The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-16 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is flat, and prices are quoted without altera-
tion, as follows :—Town Tallow, 355. nett; Petersburg Y.C.
on the spot, 35e. 6d. to 3.55.9 d.; October to December (1852),
37s 3d. ; on or before the end of Nay, 35e. 3d.

HIDES.—THIS DAY.
LLAIMINRALL.-661be. to 641b5., Ild. ; 641bs. to 721b5.,
Ir. to 2d.; 72115. to 80Ihs., 2d. to 21d. ; 80Ibs. to tiltibs.,
2 d. to 20.; Salbs. to 961b5., 2}d. to 3d. ; 96Ibs. to 104th..,
. to 4a. Horse 'Lida, 6s. Calf-skins, light, Is. tots. 6d.;
fall, 41. 6d.
BERMONDSEY. Sheep Skins, Keats, Si. to 7s. 3d.;
half-hreds, 6s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. ; Downs, M. 2d. to 61. 24. ;
Lambs, Is. 9d. to 2a. 9d.; 'hauling+, I Id.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Edcn Main, lbs.; Walls End Russell's Hetton, 15s. 6d.;
Walls End notion, 16.. ; Walls End Lambton, 15s. 6d.
Walls End Stewart's, 184.—Ships at market, IN.

MARK-LANK—THIS DAY.
With short arrival' of all descriptions of grain, whether
of home or foreign growth, our market still remains dull,
and the limited amount of business transacted this morning
was at about the rates of Monday last, for all articles, with
the exception, perhaps, of Osts,which is some few instances
realised rather more money.
There was no alteration in the value of Cloveneed.
loam' A'S-Yaw—Wheat, 46e. od.; Barley, We. 11d.; Oats,
191. 3d.; Rys, 335. Od.; Beans. Ms. 3d.; Peas, We. 74.
ARRIVALS wro LA/NllOll EROI4 17th APRIL to 14th APRIL.
Qrs. SNOW. Scotch. Irish. Verrelea
Wheat ...... „ I 1170 244
Reeky... 3330 690 (00
Oata l3lO WO 740
Floor

BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs rattenden and Smith report that the Hop mar-
ket is without alteration, both as to demand and prizes.

SMITILFIELI) MAItKE'I'—THIS DAY.
We have a large supply of Beasts and a very limited de-
mand ; in consequence although the weather is favourable,
late quotations eanuot on the avenge be supported. The
number of Sheep end Lambs is large ; there is a consider-
able proportion of the latter, for which trade Is very heavy,
at lower Yates. Sheep are making about the same as on
Monday last. Calves are plentiful ; trade is very dull, at •
reduction of fully 2d. per 81b.; indeed our top quotation is
realised only in few instances. Our foreign supply consists
of 182 Beasts, 200 Sheep, and 161 Calves. The number of
Mitch Cows is 125.
Her Mama of 81ba a 4. a. d. Par .tarot alts a. 4 a 4.
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LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 16.

IN reply, apparently, to our remarks on the war-
like policy which our cruisers, and, we regret to add,
some of our missionaries, are pursuing on the west
coast of Africa, a show of explanation and defence
appeared in a contemporary journal on Tuesday.
Not, however, in its leading columns; but in the
shape of a review of a " Vocabulary of the Yoruba
Language." And as the work thus converted into a peg
whereon to hang the reply has not yet been published,
we si.all not probably be wrong in ascribing at least
the inspiration of the explanation either to Downing-
street or Salisbury-square: both responsible for the
policy and the acts we have objected to.
It is clear that neither the Foreign-office nor
the missionaries can justify their polio, bow
of the increase in 18.31 of the slave trade.-For who
t' ey involved England in hostilities an WI 00101 d
Benin, that trade had almost diaapiord 1 Mid OW
authority for its disappearance are their own episto-
latory statements and parliamentary returns.
The weakness of this advanced outwork is indeed
felt. So behind are raised other defences et a nosy
singular and remarkable character. There Is, it is
stated, between Lagos and Abomi, in the interior, a
superior race of negroes, of various tribes, bet all
speaking the same language, the Yoruba, and the a
tongue of considerable cultivation and caprioles.
This people are inclined to agricultural
lived peaceably and happily in villages us
chieftains when CLAPPERTON pared three. their
country in 1823 ; are the enemies of the dm tirade
and the friends of white men ; have a strew desire to
carry on lawful commerce; but, being en interior
people. they hare no outlet for their indurry, except
the slave ports in tbe Bight. The happy condition of this
peopledescribed by CLAPPERTON has, the theory ruse,
betn dhturbed by the King of Dsnost; in his slaving
expeditions he has ravaged and harried their eon-
try, unsettled society, and rendered agricultural pee-
suits and village residence dangerous. In self
defence. it is further alleged, some of the principal
of the Yoruba tribes formed and fortified the tows
of Abet okuta; thither went largo parties of libe-
rated Africans from Sierra Leone ; these have been
followed by the missionaries; and there are now, it
is concluded, in Abeeokuta the means of civilisilg
this part of Africa, if (for there is an if in the matter,
and an important one too) England will protect hard
working Abeeokuta from the enemies which it is
with some inconsistency, admitted, surround it—if,
in short, we, the people of England, will destroy the
military power of the King of D mom and of the
Yews in the interior, and maintain friendly chiefs in
authority at Lagos, Porto Novo, liadagry, and along
the Bight.
Accompanying this glowing description of the
Yoruba race and of Abecokuta are, however, some
statements disturbing its general consistency. The
Yoruba people amount, it is said, to three millions.
This probably is a statement made without much
cocsideration : for it may well be doubted whether
there is anything like that number of people be-
tween the Senegal and the Niger; much less in
the Yoruba territory, lying, wo are told, between
Abonn and Lagos, and not occupying in length
mow than 220 miles. But, assuming its asearacy,
what need can a compact, and se we nisi see a war-
like, race of three millions et people, bay demand
help igainst the I Mhembes. lA% sep ft
Ciii Foams are under 400,01116 and lie
Was, • mere tribe. If the Tiffin Imam
three millions, they an, it is gable ohor, very mil
able to take care of theme case vie die meat
less populous Debenieset mud de net require eye
protection and intaelbrence.
And that was meetly what they were doing when
we commenced to interfere in their affairs. The
hostilities of Darwin bad induced various tribes of the
Yoruba race to congregate at Abceokuta; there they
formed a walled town; living, much after European
fashion on the downfall of the Roman Empire, each
tribe in a particular part of the town under its own
chief. In every respect Abeeokuta wu a likely and
very remarkable beginning; full of promise to Africa
In nothing, however, more encouraging, than in
the spontaneity of its growth. Such a town
ought to have been left, mainly and priori-
ty, to its own development. Nothing could
better than missionaries settling there; than in
our great religious societies making it the object of
their moral support ; than in private persons twisting
it with means and money. Nothing worse than this
country assuming its political protection, interfering
in its quarrels and its wars, attempting through
the missionaries to govern it, forcing its growth,
eockering its people ;—and that is just what we are
doing.
For, interesting and important a specimen as Abee-
okuta is of negro development, " distance lends en-
chantment to its view." According to our contem-
it contains 60,000 people. Whereas in a
rarmripllet lately issued the population is only set
down at 50,000. A native authority in the Lagos
Blue Book, makes it 80,000; and Consul Benciorr,
in the enthusiasm which when there destroyed his
judgment, fancied he could count 120,000. The lowest
of these estimates is, in our opinion, far too high; and
for this simple reason, that in Africa such a number
as 50,000 people could cot find subsistence in a
town ; owing to the inefficiency of all means of
conveying thither supplies of food.
Nor is the population of the town, whatever its
extent, all our contemporary's fancy pistons if.
There are disputes, quarrels, and fights at Mow
kuta as in other African towns ; the old pledisied
and the idol-worship party are violently to
the missionaries, and to white Btu., wham tM
to drive away; central power et onoinia h
none; attacks on their neighbours mid as Ibir
towns, as, for example, on Pokers and ONO.
don, are occasionally indulged in ; the Ideneled
Africans from Sierra Leone have, it is admitted
by their friends the Missionaries, lapsed into anus
trading habits; and in a letter adrenal by Me.
TOWNSEND to Captain FANSHAWIt. it is 01111.1.1 by
the former, the PRITCHARD of the pkgs, dm* aim '
trade suppression treaty would be ware ems
We de net think there is sufficient power Is so
swat of this place to warrant their making a 1111112
immediatesuppression of the slave trade. If they
as some probes • Suers dining for it, we think it
impassible far them to keep it, with the little red pow
the government puma.
Such is the town over which oar mbileserimbirm
obtained great power. Unfaetaesleirs
they seem to have entered loon. seal smitiolma
its political concerns; they have joined In lhebeadby
of Abeetiketa towards Lagos i presumed ke Is am&
boos of war wherewith to mat Dalimell the
bullets were very andel, and are thanktellyloolllll4
by the chid'," mys Mr. Townson; in sae of his
letters—and lave put themselves at the head of the
War party. " What," inquires the same geatismen,
a walla the Peace Society have done behind the wads
with theca endisciplinedbarbariest ado=
attack." And the military position the
thus assumed at AU:adults they have, OM mime
unfortunately, bad inflames esongli at home to induce
the Foreign-ollee to adopt and carry out.
About twelve months ago the Xing et DA/101U,
with an army variously stated at 10,000 and 2/4000
Some, advanced cm Abeeokuta. On the ardefMarek
a desecrate battle wee fought under its wads, in which
the ZINO was wonted. Next day, some fourteen
miles on his retreat, another engagement balk..
with the same result : facts proving well ebb tie
Bibb of Abeeckuta are to defend themselves and
to punish their simailants. Now, in inhereing the
naval authorities of them and victories, Mt.
°DELMER
foldvely 3
What willP Ousesidarimas *
this sad affair ? The Mks Oa
neither. He ought to in le
believe sod obey. 1 Inge "piglet losionon.
And in this &readers the at am tsar
steps. The Ito. Mr. Comer elm, a native imp
man, was sent home. In August, 1861, he IPIS
formally accredited by the Church Millilmai.. _ in
tok*
Lord PALMERSTON, in a letterMUM t
ltr. trawl/sr is obis se Mon w, ssos V i=l2Cl
ender . s lawfsl eill‘fili I
sa immense 'that Of —WI NNW
would be at our tbssers=t emseesse.
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And in September Lord PALIIIMITON, nothing loath,
acted on the suggestion of the Church ilimionary
Society instructing the Aandralty to send, if /practi-
cable, a force up to Lagos, rota. purpose of silvans
one chief, and setting up the other indicated by the
miesionarien In October the Alllebalty time* orders
accordingly to Coordits BRUM Thus these
violent proceedingai laps, and along the whole
Bight, are to be traced to napnmer influence at the
Foreign-Ace, exercised at a time, when, to use Mr.
GOLIJIER'S own words, "the slave trade was not
only checked, but nearly done for."
Now, if the history of missions proves ontag
more than another, it is that missionaries are very
bad politicians, and that they never interfere in the
political concerns of the countries in which the), are
planted but to the injury of religion. Thus it was
with the Spanish Jesuits in Paraguay, with the
French Jesuits in China, with the Portuguese
mimionaries in Southern India, with the London
missionaries in Tahiti, with the church missionaries
in New Zealand i and therefore it is that, in this in-
terests of the excellent society to which the reverend
gentlemen at Abecokuta belong, and, far more, the
interests of Christianity we object to all this their
interference with its political concerns.

Of the good intentions of Mr. TOWNBIND and
his colleagues in so acting we have not the smallest
doubt; in their zeal and earnestness they picture
immense success to Christianity at Abesokuta if they
can secure tranquillity and predominance to its peo-
ple; and in the power and Interference of England
they see tho speediest means of establishing those
ends. But nil experience teaches that progress, to be
permanent, must be real, must be of slow growth, must
be self achieved and self-sustained • that we can
no more force it at Abecokuta than we cans
Ireland or in Kaffirhuid. And, if we might bo per-
mitted to tender advice to the Church Missionary
Society in respect of Abecokuta, it would be to im-
press on Lord Curate-nes and the rest of his
committee, the value of patience, of gradual develop-
ment, and of peaceful agencies there; and not to rely
upon cruisers, or on the Foreign-office ; on munitions
of war, or on diplomacy. It is not by such means
as these that Christianity advances any whore. But
for the Foreign-oMeo to fall in with the heated
schemes and enthusiastic plans of these worthy and
devoted, but most mistaken men, is really inex-
cusable ; and for its follies and absurdities it will
yet have to answer to parliament.

bailer Dusts whose existence is prolonged beyond
the average duration of human life—especially when
their social position, their talents, or any peculiarity
of character have made them notable—are, as tt
were, log-lines, which show the speed of the current
of progress in society. The announcement of their
death sets men to compare society as it now is with
society as it was in their youth or at some remark-
able period of their lives.

The late Lord PANMURL was one of these log-lines.
He came of age about the time when the second Prrr
was beginning to persecute reformers for trying to
promote those reforms which he had advocated at
the outset of his career; at the commencement of the

anti-revolutionary reign of terror in Great Britain ;
and he survived till the twentieth year of
the Reform Bill era. He was emphatically a
remarkable man. Endowed with much natural

11111116111% be neglected the cultivation of his
tahalls r bat of an energetic and fearless character,
be desw attention to himself by his systematic de-
luge of conventional decorum. Private life is a
scarcely applicable to any portion of Lord
VisTseutte's existence, for ho cared not to conceal
anything ; and comment upon what would have
been called in any other man his private life, is re-
linquished less because conventional delicacy re-
quires it, than because it would tend little to edifica-
tion. His public career was marked by consistent
devotion to popular liberty, and mutual tolerance,
and by benevolence rare both in its extent and its
intensity.
It would not be fair to judge the late Lord PAN-
Ideas by the same rules u ordinßamen. llis
character more resembles one that mi have has
formed in say country of Europe
_ the held
system was in its prime, or in France la the OVIIII•
teenth century. In his youth, what Wahl_ leit
courtesy be called the public opinion at Ilealhal tad
rite a different standard of morals for the patrician
mad the plebeian. Then, with Scotsmen, " that in the
agtain's but a choleric word, which in the soldier
moo rank blasphemy," was understood and acted
woo literally. No man of noble birth, or old family
sad large property, was expected to submit to,
erteves pretend to respect, the puritanical notions
spnwhich the rest of society acted. Ills wildest
were laughingly talked of as pretty
;= Lord YANMuRIS, then Mr. MAuts,
kad aaawaded early to a large property, and
Wilt the family title had been forfeited, his
aasrtfrysaa paid as much deference to his noble
blood as it it had not. By Nome strange
misoidence, a number of very young men
OM at the same time with himself into the full
preesork,n of large estates and the uncontrolled di-
rection of their own conduct, in different counties of
Scotland. Animated by the same propensities, able
to indulge them to the same extent, they naturally
associated together. They kept each other in coun-
tenance in their extravagant sallies ; they provoked
each other by emulation to wilder extravagances than
they might otherwise have fallen into; they carried
to the utmost that social license which the servility
of their countrymen tolerated in their rank. With
most of those boon companions it was "a short life
and a merry one." Some exhausted their constitu
time, and dropped into premature graves; some died
by their own hands; some with shattered health
or shattered finances sobered down into amiable
members of society. But a vein of worldly
prudence which ran through all his excesses, and an
inconceivably strong constitution, enabled Lord
PANMURE to hold on unchanged to the last. lie
'arrived among modern; decorums, a monument of
the daring aristocratic recklessness of an earlier age.
The habits contracted in impulsive youth became
rigid and unalterable under the petrifying influence
of custom. Alike unmeasured in liis loves and
hatreds, he was devotedly and tenderly attached to
those who did not thwart him, implacable to those
who did ; liberal and humane to all who only came
in contact with him in the abstractions of public life,
he was a dsspot to those who stood in more intimate
relations to him. Kind, liberal, tolerant, so long as
nothing touched him personally, he was fierce and
unrelenting as soon as his self-will was opposed. A
noble nature was spoiled in him by early indulgence—
it is no exaggeration to call him a glorious
savage. In this respect, he is a log-line to mark
the rate at which Scotland has advanced since 1790.
lissistry now-a-days would not indulge any spoiled
alai of rank sad fortune in the way that perverted
rs pswerful niggles( Lewd PANMURE.
'non is ass What in a much more recent period
(Ma WS Wei 1 San his coming of age that
rate aeha me of him as a log-line to mark
sa men as the social or moral p
d big armstry. lbws bus been a Fox Club in Soot-
load sew dace the deallref the statesman after whom
It is mama t but sash ems the terrorism of the
tory government in 1811 or 1812, that only
thirteen gentlemen mad be found in the
whole of Scotland courageous enough to attend
the club's anniversary dinner at Edinburgh.
And a police Acid stood openly at the door
of the hotel where the dinner was given, to take
down the names of those who attended. Lord PAN-
Nun was one of the thirteen. The faction which

irtyyears ago was thus rampant is now all but ex-
tinct. The Derbyite •LORD ADVOCATE is obliged
to betake himself to England in search of a con-
stituency. The Derbyite SOLICITOR OENERAL is
trying to creep into parliament by the aid of liberal
dissensions in Orkney, and to give him a chance even
there is obliged to renounce the Shiboloth of his
party. And in Edinburgh itself, where the liberal
party is split into three sections, no tory, not even
a " conservative," ventures to dream of taking ad-
vantage of their divisions.

ANTI-STATE-CHURCH ARSOCUTION.—The monthly
metropolitan meeting of this association was held yester-
day evening, at the City of London Literary Insti-
tution, Alderagate•street. Ddr. Charles (lilpin occupied the
&air. Addresses were delivered on the following subjects.
"A date-church fatal to Christian energy, by the Rev. CI.
Ahead ; " The state church iu Ireland, its history,
rovease., and inhume," by John Kingsky, j and
AstiMato4imishisio ost odium," by the it.,. Dr.
Amber. Vass of *mks Tors then pared to the chairman
sod Ihs isslorms, sad ths yesomdings terminated.