The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-19 00:00:00

HIDES-THIS DAY.

I.lAomstuat..-661bs. to 641b5., t. Gtlbs. to
721h5., IN.; 7211r5. to WNW., IN. to Bolho..
2.1. to 214.; 881114. to 901bff., 2:4. to 2:.1. ; V.V.... to 1041b5.,
to 2.1.; 961 b.. to 11111bo., 2111. to
11.1. ; 11.141trd. t 1121b5.,131.1. to td. os. Calf-
skint, light, Is. to 25.; foil, :h..

BERMONRKEY.—SIkeep skins, polled, ss, 6.1. to 711.
Keno, :e4. 1.16 d.; lull-brutli, 48. 6d. W ei.; Downs, 11. M.
W 4s. 2d.

SMITHFIELDMARKET.-THIS tY.

We have, the day considered, a very moderate supply of
Beasts ; the weight of meat this Citrisnwas is certainly
much manlier than former years. The average quality of
supply is good ; there is a large attend ince of buyer., and
prices generally arc rather better than on Munday. There
arc very few Sheep on offer ; trade fur tbein in brisk,
at a small advance. The number of Calves it large, but
choice ones are scarce; the best qualities there:*.ire are rea-
dily sold at an advance of about 11 p r ; middling
ones are however ec ircely saleable at low e,t,s. From Ger-
many and Holland there are 112 !least., :WO S'ieep, and 189
Calves; Spain, 24 Sheep; Norfolk and Stan:L.24o Beasts;
400 from the northern and midland, and 113 Milch Cows
from the home counties.

Ptr.ltorr•ut en. *. •$. I Par .t..ne J. 0.. 0.
Ne . 3 1,0 4 2 ' Be.t. 0 0
fk.4:4bort.hgrnA 3 8 3101
3 U 3 4 'UUO
er,".l • —•••• • 2! I Ef?'lo 0 3 4

'I lionittl 3

4 j
Ike Itue 01_4 404 4. Lamb. . • •:.• 0 0 0
liceati at maraat:l,3ll; Ul4 awl Lantta.• 0.4,14 Valor, 330; pip,
361.

COTTON.—IIAvRE, I)Ec. im.

Total sales yesterday, 7% bales. o-d:y the market is
decidedly calmer. Sales up to 2 o'clock, MS h.les. l'race•
rather dull, and trewordittairo Now Orlouus letches 79 to

Lit. CUMMING AND Du. NEWMAN.—A very nu-
merous meeting was held in the Town-hall, Binninghum,
on Tuesday night, for the purpose of listening to a lec-
ture from Dr. Cumming on the subject attic Boorish mi-
racles, as treated by Dr. Newman in his revs ut lectures
to the brethren of the Oratory. Lord Canhorpe presided,
and was supported by a great number ut the clergy and in-
fluential luny of Birmiugliam and the neighbourhood. Thu
hull was tilled in every part. The cunpititteo of the Bri-
tish Reformation Society, ut whose in-outer Dr. Cuns•
ming visited Birmingham, forwarded tickets of admission
to Dr. Newman, with a request that, if no: intended to be
used, lie would return them to Mr. Will, the houltseller.
Dr. Newman, in a polite reply, addressed to the Res. G. S.
Ball, rector of St. f homas'e, intimated that he should re-
tain the tickets, and that he or some of his frici,ds might
probably or possibly avail themselves of the invitation they
had thus received. Some people consequently imavined
that at the meeting there would be " a scone;" but, with
respect to this anticipation, they were den lord, for neither
Dr. Newman nor any of the fathers of tho Oratory, made
their appearance. It may also be safely said that if Dr.
Newman or any of his brethren had attended they would
have taken no part in the proceedings, any more than the
prutevtants of Birmingham who were pr-sent interrupted
the lectures of Dr. Newman. The chairmen, in opening the
business of the evening, called upon the meeting to support
I him in the exercise of his authority, should any disorderly
interruption occur. 1/r. Cumming, at the commencement
of his lecture, begged to express his unfeigned and pro-
found respect for 1)r. Newman. He hail nu desire to
depreciate the talents and character of that gentle-
man ; he had only to do with the doctrini s of that church of
which he believed Dr. Newman to be the unhappy victim.
In one of his lectures Dr. Newman had stated that he cared
nothing for what people WO miles away thought of him; the
question was, what did the people of Birmingham think of
him ? Ile (Ur. Cumming) came there to give the people of
Birmingham an opportunity of knowing what were the
miracles in which Dr. Newman believed—ecclesiastical
miracles, said to have been performed by fallible men, and
which the doctor avowed were as credible us the miracles re-
lated in the Holy Scriptures. The rev. speaker, in an ad-
dress of nearly three hours' length, proceeded to relate, upon
the authority of Roman Catholic writers, whose books be had
consulted at Oxford and in the British Museum, the numerous
miracles said to have been performed by Santa Rosa, at Lima,
Saint Philip tiers (the patron of the Oraturians, of which
body Dr. Newman professed to become), and numerous other
canonised Roman Catholics, and which he contended were
legends, lies, and impostures, not to be received, as Dr.
Newman intimated, as equally credibly with the miracles of
the Word of Ood. On mentioning the name of Dr. Wise-
man, a person in the body of the ball exclaimed, " Not
Cardinal." Dr. Cumming continued :—Cardinal was merely
a temporal title. A man who held that office was not ne-
cessarily a priest. He was a councillor of the Pope, and be
might be a layman; it was another question whether, as a
cardinal and also a priest, he ought to be allowed to re-
main in this country. (Cheers.) Dr. Wiseman was a car-
dinal, but he was not Archbishop of Westminster. (Cheers.)
That he could only be by the laws of the country; and par-
liament had decidedly refused to give that sanction.
(Cheers.) He (Dr. Cumming) would, however, conform
with the gentleman's views, who was evidently right-minded
upon the subject, and tall the individual iu question Dr.
Wiseman. (Cheers.) The rev. doctor concluded his lecture
amidji
f.dm character enthusiasticthe protestantof
Da applause, 1 aN
church.ues by again
anlhde
lnctustr eulogisingicnt3
histt
oh etzei
seceies
assion
imme-
diately printed in the form of a pamphlet. A vote of thanks
was then voted to Dr. Cumming, and subsequently another
tu the noble chairman. At the conalu-,,,a i=t the proceed-
ings a colle.tiun was made iu aid of the lucid* of the British
, Reformation Society.