The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-21 00:00:00

Ws may be do what be ought net with asothes'a Ifir.
Thompson rhea west, at von length, late the quetha of
tuition. =dank* its egessolve smut is tens cicus,
sed elpins that a ?Amid Hesse of Commons mai
seem{ this evil seed may Shim It the middle deems
did not suite with their dithanablesd fellow-sabjests
ed the warble( Sams is this seem's% it wee his
ellbsones opisdes that seateson moil set go ea long es
Mg bed bees Ming. Of this, beam; be wee awe, that
II Or middle dome woad messolos the rigits of their In
animeldead lellemoubjeges, so sinewy would nub leapt
dalsipMmilind andi a measure of reform is they ennead.
themerseg mined mew that they sought, bat the ea-
OfeethisaMost al every mss who was rase is logiesei to
OW Pliff—ilea had • teed habitation and g Via, Tat,
wad aide Ai :made, sad the soldier.
He that this meld bring within the frassides a
may visions peruses ; teat he doubted if titers world
more visional" misted min the rumen system. He was
soadassil that there were may who would go from that
moSkag lase ebaserity that were as mush entioled to
the fesathise es any who at present held it; and
who woad, NINA atordse it as well ands faithfully.
He hail that there were may each as deserving of the Iran-
thise se the thief magistrate who presided use their muting
(Applause.) It had bus mid that the working-dams had
beim tedialeet; but me. were generally disposed to be tor.
Went when they were sensible of being wronged; and they
met to judge what the conduct of men would be when
righted, by what it had been when they were acting under a
seen of 'Oily. (Hear, hoar.) It did not follow, however,
that a bad man would elect • bed representative. They know
too much of the evils of their own elus to do so. At all
events they knew too much of themselves and their needn'-
t:as to pot a man exactly UM themeless in a situation
where he could do so much injury. (Applause.) He was
disposed to think that society was not jest so vicious that
they mold not get Mondale° of materials to control or
leaves, in a matter of this kind, what was bad. In his
bends judgment there was tar too much importance
attached to the giving of the right to vote to the unto-
franchised classes. It was a trust which no doubt required
to be exuded wisely ; but a man almost every day in
his life discharged duties which were calculated to have as
groat an lads's°, on his fellow-men as this. The working
classes were already morally and intellectually enfranchised,
and why might they net be politically enfranchised. They
had the franchise of speech; they exercised the dud" of
foam and husband', of master' end foremen, and other
important duties in life; and why should they not have a
rips to vote tor those who represented them in parliament ?
(Applause.) They were surely as well qualified to exercise
it as the people of America or of France. It was, therefore,
no beget a matter of doubt or experiment. It had been
tried and proved beyond all cav4 or dispute. (Applause.)
They had an infleitely better population hers than existed
in Americo when the suffrage was mistrial ; and what
was to hinder the garage being extended to them ? The
honourable gentlemen then stated that the association
stopped a little short of the demands of the chartist, and
went a little beyond those of the moderate reformer, and said
that having cone this they had happily obtained tbe oo-
oporarna of both. Mr. Thompson °occluded by calling upon
man to east aside party, and by urging reformers to unite
and to trust to themselves. Thou who were ready to go
their length, and yet did not declare for it, merely because
the ward had nos yet come from Lord John Russell and
Lord Orgy, should at ono* make up their minds, irrespective
of them parties, for they might depend upon it that they would
place them in a false position, for when once the whip found
that they must either move on, or move out of office, they
weald adopt the former instead of the latter alternative.
Mr. Thompson then read a letter from Lord Dudley Stuart,
expressing his regret that severe domestic affliction prevented
him from being able to come to Edinburg.
Mr. W. TAIT (the former publisher on Tait's Magazine),
then moved the following resolution :
" That the inhabitants of Edinburgh here assembled, be-
lieving as they do, that good and economical government
will only be second by a large extension of franchise ; a
shortening of the duration of parliament ; protection to
every man in the exercise of the franchise, and a w ore equal
distnbution of political power, through the means of tom.
Hied electoral districts, heartily sympathises in the object
aimed at by the National Financial and Parliamentary Re-
form Association, and of the means used to effect those ob.
jams ; and this meeting tenders its warmest thanks to the
madonna of the deputation for their able exposition of the
principles of that association upon the present occasion."
Mr. TAIT said be did not appprove outand-out of the Par-
liamentary Financial Reform Association. His objection.
however, was not that it went too far—but that it did not go
far enough—he being of opinion with Jeremy Bentham, that
the suffrage should be universal. (Applause.)
Mr. FYFE, S S C., seconded the motion, which was tar-
ried amidst the most enthusiastic applause.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY and Mr. THOMPSON then
severally returned thanks . • and, after a vote of thanks to the
Lord Provost for his conduit is the chair, the meeting
broke sp.

lags el the peat majeeley of the peepte sad dead amble
them I. re(iee end haeliee the unequal brim of taxation.
(Applaud) [tale expieedies was aims la the Sr
Ileft. I, la a report of dr Joshua's spook at New-
' Mak, gad seed ad be repaid hue.]
After • silaht lateres cosemplase of the pressave
of the mood fa slis
flit JOSHUA WALKIIIL/LT preemded—Emey One who
teak em demos in the isidtimeateri debelm, sarel:=lo7
ils of hal series, odd set bat ham the
dikanies ia de musbers el those who
mgd dall=ophist every moms is whisk the gespla had
teYdsaarielemet. Ho *might that these rusks
=be Wild to thee to whisk he bad alluded-ire
Odd espeedledee maim. Ia every vaserise
*Mk dozed 614 a deep istswese.-esek as • large lekellsl
la the dation el alleitedka, de
ipmtlea of thellitibuls'erele and Its anomalies. sad den=
wow bases the meting, whisk ma heroes
dr. Hume—dicey suet all ham realarbed the pad, d
numbers of those who voted ou the sill of th:pLei t
mad have se that the repeesentatives who Mei
ter the people in all these great questioce were the Milahlial
of large canstituescies. (Hear hear.) Indeed de
sleets of the lacquality in their reposentative
wets felt and appeoci seed by every member rre
immensity, in dm heavy end swing 'minima of woks.
is the noequal distribution of the fonds of the state, awl la
their Leitrim effects upon the commerce, sad ta4ile, sad
amateetures of the country. It had been stated that them
was sanely any limit dread which taxation weld ate be
home with perimeter provided the musky far k ewe
evident, and the funds were teddies spills& Sae they
were indignant when they saw the reseasse of de werentry
squandered upon profitless armaments, in misgoverning the
soloales, ea useless placemen, and on undeserving !Meanies.
(Applause.) They would swain the crown ma its peers-
mat with beaming spleadear ; they would gladly sewed
ell who had does anythiag to advance their sountry's wet-
I WS ; bat they would drew • wide line of didastion betwees
the dignity of the crown sad the safety of the state, and that
meld pageantry which was kept up set der the beads of
22, but for the benefit and dienakel adeatsge st
of the osaunanity. They MAMA to ese sash
a cheek placed upon their rulers as would MOM the strictest
ammemy in every department of the dad madded with
the mumsl faith and the national ham& tbsp wield
=4l state funds to properly state wpm They
ask the government to leek ups) the r
tioad treasury is a sacred treat placed la thole
hands for the benefit of all, and ant for the particular
advantage of &privileged few. They would endeavour to do
away with that feeling which exitrod between their adore-
presentative* and the people, and have them strive to nal* by
affection rather tbaa by coercion. The associatios which he
bad the honour to represent appealed with earnestasse to all
pestles in the community, to pat ..id. far a time their Jodi-
Tided objects of agitation, and to unite In that which was
ant only the most important, bat that ea whisk all *nets
should be based—the will of te great majority of the people.
They believed that all practical reforms would be beet
attained by such a concentration of their energies; and
whether it was free trade or protection—state church or
separation, direct or indirect taxation—paper or gold—war
or peen—education by the state or by the voluntary system
—that all might safely be coniiied to the honour
and integrity of the British people, if their let were
fairly ascertained by mows of • full, free, and fair lemons-
tation. (Lou 1 applause) Their prep nt system, he theeght
it would be agreed by all, was most disastrous. It had la.
volved the eouatry in an enormous national debt, ia orb=
extravagance, in discontent and disaffection et home and
ebroad, and had rendered their position as a matins ems M I
ioubt and disquietude. (Hear, hear.) The changes that
the National Reform Association sought could scarcely be
mem than the pressed state of t -p. They loseteme,
Wised that they would be infisitely tter, medley we.,
as lad, bassi es Justice and equity. They were deed es
theleardirehat they should rule by the will and for the
et am. raker than for the few ; sad if they did
set result to geed, sheep, and efikient government, they
would, at least, mow every just cases of discontent. The
amedation sought to obtain these things by level, peaceful,
sad eNastitasional mow ; and, strong in the justice of their
Baum, they called with confidence for the support of the
good of every clam, creed, and party. tOreat cheeriag.)
fir Joshua concluded by stating that, although he was no
orator, he would, in advocating the claims of the National
Raf,rm Asuciation, endeavour to make up what he lacked
in that way by seal, honesty, and integrity, and he resumed
his met amid bowl and enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. 0. THOMPSON, M.P. who was moat entbusies-
dorsal received, osid,—My lort,Provost : tlad I not taken
up the cause or parliamentary and financial reform, as I
have taken up every other, from the deepest conviction, had
I not believed that was competed (competent, however,
only in to far as the cause was good in Itself) to demonstrate
that it had claims to the support of this meeting, I would
have been led to hesitate by the sanoaneemeat, on the part
of the chief magistrate of one of the most enbehtened cities
in the need, tuat he was to be considered as in no way
identifird with such a movement. (Hear, hear.) I did not
think that in regard to • society which bas published oa the
wings of the press its principles, its objects, its measures—
that has challeaged the moo searching oroof that there is
ought in its scope or design that is injurious tu the stability
of the throne, or the maintenance of our present form of go-
vernment—l say that I did not thick it was necessary to
have announced to a meeting like this that the chief magis-
trate of such • city was in no wto be identified with sash
a movement. (Laughter and great cheering.) I see
identified is every way with that associetioe. It
seeks to extend the liberties of my fellow subjects,
therefore lam identified with ft. It seeks to stem
the demonlieing torrent that floods this country wh e •
general election takes plant, and when, from two ty two and
a half millions of the wealth of this country are spent to de-
base the intellect, corrupt the conscience,, and buy the votes
of the people. (Cheers.) 1 am with it nature Ido not be•
Wive that virtue, intelligence, patriotism, and piety—loyalty
to our Queer. and reverence to our Ood—are confined in this
country, within to narrow a compose as 850,000 voters of the
whole population of the united kingdom. (Cheers.) I am
with ten association because I believe that the hour
is come when true conservatism consists is doing
justice, not in denying it: because I believe that
the people, in the midst of surrounding tionvel-
skme—with poverty amongst themselves, and a dull,
and eold, and insulting denial of any, even the smallest,
right at the bands of the government—have shown (when
thrones were enabling, and our shorn were crowded with
exiles to-day that were monarchs and ministers yesterday)
by their observance of the law, by their respect fur property,
by their cweemone to their fellow-subjects. all that can be
shown cod/penetrate their fitness to be at once admitted
within the elective franchise. (Cheers.) I am with this
emaciation bemuse whin Ter the degenerate sons of noble
sire, be that may beaabeent from this platform to night—and
I do not regret theirvabeenee—l am here to advocate • cause
advocated by their fathen three quarters of a century
ago, and bequeathed to them to be accomplished,
but which they have treacherously betrayed,
and are aot here to-night because they have not
obeyed the voice of their fathers. (Applause.) To morrow
sad its revelations, however, will, I trust, read these men a
lesson ; for the hour is come for the breaking up of the domi-
nation of cliques, and clubs, and parties. (Great applause.)
I know that there are many who were asked to-day, and
yesterday, and the day before, to be here. but who have
" Have any of our rulers believed in him ?—(a laugh)
—is the cause fashionable ? or is the Lord Provost with it ?'
(Reamed laughter, and much applause.) They will now
learn to-morrow that he is not with it. (Hisses.) I hope
the canoe will go on notwithstanding. (Laughter and ap-
plause.) I do not think that I shall feel it necerary
to pack up my portmanteau, and Marta across the
Tweed, while, from the Lord Provost in the chair, I can
appeal to the enthusiastic thousands before me with • full
coavietion that, ere I sit down, I shall demonstrate that
every man here ought to have the franchise. (Cheers.) Let
me guard the awociation—for the assmistioi has been put
upon its trial to.night—from the misrepresentation of those
who lie in wait to deceive. We seek no change in the exist-
ing form of government. We are for no revolution save by
peaceable means. We do not seek to destroy the peerage of
the country. The head and front of our offending is this,
that we wish to have in the Commons House of Parliament
a just and constitutional counterpoise to the infiumsee red
power of the other two states of the realm. That is aSW
stitutioaal object. We have not three states of the reds et
the present moment. We have but one. My Isemeew-
able friend has said truly that we do not live leader a
government of Queen, Lords, and Commons. We ere
under a government that is an aristocracy—purely an
aristocracy, as the democratic element has no Wheel"
whatever in this country. M hat is the constitution of the
house at this moment—the teople's house,—the Common
House of parliament? Six marquises, seven earls, 21 de-
estate, 34 lords, 25 right honourable', 47 honoasablse,
baronet', 8 lord-liestenanm, 74 deputy lieutenants, IS sow
ftera....les, 83 placemen, 108 gentlemen, who an palms elf
in the church, and so on. That is the people's house
at Minklat. (A laugh.) Do you ask anything in that
hones kr the people, it is denied. It consists of 868 mss
Ask the ballet, end there are only 80 that will vote /sir k.
Ash for an inquiry into the appropriation and &milkman
Si the tenwriMities of the church in Ireland, anti -100 tidy
VW vote for it Ask for any measure of financial reform,
sad only 78, 79, and 80, will vote for it. Ask for the
sztession of the suffrage, and only 84 will vote for it. Ask
ho the People's Charter, and only 15 will vote for it.
(CUM) What is the object of this association ? It Is II
east parliamentary and financial reform. Now, the as.
sesnerment of such an object as that necessarily prisapposes
the existence of wets, and perhaps malmeations la oar sp.
sem of representation and finance. Ile who says that he
eanuot be identified with this movement, in effect &des
this, and I will prove it. (A slight hiss.) Now, my lewd,
with regard to financial reform, there is no difference of
opinion. The universal cry is that taxation has reached its
limit, and the universal admission is, that it is injurious to
the interests of the people; that it interferes with industry ;
that it paralyses trade and commerce; that it is un-
equally imposed ; and that the mode of its collection
is vexatious. Why, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer
were to attend here to-night, he would till you
that there was no question that taxation wee in-
tolerable. He would admit the absurdities of the system,
sad sympathies with those who paid the taxes. He would
admit it to be the duty of ministers to be economical, and to
imprt taxes fee none but legitimate purposes, and with
great impartiality. But he would, at the same time, con-
clude his speech by saying that he mew no way out of the dif-
ficulty, and would go on levying them as usual. (A hush.)
Well, doubtless we are heavily taxed. I think, my Lori Pro.
vest, that you will admit this, that taxation is not a luxury,
that it is not something that is done to give us pleasure ; and
that if any corporation, having the power, exercises it to take
mosey to the extent of ten millions out of the pockets of the
pads, they ought, at beset, to be able to show • good
assame of whet the ;have done with it, and prove
Iblossivae Ibldifol and just in regard to it. A man may
imeally do what he likes with his own, how much

THE WRECKERS ON THE ESSEX COAST.

CONVICTION OF TWENTY SEVEN SMACIDOIEN.-
Oa Monday last the magistrates for the Tendring
Ilandnd of Essex were engaged dosing the greater pert of
the day in the hearing of • ease against no lees than twenty-
seven imacksmen and stone-dredgen, beloneing to the ports
of Colchester and Harwich, for unlawfully boarding the
brig FINK*. of Arbroath, Scotland, lately wrecked on the
Essex oosst, when in the charge if parties employed by the
master, and forcibly taking possession of the cargo, with the
view of obtaining salvage upon the same.
The ease had been uriginelly charged as one of felony, but
failed foe want of proof of appropriation, and was now
brou.ht forward under 9 & 10 Vie., e 99, sec. 45, for the
infliction of penalties not exceeding 501. each.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, conducted the prosecution on
behalf of the Adi ince Marine Insurance Company; and Mr.
Rodwell, barrister, appeared for the defendants.
Mr. Clarkson having stated the ems, • number of wit-
nesses were examined, by whose evidence the following facts
were proved : Oa the night of Saturday, the lith October,
the brig Fleece, while on her voyage from St. Petervbarg to
London, with a cargo of hemp and tallow, received damage
by striking on the dionfleet Sind, but was assisted off, and
in endeavouring to make Harwich she filled, and sunk on
the flat of the N are , off Walton, but in such a position as
only to be covered at high wat r. After the captain had en-
gaged the hands of three or four crews to min in working
oat the cargo, a number of othen applied for, but were
refused, employment ; and some of the defendants were
pointed out as among the number. In consequence of the
eontiimed violence of the weather very little could be done
oa the Monday, bat in the evening the wind molerated,
and during the night the wreck was completely surrounded
by fishing smacks and store-boots, the crews of which, in
spite of the warnings of the men in charge, and the subse-
quent order of the master to desist, crowded on board
to the number of nearly 150, and in the most lawless =acne,
cut away the rigging, broke up the dicks, and literally
scrambled for the cargo, so as completely to put a stop to the
measures which had been commenced for lightening the
yeast and getting her afloat; and which, it was the opinion
of the most experienced witnesses, would otherwise have
been successful, instead of her becoming a complete wreck,
L as was eventually the ease.
After hearing Mr. Rodwell in defence, the Bench decided
to convict all the parties—four who were proved to have
been previously cautioned, in penalties of 41., and the re-
, mainder 40s. each, or in default imprisons's= for one or two
L months respectively, the chairman remarking that but for an
impression which appeared to prevail that they had a right
to act as they did, much heavier punishment would have
been inflicted.
Mr. Clarkson remarked that the parties for whom he ap-
i peered bad no vindictive object, but merely desired to put
I down a system of lawless violence which had for some time
gr eened, and he was sure the decision of the Bench would
L of considerable benefit to all those who might in future
meet with disasters on this amt.

AN ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THE ELECTRIC TELE-
onArm.—Ose day last week Mr. Mosey, the superintenden-
of the Elinbugh police, received information from New
castle, by means of the elelerio telegraph, of the Sigh' of a
man from that piece by the seven o'clock train for Edin-
burgh, carrying with him them= of 641., the property of
his employer. Measures were adopted for his apprehension
on the arrival of the train, but it was found that the party
had left the train at a station some miles eastward of Edin-
burgh, upon the shrewd conjecture, no doubt, that the tele-
graph would be pat in requisition to announce his delin-
quency and flight. Mr. Mosey immediately put himself in
communication with the authorities dutch towns as he con-
sidered it likely that the man would visit, and on Saturday
he received information from Mr. Barclay, superintendent of
the Aberdeen police, to whom notice had been sent, that
the party in question had been apprehended in that
town the peeceding day, with 601. of the money in his pee-
imeioa.
THE EXHIBITION OF KINCEACTITHES AT BIRMING-
NAM.—The Lord Mayor end a number of the members of
the corporation of the city of London are to visit Birming-
ham this day to inspect the exhibition of manufactures now
open there. As a proof cf the interest taken in matters of
this sort, it may be mentioned that since the exhibition
opened on Sept. 2, upwards of 61,000 persons hare paid for
admiiiion, in addition to 2,000 ethers who purcheeed seasin
rickets. Up to this time the receipts have not only been inif•
iicieni to pay all the expenses, including the erection of the
building, but the committee have several hundred pounds in
hand. The exhibition closes early next swath.
CITE COMMISSIONERS OF BEWERS.—Yeaterday,
court was held, Mr. Deputy Peacock in the chair. There
were but few members present, the consideration of Mr.
Simon's important report having been specially appointed
for this day, when a long discussion will take place. The
Inspector, reported favouraly of the condition of the seve-
r 1 districts of the city. A communication was received
from the Secretary to the Commissioners, being tl• e evidence
given a year and a half ago by Mr. Toynbes and Mr. Bowie,
surgeons at Gerydyr House, on the state of certain parts of
the City of London, reported to the Committee of Health.
After the transaction of some business of no public interest,
the court adjourned.
FIRE AT DALEEITH PALACE.—On Friday after-
noon last a bedroom in one of the attic. of Delkeith Palace,
the residence of the Dolt. of Beocleuch, was discovered to be
on fire. A flre•ongine belonging to the palace, and one
from Dalkeith, were promptly brought into requisition; and
as they were most efactentlp worked, and well supplied with '
water, the dames were extinguished before they had time to
/Vend beyond the apartment in which the fire originated.
I The damage done is consequently not very great. The
casualty is said to have arisen from some plumbers who
wire employed in repairing the palace, inadvertentlylisving
a portable stove on the roof when they went to dieser, the
heat from which Is sup
to have melted the *den roof,
I and set the to the woodwork above the bedroom which was
barned.—Scolawson.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1849.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THIS MIEE•

The skeitho Ikea all einem regieesed in the metro-
rheas diarists la the weak ending Lot Ilatardo7; um 878.
This umber ethibits a thanes .1 984 deaths on the weekly
average of *vs penises autumns, corrected far Lenses of
population tgad the returns of the last ten lean chow that
the prewar low ran of nortality is without magpie (within
the period of einervation) at this adorned none of the
leetri
sashes the year 1841 mar he gxesleod ""
"Ono' ree we yrs 827, bit
th.
I!_resialigm less than at the mein
O+.TM nonally is tie earl part of November km
usuallyeased inn 110) to of 1,200 Loathe. The
deaths mined int wee the ninon or opidemis
elms of Mann won nip whir the avenge is 307 ;
dine Iran dhows of the (ozahnlvo ot
plating) ran 134, whir the anrogowtll.l4. Bat the
smeary rem plithigh (ate mmenetpdoa) and brostehitie
nem to thereon an is en then the average; and
[ahem wee dual to Mar young parson sad as adult
The deaths from diarrhea gad dysentery I. the week wen
72, which is shout the same as in former years at Mignon ;
those La the last four weeks have been suonsively 61, 40,
29, 22. From cholera, 8 Maur wan rogistend, or two non
thus in the pnesding week ; but in two gang the penes
died of disease eoewgasat on cholera, from which they had
previously suffered. One piths 8 denksootorrod In Holland-
cottages, St. John Wostainstor ; ono in Earl-atnet, Lbsoge-
grove Ma2libone ; one in Hines College Hospital (the
'mat
In bon brought from Drury-lane) ; one is
Job.. street, lerktuwoll ; one in Green-walk, Bermondsey
cm In Lambeth ; one in York place, South Lambeth ; had
one in Nightingale-vele, Woolwich. A boy or 6 yews died
of diarrhea after 62 hours' illness. in Frederirk-street, Bra..
My, as overcrowded and dirty mighbourhood, where shame
lstely was rife. The mesa height of the barometer in the
week was 29-863. The mesa daily height was above 30
inches on Sudsy, Monday, and Siturday. The seen tem-
perature of the week pas 45 2 deg. ; on Saturday it wag
39-3 deg. It wag above the average of the same days of 7
liars on the first four days, and below it during the rest of
the wank.—Registrar-General's Report.

IRELAND.

Dente, Nov. 20.
Two meetings, the approach of which has been
more loudly trumpeted than that of any meeting
held in Ireland foe a long time, take place in Dublin
to-day ; and yet it is strange how very small a share
of public attention either of them attracts. The app-
eal object of one of them—that of the Grand Orange
Lodge—is, according to the Erening Mail, " to ex-
pose the treachery and deceit" of the government.
The Orange organs are exhausting their vocabulary
of hard words in abusing Lord Clarendon, and
threatening to tell tales; but it is curious that, not-
withstanding all their threats of disclosures, the only
candid account of any secret transactions in the
matter in question yet given to the world has been
that published by Colonel Phayre. The last " secret'
told by the Orangemen themselves is the form of the
oath which they sq was taken by them when they
received the arms which, according to their amoont,
were furnished to them by government. This oath,
se published in the Moil of last night, ii as
follows :
" I, A. 8., on my declaration, as an Orangeman, do so-
lemnl7 swear that the arms I am now about to receive I will
keep en good and serviceable order. I will not sell, lend,
pledge, or otherwise dispose of same, and that in the event of
my leaving the district for any length of lime, I will return
them to my own lodge on receiving the sum (if any) for
them which I originally paid. I further declare, that when
I MR called upon by the Grand Lodge, I will be ready and
willing to support the constituted authorities in the lawful
discharge of their duty. And, finally, that when called
upon by the Grand Lodge, or any of their officers, properly
appointed, I shall produce those arms which I now receive
(the right hand holding the Bible) for inspection. So help
me God."
The other great meeting of the day is that of the
" National Conference," to be held to-night in the
Music Hall. To this meeting admission will be by
ticket, the price charged to the platform being half-a-
crown, and that to the galleries a shilling, so that the
assemblage may be expected to be tolerably select.
It was only yesterday, at a meeting of the council,
that the resolutions were finally decided on.
At the Repeal Association yesterday Mr. John
O'Connell was most earnest in warning his audience
against the " Nation piety," as he designated those
who style themselves the " National Conference."
The amount of subscriptions for the week announced
at his meeting yesterday was 291.
The recent defeat in Cork has had the effect of
calling people's attention to the registry; and as some
very startling event was absolutely necessary for that
purpose, so profoundly apathetic) were the popular
party, it may be no harm, after all, that the election
should have resulted as it has done.
Mr. Thomas Deasy, a respectable brewer a' Clone-
kilty, in the county Cork, accidentally fell into one
of his Ten vats, aka° full of boiling liquid, a few days
since, and died from the injuries received.
The Poor-law Commissioners hive diemissed the
whole batch of officers at the Carlow workhouse, in
consequence of an investigation recently held into
th. it conduct. A " rebellion" of 500 female paupers
in the woekhonee has been the consequence.

CAUTION TO RAILWAY COMPANIES.—On Sanday
night some thiaves took advantage of the darkness to steal
about 50 of the hew handles from the carriages on the line
of the London and North Western Company, at the station

near Birmingham.
DEATH A POST-OFFICE RUNNER IN THE ORK-
RBI's —On the afternoon of Thursday week, Robt. Tulloch,
-ne of the post runners, when entering with the south mails,
and within a few miles of Kirkwall, complained to the three
men who were assisting him in carrying the additional mail
bogs that he was unwell ; and he almost immediately fell
down and expired. The mails to and from Orkney are con-
veyed between Kirkwall and the ferry at Barwick, in South
Ronaldahay, on the backs of the post runners, who travel on
Mot. The distance going and returning is thirty-
two miles, with about eight miles additional of
ferries. The weight which the runner has
thus to tarry is sometimes 60lbs. to Brbist, and as each
runner has to perform this duty twice a week on an average,
travelling neatly half the distance through a district where
ie has literally to wade through mud and water, it is only
to be wondered that men can be got to bemoan such slaves
for the paltry remuneration of fn. a trip. out of which they
have to pay their expenses when detained by bad weather,
as frequently occurs. Yet such was the and service to
which the deceased was subjected for a ling aeries of years,
and there is little reason to doubt that it has at last led
to his sudden death. Sober and honest in character, and
obliging in disposition, he was much esteemed, and will
be deeply regretted. He was upwards of sixty one years
of age, and hes more than once made application to be
superannuated, but was refused, on the ground that no re-
tiring allowance is granted to those who are merely post
runners. Such was the reward of one who served the public
faithfully and most laboriously as a pest runner during the
long period of 29 years, and during that time has travelled
117,000 miles by land on foot, and 13,000 miles by sea across
ferries, makiag a total of 130,000 miles. This is no vague
assertion, but is taken from a calculation made by the writer
some time ego, from data famished by the deceased. That
the ineeseent toil and fatigue to which the deceased was ex-
was the cause of his sudden death, seems confirmed
by the fact, that the last poet runner who died at Kirkwall
expired suddenly after many years' INITTiCe.—John co' Groag
Journal.
MORE INCENDIARISM IN ESSEX.—At about seven
o'clock en Thursday amines bast it was discovered that a
wheat stack, containing the produce of about 17 acres, and
situate on the Whits II ins, Farm, at West Bergholt, near
Colchester, occupied offhand by Mr. Thomas Daniell, had
bean fired at the corner nearest the quarter from whine a
strong breeze was then blowing from the west—a point eel.
dandy chosen by the incendiary with a view of involving
the whole of the farm-buildings and dwelling-house in de-
struction. Immediately on the discovery all the horses and
live stock were got out and turned adrift oa the
adjacent common, and a messenger was despatched to
Colchester for the assistance of the fire-brigade. A
bean stack, which stood beside the wheat stack, was, by ex-
traordinary efforts, saved from the flumes; but the stack
ogiiciailly bred, with the stables and barn, the largest in the
pansb, which =Mixed • considerable quantity of whew,
barley, and oats, the exertions of the firemen and their 's-
auteing were unable to save. The stables ware fortunately
tiled ; had their roofs been of thatch, a shed which stands
between them and the dwelling-house would have been
burnt, and very probably the house itself would not have
soaped destruction. The farm belong to J. W. E. Grua,
Esq.,and was insured in the Baez and Suffolk Equitable ;
for Mr. Daniell's lees in produce,
the Protestant Disoentem'
office will be answerable.—Eases Henan.
GORED RI A Buu..—Herbert Limer, aged 44, a
married man, with six children, in the service of Yr.
Knowles, farmer, Tinsley, died on Wednesday evenMg last
from injnriee inflicted upon him about a month previously
by a bull belonging to his master. On the day when tho
accident happeced the deceased was assisting a man named
Marshall, a saddler at Attereliffe, to fit a head collar on the
animal's head and a " hint!" over its eyes, preparatory to
its being sent by railway into Lirco'nshire to some
gentleman there to whom Yr. Knowles had a
to lend it. The articles were fitted on in therng
shed where the bull was housed. When the blurt had
been pet on the saddler withdrew, but he had not been
out of the shed many minutes before he hued a scream, and
on going back he saw the bull forking timer through the
rails or fence through which the fodder is usually put. The
poor fellow was dreadfully injured about the breast and
beck. He lingered M a state of greet suffering till last Wed-
nesday evening. He bad been out of health some time
prior to the occurrence. The binft was found lying on the
floor, from which it wee supposed that Lima bail taken it
off the beat's head before it attacked him. It was • very
ferocious creature, but was generally tractable with the de-
, ceased, who had almost succeeded in subjugating it. The
bull is well known among farmers and cattle-benders as
the celebrated" Tinsley," and is said to be worth 300 guinea.
--Mejfeld Times.

RAILWAY

BOULOGNE AND AMIENS.
Yesterday a Mosili this CO*
my took plain at the Loodin Tavern, Bishemestostrmt,
mLitarzoi.ors= oo[ra
rotes to the 1111 his =dutch's&
CICADA= , took the teak.
Mr. Wan (the swintay) then reed the report,
it obi* the &Mem put Steward a amber of peculiar dr-
mumlimem is omoszien with the nadatakiag, from which
they 1.1... the mollusks that, from the pardenlar altar
liet seth from the wesithes of the Amine sag &Mips lime,
it ought to have hem beladed is the esteem of these
railways whisk establith themselves only- trill the so-
°paean of the Sate. That "reparation has berm granted
to reamers pissed it • mice barter positisa than the Bou-
logne Pommy ; to the Orteate Company, is the shape of a
marantee of home ; to the Bones Company, by a lean
of 18,000,000 f. ; to the Have. Company, by a grant of
8,000,000 f. and a lan of 10,000,00 M. ; to the sompanies of
the Central of France, of Eitrasboarg, of Orleans art
Bodeen: of Toms and Nantes, DI putties three-fifths
of the wit of eanstruetion to the sharp" of the state, and
to the Avignon and Marseillas Company by a grant of
80,000,0004 sad a guarantee of Merest an an equal sum.
In flat, the ger eramaat has jest peeposed to grant the Paris
and Avignon Railway to a compontogether with a want of
180,000,0001 and a guarastee of interest ea 140,000,00 f.
There is not one of the above Una, the memo of which
now or at ems future time mid not reach a soak lamer
amount taut the reeeipts upon whisk the Amiens sad Bou-
logne Company can rely, sad nom men them is situated in
such eirmastano • of competition se mat ever edit between
the Northern and the Boulogne Conspaties. Those dram.
stases. did not aid at the period when the contract was
made between the deb and the Boulogne Company, and the
Boulogne Company are threatened with a taw aggravation
of their position by farther exasessites being made to 141
Northern Company of an Menses. of their lease, in epli-
smes
with their own solicitatks, the subject being now
ender the consideration of the Freud& government. From
I the above considerations the Aimless and Balkiest
Company think tkenuelme attitudes& to call span the
State for allmodiflcetion of the law of concession made to
them. There appean but one marts to ameliorate the dm-
Sion of the &Mrs Compaay, that is, to give them the
fall advantages of the law of 1842, or to grant the.. the gar
tame of a saitimast rats of it.terett. To these reasons of
equity, a consideration of general utility uni•oe itself. The
holders of the 1,000,000,000 f. engaged wady in railway en-
terprise I. Franca can alone cooperate in the execution of
the railway from Paris to Avignon ; but how can that co-
operation be expected so long as the railway property they
now bold in France is of the uncertain end depreciated cha-
racter it now bears, and which, as respects that of the Bou-
logne Ccmpany, it is hoped the ameliorations submitted te
the coadduabon of government will remove.
A SHAREHOLDER inquired what species of " Ima-
mate." they would require from the French government ?
The CHAIRMAN replied that they wished to stand In
the same position in which railway. constructed according to
the law of 1842 were platted. By that law 60 millions of
francs were necessary to construct a railroad; and the go-
'Ailment were bound to furnish 30 millions towards that

sum.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether this w►
en absolute gift, or whether it was expected to be returned
out of the proceeds of the line ?
The CHAIRMAN said that if the concession made by the
railway company had been made according to that law the
company would have had 20 'editions to lay oat ; and the
state would be called upon to supply 30 millions. This sum
would have been given to the company for the purpose of
working the line—so that the emptily having laid out 20
millions would receive such en income as might be produced
by a capital of 60 millions. The line was completed and the
company had furnished the whole 60 millions our of theft
own money. If they applied to government sad a.ked them
for 30 milliou—tbe proportion of capital which, under the
circumstances mentioned, they would be required to supply—
the newer would be, as they very well knew, that they had
ao money. It :would be useless, thereto's, to wait for en
sneerer when they were certain that the answer would not be
such es they desired. If they could not obtain money from
the government in capital, let them endeavour to get it in
intiere-t. The company had found the whole of the money,
and the question was whether the government ought not to
pay them for it. This was the proposition which the direc-
tors now desired to submit to the general body of the share-
holders, and they would be happy to hear the observations
which any gentleman present might think fit to offer upon
the subject. They asked for the support of the meeting
is pressing upon the French government the nocessi:y of
, giving them what they considered their due.
After some further discussion,
Mr. IVYLEAFE roped the following resolution:
" That the memorial now read be presented by our Paris
administrs ion to the president and council of the Fennell re-
public, and that their best efforts be exerted to obtain the
concession so necessary for our undertaking."
The resolution, having been seconded, was carried unani-
mously.
A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether, in the event of
their not succeeding,then was any possibility of their cutting
down this expenses.
The CHAIRMAN replied that they had exercised the
strictest economy in the management of the line. lie was
well aware that this question would be put, and he was now
prepsred to let the meeting know what the expenses actually
amounted to; but he would reserve this information until
the conclusion of the business of the day.
Toe second resolution was then proposed and noodled,—
" That it is just that the Amiens and Boulogne Railway
Company should be placed in the same position Os it would
have been in if the line had been constructed under the law
of 1842."
The motion having been carried, the Secretary read the
3rd resolution, which was as follows :—" That we hear that
the Northern Railway Company have made application for
an evension of their lease from the French government.
We tiltrotore resolve to offer no objection to such a measure,
provide d the coacresions asked for by the Boulogne and
Amiens Company be accorded to them."
In reference to the terms of this resolution, the Chairman
explained that the Northern Company was trying to get an
extension of the lease from 30 years to 99 years, but in order
that they might be induced to grant them this boon, the
government expected them to construct a branch
line from St. Quentin to Mauberge. A discussion
took plate as to toe propriety of adopting the resolution,
several gentlemen being of opinioa that it was unnecessary,
whilst others thought they theuld be committingthemselves
to an act of hypocrisy by leading any assistance, however io-
dized, to the Northern Railway, a line from whose directors
they had experienced most ungentle treatment. The
modem, however, having been duly proposed and seconded,
wee unanimously adopted.
M. ADAM suggested that Witte: of demanding a Rua-
I vertu of 36 per cent. interest upon the entire capital as
proposed, they should ask 5 per cent. open the money which
the company considered to be due to them from the govern-
ment.
The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the 'minus of this pro-
position, and at once expressed his willingness to accede
to it.
It was then proposed—
" That a memorial be prepared for the signature of the
proprietors and the public generally, urging upon the Hag-
fish g.vernment the conveyance of the mails, aid the
Boulogne railway, and that a committee of three proprietors
be appointed to carry oat this proposition ; that Messrs.
Wright, Ivyleafe, and Fisher be selected for the purpose :
and that the expenses incurred—not exceeding 201.—be paid
by the ineepany."
TWa uton having been adopted unanimously,
The CHAIRMAN said he would now explain to the
meeting the expenses of the line : The out of the construc-
tion of the line was 1,500,0001. for 77 miles, that was 19,5001.
per mile. As regarded the expenses of working the line,
estimating the number of trains at 10 per day, tad the
distance travelled at 20,000 miles per mouth, the expenses
HlMllastiod to 3s. Ild. per mile, er 4,0001. a month.
no mot of the maintenance of the line was 1001. per mile
per annum. There were as many as 105 level crossings on
the line, and the cost of these in wages to those who had
charge of them amounted to 4,3001. a year. They were,
however, endeavouring to reduce this item, by having the
=kept by women, whose salaries will be fixed at a
rrata. The cost of the traction was ls. 7d. per mile,
the pries of coke being much higher in France than in Rag-
land, and the consumption of that commodity amounted to
201 b. per mile. The speed of the trains was estimated thus :
77 miles in three hours, the stoppages being about ten.
The meeting having expressed much satisfaction at this
statement, some conversation ensued in reference to the
course pursued by the shareholders residing in Boulogne.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and
the meeting separated.

Tun Born 'flow:cr.—Then is now a prospect of this
great and necessary work being proceeded with. We under-
stand that the directon have entered into a contract with
Mr. Dugan for in construction, and that preparations will
be mate for proceeding vigorously with the work in the
spring. —lnate Railway Casette.
DIRECT LONDON AND EXETER RAlLWAT.—Yesterday,
at 2 o'clock, the winding up of this company's affairs came
on before the Muter in Chancery, Brougham, at bis court
in Southampton-buildinge, Chancery-lane. After a long
discussion, it was resolved to admit, for the sake of !argu-
ment, the statements contained in the official manager's re-
port, giving him liberty to amend the same, and to discuss
them in the nature of a demurrer at the next misting. The
Muter intimated that the Court of Chancery baying dis-
missed the appeal in re Parbury, be would proceed on the
30th with the final settlement of the lint of contributories
liable under the act.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIMINT.-00 Saturday last a
fatal gecident occurred on the Manchester and Sheffield line
of railway. Shortly after 12 o'clock a train, consisting of
seven luggage waggons, stopped at Guide-bridge station, on
its way from Ashton to Manchester. After waiting a few
minutes the train was again put in motion, when the
guard, a young man named Jackson, aged 19 years, per-
ceived that • box, which should have been left at the station,
had not been removed from one of the carriages, and the
signal was made for the engineer to stop. In the meantime
Jackson was lifting the box off the carriage, and had nearly
succeeded in landing it safe on the platform, when the en-
gineer backed the train, and the unfortunate man was
thrown off his feet and fell under a wheel, which pared over
him and cut off his left arm and left leg. He was removed
to the Royal Infirmary at Manchester by the same train,
where proper attention was paid to his injuries, but he died
the same night. An inquest was held en the body by Mr.
Herford, coroner for the borough of Maattester, yesterday,
and a verdict was returned to the effect that the occurrence
was accidental.