The Express. — London, England, 1864-09-20 00:00:00

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. (nom ova owx worma) BATH, MONDAT. The various sections re-assembled at the ap pekted pima Ws rooming. ISICTION A.—MATHEUATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCINNCE. nit masa met main in thelue.—cit School, in Biw a.... At an early hour the room w. r thronged, it being Immo that Mr. Masher was about to reed• paper on balloon 1111010 L. Colonel Sykes ;assented the report of the balloon com mittee, from which it appeared that the association had aseetioned aim mem& at the Newcastle meeting ; they had desired that the west' should be made mostly in winter, bat tie destructiou of Colwell's balloon at Leioester bad prevented Mr. Glaisber making more than nine ascents. Mr. Glaisher, with unabated fearlessness continues to make his ascents and to take the oecemary observations, t:.e rank. of which accompanied the report. The &c -omet...tweed an expenditure of 1991. 19a. 9d. out of the 2001. granted in 1862 ; the accounts for the last year had not been made up, and they recommended a grant of 130/. for next year. Mr. Chattier, who was received with considerable cheering, read a paper on the recent balloon experiments. SECTION B. lc this section, which 7;e; held ; the Corridor-room, the ewly paper of istereot was by Mr. W. Poole Kies, ow the premature decay of the frescoes in the Houses of Parlia meet its emus and remedy. lie attributed it to the pre sumes of sulphur in the mortar, which the damp brought to the suttees In globule& The only remedy he could suggest was increased warmth. SECTION C.—GEOLOGY. This mediae wee wigged in discussing the geological re mains toned in the Holy Lend. The papers were not of general interest. SECTION F.-ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS. This section met in the small ball-room of the Amend)ly Rooms. Dr. Wm. hum, president. There was a good at tindapoL Among those present were Sir .1. Bowleg, Colonel Sykes, M.P.. Mr. Gere Laogton, M.P., Professor Levi, Professor Fawcett, the Archdeacon of 114th, Mr. Thomas Webster, Mr. Purdy, Alderman Spier; Mr. G. H. Bohn, Mr. Dunzan Madams. The fist paper was by Major-General Hann7ogtou on the French calculating machine, which was exhibited. The President then produced a volume of life tables by the Swedieb calculating machine, with photographs of the machine by Mr. Claudet. The volume, which was sub mitted to the inspection of the meeting, is about to be pub. lashed by the Registrar-General. The tables were stereo typed in papier-mache by machinery, mod showed the pro babilities of living after each age and the mean time men live after every age. The value of annuities on joint lives is a li o shown for all combinations of two lives. The tabl being stereotyped errors in printing were avoided. Professor Fawcett addressed • very numerous audience ost " The mune which have produced the present high rate of discount." Papers were also read by Professor Ler r . on the Economixl Admuaistration of the Royal Navy ; by Mr. E. ➢. Etiott on Military Statistics ; by Mr. Macron for Mr. J. Wilson on the Registration at Ihrtha and Deaths in Ireland ; and ano• Cher for Mr. Handel Cowls= on the Statistics of the Coal Trade. This concluded the day's proosediep of the section. SECIION G.-MECHANICAL SCIENCE. This section was presided over by Mr. Fs'sway, and was occupied for some time in discussing weights and measures. Mr. Scott Rummell reed the report of the committee on gee cotton, which also gave rise to 000siderable debate. Mr. F. Spy.' Prideenc read a paper on the construction of shat proof tairgeta. DR. LIVLNG.3TONE'S LECTURE. Is the evening Dr. Livingstone delivered a lecture at the Theatre which was crowded is every pert. Sir Roderick Murchison on taking the chair, said their pre sident. Sir Charles Lyon, had been pleased to ask him to take the chair oa that occasion, and all who knew bow loos he (Sir IL Murchison) bad been connected with Dr. Living stone would be sure that he did so with the most sincere gratification. For many wears he watched the toilsome efforts of his distioguished - frisod, and when after travereing and re-traversing South Africa, he was received with accla mation after lb years' absence, besides his geographical diacoveries, he wise to them se au unwearied and zealous missionary, who by hie kindness and goodness had impressed the poor natives with the belief that he was the envoy of a great queen who loved the black man. To the honour of the government they rewarded such services by appoint ing him consul at Quillinume, at the month of the Zambesi river, which be bad followed from nearly its source to the sea, ;ind described es one of the finest falls in the world, far rupassing Niagara. They would remember that a grand tammet was given to wish him God speed when he started froin this country as consul, at which 2,000 persona were present; but u honours like these (sod Livingstooe has been honoured through the length and breadth of the land) will sot support a man and his family, who, bereaved of an affectionate wife, the brave and attached companion of her illustrious husband in his travels, he hoped that now the consulate which he occupied had been abolished, for reasons that Dr Livingstone would explain, that her Ms jarty's government would grant some pension to the man who has laLaared in so good a vocation is the heart of Africa for twenty years, and who in his zeal to carry out his mission had expanded much of the means be bad acquired in the sale of his own work, in order to provide himself with a steam vessel, drawing little water, and in which be could ascend the shallow river, and thus heck the transit of slaves from the iatenor. The whole British nation would rejoice with him. if the great and po pular minister who now directs publie affairs should, in our gracious Queen's name, grant some befitting recom pense to the good and well beloved Livingstone. He had only further to explain that big friend was now in some degree affected in his voice, and as be misfit not be able to read the whole of his lecture, Mr. C. Markham ' secretary of the geographical section. would read a portion of it, Mr. Arrowsmith would point to the positions on the great map. He might alms add that the assistant-g 1 secretary,3lr. Griffiths, has made such exoellent arrangements that whilst Dr. Livinptoue is lecturing here, his lecture will lie road in another place to many hundreds rf associates who could not find room in the theatre, and that whet this as sembly was adjourned his friend would move to the other room, nod then thank that assembly which is met to do him honour also. Dr. Livingstone then delivered the following lecture:—ln order that the remarks I have to offer may be clearly under stood, it is necessary to cal to mind some things which took place previous to the Zunbesi expedition being seat oat ; sad most of you are, no doubt, aware that previous to the discovery of Lake Ngami and the well-watered country in which the Makololo dwell, the idea prevailed that a large part of the interior of Africa was composed of vest sandy deserts into which rivers ran and were lost. In a journey from sea to sea, across the coati neat, somewhat north of the lake first discovered, it wee found that there, too, the country was well watered. Large rids of fertile soil were covered with forest, and occupied with &considerable population. We bad, thee, the form of the continent revealed to be an elevated plateau, somewhat depressed in the enact, with fissures at the aides, by which the rivers escaped to the sea ; and this great fact in physicist geography can Dever be referred to without mentioning the remarkable hypotheeis by which the distin4aished President of the Royal Geographical Society (Sir IL Murchison) clearly delineated it before it was verified by actual obser vation of the altitudes of the country and courses of the riverm It was published in one of his famous anniversary ad dresses ; and be has bees equally happy in his lastaddrese in pointing out the ancient geologicad condition of the interior of this continent, as probably the oldest in the world—a fact we, who were on the spot, could but dimly guars. But he seems to have the faculty of collecting facts from every source, sod oreentrating them into a focus in a way Do nue else can accomplish. (Cheers.) We maletatsed it only after he has made it ell plain in his study at home. Then fol lowed the famous travels of Dr. Berth and Francis Gahm. ; the meat interesting di.coverise of lake Zaaganyika and Victoria Nyawya, of etptain Berton and ()spier Speke, whose sad low we all now so deeply deplore, and anon, of Laces Shirwe and Nyeasa; the doeovertes of Van der Thicken and several others ; hot lea of all, the gr.nd discovery of the main source of the Nils, which every Englishman must feel proud to know was aremplished by our countrymen Spoke and Grant. In all this expiora- Coo, the main object in view has tot lama merely to dis cover objects of air days wonder—to gaze, and be gazed at by barbarians —I would not give a fig to discover even • tribe with Mile—but, in proceeding to the west rant to find a path to the *ea. whereby Instil commerce might be introduced to aid mignionary efforts, was very much struck by observing the decide.), influence of that which is Lorin as Lord Paltnerstou'e existed several hundreds of miles from the ocean. I found piracy had base abolia'aed, sod that the slave trade had hien so far sup pressed as to h+ spoken of as a thing as of the pest—that lawful commerce had increases' front IV tsr t. iu ivory and gold dust to between two end three milikois—oes million of which V. in palm oil, to our own country; Dist over twenty missions had lean established, with schools in which 12,000 pupils were taught ; that life and proton) were secure on the coast, and comparative peace min blisbed in large portioas of the interior ; and all this was at ▪ time when, from reading the speeches of wall-informed gentlemen at brine, I hail come to the conclusion that oar crises had done nothing hot muskrate the evils of the slave trade. Well, not finding what I wished by going to the west coast, I cams down the Zawheei to the east coast, and there I ford the country sealed op. The same efforts had been made by our cruisers here, as on the west roost, bet in aresoneeite of foreigners being debarred from aster'eegg the country, neither trailers nor missionaries bad estabiieheil themselves. The trade was only in a little wary, sad gold dust, and slaves ; jug as is w a s en the west coast before Lord Palmerstoo's policy came into aware.. It seemed to me, therefore, that, as the Pin toren government professed itself willing to aid in opining the country, and we had • large river, the Zam beq which being full wham I drat descended, it seamed a THE E: famous inlet to the higher lands and interior generally. I knew the actives to be almost all food of trading, and, when meay from the influence of the slave trade, friendly sod milt; the soil feriae, and cptton and ....her products widely cultivated It therefore appeared to me that if I could opera this region to lawful commerce, I should sup plement the efforts of our cruisers in the same way as nos been done by traders and misaiocaries on the west coast, land perform a good service to Africa and to England. To aczoniplish this was the main object of the Zambesi expedition. and in speakiog of what was done, it is to be uuderatuoil that Dr. Kink, Mr. Livingstone, and others, co.nposed it; and when 1 speak in the plural number I mean them, lied wish to bear testimony to the seal sail untiring energy with which my compantoos worked. They were hard fare, and were their services required in any other capacity, might be relied on to perform their duty. The first discovery we made was • navigable entrance to the Zambesi, about • degree west of the Quillimane River, which had always been represented as the mouth of the Zambesi, in order, as some maintained, that the men of war might be induced to watch the false mouth, while slaves were quietly shipped from the real mouth. This mistake has lately been propagated is a map by the colonial minister of Portugal. On ascending Zambesi, we found that the Portuguese authorities, to whom their government had kindly commeaded us, had 'early all fled down to the sea coast, end the country was in the hands of the natives, many of whom, by their brands, we saw had been slaves. As they were all quite (timidly with us, we proceeded to our work, and ascended the river in • little steamer, which, having been made of steed platen, a material never before tried, and with en eosin* and boiler, the sweepings of some shop, very thou failed us. Indeed, the common canoes of the country passed us with ease, and the people in them looked back, wonderioe whet this puffing asthmatic thing could mean. The crocodiles thought it was a land animal swimming, and rushed et it in hopes of hat* a feast The river, for the first 300 miles, is from h a lf a mile to throe miles wide. During half the year the water is abundant and deep; during the other hall, or the dry season, It ft very shallow, but with properly constructed vessels much might be made of it during the whole of ordinary years. We proCeede4 se soon as we could to the rapid' above Zoete, our iotetti,lon having originally been to go so as far as the Great Victoria ills, and do what' ' we meld with the Makololo, but our steamer could net Stearn a four knot current. We then turned off to an giant of the Zambesi, which flows into it about 100 miles front the 1 sea ; it is called the Shire, and, as far as we know, was never explored by any European before. It flows in • valley about 200 miles long and •A) broad. Ranges of hills shut in the landscape ou both sides, while the river itself winds excessively among mashes ; in one of these we counted 800 elephants, all in sight at one time. The population was very large ; crowds of natives, armed with boas and poisoned arrows, lined the banks, and seemed disposed to resent any injury that might be inflicted. But by can and civility we gave them no occasion for com mencing hostilities, though they were once just on the point of discharging their arrows. On • second visit they were more friendly, and the women and children appeared. We had so far gained their coofidence that we left the steamer at Murchison's Cataract. Dr. Kirk and I proceed ing on foot to the N.N.E., discovered Lake Shirwa. This lake is not large ; it is said to have no outlet, and this is probably the case, for It. water is brackish ; it abounds in fish, hippopotami, and leeches. The scenery around is very beautiful, the mountains on the east rising to • height of 8,000 to 9,000 feet. We were now among Manganja, a people who had not been visited by Europeans, and as I am auto asked what sort of folk these savages are I may answer they were as low as any we ever met except Bushmen, yet they all cultivate the soil for their sugarcanes They rase large quantities of maize, or Indian oorn, and soother grain, which grows in a stalk 10 or 12 feet high, with grain very mach like the hemp-seed given to canaries, and called by the Arabs dem (Halms georghum); mother kind of grain (teutsetum); several kinds of beans, pumpkins, and melons ; cucumbers, from the seeds of which a five oil is extracted ' • cassava, from which our tapioca is made ; ground - nuts, which yield an oil fit for cooking ; castor-oil, with which they anoint their bodies ; and tobacco and In dian hemp for smoking. The labour in the fields seemed to lie performed by the whole family. men, women, sod children being generally seen is the field. toge ther. Each family had a patch of cotton, just as our forefathers had each a patch of lint, and this cotton was span and woven by the men, while the women malted and ground the con, and made the beer. Near many of the villages furnaces were erected for smelting iron from the ore, and excellent hoes were made very cheap. All were very eager traders, and very few were hunter., so they can scarcely be called savage*, though without a doubt te lei were degraded enough. Thar life bee always ap to me to be one of fear. They may be attacked y other tribes, and sold into slavery ; and the idea this brings is, that they will be taken away, fattened, and eaten by the whites. The slave trotter calls them beasts and savages, and they believe the stave-traders to be cannibals. They also live in fear of witchcraft, and suspected persona are frequently compelled to drink the ordeal water, which is just about as seeable a means of detecting witches as our former mode of duck ing in a pond. If the suspected person vomits, acs is innocent; if not, guilty; and yet we laugh heartily at our forefathers believing that the woman who sank in the pond was innocent, and guilty if she swam—jut u monomaniacs do with their illusions. Cultivating large tracts of land for grain, • favourite way of narag the produce is to convert it into beer. Is is ant very intoxicating, but when they consume large quantities they do becomes little elevated. When a family brews a large quantity, the friends and neighbours are invited to driek acd bring their hoes with them. They let off the excitement in merrily hoeing their friend', field. At other times they consume large quantities for the same object as our regular topers at borne. We entered one village, and found the pile all tipsy together. On seeing us the men tried to induce the women to run away, but the ladies too were, as we mildly put it, " a little overcome." and laughed at the idea of their reusing. The village doctor arranged matters by bringing • large pot of the liquid, with the inten tion apparently. of reducing us to the general level. Well, the people generally, if we except the coast tribes, are ear y much like these, without the drunkenness. Wherever the tzetze exists the people possess no cattle,as this insect proves fatal to all domestic sot orals, except the goat, man. and donkey. Its bite doss no harm to man nor to the donkey, though one we took through • tzetu district did die, probably from over fatigue. We made no discovery as to the nature of the carious poison injected by the insect, nor could we bed out where it laid its eggs. Where the alave.trade is unknown, the cattle are the only cause of war. The Makololo will travel • mouth for the sake of lifting cattle : this is not considered stealing, and when the question is put, why should you lift what does not belong to you, they return the Scotch answer, why should these Makalaka or black fellows, possess cattle if they can't defend them! Having secured the good will of all the people below and adjacent to Murchison's maraca, we next proceeded fur ther north, and discovered the Shire flowing in • broad gentle stream out to Like Nyasia, about sixty miles above the cataracts. The country on each aide of the river rod lake rises up in what, from below, seems ranges of mountains, bat when they have been asce nded they turn out to be elevated plateaux—cool and well-w with streams. To show the difference of temperature, we were drinking the waters of the Shire at Si degrees, and by one day's march up the ascent, of between 3,000 and 4,000 feet, we had it at 65 degrees. or 19 degrees lower. It felt as if iced. We had no troub , e with the people. No dues were leviel nor fines demanded. Though the Manganja were quite independent in their bearing towards us, sod strikingly differeet from what they afterwards became, our opera tans were roofloed chiefly to gaining the friendship of the different tribes, and imparting what information wa could, with a view to lettuce them to cultivatei smarm for ex portation. It has already been mentioned that each family had its own cotton patch ; some of these were of considerable extent; one field, close to Zedune cataract I lately foetid to be 630 paces on one side, and the cotton was of excellut quality, sot requiring re planting oftener than ogee in three years, and no fear of is. jury by frost. After careful examinatiou, 1 have no besita coon is re-smarting that we have there one of the finest cot too fields la the world. In remonstrating with the chiefs stand selling their people ieto slavery, they justified them 'elves on the plea that tone were sold except criminals. The crimes may not always be very great, but I cosjectare, from the extreme ugliness of many slava, that they are the degraded criminal chines ; sod it is not fair to take the typical ne gro from among them any more then it would be to place • Bill Sykes," or some of Patch's garotters, es the typical Juba Bull. For years I had been looking out for the typical negro, and never felt satisfied that I had got him, for many of them are the pictures of the Old _tamest ; otheis,larring colour, • which we soon forget, closely rescrable acquaintances at bocce. Bat Mr. Winwood Bead, in his work "Savage Afros,' seems to have lighted right on the head of the idea, in saving that DO typical negro ia seen in the portraits and , monument, of the ancient Fe/elitism.. When we had suc ceeded in gaining the good will of the people which crowded the whole Shire valley, the miesioii Limier the late Bishop Mackenzie tame into the country. Dr. Kirk had performed • journey from the Murchistin Cataracts across to Zette, • Portuguese village upon the Zambesi. Slave hunters then were sent along Dr. Kirk's route by the gelation of the present govcrotuett, and alling Otero/mina " children." The scamps! They joined themselves to another tribe called Ajawa, then in the act, • of naigratiog from the south-east, and who bad been semis- towed to t..ke slaves annually down to Quillinnoe, and other settlements on the coat. Furnishing the Ajawa ' with armies and anniuultioc they found it easy to drive those who were armed only with bows and arrows before them. When Dr. Kirk and Mr. Charles Livingstone and I went up to show Bishop Mackenzie on to the highlands, we mat a part of these Portuguese slaves • coming with- 84 ureter bmad sod led towards Zette. The head of the party we knew perfectly. having had him on our employment is Zette. No force sax employed, for even the slaves of the governor knew that they were doing wrong, and fled, leaving the whole, of the captives on oar heads. Bishop Mackenzie received them gladly, sod in • fertile country, with laud free, in the course of a year nr two, might, by training some 60 boys to habits of industry, have rendered his malice lode peodeat as far as Dative support was concerned. Haviag been espied in the formation of two mashies io another part of the eonstry, and having bees familiar with the his tory of several, I sever knew a miasma undertaken under more favourable auspices. This would be the opinion of all who have exonauoed similar enterprises in other parts, and it was that of the geed bishop binaelL Hs was so the. roughly univalliski and of such • genial dispositioa that he 'BESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEFTEMBER 20, 164. soon gained the madame of people, and this is the first great step to success. The best way of treating these de graded people must always be very mesh that which is pur sued io ragged schools. Their bodily wants must be attended to ea the basis of all efforts at their elevation. The slave trade is the egoistic evil which meeta us at every step in the country. We cannot move through any part without meeting captured men and women, bound, and nometimes gaped; so no good eon be dime if this crying evil is not grappled with. The good bishop had some 200 people entirely at his disposal, and would soon have presented to the country an maroon of • free community, suppoited by its own indust, where feir dealing could be met, which undoubte dly would have created immense influence • for wherever the English name is known it is assoc iated with freedom and fair play. Some seem to take • pismire in running down their fellow-countrymen, but the longer I live I like them the better. They carry with them some sense of law and iustios, and • spirit of kindliness, sad were I iu a difficulty I should prefer going to an Englishman rather than to any other for aid. And as for Englishwomen they do, undoubtedly, make the beet wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters in the ' world. It is this conviction that makes me, in my desireto see slavery abolished, and human happiness promoted, ardently wish to have some of our countrywomen transplanted to a region where they would both give and receive benefit, where every decent Christian Englishman, whether churchman or dissenter, learned or unlearned, liberal or bigoted, would certainly become • blessing by introducing a better system than that which has prevailed far ages. We thoducted Bishop Mackensie and party op to the highlands, and, after spending three or four days with them, returned, and never had any more menexion with the conduct of that mission. We carried a boat put Murchison's cataracts. By these the river domande at five different leaps, of great beauty, 1,200 feet in • distance of about 40 miles. Above that we have GO miles of fine deep rivers, flowing placidly, out of Lake Nyasa'. As we sailed into this fine freshwater lake we were naturally anxious to know its. depth-10, 12, 20, 30 fathoms—then no bottom with all our lioe,and John Nell, our sailor, at last pronounced It fit far the Great Eastern to sail in. We touched the bot tom in a bay with • line of 100 fathoms, and a mils out could fled no bottom at 116 fathoms. It contains plenty of fish, sad great number, of natives daily engage in catching them with nets, hooks, spears, torches, and poison. The water romans about 720, and the crocothles - having plenty of Bah to eat, rarely attack men. Its from 50 to 60 Mlles bread, and we saw at least 225 miles of its length As seen from the lake it seems aurrounded by mountains, and from these furious storms come soddenly down, and raise high seas, which are dangerous for • boat, but the native canoes are famed was to go easily along the surface. The apparent mountains on the west were ascended last year, and found W be only the edges of a great plateau 3,000 feet above the sea. This is cool, well watered, and well peopled with the Matiganja and the Maori, some of whom peeress cattle ; and I have no doubt bat that, the first hard ships over, and properly housed and fed, European' would enjoy life and comfort. This part of Africa has exactly the same form as Western India at Bombay, only this is a little higher and cooler. Well,having sows (sir way into the high lands by means of Zambesi and Shire, and • navigable course of river and lake of two miles, across which all the slaves for the lied Sea and the Psnian Gulf, as well as some from Cobb, went, and nearly all the inhabitants of this deoaely peopled country. actually knowing how to cultivate cotton, it seemed likely that their steam propensity to trade might be easily turned to the advantage of our own country as wall as their. And here, I beg to remark, Ithat on my first journey, my attention not having thee been turned to the subject, I noticed only • few cues of its cultivation, but in this I saw much more that I hod pre viously any idea of. The cotton is short in the staple, strong, and like wool in the head—u good as upland American. A second has been introduced, as is seen in the name being foreign cotton, and • third variety of very superior quality, very long in the fibre, though usually believed to belong to South America, was found right in the middle of ! the continent, is the country of the Makololo. A the of it was eight inches in diameter, or like an ordinary apple ltree. And all these require replanting not ellipse than once in three years. There la no danger of frosts either, l lto injure the crops. No soccer, however, had we begun our Jabot= among the Matiganja than the A frican Portuguese, by instigating the Ajawa with arms and ammunition, to be paid for in slaves, produced the utmost confusion. Village after village was attacked and binned, for the Inganja, armed only with bows and arrows, could not before fire-arms. The howman's way of fighting is to be in ambush, and shoot his arrows unawares, while those with guns making a great sore cause the bowmen to run away. The women and children become captives. This proems of slave-hunting went on for some months, and thee *panics mixed the Manganja nation. All fled down to the river, only anxious to get that between them and their enemies • but they had left all their food behind them, and starvation of thousands ensued. The Shire valley, when thousands lived, at our first visit was °Donned into literally • valley of dry bones. One cannot DOW walk a mile without seeing • human skeleton ; open a hat in the now deserted villages, sod there lie the un buried skeletons. In sorsa opined there were two skate. tons, and • little one, rolled up in a mat, between them. I have always hated putting the blame of being baffled upon any one alas, from • conviction that • ass ought to succeed in all feasible projects, in spite of everybody ; and moreover, not to be understood as casting • slur on the Portuguese in Europe. The Viscount Lavaidio, the Viscount de la Baadeirs, and others are aa anxious to see the abolition of the slave trade as could be desired ; but the evil is dots by the assertion in Europe of dongaime in Africa, when it is quite well known that they were only • few half-caritm, the children of converts and black women, who have actually to pay tribute to the pure natives. Were they of the smallest benefit to Portugal ? If any ore ever made • fortune and went home to speed it in Lisbon, or if any pleasure whatever could be derived by the Portuguese government from spending 5,0001. annually oe needy governors, who all connive at the slave trade— the thing could be understood. But Portugal gains nothing bat • shocking bad name, as the first that began the slave trade, and the lot to end it. To us it is a serious matter to see Lord Palmerston 's policy, which has been so eminently successful on the west, so largely neutralised on the east coast. A great nation like ours cannot get rid of the obligations to other mewls= of the great oommunity of nations. The police of the sea must be maintained, sad should we send no more cruisers to suppress the slave trade, we would soon be obliged to send them to suppress piney. fee no traffic engenders lawlessneu as does this odious trade. The plan I proposed required a steamer on Lake Nyissa so take up the ivory trade, as it is by the aid of that trade that the traffic in slaves is carried on. The go vernment sent out • steamer which, though an ex cellent ens, was too deep for the Shire. Another steamer was then built at my own suppose ; this small that could . be desired, made to unscrew into twenty-four pieces ; and the Lady Nyassa or Lady of the Lake was actually un screwed and ready for conveyance. Ido not mean to give up. If being battled had ever made me lose heart, I should never have been here in the position which by your kindness, I now occupy. I intend to make another attempt, bat this time to the north of the Portuguese, and I feel greatly ee -1 cooraged by the interest you show, as it cannot Ibe for the person, but from your sympathy I for the cause of human liberty. It startles us to see a great nation of our own blood despising the African claims to humanity. and drifting help lessly into a war about him, and then drifting quite sa help lessly into abolition and slavery principles. Then, leading the Africans to fight, no mighty event like this terrible war ever took place without teaching terrible lessons. One of these may be that, though "on the side of the oppressor there is power, there be higher than they." With respect to the African, neither drink, nor diabase, nor slavery can root him out of the world. I never had any idea of the pro digious destruction of human life that takes place subs*. quently to the elavehunting was till I saw it ; and has this has gone on for centuries, it gives a wonderful idea of the vitality of the cation. LAW INITLLIGENOE. • COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Si.n. 19. (Won Mr. Registrar Dello11.) 11 MIUMIGTON. This was the first meeting for the proof of debts and choice of assignees. The bankrupt, Charles Millingtoo, was described as formerly of the Bedford public-Noose, Southampton-buddings, Holborn, and late of the Prime of Wales-road, Haverstock.hill. The debts are about 5094, besides about 1 1 40'11. due to the wif s 's trustees. Assets wit. No creditor assigoee was chasm, sod Mr. Aldridge will therefor* have the 000 duct of the proceedings. The next sitting was Bsed for the 9th of November. Mr. Alderman Hale—Allow me to say that it is a moat harsh and cruel proceeding. Mr. West-1 quite agree with you, sir, but it is on Sir. Poweirs part aud sot mine. Mr. Martin (chief clerk)—Why, the writ is imaged at your suit. Mr. Went—Yes, it is ; but Mr. Powell has handed mo • the bill because be owes me the mousy, and that is the reason that my name appears so the writ as tamed by me. Mrs Smith—l am willing to pay the 101. at once, but not the costa, sod I have had • hard task to get that sum together, my husband being an invalid and in difficulties. I can assure you, sir, that I bare sot been able to enter my home for some few days, as I am in hourly her of an mem tion beisg put on my furniture, and everything 1 poetess taken from me. _ Mr. Alderman Hale said be was very sorry for her, as hers wee a very hard avid cruel case. Mr. Wiet—l ens agreeable to seoept the 101., and give her • receipt is fall. Thu wee agreed to, sad the partite then left the seen. ]EST TEAR'S MEETING. The general committee assembled in the afternoon ; Sir C. Lice. in the chair. After some discussion it was resolved that the meeting next year should be bald at Birmiogham. Sir R. Murchison then moved that Professor Phillips be president for met year. Lard Wrottemisy seconded, and the motion passed with acehusietion. Lord Leigh, Lord Lichfield, Lord Wrotteslev, the Bishop of Worcester, Mr. Adderley. Mr. &hoist:Mid, SLP., and Mr. Ch►nce were appointed vioe.presidenta. The Secretary announced that the time of mastitis would be left to the council of association to decide after a com munication with the local committee. After some routine business the meetin wee adjourned- RAILWAYS AND BUILDING LA-ND IN THE ISLE OF Wicar.—The opening of the Eaatern Section Railway, from Ryde to Shanklie, which hue will be sow continued on to Veatnor tad Newport, thus connecting Cowes with Itydia, has given a great impetus to building at all stations. San down, a favourite and fast incrimaing resort ou the Isle of Wight coast, owing to its unequalled bathing sands, ham greatly increased in house* and population of late years, and now that it has the advantage of a railroad bringing it in close proximity with Ryde and Newport, the demand for land has recently touch tacreered. The Conservative Land Society bas just acquired the Sunnyside estate, within half • mils of the Saodown station. The property is in one of the moat picturesque positions, commanding a used pano ramic view of a great part cl the interior of the Isle of Wight, with au uninterrupted frontage to the sea, The Sunnyside estate has two approaches —one at the upper part of Sandown, a short distance from the church, the other on the Shanklin road, adjoining the parsonage grounds, besides a footpath on the cliff. This is the first land acquired in the Isle of Wight by the society, making its 51st estate in 21 comities. CIitTOTAL PALACZ. ONZ SHILLING DAT. MONDAY, Sarr. 19. Admimioes oe payment, 6,525 ; dime be roes* Wien/. 92 6; Utak 7 4 M. [Advertisement. 1— HOLLOWAY II r I LL9. —Enfee bled F.xlstence. —Tina medicine embraces every attribute et quirest Is a general and domestic remedy it oserturns the foundatioos of disease laid by defective food and Impure air. In otetructioes or eonaostions of the liver. img, bowels, or any ether thee. Pills ars especially serviceable and momently soooamfil. They should be kept In readiness In every family, as they me me Ado' without a fault for young person• and those of feeble constitutiorut They never cause pain or irritsde the moat mad tire verve, or nor tender bowels. Holloway's Pith am the beet know. ponders of the blood, and the beet promote., of absorption and tecretion, which remove all poisonous and obnoxious path elm from both sonde end Galls. ME WILLIAM 11101001- -ANOTHER CABE. This was also a tint meeting. The bankrupt. William Pinnock, was described as late of Prime of Waleirroad, Haverstook-hill, and ooessionally of lalM•atisst, Kentish town, in so business or proketiou. From the examination taken before Mr. Registrar Pepys it appears he was bank rupt in 1854 before Mr. Commissioner Face, and obtained a second-class certificate. He owed altogether less than 2001. No assignee was chosen. RE JOHN HAYLOCE ROSINSON.—A MID INSOLVENCY. This was a first meeting. The baaknipt, John Haylock Robinson, was a bread sod biscuit baked., who for the but twelve years had carried on busing= in Shonditch. It ap pears he was insolvent in 1855, and made an arrangemeat with his creditors in 1863. He now owed between 2,000/. and 3,0001., sod his only wets reunited of a house at Totten ham mortgaged to its full value, and the lease of the pre mien in Sboreditch. ho assignee was elected, and bankrupt's protection en larged to the 9th of November next, the day Bred for the examination meeting. II BROWN. This was a meeting for the choice of assignees. The bankrupt, James Frederick Brown, was a builder, of Poul ton-terrace, Chelsea. This was another one of a second bankruptcy, the former appearance having taken place in January, 18Ci, before Mr. Commissioner Faze. It seems be now owed rather under SOW., and the meets amounted to 150 i. No assignee was c►osen, and the nest meeting appointed for the 9th of November. This wee a meeting for the choice of Naives'. The bank rupt was an Gilman, of Bethnal-green. It was stated that to Jose last the bankrupt absconded to America. and ► large amount of stock was wholly unac counted for. After SOMe discussion, assignees were chosen. Mr. Denny, oc behalf of the bankrupt's wife, now ap. plied for an order that the goods belonging to her should be deliver. d op: She had been left by the bankrupt with eight children, and by her own industry had aroused some property. She had obtained a prcaectlug order from a magistrate, but notwithstanding this, the messenger of the court had taken possession. Mr. Loma said that the property was valued at 4301., and bankrupt only owed 4671. The wife had been carrying on the business, and some account was required of her. The Commissioner thought the assignee should have time to investigate into the matter. Mr. Denny asked for an order that this lady should be allowed to re-open the shop. The consideration of the matter woe eventually adjourned. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. William Capling, 36, • respectable-looking man, pleaded ggnnllty to a charge of embezzling money, the property of Coleman Defiles and others, his employers. The prisoner appeared to have been employed in s confi dential capacity by the prosecuton, who carry on a very extensive liminess in the City of Lapdog, and he took ad vantage of the opportunity thus afforded him to misap propriate various sums of money, amounting in the whole to more than 200 f., the offence being aggravated by the fact that the prisoner appeared to have made f alse entries in the books of the prosecutors, in order to endeavour to mai - oral his crime. Tti;liecorder said it wee a my bed cue, and he sentenced the priaoess to five years' penal servitude. John Saunders, 31, was charged with assaulting Ellen Pinkerton, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. MT. F. H. Lewis prosecuted. The husband of the prosecuirix it appeared bad been com- mitted to prison for some offence, and while be was con fined, the primmer managed his business for her, and al though he was regularly paid his wages, she stated that he was constantly importuning her for mousy. She refused to comply with his request and discharged the prisoner, and it appeared that after this he renewed hi applications to her for money, and on the 22nd of August he made an ap plication of that character to bar, and she again refused to do what he wished. The prisoner upon this made use of violent language to the prceecutrix and threatened her with violence, and as she was attempting to get away, be struck her a violent blow on the back of the heed with • brick, and inflicted • somewhat serious injury upon her. When the prisoner was taken into custody he said that he would do for the prosecutriz yet, and be should not mind having six years' penal servitude if he could only obtain satisfaction. The prisoner put • number of questions to the prosecu trix, with • view to show that she had grossly miscon ducted herself, and that then had been ►n improper con oactioo betwee• them, but she stated positively that there sou no foundation for the suggestions that were m,•de against bar character. The jury found the prisoner Go yof unlawfully wound. log, and he was senteoced to twelve months' hard labour. Patrick M'Oradi, labourer, was charged with an assault upon Robert Stuart, • police-constable of the metropolitan force, and causing him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Giffard and Mr. Beasley prosecuted; the prisoner had so mused. _ . . It appeared that on the 20th of August the prisoner wan fighting with another man, and a large crowd wu collected, which drew the attention of the unstable, who requested the prisoner to go away. He declined to do so, and fell upon the officer, knocking him down, and while on the ground be kicked him severely in the groin, which has in jured him so severely that he had not been able to attend to his duty since ; and it appeared from the medical testi mony that it would be some time before he was in a fit date to enter upon his duties again. The jury found the prisoner Oudtp, and the prisoner, who said he would not have done it had be been sober, wan sen• trued to six mouths' hard labour. Henry Kelly. 29, clerk, pleaded guilty to an iedictment chargieg him with feloniously setting fire to a stack of hay belonging to Edmund Lee. The Recorder sentenced him to penal servitude for five years. _ . George Il!irrell, 40, labourer. pleaded guilty to an indict. anent charging him with feloniously breaking and coteries a Baptist chapel in the parish of St. Mary, in Stretford, Bow, and stealing therein a bottle of wine. The prisoner, it appeared, had been several times pre viously eonviet.sd, having received sestences of five and six years' penal servitude, besides several shorter terms of im prieonment. The Recorder sentenced him to seven yearn' penal servi tude. Wore Mr. Commiisioner Kerr.) Annie Wilioto, 27, and Charlotte White, 49, married, were indicted for unlawfully utterieg counterfeit coin, well knowing the earns to be counterfeit, and at the same time ha!!ng other counterfeit nein in their poemeenion. Mr. Coleridp prosecuted. The jury found the primmem Guilty. Mr. Beeman, ei.inspector of the G division, stated that he had known the elder prisoner for 15 years, during the whole of which time she had pursued the name nelorious career. Several previous oouvictioua were proved against her, and the commialoner sentenced her to seven years' penal servitude. Wilson was sentenced to be impieosed for twelve months, with hard labour. Chas. Flynn, 24, bookmaker, was indicted for baring in his u•m six counterfeit fiveshillng pieces, two counterfeit -mower,. and one counterfeit Boric). Mr. Coleridge prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper defended. It appeared that in this 01120 Inspector Brennan had watched the house of the prisoner on the evening of the 16th July, and about half.past six Flynn came out, wheel the officer stepped up to him and arrested him, and on searching him the coins mentioned above were found in his pocket. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and hiving been several times previously convicted, the !served commis sioner sentenced him to five years' penal servitude. The remainder of the day was occupied in taking Mint cases, which were not concluded when the court arose. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDFIALL. Just before the rising of the court a Mrs. Samuel Smith applied to Mr. Aldernoui Hale for his advice under the fol lowing circumstances. She said—About January last my DOD, who was an only child, wished to go to sea. I inserted an advertisement in the newspaper, and received • reply to it from Mr. Edward West, trading under the name et Lang and Co., of 27, Colemae•etreet. I applied there and saw Mr. West, who asked me 201. as premium for ray son being apprenticed to the Meagre. Powell and Co.. ship owners, of 61, Consbill, thermoset firm that had dealing, with Devonshire and Co. 1 said that I was not then in a position to it,a so mochas 204, and it was eventually agreed between as that I should give 111., and a note of hand for 101. more. Well, sir, this was done, and my boy was shipped in one of Menem. Powell's vessels, and within eight days after she had nailed she was wrecked, and the crew het, my poor boy included. My trials are not yet ended, for I am sited on the 101, bill by Mr. Edward West, and I want to know whether I shall be compelled to pay the costs of the writ, which amount to 31., if I give him the 10f. Mr. Alderman Hale—Well, I don't envy than their lod ine. I have heard a great many Otiose, but Dever a more severe emu than this. I don't see how I ens assist you further than to send and request the attsndsaoe of Mr. Wed, who may be able to explain the matter. Mr. Roe, the summoning officer, having communicated with Mr. Week that gentleman &Heeded. Mr. Alderman Hale then explained the nature of the ap plication to him. Mr.,Weet—This wow was paid at Mr. Powell's offirmi ' and I Irv* *all* tirade to do witi MAR.LBOROUaH.STREET. Charks Bishop, a young man living is Yorketreet, West minster, and described as an envelopeetamper, was charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt ea follows Sergeant Franklin, 20 E. said that about 12 o'clock the previous night he was on duty is Great Portlandetrest, when he saw the prisoner who was attired as a female and wearing a capacious crinoline, studing talking to a young man soda female. A Life Guard was possum by, and the prisoner Paid, "Good night ; shall I oasis home with you?" and then left his companions and walked some disteee-e with the soldier, and then returned to his companions. Suspect tog the prisoner was a man, althougn cheesed ea a female, he (the sergeant) wu making his way towards him, whim the prisoner arid his companions started off, and on his moving, the cnnoline the prisoner wu wearing fell down and dragged along the ground, and he thee took the priso ner, who cut a very sorry figure, cust ody. The ctody. The prisoner said he did not think there was any harm in what he bad done. . _ sergeant (amidst some laughter) produced a py• look* bonnet, cloak. dries, sod crinoline. Mr. Tyrwhitt said if tha primmer would behave in each an indiscreet manner as be was proved to bees done, he must not be surprised at being locked up. He would discharge the prisoner, but be (Mr. Tyrwhitt) considered the pri soner bid acted Us fool. CLERK EN W ELL. Waliam Furdhgn:, a ;iyli;hly-aMired young mac, 'iglus and colour manufacturer, of fib, Haim-garden, was sum moned before Mr. Harker, to show cause why he should not contribute towards the support of an illegitimate child, of which he was alleged to be the father. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor for the complainant, in opening the case, said the parties had known each other for some time, and at the solicitation of the defendant the complainant con/doted to walk out with him, and he wan accepted and known by her friends es her in tended. When they had been out together for some time the defendant took the complainant to his lodgings, and there he seduced her. The intimacy continued for some time, and the resell was that on the 12th September of last rat the COM• plainant gave birth to a male child, and the defendant ts the father of the child. After the birth of the child the defendant went to see the complainant, and then paid her money, and had done so eines. He had continued to send the complainant money for the support of the child, but bathe child now was nearly 12 moothe old it was thought advisable to take these proceedings. He (Mr. Ricketts) would, in leaving the can with his worship, just call the attention of the court to the cunning displayed by the defendant io sending the complainant money. He did not send it in his own mime, but pretended it was seat by another party, as the following letter—of which he had many more in his ponsesion— would show : Dear Emma,-1 hand you • Poet-office order, value 11., sent by William Maynard. It would have been seat before, but em very poor just now.—Yours, ho., " W. F. He (Mr. Ricketts) hoped the magistrate would make the order for the full amount, with costa. The defendant said be did not with, and had Dever wished. to disown that he was the father of the child, an it would be wicked of him to do es. He thought it wan hard that he should be brought here on this charge, for he could assure the court that he had not seduced the com plainant. When she was ill he paid all her expenses, and mat hie own medical man to her. also took herte him for the purpose of his procuring abortion. Mr. BArker made an order on the defendant for the pay ment of 2s. lid. per week, with the usual costs. Mr. JoAn Powell. a master baker, carrying on bushier in the Desk-road (late the Lower-reed), lalingtoa, was charged with allowing his bakehouse to be used se a sleeping place contrary to the act of parliament passed last SONIOO. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Layton, vestry clerk of Islington, maid these proceed ings were instituted by direction of the vestry of Islington, under the provisions of the 26th end 27th Vic., cup. 40, an act for the regulation of bakehouses, that obtamed the royal smart last year. lie might state that every baker in the pariah bad beets served with • notice that the act would be put in force, and it was the intention of the vestry to carry out the provisions of the act to the fullest extent. By the sth sectioo of the act no place on the same level with a bakehouse situate in any city, town, or place coo. according to the last census, a population of more than 5,000 persons, and forming part of the same building, shall be need an a Bleeping-place unless it is constructed as follows, that is to say, unless It be effectually lamented from the bakehouse by a partition from the floor to the ceiling, unless there be as external glazed window of at least nine superfine' feet in area, of which at the least four and a half superficial feet are mad* to copse for ventilation ; and say parson who Ista,"occupies, or continues to let, or suffers to be occupied, any plane con trary to this act, @hall be liable for the first offence to a penalty not exceeding 11., and for every subeequent offence to a penalty not exceeding 51. He (Mr. Layton) wished the taken to tuidentand that be was now instructed to ask for penalties in each caw Mr. Godbold, the officer appointed by the vestry for the purpoise of this act, said he visited the defendant's bakery at 1.2 o'clock at night. He totted two men lying on the bakehouse boards, with sacks for bed and pillow. These men had to be in the bakelicimie every night at 11 o'clock, sod lie on the boards till one o'clock. Mr. KAT.; ordered the to pay 10s. and oosta. Mr. Jana Siaspois, hiker, of 12:3, Off ord-road, was sum mated for a like offence, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. Godbold said—At ive minutes to ate he went to the defendant's Sousa, and faux' one man alsapirm on the bake house boards on some auks. He could see the man asleep from the glazed windows under the shop front. That roan had to be in the Mikehonse at half past eleven every night. Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to pay • penalty of 10a. and 2a. costa. -- d(;:ireorpe Lewis Kerr. baker, of 59, Caledonian-road, pleadwg uot guilty to • similar charge, Mr. Godbold said, at one o'clock is the morning he visited the defendant's bakehouse, and found two men at work, while • third was lying asleep, covered up with sacks for bed and pillow. Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to pay a penalty of 10s. and costa, sod he wished it to he understood that he should on the seatoccasioo Masses the penalty. THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. &sex stands, althoughonly Monday% rates were demanded. These was too little trade to foreign for peons to alter, but had sales been pressed lee money must have been accepted. There was but a molerate supply of country dour ou llooday, but the American arrivals wens good. All sorts were • very heavy sale. Norfolk' and other eolustry marks, though eaainelly se before. could only be placed by accepting lower rates. There was no pressure of Lowman barrels, and very little demand. Town rates remained unaltered, 40.. being still the top prim. On Wednesday then were 370 sacks per coast, Fiji sacks 2d,330 barrels foreign. There was still a want of We is the trade, more especially of country sorts, though holders did 006 offer at lees money. American barrels, not. withstanding the supply, were quite as dear for fine quali ties. Friday's returns were 410 sacks coastwise, 550 sacks 30,720 barrels foreign. Though little was passing, either in English or foreign aorta, the was ao disposition to take leas money, acid the top price of town-made remained 40s. per sack. There was but a small supply of British barley on Mon day, and only moderate arrivals of foreign. Though the fresh show of malting samples was by no means abundant, end the colder weather was more favourable for maltsters, there was very little demand, though rates were about Is. to 2a per quarter lower. In foreign qualities there was also • reduction of 6d. to Is. per quarter. On Wednes day there were 270 quarter" per toast, 1,420 quarters foreign. Notwithstaadine the 'manses" of the supplies, trade remained very lifeless. To sell new malting qualities is money must have been accepted, and the prices of foreign were rather in favour of buyers. Friday's returns were 610 quarters coastwise, 5,260 quarters foreign. The market remained Tag much deputised ; sales of malting aorta were reported at low rates in the country, and buyers held back in expectation al inore favourable terms. . . No Moreno; obtaind in the malt trade on Monday, but ear were slow. The week clawed without any new baton. Though the supplies of oats on Monday were not so heavy as of late, there was more than enough for the demand. Russian were less plentiful, bet Swedish and Irish mor e abundant. Large dealers having well stocked themselves, there was, but a feeble demand, sod factors were obliged to make some commie= to buyers; it was however tnlling or Russian sorts, and did not exceed 6d. per qr. oe others. On Wednesday there were 30 qrs. per °oast. 2,460 qrs. Irish, 12,630 qrs. foreign. Homiest sorts obtained rather more inquiry, and in some Rightness a trite more was paid for good qualities, bat all other descriptions were • very heavy sale. Friday's returns were 1,430 qrs. coastwise, 2,460 qrr. Irish, 27,740 qrs. foreign. A demand still elided for km. sun qualities at fully former rates ; but Swedish, Danish, Scotch, and English were all rather lower. There wu a Moderato supply of Eoglish Naas oo Monday, though a fair foreign arrivaL Prices were generally sop. ported, bat basinees was not active. Friday's roarka wu firm. _ _ . fbare were very few English peas on Moeda., and no have foreign arrivals. Prime were fully supported. the deruand being chiefly for old foreign white for feeding purpcees. No champ occurred at the close it the week. There was a good arrival of bossed from India. with no expiate. The whole, however, being much wanted, there was no giving way in crashing seed, and cakes continued to sell freely. The sale of these latter suddenly ceased at the week's close, very probably from the fine rains. The seed trade was v firm, without much paring in it. Mustardseed was held higher, but sales were hindered. Winter tares were is. per bushel lower front a better supply. Clumsy was steady for anything ; fine, and eover• seed held on rather higher terms. The wheat trade was generally heavy throughout the country ; though at a few markets, when the supplies were short, fine qualities sold readily on former terms. Birmingham, Gloucester, Louth, Rotherham, Think, and Worksop were down Is. per qr. Bury St. Edmunds, Barnsley, Docket, Gainabo h, Lyme Market Been, Maseheeter, Newark, and S rag quilled the London decline of Is. to 2s. ; Hull, ake fi eld. 'Raeford, and a few other tows, being down 2e. per qr. ; but Ipswich was firm, sod Spilsby and Si. Ives unaltered. Liverpool was Id. to to 2d. per central down as Tuesday, but with more demand on Friday. The only grain in spring cora materially affected was barley, w hich suffered a decline of Is. to 2s. per qr. At Edinburgh there was no change is wheat. Barley was le. per qr. lower, and old oats 6d. per qr. higher. Glasgow was id. per boll lower tar wheat, but rather dearer for rate. — Dublin was eery dull, and buries wanted all grain on sailer tams, which boldars raided. MABKE: rTs. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK WOO 131,466 100,004 I ES MII4 09,111 S 14.612 40,116 5,424 42,763 $7,764 77,796 KUL IS;r7 $ 0 712 48,05! 404,801 107,744 666 61,315 141.= 47,428 U. 449 4;u 12.329 15,725 11,131 24,4911 19,967 $1,076 MASI Kass TALLOW.—The Wbw market ham been quiet to. day, and prices ours rather is favour of buyers. Our demand ea the spot is Dot so active as lately, whilst the leas peaceable aspect of affairs is America has discoo, raged further perchers for future peraode From SL Petersburg the market is quoted arm at 46 to 46j star roubles ; examinee, 310. Our closing prior are :-8 41s. 9d. 1863, bra* October to December, 420. r; Dioembet, 43.. 94. ; January to March, 44a. 3d. ; March. 44e. 9d. Town tallow, 41s. 6d. net. Taganrog sheep, 42.6 d. ; best, 41a. tid.; North American, 42a. flee, to 46e. inferior ; South Americas, 42e. &l. to 42.. 94., 1M pipes ; Aunt:slim sheep, 42.. 6d. to 428 ; beef, 40a. to 6& good aid Sae. Csoweet toil quiet ; Coca* 395. to 395. 6d. ; °Dyke, STa. 6d. ; Sydney, be, 36.. 6d. ; fair 36a. ; inferior and low, 33e. Palm oil, Moody at 36a. to 365. 64. One Lagos ; sat oel, 33.. Accra, 33a. —(Fmat the Circe/es of Maim. Smith sod Charles, dated Mondey evesiag.) COTTON.—LITwoot, 19.—Ws have bad • bettor market co-day, with a more recast demand. Bales to-day, 7,000 bales, boolndisa 3,000 speculation and osport. 500 Americas, 25d. to 300. ; 200 Pernam, ko., 254. to 28d. ; 30 itaraattant. 2654, to 270. ; 30 Maoism sad Bahia, 26d. ; 800 Sgyptim, 20d. to Joy. ;70 Satyrs', 17d. to 20e 3 . ; 5,570 Burst , lll to 22d. ; Best*, &node, kc., I2d. 1244. ; Chino, 15e3. to 13111. WOOL AND WORSTlLAD.—Brunroart, 13r7r. 19. The market is its main features I. unidtered from last week, and comparatively little wool has chained kende sine Tharp day. Where 'Upton are samosa to realise, a trifle lees has been taken. The majoeity of deans, however, are still dr. termined to bold out. The yarn market Is decidedly flat, and the orders ghee oat are al the most limited descriptioa. Prioee are in favour of the buyer. The greatest nineteen prevails in the pries to-day. The indisposition to innate menages, aid, owlog to the almost entire alnesios of say Jr insod,Sed the high ratite( moues, prices are gradually lower. lag. Orleans,ooburga, mouse, mixtures, and marlin, endows from le. to is. 6d. Leetiop, urges, and China osculate are also in leis request, and may be bought 2s. lower from the highest point. Manufacturers would gladly make canoes none in price if they could noun orders. A good malty looms are reported to be standing, and the working of short time is seriously telked oL The suspenaion of the Leeds Banking Company, the news of which transpired late on Saturday night, has added to the flatness in business. (From the Mork.laiseMsorera) The copious rainfall of the past week, in addition to the previous showers, will be very serviceable to the gram lands and root crops, as well as to field labour ; but a further heavy supply is yet wasted before the wells, which are nearly dry in many localities, can be replenished. The late high winds, it appears, have proved vary destructive in the northern comities sad Scotland, where the corn yea not harvested, almost reducing the produce to oee•balf. This, though a severe local calamity, cannot, however, he 00GAI• dined to seriously affect the paeral yield, which for wheat any probably be taken at sometbiog below the average. Of this enough is now weekly brought to market to make a very quiet trade, and some decline, my about la. per quarter ' has to be noted. A slight exams ia the supply over the denmad, when speculation is dormant, invariably has this effect, and, till money is easier, or supplies fall off, heavy markets are to be expected ; but Michaelmas rests once paid will leave farmers with greater freedom, and we may vet see improved rates before Chrialmu. Advics from the Continent show little change in the prices of grain, but the tendency .is generally downwards . In France markets have been quiet, neither buyers nor Fallen crass to operate freely. Belgium and Holland have been dull, as well as the interior of Germany, the weather oti the whole haring been more favourable far the completion of the harvest. Floe- BIRTHS, ALARLIIO7B, AND DX era& tuitions have again been the order of the day at New York, . _ but on the whole there has been a rise in breadstuff.. BIRTHS. Coufidence in peace, however, mem leas based on a desire ALLEN.- September le, at Ilbepton Mallet, Mrs. Joteph Alen, for it than on the hope that the late military and of a laughter. naval progre s will speedily e ff ec t mo b a collapse o f the BRA BY.-gepternber 16, at Steadied-villa, Wydeeham, the wife of Mr. J. Braby, Jun., of • daughter. South as will lead to the restoration of the Uaioa favour- sAiyugy._.B„,...b. 16, at earthy - vlDss. Rain. t e wife of able terms for the North. It would appear, whatever may I, G. C. T. Bartley. 154 z., of limn. be the result of the wheat harvest, there is every praline:le I BRANDT,-September 17 at trumanaplace, Stoke New ington of en abundance of Indies corn. road. the wife of T. R. Brandt, Esq.. of • son. The arrivals o ff the aria since the 9th inst. were 19 • 0011filf•-arPiallber 16, at Coltffirfferdelli. Barman*. the MA. A. Cohen, Esq., of a daughter. cargoes, of which 16 tango es wen whwat and 3 maim I OXESPORD.-september 17, Nye Alfred Ozenford, • sou. Business was does a the followisg terms :-Mormilopuli wheat at 385., Benbasski at 37a. Bd., Obirka at :trio 3d. to ! MARRIAGES. CARVILL-LAY.-Ilepteniber at 81. Mho's. Camber. ell. 37a 6d., amber lows "37( 641 " Mize at Cs 9d * t° 26a l Mr. J. Candi., of Breed atrect, London, to Fanny Charlotte, barley at 'es. to les. 6d. per qr. daughter of Mr. J. Lay, of addlngtoisequare. The sales of English wheat lark week were 83,6.. qrs. at 81081-8R0C4111.-Reptember 16, at Wlikombe C'.urch, Bath, 425. 4d., against 100,030 tire. is 1863. by the Rev. G. B. Moffat, the Rev W. H. St o p., ['nagger. The London averages were 43e. fal. on 5,072 qrs. I county Cavan, to Marianne Enzabeth, daughter of Captais The imports into the kingdom for the week audios Sept, , ]trough. late Paymaster r3rd Regt. 10 were 339,652 qn. wheat, and 78,482 arts. dour. WILLIAMS-BAINES -September 17, at St. Paul's Chards. • Dorking, by the Rev. W . caiiert. Mr. B. William or W al wheat,Malulay Marb- lane a moderate supplies brook, to Julia, widow of the late W. Haines. tel. both English and foreign. There WAS rather. better show of samples in the counts of the morningog fro m m Kent DEATHS. IS, at Brighton, Elizabeth Conninghame. lad Essex , but some of the eamPire rather was..d ma' wife of Lieut. -General Sir a. Birch, K.C.B , axed at. ditioo. For some time factors held for the previous rates, DEAN.-Sepiesaber 15, at 81. Mary's Court, Shrewsbury, 31r. C. and a few choice lots were so taken ; but as the day Dean, Ova IngWeer. aged 34. wore it become evident that less money must be take, to HASTINOB.-September 13, at Gloucester, Jane, the wife of the make any way, and accordingly sales wee. eventually _ 118LS made at ls. to 2s. per qr. reduction on the sates of the week. taoaosiaat rirr°l4 • -ae P ageo ta r i be r l ' irateaear " ehmte44 a * - " previous The foreign trade via generallyw AC quit. M TERNAN.---September 17. at Blackheath, C. 1. H. neglected, but some panels were placed in re at Mao Tern..., Captain Royal Arillierr, aged M. former rates ; cargoes seat were la. per qr. lower. BAUNDIN.S.-neptember 19, at Weetbourne lodge. Rilelver 4 welt Oa Wedoesday there were 790 gm. par Bout, 17,630 Charlet Alexander Saunders, Esq., late Secretary sad Oeomm qrs. foreign. ni l was a very quiet day , an d on l y a f ew Superintendent of the Greet Western Railway, aged 67. o f tg oa d a i s matos were cleared at the re d act i on o f r W E ITH w ERS. -September at Rating. Harriett, the wife of yr. that day. It was the same with forego of all demerits. time, millers only buying marshes to their neoemities is a retail way. Th e ra t an .. °a F r id ay war . 2.12 D tire. c . a .,. Petalled sal MOAN bg WILLIAM UM KALE. o f 16, 1114 27.300 9 11 . falaige. Th is was the dullest de/ of the Owe. latrisslardeireskis the °Si lls the " rrealsaal4"seatrrinWriatriara. at 11::' weak. may am*" yet mania* pa the 'Pak, ' lezaaay. lirarameasa M. MM. CATTLE —LrviapooL, Scrr. 19. —The supply of stock was much larger than on last If ooday, a good demand for cattle at last week's prices. Sheep low, without much change ill Tani. twaid.Astrran Scomt—W. L Ws 45 6453 1.866 Mauritius bap 12,819 6,71 6 East baba bzx 10,7.14 1,6 bias 3.666 Havana eat* bwas Forebgallasoovado 2,094 1,009 brazil Do. C3Ms—W.L 1119 C Do..brla. bop 1,329 1.7342 a t e. brlni bap 0. 2 57 2,711 Maas lB6 Wm E. India 4,011 9,529 Do. do. Biwa it Cada Ma 4,515 SIT 0000 a bap nt 648 Lando inn 1,138 1,066 Do, bWa WM LI tons 691 LOP summon Nirlikra OW POr&M taw 142 302 4, I Dsvl the river o October to trOgglitA Canissade eigg two p C:e 01 sad RZWE Miter- Mr! Ma, nu t bainittUi soot ruts This floe her tests. goods. ffi will carry idge apply street. or D"'' 01 , ancra ty rI ell-1 register, 11 loft Dock Sir chief c sages, she 4 at purge EVI .1.1 of I the leusrlth dft IlfAl RAN, wool his tip WV/ DK° I &taffy oo aithb-bal 441 toot re Docke r sod offers =as t or West P KVi or badly nu bile besun ebb bons r 1 leadou survey, on able oppre will be pu •ipl7 to BLAI CLIP Pori. Midbourne Yelbournt Sydney .. 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