The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

IRR.LAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING. SYMPATHY WITH HIS HOLINESS AND THE BRIGADE. Yesterday the meeting summoned by Dr. Cullen for the purpose 01 expressing sympathy with the Holy ?Father in his present unhappy position, as well as for those gallant Irish soldiers who fought, bled, and di©d in. defence of his rights, took place in the church. of the Immaculate Conception, Marlborough street. Both the Freeman's Journal and the Morn ing News give lengthened reports of the proceed ings, and the latter paper has an article in refer ence thereto, in the course of which it states that 4, the Most Rev. Prelate" (Dr. Cullen) "in vindi cating the ':fights of the Sovereign Pontiff takes his stand on the principles of justice, of public law, and Christian morality !" But the " Right Rev. Pre late" should be heard for himself. The following is an authentic report of the harangue with which he opened the proceedings as chairman ! " Catholics never look with indifference on the sufferings and persecutions of the Roman Pontiff. Venerating him as the successor of St. Peter, and Christ's Vicar on earth, as their spiritual father and the pastor, of their souls, they grieve with him in his trials, they sympathise with him in his sor rows, and whatever affects the supreme head is felt by all the members of the body. Influenced by these maxims, you assembled in this chapel nearly 12 months ago to protest before heaven and earth against the injuries just then inflicted on our Holy Fathey by stripping him of the Romagna and other parts of his dominions, and to raise your voices in &Sena) of justice, long and established rights, and of the liberty of religion and independence of the Apostolic See. Your words on that occasion pro duced a deep impression; they were repeated far and near, and re-echoed over the most distant lands. Even your enemies were obliged to admit the force of the reasons and the authority of the facts which you alleged, and you pleaded the cause of religion so triumphantly that, though many were ready to Assail with obloquy and reproach, no one had the courage to controvert your statements, or to call into question the accuracy of your conclusions. Before the tribunal of reason the defence of the Holy See was complete, its rights and claims were triumphantly vindicated, the justice of its cause was fully established. However, neither reason, nor justice, nor religion could prevent the onward course of the enemies of the See of Peter ; they have pursued their career with the most persever ing malignity, and we are now called on to protest against new acts of aggression more violent and more brutal than any which had been previously perpetrated. Indeed, the year now hastening to an end will be memorable for the flagrant deeds of injustice it has witnessed, and for the acts of rob bery and spoliation recorded in its history. At the first opening of 1860 the world was disturbed by the appearance of a pamphlet which shadowed fora, the events that were to occur in its course, as a few -words directed to an Ambassador at the beginning of the preceding year had foreboded the storm which was about to burst upon Austria. This pamphlet, at • tributed to the Emperor of France, written at least under his dictation, and never repudiated by him, was remarkable for the recklessness of its asser tions, the shallowness of its reasons, and the cool audacity with which it suggested the destruction and spoliation of the most ancient and legitimate sovereignty is Europe. Yes, the Imperial writer coolly proposed that his ally, and the head of the Church to which he professes to belong, should be deprived of his territories, leaving him without the means of providing for the Government of the Uni versal Church, and of maintaining the independence of the See of Peter, and the free exercise of the apostolic authority. Though the voice of reason and religion was raised against a project as sacrile gious as it was iniquitous, yet no means were left untried to carry it into execution. The infidel press of France and Sardinia and their colleagues in Eng land poured out incessant torrents of abuse and calumny on the Government of the Pope, and made every effort to induce his subjects to rise in rebel lion and shake off the yoke of his authority. When it was found that invectives, revolutionary proclama tions, and the exertions of secret societies were not successful, bands of adventurers and freebooters were organised in Tuscany and Piedmont to bring about by force what lying and calumny and every perfidious art had not been able to obtain. But even the incursions of those bands were ineffective, and the Pope's subjects could not be withdrawn by such means from the allegiance due to their bene volent Sovereign. Indeed, the Papal Government was growing stronger every day, and becoming more capable of defending itself efficaciously, for, seeing the dangers to which Christ's Vicar and their Holy Father was exposed, many chivalrous young men from every part of Europe, inspired by faith and zeal for religion, had hurried to the Eternal City, and, rallying round the chair of Peter, had drawn their swords in its defence; and what was not to be expected from men animated by so noble a spirit, and led on by a Lamoriciere, and his brave colleagues? Among those devoted chil dren of St. Peter were many of our own coun trymen, whose names will be ever dear to Ire land. Under an O'Reilly they have left lasting memorials of their daring and their courage at Spoleto, Perugia, and Ancona, emulating the glory of their forefathers, who had fought at Mantua and Velletri, and often purpled the fields of Italy with their blood. As this new crusade appeared well Calculated to defeat the designs of the Imperial pamphleteer, it was determined to crush it in its very commencement, and to prevent the African warrior—the conqueror of Constantia—from or ganising and rendering effective, not for aggression. (for that was never intended), but for internal pro tection, the soldiers of the Cross. No words can be found sufficient to denounce the infamy of proceed ings worthy only of the disciples of a Macchiavelli. The conduct of Victor Emmanuel and his Generals, so far from meriting praise or glory, was only that of robbers and assassins. In the time of peace, without any declaration of hostilities, they assail the Pope's troops with overwhelming numbers, adding bad faith and perfidy to violence and brute force. Even in such trying circumstances the cause of truth and honour was nobly defended ; those who fought and died for it shall ever be mentioned with respect by every true Christian, while the name of Victor Emmanuel and his asso ciates i the conspiracy will be branded to the end of time with ignominy and disgrace. However, they have been successful, and those who urged them to seize on the booty now justify their pro ceedings by the doctrine of non-intervention, as it is called, and accomplished facts. Actin.- on these principles, the ruler of France and the British Ministers inform the Pope that it is unlawful for him to invoke the aid of Austria or any other friendly Pozer to protect himself against the fraud and open vWlence of a neighbouring State—that he must fight his battles by himself, and that if his enemies once seized on his States, their right to them must be acknowledged, on the ground that the robbery has become a fact. Thus perfidy and robbery give to Victor Emmanuel a perfect title to rule over the Pope's States, while it is declared by a Russell, and a Palmerston, and a Napoleon that in one instant the Pope has lost all his long-established and hereditary rights. Good God ! what iniquitous and contradictory doctrines, what monstrous theo /lea are propounded for the sake of carrying out a wicked d es i gn. No i ntervention !—why, then, have te Fre nc h an d E ng li s h G overnments sent l arge armie s to the Crimea and to Asia Minor for the pur pose of supporting an effete and tottering Mahome danism, and protecting the old an d h ere dit ar y of enemiesthe Gospel, the Turks ? Why are the French troo allies in Pnsan Rome or i n Sy r i a , an d w h y th e Chi the Neapolit a n al Why is Garibaldi overthrowing monarchy, with Huns, and Swiss, and Spaniards, and English i n hi s ran k s ? Why are his guns w or k ed „ at the Volt urno by mar i nes f rom British vessels? Nn intervention !—then, for the future, it will he unlawful by robbers on th e highway, for a traveller, if assailed to call fo r ass i s tance t o his friends and neighbours. Nor is the doctrine of accomplished facts more reasonable, prepared to admit that if ahih unless we be possession of your purse and highwaym an h as got Watch, he has a right to keep them because it is a certain fact that . tllcy a,ve in his hands. Were these maxims to be admitted society would totter to its very- foundations(tted State would be any longer secu re; j ust i ce, and j a n w o • and obedience would be equally subvert e d, and every ' one might seize upon his neighbour's property, a n - a j• ' himself in keeping it when it had ustify once come into his possession. Let the rulers and at t s esmen who encouran e and act on such dangerous theories beware of the consequences which may be drawn from them. May it not come to pass that rebellion and sedition will turn them against their authors with effect ? And is it not already evident that the new theory of intern a tional law will burden the arts and commerce of England with a hundred mil lions of taxation to protect h er from the bayonets of the friend and ally of Palm ers ton and Russell ? What a happiness for Ireland that she had among d Monsells. her representatives her O'Ferrall , , and and Maguires. and O'Donoghnea , and other dis tinguished men, who protested af-Ta• ;p9t the dangerous doctrines laid down I'y' our nisters, and raised their voice in d" Fend of honour and truth, and the safety of a , '" u nations. But we are solemnly and repeetedly • assured that it is through a sincere love of liberty that the Pope is to be stripped of his States, and t 7Are often asked why we should be opposed to h ment of free Governments and to the prog ee „ 0 ,, 1 11 , 0 4,7,p- In u q s rnan happiness. There is something "u these declarations that they are sufficient to excite us to indignation. What a sin gular love of freedom, indeed, is manifested in the acts of the ruler of France! What a love of liberty in the English press, that cannot find a word of condemnation for the bigotry and intolerance of Sweden, Denmark, and Russia, while it denounces in the fiercest invectives the Emperor -of Austria for having abolished the penal code of Joseph 11., and restored religious liberty to 30 millions of Ca tholics ! But, passing over these considerations in silence, let us look to the doings of the two great leaders of the Italian cause, Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi—the men who are extolled as heroes, apostles of liberty, and benefactors of mankind. Have they shown themselves lovers of freedom and national progress ? No, they have no claim to such a distinction ; they are mere despots, and bitter enemies:of religion and of the best interests of mankind. Victor Emmanuel has introduced a ge neral system of spoliation in his own States, rob bing convents, monasteries, and churches. He has banished men distinguished by their learning and virtue, and cast into prison or exile venerable bishops and priests. He has also oppressed with penalties and doomed to confinement the editors of newspapers who had the courage to condemn his tyrannical proceedings. The very first decree pub lished in his newly acquired dominions drives the Jesuits from Ancona and Perugia. Are these the doings of lovers of liberty, and has Napoleon, or Palmerston, or Russell, or the English press ever uttered one word of censure against them ? As to Garibaldi, he has only walked in the footsteps of his master. Scarcely landed in Sicily, he proscribed the Jesuits and Redemptorists, and he afterwards sent into exile some• venerable bishops and the illustrious Cardinal Archbishop of Naples. More over, he has confiscated a large amount of pro perty and perpetrated other acts of spoliation. He, however, and Victor Emmanuel have one great merit in the eyes of England, they have opened the way to public proselytism, and it is now well known that hundreds of missionaries have set out with the benevolent intention of preaching Protestan tism in Sicily and Italy. Time will soon tell whether the destruction of children, the mur ders' the poisonings now so rife in England will be introduced with Protestantism, and whether the inhabitants of Southern Italy shall be brought to that state of worse than Pagan ignorance and immorality in which the Church Pastoral Aid So ciety so often assures us that their own people are languishing at home. Garibaldi has another great merit with the bigoted press. He has manifested a great love for anti-Catholic education; he has established a system of public instruction on the model laid down by a Robespierre and a Marat, and he has appointed a man named Boni to preside over it, who, we are informed by the correspondent of the Times, is remarkable for nothing so much as his hatred to the Papacy. But, without proceeding further on these matters, do not the factsjust stated sufficiently show that it is not the love of liberty, but a bitter hatred of Catholicity, that animates the enemies of the Pope, and their abettors and de fenders ? The triumphs of such men, if we consider them in a temporal point of view, are certainly most afflicting, and hold out only faint hopes for the future prospects of society. However, enlightened by faith, and looking to the experience of the past, we are not to be surprised or scandalised; for the Scripture tells us that scandals and heresies must come, that the wickedness and hypocrisy of many may be revealed, and we know that the Church has often been exposed to the severest trials from her wicked aid ungrateful children, but that she has al ways come triumphant out of every trial. We can fear nothing for the Church, because she is the pillar and the ground of truth, and Christ will be with her all days, even to the consummation of the world. We can fear nothing for the successor for St. Peter, for we believe that his authority cannot be destroyed. It is founded on the words of eternal truth—' Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it.' Indeed if we have grounds for human fear and affliction, have we not the highest and most noble motives to strengthen and encourage us? There is the Pope himself, calm and resigned, defending his rights with authority and majesty against open enem;es and treacherous friends, and proving to the world the sanctity and justice of his cause. It is a glorious fact that a feeble old man, without wealth, without earthly power, should be able to resist and over come the great ones of the earth, and baffle al their wicked projects. They advance against him like Goliah, boasting in their strength and their armour ; he defeats them by prayer and the power of the Spirit. Like St. Paul, he can say, Cum infirmior tune fortis sum—' When I am weak, then am I strong.' If we look to the condition of the Church, is it not also well calculated to dissipate our fears ? Were the pastors and people of the immense fold of Christ ever more united together, or more closely bound by love to the Chair of Peter? At the time of the persecutions of Pius VI., in the last century, there were Febroniuses, an Scipio Riccis, Con gresses of Emms, Synods of Pistoja, Jansenists and Gallicans. All such evils have row disappeared. Even the spirit of infidelity is gradually losing its force, and in France the rising generation are growing up in the fear and love of God, and imbib ing a sincere attachment to religion. What shall I say of Austria, where the present noble-minded Emperor has broken the chains of the Church, and given every encouragement to Christian liberty, and the fullest scope to the practices of religion ? He has even emancipated the Protestants, and given them entire control over the education of their children and their religion, though, with the blackest ingratitude, English writers are endeavouring to blast his fame. Even Italy, in the midst of the convulsions and the per fidious acts to which she is abandoned, has still a great Catholic spirit ; and I read some days ago with great pleasure a letter from the exiled Cardi nal Archbishop of Pisa, bearing ample testimony to the wonderful faith and good works of the people of Turin, while the inhabitants of Pisa itself dis played dispositions equally praiseworthy when they received in triumph, and with ecstasies of de light, the same venerable Archbishop, who had been freed from captivity. Such things show that the faith is still strong in the Italian heart. Un doubtedly, there are wicked and perfidious men . beyond the Alps, but, in my opinion, though vio lent and daring, they are not very numerous, and if compared with the true Catholics as to numbers, they are not more in proportion than the Orange men in Ireland, who, though only a handful, have been able t o di s t ur b for so long a period and to trample on the peaceful inhabitants of this country. Turning from Italy to Australia and North America, what a glorious prospect presents itself to our eyes in the new and glorious churches spring ing up in those distant regions, churches which afflicted and persecuted Ireland,has so largely con tributed to establish ! But, omitting all these considerations, if we look to our own Church, what motives for confidence and hope ! What an unshaken spirit of faith, what a burn ing zeal for the glory of God in our people, what unbounded charity, what fre quency of the sacraments, what perseverance in prayer, what a thirst for Catholic instruction, and what efforts to prevent the blighting effects of mixed and godless systems of education ! If any one with so many reasons for confidence, with such glorious prospects before his eyes, were &till to fear for the ultimate safety of the Church or its supreme head, would he not deserve the reproach of our Itedeemer—Modiceefidei, quare dubitasti ! Though we do not fear for the authority, and even the triumph of the Pope, yet, as the members of the body of which he is the head, we cannot but suffer when he is insulted at d afflicted ; and we are only acting as loving and faithful. children when we sympathise with him in his trials and his disasters. This you are determined to do this day, and I am confident that you will do so in a way that will give en-, couragement to your faithful flocks and bring balm and consolation to the wounded heart of our loving Father. But while adopting w ords of l ove and sympathy, we are never to forget that it is by prayer, by persevering humble prayer, that we arc to render the greatest assistance to the cause of God and the Church, and nothing will so much console and delight the chief pastor of our souls as to learn that all the charity, and zeal, and purity, and other virtues of good ecclesiastics, shine forth in our lives, and that we are performing all the arduous duties of labourers in the vineyard with fervour and per severance, and that our lives present a model worthy to be imitated by the flocks committed to our care." THE BRIGADE PRISONERS. 14 T th ile gi N ve ° s r t n h i e n9 fo N ll e o l w News says—" as e Th n e am A e r s -n o w f n t z i a Le_ of r t i l si e l officers taken at Ancona :—Captains—O'Mahen,v i , Keily, W. O'Carroli, and F. Russell. Lieutenants M. Keogh, T. B. Kiernan, P. Greene, J. O'Keeffe, R. Ternan, M. O'Connell, and M. Walsh. Baron de Guttenburg was also there." On the same subject the Freeman's Journal has the following ironical suggestion The Sardinian Government has again and again declared that no obstacles will be offered to the im mediate return of the Irish prisoners. They will not pay the cost of their transit; the British Go vernment has refused to pay the cost, and it only r!zinains for the friends fend sympathisers of the brigade to do it. A responsible agent, with a letter of credit on any bank on the Italian continent, would do it all in ton days. The money alone ie wanted. The Royal B an k if applied to could give a circular note to any of many continental banks, and except as to the time to be occupied in travel- ; ling there is no more practical difficulty in getting these young men home than there would be in getting. an equal number of young men home from the Irish College at Paris. Vigorous co-operation —a generous hearty pull a ltogether—a little pecu niary aid from aN, and quick and prompt action by rnE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER' 20, 1860 the central committee is all that is needed. Let there then be a simultaneous movement for this purpose. We can raise thousands of pounds for any public object—for railways or for joint-stock projects—on the credit of half a dozen men in half a dozen hours. Why not charter a steamer at once and bring all the prisoners home in a body ? An united and cordial effort well directed and spiritedly supported could accomplish all that is requisite in a few days. Let every person lend a hand to restore joy and peace to the once happy but now sorrowing homes of the parents of our absent countrymen. There is no ransom to be paid—the means of car rying our countrymen home is all that is wanted. Are there no men ready to trust the Irish nation, its honour, its gratitude, and its sympathy, and lend their names to charter a steamer for such a purpose ? The money would be collected ten times over in the pence of the Door and the bright and joyous looking shillings of, the artisans of Dublin before the bill would fall due. The Irish banks are not illiberal or difficult to deal with in such mat ters. A'few good names, a few generous hearts as the owners of these names, and the work is accom plished. The people own a bank that never yet failed, and it will not fail to relieve such names if they be forthcoming from the temporary and nominal responsibility involved in this work of national honour." SOCIAL SCIENCE. INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE LIVER POOL ASSOCIATION. Yesterday (Friday) afternoon a meeting was held at the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, to inaugu rate the local association recently formed in con nection with the National Association for the Pro motion of Social Science. The chair was occupied by Lord Brougham, and on the platform were Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, the Bishop of Chester, the Hon. A. Egerton, M.P., Sir John Bowring, G. W. Hastings, Esq., Rev. J. S. Howson, principal of the Collegiate Institution, Mr. Joseph Hubback, Mr. Theodore Rathbone, Mr. William Brown, Mr. Du Hamel, &c. There was a tolerably numerous audience. Lord BROUGHAM, on taking the chair, was loudly cheered, He said,—lt has been thought fit —and I have no right whatever to complain of it —that I should preside over the first meeting of this local association, though my excellent friend and your fellow-townsman, Mr. William Brown, is the president of that association—(applause) — but, as it is formed in connection with the National Association, of which I have the honour to be president, it has been thought proper that I should at present occupy this chair. It is wholly unnecessary for me to describe to you the great advantages which men have supposed, and I believe justly supposed, to have flowed from the establish ment of that National Association. Its fourth con gress was lately held at Glasgow, and exceeded in ' success in all respects the threeprevious conferences which had gone before. Its success, therefore, is now undeniable, and it has also added one or two impor tant branches or sections to those w'aieh before existed. I ought to mention one, because it has been very grossly, though I have no doubt uninten tionally, misrepresented. I mean the international section. Attacks have been made upon the congress at Glasgow, which made that addition, and upon the body at large, for having adopted a measure for the purpose of encouraging political agitation all over the world. The misrepresentation has been effected by omitting two very important words from the resolution which made the addition to that sec tion, the resolution being "that a section should be established of commercial and international law." They chose to leave out the two important words, " commercial" and " law," allowing the word " in ternational" to stand naked and alone, and which no doubt might have been liable to that construc tion, that we chose to be a generally agitating body all over the world. Then it might come under the word international, and it is very well they did not charge us with having agitated a question of rob bery or of wholesale murder ; because as anything might come under theword international, anything they chose—as well a 9 commerce and law—we have added these two words purposely ix order to avoid the possibility of such a ridiculous misconception, and for the purpose of showing that it was on sub • jects of commerce and of law that the " internation ality" of the section turned. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I ought to mention that we have here the presence—and it is naturally suggested to me by the addition of this international section—of a very learned and excellent person—Mr. Du Hamel —(cheers)—Councillor of State of the Emperor of Russia, member of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg, and who, I believe, would be as much astonished as would be his Imperial master at our establishing a section for the purpose of poli tical agitation all over the world ; because, though the Russian empire has many very great and good • qualities, and its Government deserves great praise, infinite praise, for what it has lately done and is still attempting—(applause)—yet I think there are few parts of the world where political agitation would be less acceptable, less welcome, than in the capital of St. Petersburg—that is, general political agitation. (Hear, hear.) But don't let me pass over ' the mention of the Emperor of Russia, and his councillors, without once more, as I have lately done, most heartily rendering my tribute of thanks for the great measure which is now, not in agita tion or contemplation merely, but in progress of execution—though under enormous difficulties it cannot be denied—difficulties which enhance the merit of the Emperor and his councillors the more —I mean the great measure of emancipating the millions of human beings who are at present in serfdom in that country. (Loud cheers.) We did a very great service to humanity, and did very great honour to our name by the emancipation of our slaves in the West Indian colonies, and by the enor mous price, though not too great for so great a good, of 20 millions which we paid for that great measure. (Cheers.) But the difficulties of the Emperor of Russia in his case are still greater than those wit . which we had to contend, and the numbers are in calculably greater; for, according to the best ac• count we have, there are no fewer than 22 millions of serfs; in fact the whole labouring population of the country are the property of the crown, not more than 150,000 or 200,000 being private property. Therefore it is impossible to make any reference to I the subject of Mr. Du Hamel's presence here, and in connection with the misrepresentation which I felt bound to set right, without expressing what 1 all good and all free men feel upon the great merits of the Russian Government in shutting I their eyes to the enormous difficulties with which they had to contend, and which make one I almost dread that, until other changes and refea ms have taken place in their Government system and internal polity, they will find it hardly pos sible to complete this great and good work. (Ap plause.) Now, there was one topic upon which I felt it my bounden duty to enlarge a good deal at Glasgow, and which I have since once and again re ferred to since I came to Liverpool. I mean the great change which has taken place all over this country, and Scotland also, and I hope to live to see the day when the change will extend to Ireland, where it has only begun to work as yet—(loud cheers)—the change of the abnegation of party feel ing, and the general disposition to devote ourselves to the propagation of sound principles upon great measures of social improvement, and to the encou ragement of Government, of Parliament, of parties, and of all authorities in the country to undertake and to perfect those measures of social improvement. (Applause.) And I repeat what I said both at Glas gow and elsewhere against party principles and party—(l won't give them a bad name, and there is no occasion to say factions :—faction is the abuse of party, but unhappily it is an abuse to which party is so liable that it is very difficult to have the one without the other)—l will say party connections, party principles, and party grounds of combination and opposition. Now it has been said that party may produce very great good, and that the combi nation of men agreeing in opinions upon the same principles, and the same grounds, may be produc tive not only of most harmless, but most useful consequences. And I don't deny it ; because com bination adds strength and force to those who, having the same opinions and actuated by the same motives, desire to accomplish the same measures and to give effect to their principles and embodiment to their opinions. I don't deny it, but lam of opinion also that there may be a temporary and occasional combination, and that men may unite who have the same opinions to act upon the same principles on certain subjects without a general and universal assent which implies a slavish submission, and always has the efieet—at least as it has the tendency it very often produces the effect—of subjecting the many to the domination of the few. (Cheers.) But upon measures of social science which pre tend to promote t'he improvement of mankind in general, or of large bodies of mankind, why may there not be a temporary, an occasional, union, with all the benefits of party, by giv ing power, price, and effect to those so com bining, and without the evils which party has se great a tendency to producer Now, just observe how habit acts. It has been the gracious dispen sation of Providence in our nature to give great force and effect to habit. It might have been other wise. Habit might have made things distasteful, uneasy, and difficult, had not our Divine Creator arranged that it always has the effect of making things easy and comfortable, and of even subduing the sense of pain. But it is also an undeniable fact, that there may be a local, a temporal, and an occa sional habit which very frequently will continue for a certain time, and afterwards, being no longer required, the bountiful dispensation of Providence is that the habit shall cease to produce the effect. During the time that habit continues, it produces all its good effects, which it would be useless and might be mischievous that it should continue any longer, and which our wise Dispenser, Disposer, and Maker has so framed that after a certain time, when the habit has done its work, it ceases to pro duce the impression. Now, I would have us, upon this great social question, - though at a humble dis tance, reverently and anxiously to follow that wise dispensation of Providence, and adopt temporary and occasional habits and combinations to give all the benefits of party union in the carrying forward of great measures of social importance. (Cheers.) I hope my right rev. friend (the Bishop of Exeter) will excuse me for having for a moment trespassed upon his province ; nevertheless, it came in my way as so material an illustration of my argument that I could not refrain from using it. There has lately been a very important assembly in the neighbour ing town of Manchester, the National Assembly of the Great Alliance for promoting temperance amongst the people. (Loud applause.) I was un fortunately unable to attend, but I have had the greatest satisfaction in hearing that it was a most entire success—(cheers)--and that it suc ceeded beyond all previous meetings of the alliance. (Renewed cheers.) It is absolutely incalculable how great the benefit is which these measures of he Temperance Alliance are tending to produce —(cheers)—and I think that a most just time is :aken at present of not endeavouring to do too much, and to stretch the bow as it were until it cracks; and that by limiting their consideration not generally but in one department to the exami nation of what the consequence:may be o° a modi fied—not a teetotal—system, and how far that is calculated to produce its ffect, I have no doubt whatever that the best results will follow from this inquiry. It is only a matter of inquiry with the alliance, and only a matter for consideration, but I have no doubt whatever that the most salutary re sults will follow from that limited inquiry; not excluding the general inquiry. Heaven forbid ! Let that go on exactly as before ; but adding to it this limited and occasional inquiry, and obtaining thereby, I think, very important information. (Cheers.) I will now call on several worthy friends, members of this association, to move certain reso lu' ions. As this is the first meeting there will be a choice of officers, and naturally, after that, it will be fit that we should embody in resolutions certain objects to confine the local association to. These are generally speaking of local interest, and all these inquiries carried on locally, and for the benefit of a particular locality, will have the most important results, not only for the benefit of that locality, but in affording information to, and direct ing the inquiries of, the National Association. (Loud cheers.) The Lord Bishop of CHESTER proposed the first resolution relative to the appointment of a council, of which Mr. W. Brown is to be the president. His lordship said he thought that the appointment of Mr. IVY. Brown was a most appropriate sequel to the exciting and interesting sequel of the previous day, and he had no doubt but that Mr. Brown, whose noble gift was an evidence of his wish to ameliorate the condition of the peop'e, would use his talents and generous mind in every department of social improvement. The resolution was seconded by Mr. HASTINGS, who alluded in glowing terms to the success of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. Tnough the association did not profess to be workers, still their labours on the questions of quarantine, trades unions, and international general average, were a sufficient answer to the criticisms so freely lavished upon their proceedings. He thought there were many questions which could be well studied in Liverpool, and he might mention the position of Irish emigrants in this country, and the employment of women in our different indus trial pursuits, as subjects which could be well in vestigated in a large town like Liverpool. Mr. W. BROWN, who was loudly cheered, said that to the best of his ability he would be happy to act as president, Mr. Hubback and Mr. P. Rath bone having offered to undertake the laborious duties. The Hon. A. EGERTON proposed a resolution relative to the advisability of engaging the support of the female members of the community in con nexion with the social improvement of the people, and the employment and education of women. The resolution was seconded by the Rev. J. S. How- SON, who dwelt at length upon the advantages which would accrue from the practical efforts of women in visiting the homes of the poor, and using efforts to improve and ameliorate the condition of their in mates, who often look upon male visitors with dis trust, and even dislike. Women alone, he argued, can elevate the homes of the working classes, and thus ameliorate the condition of those avho reside in them, and he considered that the machinery of their association offered a most favourable opportu nity for the women of Liverpool to aid and improve , their poorer neighbours. Sir J. K. SuUTTLEWORTH, in proposing a resolu tion calling on the working classes to assist the as sociation, spoke at considerable length on the great moral and physical improvement which had taken place of late years in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and argued Nat working men could be of the greatest benefit to their country by meeting capi talists and employers and calmly discussing the great problems of the organisation of labour. The resolution was seconded by Mr. W. RATH BONE, and energetically supported by Mr. D. GUILE, a working man, who said that a f:ank meet ing between worklng men and gentlemen would soon do away with jealousies and false impressions. Sir JOHN BOWRING alluded to the beneficial working of the Conseits des Prudhommes in France and the Courts of Conciliation in Denmark as proofs of what might be effected by a good under standing between employers and employed, and detailed the great social improvements which had taken place in Coventry and elsewhere since 1832. Ile also advocated the employment of women in watchmaking, wood engraving, and other trades. AN' ENGLISHMAN ARRESTED IN AUSTRIA. During the course of the last month an English barrister, who had been making a tour through Bavatia, Austria, and the Tyrol, accompanied by his wife, and who had occupied himself in sketch ing some of the objects of interest which he met with, while staying at Nanders, in the Tyrol, pro ceeded to take views of the grand and magnificent scenery afforded by the Finstermunz pass. While so occupied, some of tho soldiers who were stationed at the strong fort at the entrance to the pass came and entered into conversation with him, remarking on the sublimity of the prospect. He showed them his sketch book, which contained, among other things, drawings of the torture-chamber at Salzburg, and of the rack and other instruments of torture there and at ltatisbon, as well as views of Passau and Linz on the Danube, and of the picturesque castle of Salzburg, One of the soldiers requested to be allowed to look a second time at particular sketches, but made no remark. As the English man was proceeding to walk back to Nanders he was met by a detachment of soldiers from the fort, who told him he must go back with them, which, alter some slight resistance, he consented to do. On approaching the fort one of the sergeants of the regiment came out, and walked close by our tra veller's side, and a further detachment of soldiers joined them, and the Englishman was conveyed into the interior of the fort. After being detained for some time in a dismal chamber, not very dis similar to one of these of which he had contrived to make a sketch, he was formally brought into the august presence of the commanding officer of the fort, and the sergeant proceeded to state that he had been discovered making sketches in the vicinity of that stronghold ; and that, among other suspici ous circumstances against him, he had actually in his possession sketches of several of the fortifica tions, as well as of the interior of a curtain strong hold. The traveller at once explained that he was on a tour of pleasure, and that he had been making the sketches solely for his amusement, and produced his passport, which was one from the Foreign. office, duly vied by the Austrian authorities. The commanding officer minutely examined, one by one, all the sketches in the traveller's book, as also the various letters and papers which Le had about him ; hut, although he appeared to regard every article with the greatest suspicion, inas much as he discovered nothing whatever amount ing either to instructions to pry into the condi tion of Austrian strongholds or to attempt to assas sinate Austrian officers, or any document bearing the signature of Garibaldi, he at length, notwith standing the indignant declamat-7on of the gallant sergeant, ordered the Englishman to be set at liberty, telling him, however, that he could not be allowed to make any more sketches, even of the rocks in the Finstermunz Pass. Our traveller was therefore permitted to return to his inn, suffering no other inconvenience beyond this temporary abridgement of his liberty than the spoiling of an excellent dinner prepared by the good hostess of the hotel at Nanders, and the alarm caused to his wife and friends by his prolonged absence after dark. [Arivr:wrisEmExT.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— 'lope for All.—Whatever their ailments, none need despond of being cured till they have tried these inestimable reme dies. Whether the disease be internal or external, sponta neous or the result of violence, if a cure be possible Hollo way's medicaments will effect it. The severity or duration of the malady is no bar to the successful influence exerted by these twin medicines, which cleanse, purify, and invigo rate every solid and fluid in the body, and completely renovate the digestion. They render every organ of secre tion healthy. These admirable antidotes to disease act immediately on the absorbent system, lungs, heart, and circulation ; whereby they invariably give energy, tone, and vigour to all the natural functions of life. THE NOTTINGHAM FORGERIES. THURSDAY, OCT. 18. The examination of Mr. Sohn Davis, traveller in the employ of White Brothers, lace and hosiery manufacturers, Nottingham, took place this morn-, ing before Mr. Alderman Vickers and the borough magistrates, at the police-office. The charge against the prisoner was that of his being implicated in the forgeries of his late em ployers, Mr. Robert White and Brothers, the firm. being concerned in some of the extensive forgeries which have recently come to light. Mr. Cowley, solicitor, appeared for the prosecu tion • the prisoner was undefended. The first witness examined was Mr. Chief Con stable Hadington, who said that in consequence of information he received he went to London on Wednesday last, and found the prisoner at 36, Tot tenham-court-road, passing under the name of John Dyson. The chief constable told the prisoner h:s name, and informed him that he should apprehend him on the charge of forging a great number of ac ceptances. Prisoner replied that he had not forged acceptances, but that he had been acting under the direction of his employer (Mr. Robert White) to get persons' names signed in different parts of the country which he paf,sed through. Witness then asked prisoner for the keys of his portmanteau, which he searched, and found a number of letters which were of great importance, inasmuch as they contained instructions to the prisoner from White for the manner in which Davis was to get the bills accepted. The prisoner's instruc tions were that he should get the bills signed by any persons he might meet with. 'Witness then questioned the prisoner as to the bll of Green s, of Dudley, which Robert White was charged with forging (and whose examination appeared in The 4.'un of Saturday last), He replied that the name of " Green" was written by some person a stranger to him, but he did not recollect at what place the signature was obtained. Prisoner stated that he should not have gone out of the way if he had not been persuaded to do so by his employer, Mr. Robert White, who told him that by keeping out of the way a little while all would be right. Pri soner stated to witness that he sent blank stamps to his employer with the names of the acceptors writ ten on, but Mr. White filled up the dates, amount of money drawn for, and the name of the town. Witness produced also some other very important letters bearing upon the forgeries. In answer to a question from the Bench, the pri soner stated that he knew Joseph Green, of Dudley, but the business he had tra nsac t e d w ith him was all for money, and no bills. Mr. Cowley said that, as the prisoner's employer would be brought up for his re-examination the next day (Friday), it would perhaps be convenient to remand the prisoner until that time. The Beoch intimated that it would be the best course to adopt, and remanded the prisoner until that period, and he was immediately removed to the House of Correction. Great interest was excited in the court, as the capture and future examination of Davis will bring to light many very important transactions connected with bill forging in Nottingham. . OCT. 19. This morning Mr. Robert White, of the firm of White Brothers, lace manufacturers, was brought up before the Mayor and borough magistrates at the police-court, on remand from the previous Friday, charged withuttering a forged bill of exchange for £22 upon Mr. Joseph Green, draper, Dudley, Staffordshire. From the fact of the prisoner and his brothers having had extensive trade transactions in the town, and being also im plicated in other forgeries, the court was crowded, many manufacturers being present. Mr. Cowley, jun., appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Cann for the prisoner. John Davis, traveller in the employ of the pri soner, Robert White, was also brought up on re mand from the day preceding, charged with being concerned in forging bills of exchange along with his employer. Mr. Coope defended the prisoner Davis. The Mayor said that Davis was charged with forging acceptances to bills of exchange, and that the prisoner White was brought up on remand on the charge of forgery. Mr. Chief Constable Hadicgton proved the ap prehension of White at Plymouth. Witness charged him with uttering a forged bill or exchange for £22. Prisoner said it was a mistake, as he had taken all b'lls in a regular way through his tra veller. When witness captured him on board the Cambria he asked the prisoner for his luggage. Prisoner told him that it was in the chief officer's cabin. Witness found a box there with no address upon it. It contained clothing and papers. By Mr. Cann—Prisoner gave witness no instruc tions about the property at the shipping office, but that found on board the vessel. By Mr. Cowley—Witnecis apprehended Davis on Wednesday evening at No. 36, Tottenham-court road, London. Witness charged Davis with forging bil!s, and the latter answered that he had not done so, but that he had only acted in accordance with instructions from Mr. White. He had obtained names on blank bill stamps, signed by different persons, and he had documents by him which would show this was the case. Prisoner, being requested to open his portmanteau, took out a bundle of letters, five of which had reference to the forgeries, which witness now produced, and were as follows: "No. la.—ln confidence. " Dear e dare not accept your kind offer, as your name is known here. You could do us a great service it you could get us a /ot of 'blanks, 3d. and 6d. bill stamps, signed, so that we could pay them away occasionally; we could fill up the amounts to suit us. Now, such men as wheel your samples about the town would do it, or any friend, because we never lettbem come back. Our name need not be men tioned. Mr. Benson has accommodated us, but as he 'his' leaving us we cannot ask him. If w e cou ld wor k a b out 12,000 in this way, it would avail us to give extended credit to our customers. Now, if you could manage this depart ment it will be most valuable, and no risk to yourself, and I shall be now at home to see all right. You can buy any quantity of bill stamps. Send them all addressed to me (privately). " bestroylitis note.—Yours faithfully, " ROBT. WHITE." "Nottingham, May 4, 1860. "Dear Sir,—l forwarded to you to bank. I received the bql all right; do very well. Let me have the enclosed done the flu st opportunity ; you need only let them sign their names across. I can make them payable myself. You will have the Birmingham and Bristol ground, as you have done better than the former travellers.=Yourstruly, " ROBT. " P.S.—I prefer the printed bills. I now enclose some plain ones." "Nottingham, May 7, 1860. " Dear Sir,—l shall be at Dingley's Hotel, Moor-street, on Tuesday evening next. You had better come down and spend the evening with me, as I want to tell you what cus tomers I shall give you in Bham (meaning Birmingham) ; 3 bills to hand safe, all right.—Yours truly, " ROET. WHITE." " Nottingham, May 7, 1860. "Dear Sir,—Since writing you this morning I cannot meet you in Birmingham. My leg has been bad the last three weeks, which will prevent me starting for a few days. We shall advise you for Birmingham next Monday. The bills came safe. I have enclosed you a lot. When you get hold of a party let him indorse about six with his name, and another party six, and so on. Besides your salary, £lOO, you are entitled to a commission of 2i per cent. above £lOO per week or £4OO per month, from April 1. Glad to see a nice order from Jordan, and to hear he has paid his account.—Yours truly, "R. WHITE." " Nottingham, July 9, 1860. "Dear Sir,—lnclosed are a few bills. Please get them filled up by your friends, and see that they Make them pay able at any of the banks named on the list, and you will greatly oblige yours truly, " WRITE BROTHERS." " Mr. Davis. "List of London Bankers.—Smith, Payne, and' Smith ; London and Westminster; London and ounty Bank; Union Bank ' • Barclay, Bevan and Co.; London Joint Stock ; Jones Lloyd, and Co. ; and Messrs. Robarts." Witness, reexamined—Asked Mr. Davis if he knew anything about Mr. Green's bill, as to who accepted it. He replied that he did not, and added that he got some one to sign it who was a stranger to him, whose name he did not know, and he after wards sent the bill to Mr. Robert White. Prisoner said he was sure about that bill, because they had a customer of that name at Dudley, but that his transactions were all in cash. Green's bill was signed, he thought, at Bristol. Witness afterwards showed him several other bills, among which was one signed by Geo. Smith, draper, Birmingham, dated June 13, 1860, for £23 3s. Prisoner said he got the signature written in the same way. Witness had since shown him five other bills, the signatures to which he said were all obtained in the same manner. These bills witness had received from Nottingham manufacturers and others, and the amounts varied. By Mr. Coope—When witness was at Plymouth White said somebody would be responsible for the bill drawn on Green. He afterwards said he had taken it in a regular way. By Mr. Coope—Davis told witness that he had been at Jersey, but not by the desire of White. He did not say anything about America. By Mr. Cann—None of the conversation with Davis was in the presence of White. Richard Ingleman said—He was clerk with Messrs. White Brothers, up to the time of their stoppage in Nottingham. He had been clerk with them for four or five years, and during that time had seen Robert White write frequently. He was well acquainted with his handwriting. = Believed the four letters put into his hand were in his hand writing, but could not speak to the fifth. Henry Williams, lace manufacturer , Nottingham, said he was a large creditor of the Messrs. White, and had ample opportunities of making himself acquainted with Robert White's handwriting. The four letters signed Robert White, to the best of witness's belief, were in his handwriting. The sig natures of " Joseph Green" he believed'to be either Robert or James White's. The fire bills produced witness believed to be drawn and endorsed by the same person as Green's. John. Ingleman, the pay clerk for White Bro thers, produced the billhook. in which there was an entry of the 20th June, "5,520," which is the bill for £22 purporting to be accepted by Green. The entry appears to be in the handwriting of Robert White. By Mr. Cann—Witness kept his petty cashbook, and the bills generally passed through his hands. The fire upon the premises occurred on the 23d of I July, and s the firm stopped payment a few days afterwards. Mr. Chief Constable Hedington, re-examined — When witness searched the prisoner White on board the Cambria he found a receipt for passage from Southampton to the Cape of Good Hope for £47 Gs., from "Mr. It. Seymour," by which name the prisoner v. as travelling. Mr. H. Rogers, accountant, produced the billbook and the country customers' ledger belonging to White Brothers. The prisoner handed to witness a list of customers' bills which he said would not be met. Witness asked him why. He said they were accommodation bills. He led witness to believe they were got for the term by one of their travellers. Witness prepared a list of accommodation bills, which he placed before the creditors at their meet- ing. Witness's attention was specially called to them, and they were called accommodation bills, and amounted to £4,470, but only £1,700 would be paid on the estate. Mr. Cowley addressed the Court, asking for a committal of both prisoners on a charge of forgery. The Mayor said it was certainly a most gigantic system of fraud, which had been in a great measure successful, but he should not commit them until fur ther evidence had been brought forward, and the prisoners were remanded until next Tuesday. The manner in which Davis procured the names of individuals to the bills of exchange is curious, and shows the reckless extent to which this syste matic swindling was carried on. In whatever large town he was attempting to do business, he engaged the services of the boots of the hotel in which he was staying to carry his patterns out for him. This being done he promised the servant payment of ls. for each of the patterns, and said as each belonged to separate manufacturers he required separate re ceipts, which he contrived to have written upon bill stamps. These bills, with the signatures upon them, were then forwarded to his employers for them to fill up with what amounts they pleased, as well as the date and name of the town. THE MEETING OF CROWNED BEADS AT 11 7 ARSAW. On this day the successors of the three Sove reigns who divided the kingdom of Poland will meet at Warsaw. Perhaps the tryeting spot has no special significance, and is only accidentally sug gestive of the common interests and traditional policy which unite those great Powers. Order has long since reigned at Warsaw. The full consum mation of the policy which Austria, Russia, and Prussia were agreed upon in the days of our fore fathers has taken effect. Poland is scarcely re membered as a nation, and there are now not even enough Poles to give a regiment to the army of liberation in Italy. The success of that partition has been complete and entire; and the three Monarchs who enjoy the spoil can choose the an cient capital of the annihilated kingdom as a meet ing place, either ix forgetfulness that it must awaken an old memory, or with the purpose o giving a hint as to what hai happened to a turbu lent nation which kept its leaighbours in continual uneasiness. However this may be Warsaw is the city chosen for this important demonstration. The fashion of Royal reunions has grown common in recent days. The Emperor of the French, copying the practice of his uncle, first introduced it. Pro bably he has faith in his personal influence at such conferences, and he may not unreasonably expect results roam his own peculiar facilities in the arts of diplomacy. He came here and drew the silken bonds of tie entente cordiale ; he went to Villa franca and settled in a morning all the points of &Terence which had caused a great war; he re paired to Bad- n, and, we hope, convinced the Prince Regent of Prussia how fa - 2 from his heart was all guile or cove:ousness as to the banks of the Rhine. It was not his fault that he did not meet the Queen of Spain the other day in an island which is still Spanish. These friendly meetings of Sovereigns have turned out so well that the fashion has been followed at Toplitz, and is now again to be followed at Warsaw. It must be admitted that Napoleon 111. is by no means exclusive, and is not at all afflicted with that German mania of concentrating la creme de la creme of human stupidity by churning it up with out adulteration. Perhaps he might even have been induced to go to Warsaw, if properly invited. It might have happened, also, that if Lord John Russell had been encourage d to give an opinion he might have represented another Sovereign at this Royal party. It would have been pleasant to him to compete with Count Rechberg in literary com position in the high monarchical interest. Perhaps it would have been agreeable to him to show that, when he had made his Sovereign declare from the Throne that the only danger to Italy was the inter ference of foreigners, and when he had, three days later, committed England to such an inter ference by a most absolute despatch, he had by no means exhausted his powers of diplomatic versa tility. He might have had Vienna and her Con ferences in his memory. Spain, also, might have liked to be there, tainted as she is with the vice of constitutionalism ; she also might have found means of talking Ultramontanism and divine right senti ments in good company. But this is a very exclu sive party which is about to take place at Warsaw. There is no getting in there. People who have desired to see en Archduchess yawn, and whose quarterings have not entitled them to the honour, have managed to intrude themselves into the sacred sanctities of Teutonic society. There is the noted case of Mr. Smith, freeholder and alderman, who in the last generation travelled as the " Elector of Middlesex," and was received with the honours of a Sovereign. There was also the case of a Mar shal of the Marsh alsea, who travelled as the " Mare chal de Londres," and before whom every door gave way. But no unexamined claim will be allowed to pass at Warsaw. The Czar himself and Francis Joseph and the Prince Regent are determined to be very discreet as to their companions. Count Thun, and Baron Bismark Schonhausen, and M. De Kis seleff, and M. de Schouwarhoff, and other orthodox diplomatists of the old sc'iool, will, of course, be there; so also, by special invitation, will Baron Schleinitz and Count Rechberg though the former is said to be " indisposed ;" but all these will be the reporters and recorders of the great debate. France seems jealous that her Em peror is excluded. The French papers have mani fested some strange symptoms lately. We never saw a society-hunter go so far as first to advertise that Mr Fashion had come to town expressly to be present at Lady Plinlimmon's assembly, in order that he might in another advertisement say that there was an error in the announcement, and that Mr. Fashion had not come to town in order to at tend Lady Plinlimmon's assembly, for that there was much reason to believe Mr. Fashion would not be present at that assembly. The French press, however, have been doing something very much of this kind. There were hints and expectations in some of the French and foreign papers that the Emperor was about to start for Warsaw—at least, we suppose such may have been, for we confess we never saw them, but the Patrie declared their ex istence, in order to oppose "the most complete and formal denial to the assertion that the Emperor is going to Warsaw." Unfortunately, the denial is quite a work of supererogation. There was no chance whatever of the Emperor going to Warsaw unless he had chosen to demand it in such a form that he could not be denied without a rupture. For once these Northern Princes wish to be quite alone. They have many little family quarrels to make up and several little scandalous stcries about the con duct of their neighbours to talk over. It does cer tainly seem rather hard that the Emperor of the French is not invited by these exclusive Northerns. After Villafranca and Baden he might consider himself quite in the set. It is especially ungracious in Russia, after that " something written" which exists between them, not to press upon her friend a seat at her own peculiar little party. The world is very base. Prussia has not a spark of gratitude for the kindest intentions ; Austria doer not hesi tate to sit down without her generous friend, who treated her so hospitably at Villafranca, and Russia avoids the hand which if Germany had been but kind would have offered half an empire. But what are these three Sovereigns thus pub licly shut up in solemn conclave about to do ? There seems to be a notion abroad that they are going to right every wrong that every European tyrant believes himself to have en dured. No doubt, the Pope timorousl d y the hopes that the Patriarch of the Gr ee k Church an of a Protestant and constitutional k ingdom Re ge nt Iwi'l coerce the rebellious Roman Catholics of Europeto have again a temporal Prince for the head of their Church. No doubt the King of Naples hopes that a Holy Alliance i s t o b e formed, the object of which shall be his restoration. of Austria hopes that No doubt the Emperor defen sive, is to be formed whiceha a gue, l o l ff e e n t;s a i b v l e e a h n e d r tore • turn to the old me redi keep down , maintain the Oencordat , Hungary, and afford him an o pportunity of suppressing' that inco nven i en t semblance of a Parliament which is now exhibiting so strange a spirit of independence. Other discontented com munities also look to Warsaw. Even Switzerland turns her eves to the absolute Powers, and, accord ing to the Journal de Geneve, expects that the question of Savoy will be re-opened, and th e southern frontier secured. The high monarchical party throughout Europe ar e confident that a " pro. gramme for a future Congre.is on Italian affairs will be examined, and afterwards submitted for appro val to England and Fraace." All who love not the events now in course of accomplishment see in this Conference an alliance which is to speak with a voice of power, and to say to the Italian Revolution —" Flow back and leave the lands you have covered dry as before." All these expectations will be dis appointed. The days are over when these three Powers could give law to Europe; the time is past when they would attempt to do so. There is no longer that unity of purpose which existed when the broad plains of Poland lay before them as a prey. If it should be t.iat Russia is discontented at the failure of any promise which that "something written" may have involved, Austria and Prussia must not trust too secur;47 to a breach which may not be without possibility .of repair; if Austria his romantic hopes of revenging Solferino she must have her fears of events connected with the suc cession of the " sick man ;" and if Prussia dreads the projects supposed to be forme.k in relation to the Rhenish provinces she must ab:to ear the jea lousy of Austria. There is no sufficient confideace for the bold step of a Confederation, and it is already whispered that the Prince B ege u t of Pius sa is even now bound to " accept on thh' occason no engagements binding upon Prussia." 'i.`:he is ters of a million and a half of bayonets have a rifht to speak, and will speak with some effect. -TeY have not, however, the power to command; an. it would be a grievous injury to the cause of ratiotAl order in Europe if they should attempt to do .1, To make programmes which are to be offered to 3.e° rest of Europe for acceptance would be an impr tinence which the general sentiment of Eurpe would certainly resent, and we cannot imagine tat there can be the least foundation for such a sugps tion. The assembled Sovereigns will doubtss come to an understanding as to some comm. course of action to be taken upon the occurrence of certain contingencies affecting their common Re ' rests ; and the knowledge of such an understod iug, if it should be confined within reasonsle L limits, will tend to the peace and quietude of he • world. But beyond thisthey must not go, or orter L may not long reign even in Warsaw.—Times. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—OcT. 19. There was a good attendance of both town and wintry buyers at this morning's market, with a large consumptiva business in wheat, which may be quoted at the exueme rates of Tuesday . Flour was mere saleable, and Aneri can muse be noted 6d to is per barrel dearer on the meek. Prime new oats as befixe ; inferior descriptions ;d ld per 451 b lower. New oatmeal plentiful, and is per load decline on the week. Barley and peas were unaltered but little or none offering. Egyptian beans in good demand. In Indian corn there was a fair demand, a A nd meican mixed add yellow brought 37s to 3 7s 6 d pex qr., aboit 6d per qr over late rates. WAKEFIELD—OcT. 19. The show of wheat was fair, and trade firm. Old and fine dry new rather dearer, but the demand is not exten sive. Other kinds alines:: unsaleable. Barley dull, and 6d cheaper. Beans is dearer. Oats and shelling were un changed. EXETE A fair business was done i last week's prices : Wheat, white.. 8s Od to Bs:6d Barley.. 48 6d to 5 s Od I Ditto red 7s fid to fis Od Oats 3s 6d to 3s 9d New white wheat. 7s tO 7s 6d; red, 6s 9d to 7s. Flour, fine, 46s N 47s ; seconds, 44s to 458 per sack. CATTLE. There was a fair attendance of dealers at the market. Business Fat beef.p score, 10s to 11s6d Pork carcases,do 1 is Od to 12s Sheep, per lb. 7d to —d Bough fat, -OCT. 19. the corn market to-day, at Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 6id Wethers, do. 6d to 7cl Fat calves, d 0.... 61d to 01 Cid per lb. COAL MARKET—OCT. 17. Crrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Walls End. Davison's West Hart- s. d. ley l7 8 Tanfield Moor Butes..l4 0 Eden Main 19 0 Walls End. s. d. Whitworth l6 6 Hetton ... 22 0 Kelloe ....,.20 9 Ships at market Heugh Hall.. 20 6 South Hetton.. ..... 22 6 West Hetton ..20 6 Thorpe 2l 6 Caseoo 2l 6 Stewat Cr' 22 6 Tees . South Hartlepool 21 6 ;, 34 ; sold, 34. COURSE OF E XCIIANGE.—YESTERDA.T. Amsterdam Ditto ftotterdam — 11 161. rt. 17+ Antwerp Brussels — 25 25 25 32i Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 37l 25 42} Frankfort on Maine —117 i Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin 13 64 13 70 341 Madrid Cadiz — 49 49A Leghorn — 25 60 25 65 Milan — 25 40 25 45 Genoa — 25 40 25 45 Naples Palermo — 1211 121} Messina —121 f Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — •• •• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. S 3 17' 9 Mexican Dollars OOO 9 9 0 5 2 Silver in Bars (Standard) 9 9 0 5 It South American Doublons THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) • .. Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds .. • . . • .. Nov. 6. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. .. Oct. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Oct. —. Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. .. Oct. 20. Cape of Good Hope, &c. Nov. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampt . on) Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27. Gibraltar (via Southampton) Oct. 19. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Oct. 25. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 19. Lisbon Oct 21. Cuba and Mexico Oct. —. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Oct. 19. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Oct. 19. Vigo, and Oporto .. Oct. 21. - United States, California, &c. .. Oct. 25. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Toneriffe .. Nov. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Oct. 29. BIRTHS. MUNSTER.—On the 18th inst., at the Windsor 1141, Moray -place, Edinburgh, the Countess of Munster, of a _ son, ORMEROD.—On the 17th inst., at 14, Old Steyno, Brighten, the wife of Dr. Ormerod, of a daughter. Poirmunu.-01. the 14th inst., at Brussels, the Princess Theobald de Vismes et de Ponthieu, of a daughter. STUART.—On the 18th inst., at Southsea, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel William Stuart, M.P., of Kempston, Bets, of a sen and heir. WALKER.—On the 14th inst., at Castleton, Monmouth shire, the Hon. Lady Walker, of a son. 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Sir W illiam Meredyth Somerville, Bart., M.P., t o Maria Geo rgina Elizabeth, only daughter of Herber t Geor g e J ones, sergeant-at arms, Hazelwood, f daughter of H ug h TARLEY — SINGLETO N.—On the 21st Aug., at Trinity Church, Murree, Ind ia, Wm. Varley, &q., 7th Dragoon Guard, to Mary Jane Ilen rie t ta Singleton, Esq., C ounty Clare, Ireland. I) E A T 11 8, 's ship Cressy, Gilb ert H. T. Eliott, ELlO'll3.oTa.—rdOHn.tmhe. Bth inst., after a s h ort illness, at Palermo, mid shipman, aged 18i years, son of Rear-Admiral Russell Eliott. , wi a,—On Thursday, the 18th inst., at his residence, ST ( lril T l ii a .--- s :m. LFBlaekheaoh-park, Charles Lewis, Esq., aged 69. MACDONSLD.—On the 16th inst., Lady liinnier Mac donald, widow of the late Sir John Kintner Macdonald, of Sanda. POTTER.--On the 20th Sept., at Paris aged 49, Mrs. Isa bella Georgina Potter, daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel John Hanes, formerly of Cheltenham. Monday, the 15th inst., at No. 1, Linden Camden-road, Sarah, wife ofWilliam Stent, Esq., 's Custom House, after a protracted illness, • aged 60. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 2 Buts 38ice, No. 112 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county Saturday, October 20, 1860