The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-10 00:00:00

THE FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT.

THE LEEDS AND WEST RIDING SOCIETY.
A freehold land society has just been formed in
Leeds, and a puhlic meeting in connexion therewah was
held in the S•otk Exchange Hail, Albiun•place, Leeds, on
Monday evening, for the purpose of hearing en address from
Mr. James Taylor, of Birmingham. EDWARD BAINES,
was called upon to preside. The meeting was filed
fur seven o'clock, at which hour the attendance was not
large, but before the close of the proceedings the spacious hall
was tilled.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, spoke
favourably of land and building societies, which he consi-
dered highly valued*, and as tending not only to increase the
electoral body in the counties, but also t., produce the hest
social and moral effects upon our industrious popule•ion. '
In his opinion a large extension of the suffrage wou:il be of
great advantage to the country, and he thought it was only
a matter of right that the franchise should be extended to a
great number of our fellow countrymen, who were well
qualified to exercise it fairly, h fleetly, and uprightly.
(Cheers.) Mr. Taylor had given his heart end soul to this
movement, and had effected wonders in t►e Midland Counties.
He would tell them what had been the result of his efforts,
and at the conclusion of his address wculd be most happy to
answer any questions which the audience might wish to put
to him.

Hr. TAY did not know that he could do better then
explain to the meeting the principles en which "The Birming-
ham Freehold Land Society" was established, and on which,
the one in the West Aiding of Yorkshire was also formed.
(lieer, hear.) The simplicity of this society and of build-
ing societies in general en their great recommendation ;1
the only difference between them being that in building
societies each individual member bon Ay; is own peiperty,
whilst in the freehold lead societies it was bought for them
by others in large quantities end retailed out to each at
wholesale prices. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Their society
was called " The Birmingham and Midland Counties
Benefit Building Investment and Lend Society ;" therefore,
th y were able to el, rive • 1 the advantages to be derived
from the act of parliament called the Friendly S ci ties'
Act. When in London getting the society enrolled by Mr.
Tidd Pratt, he wanted to call it " The Birmingham Ftee-
hold Laud Society " Mr. Tidd Pratt said, " You must call it
a building society." He (Hr. T.) replied, " It is not a build-
ing society." Mr. Tidd Pratt replied, " It does not matter,
you must call itsa." He (Mr. 'l'.) said, " Well, if they did
call it so, it would be called what it was not, but it would be
a tight child with a wrong name, that would be all." (Cheers
and laughter.) Well, in the Birmingham society they
limited the shares to 601. It did not therefore follow as a
matter of course chat they should go up to that amount to
create a share. They had made in Birmingham 398 shares
out of one estate, and 426 out of another, and the price of
each would be much under that amount, although be was
not prepared to ray exactly what the average amount would
be. Their rules defined the duties of their officers, and the
rules of the West Riding Land Society, he understood,
would be very similar to theirs in Birmingham.
Well, in Birmingham, they had ones a year a meet-
ing of the members, when the President, Vice.Prasi-
dent, and the committee, are elected, and any member, whe-
ther male or female, can legitimately nominate persons for
any of the offices. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) The elm
tion was by ballot, and whoever had the greatest number of
votes was declared duly elected. Thea they had
• .sub-treasurer, through whom the money was
passed into the Bank. They had made arrangements
for keeping the Bank open till 10 o'clock gt night,
in order that their sub treasueer might ply in
the amount received each subscription night. (Hear,
hear.) They sometimes received es much u 5001.
on a night; but in order to be perfectly safe, they had
security from the sub neasurer to the amount of 6001.
(Hear, hear.) This being so, they were heedless whether he
ran away or no; because it he run away with 6001. they had
security for 6001. (Hear, hear.) Another rule they had de-
fined—the mode of allotment of the shares. Thou who joined
the society first had the first chance of land, but they had no
right to von for their allotments Supposing they purchased
an estate which would confer or divide into 100 allotmen s
the surveyor was sent upon it to make a plan and to divide it
into err sin pieces, making in the whole 100 allotments, and
where necessary to cut streets through it. If the estate cost
2,0001, and the surveyor cut two or three leading struts
through it, this might make the cost of the *hole 2,3001, or
any other sum, as the ease might be; this increased cost was
spread over the entire estate, and the surveyor was instructed
to make the allotments of sued • sise as to coder the elective
franchise upon the holder of each allotment. He
numbered these allotments 1,2, 3,4, and so on up
to 100. The secretary then sent to each of the first
hundred members on the books according to his seniority, to
ascertain whether it was his intention to join in the ballot for
tt.es• hundred allotments. No member woe compelled to
join the ballot ; but if the locality did not suit him, he could
defer his chance till another opportunity. It was not a
ballot who should have land, but which wee of land each
of the 100 members should take. (Hear, hear.) There
were no blanks in their ballot box, the whole of the names
put In being for one or mere pieces of land. (Hear, hear.)
Eighty shareholders might hold 100 shares; their names
would be pat into the box—Mr. So-and-So, one share, and
Mr. So-and-so, two shams, and soon until a sufficient num-
ber of members' names were put in for the whole number of
shares. This being done, a little boy turned the ballot
wheel, and the first name which came out took the allot-
ment No. 1 on the plan ; the next name, No. 2, and so on to
the cud ; and supposing Nos. 9 and 10 were two pieces of
land each at the corner of a street, and these numbers are
drawn by a plural shareholder, he would not be per-
mitted to take them, because some advantages were
generally considered to attach to property at the corner
of • street, and therefore he would pass by No. 9, and
would take Ness. 10 and 11—(beer)—and the next name
Litalla would take No. 9, and thus the holder of a double
share would hove no advantage over the holder of only a
single share. (" Hear, hear, end applause.) The whole
had been settled in this way, and the holders of the 824
allotment* in the Birmingham Society had been made in less
than two years. (Hear, bear.) One of their rules empow-
ered the trustees to borrow money for the use of the mem-
bers, and, of course it empowered them to pay it batik
(" zany ing, him" and laughter.) As 'he did not
wish to concealng, he would tell them what was
done when their land was allotted. The first allotments
in Birmingham bad averaged 221. 9s. each, but, to make
the matter plain to the meeting, he would call it 262. each.
If at the time they had their Mlotment made they had paid
91. in to the society, the trustees would lend them 161. over
and above what they had paid in by subscription of Is. 6d.
per share, and 6d. • quarter for expenses. This being
flmei their land would be mortgaged to the satiety for
171. 12s. To repay this 161. it would take about four
/ease hut. in that time their subscriptions would run a few
weeks over to the amount of Bs. a year, in addition to
paid up capital, when they would be released from the so-

deny hoe of expense. But if in two years, or even less, they
egad pay is advance, instead of remaining elemben the
when fear years, they would be released so soon as they had
paid bosh the whole among advanced to them. This was
an a soggy for making money. They did not mike
Impound lnimprese; if any profits were made they were
divided ameapt the members of the society, and if it
mounted to Ave or tea per we it would be taken from
the money they had to pay in 94/00Mbe to the amount of
each subscriber, to that the poor mare, who was in longer
would he equal to the rich man not ha the gaiety so long.
It was necessary they should have these mortgages, and
this bargain in order to secure payment of the contingent
expenses of the eociety. It was also safe to those who had
not had their allot:at nes. If parties had not had their allot-
moats, their money had gone to purchase allotments for
others, and therefore it was right they should
have security for their money; thus the plan was
adopted for the safety of individual memben, and
for the safety of the institution itself. (Hear, hear.)
If a member happened to die, his wife, or heir at law, who
might step into his gees took the same position in the society
as the original member without any sacrifice whatever.
And here he must cell the attention of the meeting to the
dangers and accidents which attended the lot of the working
man, for their rules had been framed with a due regard to
the changes and virgaitudes which cionursd in the lire of the
humblest working man. (Hoar, hear.) Now if a man in
good decimating, subscribed for one or two sharer, and
ciregastaness should afterwards arise to make it necessary to
close he could, by giving a montk's notice to the secretary,
withdraw the whole of the money he had paid in except the
Bd. per share charged to him quarterly for payment of the
incidental expenses. (Hear, hear.) Bat the feet was, that
in the Birmingham sweaty, and they had 2,000 members
subs:Tibias 2,000 shares, they had never had but one single
withdrral, end that was of a clumsy snob, who happened
to cut his head ;he had paid Is. 6d. ie and be received s. 6d.
heck again. (Langhter and cheers.) No doubt Birmingham
contained some simpletons, as probably West Yorkshire did
toe, but in the former place those who found it necessary
to withdraw, easily found other persons to take their
places. He had known as moth ea 81. more titan
a member had paid, given for a share. (Hear,
hear.) They were not to be supposed then to
have any withdrawals, as a party could transfer
his interest in the rocisty to any mem, woman, or chibl, with-
out acquainting any member of the aommittee and make
any arrangement he thought proper with the individual he
wishes to take his place In the institution. (Hear, hear.)
There IMO three officers in the s..ciety who wanenomewhat
of importance—the surveyor, the secretary, and the solicitor
or st.licitors. He would tell them what the .Birmingham
Secie.y did, and they in West Yorkshire might take the hint
if they liked. (Hear, hear.) In the Birmingham Rciety
they engaged a surveyor who was at the top of his profession,
and if they had not done so, at the sitting of the Revising
Barrister's Court last year their opponents would have de-
feated them, or have tried hard to do so. Well, they en.
$/14C.i the first surveyor in North _Warwickshire, Mr.
Fulton, of Birmingham. He was summoned before a re-
vising barrister to prove the seine of the allotments of
land taken by the members, and it war said that other
surveyors were to be put forward to give counter evi-
deco, ; when they were told who it was they bad to
option, they shrunk from the task, and dared notcome to
give evidence in opposition to the society's yor
—(hear, hear)—and the result was thsg the re-
vising banister told him he would not give him
.he trouble of proving the value of 231 allotments, and he
therefore asked to be allowed to prove the value of the
smallest piece of land, and, if he succeeded, the rest should
be taken as proved. The barrister and the conservative
agent assented, and the yor proved that the smallest
niece was w-rth 62.. a year, and the barrister then declared
the whole peeved. This ended the dispute. They considered
they had won a creat point, for it had been said some quacks
in the profession would give counter evidence ; but
their opponents dare not bring oven a rushlight to meet the
society's eamphine light, as they called their surveyor.
(s. Hear, bear," and cheers.) Then, as to the secretary, that
ours a necre•ary officer. In last year's report it we. stated
mat he (Mr Taylor) wrote 6,000 letters. The fact wee, they
feared to tell the whole truth, for fear people should inn-
; gine they were telling something else; for the number he
nad written win nearer 9,00 th in 6,000. (Hear, hear.)
Then there were the lawyers—they were very naughty sub
juts. (Lough er.) Working 111-1/ don't like them, enekbe
was never much in love with them. (Hs ar, hear.) -They
neither liked their bills nor their sin-and eight pence., nor any.
thing else, and the further they could kee p them off the better.
Well, what had they done with these chaps ? He would tell
' them. They said it would not do to let them charge Si.,
Gl., or 71. f y c,nycyance and for every mortgage, and
' he (Mr. Taylor) and another was appointed to wait on them.
They said to the se lawyers that they were going to make a
bargain with them, as the society were going to make a
good many freeholders, and many conveyances and *ewe
mortgages would be r, guinea if they weuld make a contract
for them. (Hear, hear.) Contract! said the lawyers. Why
it was beneath the dignity of the pr fewion, and they could
not enterain the idea of contracting. (Laughter.) He
sad his friend said, " Take it cool:y, for we shall go to some
one else that don't think it beneath the dignity of your pro-
:mien ; for we believe, if you average your charges, you
will encoursge many s orking man to become freeholders,
and you will add a LAW r•l‘ding laurel to the dignity of your
prof, sai (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) They did Lot
get over them with that, and another thing was tried. 'they
(the deputati- a) said the lawyers were nut a wit more hon-
ourable than members of the medical profession, and they
made no objection to attend the si. k in their lodgings,
and did not think it dishonourable to make a
street at so much each member. This bad the
desired effect, and they agreed to drew every conveyarc
for 30s. each, exclusive of stamps and parchment. (" Hear,
hear,- and cheers.) A stamp, if the value was under 201.
would cost 10s. If above 201. and under 501., 20e., parchment
about 3.. fel.; s 3 that the whole cost of conveyance was only
21. 3s. 6d.; and if above 201., 21. 13s. 6.1 ; as they had
not to pay any stamp duty on their morose, s, the cost was
only U. 13s. 6d. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Taylor then proceeded,
at some length to contend that the working classes were
entitled to the suffrage, and remarked upon the boll iwneas
and hypocrisy of those who, with loud profewions of attach-
ment to the working demi, degraded and oppressed them,
and denied them that education which they alleged was to
fit them for the exercise of the franchise. He was in the
House of Commons recently, and saw such a scene of disorder
411 d tumult on Mr. Cobden rising to address the house, that
he declared if "some of those fellows" had so conduced
themselves in I% public-house, they would have been put out
by the "get" of the neck. (Laughter.) These men,
indeed, to call them the uneducated ; and yet they
placed to :es on paper and on their newspapers.
(Hear, hear) He next urged upon his audience
the necessity of qualifying in order to win the coun-
ties. Birmingham was situated on the borders of South
Staffordshire, North Warwiclubire, and East Worcestershire,
and they intended to will them all. They had already sent
Mr. Newdegare and his colleagues notice to quit, and in-
termed others who still wished to have M.P. attached to
their names that they must look out for some other consti-
tuency. He expressed his ardent devotion to the cause of
the working man, and called upon them to unite and exert
themselves for the purpose of winning the counties, assuring
them that no victory would be so worthy. no triumph so
great. He concluded by sgahaexpreseing, with much ear.
neatness, his hearty and sincere desire to serve the cause of
the working man. Loud applause greeted Mr. Taylor as he
concluded his address.

Mr. T. FLINT then moved a resolution approving of the
formation of a freehold land society in Leeds and the West
Riding, and appointing a committee of management. In the
course of his observations he alluded to toe necessity of in-
fusing new blood into t►e West Riding constituency, for in
many parts of it the electors had not a soul to call their own,
being obliged to vote as their landlords dictated.
In proof of this position he gays some statistics
illustrative of the condition of she agricultural elec-
tors at the last election. Ile said there were 656
townships and 35,281 electors in the West Riding at the
last election. In 201 of these townships there were 1,82.5 of
the electors who all voted one way—all voted tory. (Rear,
hear.) I■ 18.5 other townships 2,947 voted tory and 717
liberal. In 55 townships 1,676 electors voted bine, and
1,440 orange. The result of the whole was, that in 441
townships 6,448 voted blue, and 2,157 orange; and of the
remaining 215 townships, 8,260 voted blue and 9,649 orange.
This state of things, he argued, called for an effort to multi-
ply freekoldera in the manufacturing districts, in order to
enable them to return to parliament men who aid Messrs.
Cobden and Ruins and Sir William Molesworth, the leaders
of financial,parliamentary, and colonial reform.
Mr. DAVID GREEN seconded the motion as a step in
the right direction.
The resolution was carried amidst loud applause.
A vote of thanks to Mr. Taylor, and to t►e chairman, ter-
minated the proceedings.
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At the clo.; of the meeting 54 persons entered their names
for shares, making the whole number of members now
enrolled, 120. There is every prospect of a very extensive
organisation taking place throughout the Riding, and such
as will enable the free traders to bid defiance to all promo-
tionist opposition.

THE LAND MOVEMENT LN BIRMINGHAM.
EIRMINOITAM, JAN. B.—The adherents to this move-
ment its this quarter are daily increasing. A second society
was started a few days since, with every apparent proapeet of
success ; at the first meeting, held last evening, upwards of
200 shares were subscribed for. The prospectus centaias the
following paragraph :
" The object of this society will be the moral and social
elevation of the masses, pectin of either party politics or
sectarian views in religion, for whilst the political enfran-
chisement of its members must be the result of this and all
similar societies, it is not intended to be a political society in
the common acceptation of that term, for it will kaow no
metallicr in any other capacity thanes a man capable of judg•
inf for himself how he shall vote, without the dictation of
this or any other society."
Sams improvements in the original plan are referred to in
the following terms:
" That, as far as possible, the object aimed at in every
purchase of land shall be quality rather than quantity, or,
in other words, to purchase smaller lots at a higher price,
near the town, rather than what has been too generally the
case, larger lots at a lees price, farther from the town, thereby
rendering them for practical purposes in many cases
almost valueless. What the promoters particularly
wish to see carried out is—the members buying for
themselves, rather than, as at present, the committee
doing it for them. As an example of what is meant
suppose 20 or more members eligible for their allotments
should meet with a piece of land suitable for themselves, they
inquire the price, and if approved of by the society's surveyor
request the committee to adun•s the amount required to
purchase it, and allot it minoadst them, which may be done
in any form or sire these members choose, it beimg voila-
stood, however, that the prices do not exceed the value of the
shares held by t►em, unless they be prepared to pity the dif-

foresee ; by this mean
the promoters believe the society
may be nude is
more useful than hitherto, particularly
for building purpoon "

THE STARVATION CASE AT SOUTHAMPTON.

CLOSE OE THE INQUIRY.
SOUTHAMPTON, WitroiraanaT.
Before the court closed yesterday, and after our
parcel was made up, Joseph Valium, the porter st the gate,
was examined. He stated that be had been an inmate of
the workhouse sines the 6th of February, and was placed in
chirp of the gate on the 11th of December. His duties
were not fully &deed in writing. Some rules were bang
up at the lodge. The get* was not opened before 7 ctn. in
the winter. No inmates of the house go out without a
ticket. Hie instructions were to admit any one immediately
who bad aa order from a doctor or a guardian. He then
sent a boy with this order, and the person applying
up to the house, and had nothing more to do with
the twee. If any destitute party applied, who had no ticket,
his duty was to send them to the relieving officer. Both
the relieving dB "era are generally in attendance early
In the day, and a/o detained on and off during
the day. He was in the lodge on the 21st
The boy went to the door, and opened the elide, and told
him that some one at the gate wanted relief—a night's lodg-
ing. He told him to admit, and Elizabeth Herrin aad her
child came in. She produced no order. She gave her name
u Elisabeth Harris* and her age as 22 years. Ho had
order to put in the tramp house all who came for a
might's lodging, and to give them a rug. He put Elizabeth
Harris in the tramp•house, according to these instructions.
The boy Collies carried the lantern, and witness +hut her
in. She said nothing about any doctor's order. Some time
after this he took some water to another woman in the
tramp-house, when Harris complained of cold and illness.
He sent the boy for C.menonde who came and looked at the
woman, and said to her, " Oh, it's y 0..; send you cut
to a lodging ; come, get up, and come with me." Sim-
monde, Pike, witness, and the women, went together into
the lodge, where Simmonde wrote out a ticket. Pike
wished to give her a loaf of bread, but Basswoods said there
was no necessity. Pike geld that if anything shou'id occur he
would not be answerable for it. There was a great dell of alter-
cation between the two about the loaf. Simmonds gave her a
ticket lor Hogrjohn's ludging.house' and ehe went away.
linew of no application on the Saturday. He would not
swear he did not send some one to Air. Dusautoy's. He re.
membered something occurring outsid" the gate about some
one wanting a doctor. He was at the gate all day on Satur-
day. If any person applying said they were akin to dying,
he would rot *end them away, but would iequir, ietoit. The
woman Harris cams about six o'clock in tun evenizg. He
did not notice that she looked ill or weak. It wee a cold
frosty night. Ile made the entry in the book as " Elizabeth
Harris, 22, inhabi ant," end when she went out he struck
cut the entry.
The inquiry before Lard Conrtenay was resumed this
morning, at ten o'clock, at the Guildhall.
Hie lordship examined ell the witnesses in this case who
had previouey given evidence before Me coroner's jury, the
coert of guardians, and the magistrate!, the later cf whom
committed Simmonds for trial on a charge of manslaughter
on Friday last, subsequently, however, accepting bell for
his appearance to answer to tee charge. N,J new lacts of any
importance were elicited from these witnesses by Lord Cour-
teous, that would tend so alter the general complexion of the
case, as previ,:usly reported; but in a ditinu his lordship
examined several of the guaruiar.!, with a view to gain in-
formation as to the present sate u: the workhouse, end tue
method of conducting its business, eqatti:e him to frame
his report upon the subject to the poor law commiseiwere.
At the conclusion of the evidence,
Capt. Kell presented himself, nod said that he should be
happy to give his lordship Soy int.rmstiun r. spi-rting the
general management of the huwe, ii nis lordship it is!,ed it.
Lord Courtecay said that would be beyond toe object or
his present enquiry. He might be glad to reeeivo it on
another occasion, but his init..iry oh ti c present to ision was
restricted to the management as it related to the case of the
pauper Biggs. On that he had evidence suffici.m, and
snouts report to the ren-law board. He would hot say
whether or not the re was ri om for on enquiry into tho
general management, but that sin! Lot now his ehji c*.—As
no other gentleman presented himsell to give evidence, her
lordship declared the engulf.). closed.

The board of guardier.a met at the poorhouse yesterday
(Tuesday) evening, the tosyor in the chair, to cowl& r the
propriety of bringing fLuthampton tinder the poor•law
hoard ; and, after a lengthy dieraision, the following rescohi-
lion was curried by a meprity of 9 to 4:—" Toat this court
approve of the New Poor Luw, and are et opinion tnat the
placing the adminietri.tion of the poor law within this town
and di..rict wider the effective superintendence of the New
l'oor Law Commisii men would be attended with great
benefits to all classes of the community; and that tho clerk
be instructed to write to the churchwarder.s of the several
parishes is the town, to call vestry meetings, to exprets their
opinion on the subject." A rrcommendation was also
ordered to be forwarded to the sev. ral churchwardens, re-
queiting them to call the vestries tn.retner simultaneously
on Tuesday, the 22nd instant, at twelve o'clock.

BENEFICENCE AT CHELSEA.—On Monday, the
14th inst., the sum of 7.51. will be distributed amongst the
poor of Chelsea in the following manner:—To two delete-
log housekeepers, 301; to 200 distressed pari.tionen one
quartern loaf each ; to two of the meet deeming children
in the parish (Rarity scLool, to apprentice them, 281.; to 40
of the next best children of the school, 41. ; to the clergy-
atmcilhaheniuros,wt
edfaor;rdisanse,tz2h2e.mod; thethinitvoelindri:hn4i o f organist,children
:pia nhvl
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ram nibgoaidnichhrtusi.hngeLtoucutokibecasithdis.oena:
Tho-
mas Flood, an o:d and reepected magistrate and inhabitant
of Chelsea, to be appropriated in a similar mom r on the
13th of January for aver, uule,s that day happens to be
Sunday.
HARBOURS OP REFUGE, BREAKWATERS, &C.—
Yesterday an opportunity was atfurded us of traminiog
models of a yielding breakwater and lighthouse on a Lew
system, lately invented by Mr. W. H. Smith, of No. I,
Royal Exchange-buildiegs. The novilty of Mr. Smith's
invention does not consist in the discovery of any new prin-
ciple but rather in the application at • simple but ingenious
mechanism, by which he nsa contrived to resolve the difficult
problem of giving fixity of tenure to a yieldieg . übstance on
an element like the sea. The mode by whicn it is accom-
plished hes at least the tree; of great simplicity.
The model exhibited represents a section of a
breakwater, SO feet high and 50 feet broad. It consists of
cuneifotm frames or gratis go, composed either of weed or
iron, the edge ends of which are secured at the bettem by a
joint link to screw pile beads. To the upper or broad ends
of this framework two braces, not not ke • man's arm,
having counterbalance weights at the angle, or elbow-joint,
es it may be called, are attached ; the other extremrits being
likewise tired at the bottom, at some distance from the
framework. The effect of this contrivance is, that
in ordinary weather the braces or arms are sufficient
to sat as tension rods, and keep the w, tk perfectly taut and
quiescent; wbilst in a storm, instead of °tiering an unyield-
ing but probably unavaiting resistance to the impetus of a
violent sea, it yields, indeed, but gradually and slightly, as
the c,unterpoise presented by the weights to the sea's action
has first to be overcome. If the waves be of sufficient ass
and force, the weights are uplifted; but the greater the ele-
vation of the weights, the greater lithe resistance:of the frame
is the waves. After each wave has become disseminated through
the gratings, the weights in turn prevail, and sinking, draw
back the frame. The framing been open, with a greater or
less space beneath, admits of a free tidal current and scour of
the sea, thus obviating those bars and deposits so invariable
in stone structures. The breakwater may be employed either
wi kor without a gangway. The principle of tee lighthouse
is the same as that of the breakwater, and is equally eppli.
cable to harbours of refuge, piers, etc. Mt ith
regard to the important question of expense, Mr.
Smith maintains that he can construct • harbour
on this principle, of sufficient depth and capacity to shelter
•de sere large ships, at a cost of 8,0001., which, if made of
stone, would require ea outlay of 200.0001. It would not
be euy to overestimate the value and importance of an in-
vention like this to a great commercial country, if in pre*.
ties' operation it should prove as successful as toe simplicity
of construction and action in the model before us would lead
is to anticipate.
TESTIMONIAL TO TUE CHIEF RABBI OF TILE
Jaws.—The Rev. Dr. N. M. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the
Jews of the United Kingdom, arrived at Portsmouth on
Thursday last, being his first official visit to the Hebrews of
that town. His object appears to be an inquiry into the
religious and social condition of the Jesse, and to promote
education in the rising generation. On Thursday evening
he dined with the members of the Portsmouth Hebrew
Beaevolent Institution, at the Beneficial Society's Hall.
About 120 gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous
entertainment. The chair was supported by the Mayer
and magistrates of the borough, and several mem-
bers of the council. On Saturday the rev. doctor
delivered a most impressive sermon in English,
at the Synagogue, which was crowded to
He took tor his subject the vision of God unto Moses
in the burning bush, which, though burning, wan never
consumed The comparison drawn between the burning
bush and that peculiar nation, the Jews, is indeed worthy
our observation. The learned doctor expressed himself as
near as possible in the followiog words:—'that although the
Israelites had b:en for many centuries the objects of much
oppression and tyranny—bus, proud he was to sae,
that it was far from this happy land—yet with
all the burning Names of that oppression they n
were to be destroyed. Thu rev. doctor also im-
pressed on the community the advantages of concord, and
spoke in terms of gratitude for the kind treatment of
the Jews in this highly favoured country. He entreated
them •s promote knowledge and piety, and to exalt them-
e Ives by the cultivation of those social virtues which ele-
vate mankind, so as to ensure the regard of their fellow-
ciotinseonfs.
the
Hebrews Sunday the rev.sin
their vestry hall, Purtaea. It was attended by about 100
'tidies and gentlemen of the Hebrew community, the abject
gentlemanouthto
an acceptedin e the
party,
invite.
lion yv"-, at
being to acknowledge their gratitude and the high opinion
they entertain of their pastor, by the presentation of a tes-
timonial. It consisted of an elegant tea and coffee ferries
of silver, which bore the following inscription: "Presented
by the Hebrews of Portsmouth to the Rev. Dr. N. M.
Adlt r, in testimony of their spacers admiration of his pro-
found judgment, affectionate advice, unwearied benevolel„
and noble e :ample, and in conenemoration of Ms fleet , :./•-,
to their ancient congregation.-2:,•d day of Tgipsth,ls6lo, . , I \my
Yesterday Dr. Adler, attended by his secretary.. Visaed ' .1"
Dockyard, Clarence-yard, and other governallit eetele,a" `,, ' . '• ,
meats, orders having been received by the Allittigisf l *,-;
fl , • -
eord him every attention. The rev. dOMO7 teats, tllltdilt'4l • !
for Leaden.
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