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London, England, 1850-04-24 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING,

APRIL 24, 1860.

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TO THE SECRETARY 0 e--lii —Ai
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday the 22nd, the debate was re-
newed on the Australian Colonies Bill. The question
was brought up, of the merits of what is known by
the name of the Wakefield principle, which may he
defined as consisting in refusing to sell waste public
land in the colonies at less than a certain price per
acre (actually, I believe, twenty shillings) ; the pro-
ceeds to be applied to the expenses of carrying out
emigrants from this country.
On this, it strikes me, a remark may be made,
with more of clearness than was substantiated by the
Monday's debate. And that is, that there are to o
possible objects, and two ways*of proceeding adapted
to them respectively ; and it is consequently of im-
portance, that they should be applied each in the
right place, and not each in the wrong. If the ob-
ject is to promote emigration from this country, then
there may (under reservations) be reason in raising a
fund fur that purpose by the sale of land. But
if the object is to promote the multiplication
and growth of breeding people already there, then it
is as well settled as any point can be by experience,
that the abundance of good waste land and the fa-
culty of obtaining it at pleasure, are the grand instru-
ments for that multiplication of industrious human
beings, which must be attended with progress and
public strength. To try the question,—under such
circumstances as have been supposed, to wit the
previous existence of a race of settlers of domestic
habits and able to support themselves in
a condition above want by the exercise of agriculture,
why should there be any price on waste land at all?
Why should there not as soon be a bounty, fur the
man who by hard delving and digging had brought
the greatest quantity into a certain state of reclama-
tion,—a bounty, in short, upon successful squatting?
The determination of the cases where one or the other
system ought to be applied, may be a matter sur-
passing the powers of anybody who is likely to take it
in hand; but it does not follow that there are not the
two classes of cases, and that it is not useful to be
aware cf them.
And even where an expense was to be involved in
the sending of emigrants to distant colonies, it does
not follow too absolutely, that it ought not to be done
hut to the extent to which the expenses can be paid
by the sale of land. Why does a father not refuse to •
let his child learn to read, till in some way he sees his
road to being reimbursed by the child's labour for
the expense ? Clearly, because he sees is his
child's learning a good by itself, a result which, from
some connexion of things. he is willing to secure
without being paid for it. la the same way it would
appear there may be connexions of things in the case
cf emigration, which (within limits) may induce a
community to go to expense without demanding the
instant pecuniary return.
On the same evening a regrettable conclusion took
place in another direction. The popular aspirations
of a Chancellor of the Exchequer are necessarily
fragile flowers, and least of all able to resist cold
blasts from expected friends. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer consequently cried peccavi, on his rashly
ventured theory some nights ago, that the rich ought
to pay taxes in proportion to their riches. ifs has
ccnceded to the pressure made on him by nearly all
the Liberals in the House, that they ought to pay
less. If the wholesome principle, so rich in conse-
quences to the poor man, is withdrawn like the morn-
ing cloud, it is because the Liberal Members in the
Hensel would have it se.
On Tuesday the night was given to a debate which
may be attended with important consequences. The
motion was for an Address to the Crown to appoint a
Commission of Inquiry into the state of the Uni-
versities and Colleges of Oxrord, Cambridge, and
Dublin. The Conservative benches broached the
doctrine, of the incapacity of the Legislature to tale
cognizance of the proceedings of the Church or Uni-
versities ; which brought out a stark denial from
the other side. The Prime Minister finally rose, and
announced that, without asking the , House to agree
in the present motion, it was the intention of Ministers
to advise the Crown to appoint a Commission
~f Inquiry into the two English Universities. The
Conservatives spoke large words, and likened it to the
proceedings of James the Second ; forgetting that in
one case the popular feeling was against the Govern-
ment and in the other with. The Gorham dispute is
extending its boundaries; and a quarrel which began
about holy water, is leading to consequences as yet
unseen.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, 24th April, 1850.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATti AND SOMERSET RACES—TUESDAY.
Ile Lansdowne Trial Stokes of 15 sot's. each, 10 fr, and
50 aided; three years old, 7st; four, Bat 71b; tive, 9st;
six and ued, 9st 3%; mares, &c, allowed 3tb'. One

mile. (14 Subs.)
Mr. Molt's Collingwoot/, aged (Flatman) 1
Mr. Jenkins's Miss Larkaway, 3 yrs (Byrne) 2
Captain Harvey's Strongb3w, 4 yrs (A. Day) 3
Betting-7 to lon Collingwood. %Von cleverly by a
length. Run in 1 min. b 9 secs.
The Somersotshire Stakes tf 25 sot's. each, 15 ft, and 5
only if declared, with 100 sous. added; the second to
rec•ive 50/.. aryl the third to save his stake. Two
mi!es and a distance. (50 Subs.,l27 of whom declared.)
Mr. Drinkald's Sauter-la-Coupe, 69t 61b (Rodney) 1
Duke of Richmond's Halo, 6 yrs, Bst 21b...(lfiatman) 2
Mr. Davi,'s Chorister, 5 yrs, 7st 3ib...(T. Will au3s) 3
Captain Arehdalt's Windischgratz, sst 7lb ...(Treen) 4
Sir J.B. Mill's Won't-you-come-out-to-night (Cowley ) 5
Mr. Fowler's Seagull, 6 yrs, 6st 611 (Evans) 6
Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Dockeray) 7
S.r J. Hawley's Fernhill, 5 yrs, B.t 91b ...(A. Day) 8
Betting-7 to 4 agst Halo, 3to 1 apt Won't you-
come-out-to-night, 5 to 1 apt Seagull, 10 to 1 agst
Chorister, and 10 to 1 egst any other. Won ea.y by
two lengths. Chorister a bad third. Halo broke down.
Run in four minutes six seconds.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 7 soya. eacb, 3 ft, and 25 added.
Oa° mile. (12 Subs., Icf whom declared).
Mr. T. King's Basta, 4 yrs, 7st 71b... (Goater) 1
Mr. E. Griffiths's nazley, 5 yre, Bst 71b ...(A. Day) 2
The followirg also ran: —Captain Crofton's Pell-melt,
6 yrs, Bst (Williams)—Lord Lurgan's Fugitive, aged,
7st 121b(WhWhe use)—Lord W. Powlett's General
Seidlitz, 3 yrs, 7st 10% (Dockeray)—Captain Harvey's
Raielagh, 3 yre, 7st 21b (Treen, jun.)—Mr. Goddard's
0:13 by Ratcatcher, 3 yrs, 7st (Rodney)—Mr. Roberts's
Pride of Eden, 6 yrs, 7st (T. Byrne)—Mr. E. Fox's
caucton Ds an, 3 yrs, Est Sib (Ford)—Mr. Harris's Lady
Day, 4 yrs, Est 51b (Gilbert)--and Captain West's Pa.
11,1 la, 4 yrs, 6.t (Cowley).
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. etch and 50 added. Heats, one
mile and a half. (5 Subs.)
Captain Pettat's Eagle's Flume... (Wakefield) 4 1 1
\lr. Saxby's Paquita, 4 yrs (W. Treen) 3 3
Mr. Parr's Mr. Mantle, 4 yrs (Williams) 24 2
Mr. A. Goddard's cby Eatcatcher (Rodney) 3 2 dr

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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helena, took a drive in an open carriage and
four yesterday. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord .
Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Gordon,
attended on horseback.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel F. H. Seymour.
Their Royal Highness?s the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, and the Princess Louisa took the.r
umial airings yesterday.
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps had the
honour of joining the royal dinner party at Bucking-
ham Palace yesterday evening.
Her Irijesty's private band was in attendance in
Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, and per-
formed the following pieces
Overture in D
Selection, "Jean dze Paris" Boieldieu.
Fantasia, " Richard Cmur de Lion" Gretry.
Minuetto and Finale, Sinfonia, No. 1
Feldbleamlu Walzer
The Marchioness c f Douro has relieved the V.s-
countess Canning in her duties as the Luly iuWai i
to her Kik sty
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, ac-
companied by his Serene Highness Prine ! Edward
of Saxe Weimar, honoured the perfor z ante at her
Majesty's Theatre last evening with her presence.
tier Royal Highness was atttended by L idy Anna
Maria Dawson and S;r George Couper.
His Royal Highness the Duke of C imbridge
honoured the Countess of Jersey with Ws company on
Monday evening in Berkeley-square.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridgel at-
tended by Major Step.bens, honoured Mr. Burford's
Panorama of the Arctic Regions with a visit yestere
day. His R )yal Highness paid visit on Monday to
Queen Caarlotte's Lying-in hospital.
The Committees on Manufactures and Machinery
of the Exbiti ion of 1851 had a meeting yesterday
in the new Palace of Westminster There were pre-
sent Mr. T. F. Gibson (Chairman of Manufactures),
Sir J. Guest, Mr. Bazley, Mr. Apsley Pellatt, Mr.
neegrave, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Morries Stirling, Mr.
J. 11. Vivian, MX, Prdessor Cowper, Mr. H. Hope,
Mr. Cubitt (Chairman of Machinery), the Earl of
Roses, and Sir John Rennie. Mr. S. Russell, Secre-
tary to the Royal Commission, attended. Colonel
Reid (Choi' man), and Messrs. Cole and Dilke, were
pres(nt on the part of the Executive Committee of
the 1103rAl Commission.
Mr. Rawlinson, C.E., bad an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Viscount Newry and Mr. Kinloch had an inter-
view with Ein Granville yesterday, at the office of
the Railway Commission in the Board of Trade, on
the subject of railway communication in the neigh-
bourhood of the town of Newry.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of New South Wales,
Australia, New Zealand, the Mauritius, Hong Kong,
Ceylon, and Malta.

CITY OF LONDIN UNtoN.—The board of guardians
yesterday resolved to throw open their doors to the public
press, during ditcuzsion.