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LONDON, THURSDAY. JULY 22, 1852.

Middlesex, at least, has shown iteelf grateful, nd
in doing so, has vindicated in a most brilliant ma: at ler
the glorious priaciple of religious toleration.ter
the extraordinary triumph achieved yesterday by the
Supporters of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, the 'hole of
the metropolitan constituencies may congratuir Ite
themselves upon the reflection, that while elsewlee' re,
in the couree of the present elections of 1852, the :in-
tenets of reform Lave been shamelessly abandoned, ai
therir hands, at any rate, they have obtained a rece p-
ti" worthy or a free country and of an enlighte)e., 2d
generation. The City itself having secu r sd
the services of three Reformers and of a
Liberal Conservative, the surrounding born g hs
have emulated each 'other in sending Whig or ..Et
dical representatives to the new Parliament. If at
Lambeth the merits of Mr. VEYNCOUBT were fe r-
gotten somewhat cruelly, that veteran pclitician •sv as
replaced by a man of comprehensive sympathies Id lie
Mr. WILKINSON. If in the Tower Hamlets the rd o-
quence of Mr. Tnomrsox was for once unffeneroue ly
despised, there was in his stead eleoted by his form er
admirers a candidate as independent as Mr. BUTLII R.
At Finsbury, the vacancy caused by the retireme it
of Mr. IVAKLEY was filled up by the selection of a
Free-trader as liberal in his sentirrelnts as Aicil
man CIIALLI2i. In lieu again of Alderman Hui
rusity, the electors of Southwark chose for the it
no less undoubted Liberal than r.
new Member a
I,aerne of Sir WILLIAM MOL4
PZLLATT, as the
satisfied with the men e
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WORTH. MarYleb°ne'
whom the constituency been hitherto of late r !-
presented in the House of Commons,
resolved heart i.
mously to return the eX-Alerialeers without thei it
incurring either expense or Position.°P In Weal
fac t
Minster matters were not so readily or satis
' Westminst•
arranged, but still, ultimately,
.o: y
also, the conduct of the Liberal
voters I as
such as to elicit our Warmest Expressions of
v,
felicitation. As its vepresentativee, there were se
lected two Liberal .r"ets, who are not me: cal' v
--•
B
devoted Free-traders, but
thorough Reformers I°t''
the bargain—their triumph being secured, More° ver,
only after a fierce and sustained struggle age ins t.
Viscount MAIDSTONE as the Ministerial candid 'Ate-
Satisfactory, however, though each.;and all of t hese

metropolitan contests have been, the most remarkable
amongst them is surpassed in interest, as well cc in
importance, by the contest for the metropolitan
county—terminating yesterday with the re-
turn of both the Liberal ex- representa ives, the
principal source of delight in the victory
being the total defeat by Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE of
he Marquis Of BLANDFOED. There is
the Derby
something more in this, as we have already intimated,
than the success of a man, or even the advancement
of a party—there is the recognition of a great prin-
ciple by the most influential constituency in the
United Kingdom, and that great principle the prin-
ciple of Religious Toleration.
The struggle, which closed thus happily yester-
day afternoon, had narrowed itself at last to a con-
test between the advocates of religious
the champions of sectarian bigotry. It is in this
respect that freedom and
we regard the re-acceptance of
Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE by the people of Middlesex
as a cause for earnest gratulation, infinitely more
than for the circumstance of the defeat of Lord
BLANDFORD being another feather in the cap of the
Opposition. The advantage gained by the gallant,
free-spoken, large-hearted BERNAL OSBORNE is
an advantage not so much over the general
character as it is over the Orange-fanaticism of a cer-
tain section of her MAJESTY'S Government. By
choosing Beale Ar. Osisonrus instead of the Marquis
of BLANDFORD, the electors of Middlesex have not only
scooted the bypocrisy of a Ministry which enters office
upon one principle and retains it upon another,
they have protested with noble and conspicuous in-
dependence against that red-hot No-Popery agitation
which led to a riot in Stockport, and very nearly
to an insurrection in Liverpool. The effect of
the course pursued in the first instance by
Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, and afterwards by the
electors of Middlesex, cannot, we believe, in this
respect, be lost upon the cooler and calmer judgment
of the population.
When the excitement
very naturally
arising out of the
produced by the contentions
the general election has sub-
sided,significance of the decision thus
pronounced by the metropolitan county will be
more clearly recognised and appreciated by the ge-
neral community. It will then be perceived that the
result of the polling on Tuesday, the 19th, and on
Wednesday, the 20th of July, was evidence that
the majority of the county voters of Middlesex,
after electing one Liberal candidate, in the person of
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, elected a second in the
person of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE—because the con-
stituency were grateful for the eminent services per-
formed by the latter as their representative, because
they admired the consistency of his unflinching inde-
pendence, because they liked the keenness of his
slashing and trenchant rhetoric, because they con-
sidered him as one of those few Members who
could ill be spared from the deliberations of the
popular branch of the Legislature, because
they regarded him as at once a goad to the Govern-
ment and a spur to the Opposition, but especially be-
cause they saw in him an embodiment of the two
principles to the maintenance of which the English
people are at heart, we believe, entirely devoted—dle
divine and venerable principles of civil liberty and
religious toleration.

A tradetman of the city cf London has rendered,
and is rendering, more important service to the cause
of agricultural improiements than the wealthiest
squire or moat extensive farmer in the kingdom.
Mr. MECHT, of Leadenhallltreet, has undertaken
the task of proving to the owners and occupiers of
the soil that they are not absolutely ruined, but that
they may still earn their own bread without taxing
that of their neighbours—that they may have abund-
ance for themselves, without compelling their fellow-
subjects to endure privations, arising from a scarcity
of food even of the simplest description. It W 23 a
thankless and unpopular office. Nothing was more
soothing to the bucolic mind than the notion that the
farmers were innocent victims, ruthlessly sacrificed
on the altar of free trade. They would not, if they
could, be saved. It consequently required no ordi-
nary degree of hardihood to run counter to their
prejudices, more especially when the daring innovator
had not been an agriculturist ab initio, cultivating
the soil in the mode which his father and grandfather
had pursued, and observing similar rules of rotation
of crops, manuring, feeding, &c., to those transmitted
by his venerable progenitors.
A retired tradesman might become a farmer, but
he was expected to be a prey to his servants and a
II laughing-stock to his neighbours. If he could afford
"to pay for his whistle" he might do so ; but the
idea of his becoming
a public instructor (!), of teach-
ing the occupiers of the vicinity how their lands
should be cultivated 01 of pointing out errors in their
management (!), and showing how great savings
might be effected (! OP and farming rendered profit-
able (! ! !), why the thing would be too ridiculous to
be seriously thought of, and, a fortiori, so would be a
similar attempt on the part of a man who still
retained a connexion with " the shop," and devoted
a considerable portion of his time and attention to
trade transactions.
Mr. Macs', however, was not discouraged by these
difficulties. He
believed that the farmers were mis-
taken, that they had been to a certain extent spoiled
by a long course of monopoly, and that all
that was required was that their eyes should be
opened to the real extent of their resources, and to
show them what could be accomplished by zeal,
activity, skill, and enterprise. He felt that the same
qualities which bad enabled him to succeed in
trade, and to acquire a handsome independence
thereat, would likewise succeed in agricultural
pursuits. Capital was required, but that he had, and
he felt that he could not employ it more beneficially
than in such a cause. He accordingly, in a true
spirit of patriotism, devoted himself to the
task, ; and boldly entered on his new sphere of
duties, in cultivating what should be to all intents
and purposes a model farm, not merely for the parish
or district in which he resided, but for all England.
In order to accomplish this great desideratum it
was necessary to obtain publicity, to have
the attention of, agriculturists directed to him-
self and his proceeding?,that they might
know how far
the latter were worthy of imitation,
and cue whether they would follow in the
path on which
street " " the strop maker of Leadenhall-
11' was first termed in derision) had en-
tered. For this
wellpurpose he offered his hrin
accounts, as as
general inspection, results mightm el
nitoste for
that the
the
f only be
accurately ascertained, but
exact cost thereof to
the very farthing. The very
every description was introduce4,..stthe price of each
machinery of
~
article was clearly set forth, together With the saving
whether of labour or otherwise, which it was calcu-
lated to effect. Every experiment affording
of useful results was judiciously a feir
promise tested. In
some cases, of course, he had to encounter failures
and when such was the case he submitted with un:
diminished good humour, not only to the pecuniary loss,
b
diga
sgueivt grins of the " Goodenoughs" of
theatt
to the
locality.ll he succeeded, and he did so
in the majority of cases, for as we have stated, the
experiments were judiciously tried, the benefit of
his experience was freely bestowed upon all. The
bitterest scoffer was allowed to profit by what had
been achieved at his expanse.
Mr. Macni is no longer laughed at. Those who
formerly
sneered at, or openly scoffed him, now look
on with respectful attention. They gladly partake
of his hospitality,
which is displayed without stint
or limitation, and 'there they ackcowledge that he
exhibits therein the true spirit of the English farmer.
There is an annual gathering,at which men of all classes
attend, giving And receiving instruction on all matters
connected with the cultivation of the soil. Ncblee
men and gentlemen of rank and station, ministers of
friendly nations, members of scientific societies, pro-
fessors of agricultural chemistry, agricultural impk-
relent-makers, breeders of stock, and others celebrated
in any branch of agriculture, mingled with stared
Yeomen, flock to Tiptree Hall, well assured cf
2 cordial reception and hearty welcome from
the enterprising
proprietor; and they are not
mistaken, for it is accorded, and that in a
manner
for the purpose
which renders those even who come
of fsult-finditg disposed to part on
the best terms with their friendly and kind-hearted
entertainer.

All honour, then, to lkir.
—r. MEcsi,who has proved
himself a national benefactor in no inconsider-
able degree, ard has eminently entitled himself

to the thanks and gratitude of the community.
In the olden time he would have been rewarded for
his exertions with public honours, he must at pre-
sent be contented with the approbation of his own
conscience, and the esteem and respect of those who
can appreciate the great services which he has ren-
dered to his fellow-subjects, more especially to those
engaged in the cultivation of the soil.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The fetes at Strasburg continue to be the sole sub-
ject of attention. The PRINCE PRESIDENT is so
pleased with the enthusiasm of his reception, that he
postpones his departure till to-day (Thursday). He
will pass the night at Nancy, and arrive in Paris
on Friday evening. A more rapturous welcome has
never been accorded to any personage.
Oa the evening of Monday, after the review, the
PRINCE PRESIDENT gave a grand dinner of seventy
covers to the principal officers who had taken part in
the military operations of the day. He afterwards
went to the ball offered by the town, which was of a
most splendid description, and danced with one of
the seven young village girls, who the day before,
at the procession of the peasants, had presented him
with a basket of flowers. To each of these young
women the PRINCE had ordered a jewel of value to
be presented from him as a remembrance, and to
the one who bad spoken a short compliment to
him on that occasion, he now did the honour of
making her his partner in a quadrille. The PRINCE
withdrew at eleven o'clock, but dancing was kept up
with spirit for several hours later.
The PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic has con-
ferred the cross of Commander of the Legion of
Honour on Count DE SEGUE, president of the board
of directors ; the cross of Officer on M. VIJIGNER,
engineer in chief of the company ; and the cross of
Chevalier on M. LEMOINNE, engineer, who drove the
engine of the Presidential train ; M. DUTUOUX, ordi-
nary engineer, first class; M. JACQVINE,
chief, who directed the works of the fourth section
and on M. 71AtmorEau, chief of the working of the
line. engineer in

We find the following in the Debuts :
" We are assured that soon after his return from
Strasburg the Prince President will make a slight modi-
fication in his Ministry. M. Drouyn de Lbuys, Vice
President cf the Senate, will, it is said, be named Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs; M. Turgot will become Mi-
nister of State; M. Magne will be named Minister of
Public Works in the room of M. Lefebvre-Deruffe; M.
de Casablanca will be President of the Section Of
Public Works at the Council of State in the room of M.
Magee, and M. Lefebvre-D=lM., will be made a mem-
ber of the Senate."
The Algiers journals announce that the expedi.
tion of General MONTAUBAN on the frontiers of
Morocco had terminated, and been crowned with
complete success. The hostile tribes bad made
their submission after soliciting the mediation of the
EMPEROR in the hope of obtaining better terms.
The Constitutionnel has an article on railroads, in
which it recommends, now that the great lines are
nearly completed, that the secondary lines shall be
undertaken, but with great m
regard to economy, in
order that with a comparatively sall amount of
capital this mode of communication in France may
become general. The Constitutionnel refers to what
has taken place in other countries, to show that it is
possible to construct railroads at a much lower rate
per league than has been expended on the great lines
in France, where enormous sums have been absorbed
by stations and works of architecture, which were not
absolutely necessary, but which on lines of great
traffic, and likely to make lerge returns, were more
than excusable.
The Four-and•a-ilalf per Cents. opened at Io3f. 5c.,
rose to 1031. 30c. and elc4ed at 1031. 23c.; the Three
p11r88.7
Cents, clased' at 72g. 45c.; Orleans lt,lilcvay Shares,
II 'nen, V 01..; .Havre. 3521. 500.; Great
Northern, 6381.; 75e.; Avignon, 467 f. 50c.; Basle, 293 f.
75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 617 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons,
7001.; Great Western, 590 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 577 f.
50c ; the New Austrian Loan, 95k.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 21.
Dutch Rhenish, 6—East Indian, 27n—Luxembourg, 6y
—Ditto Railway, 414—Namnr and Liege, 6';3—Northern of
France, 25%x—Orleans and Bourdeau/c, 18 ex div.—Paris
and Lyons, 171A_Paris and Strasbourg, 245/B—Rouen and
Havre, 131/2—Sambre and Meuse, 6;A—Western of
France, 10.