The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1851.

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.

MEETING AT ISLINGTON.

A public meeting, convened at the instigation of
the committee of the B'. Mary Islington Parochial Reform
Auxiatmo, was held lut night, at the Denmark School,
rooms, at the rear of White Cmduit.houe, for the pow ea
of concerting measures for obtaining the immediate, total,
and unconditional repeal of the window tax. It appears
that much dissatisfaction tests in the parish in consequence
of the authorities having rerlected the invitation of St.
Marylebone t sprint &legatos, in cmnroon with other
partaker, to wait upon Lard Ain Russell, to urge upon his
lordship the repeal of the aforesaid tax; and consequently
the Perechial Reform Association bad taken upon them-
ealses the office of utileg a public meeting on the
, subject, at which they requested the presence of
several members of parliamen., and of the delegate
who bad been appointed by gime of the principal 'Beira
poPtan parishes upon the subject of the win-low tax. Deo. ,
talons and delegates attended from various metroooliten
pari.hes, anion; which were S•. James's, Westminster;
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St. Georg-'s Soulaw,rle ; Clerkenwell, Greenwich, Pad•
dint" and II kaey. Toe deputation from Maryleb ens
was a numerous one, consistiez of the following g
Mn,,..s Free* Boning, Marchmoet, Hodges, Shields,
Glover, J 0.1111311, Cason, Thorpe, Drool. y, Thaw, S:eveus,
Br 'wee, Temple, Crowther, end Munro. Bt. lames'.,
Weetmiast r, represented by Mr. 0- coin, its well known
churchwuden, and others. Mr. T. WaVey was present,
and eat by the chairman.

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Yr. J. WYLD, M.P., took the eh iir at 7 o'clock precisely.
He said that for OM, year. he had been the opp moot of
•he wiud.,w tax, and lately bad voted against it in the
Home of Commode. (Hear.) 11. was the mars gratifiA
at the privilege of now taking put ia these procsediags.
becalms he believed that this wa, about the i..t meeting en
the milli ct which it would be necessary for him to anent.
In former times various excuses had bees mule for retain-
kg the tax; and one Cbaacellu of the Exchequer, when
applied for a repeal said it was too ear:y, and another ple,Jed
th-t the budget WY mods up, and the refore ths application
was too late. (Hear.) But now i. c he shown to the
governs:vet that there was a surplus of more than three
million*, and therefore the people had a right to ask the
government what taxes they meant to remit, and to tell
them that the country, ana London mere especially, now
demanded that this tax be repealed, and that a portion of toe
surplus Magid ho applied to that purpose. This was
sesentially • metropolitan tax.

Mr. DAVID HARRIS, the hon. secretary to the Islinir•
tea Parochial Reform Aseocistion' here read the corre-
spondence which had taken place betwren the entries of the
d.fferent parishes en the subject of the window dtry. and
oleo a letter from Mr. Hume, dated from Brotaley-hal,
PI•A .Ik, giving bis hoary adtirsien to all a4itation for toe
repeal of this odious and oppressira impobt.

Mr. T. (MBES than moved the first resolution, pledging
the meeting to eaery effort for the imusealate, total, and un
conditional repeal of the window tax.
Mr. VOUSLEY, of Southwark, seconded the resolution,
adeiring ttsm, as the festoon was ao leanly approaching, to
lose no time in pressing forward the agitation against ail
Tile tax..

Rererel gentlemen basin, addriesed the roieetin,
Mr. I DANIEL HARRIS read the peti.i.n, *Lich
Was proposed to be adopted and presented to the House of
Commons for the total, immediate, and uceonditiinal repeal
of the window tax.

A resolution, grounded on the petition, was then proposed
by Mr. Titheas Levels, ro the effect that the petition he
adopted, and that Mr. Thomas Biingsby Buncombe lie
requested to present at ; and Mr. Thomas Wakley and Mr.
Wyld be requested t support it.
The resolution having been put and carried unanimously,
Mr. WAK.LBY then rose and was r 'mind with repeated
volleys of cheers. He assured them he had anticipated •
great deal of pleasure from attending that meeting, but stilj
had not entertained a conception that his enjoyment would
have extended so far. Among other things he bad received
• most useful lesson. (Courieg and laughter.) An admo-
IlitiOtl had been conveyed to bite in a spirit of kindliest,' and
generosity which if it were lest mon him he should be the
most ungrateful aad ucrefleYing of men. He bad already
received tokens—one or two—of dissa•isfaction, but ha
thought that the exploration or statement he had now to
offer would be so kindly received that he should be at
once acquitted of all blame with respect to the particular
occasion that bad been mentioned by Mr. Nichotay,
of Marylebone. Mr. Nitholay appeared to be • lover
of jusice : be spoke in that suhrlued and quiet
tone which every now and then marked the judicial
dignitary, and he had appeared there, according to his own
deeeription, in a variety of forma and Protean shapes.
(A laugh.) Oee of the apparitions or hues he had as.
nomad was that of a commissioner 'of uixes, and in teat
capacity was doubler just. But he might haste
been • little more just in reference to the mode
in which he had treated the poor members for
nether), for their conduct upon the question of the
window tax in the last session of parliament, mil Le
might have remembered what those members had done in
times pest. (Hear, hear.) For the 15 years be had th.
indescribable honour, and the inexpressible pleasure of
representing them in parliament, he could truly say that be
had never, to serve himself, given one volt, or done one act
in the Hoene of Commons. (Hear, hear.) He had never
given a Engle vote, or done • single thiug in th:.t mum.
bly which was hostile to the interests or advantage
the people he had the honour to represent. (Cheers.)
lust. ad of flinching or dreading scrutiny, he would say at
once that he (Mr. Nicholay), in making the allusion he nod
to has conduct, had acted with the moot strict propriety.
(Hear, bear.) He commended him Lr it. It was this kind
of notice of the conduct of public men that 'rented them on
to discharge their duty—which kept them up to the c0i1..,;
and if they flinched from it, or dreaded to give explanation,
then the inference was that they deserved the casti-
gatioa that was inflicted upon them. (Hear, hoer.) In the
last session, when the question of the window tax was
moved, his hon. colleague, Mr. Duacombe, was almost it
might be said on his death bed—(hear, hear) ; and be was
now Do ill that be (Mr. Wakley) did not like to refer to
it, and would only say that every man must deplore his
state; tat it meat be hoped that they would sublet appear
a gala in health sad spirit., fora more faithful, more Ands
fatigable, or mauve able representative was never seen in the
House of Comment. (Hear, hear.) For himself, he (Mr.
W.l had only to say that raise was not strength. Once,
indeed, he had ;got strength, bat continuous labour
for may years had struck his nervous system, and
rendered bun incapable of performing hie deity; and
he bad already intimated that if in the coming tension he
found him.elf still incapable of attending to his duties in
Parliament, he should resign his seat. (Hear.) He was
b-and in honour to take OW course, and did riot shriek
from the avowal of it. (aloe, hear.) If he had beau
'bust on one occasion without reason, and had not
voted when the question was brought forward, Mr.
Nicholay might Manse him; bat that had' not occurred.
When Lord Duncan—who had fought the battle bravely—
brought forward the motion, he (Mr. W.) had msee
wkst was called in the house almost an indecorous speech, on
account of its violence; for the opinions he expressed
were that the window tax was one of the moot
odious that could be imposed—that it was absolutely
a brutal tax, and that no words were too strong to indicate
theobjeetione that would be raised easiest it. He said that
the fault of it not having been repealed laid with the eon.
std admire, with the people, and cot with their representa-
tives. They hid now raised • goodly reform association; it
was like • young Hercules in the cradle, and he hoped
they would be as *Genetic, and manifest as much ant as he
had for the thirteen years Cl hard service he had passed is
I his parliamentary duties. He had proclaimed in the house
his hope that all the parishes is London would rise
against this odious tax in the next session of parliament. And
after all, what bad been done 1 floating. Lord Duncan bad
stated that, if they would only set, repeal was certain ; that
it was doomed by the Crystal Palace. Burt he (Mr. W.)
would tell them that it was not doomed, tut required the most
powerful exertions from the moment he was speaking till the
enemies was again brought before the House of Commons
If the parishes of London had been properly organised, and
if there had been so strong an expression of public opini, n
that there could ban been no mietederstanding of it by the
m.niater, the thing might have been done. Bat there
had been a great deal of gentlemanly delicacy and scholastic
lorbesraace in the matter, and if they had only spok n out.
and raid w• will have it, the result might have been different.
He said, call tee representatives of London together, sal ask
them whether they would vete fey the repeal of the tax—put
it to them directly, not as a mere paltry financial saving, but
as • question of morality and health, anti let them say—
We will have it. The question 'of the nature of the
tax was decided. All was decided as to its sta-
tistics, its militia and operation, and its evils. The
only practical question was how to get rid of it. Some
people thought that petitioning parliament was of no use ;
but that was a mistake, for it was of use when conducted
properly, but it was not one or two or ten petitions that
would accomplish an object, for ministers asked how many
petitions there were, and when this for example
was produced, although it represented the opinions
of ‘O,OOO men, it told in the House of Cow
mons as the petition only of the single man, able or
influential as he might be, who bad signed it on b-half of
the meeting. (Hear, hear.) What they wanted now was •
petition from every mon who held a house. (Cheers.) He
should like to see that plan adopted, and if it was not he
should say the inhabitant' of London were not Wears, and
so would the minister. (Hear.) But if he saw every man
maxims to put his petition is the hands of his representative,
le would admit it to be a manifestation of public opini io
which he timid not resist. The hon. gentleman concluded
a long and able speech by professing his determincion to
exert hsessAf easiest this tax in parliament to the utmost of
his power, if his health would permit, and he would at all
times discharge his duties as he had does on previous ores-
. . . .

Mr. HODOSHINS proposed a resolution declaring the
explanation of Mr. Wald= to be satisfactory. (Cheers.)
It would be only justice.
The resolution was carried unanimously, with cheers.
A rots of censure on ea parish authori iss of St. Mary,
Islington. wu then m4v:d by Mr. 0 CIDILLI and seconded
by Mr. Etatag, and carried sunlit mtly : and thanks
having beds voted to the Chairman, std acknowledged by
him, the meeting separated at 10 •'clock.

A NEW METHOD OF STOPPING RAILROAD TRAINS
has recently bean discovered in the United States—else ricil
is the means used. T6s plan contemp'ates the arranounint
of a galvanic battery oa the locomotive, under the eye and
kind of the engineer, with a rod running thence to each
Wheel in the train, ronssedad with the different afore or
brakes, ad to be connected with the battery by a touch, to
sato apply sinahwously and inniatly any desirable amount
el ratan le ovary dog.

REPEAL OF THE PAPER, STAMP

AND

ADVERTISEMENT DUTIES.

THE THREATENED STRIKE ON THE LON-

DON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWA)7.

The following is the reply of Mr. Glyn to the letter
of Mr. 1.4T4.1nr11, foruarding copy of reso!uti vs timed at
a meeting held on 2nd January, and already noticed in this
Pam:—

"Umber.'.-scree t, 4th Jan., 1861.
" Dear Sir,-1 have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 3rd instant, ineloa ng a resolution pasted at the
meeting of the eneinemen and others, held at Camden on
the night of the 2nd fast. I most eincerelyrepr it the pat.
Lion in which these men now And thentselvu involved by
their obdinsto retusd to attend to the warning and adrift
which 1 gave to the di pu,etiou from them. At that inter.
view, in the pre•once set Mr. Stewart, I prated out to them
the blindness sad impropriety of their proceedings :—Teat,
I without • sine'e ruse of complaint touching them patron.
ally, they wire srreying thern“.lees against their employers,
to the estriment of the point° service, to the poe
Bible ruin of themselves and famlicr, and to the
annoy-:ice of the directors, and reminded them
bat I hod on • form r occasion later ered to serve
them :—They admitted teat my promises and mrimetements
made on tt: at oceasiat had been fairly and tul'y carried nu',
and that they were entirely satitiled with t^ .ter situ violas;
nevertheless, they not on:y hesitated topers me an asiuretics
of their wild/moms to continue in the quiet and emu's'.
performs:tee of their duties, but, on the clutrary, Vey gave
me clearly to understand thte u.sliss the "Muncie set the
engine:nee an the northern division were complied with, the
drivers on the southern dishion must, and would, make
common eau•e in opposing the reguletier.3 aff‘cting new
mm no the northern division. I t Bid these men that the
cons, gamete of their proceedings would to the caga.eusent
of new hand, and the lass of choir situations. The unsatis-
factory remit of the interview was reported by me to the
c-airman -'1 the locomotive cmumitts e, by w':om new men
(plenty were found most eager to come to us) were flame-
("'ll'lstli and I feel that it would be an act of great
inias•lee to these men were I to ark the locomotive committee
to disease them, in order to hoop I. the employ of the com-
pany men, who, by thdr owe acts, alter warning., have
exhibited • spirit destructive oral' con 6 fence ant subversive
of all ordee and eisciplice. I must, therefore, decline to
take any farther step in the matter, mart to bring before
the I .c smotiere committee, through you, the asparre eats of
the men, in the helm that the committee may, shoal I they see
fl: as opportunity occurs, replace them oa the staff of the
c canny. It is to be hoped that the consequent:fa of the
late proceedings may serve as a warning to the gener.l body
to shoats from a similar course in future ; and in ord.r to
show the men with what unwillingness ann regret the direc-
tor* h►ve cereal in this matter, I shall r quest the secretary
to have printed and handed to you, for ettculteion amongst
the men, • letter addressed to me by the chairman of the
m motive committee, with my reply, ender date 27th inst.
1 requt at you will annesunimde thts letter to the enginerneu
from whom you received the resolution enclosed in your
letter.-1 mosaic, dear Sir, years fai•btully, GEO. CUM.
GLYN. J. E. M'Connell, Bq "
The following is a copy of a letter addressed by Mr. Smith,
Chairman of the Locomotive Committee of the Southern
Division, to Mr. Glyn, Chairman of the Company

"31, Olourestersquare, London, Vitt, Dee., 1950.
" My dent Sir,—The engice drivers who waited upon)) 4u
nn Turn lay, having confirmed the statements made to Mr.
M'Connell, to the etf,ct that the men on this division had
been solicited by those of the Grand Junction to join them
in their opposition to the emulation witch requires from new
men enh ring the service • notice of three months, in place
of a fortnight as heretofore, and that it had been molted
upon, should the directors not comply with the deem:, as
set forth In the resolutions of the Grand 'section drivers,
to make common cause for the abolition of the obnoxious
rule—in other words, to join in a general striae, I, as the
euairman of the locom,tive committee of Ice mothers' din.
Dion, have felt constrained to anticipate the possibility of such
a step on the part of the driven, and to consider the measures
of precaution necepary to Leann the inconmoience to be
apprehend. din such an event. Acting in coojonetion with
the principal officers, I have caused inquiry to be made as to
the points from which aseistanes can be obtained, and to
this end, agents have Imo despatched to different roerts of
the north of Eogland, as also to Scotland and Ireland,
and, I em glad to my, with remelts highly eatisfectory.
Lists of me., with all particulars, are being prepared so as
to be available the moment their pmeoce here becomes
necessary. To steno extent, in order to secure the men, I
heve been obliged to reaction the engagement of a limimd
number of atom who have offered their services, hut
deter any pallier neon until after the interview which
I undentand the drivers are desirous of having with
you tomorrow, when I trust to find that they have,
upon reflection, come to a more correct view of their
duty to the company, and to the interests of thtir
families. At the same time, I think it right to say that
the department is suffering very seriously front the
present unsettled state of the staff, and however much we
ehould regret losing the services of a Lily of cot e, who for
the moat part are fully competent to tni ir business, yet,
baying to prnvido for the proper working of the line, I feel
that it would not to compatible with the interest, of the
proprietors and the safety of the puidie, that meters should
contieue mach longer in the present state of uncertainty.
These nightly meetings of delegates Irm all puts of the
line mutt inevitably produce • dice irganii,tion, which is its
cons, quences would prove most injurious to the effiticiny of
!he service, and ultimately more detrimental to the interests
of the proprietors that. the conwque nen to be apprehended
from even an entire change of staff. I wait, however, the
determination of the men; they have had the matter under
consideration for several days; they have had, elan, the
benefit of your advice, and the assurance that the directors
do not contemplate any change with a view to reduction
of wages, or advent to their interests; and should their
&ellen result in the permanent loss of their situation, and
digress of their families, they cannot justly accuse us of
precipitation if they are now required to elect and say
whetter they desire to quit the service of the company or
to remain in it. It is unnecessary that I should dwell
upn.t the fact that the men entertain no ground of cow
plaint, as 1 understand from Mr. Stewart that they have
already suited so at their intirview with you on Tuesday.
I am, dear Sir, truly yours, Til())1A1 8/II TH. George Can
Glyn, EA., M.P.'

... • - -
" Lombard-street, Dec. 27, IMO.
"My dear Sir,—l beg to thank you for 'our letter of yester-
day intima• ing to ins the measures of precaution taken on
the part of the loesmstive committee in consequence of the
proceedings of the coginemen. The men who waited upon
me on Tuesday expressed a desire to sea me again, and men-
tioned this as the du upon which they would probably ask fur
another int, reit w ; but I doubt their doinit so at present, as
I ace by the amount of the proceedings at their meeting held
last night that they have adjourned the further considera
lion of the question for some days. 1 regret that • different
result hu not bun produced by the assurances which I was
enahled to give the men that there existed in the minds of
the directors no intention of making any change with •
view to the reduction of wages, coupled with the
tumble that if, by sending in notices or otherwise,
they lost !heir situations, I could give them no hope of their
being restored to the service of the company ; sad that the
men, still having no personal grievances, cnotirue their
coon. of agitation and meetings. At the same time I feel
with you the responsibility to which the L icomotive
mitten and the executive officers are subjected by the present
unsettled condition of the staff; and that it is inconsistent
auks with the maintenance of the discipline essential to the
safety of the lice, and with the ultimate well being of the
men them elves, that matters should eootinue much longer
in their present state; and though I shall greatly regret
the necessity, should it arise, of parting with any consider-
able number of our old servants, yet, having warned them
of toe inevitable consequecces of their proceedings, I mutt
now leave your committee to adopt such measures as arenecessary,in your judgment, for the sate and tfficient
conduct of the line.—Believe me, faithfully yours, Lino.
CADA assn —Thomas Smith, Eeq.'

THE BURGLARY IN SUSSEX.7APPREHEN-

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SION OF THE BURGLARS. ---
No less than six of the gang of slaws supposed
to have been concerned in the robbery at Doweled-house
have (says the Sussex Advertiser) been taken into custody.
A Burglary is Sussex
The apprehension of three of them was accidental, and
took place on the evening of the burglary oe another charge.
The slimes of these men are John H.milion, John Smith, and
J. Smith. They were at a village called Oroombridge, where
Hamilton gave John Smith into custody, on a charge of
having taken a sovereign from him. In the mean time the
of of the Tanbridge.wells district baring received intel-
ligence of • burglary committed at • Mr. Kenward's, at
Haraldl, and thinking the whole party suspicious ate.
ratters, proceeded to search them, and found upon them a
61. note of the Lewes Bank, • coat, umbrella, and mask.
Thew wets taken to Doweled', and the coat and umbrella
wire at once recegnised by the butler and housekeeper
of the Misses Farcacombe. Two more, named Ilillyer and
Morgan, Iv re captured, after a desperate resistance, by the
Guildford police, in a beer-shop in that town, and leveed of
the articles stolen from the house at D 'lrelands toned upon
them. Another men, named Joseph Carter, was taken at
Woking, on whose person was also found pert of the steles
property, and • pistol loaded with slugs. Morgan has been
identified by the butler as the man who knocked him down
with the pistol, and Carter es the men who kept guard over
MAL

CAPTAIN J. D. CONNINOITAM, TUN AUTHOR OF
TOO HISTORY 01, THE SIKH.," OICALLID TO PUBLIC
EIiCLOYMENT.To the LAO/ Of the Exprests.)—Sir;
Your readers, and all haters of spiteful sod petty tyranny,
will learn with pleasure that Captain J. D. Cunningham,
the author of the excellent history of the Sikhs, who was dis-
missed from his political situation at Si,opel, by orders of
the C mut of Directors, for having published (after the
example of many others who have dose and are doing the
same thing without being in any way punished (or their ia-
discretion) an official correspondence, without the permission
of his immediate superiors, has been recalled to public em-
ployment by the CilJvemer General of ladle, Lord Dal-
housie having just appointed him general superintending
engineer in the north western provinces. His Ctiele of " pub-
lishing official letters" leould, therefore, mem to be expiated,
much to the emit of Lord Dalhousie. I enclose the extract*
from the Calcutta ErigtisAssaa, announcing this julicious
aid we:come act of justice on the par: of the authorities,
BSLITANNICUIL—OrientaI Club, Jan. 6, 1861.—• " We are
right glad to learn that Captaia J. D. Curningham, of the
Eoglneen, who was brzairly deprived of his appointment is
Bhopal because he published in his book somethiag
agreeable to Lord Harding*, has been appointed to act as
superintending engineer is the teeth-west daring the absentee
41 Lieutenant-C*loas! &Sess. Thie would look as if
'overawes reeling' and prejudice were not eternal."—Col.
cattu Eregfistimore.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

PROPOSED NEW PLAN OF EDUCATION
SUITOR USD BY LOCAL RATES.

MANCIIESTER. Jan. 7.
The keen discussion which has been going on in
this district es to the ',emit, of a in ,re c.inpreheasive
scheme of education b-ing given to the townie of this
country, has not been wholly without fruit. I have the
satisfaction of infer meg you theta very large audit-Mien:eel
meeting of clergy, lacy, aol dissenting minis ere w s hold
here yeetsrday, ut which a scheme was breached iu the
shape of " sugges:ions and marginal notes for • bill" to be
brought hi•fere parliament, "to enable the fehobizanta of
the boroughs co Manchester and Sa.ford, by means of
local ritr,, to promote sad stisulce education therein,
and to render existing echo- is in the said bo-
rough more effineies, and to provide tor the
repair of school billeting. therein, au4 rtfecually to
supplement voluntsry efforts is the said boroughs, in the
pup:notion of education." In other worlr, it is an attempt
"to show the prarierbility of coon racung an effeenve
system of telecatain en the basis of plans now to op:ration."
The plan, tb :ugh it has bete, priwed, has only been pri-
Tafely distributed, rid I am no' enabled to sere you a copy.
as the p as r or. would be chareesble with a breath of con-
fidence at present is comotuniesting it. A sk-tch, however,
appeared ui the Mancliester Umord a* 04 deture.ay, from
winch it appears to itsopetticO la sums se.specoi to the pita
propalia.ls it by tie Public Schools Associate in for adoption
In L •nesshire. T*.e /viewing is the eu•line :
"la the tint phew, it secures tile light of free edues-
then to Leery inhabitant of toe two boroughs, casting too
contingent sagentell on local fo!ia, Will= are never :o ex-
ceed livepence in the ponied per annum, anti are to toe ma-
naged by committees elected out of their own ntembi rs by
the municipal tout tees of the ..wo torque:es. In the second
piece, it provides that the religious e.nvictione al all par-
ties are to be respected lad equally protected,' in guarantee
of which it is proposed nest, in ell :eating echoula admitted
into nuian with the district cotunddee, no creed or for-
mulary shall be taug'3, to children, to wh.ele their parents
or lawful guardians rr..ty in writing object—while, In new
schools erected by the education commi..tee, no distinctive
creed whatever is to be taught within the erdinaty school
hours, although the daily reading of the scriptures is to be
provided for. The management elan of the latter class of
schools is to be in the hands of exclusively lay putout,.
A third fundamental principle is that the assistases of her
Majesty's tospeaton is to be obtained in estimating the
educatioaal wanted any bewail y ; and that no whoa is to ba
ereeteel by the dirrict committers, and no land to be par-
chimed for such purpose, without the sanction of the n,mmsttee
of privy council on education."
How far each a scheme will be received with general fa-
vour here, nr bow tar it well hear compdri.on with the system
propounded by the Public Stool Association, I cannot pre-
tend to say. It will not be fair to discuss its write, perhaps,
till we have the whole detail. before us, and these contiseedly
have not yet been licked into chapel to the satisfaction of
the propounders theenelver. The meeting yesterday wag
held in the mayor'. parlour at the Tuna ball, and was
strictly Fivate, the only reporter admitted bring employed
by the premoters of the meeting. The followidg names of
pertains present, however, will sufficiently indices, the par-
ties, Seth In religion and politics, who have takes it up, and
the intilitel.C• which is likely to o• brought to bear en ita
favour. James Hea wood, Req., M.P.. James Kershaw, Esq.,
Richard Deasy, Eth H. R. Riney, Esei , J. C. Oat.
' ter, Esq., It. Gladstone, h.q., W. R. Callender, E q., Col.
Clown, W. M'Connebl, E. 1., D. Shod', Esq , P. M.
James, E q., the Very Rev. the Dean of alanchestee,
•he Rev. Hush Stowell, Rev. C. Itichson, Itev. J. O.
Vanes, Rev. Mr. liuntiagthe, Rev. Mr. Marsden. leer. Mr.
Hutchinson, ltev. T. Ditch, Its,. J. W. fel•Oratis, Rev. W.
lkrley, 11ev. T. Pocklington (clergymen); Rev. J. L. Poorer
and Rev. J. Gaither (ladependents); it.,. Oro. Osborne
(Wesleyan). In ell there were upwaida of a hundred per-
sons preheat.

ta; Very Bev. the Doan of fioxcnesma was called to
the chair, aad tku followit.g resulaticne were adopted, alter
the Re. C. Richson h‘d read the bill :

Mr. Rousse (itatnrono iniviZ • and the Rev. J. L.
Poona seroadel, the tint resolutim " That consider:mg
the amount of unOcCepied room in the schools of various
religious denominatiora in MancLester and Salford, it is de-
sirable in any eff,rt for txten,llug education in itaaso two
borough• to provide for the bringing such unoccupied
school room into daily us!."_

Moved by the Rev. J. Owrrttrit (Independent), ie.
conded by Mr. C. CAWLIT, C.l , That the principle of a
locel rate for providing free eilueviust ie evable of being
app&d to the above purpcao with perfect equity to the rate.
p., er, and with due regard to the r.ligiona convictims of
all who desire the education of their children in calatiog
scho,le."

Moved by the RAT. lITOR STOWELL (CIWIT7011111), •••
conded by the Rev. Ono. thisioutea ( Wealeysn minister)—
"That TOW meeting deems the general principle id the
scheme enbreittetel to theta deserving ot consadcra.ion, and
resolves itself into a committee fur the putpuse of devising
the details of a measure hi reafter to be hrtudht before the
public, and, if approved, before parliament."
These resoluuons were carried with one or two dissentients
to souls points referred to; but the parties did cot nicee
any amendme.its. J.:sena Pre!, E.g., blvleg consented to
loccome the honorary secretary, the to-tting revAved i'self
into a general commune, and a Oeputotion was appointed to
wait upon the Lord Bishop of Manchester, to request that
his lordship would übligiagly assist the committee in its
efforts to carry the resolutioia into effect. A sub-committee
was appointed to consider the details of tho measurer
and report thereat:. The sob cm:nisei:tee to c:neist of 11. sue,
W. }Laterite', (banker), Richard Birk y. T. P. Bunting
(s,licitor), D. Maude (moderate), R. J. Jones, Hebert
Hampton, a. Reelia, Simnel Fletcher, J. A. Turner, 0 R.
Caapp.ll, Robert Brandt, Rev. C. Itichsun, Bev. W. Ilrley,
with power to add to their number,

ThiprOesediiip7a of ihemeeringiasted three hours. The
authonhip of the bill has been attributed to the Ric. C.
Rittman, but I ant informed that in fret Mr. ICehson has
only put together the stucea•iosu of a number of th.
lmaing persons present at a preliminary inciting.

Flet.o•MAaauet GROSVENOR. We are glad to
stag that this •: 'terabit officer, who was last w. eh so unwell,
has recovered Item his attack.

INQUEST ON GEORGE DRUMMOND, ESQ.—Last
night an inquiry was tsk.n by Mr. Beritord, at the Turk's
Head Tavern, MntcAnbe street, Ildgrave-aquare, as to the
death of George Drummond, H.q., who expired under most
awful circumstences on Suuday, some particulars of which
have appeared. Lieut. E. At he ky Drummond, It N., of 2,
Bryauston square, stated that the deceased wan his cousin,
and as his 18th year. On Saturday he saw him at the
bulling house at Charing•cross, when he appeared in his
usual health and spirits. Oa Sunday he culled on him at 2
o'clock, at 11, Wilton.crescent, to luncheon, and found him
seated as has arm chair. After a few words of ordinary cco-
variation about witness's stator, who was also expected to
lunch, the deceased suddenly pat his band to his head, sad
exclaimed, "Oh, dear! oh, dear!" His head then fell on
one side, hie eyes became fried, and be breathed with a
heavy snore for about two minutes, when he appeared to
expire. He had not partak. nof any luecheor. Ile fre-
quently complained of pain in his side. Dr. Spin stt, of IG,
Baton-terrace, said he was the medical attendant of the
family, but he had not seen the deceased prulesaionally for
some months, but called on him on the 2nd instant, at
Cbaring-croes, when he was very ohs, rfuL Witness had
always thought something was wrong with the heart, and
anticipated the sudden result. the defused ofen wished
his death might be su den, and said he should prefer it to
be so. Oa witness's arrival at the house on Sunday he was
quite dead. A post modems examination of the bed, has
stone been made, and the viscera were found to be generally
healthy, but loaded with fat. Toe heart was also loaded
with fat, very pale and flabby, sod the blood in a fluid state.
The Cause of death was fatty deg ion of the heart, the
muscular part being worn to the thinness of a sheet of paper.
'The death might occur at any moment. The jury returned
a verdict of " Natural death from disease of the heart."
SCENE BETWEEN A JUST AND A MEDICAL
rms.—LW evening Mr. H. H. Walley held an inquest
at the Lord Nelson, Mary street, Hampstead-road, St.
Pancras, on Mary Turner, a widow, aged 60. The jury
were horrified at the appearance of the filthy hovel in which
the body lay. The place Lad not a stick of furniture, aid
the miss rable corpse, covered with filth and vermin, lay is
a corner on a bundle of rags and fifths—Mary Ward said the
deceased supported herself by I egging, in addition to a
small weekly parochial allowance. She was exceedingly
filthy, never washed her person or her room ; always slept
in a chair, and was covered with vermin, which crawled
over and rem her person. She went out between air and
seven in the morning to beg, and returned at 12 o'clock at
night. She was taken ill on Wednesday, got worse on
Thursday, when Mr. Todd, the parish asegeon, was called
on, and she died between five and six o'clock on Friday
morning.—Mr. Todd, district parochial surgeon, stated that
he visited deceased on Thursday evening, when she wu
dying. Her whole body, and the rags that covered her,
were full of vermin, which were no Dank upon her that at
first he took them for dirt. He never before witnessed
each a spectacle. He preurited nothing, for she was too far
gone. He could not say of what she died, for he had not
examined the body internally or externally. Foreman If
it were your brother, .iud he was even as filthy as deceased,
would you not proscribe for him ? Mr. Todd : I deemed it
a hopeless case. Coroner You ought to have applied vus-
tard poultices, and prescribed, even if it were only to phut
and satisfy the public. You should remember that while
there is life there is lave. Mr. Todd: lam not to be ..ic-
tated to by ignorant people. Foreman: That is a great
insult to us, the jurors. We have a right to ask questions, and
you are bound ta answer them. Coroner: I hope that Mr.
Todd did sot apply the word ignorant to the jurors. Mr.
Todd lam not here to be spoken to by parties who know
nothing of medical science. Coroner: If the jury have any
complaint against Mr. Todd, they had better forward it to
the board of guardians. Foreman : In the name cf my
brother jurors, I call upon Mr. Todd to withdrew the often-
: sive expression. Mr. Todd not having apologised, the jury
declared that they would not sit again on an inquest at
which Mr. Todd was a medical witness. Verdict, "Natural
death."

SAVAGES AT SEA.—Osptain Daley, the commander
of the Jeremiah Garnett (watch arrived yesterday at Live
pool from Shanghai), reports that on the 7th September .
fell in with two canoes, which contained 19 savage, of
copper colour, tattooed all over, and In a state of nudity..
sips and other means of interpretation it was gathered fro
them that they had been blown out to sea 13 days previousk
from the Islands of St. David's. They were receivtd on
beard the Jeremiah Garnett and fed, bat one of the poor
wretches died the same evening. Captain Daley bore up
for StDavid's (which liftoff New Guinea), and thee; landed
them