654 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
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Bright visited Oxford to address a county meeting, con- 
vened by the High Sheriff, on the subject of the Corn- 
laws. The meeting was attended by the members for the 
county and city, and several of the landed proprietors, 
but by very few farmers. Mr. Cooper, Deputy Sheriff, 
presided. Mr. Cobden spoke at great length, after which 
Lord Camoys came forward, and concluded a brief address 
by moving the following resolution :—‘* That the Agricul- 
tural interest being the paramount interest in this country, 
to depress that interest would be injurious to the en- 
tire community—that suddenly to adopt free trade in corn 
must produce that effect, and that therefore it is the opinion 
of this meeting that a moderate fixed duty upon the itm- 
portation of foreign grain is the one best adapted to the 
present position of the agricultural interest, and the welfare 
of the country.’’ This resolution was seconded by Mr. 
Langston, M.P. Mr. Bright then spoke for upwards of 
an hour in favour of a total repeal, and was followed by 
Lord Norreys in favour of the existing Corn-laws. The 
noble Lord said, that while he fully subscribed to the 
statement that both agriculture and commerce were suffer- 
ing very great depression at the present time, he at the 
same time felt that the remedies proposed by the League 
could only aggravate the distresswhich he attributed in 
a great measure to the enormous over-production by the 
manufacturers. Considerable interruption was offered to 
his Lordship while speaking, which induced him to 
observe that he had attended the meeting because it had 
been convened by the high sheriff, but he was perfectly 
aware that it was not a meeting of farmers, for very few 
of that class were present. Mr. Henley, M.P., followed, 
and contended that in countries where no Corn-laws exist 
the variation in price is far greater thanin England. He 
spoke at considerable length, and concluded by expressing 
his concurrence in the opinion of his colleague, that 
although some farmers might be present, the great body 
of that class, utterly repudiating the doctrines of the Anti- 
Corn-Law League, had purposely absented themselves. 
Mr. Cobden replied, and an amendment in favour of free 
trade was carried by a large majority. 
Portsmouth.—The Pluton, Archimede, and Napoleon, 
French war steam-vessels, which joined her Majesty’s 
escort, from Tréport to Brighton, arrived here on Friday 
morning, and came into harbour for coal, which was imme- 
diately supplied from the dock-yard. They were saluted 
by the flag-ship and the garrison. The Napoleon is pro- 
pelled by Smith’s screw, and is a remarkably handsome 
vessel. She has on beard the models of 12 screws, to 
test the respective merits of which a committee of en- 
gineers were appointed in France, who decided in favour 
of Smith’s screw, and determined that the screw we have 
adopted in the steamer now fitting therewith is the least 
efficient of the whole. The Prince de Joinville arrived 
on Saturday morning, in one of the royal carriages, from 
Brighton, alighted in the dock-yard, and immediately 
embarked, under a royal salute from her Majesty’s ship 
Victory, on board the Pluton, French steamer, and hoisted 
his flag, His Royal Highness soon afterwards landed, 
and inspected the dock-yard ; and at half-past four took 
his departure for Tréport, followed by the Archimede and 
Napoleon, under another salute from the Victory, and one 
from the garrison, as his Royal Highness passed out of 
harbour. The Pluton immediately alterwards hoisted the 
British colours and returned the salute. 
Plymouth.—On Monday last. the fourth story of the 
Breakwater lighthouse was completed. The air chamber 
only has now to be put up, when the entire building will 
be ready for the reception of the lanthorn which is now 
making in London. ‘the part now up is 46 feet above 
the level of high water, and when finished the lighthouse 
will be 56 feet high without the lanthorn. 
Ramsgate.—A fishing smack, belonging to this port, 
when about five miles from the North Foreland, discovered 
a box floating on the water; they picked it up, and on 
examination it was found to contain about {0 letters, 
besides a number of newspapers. From the address on 
the box it appears it had been sent by the General Post 
office by the ship George, or Royal George, to Sydney, 
some time last year. It is surmised that the vessel has 
made the voyage, and returned without delivering the 
letters, and that in order to avoid discovery and evade the 
penalty (500/.) the box was thrown overboard at the 
entrance of the Thames, as two 7lb. weights were attached 
to the box, on purpose, apparently, to sink it, It was 
delivered to the Customs, for inquiry to be instituted. 
Shrewsbury.—The Shrewsbury Journal states that a 
few years ago when the late Earl of Leicester held his 
agricultural meetings at Holkham, a sheep was sheered in 
the morning, the wool washed, combed, spun, and wove, 
the cloth made into a coat, and worn at dinner the same 
evening, as a proof of the industry and ingenuity of the 
country. A somewhat similar instance of agricultural 
effort was accomplished on Saturday last in Salop. Mr. 
Edward Humphreys, of Walcot, had wheat cut at half- 
past nine in the morning; at half-past one some of the 
morning’s produce was in loaves, one of which Mr. Davies 
presented to his Jandlord, the Earl of Powis, as a sample 
of the season’s production. 
_Ware.—The churchwardens of Ware, finding that?the 
Bishop of London refused to aid them in their quarrel 
with the vicar, on account of his introduction of certain 
changes in the Church Service, determined on appealing 
to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who declined inter- 
ference. ‘The parishioners therefore resolved on holding 
a meeting, which took place on Thursday, when it was 
resolved unanimously—1, ‘* That the Vicar of this parish 
having refused to comply with the wishes of his parish- 
ioners, in regard to the performance of the church service, 
under the plea that he is bound by his ordination vow 
faithfully to observe all the rubrics of the Church, and 
notwithstanding which several of them are not so 
bserved—Resolved that the churck dens be desired to 
take all proper and legal means to have the rubrics rigidly 
and strictly adhered to..-2, That it is the opinion of this 
meeting that the congregation should quit thé church im+ 
mediately after the conclusion of the Nicene Creed.’ 
Windsor.—The embellishments and renovations which 
have been for some time in progress in St. George’s 
Chapel, having been completed, the edifice was thrown 
open gratuitously to the public on Tuesday and Wednes- 
day by order of the Deanand Canons. On Tuesday it was 
visited by upwards of 5000 persons, from all parts of the 
neighbourhood of Windsor and Eton, and many from the 
metropolis and the various towns and villages on the line 
of the Great Western Railway. The whole of the private 
chapels, which have undergone extensive tepairs and 
embellishments while the works were in progress, and 
which contain many objects of great interest and high 
antiquity, were kept closely locked by the attendants, and 
the public were carefully excluded from every part of the 
sacred building, with the exception of the nave and choir, 
and the north and south aisles. It is stated to be the 
intention of the authorities to permit the public to view 
the interior two days in every week, when the vergers 
will be prohibited from receiving any fees. Tuesdays and 
Fridays are the days mentioned for the chapel to be thus 
thrown open for the grattitots admission of the public, 
At the next chapter held by the Deati and Canons this 
matter, it is said, will be discussed and determined upon, 
It is also expected that at the same time a scale of fees 
to be paid to the vergers (on the other days of the week) 
will likewise be arranged, so as to do away with the dis- 
content atid grumbling which now prevail between the 
public who pay, and the vergers who receive, fees. 
Railways.—The following are the receipts for the past 
week :--Greenwich, 829/.; Brighton, 57537. ; Blackwall, 
12417.; Eastern Counties, 2872/.; Sheffield and Man- 
chester, 4867. ; Liverpool and Manchester, 52877. ; Glas- 
gow and Greenock, 15284/.; Hull and Selby, 11117. 5 
Great North of England, 1499/.; Birmingham and Derby, 
12232. ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 2034/. ; Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, 2569/.; Midland Counties, 26187.; North 
Midland, 4706/.; Grand Junction, 82771. ; South-Western, 
8227/.; Great Western, 15,140/. ; London and Birming- 
ham, 17,4047.; Northern and Eastern, 1574/.— The 
meeting of the Croydon company took place last week. 
The report showed a balance in favour of the company of 
9166/., of which 30437. had been set apart for depreci- 
ation of stock, leaving a surplus of 6623/., out of which 
the directors recommended a dividend of 4s. per share. 
The works for the new line to the Bricklayers’ Arms were 
now in operation, and the directors congratulated the 
proprietors, that the exertions made by the Greenwich 
Company to establish a case of hardship and breach of 
faith on the part of the Croydon Company, had failed, 
since it had been proved before committees of the House, 
and the Board of Trade, that the Greenwich Company 
had undertaken the widening of the line by their own free 
will, and with the understanding that if the rate of toll 
should prove obstructive to the traffic of the other parties 
using the line, that then the other companies might seek 
another. The directors had canvassed, with the Green- 
wich committee, and with the directors of the Brighton 
and Dover panies, t or iti made for an 
amicable adjustment of the toll question, and had now 
come to the conclusion that it was not advisable to enter 
into any further negotiation upon the subject, but that 
their efforts should be directed to the construction of the 
Bricklayers’ Arms branch, where they had no doubt that 
the great bulk of the cheap traffic might be satisfactorily 
conducted. The chairman addressed the proprietors at 
considerable length on the questions in dispute between 
the companies, and the report was adopted.—At the 
meeting of the West London Company, the report stated 
that the works were rapidly approaching completion, 
although some delay had arisen from negotiations between 
° 
counties with South Wales and Ireland. It will com- 
mence at the Taff Vale railway, pass through Wales, cross 
the Severn, and unite with the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway at Worcester. The cost will be 1,500,000/—The , 
inhabitants of Plymouth, after a conference with Mr. 
Brunel and Mr. Saunders, of the Great Western Railway, 
have resolved on adopting the coast line of railway to — 
communicate with their town. 
IRELAND. 
Dublin.—Mr. J. P. Malony has been superseded by 
direction of the Lords Justices, for having attended a 
Repeal meeting at Gort, nearly three months since. The 
Commissioners of Education have dismissed a schoolmas- 
ter named Haydon, the master of the National School at 
Owning, Wicklow, for having attended the Repeal meet- 
ing at Waterford, in opposition to the rule of the Board, 
which prohibited teachers of National Schools from attend+ 
ing political meectings.—The weekly meeting of the Repeal 
Association took place on Monday, but nothing of any 
consequence occurred, Mr, O’Connell being absent on his 
Western tour. The rent for the week was 7351. Two 
subsequent, meetings have been held, and at the last. Mr. 
O'Connell brought forward his address to the nation in 
reply to the Queen’s speech. This document was ex-° 
tremely long; it contained a minute reeapitulation of the 
grievances of Ireland, and concluded by advising the: 
people to continue in constitutional agitation, until they 
obtained their Parliament in College Green.—At the 
head office of police on Monday, two Repeal barristers 
appeared before the magistrates on behalf of Mr, M‘Cor- 
mick, a bookseller, in reference to Mr. Edward Kelly, who. 
had conducted himself in a very singular manner in Mr. 
M‘Cormick’s shop on Friday and Saturday last, using: 
language which appeared to him seditious, and speaking 
of a weapon which he called a ‘‘ Repeal gun!” Mr. 
M‘Cormick had made a deposition on this subject on Sa- 
turday, from which it appeared that Mr. Kelly went into 
his shop on Friday, and after having asked for a copy ©! 
Mr. O’Callaghan’s books, ‘Letters on the Arms Bill,” 
and “The Irish in the Army and Navy,’’ commenced: 
alluding in strong language to the Repeal question, inti- 
mating that physical force must be resorted to for its 
achievement. Waving continued to talk for some time 
in this strain, he spoke of a ‘* Repeal gun,” which he said 
he had at home, and which he would bring with him, and 
show to Mr. M‘Cormick when he was passing by that 
way again. On the day following, he called again at the 
shop, bringing with him the gun, which was made to re~ 
semble a walking-stick. He left the gun in the charge of 
Mrs. M'Cormick, and told her to take care of it till his 
return, No sooner had he left the shop, than Mr. M‘Cor- 
mick, acting upon the advice of counsel, apprised the 
police of the affair, and having lodged information, pro- 
cured the arrest of Mr. Kelly. r. M‘Cormick’s coun- 
sel stated that Mr. Kelly had rendered himself liable to 
prosecution on many grounds, either for his having 
upon, and binding over Mr. M‘Cormick in a sum of 500 
pene 
to prosecute. Mr. Kelly, who is a younger son of Me 
Kelly, of Kellyville, Queen’s County, is a pense 
and formerly held a situation in the Post-office- é 
sat on the right hand of Mr. O’Connell at the recent 7 
peal dinner at Maryborough.—Much conversation bee 
been caused in the military circles of Dublin by ana 
affair in which Lore Cardigan has become _embroile 
with a captain of his regiment. The officer, it is said, nae 
placed under arrest under such unusual circumstances, Site 
he referred the matter to Sir E. Blakeney, the chief m a 
tary authority in Ireland. The result was the immnedia’® 
ditional release of the officer, and a commune 
the company and the metropolis roads 
The junction of the line with the Birmingham and Great 
Western Railways would soon be effected, and the whole 
was expected to be completed before the end of Novem- 
ber. ‘he total receipts up to June last were 174,000/., 
leaving a balance at the bankers’ of about 4000. The 
report having been adopted, Lord Kensington addressed 
the meeting, and congratulated the shareholders on the 
improved prospects of the concern. ‘The policy of a paid 
direction was then discussed, and it was resolved that 
6002. per annum be allowed the directors from the day 
when the line is opened.—The Manchester and Leeds 
Company at their meeting have announced a dividend of 
23 per cent. on the 100/. and 50/. shares, and a dividend 
of 5 per cent. on the 25/, shares. The traffic of the line 
has increased, and the management have turned their 
attention to the curtailment of expenses. According to 
the report presented at this meeting, the directors are 
now occupied with the subject of the extension of railway 
communication to Liverpool.—A project is in contem- 
plation for uniting Rye, Tenterden, and Hastings with 
the metropolis, by means of a branch line from the Dover 
railway at Headcorn. The estimate for a single line of 
rails is 250,0002., exclusive of land, and it is expected 
that the line, when completed, will be leased by the 
South Eastern Company. A meeting, in pursuance of the 
proposed undertaking, was held at Rye last week, when 
resolutions were passed for opening a subscription imme- 
diately.—The works of the new railway to Oxford have 
been commenced at the junction with the Great Western 
Railway at Didcot, and it is expected that in nine months 
the line will be opened to Oxford.—A new railway from 
Worcester to Cardiff is proposed, in order to connect the 
populations of the north of England and the midland 
and 
tion to Lord Cardigan, the contents of which bave not ye 
transpired.—On Saturday the engineers engaged on ig 
intended Irish railway completed their survey. | The a 
cipal station is to be at Harcourt-street, in this citys 5 
the line from thence by ino, the Curragh of Railgane rey 
Cashel, where the terminus is to be placed. he Pe, 
will be sent off in a few days to Sir R. Peel, for consieeh” 
ation of Government. “ 
Loughrea.—The Repeal meeting in this 
extensive arrangements were made, took plac 
Mr. O'Connell arrived on the previous evening ue in the 
sloe, about 17 miles from this town, On Be it 
morning, he was accompanied by a vast conco eet 
from ch surrounding districts. He was el 
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Bodkin, M.P., presided, supported by Mr. O’Conne} és, 
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ean mi that as he was coming there, at pee 
worthy and honest Repealer, with a good ee nena 
in his countenance, pat bs eal pred pier, of the 
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Peels He replied at once is see ae | 
objection to his being afraid, if he were so tim! ie Berl 
terrified by the ghost of a speech. The Se are noth 
was the speech of her Ministers. The people | 
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