The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-16 00:00:00

got court.

SCRDAY.—The Horeditn7 Princess of
lowa, attended by the Coulon LIN; paid a visit to the
. Wen yesterday Ammon is Casale, and Eartoek et a
ywith tin Majesty and Prince Albert. Toe Decker
jut visited the Clean yeetinday afternoon, and after-
mmlo returned to Frogman Home.
iferotitary Maims of Pumas took loam of boo
July and the Prism and quitted the Castle at four o'clock,
to Frogman Rome, and after visiting the Radom
resßr remneed to ler own residence, attended by the
airemems Lapis.
TM Marquis and Marchioness of Lanschwtte left the Castle
pitorday morning.
TM Marquis of Maws arrived at the Cud. in Um
dilfl2ooll.
The Qum and Primo Albert, aremipasiod by tko skin
mat Maine, sad attend,' by tie ladies and gentleman in
r evoking. inspected tit* groat Paacentoa of the Miseareippi and
Ukaiseri Rivers, to Si ()surge's Sall, yesterday afternoon.
• Rod
in attendants'.
Royal diweenner party yesterday evening iaeloded the
Nihon or Kent, Lady Augusta Brunt, Barone* de Speth,
sod db. idesquie of Aboroorn.

= Voir R-sysl Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
, Om ritzier.' Mary diaml with her Majesty she Queen
posagor on Saturday at Marlborough House. Their /loyal
accompasiel by the Prinomms Smeller sad Elise
lahe Sec: illfurst afterwards honoured the per-
Samos at Her Mides 'a T heatre with their tr./sues.
Autbitted was held on Saturday after.
assa at the Pore igu-"Mme The Jai aisten set three Lou...
Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland
ISTIIIOO, bad an interview With the Chancellor of the Bache-
:wit Saturday at his official residence in Downing-
Earl Grey has returned to town from a visit to Earl
Me Berl of Carlisle his returned to town from his
Ise, Haworth Coati", Cumberland.
•

LORD BROUGHAM is expected to arrive in town
Issue the close of the week ham Parie, In which capital
the sable and learned lord ►as been Residue Is, holidays.
Tug RI-ROYAL FAMILY OP FRANCF.—This Want
mad Counter de Nesilly, accompanied by the flake and
Doer de Nemours, the Priam sad Princess de Joinville,
sad the Duke and Dashes d'Anmale, and their young chil-
em, left Claremont on Saturday last for Bt. Leonard's, the
Abusers Ravin r been reemansendtd to repair to that fa-
mish, maim ream for t►e buret of her health. We as-
- animal *a Mostrious Comet end Coaster intend to so-
• pies t►!re a►eat re weeks A limited suite attended the

Paz AND Loss Or Lin AT BATSWATER.—On
Mode, atomics lest a tire Wake out at No.lo, Perk-plain,
The premises were in the occupation of Ye.
?erecter, a swi.e lady, who, it is to be regretted, wee
almost to a cinier. It appears that about eight
.4Aisok in the morning some its noes living opposite die-
Owersd the anfortunato female makmg to the front window
Milt Me whole of he: wearies apparel in flume. Before
*epee/ Wilalan had time to reach the window she Ali from
mamerdwa. The seiglitteart having apprised the instates 0,
•tbebesesef what Shay beg witnessed from the outside, they
mists the rem eseaqiied by the deceased. Owing to the
merino et:the midst* in tt e pl me, the floe wee satin*
gelesk bat not until Mrs. Formur wu burned to death,
Ninon ocialidorable damp done to the furniture, tte.
Palloately the pr paty destroyed was insured in the Bus
Press uultrries made, not the least Lisa could
le brood etthe mum of the event. An inquest will be held
m the body trday.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
MEETING AT EXETER.
A stetting of the lAndownera and tenant-farmers of
mselSs boarbood of Bauer, " to consider the present de-
salts of the agricultural interest," was held on
y anemia*, at the Emptier Hall.
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Mr. OEOIIOII TURNER, of Banos, took the ebair, and
moot that the meeting had been called at the request of 200
limns is the market of Exeter.
Mr. MAT proposed the AM resolution :
• That this meeting hue witnessed with deep regret a
sessig lailifferenee in both houses of parliament to their
latmestu by easy of those whom they coasidercd the
Morel goardiens of their rights and liberties—a oircuot-
Same white this meeting deeply deplore."
Mr. TULFORD seconded the resolution, which was
Untied lean imi.usly.
Dr. BRENT then moved the vetoed rero'ution to the
*5l that it was the opinion of this messing that the distress
'Shish has already appeared among the agriculturists has
lose emasioned by bringing them into unequal competition
with fereLin produce, and, sinless speedily resisted, it must
everwisslm the whole agricultural community in rnio.
W. H. MALLOCE, Esq., in roc tndieg the resolution,
Meseta to the peoperty tax, which bore, he matonded, with
gam Weeds* es fusee% who were called es to pay the
meet nasal now es they did when it wee hope ,sed
slthough the value of their produces had bees duo lemesed
fey me-third. (Chun.) This woe because they as- I
• snot at one-hall their rent, whatever might be their pro- I
la. (Hear, hear.) Ho declared that he bad been ashamed '
le it as es samesor of income tee, and sign a statement as '
M the pleats of any farmer's return that can. before '
idm, well knowing that he had mute no profits at all. 1
Tee reselaion was carried unanimously.
Mr. T. POTTER moved the third reeolutioe, to the effect,
Amt whilst the Valued States of America and ether countries
Pliheetell themselves by high custom-house duties, it was the
Onvishes a this metals', that an import duty ought to be
en all koriga produtione for the Douai of native
It meld not be denied that a great improvement
heiaen plasm is cultivation within the last twenty years,
sod by whom lied it been dons ? Wu it not principally by
Hs New farmers? (Cheers.) The landlord, it was true,
`lst essastisam drained and made improvements, but then
tie lameat paid his 5 per cent. interest.
Mr. PORTUCUR (Pallapit), seconded the resolution,
mil ft wee carried unanwaudf-
Me. WM. GRAPPLE (Oombay), moved a petition to
Pfamnset. praying for the re-isapositioa of protorgics.
J. BULLER, E'q., wooded the motion, remarking that
they (the landed interest) had been most grossly deceived
treteLgreatart political scoundrel that ever existed. (Load
Mr. 141,ATT wished to make as observagoo. As Sir 3.
East's son was present, perhaps he could tall why his Rem
bad opposed the tenant right t ill of Mr. Posey ?
The CHAIRMAN toggested that Ms. Pratt should write
le Sir J. Buller, who would, he bad no doubt, give a matte.
teem answer.
The resolution was then carried.
Sir THOS. ACLAND, M.P., was received with sheen.
After expressing his attachment to the agricultural interest,
he oboe reed that he had always been found advocating mo-
derate protection. He had stood up fir it as long u there
was any use in doing so,up to the moment when the flat rising
tide of public sentiment came upon them, sad it was deter-
inissellthstilim wore to compete,without protestion, against ail
the wadi.. it• had at that period esteemed his hope that in
that mum the agriculturists would so conduct themselves
as to maks the best OA' fflia *MO course of legislation
on that mildest bed been a Battle of more than thirty yeses.*
Is 1815, when eke warerprl: fail, the protection so..
corded to this Wend was an etiolate est•
elusion offoreign:. fining Lb.:quarter as the limit,
above which the eissuld be removed. In 1822 that
limit was Musa to asid there was at that period also-
peat sofforleg date 1 Latinist. They, however,
reSeeleell Rem Mik before 1828, whoa the protee
mica
ties woe seek dkniideked y the adoption eta skiing sale.
The MIA= lodged, was not a sew principle; it we. a
ea tang ago as the reign of Charles 11.,
itiliPle lmais, at a period far back is one history two
allse—semely, a high duty at time foe low prices,
• end a low duty for seasons of high pries, whets corn was
stud to come into the market. Be' remembered that in
Mist, when a completer sliding scale was adopted, 64a. was
tiora to as the remunerating price; for he had a hand is
measure himself. In 1841, however, the protection was
seised still lower by Peel's sliding scale. Hithetto mei-
elibuists had been able to stead to see their remunerating
pie thus diminished, for they made very great exertions ;
enteemenseee esd every interest had more or less thriven as
~Meg muse protection was still preserved—agriculturists till
ism had lima able by great widows to keep their heads
None water, and would still de IS if parliameat had let them
des=ejeare ago. (Chun) Bet now that protection
Son altogether, and too suddenly, and he lad been
Walt MUM maw t it. I do not thins, however (con-
tinua Ike hon. baronet) that the remedy which I
Mike has been uppermost is your minds, is one
shish yes are likely now to obtain speedily, if at all—that
% lezisrignke change of the policy that hem been so long
la sae ihrectica. The tide, as I said, has risen
MI k has overwhelmed us, and I don't see at the present
spot "7 Prcaluct, by any exertions of ours, of roll-
that tide hack. (Great uproar, confitekni, be of
'' e'll try it." A partial hiss was got up, bet theU chair-
sea restored order, and the Boa. baronet proceeded.) I
whit 7" to exercise your awn minds on what I say; on so
littnLlonting would I reel you, or would I hive represented
CI ~,7 thirty year,. (Three Cheers were he artily given for
... Theme., who duo went on.) Imy again, it Is a ranker
..._•"'lnaien, bet I duet believe it Is in your power or mine to
".°1 balk that lade. Look at the thirty years it has been

atiessieg--look at all the sestata—taks • review of all
the eiresmitemem—oadi then sre essay Siremstasees to
be sesideest beim sup sem sea tourists, certainly hh
misses al asdem—beit I Se set bell- re there will be that
tasslas albs tide if legiassiesr attained by pas or by me.
or by any see os *At magma, meta the great body of the
sesatry shell have teamed Ow themeoltee, by experience—
'flash I bepo will sot be • Utter ome—the truth, if it be a
trait, sad to whatever "deal Wool be truth—that me
and al do ohs Mae kW et peableties, either wpm the
almisst pieipis,or at So galled* which has bees biti-
mated brew or two of the timbers, that of a system which
.as beak be deserilted ts merit lees than a passel review
of air llsemee, es that deer @Whams& or saes may
tredve fide I think tbeee emit hi.tbwwMe, a modlinse
tai wild promeass yid* dwelt be rabic tho reset that
the iattar7rs of .• Irk and equitable distribsties of thole'.
perm Id the epastry. Ido not Iklifiso relay that yes csa
egaisettisis esateZt as the port qf beetamies eves
to the . W• are erten belied Sat—.
wo-717.4 weer vivaria; best sad sapper% to
airy to through the weetd—every other great Weems is I.
these days, Imo 'bows asee or lam spa its eara renames
—sad I don't billies those gust prisiples of ea
white had bees to keg believed in ma sew he ser-
ried out @gala. Now tithes Mr. Disraset vree
tie other day, I welt, ha I
=tMai
Mot there I &kali wig ee awry kle aims exe-
cution; but I believe dam am massy istsgmaities ia our Wool
ham, mad I Malt Apia hove takes t hat es a
o al tel
seireek sad that ate esti-
oatmeal Wisest aow the 'abject toot
to-day's matins ail of Gime, as a matter et duty,
rewire amide& heft me me welt as my eelleagum. I
mare you the egrieskoriata are aot withoat ealiged men
as theirrepromatatives itt parliament sad ems is thetaiaistry
also, to whom Ws (Merest is most deer. I shall go into
Pie wiesiderado• of this subject with a most anxious derive
that amnesic may be lush as to relieve the farmers of the m-
ama sad futare days from their distress, hay legieletive 'sea-
sere ea do that, which I reral* do sot believe ; but we have to
matinee to draw the sucatiaa of the legislature to the pee-
ability tartletr siting some relief. lam folly Informed of
the Meese ,• laadlorM soon feel It when it exude ; sad we
hope It will be relieved, though we at. sot all equally ready
to tea at the first remedy.
sir It WYSS, having addressed the meeting, a
vo•.• of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings--
Abridged from the Wester. Times.

THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION
TO THE TENANT FARNESS.
Oestlenten,—We address you without apology; we
me men depending, like yourselves, for one support smear
industry, and the j udicious employment of capital Wrest*
under similar difficulties and burdens, sad at this twee
are raffering from a general stagnates tel
_deposlea of
commercial affairs, only less severe the diatedat is geese
leg ruin among the agriculturist& We me aware et se lo-
ured, conscious of no intention, opposite even the wallet
delves to the welfare of the tenant fame, or of any clam
living by industry in this great mewl and we, therefore
willingly embers* the opp ortunity to Ger you, in all friend-
ship sad Finality, • few words of hearty sympathy in the
Wean of distress, and earnestly to invite yuu to inquire
with us how it happen that, in • country so rich in ail
materials and teethes for the acquisition and employ-
ment of wealth, labour should so often fail el
caning its due reward, skill, plan and contrive in vela,
end capital, even when prudently directed, be lost or frill
fend away, instead of bringing in a fair return for its ma.
ployment. Believe ao, you would be muck in error, were
you to imagine that men of business enjoy any teammate,
from the risks, burdens, and difficulties whisk have here-
tofore, sad do now, so fatally affect you Except in so far
u they may arise out of the panne of your agreeneats
with year landlords, we share fully fa them all, awl have
may from which you ere exempt. Oar maws nfferinp
have, we firmly believe a common origin, sad must be
relieved by the same relied, • it is time for all who live
by labour to eaderstaad and *assist sack ether. We are
aware that same of those to whom way of you have
hitherto looked for counsel end dinette, attribute the
existing state of agricultural distress to the repeal of the
corn laws, or to the pressen of certain real or imaginer,
bares', whisk ere stated to fill with peculiar widen
upon the tenant farmer ; while ether, more reasonably
complain of the malt and hop duties. But sinealtural
tress, similar, sad even more iateese, occurred repeats*
while the corn laws were in full operation, as the repeats of
various committees of both houses of parliament are yet la
existence to tastily. While, instead of being unduly taxed.
either for national or heal purposes, beyond the inhabitants
of towns, the hewn are expressly amapted from several
oppressive ad lemming imports—es the window-tax, ated
duties on horse, mgr, and insurancee—which are borne by
every other class la the country ; and neither for pours Me
nor for highway rate are their payments is seamed ealltieg
like so heavy, in proportion, as in towns; Wigs waldis
these charges being known beforehand, neat bo memilered la
making an agreement, and thus might to fall la inseminate
upon the rent.
That the malt and hop duties are a grievous burden upon
a most important domestic trade; that they throw
some barley land entirely eat of cultivation, and
make unprofitable the occupation of much more ;
and that their repeal would, therefore, to some
extent, improve the position of farmers holding
info land under unexpired leases, we folly admit. We
believe, also, that though duties upon semsodities fall
principally epos the consumer, they generally, at the same
time, seriously lessen, and frequently destroy altogether,
the profit of the producer or importer. We shall, *tre-
foils, gladly aid you, as far as may be pesedeable, to pro-
cure Q,e removal of these obnoxious impute ; but we me-
nu
perceive that any g e lor twang improvement la
the condition of the tenant farmers, or their labourers, is
likely to result from their repeal alone; and we should
deceive you grossly, were we to lead jou to imagine
that such • measure can, with any appearance of pro-
bability, be expected, as a first step in financial reform,
or, in our opinion, which possesses any peculiar ekes to suck
a pees. The arguments for the repeal od the msk
nets hap duties, however in themselves strong mad mama.
adramalth (me we believe them to he). are set mere so them
these he Om IMMO et (excepting, perhaps arpletee)
Whir wise awl mew duty, while it may Tea bitty be
donee whether the claims of soap, of bricks, end of PIMWt
etas, migar, aim, timber, and even tobacco, are am yet
there urgent, if considered with reference to the tale.
NM of the greet body of consumers—the public et.
sad we would, therefore, earnestly pray you to ,mMialr
whether your agitation fa malt-tax repeal is not
likelihood, destined to fail, as all movements for the repeal
of individual taus have failed hitherto, and invite yea to
join as in demanding the abeolute and unconditional emend.
patios of all isel from the hoodoo* of the win sail
customs; sad the adoption, instead, of a simple and
equitable system of direst taxation, kitty assessed apes all
classes in properties to the nature and extent of their
respective mesas. We believe that the principal mese
of the frequent return of periods of distress, like
the present, among the tenant farmers, is to be found in
the short and aseertaia tenure by which their land is
generally held, and the arbitrary and unreasonable restrie-
does apes cultivation ; or, in other wordy, upon the skill
end enterprise el the cultivator, too generally insisted on
by the landowsen; that such candidate could never be
exacted Weise party, nor sob -lined to by the other, bet for
the examin eempetitiou for farms--enabling the one to im-
pose, aatlthiving the other to concede any terms, however
unjust, or toner! to the real interest of both. And we are
of opinion that this sempetition is greedy aggravated by the
present system el taxation, whereby the poor are practically
forbidden to enjoy many of the comfort. and even nue&
series of life ; the field for the employment of talent and in-
dustry is miserably li end thus, as ono effect, among
many other uall dap arable, Graters ore 'annually
rising up, who, from abesete inability Aid other tweaps-
tion will cowed he heath the baba oak we not say
the probable aides* rethe—of a tenese-at will, with a re-
emielive gam.-poressp agreement. It is our Ara °Swir-
-1 Ilia tbed sustil this is rowed out, the tenant farmer
ma ears be in such a position of comfort, indea
geedeest. cad moderate prosperity, as every real friend of
agaleallase sad agricalturies must desire for him.
Twee this result the Tapef the corn law is the Snit
Impelliat step ; foreign competition will necessitate is-
prowesseds in cultivation, to accomplish which long lessee
seillemegesee eanditions are, in mom come, indispensable.
Sat to eimpiste the farmer's entaiseipation, and so tubed-
tats usilemeeft a fair, beisinesslke contract between
Weed MA Weaker the present unequal and barbarous
semi-feudal tea doe opening of every other channel far
the profitable e of skill and capital is still newe-
r:dem. Ws invite year saeteLnee in this great national work :
we believe that thus, and thus oily, may all thaw who,
whether in efpiesitere, manufactures, or commerce, seek a
EWE for themselves, byline's:lug or supplying to others the
aseelims owageweries of life, belied hem the cruel me-
th* dad diseppeiatmeats whisk now me ease await their
lashesimasam and the dem return in which diligence
sad illegellpi peeiblaed with eiiimey prudent* sad g
saw hers the Mks limiest, that reasonable
renewal whored we now se Asa seltdient utterly fail into
various Ober isspenebk hisialhe present system of
texattea, we* net new eater. listestaar eelarge up**
its mamas sad ~ Mentality ma Injustice, though
then 14•120 411/11116 •sora it eleepplhar, or its thriftless
waste and ler ia seestion sad 'mead
_we omit the
mischief and whales& demoraleda et semicilieg and
adulteration ; we say little at this time of 46.
Of the poor, or the daily iniquity d Lin
fey brooches of rues* law commiteed by others' nor
we enlarge upon the obvious tendems, to peace and mutual
friendly feeling between different nations implied in open'
ports, and the wan and jealousies which have arisen out
el
tariffs and custom-houses; or inlet upon the truth proved
Wall our history, and direct taxation is the only effectual'
means to ensure an economical expenditure, while a revenue
collected by customs and oniee dudes is always equeadered '
in waste, profusion, or corruption.
These matters we now only Unwind for your corners,
don; should it seem likely to be useful or acceptable, we
may hereof:sr address you further upon some of them. For
the present, we haveregur lied ourselves to the question, as
in our judgement lady affecting your to crests as
tenant farmers ; se we conclude by
Moue bary order of commending what-
dee.
ever truth oar remks may
the CouW- I, contain to your candid atten-
- • WILLIAM FOULKES, Secretary.
'Liverpool, April, 1849.

THE CONVICT RUSH.
Alidoubt about the day on whisk th msonviet Rushwill
b esereated ie now at an end. Several applications hare been
land* to t►e magistrate., praying them to use their ii.fluenee
to get Monday appointed, id Drier thst th, business of th•
market Eight not be interfered with. Them applications
hare been unavailing, and on Saturday next at noon, then•
fore, a termination will be put to the lite of this atrocious