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/NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE AND
EQUITABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.

DIRECTORS.
t*T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chainnau.

*W. A. P.. Bennett, 14:sq.
*flugh Groft.
trAliotson, M.D„ F.R.S.

*l;aiphl;ouh,lsq.
*M. C. Maher, Esq.
*John Moss, Eq.

*John Rawson, Esq.
*John Shaw, Esq.
}'Edmund S. Spines, Esq.

t*Olement Tabor, Esq.
t Joseph Thompson, Esq.
rAtignstus Vlgne, Esq•

AUDITOR.
tProfessor Wheat tone, F.R.S.
*J. Elliotson, NI.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Comiait-street.
SURCEON.

11E. S. Symcs, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-equare.
AcTuaitT.
i*W. S. B. Woolhonse, Esq., F.R.A.S., &c.
sECRETART.
*1). T. Lyons Clanchy, Esq.
SUPERINTENDENT.
*W. A. Hawkins, Esq.
BANKERS.

t*Mes,rs. Glyn, Mills, awl Co., 67, Lombird-street.
SOLICITORS,

Nies as. Su:tou, Ewens, OnunAnne): and Prudence, 6, Basinghall

street.
*W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street.
NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE.
cArrrAL —500,000 d.

The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Aociety affords to the As-
sured the greatest 'ossible present and prospective advantages that
can be conferred by Life Assurance. Ou this Tab e the Assured is
entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance,
to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid annual Premiums,
without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by
simple endorsement thereon; ur the half Premium may be with-
held during the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, ift the
event of the. ASsured at any time not requiring to continuo the
Policy, on its surrender one-half of the annual payments will be
returned by the Society.
Lapsed PoliCies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health
and payment of arrears of Premium without interest.
Notices of Assignnient of:Policies registered and acknowledged,
so as to make them available as securities in the hands of
third Parties. .
Nv-Entrance Fees or ank otheii charge beyond the Polley Stamp.

The presents nnual income of the Society from Premiums is
63,0001.; t',e amount coveted by the Policies of the Society is
1,781,580/.; and the reserved,profit, applicable to future bonus to
the Assured, amounts to 82,4541. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves-
tigation, reported in May, 18.50, the bonuses declared to the As-
sured were, the option of a return of 15 per cent. on their Premiums
in cash, or a reversionary a'ldition to the original sum assured by
each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per cent.

Extensive Travelling Leave granted without extra Premium
Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates.
EQUITABLE FIRE OFFICE.
Capital-500,0"U
(Incorporated nnder 7 and 8 Viet., cap. 110.)
The leading principles of this Office ara -Moderate and equitable
Rates of Premium for each class or riot—Annual division of Profits.
The difficulty of collecting the elements on which to proportion
Premium to risk in Insurance against Loss by Fire has been so
great, that the rates at present charged are more the result of guess
than calculation. _ _ _

It has been found by experience, that the total annual losses of the
different Established Companies have not been proportionate to the
amount of annual Premiums received by each. . _

It is of the highest importance, both to the Insured and Insurers,
that such an anomaly should cease, and an approximation to the
true risk be made. To secure this object the Equitable Firo Insu-
rance Company is established.
The true rate of Premium for Fire Insurance can only be ap-
)roached through Classification and Average, which has not hitherto
been sufficiently acted vit, or systematically
Whatever be the nominal rate, the bonus or return periodically to
the Insured will determine the true Premium equitably payable , as
security against loss for so great a calamity as fire, and the Insurer
is largely interested in this Nuestion, and will consult his Interest by
supporting a system where, by a careful combination of Classifica-
tion and Aver ige, the Premium will be proportioned to the risk.
The Equitable Fire Office will, by a constant analysis of its own
experience, from time to tire, adopt such rates of Premium as the
nature of the risk may justify, and will decline to enter into arrange-
ments as regards tariffs with other offices.
With this view an annual Investigation will be made into each
class of risk, and a return of one moiety, or fifty per cent. of the nett
excess will be made to all classes of Insurers whose Policies have
been in force for three years.
Insurances against Loss by Fire are effected by this Company upon
every description of Property on moderate terms.

Fit'rming Stock insured at ss. per cent, without the Average Clause.
Prospectuses. and every information may be obtained, on applica-
tion at the Office, or to any of its Agents.

National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society.
* Equitable Fire
f * Both Offices. •

PUBLICATIONS.

CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
6, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON.
The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie-
tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head
Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the
report, which is too lengthy for publication :
During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in Englam',
and but two in Ireland—one-for 5001. and the other for 2e01,5-anaking
together 7001., which have been paid. Minix-far'below the expected
mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how
severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last
year.

The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1249, and
the 31st of \lay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in
the twelve months preceding.
Proposals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,90311.25. 6d.:
of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. Os.
.sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3s.
was received by the Company in the shape of premiums.
Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last,
assurances were effected to the extent of 110,9721. 12s 6d., pro-
ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. I Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed,
amounting to 23,970/. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were
7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to
2,9911. 152. I Id.

Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001.,
but 1,183/. ifs. 10d. only was advanced.
The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the
last four months they had considerably extended their business on
the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur
de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for
his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters,
who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris,
the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque
de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con•
siderab!e amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An-
nuities both Immediate and Deferred. _ .

.....
After various resolutions, approying of the Report, and returning
thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice-
Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish-
ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results
and future pronects.

pOLLON I C O N.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY, MORNINGS, at
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EVENING PERFORMANCE as well as morning.

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The Music arranged expressly for this extraordinary instrument by
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. . . Mr. Grattan Cooke.
TIIIS EVENING.
PROGRAMME.
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3. Selection—Lucrezia Borgia"
4. Fantasia—" Trab, trah"
5. Overture—" Gustave"

Conductor .

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. Auber.

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the sale of Morison's Vegetable Universal Medicine.
January 4, 1851.

OSS OF TEETH.
A NEW and very curious invention connected with Dental
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themselves of Mr. Howard's NEW DISCOVERY.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MR. COBDEN ON THE COMING

SESSION.

BRADFORD, JAN. 28.—Last evening (Monday) a de-
monstration of the members and friends of the Bradford
Freph.ld Land Society took place in the Temperance
Hall, at which Mr. Cobden and Colonel Thompson were
proJent, when the former took ocession to resume his
progno,tications in regard to the approaching. session.
The chair was taken by Mr. Titus Salt, a leading
merchant of Bradford, and ihe hall was densely crowoe 1.
The report of the society's operations was read by Mr.
German, the secretary, fr,nr. which it appeared that
within two years GOO members had been enrolled, and
that three "estates" had been purchased for allotment
amongst the members.
The meeting having been addressed by the Chairman,
Mr. Brooksbauk, Mr. J. V. Godwin, and Mr. T. Mens-
forth,

EASTERN COUNTIES.

Tho following are the terrnA of the proposed agree-
ment between this company and the Nurfoll: and Elstern
Union lin, s:—

" Ist. The Eastern Counties Railway Company to
undertake the %Volking of all the 'irks of railway be-
longing t the three couipauies.
" 21. The Eastern Counties Railway Company to
tqlte at a valuation all the rolling crock belonging to the
Eastern Union Railway Company, and also to take the
rolling stock belonging to the Nod.3k Railway Company
at the valuation already made thereof by Mr. R. Ste-
phenson.

" 31- After repayment of the Eastern Counties Rail-
way Company of all the expenses of working and main-
taining, the several lines, the surplus to be first applied
i❑ payment of the interest on the debentures and divi-
dends on preference stock issued by the several compa-
❑ies; it being, however, stipulated that under this head
the Eastern Counti.,a Railway Company shall not re-
ceive more than 266,0001., the Norfolk Company more
tha❑ 60,0001., and the Eastern Union Company more
than 70,000/.

" 4th. The divisible surplus to have the benefit of any
reduction in the rate of interest payable upon the deben-
tures of the several companies.
" sth. The residue of the surplus remaining after
payment of the interest and dividend> on the debentures
and preference stocks to be divided as follows:—The
Eastern Counties Railway Company to receive 6.Bths;
the Norfolk company l-Btb, and the Extern Union
Company 1-Bth.
" 6th. The Norfolk and Eastern Union Railway
Compnies each to :elect one of their directors, who
shall qualify to be a director of the Eastern Counties
Railway Company's board, and fur whom vacancies will
be made.

"ith. Emch of those companies to have an office at the
Bishopegato station of the Eastern Counties Railway
Company, and to be allowed each 5001. per annum for
the expenses of their direction and their office staffs, the
same to form part of the working expenses.
"Bth. The agreement now existing between the East-
ern Counties Railway Company and the Norfolk Rail-
way Company to be cancelled.
" 9th. The branch line from Manningtree to Harwich
to be made as soon as possible on the joint responsibility
of the three companie&.
"10th. The agreement to be made for fifty years from
the sth of January, 1851.
" 1 1 th. Application to be made to Parliament for an
Act of amalgamation of the three companies upon the
preceding basis at some convenient period.
" 12th. The above arrangement to be subject to con-
firmation by the shareholders of each of the three com-
panies, for which purpose a special general meeting is to
be called for the 13th February."

BLACK WALL RAILWAY, TILBURY EXTENSION.—The
standing orders were held by the examiners not com-
plied with in the following respects—errors in 6 names
of owners or occupiers out of 728, and ore alight inac-
curacy in plan. The Bill will be referred to the Stand-
ing Orders Committee, who will be applied to, to au-
thorise it to be proceeded with.
T. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly statement of accounts has just been issued to the
proprietors. From this it appears that the receipts have
been, by canal traffic, 8,249/. 17s. 2d.; railway coal, &c.,
8,3771. Os. Gd.; passengers and parcels, 1,870/. 14s. Bd.;
making 12s. 4d. After deducting the
expenses a total
theretol ofr BelMal9n7L
s a balance of 4,2161. Si.
which is reduced by a payment of 1501. from the revenue
of permanent way to 4,0661. ss. 9d.

_ .
DETENTION OF GOODS AT A STATION.—At the County
Court at Chelmsford, on Wednesday, an action was
brought by a commercial traveller named Thompson
against the Eastern Counties Railway Company, to re-
cover 21. Ils. 6d., compensation for inconvenience, ex-
penses, and loss of time conscqueut upon the detention
of three packages of goods, with which he was travel-
ling, a: the Colchester station. It appeared that the
plaintiff was, on the 3d of July last, at the Witham sta-
tion, on his way by the down-train leaving London at
3 p as., and at that station paid 10d., the demand made
upon him for the boxes he had with him as extra lug-
gage. Oa arriving at Colchester station the officers re-
quired of him a further sum of 3s. 7d., which he refused
to pay, and they in consequence detained the goods at
the station, compelling him to remain in Colchester the
whole of that evening without them. The following
morning the goods were given up, without any claim for
the 7d. asked of him in the first instance, and the
action was brought to compensate him tor the inconve-
nience to which he was put by the company's servants.
Judgment was given against the company for 2/. 2s.

STEAM AND GAR WITHOUT COAL.—It is scarcely
thirty years since a Committee of the House of Commons
doubted the possibility of travelling at the rate of even fifteen
miles an hour. Winsor, too, was laughed at when he pro-
posed to light street lamps with coal gas; Dr. Lardner en-
deavoured to prove the impossibility of a steam-ship ever
crossing to Arnericl; Profesor Wheatstone was treated as a
clever enthusiast when he first promulgated his ideas of the
Shepard,elec
electric telegraph ; yet all these things have been brought
into succesful operation. One or two of the principal railway
companies have lately entered into an arrangement with Mr.
who has patented an invention for the decomposi-
tion of water, and negotiations are pending with some steam-
boat and gas companies for the application of this patent to
propel steam-boats, locomotives, and other engines, by which
the cost of working machinery and generating gas is likely
to be grealy reduced. At the coming Exhibition we hope to
have
an opportunity of testing the merits of this wonderful
nventi pn.

Mr. COBDEN was called upon amidst great applause,
and after speaking at some length upon the objects of
these freehold land societies, tuned to political sub-
jects and said—l hope you are ell interested in the die-
cugtione which will take pl ace •in the next session of
Parliament. There will be a discussion on the question
of taxation. Youilave heard that there is a great strug-
gle going on for the •ab slitfon of the window duties.
Now, I admit it is an odious tax, for the very principle
Of it is bad ; •but itnis a ' mistake to suppose that
it presses peculiarly on the working classes; for houses
with only six or seven windows pay no tax, and it would
teazle an architect to put into any house likely to be
erected for the use, and paid for out of the earnings of,
the working classes, more than six windows.—(Hear,
hear, laughter, and applause.) • Last year, when it was
brought forward, the Government was left in a majority
acme only, and though ther Were eatent airittratiteleferf
the time, they felt they must take some steps to get rid
of the tax this year.—(A Voice, "More likely to reduce
the taxes on knowledge.") They felt they could not
maintain the tax this session. Why? Because they
knew that the class—toe middle and upper sections of
society—who have votes, had such a control over the
Members in the House of Commons as to compel these
men to vote against Government, and therefore they
would have to repeal this window-tax. Some one cried
out just now that he would rather have a repeal of the
taxes on knowledge. Now, lam sufficiently heterodox
to think the same, for I would rather let light into the
mind than light into the body.—(Applause.) But they
are both odious taxes, and should be repealed. What I
want to show you is, that if you would have the taxes
repealed which press peculiarly upon yourselves you
must get mote power in the House of Commons.
A VOICE--Would you support the taxes on know- '
ledge ?
Mr. COBDEN--NO. I have said both these and the
window-tax are bad, and I know of no bad tax I would
support.—(Hear, and applause.) I voted with Mr.
Milner Gibson against the taxes on knowledge last year,
and I shall do so again if I have the opportunity.—(Hear,
hear.) I say the taxes on knowledge—the stamp on
newspapers—(A Voice—" And the duty on paper")—
yes, the duty on paper—they aro all bad; but the
stamp duty on newspapers produces a mere bagatelle;
and if it was abolished, and you were to allow the pro-
prietors of newspapers to have the option of having a
stamped edition to send through the post, and an un-
stamped editien for sale, it would not make a difference
to the revenue of 150,0001.; and when we have three
millions of surplus that is really not worth thinking
about.—(Hear.) And if this stamp is kept on—l will
not say for this year only, because the question has not
been agitated—but if it is kept on fur some two or three
years longer, it will not be on the ground of its being a
fiscal tax merely, but bee lase the Government don't
want to let in light and political knowledge among the
people.—(llear, hear.) But I must tell the working
classes themselves that they have been particularly silent
on this question—(Hear)—and they will never have their
penny newspaper to read during dinner hour unless they
get the stamp duty repealed.—(Hear, hear.) And in
order to get this you must work. I will tell you what
would hasten it—if it was known that the working
classes were busy in joining freehold land societies and
becoming voters.—(" Hear, hear," and applause.) You
know you would have to go to the same parties to get
the stamp off, as to get anything else. Now, there aro
two ways of getting the franchise—the old-fashioned
way of shouting and clamouring for it from the House
of Commons; and the other way of investing your
money in freehold land societies, and then you go to the
House of Commons with the key in your pocket.—
(" Hear, hear," and laughter.) The old plan has been
tried long enough. I don't object to any one who has
sufficient faith going on in the old plan if he likes; in
fact, I am thankful to any man who agitates for an ex-
tension of the franchise in any way.—(Hear, hear.)
But I have long since lost faith in the getting of the
franchise by the old plan, and have concentrated
my attention on these freehold, land societies tor
innreisitir - thegmbitiitiet*Zin 'the'totinti ef:' And
why ? 13c cause by this meats a man will get
a vote in a given time. Now, I should 132 trifling
with and deceiving a man if I told him that by
attending public meetings and shouting and clamouring
he would get the franchise in—say five years. I don't
believe Le would get it in five years, or perhaps in 50, in
that way. But if he join a freehold land seciety, I can
tell him exactly when he will have a vote for the county.
But, in the next place, unless w,: can alter the represen-
tation in the counties, I don't think we shall have a
chance of getting many good reea‘qires fro'u the House
of Cow:m/19. The counties stop the way in all reforms.
—(Hear, and applause) "'IV, by the Rcaorrn Bin you
halan increas.l in the number of county representatives;
but whilst the whole number of ootinty representatives,
for the same counties were nearly doubled, being for the
most pert cut in two—instead of keeping to the 40s.
fie ehold vote, which was the franchise for 400 years, you
admitted the 501. tenants-at.will, which gave a great in-
crease to the influence of the landowners, who marshalled
the farmers and drove them up on the polling day
very much as these same farmers would drive their cattle
to Smithfield.—(Hear, and laughter.) I recollect attend-
ing an election for South Lancashire and canvassing for
a county candidate, I saw the tenantry of an estate sit-
ting at breakfast in a certain place. I rode up to
the poll with them, and a gentleman said to me " You
saw these men sitting at breakfast decorated with blue
ribands; I saw them all at the last election decorated
with orange ribbons; the estate has changed hands, and
they all changed their colour accordingly."—(Loud
laughter and cries of " Hear, hear.") You must, there-
fore, infuse more now blood into the county representa-
tion, and turn the scale in your favour in order to secure
the passing of a popular retasure.—(fisar.) I don't
believe any sterling measure of Parliamentary reform
was ever so weak in Parliament as it is at this moment.
And why? Because the county influence is so strong
that you could not certainly get more than some half-
dozen of these representatives to vote for any popular
measure that might he proposed. Look at what has hap-
pened. Yeu have bad elections for Herefordshire and
Montgomeryshire, and you have vacant seats for Gla-
morganshire, Bedfordshire, and South Nottinghamshire.
Now, in every one of these counties you will have a
Protectionist candidate returned; for though in South
Nottinghamshire there are two candidates, in conse-
quence of the squabble between the landlords and
the farmers, they are both Protectionists; and
in every one of these fire county elections, finan-
cial reform and other measures of importance will never
be discussed; Protection and extravagance will walk the
course.—(He .r, hear.) The opposite principles have no
chance at the hustings; and why? Because the voters
who elect the Members. are large landowners or farmers,
or they constitute between them the great majority of
electors.—(hear, bear.) And the candidates are selected
and settled upon, not at large meetings like that, where
great topics are discussed, but they are selected at the
drawing-rooms of great houses, who make them a sort
of appendage to the family estate, to be handed down
just as they have done their parchments—if they hap-
pen to have them in their possession—(Laughter)—from
father to son.— (Hear, hear.) You see this going on
wherever you see an election. I don't know any coun-
ties except one or two metropolitan and manu'acturing
counties—except in those, I don't know any counties in
which you would have the smallest chance of sending
Members to represent your opinions, or who would vote
for an extension of the suffrage, or who would not,
if they had the chance, re-impose the corn-laws.—
(Cheers.) Then can anything show this in a stronaer
light? I could have called a meeting in any 3 of these coun-
ties to petition for a repeal of the corn-laws, and nobody
would come to oppose me; and yet, with the exception
of the metropolitan and manufacturing counties, the
landowners will carry candidates who would, if they
could, re-enact the corn. laws.—(Herr.) Does not this
' chew how the matter stands, and that the representation
in these counties is merely sham? And I would ask if
' we do not understand the thing, and are not rendering
the greatest service to the State, who are trying to
bring the representation of the counties late greater har-
mony with the real wishes of the great majority of the
people?—(llear, bear, and cheers.)
Now, understand
me, I don't think this plan of 40s. freehold franchise
should be taken as a substitute for any other measure of
reform; I want you to avail yourselves of this franchise
as a means for obtaining Parliamentary reform as well
as for other purposes.—(Bear, hear.) But it is with
the conviction that to lend myself to the mere holding
of public meetings to obtain a reenen in Parliament
—knowing that the representation in the counties
is what it is, and knowing that there is no
chancre of the petitions being iiseenecl to in the House of
Commons—l say, if I were to lend myself to the
mere
holding of public meetings, I should Le lending myself
to a delusion; and therefore it is lam anxious to in-
crease the county franchise by means inch as these free-
hold land societies offer. Let the conety representation
be what a borough representation for the most part is,
and then we shall have some chance of success in our
efforts to obtain Parliamentary and financial reform,
and all the other reforms which we need.—(Cheers.) I
don't confine myself to an extension of the suffrage; the
present distribution of the franchise, which is as bail as
it well can be, will be corrected by an extension of the
40s. franchise. Take, fur instance, the West Riding of
Yorkshire, which returns two Members. It contains__
as I believe the census of this year will show—a million
and ki half of people. I have the honour to sit for
this Riding, yet I am outvoted by the Member who
sits for a small corrupt borough like St. Albans,
who gets into Parliament by bribery and corruption.
—(Hear, heat.) Now, this would not continue
a single session after the people were fairly

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represented in the House of Commons. The ex-
tension of the 400. franchise movement will not dispense
with the necessity of altering that anomalous distribu-
tion of the franchise, but it will enable you to effect a
better distribution of it. Both that and the ballot is
wanted; you want the ballot in this and other towns, as
well as in the counties.—(Hear) Men don't want to be
overlooked by parties seeing how they voted, either by
overlookers or landowners; therefore protection or the
ballot would be as necessary for working men in the
towns as for the farmers in the counties. What, then,
I I want this 40s. purchase movement to go on for is this,
I bee use if you have a fair representation in the House
of Commons you will get the ballots—(lean) Then as
respects the duration of Parliaments. Why, in all the
constitutions made on the continent of Europe during the
last thres years—and never was there a period in his-
tory where there was so much constitution-mongering, I
had almost said coustitution-tinkering, for it has been
so badly done ;yet in all this constitution-making has nay-
isody ever proposed to send persons to represent them
for seven years?—(Hear, hear.) Why, the thing is an
absurdity ! To hand over your convictions and opinions
to a man now, and to allow him to enjoy the privilege of
doing what t.c likes in your name for seven years to
come, is an absurdity. Why your opinions may differ
widely two years hence, for circumstances may occur
which will render a change of opinion both necessary
and justifiable. We are moving now in two years
as fast as as we did in 28 years formerly; for you
go to America and back in 25 days, and travel to and
from the furthest point of the kingdon in 48 hours, a
distance which used to take you 20 days. Then we
have the discovery of California, which may in a short
time completely alter your standard of value; and you
sugar _taxi many Other things that may taaka it uttemary.
to have the choice of wise men, and men who are able
to meet an emergency. How absurd, then, to send
men to Parliament for seven years I--(Cheers.) It is so
absurd that if you had a House of Parliament represent-
ing the people, it would instantly be done away with.—
(Hear, hear.) The utmost term you should give should
be three years; and of the House of Commons I would
have one-third re-elected every year, as is the case
in your municipal councils.—(Loud cheering.) It would
enable people to express their feelings and opinions
once every year, and it would at the same time enable
the Government to ascertain what public opinion really
is.—(Hear, hear.) Moreover, it would prevent the
great danger of Government not being in harmony with
the wants and wishes of the people.—(Cheers.) This
is the great danger—the monster evil.—(Hear, hear.)
For that which produced the great convulsions of the
continent of Europe was the want of harmony and ab-
sence of sympathy between the continental Governments
and the people whom they ruled.—(Cheers.) Now,
gentlemen, there are at the present moment in this
country—in all parts of the country, I may say, for I
am in communication with societies of this kind from
Brighton to Newcastle-on-Tyne—there are between
30,000 and 40,000 members of these freehold land socie-
ties.—(Hear, bear.) Why, we used to be told that this
was the number of landholders in England; and this
addition is, in my opinion, but the beginning of these
societies. I think we shall have branches extending to
every town and village in the kingdom—and I shall not
rest satisfied until these 30,000 or 40,000 multiply into
300,000 or 400,000. This movement is not the thing to
create noise, agitation, and disturbance in the country.
Your report says that you have done your work without
ut
movement
ot hie!*
which
noise and agitation. I do not mean to say that a little
notcandidates
will
sometimespprogress
forgr e
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andit
without
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thiso
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untlyto
a
agitation
t
agitation, and therefore it will get no notice from the
politicians.—(Elear, bear.) Gentlemen, it has been the
fashion to say during the last three or four months,
What a dead calm there is," because there have been
no processions, with flags and banners, and shouting for
Parliamentary reform, which Parliamentary reform
would not come.—(Hear, and a laugh.) -But, gentlemen,
this freehold land movement is like the agitation for the
repeal of the corn-laws. We were on that occa-
sion disregarded by the politicians for five years;
and, in fact, it was only when we took up this
land scheme that we were noticed by the politi-
cians. Until we in this way laid the foundation
of our strength the politicians persisted in crying
out:—" There is a dead calm;" • just as if you were to
go into a forest of trees and say, " Oh! all is very quiet;
there is really nothing doing there;" and then go again
in twelve months after, and looking round, repeat the
story, " Ah! there is no change here." But this is not the
way to ascertain the growth of a forest. Go again, after
the lapse of due time, and then you will find that grove
of young oaks grown into a forest of stately timber.—
(Cheers.) Well, all moral movement for the advance-
ment and elevation of the people must be slow—they
must be the work of time; just as the growth of the oak
tree from the acorn.—(Hear.) If these movements are to
he-permanent-in their results they must be slow. I
therefore say, when you have a political object to obtain,
if you arc not content to work with the society slowly
and for years—to lay out your money year after year,
with the assurance of a g ;od return at last—if you are
not ciastent to work by a movement which grows and
consolidates by its gradual advance—if you are not con-
tent to abide your case in a quiet movement like this—
then, I say, I would rather not enter into partnership
with you.—(Applause.) You may, it is true, get some-
thing by a sudden shock and csiscussion; but it will be
like a railway train getting off the line—there will be
much more harm than good arise.—(Hear, hear.) We
have seen on the continent things taken—reforms
effscted by a su,lden spring—by the force of a sudden
and violent effort —(Cheers.) But what was the re-
sult ? Fur six months everybody was in amazement at
the progress which bad been made.—(Hear, hear.) But
what of the next twelve months ? Why, all were go-
ing back again—hastening back to the dark point from
which they had suddenly and with violence started.—
(Hear, hear.) •And so, gentlemen, will it be in this
coutury if you attempt to gain any good except upon
the principle of persevering labour from day to day and
year to year.—(Applause.) And this is the reason why
I like this movement. It must be slow and steady in
its growth ; and it is sure to answer because it is
gradual and constitutional.—(Hear, bear.) I am
glad to meet you here in Bradford. You are
setting an example to the rest of the West Riding
in having the largest number of members in the Riding;
and I shall not be content this time twelvemonths in
coming among you, as I hope to do again—(Applause)
—if Ido not meet you in the new Music Flail, just as
much ahead of the rest of the %Vest Riding as you are
now.—(Loud and continued cheers.) You are the most
prosperous town in the West Riding, and ought to do
more than others. I have been looking over your list of
officers, and find you more fortunate than any society in
any town I have ever men—(Hean bear.) Here is your
president. —(Applause.) Most presidents are merely
put in as ornaments—(A laugh)—but your president has
been working for you with that munificent liberality
which belongs to him, and has shown his willingness to
aid this society by his purse and personal assistance.—
(Applause.) Then you have for trustees the picked men
of the county—a county which cannot be beaten in the
kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) Then you have for a secre-
tary a man who will work for you night and day.
(Hear, hear.) I look forward, then, to seeing you
again next year. I will come down and count you over;
and I make no doubt :hat instead of being 600, you will
be upwards of I,ooo.—(The Hon. Member sat down
amid loud cheering.)

Mr. W. E. FORSTER moved the following resolution:
" That this meeting, whilst it recognises the utility of
freehold land societies as a direct and constitutional
means of extending the political franchise, trusts that
the example of those members who thus qualify them-
selves, and the influence of these additions thereby made
to the number of county voters, will tend to promote
the cause of good government and hasten the period of
an extension of the Parliamentary suffrage."
Councillor RAWSON seconded the resolution, and in so
doing, delivered a good-humoured chastisement, amidst
roars of laughter, to those of the working classes who
expressed their desire for Parliamentary reform, but be-
lied their sincerity by their intemperance and improvi-
dent habits. He said that he had latterly paid some at-
tention to the dram shops. I have sometimes (ho con-
tinued) gone off the causeway, finding that it was too
narrow for some of you. Not long ego I met two of
you—l know you both. I overheard one of those two
say to the other, " I have got a good sup of drink to-
night; and I have still ss. in my shoe, having cheated
my wife of it."—(Loud laughter.) So long as a man
cheats his wife he is cheating himself.—(Hear, hear.)
The man whodoes that is doing an injustice to all around
him.—(Hear, hear.) If anybody will take the trouble
of going through the streets on Saturday night, he will
be ill set to get on for drinking folk.—(Laughter.) The
police are always at fault with some men, because
those men are always at fault with themselves.—(Hear.)
I have been agitating with others for the franchise, but
in my opinion we have done little for the attainment of
that object,and this movement will do more in five years
than what we have done by the old mode of agitation
dating twenty-five years.—(Hear, hear.) If work-
ing taco will begin to respect themselves, everybody
else will respect them. If men will be mean and low
and grovelling in their habits, they will never be looked
upon other than as slaves, and deserve no better.—(Hear,
hear.) If you are determined to tax yourselves by your
drinking habit., we are determined to tax you by keep-
ing a police to keep you quiet,—(Laughter.) I have told
you a little of my mind, and when there is more time I
will tell you more of it.—(Hear, hear.)
Colon,l THOMPSON, M.P., then presented himself
amidst loud and reiterated cheering, waving of hats, &c.
When the applause had subsided, he said—Mr. Chair-
man, it must appear to be very difficult to add anything
to what has been in support of the subject of this
meeting; and yet there is a point which I have for some
time longed to be able to treat of bero7c you, and which.
I think I can bind in with the object of your meetg
being
to
unrea-
sonable or imprudent. One thing I want specially
the press—
(Pointingwithout exposing myself to the charge of bei
mark. I call upon those recording
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who shall hear it,
rock, to note it for the benefit of all
to the reporters, amidst mauucghe
a tear upon it
and take care that no Protectionist drops
laughter)—who
write
to blot it out for ever.---(Cheers and laughter.) I must
t
make history of the fact, that I heard your chairman say
those were times he hoped you would endeavour
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times.—(Latighter.) I never heard of good times any-
where except in Bradford. This event I want to turn
to use. What do your good times come from? Do you
think they come from chance? Or is it not on account
of that great change in the public policy which he.s hap-
pily been made to throw open the trade of the world to
this country, and made you the instruments and organs
of conducting it.—(Loud cheers.) I wish I could make
myself understood by the youngest boy that tends a
spindle—and I don't know that I need despair of doing
it.—(" You need not.") Why is the Bradford trade
good? Because the foreign trade is free. Because corn
comes in for Englishmen to eat, and Bradford men make
the goods it is paid for in. Can you understand that,
or can you not?—(Hear, and applause.) Is there any
man here so simple (and in the whole county, I hope for
its credit's sake there is none), that thinks corn comes
in without being paid for? There are such in other
counties, but not in this. There is no man here but
knows it must be paid for in something. In what things
is it paid, except in those .commodities which foreigners
wish to take? And who makes those•commodities but
yon?—(Hear and'appl tuse.) Now, let me tell yOu (if
you did not know it before), that there are even now,
men with beards on, their chins, going about the country
and begging that the leflux of foreign corn may be
stopped, for the sake of What?—Protecting British in-
dustry.—(Cheerti.) You, then, are' not industrious!
Hold up your bard hands and give evidence of the false-
hood. 'You are not British, I suppose! In one British
qualification you have had your share, and that is in
paying taxes.—(Laughter and cheers,) Cannot I then
persuade you that this outcry about protection to British
industry solves, itself into :ibis—lf your can rob a Brad-
ford man by putting a atom to foreign commerce, elp_it!
'Maas :the- trtnott4t of .beir4) iStop
your commerce! Why should your commerce be stopped
to benefit that of any other men?—(Hear, hear.) Is
not fair play a jewel everywhere?—(Hear, and applause.)
Have you not a right to carry on this commerce by
which you and the community are benefited? Now,
just examine into the case. These men say,—" Here is
an artizan who would be benefited by stopping the Brad-
ford;commerce!" I put the case as it sometimes occurs
to myself:—Foreigners can, for instance, make a piano-
forte which the consumer likes better by 51. than he
does an English one. " Oh!" says the Protectionist,
" step that directly; it is paid for in Bradford goods;
put a stop to it and see how the community will
gain." How, then, does the community gain? Is
not the consumer of that instrument made to, pay
5/. more for it; and must he not spend 51. less on some-
thing else? What, then, is the result of all this round-
about? Simply that the bread is taken out of your
mouths to put into somebody else's, and that the con-
sumer spends Si. for nothing, instead of spending it for
something, which, in the other case, he would get.—
(Hear.) I wish I could instil this into all of you; for
then I am sure you would aid with heart and voice in
resisting this miserable trickery of pretending to give
protection to British industry by stopping foreign trade.
—(Cheers.) You see how this bears upon the present
question. lam sure there is not one amongst you but
would like to put a check as quickly as possible upon
these mischievous exertions. How shall you do it ex-
cept you have votes? Here, then, an open door is shown
by which you can enter and obtain a vote. Strive like
men to enter into it; accept the advantages proposed to
you, and do your utmost, consistent with the present
wants and necessities of your families, to secure to your-
' selves and them the advantage of possessing a freehold
and a vote. If it was a freehold only, or a vote only, I
perhaps might net press it upon you; but it is a freehold
and a vote—a vote and income too.—(Hear, hear, and
loud cheers.) Unless we are all equally misinformed,
you are not asked to spend your money for some doubt-
ful advantage, but to lay it out in that which shall bring
you present income proportioned to the outlay.—(Hear.)
And let me take this opportunity to obviate one plea I
have heard urged against the practice of what is called
dividing the land into small properties. Oh yes, they
see great danger in the division of the land into small
properties! They like to see large properties—they
consider them much more manageable! Let me point to
one example at no great distance. If any one thing has
enabled the French people to bear up against the dan-
gers and difficulties with which they have been encom-
passed, it was, I believe, that single faot that the land
there was divided amongst numerous small holders.—
(Fleas, bear.) You will find, if you observe, that a dead
set is made against that system, because those who
make it know what are the advantages to you and the
disadvantages to themselves.—(Hear.) They say these
small holders are poor. So they are. It is quite true
that the French holders divide properties among their
children till the properties are the very smallest that can
support men in life. And where's the harm of that ?
Compare this with what takes place, for instance, in Ire-
land. A man there has an amount of land that will
just lend potatoes to
.keep him alive; and he pays a high
rent for it.—(Hear.) The Frenchman has land which
will do no more than keep him alive, but he pays no
rent, because he is the owner.—(Hear, bear.)
What is the consequence ? That one man
lives miserably in Ireland, with very hard
work; and the Frenchman lives, poorly enough,
but quite us well as the other, with a moderate portion
of work, which leaves him time to be merry, and do a
great many other good things besides.—(Hear. hear.)
Tnrrefore, after this, let no man be deluded with the
idea of danger from what is called splitting land into
small properties.—(hear, hear.) Split it iatu as many
as you can—Mo.:o-Imd get as much of it to spits: as you
are able.—(Hear, hear.) Depend upon it that all ex-
perience is in favour of there being a remarkable acces-
sion of dignity and influence about the man that pos-
sesses a portion of the soil of his country.—(Hear.) It
gladdens my heart to see growing up among the work-
ing classes of this country a desire to be landholders—to
expend upon that the gains which they can make—more
especially at such a time as this has been declared to be
—of more than ordinary prosperity,—(Hear.) You
know not what may be to come. You know not what
may overtake you and your country ten years hence, and
such of your children as then remain. Think how con-
venient., how comfortable it may be to them, that you
have thus expended the honest savings from what you are
now making. Compare that with the enjoyment from
what you expend on present mirth and pleasure,
and too often, I fear, on that which is no mirth, and
very little pleasure.—(lla-r.) Compare the two things,
and choose the better part. Let us always be able to
count upon Bradford as being the most prosperous town
in the %Vest Riding, and also as a town which exhibits
the greatest quantity of forethought and the greatest
extent of preparation against those evil days against
which prosperity is no bar—which ordinarily come at
some time upon all men, and which we must expect of
course to come upon ourselves. The advantages of
your situation are great. ' pis true, as has been said to-
night, that there are few places where the working
classes have better leaders than you have here. You
have had plenty of opportunities to test their honesty,
their earnest desire to Le assistant in promoting your
advantage.—(Hear.) Make the best, then, of all those
gifts which Providence has bestowed upon you—be an
example to the county and the country, and to all those
other countries which are continually looking upon you
as an example of prosperity which they envy for them-
selves.—( [he Gallant Member resumed his seat amidst
several rounds of cheering.)
Mr. G. MEYER proposed that a vote of thanks be
presented to their worthy representatives, Mr. Cobden
and Colonel Thompson, with whose able and eloquent
addresses they bad been favoured on that occasion.

Alderman FARRER seconded the resolution, and the
resolution was carried amidst enthusiastic demonstrations
of approval.
Colonel TrromrsoN, M.P., again presented himself,
amidst loud and reiterated cheerirg. lie said, I am de-
puted to return you thanks in the name of both of us
for the honour you have done us. It is not the first time
we have endeavoured to win honour by hunting in cou-
ples. I hope it will not be the last. To meet you here
recalls the memory of many a period of exertion of which
I hope we do in some sort reap the fruit here and else-
where where we pass. 'Tis much better to be doing
some good to society in this way, than to enjoy the ad-
vantage of what the world calls fame, honour, and for-
tune.—(Cheers.) I think our children after us are quite
as likely to say, my father in his time did some good to
his townsmen and his country, as if we bad been trailed
through fields of blood which, if necessary, undoubtedly
might have been meritorious acts, but which too often
are executed in pursuance of mad ambition and wicked
passions.—(Hear, hear.) Be assured that we feel most
sensibly the thanks with which yon are pleased to
honour us. And if you see us again exerting ourselves
on other scenes, you may think that your applause upon
this occasion has contributed to give us strengtb.--(1,0"'
and reiterated cheers.)
Mr. B. HARRISON then moved, and Mr. J. BEWELL
seconded, a vote of thanks to the President, for his able
conduct in the chair.
Mr. FORSTER having taken the chair,put the resolu-
remarks, and
tion to the meeting in a few compliore.n
compliment,
it was carried amidst enthusiastic FPnI
smpliment.
Mr. SALT briefly acknowledgedtaotfiendo
o warm an in-
expressed himself much gratified
*ght's proceediegs. lie took
terest manifested in that night all convinced of the great
they
and e
rt he e
readyi r
toit for granted that they f
advantages to be derived.
oranthderhsaetlythese
coun-
try by joining _society,
rnealnhsigror the benefit of all. He would re-
apply their „ a par.ticular favour, that they would
quest, thercf.ore,.
make up their minds to join this society without delay,
instead of the 6,..0 members belonging to this
" that,
bociay, they might be increased to 6,ooo.—(Cbeers.)
Three cheers having been given for Mr. Cobden, and
three for Colonel Thompson, the vast meeting began to
separate shortly after ten o'clock.

THE PRESS or 1850.—The numbers of the publi-
cations that have issued from the London press alone may be
estimated at 4,400. The l'apal question has contributed
180 publications on that question during the past month !
L.,ckily, there are above 40,000 pulpits in the land; and
where so much can be delivered orally, and weekly, and at
no cost, it is a great saving of very much that would other-
wise most certainly appear in type, to the injury of a great
deal of paper, and to the injury, perhaps, of the character for
good, sense and discretion of very many a writer. The works,
of fiction number nearly 500 throughout the year. 2ao
books have been written last year on law subjects! 200
books of travels, and so on through the wide range of intel-:
lectual research and utilitarian pursuits in every walk of
human progress.