The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MONUMENT TO SIR ROBERT PEEL AT HIS
BIRTH-PLACE.
• BURY (LANCASHIRE), JULY 10.
111 aiding which I intimated in my yesterday's
assimindeatios was to be held here this menieg, at ten
esoro mplitaas with a very numenaly-sigaed at. qui-
=lt eheeuthewitlea, toDoesider the propriety of "'thing
I a falkeinent to the aemxy of the late Sit Robert Peel, has
ignored to be a very spirlt.d and suetweshal one. The mid.
skim was addressed to the magistrates; end although a MO.
lug of that lardy had been flied fee this day on meaty bush-
' stem, having the effect of taking many of them away, they
ehesellally reeperried to the cell by placing. the New Court
Meese at the disposition of the requisitionists. The terms
dike requisition ire as follow :
" We, the undersigned, deeply regretting, in ammo"
with all other her Majesty's subjects, the irreparable loos
width the nation has suitained in the premature death of the
late Sir Robert Peel, and being of opinion that some steps
should be taken to perpetuate the memory of that great dise
tisigniabed statesman in his Dative tewn, respectfully request
that you will cell a public meeting of the iehabitants el
Bury and the neighbeurhood, to take into consideration the
most becoming means of testifying their admiration and I
esteem for their fellow-towesman.
The requisition was signed by about 100 inhabi.ants, and
the en, sting this morning was attended by a great number
of all clue• a qi people.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meet-
ing, expressed in suitable terms his deep that an in-
scrutable Cispenettion of providence should have cast this
gloom over the land, and expressed his belief that from
toe Queen to the woricag - men but one feeling
pervaded all elauth—that the country had lost in
Sr MThert Peel one of its greatest and most
useful men—the senate one of its brightest ornaments.
(Hear, hear.) From the time the melancholy event wee
made known to the present moment, the houses of parlia-
ment and other public :as well as private bodies had vied
with etch other in offering their tribute to the memory of
the deism- ed statesman, end in marking their sense et his
worth, and he (the chairman) was sure the present meeting
would echo the sentiments of his Grace the Duke of Welling-
ton, who designated the lamented baronet as remarkable :or
Ildeli7 to truth, and a strict love of justice. (Applause )
In the Ice Sir Robert Peel the country had lost a great end
a geed man, and this meeting was convened not only to offer
condolence to Lady Peel and the other rMicto d members of
the departed statesman's family, but to consider what would
be the but mode in which the inhabitants of his native town
eotafd perpetuate the mem ry in which his worth was held.
The Rev. E. J. BORN BY (rector of Bury) proposed the
first resolution, deploring the loss the nation had experienced
in the decease of the lets lamented Sir Robert I'eel, • id re-
questing the chairman to *sprees to Lady Peel and the other
members of the family the deep sympathy with which a.l
classes in his native town condole with them under their
bereavement. In speaking of the character of the late
lamented Sir Robert Peel, the nil gentleman said
u -.der a perhaps somewhat cold exteribr he was a man
who evinced deep, warm sensibilities, and there was DO
question es to the nigh moral standard which he had raised
for himself, and the fulness with which he came up to that
atandard. He moved the resolution with a melet.choly
...faction, deeply regretting the oicuion which had ren-

devil it neCessery.
bar. W. OPENSHAW having seconded the motion, it
was carried unanimously.
Mr. H HARDMAN moved that the it-habitants should
record by e)210 public memorial their sense of the great
services which the illus:rious statesmen had rendered to his
o .until.
Mr. DANIEL GRANT seconded the resolution, and it
was esirrie4 UOIIIsiLIOUI37.
Mr. JOHN It. KATE moved that such memorial should
I consist of • monument to be erected in some central part of
the town of Bury.
Mr. THOMAS WRIGLEY, after a warm euloginm upon
the chariness of the deceased statesmen, seconded the mo-
tior, , and it was adapted with appleuse.
Mr. ASHTON moved that • subscription for the purpose
of erecting such monumsnt should be raised, ant a come
mites was appointed to carry cut the wishes of the
meeting.
The subscription wee at once entered upon, and the
chairman announced as the first names Messrs. Glatt for 100
guineas; Mr. J. R. Kay, 100 guineas; Messrs. Hardman,
Price, and Sons, 1. 0 guineas; Mr. John Lama:, 100
guineas; Me. 0 0. %Yatle•r, 100 guineas ; sad Mr. John
Hell, 100 guineas. In about ten minutes the subscription
was announced to have reached 700 guineas ; and the
working men having been invited to subscnbe, after
the announcement of some further sums of 100 guineas and
60 guice a, a working man gave his own name
for 50 threepenny bits," which he paid, his example
being followed by otner working men. At the close of the
proceeding., only an hour and a half from the opening of the
' meeting, toe Chairman announced that the subscription had
already re shed the handsome amount of 1,2121 4s.
It may be stated that all classes of men, and men of all
shades of politics and meteor religion, have joined cordially
ire t.is testimonial, and it is likely to reach • considerable
amount. Before I left Bury this afternoon, the subscription
had further increased to 1,6001.
PROPOSED STATUE TO SIR ROBERT PEEL
IN LEEDS.

LEEDS, JVIA 10.
To-day we have the first outward appearance of a
movement in Leeds to do doe honour to the memory of the
late Sir Hobert Yee!. It is notorious that L:eds, in public
!statues, is beyond almost every other town in England,
linvieig no memorial of the kind of auy man either of na-
tional or local distinction, notwithstanding the many honoured
names which have been connected with its rise, renown, ar.d
prosperi:y, and which must erer occupy an important
place in its history. Hull has given its vi,ide ioupt.ss
by • public statue to the historical immortality of
Wilberforce; Newcastle has equally honoured Lard Grey;
and Liverpool its Huoki son ; while Leeds has suffered its
Baines std its Marshall to peas away without any lasting
public recognition of their eminent local services and high
celebrity. To-day, however, it is announced by placard that
the proltrolvaries have been taken for the formation of a
committee, with a view to the erecti•.n of a public statue in
Leeds to p-rpctuate the memory of the late Sir &kat Peel,
and we trim that the spirit with which the subject be
taken up will be such as will not only be creditable to Turk-
shire's greatest commercial town, but do ill titling honour to
the distiuguished statesman whose name it is intended to

THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL.—Yesterday • peel.
minty meeting of merchants and bankers uok place at the
London Tavern, for the purpsse of considering the propriety
of calling a public meeting in the city of London, on the
subject of promotion a subscription for raising • testimonial
in hcnour of the 'lamented statesman. Sir E. N. Buxton
was called to the chair. Amongst those present were Mr.
Home, M.P., Sir M. Montefinre, Bart., Mr. Gladstone, Mr.
Sheriff Nicoll, and other ii.fluentiel gentlemen. Letters
were read approving of the object, and expressing
regret that the writers could not attend the meekly, from
Mr. 0. Glyn, Mr. It. Currie, Id P., Sir J. Duke, Alderman
Salomon', Mr. W. Gladden's, Mr. R. I). Mangles, MX.,
and several others. The meeting unanimously agreed to •
resolution to apply to the Lord Mayor for the use of the
Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-house upon the occasion; and
the Lord Mayor,wtto was forthwith waited upon, received the
deputation with marked respect, and appointed Monday next
fur the meeting. His lordship will take the chair on that day
at two o'clock precisely. It is expected that the attendance
will be most numerous. The Rev. Mr. Marshall and Mr.
Wire were appointed secretaries.
ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY.—The half-
yearly general meeting was held yesterday at the company's
offices, Broad-street-buildings, %too Goldsmid in the chair.
Tee minutes of the last meeting having been read, the
secretary (Mr. Docker) then read the report fur the last
halt-year. From this it appeared that the ore raised during
the last half•year was 712 tons ; 667 tons had been sold, and
produced 6,1021. 10e. 2d.; the remaining 125 tons, which
were expected to arrive, had been taken into account at
the estimated net proceeds of 8471., which would make •
total of 6,1201 19s. Id. ,• the expenditure during the same
period was 7.8981. 16e. 44., showing an excess over the re-
ceipts of 1,7771. 17s. 3d. Although this was not such • fa-
vourable result as might have been anticipated, it must be
considered it had been expended in useful works, the open-
ing of slits in the new pyrtinencioi, the cost of constructing
roads, tramways, dressing floors, and erecting the nem-
sary buildings. They had • favourable vein in the
wince below the sixty-fourth fathom level. In the
month of May last 34 toes of ere had arrived
at Swansea. which yielded 221 per cent. of topper. This
was from the Ermitano mine. In September last some
mines which had been long sines abandoned were resumed
by the company, and they were now being worked, and
called the St. David, Perseverancie, and St. Joaquin.
Several months had been spent in driving an adit ; the shaft
had been sunk 34 fathoms in depth, and they had a level
30 feet in width, which yielded from 12 to 14
fathoms of grey and black copper ore per fathe.
One assay they had produced 641 per ceat. m
of
copper, and 8 ounces of silver to the ton; they
had anticipated 1,200 too* would have been
raised in the six months, 300 had been relied in the first
two ; but, subsequently, reports had arrived, showing that
the lode had become &ordered, and a falling off in the
receipts of the company had ensued. All the mines in the
nnenifebnibobeurerhaoodsehooyfwtehreiCkorgiebre
rColyminplainuys,atwioit:wwithhons,
weittemasbay ben.
cloned, with the exception of Terrines mine. Notwithstand-
ing the expenditure had exceeded the receipts, the directors
were in hors that during the next half year better
remelt' would be shown. After some conversation,
Baron Ciadessaid moved, that the report now road,
should be adopted, which was unanimously agreed
to. An election for one director in the placo of Baron
Ooldsmid, and one auditor in the place of Mr. Jerningham,
who retired bye tion, then took place. Then gentlemen
offered *modor rrelection, and were returned without
opposition. A vote of thanks having been passed to the
director., the sooting separated.
WOOLLEN MANUFACTUREIL—The declared value of
the import• of woollen manshustaree from the United Kier
dom during the year 1849 was, according to a return just
published, 7,342,7231. The coantitlea of sheep and lambs'
wool imported during the same year amounted to
76,113,347ffie., and the quantities rei exported to 12,324,4161 b.
The quantities of British sheep and lambs' wool exported
in 1549 amounted to 11,200,4721 b , and of British woollen
and wonted yarn, including that which is mixed with other
materials, 11,773,0201 b. were exported. The impede of
Alpaca and Llama wool, in 1849, amounted to 1,666,3001 b.,
and the quantities re-exported to 126,0821 b. Of mohair, or
goats' wool, 2,630 0391 b. were Imported, the paadthe rt.
matted bele; 130,1431 b.