The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-04 00:00:00

By the proposed threatening-6th begs will mire
early ea the Ilmaday 1001.'4 ; 742 yentas will, in their
tune, Imre to attend ea that day is order se oyes, sort, sad
"Istethe osatry letters. Kr. Hill norm tor this ed.
lkdaty 526 seek oath a teeth wholly isastkient even
to prior. die Int deeith at the ditty.
AMMO= AND
Nole-22 less arrive en Sundays at two p.n. d the
sure speediest et ninths earls! letters perterired red
as in
the mareht& by peressa, of whew two are elide.
De theynyterad errowyousent—ln addition to this duty
ea &rhday shersoom, sa masa deny will be yerretiath
from 11re to eight p..., whoa the tawdry litters width
errrs is the aftermath laths trim aII Irelaad all tleotland,
end the principal towns in the worth et Bilked. will, in
addition to these that remain over trots thewsies, have
to be essayed, sorted, sad deopatehed he 650 this to the
thrives past tows. of the tilagdoa—lavolring the stuadases
in their tarns kr Sunday dailies of the sherwaseatioaed 742

was
Now was this measure called for, he woeld se, by any
persons is the estropolis ? They would all resedtber that
in 1833 ea attempt was iamb to introduce a droller plea,
sad he s.s rejoiced to say that Is the proGssiea to whist he
b.loagsd, Basely, the Slaking pretends, thus Were not
' sore thaaltwo persons who did acs unite is seatorialisiag
the government against the proposed altaratka. Why was
OW soars taken ? There was uo class of pencils sore
deeply laterested in the sorehead religious welfare of the
moist! of the Post-ollies Una were baskets. Issues
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sums of maaey wen tsansmittod hem day to day by beaten
from ono part of the Wick= to the other; and am%
'horst re could be more banana is thh question.
It had ;seen stated officially, that to the comes of Ave
years upwards of 300,0001. had bees abstracted from lattice
be their postage through the Post-cillor. A for greeter
amount would be lost, if the merman of the establishment
were demoralised by Sabbath demesnes. Oa the occasion
to which he had referred, sot only did the heathen, the
merchants, sad the traders memorialise, but they were
teed by Walston sad by Seaday easel Mechem (Neer,

Mr. ROBERT HITCHINS. in seconding the resolution,
urged the importance of resisting the least attempt to
increase Sunday labour in public departments. Sunday I
desecration resembled the " beginning of strife :" when once
the sluice had been opened there was no telling where the '
current would stop. Were the new regulation carried out
merchants and clerks, es well as post-offies clerks, would
have additional duties thrust upon them.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Tee Lord Mayor having retired in accordance with his
previous announcement, the chair wee taken by JOON
HASTIODULN, Es
Sir E. N. BURTON,
on rising to move the next resolu-
tion, expressed the great planers which he Telt in taking
part In so magnificent a meetikr. He regretted that they
had not the honour of Lord John Russell's company on that
occasion, in order that his lordship might learn something of
the wishe. of hie constituents. If his lordship could see
bow united the merchants, beakers, end traders were on
this question, he (Sir E. N. Buxton) believed the result
would be the withdrawment of the new order. (Cheers.)
The measurewas notonly wrong initself, but the supposed ad-
vantages cosueeted with it were tar more than eountertmlaused
by the incoavenienc s which would be incurred. He would
like to know whether the measure were not secretly an
attempt to get seven days' work for six days' wages. (" Hear,
hear," and laughter.) He believed he expressed the wish
of the entire meeting in declaring his desire that every per-
son in the Pest-oflos department should have the Sunday to
himself. (Cheers.) The resolution which he bad to propose,
embodying a memorial, was as follows:
That on these grounds it appears expedient to adults
to the Lords of the Treasury the following memorial, and
that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and John blestermaa,
Esq., be requested to present the same :
TO Via LOOM ColllllBBlosll4 OP SIR MAJEITT'S

The Memorial:, of the undersigned; Merchants, Hankers,
Traders, and others, of the City of London, humbly
showetl--
That; your memorialists have beard with the deepest re-
gret that it is intended by the authorities at the General
Post-edffee to commence, very shortly, the receipt of mails
from the country at large, and the transmission of mails into
the country, on the Sunday, as on other dem of the week.
That your mernorislists feel convinced that such a measure
will inevitably lead to • Sunday delivery and transmiesion of
letters in the metropolis. That your memorialists, there-
fore, appeal most earnestly Veyour lordships to prevent the
adoption of • measure so repugnant to the feelings of tin
community at large, and which has been desired by no elan,
while it is deprecated by all. And your memorialists shall
ever pray.
Mr. J. D. POWLES, in seconding the resolution, said the
attitude of the government was an exceedingly painful one,
aimieg as it did at the desecration of the Lord's day.
The mutation was then put and carried.
Mr. J. WILSON proposed the following:
" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M.P., for his kindness in pre-
siding over this meeting on this occasion, and for his ale's
conduct in the chair, and for pledging himself to assist in
carrying into effect the resolutions which have been now
Cat; and Ukeleles to John Muteness, Heq., M.P., for
idness in taking the chair and his able conduct therein
afterwards when nemewarily vacated by his lordship."
The Rey. Dr. CROLY, in seconding the resolution, said
that his own feelings on this question perfectly coincided
with those which had been expressed ; and though he dare
not presume to represent the clergy of the city of London, he
believed there wee not one of them who did not concur in
those sentiments, and who was not anxious to assist in
tarrying out the object of this meeting.
The Rev. J. H. HINTON, in supporting the resolution,
said that as a dissenting minister of the City of Lyndon, he
wished to say for himself and the whole clam to which he
belonged, that they wou:d cordially join in supporting the
object of the meeting. (Cheers.)
Mr. EVENESS also supported the resolution, which was
put and carried.
The CHAIRMAN having briefly returned tinnily, the
meeting separated.

TEE NEWSPAPER STAMP DCTIES.—A meeting,
convened by circular, to take into coasld.ration the propriety
of forming a local committee to co-operate with the News-
paper Stamp Abolition Committee, and otherwise ail In the
movement for the repeal of the adventitement, stamp, and
parer duties, was held at Birmingham on Tuesday. Mr.
Councillor Baldwin made some remarks illustrative of the
obnoxious and injurious character end tendency of those
imposts with which the puss is clogged. The following
resolutions were adopted :
" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the taxes at present
' existing on the means of diffusing knowledge, consisting of
the duty on paper, sad advertisements, and the penny stamp
cn newspapers, are highly injurious to the public interest,
, inasmuch as they tend to prevent the dissemination of in-
formation end intelligence amongst the people.
That It is the opinion of this meeting that the repeal of
the paper, stamp, and advertisement duties would ba pro-
ductive of great benefit, by conducing to a more extended
sad unembarrassed trade, and by opening a channel to un-
restricted educational means hitherto unenjoyed by the mass
of the working classes.
" That an association, to be called ' The Birmingham
Association for the Abolition of Taxes on Knowledge,' be
formed; and that a committee be appointed to organin
wane, and take the necessary steps, to carry out the objets
of the foregoing resolutions; and that the following
men constitute the said committee: Meson. Baldwin, W. B.
Smith, Hobbs, Osborne, Murphy. Holland, Stewart, Dodd,
Baker, Harwood, Price, Goodwin."
It is understood to be the intention of the association to
get petitions sent from every newspaper end printing-office
in Birmingham, Maned, as far en practicable, by masters and
men ; also, from all the literary sad educational institutions,
as well as the Sunday and free scholia of the town. Other
towns will probably follow the example thus set by Bir-
mingham.
THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT BURNLET.—We gave
in our lest a brief account of the casualty which occurred on
Tuesday (week), by the bunting of a boiler at Mr. Slater's
mill, near Btarnhy, and stated that two persons had been
killed, and two others so severely injured that they wen
not expected to recover. We regret to add that the loss of
life eras greater than we mentioned. three persons heels(
died on the day of the explosion from the injuries revived.
Inquests were held on the bodice on Friday morning, be-
fore John Hargreaves, Em , the eeroner. After a lengthened ,
inquiry, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death in
each case. They added, that they exonerated the boiler'
maker from all blame, but recommended a stronger con-
struction of bo:lers in future; they recommended the
engineer to take care that in future the peg indicating the
pressure should be of proper length; and they recommended
to all millowners that boilers should be phew in sewsw
buildings, over which no persons should have to work.—
Manchester Guardian.
INDIAN RIVER NAVIGATION.—A short time ago,
*Ws. Allen and Co. published • pamphlet, by Mr. John
Bourne, C. 8., "Illustrating the practicability of opening up
some thousands of milee of the river navigation of India, by
the use of a new kind of steam vn& I, adapted to the 111,ittfr
tin of shallow and shifting rivers." The difficulties which
have sprung up in the way of railwaying our great eastern
empire, and the anxiety existing on the score of cotton cul-
tivation, have drawn much attention to the report of Mr.
Bourne, who urges the practicability of navigating the 'hal-
lowest risers of India with steam vessels well adopted to the
carrying trade. Messrs. Boulton and Watt off.r to construct
a description of vessel on the plan suggested by Mr. Bourne.
with high-pressure engines capable of exerting 300 to 3)0
hones' power, and of propelling them at the rate of Steen
miles an hour, with • load of 230 tons, upon is draught of
ally twelve inches of water. We learn that our exc. kent
townsman. Mr. William Feirbairn, civil engir has re-
ported upon the mechanical arrangements of the steamer
suggested by Mr. Bourne, and states that he considers the
ger potion to contain the elements of perfect success. Mr.
G. W. B. Jackson, C. 8., the representative of Mr. Bourne
in this country, has arrived in Manchester, with the view of
calling the attention of this commercial community to the
estijeet, and of obtaining their of inion in its favour, with •
view to inducirg the East India Company to of ird th. it
flintering protection to a company who have this navigtrion
scheme In view, and to give them such privileges as they
may seem to deserve. Mr. Jackson had a long interview
with the directors of the Commercial A.lsodation of this town
on Thursday last, and the object of his visit is to undergo '
farther consideration by that body to. orrow.—Manchesfer
Baawiner.
How TO MAHE A GOOD CUP CP TEA.-411. Sayer
recommends that, before pouring in any water, the teapot,
with the tea in it, shall be placed in the oven nil hot, or
heated by mean.. of a spirit lamp, or in front of tae fare (not
too doss, of course), and the pot then filled with looking
water. The result, he says, will be, is about a minute, a
most delicious cup of tea, much superior to that drawn in the
ordinary way.