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Newcastle-upon - Brighton ...
Tyre 87,784 Preston ...
Salford 85,108 Norwich

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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
TIMES.—The more there Port of the Cetisus Comniis-
sioners is examined the more astounding will appear the
policy of that party which rests its claims ,to office upon
maintaitting an antagonism between the principal classes
of the community. This opposition ofinterests en .eh
they rely is not traditional iu Engrand. It was ~ tt a
question of 30 years' duration a'iter.all, and it has now
been happily expunged some six years from the political
system of the country. One would have stippesed that
a comparison between the condition and occupations of
the population in the year 1815 and in the year 1852
would have been sufficient to deter'anYlWilister wt *e
present day from attempting to fasten once more the
system of high prices and compensatory burdens upon
the country. The Earl of Ripon succeeded, indeed, in
the ill-omened attempt at the conclusion of the war. Ho
has lived to see the fragile strewnre of his policy shat-
tered b-fore his (yes, and to asst in its destruction.
Meanwhile. what has brcn the 2:.‘l7lntsge to the int:d-
°winters o' England beyond a t+ mporary usufruct of pro-
fits to which they were only enti..led by /lc; of P ,rlia-
vlent?
The agita'ion connected with the repeal has
served to raise. up a ['Arty, which has not ouiy
triumphed over them in one r"-pect, hut now threw:4%s
them upon other pniws wi!l-1 wl)icht teeir interest and
their pride are inextricab!y wound no. It is with poll-
:Trod di) tili lei ocalo
ti
jo, into a ecf,t'fi c
thei etm v,
fight,endivlsi'fbliut
,istr etlige:d httliloc, hcoo,ihecasstimenatt,,e.uth;
I tint as with military p.,wer.
retire into action and obscurity. The protracted e.:er.,ial
sotfrefit:ge illij,afisndtice tins taught the town constituencies their
accustomed their r(pruientrotives tc,sthe
contests of the hcstings and the S,naul. ,tlie'end, n.,,,ee
1816 should IC ok
gained to which tnt,ir united efforts ;yore directed, it ioras
r"aitilld another caa:sa.
but natural to ttipposo that lhe army which stormed the
inrtroundch ravagp
a nu
Those persons who were of opinion that a srasonef ye-
litical peace was necessary to the country at the colic lu-
sion of so terrible a strife, saw with satisfaction chat
themff6nts °foCt7noCthie7l
such a cause and such a leader were wanting. All went
on smoothly until the commencement of the present
session. It then became.
.painfully evident ,to : all
observers, that the Minifte on whose elipul-
ders lay the responsibility of steadily main-
taining the progress of the country in 'an
even groove was unequal to the task. The reigns of office
fell from his infirm greet:yin d at the most critical monsaant.
sufficient toy set
A few months longer would have been ,.
_i
for ever at rest the question Of suspending, .eyed a
while, the system of free imports, and ci Selvlag - ,;,-,,....,-....
the dead carcase of Protection into momentary vitality.
Fate has ordered otherwise. The scattered forces of
the Anti-Corn-law League have been recalled under their
old:banners. A regular campaign has been substitated
for a guerilla warfare. The Ban and Arniere \Bea of
democracy have been summoned from the loom and, the
coal-pit, from the sounding forge and the busy mill. The
Fiery Cross has been once more sent through the
towns of England—and all for what ? When this great
effort of a powerful nation has been put forth, what is to
be the result ? The forces of the towns are not sum-
moned precisely to a real, and ,not precisely to a sham
fight. It is to be a real flight if they are the weakest,
and a sham fight if they are the strongest, but men cannot
employ their whole lives in beating the same adversary
upon the same ground. It is, then, as friends of orderly
progress, and as opponents of all violent and ill-con-
sidered change, that we write. While Lord Derby and
his staff are putting their mimic troops through their
facings, the most fiery spirits in the country are smiling
at the idle demonstration, and thanking him for doing
their work. The Minister who has accepted office with
all the hilarity and all the thoughtlessness of a school-
boy cannot even depend upon his own followers. They
know they are summoned to the field for a mere sham.
You cannot inspire the stern zeal of a campaign into a
body of yeomanry at parade. Lord Derby has little to
hope from the fidelity of his supporters, but everything
to fear from their disappointment. It will be an evil day
for him when tbey find that for the last six years they
have been the mere dupes of politicians without sincerity
and without conviction. A change has been noticed by
those who have
thbeene farmers
accustomed to watch the temper
and tone of
and yeomanry at their market
meetings. They state,
the that Lord Derby's acknowledg-
ment of defeat will becommencement of a very dif-
ferent state of political feeling among that class from an
that has yet obtained. However this may be. it is of tie
town population alone we would q3eak. Why, in the
Census Commissioners' Report, which is now lying
before us, there is an abstract of the numbers of our
urban population which should check the impetuosity of
the most dashing political chieftain. The first batch of
represented boroughs gives us a population of 3,000,000.
It contains—

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Population. Population.
Tower Hamlets... 539,111 Manchester 316.213
Liverpool ... ... 376,065 Lambeth ... 251,345
Mary'ebone ... 370,957 Westminster ... 241,811
Finsbury ... ... 323,772 Birmingham 232,8011
The next batch contains upwards of another mill n :
Population. Population.
Southwark... 17'2,863 London (City) ... 127,869
Leeds ... 172 270 Wolverhampton 119,748
Bristol .... 137,328 Greenwich ... 105,784
Sheffield ..„ 135,310 Bradford ... 103,778
Next follow twelve cities running between 60,000 and
90,000 :

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l'opulation.
69.673
69,542
68.195
67 394
61.171
60,554

Kingston-on-Hull 84,690 Sunderland ..
Stoke•on-Trent... 84 027 Bolton ...
013h:ina ... 72 357 Loicester
Portsmouth ... 72.(,96
We c2,nneit afford space to carry on the list • here, •but
must content ourselves with reftlrring our readers to the
report of the C,,mmissionern for en niastract of the fortgs
which Lord Derby ha., called once more into action
under the guidance of their old chiefs. It is unfortu-
nately not within our crimpetvnee to hinder a collHo.n
betwc7n the great " interests" of the country; We can
but give notice of the rocks ahead, and other w.rnit;g
of the nrproaching Berger. Most heartily do we
deplore consequences which we can foresee, but
cannot prevent. When we examine the real position
of our political partie=, whether at the hustings, or
as they existed towards the close of the session which
has just expired, do we not find it to be somewhat
as follows A Minister who professes to have
assumed the reins of office upon Conservative prin-
ciples begins his career by proclaiming once more the
old cry of town against country," and " cmintry
against town," which had almost ceased to arouse any
emotion in the listener's breast. By way of adding to
his own strength, and diminishing the power of his an-
tagonists, he has furnished them with a cry which will
avail them more than 100 votes upon a divi,ion. But
we do not only c--mfine our attention within the compa-
ratively limited circle open to Parliamentary tacticians.
Lord Derby has roused the blood of the country, and it
will not lightly throb itself to peace. One point after
another on which a Conservative Minister might justly
have hoped to depend will be forced before his eyes,
simply because he has evoked a powerful organization
against himself and his order. Those who wish well
to his cause, apart from the great question of the day,
cannot but hope that ho may oe beaten at once, and by
a majority to deciAve as to put all further contest out of
the question.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NOTTINGHAM, 1852.
Acceptances for the Nottinghamshire Handicap.
Truth, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Lidy Evelyn, 6 yrs, Bst 31b—
Doubt, 6 yrs, 8.4 31h—G, 'ander, 4 yra, 7at 101b—Re-
tail, 6 yrs, ist 71b—Tancred, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—The Dau-
phin, 4 yis, 7st 7113—Glao;ab Singh, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Mu-
sician, 5 yrs, 7st 71b-13ung,erf0rd, 4 yrs, ist 51b-
-3 yrs, sst 1 llb
Story teller, 4 yrs, 74 51h—C,Isterdale, 4 yrs, 7st Sib—.
Torn Holtby, 4 yrs, Tat 51b—The Proctor, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
HbeetltieT r3o
yra,
,
4st 111 b.
—Tophana, aged- 7st 31b—Ischia. 4 yrs, fist 91b—Paddy
Bird, 3 yrs, Est 41b- Lady linsketb, 3 yrs, 6st 11b—
L_aLdyindArmicyko,
The rest pay 5 son. each.
Acceptances for the Sherwood Handicap.
Agis, aged, 1 Ist 71b—Shropshire Witch, aged,
13r' y3r s),l.se's t699t1b1-1 Vs
lOst
121b—The Italian, 5 yrs, 104 Mb—Carbuncle, 6 yrs,
10st 81b—.Nolua, 4 yrs, lOst—Wilmot, 5 yrs. lOst.
Acceptances for the Chesterfield Handicap.
Lady Evelyn, 6 yrs, Bat 51b—Italian, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b
__young England, S yrs, 7st 91b—Humphrey, 5 yrs,
7st 91b—Torn Holtby, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—May-day, 6 yrs,
7st 51b—Little Fawn, 4 yra, 7st 51b—Gholab Singh, 4
yrs, 7st 51b—Lady Agnes, 3 yrs, 6at 131b—Candlewick.
5 yrs, bat 111b—Paddy Bird, 3 yrs, 6st 51b—Puritan 3
yrs, 6st 31b—Lady Hesketh, 4 yrs, 6st üb—Linclick' 3
i. 6st 121 b. V
Y , The rest to pay 5 sot's. each.

SMALL PDX HOSPITAL.
Yesterday the usual halt.yearly general meeting of
the governors and subscribers to this valuable hospital
was held in the board room of the institution, Highgate-
hill, for the purpose of receiving the report of the com-
mittee, and upon other business—Mr. Young in the
chair. The report stated that it would be observed that
the great increase of small-pox patients continues this
year, the number admitted during the last six month!'
being 627. The accounts also showed, that during tlie
some period 446 vaccinations bad taken place, and 352
supplies of lymph had been distributed. The coinmttee
had great pleasure in stating that they bad receivedfrom
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle and Mr. H. Denton the sum
of 4701, which had been kindly left to the hospital
by the late Mrs. Henry Ogle, and also that the sum
the
2251, Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., left toautt.
hospital by the late Mr. Nieholson, had beentye
ferred to their treasurer. It appeared from b
admitted into
re-
sident surgeons report that there had been ady!areh, 97;
the hospital in January, 102; February,
.82astd;ifnellinittste;r
anti
April,
eliTrel‘alsany:vle3rot;h:l34:ninbej;isnue'-9a46114YD6 oro-patiert3
in egt,iition to which thero bid been
that
his ei,,,,54.4
iq
attendcd to Theee nurr 13,r; show t
)ear exerel3ng the averag`',l,o' atteutien to the low
gr on the ine,reas,, the
of almost
affnlyniftutkidiner this
twelveha lf-
cuer..thli. The C''2'!"l"ee ott roiails in the pres(nt
r
en e (.c m,,r!..lity which
building, c` qu'"/' on the Leer tilt aria situtatcn,,' 14 Per cent., while in tie
the ay; .;..ge now belog- t. 70
a 22; ant CODC1411,4):1 stet,old Luiliieg arnotTornt to provo,,
that it their peeper vEhicics for
,; to cv;:i trem the Lo3pi:al, thus
emv'licg the Pat.ately d of the spread of e:11-
quiedept the fears
by
ies ccrrytl)
tagious discs
and the
Br ,sa a 2
p s td to the chairman,
sick persons in street cabs.
A vote of t
, meeting sePar'ed.

Ggso. BANQUET TO HEsmy powNALL, Ess.,
CRAIRgAI•7 or THE COURT OF MIDDL'Esys MAGISTRATES,—
It is in contemplation, by the magistrates of the county of
Middlesex, to invite Henry Pownatl, Esq., Chairman of the
Court of Magistrates, to a grand banquet, as a mark of the
great iesp.ee. in which he is held by his brother magistrates
and Or bui uniform courtesy 04 all onnon9lll.