The Express. — London, England, 1866-08-23 00:00:00

1 I .01 11 . .1 (PROM OUR OWN =PORTER.) SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNISDAT. The rival meetings which were held here last sight to " pronounce" upon the course pun Med by Mr. Ape in the suppression of the disturbances in Jamaica passed oil with equal sucems, and with equal satisfaction to their respective manatees. The friends of the ex innewor of Jamaica had the advantage of situation and & some not unimportant ICOREROPitfI of any demonstration, "thither political, religions, or philanthropical. The Philharmonic-hall is a building or far more aristocratic &tractor, as aristocracy goes in Southampton, than the Victoria-rooms ; and even the skinniest of fowls, and the Anne of pies, aided by wine of more than a doubtful the.. motor. furnish a basis for enthusiasm which is wanting where the refreshments are confined to the traditional decanter of water which ornaments the chairman's table. But if the friends of Mr. Byre had the hoot of the situation and the stimulants, his opponents quite equalled them in enthusiasm, and far exceeded fen in numbers. " blare numbers," as we have lately been told over and over spin, ought not, of course, to prevail against intelligence knowledge , and. judgment ; but it may fairly be doubt ed! whether there was such a taanffestatiest of these qualities at the Plulhermosio-hall as to establish a decided superiority on the part of the 120 er 130 wbe asesmbled there, over the 1,000 or 1,20 0 who crowded the floor and galleries of the Victoria-rooms, to my nothing of the almost equal number who were com pelled to go away disappointed because they could find no accommodation within the building. The more select gathering was grsoed with the presence of three noble earls, and a distinguished novelist, who employed both his recollection and his imagination in the defence of the guest of the evening ; but the popular gathering had the adven tsp of hearing from one who was in Jamaica at the time of the outbreak scow of the circumstances attending its sup. pausion, as to which a not altogether injurious silence was observed in the Philharmonic-hall. In one respect Mr. Eyre bade decided advantage over hie antegonista. The pasence of Mrs. Eyre in the gallery and the parade of two good-looking lads, the sons of the ex-governor, at the tale were incidents which the promoters of the indignation meeting could not rival. The victims of Mr. Byre's ignor. once and mismanagement are rotting in the trenches at Morant Bay, or in their miserable cabins are brooding weer the agonies which were inflicted upon them by the wire oats of the magistrate of Bath, Could a few of this latter clue of sufferers have been introduced into the Victoria-rooms in the condition in which they were seen by the Commiasionen the siege effect would have equalled, if it had not exceeded, that which was produced by the solemn entry of Mr. Byre, or the spectacle of noble lords, municipal officers, and loused professors shaking hands with his children. After the presentation of the address to Mr. Byre, and the delivery of his reply, which wee re ported in the Dairy News of yesterday, the company assembled at the Philharmonic rooms, proceeded to the principal hall, where a cold collation united in the announcements, and upon the labels with the name of a "banquet," had been laid out. The mayor occupied the chair, and was supported on his right by Mr. Eyre, the Earl of Cardigan, and Sir W. Byam, and en his left the Karla of Shrewsbury and Hardwicke, Pro fessor Kingsley and the Hon. W. Yorke. The rest of the c ompany oonaisted of members of the corporation, sad in habitants of Southampton and the neighbourhood, an overwhelming majority of the gentlemen present being etioserrativea. _ _ While dessert was being served Mrs. Byre was led Mo the balcony by Dr. Wiblin, the band of the let Hants Engineers playing "Home, Sweet HOMO." Her ap pearance was greeted with loud cheering and a most ener getie waving of handkerchief. About the same time the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Eyre entered the *room, and after shaking hands with the most distinguished guests, took their mate in front of the upper table. The usual loyal toasts having been duly honoured, as well as that of " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," The MATOR proposed " The Army, Navy, Militia, and Volunteers." The Berl of CAULDICIAN responded for the army. He thanked the assembly most sincerely and heartily for the wanner in which they bad drunk the health of the army and of the other services, and for the kind and flattering way in which they had connected his name with the toast. 'The army had a double part to perform. Its first duty was to fight the enemy in the field, and In the perform ance of that duty he believed he need hardly say that the British army was always victorious. The next duty of the army was to take an active and vigorous part in suppress ing anything like civil disturbances, or rebellions and Insurrections— (cheers) —and he believed that the combined services—the army and the navy—never did their duty better than on the occasion of the late disturbances in the Island of Jamaica. (Cheers.) Having connexions and re. htives in that colony, he happened to know something of the details of the unfortunrte circumstances which oc surred there, and he believed he could state that the army and the navy were quite equal to the emergency (Hear, Isar.) It wee no part of his duty, speaking, as he did, in the presence of his noble and gallant friend (the Earl of Hardwicke), to return thanks on behalf of the navy, but be could not deny himself the gratification of stating his belief that in tho insurrection at Jamaica the services of the navy were eminently conspicuous. He had good season for being well informed on what he said, and bad it not been for the services of the Wolverine, great disasters might have occurred in the island. Accord ing to the information which reached him, the officers and crew of that vessel displayed immense la bour, zeal, and courage. They exerted them selves, under the authority of the distinguished goveraor whom they that evening honoured as their geest—(hear, hear)—and they conducted themselves unfelt. Wingly in the most creditable manner. What were the airoums:.ancee with which the governor bad to contend at the opening of this revolt ? There had been at least twenty five respectable gentlemen of all ranks, clergymen, lawyers, and the established authorities of the country murdered by the rebels, and murdered too, in the most cruel manner. He understood—he had beard it said at least—that some bad their fingers cut off, that others had their tongues out out, and that other cruelties of that nature, perfectly revolting, were perpetrated. (Hear, bear.) It was for the repression of such horrors that all the energies of the country were brought into p'ay—that the governor distinguished himself in the mostextrao"dinary way by the labour and fatigue he underwent—Lid that following his example the army and the navy conducted themselves in the most creditable manner possible. It was most extraordinary that the services of the late illus trious governor of Jamaica had not been better appre ciated. (Cheers.) He recollected that in his time there bad been two insurrections in the colonies, and they were accompanied with statements of cruelties. Amongst others there was one which it was exceedingly difficult to understand until it was cleared up. It was said that certain catholic priests were flogged, and afterwards hung in their cr nonicals. What was the result of that statement' The subject was brought before parlia ment. It was inquired into, but the prime ministers at those days stood by their governors—(cheers)--and inch prime ministers were, be believed, men like Lord Palmerston, who was well known in Southamp ton—(bmer, hear)—and his predecessor, Lord Melbourne. In those days governors were sustained by their govern meats, and whatever might be the cruelties, if they were ernelties, which had been perpetrated in the protection of life and property, they were carried successfully through psrliament. The Earl of HARDWICKZ, in responding on behalf of the 31117, said—l thank you for having given me an oppor twiny of being present at this magnificent banquet, and I nab proud that I can identify myself with the people of Southampton. I was born within four miles of this city, and have resided more or less upon a small 'property pm abased by my father and tweeted by him out of the prize money which he took from the French. (Laughter and sheers.) With regard to the navy, I wish fora me rent to i eall attention to the transition which the navy and the shipping of Ragland arc now undergoing. I trust that in the government which is now formed you will have and will soon hear of a system of government and regulation far that profession which you have not yet arrived at. 'We lave during the administration of the Duke of Somerset been undergoing what I may call the experimental period. We have now arrived at a period in which I trust the experiments may produce a formula that may regulate the construction and the armament of our ships, and may, at all events, tend to cheapen to the country that great service, by bringing it under a I system of classification, which, although of the utmost importance, we do not at the present possess. I am myself • sailor of the old school, and I know perfectly well that in my . time ships were rated and classed according to their size and power. All ships which belonged to the same class had masts, and yards, and sails not adapted to individual oases, but to the whole class, and by that sys tem you had a wholesale system of trade, instead of one of retail, which I consider the present system to be. At this moment you have no two ships and no two steam engines alike, and you have no guns at aIL In that con dition you have been for some years up to the present time, sad I pray that the present government may at all events be enabled to bring the service into some better shape, so that we may have again first rates, second rates, sad so on with regard to classification, and that we may have the sileam-entine fitted to the peculiar class and not to the in ship. By that means we shall be able to obtain better and more efficient vessels than we can hope to have under any other system. (Cheers.) Dr. DAWIMNCI also reponded for the militia, and Captain 7neimme for the volunteers. The Rev. Protegee,. Summit said it devolved upon bins to propose the toast of the houses of parliament, of Common; present to exprees the e s of that bonne in regard to the noble and disYs~uishedwhom the,. were entertaining that . Uni a o= i ns g .t e ely, the banquet was ten or twelve days too late. But for that, ha was minified there would have been a member of the House of Commons present to express, as he was sure the whole of the borough and county members of Hampshire would have done, their coincidence in the feelings of the noble men who had honoured the meeting with their presume, spontaneously to express what the very highest clan of English gentlemen thought of Governor Eyre. (Cheers.) Whatever the faults said virtues of the House of Lords, it was , second in value and sacredness to that most sacred of all institutions—monarohy itself only. To all, from the highest to the lowest, it represented the mag nificent idia which could not be very well defined, but which was , :iglied chivalry, and exemplified in the words " pluck," spirit," and in a dozen other names ; but chivalry was old word, and as good a word as any. English noblemearecognmed, and ought to recognise, the chivalry, gallantry, end fair plc ,w hich were the life and soul of Englishmen. peers.) Eulogising the pluck, the enterprise, the hardthisoil, .the temper, the endurance, the foresight, and the skill of Mr Eyre, as exemplified in his conduct in Australia,wherele wanted 700 miles round the head of the Gulf of OarpestarNwhe said that proved him to pores in the highest degree that English spirit which had carried the Anglo-Saxon tongue round the world, and would carry it back again, the spirit which had made us the fathers of the United States and the conquerors of India. If there had been • man in Southampton during the pest 25 years who represented the English spirit of indomitable perseverance, courage, and adventure, the English spirit of good niture, of temper, of under , standing of human beings, as well as Mr. Eyre did, he should like to see him, and should thank God that there had been two such men. (Cheers.) A brother of his, an old Australian, deeply interested in its exploration, knew the history of that heroical gentleman, Governor I ~Bps, and wrote In Montalon's Magazine two article, on extraordinary and almost superhuman travels in Aus tralia articles were written, not as the enemies of Governor Eyre had attem to make out, with as erriere penile, to carry him throug h and help him in certain I things which were going on, but before anything of the I Jamaica outbreak was Imown. (Cheers.) His brother knew nothing of the West Indic, and probably was not aware that Mr. Eyre was governor of jamaica. He was proud to think that a member of his family should have been able just at • critical moment to tell the world what manner of man this Governor Eyre was. (Cheers.) For his great understanding of the character of the Australian blacks—for Governor Eyre had actually been the pro ' teeter of Australian wraps for some time—he had been taken, after years of toil and anxiety which " the gentle men of England who lived at home at ease" had little Idea of, as the most likely person to be able to set Jamaica to rights. Upon that part of Governor Eyre's labours he would say nothing whatever, except that knowing what he did of the West Indies sad or Governor Eyre, he took him and his conduct upon trust, as be expected every man to take him upon trust. (Cheers.) If they gave up taking men upon trust, especially rulers and official men, there would be nothing in the world bat anarchy, which would be followed by despotism, and in due time by a big tyrant who wouldnot take the people upon trust. He took Governor Eyre upon trust, and he wee happy to see the members of the House of Peers present had also taken him upon trust. The powerof theßritish aristocracy consisted not in merely ' sticking to its ancient blood, but in adopting into its ranks all the genius, all the talent, all the virtue, and be was . 'afraid a great part of the beauty of the country. Hereafter he should not be surprised if Governor Eyre's name should be spoken of, not as it was now, but taking into account his great services, as one whom he members of the ancient House of Lords might possibly have the honour of welcoming amongst their number. (Loud cheers.) If in the next 25 years God gave Governor Byre health, and he attained that honour, though be would be a parvenu —s new nobleman—be wo uld" not be the least noble man among that ancient assembly. (Cheers.) He would couple with the toast of the house the most ancient and honoured name of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot. (Cheers.) The Earl of SHEZWBBUST responded to the toast. He I was not like his noble friend (the Berl of Hardwick.) con nected with Southampton by ties of property, or by resi dence in the neighbourhood, but he came there as a member of the House of Lords, and ass matter of duty, to assist, so far as he could, in sustaining an oppressed individual. (Cheers.) It bad been well said by the gentleman who proposed the toast, that there was some thing chivalrous in wishing to main a person who bad been unjustly oppressed. Hs was accidentally in the neighbourhood, and hearing certain ewe report. that Governor Eyre was to be entertained at a public banquet in Southampton he immediately determined to give all the support in his power to the demon striation, not only as a member of the House of Lords, but as having property in the island of Ja maica, believing, on the most authentic information respecting Mr. Eyzes public and private services, that it was entirely owing to his exertions the colony of Jamaica was saved to her Majesty. (Cheers.) Regardless of obloquy,. and indifferent to what might be said of him by an interested factioo , who pretended to more humanity than fell to the lot of human nature, and combined poli tical with religious dissent—in spite of all these things, he fe't it his duty to support, as well as he could, the services which Mr. Eyre had rendered under most trying and diffi cult circumstances. He felt ashamed that a weak, vacil lating, and tottering government, such as they bad the elan day, who did not dare to act in the face of the party to which he had alluded—fur it was too much under the thumb of Mr. Bright—should not have stood by their officer, who, as had been proved to the satisfaction of the royal commissioners, had done his duty faithfully to the Queen. ( Cheers.) He felt it to be his solemn duty, as an English nobleman and gentleman, to come there and assert his opinion thus boldly, and in the face of the pub lic. (Cheers.) Ffe was not there personally to defend Mr. Eyre ; he was well able to defend himself. But he at. tended as a member of the House of Lords to support a man who had done his duty. (Hear.) The Housed Lords might hereafter have to judge Mr. Eyre, but, in the name of the house, be coiod promise him that, in such a case, it would do him ample justice. (Cheers.) He did not mean to say that Mr. Eyre was altogether without fault. Who was! But he asked them, as he asked the public, to take into consideration the difficulties of the position in which Mr. Eyre found himself, the reports he daily received of the state of the island, the fear which permeated the white populr lion, and the necessity of taking vigorous measures for the suppression of the rising. (Cheers.) Under all there difficulties was it matter for surprise if some mistakes were made ? (Cheers.) It was not for him to enter more claely into these mattes, because be felt that they might hereafter come under the con sideration of the House of Lords. He was only anxious, in the words of the Duke of Welling ton, to support a man who had endeavoured to do his duty, and he believed that it would be the privilege both of the House of Commons and of the House of Lords to support any man who had discharged his duty as Mr. Eyre had done under the same trying and difficult cir cumstances. (Loud cheering.) The Earl of HABDWICKE, in rising to propose the health of Mr. Byre, said—We have now gone through what I must call the formal toasts, and the Mayor has placed in my hand that which we must agree to be the toast of the evening. We are met here for a special purpose—to uphold the character of the distinguished man who is our guest—(applause)—to justify has con duct before the world—(applause}—to give him that support which every fair and independent English man gives to the man who has done his duty. (Pro longed cheering.) Upon the question now before us— the conduct of Mr. Eyre—there is, as we all know, a great controversy, and we should face it with that honesty and honour which distinguishes the people of England at all times. (Hear, hear.) The speech of Mr. Kingsley has saved me from much that I might have troubled you with respecting the charity, and softens, and amiability of character of Eyre, and his bearing towards the native population, showing that he is the last man in the world to whom cruelty could naturally have been attri buted. (Cheers.) That portion of the subject 1 can now put aside, and I will ask you only for a few moments to consider, with all fairness, the position in which the late Governor of Jamaica is now placed. (Cheers.) All of you know very well the subject I am speaking of. We all ow that there has been a great insurrection in Jamaica —that it was an insurrection of free people (great cheering)—of people who enjoyed all the liberties that we do--(renewed cheering)—who also enjoyed much more happiness and much more wealth than the labouring population of England—(applause)—who lived in a climate in which the tortures of cold are unknown, and in which they could even raise food in abundance, and sleep while it was growing. (Great applause.) That was the popula tion which rose in insurrection, and which impereMed the safety of one of the greatest and most magnificent colonies which adorn the crown of the British sovereign. (Cheers.) That an inquiry into the circumstances of this insurrection was necessary, do not, gentlemen, for God's sake, seek to deny. Do not let us for a moment think that there could be an insurrection in one of our colonies, attended with great leas of life, without there being an inquiry into the causes that pro duced it. (Hear, hear.) The investigation, therefore, I must be permitted to say, was one that it was impossible to avoid. That the inquiry itself would be founded upon a strictly legal basis was evident ; it could be founded upon nothing else ; for when you have an iuiry into con stitutional affeirs, you must have a basis—a lefts gasdi to proceed upon, end that basis can be nothing else than the law of the land. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, this was no question of law—it was a mighty insurrection of thou sands against hundreds. (Great cheering.) It began with war to the knife. (Cheers.) It began with—" We will de stroy you all if you do not save yourselves." (Continued cheering.) And where was the safety, then, of the hun dreds against the thousands without an army, with oaly a small body of militia, and a still more insignificant police force ? (C'heers.) In this state of affairs, what must have been the result of this ruinous and ferocious outbreak, it we had had not had such a man u Mr. Eyre in the post of governor! (Great applause.). If we had not bad a man of cool and resolute temperament, who knew bow is direct the small energies of the people whom he governed, that colony would have been lost to the country. (Great cheer.) The white population would have been murdered to a man, and the inevitable eon sequence must have been the re-conquest of the island by the troops of her Majesty. (Chien.) Where, then, was the mercy! Was it in subduing the or y policy grow and proceed until rarri di v i rt at so monstrc a had that the neat mat hoes ban what I have stated! (Cheers.) If your house hem be, will you complain of the fireman who, flooffingthe flaw, pots it out, but in doing so also destroys the incendiary by drowning him? (Prolonged cheering.) No, the man who undertakes to put out a fire, when he brings his engines to beer upon the flames, considers nothing but the paramount necessity he is under of putting it out. (Cheers.) I am borne out in what Imy by the commissioners themselves. These gentlemen had to look at this matter is a very different manner to that in which we regard it, or in which it will, as I believe, be regarded hereafter. They, indeed, only did their duty in the new they took of it, for they were not at liberty to examine it in say aspect except its legal one. Yet, though thus restricted in their scope of vision, they have borne testimony to the value of the services of the governor, in dealing with the insurrection as he did, end to the different result that must have followed if a man of different temper had been in his place. (Cheers.) The royal commissioners were pleased to give the lets governor credit for his "skill, promptitude, and vigour on the occurrence of a great emergency," and state that . " to the exercise of these qualities the speedy termini,- tion of the insurrection was due." They further say that though the " original design for the overthrow of con- I stituted authority was confined to a small portion of St. ! Thomas-in-the-Eat, yet the disorder in fact spread with s , ular rapidity over an extensive tract of country ; and that much was the state of excitement prevailing in ; the island, that had more than emeinentary 'niece= been ' obtained by the insurgents, their ultimate overthrow would have been attended with a still more fearful loss of life ' and property." This is the statement of the Royal COM miadonere--" a still more fearful lose of life and property" would have been the result, but for Mr. Eyre's prompti tude and rigour. What does this amount to! What but this—that the promptitude of Governor Eyre saved the colony, at the expense of an extremely small loss of life. (Great cheering). I now come to another por tion of the subject which in itself will give us a better notion than anything else of the feeling of the people of Jamaica towards the late governor, and of the vast im portance of the duties that devolved upon him, and of which be acquitted himself in so signal • , manner. In the farewell address of the people to Mr. Eyre, the following weeds occur, which you will permit me to read:—" We rejoice that, after a searching ' inquiry, the royal commissioners have reported to her Majesty that praise is due to your excellency for your skill, promptitude, and vigour in the recent inarrecnon ; and that to the exercise of such qualities by you its speedy termination is to be attributed ; and we heartily congratu late your excellency upon it" Then there is the address from the bishop and the clergy of the island, in which they say :—" No former governor has ever rendered to us greater services than your excellency has done. You have not only rescued the inland from most immi nent peril of general insurrection by your courage, promptitude, judgment, and administrative akill,tuty the exercise of the same high qualities prepared the way for such a reconstruction of the form of our constitu tion as, while we are not forgetful of our debt of gratitude to the House of Assembly for its liberal support of our anciently-established church, the present emergency seemed to demand—a reconstruction to which, if any human means can avail to effect it, the future prosperity of this colony will primarily be due." (Cheers.) After these several declarations of opinion I think that the of Southampton need no justification in the course Which they have taken by waiving the distinguished gentleman who is our guest this evening. Now, then, in proposing the toast, I ask you to drink it for the purpose of expressing our admiration of the character of Mr. Eyre, our sense of his eminent services, and our con fidence that, when time has softened the present asperities, the vigour ard skill with which, at a small sacrifice of life, he preserved to Great Britain one of her most valuable 'plonks, will be remembered with gratitude by the Brisisb people. (Enthusiastic cheering.) Mr. Ergs, on rising to respond, was received with pro longed cheerimr, the company rising ea mama and the lathes waving their handkerchiefs from the balc ony. He said—l feel quite unable adequately to express the sense I entertain of your great, your overpowering kindness, but of this I will at least assure you that I appreciate it grate fully and value it most highly. It is perhaps only natural that I should have felt some desire and anxiety to learn how far the many evil reports which have been circulated respecting me have impressed my fellow-countrymen of intelligence and thinking minds in England. The numer ously and influentially signed addadd ress with which you have honoured me to-day, the magnificent banquet to which you have invited me, and at which I see around me so many English gentlemen, the too flattering manner in which I have been spoken of, have dispelled any feeling of uncertainty which I might momen tarily have entertained. I cannot now doubt that wher ever I go I shall find that British hearts are still as warm as just, and as generous as they ever were—(cheers)—and that whatever differences of opinion may earl on sonic points connected with the late proceedings in Jamaica, the people of England will respect and uphold a public officer who has endeavoured to do his duty faithfully when the lives and properties of those entrusted to his care, and the honour of their wives and daughters were in peril. (Loud cheers.) Those only who know well the character of the negro, the difficult nature of the country of Jamaica, the isolated and defenceless loositions of the few white residents, and the deliberate and cruel massacres by which the rebellion was ushered in, can comprehend the full extent of the danger, and the necessity which existed for the most prompt and stringent measures, not only to put down the actual out break, but to intimidate and prevent further risings in other parishes, neartian of which were equally ripe for revolt. (Cheers.) Under such circumstances, gentlemen, it was impossible for me to hesitate, and I promptly un dertook the respo'bility, weighty and anxious as it was, which necesssnly n attached to my position as governor. If my doing so has entailed upon me some personal disad vantages, I have the gratification of knowing that the course which I took has saved a noble colony from ruin, and that this is recognised, not only in the colony itself, but by many of my fellow-countrymen in England. (Cheers.) I have much pleasure in expressing the very high sense I entertain of the services rendered to the crown and to the colony of Jamaica by the senior naval officer in command at the time, Captain De Homey, and by Brigadier-General Nelson, who commanded the troops in the disturbed districts. To the reedy zeal and untiring energy of Captain De Horsey it is due that with only one ship of war, and a very small gunboat, the troops were moved with such rapidity as to enable us not only to rescue a large number of white and coloured refugees with their wives and families, but at the same time to get ahead of, and to stop, the further program of the rebellion in the north-west. And it was owing to the skilful management of Brigadier- I General Nelson that a mere handful of troops succeeded in surrounding and subduing that rebellion, and in holding many hundreds of square miles of leouuhy of a difficult nature, occupied by a numerous and disaffected p..santry. (Cheers.) It is only, gentlemen, an act of simple justice in me to take advantage of this, the first opportunity presented to me in England, of stating how largely the services of these two able and gallant officers contributed to the safety of the colony and the suppression of the rebellion. I feel most deeply indebted to the noble earl who has proposed my health in such kind, such flattering terms—Wm. of " No"}—and to the other noble men and gentlemen who have also spoken of me so kindly —I might almost say affectionately. From my heart I thank you one and all for the very hearty welcome you have given to me. It is most gratifying that I should have beenthaa welcomed upon my lira landing in England, and it is meet gratifying to me that it is a welcome given to me at • banquet like the present—graced as it is by the presence of so mar y of the fair, the gentle and the good— those who render homes happy—those who enhance the joys and alleviate the sorrows of hfe, those who administer OORRO lation and comfort to suffering humanity, but who never would have cheered me with their countenance on this occasion if they had thought on capable of the cruelty or injustice which some attribute to me. (Loud and con tinued cheering.) Mr. ETRE shortlyafterwards again roamed said—ln pro ,' posing the health of the mayor and sorporatioa, a very agreeable duty has devolved upon me. Coming amongst you, as I have done, a perfect stranger, I have been met everywhere by the greatest kindness and hospitality. Fore- ' g, ta tamongst th -eetings which I have thus received have been the friendl y welcomes fromthe mayor and magistrates of Southampton. (Cheers.) It is, therefore, with great pleasure that I propose to you their health. You , gentle men, who have the advan.age of a more intimate and longer acquaintance and intercourse with those gentlemen, and who have so often experienced their many private and social good qualities and their public merits, will, I am sure, do ample justice to the toast. (Cheers.) I beg to propose to you the health of the mayor, the magistrates, and the corporation. The Maros replied to the toast, and in the course of his observations alluded to a cartoon from Punta which was placed at the end of the hall. It was all very well, he said, to talk of the negro being a man and a brother, but would the people who used that language be willing to have their beautiful and elegant sisters allied to the negro —debased and despised as he was. The fact was it was only a party cry, and depend upon it would meet with a result. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Le Farces and Mr. Alderman STE/MING also re turned thanks. The remaining toasts were " The Press," proposed Mi. Winwood Reader, and responded to by Mr. Prows°, and " Mrs. Eyre and the ladies , " proposed by Mr. A. Aria, J.P., of Jamaica, and responded to by Mr. Eyre. An immense crowd gathered round the doors of the building as the evening wore on, and groaned sad hissed and cheered those who left. A s Mr. Eyre drove away the cheers and hisses were pretty evenly balanced. In the case of other individuals, now cheers and now hisses pre ponderated as the subject of the demonstration was locally popular or unpopular. There was no approach to riot, and no violence on the part of the crowd. • Zlttforblr .__ events." Majoellienstal ?soros, having been voted to the chair, mid that ties set big was aellmi, not so meth to pass a vote of see se upon ex-Governer lips, ea to prove that the people of Southampton could in no way sympathise 1 with the of their fellow-subjects, whether black or white. Cheers.) Mr. FALVZY, in proposing the first resolution, said that he had never before,during his lengthe ned residence in Southampton, sem so Mate • ga as that. Its object had been misrepresented, but he would say that • they were not distubers of the public peace, but were there , to raise their voice in the maintenance of British law, ' order, and justice, against a miserable minority who would trample on them. He moved " That the wholesale banging, shootings, and fleabags which followed the suppression of the outhrWc in Jamaica have brought disgrace upon the British name, and cannot be too strongly condemned by evert Reilishman who respects the laws and liberties of his country. (Cheers.) The substance of this resolution was based upon the report of the royal commissioners who were sent out by the government of this country to make a full, fair, and impartial investigation into the lamentable events which overwhelmed the blend of Jamaica during the months of October and November last year. If Mr. Eyre and his friends had only lain still, there would have been no disposition on the part of those who deplored the tragical events which had taken place, to press upon him with too great severity • but a few men in the town had taken the (bemired Gove rnor Eyre and Rung him in the face of the people of Southemptoe. He hoped the immense meeting that evening would be she racterised with good order and propriety. It was gathered together upon smatter of mostmomentous importance to the future of England. They were met to protest on the part of the people of this country. &silage atrocities com mitted in their name, and it was their business to free themselves from the stigma which had thus been cast upon them. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. Mr. Haawmaves, Wesleyan mialeter, seconded the resolution, believing that the illegal means resorted to for the suppression of the outbreak could not be too strongly condemned by all Englishmen who respected the laws and liberties of their country. (Hear.) Mr. H. J. fiLACC, one of the deputation from the Jamaica committee, in supporting the motion said that the mirk/item of the Jamaica question was its enormous magnitude, which rendered it exceedingly difficult to lay even a moderate portion of it before any assembly of Englishmen, and any attempt to master the whole or even a considerable part of it demanded an amount of private study which very few men, whether in the legisla ture or out of it, were likely to give. He could only, there fore, in the short time allotted him attempt to lay before them a few facts connected with ,the late occur , This he proceeded at some length to do, and said that the negroes in their unfortunate resistance burnt five houses, but our soldiers burnt LOOO ; the nevem destroyed zt lives, but 439 persons were executed b 7 the troops, and five or six hundred were flogged or imprisoned. This ven geance was out of all proportion to the offences. There was this peculiarity about it, that it was simply vengeance, for if they referred to the evidence it would be found that in neatly every case of floggizig, hangingdici., it was done not because the troops experienced the alighted resistance—nos became they met with armed force to resist their authority, but they took upon themselves to punish in this way persona ac cused by anybody whatever of any sort. of offence pre ceding the declaration of martial law. Many were hung or Bogged for offences alleged to have been committed long before martial law was proclaimed, bat in the case of Mr. Gordon it was even worse. He had long been the political opponent of Mr. Eyre, and althea not pee , seising the talent of the English member of parliament, yet he might be stated to have been the John Bright of Jamaica, and when he knew the authorities were seeking after hirio, he at once gave himself up. There was then no martial law existing in Kingston, and if Mr. Gordon had been charged before any civil or (nimbi's' tribunal be would have been immediately pronounced not guilty but Mr. Eyre sent him away to be tried by a mart-martial— ! and if they read the report of the mockery of the trial which he received they would find nothing whatever I proved against him—and finally, ordered his murder to be committed. They were mistaken if they supposed Mr. Gordon's was the cal life sacrificed in this way, there were scores and hundreds of equal illegality and atrocity, but with the difference, that for the death of Gordon Governor Eyre was person ally responsible, inasmuch as he had the negative proofs of the man's innocence in his pos session, and in the face of these be ordered him to be hung. (Shame.) The resolution was put and carried. Mr. H. POND moved, "That this meeting denims to record its most earnest protest against the ill-advised attempt of a few individuals to connect the people of Southampton with a demonstration in favour of Mr. Edward John Eyre, who has been censured and recalled by the government for hie conduct in relation to the atrocities committed under his authority, and for which he was mainly responsible." He condemned, in strong terms, the defence set up by ex-Governor Eyre before leaving Jamaica, that Mr. Gordon was the approximate cause of the insurrection, and that therefore he suffered justly. The Rev. S. MARCH seconded the motion, observing that on the pounds of taste, policy, and right, he murdered the banquet that evening to Governor Eyre a most unwise proceedin. The Bev. filema MARTIN (a man of colour) said that the men of the Anglo-Saxon race were thought to be that race which was set apart for the civilising of all other racer, and had no right to practise upon the weakness and igno rance of any inferior people among whom they might come. He spoke of the Jamaica massacres as a matter of ill-advised haste not to say of personal vengeance. It bad been said that Governor Eyre was lk Christian gentleman, who had family prayers in his house. He might be a sincere religionist and an intelligent Christian, but would that excuse him for the rigour with which he acted against the defenceless subjects of the crown under which he was bound to act the part of a judge and not of a butcher! (Cheers.) This resolution was also carried. Among the remain ing speakers were Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Pegler, the Rev. Samuel Holt, from Jamaica, and Mr. S. FothergW, and the pruceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. 118216. WORSHIP-STREET. A mascaline-looking woman was chargad with being drunk and disorderly in the public streets. Mr. Kinpmill (the clerk)—What is your name? The defendant—Ann Brown. I hadn't any name last night. Pollos-constable 443 E said—lost night I maw this woman eitting on a step in the Bethnal-green-road. Her clothes were greatly disordered, and her right leg bare--she having apparently taken a bandage from it. Her language was awful. The defendant—A bandage Yes, on should see that leg, sir. I have every belief that I maw lose it. As for bad langar an ienough to make any one use it. mill—What do you allude to' The defendant—Why , .my leg. Yon shall use ft. A few days wino. I was kv 3 red by a policemen's horse, and last night he offered me a sovereign to settle it. Then, because I would not take it, he told this constable to take me into custody. The Constable--I was not told to do so for anything of the kind, sir. I took her for her gross misconduct ; it was most diagraoeful. Defendant—Now, look here (stepping out of the dock and pulling up her clothes) ; there, did you ever see such • leg in your life ! Poem ' soul I think I shall lose it. If my language was worse. my leg is (The leg from below the knee was evidently in • most frightful condition, extending over the cop to apparently some distance above and beneath it.) Mr. Cooke—lf any constable bag fflosed or assaulted yon, apply heroine a summons, not behave in this disgrace ful manner. Defendant —Thank you. There should be protection fur the poor as well as the rich, whether drunk or sober, and I hadn't but a little to drink. Mr. Cooke—l Ins you b., or ono day. Imprisoned. I llillill7ll.l.llllllllll.llllll.llllllllllllllllllllllll.lllll.lllMll.lll.llll.lllllllllllll.llllllll.lllllMMilliMilliiiii4 " rtiß 4l" . Plar rit:4;ll Ah ' SS . THUM) : : r% VMAU46 : V 1 tre6PT 121:31:481166. MR. EYRE AT SOUTHAMPTON. • Re was sorry that there wail ne member Of the House iararreotion with a Hun and vigorous hand—lhear, hear)— in favour of e:-Governer BM who boo been censured end 1 THE of wrremea the feelines of that home lor by punning a feeble polo/ to let it grew and proceefl reablill 17 the government for his conduct in relation to THE INDIGNATION MEETING. At eight a public meeting was held at the Victoria Rooms, "for the purpose of condemning the wholesale hanging, shooting, and dogging that followed the suppres sion of the outbreak in Jamaica, and also to protest against the ill-advised attempt of a few persons in this town to connect the people of Southampton with a danionstration INQUEST ON THE LATE SIB GILBERT EAST. The inquest on the body of the late Sir Gilbert East. Bart., was held on Tuesday at the Hyde Town-hall, where a large and curious crowd had smenabled. The inquiry was watched by Hr. J. H. James, the deceased's solicitor. Various witnesses gave evident* identifying the corpse, and detailing Sir Gilbert's movements on the Saturday night before he fell off the Hyde pier. It was shown that he had passed through the pier gate about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning walking " in rather a stupid manner;" but "as a female was with him" this excited no apprehension in the mind of the gatekeeper, who, after the accident, kept " the female" in the toll house ti ll four in the morn ing, and who, after ahe had left, found en the floor her gloves, one of them having the thumb torn off. The ex amination of Sir Gibert's companion is thus described by the Hampshire Telegraph . • The next witness was announced to be Mies Graham, and the crowd in the hall at acts directed their attention to the appearance of a fashionably-dressed person, appa rently about 26 or 28 years of age, who approached the tilde with art air of perfect indiffereecs to the nature of the inquiry. As soon as she was directed to a seat facing the Coroner she rather loudly exclaimed, " Well, here I sm. What do you want with me?"—(Expreetions of surprise.) The Coroner—lf you will sit down quietly I will tell you. I want you to take en oath. Witness—Take an oath ! Well' The Coroner—Yes. I want you to moor that you will tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, so help your Jehovah. Will you kiss the book ' Wittises—l have kissed the book, and now you must give me one second or so to collect myself. The Coroner—By all means. Witness wee then examined. She deposed—l have been acquainted with the late Sir Gilbert Beat, Bert. , between • t and nine years, end have lived with him during the w le of that time, and have passed as his wife. I came with him to Hyde during . the present summer, and I was on bawd his yacht with hm. Ido not know when it was, but it was the " proper season," I expect. (A laugh.) On Saturday evening, the 11th of August, I came on shore with him between eight and nine o'clock. We went together to Mr. Barnad's and he left me there while be went to the club. It was about five minutes to nine o'clock when he left me there ,• he was not at that time, I ant sorry to say, quite so ber. He returned to me at Hr. Barnad's at ten minutes or a quarter to one, and he was then not ether. He had a glass of brandy and soda water at Mr. Berned's, filled his pipe, and appeared to be in very good spirits. He said be was pleased that he had entered his vessel, and given a cup for the match. I did not find fault with him for being late. About tea minutes afterwards we left the house. It was a dark night, and although it was raining neither of us had an umbrella. I took his arm before I got to the pier gate, and as the large gates were shut I released his arm to go through the narrow gate. After we got through, I did not Wm his arm again. The Coroner—A» yoususe of that t Witneea—Yee. The Coroner—Nevir afterwards? Witness—Never. I am quite sure of that. I walked rather fast, a little in front of him, down the pier. I I said, " I must walk on a little faster. as I am afraid I shall get so wet," and he said he would follow me. That was all that was said between us on the pier until I heard him slip. The Coroner—You had no quarrel or any words with him ? Witness—No. The Coroner—Nothing of the kind? Witness—No. I heard him walking behind me, as I knew his footsteps "naturally." About two or three minutes after we got on the pier I beard his foot slip, and I heard him cry out "Oh ! oh !" I turned round, and followed his voice, but I could not see any one. I ran to the spot from which I =this voice proceeded, and I felt his hands clinging he wood-work of the pier, and he said, " I am right !" His body was then inside the railings. The Coroner—Was be hanging from the outside? aese—No. I am curtain hts body was inside the pier. Re said to me, "If you don't let me go, you must come over ; I can swim." I kept hold of him as long as I could, but I cannot say what pert of him it was, as I was so much excited. --- The Coroner—At the time he said "I am right," where was he ? Witness (sharply)—How do I know! He was swimming from me, I suppose. I had previously heard him drop into the water. The Coroner—How long before that had you hold of him!—Witness (aria answering stisrpl7)—l don't know. I can't tell. I did not see him drop into the water. I heard him. The Coroner—How did he get on the outside of the rail ings?—Witness—Hl was not outside. The Coroner—Then how did be fall ?—Witness—Why, the same as any other person, of comm. In answer to other questions, during which the witness appeared much excited, she explained that the deceased was on the side of the railings facing the water, and there- I fore en the outside. She continued—l don't remember bow long it was after I heard him slip that I saw him clinging to the rails. I screamed for assistance after I beard him drop into the water. Ido not remember whether I saw him when I was close to the rails and he was clinging to me. The Coroner—Bat you felt him ? Witnese—No. I can't tell, it's no use asking me. The Coroner—Did you struggle at all. Did you attempt to save him' Witness—Of course I did. The Coroner—Did he catch hold of your hand' Wit ness—l can't tell whether he caught hold of mine, or I caught hold of his, but I felt him. The Coroher—Did you see the steps? Witness—l think be thought his boat was as the steps. The Coroner—But if be was clinging to the side of the pierhow could he slip down the steps! esio—l can't tell. That's as much a mystery to me as it is to you. I expected to findhis boat at the end of the pier, but we had not got half way when I heard him slip down. The last words I heard him say were, "Oh, Line, what will you do r The Coroner — You never had hold of his arm after you got on the pier, then! Witness—No. The Coroner—Was there any reason for that ? Witness— No ; only that I thought I should get wet, and wanted to walk fast. The Forema Wither—No. -Wu it naval for you to go on in front The Foreman—Was he cheerful ? Witneee—Yes. The Foreman—Then why did you not assist hint down the pier ? Witness--Lord bless the man, bow can I tell ? Bye Juror—When I had hold of his baud I was not standing on the water-box, but on the pier. The Coroner—Are those your gloves ? Witness—l don't know. . . _ 11;s&oner—Wluit became of those you wore thatnight? Witness—Oh, yes, those are the awns. They were wet, ant' that is the reason the thumb coos, off. _ . . In answer to • juror witness mid—l hosed him swim after he fell into Ms Titer. . • The 6;01181 - 11714yOus passed the dope when you heard him slip ? Witaisse—No. A Juror—klad you ever beard him threaten to commit suicide? Witnem—Never. I never heard of each a ridieu lona thing. By Mr. James—Sir Gilbert only had two glasses of " very nearly nest" brandy before he left the yacht. Witneeess were next examined se to the eon —en at the body, and the result was in favour of the sappositics of I death having occurred from drowning, unamorapanied with violence. In summing up the coroner regretted that particulars I could not be eacertained as to the actual falling into the water, owing perhaps to the exeitement under which the woman (Graham) was labouring, a feeling whisk the jury could understand after having seen her excitable arum. The 'nu retired, sad after a brief oonsellation an nounoed they were agreed that the deceased was drowned, but that there was no evidence to show haw be came into the water. The Coroner—Do you mean to ray that he was found drowned, or that on this particular day he was drowned? Of course, the verdict is yours ; but upon that will dread the manner is which it is framed. The foreman—We believe that be we. drowned. A verdict to that edict was semedionly rotoread, and the proceedings wore brought to a ekes. LONDON Claszaa. OKinsrs COMPANY (LizarnraD). —Trak receipts for week ending August 19, 11,8281. es. 9d. THE CHOLERA. The deaths from cholera on Tuesday were 61, the same as on Saturday and from diarrhcea 27, an in crease of four as compared with Sc.turday. This is in both items • slight increase over Sunday and Monday. The Itagistivir-General introduces his da il y return with the following important remarks :—" The Registrar-General regrets to learn that some of the local authorities are pro ptring to discontinue house-to-house visitation and ocher wise precautions. This cannot be done without peril. If the towns up the river become infected the cholera -,iidemio may break out in districts that have hitherto escaped. No greater mistake could be made than to relax the efforts for combating the disease or for relieving the distress whiih it has already wrought." The following were the classified returns for Tuesday: West districts North districts 2 Central districts East districts 44 South districts 5 Dianhae. ... U Total in London 1.7 p to last evening the grants wade by the Mansion. house Committee towards the relief ad the distress from cholera amounted to 4,1251., and the working committee, with the Lord Mayor at their head, continue to sit from day to day from one o'clock until about three, to hear ap phcationa from local committees. On Tuesday evening the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained the mem bers of the working committee, about 12 in number, and the Bishop of London, who is engaged in a kindred work o: humanity, at dinner at the Mansion•houso. Mr. Helps, clerk to the Privy Council, had also the honour of an invitation. FURTHER CONTI:8810N OF THZ WIGAN COLLIERY MURDERZIL—Thomas Grime, who was sentenced to death at the last Liverpool Aspires for the barbarous murder of James Barton, at a colliery near Wigan, has confessed that Thompson and Seddon, whom be implicated in one of his previous statements, had no hand in the crime. A few days ago Grime informed the governor that be wished to make • communication relative to the murder, and on bens supplied with • slate, he wrote as follows :—" I wish it to he know put:daddy that wet I have said different times about William Thompson and Josephe Sedan and Walton being present at murder of berten mester is not true they were not present and they heti nothing to do with it.—Taowas 0•110.." On Mon day Grime was visited by a catholic priest from Chorley (where he lived), who conversed with him in the presence of the catholic chaplain of the gaol, and it was then that Grime expressed a desire that this confession should be made public.. Beyond this written statement he has divulged nothing. It is expected that he will be executed on Saturday week. THE MURDER Or A BOY IN Sr. GlLEB'B.—Last evening Dr. Lenkester resumed the inquiry into the death of the boy, Richard Arthur Je ff rey, who was found hanging in a collar, in Earl-street, Seven-dials, on the 28th ult. The coroner read a letter from the Hems Secretary, stating that a reward would be offered for the apprehension and conviction of the suspected murderer as soon se the had resumed a verdict. The jury accordingly re a verdict of " Wilful murder, by hinging and suffocation, of Richard Arthur Jeffrey, by his father, John Rieha td Jeffrey." The Coroner at once issued his warrant of cam , mittal against the murderer. [Adrertieement.]—HOLLOWAT . B Paw. —Nervous tti; . 2.—Pereons who feel weak, low, and nervous may rest some serious ailment is looming in the distance, against which instant action should be taken. Holloway's pith present the reedy MOM of exciting energetic notion on the liver, libe rating accumulated bile, and lifting at once a lend from the spirits and expelling a gob= from the body. This staple and natural method of remedying the Bret tendetncy to theme gives present eme and ensures future safety. The pima sad an SOPS who are losing flesh should try these pills, which are useful when the digestive or other ftmctions are imperf= formed and demand immediate correction, or, In after years, neither mind nor body will be dere}oped. • . Ilia OVEREND,GiIIaeIIr,AnDOOMP IN Th" ' ( After the conclusion o,f ou r rep or t of Ywhod e y i meeting. Mr- }7ou moved " Thai this it is desirable thee additional $0 midst Meson Tomato& 11/ sominittee of enpervisten eery for that purpose." Dr. DALITMPIa eseentled A long dinnunien ensued, . this station and an esseedemat posed upon it. Mr. Sairumm then named, express their thanks te the ...- their useful labour., Led so, and muerte them to mains* they be authorised to obtain sash sae* as they may d.e netweary estate, and to apply to the O. allowance of such remunerMien court might approve." Mt. OAKES wished to sok hoiden nt all? He had takes statement contained in the pr pony would be indemnified fa Kilseera.) Re was willing to y due from hint under his con liability for the debts which teeth of the statement he h The Outman mid that , .stain how the matter stood power to obtain legal Adrian The resolution was then es tints, ands vote of thanks' meeting NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. examen mull& J. lraiino &ear . The y ritt tororkinpr half e -year . li at giniegi tu isamana t t — The t • , which we have pahliehei, nestinting The ~adallAN, in moving it. slin k % total ansegnt of °spited. =dud tt aa tte lli t i ailhab s was 2,788,0321., and el • 90,141 L hed bwa 114, 4 from the reserve fund, and bed been for the interest. of the einipany. I =2* felt it wormy to 'all upon the thenhain, furtheronntal would be mind in Ils.si s of the entreat belf.year, end the pip 6 . would be taken to obtain it Ss• capital a 700,0001. fanned &large WWI th ene nigh the past half year for the &at tee s, ti .6111heitstls there was a aunt of 152,16111. 'snits' nig ft. ega, shares sad debentures, aeoempared with*. period of 1866. At the sane time, the eioe be informed that up to thspresentslananseign e gn, had been derived from the works soastseist the Landon sad North Western Railway{ het o ft , three works were infriciently brag* lb creas muld ed be be n n o e " fit t b h t ere t tm. this The c"Paa re was y stilins 4 ,4 4llll ture to be incurred by the company, six., * on . out of certain Improvements and sandal the locomotive establishment—in proneu.g meat. which would cause machinery to hand labour, k.c. • and the directors fetid b saving to be effecte d thereby would were am aft interest on the outlay. The arranging& ei London and North Western Company 'add nada the doubling of this line, and this meld, It an involve a large o u tlay but their sgresmat h London and North Western was ea& at to ins the directors to look with inane& being& the future. A resolution wu then passed &elutes a the preference shares, at the rate of 41 Pe *Le annum, and on the ordinary stock and Ulu *A rate of 6 per cent. per annum, leaving a balsam s nisi in the report, of 4,6781. 9s. 11d. A resolution sou next passed. authorising sr aloe into stock of the 35,000 preference shams An auditor having been appointed, in plies fi Sanderson, deceased, a vote of thanks us hlb chairman and directors, and the business brialat si this is of epooh atti . mai pintes and Earcihr, gad to apply to the Orr el Oa the reeks. ed, which ended la Swar t % nesoinent while bad but h t rod, that this aro* 11141111111.1.8 doool roloods" rare& iis serum" hi to arras their loavio, tin 'Mgt kW adobes ail wo owsworri as bi as_alrawle al the Colon el tarsal I trades sod sa I irks the rassahrwrifoo, his pe slam ow th dro dr asor a d or law of re sii g to pay sip cOatriate Iva TsPbbillis Lich had hen Mai war ke had read. (Lead elbow at the correlates oo le ro r& od unless tile arras wi t o t an corded wadi WY Ott aks to r. x WWI MARKETS. TALLOW.—WIDWZODAT ZYZIIISIL—The aid 101 quiet lo de Spot, new 45a. ; dittw, eid, tie 14, 1 4d i to Se r, 45e. ; October to Donis, 455. ; December, 46a. 9d. LRAM/ClL—There le no sheath* to se leather trade rinse our report of kat week; tin °outshines limited for light sole leather, batq butte are in fair request at late prime. Os Lesdenhall, there was a moderate 'apply dbuit and only a small amount of business was iranisisk v out change in prices. OOTPON.—Lrenaroor., Amon 22.—Narketge rather more cotton offering at yesterday's prim Wei day 10,000 bales, including 3,000 for spemialimmg nut 3,000 Ainsetaan, 10141.t0 16d. ; 300 l'anue, kr., 16 to 20d.; 60 Marsalmm, 160. to ltd. Idea Bahia, 13d. to 17d. ; 300 Egypt's* WA le Smyrna, 100. to Ild. ; 5,800 dunk led le Sh Madras, 9fd. ; Bengal, Schiele, &0., lo Clk 9id• CORN.-1308TON, AUGUST 21—There vu a leg MI supply of grain at this day's market. Wbeet sot I oak at last week's prices. Owing to the wet mike last two days we only bad a few maples of mr• offering, for which 50s. to 525. per qr. was mink tell did not Dear of any sales. Beans and eats widnelate tion in value. Gtraoow, Avocar 22.-At this day's narks) the mend for wheat was restricted to needy rani Weal previous rates, the millers keeping aloof, as they Was doing for several weeks past. Flour was Me* lea Oats and oatmeal in limited request, Mf g altered. Beans neglected. Peas dna , eine change. Indian corn did not sell freely at ale Ant but there were buyers at 3d. under. COALl3.—Lotroow, Arcter 17s. 9d. ; Walls End Haswell, 20s. &l. ; Walls Grange, l&o. ; Walls End Pittington, 17s. 644_ End Cando), 19s. Pd. ; W End Kailas, Ilt;lfsliki &et Hartlepool, 20s. 3d. Walls zwi &tiling WO 20s. 6d. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, Wa—llis market, 21 ; sold. 19. 116LWA7S. epee. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mee ~Pal- sieNee Xl6Ol agma nsibm Week endbm June 10. g t Great Indian Peninsula 7ol} 6 , 1 62 13 501 110 g ' Week ending June 23. Idadzas—South West Lisa 492 11 ! North West Line. 119 111 Week ending August 4. °mod Trunk of Canada —1377 10628 15$! 20, 151 Week ending Amued & S. AustrianLmbady&C. ((South Anstriau Line) _l3lB 63,508 14,866 112111 WS Lombardo & Cent. Bair 479 9.240 9,958 MIX .: Lines of the Piedmont 849 6,423 B,OX 15,X1 Week ending Aust Limerick and Donis ug l7. 24 147 • o fa Limeric rdd Pommes 112 It 1 51 wit IS Waterfn& ICliketum 31 1505 241 Waterford mad Limerick 77 73732 83 Wm West Cork Week ending August 12 Pembroke and Tenby Week ding August 19 IX Cornwall ai 6s} 1,412 08 itO Omit h tethers Great Weetern 1292 45,177 MAD PO Lancashire and Yorkshire 403 25,239 14. 011 London, asthma, & Dover L OX MIX & Yet & Drenches . 133} 12,250 lg Item. XL of LC. R D l2l 2.761 Si LI drat Cos‘ Brunch t 7 11,107 tM h u ll Lariat di North western-130 6 1 0.418 61,11 1169 9 Lesillan sad &nib Wentarn 12,11611 7,491 llaashister. Lleroloshlet ab 12.119 %P1 Midhold 677} epos Asir skoll Melt' elatordablre 2 6B - !..! .. 98 SAO 1,70 1;t 1 i • Clonmet Cattle Mow to rerromp;s ol o w• 0 1N t —,... 16°. t the remo for both weeks tbe Loma" t0.7"..L Dover Danny Cowan, are catiald to nuts Mg" — worklag the tzsSr..---,-...••••• South Devon Ulster BIRTHS, MARRLSOKS, AND VIOL BIRTHS. ASTON.—Apartlo, at Peasbrokagordsms. 5.10 011444 I/ of J. J. Aston, Yaq., of a sou. 110 0 CHAMBRltd.—Augnst 22, at S 3, Olourester•PWA „,.? square, the wife of Thomas Chambers, QC. daughter. LA/188g —August 21, at Stolmvitla . IM 6111, the wife of A. I L. Lamer, Esq. of a sm. lUTICHSTKIlf.—Afogiset 21, at Wgiarwrd r•ve. _ Aleyersteht, Seq., of • son. 4 SPA.B.D.—August 80, at Bose SsaB. 1 1100 . "IM the wife of A. F. Sheppard, Emu, of a sou. STARITY.—Angust 20, at Argyll-road, %ead , O k J. flierhog, Ifaq., of a son. OLATTOIO-10 1 11.0g.—Augusi 20 . " to golf Wthe Rev. W. 0. Cookester , T. CM2 IOO . •••••;; r i s oo, be* m ot Y. J. Sq., of limo ZZILY-0 JlNCY.—Augas l fa, 01 All S aiWi 4 Wi lVe l the 4 the Bev. B. Godson. Tredirick. al Kelly, to Made, daughter of Km Zmrlo 0100, Um. tgrf PARKES—LW—August 18. at the parish dart thou limry Taylor, sou of W. R. Farber. Ur.. .70 to H onig Diaper, daughter of the Sec LIM +•-•-• 840•87. DUMB. loom It BROWNING.—Augatt 60, M lipittr4l2ol. COETCHN l"widni bt aged .—August ". 10, at lathmonotr" a * DliMlL.ll Ovatihmaik, tied 72 tr,ol ol lIUMPILIAM—Atigast 21, stWettbtem e cieo ll , , Aka, the vtdow at th e tato J. 110aJOnt, .11. a , . KNELL August 10, at lereet•LW. Nava. ~1700,404 ' 12111TH.—Aw 11, at Sarreyoq o " ‘,... Swab, mg 61. It 1 TODD.—August 20, at Orsageoood, P 40000007. —a6. M $ agid sad PubM by ad WzLU4' Or go w, sl Lemboll4diesk la Ow OW al 1 001 ‘ . ..0110 10 Olke la Lai:dant-gawk Oil &miaow. AUGUT 21. 111& i i, ~~