The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-29 00:00:00

MEETING OF MAYORS AT YORK.

On Elalnuday, the day succeeding the grand ban-
quo, the maws still present at York met the visions
neenthers of the commission ; the latter body were repre-
sented by Mr. Ott, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Cebitt, Mr. W.
Dilke, Dr. Lyon Playfair, CoL Lloyd, and Mr. Digby
Wyatt. The attendance of sneyore wee numerous, and in
' eluded, among others, the Lord Mayor of Y:rk, the Lord
Provost of Glaegow, the Mayors of Manchester, Leeds,
Bradford, Blackburn. Halifax, Nottingham, Leicester, Bir-
mingham, Hall, Southampton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Gateshead, Richmond, Kidderminster, Bt. Albans, and the
Prevails of Leith and Kirkcaldy.
The commissioners explained the position In which the
Exhibition now stood ; they urged upon the meeting the
athemity of takiag with that all the products of a district
wars efficiently represented; and it wee not 'Wildest that
articles of high artistic excellence should be exhibited, as it
was equally netwasery to show whet this country Gould pro
duce in its staple saminfactures when ecoaossy of produc-
tion was squally essential with completeness of manu-
facture ; en.d it was stated that the cotton manu-
facture was not yet efficiently recre•euted in the
retires, except in the on.. of rioted goods. The towns
representing linen had been wiser, and proposed to exhibit
every kind manufsethred, from the eaermat canvass to the
floret lawn and damask. The attention of the mayors of Man-
cheater and Carlisle and of the iord provost of Glasgow was
particularly drawn to this deficiency. It was doe stated that
hosiery was not shown as its importance deserved. The mayor
of Leicester undertr., k en the pert of his town that this &g-
-rime, should no longer exist, and it was suggested that
Won:meter should more fully exhibit in gloves. The corn.
Islasioners proceeded to draw the attention of the meeting to
the inadequate representation of ornamental iroawoek. This
enntry, so celebrated in its castings, would appear deficient
in all the ornamental branches of this staple manufacture
ideas great exertions ware made to supply the defi:iency.
Cmaiderable outcries was manifested when, in answer to a
question, it was elicited that hitherto Sheffield had not sent
ia many returns for aviary end edge tools. It seemed
to be strongli felt that this Inkowarsenses wee ssui-
cidalto its t commercial Interest,. It was w• II
r known that meths' and Germany were anxiously
preparing foe the contest, and that in any event they would
force Sieffield to pat forth its beet exertion.. The deficient
representation of that town would be tanthescurit to ire
acknowledgment that the prestige for excellence in its cutlery
was undeserved, and as an inevitable cothecrenes it would
loss that position anew( nations which it has so long poen
sewed. An opinion was expressed that as there would be
eatallsees, in meant volames, descriptive of all the article
exhibited, this work would be penned by all interested in

sesinellsieires as a milord or directory lei all the eginene
peeitesees of the time, and would be used by merchante es
an Wei to the moot skilled manufactories in each dem
sent. It followed nemesatily from this that the abysms of
any pr.olecers of present eminence from this catalogue
would he tantamount to the aeknowledgemat that his
eminence was only in same, meatiest he feared a competition
with the yosagsr and more energetic manufactamin of other
countries or of his owe. It was gleaned, however, that
in the MO of Sheffield the deficiency might be only
apparent, ale there was at obvious enwilingoess on
the part of manufacturers to send in their Tatung
before the last day, the Slat of this month. The
ermszalesionm then referred to the fact that, although
the London silver-platen intended to ezhibit largely,
the silver-platers of Sheffield and Birmingham were
will deficient in their returns. The mayor of Birmingham
regretted this deficiency on the pert of his town, but stated
that even, effort was being made to supply the inadequate
retsina The carpet manufacture was descrihed as being pro-
bably well represented, and a similar remark was mad. with
regard to the lace it 'mulatto', s of H niter, Nottingham, and
Vlnerick. Exertions were, hoverer, will r. quired for the
Limiters district. Regrets were expressed that Muclesfield
had not eat takes that position in the silk minnfacture
which might have been expected from the prominent
p sinus which it holds as • silk producing eietrict. As B.,ital
fields and London geserally would bewetl represented, it was
obvious that Macciesii-ld would be in much dat ger of
being (shined by its more energetic and more far seeirg
rival,. In addition to oaks generally, the ecmmissioners
stated that they were still own to receive demands for space
for satins, velvets, gauze*, and crapes, the returns in which
oracles did not satisfy them.
The eassmisaioners having elated these deficiencies, urged
upon the meeting the neceseity of supplying them as soon as
possible. It was trite that the &meads for space were
enormous at the present moment, hot they did not show
that equable distribution among rutj.cts which was de-
sirable. The mayom itreembled aspirated their most cor-
dial sympathy with the (tate of the commissioners, and
resolved to use their utmost exertions to aid them by
renewed and vigorous efforts. The provost of Lein
intimated his intention of suggesting to his committee
the preparation of a case of imparts illestrating all the
articles imported into Leith, with statistical information as
to their quantities and values. The Mayor of Hull said that
in his district, as well as in Liverpool, such a MO was in
preparation, and that this wool t afford most valuable hair-
wadies to the g, nerd merchants, mud be say useful to the
town exhibitors.
After tome further conversation on general subjects, the
meeting broke up, the Elwyn* being apparently much
pleased at the progress of the Eskibitiun gnu they had last
met in Medan.

IRELAND.

Deaux. Ocr. 23.

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The packet station committee, which the citizens of
Limerick have appointed to watch the interests of
their port in the struggle for the packet communication
with America, have received the following com-
munication from the Irish Chief Secretary :
Dublin Carle, 0.. t. 24.-84,-1 hare not failed to lay be-
fore the Lird-Liestenant your letter transmitting copy of
the rmolutions sorted to at a public meeting in the city of
Limerick on the 16th inst., with reference to the establish-
ment of a Western Packet Station on the coast of Ireland.
/Its Excellency him directed that your letter, together with
ke enclesure, should be forwarded to London, is order that It
top be laid before the errasatimioners at their next meeting,
which veil, take place on the 3lst inst.; and in the mean-
while, he has d. aired mete enure you that he keels no doubt
that tae claim. of Limo-lel will receive the fullest and
fairest consideration have the honor to he, sir, your
obedient 6cm/it, Ww. M. Sonzaviaaa —The Mayor of
Limerick.
A

was also received from the
Honourable Stephen E. Spring Rice, dated " Board
of euotoma,Llndon," isforming the committee tbat
Lord Monteagle wav not in Ireland when the meeting
was held at Limerick to advocate the claims of this
part to selection u the packet station, and that his
lordahip is at present in the north of England. The
honorable gentleman observes:— _

You are quite sweet in mourning the ematinassee of Loyd
\Warnle's smog interest in the prosperity of the city hs se
less represented is parliament Os the particular question
el the selection of Limerick as a Write's Parket SWUM I
have had no recent opportuaity of contemns with him ; but
I feel confident that be would willingly ea-operate is may
measure. which may be necessary tor submitting the claim
of that port in the UM effectual minim to the royal COUP
sahMon of inquiry.
S 'me enthusiastic people in the month are persuade@
that the little town of Kenmore will be selected for
the station; and they argue thus :—" If the report of
the government engineer is at all favourable to Ken-
mare, the powerful influence of the Marquis of Lans-
downe with the ministry will do the rest."
The Westmeath Independent lays :—" The exten-
sion of the line of railway to Oslway in this ne,gh-
bourhoed is getting on favourably. The engine em-
ployed in Whiting the line works to a late hour at
night. It is the desire of the company to have the
work perfected long before the time specified by the
statute."

On Saturday, in the Commission Court, John Mason
Pooley was arraigned on an indictment charging him
with having, in his capacity of Paymuter to the Con-
stabulary, applied to his own use and benefit the sums
of 1,2001., 1261.75. 10d., 1,7181. 18s. 9d., and 6701.,
received by him for the public service. Mr. J. A.
Conn requested the court to permit .Mr. Pooley not
to plead till Monday, in order that he (counsel) might
have an opportunity of conferring with Mr. M'Do-
sough, Q.C., and lit...Maher, who were counsel with
him in the ease, ae to the propriety of pleading spe-
c ally. The court refused the application u unusual,
land ealled upon the prisoner to plead, which he did—
' not guilty—and the trial was Axed far to-morrow
(Tuesday).
His F..xcellency the Lord Lieutenant hes been
pleased to approve of the Rut of Bandon's appoint-
ment of Viscount Middleton to be a Deputy Lieute-
nant of the county of Cork, vice Sir W. W. Becher,
Bart., doomed.

ENTIFILONEMINT OP THE POPOIIt BISHOP OF BlS-
uthemett.--Dr Ullatborue mat brutally ectltromed in Eit.
Cases Cathedral, at Birmingham, on Sunday, in the preset:au
al a Lege eaneourse of pylons.