The Sun. — London, England, 1859-09-24 00:00:00

AGRICULTUBAL MEETINGS. OXFORDSHIRE. The annual meeting of Watlington Farmers' Association, having for its object the encourage ment of industrious agricultural labourers, took place on Wednesday last. The anniversary dinner took place in the evening at the Hare and Hounds I Inn, under the presidency of the Rev. C. E. R. Keene, who was supported by the three members for the county of Oxford—Mr. Henley, Mr. Har court, and Colonel North—and a large number of the gentry and farmers of the neighbourhood. The cloth having been withdrawn, and the usual ;loyal toasts disposed of, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The County Mem bers," and observed that it would be one of the greatest ealamities which could befall this kingdom when gentlemen of high honour and integrity, with a large stake in the country, no longer regarded a seat in Parliament as an object of ambition. There was a desire peculiar to the Anglo-Saxon race to be employed; every man felt an equal interest in the well-being of his country, and a wish to take his part in promoting its welfare. He felt assured that that feeling prompted the present representatives for this county, and that, asMr. Henley had already done, they would sacrifice anything rather than their principles. (Cheers.) Mr. HENLEY, in returning thanks, alluded to what had fallen from the chairman with reference to the labours and sacrifices required of a member of Parliament, and remarked that he had forgotten one most important consideration, which sustained men in the most arduous tasks—namely, the trust and confidence which they had received at the hands of their constituency, who, not in any cap tious spirit, canvassed their acts ; but they received at the hands of the great body of the people that cordial support, trust, and confidence which enabled them to overcome obstacles, however di ffi cult, and encouraged them to stand fast, because they knew and felt that those who intrusted their interests to their hands would stand by them as long as they acted honestly and faithfully. (Cheers.) Without that confidence the honour of representing thein in Parliament would never have been sought by him. He had experienced for many years the confidence of the constituency of this county, and he did not hesitate to say that he regarded it as a high honour to have that trust and confidence, and it was a plea sure—nay, more, an honour, to come among those by whom they were so well received. He was glad to be able to congratulate them on the continued success of that society. Some few, perhaps not many, might remember the time when there was only one society of this kind in the county. That society, however, still existed. Its numbers re mained the same, and, although its sphere of use fulness was more contracted now than formerly, it had not fallen off. He believed, however, that no less than five new societies had grown around it, for, in addition to the Watlington Association, there were now others at Thame, Chipping Norton, Banbury, and Woodstock. That alone was no small proof that in the estimation of the general mass of the people these societies had a tendency to do good. No one could doubt that even the small amount distributed as prizes musthave the effect of encouraging agricultural labourers to perform their work in the best manner, and that must be a great advantage to the public generally, and to their masters in particular. About a week ago he (Mr. Henley) attended a similar meeting at Thame, when he was enabled to congratulate them on the peace and tranquillity which prevailed ; but he regretted to say that since that meeting a very unfortunate affair had taken place in the East, an affair which had rarely happened to this country, for one-half our vessels engaged in the action were sunk or dis abled, and one-third of our force killed or wounded, and all that disaster occurred while our Ambassa dor was on his way to complete a treaty that had been entered into, but which was violated in such a way that we were repulsed, with all the mortifica tion attached to it. He thought it an unfortunate circumstance for this country that within the last few years three great fights had taken place be tween this country and the Chinese. When they saw the great improvement which the Chinese had made on the second occasion, when they fought something like a fight, and how much they were improved on the last occasion, when they gave us a ' severe dressing, it must be a matter of great anx iety to find a foe that we have to encounter so far advanced in the system of warfare and of self-de fence. There was, however, one matter of c mgra tulation—namely, that this country would not go into this war single-handed, but would have a powerful ally. They had already experienced in a great war the loyalty and fidelity of the twe Go vernments of France and England, and the ex tremely good management of the officers had pre vented any of those jealousies which history had pointed out as having occurred with allies. He (Mr. Henley) was one of those who thought that when a country was at war it was a good thing to have allies, but that it was,the safest to fight the battle for our selves, and for our allies to fight the battle for them selves. He trusted that in going into this quarrel they should get out of it as good friends as when they went into it, and that they might attain their ends without any jealousy; because, Freat as the present evil was, if there were any jealousy be tween France and England, that would be a far greater evil. In making these remarks he hoped he had not departed from the rule laid down in this society, but these were matters in which they all felt a common interest. Mr. HARCOURT, M.P., in returning thanks, said Watlington had been in past years the centre of a considerable amount of excitement on the question of the prohibition of foreign produce, and an opinion had been expressed regarding his conduct on that question which was totally unfounded in fact—an opinion which could not 'have prevailed if those who entertained it had known anything of his Parliamentary conduct during the long period he had been connected with the subject, The truth was, that there was no man now in Parliament who had given a more undeviating support to those laws which were intended to be useful to agriculture. That was a topic which he should not have been afraid to discuss with those who entertained a different opinion if it were consistent with the rules which generally regulated the discussions and speeches at that and meetings of a similar charac ter. Objection was made to the discussion of poli tical subjects at such gatherings as that, but he was happy to find that there had lately been an enlarge ment of that rule. He (Mr. Harcourt) was pre vented from attending the dinner which took place at Banbury last year, but he read the speeches which were delivered there, and he found that his right hon. friend (Mr. Henley) entered at some length upon the discussion of political topics. He spoke of the reform of Parliament. He said he hoped the Government to which he belonged might be able to introduce a bill to amend the representa tion of the people which would be satisfactory t 3 all parties. He (Mr. Harcourt) had no doubt that his right hon. friend, Mr. Henley, if he had intro duced a Reform Bill, would have introduced one that would have been more consistent with his own views and with the constitution of the country, as well as the large majority of the people of that country, than that which was introduced by the Government of Lord Derby. (Cheers.) Lord Derby's Ministry, however, brought forward a measure which his right hon. friend (Mr. Henley) and his eminent colleague the Secretary of State (Mr. Walpole) would not give their assent to, and like men of honour and feeling they retired from office. (Cheers.) Mr. Henley had again alluded to the question of reform, in which he appeared to have little confidence. He (Mr. Harcourt) did not wonder at that, because the measure introduced by Lord Derby's Ministry made great concessions to the public feeling, which a large majority of the people of this country might have approved, but which were difficult to realise. He alluded to the proposed reduction of the franchise to occupiers of land in eounties from £5O to £lO. He (Mr. Har court) had long been of opinion that a reduction Tight to be made, but he was one of those who re s to pledge himself to vote for what was called nseo he lam Bill: , lath; the whole Bill, and nothing but the that in coough at that time he had every prospect quence of adopting the course he did he would. tbe elected. It enabled him, however, to support the cease of voting, ng- the tenant farmers, and give them the right (Cheers.) He was of opi nion that the franchi se ought to be lowered, al though he was not —nosed to go so low as £lO. He had not voted for that fr anchise, but he felt at perfect liberty to o take what ehe thought pro per upon that subject. (Ch.. Conservatism. a definition or ons erv_a e t t i ti sm o w Henley had given them It which his be remembered that th e Govern m ent right hon. friend was a member was blamed for i troducin er g measures of too libe ral a character , 'l , but the definition which had been given by-Mr. Henley had struck him as peculiarly applicable to himself, because there were men in the county who h ad given him their support as a Liberal and he believed, according to Mr. Henley 's defini tion of Conservatism, that there was no man in the county who was more entitled than he was to the support of Conservatives. (Cheers and laughter.) But, following the example of his rigb t hon. friend, Mr. Henley, and his gallant colleague, Col. North, he hoped he might be permitted to say that from his first entrance into Parliament no question had been brought forward having for its object the 'advancement of the agricultural interest in which he had not taken part. There had been no vote given by Lord Deriy with that object in view in which he (Mr. Harcourt) had not taken part ; ipdeed, he might say that if there was a vote which he had given in the course of his Parlia '''mentary life, extending over a period of 50 years, of Which he had reason to repent, it was a vote in- tended as he believed at that. time to be for the ad vantage of the agricultural interest. He alluded to the Act of Parliament which was passed in the year 1815, which absolutely prohibited any foreign corn coming into this country. He believed that the distress which ensued in consequence of that act was such as had never occurred in this country either before or since. It was stated in a commit tee of the House of Commons by Mr. Fane, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, that writs and executions were being issued by thousands against the farmers in consequence of the distress which that law had brought upon them, and a peti tion was presented to Parliament from the citizens of Oxford, calling attention to the distress which prevailed among the farmers of this county. The cause of this state of things was this :—When the act was passed prohibiting the importation of foreign corn unless the market price was 80s. per quarter, men took it for granted that it would never be less than 80s., and in consequence the landlords and agents made their arrangements on that basis. But what was the fact ? At the close of the year 1815 and 1816 corn fell below 60s. per quarter, and the ruin which was caused in conse quence was very great. Year by year there was great agricultural distress. A new Corn Law was passed, but proved of no advantage. He thought he had never known a period of time when there was so little complaint of agricultural distress as there had been since the repeal of the Corn Laws. He (Mr. Harcourt) did not vote for that law, but he would have voted for a great reduction of duty. He voted with Sir Robert Peel, and so did Lord Derby, when that statesman lowered the duty to 425. per quarter. He voted with Lord Derby when it was proposed to introduce Canadian corn ; and the only question that was raised was whether a fixed duty of ss. should be levied, or whether there should be a sliding scale from ls. to ss. Lord Derby voted for that bill, and he (Mr. Harcourt) also sup ported it. (Cheers and some interruption, and a voice, "No politics.") Again, with regard to the importation of cattle, he saw by the Oxford papers of last Saturday that mutton was realising ss. per stone, and beef from 4s. 81. to ss. per stone. He did not think the agricultural interest was ever in so satisfactory a state as it was at the present time. (Interruption.) They now heard none of those com plaints which they heard formerly. What he ven tured to tell them in his address in the year 1841 was fully justified by what had since taken place. He told them at that time that he should continue to support the protection which was accorded by the law, but he also told them that he believed that the permanent advantage of the landed interest would be better promoted by the prosperity of trade and commerce than by the operation of those laws which tended to keep up an inefficient protec tion. The exports of this country during the last 15 years had doubled, and had increased from £58,600,000 to £116,500,000. Colonel NORTH also responded, and said he thought they would agree with him that his col league, Mr. Harcourt, had opened the door for the admission of politics on the present occasion wide enough for him (Col. North) to go to any length, if he felt disposed to do so, but he meant to confine himself to thanking them for the kind reception they had given him. He had witnessed the distribution of prizes, and it was impossible not to feel that assc ciations of this kind were a great public benefit to the neighbourhood, for they not only improved the condition of the labouring classes, but brought to gether those who had not the opportunity of meet-. ing very often. To him, who resided in a distant part of the county, this Nyasa great privilege, for he was very desirous of coming among them, and mak ing acquaintance with those who honoured him with their support. His colleague, Mr. Harcourt, had alluded to some observations which fell from him at Banbury, and charged him with introducing mili tary politics. He (Colonel North) denied that there was any such thing as politics in the army, and they might depend upon it it would be a fatal day for England if ever such should be the case. If they looked upon the armies abroad, there was not one upon which the Government there could depend, whether they looked to Austria, France, Prussia, or Spain. It was a common question how such and such a regiment would act, and whether it would stand by the Government or fraternise with the mob. He would ask them whether, on the memo rable 10th of April, the most timid person doubted for one moment the adherence of their troops, or did not believe they could be relied on in any extremity. He reiterated the declaration that there was no such thing as politics in the army, and that it would be a fatal day for England when her army became politi cal. In conclusion, he hoped that next year they would have as good a meeting as the present one, and that everything would pass off as smoothly and as happily. (Cheers.) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (NORTH). BUCKINGHAM, WEDNESDAY. The members of the Agricultural Association for North-west Bucks and the adjoining portion of Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, held their se cond annual meeting this day, for ploughing com petition, exhibition of stock, poultey, &c., and afterwards dined together in the Town-hall, under the presidency of the Hon. Richard Cavendish. The usual loyal toasts having been given and duly honoured, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose " The Army and Navy," and in doing so observed that some few years ago people began to think we should no longer require an army and navy, but unfortunately recent events had rendered their sere ices necessary, and in the performance of the duties which had devolved upon them they had deserved well of their country. (Cheers.) r lt was gratifying to find that their emoluments had been raised and their comforts increased. (Hear, hear.) We had now commenced a new war with China, which he hoped would be the last, but to render our hostilities effectual we must insist upon the money demanded being paid down. (Cheers.) That must be done before agreeing to any terms of peace. (Hear, hear.) Havinr , been among the Asiatics he could speak of them from his own personal knowledge, and would not trust to their promises to pay. (Hear, hear.) England was too much inclined to put faith in promises. Perhaps it might sometimes be advisable to evince some degree of faith in pro mises, because it showed that wo were not so anxious to increase our possessions as some perswis supposed. But the present war in China had been forced upon us, and it was our duty to avenge the deaths of those who had been slaughtered by the Chinese ; and, above all, as he had said before, to see our demands fully discharged by the payment of the money down. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HunBARD, M.P., proposed the he tlth of the Hon. Mr. Cavendish, the President of the Associa tion, who had so m xterially contributed to it s suc cess by the prizes which he had offered, and the success with which he had competed for those prizes. (Cheers.) _ _ _ - The CITAIRMAN, amid loud cheering, acknow ledged the compliment, and expressed his regret at the unavoidable absence of the Duke of Buckingham. Sir H. VERNEY, M.P., in proposing " Prosperity to the North West Bucks Society," observed that its promoters hadjconferred a lasting benefit on the whole agricultural interest. One of the great re sults which he hoped to see from the improvement of agriculture was that the capitalists of this coun try would feel convinced of this important truth— that there is no speculation in which they can en• gage with greater safety and with more advantage than the investment_of a portion of their capital in the cultivation of the soil of old England. (Cheers.) He had long felt that to be a matter of the utmost national importance, and was quite satisfied that when capitalists became aware of the advantages which they would derive from the investment of their money in land they would not hesitate to do so, and thus give a great impetus to cultivation. (Cheers.) Many persons had ruined themselves and their families by investing their capital in foreign securities, but he knew of no instance in which a man investing his money in the cultivation of the soil and employing intelligent agriculturists had not obtained a fair and adequate remuneration. (Cheers.) The character and intelligence of those who cultivated the soil had of late years been raised in a remarkable degree, and if the moneyed men would unite hand in hand with the intelligent and high-principled agriculturists, the soil would be made to produce its utmost and afford them a safe and secure investment. (Cheers.) Mr. P. Box, in proposing the " Patrons of the Association," congratulated them on the success which had hitherto attended their efforts, and thanked them in the name of the members for the liberal aid they had afforded in carrying out its objects. (Cheers.) The MAYOR then proposed the health of the members for the borough, Sir Harry Verney and Mr. Hubbard, who were both deeply interested in the progress of agriculture. (Loud cheering.) Sir H. VERNEY, in acknowledging the toast, said he was one of the very few persons now living who had the h onour o f orig inating the Royal Agricul tural S od d y an im mense country, on the wise of England—a body which had given which had been to the agricultural impulse associations established principle promotinga n y parts o t h f the e n_ in terests of (Cheers.) without touching any other Agricultural subject. The earlier meetings of the Royal Society were attended by the late Earl Spencer,whose memory all agriculturists m ust highly revere, f or t o that noble earl and to the principles which he incul ca t e d th ese soc i e ti es owed their origia, and h a d promoted the soci a l and happiness of th at class whose inte as much a s th e scien rweestlls-bheethhgad so much at heart, tific and practical improvements which had taken place since that period (Cheers.) • The prizes were then distributed to the succees . THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1859. ful candidates, and after the healths of the Duke of Buckingham, the Mayor and Corporation of the Borough, the Judges, and several other toasts had been given, the party separated. NORFOLK. NORWICH, SEPT. 22. A well-attended meeting of the Wayland Agri cultural Society, an association formed in the south west of Norfolk, was held last evening at Watton. Lord Walsingham presided at the dinner, and was supported by the Duke of Wellington, R. J. Buxton (who recently contested Bury St. Edmund's in the Conservative interest), Mr. Brampton Gur don, M.P., the Hon. B. N. 0. De-Grey, the Rev. Canon Parker, and about 100 other gentlemen. Mr. Bentinck, Mr. Gurdon's colleague in the representation of West Norfolk, was unavoidably absent. _ _ The usual loyal and complimentary toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Army and Navy." His lordship observed that great diffi culty was sometimes experienced at such meetings in finding gentlemen to respond to this toast ; but he was now in a position to couple with it the name of a nobleman who had recently come to reside in Norfolk, and who, he was sure, would be welcomed with the utmost cordiality. The son of the illustrious Wellington, that greatest of British heroes—(cheers) —needed no introduc tion. With reference to the formation of volunteer corps, he (Lord Walsingham) believed the necessity for them was not quite so urgent at the present moment as it appeared to be some time since ; but he was quite sure that, if England ever should be seriously threatened with invasion, the people of England—and especially the men of Norfolk— would not be willing to depart one jot from that grprious and high position which was earned for them by the great Duke of Wellington and the im mortal Nelson. • (Cheers.) The Duke of WELLINGTON, on rising to respond to the toast, was warmly applauded. His grace re marked that he would not use the hackneyed ex pression that the Army and Navy of England would always do their duty, because during the last few days an instance had been afforded of its perform. ance. Never had greater heroism been displayed than in the expedition up the Peiho. He could not, however, but regret that such a decided pre judice prevailed, particularly in the agricultural clas3, against service in the Army and Navy. If a villager turned out a poacher, his friends no doubt regretted it; but if he " went for a soldier" the family distress was enormous. It was not generally known, he believed, that the naval and military services were not now what they used to be. The period of enlistment in the Army was now only for 10 years, and during that decade a man's time was much better spent than it would be either at home or in his village. He had opportunities for learn ing a great deal, and a grateful country was only too anxious to do everything for his benefit. With re gard to the volunteer rifle corps, he might, perhaps, as an iuhabitant of the county, be allowed to say a few words. He had the honour to command the corps, called the Victoria Rifles, and he thought they had committed an error in making themselves too numerous. They had also a fine uniform, and the consequence was that they were always desirous to show it off—(a laugh)— and to become officers. A volunteer corps should not, under any circumstances, comprise more than 100 men ; but that number acting as a company, and in subordination to the regular troops, might be of the greatest utility. (Hear.) The CHaIRMAN proposed " The Members for the County." The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the health of the Chairman, whose friendship, he said, he had gained at school. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compli ment, said he believed Eton boys, wherever they met, were always friends. At a subsequent period of the evening the noble lord touched upon the pro gress made with regard to steam-ploughing, and added that he felt confident that the time would also come when country labourers would be able to sit down to a dinner of meat every day. This was an improvement in their social condition which he was very anxious to witness, and he believed that in this part of Norfolk the labouring classes now ate a great deal more meat than they consumed 10 or 15 years ago. The other speeches delivered during the evening presented no features of general interest. TILE STRIKE. A negotiation is now in progress calculated, in the event of success, to detach a large and respect able section of the skilled artisans in the building trades from the nine hours' movement, and, even in the case of failure, to have an important bearing upon the future course of the strike. Emanating, too, as it does from that particular body of men themselves, and making a concession on their part, while it asks one from the other side in return, with the view to an amicable termination of this unhappy quarrel, the proposal appears to be one which, on its merites, deserves a favourable consi deration from the Masters' Executive Committee. Yesterday a deputation from the Society of Opera tive Afasons—a trade association having, perhaps, the most perfect organisation of any in the kingdom, and extending over the whole country—waited by appointment upon Mr. Myers, the eminent master builder in the York-road, Lambeth, and in the course of a long interview submitted through him to the Masters' Executive Committee, who are to meet again on Tuesday, a proposition for ending the strike so far as the masons as a body are concerned. The deputation consisted of Mr. Richard Harnott, secretary of the Central Committee of Operative Masons, which is located at Bristol, another mason from that city, and two other members of their craft resident in London. The proposal they made to Mr. Myers is understood to have been this—that, speaking for their constituents/who are presumed to be the whole of the masons on strike, they are prepared to abandon the nine hours' movement, and to work ten hours a day as usual, provided the members of the Central Association of Master .Builders agree to withdraw the declaration. It is said, also, that should there be any customs regu lating their handicraft, which the masters regard as grievances, they express their willingness to dis cuss them with their employers in'afriendly spirit, and with a view to their mutual interests. This is the substance of the reconciliation which the masons submit to the Masters' Executive Com mittee, and it is understood that Mr. Myers will undertake to bring it under notice at their next meeting. The mode in which it has been proprosed, and especially the channel through which it has been made, augur much in favour of its success. Originally rising from the rahks himself, Mr. Myers thoroughly understands all the peculiarities and feelings of the numerous body of working men en gaged in this extensive field of industry, and re spects and appreciates their trade associations when conducted within legitimate _bounds and for pur poses of common relief against misfortune. The in terview was managed with the utmost frankness and good nature on both sides, and afforded an in stance of how much of long standing and mutual jealousy, distrust, and misunderstanding may be instantly dispelled by persons in the relation of masters and men being brought face to faco, instead of negotiating through a third party. The masons, unlike the bricklayers in this respect, are under stood never to have taken any decided part in favour of the nine hours agitation, though they would have countenanced it to a certain extent. As a body of working men uncommonly shrewd, it is believed they never thought it tenable from the beginning. This at all events is certain, that they have never been supported during the strike out of the accumu lated funds of the trade society in general to which they belong, which they would have been, in a liberal and systematic manner, had that society re cognised it as what they call in their own language a " legal strike," though they have received occa sional donations of money made voluntarily from the members at large. The circumstances connected with the interview with Mr. Myers afford a curious illustration of the distrustful feelings imported into this particular stike, and of the tyrannical restraint which a trade society often imposes upon its own members. Chas. Henry Pomeroy . , a confidential foreman in the service of Mr. Myers, of his own motion and un kaown to his employer, wrote a letter about the middle of last week to Richard Harnott, the Secretary of the Central Committee of Operative Masons at Bristol, pointing out to him in some detail the disastrous character which the strike had assumed to both masters and men, and appealing to him to use his influence among the body with which he was so intimately connected, with the view to an amicable settlement of the quarrel. Mr. Harnett, it appears, is a man of great good sense, with a quiet persuasive manner and a good pre sence, and he is justytespected by the fraternity at large of which he is the leading member. Pomeroy knew all this, and, moreover that ho had been in strumental in terminating a strike among the masons at Netley Abbey. Harnott, on his good offices being so sought, took the opinion of the committee at Bristol, and the result was that he and another of the members were deputed to come to London on a mission of reconciliation. The Paviors' Arms com mittee were early apprised of this circumstance, and when Mr. Harnott reached the Paddington sta tion on Monday morning he was met by several of the London masons on strike, who were awaiting his arrival, and whiskel away in a cab to a com mittee-room if one of their lodges at the Sun Ta vern in Lambeth, in sight of Mr. Pomeroy, who had gone to meet him. Two of them slept in the same room with him, and the surveillance over him dur ing the day has been equally systematic. At first the committee of this particular lodge of the metro politan masons were exceedingly wroth at the pre sumption of a man coming from Bristol in the hope of settling a quarrel between them and their em ployers. In vain did Mr. Harnott produce the let ter he had received from Mr. Myers's foreman, or state his own good intentions. They met in, the Bower Saloon, and stigmatised his mission by a vote of censure. But he was not to be diverted from his purpose in that way. He immediately convened a general meeting of the whole of the London masons, and having explained his errand to them, and the reasons for it, they rescinded the vote of censure passed at the previous sectional meeting, and gave their sanction to his attempt at a negotiation. More than that, the committee at the Sun, who at first took great umbrage at his interference, have since approved his errand, and are understood to be assisting in carrying it out through the agency of Mr. Myers, though all his intercourse with the enemy is watched with some amount of distrust. The sinews of war in support of the men on strike appear far from being exhausted. Money flows into the hands of the Paviors' Arms Committee from sympathising artisans in London and the provinces at the rate or about £l,OOO a week. The sum re ceived yesterday amounted to £145 odd, and in cluded contributions from Weston-super-Marc, £3 2s. ; Bristol Carpenters' Society, £3O ; Cardiff Car penters' and Masons' Society, £10; Glasgow Cloth -1 ppers, Democratic-rooms, Nclson-street, £2O ; Oxford, £3 9s. 4d. ; Yorktown, £2 ; Middleton, 14s. 2d. ; St. Helen's, Lancaster, glass bottlemakers, £5 ; Worcester, £8 ; Portsea, £7 10s. ; Southamp ton, 13s. 10d. ; Blue Boar, Long-acre, coachpainters, £lO ; London Coachmakers' Friendly Society, , Crown, Broad-street, Golden-square, £25; United Flintglass-makers' Society, £2O. Total, £145 9s. 4d. The committee have originated a system of enu merating the men actually at work in the various masters' establishments, but as the results are yet far from perfect, and might possibly, though unin tentionally mislead, we forbear to give the figures for yesterday, the first day on which it has been put in practice. Perhaps the best criterion of the extent to which the men still refuse to return to work will be again furnished on Monday by the number of recipients of the relief fund at the Paviors' Arms. The new library in the Temple, with the wood work of the roof half finished, the Palace Hotel, Westminster, and many other extensive building operations suspended at critical points in their pro gress, with winter eoming on, still attest the pro tracted duration of the strike ; and hands at work on " jobs" of minor extent in all directions may be literally summed up in the figure of speech, " a man and a boy." STEEL-PLATED SHIPS.—The Moniteur de la Flotte says :—" There is going to be put upon the stocks at Cherbourg a second blinde (steel-plated) vessel of the first class, which will be called the Solferino, and will be on the model of the Magenta, now constructing at Brest. The trials of the steel-plated gunboats just made off the Islands of Hyeres having completely succeeded, the Emperor has, it is said, decided that after some corrections, pointed out by experience, have been made in the first model, 50 of these gunboats shall be constructed." SHOCKING DEATH.—On Tuesday evening last Mr. J. Lister, the coroner for the borough of Doncaster, held an inquest at the Guildhall in that town, relative to the death of Mrs. Dickson, aged 67 years, the sister of the Rev. Joseph Atkinson, whose death was caused by burns accidentally received. The deceased lady entered the kitchen of her house on the 11th inst., and requested the cook to fetch her some article. The cook did so, and in her ab sence the deceased stood by the fire and stirred some milk that the cook was boiling. Her light muslin dress caught fire, and, the servant's attention being attracted by her mistress's screams, she ran to her assistance, and endea voured to extinguish the flames by folding or overlaying the dress. The steel of a crinoline skirt prevented this being done, and she then took some water and put out the flames. Assistance, medical and otherwise, was soon at hand, and the deceased lady was removed to her bedroova ; but, newithstanding the able medical skill of Mr. F. C. Fairbank, she never rallied, and death ensued on Monday. Her dress was completely destroyed, and the action of the fire was most apparent in the upper part of her body, her head, hands, arms, and face, ears, nose, chin, and breast being frightfully scotched. The coroner said that this fatality was another instance against the use of crinoline near the fire, but he directed the fury that the facts were so clear that they would have no difficulty in arriving at their verdict. A verdict of "Accidentally burnt" was returned. [ADVERTISEMENT.) —Mr. Benson, Ludgate-hill, has just published a new illustrated pamphlet on watches (free by post for two stamps). It should be read by all who are about buying a watch, as it contains prices and impgrtant information as to—What watch to buy I where to !Ay it and how to use it I CRIMINAL CO URT, Sept. 23. OLD COURT. (Before R. M. Kerr, EN..) . , Robert Westley, 58, a respectable-looking man, was indicted for misdemeanour. Mr. Pearce conducted the prosecution, Mr. Met calfe was counsel for the defendant. The offence imputed to the defendant was that in the course of his examination before Mr. Murphy, the Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, he committed wilful and corrupt perjury, and the circumstances under which the alleged offence was committed were of a somewhat peculiar character. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilman, an extensive wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer at Norwich, and who also has an establishment in London, and it appeared that in the year 1853 one of his travel lers, a Mr. Barnes, was at Reading in the course of his journey soliciting orders, and he saw the pri soner, who at that time kept a boot and shoe shop in Minster-street, Reading, and he ordered goods of him to the amount of between £6O and £7O, and these goods were subsequently supplied. Mr. Barnes upon a subsequent journey applied to the prisoner for payment of the account, but he made some ex cuse, and promised to call at the London establish ment in a short time and pay the bill. He did not, however, do so, and when Mr. Barnes next went to Reading he found that the shop was closed and the prisoner had decamped, and he could learn no tid ings of him. From this time until the beginning of the present year nothing transpired relating to the prisoner ; but Mr. Barnes happening by acci dent to be in-the shop of a shoe manufacturer in White Cross-street, the prisoner came in, and he immediately recc•gnised him as the person who had favoured him with the order at Reading. He made some inquiries, and ultimately traced the pri soner to Cambridge•strect, Hackney, where he ap peared to be carrying'on the business of a baker, and upon information being given to Mr. Gilman, he commenced an action against him to re cover the amount of his debt, and the action was subsequently tried at Westminster, and re sulted in the jury giving Mr. Gilman a verdict for the amount of his debt. The prisoner, it ap peared, immediately after the action had been dis posed of, filed a petition in the Insolvent Court, and on his schedule he disputed the debt of Mr. Gilman, and when he was examined by the Com missioner he swore that he had not kept the shop at Reading, that it was the business of his brother, Charles Westley, and that he had merqly' ordered the goods from Mr. Barnes as his agent ; and it was upon these statements that perjury was alleged against the defendant. Several witnesses were exa mined, from whose evidence it appeared that the defendant had lived for two years at Reading, and that he was always known as Charles Westley, and that ho took the shop where the goods were sup plied and signed an agreement in that name, and that no other person was seen in the transaction, and no one had ever heard of a brothor ; and, in fact, every - one of the statements made by the de fendant before the Commissioner was distinctly dis proved. Mr. Metcalfe, at the close of the case for the pro secution, raised several technical objections to the indictment, some of which the learned Commissioner consented to reserve for consideration by the Court of Criminal Appeal, in case it should become neces sary to do so. The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty. Judgment was respited, and the Court made an order that the defendant might be at large pending the decree of the Court of Appeal, upon his enter ing into a personal recognisance in £3OO, and find ing sureties in £l5O each, to appear and receive judgment if he' should be required to do so. An application was made to the Court to reduce the amount of the bail, but it was refused. This case concluded the business of the session, and the Court adjourned to Monday, Oct. 25. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Sept. 23. (Before Mr. Creasy.) The bail cases were taken to-day. Henry Waller was indicted for having assaulted Ellen Bradbury, the wife of James Bradbury, 5, New Peter-street, Westminster. The parties lived in the house, and there was contfadictoryevidence. There had been a quarrel between the prisoner's wife and the prosecutrix. The jury found the prisoner not guilty. Mr. Hawthorne was for the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton defended. Robert Downs, convicted of feloniously receiving articles stolen by female shoplifters, his associates, and disposing of them, was brought up, and sen tenced to three years' penal servitude. Frederick Leach, journeyman baker, convicted of embezzlement, after a previous conviction, was brought up for judgment. The learned Judge said the ordinary rule in such a case as this would be to pass a sentence of penal servitude ; but, in consequence of representations which had been made respecting the prisoner, the attention of the medical officers of the prison had been called to him, and, acting upon information received from them, he should desist from passing a sentence of that sort. At the same time, he had to observe that he had received letters and docu ments respecting this case from persons, what or whoever the - might be, who clearly little under stood the position of one filling a judicial situation; Lad such a course as they had adopted was an error against propriety and good. sense. He had an anxious and serious duty to per form in discriminating the sentences to be passed upon persons convicted of crime, and utterly disre garding the communications he had received, but acting upon the information he had received from the medical officer of the gaol, and careful consi deration of the circumstances of the case, he should sentence the prisoner to 12 months' hard labour. It was not only indecorous, but highly improper for persons to address communications to a judge upon a matter of which he had to form an opinion upon the circumstances, publicly and openly inves tigated before him, and for the sake of decency he hoped it would not be repeated. Elijah Cattlin, 19, a footman, who was convicted on his own confession of stealing three bottles of wine, was brought up for judgment. The learned Judge said it appeared the prisoner had been in the habit of robbing his master, a gen tleman living at Highgate, by making use of false keys. It was a very bad case indeed, bet the prose cutor had kindly and most earnestly recommended him to mercy, on account of which he should pass upon him a sentence of eight months' hard labour. An application was made to the Court for an order of restitution of some wood which had been stolen by a man named Box, convicted last session. The assistant-judge ordered at the time that it was to be restored, but two persons to whom portions had been sold now attended, and said they bought the wood for what it was worth, and had it worked up in trade, and could not therefore give it back. The learned Judge said they had been directed to give up the property and had not done so. They could have given the value of it to the poor man who had been robbed of it, but instead they chose to set their own opinions and notions against the lawof the land. They would find thrt too strong for them. He should not make an impers tire and immediate order, as the matter was originally before Mr. Bodkin, the Assistant-Judge, who would be here next sessions, bat he should ad vise them to give to the prosecutor the value of the property of which he had been robbed, and they had received, before next session, or they might find that the Court was not only not to be set at defiance, but that it had ample power to enforce its order, and further to direct a prosecution for retarding the due administration of justice. (Before Mr. Payne.) Patrick Farrell, late a policeman of the S division, No. 366, surrendered to take his trial upon an in dictment for an assault upon Susannah, the wife of Henry Jenkins, a lamplighter, living at 17, John street, Portland-town. Mr. Lawrance was counsel for the prisoner, and said the circumstances of this case were of a some what extraordinary character. The prisoner was on the beat where the prosecutrix lived, and had been in the habit of calling her husband up at early hours of the morning, as he had to put lamps out for the Imperial Gas ompany ; for that he was paid 9d. a-week. One morning he called him up at about half-past three, and he went on his rounds. Mrs. Jenkins remained in bed after her husband had gone out, and dropped off to sleep. To her astonishment she was awoke by the head of a strange man being placed on her breast and the word "'Holism!" being said to her in a very soft and whispering manner. She looked, and, finding it was not her husband, screamed out, and the prisoner (for he it was) ran out of the room. He had his uniform clothes on, and the bed clothes were not disturbed ; he was lying on the outside. He got away for the moment, but an alarm was given, and he was brought back, singularly enough, by he husband, who had been informed of the circumstance by a lodger in the house who had gone in pursuit. Mr. Ribtor, who appeared as counsel for the pri soner, said he could not resist a verdict of common assault, and to that charge the prisoner, by his ad vice, would plead guilty. At the same time he had to say that there was not the slightest imputation upon Mrs. Jenkins, who, there was no doubt, was a highly respectable moral woman, and the prisoner offered his humble apologies to her for an insult lie had undoubtedly. though unintentionally, put upon her. Thu real circumstances were these :--The prisoner, while on the beat, had formed an ac quaintance with a woman who lived in this house, and used to visit her on terms of intimacy. She lodged in the very parlour -where this transaction occurred up to within three days of its taking place, the Jenkinses took to it, and when the prisoner went into the house he, not knowing that the woman Was no Idnger the tenant of the room, conducted himself in the way stated, but the instant he found out his mistake he rashed - away, and in no manlier offered any further insult to Mrs. Jenkins. Unfor tunately, as it was, the prisoner MO been severely punished by the loss of his situation, but he must bear the consequences of what it could not be dis puted he had been guilty of—a common assault upon one person whom he mistook for another, without any previously conceived intention with respect to that person. The prisoner then pleaded guilty to the common assault, and he was found not guilty on the other counts of the indictment charging the more serious offence. Certificates of good character were pro duced. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said he had consulted his learned colleague, Mr. Creasy, upon the case, and they both agreed that the proper sentence to pass would beimprisonment for a month. According to the statement in his favour, the pri soner's conduct had been very immoral and disgrace ful. Sentence was one month's imprisonment, and no fine. Albert Altman, a respectable-looking and well connected young man, surrendered to take his trial for embezzling the sum of £5, received by him for and on account of his master, Alfred Syer. Mr. Langford and Mr. Poland were for the pro. secution ; Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner. The issue raised in this case was a serious one, and one painful for the jury to decide, either the guilt of the prisoner or the non-genuineness of are ceipt produced against him for the sum stated. The prosecutor was a glass and lead dealer in Penton ville-road, and the prisoner was his collecting clerk. It was alleged that he had received £5 from Michael Comerford, of 26, Russell-place, Islington, oil and colourman, for which he had not accounted, and a receipt for which was pro duced. There had 'been business transactions between Mr. Syer and Mr. Comerford. The body of the receipt was written in the ink of a different hue to that of the signature across the penny stamp, and the name of " Horton" was written, in stead of " Altman." The prosecutor said he thought the writing looked like the prisoner's. After a long trial, the learned Judge summed up and told the jury that they need not say absolutely that the prisoner was guilty or that the receipt was a forgery ; but if this case was so insufficiently proved as to leave any fair and honest doubt on their minds they would acquit the prisoner. The jury, after a quarter of an hour's delibera tion, found the prisoner not guilty. The learned Judge said he was very much satis fied with the verdict ; under the circumstances it was the best and safest course that could bo taken. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 23. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Richard Cowell as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, SEPT. 23. Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet John George Stopford, from the 18th Light Dragoon, to be Cornet, vice William Norris Franklyn, who has been superseded, being absent without leave. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant William Lloyd Browne, from the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, paying the difference between Infantry and Cavalry, vice Stoddart, who ex changes. 15th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Colonel Henry Skipwith, from half-pay, 44th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel George William Key, who exchanges, receiving the difference between Infantry and Cavalry ; Major Thomas R. Crawley to be Lieutenant-Colonel; by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Skipwith, who retires ; Captain Henry Lee to be Major, by purchase, vice Craw ley; Lieutenant Edwyn Walker to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Lee ; Cornet Bryan Burrell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Walker. Ist 'Regiment of Foot—Assistant -Surgeon. Mathew Law rence White, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice O'Grady, cashiered. 6th Foot—Captain John Arthur Brockman, from the 28th Foot, to be Captain, vice Preston, who exchanges; En sign David Barry Moriarty to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice James, deceased. 7th Foot—Lieutenant J. Herbert Randall Stoddart, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Browne, who exchanges. Bth Foot—Captain William Edward Newall, from the 92d Foot, to be Captain, vice M'Grigor, who exchanges ; Ser geant-Major John Keatinge to be Quartermaster, vice Hamilton, deceased. 16th Foot--Captain James John Gordon, from the 86th Foot, to be Captain, vice Branfil, who exchanges. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick Archibald, Macreight to be Captain, by purchase; vice. Brevet-Major O'Connor, promoted ; Ensign Richard Follett Bros to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Macreight. 21st Foot—Lieutenant Robert Cook to be adjutant, vice Thos. Henry Sherwood, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 28th Foot—Captain John Wm. Preston, from the 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice Brockman, who exchanges. 55th Foot—Ensign Loftus Nunn, from the 66th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Addison, who exchanges. 63d Foot : Ensign Wm. Lancelot Knowles to be Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Twiston, deceased. 66th Foot—Ensign Alfred Chamberlain Addison, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Nunn, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Captain George John Arata Oakley, from the 84th Foot, to be Captain, vice Sparke, who exchanges. 70th Foot—Ensigh Charles Roger to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Whigham, promoted. 79th Foot—Ensign Thomas Ballard Dougal to be Lieuten ant, without ptirchase vice Howkins, deceased. 84th Foot—Captain John F. Sparke, from the 68th Foot, to be Captain, vice Oakley, who exchanges. 86th Foot—Captain Benjamin Aylett Branfill, from the 16th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gordon, who exchanges. 92d Foot—Captain Robert Lewis G. M'Grigor, from the Bth Foot, to be Captain, vice Newall, who exchanges. 94th Foot—Captain Courtenay W. A. T. Kenny, from half-pay Gold Coast Artillery Corps, to be Captain, vice Drew, appoineed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion. 97th Foot—Major James William Dewar, from a Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Chichester, who exchanges. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Herbert Gauntlett Panter to be Adjutant, vice Edmunds, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 3d West India Regiment—Captain Walter George Nugent, from half-pay 33d Foot, to be Captain, vice O'Flanagan, who exchanges; Lieutenant Frederick William John Dugmore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Nugent, who retires. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign James Henry Randell, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Crossman, who retires. HOSPITAL STAEF.—Staff-Surgeon John Donald, having completed twenty yeais' full-pay service, to bo Surgeon- Major under the Royal Warrant of the Ist October, 1858 ; 'Assistant-Surgeon Charles Henry Browne, from the 86th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice White, appointed to the Ist Foot. DEPOT BATTALION.—Major Charles Raleigh Chichester, from the 97th Foot, to be Major, vice Dewar, who ex changes. UNATTACHED. - Lieutenant and Adjutant John M‘Queeen, from the 9th Foot, to be Captain, withour purchase HEREFORDSHIRE. The annual meeting of the Ledbury Agricultural Society was held here yesterday, and in the even ing the three county members attended the dinner, over which the Rev. John Hopton presided. The CHAIRMAN having proposed " The County Members," Mr. J. KING KING responded, alluding to the barrenness of the last session and the probable press of public business in the one forthcoming. Lord W. GRAHAM, M.P., said, the feeling on the subject of our national defences had been so strong that a commission had been appointed, from which he hoped much advantage would result. The pre sent Government had also continued the prepara tions commenced with so much zeal and judgment by Sir J. Pakington. He was not apprehensive of an invasion. , He believed the Emperor of the French was Tell disposed towards this country, and would maintain a strict alliance and peace with us if the French army would let him. But it seemed as though we should require these fresh armaments not so mush for self-defence as to vindicate the honour of our arms in the distaat East. Whatever might have been thought of the policy or expedi ency of the first war with China, nobody could hesitate to say that we were now justified in de-. manding ample reparation for the treacherous at tack upon our Ambassador and ships. Retribution must be exacted for the blood that had been shed and the lives that had been lost, and the Chinese must be taught that treaties when onceisigned must be observed, and that the English flag must be re spected. (Cheers.) Unless we did this we should have to abandon all our trade and commerce with that productive empire, and give up all our hopes of introducing Christianity and civilisation into that part of the world. (Cheers.) Mr. H. MILDMAY, M.P., said a demand would shortly be made upon the pockets of the people which would convince them Parliament was not al together inactive during the past session. But it was evident that, how ever onerous the burden, the people would cheerfully bear any exaction than be in an unprotected state in c ise of a foreign inva sion. Ile was not one of these who feared a French invasion. He did not think it would answer the Purpose of that unprincipled individual the Empe ror of the French to invade this country ; but he did think it beneath the dignity of a great nation like this to trust for its safety to the forbearance of him or any other person. (Cheers.) We should be fully prepared to meet him or anybody else who might dare to come. The conclusion of the - war in Italy produced but •slight effects on the state of affairs in Europe, inasmuch as it only substituted the French for the Austrians. Whenever there was war in Europe we had a knack of putting cur fingers into it, and he was rejoiced that this war was over before we contrived to get ourselves in volved in it. He hoped we had done fighting for Italian independence; let the Italians fight for it themselves. The landed interest was more concerned in the proper defence of the country than any other, because, while capital engaged in trade could fly to any other country, the land was irremovable. He believed that when the Chinese affair came to bo scrutinised, as it must be, it would be found that the diplomatic department would incur the blame. The American Minister, by taking the route indicated by China, was allowed to enter Pekin without diffi culty, and, though that might have been a mere pretext, at least our representative should have tried whether the Chinese were acting in good faith. He should be sorry to cast any imputation upon an absent individual, but the same Mr. Bruce was for some time Minister in Egypt, and common report said that he lost much of the influence acquired by his predecessor in that country. The only course open to Ili was to prosecute the war with the ut most vigour, and bring ourselves out of it with credit. If it had no other good effect he hoped it would have this—that, as the French were involved with us, it might give some occupation to that rest less nation, and prevent them raising any more troubles in Europe. (Cheers.) 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Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburei, Raimes and Co., 91 Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and S:ott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South ampton, Randall and Son. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place, conse quent upon the death of Major-General Sir Wm. Eyre, K.C.8., on the Bth September, 1859 : Colonel Sir Alexander Murray Tulloch, K.C.8., Lieu tenant-Colonel, half-pay Unattached, to be Major- General. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clifford Lloyd, of the 68th Foot, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major George Waller Meehan, Captain, half-pay Unattached, Staff-Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant- Colonel. Captain Richard Burnaby, of the Royal Engineers, to be Major. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Roxby Benson, of the 17th Light Dragoons, to bo Cblonel in the Army. Captain D. Sarsfield Greene, of the Royal Artillery, to be Major in the Army. MEMORANDUM.—The exchange between Lieutenant G. Herrick, sth Foot, and Lieutenant E. Bolger, 13th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the Bth July, 1859, has been cancelled. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 23. MEMORANDUM.—Lieutenant Thomas Edward Pinkctt, having obtained a First Class Certificate at the School of Musketry, at Hythe, has been appointed by the General Commanding-in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Secre tary of State for War, to act as Instructor of Musketry to the Royal Wiltshire Militia. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 20. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant William Davis Welch to be First Lieutenant, vice Inglis, deceased; Second Lieutenant William Stewait to be First Lieutenant, vice H. Wolrige, deceased. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Westmoreland Regiment of Militia—Gilbert Pickering Rudkin Jones, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Second Lieutenant Robert Hall to be First Lieutenant, vice Wm. Walker, promoted. 7th Company of Lancashire Volunteer Rifles—John Hargreaves the younger, Esq., to be - Captain. 9th Company of Lancashire Volunteer Rifles—James Fenton Groenall, Esq., to be Captain. 10th Company of Lancashire Volunteer Rifles—William Allen Francis Saunders, Esq., to be Captain; Henry Greg son, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Kent Volunteer Rifles, 2d Company—George Augustus Young, Esq., late Captain East Kent Regiment of Militia, to be Captain; George Burgess, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Owen Fisher Daniel, Gent., to be Ensign. Gloucestershire Volunteer Rifles, 7th Company—Capt. Robert Dwarris Gibney to be Captain. sth Company of Cheshire Volunteer Rifles—Sir Charles Watkin Shakerley, Bart., to be Captain Francis Henry Randle Wilbraham, Esq ,to be Lieutenant ; Arthur Isaac Solly, Esq., to be Ensign. Ist Compnay Norfolk Rifle Volunteers —George Middle ton, Esq., to be Captain; Rob er t Seaman, Esq. , to be Lieutenant; Addison John Cresswell, Esq., to be Ensign. 2d Company—Hen ry Staniforth Patteson,Esq., to be Captain; Henry Morgan, Esq., to be Lieutenant ; Charles Foster, Esq., to be Ensign. 3d Conipany—Francis Hay Gurney, Esq., to be C a ptai n; J o h n Michael Croker, t De Lieutenant ; Charles Henry Gurney, to be Captain •• 4th Company—James Henry Orde, Esq „, 9 Esq., to be Ensign. Edward Pitt Youell, Esq., to bo Lieutenant ; Joseph o m linson, Esq., to be Ensign. sth Company—B j r o e4Ccoss_ ; —Brevet-Colonel William Swatman to be Captain; Francis Cres well Esq., to be Lieutenant. 2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia— William Porter Gent., to be Ensign, vice Blake, resigned. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Edward Bates and John Feltus, brewers, Manchester. BANKRUPTS. Andre Fresco, deutist, 503, Oxford-street, Oct. 3, at eleven, and Nov. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Williams, corn merchant, Aberdare, Oct. 5 and Nov. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. John Jackson, corn miller, Oulton, Yorkshire, Oct. 6 and Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Samuel Trevethan Bennett, shipbuilder, Padstow, Corn • wall, Oct. 4 and 27, at el( ven, at the Exeter District Court. Louise Augustine t itninmann and Alfred Steinmann, jewellers, Baker-street, Yortman-square, Oct. 10 and Nov. 4, at eleven, at the Cot at of B tnkruptcy. Benjamin Day, oil \ reho us e m an, racechurch-street, Oat. 4, at half-past twe„ 'and Nov. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J o h n Huntley Ken ward, m illi n er and mantle maker, Bristol, Oct. 6 and No v. 8, a t eleven, at th e Bristol Die • trict Court. Henry William T( %dale, licensed v ictualler, ne , and Peter: borough, Northampton s hire, Oc t. 3, at half -past o Nov. 3, at one, at the C 3 ourt of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Patrick Stewart, gr( er, Aberdeen. Samuel Dickson and ;Son, jewellers, Dumfriesirn• John M‘Gilchrist, fa mer Campsie, Stirlingsl.l fair Alexander Steel, bla olksmith, Edenkillie, Elginsire. J ame s Clark, farm( Jr, Lochiel Bank, Darehead, Perth shire. John Hannah, how ae factor, Gallowgate, Glasgow. BAY& OF ENGLAND. An At, pursu ant to the Act 7th and Bth Vic toria, cap. 32, for ccou t n he week knding on Wednesday, the 21st day of September, 1859 : ISSITJE DEPARTMENT . Notes issued £30,989,710 Government Debt X11,015•L02 Other Securities • • 3•459,Z, Gold Coin it Bullion 16,514,itv Silver Bullion •• • • --- _______ ____- 530,939,710 £3O, 989,710; B ANA ING D : Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,00 3 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savinga' Banks, Commis ssioncrs of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) f3,792,598 Other Deposits 13,219,882 Seven Day and other Bills 839,280 ,EPARTNZNT . G overnment Secu rities (including Dead Weigh tAn unity) ... ~.£11,220,018 Other Securities 19,317,89 9,909 N o tes .. ... . ... ,0 5 G o ld and Silver 877,459 Coin ............ £41,125,232 IA.RSTIALL, Chief Cashier. .£41,125,232 I M. 111 Dated Sept. 22, 1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado the com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 20th dal of Sept., 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid eat or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Gr Britain : - _ per at• From the British possessions in America .. 25s Muscovado the produce of the Mauritius .. 258 lOdd Muscovado,. the produce of the East Indies.. 2 4 s 1d Average price of the foregoing ............ 253 1 COUNTRY MARICBTS. LIVERPOOL—SnrT. 23. The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise are liberal of wheat, oats, and oatmeal, but very light of other articles. wheat, 2,310qrs of oats, 803 qrs of beans, 4, From foreign ports and Canada we have received 50 cir e corn, 1,116 sacks and 5200 barrels of flour. Tbe "P ert° comprise 316 qrs wheat, 192 qrs of Indian corn, 735 sacks and 284 barrels of flour. The weather has been storml• There has been little activity in the demand during th e week, still prices were well supported in the business done. Our market this m ' h drather small attendance ornmg a a of the town and country trade, and a rather slow sale / c e i experienced for wheat, at barely the late advance of 1 per cental, and flour a good sale at 6d per sack and be lle 595 qrs Indian advance for fine qualities, but ordinary runs easier to bui. Oatmeal • neglected, and brought is per load less monsi: Beans, peas,' and barley were in fair request, at about previous prices. Oats in moderate request, at later Indian corn attracted less attention , and p rices were r lower. I I WAKEFIELD—SEPT. 23. The arrivals of wheat are pretty fair, but there being a dull demand prices remained at about the rates of ri_le last. Fine heavy barley steady, at full late ra te l , u u si-lxi to inferior qualities are a large show and very diule thor move. Beans dull, at late rates. Oats and shelling ra tend downwards. iir sod Wheat, per qr. of 8 bushels 601 b., Essex, Saf e, d Kent, white, old, 48s to 51s; new, 485 to 51s; ditto, re.l old, 42s to 44s ; new, 42s to 44s ; incelloh eta Yori t shire white, new, 45s to 50s ; red, 41$ to 445. EXETER—SEPT. 23. _, , ..... The business was dull to-day, at the followint Pri ce- • Od to 4 3 1 Wheat, white 5s 9d to 6s Od I Barley.. ...... 48 oi 3255 s 3d to to 335;5s 6d se e l Oats on ds, Flour, fine, Ditto red CATTLE. 00 i ll mo T d h er e a m te ar su k p e p t ly w . as moderately suppled with s tock, tol d 5 very numerous attendance of dealers. Pork carcas 04 6d t• d Fat beef, p score,losod to lls Ewes, per lb •• • to 61 d Pork carcases,do 8s 6d to 9s6d Wetliers, do. .... :6id od to i Lambs, per lb. .... Od to Od Fat calves, d 0.... Rough fat, 4id per lb. 30s t . 0. 31s per e9rdosteck3s. BRISTOL SUG-AR—SErr. 23. — t thie s There has been rather more anim ation in o ur mare eluded week, and a fair amount of business has been since our last, but prices show no signs of iraP,r ° " ll 3,ooo In floating cargoes onlY one sale is reported, v' z A n ers' boxes Havannah, No. 9, at 22s 9d, fully insured. it"7,,,nt produce has been dealt in to a moderate extent, at T o . former quotations. Rum is in improved demand, and 6 so d ral parcels of Leewards and Demeraras have been disposed of at 2s and 2s 3d per imp. gall., with few lots of Jam at a at about 4s 3d to 4s 9d. conent. COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at ET—SEAT. 23. the close of the market.) 0. cl; Ward's West Hartley " s. d. Bower's West Hartley.ls 0 Clark's West Hartley l5 3 Hastings Hartley l5 3 Tanfield Moor 13 0 Tanfield Moor Butes l3 0 Davison's West Hart ley 15 3 Wylam l5 6 Walker Primrose 12 6 Ships at mark, Walla End. 706 Heug,h Hall yn 5team.......... 0 0 Powell' s Duffr 17 Harvey .............. Nixon's Duffryu .....• 0 . 4 6 Camay Steam ....... Davis's Merthyr • • " :et, 32—Sold, 31. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET irsT. In the following table E signifies that letters are despa,'• by evening mails from London, and 31 by morning triads, by evening mails from Lonuon, ann .... 'J., -- sot gal l DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of d ie. of Mails. Despatch. 22_.--- - —__ ----- Australia and Mauritius, via Oct. 12, 31 Southa M p Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles ah .... Oct r Bamas and Havana via New t. 29 . York Sep. 30, E Liverpool:. Sept, 02 Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt ) Sep. 20, E Liverpool.. S Cape of Good Hope, Ascen- Oct. 5, E Devon Po rt Oct 1 sion, and St. Helena China, Penang, and Singa- S e pt. 226 pore, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles ocrt. 0 Gibraltar, via Southampton - Southamp. el ) , t. 16 Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, net• 2 28 via Southampton 26 SeP Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South- Sept, ampton Sep. 27, 31 Southamp. • 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, Oc t. 6 and P. Islands Lisbon, Vigo, anti Oporto Sep. 27, 31 Southamp. SePt' Malta; Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Oct. 3, 31 Liverpool. vv .. _ Newfoundland United States and British N t. 22 Southamp. .Sc i I S America (by British packet) Sep. 23, E Liverpool.. SeP Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coastand Teneri of Africa, Ma- West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- pct. 4.,,_. town, New Granada, dm [ADVERTISEMENT.]-llollovray's Ointment and r il l s ; Dysentery.—Diarrhoea. —During the summer Won, . o f diseases exact numberless victims from the thethoutiue"- any age or either sex. The first derangement of ._. stomach is neglected, and first irritation succeeded by in' flammation, soon extends into the bowels. In tonne ee / the cases, medicines given internally only a ggravate e r,,n• t malady ; what a blessing is it, then, that HOIIONVEIY.O v ., --- a ment, rubbed externally over the abdomen can arre st — , 3 0 cure the complaint ; after being rubbed the sbdoni a should be loosely swathed in flannel to afford snPPe rt ni uniformity of tempet ature. Farinaceons food alone she-ia be taken. Whenever practicable Holloway's Pills sir t r i i .i. be administered in appropriate doses, unless ipereased.i,ed tation follow their use, then the cure can be accoraPlis° by the ointment. BIRTHS. ALlsoN.—On the 18th inst., at Craig-Park, Mid-Lothian, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel Alison, of a daughter. Astuty.—On the 20th inst., at i f o f House, lir shire, the wife of George Ashby Ashby, Esq., of NasePP Northamptonshire, of a daughter. HALKETT.—On the 21st inst., at Pitfirranet Fife, 4 . 134 the wife of Sir Arthur Halkett, Bart., of a daughter. SCHUSTER.—On the 22d inst., at 18, Queen's -gate, I:l9de park, the Lady Isabella Schuster, of a son. MARRIAGES. EVANS—LLOYD.—On the 22 d i n s t., at RemenhamChurcil, Frederick Moule , eldest son of Frederick Mullet of it as, Esq., of Whitef r iars, to Amy, youngest daughter church Lloyd, Esq. , of Henley-on-Thames, and 96, Grae,e street. NEIVTON,--STEAD.—On the 22d lust., at Christ Church, North Brixton, Charles Newton, of GroveNorh end, Croydon, to Mau Elizabeth Stead, of Cottage/ Brixton. Armstrong, aged ARMSTRONG.—On the 13th ' 72. D EAT fever, Thomas GeorgetirMajor ft• inst., at Torquay, • of BLACKBURNE.—OnI n dia, 1 2 8 9 t i l a l c July,. trn at t L S r ector .... . ac carne) NJ., fourth son of the late 'T BI kb of Prestwich, Lancashire, aged 25. le- CRUM—On the 21st inst., Miss Eliza Cris°, of WouPo street, Cavendish -square, aged 76. , Wet ieeeutat.P°2reab BOP Day.—On the 20th inst., at Butler's Farm, Saffron • den, Mrs. Martha Day, aged 89. voter, FOSTER.—On the 22d inst., at Reigate-hill, John Esq., of Mark,house•lane, Waltharnstow, aged 78. ate PEAn.E.—On the 22d inst., at Sydenham, Mr. 3 . F. r e ' of 16, South-grove , R y e-lane, Peckham, a ged 58. orcest . er _., V ER NON.—On the 22d inst. , a t Hanbury Hall, W shiro,.Thomas Bowater Vernon, aged 27. " rhan s, W AW N.—On the 21 st i nst., at West Bold 58. on, en. -.' n John Twizoll `yawn, Esq., J.P., age d LormoN : Printed and Published by MUT,DO YOUNO of No. 112,.Strand, Printer, at The Sies Office, o. Strand, in the Precinct of o, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, giberSepte 24, .1859. T n near , E tartli 10/,, T :?rne 01 Honed Leave 1 1Icon C, Ai 11 ,..4fc Lo, 1 1 ar ra , tri, n " f ore 14 Z at ,01. ,113 Wh it Ar eorf, Y °Pen 0 Sao 40,1 1 ht b e 11. Ti