The Express. — London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

z . .Tebt ti 1. ['tamped, Id. Additional No. 6,690.) LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1864. [TWOPENCE E VITT and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE ]) ~f SHIP.—For SYDNEY Direct (to be dr ....s ti%th Nov., last shipping day 13rd Nov.), the brand ttt tipper VA k ChTit•Z Al Id years. &t tons register. u 's tttotonoirr ; lyiug In the East ludla Docks. This 1, r, built ender special survey In NO. by Messrs. , • .4 Neon , for the China trade, la noted for her .. I t .c •Itt•lntri. Site has good accommodation for chief • ot• r and h a preferable opportunity for fine and lor terms of freight or pasaage apply to %hairs. h II S. and Cu., 11.5, Ntenulen-law; or to DEVITT • NI p. Wilder-Wert. THE BROTHERS DAVENPORT. Ile Brothers Davenport Challenged—the Brothers Daven port Rivalled.—Professor REDMOND, who challenged in ell the papers, the Broths s Davenport, will appear TO-NIOBT, hod every following evening at the LONDON PAVILION MUSIC lIALL. I lehborne Wert. Pioca , Ll4.—No spirit-all and no darkness.—Prkes as usual. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S VISIT TO NICE. LORD STANLEY AT MANCHESTER. TEE ARCHBISHOP OP YORK ON SENSATIONAL LITERATURE. (MOM • 00/11111PONDJUIT.) NICE, Ocr. 29. The Emperor left this morning, at 8 o'clock, for Toulon. His Majesty has made a short stay at Nice, but his time has been fully occupied. Arriv ing here on Thursday night at about 9, the Empe ror was met by M. Gavini, the Priet, and then drove to the Prefecture, accompanied by K Gavini and his aides-de-camp, Vice-Admiral Julien La graviere and General Fleury. The next morning, at ten, there was an official reception, but just be fore this took place the Emperor Alexander arrived at the Prefecture, and the interview between the two sovereigns lasted about half au hour. After the reception was over the Emperor paid his visit to the Empress of Russia, at his majesty's villa, staying there nearly two hours. At half-past twelve the troops forming the garrison were drawn up "en bataille" on the Coors, under the command of General Curriard, and were reviewed by the Empe ror, who after this went to visit the Russian vessels lying in the magnificent harbour of Villefrauche. In the evening the two Emperors were at the opera, where the Italian company gave the first acts of " Lucia di Lammermoor," and "La Traviata." Thus ended a day that greatly excited the Nice population, and will raise comments throughout Europe, where people will doubtless recollect the first Napoleon's letter to the first Alexander, " L'Angleterre aux genoux du Continent," and many things besides. As for Nice, she loves great personages, for they act as advertisements, and though she may mourn that of her two imperial visitors one stayed but a day and the other leaves I to-morrow, yet she can console herself with the Empress, who is left, and the usual festivities, which will probably soon begin. To complete my budget of local news, I will mention that the late ambassador of France at St. Petersburg, the Duc de Montebello, arrived here on Thursday, it is said to present his letters of recall to the Emperor ; also the General de &nom, sent by the King of Italy to compliment the Emperor Alexander. The Baron de Budberg is likewise here. THE OXFORD.—The Oxford and Canterbury Hail Company (Limited).-011PILLit AUX ENMUM, Comic Opera, by J. Offenbach IllifialfliLLO ant LA FAVOR! Pa, by th e whole of the Operatic . Director, Dlr. F. Jongh mane Mr. JAckSoN HAIN the Champion American Mater. Le Petit Noodle, Unaworth. Eugenie W. Itemialk and other available laical. Tina ZYZNING. - • DE v ITT and MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE i• LT AMT.—For 11OBART TOWN Direct (has • .c. I.cr cargo enraged, and will have quick despatch!, Critush.buillt barque IRENE, A 1, register 397 in the London Dneks This favourite vessel, yt .1 tn the colonial trade, is weU known for her and comfortable accommodation f.r cabin pas ;. • •r I. nos of height or pilaw spa'. to Messrs. PCTMIL • ; • . CI ILY . and Co., 17, Gracechurclt serest; or to MAME. 9. Billiterstroot. PLUMBLY'S FRESHWATER BAY HOTEL, ISLE of WIGHT —FAMILIES RI Q (JIBING BOARD and APARTMICSITS for the AUTUMN and WINTER motaus be acoornmodamod on reasonable terms at this well-known esta blishment. The neighbourhood Ls one of the Boost and most healthy. being within an easy distance of London. Billiard and both moms attached to the boteL Post horses and carriages of every description. ♦ letter to the progineux will meet with prompt attention. I'kEVITT ai+ , l MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE j E T SHIP. For LACNCIRT.IN Meet (has a , p r caryn engaged. and will have quick derpatch), t h e. I. rt an ilrit.sh.bualt ship MARY iti:ASELL MIT 0111). A I . tons. JOUR DICANUN, Commander London 1%1 , bier ccssel, built under special survey, has • full accocoluodatiun for cabin passengers, and 1. r• .iportunity to shippers.—For terms of freight ; ty sir TB. WALKER ISA, St. Relen's-placa : I and 5100ItE, g, RthiteratreeL HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, ec., In collections for the Greenhouse, Conservatory, sad Flower Garden, las. GL, 15e., tie., to., 50a, Ms., sad 1004. sash. Orders antoanting to Sla. and upwards earrisip fns. Poet-alp orders payable as I haring crow I 1211.E12 and MeCCLLOCII,IIII4DoIIaN, COVINT-GAILDStit- MARKET, London. IF C. ONDLNA or WAVED JUPONS, 18.. Od. each. •• Let our wives and daughters and Oar lOW . wives and daughters to a woman patronise the patent oodtna."—Pumb. The drew falls In graceful folds."—Monnag Pod. ...... - - . BLACK BALL PASSENGER LINE of t ITER PACK F: [S for AUSTRALIA from London dim& QANSFLECTUM (.11.11SOLINEb, 12a. 6d. sad 16.. 6t—" The patent sansflectors Japon elegant, sod gr.ceful the hoop. being nude of gutta pereha This is the crisoline which attracted au tooth attention at the Great habibitioa uf IPA" Court Journal Ship. 1 I TOODAIO. I Doak,. ITo 5.11. 4 !1:,t y R. India L India F. India K. India X India Noy. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. U Nov. 10 i Doc 10 . . -rdit of the Nth. 1,:00 nacres • • 2000 'Yan') Nev. Mailranie...'N , therhy. • I.POO .le.l. Man Quay.' 0. Cloa . . 2:00_ packet. have,. by their pt. rapid lA,. Ad,. corny a • orid-lis.va u reputation. Dtll,Vl-I.ubsorpared by any vowels all part -;.c, tin; fr.+pbt or paioage to Austrai JAME , LAIN Ls and Co . I Irerpool all Anent. for Ball Line and I. Al. MACKAY sad Co.. 1, lasdad Lood.w. KC. malty sad t their pas. Boat —For V apely .0° Pact EIDERDOWN PETTICOATS. These beautiful petticoats are peculiarly adapted for the carriage, for Invalids, and for ladies who require warmth cont. hated with lightness. The avenge weight la from Ile to 16 ounces, 4/ inches bag in the trate, and four yards round. Prices—ln black silk, 56a.. rich glace, 70a. and —" Mr. Philpett la learned in the literature of the petticoat."—Le Ponca Illustrations and curious Pamphlet gratis and free. IL Pll ILPOTT, Sansfiectum Jupon Manufacturer to the C.mrt .111.1 Royal Ifilen,, 37, PICCADILLY, opposite SL James's Church. CCNARD LINE—BRITISH and NORTH 101E1:WAN RtIVAL MAIL ATEAII.BHIPS, appointed by the Adm.r.t t. t.a.l between LIVIMPOOL and NNW YORK. LIVI.L.P"OL and littaToN, the Boston ships cilll et !I . f. to la - ti I 411L1 receive vaseeinzers and nails. The tot r other v.,. els are . ap....lted to sail trots Liverpool, TAM! -.TI:Ar. 4 , 1%N. for NEW TARN, Natarday, Nov.& .1 A. for Rit , ll.N. itAtotnlay. Nov. IL I!1 NA f..t . NLW VtiRK, itittur:lay. Nov. IY. CACTION. —The MOUNT ST. BERNARD • CD all —FARMER and ROGERS baring received infor mation that a spurious and inferior Initiation of their registered SA BernaN cloth to being offered foe sale. respectfully mottos the pubile against the moue, and to state that theirs is the outy house in London were the genuine sod original cloth csa he seen or purchased —The ORBAT SHAWL awl CLOAK IMPORIIigi. 171. 173. M. and 170. itetrent street. W. na vra aryl await' for fira•sau and ilavannah, to ! York ,aubject to the perelheiou of the , -• • ::borate. on board the B. MBE Corsica. „ vi ma y, metalline steward's fee one provisions, but ant. ; wore or liqu••ra :—To Italitax and Breton, chief cabin, a • •,. d cabin. ilk To hew York, chief eaten. Lin : K. Freight to Halifax, Boston, and New York, a 3 I,r : 1 a ;or coot pranaue,—Apply te J. ft. /Nord, 32, Old Pr . -1. . J. Y. Currie, ilsare, and 12, Piave 'ls la .;. aril J. Burns, Buchanan-street, Glaagoe ; D. art r• r. tervenatown ; or D. and C. leacher, 2, Widge on▪ :eft. brerpooL FIELD'S celebrated UNUNDSEKVIOE SOAP TABLETS, 4d. aad id. each, sold by all chandlers aad grocers throughout the kingdom but the pubile should sot or Yield* and see that lb* name of J. C. and I. FIELD is on each packet. hoe, sod tablet. Wholesale and be exportation at the Works, UPPKB. MAAAR, LAIIIII7II, IkINIMPI. el., when also may be nbtansed their Pll.lO Medal Para:tine Candles. I conclude by sending the peroration of an article in the local paper, announcing the arrival of Napoleon 111. It may serve as a sample of official, or at least officious, eloquence : TUE NEW CRRISTIIIAA NrWBER of ALT. THE YEAS ROUND. coodoeted by CHAELIiti DICKENS. MRS. LIKRIPEWS LEGACY Will be ready on the lot of December, stitched to A cover, price 4.1. The populatimi of our town willtberefore show itself at the same time equal to a political 'VI•t that will be • glorious date in her annals, sad equal to then•tiwot• of gratitude, which do so less honour to • country than the greatest deeds of history. !Roll LIVERPOOL OH QUKRIVISTOWN TO NEW lino. Now ready. OM StuWogs (No. 1.), TH E CORNNILL MAGAZINE for NUA. :Amman. With Ithodustious by Gawp IL Maim and Douro Do Ilauder. 1 may add that the liicoia manfully responded by shouting lustily. Tax LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, sad PIIIIAIM.LPII IA STEAM-HIP COMPANY intend des get airs their tultpunered Clyde.ballt Imo Beres SteamShlps, carrying the United hates milk urEitrotn. for NEW YORK. %A. w,..iosbiay. November 9. : V 1 I" 111.1 N. Saturday, November 12. Bt . 111; 11, Wmlneedsy, November 10. And even b ednsoMy and every &Item:eta Saturday. Cobh pmts./. 1. the nual steamers mama every Wednesday it. sbl 21 s^ /mem accordina to the accommodation. table raig,,, 11 the sst orday's stearctre, 13 guineas Forward garage 6 yelmaa, Includ.r.g all pruvieens cooked. Passengers IM Csabla. the Vetted states. and &desk Columbia, booked tbronge so very aireir 'Wrote terms—Pot further partkolars apply :o WILLIAM INMAN. n, Waterotrest, Limped : wto 111 s .h sad 11ACLY. 61. KW Willlaisetrast. Qty. toss-la. Armadale. Fty Wilkie Collin& ;With an Mastration.) Chapter I—The Travel' cr*. LARCENY AT EASE. ll—Tee S. did Side of the scotch Character. Ill—The M reek og the limber Skip. Hiddie•Claas Education La lizieland—Girls. ♦ 1 ete•LTete Juclai Science Ducussion. Wire. and Daughters. Au Erery-day Stop. Vicith Illustration.) Chapter X—A Cruls. Xl—Making Friendship. The Scottish Farm Labourer. Al Revs. Colouel Gordon's Exploits la China. The Public delvetis kepo. t. iA Latter to the Editor.) Smith, Elder, and Co., 66, Coruhill, London. DU I LLI P PS, GRAVES, P H ILLI PPS, and en despatch the undermentioned Prat-cites stammers Fw ItiIITERDAII, the BATAVIhR, every anaday morldnc. hum Hermitage Tier, at 10 am., calling at Blackwell for pee warn at 11 ad.i. Fares, AY la, Cl 10., and 175. ad and the FYI:Mk/RD e•ery Monday stinting early from off the Tower. Tarr Cl. NEW NOVEL ET TUE ACTROIt O► "LADY AUD LETS SECRET.' de. ►ourth Edition ready. THE DOCTOR'S WIFE. N.B.—Thu whole of the first edition iris exhausted by sate arription on the day of publication. A second is now sold off, the third is on male, sod s fourth edition is Just rewly. John Matwell sad Co., ►ublishers, itt, Fiewt4tretit. T.riiitZWEN, one of the North German Lloyd's steamers. £l , " Fit. MUM e. or SCHWALOF, every Thursday morning .• her permitting:, at 10 a.m. Rona Lloreelydoiro, sad from I:: noon. Farm tf. CI. and 10s. --....-- ► - - - t.. - 7;111 EN Ist"RO. th. NEW WSILT, Now hos Ronelydows. Par, and C 2 Ye To be followed by the LONDON. :recht. poritage, &e., apply at Eltaptln's Universal 0111cor, Iterrnt-. op!. W.. or to PHILLIPPB, OLYIB , PHILLIPPO, and 11. Lod-lane, LC. 1111 E COMPANIES ACT, 1862. The Forms and Account hooka required under the above Act, also all other lands of Anomie Books. with every Stationery re quisite for Pattie Coapardei. the Daunting-house. to.. sup plied en the best terms. Printing of every descriptiou. Share C. rtineates Engraved and Printed. Official Seals de 'ivied and executed . Ash and Flint. Ct. fleet-street, LC.. sad Landes-bridge, &IL TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE L,¢ S ._ CITY oFFICES COMPANY (Limited). N IIERIC• Y GIVEN, that the Dtrecton of the ir) . • patty 'United, have thLs day matte a CALL of ▪ . .m the shares of the Oompany. PAYABLE at th. , t.t , t, moan's hook :Limited), Nlchnlaulane, on or • r !.• V, the Ysth of November nest : and Interest at tr., r.t. 4 1.. per rent. will be charged on all calls not then pal ..rdcr..l the Board. ONI r G. W. 131....‘W1LL, Pacretary. .1 shares upon which the call has not been 14. • red. "IQARLOW% PATENT CASK STAND a sow ihsent .11, so admirably contrived that a full butt. as well as smaller casks, may be raised or tilted on It without Is'••cr .‘r t nvu'•:e. 114 action II so impalpable that the sediment tithe most limpid fluid by no possibility can be disturbed. Pr., • . 12e. 140.. to suit a+, 9, and 11l gallon casks. • IQARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. ZAP No retain g required. No more eat beer or soar wine. Pr , 4. electroplated, no.— kpply direct to JAM'S Ilanow. pat. 'tee, 14, King Williane-etreet. Modulen-You& Ire that his 'done and address am on every article : all a/negate *orlon =Um qns. Engravings gratis. lainbilebed 1110. YARDIOCTH BLOATERS, in Season from "rot I to col of Dec..loo. 5e.: 1.000, SU —Forwarded„ upon rerce.pt rem:item., by YILEDIC. IsAIiSBY, Gnat Yareemtb. AUTION.—COCKS'S celebrated READING C .t 1 If. jr , Fhb, flame. Steaks, Snaps. °melee, Hot and It sts. m t uncalled tor general use, Is sold by all re• ran :r th'slete I sauces. It Is manufactured rainy by the ilt .1 t'.. at le Proprictnr, CHARIVI COCIEII, I. Duke dm: th r.z the ungtual Sauce Wareham's. All others are Sp .r. Inut..ll.,lts COILS by Scr e w Steamers and Railway . . LEA and t price fur Belton. Ilaamell. or Lalltbiegt yin. C... 1.“4 1.01.41 coal direct from tk• ooilletin by emir or th" , iri-t Snrthern Railway : is Yds per toa Hartle% P. _ first Maw 111 a. : second clam, Its : Clay V . ,4 on I r4s.: Tanfleld Moor, for Smiths, ; Barnsley. 1% ildrilry I x.: nest small, Vs. coke : laa per chaldroa, dePrercil ihornaebly *erected to any part of London, A... r ; I.A shd Co.'s onicen Llighhory, N.: Linea:sad : N L ..reat N •nt.. rn Railway Coal Department, [leg'scrook : 4 a:. I 5 Wharves, Regearrpark Basta : Y.K.—No ttar.drr. • or a. -nts empinyed. MORE REFRESHING than : I:ArT of LIME JUICE sad GLYCERIN& • • ;A the head, and gives the hair a beautiful ' • .ov. it. Price Is Cl. M.. and 61, r la a perfect luxury this weathsr as as • • • Lath, and a reviving perfume. la and 1. I.i IMLL, hl Strand: sad 24. W ':11' • ! sOUNDTEETH are indixpen.able ti ‘ttrartloa. and to health and In geed, by Pi I .n of tot ROWLA NOR' OfnINTO, or ompolits.led of Oriental l• grellents • is of , Kr• preserving and Idautsfyisti the teeth. 0 and In string a yleasiug fragrance to tartar from the teeth, removes spots • and preserves the enamel. to I. .ri like nh.trness. Its invaluable too ' • the patronace of myalty and the Arista. ' •' It is unit•rsally in high repate. Price ••••. Id at O. Hattovita den, aad by Chemists • r..r. A f,, ••gon•Luids'Oionto. 1 , .. T TH.— I v M r . INK ELL'S I nve ntion • • t• I .• t gratote•l !Tth July, MVO. ARTIFICIAL !I , • ' 1 . , .t ..! tun, aro MAUI and FllThDta a few r t u • glsk“ pant. affording the groatest mus t' - • •:- . wires tr fan ruiner. Liam floe imp a • ; • . • . po.t frt.* for wren &tamps '• • A': f torn., strktly nwdrrate.—S, Grosvenor ?, ". I 1....•!..n. '" I :N%. I •N I( INS, *n.l DEFECTIVE TOE ‘'l`- 1.• t' I Eli moi • "l' re RD in on. minute, "'about ' .• ' • .•• Mr 1: EN tit Lt., n 3, Reaent•atreet. to! . • I:. if preferred. Terms, Tu ad. . • 1.-sionomala from the Royal /amity, tbotOtlole of others, from all parts of • .r t • tt•c f '!••wing —From the Wald Ben. ~• .1. •• Vr Reodall has ertertually oared • '•t . • _lying any man."... Sir Robert •" ••• 1•• a •• At had two lame teemilla and ••,.• • t :: ' .z:. 1.1.. frt.' I y Sir. &feudal, mid ac isreagly I . A r. r . •:. 'treat Quadrant. IyNNF:Vi)P.D'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA .1. -it.: tit v...tve years, erephstically sane l• • •t .v I rot• aol universally accepted bf t• ly et the stomach, heart !t.r"- . ......n.1:11.1.;,:•41:on and as a mild aperient '• .. . •-- 11, tr.,12 vimmally for ladies and shit - l•••••••• • nA of tt , ,f perfect parity and of eattona • ) 1:1.! C , o 17' Sew Deadotmet, Loa ''"l 0 / . r.specti•t.lt- chemists tkreaghoat the world. All I E —TI.e LETTUCE contains an active t , t ,„ whteh pommies an the •76 . 42 r : •. • ~• w.tholt itideasgen. Mr. G. JOZIAII, 4• • i prtp.,r, s • synip and a P..te of laitse .•' •, r• • • nanen•le.l by the Medical Profession tee rm , . ..• • A. • tell 01 4 . ! , hest affeettona Syrup, 11l IN. *B.l 3d. Pate, by poet, la. led. lad is It GREECE. The following intelligence has been received at the Foreign-office from her Majesty's Minister at Athens "The Greek constitution has definitively passed the Assembly, and the King will speedily give his assent to it. "The country is tranquil." (aicria's TELBOW111.) ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE PRINCESS ALICE OF HESS& DARMSTADT. Nov. I. Nom Her Royal Highness the Princes* Alice of Hesse was safely delivered of a daughter at noon to-day. A salute of guns announced the news to the in habitants. ROME. MILAN, Not. 1. The Perseverance publishes a telegram from Rome stating that all the documents relatiog to political trials, preserved in the archives of the Tribunal of the Sacred College, have been burnt by order of Monsignor Sagretti. The Pontifical troops, with the exception of the gendarmes, will be ilhibanded. THE BRAZIL MAIL. (By telegraph from Lisboa.) RIO, OCT. 8. Exchange on London 2G to 2q. Coffee—Prioe of good first, 6,800 to 7,000 reis. The shipments of coffee mute the departure of the last mail amount to 126,706 bags, 59,369 of which were for the Chan nel. Sales of coffee, 66,368 bags, and stock 60,000 bags. Freights fur the Channel, 1555. BAHIA, OCT. 13. Exchange on London 27 to 27„• Sugar 2,000 to 3,200 reit. PERNAMBUCO, Ocr. 16. Exchange ou London 271 to 27i. Sugar—Whites, 4,400 rein ; browns, 2,700 rein. CAPTURE OF THE FLORIDA. (By telegraph from Lisboa.) BAHIA, Ocr. 13. The Confederate cruiser Florida has been cap tured in this harbour by the Wachusetts. Great excitement has been created by this alleged breach of faith ou the part of the American Consul, Mr. Wilson, who left during the Hight in the Wachusetts. The captain of the Florida is a passenger by the Magdalena. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 1N THE UNITED STATES. TO TOT EDITOR Or TH! EXPRMS. Sta,—There is a alight inaccuracy going the rind of 00 press, which please give me leave to correct. The Presidential elastics does sot take place on any certain date, but on a specie! day, by act of Coogreue—viz., the fret Tuesday after the second Monday in every fourth year, which this year follies the Bth Matted, sad will, I true*, at this important crisie, result i• the reelection of Mr. Liacolo.—l am, he.. B. W. Vatted Status flasitiu7 Commission (Easlielt buacb►, 21, Dasksperotaieli, &W., Loodea, Noa. L A RIBCEL—Host , --" Fish is very expensive just sow I eso tall yos. This lama) oost ms Two-sod-six pews sp eed: Guest (so business of his)—" Ala, it's spry think .ft take smother sightless pesn'orth Two entertainments were given in London last Monday evening identical in character and similar I in scope. Nut theatrical, yet so far approaching ' the theatrical that most of the people present were consummate actors ; not exclusively musical, though "music provided" was one of the attrao tious of the night ; and not charitable in the com mon acceptation of that word, although "giving a helping hand in the hour of need" was prominently printed on the tickets of admission—these reunions were really what they professed to be, "friendly meetings" for the benefit of certain persons who were named. Partaking equally of the character of the concert-room, the dancing hall, the harmonic meeting, and the social club—regularly presided over by a chairman, whose hammer was as elite tual iu maintaining order as it iuvariably is in places of more fashionable resort—enlivened by buffo dancing such as is popular in modern bur lesques, cheered by gems of harmony such as make a reputation iu West-end music -halls, and irra diated by sparks of the racy, albeit peculiar, jargon which passes for wit when placed in the mouths of "soiled doves" or people of fashion, the stray visitor bad presented to him a very concentration of excellence in a limited area and in a marvellously short time. Multum in parry might be written over the entrance to these balls of pleasure ; for small, cramped, and cabined as they are, they not only combine the special attrastious enumerated but possess works of art and musical instruments, trays of pickled fish, French lithographs, crutches, beggars' wallets, over and above the benches and' tables round which are seated some forty or fifty as arrant knaves as ever stole a handkerchief or picked a lock. Such, at least, was our experience on Monday night; the time being ten p.m.—the place, George-yard, Whitechapel—the visitors, the chief police inspector of lodging-houses, one of hia I sergeants, and ourselves ; and the occasion one of the friendly meetings—or, as they are invariably called, "friendly leads'—already mentioned. Turning out of the White chapel-road, where the noisy cheap saloons, penny gaffs, flaring sit:idiom and full-fla voured food vendors are in the full swing of their busy trades, darkness and gloom are your first im pressions of the court or yard up which you walk. There are no shops—at least none open—the ground floor windows seem to be half barricaded, while those on the second floor are rapidly opened at the sound of strange footfalls to allow carefully shrouded beads to peer curiously out. The occa sional offshoots from the main yard emit a half stably half pigstye aroma—a really agreeable con trast to the other flavours which are assailing your nose—and the rough, ill kempt figures which start out of the darkness, emerging apparently from the wall or jumping up at your feet, come forward me nacingly until your companions are recognised, when the premeditated push-felonious changes into a servile bow, aud frowns give way to au affectation of delighted welcome, to obsequious offers of pilot age, and to general simulation of ecstasy that you should have been pleased to honour this frood, honest neighbourhood with your presence on Chia particu lar evening. " Kindness, air, nothing but being at um* kind and firm would have euabled me to deal with such people as thews," remarks Mr. Chief Inspector, who is in plain clothes, aud, though his hair is iron grey, is erect as a dart, and looks as if his thirty-one years' service sat but lightly on his head. Mr. Sergeant is also in plain clothes, and throughout our tour acts as amid courier by walk ing some eight or ten yards ahead, and by preceding us into one or two of the holiest least trammelled by conventionality in their reception of strangers. Soon the sound of revelry by night warns us that we are in the immediate vicinity of the " friendly lead," and after a short negotiation by our ambas sador, the sergeant, we emerge from the dark sha dow of au empty cart, leave some stables or out buildings in our rear, push through a small swing door and a crowded bar, and are standing in a little low-roofed squalid room, where everything is wretched and dirty and mean, where there is driuk lug sod singing and dauciog, and whispered talk ; where the character of the visitors is not doubtful, and where the presume of Mr. Chief Inspector and Mr. Sergeant appears to operate as a funereal pall. Benefit cards are being sold iu the room, which, in addition to being low, is some fifteen feet lung by ten broad ; and as their vendor—a tall weird, hag gard woman, something :ike what Meg Merrilies might have been if relegated to Whitechapel and deprived of mountain air—handed them about the duty of purchasing was insisted on by a man of singularly unprepossessing appearance and manifest insobriety. Here is the end and object of the Friendly Lead. It is (see card) for the benefit of J. G., who has been laid up ill for some time, and unable to work; and J. G. himself is soon afterwards produced and handed round for inspeo tiou, as if he were a winter strawberry, a swan with two necks, or some other natural curiosity. He is a pale-faced man, in working dress, who is said to have recently left a well-known hospital, and his appearance is quoted with a rather unplea sant amount of imprecating energy from the gen tleman in the corner, in corroboration of the state ment made. The benefit-taker looks ill, of that there is no sort of doubt, but pallor occasionally arises from confinement iu prison, and it may be that the " hospital" is more widely known as the House of Correction, or the County Gaol. These friendly meetings are as • rule got up on behalf of gentlemen "in trouble." The people before us are many of them thieves, or the daily and hourly companions of thieves ; the yard we are iu is posi tively unsafe for strangers without an escort ; the rude woodcut of two clasped hands on the card we purchase, and the "give a helping" quotation, is identical with that on the ticket of the second meeting, whereat uo plea of illness is advanced, and it is not perhaps very uncharitable to conclude that in the case before us the gaol fever is the principal malady at work. Pickled whelks and small portions of cold fish lie on the table, but meet with few customers—the semi-indeoent French lithographs on the walla peering through their fly spotted glass and tarnished frames, look as if they had been purchased of some bagnio-keeper upon whom the pariah authorities had rudely pounced ; the chairman's hammer is as idle as the crutch of the profesaional beggar which we see reared against the wall ; and the whole pleasure of the evening is being obviously marred by the wet-blanket in fluences certain new comers appear to have brought with them. As we are seated next the inebriated endorser of the merits of the invalid Mr. G., we venture to hope that our presence may not inter , rupt the proceedings. " Genelman yenta to see yer dance, Jew," was the free translation our wishes immediately received. Whereupon a little merry faced man, in a snit of corduroy, stood up, and on the space which half the hearthrug might have occupied had that superfluity been present, executed a double shuffle with considerable agility, and with not more vulgarity than is essential to the spirited rendering of that popular dance. To him alter a few minutes enters Miss Merrilies, and the whole of the hearthrug space being occupied, these twain cut, and shuffle, and stamp, to the intense delight of the toper on our left, who snaps his fingers, and laughs and add:eases vacancy with " Bless yet !" and comports himself generally like a man habitually spoilt by his company, and who is not going to behave decently out of a weak and mistaken de ference to strangers. Suddenly and quietly Mr. Chief Inspector remarks that he's seen toper's face before, that toper was formerly in "the force," and that toper retired from a particular division just thirteen years and a half ago. " I don't often forget a face," adds Mr. Chief Inspector pleasantly, " and I can't help thinking you're the man I mean.'' The humorist addressed was sober on the instant. Flash merriment, drunken bravado, and boasting patronage all left him ; and we had "sir," and "1 jiueil the force in 183—, and left in 18—. and I'm a now, sir, and would you like to see my place 1" All this occulted in a few minutes, and the colloquy was too low toned to reach the rest of the room, but the incident gave a sort of dramatic dclatto ourdepar tare, for our now humbled friend became profuse iu thanks (for nothing) and painstaking in civility, and Miss Merrilies and the lady and gentlemen cut purses around rose as we went out, and tried hard to look as if our visit had been welcome. Mr. Chief Inspector made light of the coincidence, but it may be safely cited as a remarkable illustration of the powers of memory and trained observation. Despite the alteration wrought by time, despite dirt and filth, dishevelled hair, bushy untrimmed chin beard, rough untidy clothes, and rowdy bear ing, the practised eye singled out the policeman of thirteen years ago, and quoted his name, his late division, and place of duty, as calmly as if he bad left, say Scotland-yard, she morning before. Friendly Lead No. 2, held at a tavern in Fashion street, Spitalfields, on the first, instead of the ground floor, is for the benefit of two gentlemen instead of one, has music and singing as at the' former place, and differs mainly in not appealing ad misericordiam on the plea of illness. There is a alight touch of playfulness about the card sold here ; and "Chairman, Shovels ; Deputy, Hookey," is given, instead of real names, as in George-yard. "Fur the benefit of J. B— and Andy It— who needs (sic) your kind assistance," is the extent of the information given, and it is understood that the needs arise from one of the ordinary vicissitudes to which gentlemen of predatory proclivities are occasionally reduced. Before ascending the narrow little staircase we pass a small billiard or bagatelle-room, where a dozen youths are indulging iu the amenities of petty gambling. Not nice looking gentlemen by any means. Peculiar in their notions of costume, eccentric in their demeanour, and with au appa rently unanimous aversion to hirsute adornment. Upstairs the respected but allegorical " Shovels" is represented by a young man of twenty, who wields the gavel of authority as if sated with power, and anxious to share his responsibilities with his courtiers around. The place is quieter, and the society a trifle less heterogeneous than at George yen:. The pictures on the walls are not so meretricious, and have amongst them one or two of those curious old masters which occasionally find their way into the lignite of these enlightened !oven of art who deal in, or have relations with, bills of exchange. There was • sham Turner, which seemed to have the words sixty per cent. written in its murky sunset, as surely as fear, dislike, and suspi cion were written in the restless eyes an d tidgetty bearing of the people amongst whom we sat. The young woman who vended the ticket, was almost certainly the wife or mistress of the disconsolate J. 8., or the stranded Andy R., and her keen interest in the business, and her marked gratitude fur a trifling donation, was the one redeeming feature we saw. Any sum contri buted, whether copper or silver—and it should be remarked that the price of each of these benefit cards is just what the buyer thinks fit to give—was at once deposited on the treasures'; tray, in front of the eminent Shovels, who languidly beats time to the sentimental ditty of a young man seated behind the door. This vocalist has a scarred cheek, • wavering mouth, and an eye which rests upon the ceiling or the floor, but never upon the strangers or his friends. His ditty is of love and constaucy,and hopes and fears, and disappointment and sorrow, and is apparently listened to inure as • matter of duty than from the delight it gives. There is she ortho dox thrill at the word "heart," and the orthodox quaver, and the orthodox applause ; but the shadow of the strange presence has its usual gloomy effect, and we leave, as the hammer of Shovels descends upon the table, and the voice of Hookey, his deputy, calls upon "the next geneluian to oblige." We saw no dancing here, and heard no raillery, but the anxious, pretty face of the young woman, and the somewhat languid but genuine sympathy of the subscribing men and lads around, made one specu late on the amount of good inherent iu things evil, , and mentally ask whether J. B. and Andy R. having fallen upon evil times, could have fairly counted on more faithful friendship in the outer and less larcenous world. HILTRIMMTITION or SOTTB DCRII•m. —At s 'meeting of the liberal electors of South Durham at Stockton, on Friday evening, a vote of confidence in Mr. H. Passe, the present liberal member, wee passed • and the principles ad vocated in the recent address of Ca ptain Beaumont (liberal candidate) were approved of. THE RILIMESKNTATION or LISKEARD.—The Royal Cornwall Owen( states that a meeting of influential liberal electors of Lisiteard has been held, and adds :— "The nolo ' noel conduct of the present member was severely crammed, and the general opinion was that Mr. Osborne is not a fit and proper person to represent a liberal constituency. His iodiffereeee to local interests was also commented upon, and we believe that a gentleman belonging to our own county will be invited townie forward as a candidate, in opposition to Mr. Osborne, when the proper time arrives." Notice has been issued from the General Post office to the effect that, in addition to the made mentioned in a recent notice, there will for the present be • mail to Jersey and Guernsey, vita Sesthamptos, leaving Leedom ear Taaraday mating. On Monday evening about 150 gentlemen dined together at the Queee's Hotel, Manchester, under the auspices of the Committee of the Warehousemen and Clerks' Orphan Schools. Lord STasLET, who presided, in proposing a toast, saki— Though I am the last to wrb to discourage private Leestry or muuificeuce, still I do not think that it would be very de sirable that, ass emend rule, there should be an expectation created that wherever children were left orphans or desti tute, the employer should, as a matter of course be booed to take care of them. I will tell you why I think ibat would not be a good general rule. We all know the& men in that Wm of ifs can only provide for their families by pinching, by self .denial, by refusing themselves many little luxuries and comforts. I think it would not be • wise thing—l think it would be a premium on imprudence—if you were to put it into men's heads to argue in this way—" Why should I pinch myself, and be se careful to;mske provision for my family? if I live they will take care of them. selves ; if I die I may look upon it as a matter of course that my employer will take care of them ; there fore anything I may lay by is riving his pocket, and not mine." (Hear, hear.) If you were to establish that se a general principle, the effect would be to create a very general feeling of dependence and imnrudence, which two words mean the slime among that class. I put that alternative, therefore, out of the question. It seems to me, then, that you are inevitably thrown beck on the resources of mine institution such as that we are now promoting. (Applause) Ido not think it is open to the objection that applies more or less to simple chanty, the erupts giving of alma, because the !sedum ides of the institution is the cont. rearm of the priomple of interwar with the priaciphs of (Heat.) It is perfectly true that the Delp which is given is not absolutely and strictly limited to the chil dren of subscribers ; but it is equally the tact, that in all CAMS where the merits are equal, children of subscribers will have the preference. %t hat virtually the institution my. to persons in that position is, if you will help your. selves we will help you—(applause)—if you will snake • certain Karroo for your families in the event of your death, and being unable to provide for them, we wall put something down ; we will for every shilling you put down pat down another shilling, and so we will help you, and emourage others to make • similar provisioo. I San eon oeive it possible that men may say, • Why, in such a case, are you to give soy help at all? Every man can mid ought to insure his life, and no man has a right to marry unless he can make it reasonably certain that he can provide for the children whom he brings into the world." My answer is that that is a thing very easy to say, but sot equally easy to enforce. Of course there is truth in it; 1 do Dot deny that there is • certain practical logical truth is it ; and I freely admit that if all men were perfectly wise and perfectly prudent there might probably be no need of such an institution as that we are now supporting. Bat that is not precisely the state of things in the world in which we live. Men are not machines. They are not merely reasoning beings ; they have passions sod feelings, sod if you are to condemn every man who mar ries upon small mesas or doubtful expectations, and if you are to look into the biography of notable men in this coun try, you will hod that you are censuriug many of those who have subtequently beld the highest portions, and does the most mimeo& service to the state. (Applause.) And Ist this also be remembered, and in this premium I merely touch upon it, that if in one senses family is • burden, is another seam it is a stimulus to elefeloo and • moral restraint. (Hear hear.) Take Um case, we all know it, of the army. `.Soldiers,. as • rule, °moot marry ; moving about as our army does from country to country, it is hardly possible that they should. Here I won't say more ; hut we all know what the result of that is; we all know that soldiers are not worse than other man, but if is some impede they appear to be worse, his because they have not what moat other meu have--the comforts of a borne. (Hear, hear.) I Houk, therefore, that you would be straining too far a sound economical rule, if you were—wherever a man marries upon uncertain prospects, fails in his expectations, cannot make provision for his f toady, dies unexpectedly, and leaves lb/ratan:illy in distress—to say that you will punish, not him, for he is beyond the reach of punish ment, but them, by consigning them to total rain. (Hear, hear.) Further than that I should say an institu tion of this kind is no real encouragement to imprudeoce. We cannot help, or pretend to help, all who want assist ance; we can help comparatively only • selected few. We require, I suppose, in every case evidence of charm, ter ; we require in • great majority , of cases to know that some contributions have been made by the father ; and if, on the one hand, we make it somewhat rimier for a man to provide fur • future family by giving him these means of i assisted insurance, on the other hand we lead many men to make provision for a family which they have, which provi. sion without such enigmas) they would not think of making. I think you may fairly set oos against the other. I have only one word more to say as to the principle of the matter. In cases of this kind experience is worth • great deal more then theory, and we know that there is hardly &trade, pro (mem). or occupation is England which Lim not thought it expedient to make some provision of this kind for its mem hen. 1 am speaking of Loudon only, because it is the place I know beet. Literary men, artists, news. paper men, and railway servants have done it; so have farmers, groom, gardeners, and licensed victuallers; and I believe there are many wore of which I know nothing. Schools founded on the principle of this are being founded every year. and those that have been founded are regu larly and steadily supported. Of course 1 don't say that is as absolute proof that we are right in the principles we have adopted; but Ido say that when • large number of porous in d ifferent occupations, unconnected with one another, all of them 'sweated in the result, adopt the same mew to accomplish themes* ead, that is strong prima fore evidence at least that there is a general agronomic as to the manner in which that want ought to be supplied. (Hear, hear.) Ido not carry it further, but it seems to me that that argument is sound as far as it goes. Speaking in this company, I need say nothing as to the usion of awes, as to the duties the rich owe to the poor, or as to the expediency of obtaining, as far as you can, the support and the good feeling of those who work with you. Everybody knows that gratitude and goodwill are not things which ese be bought with money, but so far as money can help to bey them that is about the best investment of his capital which eves a Manchester mot/ mm make. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) His Loanair, responding: to the toast of his health, said—l wish I had words to express to you how heartily and sincerely I thank you for the reception you have given me to-night. I am sot vain enough to ripper* that it is wholly or mainly due to any wants of mine. But I know the kindness of the reception which you have always given to my father when public duty has brought him amongst you—(applause)—and I have felt ell my life, as a public man, that • great pert of any position to which I may have made my way wee owing to that which he had previously attained. But I thank you for the wel come you have given nos • I thank you partly because there is no testimony of g ood Imbue which could reach me from any other part of the emery for which I should feel halt so grateful as for that which I receive from the iiibahrsets of that county in which 1 was born, and is which I bops to live sod die. (Cheers.) Partly also, though I won't say • word touching on politics here I do ' feel that what Lancashire thinks toolay,Eselacid thinks to morrow—(applause)—and therefore the expression of knoll,' feeling in this district towards one who, whether be wiring it or no, is a public man, touches me more smarty theta it could in any other part of the country. (Applause). I have said that I won't address to you one word bearing on politics. and I wou't; but I will just say the, because I think it has nothing whatever to do with politics in • party sense— that I hays often differed from the majority of parlia manrary in this respect—l always me them looking out for so u rc ''. thing which gives them an opportunity for • right. (Laughter.) That is not the view that I take of most public questions. I always wish to see how far it in possible to bring sensiblesod moderate men to an agree. meet, and if you causer do that why then of course fi,or it out. (" Hear, tier," Isuehter.) But Ido believe that upon • very large proportion of questions that are brought before parliament, if you can bring men of Waimea, mode rate sensible niece, into one room they will come to a sub amoral agreement as to what ought to he done. (Hear, hear.) There is only one word further which I wish to say. It is • common pops: er idea that every man who goal into public life is engaged in an looses/tat scramble for the poe sessiooof executive power. So far as I ma see, that is mistake ; certainly, so far as I am cooceroed, it is ea otter mistake (Hear, hear.) I hold that a nian's Waimea is to help to carry on the business of the country to the beet of his power, and he may do that almost equally well whether be is • member of the national legislature or of the national executive. The difference to my 'Mud be tween a mere politician and anyone who is worthy of the name of • statesman, le this, that the use is thinking what the couctry will do for him, and the other is thinking what he can do for the country. (Applause.) I Leg to thank you for the kindness of the reception you have given me, and I hope that, feeling tumid as closely connected with Manchester as anyone in this room, we shall meet Publicly and privately on many future occasions.(Sp grams.) Some other toasts followed. REPRESENTATION OP NORTH NOTTINGHAM. sninz.—The followieg letter has bees received by Mr. B. Birkin, from the Right Hon. J. B. Deeicei, Speaker of the House of Gnomons :—" Ossiogton, Newark, Oct. 29, 1864-14 dear Sir,—l have received your letter, informing me that some of my 000stituents are disturbed by a report that it is my inteotion to give up myeeset at the sod of the present partial:peal, and sot to offer myself for malectiot. I freely give you the permission you ask, to roatradict this report. If good health should be coatioued to me it is my purpose certainly sobs to offer my services to the electors of North Notts, sad I trust I shall Sod that I have sot forfeited their coolhionos. —Believe me, yours sincerely, J. Syntex DLEMON.—It. I Birkin, Esq." The annual soiree of the Huddersfield Church Institute was held on Monday night in the Philosophical. hall, and the expectatioe that the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Ripon would be present drew together a large and fashionable audience. The Bishop of Alive presided. The Aecerustior of Yogi said he did not think that a great institution like that, set up in one of the great centres of industry, should take too confined and restricted • view of what reading might safely be put into the hands of its members, and if for no other reason, for this above ell, that there war at the present day such • spirit of inquiry and improvement, that if en institution like ibis attempted to shut out from any of its Imitimatechanthls that spirit of in s airy, then the institution would cease to corer all the ground, and beside it some secular inetitutioe would be sure to grow up. (Hem, hear.) In order better to understand what useful reading was, he thought be might venture to look at what was useless reading. And he supposed if iostitutions of this kind were not to guide and supply the want, every working men would be likely to fall ia, no doubt, with the newspaper fur one thing, and also, for mother, with those stimulating alteratives which went now by the somewhat barbarous term of " sensational stories." These sense tioual stories were tales which aimed at thin effect simply, of exciting in the mind some deep feeling of over-wrought interest by the means of some terrible passion or crime. They west to persuade people that in almost every one of the well-ordered houses of their neighborue there was • skeleton shut up in some cupboard, that their comfort able and easy-looking neighbour had in his breast a secret sissy which he was always going about Myth( tome r:eel, that there was eomethieg about • real will regis tered in Doctors' Commons and • false will that at some proper moment would tumble out of some broken bureau, and bring about the denouement which the author wished to achieve. (Laughter.) This wee the sort of food sup. plied in every kind of publication, from the peony story up to much larger and more important works. Fur those who hail co particular object in what they read no doubt thee, have a great attraction. lie would show them what was one cause of that attraction. In the first place they professed to give a deeper insight into our social system—of course it WY much deeper than any body by his own observation could possibly discover. (Laughter.) They taught them not to trust to appearances—that there was behind a great world of crin.e, wickedness, and misery to which they (tee authors) alone possessed the key. Now, it was this claim to superior truth that gave them their first attraction ; they satisfied certain kind of spirit of inquiry. He would show them pre meetly that in point of truth they entirely faded ; because, supposing that these histories of great crime had some foundation, they would be at linat • very one-sided kind of human nature. There was • much larger chapter of homely sympathies, of pious mothers training little children, of secret prayers offend up to Clod in the silence of night for those children, of hints and helps to duty strewn in the paths of these children continually—all this was alto gether lost sight of and left out of the sccounr, because it was not sufficiently stimulating in its nature, and they were left to believe that the world—bad, no doubt, it was—was a mere welter of crime, misery, and confusion ; and that the histo rian could find nothing else to record. This style of reading was thoroughly false and dangerous for another reason — on account of what he would call its fatalism. Aiwa) s they would observe in this kind of fiction some great passion was supposed to take possession of a man ; it was love, or jedousy. or what not, and it was enough to state that the man was stricken b this passion to be sure that his destruction was settled be forehand by the writerof the fiction, and that there wag no possibility of escape. If he wee not greatly mistaken. this tone bad strongly re-acted upothocietyitaelf, and in some of the great crimes perpetrated he seemed to see the intim eoce of this kind of feeling. There sprang up io the wind of an ill-regulated young man some great trial from one of these great passions, and he bad been told, or had learnt in those his models, that it could not possibly be escaped from, and be gave himself up to it, and ended his career by • crime which in reality was more tomb!' than the writer of the fiction had ventured to COI:106We. And it was also false because of its associating crime with a certain greed strength. It was some great and strong or beautiful person who was the hero or heroine of all those tales of horror. Something had passed which in itself was horrible, but which they were expected not to abhor be cause it was associated with qualities they were apt to admire. Could they suppose anything mare dan gerous to the young arid to the weak and half-formed than the contemplation of this kind of creation of the writer! It was entirely false. Some of them had read that day the conclusith of one of those tragedies in the conviction of a most miserable man for • most atrocious murder. But there he thought there was indeed a moral, for iu the first place detection has followed upon guilt, and in the second place they had bad laid before them the weakness and the cootemptible folly and misery of such a crime as that of which they had read the history. It would be found lova riablv, be might say, that crime was the offspsiug of • broken nature, not of a nature in its strength. (Hear, hear.) He had shown them, and be had taken some pains to ground himself in the facts, what was the exciting literature whirl was thrust into the bands of the hum bler members of the social body. Depend upon it it did the utmost amount of harm. Let them gather from this what was the better meth of study they might premise. He would vesture on • small touch of philosophy. Bishop Butler told them that the vs nipathies upon which the wetter of fiction works were given by the Almighty Creator for practical ends sod objects. "the first time," he said, "we witness • calamity or hear of one we are strongly moved, and the proper result of that strong emotion is that we should do something to succour end help the suffering that moves us. It is in the nature of things that the next repetition of that kind of spectacle will move us WIC and the next less still, until at last the users emotion will almost disappear ; but if we have used it rightly, a, the emotion disappears the habit of doing the thing that the emotion was to prompt will have grown up in its stead." So, the emotions were gives us for a practical mid, and, apart from any other bad result whatever, he was sure that the working constantly upon people's emotions without giving them the opportunity to put in practice what the emotion suggested was itself • great evil, because it wore out the muss in the finer part. aid he was, so to speak, jaded, and palled, and unfit to do the thing which he was intended by his Maker to do. (Applause.) ROYAL SCHOOL OP NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AtiD MARINE NNGINEERINO. Yesterday Cilia inatitution was formally opened at the South Kensiagtos Maseam. At 3 o'clock • suulber of officers sod pattern's emended with the science of easel architecture asseuiblett is the Theatre of the Museum. Dr. WOOLLZT, director of the Educational Department of the Royal Navy. introduced Mr. Charles Merrifield, F.H.8., the principal of the school, statiog that the opening of the institutios was an importont event in Vl* history both of the navy sod the mercantile marine. He had know. Mr. Merrifield for many years as a duo inguislied mathematician, and that gesitlemaa had two or throe years ago. and before this school was contemplated, turned his atten tion to the subject of bevel architecture. and was in every respect well qualified to perform the ditties of its principaL Mr. Merrifield then proceeded to deliver an inaugural ad• dress. Woo!Air moved a vote of theeks to gr. Merr•6eld for the mildews which he Lad delivered. sod took oecasioo state that not osly the theory but the practice of aural architecture would be illustrated ia the schooL The proosoditigs thou elated. THE Oorrox MANCTACTI7RING DISTRICTS.—The Bekaa hoard of guardians have had the question of union rating under &mission. at the request of the Pourilaw Board, and have decided against it by • majority of one, the voting 17 to 16. The return published by the chief coostatile at Bolton at the close of September showed that 3,836 were working short time, sod that 3,043 were out of work. Ia October, however, the number on short time is increased to 8,770, and those out of work to 5,061. There was also so Moms* last week of 311 in the outuber cm the books of the relief committee. Toe board of guardians last week relieved 4,307 persons, the previous week being 4,161 ; being as ineresee on the week of 146. On Monday aftaraoos an open air meetiug of ueemployed factory operatives was held at Old ham, to take Into 000sideratioc the present condition of factory workers in Lancashire. It was computed that there were about 4.000 persons present. The chair W 49 occupied by Mr. Kinder Smith. who condeniont the Central Committee of Manchester fur not distributing the money entrusted to their care in • more liberal manner than they hail done.—Mr. John Matthews, of Manchester, prepaid the first noolutina—" That, in asp sequence of the wide-spread diattees that prevails in the iotton districts by the cootiouatios a the war in Americe, this meeting is desirous that her Majesty's government should brig their ieflueoce to bear, together with the governments of France and other Lurnpean Power., in stopping the awful destruction of life and y that is now going on in that unhappy country." property that Coop seconded the resolution, which was them agreed to.—Mr. Mortimer Grimshaw then moved • rewilu tieo to the effect that her Majesty's government be memo rialised to bring about an immediate and total repeal of the duties on oottoo yarn sod cotton goods imported lute British lodis ; and that the borough sod county members be requested to aooompany a deputation appointed to as:7t such memorial to Lord Pannonia'. He coc- A the policy of Sir Charles Wood io India, eon tending that it had had the effect of decreasing the to ports of colic" yarn to that ensetry aso•balf, and of cotton goods nearly one-half. He quoted Numerous Spires in support of this statement, sod contended that Lord Stanley ought to be put into the place now occupied by Sir Charles Weed. The resolution was eecouded, and unasi nosily adopted.