The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO
IRELAND.

PROGRESS OF THE ROYAL SQUADRON.
CAM Guard Station, Swenage, Darset,
Wedaseday night.
Tsee loyal yacht, with her Majes,y and iltu•trious consort
and children on bird, bound for the Cove of Cork, ward
this starion at 6.30 p.m. It wu fine, bright, clear weather,
with just stave.% wind to be pleasant. Her course is neer
as possible was S.S.W. Only two ►seamen eccompanitd the
yacht

the purports of religion and iutruction in the colony.
(Hear, hear.) The Hindman ended his obeetvations with •
hoN that after a twolmmonth the proprietors would be no
troubled with Wk.
4.111: estimate for the ensuing par was mad to the meeting,
by whisk it appeared that the receipts from land would be
1,6001. ; from wool, 1,000 i.; and from live stack, 1,0r,01. ;
together. 8,6601.; against tau expenditure of 2,073 i. 10s. ;
heaving_aliont 1.6001. in favour of the company.
Mr. PALMER in.ived, and Mr. SHEPPARD mounded.
e vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, which was
pared weesistwelly.
The Remiss then adievresi.

St. Alban's Head, Wednesday night.
The Victoria and Albert royal pis', and the steamers
fannies the royal escort, wen abreast of this headland about
seven o'clock this 'tiling, although wan miles distant.
The weaker was, as u•nal on royal trips, very favourable.
son from th porno the fleet wee k it was almost
pretty certain that the royal voyage would be continued
oaring the might
Weymouth, Tbunday Morning.
Contrary to general expectation, her Mejerty's royal S it
on its way to Cork did not pat In hero last evening for the
odeht—a eireuensteees which has noted no tr fling disep.
poisitmont to the visi on of this highly fashionable waterlog
plies. We believe that the necessary arrangements were
made for the royal squadron running into the bay fur the
bight, and the fact having been burned abut the town, all
were on do tiptoe of expectation for the ruysl anise .
Evening w non, however, but so squid/on made its sp-
pearenee.. The weather wan CO, ming, and it was then cur
mitred that, se there was every apparent • of its trontinuing
favortalte during the ni•ht, her Majesty, with her lasUAl
alacrity in marina tripe, would keep out to sea and pursue
the voyage. Toil roved to b' correct, fi r the coast-guard
authorities of this district sighted the massing of the royal
yaeat and squatfron by Poniand betwe, n yen and tics
o'clock, but the fl et was too far off t.r then to mem more
quo a men recognition of the royal awed,. They were
p.• ceding ate nisi I rate, cad, should the sp.. 4 t • kept up,
there is every irobabili y if her Majesty taking the bleat
eitintas of Cork by 171 VW,. It is considered rather likely
that her 14 ajeety will not put into any of the ports in the
Chattel, but make direct for Cont.
Falmouth. Thursday, 20 to 10 a.m.
It is report° 1 hen that the ViCtT.:l aod Albert, royal
stoma yawit, passed by, deep a fl, at 5 a.w. this morning,
asoamusbied by two other steam: re. This is on the audio-
rite of et.' of our look-out men, but nothing further can be
definitely a•cittained
At Cow, the commander iniehief, Rear Admiral Mani
Devoe, he. made his dspoeitio•s for rec. ising the royal
squolron. the Admiralty left it to the chWct• n; the Reboot
admhal to shin h:s tie from the Cr codele to ant other ship
that edges be there: and it war • greeted that h's selection
would WI rpm eV- 6antee, 84, Ceti, Smith, C.D.
Cionsnuoler Wolfe, who has be ea surveying at itolettia,
has twin recalled 'rem his surv-yi• g donors, and is in recli-
ners at Cove to pilot her Majesty is and cut of C. k
Harbour.
It is possible that the Queen may visit Waterfold en
route truss t.:ork to Dublio, el-her from choice or trim erns
of weather; awl to prow le for such a casual tr, Comm saner
0. A. Fraser, starve ping to toe south-east cot, in th • Spar-
row, kete o, ha b en dinned to novel neer the Sal•ees, va as
to be in radiates is pilot the royal squadron Into Wattrfurd
lierbayr.
Off Kinastnent the royal squadron will he received by the
Dowse, 8. steam-fidgau, Capt. W. H. Hall. the gallant
eaptain &seising to place and &senor the royal vinyls, the
following then hinnies the royal naval cortige of astern re:
YAMITS ANO PACKETS —Vieterh awl Alton, R .yal
yacht, Cent. L rei A. Fircliotei.ce ; Fairy, rtrewsereder to
ditto, Master Corn. Welch; Black Rode, Admiralty yacht.
Mauer Com. C ; B nutter, assess-pack 4, Master
(tom. W. iSaithett ; Vivid, steam-packet, Muter Cato. L.
Snithett
11111 M-Or-WAR EPOJILT.-11-4tah, 80 frar.ll, 500 ems,
screw two-il eker, Capt. n'D goal; Arrogant, 48 gone,
itrin men, screw-frio its, Capt. ft Fiesroy ; Dragon, 8 gees,
200 mop, lii,ate, Capt. W. 11. If ; Si.kinx, G guns, 160
a, C .m. De Alen; !lamb di, G gees, 160 Jaen, stoop,
C tee. L re A fleaurierk; Trill, o t, b guns, 66 men, gen
• as-I, Lieut. Risk; Luca. r, 2 guns, 55 torn, gun vessel,
Lieut. E. Lloyd.
On the departure of the royal squadron from Dublin all
the shove named vessels win tinned to astre tin:ante wi'h
her Mnesty, when the II nue, Arrogant. end Dtag. I will
part company with the royal standard, and ponied to
Deir.,llooTt.
The squadron will then go on to Bolfent, and thence to
Oren neck; and a ter the deb aka: on of her Majesty and
Pri, ce Alb. rt, the royal wish the Fetiry, Stromboli,
,eel Splint, will "'citrus to Portsmouth ; the !'snider and
Trident, to Cork; the Banshee, to 11 •Iyhearl ; tie Vivid, to
Dover; and the Dian k H igk, to Devonjeort, to await the
orders of tie Admiralty.
It Is stated that the Lord Mayor of DAM will incite Sir
lames Duke, the Lord Mayor id London, to Dublin upon the
aocasna of I.er lelaje-ty's tint to tl•e ceyie d of Ire labd ; end
that the motive is the dJub!e one o: paying respect to the
Queen and ineresoing the confidence of the Irish people in
the I. termination of the rister kingdom to mike the meet
strenuous efforts for the service of

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1849.

YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIET
MEETING AT LEEDS.

_LIIDII, AUGUST 2.

THE GREAT DINNER.
The dinner took place in the large hall of the Stock
Exchange, when upwards of 400 pentlemen sat down, under
the presidency of the Earl of Canxim.s, the tier-chair
Wag Ailed by the Earl of HAIIRROOD. There were elm
gorttt the Mayor of Leeds (J. H. Shaw Ent ), Wm.
, Eq.,. Viscount Galway, the iNan of Ripon
(Dr. Erskine), Sir J. V. B. Johnstone, Bait, MY., J. G.
Smyth, Esq., H.P., 3411MM1 Brown, Efq , of Horehills-
atom, Leeds, Capt. Shaw. of Braningham, T. W. Lathe,
' Beg., of Leeds, and John Gott, Esq., of Lead.. B. Denison.
gag., M.P., Bee. W. Sinclair. of Lei de • Col. Tempest, of
I Tees-ball, W. R. C. Brimfield, Eq , Me.P , R. Milligan,
I Esq., of Bradford, and Thomas Banyan, Eq., of Glednow,
seer Leeds: _ . _

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The noble CHAIRMAN called upon the company to
drink the health of her Majesty.
The ether loyal touts haying been disposed of,
The Earl of HAREWOOD, in propeneg the toast of the
evisiet. said,—l cam coogretulate you upon this being one
of 'be best agricultural shows I have ever attended. I have
never attended the exhibition of the Halal Agricultural
Society of Ragland, but I am sure when I see the presence
as* many gentlemen connected with this county and the
show of snivel. exhibited today in t,.• show.yard, that we
need not be afraid to compete with soy sockty in the world.
Oentlentev. I have to congratulate you upon the first
' of ell things in these agrioultural show., that it is a fine
day. I rejoice silo to see on this ocertsion a sort of amal-
gamation—as we call it in railway mutton between the ern
cultural and the anunercial part of the community. The
award of pies fa stock at this show bas not ben made
known, yet I believe a great camber of the prises for pigs
which have been awarded were to the commercial body.
That shows, gentlemen, that three societies have done some
go tel to the working men. I am exceedingly gratified in
attendee, this meeting, for, as I said before, I think it is the
best meeting I ever did attend. The toast I new have to
propose will, I am sure, be drunk with the greatest teethe-
sium—" &Mete to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society,"

_ with three met dim. ..
_ Sir J. V. B. JOHNSTONE, But., having returned

tha%ks,
Mr. DENISON, M.P., proposed the health of the presi-
dent, the Earl of Carll.bs.
The mold, CHAIRMAN, is retarni igt thanks, sal d—l
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am sure It will he quite soon fluous for me to assure you bow
deeply and unfeignedly I teel the kindness—the more thee
kindnen—with which you have received the toast just pro-
posed to you ; proposed, ton, I must take have to observe, in
a manner only rendered too partial by the good feeling of the
person who proposed tr, but which mutt b moat acceptable
to soy own feelings when coming from him who is
my worthy successor. It has been, indeed, a matter
of peculiar gratifitatioo te me to have been able
to be among you upon the present occasion. And
this up n more than one account. In the first place, after
ell the nil and wear of a six months' session of parliament—
after the wrangle of parties in the strife of polities, I assure
you it is quite refreshing to escape from those sounds and
associations with which, during that period, I have been
most familiar—to emape even from the eloquence of the
aerate, and to transfer myself to those, perhaps less ietelli-
geht but more peaceful noises which are supplied by the
1 owing of oxen, the bleating of sheep, and even the squealing
ei gists. In the next One, I have been very rifled, hy my at-
tendance open this occasion, to pay the homage which I
think is befi eine( to the cause of British agriculture.
Now, gentlemen with reference to the more especial objet
of our ineeti- g I think that it is now ten years ranee rat
Yorkshire Society. having in the subeequett interval taken
a circuit of the other districts of Yorkshire, finds itself again
assembled at Leeds; and I am sure that every one of those
who have been present on this occasion will agree with me in
tbiekerig that no locelity could be more happily and appro-
priate:ly Wetted. I will just ask your leave to repeat to you
the Menem, of the entries of step k which have suecentlyely
die ingaished the meetings of the Yorkshire Aericultural
S cloy.. At the first meeting at York in 1838, there were
3el entries of stock. Then when they came to Leeds, ten
years ago, there were 210 ; at Northallerton, 308 ; at Hull,
304; at Y. rk, 383; at Doncaster, 289; et Riehne nl,
x. 70; at Beyetley, 3;3; at Wakefield, 364; at Sear-
tneugh, 313; ar.d in 1848 we were merged in OW
great meeting of the Iteyal Society at York. Bat
now, at Leeds, I have to aequaint you that oa this owe-
.ion the entries have risen from 313, in the last year of the
society's exhibition, to how many do you think in this / To
780. Now, this number is considerably more than of •übte
the eras les of any former period, and, I am int caned,
greater than ever entered at the show of the Royal Satiety.
Now, gentlemen, what I do feel ought to be the great ob-
ject of all the cultivators of the land, of all the patrons of
agriculture, of all instetutions like Oki!, to endeavour, in
every possible way, to increase the general alnuolance —to
struggle as peneverinely as we eon with all those difficulties
with which it Kerns to be tie will and wis !am of Providence
to surround all undertakings and punuite—to a d as much es
we can to the general store of those products which contribute
tothe health,thec mforr,and the enjoyment of man, and alma
all to inns me the stock of that daily bread which sustains the
at re. gtll ,it laddehe the counteance,aug me nts the happiness,and
pr.-lot-Ty the eel-tense ot our race. Aud in connexion with
this topic, you will, pi rhaps, allow me for a moment to
allude to a measure which has just pose d through the
houses of parliament, and which, 1 hope, in its sphere and
in its deer- e, will be found to contribute to this gr at end. 1
allude to a bill for allowirg the borrowing of money by
private individuals for drainage on their own properties. It
.as a bill brought in and suggested by the Duke of Rich.
mood, to whom the promoters of British agriculture always
feel a large debt of gratitude. And it fell to my lot, on the
part of the government, to mrry the bill through the greater
pen of its stages, and, perhaps, this afternoon—this very
moment —lt is receiving the no al anent. I will just explain
shoney the purpnen of the bill. You will remem :ter that,
terra years ago, the sum of two millions we. allowed is be
advanced on loan, to be employed in the drainage of
litede. These two millions were allotted to 'Mend
and Seethes& But, gentlemen, our Scettith subjects on
the other side of the Tweed, who ere very calinie chins,
loam when they get hold of a geed thing, they
eiok are to be found " wide awake," they put in a claim
file, and they got, I belhere, thee* fourths of the entire RIM
alln+ed, and the gentlemen of England, who flatter she m-
selves that they soupy at least a hug- r portion of her Ma-
jet- y's dominions, were put off with leas than a quarter. It
remained with them to consider what they wi alit do. They
would have been very willing to borrew moneys from the
state ; but my worthy friene, the Chant:eller of the Zs
chequer, who is a very rood Yorkshire country gelatinises, ,
'
and who had fondly bored to be hi re, and to have explained 1
his views to you, some way or other has had many dealing
with another interesting part of her Majesty's &minima.
and just now he finds that he has had eneugh to do with
lending money. So it al peered that the treasury doors were
I kely to be kept very fast. But still a great many land-
owners and occupiers were anxious to borrow meant for this
purpose—for the more effectual drainage of the land. If they
wen offered good security for the purpose, there were many
who had the money in their potkets—trers sure of cal kid,
who would he glad to lend it upon such terms. Because, as
has been rightly said, I rio not see why the canital of this
country may not be justly and ,egitimately applied to the
improvement of the soil, as well as to every eth• r branch of
occupation and employment. Well, then, by this bill, which
has just passed through p rliament, it is proposed that nine
machinery which has worked extremely will in the applies-
ti in of money lent by government, wtich money was lip-
plied under thesuperintendenoe of the drainage commiedoss,
of which I am an humble member, and who employ mope-
tent, intelligent, and practical men in the superintendence of
these operations—it is proposed, I say, that through
machinery shall again be employed. And the best
point, I think, of the good working of that com-
mend-in is, that so little fault has been found with
it—so little cemplaint has been made—so little noise ha.
been seined about it, that a great many pe ple have not
been aware of its existent. It is proposed to apply the
same machinery under the same superintendence, and with
the same cheeks with regard to the money which one private
owner of property may borrow from another private associa-
tion, or any private possessor of capital, for the purpose of
carrying on improvements in the drainage of his property.
And you will observe as to the borrower of the money, and
his successor, and all the remainder even (for by the mode
in which estates are at present settled and eutailed, in ninety
cases out of • hundred, the owner is prevented from
applying the spare cash, or borrowing fresh, to improve
the property) that for their preteetient—for the protection of
the borrower, aid of his success r and of the remainder men,
whoever they may be,— there ill be the security of an or-
ganised superintendence, and of the execution of the work
by Allied and practical inspectors. And for the protection
of the poison who lends the money, there will be a first
charge made on the property so Impro a, equivalent to the
inerearet amount of value which has been imparted Lb the
property. Aod, as the amount of interest will not excem
five per cent , it is calculated that by allowing three per Cent
adeitional, to repay the prit cipal, a sum total of eight per
cent. will pay off both principal and interest in the couree of
twenty-two years. You understand, then, that the person
who is to sowed to the estate will have the security of com-
petent and practical men that the money shall be well laid out,
and that no more shall be laid out than the actual
money's worth ; and the lender will then have this
security, that in the space of 22 years the whale sum, con-
sisting of both principal and intermit, will be r paid to him.
In this war a loan will be made to a person with nit nty of
money to lay out in the improvement of his edate, and whe
et is prevented doing so by reams of its beirg so strictly
settled, that he den not 1 ke to run the risk of a.lvancieg a
sum of smutty, the whole ben-fit ,tf which mill be rajoyed
by pinks for whom he comparatively cares little. Such a
p non will be able to lend to hires• lt, or rather to the land,
with the security that the whole sum will be repaid, either
to himself or to his successors. After some furtht r &nerve-
tions, the noble earl resumed hit seat amid.t loud at d
reiterated cheering.)
Various either toasts having been given, the company
in I separated.

FIRE ON SAFFRON-lllLL.—Yesterday morning.
shortly before 3 o'clock, a fire br, ko out on the premise of
Mt. Jaws Shayler, a fur and skin dyer carryirg on basin. as
at 21 Little Saffrolvhill, and was st,4 entirely tease aished
until the engine room was gutted and its contents consume'.
The back front of workshops and the roof are eso eantaded
by fire. The origin of the fire is unknown.
EMIGRATION PROM ELTMOUTH.—On Wednesday
last the William and Mary ta+led for ttydney with 162 female
Irish orphans acc,rapaniod by the proper matrons. Tree
Nsvarino, 650 tons, the 14.1. in, 603 tons, the SUCC•fIi.
621 tors. and the Himalaya, 417 tons, have arrived during
the we. kto embark emieran.s at this rcpt. They ay* eh it.
tared b. the Colonial Emigration ComadisAaners.— Western
Luminary.