The Express. — London, England, 1867-07-27 00:00:00

olin,mMiiolllllllm. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1867. IMP=LiL P. HOUSE OP LORDS.—FRIDAT, JULY 26. ls th? lioyas of Lou.; yesterday, she Railway Companies Bill passed through committee, with some amendments ; as did also the Railway Com panies (Scotland) Bill. The Vaccination Bill was read a third time and postal. The house adjourned at S t;Juck. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Fainer, Jui.v 26. IN the Hoi - Ni: of COMMONS, Mr. Lases gave notice that on the motion for going into committee on the Meeting in Royal Parke Bill he will move that it is inexpedient to proceed further with any bill touching that subject this session. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. BLAKE called attention to the dietary in the county prisons in Ireland. _ . " The staite . of Ireland and the legislation for that country proposed this session by her Majesty's government," was brought under' review by Sir C. O'Lotau.r.N, who, in a speech of some length, attributed the di scontent which exists in Ireland to the bad state of the law in reference to the relations between landlord and tenant ; to the existence of what the Chancellor of the Chancellor in a speech made in 1844 termed an "alien" church establishment ; to the unsatisfac tory state of the education question ; and to the prevalence of abacnteeism, the latter being an evil which he suggested might be removed if the Queen or some members of the royal family would oocasionally reside in that country. With regard to legislation, only one measure which addressed itself to the evils of Ireland had been introduced by the government, and that had been withdrawn. Sir P. O'Brien Mr. Maguire, and Mr. Whalley luring addresse d the house, The CHANORLIOR of the Ex•lieet en agreed with Sir C.O'Loghlen that parliament was about to sepa rate, and that the state of Ireland was not satisfac tory, but the hon. baronet had not said that the peculiar condition of Ireland was attributable either to the present government or to their pre decessors. He was glad to say that emigration was diminishing. It was said that the emigration was owing to the state of the land question, and that all that was wanted was the tenant-right which prevailed in Ulster. But when he found that the emigration from Ulster was as great as from any other part of Ireland he was perplexed. The government had introduced a measure to amend the law of landlord and tenant, but it was received with hostile criticism, and they were told that com palmation was all moonshine. With regard to the question of education, he admitted that it ought to be settled, but it was a question of great difficulty and must be met by a combination, he would not say on one side or both sides, but of all parties in the house. With regard to the Irish church, he thought that those who spoke of it as only a badge of conquest were indulging a feeling which could not conduce to the interest of that country. He was not for destroying that institution, and he put it to those who said that absenteeism was one of the great evils of Ireland whether it was wise to drive from Ireland the protestant clergymen, who lived there in some degree of opulence. Then, referring to the extract from his speech of 1844, which had been quoted by Sir Colman O'Loghlcn, in which he spoke of the Irish church as an alien church, he described it as " a rhetorical passage," and Said the circumstances of Ireland had changed. At that time the population was eight mil lions • it was now five millions and a half. Ireland must be dealt with now in ac eordence with her altered circumstances. He trusted that by the improvement of its agricul ture, by the promotion ui that country of warm factures, by a combination of various industries, the condition of Ireland would soon be greatly improved. After some observations from Sir J. Gray, Mr. Pim, Lord R. Montagu, and Mr. Monsell, Lord N•AS observed that whatever might be said as to the details of the government bill on the land question, nobody could deny that its object was good. He should be glad to see the practice of giving leases in Ireland much more prevalent. At the same time, he reminded hon. members that before they recommended a system of compul sory. leasing they must be prepared to prove that the effect of giving leases had led to improvement ; and if the discussion had gone on be should have shown that the granting of lease; in Ireland had not been a panacea. The bill was withdrawn because the Reform Bill had occupied so much of the attention of the house, but in a future session this and other kindred measures would receive more of the attention of the house. With regard to education, he believed the general desire of the Irish people was that it should not be aeparated from religious teaching. Mr. H. SZYMOUR called attention to the case of the Abyssinian captives, and the following discus sion ensued : Sir H. RAWLINSON said that, in rising to second the motion, it was not his intention to enter into the past history of the Abyssinian difficulty. The imme dia te matter for their consideration was what might be the best w i z of extricating ourselves from the painful, humiliating, an he might almost say, intolerable position we °cm p with regard to the Abyssinian people. He would venture to remind the house that two employes of the erowu—one an officer in her Majesty's consular service, and another an envoy accredited from the Foreign. office—now languished in • dungeon, were emaciated with felons, and were daily—sometimes hourly—running risk of their lives, and he would remind the house that they bad been brought into that position, not by any ishortoom ai tt a e rir t t heir own, but simply because they had loyally their duty to the government which they served. n this simple showing of the cue he did not think there could be any difference of opinion as to the duty that devolved on ns to liberate the captives and to clear the national honour. What was the reason we had hesitated, and why did we still hesitate— we, who had been used to boast that the British subject, like the old civic Romanic, could roam through the whole world, and still be protected by the national ffigis. He had heard only those argu ments against the proposition which had just been brought before the house, namely, that an expedition should be sent to Abyssinia for the release of the captives. The first, was that by sending an expedition we should endanger the lives of the captives, numbering about 50 souls, it being feared that King Theodore, on being attacked, might in desperation murder his prisoners previous to flying to the mountains. The second argument was the hazard end difficulty of the expedition, and the danger of having matters rendered worse by failure. The third objection was on the score of expense, • matter of great importance. The appeal to arms was the last resource. Every other means to obtain the liberation of the captives bad failed. If we abandoned sny further effort, and let matters take their own coulee, that the unfortunate cap tives 'would sink under their prolonged sufferings was almost certain. We bad therefore to choose between two evils. In one case, inactivity would almost certainly be followed by the death of the captives ; in the other, there was a chance, and it seemed to - him a very go-el chance, of saving them. If we made a demonstration in force, King Theodore might be induced to send the captives to us, or some rival chief might rescue them, and by giv ing them up, be enabled to make his own terms. The 'only two similar oases that occurred to him in which the effort to obtain the release of captives by force was successful were those of Cabul and China. In sachem° as our troops advanced the captives were better treated, and at length they were sent in unscathed. The question of the hazards and difficulties of such a demon stration in Abyssinia was a serious one. He had collected information upon this subject, and must oonfees that an invasion of Abyssinia from the seacoast would be a most arduous undertaking. Bus if it were arduous that was no reason why we should shrink from performing • duty. (Hear, hear.) When an objection was made to the advance of • force for the relief of Candahar on account of the difficulties in the way of the expedition General Nott wrote upon the subject es follows :—" I am obliged to you for pointing out the many difficulties attending our posi tion ; but you are aware it is our first and only duty to overcome difficulties where the national honour and mili tary reputation ire concerned. Nothing can be done with out effort and perseverance." (Hear, hear.) Great as the difficultimbfbacending the Abyssinian plateau might be, he could not regard them as insuperable to troops who had penetrated the puss and scaled the peaks of northern India is the recent campaign. The word " impossible" ought to be as nearly obliterated from our vocabulary as it was from that of the French. (Hear, hear.) With the sea for the base of operations unlimited supplies could be poured in, and with en energetic commander and • picked body of men numbering from 5,000 to 10,000 for the advanced columns and supports be did not see why an expedition should not advance triumphantly from t he coast to Magdala and achieve its object. The objession of expeass wee one that was urged by those who aid use understand the value of what was called prestige. Ilia own views on therewith's of prestige were not merely theoretical, but as he had been employed in the Exit in immediate connexion with native court, the opinions he bad famed as this subject were the result of actual ex perience and observation. (Hear, hear.) Prestige in politics was like credit in finance— it was the power that enabled us to achieve great results with small means. Prestige might not be of paramount importance in Europe, but in the East the truth was that our whole position de pended on prestige. It was a fallacy to suppose that we held India by the sword: the foundation of our tenure. the talisman by which 100,000 Europeans were enabled to hold in subjection a native popula'ion of 150,0110,000, was the belief in our unassailable power and ear inexhimetible resources. (Hear, hear.) Any circumstance which led the natives to mistrust our complete superiority, and to place us on an *quality with themselves, was a grievous shook to I our political position. In hie belief the Sepoy outbreak was mainly, though not solely, attributable to the loss of prestige which we incuned through our exhibition of weakness during the Atfghan war in I permitting Colonel Stoddart and Captaiu Conolly to be murdered without taking any means to avenge their deaths, and in confessing, by retiring from the country, our inability to hold it. The Nemesis overtook us in that instance, and might overtake us now if we exhibited in the East inch a miserable example of moral cowardice and military wenkness as to allow our envoys to perish in chains in the court of a native pi:nee without taking any means either to rescues them or to avenge their fate. (Hear.) With regard to the question of expense, although he did not like to weigh the honour of a country against mere pounds, shillings, and pence— (hear, hear)--he could not but think that the sending of an armed expedition to Abyssinia would in reality be a measure of economy. (Hear, hear.) If by remaining inactive we allowed the fuel seed of mistrust in our power to be sown broadcast in India, that seed would geminate in secret, :Lad might crop rap afterwards, bearing in its fruits* harvest of dims ter, which would more than counterbalance any money saving that could be effected by declining to undertake the proposed expedition. (Cheers.) There were two points on which be should like to have an assurance from the government. He should like, in the first place, to have an assurance that if an expedition were sent it should be free from the entangle. ment of foreign co-operation. (Hear, hear.) This was a matter of great importance, although be was aware that as Abyssinia could only be approached through an Egyptian port, a friendly undentanding with the F.gyptian government would of course be indispensable. ' The second point on which he should like to have an assn. , ranee was that we should be kept free from any future en tanglement with regard to the goeernment of Abyssinia. Our object was immediate and direct ; it was that we should rescue she captives and punish the King who had insulted us; but it would be most inconvenient to be tied in any way to the question of maintaining another chief in power, or to make any otherengagement of the sort. (Hear.) It had been rumoured out of doors that there had been considerable discussion as to whether the expenses of such an expedition should fall upon the imperial or Indian trea sury. That was a matter of considerable consequence. Upon that point he would only observe that though the quarrel was an imperial one all the officers had been cre dited by, and all the negotiations bad been under, the control of the Foreign-office. Still, inasmuch as the 1 evils which they sought to avert would if an expedition were not sent out, fall upon India, it seemed to him only fair that India should to a esrtsin extent pay a moiety of the expenses for these advantages which she would receive from such an expedi tion. The loss of prestige would not be so much felt in Europe as in 'lndia. He should support the motion of his hon. friend. He would ask whether any other nation in Europe would hesitate under similar circumstances, or whether this country would if it had any other person to deal with than King Theodore Was he to consider himself safe from the greatest naval power in the world because he twirled 250 miles from the sea coast? He would also ask whether this country intended to abdicate its position in Europe, and sit down under the scorn and pity of the East? He did not believe that they would pursue such a suicidal course. They were not only bound, indeed it was their positive duty to send out an expedition to rune these captives, and that without delay. Too much pruderce in such • case became almost a betrayal of political honour. Those who recommended that they should sit down quietly under this intolerable indignity undertook a most awful responsibility, and must have to be called to a most severe account. (Hear, bear.) Mr. LAYARD said the question was one of no common difficulty. During the time he had the honour of being at the Foreign-office no question came under his considera tion which caused him greater anxiety. Whatever view might have been taken of the question, he now unformed that matters had gone to that length that something must be done to procure relief for these unfortunate persons who had been kept in captivity in Abyssinia. This ques tion had from the very beginning been treated by some persons as one of antagonism with the Foreign-office, and consequently the difficulties of that department had been very greatly increased. Part of the press of this count ry had misrepresented the case from the beginning. He knew how those articles bad been sent out to Abyssinia, and that they had had the most mischievous effect. In another plsoe a noble lord had made a mischievous and dangerous speech, which had added to the difficulties of the Foreign-offioe. He alluded to Lord Chelmsford. (Oh, ob.) A report of that speech, as contained in the Stoadard, was sent out to that country, but was most mercifully intercepted by Mr. Remain, for if it had reached the King most probably every one of those persons would have been put to death. Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald had been requested by the same persons to bring the question forward in that house., but that gentle. man went to the Foreign-of iee ; and when he saw how the matter stood he most honourably refused to do so. Mr. Rama= was selected, and he went to the King, and was kindly received and treated by him. Unfortunately, an opposition mission was sent out under Dr. Beke, contrary to the wishes of the Foreign-office. Mr. Raman% wrote to say that after that mission arrived the conduct of the King changed towards him. The ease was surrounded with difficulties, and the Foreign-office had not had fair play. It was not a quarrel between the two governments. The statement of the King put it upon the ground that Mr. Cameron had gone amongst some tribes at war with the King, and that the origin of the quarrel was as to the extending of British protection to certain tribes on the frontier. The question, however, now was how to liberate these unfortunate persons. He was most anxious that anything like a threat of an expedition should have been avoided. He had hoped that by the negotia tions of Mr. Rasura—a man most singularly qualified for his position—these unfortunate persons would have been liberated ; but Mr. Remain had been imprisoned-- he was chained at the feet, while the others 'had chains upon their hands ag well. Mr. Reese= was in communication with the King, and bad received from him most friendly letters, and bad been supplied with previ sions. The question was now bow to get these persons out of captivity, and he had with great reluctance come to the conclusion that there was only one course left open to them, and that was to send an expedition to Abm minis. They must not conceal from themselves that this would be a very arduous expedition, but the credit and honour of the country were at stake. If he had the re motest hope that these persons would be relieved be should be opposed toa military expedition, but with full knowledge of, and complete aciluaintruice with the views of the King, he bad been compelled to give up all hope that anything short of an expedition would cause their re' lease. He hoped that the arrival of an expedition would secure its object without its being sent op the country. From all he could hear the King was reduced to consider. able straits. Nearly all his troops bad left him, and he wen now confined to only one province, and had only the small army which wail immediately around him upon which be could rely. (Hear, hear.) An Egyptian expedition had beensuggested ; but he trusted the noble lord would not entertain such a proposition, which could only have the effect of rallying all the insur gent chiefs back to their allegiance. He certainly agreed with his hon. and gallant friend who bad just spoken, that they must go only for the release of the captives, and that that being obtained the sooner we left the country the better. He agreed also as to the effect this captivity had in the East. There were tens of thousands of Indian pilgrims proceeding every year to Mecca, puling almost within sight of Abyssinia., and they would proclaim to our Indian fellow-subjects that a number of Englishmen were confined in dungeons, and that nothing was being done by the British government to release them. The noble lord opposite laughed, but he could amine him that this was a very serious question. Nobody could speak with greater anthority than his hon. and gallant friend on the effect which had already been produced in the F.ast by our conduct in this matter. With regard to the sort of expe dition that was to be undertaken be would not give a word of advice. With regard to the troops and their supplies, Colonel Merewetber could give the best advice, and there were other officers who bad served on the coast of Arabia wbocould be of great assistance. But he must im press this upon the noble lord, that whatever was to he done must be done at once. September was approaching rapidly, and if that month were allowed to pass the ex. pedition must be put off for another year. If there were any chance of negotiations proving successful, it would be through the King Imowinig that we were making active preparations for an expedition. Lord STANLEY—I can assure the house that almost from the first day the present government came into power the question of what could be done for these unfor tunate Abyssinian captives has occupied our attention. (Hear.) It is useless to go back to the question of, whether it was well in the first instance to send a mission to Abyssinia, or whether any valuable commercial Of political results could have reasonably been expected from such a mission. What was done was no doubt done for the best, and it is but justice to the originators of the mission to say that the detention of thee. unfortunate seen without reason was an event so little to be anticipated and so entirely beyond the bounds of ordinary calculation, that it would not be just to hold them (the originators of the mission) responsible. I think that in **yin* so I em doing only justice to those with whom the matter began, although I must say that the hon. member for South• wark hardly did justice to the speech of my noble friend, Lord Chelmsford, to whom he ref er red, Our business now is how to get these men released. (Hear, hear.) If that can be dons I am sure that neither the house, nor the public,nor the government call show any ry great inclination to: concern themselves any further " with Abyssinian politics. (Hear, bear.) The question is, how is the liberation of these men to be achieved ? Them are only two means possible—conciliation and force. It will be admitted by every one that it was our duty, before we adopted a different line of policy, to exhaust the rea sonable means and chances of conciliation. We had this to consider, that an expedition sent to their mew mast in auy cue be very expensive, and inevitably be attended with loss of life—(bear. hear)—if not by military opera tions, yet by climate, dived*, and fatigue—that it would, in feet, be the sacrifice of 500 or GOO men to save five or six, and that it was quite possible that the send ing out of au expedition might lead to the massacre of the captives. We also know that the sending out of an expedition might be wholly unnecessary, es mina the detention of these men was the result of caprice of King Theodore, caprice might lead to their release with out any action on our part. We therefore determined to try peaceable means in the first instance. I may mention that I received numerous offers from gentlemen who were willing to undertake the risk of taking out a fresh mis sion tothat country, but all those offer' we thought it right to decline for obvious reasons. What the original motives for detaining the prisoners might have been it was clear that it hail become a matter of policy with King Theodore to get into his hands as many Europeans an possible, and therefore we did not think it de sirable that the number should be increased. We therefore did not send out any one, but we availed ourselves of the return of the German missionary who hes been referred to, and whose family were residing there, and who therefore was, in any case, cons lled to return to look after their safety, and we forwardedthrough him, • communication which will appear on the printed papers. At the same time we sent by Colonel Merwetber pre sents of various articles such as we understood King Theo. dote desired. But at this point a difficulty arose. The King had expressed • strong wish to have the assistance of some European artisans, and those who knew him best stated that unless we sent out the artisans the presents would be of no use. I therefore, determined to send those artisans as far as ieseowa, or rather to allow them to go there, carefully explaining to them the nature of the risk they ran king sure that they clearly understood the position, and at the same time providing that they should not be encouraged or allowed, so far as we could prevent it, to go up the country, unless in the first instance we had obtained the release of the prisoner,. Of course, if that release took place, we should have been justi fi ed in sup posing that the King was acting with us in good faith, and we should then have less reason for apprehension in trusting these artisans to bins because, from the value of their services, he would have every inducement for treating them well. So the matte- stood a month ago. I regret to say that that attempt to settle it amicably appears to have failed, and the prisoners have been treated during the last few months with greater severity than before. The King made an effort to get hold of the artisans at once, but this, of course, we refused to allow until ho released the pelsonees. That he would not do, and since that time we have not heard from him. I then wrote again, warning him that unless these men were liberated he could ex pect no friendly intercourse on the part of the British go verment. I did not acoom peny that communication with any expression of menace whatever, because I wished to leave the hands of the government entirely free to take what course they might consider necessary. lam afraid, how ever, that, looking at all the circumstances, we must now see that the policy of conciliation has been tried and has failed, and the questinn now arises—and it is a serious one—what further steps should be taken. On the one hand I quite agree that nothing could be more repugnant to our feelings as a nation, nothing more disagreeable to us as a government, than to leave, not merely our fellow-country men, but men who had received • commission from their sovereign—(bear, bear)—in the hands of a mirage. (Hear, hear.) On the other hand, I sin bound to tell the house frankly and fairly that to obtain the release of these men by force is not so easy a matter as they may think. (Hear, hear.) I do not speak of military resistance—that, in all probability, would be insignificant—but we have to consider the country, the climate, the heat at one season, the rains at another, the want of supplies, the absence of all means of transport, the want of roads, and our toted ignorance of the feeling of the popula tion through which the troops should pm. All these are circumstances to be emidered, sad they . . . make operations naiad Abyssinia, a very serious matter. Something was said about Aden being a convenient point of debarkat;on, but Aden is a place without stores or re sources. The stores would have to be brought from Egypt on the one hand or Bombay on the other, and the point where the prisoners are detained is about 300 miles from the coast, in a mountainous district difficult of access, and said to be destitute of supplies of water sufficient for large muses of men. I am sure, therefore, the house will feel that, however anxious we may be, and are, to obtain the object we have in view, it would be madness to throw a British army into an unknown country with out having first fully inquired into the means of supplying them. (Hear, bear.) I have been in frequent communi cation with the War Deparement and the India-office as to the best means of attaining our object, and my right hoe. friend the Secretary of State for India has given directions to the Indian government to send an officer or officers to meet Colonel Merewether at Ades, and to consult as to various points on which we require information. I hope the house, when it sees the papers, will be of opinion that we have done our duty. On the one hand, we cannotconsent to leave these men to their fate without some endeavour to rescue them, if there is a reasonable chance of its swamis ; on the other hand, by acting pre cipitately or in the dark, we should run the risk of invol ving ourselves in great calamity, and incurring, not merely political discredit, but possibly military defeat. (Hew, hear.) It is possible that when King Theodore sees, or is led to believe, that we axe in earnest, he may take warning and release the p • ass without further action on our part. That would be the aided, and for all parties the most satisfactory solution. It is a solution for which we may hve, but upon which we have no right to count. If that fails , the responsibility rests with the government to decide upon our future course. Obviously, we must in a very great degree be guided by the reports which we receive from those whom we employ to conduct the investigation of which I have spoken ; and I do not think that I ought even now to give any pledge on the part of the government that an expedi tion will be undertaken unless it be found practicable to carry it on with only a reasonable expenditure of men and means. (Hear, hear.) Sons -Wmui we bear it said, " Send an expedition to the coast, that will be enough." It may, but if it fails you cannot stop there. This is a matter wlueh you are, comparatively speaking, live to begin, but which having you are not free to leave o ff . If you undertake this Wiener at all you are bound, cost what it may, to carry it through. (Hear, bear) I hope the house will leave the decision where the responsibility must necessarily rest. Hon. members will see by the papers which will be in their hands in a very few days that, whether or not we have taken the beet and wisest course, which is of course a matter upon which differences of opinion may exist, at any rate we have not been guilty of neglecting or treating with indifference this most painful and unfortunate question. (Cheers.) Colonel SYKES said that there must have been some cause for the change in the conduct of the King, who at one time was on very good terms with us. When Consul Plowden was in AD Tins everything went on amicably. Mr. Plowden would not permit Turkish raids, and the Abyssinian Christians at Jerusalem were protected by our consul there. Soon after Mr. Cameron went out, a com plete change took place. The Egyptians made a most atrocious raid into the Abyssinian territory, and the Abyssinian Christians at Jerusalem were withdrawn from the pretection of our consul, and left at the mercy of the Turkish authorities. The Foreign-office Dent Mr. Cameron into an insurgent province to inquire about cotton, and the King, who met him on his return, was angry, because although he had received instructions from home, he had not obtained an answer to a letter which his Abyssinian Majesty had addressed to the Queen. The ill feeling on the part of the King originated entirely in the conduct of the Foreign-office, not then under the direction of the noble lord. As a soldier, he should of course sympa. this* with those who were anxious to undertake an ex pedition to release these prisoners ; but as a repre sentative of the people he was bound to look at its cost. Nothing leas than 10,000 men would be sufficient He did not think that if an expedition were sent into the interior the loss from sickness alone would be lime than • thousand men, and it must be remembered that the lives of the captives were not actually in danger, and that the ' , Trice of the King might at any moment give the captives their liberty. Mr. AYRTON regretted that no leading member of the late government was present to repudiate the idea that member •on the opposition side of the house were anxious to press the government into hostilities with the King of Abyssinia. (Hear.) He was so rry to hear the Secretary of State say that he had exhausted all amicable means of obtaining the release of the prisoners, because it appeared to him that the best means had not been tried. The natives who conducted the trade from the coast to the interior were much better able to arrange a difficult matter of this kind than European diplomatists, and if, indeed of spending half • million of money in an expedition, • premium of 5,0001. was offered for the release of the captives, it would be more likely to be suooesedul. The amendment was then withdrawn. The Canongate Annuity Tax (Edinburgh) Bill, the Justices of the Peace Disqualification Removal Bill, the Weights and Measures (Dublin) Bill, and the Dublin Metropolitan Police Bill were read a third time and passed. Several other bills were forwarded a stage, and the house adjourned at half-past 1 o'clock. Szvartz STORM TN LONDON.—Yesterday morning a storm of considerable violence pared over Loudon. Rain began to fall on Thursday night about 10 o'clock. Shortly after 3 yesterday morning there was lightning, followed by loud claps of thunder, and at half-past 1 there was a tre mendous clap, after which the storm somewhat abated. The rain, however, which had fallen all night, continued with little or no intermission until 10 or 11 o'clock at night. Many ports of the Throws lialsaaktnent wore flooded, and the work in some pillow entirely otopped. The low-lying land. around London as leaded, HL&LTB REBToRID BY Du RUM'S FOOD TO TH I rittnacii, ner•ea, Inn" sad liver ed eid nod Pane. 4.2(24 1 findlilts), na=dionfeee, oddity, yeterist. , ateepluesesi, debility, =Jog a , e s e = 4 , &Mama, revere, dem spirit'. dale* annual cares which had abed Wadies Qat et 14. Helios. the-NAP& —The. ltd . i led.; Be. • lila, sta. sla ata—Dn any and llegentatteet • , Modem ; aloe at di, Orseeeburebateeet ; 6, Cliespaide; *I and 160, Oziordaireet; and an pacers nod ebeniala. - wiverthesasall LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. After our report left the International Hote yesterday, Mr. Fthont protested against the directors having the power of going into the market and offering as they pleased the stock of a proprietor who refused to take up his allot ment. He suggested that there should be allotments —one, two, three, kc., until every shareholder notified that he did not wish for any more. He proposed " That the stock or shares issued by the authority of this meeting be offered pro rata to each ordinary stock shareholder ; that the stock or shares not accepted be again offered pro rata to those proprietors who shall have accepted their allotments ; that such offers be continued to such proprietors until each ex presses his desire to have no further offer of such stock or shares; that the said stock or shares be not issued on any pretence what ever at a less price or higher rate of interest than the price or rate of interest at which they shall have been offered to the proprietors without their express sanction in general or special meeting." He hoped the directors, con sidering the rumours floating about respecting the Qom paiiy, would adopt this resolution as their own. Mr. ADAMS seconded Mr. Samuda's amendment. To postpone the mating for a month wee after all a very small boon to ask, in order that the shareholders might form an idea as to how their own property was to be affected. The directors bad sacrificed 62,0001. of stock to raise 550,0001., for that was the meaning of the transaction with the Union Bank, although the present board had loudly condemned lne culpable conduct of the same kind in their predecessors. The debenture powers to which reference had been made were too great to be entrusted to the hands of this or any board. He believed the majority of the wealthy proprietors were in favour of dispensing with this issue of stock, as well as the agreement. After the present meeting was over he sug gested the formation of a committee to prevent the property being sacrificed, and to see that stock was not issued at ruinous discount. Mr. Adams continued until he was greeted with perpetual cries of " Time." It was explained by the chairman and solicitor that the matters proposed in Mr. Filder's amendment had been already provided for, as appeared in the recently issued circular. Mr. Runyon seconded Mr. Filder's motion, hoping that it would be withdrawn after the chairman's explanation. Mr. Hann condemned the proposal !or issuing stock, as neither necessary, economical, politic, nor useful. He spoke of it as a profligate transaction, and severely criticised Mr. Ling's chairmanship. A shareholder, who said he represented 14,000!. or 15,0001. of stock, defended the chairman, and said his pro position was the only honourable way of proceeding. Mr. Corns CHILD said he did not wish to throw any difficulty in the way of raising this money, but he wished to ask the chairman and the board's legal adviser whether the issue of stock at 4rk, which was less than one half the nominal value, would give the necessary debenture powers. For himself he should, although very unwillingly, take up his share, notwithstanding it was hard to come down from 1034, which he paid, to 45. There was good argument for a little delay, to give time for considering whether this sum of money, which he admitted to be pressing, could not be raised upon terms less onerous to ordinary share holden than the scheme now before the meeting. Some questions were raked. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said the falling of the value of the stock was not his fault, but was due to the state of things disclosed by the investigation committee. The argument against the Moue of this stock, because of the hardship to proprietors who could not take it up, equal) applied to the case of preference stock ; and with regard to the debenture power, the board were advised they could raise stock in respect to the whole nominal capital thus issued. Irrespective of this, beyond all question they could issue it upon the pro rata amount of money ob tained. The reports published by the auditors of the London and North Western Railway, who were called in to report upon the company's aocounts, proved the accu racy of the statements made in th e circular, that sufficient provision had not been made for the payment of the deben ture interest due on the 15th of July. As to the question of fares, the proprietors probably knew that the maximum fares allowed by government were reduced by the late direc tors in consequence of the competition to Brighton ; but the present board had bad the list of fires carefully revised, so that unless there was an exceptional canes they would be raised to the parliamentary maximum. (Hear, hear.) The board invited those shareholders who were willing to take more than their pro rata allotment to do so. If any balance remained of stock which the proprietors would not take up, the board, who bad many difficulties to grapple with, must be left free to do what was necessary to keep the company out of Chancery. The meeting must see clearly what was meant by the attempt to get an adjournment for a month; before the month was over they would be in Chancery. There was not a moment to be lost if they would extricate themselves from their embarrassments. He was glad of the di?curdint . . . . . that bad taken place, because the proPrietore could see the kind of opposition with which the board had to deal. In taking charge as they had done of this per amounting to nearly 18,000,000 t. sterling, tre i reard found themselves face to face with a most difficult financial problem. Past amount& showed that the company had gone on straining their credit to the last shred, inning preference stock as long as it was possible to issue it to get !coney out of the shareholders and the public, and paying delusive dividends out of capital, in order to con ceal the real state of things, until the system broke down. If the change had not been made when it was, complete in solvency and the ruin of the whole concern must have been the result. A great step had been made in the diminution of the fleeting debt, and all that was now required was for every shareholder to exert himself in taking up the new stock. It was always plausible and popular to say at meetings, " Don't use proxies ;' but re- Ming as they did such enormous Interests amongst shareholders, the board would be neglecting the and most sacred duty if, upon large financial questions like this, involving future ruin or success, they were to expose themselves to the risk of having their policy defeated by the opposition of two or three gentle men who held some 50 shares each. (Cheers.) He ap pealed to the movers of these amendments to withdraw them, and thus to prevent the serious delay that must otherwise arise. The board had 1,291 proxies, represent ing 1,705,5651. ; against them there had been received ei irtr zies. d r aT enting wire lsolouont 12,0001 . oi l k i : g d h s ter , 2id a delay and some confusion took on e in consequence of Mr. Filder and Mr. Sammie refusing to withdraw their demands for a poll. They were besought most earnestly by the meenng,. by the chairman palimony, by the direc tors, by the solicitor, not to persist in a vain policy that must be mat disastrous to the interests of the concern, hut they would not yield. T h ey were then hissed ; the were cries of " Shame " and ' Monstrous,* but with gibe same result. At length redoubled persuasions prevailed and the demands were withdrawn. The chairman's motion was than put and carried, with one dissentient. A vote of thanks to the chairman and board concluded the proceedings. ITALIAN IRRIGATION CANAL COMPANY (CANAL CAYOUB). Yesterday, at one o'clock, a meeting of the bond holders in this company was held at the London Tavern, called in conaequenoe of one of the Italian creditors having thrown the concern into bankruptcy. Mr. W. Evade, one of the directors of the oompany, presided, sad ex pressed his mortification and that of the other directors at having to call the bondholders together under the pre sent painful circumstances. That unfortunate concern, the Italian Irrigation Company (Canal Cavour) had been declared in a state of bankruptcy, and that under circum stances peculiarly mortifying to the directors, inasmuch as it was not many weeks ago when they were summoned to Turin by the intimation that the government of Italy had at length seen it right to do the company justice. In con sequence, he, accompanied by the chairman of the board, went to Florence. They had various interviews with the government, and thought they saw a chance of the oonoern—not having patios done, for that after what bad occurred, was scarcely to be expected. but of getting something out of the money which had been laid out on the undertaking at the instance of and on the faith of the guarantee of the Italian government. At length Signor liattaxxi, the Italian prime minister, told them it was no use going for any scheme of settlement which would involve the sanction of the legislature, because the legislature would make no concession ; but that as far as the minister himself had the power he would exercise it in their favour. When they came to consider the terms offered it was found that they amounted to this: that the oompany should press the Sella convention, the effect of which would be to knock off • million of the debt. Then the government insisted on having a oertsin number of the coupons given up, and although he and Mr. Spiatt tried hard to limit the sacrifice to two, and then to three coupons, the minister insisted upon four. He also insisted that no legislation should be required, that the company should arrange terms with the creditors, and that the ante rest should begin from January, payable in July ; and in return for all this the government agreed that the canal, which was opened in 1866, should be declared "in exeec Mae." When he urged bow hard this would be on the bond and share holders, the reply of the minister was, " Oh, all will be well in time." On the faith of this offer the directors entered into negotiations with Mr. Young and the other creditors, and had every prospect of bring ing them to • successful issue, when they were informed that the concern had been thrown into bankruptcy. All they could now do was to put what pressure they could upon the Italian government to induce them to annul the bankruptcy, and for that union of interests was absolutely necessary. Mr. Srterr, the chairman of the company, said—We are set here to-day under the most gloomy prospects. The Canal amour Company has been declared bankrupt. The government of Italy, after having solemnly promieed, so la te as the 20th of June last, to a deputation of four director of the company, that the canals should be de clared in exercise at and from January, MG, provided that the obligation holders, bondholders, and shareholders would sacridoe two pan' interest, with which interest, amounting to about 350,0001., the government engaged to finish the canals both main and subsidiary. The shove -1 holders to make their own arrangements with the bond_ hoiden sad creditors, as may be agreed upon between these parties. The government, however, expressly stated at if the company should be thrown into bankruptcy, the offer of the 20th of June would not in that ease bind the government. The directors, as already intimated to you by circular, although fully im with the grievous morificos required, were Fo r ;Z d endeavouring to give effect to the arrangement by the government, and were making progress proposedZr l :::l e s d a settlement with the creditors, when they were startled by • telegram stating that an Italian creditor had applied to the court to place the company in bankruptcy. Telegraphic instructions were at once lobed to oppose that course, but without success, and the company on the 20th instant was declared bankrupt, the judge at the time of giving the decision not scrupling to state in open court that be WY instructed by the government to declare the company bankrupt. The Italian creditor who planed the company in bankruptcy luta no doubt been grossly deluded by cer tain promises made to him by the government, which pro mime, like all previous ones from the same quarter, will be disavowed, now they have accomplished their object of getting the company declared bankrupt, which not only effectually gets rid of the government promises of the 20th of June, but also destroys the charter, thus paving the way for the emy and evidently intended confiscation of the entire property, which fraudulent deign there is too much reason to believe has always been the deli berate and wicked resolve of the Italian government. Let us here go back a little and see how far Ws view of the case is borne out. In the filet place it is well-known that the government, by false returns, obtained from the company 812,000/. in cash for the crown canals, it being always equally well-known that the said canals were • very bad purchase at 400,000/. The next step was by means and in consequence of a delusive convention solemnly signed by two ministers of state, the comparey was indeed to borrow not less than 500,0001. to push on the works. That convention has never yet been placed before parliament, and is at lend virtually repudiated. the Pnme Minister having stated to the directors that the government had no power to pass it. Then there were the promises of Cordova, of December 1866, openly repudiated in his dishonest s peech to the Chamber of Deputies on the 24th of January last, his only excuse being a certi ficate from the office of Public Works, made to the order of the government, which of course declared the canal not in exercise, or anything else the government de sired to snit its designs against the company, and to deprive it of its just right.; and lastly, we have the repudiation of the further promises made so recently as the 20th of June last. The bankruptcy is thus traced to be the natural and inevitable result of the broken promises, bad faith, and deliberate design of the government. What, then, is to be done in the present emergency? It is my duty to inform this meeting of bondholders that unless the bankruptcy can be superseded and the charter restored, there is, there can be, no legal means of compelling the government to fulfil its obligations to us, for without oar charter we are like a ship at sea without a crew or compass. Our first object should therefore be to put such • premure upon the Italian government as will compel it to supersede the bankruptcy, and perform the obligations which were so solemnly promisd to the directors on the 20th of June last. Fortunately, there are some means at this juncture which may be need to aid our views. The Prime Minister, Signor Rattarsi is expected in Paris at the end of the pre sent month for the purpose of endeavouring to I obtain a very large loan for his country ; a depute ti on from the bondholders, creditors, ands hareholders of the Canal Cavour Company should therefore be emnowered to meet the minister in Perin, and at once inform him that unless he will sign a paper engaging to supersede the bankruptcy within fourteen days, and also promising that the government agent pledges itself to fulfil the obligations promised to the directors on the 20th of June, every effort will be exerted both in Paris and London to prevent the possibility of Italy obtaining a loan, not only at the pre sent time, but always until the government has acted justly to the Canal Cavour Company. Indeed, it would be essential to stipulate that the 350,0001. promised to finish canals should be at once paid over out of the coming loan to • trust to finish canals as promised, otherwise we are certain to be again deceived. Bat in order to effect this great object it is absolutely necesisry that the bondholders, creditors, and shareholders should not only be in accord, but resolved to act unitedly together. If they do not do so I again once more, and perhaps for the but time solemnly remind them that the property will be, must be , entirely lost. Mr. THORNTON 'eked if any communication had been made with the Italian creditor who had sued out the bank ruMr.p. tc7 Srixer replied that there had ; but they had the strongest remiss to believe that the creditor was the mere tool of the government. The debt was 80,000/. A BONDHOLDIR wished to know whether a notarial pro- test had been made against the act of the Italian govern. went. The CHAT Me AS was not aware that • notarial protest bad been made, but the solicitor and counsel of the company had taken the legal steps which they thought =REIS, the solicitor, remarked that the effect of the Italian law was that under bankruptcy the property must be sold and divided among all the creditors ; but that would amount to confiscation of the property of the bond and share holders. He urged unity of all the interests, the want of it having been one cause of their difficulties, and of the action of the Italian government. Unleea they united to fares upon the government to ppeecct their just claims, and to arsons terms, there was the~daager, even if they succeeded in arranging with the creditor who had placed the concern in bankruptcy, of the Bane° Himont° coming in with the obligations they held, and insisting upon the whole thing being wound up. They must endeavour to be represented at the choice of the assignees, which was fixed for the ffikli of August. He suggested that Yr. Brownie,, the present president of the company in Italy, should be the assignee. Mr. DENT, referring to the proceedings at a preliminary meeting held on Wednesday, recommended the confirmation of the appointment of Mr. Creaswell to represent the inte rests of the bondholders at Turin. He understood that the bondholders and the obligation holders, as well as the gene ral creditors, had the right to be represented at the bank ruptcy, bui not the shareholder who were the hankru. He recommended amicable negcltiations with the Italian government and the avoidance of threats. He concluded by moving a resolution that Mr. Cromwell, who, he mid, ted 500,000 i. of bonds in connection with the Bond holders'rele Protection Association, be appointed. Mr. J. P. GABBIOT seconded the inotioa. The Cusnusair objected that Mr. Cromwell would he but a sectional representative. Mr. DENT—No, he would go out representing the entire body of bondholders. Mr. CREISSWILL having made some remarks stating that, hisrelations with the Italian government being of a very intimate character, be must have full powers said he must also stipulate that no information should be pub lished until the negotiations failed. He believed he should succeed, but if he failed it would be owing to the intem perate speech of Mr. Splatt, against whose attacks he stood there to defend the character and the honour of the Italian government. (Oh, oh.) He read • letter from MOO Italian statesman whom he would not name, ascribing the difficulties of the company to their own dis sensions and mistakes. He called upon the meeting to repudiate the views of Mr. Splatt, and invited them to sign a paper making themselves members of the Bondholders' Protection Society, and appointing the General Agency Company (of which it appeared be was the chairman) to act for them at • remuneration of one per cent, on the amount of the bonds in the event of swarm After some further discussion, principally in re ference to the committee of the Bondholders' Protection Association and its objects, the proposition appoint. ing Mr. Cresswell to act on the part of the bondholders generally, with the directors with full power to negotiate with the government ofly, or with the company for the settlement of the bondholders' claims, was carried unanimously. A committee consisting of the same mem bers as were upon the committee previously appointed, with some modifications, was nominated and agreed to, as a channel of communication between Mr. Cresswell and the bondholders. It was explained by the solicitor that to enable bondholders to vote in the c ho ice of assignees they must deposit their bonds at the Italian consulate not later than Monday, and that facilities for doing so would be afforded at the offices of the company in Crosby-square. Two hours later a meeting of shareholders was held under the same circumstances and with the same chair- man, who repeat;ithe explanations - previously fivers to the bondholders. He added that they were en debt 500,0001. and bad no money to pay it, and that they must be prepared to make some concessions of their rights as the only means of getting the bankruptcy an nulled and the charter restored. Mr. Sphitt also offered some further explanations. He said it had been proposed that the shareholders should surrender half their guaranteed in terest to the creditors, which would give them 10e. in the pound, and they had other assets which would perhaps pay Is. in the pound ; but that the creditors were not =doffed with that, and demanded one-half of the suspense and of the reserve fund. He thought the demand too exacting under the circumstances, seeing that without the action of the shareholders in getting rid of the bankruptcy and the recovering the charter the creditors would nothing. For hie own part he would rather lose every milling of his share capital than submit to such terms. Colonel Joggeog regarded the demand of the creditors as practically confiscation, and foe his part he would rather let the baiikreptcy go on. Mr. Finto recommended the appointment of some person to act with the repewntatives of the other interests in negotiation with the Italian government. Mr. Baustrrina, while advocating reasonable coneerelons to the creditors, pointed out that after all the creditors were in the hands of the shareholders, without whose action, in the recovery of the charter the property was gone. He thought it a fortunate thing for the share holders that the creditors had taken the extreme course of throwing the company into bankruptcy. Colonel WOOD advised that all interests should unite in endeavouring to get the company out of bankruptcy, and then in negotiating with the Italian government to induce them to concede justice to the company. If the company were to go to smash the creditors would not get half-a- Groom in the pound ; he therefore advised the shareholders to rest quiet, and leave the creditors to do ea they pleased. He was not prepared to make the concession indicated by the chairman. A genetics having been put lie to who were the er(Alt°rs• Mr. dicarr mentioned the Imperial Yercentile Credit Company as one, and he added that they owed 500,000 t, to the contractors. A long and desultory discussion ensued, and in the end resolutions were agreed to expressive of the confidence of the shareholders in the beard, willingness to leave the whole negotiations in their hands, and appointing Mr. Evans their representative at the forthcoming couferance at Turin. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the buil. DIY of the meeting. VAL ANTIGORIA GOLD MINING COMPANY (LIMITSDI. Yesterday the almond general meeting was held at the ekes of the company, Great Bt. Helen's, Mr. STArNTON in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said the shareholders were aware that but compritively little pretreat had been made at the mine during the past year. That bad arisen from two muses—the war in Italy, which took away toms of the best men from the mine, and the monetary crisia, which had induced the direste ss to think it would not be prudent to make a call upon the shareholders. The ma chines', however, bad now been or necessary be ready to be sent to Italy in the course of a few days, so i that n the course of a few months they would have eight new milk at work, when the returns of gold would be considerably increased. He moved that the balanoesheet be remised and adopted. Chev. Fameeroirr entered at some length into explana tions with reference to the position and prospects of the mine, pointing out the advantage it possessed for an economical development, while the auriferous value of the ore was far above the average. He regarded the Val Antigoria mine as ma of great promise, sad When de. veloped would return handsome profits. It bad been notorious for its rich ore, and when the amalgamating mills were completed profitable returns would be niade. Mr. SLous (Stock Exchange) stated that he had visited the Italian gold mines, and it a ff orded him much pleasure in being able to state that he was convinced everything was being done that skill and energy could bring to beat the realisation of profitable results. The balance-sheet was received and adopted. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, directors, and the manager. MARKETS. 81.76•11.—B Jccr it—The market continues dull, sad •y the demand ver irC ted. The Wee of the seek have been small at late rates. Mood sells slowly, TALLOW.—Pitmar ElT.irsci.—The market warn steady, and prices elms as follows:—spot, 4M. 9d. ; New Ukraine, 414.; OCt. to Deo. 4.1. St to Ma •, December, Ma ad. to 465. Id.; 'Dawn tallow, 4/15. Id. net eaah. At auctions, of 411 tasks offered, 1300 were sold M and after the anetkma. soma American, float pipes, 44a. 9d. to 45a.; monad, 44a. ed.; yellow dark, to Oa Id. to 435. ; Odessa sheep, 45e. 7d. to 4149 d. ; bad, Ma 9d. to 441. fitt No Australian o ff ering. Cocoanut cif staady ; Cochin, Ms. to Cs. : Ceylon, 495. 6d. ; Sydney. 'mod to fine, 465. to 465. mutton kinds, 425. to thi. Palm oil, fine Lagos, 40a ; Atom, Dial COTTON.—Lrviaroot., JULY !B.—Cotton has been in good de. mend throughout the week, and though on Tuesday and Wednes. day the market was quiet and prices were barely supported, to day a firmer feeling prevails, and bet Thursday's quotations are generally maintained. The Bank rata has been reduced to 2 per cent. In Sea Island tisametioas have been to a large extent, but former prices are scarcely supported. In American the business has been extensive, widener some fluctuation during the week, prices have fully regained the quotations of last Monday. New York advicee to the NIA inst. quote Middling American 27e neat& , coning to sell in Liverpool I led. per selling react or Mesmer. The demand for Brasil has been limited, and holders with diffi culty obtain list week's rum. Rpptlan is still in limited re quest, and rather lower in price, _ the common qualities being almost unsaleable. Smyrna has declined ed. per lb. The banners In East India has been to a fair extent, and prices are supported. while In some instances rather higher rates have been paid, especially in " middling fair " sad below, as well u fair sew Oottirawnttee ; the beet Breach ere a trifle lower. Bperalaten have taken during the week LIMO bales ; exporters, 17,000 balm: and the trade, 51,0110 bales. We have had a good demand to-day and a very firm market, at the extreme prices of yesterday. The sales are 15,000 bales of which 4,000 are for export end speculation. The following are the official quotation. :—Fsir edemas, lsed. ; middling ditto, 10ed, ; fair Mobile, 120. : mid dling ditto, bow. ; fair Upland; 12&d.: middling ditto, 101 d. COTTON 000D3.—MANCEMITIa, JULY le.—There has been very little change to-day in the market for cotton yarns and cloths. There was a slightly better tone on the Exchange yes. tenth,, but it seems to have disappeared. It is demlficant that after a couple of weeks' heavy anima at Liverpool. and • rather strung reectionary,feeling, the prices quoted today are barely id. above the lowest prices touched during the extremest previous depression. Sellers of shipping yarns to-day report • more cheerful feeling in the market, and a fair badness at steady prices. A fair amount of business Is reported me going on in cop yarns, and the market for home trade yarns generally is steady at Tuesday's prices. In cloths a little Brmer feeling pre vails amongst sellers In some instances. In consequence el a little better feeling in the market since Tuesday. though there has not been much buying, and slightly stiffer rates prevailing la cotton and yarn, manufarturers are hardly willing to accept the low rates of Tuesday. The actual business to-day, however, has been rather small. timers. John Pender and Co., In their Overland Circular for India, via Marseilles (of yesterday), my the position of the market is mach the same as at last date (Mk kat), except that a lower bask of cost has been reached. CORS.—Cnautooge, JOLT f&—The weather has been tine daring the week UL last aliOt, when it oontheenced raining, and has continued sew mince: Wee oust be great injury to the Rowing crops, as the wheat is very ouch knocked about. There was a good 6easied for wheat today, and tanners could dictate their own prices ; to Ss. &demos was paid . red, eta to 71a.: white, 71s. to Ms. Lusooui, JILT ft—We have had a small 'apply of steak but t h e large prior &eked by the farmers mopped bullnesscirept for local consumption. As high as Tea. per qr. was demanded for wh id, and Tie for red qualified. LtreawvL, J vies 26.—At our market today we had only a moderate attendance, and the improvement gained In wheat on Tuesday was lust imday, and we quote a decline since Theiday of Id. to Yd. per mite. Flour quiet. Indian corn quiet, at about previous quotations. Malt unaltered (lending barley scarce and Inc. Oats In fair &extend at previous rasa Wsixrixtn, Juts IX—Wheat is held for higher prices, nit this cheeks the sale, and the business pealing is q Ate in retail. COMA—Lorton, Jute 20.—Haatiap Hartley, IT. . ; Holy. well Mile, 16s. ad. : Wylam, 17a, : Walls End Haswell, He Walls Lad Helton, !la ; Walls Ind Helton 14 011 s, laa 1911 . Walls End Kepler Orange, 191. ad.: Walls and Tension, Haa. Wells End Caasop, Ws. ad.: Walls End Camden. Ida 3d.: Wow End Hartlepool, 20s. ad. ; Walla Ind Eclee, Walls HackKul Har.t l l ol 3 2 ol . lb.: Walls End Tees, Yls.--81dps at LLtket,{B: TR&FFIO RETURNS. ILLILIIIATIL Miss Pr- M. Teat Total, open. smart. &oodles. VW. M. Week ending June 2. A I A A lAA I.di.n llll 9,806 30,306 40,174 3 2 ,671 Week eediag hue SO. Ottaydua_ llOl 237 627 724 383 . . .- July 1 to July 10. Orlutcoutral of 2,633 6,41! 9,045 6,045 Week webs Joy 14. Loedekillbury.kboutkend Week wake MY 1 5 lairaitiww■ Jusetlee tek in 134 341 351 sk swift July I 1 Oaluelsoka 1,608 674 2,512 2713 • Strike m gaining district*. Low OV TIMM Lives AT MAIDLNAEAD IitGATTA. —After the races at Maidenhead regatta on Thursday had concluded an accident, resulting en the lose of three lives, occurred on the river Thames, near the Great Western Railway bridge, in the Bay-reach. Between 9 and 10 o'clock, when &Amens had come on, a pleasure boat, containing eight persons, was being pulled snow the stream, and an eight-oar, manned by Etonian', came into collision with it, and both boats being overturned the occupants were immersed. A scene of painful excitement and anxiety succeeded. The Eton boys, who were gum swimmers, did their utmost in endeavouring to save the lives of the parties thrown out of the other boat ; but. lot• withstanding the efforts made, George Tubb, a carpenter. 20 yean ; Annie Pocock, 22 yearn ; and Eliza Arm. 10 years, were dw Tubb was a sailor, and oould onni wears. b it s u pp ed that he was borne down by one of the women. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. OULICH.—Julytt, at Winibtedon, Barret', the wife of 11. Gu Seg., of twine—son and daughter. GAML._—.laly 24. Hr.. Vi Wl= Gads, of Gipay.htll. NetEu44. • sou. HALES.—PiIy IL, the wife of F. R. Hales, Eso , of (la , erto , ' street, &W., of .daughter. MILNER —July U. at Beech Inuit. Cucklield, the wife the Rev. J. 1111ner, of a daughter. SYMON&—JuIy 23, at Camden-road, the wife of G. J. S)lo , " tag., F.IL&, of a daughter. MARRLWINS. CONACHER—.TWRIVP. —July 24, at Holy TrMB! Church. °lP ham, by the Ran. R. H. Wee* A. Canseler, Seq of Graham terrace, Thonshlllotreet, Wakefield, to Web Ann, dsugbbr of the late R. Jessup, of Northßeet, Kent. LAWIITI-11 ARTI N. —July 24, at ht. George's, Hanorerconr e b Y Ow Rey. H. Howarth, Robert Peter, son of the late Loris, Req., of Hastegegrent, t.Vroodichounare, to Awl Potts', daughter of hir J. H. Martha. SW YNDRICOT—DONSKLLY.--Jely 22, at St. Mar7 4 . 1 . 10.41 ' 8 : by the Her. W. Burnett, H. W. M. Van nwpolranlit. FAO • Rotterdam, to Ellen Mary Jane, daughter of I` E. Gunnell!. Mltherognare. DEA.IIIB. CHRISTIATZ.—DaIy 24, Julia 8., the child of Dr. J. 8 Christian. of Brampton, London. GRAHAM.—.JoIt' 24, at Clarthadaquair, Whipsa. W. Graham, Fah. aged 40. HOLLAND.—JuIy 24, Mr. G. Howland, 8in,41:1,14u et. Cale" doubts-road, and Si. IN LAM. —J uly 25, at Dibbtadale, Bromborourh. Cheshire. Mt° Mara Mum. IROIIBG. —July 24, at Hampstead. Jame rye, wile of the Rec J. Intim Wit:Oß.—July 25, at Olonoester square, llyde.part, T. WO Ol4 RN , %MA 714 Printed and Pnbiletted by WILUAN Inge Bei" Of 14° Lombard-street. In Uwe City et London. Printer, al '"'" Lrn.f~rAatM, law Redact of Wbdatetee. -• "acacia; JILT A. 11117. ..~~■ Pr'T Cabin 24 17, a Ott VC2I4 Xiag S TL ioa atM Norm( at CEA] OL&V E y WEJ Loa steamer aryl gaga and ever) calling els a an =like ear aivi £2 GIAV Ed, Great T., ROT ovary BM street site The Fyenc at B am. 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