The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-15 00:00:00

15, 1849.

JEALOUSY AND REVENGE.
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%St tar sepases will rand" lwit the=
as* 1• re* in • last, by a parses honed
adage* w OHM ea isguirder • elellt the tees-
earii, mid Vagina* who seaweed his wits. •
ageomgened bg anther inhabitant of Ywolart*
madied at a wins-shop foe the
Valliemet, mi his way to the can In the morning ; Mal
him it =Md. way
bad In his genets two
Wish ha ice 2404 went up
he that hew ohlagtmlis4iansadiately with Ma
the H. de Sorailips to led dad. Vailluest having
isfesed St_tinith sii the Ilea that ha had net anan
• waridlyabirs, had threing-eff, Melina drew forth cue
of his pink ant gulag it, tie hall entered the back of his
• who h still ealbeng more. Ana his wound. For
this Grime Medina was brought le trial before the Paris
Courted Amin Saterdog sod Salmon was arraigned
as his aeonapliee. The hen of this ewe, as they cants out
on the interrogation of the grisono, sat the evidence, ware
eery iatergeting.
• Is option that hi 1536 Magnin married the daughter of
an ialuititaat of Wearies, without fortune, by whom he
had children before iings. The eircanistncee, however,
as stated by en of the witnesses, were highly honourable to
Maignies, who, although a ousel violent temper, was highly
esteemed in Kontargis for his generosity and probity. Vhe
whiten In question nad bees requested by the father of the
smile to call upon Malgaks, and threaten him, if he did
not marry the girl, her father would kill him. The threat
had no effect upon Maignies, but shortly afterwards the
father himself saw Ids, and then he said—" I feel that yon
have a right to deemed satisfaction for the seduction of your
daughter, and this is what I propose. Arm
yourself with a pistol. We will stand at twenty paces
distance. You shall ire at me, and if you miss, instead of
firing atgeu I will deemed the hand of your daughter in
marriage. ' The father refused to avail himself of this
offer, sad M his refuel( Maignies declared that he would
marrythe daughter, and he kept his word. This was is the
yitl36. Maignies and his wile lived together in happi-
nem fbr some years. Vailleint was then an inhabitant of
Montargis, and having shone occasion rendered some service
to Manias, the latter became attached to him, received him
with kindness at his hour, and from time to time lent him
many , to the extent of 4,000 f. The return for this kisidages
was the seduction of the wife. The adultery was discovered
by the brother of the husband, who, alter declaring to the
wife that If she did not abandon her criminal relations with
Vaillemet he would apprise her husband, kept the motet
for some time ; but being at length indiguant at seeing the
saner from time to time applying to his biother fur
pecuniary assistance, he told the latter what had occurred
Magnin then interrogated the wife, who confessed her
grime, and challerged Wilma, who promised to fight,
but requested time to arrange hie affairs. This was granted,
but Vaillemet left Montorgis, and for a long time Maignies
could not lean where he had gone to. He thee addressed
letters to the relatives and friends of Vaillemet, requesting
his address, and declaring that, if he did not give him stv is-
faction in a duel, he would, if he discovered him, shoot
him like a deg. Maignies was tried for these threatening
lettere, but acquitted on a promise not to put his threat into
',mention. His desire tot vengeance, however, indueed him
to break his promise, and his stunk after the seducer was
renewed.
In June last he found him cut, and came to Paris. He
' again challenged Vaillemet, who again asked for time to
arrange his affairs. Maignies consented, but at Montargis,
the notary charged with the arrangement of the affair.
of
Vaillemet told him that they were not terminable, and
Magaiez returned to Paris in August with Salmon, as alrea,/y
stated. At the trial on Saturday Maignies expressed no
compunction for what he had _one, but, on the contrary,
said, that if condemned to death, he should still have the
' satisfaction of his own conscience.

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It appeared that, after the committal of the attempt at
murder is August, he wrote to liontargis to dnite that a
black dress might be purchased for his wife, in which
she could mourn her lover, that the pistol with which
he had fired at Vaillemet should be given to his eldest
son, as a mark that the honour of the family bad been
avenged, and that over the door of his house should we
placed the following inscription: " Matson conjugal* d-
Idisignies, qui s'y frotte s'y pique." li.lrichaud movie an
affecting defence for Maples, and thanked the consul for
the prosecution for not alluding to extenuating circum-
stances. ills client, be said, was not a man for the bagne.
femignies 'lammed, " Out, conduit:les-mot a la most. mats
ne kites pas de moi no forget." In concluding the defence,
M. Ltcheud, addressing his client, urged Lim to forgive his
wife. Maigniez, much affected, said, " Y.s, gentlemen of
the jury, I promise, whatever sour verdict =ley be, to for
give my wife." Tee jury returned a verdict of acquittal in
favour of both prisoners. On quitting the bar, when dis-
charged, Meignitz was surrounded by the witnesses from
Mentargie, who had come torweird to give evidence to the
excellence of his moral charecter, and warmly congratulated
by them en his acquittal.

SALE OF THE LATE MR. THEOBALD'A 5T013.-
The followmg thoroughbred horses, the property of the late
Mr. Theobalu, were sold yesterday, at Sea kweli, by M. NM
Tatter-all :—Blaekthorn, 26 guineas; b yearling f, by Muley
Moloch, d by Camel, 25 guineas; b fil y foal, d by Camel,
21 guineas; bey mare (1838), by Camel out of Loother-
bours's dam, 60 guineas; Sorel's, 125 guineas ; Pocahontas,
260 guineas ; b 8, by Mulatto or Starch out of Young Petu
aria, 10e guineas; Caracole, 26 guineas; Champion, 200
guineas; Mnley Moloch, 80 guineas; The Baron, 1,010
guinea..

DROWNING IN A CANAL.—Yesterday, Mr. Hitchios,
coroner, held an inquest at the Lock Tavern, IVwer,ide
Louth, on the body of James Hunter, ages 43, which was
Wood near to toe loth on the morning of Sunday last.
Alter being sworn,
the jury proceeded to view the bony, as
well as the place where it wee bound. The following evi-
dence was then heard :—George Piper stated that about a
quarter pest 6 o'clock on Sue.day morning, be was fir,ing
past the lock and saw a basket floa lag on the water, which
he drew out, and found attached to it another basket, and
some navigation tools. He gave information as thou as he
could, sa be suspeceed some one had fallen into the we tr.—
Benjamin Sharpe stated that shalt 11 o'clock he saw a cap
fl .axing near toe lock, as well as some bread and meat ;
thinking that some one had fallen in, he and three
more commenced searching the river. One of them,
named Riley, first felt the man, and witness polled him
out with some grappling irons which he fech.d from
his boat. The body WY removed to the Lock Tavern.
His boat was lying near the spot, and he went to bed about
half-past ten o'clock and never heard any noise afterwards.—
Thomas Hunter, brother of deceased wall called to identity
the body.—Nathoniel Arnold deposed to having searched t• •
body, and finding 16e in silver, besides a variety of other
artieas, upon it. Whams kad men Mr. Weollitt, the ferry.
man, who told him that the deceased had been there on
Saturday night, and had sung a semi: he had a pint if ale at
Mr. Woolfitt's, but did not seem at all fresh. He was a- ked
whether he wanted to go over the ferry, and he said, "No, I
am pier to Lincoln to meet my wife." He bad been spend-
ing the afternoon, from fear to ten o'clock, at Mrs. Bharpe's,
whim he and three others nod three, quarts of ale, for which
deceased paid. He did not seem fresh; they were waiting
for their wag. e. The jury returned a veroict of " le..ttod
Drowned." The part where deceased fell in is etheedicgly
dangerous, as it is dark on one side, and there is not the
slightest protection against accidents of this nature occurring
on a dark night. The jury appended to their verdicts, re
commendation that this dangerous spot should be railed off,
and better lighted.

FATAL RAILWAY CASUALTY.-00 Monday after-
noon, en accident, which terminated fatally the same even-
leg, occurred at the Pei dleton station, near Manchester, to a
young man mined Thomas W The decemed, whe
was Dinette lean of ego, and resided at 72, Chapel at:. re,
Barak Top, had proceeded from Manchester to Belton a few
dap ago, akmg with a friend, for the purpoie of shooticg.
On the day named they were returning from Belton by the
1.30 p.m. train from Liverpool, in a third-class carriage.
They had their sun with them, and that woe no other per-
son it the erempirtment which they occupied. On arriving
at Pendleton station, a porter observed the gun projecting
from the carriage window, and one of the passeng rs also
looking out. It appeared to the porter that the party who I
held the gun had his back towards the eagles, and that
Weaver wee in frost of him, but with his head partly out.
The porter called aloud to warn them of their danger, in con-
sequence of their approach to the pillars which are erected
in that part very near the line; but they did not appear to
notice bins ; and immediately the ran barrel struck against
the first pillar, and then violently rebounded against the
forehead of Weaver, and fractured his skull. Re was imme-
diately cocivreed to the Salford Diapensary, where every at.
tendon was paid to him ; bat he never recovered his aynaibi-
lity, and ezeired at ten (echoic the sane night. An lotions;
on the body is appoinsed to be held on Wednesday at the St.
Philip's Tavern, Oldfieltroad.—MoneAsster Guardian.
DEATH TROY FALLING DOWN A COAL Prr.--An
Inquest was held on Monday afternoon at the Unicorn pubiio
how*, little Lever, Ashtoa-under-Lyne, on tee body of
Richard Water*, a youth aged 16 years. Meson. li.nowke
and Stott are sinking a new pit is Little Lever, and have got
to a depth of Al yards. At the bottom of the shaft there wee
about six yards of water, and some men were employed rais-
ing it in buckets on Sunday afternoon, with a gin. The &-
wooed went to the mouth of the shaft, and whilst standing
there a bucket of water caste up. lie took hold of the rope
is pull it upon the platform, bat, from some cause or other,
the rope got cff the pulley at the top, and in falling gave the
young men a jerk, which precipitated kiss down the pit.—A
verdict of " AAidental death" was returned.

BMNO OFF A MAN'S Nova.—About ten o'clock on
Saturday night last, as a man anted John Gibbons was I
walking along Spital.street, Oldham-road, Mse.ebesti r, in
company with his wife, he was struck on the ehnulder by a
long stick, which a fellow named Tromu Larkins, in a state
of drunkennets. was whirling about over his head. Gibbohs
caught hold of the stick, to prevent himself being again
struck, when Larkins immediately seised him, and a struggle
ensued. The men fell to the ground, and a'most at the
same lsstsnt, the drunken brute bit off a considerable por-
tion of Gibbons's now, which he aterwards spat on of his
mouth. The unfortunate fellow, who was ble-ding freely,
was taken to 'be Ito's' Infirmary, when it was inund that,
in addition to the piece which had been bitten from bis nose,
another poetic's was left hanging by the skin only. The
pieces were ,eplsced, and the nose dressed with all poesihie
care. Larkins was taken into custody, and brought up at
the Borough Court on Monday morning, and fined 60s and
costs, or two months' imprisonment. It was stat, d that he
was a seaveng, rin the employ of the corpration ; and an
attempt was made to show that he had been excited by some
offensive terms which had been applied to him respecting his
mp'sr meat, though not by the man upon whom he inflicted
his noisy.

- Ett Court:
WINDSOR, Nov. 14.
The Qes and Priono Albert took their usual
twining walk. TM royal family took welkin led
exercise in the Slops* ard Windsor.park.
Royal Highness tha Duchess of Kent, attended try
Mr royal bigliaases ladies in waiting, will dim with the
Qama and Prime Albert this evsai
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood expected to arrive at
'tha Castle today, and will hare the honour of joining the
royal dinner party this evening.

It is expected that the Court will remove very
shortly to 01Wrae. The Fairy sad Elpitia, al yacht bee
den, ere specialty ordered to be kap/ In resdiNss for her
Majesty's use.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
" The Priory, Nov. U.
" The Queen Dowager's cough was occasionally
troublesome during the night, but iter Majesty slept sow
Portably at intervals, and is touch as usual this morning.
" DAYLDDAVLSI, M.D."
Their Serene Highnesses the Princesses of Saxe
Weimer left Bentley Priory, yesterday morning, for town.
Their serene highnesses returned to the Priory in the
afternoon.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge,
the Hereditary Grand Duellers of Mecklenbourg
and the Princess Mary, honoured the establishment of Mr.
C. F. Hancock with a virit yesterday.
Mr. Higham and Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview
with the Coanoellor of the Haehequer yesterday at his offi-
cial residence in Downing-street.
Sir William Winniel had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday. Mr. W. 11 Moore had also an interview
with the noble earl yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yester-
day for Windsor Castle.
Mr. Hoyes transacted business yesterday with the
Commissioners of Railways at their offioe in the Board of
Trade.

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Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office Iran the Governors of Canada and of the other North
Amerkan colonmv. Despatches were also received yester-
day at the Colonist-sake from the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE VACANT COLONKLCIBL—It is understood that
Mejoraeneral Sir Joseph Thackwell, 0.C.8 , commanding
the Cavalry in Innis, is to sueciod to the Colinelcy of the
16th Lancers, the regiment which es much &mina-MAU
itself in the battle of Akiwai -early in 1846.

NATIONAL SOCIETY ..BOB_ THE ABOLITION

OF BURIALS IN TOWNS.

Yesterday the above society met at their rooms,
}MopesUeet, Blackfriars, Mr. G. A. Walker, preeldeut, in
toe chair.
A communication was received from Mr. Wilson (Brigh-
ton), which stated that he hatlald before government a plan
for a national cemetery, to be placed under government
supervision.
Mr. ALEXANDER MARSHALL hoped that the society
would keep clear of any eemeterial plan which was calculated ,1
t• enrich directors or shareholders. (Hear, hear.) Their
object was net pecuniary, but national.
The CHAIRMAN assured the meeting that he would not
have anything to do, directly or indirectly, with any cane.
tery eetablishtd for pecuniary profit. Hie sole aim was to
protect the public heal'h by preserving the sanctity of the
te.mb, which never could be effected until extramural burials
became the law of the land. He regretted to find that with
the subaidenes of cholera there seemed to be a general re-
laxation of preesutio-.s•' a mat dangerous mistake, for no
man knew but that this insidious epidemic might ere long
re-anpear.
Mr. MACKINNON, M.P., said that before the question
of intramural burials came before the House of Commons,
be was perticularly anxious to learn what the rieisty de-
manded ir.im the legialature. The present preveyard
abominati4. s must be done away by an act of parliament.
Tne question could be no longer delayed. The public
feting wu with them, and they had the ball at their
lett.' They should not betray weakness by the slightest
concession, but should insist on two points, via., the total
abolition of burying in cities or towns, and the cessation of
interments uhder churches. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HA.MBER Nogg sted the propriety of the communi-
cations with the Board of Health and the H.nne-Secretary,
together with answers of the latter to the society being read,
which wesaccordiuslydotle.

Mr. MACKINNON was almost glad that the Board
of Health bad not the power to close the churchyards. That
power should come directly (rum government, and the carry-
ing vat of their wishes should bt left with the parishes. He
never went into a church where bodies were buried in vaults.
Last Sunday the Bev. Dr. Cumming declared DORI the pulpit
that no man who valued his health should Irsquent a church
where that abomination was continued.

Mr. BOXER—There war under the church of St.
Georges, Southwark, heaps of bodice, whose sal...tiers were
only waiting an opportunity to remove them. But it was
quite different with the poorer classes, who had not the
means to remove ir deceased relatives, and would be in-
oens ol if their remains were disturbed. He was convinced
that with few exceptions err, ry inh‘bitant cf the seven
parishes in that Borough would rote for the abolition of intra-
mural burial.

Mr. ALEXANDER MARSHALL said that the vaults
under St. George's, Bloomsbury, were poisoning the inhabi-
tants near them. Aff sp.ct,o3le tradesman told him that fur
he lest 12 years he lived on the verge of the church, and
that during that period neither he nor his faintly had a day's
health. Tne rector, whose house was close to the church,
was comp. lied to remove to one of the square, ; and yet that
gentleman wee assisting the rector of St. Giles's to perpetuate
interments in that churchyard, which was surrounded by
human dwellings. The Board ef Health and their inspector
were sadly imposed upon by churchyard agents. For three
days before Dr. Milroy visited St. Giles's cemetery men
were engaged clearing the ground, se that when he arrived
there was but one grave open. But in two days afterwards
he (Mr. II visited the place and found two pits and
nine grayss open.
Mr. BOX BR complained that in addition to the fees paid in
the cemeteries, the rs otor charged seven shillings for every
body rerun,• d from S. George's parish.
Mr. HADIBEB—If the proposed measure fur abolishing
intramural burials once received the sanction of act of par-
liament, cemetery sites and modee of transit would be wily
and cheaply secured
Mr. MACKINNON wished to know from their worthy
president whether it would not be dangerous to remove the
immense quantity of human remains in the metropolitan
churchyards ?
The CHAIRMAN sold that the removal of human re-
mains frem churchyard' would not be dangerous during the
cold weather. He himself had removed from Enon chapel
four up-hesped large VS= of human bones without the
slightest injury to health. Aud although many thousands
of bodies had been buried there, only one solitary inquiry
was made by a survivor about her relatives' remains, which
in hie opinion proved that the public would not be dia-
ea I sed if the metropslitan graveyards and church vaults
were cleared out. (Hear, hear )
Thanks having been given to the chairman, the meeting
adjourned.

IMPROVED METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY.—
A preliminary meeting of parochial officers and other repre-
sentatives el metropolitan parishes took plus yesterday
evening in the vestry room of St. George the Martyr, South-
wark, for the purpose of adopting measures of co-operation
relating to the water supply of the metropolis. Edward
Collinson, Eaq., chairman of the board of guardians, took the
chair. The meting had been convened by circular addressed
by the vestry clerk to the churchwardens of the different
metropolitan parishes, and consisted of officers from the pa-
rishes of St. Pancras, Kensington, St. Luk., St. George the
Martyr, Southwark, Lambeth, Poplar, St. Glue,
Bromley, and several other parishes. The business having
been opened by the chairman, an interesting discussion took
place oa the importance of co-operation in or ter to scone
the important objects in vie ; and a series of resolutions
were unanimously pared, setting forth the defective state of
the present supply of water to the whole of the metropolis
end inviting the authorities in each pariah to co-operate
in forming an independent association of represen-
tatives from their bodies, to be called The
Parochial Water Supply Association," is order to
counteract the powerful opposition of parties having
vested interests in the existing water companies, and with •
view to obtain, ae speadtly as possible, an abundant supply
of pure water to the whole of the metropolis. It was pro-
posed that the association should wants of one represent..
live from each of the principal metropolitan parishes or
boards, each representative being a parochial officer or other
competent person, te be elected in vestry by the rate-payers.
The association will undertake to examine and invite ex-
planation of, and objections to, all schemes that may be
brought before parliament for improving the existing detect ;
and it was d termined that the Parochial Water Supply
Association should avoid being identified with any other
association pinmeted by interested parties, having peculiar
views of their own for meeting the public requirements.
The resolutions were directed to be duly, advertised, and I
the meeting was adjourned for a month, to the 11th Decem- I
her next, in order to ascertain the views of the vestries in
such metropolitan pariah on the subject.
ACCIDENTAL FIRE NEAR LINCOLN.—An exten-
sive fire took place on the Potter Manworth Fen Farm of
Mr. ftcholey, on Tuesday evening last. The whole of the
produce of the farm, comprising 11 or 12 stack., besides the
farming implements, cuts, waggons, Ac., and some stacks
of last year's ovum, were totally destroyed. The troafisua.
lion originated in the silly indrastion of an Irishman who
has for some time been employed up in the farm. About
twenty firs minutes to saves, he and a boy took • candle and
leathern into the waftg to-shed, for the perms of catching
sparrows The man took the candle out, and the boy re-
marking that if the foreman saw him he would "catch it,"
went off to his horses. Very soon atterwards tt • Itishman
ran to the stable and told the lad that the shed was in
flames. Tne fire spread with the greatest rapidity, and in
five minutes the yard, containing stacks of wheat, oats, and
barley, was in • blue. The wind blew a strong gide, width*
fire reared like a furnace. Assistance soon arrived from all
quitters of the neighbourhood, and many parties went for
miles over hedge and ditch to the scene of the conflagration
The Norton engino was promptly at hand, but all attempt
to save the stacks, sheds, &a., was fu ile. The farm build-
ings and .'odder were saved. The Irishman says that the
candle find his neekoloto, and that in his endeavour to ex-
tinguish the blase it fell on the floor and set some straw on
fire.

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, elenewl—ede .ids
THE OONIMPENCE xT EIRMIffe,
Ths conferees* reemiand its sitting thh
10 o'elsek, Mr. Scnoturehua, M.P., in the andrneffll
, the delegates were present who attended the megik7lslll
day. Sir J. Welmthey, M.P., sir. C47-le, „Pleat
Bright, M.P., and Mr. 0. Thompson, •••
present. ' were go
The discussion opened with a Amber
rules. thr
Birmingham otaf SwhereMr. SMITH, fileetlt expressed edlikaamthisestat
societishe
es.
Mr. HICHIN, of Manchester, thought; the
would do well to go through the Birinfoomat "al%
note the character of the alterations that had bleutsile
the other societies.
Mr. BRIGHT, M.P., euggested that the •
their return home &sold hold meetings, and dos
live of the proceedings of the cionferenoe: he-trost It
-
that the friends of this movement should ewe se.•
to extend the circulation of the Daily News, a
which had always supported the priueiples
societies were established. (" Hear," sod chow.) 011 s
Some disunion ensued as to the propriety of id**
Alias In the rules the place of meeting.
MLTaamAYLOodialt,ththeeßsecirour!agtatyme, asidrultehsst
at;sibettee or
trig _.....,•
I the Derby rules, he had seen no improved cede. ems,l
remotion wit/. reference to the rules, and other maeu'
detail was continued to a groat length; elomaid.-7,0 •
CASSELL said that the periodical would mu
questions now opoted.
Mr. COBDEN, M. P., said it was desirable shop
decide what should be done ou the subject of the "`• •
union; it must be borne in mind that it wee Om soha 1
noise of societies k at the tame time, he thought it
that the secretaries of the different societies shook •
sicsally correspond with the secretary et Bm•
The *rat thing to L. done was fee the ]k
saingliam council to meet and detainee thou
Taylor's services should be secured to thie movereist;
is the second place to provide that Mr. Taylor, it they ewe
fortunate enough to secure his services, should anti ito,
correspondence with all persons known to be favamtg,,7
the cause, by means of a printed circular, and that":
should be solicited to give their sanctioa and 5upp00,,,3
project to bring out a paper devoted to the interests eta
freehold land movement. It seemed to hi u (Mr, e.edit,
thtriafirtinthgc cost
mofuschsuoaittblmyipeghrit odocicaldiscowonutlidaube
:40,7i,
waolit,
found to pay.
Mr. DYKE, of St. Pancru, London, and other gene,,,•
declared their intention to recommend the societies otri
which they were connected to support arch a publicaumi
was referred to • and Mr. Hieing expressed au opiate the rate of subscription should be at oure determined law
Mr. BALD WI, suggested 6el. per month.
Mr. J. CASSELL said that he took an intact is Me
movement, and that he purposed publishing a work ler th
humbler daises, in which it was his intention to gime,
hold land societies very prominent attentioe, H<dxLM
that he was willing to co-operate with the &emir.*
council, and would enter into a contract to bring om fh
Freeholder, the matter far the tame being duly tusk
to him. He was (he said) prepared to bring outs poem,
tion of sixteen pages for three.pence—s.amped, font pew.
the sire of a journal called The Reporter. Be 4,
culated on obtaining a circulation of about
the publication to be filled with commusisstisw es
the subject of these societies ; of their Caul*
and progress, with explanations thereupon ; and shoeltha
circulation increase, he was prepared to hand over the pa
to the promotion of the objec. these societies had is sae,
The question of advertisements and other details le
arranged between himself sr.d the committee.
Mr. HUGGETT said that his intention had been to pi,
duce a paper called The Freeholder's Record, the Ness
size as the Spectator ; he did not, however, intend sat
respect to make it a newspaper. lie suggested that pee
care should be taken not to localise the patelicatios, fuels
had no doubt but that on Mr. Cassell's calculation the pe.
jut would Day.
Mr. COBDEN thought that the details Ughtbe left nth
council, hut it seemed to him that Mr. Caesars oder WM
greatly relieve them ; at the Fame time it seemed to pima"
visable that a condi ion of The Freeholder Icicle ,ear
partial should be contingent upon en anneal subteripticw
Mr. LATTIMORE strongly urged the neer:oil of dile
gates bringing the subject of this publication beim the
societies.
Mr. COBDEN suggested that the price of this publish*
should he ss. annually; but after some ,ffirteer distamm
the matter was left to be decided by Mr. Dwell and Ms
council.
[At this stage of the conference Mr. JAMBS Tenet tee
holding in his hand a copy of the Daily News, cootatuisgs
report of (lee said) a page end a half in length, of the see
c.edings of the conference on the previous day, sal le
public meeting in the evening ; he had often bus told (es
sold) that he performed a great feat in establishing Fret.
Lend Societies; but in his opinion this feat of the Doily
News greatly surpassed that, or any other exploi• of th
press he had ever heard of. Many other members One
anference role and expressed their tense of the imam
made by the conduct re of the Daily News in this sad mg
other pertieultrq
Mr. BRAY (Coventry), referring to the qsantity of had
r• quired for the franchise in different localities, sell flat
I what had bean heti out to the working men is Covishy
was that eighteen-pence a week for tire years woad bey
them a forty-shilling freehold. H-• believed that tighten.
pence a week for ten years would not do it. Ile Om*
that the better plan would be to ascertain in the font pit,
the actual cost, and then to call public meetings. (then) •
Mr. GOODRIDGE did not fc,l so much alas a sh
colleague (Mr. Bray) as to the proballe v-lue of us tie
holds. Ho believed thee when the matter was popsdy
understood the freeholds would be found t i be worth ante
limy than forty shillings. if it should be fund test ka
leg lams could be generally adopted, the whole eau
would be of easy soluttim.
Mr. REEVES s id that any difEculty that had cram 4
to the Coventry people' had arisen um their own en*
Laney. They bad et once divided their mate into behalf
lots, without considering that there was not a pun
market. There were many other ways, guden•grand,fir
instance, in which the land could be prop. rly empLyed.
Mr. SMITH (Sheffield) said there were many wap is
which the freehold might be realised. It might be raked
by letting it at a chief rent; or it might be disposed of Co a
building club, or it might be used as garden ground.
After on, or two observations,
Mr. TAYLOR said that he did not think there wu ay
foundation for the complaints of the Coventry pups. if
appeared that they bad etrchascd for 191.. what was went
601. The question of letting did not effect the french*
as • sworn valuation would always be sufficient Dee oiths
first surveyors in the country was prepared to go beim tio
revising barrister and swear that the Coventry applause
were more than sufficient.
Mr. COBDEN deprecated any attempts to lay den a
general valor,
evaluere,wasouclidrchuemesotrianfieneesthme uwitoarlktienrgitrnien. etovetzlowidea
of a freehold of 40s. only. Land was beyond doubt the bee
mode of investment for all their savings. (Hear.) He wadi
jut give one word of advice to the representatives of tis
different local soci.ties, and that was, not to committal'.
selves to anything in the way of liability which their hub
did not warrant. Although it would be necessary to settle
the country, he would not advise the adoption of any erre
sive machinery in Birmingham or elsewhere for the papal
The more humble were their beginnings, the more sah,mil
the more likely to come ultimately to a successful UMW.
Meer, hear.)
Mr., DAVY (Crediton) suggested that the smell taut
farmers should not be overlooked, as they were most likely
persons to join with the movement.
Mr. COBDEN hoped that the remarks made by Mt.
Geach on the previous day would not be forgotten; sad that
no treasurer or other functionary of a building society wadi
allow his duties to be discharged by deputy. Any ass of
fraud or malversation at the present moment would do it
manse harm to the movement.
Mr. TAYLOR, at the close of the proceedings, thaskli
the various deputies for their attendance, and expressed lii
happiness at the favourable prospects of the movement.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the Bethel
members of parliament who had attended the Conferees,
and the proceedings terminated.
The inhabitants of Birmingham may well be woad
their esteemed representative, Mr. Bcbolefield, !or the pe
tienre and impartislity with which he conducted them per
seeding..
This conference has been effective in eliciting disclaim
on many important matters of detail which cannot fail to be
productive of useful results, It has agreed on the number
tion of the Birmingham S •ciety as •• committee of cooed
for conducting and promoting the progress of the movement;
and upon the establishment of a journal for the disunitr
tion of information as referred to in the course of this repast
It was accidentally omitted in our report of the prate
ingsAcoderday that Mr. G. Haggett announced red
the Westminster Freehold Land Society had 376 gumbo
and 633 subsctiben. The meeting at this cool, ream 10
represented by Mr. G. Thompson, M.P., Mr. G.E. Decal',and Mr. M Co..
It was originally intended to bold a second public nuttier
to-night, for the purpou of enabling Sir Joshua Waled'?
to expound the principles of the National Parliamentary Oa
Financial Reliant Association, but this morning, slier
mature deliberation, it was deemed expedient to post?"'
this to an early day.
In concluding our narration of this conference, it is prefe_,
to mention, ae a proof of the interest taken in its praiser,.
logs, that although the news agents, Messrs. Taylor and UN
and Mrs. Cooper, were supplied with many hundred addi-
tional copies of the Daily News, in less than three haus
alter the arrival of the train not a single copy of the pales
was to be obtaiued.
The following is the speech of the hon. member fa
Manchester on moving the second resolution at tbs
meeting yesterdey :
Mr. BRIGHT rose, but was unable to proceed for see
minutes in consequence of the loud and continued clieros
with which he was received. When order was restored
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conceal from myself that there is great inconsistency Pa.
Tested somewhere by this mretiog. For I recollect that I
are inhabitants of what is calla. •eons itutionel auetrei
that our much landed constitution is said to consist of cern.:
lardy, and common., and that by common content throal,o_t
the world it is understood that to a large extent the
of this moue, are represented in the British House o
moms. (" No, no.") And yet, notwithstanding all
I Sad that there are some thousands of persons use ),