The Express. — London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

THE • EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1866. the state of Ireand—(hear, hear)—there was the reorgan isation of the army and navy, there wee the administration of the Poor-law, there was the insecurity of the holders of railway property—(laughteri—l es'das various other queer time affecting the church and education. Whether the government of Lord Derby were allowed or not to deal with these questions, the conservatives must not shut their eyes to the f.ct that they were in a very considerable minority in the House of Commons ; at the same time there had never been the same amount of difference in their ranks as existed in the rauks of the opposite party, while they would also receive support from a large amount of the edu cateatpublic opinion of the country. To that large class who, without taking any very ac tive p art in politics, still loved. and revered the constitution, he (Lord E. Cecil) would con fidently appeal ; and to conservatives he would say, adopt ing nearly the seine language as was used at • great ce meeting at Birmingham not very lon g sin, " Remember the object for which we strive ; care not for calumnies or for lies ; oar object is to uphold the British constitution, with all its freedom, for the British people." (Cheers. ) The CHAIRMAN proposed " Prosperity to the Mahlon Conservative Club," and after some humorous observations at the expense of the local liberal party, who, he said, at a recent meeting appeared to show extraordinary despon dency as regards tfie past, and considerable apprehension as regards the future, the hon. gentleman added that there was nothing in conservative principles, or in the past policy of the conservative party, to prevent them dealing with the whole question of reform in a comprehensive spirit, or to prevent them bringing in a Reform Bill at once more genuinely liberal in its details and more in accordance with the ancient lines of the constitution than the bill of last seion. That was all either his friends or his oppo nents would get from him on the subject of reform. (Laughter.) Ins esteemed colleague Sir Thomas Western, at a meeting at 3laldon last week, had remarked that he (Mr. Du Cane) had indicated with very considerable signi ficance at Castle Hedingham what might be expected in the matter of the malt tax ileum his iiiends now in power. Well, what he did expect from his itiends now in power was that in all matters of taxation the claims of the agri cultural interest to share fairly in the reductions made should be fairly considered ; and if be had thought that —provided the finances of the country allowed it—the present government were not prepared to deal fairly with the agricultural interest in the matter of the malt tax, he for one should not have felt himself at liberty to accept office. With • considerable doubt hanging over them as to whether there would be a sufficient surplus to enable them to deal satisfactorily with the malt tax, and with • large majo rity hostile at this moment to any proposal for the reduc tion of that tax, it would not he wise for her Majesty's government to embarrass their position and court certain defeat ; to do so would be fatal not merely to the exis tence of the present administration, but also in the long run to the cause of malt-tax repeal. Ills friend Mr. Sand ford lad alluded to certain matters connected with our naval expenditure. Be would undertake to deliver Mr. Sandford's message word for word to Sir John Pakingtun, and he had no doubt that Sir John would answer that message in the way that Mr. Sandford would most like him to answer it, viz., in his place in parliament, in pro posing the navy estimates for 15(17. In other matters be (Mr. Du Cane) trusted that Mr. Sandford would find that the present government had a due regard for the honour and the good name of the country over which it pre sided. (Rear, hear.) " The health of the Chairman , " " Prosperity to the town and trade of Malden" and several other local toasts followed. It :nut. - COURT OF QUEEN'S HENeßi—Nov. 28. After Term Fist 'Prim sittings st Westmnster.-1 1 efore the Lord Chief Justios and Special Juries.) EIMER r. SHARPS—LIBEL. After our report left yesterday, The deposition of Mr. L. C. Duncan, barrister, practis ing at the American bar, but staying at the Langham Hotel, was put in and read. He stated that whilst in England he suffered from bronchitis, and was successfully treated by Dr. Hunter. The deposition of Mr. Myer, broker, of New York, was read. He !suffered from consumption. lie was success fully treated by Dr. Hunter. Other depositions were put in and read. Mr. Edward Mou.ncey—l reside near Uxbridge, and in the autumn of 18641 consulted plaintiff for asthma. I had been suffering from it for some time before consulting the plaintiff ; it was so bad that I had to get up at nights for relief. I was under plaintiffs treatment for six months, and I pursue Lai treatment now when I get cold. I have f ou nd great benefit from it. He carefully examined and treated me. I paid him a guinea for the examinetion, and five guineas a month afterwards, including everything. I read his book, and from it I imagined he was a New York doctor. Cross-examined —I saw his advertisements in the news papers. I was given to understand from medical men that asthma was a thing not to be cured but to dose. be borne. I was told by plaintiff that there was oxygen in every I used to inhale three times a day at first, and afterwards less frequently. I occasionally see him, but not to consult him, lam so much better. I like to have some medicine by ins' Major Hughes, of the Bengal army, had suffered from bronchitis ; and had camtulted 'some of the most eminent medical men, but without deriving any benefit. Dr. Hunter's mode of treatment had been beneficial. I gained gibs. weight the first month, and 171bs. at hthe e lth d ared f the second month, with corres ponding ea strength. At the end of three months and eleven days I increased 211bm, which was the ultimatum. (Laughter.) The bronchial affection was greatly relieved. Before con sulting Dr. Hunter I suffered much at night. I was almost choked with mucus streaked with blood. Wen I went to him I could scarcely walk, but after the h first month I was able to take a four or five mile walk with ease, My affection is not cured but considerably improved. I went to him a second time, but he did not relieve me so much as the first time ; the benefit then was wonderful. lam now under him, having caught • fresh cold. I paid him a guinea for the fi rst exa mination and five guineas a month afterwards. Crosse is weight has since decreased Ms., but there is a clear gain of 141bs. from the first commence ' meat The treatment had a very sooth that I g effect. A medical man of eminence told me he was s urprised had survived taking cod liver oil for eight months. Re-examined —The loss of 'ribs. in summer mightbe attri butable to my dress being lighter. (laughter.) By the Lord Chief Justice—l weighed at my club, the OrientaL Mr. George Seymour—l live at Arundel-gardens, and I am oneof the firm of Seymour, Peacock, mdCo. , shipowners, Fenchurch-strect. Suffered from chronic asthma. In the autumn of 1891, I consulted the plaintiff. I had before consulted many eminent medical men, but without success. Plaintiff examined and prescribed for me, and I have been under his care very nearly ever since. He has done me a great deal of good. I am perfectly satisfied with Dr. Hunter, his treatment, and charges. I have had several acute attacks of the lungs in the intervals, sndhe hastreated me with success. lie did not then have recourse to in halations. He also treated my nephew moat !successfully, having made a perfect cure of him: it was an affection of the mucus membrane of the head or nostril. A young lady a relative of my wife's was much benefited by his treatment of her for asthma. Re-examined —I tried homeopathy for some time, and then gave it up, not deriving any benefit. Colonel Thurburn—l was a lieutenant-colonel in the Indian army. I had a kind of catarrh in my nose, and had been under treatment for it for years without success. In the autumn of 1864 I consulted Dr. Hunter. I was under him for three months, and derived benefit from his treat ment. My wife also consulted him for a bronchial ntfec lion, and she got better. We were much pleased with his treatment, and satisfied with his charges. Mr. Reeve, of WinterborneMoncktan , an extensive farmer, suffering from dry asthma ; Mr. Dann, of Reigate, the first mayor of the borough, and now an alderman, sufftling from asthma ; Mr. Robinson, of Chalfont St. Giles, farmer, suffering from bronchitis; Mr. Edward. Conder, Baltic-wharf, Kingsland-road, suffering from asthma ; Mr. Lee, editor of Bell's Weekly Messenger, suffering from asthma ; Mr. James Ives , 61, King William-street, in the American trade, suffering from malignant catarrh ; Mr. Buns, tailor, Holborn-hill, suffering from spasmodic asthma in a very severe form ; Mr. H. Cowper, Canadian barrister, residing at Toronto, suffering from chronic catarrh ; Mr. Hornby, residing at Swindon, chief clerk of the locomotive department of the Great Western Railway Company, suffering from an affection of the lungs from bronchitis, gave similar evidence. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Karslake then addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant, and proceeded to disabuse their minds from the prejudice which the plaintiff's counsel had endeavored to import into the case against the defendant. The article had reference to the position of the rlaintiff in this coun try, and his mode of carrying on butnness was a matter of fair comment, and that was all that had been done in this instance. Allusion had been made to the mode of ad vertising in America, but it was not one, as had been insinuata.sl, which it was the practice of the medical profession in that country to pursue. The book contains a series of letters and documents, all having reference to the letters plaintiff received from time to time ; and it would be found that in the advertisements were letters from persons thanking him for the relief they bad derived from his treatment. That practice he adopted in America to obtain patients, and he was associated there with Dr. Melville in carrying on his practice. There could be no doubt that the plaintiff had come to this country for the purpose of pushing his system. The learned counsel then referred to the high cha racter and position of the members of the American medical profession generally, and the effect of the Medical Regis tration Act of 18.18, observing that the public, however, paid more respect and attention to an English than a foreign degree. To prevent the unwary from being en trapped the legislature passed that act, and the plaintiff well knew he had no right to append M.D. to his name in this country without having first passed an examination. The learned counsel then refereed to the plaintiff's practice in America, and coming to the issue of the book in this country, alluded to the prefaces published in it, written by Dr. M'Gregor and Dr. Melville, red asked whether on reading them the public ld have the slightest idea that they were written by t he plaintiff's assistants, who were remunerated by him at the rate of 10/. a month for their services. The preface to this valuable discovery and the condemnation of the present practice were written by a person who made the plaintiff's acquaintance by means of an advertisement, and after a short acquaint ance of a few weeks. Besides Dr. Hunter, Dr. Melville, and Dr. M'Gregor, no medical man had been called to prove that he had given in his adhesion to this system, as was stated in the preface to the third edition. Dr. Hunter gives an account of the immense admiration his system had received from the profession, and in his instances he mentioned Dr. M'Gregor, the person who wrote the preface, and was associated with him. And further, it was shown by the evidence that the plaintiff set him up in Dublin, and paid the expenses of publishing the book, and the advertise ments in the newspapers. The army surgeon who was said in the book to have resigned his commission to adopt the practice was Dr. Willes. The four medical men spoken of as required to carry out the system were the plaintiff, Dr. Melville, Dr. M'Gregor, and Dr. Willes, and a Dr. Munn, who was a relative, and had gone to America for the benefit of his health. The representation held out by the preface of the book was that Dr. Hunterwas the only man who could cure consumption at the rate of 5/. a month. He charged Dr. Hunter, which was the scope of this article, with having, bythe use of exaggerated symptoms, and, in some instances, in having put forward false statement , : and false data, induced a system of terror in the minds of those who might read the advertisements and the hooks, and to make them think that whenever they had the slightest cold they must be labouring under some stage of consumption, and that their only chance was to come to him, the recognised medical practitioners of this country being too ignorant to treat them. It was extremely gratifying, no doubt, to sufferers to read these Battering promises, and the case of the Countess Redo linski was put forward to show how consumption might be cured in a fortnight without seeing the patient. If the pl-intiff wrote his book to popularise the system, he ought to have been careful how he excited the minds, and terrorised over the fears of those who laboured under dia -1 ease, and therefore he (the learned counsel) pressed on them I to examine well the contents of the hook, because they I would find that notwithstanding inhalation bad been re fared to by medical writers, that page after rage they would read it with the belief that the plaintiff was the founder of a new era in medicine by the inhalation process, and was the only man who had made consumption is spe ciality, and could successfully treat the malady. The learned counsel then humorously critised the symptoms laid down in the book, observing that even if they saw a plump young lady with a good colour, with a dis position to sigh, they might set it down almost as certain that the lungs were affected, and that she had the seeds of disease. Mothers' fears were excited with regard to their children, and then followed symptoms which half the children running about the streets might be said to exhibit, and the parent who neglected them would be guilty of cruelty by not taking advice, and, above all means, go to Dr. Hunter, and not an ordinary medical practitioner. In one of the editions the plaintiff objected to medicines being poured into the stomach, but he had never used his inhalants without pouring medicine into the stomach ; but in the same work he contradicted him self, saying he gave medicine under certain circumstances, though rich soups were more palatable and beneficial. Cod liver oil was condemned as worse than poison, but still be used it when necessary . Any medical man treating con sumption without co d oil would be doing that which would accelerate rather than retard the progress of the disease, and a more mischievous statement with reference to the beat of the pulse could not be conceived. It s was an entire mistake on the plaintiff's part that there such ----------------- a largo quantity of pure carbon in the tubercles which required to be oxygenised, and medical men would be called en that point to show the plaintiff's error in that respect. In e very medical work,when a medical wen d stated that he had made • discovery of a particular n. or a new mode of practice, he showed the partiaulars,but in this hook there was no ment;on of any single ingredient, or the mode of operation by which it was pro posed to carry oat its beneficial effects, but it was carefully concealed by the plaintiff, his system being to advertise for patients , and havin g g ot them, keep them to himself. The first part of the libel deals with the modern a7atem of puffery and advertising, and if he had, by pub lishing these semi-scientilic Zeclarations, induced patients to come t, him under the impression that they were suf fering from pulmonary complaints, which be only could cure, then the statements contained in the article were mos t folly justified and authorised ; and having done t that he must expect to be criticised. His charges were no doubt high, and that his practice was lucrative was shown by the large sums he was able to pay for advertising. No one could doubt that Dr. Hunter, to catch the eye of the unwary had left out his M.D. of New York and licentiate of Canada, so as to induce a belief that he was an `English M.D., which was a pernicious practice, and l demised by the article in question. That Dr. Hunter had laid himself open to be commented on there was nod oubt and if beside that you fin d an attem p t to set up a system well k n own, and running down the ordinary practitioners, implying that there was no safe person toga ide the public in the treatment of the disease - but Dr. lffunter, he ven tured to say that the article was by no means too strong. Inhalation was old with respect to asthma, and of the pa tients calledthere had not been one produced whohad been cured or relieved of consumption by the use of oxygen by inhalation. The main part of the question rested on the book and the advertisements ; but he should call evidence and produce eminent medical men. The Pall Nall Ga:ette, having been put upon its trial, would show them, be hoped satisfactorily, their reason and grounds for what they had done. The further hearing of the case was then adjourned. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Nov. . (Before the Judge Ordinary.) LANIRELL P. LAYRELL OTHERWISE JONES. Dr. Spinks, for the family of the deceased, sharply crow examined the witnesses, but gave no evidence to rebut their story. The court thereupon pronounced in favour of the wido w, with cots. The rest of the day was taken up with probate causes of no public interest. • Cal • IR Fero ▪ leur T sad 1 ee tam _ [ship • eai OZ — Tr; Tor Co.. A 11. fob I • SR. I B (InY TWI If poc w By ft • I aiL q e Ist Fre it St las I ba Sot • 1111 We . EV He th( PIN I viol int vet no HM •• be 2 1 1•314 A*. Lk lit TI 6 ail • Sa Ds; • visa PA II • Irel • 14 64 . 11 t; la OUT WIN If 6th 1116 ,—(111p s rti as Is Ist al KIN M 6,111 1,131 11 11 • O • OS SO Ira SS as lAN •• 3 a ss ws 11/ to IS 1 IP to • mos alo • sit 1 2 ato e TJ~ It s,ss $.9) n, Nasal sts - aft• Or' Is )0' CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRATION IN EMILT. *parting intelligence. CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.—AVtDxzsDAY. This meeting, so intensely popular with the Cockneys s, vas concluded to-day u nder exceedingly ly favourable ea y/nes. The fog, which was intense in Lo ndon this morn was hardly visible at Croydon, avd the afternoon was thoroughly enjoyable. In point of attendance the meeting was highly successful, and far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the promoters, whose coffers must have been considerably augmented by the immense number of shillings paid at the entrance. The fences which in some dues yesterday gave slight dissatisfaction had been this morning considerably lowered, but the " drop" and water jwere simp no t altered, although some gorse had been ome scat- u oin" red in the vicinage of the last-named place. In c junco of the clayey uature of the g raund the "gg was somewhat heavy. The card to-day contained six awes, two of which were matches, and created but passing ieteresa Speculation on the great event was carried on bristly prior to the start, and several of the competitors were backed for a good deal of money, Globule finishing at Sto 1. Hornet, however, held " the pride of place," leaving o ff at sto 1 . Of the others the most fancied were Astrolabe, Clansman, Meanwood, Patience, and %e. Little need be said of the race, as Globule made most of the running, and woo very easily by three lengths. This /morning Mr. C. H. Carew, the owner of Redwing, who ran second in the Selling Steeplechase yesterday, objected to the race on the ground that the competitors went only wo a mile and a quarter instead of the proper distance, t miles and a half. This afternoon the stewards heard evident) , upon the point, the Duke of Hamilton adjudicating for Mr. Heath mate, who had some beta on the race. They decided as follows: " We consider that the steeplechase won by Hungerfotd is no race, owing to the horses having run smile and a quarter instead of the proper distance.- 6Signed) B. J. ANGELL- HAMILTON (for REATHCOIL)." MATCH, 50 sou., h ft. Three miles and a half. Mr. U. &TVs Scandal, by Tupthoru ,11 8 yrs, lost (Rickaby" 1 Mr Rakworthrs Spitfire, aged, amt (Rickards, 2 Betting : 11to 10 on Scandal. After going a couple of hundred yards Spitfire fell, but being quickly remounted, Rickards was enabled to catch the favourite at the bottom tern, where both refused ,• but being got over at the second attempt, Scandal led to the water jump at the fence, passing which Spitfire refused. At the fence out of the turnip field she again refused, and Scandal was up wards of a distance ahead, when Rickards inducted Spitfire to go on, but refusing again a couple of fences further, afair eight attempts, ahe was cantered home, and Scandal going the course, although be repeatedly fell, came in alone. A SELLING HANDICAP STEEI'Lr.CHASE of 3 Boys. each, with 2.0 added ; winner to be sold for 40 sovs. About two miles. Mr. Thomas's Orontes, 4 yrs, list Duke of limulllon'3 Ilst Yr. C. It CArew's Redwing, need. 124 711) White Stockings also ran. Letting : 7 to 4 apt Orontes, 2 to 1 agst Sinite, and 4 to 1 agat Redwing. Oront es g ot awa y in front and led to the postern rails, Mime:lately after clearing which Redwing same away with the lead of Sinite and Orontes, but stumbling at the water jump Orontes took up the run sing, Sinite being next, and Redwing third. At the fence past the water julep White Stockings refused, but Grant got her over at the second attempt, and she went on in peruit till a couple of fences further on, when she re hied, and, bolting into the next field, was not further persevered with. Orontaa still kept the lead, although Redwing and Shiite were alternately in second place. Approaching the bottom, Smite made an effort, but was sever able to reach Orontes, who won easily by two lengths. Itedv:iug a bad third. The winner was sold to Ili. G. Gilkes for 165 guineas. THE STAND PLATE (Handicap) of 40 sous., for all ages ; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. W. It 11. Poweffs Ilytlsher. by Kingtaher, aged, rlb . 4.1. Pepe) I Mr, W. Booth's Pine Apple aced, list xib Pagto 2 C a ptain Key's Omen, 5 yrs, lest 131 b 'CraW 3 The followlug also ran:—St, Maxtunuu, Jacob, Threadbare, Valour, and Glycine. Betting :5 to agat Jacob, 3to 1 agst Flyfisher, 100 to 15 each opt Pine Apple, St. Maxanum, and Omen, and Bto 1 east Valour. After a coup le of false starts, Thread. bare got away in front of Omen, Jacob, St. Maximum, and Valour and in this order they cl eared the brook, Jacob leading to the next fence, where Valour and Threadbare came to grief, and the former sou not perse vered with farther. Jacob was in front in the turnip had, followed by Omen, St. Maximum, Pine Apple, Fly fishe and Glyeine, but Jacob refusin a the next r, fence, St. Maximum took up the run t ning, closely attesded by Pine Apple, Flyfisher, and Omen, but on the far side St. Maximum gave way to Pine Apple Fly lather going in advance of Omen, who refused at the 'fence into the mew low, but was induced at the second attemptto go on in pursuit, joining Flytisher at the wood side , St. Maximum at the same time drawing uptoPine Apple,whom he headed at the bill, and taking up the running within the straight, was first over the water jump, Pine Apple being clear of Omen, Flyfisher bringing up the rear into the turnip field, where he faltered, and in the field oppo site the stand was a long way in the rear. Going along the far side, (Mien got in front, with Pine Apple second. and they ran thus tothe wood aide, where Flyfisher, who had rapidly made up the lost ground, joined St. Maximum, and the quartette took close order and entered the straight almost in a elmaci, and Flytisher heading Omen and Pine Apple outside the distance, a close and exciting race home ensued, ending in favour of Flyfisher by a length, Pine Apple defeating Omen a neck only for second place ; St. Maximum Was fourth, a length in rear of the last named, and non , . of the others passed the post. T:iE tit:AND METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP d 20 sova each, 10 ft, with 2013 added ; winners extra. (45 subs., 16 of whom pay 3 sovs. ft to the fund.) Mr. T. V Il..r,nues aged. list 411.• li. HuhnEß% 1 Baron FiiioV , Astrolabe. Ii ym, 12-• Cashlyl 2 Sir. rant nee, aged, it-i 'Mr. Hobson 3 The following also ran :—Cortolviu, Hornet, Dabty, RepOrter, L.S.D., !'.alder, Sprite, Sir William. Iliatiu,s.l, Garus, The - Nestle, Arlescott. ACC of Trumps, Ben Nevis, and Milford. Betting :5 to 1 agat Hornet, 3 to 1 each apt Daisy and Globule, 100 to 12 nest Astrolabe, 10 to 1 agst bleanwood, 100 to 6 each apt Sprite and Clansinan,t) to 1 agat LS.D., 25 to 1 e 'cli apt Patience, (torus, and Balder, and 100 to 3 each agst Arlesentt and The Rogue. The nineteen com petitors having taken the usual canter proceeded to the post on the far aisle , and after four ine ff ectual attempts fin which Ololmie, Arlescott, Lind lleanwood were the Mont Nomineut to break away), Jleanwooil got slightly the best away to the first fence, where faltering he was passed by a lot of hozses and Daisy came to grief. Over Me obstacle Globule to ok up the runnina followed by Hornet, lien Nevis, Sprite, and MeauvTood, next to whom wen. Reporter, The laeme, L. 5.13., Daisy being persevered with a short disLnee, but refusing was pulled up. Patore the water jump was reached the field NM :tiered, but Globule wan first over, holding clear lend of Hornet and Reporter, The Rogue with air William iu close company being next, shile in a cluster MIRO 1.. S. 1)., Milford, and Meanwootl, of which the first mimed and llorn-t fell ; nal lElford, with whom was Meanwood. jumped on the wrong side of the ! , .ag. Of these last four only Hornet, who was .:uickly lemouuted, took any further part in the race. .kt tile succeeding obstacle, the drop fence, Reporter fe:l, :ma Cares refused, and only the first-it:anal was perseeerol with further. No casualty happened to the remainder. who presented a long field when tha fence into the meadow was reached. They ran with but slight variation in the order in which they dairael the water jump until making the bottom turn, where Ca..hnle was still in advance, The Rogue Fein; second, Hornet, close up, third, with Den Nevis, Ace of Trmaps, nisi Sprite next, the ruck bring whipped in by Cortolviu and .arl. :scat, who were fully a dozen lengths in the rear. This ceder W. 19 maintained to the water ;amp the second time, which all got safely over ; but before the drop fence war reached Patience and Sprite ran thfongli a lot of horses and joined the leading pau, and Ben Nevis at the same time hanging, let up Astrol.she, win', passing Hornet and Sir William in tha jell opposite the stand, joined Sprite and Patience. About three-onarters of a mile item home The Rogue showed eigns of distress, and retiring, left the +outstwith Globule, Patience ' Clansman, Astrolabe, Ace of Trumps, Palder, Sprite, Hornet. ail Sir W Mime. Appronchin^ the bottom turn the Fresh mare headed Patianee, an d the three drew away, Cai lily making a most determined effort to reach Globule, who, however, won easily by three lenaahs. Patience was pl.m.d a bad tbird, (laustu in fourth, Hornet fifth, Sir William sixth, Ace of Trumps seventh, Arlescott and Bon Nevis next, while Bal.ier. who fell heavily at the last fence, walked in with The Rogue. Sprite fell at the fence near the half-dis tance whilst holding sixth place, nud roiling over Mr. Thereat, crushed him severely. soarer of 50 sovs., h ft. Two miles. Mr. Weld,y's Ilan zerford. aged. IC.! 111. ltickabyi 2 Captain G. Johnstone's Lincoln, tvmd. lest ;lb. 2.. Barry: Betting 6t04 on Hungerfort The pair ran close eesteaany far a mile and a quarter, v.iem the favourite *SW away and won eerily by three lengths. SELLING lIIINTEits' STAKE'S of:: aces. C,C ',wish 25 added, he all aged hunters' winners extra; selling allowances. About two miles and a half. lit. saniwou'a Thunderbolt Ilst Mb A. scale r; . Gant) 2 . (0111111h0 1 ... J. I . .age. t ilarT): 3 Mr. TheroaMs Brunette 'f:F.O% aced :Ist :;11. Monitor M.. ran. Betting opened at 6 to 4 on Monitor and closed at evens es him, sod 2to 1 agst Thltuderholt and 1;. anette. The last-named led to the drop f.mee, where Mmitor fell, and was not further persevered with. nand:vs.:nit waited on Brunette till within a mile from home, wLen be came away and won easily by ten lengths. The winner was sold to Mr. James for GO guineas. DENAE FOCI TN LlVERPO,L.—Yesterday MOM iag, about half-past eight o'clock. one of the densest fogs ever oinerved in Liverpool suddenly enveloped the town with a haze as dark as midnight. At this time, the street , Imps having been extinguished, locomotion in the more crowded streets was almost inipcssihic, and as the fog kept ibieltening in dark waves, the tr.dlic was for about ball an IhroUr all but suspended. A Scotch mist appeared to be tailing during this time and to absorb all tau away par ticles in the air. It is singular that the fog was the moat Lam in the higher parts of the town. Fortunately no aseidents of any consequence occurred. London was also Melted by fog durWg the day, but it was not of so dense a iseceipaion as described arose. The Maldon Conservative Club celebrated its anniversary dinner on Tuesday night, under the presi dency of Dir. C. Du CANI ILL'., one of the junior Lords of the Admiralty. On the right and le ft of the chairman sat Mr. G. M. W. Sandford, h1.1'., and Mr. Earle, M. and there was also present Lord Eustece Cecil, M.P. for South Essex. After the usual loyal touts, The CHAIRMAN gave " The Army, Navy, Militia, and Volunteers." (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman said there never was a time in the history of this country when the maintenance of an efficient army and navy was of such vital importance to its internal prosperity, and when • deeper responsibility rested upon those who presided over our military and naval administration. As far as the tinny was concerned, he thought that the name of General Peel was one which inspired confidence throughout the country ; and saking for the Board of Admiralty, of which he (Mr. Cane) had the honour to be a humble member, he could only say that that board was deeply im pressed with a sense of the responsibility which devolved upon it. (Hear, hear.) Captain ISHERWOOD responded for the army, and Lieu tenant HEIIPHILITS for the volunteers. The CH antmatt, in giving the " C ons ervative Members for Maldon, Mr. Sandford and Mr. Earle," said that although the political future was shrouded to a certain extent in un certainty he could not help thinking that the events of last session, and the language held on certain platfunus during the past autumn, had done much to strengthen that dislike organic constitutiocal changes which had mainly led to the instalment of the conservatives in office. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SaNueow, M.P., in responding, said he did not know what course her Majesty's government might pursue upon the question of reform, although there were two oracles present from whom something might p e rhaps be extracted—(laughterbut he could not help poiuting out that in all previous reform bills some injustice had been mated out to Maldon. Mahlon, with its 900 electors was placed in schedule 1) as if it were a town with a popu lation of some 6,0)0 or 7,000 persons • but one-half the electors of hlaldon were derived from ' 42 square miles of country round the town, and surely home allowance ought to be made for the population of these 42 square miles. If that population were taken into account the borough o f Malden would figure with between 11,000 and 12,0u0 attachol to is ; at all events, it would be in such a position that it would certainly not be touched by any reform ta i l . (He of , hear.) He did not wish now to go into the subject grouping. He retained his original objection to any grouping, because he was su ffi cientl y sel fi sh not to wish to nave any further trouble or expense entailed upon hen (laugh en—but in the interests of his constituents dot he was no t sure whether a fair system of grouping wou have at least one advantage. If the electors of Meld= were grouped with some other place so as to make up a constituency of at least 10,000 or 15,000, instead of being shut out on any future reform bill, they would be placed in a position to last cer tainly as long as the BMW' constitution. When he spoke of the principle of grouping he limited himself to existing constituencies, because then, at all events, it was known who your bedfellows were to be—ilaughter)—and respect was shown to prescriptive rights and traditional interests. There was another system of grouping which found favour with certain parties, and which consisted in tacking on to Malden places like Coggeshsll and Braintree. Such • system might suit the parties to whom he had referred, but he did not think it would suit those present ; and if such a system were proposed he should give it, from what ever quarter it might conic, the most determined opposi tion. (Hear, bear.) He had a word to add upon the sub- l in ject of our foreign relations. We possessed no offa formation upon the subject, but what he bad read in the public journals as to the tone of a recent despatch from Mr. Seward had given him pain. He found that, referring to certain Fenian, condemned in Canada, and taken red-banded in as piratical an invasion of a peaceful country as history ever recorded, Mr. Seward, in language of menace and defiance, demanded a commutation of their sentence, and be was sorry to add that rumour said that her Majesty's government were inclined to comply with the request. Far be i' from him (Mr. Sandford) to dispute the possession by her Majesty of the attributes of clemency and mercy, which were amongst the highest as they were amongst the most sacred of the prerogatives of Majesty ; but they were prerogatives which should be exercised by our sovereign of her own free will, and not at the dic tation of the minister of a foreign power. (Hear, hear.) He sincerely trotted that her Majesty's responsible adviser% had given no such counsel to her Majesty as rumour attributed to them upon the present occasion. He thought he might venture to add that the presence in the cabinet of one whom above all he respected—he meant Lord Cranhorne—was a pledge and a guarantee of a con trary policy ; and he confidently hoped and relied that when the papers relating to the subject were rlaced upon the tablejof the house, a very different complexion would be given to the whole transaction. If on the other band it should appearthat thebonourof Englendhadbeentamished , and that humiliating concessions had been made at the dictation of a minister of a foreign state, then so far as his humble. vote was concerned, if he were called upon to choose between t'o cries of party and the cries of patriot ism, he would neither hesitate nor palter in his choice, nor would he allow even his desire to retain a conservative government in office to weigh for a single instant in the balance agaimit the honour and dignity of his country. (Cheers.) Mr. EARLE, M.P., also replied. When he heard the q uestion of parliamentary reform discussed he owned that lie felt much more anxious to ascertain what would be the probable effects of parliamentary refonn, than inquisitive as to the particular year in which a reform bill might be carried. It appeared to him that in all the discussions which arose upon that subject there was, sometimes upon one side and sometimes upon the other, a certain amount of exaggeration. In the case of a reformed parliament, he believed the direction given to its first efforts would mainly depend upon the individual influences to which it might be subjected, just as in the case o f a shi p its course de pended upon the man at the helm. In discussing the question of refonn he bad no doubt that the members of the club would endeavour, while seeking perhaps for greater vigour, still to preserve the stability which they now enjoyed. If they discussed the question with that v:ew. he thought they would agree with him that it must be considered in a very different spirit from that in which it had been treated on certain platforms since the proro gation of parliament. He hoped that in dealing with this great question we should combine vigour with stability, end that we should not be induced to take • ticket in the lottery of revolution unless we saw ocr way clearly to drawing a prize. (Cheers.) Mr. W. M. Tv rexr.t.t. proposed the "Conservative Members pr sent." Lord E. Cia•ta, 31. P., acknowledged the compliment, and, in speaking of the reform question, said, although thew had been enough of abuse and vituporation in the di:lib:Miens of the Reform League, he was afraid that there hail been very little common sense or wisdom in their councils. All the vials of the great agitator's wrath had beau poured out upon the devoted beads, not only of the conservative party, but of every respect ible person in the connnunity. The great Birmingham prophet bail, like the seer of old, been taken by the Reform League, not from mountain to mountain, but from town to town ; hut instead of cursing his enemies he (Lord E. Cecil) ventured to Lay that in the opinion of every unprejudiced person ho had seven times blessed them. (Laughter.) A little incident took place in the House of Commons last year which excited some attention at the time--the hon. mem ber for North Warwick called Mr. Whalley a Jeenit in ilisgni,e, for the manner in which he advocated protestant interests in parliament. (Laughter.) Well,when he (Lord E. Cecil) remembered the speeches of a certain other great F.r .on tge he wondered that some rather suspicious tuera'.er of the Reform League did not get up and call him a conservative in disguise, for the manner in which he advocated the reform question. But, apart from the strong langusge contained in the celebrated b ut unha ppy speeches of Mr. Bright, it seemed to him (Lord E. Cecil) Eli It there were one or two fallacies underlying the hon. gentleman's tervid declamation. The first of these fallacies was that the artizans of the large towns, however much we might wish to see them admitted to the franchise, con stituted the people of England ; and the second was that everything good came from the large towns, and every thine bad aud corrupt from the small boroughs and the counties. Cu every occasion, too, the great agricultural interest was persistently vilified, and was constantly held up as being numerically inferior and politically of len i mpor t a nce. Now gentlemen who talked i n this way entirely forgot that the population of the counties com prised 11,000,000, and that of the boroughs 9,000,000, and yet the counties only returned something like I.io members, while the boroughs returned over 330 members. Notwithstanding these facts and figures, the cry was constantly raised that the repre sentation of the agricultural interest was too great in the present parliament. As to nothing good coming from small boroughs, he thought he had only to point in reply to the excellent speeches with which they had been fa voured by two borough member. that evening ; and as to Lave ci.nstituesicies being a safeguard against bribery, without going into the question of hi ibery or the revela tions which we had lately had at Totues, Yarmouth, and Lancaster, he would call attention to a few deductions which he had made from a parliamentary return just lamed with reference to the expenses of candidates at the last general election. Aooonling to the published return —and he only dealt with legitimate and published expen diture—(a laugh)—it was stetal that at Bristol the average exnenditnre of each cendida•e was 2,(1371. ; at Manchester, 1,6511.; at Glaygow, 2,817/. ; at Dublin, 4,567/. ; in the City of London, 2,410. ; in Marylebone, 2,031/. ; and at Westminster—which was always held up as the blue riband of representation, although be thought there was a good deal of gold tinsel mixed up with the blue riband-4,0111. Now, at Malden, which he did not suppose was the least expensive of the boroughs of England, the average expenditure of each candidate at the last general election was only 6431., or just one-fourth of the expenditure of each candidate at Glasgow, and one-sixth of the average expenditure in curred be each candidate at Westminster. These facts showed that the tendency of large constituencies was rather to increase than to diminish the expenditure of can didates, and that before any bill passed which would re present all classes there were many other points to be con shlere'l beslilet a lowering of thelranchise. Looking into the political horizon, it seemed to him there were several other questions quite as important as reform which de an attentive and clue imasidention. There was - THE REFORM LEAGUE.—The weekly meeting 0) the council of this League was held last evening at the offices, No. 8, Adelphi-terrace ; Lieutenant-ColonelDickson in the chair. A discussion took place on the subject of the demonstration proposed to be held under the aus pices of the League at the opening of parliament, there being some di ff erence of opinion as to the advisability of its taking place on the day immediately preceding or that succeeding the assembling of the house. It was ultimately resolved, after a division, that the demonstration should take place on the Monday before the opening of parlia ment. It was arranged that the branches of the League taking part in the forthcoming trade and friendly societies' reform demonstration should meet at the following places, viz. Clerkenwell green, s q u ar e and the Obelisk (Blackfriars-road), Russell-square, and Sloane-square. A report recommend ing that a soiree and ball, in aid of the funds of the League, should take place at St. Martin's-ball, on New Year s-e , O-, was adopted, as also a recommendation that a bazaar for the same purpose be held in the spring. Act ing on ►• suggestion contained in a communication addressed to the secretary by Mr. J. B. Langley, the council passed a resolution expressive of the determination of the League to attend at Wetitminater-haff on the day following the assembling of parliament, and on the steps to present to parliament, through Mr. Bright, M.l'. Mr. Mill, M.P., and Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P. , 10,000 in d ividual petitions in favour of parliamentary reform, an understanding to t hat hat effect having been come to with those gentlemen. secretary reported that the Irish branch of the League was in working order. NATIONAL REFORM UNION.—A meeting of the executive was held at 12, Newall's-buildings, Manchester, on Tuesday night, Mr. George Wilson in the chair. A long list of meetings held during the past fortnight was read over, and the agents reported that further meetings I were arranged to be held at New Mills, Lymm, Moor lane, Stretford, Rawtonstall, Openshaw Hollingworth, ' Accrington, Pencllebury, Warrington, Sto'ckport, Glossop, and several other places, the dates for winch were not yet fixed. A numerous addition of new branches was reported, and the work of enrolling members was stated to be progressing favourably. On the motion of Mr. J. B. Torr, it was unanimously resolved : I I " That the best thanks of this executive he and are hereby given to the gentlemen who formed the banquet 1 committee, for the successful and admirable manner in 1 which they have managed the recent reform banquet." After some conversation respecting the conference, which I was considered a great success, not merely on account of I the number of delegates who attended, but because of the i great unanimity also which prevailed , . a resolution, thank ing the conference co mmittee for their labours in connex- I ion with the conference, was passed. Thanks were also voted to Mr. J. 1). Morton, the agent, for the energy displayed by him in making the necessary arrangements for the conference and banquet. The chairman reviewed I the recent successful course pursued by the executive, and I the various sub-committees, and re,uarked on the vast I I work which yet remained for the union to perform. The 1 meeting, which was numerously attended, showed the most Ti 17 rn T es i i d l e ) E te N rmin i a z t i io o n p m to ca p rry gm f o o N r w s a r d i. R A the ri o a 4 /. i_b i t T i o h n e . adjourned meeting of the Demorist ration Committee was held last night at the Brougham-hall, Fleet-street ; Mr. IG. Potter in the chair. The Chairman reported that the I arrangements with Lord Itanclagli had been concluded I that morning, and that his lordship lend placed not only I the grounds hut the house at the disposal of the corn ' roittee, and arrangements hail been made with the pro ' prietor of the canteen of the South Middlesex Ride Corps for the supply of refreshments. The adjutant and officers of the corps Wel also met the committee in the most liberal manner, and had promised, notwithstanding their diffe rence in political opinions, to afford every facility for the arrangeniefits 1 f tfie day. (Cheers.) Seven platforms would be erected im the grounds, from which the assembled people would be addressed, and at dusk the grounds would be illuminated with the magnesium light at four different points. It had also been arranged that the grounds should be cleared at six o'clock. The secretary reported that since the place of meeting bad been fixed, several trades and other societies who had hitherto held aloof had notified their intention of taking part in the proceedings of the d iy, and letters hail been received during the day announcing the intention of the Reform .Associations in a large number of the provin cial towns to send up deputations. A considerable num ber of the employers in the building and other trades bad already consented to class their workshops on Mon day next, and there appeared every reason to believe that in the great majority of the principal firms in all branches of industry there would be an almost entire cessation fi on: labour on that day. The secretary was instructed toengage a private room in the neichhourhood of St. James's Pa!ace in which the various provincial deputations (mold as semble, and to make arrangements for a public breakfast to the deputations and the delegates on the Tuesday morn ing. A sub-committee was appointed to prepare the reso lutions, and appoint the various chairmen and speakers to be selected from the delegates of the societies. After trim smiting some routine business the committee adjourned to the next general delegate meeting, on Friday evening next. A preliminary p rogramme was issued last evening, and a final one wi l l be ready by Saturday morning. The bannereta of the various societies will be placed in position in the Mall of St. J.unes's-park at half-past 9 o'clock on Monday morning. Local and district processions must arrive at the place of meeting not later than 11 o'clock, and, on arriving, the members of each procession will break off, and foreaunder the banneretspf their respec tive societies. All local processions to break up in the carriage drive. The procession will leave St. James's perk by the Marlborough House-gate at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, to the sowed of a bugle. No person will be allowed to fall in with the procession unless provided with a demonstration ticket, which may be obtained of any of the committee of delegates. Tickets to be worn in the hat, or in any other conspicuous part of the dress. No person will be admitted into the grounds of Beaufort House without showing his ticket. The fol lowing will be the route of the procession to Beaufort House ground :—Pall.mall, Waterloo-place, Piccadilly, Knightsbridge, Brompton-road, Fulham-road, turning off to the right at St. John's Church into the ground. At dusk the grounds will be illuminated with the magnesium light. The gro und must be cleared by 6 o'clock as arrang ed with the proprietor. There were no deaths from cholera, and only three from diarrhcea, registered in London on Tuesday. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). —Traffic receipts for the week ending November 25, 10,1511. 13e. 11d. Du BARRY'S DELICIOUS REYALENTA ARABICA FOOD cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cough, asthma, consumption, debility, constipation, Marrixea, palOtation, nervous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaheta Cure No. 65.413.—" Rome, July 21,1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, be has confined hinted/ entirely to Du Barry's Food, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too hteffy.“—Oaretteds Midi. Du Barry and Cs., No. 77, Regentetreet. London, W. In tees, at la. 11d.: llb., M. Pd. 121ba., gla 2ubs- eau--(Advertbamat. THE POLICE COURT& GUILDHALL. Jame, Smith, residing at 6 , Warner - p lace, Clerkenwell green, was placed at the bar, 'before Alderman Lusk, charged with stealing a goose. Charles Thurston said he was a poultry salesman in Newgate-market. On Saturday last, about four o'clock, the prisoner came to his shop and bought a goose from him. When he was going away he took another goose off the board and walked away with it. He followed the prisoner, and said, " I y ou, and the him. Be wantoom, and all," at the same time taking e goose from brought him back and gave him into custody. In cross-examination he said that the prisoner had not go t more than 20 yards away. When he stopped him he said, " Oh, I only took it for a lark , to walk o ff with it." He seemed muddled, as if he was full off drink. Ho thought the prisoner took it in a joke. Alderman Lusk—Then why did, you give him into cus tody if you thought he took it in a joke? I do not know which is the greater goose—the man who gives another in charge for stealin4 a goose, and then states that be believes be took it in a joke, or tbe man who . took it in a joke. (To the prisoner): You are discharged —go away. ---------.--...... *labia ATM infittari. IORTBMOUTH, Not X DESPATCH of TROOPS FOE IRELAND. --B ex traordlnary exertion the troopships that received wi t ; on Monday afternoon to prepare for ma with all d u ." have been got ready according to Admiralty enders ; this afternoon the Tamar, Captain Sullivan, erate e k e 'ic h ; 28th Regiment, which arrived by special train from Aki N shot, and afterwards steamed out to Spithead, where 4; will probably remain until an early hour to-morrow tee ". log. The Orontes, Captain H. W. Hire, will ad.,* 0 .. 52nd Regiment, also to arrive from Aldershot, Red 'Z' e probably sail during the day. Both ships pissed-;! Ki ngs t own , Dublin. The Tamar will, teCOrdill to t: sent orders, return to Plymouth, to embark a re g i t ,;; for conveyance to Portsmouth en route to Aldendiat 'l d the Orontes will proceed to Liverpool, there to nett,, , regiment for conveyance to Belfast. The Helioon o ,t4 despatch vessel, Commande r E. Field, is under it sail for Ireland to-morrow ; and the Hector, 24, iron frigate, Captain W. G. Lusrd, C. 8., is ordered to b e s ready for sea with all despatch. WOOLWICH, Not 3s. Another strong detachment of the Weet i n e k division of Royal Marine Light lufantry is ander Gei s u leave head-quarters to-morrow for Ireland, and ili a k w force from each division of . the corps which will b e a, c entrated at Queenstown will amount to 500 rank silk The Artillery force now at the several Irish satin s i l very considerable ; but several batteries from the sy s and other brigades are under orders to be ia Illaillll% leave head-quarters at a abort notice. Considsrable se a, vity has for several weeks prevailed in the dspanneati the military storekeeper at the Royal Arsenal , sad la di, tion to the warlike munitions forwarded to Ireland by% t w o ordnance steamers, several small sailing rea l m h p , conveyed similar cargoes to Dublin, queenatown, is, ad it is stated that the whole of the =btu, depots a w coun try are mow crowded with every dermipties d stores. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 28.—Arronintrms.--li m tenant B. W. Box, to the Sharpshooter, as lieutemat command, vide the Hon. Richard Hare, who has ha w sereeded at hie own request. Master w. H in s, additional, to the Cush* for 1141r1600 in the Rodney. Assistent-Paymastera C. B. Willooeks, to the Oms k Smith, supernumerary, to the niggard. elnibtriittp Entelligenct. CAMBRIDGE L Not.II, EXAMINED AND APPROVED FOR THE Dina a MASTER IN SURGZET.—George Mickley, Clare nn (Signed) G. M. litimphry, hi.D., l'rofemaor of Assam, Charles Lestonrgeon, M.A. and T. Holms, miners. MARKETS. THE CASE OP MR. WILKINSON, OF THE Joncr STOCK DIECOUITT CoRPANT.—An application was yesterday made to Mr Justice Mellor, at chambers, for the release of Mr. Wilkinson, the late manages of the Joint Stook Discount Company, who stands charged with appropriating the sum of 4,860/. the moneys of the company , to h is o wn u se, upon bail. It 'will be remembered that the Lord Mayor, before whom the case was investigated, refused to take the responsibility of admitting the defendant to bail, and the legal advisers of the defendant, therefore, felt it to be their duty to apply to a learned judge on the imb be. Mr. Justice Mellor, after bearing the facts, said he thought is was a case in which bail might be taken, and he fixed the amount at a personal recognisance of the defendant himself in 5,000/., with two sureties in 2,5001. each. Mr. Holt, the solicitor to Mr. Wilkinson, at once proceeded to the Mansion-house with the required sureties, and the defendant, who seemed to have suffered very severely by his incarceration in prison, was brought up from Newgate. The required sureties were then entered into, the bail being a merchant of high standing in the City and Mr. A. W. Wilkinson, the brother of the defen dant, a member of the Stock Exchange. The usual formal proceedings having been gone through, the defendant was dischaiged from custody, and left the court acoompanied by his friends. TIIE SHIP SCUTTLING CARE.—It was currently reported yesterday that Mr. Lionel Holdsworth , the shi p and insurance broker, who is charged with being the prin cipal agent in the conspiracy to defraud underwriters by wilfully causing the loss of the ship Severn, has been ap prehended in Switzerland. It is very probable, therefore, that he will be brought up for examination at the next or subsequent examination of the other prisoners. THE WRECK OF THE ELIZABETH BIICKHAM. DISGRACEFUL SCENER.—Yestorday (Wednesday), New Brighton, the well-known watering-place on the Mersey, was a scene of great excitement, in consequence of a large portion of the cargo of the brig Elizabeth Buckham having been washed ashore near that place. Upwards of 130 puncheons of rum and several halos of cotton, together with sonic empty sugar hogsheads, lay close to the Ferry Hotel, guarded by the Customs officers. Many of the r um casks had been " tapped " before the y fell into the hands of the coast guardsmen, and the raw rum, which had been drunk by those who procured it, has caused • scene of debauchery totally indescribable. One youth. na med Foulds, related to Mr. Fielding, who keeps an hotel at New Brighton, managed to get some of the rum, drank it, and such were the consequences, that, notwith standing every medical attention, he succumbed to the fatal effects of the drink. Another man, a painter, emptied his paint can, wiped it with • bunch of grass, filled it with rum, took a drink, fell on his head in a pool of water, and had it not been for some passers-by, would no doubt have lost his life. As it is, he at present lies very ill from the effects of the rum. Hundreds of similar cases could be mentioned. All through Tuesday night and yesterday morning men and women and even children were found in a state of unconscious intoxication'among the a nd were removed as soon as possible to their different homes, where they were attended to by the " stomach pump." These are not the only disgraceful features con nected with the wreck of the Elizabeth Buckham. Se veral females, one especially who is very respectably connected, went down to see the remnants of the wrece • they were Induced to take some rum, which appea'red to be the order of the night. They soon be came helpless, and while in that state were treated in a most foul and atrocious manner. One of theni was found ' layi g n on her hack in the sand hills quite insensible, and in such a state as to show that she had been unfairly treated. Up to the despatch of our parcel yesterday evening none of bodies of the crew of the ill-fated brig hail been re covered, and with the exception of the wreck washing ashore at New Brighton and Hoylake, all traces of the 1 unfortunate vessel have vanished. ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting of the governors and subscribers of this institution, which is intended for persons of both sexes suffering from stone in the bladder, &c. was held yesterday, at the London 1 Tavern; Hr. F. A:Bevan in the chair. The report of the committee acknowledged the support which the hospital continues to obtain, and states that during the year the suburiptions and donations received for general purposes amounted to 7201. 5 e. lad., and the donations for the new 1 premises to 441 . Is. The total number of cases treated at the hospital during the year ending 31st October had been 285 of which 3 ) were in-patients. The committee regretted that from the low state of the finances they had been complied for some months past to resict the sur geons to the use of about half the number of beds ; but they entertained the hope that they would soon be able to allow the admission of the full number of in-patients for which there was accounnodation. In addition to the daily attendance of one or other of the surgeons, patients are seen in the evening twice a week, an arrangement which the committee believe will prove a great boon to the work ing classes. It appeared from the statement of receipts and expenditure that for the year the former, including • balance of 70/. odd, hail been 1,0621. 17s. lid., while the latter amounted to 1,056/. Os. sd. EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY.— The report of this company, to be presented to the share holders on the 30th inst., has been issued. After de scribing the progress of the works as satisfactory, and alluding to the famine and floods of Orissa, it gives the following as the financial position of the company :—The total received up to the 21st inst. was 719,0481. ; the total expenditure and remittances to India to same date were 687,449/. ; leaving a balance in England of 31,639/. The gross amount of interest paid to shareholders to the above date was 76,070/. ; in reduction of this there has been re ceived in England; in the shape of interest upon unex pended capital. and in India from tolls and other sources, 33,2937.; therefore the amount deducted from capital on account of interest paid to shareholders during a period of five years is 42,7771. KAM:HESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAT.—The total expenses of this company's railways and cinals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from July Ist to Nov. 18th, 1866, amounted to 193,096/., as against 180,776/. for the corresponding period of 1865. The pro portion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this company from July Ist to Nov. 18th amounted to 16,0211. as against 15,822/. for the corresponding period of 1146, and the expenses to 8,2011. as against 7,875 r. PATENT OPFlCEltrisarm, SOUTH KENSINOTON.— Number of shifters for the week ending Nov. 24, 1,421 ; used number sines the of the 'lnseam free daily t l2lll Mar. 'OWL 1,09437ing TALLOWE EVENOO. steady to-day :—Sp 445. 31. ; Jantuul to Wok& k to 441. Bd.: Marsh, 455. to 45a. 3d.; (Maim t• Dos ber. 445. to 445. 3d. LEATHER.—Wgrintanet EVZNING.—Dariat flu week there has been a fair general demand for aoa scriptions of leather. On Tuesday, at Leadedall, attendance of buyers wee small, and the freewheel, limited in extent. There was a moderate supply ti I goods, mostly adequate to the demand, end pi ta generally unaltered. COTTON.—LrvEnrooL, Nov. km moderate demand to-day, and a quiet market, but stirs qaotable change in prices. The elle. are 8,000641 which 2,000 are for export and speculation. CORN.—Boerox, Nov. 28.—A good supply of at our market, which meta fair demand—the bed at Is. and inferior 2e. below the prices of this day There was no alteration in the prices of pain Wheat, rirl, 58s. to 615.; white, 66e. Beans, 46 e , • old, 58s. Oats, tie. to 30s. GLasoow, Nov. 28.—This day's market was thiski tended, and little bu.inesa transpired any err Wheat and flour brought Free - love prices in !ergi holders generally were not inclined to take ler. P lea saleable, and grinding aorta fully 6.1. per boll Oats about fid. per boll, and oatmeal Is. per load Beans, peas, and Indian corn steady, but in request. CATTLE.--80IIIVALL, Nov. 28.—We had shit today, at rates somewhat reduced from kg e Mutton made from 41. Bd. to 6s. 2d. ; pork, 6.6 per stone of 81 1 w., sinking the offal. CIOALS.—Lonnow, Nov. 23.—Halywell Vs* Lambert's Weet Hartley, 17s. ; North NM 151. ; West Hartley, Ilia. Wylatn, 175.; Wsfs Acorn Close, 20s. 9d. • Walls End Byron, Wag.; Fsid Braddylls Hetton , _2 e.: Walls End lissisik Walls End Hatton, Els.; Walls End Betts' 20s. 6d. ; Walls End Kepler Grange, 21s. • Wsl South Hatton, 2.35. ; Walls End Casson, ; O r i g i na l Hartlepool, tts. ; Walls End Rath worth, 21s. ; Walla End Thomeley, 225. 941.-1111 p market, 41; sold, 31. TRAFFIC RETURN& Hues Pas- Met , Tel. RAILWAYS. open. 'engem dandles. DI Week ending Sept. 16 . L I Great Indian Peninsula 783; 4, t$ 9,056 Week ending Sept. 20. Madras—S o uth West Line. 40 2 North West Line. 153 Week ending Nov. 4. Ottoman BOl 35 2 470 Week eliding Nov. 10. 91,00 Grand Think of Canada 1227 12,029 12,f10 Week ending Nov. 18. Belgian Eastern Junction. 204 Week ending Nov. 23. Limerick and Mills Limerick and Fo yu es • • • • Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick Week ending Nov. 24. Pembri.ke and Tonby 17 Week ending Nov. 25. Cornwall Great Norther. Lancasldre and 'Yorkshire SOS 14,419 28,311 08 Loudon, Chatham, & Dover .0 Met. Es. it Branches . 13 5 1 0,830 t,176 Il i Metro. kR. of LC. it D... 12 1,645 271 1. 11 1 *Kent Coast Brand) .. 27 75.0 1M London a: Ninth Western — .. 1304 7635 DOW ar• Lou d onan lSouth Westcru 13,404 LAY 141.1 Manchester Sheffield, and NarthLincostafflnshireordshire(Lec.) L t i sB. 6 9 1 8 3 ,t 2 1 4 8 5 1 83 6.7 1 Mis 1 1 .4 0 1 7 11_ Midland • South Devon lt4 241 p 0 141 00 142 217 Ito 1,011 - - Of the receipts for both weeks the London, Dover Railway C om pany are entitled to retain working the tragic. DESPATCH OP AMERICAN MAILS.--SOPTEtillt Nov. 28.—The Hamburg American Company's MP: Bavaria, Captain Joachim Meyer. sailed to -4 7 York with 70 cabin and a fullmplement of swim". Gangers, and a large carg, including }' t ench • value 132,200 francs. The oompany's stennier ,„_, Captain Trautman, is appointed to sail for New le' the 12th proximo. 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