The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

MANCHESTER MECHANITS7INETITrTION..— The
claws; snit the IA “ • PS?. reeolvel
number of pupils now receiving instruction within the Valli
important extension of the clue systCnt, which
of this institution wee& one thousand, wk 6 tar! • "
iuwall::n7nitiluctognithttojimrte4ffect.:u Me ensuing quarter. A new Oction
will then be opened for female education, in which pupils
destined for the duties of teachers and governesses will be
furnished with the mew of going through a course of in-
struction to qualify them for their future career. In order
to obtain the accommodation which this extension will re-

quire. the directors have ordered one of the yards of the in-
stitution to be enclosed, and large rooms to be erected upon
the site. One of these rooms is to serve as a laboratory for
two additional scientific classes that will commence as moon
as the erection is completed. Six of the largest rooms within
the building will then be devoted to classes for female
education.

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TIIE CUTLERS' FEAST AT SHEPPIELD.—The annual
banquet given upon the inauguration of the master cutler
elect took place in the Cutlers' Hall on Thursday last. Earl
Fitzwilliam, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Viscount Mor-
peth, Messrs. Parker and Ward, the borough members,
Lord Milton, and other visitors, were present. The master
cutler (H. Mort, Esq.) occupied the chair. The health of
Earl Fitzwilliam having been given, the noble earl, in re-
turning thanks, said—l trust there is growing up in this
country an opinion that perfect freedom of trade is best for
all classes in it. I hope, from the manner in which you
have just received these observations, that I may have from
you even a still more marked demonstration of your opi-
nion, that perfect free trade is the best for all the nations of
the world. I de not mean that trade should be free from
those duties which are impoed for purposes of revenue;
those duties are of a different kind. But I want to have
your opinion whether free trade is the best for all nations
of the world. Do not applaud till you are quite cure. Be
quite sure that you would like to see the cutlery of Germany
compiting, in Great Britain and Ire!aad, with the cutlery
of Sheffield. Be quite sure that that is your intention be-
fore you say one word of approbation. Is that your mean-
ing ? And do you think that your neighbours of Leeds and
Bradford intend, when they talk of free trade, to admit the
cloths of foreign manufacture to compete with the cloth of
Leeds, with the yarn of Bradford, and with the flannel of
Rochdale ? There is one other tspic which it may be useful
to make an observation upon. Those among you who have
been at all looking abroad during the last fortnight of three
weeks must have observed that a very remarkable proceed-
ing has taken place in Italy. Now, whether that be or be
not according to the law of nations, I will not here discuss ;
but there is one question which I do wish to suggest for your
consideration, whether it is right to put her Majesty's
ministers in the situation in which they now arc—namely,
that if I ask my noble friend on my right, the representative
of the West Riding, or if I ask his subordinati a, the repre-
sentatives of this town—if I ask either of them what they
mean to do—what they mean, in reference to what was
said about the advantage of being prepared for war, I wish
to know in what situation they would be when this pinching
question is put to them, and when they are asked what they
intend to do in consequence of the march of the Austrians
across the Po ? Will they get up and say that the power
which Austria has invaded is not a friendly power, and net
only that it is not a friendly power, but that they do not even
know that such a power exists ? I wish to know whether the
inherited bigotry of the sixteenth century is to prevent us
having an accredited minister at the court of Rome, and to
prevent our considering that as a friendly power, the sweep-
ing of which away by Austria from the face of Europe would
most materially affect the interests of all the other powers of
Europe. I ask whether the English government wish to
persevere in those absurd ideas ? I trust they do not ; and
I trust when my noble friend again enters parliament, and
when questions are asked upon that subject, the government
will not be met by the protestant cry, "You must not
have a minister at the court of Rome to protect the interests
of Great Britain in Italy."—Col. Thompson rose to propose a
toast, and was greatly applauded, He said it was so plain
that all that bordered upon controversy should be banished
from that table, that he knew aothing to which that
assembly could so aptly be compared as to a festive union of
men accustomed to tight under different banner*, but meet-
ing beneath a flag of truce. Great pleasure would be
found in such union if it were only to relieve from the toils
of contest. Great liberality, also, he was certain would be
felt amongst men of honourable habits, and there would be
no disposition whatever to take advantage of any little out-
break of natural feeling which might fall from any one indi-
vidual. For his part, he was glad to be able to protest per-
sonally against the poor and paltry policy which continually
involved the chance of war, by being afraid to speak in
opposition to it. Did men incur risks of that kind in private
life ? Did they excite the attacks of the dishonourable and
wicked, by being afraid to cry " Stop thief" when occasion
was presented to them ? or had they not a consciousness that
every evil act would be pursued, and it was by the acclama-
tions of the innocent that crime was prevented i Depend
upon it there would be no disunion upon a point where the
honour of the country was concerned. He felt great pleasure,
because he was speaking in the presence of those who could
not but feel it to be acceptable to find that such a feeling
was prevalent among their countrymen, and particularly
among that portiou of their countrymen among whom hostile
feelings were suspected. There were times when their an-
cestors had fought, and with reason ; but he saw no reason
for referring present disputes to the same common enemy.
Another question to which allusion had beeu made he
thought he might speak to with still more certainty for Brad-
ford—that the men of that town were convinced that there
were no risks to run in free trade. They had examined the
subject through, and were no longer to be deluded by the
flimsy plea that if all the nations of Europe were content to
lose in turn by monopoly, the share of one nation would be
worth basing. They had seen enough to know better than
this, and if they were asked, kende, as many as had been alluded
to before, would be held up in opposition to such a proposition.
Let the answer of the gentlemen of Sheffield lay in the re-
ception which they would give to the toast, long postponed,
but which he was requested now to give them," The Healths
of Lord Morpeth anti Richard Cobden, Esq., the represen-
tatives for the West Riding," and he hoped they would
cheer them as they loved them.—Lord Morpeth said, I rise
to return you my most hearty thanks for the honour you
have just new been pleased to pay the members of the West
Riding of Yorkshire. You are probably aware that my col-
league, Mr. Cobden, is now at a considerable distance from
as—indeed, I am not sure whetto r, at this moment, he
knows that the master cutler of Sheffield has any lawful
claim upon his attendance. However, it may be truly
said of him, that within the period of the last twelve months
he has been no stranger to banquets in the halls of com-
merce and in the saloons of industry. I certainly 44
not feel myself warranted in treading upon all the
ground which has been laid open to us by one of my prede-
cessor in the discussion of this evening—my noble and re-
spected friend, Earl Fitzwilliam. If the proposer of his
health made some little breach in the hedge which separates
us from the consideration of politim, I think it must be ad-
mitted that my noble friend made a clean thing of it. I
think be drove the famous old family coach and six right
through it. I am not quite sure whether he intended to put to
me definitely the question, or whether he only gave me a
foretaste of the interrogatories which my colleagues are to
expect at the opening of the ensuing parliament. But I
must frankly say at this moment, that I am not pre-
pared to answer whether the cabinet have resolved to
acknowledge the Pope or to proclaim war with Austria.
However, you are quite at liberty so put the question to
my colleagues, and if they think fit they may answer it. Yen
may put the question to the Secretary of the Treasury
whether he has included an allowance to an ambassador of
Rome in his estimates for the ensuing year ? and to the
6ecretary of the Navy, whether he has issued order* to fit
out a scittadm to Mockacte Triato, and to take possession of
, Ancona? However, I have the satisfaction oi
ceived an assurance—an authentic assurance—from" my
neighbour, the noble Lord Milton, that he is about intme•
diately to proceed in a yacht to the Mediterranean, where, I
hope, he will be able to guarantee the security of his holi-
nem the Pope. After a few other toasts and speeches, the
meeting separated at about half-put 10 o'clock.

EXPLOSION 1414 .VDEPECT---IVE STEAM EIMER.—
On Saturday last en inquest was held on the bodies of G.
Fox, T. Hervey, and W. Otter, who died on the preceding
day, in consequence of illjariel received from an explosion
which took place at Mr. Hervey's steam corn-mill,Tiewark.—
W. Marriott said: lam in the employ of Mr. J. Hervey, who
has lately been erecting a steam-mill at his windmill at the
Spitala, in this town. Thursday last, the 2nd of Sept., was
the first day of the new engine being tried for grinding.
Two men, in the employ of the engineers, hleeers.Csrter and
Wharton, of Oainsborougb, came to see the engine tried ;
also the deceased Timothy Hervey, a nephew of Mr. James
Hervey. About three o'clock in the afternoon ofThursday the
two men, whose names were W. Otter and G. Fox, were
with the deceased Hervey in the engine-house getting some-
thing to eat; the engine was not then working, it had been
stopped a few minutes. I and my master had Just left the
engine-house, and I was standing near the fireplace outside,
as was Mr. Wharton. He was trying what pressure of steam
there was on, and I was asking him whether there was
enough to grind the Mime, and he said " No." The index
was at 26, when suddenly I heard a noise like a cannon, and
a quantity of shoat ease out of the fireplace. I could
away see far Mom. The door elks anginehouse, which
opine ken the middle, was forced to by the steam, and it
was mike fit t by the giving way of the brickwork, and shut
the distowtol Morey, Otter, and Fox, in the engine-house.
In two cie three minutes the door wee bunt even, and they
Irreeraarsolawere all don alive and emilhk, hat most
helped to carry Hervey is my mister's
boom; he laid is as, " I shall die; may Wide h ended.'
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