The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-06 00:00:00

INDUSTRIAL ROME FOR GENTLEWOMEN.

SIR

Yesterday the first public meting of the friends
and supporters of this newly established institution was held
at 5, Harrar-street, Red Lion-square, Hon. A. R.INNAIRD
is the chair.
The CHAIRMAN explained the nature of the objects of
the charity, which has been founded for the purpose of ex-
tending support to gentlewomen who, from old age, want of
education, the sudden accession of poverty or ill health, are
' rendered incapable of self-maintenance.
Mr. JONES read the report. in which the committee
stated that after much consideration the premises in 'Layne-
street were taken in August last, a proceeding which in-
volved the outlay of all the funds then in their hands.
Since that period they had been enabled to give the com•
forts of a home to more than thirty ladies, one-half of
whom paid their own charges. They further set forth that
their funds were slowly ir creasing, but many alterxtioos and
improvements were necessary in order to render the house
suitable to the purposes for which they bad
purchased it; and they concluded with an ear-
nest appeal to the public to supply the rum
net:asti to complete the internal arrangement of " the
home." The receipts heretcfore amounted to 3.561.16 s , and
the expenditure to 3201. 19s. 7d. • but the claims on the
small balance remaining on hand were stated to be nume-
rous.

The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Lusignan,
Rev. Dr. Hamilton, Rev. D. Laing, Dr. Aldia, Mr. S. C.
Hail, Dr. Short, Mr. Futvoye, &c , who prtposed and se-
conded a series of resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, and several subscriptions having been announced
the meeting separated.

A WOMAN 8110 T.—At Rochester, on Sunday last,
a woman went to the reaidenoe of Mr. Lee. a gen•leman in-
habiting a mansion in the immediate vicinity of the castle
and cathedral, to ask charity. The coacher an, oho appears
to have been an irritable man, and who had prohably felt
some annoyance from her oft-repeated visits, told her to be-
gnno, and threatened if she did not take herself oft to shoot
her. Unawed, however, by what she doubtless deemed an
idle threat, she still remained, when the man lifting a gun
which was near him, but which he probably thought was
unloaded, drew the trigger. The gun was charged, went
off, and its contents were lodged in the woman's neck. It is
said that the coachman had previously manifested some
symptoms of insanity.

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Sir Charles Napier has, in the columns of the they were worn out. Then, ar.d not eerie- aeeet ,teB el
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Sir Charles's letter are, hie unequivocal condemna-
tthheemin
ivenotoulrdesthsi,vieinsgh.sorinps.mcoorael
ujuepilgoientekiidi the; ;,,,,,,,,,,%-emd"o
years after the youngtet boy in the -- •‘"Ps ,
mei knew el --.1
tion of the dock,yard steam feel.. rtes, and his attack wider. The last, I think, was the Isis, and e 1 vie '
eta expense, an thulk thole who see
wee the frigates, from 30 gene end upward& At ,1.-- ' 11,
uApodinniralthetyb.uilodfustghe anstedamretpaiactorirniegs.ohpee
sarayttßou:: of the
teheertmedaitnatoßa frtigate. I bins:
Ith^se. who oennio"eat• allubiatee, I-
tolerable twollecked shi Th - at'.
6"' -21`41:10I rese:
M. The pots.
slaughter „71
the war we had 162, besides store a -"4 lade
establishments
ware:remifanwye owthereer
iweealyinsedof,rbeudrucwiengwoemur
toeviewrggroeiwenx
large friaates were thought perfect:Lend tilreceiviaglbi -
alaggr great fiha et
iaet :wee ?was
thear.t doe
Twidif
„ , Pt lin
Liege American frigates; but - notaws
Waamde
proved they were totally inespabl of I LI" "'Wheat "
could support. The (awry and machinery coat about
way, and
a endaasdt I r toearr there
improvement.a;aiirlsbl;i:t'
100,0001, and I hope parliament will move for a return of
esthPweetaia"mbolitbaksaaehereddwanaaaagtyiPeartemouth, witn a staff that no private yard
de e the 24th oApril, Since
urnher we had on hand, I find by • loanedliinge„Liut tai th
dat td f 1845, • - a'l- ---."t47tetste
the year 1815 Lr.
• no less than 45 from 42 to 46 guns, only 13 f •"lnt
alone. We had much better lim t ourselves to repairing been
yards. the wo • kithbeelyredeoe,
inan drhcommfeepart:ryitwweiteliwwphleart tasodoboinelienrmpraivkaeten
o ereekliol
I shall first examine what has
have nothing to do gates beet since 1815. It appears by the "N e List,"
become of the entree_
and afterwards what has become ot the 42 .ee'e
engineers in tile factories they will gradually go on
ewnegdineubyanprdirbeorileterestg, aniwedereh z nlefwe
OUT aed 46., ,
'etailciatahaaanaddiasawnobtaleliaprta Oil to
sea.
tithed by authority, and 1113 by other official des
4.
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ewuitilerbeingilowmteenwwtorkreep..waignie,eane,danwdheinf
that all the 162 frigates have ee; -lune
have disappeared altogether. Of those built sineelBle -11
3 have been cutd to
that comes under their hands. To prevent that as much u its t
,own corvettes and 1 tanuese -
caving chips, and lazwettes ; 2 into troop amp. titi,
that they will manage to take every tathely
steamala epnrgineventetodpfiroecems .
beeneamturiereid 26intohdaelpeotbeaendtcuuranlidbelst°;ccale e. .Teoli;4'l-,-.1
possible, and to employ our sea-going eagles*: le when a
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e steamerwem ,
and
d disarmed
er
the
el. sgliteoeuel dbereretapi
ern
raeril l tbleye r
he engineers niz
the r se
ya nwde theuld
is necessary. Put them under an engineer if you pit use, but corvettes ; 3 ince screw steamers ; 1 petits 7
do it much better and muck cheaper, and will only ao what
let him be an et gine er who has been at sea, and has no in- burnt; 1 lost. 23 remain as frigetes. Several of etet'il
tenet in unnecessarily pulling the engine to pieces. clip As have never been at sea. The A Whiell, a see-
' We have al eady begun to make steam-buffers at Ports- ve.sel, had her bows altered twice, at an expense ogez•
mouth, and it they are not stopped we shall soon have the and au two or three years in the han le of the esgietw-1
yard as full of unless butlers as Woolwich is sow. I don't know if she y yet. The Horatio le, ee"',
nefitted for a screw in an extraordinar""ell
With respect to the building, repairing, and "cOn- li. • . Ymennebx
yet been tried; her have the other three Twee ,eatent wee,
vetting " operations of the Admiralty, Sir Charles tie 45 built since 1815 remain es *frig& e4e --""
dashes in among their ships, and lays about him cpseking, the 42 and 46 gun frigates were-gtoe:eth7rt.
much in the same way that he would himself rush frigates of 32 guns, 12-pounders, huilt in the war, - '''• , met,
upon an enemy's line of battle, or his namesake of less. I commanded two of them ; they were Tin
d could meth( r fight nor run away. 1114,
&nude memory would charge a hostile army. Sir a° . Of those tie tee
without being at tea, the Amearn built ' 18,1
"
Charles's failure as a constructor of war-steamers has 42,92,it, was cut down in 1844; the &kw_
~le ,me
u in 18X ee
doubtless helped to tour his tamper as a critic, yet is 35,001, cut down in 1844 ; Brilliant, built La 181'*;
Ilia criticism deserving of attention. Here it is: 49,8031 i Ti.umes, built in 1823, wet 37,0d1l • B l'
-
• t ease ~
On the Ist of January, 1815, the list of our navy was as 1817, cost 34,6911., and Heber le 1826, net 32 480 ,' "-
follows : turned into hulks. In additioa to these, the triLe;;`:
Three-decked ships
Two-deck' el ships 169 were cut doe n to corvettes, and the latter bear? --ete
60 44 gun ships, on two decks 26 lengthemd, without doing her rny good. Tieris eadee--,„
Frigates of 30 guns and upwards 162 on the clocks, well advanced, were pulled to piton,• .
egi tett
Ditto under 3U guns
Ships and vessels under 20 guns 328 The liee of battle ships and Ingres built saes 1815 ilf.
Showing a total of 747 slips of all descriptions, not ire broken up cut down, and converted without Mine 'tee
eluding ships building, store ships, receiving ships. en. I met 619,7t101., and I dare say the outti,g d0wn,e012",„1,,,,,,-'
Mall now see what has become ot them. 01 the 22 three- &c , did not cost less than 200,000! ,it I may; --'
Judge by te
decked ships there remain tour fit tor see, two for harbour expense of *Wine' down and repairing the Dub*, vete
ry seice, one seamen's hospital ship, and sine gunnery ship. amounted to 62,8391. I chuck it was *ter the first eaea 4 -
All the rest have disappeared, and two prieou and hospital sae an attempt was nags to break her uo, and en esete•
ships besides. Whether they were all worn out, or made of the repairs necessary was sent, it *mauling te retie
away with to be replaced by larger ships, I am not prepared Ties rather alarmed their lordthipe ; they ordered heresy
to say. Six were built between 1765 and 1783, four between re-surveyed, the estimate was reduced to 10,0001., endk
1793 *id 1800, and ulue between 1801 net lel4 ; they have actually cost 0,9371. 151. 101. The enema of beeeti
been replaced by nine ships 01 120 gut*, one of 110 gun., sod Amphitrite and Trincomalee I have no return of, but las.
three 01 104. After the long vaperierve we had during the pose it could not be lees than 70,0001., balder the nem'
war, the country bad • right to expect that the three-decked down and lengthening. We have now on the Nary Lug
!hips built slime should have been perfect, particularly as we tear frigates of GO guru building, 27 frigates of 60 Ray a
had one ship, the Caledonia, ',Lowed by all hurra to be eludiug those cut clown ; 10 building; 38 from 30 to e;
tallithim; but the Admiralty of the day thought otherwise: guns; one Meeting-ail. I believe, good ship., theogli ini
at an expense of 92,0001. she was converted into a ship in comparison wi h what we had at the end of the wu.
which sails badly, and carries her pore lower than before. 01 frigates from 20 to 30 gun. we had, in ISli, 50, ales
Lord Exmouth asked as a favour that the wight not be of which never ought to have been built. Six, I belie,,
spoilt-in vain. mounted 22 carronadee; one of them and a corvette an
Britannia is said to be after Caledonia before she was token by an American irigate ; they gelled too ado ter
altered, but that cannot be, as she is very crank; Rowe and cape, and their shot could not reach their opponent liii
St. Vincent, by the Surveyor ef the Neu, very crank ; were much worse than the old 28, such /3 the Iltede,trein
Nelson, Neptune, Royal George, Royal Wdlimn, aed St. ship might have been copied if it was thought neensaye
George, are said to be after the ealedokie, and I eupe they build such so all frigates; but the opinion then, as hew,
are, but if they are like the Prince IVigent, welch was thee no frigate-built ship should be under 30 gnus. Tie
I likened to the Caledonia, but co crank that she was cut ship seems of 16 guns, but numioally 22, were (*certain
down, it is not saying much ter them ; Trafalgar and Water- frigate aby Mr. liorke's Admiralty-which eau otter e
100 after Caledonia, enlarged-the former is a good ship, but was persisted in long after all practical men though the
does not sail, the latter I eupporie will be like her ; Camper- useless. They h ere now all disappeared except the Foxe
down was built atter Impregnable, and is good fur nothing receiving ship in the river.
as a three decker; Princess charlotte and Royal Adelaide Nevertheless, 24 ships of 28 guns, commonly called 'ter.
after the lines ot Victory-the former is a geoei ship though keys," were built after the war. 0 e has he en cut dune
small, the latter I know nothing about. Ail the ships ot • corvette, and answered much better; the rest tar slide
three decks that hove been yet tried say very little for the appeared bat 10, and six converted into sees and reedier
acquirements te those who built them. We shall now see ships, and a new class ot 28-gun legates, pierced tut iiii
what the new syatein has producer'. Tnc Queen is certainly guns, were brought forward by the late surveyor, mad
a good ship ; I have tried her in fine weather, and I never superior to the '• doekeys," but much inferii r, I Oink, It
saw a three-decker equal to her. She went through s Ter.' the old ships from 42 to 4G guue, the greater part of sal
alterations it is true, but I speak of her as I found her. have disappeared so I have already shown.
In light winds and the seals clewed up with a mode- Some ot the " doniels " were built by amateurs, betwere
rate swell, the St. Vincent, by clinometer, rolled 60 in not much bete r. Two of them-the Challenger and Toe
the hour, 12 deg. to leeward and 4 to windward; the Queen -were so crack, that had they engaged each other wine
201 rolls, 14 deg. to leeward, 11 deg. to windward; the press of *ail, the shot of the weather ship would have gas
Canopus 278 roll", 15 deg. to leeward, 9 degrees to wind- under the keel ot the lee one, and the shot of the lee ship
I ward ; Albion 480 rolls, 15 deg. to leeward, 10 deg. to wind- over the trucks of the weather one. Of vessels under2o gar
ward. I must, however, observe that the St. Vincent is a there were ne lees than 328. The best class of thee TeMllll
particularly easy ship, and Sir Baldwin Walker, a much were the 18-gun brigs. We used to think them pristuoti
, bet•er judge, says in bed weather the Queen is perfect. bat the Admiralty of the day thought otherwise, and bolt
Frederick, Victuria, Prince of IValts, Royal Sove- a set of corvettes longer than the brigs. They were was
reign, Windsor Cagle. and Marlborough are, I believe, aiscarded as being bad vessels and enure. Lard Spencer',
built after the Queen, and I hope they are so, as in general Admiralty built a whole lot of flat and useless gun brie', sad
our attempts at improvement have turned cut failures, and named them after his lordship's houses. They could neither
certainly the Ailmirall took en odd manner to get ieforms sail nor keep to windward, and were, In coesiquence, d.
. tion, ter when a committee of reiereece was appointed the adapted to blockade an enemy's ports. They are all pee
' insttuctions were as follow : -tt In the ev,nt of any nautical and that class will never again appear on the list of flu
difference of opinion between the surveyor and the commie navy.
tee thus constituted, the report of the surveyor is to Of the 18-gun brigs there are none left; some t f tam
,be referred to the committee and that of the committee are turned into chips, at an expense of 8001. or 9001., ad
'to the surveyor ; who are to at.te, after having duly weighed did not answer. Tney have disappeared, together with CI
the arguments in favour of their respective views, whether toe small craft of every description; there place has beet
or not they still adhere to their respective opinions." I tskeu by a number of 16-gun brigs, built by the late sir-
wonder whether the surveyor ever attended to such an ab- veyor, sod I believe they are considered much superior*
surd instruction; I should think not : and the committee of the 18 gun brigs, buth in weight or metal awl sane
reference has been abolished. The San Josef is now broken &tore they were built a c a's ot sloops were brought he
up : see was a good ship; but, beine a f ireigner, was never ward, by different builders; they are not bee heels, sed
copied. The Royal Albert, by Mr. Laing, is larger than the still in existence, but much Manor to the three tornues at
Queen • and there I hope we iutend to stop, for unless we the lets surveyor.
can produce a larger clay of men, they never will he able to Aaother class of vessels was built-1 mean the 10-gen
furl the courses. It more two decked shies are required, we brigs ; they wee begun in 1808, when no less them 36 were
had much better cut down our bad three-deckers, and re- built. 1 suppuee they were intended to take the plea of
place them with new ships. Prince Regent was worthless es the flat Mega and they seem to have bees built with
a three-decker, but makes a powerful 90 gun chip. This is the same precipitation. After the war en ant we
certainly an expensive means of getting geed two-decked conteeued building-though for what pupae God
ships, by Bret building them up u three-deckers and cutting only knows-and launched no less than 64; font
them down ; but as we have2llo d is*
made blunders we had better foundered at sea, and men perished; e, tarn-
' acknowledge them, (*eke*, were lost with 168 men, besides parsenger ; 7wese
I now come to the two-decked ships; they have been cut re..uced in armameat, and top-hampered; 35 have bat
up without mercy. At the end of the war we had 159 ships broken up or sold ; 12 turned over to the Coast Ward a
of two teed*, not including those on the stocks ; 23 prison breakwaters. I have before said that a number of 160
ships, receiving ships, powder magazines, tlec. Of the 159 brigs have been built on the plan of the late Sturm*
' 4 hen been turned into bad steamers ;11 cut down to fri take the place of the 18-gun brigs; and a class of Mew
gates; 18 turned into convict ships, lazarettes, receiving brigs, far superior to the old ones, took their place.
, ships, &c. ; and 111 h.ve disappeand altogether, end all To sum up the whole, we have got rid, in various up,
the prison shipe, tippets, &e., except one. Several two- since 1815, of 13 three-decked ships and 2 tiring
decked ships have been broken up, cut down, or converted, ships '
; 153 twc-decked ships, and 22 receiving Wee;
without being at sea, as follow :-The Redoabtable, built in 21 50's and 44's on two decks, end 9 receiving ships,
1815, costing 86,0491 e was broken up in 1841. Tee Anson, and 180 frigates (from 30 to 50 guns), and 17 receiving
built in 1812, costing 88,7621., turned into a convict ship in shirr e 65 frigate under 30 guns; 418 vessels of elldesaipeow
1843 The Vindictive, built in 1813, costing 81,5401., was under 20 guns, and 20 receiving ships. We have badt II
cut down is 1832, and was then put out of sight on thus decked :hips; 49 two-decked elope one of which Ini
the upper part of the harbour for ten years, because been turned into a troop, one into a store ship, two into cal-
ler. Blake, who cut her down, contriveu to get els vict hulks, one into a lasarette, one into a coal depot, or
guns a-head, in a line with the keel, which no other burnt, one broken up, one disappeared in Canada-I*mo
builder had thought of. She has been at sea two 40; 73 frigates, from 30 to 50 guns; 39 frigates, under 38
coma-none, has been highly spoken of, and is now guns ; 161 vessels of all deseripeone under 20 gum, lel ile
ready for a third. Since 1815 we have leuccheci 49 two- cimlieg small craft and steamers.
decked ships. The Minotaur, costing 76,6621, has been con- In addition to the expense attending breaking up ships
vetted into a c nvict ship without .being at sea; co has the and Building new ones, thousands of pounds have been gut
Black Prince, and Defence, costing, 1 suppose, as much. in altering ships' sterns and mega's:nes. No las thing'
Two which have been at sea have been turned into store ships had their *erns altered on Sir Robert Seppings' Ph a
skips and coal depots; one into a trooper, and one burnt: by a return of the 24th of April, 184 G; but the apnea vo
two of them were only built in 1819 ; there now remain 40. not stated. I suppose they were ashamed ot it. Twenty*
Of the war two-decked ships whi.l have etisappeared, seven ships of different sizes, by the same return, had their slue
were built between 1765 and 1180, 20 between 1783 and altered on another plan; some of them twice, aid the Ike
1793, six between 1796 and 1800, and 31 between 1800 and cewen three times ; some also that had b:en altered by Sir
1814. 01 the immense number of ships taken from the enemy Robert Seppings before were again altered on the wad
during the war, the Canopus and Implacable alone remaie. plan.
22 convict ships-receineg shies-have disappeared oho. No less than 68 ships, by the same return, had tlaii
It is not possible that all thole ships should have been worn magazines altered-oneof them three timeseind eight of thee
out. The Canopus, taken in 1797, tied the Implacable, in twice. The expense, I suppose for the same ra,son, is not
1805, are still in existence ; what year they were built is Ide returned ; but the reason given in the return Was, " tlal
not know, but as 11 have been converted into frigates it ha there was no means of ascertaining it." The same rum
presumablee that others were tit for the same eurpose. We gives all the ships cut down, as 8 three-deckers, 14 tee
know that the Tremendous was sentenced at Woolwich to be deckers, 10 frigates, 1 corvette. How many more have ben
broken up, but was saved, became a trig .te, has been to the cut down since I have no parliamentary return to deUll
Pacific, and is now ready for sea. 'We have now, in addition me ; but your lordship may form an opinion of the total°.
to the war line of battle ships, two-decked ships of various pease when it cost 52,8391. to repair and cut dews the
builds. Sir Robert Seppings introduced the 92-gunned ships, Dublin.
on two decks, the same tonnage as the large three deckers. From 1815 to 1820 the navy coat the country 26,262,7831 e
Of that class we have three. The Rodney is the only one in this are not included the wages and victualling, which lb
tried; the is a fine warlike ship but is not a very superior not appear in the estimates. From 1821 to 1819 the estiaem
sailer. The late Surveyor launched two 90 gun ships and amount to 156,975,8581. ; of that the dockyards Mu
nine 80's; there are various opinions about them; in smooth absorbed 41,396,0501., and the half-pay and peto°
water I believe they sail well when not overloaded ; but 47,422,378 e
when deep under • head sea they lose much of their sailing The navy estimates last year amounted to 7,068,7311.,1i
qualities, and if the reports laid before parliament be true which only 2,079,0631. went far wages and victuals, who
they roll terrifically. But without giving any opinion of the dockyards and materials cost no less than 2,568,9711 el
e
them, one thing is quite certain-is- they are bad ships, there lis in flair branch that we ought to economise, not in 50
are too many built and building ; if they are good chips, why effective of the navy. Let us employ fewer men and espie,
have they been discontinued? That a set was made fewer materials.
against the late surveyor is most true, whether just I have shown what we have been building and pullieB"
or not I cannot say ; and we all know how difficult it is to pieces since the peace. Our chips could not have worn al:
get at the truth. My own opinica is that we plunged into a so tut. We built bad classes of ships, and have been getiol
new system with too muck precipitation, and have aban- rid of them as fast as possible. We built bad steamer, ge
droned it, without being certain we have adopted a better. have been obliged to build others, and we are sell in a wleeti
The present plan, I believe, is to give more length, reduce direction. We built 33 iron steamers that are useless. "'
the breadth, and flatten the floors of the late surveyor's built four or five pair of engines that the steamers could l:
skips that are not too far advanced ; and Ido trust they will carry, and we have been obliged to build smaller ones the
try one before they go headlong into this new system. they can carry : there is where the waste is. The Allee
No shipbuilder of the old school has as yet produced any- ratty costs 136,3031, 4,5002. of which goes to a First Lori
thing remarkable as a line of battle ship, and it is singular who knows nothing.
that the b• st two-decked ships we have for all purposes are I shall say nothing about what is expended in the is'
those built after the Canopus, which ship Sir George provements of yards, because that was necessary; but le
Cockburn very properly brought forward end saved went too fast, particularly at Plymouth.
from destruction. Toe 70-gunned ships that take the place
of the 74 have not been tried. Then are two of tuor ,
and we seem to have quite forgotten that there are such
seas as the North Sea and Baltic, wbeie small ships of two
and three decks, with a light draught of water, are belie.
penssble. There are lan many places where the like qua-
lification is necessary ; and I well recollect that during toe
siege of Cadiz we were obliged to look up all our old 61's,
with a light draught of water, so that they might lay clear
of the enemy's Midis. Arother thing we *cm to have fin -
gotten, that all the work of the war wee done b the 74's,
and that the large ships did not stand the blockade so well
as the small ones. I shall be told, no doubt, that our
74's are not fit to go into the use, ss other nations have
increased the size and calibre of their ships. That is quite
tru e but there was uo necessity fur letting them go to decay
and breaking them up. Some have been turned into OD•
gun frigates, and we are now buildiug frigates of GO guns.

RUGBY AND DeNCTIVRCH CONSERVATIVE ASP
CIATIOX ATM CATTLE :4140W.—The annual cattle show,
lowed by the customary dinner of the above asiocimisai
the Eagle Hotel, was held in this town yesterday. The IS'
hibition of stock was represented to be more thin ordinal*
excellent. Lord John Scott, Mr. Calderstie, and fdr.Wooo
were among the principal exhibitors, and carried off pr!il
corresponding with the merits of their respective stock•
la!
dialler at the Eagle wu not so numerously attended P
usual. Lord John Scott, the president of the essotietit29:
I occupied the chair, having on hie right Mr.Newdegate,M•r,
and on his left Mr. Spooner, M.P. Mr. Caldecott clikciesa
as vice-president. The usual loyal and patriotic tOelt.
propoend and seconded with great applause. M.
Spooner and Newdegato were the great lions of the nih.4
but their speeches contained nothing new. The intchg
broke up about nine o'clock.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851.
We hoe received the very lengthy report of Mr.
Cole Gad Mr. Preach Fuller,tho gentlemen who were
i/ authorised by Prince Albert, as prchtent of the
vo
of Anr," to travel through the manufacturing die-
of ore granny is order to collect the opinions ef the
nienulacturers and further evidesce with reference
*fates imbibition of industry of all nations to be held in
lira 1851, in order that hie royal highness might
vim the welts of such bertiry before her /dainty's govern-
fie" The following lean abstract
The madam state, that their present report has reference
or me Inquiries prosecuted up to the 6th of October teat,
011
*mai period they had visited, either jointly or singly,
limas's:Or, Staffordebize potteries, Sbefeeld, Bradfutd,
11;14,,1 ,Leeds, Nottingham, Derby, Newcastle. upon.
tee Coventry, Binsiaghem, Kendal, Maidstone, Canter
iwy'd VOTOr, in Ragland; Edinburgh, Cillsegow Pais.
by iyaaiag Perth,Dundee, and Greenock, in Scidland ;
,
me Dublin and &that in Inland. Since the sth of Octo
city places have been visited, and treat committees
homed it them. These remelts will be published hereafter.
nay peenseed extracts from the minutes of the meetings
um at Suckiaghaa-palace atd Osborne, showing that "the
✓endee and imbibition was intended to cuusiat of the fol-
wpm, enemas : raw materials, machinery, end mechanical
voratime, manufacture, sculpture, and piaci° art gene-
ral, ;" the the governmein had offered the area
• eomereet boon. or, if that were unfit, a more
seiner site on the property of the crown; that
MsAlbert bad pointed out a vacc.t spot on
Ms sock side of Hyde lark ; that the exlibition should
• °pee to the industry of all nations; " that by offering
emy large premiums in money sufficient inducement would
be MMus; ts the various manufacture n to proouce works
weigh, althusgh they might nut, loran meeufaetnre pro-
fitable is the petrel market, would by the effort necessary
Mr their aellestishmeot permanently raise the powers of
and rove the character of the manufacture
Mie;ll"ltakiit a royal cconniesson should he appointed on
nie abject; that the Society of Arts Amid organise the
owes of tables funds for that purpose; an that the
OM proposed to he submitted for the consideretion of the
ememiniou should be " medals, with money prizes so large
• to overcome the orsples and prejudice eves of the larg. st
geg Tithes: manufacturers, and WWII* the greatest amount
gnomon. It wu proposed that the first prise should be
11,0001., and that one at leant of 1,0001. should be given in
mai et the foot sections. Medals conferred by the Queen
aired very mach enhance the value of the erne." These
extracts the reporters exhibited for perusal, or read them-
selves to all picots. whom they consult d. They also &Limed
Meier% that thou who were willing to be prumoters of the
premeed uadettaking should have the opportunity of
mmedieg Mthiselyes as such, and wereselisgly they pre-
pa a adored's, ezprissiag a high Knee of the im-
presses of the undermine'. and • desire to be its pro
geese" both by personal es-uperstion sad by sabscriptions
Tye 11/41.11000 received suniercus signatures ; but, had
fhllso Via =On time. the reporters feel assured that " the
MCA every piece visited might have been vary largely in-
areaseat.' The report the* proceeds
ti Leans la mind your royal hiehneee's wishes, we stated
mar secelly, on all .remasiosse, that our inquiries were to be
rsgeld, d only es pnlimissry sodas rivate. At the outset we
tomotheed our inquiries by Oki. g individuals Or counsec
Mal Use simply, proposing to consult, in each locality, only
those which in ear jaggiest appeared to be the mist ad
zest, ..nit only asmell Lumber of theme We accordingly
d, la this way, the Staffordshire potteries, Sheffirid,
sad raldfOrd, and we were pursuing this course! but at
more..roter we found, in none eases, that our inquiries Were
viewed as of so great an importacce that net only were all
the several amen of large firms ambled to naive us
end dimuss the proposal, but that st wend fines had waited
M a joint meeting for the same object. Limiting our te-
state*, in the tint ins:wee, to manufacturen, we had not
gropeeed to °Gault merchsets, er oiLers I- se directly con-
sithee in actual production; but very soon alter our snivel
Manceaster we found that this course would to Had/-
glees, aid we received cm all side. suegestioes th it for many
goons it was expedient we should mike our visit known as
is
possible to the mayor, or chief magistrate, and be
by him • to the parties it might be moat deirable to',
NM We forthwith communicated with the Mayor of Man
&OW ,r who lamediatelj enabled us to sunsuit a few of the
lust impertest persoas.
The deputation pursued the saws course at other places.
" Hain g ascertained the general fee tee of the more inn
gnaeat menufactueieg towns, we deeme6 it most expedient,
of continuing our visitations to other seats of menu-
fame, to acacia.* mime inquiries into the probable feeling
seethes'
the am ieultaral districts and places where the inhabitants
were likely to be exhibiton of raw material, &aid were con-
sum rather than producers of meoufactures. We corn•
mewed these investigations at Maidstone, which has some
Manufactories In its neighbourhood, red es a country town
la the midst of the riche at and meat varied productions of
egMeniture. We next visited Canterbury aid Dry. e, and
we hays the addiction to report to your r 'yet higenne
that in all these places we found, as in the manufacturing
districts, an equally cordial recognition of the maiiona
im-
prnince of tile proposal. a desire to exhibit as fat as possible j
the best productions of the locality, and a willingoese to suin ,
leribe to the funds."
In the CLAIM of these inquiries before they left Lyndon, cod
during their visitations, especially in the manufacturing die.
pier, the deputation heard some useful expire:minas of
opinion and interesting suggestions on teatime details of the
proposed ezhihisios, which ere given in their report. With
respect so the general rips henry of such extubitiors, they
Mate that they met with perfect unanimity throughout the
whale of them vi-itations
" In Dome cases we heard expocions of surprise, if not
regret, that our sotantry should have been so tardy in hue-
Venlig such an exhibition, et the um: time a feeling was
expressed that the features of the proposed plan were au
sub broader than those et any other which had preceded
it, that it beanie invested with an originality of es own,
end we have mum to believe that there eel be • coasider-
able amcmit of rational pride and exertion on the put of
ledivoluals to contribute to its success."
On toe question es to whether the scope of the exhibition
Mould he exchisively national or universe., the report shows
that opinion was unanimous in favour of the letter :
" Even in those manufactures where one own inferiority
would probably be demonstrated in the exhibition, menu-
thetensis certainly welcomed the opportunity which would
tier be olLred for comparison."
The preponderance of opinions also weeks favour of wholly
supporting the exhibition by voluntary eubscription. Tee
reporters heard this feeling strongly expressed by persons of
very opposite polities, end even by those but very remonally
interested in the proposal. A lady, nearly 80 years of age,
who probably would not be able to travel to London ever to
see the exhibition, said. " I will subscribe my crown if no
put of the espouses COMB out of the taxes, but Lot ether-
wise." In a few instances, as at Paisley, they heard it said
that government should at :eget contrieute a moiety of the
nparre. Mr. it. OLTALIOr. of Manchester, exposed histeelt
setefegly against the tends being provided by government.
Ilir James Campbell, of Glasgow, thought it might bo an
epee question, whether southwest shouts help it with
fends ; at the same time he considered it might provoke die.
custions in parliament that might preys injurious. Mr.
Bailie Puller, of Perth, rem .rked that the government of
France had by their energy rather loused than stimulated
indiviouel exertioa," and he thence deduced " the ill/triOT
advaitoo of retaining the popular rather than the govern-
pent lima of management"
Mr S. It bithiurun observed, at the Canterbury suetisg,
"That he wee glad to understand the exhibition was to be
voluntarily supported ; fer that, had it been determined
seek the aid of the goverament, he believed the public
would bare felt themselves relieved from the necemity of
essioting, and, regarding tne exhilrition as • part of compul-
sory tazetioc, would bare looked open it much less favour
1" ith respect to a walkers's.; to exhibit, the deputation
Mete that they bread the S. elite/ very general, but that in
Me or two IMO, they met with symptoms of that feeling
almost peculiar to British manufacturers against exhibiting
the pr. 'menthe to any but Gunn fide outman*. This re-
Inlgneree appeared to arise from an apprehension of pinny.
Although the *fleet of the Copyright Registration Act eno
universally admitted to base lesen good so far as it extended,
still it seemed to be felt that the protection, owing to Itaioll4
MOW, WWI still Ills ithcient Than was ciesizeble. Ott all
Adel it was considered mot necessary that means shou.d be
Taken, sad prizes so rewarded, that every one should be
mohled to appose fairly In the particular grade be took is
these rauffscuring productions;---oome persons produce.*
es.celleace with little regard to east, others producing it et
the cheapest possible rate. It wee .tae deritoue tines me '
producers ought not to be regard competiton on the
isms level.
On the absolute earesity of a tribunal se impartial as pos-
sible in the awarding of prizes all, without exception, were
'stir ly unanimous. All thought that a royal commission
wu tie only means of souring the utmost practicabis im-
partia:ity, and that its appointment wee indispensable to
securing public confidence.
Oa the subject of prism, Mr. Alderman Neild and Mr.
Onhain, of Manchester, (injected to them with respect to
textile fabrics. Mr. Neild says:
"Pric s for excellence is textile fabrics would fail : in the
first r: sr-, because a competent tribunal cannot be obtained.
By' cempetere; I mean one whose &Denim., would be re-
mote.) by the oommontty. But, OTIS supposing you could
°Mein a cempettht tribunal, could they
_dispose of the prac-
tical difficulties with which they would have to conteed ?
Take, as an latent', my own trade of a calico printer (which,
I belie et, will be an illustration of most othere); a prodigl-
was mesa of production is placid before them (a. e the
demarcation between the bst and the worst there is a ;e of
that the most inexperienced can hardly mistake
bet as they proceed there are points of excellence of various
Ideas, but differing in various ways—one posseating sei-
!hefty of design, another of execut 00, and some approaching
mel ply that the duff reno is hardly more than one allude
In deer P. supper.' the numbers thus approaching become
reduced to two, four, or six, would not a lags prier awards]
to one, and nothing to the others, be pronounced by an in-
dignant community as a piece of monstrous injustice anti eb-
Rah, ? The safest course, depend upon It, *ill be to lee,.
the puhllc to be their own lodges. It is trklJ the public
mmetimes make mistakes, but, at an rate, its verdict, if
efw of approval, is pronouncri a good, substantial patron-
?deoni. Julies Black and of Glasgow, saw no objec-
tion t the prizes proposed, " The larger the amount the
gluon would be the ezertione." Mr. Wakefield, of the firm
st Inglit and Wakefield, of G'ssgow, was decidedly in favour
°I money prises. He doubted if many would exhibit
without those. Mr. Hertz. of the are of Messrs Delgnish ,
!Worm, and Co., thought there should be no reward of
money Riven to any menufeetters where the c,ournereal
raCt less a sufficient reward ; but he thought it expedient
that ace very large prize should be given when no other
reward dbe expected ; this aecording to the
hale and expense of the production, and the WLLtr

piss should be b: sad on the same principle. Mean.
Heehaw and Ca. approved of prises, but objected to the i
proposed large amount of them. Mr. Minton considered
that the eabiti/on ought to receive the prime whether they
were manufacturers, designers, or retailers. He thought, i
however, that the prises ought rather to be medals than
mosey. The greater the money prizes the greater doubt-
lea, the incentive to exhibit; but they would encourage
speculation and lead to ruin. At Paisley the meeting was
unanimosuly in favour of large prize., so as to command the
attention of scientiLc men not only is this but in other
countries. Mr. J. Stuart Mill recommended that every jury
appointed to adjudge the prises should have SOILS foreigners
upon it. He consid.red that the most effectual mans of
insuriog madames abroad.
Mr. 11. Hedge ire, one of the master of the Had Sc u,
of Desip, suggests that
" Coilectio.x of the most rare and choice works produced
by the skill of put ages (such as our museums and soietke
of ass bluest*. and archseolsgists could so well supply) should
form centres to the various groups of manufactures to which
they:relate. Such collections would be a great stimulue to
new efforts to produce by mechanical means that are is our
howi r, much that was then accomplished only by costly
and labour. Information would be obtained by the juxta-
position of the exallecce of the past with the endeavours of
the present."
Ms. B. Hailstone, of Horton-hall, near Bradford, also
suggested teat a collection should be made of mediaeval art
ufactures: bet his views are that it should he ten-
Wed at the Soci,ty of Arts next year, in order to give ma-
' onfeeturers all the advantages and information derivable
from such a collection, whien they might turn to practical
account in the preparations fur the exhibition of 1851.
Mr. Farquharson, of Purdy, suggi sti d that the premedi-
tated designs should, if possible, oo colinted together atter
the exhibition, and be made to instruct the workmen in
' different pens of the country by rotating exhibitions.
' The report concludes with rating,
"That the directors of the East lathe Company have agreed
to give their cordi .1 co-operation in carrying out the wishes
of his royal highness, by obtaining from India such speci-
/ inns of the products and manufactures of that country ss
' may tend to illustrate its resources, and to add to the interest
of tae gnat national exhibition."

RELIEF OF REAL PROPERTY.

MEETING AT NEWPORT PAGNELL.
A. meeting was held yesterday. at the Swan Mete],
New? en Paged!, to take Into consideration the present
depressed state of agrieul.ure, end to devise the best means
for its relief, and for that of real property generally.
Toe proceirdiests commenced with the usual farmers
thoner, the Rev. A. Cu es fee presiding. There was a very
numirous attendance of tanners and others ccunected with'
the agricultural interest.
On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal toasts well
given from the chair, and suitably reap inded to.
The CHAIRMAN eh• n proceeded to state the objrcte of
the meetiog, which were simply to consider the present
&Trotted state of agriculture, and to devise the best means
for its relief.
Mr. LUCAS moved the first resolution. lie congratu-
lated the meeting on the presence of Mr. Disraeli,
and the symptoms of approaching adhesion to their
cause oe the part of the /inns newspaper. The ro
solution he held in his hanu complained that, in ad.
did." to their c intributions to the general if the
country, the farmers were obliged to pay twelve millions
annually under the name of local taxation, but which was
la reality levied for general and national purposes. He
asserted that the landed interest had the sole heathen of
supporting the poor. They also sustained the expense of
prisons, trtalr, bridges, roads, and otter county purposes.
Sacks had, last year, paid 15,0001. for those purposes. Kr.
Lucas ogee:hided by moving the first resolution, the terms of
which were in accordance with hie previous observations.
Mr. GRAVES seconded the resolution.
The resolution wes put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. DISRAELI nee to propose the next resolution, and
was received with great cheering. He said:—Mr. Chaim
man and Oenticmes —I need not express my gratification,
as a member of this Ism:laden, at wing Ut this district of
the Northern Hundreds of Buckinghamshire, so numerous
anti intelligent an emenibly as that I am now address-
ing, and one so time:Lilly distinguished by the presence
of some of the meat intelligent and distinguished yen
men and tertian of the northern pert of the county. (A
farmer from the lower end of the room here shouted out,
" You'll oblige me by standby up in your chair, Mr.
Diemen ; we can't heir you at this end of the loom." The
violate. of the request nice ed much laughter.) Truth
trevele slowly, but its time it will reach you ; have patience,
my Weed. (A laugh.) I like a public meeting, even when
the pressen is inconvenient, and I trust that my hon.
friend will he of the same opinion, and put up with the
temporary inconvenience he endures. (Heel., hear.) Gen-
derma, sines we last met very interesting and important
events have occurred with reference totem great subject which
absorbs cur attendee, and which the painful experience of
every day renders it necessary we should ponder Over. I think
there is now a very prevalent opiniun *bread, that whatever
may be the ultimate consequences of the pretest state of
Agin, the first victims of the recent revolution in our cons-
' menial system will to the fanners or England. (Hear,
hoar.) I remember that hitherto, whenever the question of
arrieultural protection was discussed in this country, we were
always told that it was a landlords question,and that it
never could interest the farmer. I always felt hat although
every member of the agricultural body would in turn oe
victims, the first and principal sufferer would be the farmer,
and great as is the diattelli which all now acknowledge they
suffer, there is no doubt but that it is the farmer who feels it
most severely, and who experiences the suffering with
most scuttle et (Hear, hear.) But, gentlemen, we
an told that however severe may be that suffer-
ing, it must not for a moment he considered in com-
perigee with the advantages which have scented from the
new legislation of this country to its great middle climes,.
Now, there are in the United Kingdom a million of farmer.,
nearly a fourth of the whale adult population; and I want
to know when we are to find mere numerous or more
important representatives of the middle classes of England
(Hear, bear.) Year after year we have the interests of the
cultivator of the soil pieced in antagonism with those of what
are celled the middle classes. Can anything be more ah urd
than to assume that the farmers of England con have
no interest in the presperity of that great order
indeedi they are the rightest ornament, and
the foundation ? (Hebar, bear.) One would
euppem, from the way in widen the interests of the British
farmers are treated, that they were a class apart from the
great interests of the nation, and when day after day we
have it dunned in our t all, that they must be sufferers in
order to secure the prosperity of the middle classes, the
world is apt to forget that of those middle classes the most
important e:ction consists of tho farmers themselves. (Hear,
hear) But, gentlemen, if each misconception exinsre
spectfng the farmers, let us look to the Interests of another
section of the agricultural body respecting whom misrepro
sentations as calumnious, and misconceptions almost as
grope, are circul.ted I mean the owners of the
soil. One would suppose, from the way in which the own-
ers of the soil are spoken of, especially in the large maculae.
taring towns, that thee were a small body of luxurious pro-
pintoes, who lived onthe honey which the industrious bees
bad accumulate d fur them. Why, the owners of the soil in
Eastland alone exceed 220,000 in number ; and if they were
to divide the boreed rental of England amongst them, they
would not p rives 1601. a yew each ; and inasmuch as we know
that many proprietme of the nil possess a great deal more,
it follows that some must poems& a great deal leas. T
1. here
no subject upon which there is greater misre-
presentation at present in vogue than in the distrac-
t, r and numbers of the lauded proprietors of the
United Kingdom. (Hear, hear.) Those who dilate upon
the large possessions of some rare individuals who attract
attention by their dietinguished position, forget the states•
men of the north, the co-partners of Lincolnshire, and the
yeomen of the midland and southern counties. There is,
lin truth. no chug in this country who work harder and live
harder than the numerieel majority of the proprietors of
the mil. (Hear, hear.) Yee have, then, in the first place,
a million of Cannes in the United Kingdom ; you have a
moot numerous body of proprietors ; and you have, in the
third piece, a million and a bar of peasantry depending on
the owner end occureers of the soil, and upon their
own honest indeed?. (Hear, hoer.) But more than that, you
have the poeulstion of more than twe.tbirds of our towns
sod you have besides all this vast amount of property and
' population, and, Reneging from the land, the most valued of
ear ancient institutions. (Hear, hear.) Our famous paella-
, meats, our free tribunals, our sacred and patriotic church,
end deb reputation, mounting to two-thirds of the United
Kingdom, involving such interests of numbers and property,
sad affording such elements of power, have been called
only within these few days a petty interest. (Hear, hear )
There is no disguise on the part of your opponents.
Whatever may be their faults, however unfair their
Means, or impolitic their objects, they are at least
freak opponents. They told yon when they began the
straggle thst they wished to snake this country the workshop
of the world. They told you as they a veined to moms
that this country ought to be governed by the great towns
and they told you, as they approached neer to the goal of
their ambition, that they saw no necessity why a single
wxter of wheat should be grown in England. (Hear,
Lear.) Only within these few days they told you, with an
admirable hearten, that they wished to change the deposi-
tories of power in this country, and their new of things is
this—that the mechanics of the great towns should buy votes
in the counties, and return the county members as well as
I 1 their own. They tell you further, that if the purchasers
should be dissenters, it would be so much the better for the
Ilecannplishment of their ulterior objects. Now, gentlemen,
knowing what your power is, and what are the designs of
year enemies, it appears to me that the time has come whim
you should determine on a course calculated at ones to
lemurs your interests and to Nettle their attempts. (Heer,
hear.) I leave been told by weighty authorities teat I make
a great mistake in the manner in which I address the
fanners or England, that I do not understand how I should
sr :dress them, and innt I should, in addressing them, avoid
I sorbing precise ; fact, anything that means anything—
' (cheers and laughter)—that, in fact, you gentlemen are In
the habit or being deluded, and that you rather like it.
(Continued laughter.) They say that what you want is
VIIRUC phraseology, to be used as tools, and to be gulled as
you were galled before. (Great cheering.) I 'believe I I
made my first political speech in your county hall tweet!
yens ago (I am sorry to aeknewledge it), and ever sine*
lone attempted to advocate the interests of the farmer, roe
have I Toothed my opinions as to the enure, most conducive
tee thee interest. And if lam now asked what is the real
nun of the forlorn state into which that master interest has
new fallen, if I were asked why that great interest is now in
a pritien of diegrate, and !wham or peril, I should Fay it
oes not the yodeler or a minister—that would not be the
C/1144 I should alleee—but that it was the remissness of the
agricultural constitsencies themselves. (Hear, hear.) They

understood their own position, they knew their own
power, end they ought to have comprehended their own
duty. (Hear hear.) If I were asked for the
reel gauge or the prostrate condition of the landed
interest I should say it wee because for fear
years the
owners and cootesens of land have been too contented to
look after their own affain. They have not it-Attired into
the facts ; they have not known their own power, they have
not understood their own duty, nor comprehended the
designs of their opponents. (H.ar, hear.) You have Ise
long been satisfied with those who ought to have guarded
your interest, joining in some unmeaning chorus of what
was supposed to represent your wants. For too long you
entrusted your interest' to eminent public men sitting for
close boroughs or !tuned universities, who had no sympathy
with your wishmono me for you bat to make you the ladders
of theme ambition. (Hear.) So lug es those gentleman ap
pealed to a jury in your behalf who were sure to give them
a verdict, they were proud to be your counsel, but the
moment the jury hesitated, they threw their briefs in your
feces, and left you in the mud an which you are now floun-
dering. (Cheers.) What has happened since then ? Was
then • single section of this great agricultural Interest
which behaved with common sense or ammon spirit ? lou
know nothing of the resources of foreign countries, you
know nothing of the designs of your enemies, anti this be-
cause you bad done nothing for years but echo praises and
support a system which I am called on to follow. (Hoer.)
But, pentlemen, I shall do no such thing. I act on • differ-
ent swim, and I am convinced that however great may be
the tower of the agricultural interests, however numerous
its population, however vast its cspital, or great its intelli-
gence, it musi ultimately fall unless we can create among the
fanners of the country en activity se disciplined when turned
upon political subjects as they exhibit in their own imme-
diate procession. (Heir, hear.) Unless the farmers are
practically aware of the designs of tht it foes, of the resources
of their foreign comp-titers, and of their own domestic
Pewee, we can do nothing. We may obtain a momentary
triumph, but it will surely end in speedy, and, perhaps.
total discomfiture. (Hear, hear.) It is for these reasons I
am prepared, on every 'cession I meet you, to give distinct
reasons for the course I think you ought to pursue. It is
possible—nay, it is inevitable—that some shall differ from
the course I recommend, and our opponents will point exult-
Ugly at such differences ; but I draw from such differences
—Mckerings, if you like—conclusions of a very different cha-
racter. Remember that the protectionist party is no orga-
nised body, acing together on system, but a whole column-
sky, and • suffering community. (Hear, hear.) It is
net rly idle to suppose that when the great
claws of this country are in a state of hourly
suffering, they can always echo the sentiments,
however just, of any individual. Why, these
differences are only a proof of the multiplicity of their suffer-
, ings. 1 look upon all the classes who are at present suffer
log from a departure from our ancient legislation es very
much in the condition of persons on board ship. Some are
sea sick, some squeamish, some wish to be put on shore, and
some would wish the ship to change her course. But amid
all this there is a pilot who can weather the storm, and when
he has brought the ship into still water all is forgotten
and forgiven. (Chests.) If the protectionist party be a
pe pular party —and it is nothing if not popular—there
will always be differences of opiuioa, but these differences of
opinion will yield to the sympathies of a common end, and
while one man sagest& one plain, and another another, still,
if the object of both be the protection of native industry, de-
pend upon it there can be no permanent severance of interest
or conduct amongst them. The best advice will always be
followed in the end, because i. is the interest of all to toJew
the course which their judgment p Ants out to them as the
must practical. I say this because I know that when parlia-
ment meets there wi 1 be • large amount of sympathy in
the racks of all your friends in the Hines of Commons.
We shall show as unbreken front, a united pnt pose, and a
determined spirit. (Cheers.) And we shall have only one
object in view, and that is to put an end to thou leaguing,
which all of you extra/nee, rid to terminate treat system of
misrule which is fettering the industry and dilapidring the
capital of the country. (Cheers.) There area great many
of our triends whose remedy for the present state of things
ia a dissolution of parliament, and I am free to admit that a
more simple remedy was never suggested, or one
that in its results is more calculated to be satis
factory. But inasmuch as the prerogative of dissolving
parliament does not lie with tee constituency, and as we
cannot be sure that her moat Gracious Majesty will assent to
our request for • dissolution, we should be prepared fur the
other contingency, and see what we can do with parliament
as it at present exists. (11. ass, hear.) I have read in certain
oreans of public opieien which at one time worked well ter
the farmers, and which notwithstanding a great deal of abuse
of myself, I wish to treat with rotpect, • complaint that
have not encouraged the great movement for a dissolution
because I was afraid to meet the indignant agriculturists of
Buckinghamshire. Why gentlemen I am now meeting those
indignant agriculturists at a meeting which has seldom been
equalled in its northern hundreds for immure or intelli-
gence. (Cheers.) I am perpetually meeting them, I live
among them, and if there were • dissolution tomorrow, I
sheeld leave my interests without fear or anxiety in their
hands. (Cheers.) Fur my part I should be very, glad to see
• dissolution of parliament, and I do not seek to glean& any
individuals la this room (torn getting a dissolution if they can,
but if about the lot of February next I find that parliament
is not dissolved, I must then ask you, whether
you wish me to sit with my arms folded with-
out making any attempt for the redress of your
otrievances. (" Certainly not. ") Well, then, if you
are not to get the dissolution, will you be prepared for
the other fortune ? I come to ask your counsel, and humbly
to offer my advice as to the course we should be prepared to
pursue. I think that there is no reason to distrust the die-
positions of the present parliament to remedy the distresses
under which you are suffering. (Hear, hear.) I have had
opportunities of comprehending their dispositions, and
wnatever doubt I may produce by the avowal, I say without
reserve, that I believe the dispositions of the present House
of Commons are in favour of a generally protective policy to
British industry. (Loud sheers.) Look at what has been
their come. It was returned without any constituency
calling its member to a severe scrutiny. I hear a great deal
of the wee in which the farmers are treated, and of the ne-
witty existing for a dissolution of parliament. But it is
my duty, however disagreeable, to remind you that after
tne great betrayal of 1846 you had in 1847 an oppoitu-
nity for another selection, and you neglected it, and
that too after an elaborate warning from the truest
of public servants. The present parliament has mo-
dified an ! mitigated the sugar bill, absolutely retracing
its steps with regard to that important free trade measure,
and that at the instance of an individual member who bed
the presumption to propos' some of these specific remedies
which are now so much denounced. When the repeal of the na-
vigation laws was proposed in parliament it met with such an
opposition that the existence of the government was in
danger, and if the House of Lords had done its duty the
•mstence of government had terminated. (Loud cheers.)
These are facts, not abstract hypotheses. I am not in-
dulging in dreams of imagination. These are great his
torte events with which every man in this room is ac-
quainted as well as myself. Devolve this parliament if you
can—make that appeal to the people which I have no
doubt would be responded to in a manner that would
determine the question of protection. (Hear, hear.) But
if you cannot du that, don't let any pawn persuade you
that it is your interest or duty to give up the game as hope-
less. (Cheers.) Rely upon it that • greater political blun-
der could not be committed. It was the mistake which Mr.
Fox and the whig party committed at the time of the French
revolution. He, bemuse he could not induce the House at
Commons to adopt his policy, and proud of his eloquence
and the great intelligence of his parliamentary oortheziens,
absented himself with his party from the House of COMMIS,
The considered the gime hopeless, and thought they
would destroy the influence of the Henn of Commons by
depriving it of its greatest ornament.. But what heppened
Great as Mr. Fox was as an orator, and great
in talents as were the indivi lusts who gathered
round him, the country felt that the existence of a
House of Commons was more important than the existence
of Mr. Fox, and a set of second-rate men carried on the go-
vernment of the country with consid cable ifficieccy. (Hear,
hear.) Shortly after Mr. Fel and his party were obliged to
resume their position in the house, with all that want of
consideration which was the consequence of a policy- which
had been a failure. (Hear, bear.) I can conceive nothing
more fatal than the !pretectionist party absenting itself from
the present House of Commons as long as it exists. I read
of sneers against hopeless efforts which allow persons to
make brilliant speeches without carrying measures. That is
a mistake as regards public eveats—it argues a total igen-
ranee of the geaiva eel this country, and of its polities. This
is a country of discussion, and if opinions however right are
not maintained in public discussion, the great body—the
gent multitude of the nation—will never follow them. I
consider that whether in majority or minority our opinions
on all public questions should be vindicated and maintained,
(Hear, hear.) Public opinion is not always right
I say more public opinion is often wrong.
But then is one characteristic of public opinion which is cer-
' to—that it will never sympathise with the unintelligent;
and whatever may be your cry oat of doors, if the parlia-
ment be opposed to you, and you have not men of courage
and talent to vindicate your opinions, your ultimate suemo
will be impouible. (Caere.) Now, gentlemen, I have on
all occasions co-operated with those who had the same object
in view as myself, viz., the restoration of the protective
system to this country. Under all cieculatarthes I ;here
attempted to follow the example of an individual who wee
placed in circumstances very similar to these in which you
now all find yourselves, I mean the late, Lord George
Bentinck. (Hear, be ar.) I knew that great man well. 1
loved him better. I was the compation of his
councils—often the consoler of his cares. I never
knew a man who more completely realised my
idea of an English worthy. (Hear, hear.) Some-
thing of the devotion he gave to your service his re-
rosining friends may still offer you ; but we shall in vain
look for t .at indomitable 'plat that was never cowed—that
inspired industry that baffled as it were both time and na-
tore, and that masculine vigour and proud simplicity which
were equal under all circumstances to either fortune. (loud
cheers.) But strikin as were the convictions of rd
George Bentinck, although he was not a man who wLouold
ga out of his way to conciliate any human beieg, although
he usually shrank trim ampromise more than any man
the ever existed—how did he behave when the new parlia-
ment commenced its existence in 1847? Remember he
had solemnly warned the farmers of their position 7
remember that he had foreseen, with a sagacity
which has never had justice done it, everything
that subsequently took place. Remember, that though
his counsel was derided by those for whom he sacrificed his
life, that he allowed no other feeling to influence him, but
his anxiety to forward the obct to which that w role lire
was devoted. (Hear, hear) What was the consequence of
that devotion ? Before twelve months the ministry were
obliged to retrace their step on the West India questi n.
That was an attempt at a specific remedy, and following his
example under most adverse circumstances, I say it is our
duty, if this parliament be net dissolved, to set with the

mune pinworm* and untiriog devotion which animated
him, and under no circumstances to sanction a policy of
despair. (Chews.) I am reminded that Ido not take
litinagrkelliedwawhillefit:ar
t:bitincualptactu;ilebounuotsitfv.:lieeurnwieodtoeflicenafftrhttinairaihmkesi:it adsavotaks,ingnottire
dear myself from personal imputations, because I have no
fora mthomaeatnitdathge
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Maid= of my critics. It is utterly impossible that any
propose a specific remedy that should
meet the case of all the great interests. They were destroyed
in detail, and in detail they must be reconstructed and
lettered. Until the great agricultural interest was stabbed
in the back no one dared attack any other interest, and no
other interest will b 3 restored until the land of England has
its rights. (Cheers.) I will not say, what I might my
truly, that I sun • member of a society for removing the
burdens from real property. I might say that 1
am a member for on agricultural county, and that I have
never spoken tempt in concurrence with the watts of my
constituents. That would be my complete vindication ; but
I will not avail myself of it. 1 maintain that we never can
count
guntr in
its
byrokthaptiwoperhichpositin
theouth.er great interests desire entil
we place the land of Ragland in the legislature of this
(Hear, hear.) I deny that
I ever said that it was necessary tor all of us to stand to-
eether, and that when the agricultural luta:est was defeated
it was because it wanted the assistance of the other interests.
I utterly deny it. I shall be happy, if the shipping inter, st
ur the colonial interest come forward with their claims, to
plead their cause ; but I deny that agriculture fell because
it was conoes.ed with shipping or colonies. It tell because
it was deserted by its triends —because there were treitore
the tamp. (Loud cheers.) it fell because the county mem-
ben did not do their duty—because there was a mieister
chosen by the protectionists as the champion of their policy
who himself ottered the poisoned bowl to the beings lee
ought to have cherished and protected. (More cheering.)
Weil, I think 1 may draw from the general expression of
feeling this evening that you go an far with me as this—
that while you wish as 1 do myself for a dOsolutien
of the preseut parliament—(and, speaking of myself and
colleague', Ido not think there ever was a patty who bid
less reason to fear • dissolution ; fur it wuuid he a scandal on
the faith of England if a body of men, under such trying
circumstances obliged to work by themselves, no card to
guide them but that sympathy which lightens all our ditll•
culties—it weuid be a scandal on the spirit of the English
nation to suppose that such men eould ever be deserted by
those who sent them to the House of Commons)—that, while
you wish this parliament to be dissolved, you would sill be
auxious, in the event of failure, to obtain all possible goo I
from it as it stands. (Hear, hear.) We have to fight
ageenit the peeked men of the House of Commons, against
the present government and the late gaverument, and against
the revolutionary school which is rising eve ry (ley in auda-
city and power. We are obliged to do this deprived of that
assistance which we always looked up to, and a that coined
chick we had a right to expect. We have nothing but our
sense of duty, and the spirit of our constituents, to uphold
ain the struggle. Tbercore I cannot beeicee that auy mem- '
her of the Howse of Commons sitting on the protec-
tionist benches can look to • dissolution of parliament
in any other light than as • May-day festival. (Cheers.) I
toenk, then, that we aro in this position—that anxiou, as
we are to meet a doselation, it is of the utmost importance
that we should, to the utmost of our ability, salmis our
ponciples and wring forward such remedies es we ueed not
despair of seeing ultimately carried. (Ilea, hear.) With
respect to the agricultural interest, such remedies a I think
oar have • right to look fee, and which you may possibly
obtain, I shall now put before you as bristly as possible. I
think that agriculture has • right to two dunes. It has a right,
io the first place, that the Biddle farmer should be placed
on a level with his fellow citizens, and in the second place.
that he should, in his own market. be placed on a level with
foreigners. (Cheers.) Thee" an the two positions chick I
am prepared to support in the House of Coauaeus, and
welch I think you have • right to enforce. (Ilea, Leer.) le
my opinion the first way fur the egoculturists to be placed
oar a level with their fellow citizens is by relieving them
Isom tans which their fellow cities% do not pay. (Hear )
Let us far a moment briefly consieer this important
p.iet. I do not think that this question ot local
taxed= has been sufficiently opened by the agricultur 1 in-
tercet. I want you to consider what must be the cause.
queues of my carrying in your behalf • measure similar to
tea: which I proposed last year ? In the dm pleat, this
measure was defeated by no large majority. You lied
against you the present mil the late government, with unu-
sual virulence. Yea had, of course, all the ha trade scheul
against you, and yet the majority was only eto —thear)—
t hough the re was then no pinch as compared with the pre-
sent pressure, and although the coastita ales did not come
lorward till • day after the fair to preened petitiesee its favour
at a notion which hail already been disposed of. Gentle-
men, you have a very fair chance of carry rob taming of
that kind. (Ilesr, hear ) I have no hesitation is soling
that it the agricultural constituencies stir themselves, you
will carry it. What will be the consequence ?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to supply
a deficiency of some five or six millions sterling.
How is he to supply it ? lam not going to say Low it ought
to ho supplied, fee 1 have had 'aliment experience of epee-
sition to know that it is enough to prove that a certain line
is right, end to let the means of its execution be deviled by
the government of the day. Bat we have high authority on
this subject, an eminent physician celebrated for etuelyiag
the symptoms if the patient points out a remedy—l mean
tee Tenses newspaper. (A laugh.) Lea year, I remember
it with pleasure, we recetved • meet powerful Led sus ainal
support from the Times in a series of admirable articles en
favour of the principle that real property should out oboe
be
subject to the general national bunlees. 1. is quite iltip..ssi-
ble that the Times can leave changed its opinion 0.. that eab-
j. et. (•• Oh, oh I" and laughter.) But what hear pp until
this year ? the Times, while courteously comineneug tau
some exposition of our views which were mole at Ay !cautery,
lays it down as • principle that the claims at real property ter
remission cannot be satisfied without • city eis ineperts.
Well, gentlemen, that dill not break our hearts. (A laugh )
If justice is done to yuu by making the for. iguer pay the
tell, you will not refuse it on that recount. We live its :43
age of cemprotaiee, peace, and conciliation ; sued, it it thoulit
be determined to settle this king-vexed questeli by levying
a duty on foreign imports, I, ter one, shall iee pereetly
ready to bow to that decision. (Hear, hear.) Cm the
farmers of this ceuntiy relax in their efforts while such im-
mense results aro to be attained In my epiuion, their
game at present is to concentrate their efforts on this ques-
tion of local taxation. (Hear, Mar.) It may be said that
this does not involve the question of protection ; I ay that
fur that reason is is the wisest measure for you to pursue.
Take the outworks first, and then you have • better chance
of storming the citadel. (Cheers.) It is of the utmost im-
ponauce teat we should have something with which to bid
our great party together, and to consolidate our forces.
(Hear, hear.) We must have something to give
courage to an army which bas lost its. heed,
and almost lost all heart. (Hear, hear.) I think
that our first move should be one in which you
have a chance of tnietsph, and which should be permanently
beneficial in its regalia. I have heard what 1 advise deri-
sively styled tactic—they are tactics—but it you think you
can encounter a triumphant enemy placed oa • vantage
ground without tactics, depend upon it you are indulging in
• false hope. Whatever may be your 'trine tb and uumars,
you will be oventhelmed like the Indians. who encountered
the cavalry of Cortes and the infantry of lizerro. I 'read
then, es long as we are not allowed to appeal to the Sens. 01
the nation, meet tam, supported by the powerful champions
lof the principles, whether origiaal advocates or recent con-
verts. I would meet them, and never budge an act. I
would never let • night pass without vindicating what
think true, and prop:arm what I think practicable. I Inv:
entered into this 'selectmen of my views, because the mo-
ment is critical, because the meeting of parliament cannot he
long postponed, and beau,* I thought the best way of treating
those exaggerated and superficial differences in our party
was by a trank and cordial explanation of my intentions,
which if rot just and prudent are not practicable. I here
that confidence in the common sense of the Eog isi people
that I know they will register their verdict against them if',
not reasonable, and I shad listen to that verdict with cheer- I
fulness. I will give to those who are prepared to support an
opposite policy, ca long as it has the cencurreues of the great
bode of the nation, my cordial ecsoperation ; but I have not
yet head 'that that policy is, and until something less vague ,
is proposed I feel it sine to myself and to you who sent me to
the House of Commons to /dedicate that policy which I think I
sound and to preserve it with • firmness that never can be
shaken. (Charlie Then are yet one or two points which
I feel it my duty to touch upon I think the sagacity of
Lord George Bentinek was n more exemplified than
in his recommendation with regard to Inked. He saw
from an early period that the interests of Ireland were II
stricly territorial, and feeling that erten the great inter-
est* of that country were concerned friction woula disap-
pear, he was always prepared with' IneaSllll4 tO advance its
material interests. Recent events have vindicated his
sw I treat that there will be frum
sat-
henceforth a feeling of coreia co-operation between the
English tied Irish people, who are booed together by the
I eyer.pathy of the landed principle and by the feeling tint
the fate of this national industry eapends upon that tone-
Milli system which we still partially et joy and which we
are pmpared firmly to uphold. (Hear, hest.) I thick
we
stall masks a great ntisuke if we allow this great etas-
, doet of the land of England to degeneoee Leto • earty
question. The real qaestien is weether England than re-
main • great and free monarchy or become, in imitation
of the United States, • republic, and, what is worse, a
manufacturing republic. 1 think the time is come wLen we
should recognise sympathy with the land as the greet question .
to bind Englishmen in puolic life. Aed as I cannot &elites
that the great whip Jambes can be lase to the soil to which
we all owe allegiance, I trust that from henceforth the basis I
of our political connexions may be more comprehensive', sad 1
that the moment we receive eympathy from any quartet
it may meet with a cordial return from ourselv. a. (Hear,
bear.) I wish to observe, in conclusion, that great exer-
tions have, of late, been made to direct public attention to ,
the question of general taxation. I would remind you that
sir.ce the peace 40,000,0001. of taxes have been taken from
the shoulders of the community, while during that interval
our population has increased by many mil ems, and oar
foreign aide one-third. Our agriculture al-o, under protec-
tion, has become the meet skilful andsuccessful in the world.
How is it,
population, foreign trade, higely improved serieelture, awl
then, with all teem eiemeats of seam, ii.eremed
40,000,0001. annually taken off the public beramn, tt.al the
burden of taxation is still so oppressive and intolerable ?
Depend upon it that there is no tax the Tepee: of weich
would be more than a drop of water to the agriculturist.
The manufacturers have taken off every the thatpresead
upon them. They have acknowleged to having saved
2,000,0001. a week by the repeal of the proviaion la ors, an

how can they pretim,2 to he suffering tenths burdens of
taxation? The contlosiOn to which I saris: is this—
that the cry for diminished taxation is a political
cry, not a fiscal clamour. I should recommend a
policy exactly contrary to that of the Manchester school.
They the moment there is a balance in the Exchequer call
for diminished taxation, while I recommend you to adopt the
principle of a sinking fund as a great breakwater against
what is insidiously called "financial reform." That sink-
ing fund, I think, should be maintained by a duty on foreign
Imparts and when I remember that the national debt was
mainlyincreased in aiding foreigners, I cannot think it un-
reasonable that foreigners should assist in paying it off.
(Hear.) Under these circumstances I propo.e this resolu-
tion, but before I sit down I would impress upon you
the importance of active exertion, I wish the fulness,
who are the most important portion of the middle classes, to
assert their share in the government of the country.
After an allusion to Lord Brayliroake and Mr. Harcourt,
the former of whom he described as a free-trade landlord,
who wished to enjoy high prices and low rents, ani the
other cs a member of parliament, who accused him (Mr.
Disraeli) cf proposing what he could not execute, while he
himselt was a person who neither executed nor proposed any-
, thing, the hon. man concluded by moving a resolution
to the effect "that it was essential to the interests of this
country that a sinking lund should be established, and that
smith fund should be maintained by n dui on foreign im-
ports."
The motion was seconded by Mr. Tnowan and passed by
acclamation.
Another resolution, adopting a petition to parliament in
favour of the preceding once, was alto proposed and agreed
to, and this proceedings terminated.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

Itf~nCIIEeTXB, Dm 5.
The investigatins into the affairs of the Itschdele
Savings Bunk is still goiug on, &tad from what has since
transpired it appisirs thst, thmsh the late Mr. Howor,h
kept the mounts in two sipento ledgers, oae being
open to the managers to.d the other being a private one,
a rou-ih css..-book has been f iund, in which he had entered
all the moneys received. It is end to be a bock which was
weer examintd by the auditors, and t►e only
use it will now be of will be to assist the im

vestigieiln going on to recettain the amcuut of
deficit. The mode of auditing the recounts of the bank is
mid to have been this:—A quantity ut sheets have regul +sly
been sent down by the commissioners irom London, ruled in
such a form m to contain the accounts for four with* at a
time, and giving the balance nt the commencement of each
day, the liNpuuts reCri‘ed from depositors. the total of three;
then the repayments to depositors, balance invested, balance
at the end of the d.y, and the di.prsition of such balance—
all in separate celtenns. Tee managers. at the end of the
month, eziwimd Misstatement, and a duplicate being made,
the original was sent to London.
The Manchester Ezowiner thus accounts for the oversight
of the auditors :
- - -- •

The trustee ea lit takes place on the 20th of November,
previous* the general animal meeting (nit; Illy held in
February), when the report of the auditors is r. caved, and a
new manager, B*. appointed. Messrs. Turner and Ecroyd,
or whatever gentlemen might be appointed to perform the
annual audit, would necessarily take the basil of that audit
from the sheets referred te, examining the total umcunte in
the books in tensrel cerroboretion of the corm:nen of tinsel
statements; and It is a matter greatly to be regretted that
such unlimited confidence was placed in the late actuary,
that the gentlemen appointed to audit did not ocenionelly,
at least, =ekes ohm investigation into the respective items
retained in the ',heel; themselves, Instead of assuming them
to be correct beceuse they had been biped and paned by the
mina/len at the monthly audit.
It le sail that a very strong feeling exists among the tra“
tees in favour tit unktnie up the defec,ency to the depositors
which may exist atter the deceased actuar)'s property shall
here been s Id, but nu public notification to that effect has
yet been made knowu.
The contest between the enginesdriven and the managers
of the Laet Lancashire railway seems likely to incline in
favour of the latter. It appears that though tan demand fur
engine-drivers has hen very great, owing to the rapid con-
sum:dun of railwsye during the last three or four years, the
turnotiti hail miscaleulated the probabilities as to She power
of the company to supply their places. The great majority
of the companies having pretty well supplied themselves wide
koomotives, a great number of the machine shops in Mah-
atma and elsewhere have had to discharge their meeseanies
fur neat of employment to give them. Amongst these were
won of tee workmen of Isleests. lairbeines well-known
eetauliehneent—men honied "engine-fitter."—and persons
who, though not accustomed to run trains over lines of rail.
way, are yet extremely well qualified from their knowledge
of locomotives to drive them alter a little practice, and
when they shell have Reined a knowledge of the in. qualities
of the line, in the shape of cu.' wee, inclines, and other peen-
levities. It is said teat tie old engine-drivere, en leaving
the company's service, had emptied their oil cane into the
water in the tenders, which would cause at first the water
toe neer into the cylinders with the steam, but they have
not attempted any other neaLcious damage, and the trains
continue to run as usual, though at times considerable irre-
gularity prevails in point of time. Nc accident has resulted,
however, up to this time.
The Vicar of Leigh. whose refusal in past times to bestow
ski rites of the church on &velum on the children of die-
venters, and some vagaries regerding the disposal of the
offertory money, have already formula him under the notice
of the llislee pot Matchester, his diocesan, continues to pur-
sue his obnoxiot s conduct, and the following notice of his
consltter on Sunday testis given in the Manchester Examinee
I of to-dap:—
Oa Sunday !act, and the preeedine Sunday, the child of
Jemes and Jane Turner, of Kerkhall-lene, West Leigh, was
turned away from t'.e baptismal font at the perish church,
Iby the above reverend gentleman. Due notice was given to
the •.icar that it w:nild be pre.entid to him, and nu Suede),
week, in the eternoon, at the usual hour it was
brought to him at the baptismal font. Ile asked
the partite presentiag themselves as sponsors it
they were ecmmunitunts ? Two out of the three de-
clined to answer the question, and the other stated that
she was not a c mununtcent ; upon which he slid he po.t.
ported, net reused, the elitist. ning of the child until proper
sponsors were brought to hint, se provided by the canons.
Fresh notice was given on Friday lest, and on Sunday ern r•
noon three parties (including another female in plate of the
one who had answered the question) presented the child.
Ile age* asked them if they were communicants, and they
ell d. einect to answer the question. lie stated that he
*lOl suspend the christening until proper sponsors, as re-
quired by canon 29, were brought to him. He said lie did
nut refuse, hut only deferred the chrietenieg. We under-
stand it is intended to test the legality of the vicar's conduct
in this we. It is quite time that the matter should he
settled. The vicar still refuses to obey the order issued by
the Riede," of Menchreter respecting the offertory money,
even Sunday *keit the whole of the money, without
allowing the wardens to count it. We understand the
churchwardens of West Heisghton have presented the Rev.
J. Alsop, the vicar's son in law, to the bishop, but we have
net heard the nature of the presentment.

DEATH FROM IMPRUDENTLY STEPPING OUT OW
A RAILWAY CARRIAOII.—On the evening of Wednesday
last, when the tram which lift the Londus•road Station at
'even o'clock la Ashton-under-Lyne. had reached the Fair-
field Station, a man named George Lees, &gardener resid-
ing at Dukiufield, got into one of the carriage', Just at the
moment that the break was put on, for the gurpoe, of step
ping the train at the G aidebridge Station—but while the
train wee going at the rate of ten guiles an hour—bees
pushed open the door, anti sapped out, but was immediately
thrown down, caugnt between the curb-stone and the toot-
sooard, and dragatel forward several yards. lie wee pick.d
up about 20 or 30 yards from the regular stopping piace of
the train, and sent to the )lauchtster Royal nfirmary s
soon as possible. It was then found that thei bone of tie
upper right arm, and both bones of the fore arm, had been
fractured; and there was also rateablee laceration of the
flesh. He was in a state of collapse when admitted into the
iuhrtotry, from which he never thor-ughly rallied, and died
early on Friday morning.—On Saturday last, Mr. E. Her-
lord, Leanne' coroner, held an inquest on the body, when
Idr. Drew, house surgeon of the infirmary, sail that the
deoeased had stated to him that he had bean drinking
Wetly on the evening of the accident, and had no re•
membranes of how it hal cccured.—The jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the above facts.—Manchestcr
Guardian.
OUTRAGE ON TUE ULSTER RAILwAY.—On Sabbath
evening last, some misereart placed a piece of strong r lank
acres the nib of the Ulster line at L imbcg, evidently fnr
the deadly purpose of throwing the train off the line, and
thereby risking the Urea of the pastergers. Such was the
force of the coneussfirin, caused by the engines dathing against
the obstruction, that :he iron fender in front was seriously
injured, though pr ,videwially no further damage ensued
We ruret to learn that, up to the prss.mt, no trace of the
cowardly scoundrel concerned in the entracte has yet been
discovered.—Banner of Peter.
THE LINEN TRADE.—For several weeks there had
been a slitht tali ng off in the di mend for yarns, hut during
the laid week the demand was bri-ker, and a good trade is
expected during the coming mono. As the manufacture of
Scotch linen gingham is now entirely over, the demand for
coarse pans will tall off. In Bs!tymena, on Saturday last,
there was a large show of cloth, the hoer description. of
which amazed hands in favour of the buyer. Stocks were
still low, end, until matten change in this respect, we reed
ant look for any reduction in tie proem Tee exports from
Belfast, during the past week, were as follows t—Lmen 462
packages, yarn 16 do., muslin 2 do , thread 2 do.—Bel
New-Latter.
DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.-011 Tuesday
an accident of a suicide naturWoocured at the pit belonging
to Henry Woods, , house', Wigan. The men
went to their work at sis o'clock, and about twenty of
them descended the /it. About an hour afterwards, an est
phxdon of hr.-damp tnok peace, whets thy men, in great
111001, moved tie Dat eye -f toe pi:. They got into the cage,
sod wen ascending, when a loud cry au heard, and it wee
auertainsd that the Lead of a boy named Howorth bad been
severed fr. ne gig body. The boy hail Rot entangled in some
way in getting into the tag., and whilAt his heed was token
above, the body remained below. The yen* was fifteen
yore of age. Others were slie,htly injurvii in their haste to
get into the cage, and two or three stained severe burns
from the explosion. At present it is teapot:ibis to state the
cuss of the accident, as it would Oct be safe to descend the
pit.—Jkoridiester Eutmintr.

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RAILWAY MEETINGS.
meeting of the shareholders EAST LANCASHIRE.
An o
i n e:
the above undertaking was held yesterday at the Company's
offices,
ul3.lacinkhßuurnry,,Cifiotrhetrhoee p,uanrpdcetWesoftiakYoiral!
into consideration au arrangement proposed to be entered
shire Company for the working of the railway and traffic
of the latter c m_par y.
J. GRUNDY, Rae., the Chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors, presided.
The CH &MEAN, in opening the proceedings, said he
felt confident that the proposedarrangement between the East
Leneashire end the Blackburn Companies would be highly
advantageous to both. (Hoer, beer.) He confessed he
should like to see higher rates taken for the goods traffic
between Bolton and Darwen— (hear, hear)—but with respect
to the bills now before parliament for rsiaicg the railway
rates, he eared very little about them as regarded passenger
traffic; for however much a rise might be necessary in lines
with stations twenty miles apart, he believed that on the
East Lancashire line the way to bring in the most money
was to lower the fares as much as possible. He had great
pleasure in proposing the following resolution:
" That stirs meeting doth approve elan arrangement belog
sockrai
iWestw Yorkshire
toahrnekdsi
traffic r
Rat Lancashire
1 aoi If w
thata y Company,
Railwayo
company,m p a ny,
cbt too
;bidet,
withyworking
doth rooa
adopt
the
t
entered into with the Bolton, Blekburn, Clitheroe, and
and confirm the terms submitted to this meeting of a pro-
pealed cur.tract and agreement between the two eampaniea ;
and this meeting cloth authorise and empower the directors
of the East Lanceshire Railway Company, by such means
as may be considered expedient, to eater into, make,
and perfect, a good, valid, and binding contract and
agreement with the Bolton, Blackburn, Catteroe,
and West Yorkshire Railway Company uron the
terms aforesaid, with such alterations therein and
additirne thereto, as the directors of the two companies may
determine and mutually agree upon,
_tied also to affix the
common seal of the East Lancashire Railway Cecupauy to all
such deeds, writings, contracfs, and agreements, and do all
such other acts, matters, and things, as counsel may advise or
consider. essential for the carrying tato effect of this re-
solution."
Mr. BUGDALE seconded the resolution.
'1 he SECRETARY then rend the heads of the agreement
proposed to be entered into between the two compotes.
Heads of an agreement proposed to be entered into be-
tween the Era Lancashire Railway Company, of the one
part, and the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitherue, and West
Yorkshire Railway Company, hereafter called tie 11:a k burn
Company, on the other part.—The East Lancashire Railway
Company to take the Blackburn Company's rolling stink of
engines, carriages, and waggons, at a valuation, and :e pay
fcr sech stock in six months after such valuation is com-
pleted, with interest at 5 per cent. per annum iu the mean-
' time. The East Lancashire Beltway Comp iny to work the
Blackburn Cowpany's railway and the teethe, using both
companies railways fee 40 per cent. on the gross receipts,
including throne at the principal stations, the Blackburn
Company paying their own rates and taxer, and their
mileage pro tenon of the passenger auty. Toe
East La cash ire Company to have the use and
occupation of all the Blackburn Company's present
station buildings and convenience% (except such as may be
required tor the officers of the Blackburn Company), arid
the Blackburn Company to provide such other building's,
stations, appreuelt roads, cranes, turntables, and usual fix-
tures as may be required fur the conducting of the mac.
The buildings, to be kept in repair by the East LlD-
etphire R eilway Company, and to be insured by the Black-
burn Company. The East Lancashire Company to have
entire control and management of the Blackburn Company's
railway and its traffic, end to maintain the permanent way
and fences, so far as providing labour, ballast, spikes, and
keys, as well as the psinting of bridges and maintenance of
vilpie, after beirg properly completed; but not to provide
rails, chairs, or sleepers. After deducting 40 per cent. from
vie gross receipts, the net proceeds to be divided in the fol-
lowing proportions:
Teethe between ll'aekburn and Minchester.—The
Black-
burn Company to be entitled to teurteen twenty-fourths of
the net proceeds of three-fifths of the whole teethe, and the
East Lancashire Company to the r. meander.
Blackburn and Liverpool.—The Blackburn Compel to
be entitled to fourteen forty-e• cends of one-third of the net
proceeds of all the traffic, and the East Lancashire Compety
to be entitled to the remainder.
Blackburn to and from Wigan and Chorley to be equ
divided.
Illacklmen and Bury.—The Blackburn Company to 112 en-
titled to fourttea twentieths of the net proceeds of one-half
of the whole teethe, the East Lancashire Company to be en-
titled to the remainder.
Clitheroe and Mancheater.—The Blackburn Company to
be entitled to twenty-five thirty-fifths of the net proccerls
of all the traffic, euhject to a deduction of a parliamentary
toll for passing over the East Lancashire Railway at
Blackburn, the East Lancashire Cumpeny to be emitted to
the remainder.
Clitherue and Liverpo 1 —The Blackburn Company to be
titled to twenty-five fluty-thirds of the net proceeds at all the
traffic, sulfite: to the parliamentary toil, the Ea et Lan-
e-101We to have the remainder.
Clitheroo and Burp.—The Blackburn Company to be
entitled to twenty-five thirty-firsts of the net proceeds of all
the traffic, subject to the parliamentary toll, and the Batt
Lancashire Cempaey to the remainder.
The Blackburn Company to receive the same mileage pro-
portion of any traffic destined for Manchester or Liverpool,
and rice masa, arising between Blackburn and Ileum,
which may be diverted over the East Leaman:re Rail-
way, as if such traffic were tent via Button. All traffic
tiering at Manchester, wbetlier foreign or heal, des-
tined for Blackburn,
. to be treated as Maniheeter
and Blackburn teethe ; aid all teethe arising ,at
Bury, whether foreign or local, to be treated as Bury and
Mackburn truffle, and to be divided in the preportien above
stated. Traffic from Liverpool or Preston to Bolton, or
from stations on the East Lateashlre railway to stations on
the Blackburn Company's relive ay, 4,Tticerersa, to be settled
according to mileage. All goods traffic arising within a
cirele of one mile and a half from the Bull Inn Blackburn,
destined f Manchester or Liverpool, to be Considered as
Blackburn tailia. Passengers from the etetiors between
Blackburn and Bolton going to Liverpool or Manchester, to
be booked through. All rates, tares, and tolls charged for
traffic, to be the same on the Blackburn Company's railway
as on the Est Leecashire railway, except with the sanction
of the Blackburn Company. It during any ball-year the
East Lancashire Compane's working exi eaves over their
own railway and the Blackburn Company's railway together
shall nut exceed 34 per cent. of the gems receipts, the Bleck-
burn Company are not to be charge d more during such
half year than the average working expenses amount to.
The East:Lancluthire Company to run out fewer than three
trains a day, each way, for passengers over the Blackburn
Company 'a line, and to fix the rates and tares such trains
as do not earn, on a monthly average, 3.. 6.1. per mile of
tational ea irrman of
bee, to
gross receipts, to be discontinued. The East Lancashire
tompany to book through from all s
stations on the Blackburn Compaq'. lint The chtheai
the Blackburn Company for the time being to have a seat
at the E.st Leuceshite beard, being duly <ratified as a
director. The secretary of the Bl.ckburn Company, or his
clerks, to have power to examine books and decumenta ne-
cessary for write mg the returns testis to the Blackburn
Company, and to hare a free pass over both railways when on
the nosiness of the company. The secretary or engineer to
have power to grant a le-e pass to any of their own servants on
the Blackburn Company's railway, during the progress of any
works, or other, ise nu the business of the company. The
balances die to the Blackburn Company for paescmg. rs to
be amertaiced and paid over wet kty to the Blackburn Com-
parry's bankers, within fourteen days atter each week's
receipts, and the balances for goods to be paid over within
fourteen days after each month's receipts. The term of
contract to be e.. 1 years. If any question should arise as to
the additional station buildings required for the traffic on
the Blackburn Come ne's line, or if there should be any
disputes ur differences between the two companies, the same
to be left to V e determination of the chairman of the Esst
Lancashire Company and the chairman of the Illachhum
Company, with power fcr them to call in an umpire it they
cannot agree. The necessary formal document. for carrying
the contract in'o tact, to be prepared be Robert Sty. er,
Require, of Prelates, on behalf or both psrhes.
Mr. R. KAY wished to know the value of the rolling
stuck oft e Blackburn Company. It app. :mai to him to
he a heavy charge upon this company, teeming it to be
40,0001., because, in addition to h-iving to raise that extra
cepitel, 5 pre cent. ought to he added to it fee the UR, of
the money.
Mr. WRIGLEY said the price put upon the rolling stock
had been put down at 40,0001 , t act it would have to be re-
valued, and it did not follow that this company would have
to pay so much sa that.
Mr, KAY theutcht fist too small an amount was allowed
for working expenses. He thought 40 per cent. melees than
any company could work at, and that it would have been
well if the directors could have made a better master is that
respect.
Mr. DEODALE ex; Joined that they xpected to effect an
economy in that respect by taking the whole of the traffic
from Blackburn to Manchester ke eight instead o dames
f
te was the act that
them to take this per tentage,
teeing, as a present; and as an
her&death mil inducement
tfhis
w
cusupsny would get the adiidonsd fare for the pas-angers
over their own line atter the trains lint left the Blackburn
and Defoe.) pertiee, which now went over the lines of
another camp soy.
Mr. T. GItEIG aid Me. BLACK LOCK (one of the Audi-
their coneicticn that it woould be to the ineer.st both
companies.
The motion being put was carried w Wriat a single dissen-
tient, and the proceeding, then termica
. _
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—Amount of
traffic on the London and Settles Western Railway for the
week ending Dee- 2, 049 :—Pesseneers, 5.84:01. 15.. 9d.
goods, 2,7041. 2a. lied. ; total, 8,6641. 18s. ent.
[foal

A GINTLULAN SUOT.—A melancholy and fatal
occident kas taken plans in l',Deb.hke.place. The victim is
Mr. ficeddamore, a surgeon, r. sidiug at Prercot. The pare
dcalars, so far as we could hastily garher, ire that the unfor-
tunate gentleman, sonompsnied by Mr. William ELoseme, a
friend, were leering town in a gig about nine. o'clock. Oa
reaching Ye
in Mr. Miscue, we understand, mad.
1 s rite rens.rk in re...,ard to a pair of pistol., which !•.aelln-en
brought for security, when Mr. Scuddbutore put Li.. hand
' into his pocket with the view of showing him one. Wa.st
in the act the pistol unforternattay wr,nt A, and the contents
watered Mr. Scuddr.morc's gr it. The repast. of course,
cca.ioaad meat alarm in the u.tlirbbeeurboud. Tue gig was
immediately pulled up, and Me. Kay, surgeon, was promptly
in a unchains, but death almost immediately ensuci. The
body of the girAlszaan was oonsejed to the &la-
Ibor's* 'Ube lodestar', when It at pr stai Up.—Livorpool
Cowper.