The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

£3l 2 0
3 2 0

Ri4 4 0

The turnips, as we hare slated, are still in the ground, but
Ivan their appearance the crop may be safely estimated
at 20 tom,—value, 275. per ton.

ril 4 0

The yield of cup potatoes, onan average of years, is GO loads - -
per acre, and the average price in the Manchester market
3s per loud, no thut if the whole field had been set with
potatoes before, the quantity produced would have been
ROO loads, at So SO 0 0
Excess of produce in money this year over an average of
L'llyear.
Independent of this gain in money, we have here a practical
security against the future failure of the potato crop, or of
having that failure made up by the two crops united. The
manure used in the cultivation of this field was six cwt. of
guano per acre, sown in drill, of the value of Gs. per cwt.,
and that the soil is reclaimed peat earth, which abounds to so
great an extent in Lancashire, and in moat of the Irish pro-
vinces. As this favourable result, stated to be principally at-
tributable to the separation of the potato dnlls from each
other, we see no reason to doubt but under this system
of husbandry, the results would be equally favourable on any
land suitable for the growth of these valuable roots. The
risk of an experiment is very inco
munsiderable.
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REDUCTION or THE DUTY ox Tex.—A requisition is in
course of signature for a public meeting at Leeds, to petition
the legislature for a reduction of the duty on the importation
of teas.
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DISTRIBUTION OP PiwIrALTIES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST
THE FACTORIES ACT.—The Home Secretary has sanctioned
the following distribution of penalties, levied in the district
of T. J. Howell, Esq., Inspector of Factories:—National
School, Macclesfield, 311. 10s. 6d. ; Day School, in con-
nexion with the Sunday School for all Denominations, Mac-
clesfield, 311. 10s. 6d. ; National School, Stockport, 151.
British and Foreign School, Stockport, 151. ; National
School, Bollington, 20/. ; Wesleyan School, Bollington, 201. ;
National School, Newton Moor, 11/. 14s. Id.; National
School, Congleton, 10/. ; Wesleyan School, Congleton, 101. ;
Margaret Jackson, 101. ; Robert Gaskill, 10/. These two
persons had received bodily injury from the blowing machines
of Messrs. Charles and Thomas Howard, of Hyde, and
Archibald Vickers, of Disley. The whsle of the penalty
inflicted by the magistrates has, in each of the above cases,
been awarded to the sufferers.
LISOOLSSIIIRE.
Fosstts IN RAILWAY Currisos.—A good deal of gossip
and speculation has been created by a circumstance which
has lately transpired in the neighbourhood of Gainsborough.
It appears that the Rev. Mr. Gushy, of Kirton in Lind-
sey, who had made a collection of fossils on the railway works
near that place, has been extremely attentive to the labourers
in supplying their temporal as well as spiritual wants.
He has established a distinct religious service for their
accommodation, and supplied them with soup gratuitously,
and other articles when they are sick, as well as blankets
in winter. In consequence of this kindness he became
much endeared to the men, and they vied with each other in
procuring him specimens of fossils which they met with in
their labours. In due time the sub-engineer, stationed at
Blyton, happened to hear of Mr. Ousbv's collection, as wail
as some others of less note in the neighbourhood. Several
specimens had been presented to Mrs Hutton, of Gate Bar-
ton, and to Sir C. Anderson, Bart., of Lea. To each of
these parties the sub-engineer addressed a letter demanding
that every specimen should be given up, as they were the
property of the company, and had been promised to the
Archeological Society. Mr. Ousby has written to Mr.
Fowler, the engineer in chief, and several parties are much
interested in the result of the affair.
NOTTINGUAMSIIIRE.
THE UNEMPLOYED WARP-LACE AND STOCKING-
/LAKER:4.—On Wednesday last, a meeting of about 150 of
the unemployed in the warp-lace and hosiery branches was
held in the marketplace, Nottingham, to consider what steps
should be taken to obtain relief for their distressed families.
A petition was agreed upon, to be presented to the mayor.
A deputation went forthwith to the police-office, and having
read the petition, the mayor said he thought the distress of
the town was not sufficiently extensive and severe to warrant
him to call a public meeting, and for a public subscription ;
he should therefore advise application to be made to the
board of guardians, and when the workhouse was filled, the
subject might be brought before the authorities for consi-
deration. k
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CANt0w.A..m.x.......
REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE. —A meeting of voters
took place on Tuesday, when a requisition was agreed tin o,
calling upon It. Foster, Esq., to allow himself to be put
nomination at the next election, in conjunction with Mr.
Adair, the liberal candidate. Mr. Foster has declined the
honour on account of his age. Lord Coemo Russell has also
been asked to stand, but, it it said, has also declined. A
correspondent says The eldest son of Lord Campbell (a
member of Trinity College) will be proposed at the next
meeting of the committee, and with every chance of success.
There is no doubt of the return of two liberals, especially as