The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
SHEFFIELD.
On Thursday a large open-air meeting was held in
Paradise-square, to receive our borough Members,
Messrs. Parker and Roebuck, as candidates for re.
election.
The hour fixed for the meeting was two o'clock in
the afternoon, and a few minutes before that hour,
Messrs. Parker and Roebuck appeared in the square
with a number of the members of their committee,
who had lunched with them at the Royal Hotel. The
attendance was not very numerous.
Mr. CILOWTHEIt propwed that the Mayor should be
sent for to preside ; the motion was seconded by Mr.
Ronessole. and carried by a general show of hands.
The MAvon, having arrived, was received with
cheers. He hoped that they would show that a Shef-
field audience would give a fair hearing to every man
who might have to speak. He first introduced Mr.
Parker.
Mr. PARKER—(Cheers, with an attempt at hooting,
and cries of " Order)—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen,
having been for many years the representative of this
borough in Parliament, I assure you that though I
have a deep sense and conviction, which experi-
ence has not removed, of my unfitness, to a cer-
tain extent, for the great task I have undertaken,
I have been sustained by the principles that have
always animated me, and I never came before you with
greater confidence in the position I have maintained.
__(Cheers.) Yet, gentlemen, strange to say, though
that word " Protection" has for many years been
familiar in our ears as household words in the mouths
of a certain party in the House of Commons—though
that House has been mystified, though some counties
have been seduced, though boroughs not intelligent
and large like this, in some parts of the country have
been deluded with the idea of a return to this Eleusi-
nian mystery of protection, so great a change has
come over the spirit of the dream of that party, and
since the change of the Government—since Lord
Derby, the head and foundation of the Protectionist
party, was called to office—since the Protectionist
chief summoned his Protectionist colleagues around
him, and formed what the world vainly believed to be
a Protectionist Government—yet now the word is
never named by that party—and the only people from
whom we hear nothing of protection are the Protec-
tionists. They never mention it—" that once
familiar word." It seems as if, by common consent,
whether in speeches in the House of Commons, or
in addresses to constituencies, or in the usual inter-
course between political men and their connexions,
the phrase that used to animate their phalanx is dis-
used by common consent. Having subverted the late
Administration, and being n.Ar on the sunny side of
Downing-street, the very subject which formerly
bound and confederated them together is forgotten,
and they are going about the country addressing the
owns as Free-traders' and reserving protection for
counties. I beg to advise you—whoever may have
the honour of representing you in the next Parlia-
ment, to send, be they who they may, gentlemen who
have given bail fur free trade. I do not presume to
say that I am the right man to represent you; upon
that point it is for others to give an opinion ; but this
I have a right to say,- as a member of the British
public= as one who has seen something of public
affairs, and who !move a little how things are
worked in the House of Commons--whomsoever
you send to Parliament, send men who will adhere
to this policy, and who, by their conduct in the pas:
have given assurance of their conduct for the future.
Whatever difference of opinion there may be, and
there must always he differences, not only among op-
ponents, but difference of degree among those who
have common objects—and of those differences I do
not oomph-.in—it must at least be acknowledged by
those who have considered the commercial and finan-
cial affairs of the country, that they have been handed
over to the new Government in a way that reflects no
discredi'e on those :oho have recently hold power. The
peace of Europe—of England—has been maintained :
profound peace, so far as relates to the old dynasties
of the continent, and the balance of power. There is
in this country a firm determination, under all cir-
cumstances, it possible, to preserve peace, and to cul-
tivate friendly relations with all foreign countries.
But there is a resolution also, with energy and with
success, to maintain our rights, and to uphold the
honour of the British flag and the glory of the British
name in all quarters of the world. Such is the policy
of the English Parliament, and such, I am sure, must
be that of any person whom the electors of Sheffield
will send to that House.
The MAYOr then announced that Mr: Parker was
ready to answer questions. The first put was " The
Ballot."

Mr. PAIMER—SouIe yeati ago I voted for the
ballot. For the last five or six years I have not
voted upon it at all.—(Laughter.) It is quite true,
gentlemen. Ido not deny the popularity of the
ballot at present. I know the great interest with
which it is viewed by a large class of persons ; and I
really have no strong opinion against it, as is proved
by my having, as I said, voted for it.—(Laughter.)
I am not singular in saying, and it is the opinion of
a great many practical end thinking men, that I am
not so (=Eden!: of the efficiency of the ballot as to
feel fullyjustified in advocating it with warmth. I
very much doubt its efficiency. I doubt whether it
would accomplish the object.—(" Let us try it.") As
I tell you, I have already voted for it. ( " And you
voted against it last week.") No I did not. I have
no strong opinion on it one way or the other ; and I
voted for it twice a few years ago, in deference to
what I believed to be the opinion of the borough. I
have not voted against it ; but I am bound as an
honest man to say that I do not believe the result
would be what the public expect. Having this be-
lief, I owe it to you to state it without reserve.
Mr. ROEBUCK—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I be-
gan public life in 1832. I was then, as lam now, a
Radical Reformer.—(Cheers.) I have always advo-
cated the largest extension of the suffrage. I have
voted always with my friend, Mr. Hume.—(Hear.)
I have supported the ballot.—("You did not run away
like Parker."—Laughter.) If you will let sue go
through steadily as I wish, I will answer any ques-
tion afterwards. I take it that as far as regards my-
self there can be no doubt about the ballot. I have
always supported
, as I have told vou, an extension of
the suffrage.
I have also voted for triennial Parlia-
ments. ITw will tell
against annual Parliaments,—(" Why are
you?")
about the confusion you why. I know something
and with annualwhich frequent elections create,
so rapidly, that Parliaments the elections would come
when
a man once got into office you
could never gat him
lam for a perfect out
Therefore, I say
perfect responsibility will be
and I believe a
three years than by
on be better gained by
what else I want. I went tel.los But I will fell you
regularly, that they shall not bee dependentthree years to come
man's will, but when the three
ene.cted.—(Cheers.)
upon any
Tlhfieyrstaree tared public life,
ment shall cease, and a new one lay.e"rls "Pi"' Parlia-
Gentlemen, when in 1832
these were my opinions.
reason to
and as far as a human being can sp:2ll'3oPaiattusfuntouwre,
with respect to his own mind, I have
believe those will be my opinions hereafter.
the large Whig party in this country
have When
were not Free_
traders I was a Free-trader. We
trade, and let me inform you we do net intend
question
gainedt free
it.—(Cheers.) Now I come to the next point,° lose
the last. I am about to address myself to the q
of education; and I come now to the great doctrine
of civil and religious liberty. My opinion is this, that
the opinions of a man with respect to religious views
are between himself and his Almighty Maker. my
voice, here and elsewhere, has always been raised in
the great cause of civil and religious liberty. Some
gentleman below asked what Mr. Parker did about
the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. Now, had I wanted
to court popularity in this town, what should I
have done ? I should have fallen in with the leading
principles and views of that time. And let me tell
you that the people of England were against the Ca-
tholics on that occasion. But I said then, as I say
now, that Ireland is Catholic, England is Protestant,
Scotland is something of a stronger degree of Pro-
testantism. You see very few bishops in Scotland.
That being the case, I, as a statesman, was bound to
consider how to govern this country, and it so pleased
the Catholics to_ do certain things which I thought
not wise, certainly because they gave offence to the
great body of their :country men • yet, having done
so, I was bound to inquire whether in reality they
bed attacked the peace, the comfort, or the rights of
their fellow citizens, and I was bound to say they had
not. Until they had, I thought legislation concern-
ingand
.therefore I voted against the
them unwise,
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.—( ear, hear.) And what
is more, I suspect that the Noble Lord who pro-
posed that Bill is now very sorry for what he has
done._ (Laughter.) I am a Protestant to the back-
bane, and therefore, as far as civil and religious li-
I go with my Protestant friends ;
testy is concerned,
but 1. would give them this caution, not to let their
zeal for great principles of liberty outrun their dis-
cretion,
liberal It sonaetilies happens that a man being
is illiberal in his liberality.--(Laughter.) I
am told that I b
an ili.ceeditio ear a very sharp tongue—that lam
I acknowledgenead' ill.terapered fellow. (Laughter.)
I talk agreat
deal, and it oftenr a vehement man. eat
deal say at times happens that people who talk a great
deal they do not altogether intend,.
and may convey im
the great Dissenti4t3irla not designed. But, of
t'h, taking them as a whale,
I am bound to speak with
To them I believe we owe tehgreatest possible regard.
maintenance of the great principles
ecimianifestation and the
and though I ,1:1.1,'',510f civil and reli-
gious liberty ;
with our old Puritan forefathers, should have quarrelled
often wrong, I shouldheve been
they
were very
for the, was laid the great a rebel in
1640, foundation of
English liberty. Now, I think 1 hav,;
you what my views are. Let me make
well
told
Sheffield
One
before I conclude. I came to
observation
in 1851. I stated nay views in this very EqZbarefa.ell
was elected without opposition. Since then I hive

appeared twice or thrice before my constituency, and
given every explanation that was in my power, and
upon every occasion. I have had the approbation of
those who heard me. Well, then, Gentlemen, I have
not changed. I have very often heard of the fickle
breath of popular applause. I will not believe in that
dictum. I believe that when a man does his duty by
you, you will do your duty by him.—(Cheers.) If
he has betrayed no trust, if he has pursued no paltry
self-interest, if he has done his duty as a man, mark
you, that the dishonour of rejecting him will not fall
upon him.—(Hear, hear.) I have nothing more to
explain, unless you ask me. I have no secrets to hide.
What you demand by way of explanation you shall
have. Again I say lam not changed, and I with
confidence appeal to you.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WATERHOUSE said that those who saw the re-
port of the proceedings of the House of Commons of
Monday would find that Mr. Roebuck had spoken
slightingly of the proceedings of those gentlemen
who were often heard in Exeter-hall, and that he
also expressed it as his opinion that nothing less than
extermination would be sufficient to settle the dispute
in Kafirland. He would now call upon Mr. Roe-
buck, who had previously given him an explanation,
to explain to the meeting what he said on that occa-
sion.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ROEBUCK—Lord J. Russell, Sir W. Moles-
worth, and Mr. Gladstone explained their views with
regard to the system in Kafirland. I rose late in
the debate, after Sir J. Pakington, the Colonial Se-
cretary, and I said to him, " I don't think that you
understand all that is in this question. There is a
feeling at the bottom that neither you nor Lord John
Russell, nor Mr. Gladstone, nor Sir William Moles-
worth has touched, and that is the religious feeling
of the great body of the more religious public of
this country—the pronounced religious opinion of
the country; and for the purpose of denoting the class
to whom I allude, I will take the name of Exeter-hall,
and for brevity employ that term." There are people
here who heard that speech. " And," I said, employing
this phrase, " a great body of men of the greatest re-
spectability, of strong opinions, who deserve the
greatest regard, are against this continuous aggres-
sion against the Kafirs ; and, depend upon it, if you
propose to give power to the colonists to govern them-
selves and to regulate their own frontier, you give
them the power of war; and if you give them the
power to wage war and to protect themselves, they
will exterminate the natives, and the people of whom
I am speaking will be most opposed to such a pro-
ceeding." [Mr. W. Smith—" I read it so."] " And,
mark, the people of England won't bear with these
wars. You are taking your troops there. That
will, of necessity, incur on us great expense. The
people of England generally won't bear that. Now,
you are in this difficulty :—You can only maintain
your colonies well, as colonies, by giving power to the
colonists. By giving power to the colonists you run
the risk of arousing the anger and indignation of that
class of whom I speak. That is your difficulty. You
cannot get out of it by the present system. You in-
cur all the horrors of war, and all the expense, and
extermination will follow, and anger will be in the
people of this country."—(Hear, hear.) Now is there
anything there disrespectful to the Dissenters of this
country'?
The MaYou.--Will any gentleman ask any more
questions ? (A. Voice—" I wish to ask him about
Coppock.")
Mr. HARVEY, after disclaiming, any collusion with
Mr. Roebuck, and assuringthta the n. 6nt.l
the meeting
ct h a th
ce hade.
not yet spoken to him, begged h
man would give an explanation of
action.—(Hear.)
Mr. Reenume—ln 1832 Mr. Hume introduced me
to Bath, and that constituency came to the conclusion
that they would bear the exnenses of their own elec-
tion. At the next election they did the same thing.
At the third election they did the same. At the fourth
election my friends came to me and said, " Can you
get any help in the way of bearing your proper ex-
penses from any of your friends?" I said, " I will
tell you this ; I won't bear any—(Laughter)—but,
if my own personal friends choose to help me, I see
no reason why they should not." Oa that occasion
my friends said, " We could not return two Radicals,
but we might return one if the Whigs would join
us." The Whigs were then in office. Mr. Stanley,
now Lord Stanley of Alderley, was the Secretary 1,
to the Treasury. I went to him, and told him
what had occurred. Hear, now, the fact which has
startled many people. "I am going dover," said he,
" to attend necessarily t!) my own election ; correspond
through certain persons '—one of whom (Mr. Roebuck
continued) I will not not name, because there ie no
necessity to drag names before the public—" but at
all events write to Coppock. I wrote to Mr. Cop-
pock on the state of the town. Mr. Stanley applied
to Lord Duncan, and Lord Duncan came down. A
friend of mine who knew what had occurred about
the expenses of Bath said a few days before to me,
"We have a private fund, subscribed to by many
Radicals as well as others, and we will send some of
the money to bear the expenses of the Bath election."
And that friend of mine, knowing that Mr. Coppock
would meet me on a certain day, said, " Give that to
Mr. Roebuck ;" and I carried it dewn to Bath, and it
formed a portion of the expenses that were necessarily
incurred. Mr. Coppocle's name was mentioned in the
House of Commons this year, and I then said that
Mr. Coppock had not interfered in any election of
mine, and therefore I was not called upon to vote his
expulsion from the Reform Club. I also said then, and
I eey now, that neither he nor any other man would
have dared to interfere in my election as he had inter-
fered in the St. Alban's election.—(Hear.) Now, I had
really and entirely forgotten that 1 had written to
Mr. Coppock, because in reality I had written to Mr.
Samley ; the communication was with Government,
we wanting a Whig candidate, and the fact of my
having written to Mr. Coppock had dropped out of
my mind. But what is the imputation in this ?
My expanses were paid partly by the constituency,
and partly by my own personal friends. But when
a man says here, when I am not present—(Hear)—
that I am a Member " by the grace of Coppock"—
(Hear, hear, and cheers)—let me ask that Learned
Gentleman what his own case is.—(Hear, hear.) I
never asked anybody to bear my personal expenses.
I don't blame him for having made any arrangements
about his ; but I de say that any man who could say
" I refuse to come here, even to appear as a candidate,
unless my expenses are paid," should think twice be-
fore he imputes—for imputation there was—dishonour
to me because the expenses were paid. by my,friends.—
(Applause.) Now, what is going to take place at this
election ? lam going to do as I always have done; I
am not going to pay any portion of my expenses,
What occurred there will occur here. 'there are
gentlemen here who, no doubt, think that to return
me to Parliament is a matter for the public advantage
—(Loud applause)—and they say, "We are not
•ng to bribe Sheffield, but there are the necessary
goi
penses." And you will find, for whomsoever you
ex
act—the gentlemen who are ou this platform have
found it out—that there are expenses, They must
have a committee-room' they must have placards.
These .things are not got for nothing. And all
those are legitimate expenseisn.
1847 ,
tOh/inkwaistgwivae,,n
by my friends to elect
this pock affair amounts to".
and that is just what t
Pt
I had forgotten that Mr. Coppock had any part in it.
(Mr. Dunn reminded Mr. Roebuck that occurred in
1841.) Oh yes, in 1841. It is 11 years ago. Well,
in 1847 what occurred ? I stood again for Bath, and
I made again the same declaration that I would not
pay, and my friends paid the electioneering expenses.
And nay friends will pay them now.—(Cheers, and a
cry
e` "Aye .11. Where is the dishonour
many )
in that? If an had asked me I would have
printed it and any man
statue at Charing-cross,
if he had desiredp it,it
foron the
private satisfaction.
Mr. Rolutiaol
letters mentioned—Will Mr. Roebuck allow those
by mr. Coppock as marked " pri-
vate" to be produced h
Mr. ROEBUCK-1 don't know knees
butlif you will write what they may be,
feet liberty to giveth eto Mr.
Coppock he has my per-
don't care a single farelthuinp.—(l ear, hear.) But I
not. I have not got the Leger hether you do or do
The Rev. H. G.
Rueh.
Roebuck whether he ES (PillViOod) asked Mr.
Uni-
formity ? approved the Act of
Mr. ROEBUCK—I have said here
anything like legal restraint upon
religious that I object to
Mr. RHODES—WouId you repeal it ?
opinion.
Mr. ROEBUCK—The Act of Uniformity•
enforce one opinion. I say that is unwise, wishes to
objection to all legal restraints upon the man;aenciesta ,111:y
of religious opinion is just as strong as it
teoon
—(Cries of " The marriage question," and 'el ever
eer was.
for u separation of the Church and State Ih y"
answered that question just now by the other. ave
Mr. IRONSIDE—(Faint cheers, followed i rem;
ately by general and loud hissing)—Myp —•"'
is this,—" That Messrs. Parker and Roebuck-ears
are not
fit and proper persons to represent this boron e g
(Faint cheers, hisses, and laughter)—and that they be
not recognised as candidates." Mr. Roebuck has
positively told several lies.—(Cries of " Shame !"
from all parts of the meeting, and great confusion.)
When Mr. Coppock published those letters in the
papers they furnished such proof that it appeared al-
most unanswerable, but so high was my respect for
Mr. Roebuck that I did not then come to a conclu-
sion. I determined to wait and hear Mr. Roebuck's
defence, or to read it. I read his defence. What
was it? That he had forgotten having written to
Coppock, because he was treating with the Govern-
ment. lie has said to-day that he went to Mr.
Stanley and agreed with him about this affair. He
has said that he said to him, "We (the Whig%) want
a candidate, Et nd we want to know how it is to be
managed. If the constituencies of England are to
be bartered in that manner as chattels, I think it is
me to the condition of France and
high time we ca _
—(Hear hissee, and laughter.)
bad a dictator at once. ,
Mr. ROBINSON addressed the crowd from the steps
as the siiconder of Ur. Ironside's proposition.

Mr. ROElZUCK—(Cheering)—The circumstances !
were these—there was a sail early of Whigs in
Bath and a large party of Radicals. The Radicals
were my friends, but we were not enough alone, to
return a member; but if the Whigs joined us we
might return two Liberal members. Therefore I
went to Mr. Stanley and said, "If you will give us
a Whig to suit my friends, we can bring in two Li-
beral members instead of one Radical and one Tory
or two Tories." That is all I had to do with Mr.
Stanley. He sent us Lord Duncan, who was about
nearly as liberal a member as I am, but he was a
lord. After that my friends sent me 3001. for my
expenses. That had nothing on earth to do with
sending down Lord Duncan. He bore his share of
the expenses, and this 3001. went to the general ex-
penses—Government had nothing to do with it.
Mr. HARVEY—I beg leave to propose, as an
amendment to Mr. Ironside's motion, " That John
Arthur Roebuck, Esq., is a fit and proper person to
represent this large and important town in Parlia-
ment."—(Vehement applause.)
Mr. FISHER was received with applause. He said
he had great pleasure in seconding the amendment.
Mr. G. BOLES vehemently called out from the
body of the meeting that Mr. Parker ought to stand
on his own merits, and that Mr. Roebuck should not
be allied with him. They were dragging Mr. Par-
ker in with Mr. Roebuck.—(Cheers.)
The MAYOR—The amendment is that John Arthur
Roebuck, Esq., alone is a fit and proper person to re-
present this borough in Parliament. The gentlemen
who think so will bold up their hands.
A complete forest of hands was held up in favour
of the amendment, and only a few against it. The
result was hailed with cheers.

Mr. DUNN was receives with cheers and hisses.
The amendment he had now to move, which, but for
Mr. Ironside's motion, would have been a substantive
motion, was " That John Parker, Esq., is a fit and
proper person to represent this borough in Parlia-
ment."

Mr. BARKEn said he had great pleasure in second-
ing the nomination of Mr. Parker as a fit and proper
person to represent this borough in Parliament.
The MAYOR—Those gentlemen who are of opinion
that Mr. Parker is a fit and proper person to repre-
sent this borough in Parliament will signify the
same by holidng up their hands.—(A show of hands
was taken for and against.) Gentlemen, Mr. Roe-
buck's resolution was carried by a lare majority. Mr.
Parker's is lost by a large majority. Mr. Ironside's
resolution falls to the ground. I consider, therefore,
that the business is at en end.
Mr. PARKER then moved a vote of thanks to the
Mayor for his able and impartial conduct in the
chair.
Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the motion, observing that
nothing could be more fair than the conduct of the
Mayor.
The motion was carried unanimously, and, his
Worship having returned thanks, the meeting broke
up at ten minutes before fire o'clock.

YARMOUTH.
The following address has been issued by Admiral
Sir Charles Napier :
" To THE ELECTORS OF GREAT YARMOUTH.
" Gentlemen,—Called upon by a numerous and re-
spectable body of the electors of the borough of Great
Yarmouth, I have come amongst you, and at two meet-
ings have clearly and distinctly explained my opinions,
and for the information of the electors who were not pre-
sent I shall shortly state them in writing.
" 1. I am an uncompromising opponent of any tax on
food, whether for protection or revenue.
" 9. With regard to the Navigation Laws, I will use
my utmost exertion to relieve the shipping interest from
unjust burdens, and should any nation refuse us the ad-
vantages we have given them, after a reasonable time I
would withdraw the concessions wo have made them.
"3. I wilt vote for the ballot, because I believe it is
the only moans of protecting the poor voter. I approve
of the extension of the suffrage to all ratepayers, and
putting county and borough voters on the same footing.
I am for shortening the duration of Parliament, and
abolishing the property qualification.
" 4. I think the small boroughs sending one Member
to Parliament should be disfranchised, and ono Member
taken from those who have two, and the whole divided
between the large towns and the counties that are not
properly represented.
" 5. I am for c rre-eting all abuses, and reducing the
expenditure as low as the safety of the country will admit.
"6. I am tor keeping up 3 respectable navy for the
defence of the country, and giving every encouragement
to the seamen to induce them to come forward when
their services are required, without having recourse to
that infamous and tyrannical system—impressment.
" 7. It will be my duty and also my inclination to pay
the strictest attention to your local interests.
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of the borough of Yarmouth.
Before Parliament is dissolved I shall take an op-
portunity of paying my respects to you individually."

IRONMA.STERSI QUARTERLY MEETINGS
BresuieouAes, TrIURSDAT.—The first of these
periodical assemblages, at which the resolutions of the
trade, adopted at the preliminary meeting held a
fortnight ago, are to be ratified or rejected, was held
at Walsall on Tuesday, and the second at Wolver•
hampton yesterday. That of the latter town is usually
considered one of the most important, if not the moat
important of the series, convened throughout the iron
districts of South Staffordshire and Shropshire ; and
on this occasion was most numerously attended by
the principals or representatives of the chief firms of
both counties. Although the iron trade was repre-
sented to be by no means in a flourishing condition as
compared with its condition two years ago, appear-
ances were much better, and the market decidedly
firmer than it was a fortnight since. The prices
adopted at the preliminary meeting were of conse-
quence fully maintained, and the tendency of the
market, if any was observable, upwards. Some of
the first makers, as we were given to understand,
obtained better prices than, from the state of the mar-
ket a few weeks back, could reasonably have been ex-
pected. The fact is that the first-rate houses, the
quality of whose iron has obt,-, ined for them a pre-
eminence in all parts of the world, can at all
times command, as compared with inferior
makers, a high and remunerative price; and thus
it is that while some ironmasters, from the in-
feriority of their make, are compelled to undersell
and give a character of depression to the trade, the
best makers are carrying on an extensive and success-
ful business. South Staffordshire affords abun-
dant evidence in support of this truth. The
manufacture of the article of pig iron, upon
the quality and prices of which the prices
of superior descriptions of iron are based, is
more particularly open to this observation. It has
of late years been wretchedly deteriorated in South
Staffordshire, and the consequence is that according to
make it varies in price at the present time from 2/. ss.
to 3/. 103. per ton; while some few years ago, when
the make was uniformly excellent, one price fixed at
Gloucester invariably ruled the whole district. The
newly-discovered ironstone in Northamptonshire was
the subject of considerable discussion at Wolver-
hampton, and elicited various opinions. From
the peculiar circumstances in which many of the
ironmasters of South Staffordshire are placed in
consequence of existing royalties, opposition to the
Northamptonshire ore might naturally be expected,
and in some instances it is consequently much depre-
ciated ; but there are other ironmasters who appear to
concur in the opinions expressed by Mr. Blackwell,
of Dudley, in his lecture delivered in London, on
Wednesday evening, that the ironstone of Northamp-
tonshire, from its valuable qualities, will ultimately
prove of great advantage to the iron manufacture of
those districts. It is now being used to some extent,
and those who have tried it in their blast furnaces
commend it.
The attendance at our Town-hall to-day was not so
numerous as we have seen on former occasions ; but
the feeling manifested by the trade was rather hopeful
than otherwise. The reports from Wales were good.
There was a demand particularly for rails, which
were advancing from ss. to 10s. per ton. The
A merchant in
bars on Monday
the
accounts
ufrr
co
hma s
eSdc o2t
01 aon
tone
• eorfe
Scotchdu I I .
were generally considered highly satisfac-
torye ITV
hi lel i afoml sw inng
at ss. reduction. The payments for the quarter's
accounts ,
are easb has
out
The t
produced no
from 61. 2s. 6d. to 6/. 7s. 63. ; rods
from 61. 23, 6d. to 6/_
which prices ranged to-day :—Bars from
5/. to 61. ; sheets aellffuercet
of
here.th
63 ; and hoops from 51. 15s.
to 6/.
the rates at
. s. .

ENTOMOLOGICALf this society, held at
At an ordinary meeting o
sth inst., I. o.West-
- .t on the .)
No. 17, Old Bonil-st,e- f • Mr Adam White
SOCIETY.
" Europhora Ilardwickii,"
exhibited specimens of . .
appendage is common
Showing that the curved tail-like app
wood, Esq., president, in the chair, .
to both sexes ; hitherto it had been supposed to d pertain
only to the female. The specimens were collected by
also exhibited some coleoptera, &c.,
Dr. 'looker in the Himalaya mountains. Mr. White
collected by Dr.
Thompson, ELE I.C.S , in Little Thibet, at an ele-
vation of 8,000 feet above. the level of the sea; some
were identical with British species, and among their
were " Chrysornela fasfuoso' " ff Peryphus littoralis,
Steam ater," or a species'
and
others. Itr Ed
win Shepherd exhibited the larvae of
" Botys urticalis," Spun up in cocoons under the bark
closely allied to it,
of palings. The president called the attention of the
meeting to some specimens of " BLAU, Germanica,"
which had been sent to him from Ireland (Kildare),
where they had been very troublesome in the house of
a gentleman there, even of paper.
to the destro'ying
This is the first recorded instance of that insect being
noxious in houses. Ile also read a communication
from Sunderland, making inquiries as to th© best
mode of destroying the e"lninon black-beetle, " Blatt&
orientalis." This unfortunately too interesting