The Press. — London, England, 1855-11-10 00:00:00

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Whatever is intended fur insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publics. tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith. A4vertiseinants sent from the country must be accompanied by a remittance or a reference for payment in town. Irio iproig+ LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 1855. POSTSCRIPT. Tim Lord Mayor's Day went off with the usual eclaL The civic procession, much curtailed in its fair proportions, left the Guildhall at twelve, and proceeded, as usual, to Blackfriars, and from thence by water to Westminster, where the usual ceremo nies took place, and the Mayor returned to Guild hall. The banquet, acct.rding to annual custom concluded the proceedings of the day. The guests numbered some hundreds, Cabinet Ministers occupy ing, as usual, the conspicuous posts at the dinner. The health of the Prime Minister being drunk, Lord PALMERSTON, on rising, was received with much cheering. After returning thanks on behalf of his colleagues and himself for the compliment, the noble viscount proceeded : Those persons who are charged with the conduct of public affairs must indeed be unfit for the duty which de volves upon them if they are insensible to that great prin ciple of commercial enterprise which I am sure is conse crated by those who sit within these walls. (Cheers.) Commercial enterprise is one of the main foundations of the greatness and power of nations. It advances civilisation, it promotes the intercourse of nations, it tends to unite mankind in the bonds of common brotherhood, and when war unfortu• nately happens, commerce then furnishes those means by which war can be alone successfully carried on, and by the prosecution of which we can return to a safe, honourable, and lasting peace. (Cheers.) It must at all times be deemed by high-minded men one of the noblest positions to which man can aspire to be charged with the conduct of the affairs of a great nation like this —(cheers)—but if ever there was a moment at which those who are charged with those affairs must feel pecu liarly proud of the honour conferred upon them, and alt o peculiarly sensitive of the deep responsibility which that honourable charge imposes upon them, the present is, beyond question, the greatest which perhaps ever existed in the history of this country—(cheers)—for never did a nation present a nobler spectacle to the world than the British nation does at the present moment. We have entered into a great contest, not rashly, not hastily, not with levity, but upon full and mature delibe ration—we have entered on that contest because we felt that the war was necessary as well as just (loud cheers) and this nation evinces from one end of the country to the other, a steady and calm, but full and deliberate determination to submit to any sacrifices which the conduct of the war may entail (renewed cheers) and to show itself equal to every exertion which the prosecution of the war may require, to exhibit a constancy in carrying on the war, and to submit to those sacrifices, and to continue those exertions till peace shall be obtained upon conditions such as we may be entitled to demand. (Renewed cheers.) We have present on this occasion the represents. tives of those three allies with whom we are united in the enterprise we have undertaken. We have at this board the representative of our faithful ally his Majesty the Emperor of the French—( loud cheers )—that great ally who has, I must do him the justice to say, by the magnanimity of his mind, by the farseeing policy which directs him, by the honesty and single-mindedness of his policy, cemented the union between the two nations, which too long have been divided by jealousies and mistrusts of each other, which T hope will from this time, in the words of my noble friend the French Ambassador, for ever continue to animate the two nations as confiding friends. ( Cheers.) We have at this board the representative of the Sultan, in whose cause we have entered into the war and whose subjects have nobly shown that they were worthy of ININNii. THE PRESS. the assistance which we have given them. (Cheers .) We have also the representative of the King of Sar dinia—(cheers)—whose character as a Sovereign, and the character of whose people, have excited the warmest sympathy throughout the whole of this nation, whose conduct has excited our admiration, and whose good faith has inspired our most implicit confidence. (Loud eh era.) I trust that these representatives of our Allies, let them go where they will through the length and breadth of the land, will hear nothing which will not entitle them to report to their respec tive Sovereigns that, while we place the utmost confi dence and reliance upon the constancy with which they will support us in the war in which we are engaged, that they may rely with equally implicit confidence upon the full determination of the people of this country to carry on the war to a safe and honourable termination. (Cheers.) No man can doubt that when these four powers are ear nest in a cause—when they have drawn the sword with the fun determination not to sheathe it till they have com pleted the purpose for which they began it—(loud cheers) —no man, I say, can doubt that no human efforts opposed to their will can be successful in marring their exertions. (Cheers.) In conclusion, the noble lord proposed " The health of the Right Ron. the Lord Mayor." A NeNEROUSLY-ATIENDED MEETING OF ONNTBUS PROPRIETORS was held on Wednesday evening at Hungerford Hotel, Hungerford-market, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the question of the proposed formation of a Parisian Omnibus Company in London. The feeling of the meeting was strongly against the proposition, and resolutions to that effect were adopted. A NEW PREPARATION OF PEAT has just been dis covered by a chymist at Cologne. his denominated " Cialine peat," and is said to excel any other fuel in the intensity of its heat and flame. The experiments hitherto made in forges show that cialine will pro duce a flame several feet long, while common peat will only give one seven or eight inches long. TILE HEAVY GALE which commenced last Satur day, and blew with tremendous violence all Sunday and Monday, caused great havoc on the east coast, between Harwich and Cromer, where a large fleet of coasters had taken refuge from the south-west gales of the early part of the week. Several were lost ; and out of a fleet of some 4UO sail scarcely one escaped without loss of cables, anchors, or spars. THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURNS for the week exhibit a mortality still below the average, while the births also were below the usual average. 919 deaths were registered in the week that ended on Saturday, November 3, or 109 less than the corrected average of previous years. The births of 671 boys and 675 girls, in all 1,346 children, were also registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853-54 the average number was 1,440. THOSE classes who profit by the war appear to be surprised that the income tax collectors should ferret them out, for it is reported that a great sensation has been created amongst the various artisans of the dockyard at Devonport at being served with demands for 41. 15s. income tax. During the last twelve months they have been employed at unlimited earn • ings, which in numerous instances have made their incomes rather more than LOU per Annum, and hence liable to the tax. All parties, of course, have the right of appeal, but, as the demands have been made from official documents, none can hope to escape. THE NEW ACT UPON BILLS OF EXCHANGE appears to be defective. A coach and four, it used to be said, could be driven through most acts of Parlia ment, but a whole excursion train, to use a more modern figure, may run thr. ugh this. It seems that there is no provision to allow costs. By the statute a special indorsement is to be made on the writ of summons giving notice to the defendant that if the amount of the bill, with the interest and costs of noting, be paid within the period specified, prooeed ings would be stayed. The indorsement, it is considered by the profession, will not permit costs to be charged if the amount be paid within the limited period. The question arises, whether by the Common Law Procedure Act, which is incorporated with the new law, or by the judges framing rules, as they are em powered to do, a remedy can be found. Some persons entertain the opinion that costs were omitted. Ons thing is clear—the lawyers regard the defect as one of considerable importance. A STRIKE IN MANCHESTER among the operatives is not improbable. On Wednesday evening last a meet ing of factory operatives was held in Manchester in con sequence of a number of masters having given notice to their operatives of an intended reduction of wages equal to ten or twelve per cent. The attend ance was very numerous. After considerable discus sion, it was unanimously agreed "that the hands who have received notices come out as their notices ex pire." A provisional committee of seven persons was also appointed to call future meetings and manage the turnout. It was agreed that 6d. a week should be collected from minders and 3d. from pierces to support the turnouts. SATURDAY, tertian ntelligenct. SOUTHWARK.-Mr. Scovell has retired from the contest. In taking leave of the electors he explained that he was unacquainted with the force of the cry of "an ill-used man," and hence he would not continue and expensive and uncertain contest. The field has thus been left open to Sir Charles Napier, who, at present, appears certain to be returned without any further contest. The writs for this borough will be issued on Wednesday next, and the election take place on the following Monday. TorsEss.—Lord Gifford has been returned unop posed for this borough. The noble lord in his hustings speech, thanking the electors for the honour done him, expounded his recreant views of Conser vatism by stating that " the Conservative party had uniformly opposed all progress." It was a singular coincidence that, at the time Lord Gifford delivered himself of this pleasant jeu d'esprit. Lord Palmers ton was seeking in the foremost ranks of the Conservatives for a Colonial Secretary. WELL3.—Captain Joliffe, the Conservative candi date, has issued a second address, in which he states that his canvass has been even more successful than he had anticipated, and that the promises of support which he has received leave no doubt of his success. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, the Liberal candidate, has also issued another address, in which he says that the result of his canvass " has realised all his expectations." MIUTH.—Tbe return of Mr. Farrell is very doubtful. It is not improbable that the borough will be closely contested, several candidates being spoken of as in the field. THE SULTAN has sent to the generals who directed the defence of Kars, sabres enriched with diamonds, and decorations to the officers who distinguished themselves in the affair of September 29. The town of Kars is exempted from all taxation for three years, as a reward to it for the devoted attention bestowed on the garrison by the inhabitants during the entire progress of the siege. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA is stated to have formally declared to a German power "that the late events of the war have rendered peace impossible for Russia." It is certain that the Czar is about to employ the winter in creating new army corps, and building gun boats at Nicolaieff. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEWSPAPERS in the World has been calculated in the following scale.- 10 in Austria, 14 in Africa, 24 in Spain, 26 in Portu gal, 30 in Asia, 65 in Belgium, 85 in Denmark, 50 in Russia and Poland, 850 in other Germanic States, 500 in Great Britain and Ireland, and nearly 2,000 in the United States, or nearly twice as many as in all other nations. ELISABETHGARD, the place to which the Emperor Alexander has gone, is situate to the north of Nicolaieff, in the midst of a fertile plain. It is an important town, standing on the two hanks of the Ingul to the east and north of the citadel. The streets of the town are regular, and the churches numerous, but the houses are plastered over with a fine white clay, which is decked in such a way with quartz and mica as to dazzle and latigue the eye. To the east of the town is an important suburb, on a height, surmounted with windmills ; beyond is the steppe, and at intervals on the horizon may be seen some of the hills so frequently found in this part of the world and in the Crimea, in which the ancient Scythians were accustomed to bury their heroes, and which resemble the Celtic tombs of Ireland. AMERICAN SYMPATHY WITH Russia, according to the American papers, is very sincere. The Russians, says the New York Herald, receive great supplies of arms and ammunition from America, and from all New England. They have bought all the saltpetre that could be got hold of, through means of agents, and this has had a great effect on the market. Powder and arms have been sent to Russia in immense quantities. A famous clipper-ship that sailed from New York "for San Francisco and a market," some months ago, took out nothing but Hazard powder , Colt's pistols, and similar Connecticut " notions," the market " being the most convenient port in which they can be landed for the Czar's use. A huge quan tity of powder is now being put up in such a way as to be mistaken for logwood by careless examiners, and will be sent to Russia from Portland. The salt petre that the Russians have bought here all came from Calcutta; so that the English may have the satisfaction of knowing that their dominions have supplied the Czar with this most important mate rial of war.