The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-31 00:00:00

DEPUTATION ON THE PATENT LAWS.

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.

Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Jo-
eeph Dobbs, Joseph 11,er, James Cotten, James Loog, Edw.
Moyle, William Brown, and Joseph Barnard, waited by
appointment at the How Office on Bir George Grey, to
present a memorial to the Queen for an amendment
of the patent laws. This memorial, it was stated, had
within a short space of time been signed by 600 of the skilled
mechanics of Lambeth ; their trades and addresses being
attached to their signatures. No signatures but those of
workmen in regular employment were received, sad no
mere labourer had been allowed to alga his same; the
memorial being emphatically styled the memorial of skilled
mechanics. Other documents of the Mine character are, it
appears, in coulee of signature in the metropolis, and a
combined movement for this practical reform has been set on
toot amoag the mechanics of Sheffield, Birmingham, Man-
chester, and other manufacturing districts.

TILE REV. W. J. E. BIISMETT'I FAREWELL TO ma
P•11111110141118.—Mr. Bennett's "letter," consisting of 246
goodly pages, has just appeared. It is divided into three
parts: a general statemeut of the case, correspondence with
the bishop, and answer to objecions. The latter
division is strictly polemical ; in the two former the
writer endeavours to prove that the contest with the
bishop was not one of forms and practices, but of
principles, and shows by reference to the charges
and sermons of Dr. Blomfield, that those principles
were learned from him. Mr. Bennett complains that the
bishop has placed his cooduc' in so false and injurious •
point of view, by insisting that he, in his mum
spondeme, was merely rebutting certain practices. He en-
deavours to show that ttuee practices were the legitimate
offspring of principles which the bishop himself approved.
Mr. Bennett complains bitterly of the efforts of the press
to bring the ceremonies of St. Barnabu to the bar of
public *pinion, and awards to the Doily News an copula
share of censure on this head. As against the bishop, Mr.
Bennett sap, " What I have especially to complain of Is,
as I jest emerved— 1 The great haste, and I may say im-
portunity, with which as event eo important in its issue
was hurried tor +ad. 2. The ungenerous way in which ad-
vantage wan taken of representing to the world a one sided
version of what had bees said and done. 3. The ungenerous
way in which the time was selected of forcing me to an
ileac, namely, the time of violence under mob law.
4. 'The continued imputation of motives, such as
Runanising, copying Rome,' adopting • practice 'toe.
oases It is Hamm,' and the like. 5. The violation
of my whole intention in the correspondence, which was
meant to be private and confidential, as between a priest
and his bishop. This last source of complaiat is indeed the
Crudest, for without that, the rest c..uld not have followed.
li•far to the bishop's letter to me, dated January 18, 1847,
the first correspondence which passed between us on a con-
troverted point. You will there en that the bishop uses
thins words ' With respect to your proposal of printing
tho eara 'pondering which has taken place, and which on my
post km been strictly private, I think it, oa more than one
agesuat, objectionable. The private communications of a
Meng with his clergy ought not to be handed about amongst
Ode peepth' If I kad thought of publication, I should
Ism ended myself more carefully in many Sharp that I
bmi said. I should not have set forth to the whole staid
selint I there had said In confidence. My idea was, that the
Whop would privately notify to MO how I could no logger
justly remain where I ms, we serve ander his episcopate,
and so I might have sought sons quiet way of retiring.
It never entered into my mind that all would have bees
thus, at a moment's amine, plunged into the columns
of the Tweet, with a leading article attached to h.
Then are my grounds of complaint. Whether they see
just or not, whether they will bear me out entirely I
mama tell. I shall say nothing farther on this had, only,
dissig it ever be my lot men to be plated under episcopal
enpubwedesce, I shall be more wary I. the manner of my
eorrespwaisace." The dread of pubis) opinion returns again
and eon la the ". latter." At page 220,1dr. Monett defines
the " public" to consist of " unbelievers, Jews, dissenters, and
every kind of eatodly sad profane men." It would appear
to be the writer's intention for the present to remain in
the oostmassim of the church of Basked, but his language
is vuy undecided. He says, "we most, is In Paul's case,
abide la the ship,' althea& it be • wreck. I say not for
ever, for we know not how Sevin and terrible the danger
may be anon, so that absolute safety would compel we to
throw oasesl•es into the wide MUT, end go, we know not
when; bet Imy art us yd."
RAILWAY ACCIDIFf IN TEI Box TUNNEL.—An
widest ocourred yeatseday to one elute down trains on the
Great Western line. flume repairs were going on in the Boa
tassel, end by some mama the serriage no off the line.
The Molter wee thrown of the swiss, sad besides receiving
Mho seven sestsmiess ern Maass enameled Ma the
dawn wind. width essertheely severed his thumb, The
Ws us dunked la the awl Moss two hours.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1851.

IRELAND.

Deems. ism. 30.
The Lord Lieutenant held his first levee for the
season yesterday. Among those who attended the
general levee were the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor. Marquises : Conyogham, Westmeath,
Drogheda. Earls: Fingall, Clancarty, Charlentont,
Howth, Desert. Viscounts: Monck, Monntmorrie,
St. :Lawrence, Gott. Lords: Edward Chester,
Walter Butler, Killeen, Talbot de Malahide, Avon-
more, Bellew, Dunasadle, Baron de Rohe°. The
Most Rev. Dr. Murray, R.C. Archbishop; Very Rev.
Dr. Meyler, Chaplain in attendance. Bishops: Tuem,
Limerick, D. and Connor, Meath, Cork.
Archbishop Cullen has issued a pastoral spinet
secret societies a circumstance which affords
the most convincing proof that the rumours of the
receot extensive spreading of ribboniam in some of
the northern districts were perfectly well founded.
The pastoral is addressed to the Roman catholic
clergy of the archdiocese of Armagh.
Toe Shy° Constitution asserts that a petition will
positively be presented against the return of Mr.
Cuseley Higgins.
The prospectus of a Galway Transatlantic Packet
Company is announced, with a capital of 600,0001.,
in shares of 101. each.

MESSRS. STEPHENSON, of London, one B clergy-
man, the other a lawyer, and the third a landed proprietor,
are the company by whom 20,0001. is lent to the Limerick
Corporation.—Limorick Chronicle.
CAPTURE OP SUPPOSED RIBBONIIEN IN DUN-1
DALIC.—On the night ot Monday last, sub-inspector Hill,
accompanied by head.constable Scott, sergeant Carrolan,
constable Campion, and other of the police force, went to •
public house in Bridge-street, in which they had reason to
suspect • Ribbon lodge was held. Having cautiously sur-
rounded the home, they made an entry, and succeeded in
arresting eleven men, some of whom had documents of a
various nature is their prosession. The panties were In two
rooms, eight in one room, and three in another. They were
immediately handcuffed and marched to the count gaol,
where they now remain awaiting an invettigation.—Nesory
Examiner.

SAILORS STRIKE IN THE NORTH.—During the
week the agitation hes extended to Hull, and a pretty
general strike has taken piss. there. The grievances stated
are a resent reduction of wages and the operation of the ship-
ping offices, the latter especially being looked upon with
hatred. As far ac Hull is concerned, the Mercantile Marine
Act may be regarded as the principal grievance complained
of ,by the men, for the wages there are notoriously higher
than at other ports. The provisions in the act for the forfei-
ture by the sailors of one day's pay for swearing, one day's
pay for not being shaved and washed on Sundays, one day's
pay if found washing their clothes on the Sunday, and one
day's ply by the cook if he has not the dinner reader for the
. . . .

new at the appointed time, are looked upon u vexatious
regulations, to which the men are determined not to submit.
On Tue,day evening, a meeting of the seamen, convened by
placard, was held in the Apollo-rooms, Paragon•street, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the present low
rate of wages given to seamen, and also to petition the
board of Trade with respect to the shipping offices. There
were upwards of 200 seamen present, and the admission was
strictly confined to those who could produce their register
tickets. The chair was taken at "even o'clock by a seaman,
who nide, seed his "mates" on the objects of the meeting,
end reed to them an account of the strikes in Sunderlaud
and Saields„ in which places the seamen obtained the wages
for which they struck. (Cheers.) His advice was, there-
fore, that they should follow the example of the seamen
of Sunderland and Shields, and agree together to a
certain sum, binding themselves not to accept lets.
I (Hear, bear.) He then suggested that they should
fin, as their lowest pay, the sum of 31. per month
and small stores, or 31. Se. without, for foreign voyages.
Alter addreues from other seamen the meeting was ad-
journed. As yet the seamen have not manifested any die
orderly tendencies, and, on conversation with the Iseders 01
the agitation, they express themselves very desirous that no
acts of violence should be committed by any of the men on
strike, sad that their proceedings should be temperately
though firmly conducted. Oa Wednesday, however, it was
rumoured that some compulsion was about I be exercised
towards the crew of the Two Simon emigrant ship, moored
in the Junction Dock, Dentin Wilberforce monument. This
vessel was destined to sail for New York on Thursday, and
than men who engaged at the reduced scale of wages were
threatened by oVen who had joined in the strike that they
would not be allowed to proceed on the voyage. In coon-
queues of this alleged threat policemen were applied for to
protect the ship, but no attempt at violence was made.—
Eastern Counsel Herald.

On Thursday morning some 200 or 300 men assembled at
the Stipping.office, and the shipping master (Mr. ll.Corlass)
pointed out to them the absence of ail reason in most of
their complaints as to the operation of the Mercantile
Marine Act. it appears that the main objections urged by
the seamen are towards a list of 22 regulations, not included
in the general act, but specifying a number of offences on
the part of the crew, and instituting fines for such off. nets.
These Goes consist of the forfeiture of from one day's to
a month's pay, according to the nature of the offence. Many
of theregulations are no doubt of a trivial character kinds, for
instance, as that providing for the forfeiture of a day's pay
for not being shaved and wished on Sundays), and in the
' hands of a master litigiously inclined they might be made
the instrument of considerable annoyance to the crew. The
fact, however, ,has been overlooked by most of the men that
these regulations are permissive only, not compulsory; that
their enactment upon a v,.yage requires the consent of both
owners and teamen,without which they are not valid. T►en it
is complained by the men that they are sop Jett to the payment
of Is. upon the signing of articles and upon discharge; but
the fact appears to be, that there is an absolute saving ef-
fected to the tailors. Formerly a stamp upon signiog
articles cost them Is. ; now it only amounts to a nominal
sum. Then the payment to crimps was generally 43. or fis.
upon engagement; but this is now done away with by the
operation of the office,. Again, in the case of any dispute
between master and men after the voyage, it used to be a
matter for adjudication in a police-court, involving to both
parties law expenses to a considerable amount, added to the
coat of providing an attorney ; but now all this is avoided
by the settlement of disagreements as to wages by the ship-
ping master. These points were explained to the men on
Thursday, apparently to their satisfaction, and, in most in-
stances, to their surprise, for among the sailors here, as no
doubt at other ports, meat ignorance prevailed on the sub.
jest.

TaE GLASGOW AV:lanai:lX SOIREE.—The annual
soiree of the Glasgow Ashen mum was held on Tuesday night
in the City Hall, which was densely crowded. His Grace
the Duke of Argyll occupied the chair. and made a lengthened
speech, which was followed by others from the Earl 01
Eglinton, B.r Joke Maxwell, the Lord Provost of Glasgow,
the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Sheriff Allison, Sheriff
m. Campbell, Esq, A. 8. Logan, Esq., Walter
Cram, Gordon,isq., &a,—SWUM Press.

PROPOSED SOCIETY TOR THE PROTECTION OP
EXIGILLNTS ow LiviarooL.—A meeting of a most interest-
ing character was held yesterday, in the Clarendon Rome,
Liverpool, with the view of making preliminary arrange
meets for the establishment of a society whose objects are to
be the protection of emigrants from imposition, by giving
them suitable advise as to the but mode of proceeding.
Vim. Brown, Esq., Id P., occupied the cheer, and Mr. Law-
rence Beywonh, M.P., was also primal, together with a
number of Influential gentlemen connected with the town.
The first reeolutios, mot ed by Mr. Lawns°, Hey worth,M. P.,
was to the effect that a requisition be got up and presented to
the Mayor, urging him to call a meeting for the purpose of
estahlishing the society. Some onnversation took place with
regard to the necessity for the formation of an emigrants'
home as a portion of the scheme; bat it was deemed expe•
dint to keep this matter in abayaace until the fate of the
bill to be brought before parliament, in relation to the
subject. could be ascertained. The meeting wee rendered
I interesting from the presence of Mr. Frederick Harshen,
the proprietor of the Emigrants' Home at Plymouth, aid'
who, it appears, has come to Liverpool with the view of
establishing, if possible, a similar institution in this town.
Indeed he is already in treaty for the lease of premis's
capable of accommodatirg seo persons, and which, with
alterations, can be made available for the accommodation of
twice that number. Mr. Marshall was requested to put
himself into communication with the committee here on its
formation.

STARVATION AND DEATII AMONG TUE OTIMLAND
EMIGRANTS To Cazaronxia.—A letter in an American
paper, dated Truckee River, Emigrant Road, Monday, Sept.
30, gives the following account of the fate of emigrants on
the road to California; " I have now been upon this horrible
road more than one month, dining which time I have wit-
neesed every grade of busman suffering and misery. Too
often have 1 seen families, who from ell appearances had been
brought up in the enjoyment of every luxury, feasting upon
the earns's* of dead oxen. Captain Dunces, of Michigan,
stated to me a few days mince, that the best toad he ate for
sixteen days was a faithful dog that had followed him from
home; that he need him as long as he Gould, but finally
killed him to prevent starvation, and divided the mast among
about twenty men. I have seen hundreds so weak that they
reeled and staggered as they walked along the road. Saw
one man from St. Louis on Humboldt river, a few days since,
lying by the aide of the road in the last agonise of death,
mooed by starvation. Have just reached this point, after •
ten days' journey up Humboldt Raver where I found many
persona
without one pound of provision, although four
sid WWI from Sacramento City. ad what makes
their situation worse,they have suffered (rem starvation until
they are so weak they can scarcely walk. These people have
been robbed by chef:idiom even to their blankets, although
the nights are cold and chilly, and it requires two or three
blankets to keep a man comfortable,
_yet mhz.lsof these
people have neither blankets aor oats. The Indians
are very numerous, becoming very bold, and are killing
the emigrants daily. They wawa thenieelves in the thickets
and ravines, and fire upon the emigrants as they pees;
those on toot, being too weak to carry their guns, fall an
easy prey to the savages. The Indians have takes a great
deal of 'cock flan the emigrants, and ars oinsequently well
mounted ; and by picking op the dreams thrown away by
the weak and exhausted, they are also well armed, which
makes them far more dangeroue than they have been at any
previous period. Many believe these Indians are headed
and lad on by white eon, whose object is to secure the
seigraars Noe.