The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-25 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, Tersnar, Sart% 23.
Prince Albert went out deer-stalking 3 esterdny ;
Her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, accom-
panied his Royal Highness to the forest, and then returned
to Balmoral. In the afternoon her Majesty went out
riding, attended by the Marchioness of Douro and the Hon.
Beatrice By air. The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice
visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Abergeldie.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday.

Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colo-
nial-ottiee to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the
Mauritius. Despatches were received yesterday at the
Colonial-office, from the Governors of Western and South
Australia, the Governor of New South Wales, the Gover-
nor of New Zealand, and the Governors of the West India
Islands.

LORD CRANAVORTII and VICE-CHANCELLOR
KNIGHT Burr. will be Lords Justices iu the Court of
Appeal under the new act. Their successors as Vice-Chan-
cellors arc not named.—Cloiki.

The Countess of Neuilly and several members of
the ex-Royal Family of France visited I.) adhurst, in the
New Forest, on Tuesday.

LORD PALMERSTON AT

TIVERTON.

1 HON OUlt OWN

TIVERTON, WEDNZSDAT NIGHT.
Lord Palmerston arrived in this town on Monday
evening, on a visit to 11:s constituents, and was entertained
at a public dinner at the Assembly Rooms this afternoon.
Upwards of two hundred of the constituency were present,
and the noble lord's reception was most enthusiastic.
FRANCIS HOLE, Esq., was in the chair, and JOHN IIr.ATII.
COAT. AMORY, Esq., Sice-president. John Ilentheoat,
Esq., and the Mayor of Tiverton, .1. S. How, Esq., were
among the guests; and many of the most influential in-
habitants of the town and neighbourhood were also present.
On the removal of the cloth, the chairman gave " The
Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest
of the Royal Family," and The Army and Navy,"
which were duly honoured, and the last-named toast
acknowledged by Captain TAYLOR, R.N., and Captain
EDWARDS, of Ilalberton.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Clergy of all Deno-
minations," coupling therewith the name of their esteemed
friend who was now present, the Rev. 11. Madgin
pendent minister.)
The Rev. 11. MADOIN, in returning thanks, expressed
the highest regard for the noble lord, in consideration of
his past conduct, and the utmost confidence as to the
future ; and warmly applauded his resistance to French
aggression at Tahiti, his conduct on the Greek question,
and his efforts for the suppression of the slave trade, his
allusions to which were received with reiteratA cheers.
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of her Majesty's
ministers, the reception of which was of the most enthusi-
astic character.
Lord PALMERSTON said, on behalf of her Majesty's
ministers and for himself he begged to return them cordial
and sincere thanks for the very handsome and very flatter-
ing manner with which they had been pleased to receive
the toast which his friend had just proposed. (Cheers.)'
It bad been the ttudy of her Majesty's ministers to secure
and continue fur themselves the approbation of their
'sovereign and the confidence of the people. (Loud cheers.)
They believed that the best made of attaining those me
was by pursuing steadily, temperately, and systematladßyki
the course of progrenive improvement. (Hear, hear.)
They were aware that in that temperate and steady course
they might sometimes on the one hand excite the alarms if
the timid, while on the other hand they might disappoint
the expectations of the enthusiastic and the precipitate.
(Cheers.) 13,.ut he was satisfied that it was only by suck
calm, temperate, and deliberate conduct, that it was pos-
sible for those who had the command of the vessel of the
state to carry it in safety through the dangers of its
voyage ; avoiding alike the rocks and quicksands which lie
and obstruct its progress, and weathering on the other hand
the storms which it might be destined to meet. (Cheers.)
Hitherto he trusted they had conducted that noble vessel la
safety through that portion of its course which had been
submitted to their control. They had carried it with Its
timbers sound, its tackle in good order, and its crew
healthy, cheerful, and contented. (Loud cheers.) And he
trusted that when the day might come when they might
have to hand over their command to other persons they
might be succeeded by men squally anxious for the safety
of the vessel, and equally determined to steer it according
to the most approved principles of political navigation.
(The noble lord resumed his seat amid enthusiastic cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed, in a highly compli-
mentary speech, the "Ilealths of the Members for the
Borough," the Noble Lord who was especially the guest
of the day, and their valued and esteemed friend, Mr.
Heathcote, who was his lordship's colleague in the repro.
seotation. (Loud and long continued cheering.)
Lord PALMERSTON was vehemently cheered es
rising. He said, undoubtedly one of the most difficult
things which it could ever fall to the lot of any mast to
perform—although, at the same time, it was a difialty
most grateful to his feelings to encounter—was that of

His ambition led him to be th-e tool andvictim Mutely
41-1----ssiagan .p.e.iston. Aoonco, not phi'. thropyorm u expressing his - thankfulness for such a
the mainspring of this expedition. reception as that which it had been his good
/ now dininody, openly meet, that all them kitten fortune to meet with. It was now nearly nix.
purporting to be from Cubs, which were published during teen years since he had first the honour of becoming one
the month of July last, and copied throughout the Union, of the representatives of that tone, and during that long
were base forgenes, for the express purpose, of deceiving penod he flattered himself that he had formed, not only
the citizens of the United States and advancing the sale of
Cuban Bonds. Knowing the ambition of Lopez, and that numerous political drillieriolll, but many lasting personal
strong disposition to extend the glorious boon of freedom friendships.(Cheers.) They had treated him during tee
which fills the breast of every American citizen, these @peen- long period as their representative with the most generale
Lion in human blood took advantage of their knowledge confidence, and he was happy to say that the empties
to further their own end. They well knew bow which he bad met with on his present visit convinced lee
little effort was *aired to start and keep alive
at loan, they that, in their opinion, he had done nothing to show that be
this excitement. They thought, or,
fondly hoped; that more men would go out to had abused that confidence; he trusted, therefore, alum*
bethis little busk end that eventually the island would this was not the time to talk of Bitch matters, because the!
be flan. Cuban Deeds were worth, or were selling at from were met together on a convivial occasion, and not for else-
-10 to II cents. as Ili &Ike, when this expetion left. .
mamma, they would imam in yoke, as the prospect a lion purposes—he trusted for the future he should pre.
li.l.s_Cutio became meessertain • and if this expedition servo that confidence which he had hitherto enjoyed. The
1 ae they preceneed he think it would, Cuba, when present time in which it was his good fortune to meet
liberated what 6.3olllllllasated the tyranny of Spain r them—and he regretted very much, and he was glad to I
wail ben bees beramei with the debt of from fi to
take this opportunity of expressing his regret—that the in-
ure untied maim d loners, at least fifty per cent of
will& vanall base been In the pockets of those would-be cessant and laborious occupations connected with the public
phibeighwepieb, wbs, active as they wished to be thought in situation which he filled, bad prevented his having such
the hely MUM of liberty, took the best of good care to peril frequent opportunities of meeting them as he could hovel'
wither Mkt ow their own precious liberty in its behalf. At
wished—the present time seemed of great public and national '
the aoirdtea of the war, and after Cuba should have become
interest. (Hear, hear.) This country, in years long gone
bee, it waste be annexed to the United States, and as a
matter Omani the payment of them Cuban Bonds was to be by, had had to contend with great difficulties at
reused by that government. What do they care for the mo- home, and had been witness of great cons al-
then, wives, sad sisters of the gallant men who formed this sions abnad. (Rest,
btu.) Those domestic difficult,. i
ill-fated expedition, who have been rendered utterly
by the blessing of Providence, had to a certain degree
wretched sad miserable foe ever? They do not feel the
chains, the anguish, borne by those one hundred and sixty passed away; the convulsions abroad had for the present
noble fellows, doomed to Tend the best ten years of their ceased. On the one hand that dreadful scourge which had
lime In =1" prison. r4O ; they ("I the blood mime/ of a large portion of the British empire—(he alluded
in their ts, sad laugh over the result of their specula,
to the ecourge of famine which had desolated Inland if
tion. They are the men to be punished. It ia on them the
shades of our murdered' countrymen call for vengeance. it had not wholly ceased, had to a great degree substantially
Heavy, indeed, must be their punishment when, at the last diminished ; whilst on the other hand, those internal cost- I
day, an offended and pet Judge shall demand of them motions which had distracted the whole face of Europe, had
retribution for their deeds. been succeeded by a calm, outwardly denoting peace;
This is, I believe, • correct account of the causes, pro- though in the opinion of some men, covering the germs of
ceedings, and resulte of aA un fortunate expedition. I have -
future dissections. (Cheers.) It was not a good trade to
endeavoured to give an impartial account, and if any man,
either north ur south, considers himself sure= any undertake to set up as a political prophet ; but
remark contained herein, I will endeavour to him although many persons, in this country and abroad,
such satisfaction as the nature of the case may demand. looked forward to 1852 with apprehension and alarm, yet
There have also been, I understand, some reflections made th
wi out undertaking the task of a prophet he might say he
on the conduct of our consul at Havana, Mr. Owens, and
also on the officers of the Albany, at the time of that was strongly inclined to hope that year would pass over I
execution. At that time Mr. Owens not only was unable without any of those calamities which some few minds ma-
to do anything to assist them, but, as lam informed and ticipated it would bring. ( "Hear, hear," and cheers.) They ,
believe, wee actually in danger himself from the rabble of had, indeed, within the last few months witnessed a most
1
Havana, a guard of Spanish soldiers having been placed
over his property and person by order of the Captain- striking example that anticipations of a gloomy character
General. As for the Albany she was powerless on that might prove unfounded by the result. When his Royal

Highness trines Albert, with that foreseeing mind and
thatintuitiee judgment, matured by knowledge and ex-
perience, which so distinguished bim—when his Royal High-

nese conceived the east notion of the Cheat Exhibition, which
was now soon about to close, there were not wanting men
who anticipated from it great evils, internal commotion,
destruction of property, interruption of social order. Many
opposed it on those grounds ; many still more looked at the

project with hesitation and with doubt. The result had
amply justified the expectation of the man who conceived
the idea, and signally disappointed the alarm of those who
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looked on it with apprehension. lie did not say that the
government of the country was not prepared, if any alarm-
ing apprehensions had been realised, but there Lever had
been an occasion on which such a multitude of persons had
been daily collected on one spot (not only from esery part of

the country, but from everyjand in Europi, where such har-
mony had prevailed and where inch uninterrupted order had
bc.•n preserved. (Enthusiustic cheering.) It was impossible
not to sec many bensfleiul results likely to arise from that

eeh, be would defy them, by anything that they could
40, to enrich all the poor. But, although they could not
do that, they might do a great deal to make their poverty
comfortable, by enabling them to command as large a ror-
tion of the necessaries of life as the dispensations of 'ro-
vidence and the state of society would enable them to
have within their reach. (Hear, hear.) This was exactly
what had been done br the repeal of the corn laws. An
instance of the way tn which that repeal had benefited
the poorer classes had been stated by his right hon. friend
the Mimetic,: of the Exchequer during a late debate in'
the House of Commons. His right hon. friend had had!
sent to him from that part of Yorkshire with which he
was connected, a comparative statement showing on the one
band the wages of the agricultural labourer some 14 or 15
years ago, and of the number of loaves of bread which
he could purchase with these wages; and, on
the other hand, what could be purchased with
the present wages of the same elms of men. The
wages 14 or 15 years ago—for it was near the manufactur-
ing districts, and wages were somewhachigh—were 15s. per
week. And the man could purchase with that amount 12
loaves of bread. His wages this year were 12a. per week,
and with these he could purchase 21 loaves. (Cheers.)
But he did not want to buy so many as 24 leaver,
and he had therefore a surplus left with which
to purchase other comforts and conveniences tend-
ing very much to cheer the poverty of his existence.
Well, then, those who thought that the comfort and well-
being of the labouring classes were the foundations of the
welter° of all who were shove them must feel that the
repeal of the corn laws and the cheapness of food had been
of great benefit to all. Let them then take the farmer
—and he was himself a farmer iu a a very small way—though
be would not of course pretend to set his judgment up
against that of many of tho gentlemen around him—
many of whom he had the honour to represent. Now, the
farmer and the landowner, who were the producers of corn,
ran away with the fact that corn-wheat had generally fallen
in price, and then they said that they had lost all the
difference between the former high prices and the present
low prices. But they ought to take the other side of the
balance-sheet, and sec how much the cost of production,
bow much their outgoings, had diminished at the same time
that the price of wheat had fallen. (Hear, hear.)
Would any man who complained of the amount which he
now lost upon the sale of an acre of wheat, take into consi-
sideration also the amount which he had gained or saved in
producing it. The cost of the seed was loss ; the wages of
labour were less ; he bad his manure cheaper and of hetti r
quality; he had a greater command of machinery, and of
machinery of a better kind; his poor rates were
less ; his tithes were becoming less and less,
as the averages of the cheap years came into
the account ; and his rent, in most cases, where it was not
very low indeed before, was less also. And, then, besides
all this, there was that increased skill which was happily
extending very rapidly, and which, by bringing the aid of
science to beacon agriculture, had enabled the farmer to
' produce a greater quantity of food out of the same extent
'of land than he had ever done before. When ho
looked at all these things, ho believed that the farmer
even, when he struck a fair account, would find that
the balance of loss was far less than he had ima-
gined. But, after all, he was perfectly certain that it
would be found, in the long run, to be a question between
the landlord and the tenant-farmer. (Hear, hear.) The
tenant-faience hired the land of the owner, and employed a
certain amount of capital in working it; he must make the
interest upon that capital, or he could nut live ; and the
bargain must he ultimately adjusted so as to enable him
to snake that interest under the altered state of things. Ho
said then that the order and contentment of this country
had arisen front the causes which they had taken
the liberty of pointing out, and they might in-
deed console themselves with the feeling that this
land had been peculiarly favoured by Providence, in hav-
ing been exempt, even during the course of a long and
bloody war, tram the innumerable calamities that attended
every country which was itself the scene of war. They had
pasted through that long period of war with a success of
which they would not boast, that which had enabled them
to secure a peace, during the continuance of which the
country had advanced in all the elements of national
prosperity, and had set an example to the world in the
arts of peace, as she had previously done in the triumph.
of war. (hear, hear.) Well, then, they ought to endea-
vour to deserve the favour which had been thus dispensed
to them. And one of tha ways in which the government of
this country and the people of this country could deserve it
was, he thought, by uniting together to perform those high
and holy functions which he believed it to be the destiny of
this empire to fulfil. tli ar, hear.) Those functions were, he
thought, to set an example to the world of huma-
nity, of enlightenment, of order, and of good
conduct, both in public aad private ; and he thought
tuat, in the next place, it was their duty—the duty
of this nation—to employ that influence which
a great and powerful country like this must always
possess, for the purpose of promoting and securing peace
among the other nations of the world—(cheers)—and of en-
deavouring. as far as they could do it with propriety, to
persuade other governments to extend to other countries
as much as possible of the civil and political blessings of
which they themselves were so proud. lie thought that
the people of this country had nobly performed their
part of this duty, and lie was sure that it wee
the anxious desire of her Majesty's government nut
to be backward in performing what belonged to
them. The people of this country nobly performed
that duty in the course of the last year, when they
supported unanimously and enthusiastically the govern-
ment of England, by exerting its influence to prevent
a foreign sovereign from being compelled to violate the
Laws of hospitality, by sacrificing men who had thrown
themselves upon him for protection. Those efforts were
successful, and he was happy to say that the last of those
exiles were now on their way either to the shores
al Europe or to the shores of America, according to
their own choice and wishes. That, however, was
but a momentary difficulty, though it was one
which had called forth an expression of generous feeling on
the part of the people of England. (Hear, hear.) But
there had been another subject of far longer duration,
requiring far greater and more determined exertions, and
far more considerable sacrifices. lie alluded to slavery
and the slave trade. (;:lieers.) It was indisputable that
the crimes committed in regard to African slavery
and the African slave trade had been greater is
amount than all the crimes ever committed b
the whole human race from the beginning of the world
until now. Our 'tweeter., indeed, bad been stained with
the same guilt, and it required great exertions on the
part of the philanthropic men who lived in those days, of
Wilberforce and Clarkson, and the rest, to induce the peo-
ple of this country to wash their hands of the slave trade.
They had .succeeded, however, and the slave trade
woe given up ; and after that the people ot Eng-
land did a great and noble deed in 'mama-
pating their slaves. Never was sacrifice made with
greater cheerfulness, and our example had been of great
value. He did not mean to say that the people of France,
who had very early taken great interest in the cause,
would not have done what they had done even if them
measures had not been adopted by the legislature of our
own country ; still it was a matter of fact that it was not
until after England had done it that France had followed
in the same track. She had now, however, both abolished
her slave trade and emancipated her slaves,
and thus constituted an additional bond of union between
that nation and this. They sometimes found nations
united by the bond of mutual injustice, but here they had
the bond of a common humanity and noblemindedness. He
waggled to say that the efforts which successive governments
had made for some time past, and which had been supported
by public opinion in England had been so far successful,
that they did see something like an approaching termiaatioa
of this great guilt. They had succeeded in inducing the
government of Brazil to alter their course, and to go in the
way of justice as far as they were able to do it. He did not
mean to say that they ought to be so confident of their pur-
pose as entirely to trust to their spontaneous exertions.
The thing required to be watched, but it was a fact that the
importation into Brazil had dwindled down to next to
nothing. The noble lord next referred to the development
of legitimate trade with Africa, and to the anxiety of
the people to engage in it, instead of selling their children
or kidnapping their neighbours, that they might obtain
European commodities; and concluding by an allusion to the
spread of civilisation and of Christianity as a consequence
of the extension of commerce, resumed his seat amid loud
and longe,ontinued cheers.
Mr. HEATHCOAT, M.P., also briefly returned thanks,
and complained of threats of exclusive dealing which had
been made at a meeting of protectionists held in the town
of Tiverton some time before.
Several other Mesta were given and acknowledged, and
the meeting separated at an early hour.

Ealiibition—an Exhibition which almost all of them had
seen, for he should think there was hardly a man who
could possibly go there who had refrained from visiting it. In
the first place, it must improve the industry of all nations,
because nothing so greatly improved the human mind as
comparing the products of industry of one country with the
products of the corresponding industry of other nations.
He was satisfied the idea that their manufacturing industry
would suffer from the competition of foreign produc-
tions would be disproved, and the result would show that
they would derive great benefit from the lessons which bad
been exhibitcd there. Then, again, the number of persons
who had gone up to London to see this great display, and who
would otherwise,perhaps,never have stirred from their homes,
must lead to a great enlargement of mind, and to a develop-
ment of ideas among the poorer classes of tho community.
But, perhaps, tho most important and the most lasting result
would be the great strength which musaal intercourse be-
tween those of different nations congregated in London
would extend to those bonds of friendship which secured
international peace. (Cheers.) Foreigners—and many
they were who had visited this country on this
occasion—hail gone back deeply impressed with the
unvarying kindness and civility shown to them by every
person whom they had encountered, not only in London,
but in every part of the country into which they had
penetrated; and perhaps there were no men who had been
more strongly—and they said it themselves—more unex-
pectedly impressed with the kindness and hospitality of
England than our cousins on the other side of the
Atlantic. (Loud cheers.) They had hod ample opportunities
of knowing that there was hardly an American who had
not gone back with feelings of regard and affection for
their cousins here, and disappointed, agreeably disappointed,
at finding themselves the objects of kindness, courtesy, and
hospitality. Now that which had struck foreigners had been,
not the variety of splendid works of human genius in the
building, not the building itself, which was still more re-
markable than anything it contained, but the order which
prevailed throughout every part of the country into which
they had happened to go. (Cheers.) They had said to him,
" What we admire most is the order which prevails. We

see no military, no gendarmes, with muskets and bayonets,
but only a few, and a very few, quiet looking policemen,
with bits of stick in their hands, anxious to help us on
every occasion, and to inform us where we can see what we
want to look at; and we must say it is marvellous to see so
great a country as this, where the people themselves
preserve such admirable order." "Well, gentlemen,"
he hail replied to his foreign friends, " 'filth') first place this
is owing to the great good sense, the goodness of heart, the
nobleness of qualities which belong to the British nation ;
but, beyond this, it is owing to the knowledge that justice
is impartially administered between man and man, without
favour or affection. Another reason is, that every man is
at liberty to express his opinions, whatever they may be.
If he is wrong, he is met by those who arc right; if he is
right, he convinces those who are wrong." (Loud cheers.)
The conflict of opinions was a great warfare, which was
always going on, and led to the happiest results. (Re.
newed cheering.) Then, he had said to them, "There Is
another thing to which this prevalence of order may he
attributed. The government and parliament of this
country have fur a great number of years past been labori-
ously, assiduously, and constantly employed in looking out
for and putting into execution progressive improvement.
We have—and when he said we, he meant the British
nation—the British parliament under successive govern-
meuts who have ruled the countiy incessantly occu-
pied in removing abuses and aiding improvements,
and therefore the people are contented with what has been
done, and if other things remained undone, they aro satis-
fied that in duo time they will meet with adequate consi-
deration." (Cheers.) He had said to them " The Test and
Corporation Acts were repealed, and that valuable part of
the community, full of intelligence and energy, the dis-
puter*, were placed on an equal footing with respect to
liVii and religious privileges. That was the first step of
blipsavement of recent times. Then the parliament re-
pealed the laws which imposed penalties and disabilities
en the catholies, and by those means the catholics were ad-
mitted on an equal footing, on equal terms, to all civil and
political rights enjoyed by their protestant fellow-country-
men." (Cheers.) In spite of that he would ob-
serve, in passing, that the government had lately
been reproached by some members of that body
at home and abroad, with intolerance and persecution,
because they had thought it right that no foreign sovereign
I should dispose of titles in this realm, and cut up and tipper-
' Lion it into dioceses and bithoprica--(tremendous cheering,
which lasted several minutes)—because it was encroaching
ou the prerogative of the Queen, and trenching on the inde-
pendence of the country. (Renewed cheers.) But is
all ether respects, the privileges and rights of the catho-
lic. were as free and on the ennui footing as were those et
the protestants, and he wished that was the only degree of
intolerance and persecution of which some of their fellows
countrymen complained—that it was the only degree of
Intolerance and persecution which protestanu had experi-
enced in some of the catholic, countries of Europa (vehe-
ment cheering)—where protestantism was an offence, when
the inculcation of protestant doctrines was a crime, and
when the Bible was regarded as a dangerous book, which
so tats was allowed to read, and when seized was an evi-
&Mt of the criminality of the party in whose possession it
was hand. (Renewed cheers.) He spoke of Rome, Naples,
Temeny, Spain, and Portugal. He must do justice to say,
there were other catholic countries, as France, Belgium,
and even Austria, where a different systeni was pursued,
and in the case of Belgium a catholic government
and a catholic parliament gash atipcuds to protes-
tant clergymen who performed their spiritual duties
is the Bntish protestant communities. That fact, which
was an honour to the Belgian nation, ought to be known,
bemuse it showed that nothing in the sincere belief of the
Boman catholic religion was incompatible with the most
perfect toleration. (Loud cheers.) Ile bad said to his
foreign friends, " Then came the law commuting the pay-
ment for tithes; then the law for improving municipal in-
stitutions; then the law by which import duty was taken off
the feed of man—(cheers)--and lastly came a law which,
by dam* our navigation system, enabled the people of this
asaitry to enjoy the advantages of the cheapest means of
=t to this country of those commodities which they
from foreign lands. This is the secret of the little
eget you see in the policeman's bands, of the absence of
and red coats; and depend on it any country that par-
se= the same course will present the same espcet of order
Web yea so much admire here." (" Hear" and hears.)
IN. was, aware there were still persona, and he
was band to say they were considerable in num- '
leer, who thought the repeal of an import duty
lea corn was an injury rather than a benefit, and who
looked to the re-imposition of that duty under the general
term of protection to agriculture. In all human affairs it
was a great point of wisdom to be able to distinguish be-
tween that which was only difficult and that which was ab-
solutely impossible. To encounter that which was difficult
was a very noble pursuit. It roused the faculties, it dove..
loped the energies of man, and it was by struggling easiest
difficulties, and overcoming them, that everything great sad
glorious had been achieved. But when men attempted that
which was impossible, they only laid up for themselves •
store of disappointment, and wasted their efforts and em►
pies on a fruitless pursuit. (Loud cheers.) Now, with re-
gard to the re-imposition of import duties on corn, for this
purpose of protection, that is to say, for e spo-
Mile and avowed purpose of raising the prim of
food, for the purpose of increasing the roats of
the owners and occupiers of land, he ventured with all
humility to say, whenever they saw the river EP running
up from the sea to Tiveiten, instead of running down from
Tiverton to the sea, they might then expect that protection
was near at hand. (Enthusiastic cheers, which were pro-
longed for several minutes.) In @eying this he was but
foreseeing the continuance of a system which would be for
the benefit of all classes. No man could deny that the
cheapness and abundance of food was on evident ad•
vantage to the labouring classes, who werej the
most numerous portion of our population. No man
who looked at the constitution of the social 'dills*
could fail to see that the labouring classes were the very
foundation of the fabric; and that unless that foundation
were solid, and firm, and stable, the fabric itself could not
be expected to last. Now nobody could hope to make the
poor rich. That was not the dispensation of Providence In
the formation of the world or the creation of the human
ram. There might be some other planet-sums
other land yet undiscovered, similar to that
land of wonder in which they had been told that pigs ran
about ready roasted, with knives end forks sticking in their
baths—(laughter)—in which this might be the cam ; but m-
ond in some such favoured region as that, man must laborer
for his existence, and those who began with phVeisal
ngth alone, would not expect to ruelug
the seals of wealth. There must be a very unequal
, distribution of the world's wealth;althoso
bad laws, or national convulsions, might impoverish fon•

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The interest and curiosity which the contents of the
Crystal Palace excite in the public mind seem only to in-
crease with enjoyment. Yesterday, the proverbially weak
Wednesday, beaded an attendance considerably beyond
60,000, and comprising representatives not only of every
corner of the British isles, but almost of every European
I nation. Several Italian and Spanish physiognomies were
noticeable, while the French and Germans were so numer-
ous as hardly to be noticed at all. The schools sent in an
unusual number of fiat caps and white pinafores, and seve-
ral large manufacturing establishments emptied out the
whole of their workpeople for a day's instructive holiday.
A slight accident went near to furnish the crystal fountain
with a nymph, the only thing wanting to complete its fairy
character ; with this qualification however that the nymph
instead of rising from the bottom according to all precedent,
tumbled in from the top, and instead of diving "five
fathom deep," on being observed, returned to tens firma
with all possible celerity. The " nymph of the fountain "
was a poor little charity girl, who, getting too near the
brink in her eager curiosity, was pushed in by some of the
equally eager spectators behind. She was immediately
taken to the police station, where she stood for some time
shivering in her wet clothes, until • passer by suggested
that she should be taken over to the lodge opposite, the
female occupant of which very kindly and promptly dried
her wet clothes, and kept her until the exit of her party.
This little incident disclosed one if the few wants which
the prescience of the executive committee had left unpro-
vided for. In case of any accident to, or sudden illness in
a female, there is no place of refuge but the police station,
and there, there is neither waiting room nor female attend-
, ant to render such assistance as could hardly be rendered

by persons of the other sex. The singular good fortun e
which has attended everything connected with the
Crystal Palace hitherto, has prevented the deficiency
being noticed, but yesterday's accident fully proves its
existence. The strong probability is that if the poor child,
in the present ease, had remained in her wet clothes
until the return oiler friends, loss of life, or at loud severe
ilium, would have been the consequence. The amount of
receipts from the Ist of May to the 23rd of Sept. inclusive,
for season ticket, and admission at the doors, has been
made up, and presents the enormous total of 366,3311.05. fal.,
to which must be added the previous subscriptions and
donations, forming an aggregate amount such as perhaps
never before was realised by any public exhibition in the
time. Among the schools, were the Royal Naval, Green-
wich, 352 boys,; Horsham Free Grammar, 378 boys;
Hounslow National, 102; Southwark Wealeyan, 119;
Bristol Blue Coat, 92 ; St. Mary's Industrial, 10 ; Domestic
Mission, 46; St. John's Female Servants, 74; St. John's
Wood, 74 • St. John's Roman Catholic, 2i; St. Barnabas,
Pimlico, 16; St. Pancras Parochial, 11; Brook-street
Ranted, 57; Queenhithe Ward, 37. The workmen and
women employed in the Kensall-gicen Gm Works,
to the number of GO, also came in a party,
being headed by their employers. A good deal
of interest was excited among the mechanics by one of the
Swedish exhibits, which, although rather homely in ap-
pearance, is evidently calculated to be of great utility and
general adoption. It consists of an iron kitchen range,
small and compact in form, but admirably contrived for
economy of fuel, and containing every requisite for culinary
operations. The great novelty, however, in this utensil,
and that which excited most notice, is an ingeniously con-
trived coffee roaster which stands ot, the top, and could be
removed to constitute within itself a most valuable Auttit,tic
requisite. The roaster itself differs from all those recently
patented in this country, in being of a conical, instead of a
cylindrical form, so as to present all the berries inside
equally to the beat in every rotation of the machine. The
handle forms an axle for the roaster, and rests across a
small chafing dish, and being turutd by the band
for a few minutes, roasts the coffee evenly and
well. We should advise our inventors to look at
this simple contrivance, as it could easily be made a
separate machine, could be got up cheap, might stand
without injury on a drawing-room table, and would no
doubt meet with an extensive demand. Another novelty,
to which we would direct the attention of the visitors, is tho
packet of needles for the blind, in the French department,
which may be threaded merely by the touch. The process
is simple and complete when seen, but we will not deprivo
the inventor of the gratification of himself explaining the
mystery. The "Official Catalogue," notwithstanding its
great price, goes off exceedingly well, the principal pur-
chasers being, as we understand, foreigners, who, however
poor they may be, are unwilling to return home without
an authentic memorial of the Exhibition. The engravings
arc much admired for their execution, but they must be
taken with this qualification, that they represent the goods,
out so much of the most successful exhibitors, as of those
who were willing to pay for the extra space and engraving.
Another memorial of the Exhibition was exhibited-Mr the
first time yesterday, in the chats: of a portfolio of " Recollec-
tions of the Crystal Palace," containing 25 coloured lithograph
views of the most striking departments. The criticism of
these pictures as works of art belongs properly to another
department of the Express, and therefore we shall
merely observe here that some of them are wonderfully
faithful, and that their production in so short a time is a
great achievement. Indeed the great number of views
of the Exhibition, exterior and interior, is one of the fea-
tures of its present existence. Every stationer's and print-
seller's shop in London has a greater or less number of
pictures, plain and coloured, large and small, of the great
show—front the noble-lookiug coloured prints of Dickenson,
of Bond-street, to the halfpenny sheet of the printers of
Seven-dials. A collection of all these would of themselves
fill a large portfolio, and would deserve a plate in the
British Museum.
The police numbers were 51,510, and the receipts
2,5721. 12s.

The following SilOW% the temperature yesterday,
recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermonneten., being the mean
result of 100 rending. ;-10 o'clock, 60; 12 o'clock, 63;
2 o'clock, 66 ; 4 o'clock, 67 ; 6 o'clock, 65. Mean tempe-
rature, 61.2.

REMOVAL OF BRITISH ARTICLES NOT

LIABLE TO CUSTOMS DUTIES.

1. The removal of the articles will commence on
Thursday, the 16th of October, and the lellowing are the
rules which the executive committee have I.tid down with
the view of promoting the security of goods and affording
the greatest convenience to the exhibitors.
2. The doors will be opened at eight o'clock in the morn-
ing, when preparations for removal may be commenced.
But in order that articles may not be improperly removed
until it may be convenient to the majority of the exhibitors
to be present, no goods will be permitted to be taken out
of the building before 9 u m., or utter sunset, when the
bells will be rung.
3. A permit to remove articles will be issued to every ex-
hibitor. This will admit himself or his agent, and tho
requisite number of workmen, for which he must make
arrangements with the district superintendent. It will be
absolutely necessary that the exhibitor or Ids agent :mend
in person to admit his workmen. 'file permit will be
dated, sod the articles must be removed within the period
entered on the permit, and through that exit door only
which is marked on the permit. If, owing to it, bulk, any
article cannot be taken out by the exit door appointed,
then the exhibitor must obtain from the district superin-
tendent a special pass for the west door.
4. Every exhibitor, or his authorised agent, in taking out
articles must fill up a receipt, and deliver the same to the
officer on duty at the exit door. Forum of receipt will be
given by the district superintendents. The permit must
also be given up when the exhibitor has removed hi. goods.
5. In order to provide as far as may be possible against
confusion and accidents in the removal, in sonic cases a
rotation will be established for the removal of each exhibi-
tor's articles and the permits to remove articles will be
dated accordingly. If an exhibitor fail to remove his goods
within the period assigned to him, his articles must remain
until the turn for their removal again arrives.
6. Whatever aid the executive committee may be able to
afford, is to be considered as auxiliary only to the arninge-
ments made by the exhibitors themselves fee the removal
of their own articles, and the exhibitors or their agents
should therefore bring with them force sufficient to ensure
the security and safe and speedy removal of their goods.
7. Among so many thousand exhibitors, and so great a
variety of articles, it will obviously be impossible to identify
every labourer employed by exhibitors with the articles
which he may claim to be employed in packing; and al-
though every care will be taken to prevent errors and losses,
be still it must clearly understood that no responsibility ter
losses rests with the Royal COMIIIiSSIORCTS or Executive
Committee ; but that it. rests entirely with the exhibitors
themselves. The executive committee particularly recom-
mend every exhibitor or his agent to attend se early as
possible and make duo arrangements to insure the proper
security and removal of his articles ; and it is suggested
that it will be prudent that at every important stall the ex-
hibitor shall appoint a trustworthy person always to remain
in charge of his articles until they are finally removed.
8. The executive committee think it right to repeat, for
the information of exhibitors, the following decisions of her
Majesty's commissioners (dated May, 1810) :
.• 13. The commissioners arc prepared to take the greatest
care in their power of all objects sent, but they are not pre-
pared to incur a degree of responsibility unusual with re-
gard to public exhibitions. For this reason it has been
already stated, that exhibitors must be at the charge of in-
suring their own goods, and that the commissioners cannot
be responsible for losses which may be occasioned by fire or
any other accident. They will spare no pains in making
such pollee and other arrangements as may appear ade-
quate fur the protection of the Exhibition and the security
of the articles exhibited. They will, of course, give all the
aid in their power for the legal prosecution of all persons
guilty of robbery or wilful injury of any of the articles in
the Exhibition, should such witUrtunately occur in spite of
the precautions which will be taken."
" 21. Packing-cases in which articles are brought to the
building must be removed at the coat of the agent or exhi-
bitor, as soon so the goods are examined and deposited in
charge of the commissioners."
61. All packing cases, &c., must be removed by the ex-
hibiters, &e., as soon as they receive orders from the Exe-
cutive Committee to do so. Packing-easel; not removed
within three days after notice by the exhibitors or agents
will be sold by the Executive Committee, and the proceeds
applied to the funds of the Exhibition.
Due notice was accordingly given respecting all packing-
oases which the exhibitors neglected to take away before
the opening, and consequently the Executive Committee
did not undertake the charge of any packing-cases
whatever.
9. The conveniences for packing in the building are
limited, and can only be provided in certain parts of it, and
if performed in the building must entail delay, and all
those casualties consequent on delay. Exhibitors are there-
fore particularly recommended in all cases where it may be
possible, to remove light and valuable articles without repack-
ing them in the building. It is desirable, to prevent acci-
dents, that all small glass cases should be removed within
the first three days—namely, 16th, 17th, and 18th of
October.
10. In order to give the utmost accommodation to exhi-
bitors who desire to take advantage of the advice contained
in the preceding ph, no packing-cases will bo
allowed to be in into the building until Monday
20th of October.
11. All packing cases must be brought to the west end,
and be marked with the exhibitor's name and the class
and number to which they belong, or they will not be ad-
mitted within the building. Packing Cil6cll left empty for
more than forty-eight hours will be liable to be taken out
of the building.
12. Exhibitors are particularly requested not to allow
hay, paper, or the materials for packing, to be spread about
on the floors.
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ing after such notice has been given will be appropriated as
the commissioners may direct ; and,if sold, the proceeds will
be applied to the general funds.
By order of the Executive Committee,
20th September, 1851. DIGBY WYATT, Sec.

THE Ho:a. C. P. VILLIERS.— On Monday and Tues-
day last the Hon. C. P. Villiers, one of our repretentatives,
paid a visit to this town and neighbourhood, calling upon
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