The Express. — London, England, 1862-11-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1862. 4' THE DISTRESS IN lANCASHIRL PUBLIC MEETING AT MANCHESTER. men, and will only be able to struggle through the crisis with difficulty. That undoubtedly some manufacturers and others who are men of enormous wealth have dam Yesterday a publia meeting was held in the comparatively nothing towards the relief of the present Towinhall, Manchester, for the purpose of taking into distress, though in comparison with the whole community cons id e ration the distress e l idin g i n th e mmtu f ansur i ng these men are • small minority, and it is manifestly unjust districts, sad the propriety of taking steps to institute a to visit their sins upon the manufacturing districts. Not further end more satisfactory canvass of the boroughs of withstanding these facts, which the committee consider Manchester and Salford for subscriattons in aid of the ought in justice to the district to be made public, the mom central filed established for the relief of that distress. unites is also of opinion that the time has arrived for more There was a large attendance. In the abeam of the Mayor, vigorous and systematic efforts throughout the whole coon• who is ill, the r was taken by Mr. GOADASY, the ex. try, to raise funds to meet the rapidly increasing distress, and especially dtuieg the inclemency of the winter months." mayor. Ainoupt the gentlem en p resen t were —M r. B a d e) , M.P., Mr. Malcolm Rees, Mr. Robert Gladstone, Mr. Thos. After hearing those statements, he thought the meeting Clegg, Mr. Hugh Birley, Mr. W. R. Callender yen., Mr. sen., Mr. would agree with him in the opinion th a t th e trade had W. IL Callender, jun., M r . H enry R awsoa , D r . 'W done well mid liberally, and he now called upon the whole Alderman Mackie, Mr. Alex. Ireland, Mr, J. M. Machin, surrounding district to do its duty. He doubted not that in and the Mayor of Salford, the main the spirit of generosity that had been witnessed in times put in Lamushire would again prevail. There *as , The CHAIRMAN, after apologising for the unavoidable one important fact connected with the supply of labour to absence of the mayor, sa id th a t f rom hi s own ex p er i e u c e this district that he wished particularly to impress upon the he was warranted in sayi ng that it wou ld b e i m p os sible to attention of the meeting. At • distance, it was assumed that find • numberof gentl e m en mor e ad eq u a t e to perform their the people in the district were an original race that had duties than those who we re no w entrusted with the diatri bution of the relief fond. The immediate object of the grown up with the trade, which the trade had found there. meeting was to stimulate the people of Manchester, and and ought now to support ; but the reel truth was that the of the district generally, to increased exertions in the People there were an aggregation of strangers—(bear, hear) — realisation of funds with which to relieve the distress of gathered from the east, walk north, and south, and from the unemployed operatives of the cotton manufacturing every agricultural county in the United Kingdom. These districts. According to Mr. Farnall'a returns, on the Bth of contributions of the surplus labour of the kingdom had been Novernl'er theme were 237,000 persons receiving relief in requisite' no doubt, for the prosperity of the cotton trade, 27 unions, being an increase of 13,000 as compared with but at the same time in coming to Lancashire, they had been the previous week. In addition, there were6.s local commit- relieving the districts whence they came. They had spared tees, of which 41 were„on the Bth inst., relieving 93,000unem. the poor rates of their respective localities, and perhaps ployed people, making • total of 330,0110 receiving relief from kept in a more healthy state the wages of the places they the guardtens °Labe poor and the various local committees, bad left. The first Sr R. Peel, when he was establishing This number was increasing at the rate of 13,000 per week. one of his large manufacturing concerns about eighty years Anything more startling or fearfully calamitous history did ago, bad recourse to parish apprentice' to fill his not record as connected with the manufacturing industry. I mills. There was no question that be thus re- If it were true, as SUColloch had said. that the raanufac- I tiered the parishes from vast expenditure by Wring industry of Lancashire fought the battles of the , having unemployed children in the workhouses. Congre- Peninsular war, then surely the people of Lancashire, in an I gated as the people were from every part of the kingdom, exigency like the present, arising from no fault of their every part of the kingdom therefore had some interest in own, had a clear claim, not only upon those immediately the unfortunate condition of the Labouring classes. When surrounding, but also upon the entire United Kingdom. that question was fairly looked at, it would be seen that (Applause.) To meet this fearful distress there was on there was a national claim for help. We should have to Monday last little more than 70,e00/. in hand—a sum appeal to the government no doubt, but he hoped that the totally inadequate to the necessities of the occasion. (Hear, appeal would be chiefly to induce facilities for the supply bear.) He agreed with Mr. Cobden that it wan not wise or cotton as early as possible. He saw no greet effort being on the part of the relief committees to dole out their funds made to remedy the unfortunate scarcity of cotton. We proportionately to the balance they had to fall back upon had in our own possession lands that in • short time could when relieving those who were not the normal poor, give us the raw material that would soon restore but who were desirous of supporting themselves by the to us oar prosperity. (Applause.) Another foundation force of their own industry and who ought to be treated in for a national claim was the fact that for • series of years a very different manner from those who never sought to `thecotton districts bad been contributing immensely s to the assist themselves. (Applause.) On Satunlay morning henational The taxes paid by the revenue. went to canvass in a district of spinners and manufacturers, ' districts had exceeded in proportion to population any that and it was but fair to them to state that he could bear testi- g had been paid by any other pert of the United Kingdom. mony to the amount of benevoleuce they were expending I For more than • quarter of a century he had been drawing upon the people recently io their employ. He could prove , the attention of the trade of Lancashire, in season and out that the largest money contribution yet meet' did not repre- .of season, to the necessity of obtaining supplies of cotton sent ourefifth of that which single individual., h ampere d i from cew fields of cultivation. ( Cheers .' On a public with many liabilities, were contributing to prevent distress I _____ ,occisio as e , mal l 7_ l . ol )Brear:l a he 'said (and the w ords . were and Ull suffering on the part of their unemployed . . re...rue. both to taanoon provincial Papers) —. Whence (Applause.) The suggestion made in one of the local papers ', comes the supply of cotton ? An epidemic of disease or of was the very best yet proposed—he referred to the proposal I revolt may destroy the cotton plantations of America ?Is it t o ma k e wee kl y ° A m u. s in places o f wors hi p. Th ere I not the duty of the statesman to ask this question, the were 27,000 churches and chapels in this kingdom, and' general weal and a large amount of public revenue being if each contributed 30s. per week that would make a I involved in its" Our slave squadron had cost us nearly • weekly sum of 40,0001., which would prevent the necessity million sterling per annum for nearly 20 yean. If half of running to other sources for asaistance. With all the 1 that sum bad been expended in inducing . the cultivation of aid they could call in, everything would be inadequate to 1 cotton in Africa, in the Britteh Best Indies, or the British the requirementa of the case, and ultimately they would i West Indies, or other one, we should now have been have to fall back upon the consolidated fund. (Hear, I totally iodependent orttrAmerican supply. (Hear, hear.) Lear.) But until parliament met they were entirelyldepen. 'lt must be remembered that cotton was the only dent upon the charity rod consideration of subscribers. ' lasting relief which the great manufacturing com- He, therefore, called upon all to give with a liberal hand. I munity could obtain. The landed and' mercantile por • The Town Clerk (Mr. Heron) read letters of apology for tines of the community were now in the fortunate position non-attendance from the mayors of Liverpool, Wigan, Old- I of having their property standing at an enhanced value, but haw, arid from Lord Egerton. I the manufacturing and mill property was standing at a The CHAIRMAN read the following letter : I greatly depreciated value, He might, therefore, with per. I feet propriety ask whether te rich or the p shoul "My deer Mr. Mayor,—We have had here , during the . t contribute in this exigency to the relief o distress? last few days, a foretaste of bitter winter. The snow now m " i Those among us possessing landed estates of from lies nearly • foot deep, and the frost is intense. You can ' , 1.000/. to 100,000/. r annum, and whose incomes might believe me then when I tell you, at such • season, how • have been Inc 50 per cent. by the cotton industry deeply I sympathise with my suffering fellow-citisens in bring placed on their property, should do their full share ; Lancashire. I hear you are about to hold a town's meeting I and the merchants who by the inflated value of their ro with the object of increasing the fund in aid of the pre • rt reduced by the it of cotton, had made large ing distress, and I cheerfully mimed to the application of Pe ' y ' p h Id also heir ' "r" for he 'of gains, aou do utmost e mitigation the your committee. I shall feel obliged if ou will double the etre.. The millownera as a body were almost as great amount of my subscription of 500 T., and 1 hope end trust all sufferers as their labourers, and it wee too much to expect classes will now respond to the call of duty. lo July last 4a .. i that the wasting capital should be still further wasted b I ventured, through the newspapers, to - offer my P r ?'"'" i exertions and contributioos that might he almost super ' : against the smallness of the sums subscribed, and their in- , a adequacy to meet the object. I am glad'°-- find— a I ottrnall. Mr. MALCOIJI Ross seconded the resolution. He said that now these opinions are shared by others, sad ..a •"' 1 teat in many p arts of the country the amount of the de it is not yet too late to put matters right. , intim , ofropers. . w. but i mperfectly understood. Let the nobi li ty and landed gentry, whose interest r n a m rem carer ca l cu lations he could state, that the actual is greatest in the welfare of the manufacturing districts, I and positive loss of employers of labour in the cotton trade and whose property has been enormously enhanced in value I was 130,0001. per week. This was exclusive of depreciation by the wonderful and rapid developm e nt o f th e c o tt o n I ,of property and interest on capital. Many of the millowners manufacture, give in proportion to their ability. Their land . were also cottage owners, and they could not—even if they will be safe after this crisis is over, and when numbers of I dmmed to do eo _ distrnin upo their tenants ;pad there millowners and manufacturers having their capital in mills, was this loss in addition to dep u reciation of property and machinery, and cottage property, may have been ruined ; madam ry The position of the millowner, consequently, and let them remember how rapid is the depreciation of the I dennindeed. their sympathy. He held in his hand the latter property when the supply of the raw material is cut i balance-sheet of • large firm, giving a statement of the off. Manufacturers and merchants also must give according 'wilts of the last year and three-quarters. The mill to their ability ; professional men, and indeed the whole employed about 1,100 hands, and worked on an average community, according to their means. Thus shall we rain a forty-two hours a week. During the period mentioned sum that we need not be ashamed of, and then we can with ' the actual loss sustained by this firm was 12,9851., and in good grace ask national aid. Parliament will doubtlesseeon be this iunount not one penny was charged for interest on celled together, and probably government aid be granted. capital or depreciation of machinery, the value of the plant A well-devised scheme of em i gration also will, in my beim 80,0001. If the works had been entirely stopped opinion, have to be then considered, for this cotton difficulty during the period named the expenses would have been for may last for years, if, as I believe, the two great antagonistic rents, principles of free labour and slave labour are, by the will of through work mr ,..— 0., coals,and wages, 6,4301., thus showing a loss ' of 6,5551 , or 721. per week. During this Providence, to be now brought to issue in the great struggle period there been pa id in wages to the workpeople, going on in America. There is one subject on which I will 33.966/. Out of 1,100 bands there saeh ot been 20 appli venture the expression of my opinion, although I hold it to ; cations to the parish for relief. This same firm had a mill in be almost needless in a public meeting of the men of Mae. I another locality, working the mine titue at • similar lass. cheater—it is that I trust no one may be misled by the tales I They at present paid wages exceeding 1,000/. per week, and idea that intervention by force of arms can obtain cotton. i they held property ensued to the poor-rath at 5,0001. per A friendly remonstrance and an effort to obtain • modifies - , we i e, uno ,,, which hey were pa n g rates . i n t h e town . tion of the law of blockade may do good. Let them by all shi Wier - it the distre ss existed. yu le addition to all this, means be tried.—l am, my dear Mr. Mayor, yours very : th e ' cipal had eootributed 500/. and the junior partners truly, J. B. Porrrat—Pitnacree, Dunkeld, Nov. 12." 13001 . nn A statement like this, extracted from the books and! Mr. BAZZET, PCP., moved the following resolution : i properly endorsed, showed that the cotton trade had not ' , " That this meeting, whilst recognising theexertions already ' been so desirable as some bad imagined it to be. He had in made to Manchester and Salford to meet the pressure of the I his hand • list of came, all of which he applied for, and existing distress in thecottou districts, is of opinion that I which had the same tendency as the other :—•` A. feeds his still greater and more systematic effort is necessary to pro. ' hands, 800 in number, at a cost of 801. per week, or 4,160/. ride for the increasing poverty, resultiug from the continued per annum. B. has from 1,000 to 1,100 hands, and gives in want of employment. He remarked that no doubt the ins- money and provision 110!. per week, and 241. weekly to a mediate cause of the distress was the lamentable convulsion 'sewing class ; this equals 6,968/. per year, and the schooling in America. He regretted exceedingly that on many public :of 42 boys is also paid for, and money is given to emulous severe censures had been poured forth upon the the support of many old superannuated hands. C. people of that country which might with great propriety has expended for the workpeople—cash. 1,3401.; bread, have been left unuttered. We bad had difficulties in our own 2201. • male, 48!. ; total, 1,6881. D. has 2,000 hands, and country. (Hear, bear.) History told us that we had not entirely employs his idle workpeople. E. has from 1,800 aellieved our greatesse and our political privileges to 2,000 hands, gives • daily dinner to the whole, has without a desperate struggle. In the state. of taken their clothes out of pawn. has provided much fresh America, unhappily, there had been th e institution ' clothing, and given in addition 1,0001. to the general of slavery, there bad been partial legislation f un d. ( C heers.) has F. gives in addition to his subscription to the founded in injustice, and the conflict of slavery on the one Central Relief Fuod-201. per week to the Provident and baba and protection on the other band resulted in depriving another society—coals and food to 700 hands.— us of the raw material, without winch our cotton industry No cottage rents have been taken Since the mill stopped ; could neither flourish nor exist. Shivery was now proved :ClO children are sent to school at the expense of to have been a most uncertain dependence for our supply of the employer, who pays for them threepence per cotton. His deliberate conviction was that that institution head per week- (Cheers.) G. glue 501. per month to was now doomed, and that we could not hereafter obtain cot- ' the fund, and in addition pays wages equal to 230/. tnn from America to the extent we bail hitherto received it. I per week to his own hands. H. pays to bra hands 1301. We must not therefore lose sight of the data of finding new per week, in addition to large subscriptions to the general fields of cultivation. Atehome the cotton industry was fund. I. (a small concern, with limited means), gives from blighted, our willing workers were deprived of labour, and 10/. to 20!. per week for clothing. J. have arranged to capital on every hand, where it was fixed and invested in spend 10,1510!. amongst their workpeople as required, be cotton manufactures, was muting away. It well true sides foregoing their rent. K. are spending 8001. weekly that some merchants and speculators who had held very in relieving the wants of their own workpeople. L gave large stock, of cotton were to • great extent benefited by 500/. to the general fund, and has given in cash, in small the augnieuted market value of their property, but lodes-' SUM, to workers, upwards of 1,500/., and has also given try had long ceased to be remunerative, rust the losses that clothing (Cheers.) There were also two caste as strong as were accruing to these northern counties he did not at this any of those he had named, of which no particulars could moment choose even to estimate—they were so lame in be given, one of the persons concerned having given amount. But unless efforta were nim'e for a remedy we 405 sacks of flour within the lest two months. should have an accumulation of the sufferings that now This gentleman refused to give any information existed. We must not permit the labourer to suffer to the :as to what he had given, and the fact just men extent that would impair his vigour, nor must we allow the ' Honed was only obtained through the dealer who supplied children to suffer to a degree that would hinder the demi. ' the flour. It was due to the great messes of the community torment of the future men and women of England. There • that these facts should be known, and they were the hest had been grievous crirninatious brought against the charged answers to the charges made evilest the Lancashire onll - of the people of Lancashire. He did not 1 owners. (Lind cheers.) wish to nee bard words, becamee when pecuniary charity was The resolution was carried unanimously. pleaded for, the charity of sentiment ought also to prevail. i Mr. J. W. Madras, the bon. secretary, stated that the (Hear, hear.) But he aid not hesitate to declare from his subscriptions received from Manchester and Salford up to own knowledge Hest Professor Kingsley hell been most mac- I last week amounted to 27,000/. • since then 33,0001., making curate in the statements he bad made in the Times. On the . a total of 60,000/. to be devoted to the general relief. In other hand, he could refer with infinite pleasure to the manly ' addition to ibis 110,00:01. at least had been obtained by and eloquent speech of the Hon. Mr. Stanley at Oxford. i various local committees for distribution in Manchester and The committee of management that had swinged the pro- Salford alone—making a total of 90,000/. readings of to-day had asked him (Mr. Barley) Co read the , Mr. ROBERT GLADSTONE moved, "net preparatory to a following report, intended to name extent to correct the' general appeal to the whole country, this meeting calla calumnies to which he had been referring :—" The corn- upon the inbabitantsof Manchester and Salford for • further mittee having the arrangements for this meeting report that contribution according to their mums, and resolves to insti the mills and cottages, which in many places constitute the tote • thorough canvass." He said that doubtless there principal property of the district, are liable to the increased were many persons who, although able, never gave at all. poor rate, although the mills may not be working, nor the The givers to the relief fund might be divided into four cottages producing any rents ; thus poor rates are extracted classes. Ooe class might be called noregiving, who had from unproductive property. That, in addition to this extra never learnt the habit of giving, and, consequently, who burden, many employers are working at a heavy lose were denied its pleasure. The wood class gave by coin. during a few days in the week, is order to assist pulsion, and when they were appealed to they said, their workpeople, and others are paying their work- •• let the ratepayer pay the charge ; assess my property people part wages, though their mills are not and I will pay my quota." A third class refused working. The following cases are common speci- because they could not accord their approbation to the mars of hundreds which might be mentioned :—No. 1. A scheme which had been devised for the relief of the firm in Manchester, mill not working, paying 701. per week distress. But every precaution had been taken to prevent to the hands, or 3,600/. per annum. No. 2. A firm in imposition ; every application for relief was thoroughly Salford, buying cotton at the present high prime, and sifted by the committee. (Hear, hear.) The fourth class workine three days per week, to keep the bands fmm public was, of course, the givers, the number of whom, it was to relief, besides having disbursed 1,500!. in extra relief to the be hoped, would largely increase now that the real exigencies workpeople of the coacern. No. 3. A firm in the districts and facia of the case were known. (Applause.) pays two day. wages to the workpeople, or 2ao/. per week I Mr. HUGH BULLET seconded the r e sol u ti o n. He said that beteg squid to • contribution of 12,0001. per annum, anti the feeling of sympathy for the distressed—altheugh the subscribes 600!. per annum to • local relief fund. No. 4. A 1 previous speaker had reminded them that every community firm in Manchester, employing as many of their hands as' had its churls—was shared by all the United possible full time, gives three meals a day to the remainder. ' Kingdom, and also by our colonies, as shown by the None of these firms appear as subscribers to the general i . munificent contributions received from Canada, fund, and thus what would otherwimi be regarded as print:Nay lndia, Australia, and other colonial possessions. (App-- contributions are unnoticed. That agents in Mae. please.) There had been • considerable outcry against the charter. of ',pantry manufacturers, have been called , master spinners, and this was measly to be attributed to =to contribute largely in aid of the several ignorance on the part of those who bad raised it—ignorance ids where their principals reside. That two of the real state of affairs—and also from the fact that the firms not of three having warehouses in Mawebestee master spinout bad on previous occasions hese very much are found to have directly contributed towards the relief overrated. The committee looked not merely to the con ed the existing distress in • meaner which does not ap- tributions of the wealthy, but also to assistance from the pear before the public, and adding these contributioes to most humble individuals. He was acquainted with • case the public subscriptions of Manchester and Salford the in which the operatives of oseestablishment had voluntarily total sum raised may be estimated at 250,0001. That • assessed themselves according to their earnings, with the large station of spinners and manufacturers ars cot wealthy view of raising a certain sum of money to aid their poorer expected that it will be ready by the end of this week. The educational school for men is now in full operation. It is anticipated that in a few days the area of the Corn Exchaege will be used for a school. The relief committee have begun to distribute clothing to the poor. To-morrow, a general meeting will be held for the purpose of inaugu rating a third subscription. • The percentage of pauperism in the union of Preston is 19, and in the township of Preston 20. Upwards of 441 percent of the people in Preston are relieved by the charitable committee. CAM BRIDGE.—A numerous and influential meeting was held in the Town-hall,Ca' mbridge, yesterday. The mayor presided, and the room was crowded by the inhabitants of the town of all classes, and several of the parochial clergy. The absence generally of members of the 'University is ac. counted fur by the fact that separate arrangements have been made by that body for raising contributions in aid. The chairman having opened the prooeedings, Mr. R. M. Fawcett observed that a great deal had been done already in Cambridge. Nearly 600/. had been collected in one dis senting congregation (baptist), and that had been supple mented by a nearly similar sum from various churches. After expressing doubt as to the policy of retaining so large a sum by way of balance in hand as that held by the Man sion-house committee, ands uggesting that whatever woe collected in Cambridge ahould be sent off direct to the suf fering districts, he concluded by moving a resolution ex pregame of sympathy with the distressed operatives in the cotton districts, and of admiration of the patience and manly fortitude exhibited by them in their adversity. Mr. Alderman C. F. Foster seconded the resolution, which woe carried. The Mayor then announced from the authorities of the Independent Chapel that a weekly collection had been there commenced ; that 101. was collected last Sunday, and they hoped to realise the same sum weekly during the continuance of the distress. On the motion of Mr. Alder man Bales, seconded by Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., M.P., it was resolved that subscriptions and collections be entered upon, and a committee formed to canvass the inhabitants. _ _ brethren. The contributions thus raised had been enough Ito keep the fire burning iu a hundred households. (Ap plause.) Painful as this visitation of Providence had been, it had been the means of bringing about a better and greater union between all of the country, of which a very strong evidence could be found in the fact that the outcry against the master spinner., to which reference had already been made, had had no effect in alienating the sentiments of the employers from the employed. (Loud applause.) Mr. W. M. CALLKNDIR, jar., moved, " That the existing collecting committee, with power to add to their number, be authorised to take such steps as they may see fit to in • crease the funds at the dispmal oft the central committee." He Muted that the feeling of this meeting and of the city at large was that before they thought of applying for government aid every effort should be made, every nerve should be strained by the population so that not a peony of the oonsohdated food might be asked for until every private and public effort had been put forth to meet this emergency. (Applause.) The subscription lists would show that the manufacturers were not open to those charges of *elfishness and cruelty which had been so freely made. It ought to go forth to the public that the amount subscribed during the but week, and the second list which would be published on the following day, were only pro visional lista, and that the subscribers were prepared, if the present distress continued, to double, or even triple their subscriptions rather than apply to the government. (Applause.) 1)r. Warm seconded the resolution. He said he had noticed • letter that day from some person announcing that he had money in his possession to be devoted to the object of taking clothes out of pawn. lie would suggest to the writer that the money should be pasd to the bank in Man chester to the credit of a specialclothing fund already esta bliabed there. At a recent meeting of the central corn. mittee 30,0001. had been voted for clothing, and he hoped the canvassing 'committee would, in addition to col lectiog money, take means to promote further the distribution of clothing. (Hear, bear.) He had observed in the Times of the previous day a letter hoot one of the beat-hearted men in the country, and one of the most mis- taken occasionally—the author of '• Alton Locke"—a man whom he (Dr. Watts) loved with his whole heart, and he very much dssired to see him correct upon this, as he was correct upon some other subjects. Mr. Kingsley said " the people of Wessex" would subscribe " grudgingly sod grum blingly," because the manufacturers and others in the north were not doing their duty ; and he said the people of Women ought to consider that every penny they sent to Lancashire would come from a county where the poor rates were in excess of what they were in Lancashire, and for the relief of the poor rates of Lancashire. He (Dr. Watts) could say, having been a member of the canvassing committee, that he had not met with a single refusal to subscribe where he had not been quite satisfied with the excuse. In two-thirds of the cases where he had obtained subscriptions he had learnt that the persons subscribing were also giving in other, and in some instances numerous directions, besides giving to the central • fund. But taking into account the comparative value of the house in Weaves and in Lancashire—he meant what would be the comparative rent paid —we should epos an average find twice as much in Lancashire as in Weems. A rate of 2a. in the pound in Lancashire would equal a rate of 4s. in the pound in Wessex. (Hear, hear.) It was stated the other day by Mr. John Plitt, of Old ham, that in the township with which be was connected there were 16,000 assessments. A rate of 2s. in the pound would raise about 16,0001. in ordinary times, but at the present time they had to excuse about 8,000 ; and if they were to double their present rate they would have to ex cuse a considerable number more. This was not a matter difficult to understand, because when they took into account that there were at the present time wages amounting to nearly 140,0001. per week ceasing to be paid, it would be seen that the shopkeepers who formerly received these wages would not earn their salt. (Hear, hear.) If there were any people fin the cotton districts who had not done their duty they were the men whose goods had been raised in value by the very crisis which now caused the distress. (Applause.) If a poor-rte were raised to meet the case, it would not reach the very people whom it should reach, as the house and grounds of the warehonie keeper were out of the union district. To talk about rais ing a poor-rate to meet a crisis like the present was perfect nonsense. (Loud applause.) For the Times newspaper to spend its venom upon Lancashire was just as ridiculous as calling Mr. Cobden a fool, and the Emperor of the French a knave, during the negotiation of the French treaty. The Mayor of SALFORD (Mr. Pearson) moved, and Mr. Alderman Ivi MACKIE seconded :—" That the aldermen and councillors of Manchester and Salford be requested to manias ward committees for the collection of clothing and other useful articles, to be distributed amongst the unem- P10.,_yed...." ar. RAW SON, in answer to • question from the body of the meeting, said that the question of the pro priety of collections in churches and chapels bad been brought before the notice of the committee, and circulars were being sent to each place of worship in the district on the subject. A vote of thanks was moved and seconded to Mr. Alder man Goedsby, for his services as chairman ; and before it was put, A WORKING MAN said that the best reply to the charges of the Times against the Lancashire =Howlers was the orderly conduct of the working classes. If the working classed believed that the millowners as a body had neglected their duty to their hands, depend upon it they (the opera tives) would not be as quiet and well-behaved as they now were. (Cheers.) The vote of thinks having been carried with acclamation, the meeting, which was a very spirited one, separated. MANSION-Know COMMITTEE. —The total amount received by the Lord Mayor yesterday was nearly 5,0001. Amongst the subscriptions which came to hand durint r i ld th w e day were 1,0001., being a second subscription from '• htots ; collected in New College Chapel, St. John's.. wood, 1 . ; Henry Tucker Pendleton, 2001. ; Trowers and Lawson, 1051. ; C. Tennant, Son, and Co., 1571. 10e. ; Edward Eutley, per the Lord Mayor, 100/. ; St. Lawrence Jewry and St. Mary Magdalene, Milk-street, 2001. ; Josh. Dawson and Sons, 501. ; weekly collection at St. Mary Magdalene, Peckham, 561. se. 241. ; Richard Wanord, Esq., 50/. ; St. John's district, Lewisham, 604 ; F. W. Fume, Esq., Paris, 40/. ; collected at a dinner of a few of the royal tradesmen who dined at Exeter-hall together to celebrate the majority of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 591. 17s. ; collected at St. John's Church, Blackheath, 991. 4s. Bd. ; Messrs. Swaisland and Stable. 501. ; collected at St. Magnus the Martyr, London.bridp, after sermons by the Rev. Dr. id 'Caul and Rev. C. Brady, 571. 11.. 9d. ; house to house collection at Ewell, BGI. Os. ld. ; Joseph Partridge and Co., 521. 10s. ; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Tattoo, NUL At a meeting of leading congregational ministers and laymen of London held at the Poultry Chapel, on Tueeday, it was aesolved to form • committee in London charged with the ditty of promoting systematic efforts among the churches for the relief of the distress in Lanca shire, and of receiving congregational and other subscrip tions for the purpose, not of distributing them, but of send ing them on to the special or general funds, in harmony with the expressed wishes of the donors. There was • strong ex pressiou of opinion against the policy of special appeals to the public on the part of individual ministers and others, in which we cordially concur. Up to the present time the Central Congregational Committee have received about 6,00 W., which has been divided between 63 churches—that sum, however, not being a moiety of the sums autacribed by the Congregationali.u, who have sent large funds to the Mansion-house and Manchester committees. —Nonronfor *tie. _ _ ST. MARY, NEWINGTON. —Last evening a crowded meeting of the parishioners of this parish was held in the Infant-school-rooms. Mr. E. C. Deemer was voted to the chair, and on the platform were the principal clergy of the district and must of the parochial officer.. The chair man having briefly explained the object of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Statham moved the Ist resolutioe, as follows : " That this meeting deeply sympathise with the sufferings under which their fellow countrymen in Lancashire ars now labouring, and is of opinion that the patience and resigna tion with which the operatives are now bearing their priva tions is deserving the admiration and respect of all classes of the community . ' The resolution was carried unanimously,as was another, appointing a oommittee to collect and receive subscriptions, and to make a house to house visitation throughout the parish. ASHTON- N DER-LYN E, —The Borough Relief Com mittee, of which the mayor is chairman, relieved last week 14,882 persons, at a cost of 4221. 17s. 3d. As compared with the previous week, there is an increase of 626 persons, and of the relief given of 201.175. MRS. GLADSTONE IN BLACKBURN. —O3l Monday the wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer revisited Black burn, and brought with her a sum of money for the benefit of the Industrial School established by Mr. G. G. Potter, of Myttowlisill, Yorkshire, who also established the soziety for boding domestic employment for factory girls, which has been the means of getting 214 into service, at an average salary of 61. per year. In the forenoon, after visiting that , institution, she proceeded to another par t of the same build ing, one of Messrs. Yates's mills, and opened a second In dustrial School, which is now being tilled with young men, who are to be paid 2s. per week and instructed in writing, arithmetic, tailoring, shoemaking, clogging, carpentry, end drill five days per week and live hours per day. She alba read a letter from one of the maids in waiting to the Queen, expressive of her Majesty's sympathy with the distressed. DuaLue.—The Lancashire distress committee held their first meeting for the week at the Mansion-house, Dublin, on Tuesday. The secretary announced the addi tional subscriptions received since Friday, amounting to 8881. 164. 108. A letter from Mr. Henry Bewley was read, in which he enclosed another donation, and expressed his intention of giving 2.5/. per month until there is some miti gation of the present preemie. In reply to Sir R. Peel, the secretary stated that the total amount received was about 9,400/. CORK. —A large and influential meeting, with the object of collecting subscriptions in aid of the distressed operatives in lencashire, was held in the County Court house, in Cork, on Tuesday. The County High Sheri ff presided. Resolutions expressiveof sympathy and organis ing a committee to collect subscriptions were pared unani mously. Amongst the speakers were Lord Bandon, Lord Doneraile. the Right Rev. Dr. Gregg, Lord Bishop of Cork. Subsequently, on the motion of T. G. French, J.P., it was resolved that a committee, consisting of the requisitionieta, be formed to consider Lord Fermoy'm letter, and report the result to a future meeting. Before the meeting separated between 6001. and 7001. were collected on the spot, and names put down for additional subscriptions. UNIVERSITY COLLEGL—A meeting wris held yes terday at the University College, Profesaor Key in the chair, and wee largely attended by the students and pupils of the usbooL Professors De Morgan, Maiden, Williamson, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and a com mittee of students was appointed to receive subscriptions and gifts of clothes. Professor Malden was appointed tree surer, and Professor Williamson bon. secretary, and arrange ments were made for receiving donations and subscriptions at the college. MEETING OF Tows COUNCILMEN AT LIVERPOOL.--•A meeting of councilmen, aldermen, &c., we. yesterday held at the Liverpool Town-hall, for the purpose of coma dering the steps to be taken io Liverpool to secure addi tional funds for the relief of the distressed operatives in the manufacturing districts. During an animated discus ' aloe, Mr. Gladstone, brother of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, said no one would feel disposed to underrate the amount of distress which 'listed, but be certainly thought the government should come forward and aid private bene volence, which could not possibly grapple with the diffi culty. These remarks met with the general approval of the meeting, and it was urged that, unless very decisive , measures were taken, the miseries of Use distress and famine would be intensified by pestilence. After the subject had been freely discussed, the following motion by Mr. Councillor Hutchison, seconded by Mr. F. ; A. Hamilton, wu unanimously carried : " That the con tinned and daily inzreasing distress in the cotton menu lecturing districts cells fur renewed exertions on the pert of the community.' The following resolution, moved by Mr. Alderman Turner, seceded ny Mr. Forg et, was also adopted : " That the aldermen and councillors be requested to call public meetings in their respective wards, for the purse of co-operating with the parochial clergy and other ministers of religion, sod of organising a system of from house to house visitation, or adopting such other means as may appear to the inhabitants to the several wards best , calculated to obtain the object in view." It was stated during the meeting that the amount collected in the churches and chapels up to the present time was 3,500 t. " _ - . Plummy:J.—The fever which bas prevailed for some time Appian to be slightly 011 the imam. A new fever ward is being erected near the workhouse, and it is point wu raised by the allegations of the bill or by the prayer, red if it had been raised neither the terms of the memorandum nor the evidence seemed to establish with suf ficient clearness that there was any agreement which bound the assignees to admit the validity of the bill of side ; there fore, upon the whole, as to the equitable lien claimed by the plaintiffs on the proceeds of the ships there must be a de cree in favour of the plaintiffs, with outs, and the bill, so far as it sought relief in respect of the bill of sale, must be dismissed with coats. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Nov. 19. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) ROWER V. RUTTER, HULBERT, MID GUIST. (Concluded from yesterday's Express.) The Judge Ordinary said that if Dr. Spiuka had asked for an adjournment, and had moved for an attachment against the brother of the co-respondent, he should un- , doubtedly haws granted the application. It was most often sive to the court to find that any person who had been sub piemied tried to divert the course of justice by abstaining from attending. If the application had been made this person might have been brought here in custody, and com pelled to give the evidence which be had refused to give in the ordinary course, He was, however, quite satisfied on the evidence as it stood that adultery had been committed by Hulbert at the lodgings at Margate, where these people bad been staying, notwithstanding the flimsy pretext of hiring a double-bedded room for the two men and two single bedded rooms for the women. He should, therefore, pro nounce a decree nisi, with coda against Hulbert. There was no doubt as to adultery with Guest, but there would be no order for costs against him, as there was no evidence as to how or when he made the respondent's acquaintance. Decree nisi accordingly. THE POLICE COURTS. WORSHIPS/RUT. Batiansin James Quoin, a tin-plate worker la an exten sive way of lawiineas at 42, Hareotreet, Bethaahgreen, was charged before Mr. Cooke with feloniously receiving stolen property. Mr. J. Barnard appeared for the defence. Mr. Henry Frewin, ironmonger, carrying on business in Church.street, Shoreditch, stated that im the previous morning be was informed that his warehouse in Fuller street, nearly close to the prisoner's residence, had been entered by burglars, and twenty boxes of tin sheet plate stolen, the value of which was 30/.; he immediately went to the prisoner and acquainted him with the same, requesting that should the property be offered to him for purchase, he would immediately give information to the police. Prisoner faithfully promised compliance, but no tidings of the boxes were received until Deeble, a detective of the H division, called and took him to the prisoner's premises, where be saw what he be lieved to be a portion of the goods so stolen. Deeble said—Between 9 and 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing, from information given to me, I went to the prisoner's place of business. He was present, mod wished me good morning. I said—" You know me to be a police-constable ; a large quantity of tin sheet plate has been stolen from Mr. Frewin'e warehouse. Have you heard or seen anything of it l" He replied No." I said that I bad been otherwise informed, and moreover that the goods had been left with him only three hours previously, he having actually opened the door for their admission. He spin said "No ;" but on expressing a determination to search the premises lie said, " Well, it is not any use my denying the fact any longer, I did receive ten boxes." I ob served, " No, there were twenty." He replied, " You are right." I searched and found ten boxes full of tin plate. He told me he had broken up the others, adding, " This is a very bad job. I ought to have known better than receive my neighbour's property, but I was tempted to do so." After cautioning him he told me that be agreed to pay 10a. per box for the plate, but had not dope so. Prisoner here asserted that the officer was wrong. He had mid 20a. per box. Mr. Barnard, upon the magistrate expressing his intee tiouto send the case before a jury, applied for perraiasion to put in bail, as his client would be certain to appear upon it, having a large business, numerous book debts, and a wife and family. Mr. Cooke refused compliance, and the prisoner was removed in the van. MARYLEBONE. A low, brutal-looking fellow, named Henry Catlin, aped 20, was placed at the bar charged with being drunk, creating • disturbance, and violently smutting William Martin, police-constable 334 3, at Kentish-town. Martin stated—On the previous night about half-past 12 I was in the Kentish-town-mad and saw the prisoner, who was drunk, kicking at the door of the King's Arms public house. I requested him to desist. He, however, would Dot, but kicked harder than before. A lady came past, and prisoner attempted to strike her, calling her at the same time a disgusting name. Of this she took no notice, and passed on. Prisoner next assaulted several passers-by, when he was taken into custody, and struck me a very severe blow on my left cheek, which caused it to be swollen as it now appears, still causing me great pain. I held him off at arm s length, when he rushed at and caught me by the throat, and gripped me so tight, that I had to throw him down before I could release myself. He next got one of my fingers in his mouth, and bit it so hard that I had to strike him in the face with my right fist to extricate my finger. Prisoner was ten lifted up and went quietly for a short distance, when he kicked me several times on the less, and I had to throw him down again, as he attempted to seriously injure me. When on the ground, he seized my leg with his teeth and bit through my trowsers, boot, and through my flesh, causing blood to flow. Further assistance had to be obtained to get him to the station. The following certificate was handed in and read by Mr. Yardley :.-" I hereby certify that William Martin bee re ceived a severe bite in on. of his fingers, and although there is no danger at peasant, yet severe inflammation may supervene.—Geoece Btatiationeu, divisional surgeon." Mr. Yardley (to Martin)—Ha he bitten your finger to the bozo ? Martin—Yes, sir. It is very painful. (He had his hand in a sling.) Mr. Yiudley—What have you to ay? Primmer-1 don't know. I was drank. Mr. Yardley—According to your conduct upon this occa sion you must be a savage when sober. You are a cannibal. Mr. Bilker, landlord of the King's Arms, corroborated the officer's statemeot in every particular. Ticknor, 406 S, informed Mr. Yardley that prisoner had undergone two months' bard labour for assaulting him, and also fourteen days for pulling down the gas pipes at the King's Arms. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to two months' bard labour, observing that if he came there again he would send him for trial. . _ THAMES. John Jack and James Chapman, described in the police sheet as Robert Smirk and William Reynolds, privates in the Grenadier Gouda, stationed at Welli .barracks, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with stealing two bottles of gin, wilfully breaking • large pane of plate glass, damaging a door, violently assaulting Mi. Henry Nice, the landlordof the Whittiogthn and Cat public-house, in High-street, Wititechapel, sad assaulting several police constables of the H division. One of the injured constables was unable to attend, and it is feared the two soldiers have disabled him for life. Mr. Nice stated that the prisoners came into his house at one o'clock that morning as he was cleariog it and about to close. They were told it was too late and could not be served with anything. They made a forcible entrance and used very bad language and threats. They also forced their company on the few guests that remained and drank their beer. Soon afterwards his wife pointed to a shelf in the bar, from which he missed two bottles of gin. He turned round and maw each of the prisoners with a bottle of gin. He said to them " You are carrying ou • nice game bare," and they made a rush towards the door. He closed it be fore they could reach it, and while he was doing so the two bottles of gin were placed on the counter, and the soldiers at tempted to climb over a partition, el, failing in that, smashed a large pane of plate-glass which he valued at 31.. He rushed out of the house to obtain the assistance of the polies sod closed the doors upon them. The prisoners very soon shattered one of the doors all to pieces s ad having escaped from the house made a furious atta:ll upon him, knocked him against a lamp-post, and nearly killed him. He shouted for the police as loud as he was able, and they ran down a narrow court called Plough street. Ile followed them, and they kicked at the lower part of his body, and put him to great pain and inconve nience. The soldiers were pursued by several pnlice con stables, and "ran like fury, until Chapman was overtaken and secured. Jack climbed over • wall into a timber yard, and a policeman unlocked the gates and brought him out. Henry Seeley, a police-constable, No. 107 H, said he took Jack out of a tinther.yard in Whitechapel, and had no sooner done so than he made • savage assault upon him and repeatedly struck and kicked him. A constable named Archer seized Chapman, who kicked and beat him on the way to the station•house, and in the station, until be was completely disabled ; he was afraid that the consequences to Archer would be very serious indeed. George Reed, • policecoustable, No. 99 H, said—This morning, at one o'clock, I beard the springing of a rattle and saw Archer on the ground at ling with the prisoner Chapman. I laid hold of the soldier, who turned upon me, and I was fear:ully beaten and kicked. We managed to as am Chapman. Oa the way to the station-house the soldier broke loose, and be made a ferocious onslaught on Archer, kicked him, and got him against • doorpost, where he acted in such a particularly brutal manner that Archer brought up nearly • quart of blood, and fell to the ground quite exhausted. We bad much trouble with both prisone Mr. Ranger Tautly, physician and surgeon, of No. 2, Spital-square, said—l was called upon to attend the con stable Archer at 2 o'clock this morning. There were marks of some blows on the abdomen and region of the stomach, on the right hand, and upon the fore arm. He had been in sensible some time and lost a large quantity of blood. Timm were also bruises on the constable • head, eyes, and fees. The witness, after mentioning other injures, said It was a serious cue. 110 could not say when Amber would be able to appear. Mr. Wnolryck —Very well. The prisoners are remanded until Wednesday maxi. WINTER OVERCOATS of the new materials an kept for inapectles or gala, M Hamilton and Kimpicia'a. IS% Strand, opposite Rader 1141.--(Advertissoleat.l Rate Inttlltenut. EQUITY COURTS.—Nov. 19. (Before Vice• Chancellor Sir R. T. Hindersley.) PATCH V. 811017. This case, which has occupied the court several days, came on on motion for decree, the principal questions being, whether a certain deed, dated December 27, 1860, was a valid instrument, and whether it was in the nature of a will or a deed. Mr. John Shore had the power of appoint ment, by deed or will, of a rum of 5,0724, and by the in strument in question, which was made between Mr. Shore and certain pinions who were trustees, be appointed this sum for the benefit of his wife after his death, and the trustees covenanted to carry out the trusts. Previously to this Mr. Shore had made a will, by which he disposed of this sum in a different manner. The plaintiff sought to set aside the instrument, and the grounds urged by the plaintiff's counsel were, that the deed was without consider. ation, and was to operate after death, and as it was to operate after death it partook of the nature of a will. But then they contended that it could not be admitted as a will, inasmuch as it was not executed in the form and with the number of witnesses required by the Wills Act. Mr. Basalgette, Mr. Haig, and Mr. Vaughan Hawkins, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bally, Mr. Claus, Mr. C. Hall, and Mr. Batten for the defendant. The Vice.Charicellor held that the instrument had all the requisites of a deed, and was a valid deed. He considered that it did not revoke the will in terms though practically it did so, inasmuch as it made all the assets applicable to the fulfilment of the covenants. On one or two other points in the ease his Honour reserved judgment. Tug ATTORNIT-0721ERAL V. rrannoz—PAIMICIIIAI BAPTISTS. The arguments in this cam were resumed this afternoon, and at the rising of the court the =SOU again adjourned until this day, when it will be taken alter the motions. (Before ce•Chaxdlor Sir J. Stuart.) LACON V. LIFFIN. This was a suit instituted by bankers claiming to be sub mortgagees of certain vessels and mortgagees of household furniture, and other effects of • bankrupt as sgainst is a itisignees who were defendants. The claim to the security on the vessels was founded on a deposit of the original mortgages which were made to the bankrupt and duly registered. The security on the goods was claimed under • bill of tale. . Mr. Mahns and Mr. W. H. Bennett were for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Bacon turd Mr. G. L. Russell for the defendants. The Vice-Chancellor now gave judgment, and said that the first question was as to the validity of the lien claimed by the plaintiffs in respect of the deposit of the two instru ments of mortgage on certain ships. It appeared that the bankrupts were the registered mortgagees of the ships in question, and that the deposit of the instruments was made to secure the plaintiffs debt before the commission of any act of bankruptcy. For the assignees it had been argued that according to the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, as con strued by this court in the ass of ' The Liverpool Borough Bank v. Turner" (2 De Gex, Fisher, and Jones, 502; 1 John. son and Hemming, 165), no equitable lien by deposit of the instruments of mortgage could be recognised as valid, and that registration was neoesaary to give any valid title. In the present case no assignment of the mortgage had been executed by the baulmipts to the plaintiffs, or appeared on the register. It was therefore insisted that the bankrupts, as the registered mortgagees, had the mortgages in their order and disposition at the time of the act of bankruptcy. The plaintiffs, how ever, referred to the Merchant Shipping Act of the last session (1864 as expressly declaring that interests under contracts and other equitable interests must be recognised as included in the words "beneficial interest" in the act of 1854. To this the assignees replied that the qualifying words in the 3rd section of the act of 1862 reserved the power of disposition to registered mortgagees given by the 43rd and 66th sections of the act of 1854, and therefore that the bankrupts, as registered. mortgagees, although they had deposited the instruments of mortgage, still had • power of disposition and might have executed a valid assignment of the m o rtgages not withstanding the deposit. But on referring to the pro visions of the act of 1854 as to the disposition or transfer of mortgages, it appeared that the statutory form of amigo meet could only be executed by indorsement on the instru ment of mortgage. The words of the form of tangier in schedule K, referred to in the 73rd section of the act of 1854, accrued to be conclusive on this subject, as they included the words, " the within writ ten security," so that without the production of the original instrument of mortgage no valid assignment or disposition could be made. The deposit of the original mortgage with the plaintiff seemed, therefore, to have taken from the bankrupts the power of making any effectual disposition or transfer of the mortgage, and thus that deposit constituted the plaintiffs equitable mortgagee.. So far, therefore, as the hill prayed for a declaration that the plaintiffs had • lien on the presaged' of the ships, they were entitled toe decree to that effect, together with the costs of the snit. But as to the second question, which involved the consideration of the validity of the bill of sale the plaintiffs had failed. In the case of "Bittleston v. Cooke" (6 Ellis and Blackburn, 307), it was held that where a bill of sale ma ll a trader's goods was made in part for a bygone debt it aa act of bankruptcy, and the court then referred to the cases of " Graham v. Chapman," and "Smith v. Chapman," as au thorities on this point, and his Honour thought that the law must be considered as so settled. The case of " Hutton v. Cruttwell " (1 Ellis and Blackburn, 15) was decided on the ground that the billet sale was executed to secure a peesent advance of money made on the faith of that security, an d not as to any part of it for an old debt, because the gross amount secured by the deed was advanced at the time by the creditors to whom the bill of sale was executed. In the present case the bill of sale was supremely given as a security for the old debt, and also for future advances. It seemed, therefore, to be within the decided eases. It was an act of bankruptcy in itself, and the bill mint be dismissed with costa so far as related to the bill of sale. An attempt was made on the part of the plaintiffs to support the bill of sale on the ground that the assignees were bound to admit it by a memorandum siped by the commissioners in the margin of affidavit of proof of the plaintiff 'a debt. But no such NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY. NOV. 10. —APPoI N 1 Nil —M T W. F. Parole, to the Yeethare. . . Surgeons Di'. J. Andrews (B), to the Mermen and E. H. Oree, to the Settles. Paymasters J. Fisher, to the Meeenee ; and T. T. den. Mugs, to be additional to the Fi■gerd. Assistant Serpens Dr. M. Rodgers, to the Royal Ade. laid.; M. 0. Hurlstooe, roofirmed in the Cockatiir ; W. T. Ryan, confirmed iu the Orlando ; Dr. (l. B. end Dr. A. Robertson, to the Mosinee. Amidant Paymasten A. H. Piddell, to be seastaria clerk in the Sutlej ; F. Parker, and E. B. Pinto., to the Mesanee. Midagpman W. 3PC. F. Castle, to the Forte. Aesiatant Clerk A. Court, to the Moraine. WOOLWICH, Nov, 1:4, IRON-CASED STRAY VEPAELS FOR TURKEY.—Mr. Napier, the eminent shipbuilder of Glasgow, has receiv- , 1 an order from the Turkish government to construct :tree iron-plated screw frigates of the Warrior class, at • total cost of about three-quarters of a million sterling. Th,, machinery of the meads will be made by the same fuvu, is included in the contract MARKET& TALLOW. —WEDNZSDAT EVENIMO.—This market sa, steady to-day. Subjoined are the closing pricAs : 46a. ; December, 46e. 3d. ; January to March, 475. ; flan t, 475. 3d. to 47a. 6d. Delivery to het evening, 701 asks ; arrivals ditto, 7,698 casks. 001TON.—Lrvinroot, Nov. 19.—Our market COD. tunas very quiet, with low and irregular prices. The sales an 2,000 bales, including 200 American at 19d. to 241 ; 1,430 Barak, at llid. to 16d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 1641. to Md. ; 60 Parham. at 224 to 2/0. ; 100 Bahia and %mei°, at 184 d. ; 10 Maranham, 203 d. ; of which 500 are kr speculation and export. The week's import is 11,,23 bales. LE.iTEIE/L—The leather trade during the last week has been quiet. Oa Tuesday, at Leadenhall, there wu s moderate supply of fresh leather, but the demand wan very limited. Stout crops, English shoulders, East India kips of about mt.. average, and best heavy call skins are scarce, and much inquired for. Prices remain unaltered. OORN.—Bocrrox, Nov. 19.—Our market to-day has been la. to 2s. lower on wheat. Best white, 475. to 495. ; red, 445. to 465. Beans la per stone, oats 25., lower. Peas, white beet, 395.; beet bine, Cc. STOCKTON-ON-TM, Nov. 19.—With the exception of a small aug•o of oats from abroad, there are no arrivals of grain to report for the past week. To this day's market there was again a large supply of wheat from the grower, which meta /slow sale, at a decline of le. to 2s. per quarter on last week's currency. Grinding barley the turn cheaper. Oats, beans, and peas rather lower. Imports during the put week :—Oats, foreign, 630 qrs. CATTLE—Nov.IIIAm., Nov. 19. —Wo bads fair Ueda to. day, and all good and woeful qualities were sold. Bed made from 3e. to 4s. 10d. ; mutton, 4s 4d. to ss. 6d. ; veal. 4s. to 51. ; pork, lie. 4d. to 41. 6d. per stone of 816 a, sinking the offal. COALS.-LonDoc, Nov. 19.-Buddle's West Hartley, 16.. 6d. ; Hymn's Bebeide West Hartley, 16e. 6d. ; Carr's Hartley, 16e. &l. ; Cowpen Hartley, 16e. &I. ; Davison's West Hartley, 16a. 6d. ; Howard's West Hartley, les id., Isunbert's West Hartley, 16e. 6d.; Nettleaworth Pnm. rose, 13a. 6d. ; North Pekoe Oas, 15s. ; Keekbarn West Hartley, ; Tanfield Moor, 14s. 6d. ; Tanfield Moor Bates, 14e. 6d. ; Walker Primrose, 14e. 3d. ; Wylam, 17e. ; Walls End Aoorn Closeak. 6d. Walla End Edea, 18e. 6d. ; Walls End Gosforth, 18s. ; Walla Red Hadley, 18s.Gd.; Walls End Killiugworth East. 17.. 6d. ; Walls End Riddell, 18s. ; Eden Main, 18a. 6d. ; Walls End Braddylls Helton, 18a. 9d.; Walla End Framwellgate, 18a 3d.; Walls End Hatton, 19a. 9d. ; Walls End Kamer Grafts, lk 6d.; Walls End South Hatton. 19.. 9d. ; Walls Ea Stewires, 19.. 3d. ; Walla End Tunstall, 18.. 6d. ; Walls E.d Canon, 18.. 9d. ; Walls End Cando; 19s. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 19.. 6d.; Walls End Hengh Hall, 18.. 6d. ; Wells Had Kelloe, 19e. 3d. ; Walls End South Hartle pool, 19a. ; Walls End South Kelloe, 18.. 9d. ; Walls End Trimdon Hartlepool, 19.. 6d. ; Walls Fad heal West, 16e. ; Camay and Darya Anthracite, 21.. 6d. ; Carway and Dultryn Malting, Zia. 6d.-Ship at market, 123 ; sold, 90. TRAFFIO RETURNS. Miles Pas- Nor- Tobt, Toad, RAILWAYS open senates chandies 193 Week ending Aug. 31. Fast Indian: Bengal Division 362 2,841 3,232 6,073 6,311 North-West Province rat 1,216 1.027 2,3 1 3 lOW Week ending Sept. 21. Great Indian Peninsula 437} 3,366 YAM 4,644 5,991 Week ending Nov. & Edinburgh and Glasgow 10)} 7,434 7,&6 nootaish North &sateen and 6,:;91 r.,,vp: Dundee end Arbroath . 132 Week emi Nov. 14. fAmalck an d .ftala . 241 90 103 193 Di Limenek and Forma 261 68 61 129 114 Waterford and Kilkenny. 81 142 256 386 365 Waterford and Limerick 77 508 682 1.190 1.346 Sambre and Meuse BB 144 1,246 1,431 1,372 Week ending Nov. 15 West Flanders 75 460 444 901 as Week ending Nov. 16 Cornwall Great Northern 330 9,747 18,256 2e.001 51.187 Lancashire and Yorkahlre 394 11,754 20.898 82,652 33,111 London d North Weeternll3Bl 34.217 48.118 44,335 62,54 London d South Western 11,561 6,41. 17,972 Manchester, Sheffield, and Uncolnshire North fitaffordidtire l4B 7,810 7,746 Gluier STEAMERS FOE THE SOUTIL—We Ender/EMI (writes our correspondent) that in a few weeks there will sail from Liverpool two more steamers for the Confederates. These vessels will be iron- built, and fast salmi, either under steam or carless. Both these ships are new, and there has not been much secrem involved in building them. although it has been stated that they are for other than the Confederate government. The Isle of Mao Steamship Company have jun sold the tut paddle steamer Douglas to par Mas interested in the smarm of the South, and Me will, we believe, leave at an early day, laden with a valuable cargo, for a blockade-running expedition. Several gentle men in Liverpool and Manchester have had their fingers desperately burnt by the capture of the steamers Anglia end Scotia, and the lees of the Minh.), to the extent, it it is reliably stated, of 250,0001.—The Glasgow Morning Journal says :—" The Beet of first-class steamers that have been purchased in this country for the purpose, of running the blockade are leaving gradually. The swift river steamer Ruby. 120 toes, and the splendid Belfast mail steamer Giraffe, 360 tons, sailed on Saturday afternoon from Greenock. They have both undergone a strengthening out fit for the mirage. The Ruby is commanded by Captain , has 22 men, and mils to fuel. The Gira ff e is cum :7lo by Captain Dngeid, his 50 men, and takes out a valuable cargo in boxes, cases, and packages Icontaining 'Gregory's pills,' it is said), and over 13,000 f worth of leather boots, 4,3001. worth of medicines, and 600 f. worth of surgical iostruments. The Giraffe also takes oat 30 passengers, as they are styled ; but these are said to be more useful than ornamental. [Advertisement,}—HOLLOWAT'S OncrxENT AND PILL t—lnstant Relict.—Sores which are daily esteoding, ulcers which are hourly deepening, may be arrested In their &stewing and induced to take on healthy action by app l y tn g this =Ointment and taking these purifying Pills. It soothes all distempers of, and extracta all morbid humours hem, the skin. Old ulcers of the legs, Inflammations caused by ‘ssw"se veins and cramps of the lower limbo can sensibly he caved and shortly cured by Holloway's never-failing Ointment. shah te , presses excessive, and stimulates hittacials, vascular sad nervoas action. in constitutions tweaking down under piles, UMW. and other similarly painful nusisidies, a few applicstinno of this cooling Ointment will give comfort, and a persistence iu its u,e will effect a cure _ . BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BARRINOTON.—November at Glenda', Limerick, the *ID of Kir W. H. Barrington, Baal, of a daughter . FRANKLIN.—November 11i. at Burton.trnicent, the nife H. A. Franklin. Ray., of a eon. NRWIIRRY.—Nos ember 18, at Cheshunt, Berta, the war el G. Newben, E.N., of a daighter. PORTAL—November 17. at Lavendocke House, tbe ti. Lill Charlotte Portal, of a daughter. RANlRRA.—November 111, at Bath-road, Peckham. the tide al Captain K D. Bogen (lit Surrey Billet„ of a ilAUthief• MARRIAGES. FORRIM—ABRECROMBY.—Noveinber 18. at R. Janiesn. Picor dilly, by ths Rev. W. 7. Capel, Sir W. Forbes, Cralgievar, Aberdeen, to Frances Emily, daughter of the WV Sir R. Abercromby, Bart, of Birk, and Moisten, Mine 14MBRO/CZ-BHITH —November 15, at Christ Church. Hue side, Manchester by the Rev. Dr. Carpenter, Albert, o J. H. Pembroke, of Hert iz of Harlington, Derbyshire, to Elinbeckin daughter J. firolt Fan ,of Great Jima...Greet. Bedford row' OMIR—MAESIL—NoweabwIIB, at St. Oeoniesa, Benue . ..oW e, by the Rev. J. D. Glewile, M.A., Lieut.-Colonel the 1100. Gage, to Ella Henrietta, daughter of J. Haile, Ent. DEATHS. lbscurisatreet, Marls, wife of ' l r P.' ASH.—November 15, at Ash, aged et. BUTCH —Novem b er 14, at Trtng, Herta, T. Eutaw , Eq Wei St. :AIiPBKLL At Kensington, on the 15th hut., in the gel 3 ,3, 1 her Anus, Youngest daughter of the late Thomas Isicsi.a . nianoll. NIL of Inverawe House, Argyllshire, and crud . ter of Captain Dugaid Canipbal who wa. uuf , killed by a musket-hall from oua of our on n Ploee 4 . dubs the confutes of the night attack on, and capture e! the Sort Drid^ os the Hoogley, whilst warring under Lam 1M C11 3 ". N. 21 t4 Norsuber " bril Ul" 17, ot°unKPalguentishotof 1760. wife wife 4 gr. P. t). LYDA. awl 4a. ItlX.—Noweisber 11, W. B. Bin, Esq., of Matchin.S. Ea t '. wed sg. T a n s,fALLlS.—Novembe lat 81. John'arosd, Upper 144114r* Jassy Ulm of J. Seq., aged 43. Trues mid eawwre by ihriaem Lno Hoak Id 14 ' d ! Loadisrialreol, la the City et Lomita'. Pt=ow. Cake, la Lombard4atost. lb* Precinct ol TRMOAT. 1101M1111111 la, mai