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CHRIS rMAS HOLIDAYS.
ROYAL POL YTECHNIU INSTITUTION,
Lectures for this period of the year, by Dr. Ryan and
professor Bachoilber in CHEMBTRY and NATURAL YHILO-
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A Lecture on the PREVALENT DISEASE In POTATOES will be
delivered by Dr. Ryan, and also on the ATMOSPHERIC RAIL-
WAY, by Professor Bachoffner, a Working Model of whicb, car-
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OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, and CHROMA-
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NEW MAGAZINE.
(To be continued Monthly,)
On January Ist, 1846, will be published, price 25., with an Illustra-
tion by PHIZ, and several Wood Engravings,
THE UNION MAGAZINE.
Contents of No I.:-
1. Thoughts on the /Esthetics of Milton's Comus.
2. Easy Chairs.
3. Letters from a Hindoo Gentleman travelling in England.
4. The Crusades.
5. Baron Puffendorf. A Satire. A.D. 1900.
6. Pope Gregory XVI.
7. A Musician's Plea for his Art.
8. The Adventures of a Stick.
9. The Inquisition.
10. The Scholar's Death Summons, and other Miscellaneous Poetry.
11. A Sporting Excursion in the Backwoods of Canada.
12. General Rosas, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres.
13. Kordofan.—Reviews, &c. &c.
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
On and after the Ist January, 1846, an additional Third
Class Train will run daily (Sundays excepted) between Paddington
and Br stoppages directions, Down at 10.30 A.m., Up at 6.30 A.M.
The at the intermediate stations may be seen by refer-
ence to the time bills.
Third Class Pasiengers, and Horses will no longer be conveyed
between Paddington and Bristol by the 2.15 P.M. Down Goods Train ;
or by the 2 P.M. (10 P.M. from Bristol) Up Goods Train.
Third Class Passengers between Exeter and windon will be con-
veyed by the 5.15 P.M. Train, instead of by theS 2 P.m. Goods Train,
as heretofore.
From Bristol to Exeter Third Class Passengers will continue to
proceed by the 2.15 P.M. Goods Train, as at present.
The usual Passenger Train, from Bristol to Bath, at 6.30 A.M.,
will NOT be discontinued.
By order of the Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
Paddington, Dec. 29, 1845.

NEW VOLUME.
THE BUILDER, an Illustrated Weekly
. Journal for the Architect, Operative, and Artist, price 3d.,
No. 152, to be published on SATURDAY NEXT, will contain a fine
Engraving of Princess Elizabeth's Garden Porch, Caombe Abbey,
from a drawing by Mr. C. J. Richardson—Opening Address—Paper
on the Old Exchange, by Mr. Tite, F.R.S.—Report of Institute of
Fine Arts on Competitions—lnterior Decoration—Equilibrium of
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and particulars apply at the Publishing Office, 136, Fleet-street,
London, where all communications to the editor, and all advertise-
ments, are to be addressed.

EAST DEREHAM AND- NORWICH
RAILWAY.
The Committee of Management beg to announce to the Share-
holders-that a large proportion of the Scrip has been sent in for re-
gistry, and they request that persons who hold the remainin: por-
tion will send it forthwith to the Secretary in Norwich, in order that
their arrangements may be completed in ample time for the require-
ments of Parliament.

HOOD'S MAGAZINE, FOR JANUARY,
Co. 25., price 2s. 6d., edited by CHARLES ROW-
CROFT, Author of the " Tales of the Colonies, or the Adventures of
an Emigrant," contains :-1. The Bushranger of Van Diemen's
Land, by the Editor-2. The Bar of England-3. Chronicles of the
Fleet-4. The Three Letters-5. The Two Minstrels-6. A State
Secret-7. Grcystone Hall-8. Reviews of Books-9. The Feast of
Bells-10. English Etymology-11. Currency and Corn—with the
Index, &c., to Vol. 4.
London Henry Renshaw, 35G, Strand.

By order of the Committee,
EDWARD WILLETT, Chairman.

Norwith; Dec. 27, 1845,

LEEDS AIND. CARL ISLE RAILW
COM PA NY
Notice Is iteleby that a Meeting of Sharehol‘lers of
this Company, will take place at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, on MONDAY, the sth of January, 1846, at One
o'clock' precisely, to lay before the. Proprietors the terms of the
amalgamation which has been agreed to with the Yorkshire and
Glasgow Union Railway Company, and the general state of this
Conipany. By order of the Committee of Management,
C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.
Gr esham-rooms, Basinglaall-street.

'AY

COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY
MAGAZINE.
Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq.
Contents for JANUARY. No. CCCI.
I. The Murderer's Confession. By Horace Smith.
11, The Westminster Play. By Sergeant Talfourd.
111. Echoes from the Backwoods. By Captain Levingo.
IV. The Vision of Carl Van Quiet. By Charles Hooton.
V. New Year's Day. By Dudley Costello.
VI. The Privateersman. By Captain Marryat, R.N.
VII. The Robertses on their Travels. By Mrs. Trollope. (Concluded.)
VIII. Beauchamp. By G. P. R. James, Esq.
IX. Sonnet to Sergeant Talfourd. By E. Kenealy.
X. Old Romances concerning Bernardo del Carpio. By John
Oxenford.
XI. Sketches of the Lives of Lords Stowell and Eldon.
XII. Lights and Shades. By W. 11. Maxwell, Esq.
XIII. The Old Pilgrim Ferry. By Andrew Winter.
XIV. Travels and Opinions of Mr. Jolly Green.
XV. Revelations of London. By the Editor.
XVI. Literature of the Month.
Embellished with a Portrait of
W. HARRISON AINSWORTIL'Esq., by DANIEL MACLISE, R.A.
Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand.

THE OXFORD AND SALISBURY- DIRECT
• . RAILWAY.
The Committee of Management beg to announce that, incompliance
with the applications and suggestions of several gentlemen of expe
ricnce, they have instructed the several bankers named in their
Letters of Allotment to continue to receive the preliminary deposits
from this time until the 7th of January next, in order that those
parties to whom Shares in this Company have been allotted may con
suit their own convenience, by paying thefirst deposit at the present
time, or paying the whole deposit en or.before the 7th of January
next

11y order of the Beard,
Z. fIUBBERSTT, Sikeretaty.
Dfoontate-chambers,"lfoorgate-street, Dee. 19, 1845.

WITHOLLUSTRATION BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
I:1 WORTH'S- MAGAZINE.
..contents for JANUARY.
N-6.• XLVIII.
I. The Countof, Monte Cluisto.,
11. The Guerilla's Daughter. , • •
HI. Tom Walker's Story.' By Jackson'Lee.
IV. The Miseries of a Ptlze. By George Raymond. •
V. Life and Writings of Nimrod. By the Author of "Handley
Cross." • •
VI. Deeds not Words. By J. E. Carpenter.
VII. How Miss Mountnorris got a Husband. By Shirley Brooks.
VIII. Saib and Nourpaahall. By Thomas Miller.
IX. The Diamond Lance and the Golden Basin. A Breton Le-
gend. By W. Hughes, Esq.
X. Shelley. By E. Kenealy.
XI. Dreams. By J. L. Forrest.
XII. SIR LIONEL FLAMSTEAD.
By W. HARRISON AINSWORTH, Esq.
WITH IN ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
t hapman and Hall, 186, Stiand.

GR AND -UNION RAILWAY.
_ ISSUE OF SPALDING AND BRANDON JUNCTION
RAILWAY SHARES.
Notice is Fereby given, that the Shareholders of the Grand Union
Railway who are aesirous of taking shares in the Spalding and Bran-
don Junction line, are required to send in the original scrip for re-
gistry on or before the 6th of January, 1846.
The scrip must be accompanied by a letter, signed by the owner
with his name in full, his occupation, and residence,stating the quan-
tity of scrip, and the respective numbers sent in for registry, together
with the name of a party iii London to whom reference may be made
as to responsibility, otherwise it cannot be received. A receipt will
be given for the scrip deposited, and at the expiration of two days (if
the holder be considered sufficiently responsible by the Directors) it
will be returned, together with, a letter of allotment for the Spalding
and Brandon Junction Railway shares. The allotment will be in
the proportion of one share for every live of the Grand Union Rail-
way scrip. Application "must be made on or before the day above-
named, otherwise no claim for the Spalding and Brandon Junction
shares will be recognised.
The deposits will be payable at the several Bankers specified on
the Letter of Allotment, on or before the 15th of January, and the
Deeds will lie for signature as under, when the Bankers' receipts may
be exchanged for Scrip Certilleates.
London—At the Company's Offices, 78, Conthill, and at -the Offices
of the Norfolk Railway Company, Guildhall-buildings, from the sth
to 20th January, 1846, inclusive, between the hours of Ten and Five
o'clock.
Nottingham—At the Offices of the Grand Un1846.
io
1846.
n Railway Com-
, patty, St. Peter's square, Friday, 16th January,
17th Januar
Leeds—At the White Ilorse, Saturday, y,
Manchester—At the Albion Hotel, Monday, 19th January, 1846.
Liverpool—At the Angel Hotel, Tuesday, 20th January, 1846.
As it is understood that Parliament will meet on the 22d January,
the time for payment of Deposits and execution of the Deeds can on
no account be extended. The Plans, 'Sections," and Books of Refe-
rence were deposited with the Board of Trade and the several Clerks
of the Peace on Saturday, the 29th November, and all necessary
arrangements have been made for obtaining an Act in the ensuing
session of Parliament. .
By order,
78, Cornhill, Dec. 24, 1845.

.
NEW .MORNI,NG PAPER.!
On WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, will be published, No. 1. of
THE DAILY NEWS.
1 A Morning Newspaper of Liberal Politics and thorough Inde-
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The leading features of the Paper may be briefly stated under the
following heads : .
Its City News and Commercial Intelligence, collected from the
highest sources, will be scrupulously impartial, and always early.
Its Scientific and Business Information on every, topic connected
with Rail Ways, whether in actual operation, in progress, or pro-
jected, will be found to be complete.
An extensive system of Foreign Correspondence in all parts of the
world has been for some time, and is now, in courseof organisation.
Its Parliamentary Reports, its Law Reports, and every other item
of such matter, will be furnished by gentlemen of the highest qua-
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Among the writers of its Leading Articles, its Criticisms on Books,
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The Literary Department of " The Daily News" will be under the
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munications for the Editor should be addressed to the Publishing
, Offices, Whitefriars. '

ALFRED BEESTON, Secretary,

ASTERN, COUNTIES RAILWAY.
The Public are informed that the following ALTERATIONS
..ne arrangement of the PASSENGER TRAINS will come into
operation on the Ist January, 1846, viz.:—
CAMBRIDGE LINE.—DOWN TRAINS.
Two additional Trains, consisting of 'First, Second, and Third
Class Carriages, will leave London for Hertford and intermediate
Stations, at 10.30 A.M., and 1 30 P.M. respectively, every day
except Sundays.
The Trains leaving London for Hertford at Twelve o'clock Noon,
and 4.30, and Seven o'Clock Evening, will consist of First, Second,
and Third Class Carriages, and not First and Second Class only as
heretofore, and will stop, if required, to take up or set down passen
gers at any of the intermediate Stations.
The 2.30. P.M. Train from London to Ely and intermediate Stations
will have First and Second Class Carriages attached, in addition to
Third Class, as at present.
UP TRAINS.
Two aAditional Trains of First, Second, and Third Class card
riages will leave Hertford for London at 10.45 A.m., an
2.30 P.M. respectively, stopping, if required, at any of the interme-
diate stations.
The 8.15 and 9.15 (not 9.30, as heretofore) A.M., and 12.30 P.M.
trains will take First, Second, and Third Class Passengers, and not
First and Second Class only, as at present, and the 9.15 train will, if
required, stop at any of the intermediate stations between Hertford
and London.
The 9.30 A.M. train from Ely to London, and intermediate sta-
tions, will hereafter consist of First, Second, and Third Classarages.
The Mail train, heretofore arriving in London at 5.22A.M., ri
will be
due at five o'clock.
COLCHESTER LINE.—DOWN TRAINS.
The 7.30 A.M. Train rem London will be discontinued, Third
Class Carriages being attached to the 8.30 A.M. Train.
The One o'Clock P.M. Train from London will consist of First,
Second, and Third Class Carriages, and goods will be discontinued to
be sent by this Train.
The 1.30 P.M. Train from London will be discontinued, and a Train
at 2.15 substituted.
The Train leaving London at Three o'clock will be EXPRESS,
stopping at Romford, Brentwood, and Chelmsford, and arriving at
Colchester at about 4.30 o'clock.
The 6.30 P.M. Train from London to Brentwood, and intermediate
stations,will have Third Class Carriages attached, in addition to First
and Second as at present.

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LAUNCH OF AN 'HON STEAM-FRIGATE.A most
magnificent iron steam-frigate, built expressly for the
Royal Navy, was launched on the Mersey, yesterday
(Tuesday), from the yard at North Birkenhead. This
is the first large vessel of war ever built on the shores of
that noble river, and therefore a few particulars re-
specting her may be interesting. Her dimensions are as
follow:—
Length between perpendiculars 2lO feet.
Breadth within paddle-wheels
Ditto, outside ditto 6O „
Depth of hold 23 „
Tonnage (carpenter's measurement) 1,400 tons.
She will be propelled by paddle-wheels, and the engines
will be of 560 horse-power. The engine-room, maga-
zine, and shell-room, are all protected by iron encase-
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there arc two other decks below, the height between
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the Admiralty, christened " The Birkenhead." Her
armament will be two 96-pounder:pivot guns, one forward
and the other aft, and four 68-pounder broadside guns—
so that, with the aid of her steam, she will prove a for-
midable opponent to any adversary. The launch took
place exactly at twenty minutes past eleven, and the
ceremony of christening was performed by the Mar-
chioness of Westminster. There were present, in addi-
tion to her Ladyship. the Marquis of Westminster, the
Earl of Wilton, Sir Philip and Lady Egerton, Sir Ed-
ward and Lady Cust, Mr. Ireland Blackburne, M.P.,
and a host of the principal gentry in South Cheshire.
The Admiralty was represented by Captain Black, R.N.
After the launch, which was beautifully effected, the
principal visitors sat down to a splendid dejeuner, at
which the usual loyal toasts were drunk, and Success
to her Majesty's Steamer The Birkenhead " was pro-
posed and responded to amidst loud cheers.
Mr. Iligha,m, Secretary and Comptroller-General to
the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.

, .
GREAT FREE TRADE MEETING I grower. The monopoly was thus established by the law
AT LAMBETH. of the land; but in 1816 corn was down to 525. in this
Last evening a meeting of the electors of Lambeth country, when it should have been at 80s., if that were
took place at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the to be the remunerating price for the agriculturists. Then
purpose of taking measures to petition Parliament for there were bad seasons, and prices rose; and then there
the total repeal of the corn-laws. The large room of
were committees ,to inquire into the cause of agricul-
the Horns was completely filled. Among the gentlemen cultural distress and manufacturing distress.—(Hear,
on the platform, we observed Mr. Hawes, M.P., Mr. T. hear.) When the corn was cheap the farmers corn-
D'Eyncourt, M.P., Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. Wilson, Mr. P
lained of being distressed for want of remune-
Watkinson, Mr. Poulter, Mr. J. A. Lyon, Mr. R. S. rating prices, land when corn was high then
Dixon, Mr. Cash, Mr. Bone, Mr. Byron, Mr. Renton, manufacturers and artizans were distressed. The
Mr. B. Baker, &c. &c. law of 1815 was found to be too stringent in its character,
Mr. RICHARD POPE took the chair and opened the
and in 1822 a new law was proposed and carried; but
business of the meeting. He appeared before them as it was never in operation, for it was enacted
what the world called a Conservative, but he could not I that it should.. not come into operation until
.
help taking a part-in the anti-corn-law struggle, consi- corn reached 80s., and as corn never reached 80s. whilst
dering the question to be whether this country was or
that law was in existence, it never came into operation.—
was not to be starved?—(Hear, hear.) He avowed (Hear, hear.) From 1822 to 1828 there was a continual
that he had only recently become a free trader.—(Hear, shifting and patching of the corn-law, and last the Bill of
hear.) He had been much struck by the arguments 1828 was introduced. In 1815 the growers of corn were
which he had heard adduced at a recent anti-corn-law
to be secured at SOs., but that law failed, and in 1828 the
meeting in the borough of Lambeth; and a speech of friends of agriculture only asked 645. In 1830 the King's
that great man, Mr. Cobtlen—(Cheers)—which he had speech prominently put forth agricultural distress as
had an opportunity of listening to lately at Wakefield, one of its topics • and in 1833 a Committee was appointed
had decided him never, on any future election, to sup- to inquire into aye cause of that agricultural disress. In
port any but a free trader.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gen- 1836 there was another committee to inquire into agri-
tleman then proceeded to advert to the failure of the cultural distress ;'so it was apparent that those laws fur
potato crop, and to inquire whether the League did not
the protection of agriculture had failed in their object.,
seem to be in earnest in its proceedings, when they con- and were but a delusion, holding out promises to the
sidered the commencement which had been made the farmer which they, did not realise.—(Hear. hear.) The
a
other day of the subscription for the gigantic fund which author of the report of the Committee of 1836, himself an
the League had determined to raise.—(Cheers.)
enlightened agriculturist, called the corn-law a delusive
Mr. CASH moved the first resolution, to the effect that P
the Yrotection, and stated that the farmers had been for some
deficiency in the harvest, as well as the diseased
ears sinking under it, and paying their rents cut of
state of the potato crop, rendered some such measure as their capital. The writer to whom he alluded was the
the repeal of the corn-laws absolutely necessary.— Right Hon. Gentleman who now fills the chair of the
(Cheers.) He referred to the misery generally existing House of Commons, and who, as he before remarked,
amid the agricultural population themselves, and on that
ground urged the necessity of opening the ports. If the was an enlightened agriculturist himself. They in xt
came to the
law of 1842 ; but he would not say any-
Ministry did not repeal the bread-tax of their own good thing of that lawn,' as the Minister who proposed it was
will, they would be forced to do it by the power of the about to give it up, and as it was now in fact but the
constituencies of the kingdom.—(Hear hear.) Let the ghost of a corn-law.--(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Ile
people be but true to mselves. If they wished for believed that he had said enough to show the meeting
cheap bread, they could fligVe it..--:(Cheers.) that these laws for the protection of agriculture had been
Mr. Dxxot4 seconded the resoultion, observing that ayhg delusion,itht andthe he therefore
uotheruertre
to pursuethought w,he,uld be to do
was right
4,tv when they reflc,-ted up ,0 their is9liisituntion, and the saying
confined space which they could appropriate "to agricul- away with protection altogether.--(Cheers.) He w as,
tural pursuits, it was evident, that they could only exist therefore, in fav'ou'r of the repeal of the corn-laws, and
as a political body, by being a great manufacturing and for a perfect free trade in that article.—(Cheers.) He
commercial nation. Let them look at our increasing was aware that every approach to free trade had been
population, and let thern:vay whether it was probable, looked upon by some persons as the signal of the ifp-
that supposing that population to go on increasing as it proaching ruin of the agricultural interest, and most of
had done, they could be -fed by the supplies afforded them remembered the obloquy with which Mr. Huskis-
by this country. From the constitution of Sir Robert son was met when he first proposed an introduction of
Peel's Government, they had reason to expect that some the principles of free trade. At that time all- the inte-
half-and-half corn-law measure would be propounded by rests which were connected with iron, silk, and shipping
it.—(Hear.) Butthey world be satisfied with no such would be ruined ; but what was the fact ? Now in
attempted settlem4t of the_question. It must be finally 1845, twenty years after Mr. Huskisson brought forward
and for ever settleld by a :total repeal of those unjust those propositionsp, those interests which he touched
enactments whieli4axed et people for the sake of the were in a more flourishing state than before. The iroa
aristocracy.—(Hear.) In Belgium and other continental trade and the "shipping trade had greatly increased, and
nations, everything possible had been clone to avert the experience had shown that the predictions, as regarded
consequences of the scarcity which threatened Europe.
This country alone was apathetic; and he thought it
those interests, by those who were opposed to the
principles of free, trade, had utterly failed. What had
was high time thatihey should arise from their mesmeric
slumbers, and be Alp and doing in the greit cause of the world and what< had they not lost, by not lung ago
following out those principles ?—(Cheers.) All the
free-trade. The Hof). Gentleman concluded bY,seconding great authorities of the world had been free-traders—Mr.
the resolution. ; . Fitt was a free-trader—Lord Grenville declared in his
Mr. HAwEs, Mi?., then came forward amidst load famous protest, that, monopoly was the parent of dear-
cheering,
. and said he felt great pleasure in 'having the ness, scarcity, and, want.—(Cheers.) Then they had
opportunity of meeting the electors of the borough of Adam Smith, Ricardo, M'Culloch, ranged upon their
Lambeth on that occasion. He rejoiced at 'that oppor- side—a mighty array, in short, of statesmen—of theo-
tunity, not from a desire to ascertain their opinion upon retical and practical authorities, all declaring their so-
the question of thencorn-laws, for he was well aware that leinn conviction that the docrrines of free trade were
they were favourable to the principles of free trade, nor those of justice and truth.—(Hear.) What had they
from any desire to'express his own opinions to them lost by monopoly P He need not remind them that
upon that important subject, for the great majority of their North American colonies were sacrificed to its de
the electors of LOnbeth being free-traders themselves, mends, and now they found every nation in Europe
well knew that since he had obtained a vote in the House copying their bad, example, while this country was
of Commons that vote had always been given in favour suffering from the iii precedents which it itself had set.
of the principles of free trade—(Cheers)—but he re- —(llcer.) Then look to France, it was a country full
joiced at seeing that meeting assembled on that occasion, of all they most required. But let them remember what
as it would enable himself and his Hon. Colleague to an insignificant trade existed between us and our neigh-.
go to Parliament and say that they had been sent there !sours on the other side of the Channel.—(Hear.) Why
by a constituency who were unanimous as to' the expe- was it so ? why,':when our Government pressed for a
diency of removing the monopoly of the corn-Jaws:— liberal treaty of Commerce they were continually met by
(Cheers.) For his part, he had seen nothing change taunting allusions. to our own monopolist enactments.—
the opinion whiclhe had long before formiOnamery, (near-) Again, let them look to the 'state of America.
that they had an ' jurious and mischievous to r, :hey, If By opening our markets to the pro/lime of the United
1
there was any ind' idual at that meeting of the iin ' itants States, they would be tending more, than by- any other
of the borough w • was an advocate of the coritijaws, he means to restore and promote peaceful relations between
sincerely desired 4he individual who held thosOsi pinions
England and her • old colonies—(Hear)—relations, the
would come fora,. and allege reasons for malataining surest and broadest basis of which must ever be free trade
-
his views, for the' was nothing so tiresome or tedious as (Cheers.) Free trade in fact was a kind of hostage for
i
slaying twice a. thrice the giant monopoly the corn- the peace of the world, and it would be well if the people
laws.—(Hear, he .) He had no desire in speaking of of the different countries of Europe would take a large
that question to peal to the passions of those around and enlightened view, of their interests—a view which
him, or to set Onei class against another.— (Cheers.) No; could bring them to no conclusion other than that free
he would confine himself to reason and argtiment, in trade was the best and greatest security for the peace,the
proof of the opinions which he entertained, and which civilisation, and the progress of the world.—(Cheers.)
he would show were founded upon just and' correct These were his principles, and he confessed that he should
principles.—(Cheers.) There were three COiMes open feel fortified in them, and in giving expression to them
to her Majesty's Ministers with respect to the horn-laws. in the House of Commons, by the general concurrence
They might either propose to maintain the existing law, which they had metswith from that large and respectable
but he conceived that to uphold,it longer would be im- meeting of his constituents, the inhabitants of the
possible ; or they might in sotapeithape or form diminish borough of Lambeth. The Hon. Gentleman resumed his
a portion of the protection to-agriculture, and in some seat amid much loud applause.
nit sterious manner endeavour to - persuade the public Mr. BYRON proposed the next resolution, to the effect
that everything was done which could be done in order that the meeting pledged itself only to support that Go-
to properly arrange the question. If it were proposed, vernment which would propose the total and immediate
in order to effect that object, that there should be some repeal of the corn-laWs.
sort of fixed duty, he for one would take that opportu- Mr. CHRISTIE seconded the resolution, congratulating
nity of raising his voice against a fixed duty.—(Cheers., the meeting upon the conversion to free-trade principles
Now, when it was considered that corn was a prime of their chairtuan.—(Cheers.)
necessary of life. .srel w hen 0...ey had been told, upon T.IYEY-Ncoußic, t,q., M.P., then shortly addressed the
the authority of Ministers of the Crown, that at meeting. He stood in a distinct position from his Hon.
periods when there was an abundance of food there Colleague who had just addressed them. He was a land-
was less crime in the country, and greater prosperity owner. He enjoyed the signal distinction of being en-
than at other periods, he maintained that it trusted with their confidence—a confidence which he
formed a strong argument in favour of putting an would ever attempt to merit by being ready, when the
end to any legislation which could have the effect of ren- time came to take that course which the public interest
dering food scarce and dear. He said he was opposed indicated.—(Hear, hear.) He assured them that he
to a fixed duty, and he recollected that Sir Robert Peel was heart and soul with them, and with his
Hon. Col-
had expressed himself as opposed to a fixed duty—not league—(Hear, hear)—agreeing as he did with him in
that it would form any very potent argument in favour all the sentiments 'which he had expressed, and which
of his always maintaining that opinion.—(Laughter and he perceived they
'were so eager favourably to entertain.
cheers.) He (Mr. Hawes) would maintain that the abo- —(Cheers.) He bad at a former period voted for a
lition of the corn-laws would be of the greatest service fixed duty to replace the corn-laws. Let it not be
to the country, for whatever injured trade would equally supposed from that moment that lie was an advocate
affect the landed interest in time, and he believed that a of ' a fixed duty.'i But he thought that a moderate
cheap and abundant supply of corn would make the po- fixed duty would haie had just as well as corn-law
pulation more happy and contented, and by giving a repeal—the effect of opening the markets of the world ;
better field for their industry enable them to be better the great desideratum they bad to complain of—the
customers of that which the farmers produce, and thus great object they had to struggle for.—(Hear, hear.)
he would be a partaker in the general prosperity.— At all events, anfixed duty would have been infi.
(Hear, hear.) The landowners, indeed, said that one nitely better than the present sliding-scale. He had
claim which they had for a peculiar protection to their often been challenged upon this subject. He had been
interest was based upon the fact that they had peculiar frequently asked whether he was for a total repeal of the
burdens to sustain, and, in answer to that argument, he corn-laws? His )reply had always been as it now was.
(Mr. Hawes) called upon them to prove their case. He The production of corn was a manufacture—he was a
invited them to prove before a Committee of the House manufacturer of corn. Let them repeal protective du-
of the Commons that they were subjected to peculiar ties upon all articles of manufacture, and he would be
burdens ; but until they had proved that fact, he happy in that case to repeal that upon corn also with
would continue to deny that they had any peculiar the rest.—(Hear, hear.) The great aposiles!of free-
burdens to sustain, and consequently to deny the trade seemed nos -to be agreed upon that point. Let
argument in favour of the corn-laws which was them, then, be agreed as to the repeal of all protecting
based upon that supposition.—(Hear, and cheers.) duties—let them-be just to all. He should be satisfied
Let them prove their case before a Committee— with such an arrangement ; and if the landed interest
let them satisfy the public that they bore an unjust generally were not, they ought to be.—(Cheers.) Re-
share of the public burdens, and then they might fairly ference had been made as to the course which Sir Robert
ask for an equivalent, or for the removal of that portion Peel would probably adopt. He thought it a vain iinsi-
of the taxation of the country which pressed upon them gination to suppose that the Premier would go for un-
exclusively—(Hear, hear)—and he was sure the public conditional free-trade. He thought he would rather take
.) would in such a case cheerfully share in the common the course which:his Hon. Colleague had hinted at, and
burden.(Cheers
He conceived that the existing law would propose ;some half-and-half measure.—(Cries of
might be looked
upon as having been given up, for those " No, no. No half-and-half measures.") His own dis-
who introduced it were now abcut to relinquish it, al- position distinctly was to oppose any such measure ; and
though the public had been to the last hour told it had then if there should be concluded, as he trusted there
worked weln(l,aughter.) It was now condemned by would be, a unioit between the Liberals and many gen-
its own authors,
and no argument was required on his tlemen sitting oanthe opposite side of the House, which
part to show that it had not been useful or beneficial to might have the Act, at no distant day, of again eject-
the country. They had now viewed the two courses of ing the Tory Ministry from office, then there would be
maintaining a fixed duty or the present scale, and they an appeal to the people, and he trusted that they would
next came to the consideration of a duty-free trade in be well prepared for it.—(Loud cheers.)
corn, They would, in looking at that question, naturally Mr. WILSON had listened attentively to the speech of
ask, was a duty-free trade in corn calculated to produce their representative, Mr. D'Eyncourt, and he wished to
the effect which some of the friends of the corn-law as- have a more explicit statement from that Hon. Gentle-
serted it would, namely, would it throw the land in this man, as to the course which he intended to take with
country out of cultivation, and bring ruin upon the agri- respect to the corn-law question in the House of Coin-
eulturists? It was most important to have that portion mons. He was 'desirous to be informed if the Hon.
of the subject fully understood, and that question per- Member was prepared to vote for a total and uncon-
fectl answered, and he (Mr. Hawes) was ready to as- ditional repeal of the corn-laws, at the meeting of Par-
sign-the sound reasons which convinced him that no liament?—(Hear, hear.)
such effect could follow the abolition of the corn-laws. Mr. D'EYNCOII,IIT said that since he first entered
What corn-lawe the agricultural interest received public life, nearia; half a century ago, it had been his
from the c? There were about 120 statutes universal practice never to give a
.pledge upon any sub-
on the statute-book the object of every one of which was jest.—(Cries of "Hear, hear," mingled with marks of
to give protection in some shape to agriculture, and disapprobation.) Be had always candidly and fully ex-
every one of those statutes had failed in its avowed object pressed his opinions, and he had acted consistently and
—(Hear, hear)—and every one which was intended to honestly in Parliament, and with regard to pledges, he
regulate the supply of corn bad been altered or repealed was confident that his Hon. Colleague would give the
from time to time. In 1773 a law was passed which ad- same answer which he had given. He had, on three
and yet, if be were
others, and it happened singularly enough that. the sta- of the duration, bf Parliaments,.
preached more nearly to free trade than any of the occasions, brought forward a motion for the reduction
tute of 1773 remained longest upon the statute-book.— asked to pledge himself to any particular vote with re-
(Cheers.) That law alloWed corn to come into our mar- sect to that question, he would refuse to gives uch
was over 485., and het could show from excellent autho- Five pledges at the call of any individual who chose to
kits at a nominal duy when the price in this country pledge. His duty, as their representative was not to
rity that 20 years after it passed the condition of the jump up and :tisk him to do so.—(Disapprobation,
farmers was better than it had been since with a higher mingled with cites of " Hear.") He repeated, he had
A merchant of London, in a given his opinions clearly to them on the subject of the
p(oHneathriehseuabigt of the currency, published corn-laws, and he did not see how any individual could
ppurobtleiccatitoionn.—u
in 1798 or 1799, charged the country bankers with doing misunderstand his views.
injury by lending money to the farmers to enable them Mr. WILSON said he would have put the question to
to hold over their stocks of corn, and in reply to that Mr. Hawes, but that his speech was clear and distinct
charge, a distinguished man, Sir Francis Baring, made as regarded the subject. He thought it the duty of the
a statement which threw great light upon the condition I meeting plainly to put the question to either of their
of the farmers at that period. He said that the general 'members, whether he would or would not vote for an
mass of the bankers in the country, instead of lending i abolition of the corn-laws.—(Hear, and cheers.) If the
money to the farmers, looked to them for deposits and Hon. Member, having been so many years in the House
support, and that it was rare for the farmers to want of Commons, had not made up his mind as yet on the
to borrow money, whilst the instances were not rare 1 subject of the corn-laws, it was time for the electors to
where they even accommodated the landlords with , look for some one who could make up his mind on the
loans.—(Hear, hear.) Could that be said in twenty years subject. A depistiation from the constituency of Lam-
after the enactment of any of the other laws for the i beth, men who cesoperated with the League, had waited
protection of agriculture?—(" No,no.)During the French on the Hon. Metnber (Mr. D'Eyncourt) on the subject,
war—partly from the effect of monopoly, partly from ' and never could get a direct answer from him with
the expenses of importation, and partly from bad ' respect to it. He was of opinion that from the position
seasons—prices rose higher, and additional land was which he held the Hon. Member ought to be prepared
put into cultivation ; and in 1815, when the peace not only to vote for an abolition of the corn-law, but to
took place, a law'was introduced in order to uphold those ' exert himself strenuously to effect that object.—(Cheers.)
high prices and high rents which bad been produced Having put the 'question to the Hon. Member, he thought
during the progress of the war.—(Hear, hear.) He was it but fair to adopt a similar course towards his col-
in a condition to prove that the law of 1815 was passed league, and he would now ask Mr. Hawes if he was
in order to uphold rents and the war prices.—(Hear.) prepared to votenfor an entire and unconditional repeal
The price at which the duty was to be nominal was then of the corn-laws in the ensuing Parliaments
fixed at SOs., as it was alleged, to meet the increased ex- ; Mr. HLWES said he had spoken clearly and at length
penses of agriculture, and to give remuneration to the on the subject, and in the most distinct and unequivocal
. se

terms. If they asked him after that declaration of his
opinion to go into Parliament, bound hand and foot,
under all circumstances, and at all times bound to vote
for any particular question, he would sooner fling his
seat to the winds than consent to be so bound.—
(Cheers.) Neither his colleague or himself were to be
brow-beaten.—(Cheers and marks of disapprobation.)
He had always been the advocate of free-trade in Par-
liament, but he would not go to Parliament bound hand
and foot. When a man went to the House of Commons
in a deliberate character, he ought to listen to argument;
but if he went there and said that nothing which he
could hear would change his opinion, he must neces-
sarily lose dignity and self-respect.
The CHAIRMAN said that he had pledged himself to
vote for no one but a man who would vote for an aboli-
tion of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.)
Mr. D'EYNCOURT said that he had repeatedly stated
that he considered the repeal of the corn-laws necessary
and beneficial; he had voted repeatedly for Mr. Villiers's
motions, but he looked upon a pledge as an unconstitu-
tional proceeding.
The resolution was then unanimously agreed to.
Mr. WILDE proposed a resolution, to the effect that a
petition should be adopted, embodying the resolutions,
and entrusted to Mr. D'Eyncourt and Mr. Hawes for
presentation.
The resolution having been seconded, wasunanimously
age( ed to. •
Mr. HewEs thanked the meeting, and said that he
would always to the best of his ability cordially and
faithfully support the measure which the petition prayed
for.—(Loud cheers.) They now saw the difference be-
tween tyranny and freedom. He had been the advocate
of a free-trade in corn—(Cheers)—before the League
was in existence; and he was sure that the leaders of
the League would not lend their approval to the course
which had been pursued on that occasion.—(Cheers.)
He would support the unconditional repeal of the corn-
lane,—(Cheers.) He had called on the landlords to
show that they had exclusive burdens, and if he did so
again in the House of Commons, they might, if he
pledged himself to a particular vote, say it was ne use
tallting.to him, as ho was bound hand and foot ; but he
would never consent to go to the House of Commons un-
der such eir,wnstarwes. -
Mr. D'Ert:couivr said he concurred in all the senti-
ments of his Honourable Colleague. He intended to vote
for the entire, unconditional, and immediate repeal of the
corn-laws.---(Loud cheers.) And he would add, after
what had taken place, that whenever he found that he
had not the confidence of his constituents, he should be
the first to desire an end of the connexion between
them.
A vote of thanks was passed to the leading members
of the Ltague, after which the meeting separated.

THE FRENCH MINISTRY AND
THE OVERLAND EXPRESSES.
(From the Times.)
Nothing can be more natural than that people should
estimate the ma tnitude of means by the importance of
results, and assign in their imaginations a due, proportion
between cause and effect. The omne ignotum pro magni-
fico will, of course, operate largely in such an estimate;
and as nothing is more unknown to the general mass of
mankind than the causes of politiCal 'action, these are,
of course, set down at the highest possible figure. This,
however, is one-of the vulgar errors—a popular delusion,
extremely useful to governors, and by° them much
cherished, but not qaite so useful to the governed,
although, strange to say, by them still more cherished.
The truth is, in politics, as in the most ordinary affairs
of life, the impulse of human passions is felt, though not
distinctly seen. Statesmen know the touch of pride and
animosity like other mortals. Governments have their
petty rivalries and jealousies, fully as keen, and some-
times not less ridiculous, than those of smaller societies.
And the consequence is, that great events of state are
as frequently produced by the most insignificant causes
as by wisdom and deliberation. Perhaps it was hardly
necessary to point out so particularly such a familiar
anomaly; nor would it-have been done but for the sake of
introducing an example of it, one of the strongest cer
tainly that we remember to have heard. The public has
not forgotten Limit. Viraghorn's recent experiment to
shorten the Overla'nd route from India. That enter-
Prising gentleniatehaving often experienced the dilatory
and vexatious pomposities of grenali officials, in passing
from Marseilles to Boulogne, ancrbeiiigreeenviired, as he
declares, that ihe'route -by Trieste is ill other respects
preferable, resolved to make the experiment of carrying
his dispatches through Germany. Accordingly he con-
veyed them by steamer from Alexandria to Trieste.
thence through the Austrian dominions to the Rhine,
and down that river to Cologne, passing through Bel-
gium to Ostend, and so to London, thus avoiding alto-
gether France and her custom-houses. He brought with
him the Indian dispatches for all the papers without
distinction. His attempt was not completely successful,
having been obstructed, as he explained at the time, by
some adverse circumstances which were not unavoid-
able, and would therefore not occur again. It was,
however, sufficiently promising to afford very general
satisfaction ; and we, among many others, bore testimony
at once to the exertions of Lieut. Waghorn and the ad-
vantages of his scheme. These, indeed, were obvious to
a moment's reflection. In the previously existing state
of things any misunderstanding with France would have
interrupted or greatly disturbed our intercourse with
India. Such an event history forbids us to consider im-
probable, and modern experience furnishes no contrast
to the annals of bygone times. An undertaking, there-
fore, which had.for its object to render England inde-
pendent of Franco in this particular, was a national
benefit. Whether projected or not under the stitaulds
of private ieterest, it was nevertheless a public ad-
vantage, and as such should have been encouraged at
least, if not promoted, by Government patronage. In
this view we regarded the subject, and in a similar
view it was regarded by all the other journals, with
one exception. The cause of this exception will pre-
sently appear. Lieut. Waghorn's enterprise gave great
offence to the French Government. The approbation
it met with on this side the Channel excited a propor-
tionate disapprobation on the other. Or rather no pro-
portion at all was observed; for whereas our satisfaction
lead been moderate and founded on reason, the anger of
the French authorities has known no bounds nor pre-
served even the shadow of reason. If the conveyance of
the Anglo-Indian mails from Marseilles to Boulogne had
been a private matter, in which the pecuniary interests
of individuals were deeply involved, it could have ex
cited no wonder that these individuals should be alarmed
by the prospect of losing their monopoly. But that per-
sons in the elevated situation of the Ministers of a great
and powerful country—that a man who holds the present
rank, and aspires to hold the future character, of a states-
man—that the philosopher-historian M. Guizot should
be open to such petty influences, and alive to such sordid
impulses—creates no less astonishment than dis-
gust. Indeed his conduct in this matter is so
apparently inexplicable, that if we were left to
conjecture alone, there would be no solving the riddle.
What motive, one would ask, could possibly induce a
public man, the first Minister of one of the first of
European Powers,; to enter into competition in any way
with a private person (for be it remembered that Lieute-
nant Waghorn was not patronised by the English Go-
vernment), and, further, to resent the simple expression
of satisfaction on the part of his countrymen, in contem-
plating the partial success of his enterprise? Such,
however, has been the course pursued by M. Guizot,
and fortunately we are not left to conjecture to discover
the motive of it. As soon as the commercial treaty be-
tween the French Minister and the Morning Herald was
made known to us, our correspondent in Paris applied at
the Hotel des Affaires Etrangeres to be admitted to
a participation in the advantages of the treaty.
He had an interview with M. Guizot, who gave
him the following answer :—" You have written
to the Minister of Finance to request that
the favour of purifying and delivering the dispatch of
the Morniag Herald immediately on its arrival at
Marseilles be conceded to you also for the Times. Now,
I will tell you how the matter stands. The Times lately
brought by Mr. Waghorn the Indian mail from Suez to
Alexandria, and thence rid Trieste to London, and
boasted of having beaten by that express, and of having
outstripped by that route, the French Post-office, and
demonstrated—at least, as-umed—that the Trieste route
was shorter than by sea to Marseilles, and by land
through France to Boulogne, and by Folkestone to Lon.
don. Immediately afterwards we received from the
Morning Herald the following proposition :—‘ We ;pro-
pose to prove that the route via Marseilles to London is
shorter in point of time than that by Trieste. Will you
(the French Government) participate in the expense of
the attempt to prove that fact ?" We assented, and the
Alexandre steamer was accordingly ordered on that ser-
vice under the circumstances and in the manner you
know. You see, therefore. that this is a joint affair
of ours and the Morning Herald, and that
consequently we cannot—and we regret it—
allow the Times to participate in an ad-
vantage for which the Morning Herald is at the greater
part of the expense. You see it was your own fault.
You proclaimed to the world the superiority of Mr.
Waghorn over us, and you cannot be surprised that wo
accepted a proposition to prove the contrary fact." There
is one trait in M. Guizot's character which this transac-
tion very conspicuously developes—we mean his caniour.
He makes no scruple to acknowledge that a vessel of
the French navy—about the honourable employment of
which so much has been said of late—has been used to
convey the dispatches of an English newspaper in order
to afford it an advantage over its contemporaries. M.
Guizot will of course be equallycandid in his answer when
some curious member of the Opposition asks him out of
what fund the expenses of this noble enterprise have
been paid. The case, on the whole, stands thus :—A
private gentleman in England—the man, moreover, who
first rendered the overland route practicable, in spite of
the indifference or opposition of Ministers and Secrete •
ries—believes that he has discovered an improvement in
that route, and in the prosecution of a private enterprise,
charges himself indiscriminately with the conveyance of
dispatches for all the English journals, without favour
or affection. But a public man and the Prime Minister
of France, prosecuting a public undertaking, enters into
a private partnership with the proprietor of a newspaper,
and on the ground of private interest, excludes all the
world, save his partner alone, from a share in the ad-
vantage. And this man's name is blown throughout
the world by the trumpet of Fame, and himself regarded
by thousands of Frenchmen as the first of living states-
, men—Prate puler !