The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-07 00:00:00

TSE
UANIIFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER, Fin. 6.

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A very graajitg n..! took place List everting at
Clesettanstna, where th• magregatioa of fit. klagles
March amssibled is their school-mom. for this purpose of
presenting their pastor, the Rey. Hart Edmiston, with the
title deeds of • handsome residaser, coatis, nearly a
thousand posads, sties they bad built for him. The room
wee esceedistely crowded, from 230 le 300 pearls Ming psi-
s! .E he hself occupyin the chair. After
a speech
from the stonltsv. imCanoe WRAAT, lade gad some mu leal
perforemars e.
Mr. HOBRAT WiITATT, on• of the wardess of St.
alarit's Church, rase, sad►adders/fog himself to the Sep.
Etseis'es, read the following address :
Nev. and deer dir,—We, the committee attire for and out behalf of
the ~..er.he a to the fond ratted to on eon you with some teetimordal
of Wale esteem, avail our.elves of this opportunity of cvoteetiog our
sincere and unabated affection towards yen as our miniver. It is now
neti,y treaty peer.* nee you first roamed the ottlee of chief nonce
over to, and we Malec to me that is years, hatetcs:d on our friend-
ohm and attachment have incresand. say of who in child-
hood I.dele .1 to y. terchten am sow %creme to Unify their child-
hood
and skeet" to the gutde of their tans youth. In you
the pert have ever Mad • true friend, reedy not only
to mired the band of charity, but to smooth, by your
count, 1 and tannic:no, the bed of nehmen On meeting you,
reverend and dear sir. on the present oteasion, we do so with no ordi-
nary Venture, and desire to pl,ce on record a eutemotial token of
our ad awe. Throualt the Ur nureentalicy of =Min lathes, mem-
ben of your cougre,:ati-m, our desire of promoting you with some
ter-ationial our CO:NIM has twee steady promoted, and we Tejo et
to Ito you that tto-Ir semi has met with an unaohnous response.
It w, thoogla de- inutile that some testinmedel should be presented
you which altootd be tooth usefal end lathaff. In minces of tide
demon, the rialrenbers to the Testimonial rod thought they
could not do better to mare their object then by meth, •
suitable resalenor for yourself and family. We, the sonanittee
en Mint of the su have now die happiest. to Warm yea
that thole denim is end have great sismare in preeest-
ing you with the mon, mar that dieltilding sod eserythMg
fro
thereto may he foam this *masa hamerforinird
to your owe property, sad amain, in the passessionfiaourl=
In cone:4nm we rim me, hop • that von may, in the prothlence
of 6,1, be long *pared to continue the guide and of on affee-
Mivate people.--We remain. mewed and dear sir, yours very na-
mely, Twos.. Wararam, I Churchwardens of
Bosun Witvarr, f th. Mark's.

WHYAT I observed that not only bad the wealthy
subscribed to tho tistemogjal, Mtwbat would much sebum
its value, all clause of the congregation. Winding almost
the very poorest, had added thitr mite. Re added : I have
now, sir, much pleasure in 2ffri eag to you the deeds of soa-
ve) snee of the house, along with the key; end I hove only
further to hops that you anti your family may enjoy health
and happier*, and live lout to midi is it.
The Rev. HART ETHRLSTON rose, and, with much
Henna, repressed his thanks, observiag that when he re-
membered who win the contributors—that besides the
wealthy some of throe who toiled tor thei- living, and had
bad hardly where to lay their own beads in comfort, bad
subscribed to this testimonial—he had really occasion to feel
overt .me with gratitude for such an instance of kindly feel.
bag and der. clots. The rev. gentleman proceeded at some
length to allude to his past connexion with has flock, and the
meeting w .8 afterwards addressed by several other clergy-
men wec had been invited to be prowl.