profits of the trading classes. Now was not this state of things calculated to excite the sympathy of all reflecting and right-thinking men ? Let them put this state of things before those who entertained a different view of the corn-laws from what they did, and let them be asked it explain the contradiction. Let them be asked to 'account for an increased capital and diminished wages and profits. They would find that the corn-laws were in part the cause of this anomaly, because their tendency was to fetter and restrict the industry of the working men. It was gratifying now to find that men of all parties were be ginning to see their injurious tendency, and to acknow ledge that they pressed most unjustly on the humbler classes of the population. It was lamentable to find that in consequence of these the distinction was gone between the poorer classes and the industrious classes. In dustry and poverty were sy-nonimous terms, as were riches and idleness.—(Hear.) But they were glad to - find that the causes of this anomaly were being investigated, and he hoped, sincerely hoped, that with increased knowledge, they would do away with the causes which had resulted in these evils. We were told that the question was settled. It was nearly ten years ago that a letter was published from one of the two great leaders of one of the two great political parties in this country. He alluded to Lord John Russell, who, after twenty, years' experience, had been converted to sound politi cal economy. He reminded him of Rip Van Winkle, who, after twenty years' sleep, awoke. Lord John Russell had been asleep for twenty years, and now soddenly woke up, and came forward to aid in the work which so much inte rested them all. He had found out, after twenty years, that corn does not form an exception to political economy, and had contributed his influence to do good and realise the important aid they were seeking. It had since then been announced in a sort of demi-official way that the Premier (who ought to be called the great Corn-law Silence) had been impressed with the ne cessity of doing something to relieve the country from the oppression of these laws, which had so long disgraced it. He was not one of those who would judge the motives of statesmen. It would be unfair to decide upon them by the same principles that were usual to men in the ordinary walks of life. They appeared to him to be governed by principles of which the generality of people had very little idea, and to which most meu were strangers, and they would be in error who attempted to fathom their reasons when they were actuated by so many particular circumstances. It was enough for them' to know that if that announcement was founded in truth, the two great leaders of the two great parties had at length found it necessary to sub mit themselves to the decision of the public will, and to express their readiness to do what was required. He had heard it mentioned after the announcement of the decision of the last Cabinet Council, that this meet ing was not to be held to-day. He was delighted to find that it was held, and that the expectations of some persons in that ward were disappointed, because it was certain that, whether the announcement of the Cabinet Council was true or untrue, there was the same necessity for the very same course of proceeding on the part of the public. If it was true, Sir R. Peel would require all the support which the public could give, as it would give a great blow to the aris • tocratical power of this aristocratic country; and if the public mind decided that he did not intend to do any thing, there would be the same necessity for coming forward to help themselves, as the landed interest would take advantage of any indecision. They would fight the battle to the last step, and would not give up their last great hold on the finances of this country.—(Loud applause.) And if the public were not alive to support a Minister who was thrust into the battle against his will, they would not succeed in their endeavours, and would be foiled in their attempts on all sides. He felt that he had already occupied the time of the meeting longer than he should do—(Cries of "No, no," " Go on")—and he would conclude by begging to second the resolution so ably proposed by his friend Mr. Walker.—(The speaker then sat down amidst thunders of applause.) Sir JAMES DUKE then put the resolution to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. C. Wool) then said that he bad been called on to pro pose the second resolution. He would begin by calling to their attention the resolution :—" That Sir R. Peel, by not advising her Majesty immediately to assemble Parliament to consider the necessity of repealing the corn-laws, had been guilty of a neglect of duty, and had rendered himself re sponsible to the country for the present deficiency in corn." In support of the resolution he would call their attention to the feeling of the public mind some five or six weeks ago, previous to the assembling of the Cabinet Council. It was then the universal feeling that an Order in Counciton the more important measure of assembling Parliament would be necessary, in order to open the ports. Sir Robert Peel was in a situation to open them, but he required the support of the people. It was an act which, as the chief member of the Cabinet Council, he was enabled to perform, and on him lay the responsibility if he neglected this important duty. It was seen that there was a difference of opinion in the Cabinet Council, as nothing resulted from their deliberations. The corn market went up in conse quence, as many persons suspected from the evident difference of opinion that the ports would not be opened. The inferior sort of corn now in the market was at from 50s. to 545. per quarter, and it was of such a bad quality that, in order to use it, it was mixed with a better quality of corn. That better quality was at 745. per quarter, and the duty was so high that the good corn, necessary to mix with the inferior stuff they had already, could not be im ported. The duty at present amounted to 14s. per quarter. He was told that the report that the ports could not be opened had closed the hands of all who held bonded corn, and it was now worth from 4s. to ss. more than it was at that time. An objection might be made to the second reso lution, on the ground that it placed Sir Robert Peel in an c improper position—(Hear, hear) —and he would d e f en d it on that point, as Sir Robert Peel had taken no measures to as semble Parliament. Supposing that in theCa r h ig in h e t t Council the a do, cil whi :l h w hich , y hi Ear l of s tßhiepoDnulscehoolfilNdVehlilnindgetr him on ,Le f r r d onl Wh d a e li i n ig clitl t 'a L and h he con siiilresrtedLnoercdessoaf theryfor tk,ereagsouordnof lie e e country, linda could he not say that if he was hindered from prosecuting his own measure, they should seek another Minister? He had not done so, but had called meetings from which nothing had resulted. The Times had asserted one thing yesterday morning, and it was contradicted the same evening by the Standard, and this morning the Chronicle asserted the state ment of the Times to be true, inasmuch as the allegations it contained were quite consistent with the professions of Sir R. Peel and the Duke of Wellington. Whose assertion were they then to believe? If the Duke of Wellington advocates the repeal of the corn-laws in the House of Lords, while the Premier advocates it in the Commons, then by these meetings they were assisting them in their endeavour, but, if otherwise, they were forwarding their own views. He wished Sir Robert Peel to remain in office, because he did many things for them which, with all their efforts, they would be unable to do themselves. If he was guilty of neglect of duty they ought to impress it upon him, and point out to him the necessity of some immediate remedy. Supposing that Lord John Russell's letter had not appeared, would the article in the Times have appeared, or would any change in the views of the Cabinet have taken place? Cobbett and his a s si stants had done all in their power to forward that chang e, which w as undertaken with t n h d e u y s i t e r w i ou o s f be man nefiting n theg geth T s -or o k w i i c i N l , a i classes, and e n abling th e _(Lo u d a ppl ause .) He knew that from ten to twenty-fiv e per cent. had been taken off front the wages of the men hi the north, and even now in some of the large manufacturing towns they were working short work. Take a bushel of wheat new from the last harvest, and its quality was such that it would be, if cleared, two or two-and -a-half pounds lighter than a ' bushel from the preceding harvest; and then let them think milliw: i h a t t roen a so f d o e tfi fi l i u e e ps n aht c e, y lts that erT3 eo would a nthnedm,, m . hao.diutdnatt to that frightful t he n deficiencyr chars. ea the r 1 They hen; d dui; the a, .alts frolo Ireland ant from Somersetshire, that the decay was going on to an alarming extent. He knew a potato-merchant who bad pur chased a quantity of potatoes at 6s. per cwt., and in a short time after he was glad to be able to sell half of them to the cowkeepers at is. per cwt. Let them, therefore, impress it on the mind of Sir Robert Peel, who was the ruling power, and who was personally responsible to the whole country for his own act in case of an impeachment—and such a thing might occur. He saw that Sir James Duke was smiling, and well he might, and laugh also, as he knew how tenderly that word was used in the Houses of Parliament. Supposing that such a thing was to arise as an impeachment for neglect of duty —a neg lect of duty which brought hundreds of his countrymen to starvation and death—who did they think would be im peached? Would it be the Duke of Wellington? No. Lord Wharncliffe, or the Earl of Ripon ? No ; it would be the First Lord of the Treasury—the man who had the nomination of his colleagues, who has, or ought to have, the whole power of the country in his grasp. Who, he again asked, was responsible ? Sir R. Peel, who would alone be looked to for the remedy for a grievance, and who alone could remedy it. He felt that he had taken up enough of t heir time. He would conclude by proposing the resolution, and saying, that so long as they obtained what they re quired, he did not care who got it for them—Sir R. Peel or anybody else. Mr. BOYLE was then called on to second the resolution. He said that he was taken quite by surprise. He had come there more as a looker-on. He was sorry that the task had fallen upon him, but it was necessary that those in power who did not do their duty properly should have their n e g l ec t expressed to them. Yet the gentlemen of the ward had not the boldness to come before the meeting and give ut terance to sentiments that he had heard them often express in private. There should be no question of delicacy which should hinder them from expressing what they considered the wants of their country called on them to do. They knew that in consequence of the increased prices of provi sion trade had been paralysed. Many of them knew that the mills were decreasing in work; the work men in consequence were earning less, and could not afford to spend so much with the tradesmen around them. That train of reasoning' was simple enough. It might be that the famine was further off than their fears had represented it to be, but it was their duty to prevent its recurrence at any time. If the Prime Minister was not quick to do his duty, they should not delay. If Sir Robert Peel had not been so wedded to party, and had adopted the simple principle of buying in the cheapest market and selling in the dearest one, there would have been no necessity for this meeting. They were all convinced of the neces sity of free trade in order to save the country from ruin. how much better off would the country have been if those engaged by right in commercial pursuits had followed their own business and paid less at tention to railways. Had those persons, whose offices in the City entitled them to go into the presence of their So vereign, done something for the poor instead of attending to railways, the poor would perhaps have been bett er off. Sir a. DUKE said that the Corporation of London had done all in their power to assist the poor and to obtain the required measures for them. Mr. BOYLE said that there were splendid reminiscences connected with the city of London, but the time had passed, and they had now become so bad and so degenerate as to become a by-word and a reproich to all men.—[A round of continued and loud applause followed this declaration.] Instead of leading on every great question, they are found the last. They come in after Manchester, Glasgow, and other minor communities. One's heart throbs while think ing of the glorious deeds of old; but now the most they do is, if a gentleman's character be irreproachable, but because he differs in some sentiments from them, to expel him from amongst them, and make an election null and void.— (Immense applause.) He (Mr. Boyle,) seconded the reso lution with the greatest pleasure imaginable. He hoped this would be the beginning of a change in the ward, the largest in London, and that it would take its proper place in leading on these great questions. When it was thought that every luxury we taste, every gem in her Majesty's crown, comes from abroad; that not a wind that blows but wafts a vessel laden with the riches of other countries; that this inter course has a power to civilise, an effect most desirable, considering that round the globe the people are from one great hand and for one great object—(Applause)— it would be lamentable indeed if the cause of these laws being continued till now were traced to our own supineness. If this ward had done its duty— if the Corporation of the City of London had done their duty—they could have compared with pleasure the glories of former days with the present. They would, in that case, look upon each alderman as he passed, and say, there is a man who spends all his time for the good of his fellow-citizens; did you read his speech ?—(Laughter.) But, on the other hand, they, the degenerate descendants of former aldermen, are occupied with some trivial matter of a sewage.—(Applause and laughter.) If they are not car ried away with the gold chains, the sword, and other gew gaws of office, they would act so as to be entitled to the name of the poor man's friends.—(Loud Applause.) Richard Cobden, that great man, has borne on the contest to a victory without the aid of such men as Lord John Russell or Sir Robert Peel. Is not that man of genius deserving of being presented with the freedom of the City of London ?—(Applause.) Why should Glasgow and Manchester be forward in this, and anticipate the City of London. If a soldier, who has been fighting with savages, unknown and unacquainted with the modes of European warfare—if such a soldier come home, honours are heaped upon him, snuff-boxes are handed to him, but such a man as Richard Cobden, who labours to ameliorate the condition of the people, and to christianize the world, such a man is passed by.—( He sat down amidst great applause.) Mr. RicitaßD Thrum said he had been requested to se cond the resolution read and moved ; but, having declined, he just begged to say his reason was, that while he agreed in all that had been said by the mover and seconder, lie could not agree to censure the ward, or to put Sir Robert Peel in the position which the resolution puts him in. He thought that we should speak courteously of our opponents when they were coming over to our side. The framer of the resolution perhaps had not made allowance for opposing forces. Sir R. Peel has been moving round to free trade, and Lord John Russell has but lately declared his conversion; allowance, therefore, ought to be made for these things. He moved as an amendment to the former resolution—" That this meeting expresses its satisfaction with Sir Robert Peel's course in re ference to free trade, and begs that, since he has admitted the scarcity of food, he would advise her Majesty to repeal the corn-laws, and thus merit the lasting gratitude of the people." Dr. LYNcit said he had great pleasure in seconding the resolution as amended. They ought to be thankful to Sir Robert Peel : he has launched the barque and it is for the people to waft it along. The intimation made in the Times is by the same journal affirmed to- day in every circumstance, therefore they owed a debt of gratitude to Sir Robert Peel. At such a moment of congratulation it is a pity to hear one word out of keeping with the spirit of the times. Such hap piness ,is too great indeed, he was afraid, to last long He had read an anecdote of a gentleman who went to dine with a miser, where he had never dined before. After dinner he rhymed it thus : " Here we have dined, where we shall dine no more— Chimneys smoked that never smoked before." —(Laughter.) In public calamities it is better to try to prevent than to cure. Sir Robert Peel is trying this. Sir Robert had the best interests of the country, he believed, at heart, and would secure them, if the power with which he has to contend be not too great for him ; for in all times, ancient and modern, the power of the British aristocracy of Eng land was unequalled ; and their interests were wound up in monopoly. But this proud aristocracy, yielding only to necessities, must yield before the terrible necessity of public calamity.—(Applause.) Truth and matter of fact reach the peasant and the prince, the castle and the cottage. He said be would just give them a few facts. Typhus fever and pes tilence are never out of Ireland. For one hundred years typhus fever had always accompanied scarcity, and this scarcity of food in Ireland is never absent. Our reports on health of towns prove this. Round this neighbourhood there were hovels and huts. 11l drainage and sewerage, and if there be a scarcity of food the people will die, as if the angel of death had breathed upon them. To make England the emporium of the world, and make it available to all, should we not merge their differences for this noble object ? Sir Robert, the most powerful Mi nister ever existing, before whom Pitt sinks into insigni ficance, who puts away his sliding-scale when he finds it will not work, and every consideration natut'isl to a Premier, and carries the object for which the meeting had come together, the meeting would be worse than foolish to censure Sir Robert or to express other than gratitude. (He sat down amid great cheering.) Mr. ANDERTON begged the mover and seconder of the original resolution would agree to allow it to be withdrawn in favour of the amendment. This was complied with by both. The amendment was carried unanimously. Mr. PRENDERGAST said he had been taken by surprise. He would always express himself in favour of the repeal of these laws; but to come on now with an harangue against the corn-laws seems like a person coming in at the end of a fight who had stood coldly by. They might now light their fires and glory all day. He would not debate about the share of honour due to each party in bringing about this issue. He was certain Richard Cobden was a man too high for having the freedom of towns presented to him.— (" No, no 1") But he must say the Corporation of Lon don, long before Cobden or the League were heard of; was in the front of the fight.—(Disapprobation.) Lord John Russell deserved greatly the honour which any and all might be inclined to render him. He had not published his letter to oust Sir Robert from his office, but to retain him longer in it. And who does Lord John represent? The City of London itself, which his friend had thought fit to censure so severely. Time had elapsed during the debates on the corn-laws, but there is a season for everything. Considering there was a large aristo cracy in the country, and a Church connected with that aristocracy—considering there are so many op posing interests. Sir Robert Peel has done just that which a great statesman would do—lie has delayed till the proper time arrived the bringing in this great measur3. The aris tocracy must now see that either this measure must be car. ried, or Sir Robert must resign his office, and throw the country into confusion : hence the propriety of Sir Robert's delay to the proper time. His friend had censured the corpo ration. He would not go over these points to-day, as it was not St. Thomas's-day; therefore he would leave corporate matters. But why dared his friend to bury that great talent of his in a napkin ?—(Laughter.) He has not done his duty. After this, he knows what he has to Clo.—(Laughter.) He moved, " That in the opinion of this meeting, the time had arrived when the corn-laws and all differential duties should be abolished, and an outlet opened for the produce of the country into foreign markets, thereby securing the prosperity of the people." Mr. WATSON seconded the resolution. The resolution was put to the meeting and carried without opposition. Mr. ANDERTON said he would take no honour to himself in appearing there that day, but he would say he had been one of lifty gentleman who contributed first to the abolition of the corn-laws, when Mr. Hume and Mr. Warburton entered themselves on the long list of opponents, long ere Mr. Cobden was heard of. Not corn only, but tea is necessary to the poor. In 1804 tea was purchased at 10d. per lb. ; the duty was 2s. 3d. Now tea is down to 7d. per lb. in China, but the duty remains the same. He would draw their attention to soap. In Ireland, Dr. Lynch's country, the poor man had his soap without duty, but if he came over the water, it must be under an additional duty. He hoped Sir James Duke would draw Sir Robert's attention to these particulars. He moved that Sir James Duke be requested to present the foregoing resolutions to Sir Robert Peel, and ha press on his mind the great necessity of repealing these laws at the present moment. Mr. BUCKMASTER seconded the resolution. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. Sir JAMES DUKE said he would with great pleasure wait on the Prime Minister, and give effect to the resolution. He said he owed it to himself and to them to correct any error. He had the requisition sent to him late on Saturdey evening, and early on Monday morning he waited on the gentlemen sending the requisition, to know what day would be most convenient. A gentleman had said that the Corpo ration had not been the friends of the poor; for himself he must say it did not apply to him.—(No, no.) Mr. OBBARD moved that the thanks of the meeting were due to Sir James Duke for his kindness on the present oc casion, acrd on all oc(-asions. It was unamiously carried, and Sir James shortly and warmly acknowledged the honour they had done him. It was afterwards resolved by the meeting that the reso lutions sheuld be advertised in the papers. The meeting was then adjourned. MEETING OF THE WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT. In consequence of a requisition addressed to Sir James Duke, M.P., and Alderman of the ward of Farringdon Without, a crowded meeting of the householders and rate payers of the ward was held yesterday in the New Court, Old Bailey, for the purpose of considering the propriety of passing " resolutions remonstrating with the Right Hon. Sir R. Peel for not advising her Majesty to re-assemble Parliament, under the present alarming state of the country, owing to the failure of the potato crop, and the deficiency of the wheat harvest, both in weight and quantity, that the laws which prevent the free importa tion of the necessary supply of food to the people may be repealed, by which alone the threatened famine can be averted, and the peace, the safety, and the happiness of the British empire secured." Sir James Duke presided, We observed upon the platform, and in the body of the Court, Mr. Walker, Mr. Watson, Mr. Prendergast, Dr. Lynch, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Alderman Sydney, Mr. Wood, Mr. Edkins, Mr. Pontifex, Mr. Burn, Mr. Wil hams, Mr. Buckmaster, Mr. Harding, Mr. Barnard, Mr. Blackett, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Gresham, Mr. Geog e Baker ; Mr. Stone. Mr. Kirke, Mr. Wilkin son, Mr. Jones, &c. &c. The CHAIRMAN then said, that having had a requisition presented to him by a numerous and respectable body of the householders in the ward, he had felt it his duty, as under similar cir cumstance he ever should, to call this meeting for the purposes mentioned in the requisition. He said he felt it his duty to give the ward an opportunity of recording their sentiments. He trusted that whatever difference of political opinion might exist among them their proceedings would be conducted with moderation and good temper.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Pontifex would now read the requisition. Mr. Pontifex having done so, a desultory conversation arose as to the proper course of procedure, which was terminated by Mr. WALKER, rising to propose the first resolution. The resolution he had to propose to them was as follows: " That the deficiency of the wheat harvest, both in weight and quantity, and the extensive failure of the potato crop, cannot be viewed without fearful ap prehensions of public distress to the labouring classes during the forthcoming winter." Perhaps some apology was due from himself for having undertaken his very prominent position in the proceedings of that day. He assured the Alderman who presided, and his neigh bours who composed the meeting, that it was not from any disposition to occupy a prominent place among them, or from any idea that he possessed the necessary qualifications to enable him to fill that position satisfac torily, that he was induced to place himself so promi nently forward. It was the conviction on his mind that the great and overwhelming magnitude of the subject they were met to consider, and the many considerations which it involved, demanded that no member of the ward should refuse the invitation which had been sent to him or shrink from the fulfilment of what was a great national duty.—(Hear, hear.) These were the reasons which induced him to stand so prominently for ward on that occasion. He thought it was a fortunate and happy circumstance for them that they were met under the direction and superintendence of the respected Alderman of the ward, inasmuch as it proved that they recognised, and were understood to be under the direc tion and protection of the law. Without this he appre hended that they should have had some difficulty in bringing togetherso many of the most respectable persons in the neighbourhood. But, seeing that they were assem bled there, and that the question before them was of such vast . importance, he might, perhaps, be allowed to explain his own views in the best way he could --(Hear, hear)—and he would endeavour to occupy as little of their time as possible. They were not met there with feelings of personal aversion to those who might be opposed to their views ; they were not there in the posi tion of assailants ; they were not assuming the character of aggressors ; but they came there together from mo tives of self-defence, and from a regard to the welfare of that industrious community of which they themselves constituted a portion.—(Hear, hear.) As inhabitants of a country distinguished in every age for its high state of civilisation and the many privileges which were accorded to its people, they regretted that these advantages were, in a great degree, neutralised, because their interests by a mistaken policy were deemed opposed to the interests of those who formed a majority in the Legislature. The consequence of this was a long period of what they considered oppres sion and injustice, and it could not be expected but that now, after experiencing the evil of this state of things, they held these meetings with the view of getting these grievances remedied. It was not to be wondered at that they should use their best endeavours to bring about an important reform by impressing those in power with the necessity for some great alteration in the laws which regulated the importation of food into their coun try.—(Hear.) They were all aware of the origin and institution of these laws, and they were now, after many years' experience of their working, most anxious for their abrogation. They had been supported by a system of subterfuge, false reasoning, and self interest, and the only matter of surprise was, that they should have continued so long, and that the people of this country should have submitted to them. Another year or two would not elapse however before the universal sentiment would be, bow the people of England could be so blind to their own interests, so blunted in their moral feelings, and so disregardful of what was their duty to themselves and to society, that they should have quietly submitted to a system so based upon fraud, and so oppressive in its exactions.—(Hear, hear.) They had probably observed that a society instituted for the purpose of effecting the removal of these obnoxious laws had been successfully progressing for years past. He (Mr. Walker) felt it to be his duty at a very early period On connect himself with that society, not indeed in a public, but in his private capacity. He had contributed to it for many years. He had already stated that he did not charge all these who were opposed to themselves with being acted solely by motives of self-interest, but he could not help thinking that it was highly improper conduct in the Members of their Legislature to make laws whose only effect was to advance their own pecuniary interests. They should have naturally expected that these individuals would have bad too much modesty—(Laughter)—to sit in judg ment on what so vitally affected themselves ; they should rather, he thought, refer that to others. Yet this law had been allowed to continue, notwithstanding the efforts which had been made to enlighten the public m i n d ; but now he hoped they were in a position when, with some chance of success, they might calculate on these pernicious taxes upon industry being abolished. He repeated that they had the near prospect now before them of seeing that these infamous laws would be removed. evde long en i e It was not in conse q uence of the present state of the country alone that he had been induced to come forward on th a t occasion. With out re g arding this question, as con nected with the pro duce of the year's harvest, their d c u t i anxious to the sae. a T h h a e d y ought the to re m o h v a before. They shoul d have been impressed with the convic tion that the prosperity and well-being of the country and of a 3 ;el w y as still the industrious classes demanded their removal, and it was time, that he took his stand. Why should they be considered on this broad ground , and not on the mere exigencies of the through the distorted medium of political considerations or party feelings ?—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that a better would be ; that potism would be tune was coming, and that the s y mpathies of all classes called into action, aroused arid that they their wouldatri consider what were the most effectual means of promoting the welfare of the rising, as well as future generations.—(Hear, hear.) Their cause would be successful, for it was based upon sound reason, and was not influenced by crooked or party policy; they rose in dignity, with the consciousness that they only asked that justice which should be the foundation of all their laws, and they were anxious to see that the improvements which so eminently marked the period should he extended to their SHEFFIELD, DEC. 4. STOCK Excirmrtalc.—The sales are —Midland, Sheffield, and Rotherham, 34 3 %—York and North Midland Extension, 25 1 4—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 2%/—Grand Union, Nottingham to Lynn, U. 13s. 9d.—Sheffield and Lincoln shire, 31.—Wakefield and Harrogate, 2. BRISTOL, Dtc. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, s—Midland, New, 19 1 4. LEEDS, DEC. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 18 1 A—York and North Midland Extension, 25 5 A —East Lan cashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 9—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 10 1 ,4 2 —Ditto, Docks, 5 1 ,4—Huddersfield and Shef field,l7 c. n.—Leeds and Bradford, 434—Ditto, Extensions, 12 3 / 4 —Leeds and Dewsbury, 19 1 4 c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 9 %—Newcastle and Berwick, 10%—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 14%—Sheffield and Lincoln, 2 3 %—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 234 —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pres ton, 4—West Riding Union, OA—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c. 7s. 6d. dis.—Chelmsford and Bury, 7s. 6d. dis.— Grand Union, par.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, ss. p —Leicester and Bedford, 10s. p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 15s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock; and Midland, 2% p.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, ss. dis.—North Western, 3—Nottingham, Ere wash, and Ambergate, 1% —South Midlands, 2% p.— South Staffordshire, 3—Wakefield and Bradford, ss. dis.— Wakefield and Harrogate, 10s. p.—Welsh Midlands, 2%. IIULL, DEc. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tha sales are—Hull and Selby, 10 per cent. guaranteed, 100—Ditto, Half Shares, 18—North British, 22—Ditto, Carlisle, 2%—Ditto, Dalkeith, s%—Ar magh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 1 1 A—Axholme, 234—Cam bridge and Lincoln, WA —Derby and Gainsbrough,l l 4—East Lincolnshire, 2 1 A —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21 / 2 -- Grand Union, 114—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 42s.—Lei cester and Bedford, 295. 6d.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, s—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., 2%—Wakefield and Bradford, 2 1 4—Wakefield :and Harrogate, I%—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 21A. YORK, DEC. 4. _ _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-York and North Mid larni Extension, 26-Newcastle and Berwick, 10%-Ditto, New, 5 1 4-London and York, 4-Grand Union, 1 1 / 5 -North StafforJshire, 5 1 / 4 -Welsh Midland, '2. HUDDERSFIELD, DEC. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Leeds and Thirsk, 9- London and York, 4-Grand Union, 1 1 4-Leicester and Bed ford, 255. 6d.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 2 -South Midlands, 5 1 / 5 . EDINBURGH, DEC. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41. 10s.- Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2L-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/. 53.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. Armagh and Portrush, 1/. 155.-Ayr and Dumfries, 2/. 155.-Ayr and Galloway, 21.85.-Banffshire, 2/. 55.-Belfast and County Down, 31.-British and Irish Union, 21. 195.- Caledonian, 11/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 21. 10s.-Cale donian and Dumbarton, 31.-Caledonian and Northern Di rect, 3/. Os. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 4/. 55.-Carnwarth and West Linton, IL 145.-Chelmsford and Bury, 11. 12s. 6d. -Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Cornwall and Devon, 2/. Bs.- Deeside Railway, 51. 55.-Direct Northern, 21.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 41. 7s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 361.-Ditto, New, 171.-Dundee and Perth, 81.-East of Fife, 21. 7s. 6d. -East Coast of Scotland, 2/. 135.-East Lothian Central, 21. 38.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 31.-Edinburgh and Glas gow, ex news, 701.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ditto, Quar ters, 161.-Ditto, ditto, New, 13L-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 195.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 21. ss. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Direct, 11. 155.-Edin burgh, Leith, and Granton, 211. 103.-Ditte, Preference, 181. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 3/. 45.-Ditto, Newport, 11, 45.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 11. IN.-Edinburgh and Peebles, ex new, 1/. 18s.-Edinburgh and Perth, 41. 55.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 11. 10s.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 2/. 75.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 70/.-Ditto, New Stock, 231.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 211. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 21. IN.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle, 2/. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 2/. 45.-Glas gow and Garnkirk, 451.-Glasgow and Greenock, 211.-Ditto, New, 101. 155.-Ditto, Preference , 2 /. 5 5. - G las g ow Harbour Grand Junction, 2/. IN.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 2/. 19s. -Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 2/. 12s. 6d.- Granton Junction, 2/Aft-Great County Down, 2/. 12s. 6d. -Great North of Scotland, 2/. 12s. 6d.-Great North and South Wales, 12s. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, 11. 12s. 6d.- Lanark and Galloway, 2/. 155.-Lanark and Lothians, 31. 4s. -Larne and Ballymena, 2/. 25.-London and Hounslow, 21. -London and Manchester (Rem.), 31. 55.-London and Man chester (Rastrick), 5/. 10s.-London and Windsor, 11.- London and York, 4/. 55.-Midland and Eastern Counties, t. 6d.-Morayshire, 11 . - New castle and Berwick, 11/. -Newry and Londonderry, 21. 10s.-North British, ex new, iOl. IN.-Ditto, Halves, ex new, 71. ls.-Ditto, Fifths, 6L-Ditto, Carlisles, 2/. 155.-North \Vales Mineral, New, 41. 75.--Perth and Crieff Direct, 2/. 25.-Perth and Inver ness, 1/. 155.-Scottish Central, 121.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 21.-Scottish Midland, 3/.-Scottish North Western;, 21. 55.-Scottish South Midland, 21. 35.- Scottish Southern, 21. 55.-Scottish Western, 21. 10s.- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 35.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, W.-South Midland, 6/. 7s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline. 21. 10s.-Stirling and Midland, 21. 125.- Strathern Junction, 3/. 55.-Surrey Grand Junction, 1/. 2s. 6d.-Tean and Dove Valley, 1/. 155.-Tyne Valley, 17. 15s_ -Wishavr and Coltness, 521. 103. GLASGOW, DEC. 3. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-British and Irish Union, 625. 6d. -Caledonian Extension, 525. 6d.-Cale donian and Ayrshire Junction, 365.-Caledonian and Dum bartonshire Junction, 455.-Carnwath and West Linton, $55.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 375. 6d.-East Lothian Central, 405.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 10-Forth and Clyde Junction, 408.-Glasgow General Terminus, 6N- Glasgow and Belfast Union, 435.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 455.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 66L- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 565.-Glasgow, Partick, and Dumbarton, 455.--Great Indian Peninsular 1 p.-Lanark and Lothians, 555.-Lanarkshire and Ganoway Junction, 525. 6d.-LesmahagOW, 515.-South 80s.-Worcester, Warwick, and Rugby, 355. The Viscountess Mahon gave birth to a son on Thurs day, at the family mansion in Grosvenor-place. Her Lady ship and infant are going on very favourably. DEsIsucTIGN BY FIRE OF COOKE'S CIRCUIS AT GLASGOW.—On Monday night, the large building at the foot of the Saltmarket, belonging to Mr. Cooke, the well known equestrian, and occupied by him as a minor theatre, was destroyed by fire. The flames were first discovered by two police-substitutes employed to watch the ruins of the City Theatre, about a quarter past one o'clock. The re flection of the light through one of the ventilating apertures in the roof, near the south-west corner of the building, was the first thing which attracted their attention, and a minute's observation afterwards convinced them that the place was on fire. An alarm was consequently passed on to the police-office, and in the shortest possible time Captain Wilson. the superintendent, appeared at the scene of the con flagration, followed immediately by Mr. Robinson and the fire-engines. Notwithstanding the brief space which had in tervened, between the alarm being given and the arrival of the fire-brigade , it was evident from the first that any attempt; to save the building must be perfectly hopeless. The Circus, although elegantly and substantially erected, being entirely composed of wood, and the wind blowing directly from the point where the fire originated, the extraordinary rapidity with which the conflagration extended can scarcely be conceive& The playing of the engines slightly arrested the .progress of the flames towards the portico ; but so inef fectual was all the opposition which could be offered to the devouring element, that in the course of half-an-hour from the first alarm being given, the only vestiges of the building left standing were a few burning poles and a small portion of the doorway. For ten or fifteen minutes, while the work of destructi on was at its height, the appearance of the con flagration vas awfully grand. The Circus cost for the eree tion betwee n 1,1001. and 1,9.00/., about three years ago. It is about two years since it was used by Dlr. Cooke, but re cently it wc‘s taken by a Mr. Daniels, and fitted up for a minor theatre. We have not heard the slightest hint as to how the fire originated, but the matter, no doubt, will un dergo the usual investigation. Mr. Cooke has the building insured in the Sun-office for 8001., and Mr. Daniels has the scanery, dresses, and property insured in the same office for 300/. Both the policiek were effected about the middle of last month, at the time when the building was opened as a theatre by 11r. Daniels. —Glasgow "%rational. MEETING AT PRESTON. (Abridged from the Preston Guardian of Thursday.) On Thursday a meeting, in compliance with a requi sition bearing about 700 signatures, was held in the Town-hall, Preston, for the purpose of memorialising G overnment for the immediate admission of foreign grain duty free. On taking his seat, the CIIIIRMAN (Mr. Alderman Haydock, in the absence of the Mayor), said—l regret exceedingly the absence of the Mayor on this occasion, for I know that he does commiserate the present state and prospects of the:country. It is, lam sure, ill-health alone, that has kept him away. Since you have, in his absence, called me to the chair, I will endeavour to do my duty as well as I can, and I shall be glad to have the supp or t o f t h e meeting. (Cheers.) It is now, I believe, somewhere about five years ago that the question of free trade was first fairly brought before the inhabitants of this borough. I was applied to on that occasion to preside ; I stated that I was rather sur prised that I should be applied to, because I was con sidered to be favourable to a more moderate measure than one which went from one extreme to another, and that, therefore, I was not disposed to preside. But when I was told that the object of the meeting was to give the two distinguished individuals who came to visit us an opportunity of stating the case against the corn-laws, I at once consented, and for the best of all reasons, that it is only fair that both sides of the question should be stated ; besides, it was also mentioned that on that occa sion no resolutions were to be moved. Those gentlemen did state the case fully and fairly. The other side of the question have had their meetings also, and stated their case ; and, after four or five years' deliberation, what is the result ? Why, that we have it now from some of the most distinguished Conservatives that " the corn-laws are doomed"—(Loud cheers) — and that it is only a question of time. I apprehend that it is the question of time that has brought us here to day, because it is represented that we have a great f&lure in the harvest, and that there is a prospect of a defi ciency of supply for the country before next harvest. If, then, it is a question of time, it is quite time now to take it into consideration.—(Cheers.) ft is on that account that I affixed my name to the requisition to the Mayor to call this meeting, to take into consideration the pro priety of opening the ports for the free admission of grain. I shall be glad now to hear, from any gentlemen who have anything to move on the subject, their reasons why the present meeting ought not to take some steps in the matter.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Mr. SLATE said—Mr. Chairman, the resolu tion which I have to move is, " That this meeting feel convinced that the alarm in Ireland, owing to the potato disease, the stagnation of trade now felt in this district, and the fear of famine generally entertained, have all been produced or greatly augmented by our present corn laws ; that these laws have prevented large quanti ties of grain being stored up in this country, have in duced other countries to manufacture instead of extend ing the cultivation of the soils, and following upon a fail ing harvest, are sure to aggravate the sufferings of the people by making fool scarce and dear." Perhaps it may be thought by some that, as a minister of re ligion, I ought not to be present on such an occasion as this. I must say that I think otherwise, and lam not ashamed of the reasons. I don't know why I ought not to be allowed to take a part in some subjects that may be considered party-political—for it will be a happy time when our statesmen are truly religious per sons ; nor why I should be deprived of my privilege as a citizen, of taking part in the common affairs of this country ; and as I think the corn-laws are injurious to our national welfare, I think it right to come forward and show that I disapprove of them. I look, however, on this question as c on n ec t e d not merely w ith politics, but with the cause of humanity, morals, and religion. Now, I have witnessed the operation of the corn-laws since I came here, and I can say that it has been the source of much misery. Besides, my Bible is opposed to the corn-laws. I read in it, " He that withholdeth corn the people shall curse him ; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it."—Prov. xi., 26. —(Loud cheering.) This shows the Bible is opposed to the corn monopoly, and I am acting consistently, there fore, as a minister of the Bible. We have now one statesman after another coming to give in his adhesion to the object we have in view. —(Loud cheers.) lam no prophet, nor the son of a prophet ; but I may venture to predict that if God spare our lives to this time next year we shall see our object attained—(Cheers)—and as I have taken a part in some of the first skirmishings, I am willing to take a part now that the victory is at hand.—(Applause.) Mr. Slate concluded by moving the resolution. Mr. J. HAWKINS, after giving an alarming account of the extent of the potato disease in this district, said— It will be rather strange if, after all the agitation and opposition we have had fur the last seven years, this potato rot should be the means of softening such a per son as the old " Iron Duke." or Lord Stanley and others. I should not be surprised if does not upset the whole of the Cabinet.—(Loud chss ring.) The present state of things is intolerable ; (' I hope every man in this town, and in the country in general, will come forward and do his utmost to do away with that odious tax that has so long oppressed this country. I beg to second the motion.—(Great applause.) The CHAIRMAN then put the motion, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. LIVESEY rose to propose the next resolution, and said, no greater calamity can possibly come to the coun try than a scarcity of food ; the very measures of Government should tend to make food plentiful and cheap. In fact, food is the strength of a country. Look at all your buildings—the immense extensions of your towns--the cuttings of your railways and canals—the vast increase of your manufacturers and mills, and the improvement of your soil—whence proceeds all this ? From the labour of men sustained by food. Food is the physical strength of the country ; and to lessen the supply of food, or to make it dear, therefore, is to lessen the physical power of the people, to deprive them of the ability of adding to the wealth, the strength, and the importance of the kingdom. Of all things that ought to be left out of the list of articles for taxation, food is the one. There should be no tax on human sustenance. If we were left free, we should always have plenty ; al though there would be periods of change and compara• tive scarcity, yet if all countries were free to exchange with one another, there would be plenty, becaue. it never happens that a scarcity is universal The corn-law agitation has made it as clear as that two and two make four, that in proportion as people have more money to expend on food, they will have more also to lay out on manufactured goods and other articles the produce of this country. Now, we will not speculate on the extent of the potato disease ; we just take the matter as it stands by the returns made to us weekly. I have not met with any who dispute that there is a considerable loss, yet some contend that it is not so extensive as is represented. Perhaps it is not so ; but if you refer to the price of potatoes you ought to bear in remembrance two things—First, the farmers are selling off all their potatoes in order to make what they can out of them, lest they should ultimately lose the whole, and that overstocks the market ;—and, secondly, you must bear another fact in mind—that whilst it was usual for housekeepers possessing the re quisite means to lay in a winter stock of potatoes, scarcely any one can be found now that has laid in any stock at all. What will be the consequence ? When farmers bring in their few remaining potatoes to the market in spring, and those householders and others proceed to buy, the prices will rise. If there be one thing which should concern us more than another, it is the sustenance of the poor.—(Hear, hear.) In a time of scarcity the rich can afford to purchase their usual sup plies ; the middle classes can curtail their luxuries, and so procure plenty ; so that when a positive scarcity oc curs, nearly the whole weight of it falls upon the poor. And it may not perhaps be out of place here to remark that if you were to raise the largest subscription ever known in England it would not mend the evil—it would not create a single additional potato or additional quar ter of wheat—it would, in fact, create a greater compe tition, and so raise the price.—(Hear, hear.) It is the bringing in of food, and not the subscribing of money, that will remedy the evil. It has been said that provi sions are from 30 to 35 per cent. higher than they were two years ago. You will perceive that that makes a very material difference in the expenditure of the great mass of consumers.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") How is it possible that the manufacturers and other traders of this country can be supported if you give so much more money to the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Rich mond, and the other landowners of the country. It is not possible that you can give it to your own tradesmen when you are giving it to them—and if there w ere no other reason, this alone would account for the depression now coming over our trade. Just contrast, for instance, the present state of things with the advantage of low-priced food, producing good trade in Preston. I remember standing near this spot nineteen years ago, denouncing the corn laws and other measures—it was in the panic of '26—the meeting was held in January, '27. Since then there has been a struggle, less or more, against the same evils. For seven years the League have been enlight ening the people. In 1841, with a good harvest, there were in Preston 1,000 cottages closed, and rents of cot tage property reduced 25 per cent. I don't tell you of the charities that were instituted, of the advance inthis Apoor rates, or the complaints that were universal. 11 was caused by dear food. Then came a change; d uring three years we have had good trade with cheap food— crime reduced, as we are told by the Chaplain of the House of Correction—there has been less sickness in the Dispensary—every cottage has been inhabited, and the rents raised. So that nothing in t he world is more ca caple of demonstration than this, that if the price of fond be high, you have bad trade, poverty, misery, and crime; but if cheap and plentiful, you have the reverse. —(Loud cheers.) I move the resolution which has been put into my hands. It is as follows:—." That the following m emorial be presented to Sir R o b ert P eel, praying for immediate opening of the ports, by an Order in Council, and for the immediate assembling of Parlia ment, and that he would recommend the Legislature to pass a prompt measure for the untaxed admission of all kinds of food." Now, can any man assign a su ffi c i et , cause why any Government should pass a law to keep other countries from sending us food, when we are will ing to buy it from them? The twofold effect of such a wicked measure is, fi rs t, i t ra i ses the price f food; and, secondly, it depresses the manufactures, because those who bring us provisions are in general willing to take our goods in return. The sliding-scale, of all measures, is the most ridiculous and oppressive. The sliding-scale is designed simply to keep out food and raise the prices, in order that the rental of the landholder may be maintained. That rental, I have no fear, would be main tained even if there were a total repeal of the corn-laws, but on this principle, that to get more money out of the land the landowner would have to improve it ; instead of getting high rent for bad land, he would have to make the land worth the rent. I have no apprehension what ever of a total repeal doing the slightest injury to agri culture. I don't think anybody believes it ; those who make a noise about it don't, but they want to get a good rental without improvements. It is now time for a change ; I believe that a change is near at hand. There never was so much changelwithin so short a time; and, if we get free trade, whether from Whigs or Tories, every industrial department of the country will thrive better ; but the country does not deserve it unless it struggle for it. I believe the thing will never be done effectually till the people themselves set their shoulders to the work, and hold something like another Birmingham meeting. —(Hear, hear.) Then will the Government see that the people are in earnest, and will no longer be taxed for the support of the aristocracy.—(Cheers.) Mr. JAMES FRANKLAND—I second this memorial to Sir R. Peel with great pleasure ; for I would that he, as head of the British Government, should make his ac tions consistent with his professions.—(Hear, hear.) I would that gentlemen making professions of Christianity should act a Christian part, and not withhold from the poor man his bread.—(Cheers.) The day has gone by when we would have gone begging cap in hand for this. (Cheers.) I contend that it is our right and due— (Cheers)—and no man, be his power whatit may, has a right to intervene between God and his creatures, and by prohibitory laws prevent them from enjoying those blessings which, in his mercy, he has provided fur their use. The farmers, for whose benefit we are told this law was expressly framed, don't derive any benefit from it. It has been the curse and bane of agriculture as well as of manufactures. Oh that we had but an election by ballot ! —then would the farmers let the landlords know how much they value their protection. I have conversed hours with many of them, and they tell me that they know these laws to be injurious in every sense of the word; " but," say they, " what can we do ?" To what a state are they reduced when it has come to this ! They are poor, dependent slaves ef the aristocracy, and know that if they dare to breathe a complaint, there is some one ready to supplant them, and th e y as k, " Wh at can we do ? ' The farmers are not benefited, and they know it ; the manufacturers are not benefited, but crippled by it to a serious extent ; the operatives - know they are not bens fited, for I have felt the law an evil, and am sure that when food rises in value every department of trade must be seriously affected. The corn-law, in my opinion, is injurious to every class ; it ought not to have had existence at any time ; but, under the present circum stances, I conceive it ought not to disgrace the statute boek of any country. I beg to second the motion. The CHAIRMAN then read the resolution and memo rial, the latter of which was as follows : TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART., M.P., FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY. The Memorial of the Merchants, Bmkers, Manufacturers, Traders, and other inhabitants of the borough of Preston, in public meeting assembled, Showeth,—" That your memorialists feel convinced that the alarm in Ireland, owing to the potato disease, the stagna tion of trade now felt in this district, and the fear of famine generally entertained, have all been produced or greatly aug mented by our present corn-laws; that these laws have pre vented large quantities of grain being stored up in . this country; have ind uce d o th er countries to manufacture in stead of extending the cultivation of their sails ; and, follow ing upon a failing harvest, are sure to aggravate the suffer ings of the peopl e , b y ma ki ng f ood scarce and dear. " I our memorialists desire, therefore, to express, in the strongest manner, their deliberate and confirmed opinion that the circumstances of the country require that the ports should forthwith be opened f or th e free admission of all kinds of grain ; and, further, that her Majesty's Ministers will con sult the true interests of all classes in this kingdom by sub mitting to the Legislature, at the very earliest opportunity, a measure for the entire removal of the corn-laws—the bane of agriculture and the blight of commerce." The motion was agreed to. Mr. LIVESEY moved that the Chairman be requested to subscribe the memorial for the meeting, and forward it to Sir Robert Peel. The Rev. Mr. EDWARDS seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Thanks having been voted to the Mayor for having called the meeting, and to the Chairman for the very satisfactory manner in which he had presided, the meet ing separated. THE BANKING ALMANAC, DIRECTORY, AND RANKER'S YEAR BOOK FOR 1846. In addition to the Calendar, and the usual intelligence contained ,in almanacs, this Directory contains a Digest of Banking and Commercial Law ; a list of new rail ways passed during the session of 184 b, with estimates of cost, the capital stock, the amount authorised to be borrowed, and the length of each line ; a Banking Di rectory, of a comprehensive description, extending to 72 pages; a classification of the fundholders, savings' banks, and a great variety of information connected with com mercial enterprise. It gives also lists of the Members of the two Houses of Parliament, with their addresses ; lists of London and provincial stockbrokers, and of Life Assurance Offices, date of establishment, rates of pre mium, &c., and altogether will be found a most useful book of reference to persons engaged in business. THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, THURS.. DAY EVENING.—The Medway has just arrived with the mails from the West Indies, Her dates are Vera Cruz, Nov. 1 ; the Havannah, 10th ; and Mexico, Oct. 30. She brings, on merchants' account, 285,306 dols. ; on Mexican Government account, 33,304 dols.; and 30 passengers. OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Cumbeland's Head, City-road, on the body of Hugh Hall, aged 50 years, a green-grocer of Macclesfield street, who was knocked down on Monday, and run over, by an omnibus in the New-road. All the witnesses concurred that it was entirely an Accident, and exonerated the driver from all blame. Verdict " Accidental death." , FOREIGN WIIIAT.—We learn that the first cargo of foreign wheat, forwarded from Liverpool, from the import ship, under bond, has just ben warehoused in the bonded warehouses, Salford, an account of Messrs. Buckley and New ton. of Stalybvide.—.Mcrachester Guardian. LITERARY LITIGATION.—A trial will take place in the Court of Exchequer, either in the present or the early part of the ensuing term, which will excite some interest in the literary world. It is an action brought by Trinity Col lege, Cambridge, against the trustees of the British Museum, for their possession of a manuscript alleged to have been stolen from the library of the former. The manuscript has been intermediately in the possession of Mr. J. 0. llalliwell, F.R.S, whose suspension from the privileges of the library of the Museum has recently caused a painful interest in literary circles. A CIIILD BITTEN BY A RAT.—On Thursday morning, about twelve o'clock, a most serious accident occurred to Ann Drew, about three years of age, the daughter of a charwoman, living at Kennet. street, Penton• ville. The poor woman had only left the infant, who was ill in bed with the hooping-cough, a few minutes, when its screams attracted the attention of a female in the adjoining room, who, on entering the apartment, discovered the ehild's face frightfully mangled, its nose being nearly bitten off. The woman upon opening the room-door saw the rat escape from the bed, but she was too much frightened to attempt its capture. • MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.—The stock markets were unsettled again to-day by a statement con tained in one of the journals respecting the corn-laws. Ac cording to this authority, the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel have at last yielded to the agitation of the League, and Parliament will be called together early in the year to give its sanction to their repeal. An announcement of this nature could not buticreate a sensation in the moneyed circles, but siill the variations in prices were not such as to show that it was fully credited. Consols declined somewhat less than lj per cent., and other securities in about the usual proportion, but, strange as it may appear, there was no decline in the price of bonded flour. Good American quali ties were to be had as cheap to-day as they could have been yesterday, or any previous day in the week. The price of flour in bond was 31s. per barrel of 1981b5., but the current value, duty free, is 395. per barrel. It may be assumed, therefore, that either the statement referred to, although made with little or no reservation, is disbelieved by the mer chants and factors, or a doubt is entertained of Parliament giving its consent to a change of such vital importance as an abolition of the protective principle connected with land. Had full faith been given to the announcement in question, Consols must have been more affected than they have been, and that flour in bond would have been perfectly stationary at the previous value is improbable. The Bank made no further change in their rate of interest, but the floating securities seem:to be still gradually on the decline, and may possibly be seen before long standing - at a discount.—Pose DEAL.—An occurrence of a very distressing nature took place here a few days ago. The infant son of Mr. Pain, baker, an interesting child, of three year of age, tempted by the contents of a box of colours, abstracted unobserved a green paint, and swallowed it. The discoloured state of the bed indicated the nature of the mischief, and though some portion of the poison had been dislodged, medical assistance arrived too late to be of service. The child died shortly after the discovery.—Kent Herald. AUDACIOUS AND SYSTEMATIC HOUSE ROBBERIES. —Since last Monday, the neighbourhood of St. John-street, Clerkenwell, has been thrown into a state of great alarm, in consequence of the following daring robberies :—Adjoining the house of Mr. Walker, surgeon, John-street, is a court, whence it is supposed that the burglars climed over a shed, and thus effected an entrance through his stair-case window into his bedroom, where he and Mrs. Walker were sleeping. Being in want of lights they drew up the blind, and pinned it. They then took a gold watch from the pocket in the curtains, a gold broo c h from the drawers, and likewise emptied Mr. Walker's trouser's pocket of their contents; after which they went down stairs, ate a quartern loaf and a pot of jelly. They then proceeded to an adjoining house, and entered a room where a man a at n nh d de ftookuoikrtecohhueintld,nrfenits where• e c l r e . sleeping, b ro k e open a they i° s ; drank They spirits afterwardsa n and s (Nl n e.rsi o et k ehn e 'g d d-e c dd i es ga kt r o' s, which they found there. After that they entered the two adjoining houses, the beds of which they ransacked, although several parties were sleeping in them. Strange to, they nevertosay, although t ug o l u i c b valuable edit, plate was exposed to de predation,lest, it is supposed, that the marks upon it should lead to their detection. The whole of these robberies were perpetrated in an hour, and were not discovered until the servants arose at the usual hour in the morning. Mr. \\ T alker has offered 1001. for any information that will lead to the arrest of the burglars. BARBAROUS MURDER. —On Sunday evening a Iman named Jam es C os t e ll oe, a t enan t o f B ur t on P ers se, Esq.. of Moyada Castle, county Galway, and who acted as rent • warner, was murdered on the townland of Killeshulan, near Freshford. The unfortunate man was seated at supper with the members of his family, and was shot through the window by some unknown assassin, who took deadly aim from the outside. The ball passed through the neck, and killed him on the spot. The deceased was a witness most instrumental in the prosecution uvkd-hgiech death cireum to- a s t n a d n ce c o 'O i u c l t d ion be of of t i h ts e elf no s t u orho c u ie s nt Tr t a o cy a s, d him by the Rockite code ; but we understand that he was also lately concerned in driving stock distrained for rent on a neighbouring farm. It is a curious circumstance that a gentleman a few days since informed us that he ob servedwho was implicated in the murders o f lort t i h m e e r r u a ffi nd an ll Daly,o3m and gained his freedom by becoming an approver, lurking in the neighbourhood of Freshford, and remarked at the time, "We shall soon hear of another assassination in this: part of the country"—a prophetic ob servation whioh has been too well and speedily realised. An inquest was held on Monday, and after the examination of witnesses, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown."—Kilkenny Mode rator. + J I i 4 b if P ~P P~ 5 4 41 4 sift 1 --- Of ~. ..0 . .., 0 e _ ah l !Sri' ri .0 a .'