The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-18 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE AMERICAN AMI

MANCHESTER.

The Hon. Abbot Lawrence, the minister of the
United Sweet° Sits country, arrived at Manchester on Mon-
day evealae by railway, from Liverpool, on a visit to MrAlex.
Henry, M.P fur the county, and one of the leading partners in
the great American shipping beam with which his name is
c enacted. A large party of distingulahed persons was in-
vited to meet his Excellency so dinner at Mr. Henry's
house, the Woodland'. Yesterday morning a more public re-
ception was given to the distinguished visitor at the Town
Hall, where Mr. John Potter, mayor of Manchester, had
invited a liege party of the hookup, merchants, manu-
facturers, and other priseipal inhabitants to meet
Mr. Lawrence at twelve o'clock, and the proceedings were
of a very interesting and pleastog character. AlllOO, the
gentlemen prised were—Tbe Bebop of Mincheeter, John
Bright, Kees , M.P., Alexander Henry, Esq., ICP , Junes
Heywood, EN., 111. P., J. P. Weethead, Seq.. M.P., Sir E.
Armitere, T. Baxley, Esq. (President of the Chamber of
Commerce), J A. Turner, Bur (President of the Commer-
cial Associatiorgq, Belie Schwabe, Esq., Henry Aehworth, Esq.,
J. C. Harter, . Samuel Fletcher, Esq, W. R. Callender,
Esq , Alderman fibuttieworth, John Mama, Esq., Alder
man Watkins, elke.
Tee reception took place in the mayor's parlour, at the
Town Hail, and his Excellency was led Into the room and
introduced to the mammy by the mayor. His worship the
msycr then seated himself at the bead of the table, with Mr.
Lawrence on boo right bead, and Mr. Bright, M.P., no his
left. His Eloslleacy was remits, din a very amid and est-
tering manner, amidst great cheerieg.
Ti. following resolution was peeped unanimously
0 That this meeting of bankers, merchants, and mann-
lecturers, areembled in the town Hall, Manchester, under
the auspices of the mayor, new deans most coratally to
welcome his Excellency the Hon. Abbott Lawrence, the
American 'Meister plenipotentiary, to this aat of industry ;
to assure him of the high appreciation here entertained o'
the great nation which be represents, the United States of
Armories; to convey to him the ardent hops that peace may
he permanently maintained between his vestry and Great
Britain ; and to express the moot fervent desire that friendly
and commercial intercourse may be extended, equally to the
advantage of both monodic"
Hit excellency, in returning thanks, alluded to the great
Elbinitioa of 1861, and expressed himself in terse of
high approval of it. objects, and was loudly cheered at the
elm of his acidness, and the proceedings terminated with
a vote of thanks to the Mayor of Manchester for his kindness
in presiding.

Mr. ALIXANDIit MACKAY. author of "The Wester.
Werld," who bee recently fainted his appointment as
▪ ,asimioner to India, trim the Manchester Chamber of
Commerce, to inquire into the espabilitii a of that groat
empire for growing cotton, and the obstecles wbich have
hitherto retarded its cultivation by the people:of India, is now
on a visit to Manchester, previous to his embukstion from
Southampton at the cloth of the present month. Mr. Alen.
Mackay dined last evening with Mr. Thos. Bagley, Presi-
dent of the Manchester Cnamber of Committal; sad
amongst the gentlemen who had accepted invitations to
meet bim, and were present, were Mr. K. Cobden. M.P.,
Mr J. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. John Bright, M.P., Air
Blanah Armi•age, Mr. Goone Wilson, Mr. A'dermen
Shatdewortb, Mr. Aldermen Watilne, Mr. Callender, Mr.
Thos. Ashton, Mr. Crafts (of the American house), and
other loading gantleinim, rairehaat., maint'setunrs. &o.

RIPII2III/tTATION or Warr BENT.—We have ito
memo whatever to believe that Mr. Hodges has at present
soy later:Mon of retiring; sad we feel quite cousin that the
people of West Heat will im glad to aril %kurtosis's of
Kr Hoagie's valuable aerviate so long as that getttlemea
&omen to reader them. Ws mast repeat, however, what
we have often said before, that our firm belief is that West
Heat might am surely raters two liberals (U the TqllJoll/011
of the upper part of the county were properly locked after)
East limy, sad that any other good reformer might
dm rem in with Hr. Haim without dillovity.—Maid.
*es Gamete.