The Express. — London, England, 1863-10-05 00:00:00

EVERYBODY KNOWS Mr. MILES. AMred III•bb MDBS REMOVED MOM soimerwr to lt o l=L-8111.1elf Haooveroquare, to IMO. TM Ik. by him) to all as New P. HITT= DIAN ghe erpreflfs• TO CORBERPONDKNTS. Advernsemente Intended for The Erpreill . tondos Wen* riper , most be at the Ales, 10, lioniveltrittreet, by Two cick on nee day of ablisacs. HAYMA3p7. Tins 'STAMM, AN 17741,17Fi1i MOITAL. Mr. W. num. eNSE! or, Srr AND COUNTERSPY. Menem A. Wigan and Bu, ketone . Mrs. Duirton, Mrs. A. Wizen, and flu AngeL—To conclude with TORN INO THE TABULA. Mr. Compton. BIITANICLL ml, RIIIIMIO. PlidirElkiißLL Mrs. Yarnold.—Tlll GREAT GHOST EFeRCT.--Smeng by Mr. Randall. Mr. Parker. and Mme. Pleon.—And LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET. Messrs. Reynolds, Cranford, and Parry; Anzacs Miles and Downing. HIGH WAVER AT LONDON RAMAT. =a Day Morntrmg, 711 en... .Atternoes. 7L. Sios. ito.aoßaow a korgla& Oa. Atlersaym. Bk. LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5. ALL classes and interests in the community may be congratulated on the commercial prospects with which the autumn quarter has opened. The revenue returns for the twelve months ending last Wednesday are very satisfactory, the receipts being larger by 800,0001. than last year, notwithstanding the re ductions of the rate of the income tax and the duty on tea. The foreign trade of the country is increasing, the Board of Trade returns showing that the declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce during the last eight months exceeded those of the corresponding period last year and in the year before by 7,475,744/. and 7,176,725/. respectively. In the month of August last they ware a million and a quarter sterling, mea sured in declared value, in excess of those of August, 1862. It would be gratifying to know that that particular branchof industry in which the public bas lately been called to take a special and painful interest was participating in the measure of its full proportion in the general improvement. But if this cannot be affirmed, still a steady ameliora tion is taking place, with a prospect of more rapid advance. Very extensive purchases of cotton yarns and goods for export and home consumption have been made during the last three months, and although during the last week or two a speculative movement directed to a rise of price has temporarily checked business, yet the higher prices ranging in the foreign markets tell of exhausted stocks and the exigencies of the con sumer. Moreover, the time is fast approaching when an increased supply of the staple will greatly mist production. "The minimum of the supply of " cotton has already been reached and passed," Messrs. Groans Frusta, Soar, and Co. report in their October circular ; "and we may look for an "augmentation gradually, or perhaps for a pretty " rapid increase after Christmas, of the import of " cotton and of the production of yarns and goods. " Already there will be sufficient cotton in stock, "and that may be calculated upon our receiving, " to admit of 35,000 bales per week, for the " trade and for export, being taken out of the " Liverpool market up to the end of the year, " without reducing the stock below its present " figure, a quantity which is probably quite adequate " for consumption at anything like prevent prices. " After that period the supply will probably wig " ment pretty rapidly." The rate of discount is higher by from one to one and a half per cent. than it was at this time last year, but four per cent. will not hinder the development of legitimate commerce. Above all, it is satisfactory to know that if we have sometimes been doing • more extensive trade, transactions generally never had • , more healthy character, or stood on • sounder basis. Nothing like that gigantic speculative move ment of over-production which was neutralized so singularly and so safely through the restriction of the cotton supply is now to be observed in any quarter. The quotations of the stock and share market still show the favour with which the public is dis posed to view banking enterprise. The advance of the last few weeks is generally maintained, and in d many cases a further improvement has taken place. Many of these banks cannot show an amount of business done to justify the premiums which their shares command, but on behalf of some of these it may be alleged that they have advantages of organization, or position, to which a market value may be assigned. It is in the foreign market, however, and in connexion with the non.dividend paying stocks, that the principal dealings have taken place. The progress of the settlement has demonstrated the necessity of fur ther calling public attention to the real position of these stocks. Were they still in the strung hands of the acute and vigilant speculators who have had the chief share in placing them in the market, counsel would be altogether superfluous. They have, however, served the purposes of these gentlemen, who have now taken leave of them, after realising all the advantage they were capable of yielding. The stocks are now held, if that is not too strong a word, by weak operators, who are getting staggered, as is shown by the rates of fifteen and even twenty per cent paid last week for car rying over purchases. This fact will pro bably be a sufficient warning to all persons capable of accepting one. These stocks have been bought up cheap abroad by wealthy capitalists, the Dutch having taken a leading share in the business, and imported here for our special use. Greek, which at the time of the revolution, less than a year since, stood at Bi, is now quoted 38, although nothing has yist been done to adjust the finances of that kingdom, and al though the first effect of the political changes has been to aggravate the financial difficulties of the State. Mexican has advanced from 26, in Oc tober, 1861, and 33, in 1862, to 46i, although nothing can be more uncertain than the political future of that country. The repudiated Certifi cates of Spain might be bought for 51 two years ago ; they see now quoted at 14i, although not a step towards their recognition can be pointed out. So far as the value represented by the difference of the extremes between which the prices of the stocks have ranged has passed out of the bands of foolish Englishmen into the pockets of their wiser fellow-couutrymen there may be not much to regret, as the money will probably be henceforth better taken care of; but so far as it represents profits made by foreign importers of these fancy articles, the effect is a simple loss of so much capital to the country. The advent of a season of severe pressure would put their worth to the test, and as they are not negotiable banking securities they must then be sold at prices approaching to those at which they were quoted before the period of inflation. Looking at the hopefulness with which the public are disposed to appreciate almost any kind of security, it is perhaps to be desired that aby new projects which may be in preparation, and which will bear strict examination, should be brought out early. And it is understood that several undertakings are to be launched immediately • NOIIim THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1863. It may not, therefore, be premature to sug gest to investors the superiority, even from the financial point of view, of enterprises destined to develop commerce and the arta of pro duction over those which are projected to aid political adventures. Money advanced to facilitate production, communication, and ex change, money employed to construct railways, or establish steam packet lines, or found colonial or international banking institutions, nearly always fulfils its purpose ; while the British public have only too much reason to know that money lent to young States of untried characters or dis puted position in the world, has disappointed the hopes of the lenders. It is understood that the scheme of the Land Mortgage Bank of India is to be brought out immediately, under the auspices of the General Society of Credit and Finance. It will be remembered that one of the objects origi nally proposed by the General Credit Society was to bring together the demand of India for money at 12, and the English capital seeking investment at 4 or 5 per cent. Special institutions of landed credit (credit fonder), of which there are many on the Continent, are unknown in this country, the great Insurance Companies by their loans on mortgage to a great extent supplying their place in England, and the banks, with their peculiar cash credits, doing the same in Scotland. No negotiable securities, how ever, arise out of the loans thus effected. The superior advantage which Landed Credit Institu tions offer to the lender is, that they enable him to supply the money required for a loan on land, which is almost always a loan at a long date, and at the same time have it as much at his command as if it were invested in the public funds. The advantages to be expected for India from the introduction of a Mortgage Bank are ob vious and immense. There is no Eastern country where the proprietors are not either ground down by usury or destitute of the means of properly carrying out their operations. But the situation of India just now makes such institutions pecu liarly desirable. After a long period of stagnation the industrial energies of the people of that vast country have been stimulated by the increasing demands made upon them for produce during the last ten, and more especially within the last five years, and money with which to enter and follow the paths which thus open before them is the chief want of these landed proprietors, for which they are ready and well able to pay. The scheme of the new Bank, when issued, will be received by the public with much curiosity and form a fair subject for criticism, but there can only be one opinion about its object. The forthcoming Anglo-Austrian Bank and the Anglo-Russian Bank will supply further and much needed means of assisting trade between England and those countries. The outburst of political life in Austria and the great social enfranchisement in Russia are giving an impulse to all kinds of activity in those empires, the effects of which cannot but be felt in commerce. Whatever increases the wealth of the world benefits England sooner or later, and it is an additional advantage if we can find a sepa rate profit by directly helping forward that increase in the first instance. It is not so when, as in some loans to foreign States, we simply find money to save a people the trouble of paying their taxes, or supply potentates with the means of governing contrary to the public interests. The catalogue of forthcoming American books is rather • full one. Longfellow is to publish " Wayside lon and other Poems ;" 0. W. Holmes, " Soundings from the Atlantic;" Whittier "In War Time, and other Peels. ; " Rev. H. W. Beecher has • book called "Freedom and War ; " Ralph Waldo Emerson pro mises • new volume of " &rya and Lectures;' Agenda, the naturalist, is to publish his "Methods of the Study of Natural ;History." Nearly all of these works have been foreshadowed during the year by the " Atlantic Monthly." Roseau CATHOLICS AT OXFORD lINIVRILSITY. II is understood that at a meeting of the Roman catholic nobility and gentry, held • few days ago, the question was vigorously discussed as to the adviability of seeding the youth of their families to Oxford at the approaching term. Dr. Newman strongly counselled this step, which was as strenuously opposed by others. The b•hnae of opinion, however, was in favour of the movement, and in consequeoce several catholic families are ►bout to send their sons to matriculate at Oxford. THE COURT AT BALMORAL. —Her Majesty the Queen paid a visit to their Boyd Highnesses the Priors and Prisons of Wales, at Abergeldie, on Sunday Francon. Her Majesty enjoys bee favourite walks and drives daily, end has joined the Prints and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred. Pitmen Helena, Princess Louisa, and the Prime and Princess of Hesse, at plc-oic. She seems very much im proved since at Baimonl in May last. Oa Monday, Prince Alfred and Prince Louis of Hesse went to the White Month, deerstalking. The Prince of Wales went to Ballochbuie Fora% and wounded a very fine stag, bet after . gallant hunt, he was lost in the woods. Colonel Koppel went to the Gairnsheil moors, and made a most excellent bag. Oci Tuesday ' the Prises of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Louis of Hesse, with the prnekeepers and sillies, joined Colonel Farquharson on the Glenrallater Forest, and hroaght down a number of tine stags—one of which had a very peculiar head, having six pieta on one horn, and only four on the ether. The Queen and the princesses, attended by Mr. Brown, drove by Abergeldie, Bednacroft, and Lochnsgar Their royal highnesses save a greed ball to the evening at Absageldis to all the servants about both the trestles and the prnekespen and sillies, as also many of the tenants on birth the estates of Balmoral and Abergeldie the semis being e ff iciently condoned by Willis Blair , assisted by his son and Mr. John Hoar% ci Aberarder, having now and again been relieved by Me. Robertson, the =. The dines was kept up with great glee until a late is the morning. The servants of the Prince and Pri ens of Prussia reached the castle on Thursday, and the l prices. prisons, and family arrived on Friday. Their equip age is ea a large vale, and great reparations are made for their reception, the tenantry having been requested to turn out to give them a Melon' welcome.— Aberdeen Journal. Era W. ATHERTON.—The Durham Advergiser tusdentands that although he lass resigeed the °Sloe of At torney-General, Sir Wm. Atherton intends to Mats his men for the city of Durham. REPENSILNTATION or Covvrray.—The nornins ties is and for Wednesday seat, the no:alien on the follow. bag day. The coateet will mod ►ikely be severe. Ter Riourrisnorie—The result of the revision at Liverpool is a gain of 440 to the liberal party. At Leeds there isabwapind 100. KTON COLLIOL —The examination of the various competitors for the "Albert" Preece and °MOW prises, for which his Royal Highness the late Prince Cowart gra. cionely gave the yearly sun of 501. to be disposed of by the provost and head meter, aceordieg to the judgment of competent examieen, in prises fortes promotion of the study of modern lanswires, will, it is expected, commence on Weider (this day). The following are the dispositions this Michaelmas :—(bptaim of the school. T. W. Martyn, K. 8.; captain of the oppidans, W. W. Wood captain of the boats, 8. C. Cochran • captain of the eleven, W. & P r i. dean: ; mottle command ant of the Eton College Volunteer, Übe Hon. N. Lyttehoo, the latter being also the prssideet of the debating society. Old choices in the eiebt--8. 0. Oedema, P. Willett, A. H. Hall, W. W. Wood. Old choices I. the eleven—W. S. Pridesux. Hon. N. TAtteltot, How. 8. Lytteltoo, C. Tape. H. Forsyth. The Rev. W. M. Wollaston has commenced officiating as coe ds* in the place of the Rev. T. H. Roper, who hoe left. The Rev. W. M. Wolla s ton was formerly os the Eton fain dation, and left at the election, in 1851. He bas sineo been fellow and tutor at Exeter College, Oxford.— Windwr Ezpresa VISIT or Pintos Lona NArorsow TO Boum- WARL—Oo Saturday hie Imperial Highness, who has receetly strived is Louden, paid a visit to the borough of Southwark, accompanied by his suite. He first made his impaction of the railway station at London-bridge, and expressed inch empties at the rapid maims la which the muck. work for the Charinverces Extension IM: we b:ln executed. He next proceeded to view the newly sad handsome range of warehomes on the site of the great Are in Tooley-atreet in as well as the spot at which Mr. Braidwood lost his life, and which is roarlorl by a tablet commemorating the sad calamity. Th e diethigniiMed visitant also viewed the neigh bouriog wharw as well es the mere of buildings belonging to the late Alderman Hiciphery, as also the extensive teat rasonfeatps7 of Mr. B. Edgingtoo, in Duknstnist. at which his Impend High- NIS made some purchases, which were ordered to be shipped for Paris. The church of St. Saviour's, with the Lady. Chapel, itc., were also visited. Qc Court. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Marlbovough.house, Pall-mall, at a quarter-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night from the Kiog'a-cross terminus of the Great Northern Railway. Their Royal Highnesses, attended by Lieut.-General Knotty., Captain Grey, and the Mon. Mrs. W. Grey, left Edinburgh in the forenoon. Yesterday morning the Prince and Princess of Wales &t -ended Divine Service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Garden, sub. dean. The anthem was, " Sing we merrily onto God"— Crotch. Captain Grey and the Hon. Mn. W. Grey were in at tendance on their Royal Highnesses. The Duke of Cambridge we, also present at the service. Captain Grey bee relieved Lieut.-Colonel Koppel in his duties u the Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales. Despatches were seat as Eliittuday from the Colonial•office to the Goveroon of the North American Provinces, Ber muda, Gibraltar, Yalta, Ceylon, Hoag Bong, and Libuan. THE RECUSTRATIONS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. Thin morning Mr. Alfred Hanson, the barrister, held hie seventh sitting in the Court of Commoa Mess, at Guildhall, when the Tuition of the lists of pathless in the wards of °Applegate Within and Without and Farringdon Within was proceeded with. Mr. None (Nobs', Carlin*, and Francis) appeared for the Oily of London Conservative Registration Meociation, and Mr. Sidney Smith and Mr. George Ledger attended on behalf of the liberal interest. In the parish of St. Glare, Silver-street, Mr. John Winter claimed to be put on the register in respect of premises oc cupied by him at No. 5, Windsor-court, Monkwell-street, Cnpplegate. The notice of claim to the overseer was in the following terms :—" Not seeing my name in the list of voters for the parish, I beg to all your attention to the overseer in order that you may enter forthwith.—John Winter, 5, Windsor-oonft," The Barrister, on referring to the claim as published by the overseer, stated that there was no qualification stated on it, and that being so he could not entertain it. Re most have proof of due notice of the claim having bees given. Mr. Sidney Smith raid if the claim wu pabliobed is proper form, the notice served upon the overseers wee of no -- i'Ve'iii;;;ter—That may be no ; bet here the claim was not published in proper form. He most have proof that the claim was properly published, and that proof being wanting, he oonld not entertain it. The overseer said the fault was no doubt his, in not pro perly publishing Mr. Winter's claim. As to his qualification there could be no doubt. _ _ The Barrister, however, said that the skim not having time properly published he must disallow it. The claim was acoordiagly rejected. MARYLEBONL This morning Mr. T. H7l ; e7rell, the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for tbsbxeula of Mari leboes, commenced the revisioa at the vestry-ball, Padding. too, and afterwards proceeded to the coeut-boase, Itarylebone, to revise the lista for the parish of Maryisbone and of St. Pasoan. The present revision of this extensive borough is not likely to occupy much time, as there are but few claims and no objections. In the parish of Paddington there were no claims nor objections, and in the two other parishes about 12 in each. WESTMINSTER. Mr. Terrell will revise the lists for Westminster on Thursday next, when a contest may be expected. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE POLISH QUESTION. ST. PETERSBURG, Ocr. 5. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of t..:-day pub lishes an article on the opinion pronounced by the English and French press relative to the passages in the Russian memorandum of the 20th September referring to the events of 1812 and 1814. The Journal de St. Peterdboury says : " These reminiscences have not been brought forward by the Russian government, which was drawn to this ground in spite of itself. The powers having made the treaties of 1815 the point of departure for their diplomatic intervention, the Russian government was compelled to state what bearing attaches to them, by recalling the circum stances of the past and by speaking of reverses which belong to the domain of history. But it would be an anachronism to invoke the recollection of the Holy Alliance. The efforts of the English and French press to represent the dignity of each other's country as being engaged neutralise them selves mutually." POLAND. BRESLAU, Ocr. 5. The Commissariat Department of Warsaw has been informed that 50,000 fresh troops will shortly arrive at the kingdom of Poland, and remain there during the winter months. Every little town will be garrisoned. SYRIA. PARIS, Oar. 5. The Moniteur of this morning says : "The state of affairs in Syria is still unsatis- factory. "Bands of Druses escaped from Hauran have appeared near Damascus and intercept the caravans of provisions and merchandise." THE KING OF THE GREEKS. His Majesty George 1., King of the Greeks, accompanied by Count Sponneck, arrived at Brus sels on Saturday, at 5 a.m. His Majesty's suite were awaiting his arrival at the Northern Railway station, having preceded him. Two supe rior Belgian officers were also in attendance to welcome him in the name of King Leopold. King George alighted at the Hotel de Bellevue, where apartments bad been retained for him. A number of Greeks having inquired at the hotel when it would be convenient for his Majesty to receive them, the King ordered them to be admitted at once, and received them in the most cordial and gracious manner. The Count of Flan ders and the Duke of Brabant paid an early visit to the young King. In the evening there was a grand banquet at court.. Among the invited was M. Chrietopoulo, ox-Minister of Interior of Greece, who is staying at Brussels. King George was to leave yesterday (Sunday) at 8 a.m, His suite now consists of his Excellency Count Sponneck, Baron de Funch, Baron de Guldencrown, and M. Loith, aides-decamp ; Dr. Philimon and Professor Kcepen. BRUSSELS, MONDAY MORNING. His Majesty the King of the Greeks leaves Braisels this morning at G p.m., via Calais, for London. His Majesty is expected to arrive in town this evening. EXPRESS FROM PARIS• ASCENT OF M. NADAR'S MONSTER BALLOON. (nom oca OW! CORRZSPONDENT.) PARIS, SONDAT EVINDIG. M. Nadar's balloon, the "Giant," went up from the Champ de Mars at 5 o'clock—en hour after the advertised time—and, as there were some 150,000 people on the ground and no Marshal Magnan to get them off, all the streets leading from the Champ de Mare were so blocked up that I bad the greatest difficulty in extricating myself from the crowd in time to save this post. M. Nader, as you are aware, professes to have discovered the principle of a new sort of aerial ma chine (for be discards the word balloon) which it will be possible to guide, and be has the consider able authority of M. Babinet in favour of the practicability of his invention. The object of the ascent to-day was to raise money for the pur pose of building an aerial machine on the new system. M. Nader consents for the last time, as he says, to make use of a balloon, but he claims to have made the largest one ever known. The " Giant" is said to contain 20,000 yards of silk. I rather think the impression of the public to-day was that the dimensions of the balloon did not quite come up to the swelling proportions of the advertisement. Judging merely by the eye—an unsafe criterion—l should fancy that I had seen balloons nearly as large. This observation, how ever, does not apply to the car, which is certainly the ne plus ultra of aoy construction in that kind hitherto achieved. The public bad the fullest opportunity of seeing it, for it was placed upon a truck drawn by four horses, and drawn round the outer circle of the arena several times. It is built of wicker work, and is as near as possible of the height and size of a second class railway carriage, carrying 16 persona. The ground floor (so to speak) is divided into coin , partmenta, neatly lined with bed ticking, and where it would be quite possible to sleep. There is a dres sing-room, with a cistern, and, I presume, a kitchen. At all events, provisions for the aerial voyage were ostentatiously displayed, and the larder formed a very material element of amusement to the spec tators. I saw hung up on hooks outside tho car a tempting but small leg of mutton, two fowls in their feathers , , two bundles of radishes, and one stick of celery. I should hope that this was only a sample of the provisions, and that there must be well•stored hampers inside. For what would this provision be among thirteen—the number of the passengers ? Madame Nader was the only lady of the party. A bouquet hung near the leg of mutton is probably intended for her solace on the journey. Among the grappling irons, axes, and ropes, arranged in ship shape order outside the car, were observed two , rifle revolvers, which are supposed to be carried as a precautionary measure in case the balloon should alight on some savage portion of the globe, where it might be necessary to overawe the native-. A harp speaking trumpet was also conspicuous among these appliances. When the ropes were cut M. Nader mounted into what may be called the rigging of the balloon, struck an attitude 4 la T. P. Cooke, and saluted the crowd, who responded by cheers and hearty good wishes. The balloon was beautiful and exceedingly symmetrical, but unusually slow. It was observed from the Champs de Mars that as it gradually went off in a northerly direction it was very near the ground. There was scarcely any wind—sky cloudy and atmosphere extremely heavy and op pressive. I hear that as the balloon went over the Porte Bt. Denis it seemed to be almost touching the houses. The general prognestie is that the voyage, instead of lasting several days as was cal culated, will come to an untimely and somewhat ignominious end. WORKING MEN'S CLUB& The movement for the establishment of clubs for the working clams gathers strength daily, enlisting the active sympathy of men of all rank" and clams.. The St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Club was opened last week ; the Colonnade (Clare-market) Club, commences its winter see don this evening ; and clubs are about to °Demean° active operations at Holloway, Forest-hill, and Hod deaden. The clubs already formed are fulfilling the expectations entertained when they were started. At Wednesbnry there are more than 300 members ; the premises have become too small, and the old Town-hall is now rented. At Scarborough there are 1,000 membees, sad the police list" and the public-houses are almost empty. At Birmingham the Newhall-street Club has 400 or 500 supporters. The Soho Club increesee in vigour and useful ' neck having now 200 members. A very large number of clubs are in course of forma tion—Derby, Bolton, and Birkenhead each moving for several, and others being in a more or less advanoed state in North Shields, Homerton, Bromley, Torquay, and Fal mouth. There is, too, a very general feeling in favour of the modification of mechanics' institutions, and the adoption in their management of the club element. One of the latest instances is that of the Davenport Institu tion, where a cricket-club, newspaper', games, concerts, and other recreations have just been added, and the Rev. H. Sally has, in the character of representative of the Working Mess' Club and Institute Union, addressed a meeting in advocacy of the present and contemplated changes and improvements. Several of the provincial unions of institutions are taking up the subject of clubs very warmly. The Southern Counties Adult Education Society will, at the con ferenoe to be held this week, have the subject pro minently brought forward, and the Worcestershire Union is about to discuss it. The South Stafford shire Association, however, takes the lead, having held meetings and aided in the formation of clubs at Dudiej, Stourbndge, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Wednes• bury, Sedglsy, Brierly-hill, and Pensnett. At the con ference held last week, at West Bromwich, presided over by Lord Lyttalton, and attended by, among others, the Rev. Henry Sony (of the Central Club Union), the Rev. G. D. Boyle (of the Handsworth Club), a nd Mr. J. A. Langford (of the No. 1 Club, Birmingham), a reeolntion in advocacy of the claims of the club movement was, at the suggestion of the noble chairman, unanimously adopted. It it highly probable that a great meeting in connexion with the Central Union of the St. 51.itthias (Salford)Club will shortly be held in Manchester. An influential requisi tion is being got ready, requesting Mr. Layard to take an active pert in a monster meeting in Southwark, where Dearly 150 working men have already engaged to join a LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Betore Mr. Commissioner Goldberg.) IN RE CABBIC/L Mr. V. Lewis renewed the application made on a previous day for the unction of the court to the registering of • deed of arrangement, and suspending the proceedings in bankruptcy under the 186th section. The bankrupt is a publican, at Ratcliffe, owing about 5001. The deed was one by which the requisite majority of creditors agreed to accept • composition of ss. in the mond. His Honour said the act required him to be satisfied that the proposal was reasonable and calculated to benefit the general body of creditors. Here there was nothing to show that they would get rd. in the pound. much less 51. Until ht had some evidence of that he should not annul the bankruptcy. Mr. Lewis said he could not bring the money into court until the bankruptcy was annulled, became the bankrupt could not give a title. the The Commientear—That would be putting the cart before hone. Mr. Lewis said it had been done in several canes. The court might make an order for the registration of the deed, and a conditional order for annulling the bankruptcy on five shillings in the pound being paid into court. His Honour did oot think he had power to make such • conditional order. The act required him to be satisfied that there wu something for the creditors. The only evidence at present was the affidavit of the debtor himself. The Registrar—There is also this fact—that notice his been given to all the creditors, and that none of them appear to object. Ultimately the matter was ordered to stand over. LANCASHIRE OPERATIVES IN CANADA. The following communication from the president of the St. George's Society of Toronto, Canada, appeals for aid to enable that society during the present influx of Lan cashire operatives to the province to fulfil with efficiency the purpose for which it was founded of assisting Englishmen in circumstances of temporary distress : - " Toronto, July 24. " Sir, —Large numbers of the distressed leneashii:e ope ratives are daily arriving in Toronto. They have been sent ont, as they state, by Emigration Aid Societies. and by other means, and have been led to believe that when they reach this country they are certain to obtain immediate employment. This is unfortunately not the cue. There is but little manufacturing labour revired in Canada, and it takes time to convert these people into farm labourers ; and as the greater number arrive here penniless, they naturally look to us for assistance. The St. Georre's Society of Toronto, incorporated by act of parliament, has been es tablished for the relief of distressed Englishmen, and the calls upon the funds are now increased ten-fold by the class above referred to. In October last a movement was made in this city in which the St. George's Society took a leading pert, to raise foods for the relief of our suffering fellow-countrymen in England, a committee was formed, the Mayor of Toronto was appointed chairman. and the nodersigoed treasurer. 5,0001. sterling was collected in this city and surrounding towns mid village., aod re mitted to the Lord Mayor of London. We have now the same people in whore behalf these effort. were so success fully made asking assistance at our own doors, and we will artist them to the best of our ability ; but we think it will not be considered presureptuone if we earneetly invoke the aid of the benevolent in England to carry oat the objects of oar society. A gentleman who leaves this for England to morrow will deposit at the office of Messrs. Basemast, Franks, and Co., bankers, 75, Lombard-street. EC., a printed copy of the act of incorporation, bye-lawn, and rules of our society, with a report of its proceedings for 1862, and Messrs. Bosaminet, Franks, and Co., will receive and forward any contributions that may be paid to them for that purpose. W. It. Plum, President, St. George's Society, Toronto." M. Prevost Paradol, in the COV rr ier du Dimancht, thinks that some such opening speech as this might be addressed to the French deputies :—" I tried to obtain an armistice and reforms for the insurgent Poles, and with this view I concerted with Austria and Eagland. We made oar demand, and have met with a refusal. We renewed our demand, and met with a second refusal, accompanied with the recommendation to cease urging it, and to mind our own business—u you must have seen in the papule—which all Europe by this time knows by heart. Thereupon I at tempted in vain to encourage my allies to push the matter further, and finding them resolved to keep quiet, I have resigned myself to do the same. The result is that, the three of us having given to Russia advice which ►he has not followed, we have all of us decided upon taking the advice she has tendered us. We have maintained peace, sod added another page fond assuredly not the least memorable) to the interminable history of the negotiations of France in favour of Poland." In June last there were 58,441 thriving cin chona plants on the Neilgberry Hills in India. Chemical experiments have been made on the bark, which prove that the cinchona is now Naturalised in India and is superior to the cinchona introduced into Java by the Dutch. The Federal generals Grant, Rosecrana. Gil more, Sherman, and liTberson are all Ohio men, and with the exception of Sherman belong to the sect of Wee -101•04. FOOTBALL.—" Etonenais" complains that the game of football as played at Eton differs essentially in most respects from that played at Westminster, Rugby, Harrow, and most of the London clubs. This difference prevents matches being made or played betweeu either school or club • mid, furthermore, prevents a player from gaining the credit of playing well anywhere but among his own Associates. For instance, an Etonian who attempts to play at the Rugby game finds himself quite unable to touch the ball at all, and so tire remit. The Etonian" have now for two years played against the Westminster' In Viocentaquare ; the genie is • kind of compromise between the two ; the display is therefore below mediocrity—neither of the sides tan practiee any of their favourite " dodges" without iefrieging the rules of the other, and an advantage gained by ono side is not lawful by the rules of the opposite party. "Etonesols" contends that these annoyances might be prevented by the framing of set mks for the pane of football to be played everywhere. Say, let the captains of the football elevens at Etoo, Westminster, and Rugby, and the presidents of one or two London clubs meet, with members of either University, and frame rules for one universal game. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES IN ISDINBURGH. On Friday evening their Royal Highnesses dined with the Lord Provost, at his residence in George-square. The preparations made by his lordship for the reception of his royal guests were on a scale of great magnitude and mag nificence. The nurseries at Inverleith-row were liberally laid under contribution to supply choioe evergreens, flowers and hot•bouse plants for the embellishment of the various apartments. Printers and decorators took possession of the establishment, and lavished their ingenuity in novel sod effective designs. Mirrors were em ployed without limitation to magnify and repoi duce the splendours of the rooms, and illuminated stained-glass windows were introduced to heighten the effect of the decorations. The dining-room on the ground floor was most magnificently fitted up. One of the windows over. looking the meadows was taken out, and an arbour of beau tiful plants was formed outside which stretched into a vista, the end of which seemed an immeasurable distance away. Long waving palm branches were ingeniously arranged so as to produce a most striking effect ; rare tropical plants of the most luxurious foliage, intertwined with delicate-tinted flowers, were disposed in the roost artistic fashion ; mirrors were placed so as to reproduce the flowers and the plants, and magnify the vista till the eye lost itself in a dim maze of foliage, and the effects of the whole were heightened and magnified by a blaze of light. Towards the upper end of the room, a combina tion of heather and flowers was wrought into an ingenious device, in the centre of which was placed a small fountain of clear water. The furnishings of the dinner table were of the most sumptuous and costly description, and the general arrangement of the room was most elegant. On the decorations of the drawing-room neither labour nor money was spared, and the effect was strikingly magnificent. Adjoining the drawing-room was a boudoir for the Princess, which was most tastefully deigned. The roof was con waled by a white lace canopy of fine wavy outline, and the walla were covered with white muslin. The furnishings wen extremely elegant, and the whole of the interior fit tings realised the idea of a magnificent Oriental tent. The Prince and Prince. left Stanley's Hotel about twenty minutes part seven, and drove in • covered carriage to George-square. The announcement that their Royal Highs...es were to dine at the residence of the Lord Provost had the effect of drawing together • very large crowd in the square, who cheated the royal couple loudly as they alighted. Their Royal Highness. were received at the entrance of the mansion by the Lord Provost and Mrs. Graham Lawson. Dinner was served precisely at half-put seven, and on the company membling the Lord Provost had the honour of conducting the Prince s to the dining-room, and hie Royal Highness the Prince conducted Mn. Graham Lawson. The band of the 3rd Hunan was stationed in • temporary apartment adjoining the dnwing-mom, and played selections of music during dinner. The Lad Provostalso gave an eveuiag party at half Tut nine. The Prince and Prinoces remained for about an hour in the drawing-room, and listened with much apparent pleasure to several pieces of music played on the pianoforte by some of the ladies present. Their Royal Ifighneasee de parted about eleven o'clock, sod the company left shortly afterwards. LORD LYNDHURST. The announcement of the indisposition of Lord Lyndhurst occasioned numerous inquiries on Saturday and yesterday at his lordship's house in Georgeatreet, Hanover-square. We learn that since Friday the noble and learned lord has been suffering from a low fever, attended with the consequent weakness, and it is feared, owing to his great age (92), that, should the fever take a favourable turn, the venerable invalid will be too weak to rally. Yesterday rooming the following bulletin was issued by his lordship's medical attendant, Dr. Thomas Hawksley :—" Lord Lyndhurst has been dangerously ill since Friday, and to-day there is no im. movement." A later bulletin, issued for the in fomatiou of his lordship's numerous friends, stated that " his condition this evening is more favourable." The Duke of Wellington sent yesterday to inquire after the health of his lordship; and among the personal calls were his Ezosilency Mr. Adams, the United States minister; the Ifarchioosse of Ely, the Corustess (Dow.) of Tanker ville, the Earl of Settee, Mr. Panizzi, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Hoo. Colonel and Lady Margaret Charteris, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lady Sophia des Vona, and many others. His three daughters—the Hon. Mrs. H. J. &dein, the Hon. Mrs. Hamilton Beckett, and the Hoc. Mrs. Do Cane—were summoned to town as Friday, sad have shim reached the metropoli►. The Court Circular states that orders were sent to Windsor Castle to have all the room morally occupied by ber Itajesty and the royal family in readiness by the 17th inst. On Wednesday Wit the Queen caused to be presented to the Windsor Dispensau portraits of herself sad the Prince Consort, admirably lithographed by Vinter, from the lut paintings her Majesty and the Prince Consort ant for to Winterbalter. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Prisons Mary, attended by Lady Geraldioe Somemet and Carmel Home Parses, leave the duchess's chateau at Rumpenheim. near Fraaktoi 1, either on Wed nesday or Thursday next, for their madame at St. James's Palace on their way to Sew. The Earl and Countess Russell and the ladies Russell inteod to leave Mint* House, near Hawick, Rox burghsbire, where they bare been visiting the Earl and Countess otMiato, for Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park. Major the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Theeiger have WI Paris, en route to India. The marriage of the Hon. Mr. Herbert, brother et the Earl of Pow's, with lies Sykes, daughter of Sir Tattoo Sykes, is axed to take place oe the 15th inst. Sir Aleunder Cockburn left town a few days sines, on a visit to the Duke and Dunham of Wellington, at Brighton. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricartle will leave filtmttoe-dreet tomorrow for their seat, Portumna Comae, °Away. The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P., is expected to arrive is town on Wednesday or Thursday Lent from Dieppe. Lord Brougham will leave Brougham Hall to morrow for Edinburgh, to preside at the annual rosining of the Social Science Congress. The noble wad learned lord will he the mat of the Lord Provost during his sojourn in that city. It is announced that M. Fonld's letter to the Emperor, conteinion a full expoeition of the financial pad lieu of the Preach empire, is to be published in the Moni. tear early thin week. One of the most extraordinary phenomena of our time is the continued drain of the Irish population by emi gration. Daring the seven months of this year, ending July 31, the number of people that emigrated from Ire. land is 80,508, against 45,899 during the lame period laid year, showing an iocresie of 34,807. The total comber of persons who emigrated from Ireland niece March, 1851, is even in there return' as 1,378,333. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland left the Viceregal Lodge on Saturday morning, for Gar. pally, the Hosideses of the Earl of Claanarty, where he will be • Mellor devils' the Mr. The Arebbiel;op of Dublin still lingers on, nearly in the same state, suffering less pain io his leg, but beeoai iog daily weaker. IN HZ CROWTHER. ..... This was a simnar Celle. The bankrupt was a builder, of Chelsea. Au adjournment was ordered on the Name ground an in the hat aue. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. erne.) The October quarter seams of the perm for the county of Middlesex took place this morning at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contains the names of 73 prisoners for trial, 65 of whom are indicted for felony, 8 for misdemeanor. After the swearingof the traverse jury Mr. Payne remarked that the jury lista were still very imperfect, ea 22 persons out of the jury had been excused. Wittiest Jut. Cumming. 40, surgeon, was indicted for stesliag a panted book, value sa, the property of William Henry Smith and another. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution. Josiah Thorogood, after being sworn, esid—l am a con. stable of the Great Northern 'Railway. About half-part three on the afternoon of the 19th September, I saw the prisoner on the down ode of the King's-cram station. From information I received I watched him and saw him go up to the bookytall and put his hand upon • book. He went away sad went round the booking-office, but afterwards cams back to the stall. He put his ha nd on • book stand ing ab, put it inside his coat, and concealed it. Me walked away into the booking-office. I spoke to the keeper of the stall, and we went after him. We found him at the door of the booking-0650s walking into the yard. I caught bold of him and said, " I shall give you into custody for stealing a book." He said, " rye no book." I put my had inside his oat and pulled the book away. He said, " I only took it to read." I told him that he would have to go to the police-office and explain it there. Oa the way down the platform he said, " You ham got the book, pray let me go." William Seymour French said be was the keeper of stook stall belonging to William Henry Smith and Son, at King's cross station. On the afternoon of the 19th of September het witaiess spoke to him, and he saw him with the pri soner, and heard the constable charge the prisoner with stealing the book. He said, "What nonsense ! I only took it to read." The book had not been sold. iir:cue tr; prosecution. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said that he went to the King's-muse station to see a friend off to Olney, in Buckinghamshire. He was passing bi the book stall when the title of the book, the " Alpine Guide," caught his eye. It interested biro, as be once had had connexions with the Alpine Club. He took it up and opened it, when the constable told him he charged him with stealing the book. He was not more than three yards from the stalL Mr. Payne summed up the evidence, and the jury re turned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Poised said that as the case had terminated in a con viction, he felt it his duty to inform the wart that the prisoner was seen on the 12th of Septemberat the bookstall, when be took up a book and was walking away when the little boy at the stall stopped him. but did not give him into custody on account of him respectable appearance. He, how ever, had the sense to tell Mr. French, who returned short time afterwards. Tb• boy was called, SOli corroborated this evidence. Mr. Payne senteeced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to bird labour for sin months. The prisorwr's face wore a roost 'rueful aspect u he left the dock. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) WORSHIP-STREET. ASSAULT ON A NUE- Janes °awn, 26, was charged before Mr. Leigh with an assault upon his wife. Baker, 242 N, said—About 1 o'clock this morning I was in the Hackney-road, sod saw defendant having some words with his wits there. He struck her more than onoe on the aide of her head, kicked, and pushed bee. I told him that he ought to be ashamed of such conduct ; and he replied, " She is my wife, and I shall do as I like with her." I took him into custody ; he called to some companions ; and his wife begged that I would not prefer any charge against him. He said to her, " Yon b—, you are the cause of all this !" and struck at her with his right hand, but the blow was prevented by soother constable. He was a little in liquor ; she was sober, and wanted to get him indoors. Austin, 244 N, corroborated and added—Defendant said to his wife, " I'll give you something when I get you iu if you don't go directly !" He kicked her in the thigh and shoved her. She ran from him, he followed. Baker spoke the words he has mentioned, and defendant mulled as sworn to. She begged us not to take him. I stopped the blow aimed at her, but it just touched her cheek. Sim ran towards me. The wife expressed • desire to be sworn and said—My husband did not push ms. I can away to my own door, not to the constable. My husband did not lay a hand upon me to hurt me ; he did Dot kick or strike me ; he did not raise bin leg. I think be was sober. I asked with surprise what he was taken into custody for. Two witnesses called swore that the defendant was sober, and that be did not kick his wife or strike her. One of them, however, admitted that she was pushed by her husband, but only in • ** larking " way, and that the constable did not prevent any blow or have occasion so to do. Defendant was • tradesman in the neighbourhood. Mr. Leigh—l fully believe the evidence given by the police in this matter, and it is really • shocking fact that witnesses in such eases should thus turn round upon the police. I can perfectly understand a wife's feeling in doing so, but here is sworn evidence by others flatly imputing perjury by coutradictiog the entire testimony of the constables; my astonishmeot is that the police do interfere and render assistance in such in stances as this, so frequent is it that the protecting ioterfer- MOS they render is returned by a conspiracy between the husband arid wife, who subse9nently make n sweeping Ole ption of broad falsehood against them. I shall order de hiedant to pay aline of 405., or in default be imprisoned for 14 days. Defendant—lf perjury has not been committed in this mak it has sot been in any. The fine was, of coarse, paid immediately, and it is only fair to mention that both constables have been in the force many years. SOUTH WARK. TEN. INTOLNEABLE NOTNANCIE ON NERINGTON CAt4ER'AT. Elsves lads, from 16 to 18 years of age, named Work brake, Crust, Beaks, Benn,v, 'Wawa, Berwick, Char,, , w, Hill, Doris, Newton, and Blades were brought before Mr. Gm* cherged with misoondoeting themselves towards females and others on Newiegtoo-causeway. For a loon time past Newington-causeway, from Hersencoager-Isee to the New Kent-road, on Sunday evenings has bees the enure* of great annoyance to the inbabi tents and respectable peewee who were compelled to pats that way. From 7to 9 o'clock the pavement hes beets in the posecesion of a vagabond pet of hobbedeboys, who attacked say defenceless young female, no matter what her condition of life, in *diaguatiog neater. In consequence of that Mr. Jones. the churchwarden of Newington, and a number of the inhabitants waited upon Mr. Brantford, the superintendent of the police, who be. receotly placed several private cloches officers on duty with a view to put • stop to this disgreeeful noisome. Two constables of the 11 division said that between 7 and o'clock on Sunday evening, they law some of the priwiners throw walnut shells at females who ware buroceeding quietly along the Causeway. They thee on 'tome of the females, lifted their clothes up. and acted indecently towards them. Some of the females for tunately bad male protectory with thein,wheu the prisoners ran away. Tory, however, returned sod recommenced their misconduct, and as several of the females bitterly complained of the illtreatmeot, the deem eventually secured the pn wears sad locked them up. Mr. Condo risked whether any of the female* who had been so assaulted were present to give evidence. The constable replied in the negative. They felt arlumed to come forward. Is feet. most of them were very young, sod were at the time retuning from church. Mr. &brio, the solicitor, who raided at 194, Bridge , . how...oam opposite the Causeway, testified as to the nuisance, and added that it was most disgraceful sod ought to be put a stop to. bat „unfortunately the young females felt a repugnance to attend a polies court. Mr. Combs observed that if such was the case be could not interfere. la discharging She priming he cautioned r