The Express. — London, England, 1863-10-29 00:00:00

PICCADILLY CRINOLINE ROOM 18 NON OPEN. PICCADILLY SANSFLECTIIM JIIPONS, los. tic Is.. Id., we ll& PICCADILLY CRINOLINES PUFFED, SOL mid us. PICCADILLY CRINOLINES. The PATENT ONDI NA. or Waved Japon, dew away with the •adOtly results o: the ordhool hoops. and so prided are the wavelike bands, that a lady may assvild a steep stair, lean against • table, throw hewn Into an armchair, pass to her stall at the oPera. or °mop) , a fourth seat its a carriage. without tueonse- Menet to herself or others. or provoking rude remarks of the oheervers, thus nnalifying in on important degree all those peen tending t o destroy the modesty of English women : and, lastly. It allows the dress to fall Into graceful folds. Price 13a. 6d., 21a, and tts dl. Ilinstnitions free. PHILPOI7, 37, PICCADILLY, W. ALFRED WEBB MILES, Everybody know. Mr. MILES, REMOVED from hond.attret, to 73, BROOK STREET, Hanover square. hi 1860 The 16e. TROEsM4 ,originated by him) in all the New Patterns for Winter. •• better than ever." vPFA9.~L NOTICE TO 6F.STLHYBN. A. W. MI 1. - Of - WWI nesii r;apec - I.T;;;;Susce that ht. Moen iu the carious departments of hla establishment is now replete for 0% or coats. V.-lA.IIIM Bedford Coeds, and scarlet waterproof cloth for bootleg. The wool-dyed Black and Blue Track Coats, fits A choice of SO pieces of Indestractlble wooded West of lilagtuid Cloths. EITABLISHEO lail. Only address. Eke enwesys. TO o . o*ll/IFON D Aiwillowiewts haired ter - Ti;;l7Prees London INestoe Pew, lewd be et the ones, 10, Itouverleetreet, by Two ekeoci es the day of pebilealios. OVRNT-OLIDE.I. T 1173 Mini% Tfl6 D6YE<T riAiiiEs. Mews. W. H. W. 48. Cowl, A. Cook, and W. R wrisou Mimes lou as and Susan Pine. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.—Commence MB. HAYMARKET. Tmi Memo, OUR MAYYY•FSIOOOL ABA CUCUMBER. —Mr. Charkw Mathews: MW 1. Wrght asd Mn. william.—TUE GOLDEN SUMS. Mr. sad Mrs. Ms les Matherra—Atal MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Mr. Clark. LYCIIIM. 011 SATURDAY NEXT, 111.171.71V0N10. a Love Story. Mears. Feaster, Brougham, Emery, Charles, and Jordan Mame Terry, LAMM% and Klewortly, and Mrs. Lee. BRITANNIA. Teta Cream, THE 151Y!1011OCIS XV. Mn. H. Lana. —THIS 0/LZAS OMORT Kritzer. Kers. Reynolds sod coots Mdras. Creatord and Varaold. —Sliming by flaw Collins. Mr. Ran dall, and um. ruon.—Aad TIM HONOUR OF 21111 ROCS? MOH WAXMAN LONDON BILDOL MN DAT & 16w Aflame.. Th. SOL to&osikow— Mone& 3. 61a... Ilni LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29. Tame are few who can tell us what Indian Tea is like. How many of us have ever tasted, except as a curiosity, any tea that did not come from China ? Yet we have lived to hear of seventy seven tons of seed and seven hundred thousand seedlings having been given away by the Indian Government to planters, in the last season alone, from the Government gardens of the North- Western Provinces of India. We were curious about the first Assam tea sent over less than thirty years ago ; and when we did not like it we were told that the fault was in the preparation, wl"ch was to be amended by an importation of prime manipulators from China. Some gourmands have insisted to this day that there was no tea to corn- pare with that which is served at Russian tables, being brought overland from China, through the great fair at Kiachta ; and when the same tea does not appear so good in London, enormous as is its coot, we arc told that the voyage spoiled it. As we live in an island, we re:ght despair, if this allegation is true, of ever being bloomed with tea of prime quality ; but we are exhorted to take comfort, as no tea ever was, or ever will be, better than what is now rt...ed "i a vast range of plantations stretching along the lower slopes of the Himalayas. A vast range it is indeed. The plants are now thriving over an area of 35,000 square miles—• territory which ro:7,ht supply the whole world. But a few years ago these lends were lying waste; and the Government hoped so little from a soil so un promising, in a climate so unfavourable, that it parted with its metres to any applicants who would take them off its hands. Where tea gardens were tried and succeeded, it seemed as if the native demand would absorb all the produce, so rapidly have the Hindoos learned the uses and benefits of tea. But nature has proved tan strong for prejudice and custom, in both natives aid Europeans ; and she has smiled on the efforts of Government to provide a resource for the world against the exclusive dependence on China, which might others s, have become nearly as great a calamity to Europe as the late dependence on America for cotton. Great pains were taken to introduce the best plants upon suitable soil, in a good aspect ; and to put the young nurseries under the charge of the best qualified botanists and gardeners first, and then to commit the p;cking, and preparation, and pack ing to the best Chinese tea-makers whom money could procure. The success was complete, as far as it went ; but there was much ;-icredulity ' about the scheme ever reaching the po;-it of com mercial profit. Mere was not enough suitable land ; there was • deficiency of labour ; it was idle to dream of competing with China. It seems bat the other day that we were told this, and that the Government gardens were sneered at as one of the costly freaks in which rulers are apt to throw away the people's money. In this ease, however, the rulers of India have been wise and beneficent ; and they are wise now, in retiring at the right moment from an enterprise which can take care of itself. By deg.ees, rr;les upon miles of juir;le have been cleared by proprietors, as they became aware what a source of profit it might be. Forest-grown slopes have been opened to the sun and a"--enough timber being left to protect the young tea plants. More and more applicants, Europeans and natives, came to the Government for seed and young plants ; and the demand has increased so fast, and is so eager, that, if the faith of the authorities was not pledrod to make no charge, a great profit might have accrued from the sale of these elements of production. In one valley of the Punjaub a large sum was go tually paid for seeds and seedlings ; but the money was returned when the Lieutenant-Governor pro nounced that such aid was to be furrialsed gratis as long as the Government grew tea. Now that it appears that private planters are deriving • part of their profits from such sales, there seen. to be no farther reason why the whole enter i n'se shooed not be committed to the safeguard of private interest. The commercial spirit always pro- duces the best of everything, in the most economical way, when once left free to follow its instincts. Government leaves • legacy to the producers in the trained cultivators and manufac turers who are found distributed through all the gardens and factories from one end of the tea range to the other. It has handsomely sought out the heirs of lands which were parted with when they were unprofitable, and has reinstated such as could be found ; and greatly astonished some of them must be to find themselves in possession of such • property. Now it has the remaining work to do of providing roads among the planta tions and down to the great highway; as soon as the landowners can bring their jungles sad wilder nesses up to the paying point which justifies road making. Cause must be shown by individual pro prietors in this way, of course ; and they must do it by actual demonstration of what they can pro duce, for there is naturally a run of speculation just now in that direction, and foolish adventu rers are, as in all times, reeking baste to be rich, without observing the conditions. They buy Lind and plants, and then have not capital enough to wait for the growth of their trees and their profits. Mr. Jiersow tells us that new parties are appearing monthly in the Debra Doon Valley, where a score of flourishing plantations lie within view, belonging to companies and capital ists, native and foreign. The unsound among these " new parties" will vanish from the scene, and the more substantial will do enough in the woods and wilds to show that they deserve good maxi+ to a market. As for the market, there is no reason why the world should not buy twice as much tea as at present, if it could be had cheap enough. We are assured that the North-Western tea districh might, and soon will, yield as much as all China ; and that with high cultivation they would yield twice as much. On the side of the buyers in our country and some others, it may be said that the consumption of tea increases at every opportuniti —with every reduction in the price, and every improvement of wages which increases the pur chasing power of the working classes. Those classes would like to drink better tea, and more of it ; and it would be an advantage to morals to have tea supersede more and more some other kinds of drink. There seems to be no reason why this should not happen, now that India is becoming ca pable of rivalling China in the article of tea ; and an enormous commerce may be found to have grown out of the first tea-garden in which the Go vernment planted the first shrub. Whenever India opens the great fair which we are persuaded will ere long compete with the Kiachta, and Nijni Novogorod fairs for the com merce of Central Asia, the Indian tea-growers will obtain all the EurWesn custom, and a good deal of the Western Asian and the American. The travell'ig mercharts of Centrio Asia will find it more convenient and less costly to get their sup plies of tea and other commodities at a mercantile congress on our northern frontier, than by going far east in Siberia to meet the Chinese on their northern frontier. We may thus enjoy an equiva lent of the Russian tea without having to fetch it from China, or to pay so much for its coming over land. When there is the yearly fair which has been so long prophesied for India, the AS' %12 mer chants will find other routes to Europe than the single one, which is the only one they know of. When we grow tea enough in India, new routs will open, till every household in the heart of Europe becomes as used to its daily tea as its daily bread. Vbr Court. BALMORAL,Ocr. 27. The Queen, accompanied by the Princemes Helena and Louie% drove to Boinamit's Mom, yesterday morning. In the afternoon the Queen went out attended by Lady Churchill. The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Helens, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, end attended by the ladies and gentlemen in wAing, leaves the Castle this morn ing at half-past 12 o'clock, for Windsor Castle, Unrolling to Aboyoe by the road, where a special train will be in reed'. mess to convey the Queen and royel farely and se. • to Windsor. Her Majesty is expected to reach Windsor at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The children of the Crown Prince and Princess of Preside will meet the Queen at the Aboyns station, and tassel with her Majesty to Windsor. WINDSOR CASTLE, Ocr. 28. TIN Queen, accompanied by Primus Helena. Priacese Louis, Prinosm Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, Prince Wil. liam, Prince= Charlotte, and Priam Henry of Pram* arrived at the Castle this morning at Ave misutre past aim o'clock. The suite iu attendance consisted of the Ledy In Waiting (Lady Churchill), Lady Augusts Bruce, Baroness Vail Dabs. neck (in attendance on the children of the Crown Prince sod Primer). Lieutenant-Gamboa' Hon. C. Grey, Lord Charles Fitzroy, sod Mr. Buff. Sir George Grey attended her Idalady to Perth. . . PrincessHobeOohs, attested by 15oloost F. Seymour. C. 8., arrived at the Castle yesterday Irma the Continent oa a visit to bee Majesty. Prime mid Pennon Louis of Haw, with the Prisms Victoria, Weeded by Barters Rohm* sad (kptain Westerweller, arrived at Buckingham Palace at 111$ minable past 10 o'clock yesterday morning from Edinburgh. The Duke of Cambridge visited their royal bighorns. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mazy also paid visit to the Priam sad Prime. at Boracinghata Waft. The Right Roo. Oa George Grey has arrived as his matt, Fallodoo, Northumberland. from Drepatobra were received yeekaday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada. The Earl of Derby is confined to his room at Kaewelsy with se &Ur* of goat. . The Earl and Connte; Spencer and Lady Sarah Speocor embarked at Emirates a few days ego for &lox sadria. The Right Ron. Sir Charles and Lady Mill Wood have left Studley Royal, near Ripon, alter whiting the Earl and Omahas de Grey, for Howl* Hall, Northam berlaad, ea a visit to the Earl sad Cowmen Grey. Count and Countess de Fialiault are expect-d at °matey Haw,. Monday sect, from their meat, Tani. &lea, N.B. Lord Llanover has left Llanover, South Wales, ea a tour of visits in Seot•ukel. Mr. W. D. Seymour, Q.C., M.P., delivered a lecture it the Hartley hatination. donthamptoo, on Wd •edey. The lectors wee entitled " The Footin'lta of Uee'r•.• The Dublin corporation has granted a salary of 1001. per mourn to the city analyst, Dr. Gunmen, who is to band over to the city trearomr whatever fess he may receive from persons who employ I 1, his public capacity. The Lord Mayor is also anthorised to purchaes food suspected , to be adulterated, and submit it to him for analyeatioe. ALDERMAN SALONIONS, M.P., AND um COMFIT., rorrrs.—Las night, at eight o'clock, a crowded public amenity of the electors of the borough of Greenwich, was held at the Literary leetiteVoe. Royal-bill, to beer ao ad dress from Alderman fialornona, M.P., explanatory of his view. on various imporMot public climatical'. On the motion of Mr. D. Baas, seconded by Mr. Cobbett,a reso l u ti on en . praneive of cootinorl confi dence in Aldermao Salomon* was musainsonely adopted, and the meeting separated. CONSOLIDATION or THE INLAND REYRNEE AND Cuarome Eey.tatatersers.—Mr. T. B. Horeb% M.P., who was the chairman of theparliarnentary committee up on this subject, attended • meeting of the council of the Liver pool Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and delivered as address upon the question, in reply to • resolution moved by Yr. C. R. Ball bed seceeded by Mr. L A. Mae& (pre- Masai of the chamber), Unwiring Mr. Boreal for his ex ertions and referring the reports of the select auenMittNi to the Customs committee of the chamber. CoIoiNcRATION or ST. JUDIegl CHCRiII. —The coremosy of consecrating the sew church of St. Jude, (Cray's lea-roe-1, se edifice emceed to tube the place of a temporary church of the same miss at the back of the sew building, took place yeeterday. The building, which is from the dries of Mr. Feramek, of Blooms. bury-square, is in the ea:ly geometric idyls of Gothic mehheotore. It is bo'it of stock bricks outside, and of while bricks, at relieved with different abodes of red bricks, inside. The Whiter of the building coo• sista of • central save, side aides, sad chancel. The columns of the nave are of Mmelield Moue, and the stonework of the arches of Bath Noma. The chancel arch is supported by marble, the column' it. the chancel being of the same materiel. The spaadrils are breed work. There is • handsome reredos is revved Caen Muse, Tepee ' eating the Lest he I. fall relief. The upper nee wis dom.. which is in the pper earliest style, sad smaller pointed windows at the °Wan end of the church, are fitted with stained glean representing oar Lord's birth, crucifixion, re einverdien, is 8.5 and ascensioe. together with incidents in his life. The nave fest Ice& 24 feet wide ; the chancel is 35 feet by V. A tower 100 feet is height Mande at the south east angle. The foundation atoms of the *diem. which is sow nearly complete, was laid on the IDLY of November het by lb. Right Hoe. Frederick Berra Cathay,. The osteseney of coesseration was redeemed by th e Right HO S . preached the wawa. and Right Rev. • the Lord Bishop of Loedea, wh o she THE' IXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DENMARK AND GartMANY. We yesterday gave the text of two notes ad dressed by Earl Ru4sell to the Germanic diet, dated respectively the 29th of May, and the 14th of Octo ber last, containing the representations of the I l English cabinet relative to the resolution of the diet, which decreed federal execution. It was in the sitting of the 22nd that the diet was call2d upon to come to a decision on the Bret of these two despatches. In conformity with the conclusions of the committees instructed to make a report to it on this subject, the diet declared " that it could not act upon the communication of the British cabinet;" consequently it re quested its president to notify this resolution to the English ministry, and to communicate at the same time the report of the committees. In this report are explained the motives which lei the diet to adopt this important resolution. The committee are of opinion that the "constitutional question which concerns the duchies of Holstein and of Lauenbourg is a purely internal matter, and that, Denmark persisting in adhering to its illegal measures, it is impossible for the diet to abandon the federal execution without placing itself in opposition to the fundamental laws of the confederation and the obligations which are im posed on that august assembly." (Rrorsi'm Tniviums.) FRANCE. PARIS, Ocr. 29. The Mexican consuls in Paris, Bordeaux, and Havre having been compelled to mute their func tions, the affairs of these consulates have been tem porarily placed in charge of the consuls of Guate mala EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom OUR ows comusirosoerr.) PAR'S. WIDNIBDAT Evzsuto. The Pays now takes upon itself to argue the question of the " incapacity " of railway directors and government contractors to have seats in the Corps Legislatif. Three days ago it only relied upon the negative precedents of bad times, and reproached the Temps for presuming to anticipate a debate in the chamber—just as if it were not the office of the press to aid the representatives of the people by pointing out abuses, and suggesting arguments concerning them. Better advised, the Pays now returns to the subject in a manner more worthy of serious notice. It says it has a very learned opinion, the publication of which, for want of space, it must defer till to-morrow. But mean while the gist of the opinion is that the imperial constitution declared no " incompatibility " except the case of a paid government func tionary, and that therefore the law of 1849, which has been insisted upon, is repealed by implication. This is no doubt the leading idea which M. Chaix d'Est Aug° will be instructed to sustain. But there is much to be said on the other side, and if only fair play can be had, it is a very pretty quarreL It is stated that the return visit of the Queen of Spain to the Empress will take place in July, 1864. The Nation gives a totally new version of the mission of the Empress at Madrid. It professes to have heard from Rome that the French army is about to evacuate the Holy City and return to France, leaving only a garrison at Civita Vecchia. As part of the abangement the Empress has ob tained a promise from the Queen of Spain of 10,000 Spanish troops to occupy Rome. The Nation, and small blame to it, gives this news with "the utmost reserve." The Bourse was very bad. The Bente has now fairly lost the figure of 67fr., and was quoted at the close at 66fr. 90c., both for cash and account, with a fall of 20c. Mobilier, which closely follows the Bente, fell 31fr. 25c. It was rumoured that the bullion in the Bank of France has sustained a Luther decline of forty millions siuoe the last returns, and that the rate of discount would be raised to-morrow ; some people, however, doubt whether such a measure will be taken on the eve of the 31st of October, when an unusual number of bills will fall due. However this may be, the speculators for the rise are thoroughly discouraged. The Daily News is seized. LONDON AND COLONIAL BANK (LIMITED). The first ordinary general meeting of the share holders wee held at 1 o'clock, at the Ludo* Tavern ; Mr. T. H. GLAD/170111h the chair. The following report of the directors wee read by the Sa e9"" In meeting (MA r dze he Zere F h ßo olde d rs ) for the flint time, the di rectors have much pleasure in placing before than • brief statement of the general progress of the bank during the short time it has been in operation. At the meeting which it is proposed to hold in the spring of 1864, as early after receipt of the half year's accounts as possible, the directors will pre out to the members • belancetheet, from which • correct estimate may be formed of the working of the bank. At Present, however, in consequence of the short time which ham elapsed since the beak commenced business, they are Only able to speak of the foundations being laid, after much care and consideration, of that which they believe gives promise of a permanent and solid success. The directors have been less anxious to begin hastily than well; and the shareholders are convened at this stage of the bank's operations, mainly in order that an opportunity may be given of reporting the measures that have been adopted, with • view to place the or g anisation of the bank upon a sound and prosperous basis. A branch was opened at Montreal on the Ist July last, under the management of Mr. C. F. Smithers, late principal sgset of the Bank of Montreal at New York, and formerly inspector in the same institution. The selection of • manager for this important post was confided by the direction to one of their number, who visited Canada to perfect the organimation of the bank in that province in the of this year. Under the management o i f a 2. Wthers, the progress of the bank in 3lontreal bee been highly encouraging. The ac counts received to the 30th September, exhibited from fort night to fortnight a steady inertias" in the business of the branch, and show that the manager has thus far justified the high expectation formed of him, by the position he has taken in this centre of banking operations for Canada. It is the intention of the directors, as the capital is gratin. ally called up, to open branches in Torontoand in other parte of Canada, as well as to establish agencies in New York and Chicago—a neoeseary connexion, which will en able thebut to secure its share of the ,vast and yearly increasing exchange transactions origi nating in the grain -producing regions of the West. At the 'elicitation of influential mercantile houses in the British West Indies, it has been resolved to extend the operations of the bank to those colonies, and arrangements are now in progress for the early establishment of branches in two of the most important islands, where the director' have grounds to anticipate a very favourable field for bank ing operations. Permanent premises have bear secured in Cannon-street, at • moderate rental, to which the business of the bank will be removed early in December. With the arrangements now completed, and in contempt.. tion. the director believe they have reason to congratulate their fellow-shareholders on the prospects the bank has be fore it, and they have little doubt that ere long it will take Its place among the prosperous banking institutions of this country." The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the report wished to say • word or two on the past, the present, and the futures of the bank. The pest had been laborious and anxious. The progress made during the last six or eight months in Canada was satisfactory. The bank had been placed on • solid basis and had the fairest prospects of success. It would have been easy to establish • great number of branches ; but such a course would nob have been judicious, as the return was sot likely to have justified the expense. The directors had concentrated their efforts on places where they Gould , exercise considerable influence. In Montreal and the West Indies there was an ample field for the employment of the company's capital; but as opportunities arose and capital came in branches would, it was hoped, be usefully established at Toronto, Quebec, and other important places. As regarded the pre seat, he observed that the bank in Montreal was in • most favourable position, having been well received by the mer cantile community there. More accounts had been offered than were accepted, a good selection had been made, and there was very good ground to look forward to a steady increase in the ratio of profit, yielding • fair dividend to shareholder' from that bank alone. As already intimated in the report, the board contemplated operations, at an early period, in the British West Indies, sod he believed the result would be satisfactory. The future was very mush in the hands of the shareholders themselves. The directors bad taken no step without great forethought and inquiry, and so far as human foresight could foresee, they had hitherto taken no false step ; and, confident in the capabilities of the book, they now asked for the support of the shareholders while they were outleavouri,4 to place it among the leading banking institutions of the time. ( Cheers. lN ) MP. GRAM CHAPMAN, a director, seconded the motion. Mr. BOLTON could not understand why the share, of an iestitutioe which had such good prospects continued so low on the Stock Exchange . He should like to know whether any shares had been thrown on the market by the dimmers. The Stock Exchange estimate was perhaps the fairest cri terion of value. . . Mr. BALMIER inquired what was the amount of money received on current and deposit securities at Montreal, what amount of capital wu paid up, and when there would be another cal% . . . . The Caarax►tr, in reply, observed that when that eons. piny bad the poorest prospects its shares Were at the highest premium, showing that t►e Stock Exchange estimate was not reliable. (Hear, beer.) The Stock Eta:dulls had in this case reversed the natural order of things, UDC* with excellent prospects the shares were now at a discount. (Hear, bear.) The easterners' balances at the last date amounted to 17,4861. 18s. Bd., which for colooi►l banking was a very fair return. In the colonies profit was ehiely obtained, not, as in London, by means of balances, bat through advances to customers. The amount of capital which should be paid up was 84,190/. ; the amount actually paid up was 711,2631. The directors did not think there would be any immediate necessity for a call. Probably another all of 51. per share would be made early in the next spring. He added th►t the number of shares bad by the directors bad been doubled since last February. (Hear, hear.) In reply to • question . The CHAIRMAN said the profit earned duriog three mouths at Montreal was more than enough to pay a dividend of 5 per cent, on the capital paid up. A SRARCHOLDER—Then I suppose we may expect a dividend very soon The CHAIRMAN.—We must not commit ourselves. (Laughter.) The report was then adopted, and the meeting terminated i•t the usual meaner. GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock, at the Loedon Tavern ; Mr. E. W. War- KIK, president, in the chair. The repot t, which had been previotudy circulated and adopted, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said during his recent visit to Canada he was impressed with the truth of as observation sometimes made to him by his colleagues that be did not take a sufficiently hopeful view of the future. He found the commercial poet. Coo of the line very satisfactory and • disposition on the part of the people of Canada to support it. The discipline and organisation of the line showed improvement, and that weak point In American railways, the permanent way, was being amended on the beet mechanical and engineering principles. As regarded the peat almost everything seemed to him to have turned on the working expenses. The Grand Trunk had been worked as high as 85 per cent , the cost was now reduced to 63 per cent. ; but if the line bad been worked ail originally estimated at 44) per cent., there would have been amply sufficient to pay the interest of the bonds and yield • dividend. (Hear, hear] A railway in Canada could never be worked es cheap as railways in England ; but nevertheless Mere was reason to hope in the future. The increase le the traffic receipts of the last halt-year was 51,3471., which was earned in face of a saving in expenses of 9,339!. Therefore, practically speaking, the profit of the 'lndere*. king in the halt-yen showed an increase of 60,0001., or nearly 100 per cent. In excess as compared with the cone eponding half of 1862. These facts gave them grounds to hope that by steady persistence in a policy of industrial economy they would surmount all their difficulties, and attain a satisfactory position. (Cheers.) Under these dr. cunist&noes he could not help regrettiog the renewal of those personal attacks which bed done so much to injure the concern. There was plenty of traffic in Canada for all the lines—and by traffic he meant that which would pay the rail- way companies—if the rates were fixed in a proper manner. He then cited Canadian traffic statistics in support of this view. Coocorrently with the increase of the water traffic them was a large and steady increase in the railway traffic. Thus far their own traffic bad been conveyed with inade quate r edline stock, and means must be adopted for supply ' mg the deficiency. As regarded their leases of other lines, he observed that the loos on the Atlantic and fit. Lawrence line was reduced Is the last half year to 6,4931., and that on the Detroit and Port Huron line to 3,5001.; and he hoped that as the List-mentioned line there would, in the current half-year, be no loss whatever. ' They mast look chiefly to an increase of &iridiuml pomade in the west for a further Menem of traffic, and there were strong indications that that source of traffic would be very productive. There was a very large archaise of traffic now with all the meters States, and en this eeeonat an saudgamation with the Montreal and Chemplida Company had bees proposed and would he trusted be sanctioned by the Greed Trunk Company. Ai rangunente baying a similar object were , also in coutemplation is emersion with the Buffalo and Like Huron Oompael. Referring to the terms of the prisMl seryke. be said that having failed to obtain jaatkis in the ordinary way, the board presented to the Governer- General what was termed " • petition of right," power to have their claims beard sad adjudicated in a of law. That was a farm of petition which, it ap peared, wee never retard in this aurally ; but be regretted to say that he Curds it had been ris. jected. (Cries of " Shame I") Siam the postal service was first undertaken Dropoutsl revenue hadincreased from 200,000/. to 700,0001., and the population acid wealth a of the colony hal proportionately increased. The remit the muse punned by ths Canadian government sad . lap i Ware wu that the securities of Canada stood lower in market that those of nearly all the other colonies of Grs t Britain. (Rear, hear.) [The meeting wu proceeding whoa we went to paw I STANDARD BANK OF BRITISH SOUTH Anic A (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon an extraordinary general month,' of proprietors in this bank was held at the office. in Can 50: street, for the purpose of pushily a resolution confirmi ng certain alterations io the articles of association agreed tent en extraordinary meeting held on the 2nd instant, with the view of making it optional instead of compulsory en 4e Pert of the chief branch at Port Elizabeth to cash the ome n issued by the other colonial branches of the bask, th ee avoiding the necamity of that branch always keeping is Mad &larger amount of gold than might be necessary for ition n purposes ; and also to alter the date of making up th e .. counts of the several branches from two months to si x mouths before the general meeting in London, se explained at the previous meeting. Mr. STENOOOSE presided, and proposed the necaury onofinnatory resolution, which was seconded by y r . Wuxi's, and carried unanimously. THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS, EARLSWOOD, Rs. HILL, SURREY.—( THIS DAY.) The autumnal election in connexion with thia charity took place this day at the London Tavern, libber s . gate-street. The proceedings were presided ore , by Mr. Alderman ABBlini, who, in opening the business of th e g in stated that the board of directors bad resolved on electing the eame number oa this 00=1400 as was elected at th e spring election in April last, namely, 23 for the ordiearr period of five years and five for life. He also stated that the board was greatly encouraged by generous support which the, charity had received Lam the public, and they ware in hopes that the subscriptious woalg soon justify them in increasing the number of admiagions. He was glad to my that the debt on the building had been reduced from 20,000/. to 9,000 i., and It was intended in the course of the ensuing year to make a special effort t o b a y e that amount entirely clawed off. The board had therefore the greatest confidence that all the friends of the charity would join with them in doing th e i r utmost to accomplish that most desirable object. as, were the institution free from debt, its benefits could be extended toe mach larger number. There were at pre sent nearly 360 children in the asylum. and there being oe the list of candidates for admission ou that occasion no less than 117 for election for fire pan and 15 for life, show e d that there was ample scope for an extension of their npo. rations. The eHLIRILIN then declared the poll to be opened, when the election was accordingly proceeded with. FIRE IN THE CITY.-(THIS DAY.) A destructive fire broke out about 5 o'clock morning at a tarpanling manufactory, carried on by Mears. Lone and Reeve, situated in Bleclt•horse-yard. Aldute. Strange to say its outbreak was seen from the outskirts of the City before it was known in Aldgate, arising from the circumstances of the premises being is confined court and hemmed in by other httildiags. The brigade of the City stations were called out by thew quartered at distant stations , their telegraph askisg, "There's a light of a large fire in the direction of Tower-hill, whet is it" An immediate despatch of engines sad tore took place, including four land steamers, and on their reaching the spot the whole of the upper portion of the factory was found in flames, and much anxiety prevailed is case the fire should extend to the adjacent houses. Owing to the force employed the surrounding property was pee served, but Messrs. Lane's premises, with their contents, were entirely destroyed. The origin of the fire wu not explained. SPAIN. MADRID, Ocr. 29. A council of ministers has approved the draft of the speech from the throne to be delivered at the opening of the Cortes. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Ocr. 28. The Prcsse of this eveo'ng has received advioes from Warsaw announcing an increase of Russian arbitrary rule. Upon the 23rd a rani& was made upon the young men of the Polish capital Se veral hundreds were seized, searched, and stripped to the akin. The same operation was repeated at night, 130 young men being arrested and mined off to the citadel. The Oat Deutsche Post publishes a leading article upon the danger of the general situation, owing to the systematic hesitation of Austria, " who could easily prevent any catastrophe." The writer con cludes by observing that the true interests of Aus tria are only to be found in energetic common action with France. POLAND. EXECUTION IN WARSAW. WARSAW, Ocr. 29. _ _ At 9 o'clock this morning four Polish gaud armee were hanged on the Gezyboff-square in this capital, by sentence of ooutt-martial. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, Ocr. 28. The Euxivie and the Delta left with the above mails at 1 a.m. this day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 3rd, and the latter at Southampton about the 10th November. The Noma, from Maur:tins, reached &fez on the 25th, and the Benares, from Bombay, on the 26th Met AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 29. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer &monis, from New York on the 17th inst., art:vcd off the Needles at 10.40 a.m. to-day. The Queen of Prussia is now at Coblents, where her Majority will paw a pert of the autumn. TheLrnbergGozetie mentions a new plan adopted by the Bunkum against the Poles. The patrols cherged to sneer the forests take with them a number of large dogs of differeut breeds, to assist them in &wavering the loco-pots ecatiend about in the woods, or conceal , I among the low rushwood. Those animals came vest claim to the Poles. A journal of Valencia, deploring the disaster which has happeoed to Nadar's halloo., adds :—" Fortu nately for 'cisme, oar townsman, M. Dombirt, continues hie labours, and will illeMe this place in the early part of January Is flying tArouqh the air. He will confer immense honour on his country, and excite the env of foreign isathows." IL Nadu, writing to the Independance of Brus sels, Nays that he will continue his eaceesdoes netil he has oolleeted mousey sueleieut to carry oat his plea of nite:7ut hig in the air. The Giant balloon, he rya hie each a state that the damages to it can be rea lily repair l. An important operation in connexion with the telegraphic spite= in Ireland—one by which it a alleged tke Americaa Dews s l l be received in the metropolis six her ri earlier than at preterit—has just been completed. This is the laying of the wire completing direct communication between Car 3 Clear and Londoe. The French government is said to have informed Mr. Dayton, the United States minister Is Paris, that the " asiorisation" for the construction of aerials vessels of war now proved to be building is Fria* for the Confede rates, and for certain caution mad munitions for their arma ment, has been withdraws, and that the parties eogsgcd in the business have been warned of the danger of prosecuting their work. The Hindoo Patriot is of opinion that rev few will follow the example of Babas Betyeadra Tesoro, and vidt England to compete at the Civil Service Examinations. "It is not becar•ii natives hare prejudices to mom the oese•, and to eat with the adechar. Seek prejedisse are gradually weatieg away, and tan yetis hence their hold will be far Ism strong than now. The truth is, the majority of 'educated natives spring from what are nikd the middle chores, i'lable to provide the expenses of prase, stay, and adnoaticse is Elegised for purpose of competition• Their weak, are, gain justly backward to seod them to e strange country tee thousand miles away, without friends to look after them, at en age of life when they seed most after." The Overland Friend of India says : " We expect that a much larger number wilt leave Bombay for We purpose than Bengal, gad that the Pongee, who have so oft si token high hoooors at the Loudon University, and have a colony is London, will go up for the examina tion in •umbra." The Nynee Tal oorrespondent of the Cakutta Zoehats la draws a pleasing picture of life at that quiet isaihrines, where the Lieutenant-Goya-Dor of the North- West geoerslly spends the hot gleam The chief feature is the lake, a mile keg, 6,500 feet above the level of the ma, well slacked with ash sot easily caught by unskilled artists, sad skirted on either side by ranges of well wooded hills, dotted bees sad there with cottages front base to commit. The average venal fall of rain is about 100 inches. No punkah, no mosquito* disturb one's red la September the miss taper off into fine weather, with • coesiderable lowering of temperature. October is even more delight- fully cold sad bract*. Gradually autumn glides oo into 1 waster, with its eascomitauts of mew and i.e. By that time the place is ahead desert a. Tsa kRWLY-APPOINTAD FRENCH AMBAIBADOR. Hie EsteHarry the Priam de la Tour d'Anversso, the re enatipappeiated amlwreador to tho Coast of Bt. JIWWID. 1114 'missed his post as Minister Plecipetestiary at lb. Coed of Prussia to his suommser. in order to repines the Basso de Gros, Om prossot ropressotative of is pew of the Frisch is this country. whose departure is upiew to take pima os or shoot the 15th of next month. The ambassador is the &kat el three brothers one of wiles Is Arebbislarm of Bowies mid the Mhos • liontenant-col ose l of ishiotry, who was for • loos time orderly Akar to the Emperor. Hr szcolleamr is 42 years of age. end has as only mos by as Wish lady, who is Dow doC4Wild. FASHIONS FOB NOVEMBHR. (From Le Fond.) Although the winter toilettes have scarcely begun to make their appearanoe, we are able to give some very drool& I information as to what will be fashionable toe the ooming season. High bodies will be exclusively confined to morn ing dress; for at home, dinner, or evening dress, &bus or lace vestal will be worn over low bodies. The Testa carnal! or trimmings placed ori the body so ss to imitate it, it still mach io vogue. Many corsages for Deglige dresses will be made with postilions barques, especially thou trimmed jacket fashion, sou to form a wa'stoost in frost. The dresses made in the princess style, body sod skit in one piece, will be much used for visitiog drosses made of rich materials. Fr'l evening dresses will be as much, or, if possible, more trimmed than ever. Skirts are still made very long and very kg at the bottom. Plaid is for the present quite the rage ; whether it %A continue its reign much longer is a question we cannot answer ; certainly, plaid rotoodee are beginning to get a little common in Paris. However, they are unquestionably very charming when made of handsome material ; but, in chat case, they should be longer than the plainer rotosdes. Velvet rotoodes are covered with guipure ornaments, and a rich guipure is placed round the bottom, underneath which there is a fringe of silk chenille. Palette of velvet cloth, brown or grey, nearly fitting to the figure, trimmed with plons, are worn by ladies of fashion. We moat not omit to mention that several dresses are made with waistbands, especially those of taffet.t limns of these bodies are laced in front, and have sods of the material edged with lace ; others form a band in front and ba..quioe behind, ending in a scarf (or sash) to match. Laos and guipure are as greatly in favour for trimming as they have been of late. Borne very elegant opera.cloaks are made of lace lined through with bright-coloured silk or cashmere, which shows off the beauty of the pattern. There are also very charming lace tanchons for throwing over the head when leaving the opera or ballroom. Feathers will be much used in trimming moire or velvet dresses. The newest bonoets are more moder►te in shape. and, therefore, more becoming. Many of them have soft crows; although these are certainly not =Had to the style in which the hair is now worn. Crepe and velvet, black silk and plaid velvet, plush and satin, are to be fashionable ma- Serials. We have seen some elegant bonnets, made of white plush, and trimmed with plaid velvet and jet fringes. This has • charming effect, and wi", we expect, be much adopted. _ _ _ Some very pretty head-dresses are formed of Cbaoti"y lace over a oat, surmounted with a diadem of white lilac, said as ooe Odes small black bird with white wings, which are so beautifully made as to shake continually. A very charming little cap was made with black lace, with frill all round. and on the top a bow at violet ribbon mixed with gran in jet. REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES IN ENGLAND. This morning was issued the report of Mr. Tidd Pratt of his procesdiop during the put year es Regis lsar of Friendly Societies in England. During the year 1862 the registrar has examined and certified the rules of 1,277 friendly societies, and also the sltaratioes of the rules of 1,277 societies ; making a total of 2,564 certificates. Nies teen societies have deposited their rules with the registrar. Notices of diseolutioe have been received from 137 frisedly societies doting the year ending 31st December, 1861, of which number 67 were advertised is the Loildow Gazette. Not more than ose or two of the societies dissolved during the part year had tables prepared by an ►ctuary, but adopted a uniform monthly payment for all members entitled to be admitted, is addition to which, in most of then s , s it ar a certain age the members were entitled to s pension, or, in other words, an &laxity, to secure which their ocastribu- Coos were inadequate. Most of them were held at public homes, sod a monthly cootribution was required lobe spent in bier. Numerous complaints have beam made to the re gistrar of the extravagant charges of the management of friendly societies, particularly of those who have extensive agencies over the kingdom. The number of accounts in savings banks, including the friendly societies investing direct with the commissioners, in the united kingdom, was, on 20th November, 1862, 1,558,136, and the amount of in vestments. 42,592,494/. The operations of the Post.office l eavings banks commence& in September, 1861, and the pro gress of the banks from that time s and especially during the past year, has been highly satisfactory, about 186,630 dope siton having opened accounts in them in during the year 1862. Much use has bees made of savinp banks by friendly, provider, and charitable societies, and by the manage,s el peony banks, es shown by the anbioised number d as counts opened with these bodies :—Friendly sessisties,l,olo; provident and charitable societies, 642 ; piney basks, 82, The Reader says :—" The venerable Mrs. Hooter vine, now in bee 83rd yea, bas nearly completed ea honor taut work, embodying the latest discoveries coocerniug t►e constitution of matter. It will embrace chapters cm the s olar spectrum, best, electricity, the correlatioa of feress, end Um constitution of the minute atoms of seized, vege tehlis, and miserslsubstaoms." fiam.re or Ray. Da. Chrrisaia.—We deeply regret te Imre that tits health of t►is enneent minister of the free thrush of Secalead is so setionsly affected Ulm, his median' area ►are ordered perfect repose. and tent his friends heir that the silkily of cis public life roast be re garded as terminetrid.—Breord. Mr. Spencer Clarke has been elected coroner for Hampshire. THE PITMEN'S STAIXE IN THE NORTH. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Wrosinear. Co far as can be seen at present the agitation 'monist the pitmen is confined to the Auckland coking and manufacturing coal pits. But it is reported that some of the owners in the steam coal fields gave a month's notice of en intended reduction last " pay," and it is feared that if such notice is carried out there will be a strike amongst the pitmen employed on these oollieries. A tolerably good feeling seems to prevail between the masters and men in the household coal pita, but in both it and the gas coal district an agitation is going on for the re.formatico of the Union. his being formed is districts, and tbs neighbour. hood in which the present agitation is going on is the Crook and Wear Valley district. It comprehends =collieries, and 3,000 enrolled members, the men belonging to all the other collieries cootributiog to the support of Messrs. Straker and Love's men now out on strike. It is very much to be feared, from the present temper of the 113011, that a good understanding will be difficult to arrive at, and that the strike may become a protracted one. The mitten in di.. pute between the employers and their men are not difficult to understand. The men want to change the mode of m ama from payment by measurement to payment by wt!ght. This Sr. Love, the managing partner of the collieries on strike, is willing to agree to, but with this provision. that the stazdard weight of the tub of ends at the principal colliery, Brandin, has to he 10j cwt.: if only 10 cwt. woes brought to book the man has to loss it. Aod at Oeheoshas it has to be eight cwt., bat if there is a deficiency of 201bs. the man has to logs the vane of the tub of coals. The men refuse these terms, and they ask an immure in prices par score more than they were paid before the strike. The men seem to be adopting a system of plain resistance. They are particularly careful to avoid any broach of the peace, and have made arrangements to prevent uproar and turmoil when the masters proceed to evict them sod their families from their cottages. Those families that cannot And shelter with pensive occupying tenement homes, and at the neighbouring villages, will be accommodated ie large tents to bs erected in bout of the cottages from which they have to be ejected. WZATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY, Ocrom 29, $ L. . ILI H. N. Y. H. IQ. L L. 1 1 1 . Halm 28,87. 2 &N.Y.. 114 • 2.-18 406rdem ILL .11101 1 L N • Lath ls 41 2 0.1 .14 • 142 Shiekl4 20.11,44, 6 W.N.W. N 0 — Bearborouldt 119.1242 1 11. 114 0 Gramomatle.-2296 14: 2 ILL 1 14 r 111 Galway '28.118 61 1 1 8.8. W. ' 114 r 0.13 Valeutla I '-- - I- I -' - - Quemelowa -an 01 1 1 LW. 9,1 1 26 aIN Liverpool 21.10 661 2 LL ' 3 4' IS 0 0.00. Holyhead 29.13 48 1 LL 7 7 lB 6 0.11 Pembroke ' 11.2162 , 1 3.8. W. 8 3; 29 r 0.46. Panama '30.36 lit 1 B.W. 8 4 U • UN Bra* !0.0 66 1 8.2. W. 4 4I 92 2 0.01 L'Orteat 29.63 66 1 8.8. W. 6 2 1 16 • hooltelort 20.761111 0 8. 4. 4, 21 r 0.16 Plymouth 2+.306! 0 SAW. 5 5, 18 r Weymouth 2144 61 2 88 W. 5 2 121 r 9.21 Portsmouth 29.48 11' 1 LW. 5 6 24 r 0.16, London 20.048 2 1 8.8. W. 3420 r 0.111 - Dover 29.12 64: 2 B.W. 6 4; 24 r LW 4 Yarmouth 10.6160 1 8. 43, 10 0 1 — 9 l 3 Hallaolaad 29.82 48 0 , LW. 6' 4 10 r 111 4_ PIOSAIBLI FRIDAY. OR Teti SAIVIDAT. ILL through 8., or NORTH-SW. Nit to N.W.ands.W., through N.. to N.W., a gale to fresh, rain • give to strong. at times. equally. e.g. to Ft. W, and N.W., Win COASTS. NW. to 8.W., strong, a gale to strong, squally. rainy. 8. to W. and N.W., gooTHCoisits. W. to N. and beet to strong to • bale, rata S W . strong to fresh, at times. squally, some rain. &ILL to W,i.W., 500 . 111-KAU. S.S.W. to N.N, W., fresh to • gale, strong to fresh, on. *roue rain. Nettled.. Cautionary dram In north and wed on Wednesday altensin. Drum on all coasts this Thursday mornlog. - - - Nerth-EastmCsithnese to Lincoln. WestaDonsol to Corn wall. South=Channel and Biscay Comte. Routh-lant.Stralt of Dever to Lincolnshire and Pelitolanl. 8.-Barometer corrected and reduced to 31° at half tide leerL Each ten feet, of vertical elevation. cousin: about one hundredth of an Inch nutnintion and each ten degrees, above .31-. caw ing nearly three hundredths theakang E.-Exposed thermo meter in shade. D.-Difference of wet bulb for evaporation and dew point). W.-Wind, direction of TRlllhtwo points LEVY of Magnetic). P. -Force Ito 1Y- ratlmeted'. X.-Extreme form Mace lent report. Q.-Quarter whew, NXTILEXII force .N N E--t. to Ilt=11). I.- Initials. -Nue say: c.-clouds ideteelsoi : L -lightning m.- misty limy) . 0.-Overcast (dull): e -rola n-thunder. It snow (le had (melted), sines last report. & --Sea disturbance )1 to 9. L -Can. ABANDONMENT OF THE SHIP GORILLA, OF LIVER. roof..—He•sr Loss.—A lose of • large ship. the Gorilla. 1,400 toes register, with a cargo valued at 47.1100/.. has bees reported to the Board of Tiede by the receiver of wreck for the port of Queenstown. The ship appears to have left Liverpool for Boston with a general carp and • crew of 26 heeds on the 18th of last August. is rem:long IA 46 N.. 100. 42 W., on the 14th of September, she secessotered terrible weather which continued for ass.. darks( wide's the ship sprung a leak, which was impossible to keep down by working the pumps, sod on the ISIS the officers and crew took to the beats and abandoned the .14, They were eventually saved by the barque Alice Wavle, which picked them up and landed them at Quesnotown. The Gorilla was valued at 70CY., but was only insured for 6,0001.. making the loss with cargo 54,000/. THE MERSEY TILONcLADS. —On Toratlay morning a body of seamen arrived I. Liverpool to reisforce the crew of her Majeety's ship Majestic, and in the afternoon a body of erased Marines was lauded, aed, hacked by this force. Mr. Morgan, of the Customs, took forma possession of El Toassoo, lying in the great float. and of El Moaassir, in so unfinlibed conditioa is Mews. Laird's gear* dock. The workless' ware turned ashore aad left the ships. not, however, withoal expreseing their discontent pretty freely. The ardor for the mimes is mid to have M ille from the Forsign-eseice. The gunboat Heron now lies with steam up opposite Messrs. Laird's yard. and the gemboet Goshawk still keeps watch over El 1.00/6011. I