The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

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he had seen many great political changes, and he had now
found it hie duty to ally himself with the liberal states-
men of the day. But there wee • time—and that was when
the noble lord bad reached the mature age of 44 or 45
years—that he felt it right to ally himself with the tory
government With that party he had been long connected,
and he (Sir John) entirely believed that down even to the
present time the noble premier bed not forgotten the
lemons he had imbibed from his connection with that piny
oar the principle' he had then profeesed. (Cheers.) But at
the same time he (Sir John) thought it right to tell them
that he did not put the slightest treat in Lord Palmerston's
coesiervative opinions, and that for this very excellent and
sufficient reason—that Lord Palmerston could not himself
trust in those opinions. (Laughter and cheers.) Did they
require a confirmation of this opinion it was only mess.
sue to look carefully to the history of the last two smokes
of parliament., and they would have it at once, and they
would also get a confirmation of the statement that men of
conservative opinion' were so bound and fettered by their
pasty ties that they dared not to give their opinions utter-
ance. The budget of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of
1880, and again in 1861, were proofs in point. Many men
who went with the government in those matters were con-
servatives in principle, but were so bound band and foot
b 1 party that they were no longer able to maintain that
high character of honesty, consistency, and public principle
which ought to be the leading chanicteratica of English
statesmen. (Cheers.) What they as conservatives wanted I
was to see an end put to this state of things. That it was
time to do so me inkiest from all things around them.
Lookin especially at America, what did we see there
In that fearful straggle of father maim* son, end brother ,
against brother, we saw the meet frightful animosities
aroused, and the most deadly of enemies made; and what for?
(Cheer) What was the principle for who& they were
ii ocateeding ?It wee net skivvy,. slalom& a away f
thought lives. It was not the OvitUorref tertff,
many were ready to contend that it was. It wee the s
of democracy—(Ahem)—brat it arose from • very
cause indeed. It was his sincere belief that the
real actuating motive of the present war was
the shame the American govertment felt Uri
the world should witness the disruptioa acid the
feller* of that peat experiment of democratic
government embodied in the constitution of the
Ucited States. (Cheers.) That being the cause of the
struggle, be could not but heartily wish that the war
would be speedily put an end to. He did slot see how
that wax to be done if things were to be left in the state
they now were, but he thought there wee yet cue way
out of the difficalty. Americans were exceedingly num
rive to European opinion, and he did from his heart be-
lieve that, if the great poems of Europe were to unite
tegether—not in any spirit of intervention, but is a
spirit of perfect friendliness, and remonstrate with the
Stated waist their unholy war, that war would
be speedily ended. (Cheers.) In this respect the
Emperor of Ramie had afforded • brilliant ex-
ample to the rest of Europe, which he (Sir John)
for one hoped would be shortly followed out. (Cheers.)
He could not but my, and he said it with regret, that he
wag disappointed with the roe taken by Earl Roma on
this subject on • recent occasion at Newcastle. He wished
It to be understood that he did not blame the policy of wen.
Utility adopted by government in the matter, bemuse he
heartily approved of it—(cheers)—but what he did wish
to say we., that he regretted that Earl Russell, oar the coca-
elm to which he had alluded, did mot take advantage of
the opportunity be then had of expressing more firmly and ,
decisively than he did the views of England with regard
to the uriquity and the folly of continuing the war.
(Cheers.) Earl Russell had not thought proper to do
so, however, and he (Sir John) was sorry for it.
Rut turning again to democracy, lie had hoard it
frequently said that we must not judge the American
institutions by the civil war, bemuse that civil war was not
to be considered as the result of democracy. Hia answer
to that wee, that the Institutions of America were proved
to be based on false principles, because they bad become a
failureeven before the outbreak of the present war. (Cheers.)
Were they to ask any intelligent American for an opinion
on this point—and be had asked many—were they to ask
my intelligent American whether extreme democracy from
his experiment had promoted the interests of the human
race, the tamer would be "No." What, he asked,
had beg the result of the working of American institu.
boat? Bed the administration of juin* wider them,

been pure? Had the government erigeadisied by therii
been free from corruption? Was liberty secured for the
minority ? All theee questions were answered truly by in-
telligent Americans with whom he had conversed on the
subject. Their answer was, that the constitution of Ame-
rica had not fulfilled any of these conditions, and their
advice wee, " Take warning by us, sad beware bow you
copy the system of democracy which we have adopted."
(Cheers.) All these things told us as plainly u the hand-
writing on the well to support our monarchy to maintain
our religion, and to pews. those liberties which we had
derived from oar glorious forefathers. (Cheers.) These
were therinciples upon which the conservatives wished
to act. They were not insensible to pregress and improve-
ment but they were determined vigilantly to guard all
those blessinp which they enjoyed under the constitution
under which it was their privilege to live. (Cheese.) These
were the mineiples upon which eonservatives had always
stood is all sees of our history, and these were the prin.
eipke epos which they stood and for which they were pre-
pared to contend in the present day. These were his (Sir
John's) principles, and these being his pnneiples, he wee
delighted to see around him the great gathering of men
holding those prieciplee in common with him that had
assembled is that ball to mistress the anniversary of their
formation. (Cheers) And be looked upon that great
gathering of the citizens of Worcester as an earnest of that
time when they would see their principles held and
triumphantly vindicated in the Commons House of the
Parliament of England. Sir John then resumed hie seat
amidst loud and prolonged cheering.
The met toast was • Prosperity to the City of Woe.
mister Conservative Association, with the Health of the
Presideet, Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, Bart." It was pro-
posed by the Bid of Shrewsbury, who took imession, in
the coarse of a few brief mamas, to enlarge on the ad-
vent/0e to the conservative cause arising out of inch
oreabsaatkim as that whom anniversary they had met to
eelebsete. _ _ _ • _

WIN PROISIMIrt acknowledged the compliment in a
lengthy spank in the count, of which he adverted to the
manner in which the society hod since its funnatios ad.
mated the sioneervative interest in the city, sod trusted
that that induence would be far mom widely extended in
future years.
The other toasts were " The Coasermike Members of
the Osanty and Borough," proposed by Mr. P.. A,Menson,
and responded to by Viscount Elmley, M.P. ; "The pro-
posed Ommervative Candidate fey the efty of Worcester."
ratby the chairman and remmeded to by Mr. W.
-"The City ad Tends of Worcester;' proposed
by Mr. J. S. Pakinglea and responded to by Alderman
Stallard ; " The Wadden; Games ;" sad " The Vies-Pres'.
sleate

VOSATITIVOIT EDUCATlON.—Yesterday afternoon a
pew schoolroom, which is to be used also as a leciarrhall,
was 6peeed at Erith. The building is in cossection with
the Avenue Congregational Char* end will he paid for en-
tirely by voluntary contributions. It isa peat Gothic struc-
ture, adapted in point of slue to the requirements of the dis-
trict end congregation, and has out between 500 i. and 6004,
nearly all of which has been raised. The schools are totally
independent of government aid. At a meeting after the
ceremony, the Rev. S. March, the minister of the congrega-
tional church, reed a letter of apology from Sir Gulling
Ferdley, and others, who were prevented b 7 prior engage.
meats from attending. Sir Culling, in addition to promising
an annual contribution to the funds of the school, entered at
some length in his commuoicatiou into tho question of
middle.claas education. He said—" If ou can get the middle
classes to send their children to public schools, paying the
full value for education as they do for every other com-
modity, the problem of public education would for most neigh-
bourhoods be solved." Sir Culling cited Me own school as
an instance that this amid be anceeedelly dose.
Ti Niw Cotta rhICH.III4OI, OSSORD.—Tae first
Bane of this building was laid on Wednesday by the Free-
lassoes of the district. At 11 o'clock the brethren assembled
In Provincial Grand Lodge I. their masonic hell. Alfred.
street, from whence a pumension was termed to the site
of the intended building, at the rear of the Town. all,
St. Aldato's-street, some 300 or 400 gentlemen taking
part is the procession. Arrived at the entrance to
the groaned, the brethren halted and allowed the
members of the Grand Lodge to proceed to their
allotted position for the performance of the coremouy,
a platform having been 'metal for the special accommo.
datiou of the mamma taking part in it, the remainder
of a semicircle being oocupied by ladies and other friends
of the committee having the management of the ceremony.
The proceedings were °passed by prayer, after which the
stone was plamd in proper position, and certain newspapers
sod coins deposited under a copper plate which bore an
inscription setting forth the date of laying the stone and
the object of the proposed building. The stone, having
been lowered in its place, wee tested with the usual masonic
implements, after which it wu strewed with corn, as an
emblem of pleaty, wino as an erubilem, of joy, and oil as an
emblem of comfort ; and the Provincial Grand Master,
Captain H. Atkins Bowyer, M.A., declared the state So be I
duly laid.
Carer At. PALACTZ. Orel SttimaltO DAY.
THUSSDAY, Ocr. 31.—A.lmnisions on payment. 8,341; 1
ditto by season tickets. 3,236 ; total visitors. 12,077.
[AdVeftiIIagIIBUt.)—HOLLOWAY'S POLLS LSD OISIT•
ILIIIIT.—Ths Mimi Ix to made up of nerves. vessels, muscles,
sad be., all of which are formed from the blood, aided by the
OW& Than Adduct' compares to • bundle of pipes and
stnlaers 1 to atom= end clear these of all obstnictlons and all
Imputtles Y its art of medicine. linltaways medicaments hap.
=s.o I this Nisei ant one of the lannitude of plow and
escapes their purifying p. em. They therftshly re.
move all nodose motion, sod sop it all cause of dhow. They
net most benencially on every organ. The pills Internally, and
the ointment rubbed over the stands, miens visor to the body
and eneertutaosa to tbe mind. Holloway' nantedies ars specials
for indigestion, norroasnsaa, and depression.

[TWOPENCE

JAMAICA COTTON.

The Jamaica Cotton Company have received by
this packet four important letters. One Is from a gentle.
man of property, who resides near Spanish Town, Jamaica,
in which he states that he his "always beta at a low to
discover the reason for any din:widen as to the poedbility or
practicability of growing cotton in Jamaica; for, turn where
you will, along the streets of the towns, in open, neglected,
ad wane plots of land, there you will see cotton unpianted
by any one, far without any care whatever, growing luzu•
' neatly, lied bearing all the year round ; and my pro.
party in the district is covered in many parte with the
offsprings of the cotton that was cultivated there and
shipped from thence 60 or 70 years ago. All that is soar
required is capital to:begin with; labour there is plenty of, at
least for cotton cultivation, and there are hundreds (I may
say thousands) in the towns and villages unfit for any
other description of labour, who would be glad to go ea
pick cotton. There is abundant labour for planting, and
fur picking too ; but we want capital, and that capital can-
not he obtained from any bank beyond 90 days, and the
money lenders ask an usurious interest, which generally
sods in the ruin of the borrowers. Of materials for paper,
cordage, de., we have and could supply England catty as
much as she needs, but for the reasons elated above they
anon be made available. Hv plantain walk affords
hundreds weekly, but I want the aid of some mill or
machine for preparing for shipment. Returning to the
cotton questioa, we had a society or some liberal person
who would offer tempting premiums, beginning with
awards for one acre sod going up to 50 acres, for the
greatest genially and best prepared cotton ready for inip•
meet, it would set the whole country stirring, and thus
I think upwards of 5,000 acres at the very
least would be immediately brought into indention, sad
this, at a moderate computation, should yield 30 millions of
' pohnis ct cotton annually. I havrilelliTeli•M•4oaii, • •
Chronirk and NortAers Comities Advertiser, contain
an account of the meeting held at Newcastle, sod read with
post interest the remarks on the cotton question, every
word of which I endorse."

A clergyman of the ethabliehed church is the centre of the
island writes thus :—" That cotton will grow, and that most
productively, in any put of this island, there can be no
doubt. The plasters appear to me to be opposed to cotton
as • staple product on the score that labour cannot be had,
but I can see no cause for alarm upon this head, ea there is
an abundance of labour, which is never brought to bear
upon the estates, which would be available for cotton. Is
each parish there is this descriptign of I
labour but in this,
if where my living is and where have been
for nine years, there is molly an abundance of it
there are eight or nine estates in cultivation. all of
which, with the exception of two, are in one locality, and
contiguous to each other, but in other parte of the parish '
there is no steady call for labour. In the exteusive Savan-
nah* there are hundred' of people positively starving, and is
want of labour, as also in that portion of the perish in which
reside. Ido not think,,,theretoce.that the cry of 'no
labour' is much to be heeded. I would like to have some
seeds for distribution, as word of the people, after perm-
ing the first little red paper, asked me for seeds which they
could sot prociare."
Another proprietor acknowledges the receipt of two
bushels of seed, all of which bad been planted, and be
wanted • fresh supply. After mentioning a property well
=tlfor cotton cultivation, the people of which would
ybe thrown out of employment,
.as„ although it
would be sold very cheap, no one in the neighbourhood had
cash to purchase it, the writer states that there are only
two sugar estates remaining in cultivation in the parish; and •
that he would guaranies to a purchaser 400 or 500 temente
who would cultivate and pay their rent in cotton. A cola-
' five of his had said that when be arrived in the country 53
years ego nearly the whole of the parish of Vero we. odd-
' vated io cotton. He considered the plan of the company to
be excellent, but they would require to have a di
which woe most needed in every parish in Misled:l:ln;
woe awful to contemplate how the people were dying off in
, that and the adjoining parish for the want of medical aid
' and medicine, there being no medical praditimier there.
He had himself planted for the company sight acres of land,
and would be glad to attend to anything to promote the in-
terest of the company."
Mr. Codringtee, the company's agent 'at Munoldoceal,
seknowledges the receipt of gotten seed, which was good
and had grown well. That before planted was very
beautiful, it was from 4 to 6 feet high, the field. bad been
inspected by several magistrates end other gentlemen, and
woo the admiration of every emu many who had sees them
had determined to plant theme!** and that be had dis-
tributed seed to a great number of poems. He had en-
tered into agreements for planting with several one had
undertaken to cut down high wood on 110 acne, and to
deliver it established in cotton and corn cultivation.
A still more important letter has been received from a
highly intelligent and spirited manufsetarer at Manchester,
Mr. Wre. east. who writes as follows I am en-
gaged at Aocoata, Manchester, as a spinner of fine numbers,
where Sea•lshind cotton Is almost entirely used, and of
mane I as interested more exclusively in the growth
of Sea-Island cotton. The Maple in cleaning re-
quires great care, lest it be injured ; the great
mistake in our days is to do the thing cheaply,
and Bea-bland cotton itself is not nearly so well
and carefully prepared in America as it was some 30 years
ago. Of course I shall always be interested in knowing how
the company Is viol; on, and seeing samples. I look for a
good return for my money, but this alone would not have
[educed me to go into it: the fear of being without cotton,
sod the consequent misery caused to our working pope-
Lawn, are quite sufficient to mike us look to other sources
than America for our cotton." Mr. M'Conoel hes since
paid a deposit on 50 shares, and his brother on 10, mom-
melded the company to push au their work, and expressed
his radium to pay up the full 'menet of the shares when-
, ever the company may find it requisite. If the other Lan-
; easkire manufacturer" will follow this example, an sibun-
, dance of beautiful cotton may be obtained from Jamaica
by the middle of the next year. The company expected
a considerable quantity before its commencement; but
whilst the Laseashire people oonfine their attention to one
or two spot., instead of encouraging the growth of cotton
everywhere, the operations of the Jamaica Cotton Company
are necessarily limited, not only as to liability, but is their
exteat.

DEATH OP 1118 CHOWN SOLICITOR OP GALWAY.—
A telegraphic message was received in Dublin on Wadies-
day event-11a announcing the death of Mr. James Disineney„
Drown solicitor for the county sad bepough of Goa . Kr,
Mahoney filled the position for yearn with credit to
and satisfaction to the profession and the public. By 'him
death the situation, the revenues of which are stated kb*
about fltel. a year, becomes recast.
SHIPBUILDING ENTEXPRISZ ON PHI CLYDI.—The

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Liverpool Journal of Commerce state that great nativity in
the shipbuilding **de prevails on the Clyde, and that the
aopeebensions regarding the stagnation of hinnies. during
the present winter, which prevailed recently, are materially
lessened, owing to the cheering prospect of continued brisk-
sees in the masufaeture of ships throughout the ensuing
year. which will give employment to hundreds of artisans.
FM priocipeel fmtures of the trade are the contracta with
the French goveremest to build a number of vessels for
the Triumatientie mail boa, the completion of. the
Black Prince, the construction of flee "screws," of
tonnage varying from 600 to 1,600 tons, awl several
large vessels, which are to form a fleet of find-clone
steamships between the Clyde sad Quebec. The new screw
.teenier China, belonging to the Cunard Company, is now
lying in the harbour, Lavin her boilers and engines Mud
in, and the Scotia is abe rapidly advancing towards com-
pletion. The Journal of Cofr.meree notices the immense
improvement in the eonotruction of ships which has taken
place of late years, and the extracedinary speed attained by
new vessels, and, after briefly noticing the smaller river
craft, conclude. by saying :—" Cu the whole then, mari-
time enterprise on the Clyde may be said to be in • brisk
condition ; the winter will Ord the buildiagyards in general
hilly occupied, and the spring prospect& are very assuring
and satisfactory."
Eirmesiois tie. TRY ORZAT WIIIITIOLY RAILWAY
TO MALMABUET AND TATAOAT.—kokiTe steps art
.being
taken to promote en application is the ensuing mignon of
parliament for a Lill to authorise the construction of a
line of railway connecting Mahneetery with the Great
Western Railway by a short sad ioetmainve route, and the
project has received the strecuous support of the influential
local gentlemen. The proposed line will be of easy con-
struction. the cutting being very Might, anti there being
nu tunnelling. The concurrence of all the lending land-
holder. through whose property it pease. has be C 3 obtained.
It is estimated that the OM of 160,1,10 W. will fully cover
every exposes, and that if 40,0001. of ibis sum can be ob-
tained in the locality, there will be nothing to ;nevoid the
project being canted out.
THE BotrittaativEHN Karma! COMr•Elen Nsw
Busmen EVOIYIR -Tie sadslle.steamer Rumens, built
by Messrs. Samuelson and Co. of this town, fur the Routh-
lutern Railway Compeer!, made her efleketrial trip en the
measured mile in the klueatur, en Wodsowday, and exceeded
by half a knot the guaranteed speed under the contract.
There were on board Captain Boyer, superintendent of the
Soutt6Faistani Company's steamers ; Mr. Cud" °rib, the en-
gineer of the Whew ; and the Hall Board of Trade sur-
veyors. The malt of the three last runs was as follows x
First, the diatomite* the Iniarefed mile 'mean against the
tide is 4min. 1 Me. ; erdh the tide, 3-41. Sewed, eflehleh
the Lids, 3.41; the the tide. 3-40. Third, with the tide,
333 ; against, 3-46. The average. of these three rams
were--firer, 3-61, or 15.064 knots an hoar; second, 3-40, es
16.353 knots ghost ; third, 3.38, equal to 16.614 knots in
the hour. The average of the three runs was 16.15 knots ;
the maximum average speed being therefore 19 statute,
miles an hour. No boat has ever bees built upon the
Humber to come anythingsear this speed.—Eastern Counties;
Herald.

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