The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

visaed of the sounds• se of the position and prospee a of the
mature, its mum rang their only security for %boa feu.-
norstion. Mr. Lowden moved, as an amendment, that
befon pronsedii g with the mesas proposed by the eheirmsu.
as investigation b t instituted. with Use view of showirg the
real owe of the Jain of the compay, and he regularity
of all the pfternedings of the directors and their arias, for
satisfacti .a at outs of the shareitoldirs sad 'Andaman
along the Hne
Mr. STROaIT, of Aublurkut, ascended the enteadoseat,
ineintsiaing that it would be madam to premed with the
construction of the line w►ile only ono-third ef the shuts
were registered.
Them two gentlemen meeting with no support, the emend-
mend was dropped Use a personal discassion, sod their c
seat recorded against the report, wtif a wee then adored,
and the steeds' adjoetnied.

BLACKWALL RAILWAY.

MEETING OF AGRICULTURISTS AT BUR-
TON-ON-TRENT-ADVICE TO YARBIERS.

011 Thursday evening an ibfluenlial body of agri-
culturists, to the number of 50, eseemhted to dinner at the
Three Queue' Hotel, Bertomon-Trent. M P. B• 111. Ii q.,
3d. P., was in the chair. T. Grahame*, E-q. (late M.P. for
North D.abyetire), W. Peel, BA., H. Clay, Esq. (of Sud-
bury Ball), and many other agriculturists of influence, were
present.
The VICE PRESIDENT proposed "The Members for
Derbyshire and Stalindshire "—a tout which meld not be
regarded as political, as the members entertained dive:se
I opinions. They must, however, tit rmit him to say, teat
whatever party held the reins of govankent, et quired a
'Seed watchdog at its tail. (Coeere and laughter.)
Mr. COLVILLE, K. I'., askaowledged the toast.
T. HISSORNE, lisq , propose 1 the or a toast. He said :
Headsmen nu chin maa Ma desired me to propose Pro-
I *parity to Agriculture." (Cheers.) In ghetto; that toad I
lied myself in diNculties on every side. In Li., first plats ~
I believe it's a rule at these meetings that we must not talk
tb_ 'Rice: it's • rule moth oftener insisted at teen übei reed.
Now, I declare Ido not know what it mess,. (Laughter.) If
I it means that I am not to say such a governor eat is bad, that
we ought to substitute Sir Rob rt Peel for Lori John
Russell, or Mr. Disraeli for Sir Robert Pest—that is polities,
and might create a deal of acerbity. But it it means that
we are nut to talk about oar social position—that if the
shoe pinches we are not to say oh !"—(laughter)
—why, then, from that rule I decidedly dement, and
with all deference to the hon. president, it is a rule
1 intend to infringe in almost every sent :nee of these few
which I rurpoae to address to you. (Cheers and laughter.)
Well then, gentlemen, I am desired to propose " Prosperity
to Agriculture." Agriculture is not prosperous. It Is not
the first time that I have said so. I said so publicly—in
print—is a way it is my habit of d log—in the most deter-
mined possible manner. (Hear, hear.) I repeat it now,—
agriculture is not prosperous. Ido not tome here presum-
ing to teach you how to term. lam not so preaumpteous es
to think that I can teach you whose whole lives have beta
spent in daily habits of farming. I have no doubt you know
as well how to farm your own tarots as I can tall you ; and I
can (um my own term as well as you eau tell me. And
therefore I do not come here ta tell you that
you can improve agricultural prospects by improved
terming. But aftricuirese is not prosperous. There
is one class of people who tell you that you are not pram
porous—that you are a stupid set of felines, and that you
might have doubled your produce. Others—certainly
more moderate—will tell you that there is land out of
cultivation, and that land in some parts of England is
badly farmed, and is capable of producing much larger
crops. Now, Ido not mean to say that in some instances
the produce may not be doubled. Ido not mean to say that
there are not badly cultivated,:larms, anti that considerable
more produce may nut be realised. But I do not see the way
pointed out by my hoc. friend (Idr. Base) from the daft
collies which beset us simply by improved cultivation and
double produce. Suppose the produce was doubled on two
thirds of the land; toe consequence would be that far-
mers, instead of bruising 300 quarters of wiwat to Burma
weskit to-day, would have brought 600 quarters. Do you
suppose that would not have reduced prices in Borten
market? (Hear, hoar.) Suppose, instead of bringing 300
cwt of cheese they bad brought 600 cwt., would not prices
have bees reduced ? But my hon. friend says we must drive
out the foreigner. Well, then, we must do that by making
your price lower the& his. Do you thit.k he will not meet yeu
limo' way I You caret incrsaae mouths as you ceu c ern. The
questioo, then, is how tan yea produce corn cheater than
my other country in the world ? I said tell you. I see no
11•1011 why corn and agricultural produce should not be pro-
mised as a +sap here, except for the burthens on land. Our
etiolate may be inferior to some; but we have other edvant.
sits over the foreigner, greater farilities at market, better
roads, bet er implements, and so or.. Therefore, Ido not see
why it should r.ot be grown as cheap here as in any other
country except, as I have said, the burdens en land. Now
what me those burdens ? I need nut ray anything about
reat. You fir your own—at treat lem much ashamed
of you it you don't (Laughter.) If you take a cow to
the lair dote the seller or buyer ask the price ? The
buyer Sus the price he will give for the cow, and if the
sober wont take it he is not obliged to bays her. It
rents are too high, it's the tanners own *dolts. (Cheers.)l
1 always tell them so. 1 will give you an instance ut
what farmers do. A tenant of mine—sot • very small
one either, for ha holds 600 acres of land came to
me one day. He didn't take off his hat and say, " I beg
your pent .n, sir," or anything of the sort. Ile said. " Mr.
Chattorne, I can't pay this rent, and unless you'll take less
I must leave the term." Well, it is not tiarttcularly plea-
sant, 1 admit, to lower one's income; but I thought this an
iudt pendent tallow, and I was pleased with him. and I said
I would take it into consideration. I dil not consider it ern-
Umentally. (Cheers and laughter.) I want to get rid of
sentiment out of agriculture as much as it is got rid of out
of trade—(than)—beeause I am sure it will be as Medicaid
in agricultural as is comments' transactions to get rid of it,
and both parties will derive benefit. (Cheers.) Now
treated this question exactly as! would the selling of a pig.
Here is this man will give me 7s. 6d. • atone for my I
pig; I know another man who will give me 7e. oi., but
be wants credit, and payment is ratner uncertain ; so 1
think the best thing I can do is to bargain with this fellow
at 7.e. 61., and I'll take the pries he offers me for the farm.
(Cheers and laughter.) New what did this man do? Withia
halt a year alter this transaction a farm adjoining mine
dropped out of occupation. ; it was *either aa good • farm se
mine, nor as conveMeat, nor were the buildings so good ;
and yet this tenant took it for his eon at a higher price
than he hail bee* pelts, for mine: (Laughter.) What
• Sat that tenant must think me! (Laughter.) It is be-
cause people do such things as these that they pay more
rest than they ought to pay. Dating referred to the land-
tax and puttlie expenditure, the speaker e tueluded by saying:
advise you to eu on improving your farms to the utmost of
your power; but that is eot the only way in which agricul-
ture sentrally in this country is to be relieved. The only
way is by our owa exertiocs to get • diminution of burdens,
and partiouluiy to instruct your representative Mr. Colette
tossup per& every manure for economy, whether it proceed
from Joseph Hums or from any other person. (Cheers.)
Several whir toasts were given,
Mr. WORTHINGTON, in reply to one of them, said he
was • tory, • radical tory, and he agreed with Mr. Oistiorne
as to the necessity of cutting down expenditure.

IRELAND.

Bosun, Nov.
Our accounts of the threatened Orange exposure
are atilt eat a negative kind. The pamphlet has not
yet made its appearance, but the Evening Packet
mores ur, " on authority," that the de lay arises from
" the necessity of adding an appendix to the volumi-
nous report prepared by the committee." The Packet
adds : We have also authority tor announcing, and
we do so with the utmost gratification, that the ru-
mours of ' compromise' at.d doctoring,' in referring
to which we performed an imperative though a die-
a4m able day, are entirely without foundation.
The Evening Herald, another Orange organ, repeats
something to the same effect, but the public have had
such " announcements " titre ad nauseam, and for
some time have cared very little what the " rePort •
may turn out to be.
Ilse follgariug letter, which INS read at the Ennis
Board of Onardians yesterday, removes any hope
which the insolvent unions might have entertained of
obtaining relief from government :
Poor Law Coanesi.sion Office, Dublin,
27th November, 1649.
Sir —The Conunissionen f r admiuisterlag the laws for
relief of the poor in bislang, have under eoesideration the
resolutions contained in minutes of proceedings of the Beard
o Guardians of E..nis Union en the 16th inst., in which the
guardians request the commissioasse to apply to the Lords of
the Treasury for a sum of money on account of the rate in
aid, to &chugs the liabilities of the union; and in reference
thereto I em directed by the commissioners to state that they
cannot hold oat any prosowit that at this moon of the year,
when rates to a considerable amount ars or ought to be in '
canna of collection, any assistance in al/41 of the rates can be
Brasted. (By order of the Com
Wmissioners.)
. STAILLZY, Ben
The following letter has been addressed by Mr.
Bright, M.P., to one of the most earnest adv.cates of
the temperance cause in Ireland :
Rochdale, Nov. 21.—Dear Sir,—l think there can be Met
one opinion on the subject of Father Mallow's labonn in
Ireland, or on the advantaged of the temperance reformation
with you or with us. The condition of Ireland would, doubt-
less, have been much worse is many parts, and in many
• become the rule with the bulk