The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

LORD rAzarßz STON AT LEEDS. LEEDS, THURSDAY. If one may judge by the enthusiasm exhibited by the people here in favour of the noble viscount who now rules the d eatinies of this great empire, he will find no diffic Alty if at any time the vicissi tudes of party shou' Id irece.ssitate an appeal to the country, and the rive,rton Conservatives and Char tists should coml aiTae against him, in obtaining a more important as well as more numerous consti tuency in this the great centre of our woollen manufactures, The noble lord, who travelled by the ordinary , express train leaving King's-cross at noon, arrived at the Leeds terminus of the Great Northern Itailway punctually at six o'clock, the time fixedk by the time-bills. The noble lord, who was aeco . mpanied by Lady Palmerston and the Right Hon. W. Cowper, the Chief Commissioner of Works, must have been somewhat astonished at the lusty and continuous cheering which poured forth from the united voices of upwards of a thou sand throats, and was repeated and renewed from the moment the train appeared in sight until it had handed its freight and the more important portion of it had been driven beyond the confines of the town. So warm and earnest were the congratulations that the distinguished party to -whom they were offered were not a little incon venienced by them. It was all very well to cheer " Palmerston for ever," to give another, and again another for Lady Palmerston—a tribute to gallantry which honest and genial Yorkshire is never slow in paying —but a dense wall of some 1,800 persons wedged in and locked together, and shutting up every means of egress, all shouting welcome at the top of their voices, soon became very like a veritable trial of human patience. The necessary delay occasioned by the removal of the noble lord's travelling carriage from the railway truck, and harnessing the horses to it, enabled the crowd to form a phalanx which was all but impene trable ; and fora time all attempts to dislodge them, which the energy of the railway officials and the local police were enabled to make, were met with a good-humoured defiance, which rendered them completely futile. While his lordship and his lady were in the waiting-room waiting for the carriage, the honest Yorkshiremen, who had crowded to the station to evince their good feeling towards the Pre mier of England, seemed suddenly to have recol lected that he had come down to the north specially to make speeches, and at once resolved that he should begin by informing those who were not in a position to command facilities of introduction to the town-hall, or invitations to Kirkstall Grange, what his opinions were upon foreign and domestic politics in general, and the affairs of the West Riding in particular. Accordingly when he emerged, and while the officials and servants were endeavouring to force a way through the crowd to the carriage door, a demand was made for a speech. The noble lord laughed, but seemed by no means disposed to establish a precedent so contrary to etiquette. At length, however, observing the coachman seated with reins in hand, and the carriage door invitingly open, but blocked up by a triple row of stout, and apprently obstinate northcountrymen who would not budge an inch until their desire was in some measure gratified, and whose repeated appeal of " Only just a few words, my lord," it was almost impossible to resist, he made a virtue of neces sity and said, " Gentlemen, there is a good old saying, Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.' You have been very kind in re ceiving us. I hope you will let us have a lane to get !away." This sally elicited loud applause and laughter. An opening was immediately made in the vast crowd, and amid tumultuous cheering his lordship, Lady Palmerston, and Mr. Cowper passed to an epen carriage, drawn by four beautiful grey horses, and drove off to Kirkstall Grange, the seat of William Beckitt, Esq., whose guest they will be during their stay in Leeds. The domestic circle at Kirktitall is increased also by the presence of Lord and Lady Fitzwilliam, the Countess of Essex, the Marquis de Fontenelle, Sir John Ramsden, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Ramsden, Miss Johnstone, Mr. Meynell Ingram, Admiral Meynell, and Mr. Hugo Meynell, who have been invited to meet the noble' lord. The original programme extended over two days oYaly—to-day and to-morrow—but since it became generally known that the noble lord intended to visit the West Riding, invitations to take part in different pablic ceremonies have poured in upon him, and the engagements he has made are much more numerous than were at first contemplated, First of all this afternoon he had a conference in the mayor's reception-room, at the Town-hall, with representatives from the Chambers of Commerce of Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, and other towns in the county on the subject of the Amendment and Con solidation of the Bankruptcy Laws. His lordship presided in the evening at the soiree of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution and Literary Society in the Victoria-hall, the spacious and splendid edifice which was opened by her Majesty two years ago. The main purpose of this great gathering, to at tend which was the original object of the premier's visit to the town, is to inaugurate the proposal for the erection of a new Mechanics' Institute and Schools of Science and Art, in consequence of the deficilmt accommodation afforded by the existing building. To-morrow, at noon, the Leeds corporation will present a congratulatory address to the noble viscount—again in the Victoria-hall, to which no less than] 1,800 tickets of admission have been issued, and the event is to be attended by all the state and ceremony which the muni cipality can display. A far more humble, but yet very praiseworthy demonstration will be honoured by the premier's presence at a later hour of the day—namely, the annual meet• ing of the Leeds Ragged School and Shoe Black Society, at the Music-ha;l, in Albion-street. Here his lordship takes the chair, and the youthful mem bers—picked up shoeless, in tatters, hungry, and neglected in the slums and alleys of this populous and ever-busy hive of manufacturing indastry— will have the advantage probably of being coun selled and advised by the foremost Englishman of his di y. On Saturday his lordship becomes the Rues t of Mr. It. M. Milnes, M.P., at Freyston-hall, n ear Pontefract ; and on the same day he will re ceive an address from the corporation of that town, and open the new market-place which they have l'ecently built. During his stay here the noble viscount will meet the tenantry of his Fairburu estate, who have invited him to a luncheon at the vicarage, Ledsham, which has been placed at their disposal for that Purpose by the Rev. Mr. Landon. At the recent rent audit a memorial from the tenantry was presented to the noble lord, stating that they would be greatly honoured if he would .accept them an agriculturists of Yorkshire were quite as anxious as their manufacturing and trading neighbours to offer his lordship a warm and heßrty welcome. An enthusiastic reception would also appear to await him at Wakefield, whither h e goes on Wed nesday next, the corporation of that town having , immediately upon hearing th a t hi s lord S 1"p pro posed to visit Colonel Smyth, M.P., organised mea sures to celebrate the event in a conspicuous m an _ ner. It is understood that he will be entertained at a grand banquet, and that the day will be kept as a gala day in Wakefield. Sir J. Ramsden, B art., M.P., will also, it is stated, receive a visit from Lord Palmerston at his seat, Byram Hall. Lord Fitzwilliam, the lord lieutenant of the county, arrived iu Leeds in the course of the after noon, and formed one of the distinguished party entertained last night at dinner, at Lirkstal Orange. The deputation from the chambers of commerce,the lawn councils, and trade protection societies in the . eoeitY,who met the noble lord in the mayor's fine suite of State rooms this afternoon, numbered over .190 persons, and comprised representatives from Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, Sheffield, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Batley, and other places. 4Neng those present (besides the noble viscount) were the Mayor of Leeds (Mr. Wm. Kelsall), Sir e 1 John R aules, Bart., M.P., Mr. Tit us Salt, M.P Mrs ' :Bain " M.P , M.P., Mr. Frank Crossley, uor i e ' 7l Leathern, M.P., Mr. Sam ue l . IlkYer Of Bradford, the Mayor of Halifax, and many gentlemen of influence in the West Riding. Lord Palmerston arrived precisely at three o'clock, and was reeeired by the mayor, the alder men, and town clerk. As the noble lo d walked up the apartment the company greete , him with three rounds of cheering. The noble lord having taken his place, Sir J. RAMSDEN, as the leader of the deputation, read the list of places and societies represented, and the gentlemen of whom the deputation eras com posed, observing that their number would be a suffi cient proof of the strong feeling existing in that part of England on the subject of the bankruptcy laws. He reminded his lordship that about a year ago a deputation waited upon him in London, to urge upon the Government the earnest desire of the commercial bodies and towns represented, that the subject of bankruptcy reform should be taken up in the ensuing session,with a view to legislation upon it. The assurance which the noble lord gave to that deputation was fully redeemed by the intro duction of the bill of the Attorney-General, with the leading features of which he (Sir John Rams den) believed he was authorised by the gentle men now present to express their approval. There were of course details upon which there might be be difference of opinion, but in a bill of between 400 and 500 clauses that was impossible to avoid. Upon these points of difference, however, he did not propose to trouble his lordship, it being thought more desirable to bring them under the notice of the Attorney-General, by whom, no doubt, they would receive due consideration. It might possibly seem to be touching somewhat upon the rights of hospitality to trouble his lordship on such an occasion with so large a deputation, and that they had even too keen an eye to business. (A laugh.) But the subject was one which attracted great attention in the West Riding, and they had sought this interview principally with the view of convincing his lordship of the extent and univer sality of that feeling in the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire —not only of the West Riding, but of the other ridings as well. Their present object was to express an earnest hope that the subject would again receive the attention of the Government, and that a bill would be introduced as soon as possible in the next session of Parliament. They were quite aware of the difficulties that pressed upon the Government during the present year, and the diffi culty they had of carrying the bill of the Attorney , General, encumbered as they were with other im portant business. He hoped that no such obstacles would interpose in the coming session. They (the deputation) remembered, on one occasion, when there was a factious opposition to the Divorce Bill, an intimation from the noble lord that it was the determination of the Government to press that measure through ; that announcement at once had the result of putting an end to the opposition, and bringing about the object desired. The deputation ventured to hope that in the ensuing session the Government would give this question of the state of the bankruptcy law such early consideration as would make it possible for some measure to pass without the delay of another year, and, by at the same time declaring their determination to press it through, avoid those impediments which might otherwise be interposed. In conclusion, he would ask his lordship to hear such observations as the gentlemen present might think it necessary to offer on the subject ; and first he would introduce the deputation of the Town Council and Corpora tion of Leeds, whose address the Town Clerk would, with his lordship's permission, now read. Mr. SMITH, the town clerk, then read the follow ing memorial, which was afterwards handed to his lordship : "To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston —The memorial of the mayor, aldermen, and bur gesses of the borough of Leeds, in the county of York, in council assembled, on Wednesday, 0ct.24, 1860—humbly showeth, " That your memorialists have to express their conviction of the present unsatisfactory state of the laws relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, and of the necessity there exists for some measure for the amendment and consolidation of those laws. That your memorialists would also express their entire concurrence with the general principles of the bill introduced by her Majesty's Government in the last session of Parliament, intituled 6A. bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to bank ruptcy and insolvency in England. Your memo rialists therefore hope that her Majesty's Govern ment will, as soon as practicable, introduce the bill formerly presented by her Majesty's Attorney- General, or some other measure containing similar provisions for carrying out the purposes herein referred to." Mr. Wm. KELSALL, the Mayor of Leeds, said he would make no comment upon the memorial, which spoke for itself, except to state that it was signed by 64 members of the town council. Mr. Alderman VICKERS presented a memorial to the same effect from the town council of Sheffield. Mr. LUPTON also read a similar memorial from the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, pointing out the unsatisfactory state of the existing bankruptcy and insolvency law, and expressing an earnest hope that the bill of the Attorney-General would be re-in troduced next session, and supported by all the influence of the Cabinet. He added that in the whole course of his business experience he never recollected so much unanimity being shown among the mercantile and commercial classes as upon this question. (Hear, hear.) Addresses, which were merely echoes of the above, were presented from Sheffield by Mr. Jobson Smith, president of the Chamber of Commerce ; and from Halifax by Mr. John Crossley, the latter gentle man mentioning as an illustration of the working of the existing law, that in one bankruptcy case, is which £415 of assets was paid into court, the un fortunate creditors only received £22 or 21d in the pound. (Laughter.) He trusted that the noble lord would not allow another session of Parliament to pass without dealing with the subject in a compre hensive manner. (Cheers.) Further memorials were read by Mr. UN WOOD, from Hull, and by Mr. FOSTER, from Bradford. Mr. W. BECKETT said he wished to put in a word on behalf of the banking interest. (Hear.) It was, however, only to say that the bankers fully con curred in all that had just been said, and that they wished some satisfactory measure to be speedily passed. (Hear, hear.) Lord PALMERSTON said—l can assure you that I myself individually, and all my colleagues in the Government, feel the force of all those arguments which you have now repeated to us, and which have been put to us before. We are quite aware that the present state of the law is exceedingly un satisfactory and works great injury frequently to persons who are under the necessity of having re course to it, and I was in great hopes that we should last session have been able to pass the bill which the Attorney-General, with great labour and with a great sacrifice of his professional emolu ments, had prepared. (Hear.) I don't like to state the sum, but he assured me that the time he had been obliged to devote to the preparation of that bill had been considerably withdrawn from his pro fessional pursuits, and that he incurred a very large sacrifice of professional emolument in the promo tion of the public interest. Well, when the bill was brought in, I had sanguine hopes that we should pass it into law ; but everybody knows that the last session was a session of a peculiar character. Mat ters of great importance were brought before Par liament ; discussions, perhaps of unforeseen length, ensued upon them, and nobodycouldco su command the time and opportunity when particular should come on. The most important measures were sometimes hustled back to a much later period than we could have wished, and it did so happen that we were unable to carry that bill through. At one time I was so strongly impressed with the belief that we could carry it that I hazarded the declaration of an intention similar to that which Sir John Rams den has mentioned as having been successful in the case of the Divorce Bill, viz., that if the house were to sit until September I would go on with the mea sure. But human resolves are not always realised by events—(a laugh)—and when it came to the time when that bill could be gone on with we found ourselves with a bill of, I think, upwards of 540 or 550 clauses, with very strong objections a s t o w h a t was imagined to be the effect of many of them by a large portion of the house, with the certainty, there fore, of a very long discussion. And the time at that period of the session did not allow the prospect of carrying it through in a manner satisfactory to the country and the parties concerned. And therefore, with the gre a t est reluctance, the Attorney-General aid myself were obliged to give up all hopes of carrying the bill through last session. I can assure you, gentlemen, that our feeling and intention is to bring in a bill at an early period next session. (Cheers.) I should hope that, although the bill is long, and involves a great many details, we shall have time, and opp or t un i ty, and means of carrying it as it is, or with such modifications as on discussion and examination may be found necessary. You are all aware of the points on which objections have been raised. It was imagined—l am ashamed to Bay that I have not read the bill through. I have taken its general character through racterf the leadingromtheAttorney G en eral, and have g one prin ciples. There was b ,a rin sy i e4 o r them are e aware, as greatmeasure on appre hensionnon- as to the ea ear.) It was thought that the very traders. (Hear, h ,~. THE 8 [IN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1860. stringent enactments bearing on traders, and appli cable to them, but not to the circumstances and habits of non-traders, might work great injustice and injury to the latter. The Attorney-General said he had considered all that, and he was quite prepared, if th e c l auses h e proposeddid not sufficiently provide against these objections, he should be able so to modify them in the progress of the bill as to attain the desired result. I3tit we never came so far as to touch upon that disputed point. I hope, indeed I am confident, that, with his ability, and the assist ance we should get from all parties in the house, we may be able to carry a bill sufficient and satis factory to all parties. (Hear, hear.) It really is a bill which does not involve party considerations. (Cheers.) It is not a question between one class of politicians and another—it is a question in which all the commerical and industrial portions of the community have a common interest—and I feel confident that ir passing such a bill we should have the assistance of men of all sides of the house and of all political parties, earnestly, sincerely, and honestly endeavouring to shape it in such form as will satisfy the just expectations of the commercial interests, without at all working any injustice or injury to those different classes of society. I shall be armed next session with the report of what has passed on this occasion, and which I am sure will have its due weight not only with the Government, but I am persuaded equally so with members of the House of Commons generally. And I hope that those towns—which, as has been stated, have taken so great an interest in the question—will in spire their members with that zeal—(a laugh)— which, I am proud to say, members for great com munities are very seldom found wanting in—and that they, on their part, will be in a position to congratulate themselves, at the end of the session, upon having been instrumental in carrying a mea sure of such great importance to the commercial interests of the country. (Cheers.) Sir J. RAMSDEN tendered to the noble lord the thanks of the several deputations for the kindness with which he had listened to their statements, and expressed their satisfaction at the assurance the noble lord had given as to the intentions of the Government. The constituencies represented he was assured would tender their most cordial sup port to the Government in their endeavours to pass the measure. Lord PALMERSTON said a few words indicating his satisfaction at meeting the deputation, and re ceiving personally the views of gentlemen so prac tically acquainted with commercial questions. After a few words from Sir J. Crossley, intimat ing that a committee had been appointed that morn ing to draw up a statement of the points of differ ence from the Government Bill, which would be communicated to the Attorney-General, The deputation withdrew. In the evening the noble viscount presided at the annual soiree of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution and Literary Society. The soiree was held in the Town-hall, which was crowded in every part, about two thousand persons being present. The tickets of admission ranged in price from 10s. 6d. to 2s. 6d. each. The society, in behalf of which the soiree was held, are making efforts to procure funds for the erection of a new building, and it is probable that it will realise from £2OO to £250 from the sale of tickets amongst the distinguished persons pre sent. Besides the noble lord, were Lady Palmer. ston, the Countess of Essex, the Hon. Earl Fitz - william, and Countess Fitzwilliam, Marquis de Fontenello ; Hon. W. Cowper, First Commissioner of Public Works; the Hon. Lord Wensleydale, Sir J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Sir J. Emmerson Tennent, Sir J. W. Ramsden, M.P., Mrs, Ramsden, Sir P. Fairbairn, J. G. Marshall, Esq., F. Crossley, Esq., M.P., R. M. Mines, Esq., M.P., E. Baines, Esq., M.P., G. S. Beecroft, Esq., M.P., E. Childers, Esq., M.P., T. Salt, Esq., M.P., &c. Mr. W. BECKETT, of Kirkstall Grange, intro duced the noble lord to the assembly amidst en thusiastic cheers. Lord PALMERSTON rose to address the meeting amidst loud applause. Silence having been ob tained, the noble lord proceeded to deliver a very felicitous speech, which was frequently interrupted by warm applause. He commenced by expressing the pride and pleasure which he felt at having been allowed to preside at a meeting of so numerous and distinguished attendance in one of the first towns of this great empire, and for purposes so honour able to the town, and which he had no doubt would be attended with success, and would confer great and lasting benefits on the town. (Applause.) After passing a warm eulogium on Dr. Birkbeck and Lord Brougham, as the founders of mechanics' institutes, and adverting to the efforts of the latter (Brougham) for the abolition, first of the slave trade, and for the promotion of civil and religious liberty all over the world, he said that it had, fallen to the lot of the noble lord (Brougham) to do more than other men to promote the diffusion of education amongst his fellow-coun trymen. He had passed a life in acquiring —not in acquiring only, but also in diffusing—knowledge and thereby conferring great benefits on others. (Cheers.) There was one important difference be tween the present time and the past. In the past ages there have been many men eminent for know ledge and for their discoveries in science and philo sophy ; but then the greatness of the nation was obscured by comparative ignorance, aild long after the days of Newton and Bacon the absurd notions of astrology and witchcraft prevailed. Now know ledge was spread greatly throughout every class of society, and not only has individual happiness been much increased but the greatness and welfare of the nation have been greatly augmented. (Hear, hear.) One of the most useful of the means for spreading this knowledge was mechanics' institutes. (Ap plause.) Yet some persons had objected to these institutions chiefly on the ground that the men for whom they were designed to benefit could only ob tain from them a superficial knowledge, and the trite aphorism came into play—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing—for a little knowledge was a bad thing, that was, that it was a bad thing that a man had only a little learning ; but what was still worse than having a little learning was having no learning at all. (Hear, hear.) His lordship pro seeded to speak of the value of mechanics' institu tions„' and gave some hints how such associations might be made most useful to their members. He spoke of the proper place which works of the ima gination ought to occupy, of the importance of a knowledge of chemistry, and of the importance of an acquaintance with the fundamental principles of science as applicable to the ordinary avocations cf life. It was an interesting study, said his lordship, to witness the diversityand infinite variety of the animal creation, beginning with man and descending to animals which required the power of the micro scope to render them visible to man. The contem plation of these organic beings, said his lordship, must fill the mind with admiration of the creation, of the power, of skill, and wisdom which had directed the great Creator from whom they owed their origin. (Cheers.) The contemplation of the descending scale, no doubt, tended to make man fancy that he was lord of the creation, but he hoped that the institution would also direct the mind to the upward scale. He trusted that they would not only tread the elementary principles of geology, but also the general outlines of the planetary system revolving round the sun. They would then see what a comparatively insignificant portion of that planetary system was this earth, which the ancients used to think almost the whole of the created universe, which would abate those feelings of pride which perhaps the contemplation of the descending scale might have been calculated to in spire. (Applause.) Th ere was no reason w h y the working classes should not learn the general out lines of a still further sci ence , an d b e t aug h t t h e main principles of the organisation of the universe, and learn that the innumerable bright spots which perplex the sky of a clear starlight night were not simply ornaments to the H eavens , b u t th at t h ey consisted of millions of suns, many of them fat larger than this earth, and each surrounded by a planetary system like our own. (Hear.) While on the other hand these contemplations, by enlarg ing the human mind, must tend t o a b ate t h e pr i de and vanity of prosperity, so on the other hand they must tend to calm and console those who might be labouring under adversity, by letting them see that the affairs of this world formed b u t a m i nute part of the general dispensation of the Almighty, and that all those great arrangem en t s, whatever might be their partial and temporary effect, were destined in the main for ultimate and permanent good. (Cheers.) The noble lord dwelt upon the advantages of lectures in promoting instruction —lectures led men easily and usefully to results which had been acquired by deep study ; but long labour was necessary, in order that th ose who attended lectures might derive the full value which they were intended to impart. To effect this object a valuable system of voluntary competitive examinations had recently been established in connection with mechanics' institutions, (Applause.) The three sources of knowledge—the lecture given in the general way, the subsequent study carried on by the individual, and the test put to them by the examiner—was a complete system of instruction, which, if carried out, as he had no doubt it would be, not only in Leeds, but in other parts of the country, must tend rapidly to improve the intellectual condition of the population of the waited empire, and, by improving their intellectual condition, add to their happiness, and prom o t e th e greatness and prosper i ty of t h e empire to whi c h th ey b e l ong. (Cheers.) After cor diallywishing success to the scheme for erect i ng a new building for the me c h an i cs ' i ns tit u ti on i n L ee d s , his l ordship lordship sat down am id s t l ou d c h eer i ng. lt was sub sequently announced that the noble viscount had subscribed £5O towards the fund for building the institute, the total subscriptions amountin 5 to £5,000. Sir J, h. SjIIITTLEWORTH, the Hon. W. COW PER, and several other of the gentlemen mentioned above addressed the meeting, which terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to Lord Palmerston. out of 5 or 6, 6 out of Bor 9, and 6 out of 10 or up wards, and to other married non-commissioned officers and men at the rate of 8 per cent. of the whole number on shore of married and single men, as well as all men who may happen to be in gar rison belonging to other divisions. The remaining non-commissioned officers and married men are to receive the 2d. a day lodging allowance as at pre sent. " By command of their Lordships, " S. ROBERT WESLEY, Deputy Adjt.-Gen." FRENCH POLICY 1N ITALY. The following is a full translation of tha article under the above heading in the Constttutionnel, a summary of which has already appeared in our columns : " The policy of the Emperor in Italy is attacked with the same energy by the two extreme sides of public opinion. Let us first consider how these attacks are made. We shall reply to them with the less embarrassment, when we have frankly made them known. " On the one hand it is said to the Government of the Emperor,— " You have nobly sacrificed your programme, so as not to disturb the peace of Europe. By halting at Villafranca you endeavoured to stop revolution, to save the Pope, and reconcile Princes with their subjects. All that has been written, but not car • ried out. Your signature affixed to the treaty of Zurich has been cancelled by the ambition and bad faith of Piedmont, which discarded its own. The Princes, whose rights were reserved, are in exile. The Papacy, which you declared it was your wish to consolidate in its temporal power, has lost the greater portion of its possessions. Revolution overruns the Peninsula; it has invaded Sicily and Naples ; perhaps, a few months hence, it will attack Venetia; everywhere it destroys your work, and its very boldness is a proof of your impotency. " The disavowals you make to Piedmont are of not one-tenth more avail than your counsels, and by disavowing her you do not seem to free your self, for you seem to approve that which you tolerate. Thus, before public opinion, you are the accomplice of a policy which you are obliged to blame. As no one believes in the weakness of a great nation like France, and of a Sovereign bear ing the name of Napoleon, you are suspected of duplicity. " Europe, which was accustomed to trust you, begins to doubt you ; even the Church suspects your protection, and the sacrifices which you make in the interests of the Sovereign Pontiff do not allay the mistrust of the Catholics. Throw up this false and humiliating position. Do not be taken in tow by Sardinia ; do not be revolutionary against your inclination. With a firm hand uphold the treaty of Villafranca ; intervene, so as not to be mis led ; restore to the Pope his provinces, to the Princes their thrones, to Italy the conditions of her poli tical existence, and you will soon regain the confidence of Europe, which you have lost, and the gratitude of the Papacy, which you have alienated ! " On the other hand we hear quite different lan guage. It is said to the Government of the Em peror : " You have taken the cause of Italy in hand ; it is your initiative, it is your support, which have restored to a whole people the irresistible impulse of their nationality. You have staked the money, the honour, and the blood of France in this great matter. By signing the peace of Villafranca you reserved the rights of Princes, but did not impose them, By restoring the Italians to themselves you made them the arbitrators of their own destinies, and placed their fate in their own hands. The programme which you did not think it advisable to carry out has been taken up and realised by them. They are now the soldiers of the cause of which you were the promoter and the support. In vain would you stop the Italian idea; ideas are like cannon balls—once fired off, nothing can stop them. Doubt less there was an infringement of international law —doubtless what is taking place is abnormal and irregular ; but above written laws in social crises there is sometimes a higher right. It is this right which the Italians are now defending in the Papal States and in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Their conduct, which must be blamed by diplo macy, will be absolved, and perhaps glorified, by history. What, in fact, is the peculiar interest at tached to an unpopular dynasty, like that of the Bourbons at Naples, repudiated by the people, re duced to a tardy resistance in a corner of the king dom, and condemned by the opinion of Europe at the Congress of Paris ? What is the political sove reignty of the Pope, which is incompatible with the independence of the nation, and which can only be maintained by foreign arms ? What is all that compared to the great result of the constitution of Italian nationality, formed under the protection of France, and as an outpost of its power in Europe ? That cause is yours. Act frankly where your in terests are at stake and where sympathy awaits you : do not by hesitation lame the generous efforts in the Two Sicilies, which can neither hurt your feelings nor thwart your designs. Do not continue at Rome an occupation which irri tates the national feelings of the population with out sparing you the ingratitude of the Papal Go vernment. Let Italy develope the independence which you have encouraged and the unity which will turn to your advantage. Finally, to quote your own words, ' Let the soldiers of freedom today be come to-morrow the citizens of a great country.' " Such is the whole truth, without curtailment, of the reproaches and counsels addressed to French policy by the extremes of public opinion. " If we were to show that this policy could not, without compromising its most strict principles and most essential interests, adopt either of the two lines of conduct which it is reproached for not hav ing adopted, we should have given the beet possible answer to the accusations we have just stated. " What do those persons who would wish to see the Emperor turn 'against Italy call on him to do ? They ask him to place himself out of the pale of all the principles he represents and all the rules he has laid down. They ask him to renounce the mo ral authority which he exercises for the welfare and the peace of Europe. They wish him to con tradict himself, and, so to say, to change his nature. But is that possible ? Can the Emperor forget that he is the elect of universal suffrage, and the repre sentative on the throne of the ideas of the new society and of all the progress of civilisation ? Can he betray the origin of his name and of the mission which he holds from the confidence of the French people ? His enemies desire it no doubt, but they esteem him too much to hope for it. And to what would such a defection serve ? To weaken the pres tige of the Emperor without advantage to any one. There is one thing which the whole world now un derstands—even those who regret to see it —namely that the great influence of the Sovereign of France is one of the elements of the balance of power and of the seourity of Europe, and, moreover, one of the most precious resources she can invoke in the troubled situation of most States. The Treaty of Villafranca responded to a high conception, and it is deeply to be regretted that the treaty has remained a dead letter ; but the Sovereigns who signed it never had the pretension to impose by force of arms the rights which were reserved in it. That pretension would have been irreconcilable with the situation which the treaty was to consecrate. Austria lost at Solferino her supremacy in Italy, and, except her sovereignty in Venetia, retained nothing; but ought France to in herit the very situation which she has wrested from the House of Hapsburg ? Ought she to impose her domination on Italy after having destroyed that of Austria ? Ought her promises of enfran chisement to end in such a falsehood ? In fact, we could not restore former Governments to aban don them on the morrow of their restoration to the inevitable reaction of the national spirit. After having restored them it would have been necessary to protect them by a military occupation of their capitals and fortresses. We, the liberators of this people, should become its gaolers ! Rome, Bologna, Perugia, Ancona, Florence, Parma, Modena, Pa lermo, Naples, condemned to live under our pro- tection, they would be simply slaves with a change of masters. " What would Italy have said, what would Eng land have said, what would all Euror e have said P They would have looked upon Italy thus protected as a French Italy. And for the advantage of whom would the Pmperor have turned his arms against his old ally, the King of Sardinia, and have placed himself in flagrant disaccord with England ? For the advantage of Governments which, according us neither sympathies nor their confidence, have no right to demand such sacrifices ! " The lmperor cannot and will not make sacri fices, except for a just cause, for Governments which are not hateful to their own people and are not the enemies of France. " Thus, in every point of view, for the mainte nance of the legitimate influence of the Emperor in Europe, for the maintenaace of our good rela tion with the other Powers, for the truth of our policy, for the very honour of France, such con duct is not possible. " Was the other line of conduct less possible or less dangerous ? " Italy is passing through a great crisis of her destiny, and is, in fact, in revolution. A revolu tionary situation has temporarily replaced for that country the regular conditions of international existence. Hence the profound perturbations, the infractions of public law, the violent invasions; the precipitate annexations which we have witnessed ! Could France lend a hand to such wild movements ! At present, perhaps, we excite distrust, but if we had encouraged Piedmont, instead of blaming her, what would have happened ? We should neces sarily have had to break off with Russia, which has just withdrawn her ambassador from Turin ; with Prussia, which protests; with Austria, which feels herself menaced. • We should have inevitably drifted into universal war. The fortune of France, her labour, her industry—all that would have been abandoned to the hazards of a gigantic conflict. The Emperor would have changed his part and his character ; instead of being the moderator of the revolution, he would have become the leader of it ; instead of being the pacificator of Europe, he would be her terror ; instead of being the powerful arbiter in questions of equilibrium, he would have lost the very titles of his jurisdiction ; and, though elected by 8,000,000 of suffrages and representing the na tional will, he would have become nothing more than the instrument of a party. "Neither of those two attitudes was in keeping with the interests of our country, with the mission of the Emperor, with the character of our institu tions, with the movement of new ideas which pre vail everywhere. " France could no more assume the part of Austria in Italy than she could serve the revolution ; she could no more favour revolutionary annexations than she could favour absolutist reactions. When the Emperor called upon the Italians to be the sol diers of a great cause, so as to become the citizens of a great country, he did not mean Piedmont only but Italy. " His sentiments, like his mission, have not undergone any change ; he still wishes to assure the independence of the Peninsula without en couraging anarchy there. A recognised Sovereign by the whole of Europe, he is not allowed to approve the violation of international law. A Sovereign elected by universal suffrage, he cannot make him self the support of Kings whose people forsake them. " Finally, the intervention of France against Piedmont would be a contradiction ; the interven tion of Austria in Italy would be an offensive return towards a position she has irretrievably lost ; complicity with Sardinia would be- a defiance to Europe and a compact with revolution. " What then is to be done ? What line of con duct is to be followed ? Many objections have been raised against the meeting of a Congress. A Congress could only be impossible if an agreement amid not be established between the Powers called upon to form it. Is that the case ? " During the last year a very profound move ment has taken place in Europe, but it is not suffi ciently remarked. When the French Emperor, at the beginning of 1859, pleaded the cause of Italy, he had scarcely on his side the opinion of his own country. But now everything is greatly changed. England, which then demanded the inviolability of the treaties of 1815, now favours Italian unity ; Prussia, in a recent document ema nating from the distinguished statesman who directs her foreign affairs, recognises in Ita lion nationality a happy presage for Germany; Russia, under the influence of a liberal Sovereign, also shows herself disposed to take into account a new element in the life of nations ; Austria herself has an immense interest in escaping from the un certainties which weigh so heavily on her, and the reforms she has just accorded prove that she is re solved to enter on a liberal course. As to France, faithful to the interests which she has defended, not being engaged to any one, she would in a Congress derive advantage from the reserve with which she is reproached and the moderation she has known how to maintain. Better than any other Power, perhaps, she would be able to indicate the points of a compromise between all divergencies. After having enfranchised Italy, supported the Pope at Rome, blamed the invasion of the Roman States and of the Two Sicilies, and caused the principle of non-intervention to be re spected by respecting it herself, she cannot be sus pected either by Italy, or by the Papacy, or by . Europe. We have too much confidence in the wis dom of the Sovereigns who would be represented in a congress not to be, convinced that they would understand how much the spirit of compromise constitutes the condition of the re-establishment of order in the Peninsula. Italy, organised and power ful, is henceforth a European interest, and Europe, in consecrating by an act of her high jurisdiction that organisation, would prove herself both far seeing and just." MUNIFICENT LIFEBOAT GIFTS TO SCOTLAND. A benevolent gentleman, resident in Edinburgh, has just communicated to the National Lifeboat Institution his intention to defray the cost, amount ing to upwards of £5OO, of a complete first-class lifeboat station, including boat, stores, transporting carriage, and boat-house. The station will, at his request, be established on the Mull of Cantire, on the west coast of Scotland, where some fearful ship wrecks, with loss of life, take place nearly every winter—six wrecks having occurred in that neigh bourhood during the last twelve months. Being mounted on a transportin g c arr i age th e lif e b oat can easily be made available for all accessible points round the peninsula. The donor stip u l a t es t h at the establishment shall hereaft er b e k ep t up i n an efficient state jointly by th e N a ti ona l Lif e b oat In stitution and the residents of the locality. A lady resident at Lasswade Bank has also promised the Lifeboat Institution to pay the costs (1200) of a new lifeboat, to be planted at Irvine, which is likewise situated on the west coast of Scotland. Last February a frightful wreck of a French vessel, named the Suc cess, of Nantes, occurred on Irvine Bar, when every one of her unfortunate crew perished from the want, as it was believed, of an e ffi c i en t lif e b oa t. The insti tution forwarded a day or t wo ago a new lifeboat and transporting carriage to Thurso,on the extreme north of Scotland. The cos t s o f th e b oa t i s the munificent gift of A. W. Jaffray, Es, of St. Mildred's-court. He also defrayed th e cost q. of the St. Andrew's life boat, which, during the heavy gale of the 3d inst., rendered important serv ices to several fishing boats from Backhaven. Their crews have subsequently sent, with expressions of much gratitude, £3 to help to defray the cost of the maintenance of the lifeboat. Mr. Jaffray has also, in conjunction with his father, paid the expense o f the lifeboat which the society sent about a month ago to North Berwick, near Edinburgh, where again four o f five poor creatures perished last winter from a wreck through the want of -a lifeboat. The insti tution has another lifeboat, the gift of a benevo lent lady,ready to be sent to Buckle, an important fishing town on the north east of Scotland, near which place, three or four years ago, 42 poor fish ermen perished. The institution has n ow life boats at the following . places on ' the Sc o t c h coast • s _Ay r shire, Ayr ; Caithness-shire, Thurso • Banff shire, Buckle, Banff; Elginsh F ir i e feh L i o r sesie St , mouth ; Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh ; Haddingtonshire, North Berwick. An- It is a singular circumstance that nearly every one of these boats is the gift of private persons, who, with one or two exceptions, have no connexion w ith Scotland. After a lifeboat .established in a locality it is estimated that about . £4O a year are r equired to keep it in an ffi • e cient state and ready for instantaneous use. 't 10 enable, th ere f ore, the institution to accomplish and perpetuate its im portant and philanthropic obj ec t s, i t earnestly so licits the pecuniary and the genera l co-opera tion of all humane persons who can f ee l f or , an d a have the pow er to aid, those whom it has pl ease d Divine Provid ence to afflict by casting them help lessly on our coasts. Contributions are received by all the Lond on b institution, 14 J ankere, and a t t h e off i ce of the John - street, Adelphi, W.C. MB NA VY. The Alegmra, screw troopship, Commander Hen derson, sailed yesterday at 2 p.m. for Gibraltar and Malta, with the troops on board, as already enume rated in The Sun. The Tartar, 20, screw, Capt. Hayes, has not sailed from Spithead from the Pacific, as was re ported. It is expected, however, that she will sail hourly, as she is merely waiting her final orders from the Admiralty. Her allotment of supernume raries (40) for service in the Pacific squadron are embarked on board. The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. J. Sec combe, is making good defects and coaling for fur ther service alongside Portsmouth dockyard. The Gorgon, 6, paddle, Commander B. C. Pim, is completing her complement of coal alongside the Malabar depot in Portsmouth Harbour. The Ariel, 9, screw, Commander Alexander, fitting at Portsmouth, has hauled off to the middle harbour buoy to paint and swing for the adjustment of her compasses, &c., prior to going to Spithead. The Spiteful, 6, paddle, Commander Wilson, re turned to Spithead during Monday night from the eastward: A letter received in Portsmouth from an officer serving in her Majesty's ship Agamemnon, and dated Naples, Oct. 20, says that an English battalion had been engaged with a body of Neapolitan troops before the walls of Capua, and had driven them in side the fortress. One officer of the battalion had fallen, but his name is not given. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. D. Davies, to the Marlborough ; C. S. W. Willis, and E. A. F. Baxter, midshipman, to the Mersey ; A. E. Hutchinson, midshipman, to the Bacchante ; A. W. Benyon, midshipman, to the Algiers ; F. R. Bromilow, midshipman, to the Emerald ; the Rev. W. Meares, chaplain and naval instructor, to the Amphion; Daniel Saunders, surg., to the Despe rate ; G. W. Locke, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Leopard ; John Ligertwood, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Imperieuse ; Henry A. Close, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Clio; and Thomas L. Bickford, assist.-surg., confirmed in the Scout; Dr. William Johnston, acting assist.-surg., to the Desperate ; John Miller (b.), acting third-class assist.-surg., to the Indus. THE ARMY. At a full parade of the officers and men of the Royal and Indian Engineers at Brompton barracks, ' Chatham, yesterday, the finding and sentences passed on two incorrigible characters belonging to the Royal Engineer Train by a district court mar tial were promulgated to the troops, Joseph Taylor, one of the prisoners tried, bears the character of being one of the very worst men in her Majesty's service, all attempts to reclaim him having failed. He has been in the service about three years, during nearly the whole of which time he has been under punishment, and most of his time in prison, He has been tried no less than eight times by court martial for various, crimes. The offence for which he was tried on the present occasion was that of having de serted from head quarters and making away with the whole of his regimental necessaries, which he sold for a trifling sum. He is branded with the let ter "D," and is altogether a most worthless charac ter. The court b efore which he was tried sentenced kim to receive 50 lashes, to be imprisoned for 168 days, and to be placed under stoppages until the value of his regimental articles is refunded. On the sentence being submitted to Major-Gen. Eyre, com manding the district, he was pleased to direet that the prisoner should only receive 25 lashes, which will be administered in the military prison, Roches ter, 20 days' additional imprisonment being awarded him. At the expiration of his term of imprisonment he will be dismissed with dis , grace from her Majesty's service. The second prisoner tried was George Taylor, his crime being also that of desertion and making away with all his necessaries. The Court sentenced him to be branded with the letter " D," to be imprisoned for 112 days, and to be placed under stoppages. After the sentences had been read both prisoners were banded over to the custody of a strong escort and conveyed to Fort Clarence military prison. The Commanding Royal Engineer at Chatham has received orders to prepare the necessary plans and specifications for the several blocks of huts and other buildings which are to erected on the site be tween the:Thames and Medway, purchased by the Government as a rifle range for the officers and troops belonging to Chatham garrison. The huts will be built sufficiently capacious to quarter seve ral hundred troops in tliem, the authorities having decided on always keeping a large body of men under regular instruction. The next examination of candidates for direct commissions by the Council of Military Education is to commence on Monday next at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. The half-yearly inspection of the Royal Artillery in the South-west District, has just been completed by Col. F. Dunlop, C. 8., in command of the force stationed in the district. The force comprises : Field Artillery, one mounted battery, and two bat teries of the Bth Brigade-Garrison Artillery-10th Brigade, eight batteries; 15th Brigade, six bat teries. Coast Brigade, one division, and the Suf folk and Dublin Militia Artillery Regiment. The guns now mounted on the various works are up wards of 700. There are also two field batteries of Armstrong guns, and one of smooth bore 9-pounders. The following detachment of the 50th Regiment will embark to-day on board the Herefordshire, at Spithead, for conveyance to Ceylon :—Capt. Ellis, Ensigns Fleury and Rolleston, 62 men, 5 women, and 4 children. The pedestal erected at Woolwich for the reception of the monumental memorial intended to commemo rate the deaths of the officers and men of the Royal Artillery, who fell in the Crimean war, having been completed, the model figure in plaster was yester day placed thereupon, and in consequence of some of the morning papers having stated that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge would be present to lay the foundation stone, an unusual number of persons collected on the spot, and lingered about for upwards of an hour in the expectation of behold ing some public ceremony. The statue, which con sists of an allegorical figure of Honour, encircled in a loose drapery, is 9 feet high, and the pedestal 18 feet from the cap to the base, making a total of 27 feet in height. The figure is consequently per ceived on entering from any quarter, and faces the barrack field and the review ground. In the rear are the extensive range of the barracks, and the parade ground, the whole of which, together with the old Indian trophies stationed on either side, and in front have an appropriate and picturesque ap pearance. The figure is represented as extending the right hand, in the act of crowning with immor tality the deceased warriors who aro supposed to kneel in succession, while a couple of wreaths are held loosely on tho left arm for that purpose also. The present figure in plaster will remain for a short time in its position, in order to obtain a correct judgment of the effect, after which it will be re- placed by the permanent one, to be cast from cannon taken from the Crimea, 12 of which, weighing about 10 cwt. each, have been transported to Mr. Bell's studio for that intention. The statue will be cast in one solid block of metal, to consist of between four or five tons weight. When completed, the monument is expected to be inaugurated by his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief in per son. The following memorandam was yesterday re ceived at Woolwich : "With reference to the Royal Marine circular of the 9th of May, 1859, referring to lodging money, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been pleased to signify that increased lodging al lowance at the rate of 4d. a day shall be paid to the married non - commissioned officers, drummers, privates, and gunners of the Royal Marines who are compelled to live out of barracks for want of accommodation, in the following proportions :- 3 out of 4 or' 5 sergeants per parade company, 4 .RAILWAY BI,7TT,I:TEEN GREENWICH AND livoL9LlVicy. „„ 4 sly att en d e d an d i n - List ev en i ng a nut fluential meeting was h, ,ld at the Literary Institu tion, Green Rich, for the adopti on o f measures to promote the construction of a railway direct from Greenwich t, 2 Woolwich. The chair was occupied by the ReN D r . Garije, of Wool wich, who commenced the rvoceedings 1:13' referring to the urgent necessity whi'ati existed to.r connect ing the important towns of ( lreenwich anci Wool wich by means of a railway,. which would nct ex ceed two miles in length. Al 'hough forming pc; its of one borough these towns were at present eV tirely detached with respect to the means of trait sit, and it was therefore propos ed to apply for Par liamentary powers to construct a line commencing by a junction with the Lond% Mn and Greenwich Railway, and terminating at a point near the Charlton Station of the North V:ent Railway. A company hod. been foTmed for thi, s purpose, and the meeting had been convened to asoertain the views of the inhabitants of the district upon the subject. Mr. C. S. Ca UTTAR (co;oner for West Kent) ob served that abo(tt twelve months since a similar movement had been made by the inhabitants of Greenwich, and the directors .of the South-Derstern Railway Company appeared dioposed to co-operate for the purpose of affording the required accommo dation, but ultimately the cotttpany decided t`o oppose the project, and its prenoters, therefore, • abandoned it. If the new company could show they were in earnest, and determiLted to persevere, whether the South-Eastern opposed or not, they woul L II be well supported by the people of Greenwich and Woolwich. Mr. Buw, and other promoters of the company, detailed the- proposed route, which would pass through Greeavvich-park. The capital would be £200,000, to be .raised in shares. Mr. RUSSELL, of Deptford, advocated the forma tion of a line Iron T. the Thames Tunnel, through Roth eri2i the, Depth'lr&l, and Greenwich, toWoolwich, and was prepared to ally, that an existing company was ready to promote' such plan if supported by the inhabitants. Mr. MEADE said the: 'inhabitants of Gli•eenwich were determined to obtaiLt railway accommodation with Woolwich, and he was prepared to take a number of shares, and suit. `Port any company able 0 to carry out such plan, ",1 hey ought not to be deterred by opposition from the South-Eastern Company. Mr. NOBLE suggested the pre , priety of adjourn ing the meeting i n or d er to obt am more definit e information, and to consider the two projects su.b. mated, as well as any other plan of railway com munication between the two towns. After some discussion the meeting was adjourned for a week. COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM—Ocr. 25. An inactive business was done in wheat to-day, with ss. short supply. English old and new wheat must be quoted( is lower; foreign also is decline. Barley firm. Oats an. inactive trade at late rates. Beans and peas at fully is over late rates. MANCHESTER—OcT. 25. There was a fair attendance to-day. New and old Eng lish as well as foreign wheats taken very fairly, the former no cheaper in price and the latter at 2d per 701bs advance. Flour was generally in moderate demand, but French and American sorts were dearer. Beans 2s per qr over former prices. Oats and oatmeal the turn higher. Indian corn sold at 2s advance on former prices. MELTON MONV:6AAY—OcT. 23. There was a tolerable show of wheat to-day, which went for a slight advance ; barley met with a very fair trade, at rather more money, at our quotatto.ns :—White wheat, 64s Od to 68s Od; red, 60s Od to 63s p a^ 36 stone; barley is fair supply, at 36s to 42s for malting - , and 32s to 34s per qr. for grinding; oats, 29s to 38s Od f or 24 stone; beans, 50s to 55s for old; new, 50s per 38 et. PLYMOUTH—OcT. 22. The market was very steady, and prices NV% 're at the full currencies of last week for wheat, namely :—PA iglish white wheat, 68s to 70s ; red, 63s to 64s per qr ; Fret ich do., 60a to 61s ; grinding barley, 33s to 34s ; oats, 24s ta' 275; and beans, —s to —s ; flour, 44s to 475. CORK—OcT. 24. The following were the quotations this morning..:—Red wheat, 24s Od to 31s 6i ; white, 26s Od to 33s Od; barley 16s Od to 19s 6d ; oats, 12s Od to 15s Od. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Oar. 24. Wheat on the top is Od up average 2s 2d up. Barley on the top le Od up ...average is 4d up. Oats on the top Os 3d up.... average Os 3d up. Beans on the top —s Od down average —s Od down. . _ Averages per Imperial quarter. Wheat £3 7 2 11-12ths New wheat ... . -12ths Barley 1 19 2 0-12ths Oats Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ... 677 qrs Sold 474 qrs Barley... 2773 qrs Sold 2371 qrs Oats 1856 qrs Sold 832 qrs Beans l5 qrs Sold 10 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD—OcT. 23. There was a less supply of fat beasts to-day, and high prices asked. Most of the animals were disposed of. The supply of sheep was an average one, but the demand was flat. Fat and store calves were not very numerous. Pigs were a good show, and well sold. Beet 6d to 6fd I Veal qd to 8d Mutton ... 6'd to 72d Pork Lamb —d to —d Rough fat, 5s 6d per stone. Hides, 3/d to 4fd ; calf skins, 5d to 6d. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) Nov. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde .. • • .. Nov. 5. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &o. Oct. , Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Nov. 22. Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. Oct. 31. Cape of Good Hope, &c... • • • • • • Nov. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Nev. 2. Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27. Gibraltar (via Southampton) Oct. 25. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Nov. 2. Do. (via. Marseilles) Oct. 27. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) • . .. Oct. 25. D 0... (via Marseilles) , Nov. 4. Lisbon .. • • et • . Nov. 1. Cuba and Mexico .. Oct. 29. Malta, Egypt, and Adon (via Southampton) .. Oct. 27. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Oct. 27. Vigo, and Oporto Nov. 1. United Status, California, &c. Oct. 25. Western Coast of Af r i ca , Madeira, Teneriffe Nuv. 10 . West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Oct. 29. A HALE OLD MAN.—Mr. James Scott, of Greet ham (80 years of age), during one day this harvest fork' l 400 stooks, 12 sheaves to the stook, in all 4,800 in one day. He commenced at four o'clock in the morning, and worked until eight in the evening, and then walked nearly three miles to his home. After we had written the previous lines, the information reached us that Mr. Scott had been killed on Thursday by a threshing machine at Billingham. H e was clearing out the loose straw, when a part of the machi nery caught his dress and strangled him before it could be stopped. He had been 50 years married, and used to tell with glee that he had never had one quarrel with his wife. • • -Newcastle Chronicle. 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BIRTHS. BURY.— On the 22d inst., at 48, Rutland-gate, the Vis countess Bury, of a daughter, stillborn. DICKINSON. —On the 24th inst., at Abbott's-hill, Hertz, tho wif e o f John Dickinson, jun., Esq., of a son and heir. NEwiLL.—On the 24th inst., the wife of R. D. Newill, Esq. solicitor, Wellington, Salop, of twins, a son and a daughter. MARRIAGES. HOLT IAN — WHITMARSH—On the 25thinst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, J. R. Holman, Esq., M.D. Surgeon of H.M.'s yacht Osborne, to Adelaide S ara h , younger sur v i v i ng d aug ht er o f the late JohnWhit marsh, Esq., of the Royal Hospital, Greenwich. TINLING—CONNOLLY.—On the 25th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Charles S. Tinting, Esq., of Ashwell, Herts, and Hessett, Suffolk, eldest son of the late Admiral Tin ting. to Eliza. the second daughter of General Connolly, R. M. Light Infantry, King's-terrace, Southsea, Hants. DEATHS. AUSTIN.—On the 23d inst., at Brighton, Edward William Austin, Esq. I BAILY.—On the 24th inst., Ann, widow of the late John Baily, Esq., of Blandford-square. CROSLEY.—On the 21st inst., at llensus-terrace, Mr. Wm. Crosley. CLOWSER.—On the 25th inst., at Hampstead, Edward P. Clowser, Esq., aged 65. CULLEN.—On the 24th inst., Mr. R. 11. Cullen, of Sussex tern ice, Alpha road, New-cross, and late of H.M.'s gr Cus toms, aged 33. SOUTHAMPTON.—On—On the 23d inst., at Whitlebury, Lad y Southampton. STEALS.—On the 2 3 d inst., at Week - een, Proxfi e l4 Hants, Richard Steele, Esq., aged 77. LONDON : Printed and Published by MTIRDO s OUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at the Sun jfAS No. 112. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in lita m u m ) , Q i Middlesex, Yriday, October 26, 1860, ( i, j