The Sun. — London, England, 1851-11-25 00:00:00

,feten ee . I o ' IP t O , , 0 3 0 14 15e0 Sul ° le.' r o,Y.) Rag d bet mP'lllof to e rtY s113°I) E sTila E Tll° r. , GP „.., —............„._ Afterr RINC ESS'S THEATRE. till, hakspere's First Part of Henry lv., wish ilrittial.4lthl'eal,i'rt,a_ffe,eCharles liean as Hotspur, and G ; with t h e , ,u , a . new farce, dignified in the , 4 red y , hyle and title of ” A new and original c orta ile ' and called Tender Precautions; or, The kra let ' °le 31(27. ri 08e wasproduced, and achieved a tilti ea nd well ! a lt 1 Pep of , -raeriteu success. is from the prac "qta..u. 4lr. Serie, who has admirably fitted Mr. t, ' , ( l l itir. T he in the parts of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel - ecl to aY are a romantic couple, tenderly at litial to each other, Samuel being a poet, if not quite ~litg f•,,„ 11,alcspere, yet, i n his wife's opinion, not rctlry "' 'Ron f B and lady admirer of , and of ° yron, the an a l'-rer invaded"' , ove. The abode of tenderness i s , I l lo. it 'f, by Jack Sparkes (Mr. A Wigan), k tot , ne nd ,411, IC I krS. t° the loving and a t ic raying his Gosling's sister. Sparkes has 4 er,i that 5 addresses to another lady, and having rliti a Qs s he has been corresponding with a 111t11 ) tile ' ScaP ltdi, 'it th e grace, he is but too glad to il,,ttoot,?:_ex,Use for breaking off the connexion, I .,•„ tl of t h` i l a `ui.Y gives to Gosling certain tender 4' 1 4 to deliverY°ung lady to Scapegrace, requesting ,Pthatt, them to that lad and declare to ~,4 41, q 60881e,!nnexion between then y i ' is broken. This Pi t t" °Oe of ;_'g undertakes to do, but unfortunately Od a , is ,oe letters from his pocket, which being ail, 1 So u l 4) %Irat c b ong (Mrs. Alfred Wigan), ' Paa • .nthdant is by her handed to her piptre , Mr s s ; a female lit Ald ,' ° tlcl e t v h, n .g. e ' totter to be written in . ti IN, " Jot begins ti T\ " t tE "' 0 ' Dearest Sam," t to kt 1 :41 1 h ita4B Y, dashes divers ornamen s falls into a qtde,eo had been presented to her by the perfidious kt:tae asti te ara her gown because he had 6.dinired it. k , , ksd L. ale Air. k 1 hi ts ;ell received by Gosling has called at the lady's her ferocious uncle,. who . , .t.i, ° rjeai',, al ld on his return be finds his wife in '° 'll dt j '' S Y' and Sparkes awaiting his arrival. it)ltitthio:latliotion of the kicking is one 41: ' , f 4to a t i , e has ever yet done. Not since the f of the r ,',l tave we seen such a look as that o );p' the tl boo, I° answer to Sparkes' inquiry as to oi t i l 'eho t a ,.'''j kicked him, he answers the question I tg t stud e "'here!" accompanied by a gesture , t na, Li t t of testhetics would describe as most tt ttt illp Iv 4 Convulsed the house with laughter. l, „.bain: s now fairly in full flow; and NCeept; arrested for a bill which he I NI t hall e t° accommodate Sparkes, after k 4 f4t ed 4 t g u ed by the Major for an alleged 'l a's t ' l l l 'i t i t oblige Sparkes and get Sparkes out 14eitatiu'oeerrhaving been tormented in the most i i fo th . , to the great amusement of the ' ~ t' of '° . ": ; 1‘ ;;;_, e e:,cl e u ar ter ~ of an on the an explana the reconcilia- Nt Gos'iLioul curtain falls 11 44 1 . 4 4 cf 4 1 /r i p,, o g s, and the restoration of the kli til lict dBt , ge. The pice was announced for e Qrei " applause of a numerous audience, B tes were called before the curtain. NI, ° l.' - ; --- --------- ---- ,htIC THEATRE. 41 11,1,1, a tra a 4 'ria ge.3 , of _Romeo and Juliet was last ti it t , ed a . li.l t tsi lied t this theatre, in which Miss Laura . '4 4 d°tl ' l'cr ‘ , lll e part of Juliet for the first time kid - runst congratulate this young lady I , t fk ' ii,, 4 er P o r , ° gress she is making in her pro , ;I."l.l'retrre-olleePtion of the part of Juliet was 1 : 0t h°8 ' and the " lines " were delivered ". '? it ' t hat ,ai the was really beautiful. To our 4ts t ,'r• p a ”' best thing she hasyet done. too , t ensal beit Romeo was somewhat i •'t ta it was ltd ad s . more than respectable. Mr. - res pe capital Mercutio. The house was 5.r________....,............."..........___hetab1Y attended. . Ye t , . ti.A . N --------- , slt ,atiliti e , 1 ) THEATRE. Stith 14 11 p e S ° I Air . John Reeve were displayed 4 h w farce called Counter Attractions, a 4 p ) . o h „„ . rlip oi.-'4Dpathic doctor strives to detar a y tt i! ) , s ; Pwaitaleats in his house by means rvi f ce. 11 ,:kly 14 of the °r n r ., he presses into his se I (ii V i alai --e ylvester Daggerwood school, ,i t „,,ta •Ili 1. bisiairtless, emits a thousand playhouse I,,„Niqtge4bOvoke laughter by their odd and sa ';'4,,. 4' l t.be s ;: t t r 3 ;* ,But Mr. John Reeve . hangs on V l h, t e lroi t ~ c al skeleton a variety of novel '-'ll,;ter th e musical Musical instruments, flits round '' p: 4 the m an ner of the horseriders at Ast- O'iL4ati4e'rualidais, and winds up with a gro '''ttlY,elliih,!,,,°f Lablache. In these Protean , 4 ab,trti o - ` e4 4 good deal of cleverness. The °ll4 it,T l .ittp -t1 of the artist were not unrecognised It t ' e l v lle a - t e b . ,,, l 'hey seemed to be amused at the " ‘vspe-: Witnessed ; and the bagatelle in et w as loudly applauded at the close. sl r , ‘ O lO ---- ---- - "I. t lII> '-' MAGNETIS3I. i l't 01 81 • , 4 GE RpoRD LiALL. I t tl : 4l l .l t a t4 , Ll a ißti e still continues to astonish . the_ " Th e w "derful experiments on animal , 441Z:1'4Nhall is crowded every evening, but :i k Mentionedhavem,Vof in detail some of the )t °4 b eri t k no further notice itt „/co to a en of them were It ' tk rt'i; taz: a necessity to protest against the ,\ 4 1t h t iiiit. likfthaPtical gentlemen who go there 4 , 1 / 4 1 t 4 ) 'ert a; ''','eY do not believe in the science a'it,t. We I.alY remain quiet till the soirée is 4;.Jectio4l'ould think Mons. Lassaigne would ,' ,114140,1:1,,t() answer any reasonable questions. I li t 'l qii, i t ti te r t;d ei t3 ' of interrupting and cavilling at for their 411,,th0,va grab to amuse the many And not Il Ni,; 411. 4 o R:ntl; ro l uee_ation is apparent. " make themselves disagreeable II )' c ' )34 r all interpreter civilly 1 , 1 / 4 ' 11 ! hat 1 , ° 4 t o 55 Y, if the t . la i ge f,,,,, - ; nonae on the stage and watch kl 4 ) 4.1 lltt - 'es an imposture, it is too bad .. , ~i 1 ki tlit h.er Want of g od taste • in that ich ,klPet,ot ba, la an ,( • -o • t fellow." Mr a,,Nq4o-,e th ro impertmen word with truth . ; lit t it eop ci 4 w as si wn back the lii ~ It Uetg!t9gether tthe other w ay. Such highlyre •kltlei,erl 4, CnN;lsitors cannot be too .e.s a 100t e tk ° , :b ; :75,ai9ge is an impostor, he 1 kkNl,, i 'le r e , ti ,"Q if the astounding . . per -14,44 i‘ th 44 of collusion, that ~,, h t e • is quite as va , E t . .Cle tic _ . although the OiOs td, , al d O. e , therefore, ..and t; o °1 10 0 .`n d o e 's, Watch most attentively, ver hls)4l% 444(4 t° ° by the professor, they, ne it . lo 1 1 ',ta, t to t Put a stop, by their irrelevant toiN'lt 'tllo tver-flatt ' remarks, to the ri ßett ,ve ering Nei at id 4 tl H il •ng. The bulk of the public `4l e , ti o all to see what they consider " fo ' to listen to the caviilings of a pd .„ talk. p - " 1 hearing themselves ‘ -. 0( 1 -- L Ipi ki , ----- - - - --- P,t41 415 4 'CI ItC ULA R. R h t vic e , 9 , A , Er, her „ OSBORNE, Nov. ''',,,N•c,iL 'ls 4 Performed at Osborne yesterday ''tt, l ° ) t - i t l t , t 4 i,rMajesty, his Royal Highness a It lil lt e l teV, p in ee of \Vales, and the Princes i!N and p • rotheroe. , ite 1 ‘o Il irl L 'lt leo ..........______Yal household also attended. ti k Ne; l h / Il aren IT • terview '4 lavti b'-0. 11 4, - —runnow had an !ii , N t '4 4 cav o i o -sell yesterday, at his official ( ~ l h, 4 4 11:1 vi,,,,,0 .g-sreet. p lt, t il lsr a (~e'eceived yesterday at the Colonial !Ili ° Pi qf 0 tl l 4 °r of Canada, and the Governors 1•1, ,-,' Vaor,..Atiaerican Provinces ; from the tl k it' ' l 'ol ulem e ; , can I,' t ttid en s Land, Western Australia, ' l o•ltth ' and from the Governor of the t 4 l, 4 re e t a ver e 1 4y , ish o a ara w ..':Vat off from the Colonial-office t ' kti ie t of 1,04.:°ng-li.ong and Ceylon. 'tt l Et v6,,, d 9n and a deputation had, yes ;„,,„ttati ,_ wit Lord John Russell. So;4' t t 1 14. , t i -------___________ 4,411t,4tchi 411/14111,ATION IN THE CITY.—On the Nli‘ ;Of eeat tia;liiestiVieS at in November, I\te„ th , I'4 -84411 Y gathered , together some choice 1,t408 %f ,% l a , ‘ „ t sc tl i„,_ r yl l , 9 ki 4 l, ittd t . e as t' , ' ; ' .: l e to adorn the adjacent apart particu- k' q (1 nt wit ,di l .„ n, the arrangement was __ _ tsZli lio to of an ' gre at to to a sculptor to whom .rai , g ir.la t . 1 d e „' spar,' sa tisfaction, we mean Mr. Lough. -t t t tit ,:orati Ltnent constructed for the purpose, tilt ;' aod strati. uts, ~a 's L lo, oo Pe rd, d . 9 Placed a copy of Shakspere's 4 .;,i . „"', ll • , : e ,est i B Playiag the bust of the immoral to. ht, zt , h , ira eot - on eithe r side were ranged . Mr. 'l, 4 * •,lri e if, 4 a e b ,of mine of his wonderful creations ''' , 4s v, ai etu; Halal t the Dane • Portia, the ..ktk4 11 11 ; t' Ingo Ed e ' - i t 4 l l) ol e ep t • Ischi e „ , gar ; gentle Ophelia , .Titania, l&To1, td „ Idea, and o Puck, and " tricksy" Ariel. It , g4t p. 148,„ ' Was carried most successfully t 11• e, -,_ s tatues Was out 'I 11 ) ''ir ' Is'', by th e way, with the exception . o i . N o 'Avektt„ veep executed by Mr Lough, in t,, 1 ,1 t 14 ke *uew SN'h'- ' ' * •lis in l - . 4 -.e,- 01 . L b an es . -lte Ridley. The Arie 1 ,to N I `ne q 14etdog-roorn at Stafford House. n i'lltP k oi t r u ddhall M r B nning had set up a i 1 ,,1.1,.4 , ati0 n of ila a ld en's noble Lion, kli tctitG.toN ern.`/4i/der. orva s Ntq,,h4l9g th AT AVATERLoo --Creevy was at liktkop, Ititpiarejiattle of Waterloo. The suspense all h. 14,,,ge ol ) Pc at a u l e , the rumours all unfavourable, SAs t )t Y fai /i 4l t l ", of our alnwerr in weree etreat on Brussels, ~ , , ,111 , , ip ',!tit to s uoject of hop e Early the next morn 'Aittae zi „,see the Duke of weltio g ton, who had ~ill i r , ltl , ' it a . rt• The Duke rejected all congratula- M o i ''', a damned' a dreadful business; 30,000 men de- P 'ld, C' bat Lear thi • Blucher and I thought ' l 'l 4 k 5 boa t Was ad a ng ' • " Here was de 'l'l 1 stu ar „ ....s „, by .near hin t O,: it l., ott a It , . t .„ „ .aotes by Szr R. h ero n , Bar . thiq,b_orotl,gi_Gy Lire. --The marriage of the t _ e i , ii,:illti gartderhorltweirthoErederica Emma, relit of w b as t 4 41 1 4, 1 ,%,, e, c1ay at st f . tulany House, b • h us Hanover- Y4 P th• l le c etic e of a selecteorge's Churc 2 b 4 .%ch oh ereuion circle of the friends of both F ee- Ni tt ltt tt W' , br oth Y was performed by the Rev... r _ i,,, ,t 44 til ap, i er „ of the bride, assistant minister of , 1'140f4„. 0 041-4, domestic chaplain to the noble I ,,YOt e , s , Y after leaving the church the Noble ‘`‘,4itettoltillttoatk their departure for Leamington, en Otap re repast`l4ll, the family seat in Leicestershire. itNe s o N•t roe w, as provided at the town mansion in koi l , , q,cartpok after' of which a select party of relatives illtitotlAA44... the ceremon a N, rttor ILLus d and Lady TRATI N —LOT 011141tile'5 t.leit"'illiam ItUSS 11 ° 'he Bavarian M I%,W4l)c)veasited the e di a or n a d m t a of the Overland V,' Ste, k t:esd ay '3' Yesterday. 41 1 .4 k eeo th e't aptdV,,iag mechanic, in the employ li t Itk,; Itt tblad-ela, ,augtlter iron -founders, of this city, loom ok•.- , e aatia'a Carriage of expressexpress train down, by th 510 n, and to the artonishment of the 1 11 te,44 11 4 atau t ,„"v , him depart he shortly atterwards 1 4krorp i i ) 1 1 .? b e C a a'a f?ot. They were naturally anxious h. 4 , o la _ A rk tb.., quitted the train, and, upon inquiry, 14'1:Ni' r• th44Z a short distance from Bath his cap 14 0 reco v nac.l hen he opened the door and 4tu.„, er , and h t ~, -'l‘.lltiacli Alirwrcira 14 most extraordinary, TIIE SUN, TO THE RABLE THE METROPO LITAN COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Gentlemen,—We, the undersigned "district rate payers" summoned to show cause [at noon this 21st day of November, 1851], sby our "goods and chat tels should not be sold, according to law, for the amount assessed for a district sewers' rate" made nominally "for the purposes to which district sewers' rates are appicab'c by law," do hereby protest against its payment on the following grounds:- 1. That it is a most exorbitant rate, because in 1844, '45, '46, 47, '4B, and 1849, the rate was 11cl. in the pund per annum—in 1850 was exacted 3d. in the pound, but 6d. in the pound amounts, in our opinion, to extortion. 2. That it is perfectly unnecessary, except for "special works" which are otherwise provided for by law!—and 3 That it can be attributable only to the system of " reckless and profligate expenditure" referred to in the petition of the vestry of Marylebone to Par liament. And we further protest against any distress or sale of our goods or chattels for said rate :—and believing the said to be illegal and contrary to the British Con stitution and the Act Viet. 11 and 12, we shall adopt against all such persons authorising and levying any such distres, such proceedings as may be resolved on by a public meeting of the "deputations of the me tropolitan parishes on the subject of reform in the administration of the sewerage and drainage of the metropolitan districts," convened for the said purpose. (Signed) Richard Dover, Frederick Lomax, Robert yaws, John Palles, William S. Allen, W. M. Capel, William B. Roberts, P. M'Dowall, Robert P. Munro, John Whitaker, Henry Clack, H. Duke, H. Buckland, James Peters, William Mills, and Robert Wood. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The protest (of which the above is a fac simile) with the signatures of the above sixteen rate payers, was delivered this afternoon at the Sewers' Office in a sealed envelope, addressed to "the Honour able the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers." The Chairman publicly engaged that a precious notice should be sent to each ratepayer, fixing the day and hour of distraint; and he also gave parties until January to make payment. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, RICHARD DOVER. 21st November, 1851. EXTRAORDINARY LOW TIDE AND Si ORM YESTERDAY MORNING. Between nine and eleven o'clock )esterday morning, the river was almost impassible for steam- boats between Chelsea and Woolwich, owing to the extreme lowness of the tide. Many of the steamers stuck fast in attempting to reach and leave the various piers. The nine o'clock boat from Woolwich stuck fast in the mud about thirty yards from the pier, and nearly half an hour was occu pied in extricating it. At the Tunnel Pier it shared the same fate, and did not reach London -bridge until near half-past ten, thereby putting many of the passengers to great inconvenience. The Citizen boats were unable to reach the Lambeth and Nine Elm Piers until past ten o'clock, owing to the lowness of the tide. One of the boats, which left Nine Elms at half-past ten in the morning, got aground near the third arch of Vauxhall bridge, on the Surrey side, and was for several minutes in imminent danger of being smashed against the piers of the bridge. Fortunately, by the active exertions of the captain and his c r e w, the vessel was released, but after leaving Lambeth pier, the boat ran aground again, and was detained nearly a quarter of an hour. Tho passengers, mostly Government and other clerks, did not reach their destination in some places until near twelve o'clock. So low was the tido on the east side of Waterloo-bridge, that a person could walk across very easily. The cause of this extreme low tide originated from a heavy storm which took place yester day morning between the hours of two and five o'clock. The wind blew a perfect hurricane from north-west, driving many vessels from their moorings, and the tide running out at the time did considerable damage. At Fulham and Wandsworth most of the market gardeners have lost considerable property by the high wind and rain. A great quantity of wood got adrift below bridge, and floated out with the tide. INTERIOR of the GREAT EXHIBITION. Drawn by Telbin and Absolon. Messrs. Lloyd, Brothers, and Company. It is idle to congratulate ourselves on having come to the last of the Crystal Palace. No sooner have we welcomed another picture of the interior or the exterior, as the case may be', than, like the phantom kings in Macbeth, another and another yet succeeds. We are almost fain to acknowledge ourselves ex hausted. The same identical transept, the same per petual nave, that everlasting crystal fountain, and that eternal Kiss's Amazon—throng in upon us with an awful and preternatural pertinacity until we are almost overwhelmed with feelings of wearisomeness. It is earnestly to be hoped that the excellence at length arrived at in the delineation of the " Interior of the Great Exhibition," by the Messrs. Telbin and Absolon, will deter any other artists from adven turing upon the same beaten track, and that we may be spared further engravings of the like kind, now that the public have been enabled to welcome the present fruit of the enterprise of the Messrs. Lloyd, Brothers, and Company. As a reminder in reference to the abilities of the former gentlemen, it may be observed, that to their brushes we were indebted for the very clear delineation of the overland mail diorama. They have here portrayed,' for the nine hundred and ninety-ninth time—or very nearly —the inside of the building contrived by the ingenuity of Fox and Paxton. In colouring also they have emulated the skill shown by Owen Jones in regard to the original. We acknowledge ourselves to be yet again satisfied and even gratified. Let that be enough. There is just a possibility that we may have too much of a good thing, even though that good thing be the Exhibition. r ti - ,- , , V ~-, • grly t ,4,4 -. 414 ii ,.. ir v ijitticon Okt I: 4F bg 4 '" */ ' WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes. ••• 4" ••• ••• 1 Tightwaist Layla colt Dun John filly ... 10 ran. Won by a neck. Warwick Handicap. Chief Justice ... John of Berwick Doubt ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• 10 ran. Won easy. Q SUDDEN DEATH OF WILLIAM FINNELLY, ESQ.-- On Sunday morning this gentleman, so long known as a short-hand writer to the House of Lords, was discovered by his laundress at his chambers, in Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, expiring in his bed. She very promptly raised an alarm, and assistance was immediately sought for, but medical ap pliances were of no avail—the unfortunate gentleman had ceased to exist. His connexion with the morning papers extended over a period of more than thirty years, and he was deeply and justly respected by all with whom he was ac quainted. An inquest will of course be held. BURNING OF CONTRABAND TEA —Yesterday morn ing a large number of workmen were engaged on the eastern quay of the London Docks, near Wapping Old Church, in burning several tons oi contraband tea, which had been seized by the revenue officers on board ship from various ports. The work of destruction has been going on for several days, by order of the Dock Company. ATTEMPT OF A PRISONER TO COMMIT SUICIDE.— Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, one of the officers on duty in the House of Detention discovered, on going his round of inspection in the cells, that a prisoner, a German, named Peter Frederick Wack, committed for trial with a man named Harris, on a charge of an abominable nature, was hanging from the iron catch of his cell window. He imme diately cut him down and proceeded to inform the Governor, Lieut. Hill, and he at once sent for the surgeons, Mr. Wake field and Mr. Smiles, who, on examining the prisoner, found that he still existed. Those gentlemen for the space of two hours were unremitting in their attention to him, and the result of their exertions was that he was restored to anima tion, but in a very exhausted state. There is no doubt that had lie hung but half a minute longer life would have been extinct. Ile suspended himself by his cravat. He will be tried for the attempt on his life, as well as upon the charge on which he stands committed. NEW RAILWAY INTO MANCHESTER.—Another at tempt is, it appears, to be made in the enseing session to ob tain powers for a second line to Manchester, which will not only be considerably shot ter than the present, but will bring the whole of the eastern districts of England into direct communication with the manufacturing districts. The pro posed line is to leave the Great Northern at or near the 90th mile from London, passing from thence nearly in a straight direction to Nottingham, a distance of 30 miles: from Not tingham it will run on to the Ambergate line, now in course of construction, rod the Manchester, Matlock, and Buxton 28 h miles in ne, toMatlock ; and from that place ano ther line, of about length, will be constructed to Manchester. THE LATE C OLLISION ON THE N ORTH -WESTERN RAILWAY AT WE EDON. — DEATLI OF PA IiTICOLARS. )—W (as was antici pated)e regreoto announce that the seiious injw.ies the un- Cultio (LATEST fortunate gentleman, Currie,, of Warring! - m, have ter minated fatally. A telegraphic North-Western ltritway thlagthlNt message received at Evston Hon. Douglas Pens n n a d n tehesameapprised the authorities of the • lr. Currie died at six o'clock, after most pa in f sufferin reports r-e that he ;s Withprogres reference to the servant of the nate labourer wno Was injured s;na• favourably;may be said of the uufortu thstaattitown.o lives thighs, and who also lies at the e The North British Vail s tates severely ed about the legs rad destroyed by fire on Friday 8 morning Glasgow—a mother and her child last in Stirling-square , apartment wherein they lived whilst the mother was intoxi cated. THE MANCHESTER AND SALFORD SCHEME OF EDUCATION.—At a meeting of the chapter of the rural deanery of West Firle, in the diocese of Chichester, held on the 20th November, 1851, the following resolution was passed :—" That the chapter, having considered what is termed the Manchester and Salford Scheme of Education, unanimously protest against any scheme of education which shall aegativo distinctiye xvligivu3 teaching,,, LONDON, TRAFALGAR LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. The first annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Trafalgar Life Assurance Association was held yesterday, at the offices in Pall-mall, the Rev. J. Harvey Ashworth, chairman of the board of di rectors, in the chair. Tne meeting was very nu merously attended. and amongst the gentlemen pre sent we noticed Major Stones, J. A. Durham, Esq., Henry Hart, Esq., R. Kitchin, Esq., Sheffield ; John Smith, Esq., Liverpool; Mr. Henry Bach, of Shef field ; Mr. Henry Hudston, Nottingham ; Thomas Vaughan, Esq., and J. C. Christopher, Esq. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read by Mr. Baylis, the secretary, the following report was submitted to the meeting, namely : " It is with peculiar feelings of satisfaction that the directors of the Trafalgar Life Assurance Association appear before the shareholders upon this their first meeting. The successful result of their exertions. a result almost unprecedented in the history of similar in stitutions, considering how short a time has elapsed since they commenced active operations, will be best under stood from the statement of facts now submitted for con sideration. " The date of complete registration was the 19'1 of November, ISSO. Between that period and the 15th of June, 1851, scarcely seven months, the whole number of shares, being 25,000, and representing a capital of 250,0001,, was subscribed for, and a proprietary of no less than nine hundred persons was created, selected chiefly from the more influential classes of the commu nity, thus establishing the operations of the association on a basis at once solid and extensive. " From the beginning the directors indulged in san guine hopes that the new and important feature of the Trafalgar, which combines the present interests of the living with the future interests of their representatives, was calculated in an eminent degree to benefit society at large, and to procure for the institution the favourable opinion and extensive support of the public. They have not been deceived in their expectations. The rapid absorptio❑ of the shares, and the still increasing demand for them, the influential character of the local boards which they are now forming at this early period of the association—the respectability of the agents—and the success hitherto attendant upon their efforts—are cit . cumstances which speak plainly as to the popularity, ultimate extension, and permanence of its principles. "In reference to the above remarks, they have also the satisfaction of stating that they have already suc ceeded in establishing local boards in the important towns of Liverpool and 'Nottingham,• consisting of the following gentlemen, whose station and respectability offer the best guarantee for their ability to carry out fully the enlarged principles of the Association:— LIVERPOOL LOCAL BOARD OF MANAGE MENT. DIRECTORS. Chairman.—Robert Procter, Esq. :Successor to Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P.), Merchant, Brunswick• street. James Harrison, Esq. (retired; late firm, Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Co., Merchants), Waterloo, Crosby. Thomas Urquhart, Esq. (late of Bold-street), Calder :tone Cottage, Wavertree. George Philip, Esq., bookseller, South Castle-street. Thomas Branch, Esq., Auctioneer, Hanover-street. John Smith, Esq., Arbitrator, Commerco-court. MEDICAL REFEREE. George Gill, Esq., 3, Soho-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Thornely and Jevons, Pemberton-buildings. ➢IANAGING DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY FOR LIVERPOOL. John Smith, Esq. Offices-2, Commerce-court. NOTTING HAM LOCAL BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. DIRECTORS. Chairman—Alderman Richard Birkin. Alderman Franklin Judd, the Exchange, Market-place. Thomas Ball, E,q. (firm of Ball, Dunnicliffe, and Co., Castle Gate), The Park, Nottingham. Thomas Robinson, Esq. (firm of Robinson, Son, and Sisling), Basford, Notts. Thomas Bayley, &q. (firm of Bayley and Shaw, Len ton), Ellesmere -terrace, Nottingham. John Sisling„Esq. (firm of Robinson, Son, and Sisling), Basford, Notts. George Boaler, Esq., Langwith Mill, near Mansfield, Notts. MEDICAL REFEREES. J. Higginbottom, Esq., F.R.C.S. G. E. Stanger, Esq. 60LICITOR. Edwin Patchitt, Esq. SECRETARY AND AGENT• Mr. H. Hudston, Printing Offices, Maypole-yard. "I❑ addition to the above influential local boards, the directors anticipate a still further increase of power and co-operation by the formation, at an early period, of a similar board of management, through the zeal and energy of their active agent, Mr. Henry Bach, in the commercial and enterprising town of Sheffield; as also in Manchester and other important districts. " Up to this date, being twelve months since the com mencement of business, 325 policies have been effected fur 95,7831., producing an annual income of 3,0921. 155. 9d., and with one trifling exception, no casualties have occurred, nor any inroad been made upon the resources of the society, which must be attributed to the skill of the medical officers, and the caution exercised by the board i❑ the selection of lives. _ . " The following gentlemen retire from the direction, viz., Mr. Edward Taylor and Mr. Edward Gould Brad ley ; but being again eligible, offer themselves for re election. " The auditors retiring are Mr. Alfred C. Tatham and Mr. Thomas Cooper; but being again eligible, offer themselves for re-election. "In conformity with the provisions of the deed of settlement, the directors recommend that a dividend of 5 per cent. be paid to the shareholders, from the date of their respective deposits up to the 24th of June, 1851. " It has not been without much personal labour and anxiety that the directors have contributed their aid in bringing about these desirable results. They have used the strictest economy, so far as they found eco nomy consistent with efficiency and the great objects they have iu view, and they refer with confidence to the balance-sheet, duly approved and audited, and now pre sented as part of this report, and which comprehends the liquidation of the whole of the preliminary expenses of the association. _ _ . " The directors take this opportunity of acknowledg ing the valuable and efficient services of the various officers of the association, to whose zeal and energy is to be in a great measure attributed the sound and promi nent position it has already attained. " In conclusion the directors offer their hearty con gratulations to all concerned, on the satisfactory pro gress effected thus early in their career ; and at the same time they beg earnestly to impress on each shareholder the paramount necessity of individual exer tion in extending the operations and promoting the interests of the association, this being the sure test of faith in its principles, and tho real and substantial foun dation of its future success." The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting. He said—Gentlemen, it is with no little diffidence that I present myself to you on this occasion to address a few observations to you upon the subject of the re port—a diffidence, however, which you may be assured does not arise from anything I find in the report, but simply from a feeling of incompetency which I experience to do justice to the subject I have in hand.—(Hear, hear.) It is generally the case with persons in my position to talk of hopes, and to point to the future, but, gentlemen, that is not the case with me.—(Hear, hear.) Ido not say to you . there is the horizon an e nt he sun will soon shine above it, but I say to you, gemen, the sun has appeared above our horizon, the sun is shining upon us, and our exer tions hitherto have been rewarded in a way far ex ceeding our warmest expectations.—(Cheers.) We have passed through the slough of despond in which so many other societies have been lost, and in which so many are yet struggling. We may say now, however, with regard . to . the Trafalgar Life Insurance Association that it un fait accompli.—(Hear, bear.) Now, gentlemen, the directors observe in their report that they " have always used the strictest economy so far as they found economy consistent with efficiency and the g reat objects they have in v iew, and the y refer with confidence to the balance-sheet duly approved and audited, and which comprehends the liquidation of the whole of the prelimina r y ex p enses of the associa tion ;" but it is only fair to say, that our balance sheet is brought down only to the 24th of June, and therefore it does not present, I venture to say, an en tirely fair statement of our present position.—(Hear, hear.) You will perceive that the balance-sheet is only made up to the conclusion of the first six or seven months of our existence, a period during which we were principally engaged in disposing of our shares, and in managing those preliminary matters which are incident to the formation of a society like this.—(Hear, hear.) But, gentlemen, all the pre liminary expenses have been ascertained and dis charged.—(Hear, hear.) We shall hear no more of them, and now the expenses of management only remain.—(Hear,. hear.) And those can he easily t e eae m yt e gwm n eoi , nalnle t y b ra. a a b ltbe accrueutf h uis i e nncde s ab a ines m o ascertained as to their amount, and, remember gen tlemen, which carries on a business of 5,000/. will hear.) p r nc , rdhofiohow ostewo t, gomosu A acty l ho l . d l t l i ( oo ll b nn e: o a at carryt t th h h —(Hear, hear and laughter.) We mention in our report that— ': From the beginning, the directors indulged in san guine hopes that the new and important feature of the Trafalgar,. which combines the present interests of the laving with the future interests of their representatives, was calculated in an eminent degree to benefit society at , large, end to procure for the institution the favourable opinion and extensive support of the public," Now, wbet ere these new features, gentlemen ? Why, we set by, for the formation of a relief fund to meet the wants of shareholders in cases of distress, ten per par cent. of the profits, and for the education of the children of shareholders whose circumstances justify their claim, another ten per cent.—(Hear, hear.) I cannot read these particulers, gentlemen, without in my heal.; thanking the founder of this society and the of gentlemen with whom these ideas originated not only Ifoeoaf ntnahcdu amount u:hbsius tt; e x nses of manage ment for the philanthropy of his views, but also for the energy and um' tunted determination with which he has carried them out.—(Cheers.) And, gentlemen, as a clergyman, I feel proud of my position this day ; I feel proud ou Account of these Tery principles which EVENING, NOVEMBER, 25, 1851. TUESDAY have been set before us, end I shall feel still more proud it I can in any way promote the prosperity of a society which hes such noble, enlarged, and such patriotic euds.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, there are some who object to these principles, who say that this 10 r3r cent., and that 10 per cent., which you apply to this or that :benevolent purpose ought to go into the pockets of those who are policy-holders. Now, what should we answer to those who say this ? Why I would answer them i❑ their own way, and as a conclusive proof that they are wrong I would remind them that every 10 per cent. we devote in this way brings to our receipts at least a hundred per cent.—(Hear, hear.) Why, gentlemen, what has placed us in our present positio❑ ? 'What is it that has already given us nearly a thousand shareholders in seven months ? What is it that has caused us to part with so many shares ? What is it that has in duced so many persons to insure with us to the extent of 95,0001., in the short space of a few months? Why, it is the popular favour, and the popular appreciation of the principles which we are adopting.—(Hear, hear.) What is it that has given us an income of upwards of 3,0001. in the short period that we have been in existence Why, the plain, fair, and equi table principles which we adopt.—(Hear, hear.) What is it that has given us the respectable local boards, such as we see established in Nottingham and Liverpool, what ? Why, is is our excel lent principles ?—(Hear, hear.) And, therefore, gentlemen, I say it is manifest to me that these prin ciples will have their way, that they will become powerful through opposition, and triumph at last.— (Hear, hear.) The only other part of the report to which I wish to allude is that part in which we earnestly impressed upon each shareholder the para mount necessity of individual exertion in extending the operations and promoting the interest of the so ciety.—(Hear, hear.) I know, gentlemen, that there are not many individual shareholders who could do much, but all of us can do something, and if amongst the number of those who are interested in an institu tion, each would only exert himself from a real faith in its principles to the utmost of his power, the result in the aggregate would be highly gratifying.—(Hear.) Ido conceive that every person oho is a proprietor here, or who is at all interested in this institution, ought not to give way i►► his determination to do this when he returns home, and make the principles of the so ciety known not only to his own family, but amongst all persons with whom he may happen to be connected in the remotest degree.—(Hear, hear.) If we all do this lam perfectly certain we should even prosper beyond our most sanguine expectations ; but above all, gentlemen, this individual exertion is all that is required to ensure our complete success.—(Hear, bear.) With these convictions, gentlemen, fully ex pressed, I need not detain you any longer, except to convey to you my gratification at seeing so many friends around me, and in conclusion, I beg to express my confident opinion that in adopting the principles we do, and adhering firmly to them, we may apply to the Trafalgar Life Insurance Society that which was said of truth, namely, magna est et prevalebit. Mr. J. A. DURHAM, 1H moving the adoption of the report, said that for some years he bad given his attention to the principles on which life assurances were formed, and though many such societies had been established, he thought there had been no cor responding inclination to support them on the part of the public. Yet, notwithstanding his knowledge of this feeling, he, as a large proprietor, could safely congratulate the shareholders on being connected with such an institution as the present.—(Hear.) He had been connected, as he remarked before, with some of the old companies ; but he saw neither honour, nor profit, nor pleasure in belonging to in stitutions that had gone on a wrong system thr years and years past, because it was now clearly ascertained that the immense capital, he might almost say of millions, belonging to some of the old companies was placed in such a position that it did good neither to the parties it belonged to nor the public. Money merely heaped together in piles was almost useless to any society, but more especially to insurance compa nies. They should take into consideration that with all institutions commercially or benevolently con nected with the public, one of the important points was the allocation of their funds. To what purpose did the old companies add thousands and thousands together, until they almost amounted to millions, if they were not used ? The first idea of such hoarding originated in the fact that the public placed no confidence formerly in their abilities to pay policies unless they had an abundance of capital. But what was the use of hoarding money now in such a manner when any able actuary could tell them what was the average rate of human life, and the amount of capi tal really necessary to meet the responsibilities of insurance companies, be their bonuses ever so great ? This fallacy of immense capital was the one on which the old companies had deluded the public. He re membered being struck with a remark of the late Sir Robert Peel—and he was sure every one present would do justice to the memory and value of the opi nion of that practical statesman; he stated in the House of Commons that frequently advantages were laid before the public—advantages of a commercial nature, and from which all might derive considerable profit or considerable saving with regard to the ex penditure of money ; but that they were not under stood until the time for improving them had passed away, and he greatly regretted that such an intelli gent community as the English should not have per- ceived those advantages sooner than they did. They (the shareholders) should remember the importance of the common saying, which advised them to buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest. He had acquired a certain knowledge with regard to the companies lately formed, and he was happy to say that he was a director and deputy• chairman of a company (the Professional, we believe), the first that had brought before the public such principles as those which their Chairman had made known to them, in which the present interests of the living were combined with the future interests of their re- presentatives. They had the g;e.dvantage that belongs to a relief fund, whereby if sickness or poverty overtook a shareholder, he could apply to that fund, not as a person seeking alms, but as a matter of right, and as having, by his subscriptions to it, a title to have his requirements immediately attended to. He looked on that as one of the grand features in the new principle of insurance companies. The benefits derived by a man who merely insured his life in one of the companies had no comparison to this. The other additional feature put forward by this associa tion was one of the highest importance also. By the education fund a certain sum was set apart, out of which was granted whatever was considered neces- sary to educate the orphan childen of the shareholders who might have left them in went of such assistance. These things required to be thought over and pro mulgated,andera.a)tagne He did f b e dt c ih a de u m s n e . tt This wishehriea association speak certain teiaokapodffi se disrespectfully e degree teetafurol yd f , ot i; e apathyadvantages the amongst oc fo t h ma e npya publicn of companies, s ,th e i m n o, hl n do o companies.—(Hear, taking snieoare rafla) association, ( immediate a e a r wealth, because their honour and rollinge inte integrity were:unimpeachable—(ilear, hear)—but they g wer y e living times when it was necessary for them to think for themselves, and not only for themselves, but for proprietor those w o h f o I c ,2 a mcoe sharesaf t after t h i n e them.—(hear.) s on lle a w od as h a e wished sincerely that they were 12,000.— ' (Hear.) The amount of 1,000 shares after all was but a little, and if it did not give him an opportunity of making en immediate fortune, so far as regarded futurity, he firmly believed that they would be a fortune to any person to whom he might leave them. The only office the Trafalgar could compare itself to was the Rock. They had so far started on a new principle that it was a different one from the old companies ; and the shares of the Rock Company were now selling at 71. the ten-shillings share. He merely mentioned this to show the influence that offices of this kind had arrived at in the public estimation. The Chairman had expressed himself so clearly with regard to the report that he did not think it necessary for him to call their attention to it any further. That report had only stated the business of the first six months, whereas the business of the last six had been beyond comparison more successful. They would also see since that report was made two local boards had come into operation —one at Liverpool and the other at Nottingham. The zeal, integrity, and high position of the parties connected with those boards, would give an impetus to their association in future years which they would hardly credit, and he thought he might safely congratulate the proprietary on their connexion with it, and say that their shares would rise not to 1/. but to 51. before half-a-dozen years were past.—(llear, hear.) He was not of that san guine and warm imagination to say this merely from a gust of feeling, he said it from a firm conviction of its truth, and from watching the effects produced by the different companies upon the public mind. Major STOVES briefly seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Ile congratulated them upon the complete success which had attended their exer tions up to the present time. It was formerly thought impossible to combine commercial schemes with be nevolence towards your fellow-creatures, but this association gave the lie direct to any such assertion ' for the future. Mr. J. BERMINGIIAM wished to add a few words before the report was adopted. Even his conversa tion with their talented actuary, Mr. Baylis, had not prepared him for the really astonishing amount of business which had been transacted by them in this the first year of their existence. They had now a proprietary of several hundreds of persons connected with their association, and such a proprietary as would give the public a guarantee that they would carry out faithfully and successfully their agreement with them. They had heard the names of those gen tlemen connected with their local boards, and those persons must have been persuaded of some important merits in the constitution of their association, or they would not have given their names to it. He had no doubt that one of the strongest inducer:anta to their coming forward had been the knowledge of the edu cation fund, and also that every person who joined it was at least secure from want. Allusion had bean made to Nottingham, Sheffield, and other pieces. Now, Sheffield wes of all other places the one which had thrown itself into the cause the earliest, and met their advances so warmly that a mutual attach ment might be said to have sprung up between them. Although they would be true to their first entanglement of the heart, yet their affections were not so confined in their objects as that they would not admit other places to their embraces—(Laughter)— and he would be glad to see other towns coming forward like Nottingham and Liverpool. Allusion had also been made in the report to a trifling loss the association had met with. What might be to the board of directors a trifling loss, perhaps to the eyes of the meeting would be a large one ; and therefore, to relieve their anxiety on this head, he would inform them that it only amounted to 1001. To have met with only one loss out of 325 policies, spoke in high terms for the efficiency and caution exercised by their medical officers.—(Hear, hear.) A popular prejudice seemed to prevail against insurance. A gentleman who wished to insure his life asked the opinion of his wife upon the subject; but she opposed the plan en tirely, on the ground that if he did so he wes sure to die.—(Laughter.) The gentleman, however, had no faith in such objections, and he had actually in sured, and was a proprietor in this association without his wife's knowledge. Madame de Steel said she did not object to superstition if there was nothing injurious in it ; but here was something directly injurious. Some persons said it was better for persons to put their money into banks than to sink it in insurance companies ; and he should quite agree with them if a person could be sure of a long life, so as to enable him to save a suffi cient sum. Clergymen, he thought, might do much to promote life assurances, by pressing the import ance of it upon the humbler classes, hundreds of whom were daily cut off, leaving their families de pendent on charity. Let them impress upon them the consolation it would undoubtedly give to a dying man in his last moments, when, if his thoughts turned on earthly matters at all, he could not but think with comfort on having left his nearest and dearest ties preserved from the pressure of want.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by appealing to the experience of me dical gentlemen, who frequently, when called in to attend a patient in his last illness found their remedies almost entirely baffled by the anxiety which preyed upon the minds of persons who were leaving their families at the mercy of the world, or dependent on the cold claims of charity. Votes of thanks were then unanimously passed to Mr. Baylis, sen., Mr. Baylis, jun., and other officers connected with the association, for the zealous and judicious manner in which they had hitherto conducted its affairs. The usual number of directors who went out by rotation were then re-elected for the ensuing year; and after the transaction of some routine business the meeting separated, with the usual vote of thanks to the chair. ENTERTAINMENT TO THE HON. R. J. WALKER, LATE UNITED STATES MINISTER. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY NIGHT.—This evening, at half-past six, about seventy of the principal merchants and gentlemen resident in Liverpool, and the mem bers of the American Chamber of Commerce, enter tained the Hon. R. J. Walker, late Secretary to the Treasury of the United States, to a sumptuous ban quet, at the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Walker is one of the candidates for the presidential chair, and is favourable to the participation by British ships in the carrying trade to California. To him also the British mercan tile interests are indebted for the introduction of the bonding system, and many ameliorations of the Ame rican tariff, which have proved beneficial to British interests. He is considered the Huskisson of Ame rica, and is favourable to reciprocity. The banquet on this occasion was of the most re cherche description, and served up ci la Russe, in ac cordance with the instructions of that useful little manual, " London at Table." Mr. Radley is known to possess the largest and choicest cellar of bottled wines in the world, and the Moselle cup and Cham pagne flowed in abundance, It is now admitted by London gourmets that Liverpool clear turtle is the genuine " get up," and on this occasion the prece dence was asserted in the eleganoes of hospitality, as well as in commercial eminence. Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., was to have taken the chair, but owing to indisposition that gentleman was unable to attend, and William Rathbone, jun., Esq., president of the American Chamber of Commerce, officiated in his stead. The Mayor of Liverpool (Thomas Littledale, Esq.) was unable to be present on account of a previous engagement; the Earl of Derby was prevented by indisposition ; and the Earl of Sefton regretted his inability to be present, having a prior engagement to meet the Earl of Carlisle in the north. Among the company we noticed, in addition to the distinguished:guest of the evening, Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., James Aspinwall Turner, Esq., presi dent of the Manchester Commercial Association; J. B. Moore, Esq , chairman of the Brazilian Associa tion ; J. S. M,:nsfield, Esq., stipendiary magistrate ; Harold Littledale, Esq., Charles M'lver, Esq , E. Arnaud, Esq., collector of Customs; T. Bazley, Esq, president of the Manchester Chamber of Com merce ; G. J. Duncan, Esq , secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce; Miles Bar ton, Efq , chairman of the Cotton Brokers' Association ; T. L. Crittenden, Esq., United States Consul ; R. B. Grinnell, Esq., Robinson Duckworth, Esq., chairman of the Mediterranean Association ; H. C. Chapman, Esq., the Venerable Archdeacon Brookes, Robert Ranken, Esq., chairman of the Shipowners' Association ; General W. G. M'Neal, Captain Nye, United States Navy ; Duncan Macvicar, Esq., Francis Shand, Esq., chairman of the West India Association ; C. W. H. Pickering, Esq., Messrs. C. and F. Saunders, W. Stuart, Jacques Myers, John Parker, G. Wilson, George Holt, Washington Jackson, Rowland Edwards, G. A. Brown, Esq., Colonel Colt, and many other distinguished in dividuals. Upon the removal of the cloth, the Chairman pro posed, " The Health of her Majesty the Queen, Du chess of Lancaster," which was received with the greatest loyalty, and followed by the National Anthem. " His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family." Received with every demon stration of cordiality and welcome. " The President of the United States of America" was responded to in appropriate terms by the United States Consul, T. S. Crittenden, Esq. The Venerable Archdeacon Brookes suitably re sponded to the toast, " The Clergy on both sides of the Atlantic." The PRESIDENT then said he came to the toast of the evening —the health of their excellent guest; and, after paying a handsome tribute to that gentleman's distinguished talents and statesmanlike qualities, con cluded by prop os i ng , "The Hon. R. J. Walker, to whom both countries are so much indebted for his ex ertions to promote commerce, that great bond of union between the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon family." —The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, accompanied by musical honours. Mr. WALKER, in an eloquent speech, replied—lt was not to him, as an humble citizen, now without power or patronage, they paid their honour that even ing, but to the country and policy of the American Congress and to her commercial freedom. The speaker then entered into a series of statistics to prove that America s in reducing her taxes more than one-half, at the same time doubled her revenue. Comparing the high tariff of 1842 with the effect of the policy since 1846, he went on to say that duties had been lowered 60 per cent. ; population had increased 19{ per cent. ; tonnage, 47i per cent.; railroads, 452 per cent., and the official account of the first quarter of the fiscal year received by the steamer the day previous, announced a surplus of 4,500,000. High tariffs reduced the amount of exports more than imports, excluding them from foreign ports. In 1828, Ameri can imports doubled the present rate. Their com merce was not geographic ; it belonged to the world, and it was a singular fact that America and England were the only nations whose receipts exceeded their expenditure. The surplus should be applied to the extinction of their debt. Austria, in the last spasm of financial bankruptcy, attempted to regu late the exchanges by policemen. Its protection was essentially agrarianism, reversing the old Roman meaning. The Hon. Gentleman derided the threat of Louis Napoleon, whom he termed the Gallic Lopez. The rainbow of peace overarched the Atlantic ; and glory, equity, and good faith would halo the destinies of England and America. The speaker concluded by proposing "Prosperity to Liverpool." The CHAIRMAN then gave the following toasts, some of which were appropriately acknowledged by the re• spective parties honoured : "The Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton." "Mr. Bazley and Mr. Aspinwall Turner, Presi• dents of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Association, and Prosperity to the Manufacturing Interest, on which our own so much depends." "That active philanthropist, always foremost in every good work, independent of country or creed, H. Grinnell, Esq., of New York." " The Mayor and Magistrates of the Borough, and their excellent representative on the bench, J. Mans field, Esq. "T. L. Crittenden, Esq., Consul for the United States." A number of other complimentary toasts followed, and after an evening spent with the utmost con viviality and harmony, the company separated at a late hour. A farewell dinner is to be ,given to Mr. Sharman Crawford, at Rochdale, on Friday reek. MR• COBDEN AND THE FREE BOLD LAND MOVEMENT. Last night a large meeting was held in the Music hell, Long acre, for the purgose of promoting the extension of freehold ]and societies. Mr. Scholefield, M.P., presided, end among the gentlemen on the platform were Mr. Cobden, M.P. ; Mr. Lecke King, M.P. ; Mr. George Thompson, M.P. ; Mr. John Williams, M.P.; Mr. Sadleir, M.P.; Mr. Latti more, a tenant f armer in Here fordshire ; and Mr. Rogers, Q.C. id—At M n C , o ri n nh n e a fi N r , supportstinms speaking this s g w r n t h o o i c N o , h e n be e had t h , the b r i e o s h ol pleasure l o t r i g n i so s t a o t r nated with h;s friend Mr. Taylor, of Birmingham, whom they deli g ht e d to h onour on that oc cesion he remembered stating hi s b e li e f that it would requirel some seven of year s p ersever i ng and continuous at tention on the part of the people who took an in terest in the movement in order to realise its practi cal effects. He al ways expected that the freehold land movement would, as it advanced, become less and less of en e x citi ng t op i c o f agitation or discus sion with the public, that it would settle down into a continuous business-like labour day by day, and week by week, and that the public and the politicians would not awake up to the full importance of this movement until they were told some day by those tadpoles and tapers who belonged to the political parties, that there were some counties which had b een altogether wrested from the domination of the old influences, and eman cipated by the operation of these freehold land so cieties.—(Laughter and cheers.) Now, it seemed they were very likely to realise the fruits of this movement sooner than even he expected, for he was told by his friend, Mr. Taylor, that there was more than one division of a county in the vicinity of Bir mingham which was already safe from the clutches of the old parties who had ruled there, and that come an election when it might, the effect of the 403. freehold movement in Birmingham would be materially felt in those quarters.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Cobden) did not look to the realization of those wishes with the view of establishing any particular principle which he himself had at heart. He did not wish to be gua ranteed that what the members of the freehold land societies might choose to carry out in the polling booths might be proceedings which he himself wished, nor to presume to dictate to them the course which they ought to pursue ; all he wanted was to see and feel the effects of an independent self-respecting, and self-acting body of constituents in those counties which had hitherto been coerced and controlled by certain magnates or large proprietors, and where the mass of the constituencies, as they all knew, had no more of an honest and independent voice in the choice of representatives than the sheep and cattle sold in their own markets.—(Cheers.) He therefore would not violate the rule alluded to by the gentleman who had preceded him (Mr. Rogers) by introducing any of his (Mr. Cobden's) views on politics. He was perfectly prepared to take his chance with that description of the people of this country who were likely to be added to the electoral lists by joining the freehold land societies.--(Cheers.) Let them not suppose it I was necessary, in order that the full effects of this movement might be felt by politicians, that they should show they were in a position to win so many counties from their present political proprietors as to influence the numerical majorities in the House of Commons. It was not necessary that they should do that at all. There was a lively apprehension of the coming influences of this country which would lead politicians and parties to shape their course in the constituencies with what they believed was going to be the destiny of things.—(Cheers.) It was like what they read of in respect to the use of the bayonet in war. An army surgeon would tell them be had seen a great many bayonets, but never a bayonet wound; and why ? Because there was always a sort of moral or mental feeling in the breasts of each column of men who were pittied against each other, which told them which side was going to win. —(Laughter.) Therefore, before it came to the final shot in the battle field or the polling booth one side or the other was sure to run away.—(Cheers.) He adhered to the doctrine which he had always ex pressed with regard to the freehold land societies' movement. He knew of no proceeding going on in this country so certain of producing salutary effects on the political action of parties in it as that self-springing moral and economical principle which was implied in the operation of those freehold land societies. It was not merely that they were creating votes. They were creating votes in the only way that would enable that class of the people that were now excluded from the franchise to obtain political power without peti tioning Parliament or anybody else to give them a vote; therefore this was a process entirely of inde pendence, both with respect to the will of the majo rity either in the Cabinet or in the House of Com mons ; and the process by which many people were acquiring their votes was one which brought the po pular influence to bear precisely on those parts of the representative system where they required the most aid, and where he suspected they were least likely to effect any very material reform. He believed it was generally expected that whatever might be the fran chise established for the boroughs by any measure that might be in contemplation, there would be a higher franchise for the counties than for the bo roughs. Now, the 40s. franchise was always the cheapest of all, because it required no pay ment of rates. They might be householders or they might be lodgers ; but, possessed of the 40s. fran chise, they need not pay poor-rate, or any other rate. All they had to do was to save 231., 241., or 25/., purchase a freehold estate with it, which would pay them better interest than the same amount of money invested in any other savings bank, and they had their vote for nothing. He therefore said, if there were that sturdy independence and that inherent love of freedom which they were told existed in the breasts of the people of this country, there was a door open by which access would be obtained to the very citadel of the constitution, and those who once obtained admission might help others to follow them.—(Loud cheers.) It was a cheering thing to find his Hon. Friend the Member for Carlow (Mr. Sadleir) endea vouring to introduce the freehold land societies into Ireland with a view of ameliorating the condition of the people in that country. He (Mr. Cobden) did not wish to lay himself open to the charge that they had got a panacea which would cure the evils of Ire land, but be thought the gentlemen who had made those ills their peculiar study, by adopting the prin ciple of those societies, might contrive to distribute among the people of Ireland a portion of that land which was now disposed of under the Encumbered Estates Act, many of whom were now fleeing to other countries, urged by the incentive that there they might possess themselves of land. They were told, forsooth, that they must not attempt to give the Irish possession of land and keep them in Ireland, because that race could not raise itself in the scale of humanity, but that it must be banished to America or somewhere else.—(Elear, hear.) There was nothing he detested or loathed so much as to hear anybody attempt to close up an argument by the use of that phrase, " race." Why, if the possession of a bit of land was found to have an elevating tendency on the people of every country of the continent, where the land had become the property of the people, surely they might try whether, if the Irish people became the proprietors of each a piece of land, it would not also have the effect of increasing their self-respect, their frugality, and their diligence.—(Cheers.) To talk about the Anglo-Saxon race perpetually was a vulgar species of flattery. Had not the same argu ment been applied by every other race ? Where not the Jews at one time, in their estimation, the only people in the world that were good for anything ? Did not the Greeks, the Romans, and the Arabs, in their turn, arrogate the same superiority to them selves ; and at that moment did not the Chinese con sider themselves the only race ?—(Laughter.) Why, one might think that Socrates, Cicero, Plato, and the great specimens of mankind who could be found, had all been Anglo- Saxons.—(Laughter.) He begged them not to be seduced by such absurd flattery as that. It was a very easy way of getting over the injustice which he thought they had inflicted on the Irish people by stigmatising them as a race. Let them rather see whether by treating them as men they could not make them like other men. He thought it was worthy the experiment to buy some of the estates sold in the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland, and distribute them in small farms to some of the Irish peasants who were now emigrating to America—many of them with small capitals at their command—in the hope that it might tend to the im provement of that people. and be the germ from which might spring the fruits of industry, while it might beget a body of proprietors who had not yet existed in Ireland, but who might have a beneficial effect on the whole population.—(Cheers.) He had been asked frequently what were the conditions of the tenure of land in this country ? He said if ho founda country where the people were in the possession of the land of that country, that indicated a thrifty and a painstaking people, characterised by forethought and a desire to preserve themselves from sinking in the scale of society. If he found, on the other hand, that the whole of the land, as in the Papal States in Spain, and in Russia, was monopolised by large propri e t ors, b y Ch urc h es t a blishmen t t b s, at or by e the Crown, h e i nvar i a bly found also, in hopeless and great mass of the people were sunk abject misery, careless of the future, indont in the present, and without the slightest prospect of raising themselves in the scale of sobcio hadety.— preceded him, that any extension (Cheers.) He agreed with Mr. Lattimore, ftbe w franchise in the contem- B'll ° which did not include the ballot plated Reform part of it would, inhis opinion, be little better th an a s a mockery and delusion.—(Cheers.) He wanted the ballot, not merely because it was a safeguard for their 403. freeholders against the influence of their neigh bours, whether great employers or great, landowners, or anybody else ' - bat he wanted it also f or it s mora l effects. They had seen in France and in other coun tries on the Continent—ke had seen it himself in ----- Spain--the ballot going on where millions of people voted at an election in one day, which was conducted with as much tranquillity as their Sunday duties in England were performed when they walked to their parish churches or to their chapels.—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, they could not have an election in a vile dirty little place like Harwich but it was a scene of indescribable confusion during the whole of the canvass, and ended very likely, as it did the last time, in a mob storming the hustings, and nearly run ning away with both of the candidates.—(Gr ea t laughter.) After a few more observations the Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Mr. LOCKE KING, M.P., and several other gentle men addressed the meeting, which did not separate till a late hour. RAIL WAY IN TELLIGENCE. LONDON AND BLACKWALL. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at the London Tavern for the purpose of con sidering the propriety of raising money for the en lrgement and improvement of the station at Fen church-street, and for the accommodation of traffic from other railways; and of uniting with the Eastern Counties Railway Company in an application to Par liament for powers to make a railway from Ilford to 'Tilbury (opposite Gravesend) and Southend, Mr. J. N. Daniell in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that the advertisement conve ning the meeting would convey to the shareholders a clear idea of the business they had to transact. The great difficulty of the Blackwell Railway Company had been t o o b tain such an addition to their ordinary traffic as wou l d ultimately compensate the proprietors for the great loss they had sustained by get w t o o a r work admit to their out laylndict seoirrmatobhtleieveo gauge,b p j o e w ct e rwa, and d s o t t aoosproportionate on th e un d ertaking. The first step towards that waiting se veral year s f or a dividend o te f o t ft h r ea trainsffic rope by t f r r a o c m tl brought means°') other to o lines runni ng upon the Blackwell line to the Fen church -street stati on . T he passenger traffic f on the line by the Dock Junction Railway Com pany was considerable, and there was every proba bility that it would con ti nue to incr ease. They also have the goods traffic from the London and North-We s t ern R a il way i n the course of sixmonths, which would b e b roug h t b y the Dock Junction Com pany over their line to the goods station at Haydon square. They had come to an arrangement with the Eastern Counties Company, by which they expected that a great deal of the residential passenger traffic of that line would be brought to F enchurch-street, in consequence of its being more conveniently situated than the Shoreditch station of the Eastern Counties Company. But in order to accommodate this traffic it would be necessary to enlarge the terminus, as the present traffic at the Fenchurch-street station, with quarter hour trains, was quite as much as they could accommodate. Up to the present moment they bad carried 1,500,000 more pas,engers than had ever been carried over the line in any year. It was therefore necessary for the safety of the public, and to accom modate the additional traffic, that they should increase the terminal accommodation, and for this purpose they proposed to raise money on debentures. The Eastern Counties Company were to pay the Blackwell Com pany five per cent, per annum on the outlay, inde pendent of certain sums to be paid for each passenger brought to the station by the Eastern Counties Company. The sum proposed to be raised for improving the station was 60,0001., upon 50,0001. of which the Eastern Counties are to pay a rent of five per cent. for the use of that station, and the remaining 10,0001. was for the purpose of providing additional accommodation for the present traffic. The agreement with the Eastern Counties Company was to the effect that the latter company were to have the use of the Blackwell line between Bow and the Fenchurch-street station on the pay ment of ld. per passenger in cases where the fares for first-class passengers did not exceed Id. per mile on the Eastern Counties Railway, and for passengers with return tickets lid. each. This applied to first, second, and third class passengers, without distinction. For passengers by trains where the first-class are charged at the rate of 2d. per mile the sum paid for each passenger is to be 2d., and for express trains 2id. per passenger. The Blackwell Company is to pro vide station accommodation for the Eastern Counties trains at Fenchurch• street, for which the latter are to pay 5 per cent. on the cost, which is not to exceed on the whole 50,0001. It had been calculated that this sum would be sufficient to provide the requisite sta tion room for the Eastern Counties traffic, which would not interfere with the existing traffic on the Blackwell Railway. This arrangement was not to include any traffic from the intended Tilbury line. He then adverted to the re jection by the House of Lords of the South end and Tilbury extension line in the last session and for which the directors could not assign any rea son, as the Bill authorizing it had been approved by the House of Commons. The object of the directors in promoting a similar scheme in the ensuing session in conjunction with the directors of the Eastern Coun ties Railway was to bring an additional traffic on the Blackwell Railway, and, if possible, to get back the Gravesend traffic they had lost, and which now passed over other railways. If the extension line should be carried out, it would he a most advantageous thing for the Blackwell Company. If any of the proprietors wished in their individual capacity to subscribe to the undertaking, they would have the opportunity of doing so. The proposition with regard to that scheme was to form au independent company to construct the line from Ilford to Tilbury and Southend, and also to es tablish a ferry between Gravesend and Tilbury, to meet the trains to and from London. The whole cost of the undertaking would not exceed 420,000/. The length of the new line, from the Eastern Counties at Ilford to Southend, would be 37 miles. The board of directors fur the new line would be constituted of an equal number of Blackwell and of Eastern Counties directors ; the shares to be allotted to the pro prietors of both companies, one half pf the whole number to each ; but in case the Blackwell proprie tors should not take up their proportion of the new shares, the residue to be offered to the Eastern Coun ties proprietors, and vice versa, after which the re mainder, if any, would be offered to the public. The capital to be 450,000/., in shares of 101. each, the de posit to be 255. per share. He thought there would be no difficulty in getting them taken up, as he be lieved the Eastern Counties proprietors would take the whole if allotted to them. lie concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the meeting ap proved of the arrangement with the Eastern Counties Company, and authorized the directors to affix the seal of the company thereto, and to carry the same into effect. Mr. J. WresoN seconded the motion, and in doing so stated that the arrangement with the Eastern Coun ties would prove very advantageous to the 131ackwall Company. Mr. LEVY strongly objected to the proposed exten sion line to Southend, on the ground that it would never pay. After some further observations from Mr. Smith, Mr. Siaintsby, Mr. J. Wilson, Alderman Thompson, and the Chairman, in favour of the arrangement, the resolution wos carried, ae was also one authorizing the directors to raise 60,0001. for the enlargement of the station at Fenchurch-street. The CHAIRMAN then brought forward the motion authorising an application to Parliament in the en suing session, in conjunction with the Eastern Coun ties Company, for a line to Tilbury and Southend; the capital to be 450,0001., in shares of 101. each, de posit 11. ss. per share. Mr. LEVY recommended the proprietors to take more time to consider the scheme, and to wait and see what their other arrangements would produce. The CHAIRMAN said there was no time to be lost, the question was whether they were to take the traffic themselves or to allow other people to have it. Mr. LEVY said all the North Kent Company re ceived for the Gravesend traffic last year amounted to only 20,0001., and he did not suppose that they would get more than one-fifth of that amount, because par ties would not come from the West-end over their line. The eII.AIRMAN differed i n o pi n i on f rom Mr. Levy, and expla i ned it;xplamed that th e E as t ern C oun ti es Company would traffic take the wh u l e " o f th e G ravesen d at that side of th e wa t er, if t h e Bl ac k we ll proprietors re jected and in reply to a question, stated that if the Bill bhould be lost in Parliament, the subscribers to the new scheme would not lose more than ss. per share ; but if the undertaking should be carried into effect, they would have the opportunity of receiving 6 per cent. on their shares. Alderman T H OMPSON, M.P., having simplified the question before the meeting, the resolution approving the scheme was carried, Mr. Levy dissenting. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. POLICE STEATAGEM.—Strange statagems are often resorted to by creditors in pursuit of dishonest debtors. At a meeting at Leeds last week, of a Society for the Pro tection of Trade, one of the . speakers rel a t e d an i nstance in point. A poor fellow arrived in Liverpool from the W est Riding in pursuit of a fugitive, who had carried away 3001. of his money. He applied to a n a tt orney, to the magistrate, and to the , chief of police in v a i n . T urni n g sorrowfully away, a police officer offered him a bit o f advice :—" Go you to the ship's side to-morrow at ten o'clock —the ship sails at twelve, and ask your debtor ashore, civilly. Will he come, do you think ?" " Oh, yes, h e 'll come, for he says I cannot touch him." " Well, that's all right. Ask him to come to you on the quay. As soon as he comes, knock him down. I'll be close at hand, and take you both into custody for a breach of the peace. You will get to the police-office just as the magistrates are gone. The next day is Sunday, and he'll have to stop till Monday. You'll have time then to force him to give up your money." The man took the policeman' s advice—knocked the runaway rogue down—both were taken to the station-house, and the fellow in the eud was glad to disgorge the whole 300/. The Duke of Northumberland has given orders for the construction of no less than a thousand new and corn.. fortable dwellings for the labourers on hie Grace's estatao e Northumberland. t )11