The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-21 00:00:00

THIIitatPRESS; SATURDAIt .14111NINej 211_ 1149.

Gadd* it tft. W. Lewis, High
.leley (Trowbridge), Mr. Joist Willcox,
Lelitortiirtr. J. itseder. (Weymouth),
Mr. Medea Dolby ( , &bat fitemesea, Mr.
Joseph resew Illyeeemer), . Predeirek W. Nemo (Reek-
sail Oeserem), M.r. A.
il 11'S
ilitive7y). and Mr. iqGrimeey (Newmarirst, Ito, Maverkill), bad
ea la eierr relative to tie comity the Chased-
ler of the Brebtqaer, ware" at We Add names is
, Demuiegutrest. The Zeledies wee seemegueled by
lideserart Dumas, 36.11edisms,
A QUitliallikeir Bari of Pow* Mr.
flom,6llll!iblr', Dishes,
_„ Belideek, M.P., lord
Ne t, lir. MAltelen, MP., Mr. Clive, M.P.'
Ilfr.• Mr. Parra, Mr. Sire, aad Mr. Annie, had *a
'Minim, with the Bight H. . Lebo:mks» yesterday, at
the (Aso of the Beast of Trade, ea the 'West of the flevem
Plavigatiehßill.
'Ms Idaulittie rireedalbies had en interview with
the Chamaellor of the Ezeireqem yesterigy.Sir Thelma
if W,
the
of the Cinema, had Moo as iaternew
with right hoe. bereast
Dispatches from the Governor of Canada *ere -re-
yesterday at the Colonial•eMor;
lobes were sent off lest evening from the
nes for 'the somemers of the North AIWA=

c.csks

CliOll,ll.OInCE, APRIL 18,—Member returned to
sere Ilkais poooat parlioneat for the mangy of Notting-
bera',4oratbers sisa. —Robert Bromley, Es q.. lathe room
of iambi Ifelissegeo, who has accepted the office of
Seaward of ►er biology's Chilora *Andreae.

tßisa POORZAW COMMITTEE.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL% HIPLANATION.
Our enders will have already le armed, from the
parliamentary reports, that Lord Joan Ewell has given
unties that on Tuesday next be will bring in a to: to a mend
the Irish poor law. This notice has camel some discussion
in the committee now sitting on the Irish poor law ; and,
yesterday, Lord John Boma explained to the committee the
Intentions of the government with respect to the forthcom-
.
iache noble lord °lmmolated his explanation by referring to
the importances of the question, sad to the anxiety evinced by
both home of parliament and by the public, sepseislly
Inlaid, to know what changes were in con , is
:unification of his proceeding to kghlate on poiaiswith re-
' gar{ to whisk the theimaittes was still legation& .mist 1a!
as yet =premed se-egiaiiie. ll* stated kis unmake to edel
km to the proposal he had originally mde in favour or
Gs. as the mull tea rats far electoral divisions, and of 2e. as
the minimum union rate. He would exempt from poor
rates, tar the period of seven years, all improve-
ment% cierasected with the land, and would f r that length of
time .km no increased valuation, in coosequence
of such thaprovemente. This exemption, however, was not
to aster toithildings or improvea.ents is towns, and there
seemed to be some doubt if farm buildings wen included in
it. He peopthed to make an alteration in the mode in which
the cieenpier is now enabled to deduct a portion of the rata
from the landlord. At present, if the assessment be very
low—if, for example, it is only half the amount of the rent,
the tenant, by deducting, according to the present law, half the
poundage the whole amount of the rent, min throw the whole
burden of the rate directly on the landlord. In future the
tenant is in no cue to be empowered to charge more ;hen
half the amount paid upon the landlord, which was the ori-
ginal intention of the a listing law. The new bill will em-
power the commissioners, in certain cues, to reduce the pro-
perty qualifiat.ions for guardian', now fixed at 301. of as.
'quaint; and it adopts the novel principle of making the
holders of jointures and annuities on landed property liable
to a portion of the rate pas ab:e by the estates on which
their themes are secured. There wall oleo be clauses in the
bill providing far keeping separate accounts, in cues wbere
Out else of uaions or electoral divisions shall be altered by the
oommiasionera.
There are some points which are not yet finally settled, bat
on which thug°, are contemplated. It i.e intended to give
landlords the power to eja et tenants by civil bill decree when
toe tenant is in &near of poor's rates, and in clue of land not
occupied by a tenant, but over which the landlord exercises
any nests authorship, the landlord is to be deemed the
occupier, sad to be liable for the accruing rates. With re-
dud to the sale of land for use irs of rat. 0, it is intended to
give the power of sale to the poor law out:whirs of the union
or electoral division, in mars where the landlerel is owner in
foe ; bat where a life interest ouly exists, nothing teyond
this eau be sold.
On this point, however, the statement of the noble
lord was not very easy to understand, and tone discussion
took place Cla this and other details of the bill. It was
understood that on those parts of the whole inquiry ie.
eluded in, and to be settled by, this bill, the committee Om
not intend to take further evidence. The questions of emi-
gration of the 41. clause, of the appmatmeat of vice-
guardilas, and t f the effect of some portions of the law
roatiag to landed property on the: incr.. sae of pauperim in
Ireland, are Loa yet disposed of, and further evidence wiall
%loni* be taken.
Tin committee will meet spin on Tuesday next

FINANCIAL AND
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM,

Tax Chwinrt lararratrwas.—The Wedeinla&iis-
well essealwee submitted to the heart as eggilesties hem
Mr. Lavine, the wagers to that estab!iehiewial, hr as
Wines* of salary ; and Mr. Wt s, the drikara, pre
modes that,• at hit next wart, he shad& men that Mr.
Levies receive an additional 501. a year.
Mr. 8.1. A aILITSOa. wid that ea Weems a nation of
notice, IS was ask hr tams.lay rework
swhisk pat it ; bat he won lead in a mareeed nof meths,
he should beg sight take pwase of that
for the acidities et 601 to Mr. Levies' salary.
The shies was* fellows :—" That seaamileas Odds wears
be appoisted le investigate the . topeaktir! at .Ihe
musty, arith a Tiaw say pess sod tasallasi MIN*
tloa that can be said, ia tho. awned eersig aglatila
and in the puma dielessessawil ad the nasty rt7=
power to swains say alliser,,ehotre or other pima is the
erwals7 of tks colwith t. well Indleeinews sal sooosate
winaeeted thwewith, lad to sepal to this wart what, If
any, sedastiess sea le weds fa shy of the musty establish.
meats." The bodes Ina Walla NI the Wastes. •
Houses or Dsrisnos. —The imiport how this Team
shooed that it contained 88 walsemil heals prisoners, the
daily average being 122.
Ail tin reports were received sad adopted.

KINZIOTII•L Mnamo AstIOCIATION.—The second
annual meet* of this aseseistion took plue yesterday, at the
°Moe, Adelaide-placeLondon•bride ; J. Masterman,
jaa. in the chair. The directors, an their report, regretted
that, °wigs to an accideat at the St. Michael mina, on the
Bth lane last, the operations of the workmen had been re-
tarded. The prospects of the company remains,' quite as
satisfactory u lutes ,• and there were ample funds in hand,
in cash and ores, for the prosecution of the weeks, so that no
further call need be anticipated far the present year. At this
time workings were being curia on in Ave inines.—The
Chairman said they had continued to raise, every week, a
quantity of cobalt ore, which produced a good deal of
silver. They bad at present about twenty one in
hand, and should shortly proceed with the mashing.
The prospects in the St. Michael's (eoprr) mine were
very encoungiag ; sad though their operations might ap-
pear small, they were capable of being expanded if they
tamed out proeperously to a very great extent. As a call of
be. per share was equivalent to six months' working, the
directors wonl.l he guided by the appearance of the Was at
the end of the year as to whether it wee (Weals to prosecute
operations further. In auwer to !Limitless, the Chairman
said the value of the 20 tons of Gel in rand might be about
301. Lida assays proved correct. The eopp.r was of a seed
s)al ty. The aurage mmtldg east of working was about.
Their present ustestisis was to send the copper ore OD
England for smelting. The haluce-sheet to the end of
February lest showed a gross receipt of 10,5711., and lay-
meats to the amount of upwards of 9,0001. The reports and
accounts were adopted ; thanks were voted to the chairman,
directors, and auditors, and also to the secretary, Mr. Cap-
tors Isms

VOLUNTARY EDUCATION. MEETLNO IN
MANCHESTER.
On Thursday evening a very namerimelpattended
meeting was held at the orn Exchange, Mancoeeter, far
the purpose of hearing 'addressee fa favour of the voluntary
system of education. R. J. Sinasorram, Esq., in the chair.
There were upwards of 2 000 p ople present.
The CHAIRMAN said the object for which they were
convened was one of the most important which could occupy
their attention. Never in the history of our country bad the
public mind been so generally directed to the subjeet of edu-
cation as at the present moment; and nowhere had more
anxitoy been manifested than in this city that the masses of
the people should Ism- placed within their reach such an
taxation as should At Mena for the right discharge of their
duties not only as members of the commonwealth, but for
those higher and more sacred duties which had te do with
their imperishable interests. That a large amount of igno-
rance and vice exist d no one attempted to deny, and he
weal! field' to no man in his deep solicitude in their
removal. Bet as to the best means of doing this,
men might honestly and very emeselentknady differ;
and it was only by comparing; their views, and submitting
them to the test of prahl'c 6 anion, that they caul./ hope to
arrive at a mittractoiy eonclirion. He did not himself Imi-
tate to avow, baiter giving the subject hi. not anxious
consider.tion, is deep conviction that thin did exist in the
various denominations of this country the 'power and the
means of grappling with this question in all its magnitude,
spirt from all cimpulsory or governmental intarfcrence.
(Applause.) When he looked at the large noneonforming
hi of this kingdom—when he raw their number", their
growing intelligence, their him ming wealth—when he Paw
what they, as bodies, had done in this country, the mighty
change they had effected during the last 20 or 30 years, he
could not but believe, now that this subject was trerianing,
to press upon their attention, that there weed in the next few
years be • etch an orginisatioa of the differ' nt Chris. tan
bodies as fully 'o meet the wants and wishes of the grist
masses of tit's kingdom. (Applause.) The Chairman am- I
chided by referring, in support of his observations, to a letter
he had received from one of the religious societies in
Scotland.
The Rev. A. WELLS, of lAndos, said he kit this 30)-
1 jest had acquired immense interest and importance owi*T lo
the demotions and opinions at present rife in this most im-
portant city ; and that the atteadon of the cumin would he
drawn en It as the pisee when this great question would be
discus, d, pad he sin.old venture to hope perhaps also rattled.
He should endeavour to avoid 'sneaking so as to give offence
to any who differed from Wm. He knew there were many
who held opisioas very different from his own ; but he trusted
they mere mil in quest of the truth. (Applause.) He wished
ohm he and his friends, Mr. Morley and
Mr. Hare"".Ted.""ise, appeared at this ineeting as representatives of
the Conermerional Board for promoting general education
with the infusion and influence of religion in rehools, to he
purely voluntary resources and principles. They came
much more for practical than for controversial
purposes ; they yawed money, they wanted wore ;
th.y wanted a vigareus effort in this great undertaking.
1 hey were anxious to viodicate their voluntaryism. There- I
fore, they were solicitous to gather from their friends in
Manchester, and the Congregationalists of this wealthy and
intelligent community, who approved of their vices, sad
who were willing to contribute their money and come
nano"—they wanted that for a vigorous effect in every poi
of England. Previous to the introduction of Sir ISMS is.
tam's bill for melee- g the labor: of children in ferneries,
sad also compelling the education of those children. to
the early part of 1843, op to that time the Oin-
gregationalists of England had almost universally gem with
the British and Foreign School Bdiety. But when that bill
had been withdrawn, is consequence 0 the loud expostulates,:
of the friends of voluntary edam*. in England, the cos;
emotionalist party felt they must, having been active partial
in the defeat of that measure, vindicate themselves as the
friends of education, though the manias of compulsion in
education, by increasing their voluntary exertions. With
that view resolutions were pied at a meeting in Leeds In
October, 1843, recommending more vigorous efforts; and
they were to put forth their denominational infinities sod
interests, not to create congregational schools, but is pia
advantages of their internal organisation te ,
results for the advancemest of voluntary
generally. It was not a sectarian business. (
If there were other parties who said they woutramil‘
themeless with
warps formieg the tandentandings of 1
sedeavouring to make them Chrisuate—as ha did
Img wish to tax the fraeods of se education to sappmet re.
I.tedmatioo, he would never km them come to tax
"feer the support of their secular edoestins. (Applause.)
Iwo them all work telly. (Beamed appisess.) lingland
, ems mei a land of unanimity, although alamilsat pains had
', beep taken to make it one. Vie whole period between the
Mist a Heavy VIII. ad the pesetas el OM Telma* Aet in
IMO bad been occupied without& cep ages to maheßngland
shorn 0 uniformity. "Yoe mast do ill* and yen shall do
OM ;" end " we will drill you Teak sad Ale mairkiag to
war pima," was the leaguers a uniformity, 'and Beglend
would mar submit to it. Diversity was the Mild eillarty.
sod wee the defender of its parent. If they gave men free
ow to pursue their logialism, they arrived at limed au.
amisoi; they wawa wording to their dillhomess, and
someriated &carding to their egnewate. The. IMP what
met were pleased to call seen. Be liked a net, Bests were
amassed of rasa who had come to agree maga thew
eameapon free impiry. To mew soave tegmber In one
Awn was My treasuring up espial* natedale which,
sews or later, net Must hem their amilosasst. (Lora
Irr) He lilted society to be a a kind of Said state.
ld .rat like a crowd. 'Tee kind Otthsag they wanted
was free saw eserpetitim for all. (Load applarnse.)
EDWARD BALDISH, Seq. ef Leeds, Meted to be
listema se siessetial wa. lace •f
been sommed la Bea-
day stied for the lea 30 yeas • Maim seen Sao
use et lame and given bie beet willow to thslo g
he sad hod am the origin of mesiooke
sod presented them to the .set of Me abilityl7Blll=
belonged to every system of amass that bad ewe Wee
hamar', maimed • span mareliire et which be auld
&mem ma he had dom ell he add to peembele that eye-
tem degrades. He Miele* say be was • .eel
anseter. He had hem* OM In that IMO 6~6
reparlisie protection to MiWay, and he new elool Am to
1849 to repudiate preloalso to Mirada. Wilma.)
Manchester was dirlisimbad by a remeamM 01111111-
bination of two deennutusees. Ls ii, ma than
in almost my Mee. plea in the MON% there
had been • rapid uniaterraperd sucesmaa el memm
rity. They had Mew lawas for their millabstares,
their examarres. Sok wealth, public spirit, ma sterile are ;
ad Massiawas
aod in whiseden with thb rep/ preepeft
wee, thatorrarber ear.
swam drimbialthe e-
ua
oiletw
lope the Ism is leglead whore time lON di* Wit a
auswed of peeessawit. Tbey owed setbacto t
iroe
$ prelestias. The veer Inds whisk wis Ur with their
name, the maim newadeetite. bod balmlike loseh of
ell the Wm- in Miermirta, or in the and the
seat Somilsham the or ( .)
They awed =lift 10 throe Prinel 4•Pee
aewee 611 the Pewlllmb whisk were -the wow at
that on whit* the primal, of the nation west reekle—ms
✓elf-relime end MIAMI mertionomd free watiden,
and free asabloation elite Mew. It would be degrading,
then, to elm to Mena' eform end tel he govern rater-
frame se Wean deg. Of a Mar ehirekes and chapels
net sorr-ems osimoted by witlealsary robe. The true
math et Alla* .immi ollaillla ler the a*. wee to
have It tO PAM Heelem he anabri=llse,-to Wive it to
individual ewes divided in
two breacirsing=l:t. first was that
which left mama* make their ladepsodeat efforts for the
Mara*" 4 their Mildrea wisitlegettlits=
The emend Web wile that w ea .
di •MM So ends el bearnreleta VeslimerWv %lie
aid a these tile were tappable elsemesher, aod iirier
Melly the laterimence of roMpasma sad Mesa& isia en •
, behalf ef tr. ♦and asialaauN _TkitgYsiesA
die,,," stin
irez saagrin
was & all dui. elasalus to im-
provelematerflel mass ken isamesearabig mere